Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

AARON IN THE wILDwOoDs. BY Joel Chardler
Harris. Illustrated by Olive HEREFORD. Boston:
Houshton. Miftin & Co. Washington: Vim. Bal
lantyne A. Sons.
| Aaron is a worthy successor to Uncle
| Remus as Mr.. Harris medium Of COM
munication with the world of old and
young readers who delight in mis- powers of
telling the tales of nature. Little Crochet,
cripple, takes the place of the Little Boy.
There are occasional references to Mr.. Fox
and throughout the work, which is a sort
| OF turn-about sequel to THE Story of
Aaron. the Son of Ben-Ali." published some
months ago, there appear pleasant re-
| minders of well-known tales and charac-
! tiers. In this case the sequel tells of mat
| tiers happening prior to the time of the first
| book MIR. Harris mas herein displayed his
| charming talent for utilizing to the full
| the topics that lie closest to the young
| heart.
FREE BANKING; A NATURAL RIGHT. R,-
James A. Il Dilworth. New York: Continental
Publishing Company.
Free Silver is the inspiration of Free
J Banking" The monetary doctrines of Bry-
anism form the fundamental basis of this
volume, which is protest against the gen.
orally prevailing financial systems of the
| world. The author seeks to teach as a
| particular lesson that the monopoliZa-
| ton of money by nations or by great corpo-
! rations such as the Bank of England. is a
disregard of natural rights, a fruitful
| source of injustice, limitation of fl eedom
to oppo, tunity and is most potent in de-
veloping poverty and crime To cure these
| ill-effects he proposes a banking system
founded the Golden Rule The de-
| tails OF this system are worked out in ten
chapters
| KL0NDIKE: A MANUAL FOR GOLD SEEK Frs.
ny Sharles - Bramnle, ID. L. S New York:
r. +. Fenno Co. Washington Brentano's.
This iS do tc ba x
dixie and description of life in the Alas
! kan gold diggings, for it contains many sci
entific yet easily understandable instruc-
tions to the would-be discoverer of pay
dirt The author is member of the edi-
torial staff of the Engineering and Mining
Journal, and in his former capacity as
crown lands surveyor in the Dominion OF
Canada he acquired personal acquain-
lance with the region that is now attract
ing so many thousands of gold seekers
The book, therefore, has a value above
that of the many guides that were rush
ed from the presses during the early days
of the klondike excitement.
NEW SALADS; for Dinners, Luncheons. Suppers
and SOM Ceyon Island salads. by Mrs. $. T.
Rorer. Philadelphia: Arnold & Co.
Mrs. Rorer declares that a salad made
from a succulent green vegetable and
French dressing should be seen the din
! ner table in every well regulated house 800
times a year To make this program pos
sible without moLotony, Mrs. Rorer has de-
| vised many new recipes and has explained
! some old ones, together with few novel;
| ties that may be new to many cooks and
| epcureS. and the result is a most welcome
| addition to the library that is rapidly form
| ing to make cookerysone of the exact sci
| enceS.
THE CAMPAIGN OF MARENGo: with comments.
BY Herbert H. Sargent Chicago: A. C. Me
CIurs X Company. Washington: VIM Baan-
tyne Sons.
| The author is first lieutenant and quar-
termaster of the ID Cavalry, U. S. A, a
member of the Military Historical Society
| of Massachusetts, and author we'll of
Napoleon Bonaparte's First Campaign"
He has analysed the great campaign of
Marengo in this volume, adopting the pan
| of first giving the facts of each phase of
| the campaign and then following with his
| comments, that inquire into motives and
seek for faults. Maps are appended. the
| better to explain the details Of the work.
THE MOTHERS, COUNCIL: OR THE KINDER
| GARTEN IN THE NURSERY. by Mrs. Louise
Pollock. Boston: DeWolfe, Fiske & Co.
| Herein are contained nine lectures, en-
! bracing much of the matter given to the
congress of mothers held in this city few
months ago. Mrs. Pollock's life study of
| kindergarten theories and methods gives
her authority to speak and write on
| this important topic, and her works on
child training and teaching are regarded as
| safe guides for all mothers and others
whose duty it is to lead the little minds
and bodies through their early efforts.
HUGH wYNNE, FREE QUAKER; Sometime Bre-
| vet Lieutenant Colonel the Staff of His Ex-
| Mitchell, ND. New York.: The Century Com.
pany. Washington: Brentan0's.
Dr. Mitchelrs novel, dealing with social
! life during the revolution, was first pub
| lished in the Century Magazine. where it
/ attracted wide attention by its force and
/ dramatic interest.
IN PLAIN AIR. BY Elisabeth Lyman Cabot. New
York: Henry Holt & Co. Washington: VIM.
| Ballantyne Sons.
| A novel that deals with the life in small
New England town, where social preju-
| dices are borne down by an Independent
/ woman.
LOUIS KUHNES FACIAL DIAGNOSIS. Trans
lated and published by Aug. F. Reinhold. MA,
New York.
| 1t is claimed that this system of dag
| ncsis enables the adept to foresee and fore
stall all future ailments Of the human
| system.
oYPARISSuS; e Romance of the Isles Of Greece.
By May New nors
| tyne Sons.
BIG-HORN TREASURE; A Tale of Rocky Mountain
Adventure. BY John F. Cargfli. Chicago: A.
G. McCaurg { Company. Washington: VIM.
Ballantyne & Sons.
THE MAssARESEs. BY, ouida. New York: R.
F. Fenno 4 Go. Washington: Woodward & Lo-
throp.
DEVILS DICE. By william Le Queux Chicago:
Rand NcNally Go. i 49, .
It matters little what 1t Is that you
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