The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-03

after the manner OF the philosophers or the
French Revolution. Is not in accordance with
the sober adaptability to conditions as they
find them which has ever marked the historic
progress of the English-speaking peoples.
American liberty. like English liberty. has
been a plant Of slow growth, 1t Is not adapted
TO beine torn up by the roots and transplanted
In it, entirety to foreign soil. The Govern
ment of the United States. in seeking
TO establish orderly government in the
Philippine Islands, with the limitations
which grow out Of conditions IA they
are. and refusing to make promises for future
generations. which might not be fulfilled.
would seem to be pursuing a wiser course than
TO expect the people of those islands TO set up an
ideal republic where even local self-povernment
has hardl' taken root and where the sanctions
Of order and justice which promote industrial
development are scarcely understood. The
| volume IL a valuable contribution 70 that phase
OF the question Of national expansion which
| concerns itself with the proof that they are not
without ethical ideals who believe that upon
both the economic and moral side the application
Of American enterprise tn our possessions In
the Fast and of American civic standards to
their future government will have benefits OF n
high character and wild" scope both for III"
| | nitod States thenselve. and for their island
wards.
with the view Of clearing awav what he te-
| lievcI To he some unwarranted misapprehen-
sions. Mr.. Jacob L. Greene, Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel United States Volunteers. issues In
book form "A paper which he Recently wrote
for a Hartford literary club IL is published
by Mcssrs. Iialkuap & eSfcld of Hartford.
Conn, under the title Gen. William II. Frank
lin and the Operations. of the Left wing at the
Baltic Of Frrdcri, k.burg. Dec. 10. 1852 After
roviewlng the facts and the proceedings ut
the Subsequent Investigation the author con-
cludes thus: -Four main points stand out
distinct and clear. the only proper battlefield
at Fredcricksburg was the ground on which
Franklin and jackson confronted each other;
the force at Franklin disposal ought to have
been used 10 adequate and decisive results
his own apprehension II both these facts was
perfect. and his acoordlnt scheme Of operation
was proportioned To both the opportunity and
the resistance; at no point Of time or Of action
was it Cen. Franklin'- fault that, despite his
urgent e%ntreaty, his force was not allowed to
essay its proper task on that day"
Mr.. D~oolay's Philosophy az. II Russol)
c~pntalus, ia book form. some 81 the more re-
cent pronouncements or Mr. Dunnc's genial
commentator on current events. Here are one
or TWO OF lH' td~Nd QUEST NdlIbtlS llolll WV
volume. vi. cl l. dedtc ltod "ro the Henncssys
of the world who sufrr aud are silent"
Thrust everybody - but cut tn ca ards.
II Kunshla wud shave we'd not be afiaid ~ her,
1t takes a s,hrong man to be mean. mean man Is
wan that hrs IN courage not To be gin 'rou~ When /
give a tip lis not because | want to. but because I'm
afraid iy what tn waiter II think Russell Sage Is
wan iy Natures uoblemen.
An Englishman appears resarved because be can't
talk.
Play actors. orators an women ARE a class be
themselves.
Me~srs. T.. T Dutton & 60 inpor. the pcn,
reprint of Jane Porter'S The scottish Chiefs. '
10 ~iy II n" Illustrations Of this edition tho:
they are by MIR. !. II Robinson is 20 ommcnd
them 80 tho iudicious. !, = always a pleasure
To- look through n volume hraUtitied by this
admirable illustrator. and JANE Pnrter's book
has an interest for readers Of all time from
the fact that it was admittedly the source
from which tho greatest writer Of historical
romance drew his i,rst Inspiration for the
Waver,ey Novels.
The fourth volume Of a fine series Of historical
stories. collected ont of English romantic
literature in illustration of the reign Of English
monarchs from the Conquest 10 Queen Victoria.
i published by Me~sr-. Lonpmans. Green X
7 o., ullA'l l'' Nlll' u lI' lllNfNN'N Ht's '
Book. Tie twputy-thrce tales are edited.
with nm Introduction. by Nr George Laurence
CONNIE and Illustrated hy Nj Il"l'p 'iratou
Frois,art Supplied three stories. Sir alter Scott
four. and a %sltirical extract from Lord Beacons-
fields "Syhil throw. light upon some Of the
curious processes Of Cabinet making in the
early vclr~ Of Queen Nirt,ri,'~ reiCr.
The series Of war -tu lies pub ished by Iippin-
cott, under tho titl. Of Great Battles OF the
" GRID. " were among To" last work done by III"
| late stephen Crane. II" battles "hl sea by th"
author were Bunker fIill. Nittoril. Pevna,
the -tormiug oi Burkcr-dorf Heights. Leipzig.
Iutzen. Badajo-, the campaign against New
| Orleans, and SolferIuo III. volume j. Illus
tratci by Mr. John Sloan.
Ian Hawilton'S March" j. tho due Of n
serie, OF letters sent by Nj. Winston Spence
Churchill to the Manning Past Of London They
are published in book form br Me--rs. Long
mans. Green 4 GO. ana form a sequel
To- the earlier volume. London to ! advsmith
via Pretoria" IN interesting addition to the
book i the series of extracts from the diary
kept by Lieut.. Farmland While n prisoner
o, war AZ Pretoria.
The beautiful little Temple Edition Of Dickens
In all the perfection Of general makeup that
We look for in the Dent publications, is i'm
ported hy Mc>srS Doubleday and Mcclure.
The edition i in forty volumes and i limited
to lup numbered sets. The olive green
STAMPED leather covers, illuminated title pages.
! colored i~rlutl-pi cc- aud clean Typography
make Mp a series ~ exquisite specimens Of
the bookmakcr'~ art.
The Macmlllars issue, In two companion
volumes. Elizabeth and her German Garden, ="
and The Solitary SumWcr. They are illus
tratod with uuotogravures taken from photo
graphs OF the authors children and her country
house and garden.
Mr.. Louis y. Parker's adaptation Of
"L'\iglon," a. now being given in New York.
is published by Mr.. II. II. Russell.
We have also received
sports and Travel Fast and West" Fred
erick Courtcnev Srlous, Illustrated. Uong-
iuHts)
Lord jim " Joseph Conrad. doubleday,
! Page 4 Cos
Romantic Edinburrh." John Geddie. E.
! !. button 4 Coz
In the Palace Of the King 4 Love Story
az Old Madrid" +. Marion Crawford. Mac