The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-02

periences of a small party of Americans in
Cuba during a former insurrection. Theo-
dore Gallagher describes one phase of
very wild Western town in The Election
at Cayote." Both are stirring tales. "Wo-
mans Work and Wages are discussed by
Eleanor Whiting, who claims that matri-
mony is the most appropriate and profita-
BILE business for women in general, and
that they had better not attempt direct
wage-earning. This highly conservative
position she defends by an array of facts
and arguments. Frank G.. Carpenter deals
with The Book-Loves of Statesmen''-i.
e., some of them. THE Literature of ia
pan" is briefly discussed by Joslyn u.
Smith. The poetry of the number is by
Florence Radcliffe, Grace f, Pennypacker,
and Lee Fairchild. ]. b. Ldppincott Com
pany, Philadelphia.
Lillian Bell accurately pictures Southern
life in "Yessum," the initial story of the
May Woman's Home Companion In the
way of a fascinating love story Mrs. Bur-
ton Harrison has never written anything
more pleasing and successful than ''Thc
Three Misses Benedict" which is con-
cluded in this issue. Womans Home
Companion, Mast Cornwen & Klrkpat-
rick, Springfield, o.
AT a moment when war and all its appl-
ances and aspects have an especial inter-
est, no doubt the first thing turned to in
McClures Magazine for May will be Rud-
yard Kiplng's poem on the torpedo. In q
recent statement by Lieut.. G.. e. Arm
strong that the torpedo has brought into
the navy fresh zest, a new romance,
and possibilities more brilliant than were
existent before Its adoption" Mr.. Kipnng
has found an idea. of just the sort he
loves, and developed thereon a poem in his
noblest manner-majestic in movement,
felicitous and dramatic in description, and
mystical and deep-searching in sentiment.
1t is truly great in It's individual express
sions, and greater yet in It's complete eff
feet and impression. The con
ditions of the present moment
lin Garland's intimate story of the last
year in the life of Gen. Grant.
This number contains two excellent short
stories by new writer's One is "a story of
"The Polar Zone" by John A. HILL which
is perfectly convincing inprobability and
fervor of Imagination almost equals Poe.
The other is a kindly, humorous Memorial
day story-"Uncle Luther Dowells Wood
en- Leg''-by Ray Stannard Baker. An in
stalment of Anthony Hopes Rupert of
Hentzau," particularly stirring and OBJ
sorbing, adds further noteworthiuess to
the fiction Of the number. McClures Mag
azine, 141-155 East Twentyfifth street,
New York city.
scribner's, for May. is an exceedingly
interesting number. The leading article
is entitled undergraduate Life at We'll
lesy," by Able Carter Goodloe. This
article has nothing to do with scholastic
ideals or the problems of higher educa-
ton; 1t pictures the life as one who has
lived it sees it. Miss Goodloe's skill as
writer was amply attested by the sue
cess OF her college Girls" stories. THE
Burgoyne Campaign and It's Results" are
the subject of this chapter of Senator
Lodges STORY OF the Revolution" The
battles of Oriskany and Bennington are
described with great vigor, and pictured
by Christy and Yohn. Howard Pyles pic
ture of the burial of Gen. Fraser is the
frontispiece OF the number. In this install
ment of THE Workers-The West Mr.
Wyckoff pays high compliment to the
average policeman as an efficient aid 10
the poor man In time of trouble. He is a
shrewd judge of human nature and is SET.
dom deceived. The love story of Princ,ss
Kalonay and the American heiress comes
well to the fore in Richard Harding Davis,
serial. THE Kings Jackal." The hank
rupt king is proving a most amusing char
acter' lhese are, OF course, only a few NJ
the good things OF the number. Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York. q"
The May number of the Century apnears
in a special cover, printed in gold ana
oolors after a design by Fernand Tung
rem, representing the great mesa OF Ka1
limo This is apropos of an article in ,ba
number by F. w Hodge, of the Etbnolo- |
gical Bureau, describing his recent "Ae
cent of the Enchanted Mesa" n
Krehbiel, the musical critic, writes Of |
The Beethoven Museum at Bonn and