The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-02
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contains nOllces OF over lz0,uVO places, with
recent and authentic information respec-
ting the countries. Islands, rivers, noun
tains, cities, towns, etc, in every por-
ton Of the globe. The present edition is
revised and brought up to date. 1t con-
tains 1854 pages, and every page is val
liable. The publishers say that in the
preparation of this edition, not only have
notices of a large number of new places
been now for the first time included in its
pages-places that were unknown when
former editions were issued-but the con-
tents Of the entire voIume have been
subjected to such a thorough revision as
il is believed, will easily maintain forkt
the position which it has so long occu-
pied, of being without a rival among
works of its class in the English Ian
guage. Especially has il been the care
Of the editors, in the prosecution of their
labors, to embOdy in the work such re-
cent information as has lately been rem
dered available by the publication of the
new census returns of our own and for
eign countries and of other kindred
works, and to so arrange this informa-
ton that il will be practically useful for
casual reference and convenient for
those who may desire to make more
thorough acquaintance with the minutiae
of geographical facts.
The September number of the sprightly
quarterly, Tales from Town Topics,
has a very fetching cover, presenting a
picture of a remarkably pretty girl glanc-
ing scornfully at a diminutive cupid, who
is cycling her roguishly from his perch in
the branches of a Towering rose bush.
The picture is typical of the trend of the
breezy novelette,, "A Marriage for Hate"
by Harold r, Vynne. which forms the
leading feature of the book. Victoria East
man is a girl of refinement and breeding,
who marries a man that she hates and
that hates her just as sincerely, rather
than lose her share of a fortune. The sit
uation in which the couple find them
selves is sufficiently original to cause the
reader unlimited amusement and the I'M
usual process by which the hatred exist
ing between the pair diminishes and final
ly resolves itself into affection, affords
an interesting study. Town Topics Pub
fishing Company, 2OS Fifth avenue, New
York.
From Virginia to Georgia. tribute in
song by Virginia women. Edited by Mary
Stuart Smith. B. F. Johnson Publishing
Company, Richmond, Va. Price 50 cents.
This beautiful little book contains poems
from many of Virginia's most distinguish
ed daughters, and is issued in the inter-
est of the Virginia department of woman
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lanta International Exposition.
MAGAZINES.
The September number of the North
American Review presents a table of
contents wide in range and most author
itatively treated. The opening article is
by the Rt. Rev. William Croswell Doane.
Bishop of Albany, who forcibly illustrates
"Why Women DO Not Want the Ballot"
Admiral p. H. Colomb of the royal navy
discusses 1.-The Evolution of the Blue
Jacket" while in "Reminiscences of Prof.
Huxley" Sir William H. Flower throws
a charming light upon the private life of
the great scientist. THE Christian En-
deavor Movement" is prominently brought
before the public by the Rev. Francis
e. Clarke, d. D., the president of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor, and
in a thoughtful paper entitled Trend of
National Progress" Prof. r. H. Thurston
of Cornell University asserts that the ten
dency of our own nation is toward
future of large and well distributed wealth,
culture and content. Henry Farquhar,
sistant statistician of the agricultural de-
partmept, writes interestingly of Crop
Conditions and Prospects" Max O'Rell
very wittily gives his opinion of 1.-The
Petty Tyrants of America" and Edward
w. Blyden, Liberian minister to the court
1.-THE African Problem" North American
Review, No. East Fourteenth street.
The Atlantic Monthly for September
contains the first installment of three
part story by Charles Egbert Craddock.
entitled THE Mystery OF Witch-Face
Mountain" The second of DIR. John
Fiske's historical papers has for sub
| ject John Smith in Virginia, in which he
re-opens vigorously the discussion in re-
| gard to this interesting character. Brad
| ford Torrey contributes another Tonnes
| see sketch, ChicKamauga, which will be
| of special interest in view of this sum-
mers memorable gathering at Lookout
| Mountain. The paper in the August issue
| by James SchOuler, upon President Folks
| Diary, is ably supplemented in this issue
| by President Folks administration, by
| the same author. The usual INSTALL
\ ments of the two powerful serials now
running will add interest to the issue The
verse of the number will be of unusual
| quality. Houghton, Miffiin & Co., IL East
Seventeenth street, New York.
Larger and better than ever, Current
History for the second quarter of 1898
has appeared. In every respect its stand
ard of carefulness of compilation. at
Effectiveness of treatment, editorial i'm
partiality and breadth of view is fully
maintained. The present number begins
| with an article on Argon and It's Dis
| coverers, giving in full the history of the
| Investigations of Lord Rayleigh and Prof.
| Ramsay, a summary of all that is yet
| known of the new constituent of the at
mosphere, illustrated with portraits of the
discoveries, drawings of apparatus anS
photographs of the spectra of argon. To
| teachers and scientists this article alone
| is well worth the price of a years sUN-
| scription. Garrettson & Cox, Buffalo. N.
Y.
The Review of Reviews for September
is an exceedingly fine number. Those who
read it will be certain to praise it. Be-
sides the editors review for the month
| there are articles on ''Nikola Tesla and the
Electrical Outlook, Industrial Niagara"
wind as a Motive Power in the United
| States" 1.-The Value of Weather Fore
casts to Agriculture and Inland Com
merce,'' deep Waterway Transportation
| from the Great Lakes to the Sea-" The
| Careless Construction and Willful De-
struction of Buildings" THE Poster in