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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
Country Life ia America.

Country Life in America for February
is an enlarged number of this beautiful
magazine of the world out-of-doors, rep
resenting the new expansion of Amerl-
can life TO the country. In Garb OF
White" the frontispiece, is a remarka-
BILE picture of New England woods road
in winter Among the leading features
are "Sl1ibo Castle the summer home of
Andrew Carnegie in the Scottish High
lands; "a Sniff at Old Gardens" by j. P.
Mowbray who treats of the vestlges OF
a past homo life On the old Hudson river
manors; and Cuckoo" an illustrated
poem of the woods, by John Burroughs.
other articles and pictures touch upon
every side of country life. A series OF
photographs is devoted to THE Abandon
ed Farm Country where, amid old
friends-the marigold, hollyhock and
climbing rose-may be found pleasant sum
mer homes, modest, but quite as much
the aim of this successful magazine as
the ideal country seats, with theiI dairics,
FLOODED stock and foS-hunts.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
sylvia: Tie Story of an American Countess.

Nv Evalvn Emerson. Small, Maynard
& Co. Boston. $l.5o $50
..Sylvia, is a charming and clever low
story. readable and Interesting from
cover to cover, as one tlnos ai.er ne
},as passed through the most stirling ST. is.ll
feature of the book, the Illustrators:
trhev consist Of twelve ideal portfalts: Or
the heroine, drawn by twelve artsls
known for their types of beauuiui W.
mon. each artist striving TO express AZ
his portrait his conception OF her chaf-
acter. r,,,;.t,-
cox. de its, Champ, Elliott. Gilbert, Herter.
I4,tt Alice B. stevens, and Wenzetl
have each contributed, and the result
is i,ewildering variety OF types OF W.
manhood. In one thing only are uies
an agreed. and that is in the picturns
Of sylvia as a beautiful, soulful, mos
Fascinating creature. we'll worth the at
tention she has received in both the
liberal and graphic features OF the move;
It is no wonder that this American sirl
irsrired so much romance, and, as the
title American Countess, became
Known as the most beautiful woman IN
Europe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
A WONDERFUL SUBSTANCE
Produced by Nature Found onIy in Virginia

Extract from the famous book Random
Recollectlons of a Long Life, by the ven-
cradle Edwin J. Scott, punIisn n pS
Besides in 1876 while was absent, my
son was taken dangerously I'LL. and died
turn. This was a severe blow to me. for
he was the active out-Goor man III our
bank. But in addition just then occurred
the violent political agitation and cleo
lions throughout the State, for relief from
radical rule, absorbing the time and atten1
ton of our people and nearly stopping all
business. and finally in November | was
struck down with a chronic disease of the
stomach and kidneys that had troubled me
many years, which prevented my proper
endangered my life. During this time L
had indigestion, dropsy and Il complete
arrangement of the digestive organs ana
was confined to my bed for ten months.
with occasional attacks of nervousness
when I expected to survive but lew
hours. Under these circumstances, winch
I could not possibly have foreseen or pre-
vented. l made an assignment IN June.
1878, my only daughter sharing In the loss
with my other creditors. From TINS Dan
gerous condition. when my END was evl-
IDENTIFY approaching and had lain nearly
unconscious for several days. reilef came
almost miracuiousiy DR.: Talley, Wnoss
of HEAVIER prolonged my life, told me one
day of remedy that had been produced
in this way: a man neaH aolhg ts'.re, d. ~
water and placed 1t over a slow ire until
it was reduced to pint. He then Went
to six other springs and drew from each
a like quantity. which was treated in the
same manner These pints of water he
mixed together and by evaporation pro-.
duced a substance in color and consist,
ency resembling putty. which he declared
would cure any stomach trouble. liver.
kidney or dropstcai affection 1t was
called Ironai, an Authorization OF Iron and
Alum. of which 1t is largely COMPOSED.
To the surprise of every one it proved to
be specific for these diseases. as was
certified to by such men as Bishop Pierce.
of Georgia The doctor. with my consent.
ordered some of this singular medicine.
THE dropsy in my limbs had been In
creasing slowly for about a year. willis
my arms showed nothing but skin T.. and as
fected. Yet a small dose of the Ironal In
a single night carried off all the accumu,
lated water. leaving the skin all loose and
shrivelIed A few doses relieved me OF the
dropsy. The kidney and stomach troubles
disappeared. and in the course OF month
craw!ed out to the front door From that
and has been since as good as any ones
| at my time of life. The. effects OF this
remedy were so happy and wonderful that
I record them here for the benefit OF hu-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
The Century.

