Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-23
Books and Authors

Badly, OF Nome" by Esther Birdsall
Darling. with decorations hy Hattie
I.oncstrcct othc Penn Publishing Com
pAny). is book that is bound TO
prove popular. II Is a true story. At
least, Badly Is a real Alaska dog and
leader OF a famous racing sled team.
when little Ben sold him to tho Allen
& Darling Kennels he did not look like
much Of dog. but Bon hnew his stout
heart and when Baldy had his tcst
NJ made good Now he Is known
Throughout; the length and breadth OF
ALASKA.
Malice I'm kuIturland," by Horace
Wyatt and w. Tell tE. i. Dutton &
Coz. is an Rstute and humorous parody
OF alice in Wonderland" which sata-
rizcs most cffectually the German
methods OF warfare and propa ganda.
The blonde Beast. tho News Wolf
tWoln News Bureau. the Rcd King
fEmpcror Wiiliamp and similar char
ac,"rs take the place of Lewis Car
words and sense is extraordinarily
close and clever ". Tell adspts some
Of Tcnnicls illustrations 10 the text
effectively.
The Penn Publishing Company has
issued "L"tty's Springtmc." by Helen
Sherman Grifnth. which Is delightful
.lnry for girls from nine II fonr-
teen. Lofty Grey. the adopted Iaugh-
ter Of Mrs. EiartwcllJoncs, visits
university town. and among girl friends
and some college students mas 'nany
good times and one or two rather cX-
citing adventures. Claudia. ono OF the
girls Lefty meets. becomes 4 little en-
vious OF tho newcomers popularity,
and tries TO check II by spreading some
stories about Letty's childhood. Lefty
iravcly meets them with the :ruth. and
!; all ends happily
II YOU. have made up your mind to
succeed in life. Success Preparedness"
by NJ J.. Oliver Crhomas Y. Crowcll
Company. New Eork). Will help YOU
TO achieve your purpose. Tho talks
are distinctly practical. There is not
an idea suggested but that you can
build and put into everyday expert
cncc. In these talks you will find
complete outline Of pualitics-quali-
matter what your present condition
*. you can better il by doing Just
what this booklet tells YOU to do.
1t suggests, IL opens tho way: it is
then up to YOU To sec the way and
walk, aud YOU walk YOU gain
daily strength for longer walk.
THE ucalthfuI House" hv Lionel
Robertson and T. c. ODonncli Good
Health Publishing Company. Battle
creek, Mltn.l, btStucs; insisting That
the house in which ono lives shall he
hyLi"nic and sanitary, as these terms
arc commonly understood. emphasizes
the health Importance of beautiful!
colors and beautiful lines and masses.
beautiful wall and noor coverings.
equally with fresh air and liGht---to
present 10 tho reader. in short, Il house
that is hcalthful because il Statistic.
the demands of hycicmc aud csthctic
sense alike. The book has - number
Of full-paCc illustrations. and 1t is the
hope Of the authors that its pubIira-
ton will stimulate interest in 'nc build.
ings and furnishing Of hcalthful homes
IN the fullest sense.
"Thc PlattsburG Manual: \ Text
book for Federal Training Camps" by
Licutcnants Q. q. Ellis and H. Il. Ga
rcy. L. s. y. Cthc Century Company.
IS a sort of first steps in soldering
book, and il has the approval Of Ma
jor-Ciencral Wood. who writes the
forcword. and other high military Of
iccrs. The book is designed to fiji
Il need that no other book generally
available i'll America ILLS; the authors
have tried to bridge satisfactorily the
gap between entire Ignorance OF mill
tary science and the highly techni-
cal books. Briefly, il is written for
the student who Is eager and alert,