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ness. It is the test of national right
eousness. This is why Verdun was not
abandoned. but became. instead. the
field of one of the great moral and
diers of the army of verdun." said
Joffre, might and day, despite bonn
bardment without precedent, you have
resisted all attacks and maintained our
positions. The country has its eyes
upon you. You will be among those
of whom it will be said. They barred
the way of the Germans to Verdun.'"
And the cry swept back from France
from its soldiers. its women, its
wounded in the hospitals. They shall
not pass" Mr.. Simonds' little book is
the story of the meaning of Verdun.
From the fortress itself and its inn
mediate neighborhood Mr. Simonds
proves Verdun to be entirely negligible
as a purely military asset. This is
the door that leads nowhere'-cer-
tainly not to Paris. since the Germans
are already in behind Verdun and con-
siderably nearer the capital than occu-
patton of the fortress would place them.
Verdun is a relic, a tradition, for
whose possession revived feudalism
and a new idealsm are battling along
lines that leave the citadel a neglected
makes graphic description of the action
around Ver3un. The best of this beau
tifully simple story is that from its
picturesque and vivid detail of place
ana event anu SITUATION one gamers
again the supreme story of the glory of
France. glory in whose making every
man, woman and child of the republic
is taking so inspiring a part.
THE FIRST SEVEN DIVISIONS: Be
ing Detailed Account of the Fight
ing from Mons to Yprcs. By Ernest
w. Hamilton. captain 18th Hussars
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.
The haunting question, What are
the British doing?" has had its day
Everybody knows now what the Brit
sh are doing. When this story came
out, however, not many realized that
the fighting around Mons and Ypres,
practically annihilated England's pro-
fessional army. And. in the swift pro-
cession of stupendous events, the hero
ism of this first expeditionary force to
leave England was obscured and under
rated in the urge of anxious waiting
for "kitchener's men," Capt. Hamilton
here gives. in an accurate detail of
events, the story of English work in
northern France during the first few
months of the war. 1t is a plain story
in the sense that the writer makes no
reach for effect. Rather does he en-
gage himself in telling the story just
as it unfolded in the fields and trenches
around Mons and Ypres. Maps. and
straight descriptions. and plain ex-
are the material of this
narrative. Even SO, the story thrills
and lifts and upholds one with the
simple grandeur of the men. At the
end of this record of battle Capt. Ham
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Danger

from near and far. at home and
ABROAD.
According to Mr.. Crawford. the spi-
der is not properly called an insect,
though it is generally regarded as one.
A spider has eight legs. whereas
true insect has but six; and this is
one of the chief differences. Another
simple fact, not generally known. is
that an easy way to distinguish be-
tween a butterfly and moth is by means
Of the antennae. The antennae of the
butterfly are knobbed at the ends, while
that of a moth is not.
There are butterflies which have at
tracted attention because of their odd,
long tails. which are just prolonga-
tons Of the lower wings. Some of
these butterflies are exceedingly beauti-
tiful: the zebra swallowtailed butter
fly, found IN the eastern part of this
country. is typical of these flying
beauties. 1t is called zebra because
of the bands Of brilliant green which
cross its wings. The two tails are of
white. and from them comes the APP
pellatfon swallowtail. No naturalist
is able to explain the use of the I'M
usually long tails.
The supporting skeleton of an insect
is on the outside, and the lace bug
is no exception to this. The peculiar
structure which gives such a lacy ap-
pearance to the back of the lace bug
is a puzzling point These tiny bugs
are very pretty. draped with covering
of snowy white lace over their wings.
Their food consists of plant Juices
The 1aughable shapes Of the tree
hoppers can be explained by nature
alone. FOR she seems. occasionally to
show fondness for practical Jokes
These little fellows differ somewhat in
shape. though they are all more or less
iudicrous Some bear sharp resem-
Dlance to beechnuts, some have bumps
on their backs. and still others look
as though they wore nightcaps. One
species has the prothorax extended
back over the body. In these little
chaps the eyes have a comical express
sion. many of them appearing to be
wearing spectacles. 1t has been limited
that nature was in a joking mood when
she created the tree hopper, and that it
was her desire to bring a ready smile
70 the fresh faces of children and the
tired faces of men.
