The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-24
BOOK NOTICES.

A BLocxADED FAMILY. By Partheuia Antoinette
Hague. Houghton, Mitfiin & Co., New York
Cloth, 81.
In this volume life in Southern Alabama
during the var is presented. 1t is a very
interesting volume, and affords glimpses of
the struggles and trials which were wit
messed in southern homes in the troublous
times from 1861 to 1865. The battles of the
civil war and the political questions which
led to it have been frequently described, but
there is a great deal of interesting and
valuable material for writers to be found in
the field of private life during the war
period, which has as yet been but slightly
handled.
The BIBLE AND LAND By James B. Con
verse. IS mo. Cloth. Price $1.00. Pub
lished and for sale by Rev. James B. Con
verse, Morristown, Tenn.
The table of contents of this book is as
follows: l, 1.-The Creators Title to Land )"
2, 1.-THE Problem;" 8, 1.-THE Causes of Pow
erty;" 4, Land Values" 5, Grounds of
Ownership;" 6, 1.-THE Terms of the Original
Grant," Z, biblical Land Grants" s, ''The
Land Laws of Moses" 9, 1.-THE Law of the
Tithe;" 10, ''The Prophets and Land y
II, THE Bible and Liberty" IL, Goods
Government and Gods Land" Is, 1.-THE
Future of Earth" Appendix of Proof
Texts.
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES By
David t. Day OF the United States geological
survey, Washington, D. G. Government
Printing Office.
This volume contains vast amount of
interesting and valuable information. 1t is
the practice 10 throw aside books issued by
the government as being uninteresting and
valueleSs, but 1t is mistake to do so. The
present volume is well worth careful study,
and is valuable as book of reference.
The WORLD OF CANT. Us Ogilvie publisher,
81 Rose street, New York Paper so cents.
This work is put out as companion book
to Robert Elsmere" Its aim is to show
up can't and that it does in a very interest
ing and satisfactory way.
MAGAZINES.
Scribner'S Magazine for January opens
the third year of its successful existence
with the promise for 1889 Of an even greater
variety in its contents than before. Group
of articles on Art, Literature and Criticism,
Railways, Electricity and Fishing, will be
among the interesting features The rich
ness and excellence of the illustrations will
be maintained and advanced. More than
$4,000 new readers were added to the maya
zine during the past six months, and the
outlook for the new year is equally encour-
aging. There are six illustrated articles
in the January number, Z. H. and E. W
Blashfield contributing the leading one, en-
titled 'Castie Life in the Middle Ages" 1t
reproduces not only an idea of the architect
ural beauties of feudal castles like Coucy
and Pierrefonds. but peoples them with the
romantic and interesting personages who
lived within their wails-knights and
ladies, with hosts of .retainers. Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York,
The SanitGrian for December contains
some very valuable articles. That on
Garbage Furnaces" is commended to sani-
tarians who are intrusted with the health
Of cities. American News Company, New
York.
The Atlantic for January is bright and
breezy. 1t has very attractive table of
contents. As frontispiece it has steel
portrait of John Greenleaf Whittier.
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., No. IL East
Seventeenth street, New York.