Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-11

scarBSxss. the same who have Just issued
JeHH ADprSGroN SyMoSDs's Life OF
Michel Angelo" Ia sufficient plodge OF ex-
cellence Ia artistic design and execution.
We add but citation or two TO show
better the man as he was. In the light OK
hsa own two marriages aud the helpful IN
fluences each exercised upon his life and
art IL is interesting 10 read this sentiment
written "a young man counseiiing one OF
his friends, q brother artist: In the
meantime let me advise you TO beware OF
love. Love and painting are TWO opposite
elements; you cannot live in both at the
same time. BE wise IN time, and let IL not
DO said, when future biographers shall
record your life. that Mr. FRASER promised
much; his genius gave symptoms OF OK.
panslon beyond mortality; but love, alas
untimely love. had set a seal upon his
fame. His soul. which was just about 70
grasp a world, is now imprisoned within
the bosom of girl" page az.
His religious depth and breadth NAV be
gathered from ono illustration. Soon
after his second marriage to Miss DANA he
was censured by q lady for having left the
Episcopal Church, OF which he had been
member. and going with his wife to the
Congregational Church, to which she be-
longed: This report seemed TO impress
him deeply. lie, said, = should Ike TO
see Miss NJ. have something 70 say
to her which may enlarge her views OK
religion. / am neither an Episcopalian
nor a Congregationalist. J. endeavor TO Dc
a Christian page 2i5.)
Every page of this biography leads US 20
form lofty conception of the noble ideals
of his life and character. In the words OF
RICHARD HESBY DANA, Jr: Truth ana
beauty for the glory of God and the eleya-
ton of man were tho great OBJECTS LOT
these he pursued without compulsion or
conflict" (page 33i).
Messaqes from Mars 6y The AidofUe Telescope
Plant. BY Robert ID. BRAINE. New
York: J. $. OaILyIE. 25S pages. frice
90 cents.
This book processes to relate how tele-
graphic communication was effected De-
tween the earth and the planet Mars by
means of a marvellous plant winch deVei-
oped into a powerful lens, and RECORDS
what was learned thereby OF the modes OF
lite on that planet 1t does not fortify us
statements after the pausibly scientlno
fashion OF JULES VERNE; out, IKE Dar?n
Munchausen, tells what 1t has 70 say IN
good, straightforward, cubic lies. Inc
narrative il sufficiently entertaining TO IN;
terest fiction-readers in general, ana IL VIII
also perhaps be edifying to those excellent
people who think that everything is gong
wrong and Will never GO right tlii IL Is an
run by clock-work and the CLOCK Is regu-
lated by the government; 1or' as appehis
bv the account here set forth, thlS
state has been attained to on Mars.
There electricity is no longer IN
ito infancy, and under its blessed
Influences chiefly every man, woman,
and child has been bossed into thinking
and doing exactly alike, and existence mas
been sublimsted into monotony Whlcn
must be thoroughly soothing to oil put
those impracticables who prefer TO i've
like mon bV the exercise of their own in
herert energies rather than TO vegetate by
act OF Congress. And yet 1t IS distressing
10 discover that human nature-that IN
tractable element everlastlngly overlooked
by the Jealous reformer, but forever IN his
Dath-asserts Itself even in regenerated
world, for we read that the signal ofhcer
at the Mars station began Irritation with
the young lady at this end of the line, fell
in love with her. and at length married
her. the ceremony being solemnlZed ac-
cording to the very simple ritual prescribed
for marriages IN Mars. we must irankly
admit, however that the circumstances OF
this case are distinctly more propltlous Tor
a happv marriage than we ourselves can
hone TO have under our present system,
seeing that husband and wife and mother
in-law can never get nearer to one another
than 4S,0000O0 miles.
Mdqicql Experiments 4; or, Science IN Ray.
BY ARTHUR Coon. Translated by GAM
DIN CURWTN and ROBERT WATERS. IL
Illustrated. New York: WorthIngton
Company. 329 pages. Price. -.
Science nowadays enters INTO almost
everything and no inconslderable part OF
its function IS TO deceive. But its resources
pmnlOVl0
clusively for downright swindllng: They
are also used for innocently and pleasant
ly bepuiling us. The extent TO which the
modern magician avails himself OF scien-
tine principles and appliances is really re-
markable. and we find ourselves obllged
TO pay him a tribute OF respect tor MS IN.
genious though eccentric Application OF
them. The fact Is quite well exemphhed
in the book before us, which Is full or IL
lusions, based upon physical laws and
illustrating them. often in very strange
way, and always entertainingly and In
structIvely. The apparatus used Is OF the
simplest sort and the directions for per-
forming the experiments are, plainly
given. We can commend the Dook as a
Very nice Christmas-gift for child wig
loves-and every child loves-to take his
doses of science well sweetened.
For sale by -.
4 NiHbrook Romance and Other Td'es. By A.
L. DONALDSON New York: THOMAS
WHITAKER. 155 pages. 75c.
FIVE short stories. possessing no partlcu-
lar strength or originality, but pleasant
reading nevertheless.
Canoes from RiSlin. Selected and ar
RANGED by MARY E. CALDWELL. New
York: CHARLES L. merrill Co. 80
pages.
RUsKIY is recognized as the greatest of
art critics. The little volume before us IS
n collection of some of his best express
siops of opinion and dic:d on the matters
taken principally from the stones OF
Venice Modern Painters" and Ethics
of the Dust"
The Black Cdrnation. A Riddle. By FEHaUs
UUNF. author OF The Mystery of a
Hanson Cab" Monsieur midas" &c.
New York: The National Book Company.
315 pages.
A weird, ingenious story of murder by
dynamite. and the tracing Of the crime.
The Ladder of journalism. BY T. CAMPBELL
COPELAND. New York: ALLAN FoRMAN.
A primer of practical suggestions to
newspaper workers.
Mons THOUGHTS for Men. Chosen and ar
ranged by ROSE Potter. New York: A.
ID. r. RANDOLPH Il co. 1919 pages. soc.
A series of good notices from various
authors.
Aunt Lietg. BY ANNE TRUMBULL SLossoNs,
author Of" Fshin' JENNY" New \ ork:
Arson ID. T. RANDOLPH IL Co. 50 pages.
COO.
A simple dealed story.
Ro,ren-Second-C Crop Songs. By Fl. G. Bun
NER. New York: CHARLES ScRIBNER's
Soss. l0l pages. 1925.
While We fail to find in these songs any
very high order OF poetic merit, some OF
them are very sweet.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON h Co.
With T,unpa and Drum. By EUGENE
FIELD. New York: CHARLES ScRIBNER's
Sous. 126 pages. 81.
A combination of the authors verses adj
dressed 10 children.
For sale by WEST. JOHNSTON i Co.