The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-05


the inventor, on Aerial Navigation" ap-
pears in this number, aud considers partIc-
ularly the question OF the power required for
aviation. Col. E. Y. Sumner, of tue army,
gives graphic account Of the Indian mas
sacre OF 1879 under the title ''Besieged by
the Utes," TO which Mr.. Remington lends
the aid of his pencil. A concluding paper
on the Custer massacre, shortly TO appear,
will complete group Of papers on class of
frontier warfare which Is almost, if not
quite, In the past. j. G. Nicolay writes of
"LiaoOn'S Personal Appearance. and Gen.
II. V. Boynton discusses The Relation of
the Press and Public Men" from the point
of view of a veteran Washington journalist.
noting particularly the relations of the later
Presidents with the press. The Century Com
pany, Union square. New York. /"
The Forum for Oct her presents three
notable articles: Archdeacon Farrar writes
AN English Estimate Of Lowell" Edward
Atkinson on 1.-THE Real Meaning of the
Free Coinage Agltation;" the Hon. NJ. D.
Harter, me .nber of congress from Ohio, ex-
plains IA Plan for a Permanent Bank Sys-
tenn" by substituting good state, municipal
aud railroad bonds for government bonds
plan that deserves the attention OF all
students of finance. Certain other subjects
are treated, such as municipal misgovern-
ment, a remedy for which is presented by
President Eliot; prison systems, about
which w. P. Andrews, for forty years
clerk of the criminal court at Salem, Mass.
writes to show that the "reformatory" sys-
tenn of management has doubled crime i'll
Massach lsetts; the status and needs Of our
army and navy, and coast defenses, are ex-
planned by Col. Theodore A. Dodge and by
Commander Miller of the New York naval
militia. The Forum Publishing Company.
Union square, New York.
The Magazine of american History for
October forcibly illustrates how leading
monthly, which keeps in touch with the
highest thoughts current of the day in re-
gard TO great historical events, may be-
come public benefactnr as well as an edu-
Gator. Just as the inquiry Is at high tide
concerning the portraits OF Columbus, one
may open this beautiful number and learn
all about the most important of them. The
| article by the editor, "A Group of Colum-
bus Portraits" deals with facts and picture
ped grees that are we'll authenticated. Civ
ing fac SMILES of the oldest sand rarest en-
| graved'prints of Columbus pcrtraiture ex
tant, with much other data of timely con-
sequence. Magazine of American History,
743 Broadway, New York.
The Duchess" author of "Molly Bawn,"
Phyllis, ~ Airy Fairy Lillian" and host
of other popular stories, contributes the
complete novel of the October number of
LtppincottS Magazine The story is
called Lady Patty" and it is bright and
breezy and with plenty OF go in
it,, and compares most favoraoly
with the other popular novels of
this widely-read author. John Gilmer
| Speed follows up his article in the Septem-
Der number with paper entitled THE Com
mon Roads ofsEurope." He shows how far
ahead of US the great nations of Europe are
i'll the matter Of roads and their admins
tration and maintenance. Lippincott's Mag
azlne, Philadelphia.
The October number of The Engineering
Magazine opens the second volume of this
excellent publication, and the table of con-
tents indicates number of topics connected
with industrial progress in which every one
who wishes to keep up with the times must
! feel more or less interest. It is Characters
tic of all the articles printed in this maya
zine, even when upon scientific matters,
that they are written in a style whicl
adapts them to busy men of affairs who
| may be without technical training, as
well as to the professional man or student
Engineering Magazine, World building
| New York.
st. Nicholas seldom publishes number
without some decided novelty. Here in the
October issue we find an account by Marga
| ret Bisland of "A Curious Relic" namely
parO OF Cue nRureneao OF Cne Olu IrlghV'
Constitution. Another but minor novelty
is a short letter from Meredith Nugent ex
planning where grasshoppers and cricket
tried to hide their ears until Sir John Lub
book rummaged them out for us. "Blacl
Artn is a sketch designed TO revive the de
lights and suggest the possibilities of thai
very antique device, the silhouette. The
Century Company, Union square, New
York.
The October Arena is an exceptionally
| good number. 1t has a number Of articles
which are sure to attract wide attention.
| Theodore Stanton writes about Some Weak
Spots in the French Republic" and Mon
cure d. Conway discusses "Mme Blavatsky
at Adyar.n There are half-dozen other
notable articles by well-known contrib
utors. The Arena Publishing Company
Pierce building, CopIey square, Boston.
The Cosmopolitan for October is a superb
number. It is elegantly illustrated, and
contains large amount of first-class and
desply interesting matter. This magazine
is taking high stand in popular favor,
owing to the efforts to give the public wha,
it wants. Cosmopolitan Magazine, Fifth
avenue. Broadway and Twenty-fifth street,
| New York