The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-16

youth. Mr.. Post IL an al,rnnns an
class OF 80. and states that The ne
winch ne narrates are almost ali ,ylt
on actual occurrences, either O., ht"'-i
college life or that OF underg-ss, oAa
fore him. Says he "You vin 80, o.
see that i can claim little oricinoit.Y
the following stories. some Of %. u
dents came under my own MOTTO s'
happened 20 men Of whom do no, -
know the names, but who. ,r,s, 'sa
forgive my Use OF their experienc.a WI
let no one imagine that In a,v nR
characters he recognizes either M.
or any one else. No one Of US a,...-, '
these pages. though | have tried a. .i'
parts OF all Among you. also mo lay
orothers, hope to find roaders e's'
have been changes and deveil.'",is
slnce you were In college. MANY o,i
stituuons have pbassed away s,a 10
ones taken their places There ~
features In these sketches that Va, -
not recognize, but In the mai, VII
mater Is stu the same. Halror.s'
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chusetts and her partner. the head !,
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sohorous crest On spite OF an your ti,
torie efforts to silence iU, and Is n h,
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mere the eims are there, and, above an
me undergraduate Is there Ana ~
reverend grads. from the tales h.,.
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Ina 10 A.
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old times. | shall have done all / no.
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sketches, which have an Irresistible brs..,
OK fun about them.
TIE PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS. We,
TIVE BENEFICENCE AND POsrrrys
BENEFlCENCE. BY Herbert spea,..
ID. Appleton & Co. New York 81
For sale by West. Johnston & CO.
This latest volume from the no, 81,
Herbert Spencer completes his e.,
volumes on the Principles OF Etbi,.s
OF which one part. that on 'Jus,i,s.
was published some time since rt,
present volume consists Of two pa-s
entitled respectively Negative Benea.
cence' and Positive Benehcencs" N,
Spencer deals sklllfully with the vsri,,,
restraints which 90 TO make up "Ney,.
tive BeneyOlence, and his illustrau1.,
OF Positive Benevolent are TN the NAL,
Just and reasonable He admits. howevf
that the solution theory on which l,
whole system Is based Is not SO direct,
applicable TO these later discussions d,
conduct. The work. however. has abound
ing merit. In the complete Principles
Of Ethics the reader possesses one J,
the most able and at the same time mel
interpretations Of modern philosophical
thought. In familiar language and enter.
tainirg style. with no tendency toward
abstruseness. the author deals with n,
subject IN nearly one hundred brief chan.
ters, discussing such topics as gorl arl
bad conduct, ways u Judging coalaci,
Cancellation. the confusion OF ethical
thought, revenge. justice, generosity ye-
racity, chastity, culture, nmusemsrfs.
marriage. parerthOOd. animal ethics.
human Justice. the right OF property.
the rights Of women. she rights OF chn.
dren. the nature OF the State. the duties
Of the State, pecuniary aid % relatives
and friends. relief of the poor. political
beneficCnce. etc. Mr. Spencer is 70 be
commended for the spri, IN whln be
writes. He Is never unTacl0us % an
CT pOnent: he never l0ees his temper;
an honest, earnest desire 90 ger A. The
truth ~ visible on every page. Many
good Christians who once dread Il che
effect OF bis teaching now welcome 80.
They feel that he Is inu'h nearer me
Christian standpoint than he "as when
he commenced his great work
GENERAL GREENE. by FrauH
Vinton Greene. Great Commander
series. d. Appleton & Co., New York
$3.50. For sale by West, Johnston
Co.
General Greene has been considered
worthy 20 have his biography written
FIVE times before this. the lates, one
II should be the best, as rs
author is a captain I'm the army and u
relative OF Greenes.
Amongst the students OF American h.s-
tory Greene has had many enemies.
simply b cause he has failed SO often Ia
what were really "Herculean' hb0B,
but to us at a distance Of time seem Sd
easy. We ought 70 understand the diff-
cult es In his path, and how he could DO
little without regulars" nor ammUnl-
tion. nor food for his soldiers
Congress did not help much. II # had
not been for the valor and endurance n
Greene and the other gener-
ais. our country would not have been
saved.
In our own history we read n The
OF the American soldiers. IN
the great retreat OF Greene 20 The Dan,
a starving and almost naked army weat
two hundred and thirty miles In the
most desperate weather hundreds track
ing the frozen ground with bloody feet.
These were days Of horrible suffering.
with fearful waste Of the God given NE
u man. Arbitration for now and al
waysl
The bloody battle OF Guilford brough,
out magnihcently the bravery N ne
English, as we'll as that OF the soldiers of
Greene.
IL was a desperate defeat Tor Greene,
who deserved 20 win the battle IN point
81 numbers. but the British soldiers
Ought with the pluck OF the days X
crecy and Poictiers. and Corn~alls
scored the victory
The friendship OF Greene and Wash
ngton was remarkable, ard finds iis
parallel In that OF Grant and Sherman Ia
he civil war.
Both Greene and sherman never failed
n duty and love 70 their chiefs from tho
beginning 10 the end. Greene was al
ways sustained in his defeats by Wash
ngton and mis- loyalty was never doubted
BY his friend.
Though he might be honest and true az
'teel he did not escape being accused OK
going into n speculation with man
named Banks. who promised 70 furnish
he soldiers with rations at eleven penes
per ration. No one would go surety mat
he money would be paid. and Greene.
Tor the sake OF his starving soldiers. VINO
we're as dear to him as his children. put
IFS name 20 the papers. When the credi-
ors rushed In % Banks he referred them
10 Greene, who at once gave up every