over to his son, with an intimation that he should some day make a little book of them. Those who read it will laugh with him, and bless his memory for it, as they bless it for his noble hymn,

"For all thy saints who from their labors rest." Letters of Cicero, The. In Four Volumes. Vol. III. By Evelyn S. Shuckburgh, M.A. George Bell & Sons, London. 7x5 in. 368 pages. $1.50. This edition, which includes the whole extant correspondence in chronological order, will be completed in an additional volume. Lovice. By the Duchess. The J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. 7×5 in. 315 pages. 50c. Men and Measures of Half a Century.

By Hugh McCulloch. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 82x6 in. 542 pages. $2.50. This is a new edition of the reminiscences which we welcomed ten or twelve years ago. Though of especial interest to economists, exSecretary McCulloch's observations are by no means confined to the things which concerned him as a banker and financier. Some of the most interesting relate to social and religious life in the Middle West before the Civil War. According to ex-Secretary McCulloch, it may be noted, the Methodists of that section were as uniformly Democrats prior to the change of parties upon the slavery issue as they have been uniformly Republicans since that event. This generalization is only qualified, if qualification it be, by these words: "In saying that the Northern Methodists before the war were Democrats, and that they are now Republicans, I do not mean that there were and are no exceptions. What I do mean is that, as a body, they were and are politically united, as was and is the case with no other Christian denomination except the Catholics." This, of course, was written twelve years ago, before the Populist and Silver Republican secessions from the Republican party had taken place. To a remarkable extent the leaders in both these movements have been men of Methodist antecedents.

Modern English Grammar, A. By Huber

Gray Buehler. Newson & Co., New York. 72.5 in. 300 pages. 60c.

Though there is a crowd of grammars, there still is room for more at the top. The author's position in one of the best secondary schools commends his work to an attention which finds cause for high commendation. We note especially the literary excellence of its exercises. its simplicity and clearness, its helps over hard places, and its avoidance of negligible matter. In its beginning with the sentence rather than the "parts of speech" it is true to the laws of thought, and its method is that which recent discussions have approved. Would that such a book had caught us when young! We are grateful, however, to Mr. Buehler for his interposition to save the now disappearing subjunctive mood for "authors who are artistic and exact in expression." In issuing this as their first publication, Messrs. Newson & Company, recently organized for the publication of school-books, have made a good beginning. Mr. Newson has been for the past nine years at the head of the educational department of Messrs. Harper & Brothers.

Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. By Gilbert White. The Macmillan Co., New York. 9x51⁄2 in. 476 pages. $1.50.

A series purporting to be a Library of English Classics could hardly omit this standard work, the prototype of most of our modern out-ofdcor books. We have repeatedly referred with appreciation to the form and appearance of the volumes in this Library; and we are rejoiced to add the present volume to a place upon the shelf which contains its predecessors. Natural Law in Character; or, The Revised

Version of the Proverbs. By Alfred Walls. The Imperial Press, Cleveland, O. 6x91⁄2 in. 93 pages. It is a useful thing that Mr. Walls has undertaken-to sort out and classify according to their subjects the conglomerate aphorisms of which the Book of Proverbs is mostly composed. In so doing there is scope for the exercise of the best judgment, and opportunity for a more or less satisfactory effect. Mr. Walls has done well, and might have done better. Some of his classifications quite miss the point, eg, the groups headed "Hearing" and "The Pleader." And the title of the book imputes to the whole of it a significance which it possesses only partially.

Our Forests and Woodlands. By John Nisbet. Illustrated. (The Haddon Hall Library. Edited by the Marquess of Granby and George A. B. Dewar.) The Macmillan Co., New York. 54x8 in. 340 pages. $3.

The very charming series of books known as the Haddon Hall Library is now enlarged by a well-printed and beautifully bound volume on the subject of English forestry and the history and character of British woodlands. In chief part the book will interest exclusively those who have already some knowledge of the general principles of forestry, or in the practical application of this delightful and useful science. There are, however, pages and chapters in the book which will appeal to

all lovers of outdoor literature.

