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THff SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND", MARCH 18, 1900. 21 5 ' F ' m JV'1 f S VAYOHYifHUJir i I X Publisher to Author. (Ancient Stjle) "The book you took ten years to write. And by the postman sent, la here. "We note you need tonight Three pounds to pay your rent. "Three pounds for ten years' work is steep! And we must tell you pat. If to much money you shall reap, "Where where will we be at? "We send one pound, six shillings, and "We. trust jou'll not rebel; Books ar not now In much demand; "We wish you mighty -nelll" Publisher to Author. (Modern Style-) "Herewith inclosed please And our check (And cash it right awaj) For royalties. (Ycur new bcok sells Ten thousand eery day.) "The fiftieth edition soon "Will meet the publle's glance. You'll find our check enclosed for that One million. In advance. "So great a sals we never knew; All weather now is sunny. Send on another book. If you Save room to store the money!' Atlanta Constitution. SPANISH WAR LESSONS United States Irrevocably Committed, According: to Captain Mnhan, to an Ocr-Sea Policy. The several articles In the volume col lectively entitled "Lessons of the "War "With Spain" were not originally Intended by their eminent author. Captain A. T. Mahan, to constitute a series. Written for various occasions, at various times, there Is in them no sequence of treat ment or conception, yet -with one excep tion they have all had a common origin In tho -war -with Spain. It is enough to eay of their Importance that Captain Mo han has -written them. He prefaces the volume with the general statement that, while wholly convinced of the primacy of tho navy in maritime warfare, and main taining the subordination to It of the elements of power which rest mainly up on land position, he has always clearly recognized not only the importance of the latter, but the general necessity of affording them the security of fortifica tion, which enables a -weaker force to hold its own against sudden attack, and until relief can be given. "Fortifications." lis says, "like natural accidents of ground, serve to counterbalance superiority of numbers, or rather disparity of means, both in land and sea warfare, therefore, and in both strategy and tactics, they are valuable adjuncts to a defense, for they constitute a passive reinforcement of strength, which liberates an active equiv alent, in troops or In ships, for offensive operations." It wll lno doubt amuse the reader to -find Captain Mahan trying to "prove that there Is no science or arf which lends Itself to exposition more read ily than does the art of war. As a mat ter of fact, there is nothing more difficult to comprehension by the average reader than the details of a battle, even when explained by such a master as our author There Is no doubt, however, that In all Captain Mahan has -written, from the great work on "The Influence of Sea Power on History" down to the present bundle of fugitive and discursive papers, he has aimed so to present his theme as to Invest It -with the rational Interest at- ' tachlng to a clear exposition of causes and effects, as shown in s- series of events. And the recent Spanish-American War, -while possessing, as every war does, characteristics of Its own, differentiating ( It from -others, nevertheless. In Its broad analogies, falls Into line -with its prede cessors, evidencing that unity of teach ing -which pervades the art from Its be ginning down to the present day. We are now committed, according to Captain Mahan, Inevitably and irrevocably to an over-sea policy, to tho successful maintenance of -which will be needed not only lofty political conceptions of right and of honor, but also the poww to sup port, and, If need be, to enforce the course of action -which such conceptions shall from timo to time dsmand. "Such main tenance;" he says, "will depend primar ily on the Navy, but not upon It alone; there will be needed, besides an adequate and extremely mobile Army and an ef ficient correlation of the one with tho other, based upon an accurate conception of their respective functions. ... In short, the people of the United States will need to understand not only whxt right eousness dictates, but what power mil itary and navy requires in order duly to assert itself." Captain Mahan makes a strong and well-considered plea for proper coas. de fenses, so that in the event of war cur Navy may be free to seek out and enciga the enemy, instead of being force! to re main idle around this or that harbor, as was the case In our late Spanish war. He also condemns, as