Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07


PLANTATION to it, This writing was inter-
rupted by his last illness. In the volume
now in hand the autobiography is printed
for the first time, together with an intro
duction by Arthur Symons, the famous
English critic and essayist Flynt's init
mate friend. He says of him: He was
born. with the soul of a vagabond, into a
family of gentle, eXquisitely refined peo-
pie: he was born SO. that Is all. APP
pended to the work are three >suppiement
airy papers. an appreciation by Alfred
Holder. himself close student OF socio-
logical problems;' an impression by Emily
NJ Burbank and a final word by Bannis-
ter Merwin, the whole making volume
of absorbing interest to all who are con-
cerned about the condition of the unem-
plOyed.
COLONEL GREATHEART. BY H. c.
Bailey. illustrations by Lester Ralph.
Indianapolis; The bs-Merrill
Company.
Mr., Bailey is newcomer In the field
of American fiction, although he has
written several stories which have been
published abroad. He will be warmly
welcomed by all lovers of virile fiction.
He writes in this work a. story Of the
war of the commonwealth against king
Charles the First. but while dealing thus
with an historical period he produces a
narrative of strong human interest. 1t is
the story of two soldiers of fortune, who,
on returning to England after some years
of campaigning on the continent. find
their native land in the turmoil Of con-
flict between king and commoner. They
cast their. fortunes with the king. but
one of them. for the love of a woman.
turns traitor to the cause The woman
is of the vampire type. and in his de-
lineation of her Mr.. Bailey demonstrates
rare powers. But is Col. Jerry stow the
Colonel Greatheart" of the title, who alb
serbs the attention. He Is the devoted
lover, the brave soldier, the man of re-
source, the quick thinker and gentle
speaker who is sure to appeal to all ad-
mirers of a high type of manhood.
PROBLEMS OF CITY GOVERN MENT.
BY l.. S. Rowe. Ph.D., LID. profess
sor Of political science. University of
PENNSYLVANIA. New York: d. Apple
ton & Co.
There is a general agreement Of stu
dents of our political system that it is in
the administration of our municipalities
that we have failed most distinctly In our
experiment of self-government. In this
volume Prof. Rowe undertakes to set
forth the conditions which have devel-
oped and to seek the causes and suggest
a line of progressive evolution for the
American municipality. He discusses the
history of the city as an institution ana
compares the ancient, the medieval and
the modern city. Next he analyses the
nature of the municipal problem which IS
in large part in evidence In the concentra-
ton Of executive power. involving the
necessity for an alert attitude on the part
of the people to prevent abuses He con-
siders the social and political conse-
quences of city growth and defines the
position of the city in the American po-
lit!cal system before proceeding to a more
questions of the day. He inclines to the
belief that in municipal ownership. al
though the experiments in that direction
in this country have not been uniformly
ter administration. through the concen-
tration of responsibility upon the lndl-
vidual voter. His work is of exceptional
value in this day of serious consideration
by the citizens of all parties of the prob
lens confronting them.
THE MUSICIANS LIBRARY SONGS
FROM THE OPERAS FOR MEZZO
SOPRANO. Edited by H. E. krehbiel.
Boston: Oliver Ditson Company.
In this latest number of The Musicians
Library are given in attractive type such
songs as Tell Me. Fair Amarillis" from
a madrigal by Caccini; Let Death Re
Monteverde: 20 Exquisite Pleasures.
Taught BY Duty" from serenata by
Stradella Leave Me to Languish,'' from
'.Rinaldo." by Handel; TELL Me, o Fair
Ones and Delightful JOY, o Come"
"Ipsensate! To Believe That Can Love"
from 'Euryanthe.'' by Weber: ITO You,
Hu u o By: MeyerSeer; @Therc.s a
Voice That l Tnshrine.' from The Bar
Der of Seville. by Rossini; 20. Ny Fer
nando.' from LA Favorita.' by Donizetti;
''Avenging God,'' from "Rienzi." by Wag-'
ner: "Fain Would You Know It. from
I'm Ballo in Maschera" and ooh. Fatal
Dover" from Don Carlo. by Verdi
RECORDS OF THE COLUMBIA HIS
TORNAL SOCIETY, Washington, d.
c: Compiled by the Committee on
rotary. Volume IL Washington:
Published by the Society.
The publication; for the year of the Co
lumbia Historical Society is the largest
of the series which now numbers eleven
volumes This volume. has not merely
size to recommend it. for its contents
comprise materials of value to those in
terested in the past of the District In ad-
dition to the printing of such papers es-
pecial1y prepared for the society the
preservation or winch appears 10 be or
Importance, the practice is followed of
reprinting scarce and valuable publica-
tons or manuscript material which from
the very nature. of the case cannot be
generally available
III this instance the portion of the vol
ume given to matter of this sort contains
Il long series of the annual statistical
statements and reports of John Sessfprd.
For nearly forty years-1s22-1 sGO-this
volunteer annalist of the city's progress
gathered facts about the various improve
ments made during each year in the
city. noting the larger buildings as they
r NEWS ANT