The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-05
BOOK NOTICES.

THE HANDS OF A CLOCK. By William
Runkle. The American Publishing Housa
New York. Paper cover, 25 cents This Is
rather interesting little novel.
MORTAL LIPS By Willis Steel ulps.
trated by Mauie Richmond. Bedford Com
pany, 1922 East Eighteenth street New
York. Paper, 50 cents. This story is told
IN dialogue form, and is very interesting
Los CERRITos: Romance of the Modern
Time. By Gertrude Franklin Anterior.
John W. Lowell Company, $50 Worth street.
corner Mission Place, New York. Cloth
ms IS one of Miss Atherton's best stories
Inc plot Is good and the characters are de-
picted with skill and force. The book can
hardly fail to meet with popular favor.
MAGAZINES.
The Illustrated american, in its current
number, gives an excellent series of views
] py It's special artist, and number OF pho
tographs, showing the various points and
great damage done by the extraordinary
rising OF the Mississippi The artist was
on the boat Of the government river COM
missioner, and had, therefore, full oppor-
tunity of taking in the details of The great
Hood. The Illustrated American Publish
30 @'OW 1OIh
The North American Reuieto for Nav is
an exceptionally good number. The tariff
discussion is continued under the it'll e "The
Tariff on Trial" The Rev. DIR. Lyman
Abbott has an article entitl ed ''Not Inger-
solllsm," and Goodwin Smith writes on "The
Hatred Of New England" Hon. Roger Q.
| Mills undertakes to answer the question
w hat shall we do with silverg' and An
drew Lang and Max O'Rel have something
interesting to say about THE Typic a |
American" All the articles are timely and
Will attract attention. No. East Fourteenth
street, New York city.
81. Nicholas for May begins with one of
Miss Alice Maude Ewell's characteristic
sketches of Virginian colonial life 1t is
called THE Passing Of Gen. Bacon,n and
tells an amusing incident which occurred
| during Bacons rebellion. 1t is strongly
illustrated by Birch, ono of the pictures
forming the frontispiece of the plumber.
Among the new features is one of especial
Interest to boys and young men Walter
Camp, author of the papers on 'Inter-cJl-
legiate Foot Ball, begins series of emf
nently practical articles on base ball, called
bat, Ball, and Diamond" In them Mr..
Camp gives to the boys all over the coun-
try the benefit of his long experience and
| special skill as a trainer of successful Mines
| The value of the papers is increased by the
careful and attractive drawings of Mr..
Ogden. The Century Company, Union
square, New York.
The Magazine of american History for
May presents an appetizing table of con-
tents. Its frontispiece is a superb picture
after the celebrated painting of Sir David
| Wllkie, r. A., of Columbus, explaining his
theory of the new world to the prior OF the
old convent where he stopped to ask for
bread for his little son. The handsomely
| illustrated opening article is of special in
| terest, entitled "Spanish Pioneer Houses of
| California" by Charles Howard Shinn. 1t
| is followed by the "Poi trait of Philip
| Livingston, the singer the admirable
| illustration being new to the public, hav-
| ing been made from painting in possession
Of Gen. S. Van Rensselaer, Cruger, and cor
| reefs the error concerning a hitherto sup
posed portrait of une great patriot The
number contains great many other inter
esting articles. Magazine of American
History, LAB Broadway, New York.
The Century for May is made notable by
the number and variety of articles it con-
tains Mrs. Edith Robertson Cleveland
| writes of Gar chibald Robertson, and His
Portraits of the Westinghouse" William
| Armstrong and Edmund Law Rogers con-
| tribute two articles on "Some New Wash
ington Relics" and these papers are supple
mented by a short one on "Original Por-
| traits of Washington by Charles Henry
Hart. All of the articles in ths Washing
ton series are profuseIy illustrated The
| first installment of Mrs. Amelia Gere
Mason's valuable series on 1.-The Women
Of the French Salons" opens in a delightful
way and is fuely illustrated. Mr. Jeffer-
sons autobiography continues its charming
course, this month relating his experiences
in Australia, and Mrs. Bsrr's "Friend
Olivia" grows in interest. Richard NAL
colin Johnston writes one of hi, character
istic pictures of Georgia life, Travis and
Major Jonathan Willy" which is illus
trated with pictures by A. B. Frost, AMI
Mrs. Elizabeth w. Champney contributes a
short story, "The Romance of Two
Cameras" The Century Company. Union
square, New York.
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