The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-28

views of this number are on Strauss and
James Lane Allen. Price IS cents. Hough-
ton, Miffiin & Co.. Boston.
In spirit and sentiment the July Ladies'
Home Journal is Interestingly in accord
with that of our national birth-month. An
article on 1.-THE Greatest Nation on
Earth" by William George Jordan, pic
lures, in vivid way, the vastness of the
United States. and by comparisons and
illustrations contrasts every phase of our
greatness with that of other nations. Al
lied in patriotic sentiment is Clifford How
ards article, when Dolly Madison Saw
ed the Declaration Of independence. p"
1.-THE Women's Patriotic Societies" gives
the aims and purposes of these organIza-
lions and the requisites for membership.
Fifty Years of Postage Stamps" brings
to mind that Just a half century ago our
government made and sold its first stamps
for letter postage. An artistic feature
of striking interest is Alice Barber Ste
phens' drawing of the American summer
girl, the opening illustration of the num-
Der. Published by the Curtis Publishing
Company, Philadelphia. One dollar per
year; 10 cents per copy.
Octave Thanet, Julia Magruder Ella
Higginson. Forrest Crissey and Pauline
Shackleford Colyar are among the con-
tributors to the July Womans Home
Companion, which is in every respect a
creditable number. new novel by Miss
Magruder, entitled, "a Realized Ideal"
is begun, and the opening chapters ind-
cate that 1t contains all the elements Of
popularity, with a freshness of plot and
originality of purpose that betoken a new
development of the authors powers. This
magazine is keeping up its reputation for
good short stories. "A Change of Creed, "
by Ella Hgginson; "A Pastel" by Oc-
tave Thanet Published by Mast, Crowell
& kirkpatrick. Springfield o.; so cents a
year; 5 cents copy.
Women as They Pass an illustrated
monthly magazine published at Augusta.
Ca, makes an excellent showing in its
latest number. 1t is filled with choice
literature and embellished with good pic
lures. Price cents. Published by Marks
& Thompson, Augusta, Ga.
Harper's Weekly of July will contain
the first installment of e. f. Benson's
novel of the Greek war of independence,
THE Vintage" which is said to be not
only timely in theme, but in spirit and in
episodes curiously like the experiences of
the Greeks in their recent war with the
Turks. Among the pictorial features in the
same number of the Weekly there will be
a double-page drawing, by Zogbaum, of
the reading of the Declaration of indie
pendence to the American troops on the
New York common, on July 10, 1779 and
an Illustration of the celebration OF Vet
Grams Day at the Tennessee centennial
exhibition, Harper & Brothers. New York.
The very successful group of college ar
ticles in scribners Magazine is concluded
with Judge Henry E. Howland's account
OF undergraduate Life at Yale" in the
July issue. Judge Rowland has kept in
close touch with Yale life from 1850 10 the
present day, and his article is the very
cream of nearly half a century of re-
mniscences and anecdotes. "Cavendish,"
the great authority on whist, writes with
his usual viVacity and clearness about
contemporary whist Fads" telling what
is good In them and what bad The whist
congress, to meet in July, will find much
i'm this article TO discuss. G. ID. Gibson
concludes his papers on London" with
LONDON 1GOple. 1t luGluutS ElIlkluE lull-
length portraits from life Of Phil May and
Du Maurier-the latter sketched in June.
1896. Price 25 cents. Charles Scribner' >
Sons, New York.
The complete novel in the July issue OF
Lippincotts is "A Mountain Moloch," by
Dufield Osborne. The scene is an other
wise unknown island in the Pacihc. set
tied in remote ages by Phenician exiles,
and ruled by their descendants. The hero
is an American naval officer, who leaves
his ship for love of native princess; and
the adventures and bloodshed are worthy
OF Mr. Rider Haggard In his palmiest
days. Other stories are Williams Spree, q"
by Louise Boynton, and The Haunted
Burglar" by the late w. c. Morrow au-
thor Of 1.-THE Ape. the idiot. and other
People" Price 25 cents J. b. Lippincott
Co, Philadelphia.
McClures Magazine for July opens with
an interesting account -ot the actual daily
life in a little Republic" where the citi-
gems and governors are young boys and
girls from the poorest and most crowded
districts OF the city Of New York The late
Prof Drummond is the subject Of a paper
by the Rev. D. NJ. Ross, who lived in
close Intimacy with him from his boyhood
10 the hour Of his death. and who Is there
by enabled to give US the first really vivid
and satisfactory presentation we have had
OF a man who was one OF the great per-
aonal influences OF his time. Other feat
ures OF this number Of McClure's are a fine
series Of life portraits Of Andrew Jackson.
several Of them never before published,
along with some "reminiscences OF Jackson
By his granddaughater, Rachel Jackson
Lawrence; a humorous story by Robert
Barr. describing the subjugation OF the
bully Of the school, by an ingenious west
ern schoolmaster; an adven turous tale by
Conan Doyle. dealing with those pictur-
esque kings OF the high seas who lived like
several distinguished piaywrights. by taxi
Ing their own where they found Il. The
s $. Mcclure Company. New York city.
The Illustrations in Vicks Magazine for
July are handsome, and the editorial arti-