Evening star., 1901-12-21

count furnishes fresh material. He ha:
supplied link in the chain of Booths
movements, learning the exact location o.
a swamp into which he and Herold fed ant
which has heretofore been mentioned only
vaguely in the accounts of the pursuit. The
book is profusely Illustrated with portrait:
and reproductions of old engravings. Ono
of the most notable features of the iIlustra
tions is portrait of DIR. Samuel A. Mudd
who set Booths broken leg, was tried fol
completely in the conspiracy. sentenced tC
life Imprisonment at Dry TortugaS, an(
pardoned by President Johnson. No por.
trait has heretofore appeared in public
print a map of the route of Booths fligh
adds to the immediate interest of the nara.
tive.
THE GREAT PEOPLES SERIES: Edited by DR.
York Pow ell. Oxford-THE FRENCH PEOPLE
BY Arthur 1lassall, MA. author of THE Bal
ance uf Power etc. New York: d. Appleton
& Co,
The author has in a scholarly manner
traced the elements which have contributed
to the development of the French people
1t Is a sociological. political and moral
study which he sets for himself, and he
arouses a keen degree of interest in It on
the part of the reader. The French are of
many phases and their record has been
made up of vast forces in action Their
story is, therefore, of rare dramatic inter-
est The author declares that modern
France is the product of the revolution and
the empire, that the French people are es-
sentlally conservative, that there Is no SEN
timent of loyalty to any royal race that
democracy is an accepted fact and univer-
sal suffrage has become a necessity States
manship is sadly needed, together with the
local spirit as developed in England. The
socialists, stronger now than ever be-
fore, are standing menace to the internal
peace of France. An anxious if not a dan
In tI<
thor, is ahead of France as the advocates
OF public democracy and an administra-
tive hierarchy approach a conflict.
UP AND DOWN THE SANDS OF GOLD: a Novel.
BY Mary Devereux author of From Kingdom
TO Colony Boston: Little Brown & Co.
This story of coast life is vital with the
spirit Of realism. The SAVIOR of the sea is
in the atmosphere The twang of the north
eastern dialect is resonant The character
drawing is at times even a bit too plain
for comfort. But there is no reason to
question the sincerity of the tenderness
with which the author reveals her sympa-
thetic story. 1t has a strong undercurrent
OF sadness, and in the end a heart is left
bruised, even though the traditions of a
happy conclusion are respected
SONGS E5S,, OF THE THE DAYS g. AND THE YEAR: for
gett New York: The Grafton Press.
These little poems appeal specifically to
chidnood. but they are to be readily ap-
preciated by elders. They celebrate the
hoWers and the special days, the months
and the elements. Nature breathes freshly
through the verses, which are graceful and
or character to appeal to the child's sense
OF beauty.
THE CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE SERIES. Edited
by Havelnck El!is-THE STUDY OF RE
fessOr In the University of Pennsylvania Lon t,n
don: Walter Scott. New York: Imported BY
Charles Scribner's Sons. Washinpton. Nm
Ballantyne Sons.
Religion is here considered strictly from
the scientific and historical standpoint. as
the result of unprejudiced investigation
Ethics. philosophy. mythology, psychology,
history and culture are separately treated
as factors In this study The author in
clines to the belief that PSYCHOLOGICAL re-
searches Will fall TO result In a final ex-
planation of the causes Of religious phe-
nomena.
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONS; Documents
relative to It's Origin and History. 1885 Is99
Volume two. 1Ss7-1s99 Fifteth Congress to
tiftyhft Congress Washington: Government
Printing Office.
The later congressional proceedings rela-
tive to the Smithsonian Institution are not
so important as are those of the earlier
period, when the establishment was under
discussion and its early development was
marked by many setbacks Yet these pa
pers, bringing the record practically to date.
are of immediate interest. Mr.. Rhees COM
pletes with this volume his task of compil-
alton, which has been performed with thor
oughness. The finished work has an espe-
clal timeliness In view of the prospect that
Congress may soon be asked for legislation
somewhat similar to that which gave form
to Smithson's project. These volumes NAV
indeed prove guide to the probable course
10 be taken with respect to Mr.. Carnegie's
pronered donation Of many millions to the
government for the establishment of an in
stitution for higher education at the capital