entirely wrong in principle, the theory that the battle-snips should be of great speed to tne hurt of their fighting strength. He says: 'In the battle-ships great speed Is distinctly sec ondary to offensive power and 1 5 coal en durance. Analogically, the hast defence for one's own shores Is to harass and threaten seriously those of the oppme'it; but this best defense cannot be employed to the utmost, if the inferior, n-isilve defense of fortification has been negl&cied. The fencer who wears also a breast plate may bo looser In his guard. Sea ports cannot strike beyond the range of their guns; but if the great commercial ports and naval stations can strike ef fectively so far. the fleet can lauovn into the deep rejoicing, knowing .'hat its home Interests, behind the buckler of the fixed defenses, are safe till It returns." Captain Mahan comes out strongly In support of Admiral Sampson, anil If we can rely upon his judgment jn this matter, we must place Sampson among tho foremost naval commanders of the country, a man of great resource and ready ability. Together with all other military men. Captain Mahan has a confirmed and doep distrust of the daily press, which he refers to somewhat humorously as "the system of organized gossip, which we call Jhe press." He is of the opinion thai if not suppressed to a more moderate sense. It -will bring great damage to the country In any serious war we may engage In. The book Is a handsome and stable one, with two good and Indispen sable maps of Cuba and the Caribbean Sea. (Little, Brown & Co., Boston). AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY, Ed tun ml Clarence Stedman's "Work to Conic Oat This Sprlnjr. At almost the same time with the news of Edmund Clarence Stedman's practical retirement from Wall Street comes the announcement that his long-promised. "American Anthology" is to make its first appearance this spring. We say "first appearance" because it Is only the large na'oer edition which, Houghton, Mifflin &. k$ -0T MAftf. Co. are preparing. In the form which will make It more generally known it "will not be published until the autumn. This first edition will ha-ie for Its frontis piece a photogravure group of portraits. One may well -wonder how many of the faces -which held the same place In Gris wold's "Poets of America" 50 years ago will reappear. The title-page will be dec orated with, a vignette of. Emerson's grave. If the volume, says the Book-Buy- J er, succeeds in doing for American poetry j what Mr. Stedman's "Victorian Anth ology" has Cone for English, It will nave been well worth waiting for. THE PURITANS. Seventeenth Oentwry Leaders la the Work of Freedom. Three or four years ago Ezra Hoyt Bylngton published a volume on "The Puritan In England and Xew England," In which he gave an account of the origin and development of Puritanism in Eng land and of the religious opinions, the family and social life, and the personal traits of the Pilgrims and Puritans, in this country. He now brings out another voiume, in wnicn ne studies' "The Puritan as a Colonist and Reformer." The two volumes are quite distinct, yet each sup plements the other. Mr. Bylngton seta out with the admission that the Puritans were not In all respects consistent with their own principles, nor as tolerant as they should have been; yet they were tho leaders In the 17ttt century In securing freedom for the people, In the church, and In the state, and we owe much of the progressive spirti of our time to their foresight, and to their strenuos endeavor. Ho thinks It very doubtful whether the Puritans could have secured the triumph of their principles if they had. not planted colonies on this side of the Atlantic, for the conservative spirit In England was very strong In their time, as it was In France and Spain. There came a time when the Church of England Itself seemed to be going back from the princi ples of Reformation, and Charles seems to have Imagined that he could evn ex tinguish the light that had been kindled in New England. But the sea was too broad, and the new Ideas of the right of tho people tO make their own l.