Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-22
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR BOOK; Com
pendulum of the Worlds Progress During the
Year 1899 New York: Dodd Mead 4 Co.

THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR BOOK; "a, Com M
pendulum of the Worlds Progress During the
Year 1899 New York: Dodd. Mead & Co.
The wear 1899 was exceptionally filled
with incidents of world importance. Ii
was fresh and more vivid illustration Of
the closeness with which the members of
the family of nations are bound together.
Scarcely an episode Of consequence-and the
wears list is long-occurred that did not
involve more than one government. Ana
so the value of an international cyc!opae-
dia OF events was freshly proved. The
volume published by Dodd, Mead & Co. Is
gratifyingly ample in details of discussion
ard explanation. Its editor is Frank Moore
Colby MA. who is professor of economies
in New York University, and the consult
ing editor is Harry Thurston Peck, PAD.
Lid. professor in Columbia University
and editor-in-chief of the International ~
clopaedia. Under their direction the story
of 90 is told in accurate terms. Inc chiet
features of that story are the account OF
the Transvaal troubles. the peace confer
ence at The Hague, the Alaskan boundary
dispute. the f'ashoda affair the develop
ment of Japan's new international status
the Anglo Russian agreement respecting
China now brought into keen focus by the
disorders there, and the final settlement of
the Ereyfus case. These episodes have
brought many new men into the world
gaze and their biographies are instructive
reading. Many pages are filled with men
ton of the books and new plays OF
the year. while the progress in science re-
quires a large share of the work. The maps
accompanying the volume are Illustrative
ard timely. Much general information Of
cyclopaedic nature accompanies the histoli-
cal record.
THAT KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN: or. the Law. the
Ballot and the People in the Goehel-Tayl
sns L. II W H. Is of f'shSs IL
Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Co.
This book is ncn-partisan unprecedented
narrative of one of the most exciting cpl
sodes In American politics. 1t is singular
achievement to present a survey of so I'M
passoned and tragic a contest without be-
tIayng a partisan spirit, and II for TINS
fact alone the volume would be note
worthy. 1t has value, however, apart
from this distinction. for it collates in con-
venient and well-presented form all the
facts of the Kentucky campaign of 1889
1900. bringing the record to close with the
recently rendered Supreme Court decision,
which ended the affair within its immediate
be rings. The cartoons from various news
papers with which the work is illustrated
are strikingly descriptive of the pubic
thought throughout the country in the var
ious stages of the campaign. Other illus
trations, portraits, etc, make the book of
importance as Il record.
OUR NATIVE TREES AND HOW TO IDENTIFY
THEN: Popular Study Of Their Habits ard
their rscnliaritss s Ky maff lrs L. wnshina
ton: Brentano's.
Modern processes Of book making have
done much to bring nature very close to
man. The camera and the modes of re-
producing its record, the microscope and ITS
printed reflection, the tone print lend a
charm and explain the text in manner to
force the hitherto casual observer of nat
ural facts to enter upon a close acqua1nt-
ance The author of Our Native Trees
appeals to amateur botanists who desire
more extended and accurate description of
trees than is given by the botanical text
books in common use; to such of the gem
eral public as habitually live fields
and woods, or whose love of rural life leads
them nto the forests or through city parks:
to those who feel that their enjoyment of
outdoor life would be increased by ability
to determine the names of trees and to
secure a direct intimacy with their habits.
The illustrations are exceptionally fine, and
the text is Interestingly compiled.
THE TRUE CITIZEN: How to Become One, b.,
W. +. Markwick ID. of the Ansonia Board
intendent of the Ansona City Schools New
York: American Book Go.
Although ethics and civics should go hand
in hand, yet many pupils pass through
school without having attention called to
the close and real relation between the
best citizenship and a noble personal char
acter. The True Citizen aims to awaken
the higher life of the young and to open
to their view those larger possibilities which
inhere in them but which are frequently
allowed to lie dormant. The book consists
of thirtynine chapters, one FOR each week,
which treat of the development of the nat
ural faculties and moral powers. The work
is in four general divisions. treating re-
spectively of the child. the youth, the man
and the citizen.
Clauses With reference to Their crediIility
BY Archibald Hopkins. New York: q. l.
Putnam's Sons.
About five years ago Mr.. Hopkins, one of
Washington's active citizens, entered the
arena of religious discussion, and in the
course of newspaper article laid down be-
liefs and disbeliefs which drew upon him
a storm of adverse criticism. His expe
rience did not deter him from his researches
and his thought. shown by the present
volume, giving his reasons for rejecting the
Apostles Greed. the cornerstone of SO many
theological structures.
THE BATH GoMEnY r By A Agnes and ,a Essrton
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co. Washing
ton: VIM Ballantyne 4 Sons
The Castles have faithfully studied the
spirit of English society during the latter
half of the eighteenth century. the time of
patches, powder, duels, mock, sentiment. ar
tifoiality and intrigue. Bath is the scene of
the COMEDY" which Is very near to
tragedy in places and is handled with con-
skill to prevent it from becom-
ing an exposition of horse-play in high
life.
GEORGE. By s. E. Kiser. Boston: Small.
Maynard Co.
"Peck's Bad Boy" come to life again, with
a few modern topics, with the same youth
fully bad spelling, the same appeal to the
emotions through the eye, rather than the
is "Georgie," series of re-
published Chicago newspaper sketches
scarcely worthy of permanence.
TALKS WITH BARBARA; Being an Informal and
Experimental Discussion from the Point of ]
View Of q Young Woman Of Tomorrow, Of Ger