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of these tales lay at least obligatory
stress upon study-life at college IS,
alas, not all playl-and most OF
them, if not all, inculcate the spirit
OF clean craftsmanship. II is this
that gives Ralph Henry Barbour's
books of school and college their
value. One can trust him implicitly
III this regard.
SOME OF THE SEASONS NEW
BOOKS.
Burton Egbert Stevenson has
made a capital anthology OF his
Home Book of Verse for Young
Folks" which begins with nursery
rhymes and progresses gradually to
Gray's Elegy, "Thanatopsis," Gross
ing the Bar" Henley's so Be My
Passing" Stevenson's Requiem
Browning's "Prospice" and Whit
mans Joy, Shipmate, Joy" A book
that grows with its possessor, an
increasingly interesting companion
through childhood and youth, rep
resentative of the highest and best
that has been sung in Anglo-Amer-
lean verse.
Little Verses and Big Names"
needs no further recommendation
than that the proceeds of its sale
will be devoted to the provision OF
pure milk for sick babies and the
maintenance of a visiting nurse-a
worthy American charity. There is
a little of everything here: verse
and prose, stories and aphorisms,
snatches OF original music, and
drawings. The contributors range
all the way from literary men and
women and artists of international
reputation to leaders in the world of
business and industry. Actors give
us lines Of their own-in rhyme-so
do Governors of many states. +.
P. A. and Henry E. Krehbiel repre-
sent The Tribune; James J. Hill
contributes a limerick, Thomas A
Edison some verses by his son, the
family poet" The famous Oscar
helps the good cause along; Louise
Homer, jr., represents her mother
and grand opera; II. J. Heinz gives
FIVE rules for the conduct Of life from
a stock evidently more numerous
even than his products. Cardinal
Farley, Jacob II. Schiff and Andrew
Carnegie labor for the cause; Mrs.
Vernon Castles jewels, she tells US,
are not those of the mother Of the
Gracchi, but goldfish, a bird and
Kickapoo, her wee little dog" And
President Wilson introduces them
all. There is music by Horatio Par
ker, Lillian Blauvelt, Victor Her
bert and others; and there are draw
ings by Gibson, Goldberg, Peter
Newell Christy, Visa and many
more. There is also a Who's
Who" OF the most heterogeneous
company of celebrities that ever con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-11

tributed to a single volume. And
remember that you are aiding a good
cause.
w. Heath Robinson's delightful
illustrations make a new edition of
Charles Kingsley's Water Babies
worth mentioning. They have the
charm of childhood and appeal to
the imagination. The colored cover
behind isinglass, producing the illu-
sion of water, is happy thought
Frances Hodgson Burnett's The
Lost Prince" is certain to repeat the
success of Little Lord Fauntleroy,"
thirty years ago. That story's SEN
ior, the late Mary Mapes Dodge's
Hans Brinker," celebrates the IF
tieth anniversary of its undifninish-
ing popularity in holiday dress that
is as typically Dutch as George
Wharton Edwards can make it, with
a colored cover as gay as a Dutch
skating carnival can be. with colored
illustrations that are full of local
color and with end-papers Of a
Delft tile effect. For the first time, "
say the publishers, this book is
illustrated in colors." In English,
no doubt. But the Dutch transla-
ton was published nearly forty
years ago with just that pomp and
circumstance. This book is dedi-
Gated to the boys and girls Of New
York." declared the author on the
fyleaf of the first edition. The
story's merits have dedicated it to
the childhood of the world.
Tout a la Russo" It was a fore
gone conclusion that we should have
a volume of Russian Fairy Tales"
this year, and an interesting one it
is, and handsome withal, bravely
illustrated in colors and black-and-
white by Noel L. Nisbet. The trans.
lator, r. Nisbet Balm, assures US that
students of folklore give the palm
for fun and fancy" to these skazki
over the Mderchen of Germany, but
that is a matter which does not re-
quire discussion. Sufficient to child
hood will be the delight of these
tales, though, no doubt, its opinion
Of the verdict of Mr.. Bain's com
parative folklorists would be worth
having.
In "Katrinka: The History of a
Russian Child" Helen Eggleston
Haskell ingeniously exploits our en-
thusiasnl for the Russian ballet. The
little heroine's parents are exiled to
Siberia when she is ten. She brave
ly starts for st. Petersburg to APP
peal 10 the Gar, attracts attention
by her graceful dancing, is taken
into the school of the Imperial Bal
let, advanced to the ballet itself, and,
Of course, obtains her parents liber-
alton. The plot, ranging from the
peasants hut to the Winter Palace,
gives the author the opportunity to
tell a great deal of Russian life and
customs and conditions, her sympa-
thies being, of course, with the lib
cral cause.
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been interpreted or anticipated with
a deplorable lack of fidelity to facts.
AS for the school and college
stories, these continue TO lay stress
upon play and sports. AS for in
stance: This volume relates the
experiences OF the blithesome
Thomas Haviland Hicks, it,, at col
lege. Casting aside for the moment
his banjo and his irrepressible gay
ETY.. he tackles the colleges latest
problem-to persuade Deacon Rad
ford a famous quarterback, 10 play
football at Bannister." Still, most
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-11
land Of Stamps" to which the end
of the war may give new zest.
BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY.

