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would increase the chance Of coll
lsIon with another sun, for dark ana
luminous celestial bodies appear to be
aggregated IN the nebuae,
The author then speaks OF new
stars that suddenly fash up In the
sky, rapidly decrease in splendor, again
to become cXtinguished, or, at any
rate, TO dwindle down TO faint vsihill-
ty once more. The most remarkable of
these exceedingly interesting events
occurred Feb /. 1901, when a Star Of
the first magnitude appeared In the
constellation Of Persous. This star was
discovered by Anderson, scotchman, "
After Increasing tremendously In light
intensity unttl It surpassed all other
stars except Sirius In intensity its
brightness began TO fluctuote period
ically with decreasing light intensity
until IN about ten months Its glory was
gone ana it had Decreased to a star Of
the twelfth magnitude.
In this case, we were evidently wilt
nesses OF the grand finale of the inde-
/ pendent existence Of celestial body
by collision with gone other body Of
equal kind It Is not difficult to
picture to ourselves the enormous vio-
lence with which this collision must
have taken place"
This IS interesting as a side picture
and the history Of Anderson's blazing
star, Is familiar to many who are moi
strenuous students OF astronomy.
! But Arrhenius problem is the differ
ences between the solar and the nebulr
state which, he sets forth, must b
fundamental In character If we are t,
escape the heat death OF ClausIus
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no fewer than l0,d5O square miles OF
surface; that they are printed on ISL
200 tons of paper; and, further, that
II the number (2,0OO,O 1000, OOO) repre-
scented, instead of copies. seconds of
time, It would take more than 3Ss
years for them to elapso. In view OF
this arrangement we might press and
pile them vertically upward to reach
our highest mountains.
Topping all these and even tho
highest Alps, the pile would reach the
magnificent altitude Of, in round
numbers, 500 miles. Calculating that
the average man spends five minutes
In the day reading his paper Ca very
low estimate), we find that the people
OF the world altogether annually con-
sumo In the reading of their papers
namount OF time equivalent to 1907
900 years, --IIarper's Weekly.
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OVER AGAINST GREEN PEAK, ~
Hephine Humphrey Published by
Henry Holt a Co., New York. 81,
nett by mail, 1913. For sale az
Judd's,
Every lover Of old New England
farms and homesteads and life amid
country scenes far removed from the
din and hustle of the city of scenes
where even the automobile is a rare,
almost unknown visitor, Will like this
simple yet fascinating little story, The
characters are chiefly bright young
woman, her aunt and the hired girl
who, eager for country life, hire an
old house Of Il fine old type far from
the madding crowd" in a secluded
region in New Hampshire and settle
down to serenity and JOY unspeakdble
amid the breath OF old trees nearby
and neighhoring forests their home
keeping varied by carriage rides along
old roadways winding about Ger hill
and dale, now densely shaded and
now commanding wide view Of de-
llghtful landscape. one feels the
charm SO well told OF living near to
nature. Of the simple life amid sur
roundlngs that speak Of peace and
quiet and undchled rcpose. There is
charm to the book which will find
for Il many sympathetic readers and
awaken perhaps very pleasant mem
/ cries of days gone by among the
riyulets, the forest trees, the lakes aud
the mountains
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In a paper on THE Teaching OF
Secondary Mathematics in the United
States" read at the International
Congress of Mathematlcans at Rome,
April 0, Prof. David Eugene Smith of
Columbia university, author of the
popular Smith Arithmetics published
by CHM e. Co., Boston, made the
suggestion that an international COM
mittee of professors and teachers OF
mathematics be formed to consider
present-day reforms in secondary
schools in this branch of science, and
to report upon the same at the next
congress, to be held in Cambridge
England, in August. 1912. The sug-
gestion was received with great en-
thusiasm and resolution putting 1t
into effect unanimously passed by the
congress. The immediate effect OF
this movement will be critical inves-
tigatlon of the teaching Of secondary
mathematics in each Of the leading
countries Of the world, with a view to
presenting the results to teachers Of
all nations.
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THE COMMENTS or BAGsHoT By J.
A. Spender; published by Henry Holt
& 60, New York; 81; al judas.
