The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
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Boston, publishers. Paper. so cents.
This is another of Ticknor's paper series
issued semi-monthly. The author of this
novel is one of the most acute and brilliant
critics of our modern American life, and
his successive works have been notable and
successful on account of their dramatic
power and keen insight. As u study of cur
rent American thought, and types of cult
ure, and conflicts of belief this story has a
singular value and interest, and will be
earnestly welcomed by thousands of read
ers.
COURT ROYAL; Story of Cross Currents, By
the author Of 'Mehalah." Smith, Elder &
Co., Is Waterloo Place, London, publishers,
The author has succeeded in this work in
producing very interesting story. How
he came to write it he tells in the preface
In the summer of 1888, as he was returning
from his holiday in the Tyrol, he came
across an account of a Croatian mother
who, in state of absolute restitution,
pawned her child to save its life and pro-
long her own. He occupied and amused
himself, during his railway journey home,
in trying to work out what would be the
moral and mental result in such an in
stance, supposing the child to be a girl
endowed by nature with gener
GUS emotions and considerable shrewd-
ness. 1t struck him that such character,
SO developed, would be typical of the in
dividualism and Impotence of restraint,
social, moral, and religious, combined with
impulsive generosity, which is the feature
of the new civilization, about also to be the
motive force of the future, that
is coming everywhere to the
by the problem that rose continually in his
brain. He felt that he could only work it
out by calling his representative characters
out of the vastly deep of conjecture, and
setting them on the table, giving themiouls,
and letting them move and act toward
each other automatically, and work out the
promblem for themselves. Such, then, is
the history of the genesis of this story, and
the reader is requested to bear its purpose
in mind as he Skins it.
MAGAZINES.
Our Little Women for September is one of
the best numbers Of this popular publication
for little folks which has been issued for a
long time The illustrations are unusually
interesting, and the reading matter is ex-
cellent d. Lathrop Company, Boston.
The September number of st. Nicholas
will please the young folks. If it does not,
they are very hard to please. The frontis-
piece is charming, and the other illustra-
lions are just as good as it is possible to
make them. The articles are first-class,
and both interesting and valuable. The
Century Company, Union Square, New
York.
Outing for September reminds us that we
are quickly drawing toward the season for
field sports. The frontispiece. THE Wood
cock at Home" is an admirably executed
wood cut. The leading article, Modern
Notes on Upland Shooting" by the we'll
known sporting writer, Frank Campbell
Moller, is sporting idyl, and The numer-
Gus Illustrations lend it additional charm.
"Racing at Southern Fairs" by Francis
Trevelyan, gives an amusing description of
what might be styled the Bohemian racing
of Virginia, and the neighboring states.
n. Clifford Brown contributes a charming
little composition, Son a Marsh" An inter
esting account of bass fishing is given in
Canadian Fishing Sketches" by Hiram b.
Stephens A most amusing contribution is
"Fox Hunting Under Difficulties" by Ora
ham Clayton. With the regular depart
ments and monthly records of all sports,
this number closes. Outing, 239 Fifth
avenue, New York city.
The September Magazine of american
History is filed with substantial papers,
evincing vast research, and covering wide
range of of topics. Gov. st. Glars portrait
appears as its frontispiece, incident to the
romantic account of the foundation of civil
government beyond the Ohio river, entitled,
Marietta, Ohio, 17S8-1S9S," written by the
editor-whose notable descriptions are
ALWAYS delightful reading. The second
article is an informing and scholarly treatise
on the "Indiau Tribes in Prehistoric
Times" by Cyrus Thomas, Ph.D. The
third describes ''The Declaration of Iude-
pendence in Georgia." welcome contribu-
ton from the eminent Georgia historian,
Col. Charles G. Jones, Jr One of the most
valuable features of the number, however,
is DR.. j. Harris Patton's DEMONSTRATION,
an able and exhaustive study of a subject
hitherto greatly misunderstood by the ma
jority of intelligent Americans. The
American Magazine of History, TAB Broad
way, New York.
The September number of the Century
will command very general attention out
side of the regular patrons of the magazine
because of its many merits. 1t is devoted
largely to educational themes. The contri-
buttons include 1.-THE University and the
Bible" by T. T. Munger, a plea for the
study of christian as well as heather
classics; "Women Who GO to College," by
Arthur Gilman. and The Industrial Idea
in Education" by Charles NJ. Carter One
illustrated paper is on college Fraterni-
ties" with pictures of twenty eight chapter
houses and society halls at Yale, Harvard,
Princeton, and other colleges, and another
is on "Uppinghsm: an Ancient School
Worked on Modern Ideas" with a number
of illustrations by Joseph Pennell, and
portrait of the late head master, Edward
Thring, who is said to be, since Arnold of
Rugby, the most highly esteemed educator
of England. There are also several i'm
portant short editorial articles and "open
letters" on different branches of the same
subject. Other distinctive features of the
magazine, the Lincoln history, Siberian
papers, fiction, etc, are, however. retained.
York.