The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-29
BOOK NOTICES.


Taylor & Co., publishers, il9 Potter build
ing, New York. Paper, 50 cents. This is an
American story, and q very good one. It is
Illustrated with taste and skill
How TO Manage Husband. 4" J. s. OgiIvie,
publisher. 81 Rose street New York. Paper,
25 cents This work contains the opinions and
experiencesyof more than 100 women. It is
a book that women will find particularly in
| teresting.
Jason Edwards; An Average Man" By
Hamlin Garland. Arena Publishing Com
pany, Boston, Mass. Paper, so cents
This story depicts with startling fidelity the
real life Of the artisan and farmer to-day
IL is rich in sunshine and shadows Love,
and the romance of real life, are here de-
picted by master hand.
Life of Robert Toombs.n By Pleasant
A. Stovall. Cassell Publishing Company,
lO4 and LOG Fourth avenue. New York
This is handsome volume of $40 pages.
The best workmanship 10 apparent In its
binding and typographical work.
The author has succeeded in making a
permanent addition to the literature of the
country. he has produced q work that
will he widely read and will soon find ITS
way into all the libraries of the country.
The subject Of it is a fascinating One-one
that is well calculated to call forth an
authors best efforts. Robert Toombs was
conspicuous figure, not only in Georgia
but in the whole country. He made an i'm
preston that will not soon disappear. What
he said and did will be subjects for COM
ment ana discussion generations hence.
The author has treated his subject in q
popular way, and his book, therefore, is an
exceedingly interesting one 1t gives
true picture OF Robert Toombs
as he was. His virtues and
his faults are brought out clearly,
and the part he played in the great drama
that led uD to and includes the war Of seces-
sion is geographically depicted.
Those who are not familiar with the life
and character of Robert Toombs should
read this book. 1t will entertain and in
struct them. And they will not think it
siresome. On the contrary, they will re-
greet that they reached the end Of it so soon.
MAGAZINES.
The Magazine of american History
furnishes with each monthly issue a vigor-
GUS illustration OF its unmistakable wealth
Of resource, as well as Of the scope Of this
leading historical publication of the United
States, which is as broad as the continent
| itself. The March number is, as usual,
| handsome and attractive and contains a
mass Of desirable Information on timely
| topics Magazine of American History, T43
| Broadway, New York.
Scribner's Magazine for March contains
many noteworthy contributions. The open
ing pages have the widely announced last
poem written by the late James Russell
| Lowell, entitled ION Bust of Gen.
| Grant" which is in the vein of MIR. Lowell's
highest patriotism, ranking with the famous
"Commemoration Ode" An article of the
and the rapidly increasing commercial i'm
portauce of Chicago, is detailed account
| such as has never before been given IN pop.
ular magazine) of 1.-THE Water Route from
Chicago to the Ocean" by way Of the great
lakes, the Welland canal, and the ST.
Lawrence river, with elaborate illustrations.
OF the greatest practical interest is also the
group of short articles on "Speed 10 Loco
motives representing the opinions of three
Unknown authorities. on as many phases
of the subject. Charles Scribner's Sons
| New York.
William Dean Howells' new novel, 1.-THE
World Of Chance" begins in Hdrper'i
Magazine for March. Judging from the
opening chapters alone, this story promises
to outrival in interest anything hitherto
written by that distinguished author. Thi:
| number of the Magazine is also especially
strong in American subjects. Julian Ralph
contributes graphic article on 1.-The Capt.
tails of the Understanding the twin
cities of Minnesota and the twin lake ports,
| Duluth and Superior-in which he gives
some surprising figures regarding the phe-
nomenal growth and prosperity of those
cities. William McLennen, in the unique
dialect of the Frencn-Canadian hGbitant
| fall Eha cfa Nf TOhY 4
| Chunky Peters," which is illustrated by
Reinhart. In an article on "Our Gray
| Squirrel" by ]. G. Beard
Ernest Ingersoll, in his usual engaging man.
ner, gives a careful study Of the habits and
| characteristics of these interesting little
creatures. These are ouly few OF the good
things OF the number. Harper Bros,
| New York.
The Atlantic Monthly for March opens
with an article by the Rev. Brooke Her.
ford, the popular Boston clergyman, on
IAN Old English Township" in which be
embodles, In delightful way, the chance,
and changes of settlement in Lancashire
| Singleton by name, with which Mr.. Her
ford is thoroughly familiar, and which
shows him at heart to have all that true
English love of the country which is almost
a national character. Edith Thomas under
the fanciful title of THE Little Children Of
Cybele," describes in a half-serious half.
fanciful fashion the habits OF the swallow
the squirrel, the tortoise, the chipmunk
and other dumb pensioners of nature, in
terspersed here and there with short poems
also by Miss Thomas. The most important
article in the number, however. is "Why
the Men of '61 Fought for the Union" by
Maj. Gen. Jacob Dolson Cox lat one time
governor of Ohio, and Secretary of the
Interior, and now dean of the Cincinnati
Law SCHOOL, which furnishes another aspect
Of the principles involved in the contest be-
tween the north and south, and which will
be read with interest by those who have
enjoyed Prof. Shaler's and Prof. Glider.
| sleeves views on the same subject Hough-
| ton Mif1 in 81 ca RoStoo