The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31

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All interesting conversational way tho
character!stic experiences which travel
ers INA .in tina. garden spot O: tho At
lnntic. Discriminating at Gibraltar, Mr..
jacob takes tho render to Granada and
the Alllntnbrn, giving. III. the words. OF
,of H epsoSe ae s WITH thas us
toric place. Thence tho steamer goes to
Alglers, which has been described as oi,c
of tho most cosmopolitan places OF the
@Gra Mne Az Is me n ni b POM % n'ea
Militia Is briefly related rho arrival IN
Athens, and tho enjoyment of It's clnsslc
ruins. was greatly heightened by the
saneH q college SXs N Whq na ae
Of tie customary guide. Mr.. Jacob then
visits Constantinoplc, which the Greeks
call 1.-THE City,. nesting n It's bcatti
tors arc devoted to this fascinating city.
and then the steamer takes It's depart
tire for the Holy Land. IT. Is perhaps
here that Mr.. Jacob y at his best, II,
things In a. country which has perhaps
been more thoroughly written about than
any other Then Cairo and the pyramids,
the great monuments OF Luxor and knr-
Milo occupy d considerable number of
Very entertaining pages. on the return
trip the party stops ut Naples and visits
tho wonderful ruins Of Pompe'i, and af.
Tie 5nst the story Of the book ends With
4 the luxury and Eayety Of life on the
Riviera.
Special mention must be made of tho
Has Az kNtyf nVlt a
WHICH, ustra na t sses WerN tie
number OF almost two hundred. which
arc here published for the first time and
greatly Increase the value IN the readers
enjoyment OF the book. They were gwen
the trip, and are entirly out OF u1e ord'-
nary run OF photographs
ORTHODOX SOCIALISM. 1sy James
Edward Lo Rossgnol. Thomas Crow
ell & Company, OF New York. PIP.
l5I 400.
A compact little book on a topic Of
close Vitality and Importance, by a
popular author. In spite OF the sra CIV.
ing belief in Socialism" very Few
OF It's friends or enemies can give an
accurate definition of what the term
means.
scientific and dispassionate stand
| point, will. therefore, prove OF practi-
cal value.
rhc first chapter defines the creed
of socialism and traces It's historic re
rise. Then come discussions of the
| labor cost theory of value;2 the iron
law. Of wages; surplus value;Sthe use Of
machinery and it's effect upon skilled
labor; pnnics, strikes, and industrial
crises: the struggle OF mass with class,
and the social revolution wien g, ! n mas Is
| these subtopics will show the practical
nature OF the work. AS for the authors
style, 1t is well known from previous
excellent work.
THE TRAIL 10 THE WOODS By
Clarence Hawkes. The American
Book Company of New York.
A most attractive little volume de-
scrlptive of feathered and forest folk,
their manner of life. their adventures,
their loves and their hates. a book
| to the utmost. The author says in his
| introduction: How enticing to the
feet OF childhood, especially to those
Of a boy, s the trail that leads to tho
\ forest!
1T may be an old wood road. choked
with grasses and plantain and bordered
| with brambles and weeds, or by q
crooked cowpath, twisting and turn
Hight. and the heart of the child Is as he
| journeys. 10,
20, the sweet wildwood, with It's in
! cense OF pine and of balsam, with Its
/ ferns, MOSES and lichens. with its
rustic of leaves. signing OF zephyrs.
and Its sense OF infinite peace! How
| 1t folds It's green arms about you, sooth-
| ing your fevered mind with It's own
! deep languor, breathing a benediction
sweet as the sleep of childhood!"s
l$FEFFER'S NATURE STUDIES ON
THE FARM BY Charles a. Keffer
American Book Company of New
i York y;
i Published as one of the well known
/ series OF Eclectic Readings. this book
presents simple lessons in agriculture
i The reading OF the book Is to be sup
plcmented by reports Of farm opera
4 tions at home, the making Of easy
experime nts at school and excursions
! of the class to the woods and fields
I Soils and plants, their relations to
each other, and the best way OF COM
i bining them In economic plant produc-
I ton, form the subject of the twenty
six chapters In the volume:
i Numerous illustrations from photo
4 graphs add to both the attractiveneus
Il and helpfuln ess of the book. which will
Il aid In making farm life and the things
4 pertaining to 1t more interesting to
the average boy or girl. i5
Magazines and Their Art. L
In cool green's and yellows, the cove,
design OF the April Century shows q
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