The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-08
BOOK NOTICES.

"Ranch Verses" by William Lawrence
Chittendon. c.. P. Putman's Sons. New
York. Cloth, 81. This is a delightful lit
tie volume, many of the poems being so
full of music that one finds little difficalty
in committing them to memory
"A Modern Agrippa, Patience Baker
a Tale of Old Nantucket" by Caroline
Earle White. j. B. Lippincott Company,
Philadelphia Few works of fiction have
been published lately that are more enter
tanning than this.
Monsieur Mason and Others" by
Grace Howard PIERCE. The Price-McGill
Company, St. Paul, MINI. This is one of
the Golden Library series and is a rather
sensational story.
Mary Ann, by l. Zanquill. Raphael
Tuck & Son, publishers, New York Illus
trated This is a bright little story,
short, but well worth reading.
MAGAZINES.
The Century for May starts new vol
ume with new cover-design by Stanford
White based upon the design by him used
for years by the Century" and which
was afterward modified by Mr. Vedder
The magazine opens appropriately with
the subject of the world Is fair. there be-
ing two prose contributions one by Mrs
Van Rensselaer, with practical sugges-
tions how best to see the exposition; and
the second, by w. Lewis Fraser of the
Century arr department on Decorative
Painting at the Worlds Fair" with
special reference to the work of Melchers
and MacEwen, of which full-page illustra-
tions are given. Mrs. Van RCnssclaer's ar
ticle is illustrated with large drawings by
Castaignc of the principal buildings at the
fair. pictured with reference to remark
able atmospheric effects, and from inter
esting points of view. The
personal interest of the present
number is strong ana varied. 1t
includes Il paper of 'Recollectlons
of Lord Tennyson' by John Addingl on
Symonds. the English art critic, with in
teresting anecdotes of discussions be-
tween the laureate and Mr.. Gladstone;
a paper on Joseph Bonaparte in Borden
town" by Marion Crawford. with a por
trait of the King of Spain; n paper by
Don c.. Seitz on "Rellcs of Artemus
Ward. " with a hitherto unpublished pOr-
trait of Ward at the age of 20 and
fac smile of his appointment as Speaker
of Pieces to the Territory of Nevada"
and a biographical sketch and portrait Of
John Muir, the Sierra and Alaska eX-
plorer, by John SWEET, superintendent Of
schools in San Francisco. There are
many other good things in the number.
The Century Company, Union square,
New York.
In "St. Nicholas" for May Mrs. c. V.
Jamison, who is the author of Lady
Jane, begins a new serial. Lady Jane
was one of the most popular stories st.
Nicholas has ever printed. An unusually
good article on columbus at La Rabida'
makes a strong point Of imagining the ex-
plorer IS present in spirit at the recent
celebration near the historic convent.
Two strong stories for boys-one by Her
bert II Smith and the other by Tappan
Adncy-are descriptive Of iaguar-hunting
in south America and salmOn-spearng in
thcnorthern states and Canada. To get
true idea OF this number, we must not
omit some less important but more de-
lightful bits. We may select hemble's
drawing of the baby lion that tries 10 eat
the doll and remarks, ''Whew Sawdust, ~
and Maurice Thompson's poem and Louis
Loeb's pictorial echo OF 1t. Inc century
Company, Union square, New York.
The New England Magazine" for May
opens with an interesting account Of the
relations of Phillips Brooks 10 Harvard
University. both as a student ard re-
ligious teacher The paper is by DIR. Alex
ander Mckenzie. a very attractive article
which every boy who has felt the faseinl-
tion of reciers and god buttons viii want
TO read is Life and Study At the Naval
Academy" by Walter 9. Richardson, en-
sign. United States navy. The irOntls.
piece OF the number is "a iine engraving OF
phillips Brooks. as be appeared as Har'