Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21

ticipation by the workingmen in the affairs
of state, their election to Congress, In lieu
of their Representatives" He urges that
the average of intelligence among the work.
ingmen of America is higher than the world
viewpoints and gathering strength for a
steady advance to dispi1ce their economic
opponents. The writer's system or scheme
or program. whatever 1T may be styled. is
not set forth in clear terms. His book is
ra Their rambling in its declarations, smart
in It's phrases. at times too clever to be
understood He deprecates the thought of
physical warfare. but he. declares war of
He has written a book which will arouse
some curiosity as to its real significance
and its author.
A HANDBOOK OF MODERN JAPAN. By Ernest
w. Clement. With maps and illustrations.
Chicago: A. c. McClurs Co.
No especial attempt is made in this
excellent work to portray the artistic
Or poetic phases of Japan. 1t is
devoted to a description of the ma
terial conditions of the empire. with
such references to esthetic matters as are
necessary to comprehensive conception of
the whole. The purpose of the book is to
lead the reader to an appreciation of the
Japan of today, as a world power, as a
1t Is a condensation of the information con-
'veyed by many larger works, and for the
convenience Of those who wish to study
deeper at the end of each chapter Is
photography covering the matters treated
of in the matter Immediately preceding.
The illustrations consist chiefly of por-
traits of the statesmen and warriors OF
the Japan of today, the men who are en-
gagged in the solution Of the trying problem
Of the control of the eastern coast of Asia.
DANIEL WEBSTER FOR YOUNG AMERICANS.
With an Introduction and notes by Charles F.
Richardson, professor Of English at Dartmouth
College. and an essay on Webster Master
Of English Style. by Edwin P Whipple. Illus
trated. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
The purpose Of this publication is to put
into the hands of young readers presenta-
ton of the great orator as shown by his
works. Therefore the bulk of the book col
sists of reproductions Of his greatest
speeches. These include many utterances
at public dinners and ceremonial occasions
as we'll as those famous orations which
were inspired by Mr.. Webster's fight in the
Senate for the maintenance of the Consti-
tuition Appended are the Declaration Of
Independence, the Constitution and Wash
ington's Farewell Address. so placed as to
be convenient for reference in connection
with the speeches pertaining to them. The
introductory matter by Messrs. Richardson
and Whipple is instructive to adults as well
as to the young people for whose use this
volume is especially prepared. The work
is profusely illustrated. with portraits of
Webster and his contemporaries and his
toric scenes suggested by his speeches.
THREE HUNDRED THINGS A BRIGHT Girl.
CAN DO. By Lila Elizabeth Kelley. Illus
trated. Boston: Dana Estes Co.
1t Is of course understood that the same
girl will not undertake to do all of these
things mentioned in this instructive volume.
She would have her hands full, her time
occupied every hour of the day. and the
premises cluttcred with the odds and ends
of her workmanship. The assumption Is
that the girls will take their choice of the
many light and often profitable occupa-
tiCns and accomplishments briefly outlined.
The book is not complete guide to pro-
ficiency in sewing joinery, carving, iron
bending, basketry, rug making, painting,
rodeling, taxidernty and the like. Some
of the lines Of work are rather fully de-
scribed, with specific instructions, but in
the main the evident purpose of the book
is to direct the girls attention to the pos
sibilities of the employment, so that she
car. perhaps try her hand and see if 1t
suits her. Scores of Illustrations guide the
eye in following the directions. Sugges-
lions offered to athletics. collections,
gardens, the keeping of animals and birds,
social entertainments and the conduct of
OF CARNATIONS The volume is in short.
handy book for girls, corresponding in the
main with similar works which have in the
past been offered to their brothers.
POEMS YOU OUGHT TO- KNOW. Selected by
Ella W. Peattie tliterary editor of the Chicago
Tribune. Illustrated by Ellsworth Young. New
York: Fleming II. Revell Company.
For several months the Chicago Tribune
has printed daily. at the head of its first
column verses under the general caption,
Poems You Ought to Know" They have
been drawn from all sources, with view
solely to the presentation of the best in
literature, of a length suitable for such
These poems have now been
published in a book, forming collection
BILE for its scope and its high stand
ard. Mr.. Young's initial and border pic
lures, printed in sepia, are artistic and
illustrative.
POEMS OF TENNYsON. Edited by Henry Van
Dyke and D. Laurance Chambers. A. NJ, as
ton: CHM Co.
Dr. Van Dykes purpose in editing a
volume Of selections from Tennyson's
poems was to present, he says, for the first
time a true representation of the best in
his work within a compass which would
permit the use of the book on chance oc-
casons. No such collection has heretofore
been made. Tennyson himself in 1865
printed selection of such of his works as
had then appeared. but many of his most
important poems were composed since then.
selection by Palgrave in 1885 was con-
fined to the lyrical verse. The Anger Sc
lection in 1891 intended solely for
young readers. DR.. Rolfe's two editions of
selections, published in 1884 and 1887, con-
tanned only fOrty-eight pieces. DR.. Van
Dykes edition. which he has been prepar-
ing for upward of seven years. contains
one hundred and thirty-siX selections, rep
resentative of all save the poets dramatic
works. Appended are chapters of critical
analysis on Tennyson's place in the nine
teenth century. an outline of the poets life.
Tennysons use of his sources, his revision
of his text. the classification of his poems
and the qualities of his poetry, while !
metrical and photographed notes are
added.
The selections are issued in two editions,
one being an addition to the "Athenaeum
Press Series" the other in handsomer
dress, with portraits
THE TEMPLE CLASSTCS-FAMIIIAR LETTERS; |
or Epistoae Ho EIianae BY James Howell In |
three volumes. London: j. NJ Dent & Co.
James Howell died in 1906 at the age