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RosEcHEN AND THE WICKED
MAoPiE. b. EValeen Stein, a
story for little girls from eight to
ten. about another little girl In
the ryrol
II any child lives who does not love
fairy stop Il must % that some
baneful influence has operated to
destroy the imagination and delight
In tho fancltul with which nature
has so generously provided them.
To pretend IL one OF the real Joys
OF childhood. To pretend to be wild
Indians. cowboys. princesses and
hold knights is the way that chill
dren get the glorious freedom OF
youth and are unaffected by the
dull. gloomy surroundings In which
they often live. II IL Natures way
OF protecting them from the troubles
OF life until they are strong enough
TO bear them. This little story has
all the romance OF castles. noblcmen
and ladies', but II has also the TO
nance OF the simple sweetness OF a
~ little girl who followed the dictates
OF her own heart and was kind TO
the old magpie.
Iothrop. Lee & Shepherd Co.
Boston; 800.
TIE GOOD LOSER, by E. Richard
sehayer, a tennis story allowing
how all the big elements which
90 TO make up character can be
developed by this game.
Billy was a lonely little boy and
his parents were sad. disheartened
people. due 70 financial mishaps.
when along came Phil Kennedy with
courageous heart In his brest
and busted ankle" and set them
all IN tho right path again thru the
medium OF tennis. II was Phil who
taught Billy TO play; II was Phil
who nipped In the bud his budding
smartiness; II was Phil who made
him absolutely honest; II was Phil
who aroused his father 10 renewed
interest in life and strength 20 buck
up against hard luck and be a good
loser. Phil had been the champion
tennis player OF America and he be
came. thru his accident. the cham
pion loser and the good angel
OF whole family This is a good
story for boys and an equally whole
some one for the rank and file OF
people UP against the difficulties and
cisappointments OF life.
David Mckay, publisher, Phila
delphia. soc.
RAYMOND, OR LIFE AND DEATH.
by oliver Lodge. one Of the noted
long believed IN phychlo phenom-
ena and communication between
the living and dead. This book
Is devoted 10 the son killed by a
shell while on duty In Flanders.
The present volume Is the most
notable that the author has written
on Ibis subject II concerns only
himself and his family and there
! fore Sir oliver tells US that he is at
! liberty 20 hold In reserve nothing.
! The FIRST part is a short biography
OF the young man who was an en-
ginecr IN the British army and the
interesting and attractive letters
which he wrote ia the trenches TO
his father, mother and friends. The
second half is completely given up
TO what happened between father
and son after Raymond's death. just
sir months after he went to the
front. The communications receiv-
cd by Sir oliver were OF such a
character as 10 convince him that
they came directly from his son
and are given without explanation
and IN full
Whatever may be felt by persons
on this subject. II Is OF tho utmost
Importance that a man OF such I'M
doubted veracity and also OF scion
ifc knowledge should give his seri-
bus attention thruout so many years
o this matter. The time is past
vhen any thoughtful person scoffs
I that which he cannot explain and
Understand and thru the conscienti-
us work OF Sir Oliver Lodge occult
m and spychic research have been
escued from the charlatanism and
tckery Of the devotees OF spiritual
m.
The book Ia intensely interesting
pth In its normal and superior
al portions and is perhaps the
ost important contribution 10 the
brary OF psychlcal research.
George II. Doran Company. New
prk; $500.
oslllsINc AMERICA, by Arthur
BulIsrd. book written for the
purpose Of telling the United
States "how demoorscIes mo-
bIlIse" and 20 warn thls country
against the mistakes made by
France and England.
Mr.. Billiard has lived In France
England for the past two years
has watched the problems faced
those countries. making, mean
lie. careful notes on the situation
the purpose OF writing an ex-
stive book Now that we are In
conflict, he has hastily combin-