The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-02
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Brander Mathews contributes In the
Small Hours" and Quil.er-Couch's serial
rapidly approaches It's dramatic climax.
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
The story of Dame Fast and Peter
Nord," now running as a serial in the Liv-
ing Age, gives American readers their first
opportunity to become acquainted with the
brilliant Swedish writer, Selma Lagerlof,a as
a writer Of short stories Dame Fast and
Peter Nord" is a quaint story, with sug-
gestion of Hawthorn in its style and
theme. 1t is translated for the Living Age
by DR.. Haskell Derby. The Living Age
Co., Boston, Mass.
The complete novel in the New Lippin-
colt for october is called Love Across
the Lines" by Harry StillweH Edwards Ii
is a story of the war in Virginia. in the
vein of Capt. King. but with difference.
unique marriage ceremony in dark
room between a man and woman who meet
then for the first time, opens the story and
the original and ingenious plot sweeps on
to strong climax so convincingly related
that the reader spontaneously laughs and
weeDs with the fetching heroine in her Joy
and misery 1t IS a striking and powerful
tale from a pen which has already won ap-
plause in short fiction. In a brilliant article
In the New Lippincott" for October. L
Zangwll has expressed his sage but fan
tastic views on "Zionism." Beside Love
Across the Lines" the complete novel, by
Harry Sdliwell Edwards in the October
number of the New Lippincott," there
are some remarkably good short stories
contributed by pens too well known to
need more than passing mention, to COM
pei attention. Paul Laurence Dunbar has
written slave story in his very best vein
of humor and pathos, entitled 1.-THE
Strength of Gideon THE Journeys
End by Beulah Marie Dix. is a dashing
tale of Rounhead Times, characteristic of
the author of Hugh Gwyeth,' and a brief
humorous sketch by Cy Warman, called
AR Ye Woth It?" possesses his rare trait
of homely fun. J. B. Lippincott Co., Phila-
dephia.
Sir Thomas J. Upton makes personal
statement in Ainslee's for October on he
subject of his challenge for the America
Cup. His utterance is marked by a fine
feeling of craftsmanship and the justiha-
BILE confidence of the man who goes in TO
win. In THE Personal Side of Sir Thom-
as Lipton," by e. A. Sumner, we have a
rarely interesting portrait sketched from
life. A more important, if not so popu-
lar contribution to this number, is 1.-THE
New Dawn in Educat ton, a Study of the
Public School in Washington, D. c." No
movement of equal moment in education
has been recorded in several years. The
fact that public school authorities from all
sections of the country are addressing SUI
perintendent Powell for instruction in his
methods is evidence that we have in this
subject matter very near the heart of
every father and mother in the United
States. Other timely and readable feat
of AiDg1pp's October ara- 80 A Man
and a Colony, the Story of Newfound-
land; The Camera Club of New York"
exquisitely illustrated; The Solving of the
Servant Problem" and short stories by r.
w. Hornung, Henry G. Catlin, Arthur J.
Stringer, Howard Fielding and Edith Rob-
inson. Street & Smith, publishers, New
York.
The Partisan for October has an inter-
esting table of contents. The articles AMI
sketches are bright and some of the Illus
trations are excellent. The Partisan, carr
negie Hail. Fify-ninth street and Sew
enth avenue, New York city.
The Cosmopolitan for October has very
fine table of contents The subjects of the
articles are well chosen and timely, and
are written by writers who are known II
The literary world English Beauties, by
T. Cunlifee-Owen. Is an article that will
please many readers. Among the illustra'
tons are some of the most beautiful wo'
men of England. "A Horse Swapping Com
vention," by William Brown is an article
that Is certain to attract attention
Christian Science and the Book of Mrs
Eddy" by Mark Twain, would be extreme
~ copied ii II were not copyrighted. These
are only few of the good things Of ing
number. The Cosmopolitan. Irvingtou
New York.
Political Science Quarterly for septenp
Der has some excellent reading for the stu
dent and the scholar. rather popular ar
tcle is Government Loans to Farmers
by c. f. limerick. CITY and CountJ
Taxes" by Max West is another article
which ought to find many readers. Greet
q Co, and IL fremont Place, Boston
Mass