The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-02
BOOK NOTICES.

THE Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee. for
Children, in Easy Words" Illustrated
with colored plates. by Mrs Mary L. Will
hanson. The Baughman Stationery Com
pany, Richmond. Va Cloth 70 cents.
Every child in the south should have a
copy of this little work. 1t contains the
essential facts of Gen. Lees life and ca
reer, and the story is told in words so
simple that no child would find difficulty
IN compromising them. The type is very,
large and the words are so divided into
syllables as to make the text easy read
ing.
"Elfie and the Katydid." by Francis Y.
and Edward J. Austen. Illustrated. The
Merriam Company. 81 Fish avenue. New
York Cloth SIPS. This is a most charm
ing little volume and one that every child
who can read would, find deeply interest
ing. The illustrations are superb and the
text is SO simple that any child who spell
out words can understand the meaning in
tended to be conveyed AS a Christmas
present nothing would be more highly APP
preciated.
MAGAZINES.
The complete novel in the December is
sue of Lippincott's is the "Old Silver
Trail" by Mary E. Stickney. 1t deals
with Colorado mining life, with strikes,
plots and various underground proceed
tain breezes. The hero loves his enemy's
daughter, and his pluck and manliness
triumph over many obstacles. The scene
OF "Bennetts Partner" by James Knapp
Reeve, is wild and lonesome part of the
great west, which lends itself naturally
to exciting adventures. Harry StillWell
Edwards, in striking tale, shows Where
the Clues Met" which was in Georgia.
THE End of Capt. Ferguson" by Beulah
Marie Dix, is a brief but vivid sketch, in
the modern heroic manner. from old wars
IN Germany. English Medieval Life
is pleasantly described by Alvan f. San
born, and Athletic Sports of Ancient
Days, apropos of the coming revival of
the Olympic games at Athens, by Thomas
James de la Hunt. Lyman Horace Weeks
gives an account of japanese Sword
Lore. As pendant to these foreign top
les, William Cecil Elan tells of Cunning
for Gobblers" in Virginia. ]. b. Lippin-
colt Company, Philadelphia.
Conspicuous among the contents of the
December Atlantic is another Of John
Fiske's historical studies. 1t has for a
title The Starving Time in Old Virginia,
and is an important historical contribu-
ton as well as delightful reading. This
Witehcraft, by l.. Dougall; The End OF
the Terror, by Robert Wilson, and Doro-
thy, by Harriet Lewis Bradley. OJhrr
articles of interest are a New England
land E. Robinson; The Defeat of the
Spanish Armada, by w. f. TiltOn; An
ldler on Missionary Ridge, a Tennessee
sketch, by Bradford Torrey; Being a
Typewriter, a discussion of the relation
of the machine to literature. by Lucy
c. Bull; Notes from a Travelling Diary,
a study of Nthe new Japan, by T.ascadio
Hearn; and To a Friend in Politics. an
anonymous letter. The series New
Figures in Literature and Art,
the Atlantic, has attracted wide at1en-
ton. The subject of the third paper, ap-
pearing in this issue, is Hamlin Garland.
Houghton, Miffiin & Co. Boston.
The Nickel Magazine for December
which has just come 10 hand, certainly
entities that bright publication to a place
in the front rank of America maya
zines. There are nine superb reproduce
tons of celebrated paintings, which illus
trate killing Genius by T.. r. Chan1-
Ter. Russell Publishing Company, 81
summer street. Boston.