Odeyne's Marriage. By Evelyn Everett Green. E. P. Dutton & Co., New York. 5x7 in. 384 pages. $1.50.

Patriotism or Self-Advertisement? A Social Note on the Present War. By Marie Corelli. The J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. 63 pages. 72X5

in.

A semi-hysterical and hardly intelligible diatribe against English women who have used the "khaki," or war craze, to acquire notoriety. Physiology for High Schools: Based upon the

Nervous System. By M. L. Macy and H. W. Norris. The American Book Co., New York. 7%×5% in. 408 pages. $1.10.

Poems from Shelley and Keats. Selected and

edited by Sidney Carleton Newsom. (Pocket English Classics.) The Macmillan Co., New York. 54x4 in. 221 pages. 25c.

A choice and admirable selection has been made from the poetry of Shelley and Keats, by Professor Newsom, for use as supplementary reading under the requirements for college admission laid down by the Joint Committee on English. Apart from this use of the little book, it will be welcome to many readers from its excellence of form and the fact that it in cludes in one convenient and pleasing volume some fifty of the most famous lyrics of two

English poets who are inevitably associated in mind. Princess Ahmedée: A Romance of Heidelberg.

By Roland Champion. G. A. S. Wieners, New York. 62x4 in. 308 pages. $1.25. Sentimental, silly, and generally preposterous. Proportional Representation._By_Matthias

N. N. Forney, E. W. Johnson, 2 East Forty-second Street, New York. 6x4 in. 61 pages. 25c. An exceptionally clear and compact statement of the method by which the advocates of this reform would make legislative bodies represent the whole people instead of the dominant faction or clique of the dominant party. The experiences of Illinois under its system of minority representation are described with exceptional fairness, and the admission is freely made that the allotment of two legislators to the majority party and one to the minority somewhat increases the extent to which caucus nomination insures election. Mr. Forney would avoid this danger by permitting the voters of each party to vote for the candidate of their own personal choice, but have their votes counted for that candidate of their party who proved to have the greatest popularity within it. He would thus incorporate some of the features of a direct primary in his scheme of election. His fundamental rules are stated as follows:

Rule 1. That each voter may have as many votes as there are representatives to be elected, which he may distribute as he pleases among the candidates, giving not more than one vote to any one candidate.

Rule II. That the aggregate number of votes cast for the candidates on each ticket shall be regarded and counted as party votes, and the number of members to which each party is entitled shall be determined from the number of such party votes.

He has also a third rule, by which to enable each voter to express his attitude toward each candidate with still greater exactness, but the mathematical calculations it would necessitate

might, we fear, prove too much for the patience and scholarship of most election boards. Recollections of a Missionary in the Great West. By the Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 72x51⁄2 in. 200 pages. $1.25.

We know of only one book of the sort that approaches this in its many-sided interest, the Rev. W. G. Puddefoot's "Minute Man on the Frontier," published in 1895, to which, however, Mr. Brady's is superior in literary quality. As a photographic delineation of the raw pioneering life, which ere long will have given place to the ripened product of well-settled conditions, it has a permanent historical value. As a sketch of hardy men and women, with the author among them, who were bravely roughing it for the sake of better things to come, it is full of a dramatic interest. Broncos and blizzards, cowboys and cyclones, saints and sinners, gritty and generous folk, with some others sappy and stingy, enliven Mr. Brady's pages with an unfailing interest, ranging from the tragic to the comic, and from the sublime to the ridiculous. After a missionary experience of many years in five States and Territories, Mr. Brady, domiciled at last in decorous Philadelphia, is not to be disputed with when saying that the East never understands the real West, and that Kansas is more

civilized than New York. "The story of the struggle of the Church in the West is," as he says, "the story of a great tragedy on the part of clergy and people." Such books as his and Mr. Puddefoot's, if generally read in the Eastern churches, would often shake the talent out of the napkin with reviving effect. Revivals and Missions. By the Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, D.D. Lentilhon & Co., New York. 7x42 in. 220 pages. 60c.

