Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-23

attaches to II q delightful significance,
MI Davis takes us all through the war
zone. from England to Saloniki and
back again past Verdun. We meet
with the president of France and the
generals who are controlling the des-
TIMES OF millions of men. and we find
them ordinary human beings like our
selves. We are amazed at the cheerful
ness and optimism that prevails among
the soldiers in their terrible hardships
and we selfshly thank our lucky stars
that our fortunate geographical posi-
tion renders US almost immune.
Miss American Dollars, by Paul My
ron (Mid-Nation Publishers. 31.25)
Another romance of travel has been
added to the already quite extensive
list OF Paul Myron's works. Mr..
Myron shows himself in his latest
work not alone a true American. but
q thoroughly acquainted student OF
the foreign lands which he weaves into
his work. Briefly. the foundation of
the story is woven around a wealthy
American who. travelling abroad,
seeks a way to employ his fortune in
uplifting down-trodden peoples. This
he accomplishes by financing a newly
established kingdom, a project which
he abandons upon the outbreak of
the European war. At last he comes
to the realization that his own beloved
America. the country for which he
fought in her several wars, needs his
assistance more than the foreign lands
Added to this there is romantic and
adventurous strain, which carries the
story in interesting fashion to the very
end. This romance is founded upon
current history" say the publishers,
"pivoting from the actual creation of
Albania by the Sextuple Group before
plunging into the Great War"
Among the amusing experiences OF
his Investigations into sociology. DR..
Nevil Monroe Hopkins, whose book
Strange Cases of Mason Brant," ap-
pears from the Lippincott presses this
week, visited The Boston Amusement
Emporium" and tells this tale: Moth
ing was to be seen for the admission
| fee of ten cents-everything was extra
The doctor demonstrated. and the po-
/ lice captain of the district backed UP
the remonstrance. The next day,
three sharp hand-claps from the pro-
prietor were followed by a great
splashing Of water behind a green cur
tain. is this satisfactory. Profess
sor?' inquired the Captain of Police,
as the curtain rose. Perfectly" re-
piled DR.. Hopkins. as they gazed into
a huge glass tank, filled with water.
rocks and seaferns in which disported
two 'mermaids.' wearing green tails
DIR. Hopkins put his hand into the tank
TO test the warmth of the water, when
one of the mermaids grasped his hand
tightly, and winked one of her big blue
eyes!
The nrst Yale Harvard boat race,
says Lawrence Perry in his admir-
able article on Rowing at American
/ Universities" in the June Scribner,
was on Lake Winnipiseogee, N H,
nearly 81 years ago-August 8. 1852
Mr.. Perry makes you realize the fine
spirit that dominates college boating,
and the value of rowing as an exercise
/ foc ell who love the water.
! William Roscoe Thayer's Life and
/ Letters OF John Hay will soon be
available in Braille type for the blind.
The publishers. Houghton Mieflin COM
pany have recently given an unbound
tional Library for the Blind, in Wash
/ ington, D. c. This set will be di-
vided into sections and sent out to
many blind workers who will perform
the task of transcribing it into Braille.
! The book will make ten volumes when
completed.
SENATOR ROOT AND Curly HAIR
published novel. Love at Large" sums
up her personal views and beliefs as
follows: "I am an anti-suff-ag gist, an
anti-feminist, a very good cook, and a
Arm believer in spanking bad chill
dren. I believe that life is too short
for argument, and too long not TO learn
the new dances, and If a sood fairy
would grant me three wishes, I'd wish
first that Senator Elihu Root might be
president in perpetuo of these United
States; second, that there might be
time enough vouchsafed me in each
day to do and see all the interesting
things I long to do and see; and third,
that l had been born with curly hairvi
MISCHIEF SELF-CORRECTIN
There was q suspicious silence in the
next room where the two-year-old
boy had just gone. Mother grew anx-
fous and called:
Donald, what are you doing?"
I'm putting il back" was tine rath-
er disturbing reply.-The Christian
Herald,