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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28

the foreground the rude, practical spirit
of the whole gigantic enterprise
Turner might have painted with gusto'
when in the full tide of his imaginative
powers. the subject which Mr.. Pennel
found for the Autograph we reproduce
view, looking toward Culebra' at
1.-THE most pictorial as well as the most
profound part of theCcut." But MT
Pennell gives us no Turneresque vision
of the scene. He makes us feel, in
stead, the weight and grit OF the rocky
earth. and almost makes us hear the
busnesslike snorting and clankins or
the locomotive and the steam shovel at
work in the vast ditch. Photography
has, of course, preserved and IS stead
ily preserving priceless records OF the
steps taken by the canal builders IN
their task, but Mr.. Pencils book VIII
take rank apart as a document on the
subject. II has, we may add, pecul-
lar vitality. The artist was really
stirred; he admired and intensely en-
loved all that he saw, and his emotion
has passed into his work. A delightful
ease underlies the firmness and breadtn
of his drawings.
It is pity that there was not pro-
vided for them some other textual ac-
commandment than the one which Mr..
Pennell offers us, some series of de-
scriptive and historical notes written
by a well instructed hand. preferably
that Of one of the engineers. Mr.. Pen
nell's remarks only intermttently
illuminate the subject, and they are
often petulant and jejune. Abiding
to the city of Panama, he says:
II this city were in Spain, or If even
decent description of ii were In q
European guide book, the hordes or
Americans who go to the canal would
rave over IT, AS II IS. not many OF them
mot being told ever see II, though tleFe
are few towns in Europe with more
character. But 7 regret TO say my coun-
trymen don't know what they are LOOKING
at. or what TO look at, I'LL they nave u
guide book, courier, or tout to tell them.
Some one on the Canal ought to
have told Mr.. Pencil that his discov-
cry of the isthmus was antedated, quite
a while ago. by several of his be-
nighted countrymen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
GOSSAMER WINGS
A Book of Natures Fragile
Beauty.

MOTHS OF THE LTMBERLOST. With
water-color and Photographic iilustra-
tons from life. By Gene Stratton-Por-
ter. Svo, PIP. xiv. $40. Doubleday, Page
& Co.
Proclaiming herself lover of Nature,
not a naturalist, an amateur, not
scientist, Mrs. Porter yet offers US here
book that will prove OF Ialue TO
entomologists in the patient minute
ness Of its observations and the clarity
with which their results are reported.
AS for her fellow nature lovers, they
will delight in these pages, in their
loving enthusiasms, their glow OF ad-
miration for the ways of life of these
lepidoptera, which. in the struggle for
existence, have found the road 10
beauty of coloring and TO infinite, ever
changing grace OF form and motion.
The Llmberlost has been q world In
little TO the author since her CHILDHOOD.
1t was as a child that she first entered
its abundant realm Of winged insects
to return to 1t with more set purpose
via "love's meyny," TO quote Ruskins
tenderly Imaginative description Of the
world Of birds:
1 never thought the birds could have q
rival in my heart. But these fragile nignt
wanderers. these moon-howers or june
darkness, literally thrust themselves
upon me-" When my cameras were
placed before the home of pair Of biros,
the bushes parted to admit light anu
clinging to them | found a creature, olten
having the birds sweep of wing, OF color
pale green with decorations OF lavender
and yellow, or running the gamut from
palest tans 10 darkest browns, with mara.
ings of pink or dozens OF other !rreslstip,le
combinations OF colors, the feathered i1A 1
found a competitor that often out-ds-
tanced them in my affections.
The Limberlost has been conquered
It's woods and lakes and swamps have
been reclaimed and turned into fertile
farms, but patches Of 1t still remain
and In them Mrs. Porter still continues
her studies. The vividness OF color OF
her illustrations, their velvety richness
she explains, Is due to their being
copied from moths fresh from the
cocoon, for, once exposed to light, they
soon fade almost beyond recognition
Hence the striking difference between
these plates and those Of the average
moth book. which are generally repro
duced from mounted specimens.
1t is only fair to author and readef
to emphasize the fact that this is not
merely still another nature book. IL
has charm Of its own, an enthusiasm
that is contagious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
think Of God as being at once tran.
scendent and immanent In his world.

