The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

Clement of the University OF Idaho. Charles
E. Naylor, whose articles on pilotage have
attracted so much attention, contributes
rather drastic article on 'The New Ferry De-
pot" Part of the Siskiyou article is heavily
illustrated, and contains complete history of
the county. The stories of the number are
Western and the illustrations are up to the
mark
The complete novel in the February issue of
Lippincotts is "Under the Pacific" by Clar-
ence Herbert New 1t takes the reader to
part OF the world he probably never heard of
before, where two extremely enterprising
Americans conduct a search for long lost
treasure under the most unusual circum-
stances.
The two Old Friends" of whom Edith
Brewer writes were far apart in age, and
one of them was musical; in fact, music
and friendship are the keynotes of the
tale. "OId Tom of Nantucket" celebrated
by Joseph A. Altsheler, was an old man-o'-
war's-man in the hands of Algerine pirates,
on whom he played a judicious and most
Christian trick NJ. S. Baden, in ga Forestry
Idyl," gives q reminlseence of the great Chi
cago Fair.
"south Florida Since the Freeze" is another
of R. G. Robinson's eminently fair-minded and
instructive articles. Albert G. Evans handles
a topic of vital importance to our great West,
"Irriga alton" FrancisAlbert Doughty writes on
"The Southern Side of the Industrial Ques-
tion.'
Emily Baily Stone supplies second anus
ing paper on Marrying in the Fifteenth Cen
tury." ga Vanished Civilization'-that OF the
Jesuits in South America-is described by
Henry Granville.
"The Dignity and Humor of Signs" are dis
cussed by Agnes Carr Sage, and "Goves" by
Elizabeth Ferguson Seat. DR.. Charles c. Abb
bott has quaint essay on "Overdoing the
Past"
The poetry of the number is by Jean Wright,
Julian Hawthorne, Charles G. D. Roberts,
Clarence Urmy and Clinton ScollaId.
The February issue of St. Nicholas is the
Midwinter Holiday NUMBER. Frances Courte-
nay Baylor, whose story, Juan aud Juanita,"
was one of St. Nicholas pronounced successes,
begins a new serial for girls, "Miss Nina
Barrow" George Kennan, in ga Siberian
Scare" tells of his experiences in the wilos OF
that country. That he was visited by verita-
BILE ghost the superstitious peasant firmly be-
lieyed, although Mr.. Kenlan penetrated to
the bottom of the mystery. Julia Taft Bayne
furnishes q paper about "Willie and Tad
Lincoln" who were playmates of her brother.
She tells of their pranks in the White House
and describes what was probably the first and
only minstrel show given in that building.
The progr am me of the entertainp 9nt, rudely
traced in Tad's youthful hand, is reproduced.
Mrs. Bayne also tells of "Mrs. Lincoln's Zou-
aves," made up wholly of officers. AS a COM
panion article to this is paper on "The Birth
Place of President Lincoln" by George H.
Yenowine. This has illustrations OF the scenes
connected with the boynood of the emancipa-
tor Mr. ta q
from death by drowning of Lincoln by one of
his schoolmates that Mr.. Yenowine took down
from the lips of the surviving actor in the in
cident Charles Thaxter HILL in ''An Alarm
of Fire by Telegraph" describes the Won
Gerful fre-alarm system of New York, and
draws many stirring pictures. A sketch OF child
life in the Chinese quarter of San Francisco by
Theodore Wores, the artist, is entitled "Ah
Gau's New Years Celebration" "The Tale of
the Discomfort Weathereock" is the final
story in ''The City of stories," by Frank NJ
Blcknell The serials, "Master Skylark -
"June's Garden" "The Last Three Soldiers
| and 'The True Story of Marco Polo" have in
| teresting installments. There are many
sketches, poems and jingles In the number,
all fully illustrated.
| The Century for February contains three
serials viz, the conclusion of Marion Craw-
| ford's novelette,, GA Rose of Yesterday; the
| fourth par. of DR.. Weir Mitchelps Hugh
| Wynne," ana the continuation of General
| Horace Porters recollections of Grant In the
| field. The short stories are ga Man and Some
! Others" a tale of the Western plains by
/ stephen Crane, and 'Miss Selina's Settle
ment," story of New York society, by
| Mrs. Burton Harrison. In addition to
these there is touching narrative by W.
| J. Stillman of the life and death of two pet
SQUIRRELS Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer,, who
| knows New York by heart, contributes an
| illustrated paper on ''Places in New York, "
! the topics of which range from the sluTns to
the opera. .'The Battle OF Copenhagen" by
Captain A. T. Mahan, is the third OF
this distinguished writer's studies of
| Nelson's victories Another illustrated
article having a curious interest is q
! study of the Siberian swamp Vendlard, by
Charles de Kay. The paper is attractively
| illustrated by Louis Loeb. "In the Desert
! With the Bedouin' is the title of paper by
| R. Talbot Kelly, who supplies his own Illus
| trations. Mr.. Kelly's paper is full OF anecdote
! aud incident. sketch of Samuel Lover,
| under the title of "The Author of Rory
! O'More," !" is contributed by his daughter Mrs.
| Fanny Schmid mother OF Victor Herbert. the
| musician Julian Hawthorne contributes a
second short paper on Jamaica. entitled "a
! Iropic Climb" giving graphic descriptions Of
the island, with illustrations by Gilbert Gaul.
| A symposium in the direction of q compare
tive study of the late war is supplied by
Generals S. D. Lee, Joseph Wheeler, L. p.
! Alexander, E. NJ. Law, D. c. Buell., o. o. How
ard and Jacob D. Cox in co consideration OF the
| topic "Why the Confederacy Failed" The
poetry of the number is contributed by Will
| liam H Thompson, Charles Crandall, Alice
| Williams BrotherIon. c. G. d. Roberts, Grace
/ Duffield Goodwin, Robert Underwood Johnson
| and others.