The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-02

Crump, in her sketch of "The Childhood of
Louis KILL" extracts from the long-for-
gotten diary of his tutor an entertaining
summary of the curious environment and
training of the King who was after
wards to rule France so many years, and
10 be always more or less an enigma TO
his contemporaries and his historians
Henry James furnishes Maud Evelyn" a
delightful story, which he alone could have
written. The Atlantic Monthly, Houghton,
Miffin & Co. II East Seventeenth street
New York city.
The complete novel in the New Lippin-
colt for April is entitled "The Heart of
the Ancient Wood" by Charles C. D.
Roberts. This issue is repete with good
fiction: complete novel and four short
stories. Seumas MacManus has one of his
characteristic, humorous Irish stories
called "A Celtic Beauty" Their Last
Trek" is by H. Anderson Dryden, an
athletic Englishman, who, having trav-
eled extensively in South Africa, is thor
oughly up in his subject, and in this story
he presents touching picture of Boer
life. Robert Shackleton writes an anus
ing sketch of the old South, reflected in
New York, in which the "Randolphs Of
>.
Stephen Cranes second paper in his series
on Great Battles of the World" is 1.-The
Storming of Badajos," a remarkable
commentary on the present war in South
Africa. Eben Il. Rexfords Hints on
Home Gardening is specially valuable in
view of the many families who are NOV
ing TO the country at this period of the
year and need just this help to become
successful planters. Birds of Passage"
paper by Ernest Ingersoll, gives inter-
esting facts about how birds find their
way on the long journeys they undertake
semi-annually. ]. B. Lppincott e. Co.,
624 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
The wide field of the Universal Brother
hood Path appeals to the general reader
as well as to the student of philosophy,
ethics, history and science In the April
issue appear several articles which will
command widespread interest. There are
still a number of people in the world
who do not realize the great work of
H. P. Blavatsky, the founder of the The
osophical movement, and the article on
this remarkable woman by e. A. Mere
sheimer president of the Theosophical
Society, should do much to remove the
misconceptions of such as have not been
able to appreciate her work. In 1.-THE
Perfect Man" Gertrude w. Van Pelt deals
with the mystery of worshipping others
as perfect and the disenchantment that
follows. This the writer believes. is not
mere childishness, but rather due to in
nate desire for perfection. A unique and
remarkable article by 'Zoryan" is THE
Origin of Hypnotism in It's Wider Sense"
II is a fascinating story of the early
days of tabled Atlantis, in the Golden
Age and innocent childhood of humanity
The author traces the rise of selfishnese
fIa ct CO.. ln 81.
of man by his passions and the conse-
quent ensaving of the weak by the
strong. The writer has a wonderful
power Of description. The Theosophical
Publishing Company, IA Madison avenue,
New York city.
International Journal of Ethics for April
has a very attractive table of contents.
The article entitled 1.-THE Ethics of Our
Philippine Politics" by Herbert Welsh is
a timely one, and will command general
attention. 1.-THE Nature and Significance
of Monopolies and Trusts" by Richard r.
Ely is a thoughtful one. and is well cal
culated to arrest the attention of think
ers. All Of the articles are of a high
standard of excellence. The International
Journal Of Ethics. 1906 Arch street. Phila-
delphia.
Inc April Home magazine, New YORK
starts off with an article of extraordinary
interest on "The Warfare Of the Future"
by Hudson Maxim, the well-known inven-
for and expert on high explosives An
other timely article is IAN American in
the Transvaal," "a series of letters from
an American mining engineer who was in
johannesburg before the war broke out
and who is now commanding a regiment
Of American engineers for the British.
Thecdor Waters has an article en- "Scien-
tnc Kite Flying" which describes some
of Mr. William A. Ed1y's notable expert
ments with scientific kites; telling how
Mr.. Eddy draws electricity from clear
sky how he operates a little electrical
motor; the use of kites in time of war for
signaling and reconnoiterng by the won
dorful vistasccpe, which enables the kite
flyer TO see on the other side Of a hill-a
most wonderful invention by the way-th
use Of kites in life saving service, and
many other points Of remarka BILE interest
Home Magazine $3.50 Nassau street, New
York
In Truth for April Is published an in
teresting article on f. Hopkinson Smith
painter OF pictures, writer OF books ana
builder Of lighthouses. The article is very
fully. illustrated by reproductions from
Mr. Smiths paintings. TWO of the pic
lures being IN color-faithful copies OF
the original canvnses.
writer IN Truth tells OF a delightful
Interview with +. Hopkinson Smith, dur