Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-14

and he concludes that this was the result Of
the great obscurity of the atmosphere. The
portraits contained in the book are of in
terest.
METHODS OF MIND-TRAINING: Concentrated
Attention and Memory. By Catharine Aiken
New York: Harper & Brothers. Washington:
Woodward LothrOp
Miss Aikens methods of teaching have at
tracted the attention Of instructors in
marked manner during the past few years.
This, however. is the first publication by
volume bearing upon the results that she
has obtained by a method which Is based
upon nothing n ore than entire concentra-
ton of mind. She trains the memory by
small beginnings and gradually increases
the tasks put upon 1t until pupils Of tender
years are able to perform feats of compre-
hension that are little less than marvellous.
There Is no limitation to the fields that can
be entered by a teacher who adopts such
method and carefully pursues it. In max
ing mathematical calculations. in reading
difficult literary selections at sight with
complete understanding, reading music and
drawing from memory difficult and unusual
feats are accomplished Miss Aiken asserts
and demonstrates by this system that Is
founded on the certain fact that a mind
trained to perform perfectly the TASK i'm
mediately before 1t can accomplish far more
than that which 1t habited to loose methods
of application and attention.
STORIES. By William Sidney Rossiter. New
York: The Republic Press
Mr.. RoSsiter was at one time resident
of Washington, and his present work is GER
tain to be read with interest by those who
knew him here. He has gathered five short
tales together in this handsome little volume
and they are all so clever and freshly treat
ed that 1t is difficult to choose one as better
than the rest The story of IAN Accidental
inc q " n
en- ivory-handled umbrella, which travels
about the country in an eXasperatng man
rer, and finally leads to the union OF two
fond hearts in fashion that will unques-
tionably delight the reader.
RECOLLECTIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 1S47-
1865. BY Ward Hill Lamon. Edited by Do
rothy Iamon. Chicago: A. c. McClurs Co.
Washington: Robert Beall.
Mr.. Lannon's position as law partner or
Mr.. Lincoln before the latter's election as
President and IS his confidential friend dur
ing his officia, career gave him an excep-
tional point of view from which to judge
the characteristics of the martyred Presi-
dent. His daughter notes in her preface
that some of the material used in the book
that she now presents has been taken from
a manuscript found among her fathers
papers which he intended for work of
history. but which he never completed.
EILL-CREST By Julia Coliton Flewellyn. Bos-
ton: Arena Publishing Co.
STORIES OF AMERICAN LIFE AND ADvEN-
TUIE. Eclectic School Readings, Third Render
Grade. By Edward Eggleston, author of
Stories Of Great Americans for Little Amer.
icans," "A First Book in American History,
and "A History Of the United States and its
People for the use of Schools" New York:
American Book Co.
STORIES OF GREAT AMERICANS FOR LITTLE
AMERICANS. Second Reader Grade. By Ed.
ward E&glestOn author Of True Stories OF
American Life and Adventure" &c. New York:
American Book Co.
TIL n Py
Shakespeare. New York: American Book Co.
THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. BY, oliver Gold
smith, New York: American Book Co.
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATS
TICS OF RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
For the Year Ending June 80. 1894. Prepared
by the Statistican to the Interstate Commerce
Commission Washington: Government Print
Ing ONCE.
THE SHEIK'S WHITE SLAVE. Being an Account
of the Unravelling of the Mysteries OF the
Temple Of DjaramOs, the City Of the Desert
& Co. Washington: Woodward & Lothrpp.
tias to be Considered in Selecting Company
Policy Restrictions and Privileges. With
Tables. Denver: ]. II. Lewis.
yAILNiA LETTERS. Being Correspondence ad-
dress cd by Robert Louis Stevenson to Sidney
Colvn. In Two Volumes. Chicago: Stone
Kimball.
THE JOURNAL OF A SPY IN PARIS DURING
THE REIGN OF TERROR. January July 1Ii
By Raoul Hesdin. New York: Harper
'CENSION. A Sketch from rnso Del Norte.. BY
Harper X Brothers. Washington: Woodward