By "Missions" parochial missions are meant, the name given to revival services in the Episcopal Church and the Roman Catholic. The unusual breadth of interest with which the subject of revivals is treated appears in the devoting of four chapters to Episcopalian mis sions and two to Roman Catholic. The book is thoroughly practical, and the author thinks that any church may have a genuine revival of religion by following its suggestions. Dr. Chapman's wide experience as a revivalist lends authority to his opinion.

Self-Pronouncing New Testament. (Holman Edition.) A. J. Holman & Co., Philadelphia. 42x3 in. 421 pages.

Those who need such help will, if having the moderate intelligence requisite to follow direc tions, find this quite helpful. The markings are carefully and well done, though one has to protest against pronouncing the first syllable of" Cenchrea" Sen instead of Ken.

Travels of Sir John Mandeville, The. (The

Version of the Cotton Manuscript in Modern Spelling.) The Macmillan Company, New York, 9x6 in. 362 pages. $1.50.

The latest addition to the admirable Library of English Classics, reproducing what is known as the Cotton Version of the original work, with a brief but very intelligent biographical note by the editor.

Uncanonized. By Margaret H. Potter. A. C. Despite a somewhat monotonous diction, inMcClurg & Co., Chicago. 8×5%1⁄2 in. 495 pages. $1.50. tended to give the effect of olden times, this novel of King John and his court is worth reading. It presents the monarch, who is perhaps as greatly disliked by readers of English history as any who ever reigned, in a somewhat more favorable view than that sanctioned by tradition. Apart from its historic interest, which is considerable, there is a story of some force; the characters are well selected for their typical interest, and are very well drawn. Until the Day Break. By Robert Burns Wil

son. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 8×5% in. 330 pages. $1.50.

This is the first effort at novel-writing of Mr. Robert Burns Wilson, who is evidently an imitator of Hawthorne. The scene of the story is laid in a Southern city, and the interest turns upon a strange presentiment which comes to the hero, and which finds a terrible fulfillment. The mystery is carried through the story, and the painful mental struggles of the hero, who believes himself the victim of Destiny, are elaborately drawn. Destiny comes to him, however, in the faithful devotion of his lifelong friend and in the love of his long-sought wife. The reader in quest of something cheerful will fail to find what he

seeks in this book.

Kindly mention good and reliable books (pub

lishers and prices) on the ancient religions of (1) Egypt, (2) Persia, (3) Babylonia and Assyria, (4) Greece, (5) Rome; also on (6) Buddhism, (7) Hinduism, (8) Confucianism, (9) Taoism, (10) Mohammedanism, and oblige G. H. The Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge publishes volumes on "Confucianism," "Buddhism," * Hinduism," "Islam," etc., at 75 cents each (James Pott & Co., New York). See also Dr. Legge's "Confucianism and Taoism" (Scribners, New York, $1.50), and R. B. Smith's "Mohammed and Mohammedanism " (Harpers, New York, $1.50). For Babylonia and Assyria, see Professor Sayce's Hibbert lectures on the "Origin and Growth of Religion" (Scribners, $1.50), or a summary chapter in Sayce's "Babylonians and Assyrians" (Scribners, $1.25). Professor Jackson's "Zoroaster, the Prophet of Ancient Iran." is the best authority on that subject (Macmillan, $3). For Greece and Rome, see, besides a Mythology such as Keightly's (Macmillan, $1.50), the first chapter of Uhlhorn's" Conflict of Christianity with Heathenism (Scribners, $2.50), and President Wheeler's "Dionysos and Immortality" (Houghton, Mifflin & Co., $1), also Dr. Matheson's "Distinctive Messages of the Old Religions" (Blackwood, $1.75), which is equally serviceable for most of the previously named subjects.

1. Has Mr. John F. Genung, author of "The Epic of the Inner Life," written a work on "The Decalogue"? 2. Name one or two of the best works, from a practical standpoint, on The Decalogue and "Sermon on the Mount," respectively. 3. Where can I find a clear explanation of the following names: Atonement, Sin, Faith, Sacrifice, Justification, Forgiveness, Repentance?'

