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Show ICURRENT PUBLICATIONS j THE HANNA BOOK. PHW- Xoo SftiSSi D Chaubllsl.ln Co., 5 iittlo volume, containing nil Senator ever wrolo for pub-e pub-e l? Spcr fc collected were IP", ,2 In the National Magazine. "Socialism and the Labor "nd "WIHlam McKInley as I m.J" (the latter embracing thrco rjl "ills Masterly Campaigns,' W A 'His Personality." and "In KS HoufA U Is true, as the Sy that theso writings de-jmow' de-jmow' permanent dross, and In he presented tlicy meet the de-fRleiSSonn.cmorlaI de-fRleiSSonn.cmorlaI of the illus-- illus-- - rin and statesman. 'flf SrS- "ecllnf: tribute which Mr. $ to his great friend. In tho St lnSrvlcw with Senator Hanna fit tlrno prior to Ills death 1 sat at 5 1 "one vhora I consider tho great- of Power I have over known Ii was during the early hours IS- In his room at tho Arlington ft ' hlngton, that I sat for three 4! heard r sermon the like of jfnew listened to before. There b lex " Holy Writ, but rather 6 human heart was tho lesson : It sMHCd as though In thoso se-SeoenlF. se-SeoenlF. in the quietude that always Jay of rest, he spoke words Minos' supernatural. His great Efcscd to well up in sympathy for L(! as he outlined the great culml-mv'ti culml-mv'ti of his life-work" (the article K'onJ the Labor Unions"). "Thosn ifatrA brilliant eyes glistened afresh J$u tencd to with rapt attcnUon. I iTdehlcd with wisdom, affection, and Jm. Impressive of his greatncBs as a I a statesman. His serenity and E3 emphasized tho grandeur of his S.r as husband, father, brother, L jtatcsman, philanthropist, and to Mr Chappie says: "It would be dt in Kflrchlng the history of nations iafcan moro slJiplo In his greatness icre honest and just in his dealings n eo straightforward that he- almost dtotL Prevarication of any sort was t to him; his great rugged honesty t a an ideal for young American it Ulco Oliver Cromwell, he came fi'llfe into the po'ltlcal arena, but. lUhat stem statesman, ho retained Muhritv to the last moment. Sena-iinci Sena-iinci passed away only after he had ls guprcmo effort to his country' for innd good will between labor and j. He died in the harness, as ho Tlihed to do. and departed with the irMd laurels unwlthered on his ,llf there was any ono thing that he iiily appreciated In his last days, llzll tlM, it was tho fact that the Ifiin people had como at last to un-iid un-iid him. Cartooned, maligned, and A is few public men have over been, rgot and forgave It all in the sweet, (n; moncnt of his conquest over Ike and blind passion, 'all the years In which lie was cn-Ijln cn-Ijln business, no word against him irtr uttered by the real worklngman. tlai. It Is true, did not admlro him. iit It that tho great factories were it during the last illness of this man, Itat thousands of men would leave iork unfinished at tho desk or bench t'f one word of possible comfort or iu to his welfare, or at least to ask ce that he was still living? "Was tribute paid to any American moro fes than this'" j til a vtry fine and warm tribute to litrlous dead, and the man was so erely worthy of all that can be sold pral that ono marvels at tfic slan-Wsd slan-Wsd misrepresentations that pursuctf m3 vcnscfully throughout his life, ktolcwill be a worthy monument to ieory, a faithful tribute, and the rc-tyof rc-tyof his heart-felt Hlerary work. ; SOME FOREST LORE. : Acquainted with the Trees. By J. JM McFarland. Illustrated from sraphs by the author. Published Outlook Company. New York. iwtlful book this, profusely and ny illustrated, in Unt and In Tha author exhlbltn a delightful Blanco with the trees that arc com-i com-i the Southern and Eastorn States; and appreciates their beauty and stately grace. Tho sketches tnc better for being, as ho says, "clentinc and unsystematic." In W. they conform more readily to na-"jjWlilch na-"jjWlilch 1h one of unrestricted B. The author notes a quickening perceptions by reason of his frc-H frc-H Iho forest, and his sketches rc-Jt rc-Jt prowth of his own Interest and in- 39 ho has recently observed wed the trees among which ho had pwelng for far too many years." iecords that knowledge and tells Hrienccs, bemf; wmln? to as3 on M the benont that has como into t me from this "aWak-encd Interest ut, provided by the Creator for JS of Ured brains