The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-16
New Hooks.


beyeled. 81. Published by FoRDs,
HowAnp & HUBERT, New York.
Old deer.hunters, practical sporting-men,
and writers on the gentle art OF wood
craft" who have seen portions OF this book
as they appeared from time TO time in the
american Field, OF Chicago, have given
unsought testimony to its value.
For sale by the publishers.
Oddities IN Southern Life and Character.
Edited by HENRY WATTEEsoN. With IL
Illustrations by VI. L. SHEPPARD and F. :.
CHURCH Boston: II0UGHT0N, MIrrLEE
g. Go. 1888. Price, $3.50.
Thi, book is simply rehash OF old mat
ter. Too much Major JONES in 1t. "Geor-
gia Scenes" simons Suggs," "Sut Loyen-
good" "Dayy Crockett" all figure in it.
We are pleased TO see one OF DR.. G.. W.
BAGBY's productions" How Ruby
Played" There Is nothing original in the
book. We believe. except the Illustrations.
Dir. SHErrMD's name ought to sell il III
Virginia
For sale by WEST. JOHNSTON e Co.
Familiar Quotations.: Being IN Attempt
to Trace to their Sources Passages and
Phrases in Common Use. By john BART
LETT. Eighth Edition. Boston: LIT
TIE, BE0wN q Co. 1852. Picc. - 1--WE
think.
The best book OF quotations eXtant, We
suppose. The first editions came out In
1855. the seventh twenty years afterwards,
and the eighth in 1882. II contains 900
pages. The quotations are indcXed alpha
betlcally. as are the authors names. a" Eter-
nal vigilance is the price OF liberty" we at
once found in the index; but, alas. upon
turning TO the page indicated We read,
" Author unknown" though Mr.. JEFrER-
son is one Of the authors quoted from in
the book. Anyhow. we don't believe you
can find better book OF the sort.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON Il Go.
Heart of steel. 4 Novel. by CBRIsIIAN
REID, author OF "Nalerie Aylmer,"
"Bonny Kate &C.. dc. New York ID.
APPLETON & Co. 1883. Prices: Paper,
- cent- in cloth, sl.2j.
This Is favorite author with the Viz
gina reading-publc, we think.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.
Ragnorok: The Age Of Fire and Gr0rei.
By IGNATIUs DoNNELLY, author Of AT
lautis The Antediluyian World one
VOL, 12mo. Cloth. Price, -.
III il not an cXaggcration to say that
. agnarok Il one Of the most original and
striking productions Of recent times. The
title Of this book is taken from the Scandi-
nayian SdgoS, or legends, and means the
darkness OF the gods The work consists
OF a chain OF arguments and facts TO prove
series Of extraordinary theories-viz.,
that the Drift Age, with it, vast deposits
OF clay and gravel, its decomposed rocks.
and its great rents in the face OF the globe,
was the result OF contact between the earth
aud Il comet, and that the drift-matcrial
was brought 10 the earth by the comet;
that man lived on the earth at that time;
that he was highly civilized; that all the
human family. with the exception OF few
persons who saved themselves in caves,
persisted from the same causes which de-
stfoyed the mammoth and The other great
prc-glacial animals; that the legend, Of all
the races Of the world preserve references
to aud descriptions OF this caiastrophe;
that following it came terrible age Of ice
and snow, of great floods while the clouds
were restoring the waters TO the sea, and
an age Of darkness while the dense clouds
infolded the globe. These startling ideas
are supported by IN array OF scientific facts.
and by legends drawn from all ages and all
regions of the earth
What surprised Us most was 10 find that
our old Congress friend (he, not we, being
the congressman was the author OF this
singular book.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON &c Co.
Herbert Spencer on the americans and The
americans on Herbert Spencer. Being
Full Report OF His Interview and OF the
Proceedings OF the Farewell Banquet Of
November II, 1882. New York ID. APP
P1.EToN Co. Price, in paper, 10 cents.
We have read the report OF the interview
with the great philosopher which this little
pamphlet contains. Ii is characteristic OF
the "metropoliton" O impudence Of New
York city that the speeches and letters OF a
few northerncrs should be styled .the
Americans on Herbert Spencer" though
Professor JoHS FIsEE Is the only American
named in the pamphlet whom the publish
ers had any right TO set up as competent
even to express an opinion As 10 Mr.. SPIN
GERS scientific theories, and he had no title
TO be heard concerning Mr.. SPENCER's re-
port OF his impressions Of our land.
Mr.. SPENCER made number OF common
place remarks in his interview. But he
also used two or three striking sentences;
and this IL much more than can be found
in most interviews. Here Is one:
"Tbe Americans get their form OF
government by happy accident, not by
normal progress, and they Will have to 90
back before they can go forward"
That Is free institutions are not made.
They grow. He does not think, either,
that they are even the chief cause OF our
great prosperity. He does not think cdu-
cation Will save us. We quote good sen.
tence:
"The republican form OF government
Is the highest form OF government; but
because Of this 1t requires the highest type
Of human nature-a type nouhere eriSting
at present"
Here Is a remark which shows how care
fully Mr.. SPENCER uses words. lie hopes
for much from "the allied varieties of the
Aryan race" We quote:
"From biological truths 1t Is TO be In