Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-15
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is the rather startling title
Walter G. Cooper has chosen for
his book discussing the growth of the
trust and the means by which it may
be controlled. The author undertakes
to show that the trust is a necessary
step toward the federation of industry
and the eventual establishment of an
industrial clearing house, which will
approximately adjust production to
consumption, and save the world the
immense loss and the tremendous suf-
duction. The certainty of the trust,
however, Mr.. Cooper adds, and the
further prospect of it's federation make
| the original question of it's effect upon
the mass of mankind one of primal i'm
portance. Inevitably the consolidation
and the federation of industries must
affect the form and spirit of the gov
ernment. Either the democratic inhu-
ence of governmental form and habit
of thought will make for popular con-
troll of the consolidated industries or
the imperial influence of industry oper-
ating upon the minds of men will bring
government to the same condition. 1t
is in working out this great problem
that Mr.. Cooper has devoted 200 pages
containing a mass of interesting matter
and a comprehensive view of present.
day economic and political questions.
An excellent index adds to the value
of the book.
FATE OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES.
By Walter Y. Cooper, secretary of
the Atlanta Chamber OF Commerce,
New York: Consolidated Retail Book
sellers
Decidedly out of the ordinary is "The
Diary of a Bride" published anony-
mously, of course, for how could a
young woman, after taking the great
public into her inmost confidence, as
this one has done, be expected to add
her name to it all? OF course, Jack"
knows who wrote the diary, but Jack"
is the artist husband of the fair author.
1t is certainly the real diary of real
woman written in a real way. In its
pages the author describes her emo
tions, hopes. fears, joys and sorrows
during the first year of her welded
life. There is a dash of pleasant humor
and here and there bits of feminine
philosophy that are quite refreshing.
And finally there comes another phase;
the home of the loving couple has been
blessed with a little one. Here is a
page from the diary: "I look at the
dainty fingers, perfect as arbutus bios
SONS, and I know that all the scientists
and artists in the world could never
make so much as one tiny nail flushed
with pink life tint. I lay my finger
on the velvet palm, the wee fingers
close on mine and thrill of joy runs
through me, while my mind is lost in
wonder at the miracle of a baby's
hand"
THE DIARY OF A BRIDE. New
York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Two school editions of "Webster's
Modern Dictionary" have just been is
sued that will prove convenient in the
counting house as we'll as the school
room. The intermediate School Edi-
tlon' contains $1,000 words and defni-
t'ons, while the Elementary School
Edition" has $4,000 words and defini-
tions. Although these dictionaries are
small they are sold at most reasonable
prices and contain the essential fea-
lures of the more elaborate leXicons.
SCHOOL EDITION of Webster's Mod
ern Dictionary. Chicago: Laird & Lee
"The Star Jewels" the initial story in
the book, gives the title to a volume
containing a collection of five fairy
stories by Miss Abbie Farewell Brown.
All the tales are new, none being sug-
gested by tradition or folk lore, and
cannot fail to interest, amuse and, in
MANY cases instruct the young people
who read them. Miss Brown will be
remembered as the author or those
pleasant stories, "The Lonesomest
Doll" and "In the Days of the Giants"
THE STAR JEWELS. BY Abbie Fare
well Brown. Boston: Houghton, Miffin
& Co.
In "Auto Suggestion the author, DIR.
Herbert A. Parlyn, aims to show how
the mind may be directly influenced
by self-suggestion to bring about the
conditions which produce health and
happiness and lead to success. Direc-
tions are given for the formation of cor
rect habits of thought, manner and con-
duct positive instructions are given
for improving the memory and for
strengthening the will.
AUTO SUGGESTION BY Herbert A.
Parkyn, M. d. Chicago: Suggestion Pub
fishing Company.
"Driftwood," by Melanie Alice We'll,
is a series of prose and verse selections,
including "The House Next Door," a
bright little comedy in two acts which
was recently presented in public for the
benefit of Chicagos vacation schools.
The stories are clever and the verse
ranks above the ordinary.
DRIFTWOOD. BY Melanie Alice Well.