The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-10
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that which ends III their capture by the
crazy half-breed Shawnee who proposes to
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The CIVIL SERVICE Law; a Defence of the Prin-
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MAGAZINES.
The Writer for September is an excellent
number, and will be found to be well
worth reading. The Writer, P. o. Box
1905, New York.
Current Literature for September is
quite an improvement on the August num-
Der. 1t contains great deal of very in
teresting matter and can hardly fail to
become favorite with the reading public
Current Literature Publishing Company,
80 West Twenty-third street, New York
city.
The North american Review for Septem-
Der has several very notable articles The
most notable one, perhaps, is ''The Church
Its Own Witness" by Cardinal Manning.
It is a review of the Gladstone-Ingersoll
controversy, and shows wide knowledge
of the matters of which it treats. Another
notable article is by the late Gen. Sheridan,
which deals with the last days of the civil
war. 1.-The Assassins of Lincoln" by James
Speed, Attorney General in Lincoln's cab-
net, presents some points in that great
tragedy never before in print. There is a
great variety of other articles in the num-
Der, all of which are interesting, and some
of them very valable. The North Amer-
can Review, No. East Fourteenth street,
New York.
The NeW Princeton RepteU for Septem-
Der, presents to its readers an interesting
and varied table of contents. The literary
features of the number are furnished by
Mr. Andrew Lang and Mr.. Henry F. Ran
delphi, the author of Fifty Years of Eng
lish Song Mr.. Lang writes a charming
article on Literary Anodynes"-a criticism
of current analytical, religious and domes-
tic novels, and plea for the romantic, the
impossible, the restful in fiction. Mr. Ran
doluh discusses 'Pessimism ard Recent
Victorian Poetry" choosing as his illustra-
tions Matthew Arnold and James Thomson,
author of THE City of Dreadful Night"
J. H. Hyslop considers The New Psych-
ology." Gen. Francis A. Walker, president
Ct the Massachusetts institute of technology,
discusses THE Knights of Labor" in a
keenly philosophical and incisive way. In
An Old Master" Prof. Woodrow Wilson
of Wesleyan university presents delight
ful picture of Adam Smith. A. c. Arm
strong & Son, New York.
The September Vide Quake opens with
jolly story of the Harrison campaign of
1910, by Mrs. f. A Humphrey, personal
reminiscent, entitled 1.-TWO Consgirators,"
ard illustrated by Smeadley. Another
seasonable story, and very amusing, is
"Neds Baseball Club" by Mary C. Crow
ley. "a Little Lombard Hero" is a touch
ing Italian story by Edmond de Amicis,
translated by a little friend of his. Miss
Marcia Thouay, daughter of the American
consul at Turin. There is brace of sug-
gestive stories by Mrs. Margaret Store.
Warner. entitled 1.-TWO Opportunities, :"
summer re orts how they can earn some
money. Miss Risley Seward has an enter
tanning paper, An Abyssinian Monkey"
uarrating her adventures with him, and
how he became the property of Senator
EYarts, and eventually found q homo in
the geological gardens at Central park.
There is also great deal of other inter
esting matter In the number d. Lothrop
Company, Boston.
The Political Science Quarterly for Sep
TENDER starts off with an article on the
"Ecoromic Aspect Of Trusts" by George
Guntron, in which the author maintains that
the evils of trusts have been greatly exag-
gerated. He shows that they have reduced
the cost of productioI by concentration of
cauital and improved methods, and that
this has come TO the benefit of the consumer
He regards competition of capital as suffi-
Gent to regulate them. Prof. Richmond NJ.
Smith follows with u concluding article on
Control of immigration" insisting that we
have TIE RICH, and duty to discourage the
iudiscriminate inflow of foreigners of a
lower standard of living. DR.. Dunnng has
a valuable legal paper on the "lnequallty
of the Ststes,n in which he proves that the
states are not equal before the constitution.
Among the reviews are elaborate notices OF
Gov. Chamberlain administration in South
Carolina, The history Of Cooperation in
the United States Rogers History Of
Ag. iculture,n and "Pricer and Servings Ger
mau work on the Competition of North
America in growing Wheat" Gum Il
Company, 743 Broadway, n. Y.
The September number of BeitordS
Magazine is an extremely brilliant one
The complete novel. "Csn Such Things
Beg by Charles f. l.. Wingate, a Boston
journalist, is very well written story of
the "Frankenstein" tyre the horror of the
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