The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07
BOOK NOTICES.

''The Natural Law of Money" by Will.
lam Brough. G. P. Putnam's Sons. q
West Twenty-third street, New York,
| publishers Cloth, 81 25. This work deals
| thoroughly with the whole question of
! money. Its successive steps are treated
| from the days of barter to the introduce
| ton of the modern clearing house. None
| tary principles are examined in their re-
latlon to the past and present legislation.
MAGAZINES.
In The Century for May art plays a
CONSPICUOUS part. The magazine in
PRODUCES to American readers one of the
most admired of contemporary French
painters, Dagnan-Bouveret, William A.
Comns article being, it is thought, the
| first article on him which has appeared
in the magazines. The accompanying
illustrations show substantial grounds
for Dagnan's popularity. The frontis-
piece of the number is an engraving by
Henry Wolf of the portrait La
Bernoise" exhibited at the worlds fair
Other examples reproduced are: The
Pardon" Horses at the Watering
Trough" "The Conscripts," '0The Con-
secrated Bread" THE Blessing" Vac
cination," and the Salon picture of last
year, In the Forest " There is also a
portrait of the painter, of whose i'm
portant works no fewer than seven are
owned in America. In the series of Old
Dutch Masters, Timothy Cole, the en-
graver, contributes an example of the
celebrated painter, Cuyp, from the
Louvre, landscape of much delicacy,
with figures and cattle.
The editor of The Century, in the May
number, gives place to two replies from
ex-confederates to Gen. ID. H. Hills
article on THE Real Stonewall Jackson, ="
printed in The Century for February.
The Century Company, Union Square,
New York.
The Review of Reviews for May, in its
Progress of the World" department,
covers the important topics of national
aid to the Nicaragua canal, our position
in the Pacific ocean, the question of trans
Pacific cables, our policy in Samoa, Eng
lands administration of the Fiji group,
Hawaii's constitution making, the patrol
of Boring sea, England's costly arma
ments, the pope and the French republic,
the premiership of Lord Rosebery. the
eight-hours' day in England and other
affairs of international interest. In the
field of domestic politics. the quorum
question in the House of Representatives.,
the tarif and the income tax in the Sen
ate, New York s reform movement, the
abandonment of prohibition in Iowa, and
the liquor question in South Carolina, re-
ceive editorial treatment, and comment is
made on the careers of the late Senator's
Colquitt and Vance. Review of Reviews,
ID Aston Place, New York.
The May St. Nicholas comes with a
blooming frontispiece to remind its read
ers of the present, and then plunges them
into the past by beginning with Molly
Elliot Seawell's patriotic serial, DE
catur and Somers." MIR. Hornaday con-
tinues the series of National History pa
uers. describing "A Few Of Our Fur
Bearers" Small girls may learn here
who first wore their fur gloves and tip
pets Young musicians learn, from the
article by Mrs. H. 5. Conant, how many
queer DISCUSSES Ancient Musical lnstru-
ments" may assume Brander Matthews
tells the life of that most lovable, per
haps. of all men of men-ofletters- h
ington Irving, and shows clearly how he
was great, simple, original. and self-re-
specting. The Century Company, Union
Square, New York
A great Grant number, in token Of Gen.
Grants birthday, April n, describes in
word McClure's Magazine for May Gen
Horace Porter. member Of Grants
staff, his assistant secretary OF war, ana,
during the first term of his presidency, his
private secretary, writes of his personal
traits. particularly of his truth, courage
modesty, generosity, and loyalty. After
the Grant matter the most notable
featureof the mum Der is an article on "Wld
Beasts and their Keepers" by Cleveland
Moflet, with illustrations by ). ham
bidge. In the preparation OF this article