Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-09

with distinction and differing in much
Of its content from other personal
chronicies."
Farnam, Mrs. Ruth (~stanlsy): A
nation at bay. This story Of cruciied
Serbia told by an American woman
who served in many capacities from
helping to nurse the wounded and TAX
Ing care of a supply station, to offer
Ing her service In the typhus cpl
demic."
Fenger. =. A: Alone in the Carib-
bean. 1T should be of interest to
men or boys who like sailing. noun
tain climbing or travel"
Findlay. Hugh: Practical gardening.
IAN Invaluable book for the home gar
dener who wishes to raise and store a
sufficient quantity of vegetables and
ing winter months"
Foxcroft, Frank. editor: War
verse. A collection of about two
hundred poems taken largely from
English journals and magazines. IL
shows a rather high level of achieves
ment. includes poems by soldiers and
non-combatants. reprints several OF
the most familiar, but includes some
OF the best which have not appeared
in other collections.
Gibbons, II. A: Songs from the
NTouCncdL EOeLns htiu TAehACo ROh
traying the life and thoughts Of those
who make up the A. F.. +. Some are
sad and some are gay, but all are very
human. with an appeal especially to
those who ave relatives in tho ser
vice" Chosen from poems submit
ted In the literary competition OF the
New York Herald.
Hall. j. N: High adventure. NO
one has described with a more lively
fancy and more sympathetic interpre-
tation the sensations of an aviator
who Is not without intelligence and
Imagination. His story throughout is
a thrilling one and we'll calculated TO
arouse the interest Of red-blooded
youth"
Hartman, w. B.: Machine shop prac
tice. Elementary principles iliustrat-
ed with practical examples without
the use of higher mathematics. Use
full in night school classes, etc.
Hughes. ID. NJ: Thrift in the house.
hold. Practical general suggestions
for conserving fool, clothing and one
still with many receiuts mixed in
with good advice. The advice is the
kind that would be an old story to an
old fashioned good housekeeper, but
might help the inexperienced"
IlsIey. s. NJ: Wisconsin plays, by
s.. Marshall Ilsley and others. Sec
ond series. Original one-act plays
from the repertory of h Wisconsin
Dramatic Society"
Johnson. E. r.: Principles OF ocean
transportation. A text book for indi-
vidual or class room study which
strives to be comprehensive rather
than exhaustive. II r~eproduces the
most important forms used I'm con-
Quoting ocean transportation and dis
cusses the merchant marine policy of
the United States. Has statistical in
formation OF general interest.
Kahn. Otto: Right above race. A
series of very cleyerly written papers
directed especially toward American
citizens of German birth, justifying
Americas position in the war. The
book is remarkable in gathering all
the arguments commonly heard In
private conversation against the war.
and answering them in the most con-
vincing manner. !
Kruhm, Adolph: Home vegetable
gardening from A to 2. with special
reference to Pacific coast conditions.
For the region specified, a very at
tractive book intended primarily for
the millions OF newborn gardeners
have used a spade, a rake
or a hoe Contains general garden
ing instructions. The many photo
graphs and colored plates add to the
and value"
Lane. +. K: The American spirit.
Thirteen simple and rather dramat-
&c tales by the Secretary of the Inter-
rior. all bearing on the American
spirit and of timely interest. Best
known IL the much used Makers OF
the flag"
Leutwiler. o. E: Elements of ma
chine design. One of the best. per-
haps the best text books on the sub
ject. 1t presupposes a knowledge of
the strength of materi' Is and me-