Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-21
THE EVENING STAR.
DO L LIE S III EFT.
SAsv SHAI December 81. iS3S.
December 81. 1878.
SOME NEW BOOKS.

rum " H. f'tilduty Hr we nave tilt. f0iLsH-
ing: Meg; a Pastoral, and other POEMS" by
Zadei Barnes Gustafeon. Boston. Lee & She
pard,i collection In book form OF several poem,
which have found favor with the public The
opening poem and two others OF merit are new
The Lite Good-for Nothing from the French
OF AiphoDse naudet, Boston Estes g. Lauriau.
brilliant story BY the author of "Sidone."
FROM Heaven to New York; or the Good Hearts
and the Brown-stone Fronts" by J. &. Reed,
New York, Murray Hin Publishing company.
curious satire OF life in New York mildred
KEITH" by Martha FarguarSon New York.
young, by the author of .The Elsie Books
1.-THE House by the Works" GDodd, Mead 4 Cos,
new IS story by Edward Garrett author Of
the CookbooSs by Mrs. a. D. boy +. Wh nea
Boston, HoughtOn, Osgood & Coz, a capital in
terpreter to the elaborate cook-books that. as
the most part only serve to Instruct the house
keeper, just how not TO do il. '.FanclS Muir
phys Gospel Temperance. Hymnal,' (New
91S "a Barnes earns co. for
ID. d., and Rev. E. 5. LorenZ. The book con
tains many OF the favorIte old prayer-meetng
hymns and gospel songs and a number of new
pieces adapted for use In the temperance move
ment. Elementary Arithmetic, Oral and Writ
ten,' by William G. Peck, "a. s. Barnes & Coz
a work designed especially for beginners and
Illustrated in way to make the study posi-
lively attractive to the young. ''WatSOn'S Com
plete Spelier. oral and Written. BY j. Madison
NdtSOn "A. -. BARNES (O), a text DO0k pre-
pared on the theory that Indifference in pro-
n,nclation ana spelling usually means Slip-siod
In everything. 'TecumSeh and the Shawnee
Prophet" by Edward Eggleston, New York.
DOdd Mead Coy, a book relating to one OF
the most romantic passages in American his
tory, and which, though more especially de-
signed for the yong, has an interest for every
body. "a Catalogue of Books published by
HOughtOn. OSgoOd S CO.. 900 DevonShire street.
Boston, and q AStOr Place New York, (iiver-
side Press. Cambridge; this new descriptive
- nod n 70 n
tons is noticeable for the large proportion it
contains Of the best English and American lite
rature-of books which by reason OF their stand
ard value and popular interest rightfully belong
in all public and private libraries.
From the publishers, \. s. Barnes & CO.. New
York, we have the following: = illustrated Com
mentary ON the Gospel of Luke by Rev. Lyman
Abbott. a neat volume in which everything
pos Sib.e is done in the way OF references, cOpi-
ouS notes, and frequent Illustrations to explain
the meaning OF the gospel selected. Topical
Course OF Study" by r. G. Stone. compilation
from the studies of graded schools located at all
representative centers. giving the topics treated
OF In the most common connection and order,
with reference to the usual calendar and pro-
gTamme,-the aim OF the volume being TO aid in
eS, abliSh1ng common gradation i'll the public
schools Of our nation which will utilize most
fully all faithful work by pupil and teacher and
lessen time. labor and expense. -" A One Terms
Course in Latin or the Study of Latin Simpified
and Condensed by James =. Toyt. A. NJ, de
signed to prepare the pupil for the study of a
Latin author III one term or less. according to
capacity Fourteen Weeks in PHYSICS" by j.
DOrman Steele. Phi. D., r. &. s.. a textbook
marked by simple language. practical illIStra-
tons and the invarable use or the metric SyS-
TEN in the problems.
From Soomons & Chapman we have the fol-
lowing Hammersmlth: His Harvard DAYS"
by Mark Sibey Severance, {I;oston Houghton.
OSgOod & co.. lively. readable story OF college
life. in which the ups and downs. the trials and
pleasures OF the Harvard student are chrou-
cled. THE School Boy by Oliver Wendell
Holmes. Boston: Houghton. 0Sgood & Co.. q
characteristic poem. rendered additionally at
traciiye by clear type and dainty illustrations.
