What is man? and other essays

What is man?-The death of Jean.-The turning-point of my life.-How to make history dates stick.-The memorable assassination.-A scrap of curious history.-Switzerland, the cradle of liberty.-At the shrine of St. Wagner.-William Dean Howells.-English as she is taught.-A simplified alphabet.-As concerns interpreting the deity.-Concerning tobacco.-The bee.-Taming the bicycle.-Is Shakespeare dead?