The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
BRIEF REVIEWS

Brand Whitlock has been a reporter
and he sees things with reporters
sharp penetration. He has been an
attorney and he knows the drama OF
the courts. Now for the third time he
is mayor of Toledo by the persistence
of a following independent OF parties.
and he dearly loves good poIueaI
fight. There's no buncOme IN this vol-
ume, THE Gold Brick" He makes use
of the same combination OF truth and
art in this volume of political storm
which distinguished The Thirteenth
District; but while that book showed
the politician on the down grade this
book is marked by the triumph Of good
impulse (Bobbs- Merrill company, In
dianapolis; $1.5O1
The school Hymnal" by Hollis
Daun, for high schools, normal schools
and colleges. includes only texts and
music which are suitable and worthy.
The hymns and chants are such as viii
attract and hold the attention and in-
terest of young people. The study OF
such hymn tunes and anthems is one
OF the most practical and effective
means OF teaching sight reading and OF
acquiring efficiency in chorus singing
The volume contains also some patri-
otic and national songs and many OF
(American Book company, New York;
so cents.)
Three new Baedekers OF 1910 are
out: Berlin and It's Environs," with
five maps and % plans Belgium and
Holland" with 10 maps and 81 plans.
and Paris and It's Environs," with II
maps and 40 plans. The admirable
quality Of the Baedeker publications is
so we'll known that little can be said
of them. The standard of excellence is
carefully kept up in each succeeding
publication. and even the old traveller
finds the need of a Baedeker. (lm-
ported by Charles Scribner's Sons. New
York; Berlin 80 cents. Paris $3.50. Boil
gium and Holland s1.S0D
A new publication comes out of Los
Angeles 1t is not a monthly maga-
zine; it is a series Of essays to be pub
lished from time to time. The series
is entitled Individual Life Series and
the first number is The Destiny Of De-
sire This essay is written by Ruby
Archer Doud and Frank Newland, NJ. D..
and II will be found to contain some
uplifting philosophy. The publication
is artistically printed and daintily
bound IN brown cameo paper. (Parsi
faI Press, Granada Park. Los Angeles
Is cents per copy or $3.50 for II num-
bers)
THE Young Privateersman" is the
title of a book by William o. Stevens
and Mckee Barclay. In a preface for
gFownups the authors tell us that the
book is made from actual historical
facts which are totally unknown to
most Americans. The privateers were
real ships and many Of the characters
were real people. A very exciting in
cident is told of DartmOOr prison.
real prison. and the fights described OF
Pernambuco and Fayal were real Yet
no boy will realize he is absorbing his
tory when he reads this exciting tale.
Cd. Appleton & Co. New York; 81. 500
Mrs Mary E. Wlkinson's new book
is entitled The Home Making Cook
Book" and is designed to fill a special
place. The title page says; For the
Rich, the Poor, the Sick, the Well" but
il is primarily for the poor and sick.
The author is a trained nurse and has
made study Of plain and fancy cook
ing, but her best work in this book is
the invalid cookery and the manufac-
ture OF dainty dishes from Inexpensive
materials CIV. B. Conkey company.
Hammond. Ind)
The Life and Times Of Miguel Hi
dalgo OF Costilla," by Arthur Howard
Noll and A. Philip Mcmahon. is the first
adequate sketch of the life of the
father Of Mexican independence. Most
of the histories show Hidalgo as an in
surrectionist. who had the temerity to
lead a revolt against the regularly
constituted government of one of the
Spanish dependencies in America and
his cause failing. was followed by his
death within the year. That his work
was the opening wedge for Mexican
independence IL years later is shown
in this little book which explains
many other interesting facts of his
tory as we'll CA c. McClurg & Co.,
Chicago; SD