The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25

even the busy person who thinks he
has no time for anything but practical
things. (Mitohell Kennerly, New York:
s1.00.)
Frontier Ballads by Joseph Mills
Hanson, Is next on the list and shows
wonderful versatility on the part of
the author 1t is his third book. sThe
Conquest of Missouri" was his first, and
With Sully Into the Sioux Land"
tale for boys, his second. This book
OF poetry is of fine quality. breathing
a fine appreciation of the great out of
doors. away from the disturbing life
In great cities. The first poem, MY
Creed Is a sort of prologue to the
volume, and two stanzas from it are a
fair sample of the authors work:
! hold that the silent sea and plain,
The mountain, wood. and down,
Are better ha,lnts for the feet of men
Than the streets of the roaring town.
And that those who tread for the price of bread
In the thronging hives of foil.
VIII stronger grow with the more they know
OF the kiss of the virgin soil.
Three stars that shine on the trail of life
Can make mans pathway bright:
And one Is that strength of the living God.
That stands In his heart upright
And one Is a noble womans love.
On which his heart may lean.
And one Is the sight OF his eountry's Gag.
To keep his courage keen"
The poems are divided into three
classes-soldier songs prairie songs
and river songs. They are all we'll
worth reading and show plainly the au-
thor's love OF. western prairies and
mountains. Maynard Dixon has illus
trated. the book with some fine pie
lures In color and many sketches. "a.
c. McClurg & Co., Chicago. 81
''The Souls Rubaiyat" is the title of
been collected complete in one volume.
The volume resembles in size, makeup
and design the one volume library edi-
stions of Lowell Whittier, Holmes and
other poets, and Will fill long felt
want The book is we'll bound and
printed and contains a photograph por-
trait of the author, chosen by Mrs.
Field as the best likeness. (Charles
scribner's Sons, New York. SD
"The Souls Rubaiat" is the title Of
a long poem by Amelia Woodward
Truesdell, and many of the quatrains
are full of beauty and merit. The
author has shown her work to Miss
Ina. Coolbrith and to DR.. 8. J. Kurtz.
but it did not need their approval to
win its way to the hearts of lovers of
poetry. The old verse form is a de-
lightful measure to work IN" says the
author, and she shows In every line
the pleasure she has taken in compost
ton. The poem is worth more than
the reading-it will stand re-reading.
and discussion. "a. M. Robertson, San
francisco IS centsD
"A Book of Verses" is the modest
title of a slim little volume which
comes from the Alameda County Press
club. The contributions are from the
verse writer's of the club, and each
member is represented. All are pub
lished for the first time, except those
from the pens of Ina Coolbrith, joaquin
Miller anI one or two others There
are poems by George Sterling. Charles
Keeler James Henry MacLafferty.
Elizabeth Griswold Rowe. Warren
Cheney, Margaret Knox. Jack London
and many others. We have space TO
quote but one entitled TN Summer"
the work of Amy Requa Long:
Summer time in Already
No one there with you and me;
Summer Reezes, summer sshowers-
Dewdrops giist'ning on the flowers
Satsght care I. II we but be
All aipne--in Already
Summer time In Already,
In the garden fair. three.
..Two's company three's bore -
A fig for all such ancient lore.
When You and / and Love. the three
Who inhabit Already.