think Of God as being at once tran
scendent and immanent in his world
AS generally used, the word Animism
stands for the primitive idea that all
natural objects which seem to exert
any power or influence are moved or
animated by Spirits" or intelligent.
purposive beings; but Mr.. McDougau
feels justified in applying the term to
the refined doctrine historically con-
tinuous with the primitive notion-tha
doctrine, namely, Of the soul as q uni.
tary and individual being and Of
nature different from that Of the body.
1t takes temerity to hold thesis upon
which modern science and philosophy
have turned their backs with con-
stantly increasing decision. Souls are
out Of fashion," a psychologist said not
long ago when describing tendency
he himself deplored. Mr.. McDougall
would ascribe the feebleness Of faith
about the soul to a temporary triumph
Of materialism: and he is concerned
lest under the spell Of scientific"
mechanistic dogmas the belief in any
form Of life after the death of the body
should continue rapidly to decline
among all civilized peoples. Every
vigorous nation seems to have pos.
sessed a belief in the persistence OF
human personality, and the loss OF It
has accompanied the decay Of national
vigor in many instances. The authors
effort to have the soul taken seriously
as a scientific hypothesis involves a
brilliant review of the history Of An
imism from primitive ages TO the pres
ent time, and Of the attacks upon 1t
from the sides Of metaphysics, episte-
mology and the natural sciences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
A NATIONAL PROBLEM
A Many Sided Survey OF Thirty
Years.

THE NEW IMMIGRATlON. StSdy ~
tho Industrial and Social Life OF SOUTH
eastern Europeans in America. d Ds
Peter Roberts, Phi. ID. Svo, PIP AAi' '''
The Macmillan Company
A generation has elapsed since our
immigration shifted from Northwestern
to Southeastern Europe. The change
brought with it many questions, many
problems. many misgivings, which the
older Immigration had not raised, or
at least had raised only to settle ana
solve them in a manner altogether re-
assuring to native America. III Is un-
ferent with this new immigration.
The questions, the problems, above all
else the misgivings have persisted ana
have been intensified as the stream
kept increasing in volume, but not IN
quality. The process OF assimilatioh'
of Americanization, so facile and SWIFT
in the case OF Scotch and Welsh ana
Irish. of German and scandinavian,
has proved far more difficult, mas been
retarded more and more, the BACK
ward If not inferior newcomers being
doubly handicapped by their ignorance
of our tongue and our ways, their over
whelming lack Of training, and by eco
nomic conditions far more complicated
and difficult than those awaiting the
earlier Corners in a country CONNER
cially and industrially still In its in
fancy.
The problem Of this new immigration
Is more TO the fore at this moment than
ever before. The country demands
firm, wise, enlightened policy concern
ing it's future management. The writer
of the book here under discussion even
goes so far as to assert that II Is no
longer an American, but has become an
international problem, in which the
countries of the immigrants origin are
almost as much concerned as this, the
country OF their destination. AS gen
eral survey of the whole complex mat
ter Mr.. Roberts's book Is a model OF
NltdI anu -
touches on every phase OF the subject,
emphasizing the salient points, and 1t
does not lack the note Of human in
terest. Mr.. Roberts. indeed, IS an OPP
timist concerning the social and eco
nomc qualities Of the new immigra-
ton, which. he holds. needs chiefly
systematic direction and sympathetic
treatment TO make 1t useful asset TO
the country. We need its strength. he
says in substance: we need II for those
humber forms of labor which the ma
the will not perform. Therefore. II
will be TO our own interest TO raise It's
level. social and moral. educational as
well as productive. TO its maximum.
and one Of the best means TO bring
about this result. he holds, is for the
native TO lay aside his contemptuous
aloofness and help along, each accord
ing to his opportunity.
4 library Of books has been written
on tho subject OF the new immigration
during the last ten years or so. The
substance of what these studies con
tain will be found In Mr.. Robertss
book-enough TO give the average
American good working conception OF
the whole problem as 1t concerns him
and the nations welfare. The author
offers no solution; he merely makes
recommendations by the way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
THE CANAL
A Useful Cole ction of Clever
Pictures.