and tho healing Tt VS "a well as for utility." ni well has ho carried out his pur-l.r?' pur-l.r?' throu5h hla vivid and wln-wuhes. wln-wuhes. "a Story of Some Maples," th of the Oak," "Pines." "Ap-jfwniows "Ap-jfwniows and Poplars," 'Tho Elm SojE ?Z "t-Bearing Trees," liOther Trees." Tho willows ho it t f.lr. awa' ,arScr ?n. thls re8'm; they aro -n.ttp?,e trco Ekclch- wlt' t Tho beauty of a fruiting applo a chapter of which the writer .pr0U(1' H,B treatment of tho EU5facUon to read IU But why flatty-two pictures of trees and ndorn-wc mean udorn-tho WWth nm uCfu,not "d words to i &!nou5h- Thoro 13 comprc- ?K Ath u,ntt' nnd :l iist c nar"cs Wch 1 M r "l terms oppo-F oppo-F convenient to have. a tilt IN LOGIC. ' thbl8? cn03tncss of the ttwo IL K 100 ,scvere a uds- "hy of Jnn,an, exorc,so that he Io8yin rt . l0.ratl8 af0"l of But-r But-r foB,rS2,C?i d,83etton th.t ttMt pretcnMm ' for Eutkr ' ono no fl,,hlVer8 Dflcr offect fcblrtrl gt. Carlylo ,3 S5tor. Milton iCr80n a pruten" . Mtt of all he wh, apiireclatcd as and Justifying eternal providence and the ways of God with men. Pope's "Essay on Man" Is treated severely, but rTrom tho point, of high ethics, certainly with deserved de-served nxcorlatlons, and tho poetry is al-I leged to have "hideous blots" on It. A whole chnptcr Is dovotcd to Carlylo. "Philosophic "Phil-osophic Fame. Mysticism. Eccentricity, and Egotism." and tho Scotchman is bo-rated bo-rated In a style much like his own. In translations from tho ancient classics, our author demands very Justly that tho translator trans-lator should translate, not paraphrase. Bryant is lauded grandly: Tennyson depreciated, de-preciated, the quality of his genius being marked a "obscuriCy and profusion." Tho author's analysis of "Faust" is certainly a masterly one, nnd It is with equal certainty quite out of tho usual Perhaps the catch-phrases catch-phrases at tho head of chapter xix., "Comparative "Com-parative apologetics," will show as well as anything tho bent of the writer's form of discussion, viz.: "Comparison of Christianity Chris-tianity and Buddhism Implies belief In both validity Incorrectly based on popularitysuperiority popu-laritysuperiority of Buddhism Implied In. tho argument Both systems based on the Idea of universal brothorhood of man The dlvlno economy exhibited In each system But ono true religion possible Incongruity of principles maintained as essential to each systom Apologetics put the Almighty In the wrong False worship an Impos-blllty Impos-blllty Absurdity of Illustration of moral principles In physical phenomena No ono ever knew what he believed as a religion-Theology religion-Theology cannot bd presented in philosophic philo-sophic form." There am bo no question but that this Iconoclastic work will be a grouud-cleaner for the erection of more subtaantlal methods meth-ods of thought than thoso which prevailed In tho middle ages; too long have we paid rovorenco to that which was mere rubbish, deserving of nothing but to be burned as Btubble. THE CONSUMPTION SCOTJBGE, Tho Self-Cure of Consumption "Without Medicine. With a Chapter on the Prevention Pre-vention of Consumption and Other Diseases. Dis-eases. By Chas, II. Stanley Davlcs. M. D Ph. D. Published by E. B. Treat & Company, New York-It York-It Is cheerful to havo the Doctor inform us, as ho does in ,tho prcfaco to Ihls book, after giving some harrowing statistics on tho deaths by and cost of consumption, that "ono of the noteworthy advances for which tho twentieth century promises to bo distinguished Is the practical suppression suppres-sion of the disease. There Is not a shadow of doubt but that consumption can be practically stamped out. ns has been typhus ty-phus fever, Asiatic cholera, yellow fever, leprosy, and smallpox." "We may all well hope that this may be so, for certainly the scourgo of consumption needs staying as badly as that of any of tho diseases named over did. Tho author does not lay much stress on medicines In effecting the cure of consumption. con-sumption. But fresh air. diet, and excr-clso excr-clso will do it. Ho is not ns enthusiastic about solf-curc, however, as lie Is about euro In tho various sanatorlums that make a specialty of treating this class of cases. Ho argues strongly against tho Idea that consumption Is hereditary; but