Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13

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A COMPILATION OF THE MEssA,sro
AND PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS.
I7S9-iS97. Published by Authority VI
Congress. BY James ID. Richardson,
Representative from the state or ZEN
nessee. Volumes ]. and III. Was ,nns
ton: Government Printing-Ofhce. loyo'
we are under obligations to Senator
Thomas s. Martin for these two volumes,
which arc full OF valuable matter, and
which are beautifully printed, illustrated
and bound.
Volume II. closes in 1Sg2-during the adj
ministration Of Andrew Jackson. Other
volumes are to follow. bringing the mes
sages down TO the present time.
THE MESSENGER OF RICHMOND
COLLEGE. December. 1895.
Table Of Contents: Literary-October
A Tandem Escapade. Life OF Cimon'
Something About Which We Know No
thing the Monroe Doctrine. List of new
books. Editorial-Poltical Freedom, Keep
Up With Your Times. General Associa-
tion OF Virginia Collegiana-Poem or
Coincidence for the ELECTION Hat Which
Got Lost" Loves Way, Richmond Col
lege Medley Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION Notes. Geographical and HIS
torical Notes, Alumnus Notes. Athletics,
The College World, Exchange Depart
ment, Clippings. Negro Philosophy.
AT AGINCOURT. a Tale of the White
Hoods OF Paris. BY G.. a. Henty with
Twelve Illustrations by Wal Paget.
12mo. Pp 800 New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons.
An excellent story with the scenes
laid in France in the earlier days Of
the bloody feud between the houses OF
orleans and Burgundy. 1t relates the
events Of the struggle from its com
mencement up 10 the astonishing vic
tory Of Agincourt. won by handful
OF Engiishmen over the chlValry OF
France.
For sale by the J. W. Randolph Com
pany. Price, $50.
CATALINA: ART STUDENT. BY L. r.
Meade. With Eight Illustrations by
W. Boucher. 12mo. Pages. 80. Phila-
dslphia: j. j. Lppincott Company.
Price. $L2j.
The author OF this interesting volume
has evidently known and deeply studied
the manners Of young people In their
teens She enters with p 1culiar zest into
the spirit OF grlhood, and purity Of tone,
and reality OF impression are the leading
traits Of the book. The story deals with
the school life and domestic troubles Of
m American girl. The Illustrations are
excellent.
BETTY OF WYE. BY Amy Il. Blan-
chard. Illustrated. 12mo. Pr 25S
Philadelphia J. y. Lippicott Com
pany. Price Sl.25.
Miss Blanchard has added new mem
Der 10 her list OF pleasant stories Of
domestic life. She has made this story
q pathetic one and she infuses
strong religious element through her
pages. The volume would be a very
welcome addition 10 any girls library,
for Il is an interesting and pretty story.
which points a moral, and is, moreover,
well illustrated.
THE EDGE OF THE ORIENT. by
Robert Howard Russell. l2mo. Pages
2ss. New York: Charles scribner's
Sons.
A very handsome volume. profusely 81
Illustrated I'm half-tone. II deals with life
in the East. written from personal con
tact with an grades Of Oriental society.
The descriptions are peculiarly graphic
and interesting. ana the book contains a
rare fund Of information.
For sale by the j. W. Randolph Com
pauy Price. s..
PHIIIPPA. by Mrs. Molesworth. with
Eight Illustrations by J. FlnnomOre
12mo. Pages. 32S. Philadelphia: j. b..
Lippincott Company. Price, e.
4 charming and graceful study Of home
life told with a delicacy and tenderness
a knowledge and strength OF purpose
combined with SO much fertility of re-
source and originality. that the inte-
rest never flags, and the sensation on put
tfr-rr 40 ". or fa a =
dwelt In thoroughly healthy ayncs-
Dhere.
THE POCKET MAGAZINE. Edited by
Irving Bacheller. December. Published
by Frederick \. Stokes Company, q
and . west TWcnty-third street, New
York.
This IS an excellent No The table Of
contents is: A BOLD Deserter. Joel Chand-
Ter Harris; An Empty Purse, Sarah Orne
Jewett; Exceptln' Tom, VIII Carleton,
Immortal Fame. Howard Fielding; The
Scared Brow Dumeld Osborne: The
Stolen Photograph Nathaniel Dawson;
Literary Pocket-Pieces.
THE FINDING OF LOTS WIFE. By
Alfred Clarke. 12mo Pages. 312. New
York: Frederick A. Stokes Company.
4 delightful story OF the trip of a party
Of tourists through Southeastern Pales-
tine tinged with a very pretty romance
There is not a dull page I'm the book, but
% IS fresh in IFS locality and incident
cleverly developed and well written.
For sale by George NJ West. Price. s..
COLONIAL DAYS IN OLD NEW YORK
BY Alice Morse Earle. Emo. Pages 3l2.
New York: Charles Scrbuer's Sons.
This attractive volume is dedicated 20
the Society OF Colonial DANES of the
state OF New York. il contains fourteen
word pictures OF Colonial days I'm New
Netherland. for much of the life de-
scribed was in the days Of Dutch rule
For sale by the J. W. Randolph Com
pany Price. SIS.
POEMS. By Robert Loveman. 1Cmo.
Up. g. Philadelphia: j.. B. Iipplncott
Company. Price 81.
Into q pretty yslume Mr.. Loveman
had gathered 80 short poems. making
n single complete edition Of the authors
poems TO date. The sentiment breathed
through Mr.. Lovemans song is pure and