Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13

| ments showing the financial condition. etc,
| of the United States. the several states and
| the chief cities. towns and counties of the
| country; statements showing the history.
| financial condition, operations, stocks, bonds
| and Investments. directors officers, etc. OF
all leading industrial enterprises. and state
ments showing for series of years the
mileage. history, operations, financial con-
dition, etc, of all leading street railway
companies In the United States. These are
| features that have heretofore been pre-
| scented In separate handbooks. Then there
| is also presented series of selected sta
tstics pertaining to the growth and de-
Velopment Of the United States-population.
area, pubic lands. congressional land grants
| 10 railroads. national debt. banking cur
| rency, &C: the history of each state, with
sketch OF state debt description OF exist
ing debt, selected statistical tables of reve-
| nues. assessed valuation. &C: a detailed de-
scriptton of the bonded and other Indebted
ress of every important county, city and
town. with date Of issue and maturity of
each separate issue of bonds. rate. date and
place OF payment Of interest; law authortz-
ing issue: description Of assets: assessed
valuation population, date of incorpora ton,
| &c, and detailed and comprehensive state
ments OF the revenues and financial condi-
uon or all important trading, manufacture
ing and other corporations popularly known
as industrial corporations) whose securities
| have been Offered for public investment
| directory of prominent railway officials
| completes what is surely the most val
| liable of all statistical works
MICAH CLARKE. His statement as made to his
during the hard winter Of ITat Pr 'l '', Imam
n i,'iI, anth%r Of Adventure Of Sherlock
Refugees. &c. New York: Harper a Brothers,
Washington Woodward & Dothrop.
Ii would be more than difficult for Conan
Doyle to write anything lacking interest
or real educational value; his detective
stories have been unequaled. Now the pop
ular author shows himself wonderfully
versatile in novel, in narrative form,
which deals with the Duke Of Monmouth 5
effort TO dethrone King James. Capt Micah
Clarke was a valOrous young man around
whose adventures have been twined a great
deal of history-history enIivened by char
actcr sketches that have i'm them the breath
of life.
MY BOOK BY James VI. Stewart. Washington:
Published 10y the author.
For many years an ernploye of the War
Department. Mr.. Stewart is well known i'm
this city a ready writer of verse. In
TINS volume, the type for which was set by
hlmseit. Mr.. Stewart has gathered together
ms choicest specimens. which now sub
United to the public for patronage and
Judgment. Some of the poems are ann
bilious others We're composed merely to
please those who enjoy the humorous fpa-
lures OF every day occurrences. Mr.. Stewart
mas no reason for being otherwise than
proud of his book
IN OLD NEW YORK. BY Thomas A. Jsnyier
author Of The Aztec Treasure H"use.' The
N nILr 1 9t an Angel Sc. Illustrated. New
ward Lothrop.
The evolution of a great city is a daenlv
Interesting series of occurrences and II is
choice lot of these that Thomas a. jan
Vier has strung together so cieverly. With
"A wealth of illustration to embellish the
text, this contribution to New York history
Is particularly palatable
IIlIBY Novel. by Georrc du Maurier. author
81 Peter lbiretson." Illustrations New York:
Harper x Brothers. Washington: Woodward a
Lothrop.
Readers of Harpers Magazine have loved
and sorrowed over TriIby. The central fig
ure lives in the memory of those who de-
light in the maryelously lifelike sketchUorl,
of George du Maurier A phase of Partisan
existence is portrayed with wonderful fiel-
ity. Another great novel has been written
THE RoYS' OWN glide To FISHING, TACKLE
MAiliNG AND FISH BREEDING. Being
that Is Necessary 10 be Known NV The po1nr
ANGLER by John Harrington Kee2e ' author nSu ~
Fly Making 'Fishing-Tackle It's Materia T
and Manufacture" Illustrated lie Boston:
Lee shepard
The object of this little book" saws its
/
reader what Fishn' Jimmy did not find
out till he was "a man growed'" The boy
who has opportunity to fish and who would
not enjoy close communion with Mr. Keene's
practical advice is a strange sort of boy
TAT SIn JIM; or; A Yankee waif Among the
| TnG 10y =. Freeman Ashley. Illustrated.
healthy story for boys. Free from any
effort to- teach doctrine or to advance alb
| struse theories; a plain wholesome nara
tive enriched by incident such as might be
| looked for in small Nova Scotian COM
| munity.
OUR HOME TETS; How to Keen Them Well AMI
halH: by olive Ihorne Miller. Illusi rat ted.
New York: Harper a. Brothers. Washington:
| Woodward & Lothrop.
Mrs. Miller is anxious as to the welfare
| of birds. dogs. cats and other natural his
| tory specimens commonly made much of
| in American homes. Not a scientific work
but none the less valuable
THE EVANS ADVERTISING HANDBOOK. Nine
teenth edition Boston: 4. C Evans.
well arranged. well printed list of the
most desirable advertising mediums in tine
United States and Canada. accompanied by
| some valuable pointers on advertising
| methods.
| PICTURES OF THE FUTURE. An experiment iu
| model social world and what came of il.
German parliament. Translated from the Ger.
by Amos Nungesser Titus New York:
OptimIs Printing Co.
People who eagerly swallow all prose-
cialistic argument should read this book
| of Herr Richter's; it may do them great
| good.
| NlGNETTES OF MANHATTAN. BY Brander Mat
theNs. Illustrated. New York: IIarper AZ
Brothers. Washington: Woodward Lothron
dozen literary photographs by an artist.
The short story is always a thing i'm which
| to seek pleasure when Brander Matthews
| is the writer.
The Pathfinder" which prides itself upon
being "A National Newspaper for Young
| Americans" is now a twelve-page weekly
and has In 1T. as the result of the Increased
| available space one or two new depart-
ments and many additional topics. The
Pathfinder seems to have solved the secret
| of existence and bears now every evidence
| of prosperity.
lie RED soLIAN. The remarkable adventures in
western harbary Of Sir Cosno MarI anri.
bart, of konzie In the county of Perth nv IT
Maclaren Cobban, author OF The Car. ~
Souls, Master Of His Fate "A Rsrsr.nd
Gentleman, The Burden Of Isabel" Clicng o:
Il FORBID THE BANS.' Tie Story M =. Gam,
ely Which was Played Seriously nv Franz