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which on the successive evenings dur
ing the beginning of July fell so lit
tie earlier that the shortening Of the
days was barely noticeable now adj
vances so rapidly on the daylight hours
that we can almost feel that each day
is perceptibly shorter than the day
which preceded 1t. On the 2Sd of the
present month. at 10 hours. 81 minutes
am. the center of the sun will cross
the celestial equator: this day and
the preceding night will hence be of
equal lengths. and after this time the
nights will be longer than the days.
As our season of long nights draws
near the aspect OF the evening
heavens is seen to DE steadily alter
ing from that of the midsummer
sky. Our map shows the stars which
are easily visible at pm on Septem-
Der l. and the appearance of the heavens
at this time is exactly the same as that
which may be seen at pm. on Septem
Der 30 On the latter date by o'clock
iii the evening the Scorpion will have en-
tirely set the beautiful Hyades and
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

ANNA BORDEN'S CAREER: A Novel.
BY Margaret Munsterberg. New
York: ID. Appleton & Co.
Boylan. Frontispiece by Stanley l..
Wood. Boston: Lothrop, Lee &
Sheppard Company
ECONOMIC DETERMINTSM; DIR The
Economic Interpretation Of History.
BY Ida Parce. Chicago: Charles II.
Kerr & Co.
DICK AMONG THE MINERS. BY A.
w. Dimock, author of Dick In the
Everglades" ETC. With eight half.
tone illustrations from photographs
by j. A. Dimock. New York: Fred
erick A. Stokes Company.
PLEASURE AND WORK. BY J. Abbott
Cantrell. NJ. D.. author of ''The In
creasing Needs of a Nation. New
York: r. F. Fenno & Co.
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cally all adapted and makes valuable
method of interesting children In this
fascinating study.
SHEEP FARMING IN NORTH AMER.
ICA. BY the late John A. Craig.
professor of animal husbandry ar
IN, Me- UNIVERSITY Yn. W., of Wisconsin. etc.
pany.
Just at this time. with the wool in
dustry under stress owing to the impend-
ing change in tariff rates. study OF
sheep farming in this country is of prac-
teal interest. Prof. Craig. who has pass
ed away since this volume was prepared.
sets forth in 1t comprehensively the de-
velopment of the industry in this coun-
try, treating OF the general equipment Of
sheep farms, various breeds OF sheep and
their characteristics, the best guides in
the formation Of a flock. the improvement
and the mana cement of a flock through
various seasons and the qualities and
treatment of WOOL and the development or
! sheep as a meat food. the preparation OF
sheep for show and finally the diseases 70
which sheep are subject. Many illustra-
tons are printed with the work and add
to its graphic value
BR ADSHAW'S THROUGH ROUTES TO
THE CHIEF CITIES AND BATH
ING AND HEALTH RESORTS Oh
THE WOhLDs N H0n0OOOk al In.
dian. Colonial and Foreign Travel.
Descriptive routes Of the chief rail-
way. steamship and other services.
Edited by Eustace Reynolds Ball,
F. r. G. s.. author of "Mediter-
ranean Winter Resorts" etc. Lon
don: Henry Blackjack q Co.
This. the fifty-second edition Of Brad
shaws" Is practically a new book. hay
ing been almost entirely rewritten and
much enlarged. 1t is not only a guide TO
the railway systems of the world. but
conveys many invaluable hints to tray
elers to save time and money. and to In
J crease the comfort of the foreign travel
er. In addition to time tables and rate
| tables there are practical suggestions as
! to the most effective routes to be fol-
lowed in going over long distances. At
| tached to each geographical section IL
! a short glossary of the commonest words
| In the language of the country. This. to-
gether with information about resorts.
| baths, etc. constitutes the latest Brad
shaw. a work of Incompatible importance
| to the world traveller.