JOSEPH PENCILS PICTURES OF
THE PANAMA CANAL. Reproduc-
tiOns OF a series OF Autographs made
BY him on the lsthmus OF Panama.
January March, 1912, together with i'm
prcyslons and notes By the artist. ito,
pp. g. Nxyiii. Philadelphia: The j. II.
Lppincott Company.
In his long career as an illustrator
Mr.. Pencil has never done ..nything
better than these drawings. If, indeed,
he has done work quite so good. The
only sketches OF his which we recall as
making anything like the same strong
appeal are those which he etched and
drew with the pen for Mr.. Howells's
papers Of Italian travel years AGO. The
mass of drawings he has produced in
the interim has included many spark
ling and even brilliant pieces, but II
has included also a great deal Of what
Mr.. Howard Walker, the architect, In
speaking OF Mr.. Pencil recently, called
"ragtime sketching." 1t was the charm
of the old Italian pictures mat MS
technical virtuosity was subordinated
I'm them to the solid substance or his
material. His buildings were not so
many glittering effects" but works OF
architecture, soundly portrayed. Now,
on the Isthmus of Panama, he has
brought his best craftsmanship to bear
upon a subject that is in itself in the
grand STYLE, and the result Is IN inter-
esting and valuable performance.
Ii was a right instinct that led the
artist to set down his Impressions In
terms of TYPOGRAPHY rather than In
those of pure black and white. The oc-
casion was one for the cool statement
of fact rather than for the dazzling ex-
preston OF mere picturesqueness. L
was after picturesqueness,' says Mr..
Pennel. but II is a testimony TO the
dominating force OF the great spectacle
presented by the canal works that in all
these drawings the quality that the
craftsman was after" seems really TO
have been left to take care OF Itself. III
pervades them, when it is there, with
lllt IdiuldlHtoS VI "a WI '''N'''''o 80
forced. Nowhere Is there any fac
titious play Of light and shade. Speak
ing of the guard gate at Gatun. Mr..
Pencil says: Il have never seen such
a magnificent arrangement of line, light
and mass. and yet those were the last
things the engineers thought Of We
can pay no higher compliment to his
drawing of this gate than to say that
il might have been done from the art
less point of view Of the engineers.
We have called these Autographs i'm
pressions." but 1t would, perhaps, be
ulster TO describe them as records.
The selective faculty which belongs to
the artist determined the angle from
which this or that subject should be
studied, but, having taken mis- stand
and made up his mind what to omit.
Mr.. Pencils aim seems simply TO have
been to note the facts, to give great
walls their proper strength and maj
esty, TO let trestle count as trestle.
no less than as a web Of line; to sug-
gest concrete and steel. to bring into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
CHINA'S FIRST PRESIDENT
His Aspirations, conspiracies,
Dangers and Success.

SUN YAT SEN AND THE AWAKEN
ING OF CHINA. BY James Cantne'
NJ A.. NJ r.. +. h. G. S. Dean or the
College Of Medicine. Hong Kong tlSo9-
1880. and &. Sheridan Jones. Illus
trated 12mo., PIP. 24O. Fleming IL
Revell Co.
The theory Of the authors Of this book.
that Sun Vat Sen. the first provisional
President OF the Chinese Republic, is a
Man Of Destiny. is certainly borne ou'
by its account OF his numerous and
marvellous escapes from capture dur
Ing his long career Of conspiracy against
Manchu rule The most sensational Of
his adventures was undoubtedly his
kidnapping by the Chinese Ambassador
I'm London In 1896 He was kept cap
tive in the embassy and only rescued at
the eleventh hour. when arrangements
had been all but completed TO send him
home as a lunatic. Or. Camille, his old
friend at Hong Kong. got wind of the
affair through the wife Of an English
servant OF the legation. Scotland Yard,
TO which he appealed, refused to in
terfere. but he had better luck at the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28