The "Midwinter Number of the Cen
fury is a masterpiece in magazine pro,
duction, and is crammed with sood
things. The contributions in the year
Of American Humor' department are
very amusing, particularly -Four Negro e. q
songs The Don't Hurry Club. An
Irish Mother" and The Book Agent.
The group of Poems of the w, Vest tore are
mountain and the wide plain. Virginia
is touched upon in Gilbert stuarts
Portraits of Men" the first of which is
that of Washington, and in a Visit TO
Mount Vernon a Century Ago.
other very notable articles are chi
Cages Great River Harbor.' THE Palm
Of the Princess NIathide,' "a Desert
Romance by Remington; the conclu-
sion of Brady's "Barbarossa, The
Building of a. Cathedral (st John the
Divine, New York city,, The Uses OF
Cathedral by Bishop Potter. and the
looked-for articles on the Identification
of Washington. This is only the barest
glimpse into a rare number of the Cen
fury.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
The BOckmau.

The Bookman is a particularly well
made literary magazine in every particu-
lar. The department Of chronicle ana
comment is exceptionally interesting. Il.
T. P.'s remarks in Here and There, on
Kipling's The Islanders" are full OF
the bitter truth that is the severest or
sarcasm Three years ago. he writes,
lit was IIipling himself who proclaimed
in brassy notes the pride of race, Woo
despised the lesser breeds who saw IN
the clean-limbed, nonchalant, and Well
bred 'fanne!ed fools whom he now With
ers by his scorn the masters of the earth
in peace and war His Gadsbys, SO gay
and debonnaire, well set up. good-tenper-
ed easy-going and ignorant, were Tue
finest soldiers in the world. They spent
no time in studying the art OF War.
They left that for Germans ana LOT
Frenchmen. They were adopts at Poio.
they were splendid cricketers, Trey couid
dance and 1lirt and drawl, What more
was necessary? So, when kiplinS in 1853
ss,nr ~ .ffty thousand horse and foot
s-o;rs- ~ Table Bay he sang with a
ii,ht heart and with all the self-compla-
ossrcy, of his own heroes. But alas! four
ZINES tiftv thousand horse and foot have
a,,,o ~ 71.able Bay since then: and a, few
H,trbmen who knew nothing of polo and
Who never used a bit of ptpec.ay in their
lives have .crumpled up Chat used to.
i,a I1ipling.s favorit eSpression) his
Guards and. Lancers and Highlanders, all
IN one red burial blent.' and to-day Mr..
sKipling is calling his athletic but utterly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
unframed young Englishmen mere mud
E;1l- &c :
Ladies' Home Journal.

The February issue of the Ladies
Home Journal opens with the first part
of Miss Portor's new romance of the
South, "Those Days in Old Virginia
illustrated by w. L. Taylor. This is
followed by Joseph Blethen's story OF
The Girls Of Flat c. a tale Of our girls
who established bachelors hail." and
the third installment of 1.-The Russels
in Chicago a clever satire on the way
they Go things in the western metropolis.
A most interesting and timely contribu-
ton is "My Impressions OF American
women by his Excellency, WI Ting
fang, Chinese Minister to the United
States Clifford Howard describes Ma
dame ModjeskaS paradise of a home In
southern California and Franklin Il.
Wiley writes of THE Summer Homes of
Wel-Known People," telling and show
ing where such famous fox as Pade-
a1vsl1i and arion Crawford and
dozen others spend the warm months.
zle School, a new game, and de-
scripton of how to make smoke pic,
tures.' q The editorial page is given up
to the first of the "Mothrs' Meetings"
a new department which will appear at
intervals hereafter, and several clever
poems and short stories are printed in
.'Under the Evening Lamp In the
departmental section Edward Howard
Griggs' talks on education continue; Mrs.
Sangster has a. special page forE'sWhen
Days of Illness Gomez anG all the regular
departments maintain the high standard
OF the mazagine. The Valentine cover
is by Henry HUT; and the pictorial feat
ures include a page of most attractive
pictures Of dogs. and a double page
showing THE College Girl in Music and
Drama
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
THE FEBRUARY MAGAZINES.
The Worlds Work.