-iirn nnH tn elect their own rulers, and to worship according to their own consciences, had a ia.ii ueiu m tne ssew world. The distinction between th Pnrim: -n? tho Puritans is carefully observed by Mr. Bylngton. Of the first comers, the Eng lish Pilgrims, he says they had the in stinct of colonization, and were enter prising aa well as Industrious. Their stay in Holland had taught them how to order a free state. They respected the rights of conscience at a time when other English Christians denied those rights. They re garded the individual as the unit of the state, and they made all citizens equal before the law. They planted the school by the side of the church In all their set tlements., and kept alive, even In the hard est years, the love of knorvleiferA "rsom were great men among them men of learning and of statesmanship, as well' as piety. Some of these- men had stood, be fore King?. It was well that they came to the New World, because they were able here to work out their principles more freely and with a stronger hold upon the future than they could have secured in the New World." The Pilgrim prepared the way for the Puritan In New England, and from the demand for larger liberty, which came from the conjunction of Pilgrim and Purl tan principles and methods came to the growth of the town system, tho expansion of the colonies, the development of tho missionary spirit, and the continuous movement for larger religious and polit ical liberty, which finally sent Its reflex wave back to the mother country, where Ono reform hill has succeeded Jinnthor- un til tho people have gained the rights for which the Puritans struggled. In his clos ing chapter. Mr. Bylngton discusses the relations or anaKespeare and the Purl tan. Stratfortf was one of the strong holds of Puritanism, and tho eldest daugh ter of Shakespeare was a Puritan. It Is evident from the dramas that while Shakespeare knew all about the Puri tans, ho did not like them, but at the same timo he did not revile them. "He may have been restrained by regard for his favorite daughter, and for his old neighbors at Stratford." Mr. Bylngton considers it plain from his writings that Shakespeare's sympathies were not broad enough to include the common people, such as the larger number of Puritans were. Country-bred as he was. his sym pathies "seem to have been with the no bility and not with the rising middle classes, who wore contending for their rights as men and as Englishmen. He was tho poet of gay and merry England, not of thoughtful and serious England.' Shakespeare, "with his limited historic culture, failed to recognize the tokens of a new life for his native land." He quot ed, we are told, "very often from Fox's Book of Martyrs from which it is rea sonable to infer that ho was acquainted with the outward facts in Puritan his tory, but it was not given to him to enter into the meaning of the great political and religious movements from which so much of what Is best and most distinct ive in our modern life has come," (Little. Brown & Co., Boston.) Sunday Afternoons. With a view to suggesting some simple methods of busying the brains and hands of children on Sundays, Mrs. E. Frances Soule has published an attractive hand book, entitled "Sunday Afternoons for the Children." It Is an enlargement of lec tures which she has been giving for sev eral years In various parts of New Eng land, where they met a warm welcome from man' mothers and earnest com mendation from divers clergymen. Beg'n nlng with, a prelude as to the importance of the mother-work, the author soon plunges practically Into her suggestions for Interesting the little folks In various lines of fascinating Bible work. At the end of the book there Is a collection of "Hymns and Poems for the Little Ones" all full of "sweetness and Hr-ht nn nt simple Christian teaching. (Fords, How- ara b xiuioert, xsew xorir.) Municipal Reform. "A Municipal Programme" Is the out come of a unique experience in reform movements. In May, 1S87. at the Louis ville meeting of the National Municipal League. It was decided to formulate on the part of the League a plan or programme which should set forth succinctly the essential principles that must underlie suc cessful municipal government, and, should If possible embody those principles In a form which could be enacted Into a law or laws, and thus put into practical opera ation. The report of the committee Is now printed In book form, and within Its cov ers will be found the most comprehensive and succinct statement of the cause of municipal maladministration and of the I remedies. A form of city charter Is giv en, admirable for Its brevity (It is contain ed In 37 clearly printed pages), and the constitutional amendments necessary to guarantee to cities adequate powers for their government are set out. Accom-1 nylng these are brief explanatory papers of which wander over the boundless ocean setting forth the reasons for the provis- from the Farallones to the' Ladrones, ions found in the proposed constitutional while others migrate along Its shore, corn amendment and charter. There 13 a valu- lng from Alaska