The herald., 1898-02-20

to blend very successfully and harmo
nlously In one western torrent of recit.
ing story 1t is not high order of lite.
nature, but 1t Is exceedingly lively read
| ing, and as such will be welcomed by al
those who never tire of the curious hap.
penings, on the American frontier
! The reader finds that the gloomy recluse
| OF the mountain who has figured in an ex.
citing way in the mining story proves t.
| be the long-lost son of Mr.. Cameron self.
banished from his luxurious home for ar
offense committed in his youth. The beau.
| tiful Miss Maverick-in the rude surround.
| ings in which she was found unaccount-
| able for her refined character-is a grand.
child of Mr.. Cameron, stolen in infancy
and reared in the severest hardships of
western life. And Houston, the hero, is
provided hitting mate in the imperial Miss
GLADDEN., who, in the most natural way is
brought upon the scene at the right time
to discover and admire his great qualities
HER FORTUNE HER MISFORTUNE
BY Mary +. Baugh. +. Tennyson Nee
ly. Paper, 50 cents.
This is the latest volume of the Choice
Library series and is fairly entitled to be
accounted of average merit. There is n
wide range and variety of actors, and is a
lively story, If not the highest quality.
Very few people will accept the pictures of
society as real ones.
OUTLINES OF SOCIOLOGY. By Lester
F. Ward. author of Dynamic Sociol-
ogy,' etc. The Macmillan Company.
Price. $500.
This volume is the outcome OF course
of lectures delivered at the School of Sc
ciology Of the Hartford Society for Educa-
ton Extension in 1S94-5. The first course of
lectures numbered six, but these were later
elaborated into twelve and these newly
edited and indcXed make up this volume.
a book sure to attract considerable atten-
ton
Mr.. Ward has steadily grown in favor and
fame since his advent as q writer and tea CHI
or in what is best known us social phil
osophy. The first purpose OF the author is
TO bound the science Of theology, and
J thus he calls his book Outlines" r he gem
eral aim is 10 eliminate what sociology is;
not, and limit and define what it is. The
author frankly admits that he has not in
dulged much in the giving of definitions.
but declares the first work TO be done is to
make clear explanations and definite delin-
iations OF the field of sociology
There are many views, indeed several
schools of sociology. all of which recognize
social movements, but pay little attention
W VIC io4CSS llldt cause tneSc NOV
The great body of socioogists, that is, the
Spencerian school, do not think the time
has come to attempt to indicate what the
effect of social science is likely to be- This
school treats it simply as a branch of any
ones education, that is general cxplana-
tion of the facts, the phenomena and laws
CT certain field of knowledge and trusts
to time to develop the whole. Most stu
dents arc content to stop here, but the dy-
manic school would go farther and apply
this science. From the merely passive it
pushes on to the constructive
We observe that many new words and
phrases are coined and not few rather am
bilious definitions ventured. For instance.
the entirely new word "sociocracy." Is
found here practically for the first time,
which is defined as a return to nature from
which society has departed. 1. differs from