Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-20

seems sinSularly thorough and sen
sible treatment OF the subject: it Is,
most important for singers and speak :
crs alike TO learn the control OF the
throat and respiratory apparatus. and
they may read Madame Bell-Ranskc's
work with benefit.
Erich Nan. Poor 'Inn." BY Maximilian
Foster ID. Appleton & co.
THIS Is charming story OF "a voif
IN boarding house--a kind Of superior
Merely Mary Ann" Love comes to tho
howerlike girl in the sordid hasherv.
and happiness, too. though only after
n struggle. Bah is foisted on n rich
family through forgery: the forgery
Is discovered, and She Is given III
choice OF marrying a distasteful man
or seeing the kindly forgcr 20 to ja!l.
But she marries the man she loves.
Narick, one OF the boarders.
Notes of n busy Life" BY Joseph
Benson Foraker. stewart & Kidd
Co.
The reader. on seeing the too i'm.
mcnse volumes ex-senator Foraker has
written, accepts the title as appro-
pirate. 1t takes a busy life to fill a
thousand pages; the book would have
been better II il had been cut down
n half AS II is. it consists too much
OF speeches reported at full length
and deals rather insufiicicntly with the
inside history which senator Foraker
was so we'll qualified 10 write lie has
not much TO tell us OF the convention
OF 1883 and the intrigues Of 1896. Ills
carly narrative Is discrectly external
| In his last volume he warns to his
task. for he is then dealing with his
disappointed ambitions. He gives AN
account at length OF his opposition to
tn. Hepburn railroad rate act and tho
brownsville shooting affrav. which led
TO his break with Eooscvclts admins
tralion. He had. in fact become the
leader OF the older Republicauism
against Roosevelrs Innovations Mr.
Foraker attributes his failure OF re-
election 10 the Senate 10 tho Archholo
Standard Oil letters. and herein he is
/ probably right. He explains tho jus.
! ticc OF his course Standard OF
attorney. apparently not realizing that
a United states Senator cannot AFFORD
/ TO put himself in the position of en-,
ployee to an unpopular and bitterly as,
sailed institution. His break will
| Roosevelt destroyed his chance for tn.
| Republican nomination in 1905. and hi!
! defeat for the senatorial nomination il
! the 1914 primary eliminated him from
/ politics. Many Interesting bits OF in
! formation arc given concerning historic
mon OF this and preceding generations
! Few politicians have seen more of meI
and measures than MIR. Foraker
l.. r. Dutton &c Co. have added min
volumes to their popular E.veryman'
! Library, as follows: "On the Scope am
Nature Of University Education" b.
! Cardinal Newman; The Peace OF F:u
rope by William Penn: "Phantastes.
by George Macdonald: Edwin brood.
by Charles Dickens; "Jackanapcs Dadd
narwins Dovecot" by AIrs. !. II
Ewing: "Ursule Mirouet." by Honor
nc Balzac; Lady Ingcr. of Ostraat
Loves Comedy and THE League o
Youth by Henrik Ibscn; THE 'I.if
of the First Duke OF Newcastle" b.
, Margaret, Duchess of Ne vca.;tle: "Mrs
Ovcrtheway's Rcmcmbranccs." by Mrs
B Ewing; Green's short History Of tn
English People," edited and revised b.
L. Cecil James. These selections arc o
exceptional value. and will attrac
much attention TO this library of lea
ing classics, probably the most at
tractive list OF good books to be ha,
in uniform size and binding at mod
crate cost