New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-29

his writings It was In the correspondence over
Freneau that Jefferson denied ever having written
for publication except with his own signature. The
quarrel with Hamilton continues in this volume and
Jeffersons own narrative is given of the first great
Job Of "log-rolling in National politics. when the
State debts transferred to the General Govern
ment and the National Capital was transferred to
the Potomac all IN one breath as 1t were VOL
ume VII carries the correspondence to the close
Of February 1901. 1t therefore includes the period
of Jefferson's service Vice-President. and his
election TO the Presidency. The X. Y, dispatches
figure here the Mazzei letter and the beginnings OF
the long struggle with Burr
According to Alexander Del Mars History OF
Monetary Systems" Chicago. Charles II. Kerr &
Coz. the development Of the coinage systems OF the
world bears close relations to the data Of ethnology
in general. The ruler OF a savage tribe frequently,
perhaps usually, owes his power TO his sacred re-
pute as a priest or medicine man. In better state
, Of society the king remains the high priest OF his
nation Now, II in his capacity as priest rather
than as king that he decided upon the values OF
things and thus, when coinage was invented. as
sumed by universal consent the duty of looking after
It, When the Greek kings were still priests money
coined in temples and when kings were ex-
PEELED the temple and the god within 1t continued
to vouch for the sacred character Of the COIN In
the imperial system at Rome and Constantnople.
the pontifcal tradition was preserved and the En-
peror thus retained as his own prerogatives the
coinage of gold while he exercised supervision over
inferior coinage o. different cities and countries.
The continuance Of this tradition and the unbroken
reverence the Empire furnish the reason for the
most noteworthy fact Of medieval llfe-namey.
that the kings OF the West RETAINED from coinng
gold for centuries though they were virtually In
dependent. Tho founder Of Islam knew nothing OF
this and placed no religious sanction or restrictions
on coinage such would have made money stable.
1t the Moslem. In Del Mars opinion, VINO
coinage.
West kings assumed the prerogative that fell from
the hands Of the Emperor. But in the disorder Of
society and with the nflux OF precious metals from
the New World and in later times from the boarded
treasures OF the East, this royal prerogatyc be-
came merely nominal. virtual control being in the
hands of those who gathered in the precious metals
Thus began what Mr. Del Mar calls the last OF
degradations." the periou Of private coinase-a
period which has not yet ended"
third edition, rewritten, of that interesting
guidebook California OF the South d. Appleton
Coz by Walter Lindley, NJ. D., and j. p. Widney,
A. NJ. NJ D.. LIZ D.. proves not only the popularity
Of the book but that OF the regions which 1t de-
scribes The new ed;io.' is printed from new
plates and is enriched With maps and numerous
pictures.
In Governments Of the World To-Day" Mead
VILE Penn: Flood Vincent. Hamblen Sears has
compiled readable history OF the contemporary
volume take the plac. OF the great ANIMALS.
1t gives some gmpses OF the past which they neces-
sariiy ignors.
1t Is an unusual thing in America TO see so large
a work as Professor J. P. Gordys "A History OF
Political Parties in the United States" athens.
Ohio. Ohio Publishing Company issue from the
press OF little university town. The work Is to
be in three volumes and the first OF these testihes
to the authors literary skill and vigor He treats
here Of the party struggles that occurred between
the adoption Of the Constitution and the repeal o.
the Embargo. This period includes the whole career
OF the Fedcralist party efficient organism.
and indicates the subsequeH: political divisions on
sectional lines which have been continued TO the
present day. Professor Gordy is. as ne aims TO be,
an apologist for neither side in the CT Con-
stitution making. But he plainly. perhaps In
voluntarily, betrays his conviction that Hamilton.
great Federal leader. less liable 10 error in
politics than his opponent, the Democratic Jeffer
son.
with an Ambulance During the Franco German
War" Imported by Charles Scribners Sons) by
Charles E. Ryan. F. r. c. s. l., NJ. r. c. +. J..
Knight OF the Order OF Louis III Of Bavaria. Is one
Of those books which OF greater interest to the
authors friends than to the general public. After
more than a quarter OF a century. the horrors OF
a field hospital awaken little sympathetic pain
There good pages OF description and there are
many passages which may prove OF use to his
torians but the ordinary reader will. hardly feel
himself repaid by the perusal Of the book.
Another good book which appeals to a narrow
circle is the second number In the Social England
Series" 1t is F. A. Inderwcks THE King OF Peace.
a Historical Sketch of the English Law Courts "
macmillan e. Coz and 1t is good summary Of
research but II appeals the professional rather
than to the lay mind Minute study OF the law can
be made interesting to ordinary person If II
is linked with something else that gives 1t external
value. Gibbons essay Roman law reads as easy
as fiction In Its proper environment to men who
could hardly wade through Moyle's introduction 10
Justinian to save their lives Mr.. Inderwcks hook.
good as 1t is lacks an environment. so to speak.
but perhaps the series. whole. will remedy
this misfortune
Max Osterberg's Synopsis OF Current Electrical
Literature for 1885, is index OF the more impor-
tant articles in American, English. French and Ger
man periodicals last year. dealing with electrical
science. 1t is convenient reference book for a
limited class Of students Van Nostrand publishes It.
The old way Of conversing with and teaching the
deaf was to make signs with the hands and fingers.
Sometimes these symbols stood merely for letters Of
the alphabet and sometimes for words ideas.
Scarcely more than quarter Of a century ago at
tempts made In this country to train the vocal
organs Of the deaf that conversations by ordinary
methods would be possible as soon as the students
also learned to read ones lips. This is called the
"oral' system. distinguished from the manual"
A leahet showing the proportions OF deaf people IN
structed during the last ten or twelve years in the
two ways accompanies recent reprint by Rock
well & Churchill. OF Boston. Of Alexander Graham
Bells address the subject. delivered In Boston In
1894. These statistics show that in 1884 the per-
centage taught orally was 272 cent while IN 1895
1t $40.
Students in electrical engineering and assistants
In station where electricity is generated for num-
Der OF arc lights will find II. c. Reagan. Jr.s, Brush
Arc Light System" convenient handbook. II deals
chiefly with DYNAMO construction but also touches