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BY REV. WILLIAM RADER. THE GOSPEL OF JUDAS ISCARIOT: By Asron Dwight Baidwin, 1%mo,, 450 pages, cloth, $1 50. Jamieson-Higgins Company, Chicego UDAS ISCARIOT has been the sub- ject of much adverse criticism. - He has been calied traitor, and in paint- ings and history is described as a wicked monster. In the book by Aaron Dwight Baldwin he is given &n opportunity to defend himsclf and tell his own story. The story con- cerns his part in the trial and cruci- fixion of Christ, and is certainly remark- able as a study in psychology of the gos- pels and of the origin of Christianity. The line of defense is unique and original. Judas makes Annas, the high priest, ap- pear in the light which tradition has thrown around Judas. He defends him- self on the ground of his belief in the divine mission and nature of the Lord, whom he brings before the Sanhedrim rather than before individuals, hoping by such an investigation the Lord would speedily be exonerated from the charges brought against him. He thought justice could be had in the Sanhedrim rather fi<n in the Roman courts. His motive was a profound belief in Jesus Christ as the Messiah. He was so convinced of the genuineness of his Master that-he concluded there would be little difficulty in ability to clear himself of any charges that were brought against him as an impostor and blasphemer. There- fore, the defense is based primarily. on Judas Iscariot's faith in him whom he is supposed to have betrayed. The other point in the defense has to do with the eternal decrees of God, from which Judas could not very well escape. It is evident that the author, Mr. Baldwin, is some- what of & Calvinist in that he emphasizes the necessity of Judas bringing his Mas- ter to ghe courts. Judas is made to say, for example, “This, then, in brief, is my defense: The Master called, ordained, empowered, trusted and loved me as he would not have done a thief and traitor. After my designation by the sop—in it- self a work of hospitality and love—he treated me in no manner differently than he did his other immediate disciples, who were surely faithful unto the end. Well knowing my design, he made no effort to restrain me from carrying it into effect, even bidding me to do my work quickly; meither did he, in any manner, strive to avold arrest and subsequent conviction, @as decreed in the beginning. My task, foretold by God’s holy prophets, formed & necessary part of the inscrutable, di- vine plan for the enlightenment and re- demption of mankind, and the circum- stance that I acted understandingly does not make me a traitor and a murderer.” The story is supposed to be told by Judas Iscariot himself, and his explana- tion of certain scriptural situations, for examplé, the death of Lazarus, the an- ointing in Bethany and the crucifixion and resurrection, is certainly adroit. He con- cludes his account of the breaking of the box of ointment on the Master's feet by Mary, whom he criticized for extrava- gance, and of whom Jesus said, “She hath doné what she could,” with these words: “When my life ended and I feel with- in me that it is not to be long drawn out, may the Master on his white throne in his heavenly kingdom say as much to me and my wildest, ambitious dream will be- come a reality.” It would appear from the concluding chapter of the book, which ends with the dedth of Judas, as recorded in the first chapter of Acts, that this dream was realized. This is in every re- spect a remarkable work, remarkable in detign and execution. In its descriptive power it is to be likened to Ben Hur. While the conclusions are contrary to the popular beliefs entertalned in the church upon Judas, there is nothing silly s or far-fetched in.the deductions of Mr. Baldwin. by *he first part of “The Gos- peliof Judas Iscariot” will be published in next Sunday’s Call. » - - JESUS THE JEW, AND OTHER ADDRESS- ES: By Harris Wenstock. Funk & Wag- nalls, New York. Mr. Weinstock is well known in Cali- fornia for his liberal Jewish opinions. While these addresses contain much that is excellent in ' thought and expression, they are confessedly Jewish in tone. Con- trary to the example of rabbis, Mr. Wein- stock exalts ‘“Jesus the Jew,” and urges Jews to be thankful “that there was a Jesus and a Paul” He claims that through these characters “the mission of the Jew is being better fulfilled, and his teachings are being spread to the re- motest nooks and corners of the world by Christianity. a religion by which mil- lions have been and still are quickerfed and inspired.” It is. inoced, a generous spirit on the part of the Jew tlo claim Jesus and the Christianity of Jesus as a means of spreading the truth of Juda- ism. “Jew and Christian should continue to seek out the