Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-22

tor of the Railway Age Gazette
.1903-191O. New York: ID. Appleton g
Co.
a S part of Appleton's Railroad
~ Series-the whole constituting q
~ forum Of public education-tht
present volume is addressed te
the general reader. In exposition
If a single phase of railroad enterprise
that of organization. In pursuit OF its
purpose to make a source of common IN
formation. the book remains non-technlcal
throughout. a clear and interesting STUDY
Two aspects Of organization are present
ed: %, the organization of men. thou-
sands of men. into an organic. balanced
eficient body, controlled and directed
from a single central point of comprehen-
sive regulation (2), the organization OF
finances, involving credits and minimum
rates of interest on the enormous sums
expended for operation. betterments and
extensions Pursuing the first OF these
two points. the author sets out with the
BEGINNINGS of a small railroad, describing
the organization and administration or
this relatively simple. readily compre-
hended unit. Holding to these two points.
ne carries them, in application, to the
great reads and systems. marking the
notifications and expansions required to
adapt this instrument TO more complex
uses Charts of simplest outline freely
serve to contrast the notifications OF the
organization type One chapter gees into
an explanation of the powers and duties
of railroad officials. The author follows
the second point. that of hnanc1ai OF
ganization. through the character or ran
road assets and the two broad divisions
of railroad financing. He discusses mere
the plans necessary to market securities
and shows why railroads need bankers
The railroad in its two pubic relatlohs-
one to its customers and the other to gov
erning bodies. the town. the state, the
nation, is carefully described. me Ten
dency toward public ownership Involves;
in it's treatment. a contrast or England
and America to show why democracy
does not. cannot conduct business EN-
GENTLY These are the great points OF this
discussion. The book is notable
achievement. To spread out the main
lines of so complex matter. All IN true
relation to one another. and to make these
not only clear, but vitality informing ana
deeply Interesting as well. is a great thine
TO do. This is the sort OF thlng that
democratic people should be led into CIV
ing a careful study. This book rightly
used could lay plenty of schooiroom
ghosts, AMI straighten students up to the
glow of living presence tnher sucn
tuition people would soon come 10 90
their own thinking along the lines of de-
mocracy, and ii would not then be pos
sible, as il is now. to develop an economic
hysteria as the basis of political maneu-
vers.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: AND OTHER
ADDRESSES IN ENGLAND. BY Jo-
seph III. Choate. New York: The
Century Company.
President McKinley's sole direction 10
Joseph Choate whom he sent to represent
the United States in England was the
very unspecific one. do what you can
TO promote the welfare of both coun-
tries. II is obvious from subsequent
proceedings, that the amba ssador read
q whole series of ideas into the term
welfare" A nearer acquaintance, COM
peter comprehension. larger respect and
deeper friendship, seem to express his
connotation of this single word So, as
occasions came-in London. Oxford. Edln-
burgh and elsewhere--Mr. Choate took
il upon himself as a part OF his repre-
sentative function to show the English
people how the peculiar features and
facts OF our democracy enter into the
making OF men, using for this purpose
INncoln, Franklin, Hamilton. Emerson.
each in his setting OF democratic 1nfiu-
cnce. These addresses dozen in alt
come back to us in the present volume,
not Offering to us. they did TO the
English. new information. but holding us
I'D 10 ourselves, to speak. in affirma-
ton through these examples, of our
privileges and opportunities, in confirma-
ton of the true leadership of these men,
This volume offers the reader the scholar
IL experience of following the lead of one
trained to clear and deep thinking along
broadly inclusive lines. and of entering
into the opinions and judgments of 4
man of worldwide views. views set out in
fine and tempered phrase.
THE STORY OF THE GRAIL AND
THE PASSING; Of ARTHUR. By
pyle atltbor Of "Thp Story
of King Arthur and His Knights,
etc. Charles Scribners Sons.
Washington: Brentano's.
Here at hand is the fourth and last"
Of this group of tales by Howard Pyle
concerning King Arthur and his court.
these reciting "how II befell with Sir
Geraint'' and moving on to the achieve
ment of the Holy Grail by Sir Galahad
and to the passing of Arthur. With
anna zinR art and feeling the epic story
weaves into the very grain and pattern
of ancientry. Never so deep the abyss
Of time and space. however. that across
IL youth-hish -fronted and a-tilt for
prowess-does not clasp with youth So
this story. never growing old, moves on
abreast with all times and every, spread
inS in glorious tapestry the secret dreams
OF youth. The book is so worth it's theme
and its Teaders-is so much 81 artist s
book. made for the delight OF the eye:
10y of life-that with its author brush
and pen have forked to the true witch
hazel wand, searching out the sweet and
hidden waters and spraying them in love
IL rainbow nists above the green One
can almost remember. almost-or almost
divine in a recrudescept CLEAN of youth
the high pleasure that this beautiful
book will bring TO its own
HERO TALES OF THE FAR NORTH.
BY Jacob a. Riis author of How
the Other Half Lives, etc. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
This enthusiastic friend dedica;es his
present hook about the dead heroes of
his native land to my living hero, Theo-
dore Roosevelt" With the hope. or PRAYER.
that il may he many years before the
last chapter of his splendid and whole
some life is written in the pages Of our
country's history. In the same high
vein. and in the fresh whole-hearted way
Of his. Mr.. Riis builds dozen beautiful
and patriotic tales. These are stories of
kings who loved their land and their
people. stories OF warriors who fought
for righteousness and not for lust of
blood. stories of explorers who came as
apostles and not as pirates. There Is one
of Carl Won Lime. king of the flowers
and one of Niels Finsen. the wolf -slay-
err" to whom the Nobel prize was given
.'for signal service TO humanity in the
study and cure OF disease. Another inter
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