The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-27
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BroRup. Published by the International
Book Company. Chicago. Paper, 25c. This
is a strongly written book, showing the
drift of religious thought at the present
time.
December edition of Cotton Facts"
which has just been issued for ready refer
ence upon all matters relating to cotton
and cotton manufactures in this and other
countries, 1t will be found useful, and its
correctness may be relied upon. Alfred
Shefferson, Room 3S, Cotton Exchange
Building, New York city.
MAGAZINES. 49,
Scribner's for February will be a source
of great pleasure to its many patrons.
Barrie's serial, Sentimental Tommy"
has already won the affections of thous-
ands of readers. The February INSTALL
ment contains one of Barries finest pieces
of humor, a description of the way in
which Tommy and his friend Shovel
gained admittance to banquet given for
reformed criminals. The first adequate
description of life in the Colorado health
plateau with its varied social aspects is
given by Lewis Morris Iddings. He
writes from q wide experience gained by
residence in European and American
health resorts, and speaks with the great
est enthusiasm of the social side of the
life around Colorado Springs as well as
of its wonderful benefit to invalids. Frank
| Russell, a young naturalist, made a
journey into the barren lands of Canada
some time ago with the prime object of
hunting the musk-oX. His description of
this journey appears with illustrations
from his own photographs. Verge, the
greatest of living illustrators, has a Sc
ries of Illustrations for a Spanish story
entitled "SeVillana." President An
drews' history is nearing the present day.
The February inStallment is taken up
with such striking events as the Johns
town flood, the opening of Oklahoma, and
the New Orleans riots. Charles Serb
ner's Son, New York.
The complete novel in the February is
sue of Lppincott's is "Ground-swells,"
by the wen known writer, Mrs. Jeanette
H. WaIworth. The scene is in New York
city, and the heroine is, or tries to be,
new woman. Fifteen" by Marjorie
Richardson, is the tale of high-minded
cash boy, supposed to be told by one of
his comrades in the dry goods store. DR..
Harvey B. Bashore gives an interesting
epftome of the furtherest researches of
geology in rapid sketch of THE First
Days of the World The Aerial Monas-
teres of Greece, are described by Charles
Robinson. James Knapp Reeve writes of
''What Men Drink" E. S. F. gives some
account of Domestic Service on the Pa
cific Slope" and the difficulties thereof
'"The Child and His Fictions' is pleas
ant and suggestive paper by Elizabeth
Ferguson Seat. The poetry of the numbeP
is by Joseph Wharton, Charles G. D. Rob
erts, and Clinton Scollard. Lippincott's
Magazine, Philadelphia.
The February number of the Review of
Reviews contains number of timely ar
ticles. Special attention is given to the
Venezuelan boundary question, the bond
call and the financial situation, Cecil
Rhodes, President Kruger and South At
rican affairs, with many Illustrations; il
Illustrated articles on The Story of Grip
Of Gold" by Carl Snyder, and THE New
Poet Laureate; there is an elaborate
character sketch of Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain the oI man Of d,, the month
articles on the money question from OPP
Dosite points of view, and an account of
months of 1895. The frontispiece of the
number is a view of the Venezuelan COM
mission at work, from photograph made
EXPRESSLY for the Review of Reviews. Re
view of Reviews l5 Astor race new ork
City.
Frank LesIie's Popular Monthly for Feb
ruary. contains vast deal of interesting
matter. The Lee family of Virginia is
The subject of a series of profusely illus
+rated articles. Among them are THE
Ancestors of Gen. Robert Z. Lee, and
Tbe Times in Which They Lived" written
by Mrs. Roger A. Pryor embodylng many
rare portraits, coats-of-arms, etc. This
number also contains beautifully illus
trated articles upon "A Roman fiesta"
PpgbarIe ise Edwardes: 'sTfe Social Settlement
in America by Rufus. R. Wilson; West
Point by Carl J. Becker; Art Students
in Paris. y" and stories, sketches and poems
by Howard Paul, George Edgar Mont
gomery, DR.. ]. II Porter J. f, Sullivan
/ T1la Rodman Church, Lena l.. Pepper
and other popular contributors.
The Chicago Daily News Almanac and
Political Register makes its twelfth an
nraI appearance with an even more inter
esting and valuable table of contents than
ever before. Despite the fact that 1895 was