The sun., 1903-04-25

enu arc use0 strictly to Illustrate the tart
In the days before tho war everybody
knew DR.. Kane's Esquimau boy, Ham
christian. His fame has grown dim sinoe
HIS story 70 now employed, with EN-.
oeilishments OF fancy. - the oonnectins
thread for an account OF Esquimau hfe
Tor children, Hans the Eskimo,' by
Christiana Scandiin (Silver, Burdetts 4
Company.
The blight Of Elizabeth is on "A Boob
OF the Country and the Garden by H. N.
batson (E. p. Dutton d Cor A record OF
horticultural experience, month By month
through the year, with information suited
to English conditions, is welded to rather
weak jocularity and ancedots, with little
enort to conceal the joints. There IL q
like confusion Of comic pictures and good
views Of scenery In the illustrations.
Another attractive volume Of the Ameri.
can Sportsman's Library comes to US from
the Messrs Macmillan. Mr.. Leonard C. San
ford describes The Water Fowl Family
with little more scientific accuracy, per-
haps, and with much lees anecdoto than
marked the previous volumes. The side
that interests the sportsman, however, IL
never lost sight Of Mr.. T. s. Van Dyke
describes the birds Of the Pacific Coast,
There are excellent pictures OF ducks and
geese and the smaller shore birds. yellow
legs. rails. snipe, plover, and the rest.
Miss Mary White. who has already pub
hshed an interesting book on basket weav-
ing. follows 1t up with another little volume,
More Baskets and How to Make Them
doubleday. Page 4 Company. Miss
White speaks Of 'basketry' as only one
with . mission can. She tells US that ito
grown people basketry is a boon.' How
ever. she enlarges the basket makers
field with new forms and new materials
80 that those who have her first book will
want the second too.
New York's polyglot character is shown
by the appearance Of Danish account
OF this country. 'Om Amerika,' written
by an Amerioanized Dane, Carl Fischer
Hansen (Brentano's). The author has
put together q great deal Of statistical
information In his account OF the financial,
legal, political, religious and educational
institutions Of the United States that should
make many things clear to Scandinavians
in this country, but even more TO those u
Europe who wish TO learn about America.
That even figures can be made interesting
Is shown in How TO Keep Household Ac-
ooeAioo NhofP fPSieI W Shaics W oiuO DhS>
kins. who at the time OF his death was dean
Of the School Of Commerce OF New York
University. The simple instructions re-
garding domestic accounts and other simple
business transactions, prepared for the
information Of women, are enlivened by
historical and antiquarian examples and
anecdotes.
Erckmann- Chatrian's historical novels
were not their best work, but they were
good and were the first to become popular
in English TRANSLATION. The A. L. Burt
Company publishes a new edition OF The
Conscript' in attractive form, with modest
introduction by @. Mercer Adams.
A Sunday-sohool story OF the old and
rather offensive type is Kirk Parsons On
the Mountain Division (Eaton 4 Mains).
The style Is crude enough TO make the
book seem like q possible autobiography.
The earlier chapters describe the life Of an
orphan bound out to q Jersey farmer: the
later ones are given up to pictures Of rail-
reading as a background for Temperance
preaching and religious edihcation.
Prof l. H. Bailey in The Eaturs-Study
idea Doubleday. Page Company under
takes to define what the idea means His
definition consists chiefly In saying what
It 10 not. and one Of the things 1t il not,
We are glad to see, 10 science. From the
way the .physiographists' and the rest
were swooping on the kindergarten. We
imagined that science would be nature
study before long. Prof. Bailey suggests
many ways by which child may be brought
artihcially in communion with nature,
but We fear that no amount Of nature
study will ever make up for the advantage
OF being brought up In the country.
Another History Of Modern Europe
that undertakes to tell in three hundred
odd pages the whole story from the Renais-
sance 10 the present day. 1t Is written
by Prof. Merrick whitcomb OF the Uni
versity Of Cincinnati and published by
Messrs. Appleton. II Is conscientious, up
to date and extremely dry. The author
quotes Seignobos among his authorities,
and Seignobos has demonstrated that a
when he sets about II, can be
more dry and uninteresting than any Ger
man. This is an excellent example Of how
school histories should not be written.
Commercial houses will find C. Regen.
hardt q international Guide for Merchants,
and Exporters &C. Regen-
hardt. Berlin) a very useful little handbook.
Il is q sort Of gazetteer Of the world, giving
statistics Of population and Of means OF
by rail. post and telegraph
With all important towns. and giving also
he names Of the chief bankers, forwarding
agents and lawyers In each place. The
purpose Of the directory is to bring |
into communication with persons
who will answer business inquiries and
attend to business matters II necessary.
Though this In the second year Of publica-
ion in English. the work has appeared In
German for thirty years. +. l.. Beck 10
he New York agent.
Books Received.
the Kaisers Speeches Wolf Won schier.
,rand. HarpersJ
Captain Kettle. X. c. B." Cutclihe Hyne. rThe
federal Book CompanyJ
Jack Henderson Down East Benjamin. =.
,obb. tSconeld Publishing Company. ChicseoJ
a Book Of Curious Facts" Don Lemon. New