Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-13
JAMES WATT. BY Andrew Carnegie.

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Mr.. Carnegie believes in education. He
endows schools, scholarships and libraries.
and he provides funds for the retirement of
aged professors so that younger men may
succeed them. He is interchangeable in his
efforts to place at the disposal of humanity
the fullest possible means of enlightenment.
In his life Of James Watt. the latest book
from his pen he discloses the fact that he
is al the same time bent upon his own ed
ucatou and that he regards the writing of
such "a work as sure step toward self
Improvement
When the publishers asked me to write
the life of Watt" he says 81 declined,
stating that my thoughts were upon other
matters. This settled the question, as l
supposed, but in this l was mistaken. Why
shouldn't l write the life of the maker Of
the steam engine. out of which l had made
fortune? Besides, 1 knew little of the his
tory of the steam engine and of Watt him
self, and the sure5t way to obtain knoWl-
edge was to comply with the publishers
highly complimentary request In short
the subject would not down. and finally
was compelled to write again, telling them
that the idea haunted me, and If they still
desired me to undertake 1t, should do so
with my heart in the task. l now know
about the steam engine and have also had
rpvCa led to me one of the finest characters
that ever ETaCed the earth. For all this L
am deeply grateful to the publishers.
hr Carnegie has. indeed, had his heart
IN his task. and the book stands as u warm
appreciation ly a master of modern INDUS
try of a master of invention whose genius
rvyoutiouized the worlds activities 1t is
a welcome issue. for IL offers in most at
trlctive form a brief account OF the man
and his works. supplying a lack which eX-
SIS DESPITE toe already existing biographies
OF watt. Mir. Carnegie clearly traces The
Influences which led to Watts achieve
rreats. explains his difficulties, graphically
describes his gradual conquest over them
and srlfr-tes TIE remarkable service which
Tire inventor rendered to mankind. But he
does more than this. lie paints Il NE
Ike portrait Of Watt the man ana OIL MS
rIvtrar /. uItou, who was SIcl an essen
t,4i factor in YATES success. In the course
or his presentation Of the outlines of Watts
d.. AMI no ks the author finds occasion
for many Illuminating comments upon life
and business. He draws striking parallel
between Murdoch, watts most efficient
assistant in The Soho establishment, and
CaIirlu Jones' one Of the most valuable
workers at the Carnegie works. Neither
Of these men, though offered the oppor-
tuuity, desired to engage in partnership,
each prcferring to labor on salary ana
leave to- others the responsibility of admin
istratiou and ownership.
In the course OF his discussion OF watt 8
connection with the steam engine and other
inventions thIt grew out of 1t, Mr.. carnegie
declares that Robert Fulton was not the
inventor of the steamboat. although he de-
serves infinite credit for overcoming diff
cuIties in the application of steam to navi-
CATION. The first steamboat, says MT.
Carnegie. was perfected by Syminton. a
Scotchrran. and was used for towing boats
on the Forth and Clyde canal. Fulton had
seen it and his Cermont was an improve
mont Thus does the retired ironmaster
forge another link in the chain of a great
controversy
SONGS FROM 4 GEORGIA GARDEN,
and Echoes from The Gates of ST.
lenCe." BY Robert Loveman Phila-
dptphja- i Il IiDOincOtt C'OmDaUy.
Il has been said of one of the New Eng
land poets that ne saw life always through
the windows of literature, and this is true
Of Mr. Loveman. He writes with the arts
tic poise of one who is the spectator and
not the partisan. and his verse shows no
trace Of that emotional experience which
f. at the bottom of great poetry. Yet
there is poetic distinction in this volume
and 81 rises from the fact chat the writer
possesses 90 an unusual degree the gift
CT rhythm. His ear is always true; he Is
il-4uIAie OF bad lines and his touch is
definitely lyric. How much this means it
is d ttcult for any one but lover of poetry
u understand. reputation may rest on
this enc attribute, 50 rare is this special
gift Of song. Language. to Mr. LOveman,
is delicate instrument, and his themes
are musical. He feels a words intrinsic
beauty. and striking it like a note. he lis
tens to its last vibration It is largely the
magic Of the names which has been his
source of inspiration in the following:
,.Ab-lard and Heloise
Ne'er were lovers like to these;
Deeper than unsoundei SEAS
Abe4rd aud Hcloise"
And In this fine quatrain he revels in
the sound 1t is not the human note which
interests or moves him:
Ny heart was burnt out long ago.
NV bosom is waste Of snow
;'hl 4"heF as pale lagoon
LORENZO LOTTO; An Essay in Con-
sTusuNe Art Criticism. BY Bernhard
!erenson New York; The Macmil-
lam Company. Washington: Bren-
tauos
The present volume is a reconstruction of
the character Of Lorenzo Lotto. both as a
man ana as an artist, through close and
logical study of his paintings and of such
documents as have been available for the
purpose Mr. Eercuson's work is authorita-
tive and his method is so thorough and in
telliEen- that this serious study of one of
'Ae most interesting of the Italian masters
Is valuable contribution to art history and
criticism. The name of Lotto is not well
known He is one Of the painters whose
qualities commend him especially to the
tonnolsseur and a the same time limit his
E'"tidi popularity During his lifetime he
49, N''+-' ~ '.L 9'4'tiD"Gl by such COntem-
ppIaFIeS as Raphael Michaelaugelo Titfan
ana Others capable of making that direct
appeal which marks genius of the first
u'GtT- Lotto possessed a subtlety of artistic
.nnieIamvnt peculiarly interesting to the
trained critic of the twentieth century. In
u way he voiced that psychology which is
tte dominant influence in modern thought
zee was the first Italian painter to recop-
"l~e me significance of moods; he under
TODD the phases of the spirit. He looked
i'r the inner man and this habit of meme
'Htl'n limited 10 a degree his physical
The present critic in studying Lotto's
career concludes. after a detailed ANALYSIS
OF MS early works. that he was a follower
az AlViSe Nivariui. and not pupil of Clio
NdnnI Be!liui as has been supposed The
various influences affecting his work are
traced with the discrimination of the OK
pert ana the ultimate estimate of Lotto is
passed upon an exhaustive study of his pro-
Hi1ilou. But Mr.. Bereuson confesses. with
attractive irankneSs, Il happen TO have a
temperament which iuclines me TO forgive
much u an artist like Lotto. In thinking
oi MIN find 1t difficult TO dwell upon his
faults 90 F0'' '-
mere are siNty-three Illustrations in the
volume. and All of them charming reproduc-
CONS OF paintings comparatively unfamiliar
u! The general public. who will take real
pleasure in discovering the excellence of