The Washington herald., 1912-10-27


Grant, was one Of the brilliant events
OF the great conflict.
| He was the friend Of Lincolnf Grant.
Sherman Sheridan. Dana. Mcclellan.
Custer. and other great men OF the Pc
riod, whom he pictures Intimately. He
throws new light on many of the ma
| neuvers and campaigns Of the civil war.
and his descriptions are likely to arouse
controversy.
He served during the Spanish war az
a senior major general. and afterward
helped to reorganixe the Cuban govern
ment. He commanded the joint Ameri-
can and British forces for a time during
the Boxer uprisiHg in China. He repre-
sented the government at the coronation
Of King Edward. As deiineator Of
character and a narrator Of graphic In
cidents Gen. Wilson Is a master. His
| work is not only valuable historical
document. but an unusually readable
story of an active. picturesque life.
THE NEW INDUSTRIAL DAT: BY william @.
Redheld- Ths Century cOmpsny. New York.
Pica. NA
An authoritative and vitality interesting
book for every man who employs or d.
rects other men. in which the author sets
forth his belief in the economic value a.
well as In the equity Of high wages for
good work. and declares It q basic prin-
cipie that the workman should be treated
not as an expense. but as an asset, and
that he should share fairly and perma-
nently In the profit resulting from his
labor.
DOUGLAS. A ROMANCE OF TWO HE,M-
SPHERES: BY Hiram ". HayeA author Of
and THE Peaccmakers." The Howertou Pres.
Washington. d. c.
Douglas" Is another Of Mr.. Hayes
well known religious novels. 1t Is the
story Of a man whom all of you have
met-the story Of his fortunes and mis-
fortunes: his hopes and his fears: his
triumphs and disappointments: his quests
and his discoveries. and his progress out
sunlight Of love. 1t Is a fascinating
story. graphically told. and with the
same pronounced literary style that has
made Mr.. Hayes books sellers during the
past few years. Aside from the re-
ligious sentiment. there runs through 1t
a love story Of such sweetness and purity
as gives 1t great heart interest. Several
incidents of the authors life constitute
the opening chapters. Then the scene
shifts to Persia, where Douglas and his
biographer are taken by Ahab kedar
Khan to write a book for the Persian
government
In Persia they meet with some thrill
ing adventures on the desert Of Dasht-
I-Kavir in rescuing Zelda. the daughter
of an emir. from a band of robbers.
Zelda's mother was a Persian. and she is
a fire worshiper. There is just a touch
Of LAlla Rookh in this part Of the book
that makes 1t most fascinating. In this
adventure Douglas is rendered uncon-
scious in a skirmish with the robbers.
He lays for days in this condition until
aroused and placed on the road to health
through the ministrations of Mrs. Camp
bell. a Christian, who believes In the
Gospel Of works as well as of words.
1t is through Mrs. Campbell's ministra-
tions that Douglas is also given the first
suggestion as to a possible answer to
his great question about the future.
Returning to the United States, Doug
las sets about finding out the real science
of being. He goes to many churches and
talks with many preachers. Then he en-
counters Hester Gordon. She takes
Douglas in hand and sets him to doing
something for somebody. The somebody
is Prof. Barker. a misanthrope- In res
cuing Prof Barker from his fear that
every man is his enemy. Douglas Ia freed
from his fear OF God. whom he has here
tofore regarded as a stern judge, instead
of ever-present love.
THE MINISTER AND THE BOY: By Allan
Hoben. Published By University Of Chicago
PreHa Price, 8.
The pragmatic public with which the
church is dealing insists upon min
istry that takes on a great variety OF
forms Of service All pastors to-day are
overtaxed. the the church Is slow to rec
ognize the principle OF the division Of
labor and to employ sufficient number
Of paid officers. Nevertheless. the boy
cannot be overlooked. Any clergyman
may accomplish a fine piece OF mission
ary work without leaving home. All
the primitive traits of the race come
before him, as he would find them in
Africa. in the unfolding life of the ordi-
nary boy. Our topmost civilization takes
too little account OF these elemental
traits. The author Of this little book Is
field secretary Of the Chicago Juvenile
Protective Association.
The duties OF the minister are spe-
cificaIly stated. He should plead for a
the ethical value Of organized play.
Teamwork alone can develop a boys
sense of justice and his perfect self
control. Athletic games are the cure-all
for all morbidity and forms Of SELF |
abuse. The playground movement must |
reach the church. The minister should
also guide the mating instinct. and the |
quest. He cap make his
church a setting for representatives Of
various trades and professions to pre-
sent their reasons for choice Of life- |
work. Thus a sanction will be given to |
the employment problem strong plea |
Is made for boy choirs. THE paid quar-
tet means the way Of least resistance
and Of least benefit" Music committees |
should adopt a policy for the develop |
ment and use Of the musical ability of |
the boys. instead of sitting It.
THE ADVANCE OF WOMAN: BY Jane John,tope |
Christie Published b. Lppincctt L Co, Phila- |
delphia-
All thinking men and women recognize
hat woman is assuming a Tremendously /
important place in our entire life In
his work Mrs. Christie, q successful |
woman Of affairs. as well as a leader In |
hought. has traced the rise of the fem
nine from earliest times down to the |
'or "Woman's Rights" but it IL an
and convincing picture Of her
place In the whole scheme OF thingn
We all know something of the subjec-
ion of woman in Oriental countries, but /
We do not realize that woman in West
,rn lands passed through similar phases
md is only recently emerging from q
position of humiliation. and what is
more important still, neither man nor
woman realize how terrible the conse-
luences have been to the human fam
ly.
We are such creatures Of the passing
lour says the author. we leave the mast