The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-13
WEEKLY BOOK REVIEW
Talks About Sociological Books
and Periodicals.
THE ECONOMIC SERIES
Brief Mention Of Some of the Better
Volumes on the Social Problems
That Confront the
World.

forces or nature to the needs of man
and to the investigation of the various
relations of mankind in society than to
any other subjects. This is one of the
most noticeable indications of the prac-
tlcal spirit of our age and goes far to
explain the wonderful progress of the
world during the 10Th century. To-day
we will give our attention mainly to
additions to the Butte free public Ii
brary in the domain of economic and
allied literature.
We mention first number of books
belonging to the excellent series known
as Social Questions of To-Day" These
volumes are on important subjects and
written by authors exceptionally well
qualified ITO treat Of the topics assigned
them. Many of the books deserve sepa-
rate and extended notice but with the
other works we have to consider we
shall have to be content with a simple
mention by title. The books in this
series that have recently been received
are THE Commerce of Nations by G.
f. Bastable; ''Women's Work, with a
Preface by Lady Dixie" by A. Amy
Bulley and Margaret Whitley; Land
Naturalization" by Harold Cox; "The
lage and the Town." by p. Anderson
Graham: "A Shorter Working Day." by
r. A. Hadfeld and H. deb Gibbins;
The Cooperative Movement To-Day"
by George Jacob Holyoake; Trade
Unionism-New and DID," by George
Howell; Trusts, Pools and Corners as
Affecting Commerce and Industry" by
j. Stephen Jeans; Socialism and Mod
ern Thought" by M. Kaufmann; Back
to the Land" by Harold E. Moore; THE
State and Its Children" by Gertrude M.
Tuckwell; THE Alien INVASION by w.
H. Wilkins, and Mutual Thrift" by J.
Force Wilkinson.
Among the traditions of the American
congress is the wonderful eloqusnce
with which the members who partici-
pated in the administration of Wash
ington We're electrified by Fisher Amts.
This will be the main attraction of his
Works, With a Selection from His
Speeches" edited by Seth Ames. The
speeches in print do not explain their
reputation for excellence, but they are
a valuable help to the student Of Amer
lean institutions.
A suggestive treatise is THE Teach
ing of Modern Foreign Languages in
Our Secondary Schools" by Karl Br-ul.
'Schoolboy Life in England-An
American View" by John Corbin. is a
careful study of the systems employed
in the famous schools of Britain and
contains comparisons with American
methods, taking into account the differ
ences which the author finds in the con-
ditions that surround educational insrti-
buttons in the two countries.
The theories that obtain in respect to
the problems belonging to the science of
political economy change so fast that
even those advanced a few decades ago
are ancient history to the economist of
to-day. But even ancient history is of
value to the student, and so Augustin
Cournot's Researches Into the Mathe-
NAUTICAL Principles of the Theory of
Wealth" which appeared in 1898, is
worth examining in connection with the
more advanced treatises of the present.
1t is rarely that an author of eXcep-
tional ability is better known to the
world of letters by the translations he
has made than by his own original
work. But this is the case with Jere-
mah Curtin, who is hardly known as
the author of his scholarly volumes on
1.-THE Myths and Folklore of Ireland
and THE Myths and Folklore of the
Russians, Western Slavs and Magyars,'
while as the accomplished translator OF
the great novels of Henryk Sienkiewicz
Mr.. Curtin has a worldwide reputation,
and in that peculiarly modern test of
literary excellence he is said to have re-
been paid for the work of a translator.
But we apprehend that while Mr.. Cur
tin appreciates the friendship and graft
itude of the talented Pole. as we'll as
the pecuniary returns. he will he more
pleased at a substantial recognition of
the merit of his original studies. His
two books above referred to on the
myths of Ireland and the Orient have
attracted the attention of scholars. They
have also given him an equipment for
his work on our own country, Creation
Myths of Primitive America in Rela-
ton to the Religious History and Men
tai Development of Mankind" which
we hope will be as popular as it de-
serves.
Last Memorial day ]. H. Durston. the
accomplished editor of the Standard,
delivered before Lincoln post. G. A. r.,
of Butte an eloquent and appropriate
Memorial Day Address" We are glad
to have the Grafton in permanent form
among the volumes on the shelves CT our
library.
DR.. Charles w. Eliot of Harvard uni
versity is widely known as a writer,
speaker and a practical educator. A
few months ago we added to the library
his recent work on university educa-
ton. We have to-day to mention his
american Contributions to Civilization,
and Other Essays and Addresses" be-
ing SelectllnS generally Optimistic,
from his utterances on economic and po-
litical subjects during the last quarter
century.
A convenient handbook for the citizen
is Rise and Growth of American Poll
tics: A Sketch of Constitutional Devel-
opment." by Henry Jones Ford.
A sketch of the Life and Public
Services of William Adams Richard
son." by Frank Warren Hackett is
worthy tribute to the memory of one
of the leading jurists of recent years.
The library contains six volumes of
.Hazells Annual: A CSclopaedic Rec
ord of Men and Topics of the Day, be-
ing the volumes dated 1892 and from
1895 to 1899, inclusive, each volume con-
tanning a fairly complete, though con-
densed account of the events occurring
in the year preceding the date of The
volume. 1t would save some confusion
if the publishers would date the vol
umes in accordance with the date of the
information given, but as it is the books
contain more convenient compilation
of material on recent events than we