The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-30
BOOK NOTICES.

Poems by Langdon Elwyn Mitch
ell Houghton, Mif1in 81 Co, pub
fishers, Cloth, S1.25. Langdon Ell
wynn Mitchell has published Sylvan
and Other Poems" Brentano, 1886,
and has contributed at rare inter
walls to The Century. Mr. Mitchell is a
playwright, author of Esther" now on
tour in England, and has produced sew
eral plays in London, Deborah" In
the Season." etc. Mr. Mitchell is a
Philadelphian, son of DR.. S. Weir Mitch
ell
yankee Doodle at the Fair" is a publ
cation now being issued serially by sub
scription by George Barrie, Esq, of Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Barrie's imprint in itself
will recommend the work to all connois-
seurs of fine printing engraving and bind
ing. Yankee Doodle at the FAIR is
equal to his other works of art, and as an
addition to the library and parlor table
souvenir of the worlds fair it doubtless
has no rival among the many illustrated
works of that great exhibition.
Papers of the Jewish Women's Con-
gress." The Jewish Publication Society
of America. The congress referred to
was held at Chicago during the worlds
They show scholarship and contain a
vast amount of interesting and valuable
information.
Her Swallowed Life" by Beatrice
Mareau. E. A. Weeks 81 Co., Chicago,
publishers. Paper, 20 cents. This is a
story of considerable dramitic power
and holds the attention of the reader well
throughout.
Country Lanes and City Pavements,
by George Varian. Circulated by the
American News Company. Paper, so
cents This is realistic story of metre
pOlitan life.
MAGAZINES.
Scribner's Magazine for May opens
with an article of unusual Importance,
entitled Some Episodes of Mountaineer-
ing" by Edwin Lord Weeks, describing
some of his own stirring adventures,
while notwithstanding in the Alps with
illustrations furnished by the same hand.
Paul Leicester Ford has written a short
article on "A New Portrait of Franklin
which differing from all other portraits)
reveals more of the humorous side of his
nature than the shrewd and philOsophic.
The illustration is from this recently dis
modelled from life in Paris. Other illus
trated articles in the number are
'.The Provincials," by Octave Thanet
Zone of her Sketches of American Types,
with illustrations by Frost; climbing
for White Goats" narrative of hunting
adventures in the Rocky mountains, by
George Bird Grinnell, with pictures by
Ernest E. Thompson, and Philip Gilbert
Hamerton's brief article on Jules
INF n a
Market, 4" serves as frontispiece for the
number. Charles Scribner's Sons, New
York.
Atkinson has given much time and Ia
Dor. with the help of the census Office at
Washington, to the statistics of farm
mortgages, and he writes for the May Fo-
rum to show that their true meaning is
that the owners of land are mnch less in
debtathan they formerly were, that they
have made great progress IN THRIFT ana
prosperity, and that there is nothing in
the statistics of farm mortgages to give |
any concern. Incidentally it is shown
that 2l per cent of the mortgages held on !
real estate in the whole union is held IN
and about New York city. Mrs. Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps Ward, in answer TO |
the question: rs Faith in Future Life !
Decliningl" gives the evidence afforded by |
the vast volume Of letters when she has
received since the publication of The |
Gates Aiar." to show that there is no de-
cline in the belief in immortality. Mr.. |
Price Collier, an entertaining. American
resident in London, writes an interesting |
paper comparing home life in England |
with home life in America. The Forum |
Company, Union Square, New
York.
The North American Review for May |
opens with two timely articles on THE |
Way to Regulate Liquor Selling" The |
first by Gov. Tillman. of South Caro-
lima, is in the nature Of defense OF ms |
conduct during the recent liquor riots in |
that state. and is entitled Our Whisky |
Rebellion." The second, which deals |
with Successful Public-House Reform"
is by the RI Rev. Francis John Jayne, /