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Show Io3BAt rovers or the sea. i tab -iHKif ii mul UvcMtjirci rri j .wm ( Koviiifi. (TiilMfl, ' ,i i.LJ'b " Battling UJoii -,r"1 , fur I'aUlollKin nnd for Treas-I Treas-I ' ihiIo H. Johnston. II-.,. II-.,. I'nliHf " c l ae & lino large book, whoreiu fc? nriiatcorcliu'ii of history v.'ho ! t ihrir mark upon "Winy Jjgos, rc-I rc-I npallieiio treatment and A ,,i II row n !boul them, vyjnch, in fi ef them Utile deserve. Jt 1,1 X i book lor boys, .but ooc prowii-iips need bv no means V r have hero I bo great -er-''f (,ir?o Zcnu. hero of the .Voile-rniublip .Voile-rniublip i tbo fourteenth and Mh tciit'irii.-'l'hoii comes an iir-"f iir-"f f ilic bnllliinl career ol bir .it Drake "' 'be sivfoonth century; f" ,hW Fir Walter Itnloigli in tUu tMih a"'1 siixteoiilli 'centuries; fjAtan nart. "tbo Scourge of the v "cliici'l n the seventeenth cen-Wwearo cen-Wwearo told of Edward F.ng; ? tl,o terror of the South Seas, t, activities are supposed to hkvo Sol from 1600 to about 172.i. ') Hoecw, Bristol, imirrucr. '...Mffor ended in !. is brought Iird to tbo admiration of toe ,r Tben we have, Fortunalus ,11 "tlio most hated Privatceors of'tbe tferfilorrancau Hea, ' ' whusir toted fifl v wars, from 11.j to then George Walker, "whiupr of nme m 'if!1'! "' English ,jf," lit also was active for vears. from 1 727 to 1777. Nuxt it John h"i I Jones- "the founder tc Wiicriean Tayv, " and an au-t au-t of bis tenacious and desperate iniiti tbo British ship '.'Heropis'' ih liarhur of Scarborough. Jlng-.Thru Jlng-.Thru hc heir ol Captain Silafl "Manuel, Privaleorsmnii of Kn;Iand," from I7"il to $'A. jio '.!osh" Harney, "tho irrc nllc Yankee." wa"s active, from toJSIS and h ivoeivo's duo it for it herein. Robert. Ntireonf. )$fi Hound from St. Malo.tho lift from I77.'i to IS7li, lias his ea-fiKd ea-fiKd licroiu. liafitte. ' privateer, 'r nnd terror of the Gulf of Mo.-'ir50 Mo.-'ir50 to bius n sympathetic npby lirre. Finn lly wo b.avn tlo : of Ifjiphacl 'Seiinne.i, "dcspoilcr naian !Oiiiniorfet " wlio lived i 100 to JS77. but whoso jH'tivitie? Ksfincil to the later part of the ol tho Rebellion. Thou there is , "LI Capiian," which i-loss volume. It is a stirrino; history izboul, ?.nd the boy who Tends i't hi pretty apt to form a mighty ir: lor tbe sea IB CRIMINAL'S DEE AD. i of Foar By MaurleA Level, d by .Mitchell Knnerley. New I story a reporter on the staff ij newspaper is -the ebief ohar-n?5imns ohar-n?5imns Cache, in returning to tors one uifiht, foos two men oMim oomiuir alonp, ;lnd oon-iat oon-iat they ba0 been guilty of me. Fearful that tbev mijjht ho liidea, nnd when they pass follovrn bs well as he ehn the i- Lave made. This leads him fftoJ house where he finds a has been murdered, evidently brre whom he saw. The idea hinMhat he would like to ex-tbo ex-tbo nsycholoijieal sensations rriminnl would feel who has da crime and is hunted by the f tbo law; so ho arranges to wrfcet chics of his presence uspicion may fall upon him as dwer. Tho police, however, nfiercnt theory, and ho taKes let them know that thev are ;ronp scent. Finally thev get i. and then ho ifi in the grip of Ma. He loses his nerve, and vcanythiuj: to be elear of tho bat the police unerringly run ,1. tbo clues point to him .as Ifrer, and he is convicted and tie tiuillotine. But thcro is si ivvand in that delay ho sees men nnd the woman whom ho Im mgbt described, thoy har- to sco him beheaded for the 'fj' had committed, ana cries tbjr are the murderers. It is r cjcnpo for him indeed, and. laDpcarg. paralyzes his life. Tt 7 verv much out of the usual, vo stqrr'w a vrny and a mya- tb' the most nnnlvtical ,tlass. of narrative. It is v written, with an emotional' 1 dec,, conception of the terror necessarily enthrall the ono cniiebt in such u trap as Ucho 1UIS laid for himsolf, ationally embodies "tho grip 0K AITD ins MOTHER. y?.?.1 Vm H; "uiitlnirtoii: ort t livle Hfrilmcr's Soiih, jif this storv is, that a "D. knowing little of his pa-t pa-t thojc parents beinc in good ;f5?f',,lcni"rcs his edtK'iir.ion W" from home, and part of ,ln " aria, while his father and "fe near New Vork. 