If the disease dis-ease runs In families. Is apparently transmitted trans-mitted from parents or from ono rarent. to chlldron, as all know is tho case, It makes llttlo dlfforenco whether the infection infec-tion is called, hereditary or merely a tendency ten-dency to tho disease. The effect Is the sane, and by the exclusion from tho count of consumptive cases for any period, say fifty years, of a few families In every consumptive-cursed community, tho total would bo brought down to almost nothing. The Doctor firmly maintains that this dis-caso dis-caso Is infectious; It "Is a communicable disease, due to Koch's tubercle bacillus acting on an organism prepared to receive It or unable to resist tho bacilli when present pres-ent in largo numbers.' This is a most val-uablo val-uablo discovery and demonstrated fact; it has been known for a good many years, but it needs constant reaffirmation and enforcement. en-forcement. This work Ik In fact ono of vast encouragement encour-agement for the ono who is in the early Btages of tuberculosis: and it la ono of much value to the general public. A CRITICAL EXPOSITION. Tho QuInleKBonco of Ibaenlsm. By G. Bornard Shaw. Twentieth Century Press, New York City. The author disclaims all Intent horo to make his production a critical essay, styling it a plain exposition; and yet of necessity thcro is criticism all through It. There Is a preface of explanation, und three preliminary discourses leading up to a consideration of tho plays. Tho first of thoso is entitled "The Two Pioneers," the second "Ideals and Idealists," nnd tho third "Tho Womanly Woman." These are merely stops by which the reader muy climb" up to the Ibsen atmosphere. Then comes tho real work, m which the motive, tho story, and tho effect of each of the plays la given "Brand," "Peer Gynt," "Emperor and Galilean," "Tho League of Youth," "Pillars of Society," "A Doll's House," "Ghosts," "An Enemy Ene-my of tho People," "Tho Wild Duck," "RosenorBholm." "The Lady from tho Sea," and 'Hcdda Gablcr," followed by a treatise on their morality. The work Is all very admirably done, Mr. Shaw is a hard and fast admirer of lEucn, and his exposition of him lacks Nothing in loyalty and staunch friendship to him against all others. Certainly ho has made Ibsen comprehensible to the English mind as he has never been before. Ar. appendix treats of tho difficulty in the way of those who aro called on to impersonate Ihscn in England, and a very clear essay it Is. The whole work is admirably cone, tho question ques-tion of the moralities being handled with especial skill and force. BOOKS TOR THE SCHOOLS. From the American Book Company, Chicago, Chi-cago, we havo "Spelling by Grades." tho words taken from B.aldwln'n readers, arranged ar-ranged In the order In which tho readers are used in the grades. It is cortalnly true that drill in spoiling Is sadly needed In the Bchool8. but it Is not eany to see why tho words could not be taken direct from the readers themselves, and so save an extra book. Also, from the same, "Steps in English." books 1 nnd 2, being a departure fro.n tho ordinary grammar, In that rules are largely large-ly discarded, and tho pupil is taught by practical exercises how to t-xpresa himself properly. In his own way. The teachor In not to be overmcddlcsomo In this, but is to kep tho pupil to proper lines, nnd lead him on from tho simple to tha complex, and all the time h"old him to tfie rlsht use of language, both In writing and in speaking. speak-ing. Writing goes nlong with speech in these excrclseB, the tendency being to fix correct expression In the pupil's mind ns a habit. The b6oks Bhould do excellent work in tho schools. THE MAGAZINES. The World's Work for May has for frontispiece a full-pago portrait ut Justlco Harlan, ns tho reader of the decision of the Supreme Court, and In the always ad- i mlrablc "March of Events an Illustrated Editorial Interpretation," thoro tiro full-page full-page portraits of General Georgo W. Davis, Da-vis, Governor William H Hunt, Mayor ( George B, McClclIan. and the lato William R. Grace (with story of his life). The' reviews re-views Jn tills department are both instructive instruc-tive and keen. "Just How Presidential Campaign Affects Business" Is a clear exposition, ex-position, well put. "A Builder