on the North and from able historical Introduction, showing, in Patagonia on the Scuth. The dlvers-fled compact form, the development of the topography of the land and the varied municipal problem in thl6 country since character of the climate and plant life- In Colonial times. The book closes with a sure a home for a great variety of land critical examination of the committee's recommendations, prepared by a special ist in municipal matters,, and is accom panied by an analytical Index. In this compact little volume of 246 pages, the reader will find the result of more than two years" co-operative effort of some of the ablest and most experienced men, whose lives have been devoted to the study of municipal conditions. There can be no question of Its value to cVery man interested in the vital problem of placing our city governments upon a sound basis. (The Macmlllan Co., New York.) Spanish War History. "A History of the Spanish-American War of 1SS8," by Richard H. TItherlngton, Is a carefully compiled, comprehensive, and rigidly Impartial historic account of the causes leading to our war with Spain, the war Itself, and circumstances incident to the termination thereof. It is to 03 noted, that the author has awaited the official reports on both sides, and he is therefore able to present a well-founded and authoritative history. Omitting no de tail possessing real importance. It Is neces sarily concise, and no space is wasted in descriptive "fine writing" or extended crlt- EDMUND CLARENCE STED31AX. leal disquisitions. As an authoritative work for reference It will b,e found of exceptional merit, and Its value is mate rially enhanced by many excellent sketch maps and a very thorough Index. The long story of Spanish misgovern ment and Cuban revolt, down to the cli max, of outrage and suffering under Wey- ler's rule, is all compressed Into the first 50 pages; an exhaustive and accurate com- parlson of the resources of Spain, and the United States only takes up IS pages; and eight pages suffice for the narration of Admiral Dewey's marvelous victory in Manila Bay. Yet nothing of moment la neglected, or een treated in a manner suggestive of insufficiency. Events that have been subjects of seri ous contention and citation of authorities for the fixing of credit and responsibility are dealt with more In extenso, as, for in stancet the discovery and destruction of "Cervera's fleet, the Inadequacy of our com missary department, as shown at Santi ago, the evil conditions of our hospital transports, and our relations to "the Phil ippine insurgents. (D. Appleton & Co., New York.) The Wheat Problem. "The Wheat Problem" Is an elaboration of the presidential address delivered by Sir William Crookea. before the British Association for the Advancement of Sci ence at Bristol, In 1$93. In this address the author pointed out the serious peril awaiting wheat-eaters who contentedly pursue the present wasteful system cf cul tivation. Under the present conditions of wheat-culture, scarcity of wheat Is with in an appreciable distance, as the wheat growing lands all over the- world are be coming exhausted, and it seams to the author that at some future time and, in his opinion, at no far distant time no available wheat land will be lefL -This alarming forecast was relieved by the sug gestion that If the wheat fields are prop, erly treated with, a chemical manure con sisting of nitrate of soda, the average yield will be materially Increased, and "the date of dearth postponed to so dis tant a period that we and our sons and grandsons may legitimately live without solicitude for the future," A difficulty in connection with this matter Is the fact that the nitrate fields are themselves In danger of becoming exhausted, but the author believes that with the aid of elec tricity we can produco from the atmos phere 12.0C0.C00 tons of nitrate of soda an nually, sufficient to safeguard the wheat fields. It was, of courso, to be expected that the author's conclusions would be questioned by other authorities, and in this volume he has replied to his critics, giving additional statistics in support of his views. In addition to Sir William Crookes' own contribution, the volume In cludes a chapter by C. Wood Davis, of Kansas, one of the largest wheatgrowers of the West, and also a chapter entitled "America, and the Wheat Problem," by the Hon. John Hyde, Chief Statistician of the Department of Agriculture, Washing ton, (G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.) The Transvaal Outlook. Albert Stickney must have been burn ing with sympathy for the Boers when he wrote "The Transvaal