Evening star., 1923-05-27

fzation of Edward Bok," etc. New
York: Charles ScribT-er's Sons.
A GREAT adventure. this. The
~ adventure of business success
made out of nothing at al,
save American pluck, and
American initiative, and American
opportunity. operating through and
upon that essential of sound charac-
ter which, happily, is not an exclu-
sive American possession. This Ia the
story of Cyrus II. h. Curtis, head of
a great publishing house. Mr.. Box
raises a few high points in the life
OF Mr.. Curtis. Here is a little boy
selling the newspapers made by other
men, and within a brief span of time
you see tens of thousands of boys
selling the publications made by Mr..
Curtis. In other words, you see an
amazing metamorphosis of the buyer
OF a few papers becoming the seller
OF millions" Then the questions:
rs this prosaic? Is this dry fact?"
Rather not. What is this IL IT Is
not romance" 1t is romance, clear
and clean. What is this IL 1t Is not
adventure of the most adventurous
order?" With the full body of fact
about that boy from Maine who
started life with just three cents,
Mr.. Box. in tho sympathy and under
standing and almost incredible sim
plicity that we have come to expect
from him, makes classic story OF
the business. drama OF Cyrus Curtis.
Just as In 1.-THE Americanization of
Edward Box" he made classic that
turns out, besides, TO be one of the
most popular of stories. A classic
and at the same time popular? How
, can that be? classic is form, not
a content. and it is not confined. as
some contend, to the golden age or
either Greece or Rome. Moreover. and
even better, this book is live ad-
venture. Moreover and even better
still. il is not confined to the. posi-
bifities for one man alone. A fine
book for all readers. An admirable
book for boys. Think what II would
open up to them. a smart little chap
this. always on the square. A nus
thing young man-stili square. A fine.
big man. all grown up, that any boy
might like to be after a while. And
here, too. are shown the open ways
| OF this great country of ours Great
story for anybody, young or not so
Young.
CLARA BARTON, \ Centenary .Trib-
utc. BY Charles Sumner Young,
A. NJ. Phi. d. Boston: Richard G.
Badger.
Out from a long and deep friend
deep. Charles Sumner Young here
| offers to the world a body of inti-
\ mate pictures. scenes. incidents and
dramatic experiences drawn from the
uniquely distinguished life of Clara
Barton. The author makes no claim
to formal biography here. Such Is
not the purpose of this book. Rather
does it seek instead to supplement
formal biography, animating this by
n thousand intimate side lights on
nh NJa Nf
Cara Barton. This tribute is paid
to the worlds greatest humanita-
rfan: founder of the American Red
Cross Society: author of the Amerf. :.
can amendment to the international
Red Cross. convention of Geneva
founder of the National First Aid As
soIiation ofaAmerica." Inspiringly
fine, this And Mr.. Young. out OF an
altogether righteous Indignation
against enemies and traducers of this
pioneer in definite plan of humani- :
tarianism. becomes champion or
Miss Barton. Mo- need. Such life
10 bound to prevail: to prevail in the
hearts of those who, now and then.
are able to forget envy and selhsh-
ness and other human frailties. How
ever, champion or plain recorder OF
intimate and revealing facts. Mr.:
Young has done splendid sreyice and
has at the same time produced a
stimulating book. whose effect VIII
De tndl OIL al anu
patriotism upon its readers. and that
TOO. of a keen personal pride In SO
noble and. worthy. a compatriot.
EGYPT-oLD AND VIEW. BY pH'nv
F. Martin, F. X. q. 8. New York:
George r.. DoFan Company.
= If one were going to travel IN
Egypt he should read this book in a
preparatory shaping of his eyes ana
mind upon that experience. II he IS
not likely to go there, then. certainly.
he should read it. From 1t either
class Is able to gather an up-to-
date comprehensive and uncommonly
brilliant summary of the country
which, at the moment has con-
spicuous role in the play of national
affairs. This author writes in pic
lures. His words possess the content
that he wishes to deliver. He groups
them and passes them over with the
effect of a film production. And be-
sides this he is alive and brimming
with information about Egypt. with
an understanding of both it's surfaces
and its undercurrents. with an equal
ly firm hold upon both its past and
rs present. He follows the approach
of the traveller in presenting this
work-first the look of the land and.
with this. the features of the civili-
zation that this particular dispense
tion of mountain and plain. Of river
and sea, of sun and air, has wrought
in this locality. Then. step by step.
he goes over it all-over the cities
that have sprung up, and the govern
'lnents that have grown, and the re-
l.gions that have been potential, over
The industries that have risen from