The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12

issues OF "sppleton's Home Reading
Books" This series Is designed as sup
Elementary to the school course ana Is
intended 10 combine amusement ana IN
struction.
WHAT IS WORTH WHILE sEkItS-
THE TREND of THE CENTURY. by
Seth Low, president Of Columbia Uni
versity.
This Is a. reprint Of the Grafton that
President Low delivered I'm lSs before the
Harvard Chapter Of the Phi Beta Kappa
Society. President Low shows that tue
two influences that have made TINS cen
fury what Il Is. are the scientific splrlt
and the democratic spirit, and he traces m
eloquent words what I'm the domain OF
thought. Of society, Of commerce. or m
dustry and OF politics has been the domi'
nant tendency Of growth
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURE, b.
Jeanette NJ Dougherty.
Hunger for culture is one Of the marked
phenomena of our time. Miss Dougherty
shows how men and women. even In re-
mote places and with limited means, may
be neglecting opportunities which lie at
hand. The essay is practical and in
spring and ought TO do missionary work
for many a discouraged soul
THE CHOICE OF \ COLLEGE FOR A
BOY. by Chas. Franklin Thwing, d.
d.. LII d.. president Of Western Re
serve University.
srt....t-.- -.,o,l-- .,r-ftf, .authnrftV His
acauaintance with college life Is wide.
and therefore what he says deserves re-
spectfu consideration even If il were not
marked By temperance, calm wisdom and
apnoaling fairness. lie discusses the
question OF The rural or urban college, the
donominatiCnal or unsoctaran institution,
the large or the small college the East
cru or the western. He discusses the
co-oducation of the sexes, the dOrmitory
system. athletics and various other prob
lens that confront the prospective stu
dent.
RATIONAL EDUCATION FOR GIRLS,
by Elizabeth Hutchinson Murdoch.
Miss Murdoch urges that the time has
come TO give a calm study TO the ques-
ton whether the education now afforded
young women Is really for the highest
advantage of their sex. She sees signs
Of reaction toward the ideal expressed
by Mrs. willard eighty years ago, that
woman must be reared in the perfection
of her nature and not In Imitation OF
men,
These four little books belong 20 the
What is Worth While Series" publish
ed by r. Y. Crowell q Co., ~ east -FOUR
teen,h street. New York.
0Ttor- "a va r,naf attractive little volumes
in a beautiful uniform binding. Inc
price of each Is 81 cents postpaid.
A VOYAGE AT ANCHOR, by w. Clark
Russell AppletOn's Town and Country
Library. New York. d. Appleton
Company Bound in paper, 5H pages
price 80 cents.
This is a somewhat paradoXical utle
and IS a quaint story Of a two months
holiday spent i'm an old hulk, of the
Kentlsh coast. Though al anchor the voy-
age IS not without incident. the burning
Of ship ut night being one Of the most
exciting events.
PREDICAMENTS. by Louis Evan ship
man New York. Life Publishing
CO. Bound I'm cloth. gilt top, illustra-
ted. pages 153. price 81.
This is collection of short society
stories told IN Mr. Shipman's best VEIN
His "D'Arcy of the Guards" which IS now
being dramatzed will be remembered as
one of the literary successes Of last year
afr. ShlDman uses for the environment of
the stories I'm "Predicaments' the social
existence Of New YOrks smart set" and
the episodes are an within the bounds OF
probability and elegant cOnventionality
The Illustrations are in the most char
acteristc style Of Charles Dana Gibson
and n. X. Hanna Jr.
SUNBEAM AND MOONBEAM, by Louise
r. Baker. author Of CT Martin. New
York and Boston. r. l.. Crowell q co.
Bound In cloth. S vo. 800 pages, frontis-
piece price 80 cents.
The "sunbeams" is the name OF a club
Of girls i'm emulation of whom their play
mates the boys form a club of Moon
beams" and the story tells Of their gen
erous rivalry IN doing kind and helpful
deeds for the benefit Of the community In
which they live. The story is told with
great vivacity and humor.
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF NAT
URAL LAW, by Henry Wood, author
OF Victor Serenus," studies in the
Thought World" Ideal Suggestion"
Gods Image in Man." Edward Bur-
ton" etc
This is one Of the most sensible as 1t
IS one Of the most readable books on
political economy that We have read on
this subject 1t is political economy up
to-date. tho well established and recog-
nized principles being applied 10 present
conditions. The burning topics OF the
day, including trusts, Capitalization, labor
questions socialism, and coinage are
treated most instructively.
These questions are treated from non
partisan standpoint and in such way as
TO make them highly entertaining The
book is now issued in paper covers at "
cents a copy.
The Magazines
In the current number Of THE BOOK
MAN" the announcement of the retire
ment from its editorial staff of MIR. James
Macarthur is made. Mr. Macarthur has
long been Identified with THE BoOkman'
but now goes to accept a responsible po-
sition with the Messrs. Harper, The
vacancy on the staff Of 1.-THE Bookman'
has been filed by Mr.. Arthur b. Mann.
Norman Hapgood tells US Of THE Drama
OF the Mouth" and Henry b. Fuller dis
cusses art in America" The third OF
the New York in Fiction series de-
scribes pictorially and in words the new
part Of that city made famous in litera-
dc In