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and their adventures to older readers. The
style of the author is clear concise and fresh
and q delightful flavor OF the sea pervades each
narrative

narrative.
CONGRESSIONAL GOVERNMENT; A Study of
in History, Johns Hopkins University. Boston:
Houghton Miffin & Go. Washington; VIM. Bal
The object of the author appears to be to point
out the leading practical features of the federal
system, and to contrast government by COM
mittee with government by cabinet ministry,
as illustrated by Congressional .and farlla
mentary methods. and he has thus mace con
tribution to the political literature OF the day
that is at once interesting and useful. and par
tcularly so to students and embryo statesmen.
CASTLE sRWEGoRY stS5 5sn Of firth the Western fsn
author OF Bart Ridgeley," ETC. Cleveland; Leader
Printing Company.
The charm of this story, like most of Mr..
Riddles contributions TO fiction, lies in Its
quiet, simple style, and its faithful descriptions
of scenery and life rather than I'm plot or delin-
cation OF character. II the latter are not strong
however. they are never bad, and the tone and
moral are always good.
In a country where business changes are made
so frequently and rapidly as I'm ours, one rarely
expects to find, and indeed rarely does find. an
establishment in continuous existence for a
hundred years, and least of all publishing
house. Yet Lea Brothers & Co, of Philadelphia
have recently issued a neat little brochure COM
memorating the centennial anniversary OF their
business house, established originally by Mat
thew Carey, and continued to the present Tune
without interruption by his descendants ana
their relatives. 1t is an interesting contribu.
tlon 10 the history of publishing IN the united
States, and in typographical appearance Is
hardly less creditable to its publishers than Is
the unusual event that called it into existence
DR.. Charles Denison, of Denver, has COM
piled and published an ingenious and useful
map, designed to illustrate at n glance the eli
matte peculiarities of the various sections of the
country, with reference to their influence on
the public health, and especially adapted for
comparison in connection with the treatment
OF certain diseases. The plan adopted gives at
once clear and correct Knowledge of the aver
age cloudiness temperature, precipitation of
rain and snow, and prevailing winds in all
parts OF the country, together with season
tables, and other statistics calculated to throw
light upon subject to which too little atten-
ton has hitherto been paid.
AS a contribution to political science this book
is an extremely valuable one giving as it does
full compend of early and modern laws in
relation to mines and mining, and record OF
the crude means of securing order and Justice
In the mining camps and settlements OF the
Pacific slope during the exciting periods follow
ing the American OCCUPATION OF tnat section
and the subsequent discovery of gold. In this
will lie the chief interest of the book to students
of political or historical science, but the general
reader Will find u good deal to attract in the
graphic pictures it gives of life and experiences,
both amusing and exciting, under peculiar con-
ditions.
The new edition of Miss Johnston's 'Visitors'J
Guide to Mount Vernon Gt is the 9th, by the
way, revised and improved,l contains an inter-
esting feature, in the inclusion of catalogue of
WaShingtOn'S library, copied from the inTen-
tory of his personal property made by the au-
thorized appraisers after his death. 1t num-
bered nearly 900 Volumes not counting PAM
phlets, magazines, and maps-no small library.
when books were books, both in character and
coSt-and showed the father of his country to be
patron of sound and substantial literature.
Mr.. j. H. Hickcox. of this city, has commenced
most useful undertaking in the publication of
monthly catalogue OF United States Publica-
tiOns," intended to give complete list of all
at cd ~.
eminent auspices whether by order of Con-
gress or by any of the executive departments or
bureaus. The work will be specially valuable
to public men, journalists and librarians, but it
will possess interest for large class outside OF
these, and deserves encouragement.
Mr.. w. II. Morrison, of this city, announces
the publication, in May next, of the third vol
ume of Schouler's History of the United States,
embracing the period from S17 to 1881. This
history has been well received by the public,
and the concluding volumes are looked forward
to with considerable interest.
A complete edition of the works of Mary
Clemmer is to be published this spring. which
will include volume of her literary, social and
political articles and also a memorial volume,
now i'll preparation, which it is designed shall
do ju stice to her woman and an author.
Volume TX of ''StOrieS by American Authors"
(Scribners, through Ballantynes), although
hardly up to the highest standard of the series,
contains two o three excellent stories, that are
which the volume is sold.
Messrs. Charles Scribner's Sons have added
George Parsons Lathrops story San Echo of
Passion" to their edition of ffty-cent paper
covered novels.
Other Publications Received.
HEAVY ORDNANCE FOR DEFENSE
cenK OF 6 If ee Of Se
e'c etc BY WILL Lila. h Js9Uas Lieu,en ant =
ington: Robert Beall.
MIND IN MEDICINE ISPIRIrUAL SpEcIFIcsl:
Embracing two Sermons preached In the West
CYRUS A BaEroI, DID, Pastor a published By
Request New York: NJ. L. Holbrook
ILLITERACY AND MoRMoNIsM: A Discussion Of
BY HESRY RASDALL WAITE, Ph.D,, statstician
Tenth L. $ Census, etc. Boston: D. Lothrop d Co.
ENERGY AND MOTION. A Textbook of Elemen-
tary Mechanics. By WILLIAM PAIGE. Md, AS
don ec New cse tSege I ed
Washington Brentano Brothers.
THE SPANISH TREATY OPPOSED TO TARIFF
New York, g. P. Putnans Sons. Washington:
VISITORS GUIDE To the Worlds Industrial and
Seton sw Gntsnns and Hsw ORGANS
Roose Z. Morrison,
MINING CAMPS. A Study in American Frontier
Government BY Charles Howard Shinn New
York Charles scribners Sons. Washington: VIM
Ballantyne & Son.
THE PLUMED KNIGHT VS. Gov CLEVELAND;
Lamar, Arlington and Other Verses By>J WEBB
ROGERS. Third Edition. Washington, 1885.
RED-LETTER STORIES Swiss Tales, from the
German of Madam JOHANNA SPYRI. by LUCY
WHEELocK. Boston: d. Lothrop Co.
RANDOM SHOTS. By NELSON GOODRICH HUM
PHREY. Leroy, illinois, bloomington: Published
for the Author.
RURAL LYRICS Elegies and other Short Poems
By Hon. ]. F. SIMMONS. Philadelphia: ]. p. Lip
pincott & Co.
THE TOBACCO REMEDY. By Gen. T. L. CLING
MAN, of North Carolina. New York: Orange Judd
Company.
A Curious Spectacle.
To the Edtorof THE EVENING STAR:
A singular phenomenon made its appearance
on Sunday morning last above this place amidst
the thin skim of clouds overhead. The time
was between 8 and 10 in the forenoon, and the