The brenthfdae beetle is tropical in
character and there is but one known
species In the United States The per-
picking thing about this beetle is the
shape OF its head. which seems unac-
countaole. for 1t Is heightened out into
snout- rms Is found only among the
females. The head of the male is very
different, being both broad and Nat.
Ihe male Is also equipped with a pair
OF large, strong jaws. He Is larger
than the female brenthidal, which is
rare among members of the insect
world. As a rule the female is notice.
ably larger than the male.
The very long-legged and very short
horned oohchopus has battied the wis
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uralist will say reluctantly that he is
of the opinion that the feathered an
tennae are more sensitive than anten-
nae innocent of these feathers, though
this has never been proved. and is but
an assumption.
One stands aghast at the length or
the antennae of the timberman beetle.
They are not twice thrice the
length of his body, but many times as
long, and appear to be in constant
danger of destruction; yet the beetle
lives his life with them intact. No
doubt it requires considerable training
during the early days of his youth to
learn the skill necessary in manipulate
ing them properly. One would sup
pose that antennae of such great length
would get frightfully in the way and
prove to be more of disadvantage
than an advantage.
The plume moths are small and in
conspicuous. Their fanciful name
comes from their wings, which are
really made up of a series of tiny,
feathery wings.
Hover flies are unusual Their
larvae choose to occupy ants nests; in
fact, there are many forms of insect
life which show a curious preference
for the nest of an ant as an abode The
mature hover fly does not bear the
slightest resemblance to its larvae.
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i1ton says: Great as many have been
the glory won in other fields, nothing
can ever surpass. as story of simple
sublime pluck, the history OF the first
three months of England's participa-
tion in the great war. The first expe-
dictionary force is no more. The dis
tinctive names and numbers of the units
that composed 1t still face one from
the pages of the army list; but of the
bronzed. CHEEKY men who sailed in Au-
gust, 1914, one-third lie under the soil
of France and Flanders. OF those that
remain, some have been re1egated for
ever-and of a cruel necessity-to more
peaceful pursuits; others-more hope
fully convalescent-are looking for
ward with eagerness to the day when
they will once more be fit to answer
the call of duty and of country"
BOOK OF PRINCETON VERSE, 1915.
Edited by Alfred Moves. Princeton
Princeton University Press.
Alfred Noyes, in an introduction to
this book of Princeton verse, alludes
hopefully to the recent reaction against
the loose writing that has, for so many
years now, passed muster as literature.
marked effect of this reaction, he
points out. has been to stimulate col
leges and universities to a serious con-
sideration of the essentials of litera-
Struction. AS a concrete case of this
particular aspect of literary reaction
Mr.. Noyes offers this book of verse
These poems, written within the past
half dozen years. are, in the main, the
work of undergraduates Twenty-Five
students are represented here in about
seventy-five poems which were select
ed from a great mass of material only
slightly below the general average Of
the book itself One can imagine the
pleasure of this modern poet, this
champion of modern verse. over the
promise contained in a book whose
work is so fresh and free, so bold and
individual as is this work. 1t is
young and vigorous stuff. Here and
there it swings off in Mr.. Noyes' own
measure. Again, it suggests the spirit
of Rupert Brooke. and very often it re-
calls George Cabot Lodge in his be-
ginnings of poetry making.
lure this racing, business ridden age
not know. But SO it has been lured
Readers very generally are turning
again to their long-neglected poetry.
And. if one may judge from this book
of Princeton verse, there is crop
of young poets ripening to the need
of this renewal of love of poetry.
ADVENTURES IN MEXICO. By George
Frederick Ruxton. author of I'm the
Old West" Edited by Horace Keep
hart. New York: Outing Publish
ing Company.
This is a capital story of adventure
in Mexico seventy years ago, when the
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other class of termites, called miners.
burrow into materials and show very
clearly that the light is repugnant to
them.
