The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
Literary Lights And Shadows
BY $. MAYS BALL

prominent because men in business and
in the colleges find that boys and girls
cannot generally express themselves well.
This is really an excellent book, wheth-
err you are at high school or not.
Efforts for Social Settlement Among
Negro Americans" Published by the
Atlanta University Atlanta
The Atlanta University presents In a
monograph, title given above, the report
of study made by the University up-
der the patronage of the John F. Slater
fund. The efforts of which this report
takes note are mainly those of the ne
groes themselves III behalf of their own
race but mention also Is made of GER
tain efforts by whites designed to uplift
the negro and of certain negro charities
of which whites as we'll as negroes are
benefciaries.
According to the monograph, the show
Ing is highly creditabe to the negroes.
The report shows that the negroes
have established and are generously SUP
porting schools, colleges, orphanages, old
folks homes, hospitals, refugees and res
cue homes, and other institutions that
are calculated to promote intelligence,
minister to misfortune and conduce to
industry and morality.
1t is the opinion of the Investigators
groes of America are more and more
largely becoming interested in their own
social uplift.
At the last dinner of the American
Booksellers association one of the SOU
yenirs was a paper weight which con-
tanned this fabricated text: ITO write
book is slightly more difficult because
genius often expresses itself in illegible
tvt To
difficult as one must struggle against
sleep But the most difficult task that
anyone may attempt is to sell q book. !"
The Harpers presented the paper weight
knowing two things perhaps namely,
the number OF authors who have tried
to sell, them book manuscripts and the
difficulty of marketing most books-even
tn ose most superior
The sentiment on the paper weight,
however, belongs to one of the most pro-
life writer's, Felix Dahn. man who,
moreover never sold a book In his life.
He is a German novelist, historian, jur-
,st and playwright and has written half
q hundred works Of all sorts.
IAN American Baby Abroad" by Mrs.
Charles N. Crewdsen. dittle, Brown &
Coz
What might be termed pleasant semi
lean Baby Abroad"
The story Is that Of an American moth
err who Is forced to leave her infant and
negro nurse in charge of girl friend In
London, and the romantic travels of the
picturesque trio to join the baby's par
ents in Egypt.
The book is apt to be equally absorbing
to young maids and young mothers. for
of course the theme of love has to divide
all honors with the theme of the baby
the wonderful American baby whose cry
Is a sort of symbol which introduces the
lovers, parts them, brings them together
again and finally develops into triumph
ant howl at the very wedding.
Except at the very crisis, whenever one
fears that the course of true love is run
ming too smoothly, the blessed baby lifts
up its voice in yell, goodness gracious!
and the day is saved all right enough.
Which simply goes to show that Mrs.
Crewdsen has a nicely adjusted sense OF
humor as we'll as her talent for love
scenes. some pleasing powers of descrip-
ton and a smooth graceful style.
The several illustrations by Outcault
will pass at least as Fra Elbertns would
put it. in violations OF the Hepburn bill,
this reviewer permits Outcault's Illus
trations to pass.
On the other hand. the illustrations of
Modest Stein are delightfully."- in character
with the general tone of the book.