Without doubt notable book, and
all who are so fortunate as TO read II
will feel indebted to its author, the edi-
tor Of the Westminster Gazette, The
amiahle recuse who appears as Bag
shot comments upon friendship, re-
lglon, bares the Eleventh Hour Man,
immortality and animal instinct, the
secret of youth, the poetry Of the fu-
ture, the most disagreeahle fact M
the world. shynoss. the dramatic tenn
permanent and the artistic, wealth, pov-
erty, zealote for moderation war, pain,
the needy and the greedy, wills, man
I the parasite and man the monarch,
deeply dIsgraceful drea, n bachelor on
women, women's morality, her logic
gambling. the insincerity Of politicians,
an argument for mesalllanees, lltera-
/ ture and the middle aged, genius, LIES
great irony, etc As, SAYS the London
/ Spectator: while affording the easiest
/ Of reading, nevertheless touches deep
4 issues deeply and fine issues finely The
author not only thinks himself but
makes you think whether Bagshot Is
dealing with death and immortality, or
riches or socialism, he always contrlves
to be pungent and interesting and yet
urbane for there is no attempt In the
book either at flashly cynicism or
cheap epgran. We advise our readers
to read carefully the admirable pas
eages about socialism and Bagshots
defence Of Aristotle's magnificent man
on its review of the book the Now
York sun says Mr. spender has sue
ceedcd in putting his own personality
in the background and substituting
for It a whimsical very interesting and,
at the same time, very real, II imagin-
airy, character who, as bachelor, uncle
book lover, elderly civil servant and SO
on, is well worth the acquaintance OF
everybody, no matter how careful IN
the matter of making friends.
so let US imagine that there was a
real Bagshot, that he was in the hah-
, it Of writing down his impressions OF
bores, religion, politics. the dramatic
temperament Socialism, platltudes
parasites. women, gambling fools
, types, conscience, and 80 on, Ever
, those who hate the epigram as form
, of art will be lured along by the per
t sonality of the man as ii Is displayed
in the connecting passages, In whicl
s we get glimpse Of the hero IN tow
: or in the country, as a man Of bushes
or as a host and a good one at that"
"Bagshot was not inclined to para
!, dox-paradox terrible as in Rochefou
!. cauld, or frivolous as in Wilde, II
: fashioned himself rather on Pasca
T than on Renan or Anatole France
p There is something quite sincere, wit
= certain self-revelation in the follow
ing, Never display wound-excep
d TO a physician" And win not some a
It least of the experienced argue that tn
# bachelor hit on a truth he said, wv
IS marry girls but we live with women.
# A good many tragedies could be eS
5 planned by this fact However, HOY
J. about the men who marry widows7
If Here Is a specimen Of the mans es
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THE BATTLE or THE PACIFIC. A
volume containing stories of fights
and other adventures ut sea, BY
Rowan Stevens, Yates Sterling, Ir.,
William j Henderson, Kirk Munroe,
i, H. Spearman and others. Illustrat-
a.; Published by Harper & Brothers.
New York; SIPS. at Judd'F.
Here we have stories galore Of inn
aglnary battles Of possible conflicts
In the future the like OF which may
occur in fierce struggles for the mas
ter Of the Pacific ocean IN which air
ships and war equipped balloons ng-
ure The tales are vivid we'll pictured
and somewhat lurid as we'll as SAN
culinary and imaginary. Well known
authors contribute illusions. and a
very interesting book Is the result.