many®belieis they have in common ‘and to join hands in working to- gether for humanity.” These are broad opinions, agreeable to Gentiles, and not,_altogether at variance with progressive Judaism In the other addresses the distinctive Jewish tone is manifest. While Mr. Wein- stock urges liberality he is always caretful to keep within the Jewish poundary. In other words, he does not surrender an fota of the historic faith. On the con- trary, he advises his brethren not to in- termarry with Christians, defends the Jew's place in commerce and trade and speaks of the Messiah {0 come as a com- ing day of peace and good will. Mr. ‘Weinstock is neither a consistent Jew nor an orthodox Christian His addresses are modern in thought, ancient in faith, liberal in conclusions, but definite neither from the standpoint of Jew or Christian. The style is clear and clean, and the book well worth reading. There is a short introduction by President Jordan. THE GORDIAN KNOT, OR THE PROBLEM WHICH BAFFLES INFIDELITY: By Ar- thur T. Plerson. 3%x6% in cloth, 265 p. 60 cents met; by mail 65 cents. Funk Wagnalls Company, New York. Dr. Pierson is a well-known preacher, a student of missions, a conservative in theology and an optimist in faith. The problems discussed in this volume are not of very general interest, but the book will be read with profit by a large number of people w..0 give themselves to the in- vestigation of knotty doctrinal poinis in religion. The comprehensive problem of the origin of the universe, and man, his character and des\iny, !s discussed with courage ‘and sems.. Dr. Plerson _says: ““The purpose of this little treatiSe is not controversy but candor, not to hinder but to help, not to maintain any posi- tion for its own sake but for the sake of the truth and the truth-seeker. The writer would conduct his examination with the calmness and coolness of a sci- entific investigation rather than with the heat and excltement of a war of words or a cohtest in debate.” To .the reader: who wishes a strong, bracing tonic to tone ‘up the weakened faith on life in the beginning, life now and the life hereafter, together with a theoretic solution of the whole problem. of life, he will find it in this book. A VACATION WITH NATURE: By Frank & Witt Talmage. Price $1 net, postage 9 cents. Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York. There is something about the Talmage style which is sui generis. This attractive book is 2 good example of the Talmage way of putting things. The rhetorical mantie of the father has fallén on ‘the son. The use the author makes of nature is copied from the treat- ment of nature in the Gospels by Jesus. Nature is made the symbol of moral ex- periences and spiritual truths. The au- tumn leaf, wild flowers, mighty hills, the eternal stars, the migratory doves, the protecting eagle and the hunted stag are some of the subjects trcated. The gen- eral text is taken from “Faust’: Here at the roarihg loom of Time I ply, And weave 'for God the garment thou see'st him by. This is the first book of the young min- ister, and the occasional bursts of exuber- ant rhetoric may be accounted for on the grounds of a rich youthful imagination. The book contains an immense amount of useful information and some of its rassages are fine bits of good writing. MY TRIP TO THE ORIENT: By J. C. Sim- mons, D.D., of the. Pacific Annual Confer- ence, San Francisco. The Whitaker & Ray Company, San Francisco. §1 50. In describing his trip to Oriental lands the author says: “I have tried to see and to think and to write for myself. ART ROOM—Objects of Art for Ceramics, Brocades, c N’ bindings. NEW ILLUSTRATED EDITION JOAQUIN MILLER'S Complete Poems..... 2 50 Christmas e Litoe Pegpic, Gifts] | Citedsy We Sell Books Whol :sale and Retail, COMPLETE CATALOGUES GRATIS!! The Whitaker & Ray Company, $ PUBLISHERS AND BOOKSELLERS, E 725 Market st San Francisto. 4 $000000000, TOROBIODIOPITIOEIOIETEE Work of Miss A. C. Crane. ’ |—Gay with & host of bright books and pictures for the little ones. Usual 20 per cent discount. QLD BOOK ROOM-—Fine Books for the Privais Ly, in leather w of Elder and Shepard. 