'called ns before hi3 studies, in nrchi. W -Plote.l. the vounc man lather's bedside to reeeivo C injunction to take care of -r and c,mr.l her weakness. c man .loe.s npt understand at 'Mat was meant, for bis ' ' Iirillmnt authoress, but ''"'o the hideous, knowledge that this woaknesi, is a , n"k- .And then the younl i in c,r of a11 worll for! 'i n,50"!1! tWMioablo in her I J,,?lp UHinsi tho inevitable 4in"ll; iTz i tlx- ond, mui; ;,n i unaci upiiloiisnosi ilS.i?' un ,l,n,tor 1,0V ehfulness n.av bo. l fti'Stfir' ,,n'1 vovv woU E YI1!210L.THE L0ED- SBk, ffl' V"''onto.-I Mau Wmlt,' 1fHcV," ',f,1,l, Mji Tauulit 8m2r,i A.'c. nn ,H- , Aimljaod ,,.) II VHll1,,- SilbJrtMK. Uv jEBtr jVn v ot., l,,ft Nw Vork jJMVv ,I,,ltJ iToy. PllhllKlKMS, StM'ti" i!!lvi','l,lk"il little .work. $BE',,''od'' nv :,,,,b.-.r. under the jB (!o,H ',' .IV 'ommaudmouis' Kr-i nr r 1 f.l'be'," "Final Bhi,, ,tit)Is ttHtliji -...I under tlio jPr1'' tho . Ilu' i"cferoiicoF are Wfr ''etnCirC0 U'm blchthepe ;' ,9. lho book3 of. the .cw Tostmnent nnd verify the quotations as malo rt is ery good work indoo 1. done in a spirit of loyal impartial v and eold logic that- brines the reader to -approval, not only of tho work iUelf but of the methods adopted, ft is a valuable work to iho.c who would wish to havo thf. undiluted words of J cam without anything else mixed up with them. . j ENCYOLOPEDIO KNOWLEDGE. The Jewish Km-yo'onftJla: ne.rriptlvo Iionl of Uio Hlxtory. Holik-loii. I .It-era .It-era tui a no- C'uMom:. of Hit- .)owi5li Pooplo from tlie lJarllMt Times tu tlio I resent Hfty. Prepared ly More tluin I'Otir Hundred Scliolars ami Kpet-lallHlB u?r . t.lir., rt-wtlon of tho rollowiiig Mitorlftl Boar.:. Cyru Aller. Ph. K (pepnrtmenls of Pot -Hlblhni Antluui- i 1,10 . :'w of Ainerl.-u); Wlllinlu, WiiHior Ph. i Depnrlmonia of tin. 41 niil-l ml Rnhblnlral Lltrntturoi: , r I. v, "emiwMi, Ph. l. flVpHituH-iit or rtlntorv from 12.ra I., l -ID2; History of Ponl-'lnlmu.ilo Litorritut): ICmll r; I tlm-ll Ph. ., t ,L. P. (Dopartmciil of, tht nil)f; Joseph Jji.iOhy. B. A. I Dc-parimeiitK Dc-parimeiitK pf ihe Jews of linsian.l ami I Artlliropoldfey; IltvlHln? I-Mltoi t; KauT j m.'iiin ICohler. Ph. U. 1 oprtmiiU o! I IieoIoKj anil Plillf.crmhvi i ifn.-i noj?eiHhal ( Dopa rtmeiit of thf Jow.s or Jiuasla ntul Poland); Inldor Slnpev Ph. If. apartintii of Modern Hlosmpny Mom 1760 to 10(C); ri-.iwford ll.-Tf.v. n li LL. II. lVp;ntiiiont: of llobrow PhllolOKy and I fellf uiptli- LlionittiiPi; Isant- K. l-'imk. L. l.L. ).. Chiilnincj of 'the Una rd;' FijiiiI; U. Vl-.elfll . I-'. S. A.. SeiM-eUiry of thf P.oind: William Popper, M. A.. Ph. I).. A.oHuif vl.iluc; l-Miior; Chlr-r of thh I'.niejiii or riuiihliitlon; ltdilorr Sliior. Ph. 1'. Projector ami Managiuc lOdilor; A.m-slKled A.m-slKled by AmerliMii and I'oi-. lqn I!..ai-lrf uf Coiisiilllim lidltoi. 'ohiiin X.. Phlllpon-StinioFi-r.. Piihllshed bv .'miU and W'aiciiiills ("omrany. New Vork. This tenth volume in this j;roat series: comprises nineteen pages of preMmiiiarv etiilanatioiiR and data, and OSO page's of text proper. It begins with an account ac-count of DnvidJ.'liiJIipsoii. an Amri-'aii Amri-'aii rabbi. aiidTiids with Pavid Ham-osez, Ham-osez, (.Jerinan author of Hebrew books for the young;. H has ;i oriliral :irli(do on tho l'hili.itiiie:: yivos a jjenoalogitnl (able showing tho pedigroo of the Phillips Phil-lips family: has an e.l'nusl ive ;rticle. on f'hilo .ludaeiis; an article on Pliine-lias. Pliine-lias. guardian of the treasury of Jerusalem; Jeru-salem; and a -very line illusirative a v.1 tide on I'hvlai'teries. Pilgrimages are defined aud explained, with routes given. T'ilpnl, or discussion, is traced, not only through the persounlitie- noted therefor, but in its essence, and bent;. i)t. The