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HENRY WARD BEECHER-The Shake
speare of the Pulpit. BY John Henry
Barrows, New YORK: Funk Wagnalls
Company. Hl pages; cloth.
That the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was
q man of towering intellect and Of great
individuality and originality must be con-
decided. whether we have faith IN his moral
makeup or not. IL must also be con-
coded that he playeda great part in his
day. and when this and his dramatic style
of oratory are considered we must recog-
nizo that the title Shakespeare of the
Pulpit is not altogether inapt. Mr. Bar
rows has given US q volume that is well
written. but he is a Beecherite. and his
work is defensive essay upon Beecher
rather than biography in the accepted
sense of that word.
HUMANICS, COMMENTS, APHORISMS.
AND ESSAYS. By John Staples White.
New YORK: Funk Magnalls Company.
2Gj pages: cloth.
The author in his preface SAYS the latent
idea Of tins book is to present TO the pub
lie work that absolutely cannot be read
According TO dlctum Of Alexander Du-
mas, credited TO him by the author of " An
Englshman III Paris" Mr.. Whites work
ought to create a sensation. The book
that cannot be read. said the brilliant
Frenchman. is like the dinner that cannot
be dIgested. Nevertheless there are some
very good things III " Humanics."
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDER
LAND. BY LEWIS CARROLL. New York
orI kpefpD. Thomas Y GrpWTll a Co .
US pages. $l.25.
This Is new and handsomely-illustrated
edition OF book that never fails TO charm
the little folks. Alice IN Wonderland is in
fact nursery classic.
MARGARET DAVIS. TUTOB. BY Anna
c. RAY. New YORK and Boston: 1. \,
CrOwel d Co.; 357 pages. Sl.25.
The story OF a young lady who ac-
cepts the position of teacher Of two
boys IN a Connecticut town. She Is
IN sympathy with all their sports and
manages 10 inspire IN them love
of study The incidents Of the story
are pleasing, the conversations sprigbtly
and the romantic ending il satisfactory.
CHILHOWEE BOYS. BY Sarah Z. Nor
rIson. New York and Boston; Thomas
\. CrOwell d Co. $3.50.
This IS a story FOR boys and girls which
is written from family recOllections, and
describes the perils, pleasures, aud excite
ments Of frontier life in the early part Of
this century. The characters are well
drawn and the dialogues bright and ma
tural
THROUGH The SIKH WAR. a Tale Of
the Conquest Qf the PunJaub, and A
JACOBI1E EXILE, being the adventures
OF Young EnglIshman in the service OF
Charles XXI. of Sweden. By q. A.
HENLY. New York: Charles Scribners
Sous. $3.50 each.
Here are two most excellent books for
boys. In each thers Is a youthful hero,
who is kept well 10 the front, and
in following him in his adventures the
reader cannot fan to be be impressed most
Vividly with its historical facts which
form the web and the wool OF the volumes.
The authors style is clear, direct, and
shovs him TO be an adapt IN the art OF
teaching history through the medium of
romance. The frst-named volume con-
tains a map OF the Punjaub, and the other
O map of Europe and each Is embellished
with twelve illustrations by Hal. Hurst.
Boys who have read "BcrIc the Briton."
The Dash for KhaItoum," Held fast for
England OIL" With Cleye in India" Will
be anxious to get hold of the present vol
umes.
For sale by West, Johnston i Co.
TOPSYS AND TURYYS. BY P. ). NEw-
Bill. New York: The Century Com
pany. 81 pages. 81.
Iopsys and luryys IS novel cOnceit in
the way of q child's book, 1t consists Of
number Of full-page colOred pictures.
which. viewed right side up, tell half the
story. and when reversed tell the other
halt. There Is genuine fun IN 1t for tho
little ones.
SWEET BELLS OUT OF TUNE. BY Mrs.
BUXTON HARRISON. New York: The
Century Company. PSI pages. 1925.
This Is the picture of the life of young
married couple IN New York society,
where they dwell among the -Four Hun
dred, and was published originally IN the
Century Magazine. The Illustrations are
by Charles Dana Gibson.
The BROWNIES AT HOME. BY Palmer
Cox. New York: The Century Com
pany. 100 pages Sl.5C.
Ia this. the latest Brownie book. Mr.
Cox describes III verse and pictures the
adventures OF hls amusing little creatures