The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-01

Evident tt from the which he sessapsd
heller fell across his lap and piniohed him
down 80 that 5lio couldn't STIR. r. !, y !,
Bill had tho knack OF doing things end an
OF getting on. Iii the words of the latin
motto on his lucky piece, he could stand
up pretty nearly anywhere YOU threw him.
Ills ndvcntlres and Sturnpy's are old Wit ],
Stuinpy's recital Of them entertaining and
good to read. Il
THE Z, sE; =. p by Harvey
Tie heroes Of this book are the city.
nrcmen whose training has taught them,
smd 5hsr s SY sp as sss Il
literal sense OF the word, perhaps no
men are 50 thoroughly aualiiied t. BE- the y
words Of the author. accept the call Of
an heroic tiutysas the nlerest bread.and..
butter matter OF their every day..
deal viii, episodes selected for. ihoir OK.
cdtement and dramatic interest, and 1t
would doubtless be mistake !; to assume
have no knowledge. personally as to the
mortality among firemen, but It presliin-
ably is not SO great as this would Id imply Ply
to risk their lives and that they are con-s
stantly and .chcerfully doing 1t.
ana appealing one. and It Is meet npd
proper that It should have been written.
Mr.. O'Hlggins who, as a reports on I. Q
METROPOLITAN daily became familiar with
we'll aaalified do iaAsy this experience and md
not merely worth while for the lnfortnn-5
g eS sh ssea sood
Sn,erelyf MS stories. a big fire IS usually
the setting for each episode, In the col.
lection, upon which the author spreads
some complication OF the human sort IN
the characters or attitudes of his people.
The opening sgtory. describing tho escape
of a squad Of firemen, mostly proba tion-s
srs from the sixth story q burning 1,ni
chain thrown out along n three inch
ledge, is the sort to make any healthy
masculine reader sit up and hold MS
TILE PRoBATIoN ER; BY Herman
Whitaker. Pages, $40; LIZ. Harper
ana ana st rafnees s eempany Rohnond oA
The Canadian Northwcst Is the scene OF!
Mr. Whitakcr''s bakers dozen OF tales--,
sPGs wh yas ST. sse Tns
n mean temperature OF thirty-five below.
His people ara like his scenes, rugged.
fprceful, S.unadorned and I'd !. primitive and
OF much humor. OF no great or ginallty
In construction or telling, the stories
make. by their simple ness and elemental
}The4underlying idea Of the nrst tale. not
to speak the details Of It's working OUT
Is about as old as the hills. THE Proba-
8tionern.is an Eastern bred minister. who
country pastorato.#J Just naturally the boys
"lnid !, for him and 80. In a way. did
Miss Ruth Walton. the terror OF the par
10 gtN{ I, -
Wo had personsy run Y o tr o0Ss sae
ing mlnisters.siNvc are willing to lot the
reader guess whether r,not5 the probation
forwards nursed him through a dangerous
illness, Scaptivated all the boys and con-
.cllided by reading out the banns for self
1lREI4AND's STORY. BY Charles john
net. lioushton, Mifin and Company ny,
Is 1Aabrlef and handy, yet complete shis-s
tory OF Ireland, modern In manner and
style Of presentation, has for some time.
books needed, a In supplying this need
d9n,sf = a piees q work s That was quite worth
tory Tie Emera aTS 1s sHs fro 'n
the earliest times down almost to the
present day. Considering the relatively
aTs ns as Been sTse
tween the covers to which, OF course
has necessitatod consistent brevIty in
the telling Indeed the CHI ehtef Criticism
.plicable to short accounts Of large mat
ters--namely that condensation haK been
carried 70 d nelpt which makes !, uni!lumi-
cannot a 81 4 ga 1nssiti but fri
story, Is no more open e It than a any
book is geographically excellent, Is,
fully equipped with Illustrations, indexes
summaries, etc. and Is in every way nd-s
sELENE. BY Amelie R!ves. PIP. So
H Harp g Rr9thers New XG5k Bell
This oH latest test i puSlleation Of the Fitness
'rroi,betskoy takes the form of dra-
matte poem, which the authoress calls
Selene and whichGboldly chall engesa COM
story being the same In effect. The power
OF Imagination possessed by the Princess
is clearly seen In the poem which has
beautiful panssagess M sf EAT
RLmples is taken from Loves admonlton
to Diane, contained In the lines which say:
KNOWING me, take comfort;
My shafts, though keen strike wisdom
through the blood;
Ny wounds, though never healed, heal
BY priaSs s d, ara seorn and self-deyoton
Ny service, worthily done. makes kings
Frceth tic souls of slaves, to gods adds
god head, y
Yea. even thee, O daughter Of grea t zeus,
Will rendersmOre divine III
Magazine Notes.
James Bryce, George KEENAN,, Edith
Rickert, Garrett p. Servlss and J.. Hor-
ace Mcfarland are among the. contributors
< TO the Outlooks illustrated magazine
number for April. Notable Illustrations
arc those from photographs by Mt, James
Ricaton OF the siege OF Port Arthur. ac--
campaigning Remnants STORY Of Port
Arthur; those plcturing the marvels OF
photography In astronomy. as described
BY Mr.. servss the charming pictures OF
spring buds and blossoms with Mr.,
Woods seeds: