The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-04
MAGAZINES.

The April Centuary has group of pa
pers on the Pennsylvania coal regions.
Henry Edward Rood tells of the supplant-
ing of English speaking miners by for
eigners from Austria Hungary and Italy,
his paper being entitled "a Polyglot Com
munity." Jay Hambidge gives IAN Ar
lists Impressions of the Colliery Re-
gions," mainly in the vicinity of Lattimer,
where the recent rioting took place. Both
of these articles are illustrated with many
striking pictures by Mr.. Hambidge. Under
the general heading of Coal is King"
Edward Atkinson considers ''Tne Advauta-
ages of England and the United States in
the Worlds Commerce." and Edward w.
Parker tells of "The Supply of Anthracite
Coal in Pennsylvania" In "A Famous
Sea Fight" Claude H. Wetmore describes
the engagement between the Gillian and
Peruvian iron-clads off the coast of Boil
via in 1879, the paper being fully illustra-
ted. In a supplemental article, Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, discusses flights Between
Ironclads," with reference to their signif-
icance and priority. A series of articles
on THE Seven Wonders of the World"
by Prof Benjamin Ide Wheeler with full
page illustrations by Castaigne, is begun.
This month Mr.. Castaigne gives remark
able reproduction of the Pharos of Alexan-
der. The foregoing are among the princi-
pal articles of the number. The Century
Company, New York city.
The April number of St Nicholas has
varied table of contents, including many
seasonable features. In the opening arti-
cle 1.-THE Story of the Wheel" Frank II.
Vizetelly traces the evolution of the BIZ
cycle from its rude beginning in the "cel-
erifere" of the seventeenth century,
through the "dandy-horse,' the "draisine,"
and the many intermediate forms, up to
the "chainless'' of the year 1898. 1.-THE
BeI-Towers of Italy" is the subject of
profusely illustrated article by John Ward,
dealing with one of the most important
and picturesque features of church and
city architecture in Italy. Mr. Frank r.
Stockton in his series of sketches Of ''The
Buccaneers of Our Coast" this month
takes up the career of Morgan, who began
life as an obscure Welsh peasant lad, be-
came the most famous of freebooters, and
died an English knight. In the serial by
J. T. Trowbridge. the 1.-TWO Bidicut
Boys overtake the swindler who sold
them the trick dog but he turns the ta-
bles on them There are several other
ticles in the number which young folks
will find highly entertaining. The Cen
fury Company New York city.
Tablecloth has won its way to popular
favor and is now one of the highly appre-
ciated publications. The April number
has entertaining table of contents. The
magazine Is the American authority upon
culinary and household topics. The Table
Talk Publishing Company, Philadelphia.
The International for April leads off
with a distinctly original and very enter
tanning article on 1.-The Monuments of Chi
cago," profusely illustrated. London as
Seen Through Scandinavian Eyes" a half
philosophical, half descriptive essay by
DIR. Brandes, is doubly interesting because
from the pen Of Dane. Holy Week in
Seville" well illustrated by woodcuts, is
timely. 1.-The Situation in the Far East"
from japanese standpoint; William Ele-
roy Curtis's regular budget on Matters
Diplomatic and Foreign Gossip" Travel
Notes" and letters from London and Ant
werp in From Abroad" complete the Sc
rious matter in this number. The fiction
is varied and good. The Union Quoin
Company Chicago Ill.
The special features Of the American
Review of Reviews for April are excellent.
Among them are, an article on modern
German problems and policies, by DR..
Theodore Barth, member Of the German
Reicbstag, illustrated with portraits OF all
the German party leaders; a discussion Of
cosmopolitanism and international friend
illness, by the young French writer, Baron
de Coubertin 0lustrated); sketch Of M.
de Coubertin with portraiD by DR.. Albert
Shaw; an account Of The new gold discov-
cries In Mexico Ollustrated) by II. d. Sa-
ter; an article on THE Referendum and