THE REALM OF ENDS: OR, PLURAL
iSV AND THEISM The Clifford Lect'
ures Delivered I'm the University OF 81;
Andrews in the Years l1o1, rtal NH.
iosophy, Cambridge. Svo' PIP XIV NV
G.. p. Putnam's Sons.
RoDY AND MIND. A History and De-
fence of Animism. BY William Nc
Dougall, NJ. b. With thirteen dla-
grams Svo. PIP. xix, 1888. The Mac
milan Company.
Professor Palmer Is alert TO the coih-
plainings Of the ungodly against the
iargon so often used in metaphysical
debate. and he is not disposed 10 ois-
miss the protest as the mere envlous
poutlng Of a native incapacity Tor hlsh
thinking. II. in her turn, divine philos-
ophy has had TO complain OF SUFFERING
many things at the hands or amateur
interpreters. it must be granted that
among her devotees have been sinners
who have gone in for cultivating Cd
scurity as an art. Nothing Is more
dlspeasing to a pedant than praise Oh
his style; and when NJ. Rivarol Is
heard saving, IF II is not clear II Is
not French" some painful pundit Is
ready to retort, IF 1t is clear 1t Is not
philosophy" Being both a metapnysi-
clan and a man OF letters, Professor
Palmer considers lucidity to be not I'M
friendly TO those worthy qualities or
fulness Of knowledge, candor or ooser-
walton and severity Of scientific spirit
called for in any serious piece OF work,
and his sympathy goes with Bishop
Berkeleys saying that one should
think with the learned and speak with
the vulgar" The discussion OF the
problem of moral freedom in the pres
ent book is marked by the authors
characteristic patience in expounding
the viewpoint from which he dissents,
and his conclusions in favor OF the
freedom OF the will" are the more eff
fective because of his fearless famili-
arlty with the "determinist" conten-
ton.
The sharply contrasted aspects OF the
universe which lead us TO speak OF the
world OF mechanism and the world OF
morals, the subject-matter Of the natu-
raj sciences on the one hand and that of
the moral sciences, including history.
on the other. is reflected in the oppos-
ing standponts of Naturalism and
Idealism. The one regards the realm
OF nature as the prior, fundamental
aspect OF the world; the other gives the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
THE STUBBORN MUSE
Three Recent Studies in Philos.
ophy.

THE PROBLEM OF FREEDOM. BY
George Herbert Paim Ie,, L Tn1,n pp, 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28

- oxecution. or Of assassination for
Tho sake of the prizes set upon MS
head. which at one time amounted 10
$4,000 40.
This sketch Of the reformers life
and work, which stops snort Oh MS
resignation of the provisional Presi-
doncv is in outline only. The rest
Of the book is made up OF a brier MIS-
tory of Manchu rule and the struggle
f,r its overthrow, and Of chapters on
"rhings Chinese" the fight against
onium and the future Of China. the
o,tbors are hearty admirers OF the
chinese, and unqualified optimists con-
corning the future of their country ana
race.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
LITERARY NEWS
ID ~n0 b
d. CRITICISM ~

erected things. may wait. 1t IS better
to take for what it is WORTH Out Vi 'he
chapter leading up to the princes eiec-
ton as president Of the rep1pilc' ah
anecdote like this:
The prince told us. Granier de cas-
sagnac AMI myself. very lhteIes'"e
story. IA. r,,,ors and
Dining one evening with Thers anu anu
Mole the little man with the spec'acie'
SAID 10 LOUIS Napoleon: .,,,,>h
we are persuaded OF your iiiI = s,ve
YOU on a piece Of advice in case, as is prob
able. the votes raise you to the fresi-
dency?' .,,,,od ,he
Go on. by all means; smiled ,,, tie
prince. we'll used to the historian "'''N
"Well. considering the. tendences u
modern society. we consider mole anu -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
A GOOD SHORT STORY.

1t is stated by her publishers that
been sent to press for its sixth large
printing. This Is pleasant news. We
like to hear that so clever a novel as
this one is meeting with appreciation.
And, apropos, we call attention TO the
authors tale of THE White Pagoda. 4"
In the current number OF THE Cen
tury." 1t is one of the best short
stories we have read in a long time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28

