The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-09
BOOK NOTICES.

vemoer, 1889, to April, 1890. The Century
Company, publishers, IS East Seventeenth
street, Union Square, New York. Cloth
30; half Russia, 4. This volume contains
700 pages and 40 illustrations, of which
twenty-eight are full-page pictures, incud.
ing frontispiece portraits of Emerson. Duke
OF wellington. Prof James Bryce. NJ, p.
Edwin Forrest, Joseph jefferson, etc. The
| autobiography of Joseph jefferson is one OF
the leading features of the present volume.
Inc veteran actor here relates the story OF
MS eventful life in charming manner,
and the narrative is accompanied by many
valuable portraits Of himself and other
well-known actors and actresses, including
the elder Booth, the Wallacks. Macready.
burton, Burke, Forrest, Sir William Don,
Julia Dean, Laura Keene and others. "Abra-
ham Lincoln: A History" is continued from
previous volumes. and is concluded in this
one. The chapters treat of ''The Second
Inaugural, "Five Forks" "Appomatox. -
The Fall of the Confederate Capital
Lincoln in Richmond" "The Fourteenth
OF April" The Fate OF the Assassins, !" "The
Mourning Pageant" "The Capture of JEFF
ferson Dav1s,n "The End of the War. u
''Lincoln's Fame" The volume contains a
large amount and a great variety of other
matter which has contributed to the popu-
larity of the Century.
liz 4'AO1hl-OIt by w lllldTl hosea
Ballou; illustrated. John w. Lowell Com
pany, $50 Worth street, New York. Paper,
90 cents. Aside from the thoroughly in
teresting story which Mr.. Ballou has writ
ten, there Is much material of interest in
this work in regard to the extensive manu-
facture of balloons in France The general
idea is quite as original and startling as Mr.
Bailous former novel, "A Ride on q
Cyclone"
PAYMENTS AND ROADS; their construc-
ton and maintenance. Reprinted from the
Engineering and Building Record. Com
piled by E. @. Love. Phi. D. The Engineer
ing and Building Record, New York. This
volume contains vast amount of valuable
information relative to the subjects of
which it treats. 1t is work which en-.
gineers of cities and road commissioners
would find valuable.
SOME CLINICAL JoTT1NGs ON SOUTHERN
FEvERs AND THEIR TREATMENT. BY
Eugene r. Corson, B. s., NJ D., Savannah,
Ga. This little pamphlet is reprint from
the New York Medical Times, and contains
a great deal of valuable information.
HAYNE HOME. By Anna OIdfield Wigs.
Rand, McNally & Co., publishers, New
York. Paper. This is very interesting
story, and one that commands attention
from beginning to the end.
BLNDFoLD. By Florence Marryat John
W. Lowell Company, publishers New York,
$50 Worth street. Paper, so cents. This is
Que of Lovell's international series. and a
very interesting story it is.
MAGAZINES.
In the Forum for June is begun series
of photographed articles by some of the
foremost men in England and America,
pointing out the chief formative infiuenc es
on their education and careers The first
of these is by w. e. H. Lecky, the author of
1.-THE History of the Spirit of Rationalism
IN Europe" 1t is one of the few contribu-
tions that this emipent historian has ever
made to periodical literature and the first to
an American periodical. He reviews the
development of thought in England during
the life of the generation just passing OFF the
stage. Col. Henry s. Sanford, the Ameri-
can member of the International commits.
sion which organized the Congo Free State,
and himself an African explorer, explains
the political and commercial Significance of
the work that has been done in opening the
dark continent. There are other articles in
this number of a very high standard of ex-
cellence. Forum Publishing Company, 25S
Fifth avenue, New York
The June Magazine of A american Historu
completes the twenty-third volume of this
monthly. and brings for the binder an
elaborate index, one of the best ever made
for any periodical extant. The issue for
June is, as usual, rich with interest. In the
opening article, ''Some Old New Workers.
the Hon. Charles K. Tuckerman presents a
most entertaining variety of personal rem
iniscence, anecdote and pen-portraiture of
well known citizens, nearly all of whom
were of national reputation, with some
choice illustrations. the frontispiece of the
number being remarkably fine portrait of
the distinguished Bishop wainwright. of
the period under review. The second arti-
Gle is an illustrated sketch of the famous
Simon Keuton of early Kentucky, by Miss
Annie E. Wilson, entitled ga Pioneer and
his Corn Patch" There is a number of
other articles that are well calculated to
attract attention. 743 Broadway, New
York.
The North American ReviesO for june
brings to close the 150th volume of this
periodical. 1t may be described as an
international number in more senses than
one. Its most prominent feature" is a
symposium on the question, do Americans
Hate EnglandF Mr.. Parnell writes in
cisively of ''Mr. Balfour's Land Bill" The
Marquis of Lorne finds congenial theme
in "Sir Charles Dilke's New Book" on
problems of Great Britain" Another
International topic is dealt with by Mrs
John Sherwood, who writes in an entertain
ing manner about american Girls in
Europe" Speaker Reed furnishes a striking
paper on "The Federal Control of Elec-
ito 81 A very strong and timely article is
that on Criminal Politics." by e. L. God
kin, the editor Of the New York Euening
Post. North american ReUie,U, No. 8 East
Fourteenth street, New York.
The Ne,0 England Magazine for June is
full of things of special interest to New
EnglaDders, but as usual it contains much
that is of equal interest to other people.
The latter is true this month, indeed, to
more than the usual extent. OF the four
Illustrated articles, one is devoted to Colum-
bia College and one to the early home of
Henry w. Grady. The NelV England
Maqdzine is giving prominence to articles
relating to the south, and this article on
Athens, Ga, the seat Of the University of
Georgia, as well as the birthplace of Mr..
Grady, is interesting and very timely, when
everything concerning Mr.. Grady is read
with such eagerness. The article is by Mr..
Crawford, the Athens journalist The New
England Magazine, So Broomfield street,
Boston.
The Arena for June has splendid table