The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-27
BOOK NOTICES.

| LIFE OF JOHN BOYLE OREILLY. By
James Jeffrey Roche. Cassel Publishing
Company, Nos. 1O4 and LOG Fourth avenue,
New York, publishers. This is an elegantly
bound and superbiy printed volume of
about 500 pages. Besides the biography, it
contains the complete poems and speeches
OF John Boyle OReilly, edited by his wife,
and an introduction by his eminence, James
Cardinal Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore.
The volume is very interesting one, and
one that will find its way into many
| libraries.
DANGEROUS DELIGHTS. By Andre Sheu-
riet, translated by E. P. Robins. Illus
trated. Donohue, Henneberry & Co., pub
fishers, 407-425 Dearborn street, Chicago.
| Paper, 50 cents. This is one of the pub
fishers optimus series, and will hardly fail
to have large number of readers
Moro, AN UNEMPLOYED CORNER OF
JAPAN. By Percival Lowell. Houghton,
Miffiin & Co., Boston. Cloth, 81 25. This is
| a delightful little volume of real literary
merit and, besides, it contains a great deal
OF valuable information about Japan. It
is well worth reading.
COUNTRY LUCK. By John Habberton.
J. b. Lippincott Company, publishers.
| Philadelphia. Paper, 50 cents. This is
delightful little volume, and one that will
help to increase the authors reputation.
The INFORMATION READER No. Foods
and Beverages. By E. A. Beal, NJ. D.
Boston school series). Cloth, 2S1 pp., so
cents. Boston: Boston School Supply Com
pany.
MAGAZINES.
Julien Gordon, author of those popular
works. "a Diplomats Diary" and "a Sue
cessful Man." contributes the complete
novel to the May number of Lippincotrs
Magazine. 1t is called Vampires and
tells the story Of the struggle of poor
man to maintain an idle and luxurious and
semi-invalid wife. John Worrel Keely,
the inventor, contributes an article en-
titled Latent Force which will be of par
tlcular interest to scientists, and to all who
are interested in new motor powers "What
Country Girls Can Do" is the title of an
article by Miss Grace Dodge, in which
she describes various societies organized by
country girls for mutual Improvement aud
shows how country girls can greatly add to
the interests and pleasures of country life.
| William Shepard contributes an interesting
article upon Lost Treasures of Literature"
in which he tells how many priceless manu-
scripts of the greatest authors have been
lost or ruthlessly destroyed. Prof. Sydney
| /. SkIdmore, whose article upon "Univer-
sity Extension" in previous number of
LippincOttS excited such wide attention,
contributes a second article upon the same
subject, entitled "Aims of University Ex-
tension" J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadel-
phia.
In the May number of The North Amer
lean ReUie,C the editor fulfll's the promise
made in the previous number that the dis
cussion Of the subject Of wealth, in which
Mr.. Carnegaie, Cardinal Gibbons, and
others have taken part. would be ontinued
by men of equal eminence. In the present
issue the Right Rev. Henry C. Potter;
bishop of New York. treats of 1.-THE Gospel
| for Wealth, " in a most interesting and sug-
gestive manner; the Hon. Edward J.
Phelps, who served as United States minis
ter to Great Britain during the administra-
ton of President Cleveland, discusses ''Ir-
responsible Wealth" with great lucidity and
incisiveness. A striking article by the Hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge, the well-known Boston
member of congress. "Lyrch Law and
Unrestricted immigration" emphasizes the
obvious lessons of the tragedy at the New
Orleans prison on March IA. Mr. Lodges
contention is that it is the plain duty of the
government 10 draw the line sharply be-
tween desirable and undesirable immi-
grants. There is quite number of other
Interesting articles. North American Re-
view, No. 3 East Fourteenth street, New
York.
Hdrper's Magazine for May opens with
the first of q series of attractive papers on
THE Warwickshire Avon, by A. T. CUTLER
Couch, superbly illustrated by Alfred Par
sons. The Venerable F. W, Farrar, Arch
deacon of Westminster, contributes an i'm
partial and appreciative sketch of the ORR
gin and work of THE Salvation Army"
Roman London" is the subject of an ex-
tremely interesting paper, written by
Eugene Lawrence and illustrated by H. D.
Nichols, describing the Roman remains
recently discovered beneath the London
pavements. Col. T. A. Dodge writes the
first of series of entertaining articles about
"Some American Riders" his paper being
beautifully illustrated from paintings by
Frederic Remington. Moncure d. Conway
contributes an important article on 1.-The
English Ancestry of Washington" which
contains many interesting facts hitherto
unpublished, and is accompanied by nu-
merous illustrations and fac.similes Of en-
tries in old parish registers. There are
other articles of very great interest. Harper
Brothers, New York.
The May Arena opens with a remarkable
paper bye. Wood Davis on 1.-The Wheat
Supply of Europe and America It is
stated that almost year was required to
SSCulO Ii jill A4uA OPOb A0ioi ANSOi eAAlui OOhSh
and North America, the official data en-
ployed in this essay. 1t is probably the
most exhaustive examination of the wheat
problem that has ever appeared in areview.
Prof Emil Blur, late of Odessa Russia, con-
tributes a striking article on Russia of
To-day" giving one OF the clearest and
most comprehensive descriptions Of the
government AID people of this great empire
that has yet been written. Prof. Blum is
conservative thinker, and though an exile
from Russia, takes very different view
from that set forth by Stepniak and other
exiles. a notable feature Of this number is
the debate on the subject, as Spiritualism
Worth Investigating" by Julian Haw-
thorne and Rev. Minot j. Savage. Several
other articles of the number are certain to
attract attention. The Arena Publishing
Company, Price Building, Copley square.
Boston.
The Atlantic for May is an exceptionally