of Successful Success-ful Airships" is a good sketch cf Snntos-Dumont, Snntos-Dumont, with full-length portrait. "From Coast to Coast in an Automobllo" Is by M. C. Krarup, who compliments tho roads from Corlnnc through to Provo. hut gives tho road over tho Promontory a bad name, and tho route they had to tako to get to Price, ho says, was about the worst of their route. "Can Labor Unions be Destroyed?" De-stroyed?" is an account of the employers' associations and their struggle for freedom. free-dom. "The Americanization of Porto Rico," by John Ball Osborno, Is nn illustrated illus-trated paper of high value. "Professional Training for Business." "Cotton Again King." "Making Cotton Pay," '-From Country School to University," "A Flower Garden for Every Child" (Illustrated). "The Stability of Our Political Ptrrtics." "Tho Day's Work of the Mayor of New York," "Our Problem In Santo Domingo" (Illustrated), arc papers of ability and force. "Our EnormouH Pension Roll," by Robert Lincoln O'Brien,, is an lllustratea paper that makes tho wholo matter moro mysterious than evor. "Tho Last Race Rally of tho Indians," by Charles M. Harvey, Har-vey, argues that the St. Louis fair will mo it; thero are maps and diagrams with the article. "Among the World's Workers" closes a very fine number. It is a great, useful magazine. Doubleday, Page & Company, publishers, New York. The Reader Magazine, in the very lino number for May. has on Its covor-page covor-page a portrait of James Lano Allen. Tho first paper Is "Death and tho Drumming Wheels," the theme being tho cheapness of human life, the first of a series of articles arti-cles on the loss of llfo by railway accidents acci-dents In America. "The Tyranny of tho Great" Is a pointed ess-ty by Bernard G. Richards. "Tho Last Days of the Stod-dards" Stod-dards" Is a kindly and appreciative sketch by Earle Hooker Eaton. "How Chicago Takes Care of Her Children," bv Jean Cowglll, gives the story of some special schools that are doing great work. Julius Chambers writes of William Nelson Cromwell, Crom-well, "the genius of the Panama canal," a very high appreciation Israel Kangwlll's gentle and admiring chaff on "Our Lady of Radium" Is exceedingly woll done. Thero are liteniry skits In profusion r.nd of excellent quality, and reviews nnd poems of a high order. Harold MaeGrath's serial. "The Man on tho Box,'-' odvances through chapters v. and vll., ami the situation situ-ation becomes both tragic and himorous. The magazine certainly shows splendid signs of vitality under its new managers and publishers, the Bobbs-Merrlll Company, Com-pany, Indianapolis. Harpor's Magazine for May opens with a critical commentary (for which the frontlspleco Is an Illustration) on "Hamlet," "Ham-let," by Theodore Watts-Dunstan, who thinks of more things In connection with the character than Shakespeare over did. "Our System of Neutrality,-' by John Bns-sett Bns-sett Mooro, LL. D., Is a comprehensive ic-vlew, ic-vlew, Illustrated with portraits and rare documents. "Vernon," by Arthur Symons, Is nn excellent description, tho effectiveness effective-ness of which Is helped by fine pictures In tint. "Tho Gray Chieftain." by Ohlyesa, a Sioux Indian, is a spirited account of a "hunt for a great mountain ram. "The Prlmltlvo Book," by Henry Smith Williams. Wil-liams. LL, D... Illustrated from original sources, tells of the most anclont book-TiaRlng, book-TiaRlng, a paper of great research. "Aeronautic "Aero-nautic Spiders," by H. C. McCook. D. D , Sc. D., LL. D.. Is a most Interesting nature study, "Whence and Whither" is a great study In the universe, by C W. Salecby, which lifts one's thoughts far above ordinary ordi-nary things. "The Gayotles of Life" Is a pleasant study by Agnes Rcppllor. "Aesthetics "Aes-thetics of tho Sky," by Richard L. Gal-llenne, Gal-llenne, treats of sky colors, and Is illustrated illus-trated from photographs reproduced in color. The departments are woll filled as usual, the "Easy Chair," the "Study" and tho "Drawer" being old favorites. Tho stories, poems, and specialties In the number num-ber are first-class, this vigorous -favorite among the magazines being always young and full of life. Harper & Brothers, publishers, pub-lishers, New York. Country Life In America for May has for cover design a salmon-flshlng