Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
HISTORICAL BRIEFS. By James Schoulcr With
q biography. New York: Do0d, Mead & Co.
Washington: Brentano's.

"acLuuSton: brentanOs
This volume is a collection Of some OF
the best Of Prof. Schoulers historical arti-
cles and lectures and is. therefore. a valu-
able addition to the literature of Ameri-
can politics and policies. The author is
first vice president Of the American His
torical Association. and in 1891 received
the honorary degree of LID. from the
National University of this city. He is
widely recognized as an authority on Amer
lean history and his lectures at Johns
Hopkins, the National University Law
School OF Washington, Yale University and
the Boston University Law School have
been generally regarded MASTERPIECES
of clearness and logical presentation. lie
has published several works on legal topics.
Among the subjects treated In the vol
ume just from the press are the following:
Francis Parkman, Spirit of Research, His
torical Industries, Historic al Testimony,
Monroe and the Rhea Letter. President
Folks Administration and Reform in Presi
Dental Elections.
GENERAL FREIGHT AND PASSENGER POST:
Practical Solution OF the Railroad Problem.
by James Lewis Cowl.s. member of the Con
necticut Bar; author Of Distance Not a Fact?:
etc New York: G. F. Putnan's sons Wash
ingtOn: BrentHnos.
Mr.. Cowles is urging two main propo-
stions in this work; first, he argues that
railway rates should be determined 10y the
cost and not by the value of the service
rendered; second, the whole business OF
public transportation should be pooled I'M
der the control of the post office. He ac-
knowledges this to be the Penny Post"
scheme of Sir Rowland Hill, advanced in
1887 and adopted as English law in 1910.
But MIR .Cowlcs expands the project TO
cover the general business of transporta-
ton instead Of merely the carrying OF the
mails.
TIE YANKEES OF THE EAST. Sketches "r Mod
Japan. Illustrated. In two volumes by
William Eleroy Curtis. author of The CAPT
N Mis- e i' V.ez nil' etc. New York: . stone
& kimball: Washington: Woodward * Lotii-
rop.
Mr.. Curtis went to China and Japan in
the spring of 1895 for the Chicago Record
to write series of letters on the CONNER
cial and industrial opportunities offered to
American capital and labor IN these coun-
tries. His letters, covering the investSa
tons OF over half year, were widely read
and quoted. ami demand for their publ
cation in permanent form suggested and
resulted in the present volumes. This gives
Mr. Curtis Washington friends closer
cess to his work than most of them
joyed when 1t was in the shape of news
letters.
TOTEM TALES. Irdan Stories. Indian Told Gath
cred in the Northwest by W. :. Phillips
Fully illustrated Icy the author. Chicago: Star
These are not the ordinary stories about
Indians but come from the Indians them
selves, their myths and legends their SUI
perstitions and folk lore. They are taken
down. many of them, from the lips of the
tribal story tellers. of whom each tribe has
one. and the drawings were made on the
spot. These story tellers are trained for
their duties, and teach the legends TO their
sons in The same words they received them
from their fathers. They the ministries
OF the American forest. Totem Tales is
timely and Interesting, in that il gathers I'D
some Of these strange myths while they
still can be heard from original sources
INTERNATIONAL LAW. A Simple Statement Of
Its Principles. by Herbert Wrcott Bowen.
New York: q. T. futnam's Suns. Washington:
Brcntanos.
This work might almost be called a die
tionary. concise and well arranged are
its explanations. 1t might also serve as a
text book on this great subject beginning
at the lowest foundations of the legal rela-
tions of nations and embodying the best
views of the leading writers on the topic.
! UNIVERSAL BNiETALIISM and An Interra, ional
Record of the Worlds Money Statistics Of
Gold and Silver, &c. by Richard L. Rothwe.
Editor OF the Engineering and Mining Journal.
| ex-President American Institute of Mining En-
States C.,,sns on Cold and Silver, Sc. New
York: The Scientific Publishing Company.
| ONE DAYS COURTSHIP AND HEHALDS OF
FAME BY Robert Barr. author OF "A Woman
| Face and the Man. Prom Whose Bourne
&c; With fron.ispese b. T. Frederick New
ton: W. ii. Morrlsons Son.
| A ROMANCE OF THE SHOWS Second series OF
An Adventnrer of the North; being a continual
ton of Pierre and His People: and the latest
rar iss New York. * Stony Stony S' Kimba VAST
ineton: Woodward Lothrop.
| THE HERE MOON. A Fantasia. BY Holm Oliver
HOBBS. author of Some Emotions ami a Moral
edy' "A Bundle OF Life" New York: Frat-
erick A. Stokes Company. Washington: W. IL.
Morrison's Son
LoU: BY Baron Won Roberts; author, Of TT
faction Translated from the German by
Jessie HAYNES New York: american Publish
ers Corporation. Washington: Woodward *
Lothrop.
| THE MONEY PROBLEM; Or. Bi-Metasrn vs. A
Single Gold standard. by Hon. J.. uradfor,i
Prince. ex, .ssemhlyman and senator. New
York; ex-Chief Justice and Governor. New
Mexico. New York: J. $. osilTie Publishing
| A SCHOOL ALGEBRA. Designed for use in High
schools and Academi,s. i;y Emerson L. White.
matics.'' Elements of Peia.ogy.'' - iiooI
Management" &c. New York American Book
SIR GEORGE TRESSiDY. By Mrs IIumrhry
| Ward, author of .'Marceila.' The History "
| David Grievc. Robert Elsmere,'' &c. In Two
Volumes. New York: Tie Macmillan COMPANY.
Washington: W. III. Lowdermilk * Go.
| THE WHITE SHIELD. BY R.rtram Milford, arI-
thor of The Kings Assegai.' The Gun Run
| ner.' &c. Illustrated Icy David ID. Keeler
| New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company
| Washington: W. ii. Morrison Son.
THE TOWER OF THE OLD sCiILoSS. BY Jean
| Porter Rudd. author OF .'Has Therese.'' Tia.
| Little Tailor Of the Ritten,' In u Field Of
| Buckwheat." New York G.. L. Putnam 6
Sons. Washington: Robert Beall.
DECISIONS OF THE CONTROLLER OF THE
| TREASURY. Volume III. Cont aiming Decisions
by Robert Is. Bowler, Controller. and Edward
A. Bowers. Assistant Controller. Wasting
ton: Government Printing Office.
| AN CNGROWNED KING. A Romance of Uici, Poll
tics. by sydney C. Grier, author of In Fur
thest Ind Ills Excellency's English Govern
| ess.'' &c. New York: q. L. Putnam's Sons.
| Washington: Brentano's.
| ONE OF THE EISCONTT. A Novelette,. Ry Eva
Wilder Brodhcad. author of Diana Livery, -
| An Earthly Paragon Ministers Of Grace -
| New York: Charles Scrihncrs Sons. Washing
ton: Robert Beall.
| RACE TRAITS AND TENDENCIES OF THE
| AMERICAN NEGRO BY FEEDER * l.. Hoffman,