The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-01
THE CRITICS COLUMN
pry0rED TO COMAEAT UPoN o'"
EEyr PUBLICATIONS.
orovo Anairs of BIbIiomaniae- V''
Lovev-yirginia Medical ho"'H''
.rorm"-Li,erary notes

.,r,y,, rovr AFFAIRS or a B1BLiO-
,<ft,.1 ~ Euaonc Field. thall's
srrihuer's Sons. New YORK. 94'-"' A"'
stie by West. Johnston * 20. .,t.
IN tho interesting intIo"Et'evtt +i4
book. by the late Euttht 49,, a.
bTofier states that the dctefmln4tioh -
found a story, or series OK sN.tgf", - ~, W
the delights. adventure aNu IA ,,ot
lures, connected MIN nipheii..st'-'' pfrin.
come impulsivoiy % the writti, D-.'''o
,,..ri,Y "a quarter OF e. century OF lDulnt'
lst" work he had celebrated n pros. '. ..,
verse and always lu aus mos a.
vein, the pleasures or boch'iu -,
indofatteafle collector OF books, thr pvs-
sssso. m "a lfhrarv AS valuable as 10 was
Interesting containing volumes vpta'".'
only at the cost % great peraonia,l a, ID,
flee. he was in the most ac.ft ?. '"F',J
with the disease called niD.iOmanla' 80
knew as few c0mparativey poor men
have known, tho half-p3thetc hai-hr,
mOrOus side OF that incur3nle hit"'h'
iniirmity. The newspaper ee'"inls 80
which be contributed almost eary .i,,
twelve years. comprehcndet many ~
digs and gentle scohings at those on DIS
unhappy feloW-cit2eus who became ".-
tor.Ous. through his instrumen amy "a
their devotion to old book moves ai,i
auction sales And al the time none vas
more assiduOus than this same bo-
natured cynlc in running down q mH@F
prize. no matter what The @ttenuihs uil-
During the afternoon OF SATURDAY No
veinber 23 last. the nineteenth nslA,l-
ment OF "Tho Love Affairs was Milll,n.
IL was the conclusion or ms l,,.ru
lifc. The verses supposed 70 ne oii,..,.S
uted by Judge Methuen's friend, WIN
which the chapter ends were me ,L,
words written by Eugene Field. To tNe
early morning OK November 4n nla flA
returned whence II came. nis l,aui tl'-
ating an appreciate loss tAfoashon' ''0
Tho Love Affairs" are presented in
the easiest simplest. ana most ifIclI.n1
literary style, and have lu tncsa fe3lee.5
"a suggestion Of Charles Lamb. .-
THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL MONTHLY.
February. 1896 Laud0n B. tgWafl5,
NJ d.. l0G west Grace street, l,'ch-
mond Va. editor ana proprietor. :" per
T'e@s than excellence IN this ably-oditei
medical periodical would create surprise
based on the long experience ot ine plo-
fessional public. - mas ions i,i@ ri.,re
among the similar nunNeaNone IT'D i.,'
country. ard this February number, WIN
IT'S corps of able contributors, a9li.i'Is-
ly sustains IT'S past record. or isli.u CON-.
buttons represent. respectively. DTS .i'
Il. Walker. of Lynchburg; John j.. wa 10
of Washington. BransfCrd IcWif. on 81
Louis Mo. Stuart Mcclure, @. h.I
mOnd. Ja0uoln A. M0ncufe W. 81 ii4
laday. Of Hampden-Sidney, ,feoi .e w
LcCato OF WacnaDreaeue Va A..-.'
Jordan. OF Richmond. samuel -. i.iIi.'
of Baltimore. Hugh IT, Nelson. OF N.tl-
lottesvllle, and John w. Scott ol 'o'-
me paner contributed ~ Or. stuart
Mcclure is the very able one read ucLoie
the Woman cub OF Richmond
The department devoted 10 RECORD on ',-
larly fun and intcrcs ting. The cuiioi iii5
deal ably with matters OF interest," ''
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