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Tine Autobiography Of Andrew Carne.

The Autobiography of Andrew Carne-
gie.-Dr John Van Dyke says in his
Editors Note-"Nothing stranger ever
came out of the Arabian Nights than
the story of this poor Scotch boy" We
read of his childhood in Scotland and
how at the age of u he came to this
country with his parents and younger
brother; the passage money having been
loaned by a friend of his mothers.
From work in a factory and as messen-
ger boy in telegraph office he goes into
rhe railroad service-then into bridge
building and finally the steel industry.
He tens how he regarded his great
wealth as a trust and his many public
benefactions. Among the most interest
ing are the concluding chapters in which
he tells of his friendships with many
famous men. Lindsey Swift of the BoS-
ton Public library ranks this with the
autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin,
Booker Washington and Henry Adams.
Nenizelos. by Herbert Adams Gibbons
This is the first volume of The Mod
ern Statesmen series that HoughtOn,
AIiflin Co. are to publish. Mr.. Glib
bons was in Paris throughout the war
with his wife who writes so delightfully."-
touch with Mr. Venizelos during the
peace conference and has written an
authoritative and most interesting biog-
raphy of this famous Greek statesman.
The Women Who Came i'm the May
flower. by Annie Russell Marble-All
that is known of these women of his
tory has been collected into this little
volume. 1t contains sketches OF Mis-
| treSs Brewster, Mistress Winsiow, Mis-
| tress Hopkins. Mistress Mullens, Pris-
| ella Alden, Mary Chiffon. Elizabeth Til
| ley. Mistress Bradford, and others.
The Vanished Friend, by Jules THE
Ibault-This book from the French with
| foreword by Margaret Deland is.
temperate. delightfully."- sincere and dig
nified comprising fresh material of evil
Dental value" ALA Booklist.
GIimpses of South America by F. y.
| Sherwood-An American business man s
Impressions of South American coun-
tries. Much information and human IN
terest is given in short chapters which
are abundantly illustrated with pictures
taken by the author.
| Roaming Through the West Indies by
Harry Alverson Franck Interesting
ramhly sketches which takes the arm
chair traveller to southern Florida,
northern South America, Panama.
Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica. Porto Rico and
many quaint little dots on the map.
ALA Booklist.
Our Northern Autumn. by Harriet l..
Keeler-This book is similar in ar
rangemcnt to Miss Keeler's other books
Our Early Wild Flowers and The
/ Wayside Flowers of Summer-although
trees, leaves and fruits come in for their
share of attention. There are many H.
| Illustrations and six color plates.
What to Drink. by Mrs. Bertha f.
| Stockbridge-There are plain directions
for making punches, fruitades, cock
tails" syrups, juices, milk drinks, cot
! fee. chocolate, tea. drinks for invalids
and children, sundaes. ice creams, and
/ ices. Some of the rules have been
! handed down for generations.
\ The Community Center. by LYDIA Jud
son Hanifan-"A practical treatment
of the community center as a solution
! of rural life problems. written to train
those who know little of this idea. There
are detailed suggestions for many kind.
Of programs. The author is state SUI
pprviSor Of rural schools in West Nir
ginia." ALA Booklist.
American Toys and Useful Novelties
in Wood by Charles y. Kunou-COn
; tains discussion of toy making in gen
eral. its educative value, materials Il
!. be used. etc. and a series of plates will
designs for toys. The author is super
visor of manual training in the Lo
Angeles schools. where, during the war
the children made and sold toys for thu
benefit of the Red Cross.
The AmericaniZafi0n of Edward Box
Mr.. Box has met and corresponds