Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-07

cial classes, which were almost without
showing before. This omission was not
due to the intention of the editors, but
to the reluctance of the individuals to FUR
nish materials. The book is a most COM
pact, convenient and valuable presenta-
ton of reliable information regarding the
leading men and women in this country. 1t
is strictly limited to living persons. al
though each new edition contains a list of
those whose names were included in for
mer prints and have died Thus the sue
cessive editions form a permanent record
of both the living and the dead. Statistics
to age, marriage and education have
been compiled of great interest to those
who like to study humanity in the mass.
IN SEARCH OF 4 SIBERIAN KLONDIKE. AS
Narrated by Washington b. VANDERBILT. the chief
actor, and herein set forth by Homer Il. HUI
bert. Illustrated. New York: The Century
Company.
When gold was discovered in rich guam
titles in Alaska some years ago many se9i-
ogiSts and mineralogsts We're persuaded
that similar conditions would surely be
found in northeastern Siberia, in the gen.
eral continue ton of the American back
bone. which stretches across the Boring
sea and forms with it's peaks the string of
islands inclosng it and almost reaching to
Asia. This view was shared by Mr.. Wander
lip, mining engineer of wide experience.
then at work in Korea, and during the year
ioJS he WAS engaged by 4 mining company
to explore the region lying north of the
kamchatkan peninsula with this possibility
in view The present volume sets tortf his
experiences in the execution of that COM
mission. The story is told in ne first per-
son, although it is from the hand Of Mr..
Hubert, who is editor of the Korean Re-
view AS the latter explains in note, he
is accountable for whatever defects there
may be in the style. while Mr.. Vanderlip
is entitled to the credit for all that is Of
interest in the work. 1t is indeed full ot
interest. 1t gives a clear view of the life
of the native dweller in northeastern Asa,
who has been seldom visited by white
men. Mr.. George KEENAN, touched this cor
ner of the world a long time ago and Harry
De Windt traversed it on his search for a
route for all-rail line from Paris to New
ork. 1t is to be doubted however. if
either of these tourists had the opportunity
to study the people which Mr. VanderlDs
adventures among them gave to him. He
worked back and forth through the region
for several months always hunting for
signs of gold, often finding them only to he
disappointed by their meagerness. In
short, he found paying deposits any,
where in the peninsula. /. His search of a
Siberian Klondike failed but it opene
mine of chronological information for which
the reading world should be most grateful
today. Probably If Mr.. Vanderlip had
found his Klondike he would not have rad
time to prepare this book and that would
have meant loss to all who are interested
in the lives of the faraway races.
SONGS FROM THE HEARTS OF WOMEN: One
Hundred Famous Hymns and Their Writers.
by Nicholas Smith, author Of ''Stories of Great
National Songs" etc. Chicago: A. c. Mc-
'lurg x Company.
Some of the finest of the hymns sung in
the Christian churches have been composed
by women, who have written, as this COM
pier and author states, from the depths of
their hearts. His work has been rather
more than mere collection, for he has
added biographical notes and has ammo
tated the one hundred selected hymns in a
manner to throw as much light as possible
on the circumstances under which they
were written. Thus the book becomes a
compendium of information about the
songs, their authors and their inspirations.
far removed from the mere hymn book
of long familiarity
THE BEST TALES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
THE BEST POEMS AND ESSAYS OF EDGAR
ALLAN POE Edited. with biographical
and critical study of the author by Sherwin
Cody, editor Of The Worlds Greatest Short
Stories.' etc With portraits Two volumes.
Chicago: A. c. McClurg Company.
Although separately issued, these two
volumes are to be considered together.
They are of a convenient size and well
printed. The poems volume contains as
frontspiece a reproduction of the Zonay
bust of Poe now in the library of the Uni
versity of Virginia, while the stories vol
ume portrait is a reproduction of a da
guerreotpye in the possession of Stella
The selections for both books have been
guided by a discriminating hand Only the
best has been taken, such as the average
reader would care to absorb from the mass
of Poe'S productions.
THE LIMERICK UP To DATE BOOK. Com
posed and Collected by Ethel Watts Mumford.
illustrated and Decorated by Ethel Watts Mum
ford and Addison Miner San Francisco: Paul
Elder q Company
1t would seem as though the memory of
man runneth not to the contrary of the
limerick That is to say, this particular
form of versification is not to be traced to
it's beginnings. Just why it is called linn
erick none can assuredly say. But what
ever its origin. it is an institution. provoca-
tive of the wit of many and the amuse-
ment of all. From the classic limerick of
Stockton about the poor benighted Hon
doc and that of kiplng about the monk of
Siberia" down to less famous offerings the
English-speaking world knows of thou
sands, composed for special occa-
SionS and speedily periSh1ng. others with
the vitality of real genius in them. In this
little book are contained some dozens of
limericks not all good, some excellent, and
a few superior They are presented with a
calendar as an excuse. and with blank
pa ges for memoranda. These pages would
serve well to jot down the gems of dogge~el
which the ear may catch in passing.
THE FOREST BY Stewart Edward White au-
thor of The Blazed Trail" etc. Illustra ted
by Thomas Fogarty. New York The Outlook
Company
Mr.. Whites story of the forest APP cared
first in serial form in the outlook. adding
richly to the entertaining qualities of that
periodical. He knows the woodlands thor
oughly. He has camped in the wilderness,
has tramped the trail, has waded the
streams, carried canoes over the portages,
fshed the waters and hunted the brakes,
and is qualified to tell all who may come
after how to draw from these sources of
great joy the full measure of delight. This
book is in reality the somewhat unconven-
tional diary of a certain expedition. The
authors companions We're Mr. Fogarty
who has illustrated the book. and Deuce a
dog whose qualities endear him to the heart
of the reader. Preliminary to the rendering
of the actual happenings of this trip Mr.
White tells the animated how best to attack
the forest. how to go light and to reduce
otherwise to a minimum the difficulties and
dangers of personal contact with untamed
nature. His advice is sound and if followed
is certain to lead those who may wish to
follow his trail through the woods over a
smoother path than though they sought
their own pursued their own courses
BACKGROUNDS OF LITERATURE. By Hamilton