The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22

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rHE cmRoNieLEs Or. MARTIN
q Page & Co, of Boston, per Pres
byterinn publication COMMITTEES, of
Richmond. PIP. 2se. $3.50
This book is gotten mp In excellent
shane, with Illustrations by w Kirk
The detective. stories IL con-
tains are the very best OF their kind
ind arc written with great cleverness
as to plot aud style. The book con-
tHins nothing of the wildly Sensational
order and is one of the few of IT'S
propriety he placed in the hands OF
Young people. Boys especially VIII
he interested in these stories written
about the mystery of Ivy cottage, the
Nicobarbuilion case. the 1ialford VIII
case the case of the missing hand, the
case of Baker ahscouder ana the case
OF the lost foreigner.
ALICE IN CUMBERLAND. BY John
Kendrick Bangs. Doubleday, Page
& Co. of New York. PIP. Ia. eo
Children who have been delighted
with Alice in Wonderland Will De
clad to know how easily questions
now veNing tho American Republic are
here solved by thetWhite Hare Alice
aud her friend, the piilliah' e"i'
tionalst.
The reader starts with Alice on her
trim IN to cumberland, where a dis
Cussion is enjoyed on many things
seen--anong them. the immovable
trolley. the aromatic gas pant, me
city-owned police the municipaphone,,
the department of public verse ana
the municipal ownership of children.
Sound ideas are presented in very
unique and amusing manner.
OUR LITTLE ALASKAN COUSIN. BY
Mary F. Nixon Rotilet- L. g. Page
& Co. of Boston, through Presbyte-
rian Committee of Publication, Rich
mond Va. PIP. 1877.
The book is dedicated by the author
"to my little son. John Nixon de Ron-
let" and the forward says that away
,ir in the frozen north lies the great
peninsula which the United States
bought from the Russians
There are many kind Of people there,
from Indians TO Esauimos. They are
under American government but are
not vet called American citizens
III is about this country and It's peo-
pie that this little story is written
and in the hope of interesting Afneri-
can boys and girls in these very strange
people, their little Alaskan cousins.
JAMESTOWN TRIBUTES AND. ToAsTs
BY Julia Wyatt Billiard. Illustrated
BY Bessie Thorpe Lyle. j. z. Bell
Co, of Lynchburg. Va.
Miss Billiard has her home at Rad
ford, Va, and for a number of years
has been prominently known Ill Jour-
nalistic circles.
Her book of toasts is work of art
In its arrangement, it's binding and Its
Illustrations. Its toasts are contributed
bS many of the most distinguished
people throughout the Old Dominion
and from other sections of the United
states The portraits of Captain John
Smith and Pocahontas appear III the
frontispiece. and Grover cleveland
toast TO the Jamestown Exposition
stands in the lead. capped by the seal
of the Exposition Company.
1t is specially interesting to read
the toasts written by Governor swan
son. Mrs Lucy Preston Beale, Hon
James Aston Cabell. Mr.. Thomas Mel
son Page, Mr., Evan r. Chesterman
Miss May Johnston, Mr.. James Branci
CabeIl. President =. a. Alderman. Mis-
Cally Ryland and many others to'
numerous to mention.
The book is SO admirable that IT.
success seems assured, and Miss Bul
lard is to be greatly congratulated OF
the success of a. very careful and spleh'
did piece of work
THE WRECK OF TIE OCEAN
QUEEN. By James Otis. L.. c. Page
Co of Boston, per Presbyterian Com.
mittee Of Publication. PIP 29s. s1.5O
This story takes its readers on sea
voyage around the world; gives then
n trip on treasure ship; an exciting
experience in terrific gale: aud finally
d shipwreck with a mutineering crew
determined to take the treasure to com
plicate matters. But only the mutt
neers Will come to serious harm. and
after the reader has known the thrill