The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-26

| s,,ea in Sorlbner's eerles OF Crooks Tor
Nature lovers 1t is by no means ex-
| ha,istive but in Its 1913 pages there Is a
wide fund of Information for sportsmen
| relating to .'our feathered game. lhere
are also eight full-page illustrations OF
| typical sporting scenes, MADE from
| drawings done by the author, and also
nhot oeraphIc reproductions of more than
one hundred game birds.
The author states that the purpose OF
his book is to describe all the game birds
IN the United States, and to tell where
and how they may be shot. He does not
succeed in this purpose 80 well as no
expected. Judging from the meaEre rel
erence to some OF our Virginia birds
Perhaps the author does not attach
quite the same Importance to them that
we do. He treats very entertainly, how
ever. OF practically every variety OF
feathered game, and as fully as his space
would permit. With the aid OF the de-
scriptions and the photographs an anna
teur ought to be able to identity every,
bird in his bag. Chapters on guns ana
dogs and on game clubs and preserves
show the thoroughness aimed at. inc
author has hunted very widely and is an
authority on field sports. He has drawn
widely upon his experience for many IN
teresting and instructive Incidents.
The book Is divided into three parts
In Book !. gallinaceous birds are ols.
cussed. such as pheasants, grouse and
cartridges. In the second book. wild
fowl or swimmers, including sea ducks
and river ducks; and the third section
is given to the shore birds or waders.
I'm Oh book or part Is prefaced by an IN
troductory chapter applied to the species
under discussion.
LETTERS OF A DIPLOMATS WIFE.
written by Mary King Waddington'
published by Charles scrbner,s Sons;
of New York. For sale by the Ben
Book and Stationery Company OF
Richmond.
One OF the most charming of recent pup.
i,cations embodies the experiences ana
observations Of Mary Alsop King Wad-
dington, the daughter of the late Charles
King, president Of Columbia college, ne"
York, who went abroad with her mothe,
and sisters In 1871, and IN 1874 married
NJ, William Henry Waddington, VINO,
In 1888, was sent as ambassador eXtraor-
binary to represent France at the corona
ton OF Alexander III. at Moscow. When
he returned he succeeded NJ. Tissot as
an1ba ssador to the court OF st. James
Madame waddington's description OF
her official life covers the years between
1855 and 1900, and includes the time spent
by herself and her husband In Russla
and England Her style In description OF
people, places and events is brlGht anu
charrning, and her book. including as II
does, mention Of many distinguished per-
sons in diplomatic and royal HE, com
mends itself with special force 70 readers
in general and special.
A VICTIM OF CONSCIENCE, By NIL
ton Goldsmith. Published by the Hen
nv T. Coates Company, of Phlladel,
phia. For sale by the Bell BOOK ana
stationery Company.
The author of "a Victim OF conscience
has written very strong Psychological
romance, showing the effect of the COM
mission of crime on human life and char-
acter. The central character OF the book
is Isaac, a Jew. who is haunted ny re-
morse at having slain man IN NJ u
passAon, and who tries In every way 70
atone to his conscience 1or tne sll. ,an ne
references in the latter part of the BOOK
to Richmond and Richmond people are
specially interesting.
THE socIAeLE GHOST. Written by
olive Harper, Published by j. S.
Ogilyie Company, Of New York. For
sale by the Bell Book and Stationery
Company.
This book gives an account of what
Young newspaper learned and saw from
q "Sociable Ghost" whom he met IN OLD
Trinity churchyard one May night. An
acquaintance begun then and there led
| to the reporters attending an underground
ball, banquet and convention.
The underground -four hundred" their
doings, conventionalites and amuse-
| ments are described In very enter
| taining and clever way The book Is
highly original and very funny
HOW PARIS AMUsEs ITSELF, BY
F. Berkeley Smith, author OF The