Evening journal., 1917-12-24

gang" FOR the existence and conduct
Of this dreadful war. this brutal as
saut upon the bright hopes Of the
peaceful civilization Of the twentieth
century
THE Red Flower includes poems
written by Or. van Dyke since the be-
ginning OF the war.
Adventures and Letters OF Richard
Harding Davis" is a book that will ap-
peal to any man or woman with
zest for the picturesque ana thrilling
in life
The Boys King Arthur by sidney
Lanier. illustrated by y. C.. Wyeth. is
one Of the many notable books Of
fered by Charles Scrihners Sons for
suitable holiday gifts. That it Is beau
tifully pictured. goes without saying,
and no tale. Of course, viii ever out
strip king Arthur" in favor with the
hOys.
John Galsworthy. John Fox. Jr., Alan
Seeeer. Mrs Humphrey Ward. Anton
Tchekoff. Henry James, are other an
ihOrs Of works of absorbing interest
in the holiday list
The January issue Of The American
Magazine is nlled with stirring. help
ful articles and entertaining fiction.
Harry Lauder, the famous Scotch conc
dian. has written an article entitled
I What the War Has Done to Me- in
which he tells Of the death Of his son
in France and the things Mr.. Lauder
himself heard and saw while visiting
that country. Frank Nanderlip. presi-
dent Of the National City Bank, tells
In an interview how the Dank decides
upon, raising the salaries Of the en-
ployes and The things which influence
them i'm giving a raise, and Montague
Glass the famous author OF the Potash
and Perlmutter plays, writes an az
licle on the jew and the Gentle which
is interesting and entertaining. Other
good articles are New Year Resolu-
tions. 1.-The Comic Side OF Trouble" ,"
by Bert Williams. and Chicago by
Jack Lait.
Holworihy Hall has a great fiction
story called Through Clearing" Ida
Evans has a real human story 20 tell.
and William Dudley Pelley has an
other Of his great stories, this time
dealing with the draft situation. The
serial THE Making OF George Groton''
continues. and the Interesting People
and Family Money articles are as help
ful and inspiring as usual. rounding out
a number unusual for its quality.
The New Years number Of the
Womans Home Companion is fned with
many interesting and stimulating arti-
cles and stories Margaret Deland, the
well known author has written an ar
ticle about the Three S's.n' which she
says are Sacrifice. Substitute. and Save.
soldiers AL" the Patriotic Depart
ment being conducted by Mrs. Richard
son. tells many helpful ideas. The NUM-
Der is especially rich in fiction, "The
Golden Block" by sophie Kerr. finish
ING in this number In addition there
are stories by Elizabeth Jordan, Ruth
Sawyer and other well known authors
Grace Margaret Goulds Bulletin
Board gives many helpful hints, as does
the rest Of her Fashion Department
The pin-Nonev Club will help you "a
earn money. and all the other usual
departments are up 70 their MONTH,
high standard, helping to round out ar
+, unusual number.
The Popular Science Monthly fol
= January presents the very latest deve
lopmenis in science and invention. The
hundreds of illustrations permit tho
busy men 10 get an idea Of the worlds
progress at glance. Like a Wasp
on the Wins" is the title OF an article
by Carl Dienstbach, which describes
J the new AlbatrOss destroyer. the fast
est lighting airplanc on the western
front. Mr.. Dienstbach graphically des-
cribes how the Germans have copied
the new features Of the French and
British nghiing machines and have per
fccted a demon Of the air capable OF
= the incredible speed Of 40 miles an
hour. In Making Millions out Of Bub-
.bies" George Merriman Oaks tells the
story Of a revolutionary method Of re-
covering ore by the froth process
: Whether or not YOU are interested In
, minine YOU cannot fail to enjoy this
article. Now that 30 many Of our boys
, are in the Navy, an article entitled
Turning sailors into Craftsmen by
I Willard Connely, L. ; y. r. f., is very
b timely. u shows how Uncle sam teaches
his boys q trade so that they will be-
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