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successful resistance. All sorts OF obstacles
step in between to block the progress OF
this romance. At last. friendly con-
spiracy inveigles the two back into the
Canadian camp. where their dimcultles
just naturally fade away 4s. once upon
a time before up In these same big woods
they dwindled to nothing. Very believ-
able and interesting people. and excep-
tionai versatility in the handling Of wide
~ different sets of conditions mark this
well wrought and engaging romance.
LADDIE. A True Blue Story. BY Gene
Stratton-Porter, author of "A Girl
of the Limberlost," etc. Illustra-
tions by Herman Pfeifer. New York:
Doubleday, Page & Co.
Allow Gene Stratton-Porter a farm
with green things a-growing on it. Add
a bit of adjoining woods to shelter every
sort of creeping. leaping. flying creature.
Stock the farmhouse with dozen chill
dren. Make the very youngest of the
dozen a little sister" as original AS sin
and as innocent and lovely cherub.
object of her special alteration. the brav-
est, handsomest. wOnderfulest brother
any little girl ever had. Appoint little
sister, general manager of affairs and
mistress of all ceremonies. Grant Mrs.
Porter these various rights and privileges.
est. one of the wholesomest. one of the
most out-of-doorsy stories that you will
have an opportunity to read in many and
many a day.
THE JOY BRINGER. Tale Of tn.
Painted Desert. BY Grace Mac.
Gowan Cooke, author of 'The Pow
err and the Glory" New York
Doubleday. Page & Co. Washington
Woodward & LOthrop.
One must know the desert to realize
the accurate environment of this story
Of the far west. The plot. which permits
one brother to steal another brothers
romance. is excitingly interesting in its
interweavings Of complications thai
shuttle 50 many lights and shadows
into web of happiness of the lever
after" pattern for the daringly uncon-
ventional hero and the bride he has
deceived. But it is the Indian life OF
the painted desert, in which tribal Gus.
toms form picturesque background fol
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force to set the multitudinous facts Of

force to set the multitudinous facts Of
one to draw out from the mass of facts
certain big and essential features. defin-
ing not only their relations to one an
other, but their common bearing. as WELL
upon some superior fact, or set Of facts.
DR.. Strong's book is. first of all, such an
organizing agent. 1t is. In large addi-
ton to this. the abundant source of sub
stantia1 information. of sound and sea-
soned opinions. The discussion falls into
two parts. The first of these describes
the influences that are dispelling the
tribal hostilties of the past and bringing
the world together through the peaceful
channels Of world industry. 1t is
science and commerce that are to do
away with the parish and the nrovince
These and a passionate zeal for lettering
the conditions of human life. look with
reasonable promise into future of gen.
eral aInity and common ideals into a
future OF world interests and world activ-
tiles. The second part of the discussion
makes a clear and logical statement OF
the problems that mark the adjustment
Of society to this new order First
among these is the problem Of industry
the problem of labor at present in its
acuteIv seif-conscious stage. There is
too. the problem of wealth. its new crea-
ton and surplus. its power and it's perils
And the problem of race, ever, more COM
niicated. That also of the individual in
his relation to society. problem whose
solution must involve the sacrifice Of
neither of these to the other. And lastly
there is the problem of the city. the ever
greater city. where the lesson Of real
democracy is to he learned. If it is learn
ed at all. stimulating study of the
great facts of modern society. set out
concretely and with a wealth of llust-a
ton. \ broad. fair-minded. scholarly
exposition of this subject
ROMAN FARM MANAGEMENT. The
Treati.es 81 Cato and varrO done
into English. with Notes Of Mod
ern INSTANCES. BY A Virginia Farm
en- New York: The Macmillan Com
pany.
r. H.. this Virginia Farmer" stand
ing one day at Paris book stall. made
the acquaintance of two old Romans of
the late B. {. period. Cato and Varro,
who were engaged In a discussion of
Roman farm management. IF H. de-
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sound to be produced during foggy
weather, and for this purpose horn Is
prescribed. 1t is to be blown at intervals
of five seconds. and on the larger boats
bell not less than eight inches in
diameter across the mouth must also be
provided.
