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Wvmcii. TAr- Fjr OKrir Harrer. Price. 1.
Hrpr Bmthr. New York City.
No. Maud, the "etc." In the title of
this book of 212 page doe not signify
that man. Is meant.
Mr. Harvey is brave. He presents caus
tic but often amusing, comment regard
Inn women, yet he is married man. I
wond-r how he "squared" himself at
home? He says that his book contains
"some leaves from an editor's diary."
and that is true, for it has a most North
Amriran Review flavor.
T!ie reason given for the assertion that
a woman's argument Is restricted to the
word "because" is positively funny, but
Mr. Harvey treads on danserqus ground
when he asacrta that by nature woman Is
not the more generous, and that as to
small things she Is stingy!
l"n".!ke ancient Gaul, the book Is di
vided Into two parts. For the first 111
p's the subjects discussed are: "Why
Casuistry Should Be Studied by Women."
"The Greed of Women." "Of Friendship
Among Women." "Of Woman's Itijrht to
Knhance Nature's Charms." "On Beins
Tounger or Older." "The Iesson of As
tasia." "Of the Ignorance of Women in
the Management of Men." "Of Second
Wives and Husbands." "On the Taxation
of Spinsters." "Why Bachelors Should
J,ot Be Taxed." "The Selection of a Hus
band." "The Sagacloua Frivolity of Wid
ows." "Ijove. Fiction, and Learned La
dies." "Jealousy as a Curable Disease
and as an Admirable Attribute." "The
Theory and Practice of Osculation."
-The American Girls and Boys." "Of Ob
Inacy In Conversation." "A Plea for lo
quacity." "Th Necessity of Woman Suf
frage." "The Unequal Conditions of Men
and Women." "A Decalogue for Women."
From pages 116 to 232 the heading Is
-Etc.." and tha matter consist of gos
Ipv essays on general subj.-cts. uch as
-The Folly of Worry and Its Cure." "Of
6leeplng. Dreaming and Snoring."
But about that "Etc." In his dedica
tion Mr. Harvey makes this point clear.
In explaining how .the essaye came to be
arranged, he adds: "So. with hearty con
tempt for the plated bauble known as
consistency, we place this small aggre
gation of trifles at the feet of a most ex
cellent comrade who. through no fault of
tier own. happens to be a wife of ours."
Rae Adjustment" Br Kelly Miller.
The Nale Publishing Co.. New York City.
People are retting accustomed to
books written by Anglo-Saxons, giving
the views of the dominant race as to
the manner In which the negro ques
tion should be settled. For Instance,
there Is the well-known view of Rev.
Thomas Dixon. Jr.. author of "The
Clansman."
But very few opinions from negroes
Tiave sppeared. Here Is one. however.
' Professor Kelly Miller, who ts s negro,
and Isn't ashamed of It. Is a graduate
of Ifoward University, took his post
graduate work at Johns Hopkins, and
Is now the professor of mathematics
and dean of the College of Arts and
Sclenres at Howard University, and a
well-known writer and lecturer. He
does not here present a specific for all
the race-Ills as they exist today, but
gives helpful suggestions and reviews
of living issues. He seems to stand
midway between Iu B.ls and Booker
Washington, and what he has to say
ought to receive a fair hearing. At the
same time, his book will displease
many. He takes the negro side of the
Brownsville Incident.
The principal subjects discussed:
Radicals and Conservatives. An Open
Letter to Thomas Dixon. An Open Let
ter to John Temple Graves. The Negro
as a Political Factor. The Negro's Part
in the Negro s Trcblem. Social Equality.
The Problems of the City Negro. The
Land of Goshen. Religion as a Solvent
of the Rare Troblem. A Tlea for the
Oppressed. Surplus Negro Women. The
Rise of the Professional Class.. Eminent
Negroes. What Walt Whitman Means
to the Negro. Frederick Douglas.
Thorras Jefferson's Attitude Toward the
Negro. The Artistic Gifts) of the Negro
Race. The F.arly Struggle for Educa
tion. A Brief for the Higher Education
of the Negro. Roosevelt and the Negro.
-Mfswin of Three Score Years and Tea"
Hv Richard Mcllwalne. D V . Ll D. Il
lustrated. I Neale Publishing Co.. New
York City.
Both to Northern and Southern read
ers but principally the latter this
pleasantly discourslve book of SSJ
pages, giving the msnlfold experiences
of nearly To yesrs of a Presbyterian
minister's life. Is so unique that It
cal!s for careful reading.
Dr. Mcllwatne was born In Virginia,
of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and his long
life Is filled with most interesting
reminiscences. His life-story Is natur
ally told, of a generation that is fast
pssslng away, and Includes childhood,
school davs. college, university and
seminary life: a visit In youth to Ire
land, the home of hla ancestors; travel
and study abroad at a later period:
pastoral work in Amelia. Farmvilie and
Lynchburg. Vs.: service In the army of
the Confederate States as Lieutenant
and chatlain; the progress and close of
taa Civil sr and of Reconstruction
RUSKIN.
in Virginia; a period of service as sec
retary of missions of the Southern
Presbyterian Church (1ST2-18S3). ln
civdlng reconstruction In South Caro
lina (1872-5); presidency of Hampden
Sldney College (18S3-1304). and mem
bership In the constitutional conven
tion of Virginia (1301-2). The story
also Includes residences outside of Vir
ginia, in Edinburgh. Scotland; Colum
bia. S. C. and Baltimore. Md.
To one educated to believe thst the
Federal cause In our Civil War was
Just, these memoirs make strange read
ing. But It is' instructive reading, all
the same. Dr. Mcllwalne was a stanch
Confederate, and gives many reasons
scriptural and otherwise showing why
slavery was Just. It is proper to re
late here that when Lee surrendered,
several of Dr. Mcllwalne's neighbors
suggested Mexico or some other portion
of South America as congenial ground
for the defeated Confederates. 'To his
credit. Dr. Mcllwalne advised all to re
main In the United States.
Amana of Nature. Br Hudson Tutlle. Price.
$1.50. Stillman Publishing Company.
New York City.
