The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

well enough for the leisurely or spec
tally intellectual classes but not ncces-
slty for the practical man OF affairs. lie
quotes utteranccs by practical men OF
affairs that have found recreation Din
its widest senso) and renewed strength IN
the works Of great writers. He declares
that 1.-THE friendship OF books IS. there
fore. "A friendship TO stand US in good
stead al times when we might otherwise
drift into folly or depression, and those
who understand all that this friendship
means will tell you that IN this respect
alone the value OF a love OF reading IS
not easily overestimatCd. And he MAN.
tains that cultivating love for literature
IS zone OF the best methods that we can
adopt. II We would save ourselves from
falling into the slavery TO the daily task"
lie argues vigorously IN favor OF poetry
20 keep men from setting down into
simple drudges and machines. dead
souied slaves 20 the routine Of daily ex-
istence. one-sided products Of conditions
which starve the spiritual nature and
prevent its healthy growth
"
YOUNG PEOPLES PROBLEMS: BY the
Rev. j. r.. Miller ID. ID. 7. Y. CroWeh
& Co. New York and Boston.
DR. Miller declares that young people
problems cover the whole Of life and life
itself depends on finding the right an
swcrs. He makes no prctense Of consld-
ering an these problems but by taxing
up some Of them he believes that others
will be more easily answered by those
who have 60 meet them There are twen-
ty-cight chapters. and among the sug-
gostiye titles are these: "rhe Home Re
lation." about Father" Mother"
"Friends." beginning a Christian Lfe,'
a lff
troll Of Temper" Social Duties" "Thc
Use Of Time" Honor 1.-The blessing
or Work" Learning ContenJment." Dr
Miller talks I'm such a sensible appeal
ing way that no one can fail to bc con-
WINGED Of his wisdom: 70 Is evident that
he is aiming 10 help. not Ike a dogmatic
preacher but Ike a congenial friend.
Moreover it is fun of illustrations and is
interesting.
STORIES OF THE AMERICAN REV
OLUTION: BY Everett l.. Tomlinson.
illustrated.
These interesting stories Of our fore
fathers are not the hackneyed ones which
have been used I'm the popular histories
for generations. but they are the result
OF Or TOmlinsOn's research among the
archives Of revolutionary times. Like
those i'm the preceding volume the basis
of each story IS historically correct, and
told I'm the authors attractive style they
are dOubly interesting 10 the young read
81. Or. TOmlinsOn says, There is no
deep love of country without a thorough
appreciation Of what il has cost 10 found
and develop the land we loVe" and this
volume is an endeaVOr 10 show something
of the price our fathers paid that we
might have a country. The stories are
not only Of value 20 the household, but
will make very attractive supplementary
reading for schools.
VI.
TIE HAUNTS OF FAMILIAR CHAR
ACTERs IL HISTORY AND LITERA-
TURE. BY Marion Harland. G. j.
Putnam's Sons New York. London.
For this beautifully illustrated volume
Mrs Terhune places all It's readers under
obligation to her, as for one Of the most
delightful books with a similar purpose
that we have ever seen. Upon the fly
lear appears a picture that will instantly
command the interest Of all who are IA
miliar with the life Of Savanarola AMI
who Venerate mis- memory as that or one
who, Ike his Divine Master. laid down
his life for the truth, as il presented IT,
self TO him. Later on are pictures Of
Dante. OF Queen Marys Bedroom. Of
Holyrood Palace, with Arthurs Seat in
others that recall sad but fascinating
episodes in the political or literary his
tory Of the world The heart beats more
quickly as the eyes rest upon the pic
tured figures Of the virile eloquent and
true "Frate," whose personality has, IN
George EllOts "ROmola" been revealed TO
us with power. His simple cell. says
Mrs. Tcrhune. who visited it before pre-
pairing her sketch, differs i'm nothing
from the others in the building, save in
tho life OF him who occupied it, She
reviews the last days Of that life, which
ended in torture and the awful ordeal
by Fire" because the corrupt and bestial
pOpulace. and cOrrupter Pope feared
and hated the eloquent tongue which ut
tered with burning el0quence the truth.
Mrs. Terhune entities her chapter 1.-The
Prophet OF San Marco" IL is a solemn
shade" says she chat has walked with
uz all through the forenoon of this April
dav." A volume of Romala is our COM
panion in this day. round. and we have
read the eloquent description Of the
Friars appeal TO heaven standing just
where the shadow of the pulpit and the
eownol figure must have fallen on that
memorable morning. His crucihX is here,
his rosary: the hand chair In which ne
sat at his desk: some miss among them
his argument against 1.-THE Trial by
Fire" proposed and afterwards insisted
upon bv his Franciscan enemies-his halr-
cloth shirt. and bit of brown wool
from which we withdraw our eyes quick
is. II was taken from the pile on which
be- was burned 10 ashes The brief
sketches present those pages in the his
tory OF each subject which are most sig
nidcant ana beside being extremely inter
osting reading. the book is from the me
chanical STANDPOINT beautiful; belonging
20 a class which appeal irresisubly TO
the holiday purchaser, and being far more
valuable than the mass or distinctly
ORNAMENTAL holiday publications
There is nothing new in Il, but the old
ia the old which is sacred tosthe thought
ful and it is presented by sympathetic
men and mind 20 which its deep sisnlh-
canoe profoundly appeals
BANKERS AND BROKERS'.
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