Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-04
MAGAZINES.

/ something OF one OF the great American
industries. The following is an extract
from the article: Great is oil But greater
| still is the ''business1 done in it; for il is
stated that on the New York Petroleum
Exchange alone the yearly SCALES"
amount to over 100 times the entire pro-
| duct above ground. This is the very acme
! of speculation. There are said to be now
about 10000 wells in this country; but
| since several of these can be attended by
one man, the industry, despite the magni-
| tude OF Its product, reaching 1000 barrels
a day, employs only 2,11l skilled and 8, 1874
unskilled workmen in production, and
9,S69 In refining, paying from 81 70 TO So 80
! per day. "rhe best paid men in the oil
business" says the writer, Mr.. George K.
Gibson, of the exchange, 'are those who
own and control the Standard" The
| mysterious STANDARD Oil Trust" with
its capital of so, 600, 600, which controls
the Standard Oil companies existing in
| four States, as well as the National Tran
sit Company, owning the pipe lines and
| great many retineries but no wells }, is
described as ''neither partnership nor
corporation but an agreement creating
a trust" "a commercial secret society,""
by this ingenious process defying alike
courts, legislatures, and newspapers. The
! writer gives some valuable hints as to the
household use of kerosene in lamps and
stoves, and discusses fully the posstblli-
ties of the use of oil as motive power for
steamships and locomotives. Harper Il
Brothers, New York.
striking feature of the January Cen
tury isD new story by Joel Chandler
Harris (Uncle Remus.) 1t is entitled
''Trouble on Lost Mountain" and is ac-
companied by two pictures by young
| Kemble, who illustrated Mark Twain's
"Huckleherry Finn" The remains of
remarkable ''missing link' between
birds and reptiles have been discovered
by the scientists. A photograph of one Of
! these strange creatures has recently been
made especially for The Century from the
slab preserved in the British museum;
and careful engraving therefrom with
other curious illustrations appears in an
article in the January Century entitled
"Feathered Forms Of Other Days" The
author of the article has made a pictured
''Testor atom Of the missing link, with
its lizards body, wings Of a bird, and
long reptilian tail. The same article
contains pictures of the dodo and other
extinct birds. The war articles of The
Century are continued in this number
and MIR. James story, "The BostOnians."
All the departments show very high
standard OF excellence. The Century,
Union Square, New York city.
The NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE.-The
publishers of the Bay State Monthly have
decided to enlarge the scope of that mag
azine so as to include in its plans not only
the Bay State, but all OF its sisters in the
historical New England group. With the
| January number the old title takes sub
ordinate position. This number has arti-
clea relating to Early New England His
tory, Sketches of Life and Affairs In Colo
NAL Times, New England in the civil
war, Biographies of Notable Personages
of New England, New England indus
tries. Resources, ETC., Historical Sketches
of States, Counties, Cities and Towns; ar
ticles upon important educational, social
and political questions, including an il
Illustrated series of articles upon New
England Colleges; stories, poems, edlto-
rlals, records OF events, criticisms, and
other entertaining literature. Bay State
Monthly Company, Publishers, 43 Milk
street, Boston.
The English illustrated Magazine for
January maintains its high standard.
The frontisplece is an engraving of Sir
Henry Thompson. There is also an in
teresting story, ''The Poetry Did It," by
Wilkie Collins. "Charles Lamb in Her
fordshire" is the title of an article which
is superbly illustrated. "A Month in
Italy, offers tne opportunity for the
artists pencil and has been splendidly I'M
proved. There are other articles in the
number which deserve mention. McMil-
Ian & Co., 1l2 4th Avenue, New York.
The North american ReUiet0 for January
is magnificent number. 1t opens with
Gen. Beauregard's article on "The Shiloh
Campaign" Archdeacon Farrar gives
his views OF the Work of the Church in
America There is an article by Col. R.
G.. IngersOll on 1.-The Imagination"
Among other subjects ably handled are
'Landlordism in America" democracy
in England" "Lucretia Borgia," ''Sher-
d man on Grant," etc. North American
Review, New York. 80 Lafayette Place.
The Atlanta Medical and Surgical Jour-
nal for January contains many very in
teresting communications and articles,
principally by Georgia physicians and
surgeons. Among them are observations
on cOcoaine, society reports, "a Plea for
Purity" an editorial on the Papal and
Talmudical opinions on craniotomy, etc.
James p. Harrison & Co., publishers, At
lanta.
The MjcrOcoSm for January has '1he
Substantial Theory of Electricity" by DR..
Mott, ''Lite and BIohast," Opposition Of
Science to Scripture by Rev. George
LeVerance, and many other Instructive
fishing Company, % Park Row, New York.
The Book Buyer for January is an I'M
usually interesting number. 1t gives an
excellent full page portrait OF DR.. Noah
Porter. Its summary of American and
foreign literature will be eagerly sought
for by all book lovers. New York. Charles
Scribner's sons, 743 ana 745 Broadway.
The Caterer for January is calculated to
make ones mouth water. Its CASTRO
Homic and literary attractions are hard
TO excel. Its list of contents is as usual
exceedingly interesting. e. e. Whitar,
publisher, 1,013 Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia.
The keynote for January >, is a tne
Happy New Year" number. No lover
of music, the drama and art should be
without this elegant paper. The Keynote,
IS East Fourteenth street, New YORK.
The Insurance Lar journal for January
contains the usual quota OF decisions Of
the courts Of interest 20 lawyers aud in
surance men. G. c. Hine, publisher, los
aud 1871 Broadway New York.
Crete Begs for Liberty.
LONDON, Jan. 3.--The inhabitants OF
the island OF Crete have petitioned the
mowers 10 liberate the island from Turk