Those who have read of Swedenborg,
the mystic, and are familiar with his
psychical teaching will have no difficulty
in understanding the immense scope of
this book on psyclcal revelation begun by
the author in 1S52 when he was 17 years
old. and completed about one year later.
Mr. Tuttle then insisted, as he Insists
now. that spirit lnlluences guided his
right hand to write. In other words, that
when he was in the throes of composi
tion he was In a sort of mesmeric trance.
Mr. Tuttle's present address, at least
the latest address he gives, is Berlin
Heights. O. When his book was origi
nally published in the "Banner of Light"
office. Boston. Mass., in the year 1S60,
It created a sensation. 1
Dr. Emmet Densmore, of New York,
was recently so impressed with the value
of Mr. Tuttle's book, that he prevailed
on Mr. Tuttle to have a new printing.
The present book is the result, and it
may be described as a strikingly origi
nal account of the phenomena of na
ture. Among other matters, it gives a
new theory showing how the world was
created, how life originated here, and
tries to prove that man Is an Immortal
being and that his Immortal state Is con
trolled by as immutable laws as his phys
ical state, etc
Unfortunately, the orthography of this
new book Is "made to conform to the
recommendations of the Simplified Sp?ll
Ing Board." Thus we come across uch,
scarecrows as: "possest," "det," "dout,"
"geografy." "exprest," "imprest' and
"alfabet.:
Mr. Tuttle- learned book Is all the
more remarkable when we are told that
it was written by a 17-year-old Ohio farm
lad who had no library, no books of
reference, and was only possessed of a
scanty education. It is a case out of the
ordinary.
Mr life Rv .Ineish Flynt Illustrated.
Prl.-e II. The Outing Publishing Corn
puny. New Yrk City. N. Y. (
By universal agreement, the late Joslah
Flynt Is remembered as one of the great
est tramps who ever lived, a natural
vagabond. Jack London Isn't "in it"
with Flynt when one comes to consider
a wanderer, one who does not know what
rest is. As one biographer says: "Flnt
whs born with the soul of a vagabond.
Into a family of gentle, exquisitely re
fined people. He was born so that is
all."
It Is with melancholy Interest, almost
pity, that one reads such a queer biog
raphy one mipht almost say the wild
records of a misspent life. And yet. could
Flynt have lived any other life? The
wanderlust was In his blood. In this
connection. It is Interesting to recall that
Joslah Klynt's father was a Chicago
newspaper editor, and that Joslah's ma
ternal aunt was Miss Franoes Wlllard.
So much for heredity!
Flynt will also be remembered as being
responsible for the introduction of the
word "graft" Into book English. The
story of his life as he wrote it Is cruelly
frank, for he does not spare himself.
He was often in Jail, often under the
influence of liQUor. always hungering
after humanity. He wanted to "know"
people. He tells how he met Tolstoy
and General Kuropatkin and. in general,
has left a most Interesting human docu
ment. He died at Chicago In January.
In writing of Joslan Flynt in 1904, a
friend speaks of him as then being 35
years old. weighing 125 pounds, and
standing 6 feet 6 Inches. It Is character
istic of Flynt that he loved one girl
only one but never told her about It.
iD.tttw-t and Health. By rr Woods Hoteh
Ir.son. Trice 11.1. Dodd. Mead It Co..
New Tork CUy.
Oregon readers hardly require to be
told that the author of this clever, friend
ly book of good advice on how to go on
living, is none other than "the" Dr.
Woods Hutchinson, who was recently a
resident of this city, and who Is esteemed
here not only for his value as a wise
v. (.-.. w a reailv entertHlnins:
lecturer. ' It as not possible to ;rowJ
1 111', SL.ll) -V 1 Vt 1 I V r V 1 -l-t , w . , i
weary or go to sleep wnue no was ad
dressing a Portland audience.
Here are essays to the extent of Id
chapters, all chock full of that hard
headed, common Bense for which our au
thor is so noted. He calculates that we
are 12.000.000 years old! Among the
subjects he so wisely discusses are: How
the human machine was developed; diet
delusions; poison folds: exercise and its
dangers: sleep, its significance, mysteries
and curiosities: the real angels in the
house: sunshine and fresh air; complexi
ties of the complexion: the Irrepressible
tendencies of babies to grow up: chil
dren and candy, or sweets to the sweet,
etc.
Nothing but cool argument. No hys
teria. Not meant for invalids, but ordi
nary, healthy people, particularly the
middle aged..
The Ruby of Klshmoor. By Howard Pyle.
Illustrated. Price. SI. Harper ft Broth
ers. New York City.
Quite an unusual romance In fact,
nothing like It has appeared all season.
Who was It said that pirate stories died
with J. Fennlmore Cooper?
Here's another one, and it's just the
rattling story that will appeal to the
Imagination of healthy boys fond of a
good yarn.
Captain Robertson-Keitt was a bold sea
rover In his day, and his most dashing
professional feat was his capture of the
Rajah of Kishmoor's great Jewel ship,
the Sun of the East. In this vessel was
the Rajah's favorite queen and her at
tendants, who were on a pilgrimage to
Mecca, and at the time of her capture
the Queen wore as the centerpiece of her
coronet a precious ruby given her by her
lord and master. Laden with booty,
Keltt scuttled the treasure ship and left
the latter to sink with all on board, only
three Lascars escaping. When Keltt
came to divide his plunder with his fellow-pirates
the ruby was missing.
So much for the prologue. The real
hero of the story is Jonathan Rugg. a
young Philadelphia Quaker, of somewhat
forbidding aspect, who visits Kingston,
Jamaica, the old home of Captain Keitt,
as supercargo of the ship Susanna Hayes.
Chance brings him to meet a strange
young woman, who gives him to keep for
her "a small Ivory ball, of about the big
ness of a lime." As a sort of safety de
posit vault, Jonathan fights with and Is
Instrumental In killing three ruffians, who
wish to possess themselves of the said
Ivory ball.
Then the strange young woman tells
Jonathan that she really Is Miss Keitt.
daughter of the late notorious pirate of
that name; that the "small ivory ball"
contains the famous Klshmoor ruby; that
she is so grateful to him for his valor
that she is willing to become his wife.
