Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-12

merry and tragic, the life of men and
women who live along the Mississippi is
pictured 1t is a book to deepen the af-
lection of Mrs Stuarts old friends and to
win new.
THE PRIVATE TUTOR. By Gamaliel Bradford
Jr. Boston: Houghton, Mitiiin & Co. Wash
ington: Brentanos.
For first novel this effort by Mr.. Brad
ford is not only creditable, but decidedly
promising of good works to come 1t mas
all the swing of the product OF an oio
hand at the making of felton,. Heretofore
the authors literary enterprises nave peeh
confined to the writing of critical ana other
essays for the magazines, one Voluihe
TYPES of American Character, ha'iis
already appeared His fra1l health mas
prevented him from being especially actiVe
and has necessitated European travel, III
the course of which. especially in 1876, he
has studied the city of Rome, thus acqulr-
ing the basic materials for this book. Ii
is a story of the American colony in the
eternal city. A young man of ability out
no means is engaged as tutor for the DOOR
ish son of a millionaire and in Rome they
encounter the Countess MarkoySki, an at
tractive adventures, who faScinates the
young Croesus and Is tempted py tn, nis
prospective wealth He has been marked,
however. by his father for marriage to tne
daughter of an old friend. They meet IN
Rome, but without evincing the ieast nm
ing for each other. The tutor falls IN love
with Priscilla. and there is a serious COM
plica ton. The story works out to ra-
tional conclusion with some excellent pas
sages of dialogue. The figure of Edgar
Payne, the millonaires son, is especially
we'll drawn. He is an absolutely selllSh
brute of a fellow whose idiosyncraSieS are
amusng-in book. Mr.. Bradford has
hurried his climax, and at times assumes
tone of familiarity with his reader when
Jars somewhat. Otherwise the workman
ship on this decidedly entertaining story Is
uneXceptionable.
we'll New York G.. z. Putnam's Sons. Wash
ington: Woodward Lothrop.
This is not a story for dainty readers
who like narrati dealing with the softer
things in life, the delicate thoughts of cul-
tured people, the doings of the polite. Nor
is it, on the. other hand, tale of the slumS
themselves but rather a novel dealing with
the efforts of a man to purify the slums, to
raise the fallen and to give them hope.
1t is tragic, somber story, with little to
Tighten it, but therein lies its great
strength. Rev. John Morton, clergyman
of the Church of England is unfrocked be-
cause of his radical views and ways OF
preaching. and forthwith becomes a mis-
sionary in the city of London. A vast for
tune is Unexpectedly left to him by dis
tant cousin, and he proceeds to get rid of
1T as rapidly as possible by the building of
homes and hospitals. prodigal of the
kind the world needs. He marries a wo-
man who has come to him for help, be-
lieving her to be an innocent victim of
fate. Cruelty undeceived after time, he
acts vigorously but justly She fees from
when he has stripped himself of all his
fortune and is serving as life chaplain of
the great House of the Woman of Samarfa,
endowed by him, she reappears as sup
plicant for shelter. A fatal Illness has
seized her, and her husband forgives her.
He Stays himself in order that he may ac-
her across the threshold between
life and DEATH to give her strength in her
belated faith.
Mr.. Maxwell has a remarkable power in
the depletion of intensely dramatic scenes.
In this story he works strongly to his eli
makes. His people are real and human,
their talk interesting. He has shown John
Morton as a zealot, feverish in his intent
and effort to do good, devoutly believing
himself chosen of God, perhaps believing
indeed that he is a divine reincarnation.
The author introduces an interesting blend
of psychology and physiology in Analysing
the case of the fanatic.
HOW TO STUDY SHAKESPEARE. By William
II. Fleming. AM. tPrinceton). author of "A
photography of the First Foos" &C. Series
". New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. Wash
ington: William Ballantyne Sons.
This fourth number of the Fleming series
OF critical suggestions upon the study of
Shakespearce's plays embraces Richard H.
''Cymbeline,'' the Tanning of the Shrew'
and the two parts of King Henry "" The
scheme and execution of this work have
aroused great interest among Shakespear-
can schOlors and students. 1t is an eX-
haustive method of reading. suggested in
the form of brief comments on the sources
of the plots, explanatory notes upon the
text and questions covering every phase
and part of each play. In addition are
printed tables showing the appearances and
number of lines of each character and the
proper pronunciation Of the names.
W. WilIoughby-CITY GOVERNMENT IN THE
UNITED STATES. BY Frank J.. Goodnow,
LID, Eaton professor of administrative law
and municipal science in Columbia University.
New York: The Century Company.
A hopeful sign of the times is the ten
dency of sociological students to turn their
both as investigators and as re-
formers to the problems growing out of
the assemblage of people in cities. There
is indeed no more gratifying development
of the past dozen years than the upgrowth
of an increasing and intelligent interest in
municipal questions. Several associations
have been formed and have fostered this
growth and have contributed materially to
the solution of the problems. In this book,
which takes its place In the valuable series
now being edited by Prof. Willoughby of
Johns Hopkins. are discussed the questions
which affect the practical administration of
cities The matter is topically arranged,
under these heads: The City a Social
Fact the City as an Organ of Government,
the Development of the City in the United
States, the Position of the City in the
United States. State Control of Cities the
Participation of the People in City Gov
eminent. the City Council. the City Execu-
tive, Police Administration, Administration
of Charities and Correction. School Admin
istration Public Works Administration,
Financial Administration.
Mr.. Goodnew believes that in some de-
gree the existing evils are to be cured by
tonomy, by rearranging the subdivisions to
neighborhood sentiment, by simplifying the
city administration. by reducing the num-
Der of elective officers and by giving the
flee But he briefly notes the conditions
disclosed by Mr.. Lincoln Steffen in the
course of his series of articles of city mis-
government and declares that the economic
and social conditions at present existing in
the urban communities of this country are
such to make good popular city govern
mt