The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10

soclologlst, retormer. defender of the
faithful, exposer Of shams. prota gonist.
antagonist, hunter, diplomat, apostle of
peace, wielder OF the big stick, and
founder. but not charter member of
the rapidly growing Ananias club"
With all these qualifications, of
course. he has lent himself to car
tooning, and no artist more capable
can be found in America 1t is a
pleasure to people who have not seen
the Chicago paper to be able to have
the series in book form. CA C. Nc
Clurg & Co., Chicago)
The literature of socialism has been
enriched by three English translations
published by Charles H. Kerr & Co.
of Chicago. Karl Marks essay in The
Poverty of Philosophy" first printed in
French in 1S47, is translated for the
first time into English by H. Quelch.
Karl kautsky's "Das Erfurter Pro-
gram" an exposition of the views of
German social democracy, expressed at
the 1891 congress in Erfurt has been
rendered into English THE Glass Strug-
gle." by William E. Bohn. It has been
much condensed and improved. The
third book is The Evolution of Prom
erty from Savagery to Civilization" by
Paul Lafargue, translator's name not
given. The same firm also brings out
the third volume OF History of the
Great American Fortunes" by Gus-
tavus Myers. This volume covers such
fortunes as Sage, Gould. Blair, Garrett
Morgan, Elkins and Hill. Like its pro-
decessors it is a one sided view of the
men and contains much injustice
Harriet L. Keelers new book Our
Garden Flowers" which has for it's
subtitle "A Popular Study of Their Ma
tive Lands, Their Life Histories and
Their Structural Affiliations" and is IL
lustrated by 90 full page cuts and 1s6
drawings in the text, is one of the most
necessary of books for gardeners, both
amateurs and professionals The in
formation which it gives about the
common as well as the more rare flow
ers of our gardens is clear, accurate
and most interesting. (Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons, New York S2)
Not in many years has there appeared
so successful series of stories as the
Potash & Perlmutter serial in the Sat
urday Evening Post. These stories.
each complete in itself, tell the history
OF their copartnership ventures and
adventures, trading in the cloak and
suit business. The stories have been
gathered in a well illustrated book by
the Henry A1temus company of PhiIa-
delphia, thsIs rescuing from the obliv-
ion naturally following ma gazine pub
lication some of the wittiest travesties
ever written. The stories are full Of
humor, fantasy and real human nature
and the chief characters, Abe Potash
and "Mawruss" Perlmutter, are living
creations. The philosophy of the two
partners will be quoted for genera
tions and the author, Montague Glass.
has achieved an enviable place in
american letters.
A new illustrated edition of John
Trotwood Moore's inimitable uncle
Wash: His Stories" has just come from
the press. Uncle Wash is one of a
vanishing type Of negro, like Marse
Chan, and Uncle Remus, and holds his
own successfully with them While
the tales are fiction and the invention
of the author. they are written with
a rare appreciation and sympathy of
the negro humor and dialect and are a
Joy to read. The stories are all good.
well told and some almost dramatic.
(The John c. Winston company. Phila-
dclphia. $150.l