A laugh here. A delicious moment ap
proaches. Quaker Jonathan gravely says:
Friend. I thank thee for thy ofTer. . . .
but I hare no inclination to receive the
fruits of theft, rapine and murder. I have
thrice beheld thl Jewel stained with the
blood of my fellow-man, so that It now has
so little value In my sight that I would
not give the value of a pepper-corn to poi
sens It. As to the rest of thy generous
offer. I have only to say that I am four
months hence to be married to a very
comely young woman of Kensington. In
Pennsylvania, by name Martha robbs. and
therefore I am not at all at liberty to con
sider my Inclinations in any other direc
tion! It Is satisfactory to know that Jonathan
married Miss Dobbs, and that he after
ward lived to be a leading merchant In
Philadelphia. The tale has a certain
piquancy and odd humor. The Illustra
tions are In color.
The Great Miss Driver. By Anthony Hops.
Illustrated. The McClure Company, New
York City.
It Is the misfortune of Mr. Hope's
new -novel to appear at a time when
publishers rush out multitudes of books
for the holiday season In fact, so many
that a reaJly superior story Is In danger
of being passed over In the tumult. But
VThe Great Miss Driver" can challenge
comparison with any of the big stories of
the year, and by sheer merit command a
hearing.
Miss Driver Is great, but not wise;
audacious, but not prudent. She Is a
rich, young virago. The daughter of
wealthy but ill-mated parents. Miss
Driver was the victim of wretched train
ing which affected all her life, often to
her harm. Once, because she could not
bear to riek the experiment of marry
ing the man she loved, -she eloped with
another one.
Then her lover meets with a tragic
death .in Paris, and Miss Driver returns
to her English estate and faces a scan
dalized and disapproving community. But
by her intellect and iron will, she si
lences sneering tongues, and by her busi
ness methods lives her own life so that
she wins back valued friendship.
Where did such a commanding woman
live, before? History answers that she
was Queen Elizabeth of England.
"Personality In Education" By James P.
Conover. S1.23. Moffat. Yard tt Co., New
York City. .
One dozen chapters on these topics:
The teacher, child, nursery, school,
some questions of expense, playground,
discipline, class, class work, examina
tions, religion In the school and col
lege. Mr. Conover Is a teacher of over
20 years' experience at the well-known
St. Paul's school. Concord, N. H.. and
his important and timely book shows
that to produce the best results "the
personality of each pupil must be con
sidered and his limitations of tempera
ment and mentality taken into account."
The hope is expressed that the time
Is not far away when the first duty of
the school will be not only a provision
for the personal, upbuilding of every
teacher, but also for a system by which
each inexperienced man will be given
his early practice tinder the same kind
of supervision which the young physi
cian gets at the Irospitnl.
Mr. Conover writes with the earnest
ness of a teacher who Is really in love
with his work, different from the so
called educator who teaches school chil
dren until he or she can obtain "some
thing better." This is a book with a
dignified purpose, and It Is particularly
agreeable to notice the reverent relig
ious vein running through the pages.
The Queen's Gate Mystery" Tty Captain
Henry Curtis. II. BO. Dana. Etea & Co..
Boston.
How the .mur -r of Sir John Boulger,
departmental-store millionaire in Lon
don. England, nearly dragged Great
Britain and Atavia Into war seems im
probable at first sight. Then you peer
Into tills story to find why. and each
page has increasing Interest until you
find yourself reading the last chapter
In eager purrsult of a cleverly hidden
mystery. Then you say: "Oh, that's it?"
Sir John was not killed with a club
or gun nothing so common. A Vene
tian dagger was used, the blade of
which was rr.Jewe of specially toughened
glass of rszor-llke sharpness. After
the blow was delivered the blade was
snapped off short near the handle and
left In the wound, thus preventing any
greatly extended external hemorrhage.
Inspector-Detective Frlsner and the
Princess Marguerite of Valols are un
usually well drawn. As for Frits Hoff
man, chauffeur, when the reader finds
out that Frits is already an unhappily
married man and that the said Fritz
and Princess Marguerite secretly love
each other. It is safe to assume that
Mrs. Hoffman conveniently dies. It's
so. The story Is sensational enough
to brighten a dull hour or two.
"Naval Administration and Warfare By
Captain A. T. Marian, United States Navy.
I I SO. Little, Brown A Co., Boston
Ten selected essays written by prob
ably our greatest living naval expert on
these subjects: "The Principles of Naval
Administration," "The United States
Navy Department," "Principles Involved
in the War Between Japan and Russia,"
"Retrospect Upon the War Between
Japan and Russia." "Objects of t.ie
United States Naval War College," "The
Practical Character of the United States
Naval War College." "Subordination in
Historical Treatment." "The Strength of
Nelson." "The Value of the Pacific
Cruise of the United States Fleet, 190K."
and "The Monroe Doctrine." All these
essays have been published previously In
magazines and newspapers, and are valu--hle
hemiise thev have the voice of
authority in such technical matters. The
many admirers of Captain Mahan will
gladly pay tl.50 to get within the cover
of one book Mahan literature which
otherwise would have to be preserved m
the shape of detached magazine numbers.
eVrlenee and Immortality. By Sir Oliver
Lodge. Price. J2. Moffat. Yard Co..
New York City.
If modem theology be a sea on which
boats are tossed at the will or Inclination
of their pilots, here is one faithful guide
to orthodoxy who reverently presents fun
damental Christian doctrine from the
most modern and scientific viewpoints.
Hope peeps out to a life beyond, and
there is a most comforting belief in rein
carnation. Many theologians' discourses
are so meaningless and dry that their
hearers either get thirsty or moodily per
suaded that God Is only a God seeking on
whom he may Inflict vengeance. Sir Ol
iver Lodge is a cheerful optimist who
rather preaches the gospel of good cheer.
