Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
DAILY NOTES OE TRIP AROUND
TIE WORLD. BY E W. Howe. ed1-

! brothers in the profession the autnOr cele-
| bratcs.
DAILY NOTES OF A TRIP AROUND
THE WORLD. BY E W. Howe. ed1-
tor of the Atchison Globe. author of
The story of Country Town. etc.
In Two Volumes. Topeka. Kan:
Crane & Co.
The interest awakened by Mr.. z. NJ
Howe's travel letters. which have been
published in the Atchson Globe. has cul-
minated in their publication in book form
More distinctively American observations
than those of the brilliant newspaper man
cannot be imagined His point of view
is never the conventional one: he Is quite
as apt TO refuse to admire the thing that
is generally praised as not: his judgment
is always independent and often unex-
pected The notes are full of keen. terse
comment on passing scenes. favored with
a dry humor that the world has grown
accustomed to associate with the Amerl-
can. From the Philippines to Paris Mr..
Howe chronicles the impressions and
opinions he stored up in travel While
they bristle with objections to the con-
ventionallv accepted set of admirations
with which the usual traveller is replete.
it is probable that they echo the secret
emotions of many a sturdy American led
to make the grand tour But the DAILY
Notes differ from the outpourings of the
typical American in that they are dis
tinctly amusing.
THE LIBERATORS; Story of Future
American Politics. BY Isaac \. Ste
vens. Illustrations by Nella Foun-
tain Binkley. New York: e. w.
Dodge * Co.
The obstacles to successful business
career offered to an honorable ambitious
youth by the political corruption in the
United States furnishes the theme for
The Liberators' George Randolph.
the descendant of a highminded southern
family, IS. In a sense. dedicated to public
life by the dying wish of his father The
latter, however. warns him that 1t shall
be only in such a way that you can be
of real service TO mankind. through
Harvard associations Randolph meets
the family of prominent New York
tinancier, with whom his financial and
political fortunes are bound up In an in
volved and intricate manner. After much
incident the young reformers are able
to see part of the fruition of their str1V-
ing. The story moves from the middle
west to Harvard and New York: thence
to Italy and the far west.
THE VANISHING FLEETS. BY Roy
Norton. Illustrated. New York: D.
Appleton & Co.
a good example of the material for ro-
nance to be found in the contemporary
events In the world of science and of in
ternational politics is this novel by Roy
Norton. While the marvellous aerial fleet
he celebrates may not be constructed on
any known line of scientific discovery, the
fact that the Norma - her like may
any day be built to the admiration of the
world and the confusion Of existing sys-
TENS of warfare lends a peculiar interest
to the story. Mr.. Norton takes liberties
with only half incognito modern royalties
but he does 1t so pleasantly and with such
cheerful idealism that it ought not to be
difficult for even the royalties in question
to pardon him. The mechanical SUBJ
structure aside the story is a capital one
admirably constructed to create and MAIN
tain suspense. 1t is told. moreover. in a
human sort of fashion that compels SYM
pathy.
Eight Honks and One Crash. BY
Julian Street Illustrations hy Hor-
ace Taylor. New York: John Lane
Company.
The spirit of the narrating fourth pas
senger in the motor whose adventures he
sings is foreshadowed by certain lack
of enthusiasm in the dedication: ITO
George c. Tyler. The Mad Mullah Of
Motorists. Who Should Be in a French
Jail. This History is Spiteful'y Dedicated
by the Author" When. after a terrifying
start from Paris. after coasts and skid
ding and racing that seem to the author
entirely unholy. after arrest by naughty
sergeant de Vile. the shivering author Is
told pityingly by the owner: This isn't
motoring-waitr' He comments. on the
Bolougne road: He was right. In Paris
we had not run fast-only fast enough to
be arrested, that is. and any motorist will
tell you that that's not fast at all. The
various GREATNESS runs are duly cfron-
icled as is the fading away OF one pas
senger. and the grim preparations for &C
cident-in the shape Of surgical outfit
made by another. And when the hnal
crash comes the reader is almost relieved
as is-without the qualifying expression
the author My Enemy-The Motor"
is really funny. and will mirror the secret
emotions of many an automobile passen-
ger who confronts the passer-by with a
| luminous look Of great enjoyment There
| is a good deal of neat and clever phrasing.
THE HISTORY OF AYTHAN wARING.
by Violet Jacob. New York: e. P.
Dutton x Co.
| The degrees by which an evil passion
| can corrode the nature that harbors 1t
are ViVidly traced in this story of the
| Welsh borderland. a certain somber
widness that pervades the natural world
| is reflected in the human drama which
| there finds its theater. Only the two
| lovers are untouched by the hint of evil
| that is in the air. These are two up
right. sane. brave young creatures. in
| spring in their primitive strength. The
setting OF peasant Lille in which the main
percentages in the story move is wildly
| chara cteristic. The story is told with a
quiet force that is admirably adapted to
| hold the interest and create respect for
the authors point Of view. Altogether
| the novel is one of unusual quality. Some
! of the scenes viii remain with the reader
| long after the book has been put aside.
OUTDOOR PASTlMES OF AN AMERI-
CAN HUNTER. By Theodore Roose-
Welt. Illustrated. New and Enlarged
Edition. New York: Charles Ecrib-
| ners Sons.
| This has proved to be one Of the most
popular Of outdoor books. The new edi-
tion contains two new chapters. I'm the
/ Louisiana Canebrakes" and Small Coun-
/ try Ne'Shhors," both of which have been
I o1art nd