The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-03


absolute and unflattering extent"
PARADoxEs OF A PHILIsTINE. By William s.
Walsh. J. B. Lippincott Company. Philadel-
phia. Cloth, 81.
This volume of essays is well worth read
ing. About all of the essays have appeared
in the Atlantic Monthly and especially in
Lippincott's Magazine. and in those peri
odicals attracted great deal of attention.
They touch upon various subjects. with all
of which the public is more or less ac-
quainted.
TIE CHEzzLEs; A Story By Lucy Gibbons
Morse Illustrated. Houghton, Mitfiin &
Company, New York. Wylly & Clarke, Savan-
nah. Cloth, 81 so.
This will be found to be very charming
story. The interest is well maintained, and
the character sketching is excellent. 1t is a
volume that about every one would find
pleasure in reading.
The BIRDS CHRISTMAS CAROL. BY Kate Doug
las Virgins. Houghton, Mifflin g. Co.. New
York. Cloth 80 cents. WILLY & Clarke, Sa-
vannah.
This is very pretty volume containing
very pretty story, and a number of ex-
cellent illustrations 1t is a volume that
will answer admirably for Christmas
present for children.
MAGAZINES.
The Century for December, if not strictly
speaking a Christmas number is still a
Christmasy number, opening as it does
with frontispiece picture, 1.-THE Coming
of Winter" by Mary Hallock Foote, and
containing also number of full-page en-
cravings of sacred pictures by the old and
little known Italian master, Ducclo, in the
gallery of Italian masters, which is now one
of the most valuable features of the Cen
fury. In addition to this there is western
story in verse by James Whitcomb Riley
entitled Last Christmas Was a Year
Ago." and still further Christmas edito-
rial. But the two contributions to this
number having perhaps the highest import
ance are the installment of the Life of
Lincoln, entitled "First Plans for Emanci-
patton" and the paper by Mr.. KEENAN,, in
which he graphically describes Life on the
Great Siberian Road" In the Lincoln Life
are printed for the first time two letters
by Lincoln, to the editor of the New York
Times and to Senator McDougall, in favor
sof the "Plan of Gradual Emancipation, with
Compensation. In this number is the first
of the stories of Irish-American life, by Mr..
George H. Jessop. It is entitled 1.-The Rise
and Fall of The Irish Aigle,'" and is &C.
companied by three of Mr.. Kembles illus
trations. One of Mr.. Cables literary
finds" in the way of "StraDge True
Stories" is also begun in this number, under
the title of "Francoise in Louisiana" The
Topics of the Time" are christmas"
Progress of Ballot Reform" "Should
There be an 'Aristocracy of Criminals p"
and "a Confusion in American Party
Names" The Century Company, Union
Square, New York.
The Christmas number of st. Nicholas is
a veritable Santa Claus pack in the way of
good things for young folks reading;
stories, sketches, poems, jingles and riddles.
They may find in 1t a humorous account by
Frank R. S ockton of 1.-The Curious History
Of Message" in which Christmas gift
and telephone eacn has an important
share, or if they wish to have a glimpse of
a Christmas in a foreign land they have
only to reUd Prof. H, H. Boyesen's account
of 'Biceps Criminals ChristmasV acation,n
a more exciting one than which it would be
difficult to imagine; or, again, if the hearty
me ry-making of old England is more to the
taste of the you 6 readers, they may not
ouly read, but also render, Charles A. MUIR
docks play, "A Sixteenth Century Christ
mas" The author of Little Lord Faunt-
leroy" also begins a new story in this num-
Der, and although it will not be SO long as
was that famous chronicle, no one who read
Little Lord Fauntleroyn will care to leave
unread Mrs. BurnetG's new story, Little
Saint Elizabeth A new candidate for the
favor of So. Nicholas readers is introduced
in this number-Mrs. Mary Hartwell Cath
erwood-the opening CHAPTERS of whose
serial story, THE Bells of Ste. Anne" will
at once enlist the readers interest in the ad-
ventures of ber young Canadian hero and
heroine. Mrs, Holman Hunt, the wife of the
English artist, contributes a story, THE
Silver Heart; or, Faithful Leo" which is a
tribute to the faithfulness of our friends the
st. Bernard dogs. The Century Company,
Union Square, New York.
In the Forum for December Archdeacon
Farrar explains in detail Tolstoi's religious
teachings. Mr.. Edward Atkinson, in an
essay on "The Price of Life" sums up the
conclusions he has reached in bis preceding
articles, showing that on the average the
American people, who are the best-to-do in
the world, live ON about As cents day.
This number contains several articles of
scientific interest, notably DR.. Austin
Flint's announcement of "a Possible Revo-
luton in Medicines' wherein he explains the
probability of preventing all infectious
diseases. The greatest advance perhaps
that has ever been made in medicine is
likely to be the results of recent investiga-
tions in bacteriology. Mr.. George w. Gable,
in IA Simpler Southern Question" shows
how the negro problem is gradually being
solved, by indicating the changes of opinion
about the negro that have already taken
place. He declares that the tap-roOt of the
whole problem in the south is the fear of
negro domination, which he pronounces alb
surd. Another article on a southern sub
ject is Judge A. w. Tourgee's explanation
why the south is, in his judgment, the rich
est field for fiction that English writing nov
elists have found since Scott wrote, and he
points out the romantic features of the lost
confederacy and of the freedman's situa-
ton. The Forum Publishing Company, 253
Fifth avenue.
The December number of the Eclectic,
which closes the forty-seventh volume Of
the new series, is representative of the
established character of this magazine for
sterling value and interest. The opening
Dlabolus aut Nihil," which has excited
great interest in England and France. 1t is
claimed that the facts herein set forth were
actually experienced by Catholic able of
freethinking tendencies in Paris several
years since. Andrew Lang's article on I'm
ternational GiTlishness" discusses the ex-
IRENE sensitiveness to mutual judgment
which exists between England and America,
though moro intense on the side of this
country. Prince Kropotkine's paper on
1.-THE Industrial Village Of the Future" will
be read with deepest interest by all students
of socio-industrial problems. The author,
of course, writes from the socalistic ideal.
Canon Taylor's paper on THE Great Mis-
aonary Failure" is trenchant attack on