The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29

York. fO sale by West, Johhstoh "
Co
The eight-hour question is, says the
Boston Times" apropos Of @r. Rae's
theme, OF great interest from an economic
point Of view.
The subject is one which has leen much
discussed in a desuitory way. cr IN that
superficial manner which is CHARACTERISTIC
of the consideration of such queslIohs
from a political standpoint but a reN,5"
OF these arguments has convinced M.
Rae that they do not all rest on pass
Of fact, and this basis not being assured,
the previous discussions have done little
more than befog the question t
The evidence which awaits the lnNesu-
gator is, as he shows. abundant, ana tns
trend OF 1t is most assurediy IN FAVOR VI
shorter hours. Very many instances OF
experiments. intentional and accidental,
are noted quite in full, the book Deihs
brought down TO the very latest date ~
the insertion in the preface OF the IecSnuy
published facts as stated by MI. w III
Mather This instance is a strong one
since with some twelve hundred employees
the argument can no longer be ufsed Oh
its being on too small scale.
The book is excellent in its method, ana
gives evidence Of careful and conscleH-
tious work in the collection and COLLATION.
OF the many facts and figures when are
here brought together. SO excellent -
this work, that the book must prove the
foundation stone Of future work III TINS
direction. and will be Of the greatest
value TO students, and to our inteiiisent
readers Of high order
MY PARIS NOTE BOOK: BY the author
of AN Engiishman in PARIS. J. -
LippincOtt co. Philadelphia. FOR Sale
by West, Johnston q co.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin thus
comments upon this book OF Mr.. Nau-
dams, and. the criticism is so just and so
entirely TO the point, thatwe cannot do
better than to quote it:
When il was discovered that the author
Of IAN Englishman IN Paris was a. J.
Naudam il suddenly daWned upon read
ing people that they had been cSreslously
fooled for NJ. Vaudam was young man
who was not born at the period when
he described with such verisimiiitude, and
all those charming bits OF personal re-
minscence had to be set down as cIeVer
inventions of no more authenticity IMAM
"Osslon" or the "ROwley Poems Now,
however We have been warned, and II
Mr.. Naudam humbugs us again, the
shame will be ours, not his. lie IS not
likely 10 succeed this time, however
firstly, because we AVE found him out,
and secondly, because My Paris Note
Book" is not SO well done as was An
cnglishman in Paris" Then, too, the
period treated is less inviting. Mr.. Nau-
dam might just as well have dispensed
with the fiction of his two uncles, Hoi-
landeTs, who lived most of their time in
Paris, having earned the gratitude Of
lieVe in the uncles and all readers viii
understand that MY Paris Note Book"
is but piece Of clever imaginative writ
ing. 1t is quite good enough TO find favor
on that basis alone. and We shall take as
much satisfaction in reading of the pos
si5le as Of the actual
Mr.. Naudam touches upon the world Of
art and letters with a deft hand. zone
of my most pleasant recollecuons." he
writes "is that connected with Renau,
whose Christian name, by the way was
Antistins, ana not Ernest, and who, at
the time of his death in '92 / had known
for more than thirty years and then he
goes on delightfully."- for many pages Of
alleged "reminiscences, dealing with Renau
and Paul de KOck. He calls de KOck
the real French Dickens" though ne
admits that he fell short Of the genius
Of the Englishman. De Kock is IL
hbCIilIPT'. a. 80 SedIce e "poIe tne middle
not at all what the reader Of his tales
would he apt 10 picture him.
This artistic portion OF the Paris Note
Book is unqueSti0nably its most attrac-
tive side. for in it We get some charming
glimpses of the Coincide Francaise-of
Got ana Emile Angler. of Mounet Sully
ana Raoul idgault and Emile Perrin
3ll subjects which lend themselves grace
fu11v 10 Mr.. Naudam's facIe pen
We are presented with a view Of French
Society under the Third Republic, which
IL Is worm While for the most serious
student or contemporary conditions 10
read; and wpen We get back 10 such topics
as the lOye-letters of Musset nd George
Lana We md the charm unbr0ken
ON the whole. this Paris Note Book"
Is a most pleasant BIT Of gossip and now
that we know how TO take Mr. Naudam.
we can enjoy it with clear conscience
and a real Zest.
ROGER WILLIAMS: THE PIONEER OF
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. By Oscar ).
Straus. The Century Co. For sale by
west Johnston x co.
continually increasing, yet stu small,
number agree with Mr. Straus ia linking
the name Of Roger Williams win those
Of Luther and Cromwell as the three
apostles or freedom OF thought, says the
Evangelist"
They stand at the head of the three
movements, the Reformation, the Puritan
revolution, and the establishment Of Re-
llgiouS Liberty, which were the most inn
rortant stages in the emancipation OF
man.
The value and significance Of the reform
achieved by Roger Williams is not less
because II was wrought out i'm a small
heid ana not on "A splendid theatre like
that in which Luther and Cromwell
achieved their triumphs. lie. ana not the
Pilgrims nor the Puritans. was the ApOs-
tie OF the American system OF a Free
Church in a Free State" Hereto as he
was thought 70 be. the time has come
when the world sees that he was right
There is now living no conservative so
narrow as 10 hold him wrong. Such is
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