The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-27
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W inc RUE.
Senator Benjamin H. Hill: His Life,
Speeches and Writings, Written and COM
plea by his son, Benjamin H. Hill, Jr."
He. Hudgins & Co. of Atlanta, publishers.
The volume contains over 800 pages, and
varies In prices, according to the binding,
from - - TO 80, and is sold by subscrip-
ZION. ms volume cannot be otherwise
than popular one in Georgia, and, in fact,
IL Is certain to find place in almost every
library throughout the country. The
biographical part of it is not lengthy, but
IL contains many interesting features. One
OF them is the CORRESPONDENCE between Mr..
Hill and Alexander H. Stephens in 1856. In
that correspondence Mr.. Stephens chal-
lenged Mr.. Hill to fight a duel.
Mr. Hill declined to fight a
duel. Among other things he
said: ut might be some satisfaction for
you to shoot me, though | should entertain
no great fear of being hit; but candor re-
CURES me to say. with my present feelings,
could not deliberately shoot at you, and
for many reasons. few only, of which l
Will give" Mr.. Hill declared that if be
could be made conscious that he had done
Mr.. stephens an injustice he would gladly
repair it. He took the position that he
would not violate the laws of the state and
hazard the interests of his family by fight
ing duel with man who had no family.
The celebrated letter TO DR.. Fulton and
the management of the HAYES adminis-
tratlon are given, as also are tine
famous Notes on the Situation
All Of Mr.. Hills great speeches are found in
the book, including his controversies with
James G. Blaine. And there are some beau
tiful letters from Mr.. Hill TO his wife. Mr..
hill was one of the grand figures in the
political history of the country. He was a
lp -,Af Nh L L
few equals as an orator and statesman. His
biographer has given the public All excellent
work, and one that is certain to be eppre,
ciated.
MAGAZINES.
The Forum for August has nearly
dozen excellent articles. and they are all
timely. They are by the best writers.
will DR.. Nausen Succeeds" by Gen. A. w.
Greedy, is one of them, and it will be read
with great interest. George g. Williams
treats of 1.-The Causes of Gold Export" and
DIR. Fridtjof Nauseh discusses "a New
Route to the North Pole" profits of Fruit
Culture in California" by ex-Gov. L. A.
Sheldon, contains vast amount of interest
ing information. The Forum Publishing
Company, Union Square. New York.
Sarah o. Jewett contributes the leading
story of the August Wide A lCdke, a de-
Iightful "Reminiscences Of Lafayette's last
visit to America; it is entitled, "Pegs Little
Chair" and has full page illustration by
Garrett. THE Silent Lie" an admirable
school story tor young folk, is by Francis
E. Leupp of the Washington Star. Poke
berry Juice and Mullein.n by Kate Upson
Clark, is little tale that reveals some Of
the funny toilet secrets of country girls
generation ago. There are many other ex-
RaI1 fr,E h. 49,, n
& Co., Boston.
LtppincottS for August is an excellent
number. Miss H. Lovett Cameron has a
complete novel entitled "a Daughters
Heart" Julian Hawthorne contributes a
curious and marvellous tale entitled my
Adventure with Edgar Allen Poe.n An in
teresting article upon "Thoreau and his
Biographers" is from the pen of Samuel
Arthur Jones' Thoreau was one of the
most individual and original characters that
America has produced. He is no longer
considered misantbrope or a cranky her
nit who masqueraded at Walden Pond,
the seriousness of his life is being recog-
nized, and the wisdom of his philosophy is
becoming more apparent. There are other
good things in the number. j. B. Lippin-
colt Company, Philadelphia.
Harper's Magazine for August appears
with very attractive table Of contents.
Col. Dodge, in his fourth paper on "Amer-
lean Riders" discusses American road rid
ing and cross-country work G. N. Grant,
principal of Queens University, Kingston,
Ontario, tells of trip through New Yea
land, his story deriving added interest from
the fact that native of one of Queen Vic-
toria's self-governing colonies is describing
another similar colony. Montgomery
takes the regular eastern view OF
disapDroval on the whole,
but with regrettul admissions of good points
in the clty's architecture, which is the sub
ject of his paper. Walter Besant tell Of
the London of the Plantagenets, describing
IN this article its ecclesiastical side. Mark
Twain has short story, and DIR. Rosny de-
scribes certain of the NIhllists who live in
Paris. Harper Brothers. New York
In the August North Americon Goodwin
Smith writes upon the Jewish question
from an anti-Semitic standpoint. He de
clares that the Jew is unpopular In Russia
and in other European countries not be-
cause of his religion, but because of the |
race characteristics which enable him to |
thrive pecuniarily in greater degree than !
his nelghbors. Charles A. Dana contributes |
an interesting bit of historical reminis-
cence, dealing with the achievements of q |
union spy during the term of his office
as Assistant Secretary of War. The |
talented wife of Sir Charles Dixie writes on |
Trades Unions for Women ;" and Gov.
Pennoyer of Oregon gives his views of 1.-THE |
New Political Party" in the west. An i'm |
portant and timely contribution is the one
oy the Hon. James R. Solely. the Assistant
of the Navy, on 1.-THE Value of
Naval Maneuvers." The Rerietv shows no
signs of midsummer dullness. No. East
Fourteenth street, New York.
The Atlantic Monthly for August con-
.ains many articles of great value. Chief
among these may be mentioned John C. |
Ropes critical paper on "Gen. Sherman"
Henry G. LEAFS IA Colonial Inquisitor :"
most interesting article on the state of
affairs and misgOvernment in Spanish |
America at the close of the seventeenth |
Wendell P. Garrison's Reform of |
the Senate" a complete story by Henry !
James entitled Marriages. new poem. |
Is Harebell," by Edmund Clarence Stedman:
of the two serial stories
Mary H. Catherwood's THE Lady of Fort |
st. John" and Frank r. Stocktons 'tThe |
House of Martha" the customary reviews. |
among them those of Mrs. Sutherland Orr's |
''Lifo of Browning" and of Goodwin |
Smiths Canada and the Canadian Oues- |
ton, :" and the usual comment on new books |
and the contributors club. Houghton, |
Miffin s. Co., IL East Seventeenth Street.
New York.
The Arena for August presents no less
than eight leading papers from representa-
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