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It contains some excellent cuts and is well written,™ L5 STRANGERS AT THE GLtl—"f:lfl OF RUSSIAN JEWRY: Sam Gordof, Philadelphia. Puhlllth,M Jewish Publish- ing Soclety of Amerjea, - ... . ? Here is a book of eighteen short stories descriptive of Jewish life in Russia. They are written with strength and power ani command the attention from the ‘ that you would as lief be ' the Tast page. They aré in no way essen- tially related, each being complete in itself, but all together form a striking picture of Russian Jewry. Jews and Gentiles will find this book of more than ordinary interest and profit. THE DICTUM OF REASON—ON MAN'S IM- MORTALITY OR_DIVINE VOICES OUT- SIDE OF THE BIBLE: By Rev. David Gregg, pastor_of Lafayette-avenue Church, Brookiyn, N. Y. E. B. Treat Company, 241 and 243 West Twenty-third street, N. Y. As a successor of Rev. T. Cuyler, Dr. Gregg has been eminently successful in teaching the fundamentals of thc evan- gelical faith. In taking up this book one naturally expects to find a scriptural treatment of the always fascinating prob- lem of man's immortality. While Dr. Gregg does not confine h:mself to scrip- tural authority exciusively, he neverthe- less pins his faith to the revelation of the Bible. There are two strong chapters, first, the “Dictum of Reason on Man's Immortality,” and second, “Divine Voices Outside of the Bible.” He makes a plea for the right of reason to be heard on man’s immortality and on all subjects pertaining to our religion and the influence whiah reason, unaided by revelation, has had in making grand men and in controlling nations and civilization by teaching the fact of man’s immortal- ity. He claims that reason precedes the Bible in spcaking on man's immortality, and cites as example the old hymns dug up by the spades of the explorers at the ruins of Ur of the Chaldeans, which hymns were old in Abraham’s day, “so away back there reason had discovered immortality and had formulated it into a thing of worship.” He claims that the dectrine of man’s immortality is the most ancient doctrine of which we have any knowledge, and that there has been no age of man when it has not been a creed. In harmony with this primitive faith of reason is the revelation of Scripture. In the second chapter he discusses the divine volces outside of the Bible.~ It is here that Dr. Gregg shows the influence of the witness of cience in constructing a doctrine of the hereafter. The sciénces, he says, ‘“are God's agénts for the-inves- tigation of things and forces in the un!- verse. They analyze God and man and nature. They question these, they collate facts which their questionselicit and draw deductions from these collated facts; thén they particularize their deductions; then out of their deductions they make a creed and out of their creed they make a life.” It §s refreshing to the average reader to see thé courage with which this orthodox minister faces scientific facts. He thinks the' time for.,this fear of science has passed away, and attributes’it to the big- otry found aimong the scientists, -which were formerly exclusive in dealing with one another. * There is probally no question more dis- cussed by thpughtful minds than ,the problem. of ‘the immiortality-'of “the Soul. To those.whosne¢d 4° tonic In this faith, betl from the standpoint of Scripture and of reason, I advisé the reading of Dr. Gregg's forceful little book. oy ‘With the Flag in the’ Channel. The lgtest story for boyé from the pen of James Barnés, author of “Midshipman Farragut.” “Commodore Perry,” etc., i8 “With the Flag in the Channel, or the Adventiifes of Captain. Gistavus Conyn- ham.”"The wondérful story of adventure at 'sea which Mr: Barnes tells in. this new volume' will bé new :to almost all readers, but. it ’is ‘founded upon fact. - Captain Conynham was 488 predecessor of Paul Jones. When fit Trh‘g:n' and Silas Deane of the Marine mittee of 1777 issued the commissiong for vessels which were to-sail in the capacity of national cruisers,” the first commission, dated March 1, 1777, was given to Captain Con- yngham. He grossed to the British Chan- nel, captured English ships, entered Eng- ligh ports in disguise, and his brilliant ex- ploits filled England with dismay. The book is well illustrated by Carlton T. Chapman. Published by D. Appleton & Co., New York. Price 80 cents, net. Woven With the -Ship. * The J. B. Lippincott Company, Phila- delphia, has just issued a new book of short stories by that popular writer,Cyrus Townsend Brady. The book is very hand- somely Lound and its illustrations repre- sent the work of five well-known illus- trators—Christy, Leyendecker, Glackens, Parkhurst and Crawford. The new vol- ume shows Dr. Brady’s work in different fields, and there is a sparkle and charm individual to each part of it. Those who were interesteéd in “For the Freedom of the Sea” @nd *“The Grip of Honor” will find the same salt water flavor in the novel “Woven With thé Ship,” and a delicate love story besides, with a climax of tragic intensity. This is & sea story without any sea, a war story without any war in it—nothing but three men, a wom- an and the ship. Those who remlember best ‘‘When Blades Are Out and Love's ,Afleld,” a novel of revolutionary days, by Dr. Brady, which has had a large sale, will find much to their taste in the dash- ing “Story of Qklahoma.” For those who have been