The subject matter discussed in this
volume is treated under these heads: Sci
ence and faith, corporate worship and
'service, the immortality of the soul, and
science and Christianity. The general
view is taken that Christianity is an in
termediate and unifying religion, between
the extremes of spiritualism on the one
hand and materialism on the other; and
that the whole idea of a divine incarna
tion as well as many of the miracles and
sacraments, can be regarded as "P
sive of this comprehensive character. The
belief is expressed that the salvation of
fered by Christianity is of the whole man
body and soul, together. In this world
and then in the next.
Here is one suggestive paragraph:
When the time comes for ns to quit this
sphere and enter some larger Held of ac
tion. I doubt not that we shall find there
also that kindness, help, patience and love
without which no existence would be tol
erable or even at some stages possible.
Miracles be all around us only they are
not miracles. Special providences envelop
us only they are not special. Prayer is
a means of communication as natural ana
as simple as is speech.
"Oiir Home and Country" By W. U Tay
lor. Illustrated. Moffat. Yard eV Co.,
New York City.
A sumptuous edition-de-luxe showing
verses, prose and pictures illustrating our
America. The artist is W. L. Taylor, and
he has chosen largely to illustrate Long
fellow's poems, such as "The Hanging of
the Crane," "The Children's Hour," "The
Old Clock on the Stairs," "The Skeleton
In Armor" and "The Golden Legend."
Then follow New England scenes, "The
Courtship of Miles Standlsh," "The First
Thanksgiving Dinner," etc. "The Passing
of the Farm" is a beautifully pathetic
gem, while "President Lincoln's Call for
Volunteers" Is stamped with patriotic
tire. The frontier section Includes pic
tures , of "Defending the Stockade."
"Crossing the Plains" and "A Feeding
Station on a Far-Western Trail."
The whole presentation is typical of the
imagination of a sterling American artist
and author, and is a thoughtful lesson in
patriotism. A finely written Introduction
Is by William Howe Downes.
The heliotypes and halftones shown are
taken from Mr. Taylor's most celebrated
paintings.
The Whole Pamlly. A novel by 12 authors.
Harper A Brothers. New York City. ,
A departmental store Idea amusingly
woven into fiction.
Here is a connected story which is a
real literary curiosity, each of the 12
stories being written by a different au
thor. Yet, the Interest keeps up. and if
the reader didn't know the authors'
names, it would be difficult to detect by
the slight change of style who wrote the
sentences.
W. D. Howells writes the opening chap
ter on "The Father." Other chapters
are: "The Old-Maid Aunt," by Mary E.
Wllkins Freeman; "The Grandmother,"
by Mary Heaton Vorse: "The Daughter-in-Law,"
by Mary Stewart Cutting; "The
School Girl," by Elizabeth Jordan; The
Son-ln-Law," by John Kendrlck Bangs;
"The Married Son." by Henry James:
"The Married Daughter," by Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps; "The Mother." by Edith
Wyatt; "The School Boy." by Mary R.
Shlpman Andrews; "Peggy." by Alice
Brown: and "The Friend of the Fam
ily," by Henry Van Dyke.
EngUsh Voyages of Adventure and IHsoev-
ery. By Edwin M. Bacon. Illustrated.
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York City.
A collection of stories for boys retold
from a venerable volume of exploration
concerning the establishment of English
colonies in North America, and written
by Richard Hakluyt, to whom it Is stated
England was more indebted for her Amer
ican possessions than to any other man
of that age.
Sir Walter Raleigh and Richard Hak
luyt are revered as the founders of those
colonies which eventually became the
United States, but curiously enough Hak
luyt'e name is unknown to most Amer
icans. It was in the year 1ES2 that his
book was published in London, a book
which was the forerunner of the migra
tion of the Puritans to New England. It
told them of a new home beyond the
seas.
Martin Frobisher. Drake. Sir John
Hawkins, Queen Elizabeth, the Cabots
they all pass before the reader. A most
excellent book for young historians.
Roman Holidays. By W D. Howells. Illus
trated. Price. $3. Harper i Brothers.
New York City.
At once one of the literary and art
books of the year. It is of paramount
Importance, not because it Is written by
the dean of American novelists, but be
cause the chapters are imbued with that
air of leisurely interest, delicacy of touch
and poetic fancy which go to make up
the perfect literary picture.
Books on Rome are many, and authors
bv the thousand have written of the glo
ries of the Imperial City, but they -have
not written with that charm of which Mr.
Howells Is a master. It seems to me that
this Is the most intimate picture of Rome
written by an American. -
Forty vears ago Mr. Howells first saw
Rome. So. his recent visit there meant a
graceful blending of the old and the new
Rome, of vouthful first Impression and
ripe reflection. The illustrations are pro
fuse and representative, many of them
being of permanent value.
HeeJth. Strength and Happiness. By C. W.
saleeby M. D. Price. S1.&0. Mitchell
Kennerley. New York City.
Dr. Saleeby says that he is not a
Fletcherite, vegetarian, - fruitarian, or a
Christian Scientist, but that he belongs
to no special school of medical or dietetic
thought except that which believes in
the healing power of Nature and In the
power of mind over Uie body. Therefore
his book is filled with good advice show
ing how one can keep well. He believes
in the "new asceticism" the doctrine
that In man tha'orlginal relation of the
physical and the psychical has been re
versed and the large muscles are only to
be of value and to be desired if they
serve their Owner's mind. His chapters
on the need of food. air. light, clothes,
exercise, sleep, etc.. are most instructive
to the general reader. Such a wise book
isn't for the young, but mainly for the
middle-aged and elderly, especially for
those old before their time.
The Child's Rip Van Winkle. Adapted from
W.Sng?on Irving Illustrated. Prlc
S1.30. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New
York City.
Written In the simple, effective language
of childhood and with an absence of Jaw
breaking words, this celebrated tale of
Washington Irvlng's Is condensed and
otherwise made suitable for the boys and
girls of 1908- The work Is very well done,
and the storv easily understood. There'
are 12 Illustrations in colors by Miss Maria
L. Kork.
Redemption. By Rene Basin. Price., S1.23.
Charles scribner's Sons, New York City.
Convent life, industrial disputes, army
revelations, the troubled soul of one
woman, lessons of repentance, and
France over all.
