Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-10
RESOURCEFUL EER7ILI7YOF
MIND OF TIGER REVEALED
Work Full of Sketches and Stories Reminiscent Of His
Boyhood Life Among the Rugged Peasants
Of Vendce

| OF our judgments upon ourselves by
| Tn" severity of our judgments upon
otherL Only. man under observation
has the advantage of articnlatc
speech. which is. of course. disad-
| vantage to the observer. For every
one viii agree that man makes use
| OF this chiefly to pervcrt, TO conceal,
or at the very least to disguise. the
| truth Hence arise difficulties OF an
| RlysiS, which are not encountered
among the innocent beasts OF the
| held whom the impcrfection of their
| organism obligcs to show themselves
| as nature made them. In defining the
| chara ctrristics of man, 1t has been
said that he alone among animals Is
| gifted with laughter, with ability to
| light fire, and TO state distractions
by means of articulatc speech. We
must not neglect to mention hts con-
spicuous faculty for lying. Animals
can dissimulate. for the purpose Of
Selling the weaker or escaping from
The stronger. Man alone has received
from Providence the gift of per-
feet mendarity. So he often dispar-
ages animals. and accuses thea OF
cynicism! Ah-if dogs could speak,"
Clcmenceau's power OF imagery and
insight into human character gives
the book distinct literary value as a
whole, and in the twenty-five sep
arate servings one truly has "a feast
III for the gods"
THE DARK MOTHER BY Waldo
Frank. Boni K Livcrisht. New York
Mr. Franks drst novel. The I'm
welcome Man" published In 1917. and
MS Our America published last
OF criticism. some adverse and some
highly commcndatory. have stamped
their author as one Of the few i'm
portant literary men of the country
OF the present generation OF writer's
His new novel is sketchcd on n broad
canvas, written from deep and
unique vision of the ways and cll-
makes OF human nature. Its direct
ness Of pictorial expression, It's
amazing. success in reproducing the
inevitable flow and drama of real life
compel the conclusion that Mr. Frank
IS developing in America a new form
last, 1t may be. 10 the complex pas
SONS and aspirations OF modern So
ciely. Richmond readers, especially.
VIII peruse the book with larger In
crest because OF the authors having
spout several weeks in the city last
spring. during which time no doubt
he pcnned many OF it's chapters
Inc story. in brief outline, Is this:
10 1.-Two. One comes from the Middle
west. together with his sister. es-
Gaping the destructive atmosphere of
oigoted minister-father. The other.
:I,er me death Of his parents. comes
from New England. These two Young
men merge with the metropolis, and
becoming friends. grow to meet each
other in tense conflict.
The man from the Middle West, after
a great struggle becomes 4 lawyer.
ne is the man OF action but the ac-
I'VE world ne functions leaves uns.t-
ished the spiritual. creative side OF
MIN This draws him toward the
Younger man. the dreamer. the maker
OF visions, who. in his unclc's bust
ness. finds himself out OF place, and
is in turn drawn toward the man OF
action, whose power he longs TO
In the meeting OF these two com
Pick personalities. with the condi-
lions they find in New York and in
sach other, there is great fcrment,
drama. Between them stands the
sister. loving both mcn--the two men
The hero OF the hook and the hero.
me is Life: none OF the galaxy OF
cha ractcrs--capitalist lawyers. ar
IS criminals society women, bust
ness ness women. femmes galantes--but
bearing Life which is made UP OF ali
or these This hidden force, whose
uynamic presence is the deepest
quality Of AL of Mr.. Franks work,
ing friends and gradually forms them,
hu'tuFes their innate qualities, and
NJ the end casts them up-scparate
now from each othcr--into true birth.
- 'Hc b1rh AlOthcr.
THE YOUNG CITIZENS OWN
look. BY Chelsea Curtis Fraser.
ihoinas y, Crowell Co. New York.
This might be styled a personally
conducted tour through the machin-
cry room OF our government. II de-
scr!pes In easy. chatty style for bows
JUST now the various branches OF our
nupiic anairs are managed-with the
why OF good many things that
eSen oder citizens of voting age are
Starting with "a Visit to the Ma
iona! Capital" we have peen nj
me outer crust of Washington. So to
apchk-ts hne avenues and stately
p,hcial buildings. Mex, comes n bricr
sketch or our scheme OF government
now II arose and why il took ,he
FORM OF republic The third chan
vt takcs UP tie territories and d..
pchochcies of the United States ,rSo
aourtn treats of the rights of citi-
Hsnsnip. showing what inhercnt
F!ehis are guaranteed under thc Co..
st!tutlon. Other chapters with noii,i-
c1l parties and their DIai rorTe.
parry organization and the machinnrv
OF political conventions; woman .nf'
rage; registration and voting: 60,
hho rural governments: State rovcrn
menus and finally the various dana,