Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19
THE RICHMOND DlsPATcH-sUNDAY. MARCH 49, 1899.

present. past. and future life OF any per-
son. and how necessary II Is for US TO
pay constant heed TO these messages from
on high. Some in our day do pay heed
TO them. Among these believers are a
few Of the ahlest, wealthiest and best
known men in America. know their
names, but. OF course. cannot mention
them Priests and physicians do not
divulge professional secrets. and neither
do reputable astrologers. IL | were to
mention their names, however. the public
would be startled
THE BLENDED FLAGS. BY Male Dove
Day.
Here we have some specimens OF the
most modern American yersincatiOn, hav-
ing been written since the commence
ment OF the grand crusade which the
United States are still carrying on with
humanitarian vigor.
The book containing them is neat
enough. and IS a home production from
the press Of DANCE Brothers Company,
Danville, Va. 1t contains. besides the
opening poem on the Blending Of the
Union and Confederate flags. tributes TO
Dewey and Manila, Fitz Lee. Garcia, the
Maine. Santiago. HobsOn, &c, &c. They
are all dedicated to the United States
navy There IS the authors conception OF
the Spaniards:
Were their hearts as true
As their courage high,
Would they grandly live
As they know how 20 diet
Their crimes would not call
TO the throne IN the sky
we take Male Dove Day" to be PEN
name As she begins with 1.-THE Blended
Flags" so she closes with them, as iol-
lows:
"Via Lux 0ucisO
"Now the war with Spain IS ended
And the flags together Blended
Let all rancor be suspended.
Let IL cease"
Let fame. at friendships portal,
Clasp our hands in faith immortall
At common altar. peacel
The universal peace!'
Copyright not yet obtained; only ap-
our NAVY N THE WAR WITH
SPAIN. BY John r. Spears. Author
of The History of our Navy" etc. Win
More Than One Hundred Illustrations.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
1893. go
THE name Of Mr.. Spears's book will
tell what Is in IL as we'll IS could be done
bv half A page Of epitomizing. The author
confines himself strictly to facts and de-
scribes very simply the part our navy
plavod i'm "our last and most successful
war" His narrative IS prefaced ~ a
few chauters on the Nirginius and Aspin-
wall affairs and the causes that led TO
American Intervention in Cuba. SO mucn
has been wri ten already on all THESE
subjects i'm newspapers and periodicals
that little new matter can be expected
now. Very little is TO be found IN Mt,
Spears's work. but he deserves great
credit. nevertheless, both for using true
material to such good advantage ana i0i
having made readable book out or purely
drum and trumpet history. And rampant
Americauism. which Will read anything
American, good. bad, or lhdlneIehl' WI
certainly read this. which has the grace
IN he American and interesting at the
same time.
For sale By the Bell Book and Station
erv Company. Price, $3.50
THE HEART or DENISE AND OTHEF
TALES. BY :. Leverett Yeats, Author
If "The Chevalier D'Auriac," etc, etc
| New York. London. and Bombay Long
mans Green < CO. 1883. Cloth. Pages
| 21- Price, $50.
! This well-printed volume contains nine
/ stories of various lengths, the scenes o.
which are laid in France. Italy, lndia
etc The leading one is highly interesting
and i'm some parts deeply absorbing
is of the time of the famous ana intamou
catherine De Medci. when there Wer
troubles with the Huguenots
Denise de Mieux had a warm heart
which she was very near wrecking unue
the schemes Of a fascinating villain. bu
| by her piety. hereditary pride ana lh
assistance of kind friends, she saves
and finally gives IL 10 her own husband
TO whom she had been hastily married
against her earnest protest, by Catherln
and her son. the King Most OF the olhe
stories are also interesting.
AN ODD LITTLE LASS \ Story 70
! Girls. By Jessie +. Wright, Author o
.Phnip Leicester" etc. illustrated
Ida Waugh. The Penn publishing Com
many. Philadelphia. 1888. Hunter
90. Richmond. Va. Pages 5ol. Cloli
Not long since wa noticed a common
dable STORY for girls" entitled Doroln
Dav" Here We have another By dii
ferent author. and one when Is ever
vav worthy Of pcrusal. IT may also D
taken as "a story for boys. For the Od
Little Lass" exerted a very excellent III
nuence upOn several boys besides greati
improving herself. The picture, too,
farm life I'm New England IS pleasaf
one and bright and irrepressiOle htll
I,onnfe largely contributes 10 IL.
REPORT or THE UNITED STATE
NATIONAL MUSEUM. Under the J.
rection Of the Smithsonian Institute
for the year ending June 20, 1876
This is a well-bound volume OF near
o0p nagcs. containing hundreds OF lllu
trations and numerous articles OF curlo
interest and archaeological value.