Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

for January. iaS. Boston. HoUEhton
Mfiia &. Co.
No :. Park street j. T.: His Daugh-
Ter First. 3 novel. Ia Arthur Sher-
burna Hardy: The watf, poem, Agnes
ice, Ny own Story l., j. 7. Trowbridge.
Loves Miracle, poem. William Morton
payne; The War Asa.ns, Disease. {. Z.
A WiSlow: Charles Dickens as Man OF
Letters, Alice Meynell, NANNY a story,
fulis Il. Tutw!ler; The Future OF Orches-
tral Music, II. ]. Henderson. The Latest
Novels OF HowelIs and James, Harriet
Waters Preston; Contributions of the
West n American Democracy. Frederick
] Turner; A Land Of Little Rain. Mary
Austin: Travellers Tales. Agnes Reppliel
Nox Dorn3tnda .JoslyD Cray. In Via
N.ruiana . poem. Samuel Valentine Cole;
Tho Plateau OF Fatigue. n story Kate
Miner Rabb: i Memory of Old Gentle
men Shariot N. Hall: England in 1902
i. Brimley Johnson: Books. New and Old,
Two Sorts Of Fiction H NJ Boynton
Two New Editions of Poe.-Thc Last
Years Of OLD France, S. NJ. 1.-TWO Eng
lish Mon Of Letters. r G-1'he Expe6i-
ton 81 Lewis and Clark. =. The Contri-
hutors Club; y Lost Half Hour.--A Song
Co,7posed in a Drcam.-Such as Mother
Used Ia Nake.-Beauty in Business
Tho January Atlantic opens the New
Year with "A cheerful editorial welcome
rs from Number J,ark Street, which
wittily sums up past achievements of this
typical American magazine, and promises
happily for the future
Two prominent features of The number
are the Initial instalmcnts Of Arthur
Saerhurne Fardy's brilliant serial, Ills
Daughter First" the only novel he has
written FOR many years: and of ]. T.
Trowbridge,s My Own Story''-his reTni-
niscencos Of a long and varied career,
during which he has seen many men.
many cities and many strange events,
all OF which he writes about in a bright
and entertaining manner
Other notable articles are The Contri-
buttons Of the West TO American Demo-
.racS-the ideals and the civic achieve
men1s Of tho pionccr-by Frederick J.
Turner: Tho War against Disease. by c.
e 4. WjnsIow-an account of the long
battle OF science against epidemics: w. j.
IIcndersons The Future of Orchestral
Music-a paper giving especial reference
10 the recent compositions of Richard
Strauss; and r Brmley Johnsons in
forming letter on England III 1902.
THE 15oPPERGRASs. Published month
IL by The Little Bryces." Editorial
Clarence A. Bryce. Jr., Jeanette Bryce,
Louise Bryce. Ashland and Richmond,
Va.
in this number The Little Bryces" sat
isfy our curiosity by publishing their own
picture as a frontispiecc of the magazine.
And Il good-ooking lot of youngsters they
are. let ;lono the fact that they are
editors. The IIoppergrass" is now, APP
parcntly. a fixture among the Virginia pc
iiodicals. and i is steadily improving
every year, We used to complain about
the plate matter in it. but they have
.topped all that now. The current mum
Der contains some good stories and eX-
cellent miscellany.
TIE IN SEGRo, n REvE l1:A,y IN
What the Race Has Done. and is Doing
in Arms. Arts. Letters, the Pulpit the
Forum, the School the Nlarts Of Trade,
and with these Mighty Weapons in the
Battle OF Life, the Shovel and the
Hoe: a message 10 all men that he is
IN the way TO solve the race problem for
himself; by Rev. ]. j. Pipkin. with in
PRODUCTION by General John r. Gordon.
former major-general Confederate army,
United States Senator from Georgia
now commanding United Confederate
Veterans. author War "reminiscences,
etc. y. L. Thompson Publishing Com
pany, St. Louis, New York, and Chi
cage.
The very comprehensive title of this
book gives one an excellent idea of its
contents. The work is useful one and
should be received With pleasure by the
colnrcd people 1t IS conservative in its
zone and so far as we can observe. does
mot contain an offensive line. There are
scores of pictures of well-knnvn negroes
dead and living. Among them we see por-
traits of Alexander Dumas Rev. John
Jasper and Booker Washington. Much
interesting biographical and statistical in
formation is given. and the general tenor
Of the book urging industry as it does,
is well calculated tn do good.
a DAUGHTER or THE FOREST. by
Evelyn Raymond, Author of "A Yam
kee Girl etc Illustrated by Ida
Waugh. The Penn Publishing Company,
Philadelphia
For sale by Hunter & Co
Although primarily a book for girls.
this story is calculated 10 inspire inter-
est in the boyisii mind as well. for it is
full of the wild life OF the forest and
tells of hunting and fishing and perils by
and and water. There is mystery in it,
Too and the development Of child's
devotion aud sacrifice. The Daughter of
the Forest brought up by her uncle on
p lone island. with no pIaymates but
the birds Of the air and the animals she
has taught TO love her. is, perhaps, Il
more attractive figure than the conven-
tional young girl we are familiar with
and her training is justified by the heroic
efforts she makes TO save an unknown
father from tragic fate.
THE HAUNTED NINE by Harry Cas-
tlemon. Author of The Gunboat Sc
ries,' War Series. etc. Philadelphia.
Henry r Coates & Co.
For sale by Hunter & Co.
What ceric thoughts and creepy feel
ings come over one at the mere mention
81 the word haunted, and how young
minds are strung to the highest pitch
OF interest when anything supernatural
is brought into play! Harry Castlemon
knows we'll how to construct plots and
1arrate incidents SO as TO hold the atten-
ton of youth, and his faithfulness TO de-
tail. by which everything is made realis
tic, is. perhaps, his strongest point. lr
ais latest book. The Haunted Mine"
he throws some interesting sidelights on
lhe life OF a telegraph boy in ST. Louis
md subsequently, shifts the scene out to
he mining regions of Colorado. where
exciting events crowd upon each other
hck and fast The opening chapter de-
scribes a scene in an express Office on
The occa sion OF the sale of uncall ed-for
packages. ana the. hero is introduced
IN The act Of bidding for box which
he hopes may contain something of
value What he finds therein forms the
basis for adventures Of an unusual char
acfer, which eliminate in the haunted
mine.