msm l f V V 5 l ivwr.W'jF' mm AS I THE TRUTH ABOUT h rntJTn T?rrVT TTTTrXT r17 tv,- . Tr ( lavuuuiiuiN ur JJHilVIUUKAUl The Giant Empire Is Waking Prom Its Sleep and Stretching Itself The Process Described by a Petrograd Professor THERE Is probably no' country In the world about which Americans think they know so much or, of which they are really so Ignorant as they aro about Russia. Most of our Impressions have been ob tained from political exiles, from agi tators who have escaped from Siberia nd from sensational writers 'willing to turn an honest penny by writing of the horrors In a country wnere we nave been taught to look for them. America has jived so long aloof from the rest of the world, Its own Interests have been so ab orbing and Its political theories and practices are In tho main so enlightened tHat the natural tendency has been to Judge other nations by our own stand ards. We cannot conceive of social con ditions in which our theories of govern pent are not Immediately applicable. When we took over tho Philippines In the exigencies of the Spanish war a lot of amiable persons at once demanded that we set up the New England town meet ing system In those oriental islands, and they quoted our Declaration of Independ ence In Justification of their wild dream. They did not know then, and many of them do not yet know, that tho Philip pines as a mass aro as unablo to under stand American governmental theories and practices as the children in a kinder garten are to read cuneiform Inscriptions on ancient Babylonian tablets. So we blandly have been denouncing the ruling powers In Russia because they did not forthwith consent to the establish ment of representative institutions based n our models. Aren't the Russians people, and oughtn't the people to rule? CATHERINE THE GREAT There Is a small handful of Russians who hold with tho prevailing American opinion. They are) unaware of the proc esses through which nations develop. They seem to be Ignorant1 of ,tho funda mental principle that tall nations have the kind of government for which they Are fitted, and that as they qualify them selves for different kinds of government those kinds manifest themselves. It is as foolish and futile to denounce the acorn because it is not an oak as to -denounce Russia because it '.a an autocracy ust emerging from that primitive sys tem of .government. The fact which all students of the development of the race kould note with unfeigned Joy Is that it U emerging. Such students will welcome the publi cation in English of a history of modern (Russia, by a Russian who understands that Rome waa not built between twilight and dark. Such a history has been pre pared by Alexander Kornllov, who Is a Srofessor in the Polltechnlcon of Peter 'toe Great In Petrograd, one of the most popular lecturers In that great school. It is based on the lectures which he has .(fceen delivering to his classes. As he Is a, liberal, he 1b In sympathy with the as ptratlons of the educated Russians. As he is attached to a State school, hls ut terances have the toleration, If not the support, of the ruling classes. This means that he Is not a revolutionist in disguise, tut an earnest seeker after the truth of 'history. He has brought to his task a Judicial mind and the spirit tof a consci entious investigator, rather than the tern per of an agitator. The second paragraph "of his Introductory chapter is most Il luminating, for In it he says: In oru"er to orient out selves In the Process of a nation's evolving life, par ticularly In that stage of the process In which we are to act, we must clearly conceive this process by studying all the circumstances amidst which it is tkklng place. And one can know the circumstances of the evolutionary Process of any human society naturally "r learning history. Further light is thrown on Professor Kornllov's intellectual temper by his tatement that "at present it is beyond dispute that the State power exists for the people and not the people for the State power," a theory In striking con trast to the extreme Prussian view that the State is to be considered first and that, the rights of the people are to be re spected only so far as they do not Inter n with the supreme rights of the State. ne i the theory of democracy and the other the practice of autocracy. Starting from hla prpad'-mlnded hy. POthesls, Professor Kornlloy traces -the development nf Rliaaln from thn tlmo nt 1 Catherine to the death of 'Alexander'HI, ,' after. ..lli.. - . ' . .. r, . wmMM jr vuivvy ul vyvnm for I UNll ., !