-Such are the principal emotions of an
other great, moving, sweeping novel by
one of the most promising of modern
French novelists, M. Bazin. It marks
a new and promising epoch in contempo
rary fiction. Its sympathy for the poor
and down-trodden is fittingly expressed
in this sentence on page 2S5: "There's
no need to go searching for a remedy for
the evils of the time. The remedy exists
wit Is the gift of one's self to those who
have fallen so low that even hope falls
them. Open wide your heart. Love
them."
An all-star story.
Surgical Memoirs. By James G. Mumford.
M. D. Illustrated. Price. $2."0. Moffat,
Yard 4 Co., New York City.
Dr. Mumford is instructor in surgery
in the Harvard Medical School, 'lsit
lng surgeon to the Massachusetts Gen
eral Hospital, fellow of the American
Surgical Association, etc.
This volume of 358 pages contains his
collected essays, and also addresses
which Dr. Mumford has delivered before
medical associations, graduating classes
and other bodies. The first essay is a
remarkably interesting one, from a lay
point of view, being a narrative sketch
of the history of surgery, with accounts
of these celebrated members of that pro
fession: Hippocrates, Galen, Vesallus.
Pare, Haller, John Hunter and Lister.
Another' readible account is an estimate
of American achievements In medicine.
The style of writing is luminous and
graphic
"San and Shadow In Spain" By Maud
Howe. S3. Little, Brown & Co., Boston.
Maude Howe, who wrote this pleasantly-appearing
book on travel In
Spain, is a daughter of Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe, and what she has so entertain
ingly written shows that she has in
herited her famous mother's literary
talent. The book numbers 411 pages. Is
handsomely Illustrated and Is a kaleid
oscope of the scenes visited. Spark
ling with ga-y humor, the story is told
with an intimate friendliness that
makes tt appear like a personally con
ducted tour, although the reader Isn't
asked to leave his easy chair. The
chapters ramble along in easy, fashion
and are full of sunshine, the most read
able pages being those devoted to de
scriptions of the recent . wedding of
King Alfonso and his English Princess.
The Princess and Cardie. By George Mac
donald. Illustrated. J. P. Llppincott
Company. Philadelphia, Pa.
A quarter of a century ago children
grew enthusiastic over a new child's story
that had Just appeared, entitled I he
Princess and Curdie." and told each other
to be sure and read It.
In the interval Dr. Macdonald- has died,
and the present book is a holiday reprint
of this favorite fairy story which will be
found very welcome by the children of
1908. Dr. Macdonald really understood
the minds of children and was able to
enter Into their moods, and this gift of
his is seen here In a marked degree. His
"fairy tale" Is clean, told In fine lan
guage, and has a home Interest that is
very commendable.
Santa Clans and All About Him. By TS.
Boyd Smith. Price, S2- Illustrated. Fred
erick A. Stokes Company, New York City,
and the J. K. Gill company, Portland.
Little girl, do you know where Santa
Claus sleeps before he is placed on exhi
bition or travels about with his reindeer
every Christmas? Near the North Pole,
amid the ice and with polar bears play
ing around him. This book tells you all
about it the Christmas tree forest, where
the toys come from, etc
Meant for the holiday trade, the book Is
a sumptuous one, and there are 16 full
page illustrations In colors and 29 In
black-and-white by the author. The text
s specially written for youngsters, and
tells quite an Interesting story about old
Santa.
Carrie Who? By Maxmilian Foster. Price,
Sl-50. mall, Maynard & Co., Boston.
Although paragraphing very cleverly
New York .City's West Side society, this
story is so smart and near-French that
Paris is rather suggested. The opening
scene is an amusing picture of the woes
of a "paid" companion. Carrie is a
young woman of no particular ancestry.
She Is bothered by a Mr. Stanton, who
first poses as her father, recants, and
afterwards offers to marry her. Carrie's
opinion of Stanton is that he is "nothing
but a common thief and cheat." Then
she meets her Phil. Tra-Ia-la. Wedding
bells.
The Witching Hour. Br Ansustus Thomas
Price. Sl.SO. Illustrated. Harper ft Brotn
ers. New York City.
A remarkable story, written from the
play which has won such a phenomenal
success. I don't think Mr. Thomas' art
as novelist rises very high here, as the
story is distinctly stagey. However, it
pulses with entertainment in humor and
quick action, and it is American, some
scenes being, laid In Louisville, Ky.. and
Washington, D. C. There are gambling
house scenes, new Ideas In fiction at
least about telepathy, mental suggestion
and hypnotism, and an accidental murder
Induced through mental suggestion.
"Garden Fairies" By Samuel Savin Paquln.
Illustrated. Moffat. Yard & Co.. New
York City.
A beautifully illustrated' holiday book
for some fortunate little girl. It is finely
printed on thick paper, and the colored
art pictures are by Emily Hall Chamber
lln. The dream story Is prettily told by a
little girl named Lai la. whose real name
is Laura Kensington Browne. Her par
ents inherit a family garden which is a
dream of delight. Here it is that Lalla
has visions of fairies who fill the garden
with their soft, silvery light and talk
to the flowers as friends. .
'The Philosophy of the Federal Constitu
tion" By Henry C. Hughes. SI-CO. The
Neale Publishing Co., New York City.
A praiseworthy endeavor to try to
make better citizens and more intelli
gent voters. Mr. Hughes writes this
little book for young people, principally
youths, by analyzing the United States
Constitution, article by article, and
commenting on the conditions which
led up to the writing of the Declaration
of Independence and adoption of the
Constitution. The book aims to make
"soldiers of peace."
Presidential Campaigns, From Washington
to Roosevelt. By George Murray McCon
nel. Illustrated. Rand, McNally & Co.,
Chicago, III.
A calm, dispassionate account of our
Presidential campaigns, written In that
minute yet condensed style which appeals
to young voters. The explanations are
popular rather than technical. What Mr.
McConnel has so sensibly written to Instil
patriotism for American institutions, re
cently appeared in the New, York Evening
Telegram.
Card Club Record. In colors. Price. 1 and
S2. Brewer. Barse A Co., Chicago. 111.
