Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-07

Cormick. Christopher Latham Sholes.
Elias Howe. Benjamin Chew T1lghman
and Ottmar Mergenthaler. These chap
tiers are virtually history of American
invention and mechanical progress during
the remarkable years that saw the me-
chanical world revolutionized in practi-
cally every department. Each biography
comprises a description Of the device
which the inventor perfected. tracing the
development Of the invention from the
inception to evolution. The chapters are
illustrated by portraits and in many cases
by diagrams and mechanical drawings
descriptive of the mechanism. Thus the
work Is q compendium Of valuable in
formation relating to the production OF
the screw propeller, the sectional boiler
the Trail. the steamboat. the cotton gin.
the lathe. the sewing machine. vulcanized
rubber, wood pulp paper. the typewriter
and the linotype.
THE PLACE OF HONEYMOONS. BY
Harold MacGrath, author of 1.-The
Goose Girl" etc. With illustrations
by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis:
Bobbs-Merrill Company.
Just why Richard Courtlandt and Nora
Harrigan-who was known in the operate
world as Signorina da Toscana-should
have been on such bad terms the reader
is permitted by Mr.. Mac0rath to wonder
until the dnal chapter. Until that time
OF appropriate disclosure 1t IL obvious
that something is wrong that needs only
q little explanation to set right. Before
this desirable result is accomplished much
happens of an unpleasant nature. and
Mr.. MacGrath Is permitted to introduce
q number Of diverting characters. includ-
ing German royal prince. an Italian
baron. an artist. retired prize fighter.
q Russian grand duke and his prima
-fr nd mt l.
lionaire. It would be perhaps unfair to
bubble as to the mechanism Of this
pleasant bit Of fiction to suggest that
the author has committed the fault OF
anti-climax In working up to a fist fight
between the young lover and the father
Of Har1gan, winner OF many battles. Is
delightfully."- variant from the usual type
OF romantic mystery stories.
CATCH-MY-PAL, Story Of Good
SamaFitanshlp. BY the Rev. R. ].
Patterson, LII B. New York: Stod-
der & Houghton.
One Of tho most extraordinary temper.
ance movements In recent history is thu
"Catch-my-pal' work that has been IL
progress in Ireland for some time past
It started with the desire Of Rev. Robert
]. Patterson to put the temperance en-
deavor at Armagh on a plan of more
practical success than it had occupied
previously. He found that pledges were
taken lightly and in secret, and were
broken easily as something that could
be renewed. So he endeavored to ge
his converts to abstinence working in
unison. and he started out by making si1
laboring men his original disciples, send
ing them forth to catch their pals.
each of the converts in turn to get others
Thus the pledges that were taken be-
to- f~s~ II,
the men. and in short order a grea
volume Of public opinion and moral sup
port was created until in a remarkably
short space Of time one Of the mos
drunken districts OF Ireland was sweep
practically free Of drink, and this move
ment is now extending into other parti
of Europe In the present volume Rev
Mr.. Patterson tells how he started after
Armagh and how he has carried his sue
cess across the channel and IL now con
Quoting his crusade for temperance faI
beyond the range Of his original field.
KINGS AND GODS OF EGYPT. BY
Alexander Moret subdirector Of the
Musee Guimet. etc. Translated by
Nine. Moret. With SO illustrations
and q map. New York: G. p. Put
MANS Sons.
Egyptologists in Europe and in his pre-
ceding volume. In the Time Of the
Pharaohs." he gave the world the bene'
fit Of some Of his studies and-researches
He now, with the assistance Of Nine
Moret as translator, renders a popula,
account Of a group Of representative fig
ures in Egyptian history and worship
these having been selected with reference
in part to the sections Of Egypt which
are most commonly visited by the tour.
lists. The work treats first of Queen
.Hatshopsitou and her temple Of Deir-el-
Bahari. 1t then passes to the great
the priests Of Anon and to the Egyptian
resurrection as symbolized in Osiris. The
author discusses the use by Homer OF
Egyptian art and literature in the course
Of his own works. He prints also a
chapter on the reading Of hieroglyphics
book. The work is handsomely illustrated
with reproductions Of photographs OF
Egyptian monuments and by designs.
E. SPUR. BY Rupert Sargent Hol-
land. Illustrated by Reginald B.
Birch. New York The Century
Company.
! Roger Miltoun, a young English boy.
was greatly interested in the history Of
heroic characters and in the course Of
his reading learns that II one greatly
wishes to meet with knights and heroes
it Is necessary to possess an amulet of
green jade veiiied with a white cross.
In his fathers cabinet Of curiosities he
finds such a stone. and. 10! he is trans
ported into the past and meets some OF
the most interesting characters in his
tory. He talks with them, fights with
them, rides with them and he and they
together have adventures and narrow es-
capes. The boy lends valuable assist
;ance to his friends thus summoned by
the amulet Of Jade, and when he finds
himself once more in his fathers IL
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