The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
LITERARY NOTES.

Chester Bailey FernaId whose first volume
of stories, ''The Cat and the CheruD," has just
been cordially received, is shown in new
vein in a story which will appear in the
January Century. This is 1.-The Light of Sitka,'
a tale of the with q tragic element. Mr..
Fernald was married few months ago and has
recently gone to Japan, where he will remain
for year or two in order to get local coloring
for new series of stories. He is best known
by his Chinese tales and yet this is his first
trip to the Orient, as his studies of Chinese
characters were made during residence in
San Francisco.
Stephen Crane, the author of tThe Red
Badge of Courage" has written u vivid story
of border life, which the Century will print.
Last summer George W. smalley, the famous
correspondent and man of letters, went abroad
in the interests of the Ladies' Home Journal.
His commission was to write two articles, one
on "The Personal Side of Bismarck and the
other on "The Personal Side of the Prince
of Wales" Mr.. Smalley personally knows both
men, and he had no difficulty in getting into
close touch with them, while other men would
have found insurmountable barriers. The
first of these articles will be printed in the
January issue of the Journal. Unpublished
portraits will illustrate the papers.
Outing for January is the holiday number of
this best of sporting magazines. 1t is Deauti-
full and entertaining, from the special cover to
the last of its seasonable pages.
In the January number OF Harper's paper
entitled Science at the Beginning OF the Gen.
tury," by DR.. Henry Smith Williams. viii be an
important contribution to the history of nine
teenth-century civilization, and will be fol-
lowed by other papers showing the progress of
scientific discovery during the last hundred
years. These papers will be fully illustrated.
The Century is to have several articles on
"Heroes of Peace beginning with one by
Theodore Roosevelt on "Heroism Among the
Police.'
Articles in the January Forum include "The
Urgent Need OF a National University at Wash
ington" by President David Starr Jordan of
the Leland Stanford Junior University; "The
Philosophy of Meliorism" by Junius Henri
Browne, and timely paper by Professor r. C.
Ringwalt of Columbia University on "Inter-
collegiate Debating"-its scope, mechanism
and valuable results.
In fiction the January issue OF Godey's Maga-
zine is especially strong. The opening serial
is "Elsbeth; the Story of a Little Gray Dove"
by Carrie Hunt Latta, who tells the story of q
sweet little Quaker lass and her people, her
environment and her lover in charming
style that wins the reader at once. "Elsbeth"
is story which pictures life in bright hues,
even while 1t deals with much that is sad and
tragic Its climax will not be given until Feb
ruary.
Iieutenant-General Schofield, lately general
in-ehief of the army, and formerly Secretary
of War has written several articles which will
soon appear in the Century, giving the Inside
story OF some famous events in American his
tory The first is an account of Napoleon's
withdrawal from Mexico, with special refer
~ faL NV,
Government.
The handsomest calendar for 1897 which has
yet appeared is the one issued by Perry Mason
& Co., of Boston, publishers of the Youths
Companion. The calendar is in the form of
folder, 1015 by "a inches in size, having four
leaves or panels, on each of which is the figure
OF beautiful maiden, Autographed in twelve
coors from an original painting. The calen-
dar will be an ornament to any home or any
business office. Perry Mason & Co. give it
free to all subscribers to the Companion who
send the subscription price C$1 75) of the pa
per for 1897.
The order of the Kings Daughters and Sons
is descr ibed in an interesting and wellillus-
trated article in Frank Leslie's Populac
Monthly for January. The author is Louise
Leymour Houghton, one of the leading spirits
in the organization. 1t contains portraits OF
the principal officers and many attractive
views
Few people in these busy days are willing TO
live without calendar to mark the passing
of time This fact, no doubt accounts for the
calendars of all kinds, coiors, shapes and sizes
which food the mails at this season. Among
them all the that best suits US is that
issued by N. w. Aver & Son, the newspaper
advertising agents OF Philadelphia. We have
| just received our newcopy and are fixed for
| 1897 It is not difficult to see why this calen-
dar is so great favorite. The figures on it
are large enough to be read across room; its
handsome appearance makes it worthy OF a
place in the best-furnished Office or library,
| while 1t is business-'ike all the way through.
| The publishers state that the demand for this
| calendar has always exceeded the supply.
This led them wears ago to place upon 1t a
| nominal price-25 cents, on receipt oi which
| it is sent, postpaid and securely packed, to
any address.
| A new long story by Anthony Hope is soon
| TO De published serially. 1t is of social, o.
historical, character, and the bicycle rage
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