AS every one knows the white
ant is most destructive. In coun-
tries where 1t is a real menace 1t
destroys whole libraries, buildings and
furniture. They have been known to
bore into tables through the legs and
to undermine the whole structure of a
piece of furniture to such an extent
that the slightest weight will finally
send 1t crumbling to the floor. Strangers
to Africa and other portions of the
world where these insects are found in
large numbers are often unfamiliar
with the way to guard against inva-
sions and their property often suffers
heavily.
The mole cricket is another burrow-
err. Its legs are equipped for strenu-
Gus digging. They are shaped very
like the feet of a mole. Naturalists
maintain that these minute hands or
feet are fashioned purposely for get
ting to the heart of materials. though
there are other denizens of the insect
world whose work is strikingly like the
mole crickets, and these others appear
to accomplish highly efficient work, too.
along their line without the fingerlike
appendages of the mole cricket.
The waterloo altman attracts the eye
at once because of the two feathery
looking oars which be seems to carry
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jects. includes some of the latest ad-
The lists which appear in this col
umn each Sunday are reprinted, at the
end of the month. in the library's
monthly bulletin. Copies of this may
be obtained free at the library or will
be sent by mail for Is cents a year:
Musicians.
Farrar Geraldine. Geraldine Farrar vw1o.
F24s
Joachim. Joseph. Letters From and to Joseph
Joachim. 1914. vw10-J57o>
Mason. D. G. The Appreciation Of Music. Y. ..
Great Modern Composers. VWE-M3s6.
ROLAND. Roman. Some Musicians of Former
Days. vw1O-3R646s.E.
Music, Technique and Methods.
Branzoli, Giuseppe. Theoretical and Practical
Method for the Mandolin. 1901. vXM-B7se.
Cherubini. NJ. L. c. z. s. Corso di Contrap-
punto di Fuga. vWS-C427c.
IN I,s, ,sse a yxI essTna se"o'a
Haagmans. Dirk. Scales. Intervals. Harmony.
". /. vWOH113.
Lussy, Mathis Tr ate de rExpression Musi,
Tinney. C. E. Vocal Method. 1889. VIVA
T4se.
Wlnn. y. l.. Nloiln Talks. 1905. VIVA
w735v.
Music, Instrumental.
Bach J. S. Orgel. vZoR-B
Beethoven. Ludwig van. Grand Trio pour
Deu1 violons ct violo. we Bssstgr
Beethoysn. Ludwig van. Variations pour
brahms, Johannes. Album of Pianoforte
Works. VZP B735a.
Gounod. c. F. Trosieme Messe solennelle.
vYRM-G748m.
Mendelssohn- Bartholdy. Felix. Compositionen
fuer die Orgel VZoR- M5o3c.
Mercadante, G. S. II. Mesa. yYRM -M537m.
Mozart, W. A. Concert d Moll fuer Piano
forte 1884 yZP-Ms7sco.
Rossini. G. A. ouvertures pour Piano a
Mains. vY0v-R737o.
schumann. Robert. Symphonic III. vZPA
SchS62s.
Usielio, Emilio. lie Dome curiose. 1881.
vYO-Us44d.
Songs.
Barring Gould. and Sharp, c. J.. comps. Eng.
Iish Folk songs for Schools. Wv B2s5.
D735.
CONNIE. Mrs. A. B. NJ, and Sharp. C. J.. eds
Children's Singing Games. 1909 1912. vZvB-
G5S6.
Reinecke. Karl. Fifty Children's Songs 1901.
vZVB- R276f
Sharp. c. J.. ed. Folk songs From Somerset
130s-1310. vZy-Sh27f.
Rhetoric and Composition-Eng-
lish Language.
Abbott. E. A. How to Parse. 1905. &c
Ab2ss.
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Carr. E. H. The Happy Phrase. X-Cc3h.
Fefhald. J. C. English Gramnsr simplined
Frank. NJ NJ Elements of High School Eng
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Hall. Mrs. +. NJ. H. A-B-C of Correct Speech
and the Art Of Conversation. N-H14i.
Harknvy. Alexander. The English Instructor,
for Hebrews. Mr. H22se.
