The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-04

OUT OF THE PAST This Is the title
| of an interesting book by l.. Arson
Moore. Jr., issued by the Arena Com
pany. of Boston. The story gives in out
line the possible life of Il Brahmin OF
the earlier times, and the inrorma ton
given accords with the belief of the or
thodoN Brahmin. Two college bred
young men while travelling in India
lose their guide from the bite of a cobra
One goes for help; the otiler meantime
entering n cavern discovers in the, pillow
of II mummy old writings w.lich he takes
to priest for translation, and he learns
that from the Hindu point OF view wo-
men are the cause of all trouble" that
even lndra finds them subtle in wick
edness beyond his cunning" The author
treats of the origin of Suttee-burninc
the wife with her dead husband Thought
transferencc is touched Upon in u new
and fascinating way Price lin paper)
90 cents; cloth, 1.25.
MoCLURlG'S MAGAZINE TO r
MARCH.-ln McClure's Magazine for
March is brought to light n speech of
1887 by Abraham Lincoln, which the bio
graphers until now, seemingly have
known nothing of, though il contains
passages still of the highest interest
For example, of politicians, Lincoln saws:
a set of men who have interests aside
from the interests of the people, and
as a mass, at least one long step removed
from honest men. ] say this with the
greater freedom, because, being In poIi-
lioh myself. none can regard il as uer-
sonar. Colonel John Hay contributes an
interesting paper on Ellsworth tba
young hero killed ut the beginning OF
,he val. Cleveland Moillt, in proflse-
~ Illustrated article, tells how 10 make
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EASING or j Master" by Gilhnrt Cr,n-
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schools OF Painting" hy !r,dsar 4,
W"ru; he Stage" by Rnbar; S,na,.,,
; Nhu 20 ihe foregoing are added o,hn,,
h1eIarE features in poetry ana nro.r
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New Photography." Household Isrn
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france "a Review OF Cnnndi.n !,
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