scene, and for contents-pngo design a posy of dogtooth dog-tooth violets. "My First Salmon" Is a fine sporting sketch, enlivened by a profusion of spirited Illustrations; tho writer Is A. Radclyffo Dugmoro, evidently an expert both as a fisher and as a writer. "Ten Days In Camp," by B. E. Wood, Is a great ontlcer to tho woods and glens; on reading It and enjoying tho nnturallstlc pictures, one can well Imagine himself one of the Jolly party. "A Camera Hunter's Vacation," Vaca-tion," by Herbert K Job, Is one of his admirable exhibits of bird life. "The Delightful De-lightful Art of Canoeing," by A Radclyffo Dugrnorc, Is strong on this sport. "Stories on tho Tree Trunks," by Ernest Thompson Seton, is a guide to the reading of tho marks on the trees that have been made by bears, and by tho vicissitudes of the forests. The "Country Houses of Famous Americans" series, by Oliver Bronson Capon, Ca-pon, tells In this number of and illustrates tho homo of Ralph Waldo Emerson. "Tho Evolution of a Mountain Home." by A. W. Dlmock, Is tho story of how a family of three bought a flvc-hundrcd-acre farm (Including (In-cluding two buildings, a saw mill, and a trout stream,) for two dollars an acre, and how tho summer camp grew Into a permanent per-manent homo rull of the Individuality of its owners, and a mighty pleasant fctory it is. "A Mountain-Climbing Vacation." "by Sumner W. Mattcson, tolls of trips in tho Mission range, Montana. "Tho Truo Test of Good Naturo Literature," by John Burroughs, Is an enlightening paper by a grcal master. There aro other good things In plenty In this number of a great and beautiful monthly. Doubleday, Pago & Co., publishers, New York. The Gooklovcrs Magazine for May continues con-tinues Harold Bolcc's "The Two Pacifies," third paper, with illustrations, stating tho case "If Japan Should Win." It la an Illuminating Il-luminating Bcrles. "Karl Bitter, a Master of Dccoratlvo Sculpture," with illustrations illustra-tions of his work, Is a highly appreciative paper by .T. Nelson Laurvlck. "A Group of Modern Paintings" comprises four full-pago full-pago reproductions in color, vivid and striking. "Matthew Stanley Quay," a character sRelch, by Joseph M. Rogers, with portraits, caricatures and cartoons, is a paper full of Interest. "Stewards of an Ocdan Liner," above and below decks, by Wlnthrop Packard, with illustrations, gives a faithful account of tho commissary department of the steamships. "Flower Maidens" comprlso four reproductions in color of water-color sketches by Louis Rllcad, very fine. "Japanese Caricature," by J. Berg Esenwcln, depicts an imported national humor, with reproductions In color. D. A. Wllley tolls how railway wrecks aro handled, In "Way for tho Breakdown Gang," with Illustrations, "Literary Geniuses and Brnln-fag." by Georgo M. Gould, M D., gives som facts about oyc-straln. Thero is a spring poem, and "The Best New Things from the World of Print," besides a story, "The Managing Committee." It is an excellent magazine. Tho Literary Publishing Company, Com-pany, Philadelphia. The Popular Science Monthly, for May treats of "Tho Development of a New Method of Research," by Professor Gt'orgc E. Hale, describing the spectro-hollograph, and the brilliant results obtained by Its use. "Tho Collego of tho West," by President Presi-dent David Starr Jordan, Is an address delivered de-livered by him at the dedlcadon of Palmor llnll, Colorado College. "A Question of Preference In English Spelling." by Dr. Edwin W. Bowen, Is a brisk defense of tho American practice against tho English usage In "honor," "color" and such words. "Alumna's Children,", by an alumna, Is a study into the Infertility of the women graduates of the colleges, which throws tho blame back upon tho high schools. "Tho Study of Physics," by Professor Frederick E. Beach, Is both a treatise and an attractive description, fascinating in Its clearness and limitations. "English Hcrb-als" Hcrb-als" is a review by Agnes Robertson of the old field of literature In this line. "Tho Geology and Gco-botany of Asia," by Prince P. Kropotkln, i3 an Interesting study The historical review of "Tho Royal Prussian Academy of Science nnd tho Fine Arts" is continued by Edward Ed-ward F. Williams, with portraits of tho presidents. "The Progress of Science" touches