Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
life-a recognized success and q bless
| Ing TO the world

| SUNNY DUCROw. BY Henry st
John Cooper. u. T.. Putnam's Sons
New York
This is the story or a little cock
ney girl whose motto. "Nothins's inn
possible so long as you hold your head
up ana Keep smiling" carries her to
| success on the stage. She is the JOY
OF life incarnate. a ed-haircd, dim
pied girl. with Il child's purity and a
woman's observation-disclosures and
| wisc-an unconquerable soul.
IN LINCoLN'S CHAIR By Ida ".
Tarbell. The Macmillan Co.. New
York
This is in effect n companion vol
umc TO Mics Tarbells lie Knew Lin
coin" one of the most popular stories
of Lincoln ever written. 1t is In the
same manner as that justly famous
book and gives a particularly human.
particularly sympa thctic intcrprc-
tation OF the grca, man.
WALTER CAMPS HANDBOOK on
HEALTH BY Waiter Camp. menu
her Navy Committee on Training
Camp Activities. u. Appleton & Co..
New York.
In this book Mr.. Camp. the Yale
authority. has embodied the results
of his system for keeping in good
health. which has been Endorsed by
many prominent men. These eNer-
cises have been put To practical use.
They have been tried by men every
where who desire to keep hi, and
they have proven their worth by the
test Of practical application The
opening chapters of tho hook suggest
proper exercises for children, young.
middle and old people. workers
and executives. These exercises arc
calculated 10 keep the human body
and its various organs fuuc,ioning
properly. other CHAPTERS take into
account n mans mental state and
show the effect of worry. fear, anger.
irritahility, music and tho movies.
There arc chapters the effect on
the human body Of short or tight
shoes and tight collars. Mr.. Camp
points out that too much exercise and
getting ovcrtircd have bad effect.
just as much as TOO little exercise
does lie shows the beneficial eff
deep breathing and exercise. hut the
point is made that the exercise must
he OF an Interesting sort. and not the
kind that is tircsome.
MISS Lulu BETT. ny IONA Gale.
d. Appleton e Co. New York
IONA Gales Miss Lulu Be,t" de-
striking manner in which Edith
Wharton has written of New Eng
land. John Fox OF the Kentucky
mountains, George w. Cable. OF tho
old South and Booth Harrington of
his section OF the country. In the
days since her first Friendship Vii
larc stories. iona Gales work has
exhibited u steady growth in tech
nquc and in beauty.
Ia
brotherin-la and her married sis
ter lives Miss Lulu Bett. never
strong enough" 10 take a job. yet
able to do all the homework and
serve as the family drudge. Into hcr
cherries life comes marriage. APP
parently an ESCAPE from these drab
surroundings. i, develops into her
great tragedy until. finally. through
patient, enduring heroism. comes her
release. Written in an intensely
american manner by a thoroughly
American author. fine spirit
marches through interesting, know
!nclS intimate pages TO n triumphant
close OF freedom and vindication 1t
Is a masterpiece Of village lie.
Elliott c. Lincoln. author of
Rhymes o. Homestealer," went 10
Montana in 1911 as a school teacher
were being rapidly broken up. When
ne hrst went there he drove nifty
miles across country. Now the land
IS All fenced OF. and the wild free
iitc OF the plain has vanished In
ms summer vacations and spare time
Mr. Lincoln went To work on ono OF
inc '.oOO-acrc ranches. and most O.,
the material for his book was gath
| cred from conversations with cow
boys and with one of the old time
rancheTs--a former visi!ante-for
whom he worked He is now assist
an, professor o. English in the State
Co!cse OF Washington. hut he has
come back East. since his release
rom 'hr army. to take special
course ia English at Harvard. He
mas taken homestead in Montana
on which he expects to spend his
summers.
senior Elasco 1banez is letting slip
no opportunity fo- the study o,
! 4 t.,a,