The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13
REST BOOKS OF THE DAY
REVIEWED BY OUR CRITIC

nf1l one OF them. NO, dIL iloI so''s =.
bu indignant. 1 expect, In my sixteen
years OF newspaper work, I have tnade
many .brcnks Of tho same Kind. THIS 10
merely to untanglc myself for your bon Ell
from the other Ford and perhaps pre-
vont more confusion among my numerous
relatives In Maine.
"rhe author Of Horses Nine, who was
born in South Levant and who ref1cm'
Hers coming Into Bangor ct daypreak
With his Uncle Will to sell green corn,
Ia sewcl Ford That's me. Mr.. 81 simeon
Ford, whose picture YOU printed and 10
whorn YOU gave credit for writing the
horse stories, Is tho genial proprietor ol
thc Grand Union Hotel IN New ! i orK. 4.
A.irts sewell Ford who had sixteen (not
th,rtv-five) years experience IN news
MINER work, Simeon who IS the tons .
lean laugh maker maven ucll.eycu
much fame, and what little p usse si..,
cannot afford to have merged win SIM.
ca a,,a ,,i,,ch l. greater and Of o different
o'a " "sincerely, ..3
..sEUDLL FORD
M sewell Ford IS modest, As o hu-
,n,,st ia cnn hold his own with Simeon
~ nny other Ford. His story IN Harper
Ma rnzi11e this month Is ono OF tho pest
he has ever written.
Frank Moore Colby has dehght - ia. a..
tIcle in tho September BooRnl'til VI iii
s e.ot Novel,' After telling Of HAL
Gaines going to Iceland, ne says uiti''s
the novellst's methodist: pa,,.
"What will your next novel bef hell-
rlous?" asked friend year or Two uso.
' e. We done religion, said MT. Came
cn,,,1v. social? 2" venturcd the other.
~ have finished the social problems !, ne
replied with n touch of asperitS. t.
Ilized man" he went on, is comPlete -.
my books Primitive man now a .,le
on october 18th. then turn 70
ideal love on q background OF slmpl'citv.
! shall study 1t in the Vale OF Cashmere
1une 10Th to June 20th both inclusive,
1ao5," Splendid executive ability. prompt
itudc and push, heart like dry gooas
en,norium." head like modern notei'
no costly whims or private pre e q
man for the many and a pap!'sner,s ue
light, an inexpensive democratic leltee!s.
we would rather own l'una l, sna a,,s
OF stock in him than In any other nous
trial anoat. Ere this goes to print Mr.
Game will have landed. and the berseker
nun Of the primitive passions confessing
viii be heard OIL all sides
An appropriately interesting aticle JUST
nov appears over John Gllmer speed
signature in the September century. MI NIL
Speed says: - !, orea.
producing country In the world. At TINS
.time5 therefore, when other agencies are
ccming into competition with horses for
many PURPOSES and are being substituted
for horses in many others, 1t Is proper LOT
I'D TO consider what 1t Is wise TO 40 IN
order that there shall not be TOO serious
losses in mn Industry as great as ~ Is
widespread and interesting. a re" years
= 20 The horses in the United States were
vsined at eleven hundred million dollars.
business depression, together with the
competiton and substitutions referred TO-
depreciated this stock moro than one-halt.
But there has boon an appreciation with
in few years. owing to business revival
and ensuing prosperity, so that the value
OF the horses In the country mad risen
more than two hundred million dollars
Mt the end OF the last fiscal year, June,
1902. from what the value was at the low
water mark referred to.
THO leading feature Of the September
Olvmnian. Nthe Southern magazine pub
lshed in Nashville. Is an illustrated ar
ticle on the Anglo-Frenoh Rapproche-ii
ment, by James Henry Stevenson. 1t con-
tains an interesting description OF the
recent visit of President Loubet. Of the
french Republic, to King Edward, Of
Great Britain. Mr.. Stevenson writes from
personal observation Of and acquaintance
with the facts he relates. Splendid pho
rapho illustrations accompany the ar
ticle. IA .a ~
The Formation and Uses of Public
Opinion is aaclear, strong article, written
By Dr.. G. B. Winton, editor OF the Chris
tlan Advocate, for the September Olym.
plan. In it the writer discusses many OF
the live issues Of the day.
Incidents of the Horse Creek Treaty, by
Henry c. King. of Texas, In tho Septem-
Der Olympian, Is an entertaining account
OF the historic meeting In 1851 between
representatives of the United States Gov
ernment and the Sioux, Grow. Snake, Rec,
Aricaree, Ponce and other Indians. The
article Is Of historic value.
Olympian Is "Cupids Understudy," by
Leigh Gordon Giltner, we'll known Ken
lucky writer. In It Miss Giltncr has dis
played ease OF style and abundant hui
NOR Other stories In this number OF the
Olympian are written by r. e. Crockett,
Eva William Malone Annie Booth Mo
Kinney, William Perry Brown, Agnes
Deans Cameron and Blanche Knowlton.
poem written by Merlbah PhIlbrck-
Reed for the September Reader ia among
the many good things which so into the
make up of that delightful magazine. The
poem is called "A FOOL" and its first and
last verses so thus:
Since In Life's cast !. claim Jester
part,
Please God play it well-with merry
art
OF hooking words and frlppery /,
] nay, sin,
With brawling bells-and bursting heart
| within
That men may smile. and smiling mer
may say.
mo rarer FOOL blocks up the King.
| Highway"
My lines nro learned. my gestures follow
true
And Pride the prompter hath read,
| cue
When at Thy feet. dear God Of Lqyo,