Among them are w j. Henderson,
Yates Stirling. jr, Julian Ralph, Kirk
Munroc and G T.. Walsh There Is
plenty Of ginger In these stirring word
pictures and the illustrations we'll
maintain the readers interest The
opening gun Is the story Of "Soraki-
-prometheu>," the tale of an
American who devised controllahle
airshlps AMI then taught the willy
japanese how to manage them, a
trick the laps speedily acquired. This
was in time Of peace, but later on
when war had broken out between
Japan and this country the inventor
enlisted under the stars and stripes
ana discomforted the confident Japs
who though they could surely do up
the Americans by means Of these air
ships they had ACQUIRED The tables
were turned upon them by the Ameri-
can inventor by comfortable lightning
another of his inventions by which
the comfortable airships were
brought to naught and the stars and
stripes noated supreme over the Pa
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the conditions and needs In the pres
ont situation, The author presents
safe sound and sane remedy which
may be utilized with the utmost con
tldcnce as being thoroughly conserya-
tIve-a remedy which could be utilI2-
ed without disturbing that delicate
ana sensitive fabric which makes up
the banking and commercial financial
structure, Besides the lntroduction's
clear review Of the period which has
elapsed since the FIRST edition Of the
book appeared TO the present time,
there Is added to the appendix varl-
Gus measures that have come up
within the Same space Of time,
The book brings out clearly the
evils attendant upon banks turning
from commercial TO financial bank
ing, and gives some striking facts In
this condition,
The need Of a careful study OF a
book Of this kind Is evident In these
1 days when serious amendments to our
i banking laws has been so much agl-
tated and discussed by congress and
when this whole subject Is burning
question" Of the day. Some change
/ Is necessary and Mr.. Cleveland's sug
gestion that evolution not revolu-
ton" in our banking laws Is the
proper and safe remedy at present
and his explanation as to what can
be done without shock or disturbance
Is eminently worthy OF consideration
by our law maker, In congress and
Of study by cur students % finance
y Mr.. Cleveland we'll argues. a given
banking foundation can safely carry
just so much weight and no more
4 given amount If bank credit can
carry Just such an amount Of rca'
business ana no more. Legislation
must provide against overlooking
must provide also for only such eN
panslon as can he done safely. Wher
banks limit themselves 20 CONNER
cial banking mlnistering alone 70 IN
needs Of manufacturing and com
merce. there Is safety and lack o
oversu train, hut with banks takInl
risks hy promoting huge speculative
work and enterprises, danger threat
ems at once. The danger zone tho
wider and spreads the more this sor
of thing goes on. because In suc'
cases there s no proportonatc IN
crease OF capital 70 meet the emer
gency. The foundation IS not ade
quatc. Moreover, the money marke
Is frightened by such a centralizatlo
Of assets and the times then begin !
spell panic" The foundations ar
too weak for the superstructur'
Then the national treasury Ia calle
on to help and II responds as far a
possible to prop up the foundation
and II receives no interest on tn
funds supplied for the emergency
The theory that panics are newt
able" Mr. Cleveland has no paticnc
with. With proper banking law
and adherence 70 those laws panic
could be avoided as rule M
Cleveland reviews the condition
which brought on the stress and strat
which led TO the panic Of last white
Comment on the various amendment
to our national banking laws recent
presented before congress are interest
ing and suggestive, and his prescnta
/. ton Of his plan for greater elasticit
for our currency In times Of eme'
gency is well worthy Of most thought
full consideration.
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PROFESSOR CHARLES ZUEBLIN.
Author of THE Religion of Demo-
crat," Published h. y. W.
Hucbsch. New York.

evolution Of the world can continue
in an eternal cycle, in which there Is
neither beginning nor end and in
which life may exist and continue for
ever and undimnished
Then the interesting problem is
taken up as to whether life can really
originate on a celestial body as soon
as circumstances are favorable for its
evolution and propagation. Men have
been bordering over these problems
since the remotest ages. An living
beings, past ages recognized, must
have been generated and they had to
die after a certain shorter or longer
life. Organisms Of the same kind can
only generate other organisms Of the
same kind The species are inyari-
able. Darwin's theory of evolution
now meets with universal acceptance, .
This subject Is discussed In all its
ramificatons. The author differs with
Lord Kelvins view and says; 1T Is
questionable whether living beings
would be able to survive the violent
impact of the collision Of two worlds,
We know, further, that the meteorite
in Its fall toward the earth becomes
ineandescent all over its surface and
any seeds on il would therefore be de-
prived Of their terminating power"
The argument further Is to show
| that germs Of the lowest organisms
! known to us are continually being
carried away from the earth and the
other planets where they exist As
seeds in general so most Of the
spores, thus carried away, will nc
doubt die IN the cold Infinite space OF
the universe Yet q small number
Of spores will fall on some other
world and may there be able to spread
life If the conditions are suitable
Occasionally the spores will fall or
4 favorable soil. Ut may take one mil
lion or several million of years from
the age when a planet could posi-
bly, sustain life to the time when The
first seed falls upon it and germin
ates and when organic life is thu
originated. This period Is Of lttl,
significance in comparison with thu
time during which life will afterwart
flourish on the planet
IN this way life would be trans
, ferred from one point of a planetar.
