Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-30

to Its regulation, which would be futile,
put to Its removal, which is entirely prac-
tcable' In the arguments and llustra-
tons with which the editor develops the
subject each side is adequately presented
and were II not for his predatory avowal
II would be practically impossible to detect
preference The book, therefore, forms
a valuable compendium Of a great and
growing subject of popular interest.
FROM CAPETowN TO LADYsMITH; An Unfn-
George ss w Stevens s Edited and with obituary
Dodd. Mead & Company
Stevens died in December In Ladysmith
during the siege. having been stricken with
the fever and cOlapsing after a partial re-
covery. The news Of his death shocked
the British public almost as seriously as
did the tidings of some Of the disasters
which befell the British arms during the
earlier phases of the war For this bril-
liant young journalist had within few
years endeared himself to a very wide
| range OF readers, who had come to feel
that no war was complete without the
Stevens accounts, written in their bright.
breezy style, their Indifference to conyen-
.ions' their powers of vivid description,
their absolute fidelity to the truth how
ever sad. 1t was hoped that he would be
spared to tell the full story of this re-
m mi: contest Astounding in opportuni-
.aes ior MIS- extraordinary gift of word
painting. But death overlook him in the
midst OF one of the most depressing periods
OF British history, leaving his story un-
nnished, with cry of agony in his manu-
SCRIPT Whlch mad never been heard there
before whatever the bitter hardship of
the correspondent And so this volume
closes series which for ease of manner.
width of view and directness of descrip-
uon has few equals in all the annals OF
war writing.
INDIAN ia STORY AND SONG; From North Amer
lea by Alice Z. Fletcher, holder Of Than Eel
1owship, Peabody Museum Harvard University
Boston: Small, Maynard & Co.
Much light has been shed upon the Amer
lean aborigines by the anthropological spe-
cialists, yet it is evident from constantly
recurring additions to this native folk lore
that the field is fairly inexhaustible Here
is virtually new vein opened. The Indian
music has not heretofore been sufficiently
understood and appreciated. Certain must
cal exhibitions by Omaha Indians at the
transmississippi exposition inspired Miss
Fletcher to pursue the subject and the re-
suit is book which is certain to open
many minds to the beauties of the aborigi-
nal nature, beclouded by much prejudice
and ignorance. The volume presents the
music and native words Of number of
indian songs, from a variety of tribes to-
gether with TRANSACTIONS Of the stories
which are thus told in rhythm and melody.
The principles underlying the Indian music,
as far as they have been deduced are also
given, together with general observations
ON this hitherto neglected subject
THE ANGLO-BOER CONFLICT; Its History and
Causes. By Alleyne Ireland, author OF ..Tropi-
cal Colonization" etc. Boston: Small, May
nard Co.
In brief space and clear language the
author of this little book. who has ac-
quired keen knowledge of British colonial
history, has presented succinct statement
of the causes leading to the pending strife
in Africa. 1t is only at the very conclusion
that he betrays his sympathies in the fol-
lowing summary: And the cause of it all,
in word, the fatuous attempt of one man
to govern republic at the end of the
nineteenth century by the methods of the
seventeenth. The value of the book Is
increased by an appendix giving references
to volumes and magazine articles on the
general question Of various dates.
MAKAPALA-BYT HESEA. HAWAII. By Anne N.
Prescott Honolulu: Hawaiian Gazette Com
pany's Print.
The author has gathered together a Sc
ries of stories, sketches. paragraphs and
verses relating to and rejecting certain |
phases Of Hawaiian life, with a deeply re-
ligious thought pervading the book There
ts much incidental information about the
new possession in these pages.
THE WOMAN BEAUTIFUL; Practical Treatise