Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-31


A Son Of Tsn,. By MINNIE GILMORE, au-
thor OF Pipes from Prairie Land" New
York: LOWELL, CoRYELL d 90.
A Son of Esau is story of western
society aud western speculation. in which
the movement and ali the other charao-
tiers revolve around Isolde Sterling, a
pure, beautiful, and refined girl, imported
from the East aud Steele Hartman, ali am
bilious. unscrupulous, and typical product
of new Colorado city. The convictions
of the author are intense, her style often
voluptuous. and her command of language
wonderful. Indeed, interest in the book
centres as much on an effort TO dissect the
moral perception of the author rs in the
story, so artistically are the suggestions of
the pure and the impure interviewer. The
character-drawIng is mastery and many OF
the situations highly dramatic. Some of
the characters introduced, the author in
forms us. are real people.
William and Mary College Quarterly LYoS
q. Tyler, 81. A, editor. William and
Mary College, williamsburg. Present
No., &c.; annual subscription, 80.
This. the initial No. of the quarterly.
indicates that the publication will be of
great historic value. The opening article
is on williamsburg Lodge Of Mssons. The
second article, which is by Miss ROWLAND,
presents in print for the first time the Con-
stitution Mr.. JEFFERSON drafted for the
State in 177G. and which was lost until II
turned up last year. The No. also. con-
tains list of marriage bonds on ME IN
York County Court. This contribution
will prove very valuable to students OF
Eastern Virginia genealogy.
Eq,utabie Tdraiion. Six essays in answer
TO the question: "What. If any, changes
IN existing plans are necessary 10 secure
an equitable distribution of the burden
of taxation for the support of national,
State, and municipal governmentsf"
BY WALTER l.. WEYL. ROBERT LUGE, Boil
TON HALL, j. WmDDEN GRAHAM, JOHN
WrNsIow CABOT, and w. II. CowLEs. with
an introduction by the Hon JONATHAN
A. LANE. president of the Boston Mer-
chants Association. New York; L. Y.
CRowELL n Co. Toe.
These essays were selected from large
number submitted in competition for
three prizes offered by Public Opinion for
the best essays on the above question.
They are short aud pithy, and address
themselves directly to the subject without
unnecessary verbiage.
Volcanoes. Past and Present. BY EDWARD
Hull. NJ. A.. LII ID -. +. II. S.. examiner
in geology 20 the University Of London,
with forty-one illustrations and -four
plates of rock sections. New York
Imported by CHARLKs ScRIBNER's SoNs,,
The author writes in this work for the
general reader as well as for the student
and presents to us most interesting
treatise on volcanic and seismetic phe-
nomena. Among the conclusions be
reaches is that notwithstanding the late
eruptions in Japan. tho MALAY Archipelago
and even in Italy, the present epoch is one
OF comparatively low volcanic energy. In
referring to the Charleston 6. % earth
quake Professor HULL says 1t IS clearly
shown that its origin was not submarine
WEST, JOHNSTON IL Go. S1.25.
Old Slrines and Icy. BY WILLIAM WrSTER
New York MACMILLAN ~ Co.
This is o dainty little volume. The
author is known the country over as the
dramatic critic of the New York Tribune
and in the pages before us, whether he de-
votes himself to commentary, to the
achievements of genius or to depicting IN.
| cidents of travel, we are made to feel AND
assimilate something of the author'sreyer-
ence for Shakespeare.
WEST, JOHNSTON 4 Co. 75c.
Marqer1y Of Qtegler' and Other Stories BY S
BAnISa- GOULD, author OF "Mehalah,'
"Old Country Life" &c. New York
LOWELL. GEsTEFTLD q Co. $1.25.
The title story "Margery of Quether
is an uncanny and original production
| The other stories are Tom a. Tuddlams,
AT the w." Major Cornelius" anC
Wanted Reader" and are all written 81
rs to hold the close attention of the reader
That Daio'd G6I. By STELLA GILMAN
New York; United States Book Com
pany.
The Dakota girl in this particular in
stance Is named Nitelle MJarrowe, She il
the adopted daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. jar
we'll and is a good shot and gives up on
! lover TO take another because old Jarrow
had killed the father of lover No. /.
alumni LIS and Otaer Lines. BY L. r. HAM
BERLIN, late instructor N the school o
lyrics" by CLINTON, &c. Richmond
Va: Richmond College Library.
From the author.