Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08

and preserves throughpttA SAVIOR faire
that confounds the motf Afute ct intrig-
Upward has set this enterprising fellow at
work to solve several conspicuous problems
of world politics. He ferrets out the mys-
terry of the telegram whieh Emperor Will
upon the checking of Jameson; he clears
away the mystery of the destruction Of the
Maine; he brings to light the truth of the
whole complicated Dreyfus affair; he tells
the true inwardness of the cars peace re-
script: he tells who really killed King Hum
bert, and so through long qist of adven-
lures and enterprises this intrepid spy goes
with delightful nerve. me tales are Wen
is admirably sustained. rThe republication
in book form of the stories. which first APP
peared in one of the magazines, Is Justined
by the interest which they have already
aroused.
A LATER PEPYs; the Correspondence of Sir VIII
lam Weller Pepys, Bart. Master In Chancery
1I5S-iS25 with Mrs. Chapone Mrs. Hartley,
Mrs Montagu. Hannah More, William FRANKS
shanis law Wranail and Others Edited with an in
PRODUCTION and notes, by Alice T. T. Gaassen.
In two volumes. lilustrateo. ne" AofA' JUN
Lane.
The greater fame of Samuel Pepys, au-
thor of the famous diary, has obscured that
of his later relative. Sir William Pepys.
despite the fact that the latter was man
of far greater intellectual attachments and
of more potent influence upon the life or
his day. Samuel Pepys kept an interesting
and in some respects an instructive account
of the minute doings of the court of Charles
H. He painted a vivid picture of the LIE
of the higher social circles OF that day. But
he did not at any time reach the mental
heights of the master in chancery OF a CEN
fury later Sir William Pepys created a
distinct atmosphere of intellectually In the
circles in which he moved. He was a de-
voted adnirer of the art of conversation.
He loved polished language in correspond
ence and the sparkle of wit in speech
Bright women and wise men were his as
sociates. He was one of the moving spirits
of the Bias Bleu assemblies Oh which
Hannah More writes delightfully."-. He was
always the friend and patron of letters, the
assistant of authors, the kindly critic OF
poets, and his advice and aid were eagerly
sought by all asplrants TO dlstlhclioh III INC
literary field.
This handsome edition of his correspond
ence brings to light for the first time 1or
the delectation of the world at large mass
of letters in which the daliy lie OIL d Loi y
don gentleman of wealth and refinement is
depicted by reflection quite as clearly as In
the case of the Diary OF Samuel. 1heIe
Is not the same attention TO dlSasreeapie
detail, not the same INDICATION Oh jan 'ai,
biting and uuarreling, of domestic turmol
and court intrigue. But there Is revealed,
far better, the smooth, even now OF
thought currents, and there IS disclosed Tue
London of the eighteenth century III i ,.e
brighter aspects These letters are IN
structive to all students of the manners OIL
the close of the eighteenth and the pegln-
ming of the nineteenth centuries Iney
cast many side lights upon the ntelarS at
tiyities of the period. more compact
form would render them OF greater Vaiue
however to American readers. ana II Is "
be hoped that smaller edition may De pre-
pared for that purpose
THE BURNS COUNTRY. BY Charles S Dougall'
MA, headmaster of Dollar INSTITUTION Illus rius
trated London: Adam & Charles Black. Wash
ipgton: Brentano's
The plowman, rising from his loWly
task to write verses that have stirred the
wonder and admiration" of a great read
ing world for several generations, neces-
sarily wove into his poems much OF the
very substance of the soil. He wrote OF
the things of which he Knew at first hand,
of the places where he lived, the scenes
connected with his youth and manhood
Thus, the spirit of Scotland in it's living
essence animates Burns work, and Scot
land today, in that pirt where Burns
lived and wrought, is treplete with re-
minders of him and his, living genius
Hence the Burns country is more than
a mere geographical expression, def1-
milton of certain physical limits. 1t Is an
atmosphere as well. an, historic back
ground. For as the present, 5apthor re-
marks the 'I,urns country" is also the
Bruce country. the land Of great events
as well as of poetic associa tons. And as
the observing and wefi-read tourist pass
es through it, with eye keen Tor land
marks and ear pitched to tradition, there
is much to reward in the form of vivid
reminders of the days when clansmen
fought their enemies and the later days
when a dreamy peasant toiled in the
fields with his head in the clouds, seeing
visions that were afterward immortal
lied in verse. This volume does for the
stay-at-home lover OF burns much thlt
an actual pilgrimage would accomplish
1t presents in both delightful text and
artistic photographs the very scenes amid
which Burns labored and dreamed. The
Burns country is land OF rare beauty,
of soft rural scenes and ragged ridges
and grim coasts. 1t is land of dreams
and deeds, of many moods which MI
Dougall himself Scot, has accurately
caught and translated.
JIU-JITsU COMBAT TRICKS; japanese Feats Of
Attack and Defense in Personal Encounter; Bv
H. Irving Hancock. author of Japanese Physf-
cal Training" &c. Illustrat ted from photographs
from life New York: c. p. Putnams Sons.
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
Here is perhaps the concluding volume
of the jiu-jitsu series. the final applica-
ciples of this method of japanese physical
training. The ordinary jiu-jitsu exercises,
as practiced in the gymnasium, are de-
signed to train the muscles, to lend supple
ness and quickness to the body, and to in
duce certain resistant quality to the mus
cles In practical application as means
of defense, these same principles apply.
The man adept in the jiu-jitsu combat
tricks should be able to put another who
Is not Sc trained out of the fighting in
short order. 1t is claimed by some that
this is foul fighting. 1t may be urged in
answer that all fighting is foul, and that
the most humane method of putting an end
to an attack short of killing or manning.
is the best. Jiu-jitsu tricks may be applied
without permanently injuring the victim
They are intended to give the weaker,
smaller man the advantage in an encounter.
Mr. Hancock tells how these tricks are
performed, how various methods of at
tack may be resisted and how the adept in
jiu-jitsu may escape scot free from virtual
" any ARRAY in which he is assailed, II
he have the least warning.
THE KNITTING OF THE SOULS; Tale of 18th
Century Boston. BY Maude Clark Gay. Illus
trated in colors by Frank t. Merrill Boston:
Lee & Shepard.
1t is rather a remarkable fact that with
all the literary activity that has made Bos-
ton for so many years center of intellec-
tuaI interest the fiction writers have drawn
to comparatively slight extent upon the