Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-29
Notices of New Books.


l2mo.. 70 pages. 35c. T. Y. Crowell &
Co. New York and Boston
1t is hardly probable that Mr.. Marden
will find many to dispute the arguments
he has advanced in this charming little
series OF essays, though thousands into
whose hands it may fall will thank him
for his wise suggestions. The whole scope
Of the work is defined in the authors pre-
fatory note, which is well worth consider
ing Here is the "foreword":
THE soul-consuming and friction-wear-
ing tendency OF this hurryng, grasping.
competing age is the excuse for this
booklet. Is it not an absolute necessity
to get rid of all irritants, for everything
which worries and frets. and which brings
discord into so many lives? Cheerfulness
mas wonderful lubricatlng power. 1t
/ lengthens the life of human machinery,
as lubricants lengthen the life Of inert
machinery Lies delicate bearings
| should not be ground away for mere lack
| OF OIL What is needed is q habit Of
! cheerfulness. to enjoy every day as we
90 along: not to fret and stew all the
week, and then expect 10 make up for IL
| sunday or on some holiday. 1t IS not a
question OF mirth so much as Of cheer
I
MES laughter but serenity-a calm. sweet
! l-contentment and inward peace. Are
/ there not multitudcs Of people who have
| the blues" who yet wish well 10 their
neighbors? They would say kind words
and make the world happier-but they
/ haven't the time To lead them 10 look
on the sunny side of things, and TO take
I q little time every day 10 speak pleasant
words. is the message Of the hour"
I In this work as IN that on Character
the author has drawn literally from his
wide knowledge Of men and books, and
incidentally weavcs I'm some very pleas
/ ing anecdotes and quotations. lie ac-
knowledges thanks 20 Mr. T.. p. Tenney
Of Cambridge. for assistance in preparing
the publication.
PRINCE TIMOTEO BY David skaats
Foster. f. Tennyson Nicely. London,
New York. and Chicago. Cloth. Pages.
254. Good print and binding.
Mr.. Foster is a coal and iron merchant,
Of Utica. y. Y, and must be a man of hui
mainly and enterprise. for besides assist
ing his fellow-citzens in warming. cook
ing. and manufacturing. he has establish
ed a literary factory in which he fabri-
Gates works for their mental cOnsump-
ton mo pent-up Utica contracts his
powers" OF imagination, nor does this
"unbounded Continent" confine him. \
member Of the Princeton football team
OF 1883 to win a wager climbs and is hoist
ed unexpectedly to the top of a precipi-
tous rocky island in the Appennine noun
tains and is there recognized as Prince
Timothy, heir-apparent OF small prin-
cipalitv Of Firenzalino. a duplicate, in
] - Is there
are sufficiently murderous; but, though
everything there was 400 years ago, he
captured the daughter Of the reigning
duke. whose severed head did not disturb
her. with her escaped, and married her.
But the island i'm the lake is lowered by a
storm and earthquake, as il had been
probably elevated.
The conceptions OF the work are not
only absurd. but ridiculous. and are not
redeemed by the show Of Medicean his
tory. and italian literature: nor by the sa-
tire. which is often apparent.
Mr.. Foster was educated, i'm part AZ the
University OF Jena, and has published
other productions, in prose and in verse.
REPORT OF THE ELEVENTH AN
NUAL. MEETING or THE VIRGINIA
STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, Held at
The Hot Springs Of Virginia. August
I . and 2. 1899 Edited by Eugene G..
NI9ssie. Secretary Of the Richmond
Bar.
This attractive volume. besides giving
a complete and absolutely accurate re-
port of the meeting OF one Of the most
important bodies in the State. contains
some excellent reading matter and seve-
raj fine photogravures of well-known Viz
glnia LAWYERS. Within its covers We see
pictures Of Hon. John GoOde. Jackson
Guv. ESQ. the late James Peasants, and
the late Professor Walter ID. Dabney. IN
addition to these, several Photographic
groups are reproduced. and there are at
tractiye views Of the hotels and land
scape at the Hot Springs.
The annual address Of the president.
Hon. John Goode. is printed in full, as are
also able papers by James =. Harrison.
Of the Danyille Bar. and Hon. william
Il. Petit. Of Fluvanna. As these have
been commended in former issues Of the
DISPATCH. We pass them with a mere al
fusion. though they make most attractive
reading.
The palnstaking editor Of this useful
and attractive volume, Mr.. Eugene c.
Massie. has carefully arranged and IN
dexed the book, and it viii be a well
come visitor to the Libraries of Virginia
lawyers
THE VIZIER OF THE TWO-HORNED
ALEXANDER. BY Frank r. Stockton.
illustrated BY Reginald Il. Birch. l2mo;
2s5 pages. New York: The Century
Company. 80.
The hero Of Mr.. Stockton's latest story
is an Oriental ohiceholder who accident
ally drank the entire contents of the
Fountain of Youth. the result belng
that he has remained about so years OF
age for many centuries past During
these thousands of years he has been
brought into more or less intimate con-
TACT with many Of the worlds most
famous characters, including Abraham,
samson. Moses. Joshua. Nebuchadnezzar,
Petrarch Napoleon. Maria Edgeworth,
and Charles Lamb. OF late years
the Vizier has been a resident OF New
York city, where Mr.. Stockton has had
frequent opportunities OF hearing him
tell Of his unparalleled experiences. Mr..
Reginald Birch's graceful illustrations.
showing the Vizier and his companions
in the costumes Of various lands and
ages. add much 10 the books charm. To
say that "The Vizier" is a very Stock
tOnesque story is 10 characterize ana
commend It In a single word.
ART AND MORALITY. BY Ferdinand
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