The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-02

cellent Questions OF the LAY setlco -Ai'
Rernsen seeks, with modesty but clear
ness, to give some rules and point OUT
some methods for obtaining Deter NC
suits from our primary elections ooIlIe
of these are now in successful opera
ton; others are new. ..,oo,
In his preface he quotes prdc.it.a a.
politician as saying IT'S great sport 10
see people go 10 the polls In herIS anu
vote like cattle for the ticket we PR
pare. Reformers don't begin at the rient
point. They should begin at me ro.h'
where nominations are made. me PEI
ole think they make the nonnau0hs'
but we do that business for them;
Assuming (and rightly, with Mr.. Darlo
Dudley Field, that the primary i, az ar.
suredly does the character OF the parry
and the quality OF popular gooverninehlt. II; I;
the writer emphasizes the importance VI
adopting the very best methods IN CON
ducting it, If the results are 70 De lne
real expression of the peoples wishes
The rules or laws OF party says ne
should aim to induce the largest pa
ticipation of party members at the pri-
mary. Party rules should provide Ile.n1
"a of election at primaries which would
enable minOrities TO elect their due pro
portion OF delegates. Thus new men
would be continually brought into party
councils and public confidence secnrcq'
Voters would be encouraged to particl-
pate in primaries. And they would QUICK
~ learn that all votes, minority or MAJOR
al V.
mittee or nominating convention accoiu-
ing to their number. Even one
person can take the initiative IN lmproV'
ing the rules Of his local party Orsdhi-
Progress begins with the minority, 1t
is completed by persuading the MAORI
ty." When practical ways and m Sans
for securing the desired ends shall nave
been found and demonstrated; no party
organization will venture to disregard
persistent demand from its members LOT
enlightened representative metnois. M,
Mr. Remsen is a member OF the Ne"
York Bar and the cOnclseneSS, direct
ness, and sound good sense OF his WOrk
cntitie it to n thoughtful reading from
all interested i'm the great election re-
form question which has been ana IS
heing so generally discussed The small
octave volume contains amy prdcucdI SUI
gestions simply and torciDiy nade ~ -
iarity with the present defective elec-
ton methods and insight into the causes
of these defects.
HAND BOOK or GOLD MlLelNG.
BY Henry Louis. MascuriIian TO-
New York For sale by West, john
son d CO.
An extremely opportune book at the
present day, says the Nation Wheh
the mining OF gold has received fresh
impetus from the temporary decline IN
value OF it's sister metal, silver, Is the
Handbook of GOld-milling by Henry
I,9,,is II Is a scientific discussion from
n practical standpoint, by a coinpeten'
mining engineer. OF the various hlecnali
zeal and chemical processes III use az
the present day for extracting gold from
such of its ores as are not CdpaUlc vi
complete disintegraton by the actlou
of roasting. No such discussion deNoleu
exclusively to gold-miliing has, so far
as we know. hitherto been made. MOD
ern improvements in gold-mlling are
largely of American origin, especially
1. Al hut
an advantage than disadvantage that
their relative merits should be discussed
by an Engishman. when. as IN tins case
he shows thorough familiarity win
American appliances and practice. for
his opinions must be more Impartial
AMI are derived from broader eXper-
fence, taking in as IL does the important
goid-helds Of Australia and South Afri-
ca The opening chapters are devoted 10
the mincralOgical and chemical proper
ties of gold and its alloys and anna lgams.
but sngularly enough, omit all discus
sion of its combinations with tellurium.
The author shows thorough familiarity
with his subject, and expresses himself
clearly and cOncisely in not too technical
language. His book should be OF great
value not only TO the mill superinten-
dent. but also TO the intelligent mine
owner.
LIGHT: An Elementary Textbook,
Theoretical and Practical; For. col
brook and scn A. + r. y r. cpm ShIs
University Press. For sale by West,
johnson IL Co.
The best foundation upon which a stu
dent Of science can build is elementary
physics, for the necessity of accurate OBJ
servatOn and correct reasoning is i'm
pressed upon him from the very begin
ming. Mere book work has no value i'm
training the mind in this direction; lee
lures illustrated with experiments may
lead TO the desired end IL the teacher
take care that the differences to be drawn
from the experimentation are quite clear
but best OF all methods. by far. is 10 let
the student perform the experiments him
self. TO mark the result, ana then reason
out the explanation. The advantages to
be derived from such practical work are
incalculable, yet the small number OF
physical laboratories In our schools and
its Importance has not been fully recOg-
nized. There are, however signs of i'm
prOVemcnt Judging from the increasing
number OF books dealing more or less with
practical physics, interest in that subject
is developing. Mr.. GlaZebrOok's two vol
uincs help TO extend the practical meth
cd OF teaching. Believing with most scien-
tihc educationafsts that courses of prac-
teal instruction. are necessary 10 the
proper understanding Of fundamental prin-
ciples. Mr.. GlazebrpOk gives In the vol
ume under review clear descriptions OF
experiments. the explanations OF the the
DRY underlying the work, and the doluc-
tons TO be made from the results The
theoretical portion Of the book could very
well form the subject of short lectures
preceding the laboratory work, in which
the principles eNpounded at such times
could be experimentally tested. The book
abounds with diagrams OF the kind that