The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-01
BOOK NOTICES.

'~OSA~s
Ter. A. NJ Thayer & Co. publishers, Bos-
ton. This is a review of the legal, polit
ical and military career of Benz lmin F.
Butler. 1t is illustrated with l25 engrav-
ings, maps and photographs. 1t is pub
llshed as subscription book, and, the pub
fishers say. is to be sold only as such. The
book is very interesting one, and in some
respects valuable one, as 1t contains mucn
that will be OF use to the future historian.
Ii is written in a graceful and easy style
and its facts are presented with literary
skill and with more than the usual appre
citation Of what will attract readers. The
author says that he has ''set down naught
in malice" but has expressed his honest
opinion OF men and measures OF the dead
he declares he has spoken only good, and be
proposes to defend the opinions he has ex-
pressed and the statements he has made.
In view OF the prominent part Gen. Butler
has taken in public affairs, both civil aud
military, it is certain that his book will
be widely read.
MAGAZINES.
The most timely article in the February
Century is the one written by c. G. Buel,
assistant editor of the magazine, which
records the results Of a personal investiga-
ton by him, in behalf the readers Of the
Century, into the history, methods and de-
signs of just now notorious institution.
The title Of the paper is "The Degradation
Of State; or, the Charitable Career of the
Louisiana Lottery" Capt Francis V.
Green, late of the regular army, who now
holds commission as major in the militia,
contrl butes an important illus rated paper
on 1.-The New National Guard" and in
"Open Letters Gen. A. V. Kautz offers q
plan Of making the regular army serve as a
school for officers of volunteers with a view
to the national defense; Lieut.. r. L Evans
puts in plea for "a National Militia"
This number Is also made notable by
posthdmus story by Wolcott Balestier, who
is the co>author with Mr.. Kiphug of 1.-The
Naulahka" "Reffey' is novel in plot and
situation, the principal characters being a
conductor on far western railroad, and
two young women, one the manager Of an
eating house, and the other a telegraph
operator. In a profusely illustrated article
on pioneer Days in San Francisco" DR..
| John Williamson Palmer, the well-known
| writer, describes, from personal knowled se.
the adventurous life and diverse types that
lent romantic color to the origin and growth
| of the metropolis of the west. The Century
| Compeny, Union square, New York
As one 10 ks over the pages of the Febru-
airy ST. Nicholas, at every moment the eye
is attracted by some bright thought in text
or drawing. At the very front door comes
j. H. Dolph's clever dog and cat picture,
| showing plump puppy evidently fed TO
repletion graciously consenting to the dis
posal of his dinner by his friends the kittens.
| Whoever gives away what he doesn't want
may read the parable with the thought
"de te fdbuld nnrrGtur." Then
there the picture Of Sir Jeffrey
| Hudson, the dwarf CT Is inches stature, who
| figures SO proximity in the history Of the
times of Henrietta Marie of England. How
he was vsnquishsd,by turkey-cock, and he "
Ia turn he overcame an opponent in a ser
| ious duel; how he was leased by the kingi
| giant, and how he was oaptured by pirates
is told in the text of the first of these arti-
| Giles on III istoric Dwarfs, SO carefully pre-
pared by Mary Shears Roberts Turning
| over more pages, we see a scientitic-loJ kin z
| diagram THAI seems more fitted to the
| columns OF a grave treatise than to those Of
| a childs magazine. There is a great variety
of other good things in the number. The
Century Company, Union square New
| York.
The Rerielo Of ReUielOs has begun to inn
press many if not all of its readers with the
| idea that it hes an unerring instinct In
| divining the man of the month. This
month it finds that David b. Hill is more
| CONSPICUOUS budu any OtllSI OolOlO OuS
| American public, and 1t proposes to tell the
country at large more about Mr.. Hill than
has ever been told before. The two charac-
| ter sketches OF Mr.. Hill in the Feb
| ruary number of the Reuielc were evil
IDENTIFY written at the latest posi-
bic movement. and they bring Mr.. Hi
| quite up to date. The group of articles IN
| der the general title of "Fhe Laymen's
| Movement" in the ReUietO Of ReUiet0S for
| yNork nc the nntahla
| tributi1n that has recently been made to
| the discussion of the development of a
practica! working Christianity. The ReUielC
! Of heuielos for February publishes "a synop.
sis of Mrs Humphry Wards new novel,
The History of David Griave," with por-
trait of Mrs. Ward. It also has an illus
trated summary Of the report just issued
| by the Salvation Army upon the wonder
| fully successful beginning that has been
made in the first year in the carrying out
| of Gen. Booths social scheme. The Review
of Reviews, Is Aston place, New York.
The contents of the February number OF
the North American Revie0 are unusually
varied. In addition to the first of the four
articles by Mr.. Gladstone on the Olympiar
relipion. are the following contributions:
| Tammany Hall and the Democracy, by
| Hon. Richard Croker; How to Attack the
Tariff bv the Hon. William NJ. Springer
chairman of the ways and means commit
tee: A Claim for American Literature. by
| clark Russell; Can Our National Banks be
Made Saferl by Edward s. Lacey. CON
troller Of the currency; Fires on Trans
atlantic Steamers, by Earl de
| la War;, who has recently
| heen active in the House OF Lords in his
efforts to prevent imperfect stowage OF
G ton; The Duty and Destiny of England
in Asia, by Sir Edwin Arnold; A Perilous
| Business and the Remedy, by Henry Cabot
| I,odge-the business referred to being the
| occupation of trainmen; A Year Of Railway