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| Experience, with short summary of the more
| Important Facts in the History Of the Archi-
| pelago. By Dean G. Worcester, assistant pro
| lessor Of zoology. University of Michigan. New
| York: The Macmillan Co. Washington: Bren-
| tano's.
| Prof. Worcester spent eleven months in
| the Philippines in 1878 and thirty-two
months in 1909, studying the conditions of
the islands pertaining to his scientific spe-
cialty On the occasion of these trips, of
course. he had not the least prescience Of
the remarkable political CONFUSION which
| was soon to throw the archipelago under
the influence of the United States. Conse-
quently his interest was not divided from
that aroused by his geological curiosity.
Nevertheless he absorbed fund of infor-
| nation about the natives, their traits, limi-
| tations and modes of life which stood him
! and this country in good stead, when, later
| he was sent to Manila as member of the
| first civil commission. The present volume
| now reprinted for the fifth time since its
| initial appearance in 1898, is, the SUBJ
| title indicates, a record of personal obser
| walton, which does not bear in any way
| upon the events subsequent to the scientific
expeditions, save as ii affords ground for
| deductions as to the best method of adj
ministering the affairs of this primitive
I race. The scientific explorer in such regions
| necessarily acquires an intimate relationship
| with the people whose natural surroundings
| he is studying, and in this book Prof. Wor-
cester demonstrates that the Filipino is
susceptible Of strong attachment to those
| who treat him with kindness and justice
and respect his peculiaritieS. The scientific
| information derived from this investigation
| Is certain to prove of value 10 those who
seek to develop the resources of the islands
when they have been brought 20 a condition
| of stable peace.
THE ANGLo-sAxoN REVIEW; A Quarterly Mis-
cellany:. Edited by Lady Randolph Spencer
| VII December 1906 New York: G. p Put
MANS Sons. Washington: Woodward Lo-
throp.
The gorgeous Anglo-Saxon Review con-
tinues to appear in sequence, despite the
forecasts of critics that the enterprise was
| too elaborate and costly to survive the
com petition OF the cheaper, more frequent
periodicals This survival would seem to
indicate that there is a demand-whether of
profitable proportions or not only the pub
fishers balance sheets will disclose-for
high-grade book work in this line. The in
terest in these beautifully prepared vol
| umes centers chiefly in the bindings, which
are individual and always suggestive of a
| distinct school or period. Volume VII
stands for the early Italian work of the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the de-
sign being copy of that covering the folio
edition Of Soriano's Masses, Rome, 1909
being finely illustrative Of the ecclesiastical
bindings Of the time. 1t is an elaborate
gold tooling on red leather, and, while lack
ing the general grace of some of the types
which have been used for previous issues
of the Review, it is not displeasing, but
rather interesting in its symbolic detail.
The letter-press of the number indicates
that the editorial policy is somewhat chang
ing to favor more and shorter contribu-
tons. A full-length portrait of Napoleon
II, King of Rome, Duke of Reichstadt, by
Lawrence forms the frontispiece. Ambas-
sador Choate's Edinburgh address on Abra-
ham Lincoln is reproduced but without
identification. A story by Maarten Maar-
tens, an essay on Napoleon by Judge
OConnor Morris, paper by Cyril Daven-
port on Anglo-Saxon enamels in gold, and
various other articles and literary bits from
well-known sources fill the pages with
fidelity to the average excellence of pre-
vious issues.
SWEETHEART MANETTE. By Maurice Thomp
Frontispiece. PHILADELPHIA: J. b. Lip
pincott Co. Washington: VIM. Ballantyne
Sons.
Maurice Thompson's death, short time
ago, lent an additional interest to his novel,
alice of Old Vincennes," which now ranks
among the most successful books of the
season. Sweetheart Manette" derives
posthumous value as the last work OF an
author who so accurately judged and met
the popular taste. Yet it is altogether UNI
like its predecessor 1t does not belong 20
the romance-historical class In which
Alice" figures SO prominently. 1t is
story of modern social life at Bay st. Louis,
the watering place near New Orleans. ana
contains only a single type of the past.
Five men love the same woman. Three OF
them do unusual things for her sake. One
of the others wins her. He has all the adj
vantages and his success may be Interpreted
as a whimsical essay on the part OF the au-
thor toward upsetting some of the tradi-
lions of conventional love stories.
Gwendoiin Overton. New York: The MaemIi-
Ian Co. Washington: Brentano's.
Beginning and ending with tragedy, sur-
fused with hints of mysterious influences,
tinged with the heat of southwestern plains,
colored with the aboriginal life of an In
dian region and the dramatic unrest OF a
frontier military post this story works a
subtle influence upon the reader. fascina-
ton which is a credit to the structural and
literary power of the author. 1t is the story
of a woman with a moiety of Apache blood,
reared under civilization, In whom RACES. I'M
known by her, fierce struggle between
these antagonistic elements. 1t cannot,
however be called a pleasant story, nor is
it alluring to the reader who likes pleasant
tales and happy endings.
THE NEW CENTURY STANDARD LETTER
WRITER; Business, Family and Social Core
spondenee, Love Letters, Etiquette, synonyms.
Legal Forms etc; How to Address the Prcsi-
dent Members Of the Cabinet and Other High |
Oficials. BY Alfred B. Chambers Php,
author of 1.-The Twentieth Century Handy Cy- |
clopedia Britannica" Illustrated Chicago |
Laird & Lee. |
INTERMEDIATE PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE; |
for Lower Grammar Grades. By Winfield s. |
Hall, Phi D., MD. ueipsicl. Professor OF Phys |
iology, Northwestern University Medical School. |
Chicago, and Jeanette Winter Hall. special Il
teacher OF physiology in Berwin, ILL., New
York: American Book Company.
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE AQUATIC RE /
SOURCES AND FISHERIES OF PORTO RICO;
by United States Fish Commission Steamer
Fish Hawk In 1899. Extracted from United