Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05

Home to Him's Muvver, by Mar
garet Prescott Montagu, &c. P. Dut-
ton & Co., New York;, is an essay
that once appeared in the Atlantic
Monthly, and was in such popular de-
mand that the author felt constrain-
ed to put it out in book form. The
story can be read in ten minutes and
is that of a little girl, the authors s.
year-old goddaughter who being in
satiably fond of stories invariably
ended them with the conclusion,
And him went home to hims muv-
Ver." Whether it was a big bear out
on a wild hunt or brave hero in
buckram defending himself against
an attack by a savage tribe of red
men, the conclusion was ever the
same, and the subject OF the tale anon
makes his getaway and returns Ito
hinl's muVVer." This association
with the gentle nature of an innocent
baby has a way of clearing the atmo-
sphere of worries and veXations that
is like a brisk walk in the crisp Oc-
tober weather.
Spanish In a Week. by Teodoro 5.
Romero. David Mckay, Phila.)
The recognized value of a knowl-
edge of Spanish has come to be now
adays an accented thing and with the
vast growth of South American trao
and the increasing possibilities in
Central America and other countries
where the language OF Cervantes is
predominant, the necessity for at
least a working knowledge of Span
ish is undeniabe. This volume does
not pretend to make a finished
scholar out of nincompoop in
seven days, but a pretty general
knowledge of the way the language is
treated may be had by a careful and
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The story of the Map of Europe,
by l.. p. Benezet. (Scott, Foresman
& Co, Chicago.)
Historical, geographical. philosophi-
cal. with a slight suggestion of the
prophetical are all terms that may
qualify this book on the map OF
Europe, by Mr.. Benezet Primarily
educational, and calculated to inter
est both school child and adult, it has
been written in a refreshingly read
able way; a history. like Macaulay's,
that is more of story book than a
mere recounting of events, but unlike
Macaulay's in that Mr.. Benezet's un-
questionably sticks closely to the facts
as a basis for his conclusions.
The author gives four reasons why
wars in the past have been caused.
briefly: Through the barbaric in
stinct to predatory raids: Through
the ambitions of kings for territorial
enlargement and increased power; s.
Through the desire of the traders of
one nation to increase their COM
merce at the expense of another ma
ton: Through the wish of a peo-
pie to become free from the control
of some other country and to be-
come a nation by itself The last of
the four, thinks he, is the only
justifiable reason.
The ancient and recent history of
each country now at war is concisely
condensed into a short review and
when one has finished, if the book
has been read with care, one has a
fairly complete general knowledge of
the relations that have existed be-
tween the European countries and
the feelings that inspired each coun-
try to be a party to the world war.
The remains of a feudal government
in Europe and the ignorance and
shortsightedness of the common peo-
pie in many countries are the stumb-
ling blocks, in the writer's opinion, in
the way of a rational and sane peace
policy between nations. This war, he
continues, cannot be explained on the
mans, Russians, English, French,
friendly fashion in the busy marts
ence of the people to the voice of
autocratic government which in so
many of the countries makes inter
national peace so difficult. One of
the strongest passages in the entire