The Detroit times., 1915-07-26

binding Of books. has this as the
bottom Of one Of it, pages after
the style Of The Philistins." which
we are destined TO sec no moro. The
VIM. G. Windisch Co. 10 responsible
for this booklet. which 10 very pref.
THY gotten up.
There II plenty Of excitement In
"The American Boy" for August.
They are told about the hazardous
life OF the movie actors; the kind
Of food put into the csnnon's mouth.
which mows down 3 large swath OF
men as does the reaper the ripened
grain. Making It 90" By wolcott
Beard. 10 the adventure OF Q boys
artillery battery. Instructive and
interesting articles are Just one
days work." q tale Of forestry SER
vice. and "A naturalist Of the Orr
noco." which really instructs . boy
In the way he likes 70 Be instructed.
II we were all exposing and work
ing for the much-needed reforms Of
the world with the same indefsti-
gable earnestness and clever discern
ment which Pearson's Magaxine dis
plays. there would Be change for
the better In q short time.
Scott Nearing, the professor. who
lost his chair 1T the University OF
Pennsylvania for preaching the hui
manity of Christ In relation to labor
problems. gives q startling lot OF
truths in less than two pages under
the caption. What are Men WORTH
II Is not surprising that the vested
interests" a. seen In the trustees
Of the aforesaid institution. could
not stand for anything 30 noble.
There are two forms Of worth,
ethical and economic. unless one
serves, he IL worth nothing In an
economic sense"
The owner Of land performs no
service. He does not make the land.
The holder Of 100 New York Central
bonds performs no service. The rail-
road is wholly independent Of him."
Yet II Is these who are piling up
wealth and the men and women who
are performing the work Of the
world, at . small wage, are said. by
them. to be receiving AL that they
are worth"
A few high lights are thrown upon
industrial insurance In IN article on
mothers pensions. This 10 the only
kind Of insurance tho ordinary work
Ing man can act, and II II outrage
ously expensive on account Of the
higher probability OF death from &C
cident.
why England Falls Down" puts
all the blame upon England's indus
trial system. which has dwarfed hei
men through privation, lack Of food,
ETC.. to Q standard Of I'VE feet one
inch In height. with chest measure
Of a. inches.
Anyone who has been to that
country IN the last few years and
has seen the regiments drilling
would be filled with CONSERVATION
and pity At the size and apparent
lack Of vigor Of the men. who are
mainly boys In appearance.
A beautiful little story. most
sweetly told. Is "Gashly" by Georgia
Wood Pangborn.
Pearson's Magazine for August.
The leading story Of Young's
Magazine for August says this,
through the lips of the heroine:
"Oh. there's something about 1t, hav-
ing children for the man you love
that you can't-you can't ever tell
except In those first few weeks to
the child itself, whispering 1t In no
language. just q series Of soft kisses
right In the fat, warm crease Of its
pink neck" Now you know what
kind Of . story II is; at least II
you're q woman you do.
THE Woman Who Understood"
by C. Courtenay Savage, is a power
ful subject, and the character Of the
man IL beautifully handled. We can
not but wish the woman had been
supplied with 4 little more tender
ness and tact. In spite Of her good
qualities, the burning Of the clothes
seems to Us quite brutal. Yet there
are some women just like that; but
she did not quite understand"
The Case Of Anne Costello" pro-
fessional thief and good woman
when her affections were involved. IL
told with graphic simplicity and a
certain dramatic tenseness which
leaves q decided impression.
Winona Godfrey IL the author.
r. Hopkinson Smith wanted to be
remembered 40 an engineer and .
builder OF hight houses, but his great
est beacons shone in his stories.
which cast Q CLEAN over many lives
laundering moro or less among the
rocks Of hardship and despair; q
CLEAN which gave them hope to
struggle on until they reached the
shore.
In the August Strand he tells how
he broke into print" which came
about In . simple. natural way.
quite a. his stories sound. He never