The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-04
BOOK NOTICES.

ANASS AAOA4 4ONA 1DDlCS IOu-
talns complete novel called An I'm
speakaole Siren" il being story of
modern society in New York. The hero
me is highly original character. and the
treatment OF the subject is clever through
out. bright collection of short stories.
sketches, poems and witticisms taken
from Town Topics accompanies the story.
The Dawn of New Era in America"
by Bushrod W. James, NJ D. Porter &
Coats, Philadelphia, publishers Paper.
25 cents. This book deals with some of
the very important questions of the day to
/ which few authors have directed atten-
ton.
The Workingman's Wife, ~ translated
from the German by Hettie E Miller
E. A. Weeks & Co., 276 and 27S Franklin
street, Chicago, publishers. Paper, 50
cents. This is one OF the MARGUERITE
series. and is a story of considerable
! power.
THE Man from the West" by Wall
street man. ]: S. Ogilv1e, publisher, 81
Rose street, New York. PAPER. so cents.
! This is a story descriptive of adventures
! from the chaparral to Wall street. 1t is
a very entertaining story.
Claudia Hyde, . by Frances Courtenay
Baylor. Houghton, Miffin & Company,
New York Cloth, $125 This is a
charming story, one that makes pleasant
and interesting reading for idle summer
hours
MAGAZINES.
The discussion of popular government
based on universal suffrage, which was
begun in the May number of Donahoe's,
is continued with vigor in the June num-
Der, the significance of certain recent
public utterances being dwelt upon. Two
radically different articles are The
Blessings Of Monopoly" and The Oasis
of Siwah." In the former, Rev. T. A.
HendricS, a Catholic clergyman, presents
the strongest possible argument for the
competitive system and for monopoly, It's
inevitable result. and in the latter article
a German writer shows, in the form of an
allegory, the meaning of rent and inter
est. Rev. DR.. Shahan continues his
| scholarly and fascinating study of The
Ancient Schools of Ireland, and Mary
| Elizabeth Blake has a remarka oily strong
Spanish story. The illustrations of the
number and the shorter articles are up to
| the magazines usual high standard
Donahoes Magazine Company, Gil Wash
ington street, Boston.
The North American Review for June
contains three important articles on the
industrial army movement which are
bracketed together under the general
title of THE Menace of 'Coxeyism "
They are written respectively by Mai.
Gen. o. o. Howard, who discusses THE
Significance and Aims of the Movement; :"
by Superintendent Byrnes, of the New
| Y ork police department, who deals with
the Character and Methods of the Men !"
and by DIR. Alvah H. Doty, chief of the
bureau of contagious diseases, who deals
with The Danger to the Public Health. 4"
Sarah Grande the author of the" Heavenly
Twins" whose articles in the North
American Review on the Woman CUES
ton have been the subject of so much
comment and criticism, continues the
series in the June number of that peri
odical with trenchant paper on 1.-The
Modern Grit" North American Review,
No, 81 East Fourteenth street, New
York 7' " rrs rVE
The Review of Reviews for June shows
the usual feasibility Of that keenly edited
periodical in adapting itself to the topics
of the month. In its department of lead
ing articles it groups together a very re-
markable series of digests of important
! recent essays on various topics pertaining
to the political and social status of
woman. Moreover, its always varied and
curious collection of caricatures illus
! ITdllIlR I0S nlSLOEN Ol JHG IlDlLu IS en-
liYened by a number of cartoons from
New Zealand and Australia, some in
tended to eulogize and others to satirize
the acknowledgements of women in the New
Zealand colony and the unsuccessful
woman suffrage campaign in New South
Wales. These articles and caricatures
are submitted BY the Review of Reviews
apropos of the great pending discussion
in the state of New York. Review of Re-
views IL AStOr place New York
Mr.. E. L. Godkin, the editor of the
Nation and of the New York Evening
Post. contributes to the May Annals of
the American Academy a very interest
ing paper on the Problems of Municipal
Government" Taking New York as the
typical American city, he shows the dan
gers which she has had to face and is
facing, and points out the way to solve
these problems. This number also con
tams a contribution from the pen of Gam
aliei Bradford on The Reform of Our
State Governments. MIR Bradford de.
votes himself particularly to New York
state in view of the constitutional con-
vention now being held there, but his OBJ
servations apply in very large degree to
all of our states. Annals of American
Academy, Philadelphia.
The Arena for June is superb num-
Der. 1t contains large number or
articles by the best writers upon topics
in which England is interested. A
picture OF Victor Hugo is its frotispiece.
An article that will attract attention is
entitled The Sixth Sense and How TO
Develop IT, by Paul Lynor The num-
Der is well worth having. The Arena
Publishing Company, Pierce Building,
Copley Square, Boston, Mass.
The Cyclopedic Review of Current His
tory for the first quarter Of 1894 is a
splendid review of the important events
that have occurred during that period
This publication, because of its merit is
steadily winning its way to public favor.
Garretson, Cox & Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Blue and the Gray for June has as its
leading article IAN Ideal Currency in
which the writer does not make it appear
that he knows much about financial mat
tiers. Other articles in the number will
be found interesting. The Patriotic
American Company, Philadelphia.
The Engineering Magazine for June is
an exceptionally fine number 1t contains
dozen or more articles of exceptional
merit. There is not one of them that can
not be read with profit and pleasure.
| Tho EnOinaeriuo MAGAZINE COMPANY