The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-23


appear, is much like Soldiers of For
tune It has to do with a West Pointer
in a South American revolution.
The many Southern manufacturers and
merchants concerned in Astatic Com
merce will welcome the important book
to be published by the MacMillans this
month called .The Mastery of the. Pa
cific," by a r. Coiquhoun. r. r. s., au-
thor of China In Transformation" The
next arena. in the worlds politics Will
be the Pacific. Tho conflict of interests
arc likely to become keen where the
Oriental western Powers meet. The au-s
thor has visited all the principal Islands
Of the Pacific and is intimately acqualnt-
cd With the mainland Of Asia, border
ing that ocean from Korea to Singapore,
and with the United States, Canada, and
Central America. He has but recently
undertaken a journey to ascertain the
exact condition and possibilities of the
Pacific and to gauge the position Of the
Powers interested in it. His book con-
tains an account of political and ma
terial development in the far East, with
AN estimate Of the present status Of
Russia, Germany. France, Great Britain
and Japan. He takes into consideration
the collapse Of China, and the vast
changes imminent in that country owing
to the appearance of America on the
stage. His final chapters bear on the
future of the Pacific and the relation
of the four Powers at present chiefly
Acknowledgement Britain, America, Japan
and Holland-and a fifth. Germany,
deeply Interested; discussion of the
problem OF the future political and COM
mercial interests, communications and
the influence that sea power will have
in the settlement Of all questions relat-
flo 10
Few works of this scope have been so
profusely illustrated. The photographs
are reproduced in half-tone and add an
chronological and material significance to
the volume apart altogether from the
Interest which naturally belongs to 1t.
Mr. Owen Wister's now book, Inc
Virginian, will be illustrated with elsht
frlll-,,ace drawings by Arthur I. Keller,
whose drawings for Fret Harte's select-
ed stories are so we'll known. lie also
illustrated Caleb West and THE Au-.
photography of a Quack.'' The story
itself is of a young cowboy of eXcep-
tional gifts, who at the widest period
falls in love with 4 Vermont girl Oh
education superior to bis own. He has
never before been thrown with Wo-
man Of refinement. This awakens IN
him strain OF native fineness IN ms own
nature that has hitherto had no chance
of development. She is attracted by
his yirilitv but repealed by his rough
ness Quite against her intentions' she
is at last conquered by him, but not
until he has shown himself to pc ner
master in some surprising ways. Inc
gradual coming together OF these Two
makes the undercurrcnt OF tho story
through a series OF episodes. grotesquc,
laughable or tragic, such as were COM
mon in the cattle country.
Mr.. Kenneth Brown, who in colabora-
ton with his brother-in-law, II. B. Boone,
wrote @Eastover Court House" in the
Harpers' American Novel series. is en-
gagged on new novel. Mr.. Brown lives
in Virginia, and when he is not writing
novels he is raising thoroughbred hunters.
Inexperience in novel writing" said Mr..
Brown. "hard as it may be for the read
En- is not as disastrous TO an author as
nexperience in stocl1-raising is to the
amateur breeder. 1t is very expensive
worlz to raise good hunters. Time and
patience and knowledge and money arc
all needed in big quantities And the dis
appointments are so keen. Our first effort
to raise two hunters 16 hands high only
resulted in couple of little fellows OF
Ia hands We named them Adversely
and Calamity and now we use them
for polo ponies. They're capital polo
poncs. I assure you, but rather expensive
for our USE Mr.. Brown is at present
visiting New York.
The story is told of a. Nenw Englandcr.
about seventy years DID, and apparently
vegetarian, Who have learned that Dr.
Henry van Dyke, the author. who lee
turcd here a few days ago, made occa-
sional expeditions to Caraa and elsewhere
in search OF big game, recently sent 10
him a pen drawing made by himself OF
stas-a charming piece of work for a man
Of such ycars-and underneath placed TINS
motto in large letters: Thou shalC not
kill DR. van Dyke, in acknowledging
yeceipt of the drawing, thanked his friend
for his kindness. and suggested that under
certain conditions a more appropriate leAt
would be Acts X, 49,; rise, Peter, XII
and cat"
The new hook by Sir Robert Ball, which
the Appletons announce for immaculate
publication. is entitled ''The Earths be
ejnning.'' 1t is intended to supply clear
and popular explanation OF the processes
by which the earth was eVoiNed i!olii
chaos. and of the manifold applications
ar the nebular hypothesis to the entire
solar system. DR.. Ball has recently de-
I;vered a series of popular Astronomical
lectures in this country, one OF when
was given in this city.
The six books which are selling best in
New York city, as reported to Inc
Tribune by the leading booksellers, were
taken in the following order:
..,rbo pirht of Way "Sir Richard Cal
oafly" "Count Hannibal "Thc House
with tho Green Shutters" "Lazarrc,
and "Tlle Cavalier.
Books Recefved.