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inclined to acknowledge. His classification OF the
main divisions Of his theme Is practically that OF
the German thinker. and II is really unsuited 10
hs own plan of setting forth the problem OF the
conscious. sub-conscious and unconscious universe.
From the evolutionary point Of view every element
In the condition Of things at given stage Is an
indispensable factor in the next following phase OF
existence 1t is necessary then to fix with prooa-
bity at least. the relative antiquity of origin IN
the case Of thought and will, art. morality re-
ligion and science. II gives up the exterha'
problem as Hege did. really. though not con-
fessedy, and that for the thinker the ohiy
solution is In the progress Of thought ITSELF 'he'
one may very we'll take the Crane divisions OF
conscious human existence. effort and ASPIRATION"
IN the order of their subjective Importance ehohs
in the traditional manner with an Inquest on Tue
Deity But the evolutionist cannot do that nor can
the genetic philosopher who is A modihed e'o'u-
Zionist nor the monist. For all these three are
what are called in modern philosophy RIGHTEOUSNESS
They either deny the occasion for the ola con'o-
versy between realism and idealism, or they mar
monte 1t by throwing out something which otner
philosophers deem Indispensable PRESIDENT NM
who Is a sharp critic, points rather sarcasticaly
10 the way In which Herbert Spencer husues MS
.Unknowable out Of court after confesshs 'il' II
has relations to the movable and Is. therefore,
not unknowable. But the suspicion arises that the
critics way of dealing with Being as con-
trasted with Becoming of existence as opposed 10
progress. merely ignores a real problem 10 "iicn
natural science afford to be blind Out which
METAPHYSICS must continue 10 puzzle over uiitn d"
understandable formula is discovered. And in the or
der of his chapters President Hill comedies much'
as has been remarked, to the Hegelians AS an
evolutionary product surely. will cannot De placed
after consciousness and thought nor art before
morality and religion. AS TO the efficacy OF the
monist hypothesis for suppressing the controversy
between matter and spirit it must be said that IL
only transfers the difficulty from one spot TO an
other To the scientific mind the theory IS plausi-
BILE and useful. But the philosopher must remem-
Der not only the inductions of science. but the age
long prejudices-for these also have always beeh
found to nossess an element of truth-of humanity;
and no contrast Ia ancient in the history OF
the human mind than this very opposition OF mat
ter and spirit Until monism not merely contra
diets but satisfies this prejudice it will remain
only a hypothesis Philosophical readers Will ma
President Hirs book one of no little interest.
The literature of the subject shows already that
Napoleon's conduct during the campaign Of Water
loo is CAPABLE Of treatment from many points OF
view favorable and unfavorable General j. WAITS
de Peysters pamphlet, Waterloo: The Campaign
and Battle. Butcher, wellington, Napoleon Is
strongly adverse to Napoleon. His argument Is that
of vigorous military critic. But in a literary
sense he surely Injuries his case by an overweight
of emphasis especially at the outset. The opening
sentence of the monograph. 1.-The false reputation
of Napoleon. which saved him at the Berezina and
at other places still imposes upon the majority OF
the reading world" would have seemed less heated
on later page. The essay is accompanied with
map
new volume in the Men Of Achievement
Series is that on Statesmen" by Noah Brooks
Charles Scribners Sons). 1t contains brief
biographies. rather character-sketches or the
great men whom the author has chosen because
their attachments in craftsmanship were the result
Of their individual exertions and force OF char
acter rather than of fortunate circumstances The
studies are upon Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Benton
Seward Chase. Lincoln, Sumner. Tiiden Blaine
Garfield and Cleveland. Each essay is accompanied
with a ful-page portrait and with numerous Illus
trations in the text One of these subordinate pic
lures Is really however, the most important in the
book 1t Is n portrait of Lincoln, and is followed
with a note the effect that it has never before
been engraved. and that ii is the one which Lincoln
himself thought that he most resembed Another vol
ume of the same series is Men of Business, by
W. O. Stoddard. 1t is also illustrated with full
page portraits and with manv illustrations In the
text 1t contains biographies of Cornelius Wander
bit John Jacob Astor. Charles Louis Tiffany, John
Roach Levi =. Morton. E. d. Morgan. Cyrus w.
Fel1 Chauncey NJ Depew p D. Armour. II. i.
C,anin. Marshall o. Roberts George NJ Pullman,
Hter Cooper Marshall Field and Leland Stanford
In both volumes there is much original work. The
author Of the volume Statesmen had that adj
vantage OF acquaintance with the later generation
Of men whose history he reviews, while the author
of MEN of business obtained his materials 'as
far as possible from original sources, including
valuable data before printed" One of the
original sources for his work also personal ac
quaintance The appearance of the books in ty
Biography and binding though decorous and sober
Is attractive.
That absorbing narrative Of adventure Ten
Years Captivity in the Mahdis Camp" imported
BY Charles Scribner's Sons. has reached its tenth
edition, not however, without abridgment About
ninety pages have been struck out of the work as
1t originally appeared. 1t will be remembered that
the book made up at Cairo by Major f. r.
II \.
Father Joseph Ohrwader. who. before his capture
by the Mahdi. had been priest of the Austrian
mission station Delen. in Kordofan. His cap
tivty lasted from 1852 TO 1892 Father Ohrwalder
was In a position to learn almost at first hand the
facts understood by the natives concerning the
destruction of Hicks Pacha's expedition. the siege
Of Khartoum and the murder of Gordon. His own
career full Of escapes from death and
OF terrible privations both for himself and the Sis
tiers, who also prisoners of the Soudanese. No
other book in existence conveys such intimate
knowledge of affairs in the Soudan.
The sweetness and purity of the little idyl which
NJ. Thcuriet has produced in Liable Daniel Am-
blard * Meyer Freres) are refreshing in them
selves and also coming from Paris. The lin
ited public there which is still nnocenty sent-
mental and still fond Of its Illusions is the public
for which he writes employing all the familiar
types of the old-time love story. These types are
clearly cngagingly drawn and lend interest for
that reason a plot which would otherwise prove
tiresome from its triteness. The able himself,
tmid thoughtful, affectionate capable of
less heroic action when the occasion re-
Quires II, has the charm with which touch Of
tender romance easily invests clerical charac-
ter. His love story unfolds itself to a pathetic
but not tragic end within the first few pages Of
the book. and then the author is left with win
ming tale TO recite in the record Of his hero's
ceptance Of life the unselfish OF terms and
his cleverness In finding for his protegees the happ
he could not make his The Is
rural and attractive. The actors amusing. OF
his heroine. NJ. Theuriet says that "ele n'eait pas
precisement joe. mais ellie charmait" The de-
nouement is undoubtedly cheerful ringing with we'd
ding bells and set TO the rhythm of II wedding
dance 1t is a bright little romance PRETTY told
and VI. Theuriets style. without being at all brill
iant L. ,et md laar nriIu for