biograjihy of l,aao Pin to. Anifrieaii ritualist and publisher, is eoneisely ,'ivco. The pipes used as in-strume-nts aro described ami illustrated. mnom lias, a chart and ermeai toxi. Fivx-ut, being -a - hymn added to the older liturgy during the Talmndic era, is learnedly evlaiued. Plague bas reference to the plagues Of ICg.vpt nnd plagues (n general, with a plate showing tlio ten plagues according ac-cording to a Passover Ilaggadah of (i0.r, and runs in doaeription into four pages. Plants are exhausti ely discussed, dis-cussed, with especial reference to the plants of Palestine. Pledges, both as to conduct aud as eol lateral or security, are discussed, from the busiucss and M"Todotal standpoints. Poetry is disci; dis-ci; -od in its various forma, this being in addition to the considerable discussions discus-sions of practieallv the same subjects in other volumes. Polemics and Polemical Polemi-cal Literature occupy upwards of sevcu pages, and tho exposition is from the mofct ancient limes to modern. Police laws are set. forth and discussed, both from tho civil aud the religious stand points. . Polygamy occupies two pages, and is coutlnod exclusively to tho Jewish literature, lit-erature, Jewish customs, aud the scriptural script-ural standpoint. Portugal, as a favorable favor-able recipient of Jewish settlement and as treating tho Jews better than they were treated in Spain, hat. its praise accordingly, and the Jewish settlo-uicuts settlo-uicuts and activities in that country are well set forth. Pottery iu all its phases', as touching the Jewish people is -well described aud pictured. Prague, as an ancient and important point for the settlcmemnts of the' Jews, is given due prominence, with many good illustrations. illustra-tions. Prayer and Prayer Books are thoroughly" discussed; aud there are a number of fac simile pages of books in various Hebraic .characters. Priest, as of the highest authority among the Jewish people, receives its proper recognition; rec-ognition; and the Priestly Code lrom n critical standpoint, is duly recognized. recog-nized. Printers' marks constitute an interesting study, and it double, page or fnc similes of such marks is given. Procedure in civil cases is lully discussed; dis-cussed; and statistics ot the profession profes-sion arc given. Pronunciation ami Prophets and Prophecy, especially the latter, receive large consideration. ProverbF, as a book of -wisdom and proverbs in general, aro fully and fair-Iv fair-Iv discussed. Providence, both as relat-od relat-od to God's kindness and chanty, aud as relatiug to other qualities, receives critical treatment. . Prussia, as a great center of Jewish settlements, is fullv considered, and the sufferings of the Jews there, especially es-pecially in the times or the crusades, are fullv ftct forth. Psalms .are discussed, dis-cussed, and there Is a page if01" J.1" Psalm Book issued m t.enoa in L1(3, with a Latin gloss which mentions tbo dis-overv of America by (oluuibus. There is also a fac sunile of part ot a censored page from . Psnlms, wit Kimhi's Foiniiioiitiirv. printed at A.ipjts in -1487. Another full page gives n tac simile of the title page from the Mid rash TehiMiin, printed in Prague in Pseudo-Messiahs arc named, and their records given. Pseudonymous Lit-I Lit-I era t.u re is dctniled at consi.lera 1. If I length. 