The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-09
BOOK NOTICES.

The FROZEN PIRATE. By w. Clark Rus
sell. Gee. Munro. Vandevater street, New
York. Paper, 25 cents. This is one OF
Munro's Seaside Library Series. The story
is an excellent one. In fact, all of Mr.. Russ
sells sea stories are well worth reading.
HISTORY OF THE FIRST GEORGIA CODE,
is an interesting paper road before the Bar
Association of Georgia by Hon. Richard H.
Clark, on May Is last, At Augusta.
MAGAZrFEs.
The twenty-frst number Of The Political
Science Quarterly March, 1884, illustrates
the widening scope Of this review. 1t has
articles Upon the political ideas of the Puri-
tans. the political capacity of the negro, and
the latest economic experiments of the west
ern states. 1t examines the recent socialistic
legislation Of Germany. All the most i'm
portant publications in politics, economics
and public law are reviewed. To the regu-
lar book reviews has been added a depart
ment OF short Book Notes" The leading
articles are as follows: 1.-The Political Ideas
Of the Puritans," Prof. II. L. Osgood,
Columbia College, ''The Negro Problem
Rev. William G. Langdon; "Compnlsory
Insurance in Germany" B. w. Wells,
Munich, Germany; RAILROAD Problems in
the West" Prof. A. G. Warner, Nebraska
University; school Book Legislation"
Prof. J. w. jerks, Indiana University /;
'MarshalPs Economics" Prof. j. B. Clark,
Smith College; "Cunningham's Growth Of
English Industry" Prof W. ]. Ashley,
Toronto University. Gum & Co., 743
Broadway, New York.
The NeVo England Magazine for March
contains a number Of excellent articles.
An illustrated article by George H. Stock
bridge on the Early History of Electricity
in America" deals with the work of Frank
lin, Henry, Morse, Vail, Page and Farmer.
This is the first of series Of illustrated
articles on electricity to appear in the Netu
England Magazine. Miss Sarah Freeman
Clarke makes strong plea for the Indian
Corn as our National Plant" urging its
claim as superior TO those of the golden-rod
and other candidates; her article is charm
ingly illustrated, several of the pictures
showing the effective use which can be
made of the Indian corn in the way of orna-
ment. Mrs Henrietta l.. l.. Wolcott writes
on "Window Gardening Mr.. William
Henry Downes contributes singularly in
teresting article ON the photographic
Illustration Of Poetry" illustrated by six
fine full-page REPRODUCTIONS of the photo
graphs awarded first prizes by the American
Photographers Association, In the recent
tons. The New England Magazine, Sc
Federal street, Boston.
Wide Al0ake for March has something
for every taste, and all is of the best and
brightest; the magazine is made for the
young people, but the contributions are of
such a sort that every member of the family
will enjoy each page. The number opens
with IAN Old fashioned Witch Story, ="
from the Danish, by Laura E. Poulsson, full
of the elements of beauty and innocence as
well as cruelty and terror. Under Ground"
is a true California adventure by o. r.
Harker. The Adventures of FIdo," by
Mary Wetherbee, is an amusing dog story,
its scene in Normandy. "Tippetoe," by
Maud Rittenhouse, is a brief, pathetic
| southern story. The serials this year are
unique: Five Little Peppers Grown Up, -
by Margaret Sidney, drawing thousands of
readers; "Cab and Caboose," the railroad
story by Kirk Monroe, and the autobi-
ographical Italian story, "Marietta's Good
Times" by NJ. Ambrosi. "Drawing the
Child Figure" is a novel series of practical
art instructions by the daughter of the art
! anatomist, DR.. Rimmer. D. Lothrop Com
pany, Boston.
The Romance, a magazine which contains
the tales of the famous New York Story
Club, has at once achieved remarkable
success. The first number was the number
for February, and the full edition was sold
out before the March number was issued.
The original plant for the conducting of the
magazine have at once been broadened, Its
number of pages has been increased, and,
for once at least, a magazine has sprung
| into full life with its first number. The
| March number contains twenty short
stories. all of the character that the story
club was organized to emphasize, namely
stories full of action-stories that really tell
someUhing-and not stories that are in any
way morbid or namby-pamby. The New
York Story Club, so East Twenty-third
street, New York.