Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16

sents the reasoning impelling the leaders Of
the negroes to rise against the whites. 1t is
properly to be called reasoning, although Of
brutal sort. Aaron Green the educated
preacher; the negro called Red Shirt, plot
ter and leader of the rebellion, and Lopez
de Quina, half-breed West Indian his abet-
tor and lieutenant form a strange group
of sinister figures They are really more
interesting as character studies than the
white men and women of the narrative. with
the exception of Ogletree, who Is only an in
cidental participant There is distressing
mixing of romances, two women loving the
same man, and much trouble ensues from
the complication.
Perhaps in his later works Mr.. Mertins
Will acquire the trick of suggesting the
grosser phases of his horrors. In this book
his fidelity to the doctrine of realism causes
him TO shock his readers unnecessarily.
ENGLISH HOURS. BY Henry James. IL
Illustrations by Joseph Pennell, Boston:
Houghton, Miffiin 8, Co. Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop.
Here Is old wine In a new cask-good old
wine, and beautiful new cask Mr. James
sketches of England reprinted In this vol
ume were written, In some cases, more than
thirty years ago, and have had several pub
locations. With the exception Of two Of the
papers. indeed. the contents have been is
sued heretofore in book form One particu-
lar reason for their reassemblage now is
that series Of charming black and white
sketches by Mr.. Pennell has been secured
illustrative of Mr.. James wanderings about
urban and rural England The book is thus
work Of art, in binding, printing illus
ration and text, and is to be heartily well
coined by all admirers of Mr.. James all ap-
preciators of Mr.. Pennell and all lovers Of
the picturesque. Mr.. James has viewed his
England calmly, as indeed he views life and
letters. He has proceeded through the high
ways and byways leisurely, noting the Sig
nificant trifies, cleaning stray Impressions
catching the side lights upon the landscape
and the works of man. He writes as an
admirer of England and the English, and
there Is delightful sense of refreshment
and an alluring atmosphere about his
sketches. Mr.. Pennell's impressionistio
drawings admirably suited to the text
He Is indeed the ideal illustrator for such
work.
FRENZIED FINANCE. By Thomas Law
son of Boston Volume 1, THE CRIME
OF THE AMALGAMATED. New York:
Inc .Rfdgway-Thayer Company.
1t is somewhat suggestive that the first
bound volume of the Frenzied Finance
series should have been issued simultane-
ously with the sale of Amalgamated Cop
per stock at par. for the first time In four
years. 1t Is also characteristic of Mr..
Lawson that he should present this volume
without giving hint of that Compromised
Remedy" of which he says on the last
page of this book: ANY other remedy
which could do other than what mine pro-
poses would be farce" This Is like cut
ting off a novel at a thrilling point. with
the heroine clingng desperately to the edge
OF precipiee, the villain grfnning sar-
donieally at her peril and the hero poising
on the other side Of the chasm for a leap
TO her rescue.
These t4FrenzfeN Erfraooar artioIav ,ouy