The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-20

Own Roof sGraystone,' According to Season,
more Ex-Tank Tales, Z The. Seal Of Destiny
aooKs. AND AUTHORS; COMMENT AND GOSSIP

COMMENT AND GOSSIP.
the Influence OF this nesting Impulse
she determines to build in a Jersey SUI.
brrb.
|, The story OF the planning of Rev Roof"
is delightfully."- told. simply and with a
literary-humorons flavor that will appeal
to lovers of books and of the fireside.
Before the house-building details are
allowed to tire the reader the necessary,
and inevitable love-story is begun. and
catches tho interest. 1t concerns the
home-buildcr, an old flame and ar old
friend. the third OF whom has become
next-door neighbor. With this romance
are rentwincd a number of heart Affairs
as well as warm friendships.
The style is bright, and The humo- ge-
NAL and pervasive The literary ,s'h X
err and .'the suburbanite" particularly
will enjoy the book.
drayst c. BY William jasper Nicolls.
J. b. Lippincott CO., Philadelphia.
Cloth, 12no, gilt top. frontispiece. 33S
pages. Price. s1.bo.
ing love story, which reaches its climax
in the concluding pages. The salient
feature of the book, however, is the lay,
ing bare the whole process of acquiring
coal lands and exploiting them. Mr.,
Nicolls has had an extended experience
With the coal trade in general and gives
the reader a. clear view Of how the pro-
rro:er secures his options, forms his CON
panS. and floats his bonds. The scene
is laid largely in the anthracite regions
of Pennsylvania. and a strike among the
m, a DESTROY life anil
III operty. and their suppression by the
military give scope for some highly
dramatic descriptive writing. n. c. =.
The Seal of Destiny. BY Ida Holmes
Behymer. F. Tennyson Nicely Co..
New York. s1.5o. For sale by Hunter
& Co.
Love and adventure are the inspira-
ton Of this stor:, and tho scene is is,A
The heroine is daughter Of ''poor
wlites,' who takes to botany and rises
to an education and cultivation by her
wit, perseverance and energy. The style
Of the writer is exceedingly stilted and
type but her characters are all remark
able creations and their original setting
Is an interesting one.
Inc 1ldUu Ol OOu AL ALlCIl(dl lIlSIOl
BY Robert Ellis Thompson, S. T. P.
limo, $50 pages. 81. Thos. Y. Crowell
& Co., Now York.
That We are the modern Chosen Eco
ple' of God is this authors argument
why is it that the Bible account of a
notions history is SO different from that
kind of history which is written about
nations in modern times? The little
speaks of God rs having great deal to
dc with wlla1 was going on, and of His
will as a controlling torce in the move
ments of history. The notern history
traces everything to secondary causes,
mostly to the characters and the wills
of leading people. to the external circu1n-
stances of the nations existence, to the
Influence Of great movements of public
opinion, or to the influence one couL try
exercises upon another"
After propounding this query, the au-
thor gives three possible nxplara tons OF
the difference and then proc snds to the
inquiry as to whether God has had any
other chosen people" since He directed
the mundane affairs of the Jews. Di-
vine Providence has been clearly mari
fest in the history Of more than ore ra-
ton, and not least-accordinE to tho au-
tnor-in that Of the United States. The
theory is an interesting one, besides af-
fording a new basis upon which to study
our past national life. This study is rot
made in spirit Of religious cant or sccta-
rian narrowness, but is prosecuted along
the line of underlying causes and their
effects, each great significant event in
our unique history being anaiyzed from
this point Of view.
More Tx aux Tales. By Clarence Louis
Cullen. J. S. OEilvie Publishing Com
Tany. New York. s1.o0
The writer of these "Talcs" wisely does
not pretend that his work is literature,
but he can safely claim to be a clever
fellow who has written some exceedingly
funny sketches about those singular per-
scnaSes TO Harlem Club Of Former AL
cholic Degenerates.
A few titles from the table of contents
will best illustrate the material in the
book:
Tale the First-Wherein Ex-Tanll No.
Is Marvelously Winneth Out as We Auc-
tioEcer of Antiques. Tale the Third
Wherein ISx-Tank No. II Ascertaineth the
Advantages of Being Mistaken for We
Wcarer of the Senatorial Toga. Tale the
Fifth.-Wherein is Depicted the Woe of
| ISx-Tank No. Growing Out of His Being
Mistaken for We Doppelgaenger. Tale the
SiIth.-Wherein 1IX-Tanl1 No. 10 Mourn
t,lly portrayeth the Difficulties He En-
countcred in Forsaking We Golden Pacific
Sands. Tale the Eighth.-Describeth,
Through the Lips of Ex-Tank UUitlander)
No. 81. the Manifold Woes of Him Who
First Butteth into We Burg of New York.
Tale the Ninth.--Wherein Ex-Tank QIoo-
doo) No. IL. Hath a Good Word to Say of
We Slumhersome Burg, Philadelphia by
Schuylkill. Tale the Observation-Disclosures
| EN-Tanl< No II, by Means of we Raj
! fling Stunt. Returneth to His Home Like
Santa Claus.
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