Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-18

and the singing of a sentimental song.
which, by the way, serves the double
purpose of a title for the book. and
colorful refrain throughout its course. as
well. The man of the story, an artist,
and a passionate lover of all beautiful
things. at this singing. falls In love wit 4
James voice-and then with Jane But
good old Jane" with more sense than
many. mindful of her physical dearth
and keen for her future peace of mind.
says, Mo- And the rest is all about
how she was brought to a change of
mind-through affiiction. even blindnes ).
to the man for whom she acted hrst as
secret nurse, and then, in the more con-
elusive capacity of both wife. and nurse.
The conditions of this story might easily
lead one outside the realm of consistency
but they do not. The characters are
real and fine and noble. The situations
are natural-in the more serious aspects
of life. The setting is right and fit. An
interesting, story.
WARRIORS OF OLD JAPAN AND
OTHER STORIES. BY Vel Theodore
Ozaki. author of The Japanese
Fairy Book" illustrated by Shusul
Okakura and other Japanese Artists.
Boston: Houghton Miff1in Company
The folklore of Japan. as interpreted
by Nine. Ozaki,: contributes many won
derfully odd stories to the literature OF
myths. Many remarkable things happen
to Lematomo, the first warrior intro
duced. and among the equally remark
able enemies he conquered was a pigmy
who seemed rather to pride himself
upon being the microbe of smallpox"
and an even more formidable demon
chieftain of demon band who ruled
desert island. Legend YES Lematomo
the choice of two deaths. but one feels
that the warrior would prefer the one
in which he stepped on "a trailing
cloud" and was carried up and hidden
forever in the sky. OF the nine addl-
tional stories, one tells of THE Goblin
of oyeyama," who was bright red and
had a ferocious nav for damsels. An
other is about "Kidomaru the Robber,
Raiko the Brave and the Goblin Spider.
and the last is ''The Story of Lazy
Taro." who lay in a shed by the road
side and made the neighbors bring him
rice and sake, and whose final change
from a lazy beggar to member of the
emperor's household makes delight
full little tale. Mary Crawford Fraser
contributes a biographical sketch of
Madame Ozaki and several Japanese
artists have added fu]l-page drawings.
together with marginal signs of the
language of Japan.
THE EVOLUTION OF WORLDS. By
Percival Lowell. A. B., Ii. D.. author
of Mars and It's Canals" ETC.; Di-
rector of the Observatory at Flag
staff, Arizona. etc. Illustrated. New
Washington: Brentano's.
Prof. Lowelrs name has been frequently
mentioned of late in the course of pub
locations regarding observations Of Mars
incidental to the close approach of that
planet to the earth. He is recognized as
one of the leading astronomers of the
world today. a man of science and I'M
ag.nation. In this volume he presents
facts regarding cOSTnlc conditions
of a strikngly scientific character, and
well couched in terms which permit
clear understanding by nOn-sc1entlnc
mind. He deals in that fascinating sub
ject, creation, applying to it the accurate
processes of scientific deduction based
upon the facts ascertained by study OF
the heavens. The first stage of the process
of world formation is clearly described,
beginning with the birth of solar sys-
tenn. Applying the evidence of 1.-The
initial catastrophe to the case of our
solar sy.tem, he traces the changes that
have occurred in the planetary system to
bring about its establishment as a distinct
entity He then discusses the formation
of individual planets, in both the self-sus-
tanned and the sun-sustained stages. OF
equal interest to the unscientif1c reader
of a world ! The moon is the most
familiar instance Of a dead planet. al
though the author indicates other cases
of planetary death. His work is aptly il
Illustrated with diagrams and photographs
ABRAHAM LINCOLN; the Peoples
Leader in the Struggle for National
Existence. BY George Haven Put
nam, Lift. D.. author of Books and
Their Makers in the Middle Ages"
etc. New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons.
Mr.. Putnam was one of the speakers
at the New York ceremonies last Febru-
airy commemorative Of the centenary of
Abraham Lincoln's birth. Later he
wrote out, more at length than in the
form of delivery, his remarks on that
occasion primarily for the benefit of his
children and grandchildren. The ex-