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more of his own beliefs in the utter
ances of his antique pioneers, than per-
haps, they either know or dreamed.
He quotes Sir Henry Maine with ap-
proYal, except the blind forces of ma
ture, nothing moves which is not
Greek in it's origin" and adds-"we feel
how hard it is to avoid eXaggeration
when speaking of the heritage be-
queathed by Greece as the giver of
every fruitful, quickening idea which
has developed human faculty on all
sides, and enriched every province Of
life" Mr.. Clodd recognizes the difficult
ty but does not fight against it, and
the impression is unavoidable that he
allows the speculations of the ancients
to appear conclusive. From the quo
tations he himself makes use Of, one
is inclined to regard many of them as
rather the result of poetic instinct
than logical investigation.
The second part deals with ''The
Arrest of Inquiry" which was, he
claims, the result OF the Outstanding
of Europe. His attack on the narrow
policy of the church is natural enough
but his brutal resentment against the
Christianity is unscientific and illogi-
cal in an evolutionist who accepts
with gratitude in the lower realms of
nature all forces of development The
'Renascence of Science is the third
division of the subject, and carries US
down to the modern men, Darwin, Wal
lace, Huxley and Spencer. A good half
of the book is devoted to the develop
ment of the evolution theory by these
men Of cur own century, and the sum-
mary is interesting and instructive.
For the general public, Mr.. Clodd
reaches with all success the aim de-
clared in his perface, but the work is
evidently intended for the LAY reader
and not the professional.
ley" by Edward Ciodd. D. Appleton, New
York; S1.5O For sale by the st. Paul Book
and Stationery company
1t is only necessary to announce that
another collection of stories by Edward
Everett Hale has been published by
the Harpers,-to review them is
superfiuOus, SO well acquainted is the
public with all that comes from his
pen. This series consists of eighteen
stories, some of which, Mr. Hale tells
us, 'have already been printed more
than two million times. The reader
will find others which he has never
seen. Some of them are old, as has
been intimated-older than the average
reader. Some of them are fresh, With
the vigorous flush of youth, and
stumble as they make their modest
bows and courtesies. Some of the
stories are true. some of them are
of Lot
hope, are probable" Let us hope so
indeed, for surely under the last class
would come the title story "Susans
Escort" which contains a consumma-
tiQn devoutly to be wished 1t is that
Ynimitable tale of the clever young
Boston woman who created for her
self much needed escort to concerts
and lectures out of an adjustable
frame, macintosh and an umbrella:
to make the Illusion more exact she
gives this escort of hers the benefit
of her sprightly conversation, and it is
but little surprise to the reader in the
end when Mac" becomes inspired with
a slender soul and a sort of monde
script identity of his own. 1t was real
~ unkind of Mr.. Hale to write this
6tory-he should have left 1t to a wom-
an, though perhaps to a woman the
SUBJECT would seem too serious to treat
with the necessary levity and fumor
All Of the stories overflow with DR..
Hale's good humor and charity. his
quaint conceits and buoyant philoso-
ply His humor verify belongs to
the millennium when 1.-The wolf and
the lamb shall feed together and the
hon shall eat straw like the bullock.
and dust shall be the serpent's meat
"Susan,s Escort and Others,'' by Edward
Everett Hale. Harper & Bros, New York !:
Sl5o For sale by the st. Paul Book and
Stationery company
MIR. w. E. Norris may be relied upon
for novels of certain power and style.
never of a superlative sort in either
nights or depths. He is serious with
himself and the world and COMFORTS
himself with a dignity worthy Of