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order ones life by clean living and
good habits that health and strength
are established. and. as a natural result.
happiness. Some OF the chapters are
not for newspaper discussion but are
very interesting. The book Is heartily
recommended and should be in every
home and public library. (Mitchen Ken
nerley New York, $500
Mary Caroline Crawford is loyal
New Englander and 10 her we are in
debted for some OF the most delightful
books upon her own corner OF America.
Among Old New England Inns" and
The Romance OF Old New England
RooftreeS' are two OF the best known
and she has just finished one which
bids fair to overshadow all her others.
St Botolph's Town" is an account OF
old Boston in colonial days and is full
OF the kind OF history never found IN
school books (more's the pityD. The
book reads like a romance and Is fully
as entertaining illustrated by photo
graphs and reproductions of drawings
and paintings U- c. Page 8 Co. Bos-
ton; $2.50)
not Tor very young children. but for
those whose sense OF humor Is de-
veloped. or is naturally. keen. 1t IS
dffhcult for the admirers OF this clever
author to believe that he Is an English
man, for all good Americans are
brought up TO believe that no English
man has sense OF humor at least
not developed as American humorists
see It. But humorists OF today are
divided into three classes. Americans.
English and oliver Herford. He is in
a class by himself. and his simple jog
raphy proves it. No one can read II
and not scream with laughter. (J. w.
Luce Co., New York;
Philopolis. that dainty little maza-
A zinelet published in San Francisco. has
Soeen In existence something over two
years now, and only words OF praise
can be said for It. published for those
VINO care Is its motto. and more and
more people care every month. The
second years work has been gathered
together and bound most artisticaIly In
tan boards, with an outline design OF
peoples in gold on the cover. People
who have not been fortunate enough to
see al the numbers will be glad TO pos
sess the pretty bound volume. Arthur
Matthews. Frederick ]. Teggart, Adolf
Z. Miller. James d. Phelan. Alexander
McAdie, Rev. David Evans. Charles C.
Moore and DIR. Henry w. Gibbons have
been among the contributors this last
year, and all the articles are worth re-
reading. (1717 California street. San
Francisco.)
New Thought Common Sense and
What Life Means 70 Me" is the title OF
the latest work by Ella Wheeler VIII
cox. The new thought Is rather a
misnomer, for nothing not thousands OF
years old can be discovered. The book
Is simply collection OF sermons-or,
rather, good advice-on all sorts OF sub
jects- 1t is for the reader TO Judge OF
the value OF that advice. The author
Is Indifferent to rtdicule and continues
to contribute to newspapers and pc
riodicals throughout the country. so
some one must want to read her artf-
cies- CIV. 3. Conkey company. Ham
Race Questions. Provincialism sad
Other American Problems Is the
rather profound title OF Prof Josiah
kindly philosopher. and writes fuently
and gracefully, but he Is sure to re-
ceive adverse criticism for some OF
the statements IN this, For one thing,
he says that the prejudice against the
black man in America Is an Illusion.
pure and simple. What southerner can
read that and not disagree? The pro-
fessor also has something to say about
overindulgence in physical training,
and says 1t has a dangerous moral
effect. The most interesting essays IN
the book are the second and fourth.
both dealing with provinciaHsm. IN
which prominent American traits are
discussed most entertainingly There
is much food for thought IN the book
THE Macmillan company. New York.
s1.25)
The other sara" IS a comedy ro-
nance by Curtis Yorke which might
have been much better. The heroine Is
a middle aged. ignorant woman who
suddenly becomes an heiress, and one
of the conditions OF the Will Is that she
must live with some aristocratic rela-
tives. 1t is a most uncomfortable ar
rangement. productive OF ludicrous and
pathetic situations. but the author Is
not content with this and must follow
the fashion OF the day and rail against
socialism and woman suffrage The
story is not dull. but at times Is rather
crude. (Dana Estes & Co., Boston.
$1.50.)
Selma Lagerlof author OF Christ
Legends is the foremost woman
writer OF Sweden. Born IN the isolated
district OF VarneIan, Miss Lagerlof
only left the family estate at Embervik,
near Carlsbad. upon the death OF her
father Finding herself then In
straitened circumstances, she took up
teaching in Skarne. Her first novel
The Story OF Costa Berling." pub
lished about nine years ago attracted
wide attention and won for the author
prize awarded by the crown prince
Of Sweden. With the money thus OBJ
tanned she Travelled through southern
Europe. the fruit OF her journey being
The Miracles OF Antichrist'' This
story. like it's predecessor, was dis
tinguished by fearlessness and strength
Christ Legends" translated by velma
s. Howard, is Of markedly different na-
ture. The new work was issued by
Henry Holt & Co. for the holiday trade,
Books Received
The Parchment and her Poems'' by r. A
$. Wade; the Cochrane publishing company New
York.
rhe University OF Virginia. Memoirs OF Her
Student Life and Professors. by ID. NJ R
Culbreth; tle Neale publishing company. New
York.
.'Oratory Of the South" by Edwin du Bots