The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31
THE LAND OF JOY. BY Ralph Henry
Barbour. Doubleday, Page and Com

Barbour. Doubleday, Page and Com
pany publishers, New York. $l6o.
There is something refreshingly attrao..
tive about this charming romance OF
youth and love and hopefulness Mr.. Bar
bour has written several successful col
lege stories, and has for years contributed
to the magazines under the pseudonym
Of Richard stilman Powell" This first
full-fedged novel of his Is really de-
lightful affair. 1t Is just ending Its serial
run In the Ladies' Homo Journal. 1t
chronicles the INTERVIEWING stories OF two
couples, and 1t will be hard to find In
contemporary fiction n more FASCINATING
picture OF young love than that OF Philip
and Betty.
THE Land OF Toy" Is largely college
story, without the limitations that usually
mark that sort OF fiction; the background
and university interest are there, but wit
n distinct forward look to the great world
beyond and the more mature problems OF
men and women
Virginia readers of "The Land OF Joy"
house, near which much OF tho story
takes place, as Leesburg. And, BY the
way, the fact has generally been lost
sight OF that this quiet, old-fashioned
village, some thirty-five miles from Wash
ington, was at ono time the seat OF the
United States Government. During the oc-
cupation Of Washington by the British
forces the archives were secretly removed
to I,eesburg and there stored In the only
vault In that part of the country. They
remained there but forty-eight hours. but
during that time meeting Of the Cabinet
was held. and Leesburg won tho proud
distinction OF having been. for a time at
least, thA seat OF government. In The
Land OF JOY a large portion Of the action
occurs on an old and picturesque estate
just outside OF that town.
TO those acquainted with tho notable
Virginia homes, the estats, "l1lalne."
Is readily recognized as Moryen Park,
enc OF the nhow-places Of thu South, AMI
admittedly the handsomest estate In Its
section OF the country. Morven Park
was the property during tho war OF Coy"
crnor Swan, Of Maryland, and had, per-
haps, as many narrow escapes from de-
struction as any place In the South.
less debatable territory. and Norven
Park was alternately occupied by North
ern and Southern troops. Its broad acres
no sooner through paying tribute to the
Confederacy than they were levied upon
by the Yankees. It Is said that tho
politics Of It's overseer changed as often
as the surrounding country changed
hands. Be that as 1t may. Morven Park
emerged from the war practically un-
scathed, even though OH one occasion the
big hall was piled from floor to ceiling
with bundles OF fodder and the torch was
held ready to apply.
Tho author has had quite career OK
work He was born in Cambridge. Mass,
November 18th. 1870, and was educated a.
the Waltham New Church School and at
the Highland Military Academy, OF Wor-
cester He went to work when nineteen
as reporter on a Boston paper. but was
ignomnionsly ''let go" six months later,
having been "beaten" on the collapse
- IN Of Cln.
struction. Ernigratng to Denver. he went
to work on the Republican. a year later
he stood by at the launching Of the Cc!-
orado Sun and was court reporter on
that journal; but when The paper was
absorbed by the Denver Times he moved
Westward and tried ranching IN irana
Valley AS chef for an irrigation outfit,
he learned to make baking powder bis
cults" "cowboys delight md Sour
dough Bread and to toss buckwheats
with some degree of skill and elegance.
His next venture was two-yenr course
in irrigation, but the crops were long IN
coming, so he returned to Dsnver and
newspaperd becoming literary editor
on tie Times, combining with the duties
Of that position those Of cartoonist.. The
pictures turned out, no declares himself.
were probably the worst ever printed:
After his marriage, In 1895, he collapo'
rated with L.. II, Bickford on ixnoVelette'
phyllis in Bohemia" published IN I'LL
cago in 1897. In 1899. he joined the Chicago
Inter Ocean as copy editor. and that year
published his first Juvenile" The Half
Pack" In 1900 he transferred to the
PHILADELPHIA Times as copy editor, ana a
year later became night city editor. hold
Ing this position until the paper changed
hands. Tn 1901 he returned to Cambridge,
thirty-two years from the time he was
born there.
ON sATAN's MOUNT. BY Dwight TIL
ton c. NJ Clark Publishing Company,
Boston. $3.50.
The book is q. sensational study knock
cd together in a catch-penny style OF
political conditions OF the present; and
throughout his narrative the novelist has,
of course. woven In the Inevitable ia
femme" In the Inevitable love story ac-
compartment. Readers With taste lot
sociology will enjoy ION satan,s mount.
hugely. The names OF prominent men are
twisted into use-J. P, Norton, the great
nnancler; Senator Pratt. Stuwesant Lord.
the railroad magnate. and 30 on; and a
young president, flung into office very
much as Mr. Roosevelt was. IS the nero
of the tale.
Tho Senate OF the United States be-,
comes by degrees Gas 1t Is really DONG
right now practically sovereign BODY,
x through WnlCn lHc p'HtoSHtN1 49, 49,.
country The laboring classes revolt
against this rule, and order Is restored
BY the accidental President only after
some very strenuous scenes and after a
great temptation to exercise dictatorinl
power has come to him through the
money enemies of 'tlle people"
THE POEMS OF PHILIP FRENEAU.
Edited for the Princeton Historical As
ISOLATION by Fred Lewis Pattee, The
University Library, publishers Prince.
ton, N. j. In three volumes. 70 per
volume, net,
Frenea,l, called "the Poet OF the Reyolu.
ton" was very we'll known In MARYLAND
and Virginia In his day and was intimate
with the radical leaders throughout the
colonies and States against the crown and
the monarchial sentiment fostered by
Hamiltons party, His songs and satlres
wers widely sung and quoted, and soma
of his genter verse has the true poetic
quality
The Importance Of Freneau as a slde
light on the spirit OF the times, as
creative force In the early period OF
American literature. and as a writer OF