The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-05
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES

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ana was finally saved to decency ant
usefulness by the helping hand o
J Z business man. The boOk Is dedl
Gated TO Ernest X. Coulter. founder
of the B.g Brother movement. w
A. Wilde & Co, Boston. tJohr
Sheahan. Detroit, s1.0o.
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The Young Wheat Scout, by Hvgi
e. Weir. a story which contains
much useful information.
General Trouble Scout of the Con
solidated Grain company was the i'm
portant title borne by Billy Paxton,
J a young man who 10 given the stu
pendcus Job OF saving the wheat
crop Of Iowa from destruction by The
Hessian fly. The chiefs son, an in
dolcnt youth Of IL. Is sent with him
| and makes good" the last chapter
is one between father and son,
pledging themselves TO the "Consoli-
dated" as II IL were the savior OF
the race. AS q story, this Is like
many others, but II has = great deal
OF information regarding the great
wheat belt and the harvesting which
is subject which might some day,
be made into the epic of America.
THE Young Wheat Scout" by Hugh
c. Weir. w. A. Wilde 4 Co., Boston.
g. John Sheahan. Detroit.
Eve oorrs, by Emily vieie strother.
A book which should find q per-
Uanent place In literature.
Emily viele Strother must have
French blood in her veins. for her
beautiful store. Eve Dorre." has
all the exquisite abandon and naive
simplicity which the writer's of that
country use SO easily and powerful
ly in bringing before our eyes the
events which make up life. This
book defies criticism. There is
nothing to criticise. II describes
the life Of q young girl from her
birth through part OF her married
life and with q sweetness and hon.
esty OF purpose which defies com.
ment. II is as II a child, g,iileless
and without Interior purpose. told us
her story. All We must do Is to
listen and Let the tender words sink
into our hearts. Eve tells her story
and Il lives for rs. The character
Of her mother. brilliant, indoniitable.
often heartless, but admired and
even beloved: the life OF q social
favorite while poverty was often
knocking ut her door; the strange
but really illuminating life of the
little, girl and her fittings from
place to place. are all 30 engross-
ing and compelling as to make a
careless reading Of the book impos-
sible. Whoever Emily viele Stroth-
er may be, she has written book
which should find q permanen ut
place In literature. 4. p. Dutton.
New York. $l.35.
"esby submarine Idea criticized
In Popular Science Monthly.
The Popular Science Monthly and
Worlds Advance, In its November
issue. niakes some pertinent criti-
cisms Of the 'baby submarine"
which has become the subject of q
controversy between Henry Ford and
Prof. Heischel C. Parker, who ex-
posei pr. Cooks North pole and Mt
Mckinley claims.
According to an article In the
same magazine. a colony OF 200 spid-
ers in Hoboken. N. j., start work and
stop work when the whistle blows.
They are kept In a large surveying
instrument factory for the purpose
Of spinning webs for the cross hairs
to mark the exact center OF the OBJ
ject lens in the surveyors telescope.
We are also told that ish have
emotions and "tremble with fear"
and also change certain colors on
their bodies from the same cause.
This magazine has changed It's
character from that of q purely sci
entihc magazine to that OF q popular
puiyeyor of interesting bits OF In
formation.
Inwhieh comes again like q breath
OF pure, cool air Into an over.
heated room.
Our new little maya zine "Ipwhich"
has appeared again like q breath OF
pure air In an overheated apartment.
II is very tiny and II is true to its
colors 1--WE were going to say for
II Is Just hit OF suggestion, like
/ art. for us TO I'll out for ourselves.
According to our ability to carry
along the thought, will we enjoy n.
or consider II too small To wait l.fe.
giving breath into our lives. On New
Years, 1916. II will appear with the
JOYOUS Newcomer all freshly smil.
ing. and will take It's unique place
with the magazines of the day. All
We can hope Is that with it's In.
creased size and commercial out.
branching IL viii not lose its elusive
artistic subtlety. which IL a. the per.
fume of the fields. II Is dedicated
tn "all who are striving 10 bring
about the reign Of ife In Art, We
are all striving for that. more or less
clnmsily. but we do not know Il. Let
each held his little candle and high,
the way which will ahapva Amort..