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Show the rainy day club in the barn loft with it 3 Nmk Carter literature, the en force 1 bath on Saturday nights, undressing in the dark and its attendant cob! ins, are some of the thinsrs depleted in a comic style which Is sure -to register laughs and will make an attractive gift book for the holidays. frightful conditions existing in Poland. "High Schools and Classics," by Frederic Fred-eric Irlami, is a discussion of the advantages advan-tages to be gained by studying the classics. clas-sics. In lighter vein there is the usual quota of stories and poems which make tho July number of this magazine fuil of interest. "SEE AMERICA FIRST." "Alaska. Our Beautiful Northland of Opportunity." Op-portunity." By Agnes Hush Burr. Published Pub-lished by the Page company, Boston. In her description of Alaska Miss Burr j : la at her best; she has opened up a vista j of the rare scenic delights, the wonder- j , ful resources and opportunities which the northland off3rs. Starting at Seattle, she unfolds before the eyes of the reader a most enchanting panorama of scenery, which for grandeur and beauty haa no rival in the world, for even the glaciers of Switzerland do not surpass those of Alaska. l?ew realize that the future show place of the earth lies within easy reach of the traveler, : nd that its wonders may be seen from Lhe decks of well-appointed boats, from observation cars and automobiles. auto-mobiles. This book reveals the delightful surprises sur-prises which await the tourist, the game hunter, mountain climber, explorer and nature lover, but it contains also much interesting information concerning the almost al-most inexhaustible resources of Uncle Sam's most valuable possession. There are special chapters devoted to the mineral resources, fisheries, furs, agricultural ag-ricultural possibilities, forest and flowers, and wild animals, which demonstrate the latent wealth of the territory. The early history of Alaska and Sitka reads like a st.jrv. It recalls the hazardous hazard-ous undertakings of the Russians, Spaniards Span-iards and others who ventured everything for the sake of the rich booty to be obtained ob-tained in furs. The primitive customs and legends of the native Indians and Eskimos Es-kimos are referred to; also the efforts of the government to educate and civilize them. Telling of the settlement of Dawson and Skagway and other towns in the first days of the gold excitement, the writer relates many amusing and tragic incidents inci-dents of those times which reveal the power which lured men and women on through impassable rapids, over boggy road and dangerous pass, sometimes to success, but more often to bitter failure. As the problems of transportation In Alaska are the most vital to its future progress and growth, the author has devoted de-voted some space to a description of the physical difficulties w'.Mch make railroad building a stupendous and expensive undertaking; un-dertaking; of the urgent need for the completion of the government railroad, and of the importance of the dog as a factor in all northern travel at present. Life as it is lived today In the various parts of Alaska and the modern conditions of living which are enjoyed in most of Its town and cities are noted by the author, au-thor, who should receive credit for producing pro-ducing a book well written, well illustrated, illus-trated, whose influence will do much to dispel the popular notion that this north land is nothing but a desolate stretoh of barren country, for by the magic of her pen she has been able to Impart something some-thing of the charm which Alaska holds for all who gaze on Its wonders. A STORY OF LOVE MOSTLY. "Tweedie. The Storv of a True Heart," by Isla May Mulllns. Published by the Page company, Boston. A simple love story, this is, dealing with the parting and reconciliation of a pair of foolish lovers. The professor and li!s decidedly selfish, self-centered daughter, daugh-ter, Ruth, move to the country, the latter lat-ter bent on writing books, whether or no. She dismisses the perfectly good lover, who has been devoted to her " for years, because she has decided never to marry. Tweedie, a forlorn little Swiss girl, whom Dr. Rod once brought safely through a siege of typhoid, answers Ruth's advertisement for help and turns out to be the kind of servant found only In books. She edges her way into their affections and by means of her sunny, hopeful disposition, brings happiness Into their lives. Her irrepressible good spirits and homely philosophy assist in straightening straight-ening out her mistress' tangled affairs, and, in her own search for a husband, she discovers one who fills the bill In every respect. The doctor comes back from France, where he has been studying, is instrumental instru-mental in saving lives of women and children on a torpedoed