Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
LIFE AND TINES OF NELSON DINGLEY. JR.
By his son. Edward Nelson Dingley. kaiama-
ZOO: Ihlins Brothers & Eyerard.


By his son. Edward Nelson Dingiey. Kaiama-
ZOO: Ihlins Brothers s. Eyerard.
Most men who spend decade or more in
public life lose their hold on public opin-
ion on any ground other than their services
as public metg Insthe case of Nelson Ding
ley, who served with distinction as news
paper editor and proprietor before he en-
tered politics, and whose influence as
journalist is still manifest in his old paper.
the Lewiston Journal, this is peculiarly I'M
fortunate. Furthermore, he was suff1cient-
ly master of finance to be rendered the
portfolio OF the treasury by President Nc
kinley, and pre-eminent information along
any one line is SO rare among editors that
Mr.. Dingley's reputation in that regard de-
serves to be remembered with his reputa-
ton as member of the House. This work
Is written by the eminent representative s
son In a spirit of filial devotion. and 1t mas
In this connection a very marked value. 1t
Is detailed review of Mr.. Dingieys lie.
Few students of American history-very
possibly few of Mr.. Dingley's associates
realize how wide were the activities OF that
lie and now wonderfully productive they
were. At twenty-four years he was editor
and owner of the Lewiston Journal. Six
years fater, in 1862, he was member OF
the Maine state Legislature. From that
day until his death part of nearly every
year was spent in legislative labor. In all
or which ne compelled attention-not by the
power OF oratory-but by the power OF hard
facts logically presented. He followed
consistently his own advice to young men;
with a rare knowledge of public AFFAIRS ne
coupled special knowledge of one subject
Wnich gave his speeches an authority NOT
TO be gainsaid. His personality was wen
known in Washington. Not even his conn.,
dent position as leader of the House could
shake the modesty or lessen the difference
for other mems opinions, which marked
his hearing when frs he to the ma
t1onai Congress. This is a suThclent lndlca.
ton of his home life But the picture OF
Mr. Dingley in his own home, drawn oy
one who certainly knew him there as well
as any man could hope to know him. is well
worth reading.
Duty. BY Edward John Hamilton. New York:
Funk Wagnalls Company.
This work is sef-styled IAN ethical text
book 1t is presented simply a basis
for study and as the special work OF
man accustomed to impart information.
But its usefulness will extend far beyond
the limits of pedagogy if there Is any dis
position outside of colleges to discuss duty
and the application of duty to everyday
life. 1t is written clearly and we'll. 1t sets
forth by means of lucid text and apt in
stances five great competitive doctrines. At
its close it guides the reader, REINFORCED
lifting conviction that mans chief good
is to be realized by his living in harmony
with nature, with reason and with Cod
Such a work. with its great power for good
exctes immediate speculation as to the
worth of titles. 1t seems unfortunate that
the mental and moral peace to be had
for the mere reading of such book should
be denied potential readers because the
work had a forbidding aspect in the form
of its title Perhaps some one may some
day arise with a term sufficiently descrip-
tive to bespeak the character Of Dr. Ham
ilton's book and sufficiently attractive to
excite the interest of that great mass
known generically as the general reading
public" But 1t seems too much to hope
for
THE NEARER EAST. BY D. G. Hogarth, NJ. 4.
New York: d. Appleton Co.
Prof. Hogarth, who is distinguished a
scientist and geographer of great erudition,
has prepared this work as a contribution
to the Appietons' world series Of similar
writings, a series intended to present and
expound the causatve influence Of geo.
graphical conditions upon man. The read
er must regard it, therefore, in the light of
a preliminary to any study of modern con-
ditions in the Balkan or Turko-Asiatic
regions. 1t, touches upon the present ri
valry for control which denotes the atti-
tude of the great European powers toward
the Balkan provinces, Greece, Turkey in
Asia, Egypt Arabia and Persia; but it can
not develop those conditions and explain
them il the work is TO serve its original
purpose as well. There is sufficient infor-
we'll worth any mans time to read. The very
mention of the river Nile suggests the
influence which geographical conditions
have had over the growth of the Egyp-
tianS and through them on the growth or
the whole world. The Caucasus is one of
the richest regions on the face Of the
globe, and yet it is one Of the least known.
Every foreign office In Europe and ASA
is vitality concerned in the welfare or mis-
fortune of the governments of Persia,
Arabia, Crete and Greece. These territories
are all fully described and the conditions
which in older days developed greatness
and now make them all debatable ground
among other nations are clearly set forth.
So that to any student who desires to learn
the inwardness of present diplomatic con-
troyersies in Europe 1.-The Nearer East"
comes as a primer of valuable Information.
INDIAN BOYHOOD. By DIR. Charles A. Eastman
New York: Mcclure, Phillips & Co.
Students of ethnology, those who are in
any way interested in the several phases Of
Indian life will no doubt be much enter
tanned and not a little instructed by
perusal of Indian Boyhood." The book
is rather a collection Of short stories, or
compilation of incidents, than a connected
narrative The publishers claim for the
volume that 1t Is the only record in exist
ence Of Indian life as 1t is seen, not from
the outside but by one whose own boy
hood was passed amid the scenes described.
This claim is apparently true. DR.. East
man is a fulI-blooded Sioux Indian, and the
first fifteen years Of his life were spent
among that tribe in the forests and on the
plains Of the northwest. He writes, there
fore. with an intimate and accurate knowl-
edge Of the customs and Incidents depicted.
The book is essentially Of the woods and
the plains, and perhaps deals more prop
erly with Indian life of forty years ago
than of the present time. especially in re-
spect to the training of children. The first
half of the volume Is devoted principally
to personal experiences of the author, his
education by his elders his family life his
training for the hunt and the warpath and
his aspirations. He characterizes Indian
boyhood as an disqualification Of the life
ali bows dream Of and covet. There is also
a great deal of Information regarding the
hunting Of wild animals and the practice
of arts of woodcraft. In addition to the
stories of boy life among these children of
the wilderness there are depicted In the
hook many thrilling adventures. which
heiohten the interest Of the reader. and
which. no doubt will tend to popularize the
work A number of Interesting legends Of