The San Francisco call., 1904-09-04


sents some startling facts about the
perils o. our enormous foreign influx
OF nHtsrates.
September is the season Of turn
ing leaves; the brightest VIII be found
in this months Smart Set Il con
tains go pages Of delightful stories.
poems and sketches by The best au-
thors-
An unusually clever novslette. The
Mission Of Mr. Eustace Greyne." by
Robert Hichens. opens the number.
Il IS a very humorous account OF the
mistakes and misdemeanOrs OF an
E1glshman who, on behalf OF his lii
erary wife. endeavors 70 make a dig
nifled study OF African frailry''
among the shady corners OF Algeria.
All lovers Of the classic in music
should provide themselves with the Au-
gust number OF Masters in Music. pub
hshed BY the Bates & Guild Company
OF Boston The present months issue
IS devoted 70 the late Antonin Dvorak.
conceded 10 have been one o. the few
great modern composers. The maya
zine devotes the major part OF its space
TO criticism upon and analysis OF Dvor-
axis work To this there are appended
the scores Of his best productions.
Miss Quigley. Tobacconist- by ]. ].
Bell, is the story Of an ideal and faith
ful love; a Demonstration in SIoyd."
BY Philip VerriIl Aighels. relates the
trials OF a pretty girl who tried 70 live
her life seriously and scientifically.
"Gran'father COquesnes" BY Cosmo
Hamilton. is a dramatic romance OF
Franco-Prussian passions and tempera-
ments OF the year 1870 The Inside
Story OF It. by Rebecca Harding Da-
Wis, deals with politics, hearts, wire
pulling and women: With a Clear
Conscience" BY Barry Pain. IS the con-
fession Of a philanthropist who is. sub
rosa, an exponent Of burglary as a fine
art; a Natural Conclusion. By Thso-
dosia Garrison, is an innocent little
girls breezy recital OF the way a man
OF the world was completely subiu-
gated; a Woman. a Spaniel and a
Walnut Tree" By Virginia Woodward
Cloud. tells Of a collectors amusing
hunt for antiques and q wife; The
Doing and the Undoing.'' by Jane Find
lay Evans, a new and virile writer. ex-
poses eoffee-coOling army methods. and
in following the careers OF two romantic
women gives a truth picture OF foreign
residents life in Manila
Perdicaris, who was captured BY
the Moroccan bandit Raissuli and held
for ransom, has written the story OF
his captivity for Leslie's Monthly
Magazine for September Il IS GER
tainly a unique narrative. and = thrill
ing one, and nothing Ike II has ap-
peared in any magazine for a long time.
Striking sketches Of the personalities
OF Henry Gassaway Davis. Paul Nor
ton. August Belmont. Charles s De-
neen and John FIndley Wallace are an
excellent feature OF the number thar
emphasize the characteristic wav in
which this magazine deals with cur
rent events through the men who con-
troll the events themselves There Is
also an interesting little article BY the
late Golden Rule" Mayor Jones OF
Toledo on The Ideal City and another
on The Country Lawyer" BY Judge
Shute-
Overland Monthly for September IS
devoted largely 10 agrarian interests
Three Nurses and Chicken Ranch"
by Eugsnia Venegas. tells pleasingly
what can be done with the faithful hen
here in California W A Tenny re-
vsaIs w1at wealth lies in the proper
culture OF lima beans. Palo Alto is the
town chosen for a boost in this number
OF the Overland