Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

yond doubt. Mr. i'crnald has written
good grammar II is reduced to sim
pic elements and he has a tcrminoloEy
which rs less technical and more COM
nonsense than that usually employed.
The style. too. Is more readable than
the ordinary textbook language. In
an hour or two very pleasantly spent
the reader may gather d good idea OF
the ordinary use Of words. So many
of us arc little uncertain when Il
comes TO conjunctions. advcrbs and ad-
jectives that we might all brush up
little IN grammar. When II comes to
brushins-up, Fcruald's grammar Will
DC found invaluable.
''rhe Universal Catalogue" ny Henry
Albert Phillips. The Stanhopc-
Dodge Publishing Co.
Most young writer's have ideas
enough but little knowledge OF tech
nique and plot. II is TIL. object OF
TINS little book :" poiut out the var.-
Gus elements Of the plot and the ways
IN which they may be combined The
lists OF possible plots are very stimu-
iating TO the invention. and the vol
ume may be Of value. though II seems
almost too compact 10 givc "a fun and
clear account Of the intricate subject
OF working out plots
'Prhrttcni StnEe directions for ANN
tcur,." By Emerson Taylor. T. =.
button co.
Amateurs arc often a, loss az 10
how 10 go about play They imac-
inc II easy and fnd |, intricate and
technical. There have been many
books on tho art Of amateur acting
most OF which are Of little value Mr.
Taylor. however, writes in - practical
way There arc chapters or the cast,
rehearsinI. makeup and stage and
scenery. Whether it !, possible to
tp.lI nt u al.
=" experienced actor Is doubtful. but
n tho art OF playing Is teachable from
hooks. this work should he useful
''ih" >nmpson Family BY Lila
RrGGs Sampson. Williams e VIII
kius co.
was derived from "wo" and man
but nov We know better. IN the same
way the world thought tlu; the name
sampson came from tho hero who
sn"tc tho Ihilistines hip aud thigh
This is not SO. according I" Nisy Sainp-
son. She states ;hat tho name de
ives from Samson. and the 'p' IS
added hy way OF euDhony The rrst
who bore the name in England was
Ralph dc -, Sampson. who wrs Gre
nt"d Bishop Of Worccstcr in 1895 This
man and members 81 his immediate
family were the only ones 10 bear
the name In EnSlard In the eleventh,
and twelfth centuries, but the name
grew numerous in tho thirteenth. Since
that timc many Simpsons have achiev-
cd prominence in England, Scotland
auu Ireland. The FIRST Simpsons in
Pennsylvania came from Ireland The
hrst Sampson mentioned in connection
with Virginia was CAPITA In John Salnp-
son. who WAS with Drake in 1856
pretty fun account Is given Of the
Virginia line. which viii interest the
~ zF ~
state
IVY Country By Mice ". FAY rub.
lishcd privately
This Is an excellent patriotic rocm
Each part Of The country is charac-
'crized in passing, aud the lines on
Virginia are in keeping with the rcst
NJ Yorktown now is quiet too
\ calm pcrvades the air;
The sun shines on the waters blue
And many vista fair
li"re where the cannon's roar wns
heard,
The or'oie and The mocknebIrd
sing out their carol rare
some OF the lines arc very good as
these:
Tho black race lives beside tho fair
where is the world old ban
The yellow and tho red are there
II tho brotherhood Of man
The lines on rhe Far West are also
1.-THE Grr"nImm Lady" BY sylvia CHAT
field Bates. Dmfield < co
There is an island OF the Atlantic
Coast. somewhere between Penobscot
bay aud RarneIat, where wild roses
rrow by the roadside from MAY until
august. where crimson ranlhlers
smother the gables of the tiny graz
ShinGleG houses. and where the green
=, Of lanes thread in and out u wind
nFi L..
lie story. The smell or The sea is al
says IN the air and the characters are
mostly old salts, though ,hs quaint and
charming Geranium Lady figures large
~. The storE is Interesting chiefly 10
thost who like character ske,chins.
Tor the plot is quiet and little ham
pens Yet its odd charm makes the
book very readable
The Bobbs- Merrill Company is nut
ting out The Ways 10 Everlasting
Peace by David Starr Jordan. Or.
Jordan is one of the most distinguished
mas made careful study OF the plans
'oT securing final peace. Putnam an
nounces War, Peace and the Future"
by Ellen Kay. The Century Comrauy
announces new war book Golden
Lads" by Arthur Gleason. Doubleday.
rage IL Co. have published Harriet T.
Comstock's novel. "Vindlcation" Harp
ers has just put out q new book bv
William Allen White, Gods Pupn.tsi,
II IL collection OF related short
stories. st. John Ervlne's plavs are
published by the same firm as Will be
1 nnnd M nsaa Captain Marsaret."
"Gibby. of clamshen Alley" By Jas.
mine S. van Dresser. The Macmillan
co. has published several works on
gardening