1. We think not. 2. For the Decalogue see the books by Dean Farrar, Dr. Gladden, and Dr. E. A. Washburn, the latter entitled "The Social Law of God." For the Sermon on the Mount see the Rev. W. B. Wright's "The Master and Men" and Dr. J. Oswald Dyke's "Manifesto of the King." 3. If you desire anything beyond the definitions given in a dictionary like the "Standard," refer to a treatise on systematic theology, such as Dr. W. N. Clarke's "Outlines of Christian Theology." 1. What is the best text of the Apocryphal books for a library, corresponding to the Revised Version of the Bible? 2. Who publishes the Beacon Biographies? 3. Is there any edition of Robinson's sermons, including one at the sailing of the Pilgrims? 4. Who publishes pamphlet of 1900 baccalaureate sermon at Columbia by Dr. Hall? 5. Can you suggest any good manual for funerals-most are ancient? F. C. W. P. 1. We should choose that of the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge (James Pott & Co., New York, $1.50). 2. Small, Maynard & Co., Boston. 3. The Congregational Publishing Society, Boston, publish his works ($5). 4. For this you must address the Librarian of the University, Amsterdam Avenue, New York. 5. A recent and pretty good one is in the "Pastor's Helper" (The Pilgrim Press, Boston and Chicago). 1. Will you give through The Outlook a list

of about a dozen of the best books on Sociology, to be read by one who wants to get the gist of what is taught on the subject to-day? 2. Several works on Theology, so one can get good discussions of the great doctrines of the Christian belief.

F. E. L. 1. Probably the following will suffice: Ely's "Socialism and Social Reform," Spahr's "Present Distribution

แ

of Wealth," Bemis's "Municipal Monopolies," Warner's

"American Charities" (Crowell & Co., New York, $1.50, $1.50, $2, $1.75), Matthews's "Social Teaching of Jesus" (Macmillan, $1.50), Root's "Profit of Many" (Revell Company). 2. Merrill's "Faith and Sight" (Scribners, $1), Griffith-Jones's "Ascent through Christ" (Pott & Co., New York, $2.50), Clarke's "Outlines of Christian Theology" (Scribners, $2.50), Hyde's "God's Education of Man" (Houghton, Mifflin & Co., $1.25), Dole's "Theology of Civilization " (Crowell & Co., $1). In your issue of the 1st of September, answering an inquiry" J. E. C." as to the Catholic Apostolic churches, you erroneously state, "There have been a few congregations in this country, but it appears to be in a decline, even in its native land." Allow me to correct this misapprehension by the following statement: The churches gathered under Apostles are known as "Catholic Apostolic" churches, not in the sense that these churches form the Catholic Apostolic Church, for that, as we hold, consists of all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and are baptized according to his commandment. Such churches are to be found in the various cities of Great Britain and the Continent. In this city there is one in Fifty-seventh Street, west of Ninth Avenue, and a German church in One Hundred and Fourteenth Street, west of Seventh Avenue. There are also churches in Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, and Hartford, and also in some of the cities of Canada. There is no evidence of decline in any of them, but the contrary.

JOHN S. DAVENPort,

Evangelist in the Catholic Apostolic Church. The impression which this note traverses was derived, perhaps mistakenly, from reading the life of the Rev. William Watson Andrews, a revered evangelist of the Catholic Apostolic Church, which was noticed in our book column, June 23.

Who is meant in these lines from. Tennyson's "Dream of Fair Women"?

"Who clasped in her last trance Her murder'd father's head."

M. C. B.

Margaret Roper, the daughter of Sir Thomas More. After his execution his head was exposed on London Bridge, but she obtained permission to take it down, and, after preserving it as a precious relic till her death, was buried with it in her arms." (From notes to W. J. Rolie's edition of Select Poems of Tennyson).