- V . . .vw" previous centuries. e remind J thittiPeur the, Great "occuDled himself fe' ?,th,y!!NWT th,Ruilan capital"; ikkkkkkkkH. Tkv 'Skiikskkkkv . BvaBvaBvBvavtv $ & W v v kkkk vIebW mnwsmmww7 RUSSIA; ono State tho vast territory over which ho ruled, and the new institutions which ne created wero primarily for-the pur pose of training men to serve the State. Modern Russia dates from the time of. Catherine the Great, who conceived the idea of training the people for their own good. Her plans were visionary and they were most Imperfectly executed, but she started the work. Professor Kornllov tells what progress has been made in a hundred years In the political, economic and intellectual evolution of the people. 'That evolution Is In progress Is tho dls tlngulshlng fact which stands out of the record. It has -not been so rapid as many enthusiasts would desire. Some of them have broken their heads In attempting to hasten it, primarily for the reason that they could not understand that it takes generations to train a people for self-government as we know It. They wanted to transplant Into Russia a system for which the grourid had not been pre pared. The war, however, has broken up tho soil In two and a half years moro rapidly than twenty-five years of peace could havo done. It has made the people think. It has interested the masses In the problems of government and has aroused their leaders to the necessity of asserting themselves, if Russia Is to bo true to Its best interests. This is the meaning of the revolution that has taken place this week. The author's discussion throughout Is conducted in an admirable temper. It Is In strong contrast to that shown by the translator, who contributes four conclud ing chapter, bringing the history from the accession of the present Czar to 1916. He quote's the remark of a Russian scholar that the history of the last twenty-flvo years cannot bo written with the same perspective as that of tho previous three-.quarters of a century, and proves it by his extremely nonjudicial discus sion of tho events of ttio period about which he writes. The history ought to And a place In every public library and in the libraries of those who are Interested In tho prog ress of the world. If read In connection with Walace's "Russia," an accurate un derstanding of conditions in the empire can be formed, an empire which is like a giant, Just awaking from his sleep and stretching himself before arising and showing his strength and greatness to the dwarfs about him. GEORGE W. DOUGLAS. MODERN RUSSIAN HISTORY. belnK an au thoritative and detailed history of Russia from the age of Catherine the Great to the present. By Alexander Kornllov. profeseor at the Polltcchnlcum of Peter the Great In PetrOjtrad. Translated by Alexander S. Kaun. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. People "Who Are Folks The old Texan whose son was going to N'ew York had the right Idea when he said: "Boy, don't you he afraid of any body. You will find that people In the big city are Just jfollts the same as they are here." This seems to be the theory on which Rupert Hughes has "built his latest book, "In a Little Town." It Is a collection of thirteen stories and a poem. The action of all of them takes place In small towns In the Mlddlo West. This Is the excuse for publishing them together In a single volume. If he never was a satirist before, Air. Hughes, has proved that he has the gift, for these stories lay bare tho human foibles and weaknesses with merciless precision. Yet they do not leae one discouraged. There Is at the bottom In eury man and woman a stratum of genuineness. Mr. Hughes bores through the upper strata till nis drill touches the foundation and brings up evidence of the sound stuff on which human society re3ts. Although the char .. it... .,. nr,,l Viuva their be In ir In ucieris live, ,. .. . - small towns, their like lle in crowded apartment houses and In the small dwellings .. .... .!,.-., ir. thn larire cities. The clerk In Kensington and the business man who sleeps In Germantown or in one of the Main Une villas can recognize hlmfcelf in the people whom the author finds In Car thage or "Waupoos. IN A LITTLE TOWN. Br Rupert Ilugtiei. New York: Harper A Brothers Another "Rebecca" A story devoid of "problems." and hap pily so, unless It be the way by which the feud between the Crawford brothers. Ala bama planters, may be sohed. and the "middle pasture." a lovely tract lying be tween their adjoining properties and the cause of their estrangement because each believed himself entitled to Its possession, made to contrlbutu to their mutual enjoy ment of life. It Is solved, too, In the pleas antest manner, as Is related by the young daughter of one of tho brothers, who tells the tale of "The Middle