A handsome looking volume, and suit
able as a card party prize. It contains
blank spaces for keeping record of the
card parties 'one attends, date, hostess,
games played, scores, prizes, winners, re
freshments, guests, general remarks; and
also gives rules of latest revision for
whist, bridge, 600, euchre, cinch and
American pinochle. In cloth binding the
price is SI and In full leather binding S2.
"Birthday Horoscope" By J. R. Pheips.
Brewer, Barse & Co., Chicago. III.
All who believe In astrology and the
value of planetary Influences on human
. .1 I ,kla IliflA knnlr 1 '.1 n a fl
Hie Will 1111U 111 .
and paper cover, a long-lost friend. As
trological reaamga i i
day In the year, so that all birthdays
have special significance. Prediction Is In
every line, emu who a " -
splendid inheritance which, by nature, we
own and don't possess. As yet.
-The Other Sara" By Curtis Yorke. Si B0.
Dana. Estes & Co.. Boston. Mass.
Sara finds tierself against her will
hailed as the heiress of a millionaire, and
how she visits her new relatives and
shocks some and is a fairy-godmother to
others, is told in lively fashion. An Eng
lish story.
The House of RimmoB. By Henry Van
Dyke Price. 1. Charles Scribner's Sons,
New York City.
A drama in four acts, grand in scope,
stirring and pulsing with poetic beauty.
It principally tells of the love of Naa
man, captain In the armies of Damascus,
and Ruahmah, a captive maid of Israel.
The scene is laid In Damascus and the
mountains of Samaria, 850 B. C, and
Is set amid barbaric splendor, while the
text glows with true Oriental imagery. .
The Spring Cleaning. By Frances Hodgson
Burnett. Illustrated. The Century Com
pany. New York City. ,
An English fairy story, as told by
Queen Crosspatch and written down by
Frances Hodgson Burnett, with quaint
but pleasing illustrations by Harrison
Cady. It is essentially a child's tale,
and is brightened with humor of the.
agreeable sort.
The Chariot Race From "Ben Hur." By
General Lew Wallace. Illustrated. Price.
$1.25. Harper At Brothers. New York
City.
With a handsome hook cover in white,
blue and gold, this edition of one of the
world's most famous stories is designed
for the holiday trade and should have a
large sale. It is finely printed in good,
black ink, and the pages extend to 133.
JOSEPH- M. QUENTIN.
IN LIBRARY AND WORKSHOP.
The publisher of "Are You a Bremlde?"
announces that he has arranged for the
publication in London of a larse edition of
that book.
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In the illustrations by Alonso Kimball for
'The Bight Man" is used for the flrst time
the very elaborate process known aa color
photocravure. Mrs Elizabeth M. Wheelock's "Stories of
the Wagner Operas Told for Children." has.
been adopted for the publlo school libraries
of Rochester, N. Y.
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Over half a million copies have been cir
culated of Raymond M. Alden's story, "Why
the Chimes Rang." This is generally re
garded as one of the best kindergarten
stories ever published.
"Keep it safe, old pine . . . And bless
him. dear God. and guard him evermore!
This petition and the picture accompany
ing It on this book page are taken, from
-Trti. TTrt .Tr's. new novel. "The Trail of
the Loneiom Pine," reviewed in last week's
Onegonlan.
These books were received for review
through the courteiTr of the J. K. Gill Com
pany: "A Physician to the Soul." "Delft
ware." "Dutch and English," "Mr Lady of
the Fog." "The Princess and Curdle." "First
snd Last Things." "The Altar Stains, A
Canyon Voyage." "A Woman at Bay, "The
Chlld'e Rip Van Winkle," and "Santa Claus
and All About Him."
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Maxim Gorky's new novel is to be called
"The Spy, the Story of a Superfluous Man.
The book is an extraordinarily vivid por
trayal of social and political conditions In
the Russia of today, and lays bare the
machinations of the secret police 'tem.
Those who have seen the manuscript de
clare It to be Gorky's masterpiece.
One of the rumors that amuses Mrs. Wil
ton Woodrow most and she has a very ac
tive sense of humor is the assumption on
the part of "good guessers" that she Is the
. . ...j .I'll... nreilirlent Of
wire or woouruw , -
Princeton University, and that she has
turned her name arounu - -
antry or an evasion of direct responsibility.
Mrs Woodrow's new story of New York
society. "The Silver Butterfly." has gone
into its third large printing within a month
of publication.
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Russell and Rigby's "Working Lads
Clubs" deals with a subject that Is recog
nized by sociologists as of increasing Impor
tance, especially with regard to the con
ditions of life in large towns. From their
wide experience in the Industrial districts
of Lancashire. England, the authors speak
with authority. The book is of a Pf
nature, and goes fully into such matters
as the organization of games, educational
classes, annual encampments, and disci
pline and finance.
,
"Scottish Gardens." by Sir Herbert MM
welL This work Is the outcome of a desire
to produce a volume worthy in every respect
of the beautiful gardens of Scotland. Sir
Herbert Maxwell, whose knowledge of tna
sul Ject is probably unique, Is personally ac
quainted with the places described, and has
been in consultation from flrst to last with
the artist. Miss Wilson, whose pictures have
been reproduced with the utmost care, the
plates having been kept as large as pos
sible in order to do full Justice to the beauty
of the. originals.
"Fighting Bob" Evans has this to say of
Franklin Matthews' new book. "With the
Battle Fleet": "It is one of the very best
ever written about the Navy, and I hope It
will find a place in every library In the
United States. For giving the people a cor
rect Idea of their Navy, it Is invaluable.
The book is Illustrated by Henry Reuter
dahl, who accompanied the fleet on the
Minnesota, while the author sailed on the
Ixulslana. The original of the frontispiece.
"In the Straits of Magellan." is in the pos
session of President Roosevelt.
John Spargo. a well-known Socialist, and
author of notable works on economic sub
jects, has a new book to his credit. "The
Spiritual Significance of Modern Social
ism." He makes out a strong case for the
ethical side of the movement which has
heretofore been treated almost solely for its
economic aspect. His arguments naturally
take him Into the Held of religious contro
versy and he arraigns the church. In view
of the growth of the Socialistic movement
among theologians it will be lnterestingito
observe their reception of the book.
