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Show ..jUi A CARDINAL'S WORK. "A RTpnr-pfT of Fifty Years." By Cardinal Cardi-nal Jaiie? Gibhons. John Murphy Company, Com-pany, Baltimore and New Yoik. The dean of Amprican carrii nals presents pre-sents to his readers in two clumps selections selec-tions from his essays and sermons of fifty yt-n r., together with personal reminiscences re-miniscences of the ce!e urn ted Council of the Vatirau, in which he was not altogether al-together an inconspicuous figure. The author of "The Faith of Our Fathers" Fa-thers" and "Our Christian Heritage" lifts miFh to offer of interest to A me rica r. readers. Perhaps the be.st wa v of indicating in-dicating .lust what these matters consist of is to quoit a passage from his introduction, intro-duction, a passage which Is one or" the most eloquent and impressive in the book. The rardinM writes: "There ar few American? living now who ran r member the- t hlngs. whih I can. I followed Mr. Lincoln's 'dead body in profession when it was brought to this city (Baltimore): I have seen every president presi-dent since Lincoln's dea th. a nd have known most of them personally; I was a Brown man and a priest during' the civil war when it seemed as if our country were to he permanently divided. Very few people now living liave seen the country in such clisl ress as I have seen It. Rut I have lived, thank God. to see It in wonderful prosperity and to behold it grown into one of the great powers of the earth. Younger men may tremble for the future of this country, but I can have nothing hut hope when I think what we have already passed through, for I ca n seo no tt ouhles in t tie future which could equal, much less surpass, those which have afflicted us in bygone days. If onlv he American people will hold fast to that instrument which has been bequeathed to them as the palladium of their liberi lea the constitution of the : I'niled States and fear and distrust the man who would touch that ark with profane pro-fane hands, tho permanent of our Institutions Insti-tutions is assured. ! "In my time 1 have seen multitudes of I Europeans seeking this shore in search, of liherlv and hope. The men who were middle aged when I was young doubted a nd t ea rod w hereunto this might grow-but grow-but T have seen men of foreign birth be-1 'onio one with us, and I think it no more i nan jus; that J should call the attention atten-tion of my countrymen to the reason. The same power which welded the Latin, Gaul. Prank. Briton and Norman into the Nation of France, whk-h welded the Briton. Sa.-um, Dane and Norman into the Xation of Kugland, has been present a mong us and has again exercised its benign influence in welding divers races into one people. That power is the Catholic Cath-olic church. If there do not now lie over against ea -h other in this eountrv hostile nationalities with different languages, different dif-ferent points of view and different aspira- 1 Hons, it is because those who have come to us. whatever may have been their na- , tlonaliiy, have for the most part had one common characteristic they have been Catholic Christians. "When 1 was yoyng men feared the Catholic church because they thought her foreign a nd un -American. Yet I have lived to see their children and their children's chil-dren's children acknowledge that if the different nations which have come to our shores have been united into one people, and if today there Is an American people, it Is largely owing to the cohesive and consolidating influence of the Christian leliglons of our ancestors. "But. again, many men once amongst ' I'M feared the Catholic church because (hey thougm her opposed to libertv; "let if they had read history, even superficially, super-ficially, they would have known that no liberty which they possessed has come to i hem except through the agencv of that religion which molded our barbarian ancestors an-cestors into the civilized nations of Europe. Eu-rope. But for her there would have been no civilization today, and without civilization civiliza-tion there could have been no liberty." THOUGHTS ON IMMORTALITY. "Victory Crowned." By Page Fellows, i Published by Paul Elder & Co., San , Francisco. "There is no death" is the theme of j this exquisite little volume of thoughts on immortality compiled by Page Fellows. The compiler states in his preface his object in presenting his latest product is to dissipate all doubt concerning the icality of life after death. The selections selec-tions which he has gathered from many of the most worthy and well-known writers writ-ers are reassuring and impress the consciousness con-sciousness of the reader with the never-eixiingness never-eixiingness of life. Of all the passages in the book none is more convincing than 'Assurances," by Walt Whitman. Tie seems io speak as one having authoritv and not as the scribes. In these days when Death, the. grim ieaper. stalks so triumphanttv throughout t-ie nations of the earth, thts'little volume ce-mes as a relief and a solace to stricken humanity. CONCERNING MOHAMMEDANISM. "The Revolt in Arabia." hv Dr C f-nouek Ilurgron.ie. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons. xew York. All those Interested in Mohammedan at, h us were much surprised to learn. 