Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-15
Books, Bookish
People and Things
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Vance. Cloth 1-ix5 in. 252 pp.
The Winona Publishing. Co., Chi.
cago. Toe. net
Mr.. Vance is the pastor of Hyde Park
Presbyterian church, Chicago. lie
writes for the layman, is uncommonly
unministerial and sensible. though his
remedy for the evils he discusses may
not commend itself to most readers.
Four principal subjects are discussed
(the author calls them problems) /:
First, the Negro-'the problem has
now become national. and the difficulty
Of securing Justice for the black man
and Of making the black man worthy o.:
because worthful in the
social order. is now recognized"
Second. the Labor Question-"has
locked up in 1t the industrial future Of
America"
Third, the Liquor Problem--"has
been out despair"
Fourth,-''the rule of the great city
is peculiarly a twentieth century pro-
blem."
Some idea Of the authors point CT
view may be gathered from the follow
ing extracts
Then an attempt was made to atone
for the wrong of slavery by honoring
him (the negro) with the gift Of fran.
chise, but the zeal was mistaken, ana
bad politics throve on the venture at
the cost of the negro's added degrega.
ton, for the franchise was a RESPONSE.
bility for which he was unprepared."
The solution OF the labor problem
THE incorporation Of the Labor I'm.
ion and the enactment of laws govern.
ing its conduct"
traffic through the organization known
as the Prohibition" party is as hope.
less as battering down Gibraltar with
child's toy pistol"
st is the mission of the American
city to realize the American ideal"
Kindergarten Stories for the Sunday
School and Home" BY Laura Ell.
la Cragin. Cloth; Sx5Ain.; BAG
PIP; SO illustrations. The Winona
Pub. Co.. Chicago. $1.25'net.
A very neatly printed, bound and II.
a delightful way by one who under.
stands the mind of a child. The pre-.
face is a sympathetic appeal to moth.
ers and teachers of children and opens
with Dickinson's sweet lines:
There is nothing on earth half so
holy
As the innocent heart Of child"
! Then follow hints for kindergarten
program and the stories themselves.
! some Of the titles being, Christ The
Shepherd" Christ Our Rock" ''The
Light Of the World" Life Giving
RAIN" The Flight into Egypt" With
the list Of illustrations is given the
artists name. and many of the sub
jects will be familiar to lovers of chill
dren who have used the Perry" pic.
lures.
| 1t is easy enough to tell a story
that will interest in some way a grown
up person, but how delicate must be
the touch that will adequately reach
the strange, wistful but highly discri.
minating mind of q small child!
II seems to me that Miss Cragin has
that touch, and recommend her book
to all who read or tell stories to the
children.
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Liable Daniel. par Andre Theurlet.
Paper 1913 pages. VIM. r. jenkins,
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