The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-26
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''The Midway Plaisance,' by Ebenezer
| Slimmens "a. j. Dockarty). Chicago
World Book Co., Chicago. Paper, 50
cents. This book is supposed to contain
the experience of an innocent boy from
Vermont in the famous Midway. lit illus
trated and humorous
1.-The Road OF the Rough" by Maurice
M Winton' The Illustrated American
Publishing Company, and East Six
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This is a simple story of life in New
York, illustrated, and is very readable.
The Rejected Symbol" by Rev.
Charles Edwards. J. S. Ogilvie, pub
Usher, 81 Rose street, New York. Paper
so cents. This authors stories are begin
ming to attract good deal of attention
This one is well worth reading.
Looking for the Fairy" by Mrs. B.
Peters. w. c. Bryant g. Co, Brooklyn
n. Y Illustrated. Cloth, so cents. This
is a Sunday school drama and is quite en-
pertaining.
Evolution of the Electric Incandescent
Lamp" by Franklin Leonard Pope Bor-
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Cloth rs cents.
MAGAZINES
Scribner's Magazine for April is as
bright and fresh as the spring foliage
and flowers. Frank Bramley, the English
artist, recently elected an associate of
the Royal Academy, is the subject of a
brief paper by Philip Gilbert Hamerton.
Thomas Nelson Page has in this number
one of his most dramatic stories, under
the title, The Burial of the Guns" a
col f,1,s Of
the civil war. II. G. Bunner who has
long made a study of phases OF New York
life, writes of The BOwery and Bo-
hemia.n Arsene Alexandra, the author
of a recent work on French Caricature,
contributes a bright accO mt of the work
of Forain. EXMinister Rasmus B. An
derson so widely known among the
Scandinavians at home and abroad, has
picturesque account OF a winter journey
up the coast of Norway, fully illustrated.
There are a number of other good things
in the number. Charles Scribner's Sons,
New York.
Harper's Monthly for April is unusually
interesting. 1t opens with a remarkably
good account by Lieut.. Stanton, o. S. N,
of battle ship in action, illustrated ac-
curately and forcibly by Mr. Zogbaum.
Du Maurier's "Trilby' continues inter
estingly and pathetically. Mr.. Andrew
Lang treats "The Winters Tale as he
has treated many other plays Of Shake
speare; Mr.. Edwin Abbey affords some
sympathetic illustrations of the little
read and less-seen comedy. Among other
interesting articles are Mr.. Poultney
Bigelows Emperor Williams Stud
Farm, - with characteristic pictures by
Remington; The English (British) Sen
ate" by George w Smalley; yale Uni
versity," by Arthnr L. Hadley; some
eight good short stories; and poems by w.
D. Howells, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. and
James E. Learned. Harper Brothers,
New York.
The complete novel in the April num-
Der of Lippincott's is the Flying Haley
on" by Col Richard Henry Savage, au-
thor of "My Official Wife. " p. f. de
Gournay supplied an interesting account
of The F. NJ. c. S of Louisiana a class
which lost its distinctive existence by
the war. Under the heading, The Ii
brarian among his Books, Julian Haw-
thorue describes the Library Of Congress
and its distinguished custodian. j. b.
Lippincott Company, Philadelphia.
Godeys Magazine for March has an ex-
cellent table of contents. The opening
article is a chatty one in which William
II. Stewards impressions of Napoleon III.
are given The illustrations OF this num-
Der are very fine, and the articles are
particularly interesting. The Cooley Com
,,auv Now York