steamer and is hailed as a hero. Tweedie is accommodating, accom-modating, and is stricken with pneumonia pneu-monia at the psychological time. The doctor comes at her request, meets his 'old sweetheart. Ruth, who lias decided by this time that she loves him, and all goes merry as a wedding bell. One minister suffices for all, and the feeling is that they all live happily ever afterward, except that there is a hint that Dr, Rod and his bride may have to do their share of warwork. NOT TOO WICKED. "The Wicked Marquis." By E. Phillips Oppenheim. Published by Little, Brown & Co., Boston. Beyond an utter unreliability concerning concern-ing money matters and a tendency to let 1 his lawyers do all the worrying, the Mar- ! quls of Mandeleys does not appear to i wholly deserve the title "wicked." His ; alliance with the daughter of Richard "Vont, his gamekeeper, was decidedly more honorable than is usual in the type of fiction in which dissolute nobility figures, as the young lady went with him willingly, will-ingly, receiving in return all the advantages advan-tages of education and travel, which enable her to become a brilliant writer, independent inde-pendent financially and happy apparently, and by his absolute fidelity to Marcia, their mutual attachment assumes an air of dignity, if not of respectability. But contrary to all rules, It is Marcia who wearies of the courtly old man with hls "mid-Victorian" manners and marries her publisher, leaving the Marquis to languish alone, regretting the foolish pride which prevented his marriage to the one woman of his heart. Richard Vont is not the type to put his sanction on any ties, save those of marriage, however, and for twenty years broods over his wrongs, involving in-volving iiis nephew in his plans for wreaking wreak-ing vpngeance on the marquis, thus introducing in-troducing another love story, with the daughter of the house of Mandeleys for its heroine. This novel is written essentially to amuse and fulfills Its mission in a harmless harm-less fashion, but is not on a par with some of the author's earlier efforts. STOEIES FOR BOYS. "I'ncle Sam's Boys Smash the Germans" Ger-mans" and "Dave Darrln on Mediterranean Mediter-ranean Service." By H. Irving- Hancock. Published by Henry Alt emus company, Philadelphia. : The first of these two books !s the eighth In the "Boys of the Army" series.: It Is a pood story, describing the des- j perate fighting engaeod in by our boys "over there" and will pro' e a source of i entertainment to bo s and especially the j Boy Scoots. The author ha s had mtli- ! tnry r-xperlenre and !s familiar with the details of army life, thereby ending muh to the instructive value of the book. "Dave Darrln" is th second of the 1 "Dave Darrin" sr-ris and is a lively ac- . count of the P(lntnrcs of Dave, an en-j sign in the I". S. navy, and his chum Dan. German spies, plots and r..-i tly- I laid trflp afford healthy excitement eno-.Tch for t he a vern boy. Mr. Han- j cock's stories are wrioVsr.rnp, clean ar.d I have j"'st the combination of vim, dash ! and adherence ro fartp which make the ; right kind of Juvenile fiction. j I BOOK FOR TOTS. j "Piffle's A. R. C Book rf F'mnv Ar!- ! I n-.nU." PuKished bv Hf-nry Artemus ; comoflny. Philadelphia. I A small bonk o:-,t:ilnir!z clever Jlncles ' j and co'ored pturt? for children who are : ; learning their letters. BACK TO THE DAYS OF HOLDUPS. hr--One Thieves." By Angelo Hall. , ' .ullished by the Cornhill company, icston- , l V-ere men seek gold, there romance V,:f In California and Nevada dnnng , ,hvs of the gold craze, men lived !,l M'd hard and suddenly, often as mrdf fortunes in a day and lost :m?a one ntehf play. Pack to those rturous times the author takes us. . simple, straightforward narrative '.J, 'the spell of by-gone days one can " , see the ancient river lied oi Mid-Ynbba Mid-Ynbba and the Grariitevllle stage 'id'ne along the steep, dusty road winch J,' p and out of the canyon. - u one can picture the passengers, i r-in'aman, Charley Chu. and h;s loua me hundred dollars in gold ,l He Well-l!l:cJ miner. Will Cummins, 0 Is on hit was- to the home of his ' Id - ood with seven thousand In bullion, H- dear to him. as lie lost his first ten- Mat Bailey, the driver, on the ft' or trouble, on account of a small. Ihi-r valise smuggled out of the hack rot the tank at Moore's Flat and put 'his otarc; the pretty school teacher, 1 others all anxiously peering at every ih arid rock which might afford pro-tlon pro-tlon for thieves. Arrived at the lop, .r- one relaxes, feeling that the criti-' criti-' part of the journey Is past, when 'I from behind an innocent looking mp two highwaymen appear; all com- ' with their demands, except Cum-m, Cum-m, who makes desperate resistance. ; is killed. ' The remainder of the story is an ln- mint account of his friends' efforts' :. in' his murderers, of the betrayal p.oiwrt