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 The Green Bag evidence largely, and conforming to the most approved standard of scientific treatment, his efforts are mainly ex pended in showing the advantages of the immunization of private property at sea. Capture on land therefore receives little attention, the argument being that the principle already adopted in war on land should be applied to maritime warfare. Mr. Robertson's introduction contains a vigorous plea in favor of the abandon ment by Great Britain of its traditional attitude, in the interest of gradual dis armament, as the protection of private property at sea furnishes the chief rea son for the maintenance of enormous fleets. The book, however, is really addressed to the enlightened interna tional public opinion of all countries, to which it makes a timely and forceful appeal in view of the importance of the questions discussed. FRANK'S BUSINESS ORGANIZA TION Commentary on the Science of Organization and Business Development; a treatise on the law and science of the promotion, organization, re-organiza tion, and management of business corporations, with special reference to approved plans and procedure for the financing of modern business enter prises. By Robert J. Frank, LL.B., of the Chicago bar. 3d ed. Chicago Commercial Publishing Co., Chicago. Pp. 184 + appendix 81 and index 15. ($2.75 net.)

work, which has reached a third edition as an indication of its usefulness, deals chiefly with the organization and financing of business corporations, and is addressed chiefly to business men, to whom it gives many excellent suggestions regarding those matters of which the officer of a corpora tion should have at least general know ledge, and in which he is likely to re quire the assistance of an attorney. The book is also useful to lawyers interested in corporation practice, because of the light which it throws on many details of business organization and manage

ment. It contains material of great value for both of the classes to which we have referred, and is sure to be of help to all in any way responsible for the safe management of a great business enterprise. THE STORY OF A COUNTRY LAW YER A Country Lawyer. By Judge Henry A. Shute, author of "The Real Diary of a Real Boy, Farming It," etc. With illustrations. Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston. Pp. 431. ($1.25 net.)

THE story of an athletic young New Yorker who is induced by circum stances to take up the study and prac tice of law in an obscure New Hampshire town, and gets into trouble of various sorts with tough village characters and sordid political and business interests, extricating himself from all difficulties by his moral and physical force and finally getting elected County Solicitor, affords plenty of opportunity for drama tic incident, and easily holds the reader's unabated attention. Not only is the action rapid, but there is a love interest running through the story, and the homely happenings of a country court and eccentricities of rural life are de scribed in humorous vein. At the same time the mock heroism of the leading character, the exagger ated villainy and rowdyism of certain villagers, the melodramatic sensational ism of the country lawyer's extraordinary exploits, the superabundance of low comedy, and the constant sacrifice of plausibi'ity, tend to an unfortunate asso ciation of this book with the dime-novel order of fiction, and we cannot praise it, though the author's style is unusually animated and the character of the old lawyer Branch is well drawn. The book is a fair type of a species with which the literary market in this country is glutted, which reflects no credit on the publish'