If such vessels are what is known as
documented. that is registered at the
custom house Of their home ports and
given an official number in the list OF
American vessels, they must have their
names painted on each side of the bow
and at the stern. The home port must
also be painted at the stern. On all
motor boats of any size two copies of
the pilot rules must be kept aboard.
The safety of life feature of such equip
ment has taken prominent part in the
inspection of these little vessels during
the past two years. This means that
each motor vessel of any size must be
supplied with life-preserving and fire
fighting apparatus in order to guard
against loss of life in any emergency
which may arise.
Life preservers first come under the
inspectors scrutiny. From past expert
ences in inland water accidents these
little packages of cork have been develop
ed by government regulations until at
the present date the law requires them
to be capable of sustaining afioat for
twentyfour hours weight of twenty
pounds. Twenty pounds In this case
means the same weight In air. which, re-
duced to an equal weight in water means
that it is not less than the weight of a
good sized person.
such preservers must be constructed Of
docks Of cork instead Of the loose cork
formerly used in order to meet the in
spector's test, and there must be enough
OF them on board to supply one to each
person carried, including children and
babies.
1t used to be the case that when a
motor boat sank the rescuers would see
persons floating about on pneumatic
cushions, planks. gratings or anything
that would sustain them for a short per-
1od. The inspectors will not allow such
articles to be substituted for the required
cork life preservers although no objec-
ton is made to having them aboard the
vessel. Neither can small boats in tow
take the place of life preservers Where
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clares his delight at the meeting. but adj
mits that almost Immediately he was car
ried in imagination away mot to the
vineyards and olive yards of Roman
tant Virginia, where the corn was be-
ginning to tassel and the fat cattle We're
loaflng in the pastures. subsequently.
however. the thought came to him that
and a useful thing to bring this old
theory and practice of farm manage
ment across into the present, to do 1t
into English, and set 1t up i'll contrast
to our own methods of conducting this
business. The book in hand is the reali-
cation of his thought 1t is. besides. its
ample Justification Practical and scien-
tific though he may be, these treatises
are profitable to the modern farmer. They
make an absorbing study of country life.
of interesting and useful facts pertaining
to such life. The book is curiousy mod
ern, almost disconcertingly modern, In it's
Impressions. 1t Is another evidence that
there is really nothing new under the
sun. 1t is one of the few sensible uses
tremendously successful experiment, for
which readers stand In unqualified debt
TO this inspired Virginia farmer.
JUSTICE AND THE MODERN LAW.
BY Everett V. Abbott Boston:
Houghton Miffiin Company.
Mr. Abbott's discussion of modern law
in its relation to justice is, In effect, an
arraignment. not of the law itself. but
of those who practice and administer. the
law. 1t is very open criticism of the
bar and the bench. The chief points of
this accusation are an intellectual un-
preparedness, involving a lack of prac-
tice in clear and logical thinking. and a
lack of initiative and readiness to meet
new conditions with laws fully adequate,
if put to the test. to meet such conditions.
Having elaborated the ethical principles
Of the law. Mr.. Abbott. upon this basis,
examines the law as it is practiced. For
the purpose OF concrete treatment of the
subject he analyses the general right to
control corpora TONS the rate regulations,
the antitrust legislation as the last re-
lates to contracts in restraint of trade
and to monopolies. He then examines
the law as it is administered, discussing
at this point judicial disregard of the
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the modern ways of the white man.
that gives to Mrs. MacGowan's novel
its motion-picture charm.
