The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-26
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has already bee,, ~ t1liuteiy told, hrst s Sy
rapi.S uf taie Sresrt economist would at
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ana and ps h Isstion IN lss o. Smiths LEO
lures on ,Justice, Police, RsyenuS AIN, Mnu
Ar111a,! Delivered in 1?Ga-1S and unaonntt-
e9t s WORK ERE Skss sf,affnshed new and most
important materials.
Smith was born IN 1lss y IN. tno ,,a ianE
sehog q & f Rlraiay and y thirteen ma
circulated at the University OF Glasgow w.
AZ school he quickly nude ma name ,,d tor
and BY the Extraordinary powers Of ne
memory, In the rising mart OF Glasgow
the young mans mind iirst turn ,Sa 10,
Of his master, Mutchesoii possibly II. the
heard that fruitful formula which h his
greatest number RI
Smith entered Oxford at time When
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narrow spirit exhibited by the Ballot
suthoritss II eonsea4g the q y{onns
IL !, q lI n,n ,t,iertinnab Me and
,,t% cinms "a. d,nr. ,nado n profound ana
pasinfa resslU on m WiS,sF eao 81
i74S-17lp, Smiths o11portui,ity to make
plnoe tor himself in the public eye came
With the Invitation to deliver u colrse OF
extension textures n EdinourE OF the
t the0s yoaas oxf s ayGs tnst
VaGancy ocour1nE r. tnS ona,r rSjd t Hsae
, IT. e aat nN,ia t,nd was
~ ~ ~ o,s,,: ptnI nv tnA Senate
~ Gtn1ar = ~ fn1io,y,nT venrs ora Ixie
liz f4iossntg nrnfessnr 81 eihios, feli III,
snh a fex months later Smith was ap-
pointed cG Is tho 'chair lie was to adorn for
tho next twelve years. 1t was not until
1862 or IN tho seventh year OF his pro.
pUblished the .flrst. OF big two chief works.
The Theory OF ,Moraa Senumtean Hs. !,
IA aS5 Wnen ne = T KS norid XIII epocl
Innsng work enutied A 9 anqvrS, III hhc1
the Nature and Causes OF theaWea ah,n y y
n ationa VaLuIno Wn1cH, - n ~ u 1a5A
lnd lctateu was DaAeo upon ms ciss
t,1res on Justice ana Police frot Gas -,
gov chair The book was punhsnsta ,,o on
the Stn Of March, H.. IN iws'
qUarto volumes. TLhe price Was W. ..ei,
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70 nave received ~ 1oi tt.o "a q
and IN 3aaultlo1f.tn au tine si.islactioit ~
seeing ms WORK Ven sees.H NE, oy,y ,5
friends ana the cTl,,cs gemerais' c,'h nat
an eXeelent ncs1x exS.n,nen 1,o y,
INC LnsloI,ln; tlt fa,nI ,,a,a
single book' al, ana the mos. prolounu ,uens
fnn s1a saas en-, ~, i ~,
serves Mr. Hifst. mas Deen conn ON py
inc tr'DunalsT ~ ,. Inns, Mnt, nae "ur,u
Wesa!sh 81 Sa thnf r4na,ve me
small lfpEAry OF .rnt 81,
as the years roll BY SO surprisingly re"
accezsions. ,.,s,,, .,.4a,
MY. iilrst Nolune ls iuctuIS !. "i rei3
ana interesting, and colsloeril.s '.s snia4l
compass s'nsul'Arly l'ir'''e'.ess - :.
TH3 sSIaA-WOLFs,n -, by JACK L1naon - .ea
pages. $3.50. The Nlac I, 9 l; ~
pany, New york; zen book anu M sta
fFSone ~ GSnpany Rl etnry e. NJ ,tt,e
savage and rugged power. Win W y ar reter-
ence TO me tWo ahuins cnarac.e .,;o,o ue
plcted IN It, IT IS n stuay m ra.nes vaoee
contrasts On the one .hahd, We naye M M
sealer; Wolf Larsen, superhumanly strong
in mind and WIN; lnhumaniy cruel ana ana
exhibiting passion for Browning and
Spencer On the other, there is Hum
phrey Van weyden famous llltterateur
and critic, MISUNDERSTANDING and
physical coward. with a past consisting
OF thirty-1ve years in Library chair,
and muscles Ike woman's. i vas
ferry-boat collision that Drought the m
congrous pair suddenly together on the
deck of Larscn's boat, which had CHANGED
to pick UP the dripping man q letts re- and y.
tween them, Mr.. Van Weyden, or Hump.
as he was thereafter Familiarity known.
found himself engaged; despite M, .s,. own Y
cabn-boy on THE Ghost, and Heading
away into the southwest, into tho great great.
and lonely Pacific waste.
& II Van Weyden's first impression OF ,hls
now and superimposed captain wa g. that ~
ile was rough TO the polnt o. 5Druttaa!atS,, u
was not long before no came TO inc con-
clusion that he was a monster q per-
feet prodigy Of cruelty. scenes OF nor,