The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

~ claimed with more or less de-
gree Of dissatisfaction what
they wish to promise readers in the
coming twelvemonth. Enterprisins
editors have forwarded to the review
ers itemized menus of the literary
feast which they guarantee to set be-
fore the hungry public, and from these
the following notes have been culled
Harper's promises something a bit
out of the rut in the two series of arti-
cles for the coming year. in which
Henry James will write about his ''re-
discovered" America, and William d.
:. .Howells about fresh Impressions of
England. Thomas A. Janvier will write
about Mexico, Charles w. Furlong
about North Africa, James B. Connolly
about great American harbors and riy-
ers, and Charles j. Post about South
America There will be more special
articles on American diplomacy by
John Bassett Moore, papers on cap
tains of industry of the past, accounts
by Charles F. Thwing Of little-known
european schools, and articles on
American soldiers Of fortune and on
famous statesmen who have been "ruI-
ers Of kings" The slave trade of to-
day (still current in Central Africa)
Will be the subject Of papers, data for
which are now being collected by an
English war correspondent sent to the
Dark Continent for the purpose.
AT the top Of The Century's list of at
fractions of the more solid sort for the
next year stand the papers in which
Andrew d. White will tell about his
mission as ambassador to Germany
from 1897 sto 1902. In fiction the pro-
gramme calls for a serial story by
Alice Hogan Rice; a novelette, by Mrs.
Humphry Ward: another novelette,.
Rose o the River" by Kate Douglas
Wiggin, and sea yarn, Under Rock
ing Skies" by Frank L. Tooker. Short
stories, of course, are many and good,
most OF the stock story tellers being
represented in the list We may name
at random Kipling, Hope, London,
Owen Wister, Eden Phillpotts, Myra
Kelly, Gouverneur Morris, Miriam
Nicholson, Charles B. Loomis and
Julian Hawthorne. A series of arti-
cles of no small interest will be Great
Inventions Described by Their Inven-.
tors" the writer's including Charles +.
Brush, George Westinghouse and Niko-
Ia Tesla.
Selections from the diaries and let
ters of George Bancroft, the historian,
will be the leading feature Of Scribner's
for the new year. A new series of let
ters by Nine. Waddington will deal
with life in Italy, and the war in the
Far East will be the subject of papers
by John Fox Jr. and Thomas F. Mil
lard, who have represented the maga-
zine at the seat of the trouble on the
Japanese and Russian sides, respec-
lively. Other interesting matter will
be Frank A. vanderlip's articles ON
European political questions Of inter-
est to America, and the articles on the
Paris workingman by Walter A wyck-
off. who has, been investigating his
subject in person. Both of these series
were DELAYED from the current year.
Among illustrated special articles may
be named several by John Corbin ON
the drama and American playgoers. a
paper on the French landscape gar
dener LIE Notre. and study Of a South
American republic by A. r. Colquhoun.
Then. not least important of all the
offerings will be Edith'
Wharton's new novel. 'aThe House of
Mirth," which will run from January
to the end of the year
McClure's will proceed 'ror the nsw
year with its contributions to contem-
porary American history on the finan-
cial. political and social sides. Miss ida
NJ, Tarbell wfil write apout John ID
Rockefeller as man; Lincoln Stenfens
will tell about graft and kindred mat
ters in Rhode Isand (the Rev. Andrew
found grafters in that tight
little province ten years before the
Ray Stannard Baker will
continue his papers on Great Labor
Conflicts" with especial reference to
American lawlessness: Samuel Adams
Will discuss problems of public health
end Booth Harrington will write a Sc
ries of political stories. Yet another
important feature will be the story of
the Astor fortune. George q. Wood