'IMie Ptolemies, rulers ot Ljfi.pl, 'kind of the Jews, receive recognition I accordingly, and their biographies are given wilh discr ... mating There is a biography of Joseph I uhK .er lho proprietor of tho New ork World, who has recently died. 1 Purim, a great festival, is treated I in M), volume only as to the xanous I features of tho feast ns dvcloiinjl ; er its institution, the ariieie i.aimi dealiii" exhaustively with the origin ol the feast. A number of drawing are five,, in connection, with this artlrlo. and tome very . curious plate are illustrated il-lustrated in connection with it. , The litb' Tallin (master) is treated of fullV from both the ancieul and the modern standpoint.. Keforn. Jm jjwii , co.isidorel historic lv and thco go-nllv go-nllv " Kesurrection is most mwr-"sling mwr-"sling a rt ielo, showing the ideas W have prevailed among the . ews u d among peoples with wl;?,M '2l came in contact. Kevelation is on, I-ere.l I-ere.l from itfc sources. cflVcts, nnd its innuenco upon peoples, not ulrnui0,l,,ls,: l,t in a wider vmfic. U'ombrandt, (ho illimirious Dutch painter, has a goo d biography, and.thoro are eight I ..sir. -tious of portraits of evontecn th e -turv JeWs painted bv Kembrjudt. biga, as a favored center of 'ijr tt I e-met e-met and activities, is t rented f, . the grout synagogue m that placo is pictmed. Right and 1! ghtconsnees :.ro fulh discussed, and there is U'roat article ou Rome, occupuug upwards ol twenty two pages, with manv fine il lustrations. There is au article on Ro.h ha-Shanah. the New 1' ear's day. The JCothsehildd have mam jagp,s devote I to their activities, their chjlritics, and their helpfulness toward Jews and to alj mankind. Jiubinstein, the great musician, has a good bograjdiy. There is a very long article on Russia, not without 11 htflcrnftca i-lii.!i -ittutififii occupying nearlv sixty pages, having manv table. nnd illuKt.nitionn. There i-an i-an appreciative biography of Joseph H. Saadia. tbe founder of .scientific actii-ty actii-ty among the .lew?. The article on the ''Sabbath" is orv long, and has "num erons iJln-t rations. .Sacrifice is treated of from tlio historical and ritualistic Standpoint cry fully. The .Sadducee'. are fairly and fully 'treated, and a full account oT their roctrincM is given. The Samaritans are also treated fairl ami fully. The volume is rich in personal his lory, in genealogies, in coals of arms, i I in illustrations of synagogues, and fac I similies of inijiortanl .lociiments. pub j 1 licnl ions, coins, and portrait-. It-is ai great work, fullv up to the high Stand ard set by the compilers and publisher. in the prm iou volumes of tine great series. THE OUEA OF TODAY. Cuba and Iter People of Today: An Ac-eoiinl Ac-eoiinl of tpe 1 1 if. tory and Procreffs of the -inland Previous lo Its IndepeiKl-fiice; IndepeiKl-fiice; a Description of lu Ph.lcl Features; a Study of li People; and. In Parlh'iilnr. an Humiliation of 1I Pifft-fill Pifft-fill Political roiKlltloiiH. lift Imliixlrlfx. Naiural Kefioiirces. anrl Prospeclt; to-pellier to-pellier with Information and Kiierues-liony Kiierues-liony I if nlKllfd to Aid llic Propecllve Investor or Selller. I!y I'-orbej; Lindsay. Lind-say. Illustrated from OriKiual and leeteil PlMiliiKniphs by the Author, Published Pub-lished by L. C. Pas'? .and Company. Ponton. This is a verv fine volume! profusely jlliird rated, and having a right good map of the island, showing the railroads rail-roads nnd towns and the coast lines, including the Isle of Pino. The illustrations illus-trations are of a very good cha racier, and Ihe list of I he in ocenpins two page.s of the book. The author explains ex-plains in his preface, that his effort is to give a complete view of I'uba from the earliest times to tho present, ami especially including; the more rc cent, history of '"uba in connection with the American occupation. American settlements, tun American investments. He has ghen especial attention to the established and prospective industries of the island and of the fields offered by them to American capital and American settlers. lie gives first, a description of the Island of Cuba, then outlines its history his-tory in two chapter."