Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-17

n.ds bv Or. Aston, 8 bseisver In heredity.
~tvs~ = Mint OF Ju1lau's career. Julian
Seromea a speculator. IN company with
othcrs promotes q diamond-mine swinnIe'
nd detection being inevitable, determines
N aee 70 America. In the meantime. now
ever ne has married q working girl. VINO
IA a beautiful character. but Tor rear tna'
his mother would cut on his ALLOWANCE,
denies the marriage. Indeed. one Oh .ne
influences that carried him into the mime
svlndje was the hope OF becoming ,nde.
pendent. Just a. Julian Is about 10 BAH
from Liverpool the mother and wife over
80. h,,, The former endeavors to per-
suade him to go back to London ana
brazen It out, but falls. The Iatter
touches his better nature. and INDUCES
him to go back and take his punishment.
She believes there Is something nopie in
JuI,an's character after all. and 30 II
proyes. Such IL a meagre outline OF the
Mot The story Is dramatic throughout
ana Julian Is a most interesting psycho-
logical study. We regret. however. that
Clemence, the wife. does not appear
oftener on the scene.
THE DIATOM. Some accounts OK the
Virginia and New jersey Fossil De.
noxi;s With a Catalogue OF About 40
Slides. Prepared and for sale by Z. Il.
Peticolas. Richmond, Va: - pages
Price, 10 cents.
This modest pamphlet is full OF interest
and value to the naturalist. Professor
Peticolas has for years been an enthusiasts
tic investigator OF the diatomaceous Tor
nations. especially those around Rich
mond. which. with the Santa Monica.
0,al) deposits, yield the most beau
tiful specimens in the world. His original
work has been recognized by leading men
everywhere who have followed his direc-
ton. Three Of the articles In the PAM
phIet are reprints OF contributions py
Professor Peticoias to scientific journals.
and deal more particularly with the 1T
tie mysteries in this section, one being
Notes on the Diatomaceous Formations
of Virginia In Connection With Some Re-
cent Discoveries In the Excavation OF the
(Richmond) Eghth-Street Tunnel" The
fourth article treats Of the Fossil Ma
rine Diatom Deposit From Artesian Wells
at Atlantic City. N. j." incidentally, Pro-
lessor Petlcolas gives us many hints
touching the microscope.
HER sHADOwED LIFE. A romance
of st. Augustine. BY Beatrice Ma
rean. Chicago. Il. A. Weeks & Co.
30 pages.
The story OF a secret marriage, In which
A. young wife, believing that her husband
Is dead, or has deserted her, weds again.
The first husband appears. however, but
keeps the secret. and the fruit
OF their marriage, son, Is en-
trusted to him, and webs his
mothers stsp-daughter. The second nus
band dies and the first husband and the
wife are reunited. There Is decided inge-
nuity displayed in keeping up interest In
the story.
STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE
UNITED STATES. 1898. Sixteenth
number. Finance, Coinage. Mining. Com
merce, immigration. Tonnage. Naviga-
ton. the Postal Service Public Lands.
Population, Education, Railroads. Agri-
culture, and Manufacture. Prepared by
the Bureau OF Statistics under the direc-
ton of the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Washington: Government Printing
Office. 1894.
This Is book of 400 pages. Doubt
less members of Congress have copies
for distribution.
THE CENTURY ILLUSTRATED
MONTHLY MAGAZINE. November,
1898, to April. 1894. New York: The
Century Company.
This is bound volume No. XIV. Of the
new SERIES and like it's predecessors. Is a
small library OF choice literature in itself.
Romance, biographical sketches. essays on
current topics. and poetry go to make up
the contents. The Century numbers
among its contributors some of the most
popular writers of the day. and its Illus
trations are up to high standard.