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COLUMBIA STORIES. by Albert Payson
Terhune, Author of syria from the
Saddle Illustrated by Frederick
Thornbrugh. New York: G. w. Dill
lingham q CO. Paper. 21i Pages.
Price soc.
Mr.. 1erhune has given us picture Of
college life as he knew it. His Columbia
is Columbia before it rose to the uni
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dents pranks will be recognized by the
old regime as true to life. In bright,
entertaining style he carries US along
through the course Of student lawless-
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his character drawing is fine. In the
latter we have some striking contrasts,
which show that the author is close
student of human nature. Mr.. Ter
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true newspaper instinct, wastes no time
In long introductions or irrelevant mat
ter. but goes into his stories at once.
There Is one feature of Columbia de-
scribed by Mr.. Terhune which students
in our higher institutions OF learning,
South. will not recognize as familiar, ana
that is cheating an examination"
THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HIS
TORY AND BIOGRAPHY. Published
quarterly by the Virginia Historical So
ciety Richmond, Va. Vol. V. No. 2.
october, 1897. William Ellis Jones,
printer, 5 south Twelfth street. Pub
lication Committee: Archer Anderson,
Lyon G. Tyler, Charles V. Meredith, IL.
V. Valentine, and William IL. Palmer.
Editor of the Magazine, Philip A. Bruce.
Table of contents: l. Decisions or the
General Court; q Viewers of Tobacco
Of
4. Early Episcopacy in Accomack: 5. Let
tiers to Thomas Adams, 1921; 6. Fami-
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Counties; Z. Dispositions of Continental
Soldiers; s. Tithables OF Lancaster Coun-
ty, Va, 8. Letters. OF William Fitzhugh;
10 A List of Early Land Patents and
Grants; IL. Genealogy-The Cooke Fam
Il, &C.; II. Abstracts Of Virginia Land
Patents; b.. Historical Notes and Queries;
IA. Book Reviews
THE SILVER SIDE. 1900 Campaign
Textbook A Symposium Constituting
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Containing Contributions from Many
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This is a handsomely printed book Of
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VIRGINIA LAW REGISTER. October,
1897. w. NJ. Lille, Editor. Table of con-
tents:
I. Legislation Since the Code OF 1881
III. Prison Association Laws of Virginia.
III. Virginia Decision, reported in full:
I Spence VS.. Repass; 2 Preston VS.. Kin
drick; 3 Mumhower VS. City Of Bristol.
". Digest Of Other Recent Virginia
Decisions.
V. Miscellaneous Notes
VI. Books Received.
COTTON MOVEMENT AND FLUCTUA-
TONS. 1892 TO 1897. Twenty-fourth an
nual edition. Latham, Alexander
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Merchants, New York
This is very useful and uncommonly
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THE ROMANCE OF A CHALET. A
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