The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-04

naIace at Stockhoim. described in few
words and all through the story persons
and events are brought forward into the
| lipht only as far as their Importance de-
| mands. II Gustayus Adolpnus was not
| hero. his words. his course in life, and his
| death. were those of daunfless man OF
! honor. and whether or not the author OF
| this biography was partial IN his view, the
study OF his work will bring good results.
The volume. like the first OF the series
| and all the publications of this house, Is
well printed on good paper and tastefuiiy
| bound. The illustrations are numerous
! and of value, several of them being from
rare and ancient sources.
TIE Story OF SCOTLAND FROM THE EARLIEST
TINES TO THE PRESENT CENTURY. By John
Mack ptasn, LIZ d. New York: G. r. Put
mans Sons
The form of history adopted in the
praiseworthy series of which this book Is
the third volume commends itself TO the
great class of readers of the present time
While no essential feature has been sacri-
feed to make the works popular, in cheap
sense, the plan OF their construction brings
out the noteworthy and picturesque events
in the life of each nation in a swift success
sion of pictures that linger in the mind.
and are none the less true to the records If
they are not crowded with details.
In the land of Robert Bruce, John Knox
and Robert Burns the historian well may
be tempted to linger at many periods. Be-
ginning with myth and legend, romance
surrounds every event in its history down
to modern times. Its great names stand
for faces and figures that have been made
familiar in novel and drama. and the real
is almost hidden by the many scenes OF its
past. painted in the bright coors OF
imagination.
DR.. Macintosh has done his work well.
The conflicts of the early tribes with each
other and the fierce invaders, the later
political and religious struggles OF the
scots, the story of the long-contlnued con-
troll OF the crown by the mobiles, the con-
tests and prosecutions before the union,
the uprisings of IT'S end 1745. and the
marvellous progress and deveiopmentof the
nation since, all are given due prominence
in the 80 pages of the book. Tue match
less literature of the land receives an APP
preciative touch, and through the several
chapters are scattered evidences that the
author .nows and loves 1t.
Portraits, views of historic buildings
and maps illustrate tn, volume, and a
copious index aids in making 1t valuable 10
student and c suai reaaer.
SOCIETY AS HAVE LEFT IT. By Mould Make
Aii-Astir. Minerva Publishing Company. New
York.
The painful result of an effort to travesty
Ward McAilister's history OF his career. 1t
is even less readable than the original its
attempts at wit being only dreary repeti-
tons OF street slang.
The PAcIPc CoAsr SCENIC Tour By Henry 7.
Flnck, author of "Romsnt Love and Personal
Beauty "Chopin anu Other Musical Essays"
With illustrations. Charles Scribner's ms,
New York. LowmGn & Hanford, Seattle; $3.50
This is the latest contribution to the rap
idly accommodating stock OF literature OF
travels in the American Wonderland. The
work. on the whole, is weli-written. faith
| full description of the scenic beauties and
| of the rapid material development of the
region traversed, in refreshing contrast TO
the sophomore vaporings % the many
Eastern tourists who have made our SUI
| perb physical features the subject OF nu-
| merous books that have been inflicted
upon the public after the close of each
tourist season. While books on California
| and Alaska exist in abundance, II not in
superabnndance, the intervening states of
|
| elected by men competent to write inteli-
| gently and interestingly and Mr.. Finck's
book givea general, and, upon the whole. an
impartial view of the whole Pacific coast
from San Diego to Stka. Tne writer says
be is in love with the Pacific coast. and he
shows his statement TO be true by the ten
der manner in which he touches on seem
cry and climate. II is TO be regretted that
| Mr. EInckfa eYaalIauf uork hos hoap
red by the chapter on the American
| Mediterranean," in which the writer APP
pears to have relied for his Information
more upon the presentations of Tacoma
real estate boomers than upon history and
observation. The author takes 1t upon
himself to warn Seattle people that .if they
do not wish to ALLEVIATE the sympathies of
tourists they should cease naming Mount Ia
coma after an obscure English lord when
We have such beautiful American name
Tor it," On his tour Mr.. Flnck apparently
became infected with the hrst for the pic
turesque of sentimental Eastern tourists
who accept bogus Indian names for natural
objects just as they buy bogusAlasxan curios
made IN San Francisco. In accepting
| the name foisted upon Mount Rainier by
Theodore Winthrop's fake legend with
the siwash at DR.. Tolmie's, Mr.. Fincg is
not consistent He speaks of Mount
| Baker, which was also named by Van
| couyei after an Engiishman more obscure
than Rainier. Theodore Winthrop named
this mountain "Kuishan," with the same
siwash authority for the name that he had
| for Tacoma. But no boom town named
| "Kulshan" has sprung up at its base, and
consequently there is nobody to push the
| claims of "Kulshan," and this gem is
likely to be lost to picturesque Indian
| nomenclature.
! LITERARY NOTES.
The current number of Poet Lore con.
tains paper entitled Hamlet in Paris,
| by Theodore Child, which gives a history
| of Alexandra Dumas effort 70 induce the
Comedie-Francaise to accept a translation
| of Shakespeare's tragedy with supplied
and happy ending. Nathan Haskin
| Dole's papers on the Russian drama are
| continued. and notable articia nm