The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-02
BOOK NOTICES.

''Out of the Past" by e. Arson Moore,
Jr. Cloth, $L25; paper, so cents. The
Arena Publishing Company. Copley
Square, Boston, Mass. This interesting
and instructive book sets forth in the
nature of an allegory the amending con-
f1ict between Good and EVIL. The story
gives in outline the possible life of
Brahmin of the earlier times, and the
Information given accords with the belief
of the orthodox Brahmin Two college
bred young men, while travelling In India,
lose their guide from the bite Of a cobra.
One goes for help; the other meantime
entering cavern, discovers in the pillow
of a mummy old writings which he takes
to priest for translation. and he learns
that from the Hindu point of view, women
are 1.-The cause of all trouble" that even
India finds them Subtle in wickedness
beyond his cunning" The author treats
of the origin of Suttee-burning the wife
with her dead husband. Thought trans
ference is touched upon i'm a new and
fascinating way. The story is full of in
cident, its descriptions are graphic, and
its style is often mastery
1.-THE Woodlands by Thomas Hardy
Rand. McNally & Co., New York. Paper,
50 cents Thomas Hardy needs no introduc-
ton to the reading public. There are few
writer's so well known. 1.-THE Wood
lands is a delightful story. 1t is remark
ably well told, and has a most interesting
plot. No one who reads it will feel the
Tune given 10 IL WIS " dottu
''The Jackllns," by Opie Reid, Laird e.
Lee, publishers, Chicago. Paper. 80 cents
This is a delightful story. 1t has already
passed through its fourth edition and is
steadily growing in popularity. Mr.. Reid
has a style that is peculiarly his own, and
it is a very popular style. THE Jacklins'
is well worth reading.
observations of a Bachelor" by Louis
Lombard L. c. Childs & Son, Utica, New
York The author of this little volume is
the director of the Utica Conservatory Of
Music. He has written several works that
have achieved a good deal of popularity
This little volume Is delightfully."- written
and full of suggestive thought.
"A Mormon Wife" by Grace Wilbur
Trout E. A. Weeks & Company, Chica-
go, publishers. Paper, % cents. This story
deals with life among the Mormons, and
presents some of its interesting features
1t is a strongly written story and is GER
tain to win favor with readers.
MAGAZINES.
The Century for March opens
with a timely article of a light
character by f. Hopkinson Smith, en-
titled "A Personally Conducted
Arrest in Constantinople,' with dainty
illustrations by the author. from his re-
cent water-color paintings of scenes in
Constantinople. Another article of popu-
lar character is a sketch of the elder Du-
mas. by Mrs Emily Crawford, the Paris
correspondents. in which vivid picture is
drawn of that robust novelist Enter
tanning also is the fiction Of the number,
phry's Wards new novel, "Sir George
irressady;" the fourth and concluding
part of Mr. Hopkinson Smiths Tom
Grogan," and short stories by Chester
Bailey Fernald and Mrs. Burton Harrison.
on the more serious and important side
comes first Of all, the Life Of Napoleon,
by Prof Sloane. in which Napoleon is
shown as the Fountain Of Honor and
Power" establishing a new feudalism
and having visions Of world empire An