The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13

postal scandal lies in the inord1nate
rates the Dostoffice pays the railroads
for carrying the mails. The Modern
Industrial Manager" by Frolf Wisby,
exploits the skilled business specialist,
and America Competing Against
Itself" by John Callan O'Laughlin,
who went to Europe as the special rep
resentative of the Worlds Work, re-
veals an unusual commercial eOmpeti-
ton.
The Booklovers' Magazine uphOlds
the reputation already established for
itself in the March number. -Four beau
tiful modern paintings are reproduced
in their original cOlOTs in the art sec
tiOn-"The Artists Daughter" by Hans
Peter Feddersen; a characteristic land
scape, by George Inness; Vibert's "Gul-
liver and the LiIliputians'' and Emile
Friant's ''All Saints Day" There is
also a series of six half-tOne pictures
of Famous Partisan Artists in Their
Studios" Whether New England main-
tains the intellectual supremacy it has
for so long enjoyed is questioned by
Mr.. George Perry Morris Of Boston in
an article entitled The Old Guard Of
New England: Their Outlook on Twen-
tieth Century Problems" The article
is illustrated with portraits of living
New England writer's. in addition to
one in color of oliver Wendell Holmes
by V. Floyd Campbell Clifton Johnson
writes in a gossipy way Of "Old James
town" and illustrates his text with
some striking pictures of this historic
scene of two wars The story is by
Miss Anna Mcclure Sholl-''WhatsO-
ever a Woman SOweth"-and is
strong study in character contrasts.
THE World Of Print" department
maintains it's reputation for interest
and variety.
The March number of The Smart Set
is distinguished by the extraordinary
variety of the fiction composing it-a
variety that is altogether meritOrious-
In the novelette,, THE Interference of
Miss Jane by Robert Adger Bowen.
one finds an exquisite love story, chief
Iy of the South. though sometimes the
scene is shifted to New York. 1t has a
real atmosphere. a real plot, real action
in short, a story that is both power
fuI and fascinating.
In contrast TO it follows 'To-Morrow
at Dawn" by Rose X. Weekes. a won
derful tragedy Of one fathers love for
his child. Again. The Sentimental
lists" by Ruth Milne. is written in
lighter vein, with gentler theme. but
equally excellent Of it's kind. Other
stories that command attention and
admiration are: by a Strange Road"
by Kate Jordan, strikingly original In
its narrative of a desperate and lovins
woman; "Mammon's Match" by James
Branch Cabell, thoroughly entertain
ing piece Of comedy work, and unusu-
ally clever; The Divvil Wagon" by
Ernest Jarrold. most amusing tale.
Ainslee's for March opens with q
novelette, which takes the shape OF
autographed notes by a society girl
which tells Of her experiences from the
time she was Is years OF age to the
time of her engagement 1t is original
and dramatic and, what is more I'M
portant, interesting. II Is called Miss
Vanity" Edited by Mary Hamilton
Park Maarten Martens has one OF
his characteristic tales called Five
Minutes Conversation" Her Letters
from Dakota" deals With a timely
theme in an extremely taking fashion.
1t is by Miriam Nicholson, author OF
In the Bishops Carriage" The sec
ond of the series. Stories of the
Street by James H. Cannon, is called
THE MatrimOnv Syndicate" Roy
Horniman has an intensely interesting
and dramatic story called The Wits
of Basil Wynyard." An unusually hui
morous tale is The Undoing OF Ulysses
Updegraff," by w. d. Nesbit.
The publishers of the Popular Mag
agine announce in the March number
the opening chapters Of a new serial
by Arthur w. MarehmOnt. The Eter-
nal Snare" which is the first of a Sc
ries Of notable stories by famous au-
thors of adventure fiction to appear in
this magazine. Mr.. MaTchmOnt's story
has as a background the authors ia
vorite field, COnstantinople and it's en-
vironments- There is a strong political
intrigue in which are involved an
American millionaire who has
planned to Americanize a part of the
Turkish empire. an English friend and
adviser Os the millionaire and a beau
tfful Greek woman