The San Francisco call., 1897-03-21

puoilsneu IL Will De In two volumes.
We have received the current issue of "Har-
mony, monthly journal published In the
interests OF Christian science and scientists.
| The third number of Charles Austin Bates
"Crlticsms," devoted to advertising matters,
| is before u.s. Mr.. Bates is an authority in his
particular line, and his journal is bright,
readable and up to date
| An article by the late E. J. Glaye. describing
some OF the new conditions in Central Africa,
and especially the dawn of civilization be-
ween Lake Tanganyika and the Congo, will
appear in the April Century.
Gi oson. the artist, in his article on London
Parks' In the April Scribners, pictures the
famous "Church Parade" Gibson, as an
autnor, is converting those who believe that
good artist is usually very poor writer.
'The Theory of socialization," by Professor
+. II. Giddings of Colum bla University, is in
tended for the use of college and university
classes. This book and "The Principles of
Sociology" together constitute q textbook for
the advanced student of the subject
Charles scribner's Sons have almost ready
Profe sor Oliver J. Thatcher's "a Short History
OF Medieval Europe" The volume, beginning
with the first cen tury, concludes with the six
| teenth. The work will be used by the Chau-
tauqua Reading Circle.
''The Dictionary of Slang, Jargon and Can't
published some years ago and compiled by
Professor Barrere and Charles G. Leland is to
nave reissue, in an enlarged form, and will
EN- brace Americanism, Anglo Indian slang,
Pidgin English and Gypsy jargon. The pub
| fishers are the Messrs. Bell.
story Of Western life by Octave Thanet,
Drumtochty story by Ian Maclaren, group of
| true railroad stories by Cy Warman, a roman
! tic sea story, and installments of Robert Louis
| Stevenson's last novel, "St. Ives" and OF Kip.
ling's fine tale of the Grand Banks are prom.
ised in McClure's Magazine for April.
/ Volume III of the New American Supple.
ment to the ninth edition VIRTUALLY making it
| the tenth) of the Encyclopedias Britannica, of
which five volumes are to be issued by the
Werner Company, publishers, New York, Chi
cago and Akron, Ohio. maintains the high ex-
cellence and usefulness of the previous issues
of the work.
The article on the Aldine Club In the Febru
ary Month proved so attractive a feature that
1t is followed up in the March number with
one on the Authors Club. The former club
consists mainly of publishers, and the two
organizations are very friendly rivals, seeking
similar social ends by very much the same
convivial means. The paper is illustrated.
The Funk & Wagnalls Company have con-
cluded arrangements whereby they exclusive
| ly will publish for America the "Pulpit Com
| mentary," the fifty-first volume (the conclud-
! ing volume) OF which is now in press. This
| work. as the successive volumes have ap-
peared during the past few years, has achieved
| great reputation in England, and among many
| leading Biblical scholars in this country.
The April number of What to Eat has some
nv H.
count OF the late banquet of the Gridiron Club
of Washington Ia club made up exclusively of
| newspaper men) will be OF particular interest
| to journalists. 1t is accompanied By full
page half-tone engraving of table at the BAN
| quet at which sit Vice-President Stevenson,
Chauncey Depew, Senator Hill, Senator Cor
man, Speaker Reed and number OF other
notaples.
| We have received from the publishers, the
| Journal Of Commerce and Commercial Bulle-
| tin, IL and 19 Beaver street, New York, a copy
of volume of the Commercial Year Book for
| 1897. This annual is carefully COM piled
| and accurate work Of reference far more ex-
tended in its scope than the numerous syndi-
| cate productions masquerading under the
titles of almanacs. 1t can be recommended to
| any business man as an invaluable desk COM
panion.
Outing for March is a very strong number
carrying a wealth of beautiful illustrations.
Prominent among its many good things are:
| "Sportsmen's Dogs-The Pointer" by Ed w.
Saudys, the second OF finely illustrated
| series; "Maximus," complete story by Adene
| Williams; "Cruising Among the Salt Lake
Islands," by Ninetta Eames; Something
| About SIAM" by E. NJ. Allaire; Through the
Land of the Marseillaise" by Birge Harrison,
and "Quick Photography Afeld," by Dr.. John
Nicol. Many breezy sketches of sport and ad-
venture complete the long list OF attractions.
pioneers of Evolution" from Thales to
! Huxley, by Edward Clodd, is the title of re-
markable work which viii be published
shortly by D. Appleton & Co. This book at
| tempts to tell the story OF the origin of the
| evolution idea in the works of the ancient
| philosophers and its elaboration by Lucretius,
its eclipse during the Middle Ages under the
supremacy of ecclesiastical dogmas. and its
renascence about A. D. 1900, under the influ-
| ence of discovery and Lord Bacon's phioso-
| ply. 1t then shows how new conceptions of
the earth's history were suggested By the
| study Of geology, and OF the history of life by
biology. 1t narrates the building up of the
doctrine of evolution by Spencer-who formu-
lated the theory whole the year preceding
| the publication of the "Origin OF Species
/ Darwin and Huxley. Reviewing the present
4 condition of the question to man and mind,
! it finally points out how the "Pioneers of Evo-
| luton" have led US "by ways undreamed of at
| the start to goal undreamed of by the ear.
| liest of them"
! William Doxey San Francisco, CAL, an
| nounces very fascinating book in "Letrers of
| Canova. the Sculptor, and Nine. Recamier,"
| which have been translated from the original
| by j. w. Laing, and have been furnished with
! an introduction by Professor w. II. Hudson of
| Stanford University. The book will be Illus
| trated by photogravure reproductions of
| Canovas sculptures mentioned in the corre-
| spondence. These remarkable letters Mr..
| Doxey was fortunate in obtaining from a lit
4 say the work will be eagerly sought for.
| Works OF fiction announced include "An
! Itinerant House, and Other Stories,'' by
| Emma Frances Dawson, a book OF weird
| and mystic short stories that remind
| the reader of Poe and Hawthorne; and
"Blodgett of Mariposa," by E. H. Clough, a
! mining story OF the Sierras, written by one
| who knows and who conveys much informa-
tion "The Flowers of California, Their Homes
! and Habits" described by Mary Elizabeth
Parsons will have $50 fullpeg illustrations
from drawings by Margaret Buck, and of this
| there will be a special edition of six plates
| co,ored by haud for all who subscribe in ad-
! vance of publication. The second bound
volume of The Lark will be brought out full of
cartoons and illustrations by lies Jeunes,"
/ Pipes,' by Florence Lundborg, which will be
printed in three colors. "a Vintage of Verse;"
| by Clarence Urmy. will be issued in limited