on many topics of Interest, and the number Is an unusually attractive one. The Science Press, Lancaster, fa. Tho Black Cat for May has its regular five complete stories, all choice literature, viz.: "The Man Who Sold His Head," by Elliott Flowor; "MTsa Lucyanna's Eventful Event-ful Day" (?150 prizo), by Anna Nicholas. "Wanted A Snake-Charmor," by Ward Wlnchell, U. S. N. ; "The Managing of Obed," by Chapln Howard, Jr.; and "The Husband of the Organist," by Virginia M. Cornell. The story-roaucr can certainly be refreshed with a plentiful 3uppiy of dainty and high-grade reading in this cholco list Tho Black Cat Is always admirable ad-mirable in this field. Tho Shortslory Publishing Co., Boston. v The Cosmopolitan for May opens with an excoflcnt homily by John Brlsben Walker, "What Is My Relation to My Fellow Man?" an nppeal for patriotic integrity. "The Making of a British Tar" is a thorough tho-rough showing of training for the British navy, well illustrated. "Tho Training of a Gcroian Actress" Is well exhibited, and a largo nu-nber of portraits Is given. "The Ruins of Baalbek" Is a most Interesting paper, profusely Illustrated. "Tho Delights, of Aerial Navigation" arc recited, and "Wonderful Whale-Hunting by Steam" Is described. "Intellectual Germany of Today" To-day" Is depicted by Wolf van Schicrbrand, and many portraits of celebrities aro given. "The Most Athletic Nation In the World" Is what Halmar HJorth Boyescn calls the Swiss. "Sports with Which We Are Unfamiliar" Is a good showing of the play of other peoples. Herbert George Wells's serlnl, "The Food of tho Gods," aifu" Cyrus Townsend Brady's, "The Dramatic Dra-matic History of South America," both continue, in good form. Tho number Is one of beauty and excellence. John Bris-bon Bris-bon Walker, publisher, Irvlngton, New York. St Nicholas for May has a spring econc for frontispiece, nnd tho opening paper Is an Illustrated sketch by Helen Dawes Brown, ' Magdalen Tower and May Morn ing." "What, Another Summer Brought to Denlso and Ned Toodlcs," by Gabrlcllo E. Jackson, is a lively story, nicely illustrated. illus-trated. "The Coyote" is a good Illustrated sketch, a natural history story. "Tho Building of the Black Hawk" Is a boy's skv.ch, beautifully told. The number Is rich in Htories, verse, and the pleasant things that both young and old love. It is a charming publication. Tho Century Co., i New York City. LITERARY NOTES. Australia Is looking to America more and moro for her books, McClurc-Philllps recently received an order from an Australian Aus-tralian firm for largo quantities of "Ho That Eatcth Bread With Me." by Mrs. H. A Mitchell Kcays; "The Madness of Philip," by Josephlno Dodge Daskam; "The Mastor P.ogue," by David Graham Phillips: "Tho Reign of Queen Iyl," hx Gelett Burgess and Will Irwin; and "In Babel," by George Adc. A South American revolution, the plaguo nnd raging yellow fever are among the Incident In-cident of Caspar Whitney's South American Ameri-can trip. For four months the editor of Outing is exchanging offlco cares for tho excitement of llfo In tho Jungle. His Itln-I Itln-I crary Includes southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, the Argenttno Republic and Chile. Ills main purpose In this comprehensive compre-hensive study of South American life is to find novel human-Interest articles for Outing. Out-ing. Incidentally, ho will hunt the Jaguar in the Jungles. This Journey will complete Mr. Whitney's studies for his new book, to be called "Tho Jungle Hunter," or "The Trials of the Tropics." The new volume of tho World's Epoch Makers, announced by tho Scrlbncrs, is entitled "Descartes, Spinoza and the new Philosophy." The author la James Ivor-ash, Ivor-ash, professor of Apologetics and Christian Chris-tian Ethics in the United Frco Church College, Aberdeen, author of "Is God Knowablc?" The work in tho main consists con-sists of a Judicious condensation of tho views and theories of tho authors discussed, dis-cussed, which has especial valuo becauso of Its strong emphasis on the main thoughts of the philosophical systems considered, con-sidered, to the subordination of less important im-portant matters. Tho great contributions of these great thinkers to tho intellectual Inheritance of the human race have been adequately recognized by