The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-08

window garden, tho home greenhouse,
the culture and the care Of palms, and
decorative and growing plants for table
adOrnment.
Chapters on village and rural i'm
proyement societies arc followed by an
index. Decorative work throughout the
book is done by Edward Stratton Hol-
loway, whose sketches In each in
stance accompanied by an appropriate
bit OF verse, add greatly to the attrac-
tiyencss OF the Whole.
AMERICAS 1NsuLAR POSSESSIONS.
BY c. Fl. Forbes-LIndsay. Pub
lished by the John C. winston Co..
Of Philadelphia. Two volumes.
PIP. $50.
Sumptuously bound In blue and gold,
aud splendidly illustrated, these COM
panIon volumes Of n most important
work, say the publishers in their pre-
face, treat Of the American possessions
abroad. including the Philippine ISL
been devoted. The chapter on the
Great antilles IL justified by Intimate
relations to the alien islands of the
group. and their historical and COM
mercal connection with Porto Rico.
Guam occupies an important amount
of space In the books, because there
ia no popular history OF the little
island extant. and its history is only
to be gathered piecemeal from rum-
Der OF works inaccessible to the gem
eral reader. Moreover, Guam Is des-
tined to become in this future possess
sion OF no little importance to the
United States.
The section on Panama and the canal
covers the story of the enterprise from
It's Inception to the point at which the
waterway was finally decided upon and
n
section includes a description OF the
canal as it will ultimately be built.
A NoBLEMAN's NEST. Written by
Ivan Turgeneff and translated by
Isabel +. Hapgood. From Charles
Scribner's Sons, OF New York,
through the Bell Book and Sta
tlonery Company, OF Richmond.
Pr, 306. s1.50.
Turgenieff is considered to be the
most brilliant OF modern writer's of
fiction in Russia, and tho book bear
Ing the title above mentioned is an
excellent example OF his style, which
has all the sentiment of the Slav
writer's. united TO profound knowl-
edge of Russian social and intellect
ual life.
Turgenieff is full OF the tendency to
fatalsm that is Unborn In the people
of his race. Underneath the fre of
his imagination a certain hard cyni-
cism is at all times apparent, held IN
check, however,. by very real and
devout religious faith
The story OF his book is intense
and tragic in Its nature. It's realistic
force and interest sustain the repu-
tatiou that Turgenieff has won. of be-
ing one ef the foremost writer's as a
novelist IN the Russia of to-day.
ADVENTURES OF UNCLE SANS
SAILORS. BY Commander r. e.
Peary. U. S. NJ; Molly Elliott Sea-
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Wadhams, n. S. NJ; Franklin Mat.
thews and others. From Harper
& Bros. OF New York. through
the Bell Book and Stationery Co..
OF Richmond PIP. 232. Sixty cents
A volume of stories Of adventure of
Harper's Young People series. Some
ting fact; others are entertaining fic
tlon OF a kind which does not violate
essential historical truth These stories
of the navy have been carefully Sc
lected with view to interest and to
wholesome excitement.
ANDIRON TALES. BY John Kandrick
Bangs. The John c. Winston Com
pany. of Philadelphia, publishers,
PIP. 1o1. s1,25.
A charming book for children with
Illustrations by Glare Victor Dwiggins,
and fascinating stories of the ina
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dull, prosy sense, but instructive in
the appeal they make to the mind and
the clever truths they manage to tell
In such an entertaining manner.
MOTHER GOOSE PUZZLED PICTURES.
Edited and published by Henry Al
temus Company, of Philadelphia.
A book for children that combines
quaint drawings with hidden objects
in each picture and nursery jingles.
From the point of view of sheer in
cention 1t Is more dificrult UNDER
taking to turn out a popular Juvenile
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Fiction has a paramount task. It must
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Here the child Will read all the
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for instance, read how Naughty
Johnny Green" put poor pussy in the
we'll; will see picture of her rescue at
the hands OF Zig Johnny Stout" and
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abouts, in that same picture, OF the
wicked Master Green, who is hiding
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It is a clever idea It's possibilities
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HOOK AND MAGAZINE NOTES.
The special feature Of tho Sep
TENDER issue Of the Review OF Reviews
are an illustrated survey OF the work
OF the late Augustus Saint Gaudens
and an estimate of his Influence on
American SCULPTURE, by Ernest Knaufrt;
an account of the recent diamond dis
coveries in Arkansas, as vouohed for
by George II, Kunz, the expert by Ro-