In reply to "M. H. K.'s" query, the French title of the book referred to is" Abiégé des vies des anciens philosophes," and was part of Fénelon's essays written especially for the Duc de Bourgogne while the Archbishop of Cambrai was his tutor, and is one of the few papers which escaped Louis XIV. and Mme. de Maintenon's auto-da-fé at the death of the young prince. M. L. F.

Kindly give the titles of the most approved or helpful books on the mission or work of the Holy Spirit, and oblige a constant reader.

J. E. H. Some noted works are Hare's "Mission of the Comforter" (Macmillan, $2.50) and Parker's "The Paraclete" (Scribner, $1.50), also Gordon's "The Holy Spirit in Missions" (Revell Company, $1.25). A recent work by Professor Denio, of Bangor Seminary, "The Supreme Leader," treats the subject more fully and satisfactorily than any other within cur knowledge (The Pilgrim Press, Boston, $1.25).

which would be to the interest of both old and young; for from organization the farmer must gain much pecuniary benefit, while the young people would derive the mental stimulus which comes from interchange of ideas, the lack of which they now deplore. Perhaps when they have learned from Mr. Riis just "How the Other Half Lives," they may come to some realization of the conditions which surround the majority of the working people in large cities.

There is a great necessity for the wider circulation of information concerning the improvements in agriculture which are being introduced into our own and other countries, so that the farmer of one section may avoid certain lines of produce which can be grown to better profit in other localities. The consular reports ought to be of special value to exporters, and some means should be devised for their rapid and thorough circulation throughout the country, while the consuls themselves should make their reports as complete and practical as possible.

The problem of how to keep the boys and girls on the farm will be solved when they are clearly shown that there is money to be made at home. There are many, avoidable losses in farming as it is now pursued by the average farmer, foremost of which may be mentioned the improper feeding of animals, especially cows, which is due to the lack of knowledge of the constituent elements of food. Nor is the ignorance confined to farmers alone, for among housekeepers is found the same lamentable need for information of the chemical properties necessary to produce the best results in the human animal. Another loss is from the manures derived from domestic animals, which, if properly returned to the soil, would, in New York State alone, be annually worth $100,000,000. The ruthless way in which our forest lands are laid waste is another evidence of the ignorance and extravagance of the destroyers.

Boers and Mexicans

To the Editors of The Outlook:

F.

One of the planks in the Democratic platform, and the utterances of its leaders, express sympathy with the Boers, and state the intention, expressed or implied, of taking official-and officious-action

in their behalf in case of a Democratic victory; all, apparently, based on the assumption that the Transvaal is a republic in fact because it is one in name-an assumption that has been contradicted many times by those who seem in a position to know the real conditions in South Africa.

For the benefit of those who sympathize with the Boers from the Democratic standpoint, and to prove that the word republic does not always mean all that its name implies, it may not be amiss to call their attention to the fact that there is another republic which is one in name and statutes only, and not in fact and spirit. It is Mexico. Leaving other considerations out of the question, no one who is acquainted with the methods of conducting elections in that country, or rather of giving out the lists of successful candidates, would call Mexico a republic; and I doubt if there is a ruler to-day who more nearly possesses the real powers of an autocrat than President Diaz. It is probably best for the country that this is so, for the Mexicans do not yet seem educated to the point of self-government, as we understand the word, unless, possibly, the right to vote is given only under restrictions that would disfranchise a majority of its citizens.

There is, however, this great and important difference to be noted between the Transvaal and Mexico: that whereas President Diaz has governed wisely, with a liberal, progressive policy, and for the benefit of his country, President Kruger seems to have done precisely the reverse.

While Bryan's sympathy with the Boers may not in itself be an important issue, it seems to me to strikingly illustrate his most dangerous characteristic, considering him as a public man-namely, his tendency to juggle with words and to view the problems of the day as they appear on the surface instead of facing the real conditions as they exist, whether one would have them so or no.

A. J. C.

Hospitals and Vivisection To the Editors of The Outlook:

In your issue of August 11 I see a letter signed "B. K. C.," referring to experiments made in hospitals and in