Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-02

forceful representative Of the new ideas
in politics and farming. and the schenn-
ing members of the old political county
ring" with their blndly led. weak. out
dignified tool. the judge. Every charac-
ter is one that all of US who began on.
lives in the average American country
town might have known and this constr
tutes much Of the storys very real char
and at the same time adds tn the strength
Of it's gripping climax. The NJ uianu-
ers'' is a story that one cannot read Witt
out interest: its closing chapters contaI"
scenes that will surely thrill every one
who likes to see virtue triumph over
crOokedneSs and corruption. Ana Withai.
there is not line of "clap-trap IN the
story: 1t is tale of events that fnlgnt
very we'll have occurred in any one OF
half a dozen midwest states during the
times when public opinion was crystaiiiZ-
ing into the form that today Is likely to
result In political upheaval such as the
country has not witnessed since the Gays
Of the war between the states. 1T Is a
good story. clean story. and one that Is
nightly interesting As well. which Is
combination that is found seldom IN
the fiction OF today.
BEHIND THE DARK PINES. By
Martha Young illustrated by j.
NJ. Condo. New York: d. Appleton
& Co.
All through tho southern country. In
the land Of former slavery. tales or the
animals have become a part OF the folk
lore Of the land. Here and there they
are heard from the lips Of the older peo-
pie and some of them have been given
prominence by writer's. Joel Chandler
Harris made literature out OF them In
his stories Of Uncle Remus. MISS
Young has assembled some Of these old
to1o % an hut has adnnfpd
different method from that employed by
Harris, shortening the tales somewhat
and presenting them more In fable form
A NANNY" is the story teller, but
dence 10 serve as audience. Each OF the
tales is concluded with an appropr1 ate
aphorism which applies the moral direct
ly. There are fifty-five of these anec-
dotes and happenings many OF them with
bits of verse. in this profusely illustrated
volume which VIII he a source Of great
delight to the children.
AROUND THE CLOCK IN EUROPE:
Travel Sequence. By Charles
Fish Howell. With illustrations by
Harold Field Kellogg. Boston:
Houghton Mfflin Company.
Here is a variant of the usual book OF
travel and description. The author has
selected twelve cities Of Europe and
takes his readers from one to another.
giving an hour in each. that hour OF the
afternoon or night being chosen with
especial reference to its particular ap-
propriateness Thus between ] and
p. m he carries his readers through Ed
inburgh. giving a bird's-eye view of that
city: from to 3 he is in Antwerp. from
:; to 4 he is in Rome, from to in
Prague, from . to in Scheveningen.
from 9 to in Berlin. from to in
London. from to in Napes, from
I II
terlaken, from II to midnight in Venice.
and from midnight to l a m. in Paris.
Each city chapter is preceded by an arr
tistic vignette, giving a characteristic
scene. and is accompanied by fuii-page
illustration Of the most typical view OF
the place. This is delightful souvenir
Of travel and a suggestive guide.
THE PIKE COUNTY BALLADS. IL
Illustrated by y. c. Wyeth: Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Company.
An adequate edition of these classic
bits Of verse is source Of great Joy.
No happier printing of them could have
been effected than the present. The six
poems Jim Bludso;'' Little Breeches' -
! 'Banty Tim.' 1.-The Mystery of Gilga!.'
| 'Golyer'' and The Pledge at Spunky
| Point" are accompanied by fu l-page
| color plates, together with head and tail
| pieces and marginal bits of black and
| white drawing. Mr.. Wyeth. in a briei
preface, pays tribute to the genius of
the author of these verses, which so Wv
idly reproduce the "swaggering spirit
! Of the early river Mississippi settlements.
| The illustrator has most faithfully caught
his spirit and given it form in his pic
| lures.
CHRISTMAS TALES AND CHRISTMAS
VERSE. BY Eugene Field. Illus
trations by Florence Storer. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Washington: BrentanoS.
One OF the most satisfactory holiday
gift books thus far presented is this edi-
ton Of selections from the writings OF
Eugene Field. poet and story teller of and
for childhood. There are six stories and
seven poems, all significant OF the
Christrnastide The illustrator has dealt
with them effectively, with eight full
page color plates of rare artistic quality
and six black and white pages. together
with numerous other illustrative draw
ingS
BOOK OF HAND-WevEN COVER
LET'S. By Eliza Hall. author of
The Land of Long Ago" etc With
numerous plates in color and other
illustrations. Boston: Little, Brown
& Co.
graphs OF coyerlet designs" says the
author IN her foreword. In a burst OF
enthusiasm over their beauty L began to
write this book ! thought the task a
light one. and I expected 10 see its COM
pletion IN d few months. But the work
tagged and grew difficult, and the author
was at a loss to understand why until
she discovered that the reason Of her