New Britain herald., 1915-07-22
Abolition Of poverty, by Jacob Harrs

Hollander
terse but scholarly treatment,
from the viewpoint of the political
economist of the causes and cure of
poverty. Argues that poverty is pre-
Ventaple and suggests unionism, labor
Exchanges, minimum wage legisla-
.,uii' and unemployment, sickness and
olu age insurance as some of the
remedies. Author lis professor of
poiltlcal economy at Johns Hopkins"
"A. L. A. Booklist.
Are You going to college? by William
Schmeisser.
IS written by a college gradu-
ate an athlete and a successful man,
whose experienc es are recent enough
g PC still fresh in his mind; while
having gone through them gives him
the true size of relative facts"
Elements Of the Great war: the first
phase, by Hilair Belloc.
Famous days and deeds in Holland
and Belgium. by Charles Morris.
Fleets Of the world ompiled from
official sources and classified ac-
cording to type
~ 49,
FOOTBALLS of Indian history by Mar
garet e. Noble (Sister Nivedita).
An attractive and well-considcred
work showing close acquaintance with
india, its life, its people and its cher
ished ideas and institutions. Boston
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Handbook to the poetry OF Rudyard
kipling, by Ralph Anthony Du-
rand.
very complete com mentary on
k1pllng's verse, prepared with the au-
thor's help. Explains fully the al
Iusions and technical terms used, his
references to army, navy and local
customs, and adds here and there de-
tails about the authors life, which
help to make TIE poems clearer."-A.
L. A. Booklist.
Lights and shadows in confederate
prisons, a personal experience, by
H. B. Sprague.
Man Napoleon, by William Henry
Hudson.
Not a biography nor a history, but
an intimate and interesting character
study, developed with plenty of anec-
dote and in attractive style."--A. L.
A. Booklist
My march to 1smbuctoo, by Gen.
Joffre.
New York stock exchange in the cri-
sis of 1914, by H. G. S. Noble. A
gift
Radisson, the voyaguer, by Lily Au,
gusta Long. sE
"A four-act play in blank verse,
based on the diary of Radisson, who
with Sieurdes Groseiller, was one
of the first white men to. penetrate
into the wilderness west sof Lake
Superior G665l. A slight. dramatic
plot is furnished by love adventures,
not historical. Contains directions
for costuming and mounting. "A. L.
A. Booklist.
Real Turk, by Stanwood Cobb,
Impressions obtained by an Amer
lean who, for three years, was teach
er in Robert College Turkey The
Turk in his political life, business,
ligion is sympathetically portrayed as |
he has been Influenced by his environ
nent, with the light turned constant !,
~ on his more favorable qualities."-
A. L. "A. Booklist.
nurse. by Ellen La Motto.
"A practical handbook for nurses,
settlement workers, and all having to I
do with fight against tuberculosis. i
The author has been well known to
the medical profession as nurse in
charge Of the Tuberculosis Division of
the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and is
now working "at the 'front.' in
France
Two quaint republics: Andorra and
San Marine. by v. w. Johnson.
Wiring of finished buildings, by Ter
rell Williams Croft.
Consists of & comm ercial section,
which takes up the market for wiring
new houses, means of getting such
business by advertising and soliciting
and costs; and a technical section,
treating methods of wiring, planning l
and installations, tools and manipu-
ation etc. Written from the stand
point of the Eastern United States.
Writer is an authority and makes his
alton usa ble.''-A L. A. Book
list.
Fiction.
Aunt Sarah and the war.
This little book weaves together
every thread of sensibility which the
great struggle can waken, and leaves
us a texture which DISCUSSES it's own
strength by its brilliance and it's
ightness. The intellect of the book |