Outlook." In 103 pages of his monograph, he shows the fighting qualities of the Boersj the charac ter of the ground; the British lack of transportation and supply: the maladmin istration of the British War Office, and other phases of the struggle. Just before tho work was sent to press news came of Lord Roberts' march on Cronje, and Mr. Stickney hastily added a postscript of SO pages'telllng how the British did the very thing that he predicted they never would be able to do. (Dodd, Mead Co., New 1 York.) Birds of California. Charles A. Heeler's book on the birds of California, "Bird Notes Afield." has been written, not for scientists, but for those who wish to have an Introduction to the birds In their native haunts. The value of the work Is greatly enhanced by an appendix containing a descriptive list of California blrcs. The superb study col lection of California birds In The Museum of the California Academy of Sciences has formed the- basts for working up the descriptive Hot. "The long coast line of California," says the author, "is-the home of Innumerable species of Bea birds, coma birds as welL A continent might separate the birds of the rainy coast district o! Humboldt County from the species Inhab iting the arid region of the Colorado dis trict, so different are they In form, plum, age and habits." (E der & Shepard, San Francisco.) Child's History of Canada. Historical study and reading are made Interesting and Instructive to younsr read- ers In J. N. Mcllwralth's "Child's History of Canada." The llttlo volume covers the history of Canada from the earliest, times down to 1S93. but does not include the sending of Canadian troops to the South African war. The author takes a novel view of the settlement of the Oregon ques tion. "Great Britain, far off and indiffer ent, gave way for tho sake of peace . . . and thus was lost to Canada a large tract of country which should now be hers." At no time while the Oregon Question was pending was Great Britain Indifferent. (D, Appleton &. Co.. New York.) BOOK SOTBS. Xcvr Edition of Lnndon'n Constitu tional Illiitory of United .States. At a time like this, when the enlarge- ment of governmental functions Is proceed ing hand-ln-hand with changes In what might be called territorial Ideas, a book like Landon's "Constitutional History of the United States" lias an accentuated value. The book has recently been re vised and enlarged, and wllF soon be ret Issued from new plates by Houghtonr Mif flin &. Co. The new edition contains notes which may be said to give the volume a contemporary Interest. Eden Phlllpotts' new book, "The Human Boy," Is made up of stories, of life in an English school, and they reveal In a tol erably Intimate way the hopes, aspirations, thoughts and springs of action of the aver age public school boy. There are 11 sto ries, and they are good, ones, all about the bojs who went to Dr. Dunston's school at Merlvale. There were the "Artful Steg gles," "Nubby Tompkins," Gideon the Jew," "Corkey Minimus." "Frenchy," ond "Freckles" and a- dozen of other delight ful fellows, full of fun and anxious for a good time along with tljelr (Studies. (Har per & Bros., Now York.) "Captain Landon," by Richard Henry Savage, takes into Its scope an American Army feud that was transferred to Rome. There it was fought out with such pow- ttitttatt8ttt3a0tot(ttsetoeio REFLECTIONS OF THE I've cot my own opinions on the questions of the day: I can see ray country's auty, but I've nothln much to say. For when a man'a in offlce, he Must. Juat keep lookln' wise. And it a fellow wants- to be Elected he must rise And hurry oft whenever people ask him what he thinks. ' For the way to catch the voter la by keepin still, be Jinks!- ' There's the trust and there la labor and tho civil sorvlce, too; There's the never-ending" problem of obtainln revenue; I might get up and howl nbout These things with all my might. And make some noise by polntln' out The wrong ways from the right. But what's the cood of telltn' all youi think when what you.eay Mightn't tickle half the voters when it comes to 'lection day? " There's a lot of things this country ought to go aheadand do For tho sake of makln headway and the good of. people, Tco; But I've an oroeo where- the pa7 Is mighty good to get. And now and then I work a day Or two to sort of let The people keep bellevin' there Is, still some use for me, And thft less I say about tt, why tn better, don't you see? It's a shame and It's disgraceful that the.offlceaare run Just as Joints- to cheat the public! Something surely should be done, And when I'm out and when I know I'll not get back, agen, 4 I'll talk up boldly and I'll show ' "Where things are faulty, then: ' But what'e the use cf shoutin' -while-the 'public pays the- bill And a man can win by lajln kind of low and keepin still? Let the fools have- their opinions as to what we ought to do And go shoutin 'em wherever they can et 'cm listened to; But that is not the safest way; Don't have convictions till Tou're safely past election day, And then don't have 'em still! He's the winner who can tell yo,u when jouaskhlm what-hoithlnks All about It, without evei ssjia.' an thing, be-Jinks! S,,E. Klser-la Chicago Tribune. 