First place on the list this year in
the field Of biography for younger
readers belongs incontestably to
Iacoueline Overton's Life of Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson for Boys and
Girls" which, be it added, is worth
their seniors attention as well. An
excellent series of True Stories OF
Great Americans" admirably well
adapted to the viewpoint and the
entbusiasms OF It's readers, now con-
tains eight volumes: Columbus.
Davy Crockett, Benjamin Franklin,
Nathan Hale, William Penn, Cap
tain John Smith, Robert Fulton and
Robert z. Lee. Other publishers
give us lives of Daniel Boone, Kid
Carson and Buffalo Bill, whose pict-
uresqueness must not be allowed to
fade from the memory Of a new gen.
Grafton; and there are ohildren's
lives of Grant, Lincoln (by Helen
Nicolay), Paul Jones, of all the
heroes of American history. Still
another series is that OF the True
Stories" OF the Father OF His Coun-
try first OF all and OF Franklin next.
Then the historians. Here hction
often is used to convey facts, and
generally to good purpose. Such
authors as Joseph A. Altsheler'
Molly Elliot Seawell, Everett T..
Toulinson. James Barnes, Elbridge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-11

S. Brooks, join hands with his
torians who, without the guise Of
romance, tell the story Of our army
and navy. And there is a rousing
good volume Of American bravery,
The Road to Glory" by E. Alex
ander Powell, which ranges from the
heroes Of the winning of Texas,
Florida and the Louisiana Territory
to Matthew Galbraith Perry's expe-
dition TO Japan. Mr.. Powell insists
that there can be no reasonable
doubt OF Marcus Whitman's claim
to glory as the savior Of Oregon.
And, certainly, the tale Of Ids win
ter ride is a rousing romance.
To the dim and distant past our
boys and girls can fine no more en-
gaging guide than Howard Pyle,
with his books OF the Arthurian
legends. And there is Social
ways Scott, in many editions, with
all sorts Of illustrations. Nor
should we forget James Fenimore
Cooper, whose SPY and Pilot
are reissued this season in most at
tractive form. Since this survey has
drifted into the realm of historical
fiction for the young. mention may
be made here, also, Of last years
new edition of Captain Marryats
tale of Cavaliers and Roundheads,
The Children OF the New Forest"
which, and this is disappointment,
has not been followed up this year
with a new issue OF his Robinson
Crusoe-like story, "Masterman
Ready"
STORIES OF ALL KINDS.
A movement has been started this
season by Boy Scout leaders,
Librarians and booksellers for some
measure of regulation OF the quality
of the fiction for our boys and girls.
This service to the next generation
is needed. 1t should begin at the
very beginning, with the correction
OF slovenly English and the abuse of
slang; above all, with a correction OF
the downward levelling of cultural
influences in many OF these books.
And the ethical tone OF many OF
them has of recent years left much
to be desired. Material achievement
-success-has been all too often
depicted as the only test of merit.
Our writers for the young have
turned to realism. In girls books
the changes produced and still 60
ing on under the influence OF fem
;nism have resulted in chaotic con-
ditions. Home has been relegated
to the background; parents arc suf-
fered only in the middle distance;
the new relations which the move
ment is establishing have, as rule,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-11

