The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07

ldHClStdH missionaries IN upper Tan
fornia and the later history Mr. Chnch
i by no means free from prejudice; he
thinks much more highly Of the Jesuits
than Of the Franciscans praising even thaii
extraordinary rule in Paraguay without
criticism and lie takes the friaTs' side
whenever they come into conflict with the
civil authorities. There Is no great harm
In that, however. in consecutive account
Of the noble work they did in endeavoring
TO christianize the Indians The ringing
in Of examples Of British colonial misrule
in contrast to Spanish conduct is often
amusing, but it was worth while TO show
that the Spanish colonizers we're not so
black as they are painted Less bitterness
against Fremont and the first Americans
would have been in better taste. The
record Of heroic endeavor and self-sacrifice
on the part Of the missionaries could not
have been made uninteresting even by a
less skiful pen than Mr. Clinch's. All
the men, now almost legendary. appear
in his pages. We prefer the first volume,
where the life ia moro primitive and the
authors sympathy with the actors stronger
Many persons doubtless. will be pleased
To procure the various papers written by
the late Lafcadio Hearn on Japan in
uniform edition. The four volumes which
have appeared in the last half dozen years
and are now collected by Little, Brown
d Co in Stories and Sketches OF Japan
are really miscellany. They contain bits Of
antiquarian and chronological Investigation,
papers OF pretty thorough research, stories.
some OF which are Japanese. more japanese
as Mr. Hearn understood it, and others
purely Hcarn tales. impressions AMI de-
scriptions of all kinds. in his book on
Japan, published soon after MS death
Mr. Hearn made an important contribution
to Western knowledge Of the land he came
TO love strongly These volumes may
be looked upon as the steps by which he
came to reach his knowledge. They ap-
pear under their original titles as -Exotics
and Retrospeotives In Ghostly Japan,
'Shadowings" and A Japanese Miscellany.
Remarkable photographs accompany
Prof Angelo Heilprins description Of The
Tower Of Pelee' ~. B. Hppincott Com
panyl It's a thorough study. made in
the summer Of 1903. Of the extraordinary
pinnacle that rose out OF the crater TO a
height OF over 500 feet and has kept break
ing off and growing again with successive
ertIptions of the volcano. While essen
tally scientific investigation. Prof He'll
prin's vivid account is popular enough TO
be comprehensive and interesting to the
general public
There may be a scientific basis for Grim
inology. but it is chiefly due to the ex-
ponents Of the science" particularly the |
most notorious Prof Cesare Lombroso. |
,h1t many parsons regard it as mainly |
humbug and yerbiage We fear that Or |
G Frank Ivdston's THE Diseases Of So
ciety' % p Hppincott Company. will do !
little TO remove toat impression both on |
account of tina u1atter and the tone in which /
it Is told II Is no doubt attractive 20 drag
in all sorts OF matt which are t sus-
ceptihle Of proof. bu, g criminoogy il tc be
taken seriously it mus, limit itself =, points
THAI can he demonstrated scientifically
or at any rate according 10 ordinary rules
81 evidence
An interesting and useful Summary Of
Savings Banks that Have Failed in the State
Of Ne& York ia published by the Ffnanc,er.
New York. The author Ia Willis S. Paine.
Ii D.. formerly Superintendent Of Bank
ing who accompanies his brief summaries
with remarks on the causes of failure and
on the present law in New York. II might
be wished that the account Of each bank
failure had been more full and that Incidents
and names had been given but the outcome
and the causes all appear in detail
From the National City Bank of New
York We have received a convenient and
beautifully printed little volume Of an
terest Tables 1t contains besides prac-
teal short cuts" to calculating interest
and summary Of holidays and interes
rates in all the States.
4 compact technical handbook con-
aiming the mass Of information that prao-
'ical shpbuilders must have within their
reach ~ moments notice is Mr. George
The Naval Const ructor- ID. Van
NostTand Company. 1t is in convenient
pocket form. Parts az least must be help
'ul to yachtsmen and yacht builders
The notes by A. f. G. in -Whistlers Art
Djcta and Other Essays" Charles f. Good
speed. Boston, were undoubtedly worth
printing in their origina form as contri-
buttons to periodicals fhey are so slight
hat the term essay seems an exaggeration
md hardly seem worth preserving in book
orn, save az reminders to his friends Of
he authors expressed opinions about
Whistler and Aubrey Beardsley.
\ profusion Of excellent and we'll chosen
Photographs gives character 10 the volume
# Bible stories by William l.. Worcester
allied ION Holy Ground d. B. Lppin-
OFT Company The descriptive intro
uction to each story sounds little too
much like stereoptioon lecturers talk
\ useful and convenient English annual
nat has served as model for others Of
miiar utility. Who's Who" adam and
harles Black, Mscmlllansl, appears for
Dos the ffty-scventh year of publication
o all who require information about living ,
ritons it is Indispensable II has now.
y the publication Of It's interesting and
genioua tables separately, become purely
condensed biographical dictionary, Fol- 4
wing the fate OF all useful ANIMALS. 1t
rows yearly in bulk this volume contain =
u 100 more pages than the last issue
lille the proportion Of new names must
. even greater rs the notices seem 10
ave been greatly compressed We fancy
lat the statement Of recreations might be
n ont with advantage IN the form the
ook has taken now 81
The authoritative and almost Official :
lide for American Episcopalians Whitia-
RS Churchman'S almanac, The Protest o.
1t Episcopa Almanac and Parochial List B
'homas Whitaker with the year 1905 r
arte aacopd baIf capturt. RI. III