Evening star., 1902-01-18

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"World-Fam0us Women" etc. Illustrated.
Washington: Dinsmore Publishing Company.
Any biography of President Roosevelt
written few years ago is of comparative
ly little use now, for the changes which
have occurred In his career have been so
marked and SO frequent that the chronicler
of his personal record must needs continue
to revise. There Is dearth of formal BIZ
ographical literature relating to the Presi-
dent extant today, bringing his course up
to the latest great honor bestowed upon
him. and so this work, rep1ete with infor-
nation and handsomely illustrated with
portraits and scenes from the Presidents
life, has a marked value. 1t has been care
fully prepared and includes wealth Of In
formation concerning the Presidents vari-
Gus activities. 1t notes his ancestry, sketch
es his boyhood life, his home training and
early influences, and traces the factors
which entered into the formation of his
character. 1t reveals his intense love Of
outdoor life, shows him in the costume of
the c. boy, engaged in the strenuous life"
of til .,lains and relishing the dangers of
the chase, and brings him then into con-
tact with the political conditions which led
30 swiftly to his attainment of the highest
office within the grasp of an American
citizen. AS member of the New York
state assembly, as United States civil serv
ice commissioner, as police commissioner
the navy, as lieutenant colonel and colonel
OF the Rough Riders" as governor of
New YORK, as Vice President of the United
states and finally as President, this book
depicts Mr.. Roosevelt in spirit of sin
cere admiration for his nature and his in
tense devotion to high principles Many
mlnor incidents are related as throwing
ngnt upon the real man, the enthusiastic
sportsman and the loyal friend. Stories of
Mr. RooseVelt's energetic political cam
palgnlng methods are told, to illustrate his
nervous temperament glimpse of the
nome life is given. The work ends with
summary of the Presidents first message
TO Congress as indicative of his position on
large questions Of public policy. The biog-
tails.
BRIGHT DAYS IN MERRIE ENGLAND; Four-in-
nustrsfe5 nnt staIneys By Van poren Honeyman
The author and his friends have coached
through England during number of sum-
mers and have acquired an acquaintance
with and love for the country which can
not be gained by the average tourist. who
travels by train and stops at the regula-
tlon places Of entertainment. The coach
carries the traveller through the lanes and
the by-ways as well as the great arteries
OF communication. 1t brings them into
ciose contact with the people of all
classes. 1t enables them to find odd hooks
ana inns, and above all, to regulate the
tourney to suit the wish to investigate,
or to dream. These etours were taken dur
ing successive seasons, and so the record
is not a continuous story Of travel expert
ences. but rather series, more or less
ciosely Joined. Each tour is of course
continuous and the effect is panora mic
The reader is given the benefit of acouaint
ance with number of entertaining people
whose views of the scenes they witness
vol Roc =.
ing. The pictures are handsome, being
reproduced in the main from photographs
taken from life by the travellers during their
toohng trips One of the most Interesting
EPISODES or the tours is a visit to the Great
White Horse and to Vantage, the home of
King Alfred, now less noted as the Eng
iish domicile OF retired New York pol
itician. - 7t-- ~ D~
PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SELF DEFENSE. By
6pesa peer1 ndd1s hSsmm9ns Introduction by j.
Robert Fitzsimmons and George Dawson nbvsi.
cal director Of the Chicago Athletic Club. Phil.
adelphia: Drexel- -Biddle.
Pictures make up the greater bulk of this
book on physical training and pugilism,
and they are perhaps the most entertaining
part of the volume. Chapter One" con-
ssts of series of six half-tone reproduc
tions Of Robert Fttzsimmons breathing in
high state of muscular tension. the Ies-
son Delng tnat to breathe properly for phvs-
1cal training, the learner must work hard
Then follow some general admonitions to
parents and teachers as to the best meth
DDS to pursue In the physical training of
the young, which, being from the pugilist's
point OF view, may not be literally followed
Dy some who do not believe in the so-called
manly art" The real book appears in
the later chapters, which tell of Fitzsim-
mons fighting methods, describe some of
his famous blows and give the record of
his greatest battles" charitably omitting.
i,ov however, an account e of that which. in the
yernaeuiar Of the ring, put him out of
the business" Mr.. Biddles introduction
Is couched in vein Of ardent admiration
for the man and the fighter.
SONGS OF THE EASTERN COLLEGES. Com
Rea ress, oy aoDers W: atkinson IHarvar and
In this volume have been gathered not |
only the typical songs. but also the most
popular songs OF all the eastern colleges |
The collection has been made for two mr.
poses; first, to provide the eastern college |
studepts with songs which are always sung
whenever they gather together; second. TO |
deepen the spirit of brotherhood already |
existing between college fraternities as |
the old favorites will be found in this COL
lection, together with many new songs that
will stir the college man. and revive those
memories which unite him and his alma !
mater in bonds which can never he hroken
THE MILLIONAIRE MYSTERY. By Ferou.
Hume. author Of The Mystery of 4 Hanson
Washington: Brentanos. W.
An English millionaire suddenly dies and
is buried. His body is stolen and there the |
mystery begins, for immediately after |
wards his physician is found murdered and
his body is secretly replaced In the coffin
lately occupied by the rich man. Rlack-
mailers crop up as thick as thfstles IN q |
pasture. The case is finally solved with
some ingenious devices to sustain interest
ana srh postpone the last word Of explanation.
does not detract from the unmistakahle
force OF the story as tale of crime and
solution. oAo