The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28

books and criticisms and kindred subjects. A
very delightful department is the result.
General Horace Porters articles in The Gem
tury, campaigning With Grant," are being
translated into Spanish by command of Gem
eral Weyler, for his benefit month by month,
as they appear.
Messrs. Daniel Appleton & Co. have found
1t more convenient to become incorporated as
a company under the title OF D. Appleton &
Co. This involves no change in the manage
ment or ownership of the business. As in the
case OF the Macmillan Company of London
and Messrs Harper & Bros, the change is
simply formal one
new edition of Mr.. Harold Frederic's
novels is to be published by the Messrs. Scrib-
ner, uniform with "The Damnation of Theron
Ware" The name of this edition is ..In the
Sixties" and it includes "The Coppernead"
and "Marsena and Other stories," "Seth's
Brothers Wife," "In the Valley" and s'The
Lawton Girl"
Bernard Queritch of London announces that
he will soon publish biographical dictionary
OF eminent Cinnamon, compiled by Mr.. Giles,
lately English Consul at Chinese port
There will be between 1000 and 5000 articles,
including detailed accounts of the Emperors
OF the present dynasty, the leading statesmen,
authors, artists and soldiers, ard of the lead
ers OF the insurrection OF the last century or so
Miss Julia NJ. Cotton, niece of Rev Walter
Cotton, author of "Ship and Shore" .'Sea and
Sailor, "Three Years In California" Constan-
tinople and Athens" which were well known
generation ego, is writing "The Annals of
switzerland" to be published by A. S. Barnes
d Co., New York. She will make it q textbook
LOT supplementary work in history, while fur
nishing the general reader with such a story
OF switzerland as will be entertaining and re-
liable. The book will be illus trated with
many half-tone engravings of life and scenes
from the land OF heroes and mountains.
Portraits and sketches of the members of
President McKinley's Cabinet; beautifully
illustrated article on the new Congressional
Library; pictures and text both by F. Hop
kinson Smith; careful editorial estimates OF
the incoming and outgoing Presidents; his
torical review of the progress of civil service
reform which awards praise and blame impair
hally-these are some of the special features
which go to make up the washington Num-
per' (March magazine number) of the Out
look. The Outlook Company, 13 Astor Place,
New York; So year.
The 1897 edition OF Barnes popular His
tory of the United States" "a 6. Barnes & Coz
L
complete down to date in one volume. 1t is
valuable in school or home libraries for refer
ence, and for awakening, particularly in the
young. love for the study of American his
tory. The book is handsomely printed and
bound. and forms a most attractive volume
As tc its timelIness Mark Hanna writes the
publishers from cleveland, Ohio February T.
1897: II desire to assure you of my high
appreciation of the just chronicle of the re-
cent campaign. Your history is a very valua-
BILE and interesting one.''
The Century is about to print new short
serial story by Mary Hartwell Catherwood,
"The Days of Jeanne dare the result of a
very careful study of the history Of the m alden
warrior OF France, and of pilgrimage to the
places she made famous. The story has been
in the hands of the editors OF the Century for
some time, but its publication was delayed on
account OF the recent appearance of Mark
Twains novel on the same subject in Harper's
Magazine. Mrs. Catherwood is said to treat
Joan of Arc in fresh way, and the story is
thought to be her very best work. In the
April Century, which contains the first chap
ters, will appear two new portraits of Joan of
Arc, which have been discovered recently in
Alsace.
Ex-President Harrison, whose articles in the
Ladies' Home Journal are creating such wide
spread interest, will write about "The Social
Life of the President in the April issue of
that magazine. The ex-Presdent will tell of
the dinners, receptions. etc., that are given by
the chief executive and detail the great social
demands made upon him. He also gives
peep into the White House dining-room and
silver closet and notes the beauty OF the SER
vice used for state dinners, which was bought
at second hand. 1t is said that he also pays
haa to ha oft +ad nh,
OF his salary can President lay aside?"
new edition OF Levers novels is an
nounced. During his last visit to England,
says the Athen@um, the author intended to
revise his novels, with the aid of his daughter,
Mrs. Neville, but the task was interrupted by
his death. The text throughout is now being
most carefully seen to. The publishers have
secured the original 6O0 plates etched b.
"Phiz' and George Cruikshank for the first
edition. In addition several of the later
volumes are illustrated with wood engravings
by Luke Fildis and other artists, all of which
will be included in this edition. A few OF the
thirty-six volumes were originally publ shed
without illustrations and for these arrange
ments have been made under which Gordon
Browne will contribute series of drawings.
The interesting prefaces written by Lever
shortly before his death viii be included. The
Messrs. Constable OF Edinburgh have had
bold, clear type specially cast ior the work.
The following books are to be published by
the Century Company early in April: "Prison-
ers of Conscience" by Amelis E. Barr, to
which the author has added very considerably
since Its appearance as a short serial in the
Century Magazine; "The Standby" novel
of the day, by Edmund P. Dole of Hawaii;
zone Man Who Was Content and other
stories, by Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer,; "Na-
ture in City Yard" bv Charles NJ Skinner, a
book which is said to be "one that Thoreau
might have written If transported from
Walden Pond to the made soil OF Brooklyn
back Yard; "F0r the Country" a collection of
poems by Richard Watson Glider on patriotic
subjects, voicing the soldier sentiment since
the war and upholding the idea OF good citi.
zenship in time of peace; and two books by
the Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst, ID. "Talks
to Young Mem and "Talks to Young Women"
All who are interested in the study OF
domesti service should read Miss Salmons
new book based on information obtained by
sending out through a period of two years
series of blanks, one to be filed out by en-
ployers, one by employees and one asking for
miscellaneous information from many who
are supposed to bave exceptional opportuni-
ties for forming judgments on the subject.
The book deals with such topics as the follow
ing: The History of Domestic Service in
This Country, With Its Changing Aspects;
The Scales OF Wages Paid TO Domes-
tic Servants; Difficult in Domestic Serv-
ice from the Standpoint of the Employer;
from the Standpoint OF the Servants; Advan-
tages in Domestic Service; its Social Disadvan-
tages; Doubtful Remedies which have been