+ N. Y. Times. 11: 384. Je. 16, ’06. 100w.
Eytinge, Rose. Memories of Rose Eytinge. **80c; **$1.20. Stokes.
Critic. 48: 284. Mr. ’06. 70w.
“The book abounds in interesting bits of reminiscence, anecdotes, and incidents of public characters, with sidelights on their idiosyncrasies,—forming the naïve chronicles and observation of over half a century.”
+ Dial. 40: 96. F. 1, ’06. 190w.
“There are spirit and individuality in many of her comments upon people.”
+ Outlook. 81: 1087. D. 30, ’05. 150w.
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Fairlie, John Archibald. Local government in counties, towns and villages. *$1.25. Century.
Uniform with the “American state series,” Dr. Fairlie’s work is mainly descriptive of the present time, reducing historical discussion to a brief summary. Such matters are treated as “county officers, police, and justices; the town in New England, in the south and the west; public education, charities, public health, and local finance in a manner suited to the large mass of readers who approach such a subject neither as lawyers nor as philosophers.” (Nation.)