Jimperer. Mary. Progressive Lessons in Eng
lish for Foreigners. NR-J56Gp-
vizetelly: r T.. Dictionary of simpiihed
French Language.
Ballard. A. W. French Reader. xssR-
B.l3.
Fontaine. Camille. In France. x3aR-F73e.
Hathaway. Joel. ed. Modern French Stories.
NsaR H2sim.
Talbot. l.. X. French Composition. xse- r14sf.
Walter. Max. and Ballard. A. W. Beginners
French. N39G WITS.
German Language.
Ballard. A. w. and Krause c. A.. eds. Short
Stories for Oral German. NAL olas.
Gerstaecker. Friedrich. Der wilddieb. X47-
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Gronow. A. 7. s. Geschichte und Sage. N47R-
Gs96g.
schmidt o. f. Asmus sempers Jugendland.
MIR Sch55.
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Albert. Louis How to Speak Spanish x4o-
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Riola, Henry. A Graduated Russian Reader.
N54R. RAG.
Meinhof. Carl. An Introduction TO the Study
of African Languages. X7O-M41.
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Brewer. J. NJ. Oral English. KY -B75sn.
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Montgomery. C. X. Talking English. XYrP-
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Other Characterize lions. NZ-Sh7aech.
shoemaker, c. G.. ed. Holiday Entertainments.
1911. XZ-Sh129ho.
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Crane Frank Adventures in Common sense
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Ellis. H. NJ Joseph Dennis and His Circle.
Y-El $40.
Father Payne. Y-Fe64.
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United States was at war with that
country. An Englishman, George Rux-
ton. bent on some errand whose ma
ture he does mot disclose. travelled at
Cruz to Chihuahua by way of Mexico
City. This is the record of that hazard
GUS and exciting enterprise. In times
of peace a disordered country, Mexico
hopeless and dangerous lawlessness.
Hostile Indians, desperate natives and
bands of reckless robbers infested the
open road and stood in wait along the
rough and hidden byways. Despite
these very considerable drawbacks this
born explorer" not only covered the
long trail in safety, but he appears.
moreover, to have missed nothing along
It's course. Descriptions of the wild
scenery stretching through the three
climatic zones, observations of the peo-
pie. records of passing friendships and
swift feuds, sketches of impending
danger and the makeshifts of escape.
the daring flight. the ready stand for
the ordeal of battle-an these and
much more of interesting incident max
up story that. in the character of its
adventures and in the manner of it's
accounting, might easily have been
drawn off from the confusion that pre-
walls in Mexico today by some resolute
traveller within it's borders. In form
and substance the book is as timely as
the present hour despite the seventy
years that separate the reader from
this most modern of explorers and his
stirring adventures
SAMUEL w. McCALL: Governor Of
Massachusetts. BY Lawrence B.
Evans. illustrated. Boston: Hough-
ton Miff1in Company.
Lawrence Evans study of the life of
Samuel Mccall sums to an enthusiastic
appreciation Of this fine type of Ameri-
can citizen. Not that the book is in any
sense pure eulogy. 1t is. on the con-
trary, critical survey of Mr.. McCalrs
career as man, and statesman, and writ
er. To n large extent in the develop
ment of this study Mr.. Evans draws
upon the writings and official addresses
of Mr.. Mccall for first-hand view of
his theories upon various large matters
of public import. There is clear
New England quality in this PERSONAL
fty-an outstanding courage of convic-
ton and consistent integrity of ac-
ton 1t is finely helpful study of
character as it is also an illuminating
summary of events that serve as an
intimate approach to the personality
Of Samuel Mccall.
awake! U. S. A. BY William Free
etc. New York: George II. Doran
Company.
This book on preparedness is, from
first to last, all punch and drive Charts,
diagrams. statistics. with hard square
chunks of information, make up the
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medium by which the facts carry
straight across to the reader. Part I
asks Are We in Danger" and having
asked this, it turns its full equipment
tration to spontaneous affirmation.