stirred by the thrilling *“Border Fights 'and Fighters” there is just the right sort of reading in “With Great .Guns ‘and Small.” Dr. Brady himself says that “The Final Propositions” comes nearer td satisfying “him than anything he ever wrote. He npever did a more dramatic piece of work. “The years are many, the years are long,” -he writes, *since a happy young sailor, fresh from his graduation at the United States Naval Academy, spent some of the pleasantest days of his life in the shadow of the old ship; for there was a ship, just such a one as I have de- seribed, and in just' such a condition. There was a white house on the hill, too, and a very old naval officer, who, took a great: interest in the opening career of the young aspirant who passed so many heurs lying on the grassamid the mould- ering ways, with the huge bulk of, the ship looming over his head' and the spark- ling waters of the bay breaking at his feet. 4 " &N,OLD LOVER--BY ELIZARET “WHy?’ he*erled sharply. ‘‘Because men end women pever enjoy the limita- tions of age. They mérely accept them and try to make the Dest of them. Do you mean to tell me in' B 19_-}“-: “I can't tell how I shall feel @t 70. T only know that I have never to the time yet when life has desir- not lbli." ¢ X 4 ‘ The precious moments were slipping by and Francis ‘Hollis still had that baffied “By the way, how is your father-in- law?" Letitia asked presently. “I always 8. tlon wishad," e added’ greatest trial had I wish your sister Lucy had mar Alec.” © “You wish my 2 man like Alec Newhall i i lost all her indifference and sat up very “Yes. It way because he thought she had been playing with him that he grew impulsively, “that his beer spared to him. first to | reckless.” deamy, THE ' SUNDAY CALL. Verses oF a Exceptional Merit by a Californian. % « LWk ~ PAU X7 e XA HE book of vefses just published by Morgan Shepard under the title of “The Standard Upheld and Other Verses” breathes more nearly the truc spirit of poetry than does the work of any other Californian that has come to our notice this season. Mr. Shepard is not a prolific writer ‘in the present in- stance; but his work makes up in quality what it lacks in quantity. This edition of his poems is a modest one of 550 copies, bui quite up to the standard of typo- graphical excellence and artistic, binding established by the San Francisco publish- ers, Mtésrs. Elder & Shepard. % The most pretentious poem in the wvol- ume is the one-that gives its title to the cover, “Shall I Cast Down the Standard of My:Life?" It be, ¢ ¥ Shali T throw down the Standard of L d bend beneath the cluteh u(mcyl (te: + stance? Through trembling fingers shall I view : the i - gt Hid by the wings of eome uncertain chafice? L) It is a matter fur regret that lack of space prevents us from quoting more ex- tencively—for this poem, with its dignified strain, its philosophy, its deep thought ex- rressed in truly poetical vein, is the supe- rior of anything similar that has ever been done:in’ California. The nearest ap- proach to it'is “The Man with the Hoe,” by Edward Markham. Mr. Shepard may never attain to the popular heights to which’ Markham has been ele- vated by proper advertising, by so- clalist ‘appeal the laboring classes, dnd by using’' the thunder of some great artist's masterpiece as a ‘“'sug- gestion” for his lines—but Mr. Shep- ard writes better poetry than has ever come from the pen of Edwin Mark- ham. There is more in this little book of real poetical merit than you might at first thiuk. If your heart is attune to the mu- sic_of the muse you will find a treat ;av/ziting you in Morgan Shepard’s verses. *There ‘weré girls, too, and sailors and soldlers galore’ across the harbor in'the ba . andiback of all the fieer 1‘1‘:- int and ancleng) ‘tewn. e shgry; sar course, romance. T 2 .. Bt ‘““As for the second part of the: yplume, I'have called it ‘Veracious Tales/gadvis- ‘edly, for all of these stories are fgunded upon facts in one way or another. Some . of them have been suggested to me by in- cldents with which I am familiar, %‘so insthem I bore a small part.” = . " & ‘Those to whom the humor of “Ulider Tops'ls and Tents” and the “M ary Reminiscences’” ha appealed wilf "find much at which to I aganzas.” ‘“The Amazing Yarn of the Bo's'n’s Mate” is as funny as ‘“The Story of the Nancy Bell,” and it is founded on facts, besides—at least there was such a piize, though just what happened to it no one knows. (Price $1.50.) The Upper Currents. ““The Upper Currents,” by the Rev. J. R. Miller, D. D., has just been published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., New York. Price € cents, ¢ ; This new book by Dr. Miller is full of cheerful philosophy and words of inspira- tion. The chapters contain straightfor- ward lessons intended to' incite braver, stronger, truer living.. We live ‘well only ‘when down here on earthly levels we catch the breath of heaven and are im- pelled. toward things that are worth while. To be moved only by the lower carthly currents is to miss all that is best in life. There are twenty-two short chapters going to make up the volume, with such suggestive titles as “Catching the Upper Currents,” “Transfiguration,” “The Ripen- ing of Character,” “Things That Last” and “The Art of Living With People.” Here, as always, Dr. Miller has the hap- py faculty of putting into brief, pithy senténces a great deal of suggestion. In the Green Forest. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, have just published another fairy story by that writer of charming juveniles, Katharine Pyle. The title of this new. story is “In the Green Forest,” and it is illustrated with most amusing and artistic pictures by the author. The price of the book is $1 50, and the idea of the story is con- tained in the following: ‘ A fairy of the wood named Red Cap sets out into the world to learn magie, accompanied in his journey by Night- shade, an 1ll-conditioned elf. They reach the country of the Sun Queen, who prom- ises to teach them magic, but they must be willing to ‘follow her even through fire. Red Cap and the Sun Queen disap- “I do not agree with you. A man who ‘was 80 weak would have shown his weak- ness after marriage. 1 have never ceased to thank Providence for my sister's fortu- nate escape. There are some things no woman can ever forgive. I cannot- even understand a man like Alec Newhall.” “No,” said Frank Hollls slowly, I don’t suppose you can.” In that moment, with a flash of revela- -tion, he realized the narrowness of a wo- man’s point of view when she is shut away from any- vital contact with the world. He had a mad desire to tell Le- titla Wyatt a few brutal facts. She had gone plagidly through life with her eyes closed to its real significance; her stag- nant ‘existence had failed to develop her best powers. Had she married him and led the aetive life of the wife ister, having' every gift she possessed brought in play, as had been the case with Sophy, she would have been a more sympathetic woman now. 3 could not imagine her engaging in all the homely drudgery that had fallen to So- phy’s lot, and heither could he fancy her comforting the sick and fallen, getting close to the hearts of the humblest and most sinful men 3 Letitia glaneed clock. It was a quarter of ten. She had not sat up so late since her’illness. She began to wish that Deborah or Lucy * win_ the approbation gh in “The Extrav- of a min- - And yet he and. woms ‘surrep fitlmdnfly"i! “the pear through ‘the fire, and ‘Nightshade, thinking Red Cap lost, returns home, Y, Where he fmpos¢s upon the simple wood faifles, ‘convincing ‘them that = he has ‘learned magic. Red Cap. however, reap- pears In time to expose this treachery and Y the fairy queen and the applause of all his friends by the magi¢ ‘he has learned with = the Sun Queen. . ; Miss Lochinvar. Among the books for the young' just published by D: Appleton & Co. is ‘@ story for girls by Marion Ames. Tag- rt, illustrated by Wiiiiam L. Jacobs. e author gives her book the attractive title of “Miss Lochinvar.” Miss Taggart knows all ‘the workings of the girlish hedrt, The experiences of the country girl brought up to worship nature and’ truth, to take things at their true worth and to look always for the best in her friends and sursoundings, suddenly called upon to face life in the home of her rich city cousins, ‘and her unconscious influ- ence in overcoming the petty jealousies and meanneésses that make themselves manifest in an artificial scciety, form the theme-that Miss Taggart has used for an intensely =sympathetic. and interesting story. While written especially for girls, it contains a lesson for boys. Price $1 20. Nathalie’s Chum. * A wholesome book for the bigger boys and girls is “Nathalle’s Chum,’* by Anna Chapin Ray. Its heroine is a girl df 16 years, a womanly, loyal young chum to her brother of 26. She is described in this v > Nathalie's hair was yellow, her color deep, her face full. At the very first glance she gave an impression of perfect pbysical Lealth, no nerves to speak of ard a thorough'enjoyment of the good things of life. Nathalié Arterburn would never peak and pine in mourning. over the inevitable. / She belongs to an orphan family In New York. The eldest-at 26 is suddenly thrust in loco parentls to four young children and confronted with the problem of a limited income and unlimited needs, He finds his' best support in his tmpetuous young sister. ““You might as well gell me about things, Harry, first as last,” she says, “I -ought- to. know about them, and you ‘ought to have somebody to talk them over with and free your mind when they go wrong.” 