; system on which 1t had taken root, t.
, other locations in the same planetar
system which favor the development
/ of life
The many Illustrations In thi
highly interesting work add to its at
| tractveness,
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EDITION: TWELVE BILLION.

1t Is estimated that the annual ag-
gregaton of the circulation of the
newspapers Of the world is some 12,-
900 100000 copies. To grasp an idea Of
what these figures mean one should
be told that these papers would cover
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Some little confusion Is likely to
arise for the American reader OF
Baron Pale Rosenkranzs new book,
"The Magistrates own Case" (The
Mcclure Coz by the difference be-
tween the English and German use
of the word magistrate. A magistrate,
in German legal usage, is not a
magistrate at all in our sense Of the
word-that is a Judge before whom a
hearing is held---but what we call a
district attorney or a court officer
who represents the state and conducts
prosecutions in the name Of the peo-
pie. such is the magistrate in Bar
on Rosenkrantzs book, and here
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involving such expense in the prep
araton been offered at the price of
this It Is delight to the eye and
an education to the mind ana taste,
the value of which will increase bs
the years pass,
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LEADERS FOR LITTLE
FOLK. BY Mary e, Phillips. Finely
Illustrated and decorated by the au-
thor. Small ito, Gilt top Paste
board carton, Published by Lothrop,
Lee q Shepard Co.; $500,
This is an even frer book than the
previous one Of similar nature by this
author Laurel Leaves for Little
Folk 1t is entirely devoted to three
notable authors, treated from the
point of view Of their associations
with children, the contents being:
''Dr. Edward Everett HAle's Letter
to the Little Folk"
THE Boyhood Of Thomas Went
worth Higgnson,"
"The Children's Longfellow,"
and contains a wealth Of authentic
material for illustration supplied by
the families of the distinguished sub
jects and never before so collected.
1t Is distinctly a Juvenile de luxe, and
it Is safe to say that never before has
50 fine a book for the young, or one
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Among the special attractions of
the Spring Book Number issued by
the New York Evening Post on April
II feature of particular interest was
ments OF Menander" by Prof. Francis
G. Alinson is a we'll known writer on
classical subjects and is author of a
number Of Latin texts, among which
is Lucian (selections) published by
CHM & Co.
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The author discusses at length this
question in REPUTATION of the theory
OF Clausius and most Interestingly
and In conclusion adds by virtue Of
TINS eompcnsating operation Of
gravity and the radiation pressure Of
light, as well as of temperature equal
iaation and heat concentration, the
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THE nEL1.E lsiERs.

THE nELLE lSLERS a novel. BY
Richard BrlnsloA Newman. Profusely
Illustrated b. Wallace Goldsmith,
Illustrator on TIE stat OF the Boston
Herpld Published hy Lothrop, Lee
& shepard CO.. BOSTON, $l.5).
An entertaining book, one which
Will boguile the idle hour very pleas
antly and we may also say, probably.
Tho Kids In the story are real live
boys. and human nature as seen In
lively widc-awake lads is clcyerly de-
pietcd. Boys ana girls will like It
and groWn-ups will relish It, The
book gives kecnly humorous account
of lie in country town as expert
enced by the family of a minister Of
simple hearted honesty, which quality
IS fully taken advantage Of ny the
townspeople. one OF the supposed
family writes the story, and Is really
a prominent clergyman who withholds
his name. The shrcwdness, the hypo-
rrisy, the shiltossnnss, and the part
iaiity rcdeemlng goodness of heart 10
be found In unpromising individuals
are all brought out In a way that
strikes home to the reader, while the
pathos that is never far from real hui
NOR is strongly present, The deep
underlying purpose of the author Is
by ridicule to teach mean human
nature a lesson and shame 1t into bet
ter fashions, even as Cervantes laugh
ed away the absurd outworn 2hivllry
of Spain In Don Quixote."
