Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-06

and furniture for the suburban house
chosen for his bride by the young man
whom Juliet has herself rejected. The
bride-to-be lives far away and Juliet enters
into the enterprise eagerly, fascinated by
the search for a complete outfit for what
is left of $500 after the repairs and outside
painting have been accomplished. She does
her work SO well that later, when Anthony
and his bride take possession. their home
becomes the mecca for the weary, the city
bored the beauty lovers and the home
worshippers. And Mrs. Anthony makes
model housewife, whose trials are light
ened by her good spirits and good sense
and by the paid service of the pretty
daughter of a neighbor. This pretty neigh
Dor by the way, affords material for a
secondary romance that is close compel
itor for the readers interest. An effective
contrast between the types of 'home-mak-
ers is afforded by the conjunction of Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Robson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Carey. The conclusion comes
inevitably that after all home making
whether in town or country. is largely
matter of temperament But even tenn
peraments have to be coddled and helped.
THE sTATEsMAN's YEARBOOK; sA-
tistical and Historical Annual of the
States of the World for the year
1905. Edited by ]. Scott Kettle,
LID, secretary to the Royal Geo
graphic Society; with the assist
ance of l. P A Renwick, MA, LIB.
Forty-second annual publication.
London and New York: The Mac
milan Company. Washington: Bren-
tano's.
The Statesman's Yearbook is recognized
as one of the foremost statistical guides
published. 1t is mine of condensed infor-
nation about all lands and all things po-
litical 1t gives the population of every
country, according to the latest obtainable
data, the resources, industries. armies, ma
vies, schools, institutions and social condi-
lions. Naturally the greater part of the
space is devoted to the British empire, for
the work is intended primarily for the use
of British statesmen and students of pub
lie affairs. Many improvements upon and
additions to former editions are to be noted
this year. The space devoted to Germany
as a whole, especially in relation to. educa-
tion has been increased, while that given
to the small German states has been cur
tailed. The Island of Formosa has sep
arate section under Japan. The section
dealing with the Chinese army has been re-
vised while the Chinese dependencies, es-
pecially Tibet, are given separately and
more fully. The Philippine Islands are more
fully treated. The naval statistics and ia
bles have been simplifed in the interest of
a clearer understanding of the real strength
of the different powers. An interesting ia
BILE is added, showing the losses sustained
by the Russian and Japanese forces in the
present war and another gives the penetra-
tive power of the projectiles used in that
conflict. Maps and diagrams show the new
British naval distribution scheme, the new
army division of the British empire, rail-
way schemes in the near east, new frOptiers
in South Africa, cotton growing areas Of
the world wheat growing areas and British
meat imports from abroad. AS ready
reference book pertaining to all the world
activities of political industrial and So
ri ~ most
of present publications.
RUSSIAN LITERATURE. BY P. Kro-
potkin. New York: Mcclure, Phillips
& Co. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop.
The materials comprising this book form
ed the substance of a series Of eight lee
lures delivered by Prince Kropotkin in
March, 1901, at the Lowell Institute in Bos-
ton. He planned to give an idea of the ex-
tent and character of the literature of his
native land, and yet was embarrassed by
the unfamiliarity of his hearers with the
language and especially with the great ma
jority of the works cited by him in Illus
traton So few Russian writer's have been
translated into English that the lecturer
found himself often at loss to con-
vey his criticism clearly to his hearers
minds. Despite this difficulty, however he
persevered, with the result that the course
was regarded as one of the most notable
ever undertaken at the institute. 1t re-
veaied to American hearers. and now
through this work 1t shows to American
readers rich and hitherto unknown liter
airy field. Prince kropotkin sets forth the
fact that, owing to the repression OF the
press and the lack of an open political life
the people have turned in their demand for
intellectual expression to the novel, the
satire. the poem and the literary criticism
for voicing their aspirations, their concep-
tons Of national life and their ideals. Thus