Pasture." a delight ful tomboy of a girl, with all the charm M youthful, well-bred, dainty femininity. Lit tle 'Beatrice Crawford, whoso anxiety, for the happiness of all the dwellers round about Pine Grove, the scene of the narra tlve, and especially her concern over the love affair of her cousin Katherlne and Doctor Phil, keeps her In a constant state of palpitation, figures extensively In a series of amailng surprises for her father and uncle and the entire Crawford outfit, to say nothing of numerous pleasant neigh bors and one rather rascally old drug-store proprietor, whose machinations are brought to naught. The reader's Interest is kept on tiptoe throughout the story, which In Its freshness and naturalness Is reminiscent of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." which is not to say that Miss BUbro borrowed any of her ideas from that siarmlng tale, but has tactfully kept her story on the same high .plane and set it in a similarly whole- anma flimOBDhere. THE MIDDLE PASTURE. Br Uathllfle Bilbro. Boiton: Small. Maynard & Co. Thrills for the, Asking Here, truly enough, we find mystery of the sort calculated to make the student of the ancient cult of Isis sit up and take notice, even as It will send a delightful shiver throughMhe sensitive nerves of the devotee of the modern ghost story. Trans migration, metempsychosis, what you will, flit through the pages of Mr. Marsh's pe culiar novel In the form of an Indescribable, supernatural creature ,th ' Jolent pur- pose ot wnicn is w '"r'YL V . i . the other characters of the tale about as " t.hi. n mav well be Imagined. and the especial object of whose hatred is tha "areat Mr. LessInghanV' a British statesman, who had the mWortune In the diva of his youth to put to death an Egyptian damsel. This tragedy took place .nm twenty years before the beginning of JCStwy. Little did Lewlngham know h.n he strangled the creature who had cuwd mm untold misery while holding STm riot ve la a rookery In Cairo that the MBKmSSlQ&TZimJba , 'f k'iivtlstmmmmmmmmmmtw.' .jHPjSJr ktexlktexlktexllktexlktexlktexlktexlktel I i, Tt 2u9SSSSSSSSSV. tmmmr .BSJ i, : BzYJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJM ffl i -Wmmwm'mmmmWLlmWmmmmmml VvWLmmmm-- . 2&S1sHbBHbHE. HbH9SHMK W. i$mm;4mmmlmmmm.mmmmwWmmm ml 4 fimmmWmWmUfWmK9Ur' ki S ", JMMttlkaWlllka ! i vdikilxikilxikilxikWiHK7.B A ktkilxiKilixiktkkV jaw" m b'bbbbbbbbbbHbk.bbbbbb'b'B .jiaral ft MkilxikMMiKlJvx MIBkkrTK'V jBBBBBBUrBBral t i mwmWrVl eMES? : JRmmmwmWM ? V'Hl PmWFi1 AmmmmmLmm i w" ' hWmmMWPmmAmmmmmkmMml ! W iJ.'6mmmmmmL.mmm '.kllxHkllxlkllxlkllxlkllxlkllxlkllxlkllxH h 4 VkalxikalxikVB.k vv. v mmmamirirmLU . ' HikalxlkalxlkaikalBm. , M T HiaiiiiiiiiHft'lkiiiiHl. Al 'HpBMRQA iiv -"1 J lmmmmmmigjk l n ImMnrnmkM? AMERICA'S GRAND OLD WOMAN OP LETTERS Mrs. Amelia E. Barr, who was born in 1831, is writing at the mellow age of eighty-six with nil the force of her early youth. Its hideous presence and Invincible, power for evil. Tho least that can be said for Mr. Marsh's fantastic yarn Is that the skill with which unexpected horrors nro placed before the mental vision of his reader Is worthy of their uncanny nature. TUB HERTLU. By Richard Marih. New York: U. P. Putnam's Sons. Mrs. Barr's New Novel It has been a good many years ago since Mrs. Ilarr made her big success with "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," but her septua genarian pen Is still sprightly and skillful. Her new noel deals with Yorkshire mining life, which affords the environment for tho romance of her charming and sympathetic heroine. The dramatic element is furnished by a strike and the efforts of the girl to organize the women to protect the Interests of their children. The mellowed Ideals of life and principles of tolerant conduct de veloped through tho author's prolonged ca reer supply the eminently human philosophy that Is an Intcgrnl part of tho story. It Is not a "preachy" nocI, howeor, but one that can be read with enjoyment for the plot and characterization. JOAN. By Amo'.la E. Barr. D. Appleton & Co . New Yor!'