Evening star., 1914-08-15
BOOK REVIEWS.

lives. This little etuoys IN COuIIa W eAAss
one. deals with the Indian as an indavlo-
ual in the more intimate relations OF
home and neighborhood. It tells how the
red man lives. In so far as It II possible
to get inside of this sphinxlike human 1t
tells how he feels toward the common lie
questions that assail every one. OF what
he thinks and what are the sources Of his
feelings and behavior. Mr.. Leupp gives
q most Illuminating chapter on the Red
Man and His White Neighbour" In which
he shows In the most natural manner
why the Indian looks upon US as con-
Trajectory. incomprehenstble and not al
together reliable. He explains the mys-
tlhcation Of the Indian over our social
order. An instructive chapter on the
red man as a learner and teacher
closes this study except for survey OF
the natives Of Alaska-aborigines who are
not Indians. Mr.. Leupp Is authority upon
the subject Of the Indians He IL. more
over. practiced In writing and possessed
q most useful as well as most interest
ing contribution to American history. q
valuable discussion Of one Of the prob
lens of American political and industrial
life.
THE STRENGTH OF THE STRONG.
BY Jack London. author Of THE
Call of the Wild" etc. New York:
Half a dozen or moro Of the best Of
the Jack London short stories come to-
gether in this volume, with no particular
reason for being together-so wide Is the
range of their subjects-save that they
in common bear the distinctive London
stamp Human beings are this writer's
quarry. Under their apparent sameness
Mr.. London finds an infinite variety Of
human traits which with striking orig.
h1ality and vigor he rounds into unusual
types and personalities working out
through circumstances that are some
times commonplace, sometime picturesque
and unusual but in either event these
characters are the centers Of most alb
sorbing and significant. themes. The first
of these tales is a sort Of Kiplinsesque
parable-a parable OF peace. Another Is
n story of labor. All of them are vital.
pointing straight upon life. all Of them
are strong and invigorating.
tie: Regulation Publishing Com
pany.
believing that we stand on the thresh-
Old of new era. an era Of great po-
liticaI progress. and a much more won
derfuk and significant period than that Of
our present mechanical achievement this
po@;ical conditions that have produced
the serious problems Of modern life.
Those are the problems Of labor. unen-
plt y.nent. trusts. land monopoly. vast prt-
va fortunes. high cost of living. money.
ia" n. A correct solution OF these is &C
new day which he forecasts In discuss
fRg these questions Mr.. Barnard analyzes
the various remedial measures that have
been applied to one and another Of them
the tariff reform and money reform;
arti trust Legislation and special taxes,
single tax and socialism. Making It
quite clear that remedy must be not
only adequate, but acceptable also, ne
demonstrates that by this double test the
popular political reforms and Efforts AZ
economic reform are for the most part
weak and ineffective measures In a
chapter called Regulation Mr.. Barnard
gives what he believes to be an aoeQu1te
and increasingly acceptable remedy ior
ter begins: Il propose that the peop.e
declare their right to the land: that they
declare the title to all the land to rest IN
the people collectively-in the govern
ment." Other allied propositions. AZ IN
defense of a socia,istic program, follow
this one in an argument for the righteous-
ness and efficiency Of the new sociaAsm.
THE ART OF BEING ALIVE, Success
Throurh Thought. BY Ella Wheeler
Wilcox. New York: Harper q
Bros.
This book Is addressed to men and
women, to youth and age. to rich and
poor, to the worker and the ieisureo.
From her iscellaneous and somewhat
scattered writings Ella Wheeler WILCOX
has brought together here that whicn
she herself considers the most personally
direct and Stimulating approach TO tnsse
nf
question, "Art thou alive?' this author
makes dramatically and POLITICALLY clear
what it Is to be alive and how TINS
abounding life may be achieved Inc
secret lies in ones power OF thought. IN
the strength with which he bends nis
thoughts toward the great life currents
of the universe submerging himself In
these, partaking of their vital forces. and
rising renewed anG recreated. Each NJ
tie essay is stirring call through one
and another of the common circumstances
and conditions of everyday. All together
make book for one daily reheartening
and guidance.
rHE PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN
ARCHITEcTURE. BY Phebs We;.- X.
colt Humphreys. Illustrations by
S. Walter Humphreys. Philadelphia:
J. B. Lppincott Company.
With handsome lawns and spruce gar
dens as much the rule nowadays as neg
lected yards and tangled patches Of
ground used to be, this book comes to
the would-be landscape gardener as in
epiration. suggestion and definite instruc-
sson. Technical study, extensive travel
and practical experience lie back of this
impressive and interesting study. thou
sand notifications Of this or that law OF
Garden architecture offer so great a range
OF possibilities here that the book meets
as helpfully him who has but limited
stretch OF land or even a bare corner to
beautify as II does the man Of many
acres More than a hundred pictures Of
charming garden spots, historic and mod
ern, greatly enhance the value and use
fulness Of this most beautiful book.
WHEN LOVE FLIES OUT O. THE
WINDOW. BY Leonard Merrick.
New York: Mitchell Kennerley.
By that "merest chance" which Is
the life of fiction and plays a large
part in real experiences. Ralph Ling
ham found in a Paris cafe chantant q
young English girl who had been lured
from London by false representations
10 sing in what she supposed was q
concert, but found to be something
totally different The outcome Of this
encounter was a marriage between
aer and Lingham. young journalist
and novelist of somewhat precarious
income. Later 1t became necessary for