The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11

mated him to write and so we heal
| him saying to himself: Produce
Produce, though 1t be the pitifullest
Intestinal fraction OF a product
produce it. produce It, for the night
| cometh." There is one other text
and that is the one that stirred
Oliver Cromwell, can do all things
through Christ which strengthens
me. When Oliver Cromwell stun
bled upon that text and appropriat
ed 1t, he became an incarnation oil
power. Apart from this text, the
life OF Oliver Cromwell is an inso
uble mystery OF battling enigma
but take a good look at the text, OBJ
serve the place that it occupied in
Cromwells heart and thought and
everything becomes clear. | can
do all things through Christ which
strengthens me and so Oliver Crom
well became the worlds strong man
the worlds able man, the worlds
king and the worlds saviour.
"One other book has had a tire
mendous sale and that is the one
entitled 'Roosevelt's Religion by
Christian Reisner. The author said
fthat out of FIVE hundred or more
pamphlets and books concerning
Roosevelt he had not found one
pamphlet or book about his reli-
gion. Religion was the heart of his
! life, the creator Of his ideals, the
sustainer OF his courage, the feeder
wisdom. Without religion the great
ness OF Theodore Roosevelt is in
! applicable. He was a typical out
standing American because he did
have a vital religious faith and q
daily practice consistent with 1t.
There is one other book that
stands out prominently and that is
the one entitled, The Drama OF the
Face by +. l.. House. The author
informs us that there is a story in
ever face, a thrilling story and
though the longest face is little
less than twelve inches and the
widest face little less than eight
inches yet in that small compass
God has wrought such differences
that the sixteen hundred millions
of the human race may be differ
eniated by their facial appearance.
The face we have in childhood, &C
cording to the author. Is the face
God gave to us, the face we have
at forty is the face We ourselves
have moulded. The old mans face
is his autobiography. If he has liv-.
ed for self, he has a sad face, if he
has lived for others he has a joy
GUS face, his face shines and he
cannot keep the shining concealed.
The author tells us also that the
face can be built by thought, re-
fined by diet, illuminated by sleep,
made strong by suggestion, and Is
invariably an index to what is go
ing on within. BY the face we can
tell whether one is strong in will
or weak in will. The will is the
dynamic force of the life and when
that is weak. all is weak and when
that is strong all is strong. provided
direction or righteousness. VIII
power is more than a mere mental
faculty. it is a mighty attribute, the
influence of which may extend far
beyond the mind of the person
manifesting it. The exercise of the
will shows itself in two ways, first
the mastery of ones own mind and
second the mastery of the minds OF
others. The second is well nigh
impossible unless the first is ac-
complished. This book will give to-
the fellow that reads it sincerely,
big dividends"
Professor Peterson, who Is an ex-
tensive reader of books, then took
up the subject for discussion: BY
far the one of the unusual achieve
volume issue of j. Arthur Thomp-
sons, "The Outline of Science" a
story simply told. From the stand
point Of bookmaking,, type, ILLUS
trations it is fascinating treatment
of the romance of the heavens, the
story OF evolution, the ascent of
man, the dawn Of mind, the wonders
of natural history and applied sci
ence. | feel that / cannot commend
this work highly. In the field of
American history desire to men
ton four volumes. Mckinley and
Roosevelt administrations by James
Rhodes, under four administrations
by Oscar Straus, the noted American
Jew, former ambassador to Turkey
From Mckinley to Harding, by H.
of a biographical history entitled
Damaged Souls" by Gamaleil
Bradford. This last is a series of
essays on Benedict Arnold, Thomas
Paine, Aaron Burr, John Randolph, |
John Brown, P. T. Barnum and Ben
Butler. This man is an author of
influence and I am wondering what
to think of the competency of a |
student of the soul who links
together, under any single classifi-
cation whatsoever, such men as
these. Imagine uniting Thomas
Paine and Benedict Arnold, John !
Randolph with p. T. Barnum and
John Brown with Ben Butler. This
book is out standing because it is
a challenge to straight thinking. We
next turn to the field of biography |
and autobiography. Here indeed Is |
a rich, varied and most interesting |
literature from which we mention |
Just few. Edward Box, the former |
editor of The Ladies Home Journal |
and the author of the Americaniza-
ton or Edward Box, Dutch Ameri- !
can, has written A Man From Maine !
which is the fascinating story of |
CYRUS Fl. K. Curt, who built up from
a business standpoint the Saturday |
Evening Post, and other noted peri |
odicals!
Quite a number of notable books |
in the form of personal reminiscent
ces, letters have been published |
among them The Life and Letters |
of Walter II. Page, which are Scrap
py in form and difficult to review.
that makes them excellent reading.
These are by Burton Hendrick. All |
In A Lifetime, and Franklin X. |
Lanes letters by Henry Morgen.
thaus are of like character. In |
my judgment, Franklin Lanes let |
tiers are the most significant of all. |
The Soul OF An Immigrant. by Con. |
stantine Panunizic. the life story