The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-03

hcatlosi OF the Body Environment OF t lie
Bod aeredity OF the body Clll'i ~ .
Care /. for 4 y. the Body. Appendix.
BOOKS ana Authors,
Comment aid Gossip.
IT Is not often TINT d reviewer has time limo
or ncllnation to re-read novels, but lr y
IMPULSE has been irresistible in the N
stance OF George Cram Cook T" K d .l rs
Talaterro published BY the Mac1nilll'an IS
1t ls a story Of Maximilial,'s empire IN u !
Mexico ana OF the adventures N III io " q
and war and intrigue Of Con fede RAJ
major, who, like many another brave ff3'N'
southerner, when the rt,inous c tA,''' y
came, won't into foreign service ice o.
"rofugced'' abroad. OF. sought the he new 'e
country In IN the southwestern s9t'a ave.
Commodore Matlry or virginia.: Senator
Gwinn, Of California; General Sipley,.o o.
Missouri II and many others arl, o 49, '...an,
pies of the men who sougli SERVES s -
either Macmillan Eor J,inrez. I'll Y! :.
Tho shop-Worr phrase human ~. M
testnl feebly describes the Intense 1ee ,ln
which awakens our interest IN .nu ~.
OF this book ana 9inFt the wonderfully ue,
.p,cted Spanish heroine. The author, w ~.
Sri speak as ono who knows IL iiltllu .,.oro
OF old has caught9the subtle h '.l.li,4 -
OF the Mexican life and environment l, T.,
perfection. The peculiar love stoIs !,
the book Is one OF the very best coiiceiss -
In our literature beyond q y. oouut, sto
it Is s,perbly handled with ex e.n'..,
do,icncy in the most exalted norneen .
Tho struggle between the Spanish so W. !.
pre1udces OF Felise and her fanny ' VIZ" t,,a
their intense religious views. y ana o ~, -
freedom and liberalism Of Tnliaferro, .!ls
rare and mot nt8nll an otfenslve ~.
trast Of tho worldwide struggle $p y.Ss. =,
thcsc extreme points Of view l ilt'ul
the originality ofsthis novel IN its u,.
tiers. its scene, It's plot ana ITS ee..,.,s'
make 1t well worthsa repeated r e e'
dalton to our readers. IL 5 IS
N, - a,,h 4 H Altsheier, nuthor OF MY
cnptiye,' was born and bred n olu 90, ,,,,.
tmckv Of the Virginia blood Whach n lul )
nishcd that state with Its gen t.el'le ~ !,
1Je has kinsmens here in Richnohtu ; ~. ~.
/. familiar withS1our city. Ills itt.oss
novel, before the Dawn" Is q ro1nh .l.i
Of richmond in5the time OF tha Coliieu-
eracy, While heels a succesSiu. ~. :,
pnner& man In New York cit!'syM -. q !.
tsheler Is also n author Or co9siu ', ~.
reputation with nearly dozen NY -, - -
Ma credit. 81 FIis first books we're storie =,
- adventure for boys. Iatterly, his
work has been growing IN stret,s.ll'
There is much pleasure to be had = iro 9. 2
rnof1,ng his '.Thc Sun Of Saratoga, s,- q
Soldier Of Manhattan and MS aoVe :! .
t,rcs ut Tlconderoga and 9ueDec..,5il5. q
Herald Herr Of the west" m American story
~ 1st1-1 I'm CIrcling Camps, III ro-
nance OF the Confederate war US ne
Wilderness Road a romance q :, Il! p
/ clalre's defeat and Wayne $ ". victory ,;y
"NIy Captive and Before the sD avn
nosthumous novel from the pen Of
Mr.. Frank r. Stockton Is announced
by the 3Appletons for publication a.
about the end Of q May 1t was written
they say during the year preceding the
authors death#5sIt3is called THE Cap.
/ tain's Tollgate.',a and Is a love story %
j about $500 words, equal to about 4ol
/ pages tho same size as Kate Bonnet
The scene /, Is that part Of West plrginlf
4 in which Stockton made his home during
i the last year#of hsalfe.S F3
J. & Mr.. Stockton has this novel written
4 tho time when he took U ~ Kate 5on
4 net, but decided to defer publication until
lh'..e star,1,s =, III, ts ours,
1orill al.a nav Ill, 10 70 :, a.,
as ~ pou,lu la al y fau
bereo 1hat NE. ato1., uea "a
weeks a1ter lNftte ~ .,,a 49,,
II on 1.-THE Captains Tollgate'''@nsSt to max!
81 1t ready for submission to Ills pu blishers
a The Messrs. Appleton will bring tn
4 book out with a Mr. Mr.: stoGkt9n
written by MRS stockton. - VII i !,
y have frontlsplece portrait or the auth INC
and some views Of Mr.. stockton 3 nom ie
In West Virginia 'Cllia ymont LIS Is I
stately mansion Of former generation
! intimately nssocia ted.With the Washing
ton family, Mr.. stocktonis farm haYinl
been at one time the property Of Georg
Washington.
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Following the announcement OF tho sail
I of the r. H. Russell business to Harne