The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-31
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1894.

gins a group Of three papers on American
Party Politics with a most Informing ac-
count OF The Beginning Of American Par
ties, relating the political complications
with the same nearness OF view as though
he were a contemporary observer. The
chief serial fiction for the year Is George
Aeredith's fascinating novel. The Amaz-
ing Marriage" a tale full of adventure
and incident from the very first chapter
and written in what Mr.. Meredith himself
avows TO be his most direct manner.
Charles scribner's Sons. New York
An article in the January Atlantic which
will be likely to attract the attention o
thoughtful readers is Mr.. John II. DENT
sons THE Survival OF the American
Type" With a courage and frankness
not always found in writer's on public
affairs he describes the political situation
especially in the larger cities. where the
establishment OF an ignorant and alien
domination compels those who believe in
genuine American governmental ideas 20
fight the battle for liberty over again,
while an extreme humanitarianism often
obscures the line between justice and gem
erosity. The whole paper is suggestive.
and Will probably excite comment OF va
rious kinds. Fiction is well represented
In the number, which contains not only the
first installment of "A Singular Life" a
9NtA1A ~ A-AAAnGltl DAIAIA ntalEs Out the
opening portion of "A Village Staradi-
varius," a characteristic two part story
by Kate Douglas Miggin, and an amusing
and yet somewhat pathetic country story
by Alice Brown. Joint Owners in Spain"
Houghton, AIiflin q Co., IL East Seven
tenth street, New York.
The Forum for January has a very in
teresting table of contents. Among them
are the following: "Are our Moral stand
ards Shifting?" an article calling attention
TO some of the interesting and significant
changes in the attitude of the public mind
on many important subjects, by Prof. Al
bert Bushnell Hart of Harvard; 1.-THE
Humiliating Report of the Strike Com
mission" by Mr.. H. p. Robinson. editor Of
the Railway Age" who criticises the
report very severely; as the Existing
Income Tax Unconsdtutional?' by Mr.
David A. Wells. the well-known econo-
mist, who writes about point or basis on
which he thinks the constitutlonality of
the tax may be impugned with success;
Mr.. James Schouler. the historian, points
out some Grave Dangers in our Presl-
Dental Election System" and suggests
remedies; THE Crux of the Money Contro-
versy: Has Gold Risen?" by Louis A. Gar
nett, is an elaborate and exhaustive ar
gument to show that gold has deprecated
The Forum Publishing Company. Union
Square, New York.
Harpers for January is a superb num-
Der and one that Is bound to increase
its POPULARITY a very vigorous article is
that by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. en-
titled Shakespeare Americanisms,"
which contains reassuring and comforting
! doctrine for those who employ colloquial
forms Of speech. The following passage is
one OF many that will be read with inter
abavuofarfeffr -,
words none is more so than to guess in
the sense of TO think One sees IL con-
tinually in English comic papers and in
books also, put into the mouths Of Ameri-
cans as a discreditable but unmistakable
| badge Of nationality. Shakespeare uses
the word constantly, generally in the
stricter and narrower sense, where It i'm
plies conjecture. Yet he also uses il in
the broader American sense of thinking
| For example, in Measure for Measure
| (Act. ", Scene IN), Angelo says: And
why meet him at the gates and redelver
out authorities thereY To which Escalus
replies, in most emphatically American
fashion, I guess not " Harper & Broth
ers, New York.
McClure's Magazine for January dem
| onstrates anew the thoroughness Of Miss
Tarbell's study of Napoleon's career, both
| by her remarkable summary of his service
to France az a far-sighted ruler and law
gver and founder of institutions. and by
the remarkable discovery she made of a
contemporary document written by
grenadier of the consular guards, de-
scribing the battle of Marengo and the
famous stand of the consular guards, in
which five hundred grenadiers in a hollow
square withstood the onset of the Austrian
army, and turned a probable defeat into
great victory. The paper is especially val
liable as giving the feeling of the soldier
toward Napoleon long before he became
emperor. new Jungle story by Kip
ling, and thrilling battle story by Conan
Doyle, show these authors at their best.
Three Men and Two Bears is title
that does not disappoint the reader of
Cy Warrants capital bear story. S. S.
Mcclure, No. so Lafayette Place, New
York.
The complete novel in the January issue
of Lippincott's is 1.-THE Waits of Fighting
Rocks" by Capt. Charles McIlvaine The
scene is laid in the mountains of West
Virginia, and the tale Is one of adven-
ture, love, and jealousy among the noun
tainers. "'By Telephone" a stirring
newspaper story by Francis c. Regal,
shows how plucky reporter defeated a
conspiracy and brought the criminals to
Justice. "A Question of Responsibility"
by Imogen Clark, deals with delicacy vs..
life-saving in loding house. The other
stories belong to Christmas. and are Of
fered at the right time instead of month
beforehand, as is the usual magazine Gus
tom These are Mrs. Santa Claus" by
Marjorie Richardson, IA Prodigal Friend"
by S. Elgar Benet and Mrs. Risley's
Christmas Dinner" by Ella Higginson.
Each of them is in the spirit of the season,
though the last is in a minor key. j. b.
Lippincott Company, Philadelphia.
Political Science Quarterly for Deem
Der has five articles on subjects of prime
Importance, namely, ''The Tariff of 1884,
THE Income Tax" Assimilation Of Ma
tionalites," Negro Suffrage in the
South" and 1.-THE new Belgian Constitu-
ton The book reviews are numerous
and exceedingly valuable, as they point
out the leading thought of the latest sciep-
fife and DbiiOSOuhic publications CHM