Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

vania. Philadelphts: J. B. Lppincott Company.
Washington: Brcntanos
This volume Of 400 pages is made up Of .
special course Of twelve lectures in finance,
with syllabus and attendant discussion, de-
livered under the auspices Of the Association
Local Center Of the American Society for the
Extension Of University Teaching, and the
patronage Of the bankers OF Philadelphia, with
addresses by DR.. William Pepper, provost Of
the University OF Pennsylvania; William L.
Trenholm, late controller Of the currency;
Edward S. Lacey, controller Of the currency;
Joseph Wharton, founder OF the Wharton
School; Prof Edmund ]. James. Phi. D.. presi-
dent OF the American Society for the Extension
of University Teaching and Charles III. Thomas,
Nj. T. The Introduction, which is by William
II. Rhawn, chairman OF the committee Of
bankers, makes the book complete any
financial compilation can be which emsnates
from the banking source. No student should
neglect the reading of this pleasant series OF
educative chats.
HOW TO KNOW THE WILD FLOWERS
gu,ue 10 .ne names, nsunis ana habits OF our
DANA Illustrated by Marion Satterlee. New
York: Charles Scrioners Sons. Washington:
BreItanos.
John Burroughs predicted that some day
ONE one would give a hand book of our
wild flowers, by the aid of which we shall ali be
able to name those We gather in our walks with
out the trouble of analyzing them" This is
the book carefully prepared with common sense
cYassifications and all needfa information as to
the places of growth and the season of bloom
ABELARD AND THE ORIGIN AND EARLY
HISTORY OF UNIVERSITIES BY GABRIEL
CoMPAYRE. rector of the Academy of Poiiiers
France. New York: Charles Scribners Sons.
The latest addition to The Great Educators
series, edited by Nicholas Murray Butler A
three-hundred-page sketch of the universities
OF the middle ages. 1t is clever and salts
flying as it is unpretending, the authors idea
being Ito give an idea of what these great
associations of masters and students which
played such an important part in the past must
have been in their beginnings, in their internal
organization, their program Of study. their
methods of instruction, and finally, in their
general spirit and external influence"
THROUGH COLONIAL DOORwAYs. BY ANNE
HoLLINGswoKTH WHARTON. Illustrated. Phils-
delphia: j. B. Ltppincott Company. Washing
ton: Brentano's-
A dainty specimen of the bookmaker's clever
ness in which modern skill has reproduced
ancient appearances Stories of the home life
in those days which are now so forcibly brought
to mind by the growth of societies that have for
their object revival of popular interest in COS
ionisl and revolutionary days; seven chapters
OF humanized history.
vOODOO TALES. As Told Among the Negroes of
the SHthwest Collected from original sources
10y MARY ALICIA OWEN. Illustrated by Juliette
A. owen and Louis VAIN New York: c. p. Put
MANS Sons. Washington: Robert Beall.
Represents a vast expenditure of energy in
original research. Traditions long hidden and
that might easily have been lost forever are
here preserved in all their pristine freshness
and with dialectic accuracy There is no rea-
N Nxh y MlsSn shnr,ia ha sNe l,x-
first published work.
HEROIC HAPPENINGS. Told in verse and story
by ELBRIDGE ). BEoOxs, author of "His;orc
Boys. "Chivaric Days" &c. with Illustrations
by Garrett. Birch, Ogden, Meynele, Singren
and Others. New YORK: q. p. Putnam's Sons.
Washington: BrentanOs.
Pleasing and instructive selections from his
tory SO told as to delight the boys and girls
who will read this they have read other
products of Mr. Brooks pen.
STRAIGHT SERMONS. To Young Men and Other
human Beings. Preached Before the UEiyer-
sites OF 1ale, Harvard AMI Princeton, nv
HARRY VAN DYKE, DID, pastor of the Brick
Church, New York. New York: Charles Serb
ners Sons.
Direct teaching OF the most practical sort,
and especially adapted to those who are about
to start out on the journey of life. or the
essays the author SAYS: Their real aim is moth
ing else than to help people 10 be good. which
Is the hardest and the finest thing in the world"
THE INTERPRETATION OF NATURE. By Ma
TbASIEL SoUlHGATE sHALER, professor of
geolpgy In HARVARD university. Boston:
nougaton Mirhin Co. Washington: VIM.
Bdlantyne Sons.
A slightly modified reproduction of the course
Of lectures on the Winkley foundation which
Prof. Shaier delivered before the students of
Andoyer Theological Seminary in 1891 The
professors aim is to establish and strengthen
the nov occasionally strained relations between
religion and science.
TEF MAVERICK CASE By Dr. HELEN DrSs-
MORE, author Of "The Chorpennng Claim"
mild Cure From Physiological! Standpoint"
&c. New York: St.Lm2n Co.
An analysis Of the testimony in a world
famous criminal case by which the author
proves to her own satisfaction the complete in
nocence OF Mrs. Maybrick: a publication in
tended to aid in the work OF bringing about the
release OF an unfortunate American woman
about whose guilt there seems to be reasonable
doubt.
THE SILVER SITUATION IN THE UNITED
STATES. BY F. ". TAussIC. LIB, PHI d..
professor Of Political Economy in Harvard
University, author of The Tariff History Of
tae United Siates.' New York: q. 2. PutnaIn's
Sons Washington: Robert Beall.
The revised republication of parer which
was originally published last yer by the
American Economic kssociat; on; con .ains much
information thas Will not DE used by advocates
OF Tree and unlimited coinage of silver.
THE REVEREND MELANCTKON FOUNDER.
by DoNS PIArT. illustrated by Edgar NJ.
Ward. Chicago: Robert j. Deiford.
Full to repletion of active incident sketched
In the style with which so many Washington
ians were acquainted. Intensely interesting.
especially to those who are not hungerins and
thirsting after novels thai burdened with
highly moral ideas. This volume vii, add moth
Ing to the reputation of one whose literary
bri.iiancy illumines his memory.