The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-01

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MAGAZINES.
Of the highest importance and interest
are the chapters of the Lincoln Life" in
the July Century The circumstances at
tending Lincoln's denomination are here set
forth in the most authoritative manner
and other chapters deal with the Wade
Davis manifesto and Horace Greeley's
peace mission. A thrilling episode is de-
scribed in Remnants Siberian paper for the
same month. Tue title is The Free Com
mand at the Mines of Kara" and a descrip-
tlon Is given of kennan'S night visit to the
political eXileS at the cottage of Miss Arm
feidt. the Century'S gallery of "Old Mas
ters," on which the leading American en-
graver, Mr.. Cole is now engaged in Italy,
reaches this month the work of Gentle da
tabriano, part of whose Alteration of
the Kings forms the frontispiece of the
magazine. Frederic Remington, the
artist, himself describes his experiences
among the Apaches and Comanches; but his
rather pesSimistic impressions are offset by
an Open Letter. by Hamilton Wright
Mabie. The Far West is also depicted in
Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote'S eighth picture
of her series, this one being entitled The
Last Trip I'M An extremely timely con-
trlbution is Charles Barnard's long and pro-
fusely illustrated article on Finland Navi-
CATION OF the United States with a brief
accompanying paper by Mrs. Van Rens-
selaer on the Advance in Steamboat
Decoration" Mr. Barnard surveys the
whole subject, west and east, his account
cuimlnatl & III the new sound steamer, the
Puritan, the largest ever built of its class.
Thomas A. Janvier has characteristic
story, Illustrated. entitled "San Antonio of
| the Gardens" Edward Bellamy prints a
! story entitled IAN Echo of Antietam, y and
Thomas Wentworth Higginson has one en-
titled "Nils Garden" The Century Com
pany, Union square, New York.
Justice Miller of the supreme court of
the Tinted States engages in the important
work of explaining America to Americans
and to the world" by describing The State
| OF Iowa." in the Jnly number of HdTper'S
Magazine. The article is married by the
absence of any illusion to one of the most
eminent citizens of the state and country.
George William Curtis, howevey, supplies
| the unavoidable omission by a graceful
| tribute to Mr.. Miller in the Easy Chair "
In referring to "PalatialiPetersburg it is
difficult to separate writer and artists, so
| happily do they supplement one another in
| conveying impressions of the great archi-
| tectural monument of 1.-THE Northern Ven
ice" E. Mason makes a note upon
"Adrigan van de Velde" an inter
| eSting figure in the history
of Dutch art Howard w. jenkins finds a
suggestive subject in 1.-The Banks of the
| Brandy wine" and Lafcadio Hearn, in his
sketch of Les Porteuses," portrays the
women who bear burdens in Martinique.
Rev. Atticus G.. Haygood, d. D., LII. D.,
advocates no particular policy in his essay
upon The South and the School Problem"
| but simply presents a sober analysis of the
| present situation and the outlook for the
future. William BlaIkies answer 10 the
question, ''Is American Stamina Dechn-
| ing" would be discouraging if he did not
| point out practical means of arresting the
| decline. The eighth paper in the series on
the Great American Industries takes up the
manufacture of glass. Harper Brothers,
| New York
The opening story in this months st.
Nicholas deals with revolutionary times,
andparticularly with devoted old WING who
| had vowed to wear the same coat until the
war was decided. The illustrations, includ-
ing the frontispiece, are by George Whar-
ton Edwards. Following this is Louis the
| Resolute,n which is virtually the true story
of boy who walked from his home III
| Massachusetts to Washington and secured
for himself, by personal application to
President Lincoln, an appointment to An
napolis. \ most interesting and character
istic autograph note from Mr.. Lincoln is
reproduced in fac-simile as an illustration.
Theodore r. Davis, the war artist, con-
tributes description, "How a Battle is
Sketched," and furnishes as illustrations
some of the rapid "Get-out-of-that'
sketches, There is also a bright little
Prince Imperial of Japan, with a portrait,
and stirring description of his hand-to-
hand conflict with a small American boy
whose hat his imperial hlghness had
knocked off. "Laetitia and the Redcoats. y
by Lillian L. Price, is based upon a touch
ing incident of the revolutionary war.
A natural history serial, Among the
der, describing the strange adventures and
observations of a party of boys during q
vacation trip in Florida, begins in this num-
Der and will continue for four months. The
Century Company, Union square, New
York.
The July issue Of Scribner's Magazine is
a midsummer fiction number, containing
seven complete short stories. four of them
richly illustrated by such artists as Frederic
Remington, Robert Blum, and Che ster
LOOMS; and an unusually exciting install
ment of Mr.. Stevenson's serial. THE Mas
ter of Ballantrae, the illustration Of which,
from drawing by William Hole, is the
frontispiece of the number There are also
included the second article in the new Elec-
trical series, and interesting poems. There
is a striking railway sketch by John R.
Spears, entitled 'rhe Story of Lost Car"
which is ingenious in construction. The
central incident is the mysterious dis
appearance from the Lake Shore railroad
of a freight car. loaded with silver. The
story is a most accurate picture of railway
life. and has a fine vein of romance run
ming through it. There is also a bright
comedietta, From Four to Six" by Annie
Eliot, and short city sketch by H. H.
Boyesen, called "The Two Mollies." The
poems of the issue are contributed by Ora
ham R. Tomson, Charles Edwin Mark
ham, D. c. Scott R. H. Stoddard, E. s.
Martin and H. p Kimball. Charles Serb