The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-28

ton and events forms a photograph!caly
realistic picture painted with stir. ng
visor The look Is as vital as it is al
together unconventional In every detail.
Nature and thc am ra. BY a. Radolyffe
Dugno:e Doubleday. Page g. Com
pany. publishers, New York sl.35
net.
Mr. Dugmore was the leader ard IS
an expert in the new movement Of pao-
tographiEg I've birds. animals fish, Low
els. etc. Ills very beautiful and init
mate pictures of natural life have
brought him so many requests for IL
formation from beginners and fellow
workers that he has set down in this
book a full and detailed account OF fss
methods. From tho choice of q came a
to questions OF lighting and to the
problem Of Swapping shy birds ard ami
mails in their native haunts-every step
Is explained SO simply as to be easily
comprehended. even by beginner. Tie
book is handsomely turned out and
Ella boTately illustrated.
Row to Attr2ct the Birds. BY Ne:tie
Blanchan. Doubleday, Page, & COM
pany. publishers, New York. s1.35.
new book on birds by the author OF
BIRD NeighboTs.'' Birds That Hunt ard
Are Hunted" and Natures Ga-den > IS
q distinct addition 20 Nature lite ature-
These intimate, suggestive, ard charm
irgIy written chapters are ornan:e ed
with q great number Of eStraorcin ~
unique work on the almost unto caed
subject of making friends" with the
1 bird neighbors' TO whom the author
! has introduced so many thousands Of
readers.
The chapters are: How to Attrn ct B.rd
Eeighbors. The Ruby Threats Cate err,
/ Bird Architecture. Homo Life. S nEs
! Without Words. Feathered 1mn'igrants
Natures First Law. Why Bir-s Come
and Go, and What Birds Do for U.s.
! Cno rf +.a clr-;os e-velo,-A-tr of ti,'s
age OF ''literature for revenue only" 3
20 o. tn r.
There are avow q syn6icates Of his $ 1t
abroad and at ZONE we have st u:ys-
tcr,ous Dwight Tilton, said to be syn.
O., :; ..,n, i;E e
sr, that La Narquise de. Fontenoy :=ss
/ lesrd I'd cllews tob oco and signs e
gr.nd of a staff OF well-paid ass!~ta,.e'.
certainly. on the authority OF a French
nc bleman whom we met in New Orleans.
or IL auel as TIE
Marquise de Fontenoy. And, too t. ere
Is ne u,u story .ns younger Dumas
wing employed hacks to write a lot OF
l2is bool-s. and some clever person on the
other side has demonstrated matneticany
a = pnrS 81 es5lcilfN Tor
Dumas to have written all his all sd
70 Tks. It is freq emily stoted tt
prolific writer And ew Ling is the figure
h. &C of a syndicate of writer's.
La sIarquize is the author OF many
Sos iping articles in AElsr can newsra-
pers wAica keep their numerous rea S
in touch VITA most events tat are Lap
las been attribut d by many the ~uthor.
ship OF The Mar .yrdom of an Emp
ara "A D-ffed Loronet. La Ma!Qu Sc
il T IN her u sap ,
.ile books. We think La Marc d
write the books. however, in spite OF Tie
fact that she goes On to be4ate
c;r betreyiuc; sec cts Of British mac ina
ion In Eg, pt just fter the bel.ion Of
Abb Pasla, which secrets were kn WI
to her husba d in his capacity as conf
q, Mi agent for at G Ve4nme t. 20
be ting Up DUST is such masculine
be ashamed of having resorted to it
American magazines devote much more
zines when exa-uinsd IS to the numb Of
$50 s.o.Ies e-.cl euhilsAed III -9J2. SiVe
1lt. following result: Harpar's Magazine.
fc t.l Csstu.v Magazine. 6l; scribner's
MaeaziIle. ss;. This makes total OF rs
sl.crt stories alone In tae leading illus
trated ulontn,ies; and. when 1t IS renem-
beied how many other periodicals tnefs
are. all containing more or less snort.
stories, the extent OF the popular taste
io.' tbs form of notion Wouia seem 10 oe
unmistakable.
I'VE do not believe it even when we
have the word OF Ar. Mayo W. Hazeltlne.
of the New York Sun. that Whittier and
Lonsfellow are more read in England
than is any Other American poet, ana
that of the two Whittiers is the more dis
tinct;vely American. Too many EnSHsh
critics have told lis quite the contrary.
One Of Engiand's most distinguished crit
;cs-Andrew Lans. was it?-Wrote scrap
of verse which covers the situation:
"1 wonder when America will know
That much her greatest bard is Edgar
Poe?
saw this reminiscent and defiant
OF Booker. Tabb and Longfellow and
Bryant"
Never even naming Whittier. That au-
thor is vastly over-rated. more especially
in New England. where they cackle like
hen over its egg every time they turn
oft a scribblar OF more than Boston
reputation. Whittier was half-educat-
ed, narrow-horizoned. bigoted, Yankee
provencial who attained certain vogue
at time when it was fine to abuse the
slave owners and paint the happy, care
free plantation daCkey as picture or
, misery. Whitfield wrote two Or three
real poems: the rest Of his writings mas
been forgotten long ago. thanks be to the
good taste OF the American public.
James T. White 6: Co.. New York, an
nounce for publication in January the
Derby Calendar. collection Of historical
dates, anniversaries and birthdays. which
give on each Gay of the year the 1mpor-
tart events In the United States history
in the order Of their occurrence, with
convenient reference to tbs sources or
the information. AS daily reminder
of noteworthy events and personages. 1t
should be of permanent value to all stu
dents, readers and lovers Of history.