Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23


there is no suspicion that he is
teaching a series of wholesome and valu-
able lessons. The funny and the pathetic
sides of the salesman's life are disclosed
and there is always the practical side. for
there is no more prosaic business in all the
line of human enterprise than that of per-
suadIng merchants to buy bills of goods.
Mr.. Crewdson himself is a member of the
great fraternity of travelling statesmen. hay
ing gone into the ranks as youngster and
worked his way UP to the top. He evil
IDENTIFY regards his field Of effort with great
respect and affection, having in way
idealized it. and it is easily to be guessed
that his customers have in no wise suffered
from contact with this genial, kindly man
with the sample cases who has consulted
their interests and made them his own.
The illustrations in the book are exception
ally clever and pertinent to the text and
add to Its attractiveness.
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY SERIES-A
GENERAL FREIGHT AND PASsEN-
GER POST, a Practical Solution of
the Railroad Problem. BY James
Lewis Cowles. Fourth edition, revised
and enlarged. New York: G. P. Put
MANS Sons. Washington: Woodward
& LothrOp.
Mr.. Cowles' work on the railroad prob
lem. originally issued in 1885, has now
passed through a fourth edition and in it's
present appearance it bears importantly
upon one of the most pointed political is
sues OF the day-that of railway rate regu-
lation. The author has made a prolonged
and exhaustive study of this topic and Is
recognized as leading contributor to the
literature of the transportation controversy
In amending his book to bring it up 10
the existing conditions. he says:
1t is admitted that the government has
the right to control the rates paid for the
transportation of mail. for the reason that
all railroads are ipso facto post-roads Is
1t not, therefore. logical to ask that as the
government stands between the people and
the transport companies in the matter of
the rate paid for the transportation of one
class of merchandise 1t should In like man.
ner stand between the public and the trans
portation companies to rates not only
or all classes of merchandise but for pas
sengerS also? With contracts made by
Cor gress for the use of transport euuip-
ment, so much per mile per transDort We
hicle. whether full or empty, and with rates
determined by Congress, so much per trip
per passenger, so much per haul per par
Gel, limited in bulk or weight only by the
capacity of a freight car. so much for all
commodities furnished the same car sery-
ice, Determinations in transport rates will
disappear; rates will tend to decrease as
the cost of the service dminishes; the pub
lie and the railways will be dealt with on
tn: basis of the fair deal. and we shall
have taken long step toward the final So
Luton of the transport problem which this
book aims TO secure
THE STUDY Of THE HISTORY OF
MUSIC with an Annotated Guide to
Music Literature. By Edward Dickin-
son, professor of music. Oberlin Con-
servatory, Oherlin College and author
of Music in the History of the West
ern World" New York: Charles
Scribner,s Sons. Washington: Wood
ward d Lothrop.
The author of this treatise is of the opin-
fnn hot ct,
| an understanding of it's historical origin
and its meaning In true perspective. He
urges. therefore. that the great literature
| OF music be considered as nearly as possible
| as whole. and for this purpose he offers
a systema tic annexation and abstract of
musical history. Thus the student bent
upon a thorough research finds his lines of
guidance laid down in this book while the
student who merely wishes to gain a COM
prehensive conception of musical develop
ment as a whole viii find all that is neees-
sary contained within Its covers. Prof.
Dickinson strongly urges that the only
true way to study the history of music is
to become acquainted with the music 1t
self and he expresses the hope that a
movement will be inaugurated in this coun-
try for the encouragement OF musical IL
brarles. so that students may gain access
to the scores of the most significant and
epoch-making compositions of all periods.
ST. CUTHBERTs, n Novel. BY Robert
E. Knowles. New York: Fleming II.
Revell Company.
Rev. Robert Knowles is pastor of the
largest Presbyterian church in Canada, in
the town of Gait, the center of Scotch
Fresbyterianism. He has acquired wide
reputation as an orator OF great power
ana a minister of exceptional effectiveness,
but this Is his first venture into the liter
airy field Ills novel is a story of the
and illustrative Of the trials and tempta-