The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-26

in the department of books and reading.
The contest has been so suggestive, say
the members of the committee, that they
regret that a whole number of 81. Nlch-
olas cannot be given UP to the prlhttlS
of several hundred of the 5000 lists re-
ceived. the letters that accompanied then
and the comments the committee Wouiu
like to make. The first of the six prizes
($15 in gold Is awarded 10 MIss Nc
Mead Hedge Of Passaic, N. j. The maya
zine opens with Robert Sallette," a pal
lad of the revolution, by Laura q. Rlch-
ards and the frontispiece is fancy pic
ture of the hero
"a stalvart man with a ponderous sack
A sword at his side and gun at his BACK.
..vitb the Rough Riders" by Henry La
Motto is the surgeons account of the DO
ines of a famous regiment. lt stops with
he. beginning of the Riders deoarka lloh
IN C,1ba but is to be continued. Inc
beautiful and extraordinary possloiltles
Of soap-bubbles are revealed IN luIS
illustrated description of what a bubble
blower has actually done. the century
Company, Union square, New YORK
Tho Julv number of the Engineering
Magazine opens with a timely article on
..p,nersh and American Locomotive Build
ing +" written by Mr.. Charles Rous-Mar-
ten, and very fully illustrated with typi-
cal engines from both sides of the At
lantic. and discussing the reasons whlch
have led to the placing of extensive orders
in the United States for locomotives Tor
british railways. DIR. II. M. Chance tells,
in his paper on "The Increasing Produc-
ton of Cod" how completely his predlc-
tons made more than three years ago
have been and are being fulfilled, Whlle
Chief Engineer Sims and Prof. w. p; $40, an
rich conclude the account Of the work
of the Repair Ship Vulcan" with most
entertaining narrative of the work upon
the sunken Spanish wrecks, and give the
true story of the final loss of the Maria
Teresa. There are many other valuable
articles The Engineering Magazine, New
York.
Something new and startling can always
be looked for in the Cosmopolitan Maya
zine. The July number is no exception
to the rule. The number is an excellent
one. Two notable articles are THE Ad-
ventures of Gen. Funston" by Herbert
u Ward. and How 40 Keep House on
$3.50 q Day." by Charlotte w. Eastman.
There are many other high class articles
in the number. The Cosmopolitan, lrv-
ington, New York.
McClure's Magazine for July has an ex-
ceptionaly fine table of contents. w. A.
Fraser the new Canadian author. has
written a number of East Indian racing
stories for McClnre's Magazine, and the
first one. entitled, THE Luck of the Babe, .
appears in the July number. The number
contains a short war story by Stephen
Crane. and a new "Boyville" story by viii
liam Allen White. The last Is illustrated
with some more of Orsen LoweTs charm
ing pictures of tIoyville" life. Mr.. Low
ell seems 10 know the place almost as well
as Mir. White, who created IL. Prof. simon
Newcomb contributes an article on "Ihe
ITnsolved Problems Of Astronomy" IL is
fully Illustrated from recent teiescopif
nhotoeraphs by Prof T.. E. Barnard and
other eminent astronomers. 1.-THE Automo-
bi5e in Common Use: What It Costs
How 1t Is Operated, What It VIII DO =
in short the automobile, or horseless We
hicle, as we find 1t IN actual service 10
day Is the subject of the opening article
The article Is illustrated with pictures OF
| an the more important types now under
| trieI An interesting article Is an account
| of the Soldier Police of the Canadian
| NorthWest" with stories Illustrating their
| remarkable shrewdness, endurance ana
| bravery. S. S. Mcclure Company, l4l-l5'
East Twenty-lfth street, New York.
scribners Magazine for July has as q
| frontispiece a fine wood engraving by
Gustav Krueu 1t is from a very rare
| aoo,,arreotvpe of Daniel Webster and ac-
co1nanIes senator Hoar's paper on Web
/ ster for which he has been collecting
! material for many years. There are q
| number Of unpublished manuscripts and
| Some new material revealing how Webster
| prepared his great speeches. Parallel pas
| sages are given, showing remarkable al
/ vergence between the spoken and written
! ora lions There are several articles oil
| strnng contemporary interest. James F
! ] Archibald, the war correspondent, mas
| been most OF the winter in Havana, ant
| describes the reconstruction in the gov
| eminent of that city by American Of
| dcers Ii is a strong tribute to the exec
utlve capacity Of our soldiers as eiyi
/ administrators. illustrations snow th'
| work OF regeneration in Havana streets
Another very practical article describes
| how the foreign mails are handled al
| New York. The magnitude OF this WORK
involving millions OF separate pieces, II
| presented with great clearness, and The
| who.e vast machine Is for the first time
| described for a general audience. w. X
| Leigh has made sketches Of the work II
progress. The fiction includes pathetic
| but not unhappy. story Of girl who Il
! threatened with blindness, cnuEcd "Tht
| White Blackbird," by Bliss Perry; an
other OF Aunt Mlnervy AIMS" and anus
| ing chronicles by Joel Chandler Harris
| Charles Scrlbner's Sons, New York.
Prof. william Cunningham of Cam
I bridge, England, opens the July Atlantis