The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06
BOOK NOTICES.

BOOK NOTICES.
"MsemornA. a Metrical Romance" by
Joseph !. c. Clarke. G. T. Prtnsm's Sons,
q West Twenty-third street. New York.
Cloth, 81. This is a charming little volume
aud one that will speedily find its way to
popular favor.
Poker Points is little vest pocket affair
that contains the decisions Of a draw poker
congress and covers every question in the
game that Is likely to arise. NJ. Glib, pub
Usher As Rose street, New York. Leather
cover, IS cents.
Lady Vsrners Flight" by the Ouch
essn Mrs Hungerford). John A. Taylor &
Co.. 1l9 Potter building, New York. Paper.
50 cents. The stories OF the Duchess are
always interesting. and this one isl not an ex-
ceptiOn to the rule.
Picturesque Chicago and Guide to the
Worlds Fair" L. Ii. Woodward & Co.,
Baltimore. Cloth, 81 so. This is an ele-
gautly bound volume Of over 800 pages. The
most valuable feature of 1t is its llluStra-
| tions. Tlere are great many Of them and
they alone are worth more than the price OF
the book. Having seen the illustrations one
has pretty good idea Of the fair.
MAGAZINES.
The February NelO England Magazine
opens with an excellent and eminently just
description of the literary awakening in
| Chicago, with a commentary upon the
most notable literary characters who have
made their regulations IN the Windy city.
| The article is we'll illustrated. Arthur Lord
contributes an account of THE Pilgrims
| Church in Plymouth" which will interest
| all who visited the historic old town.
| Nathan Haskell Dole pays a tribute TO the
memory OF John GreenIeaf Whittier, in a
poem, Prophets" Charles NJ. Andrews
| t kes his readers into Biographical By
path Through New England History
There are many other Interesting a. tices.
| New England Magazine, Sc Federal street,
| Boston.
| A wealth Of entertaining reading matter
and host of beautiful pictures are TO be
| found in MunSey'S Maya zine for February.
| With the opening article one is transported
to the Adirondacks and it is hard t. say
which is the more allurlng-the summer or
winter views which are given Of life in
these fascinating woods. The paper on
American Prima Donnas" presents
US with an sssemblage Of women,
| portrayed by pen ana camera, who
within the past few years have won the
hearts Of two hernispheres by the sweetness
of their voices. Interesting facts about
Annie Louise Cary, Minnie HsUk, Albani
and others are told, and the article is illus
trated with eight portraits of charming
finish. Frank A. Munsey & Co., 1855
East Twenty-third street. New York.
The literary features Of The Arena for
February are a carefully prepared bio
graphical sketch of the Life, Character
and Work of Charles Darwin" by the
editor; a second argument in favor OF
Shakespearean authorship by Dr. W. J.
Rolfe, the eminent Shakespearean scholar
a story by the Canadian poet, William P.
Mckenzie, entitled WAS 1t Prophecyp
and poem entitled 1.-THE Minority" This
number is rich In able discussions of vital
social and economic problems. II contains
a number of well considered aud timely
religious papers, and some interesting
psychical discussions, together with a very
| interesting paper on Education aud Char
acter Building" by Prof. Joseph Rodes
| Buchanan. The Arena Publishing Com
pauy, Pierce building, Copley square,
| Boston.
The frontispiece OF the February st.
Nicholas is from Delort's painting of 1.-THE
Capture of the Dutch Fleet on the Zuyder
Zee by French Husss-s in 1894" and a
beautiful piece of engraving it is Tbs
opening story is one of RudyArd Kipling's
interpretations of India-there is in &c a
good story for children and good study
for the older readers. This tale, COLLAR
| Wallah and the Poison-Stick ;" tmiRht be
profitably read aloud. From sleepy old
India the next article plungss US into the
cooling sea and calls upon us to study bat
thing under Water This with the help Of
MIR. Davidson's striking drawings, we are
| very glad to do Those who prefer to delvs
| nj at MI
into the sea, will maybe prefer Mrs. Orpsn's
| "BOyhood of Louis XIV" an excellent hiss
torical study. illustrated by beautiful
plctures-pArEicularl that OF tho statue on
page 257. The Century Company, Union
square, New York.
Timeliness is the striking characteristic of
the principal contributions to the North
american RerieU for February. The
leading feature is an able article entitled
chow to Revise thu Tariff )" by Hon. Will
ian NJ. Springer, chairman of the commit
| tee on ways and means CT the House of
| Representatives. Two articles which are
sure to attract wide attention ia view of she
! recent scandals in Paris, which even
I threaten the republic are Admiral Ammen's
| "Recollections of the Panama Canal Con-
| gress' of 1879. and Nine Adams entertain
ing ana instructive paper on Criminal
| Law in France" Under the title OF
"ChsuRes in the Church OF England" the
the Very Rev. Robert Gregory, dean of ST.
| Peuls, contributes some interesting remin-
iscences of the Oxford movement and its
! leaders. "Boous and Banes of Free Coin
age'' are discussed on the one hand by the
| Hon. r. P. Bland. The above are only a
| few Of the good things in the number. No.
8 East Fourteenth street, New York.
The ReUieW of RsUieWs for February ap-
| peals with uncommon force to men of action
and men of affairs in the large and small
cities of the United States 1t is full OF
timely discussion upon such questions as the
municipal ownership of gas aud electric
lighting works. the problems of city transit
! and administration, the gifts Of millionaires
| for pubic purposes in their respective home
cities. and such practical ques-
| lions as the Inheritance tax. The
beauty of the treatment of these
| questions by the RerietO of ReUie,Cs lies in
Us freedom from mere theory and disserta-
uion and its reliance upon plenty of solid
and timely facts. One can always go to
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MEDICAL.