Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Mr.. Charles Moore who has become iden-
titled with this city through his work for
several Congresses as clerk of the Senate
District committee, has been deyoting mnch
of his time within the past few years To
thorough study of the history of the north
west. His researches have carried him 1ar
afeid. Adding the historic sense to per-
feet knowledge of the ground and an &C.
quaintance with the traditions of the lake
region, he has evolved a mass of material
which is regarded as of prime value in the
preservation of the records of the great
movement of the colonsts which opened
the empire of the American interior to
settlement MIR. Moore was originally at
tracted to the career of Gladwin. who COM
manded the post at Detroit during Pom
tiacs futile siege. This research placed In
his hands many important documents from
the English descendants of that brave ON
Ger and laid the foundation for the broader,
more detailed work resulting in the pres
ent volume.
Naturally, in treating of this theme Mr..
Moore has followed some predecessors.
fo5 the romance of the west has at
tracted many writer before him. But
1t has been his good fortune to be able 10
collate materials wherewith forever to cor
rect errors which have crept into PRINT ana
have been accepted as history. Indeed, Mr..
Moores chief purpose in writing TINS rec
ord of the triple sovereignty under which
the northwest bioSSCmed into a great state
has been apparently to weave together the
threads of previous variations. to test
them by the application of fresh docu-
mentary evidence and to discover new rag
mentS wherewith to close gaps. Whlle MS
own literary skill has given to the finished
fabric a charm of narration calculated TO
impel historical interest in even the
most casual student of this great develop
ment.
1orvS
comes under such treatment work or
value to the American student and a
charming story of adventure and enterprise
to the unscientific reader. 1t is gratifying
to note that as a result of this work the
Columbian University has bestowed upon
the author the degree of doctor of philos-
ophy. which warrants further reference to
him as DR.. Moore.
TOWARD PRETORIA; Record Of the War r, be-
tween Briton and Beer, to the Relief of Kim.
of the Daily Mail. With summary Of his
torical events to the hoisting Of the british da
pendix and maps New York: Frederick a.
Stokes Company. Washington: VIM. Ballan-
tyne and Sons.
The inevitable war book is in this in
stance of more than usual interest. even
though its narration is overshadowed by
later events which have robbed the earlier
ones of their keen value. Granting the wis
cations of the war story, this work is
worthy. Mr.. Ralph went up the line with
Methuen until the triumphant course of
that army was checked by the defeat at
Magersfontein, which Mr.. Ralph endeavors
to explain in a most sympathetic manner.
He lays no particular blame, attributing the
disaster TO the chance of war. while admit
ting that the persistent frontal attacks OF
Methuen We're perhaps in questionable Judg-
ment. The sidelights which this narrative
throws upon the Boer character and mode
of life as seen from the line of march are
of value. Some of the pictures of camp
and field life are vivid, particularly the i'm
preston of the persistent heat and the all
enyelupng dust which is afforded by recur-
rent touches suggestive of intense personal
suffering. Toward Pretoria" takes its
place with many another volume descrip-
tive of a campaign whose story, to be of
real historical value. must be told long
after it has been finished.
THREE MEN on WHEELS. BY Jerome X.
Jerome. Illustrated by Harrison Fisher. New
York: D-,di. Mead and Co. Washington: VIM.
Ballantyne and Sons.
These are the same 'three men, who had
such comical experiences in a boat up the
Thames They were then accompanied by
a dog Montmorency, who endeared himself
to the readers of both England and Amer
lea. They have apparently lost Montmo-
rency in their more mature peresrinations.
for there is no mention of him in this mar
ration of their wheel journey through Ger
many 1t Is not certain that Montmorency
would have been unduly tagged by the trip
for there are abundant evidences that the
three men" tarried Enthusiastically on
their way long enough, at least, to permit
Mr.. Jerome to philosophiZe and to tell cas-
ual stories. less of the former, however
than in some of the earlier books. He pays.
for instance. a striking tribute to the Ger
man character, but does not linger over
not feel confined to rigid limit Of scope.
There many flashes Of the original
Jerome humor in this latest work. but at
times the effort is bit too patent for en-
tire enjoyment.
TROLLEY TRIPS IN AND ABOUT WASHING
]. F. Jarvis.
1t is somewhat of a revelation to find, by
reference to this compact yet complete
guide to the trolley attractions of the capt.
tal to what an extent the suburban rapid
transit system has grown within the past
few years. Washington has watched the
development by detail without realizing the
aggregate result. That result appears in
this excellent little guide. which is charm
ing compound Of history description and
direction, with a flavor Of personal 1nfor-
nation and breezy suggestion of intimate
acquaintance. The compiler has. prepared
similar books concerning the suburban at
fractions of Boston and other New England
centers and has now, through her local en-
terprise, performed real service to the
people of Washington and to their many
thousands of annual visitors. No one ever
need miss any of the manifold attractions
of the capital with this thread to guide him
among the mazes of the sights
THE TOTCHSTONE BY Edith Wharton. author
Of The Greater Inclination New York:
Charles Scribner's sons. Washington: Bren-
tano's.
A lawyer utterly devoid of literary
tastes, In order to gain the means for a
promising investment which yields him suf-
ficient capital to marry the woman he
loves secretly publishes the letters he for
merly received from famous authoress,
now dead. whose love was not reciprocate ted.
The resultant situation is powerful. The
husband suffers torments of conscience and
fear; the wife, after learning his secret by
chance silently endures her chagrtn AMI