The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-01

diers. officers and men, who served and
shleiued her, and sense Of hllnor that
10 mo respectur of persons" place her
e2ok outside the pnle OF sectlonal proJu-
FOR a MAIDEN BRAVE. By chnunccy
g. Hootohkss. author Of IA Colonlal
Free Free Lance" etc. Illustrated in color.
12tno. cloth, s1.5o, u. Appleton & Co.,
publishers New York.
Ihe Applotons nre just getting this book
OH tle press, and In ndvance OF 1t nro
sending out striking poster elaborated
py t Moraea Taylor from tho frontinpiees
o. tho book doplotlnH n. stately young
woman ct tho colonial nTistoornoy, richly
sownoa ~ tho attitude OF singing.
Mr., Hotetkiss' nov story Id Il talo If
LonH Inlnnd and Now York, and In
nniaue IN tho fact that, though dealing
Win I, tho Revolutionary period, 1t has
nothing to DO with battle and blocdnhed.
ITS 'ntoreat lica larEely III the fines.o
OF tho hero, who. In order TO protect hin,-
self and tho heroine, ,nnhcs loyo to tho
woman who had planned their ruin. Tho
plot h!'isen on tho historical fnot that
ho-aalled Confidential officers In tho
patriot army allowed themselves to be-
! como paroled prisoners OF war TINT thoy
might collect tnonoy from those inhab-
tantn OF Kings and Quoena counties who
wore II, secret sympathy with tho cnusc,
1 lines on Nh exchange Of prisoners.
Ilie tnle Is we'll written and full OF
incldent, q part Of the action going on.
at rea- but the Incidents In the main
tnke place In Brooklyn md elsewhere on
Long Island. The time Is the aumrner
Of l178. For Maiden Brave is n
striking story, It moves rapidly, Is full
OF Incident, and the author has tho gift
Tor narrative. Historic homes and places
nre described, and the Greater New York
OF those days Is set before US,
THE DERBY ANNIVERSARY CALEN-
OAR. Records 5000 Noteworthy Events,
Anniversaries. Birthdays. go. In Amer
lean History. $3.50 pages, 80 cents. Jas.
=. White & Co.. Now York, publishers.
What arc commonly called cnlendaru-
those those moro n; Or less ornamental tables
giving the days OF the week correspond
Ing to the days OF the ycar--nre, strictly
speaking, nlmanacs. a calendar, nc-
cordlng to the Standard Dictionary. 10 -
collection OF dates and this little publ
cation, neatly bound In book form, be-
longs to the latter category and not the
former.
It's compiler has collected 5000 note
worthy dates and birthdays In American
HioIph y uhu pioSIupllyi fLhu tlhooilSh
them according to tho days OF tho year,
each day occupying n page Of the book
BY this original and instructive arrange.
mcnt, every day in the year Il the an
nlversary Of Fifteen or more days OF note,
and the collection Is not only brimful Of
interesting Information OF value, but
grouped In n way to greatly assist the
memory. For instance. how few will
remember when Great Britain adopted
tho Gregorian Calendar: yet who will
ever forget 1t when told that It was the
same month and day that President Nc.
kinley died In 10O1. 1t IS also the ami
vcrsary of the founding of Salem, Mass
u6os). Of the capture Of the Mexico City
tds47). OF the battle Of South Mountain
QS62). and Of the Alabama Award Qs72).
SOLITAIRE. By George Franklyn Will
ley. A romance Of tho White Noun
tnins. The New Hampshire Publish
Ing Corporation. Manchester, n. H.,
s15o.
Mr.. Wiley has added to his written
work an interesting romantic novel OF
New Hampshire life, the principal incl
dent Of which Is the famous wiley
Slide In the Crawford Notch, noted In
song and story The author was born
and raised in this ncighborhood OF the
White Mountains, and Is. in consequences.
thoroughly familiar with the locality, the
legends and events upon which his ro-
nance IS based Hundreds Of thousands
who have visited the White Mountains
and become familiar with the story OF
tile "Nilley Slidc"-the avalanche which
swept away n family from the face of
the earth-wll be Interested in this ro-
nance OF that tragedy and tho most
familiar. scenery surrounding the To-
cality. The book is attractively bound,
and contains hnlf a score of Illustrations
by Hiram P. Barnes.
Thomas Nelson Pages's
Washington Re idence
mr. c,,,, Nolsor Para whoa residence