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"In Morocco With General d'Amade" Is a
new book of strange experiences by Reg
inald Rankin, lately a war correspondent for
the Times, author of "A Subaltern's Letters
to His Wife." Major Rankin acted as spe
cial correspondent for the Times during the
recent operations In Morocco, and was the
only foreigner with the French columns
during the fighting from January to April
of this year. The book gives full and prac
tical information as to the organization of
the French forces, while the writer's de
scription of his visit to Sultan Abd-ul-Asi
will afford the reader some Idea of the prob
lems which will have to be dealt with In the
settlement of the Moroccan question.
"Miss Betty of New York" is a charming
story, adapted for children of 12 or 14. of the
friendship and adventures of , Betty and
Chris. They encountered strange experi
ences in leaving New York for the country,
and were rescued by Betty's quick wit. Of
the Incidents of country life. Chris's loyal
stand for his father's memory, and his
plunge Into the world alone, there Is a series
of pictures characterized by sympathy, vi
vacity and humor. For the closing adven
tures and the outcome the reader must turn
to the story. The quaint and sunny char
acter of Miss Betty, the peacemaker, and
the loveable and manly figure of Chris rep
resent examples which will enlist the in
terest and sympathy of older readers, and
fascinate the children. ,
"The Structure of the Wool Fiber, and Its
Relation to the Use of Wool for Technical
Purposes." by Dr. F. H. Bowman. Is a
companion volume, uniform with the
author's "Structure of the Cotton Fiber in
Its Relation to Technical Application," pub
lished last April. Like its predecessor, this
monograph upon the structure of the fiber
of wool, as related to its practical utili
zation, represents not only the fullest knowl
edge we now possess, but illustrates how
scientific investigation is constantly enlarg
ing our knowledge of the possibilities in raw
materials. The author, who is one of the
foremost chemists in Great Britain, discusses
minutely the chemistry of wool fiber as in
volved in nearly every process to which It
is subjected; and then its strength and the
nature and processes of dyeing.
"Painting in the Far East" is an intro
duction to the history of pictorial art In
Asia, especially China and Japan, and is
written by Lawrence Blnyon. who sends out
this volume with the modest hope that it
"may not be thought too presumptuous an
attempt to survey the achievement and to
Interpret the aims of Oriental painting and
to appreciate it from the standpoint of a
European in relation to the rest of the
world's art. It Is the general student and
lover of painting." he continues, "whom I
have wished to interest. My chief concern
has been, not to discuss questions of author
ship or of archaeology, but to inquire w hat
aesthetic value and significance these East
ern paintings have for us in the West." Be
sides its artistic criticism, the book is full
of interesting glimpses of Eastern history
and thought. In so far as they have affected
art. as well as biographical sketches of
Eastern painters.
"My Story." Hall Caine's new book which
the critics are finding especially useful for
Its material on otneV men. contains an Inci
dent relating to Wilkie Collins" "The Wo
man In White." which adds interest to a
recent reprint by the Harpers of this famous
story. Collins and Mr. Caine became ac
quainted while tha former was living a her
mit life in a large diary bouse in Glouces
ter square, and there it was that the former
related thts Incident. Shortly after the
publication of "The Woman In White. a
woman came to him and said: "The great
failure of your book Is your villain. Ex
evse me If I ay you do not really know a
villain Your Count Foaco is a very poor
one. and when next you want a character
of that description I trust that yon will not
disdain to come to me. I know a vllla'
the man is alive and constantly
under my gate. In fact, he is my own
husband." The lady, adds Mr. Caine wit,
candor, was the wife of Edward Bulw4
Lytton. "
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The Origin of the Vertebrates." by Whi
ter H. Gaskell. M. A.. LLD.. (EdntbOTghi
and McGtil University. Montreal). This new
and Important book is the outcome of 'ZOJ
years' work. In it is put forth a theory "C
the "Origin of Vertebrate" which Is based,
upon two fundamental propositions: U,
that the essntial factor for the upward evo
lution of all animals Is rrowth of bralsj
power; (2) that each higher group of ani
mals has arisen from some member of thj
highest group evolved up to that time and
not from a lower group. All the evidence,
whether anatomical, physiological, or pal
aeontological. points to the conclusion tha"
the vertebrates arose from the highest In
vertebrate group the anthropodi. which!
were the dominant race at the time wnenl
vertebrates first appeared.
Katherlne Jewell Everts, author of "ThS
Speaking Voice." Is a young Minnesota
woman who has her studio In Boston, and
who. nevertheless, spends much of her tlins
inNew York. Miss Everts, who is best
known for her gift of interpretative rend
ing, chiefly dramatic, was trained for the
platform at the close of her school days, and
has been upon the stage, notably In Miss Re
han'a production of "The Taming of the
Shrew." and In more modern dramns of
Browning and Maeterlinck. It was the ex
perience gained In all three phabes of Iter
art reading, teaching, and acting that led
Miss Everts to write "The Speaking Voice.',
which the Harpers have Just published. Of
rare interest is this author's assertion that ,
she learned more about beautiful tones than i
the most gifted human voloe could convey
to her through listening to the wind In the. ;
pines high up m the Colorado Rockies, WOO
feet above the sea.
A peculiar Interest attaches to the review
of tariff history and the frank dlacUMton nf j
the tariff question by Andrew Carnegie., ;
which will be published in the XThrlstmas .
Century. Mr. Carnegie's experience and
convictions public opinion to the contrary
-hA . . 1 fnr tariff for revenue In
stead of a tariff for protection, the Issue of
40 years ago. "and therefore the strict main
tenance of tne present auues uoon inre.sa
luxuries paid by the rich. The present tar
iff exempts the masses of the people from
almost all National taxation, because they
have not "the ability to pay." a required by
Adam Smith, the greatest economic author
ity." Which Is to say that, having already -"made
his pile," because of the Iniquities
of a high tariff, Mr. Carnegie doesn't need
a high tariff any more, and can afford to j
sit on the fence and watoh it being cut i
down. Why didn't he stand for a tarlff-for-revenue-only
40 years ago, when he was '
much poorer than he Is today t t
"Madame Elizabeth De France (174-
1793); A Memoir." by Hon. Mrs. Maxwell
Scott. Among the victims of the French.
