Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-24
CANT. They lose In genuine humor when
comna red with HI.hn Literary Shon."

CANT They lose In genuine humor when
compared with THE Literary-Shop."
REST. BY William w. Wheeler. author
OF Life" etc. Boston, The Arena Pub
fishing Company. Copley square. 1894.
In this book the author undertakes 20
describe the evolution OF man from the
state In which we know him to the state
OF absolute perfection. which he calls rest
wherein he is absolute master OF himself
and all the secrets and forces Of the uni
verse. All things necessary for his COM
fort or happiness are provided ready TO
hand by his simply wishing for them
He has the power OF assuming at VIII
the physical or spiritual form; passes
through space with the speed OF thought;
flies from planet to planet, and hoids
, familiar converse with their denizens. 10
attain this state he has had TO pass
| through many states. and ba,n subjected
to fearful trials. not the least OF when Is
| physical death, and in those trials ne
| has parted with every spark or seiIisn-
ness-the parent OF all the Ills that hesh
Is heir to. 1t is n well-written BOOK, ana
will be read with great interest ny
! thoughtful people
| A SIRENS SON. BY Susie Su Bacon.
| Chicago: Charles ii. Kerr Co., 40
Monroe street. 1895.
| Having been written by Richmond
author, who when only IA years OF age
wrote the clever little story OF "A Heart
! for n Heart" this book will be read with
! much interest in this vicinity. 1t shows
4 considerable dramatic power, and IS alto
| gether a very readable story.
THE SOUTHERN STATES OF THE
| AMERICAN UNION. CONSIDERED
| IN THEIR RELATIONS TO THE
| CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
ma rrNU 4
UNION. BY ]. l.. NJ. Curry. author OF
| Constitutional Government in Spain"
civilian Ewart Gladstone" "Estab-
| llshment and Discstablishment In the
United States" etc. Richmond. Va;
| B. f. johnson Publishing Company.
| New York and London G.. +. Putnam 5
Sons 1895.
The first edition Of this work was
| noticed and commended in the Dispatch
| at length Now students edition"
comes to us with mote" of two printed
pages. by Professor F. w. Boatwright
OF Richmond College, explanatory OF n
series OF questions which have been added
10 the book, ito make 1t the more
suitable for class use and more accept
able TO teachers" Within the past ten
J DAYS the publishers have filled orders
d. NNtA~T
: educational institutions in the country,
-, who are ordering it with view or
| adoption. Many are already using H.
J The book seems TO be admirably suited
/ for a supplementary reader. 1t greatly
| aids the pupil In the study OF United
States history. giving him a clearer and
| more comprehensive grasp OF the SUD
| tect than he could get from any other
| textbook now before the public. Price, 81.
| THE AMATEUR ENIGRANT From the
! clyde to Sandy Hook. BY Robert Louis
Stevenson. Chicago: Stone % himball'
$50 pages.
The publishers whose imprint this little
volume bears have done well to put IN
| such a handsome dress stevenson
sketches Of a voyage across the Atlantic
as a second-cabin passenger The expert
ences of the trip are detailed in most at
tractive style, and we are given series
of interesting studies Of life In botn the
second-cabin and the steerage. The author
made the most of his opportunities TOT
| observation of the characters with
whom he was thrown, and has portrayed
them with the touch Of the literary artist
| In some Of his comments there Is
humor that is delightful in Its dehcacy'