9 0 0 990O090O009990900000eeO090039ee9000000009ai erful accessories as were personnel of the American found in the J Consular Ser- . vice, the Diplomatic Corps, the American cuiuiiy n general, couniesses, aucnesses, 1 young people oy Miss Isa Bowman the Arabs, street boys, newspaper writers, sol- real "Alice In Wonderland." (E P Dut- llcrs, kings, queens, adventurers and other " ton &. Co., New York.) miscellaneous and mongrel characters. The I "From Pot Closet to Palais Royal " by hero meets with strange hairbreadth es-j Mary V. Littell. (J. S. Ogilvle Co New capes and comes out all right In the end, ; York.) where true lovers are united. (Rand. Mc- "The New Gold Fields at Cape Nome," Nally & Co., Chicago.) j by Ivan Brostram. (Phillips & Smyth, In adding "A Modern Peader and -San Francisco.) Speaker" to the long list of books on , "Karerza," by Alice B. Stockham, and "ElocuDon," "Expression" and kindred f "The Strike of a Sex," by George N. M1I1 subjects. George Riddle keeps In view, , er. (Alice B. Stockham & Co., Chicago.) especially In the oratorical selections, the j "The Crisis In Agriculture." by Herberl union of that which seems modern in the j Myrlck. A protest against lowering of works of the old. well-tried authors, with j duties on products Imported from Cuba, the literature of today. The selections are , Puerto Rico and the Philippines. (The adapted to the modern method of speak- Orange Judd Co., New York.) . lng, by. which the speaker seeks directly J "The Picture Book of Becky Sharp." to move and persuade his hearers. In man-to-man fashion and without man ner formally assumed for effect. (Her bert S. Stone &. Co., Chicago.) "By the Marshes of Mlnas," by Charles G. D. Roberta. I3 a volume of romance, of love and adventure In that picturesque period when Nova Scotia was passing from the French to the English regime. Each, tale Is Independent of the others, but the scenes are similar, and In sev eral of them the evil "Black Abbe," well known from tho author's previous novels, again appears with his savage at his heels but to be thwarted always by woman's wit or soldlors courage. (Sil ver, Burdett & Co.. Boston.) George S. Boutwell, of Boston, an Ir reconcilable antl-expanslonlst, has pub lished a book of essays and speeches on the Venezuelan, Monroe doctrine and Philip pine questions that are tho very essence of "little Americanism." The title of the book Is "Tho Crisis of the Republic." Mr. Boutwell has supreme confidence In the ability of the Filipinos In the work of .self government. (Dana Estes & Co., Bos ton.) Stephen Bonsai, lately war correspondent to the New York Herald, hag, written a book entitled "The Golden Horse Shoe." It is the story of recent American expan sion told with unconscious force and lu cidity throughout the series of letters ex changed by two young officers of the army from their respective posts In the Philip pine's and in Puerto Rico. (The Macmlllan Co.. New York.) In "The Monster." which gives the title it his now collection of stories, Stephen Crane turns his attention for the first time to American country life, and repro duces th life and atmosphere of a rural American town. In addition to "Tho Monster." the volume Includes 'The Bluo Hotel" and "His New Mittens," the latter being a study of child life. (Harper Bros., New York.) Elder & Shepard. of San Francisco, have compiled and published under the title of "Some Children's Letters About 'Wild Animals I Have Known,' " a number of child discussions of the merits of Ernest Scton-Thompson's well-known "book. Evi dently the book has touched a sympa thetic chord In the young ones for they all like it. "Tho story of Eclipses," by George F. Chambers, Is intended as a sequel to the author's two previous volumes. "Story of the Solar System" and "Story of tha Stars." It is a thorough treatment of the subject of eclipses, and Is especially In teresting in view of the eclipse of the sun on May 2S. (D. Appleton & Co., New York.) "Woman, Church and the State." by Matilda Joslyn