Evening star., 1897-03-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


EST st EDITION OF THE ENCYCLoPAED!A
ERE GHENGm sGEy IN @ ART SCIENCE; HISTORY. @ E GE-
S9vhRI AFH x6 6oMERGE BI3EArMY ns, DIS s
personal supervision of Day Otis Kellogg DID,.
formerly formerly professor Of English Literature and
History, Kansas State University etc. etc.
In five volumes: Vols. l. ii and Ill. New York
The Werner Company.
The aims Of this work. as stated in the
introduction, are Ito supplement the Bri-
tannica as to bring all the developments of
history, discovery, arts and sciences down
to date; to extend biography as to include
living men of distinction; to enlarge the
view of American interests, and to supply
references to the original text, making the
whole work available for easy consulta-
tion." Thus this is not only an independ
ent reference book of exceptional value In
that it contains recent facts and informa-
tion. but 1T is also an index to the vast
store Of knowledge contained in the earlier
editions Of the great work of which it is
a supplement- Therefore it has a place of
its own and a double va 'te to the possessers
OF earlier editions of the Britannica. The
list of contributors to the supplement is
large and contains some of the foremost
names in American literature, science and
art. One of The distinctive plans for the
jects by departments. so that large groups
have passed under the charge of special
lists Among these are the following: c.
H. Cochrane, NJ. E. mechanisms; DIR. John
NJ. Coulter, botany; G. Mercer Adam, lit
erary biography; Carroll D. Wright and
DR.. John NJ. Finley, sociology; Secretary
John Sherman, United States finances;
John Bach McMaster, political organiza-
tons; Dr. w. A. Locy, zoology; Dr. Alex
ander Smith. chemistry. DR.. S. W. STRAIT
ton. electricity; DIR. B. A. Hnsdale, educa-
tion, and Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henrotin, advance
ment of women. Mechanically the work is
excellent. The print is large and plain.
and the good quality of paper used affords
good effect. The text is accompanied by
over fifteen hundred portraits and other
illustrations, carefully indexed in each vol
ume. The general index will appear as
part OF the fifth and last volume.
HASDBooK OF THE NEW LIBRARY OF CON
GRESS Compiled by Herbert Small with
says on the Architecture Sculpture and Paint
ing: ny Chfries Coffin, and on the Function Of
q National Library, by Ainsworth Il. Spofford
Boston: Curtis and Cameron.
The new Congressional Library building
is virtually gallery Of art. So replete are
its walls with artistic productions of all
sorts that the visitor who desires more
thar a mere glimpse of the beauties, a
knowledge of their meaning and source.
needs guide to give the interpretations.
the titles and the names of painters and
sculptors. There is material in this mag
nificent structure, indeed for days of study,
and without some such volume as that
which mas just appeared this study would
fall oil Its best effect. 1t is more than a
mere catalogue Of the various frescoes
mosaics, bronZes, statues and panels that
are scattered through the vast pile. II is
well-written description of the whole en-
terprlse, together with its library func-
tions, as outlined by Mr. spofford. The
work is done SO handsomely that the book
becomes neat souvenir after it has served
Its purpose as an index to the points of in
terest about the library
CAMPING on THE CANADIAN ROCKIES; AN
ACCOUNT OF CAMP LIFE IN THE WILDER
TAINS. TOGETHER WITH A pFSs, Rli'rION
OF THE REGION ABOUT BANFF LAKE
THE EARLY EXPLORATIONS. BY Walter
Dwight Wilcox With twenty-five fu-Ilse
photosravures and many text Illustrations nom
photographs by the author New York: q, T.
Putnam'S Sons.
The author, who has a wide circle of
Washington acquaintance, spent parts of
four years in making camping excursions
into many of the wilder parts of the Cana
dian Rockies. which among the most
rugged portions of the earth's surface He
effected number of difficult ascents, and
was fortunate in being able to secure a
large quantity OF Photographic plates re-
sultlng in the accumulation of much val
liable material for one of the most inter-
nsting books of exploration that has been
published for long time. The reproduce
ton of the photographs has been artist
cally done, and the other work on the book
is of 4 high order. In fact Camping in
the Canadian Rockies is an exquisitely
beautiful volume.
WITH THE TRADE-wINDS: A JAUNT IN VEN
ZtELA AND THE WEST INDIES. Ry Ira
Nelson Morris. Illustrated. New York IL +.
PuiEiius Sons. Washington: William 1;aIian-
tyne & Sons.
Here Is a delightful little book of travel,
particularly as it deals with regions prat-
ucally at the door Of the United States.
That part which relates to Venezuela has
especial timely interest because of the re-
cent political developments concerning that
country. The Illustrations are we'll chosen
and well reproduced. Among the pictures is
a portrait of the president of Venezuela
whose message to his congress on the
treaty question has just been published.
I'll LIFE AND TIMES OF JESUS THE MES
SI-,H. BY Alfred Edershcim. IA, oxon, DID,
PED, Grnfiel Lecturer on the Scpuagin,
Oxford and the late Warburtonian Lecturer at
Lincolns Inn; author Of Prophecy and His
tory iii Relation to the Messiah In Two Vol
uries. New York: f. Il. Herrick & Co Wash
tnston: Woodward & LOthrop
This is the new American edition of Dr.
Edersheims well-known work, which was
first published in 1883, and went through
a third edition in 1856. The later editions
of the work have contained but few
changes from the original text and those
only in simplifcatio and explanation of
certain passages which aroused a measure
of criticism.
THE BOOK OF THE NATIVE. BY Charles G. D.