The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-17
5000 $4,000 900 ee-e-e-ee-'
THE LATEST BOOKS
UNDER BRIEF REVIEW.

spondence between Representative Irish
priest and a lady OF quite unusual moral
views occupies the major portion of this
book Her unpleasant notoriety mas
caused him to drive her from his parish.
but later he repents his denunciation, ana
CLOSES over her steps with the easy
follow, the freedom OF nature and instinct
This is rather a remarkable doctrine for
the pulpit and 1t unqnestiopably expodcs
the Old idea that decency is decency,, aud
ndecency Is foul. So 1t is not surprising
that he abandons his parish with New
idea OF writing for the newspapers. Mr..
Moore is we'll known as the author OF
Esther Walters
THE ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAM
MAR. BY. A. L.. Bartlett and ii. J..
McBain,. Silver. Burdette s Co. ,,oo,,
In presenting another elementary BOOK
been keeny alive to the difficulties that
surround the teaching of the subject Tn IN
It has P been their aim tic to pressn; the sub
ject in such a way as to give the pupil
an, adequate understanding Of the basic i';
any detailed discussion Of it's finer tech
necalities and hair-splittIng niceties. The
OF Sh 2SpfS has yerY
replacing the old system of man, boy and
hickory.
!" Philips. The Star Publishing Co.
This is d healthy book OF outdoor lore
and woodcraft. giving an account Of the
camping. fishing and hunting experiences
on an island in a western river; 1t re-
counts their adventures In an interesting
as we'll. MI. Phillips has written sew
eral books that appeal to boys outdoor
INSTINCTS, and Is an authority ts on IN woou-
President Pritchett, OF the Mnssachu-
sets Institute of Technology. has collected
number of his address to students into
title, 'What Is Religion and Other Stu
dent Questions" published by Houghton,
Miftln and Company. The various sub.
iects dealt with are What Is 1'ruth?'
What Is Religion?" "rhe Science OF
and Fought Religious Man to Join Il
Church?'' President Prltchett writes
clearly and vigorously, and his views are
full of broad-minded good sense.
a now writer, Miss Margaret Morse, is
introduced by Messrs Houghton, Miiiiln
and Company, her first novel being THE
to what may be called the gentle school,
In contradistnction to the strong school.
1t Is Il love story OF nattrre and two ma
ture lovers; OF man and woman OF
WY ~ Me ana a nnds
She has been s!rawn to the forest to nurse
II sorrow and lie to nurse his health. The
book is largely made up of letters between
them, whicel abound In subtle references
to nature. When tho inevitable has oc-
CURED, they renounce one another, pre-
Ssumably on account Of his health.
Under the general title. Studies lii
Constitutional Law" and the particular
CAPTION, "a Treatise on American Citizen
ship" Mr.. John S. Wise, formerly, Of
Richmond, now of the New York bar.
presents n discussion of the origin, ma
ture and obligations of American citizen
ship, State and national. The subject is
chapters, one of them being Privileges
and Tmnuntles Under the War Amend
ments." Throughout voluminOus refer
ence is made to Federal and State cases.
In his preface the author says: II have.
I may say without vanity, had unusual
need for the study Of all these questions,
for as I grew up they We're the great
points of difference between our people.
AS they were settled one by one, l
studied the reason and argument Of the
decision, and later in life questions OF
citizenship and suffrage have been in
yolved In many of the cases have
tried" The book Is published by the I'D
ward Thompson Company,
Il H. Appleton & Company are lust pub
fishing a volume of nine short stpries ny