The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-28
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H. Jayne. The Price-McGil Company,
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Cloth, 81. This volume is illustrated,
and the story is full of thrilling scenes
and hair-breadth escapes. Those who
take pleasure in reading startling Indian
stories will find this one exactly suited to
their taste.
"To Let" etc, by B. M. Croker, J. B.
Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, pub
fishers. Paper, 50 cents. This is one of
Lippincott's select novels, and very
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"Facts and Elections Of Life" by Helen
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Paper, so cents The works of this au-
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certain to attract attention.
MAGAZINES.
The leading paper in Harper's Magazine
for September is "A General Election in
England, =" by Richard Harding Davis. It
describes the actual experiences of Mr..
Davis, who, as the companion of a con-
servative candidate during the canvass
which returned the present House of Com
mons, saw a lively political campaign in
El&lduu more lULlIldtGlY bndu IUdlN
Americans have been able to do. No
scientific institution is more interesting
than the Lick Observatory, which is
making of astronomy a new science.
Harpers contains an article on Dr. Ed
ward Emer2on Barnard, the director of
the Lick Observatory, by a former assO-
ciate, Prof s. w. Burnham of Chicago.
The subjects of Nicaragua canal and its
probable control by the United States are
Of increasing interest to Americans now
that the Panama canal has been officially
declared failure Mr.. Sidney Webster
considers the subject in q thoughtful
paper. The correspondence of James
Russell Lowell is not surpassed in interest
by that of any other literary American.
His longtime friend, Prof Norton, gives
taste of the forthcoming volume of
LOwel's letters, which he has edited
since the poets death. Harper g. Broth
ers, New York.
The Rev DR.. Edward McGlynn con
tributes to the September Forum an acute
and critical survey of the present rela-
tions of the Vatican and the United
States. DIR. Glynn, who returned re-
Gently from Rome with the pope's bless
ing, reciteS incidentally in this paper the
exact language of his remarkable per-
s0nal conversation with Leo XIII, during
which the pope expressed himself unrc
STRANGELY with regard to the Satolli-Cor-
rigan controversy, and frankly CON
demned fomenters of dissension within
the church in the United States. John
Bach McMaster, the eminent historian,
has a financial and historical review,
entitled "A Century's Struggle for Sill
YER" In this review Mr.. McMaster de-
picts wildly the widespread embarrass-
ment that prevailed among merchants
and others in the United States century
ago for want of small eXchangeable
| coinage. Henry Irving, who landed at
Quebec the other day to begin a pro-
tracted American theatrical tour, fur
nishes the September Forum a charming
article on My Four FaVOrite Parts.N
The Forum Publishing Company, Union
square, New York.
Fctter's Southern Magazine for Sep
TENDER maintains the excellent reputa
tion of this popular periodical, The lead
ing article on american Architecture
Its Past and Promise" by lone Estes
DOdd, commands the attention of the
reader throughout. The authors com
plete mastery of the subject is manifest
in every line, and the clearness and ele-
gance of literary style viii please the lay
reader. The illustrations accompanying
the article are drawn by the well-known
architect. w. J. Dodd, and some Of them
are lull6 luE6ulOuS, uObdDly but SllilldIlbN
shown to exist between the styleof dwell
iugs and the headdress of Asiatic and
European people. With the whole world
turning its back upon silver, Elizabeth
Hollowa-'s description of new "E'ields of
Gold" will find readers. The article is
illustrated with several striking views
of this new land OF riches.-t'etterB Bush
Publishing Company, Louisville, Ky.
The principal article in Scribner's
Magazine for September is Mr.. Alexan-
der Cargill's charming account of Izaak
Walton, apropos of the three-hundredth
anniversary of that good mans birth.
The article and the illustrations that ac-
company it are interesting notes to the
Complete Angler, y and bring before us
/ in detail some Of the contemplative mans
! favorite haunts Mr. r. J. Lowell, con-
! siders Clothes historically, with the help
! of extremely interesting Illustrations;
| Mr. Gustav koDbe tells of the high tides
! in F'uudy: Mr. Austin DO0son shows US
/ old Sam Richardson at home; and many
! other well equipped writers of prose AMI
| poetry make the number in every way
! interesting. Charles Scribner's sons,
| New York.
The complete story in Lippincott's mag
azine Tor September is a Bachelors Bri-
! dar' nv Mrs IT IOvett Cameron. 1t is