The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-03

Mary u. Wilkins Elizabeth Stunrt Phelps,
Van Tussol Sutphen, May Stepney Raw
son and Philip verrill Mighels, and a
IF Mey Among so 'a Special sei
articles are "',rle Tragedy Of King Rich.
ard III. Critical Comment" BY Ernest
Rhys; us English, Becoming Corrupt"
by Professor Thomas r. Lounsbury;
"Atnerica's thoroughbred Mountain. by
Frederick A.. Cook NJ p; "The save :
Brennan, and "a Neglected Chapter Of
Our Colonial History" By james ellison
johnson. 3a
Frank Leslie's.
There Is a striking article In tho jan
,ary Leslie's Monthly on the Gambling
spirit.-the poison that pervades our
modern American life,-with portraits OF
w. C. whitney, Keene. Garfield, .icrkes,
Al. Adams and others. and also the mrs,
chapter Of the experiences of special
correspondent Of the magazine who lived
in Sicily with peasant family and emi.
grated with them to America, with the
object of investigating that sldo OF
our emigration problem. The number
gives large amount Of space 70 the
automobile. with n series OF explanatory
catalogue Of the pleasure vehicles now
on the American market
There are nine short stories, business,
society, autom obile, political, domestic
and humorous ones. with another chap
ter OF "a Few Real Boys" and most
amusing sketch by Charles Battell LOOMS
called Miss Flutterly on What is Do
ing. There are twenty items IN all on
the contents page
The Atlantic.
The Atlantic for January is one OF the
best maya zines for the month.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson resumes
his reminiscent papers with chnra cter-
istic account Of The Sunny Side Of the
Trunscendental Period, full Of entertain
ing description and anecdote. 5
Andrew y. White contributes val
liable paper (the first halo on Fra Paolo
sarpi-terribie frate-the siSteenth-Ce e, n.
fury Controversiallst and defender OF his
native Venice against the Vatican.
Jack London contributes an entertain
ing paper on The 1Scab In his various re-
latlons, and goes to prove that every
body, all the world, is scab or nom
scab at intervals, or alternately as CIR
cumstances may induce.
Edwin Burritt Smith discusses street
Railway Legislation in Illinois.
Prof. T. J. J. See treats and explains
The Blue Color Of the Sky. Its cause and
character. si.
Mrs. Elizabeth w. II. Wright furnishes
an interesting paper on Singapore and X
Brimley johnson sends valuable letter
from London upon Tho Issue of Protec-
ton.
Robert TIerrick begins a strong and i'm
a rinatlye serial novel, The Common Lott
the scene laid in Chicago. Complete
sh,it stores are Bachelors Fancy by
Alice Brown, Roxela's Prisoner ~ Ear-
riet Nash and The New Hunting by Kate
n Coh1 ~, y b . i 81
Biographical and literary essays anu re-
views are: Morley's Gladstone by Rollo
Ogden Laura Brldgman by Prof. VIII
liam James; some Nineteenth-C century
Americans by NJ. A. DeWolfe Howe;
The Meaning of Rhode Island by 6. p
Winshp.
About Books and Authors.
Gellet Burgess, the clever author OF. the
Book Of Goops," which delighted holi-
day purchasers, relates a good story gath
cred by him during recent visit to
England. Fle says:
zone day, when was at the National
Liberal Club with Harold Frederic, who
was drinking variously- colored beverages,
playing billiards and entertaining callers,
all at the same time, was introduced
to some dozen men by Mr.. Frederic, pc
ginning with Charlie Hoyt and ending
witll-Maurice Maeterlinck. These two
men were in the room at the same time
and it would, perhaps, be difficult to offer
a moro glaring anithesls than the author
of "A Hole in the Ground and the author
of 'Pelleas and Melisande. But to make
the occasion forever memorable, Hoyt
looking towards Maeterllnck: Say, d'yol
know don't care much for that mans
plays; but guess l like EN- about as
well as he likes miner
Mr.. Arthur w. Marchmout. the author
of n popular new book. when Was
Car" based his novel upon experiences
gained at first hand In Russia 1t is
said that Mr.. Marchmouts hero, whom
ne makes an American and names Har-
per c. Denver, could be named by many
d Russian in st. Petersburg to-day II lips
were unsealed.
The c. NJ. Clark Publishing Company
announce for immediate publication q
popular edition" Of William Henry Car
ons widely sold novel, Hester Blair"
Professor Charles S. Sargent. whose
new work on 'Trees and Shurbs" is now
n course OF publication, has spent the
GUNNER In Siberia studying the flora and
rauna Of that country. Ile expects to
be back In Boston by Christmas.
The Worlds Work for January, says:
There are two arts that the most pro-
sresslve people of the globe should wish
N cultivate In particular. One Of the
arts is courtesy, the other Is archltec-
ture.
Mrs. Margaret Deland's "Dr. Laven-
dars People has gone into its second
edition in England-an unusual event In
the case of a book OF American short
stories,
Elizabeth Robine Pennell has for many
years been collecting a valuable library
of cookery books In Latin, French. Ger
man, Italian, Spanish. and English. Her
account of them. In MY Cookery Books"
will entertain the general reader. delight
the cpicure, and gain hearty welcome
from tho book-collector, for 1t Is Issued
only in limited quarto edition of 300
copies in tho special Riverside Press &C.
ries by Houghton. in g. Co.. The
book contains many full-page illustra-
lions consisting OF mounted reproduce
ton OF interesting old engravlngs and
title-pages.
The Archduchess. Elizabeth Of Austria,