The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-23

I in greater degree perhaps than her pre- vious writings, charm of thought More over, it has force, real power and human appeal. 1t is on broader canvas than the other stories have been, more vital In | idea, richer in it's message. In her bril- liant new novel, Miss Gale tells tale Of | two genera tions. Pitt is one of the most ar bearing of all her characters; his story | is told with an exquisite tenderness and | understanding. It is classic in it's sim plicity, drectness and truth. His town, Burrage is symbol and type of the small town of the middle west. With an almost ! uncanny c1eVerness, Miss Gale reveals the inner story of these town people. The sim cere manner and interest provoking qual ity of the "Friendship Village stories are evident, but it is that manner en- hanced and launched upon a larger, more significant enterprise. All the crafts- | manship is here, with the humorous. sympathetic powers of observation, to- gether with a personal drama running over long period of time, involving many people, and Illustrating spiritual law.
 'BUDGET MAKING IN DEMOCRACY" GA NEW VITW OF THE BUDGETD By Edward A. Fitzpatrick. Ph. D. The l MacMillan company. publishers, New York city.
 This is a book of wide social appeal, presenting, in fact. new view of the budget. National and state legislators will be especially interested in the way in which the author brings the budget problem into direct relation to our fun damental democracy. Social workers will be interested in the authors def mite recognition of the expanding and dynamic character of our social or ganization and the outlining of a l>,,1x thof hn1r, rat bar than flinders such programmes. Law yers will be interested in the rather startling problems raised by the appli- cation of budget system to the courts. Students of political science, and all citizens concerned about reconstruction after the war, will be interested in this Illuminating discussion of an admitted ly pressing political problem the solu- tion of which is essential as a prelim- mary to effective reconstruction.
 HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF FLOR
 IDA
 TOURIsT EDITION0 By Clifton John
 son. Illustrated. The MacMillan com
 pany, publishers, New York city.
 "Highways and Byways of Florida by IClifton Johnson the author of the Amer ican Highways and Byways Series. which includes volumes on California. the Rocky mountains. the Mississippi valley, the great lakes. New England, from the St. Lawrence to Virginia, and the south. is book of human interest information for travellers who visit Florida, and for those other travellers whom chance or necessity keeps at home, but who travel far and wide on the wings of fancy.
 The illustrations in a Clifton Johnson book have always been, as everybody knows very delightful feature, and they are still in the new work; but 1t was not easy to bring about this most credita- ble result
 "It has been my custom" MT. Johnson says, ito supply the Illustrations for my travel books with my own camera, and had intended to make photographs for this Florida book as usual. But our part in the world war interfered with my plans. I walked out on wharf at gulf port in quest of camera material and soon found myself arrested as a suspect ed German spy. For two days and a night I was behind prison bars When I was released the official prediction was that I would ,have further disagree able experiences of the sort if l persisted in my purpose to make photographs and I decided to gather the illustrations in other ways. eN
 Later theold saying that Misfortune never come singly' was corroborated when a fire at the engravers' destroyed most of the pictures I had secured, and I had to collect material anew"
 Nevertheless. despite these obstacles, the book Is as handsome as any that has preceded it in the series. It contains more than 60 full page plates,
 THE ADVENTURES OF A
 BROWNIE" By Miss Mulock. Illustrated. J. B. Lip
 pincot company, publishers. Philadel-
 phia.
 Everybody knows about Brownies these days; they are the most up-to-date |, little elfs on the round earth. if We are to believe all that we hear about them. but the "Brownie'' of Miss Mulock' s charming little story was one of the old- fashioned ',Brownies" who knew and