Part II follows swiftly with Are We
Prepared?" to which a most emphatic
denial is given. Other "parts'-five of
what our chances will be when the
spiked helmet comes" when the brown
man comes" and when the lion
comes" One of the five parts wants
turning toward :nefficiency, and waste.
and pacifism, for the answer. Another
shows why political militarism has
failed. and always will fail. Scoring
the present administration with the
same energy as marks the rest of this
exposition. the writer moves on to the
more encouraging discussion of what
each citizen can do to help in meeting
the stress of our immediate dilemma.
The book is graphic-startling And it
al statistics" is an establishment of
dramatic treatment applied to the cold
facts of arithmetic
POVERTY AND SOCIAL PROGRESS.
BY Maurice Parmelee, Phi. D., author
of The Science of Human Endeav-
or etc. New York: The Macmillan
Company.
Concise. comprehensive, orderly and
as simple as the subject itself allows,
this study Of the problems of poverty
and of the relation of these problems
to general social progress. is well cal
culated to serve as a textbook for the
use of students OF sociology. In this
practical and well considered treatment
the writer puts the bulk of his discus
sion upon the causes and conditions of
poverty. dealing with these along the
lines of ones own means of observa-
ton and confirmation. In full and
adequate manner. also, he defines and
estimates the various remedial and
preventive measures that are spring.
ing up around the subject Of poverty
III its relation to the progress of So
ciety, as well as in its direct effects
and influences. The study is the prac-
teal summary of a condition and a
movement which. in unrelated parts,
come under the eyes of all. DIR. Par
melee's office here is to organize these
facts of every day for the reader and
then to extend them in the direction of
a general amelioration.
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Whose Structural Pecuiarities Puzzle Natenralists

dom Of the entomologist. The dolicho-
pus is fly whose name is almost as
formidable as it's legs are long; but one
is told that dolichopus means long
footed. Just why legs considerably
shorter wouldn't serve the purpose of
the dolichopus as well is a mystery to
man. 1t seems to be typical example
of natures glazing Inconsistencies.
The brown and gray beetle is an ex-
tremely handsome fellow. He measures
more than an inch in length and his
antennae are at least double the length
of his body. AS far as naturalists have
been able to ascertain shorter antennae
would serve the purpose of this beetle
Just as we'll He makes his home in the
fir tree. boring into it. and in so doing
he has been known to work consid-
cradle damage.
The ichneumon fly is long, spindly,
scraWling creature, with slender
body two inches and a half long and
measuring comfortable ten inches
from the tip of its antennae to the tip
of its ovipositor The ichneumon fly
Is no less than parasite of the wood
boring larva of the pigeon horntail.
With surprising deftness and nicely
this parasite curves the long ovipositor
over its back and begins it's task of
drilling a tiny hole in tree Many
a tree Is infected with this awkward,
curious looking fly, and many a nat
uralist has striven In vain to learn the
why OF its queer structure.
AN iHseCt ABOUT "ncA comparative
ly little knowledge has been CLEANED is
the pelecfnus. 1t is not a particularly
common insect, though those who have
studied 1t claim that where the females
have been found there are large num-
bers Of them. The abdomens of the fe-
males are remarkable in both length
and slenderness. The abdomen of the
male Is club shaped. This insect is
puzzling in both structure and habits
Some entomologists feel reasonably
certain that 1t is a parasite and others
question that idea.
The horned corydalis has a wing ex-
panse measuring In the mature fly from
four to almost six inches. depending
on the individual The male cory
dalis has remarkably long mandibles
or jaws. Only nature can tell why
they serve the purpose of this particu-
lar insect better than jaws of less
length. The larvae of the corydalis is
regarded by fishers of bass as bait
highly relished by the fish
The mayfiy is all but a myth. 1t be-
longs to the order Ephemerida, which
In Greek is interpreted lasting but
day.. 1t seems to have been sent with
message from fairyland-a fairyland
steed with its gauzy wings and body so
transparent that the pulsing blood can
be clearly seen. The mouth parts of
the mayf1y have become atrophied, APP
parently. Naturalists aver that the
adult mayfy abstains entirely from
food. so the wasted mouth and mouth
organs are thus easily explained. The