The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-28
SOME new BOOKS RECEIVED.
EX.President Grover Cleveland On "lte
Self.Made Nan.
NOBLE and WHOLESOME UTTERANCE.
Old Youngsters--A Book for inc oh'i"reh
December Number Pocket Magazine
Contributors--someC Colonial Home
steads and Their Stories

| THE srI.F-MADr MAN IN AMERI-
| CAN LIFE. Nv Grover CleN Gland, eA-
| President OF the United states. ms
| Y. CroweI & Company, 10 east four-
| tecnth street. New York. For sale Dy
| George NJ. West.
| This little volume contains the ADDRESS
| delivered by ex~President cleveland ae
| the one hundred and fftieth anniversary
| OF the founding Of Princeton university
| II there is a man in the country "hose
| record gives weight 10 MS exp -,
| opinions on the subject as sen -iidAins
| Mr.. Cleveland is the man. From oD-
| scrritv no has risen 10 the first office In
| the gift of the country and his course
| would seem TO have been precisely that
| which he outlines for the beneht OF others
| i'm this address. lie points out the dah-
| ger that in our admiration OF so-caheu
| self-made men we may not hold up d
sufficiently lofty ideal. IL IS often saiu
| approvingly that any lack OF culture VI
| moral standard IS pardonabie IN a ma.
who has by energy or fortunate acciue.'
| risen from humble circumstances !"
| wealth and power. But MI CleVeiaiiu
believes that the self-made man shouiu
| not be satisfied with mediocre attain
| ments. lie should strive Tor the hl6h-
! est possible education and not scorh t"e
| university training. lie should ne siau
TO nut ali his acnuirements at the service
| ~ his fellow men and if he wins fortune
| he should see TO IL that his wealth does
| not erect a barrier between him and his
less favored companions. Especially
| should he take "A lofty view OF pohtics,
| and not allow blind partisanship to lead
| him into actions injurious to the Whoie
body of his fellow citizens. President
| Cleveland's tone throughout is noble dig
nihed and inspiring. and his address one
| OF the most wholesome. utterances OF
| our day. 1t deserves a careful reading
| by every young man in the country. IL
is full OF the kind OF truth which should
be potent with the mass Of young Amer
| leans who must. as Holmes says. be
| self-made" or mot he made a ALL and
10 impress upon whom the fact which
reason comedies although aristocracy OF
the baser sort decries It, that to found a
name Is more significant ui Drains, Niili-
| ity whatever makes "a man. than 10 I'M
herit one. would be a fine investment in
| futures Mr. Cleveland ideal Ot the
self-made man is not that vulgar and
| common one Of a large bank account.
! questionable linen. bad manners. worse
grammar. etceterae, but that higher one
in which all are sclf-made, however
| fortunate their inheritance.
H.
Old Youngsters: With numerous Full
Page Colour-Plates After Paintings In
Water Colors BY Maud Humphrey and
With Decorative Borders and other De-
| SIGNS. together with new stories and
verses. BY ELIZABETH S. Tucker Fred
erick A. Stokes Company. New York
For sale by George NJ. West.
| The publishers are always diligent In
their attentions TO the children at the
! Christmas season. and this year the coun-
| ters Of the book stores give them as
! usual. brilliant representation. This niue
! publication is as fresh: as spick and span'
| and pretty, as two women IN thorOush
| sympathy with the child heart can make
! IT, The iingles Of poetry are iingles onlY.
hut they have the ring that will bring
forth the pealing laughter or the three.
four or five years Old; the little sketches
are sure TO please. and the pictures are
really exceptionally pretty and well-done.
! They picture real children; not the ugly
| and uncomfortable creatures OF the fash-
ion plates and other correct publications
| They are natural happy mischiet loving
| babies. clean and rosy, as become wen
conducted nurseries. but with no partcu-
larlv firm conviction that dignity ana
! cleanliness are OF special Importance
THE book IS DELIGHTFULLY."- fresh. and will
II
| Tne Rocket Magazine: December; M
Frederick A. Stokes Company, New
| york. 10 cents. For sale by George
| ,Tbts number Of the Pocket Magazine Is
| moro readable than usual. the contriou-
| tors being Frank r. Stockton. Julia ward
| Howe Max Pemberton, and harriet
| Prescott Spofford.
| SOME COLONIAL HOMESTEADS AND
| THEIR STORIES. BY Marion Harland
| With S. Illustrations q. +. fu'hah
Sons. New York-London.
| For sale by George NJ West
No name Is more familiar 70 tho read
60. ,,,t,,ic tban that OF Marion Harand.
| ,be neeudonvm Of Mrs Edward Payson
rerhune As a writer Of pleasant stories
and as the author Of a practical cook
hool, she has won for herself an assured
r,aco and whatever she writes is sure OF
cordial welcome.
7, nor latest book some Colonial
| t4oroesteade and their Stories Mrs. Tor
| hume combines the accuracy "l II. NE, nl.
| torian with the charm or a stoiN-t,s'..t'
| She has studied patiently anu iu.lnElS -.
| traditions and historical associations thst
| ciueter about the old family estates FOUND
| "a bv notable colonists Of the Original
| thirteen states. How rich and varied IS
| thie lore. none can comprehend VINO nave
| not. Ike her visited the stored norn,S
| in person and had access 10 the AMY
| archives Of each. Every mousse mas us
| romance. The loves. the teuds: inc ten-
| pors the sports and The tragedles reveal
! cd by such research are interviewer with
| doscriDtions OF the houses as we see mem
| TODAY. and faithful pcn-pictures or the
WORTHLESS who built and lived IN them
when the history Of our country was IN
| making IT
Colonel Byrd. OF Wcstover Va. and his
| Inflated daughter. the Fair Evelyn; pc
witching Mary Cary Of Williamsburg. and
! the more beautiful Mary Philipse OF Phi
| lipse Manor. New York; the cary ioNcs OF
| the Father Of his Country fretty reg
| gv" Chew Of Cliveden. Pa. Major Andre 5
! American sweetheart Eunice Williams. "f
D0orecif Nfn~a sre fnH'~-' ''0
doughty Robert livingston. first Lord OF
| the Manor that bore his name. The Cotton
| Smiths Of Sharon Conn. the Schuvlers
| and Colfaxes. Of New Jersey the noble
| line Of Van Cortlandts: Madame Jumel
and Aaron Burr-are some or the charac-
tiers that play distinguishing parts In
stories that have more than the charm
| Of fiction.
The volume IS n handsome octave. con-
tanning 81 illustrations In photogravure
and half-tone. and with an attractive
cover.