The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
LITERARY NOTE S

There is no more notable event in
the history Of science than the Joint
representation before the Linnean So
ciety in 1858 of papers by Charles OAR
win and Alfred Wallace announcing
the theory of evolution by natural Sc
lection Darwin. as is generally known,
was most careful in his methods of
work. His theory in regard to the
transmutation of species by natural Sc
lection was slowly thought out from
the time OF the voyage Of the Beagle,
and was put in writing in 1874. This
manuscript was shortly afterwards
shown to Sir Joseph Hooker and 9TH
ers; but Darwin continued to collect
facts and to postpone publication. In
1858 Wallace sent him from the East
Indies a letter not specifically intend
ed for publication, announcing the
same theory of natural selection. Oar
win was at first inclined to publish
Wallace's paper by itself, but was per-
suaded by Sir Charles Lyell and Sir
Joseph Hooker to have read before the
Linnean Society at the same time as
Wallace's paper an extract from his
unpublished manuscript of 1874 and
letter addressed to Asa Gray. The
papers by Darwin and Wallace and a
statement by Lyell and Hooker were
read before the Linnean Society in
1858 and subsequently published in the
Journal of the society. These dOcu-
ments, to which attention is called by
their reproduction in the November
number of The Popular Science Month
ly, are Of very great interest both in
themselves and in comparison with the
full presentation of the theory OF evo-
luton by natural selection published
later by Darwin and by Wallace.
1t is very unusual thing for a for
eign publication like the Revue des
DeuX Mondes to give much space to
the notice Of American writer's and
their works, but a recent issue of this
famous Partisan Review devotes some
40 pages to a most cordial appreciation
Of Thomas Wentworth Higginson and
his works NEWLY arranged and pub
lished by Houghton, Miffiin & Coz. The
review is entitled "LTn American Re
presentatif," and is by N. TIL. Bent
zon, Who has frequently visited Cam
bridge, and speaks most flatterngly Of
Mr.. Higginson.
A notable achievement in book max
ing was the printing and binding in a
single week, of 10000 copies of Evan
gelist z. p Hammonds book on the
Conversion of Children. and the distri-
button Of $4,000 copies to the ministers
and Sunday school superintendent of
the United States and Canada This
was done by the Fleming II. Revell
Company through its Chicago house
and at the special instance of a lawyer
Of New York city.
Rarely have three more timely and
authoritative articles appeared stimuli
taneously in one magazine than are to
be found in the present issue of The
Criterion. President Theodore Roose-
velt-An Appreciation" by Rev. DR.. R.
S. Macarthur: "A Canadian Tribute to
William Mckinley" by Joanna E.
Wood; and Seth Low-Fusion Candi-
date for Mayor"
There is one man in the United
States whose answer to the question
that is on every heart IN these days Of
national grief will command the at
tention and respect Of North and South.
How can anarchy be stamped out?"
is the cry that has gone up since that
black Saturday OF the Presidents
death. Booker T. Washington has CIV
en- an answer to the question that Is
final for ii is based on truth and right,
and comes out Of his rich experience
with men and events. He has written
day School Times OF November ?, on
Lynch Law and Anarchy"
The recrudescence Of anarchy in this
country has occupied much space in re-
cent issues Of our leading magazines,
but in none Of them has the problem
been treated more nationally than in
- - aAT-
Of the leading symposium Of The Arena
for November.
Reviewing Views Of an ex-Presi-
dent" Colonel Charles DENLY, the
late minister to China, who was so con-
spicuous during the Spanish-American
war for his craftsmanship and diplo-
macy says:
ITO the student Of political and his
torical questions, this book fills a de-
sideratum, and the ordinary reader will
peruse with pleasure its entertaining
and widely instructive pages. 1t is
needless to say that all these writings
of General Harrison are couched in the
perfect English which dropped like
pearls from the lips Of the first advo-
cate Of Indiana"
Doubleday. Page & Co. announce
tnaL their mag aZlhes country Lie IN
America, has found a welcome Of un-
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The published announcement has led
10 orders for more than the first edi-
ton and Of advance subscriptions from
would-be readers in unexpected num-
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York so approved OF the idea as told OF
in a newspaper that he sent IS sub
scriptions for himself and friends
4.
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Of Country Life in America appeal to
an who love the country. but the name
Of the editor. L. II. Bailey, Of Cor
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magazine will be popular interesting,
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