Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-20
BOOK NOTICES.

A BOYS WORKSHOP, with Plans and Designs
for Indoor and Outdoor Work. By a Boy
and His Friends, with an Introduction by
Henry Randall Waite. Boston; ID. Lothrop
& Co. Price 81.
Every boy has a natural and Unborn de-
sire to make something; a knife, ham,
mer or a gimlet is to him a source Of IN
told happiness, and one often finds occa-
sion to regret, while looking over work
accomplished by juvenile fingers, that so
many born mechanics should degenerate
into dry goods clerks or second class pro-
fessiOnal men. Most of these boys exer-
else their ingenuity without any instruc-
ton.
The contents of the book include among
other things instructions about furnish
ing the workshop; how to use the differ
ent tools, how to make various useful and
ornamental articles; how to make a
wooden tent; how to photograph; how to
tie the different knots in ropes, and much
other useful information.
KITTY KENT's TROUBLES. By Julia A. East
man. Illustrated. Boston: ID. Lothrop &
Co. Price % cents.
The publishers have shown judgment in
putting this story into their new and
popular Young Folks Library. The
heroine is the daughter of a clergyman,
"a girl who was neither all good nor all
bad, but partly one and partly the other .
and the narrative of her trials and expe-
riences is intended as a guide and help
to other girls who have those of the same
kind to contend with, and to impress upon
them the lesson that ''the only road to
happiness lies through the land Of good
ness"
SAVED BY WOMAN: Or, THE HIDDEN Ro-
n R-E frohhaFr las p Harrison 4
Co., Atlanta, Ca, publishers. For sale at
Davis Bros: price soc.
This is a rather interesting story OF 156
pages. The author is a resident of Au-
gusta. He formerly resided in Savannah.
The hero is a well known Georgian. The
story is well written and will prove par
ticularly attractive to Georgians on ac-
count of the local points in it.
THE LAND QUESTION. By Henry George.
John w. Lowell & Co., Il and IS VeseY street,
New I Ork, publishers. Price l0c.
Henry Georges ideas respecting land
have had a wide circulation, and have at
tracted a good deal of attention. They
are well worth studying.
MAGAZINES.
The Century for August meets every ex.
pectation. 1t continues to lead the
monthly periodicals. In this number
a series Of three papers by Mr.
W. j. Stillman is begun recording
the experiences of a classical expedition
undertaken for the magazine. His object
was to trace the wanderings of Ulysses,
as described in HOmer's odyssey" and
to identify, as far as it is possible to-day,
the localities visited by the Ithacan king.
The articles have archaeological value, as
well as a special interest for modern trav-
al Thu fITy1ztrafionG orr draw bV
Mr.. Fem, from sketches or photographs
made by BIr. Stillman, who closely de-
scribes the localities as they appear to
day. Mr.. Stillman made his journey in
a yacht, in order to examine at leisure al
the localities in question.
Demorest's Monthly for August is un'
usually interesting. Among the many
articles that call for favorable notice are,
son Foot and F0ur-in-Hand in the T'yrOl,'
'sCostume Portraits in the Paris Salon, ?
Opportunities for Women" by Jennie
June. Ella Wheeler, Eleanor Kirk, and
others contribute excellent stories, and
the illustrated article on the popular
Cray Quilt will prove useful to ladies
The beautiful oil picture, ga Feather IL
her Cap" is exceedingly attractive. Il
East Fourteenth street, New York city.
The Quarterly ReUiels of the Methods
Episcopal Church South for July contains
a large amount of interesting and valu-
able matter. The article on Mormonism
is of especial interest at this time, in view
of the lengthy debate on that subject in the
United States Senate q few weeks ago. The
author of the article handles the subject
ably. The editorial notes are we'll writ
ten and the library table is well made up
J. w. Hinton, editor, Macon, Ga.
The American Journal Of the Medica
Sciences, edited by 1. Minis Hays, A. NJ.
NJ. d. This excellent quarterly contains
its usual quota Of original communica
tiOns, memoirs and cases and reviews
besides the quarterly summary of th'
improvements and discoveries in the
medical sciences, Published by Henry c
LEAFS Son & Co., 106 and T0S SAMSON street
Philadelphia,
The Magazine Of American History fol
July is more than usually interesting
The illustrations are excellent and tbs
articles valuable. One of tn EN-, 'Wash
ington in 1851 we publish entire. 81
Lafayette Place, New York.
The English illustrated Magazine fol
July indicates that it is growing il
popularity and prosperity. In the quality
of its illustrations it has no superior, if i
has an puuaI