Evening journal., 1912-01-02

HE HlQNtiuiilSo vi tllt All
nual Convention of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association, held
last autumn in Richmond. Virginia,
have just been issued They make
handsomely printed and illustrated
volume filled with much valuable in
formation. The book is now being
distributed to members.
Ernest Thompson Seton, primarily
on account of his new book. THE
Arctic Prairies," published by tho
Scribners, was presented with the
gold medal of the Campfire Club
of America" at their annual banquet
at the Hotel Astor in New York on
Saturday, December ?.
Once a year, as Mr. Dan Beard,
president, explained, the club bestows
the club medal on some prominent
naturalist or sportsman because OF
some particularly distinguished
achievement Such an achievement,
he declared 1.-THE Arctic Prairies1 TO
be. The custom of presenting the
medal was begun four years ago. Mr..
Clifford Pinchot won one of these
medals. The other winners were
Theodore Roosevelt. and DR. Horna-
day of the Bronx Geological Park
Like Mr. Seton, the two latter were
selected primarily on account of books
they had written.
"Our Dumb Animals" for January
shows a number of improvements in
this magazine, which has been pub
lished continuously for nearly forty
four years. It comes out in heavy
covers printed in four colors. There
are many touching stories and pic
lures calculated to make the reader
more interested in kindness to ami
mails.
First Lessons in English for For
eigners in Evening Schools. BY Fred
orick Houghton Published by the
American Book Company.
The lessons deal with industrial
life and give a vocabulary needed by
q working man. They are simple III
form and are accompanied by illus
trations
Among the stories in the 1912 ST.
Nicholas published by the Century
Company. will be "Crofton Chums,"
serial by Ralph Henry Barbour;
"Jataka Tales" which are jolly East
Indian stories; "The Lady of the
Lane" a serial by +. Grin Bartlett;
and ''The Knights of the Golden
Spur" by Rupert Sargent Holland.
A good house for s25 rental
year and food for two people at cost
of $3.50 a week is the solution Of the
high living problem. given by Mark
Sale in his book. "A Paradise in
Portugal" published by the Baker
and Taylor Company He says
Portugal has many other advantages
besides cheapness.
scribner's for January is the sill
yer anniversary number of the mag
azine. 1t has as frontispieces three
portraits of famous contributors,
Robert Louis Stevenson. Meredith
and Barrie some Of whose most not
ed books appeared first as Scribner
serials. An article, illustrated. deal
ing with the artist Edwin A. Abbeys
last work. the mural decorations for
thr pe~psylvania state Capitol. is OF
-sEtorast Judge Robert Grant enter
,s,s with "The Convictions OF a
fenn feesnn.1dfather." Kermit Roosevelt
r;tos of a hunting trip. not Africa
- Ga Mexico Henry Van DYKES
n..ua1eTold Tales" are concluded I'D
,betnuary number
khe ca e Church in the United
~tesp .ory in eight volumes,
4 Inning with the landing of the
4 fnciscans in Florida in the nj
Nnth century and continuing to the
Resent day. is about 10 be issued
Nom the press of the Catholic Editing
1ompany. II is called the Cardinal
Wdition TO commemorate the recent
Mlevation of the American cardinals.
Frbe work contains 1000 hali-tones,
snd represents 5000 contributing
II Writers. The first portion of the
+ work was presented to- Pope Plus a
Y wear ago and is credited with being
ono Of the factors to call 10 his at-
Il fention the Development Of the church
II IA fhe United States. resulting IN ms
a manning Of three new American cardi-
nais.
The Merrill Company have
Issued two remarkably interesting
hnoks. The first. "The Praise OF
lincoln" is a collection by the Rev
4 Dallas Williams. of all the poems
ever written in praise of the great
American. and it took several months
of constant labor to compile the
work
The second book. "His Rise TO
Power, is a study in Practical Poll
tics by Henry Russell Miller, IN when
romance creeps in.
His Rise to Power is the life-recor1
Of a political reformer. who, through
q desire to serve the people. accepts
the nomination for the district attor-
neyship only to find himself the tool
81 a powerful political machine. In
stead of being an independent office
holder, free TO revolutionize things
and to bring them up to a higher
standard. as he had anticipated. he Is
only a tiny COG. slipped in because
he may serve a purpose for those who
pull the levers.
Houghton Miflin Company publish
ed recently a new book by Enos A
Mills. which he calls THE Spell o
the Rockies" Mr. Mills is wideli
known as a popular lecturer and a.
the author Of a previous book en-
titled wild Life on the Rockies" n
his new book. he tells of Racing al