Evening star., 1897-03-11
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
MODERN PALESTINE OR THE NEED OF A
NEW CRUSADE. BY Rev. John Lamond. b D.
Illustrated Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson q
Ferrier

MopERS 4EM ,,PAEsS PAEEST1SE OR Dr. THE NEED OF
Illustrated. Edinburgh: Olphant, Anderson &
Ferrier.
1t is the subtitle that tells the most inter
esting story about this work. The Need
of New Crusade becomes, under present
conditions, more striking than the descrip-
tioTs of the Holy Land which fill the
greater part of the volume. The author
returned from his tour through Palestine
thoroughly convinced that the only means
of rescuing that historic region from
utter desolation under Turkish rule is
a crusade of intervention undertaken
by some Christian nation-to his MIND
England would best accomplish the re-
sult-or by the establishment over Pal
estine CT a joint protectorate In case
Europe would not permit single nation
to undertake the task of reform. The prin-
clpal thing to be accomplished, however,
is the banishment of the Turk from the
land, with his oppressive and tyrannical
government. and the relief of the four hum
dred thousand people who now constitute
the population of this once fertile. pros
peroHs and closely inhabited section. The
Bedouin must be kept to the east of the
Jordan and civilization must penetrate
every district. Roads must be built, har-
bors provided and other facilities for COM
mercial development afforded for the ben
eft of the Jews. who are essentially iinan-
cial, SO the author concludes, and unified
by temperament for the task of cultivating
tho soil. Just NJ this iuncture, when the
Turk Is so much in evidence in the worlds
thougnt .aouern PaissAne' VIII iind
host of interested readers.
WIVES IN EMILE: A COMEDY IN ROMANCE,
BY William Sharp. Boston: Lamson. Wolfe &
Company. Washington: Brentano's.
Those who enjoy conversational litera
ture without much action will be entertain
ed by this story. which is the narrative
of two wives vino undertake a yachting
expedition of their own. They are excep
tionally bright women, and that accounts
in a measure for their briiliancy of dia-
logue even under the most trying clrcum-
stances.
THE FORGE II THE FOREST: BEING THE MAR
DE MEI sEIGNEuR DE BRIART; AND HOW
HIS Hs tRSsE THE n sASK AEEE AHb Of
~ nn9Els Mssninston Rs,s ssen
tanos.
Acadia is a romantic place, with an at
mosphere of adventure, heroism and po
etry hanging about it, and stories based
on events in that land are sure to be of
sufficient interest to hold the attention of
the reader if at all well written. THE
Forge in the Forest is such a book. 1t is
fresh and delightful, and the action of the
narrative is continuous and rapid. The
truth of such woro pictures as to their
local values must be largely taken on trust
but there is an evidence of honesty in the
treatment in this case that leaves no doubt
whatever that the author has utilized his
tory and personal observation in the con-
strCction of his charming romance
WITH THE BAND. BY Robert W. Chambers.
New York: Stone & Kimball. Washington
Woodward X Lothrop.
The chief interest in this little volume
centers in those verses that sound from
the ranks of the army and therefore give
the title. Kipling laid solid foundation
for the popularity of such works as this
but his success does not detract in the
least from the excellence of those who
have followed him in the portrayal of mar
tial moods. Mr.. Chambers work in this
line is artistic ana humorous. In other
section of the book he gives examples of
his more serious style.
| MISS ARAIsTRONG's AND OTHER CIRCUM-
STANCES. BY John Davidson New York:
Stone Kimba Washngton: Woodward 4
Lothrop.
This collection of short stories is far
ahead of the average in point of its capac-
! 1ty to hold the interest and in the nicely Of
| its finish. The leading narrative. Miss
Arrcstrongs Circumstances" is unusually
neat. Even better work, however, is evi-
Gent in ALLISON Hepburn's Exploit" Some
| of the sketches bear evidence of having
| once been used in the ordinary columns
| of newspaper. The last story is a charm
| ing fairy tale, which will open the eyes
| of the little folks
THE HOME sou ApRnN UNDER COMMODORE
| CONNOR IN THE WAR WITH MENICo: RE
| ING SYNOPSIS OF ITS SERVICES: lSI6-iI
BY Philip Syng Fiysick Connor. Philldelphia
Published by the author.
The naval history of the Mexican war g
| not as We'll known as the story of the
| part played by the army in that campaign
| yet it is a fact undisputed by historians
| and military authorities that the navy
| did some of the most valuable work in
| the reduction of the Mexican position Es-
| pec'ally in the landing of the troops un-
der the most trying circumstances were
| the services of the naval contingent pre-
clous The present volume contains much
| important information respecting the work
OF the squadron and bears especially on
| the episode of the relief of Commodore
Connor during the campaign by Commo-
| dore Perry, about which there has been
more or less controversy. Printed with
| the work of Commodore Connor's son ia a
| memoir by Admiral VIM. G. Temple on the
| landing OF the troops at Vera Cruz in 1S47.
with an appendix containing all the writ
| ten orders issued by General Scott and
Commodore Connor.