In contrast to the passionate misunder-
standings that spell trouble for Heath
and Cliffe in their separated quarters at
"Orafbi.'' there is an undercurrent Of
lovemaking between two once-on-a a time
friends who missed happiness in the
spring time of youth to find II in their
Indian summer days. And another
glimpse is given of less placid In
fatuation of an Idian girl for an artist
whom she deliberately dssables that he
may depend on her for love of a vnri-
ETY. that the proverb has labeled mot
wisely but too we'll For color, and
for that quality we know as atmosphere
there Is the scarlet Of Navajo blankets:
gay-splashed pottery and basket work !:
the green of alfalfa: the red mesa; the
stars; the sand; the slence-as IL nature
knew only how to make stars and sand
and silence. And over It all the en-
yelling remoteness of that vast mystery
which men call the painted desert for
lack of better words A number of
Illustrations intersperse the interest of
the text.
the Flower Garden Week by Week.
BY Jessie Peabody FrothinRham,
author of "Sea Fighters from Drake
to Farragut," etc. New York. Duff
Many garden books have been printed
and there Is always room for more, for
the JOY OF the garden Is infinite. and in
book about gardening 1t Is the personal
| reflection Of the garden lover that makes
for effect. In this present volume the
garden year is laid out by weeks. with
| suggestion of what to do for and in
the garden throughout the twelve months.
There is work to be done even in jan
uary, when the garden plan is to be
made and map is to be drawn, and, in
some parts of this country. some out OF
door work can be accomplished. This
| author follows the seasons and gives
| practical suggestions for each change.
naming the flowers that bloom best in
| certain seasons SO that the garden con-
Quoted upon the lines laid down in this
attractive guide should prove source
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year. These little craft must, therefore
be fully equipped at all times in order not
to come under the inspectors disapproval
Several motor boat cruisers, especially
built for this purpose, are now patrolling
the inland waters of the United States,
and with the inspectors aboard are a
source OF terror to the boat owners who
willfully evade the law.
To successfully pass such an inspection
the navigation laws stipulate that motor
boats must carry in all weathers from
sunset to sunrise a white light at the
stern SO exposed as to show all around
the horizon, while on the right or star
board side there must be a green light
and on the left or port side red light.
These must be SO exposed as to show only
directly ahead on their respective sides
and only half way to the rear. Some
variations in the size and structure OF
these lights are permissible according to
the size Of the boats. but no matter how
small the boat such lights must be part
of the equipment.
These are termed running lights" and
under way. A plain white light to be
shown at an elevation above the deck Sc
that 1t is visible from all points must also
be provided SO as to be used while lying
at anchor.
The next point to which the inspector
attention is drawn is the whistle. Every
motor boat must be provided with some
means Of signaling in whistle form OF
such character as is approved by the In
spector. Under the law whistle is sup
posed to be some sound producing device
which will produce blast of two seconds
or more in duration. Motor boats of the
larger sizes use whistles which are blown
from supply of air compressed in tank
provided for that purpose, while the
smaller ones use whistles especially made
to be blown by the operator. This is one
of the important features to insure safety
In navigation as well as for the lives
aboard the smaller boat. 1t is used for
signaling the courses to be steered when
passing other boats, or in case of dis
tress.
The law requires a different kind of
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Regulating the Motor Boats

such work, and through the cooperation
of the collectors of customs Of the va
rious ports of the United States
The laws are based en- what is known
as the motor boat act, passed by Con-
gress during the past session after the
matter of the increasing loss OF life in
inland waters of the United States
through the careless handling of motor
boats and by the lack of the proper
equipment was brought to its at
tention. Under these laws motor
boat is any vessel propelled by
long, excepting steam towboats. These
are further divided into three general
classes. according to size. There are
six general heads based on the motor
boat act. these being divided into fifteen
regulations applying to the navigating
OF safety TO life phase
The most important regulation under
this law provides that these little vessels
must be manned and operated by licensed
men. the larger class requiring both pilot
and engineer. 1t is no easy task to navi-
gate the waters of a crowded harbor
even by day. 1t requires not only the
exercise OF good judgment but a thorough
knowledge of the navigation laws, while
at night all the faculties must be on the
alert as we'll as a knowledge of the
waters being navigated.
