Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-25

BOOK NOTICES.

The Ne,g South, by Carl Schurz, is the
title Of a pamphlet Of 80 pages. 1t
contains interesting observations found
10y Mr.. Schurz on his recent trip through
the South.
ABOARD AND ABROsD. BY W. T. Breed. o.
ID. funk s. Wagnals 10 and y Dey street.
New York, publishers. Paper. Price Is
cents.
This is a book full of brilliant descrip-
ton and rare information respecting many
Of the special objects of interest which an
intelligent traveller sees abroad
LUCK OF A WANDERING DANE. By Hans
Lykkejaeger. Matlock & Harvey, publish
era, box 754, Philadelphia, Pa.
The author of this little book says that
he has been soldier and sailor, moulder,
merchant, tramp and trader, soap-bOiIer
and scribe, peddler and philosopher over
seer and understrapper, Observation-Disclosures
and master of fortune. He gives a sketch
Of his life, and it is a rather interesting
sketch.
THE BAD BOY AT HOME. By Walter II.
Gray. j. S. OgIlvIe Il Co., publishers, 81
Rose street, New York. Price, lnpaper. %
cents.
The bad Boy" of whom so much has
been heard, has at last arrived ''at home"
and a record of his humorous experiences
is found in the above entitled book. 1t
contains some rather funny sketches. 1t
is illustrated, and the bad Boys" expe-
riences in trying to BECOME an editor are
droll.
TALFORD: An affair at the --- Club in New
York. Funk s. Wagnalls, 1885. 12mo, 80
PIP, ribbon tied. Price 80 cents.
This little book is a clever, humorous
satire on agnOsticism, in the form of a
conversation between two young men of
the day at one of the fashionable clubs in
New York. The chief merit of the book
consists in its extreme brightness and
serio-comic sallies and discussions, as
well as the breyity and clearness of each
position taken.
FIELD. Fort AND FLEET. sketchesof battles
OF the late civil war. BY NJ. Quad. Detroit
Free Press Publishing Company, Detroit,
Mich. Sold only by subscription.
This is an elegantly printed, illustrated
and bound edition of the numerous
thrilling papers that appeared in the
Free Press under the caption that is now
the title Of the volume. The character of
these sketches is well known. They are
written in a graphic and exceedingly
entertaining style, and they are remark
ABLY free from partisan bias and sectional
preiu1ices. Whether for an hours pas
time or for Willing away a leisure week
nothing more interesting than these
sketches can be procured.
THE COMPANION TO THE REVISED OLD TESLA
MINT. by Talbot W. Chambers, d. ID. ~
mo-: cloth 81. Funk n Wagnalls, pub
fishers, 10 and y Dey street, New York.
This book shows the leading changes
made by the reVisers. 10 discusses the
need Of revision, and the method Of
making IT,: then considers the original
text of the Old Testament, and follows
this with a mention Of the changes made,
and the reasons for making them, from
Genesis 10 Malachi, and concludes with
list of the Old Testament revisers, Brit
ish and American, and their photography.
The work is timely and welcome 30 all
who purchase and desire TO understand
and appreciate the merits Of the Old Tes-
lament revision.
NEW LIGHT on MoRMoNGsM. BY Mrs.
Ellen E. Dickson. Funk & Wagnalls, 10
and u Dey street, New York, publishers.
Cloth 81.
This work is a succinct history OF Nor
monism, from It's beginning 10 the present
time. One Of its marked features is the
particular and trustworthy account Of
The origin and early history OF Mormon
ism. never before so accurately given.
Another is the interviews had with some
Of the chief actors concerned Ia the
fraudulent Obtaining Of Spauldlng's Ms.
from which Joe Smith made the Mormon
bible. These interviews are intensely M
tereating and serve 20 illustrate the spirit
of Mormonism In a most vivid light. The
authors brief. graphic history Of Nor
monism does in truth fling New Light
on this cunningly devised and stupendous
system NJ deception, fraud and iniquity,
which, in the fun glare Of the nineteenth
century and in spite Of all that legal
enactment and Christian protest and In
iluence have done, has firmly intrenched
itself In the land.