.. A Novel Out of the War Fact and fiction deftly combined give this novel an Interest that Is bound to stir the Imagination of the least Impressible reader. The author, himself a participant In stirring scenes of tho battlo front, has sought to breathe Into his book the spirit of fighting France. "La Patrle" Is tho keynote of a vivid and engrossing story of the war of the nations. From the early days of that momentous month, August, 1914, with their atmosphere filled with the electric current of a people aroused to their peril and op portunity, to the lctory-crowncd action nt tho Mnrno a few weeks later, which saw Von Kluck'f shatttered forces In panic flight, tho aJthor of "Ordeal by Fire" gives an Inspiring narrative of the glorious achievements of his hero and tho girl who remained true In the crucible heated by the flame of war. The author contributes to the continuously growing stack of literature which the present gigantic conflict In Eu rope a destroyer of beauty and Ideals was bound to produce, not merely a sum mary of campaign sketches, but what may be designated as literary pictures, strong, warm, precise and Illuminated by the "love story" that permeates tho pages of a very readable book. ORDEAL BY FIBC. By Marcel gencer. a er peant In the French army. Tran.lated hy Slra Cecil Cortes. New York: O. P. Put nam's Sons. Not Such a Gay Life "The Gay Life" Is not as gay as Its title would make It. It. Is rather sad hero and there, and the author, who has a reputation as a dramatist, ineaincai manager, emit, actor and producer and as editor of "The Sketch," must have written his book In more or less of a rush. It Is a theatrical tale. But even nt that thero fs merit of a kind here. There is depicted the honest effort of the men and women of the provincial stage. They are unknown outside their circum scribed world, but In that world they live royally. Jllly Nlpchln makes her tiny world whizz round and with her about there just has to be lota of living and lots of loving and plenty of hearty laughs. Jllly arrives also. Much can be forgiven In this book because of the optimistic way In which the author has handled his poor plot and mate rial. THE QAY LIFE. Keble Howard. John Lane Company. New York. Romance for Youngsters This story for both boys and girls will take them away from the conventional school or sports fiction, and, while enlighten ing them as to an early period of American history, will provide an abundance of healthy entertainment. Tho "long Journey" Is taken by a family of Immigrants from South Germany to the Mohawk Vatley In New York In the days of good Queen Anne. The' customs and chronicles of that far-off ?er!od are accurately related and the flc lonal phase Is well handled. THE LONO JOUItNEY. By Elate Slnrmaiter, Houghton Mifflin Company, Uoiton. "Sapper's" Second Book A young English officer left the blood stained fields ot war-sfrlcken Europe and returned to his native England, there to write a book of stories of the titanic strug gle across the Atlantic. Those who have enjoyed the pages of "Michael Cassldy, Sergeant," will bo pleasantly surprised to discover that the same author, who goes no further toward revealing his identity than to sign his work "Sapper," which Is a title Tommy Atkins given to a young of ficer of the English artillery, has published a new book of war stories. The volume may be divided Into two distinct classes those stories that are purely fiction, having a background which moves with a realistic accuracy, and the other class which reveals, how the war has torn and, twisted the finer sentiments of life and how the struggle of nations has been making real men and women 'of tawdry' and shriveling beings. Here and there throughout tho. volume the "Ij IIL. jlJ' 1 l ..."" kinur) FICTldr FICTION tMT is :ai men, women and children aro making dally, and love that many will find difficult to understand. MEN. WOMEN AND GUNS. Hy New York: (leorice It Doran. Sapper." The German Dream Alt serious students of tho war will feel grateful to Alfred A. Knopf, a Xew York publisher, for bringing out a translation of Frledrlch Xaumann's "Mlttcl Europe." It appears under tho title of "Central Europe." Xaumann Is a member of tho German Reichstag. He Is n student of history and a political philosopher. There will be little disposition to criticize tho statement of Its American publisher that It Is far and away tho greatest book that has come out of the war. It Is great because it unfolds the dream of Germany and sets forth the way to make that dream a reality. Now. what Is tho dream? It Is a great central Europenn empire extending from tho North Sea to tho Bosphorus ylth Berlin as Its capital. This empire would hae nccess to tho oceans on the northwest and to the great plains, of Asiatic" Turkey of tho southeast. It would hao room to expand Its commerce and to spread its population. Xaumann explains all this In detail, shows how It Is necessary for the Germanic peoples, If they aro to retain their placo In the world and develop their civilization In their own way. He predicts that when this-war ends they will dig two great trenches running north west and southeast across the ace of Europe that shall serve as the ancient Chinese walls In guarding tho