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The Romance of the Reaper, by Her
bert N. Casson, author of THE Ro-
nance of Steel" illustrated from pho
tceraph,: cloth: price, S1.00: New York.
doubleday, Page d Co.
The history of the American reaper
is in large sense the history of the
progress of agriculture. not merely in
our own country but also in many for
eign lands The story, therefore, which
Mr.. Casson tells in this interesting
volume is an intensely fascinating one.
It reads almost like a tale of the Ara
,ian Nights ami gives us greater APP
nre cation of the wonderful scope ana
sweep of American enterprise along
thc lines of mechanical progress in the
development of agriculture No less
fascinating than the text Of this book
are the 26 illustrations from photo
oraphs which show American agricui-
t,iral machinery in use in various
narts of the world. A Chicago mower
drawn by a team of camels in Arabia;
an American selfbinder at work upon
The estate of President FalliereS in
France, drawn by a yoke of oxen; King
Alfonso of Spain, driving an American
c.e1er drawn by q noble span of hOr-
COS. Count Bismark of Germany having
his first view of an American selfbind-
or at work in German wheat field;
an American harvester at work in Ar
reptina: an American mower laying
,lown a hayfield in Finland and an Am
crican reaper and binder doing it's per
foe, work in the ancient fields of AL
o.iers--all these pictures, reproductions
from acual photographs, give us an
# no Ieyhf -,c1, -
which American push and enterprise
is playing in the great problem of feed
ing the ;eemirg populations of the
world. Books like this are an educa-
zion to all VINO read them. They are ii
stimulus 10 patriotism. and in putting
these facts before the public in this at
tractive form Mr.. Casson has PERFORM
ed a genuine public service as we'll as
given us book Of exceptional interest.
From Keel to Kite, How Oakley Rose
Became a Naval Architect. by Isabel
Hornihrook, author of Camp and
Trail" illustrated by Frank Vining
Smith: II mo: cloth price $3.50: Bos-
ton Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
This is one of the best juvenile books
that has ever been written. 1t carries
the salt spray of the sea and is a
wonderfully vivid. stirring, vivaclous
story of bank fishing and shipyard lie.
1t is evident that the author knows full
well the life of which she writes, Tor
the, reader cannot help being impressed
with the absolute realism OF the story.
1t carries the genuine atmosphere ui the
life it depicts and holds the fascinat-
ed interest of the reader from cover 70
cover 1t is not surprising to learn
that Miss HornibrOok has given
large amount of close range study to
the life OF which she writes so we'll and
has thus fitted herself for the prOduc-
ton of Il story of exceptional charm
and fascinat ton. 1t relates the expert
cnces of a young man VINO achieves
success in the face of many difficulties.
He is the son of Gloucester skipper
who was lost on Georges Shoals. and
was brought up by his grandfather.
1nheriting a keen love of vessels he
desires to become a naval architect.
His grandfather'S death upsetS his
plans for Il technical course and obliges
him to leave school and enter a ship
yard Through a kind hearted design
or he is able at rainy intervals when
work in the yard is impossible. to
study naval architecture in the mould
loft where full-sized moulds for vari-
Gus t,rbcrS are made. The story
teens with Incidents exciting and
amusing, in which the hero, Oakley.
figures with his chum. the shlpbuild-
cr's nephew. The boys make an adj
venturous trip to Georges Shoal and
later on Oakley goes on hallbutlrg
tA
in a dory for days. Finally his good
design of q fishing vessel attracts the
attention of naval architect who Of
fers him a position in his office with
opportunity to pursue his studies and
realize his cherished ambition. The
book is enc that deserves upon it's mer-
its a large circulation and we shall be
very much surprised If it does not
prove to be one of the most popular
Juveniles of recent years.
"A ChilG's Guide to Pictures. by
Charles Il. Caltin. author of How to
Study Pictures" cloth: price SID ret
New York. The Baker Il Taylor Co.
This book is in no sense guide t,
individual paintings. save as they ma!
be employed to give illustration OF
some point which the author desires tt
emphasize. 1t aims rather to be a
study of the methods that should OBJ
tain in the development of origina
critical judgment Of the qualities re-
Quired in all good pictures. The value
of work of this kind in developing
correct standards for the Judgment o1
art must be apparent to all who give
the subject even the most superncia
consideration. In this work the author
has chapters on Feeling for Beauty.
cart and Her Twin Sister. Nature,
''The Active Movement and Compost
ton of the Figure ''Naturalistlc Com
position" Form and Color. 'Subjec
Motive and point of View" All these
subjects are considered in manner
easy of comprehension by young people
as we'll as older ones. which. indeed. IL
one of the chief attractions of the vol