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M. DE BLOWITZ IN LATER LIFE
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MEMORIES OF M. DH BLOWrr
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iCOLLEfinOM of the fimnna
V I speeches of Daniel Webster, la
1 attractive tvnosTanhv. has been
brought out by Little, Brown
Co., Boston. The selection' and
arrangement Is designed for the youth of
the United States, but all who admlrs mas
terpieces of oratory can peruse the volume
with profit and Instruction. Among the
Important speeches drawn upon for the
volume are the Bunker Hill addresses and
the reply to Hayne, classics In American
oratory; the Character of Washington,
Discourse on Jefferson and Adams, the
First Settlement of New England, the Con
stitution and the Union, and others less
familiar, to which are added the Declara
tion of Independence, The Constitution,
and Washington's Farewell Address. The
Introduction and notes are by Charles F.
Richardson, professor of English In Dart
mouth collece. "
Prof. Richardson declares that Web
ster's primacy In the history of American
oratory "Is not questioned or even dis
cussed." The Adamses, Henry, Calhoun,
Choate, Everett, Sumner or Phillips were
not rivals. There was but one rival Abra- a
ham Lincoln. . "No single speech by Web
ter,' possibly none by any .orator In an
cient or modern times, has became a classic
Ilka Lincoln's address at Gettysburg.!'.
The' volume Is Illustrated with more than ""
fifty 'portraits, historical paintings, fao
Blmlios; ' elc ' " , ; '.. '.
The -Worth otWoTds." by Dr. Ralcy
Husted Bell, is an entertaining and valu
able work for students, writers, speakers,
or any' person desirous of acquiring' that
felicity and accuracy' 9 expression which '
comes, f rom . rightly- chosen ..words.. ' There '
are '-"five chapters, comprising .misused
words.' vulgarisms, everyday errors, slang,
bow word meanings ..change, ' and an appendix.'-
The' volume Is In fact an Intel-
lectual' scale' In which words In everyday '
use are welshed. Hinds & Noble, publish-'
rs, New York. . '. ' .- ?
"Organised .Labor" -Is the title under
which -John- Mitchell, the noted president
of the coal 'miners' national organisation,
has prepared a history and defense of the
movement which every student, every em
ployer of labor, and every man who earns .
bis living should read. Mr. Mitchell nat
urally approaches his subject with bis
sympathy already enllBted on the sido
of the, trade union, yet he argues with
fairness and patience for his pointy nd
has prepared one of the ablest defences ""
ever written for the labor organisations.
Mr. Mitchell diucusses labor conditions bo
fore the transition" from cottage to fac
tory labor and ehows clearly the condi
tions that mado England' the moat pros
perous of all nations, even at that time.
How . the Invention of steam power and Its
application, with the discovery of new
methods and. processus affected the 'con
dition of the working classes Is also care
fully brought out. and the long struggle
ef the workers for the right, to organise
their fljht 'for better wagea, shorter hours
and Improved conditions, is told In terse,
simple language. But by far the greator
part of the book Is devoted to a studied
Argument for the right ef labor to organ
Realm of Science and Thought
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ise, debating the various questions that
have been raised by the opponents of
trade unions and refuting with logical
force the charges made. Benefits that
come to employer and employe alike from
tho existence of healthy and rightly
handled organizations are set out; the ad
vantage of collective bargaining over In
dividual bargaining is presented in a con
vlnclng way, and the relation of the non
union to the union man Is dealt with In
a philosophical way. Mr. Mitchell argues
strongly against the "open shop," show
ing how the disorganisation that results
from the constant conflict of Interests
between the employes works to the dis-.
advantage of the employer. One point Mr.
Mitchell makes It worthy of quoting. It
Is as follows:
If the morals of a man may be gauged
by his willingness to make sacrifices, then
the uplifting Influence of trade unionism
must be acknowledged. Men who year by
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BY JAMES WILLIAM HATTISON-BY
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yoar devote their scanty leisure to In
creasing the strength und power of tho
union, who without remuneration toll Into
the night after tho enervating work of
the duy, who risk the blacklist and even
Imprisonment'' for the sake of a principle,
show the extent to which this influence
is- felt. A cause that can inspire so much
self-sacrifice cannot be wholly bad.
..The boycott,' the sympathy strike, the
agreement with employers, in fact practi
cally tho whole range of recent discussion
of fhe labor questjon,. Is .dealt with by Mr.
Mitchell In a spirit of earnestness and fair
ness,' such ns to make his book worth the
while of any Interested in the topic.
' Tho book is published by the American
Book and Bibla House, Philadelphia.
-' "Stories of Rocks and Minerals," by
Harold W. Fairbanks, Ph. D., author of
-Stories of Our Mother Earth," etc In
this work the author gives us a study of
rocks and minerals, their origin and the
changes which they undergo in fitting the
world to be a home for plants and animals.