*
The applicants for such licenses must
therefore possess good eyesight SO as
to be able to distinguish colors by day
light and the sometimes dim colored
lights of green and red frequently en-
countered on passing vessels at night.
The hearing also must be acute SO as to
distinguish whistle signals which come
from distance.
After these qualifications have been met
the regulations under the navigation laws
known as the rules OF the road. have to
be answered in detail. These are given
in order to determine if the operator will
use good Judgment in the navigation of
his vessel. They deal with the positions
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Z YIN EW f1ERE ABOUT twelve years
- ago accidents and fatalities on in
land waters began to mount the
scale of numbers. This did not mark the
advent of the motor boat. but the be-
ginning of that period when gasoline
motors became cheaper and within the
reach of the water lovers of moderate
means. The result was that motor boats
became as thick as flies and within the
past five years the accidents resulting
from incomplete sailing equipment, ig-
norance of navigation rules and care
lessness became SO great as to be alarm
ing. But within the past two years the
fatalities have decreased steadily until
there are now but comparatively few.
All this is due to the curb. put on
motor boats by Uncle Sam in the form of
set Of rules and regulations that are
as binding as those which apply to the
larger steamers. 1t was made necessary
by the rapid increase in the use of these
little vessels. Fifteen Years ago they
were used for pleasure only. Those who
could afford 1t changed their craft from
sail to power or added power to their
equipment. Then came the motor boat
clubs, which increased the list Of owners,
and later on some enterDriSing fisher
men discarded their sails and installed
power. That was the second cause for
an increased number. and finally came
the establishment of little freight liners
in shallow inland waters where steamers
heretofore had been unable to go. Thus
the fleet of motor boats Increased until,
as described by professional water
man, they became as aggravating as a
flock OF mosquitoes because they were
without any regulation whatever.
x
The navigation laws which Uncle Sam
is now strictly enforcing are very rigid
and cover every detail Of the navigation
of inland waters and of the proper equip
ment of motor boats for such navigation.
These laws are enforced through navi-
cation officers especially selected for
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so-called harvest moon. For many days
after this date the nearly full moon will
be observed to rise but slightly later Oh
rising will move very rapidly northward
along the eastern horizon. so that by the
I'D of the month it will be found very
far toward the north. At this time We
more than a week of moonlight nights.
an arrangement which an earlier people
did not doubt was specially ordered 10
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into Leo. while the latter will move
from Taurus into Gemini. Mars is daily
drawing nearer the earth, and coming
into better position for observation, but
Venus is withdrawing to the opposite
side Of the sun and therefore growing
less bright and less satisfactory as a
telescope object. The rings of Saturn
are now widely opened out and this
planet is in a very good position for
observation.
Jupiter. the most conspicuous object
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in the evening sky, is moving very slow
" eastward in the constellation. Sagit-
tarius. Though this planet is still well
above the ground in the early evening.
it's rapid withdrawal from the evening
sky has begun. and this Is the last
month OF the year during which IT can
be observed to advantage.
Mercury remains too near the sun
throughout the month to be well OBJ
served.
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pass into the shadow of the earth and a
total eclipse of our satellite will occur.
At this time. as viewed from the east
ern states, the moon will be low in the
west and will set just as the eclipse is
beginning. West of the Mississippi river,
however, the moon will not set until it
las become completely immersed in the
shadow. while in the far western por-
tons of our country the entrance into
and the emergence from the shadow will
both be visible.
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Eclipse of the Sun
and Moon - Occulta-
tons During Septem-
Der Harvest Moon
September IS.
By Prof. Eric D0olittle of the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania.

o one can have failed to no.
tice how rapidly the long
summer days have been
shortening during the last
few weeks: the darkness
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Pleiades will shine out well above the
ground In the east and tine bright planet
Saturn will be just rising on the east
ern horizon.
n \,
But the stars seen on the earlier date
are no less interesting. Arcturus, q
go1den-yellow sun. thousands OF times