The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-14
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TIE Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine
November, 1887, TO April, 1889. The Century
Company, New York.
This volume contains six numbers of
the magazine, and very interesting
and important numbers they are. The
feature of the volume is the Lincoln his
tory, and the six installments of it are as
follows; The November installment is &C
companied by portrait of Howell Cobb,
President of the first Confederate Congress-
OF President Davis, of the Confederate
States, and of Vice President Stephens. The
subjects treated of are: THE Montgomery
Confederacy," "The Constitutional Amend
ment" passed just before Lincoln's Access
sion, in the interest of peace), and THE
President Elect" in which chapter are
given numerous hitherto unpublished let
ters to and from Lincoln. The Deem
Der inStallment describes Lincoln's jour
ney from Springfield to Washing
ton, giving his most important speeches on
the way to the Capital. The January in
stallment is likewise full of secret history;
the various steps taken in the formation of
Lincolns Cabinet are here for the first time
revealed. The February installment gives
the startling incident as to the remarkable
proposition made by Mr.. Seward to Presi-
dent Lincoln on April l, 1861, and Mr.. Lin
coins reply thereto. The March install
'Lincoln's Call to Arms" In the April in
stallment the authors describe "The Ma
tional Uprising" the troubles ip.Baltmore,
and the danger in which Washington was
placed.
TIE AGE OF CLEVELAND. By Harold Fulton
Ralphdon. Frederick A. Stokes & Bro New
York, publishers. Cloth 81.
The author says that this book is in no
sense designed for his contemporaries, "who
will no doubt find it tedious chronicle of
events SO familiar as. to be wholly without
interest, but exclusively for posterity,
whom l expect TO be grateful for these
exact memorials of an age which seems
tame enough to us, but which will, no doubt,
be magnitied into great Importance through
the telescope vision of time"
THE CHRONICLE FIRE TABLES FOR 1885, The
Chronicle Company, New York.
This is record of the fire losses in the
United States by risks, States and causes
during 1887, and exhibits of the monthly,
annual and aggregate fire losses in the
United States during thirteen years 1875
1887, and much other interesting informa-
ton for fire underwriters. 1t is an invalu-
able compilation of fire statistics.
A PEssrM1sr; in Theory and in Practice By
Robert Timsol. O4 pp., paper, 15c., ost-paid;
CLOTH 800.
1t would not be easy to name a novel in
which the conversation has SO much wit,
| humor and clever badinage, sustained
| throughout with such unflagging vivacity
| 1t has-what was SO much desiderated by
Charles Darwin-a good ending The hero
is thoroughly cured of his pessimism.
MAGAZINES.
The May Wide AlOake gives as its front
ispiece the painting by Stefick, well-known
in Berlin, of Queen Louise and her Sons"
showing the late Emperor and his brother
as little boys walking with the Queen in the
| Suisenwahl Park; the same number also
reproduces the last life photograph of EN-
peror William. This number, in its series
''Children of the White House., - by Harriet
| Taylor Upton, prints a delightful chapter
entitled 1.-The Family of James Madison"
| fully illustrated from paintings never be-
| fore engraved; among them are four beau
tiful portraits of Mistress Dolly Madison,
and one of a favorite granddaughter of
President jefferson, Septlmia Randolph.
| The stories of the number are particularly
good. D. Lathrop & Co., Boston.
The Cosmopolitan for May has an excel
lent table of contents: "What!Our Grand
fathers Laughed At" by Joel Benton, is an
article which will meet with much favor
"a Congress of Famous Women" by Ethel
ingalls,, daughter of Senator Ingalls,, is
very interesting article, and is accompanied
by pictures of some of the most famous of
the women who have gained prominence as
the advocates of widersield of usefulness
| for women. 1.-The Bacon Farce, TRACE
dy," by Edward Gordon Clark, is a fine
piece of literary work. The number is a
! good one, and shows that the magazine is
making steady improvement. The Cosmo-
politan Magazine Company, New York.
The American Magazine for May has for
its frontispiece. a portrait..of Fanny Kemble.
1.-THE Oldest of American Cities, . with illus
trations, by William Elroy Curtis, is a val
liable paper. 1.-THE Bellies of Old Philadel-
phia," with illustrations from portraits, by
Charlotte Adams, is a popular article.
cart Students of New York." by Ernest
| Knaufft, and 'Women in the South" by
Zitella Cooke, are articles which will raise
the standard of the magazine The miscel-
lany is good. The American Magazine
Publishing Company, 749 Broadway, New
York.