Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


NOBLE FELL By Lew Wallace. New York.
Harper Brothers. Washington: Woodward q
Lothrop.
In the two volumes of history, incident
and description that come fresh from the
gifted Hoosier's pen there is but little with
which the fair-minded critic may find fault
Viewed from the standpoint of the student
OF eastern history the work is unexception-
able, every chapter giving evidence of thor
oush and deeply intelligent investigation
into events that gain interest by
the manner OF their presentation
With so many really clever nov
elists engaged In the production of vapory
language over themes that cannot possibly
be treated in any other than a hackneyed
fashion, ii Is a relief to find one man OF
genius willing to devote his talents to the
Instructive edifcation of a people who can
Comparison of 1.-The Prince of India" with
Ben Hur" is not easy, nor would the re-
suit be profitable If the comparison were
made. Ben Hur'' is much less
ance of polish that at times Is missed In
the later and more pretentious work, but
when the best tests are applied IT will be
| conceded that THE Prince of India" Is
worthy its author-another Jewel in one OF
the brightest of literary crowns The oft
told tale of the Wandering Jew Is a new
story when treated by the master mind OF
| Gen. Wallace.
IANIs. THE SANG DIGGER: By Amelia Rives.
New York: Town Topics Publishing Company.
The strongest piece of sketch work Mrs.
Amelie Rives-Chanler has yet given to the
| public, a story of the most magnetic sort,
/ and yet with a strain of sentiment In IT
| far from complimentary to the sex that
| furnishes Mrs. Chanler with her heroes
| The tender incidents are of a more highly
elevated morality than has heretofore been
common in the literary productions of this
authoress, and throughout the story-which
is nothing short of entertaining-there runs
a minor strain that in the end browns the
| richer harmonies Of affection which occa-
sionally burst forth and please the finer
no strained situations; nothing but nature
as 1t il where the "Sang-diggers" dwell.
| THE MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN. A humorous
song. By Philander johnson. Washington:
Henry White.
Mr. Philander johnson of The Evening
Stars staff has presented for popular con-
sideration an original topical song which
| is well above the average as to text, and
which has the rhythmic swing in melody
that makes such things pleasing. The idea
| is a new one and deals strongly though
| good naturally with happenings the like CT
which very few people have not experi-
enced In some degree. The promptness
fession have taken to IT is an almost con-
elusive indication that IL will find favor
with the public at large.
CosMIc Wheel. AND RIDDLES. Just COPY
righted and issued by oosmic Wheel Company
This unpretentious little work consists
partly of fifteen pages of reading matter
and partly OF a small detached rotating
| disc, four or FIVE inches in diameter. The
| wheel" or disc, has upon it's two faces a
| condensed view of the entire surface of the
earth as in rotation before the sun-each
country having its true position, relative
size and shape, and its own rate of motion
| as they all move I'm succession through the
| twenty-four hours of light and shadow
| representing day and night-distances and
| directions Thy land or water) to and from
| year. day of the week and hour of the day
or night In every country on the globe are
| seen at a glance. All the essential facts of
| physical geography are 30 plainly exhibited
| to the eye and understanding In one con-
| crete picture that even a child, by manipu-
| lating and studying this wheel, would soon
acquire more intelligent and comprehen-
| sive knowledge of the earth and its phe-
| nomena than most people do in a lifetime.
| A most fascinating and instructive little
| work for all intelligent persons, old or
young. 1t Is purely local product
| THE BOY TRAVELLERS II SOUTHERN EUROPE
Adventures of two youths in a journey through
| Italy. Southern France and Spain. with visits
to Gibraltar and the Islands Of Sicily. and
|
per Brothers. Washington: Woodward & To-
| throp.
| Written for boys and girls but worthy
the careful attention Of people of any age
No guide book, nor any other collection
Of Information, begins to be half so In
tersting or attempts to compete with the
\ Boy Travellers series In any essential par
ticular. Written by such an eminent author
as Thomas w. Knox and illustrated pro-
| fusely by artists of unQuestioned ability
the volume is complete enough to satisfy
| the most critical. Old tourists may revive
| memories of strange pilgrimages from its
| pages, while to the untraveled careful pc
rusal Will be the next best thing to an
| expensive series of wanderings.
HISTORY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE FROM RS
| FOUNDATION TO THE DEATH OF MARCUS
| ACREIiUs q. B. C.-ls0 A. d. By j. b.
Bury. M A. fsllsx and sStor Of Trinity Col
Brothers. Washington: Woodward To-
throp
This carefully prepared work, covering a
period of Roman history which is of all
periods perhaps the most important
bridges the gap between the Students
Rome and the Students Gibbon. The
author has written directly from orfgina
| sources and has presented in a clear and
| interesting style the political, military and
social history of the empire from it's founda-
ton to the death OF Marcus Aurelius to-
gether with chapters on Roman art, life at
Rome, manners of women, houses. baths
the Circus Maximus and other interesting
matters appropriate to the subject
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS THE ORATOR Contain
ing an account Of his life; his eminent public
services; bis brilliant career an orator; Sc
lectiops from his speeches and writings. BY
james NJ. Gregory. A. NJ, professor OF the
Latin language and literature, Howard Uuiyers-
ity. With an introduction by W. S. Scarbor-
ough, AN, professor New Testament Greek
and literature, Payne theological Seminary
wilberforce. Ohio. Springfield. Mass. Wiley d
Co.
A comprehensive and enjoyably readable
| sketch of a life in which millions of people
| have been and should be interested. II
| supplies details that modesty kept out of
the Douglass autobiography. but which
should not be lost because Mr.. Douglass
was averse to saying things eulogistic of
himself. Prof Gregory has said these thor
oughly and in a fashion that adds much to
his already well-establshed reputation as
an educator.
| THE RAILROAD QUESTION. A historical and
practical treatise railroads and remedies for
their abuses. By william Larrabee, late gov
ernor OF Iowa Chicago: The Schulte Publish
ing Co.
Ex-Governor Larrabee is one of the many
men who are satisfied that railroads should
be controlled and operated by the govern
ment, and the stated object of his essay
| in literature Is to show that as long as
railroads are private property and are used
| by their managers for speculative purposes
the interests of the stockholders only be-
| ing regarded-they are not performing their
proper functions. From the Larrabee stand