Gage. Is a historical ac count of the status of woman In all ages. The author maintains that Church and State, are equally guilty for all the" Injus tices which woman has suffered. (Tho Truth Seeker Society, New York.) ''Who's Who, 1900," Is the most satis factory handbook of Its kind in existence. Its brief biographies of British people of note are unexcelled. The book Is Im ported by The Macmlllan Co., New York. There have also been received the fol lowing: "Lyrics of the "West," 134 poems, by Elva Irene McMillan. (G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.) "Hawaii Fair, and Other Hawaiian Verses," by Philip Henry Dodge. (Elder & Shepard, San Francisco.) "Mistress Penwlck." by Dutton Payne. A romance of the English Restoration period. The story Is written in good taste and is held within the bounds of the probable. In spite of Its highly roman tic element. (R. F. Fenno & Co., New York.) "The Story of Ronald Kestrel," by A. J. Dawson. (D. Appleton & Co., New York.) "Living In the World, andi Other Bal lads and Lyrics," by Frank Putnam. (Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago.) "Just About a Boy," by W. S. Phillips. As a study of the American boy who Is bom for out of doors, this Is a master piece. (Herbert S. Stone & Co., Chicago.) "Some homely little songs," by A. J. Waterhouse. (Whlttaker & Ray Co., San Francisco.) "Myths and Bible; Some Hints to the Value of Scandinavian Mythology Upon Biblical Research." Published by the au thor, Olof A. Toffteen, Minneapolis, Minn. "Beauty on Ice," by John Erb. (J. S. Ogllvle Co., New York.) "Forget-Me-Nots," by Lillian Leslie Page. A collection of short poems. (Whlttaker & Ray Co., San Francisco.) "Patents, and How to Make Money Out of Them," by W. B. Hutchinson. (D. Van Nostrand & Co., New York.) "Christian Science," an exposition of Mrs. Eddy's discovery, including Its legal aspects. The sub-title of the book is "A Plea for Children and Other Helpless Sick." Into this volume William A. Pur rlngton has gathered a number of papers on Christian Science heretofore printed In SPRING CANDIDATE. o 9 9 e e 9 9 e 0 0 9 0 9 9 9 V e .0 0 9 0 0 9 9 o 9 0 Eastern magazines. (E. B. Treat & Co., New York.) "The Story of Lewis Carroll." told for Scenes from the play founded on Thack eray's "Vanity Fair." (Herbert S. Stone & Co.. Chicago.) "Henry Irving and Ellen Terry; a Booh of Portraits." by Gordon Craig. (Hjrbert S. Stone & Co., Chlcaeo.) MARCH MAGAZINES. Ex-Secretary Olney's Xotable Paper in tlie Atlantic. Hon. Richard Olney, ex-Secretary of State, opens the March Atlantic with a notable and statesman-like paper on "The Growth of Our Foreign Policy." He reiterates hl3 former dictum expressed In the Atlantic for May, 1SSS, that our International Isolation Is at an end and that we neither are. nor longer can be, a "hermit power"; that we have at last entered the great family of civilized na tions "for better or for worse"; and that we must take our true place therein, and can no longer evade our International re-i sponsiblllties and duties. What these re sponsibilities and duties are, he does not hesitate to specify with his usual frank ness and courage. Anna A. Rogers writes on "Social Life in the United States Navy" In the Woman's Home Companion fcr March. E. W. Hornung's complete novel In fhe March New X.lpplncott. called "Tht Shadow of a Man," Is not only a first rate story, but Its quick action and gen eral breezlness of plot make It especially adapted for the New Llppincott. The frontispiece of the March Critic la a full-length, double-page portrait of Mark Twain, In color. There are also special articles on Ruskln and Black more. In the March McClure's, Walter Well man tells another story of his recent extraordinary experiences In the Arctic. A strong feature of tho Engineering Magazine for March Is Dr. Hatch's com prehensive review of the world's copper supplies a subject of wide Importance, In view of the enormous and Increasing demands of the electrical Industries. Dr. Hatch's paper is accompanied by maps and by many views of mines and works. Ex-Senator David B. Hill declares, in the North American Review, that "We Are Too Much Governed." and discusses the dangers of that undue legislative Indus try which In 1S39 produced In the various states of the Union no less than 14.1 5 J new laws. A. Henry Savage Landor, the well-known traveler, recounts the "Chief Causes of Discontent in India," while Justin. McCarthy contributes a pleasant paper on certain authors, such as Klngsley, Trollope. Lever, Reade. who once had a wide popularity, but are now disappearing from notice. Sydney Brook's