frontiers of this new empire from aggression from Kussla on tho one hand and from France and England on the other. The trench has succeeded tho fort and this war has demon strated Its value If Invasion Is to be pre ented. Xaumann Is not content with ex plaining what Germany is dreaming of. He goes Into an elaborate discussion of the economic military and legal problems that must be solved beforo the centrnl empire can be solidified, entering Into the subject with the thoroughness characteristic of the German Bcholar. Yet he foresees the diffi culties in the way of the plan so clearly that he says It will take a generation at leatt to put It Into effect, and then It can be done only If the statesmen of the coun tries aro broadmlnded enough to adopt a policy of racial and religious toleration to which they have hitherto been strangers. This book Is one which no student of Inter national affairs can afford to leave unread. Talk About Books and Those Who Write Them "Oh, Bachelors, Be Careful" may or may not be the title of the next novel by the author of "Oh, Mary, Be Careful 1" It seems that Mr. Weston once wrote a bach elor story and received proposals of mar riage by nearly every mall. The feminine beauty and wit from Oregon to Maine were offered at his door and yet, strange to say, Mr. Weston Is still a bachelor, for after a particularly busy day of one sweet pro posal after another, he silently moved away In the night time nnd the first arrival found "nobody home " We Imaglno the girl to win Mr. Weston's heart will have to be ns charming ns Mary Meacham In "Oh, Mary, ue t-areiui;- "Succeeding With What You Have," by Charles M. Schwab, was published on Jan uary 25. On March 5 the Century Com pany announced that Its third addition had gone to press. Possibly the success of this noted business man In his first venture Into the writing field lies In his discrediting of that elusive and evanescent wlll-o'-wlsp called "genius." According to him, "when tho 'stars' drop out. successors un usually at hand to fill their places, and the suc cessors aro merely men who have learned by application and self-discipline to get full production from an average, normal brain." Itudyard Kipling Is one of those satisfac tory nuthors from the publisher's stand pointwhose books' fifteen years after publication aro, more popular than ever. "Tho Junele Book" has recently gone Into Its thirty-eighth edition, the "Second Jungle Book" too Its twenty-fifth and "Captain Courageous" Into Us twenty-second. The royal peony that modern aristocrat celebrated In "The Book of the Peony," by Mrs. Edward Harding Is sharing In the present high scale of prices. Some of the newer arletlcs sell for $30 for a small root. Fortunately. Mrs. Harding tells us. there are many exquisite peonies that may be had for from fifty cents up, and she gives detailed Information concerning them In her book, the first ever devoted to a flower that has be come a serious rival to the, rose. Wealthy amateurs and collectors In this country own some of the most famous peony gardens In the world, Mrs. Harding's own collection is said to be equal to the best elsewhere. The Century Company Is convinced that tho Instinct of domesticity will never be eradicated in woman, for the "Century Cook Book" has just gone into a twenty-first edi tion. . Do men, real, vigorous, aggressive men, read poetry? Forrest p. Spauldlng, ot the New York Library, makes answer tn hls wise; "It was my Work to select 41,00 books and ship them to the Mexican border for the use of the guardsmen. I nut in a number of volumes pf poetry, recent verse PROFESSOR OF SURGERY IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH George W. Crile's "Man An Adaptive Mechan ism" Uses an Unworkable Hypothesis for His Theories THE scientific mind, like tho skeleton of the domestic mule, Is fearfully and won derfully made. Given a hypothesis, the probable truth of which Is not demonstra ble, which receives the approbation of "au thority," the scientific mind never ques tions, but accepts It blindly. Scientists deny, this, as a matter of course, but the history of scientific achievement Is a record of discarded suppositions, many of which were held so sacred that the skeptic made himself an outcast. It Is somewhat typical of a certain class of American scholarship that, at a time when Darwinism has been thrown into the scrap heap of absurdities by the advanced scientists of Europe. Georeo W. Crlle. P. A. C. 8., professor of surgery In the School of Medicine, Western Reservo University, In his latest volume, "Man An Adaptlvo Mechanism" (Macmlllan Company, New York), should use that unworkable hy pothesis