Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-25
BOOK REVIEWS.
ONE WAY OUT: A Middle-Cl0ss New
Highlander Emigrates to America.
BY William Carleton. Boston:

BY William Carleton. Boston:
Small, Maynard q co.
4 r thirty-e:ght. ont of a job and
up against life for support. with
Ruth and the hoy to point the
extremity of the case. \ sal
aried man at the outset, Nv
ing yearly, as millions do, close TO the
edge of resource. and habited in muscle
and mind to d task so special as to make
any other well-nigh out of the count Iheil
the misfortune. Then the hunt Tor work.
with each day more frightening thins
than yesterday, in a world whose lying
boast is that every one who wishes TO
can find work. The truly glorious spirit
OF this story sets in when Carleton found
himself in the subway" facing a pick
and shovel as the only hint that he was
in the presence of opportunity. that IN
spring handmade of American oratOry. 1t
being a clear case of the pithy truism,
Root, hog, or die Carleton rooted,
along with a gang Of Immigrant Italians.
learning here not only the ungentle art
of pick and spade. but the nature Of his
fellows in toll and the essence of the
gang" as well-all to count later. The
story tells, in plainest detail. how earle
ton came to be- building contractor IN
:, modest way. on his own account-an an-
sorbing record which one must read Tor
himself TO feel the flame OF it. Right
here comes the fine flavor of this ex-
perience. When this family of three NOV
ed out of the tt IN suburbs INTO the tere-
ment quarter they by definite plan emil
grated into the pioneer spirit and habit
of the adventurer and the emigrant with
hard work. plain living and close count
ing as the voluntary toll to succ ass. A
fine imaginative. lifting spirit. The first
year established the fact that Il
raw, uGeduCated foreigner can come TO
this country and succeed. natiVe"bor"
with experience plus intelligence o"ght
to do the same thing more rap-dlv. b't
il taught me that what the natl"e-oorn
must do lis to simplifv his standard OF
living take advantage OF the SINE opp VI
tunit'es, toll with the same :pirit, AMI
free himself from the burdensome bonds
OF caste.
God pity the pooro Bah. The poor
are all right If by poor you mean the
tenement jewellers. When you pray
class American on salary. PRAY that
he NAV not lose his Job: pray that If he
does It shall be when he is verv Young:
prav that he NAV find the route to
America. The tenement dwellers are
for the dwellers in the trim little
houses of the suburbs One would be
hurt in his own feelings to leave this
hook without having his dues to Ruth.
This great thing could not have been
done without her-so busy and untalk-
alive. so lova1 and srmrathetlc. SO fnll
of persoral charm. Two little episodes
picture Ruth at her regular level or
hest AWAY hack. when Carleton asEe1
was. "An RIGHT. PiIlv." What a fine
and hsartening acceptanre' And when
much later, he was waverjng hatwear
going ont into business for h'mseF
and STAYING on with his en"'o"n". IN
:: sort Of nervous fear at the ~'st in
,,olyed in the fo-r,a- Ruth said sir'
NV. '.Go after It. Pil1v. You can do
t." A tonic inenirat'or. that woman
This hooL ought to he in the heart ~
every rciddla-clsss American. 1t would
make pioneers OF them all
THE, WEnyvrnR sNrAN: Aud vts R"r-
.l.ryswds. Nv Joel Cook. author or
Franco: historic and H"man,,r
etc Illustrated. Philadelphia: The
John c. Winston Company.
Plea su-ers. eager for unwonted wavs
i,ave walked up the Mediterranean. InHer
the push of this quest for new Signs an"
i-onressions shinS that once bv habit
skirted Lands End and the Lizard now
veer in fleets to the south. passing
through the Pi,'ars of Hercules into the
historic sea- Palestine and EsvDt are,
todav achieved with q nOnrhalanre. n'gh
sacriIeeiotIs to one still backwardlv hold
ing these spots isolate in scr'ptnral Sc
curity. The two VOLUMES in hand go
alonr with these southhound travellers
and would he Travellers. In them legend
and myth history end romance. SONG and
swift-Ynovfrp nicture combine IN hrlilanf
art to rebuid the o"tlving shores and
the inlving islands of the sea. and to
rereopie those with their own heroic
figures Of history and tradition From
west to east with the ships these vol
umes go, the first one pinfur1ng ano
storyina richly Rarharv coast and he
rian shores, the Riviera and Sicily. The
second one sets OF with the kingdom of
Hel,ss Greece and the Ionian Isles. then
to SYRIA. Palestine ard the Nile. Gather
ed the two give in clear vista that great
stand as scattered and crrmhl'ng way
marks. With the ease and power OF
hah'tude. this author does more than
point the wav to eager journayer. He
selects with the gertrude OF the student
and the insight Of the poet. both the body
and the spirit of this zone of ancient I'M
man SUPREMACY. a book good for both
traveller and reader. A word here to the
skill OF the bookraker. and two to the
art Of the illustrator. Good and useful
literary substance. housed IN beauty.
THE INFLUENCE OF WEALTH IN
IMPERIAL ROME. By William
Stearns Davis professor Of ancient
history. University OF Minnesota
New York: The Macmillan Company.
Washington: Brentano's.
The keynotes here-there are two-are
modernity and vitality. Perhaps, though,
in analysis. these two sum as one. How
ever, this possible interlacing Of words
is no matter. What does really count here
is that we pay tribute to an author who
can, and does. give over these vivid quail
ties. whole heartedly, to a subject SO
dead. so long dead. as that Of ancient
student and general reader to an attitude
OF attention and concern. Under its
spell. one sits down. deliberately. to deal
with Caesar-his forbears and his after
bears-over the counter of the money
changers. This book reads Ike yesterday
ness Pahic Of 80 A. D." sounds. exactly.
like the one OF 1907 A. D. Political
Corruption" in those distant days, might,
easily. find roofage in Tammany Hall.
High Finance" In Rome. under the re-
public. might today be discussed by ar
dent reformers on the trail OF predatory
wealth" ''Benefactions." IN the days of
Nero. or Caligula, suggest possible re-
incarnation, now. In Carnegie. Rockefel-
Ter, Morgan and the rest-old Romans, all.
stu bent on the beneflcent task Of doing
lis piebeians good This is most worthy
and appealing book. stimulating. solicit
tous. More-rruch more-than mere his
toric fact Is here. Here are the univer-
sal relations set down. those by which
loosely to cite Emerson-the hour learns
by the ages.
THE LAND OF LIVING MEN. BY
Ralph Waldo Urine. author Of 1.-The
Life Books" etc. New York: Thomas
Y. Crowell & Co.
Ralph Waldo Urine commonly fronted