tho author'a method of treatment In his Introduction to "The Journey of Coronado." which is to be published immediately im-mediately in A. S. Barnes & Co.'s Trail Makers' Series, George Parker Wlnsljlp gives a picture of tho first exploration of the West. He says: "Seventy-five years before the English succeeded in establishing establish-ing themselves on tho northeastern coast of North American a band of Spaniards, starting from what was already a populous popu-lous and flourishing colony at the City of Mexico, penetrated the opposite extreme of the continent nnd explored thoroughly a region as extensive as the coast lino of tho United States from Malno to Georgia. Coronado has added to the world as known to Europeans an extent of country bounded on the west by the Colorado river from Its mouth to the Grand Canyon on the ei' by tho boundless prairies, and stretching northward to the upper waters of the Rio Grande and tho southern boundary boun-dary of Nebraska." The approaching centenary of Hawthorne Haw-thorne make appropriate the "Notes on tho Scarlet Letter" contributed to tho April Atlantic by Theodore T. Mungcr-Dr. Mungcr-Dr. Munger brings to the analysis of Hawthorne's Haw-thorne's most famous story a rare combination combi-nation of theological learning, mature knowlcdgo of men .and a clear and beautiful beauti-ful English style." Ills discussion of tho moral problems Involved In tho story Is profoundly suggestive, alike to students of our greatest romancer and to all per sons who llko to speculate about the human hu-man heart. Mr. Henry W. Elson's "History of the United States," which tho Macmlllan company will publish next week, is described de-scribed ns a compendious, handy, author-alivo author-alivo and thoroughly popular history of our country from tho days of Columbus to tho present time, complete in one 12-mo volume. A popular and entertaining history, his-tory, up to date in Its facts and Its estimates, esti-mates, has long been wantcdr and Mr. Elson's book Is sure of a hearty welcome. There have been published during the past few years a number of successful political novels which have pictured what might be supposed to happen In political life. But It has remained for Forrest Crlsscy to detail what has actually taken place. In his "Tattllngs of a Retired Politician" (Thompson & Thomas, Chicago) Chi-cago) old Gov. "Bill Bradley." who knows nil of tho Ins and outs of politics, tells a scries of fascinating stories nnd anecdotes and gives a young political friend the benefit ben-efit of his seasoned experience. Tho book is, as the name Implies, a revelation of Inside political methods, In which the ob-. serving render can give a shrewd guess at some of the leading characters, The author, au-thor, of courso, has disguised tho Identity of these men. but the old Governor Is "Tattling." The book will crente a sensation sen-sation in political circles and will be read with Interest everywhere. The fact that tho "Tattllngs" will contain fifty-eight illustrations by John T. McCutcheon. who in famous as a delineator of political life, will greatly add to the popularity of the book. An Interesting sequel to tho publication of "Harmon's Journals" in tho Trail Makers' erles, issued by A. S. Barnes & Co., was the receipt of a letter from the youngest and only living child of tho old fur trader. Harmon spent nearly tho first twontv years of tho last century among the Indians of tho Northwest and his Journal was first prepared for publication in 1S20. His daughter is now living in Canada, and sho states that she has the original manuscript of tho book. While so many American authors are deserting their native shores for England, It Is grateful to hear that some English authors think America Is a good place to live In. Madamo E. Maria Albancsl, the author of "Susannah and Ono Other," (McClure-Phllllps), Is planning to spend next winter In the United States. Sho has already made two visits here and hoa liked our country better each time She says she finds something very sympathetic In the American spirit. Most of her fr!cnd3 aro Americans, and sho considers it nattering nat-tering when sho herself is taken for an American. Tho war between Russia and Japan has set the world asking what Russia would do If she were attacked on her European