The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-13
BOOK NOTICES.

A STRANGE CONFLICT. BY John NJ. Bachelor.
J. S. Ogilvie, 81 Rose street, New York, pub
Usher; paper. Price SOC.
This is a deeply interesting story, and
those who read it will not be disappointed.
The author has earned a well-deserved
reputation as a writer of fiction, and his
Strange Conflict" and "Strange People,
take high rank among the stories of the
present day.
THE MAIDEN WIDOW. By Mrs Emma D. E. N.
Southworth. T. B. Peterson & Bros, Ph1a-
oelphia, publishers; paper. Price, Is cents.
THE Maiden Widow" Is one of the most
popular novels ever written by Mrs. South
lished or sold under 81 80 copy, this edi-
ton must have an enormous sale, as it is
one of the largest and cheapest books for
the price ever published.
The Century company has just issued
numbers 81 and 90 of BATTLES and Leaders
of the Civil War;" and they are very in
teresting numbers The illustrations are
superb, and the typographical work is as
fine as could be desired. The numbers
make splendid volumes, when bound.
ALDEN's MANIFOLD KNOWLEDGE. John
Calvin, the first title in vol. VII. of Alden's
Manifold Cyclopedia, occupies seven pages,
and Cevennes, the last title, the name of
the chief mountain range in the south Of
France, is given nearly one page. Between
these there are over 900 pages, including
considerably over 100 illustrations, devoted
to topics in every department of human
knowledge. The work is an ordinary cy
clopedia Of universal knowledge, and an
unabridged dictionary of language in one,
the editorial work being in skillful hands.
the mechanical work, paper, printing and
binding, all that one can reasonably wish,
the form convenient beyond all precedent
in works of reference, and the cost so trivial
as to astonish even those who have been
familiar with the remarkable accomplish
ments of Aldens Literary Revolution"
1t is probably better than any other CYCLIC
pedia or dictionary adapted to popular use.
John B. Alden, publisher, 1913 Pearl street,
New York.
MAGAZINES.
The SsUiss Cross for August has some ex-
cellent articles, and all of thsm contain
valuable information. N. d. Hodges, AZ
Lafayette Place, New York.
The Pansy for August is bright and in
teresting and cannot fail to please the
children. The illustrations are good and
the reading matter is of the best. D. Lo-
throp & Co., Boston.
The Midsummer issue Of The American
Magazine abounds with interesting and
timely literature. DIR. w. F. Hutchinson
presents the fourth of his finely illustrated
articles in the series "Along the Caribbean"
in this instance dealing with Trinidad. An
fhax- is
Burgoyne Surrendered" by C.. H. Crandall,
in which is described the Saratoga monu-
ment that is soon to be unveiled Frederick
G.. Schwatka, the noted Arctic explorer,
tells about 1.-THE American Arctic Savage"
in an interesting manner, and Trebor Obi
has an illustrated paper on six Story-Tell-
ers for Children" In which she speaks of the
lives and work of Louise 1mogen Quincy,
Margaret Sidney, Mrs. Abby Morton Diaz,
Nora Perry, Mrs. Lizzie w. Champney and
Alice Wellington Rollins. The short stories,
for hot weather, are feature of the issue.
Anna Vernon Dorsey writes on "a Summer
Episode in Washington, DR.. A. S. Isaacs
has an amusing sketch entitled "She Would
Write for the Magazines" and Mary w.
Kramer furnishes an entertaining story on
"Father-in- Lava companion picture to
the much abused mother-in-law. The
American Magazine Publishing company,
New York.
The August number of Belford's Maya
zine keeps up the promise of the first two
numbers. In the opening article on 1.-THE
Real ISSUE" the Hon. Roger Q. Mills, the
author of the tariff bill which recently
passed the house, shows that the object of
that measure was not free trade, but "to
build up our manufactures, not destroy
them :" to remove fmpediments and give
them facility to grow by opening of our
markets and making raw materials cheap
]. f. Wilson, in War Declared on Agri-
culture" gives further proofs of the disas-
trous effect which the tariff has upon that
all-important industry. The complete novel,
aunt Sally's Boy Jack" is an amusing
and interesting, though somewhat i'm
probable story, the scene of which Is laid
on the Atlantic seaboard of one of the
southern states, and the plot turning on a
secret marriage. There are also a couple of
bright and entertaining short stories, The
Widow Scrubbs Clock" by G.. H. Stock
bridge, and The Kinzua Wildcat" by
Alex L. KinIead. Dom Piatt. the editor,
keenly dissects Senator Edmunds' views
ION the Political Situation" and deals in
his usual vigorous style with THE Death
Penalty" "City Government" Inter
national Copyright" and about Wool
Again" Bedford, Clarke & Co., New
York.