The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-03
PROFESSOR WOODROW WILSON'S
aHlSTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

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soothing fragrance OF the stno'kae their 1let@
most subtle delight and exquisite so at
faction. This Is tho rich rewalri'd, 70 wi''ch
the faithful eating Of dinner justly 81
leads. 1t would DO a dismal materia'
world II there were no cooks IN It, Tor or
}jt Inns beet, said that civilized man can.
not live without cooks; but after the
coarse material business Of eating, the
pleasure OF smoking seems almost re.l
fined enough to DO called spiritual.
STRuES BIRD STORIES. From My Note
n Note Books. BY Olive Thorne Miller.
11oughton, Mlnlin & Company, Bos-
ton, Mass. s1.0O.
Tho All thor of Il First and Of n Second
s"13cok Of Birds" has nh cnvinble rcputa-t
ton as a close and sympathetic observer
Of their most Intimate habits. IN IN IN
terpreter or bird character and n writer
OF entertaining accounts8of what she mas
seen. She Is particularly sliccessful N
III ereyting children In the study Of birds,
md this lntest volume Is in her best vein
ma n writer for young people. There are
ithirty.totir stories--all true-about the IN
mates of her 'brd room and others OF
hcr fenthered friends whom she has met
out Of doors. Ten ful-pnge illustrations
t1,y Louis AEassiz ITuertes tho frontis-
piece III, color, give an added charm TO
they volume.
"1,rue Bird Stories from MY Note
Books, Is n rather clumsy title, sald
Mrs. Miller, In speaking Of her work. put
mars nro 30 many enthusiastically stories
80 birds md nature foisted OIL the
public, that T. wished to mako the rella-
h,1,ty of this book apparent In Its name
They are all my own observations, nnd
III are authentic. hence the title. Mrs.
Miller never depends upon hcr memory
a. her mug1natlon Witt, the utmost care
her observations are Jotted down on the
spot In town or country, and az Enlsi't'
while the Incidents are still fresh IN her
mind they are written out. Fier First ana =,
Second Books of Birds are very wei
known. ( She Is a New Yorker by birth.
nov. lives In Brooklyn.l5 a
THE FLOWER BEAUTIFUL. BY Clar:-
ence Moores Weed, author of en-
New England Blossoms. Eoughton.
MiHint & Company, publishers, Bos-
ton, Mass 8vo., in box, $3.50 net:
This exquisitely turned out book IS
probably the first book on the subject OF
the decorative use OF flowers, and with
Its abundant illustrations, it awakens q
fresh interest In their use and arrange
ment for bcautifylng interiors. Mr.. Weed
has treated the subject seriously as q
branch ofEnrt, and applies the principles
of art to govern Its practice. Fle points
out the Importance Of harmony In color
and form, not only between the flowers
used, but the flowers and their receptn-
clcs and surroundings a3#S $
The Japanese have been pioneers IN
To,,, {rP
usually been accepted. y 4 Mr.s{,NVeed does
not follow these principles closely, how
| ever, but, lays down certain simple rules
| which fit our own contlit lions. In paruc-
| ular CHAPTERS Of the book he treats OF
| tho relation Of the flowers to- each other
md the relation OF the whole composition
to its observation-disclosures on the din
Ling table, flowers from the conservatory
and so FORTH The book Is thoroughly
practical and one which lovers OF mowers :,
i and lovers Of beauty III the home WI
lind exceedingly attractive.
There nre. fl fty-seven Illustrations from
photographs, WHICH form an sltlr1 a.
supplement- to the text. The cover d e
sign Of rhododendron leaves and flowers
gives the book a striking appearance
IN THE TRAIL OF HE PACK MuLE
BY Sid. II. Nealy. F. Tennyson Neely
New York. SIPS. si3 "a
The author has given the wide awake
\ American boy a story Of absorbing inter
| est which he illustrates with his owl
| drawings Both his pen and pencil PIC
lures are drawn from his own eXperl
e,,ces while In the government service y !,
| a border country, Il and The presents NJ ~
! readers with most picturesque groul
Of those characters that have now almos
| entirely dIsappeared-thc "whacker,1 tn
| "ct,wboy" the painted Indian ana ~
| spotted mustang. the Pinto Z,
Mr. Nealy is a lover of outdoor Ire
! ma his descriptions and pictures, whethe
Of camp In the Pine woods. canoeing o.
the lakes or snow-shoelng amid the pea
winter hills of the North, have q refresh
5Irr crlspness and truthfulness of detal
| that only the enthusiast can give. he J
m ardent sportsman, and has followed NJ
! fayorite sport Of big game shooting fror
the snow clad hills Of Canada to tn
swamps of Florida and from the lake
i OF Maine to the waterless deserts OF IN
West ;8l y
His story, I'm the Trail Of the Pack
Mule, should be read by every boy IN tn
| land. t is full Of life. vigor entertain
ment, fun and instruction. It depicts rea
i scenes, real characters, real history, an
| the boy who reads the story will waite
eagerly for the next book by the sam
/ author. 1t is not " cheap and trashy SLOT
| OF imaginary uotn6s' q NV = - $500 49,,
4 record of one of the most picturesque era
i In the history of our country. e.
(. ETHICS oF.THE BODY, BY George Dan
4 @3 Boardman. Tho ]. 3. Lippincott Con
Z pany, publishers, PHILADELPHIA. $l.OO.
i The old Latin motto. ''mens sana In col
pore sano" prefaces this little book. ,,
the dedication, ''To all who long to max
their body-llfe tributary to their Split
! life" better explains the character OF IN
work. IT Is more than n stimulus TO nay
a healthy body for tho sake of n health
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