1 1 1 ro ugh a d i spa t eh fro n i Ca i ro on June ... lOIv th:it the Amir of Mecra had re-o;t.i re-o;t.i from Turkish overlor.iship. It Is To this interesting phase of the sreat war that this bnle volume is devoted. To bis vast knowledge upon all sublets connected con-nected with Mohammedanism and gained from an extensive reading of its litera ture, the anthnr has added personal observation ob-servation (J nri ng ; he y(-a ) i h it be spent in M.--' cy and Jidda h. lie writes -if the tanked history f Arabia at the r resent day ;ind of the parties that are rivals for leadership t hro. A volume of unusual interest f'-r those desiring information In regard to M nhnmniedanism. REGIMENT OF WOMEN. "Rclment of Women." Bv Pie me nee Dane. Published by the Mac.millan com pan y . X c w Y o rk . This is the story of a clash of wills. A wynne Dura i id, confiding, cheerful, uf even temper, generous, conceives an attachment at-tachment for Clare 71a rt ill, a woman of great cleverness, unscrupulous and selfish. self-ish. They are. both teachers in a school for girls and t he theme is built around a series of incidents which are the direct outprowth of the influence of these two opposing personalities upon faculty and students. Miss Hartill is an unusual and wholly absorbing character. to whom Durand furnishes an excellent contrast. The climax of the tale s reached in something very nearly approaching tragedy, but which is happily averted through the appearance of a level-headed, resourceful man. THREE SHORT PLAYS. "Three Short Plays." "By Mary S. Watts. Published by The Macmillan Company, New York. In this Utile volume Mrs. Watts makes a contribution to dramatic literature. The three plays arc in as many veins: "Civilization," in one act. deals with society's soci-ety's treat ment of the crude but honest man as contrasted with Its treatment of men and women known to be sinners who are yet able to keep up an appearance ap-pearance of respectability ; "An Ancient Dance," also in one act, is a tragedy, built upon the play within a play idea: and "The Wearin' o' the Green" is a lively farce in two acts, having to do with a mixup occasioned by the entrance of a real plumber and a real cracksman among the guests at a fancy dress ball-The ball-The plays are good reading, and the author au-thor siiows her unusual ability for the writing of brilliant dialogue and her sure knowledge of character and motive. A SOUTHERN ROMANCE. "Anne's Wedding." By Isla May Mullins. Published by the Page Company, Boston. Bos-ton. In this book we are given a further peep into the lives of that delightful southern family with whom we made acquaintance ac-quaintance in "The Blossom Shop" and "Anne of the Blossom Shop," and our interest in them will be deepened as we read this new volume in which these love-' ly young girls meet new conditions of life that develop all their sweetness and sterling ster-ling qualities. A postponed wedding, they say, promises prom-ises un happiness for the married couple, but one can prophesy no such future for sweet, brave-hearted Anne whose preparations prep-arations for this wonderful event, begun so ecstat icaliy in the first chapter, were indefinitely delayed by reason of the calamitous happening that swept away her father's entire fortune when she stands at last before the altar with her noble young English lover, who has waited wait-ed so faithfully for her. A book that radiates brightness and cheerfulness and helps the reader to believe be-lieve the world a good place in which to live. The author is at her best In this story, and, while Anne's romance lias matured, there are hints of other romances ro-mances in the bud that make us hopeful we may have yet other stories of the "Blossom Shop family." PRINCIPLES OF SINGING. "Scientific Singing." By E. Standard Thomas. Published by Paul Eider & Co., San Francisco. A common-sense book for non-singers as well as students of singing. It is not a technical analysis, but is synthetic, constructive, and is therefore scientific. The little volume was written in response to the repeated request of the author's pupils,' and is not a complete treatise on the voice. Its purpose is to Increase one's desire to sing, to show that the study of singing is of practical value in everyday every-day living, and to prove that It is intelligence intelli-gence that makes the singer, rather than an accident of birth, favoring one with a rare voice. It is most readable and holds one's interest to the end. THE ROAD TO LE REVE. "The Road to Ie Reve." by Brewer Corcoran. Cor-coran. Published by The Page Company, Com-pany, Boston. Le Reve is the name of a sma.ll town situated in a beautiful valley in New York near the United States -Canadian boundary- Sparsely populated, owing to the lack of railroads with which to ship products raised to adequate markets, i t was at the beginning of this story little known, a prominent group of sportsmen controlled t he only possible entrance to this valley from the United States side a nd refused to allow railroads to pass through their property. Steve Da n forth, born and raised In T.e Reve. of unusual ability and considerable experience us an engineer, sees the great wealth which would be added to the state and to the people of Le Reve If a railroad was built to this place. He first goes to these millionaire sportsmen and ' ende-i vors to obtain the permission and capital with which to build such a road., Betty Norton, daughter of John Norton, one of the leaders of this group, has previous pre-vious v met Steve and is in love with him. 