The Detroit times., 1915-06-10

When a man loves woman not
because she rs beautiful, or al
mires him. or is a good cook. or is a
stunning figure which other men ad'
mire. or makes him comfortable. but
because she is a fine character and
worthy az love. Il makes all other
women happy with feeling that
life Is. after all. worth living.
II men would have women more
lofty IN purpose. more beautiful In
spirit. let them learn 10 love and
reverence these qualities. for won.
en-. IN the last analysts, love TO be
loved and viii rise 10 the heights
II II is appreciated.
Miranda" Is a sweet and whole.
some story 81 = man who does this
very thing-rare man that he is.
and every woman will like 10 read
about him.
There is some interesting history
OF the settling o, Oregon and the
lives OF the pioneers. the Indian up
risings. missionaries. etc. Says Whit.
man. Now. God giving me life and
strength. will connect the Missouri
and Columbia with a wagon track
so deep and plain that neither ma
tional envy nor sectional fanaticism
viii ever blot II out"
And who knows" said David.
but some day your wagon track
may be a railroad
Miranda" by Grace l. n. LutE.
J. r. Lippincott Co. Pub. Phila.
delphia: sl25.
Belgium is a magic word since
last gust and any book which
tells rs about it or It's people can
not ne looked upon indirerently
''Whcn Was a Boy In Belgium" is
written BY a refugee. who. before
the VAR was a prosperous manufac.
turer. educated. and ENJOYING a
large ard happy family. Now all is
ohan1cd. His business IS ruined,
farlily scattered. his native land de-
yastajc6 and ne a stranger In our
midst
The school life OF a little boy In
Belgium begins when he is two and
cac~hait years cid by the time he
is fye he has learned his letters
and has prayers and can count UP 10
100. ;hen he goes 10 the boys
school vAtll he is II years old. Ac-
ccrding 20 this story he has q pretty
GOOD line at his school and plays
gau.es much Ike our boys games
acre
As go many people live on the
canal coats and are moving from
day 60 Cay there vas. before the
war. a system OF schools in each
city called Holiday schools 70 &C
comniodate the children OF ;he men
Who operated and lived on these
boats. The lives Of these caildren
WAS snything but monotonous-
Think Il going 20 a school n a dit
fcrcnt school and In different
town or city nearly every day
when the hero az this story was -
Re wss obliged 20 draw numbers In
a lottery 70 see whether or not he
must rerve three years in tho army
A h'gh number meant no and a
low number yes" His mother. IN
another city was anTiously awaiting
TIE -esplt, when To- her hoy's car
rler pigeon aew In az the window
with high number fastened 20 its
foot.
This Is bright cheerful book
which rings home 20 VS. the desola-
ton which now takes the place OF
this Innocent simple life
RuAcr, Jonckhure. author, 10th
rup. Ire 4 Shepard publishers.
Boston: IS cents.
A modest. tiny book. worthy 81 a
better dress g. a Book OF Common
Verse" by Albert l. Berry II is
religious in broad and beautiful
sense. 4 f. full OF though. snc
poetic feeling and contains many
flne passages. The World Made
Anew in blank verse Is the biggesr
ard Iaost truly poetic. Mr Bt-ry
voc,c do better. II would seem,
were n 20 adopt this form Of ex'