Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-18

/ ana n Statement of the Facts which Influenced
| his Course as Governor Several Famous oc-
cas"ns. Chicago: Published 10y the Author
| E&-GoV Atgeld is a Ureless student Of
! pubic events and phenomena. He is ready
with his voice and his pen whatever may
be the call. The result is that he has AT
| one time tnd another composed much in a
style which bespeaks the radical character
| OF the man, and now he has gathered his
| writings together in a very largo volume
| So much Of politics enters into the book
! that 1t is practically impossible % consider
II from any literary point Of view Its
most striking feature is its uttc, fearless
ness. displayed not alone by the freedom
with which phase after phase of life is dis
cussed voluhly, but by the actions which
have variously affected the American .ulIi,
according 10 individual views of AItgeld
and Aitgeidism. The strong syrnnafbv
Mhlch me former governor processes for
we working classes and the symuathy for
the fe2ctlOnarieS among those classes via,
whlch he is in some quarters accr,3},s1
give certain sinister interest to some
pages OF the volume Whatever els, ,,,,,
pe SAID about the book il is clear that soma
| one who is devoted to Mr. Altgeld's inter-
es'S mas been most diligent in keaninu "a
scrap book OF the words from him which
nave found their way into print
ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN FRONTIER. ,be Al
ventures and Observations Of an American in
Mashonaland and Matabeleiand Nv William
Harvey Brown. With Illustration and iIlanih
ton: Brentanos "e''Ns-
The author accompanied the Tinted Statos
government eclipse expedition to the U,es-
coast Of Africa in 1859 and. instead OF re-
| turning to this country, proceeded to INSPECT
the dark continent with the zeal Of a nat
ufaIlst huntsman, gold seeker and search-
er Tor adventure. He had an exciting time,
pattllhg with savages, exploring unknown
| regions, tracking the great game of the
forests and examining the plant animal
| ana human life Of Africas most interesting
sections. incidentally he observed much of
the development Of what has been called
! the Rhodesian policy. and, indeed aided
somewhat In its extension His book Is an
lncluent OF this career rather than he Oh
Ject of his experiences. Ii contains n1lIctr
| instructive information and interesting de-
Scrpuon. With a clear frank style Mp
Brown tells of the most thrilling escapades
ana at times is called upon to recount
! tragedies which had a material bearing
upon his fortunes
THEOLOGICAL AND PREVENTIVE PRINCIPLES.
with Special Reference TO Europe and America
and 10 Crime, Faupersm and Their pr.v,utinn
Prisons and Their Substitutes etc II, William
IAliack, Secretary of the Howard Association
london Second aud Enlarged Edition. Lon
don: Nerheimer Lea II Co.
The Howard Association was organized
In London in 1866 for the promotion of the
$3.50 'AiNN4i''o VI NAlt II tittlntil ana the pre-
Vention Of crime. IT has extended its in
quiries and researches all over the rIobs
and has succeeded in many efforts TO
amend the English laws for the moral bet
teFmcnt of society. This volume covers its
work IN some measure through its sys-
tematic statement of the principles UNDER
lying pathological work of this kind In com
tenas mat only by systematic reforms and
agitation can the evils of the time h,. re-
uuctd 10 the minimum for which IN. a.
soclduon contends, the modern stage Of
clVillzatlon has laid the foundation.
CONTEMPORARY FRENCH NoyEIJSTS pv
hehE Ionmlc Authorized translation by Mary
Company. i ~
The attention of the literary world is mar,
keenly directed to the French school today
imam heretofore for many years This may
be due more to the fact that the French
critics have set a new pace in analvticaI
consideration than to any other fact. IL
this be true NJ. Doumic is pre-eminently en-.
titled to exploit today the faults and ,-ir
tues of his contemporaries in fiction fa.
his discussions of modern literature are
among the most illuminative Of the time
he treats In this volume Of the novel writ
ing OF octave Feullet the Goncourt brofh-
ers, Emile lola, Alphonse Daudct. PAM
Bourget, Guy de Maupassant, Pierre Lott
Edouard Rod, ]. II. Rosny. Paul HerIieu.
J. X. Huysmans and Rene Bazin.
THE STORY OF THE NATIONs-TTIE STORY on
THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND IN THE NINE.
TENTH CENTURY. Ry Justin McCarfhyr
author Of a History Of Our own Times u
Life Of Sir Robert Peel. The Story of t;lad.
stones Life" etc Part l. ls0O-l S35 Nen,
York: q. L. Putnam's Sons. Washington.
Woodward Lothrop.
Following the History of Our Own
Times" Mr.. Mccarthy undertakes now Ia
supplement his survey of English develop-
ment by a more modern review of the con.
ditions and the men figuring in the remark
able progress of England during the hundred
years just closing. Naturally his perspect-
i've is somewhat changed with time and his
summaries are relatively affected But his
method of analysis and his clearness of
vision are the same those which con-
tributed to the value of his former works
on eontemporaneous English history
OLD GLORY SERIES-FIGHTING IN CUBAN
WATERS; or Under Schiey on the BROOKLYN
BY Edward Stratemeyer. author Of Under
Dewey at Manila, - "A Young Volunteer In
Cuba etc Illustrated. Boston: Lee & Shep,
ard. Washington: William Balantyne 4 Sons.
A TRIPLE ENHANCEMENT. BY Mrs Burton
Harrison, author of The AnglOmsniacs "A
Bachelor Maid Sweet Bells Out Of Tune +"
Good Americana etc. Illustrated PhiIa.
delphia: J. b. I.ppincOtt Company. Washings
ton: William Ballantyne q Sons