The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-31


the First Convention of the National
Council of Jewish Women. held at New
York Nov Is to 10, 1896. 1t is a handsome
ly gotten up book. and will prove of es-
pocial interest to the Jewish people, The
Jewish Publication Society of America,
1915 Arch street, Philadelphia.
THE MAGAZINES.
The Overland Monthly announces the
radical step of a reduction in price from
$500 to S1.O0 a year The Overland, pub
lished in San Francisco, has long been
the recognized exponent of the west coast,
and its arbiter on matters of history, lit
erature and general interest.
For significance, variety and interest of
matter, and beauty of Illustration, there
rarely issues a magazine equal to the June
number of McClure's. Prof. Langley's
account of his ten years of hard study
and experiment In the construction of
flying machines, crowned at last with
machine that actually solves the problem
and proves mechanical flight" to be both
possible and practicable is a positive con-
tribution to science; but it is at the same
time a most interesting story of heroic
patience and effort directed to a noble
lures of Prof. Langleys own machine
(the only flying machine that has ever
flown made under his direction. The s.
s. Mcclure Company, New York.
The June number of st. Nicholas is full
of out-of-doors spirit. 1t opens with
poem, Ladies' Fishing" by Rev. w. II.
Woods, illustrated by Varian. Steering
without Compass" by Gustav Kobbe,
tells of the various devices that sailors de-
pend upon in guiding the course of their
ships, and is filled with quaint bits of sea
lore THE Risks of a Fireman's Life" is
one of a series of articles written for this
magazine by the artist, Charles ThaXter
HILL who probably knows more about the
New York fire department than any other
outsider. He describes the dangers of suf-
locating cellar fires, of the dreaded back
draft" OF falling walls, and of showers
of broken glass and melted lead-a few
of the almost deadly perils that confront
| the metropolitan fremen Mr.. Hill has
| drawn a number of spirited pictures to
| accompany the article. To the series of
| papers devoted to life on a man-of-war,
| Lieut.. John NJ. Ellicott contributes a chap
| ter on What Is Told by the Bell" The
! Century Co., New York.
The Century for June has as its high
lights the subjects of Queen Victoria. APP
propos of the celebration of this month,
and the work of the sculptor st. eau
dens, apropos of the dedication of the
Shaw memorial in Boston. The most COM
plete pictorial record of the work of St
| Gaudens yet made is here published in
group of papers by Edward Atkinson, w.
| A. Coffin and T. w. Higginson. Besides
three full-page reproductions of the Shaw
memorial, there are twenty nine pieces of
sculpture by st. Gaudens shown in the
articles. There is also a sketch of the
| life of Col. Shaw by the editor. and an
| editorial on the sculptor. The material re-
| lating to Queen Victoria comprises a trib-
| ute by the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard. an ar
| ticle by Florence Hayward on Queen Vic
| toria's Coronation Roll, :" here reproduced
| by her majesty's special permission. and
| four portraits of the queen at different
ages, the frontispiece being the Princess
| Victoria at the age of T. A third article of
| special and curious interest is an illus
trated account by Eugene p Andrews of
How Riddle of the Parthenon Was I'm
raveled." The Century Company, New
! York.
Harpers for June opens with "A New
Switzerland" an account of adventures
in the Dauphine, written and illustrated
by Edwin Lord Weeks The first INSTALL
ment of THE Great Stone of Sardis" bv
Frank r. Stockton, illustrated by Peter
| Newell, introduces a twentieth-century ex-
petition to the north pole. "Meteorologi-
cal Progress of the Century is the fifth
of the series of illustrated articles on mod
ern science. by DR.. Henry Smith Will
lams. IAN Elder Brother to the Cliff
Dwelers," by DR.. T. Mitchell Prudden. is
the story Of the recent discovery of the
remains of an ancient race of Indians
Henry Gladwin and the Siege of Pom
| tiac," by Charles Moore is an account
| of a hitherto obscure episode compiled
from new and original sources 1t Is
! illustrated by Frederic Remington The
! eighth article of the series on white
Mans Africa" by Poultney Bigelow,
treats the Dutch feeling toward England
: In THE Celebrities Of the House of Com
! mons" 7. p. O'Connor NJ. p, the Irish
leader, gives a dashing account Of his
/ political contemporaries The iustra>
| tons are by Paul RenOuard. George du
Mauriers last novel. THE Marian"
reaches its ninth installment Harper
Bros, New York.
The June Ladies' Home Journal presents
an infinite variety of striking.y interest
ing, timely and practical features. II
opens with an article by William George
Jordan on What Victoria Has Seen"
which graphically recounts the progress
Of the world in the past sixty years. since
the coronation of the English sovereign
Coming on the eve of the queens jubilee
it is especially timely. The establishment
of Methodism In America is told in an
interesting article by Rev. W. J. Scott,
ID. D.. on when John Wesley Preached
! In Georgia" IL narrates Wesley's great
work. his forceful preaching. describes
the first Methodist sermon In America,
which was delivered by Wesley. and his
Sunday school. which was the first In the
! world. "Uncse Sans Confessional" de-
scribes how the money paid into the con-
science fund of the United States treas
ury Is received. and how It's guilty senders
carefully avoid revealing their Identity.