Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13

POLITICS AND MYSTERIES OF LIFE IN
suRAECE: BY E,i.nr Wright. BuHcn: Lee 4
What Mr.. Wright doesn't know about the life
insurance business Is scarcely worth knowing,
as all appreciate who have followed the exceed.
ingly lively controversy between the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, of New York, and
him. In this book Mr.. Wright condemns the
practice of all the companies hitherto and ad-
vocates q method which he claims will make IL
far less easy for the officers of a company to
squander its money in ways useless to poicy-
holders. If he can reform the life insurance
business he will do good work. for the expe-
riences of policy holders in many of them Ia
causing the public to largely lose faith in the
whole scheme.
Kit Carson. By John 3. o. Abbott New Yorf,
Dodd Mead. Through W IN. Ballantynel
The biography Of the renowned scout and
pioneer here given will surprise many readers,
as he is depicted, and probably truthfully, as
one of the most gentle and ioveable of men,
though with energy and fearlessness never sur
passed.
JOSEPH THE JEW. The Story of an Old House.
New York: Harper q Bros. Through J. G.
THE TEMPERANCE DRAMA. A .sr,e. o,
Dramas, Oomfdi:s, and Farces for Temperance
Exhibitions and Home aud School 4 at ertainm m,
UneI ~ D"''""
TEE pEhD SECRET, novel;; BASIL. A
Novel. By Wllkie Collins. New York. U.rna,
q Bros. Through J. q. Parker
These are of the handsome library edition
(muslin) of Wilkie Collins works now being is.
sued in rapid succession by the Harpers. TBa.
sill was the second novel written by Collins
and its original cTudIties have been revised for
this edition by the hand of the now experienced
master in fiction. 1.-The Dead Secret" is with
the exception of the woman In White" the
most powerful OF his works.
THE MASK LIFTED. BY Ewing CsmpbslI R,s.
ton: Henry Hoyt. Through WIN. Baliantyne
An effective temperance story.
hEM0RIEs OF MANY MEN AND OF SOME
WOMEN BY Msnnsell b; Field. New York:
Harper BrSs. Through }. @. Parker
A scattering and garraous array OF odds and
ends in regard to the numerous people of note
the writer has encountered at home and abroad
1t Is decidedly readable, but is much too
"slap-dash" in style TO gain a place amongst
"books that are books" as Charles Lamb
puts it.
TIE GI BEST METaopS OF G0UNTERAoTING
Iieh, Professor, Of Theology at Boun, Prussia
New York; Harper Bros. Through j. q
This is paper read before the late genera,
conference of the Evangelical Alliance in New
York city, where it made great impression.
THE SALARY GRAB. By w. B. Robinson
Boston: Lee Shepard. Through VIM. BallaI,
This is brochure by the Boston correspondent
OF the Springfield Republican,, and is aimed more
particularly at General Butler.
PETER, THE APPRENTICE. A Historical Tai
Bms S0 b. the author OF
Hoyt. Through VIM. Bsllsntyne.I
POLITICAL DRAMAS FOR HOME AMI
SCHOOL. By Mary L, Cobb. Boston Lee 4
Shepherd. Through VIM. Bsllantyne.I
g. SSysi; THE YELL6% MASH "A Nosf
Bros. Through Jos. Shillingtonl
These are from the cheap edition of Collins
novels issued by the Petersons.
UNDER THE MIZZEN MAST: Aycyage Rounc
he he, word BY y. Adams, Boston: Hsnr.
OFTkN MIsPRoNOUNCED. By Kichard Soul,
and Loomis j Campbell Boston: Lee & Sher
ard. Through VIM. BallantyneI
GOLDEN SUNBEAMS: A Collection of New
Music for the Sabbath School, Home Circle, Sc
~ u. r. Hodges and II. Tenney. b. ston lie,
q Shepard Through VIM. BallantyneI
pleasing collection.
CAssELLS ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FOB
1874. New IOrk: Cassell, Peter & GaIpiu,
An exceedingly handsome book catalogue.
M0ZART's EARLY DAYS From the German n
Franz Hoffman. Boston: Henry Hoyt TThrona,
VIM. Bsllantyne
pleasant story Of the early life of the grea,
composer.
SUSAN OsGOOp's PRIZE. A New Story asor,
al Old One Boston: Henry Hoyt, (Througr
VIM. Ballantyne.l
GUTTA PEKCHA WILLIE; or, The WORKING
Genius; By George Macdonald, LII. D. Boston:
Henr, Hoyt. Through VIM. BailantyneI
Another of the long series of good stories for
children issued from Hoyt's indefatigahIe nrss.