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| QUARTERLY HISTORICAL MAGA-
ZINE. Editor. Lyon c. Tyler, NJ. A.
IL. D.. president William and Mary
College. William and Mary ~..lege.
Williamsburg, Va.
| Table of Contents: Educationin Colonial
Virginia, Part "; Influence Of William
and Mary College. Old Virginia Editors
| William Parks William Hunter, Joseph
| Royle, Alexander Purdie. William Rind,
| John Plnckney, John GARRISON with
notes about John Holt, Davenport family,
| and Greenhow family. Armisted Family
| Continued, showing intermarriages with
Moss, Tabb Smith, Booth, Nutting, An
| derson, Ellzey. Hisiop, Fontaine Bragg
| ETC. Nelson er-Book-Extracts from
| letters of William Nelson and Thomas
| Nelson, The Ultra Montana Expedition
| Of Spotswood-Poem OF Rev. Arthur
Blackamore, Professor of Humanities in
William and Mary College in 1716. Mar
rage Bonds at Lawrenceville. Brunswick
county, Va. Harrison, Goosley, and Nc
Cav Family Bible Entries. Prices During
the Revolution. Lafayette Made a Doc
tor Of Laws. a Virginia 'Hero-Alexander
McCaulay. Letter of Nathaniel Burwel,
regarding his brother Lewis at college,
with note on Burwell family. The Tabo
Family showing intermariages with
Sweeney, Moss, Sclater. Armistead, Lati-
mer, Moore, Purefoy, Booker, Peyton, etc
Selden Family, correct statement OF the
births and names Of the children OF Colo
mel Miles SelGen. Lamb Family account
revised and corrected), showing intermar'
riages with Hay, Presson, Emory, Eaioe'
Morecock, etc. Abstract OF Pittsylvanla
County Marriage Bonds Ashton Family
Order in reference 10 division OF estate or
Charles Ashton Historical and Genoa
logical Notes: Buckner-Stith. Northern
Neck of Virginia, Coats of Arms, Grit-
fin-Campbell, Rev. Edward Foliott'
Irby-Tyler. Queries. Bacon's Camp, Por-
tan or Werowocomoco, Pope Family
Marable and Hartwell Families. BOOK
Reviews: Governor Garrard, or Ken
lucky. and his descendants and relatives,
by Ann Russell Des Cognets; History OF
the Blair. Banster, and Braxton F.amiies'
by Frederick Horner. ". D.; Inc FIRST
American Republic, by Alexander Brown
PAsTIME STORIES. By Thomas Nelson
Page, Author of I'm Ole Virginia
"Elket and Other Stories" "On New
Found River Among the. Camps
Two Little Confederates," &c. Illus
trated by a, B. Frost New ioik'
Charles scribners Sons. Pages, ~
Price. s125. For sale by George NJ
West Company,
Ii appears that Harper & Brothers copy
righted this book in 1884; the copyright Is
now in the Scribners. 1t is dedicated TO
all good story-tellers who have sweetened
life with their humor.
The author acknowledges his indepted-
ness for the framework of some or the
stories TO Major j. Horace Lacy, Connel-
ly F. Trigg Polk Miller. Henry ". Hob
son. William F. Gordon. Jr.. and few
Others. Polk Miller's story OF the TUG
Mule Boy" is reproduced.
All these stories are bright and refresh
ing, and the book is seasonabe 1t is Just
the thing for one to take on boat or rail-
road train, or 10 have TO read IN ham, |
mock or on shady porch.
Tom Page is a great genius In story |
telling That this is true is proved In part |
by the large sales OF his works, the royal |
ties on which bring him in a handsome In |
come. His writings have been successful |
as literary examples, as saleable books, as |
depicting that sweet, old-time life In OLD |
Virginia, and what is more, they have |
given information and pleasure TO thou |
sands, while It is incon2eHable that they |
should have injured anybody.
VIRGINIA LAW REGISTER. July No, /
Volume ", No. 3. Edited by w. NJ. |
Lille. Published by the J. p. Bell Com
pany. Lynchburg and Richmond. Price,
90 cents.
This number of the Law Register con-
tains two articles OF especial interest and
great value-the lola trial, by Hon. A. NJ
Kelley. and a sketch OF the new negotia-
Bile instruments law, by Nj. r. Burks, Esq
Mr.. Kelley, in treating of tho lola case.
gives a readable history OF the causes
which lead to the trial OF the great novel
list and of the manner in which the pro-
ceedings were conducted The strange
procedure, so unlike the methods employ
ed in countries blessed with wise Anglo,
Saxon laws, will. not fail TO strike law
yers and attract the laity.
In his article on the negotiable instru-
ments law. Mr.. Burks points out the
great differences which were wrought by
the last Legislature in the statutes per-
tanning TO mercantile paper, and through
his care and research the profession and
businessmen in general will receive some
useful hints.
The other contents Of the Register are:
Adversary Possession-Again; United
States Circuit Court Decision, Coftman
VS.. Cashier; Virginia Decisions, reported
In full-StonebuTner VS. Motley, Pace VS.
Pace; Digest of Other Recent Virginia
Decisions: Editorials; Notes OF Cases;
Miscellany; Correspondence.
THE AMERICAN IN PARIS. A Biogra-
phical Novel Of the Franco-P russian
War; the Siege of Paris. and the Com
mune of Paris. By Eugene Coleman
Savidge. j. b. Lppincott Company,
Philadelphia.
This book has been noticed in such ia
'orable terms By competent critics that |
Ne feel great timidity in expressing an
,pinion adverse TO its merits. The indus
ry OF the author Is commendable, and IL !
5 to be regretted that the time and labor
spent in the preparation of so-calied
historical novel were not devoted to the
OF an authentic narrative OF
he events endeavored to be presented
the work would then have been .
more useful and more dignified. The ro-
nance Of the story consists entirely OF
he Illicit love and intercourse between a
oung American--Kent-and a beautiful
woman OF Napoleon's Court. Fortunate
y. very little space is devoted 10 these
aramonrs, and they are kept Ia the back
round where they absorb none OF the In
crest which the more serious purpose of |
he book should enlist. II Is our opinion | !
hat the author will make good histo-1 :
Ian, and perhaps a good novelist, but his 4
tempt TO combine the two functions Is
failure.
,ON'T WORRY NUGGETS. BY Jeanne /
q. Pennington. Fords. Howard & HUI T
bert. New York. IL
sdicates. is full OF that philosophy which 5
caches us to take life calmly and re- (