page of "Trans-Atlantic Topics," which is to be a regular feature of Harper's Weekly from now oa, la a delightfully Interesting resume ot the political and social happenings of tha week in England and on the Continent, and bids fair to rival In popularity Mr. E. S. Martin's page "This Busy World." which has become one of the Weekly's most attractive features. The Ledger Monthly has, as a frontis piece, a beautiful engraving of Wash ington at Valley Forge. Professor N. S. Shaler, dean of the sci entific department at Harvard, contributes the leading article In Appletons Popular Science Monthly for March. It s tha first of a series which will discuss In de tail the various problems connected with the race question in the South. Professor Shaler, whose boyhood was passed among the negroes, Is especially well qualified for discussing the question, and his ar ticle throws much new light on features which are often lost sight of by North erners. The American Monthly Review of Re views for March discusses the war in South Africa In its various phases, the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, the Puerto RIcan tariff, our situation In the Philippines, the steamship subsidy bill, the Kentucky disorders. Governor Roosevelt's admin istration In New York, the approaching Presidential campaign and many other timely topics. ORIGIN OF THE TERM EOBO The Distinctions Prevallinc; A in one ICnlclits of the Rond. Lowlston (Me.) Journal. The "hobos" are at the head of the "profession." They get the name from the fact that Hoboken In Jersey Is the great railroad terminus of the Atlantic Coast. The pilgrims that start from New York to ride the rods to the far West always go over to Hoboken and jump a train there. The hobo will never steal or break any law If. ho can help it. He will not go armed except In rare cases. Furthermore, he will not walk. The true hobo will hang around a week In a place until he can get a chance to ride away on some train. He prefers the truss rods under the heavier bullt freight cars. He will also venture under passenger cars or d'are the dangers of the blind baggage or even tho locomo tive pilot. The "yag" Is a little lower than the hobo. The yag will sometimes walk. He hates to, but he will. A hobo who grows unprofessional In his demeanor Is called a yag by his brethren. A tramp well, we all know what a tramp Is, though we too often In Maine confound the tramp with the hobo the head of the profession. The tramp walks. Ho may bo a poor man looking for work and ho frequently Is of that class. He trudges the country roads, begs food of the farmers, and -Is generally a poor stick. Tramps hang around In certain sections, begging and pilfering, until they are driven away by the police. The hobo the globetrotter the man of varied experience and wide knowledge as untrammeled as the birds that wing from the swamps of the southland to the Summer-land the hobo- will not deign to notice a tramp. And still lower than the tramp Is the bum the poor, shiftless drunkard, who hangs around tho saloons In the cities' sleeps on gratings arid picks up his pre carious sustenance wherever he can. There are "fly bums" who beg nickels and dimes on the street corners with trembling hands clutching at their collars; there are "mouchers" who will try to draw sympa thy by blistering the skin. There are the old clothes bums who beg garments and sell them to the second-hand dealers and for all of these the hobo feels professional scorn. When he rides into a place and Is hungry, he doesn't go to the poor-looking places to get something to eat. His motto Is, "If ye want anything, ye gotter go where It Is. The shanties don't have more'n enough grub for themselves.' So he goes up on what he calls the "main drag," and he calls at a good-looking house and usually gets what he wants. Ordinarily the hotels will feed the real hobos. Otherwise the real hobo will go away and spread evil reports of that house all along the country. He always does that carelessly. No one would be lieve a hobo's venomous report, but he throws out little sympathizing statements that so and so Is having hard luck be cause bugs have got Into his house, etc. Of course, that doesn't affect trade &o far as the hobo Is concerned, but the reports very speedily get among the trav eling class that pays. The true hobo" doesn't want money. He has no wish to leave his life of freedom. In that life he gets all hlshlftless na ture demands. He intends to- carry a quarter of a dollar, so that If arrested he may escape the charge of being a vagrant. 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