The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-20
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AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP-!Yale Lee
lures, by David J. Brewer, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States. Price rs cents. Pub
fishers: Charles Scribner's Sons, New
York.
In May, 1900. Hon. VIM. E. Dodge
made a provision for lectures before the
students of Yale University, to be
known as the yale Lectures on Respon-
sibilities of Citizenship and TO be on
.'topic whose understanding will con-
tribute to the formation of an intelligent
public sentiment, of high standards of
the duty of Christian citizen, and of
habits of action to give effect to these
sentiments and these standards"
Justice Brewer was invited to de-
liver the first course of these lectures
and they are printed in this book. They
are On lofty plane. in the best style
of the learned jurist, and ought to be
read by every young man in America.
CARPENTERS GEOGRAPHICAL
READER-EUPOPE By Frank G.
Carpenter. Cloth 12mo, 456 pages.
With maps and illustrations. Price,
40 cents American Book Company,
New York, Cincinnati and Chicago.
We have never seen more attrac-
tive, and even fascinating, book than
this. 1t is an admirable and highly sue
cessful attempt to clothe with flesh and
blood the skeleton of geographical facts,
and to make the countries of Europe
living whole in the minds of the pupils.
1t is based entirely upon the recent per-
Asonal observations of the author, and is
therefore up-to-date in all its descrip
lions. 1t takes the children through
every part of Europe and points out all
the most important places and things,
the subjects being chosen both with due
regard to child-interest, and at the same
time to instruction.
THE OPPONENTS, by Harrison Rob
ertson, author of 1.-THE Irlander," "Red
Blood and Blue etc. Price $3.50.
Publishers: Charles Scribners Sons,
153-157 Fifth avenue, New York.
Political stories and stories about the
South vie in popularity with the his
torical novel. Mr.. Harrison Robertson
combines the political story and the
story about the South in "The Oppo-
nents." 1t is vigorous Southern politi
cal story-a powerful novel of love and
latter-day politics in Kentucky The
opponents are rivals in love as well as
rivals fer election to Congress. The
author. from his long connection with
the editorial management OF the Louis
vile Courier Journal, knows Ken
lucky politics. He has drawn on
that knowledge to draw graphic pen
picture of the strenuous political con-
tests that have made Kentucky the CEN
ire Of political attention for several
years. The Opponents is a thrilling po-
litical story of absorbing interest, even
if Mr.. Harrison had not put into it's
warp and wool one of the sweetest love
stories of this decade. One of the chief
charms of the book lies in its sympa
thetic portraitures of Southern women
1t is easily Mr.. Robertsons best work
and is worthy to he ranked with the
best novels of today.
There is an interesting article in a
recent New York paper about Miss Mary
Johnston and her work. 1t is evidently
written by one intimately acquainted
with the author and her methods of
work. In reciting little incidents in con-
nection with Miss Johnston, the writer
says: "Oncc, shortly after Prisoners of
Hope" had been published, she was driv-
ing with her father and friend on a
woodland road not far from Hot Springs.
On either side of forest closed
in so as almost to touch the axles of the
carriage. After looking deep into the
woods on either side for few moments
she suddenly said: I can enjoy such a
drive as this now, but only a short time
ago when I passed along such a trail
could see Landless and Patricia wander
ing through the forest until the sight be-
came really painfuP-