The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-10
A Tar-Heel Baron-At the
Time Appointed-WhyMy
Photographs Are Bad
TheLand ofNome-How
Keep Household Ac-
counts-The Nature
Study Idea.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
James Branch Cabell's Novelette,.
Uncle Toms Cabin, Excluded.
Miss May Johnston-The Ed
itorship of the Law Register.
Miss Martha w. Austin's
Antecedents-Em-
ersoniana.

"REMINISCENCES LETTERs, POETRY
& MISCELLAN1ES. BY J. Staunton
Moore, Richmond. Va. o. u. Flanhart
Printing Co.. 1908.
This volume, in cloth and gold, and OF
7S5 pages, Is entirely home production.
Its author Is a native and n resident OF
Richmond, where his work has been most
7ly written, printed. bound and published
THE edition Is limited, being intended
mainly for private circulation. From
several points Of view 1t commands adj
miration.
Mr.. Moores education was cut short
by his early enlistment In the Confederate
army; and when his first term expired
he never hesiated about re-enlisting;
so that he was in the war from Bethel
to Appomattox. and a part of that time
suffering prisoner at Point Lookout. lie
says: Except ut Malvern Hill, l always
believed / would live through tho wal"
There death came very close to him, and
took off his captain, John Stewart Walk 4
4 err whilst his colonel, Thomas P. August,
was severely wounded.
He has some peculiar views as to the
results of the war. yet he says: the
soldier boy Of the sixties is now a vetcr-
mn bordering on three score, surrounded
4 by six stalwart sons, ready, IL necessary
to fight the same fight for country, home
and liberty that fought forty years
ago..
At the end Of the war young Moore had
not the means Of preparing for the bar,
and engaged in merchandising in Chester
field county, where he prospered and got
married. HI then removed to Richmond.
where he has been an active, busy and
attentive merchant. until, with the aid OF
his sons, he has acquired a satisfactory
competence and Is now preparing soon
to retire from business. In all these
wears he has INDUCED his love of reading
and writing The volume before US con-
tainS some of the products Of his pen.
even while he was living In Chesterfield,
and he has continued to compose and
often publish from that time to the pres
cnt. His style Is vigorous and animated
bnt to reduplIca tive. This defect how
aver, shows his fertility Of thought and
expression. 1T Is remarkable that man.
occupied as he has been for SO many
years. could make such collection of
lis own writings--so full and SO varied
He Is very strong against protection and
n the unlimited free coinage of silver. But
every class OF subjects has employed his
prolific pen. He has veins of humor, Sc
verify, force and pathos.
s Mr.. Moore has done good work by his
writings and personal services for st.
Johns Church and Its brotherhood Of st.
Andrew: for the Masonic Home, for For
eign Missions, for mercantile organiza-
lions and for municipal affairs. He has
published another home production, CIV
Ing an account of his trip to Europe. Be
fore very long he will be intrumental in
having published one of the most valu-
able contributions to the rich annals OF
cur dear Old Dominion. This Will be the
History of st. Johns Church and Parish
with numerous statistics and lists Of the
worthy persons who were once connected
with that venerable church. The his
lorIcal parts" will be by Bishops Burton
and Randolph. Hon Writ Henry and Dr.
Robert A. Brock. Mr.. Moore will pre-
pare and arrange the work for the press.
The fila and parental relations e1-
hibited In the "reminiscences and Letters
Of the copious volume now before us are
really beautiful
THE BETTER SORT. BY Henry James
Charles Scrbners Sons publishers. New
York. sl50.
We have no information from either
the author or the publisher as to why
this collection of Mr.. James short stories
and sketches should be called THE Bet
ter Sort" There Is no contribution OF
that name in the book. The question
naturally arises: Does he mean that these
Rre the pick OF his lesser writings or
was the title born of a colossal self-ap-
probation of his work?
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