The remarkably clever work Of Mr.,
Wallace Goldsmith, the favorite artist
to bring out the mirthful qualities Of
the book, while his quaint cover de-
sign shows that he understands 1t to
be far more than mere fun-maker,
great as 1t is in that respect As is
well said by the New York World:
ANY number of people ought TO read
"The Belle lslers." 1t Is fun Of o
boys precocious humor, of village
tradesmens sharp deals, Of stolen APP
pies and pretty girls and school day!
and going a-iishing and evatythins
else that folks remember. Also, thu
Belle Isle black sheep get good shear
ings.
The Boston Herald says: THE VII
lage characters are faithfully drawn
Daniel Crump, storekeeper and "onl
, honest man in Belle Isle to hea
him tell about IT, Dave Nicker5)n, tn
drinking and swearing fiddler an
dancing master; Elder Pritchard, VIII
preached more hell and damnatlo
than golden rule; Deacon Goodrich
, Jim Cheatham and Jewem and Pinch
EN- of the pillars Of society"
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innate of certain OF our men of learn
ing; "A large number % scholars men
Of science gone astray, and many edi-
lions of classical authors are but chem
ical analyses Of their component parts,
from which the element of literature
Is excluded. II "a for this reason,
among others, that a classical educator
So often falls to Impart literary
sense
Perhaps the true Bagshot Is to be
found IN the declaration. II still mat
tiers nothing to me .. II may sit In
my garden and listen to the bees on a
summer afternoon
A selection or two from this interest
Ing work follow. OF bores he says
The worst attribute Of the bore Is
that he loves you That adds remorse
TO pain.
Boros are droadfully lntolernnt Of
ench other Never ask two to meet, or
you win have both on your hands.
The true bore Is seldom stupid, and
often very clever; but a diet OF pearls
I Is extremely boring to the swine.
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The title Of George Otis Diapers
book Glttle, Brown & Coz on the A.
nancial conditions now prevalent Is
symbolic of the cry OF the times.
More" he has called It, and more"
Is the universal cry-more business,
more money, more prestige, more lux
ury. Mr. Draper. who has recently
severed his connection with the fam
our Draper company OF Hopedale Is
certainly in a condition to speak au-
thoritatively on his chosen topic, and
the book is making a strong impress
sion on conservative business men.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27

Henry Holt g. Co. New York, will
Issue the fifth volume In their Amer
lean Nature series, being American
Insects" by Prof Vernon L. Kellogg.
The book is a revision with a brief
additional chapter on renexes, in
stincts and intellgence) of one of
the same name which heretofore has
been issued outside Of this series. 1t
covers the entire American insect
world, including moths, butterflies
and beetles, to which separate vol
umes are sometimes devoted. and Is
written In the singularly interesting
style that has made the authors
'Darwinism To-day" despite it's sub
iecD one of the none-fction books
most in demand in New York public
Libraries
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27

Little, Brown & Co. announce the
second edition Of "The Reaping" by
Mary INLAY Taylor published in Feb
ruary, and the third edition of The
Hemlock Avenue Mystery" by Rom
an Doubleday, brought out the same
month.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27

Another book from the pen Of
Frederick A, Ray author Of Maid
of the Mohawk" Is announced by The
G. NJ Clark Publishing company,
Boston, to appear in the early sum-
mer and Is called The Devil Wor-
shipper" While Frederick A. Ray
did receive splendid recognition and
remarkable success from his first
work, this second book stronger in
every way. In fact, The C. NJ. Clark
Publishing company, rank 1t among
the first sellers" In an unusually
strong list of exceptionally good
books they are bringing out this sea-
son.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27

Frye's Biographies, published by
CHM e. Co, have just been adopted
by the State board of education for
exclusive use in all the public schools
of Virginia.
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cific The stories are all good and to
the point, and as the publishers state
in their foreword there is no challenge
to our friends the Japs thought Of in
issuing this string Of readable yarns.
Tho Mcclure company, New
York, have published this month, In
an attractive and inexpensive little
volume Gale Young Rice's poetic
drama "Yolanda of Cyprus" This
play which was originally published
by The Mcclure company In Mr.
Rice's plays and Lyrics" will be
played next season by Donald Robert
son. 1t is notable for the richness Of
its semi oriental coloring and for the
deeply romantic flavor Of the theme
from which the tragic action Of the
play has been fashioned, Three OF
Mr. Rice's best known plays are "A
Night in Avignon," David and
Charles di Tocca.'