on which to build his thesis. The author attempts to show that the human body Is a mechanism which has reached Its present state of efficiency through a continuous strugglo to adapt Itself to tho conditions surrounding It Ho desires to show that the phenomena of normal living, emotion, nmbltlon, Ideals are the outcome of this strugglo. And In his efforts to prove the thesis he makes use of an Immenso number of clinical ex periments. "With the advance of natural science, which was Inaugurated by the general ac ceptance of Darwin's theory of evolution," he says In his Introduction, "a tendercy has developed to regard health and disease alike as natural phenomena subject to the same laws ns those which govern the physical processes. "If man, like other animals, Is the proa'tct of evolution, thon his existing form and the functions of his various organs and tissues must havo been determined by that age-long struggle. Disease, the failure of tho organism to adopt Itself completely and health alike are expressions of natural proc esses comprehensive terms which deslg- Is laughing now. The first volumes to be worn out were the works of poetry, notably Kipling verses and those of some of our latter-day American poets. They were worn literally to shreds." The favorite poem, poet and fiction writer of the Princeton seniors pre re spectively "Gunga Din," Rudyard Kipling and Booth Tarklngton. "Do we, shall we ever, do we really want and ought we to know how Jesus looked?" Thus does Dr. G. 'Stanley Hall begin his book on "Jesus, the Christ In the Light of Psychology," that has Just been published RUDYARD KIPLING Caricature by Joseph Simpson. by Doubleday, Page & Co. Doctor Hall finds little of an Ideal conception of Jesus In the paintings that we are accustomed to see. "Most pictures ot Jesus during the last century give him a distinctly feminine look," says Doctor Hall. "The beard Is usually, though not always, light, exposing the upper part of the chin, and Its scanti ness, with the usually very copious hair ot the scalp and the feminine features, some times almost suggest a bearded lady." Little. Brown & Co. will publish the fol lowing books on March 21: "The Hornet's Nest." by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow ; "Joan and the Babies and I," by Cosmo Hamilton; "The Menace of Japan," by Frederick Mc Cormlck; "Mental Conflicts and Miscon duct." by Dr. William Hcaly; "Psychology of Special Abilities and Disabilities." by Dr. Augusta Bronner; two new volumes In the Bedtime Story Book Series, "Paddy the Beaver" and "Poor Mrs. Quack," by Thornton W. Burgess, and "The Hoy Scouts on Crusade," by Leslie W. Quirk. m- slHIBP When the Prussians Came to Poland By Mme. Laura de Turczynowicz Marquise de Gozdawa 12. 10 Illustrations. $1.25. 4 The story of an American woman, the wife of a Polish noble, caught in her home by the flood tide of the German invasion of the ancient King dom of Poland. A straightforward narrative, terribly real, of her experiences in the heart of the war zone, her struggle with extreme conditions, her Red .Cross work, her fight for the lives of her. .children and herself 'against the dread Typhus, of her release and journey through Germany and Holland to this country. "The book is one long thrill all the more impressive for the simple fairness and sincerity of the narrative." Philadelphia Public Ledger. AT ALL BOOKSELLERS new york G. P. Putnam's Sons London EL SUPREMO By EDWARD LUCAS WHITE Possibly the greatest historical novel yet written by an American. The novel compares favorably with Read's "Cloister and the Hearth," and it has-bee enthusiastically reviewed by The Nation, New York Evening Post. Boston Transcript and practically all tho leading literary journals ofAmerica. "El Supremo'' is now more, talked of in high literary circles than any novel .of recent years. The Montreal Standard says: " 'El nintnrps in a most convincing way a age and country in which that personality held sway. It is vivid; pktareaqiieK and strong, a lasting work of art" . , V " ; t Price $1.90 Kt, Pottagt extra. At all Bektttree. .. ' v$- n E. P. DUTTON A CO, ' -tr nate the net result of many trials of Inter acting, perfecting mechanisms evoked by nature's emergencies, and accepted, suf fered or cast oft as they have proved use ful, harmful or Ineffective in the combat, but all working In common. In sickness or In health, toward a Imore complete adapta tion to environment As late as ten years ago German scien tists performed the last sacred rites over the theory of the famous English scientist. While a large number of scientists still cling to the theory of evolution, which was first