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true one. to the effect that at heart, wo-
men remain quite Unchanged with the
lapse OF tho years. They live. love and
generally comfort themselve pretty much
the Same to-day as they did a century
back. That truth, we suppose. Is what we
have in mind when we pleasantly refer
to tho eternal feminine.
Ten million years ago men went woolnS
with a club and the hardest hitter got
the girl. When you fancy, fitting over
the field of women, at length fastened
upon a woman. you make known your
intentions by knocking the lucky maiden
senseless with the thickcst stick in reach.
out farther ado, and on coming to she
perceived the uselessness of denying any.
thing to man whose mind was SO fully
made up Though some time has fitted
away since those idyllic days and the
race has now acquired a thicker or thln-
ner veneer OF what we are pleased to call
civilization, the ladies are still unanimous,
we believe, In admiring a rnasterful man.
1t is only our idea Of masterfulness that
Is somewhat altered. On page IS OF THE
Pagan's Progress" No Man was compelled
to put his inalnoratas twice to sleep BY
means OF stiff jolt on the Uranium be.
fore she finally took in the strength OF
his argument. Immediately after, this
operation. while Illuminating on woman's
strange nature, he made the following |
memorable observation:
"They are all alike" he repeated, as
she lay for the second time insensble
on the ground. Some are stronger than
others, but no one OF them is so strong
as man..
The reader will have Inferred that this
is story Of primal man-man almost as
primal as possible. No Man discovered
the merits of the bow and arrow, as con-
trasted with the club; and his son. sun
rise. discovered the Use of fire, and nat
urally because a big-wig in the tribe.
Mr. Morris is a writer of good English.
and the tale though assuming to be only
the slightest kind of a sketch. Is pleas
ant reading enough. Readers OF his ear
lier books. Tom Beauling" ard Aladdin
tie more ambitious from his pen. We UNI
stand that a new book of his Is shortly
to Issue from the press.
EARTHQUAKES IN THE LIGHT OF
j THE NEW SE1SMOLOGY.f By Major
! lished by G. P. Putnamis Sons. New
York, and John Murray, London. $40
pages. Illustrated, Price, s2.Q0 net.
U The latest addition to The Science se-
ries. one OF the most valuable collections
of books now Issuing from the press. is
well worthy the place 1t gets beside the
authoritative and standard volumes tina t
preceded it. Major Dutton.a whose name
DIS we'll known in the scientific world dis
cusses his subject with a thoroughness
that vet but rarely, If ever. Sforgets the
audience to which 1t appeals The book
is essentially a summary OF o vast field
. and it deals with branches OF physics
usually treated mathema ticaliy. The eff
h feet throughout. however, has been to
bring these subjects within the range OF
popular science Mathematical forms
have been generally avoided they have
been employed only in very few cases
when accuracy Of expression was other
wise impossible
The scope Of Major buttons book and
9 the direction 1t follows is explained in
predatory note. The standpoint Of the
new sesn1ology Is very different from
that of the old. The latter often seems
to regard earthquakes as being one OF
the formative geologic forces of nature
whose origin was mysterious, but which
accomplished important structural results.
The new view treats them IS pure, effects
of geologic forces. just as thunder is an
effect of the electric discharge. and not
the cause OF it. AS sound Is merely the
elastic vibration Of the abr, so In the
view OF the new seismology the earth
quake is merely the elastic vibration of
the earth mass. Hence, the science be-
comes in great measure the investiga-t
Z ton of elastic wave motion in a solid
medium. This medium is the earth itself.
And since the modes and CONGREGATIONS
Of this motion depend almost wholly upon
the nature Of the medium which trans
nlits them, they become means of in
vest!gating some important problems re-
lating to the condition Of the earths In
terror.
A IITTIWAKE OFsTHE GREAT KILLS.
BY Charles Frederick Stansbury. The
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In a Kitdwake OF The Great Kills. a
collection Of short stories OF small AMI
mails, published by The Grafton Press.
New York, Mr.. Charles Frederick STAINS
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stories In the book and they are illus
trated by such competent artists as Jo-
seph Gleason, Ben Austrian. R. F.. Out
caut, II. Pruet Share, Bert Cobb, George
F.. Senseny. A l.. Scherzer and H. L.
Merritt.
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In my own experience said Mr.. stans-
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happiness IN t!le STUDY OIL IldtuFe,l IATt uHu
literature are OF value In storing US with |
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the most satisfying of all the privileges
that are vouchsafcd 10 man In this beau
tiful and interesting world.
Taken altogether. this bright and pleas
ant group Of animal stories Will add
greatly to Mr.. Stansbury's reputation as
a writer Of experience and observation.
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