Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09

science, mechanism and democracy. bring
ing about a transformation OF the world
These volumes. apart from their highly
educational value. due to the scholarly
trea tment of the subject by the author. are
admirable for the purposes Of the general
reader. Mr.. Larned has told the story of
| the ages In a fascinating STYLE and his text
| Is profusely illustrated both with inserted
portraits. reproduced from the most au-
thentic sources. and with handsome full
page reproductions in color of famous
| paintings depicting historical scenes. Maps
are printed on the cover pages, and an
elaborate index and a full photography add
PART of A MANS LIFE. BY Thomas
wentworth Higginson. illustrated.
Boston: Houghton Miff1in & Co.
Leaves from a thoughtful mans diary.
| these seem to be. rather than a set form
OF autobiography, or even or "reminiscences
\ 1t Is inevitable that whatever Col Hig-
gfnson writes concerning the Intellectual
life OF his own period should be more or
less reflective of his own participation, for
| ne has played an important part in the
| moiding of public opinion. the formation of
| public taste and the development Of public
| culture during the most significant and
fruitful phase of the national life Whether
| he writes OF The Sunny Side of the Trans
| cendental Period" as an interested and
, intimately acquainted onlooker, or of THE
n
| arian who has reached the stage from
which he can comment upon affairs without
envy and without malice. ne Is in every
line the companionable guide the optinis-
| tic philosopher, the faithful friend.
COL Higginsons personal acquaintance
| has been wide beyond the usual range for
| he has participated In numerous activities
for the betterment of mankind. Preacher,
anti-slavery propaganda, free-soil soldier
anti-secesston commander Of troops, lee
turer, author, it has fallen to this pa
the leaders of all sorts and conditions of
men. His friendships with authors have
alone resulted in a remarkable collection of
letters, indicative Of the high esteem in
which he has been held by the men whose
pens have made deep scores in the tablets
of the time.
These chapters are in the limited sense
photographed In that they treat of Ger
tain phases of the authors long and busy
life. and reflect the impressions made upon
his mind by the procession of momentous
events during the nineteenth century three
quarters Of which his own existence
spanned.
The publishers have given the work the
handsome dress its Importance demands in
point OF print, binding and illustrations,
including numerous portraits and auto
graph facsimiles.
ANIMAL SNAPSHOTS, and How Made.
BY Silas A. Lottridge. Illustrated with
photographs from nature by the au-
thor. New York: Henry Holt & Co.
The improvements in camera manufacture
and manipulation of late years have per-
mitted q wider use in the application of
photography to nature study, and 1t is now
possible for the lover of outdoor life and
the furred and feathered creatures to bring
back with him from his jaunts abroad
souvenirs of his expeditions, perhaps repre-
senting exciting adventures with the little
denizens of the field and forest. In this
no1r T
lures with the camera In search of uncon-
scious "sitters." His sketches are Illustrated
from life. the pictures representing hours
of patience In each case. They show, for
instance, woodchuck resting ON a stone
and watching and seeming for signs of dan
ger to her young, a muskrat on a log, an
opoSsum Teasing on nestful Of eggs, a
skunk on a log pile, squirrels in various
natural poses and birds of many kinds.
One especially interesting series of plates
shows the character of the protective COL
Grafton of the woodcock. The author, with
friend, approached this bird, by successive
stages, photographing from time to time,
from twenty-five feet to within six inches,
before she left her nest. In the first two
photographs the bird is virtually invisible.
ADVANCED CIvICs, the Spirit. the Form
and the Functions of the American
Government. BY S. E. Forman. Pho.
New York: The Century Company.
DR.. Forman has put into the hands of In
structors in the secondary elucat ionaI in
stitutions text book which should go far
in forming a wholesome conception of tho
purpose and form of government In the
United States on the part of the younger
generation of citizens. His purpose has
been to hold constantly before the student
the principle that good government Is
founded upon sound political morality,
which In turn is based upon right atti-
tude of the individual toward the law and
the state. The essence of his proposition
Is found In the concluding paragraph of
his chapter on Popular Government as
follows
1--WE learn in physics that a body acted
upon by q. number of forces applied from
different directions yields something to each
force and moves in a line that Is the re-
sultant Of all the forces. So It Is In the
political world, In democracy a number
of wills exert themselves upon government
to make 1t go this way and that; 1t yields
something to each and moves in line that
is the resultant Of all the wills. Plainly,
then, the responsibility for the course Of
public affairs must be sought in the doings
Of individuals Just as ones personal con-
for good or evil, so does personal conduct
affect the larger civil government for good
or for evil. This Is another way Of saying
self and not with ones neighbor. When
grasp the idea of personal responsibility
In political matters, when I understand
tnat the greatest contribution can make
to the cause of good government Is to or
der my own life Alright, I am beginning to
understand the duty that rests upon me as
citizen OF democracy. The first fact
of democracy is the power of the people;
the first fact OF citizenship is the respon-
sibildty of the individual
THE WORK OF OUR HANDS. BY H A.
Mitchell Keays, author of He That
Eateth Bread With Me-" New York:
Mcclure, Phillips &C. Co. Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop.
This adds one more to the list Of problem
novels, this time the question of labor
and capital being involved. Papa" Bron-
sart. an American Of French antecedents.
causes the financial downfall Of John For
sythe, fine type Of man. whose daughter
Aylmer marries Christian Bronsart the
son of Forsythes enemy.
Aylmer is cold type of heroine in
whose saintHness there is intermngled
French selfshness.
One feels that her good deeds are the re-
suit of a fear of an unappeased conscience
rather than the inspiration of a warm
heart and divine compassion.
An esthetic. denunciatory priest urges her