The invigorating spirit Of The
Worlds Work makes it most wei
come to the active men in the world
the men who are doing things. An
example OF the bracing tone of this mag
azine is found in a paragraph in the
February number, which comes rlght
home to Richmond:
There is no better antidote for despon-
dency than TO take 3. measure OF your
own community as it was ten years ago
and as it is to-day-,lnlcss you I'VE i'll an
i,3,rerrg esentative and stagnant conlmu-
Mtg. You VIII be likely TO find the
roads or the streets better than they
were; the railroad service BETTER, the
postal service, possibly even the tele-
graph and the telephone service; YOU Will
observe better houses more attractive
grounds; the people are better clad, or
moro are well-clad Inside their houses
YOU will find more books or better, more
bathrooms. better lights and better FUR
niture. y larger proportion OF chlioTeh
and youth are receiving good framing a.
better schools All this means more
than prosperous years 1t means higher
level OF life and a stronger ambition. The
yell-being OF the people OF the United
States is rising higher and especially is
it diffusing itself wider. Life is con-
stanuy becoming more comfortable and
more cheerful as well as longer and safer
leading to better conditions Tor intel
lectual growth and social development.
T.a Worlds Work for FEBRUARY
n,1}~Tsl1es entire. for the first time IN
America. Rudyard kipling's The Islam
ders.' which has raised a vertable furore
of discussion in England. Frank Nor
ris the author of The Octopus. IN an
article entitled The Frontier Gone at
Last" shows how the Anslo-SaXons have
al last encircled the globe with conquest
Captain Mahan writes on The Growth
of Our National Feeling. and there are
important contributions on THE Best
Governed City in the World, pam
Words or Teachers Wages, Greal
American Olive Ranch THE Big Trees
of California DIR. Lyman Abbott,
INCREASING Railway Consolidation,
.Marconi's Triumph and characteristic
lesser topics.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
THE LITERARY PAGE.
The Freshest Works. by Various Authors,
Reviewed and Noticed; With
Gossip and Comment.
regulations, If they can be re-cstablished,'
Tie Co,or of His Soul,

BY Zoe Anderson Morris, 3 "a i
inches, go PIP, dcclSIe edge paper bound
in white Japan vellum. Cover designs
and title page by j. X. BTyans. Price
Si.O0 net Funk & Wagnalls Company,
New York.
Mrs. Zoe Anderson Norris is, perhaps,
the most widely known writer of news
paper sketches in the country. Her sto-
ries of western farm life, of New YORK
newspaper experiences, and OF foreign
trayel have l;aen published through the
medium of the American Press Assocla-
ton in the minor press of the en1lre
country. and lately she has been espe-
cially cultivated by the magazines OIL
cieverness,' of which the Smart Set
of New York is the leading exponent.
In The Color of His Sour she mas
her first book. In it are apparent all the
clements of style which nave mace i.ei
newspaper sketches so popular. Nc
novelette,. as it is modes;ly claimed 10
i,n consists OF a, series OF brilliant pic
lures of Bohemian and newspaper lie IN
New York, unified by the appearance III
most of them OF very striking charac-
Ter. Cecil Mellon, the color of whose SOU
Sc n, controversv Cecil is represented
as a. Young enthusiast, the disciple Oh Dr.
Heron. the Radical professor ne ~
claims the sociaiistic doctrines oi iie
ron and Endorses his mattiiloiiiai liz ill., ~,
Dolly. who tells the story. and may De
assumed to represent the author: ooup.s
the condition of the .'wase-slaves. as pre- me
scented by Cecil and goes to i've IN 'n -.
tonon,ents She interviews ali sorls Oh
..v-aoe-s1ayes' from The ice-nlan ~
the chorus gill Her stories are brim-
f,iI Of fUmor and pathos and sympathetic
human interest. One story IN patsy 90.
lar. that Of the Kindergarten schooi, naa
all the wit and cleverness of Josephine
Todse Daskam,s sketches on the same
subject. together with an appreciation mo OF
inner beauty that is Mrs. Motifs > ~.
In her Investigations. Dolly meets q
young girl, a seamstress, who is e1ecteo
from her lodgings because she is about to
become mother. Dolly takes Ess d her i, 10
c,,i1gbirth Her l:atrayer. the nan VINO
p, upon her small wages and ,t then
cast her off. appears, and in him Do ~.
recognizes the upstart social retofn'ef' 'ne
atheist ana egotist. Cecil Mellon. - ;,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
Harper's.

Virginia ana Nirsinians are faring
very we'll in all the first-late magazines
and If their editors could only realize
what mines of such material and talent
are living yet unexplored, the world
would be deluged with the romance and
history of the Old Dominion. The south
ern field has not been touched thus far,
comparatively speaking. Captain John
Smith and the American Nation, by
Katherine Pearson Woods. with Illus
,rations. is the case in point in the Feb
ruary Esrper's.
Mark Twain's conclusion Of his "Dou-
BILE Barrellcd Detective Story" in this
number is very surprising. and full OF
the satircal humor peculiarly his own.
The mysterious author Of An English
woman's Love Letters" contributes
love story called The Story Of Amabel.
and Amoris:" there are such articles
and verse as .'Sir Arthur Sullivan's
Diary" by Arthur Lawrence: 'Rapallo
and the Italian Riviera. by Ernest Cliff
ford Peixotte; The Better Half Man
and the Upper Atmosphere THE Night
Beautiful Misery and Company. and
the Editors Drawer, rich with good
things
The piece de resistance of the number
is Goldsmith's Deserted Village" in
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02

ters
There is little that need be said Tor this
important book beyond repeating the en-
pressions of approval contained IN the
authors correspondence with Admiral
Sehlev. The key to the book is homi: al
Dewey's famous and just tribute TO us
hero in his findings as president oil the
Naval Court of Inquiry, in which he SAID:
commodore Schley vas the senior Oh
Hcer of our squadron off Santiago "heh
The Spanish squadron attempted to cs-
cape lie was in absolute command.
and is entitled to the credit due such COM
,11andinc officer for the glorious victory
,,.hicr resulted in the total destruction OF
the Spanish ships.
"schley and Santiago which bears out
,fis verdict is an accurate, detailed ac-
co,lnt of the cruise Of the Flying Squadron
the blockade and final destruction OF the
Spanish feet. Mr.. Graham, its author,
is general manager Of the Associated
press at Albany, n. Y, and was their
ppccial representative on board the
BROOKLYN during the entire FIVE months
~ the campaign. The following letter
of endorsement vouches for his authority
In writing what he has:
MIR. Graham served with me in the
Brooklyn from tle beginning to the end
of the campaign against Ccrvera's fleet.
He was in a position in the open to know
the facts of all operations against II
md has given them as he saw them.
The personal views and criticisms or
tho author i do not endorse, though the
facts of the story of the movements and
nperations of the Flying Squadron as he
tells them in this book are correct as
yar as I can remember.
..W. S. sCHLEY,
Rear Admiral, u. S. NJ
"The Richmond. Washington. Jan.
J. 1892
The book is illustrated with inssan-
taneous photographs taken by the author
during the cruise and during the hEht.
and contains also n personal narrative
OF the battle by Admiral Sch!ey. me
hook was written with the direct sang
lion of Admiral Schley. 1t has the
absolute and unqualified endorsement OF
the Admiral as an authentic statement OF
fac.s concerning the battle OF Santiago.
The work is undoubtedly historical ana
an interesting narrative as well. In con-
clus!op. ii may be said. III the conscrva-
tive words OF the New York Herald:
..air. Graham. in the telling of facts.
,sayes the reader free to make the de-
AUCTION that several naval officers need
j : court of inquiry to re-estahlssh their
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
Ajnslee'S

