The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-03
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/ ton, the beaute ous mamma. who lef'
her husband and seven children FOL
the love OF prince Of the south
Sea Islsnds Tor some other place.
cannot quite tide Us over.
To be truthful we think the au
thor did better work awhile age
than he Is doing now.
THE Seven Darlings," by Gouve
neur Morris. Chas. Scribner sons
New York, sl.s5.
Frances Hodgson Burnett is about
to give Us another story through the
Century Co, and although It's theme
Is about what II has been for long
a noblesse obbse line Of conduct by
an obscure child or young man who
really is a nobleman unaware, yet
she works IL out so sweetly and low
ably that We don't caro- what its all
about.
We remember 1T. Tembarom"
and how he helped us over a Git OF
stony road in our daily travels, and
we will receive with tenderness any
thing she offers US. The Lost
Prince"
Late homage is being paid TO
Spencer Fullerton Baird IN a biog-
raphy by William II. Dali. Baird and
Agassiz rank together as great
American naturalists. and IL is TO
Mr.. Baird that we are indebted for
our fish commission and innuner-
able other things for the advance
ment OF science.
The New Map Of Europe" is an
account OF the 10 years Of diplomacy
and fighting preceding the present
war. and may throw some light into
The dark corners and help us discov-
er the causes OF the conflict OF to-
day.
Herbert Adams Gibbons. Century
CO.. New York.
Our friend. the hen, comes cluck-
ing before the footlights every SO
often with the same staring look in
her eye and curious get there" mo-
ton to her neck This time she has
retted 100000, 900 for the United
States by her productive labor Of
one year, with no more fuss than q
little noise, for a short time In the
The figures do not take
into account her offspring after 1t
Is Matched.
Harry r. Lewis. poultry husband
~ man In the New Jersey agricul-
tural experiment station. gives US
pointers on Productive Poultry Hus-
J. B. Lppincott. publisher.
-
We are told that the lawyer is not
always cynical and bard This Is
good news and cause for great re-
joicing. We are also informed that
he Is an acute student OF human ma
ture. He surely has the opportunity
for study.
Here 10 q lawyer. anyway, Sidney
L. Nyburg. who has written a book
of short stories proving all this.
The Final Verdict" Lippincott.
DR.. Lynn Harold Hough's latest
hook, THE Quest for Wonder" has
Just come from the Abingdon Press.
DR.. Hough Is q live minister and
has made a deep study Of the vari-
GUS social problems of the day. es-
pecially prison conditions. He feels
that the ministry must be In close
touch with thejives Of the people in
every circumstance in which they
find themselves. He 10 following In
the footsteps of Jesus as far as he
Is able.
We are Indebted to Macmillan for
some OF our best novels. both Eng
lish and American. We have al.
ready given almost jubilant praise to
The Harbor." seeing In Earnest
Poole the possible author OF the
great American novel" We have
mentioned "A Far Country" which
a certain type OF people like. and
always will. we fancy. and now
comes 'Beslby," by Fl. g. Wells. II
is q little relaxation from Boon"
we take 1t, and is a whimsical story
of q little boy who rebels against
the time-honored English idea OF
keeping IN your own class" leav-
ing ell the plums for the others
higher up. Having only real ex-
tracts, we cannot give criticism.
Eden Phillpotts. we need not be
told, has written vigorously" He
always does. No bread and butter
heroines for him; no milk and water
lodgings for his heroes. This time
II Is the life OF a pottery community
(the theme OF Arnold Bennetp but
with a difference.
A novel OF business life II The
Business Adventures OF Billy Thom-
ss," by Elmer Ferris. This may APP
peal 10 the business man In his idle
hour or NAV rather attract the man