The stories of rocks and minerals. . as
bandied by the author, art as Interesting
aa those of the other sciences. Tho com-
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mon minerals and rocks are discussed, and
care taken to present the matter In an at
tractive form. . The author commences at
the beginning of, the subject py having for
his opening chapter "What the Earth la
Made Of.". He takes us' with him on a trip
to -the' great volcano 'of. Kllauea in 'the
Sandwich Islands,' and from it we' are given
a picture of the appearance'whlch the earth
once presented. Step by step' we are taken
over the 'formation -period; . the sand and
pebbles and how rocks are formed from
them. " How wood changes to stone and
how animals and plants helped make the
rocks. The author has given ja chapter on
chemistry, .which he, has made as simple
and easy to understand, as possible. 'Also
an Interesting one on mining. The book Is
very attractively and profusely Illustrated
from the subject of the text. "Stories of
.Rocks and Minerals" will entertain young
persons who are Interested In specimens,
and will arouse an Interest In those who
have heretofore given the subject no
thought. Educational Publishing company.
' "Tho Compromises of Life," and other
lectures and addresses, by Henry Wat
terson. This work is the first collection
ever made of Colonel Watterson's keen
lectures and addresses. They range from
the memorial to George Dennison Prentice,
delivered upon the Invitation of the legis
lature of Kentucky, In 1870, to the dedica
tion of the Columbian Exposition In Chi
cago, In 1892, and an address at the Emer- -on
centenary of the present year. Few
writers in the last three decades have boon
mors noted, and few speakers heard by
larger audiences than tho editor of tho
Loulsvllla Courier-Journal. "Through all
's writing and speaking one dominant not
will be found, the national .destiny,, tho
homogeneity , of r the . people, charity and
tolerance." The chapter on "Tho South
lu Light and Shade," Is a bcaullfui tribute
to the south, and Its noble men and women.
In this chapter .the ..author Also tells us
something of thoso persons In the south'
with whom 'lt won't do to go a-projcckln.'
He tells .he'story of a traveler whi askod
a Mlsslsslpplan whether is was ' worth
while to carry a pistol, and tho answer
was: "Well,' stranger you'. mout movo
around here more'n a year an never need
a pistol, but If you ahbud happen to need
one, you'd need It powerful." . ' -
There are striking papers on Lincoln;
John Paul Jones and Francis 'Scott Key'
and addresses on "The New South," 'The
Reunited ., Sections," "Heroes In Home
spun," etc In an appendix the publishers
add a series of articles . from .the. Courier
Journal relating to "certain downward ten
dencies In what is known as the smart
set of fashionable society.'. Under, the
comment and criticism . which followed
Vey grew Into a series, and although moro
than a year has passed they continue to be
the subject of comment and controversy.
Published by Fox, Duffleld & Co.
"The Influence of Emerson," by Edwin
J. Mead. This volume fa mad up of ad
AND HER DAUGHTER
dresses which Mr. Mead has given at dif
ferent times in recent years, but all of
them are expanded and revised for publica
tion In the present form. The subjects of
the several chapters are "The Philosophy
of Emerson," "Emerson and Theodore Par
ker,'' and "Emerson and Carlyle," and
these titles Indicate sufficiently the scop
of the volume, which deals almost ex
clusively with the religious and philosoph
ical - Influence of Emerson. Emerson's
philosophy Is here studied largely In its
relation to modern scientific and ethical
problems. Emerson's friendship with Car
lyle was almost lifelong. It was a friend
ship as memorable as that of Goethe and
Schiller in Germany. Much has been writ
ten about It; but here we have reviewed
not only the personal relations of the two
great thinkers, but the affinities and con
trasts of their genius and their services for
England and America, In their time. Tb
paper upon "Emerson and Theodore Par
ker" is a similar study In the distinctively
religious field. "Parker," says Mr. Mead,
"was Emerson In the pulpit," meaning that
tho two men In their various ways preached
the sum a gospel; and the purpose of this
paper Is to show what that gospel was,
with applications to our time. Nowhere,
perhaps, is Emerson's thought more dis
tinctly revealed than In relation to these
two great religious and literary friends,
with whom he shows such affinities and
such contrasts.- Published by the American
Unitarian association.
"Children cf the Tenements," by Jacob
A. Rils, author of "The Making of an
American," "The Battle with the Slum,
"How . the Other Half Lives," etc Tha
text la very appropriately illustrated by
C. M. Relyea and others. . This book Is a
collection of the best of Mr. Rils' tales of
the. slums. :In his preface the author says:
."But. I never could Invent even a small
part of a p'of The story has to come to
ma.'.conjplete : befor I can tell It ; The
stories In this volume came to me In the
course' of my work as police reporter for
nearly a quarter, of. a century," and were
printed In tny paper, the Evening Bun.'
In this book appear the children' of all
ages and races, of every social and In
dustrial : rank." Some' of the stories aro
Christmas stories and all have 'to do with
the children of the slums," young or old.
There Is plenty of pathos in the book, but
more sunshine and splendid optimism. The
book appropriately clones with an article
. showing how' hundreds' of the very poor.
, have succeeded In "making' a way out of
the slums." - There is' an Intetesting chap
ter revealing the picturesque, the humor
ous and the tragical sides of " Midwinter
In New York-". The. chapter,-"Heroes Who
Fought Fire," Is one' of "the most thrilling
articles on and the most beautiful tribute
to those heroes to whom all large cities
owe so much, the members of the fire de
partment, ever written. Published by tha
Macmilian company.
