The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-12

Lord De Saumarez and Lord EXmouth. In his preface Captain Mahan says:
 The question may naturally be asked, Why, among types of naval officers, IS there no mention, other than casual, of
 the name of Nelson? The answer is simple. Among general officers. land
 and sea, the group to which Nelson
 belongs deties exposition by type,
 both because it is so small in aggregate numbers, and because the peculiar
 eminence of the several members
 the eminence of genius-so differ entiates each from his fellows that
 no one among them can be said to represent the others, Each, in the su- premacy of his achievement, stands alone,-alone, not only regarded as of distinguished followers, but alone even as contrasted with the other great ones who in their own day had like supremacy Such do not, in fact, form a class, because, though a certain com munity of ideas and principles may be traced in their actions, their personali- ties and methods bear each the stamp of originality in performance;and where originality is found, classifica- ton ceases to apply There is com pany, it may be, but not class"
 The new book supplements Captain Mahan's Influence of Sea Power Upon History" and his Life of Nel- son. both of which, particularly the former. have been so widely read both in this country and in Europe, and which together with his other works had brought the author much deserved renown. A portion of the material in the new book was originally published
 in the Atlantic Monthly. It has been thoroughly revised and enlarged, the book containing much new matter. It is a phlosophic treatise upon the de- velopment of British naval history dur ing one of it's most interesting history, making periods with fine analytic presentation of the types of heroes dealt with. The period in question be- gun in 1739 at the breaking of Walpole's long peace and concluded sixty-six years later at Trafalgar. There is no attempt at picturesque descriptions of battle scenes. These are only alluded to in bringing out the main issue. The great sea fighters are also spoken Of chiefly with reference to the same end, the illustration of the development of ods which Hawke and Rodney's careers illustrate, Captain Mahan says:
 with these two," he said, "and with them not so much contemporaneously as close historical sequence, is associa- ted the distinctive evolution of naval warfare in the eighteenth century; in their combined names is summed up the improvement of systems to which Nelson and his contemporaries fell heirs, and to which Nelson, under the peculiar and exceptional circumstances which made his opportunity, gave an extension that immortalized him. Of Hawke and Rodney, therefore, it may be said that they are in their profession types of that element of cnange in vir- tue of which the profession grows"
 The other four officers-Howe, Jervis. Saumarez and Pellew-whose charac- ters are excessively sketched, exempli- fly rather the conservative forces, the permanent features, in the strength of which it exists, and in the absence of any one of which it droops or suc- cumbs. It does not, however, follow that the one of these great men is the simple continuator of the others work rather it is true that each contributed, in due succession of orderly develop ment the factor of progress which his day demanded, and his personality em- bodied.'
 Captain Mahan pursues his subject with vigor and animation of style and presents a book of great value, which Eliminates the progress and develop ment of seafighting in a masterly way It can but add new lustre to his fame in the particular field in which he is the greatest living writer. All lovers of history will find the work a literary treat. The book is one of five hundred pages, handsomely printed and is finely with portraits and maps. It is receiving widespreadattention and commendation. For sale by all book sellers.
 Of the new book, Teddy; Her Daughter" by Anna Chapin Ray. of West Haven, published by Little, Brown & Co.,, Boston, and noticed in our columns few days ago, the Brooklyn Times says: This sequel to Miss Rays story, Teddy; Her Book" possesses the charm of straightforward The characters are drawn with a sincerity and human touch which endows them with flesh-and- blood quality. The principal character is Theodora (Teddy), an ideal mother, winsome intelligent and common sensed. The other characters are nat rtaI The book is written with sense of hu- nor, and will leave in it's wake strong influence for good.
 The popularity of Jessie Van zile Belden's "Antonia," which came out last summer, is shown by the fact that 1t has gone now into its third edition. 'tAntonia" has had many readers in Troy, Albany and all the cities and towns upon the Hudson where the colonial scenes of the story are laid.
 Mrs Belden, it's author, is well known throughout that part of New York state. She is society woman, I leader in exclusive circles, and di vides her time between New York, Washington and her Syracuse home. Her late husband, James Mead Belden, was editor of the Syracuse Herald. Mrs, Belden is writing a story At the Sign of the Painters Arms which
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