New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-12

scientific literature. The book is handsomely printed
and the plates and figures in the text of the var-
articles admirably done.
The book Of 1.-THE Massachusetts, Society Of the
Sons OF the American Revolution, with the Ma
tonal and State Constitutions" is a handsome ad-
dition TO the literature attending the current re-
newal Of interest in the struggle for American
liberty Besides lists of managers and officers and
genealogies OF members. and copies of the society
constitutions ard bylaws. the volume contains
historical sketch of the Massachusetts Society and
other information useful to those who are eligible
to membership in the organization. The illustra-
lions are numerous A curious fact in statistics
is noted in the historical sketch. namely that the
intervals between the calls upon the Massachusetts
militia have been OF uniform length. In 1859 the
first call resist Governor Andres. Eighty
Six years later-that is. in 1775-the militia were
summoned to the orening battle Of the Revolution
After another interval of eighty yeas they were
called on to fight for the Union in the War of 'Gl
~Informaton for Nurses in Home and Hospital"
by Martin W. Curran Charles II. Kerr & Coz. is
the work Of trained nurse who knows from his
own experience the information which is needed
by persons of his profession. He has compiled his
book from a bulky collection of standard medical
works. The advantage is that his little volume
will be instantly accessible. while without it one
might have to search library for suggestion
and then discover It too late. A brief introduction
has been written for the book by Mrs. Ada S.
Willard. superintendent Of the Mills Training
School for Nurses.
Old Berkshire Is favorte resort for the mod
American imtators of Doctor Syntax." 1t IS
not matter of surprise therefore. that somebody
should have thought of a tribute with pen and cam
and pencil to Picturesque Berkshire (Pictur-
esque Publishing Company Northampton. Mass).
Not every county in the United States would pre-
sent such variety Of scene as to warrant collec-
ton of 100 pictures. The book. with its broad
pages necessary for the larger pictures. Is divided
into two parts. one for North Berkshire and the
other for South Berkshire. The letterpress is Of
varied character.
The third volume Of Mr.. H. s. Wheatley's edition
of "Pepys's Diary C1acmillan & Coz is marked
by at least twenty-seven omissions. But only one
of these seems likely to raise curiosity This
what Pepys said respecting incident al
luded to by Johnson In THE Lives of the Poets"
The affair In which Sackvllle, then Lord
Buckhurst. afterward Lord Dorset. figured with Sir
Charles Sedley and Sir Thomas Ogle. Johnson
to the story in relating the biography Of
Sackville. But Pepys heard and apparently set
down the narrative of who listened TO the tes-
tmony in the trial of Sedley. who indicted not
merely for ndecency. but also for basphemy and
abusing of Scripture. and, as 1t WERE preaching
mountebank sermon" 1t has always been ques-
ton whether Pepys expected his diary TO be pub
lished not The fact that he disguised It in his
shorthand script is taken by people as evil
dence that he meant 1t never 70 be decphered by
any one. That he was sensitive to publicity is
shown by incident which he carefully relates in
this volume He tells how his wife showed him
paper she had written TO him in discomfort at her
retired way Of living. He commanded her to burn
II as being wrote in English. and so In danger
Of being met with and read by others" She de-
INJURED. whereupon he destroyed it himself and
profited by the occasion to make away with many
fond letters which he had written to her at various
times. He wrote that he sorry the next day
for what he had done. The whole passage is
worth considering in attempt to study Pepys's
attitude toward the secret record OF his life.
"Hadar All and TipG Sultan" by Levin b. Bow
ring. c. S. l. CMacmillan & Coz is a notable addi-
ton to Sir William Wilson Hunters series, Rulers
Of India" 1t narrates with graphic brevity the
rise and fall Of the Mahometan powers in Southern
India and the vclssitudes Of the struggle which the
English found burdensome enough for almost a
generation. The kingdom set up by Haidar All and
inherited by his son at Mysore lasted about thirty
eight years The time short, but II was marked
also by the final efforts Of the French to maintain
a footing in the East The conflict Of English and
French felt around the globe 1t absorbed the
American colonies well the mother countries,
and was as bitter on the Ohio it could be at
Mysore. Indeed. the complaint of the Mahometan
Sultan was that his French allies were Indifferent
} life that it was fatal his part TO quarrel
with the English. He felt that he could have made
them friends in spite of his native opponents. He
was born soldier. and Mr.. Bowring candidy al
lows that 1t would have gone hard with the Eng
lsh II Haidar All had been sustained. "Hs want
OF success" adds Mr.. Bowrng, was mainly due
to the dupliciy Of his native allies and to the
pineness Of the French Government which reserved
all its strength for its operations against in
North America. and seemed quite Indifferent to
covering the prestige it had lost in India"
The story OF Tip1 is merely the narrative Of
series or events leading up 10 foregone conclu-
sion. The father died defeated man. though his
power may have seemed unimpaired Perhaps It
the consciousness of the unequal struggle that
evoked all Tipns fanatical intolerance and blgotry.
Certainly these contributed to hasten his ruin.
While the father singularly Straightforward for
an Oriental, the son unstable, treacherous and
naturally suspicious Of others But his death at
the siege OF Seringapatam proved that he was
brave enough to have earned better fortune
Thoreau could hardly be attractive than in
the completed New Riverside edition (Hough-
ton. Mifiln & Coz. The volumes compact and
handy. the print clear and dark, and everything
is given that can possibly be OF interest to the
admirers of the eccentric who, If not very
lovable In his person, is wondrously attractive
as seen In his writings. even those which promise
least. The letters and articles drawn by
occurrences OF the moment are as characteristic or
the In their way those well-known
records Of subtle observation in nature. Another
thing about the edition Is that each volume
Is practically independent Each has its own index.
and only the preliminary title page connects 1t for
maly with its companions
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