The new children's books are
again confronting US In serrled
ranks. Whether they are less in
number than last year, who can
.ell7 Nor does 1t matter. Child
hood has Its own classics to draw
upon; the old books are certainly as
good as the new. The folklore OF
the race was long ago RELOCATED to
the nursery; It will live as long as
new generations are born and reach
the Tell me a story" stage OF life.
Therefore let a new edition, at
popular price, of the Andrew Lang
Fairy Books be mentioned first.
OF Mother Goose there is, OF course,
no end In new editions; and there
are some ingenious novelties in the
way of painting books, drawing
books and what may be called past
ing books, among these a series OF
scenes from Alice In Wonderland,
TO be cut out and pieced together.
Prom Esop and La Fontaine the
nursery may proceed to the rudi-
ments of natural history in such a
book as Baby Birds and Beasts,
and there Is a capital book or Help
ers Without Hands," attractively
illustrated in colors, which ranges
all the way from amazing, but I'M
doubtedly authentic, stories of the
intelligence and docility OF the ele-
phant 10 the work OF bees and SILK
worms, with, In between, tales OF
the service rendered to man by
camels, horses and draft cattle, don
KEYS and mules, reindeer, polar dogs,
police, ambulance, milk cart and
sheep dogs, and even the Chinamans
use of the cormorant in fishing.
And from year TO year there Will
always be happiness, and a deeper
love Of animals, wherever Ernest
Thompson-Seton's Animals l Have
Known" Is placed In tho hands OF
childhood.
BOY SCOUTS AND CAMP
GIRLS.
Mr.. Setons name brings up. OF
course, the literature of the Boy
Scout movement. There Is lift
in the lutte Just now, but that does
not affect the books devoted to the
propaganda. They are numerous,
even more numerous than the Camp
Girl books, and can be had from any
bookseller. The Boy Scouts have
even begun the publication Of an
Everyboys Library, which already
contains a number OF capital books,
among them Emerson's Hough's
STORY of the Cowboy" classic for
grown-ups in which youngsters will
revel, and Frederic Remingtons
Crooked Trails" Then there is
"The Boy Scouts Year Book,
whose list of contributors includes
President Wilson, Colonel Roose-
v,l, Admiral Peary, Orville Wright.
William T. Hornaday and Paul J.
Rainey, Walter Camp. Postmaster
General Burleson, DR.. Henry van
DYKE and ever so many Others
among them Dan Beard, good
,cou," indeed, as delightful COM
panion as our boys can find to-day,
With his handy books" in held ana
forest, in camp, indoors and out.
Another writer for the young whose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-11

r. Well Chosen Books Increase in Value and In
.erest with Each Succeeding Day, and
Every Book Is the Nucleus OF
Possible Library.
This is the season Of books par excellence
Enter any bookstore in the city and be convinced
Books are living companions if once one begins to
cultivate their acquaintance. Theirs is an infinite
variety that nothing can stale The taste for read
mo once formed, is pleasure of life that endures
to the end.
BUY BOOKS, READ BOOKS, GIVE BOOKS!
And books are an inexpensive pleasure, the
most easily attainable luxury of modern civiliza-
ton. Their cost bears no relation to their value
One can have the best. the highest that human
wisdom, knowledge, imagination has written for
few cents All that may be had in finest dress of
paper type and binding. but it is to hand, mod
estly. on any book counter Too many respect
literature at distance as something solemn, to be
approached with much worshipful preparation
In reality it is friendly an intimate art, ready to
teratiate itself if only one will open its pages
Don't treat literature too seriously; consider it as
you consider the drama, an evening" relaxation
from the work Of the day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-11
CONSULT THE BOOKSELLER WHO
KNOWS HIS WARES.
a Possible Library.

