The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-12

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the form of letters 20 his parents and an
other person. II contains some good
points and is not wanting in humor.
Volumes Z to 3 OF the "Kindergarten
MAGAZINE" covering the period from Sep
tember. 1894, TO June. 1893. contain a great
variety of articles that treat OF the spe-
cialty OF the periodical.
w. II. Mallock IL a thorough logician
and has the courage OF his convictions.
His "Aristocracy and Evolution; a Study
of the Rights. the origin and the Social
Functions of the Weather classes, Is a
book that make a strong argument for
the theories IL advances. bug those thco-
ries are far from what are to-day accept
ed as true by the most enlightened public
sentiment. We will also predict that the
theories viii be even more fully condemn
ed by the sentiment of the future.
"A Visit from Santa Claus" by Clement
c. Moore. and illustrated by Virginia Ger
son, is an attractively gotten up edition
of the old favorite. which is better known
by the opening lines. Twas the night be-
fore Christmas" etc.
Charles Mobiles studies I'm American
Literature" is a history of the literature
of the United States. i'm which the purely
chronological arrangement is largely
subordinated to the topical. We believe
the plan is a good one and that the book
will be of value to the student.
Nathan Orpenheim's Development of
the Child consists of separate essays on
the subject, and Is "A distinct addition to
the literature of childhood.
So far as history is important as the
record of campaigns and battles. its i'm
p%ortance mainly consists In the Informal
ton that is gained concerning the meth
DDS by which those battles and campaigns
are characterized. The details of army or
ganization and equipment are frequently
nf much fnt.rgGf aud utility IIaV,, ma
consider that Charles Oman, who already
has "A Creditable record as an historian,
has rendered a service by compiling a
History of the Art of War: the Middle
Ages"
In considering Thomas T.. Osmun's "Es-
sentials of Elocution" one is prejudicod
at the start by the egotistical tone of the
preface. but the work really has a decid-
ed value and has the merit of being short.
My Recitations." by Cora Truuart
Potter. is a compilation Of many of the
selections which have been highly appre-
ciated in fashionable circles in many of
the Eastern cities.
THE Scholar and the State, and other
Orations and Addresses by Bishop Hen
ry G. Potter, Is "A volume which reflects
I'm large measure the character. culture
and public spirit of the author The first
Grafton in the book was the 1890 Phi Beta
Kappa address at Harvard, and suggests
comparison with Wendell Phillips "Schoi-
ar and the Republic which made such
a sensation as the similar address only
nine years before.
There is no better writer of stories for
children than Emile Poulson. Her books
are all good, and one is as good as an
other. So we have no special word con-
corning her latest book, "In the Child's
World"
The college student Is abroad i'm litera-
ture to-day. and before long every insti-
tuition will be represented by volumes de-
voted 10 the peculiarities of its distinctive
life. And after all the tone i'm different
colleges is very much the same. In this
article we have already mentioned books
emanating from Princeton and Bowdoin.
and now we have to add to the list Cor
uell Stories" by James Gardner Sander
son.
Miss Nora Archibald Smith. though far
from equal TO her talented sister. Mrs.
Wiggin. is one Of the leading American :
kindergarten workers and writer's. Her
Children of the Future" is n book that
should appeal to parents and to the other
members of her profession.
IL. u. Trail is an English critic whose
style is too heavy for much appreciation
this side of the ocean. In The New Fic-
ton and other Essays on Literary Sub
jects' he has, however. treated of a theme
which viii tempt some Of our readers to
the faults of his style.
\ contribution To the history Of eco
Monies is a recent reprint of Turgot's
Reflections on the and Distri-
button of Riches" The o~rigina was writ
ten in l770, which was very near the pc
riod when Adam Smith. another distin-
guished political economist. was proving
a corporation could never be success
full.
With the exception of one volume. a
fun set Of the reports of the United
civil service commission. from it's
in 1883. are on file in the library.
and are accessible to those interested.
A valuable publication of the United
States senate committee on the relations
between capital and labor is four volumes
Of an Investigation on Education and
Labor, 1856"