The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-25
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what the author tries to do is to impress
upon parents the necessity of Justice 10
| children and it is but fair to say she has
| done her work well.
The Mystery of witch-Face Mountain.
and Other Stories" by Charles Egbert
| CraddOck. Houghton Miffiin & Company,
! New York. Cloth A.25. No one can read
| Charles Egbert Craddock's stories with
out feeling he is perusing the work of a
| superior mind. The stories are fair por-
/ trayal OF Tennessee mountain life The
I characters are from living models and the
scenes are often from real life. The stories
| IN this volume will bear a second reading
! without loss of interest.
"A Breath of Suspicion" a novel by
Frances Isabel Currie. F. T. Webb. pub
Usher, 200 West Fifty-second street. New
York. Paper 80 cents. This is a well writ
ten and deeply interesting story. 1t deals
with two lives, and the reader follows the
troubles of the man and wife with con-
fiicting emotions and rejoices that their
dinerences have happy ending.
Hot Shots by Sam Jones. Southwest
ern Publishing House, Nashville, Tenn.
Cloth, $50. This is a handsomely bound
volume, and contains biography of Rev.
Sam Jones and some of his most notable
sermons. 1t is quite handsomely illus
trated, the illustrations being the pOr-
traits of Rev. Sam Jones, members OF
his family, and pictures OF his home in
! Gainesville, Ga. The book is a very read
able one.
"Tales From Town Topics" Town
Topics Publishing Company, 2OS Fifth
avenue. and 112S Broadway New York
Paper, 80 cents. The leading story of this
number is "Out of the SULPHUR" and il
is bright and entertaining one. 1t IL
by t. c. DeLeOn. There are other spark
| ling little bits in the number which. with
the story make very interesting volume.
THE Christ Has Come-the Second Ad-
vent an Event of the Past" by f. Hamp-
den-Cook. NJ. A. Simpkin, Marshall, Ham
ilton, Kent & Co., London, publishers.
This is an appeal from human tradition
to the teaching Of Jesus and his apostles.
The Big Bow Mystery by T. Zangwll.
/ Rand, McNally & Co, publishers. New
| York. Paper, so cents This is one of the
| Globe series of stories. and a rather
startling story it is.
MAGAZINES
The Christmas Century is notable both
pictorially and for it's literature. Per-
haps the most striking and novel illustra-
tons are those by Tissot, from his we'll
known series. 1.-THE Life of Christ" which
have been seen only in Paris, but which
may later be placed on exhibition in the
United States. Another set of interesting
illustrations is by Louis Loeb, the Amer
lean artist, accompanying an article on
THE Passion-Play at Vorder-Thiersee.
Nibert's well known picture, THE Grass
hopper and the Ant" is reproduced in the
series of pictures now running in the Cen
tIry by this distinguished French artist
A little story by the artist accompanies
the reproduction Of the painting This
number gives the opening chapters of
story called TON Grogan," by +. Hop
kinson Smith, with pictures by Mr.. Rein
hart. Tom Grogan" is a character
which is likely to take its place among
the curious and popular contemporary
figures presented to the public by Mr.
story by Stockton is entitled Captain
ELS Best Ear" Among the short sto-
lies, however, none will attract more at
tention than Rudyard Kiplings THE
Erushwood Boy" accompanied by a
dreamland map. Mr.. Leslie J. Perry lie
scribes with numerous examples from
Clemency,' and the Rev. DR.. Munger
has suggestive paper called Music,
Heavenly Maid" The Century Company,
Union Square, New York.
The Christmas spirit runs all through
the December number of st. Nicholas.
How a Street Car Came in a Stocking"
is told by Harriet Allen. 1t was not lit
tie toy affair but one that had carried
passengers in a great city for many
years. Just how happy it made the re-
cipient every little boy can imagine. Sa-
rah Orne Jewet, in Betty Leicesters
English Christmas" gives further OK
periences of a heroine who has already
made many friends. There is almost a
touch of pathos in "A Christmas White
Elephant" by w. A. Wilson, jolly as the
story is. A little girl falls in love with
her Christmas tree, which she imagines
is alive after reading one of Hans Ander-
sens tales, and her parents are at their
wits ends to know how to dispose of it.
James Whitcomb Riley contributes a
child-poem that is in his most magma
tive ,vein,, The Dream March of the
in verse The Christmas Song of Caed-
mon" But attractive as are these holt
day features, they do not constitute the
leading charm of the number. This win
be found in Letters to Young Friends
by Robert Louis Stevenson. The maya
zine has been fortunate enough to secure
a number of letters written by Stevenson
to his little ward, Austin Strong, and to
other children. The serials are repre-
scented by interesting chapters. The Cen
tury Company, Union Square, New York.
The December number of Harper's Mag
azine presents holiday appearance in it's
cover of white, gray, and gold and the IL
fusion is not dispelled by an examination
of the contents, beginning with a frontis-
piece in color. This frontispiece is one of
twelve illustrations of a series of four
sketches by Howard Pyle, with which the
number opens Rarely has Harper'S been
embellished with more beautiful pictures
than these, and they are worthily sue
ceeded by the work of Frederic Reming
ton Albert +. Sterner. w. T. Smedley, j.
r. Wegnelin, F. V. Du Mond, r. Cation,
Woodville, and the other illustrators of
the number. Mr.. Hardy's story. Hearts
Insurgent," is succeeded by the opening
chapters of William Blacks new novel,
"Briseis," illustrated by W. T. Smedley,
from sketches made last summer in Scot
land. The opening paper of Caspar w.
Whitney's series of articles on his journey
ION Snowshoes to the Barren Grounds"
of British North America appears with
twenty-five illustrations. Poultney Bige-
low, describes that most tragic episode in
modern history, the retreat of Napoleon
from Moscow. Unusually spirited illustra-
tions by r. Cation Woodville accompany
the description of this disaster. The short
stories include a picture of fashionable
New York life, by Brander Matthews, call
ed IAN Interview with Miss Martens
puyk," in which the newspaper woman is
Observation-Disclosures Brothers. New York.
The Christmas number of Scribner's
Magazine always has some artis-
tic novelty, and this year it is a series of
twelve fun-page illustrations by Oliver
Herford for a fantastic story, entitled
THE kaleidoscope OF Time" by Brander
Matthews. Mr.. Matthews story is equal