those who enter bookstores only on festive
occasions should consult the bookseller. Habit
ua book buyers need not be told. Don't look for
keys to dark mystery. The field of literature
may be approached from any side. You can link
your reading to your newspaper, your magazine
trace what interests you in the news of the day
to It's sources You can approach poetry through
the Elizabethans or Noyes, Maseheld, Masters
or you can make beginning with Tennyson, the
Brownings and Whittier 1t does not matter
whether you begin in fiction with Bret Harte or
Dickens or TrolloPe, or start with the moderns
with Mrs. Wharton, Winston Churchill Wells
Ernest Poole, or Mr.. Howells that master delin-
Gator of nineteenth-century American life in
transformation.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
HOW TO HEAL SKIN
AND SCALP TROUBLES

A Baltimore doctor suggests this
simple, but reliable and inexpensive,
home treatment for people suffering
with eczema. ringworm, rashes, and
similar itching skin and scalp troubles.
At any reliable druggists get a jar OF
resinol ointment and a cake Of resinol
soap. With the resinol soap and warm
water battle the affected parts thor
oughly, until they are free from crusts
and the skin Is softened. Dry very
gently, spread on thin layer OF the
resinol ointment, and cover with q
light bandage. This should be done
twice q day. Usually the distressing
itching and burning stops with the
first treatment, and the skin soon be-
comes clear and healthy again.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
The First Symptom.

The church OF a small town IN the
malaria county had a hot-a1r plant In
stalled as q provision for cold wealth
er, says a contemporary. On the Sun
day when the new appliance was first
used, a widow and her yellow-skinned,
aguestricken son came from their
home, several miles away, to attend
the service. AS luck would have 1t,
the usher escorted the pair to q pew
that was directly over register. Pres
entity, as the janitor fed the furnace IN
the basement below. the boy began
to wriggle and twist
MA" he whispered, Il got to go!
I amt feelin' we'll"
What's the matter?" inquired his
mother. Air you f1xin' to have an
other spell?'
"Yessum; must be-" said the SUI
ferer. Il kin feel the fever comm up
my laigs."-Youth's Companion
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
MERELY A FAMILY MATTER
Woman Had Her Own Reasons for
Not Wanting the Automobiles
to Be Arrested.

At the corner OF Euclid and gu
perior-that bad East Cleveland cor
ner-the other evening an automobile
driven faster than the law allows
struck a well-dressed woman and
threw her into the gutter. The driver
did not stop to learn what damage he
might have done, but put on a little
more speed.
Luckily, the woman was not much
hurt, and a genial suburban police
man politely asked her name and ad-
dress. This Information, however. she
sturdily refused to give. Then the DO
liceman put out after the machine.
Where are you going?" asked the
woman
II am going to arrest the man for
speeding" answered the officer.
ooh, please don't do that. 1t won't
do you any good and 1t won't do me
any good. The driver of that car was
my husband: Please let him co."
And the cop did.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
CAL0MEL MAKES YOU SICK, UGH!
IT'S MERCURY AND SAuVATES
Straghten Up Don't Lose Days Work! Clean Your Sluggish
Liver and Bowels With "Dodsons Liver Tone"

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. Take
a dose of the vile, dangerous drug to-
night and tomorrow you may lose a
days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into it, break.
ing it up. This is when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. If you
feel sluggish and "all knocked out" If
your liver is torpid and bowels consti-
pated or you have headache, dizziness,
coated tongue, If breath is bad or
stomach sour, just try spoonful Of
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store or dealer and get 50-cent
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take
a spoonful tonight and If it doesn't
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02

straighte2 you right up and make you
feel fine and vigorous by morning l
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodsan's Liver Tone
Is destroying the sale of calomel be.
cause it is real liver medicine; entire
ly vegetable, therefore 1t cannot sail
vate or make you sick.
I guarantee that one spoonful Of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
l guarantee that bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam.
lily feeling fine for months. Give 1t to
your children. 1t is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like It's pleasant taste.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
His Conscience Bothered.