of the life and character Of one OF the
most en'gmatic figures in modern his
tory" But when we come to examine
into the authority Of this work we ma
the French editors Of the manuscript
saving: For our present purpose we
designate the author Of these pages
the Baron d'Ambes-a pseudonyme that
is. indeed. sufficiently obvious the per-
son who put this memorial In our
hands having asked us TO observe TINS
much reticence for reasons which II
does not behove us to gainsay.' For
the authors Of this bland declaration
II NAV be that the pseudonimity OF the
baron "in no wise diminishes the aD-
sorbing interest of these confidential
papers," but it certainly puts the dis
interested reader in a skeptical mood
which is only confirmed by the general
character Of the book itself. The lat
ter opens with a chapter of some
twenty pages on the paternity Of Louis
Napoleon, and this clearly stamps the
writer as far more the scandalmonger
than the historian. We get another
and even more conclusive taste Of his
quality little later on in the first vol
ume, when he has occasion to treat of
the princes exile In Switzerland, and
speaks of an intrigue involving a GER
tain peasant girl. II could really be OF
some use to the prince in this pretty
rustic idyll of his" he says, carry.
ing love letters between him and his
fair one" For the exercise of such
functions the baron was doubtless we'll
equipped, but this does not incline us
TO take him very seriously as a COM
mentator on historical events Taking
him lightly. on the other hand. as
casual gossip. he is not unamusing. -
Whether he gathered his material at
FIRST hand" or not, whether he watched
French political developments and the
men. who determined them with his
own eyes OF studied them in books and
newspapers he puts together plausi-
bic narrative and enlivens it with
plentiful supply OF anecdotes. Take.
for example, the sayings OF Napoleon
III, not infrequently cited here. They
are, after ali, sufficiently in charac-
ter" You see, in life each man knows
victory in his turn. We are
playing a game for high stakes. the
Bourbons and 1. For moment
they have a good lead But
am making points. too, and little by
little catching them up" This was in
1885. Three years later the baron
claims to have heard this colloquy be-
tween Louis Napoleon and Amedee
Thierry. who was urging the prince to
write the life of Napoleon /:
Later on" he replied. Before writ
ing his history. must finish my work"
why begin the First Empire over
again 2" Questioned the historian.
my uncle was Cesar" said the prince
with smile II will be Augustus
1t ia the sanguine adventurer to the
life,' and as Louis Napoleon has long
been familiar In that role we find the
foregoing passage. and others like II.
convincing enough. The baron is none
the less readable, either, for the subtly
romantic touch with which he hits off
some Of his vignettes, and. In fact, we
are almost. II not quite. disposed to &C
cept his aid in the study Of the 'enig-
matte" figure Of Mr.. Allinson's preface.
But somehow confidence relaxes. and
we go on merely to be amused Cues
lions. Of character, and Of other high
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
Some Curious Gossip About Ma
poIeon III and His Time.

INTIMATE MEMOIRS OF NAPOLEON
III. Personal "reminiscences OF , sne
Man and the Emperor. BY the lats
Baron d'Ambes. Edited and translated
by A. r. Atkinson, NJ. A.. With iilustra-
tions from the collection OF "A: ~, M
Broadley. In two volumes. $40. PIP %1'
As. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
This is d queer, scrappy book 'he
value Of which would be more appar :
ent II its origin were a little less OBJ
scure. The translator assures US that
4. supplies an enormous mass OF hrst-
hand material for a survey and study
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28

"r want YOU &c paint my portrait
"i am AT vour service. madam.
"Yes. but now, at once 81 - hurry
"Thc deuel. Are you in such hurry
1T is not who am in a hurry, OUTS pua Sme
.x,,iiotire I am on the list OF suspects
: shsIl certainly be condemned tomorrow ,',,
n I mar Will you take it at once? ,,s
Isabey accepted, and made made ,nlp rovin
S5,, hid oh him took the portrait and DIS
laGy ea ped never to be seen by him again
Ewing apJSni the painter filled with indescfio@-
bIe emotion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-14
y Worth While Christmas Recipes ax

I ,ARDED TURKEY.-Select a bird
with youthful looking feet and a
fresh odor. Remove all pinfeathers
with a sharp knife and wash thor
oughly inside and out. If the skin of
the bird seems especially soiled put a
pinch of bicarbonate in the water.
rinsing this off finally. Stuff as usual
with the inside of a loaf of stale white
bread, mixed with a lump of butter
the size of an egg and seasoned with
salt, pepper and summer savory. Do
not wet the bread or the stuffing will
be soggy and the turkey taste spoiled.
Truss in the usual manner, and then
lay four thin slices of salt pork over
the breast of the bird. During the
cooking haste often so that the pork
taste will permeate all the bird. This
is an excellent way to prepare a turkey
of the second class Sort-the pork sup
plies the lacking flavor. A half dozen
fresh sausages may also be added to
the bread filling if further richness is
desired.
Cranberry Jelly--A rich turkey re-
quires to be Offset with an acid jam or
jelly, and cranberries supply about the
cheapest and most satisfying relish of
this sort. Wash a quart of cranberries
and put them over the fire in a double
boiler, adding no water to them. Cow
er closely and steam until the fruit is
soft. Then squeeze the berries through