Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-11
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This Is a second edition OF a work that
has attracted considerable attention.
The suthor says: '"rhe value Of history
lies not In the multitude OF facts col
iectcd. hut IN their relation TO one an
other. and In this respect. can have no
larger responsibility than any other
scientific observer" Also that such value
as his essay may have lies IN its free
dom from any preconceiyed bias. ana
that ell theories contained in the book.
whether religious or economic, are the
effect. and not the cause, OF the way IN
which the facts unfolded themselves
ire range OF the facts that unfold TO
ths reader In the Law OF Civilization
ard Decay" may be judged 70 some ex-
teri from the Subdivisions Of the work
which are: The Romans" THE Middle
Ages" The First Crusade The
Second Crusade" The Fail OF
Constar tinople." THE Suppression OF
re Temple "The English Reforma-
ti3n." The Suppression OF the Converts"
The Eviction OF the Yeomen." "Spsnn
and India" Modern Civilization" The
book represents a great deal Of winn0Ys-
ing. ,he style Is attractive and popular
and some @ the conclusions reached are
striking. Ju q sense a key 70 the work
Is press1teo IN the following from the
preface; However, large may be the
stors II ecergy accumulated By conquest.
a race must sooner or later reach the
Uni; Of IFS martial energy when 1t must
ente. on the phase OF economic compe-
tit'os But as the economic organism
radically differs from the emotional and
Of. Ia -
ton has been, perhaps, invariably 70 dis
sipats the energy arnassed By war;
For sale by the publishers
A TOWER IN THE DESERT. By Viz
ginia d. Young. Arena Library Series:
Boston. 1896. Price, % cent?. Pages,
81.
The title Of this neat volume IS alle-
gorical, and explained in the preface.
But its contents are realistic enough. II
is southern work and has interested Us.
Its chief actors are OF Virginia and South
Carolina blood: but they have adopted and
put IN practice some modern ideas Of
temperance and woman's rights. With
out any detriment however. 70 the morals
OF the growing railroad town in which
they were introduced Some Of the char
acters are charming and some are beastly
and devilish. And yet one Of the last IS
a Judge. a guardian Of orphan girls. and
a member OF Congress, like Breckenridge.
The story Is vailed, well developed. and
easily reads itself The euthoress halls
from Fairfax. S. c., and gives her work
this beautiful dedication: ITO DR.. VII
liam Jasper Young, my dear husband, a
man pure Of heart aud sp0tless OF life.
Whatever / write belongs 10 him equally
with myself, being the fruit OF the peace
and JOY with which he fills my life" Such
a writer can be trusted.
IMMIGRATION PALACES. By John
Chetwood, Jr. Beacon Library Series.
Arena Publishing Company; Boston,
ISIS. Price, . cents. Pages, 1E.
This subject has become one OF VIA
Importance in the politics OF our republic.
Mr.. Chetwood has been discussing It for
several years. and has now collected in
this small volume essays in which he
has published in several places. For the
sake OF his argument, he admits the
economic value OF immigration, but main
tains that in its politico-social and
moral aspects 1t is fraught with serious
evils and dangers TO the body polite.
our free country can no longer dare 10
boast that she IS an asylum and refuge
for aliens, who now hurry hither in such
vast numbers and are even dumped upon
US by foreign governments. He makes
out a very strong case and calls for more
stringent legislation.
His main recommendations are that
residence Of ten years before naturaliza-
ton shall be required; that no one shall
be allowed TO vote until one year after
his naturalization; which would stop the
corrupt voting mills" which are set in
operation on the eve OF important cleo
tons. and that every voter should be
able TO read and write our language.
THE JUGGERNAUT OF THE MOD
ERNS. A Novel BY Rosa Hudspeth.
Arena Publishing Company: Boston.
1896 Arena Library Series. Price, "
cents. Pages, 81.
This writer halls from Des Moines, Ia
she says that If her STORY does not teach
men a lesson Of self-control and women
a finer sense Of justice toward their fell
low-women, Il will fail in its mission"
From the manner. very plain and free
spoken, in which she has presented II
and its results, We fear that her good
expectations VIII not be realized. she
has given Us the career and the sad fate
Of a young female typewriter. who went
from a wholesome environment In Ohio
TO make her living In far western town.
whose society was in a formative state.
She obtained employment in a lawyers
office with two partners, and there she
had 10 encounter temptations and trials,
which proved toe strong for her. Rosa
Hudspeth ought TO have saved her unless
she were controlled by actual known
/ facts. 1t might have been better for the
mission" OF her work
| ARTIE. A story Of the Streets and
Town. BY George AIDE. Drawing by
George T. McCutcheon. Chicago: Her
bert 5. Stone & Co. ls3 pages. Price,
$1S.
These sketches first appeared in the
| Chicago Record, where they attracted
considerable attention in their book
form they have been revised and re-
written. There Is not much in the story
they make up when taken together but
one becomes very much interested in
Artie, his friend Miller. and the formers
sweetheart Name. although Artie's style
~ after that OF the city tough. and his
conversation almost entirely ''slsngy."
For sale by the publishers.
DEBORAH. The Advanced Woman. By
Mary Ives Todd. Arena Library Series:
Boston. 1886. Price. % cents.
There IS not much IN this work to re-
commend 81 besides its good paper and
excellent print which are characteristic