Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-14

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scheme Of college entrance examinations In
history. The result is a volume of rare in
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AN ODE TO GIRLHooD; and Other Poems By
Siddons Mowbray. New York: Harper &
Brothers, .-lril3. 40
Miss Sewall has been resident of Wash
ington for the past ten years and has be-
come extensively known through her work
as mural painter and as a writer This
volume embraces many of her co1tribu-
lions In recent years to Harper's and the
Century, wherein they were beautifully IL
Illustrated. By a pleasant literary cour-
tesy the publishers issued her volume on
tte.1 10 hnfn hor, T,,p4 ~ ~
Mr.. John Hough James, and embellished
it with a. frontispiece taken from her poem,
1.-THE Wedding Gown" which appeared in
Harper's Magazine in July, 1885, f..
AGATHA WEBB: By Anna Katherine Green CMrs.
Charles e. ! RShlfs) author Of The LeavenWorth
Lane &c. New York. G. p. Putnams Sons
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
This is the thrilling detective story which
| recently appeared in serial form in The
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terest. and is in many respects fully VI
| to the high standard which was set wher
Mrs. Rohlfs began her writing of detec
| tive stories. .a,~
| STUDIES, OF LIFE AND IT'S VARIATIONS: Be
ages Taken from Life. Studies Based on thu
Theory that At the Maternal Psychic or Msnta
srae gad il Mankind R ds Wsll what j. Know
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| nal impressions; Study in Child Life" ais
| Hints for Child-Life Study Clubs New York
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ISLAM N AFRICA; Its Effects. Religious, Ethica
and Social, Upon the People of the Country
Presbyterian Church. New YORK York. with Intro h,
duction by F. F. Ellinwood, professor of com
York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Washington: Wood
| ward & Lothrop.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF MEMORY, and Other Es
| says. consisting of articles THE Philosoph
Of Wd Empnass THE j FunGtons Of the Flu
of Ryerow f By D. o. r smth MD lecture
on medical Jurisprudence in the University Q
Louisville. Louisville: John P. Morton e. Co.
vEDANTA PHILOSOPHY; Lectures by the Swan
jects. Also Patanjais Yoga Aphorsms, wit
Commentaries and Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
XeW e dit d with q, enlarged 1s gossary Ne
| ton: William Ballantyne & Sons.
| POPULAR PROGRESS; the Cause of Agricultur;
and Industrial Depression and the Remedy b
Rev, Thomas Donohoe, DID, author Of ''Tt
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| STEVENS. BY Samuel. W. Mccall. Bostol
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Teaches. BY W. Scott Tebb, MA, NIB. Ca
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| MARY CAMERON; A Romance of Fishe!mans Is
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Harriet Prescott SpofoId Boston: Benz. 1
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SHOTS AT RANDOM; Poems. BY Howell stro,
! England New York: ]. S. Ogilvie Publishil
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SEA DRIFT Poems. BY, Grace Elery Channin
Boston: Small, Maynard Co.