'Although she exerts her usmost Influence In-fluence in his favor, his request Is refused. re-fused. Being one who never loses faith, however, he gos to the bead of the nearest near-est Canadian railroad at Montreal and here he- is sucoessful. A big story of a big man who works for the Interests of the people instead of lils own and , so wins out. A beautiful romance adds to the interest of the book. BOOK FOR AUCTION PLATE US. "Auction Declarations." Bv Milton C. Work. Published 'by The John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia. This book includes the new laws of 1917, with an explanation of the changes, and based on these new laws Mr. Work Sivs clearly and concisely the exact Information In-formation that all classes of auction players desire, and also much valuable matter for t he expert. The principles which underlie every declaration are explained, ex-plained, and the author has evolved a system whtch makes it easy to determine the hest bid to make with any given hand. The book contains many illustrated hands and includes a thorough digest' of Mr. Work's principles of bidding. A summary of penalties, a glossary and an Index will also be found useful. . VERMONT'S RESOURCES PICTURED. PIC-TURED. "Vermont.' bv Walter H. Crockett. Published Pub-lished bv The Marble City Press. Rutland, Rut-land, Vt. "Vermont, Tts Resources and Opportunities" Oppor-tunities" is the title of a little volume of facts concerning: the agricultural, industrial indus-trial and other resources of Vermont already al-ready developed and calling attention to some of the undeveloped resources. The entire history of the state up to the present pres-ent time is also briefly presented, and a look forward into the possible future is taken. THE DEPORTATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FROM LILLE. "The Deportation of Women and Girls From Uille." Anonymous. Published bv the George H. Doran company, New-York. New-York. The material found under the title article ar-ticle of this volume is translated tcxtually from a note addressed by the French government to the governments of neutral neu-tral powers on the alleged conduct of the German authorities toward the population popula-tion of French departments occupied by the enemy. The book also contains other French and German documents bearing on the deportation of women and girls from Lille. Alleged forced labor in the departments in German occupation is also taken up. It is an unusual volume. AMERICAN HISTORIANS DISCUSSED. DIS-CUSSED. "The Middle Group of American Ilis-torians." Ilis-torians." Bv John Spencer Basset t. Ph. D., T.L. D. Published by The Mac-millan Mac-millan Company, New York. Although much has been written about the American poets, novelists and essayists essay-ists of the nineteenth century, very little has been written about the historians. In this book Dr. Bassett has undertaken to repair this deficiency. The work is devoted, de-voted, in the main, to the three men who held a large portion of the attention of the generation that lived between 1S30 and 1S70 George Bancroft, the most successful suc-cessful historian: Jared Sparks, the most famous editor of historical writings, and Peter Force, the most respected collector and compiler of historical materials. The essays on these men are introduced by a chapter on the development of history writing in the United States and followed by one on the conditions under which historians his-torians published their works. UNUSUAL WAR NOVEL. "A Soldier of Life.' By Hugh de Selin-court Selin-court Published by the Macmilla,n company, New York. What the war means to the individual this is the real theme of this book. It is not of battles and actual combat that Mr. Selincourt writes, but of war's aftereffects, after-effects, particularly in one case. James Wood, who returned from the front a cripple and a victim of hallucinations brought a bout by his shattered nerves, Js one of the most remarkable characters charac-ters in war literature. The story of his love affair, of the peculiar experiences he has, which serve to bring war scenes vividly before him once more; of the fight he wages acalnst insanity and of his ultimate victory is powerfuly told by the author. A novel of real thought, , keenly analytical, and one in which the "human interest" never lags. STUDIES IN DEMOCRACY. "Studies in Democracy." By Julia H. Gulliver. