The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-05
BOOKS i'm BRIEF
BY AMES KENDRIcK,
tsCIGN HERE" by H. X. War


sort Of "Compleat Angler" for
those who have something which
they wish to put into ones posses
sion and take away that which one
already has.
In q foreword. the author states
that he IL tired of inspirational
literature, in which he In in hearty
accord with US. The next page
contains a confession Of faith. q
code of ethics, and q guido to con-
duct which are all very much TO
the point, and should entitle any
one who follows their precepts to
claim spiritual kinship with
Buddha. Confucius, and Marcus
Aurelius.
The rest Of the pages Of tho
slender volume contain informa-
ton intended to make statesmen Of
persons who previously could not
give away q house, an automobile.
or a 10 per cent bond. We per-
sonally are aware of many articles
of utility and of vertu which We
do not banker after as the hart
panteth for the water brooks, but
IL the chap who wrote this book
ever get us into a corner with in
tent to sell them to us, we can
see no way Of escape short Of
signing on the dotted line.
THE Stanhope Historical Prize
Essay for 1921 was awarded
to a Mervin Davies, and the essay,
The Influence of George III on
the Development Of the Consti-
tuition" is shortly to be brought
out by the oxford University
press.
0ToHN's AMERICAN NOTARY
AND COMMISSIONERS OF
DEEDS MANUAL" just off the
press Of Callaghan & Co., Of Chi
cago, Is a book that should be on
the desk Of every notary public in
the country. Not only has the au-
thor, Frederick NJ. Hinch,. includ-
ed in It all the necessary forms,
but he has added a wealth Of In
formation that is not only invalu-
able to the notary public, but is
also a useful adjunct to the library
of a lawyer.
In the preface Of the book the
author gives the reader some ad-
vice that, IL needed, will save
much unnecessary trouble. He
lays stress on the fact that much
Of the work of a notary is consid-
cred merely as a matter Of form,
while in reality 1t is Of the ut
most importance In legal matters.
In writing the text, the author
has stuck to the common usage Of
words as much as possible, but
where II Is necessary to use legal
language, or intricate legal mat
tiers, he carefully explains the
phrases and reference is made
to make the matter clearer.
The statutory requirements Of
the different States and Territories
take up the major portion Of
the book, while the forms which
have stood the test of court ad-
Indications Is also helpful part
of the work.
A short history Of the office Of
the notary from the early Roman
times to the present date, with a
description of the duties OF nota-
ries in different countries, makes
the book very readable and inter
esting even to the layman.
FEBRUARY 16 was set aside as
Houghton- Mifflin night at the
meeting Of the Booksellers AS
ISOLATION of Philadelphia. Philip
S. Marden was POSTMASTER, and
Ralph Paine, Hermann Hagedorn,
and Edward G. Lowry. all authors
of Houghton-Mifflin books, spoke.
The various dishes on the menu
were named for HIM. hooks. Thus
The Absent Cocktail" with which
the banquet started, carried the
subtitle, First Down, Kentucky"
The grapefruit was called The
Yellow Streak" and SO on through
the courses to cheese and crackers,
or After the War;" and the demi-
tasse with its nom de plume of
The Reflections of T. b. M"
What a shame this event could
not have occurred in the good old
days. when i'm the cold, gray dawn
OF the morning after the affair
could have come to a proper con-
clusion with Il Have Only Myself
to Blame"
IN his column In the Chicago
News, Keith Preston, after due
apologies to Matthew Arnold,
dedicates the following light verse
to Harold Stearns. author of
America and the Young In
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