-. Another .chapter treats of Cuba, iu transition, ami others of Ihe people of tho country; the condition condi-tion of Cuba; the future of i'uba; Cuba's sugar industry; ''uba's tobacco industry, Cuba's mineral resources; latent agricultural wealth: future farming farm-ing in Cuba: the (,'apftal of Cuba; and the Provinces of Cuba. Appoudies gie the commercial convention between be-tween tho I'nited States and Cuba; the treat3 between the I'nited States and Cuba, embodying the provisions, defining defin-ing the future relations of tho T'uited States with Cuba as contained in the act of Congress approved March 190J ; financial and commercial statistics sta-tistics of Cuba; the railroads of Cuba; ami a very long bibliography. A good index completes the -work, which is one most highlv to be commended, valuable valu-able in its information and first class iu its make up. THE NEW SHAKESPEARE. The Tudor Shakcspenro: The First Purl of Henry the Sixth. Edited by Louise Pound Ph. D., Assistant Professor of English In the University of Nebraska. The Macmllluti Company, Publishers, New York. This is another volume in this excellent excel-lent edition of Shnkespear. Tho general gen-eral editors are William Allan Neilson and Ashley Horace Thorndike. The text used is tho text, copyrighted in lODG bv William Allan Neilson. The date of composition; a discussion of -which scenes aro Shapespeare's; of the sources; of the structure and style; of the characters; of the relation of those earlier and later history of plays, all arc given hero faithfully; and the book itself is printed on tine book paper from clear, bold tvpe. There are many pages of notes; textual variants arc given; and there is a glossary which will be serviceable to all renders. A COUNT OF ROMANCE. The Little Count of Normandy; or, The Story of Itaoiil Uy Bvaleen Stein. Illustrated Il-lustrated by John (.Joss. Published by L. C. Pace it Company, Hoston. This is an imaginative venture into the home life and the bov life of Ihe days of King Charles, VT. of France, and of the Count Hayinond. The story of his onlv child. Raoul. is herein depicted depict-ed faithfully and truly according to the spirit of the time, in tho best understanding un-derstanding that we can gel of that spirit in these latter days.. It is a right good story of the inner life nnd of the activities of Normnndy at the time- depicted. de-picted. FROM AiTRUISTIC STANDPOINT. The Mar.icllle: Some Helpful Observations Observa-tions on Subjects of Interest to the Karlh's People. M. Robert De Mars. J. F. Hyim, Publishers. Chicago. This is a sort of free discussion of the world V air.-iiis from tho standpoint of a supposed inhabitant of Mars, that is. one entirely disconnected from any personal relation to these subjects. The "Mnrselite" is himself fairly do-scribed; do-scribed; ami then eotnrs the chapter "A Protective Tariff;'' then "Light on Kxcessive Profits;' "Trusts and Patents;" ' Observations on Money:" Kxporls and Imports:' and a discussion dis-cussion "About Mars. " It is all very cleverly done, and the author is one well able to discuss the subjects brought forward. AN AMERICAN EXPLORER. The Hoy Story of ?.buloii M. Pike, Edited by Mary l!ay HtiniphrcyM. H-lust H-lust i n ted. Charles Scrlbnor'a Sons. Publlf'iws. New York. Although this is Mild to be a boy's story, the fact is that this good-sized volume is a prettv thorough accouut of the life, activities, ami the. death of Zobnlon M. Pike. The diurv itself is often quoted direct, and, owing to its brevity anil conciseness of slateinciit, is, in fact, itolf about as good a summary as could be made. The compiler com-piler of this book has done valuable service., however, in trimming judiciously ju-diciously here and there, aud in pro-sent pro-sent in c a consecutive narrative with anecdotes. vi i 1 jccims. and descriptions descrip-tions of tbe customs and habits in his wanderings, and interesting descriptions descrip-tions of the country through which ho passed. The story of '.ebulon M. Pike is one of the most thrilling among the liinov which tell of the great services and adventures of Ameiican explorers. It is a record of courage and cn lurani o, and duty i'oitbfullj performed, that au man might be proud of. The book is firBt-claS6 