Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24
BOOK REVIEW VS..
THE INFAMOUS JOHN FRIEND. i;y
Mrs. r. :. Garnett. New York:
Henry Holt & Co.

accomplished the invasion of England
upon which his heart was set but he
trusted to the good sense of his ennis
saries. according to Mrs. Garnett in this
interesting tale of English life at he
time of the fright over "Bony. to de-
stroy all the evidences of their guilt
completely in his designs. Traitors AMI
spies who leave compromising notes IN
their clothes must expect to he diScov-
cred John Friend. clever and accom-
plished as lie was in the line of treason
able yillainy, did not overlook such an
obvious point 1t is we'll for England
that he failed in this respect. Who knows
hut that Bonaparte might have descended
,Iuon the English shores and ploWed ms
way through the right little tight fltie
island share through ioamH sou:
Mrs. GarncttS story centcrS fntlreiS
around John Friend, arch traitor. n
modicum of romance is provided to give
u human interest TO the career OF the
Spy but the readers attention Is not long
diverted from him in his work of prepar-
ing for the French invasion. How sus-
picion is finally awakened against MN.
how he is pursued, caught. tried ana
hanged, is wildly told. Mrs Garnett
closes her story most gruesomeiv with d
description of John Friends sensations
after tho fall of the drop al his execution
MONCURE: ID. CONWAY: Addresses ana
Reprints 1S.u- 1907. Published ami
unpublished work representing the
literary and philosophical life of the
author. With portrait. Rostoh
IIoughton. Miffiin Company.
This collection Of Or. Conway's writ
ings is so designed as to comprise, IN
chief, characteristic works of different
periods of his life which are either out
of print or have never been published
The initial item is paper on the free
schools in VIRGINIA, which was written
and privately circulated by DIR. Conway
in 1850, when he was but eighteen years
Of ace. Ii consists of a remarkably OK
raustive discussion of the educational
Issue then before the Old Dominion.
1.-THE Golden Hour was one of Con-
WAYS strongest efforts as an abolitionist
Ii was printed in 1862. and made deep
impression upon the country, being both
greatly praised and bitterly denounced
according to the political point of view
of critics II was a series of reflective dis
cussionS of the slavery question and the
problems arising from the civil war. then
IN progress. other items of the collection
are The GOSPEL of Art, 1SS3: The Mar
tvrdom of Man. 1883: CONSIDERS. 1883: The
Madonna of Montbazon. 1ss:': Ella Dana
conway. 1897; International Peace and
Arbitration. 1890: Address on Sunday
Opening OF Exhibitions. 1901 Dogma and
Science, 1901: Public Service. 1907: VIII
liam Penn. 1907. the year of Dr.. Con
WAYS death. The volume closes with Il
HYMN entitled 1.-THE storm and bibli-
ograply of Conway's works. \ brief in
PRODUCTION nrefdceS the volume. giving
bare outline of DR.. Conway's career and
explaining the reasons fer the inclusion of
the selected papers.
THE GREAT LAKES: the Vessels that
PIow Them. Their Owners. Their
Sailors and Their Cargoes; Together
Seas. BY James Oliver Curwood.
With seventy-two illustrations and q
map. New York: G. =. Putnam's
Mr.. CurWood dramatically expresses the
spirit of the great lakes in this excep-
tionally handsome volume. He tells not
merely the story of the waters them
selves. plowed as they are by one of the
largest fleets in all the world. but the
story of the industries which contribute
TO this ceaseless activity in transporta-
tion 1t is only of late years that atten-
ton has been adequately paid to the great
lakes as an important factor in the prac-
teal life of this country. Now there are
numerous works on the subject, none
more instructive or entertaining than the
present. The author has appealed to the
business man. who recognizes the value
OF the commerce floated on the lakes, and
TO the tourist. who appreciates the SPLEEN
doris of lake scenery The illustrations
which have been selected for use in this
volume present all the phases of lake
life the loading and unloading docks for
handling with the least expenditure Of
time the immense cargoeS of ore, the ele-
Nators which handle the grain on tie
most scientific principle of Tightening
the canal locks that pass vessels between
the waters of Lakes Michigan and SUI
perior. the fre!ghters capable of carrying
f1.OOo tons and the insect-like tugs that
tl,< II- all thax.N
are shown with many more phases of the
lake life. which has direct bearing upon
the fading industries Of the United
States and upon the business welfare of
the world.
AN ANARCHIST WOMAN. BY Hutch
ms Hapgood. author of The Auto
biography of a Thief" etc. New
York: Duffield & Co.
Mr. Hapgood has dipped into the under
world and become acquainted with the
spirit of the great unrest. In The Auto
biography of a Thief he has shown the
soul of a common criminal In THE
Spirit OF Labor he has disclosed the
markings of a socialist. Now in this vol
Tme he offers a sketch of the mental
processes and the social surroundings of
a woman anarchist. radical. ready for
any measure to propagate the doctrines OF
the militant DIRECTORS TO the present sys-
TEN o. social organization Mr.. Hapgood
Il sclainls any purpose of justifying any
person set OF persons. but it is impos-
sible to read his work without feeling at
least an academic sympathy on his part
Tor the social revolutionists.
MEXICO; Its Ancient and Modern Civi-
lization, History and Political Con.
ditions. Topography and Natural
Resources. Industries and General
Development. BY c. Reginald Enock.
F. r. G. s.. author of Peru" etc.
With an introduction by Martin
Hume. NJ. A. and with a map ana
seventy five illustrations. New
York: Imported by Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons. Washington: Woodward
& Lothrop.
An intimate knowledge OF Mexico,
based upon travel and close study. has
enabled the author to contribute TO lit
ssature an exceedingly interesting his
tory of Spanish American neighbor.
The seventeen chapters cover every
phase of the countrys existence, from
the prehistoric civilization of the Aztec
empire to the strictly modern now. each
chapter so graphic in detail as to APP
peal alike to the student and to the
most casual reader. There are realistic
slimpses of ancient races. cities and
ceremonials, of pagan temples. barbaric
sculpture and inScrutdble pyramids, and
OF the coming OF the white conaueror
from Spain to change a primitive, gen
tie people into men of blood. In con-
eiusion the author cites that modern
Mexico is a European state in char
acter. tradition and civilization. and that
she continues to draw her inspirations
and to augment her population from old
Europe. not from ASIA nor, indeed save
III certain respects, from her Anglo
American neighbor the United States
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