8o 'she coaxes him to make a confidante of her, and in the end they make a great success of the labor of love that they have undertaken together. The McAlister clan, about whom the author has written previously, play subordinate parts in the story, and one B ORNK WHITE. would come to her assistance. “So few know when they have stayed long enough,” was her mental comment. “It has been the greatest pleasure to see you, Frank,” she said, hoping that he ‘Would take this as a hint to go. “I trust that it will not be another twenty years ‘before we meet, but if it is I think I can promise to show how happy one can be at eighty.” “I fancy you will always be contented, Letitia.” 4 2 “It is no credit to me. I am fortunate in dnheriting my mother's disposition.” He rose. I have enjoyed the evening extremely. It has been so good to see you You have changed very i in twenty years.” PR He the front door open Debarsh R i “Dear, good old friends,” Mr. Hollls sald to himself, as he closed their hospitable mw.‘ “It has been a pleasure to see them | SehAR et % Nevetheless it relief to get out mfim, broader :"m?m‘ ‘of a man's we L5 v . And if his jo had been under- ¢ ‘the chastened frame of mind of middle age, there were compensations. He was dear Sophy. bome to |of much. variety and incident, of them, Phebe's son, divides with the brother the right to-the title role of “Nathalie’s . Chum.” (Little, Brown & Co., Boston. Price §1 3.) Administration ‘of , Dependencies. For the phirpose of assisting in an in- telligent éomnrehrenzl‘on of the relation of sovereign states to their dependencieés, whether acquired ‘by coionization ‘or by conquest, Alpheus H. Show has made a careful study of the historic develop- ment of such administration by France, by Great Britain and by the United States. The work has ‘special reference to American colonial problems, and is defined in the subtitle as “A Study of the Evolution of the Federal Empire.” Mr. Snow begins by an ‘Inquiry into the meaning and intent of the founders of the republic in €mbodying in the consti- tution a clause by which Congress is glven power “to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property of the United States.” To that clause he points out the Supreme Court has never yet r.ttnched a definite and certain mean- ng. In the course of his inquiry he made a carefyl examination of the issues of the American Revolution growing out of the theory and practice of the administration of the American colonies by Great Britain; and also of American, British and Euro- pean theory and practice i the govern- ment of dependencies from the date of the adoption of the constitution down to our own time. From these investigations he draws the conclusion that a state ‘‘is a person, hav- ing a body and personality composed of specific lands and the populations inhabit- ing them”; that a state “may and does exercise power over lands and popula- tions which are not and cannot in the naturé of things be a part of the body and personality of the state, and that it may be in permanent relationship to these lands and populations of such a kind that it must exercise power over them permanently.” The fathers of the republic clearly per- celved the necessity of conferring upon Congress power to estabilsh such govern- ment over dependencies which are not parts of the American Union, or state, and consequently put into the constitu- tion the clause referred to. Hence it fol- lows that while the constitution provides for the government of dependencies it also leaves them outside the Union and their populations outside the rights of citizenship. Mr. Snow goes on to say: “A state and its dependencies, in whatever light the latter are regarded, constitute according’ to the accepted public law of the civilized world an empire. The old conception of an empire as a kingdom composed of kingdoms and of an emperor as a king who rules over other kings, is' passing away and in its stead has come the con- cepticn of an empire as a-state composed of distinct and often widely separated pepulations or states, of which one state is the central government or empire. The State so acting—whatever be its inner constitution, whether monarchieal, repub- lican, féderal or unitary—is - called the imperial state. The study of the adminis- tration of dependencies is in fact there- fore the study of the form and 'nature of the modern empire.” The work constitutes a valuable contri- bution to history from a novel point of view. The chapters relating to the ad- ministration of the American colosiies by the British Gévernment throw a méw light upon our early development and are full of instruction for: us'in the management ot the dependenicies which have, now come vnder our control. The book there- fore is timely and pertinent to some of our mcst important problems.of politics and law, and doubtless will be influential in finally fixing the principles of the peo- ple and of statesmen in dealing with our “federal empire.” ; “The Administration of Dependencies; a Study of the Evolution of the Federal Impire, With Special Reference to Amer- ican Colonial Problem: by Alphéus H. Snow. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. Price, $350. . Responsibilities of Citizenship. Something more than twenty years ago William E. Dodge gave to Yale Univer- +sity a fund to provide for a series of lec- tures each year ‘‘by a lecturer of distin- guished attainments and high conception of civic responsibilities.”” The lectures ‘were to be on a topic “whose understand- ing will contribute to the formation of an intelligent public séntiment, of high standards of the duty of a Christian citi- zen and of habits ef action to give effect to those sentiments and those standards.” Bishop Potter of New York having been selected to deliver a course of lectures under that provision chose for his subject “The Citizen in Relation to the Industrial Problem,” and during the course dealt with the industrial situation, the citizen and the workingman, the citizen and the capitalist,; the citizen and the consumer, the citizen and the corporation and the citizen and.the State. The whole forms a fairly comprehensive view of the va- rious upex’s under. which the_industrial problem now presents itself to the Amer- ican people. ‘The Bishop’s solution of the problem expressed in his closing lecture thu: % great and séething and In- dustrial life of ours shall we do our duty by our fellow man, to our weaker fellow- man, to tollers and sufferers, under- ground, in mills and factories and sweat- shops, and so make our state meet to lead and to rule, whethér abroad or at home? To that question there is one an- swer, and only one. We must not only affirm the brotherhood of man—we must lve it. For then the state, the home, the church and the individual shall become the incarnation of a regenerated human- ity, and the earth the vestibule of heav- e The lectures show & wide sympathy with workingmen and an understanding of their rightful claims upon the helpful- ness of the American intellect and the American conscience. The Bishop does not shut his eyes to the evils of the time, but he is no pessimist and does not fail to perceive the healthful tendencies that are so marked in our country. He says that the primary question to be addressed to the capitalist is, “Where did your wealth come from?” The next question is, “What are you going to do with it?* ‘Wealth used for extravagance or for pow- er is a curse and a menace to the people, for in such use the tendency is always toward corruption. Taken as a whole the lectures constitute an earnest study of one of the most serious problems of the time and are animportant con! ition to- ward the solution of it by rational meth- ods and on Christian principles. “The Citizen in His Relation to the In- dustrial Situation,” by Henry Codman Potter, Bishop of New York. Charles Scribner’s Sons. Price $1. Her 3 Behind the Line. Ralph Henry Barbour, author of “The Halfback,” “Captain of the Crew,” etc.. has a new book to his credit in “Behind the Line,” a story of school and. footbali. This makes an exciting book by an au- thor who has placed hiimself well at the top among the writers of stories of col- lege sports. “Behind the Line” deals with life at the preparatory school and in the earlier years at the university. It contains . T of foot- ball contests and giveés an intimate view of the and - for’ foot- ball and other athletics. This story is one and it sketches the various incidents and amuse- ments and also the work of a large pre= Paratory school. Published by D. Apple- ton & Co., New York. 3120, Virgil’s Aeneid. The American Book Company, New York, has just brought out a new edition of “Virgil's Aeneid,” edited by Henry S. Frieze, late professor of Latin in the University of Michigan. The present vol- ume has been revised by Walter Denni- son, professor of Latin in the University of Michigan. For many years Frieze's ““Virgil” has been a standard and widely used in the leading schools. In the pres- ent edition such alterations and additions Lave been made as would probably have suggested themselves to Dr. Frieze him- self. Changes have been made in the text only where readings formerly disputed Lave now -become established. To meet the need of early assistance in reading. hexameter veérse the long vowels are in- dicated in Books I'and 1. The introduc- tion has been enlarzed by discussions on the plan of the “Aeneid,” the meter, manuscripts, editions and helpful