side. How she behaved In tho Crlmen war Just half a century ago Is described by an eye-witness. MaJ. Arthur Griffiths, In the forthcoming volume (volume two) of "Famous Battles of the Nineteenth Century." edited by Charles Welsh and published by A WcasoIs company of New York. This volume covers tho period from Waterloo to the outbreak of the Civil war nnd, besides tho famous battles of the Crimea, tells of the leading Incidents Inci-dents of ono Mexican war,-of the torrlblo scenes in the Indian Mutiny, of the early fighting In the Far East, and of tho first exploits of the famous General Garibaldi. The last two volumes of the scries, covering cov-ering tho period of the Franco-Prussian war to the opening of the Boer war, will be Issued In the fall by the same house, Thev arc all uniform with tho two already" al-ready" issued, and will be fully Illustrated, A volumo with the Interesting title, "Tho Better New York; a Sociological Baedeker," will shortly bo Issued through tho Baker & Taylor company. From the viewpoint of thn hall bedroom man. th !H llil visitor, and thoHe going to New York on il ifi i LH business, this book will be a mine of in- i IP 'jH formation In enabling them to learn the IBM ttH vast number of helpful nnd entertaining W W iH oplXinltlcs to make a pleasurable an-i I H M 1 prontable use of their time, cspcclallv dur- 1 11 H Ing the evenings. The work has been prp- ill ! iH pared by Dr. W. H. Tolmnn, director o" I I the American Institute of Social Service, ! HI I'll lilt HH and Charles Homstreet. tho topographical 18 i l IbbH historian of old Now York. It will b - Hi hil ' Illustrated by nlnety-nlno pen and Ink iIKhhI iihBbI sketches. ; f hjjj jjljBH The lovely Tennessee valley is tho scene ' ajlfMlh H of "Forcstlleld," a story of the old South. ! 1 8 BbH by Robert T. Bontlcy (tho Grafton Press. UlH -IbbbI New York, publishers), a striking novel of fill ' fH the two great periods In tho South Just be- u H i1 H fore and during the Civil war. It Is In on-' ill j fffJ eenso of tho phrase a historical novel, but illi'llllK H iso original In treatment as to make it ! ii hlUli H unique among books of that class. A mpII'ubBbI panorama of the old South during thf win !U I llhtfflfl passes before the reader's eyes, and the i itllitlHn H destiny of the new South Is painted In i. , E ffl j fffl bold manner, tho prediction being madi i flllnlllllt H that an exodus of the negro race to Afrlcr. ' liin 111' H will occur in 1913, tho fiftieth annlvcrsar- 1 VtilttillJ)' bbH of Emancipation. The author represent. ! 1 4 lili 1 the negroes as embarking under a bannei IflHil llli BbH with the Inscription, "Behold the Jublle ShII 'llll BbH of Our Freedom!" and singing a song ol ilirjlllli'BH deliverance. lili H "Farewell to the Southland, to Its cottor $ I I' H nnd corn! Inl'illlP H Farewell to the cabins In which we were I J p II it J fAvfl born' f j L l To the field where we labored, to the 1) 11 'H hills where we said ill! ilHH BH Tho last words of sorrow at the graves of j I I j fSVMj our dead! tfillilllll! fl Black Brothers, sing aloud! and lot th lilll'lni sWH world know mil IllJi H That back to the land of our fathers w? 1 i I i The characters and customs of the ol iilHIllll fl regime, now almost gone, arc vividly de f llln! H scribed and contrasted with the business- rlll'lllnl VH like and le.s courtly spirit now making ltr 1 H I U H way through that section. Slave-stealing. V q !i bbH slave-selling, and, on the other hand, tin fi ll II f f tender relations which have existed be J J II Hfffl tweon master nnd slave; Southern chlvai- l! fi ll j HbH ry, the Battle of Manassas, the braven 21 il 111 H of Confederate soldiers and hardships un mil II I HI H dcrgonc by the Southerners during th I I i ('H dreadful period of the war, and the Or- fill IIIIIbbH vastatlon encountered everywhere in th" I I'l (H South after tho great conflict, arc al llll llllll H vividly depicted In a sincere historian 8lLi II BBbI spirit, which both Southerners and North- I In IbbH crncrs must respect. II I llllll 1 Tho characters are people of ficsh an' llll'l I H blood and courage, and tho tone of th' 81 lil'l I H book uplifting,, with passnges of rar fill lllill bbH charm and beauty. Thcro Is not x du.l ' il l' IIIII bbH page In tho book ! I I J BH |