Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-01

great work which he and Mr.. Hay produc-
ed some years ago. He had long felt that
there was demand for briefer biogra-
ply of Lincoln than that monumental work
and he had set himself to the task of en-
bodying in a single comparatively small
volume all the essential features of the
collaboration. This, of course, involved
practically a rewriting, but the condensa-
ton follows the main lines of the original
work and. eliminating all the illustrations
save a portrait of President Lincoln and
his son Tad much space is saved with
out A material sacrifice of matter. A con-
scientiously consolidated biography based
as this is upon a fundamental work which
Is now regarded chief authority upon the
career of the martyred President, has
value of its own which will grow greater
as its convenience becomes apparent.
THE woMAN'S MANUAL OF LAW By Mary A.
tnrer on law at Lasell Seminary New York:
Silver, Burdett & Co.
This Is not text book, nor Is it supposed
to make lawyers of all women who read it
thoroughly. 1t is merely a handbook or
guide to the fundamental principles of laws
relating to business relations, and especial
ly those which pertain directly to the prop
erty rights of women and to their status in
the commercial world. In these days of the
active participation of women in the pro-
fesSons trades and industries some knowl-
edge of the law is absolutely essential to
them and this book is a convenient means
of acquiring it.
MIND POWER AND PRIVILEGES. By Albert
olston. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Thinking people are turning their atten-
ton today to occult questions, psycholo-
gy and unusual phenomena Of nature
more keenly and generally than ever
before. There is much misleading literature
on the subject, much that is absolutely
fanatical and much, again, that is preju-
diced in it's skepticism. Conservative works
without bias are rare. This present vol
ume is a liberal and popular inquiry INTO
the subject of the realm of the "subcon-
scious mind" 1t does not lean toward
Christian science or mental science or the
osophy but from the scientific viewpoint it
analyses the mind and it's functions and Of
fers many wholesome suggestions to the
reader
CAP'N TITUS; Sketches of New England Country
Folk. BY Clay Emery. New York: Doubl,da
Page Co. Washington: William Ballantyne
& Sons.
'Cap'n Titus is a wag, a rough-coated
philosopher, whose dialect is as entertain
ing as his view of life Mr.. Emery has ar
tistically caught the spirit of the folk-life
Of New England and has given a number of
short and interesting sketches or tales
which reflect their humorous vagaries
HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES. Translated
from the Danish By Carl Sewers. Illustrated
by Joseph J. Mora. Boston: Dana Estes & Co.
This collection of the immortal tales of
Hans Christian Andersen includes twenty
of the most popular, of course comprising
such famous ones as The finder. Box"
Little Klaus and Big Klaus 1.-The Stead
fast Tin Soldier and 1.-THE Ugly Duckling"
The chief interest in this edition lies in the
exceptionally attractive illustrations of Mr..
Mora, who has already won consideration
by his drawings for 1.-The Animals of
Aesop'' and "Reynard, the Fox" He has
for this work produced twenty-four full
page half-tones and about ninety text cuts.
The work is all well done, and Is prefaced
by short biographical sketch of Andersen.