Railroads: Their Origin and Problems" by
Charles Francis Adams. lr,-NeW Ork: G.. L.
Futnaln'o Sons. This work by Mr.. Adams at
present one of the government directors OF the
tniOn Pacific railroad has attracted much at
tentiOn. 1t is written in admirable STYLE and
makes entirely clear TO the reader whatever is
comprehensive in the railroad problem. some
thing over a third OF the work Is taken UP With
Genesis OF the railroad system. and contains
matter OF no little historical interest; but the
remainder OF the volume which treats OF the
revealed deficiencies Of natural laws in resu-
iatins the use made OF railroads. the modern
thOrOughfaleS. by those who own and monopo-
lie them. and OF the legislation by the political
governments OF the various countries to make
good these deficiencies. is OF perhaps greater
present Importance Not only Is there a gen
cral railroad problem for all countries but this
problem has to be dealt with in Il peculiar way
IN each country. Consequently Mr.. Adams
plefaces his consideration of the rail-
road in America by review OF its
deN elopment in England where Ii originated in
Belgium, in France and in Germany. In the
systems of continental Europe, the state, which
has assumed the initiative in their creation. eX-
erciSeS over them constant and watchful super
vision. The systems OF the EngliSh-Speaking
races are. on the other hand, based upon pri-
yate enterprise and lett for their regulation to
the laws OF competition and OF supply and de
mand. MI. Adams finds that the tendency of
events and the drift of discussion are away
,.Tlin
the uncontrolled competition between railroads;
but that the movement does not extend to the
support of state ownership The tendency In
such UGH! countries as France and Germany is t.
government and In other countries where the
institutions are OF a more popular character.
esa Of ,s st Sam u pnee s1 YPeW yor rhs
Putnam's sons A story of the Sea, by John
Habberton, the famous author OF ''Helens Ba-
bies,'' &C. ''Six to one; Nantucket Idyl."
New York: G.. 7. Putnam'S SOnS.) Another
lively sea story by an anonymous author. "a
Hand book OF Politics for ISIS" by Hon. Ed
ward MCPHERSON. Ii: d, (WashngtOn: Solo
mons Chapman. affording an admirably ar
ranged record Of important political action ma
tional and state. from July IS, 1876. TO July /,
1873.
From Joseph Shllington we have Widow
Cherry; or, The Mystery OF Roaring Meg" by
the popular novelist, Il. L. Farjeon. author OF
Blade o Grass Bread, Cheese and Kisses :,
iNew York: G.. W. Carleton & COY Josh Bill
lingS Farmers AlnlinaX for 1SI9' &C. w
Carleton q CO.. "A Ramble in New Granada
containing, in addition TO descriptive matter
consideration OF BOgOta as n winter Sanitarium.
by EiastuS Wilson. MD. C.. w. Carleton a. COZ
And The White Horse OF WOottOn." story of
love, sport and adventure la the midland c0uu-
ties OF England and on the frontier of America
by Charles j. Foster. Philadelphia Porter &
Coates.
Mr.. Peter CreWitt" is the title OF Il new story
by the author Of THAT Husband OF Mine"
Boston: Lee 4 shepard Sent by NJ. T.. Board
man.
From i. Bradley Adams we have - New
Greece by Lewis sergeant, with maps cSpeci-
ally prepared for this work. London Paris and
New York, Cassell. PETER and Galpin. The OBJ
iect Of the author is to bring together and pass
under review in the 400 pages OF his work the
many reasons which have been, or may be,
urged Ia behalf OF the claims Of Greece to be
made a European power by the nations which
created her. Much interest attaches 20 the
Greek question at present. The congress of
Berlin instead Of settling il has given it In
creased urgency. There Is no feature OF Euro
pean affairs more dangerous to the general
peace than the uncertain relations between Fur-
Key ana Greece. A settlement OF the matter in
some shape must soon be made. The author
calls upon his English cOuntrymen to consider.
FIRST. whether Greece, having secured a national
status confeSSedly imperfect, Is not entitled to
demand further development as a matter of
simple justice and secondly. whether England
having consulted her own interests In the crea-