The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-09
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The author, in this work, has succeeded
in making very readable story. It's COM
posed of a series of sketches, all of which
have great deal of merit The idea upon
which it is based is rather novel one, and
the novelty excites the curiosity.
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This Is an interesting story, and among the
best of the Lippincott series of select novels.
Nos. 10 and 20 of the Century's war
papers, BATTLES and Leaders of the Civil
War;" are now ready for distribution, and
very good numbers they are. These war
papers are written by men who took a
prominent part in the civil conflict, and
therefore, possess an unusual interest for the
general reader and the student of history.
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MAGAZINES.
The July Century has for frontispiece a
portrait Of Pasteur and his granddaughter
by the celebrated French painter, Bonnat
This picture is printed in connection with a
timely article on Disease Germs, and How
to Combat Them" a foot-note to which
article gives a brief sketch of Pasteurs in
teresting career. The opening illustrated
article is in Mr. Edward L. Wilson'S series
connected with the International Sunday
school lessons, and is on "Sinai and the
Wilderness" This article is profusely illus
trated with pictures Of the scenes of Bible
events A curious story by Brander
Matthews, entitled ION the Battlefield, :"
has relation to Gettysburg. The two great
illustrated serials of the Century, the Life
of Lincoln" and "Kennans Siberian
Papers" are continued. The Rev. DIR.
Buckley of the Christian AdrOcdte has in
this number another of the series he is writ
ing on various superstitions and psychologist
phenomena The present essay is on
"Dreams, Nightmare and Somnambulism. "
The Century company, Union Square,
New York.
The Overland Monthly for July is a ster.
ling number. 1t opens with an illustrated
article that makes a remarkable showing
from actual figures of the profits in fruit
culture in the Alameda county regions
In the same line is an article on wheat
by Alfred Bannister. Jane Marsh Parker
tells in graphic style of the "Russian Over
land" or collins" telegraph, the famous
expedition that ran and barely lost in the
great race with the Atlantic cable in fur
nishing telegraphic communication between
Europe and America. The National educa-
tional convention is remembered by a clear
statement by May L. Cheney of the status
and methods of the school system of Cali
fOrnia, and a notable discussion, in which
ex-State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Welcker defends the system of state
textbooks for public schools. Mr.. John T.
Doyle uses up the Donnelly cipher claim in
an able paner. The Overland Monthly
Company, 400 Mo ntgomery street, San
Francisco.
st. Nicholas for July is an attractive
number. The distinctively Fourth of July
story is Ringing in the Fourth, by Huldah
Morg IN, a thorough boys story" illus
trated by the frontispiece and other strong
drawings by w. H. Drake. 1.-TWO Little
Confederates," Thomas Nelson Pages serial,
increases in interest, and the same may be
said of "Drill," by John Preston True
Julia Magruder completes her child sketches
from George Eliot, by the second part of
tom and Maggie Tulliver." Rodney
Ride" is a stirring revolutionary ballad, by
Elbridge S. Brooks, with illustrations by
r. B. Birch. In Dogs of Noted Ameri-
cans" Gertrude Van r. Wickman gives
charming sketches of the dogs owned by
John Burroughs, T. B. Aldrich and Frank
r. Stockton-the portrait of Mr.. Stockton's
dog being drawn by the hand of his owner.
The Century company, Union Square, New
York
The Ne,O Princeton RerieV for July
offers in its first three articles a notable
illustration Of the high standard of excel
lence this magazine attains. All three are
by experts iii their several fields; all typical
specimens of their authors work; all
timely and interesting. Mr.. Edmund Gosse
opens the number with striking discussion
of THE Study of the Eighteenth Century
Literature" NJ. G.. Maspero, the eminent
French Psychologist, gives the results Of
his original Investigations in Egyptian
Souls and Their Worlds The Hon: Eugene
SCHUYLER concludes "a Political Franken-
stein" his history of the recent inter
national complications in Bulgaria and the
east. Nor is the remainder of the number
Of subordinate Importance. All of the
articles are excellent ones. A. c. Arm
strong & Son, New York.
The North American Rcuiew for July
has dozen or more very notable articles.
The Field-Ingersoll Gladstone controversy
is reviewed at length and the point Of it
clearly brought out. Rabbi Mendis has
very interesting and valuable article on
I'm Vindcation of jehovah" and Capt.
Griffin of the U. S. A. writes instructively
about "Our Sea Coast Defenses." The
North American RerietC is improved with
each number, and is steadily increasing its
hold upon the public. No. 3 East Four
tenth street, New York city.
Political Science Quarterly for June is
out. and has half dozen excellent articles.
Two of them, Surplus Revenue" and
"Reform of the Federal Service" are
timely and valuable Gum 81 Co., 743
Broadway, New York.
The Pansy for July is as fresh and enter
tanning as ever. 1t is most excellent
magazine for young folks from to a. d.
Lothrop Company, Boston.
The Writer for July has several good
articles, and is Of especial value 10 literary
workers p. O. Box 1905, Boston, Mass