iu every respect, and, as a selective Tending for boys, it could, not possibly bo excelled in merit. LITERARY NOTES. Francis Arnold Collins, author of "The Boyts' Book of Model Aeroplanes" and lately Issued. "Tlio Second L-Joys Bool; of Model Aeroplanes," is an enthusiastic model aeroplane experimenter; and he and bis young son spend most of the father's leisurn in working on new models, mod-els, attending nicety, etc. They will tall for England and the continent soon to carry on the study which bus to date resulted in these two popular books and many magazine article:!. Is the commission form of government a fad In municipal politics which will graduully dlsuppear. or is It basod on sound principles which Insure Ita siu:-co;s siu:-co;s and a permanent hold on the governmental gov-ernmental good sense of our people? Are the cities which have tried It. typical American municipalities? What cnect has It upon the personnel of officials? Does the plan lessen or Mlluiulaie that active public Interest so essential under a democratic form of government? Is it likely to succeed in the larger centers? These and other n.uestiona are being asked by many citizens toduy and the answer depend upon a careful study of manv rolaled facts. A book which makes possible audi a sluilv is Ernest S. Bradford's Brad-ford's 'Commission Government In American Amer-ican Cities." published November "2. To inquire as to lho rise of tlio commission government, lho reasons for Its adoption, the degrees of success attained where it hns been tried, and finally to analy;:o tho Idea Into its elements and to account ac-count for certain of the results which have followed Its Introduction, 13 the purpose pur-pose of Dr.i Urudford's volume. Maud Howe Elliott, tho daughter of the late Julia Ward Howe, continues to make her home at the summer residence of her mother in Newport. K. I. Mrs. Elliott, El-liott, who has wrltton a book called "The Eleventh Hour In the Life of Julia Ward Howe," is u frequent speaker before women's organizations on the topic of Mrs. Howe's last days. Caret Garrett in his new book. "Where the Money Grows." calls one chapter "The Wolf." and Wall Street this week ha seized with satisfaction upon the Idea that a speculator involved in the Steel Corporation Investigation Is the original wolf. "Where th Money Grows" hns more than ono touch of realiv, buti the Street hns tnkMi good nnturedly the book that Mr. Garrett mount for outsiders out-siders iifi"n picture of Wall Street and Its people, drawn from a new angle. Jeffrey Farnol. tho author of "Thi Proad Highway." one of thiv. conspicuous literary successes of l'JII. Is planning a visit to this country just as soon as he completes Ida new novel. "The History of an Amateur Gentleman." which will be published In book- form by Utile. Brown & Co.. the publishers of "i lie Broad Highway." During the months' travel in China on which Professor Edward Alsworth Host's "The Changing Chinese" I based. Professor Profes-sor Itoss was twenty-thrco days beyond thfl telegraph, and forty days beyond coined silver moony. "Some of the time " he wnitc from the Upper YajigtPC to Professor Pro-fessor L. W. Ward of Brown university, the distinguished professor of sociology, "I felt I was walklnsr through Europe of Ihe thlrtcontri century. Samf walled cities with cienollawd battlements and fortified gales, same reliance on tho pm-k animal, same unglazed windows and smokf -blackened walls. amo watM farrier." far-rier." supplying raw river water to hows, same stenches and absence of sanitation, same handicrafts and craft guilds, same i.e of ih.ircoal and pevrh-rl o ro,il. . vno lpers an 1 wesllr hr-gnrN.x same art marriage, an J animal birth late, i-au,t. subjection of women and ignoranco of the masses." Professor Kohh's book pictures the China of today and what the effect of i hla or that condition lu China will be upon tho Cnltcd States and the world at 1 a rgc. |