Evening star., 1896-12-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

son. Pictures 10y wnl Il. chapdlee. washinS-
to0: John G Parker.
rrcle Eben is an old friend of an Star
readers and needs no introduction. He has
delighted many thousands for a long time
with his occasional aphorisms and quaint
comments on life. and now he has heen
given distinct personality through this
publication that carrot fail to add 10 the
affection in which he is so widely held.
Eben's philosophy is optimistic and whole
some Ii comes from the soil, the woods
the fields and hIeathes the atmosphere OF
nature. Mr.. johnson reproduces the dialect
o. the quarters with a true touch of genius.
ana the bits of illustration scattered
through the book. In the well known stvla
OF Mr.. Chandlee, add materially to the
enjoyment Of this delectable morsel The
book is little one, small enough TO make
the reader gh with regret when he reach
es Uncle Eben's laconic colophon, .'Da's
all. Yet IL was Eben's own reasoning
that size mattered hut little when quality
was an elemert, for in one OF his poetic
moods he observed:
''Doan' jedge ruffin' by .ts size
Case yoh neber should:
Reed birds smaller dan de hen
But twenty times as good
nor does u detract from the pleasure OF
nna'hs NM Uncle fben in book, bound In a
red bandana, to know that many of the
contents OF this little volume have already
been published ''Shootiig 4 stars" Their
reappearance is reinforced by the addition
OF scores of new bits of sdom and sa-
gacious sarcasm, ard several tuneful
verses. Eben cannot he accused of immod-
esty IN assum ng place among the older
philosophers. 1t is his tenet that what is
worth sayi. & should he said aloud "Doan'
h.de yoh light under basket he OBJ
serves. But even IL yoh does de light'lI
shine out trough de chinks. ef it's good
| and strong
PERSoSM. RESoLI.ECrIoNs AND oBSERvA-
TloNS OF GENERAL NELSON A Mills. en-
bracing n brief view Of the civil war or Fnun
New England to the Golden Gate. and the story
OF ms indian raInIaigns with comments the
exploration, development and progress of our
great western empire. illustrated by Frederick
Remington and other artists Chicago: Tie
Werner Company.
Gen. Miles has had a sufficiently stirring
and eventful career TO enable him to write
a most Interesting book. He has not ne
elected the opportunity, but has improved
| II with so entertaining an account of his
experiences that the volume of '.Recollec-
tions" that is now just fresh from the press
| will find a wide circle of readers The chief
| interest naturally centers i'm Gen. Miles
narration of his exploits on The frontier in
| his various encounters with hostile H.
| dians. This necesstates a reference 10 the
long-mooted questions relating TO the cap
ture of Geronimo and his band of Apaches
and TO the part played in that campaign by
| the late Gen. Crook. The autnor merely
presents the correspondence between Gen.
Crook and the officials at Washington, and
makes no further references 40 this delicate
subject
Gen. Miles asserts that the Indian prob
lem is long way from solution, and
strongly advocates the general adoption of
the plan OF military government fer the
tribes that have not proved beyond possible
| question their right 10 live outside of the
restraint of such control He urges that
| the President should be given th.. power to
transfer from the War Department 20 the
| interior Department any tribes that shall
| have become so far civilized ami peacefully
disposed as to render strict walchfulness
unnecessary. He also thinks that the l'resi-
| dent should have the further power when
| ever an unforeseen emergency arises, 10
order necessary supplies for the Indians,
| In order TO prevent suffering or disturb
| ances. Such a system, he believes would
bring to an end the troublesome doubts and
fears that even now arise frD:n tive present
status Of the indian, much quicls,,- Than tie
| entire civilization of all the red men can
| be accomplished by the methods now in
| use.
Mr. Remington's illustrations are spirited
and add greatly to the volume. The & th,r
| pictures suffer greatly by comparison, ard
| in many instances might bette have been
omitted.
| AN ECLIPSE PARTY IN AFRICA. Chasing sum
mer Across the Equator In the U.s.S. Pensa.
cola. By Eben ]. Loomis. OF the u. :. Scientific
EAIedition to West Africa, lsso-lsso; senior
Assistant L. ). Nautical Almanac Office. Illus
| trated. Boston, Roberts Brothers.
Prof. David p. Todd of the Amherst Col
| lege Observatory, VINO was in charge OF
| the expedition, states in his preface to
| this beautiful work that while much has
already teen published from time to time
I regarding the scientific purposes and
| achievements of this enterprise there has
| never yet been a complete account Of the
| trip, which was found to be we'll worth
I careful presentation in narrative FORM No
| one, continues Prof. Todd, could have done
| het:er than Mr.. Loomis, whose work is
| handsomely embellished by series of well
rept oduced photogr aphs taken by members
| of the expedition. Mr.. Loomis makes or
| his volume book of travel that is inter
estng at every point Especially timely
| is his account of st. Helena, for the publi-
cation Of which permission was given with
out hesitation by the officials of the British
colonial Office. The book is splendidly
printed on the best of paper and Is alto
gether one of the most attractive issues of
the year.
THE QUILTING BEE. and Other Rhymes. By
John l.angdon Heaton. New York: Frederick
A. Stokes & Co.
Mr.. Heatoa's marked versatility as a
| writer for the press has won for him a
substantial reputation in New York and
Brooklyn, where he has been variously as
sociated for several years. His verses.
many Of them dropped casually from his
pen in the course of his daily work, have
been widely quoted, and in his "Argu-
ment.' serving a preface, he explains
how they came to be gathered into a vol
| ume They are of homespun texture, and
their dialect dress adds to their quaint
| charm and humor. Gathered from the
| nocks and corners into which they found
| their way they are without sequence and
| therefore bear well their title drawn from
| the opening verse. In continuation of the
| thought the cover bears in the rudimen-
tary colors of rustic art square" of
patch work quilt, serving TO remind many
| a reader of a time of long ago. Clever in
| tials by well-known illustrators introduce
the verses.
HOW To AVOID LIBEL SUITS; Handbook for
Young Reporters and Others Engaged in News
paper Work. By John ID. Mssim.r, Managing
Editor Reading, Pa, Eagle. Reading: i. ID.
Lauman.
This is an interesting work for any one
| to read, but it is especially directed, as its
| title indicates. to the suppression of the
| evil of libels through the education of the
| writers for the press in the law of libel
| and the practical means of avoiding such
| trouble.
| THE MIST ON THE MOOR; a Romance OF North