Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-13


The chief point Of attraction in this book
is the description which the author gives
of Manila. the capital of one of the most
interesting countries on the globe in the
eyes of Americans at present. Mr.. Shoe
maker acknowledges this fact, although
his archaeological and. artistic interests
were keenly aroused by his experiences III
India, where he saw much that was WON
derful and beautiful. Twenty-Five chap
tiers of his book deal with journey winch
carried him through southern tndia' from
Ceylon to 'Rameswaram, one OF the hhes'
of Indian temples thence to Madura anu
Tanjore and by way of Madras ana 'he
Bay of Bengal TO Rangoon, after Whlch
the trail followed the 1rrawaddy Tor ID
thousand miles to the verge of China, and
on the return causing a stop at marvellous
Nanda1ay. and so on back to Rangoon.
with q visit in passing to deserted fasahh.
This course covers wealth of pagan tenn
pies and monasteries, rich reminders of an
ornate past. 1t affords opportunities for
many vivid descriptions of the folk-ife In
India and stirs within the reader the de-
sire to travel through the oldest parts OF
the world, where culture has sum2ereo
under the narcotic influence of an uhpro-
gressive religion.
But all the time it is toward Manila that
the Americans eyes are strained, and there
he finds evidences of great problem to be
solved. The author visited that city IN jan
uary last, when the crisis in the relations
between the Tagals and the Americans was
approaching. He lays great stress in MS
writing upon the bad conduct of the Iriars'
who have degraded their religion ana les
tered the community for many genera
tons. He speaks lightly of Aguinaldo
reputation for sincere patriotism ana de-
careS that in the current Manila OPINION
the Oriental Washington is open to pur-
rfbe insurgents. he as
serts, means merely license for group or
ayaricious plotters. who have IN advance
divided among themselves the haclendas
of the wealthy which they propose, IN the
event of victory, to appropriate. But MI.
Shoemaker sees no other course open 10
the United States than to proceed to paclty
the islands far as possible. and by es-
tablishing responsible government at the
ports to teach the natives by direct object
lessons the blessings of civilization ana
progress. He foresees a difficult undertake
ing, calling for patience, SacritceS ana sa-
gacity, one which will challenge the quail
ties which have made the United States
rich and strong and self-reliant, and ne IS
assured of success If only the true spirit
of American advancement continues to pre-
vail.
1s,6-1S1e By his Grandson. the late Barton
H. Wise New York: The Macmillan Com
pany.
Gov. wise's biographer died last Febru-
received the first proofs of the book upon
which he had spent the most loving care
He had devoted himself with the ardor of
his years and the enthusiasm of a grand
son striving to set forth the virtues of
famous ancestor to work which now
stands as a sufficient memorial to this
young literary life thus suddenly cut off.
The career of Henry A. Wise was filled
with remarkable incidents. being closely
identified with the evolution of great ma
tional crisis. He was in his time one OF
the foremost citizens of his state and sec
ton. His name is identified with Virginia's
history as is that of few others. He served
his state in Congress and in the governors
chair and the nation in an important diplo-
matte mission. His name was prominently
mentioned for the presidency in the can
vasS of 1856, but he demurred and urged
the election of Buchanan. When war
clouds began to gather he opposed all
thought of secession and spoke vigorously
for the perpetuation of the Union. But, as
was the case with many others, he was
carried into the confederacy by his state
and fought for the cause which he espoused
for her sake. After the war he resided in
Richmond and practiced law until his
death. remaining to the last commanding
figure In his commonwealth and contribut-
ing richly to the public thought of the
trying times. Virginians have welcomed
the advent of a biography from the pen
a true literary instinct and who could see
the figure of Henry A. Wise in a we'll
blended light.
ANIMATED PICTURES; an Exposition of the His
toricaI Development of Chronophotography, its
sibilities. and Of Methods and Apparatus En-
ployed in the Entertainment of Large Audi
ences by Means of Protective Lanterns to Give
the Appearance OF Objects in Motion. By G.
Francis Jenkins. Washington: Published by
Mr. JapkipS bas devoted himself assdu-
ously during recent years to the subject of
mechanically reproducing life in motion,
and besides having contributed to the me-
chanical progress in this science he has
devoted sufficient time to the literary
phases of the research to enable him to
write clearly an account of the wonders
which have been produced in the name
Of "chronophotography." His book is
complete and apparently an accurate his
tory of the art, describing the work of
Prof. Muybridge. under the auspices of the
late Senator Stanford and that of
Frof. Marcy under the auspices of the
French Scientific Society, as well others
Of less renown. Ii also notes the methods
In vogue today, touching, naturally, upon
those contributions which Mr. Jenkins him
self has made. which has been adopted by
the Department OF Agriculture for certain
scientific studies. The book contains many
valuable hints to the user of the moving
picture devices. in the various stages of
photography, developing, mechanical ma
nipuiaton ana exhibition.
THE vIZIER OF THE Two-HoENED ALEX
ANDER BY Frank T. Stockton. author of
Alestine. The Squirrel Inn,' etc Illustrated
by Reginald Birch New York The Century
Company Washington: Brentano's
Man never tires of the task of telling the
story of immortality. There is no limit to
his material. AS Mr.. Crowder says in The
tizier, If one We're to begin at the begin
ming the story would be a great deal too
long, however interesting the central char
acter or his peculiar experiences might be-
So that in choosing to tell his own version
of unending life Mr.. Stockton's chief
embarrassments have arisen from super
fluffy of matter. 1t would be easy to chal-
lenge his selections upon one ground or an
other, for individual preferences vary
greatly Hanging, as il does, through his
tory, tradition, war, peace, intrigue, love
and business, encountering a variety of
personages from solomon to Maria Edge
worth, the story is sure to find maxi
mum OF attentive readers. if once the prop
ositfon Is admitted that such fiction is
worth while. 1t makes amusement TO be
sure, but IL almost seems in the end that a
writer of the talents of Mr.. Stockton were
better emDlOyel in coucOctinp IPuldar