New-York tribune., 1905-01-23


In n slim volume entitled ''The Napoleon
Myth CThe Open Court Publishing Company
Henry Ridgeley Evans reprints Jean-Baptiste
Pere's famous satire THE Grand Erratum,"
which proved that Napoleon was merely sun
myth, with ap introduction by Paul Carus. Mr..
Evans then cleverly sets out TO dissect the
story Of Napoleon as it has come down TO us.
and TO show TO what extent myth has really
colored and even usurped the place Of fact in
the popular conception Of the great Corsican.
The book concludes with the article on Ma
poleon's Cooked Hat" written by C. 1nman
Barnard. Paris correspondent of The New-York
Tribune. which was printed October p. 1904
A new novel by Dr. s. Weir Mitchell is sched-
uled for publication by the Century Company in
March. II IS a story OF Northerners in the
South during the Reconstruction period. and its
publication VIII follow upon the authors
seventy-nfth birthday. which is February 10.
The interest aroused IN the fiscal controversy
IN England has led 10 the publication Of
new edition OF Frederick Lists work on 'Polit
ical Economy which was originally printed in
Philadelphia IN 1897. Longmans, Green & Co.
have undertaken the republication of this well
nigh forgotten but once standard book and
bringing II out, both in America and England.
List was born in 1889 in Wdrtemberg. and
while still young was made professor Of
political economy in Tubingen. where were for
mulated the plans for commercial union which
led 20 his expulsion from the kingdom. After
various wanderings 3n exile he was urged by
Lafayette to visit America, where he soon be-
came the friend OF James Madison Andrew
jackson, Henry Clay and others. Later he re-
turned 10 Europe as American Consul TO Leip-
sic, where he remained for some years. The
principal objection raised against the system he
propounded that It did not aim TO ben
EFT the whole world. but Germany alone. This
List frankly Acknowledged. I would indicate
he wrote. "as the distinguishing characteristic
Of my system nationality On the nature Of
nationality. the intermediate interest between
those Of individualism and OF entire humanity,
my whole system is based"
The Blacksmith and Wheelwright' issues an
attractive souvenir number this month, to cele-
brate its twenty-hfth anniversary II contains.
besides other interesting matter. appreciative
articles on two distinguished members of the
craft, the Rev. Robert Collyer and Elihu Bur
rtt and an editorial on THE Blacksmi,hs Call
ing" from which print the following extract:
There are FEW more attractive places for the
average youth than the village blacksmith shop.
L0ngfelOw did not express the whole OF il:
And children coming home school look in at the
They love 70 see he flaming forge and hear the bellows
II has far more valid reason for hypnotizne
the boy than this. The greatest charm az tbe
blacksmith shop, both for the young and for grown
folk lies in the fact that. while il IS place where
hendleEaft rules, Doth hand and brain are required
70 produce ne desired results II is both an
initiative. while q handicraft is either useful or
decorative The blacksmith must be skilled So
them all -
AS for horseshoeng. in its best sense f. rises 20
the dignity q one OF the learned professions for
no one can shoe a horse properly and not under
stand s0iaelhsng ABOUT anatomy and physiology.
The growing interest In manual training is
indicated IN the publication by Cassen & Co
OF The Handyman's Book" edited by Paul n
Hasluck. devoted TO the tools, materials and
processes employed in wood working The vol
unae contains over $500 Illustrations many OF