Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23

ts-s"- his readers no less c6arrni''S.!
:. y, h,s heretofore interested the hos.s
rown up people who listen 10 ms 49, e,Ss,.
.o.,.aonr Land a certain small boy
~ s,fu smaller sister escape the vigil
80 ~ their French governess and ti'e
s.-os,. and irlsome stiffness OF fnGoor
nc. and spend some delightful hours max
inrr the acquaintance OF the various q 60
,1,res of the open outdoor world. ana hS
,n,3;nr 10 the marvellous stoTics po"i ~
ant, their astonished and wiinhs eais ~
,ha birds insects and animals all ABOUT
them. 49,. =, /,
In ,},e heart of all children there is q
,o,.e md feeling of fellowship for the
Wild. shy things OF the woods ana iieios'
md the various stories In TINS DOCK i'lahe
direct and strong appeal to these ieel-
1ncs of sympathy and k!nship with na'u' K
ruBoI-GIJ HIDDEN SHENSI- BY Fran
,;s n Nichols. New York. Charles
Sc-;,,ncr's Sons illustrated. For sale
In. the Bell Book and Stationery Com
pany. u 81
This is one OF the most delightfully."- IN
terestinc and instructive narratives Oh
travel we have perused fer many a Gay.
mfr Nichols had mission IN VISITING
fsr.oT and somewhat mysterious Shensl
vent there to carry to the sufferers
Ia. the famine the contributions of Ameri-
cans Armed with the red visiting caro-
of Prince Ching, he had an open sesame
svervwhere. 1t took but comparatively
short time to accomplish his mission ana
he made the most of it in the way OF CD
servation of the people. their manners ana
customs. the places of interest, etc The
hook was written before impressions Of
his Journey and opinions he had formed
had faded. and. as a consequence, there
Is not dull page in it. Freshness is one
of its most striking features. In descrlb-
ing the horrors of the famine. he is vivid
but not sensational and he brings out
strongly the fact that there are Chinese
and Chinese who differ widely as regards
moral ideas of social life. etc. Shensi is
the Oldest part Of what comes unoer Stho
head of civilized China and attracted
apecial attention during the Boxer up
rising. owing to the fight thither of the
imperial court The illustrations are unus-
ally good.
ERE. By w. PETIT Ridge. New York. D..
Appleton & Co, 1902.
This is q readable paper The scene is
laid in London. Trade unionisn appears
n it prominently: but Erb is a character
that is attractive to all classes OF men
and women
RABBI BEN EZRA. A study of
Browning's poem. by William Adams
Slade. Fifty pages Special type designs
of the Merrymount Press. Fifty cents net.
TO-DAY AND TOMORROW. BY the
Rev. ]. r. Miller. D. D.. 12mo.. 80 pages.
illustrated by Edwards so cents net.
THE ELEGY OF FAITH. A study of
Tennyson's 'in Memoria,n.' by William
RAIDER. 60 pages. Special type designs of
the MerrSrnount Press. so cents net
These are three holiday publications
from the presses of Crowell & Co., New
York
The wcll-known poem Of rabbi Ben
Ezra is reinforced by scholarly intro
duction and brief. suggestive notes that
serve to clear any dim stanzas of the
poem. and go far toward showing the
purpose OF the whole.
The message of To-day and To-rnor-
row is for those who desire to gather in
iifes harvest days a.. their hands can
find to store away for the needs Of tao
winter. The injunction is that the way
to do this is simply to be faithful eacn
day as il comes.
The Elegy Of Faith is a critical study