Revolution, perhaps the figure which excites
most sympathy is that of the modest and
heroic Princess, whose life is told in this
memoir. Madame Elizabeth was the sister
of Louis XVI. Her studies, hes charities,
and her intimate friendships filled her time
until the storm broke over France, and -she
left her peaceful Montrull to take her part
in the dangers and sufferings of her family
and to be their consoler In the time of trial..
It was not till the King and Queen had
both been executed that Madame Elisabeth
was brought from prison, tried for cor
responding with her brother, and condemned
to the guillotine. The fresh documents
lately discovered by M. Lenotre have enabled
the author, who, by the way. Is a great
granddaughter of Sir Walter Scott, to throw
new light on the life of "The Angelic Prin
cess." . it
The Bernstorff Papers: the life of Count
Albrecht von Bernitorff." by Dr. Karl Rlng
hoffer. Count Bernstorff was a conspicuous
figure among the diplomatists and statesmen
of the Jth century. He came of an ancient
house, filled some of the highest positions
in his country and upheld Its interests
abroad with Insight and courtesy. He bo
longed to that race of Germans of which
Count Caprtvl was the last distinguished
representative, who sincerely and intelli
gently desired that cordial relations should
exist betwen their country and Great Brit
ain. During the Crimean War, when Berns
torff was appointed to represent Prussia In
London, tho unsteady policy of the King as
regards the Eastern question made hla posi
tion an exceptionally difficult one. And
again during the Franco-Prussian war he
found himself In exceptionally delicate cir
cumstances, owing- to the diplomatic man
euvers of the German statesmen, the true -story
of which has only beon known of
lata years
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"Thomas George. Earl of Northbrook," t
a study In English history by Bernard Mal
let, author of "Mallet du Pan and the
Frenoh Revolution." This book, to be issued
within a few days, is more In the shape of
a study of the late Earl of Northbrook than
in that of the mere usual "Life and Let
ters," there belrfg several reasons that made
this course advisable. The significance ol
Lord Northbrook's career lies, Mr. Mallet
savs, "less in his actual achievement . . .
than in the example it affords of intellectual I
thoroughness and directness, of sound Judg- .
ment, of competence in admlnlstraitoa, os
tact and sympathy In the business of gov
erning men, of moral courage and elevation, (
self-sacrlflclng devotion to public duty." Mr.
Mallet has had the advantage of the in- ;
valuable assistance of Lord Cromer in th
most inlportant chapters of the book, and .
he is also largely Indebted to Sir Edward 1
Grey. Mr. Francis Baring, and the other
members of Lord Northbrook's family f o
advice and help.
"Memorials of Two Sisters: Susanna and
Catherine Wlnkworth," edited by their niece,
Margaret J. Sheen. Catharine, the youngest
of these two sisters. Is the better known,
she being the translator of the famous col-
lection of hymns known aa "Lyra Ger- j
manica." The flrsf series of this work sp- .
peared In 1855. and it was followed In ls.tg :
by a second series.- Susanna Wlnkworth ,
was the translator of several important
works by Baron Bunsen. but her best known
work in this direction was that of the
"Theologla Germanlca." which was issued.
in 1854 with a preface by Charles Klngsley. .
The greater part of the book Is composed i
of letters from the two sisters to members of
their family circle and others. These let
ters deal with the literary and religious In
terests of their lives, and only deal Inci
dentally with family and private matters.'
Letters are also given from various friends
such as Maurice James Martlneau. Baron
Bunsen, Mazzinl. and Charlotte Bronte, and
In these and other lettera glimpses, are given
of many well-known and inteiesting per
sons. Austin Brereton's "Live of Henry Irving."
Just issued by Macmillan's, tells the history
of the great English tragedian's career from,
his birth to his death, and contains a large
amount of material which will be entirely
new to the public. Of that material some
was supplied to the author by Sir Henry
himself, and much of it is taken from origi
nal documents formerly the. personal prop
eray of the actor whlch have lately corns
into the possession of Mr. Brereton, who. In
1883, wrote the first biographical hook on
Irving, and. in 3 003, the history of the Ly
ceum Theater, for both of which he had
the approval and sanction of Irving.' Mr.
Brereton was an intimate personal friend
of the actor of long standing, more espe
cially during the last nine years of his
life. As a critic, Mr. Brereton witnessed
Irvir.g'8 impersonations of over a quarter
of a century, and in many places other
than London. He was present in New York,
in 18SS, when Henry Irving began the flrst
of his eight tours of America, and again
in 1S93 when Irving first played Becket
here. The numerous illustrations include
a fine, and hitherto unpublished, photograph
of Sir Henry Irving, taken shortly before
his death.
NEW BOOKS RECKIVEI).
"Irma la Italy," by Helen Leah Reed.
Si. 25; and "The Elm-Tree Fairy Book."
euited by Clifton Johnw)n, and "The Chil
dren's Treasure Trove of Pearls," by Mary
W. Tlltston, each fl.50 (Little-Brown).
"The Battle of Franklin," by Colonel R.
W. Banks, a review by a Confederate officer,
Sl-25: "Fun and Pathos of One Life." by
James T. DuBols, $1; "Tamam." by Charles
Chilton Moore; "The Heart of Kentucky, "
by Mrs. H. D. Pittman. and "Uncle Carl."
by Surev, all fl.50 each tXeale Publishing
Company).
"Delftware," "Dutch and English." by N.
Hudson Moore. SI (Stokes Cominy).
The Altar Stairs." by J. B. Lancaster,
11.50 (Doubleday-Page).
"Adventures at Sea." by F. H. Converse
and others, and "In the Open." by William
O Stoddard, each 60 cents (Harper's).
"In Calvert's Valley." hy Margaret P.
Montague. SI. 50 (Baker Taylor Company).
"Cats and Kitts," by Frances Trego Mont
gomery a story for young children, 50 oenta
iBrewer Barse ft Co., Chicago).
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