Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-29

Uo iUupellSO TO inquire now IL nap
pened that so flne-looking and otherwise at
tractive young woman as May Brnton,
hetress to many millions seems to have
been absolutely without admirers or at
tendants, being called upon at her home IN
the course of the story only by one drunken
fellow and one sober man who was pulling
wires. 1t may be that the brilliant promise
of the books opening is fostered by the ex-
Eleanor Hyde as she sat on the day the
story opens ON the steps Of her uncles
house Connecticut Such q girl would
certainly interest any passer, in life or lit
erature.
THE OUTLET. BY Andy Adams. author
or The Log of Cowboy. &c. IL
Illustrated by E. Boyd Smith. Bostoni
Houghton, Miff1n 6 Co. Washington
Woodward & Lothrop.
When men of action turn to writing II
happens often that they express themselves
with energy and directness that literary
craftsmen may regard with envy. This
story Of one of the big cattle drives from
the Texas borders to Fort Buford. Dakota.
is excellently told, and its sound reality dis
tirguishes 1t from the of western
stories in which the life of the cowboy Is
presented through medium of eastern sem
timent. tom Quirk." one of the young
cowpunchers. acting as foreman on this
great drive, tells his experiences in frank.
interesting, but reliable. The book Is we'll
constructed, the episodes dramatic. but the
real strength of the narrative lies in its
simple virility-in that distinctly western
quality which is affecting almost every
phase of our national activity. The Out
let Is the result of legitimate demand
The title Is well chosen. 1t refers definitely
to the development of the great northwest
as market for Texas cattle, but western
America, with Its range and freedom has
No. hn 1af'f -, f1, h,on dan "a
than this There is a continuous and sig
nficant exodus from the east more notable
than that great pastoral movement of 1884
when 1900 men and over 10000 horses were
needed on the trail, and the cattle crossing
the Texas borders numbered millions.
Mr.. Adams is fortunate in his illustrator.
The pictures are characteristic of the
plains. and one, described by its title, Be
fore us one hundred thousand cattle
grazed." is especially suggestive of the
breadth and beauty of the ranges.
THE GIFT OF THE MORNING STAR,
Story of Sherando. By Armistead
C. Gordon. Frontispiece by George
Senseney. New York: Funk & Wag-
nails Company.
The bunker character, the Bunker pur-
pose and temperament, the bunker way Of
living, these are the elementals of Mr.. Cor
don's curiously impelling novel. But, apart
from them is spirit of infinite tenderness,
which shows itself in the opening chapter,
when the young mother of the infant Ben
ammi gives him his name. and again in the
last page, when the grown Benammi pledges
himself to his sweetheart and to the serv-
ice of the Lord. In the course of the story
occur many interesting situations, which
disclose the soul struggles of the partici-
pants. BENJAMIN. becomes conscious Of his
inherited weakness of character and assails
it doughtily, inspired by the Word. He con-
quers, hence the title of the book: He that
overcometh 1 Will give him the
morning star" So at last the pure light
shines before the young man and he goes
forth to preach, after having passed
through trouble and temptation and suffer-
ing. 1t is story to grip the heart.
THE ETERNAL LIFE. BY Hugo Mum
sterberg. Boston: Houghton, Miffiin
Co. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop.
Prof. Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard Uni
versity here contributes an important vol
ume to the literature of immortality in
'"The Eternal Life" The essay deals with
the relation of the views of modern science
to a belief in immortality, yet it differs en-
tirely in manner and matter from DR.. VIII
liam Osler's recently published lecture on
Science and Immortality" Prof Mum
sterberg approaches the subject from the
point of view of psychologist, and his es-
say is bit of pure reason. 1t is in the
nature of a conversation between two old
friends sitting before an open fire after the
burial of common friend. While the
course OF the argument will appeal especial
~ to readers trained in psychology, phiios-
ophy or science, 1t will readily be under
stood by large number of general readers,
who will find much to consider and discuss
In Prof Munsterberg's conclusions. He be-
leves that we belong to a world in which
there is no past and no future, but an eter-
OF L.
the Absolute; that we are immortal in es-
sence, but not in individuality; that we
snail live forever just In so far as we have
realized IN our lives absolute values through
our devotion to truth and beauty, to moral
fty and religion.
THE BELTED SEAS. By Arthur Cotton.
New York: Henry Holt & Co. WASH
ington: William Ballantyne & sons
1t was in 'Tioba" that Mr. Cotton dis
played first to delighted following the
qualities of humorous characterization,
which he has brought to a high pitch of
effectiveness in THE Belted Seas" But in
this volume, latest from his pen, he Yields
himself more distinctly to the impulse to
spin a yarn for the sheer fun of arousing
the readers appreciation of the comic His
story-teller Is Capt. Thomas Buckingham.
retired mariner of many years of ex-
perlence-Wonderful experience In the main
and knack Of putting things together
dramatically. The book consists of a series
OF adventures, loosely threaded Some of
them seem to be familiar, as though they
had appeared in the magazines as short
stories in the past. But, however this may
be, they make a jolly assemblage and fol-
low out the fortunes of little group of
seamen A smuggling expedition; the
burial or treasure; tidal wave on the
Parama coast and a venture in semi
marine bookkeeping; the organization of
a tribute trust down the west coast of
South America; the recovery of the treas
ure and the enterprise of smooth skipper:
the usurpatlon of a South Sea Island king
ship by clever American adventurer; the
purchase of Buddhistic shrine in the far
east by life-tired sailor; the experiences
OF circus troupe in a revolutionary re-
publlc-these are some of the themes that
MI Cotton, through Capt Thomas Bucking-
ham, handles with infinite skill and delicate
suggesttvenesS. And the best Is that when
the clock struck ten at the close Cant
Tom was by no means spun out There re-
mains the possibility that he may be heard
again.
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