The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-01
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thought now IL was bnar SNAKE
though he has no legs at all. makes
article in the August st. NicholGS, Some
thing About Snakes" explains that the
snake has two feet Co each leg, and has
various other amazing qualities about
which it is just as we'll to know. j. G.
Boards pictures of the RATHER, she cobra,
and other varieties of the arch enemy of
man, are almost too good. The author re-
lates that, while putting snake into her
collecting can, she was asked what she was
going to do with it. Preserve it, !" she re-
piled. Whereupon the other woman asked,
| with increased interest, "Do they make
good preserve,w Capt. Charles w. Ken
| nedy, formerly commander of the White
Star steamer Germanic, has contributed to
the August 81. Nicholas a simple little
story explaining "How Ships Talk to Each
| Other" az account of the international sys-
sem of signals. OF COURSE the children will
want to know all about this. and il it
should happen that you older soldiers we're
q little rusty on the subject, ysu will find 1t
| worth reading up. Follow Capt. Kennedy's
story with that which comes next in the
magazine, an account of thrilling bit OF
| news conveyed by British vessel TO an
American merchantmen. Kate Tannatt
Woods has a clever story entitled THE
Jollivers' Donkey There are nany other
| good things in the number. The Century
The August Century has handsome new
white aud green cover marked "Midsummer
Holiday Number" 1t is notable not only
| for iss midsummer characteristics, but as
| celebrating the centenary of the poet Shelley
| by fFontspiece portrait and a striking
| essay by the poet George E. Woodberry,
| America. Mr.. Woodberry gives very
| high estimate of Shelley's work in the line
of modern civilization, aud says that 'those
| to whom social justice is a watchword, and
| the development of the individual every
where in liberty, intelligence, and virtue is
| a cherished hope, must be thankful that
| Shelley lived.n In open Letters" John
Malone gives the intestinR result of a patient
| search for Shslleys American Ancestor"
| The number Is gay with pictures aud with
| stories, both serial and short. The FIRST
article Is a fresh account of the ascent of
Japan's sacred mountain. The ascent was
| made to ascertain the availability OF the
| peak as an astronomical station, but the 1p-
teresting description of the journey, With
| its beautiful illustrations, makes the article
delightful sum ner reading. John Bur-
roughs, In 'Glimpses of Wild Life"
gives the readers peep at hawks,
foxes, thrushes, woodchuclSs, and other in :
innate friends OF his, In his usual chsTmiag
manner. The Century Company, Union
square, New York.
The most notable feature OF the August
Arena (which, by the way, is q womsn's
number) is a symposium on wonenis clubs
to which eleven representative American
women contribute. The opening paper,
discussing THE Federation of Woman's
| Clubs" is prepared by May Wright Sewall,
America; papers on club life in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and the south are
written by Hester III. Poole, Kate Gannett
Wells. Mary <. Mumford and Katharine
Mobiles. "The Attitude of the Typical
Southern Woman to Clubs" is by Apuah
tesnth Century Club OF Memphis, Temp
THE Club as an Ally to Higher Education"
is by Mrs. Mary e. Boyce, late president of
the Ruskin Club of Los Angeles, Cal. The
Club as School Of Philosophy" by Ellen
NJ. Mitchell. author of "a Study IN Greek
Philosophy" The Club as an Agent of
of Chicago. 1.-Two London Clubs" by
Louise Chandler Moulton. 'The Club of
the Future" by Mary A. Livermore 1t is
safe to say that never before has 80 brill
liant and able symposium on this impor-
tant theme been presented. Pierce build
ing, Copley square, Boston.
The Cosmopolitan for August contains
just the kind of reading matter for a mid
summer aftsrnoon-fullo of attractive Illus
trations; scenes and life in the far off Phil
ippine Islands, with an experience Of an
earthquake; photographs on the Atlantic
bach accompanying charming sketch of
Jerseys Salt Water Day" by Hamlin
Garland; charming Spanish bits by the
artist Chase; lovely vistas, and entieing
groves, illustrating a California farm vii
Iage, in which Col. Fitzsimmons describes
the growth and development of a model
community of fruit farms. or the fiction,
Henry James Jersey Villas makes de-
liRhttul midsummer reading and there is
an odd story of southern life. while Curios-
tiles OF Musical Literature viii furnish a
half hours entertainment for every lover
Of music. English high society is always
an interesting subject when discussed by
one who Ia Of it, and knows it thoroughly.
Henry Arthur Herbert of Mucross. for
nerly an officer of the Guards and as MEM
parliament gives in an entertaining way the
cause of the revolution which has taken
place in the society of London during the
past thirty years. Fifth avenue, Broadway
and Twenty-hfth street. New York.
The August number of the ReUie,U Of
ReuietUs contains character sketch of
Grover Cleveland. written by a gentleman
whose qualifications are admittedly the very
best. The sketch follows the well-received
| article on President Harrtso1, written for
the July ReUieW of ReutetUs by Gen. Thomas
J. Morgan. This August Review Of Re
uielUs is particularly Interesting. One OF Its
kesnest articles is q sharp and very unspar
ing attack upon "Cahepslyisn" By a prem
inent American Catholic editor, who de-
| clares that within a certain wing OF the
| Catholic church there has been, and is, a
most unworthy conspiracy TO prevent the
| Americani1ation of European emigcants to
this country. This number Of the ReuteW
is as strong in its portraits Of distinguished
personages as its predecessors. The frontis-
piece is a magnificent portrait of Mr. Cleve-
| land and there follow clear and striking por-
traits of Mr.. Stevenson, the democratic
vice presidential candidate; Messrs. Win
| ian G. Whitney, Burke Cochran, w l..
Wilson of West Virginia, Henry Waiter
son aud Senator Villas and Others. IL Astor
place. New York.
In The North AmeHcan Reuieto for Au.
gust, the Duke Of Argyll, in mis- article,
English Elections and Home Rule" pre-
sents with c!earness one of the features in
the argument of the opposition to the theory
of home rule for ireland. jules Clsretie,
director of the Thaater Francois, writes on
"The Shoulder in Literature" Maj. j.
w. Powell Of the United States geological
survey, accounts for our sudden ingnda-
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