The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-26
"A Comedy Of Conscience.
1.-The Blue Goose" "Our
Homes and How to Beau
ifyThem"- Control of
Heredity"- I'm the
Trail of the Pack
Mule "Ethlcs
Of the Body"
BOOKS AND AUTHORS:
COMMENT AND GOSSIP
Joseph A. AItsheler, Sketch--A Pos
thumous Novel by Stockton-C. D. Z
Gbson's New Book-G General
John 3. Gordon's Memoirs.
Identity Of the Author Of
~ Virginia Girl"
Mrs. e. We're Tyler.
An lconocIasm.

Mrs. e. We're Tyler.
An IconocIasm.
my CAPTIVE. BY Joseph A. Ashclcr
D. Appleton and Company, publishers.
New York. For sale at the book
stores.
My Captive" Is ono OF those charming
little romances, very entertainIngly writ
ten. which we can recommend without
hesitation to our readers. We had occa-
zion. several weeks ago. to discuss rather
unfavorably. MIR. Altshelers latest novel,
Before the Dawn" and since then we
have had the slightly unfavorable i'm
preston That It LETT removed by the pleas-
ure OF receiving copy OF this earlier
work of his and Of reading It through
without a pause, so absorbing Is tho quail
lty OF tho story. There ia, unquestion-
lbly. much ability and skill In Mr..
Altshelers pen, and that subtle feeling
pervadcs his work which indicates the
writing genius. Let us watch his pro-
Sress. We prophecy great things for his
next adventure,
my Captive, Is 30 deity drawn that
1t is mans story or a maids which
ever you happen TO be. Tho scene Is laid
IN the piedmont OF South Carolina, the
time the Revolutionary War. the action
adventurous ana military. the characters
principally. perhaps, only. two: the hero.
Philip Marcel a gallant soldier OF Col
onel Washington's cavalry. serving under
General Morgan. and tho heroine, Julia
Howard. fair and vigorous English girl.
daughter OF a major In Tarlettn's dra~
goons. The author doesn't fatigue the
,utf Yrn1 lp,fp a H. ~, NJ
right into tho middle OF things" We are
introduced at onco to the trooper and his
captive as the rifle shots Of the rstreatlng
battle drop down in the distance. What
shall he do with tKe lady7 HowEcan
no get her to Morgan's camp through
the hostile red-coat lincs7 =
Without pause in the action from
first to last tho author carries them
through three or four days OF escapes and
recaptures; the vIllafny OF outlaws, pistol
and sword play rescues. flight and fight
to Morgan's camp. Next day the author
treats US with thrilling and excellent
description Of the battle OF Cowpens. and
the denouement OF the adventure when
Marcel Introduces himself TO the captured
Major Howard as his future aon-in-law.
Tho development OF the love affair Is most
ingeniousiy interviewer and In the end
Is altogether irresistible.
rHE HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
BY General McCrndy. OF Charleston.
The Macmillan Company. publishers.
New York.
General ArCrady has now completed his
work on "The History OF South Carolina"
With the fourth volume, I'm the Revolu-
tIon, 17so-17s3." This volume fulflls the
purpose OF the author, as announced In
his preface to the first OF the SERIES ITO
trace the history and development OF the
State of South Carolina. socially and po-
cny to the end of the American Reyolu-
ton" the hrst volume (1S9O covering the
period from tbs founding of the colony
under the proprietary government to the
overthrow OF that rule, 167o-171s; the Sec
ond Csss), the history OF thu colony under
lion OF the Revolution. 171s-1776; the third
Csol, the history of the War of tho Rev
plution in South Carolina, 1776-17so, and
this, tho fourth volume rso2). continuing
the story OF that struggle from 17s0 to Its
end In 1888.
This, the last volume proposed by the
author, is practically tho history Of
which 80 much has been written from tho
standpoint OF that general. but so little
from that OF the partisan leaders, Sunp-
ter. Marion and Pckens and their follow
Frs. The story, ms developed by the au-
thor, is of great and romantic interest
an interest which cannot be confined to
the limits of the State, for though the
scene of the operations Is almost circun-
scribed by the borders. South Carolina
was but the principal field whereon the
struggle OF the Revolution was continued
during the last three years OF the war.
An interesting feature OF the work Is
the authors treatment of the operations
IN South Carolina as part Of the general
British campaign. planned and directed
by the War ONCE In London, and OF the
effect of the defeat Of that plan upon
the fortunes OF the whole country The
frontispiece presents map which SHOWS
the state dotted all over from the sea-
board to the mountains with battlef1elds.
chronological list Of which to the num-
Der OF 1877 Is found In an append.x, a
carefully prepared table, which affords
a fitting conclusion to the work,
POLITICAL PARTIES AND PARTY
STATES. BY Professor James "A.
WOODBURY., Indiana University q. r.
Putnam's. New York. Price, $500 net.
Virginia has been the mother Of states
men and the center OF political activity
The subject Of politics was once the chief
business OF her foremost sons and the
affairs Of the nation are to-day matters
OF prime lIHIOTtdHCe 10 1loT pcOpl0N Nv
view of these facts the writer desires to
call especial attention to the volume men
toned above,
This Is the second part OF Prof Wood
burns work on the all-importnnt subject
of American politics, The first part has
already received very general conmeNda-
tion from students and critics alike. The
volume before US deals with practical
politics and Is divided into three parts,
/. History OF American Political Par
ties; O. Party Machinery and How It
Works; 8. Ethical Problems In Party
Politics.
In the first section, after tracing ad-
mlrably the beginnings of party cleavage.
our author gives II as his deliberate opln-
ion that Thomas Jefferson "take him all
In all, was the most influential factor
that has ever appeared in american pol
itics" page 29). This statement from
such high and bipartisan authority may
cause some OF our legislators to wonder
diy,ot rsNts frS ~, ho