books of reference. The notes have been thor- oughly and critically revised in the light of modern Virgilian exegesis. References are also included to the leading school grammars. The book contains a large number of new illustrations, many of which have been selected from recently discovered ancient objects, and are en- tirely appropriate, illustrating some defl- nite reference to the text. The price I8 $1 50 There is also issued a six-book edition at the price of $1 3. Both forms are printed on very thin opaque paper, thus making each an extremely compact and usable volume. The Book of Joyous Children. Charles. Scribner's Sons, New York, have just published a new book of poems by James Whitcomb Riiey. Mr. Riley has not repeated himself in this volume, which, by the way, bears a most felicit- ous title, “The Book of Joyous Chil- dren.” As you infer it is a collection of poems about children; they were written for children, too, but that makes no dif- ference with Mr. Riley’s child poems, ‘which grown-up folks read as greedily as the youngsters. The sweetness, the grace, the laughter and the tenderness that are characteristic of Mr. Riley’s best vérse will be found to the full in this book. The types are cof course Hoosier, but the traits of human nature in its most lovable and winning childlike moods are common to humanity and give the book a universal interest. A feature of its production is the il- lustrations, which Will Vawter has done under the author’'s personal supervision, and which portray the scenes and the little heroes and heroines of the poems with tenderness and fidelity. Literary Notes. The Christmas number of Scribner’s Magazine will contain eight short stories, several special articles, three elaborate coior schemes and a colored cover; and ia addition bountiful illustrations in black and white by the leading artists. Myrta L. Jones, whose transiation of Coppee’s tales met with much favor, has translated Plerre Loti's work, “Les Der- niers Jours de Pekin,” which is already In its thirty-fourth edition. The book will be published by Little, Brown & Co. of Boston within a few weeks. Among the most important comtridu- tions to the December issue of The Critle will be Christian Brinton's extended pa~ per on the life and art of Glovanni Se- gantini, the Italian-Swiss artist, whose career was so full of romance and pathos and whose paintings are now the talk of Continental art circles. Mr. Brinton traces the development of Segantini's genius with care and with picturesqueness of presentation, and the article is en- hanced by numerous examples of Segan- tini's chief paintings reproduced in tint, Hamlin Garland's novel, “The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop,” since its pub- lication in London, has struck the fancy of the English critics. They seem to be more alive to the significance of the In- dian portion of the story than the Amer- ican reviewers, and they refer especially to the book's correct moral attitude toward “the little peoples of the earth.” One of them went so far as to say, in the Birmingham Gazette: “We read of the annexation of fresh territories to the British crown and congratulate ourselves upon our power to civilize the world. Such storles as Mr. Garland’s sugg another view of civilization’s march. This is surely significant as a British view of so thoroughly American a novel as this one. James Jeffrey Roche’s “Her Majesty the King,” “a romance of the harem, done in American out of the Arabic,” has just been issued in an artistic edition by R. H. Russeil, New York. Mr. Roche’s delight- fully amusing story is already reckoned an American classic. With the possible exception of “Mr. Dooley,” no humorous book of recent years has been so per- sistently quoted. Oliver Herford has made a series of illustrations in the Oriental manner most happily interpreting the text. The pictures, which include eight full-page drawings In color and several line drawings, add greatly to one’s en- joyment of what has been called the wit- tiest book ever written by an American. In “The Long Straight Road” George Horton has tried to follow his ideals in novel writing, ideals developed through, many years of study. He has sought to make his characters act and talk as peo- ple act and talk in life and to let them step ‘out of the picture when they have played their parts and said their say. Although “The Long Straight Road” Is not a purpose novel, still the lessons are obvious; the winning qualities of trutheg and moral courage and the beauty of old fashioned domestic virtue. Mr. Horton i spending the winter quietly in Washing- ton, which city, by the way, is attractiag many literary people by its picturesque and.hospitable cosmopolitanism as well as by its cheerful winter climate.