Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16

British marine patrol. of the great fisher
Inaas race of Gloucester and of a heroic
rescue a ses In a storm. The intrigues Of
ship owners and captains enter somewhat
into the ti3e with a touch of romance that
affords q rvpsJn for the constant associa-
ton of characters. Captain Tommy Clancy
is forever conspicuous with his philosophy,
his good nature. his songs and reminis-
cences. The heroiSm of the fishermen,
their hardlGcod In the face OF the most
discCura ging conditions. their readiness Mt
all times to brave danger FOR the sake
of others. and their deep love for their
craft all portrayed with a mastery
touch of a pen that has surely been dipped
in personal experience.
LOVE AMONG THE RUINS. Fly Warwick
Deeping. anthor OF 'Uthcr and Igraine.'' IL
Illustrated by w. Benda New York The Mac
milan Company. Washington: Brentanos.
Amid the crash OF battle and the crack
| ling of devastating fires and the screams
| OF women and children, this story OF medi-
aeval war days develops a beautiful ro-
nance, pathetic blending of spirits at
tuned. and discloses the regeneration OF the
soul or young man who has been led by
circumstance to the edge of things. Yeo-
land of Cambremont has sworn vengeance
upon Flavian of Gambrevault whose men
have slain her father and brothers and de-
stroyed her home. She falls into the hands
OF him who the members of a great robber
band call Fulviac, once a powerful figure
at court. and In his charge she becomes
the inspiration of secret revolution which
! Is to sweep the mobiles from their castles
and overturn the government for the bene-
| Mt OF the oppressed poor. The tide OF the
! revolt rises and sweeps redly onward. but
at the very outset Yeoland is captured by
tlavian. who has previously encountered
her. siege follows. and Flavian and his
! supporters are put to the sword, but not
! before Yeoland has been made his wife
The King 8 forces finally triumph. and at
| last feoland and Flavian, who has been
| snatched from death by a faithful friend
| are restored to each other but sadly dis
! figured by their sufferings. The figure IL
tulviac looms splenddly above his rabble
followers. He is a true nobeman who
| seeks only the rescue of the people but
| whose widespreading schemes fail because
| or the lack of real organization among his
| men. The story is a deeply significant rem
| dering of the grim. red days of the feudal
| system. 1t is aglow with color and brisk
! in movement. The author whose convinc-
| ing style was manifested to such excellent
| purpose in his 'Uther and Igraine" has
| caught the medieval spirit and reproduced
II effectively once more In this absorbing
| tale of love and conflict
THE TARIFF; Review of the Tariff LeClsIs
ton of the United States from 1872 TO 1896
| BY William Mckinley. New York: g. p. Put
mans Sons.
In May. 1895. William Mckinley, then on
| the eve of being nominated for the presi-
| dency by the republican party, wrote an
| essay on the protective tariff system to
| form part OF a reprint OF the writings OF
Henry Clay. 1t was appropriate to that
| volume in that 1t bore upon the role enacted
| by Clay as Trainer OF the tariff act of 1924
| which gave TO him the title OF the founder
N a irn
! States. 1t also carried the history OF
! tariff legislation to the current year SO
| that 1t formed within small compass a
/ complete compendium to the legislative
| record Of one the most conspicuous of
! American economic questions. The essay
| thus printed. although bound In with a
| very much larger work, attracted general
attention during the campaign that fol-
lowed. resulting in the election of Mr. Nc
hinley as President. Now that the tariff
is once more in controversy, in consequence
of the declaration of the two political
parties on that subject in convention, a re-
print of this essay as a separate volume
has been deemed advisable 1t will I'M
questionably meet the requirements Of
many American voters who desire TO review
| the legislative story of this great system.
Mr. Mckinleys views changed some what
after he wrote this paper and his last
public utterance was in behalf OF a modif-
| cation of the tariff in order that the Ameri-
| can trade might extend TO its proper world
| range. 1t would perhaps have been better
had the publishers included that speech
! as an appendix to present net View OF
| the late Presidents mind upon the ques-
ton with the answering of which he was
so conspicuously identified throughout his
public career.
AMERICAN MEN OF LETTERS SERIES
WILLIAM HICkLING PRESCOTT.
BY Rollo Ogden. With portrait. Boston:
Honghton. Mifiin & Co. Washington: William
Ballantyne & Sons.
This new life of Prescott by the editor OF
the Evening Post OF New York. Is study
rather of a personality than of an historian.
While Prescotts writings are passed In re-
view, and an attempt is made to show what
verdict modern historical investigation pro-
nounces upon them. the main study is OF
the man himself. The author has had the
advantage of access to the Prescott family
papers, and other new material with the
result, ii Is believed of bringing out In
greater distinctness one of the most charm
ing personalities in American literary an
nails. Mr.. Ogden is writer whose work Is
marked by charm and grace of style, by
clear and critical power and by thorough
scholarship.
THE SHAPE OF FEAR; and Other Ghostly
Tales. By Ella W. Peatte. New York: The
Macmillan Company. Washington: Brentano's.
Mrs. Peattie's first literary success was
with short stories, in the writing OF which
she achieved considerable fame before her
novels began to appear. The present coll
lection OF weird tales has been published
before. but its republication has been re-
quired by continuous demand and is none
the less welcome because of its lack of en-
tire novelty. The ghost stories that I'LL 1t
are remarkable bits of fiction, beautifully
written, with a fine artistic balance. They
range from the deepest tragedy to the
highest comedy. THE Room of the Evil
Thought is a gruesome conception of a
place haunted by the spirit OF a fouly muir
derous suggestion. THE Astral Onion 10
one of the most delightful bits OF modern
humor. These represent, perhaps the an
titheses of plot, and between them lie vari-
atoms of the theme of spiritual vistationA
influences and manifestations.
THE MOTHER OF PAULINE. By L. Parry
Truscott. New York: ID. Appleton q Co.
1t is impossible to read this strong story
of modern life in England without reali-
cation of the cruelty OF the moral conven-
lions that govern society today with a
ruthless tyranny. 1t is based upon what
is regarded commonly a delicate
theme, child born out of wedlock to young
people who would have been married but