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. What is the essence of democracy? This is one of the main questions discussed dis-cussed in this book. Jt is pointed out tiut this nroblem was alive to Abraham Lincoln, and then comes the question. "Is it alive to us?" The problem, if we understand what democracy is in its essence, es-sence, of making it a working ideal In American life today is aJso thoroughly discussed. The contribution women have made to this end Is also taken up. Among other important questions considered in this volume are: "Can we as a democracy democ-racy learn anything to our adva ntage from German efficinecy?" and "How does the efficiency of a democracy differ from the efficiency of an autocracy?" -f In the Magazines. j "The New Military Direction i n France" is the title of an interesting and important article to be found in the February Feb-ruary issue of the American Review of I Reviews. It is written by Maurice Leon anri points out that General Nivelle seems to have been predestined to be the supreme su-preme commander of the western front by the fat that he is, so to speak, an Incarnation of Anglo-French friendship, being the son of a French father and an KnIish mother. The following rjuotcd 1 from the article shows the spirit of daring dar-ing and successful initiative which is to i dominate the western front henceforth i and which happened ar the battle of the Marne wnen he was colonel: "The infantry in his section was givins (way unaer terrific assaults and had been i j thrown across the Onrcq when N'ivile ' j gathering some eishteen pic res rf anil- 1 jlery, lined them up in from of the enemv I and fired into the German ranks point-blank point-blank as fast as the suns r-ould use up the shrapnel shells. Tne effect wns in- I I stantaneous. The Germans who had j crossed the Curcq in pursuit were rut to j pieces; those beyond the river fled :n dis-i dis-i order, and a who! German division Was decimated as the French infantrv. taking' ; hearr from this extraordinary "feat, re-j re-j formed and retrained t he ground lost." j "The Progress of the World" is the ; general title of a number of discussions j in regard to many of the most important ; subjects facing the world mi lay. Ot'nnr i,rtii-!es of imrrta nee to b-- fo,i"d in this : issue n re : "Th.p Fresiden "s Power ro j Act With a Peace League," by Talcott i Williams; "Living Conditions in Germany ar.d Austria." bv William Menkel; "The High Cost of Food Causes and Rrme- dL.-." bv John J. Dillon: "The Coal Prob-;e-i Emphasized." bv George IT. dishing: "The Far Eat After the War,-' by K. K. Kawakami; "Mexico's Constituent Congress." Con-gress." bv Bernard Gallant: "Running Siats and Counties on Business Lines." v (r i Oiibrrtso:i. and "Compulsory Ar-hi;ration Ar-hi;ration In Itaihoad Disputes," by Albert Chandler. The National Geographic Magazine for February rom;iin? a number of stories of unusual interest. Tr.e stories are all well illustrated, which adds to i heir interest in-terest and to the attractiveness of the rraiazine. "The Vailey of Ten Thousand Sirokes." by Robert F. Griefs, ia an account ac-count of the National Geurraphic so-I'it-Ty'p exp!r;itionc in the Raima I dis-Liict dis-Liict uf Aiaska. Some Lfiy-two illustra tions depict the nature of the country explored. "Our Bis? Trees baved" is a descriptive article about the big trees in the Sequoia National park in CaMlornia. A number of excellent pictures of the ijig trees and forests are offered. Other attractive at-tractive articles are "A Game Country ; Without Rival in America," by Stephen j R. Capps, and an anonymous article, en-J en-J titled, "100 British Seaports." i Amonf? the more Interesting articles to be found in the February issue of Harper's is one entitled "My Two Visits to Verdun," by Walter Hale. Mr. Hale had the unusual opportunity of twjee visiting vis-iting Verdun and vividly recounts his experiences ex-periences while nt the front. .The use of the illuminating bombs .is shown and the author describes in an interesting way the fire and work of the smaller bat- teries. The following paragraph shows the effect the larger guns and high explosives ex-plosives have upon one near their scene of destruction: "At this juncture occurred an incident that for a time interrupted the seance. Through the intermittent barking of 'To's' came an ominous; louder roar the roar of an express train coming over a trestle. I knew what it was, but I was helpless before it. I feit as one who, in a nighmare. is tied to the track before the on rushing- Twen tieth Century Limited. Shell fire is sufficiently appalling In duy-.'ight. duy-.'ight. But at night it seems to carry a far greater threat, a more poignant warning of disaster and death. The high explosive swept over our hea 3s. It was 'dose enough for us to feel the inrush of night air that followed in its wake. Even after it had passed, an ambush seemed to threaten in the depths ahead In the mystery of this filmy night I felt the presence of an implacable enemy closing m about me. As the shMl exploded, ex-ploded, the cinema chief, who had rien to wanh it, fell backward Into the trencn. " Other interesting stories and articles to oe found in the current issue are- "Dare's Gift " by Ellen Glasgow; "On the Crest of the Lost Atlantis." bv Charles Wellington Well-ington Furlong: -The Ring With tho Green Stone." by Mary E. W. Freeman Down tne St. Lawrence." bv Edwa-d Hungerford; "Mister Antonio" ' (part II i by Bootii Tarkington; "The War Against Pneumonia." by Burton J. Henri rL-k-"Idols and Images." by Eloise Robim-V air 'The Lsyholov of Shopping" tiV Simeon Strunsky. Poems are contributed by Richard Le Gallienne. Sara Teasda'e George Meason Whicher and George E ooubeir". |