The ragged wayfarer trudged up
the garden path bathed in the sun
shine and took Off his hat to the lady
at the door. She eyed him keenly and
a look of recognition passed over her
countenance.
Look here" she said, you called
at this house In the middle Of the
winter"
Il did. ma'am." he sorrowfully ad-
mitted.
"And I gave you a good meal on
condition that you swept the snow out
Of my back yard"
That's right, ma am"
And when you had the meal you
went off without doing It."
The man passed the back Of his
hand TREMENDOUSLY over his eyes.
Yes, maam," he said brokenly,
land my conscience smote me. That's
why I've tramped all the way back,
under the scorching sun, to finish the
job"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
About Machine Guns.

Every day in the newspapers there
crop up incidents dealing with the eff
feet of machinegun fire, and an enor-
nous number of these weapons are
doing their deadly work today.
In the British army the machine
gun is the Maxim; the French use the
Hotchkiss, or Puteaux; Austrians en-
ploy the Schwarzlose, and Germans
the Maxim In all cases machine guns
are attached to the infantry forces,
usually at the proportion Of two guns
per battalion, or 1000 men.
These guns fire rifle cartridges at
immense speed by mechanical means
and usually the kick. or recoil, of the
gun is used for the purpose Of reload
ing. 1t is interesting to note that In
a test ~ British first-ciass shots en-
gagged against a machine gun, each
firing at the same target for one min
ute, the gun discharged 22S rounds
and made 60 hits, the 42 marksmen
discharged 40S rounds and made 62
hits.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
His Brand.

WELL" said the man from the
Cross-Bar ranch, 1--WE have everything
over to Butte that's worth while.
guess. On January Ia, we had the
world-renowned bell-ringers; January
%. Della Brown, the famous lady cor
net-player, and on January %, grand
production of Lewis the Cross-Eye.'
Believe me, that was great!"
What did you say was the name OF
the play7" asked the easterner.
Here she am" said the rancher,
producing a program from his shirt
and pointing to the heading: Grand
Production Of Louis XII"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
Gun CuStards,

Heat quart Of milk In a double
loler, but do not bring it quite to the
~. Beat five eggs light and stir into
em half a cupful Of sugar. On this
1xture pour the scalding milk very
padually. beating steadily all the time.
hemrn to the double boiler and cook,
l1fsing constantly, until the, custard is
gerated. Remove the custard from
b 1re, season with two teaspoonfuls
Mnilia and set aside to cool. When
~ nearly I'LL the glasses or cups
1 the mixture and heap with
'nsue made BY whipping the
- Of two eggs stir with two table
nfals Of sugar.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02

socIety on tho Reservation
Bud" said the editor OF 8 south
western Journal.
"Yessir."
$50 out among the wigwams and
see II you can't pick up few society
items. There's no reason why we
should neglect our Indian subscrib-
ers."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
Oishwashina Wisdom,

ne spending the day with a
% . farm last summer, I no
= clever little arrangement Of
washing dishes. The water
Ping hot, "a 1t should be, and
~ middle Of the dishpan she set
Y deep pitcher full of hot suds
= silver. This obviated the
g. piunging her hand down to
om OF the dishpan, as I have
done. and also kept the silver
eoiiecting grease.-McCaIl's
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
She Had Forgotten.

"See here" said Mrs. Gabb. I got
out your last winters suit today and
l found a lot Of long blonde hairs on
the vest
WELL" replied Mr.. Gabb. you seem
to forget that you were q blonde last
winter"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
For Domestic Animals.

Horses, cattle and sheep are liable
to sores, sprains. gals. calks, kicks.
bruises and cuts, and Hanford's Bal.
sam Of Myrrh is the standard remedy
for such cases. When you consider
how valuable your stock is, having the
Balsam always on hand for them Is q
cheap form Of insurance. Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-02
Orange Delloht

very thin, rind and all, three
oiess oranges and one large
pour over the sliced fruit II
|2 tuls OF water and set away for
then boil slowly for one
ter boiling add four pounds of
20 sugar and set away for "a
ger; then boil one hour and
pour into tumblers and
"a parafin. II can be kept
This rule win make ten
Try It With hot mumns.