Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13

| carl. However, Foscari was elected dOSe to
| succeed Mocenigo, and Venice fell upon evil
| DAVIS which, according to Mr. Mcclellan,
| were due chiefly to the policy of expansion.
| Aside from any political suggestiveness'
| this essay is of unquestionable value. 1t IN
| dictates q painstaking research among the
| mass of materials which have accumulated
| on the subject. 1t is in no strict sense
| history of Venice. although 1t outlines the
| story of her rise and fall with SUFFICIENT
completeness to enable the reader to trace
| the principal causes and effects. 1t displays
| a high degree of literary craftsmanship. ana
/ with the foot notes which refer TO the
| sources of iuforma ton it stands as an al
| mirable guide to a more complete study OF
| Venetian history.
sEyASTOPOL: and Other Military Tales ,;.,, by
| Leo Tostoy. Translated by Louise and Ayimer
| Mautle With portrait and map. New hork'
| Funk & Wagnalls Company.
| This is the first volume Of a series which
| is to comprise all of Count Tolstoy's works
| in an authorized English translation by
| Mr. and Mrs. Maude. There is no delib-
| Grafton in the selection of these military
| tales for first appearance at a time when
| the world is watching Russias war moves
| in the far east. The volume initials the
| series merely for chronological reasons,
| these stories having been Tolstoy's
| first work. with single exception which is
| reserved for more appropriate inclusion in
| a later volume. Nevertheless, the conci-
| dence is striking, and the military tales
| will be read with the greater interest be-
| cause of the conflict now on between Japan
| and Russia. The chief literary interest In
| the publication, however, lies in the TACT
! that this is the first authorized English
| translation, MIR. and Mrs. Maude having
| been especially chosen by the author LOT
| this purpose because of their familiarity
| with the Russian language and with his
I nhilOSADbical processes. They
| engage in the undertaking in a sympathetic
| spirit. intent upon preserving the true
| characteristics of the authors style. Toll
| StOy has heretofore complained that his
| English translators have invariably rend-
| cred his stories Incorrectly because of their
| disposition to overlap them with language
| Mr.. and Mrs Maude have sought to pre-
| sent the English effect of the simple,
| straightforward, direct Russian of Tolstoy.
| These tales are especially of the sort to
| call for such treatment They deal with
! war experiences. with rough scenes. battle,
murder and sudden death Astounding. They
| We're written from personal point of view,
| Tolstoy having served at Sevastopol as
| lieutenant. He rose no higher in the army
because of having incurred official ill-will
| through the publication of some satrical
| verses lampooning the conduct of the Of
| GERS in charge of the defense. His stories
| of the siege. published shortly afterward.
| attracted immediate attention despite their
| mutilations at the hands of the censor.
The edition thus begun will serve an ex-
| cellent purpose 1t is convenient In form,
| and is based upon a common sense system
/ of tranSliteratiOn, so that the rOughneSS of
/ the Russian names is somewhat smoothed
| away.
| THE ANGLERS SECRET. BY Charles Brad
| ford. author of 1.-The Determined Angler" &c
| G. p. Putnam's Sons.
| The secret of which the author of this
delightful little book hints in his title is
contentment. There are many who have
| Bradford divides all amateur fishermen
| into four groups. not all of them being
strictly worthy of the title of angler
| For the true angler is necessarily contented
whether he catches fish or not. so long as
| he communes with nature as he meets her
on the water side. Here is the philosophy
which makes this work delight to those
who have felt the spirit which animated
| TX Walton:
! There are four kinds of fishermen be-
sides the man who catches fish as a trade
| One, the gentle and practical angler; an
| other the hand-liner who SCOTS at correct
| angling; another, the insincere man of lin
! tied experience, who. though he affects
| proper methods and tools. judges his sport
by the size of his creel: the fourth, the
earnest tyro. Let these men fish natural
| ~ beautiful water where there are few
| lordy trout bass and these well fed and
hard to take. and listen to the different
views expressed:
THE angler: 4 had a delightful day
| The scenery was grand and the weather
| perfect
The scoffer: No fish
| The inSincere man, who will soon give
up angling altogether: No fish there;
| clouds of insects; impenetrabe bushes and
! weeds; am tired in every bone and glad to
be home again
THE earnest tyro: There are fish there
expert anglers take them 1 am a trifie in
! expert yet; fresh-water angling is not
! as easy as saltwater fishing; L had two
! strikes and lost both fish. but the day was
| fine, the stenery grand; had good walk
| breathed fresh air, ate pure food with a
! rare appetite. had rest from tedious office
| duties. saw a thousand interesting natural
| history subjects and withal had joyous
| time. | will sleep well tonight and feel
J like working harder than ever tomorrow "
| Besides such reflections and comments
| Mr.. Bradford gives some eminently prac-
| teal hints on the anglers art which will
aid such earnest tyros in their development
WAS HINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
G npn AN and f T E; brel skstfes Of
New York: Newspaperdom Press.
| This is an interesting account of some of
the men who have made the press gall
lery" of Congress famous throughout the
| world. With word pictures and half-tone
portraits. these writers are described with
! rather more inaccuracies in text than is
pleasant to the informed reader. The au-
| thor IS himself of the craft of Washington
| writers and has prepared in this an enter
! tanning and in some respects valuable lit
! tie book 1t has been published under the
| auspices of Newspa perdom. the New York
| weekly journal devoted 10 the newspaper
| activities of this country.
| THE MILITARY POLICY OF THE
| United STATES. By Breyet Mai. Gen.
Emory Upton, t. :. Army Washington Gov
| eminent Printing Office.
| Ii is strikingiy suggestive of the manner
| in which governmental advancement is
sometimes accomplished that the manu-
script OF an exhaustive report to the Sec
rotary of War by the late Gen. Upton upon
his observations in course of an official
tour of the world to note the military or
CARNATIONS of other powers lay for many
years in a pigeon hole of the War Depart.
ment containing within it the germs of
the very reforms which have since then by