The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-31
BOOK NOTICES.

Immigration Fallacies," by John Chef
wood, Jr. The Arena Publishing Company.
Boston. Paper 25 cents This is one of
the Beacon Library series. It gives some
very strong reasons why immigration
should be restricted. 1t contains much
valuable information, which, together
with the arguments, makes a very reada-
Bile little volume. In his final chapter the
author deals with the question as to how
far foreign governments have been NOR
ally responsible for much of the crime in
this country by deporting their criminal
| classes hither and unloading them on
our shores, referring incidentally to the
killing of Italians in New Orleans few
years back. He gives some startling facts
under this head, and certainly shows that
our government has had ample grounds
for strongly demonstrating with foreign
governments regarding their action or in
action in this matter.
MAGAZINES
The opening article in the September
Century contains a Midsummer in South
ern Spain" 1t is illustrated by Mr.. Pen
nell in his usual lively and picturesque
style. An illustrated paper of scientific
interest in the September Century is Prof.
Henry Fairfield Osborns description of
some of the ''Prehistoric Quadrupeds of
the Rockies" An illustrated article of
timely interest is Thomas Dalgleish's &C
count of his experiences, as an Arizona
miner, in The Gold Fields of Guiana"
| The frontispiece is a portrait of the late
Harriet Beecher Stowe, after a daguerreo-
type taken in 1852. The installnent of Mrs.
Humphry Wards serial is unusually
piquant, partly by reason of a reconcilia-
I
Tressady, and his wife, the dramatic in
terest of which is heightened by the fact
that the scene occurs at the home Of Lady
Maxwell Mrs. Amelia Z. Barr begins
two-part tragedy of the Shetland Islands,
entitled, prisoners of Conscience" The
story is based on actual acquaintance with
the serious character and strong faith of
the fishing-folk of Shetland, and is strik-
ingly Illustrated by Louis Loeb, whose
studies we're made among the scenes of
the story The installment Of Prof
Sloane's Life of Napoleon Boraparte'
deals with the thrilling incidents of Napo-
Icons remarkable campaign of 1914, his ex-
lie to Elba, and his dramatic return. The
Century Company, Union Square, New
York.
McClures Magazine, with a stirring bar
rack-room ballad by Kipling, a thrilling
instalment of Anthony Hopes 'Phroso,"
a dramatic sea story by an actual sailor
and characteristic stories by Mrs. Spot
ford and Clinton Ross. maintains in the
September number, its usual enticing as
pect. In scanning a table of contents Of
McCIure's, one never experiences, it must
be allowed, the familiar difficulty of find
ing something one really cares to read.
More interesting even than the fiction,
AI,ses , n
articles Mr.. Lows recOllections of his
art-student days in Paris and of the not
able painters whom he came to know more
or less intimately there; Mrs Morton
intimate account of the heroic labors OF
her husband. DR.. w. T. G. Morton, III
overcoming incredible prejudice and OBJ
struction and getting his humane dis
covery of anaesthesia perfected and IN
troduced and so giving painless surgery
to the world; the vivacious, yet sympa-
thetic account of the painter Nhlst-er
Chat most picturesque OF mem ana ms
eccentric ways and witty speeches; and
Elizabeth Stewart Phelps account of her
life down among the Gloucester fisher
men-all of these are the very best OF
good reading in their several ways. S. 5.
Mcclure Company, New York city.
The September number Of ST. Nicholas
shows the usual variety and timeliness
in its contents Max Bennett Thrasher
describes the "Out-of- the-Way Corners of
Westminster Abbey seldom seen by cas-
ual visitors to the famous building Mr..
Bennett tells of the queer wax efigies Of
heroic Eng.Ishmen that are stored away,
clothed in all their faded finery, and also
of a school-boy who slept one night in the
coronation chair. 'Samantha's Summer
Boarders," in the story by Agnes carr
Sage, were a dog, 9 parrot, and monkey,
and they were a very lively and mischiev-
Gus crew. Agnes Repplier tells of life
AT School a Hundred Years Ago the
Jumping Bean," a vegetable that goes
through strange antics, is described by
Francis Churchill Williams. There is
little worm in each bean that is probably
responsible Cor all the giraffe movements.
Noah Brooks serial The Story of Marco
Poo" takes up the defeat of Prester John
hy the Great Khan Of Tauary. new
serial is begun, "The City Of Stories ~
crank NJ. Bicknen. This is fairy ta.e,
with many surprising complications. The
Century Company, Union Square New
York.
The September scrttrcr's opens strik-
ingly with a color reproduction Ct one of
four decorative panels by Edwin Rowland
B,ashfeld. made for a golden piano owned
by Mrs. George W. Childs Dresel Il is
very effective group representing Music
auegorically. The accounts Of "The New
Olympian Games" at Athens came TO this
country Ina brief cable dispatches Of acrap-
py letters. Scrbner8 publishes the arat
adequate account ~ the whole spectacu-
lar event which d. OF the greatest interest
90 Americans by reason OF their couspic-