Ainslees for February has striking
sea picture on the cover and contains an
additional marine flavor in Rivers of the
Ocean," an extremely iteresting article
by theodore Waters, and THE Spread
Eagles, Il sailor story by Colin Mckay.
The leading article, however, is Mar
shall Field Merchant" by Richard Linthi--
cum, a graphic study of the greatest mer-
chant in all the world and at the same
time the least known of American public
characters. Jewels of American Wo-
men, by Frank S. Arnett, makes very
pleasant reading. The writer handles
a mass of curious material in a witty.
nervous style. ''The Window of the
Soul by Harvey Sutherland, is a careful
and strong human study of the eye. en-
livened with the quaint Sutherland glow
of humor. These articles are elaborate
" illustrated from photographs which,
with the drawings accompanying Ainslee's
fiction, continue to make the magazine
very attractive to the casual eye. Sun
dry verses complete very satisfactory
number.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
POPULAR Science Monthly.

The contents Of The Popular
Scince Monthly for February, apart
from discussion and reviews. are
as follows: STELLAR Evolution in the
Light of Recent Research" Professor
George e. Hale;, Winged Reptiles,
Professor S. W. Williston; The Journey
ings of Birds Dr. T. II. knowlton;
..Environment in Relation to Sex in Hu-
man Culture Professor Otis T. Mason;
THE College-man as Leader IN the
Worlds Work. Professor R. 81. Thurs
ton: Theology versus Thrift in the Black.
Belt" Charles Bartlett Dyke; The De
scent of Man, Professor L!ndley NJ.
Keasbey.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
Ir0naI Tablets

is the medicine alluded to by Mr.. Scott.
No medicine has ever furnished so grand
a testimonial Ironal Tablets are guaran-
teed to cure all stomach. liver. kidney.
bladder and bowel troubles. or money re.
funded. Price ST., trial size. &c at all
druggists.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02

places by eight. the Queen arrived at
noon, and the services lasted three hours
forty-eight minutes Sir George Smart
was appointed conductor and composer
who had appointed Sir Henry Bishop: but
the berth was a perqufsite OF the then
Bishop of London as Dean of the Chartl
Royal, and he dIsregarded her Majesty,s
desire. No such scandal is likely to arise
at the coronation OF King Edward
The Brussels Conservatoire. for thirty
years pasrepossessor of the famous nist-
cal library formed by NJ. Fetis. has now
acquired the 9GG0 volumes collected by Dr.
Wagner. The price paid for the teti9
books was $4,000 francs. and t. is said
that those purchased from the heirs OF
Wagner are worth at least as much.
Paris has at last heard ..siegfried' and
is wild over it. AT the recent rehearsaI
on December 31st. according to an Eng
lish correspondent. "a most brilliant au'
sist at the rehearsal OF Wasners .Siess
fried,' so long deferred owing to the in
disposition of NJ. Jean de ResZke- Sui
flee it to say that the gossip that has beef
State of health is absolutely unfounded
for never was he in more splendid voics
and rarely has the opera house witnessed
more extraordinary kof enthusiasm
than that which greeted the famous tenos
at the close of each act. The whole house.
rose in its almost frenzied enthlsiasn1
members of. the orchestra joining In thf
applause he audience represented an
that was intellectual. ar.:stic and refined
in the most fastidious of foreign capitai3
a fact which emphasized the stnger'f
amazing triumph.
The first performance ,ook place on the
night of January I'd and the enthusiasm
of the rehearsals was repeated.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02

She (enthusiastically1-oh George. don't
you think the greatest joy in life Is the
pursuit of. the good. the true and the
beautiful?
He-sure thing. That's why I'm hss0
to-uight Illustrated Bis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02

the reconciliation Of Harvard and Au-s
Trey. and her death at the hands of Jean
t3ugon in saving her lover from the sjeal-a
Gus fury Of the Indian. This latest eff
fort Of. Miss Johnston's is bound to create
q great deal Of critical feeling. We shall
have something to say about 1t 2 !; So.
as the book appea: - z. = .:..tic IS IS
attractive as lsuai this month, with
such contributions as Three Months OF
President Roosevelt t, - "Reminiscences of
Walt Whitman February in Eng
land, 'Lincoln's RIVAL excellent
poetry and fresh editorial 'utterances.