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Indeed, the most interesting chapters are those that portray the political tricks which resulted in the retirement of Fabius Maximus, whose policy had become distasteful to the people. The battle of Canna and the occupation of Capua give opportunity for excellent descriptions of historical persons and events. Interwoven with the clamor of war and the intrigue of politics is a love story. Both hero and heroine are young Roman patricians, friends and lovers; they have a misunderstanding, and in bringing them together the author displays deep knowledge of the customs of Roman society two thousand years ago. The book is interesting both for the story it tells and for the glimpses it gives of life" in the brave days of old." C. C. T. [The Lion's Brood. By Duffield Osborne. $1.50. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co.]

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has made an amusing story about the troubles which came to a family because of a change in servants. The abject helplessness of the mistress in her own house is quite as humorous as it is pathetic. This story places the responsibility for maintaining the peace of the home and for saving the family life from the slough of despond upon the servant. This is a large responsibility to be borne for a meagre weekly stipend, a room in the attic, and meals in the kitchen. The domestic service problem will probably call for another solution. S. C.

[The Successors of Mary the First. By Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. $1.50. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.]

The negro question is one that is constantly coming up for discussion, and in order to give it intelligent consideration it is necessary to fully comprehend the true relation existing between the genuine southerner and the negro. A social barrier, fostered by sentiment, has interposed itself between the races. The author of "When the Gates Lift up Their Heads " sets forth the existing conditions so clearly that one has no difficulty in forming an opinion as to the merits of the case. The time of the story is in the early seventies; the scene is laid in the mountains of North Carolina. The heroine, Portia Van Ostrade, has inherited a southern plantation, and endeavors to support her invalid mother and her grandfather by keeping boarders. Several northerners are numbered among her guests, and the description of their life of pleasure and recreation among the forests and mountains cannot fail to hold the undivided attention of the reader. Various phases of southern life are set before us, the negro sketches in particular being cleverly written. Interwoven with these incidents is a romance which is almost idyllic in its charming simplicity. The characters are skilfully drawn, the dialogues are bright and witty, the descriptions are full of artistic feeling. The original discussions of the negro problem, the humor and pathos which occasionally crop out, render the book more than passable. The story moves along quietly no revolutionary theories are advanced, and few startling scenes are depicted, yet the reader is well content to bask in the sunny southern atmosphere and to drift with the current. L. E. T.

a comfortable home when a lad, he underwent hardships that might well have daunted an older person. Hard work, poor food, and cruel treatment seem to be the common lot of sailors, and his case was no exception. Though he often suffered much at the hands of overbearing officers and cruel shipmates, he occasionally received kind treatment; and these glimpses of the better side of sea-faring life lighten what would otherwise be a gloomy picture. A boyish optimism and the memory of home carry him through the hardest trials. During his voyages the author visited many parts of the world, and he writes entertainingly of the things he saw. The book is written in a simple, straightforward style which gives it an interest that is wholly lacking in many tales of life on the sea. C. C. T. [Dog-Watches at Sea. By Stanton H. King. $1.50. New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.]

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Pierre Loti's story of his childhood is fascinating. his own words, the title might be: "A journal of my extreme and inexplicable sorrows, and some of the boy ish pranks by which I diverted my mind from them. Such a title would suggest the undertone of sadness which characterizes these memories of sensations experienced by an awakening mind in the struggle to place itself. The student of psychology finds here a remarkable record of childhood emotions. The ordinary reader can scarcely fail to be charmed by a narrative so deftly told. He who fails to have a sympathetic thrill, as he lights upon traces of familiar feelings in these pages, must be an exceptional being. The book will appeal in vain only to him for whom the memory of childhood's exquisite suffering from indefinable fears, and of its joyous imaginings which "run in the overgrown paths that lead to the unattainable,'' has died forever. It is fortunate that the translator has caught the spirit of the author, and has been able to reproduce in considerable measure his beauty of expression.

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'Queen Victoria, 1819-1901," is a reprint of the biography published in 1897 by the librarian at Windsor Castle. The present volume contains a supplementary chapter in which the leading events of the last few years in the life of the queen are narrated. The superiority claimed for this book is based upon the fact that the earlier chapters received the approval of Victoria herself. The statements can therefore be relied upon as correct. Although the book is readable, it does seem that, with the material at hand, the author might have made it more interesting. S. C. [Queen Victoria, 1819-1901. By Richard R, Holmes. $1.50. New York: Longmans, Green & Co.]

Much curious information concerning the customs of primitive peoples has been gathered into a volume by Lewis Dayton Burdick. While the author has engaged in no original research, he has evidently consulted a wide range of published sources. The greater part of the volume is devoted to the rites which, in different ages, have accompanied the laying of foundations. Attention is called to many present-day ceremonies, the original significance of which has long since been forgotten. That human sacrifice was once a prominent feature of foundation ceremonial, the author is quite certain; and he points out, on what he believes to be good evidence, that the offering of animals, of vegetables, or of inanimate objects is a substitution, for the earlier and more grewsome custom, which increasing respect for human life made necessary. The great number of incidents cited breaks up the continuity of

the text and detracts considerably from the pleasure of the reader. S. C. [Foundation Rites, with Some Kindred Ceremonies. By Lewis Dayton Burdick. $1.50. New York: The Abbey Press.]

"Elements of the Theory and Practise of Cookery" is a text-book on household science; the authors, Mary E. Williams and Katherine Rolston Fisher, are wellknown teachers of cookery in New York City. The book is designed for public school use, but will also be found valuable in girls' clubs and to young house

keepers. The twelve chapters into which the book is divided are devoted to various phases of cookery and household economy. No particular method of teaching is suggested, and the book can be used by individuals as well as by classes. The work is not especially adapted to the young pupils in the public schools, but is better suited to mature students. It aims to supplement the instruction of the teacher, and to aid in unifying the work of classes and schools. L. E. T.

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