Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-29

of literary and pictorial features II
opens with an article by Mrs Darlington
Booth, taking the reader through State
prisons, pointing out the awfulness Of
prison life, and the hopelessness Of a
released prisoners efforts 10 gain un-
aided q place where he can get a lveli-
hood. The story touches the heart. and
will attract widespread interest. Mrs.
Lew Wallace writes Of 1.-THE Murder Of
the Modern Innocents,' powerful and
convincing protest against the cyer-edu-
cation OF children. THE Story Of New
Yorl's Social Life" gives interesting
Rlmoses OF Gotham society. and '"The
Largest Ranch IN the World describes
a Texas pasturage as large as two states
OF our Union The three serials-"The
Girls OF Camp Already" Miss Wilkins's
"The Jamesons IN the Country" and
"The Minister Of Carthage
with dash and a successful interest.
Two pages Of the February Journal are
worthily devoted 10 pictures Of THE
Prettlest Country Homes I'm America"
and two more TO Inside OF Score OF
Gardens" Both features are the inau-
gural parts Of n series OF pictures that
will be interesting and useful 10 every
hOme-owner or lover Of natures work.
Barton Cheyney tells boys why and
where they should learn trades, and
William Martin Johnson continues his
blouse Practical series: Good Furni-
ture and Furnishing" are pictured; MAX
ing a Home Aquarium" IS explained, and
Gowns for Unusual Figures" are shown
Helen Watterson Moody writes on ''What
II Means to Be Engaged; Mrs. S. T.
Rorer on Food for Men and Women
over Fifty" 2nd preparing and Cooking
Shellhsh," while every home and family
interest is considered. by the Curtis Pub
fishing Company Philadelphia. one dol
lar per year; 10 cents per copy.
THE INCONSISTENCIES SON. BY VIII Al
len DrOmgooe. Author Of "The Heart
Of Old Hickory" 1.-THE Valley Path"
&c. Illustrated The Penn Publishing
Company. Philadelphia. 1895. Hunter &
Co. Richmond, Va. Pages, S37. Cloth.
This author bears a name that was
! once very conspicuous in the politics Of
Virginia. The moonshiner was Elijah
Bentley, a desperate and degraded fellow,
who carried on his Illicit operations in the
Cumberland mountains, in a cave screen
ed by a waterfall He lived nearby with
| his mother-in-law and an only child.
| Joe. He tyrannZed over both Of these.
! and forced Joe TO assist him in MS I'M
! lawful work. But the old lady was or
sterling principle. and Joe received beau
! tifully her indoctrination. She and Joe
, were devoted to each other. and she com
pared him TO a lily. which she had once
seen growing out OF a mudhOle. Joe had
another good friend I'm Jube Jarvis,
neighboring merchant, who preserved his
! integrity and his safety. despite his un-
favorable and even dangerous environ
ment. For there were other moonshiners
| besides Bentley. and "revenuers' with
detectives were after them. At last Bent
ley is tracked. raided. and slain.
This is really a great relief TO granny
| and Joe. But n brother-in-law visits
| granny and persuades her 20 let him sell
her out and take her and Joe to his home,
where he keeps an inn. There he neg
! lects her. and grievously abuses him
| nearly starves him. He Unexpectedly
makes a great friend in a Mr.. White, a
large and liberal-handed manufacturer Of
| Knoxville. Tenn, who had come TO that
place to examine some timber lands. He
takes Joe to his home, rears and educates
his there with bis own nephew, and en-
ploys him in his factory, where Joe
works. whilst he also studies.
When a boy. at the moonshine distil-
lery. he had exhibited Mechanical talent,
and worked surreptitiously with his limit
'ed tool-chest. He. therefore. made sur
prising progress in everything that was
assigned him in Mr.. Whites establish
ment. and at length became IFS manager.
SO that when the bachelor proprietor
came TO die, he. by his Will left IT "a
Joe and set him up very handsomely
and Joe took good care Of granny Jube
Jarvis, and others.
BY the example and precepts Of Joe
the favorite nephew, Jes, was cured OF
] .TgF in l. f- Ohio a.rlf,4
agreed 10 take q college course. and ever
determined to become a minister OF the
Gospel. His uncle remembered him also
in his will.
ASTRONOMY; THE SON AND HIS
FAMILY. BY Julia MacNair Wright
Author of Mature Readers Seaside ano
Wayside." Botany" &c Illustrated
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Com
pany. 1895 Richmond, Va. Hunter &
Co. Cloth and Silver. Pages, 2O3.
This IS a neat and handy little manua
Of the most fascinating and elevating o
the sciences and IS well written. 1t con
tains not only what was found out in the
sky with the unaassisted eye, but th'
grand discoveries made with the aid o
telescope. spectroscope, and photograph
1t adopts the nebular hypothesis OF tn
successive throwing off Of outer rings 81
5 thoroughly as TO call it a theory. 1t j
interesting and instructive but Is some
! what defective in its explanation OF tn
: phases Of the moon and Of the change
1 OF the seasons. II might also be NOR
satisfactory In its notices OF the grea
modern telescopes and the Astronomical
e observatories Of the present day. We d.
! not recollect that IL takes any notice o
the Mccormick, of our University, nor o
the Yerkes. Of the University Of Chicago
THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SO
CIETY PAPERS.
The printing Of Volume XVI. Of thi
valued exponent of the war nears com
pletion. 1t is volume Of exceeding In
- terest Among the attractive original ar
. ticles contained may be cited the folloy
y ing: The War Diary OF Captain Robef
Il. Park, Twelfth Alabama Regiment
1S63-'64; The Dismemberment OF virginia
e by William Baird, logical and conYinc
O ing exposition Of wicked and unjus
: tidable action by Congress; The Coas
q Defence OF South Carolina, 1864. by Hot
I William A. Courtenay; The Bombardmen
Y ~ Fort Sumter; The Battle of Gettys
n burp by General j. r. Trimble; Genera
w IT. G. Whitng-A Touching Wndca
tion Of a Hero. by G. B. benson; Pro
o ceedines and Eloquent Addresses at IN
7 dedication OF the Soldiers and Sailors
d Monument. at Montgomery, Ala, Decen
o her s. 1893. in which are oomprehensiv
tributes to the cavalry, infantry, an
navy of the Confederate States; A Ne
morial-Rev NJ. ID. Hoge, by the edito
of the papers Sir. r. A. Brock, in whic
q IL maintained that DR.. Hoge symbo