The Washington herald., 1918-10-06

have been much appreciated, not only
In the American Bee Journal, but in
other special publications. The book
presents the function of bees, beetles
flies and other insects in the pollina-
ton OF flowers. II contains lls Illus
trations In the skilled manner for
which the author Ia wen known. II is
a monumental work and deserves a
place on the bookshelf of every stu
dent OF entomology or botany"
The scribner publications include
Lawrence Perry's Our Navy 10 the
War" Katherine Hooker's beautifully
illustrated "Byways in Southern Tus-
cany." l. Allen Hsrker's Children Of
the Dear Cotswolds." Louis DodFe's
The sandman's Forest" which has
six full-2age colored illustrations 5y
Paul Bransom; Josephine DasiSam
Bacon's Interpretation of child ma
ture. "on Our HILL" and two new
volumes Of the Modern Students L.
orary. The Heart Of Midlothian"
edited by Prof. William P. Trent. and
'Bscon's Essays" edited by Mary
Augusta Scott, Phi. D.
The Century Company announces
the immediate publication Of Work
ing My Way Around the World" by
Harry A. Frsnck. an sbridgnent OF
the famous ''Yasabond Journey
Around the World" The book is
edited by Miss Lena II. Frsnck. the
authors sister. who has reprinted the
most entertaining and important sec
tons OF the original book. condensing
the intervening material in briefsr
form.
Prof. Charles J. Galpin. director OF
country life work at the Wisconsin
College OF Agriculture, whose Rural
LIFE has just been published by the
Century Company, tells how once. as
young teacher. he completely lost
the art OF sleep. He left the school
room and sought the boon OF sleep in
close touch with the soil. He bought a
farm in the nd-barrens and lived
among the dwellers Of The Skins, 50
earning his bread by the sweat OF his
brow along with the other sub-msr-
ginals-the people whose tools had
broken handles. whose wagons were
toggled-up with hsy-wire. whose
horses were blind in one eye. whose
children greedily whitfield raw pota-
toes between meals. whose eyes would
not close in sleep. 1t took three years,
he says to dig sleep out Of The
Skins"
J. L! Giesy, author Of Mimi" re-
Gently received his commission as
captain and Joined the colors this
week. In Mimi" published by the
Harpers. he gives the wartime ro-
nance of a little Lstin-Quarter girl
and her artist lover in Paris. The
story opens at the beginning Of the
war, when France is busy mobilizing
all her available men. The small
household is Immediately broken up.
and Mimi. left alone. is forced to face
hard problems. She bravely refuses
any advances that would make her
untrue TO her soldier in the trenches,
and when he ultimately returns,
minus a leg, she has won through
with the brave spirit Of a French
woman who has sacrificed everything
for her country and the man she
loved.
William I. Stidger. pastor OF the
First Methodist Episcopal Church Of
San Jose. has written in Soldier Sill
houettes; On our Front" published by
Charles Scnbner's Sons. an account
Of our boys over There" from his
experiences as Y. NJ. c. A. worker.
DR.. Sudger was in Paris the morning
the big gun started TO fire, and for
ten weeks thereafter; he saw the first
American Division march into the
Name battle iilc; was under abovt
twenty air raids. and for two months
drove a truck on the Toul line. This
is not a Y. ". Q. A. book. but Is writ
ten from the viewpoint Of a Y. n. c.
A. man. The author says: u have
tried TO show the experiences Of the
boys over there on the transports.
when they land in France, their well
rome there, The reactions 0t the
trench life, not the life itself; some
thing Of their self-sacrifce. their will
ingness TO serve even unto the end;
their courage; their sunshine"