The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-04

some very pleasant personal recoieSs 'i y rs
a Lincoln paper tells the story o. l4!ll-
coins nomination and election TO congress
n story very curious and characteristic In
its incidents; describes, from iltM HlatS,
rial Iincoln's life in W aShlhe toh' SocIal
and political during ms term lh cull 80,
ana tells Of an important campaigning
tour which he made through New Ehs-
land in 1913. A lately discovered report
of "A speech delivered in the course or TINS
fonr is given and there are number or
important letters of Lincoln's that nave
never been published before. Inc Illus
trations are numerous anu llreI es.lll 81 =.
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street New York city.
Three striking contributions TO the May
Atlantic are the opening number of Sc
ries of letters from Dante Gabriel Ros-
setti to william Allingham, ably edited by
George Birkbeck Hill, with a delightful
autobiographical sketch of Allingham;
Kendric Charles Babcock's discussion of
the Scandinavian Contingent, being the
third paper in the series on race chardc-
teristics in American ne; anu an S Slio ~
nous paper on Mr.. Olney's htness Tor the
presidency. An outdoor flavor is gwen
TO this issue by Mrs Olive Thorne Miller 5
Whimsical WAYS in Bird Land, another OF
her bird papers which have won ior her
wide reputation as an acute observer anu
graceful writer, and Pandeah Fas tlinss,
an outdoor study Of spring IRON R SritI
Houghton, Miffiin & Co, IL East sew
enteenth street, New York.
one of the first articles to attract atten-
ton in the May number of The Engineer
ing Magazine, New York, is entitled, ''The
Present Value, and Purchasing Power Of
Gold" by Dr. H. NJ. Chance, the eminent
metallurgst and mining engineer. This is
not a political contribution to the silver
question, but a scientific inquiry into the
conditions governing the cost of produc-
ing gold, as compared with the ike cost
of silver copper, tin, zinc, lead, ana iron.
He shows that gold mining now yields a
larger relative profit than any other form
of mineral industry, because or the pres
ent worldwide demand for the metal; and
he predicts that we are now entering
upon a period Of uneXampled prosperity,
which shall have as It's most potent factor
an enormous addition to the world 5 store
of gold Engineering Magazine, Times
Building, New York.
The April illustrated magazine number
of the outlook contains the usual variety
of timely and readable articles. The hun
dredth anniversary of the birth Of Pres
colt, the historian, calls out a personal
sketch of the great American writer by
Kenyon West 1t abounds in anecdote
and discriminating criticism, and is illus
trated by rare portraits and other pictures
from originals furnished by members Of
the Prescott family now living. Most Of
these have never before been printed.
Another article of special Thickness is
that of the we'll known musical critic, Mr..
II. p. Krehbiel, on the Cincinnati musical
festival, which takes place this year IN
May. outlook Company, 10 Astor Place,
New York
Guntin's Magazine for May has many
good articles In one of them England's
return to protection It says: For FIVE hun
dred years England had a protective pol
icy. Under that policy she passed from
the most backward country in Europe to
the leading commercial country IN the
world. Under that policy she gave man
kind the factory system, parliamentary IN
situations, religious freedom, abolished
slavery and established the highest wages
in Europe. BY the economic advantages
thus acquired, she developed a superior
productive capacity which enabled her to
undersell on even terms all other manu-
facturers in the world. Political Science
Publishing Company, Union Square, New
York.
One of the most interesting among many
articles of merit in the May issue of The
Monthly illustrator and Home and Coun-
try, New York, is by the well known au-
thor, Hjalmarhjorth Boyesen, recently de-
ceased. Scandinavian Customs and Char
acter" was perhaps the fast manuscript
from his pen. In descriptive power and IL
Illustration it is remarkably strong The
story of the antipathy that exists among
the Norsemen-SWedes on the eastern SIDE
of the Kiolen mountains, Norwegians on
the western side-is like romance. Month
ly illustrator Company, 66-6S Center street,
New York.
The Arena for May has one Of the best
table of contents Of any of the periodicals.
The articles are strong. timely and inter
esting and are contributed by the best
writer's. There is not a dull line in the
number from the frOntispiece to the cur
rent events The Arena Publishing Com
pany, Pierce Building, Copiey Square,
Boston, Mass.
The May number of Romance shows a
decided improvement in printing. This
number contains illustrated articles upon
the Lick observatory, The Marvellous New
Ray. with some of the best photographs
vet published Current Literature Publish
ing Company, 52-54 Lafayette Place. New
York.
In the May issue of Table Talk" that
invaluable little magazine for housekeep-
ers. one finds much of interest that is
seasonable in the culinary line as well
as many hints through which the home
maker wants to stick the proverbial pin.
Table Talk Publishing Company, Phila-
delphia, Pa.