Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-09

obligation arising from that rotation be-
tween all members of the human family.
But there ia no recognition Of the father.
hood Of God, and even In his second
table there II no primary commandment
the commandment with promise-enJo,n
ing the honor and reverence OF the chiid
10 the parent. upon the full appreheh-
sion and due Observance OF which All tne
relative duties OF social life In the fanny
and the State depend.
How like a taper In q ornament OF
darkness is this Light Of Asia when con-
trssted with that which streams from
the Star Of Bethlehem.
ACROSS ASIA ON A. BICYCLE. The
Journey Of Two American Students
from Constantinople 10 Picking. by
Thomas Gaskell Allen, Jr., and William
Lewis Sachtleben. New York: Inc
Century Company. "a pages.
The authors OF this work made bicycle
journey around the world, covering Alto
gether 1904 miles on their wheels. The
present volume is devoted to the most
interesting part OF their tourney-their
trip across Asia. The most dangerous
regions they traversed were Western
China, the Desert of Cobb, and Central
China. The story OF their experiences IL
told in easy style, and the reader follows
It with intense interest. During the jour-
ney the cyclists took some twenty
five hundred photographs, many seiec-
lions from which are reproduced In the
volume. In the closing chapter the au-
thors recount an interview they had with
Ll-Hung-Chang, who IS now attracting
so much attention the world over ana
who at the time they were ACCORDED an
audience with him was at the height OF
his power and influence In the light
of recent events. however, this sentence
which concludes the chapter sounds
little ironlcal: 'In the Eastern horizon
Li-Hung- Chang shines as the brilliant
star OF morning that tells of the coming
Of n brighter dawn" None the less. the
book is as instructive as 1t is entertain
ing and in a sense its publication Is very
timely.
THE ODES OF HORACE. Translated
into English by William L. Gladstone.
New York: Charles Scribners Sons.
lji pages. Price, $50.
Mr.. Gladstone, In explaining his addition
TO the translation OF the Horatian odes.
contends that the special necessity OF
TRANSACTIONS from Horace is compression.
Milton, in earlier days, and Conington,
in our own, recognized this. but are.
says Mr. Gladstone. exceptions in the
list of those who have undertaken the
work Of rendering the odes into English.
The volume proves Mr.. Gladstone's 10y
atty 10 his contention, but while thus
accepting the lesson Of Conington upon
one material point he differs with that
scholar on another. one Of ConlnSton
rules IS that all odes which Horace has
written in one ana the same metre ought
to be rendered In one and the same metre
b. his translators. Mr. Gladstone dis
sents from this; first. because the guam
tity Of matter the poet has given in the
same forms of stanZa Is by no means
uniform and second. because Horace has
I'm numerous cases employed the same
metre for odes the most widely divergent
In subject and character. 1t is very safe
to assume that the Gladstone translation
will be widely read and closely compared
with other TRANSACTIONS. and the original
by students OF the Horatian odes. Aside
from his argument. Mr.. Gladstone's re
cognized high classical scholarship would
induce this.
For sale by West. Johnston &C. Co.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. A STUDY
in Elizabethian Literature. BY Barrett
Wendell, Assistant Professor of Eng
llsh at Harvard College. New York:
Charles scribner's Sons. 42j pages.
Price. s1.75
As the author says I'm an Introductory
note. this book. having grown from lee
lures given at Harvard College to classes
who were systematically reading the
works under discussion. II has been inl-
possible 10 avoid the assumption that 4
text Of Shakespeare IS always at hand.
Read with such an auxiliary. the volume
will be found q most valuable and In
teresting addition 10 Shakespearean lite
nature. The purpose Of Professor Wen
dell Is 10 give a coherent view OF the
nerally-aCCepted facts concerning the
l!fe and works OF the Bard OF Avon. To
that end. he glances at the known facts
OF Slakesl ares life. considers the cJn-
d'tion Of English literature, at the line
his liteary activity began, reviews in
chronological order and in such detail
as is possbl. all the works commonly as
signed to the Shakespeare. and finally
ordeavors to define the resulting i'm
preston OF his individuality. Professor
Wendell has addressed himself 10 his
tack with zeal and enthusiasm but dis-
pays none the le IS most critical discriml .
nation.
For sale by J. w. Randolph e. Co.
y NEW GUIDE FOR JUSTICES OF
THE PEACB OF VIRGINIA, COM
MONWEALTH'S ATTORNEYS, AND
OTHER COUNTY AND DISTRICT
OFFICERS or THE STATE, in the
Discharge of Their Respective Duties
Together with Useful Forms for the
Practical Performance OF the Same, as
Well as a Manual for Attorneys at Law
as to All Matters Of Civil or Criminal
Nature. Cognizable by or Appertaining
to the Courts of a Single Justice or
the County Courts of Virginia. By
Samuel n. Hurst attorney at law, Of
Newbern. Va. Richmond. Va; J. l..
Hill Printing Company. sol pages.
Price. s..
This book is dedicated TO Professor
John b. Minor, of the University of Viz
ginia. It's scope is clearly set forth in
its title and it is warmly commended to
the public, as n work Of great value. by
Edmund c. Burks. #. T. Fauntleroy,
John W. Daniel, r. r. Barton. Philip W.
Mckinney, John Randolph Tucker. James
A. Walker, r. Taylor Scott. John w.
Reilly, John \. buchanan. and others.
Attorney-General Scott declares that it
IS "a monument to the authors industry,
care, and legal attalnments." and the
Dispatch concurs in that opinion.
THE LAND or HEARTS DESIRE. BY
W. b. Yeats. Chicago: Stone, Kinbal'
& Co. % pages. Price, N.0.
\ play, the scene Of which is laid in
the Barony Of K!lmacowen in the county
of Sligo. The time ia the end OF the
eighteenth century. and the characters
are supposed TO speak in Gaelic. The
movement IS sprighty, and the lii -Tary
Il crit decided.
For sale by the publishers.
TFLLEAS AND MELISANDE 4 Drama
In Five Acts. by Maurice Maeter-
lnck; Translated by Erving Winslow.
New York: Thomas Y. Grower & CO.
Pelleas ard Meisarde is accepted by
the critics to be the best work Of t"a
"Flemish Shakespeare" and leader OF the
mt ster of the symbolic style. The trans
lator has done his work faithfully, and
IN the spirit OF me original.
For sale by the publishers.
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