Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-28

country. and partly because it is consfd-
cred that these component parts OF the
United States are at least as important as
most OF the component parts OF the Ger
man empire. The dissolution of the union
between Sweden and Norway, the conclu-
sion OF the Russo-Japanese war. the events
In Russia, and developments and modfica-
tions in the colonial empires of Great Brit
ain France and Germany have been duly
noted. The results of the recent election
In England are of course included and the
navy sections of the various states have
been thoroughly brought up to date One
of the most valuable features of 'The
Statesman's Year Book" lies in the fact
that its statistics are brought up to jan
uary of the year of publication. 1t comes
out three or four months later than other
year books. and Its statistics and other
information are through this delay brought
up to year later than Is the case In other
year books.
THE NATURE LIBRARY-FHE FROG
BOOK, North American Toads and
Frogs. with Study of the Habits and
eastern States. BY Mary C. Dickerson,
author of Moths and Butterflies"
With over 800 photographs from life
by the author. New York: Doubleday.
Page & Co Washington: Woodward
& Lothrop.
The evening shades are falling. Every
thing is quiet Suddenly there Is spot ON
ment before. 1t skips off few inches. 1t
skips again. Attention Is focused upon 1t,
this strangely shifting bit Of life. The
garden toad has come out for its foray
among the bugs. Just a common garden
toad to be glanced at and then forgot
ten. while 1t hops away In search of bugs
and flies. But to those who know toads 1t
is an interesting; subject of study. That
fat lump of seemingly unintelligent ex-
istenee is a member of one of the most
fascinating families in all the lower orders
of creation. 1t is half way between the
fishes and the reptiles. 1t Is born in the
water and it lives on land. 1t was once
a sort of fish and II Is now an animal. 1t is
a benefactor of man. It is one of the
most defenseless of creatures easily tanned
thing of wfles and devices, a singer of
wonderful songs-yes, even the toads sing
OF course. their cousins. the frogs, are
great singers. They are the operate stars
of the semi-aquatic family. Yet they sing
without opening their mouths. IL only this
were true of some of the human songsters,
what an added pleasure there would be in
music!
There Is so much to tell about the toads
and frogs, what they eat, how they live,
how they are born. how their celebration and
shape and skin structure defend them from
their enemies how many, many species
there are, that it calls for a very large book
to embrace 1t ALL The author has assembled
a great mass of facts about the batraehians
and has contributed to the scientific lore
on the subject. Her Photographic illus
trations are exceptionally excellent show
ing the toads and frogs in all their atti-
tudes and environments. The colored plates
are revelations of the rare beauty of some
of the different members of the great ba-
trachian group No one can even glance at
this work without experiencing a vastly
increased respect for and interest In all
toads and frogs, including the little chaps
that sit in the trees and sing about the
rain. r,Fs-
AHEAD. BY A Maynard
Barbour. author of That Mainwaring
Affair" &c. Frontispiece by James l..
Wood. Philadelphia: ]. B. Lippincott
Company.
All for success, was Denning's watch
word. He was determined not to fail He
carried himself through life with a grim
desperate resolve to fight all battles offer
ing, to surmount all obstacles. He started
on his career with mistake, serious one,
a hasty, ill-considered marriage with an
Ignorant mountain girl. Throughout his
career as man of affairs. a financier, a
politician. this error lay in his course.
menacing him at every turn. And when
he fell 1t was In consequence of blow
delivered by his enemies, who had dis
covered his secret and whose disclosure
career, a wonderful fight, and the story
that puts 1t before a thrilled and fasci-
mated reader is at every stage artistically
dramatic.
THE HAYES-TILDEN DISPUTED PRES
DENTAL ELECTION OF 1876. BY
Paul Leland Haworth, lecturer in his
tory, Columbia University. Cleveland:
The Burrows Brothers Company.
To the handling of this subject Prof Ha-
a..
cialIy trained historical students mind.
and. while his method is historically logi-
cal and highly complete In technical meth
DDS showing scholarship. his style is also
bright, picturesque and interesting OF
only has he collected his materials with
thoroughness but he possesses the ability
TO furnish his readers with finished his
torical construction. The authors task
was very difficult. Up to ten years ago it
would have been impossible, even with the
best will in the world, to make so unbiased
and thorough study OF the question as
Prof, Haworth has done. and at no time
In the future will It be possible to secure
such personal assistance as has been given
to him by a large number of those directly
connected in some way with one side or the
other of this controversy. Some of these
men who were consulted by Prof Haworth
have already passed away, and others will
soon disappear from the stage.
Prof. Haworth concludes, after a careful
consideration of all the elements, that the
decision of the electoral commission was
both legally and morally proper. and he be-
lieves that IT was so regarded by major
ity of the American people, who otherwise
would not have elected to the Office of
President in 1880 a republican member of
the commission, who had voted with the
majority.
THE OLIVIA LETTERS, Being Some His
tory of Washington City for Forty
Years. as Told in the Letters of a
Newspaper Correspondent. BY Emily
Edison Briggs. With portrait New
York and Washington: The Neale Pub
fishing Company.
The letters selected from Mrs. Briggs
voluminous newspaper writings to form
this interesting volume cover the period
from 1866 to 1882, representing, In fact,
only a portion in point of both time and
range OF the work she did so successfully
during four decades. Her style stamped
her contributions to the newspapers of
northern cities as the work of a woman of
culture and ShreWd observation She urofa