enunciated by the Greeks and later by St Augustine, there Is virtually no unanimity with regard to the system of evolution which they profess to believe. Tho real scientists, those keen investiga tors who refuse to accept a theory until It has fairly passed beyond the stage of hypothetic guessing, have disregarded the so-called "Natural Selection and the Strug gle for Existence." In the final analysis there are no scientific facts on which the hypothesis can be even slightly supported. Of what value, then. Is a thesis built on such a premise? Why try to prove that emotions, ambitions and Ideals are the con seauence of a condition which Is not be lieved ever to have existed? The thesis cannot be proved without accounting for free will, and to prove free will to be the result of the now discarded "struggle" Is to throw the whole discussion into absurd ity, Inasmuch as free will Is necessary be fore an investigator can begin to think on the subject at all. Science has suffered too much from the "popularize." It Is easy to wave aside discussion by an airy appeal to one or the other features of the lamented Darwinism, but Is this sclentlflo? The great mass of readers have neither the time nor the abil ity to satisfy Itself of the truth or falsity ot doctrines built upon grounds whlflh to, them are dim and mysterious. "Popularlz ers" had, and even yet have, a fertllo ground to work. The great pity Is that they can sow seeds of fallacious teaching so Indiscriminately. Helps for Housekeepers Jane Prince In her "Letters to a Young Housekeeper" has accomplished the Impos sible In making a book on household effi ciency not only enlightening, but Interesting and very readable. Such a deadly thing as a budget, for In stance, she explains In such a chatty, Inti mate way that one Is not conscious of wad ing through pages of housekeeping lore. In dealing with the servant question she not only enumerates the duties of a maid, but In an Informal chat to the young mistress gives sound, practical suggestions toward proper and considerate treatment of domes tics. She discusses every phase of dinner giving, from the quite Informal family affair to the larger, more formal dinner, and all this with pertinent side remarks which settle problems one usually faces, but doesn't find In the ordinary book of this kind. Among the subjects taken up and ably handled are "Economy In the Household." "The Budget." "Servants." "Maid of All Work." "Weekly Cleaning," "Family Meals." "Duties of Servants" and "Behind the Scenes at a Dinner." A boon to the spring bride. Hourhton, Mifflin Company. Boston and Nw York. "Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing Dish Recipes," by Marlon Harris Nell, Is, as Its name implies, a collection of tried and not-found-wanting recipes filling a decided need. This little volume of practical Instructions, with Its clear photographic Illustrations, will appeal to the ever-Increasing number of women who live almost entirely on the "picnic" plan In small apartments, often provided only with a chafing dish and an electric toaster, as well as to the house keeper who delights In preparing and serv ing novel delicacies. The recipes are presented in a char, con cise manner, with a table of Ingredients at the head of each, which obviates 'jonfuslon In preliminary preparations. David McKay: Philadelphia. "Homely Humor" Fiction This Is a delightful bit of light fiction, something between the "glad" books and the "auatnt character" booka which have been popular during recent years. There Is an Irresistible optimism In It and a plenitude of homely humor. VA couple who have no children, but long for a few, have their yearnings superabundantly supplied by the bunch of new neighbors next door Just like steps of a stair, as It Is some times put Very wide and sometimes very trying experience In Juvenility is gained through many laugh-making episodes. The author Is known for her "Amartlly-cf-the-AUey." Tony Sarg's Illustrations are capi tal. OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBORS. Manlates. Little. Brown 4 Co., By Bell K. Boaton. Supremo is a very rare kind of novaL It very rreat mrsoaalltv and racraatea tka r-iVjy.g. Ml f"rv-y?. Modern German Lite ProffiiiaAr lmrimnhn. Af.Oiikl.j vftnilrv. tin written a. vArvf monograph for the general ni doubtless one that will be ? of si value, at least to the scholar and i since he has appended a comme Inr and evaluating hli source. nately the progress ot his narrative I freed from the Interruptions oxm This Is anything but a Prusslanljr, metnoa or procedure, cut it is makes for readability. 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