Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-29

Among the interesting books added to
the Wilmington Institute Free Library
collection this month is Mrs. Saint Maur's
'Seli-Supporting Home" a book that
VIII fill even the most casual city reader
with a desire to get a home in the country
at once. The book describes in detail
the authors experiences In making "a self
supporting home in the country Especial
attention is given TO her experience in
raising live stock for the market though
the vegetable garden is by 20 means
neglected. IL seems to the reader a
simple task to manage such a hone
Doubtless an actual trial would reveal
many difficulties and pitfalls not mem
toned IN the book. but careful study
will enable one TO avoid many OF the more
common accidents and mistakes.
The attention of workers IN tho ship
building plants in the city is called to
Bauers marine Engines and Boilers"
and to PcabOdy's "Naval Architecture"
Both have been recently published and
cover fully the subjects treated.
Special attention should be called to
! the Upton Letters" a book published
anonymously a few months ago but since
acknowledged TO have been written by A..
G.. Benson Of Cambridge England. The
| letters, apparently written by an English
school master TO friend in the lladeiras.
cover a wide range OF subjects and have
a literary and scholarly charm rarely
/ found in the present-day books.
The most noteworthy work OF history
| recently issued is Capt Mahan's Sea
power in its relations to the war of 1912. -
ne concludes the authors series Of "Ihe
influence of sea power upon history" and
| is a mastery presentation of the subject.
Capt. Mahan is extremely impartial, so
much so that an English reviewer has
complained that the attitude and acts Of
| Great Britain previous to the war were
not sufficiently oensured. About two
thirds of the FIRST volume is devoted TO a
discussion Of the causes whcih led up to
the war and the reader is shown that
Great Brtain's demands were simply a
logical outcome Of a policy consistently
! followed since 1850 and not a sudden
policy OF bullying oppression Of a weaker
nation. The naval policy of Jefferson
| which resulted so disastrously for the
United States. is severely criticised and
emphasis placed on the records Of the
American privateers. Much new materia
from government and private sources
has been Incorporated in the book and Il
tory.
Readers of biography will hnd severa
books of more than passing interest II
this months additions 10 the library
"Ihe life of Froude" by II. W. Paul is
work by a strong admirer OF the famou
! historian. The author has had aeces
to material still ia the possession q
: Froude's family and the biography is az
curate and sympathetic
The life of John Knox by Andre'
Lang gives US a different impression {
3 the famous Scottish reformer from tha
generally held Mr.. Langs attitude
z not sympathetic, but though he does HI
best to discredit Knox the result show
man not less great, but more human.
Much has been written about the Pi
t grim Fathers in connection with the
e founding a religious asylum on tho Ma
- sachusetts shore and their subscquer
life there, but less has been written abot
5 their life previous 10 that time. In d
I Dexter's "England and Holland Of Il
p | Pilgrims" we are given much more know
10 edge and detail concerning the condition
{ that determined such far-reaching result
]. The historian not only availed himself
T accessible archives and records OF q
v "battles OF pamphlets and books" b
S tween the reformers and their foes, bl
e in addition did not spare painstalIiI
e personal researches in both England al
s Holland, gaining thereby much info
nation as to social as well as literary al
theological conditions In the append
d there is given list Of the Pilgrim bar
in Leyden, their wives, children and occ
pations.