The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-27
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BOOK NOTICES.
ALDEN's MANIFOLD CYcLoPEDIA OF KNOWLEDGE
AND LANGUAGE, John B. Alden Publisher, 1913
Pearl street, New York. soc per volume for
cloth, 65c. half morocco.
The Manifold Cyclopedia is much more
than Encyclopedia of Universal Knowl-
edge" it embodles also a Dictionary OF the
English language-including every word
which has just claim to a place in the Ian
guage. How often have you consulted APP
pleton's or Chambers or Johnson's Cyclic
pedia ana failed to find the title you were
looking for-then consulted Webster's IN
abridged and were successful; the word be-
longed to the Dictionary rather than to the
Cyclopedia. Or you have consulted Web
ster and found little more than a mere def
milton of the wOrd-vou must go to the
Cyclopedia for details of knowledge. Or.
more probable than either of these suppo-
sitions, you do not own either first-class
Cyclopedia or a irst-class Dictionary, or
only one of the two, because of their pro-
hlbitory cost, so you consult your imagin-
atom and "go hungry for lack of the few
lines of print that would satisfy you. In the
Manifold Cyclopedia' you will find sur
vey of all knowledge which is illustrated by
the English language, and the cost is hardly
arY alone.
Poems By Irwin Russell, published by the Cen
fury Company New York.
"The most wonderful thing about the dia-
lect poetry of Irwin Russell is his accurate
conception of the negro character" says Joel
Chandler Harris. Readers of this maya
zine from 1875 to 1880 will remember the
striking verses of this writer which APP
peared in "Brlc-a-bracn from time to time.
They have been quoted in newspapers al
over the world Everybody knows snatches
of the famous Christmas Nights in the
Quarters" with its
cit go pdrdners f1Lst klcuttiuioni
Stomp yo' feet, an raise EN- high;
Tune is: oh! dat water-milliOn!
GWine to git to home bime-bye."
The volume contains about fifteen poems,
and all of them are excellent.
CREATION; or, the Power Behind Evolution, dis
closing the unity of matter and force. By
S. +. Miner Burdette Company, publishers,
Burlington, la.
This work is a series of lectures on the
magnet, gravitation, evolution of light,
sources of light and heat and various other
kindred subjects. 1t contains vast amount
of information and will be found we'll worth
a careful perusal.
The DUsANTEs, by Frank R. Stockton. The
Century Company, New York; publishers.
Paper, SOC.
This story is sequel to "The Casting
Away" of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine,
and very interesting story it is.
MAGAZINES.
The March number of Wide A,ooke is an
excellent number The fronticep1ece, "a
Duet" is very fine. The opening article,
ga Stray Shot," is an interesting sketch.
1.-The Family of Thomas jefferson is a
splendidly illustrated and finely written
article The number is one of which the
publishers of the magazine have reason to
be proud. d. LOthrop & Co., publishers.
Boston.
The North american Reuie,U for March
contains eighteen very interesting articles,
besides book reviews and notices. An ar
ticle on Judas, the Iscariot," by Moncure
D. Conway, will be found particularly in
teresting, and another, ''CoL Ingersoll on
Christianity" by L. r. Zebre, is well worth
reading. MANS Origin" by Edwin G.
Mann, NJ. D., will be found to be very sug-
gestive. The number, taken altogether, is
an excellent one, containing great deal of
matter that is both interesting and instruc-
i've. North American Review, No. g. East
Fourteenth street, New York.
Hdrper's for March has long, interest
ing and richly illustrated article, by Ed
ward Bowen Prescott, on ''Modern Spanish
Art" Beside the portraits of several of the
leading Spanish artists, there is a large
number of high class American engravings
from photographs of their pictures taken in
Rome "a Visit to Colonial Estate" by
Frederick S. Daniel, gives interesting tradi-
! Of Rnn1Qn0nLyp pCt a a
especially, including Washingtonian relics
and portraits of the late Gen. Lee and his
revolutionary kinsman, Light Horse Harry.
! 1.-THE First Fire. is a clever, classic, and yet
humanity interesting piece of verse, by Julia
! c.. r. Dorr, celebrating the dedication of a
virgin hearth" Canadian Voyageurs on
! the Saguenay," by c. H. Farnham, is anoth-
Ell paper of varied interest in narrative and
illustration, giving graphic scenes in the life
of lumbermen. Mr.. Charles Dudley War
ner begins a series of papers entitled
''Studies of the Great West" w. D. How
ellis continues "a Little Swiss Sojourn" in
| his neat trenchant style. 1t is illustrated
by Reinhart. Mere Pochette'' is a Cana
dian story by Sarah Orne Jewett. "a New
England Vagabond, by Thomas w. Hig-
ginson, Is rare piece of revolutionary
! biography. SIN the Red Room" is White
House story. THE Empress Eugene and
the Court of the Tuileries' is by Anna l..
Bicknell. Henry Sedley sketches the his
| tory of chess in America. Among the liter
airy notes is to be found very good idea of
| the purpose and character of Kinglake's
work on the invasion of the Crimea. Har-
per Brothers, New York.
| ScYibner's Magazine for March opens
with the first of two articles on the "The
Campaign of Waterloo" by Mr.. John c.
Ropes The author has made careful and
elaborate study of the battle of Waterloo,
and these articles embrace a great deal of
valuable original criticism, as well as a
most accurate summary of the established