Palmer by his life-long friend. - i'of h!s la.st days. After more than ee ye:irs, the hold-ups are accidentally covered bs- one of their ossn breed. ' o tra-eled about svith that purpose in . the thought of the bie reward - irrinK him on. Only by chance were minals of those early mining camps 'iit, but when they were it generally piled In a "necktie party," as In this ,ie. This tale, like all good stories, has noral. The getting and gaining of gold tlv brings happiness. The picture of Mat Bailey and his 1'fe f!ie finally married the school icher), settled in a home in lhe mead's mead-'s of the Yosemlte s-alley. Is one of jrp contrast to the lis-es of the other 'Var-NTS In the story. Free from the t for pold, he lived a normal, happy - i amonf; the mountains he loved. Ci! PSYCHIC PHILOSOPHY. rsrelvp Lessons from The Seven Fur-tiostes." Fur-tiostes." By Margaret Cameron. Pub- ph"(l by Harper & Brothers, New ork. r Phis If a little book made tip of les-is les-is svhlch are a part of the larger vol-6 vol-6 entitled "The Seven Purposes.'' It r an anass-er to the flood of inquiry ''" Ich ensued from readers of the first f'-k. In the preface, the writer explains r, it, Although she iiad never been ln-:; ln-:; ested in psvehic phenomena, or in llofiophy, at the suggestion of a friend i made certain experiments in "auto-i.. "auto-i.. tic" or "involuntary" writing, and r d from time to time the revelations h plained In these tsvelve lessons have .- Ji siven to her and are here given as t'.-y svere svritlen. unchanged, save for , addition of punctuation and an occa-. occa-. itil capital. , 'hey contain a philosophic explara-j.fi explara-j.fi of tiie purposes, good and es'll, ss-hieh 1 'ern man's actions; they arc "to warn p Tiklnd of the nature and Import of y lending struggles," and also give an j 'lanatlon nnd Interpretation of life. The , ter Rives the seven purposes which a force for construction as progress, ,..jt, truth, healing, building, production f. 1 Justice "equally great, save prog-', prog-', , whkh moves them all. One of these !t each man serve, if he proceeds to-;-,;" Rreat purpose which is unity." . 7 f'Toses of disintegration are I'C envy, doubt, falsehood. iguo-ce, iguo-ce, lust, P,,pMtt fCar- .ill these make ' !' met Ion. which Is the strong pur-i pur-i I e (rut moves them all." ,'t A NOVEL OT KXfiTSPTIONAL i1 INTEREST. i . ; Oay-Dombeys." By Sir Harry ... jnnston. Published by Tho Macmilian minny, New York. 0. Wells remarks in tho preface of I volume that "by the standards of .. , ll"lerer school of critics, this Is i; .iihiy not a perfect novel." He then .r l0,v,lce his opinion of the or- r: an- novel, conforming to the accepted V-m ' w,lk'h is f;u' frum ''ompli-t- nary, and goes on to s;rv that, "as fl v,,m'fr hls manuscript for the fourth "" I begin to question how he iVw"" " "" otherwis'. or done it :S1; nu'' JI'". M!",crs of "'""lorn fiction , t . l"'y ""aTU-" nnt1 seldom are lo. "irlaed wtih a story as excep-si excep-si ". ami orlg.nal in concention as this "' "rnU's" JJT ol"' w passionate s' " ,, , which tho author relates 'a, penlni; ,,r Uint faH(.ir,alllf, nKe ln ;!' ir 'H " oi"-h famous for '''. ' , 111 '"-mis and momentous events. '' IT??", fffsliingly frank al- . ) , WMy- politics ond theatrical "f tw, , mnsl 'Hvcrtinit. having the ' " , charm of being the result of jr n.ut, association with these ccleh-" ccleh-" l'a f,ir","! ,hl S"t.y budget . one t! oV: l k;1 pf Kncllsh life in the do's " die ,'.,."" W''s "v,'d ln th0 "I'l'vi-pmi-, i 1 ,lmn"K the tiristo.-rats and ,nilnirl!. ;i:',,",A''rit- f.ictlon. There Is I S' Veil t. f",,;Mcn "' colonial of--e , ' h ""'Kfct cathcrlnas at - bu" ''U0S ',ul "Unners. at which "l e 'ri. .r"!l',,''n"Ji,''" mk,u h0 lei'ided. P- man , nl'' S " experiment ' I "f th, i, ''f'k-l'oople the tlescend- - other ! "V '" "n"l'V & Sot," ks " ''J. .,'ra'-''" in Picketis-s " ,.i ':ov"' s supposed to " ' t ,n ' ?"'boy s',n " There- r- 'tathe ,i, lho Points of t lie f' h l"s' 1, l r','u;,'r """t be familiar ," lew i ., i M,V- :s' refresh Ills u''l ' i' wit,V","ix', :" ""'"--Cher de. r- f v! "; '"'"Ine, is the d:uiii-r-. h 'it'.l.,,,!l?' ,nnd Mwcm-e I 'om- r' v and ,r 0 '' ,K'"'1' in nri'0r to iu ,is'::r ""'"-y Hne. : i ?r?Z' kS hU?i'Ar.?,'"T? :"o"t K!-- ,lf rating orie, A,,";.' '"'- Immensely :lt-l,i,,s(,,"rl,:v'ng the explorer's itn-iC itn-iC ! lw , , .' ,:JU;1'V a n.l the natives 13 'rl-s. 'I of the cobuiia! i This ,' ne)r..l Africa,, hohi-; hohi-; :'r;lrv ael i,,v 1 s first "'"-el. is 1 lualit les )' ("n; which h:,s endur-; endur-; '-one tuny it live! ih?Xv ryPS!i ,rhr- Wat. o. 'k. -' 1 1 'dinanrs s.Miy. X0v ; f'; tr.oral 1 p.'iM,1'1,. L t'-Vl' i nn.-lhv.cl ..,r V. ihd ,.sptsM-!- orUra,lv a,1,i I'.o-T: I'.o-T: f'-'Mv!di;ai I a faotop in shap- e. t!vT i Vo , ' 'V,n, tI hnv'- jt. He y and the s,1,u st" of imh- ,V- '.loirncc to lons-Ub- lished traditions in tiiat line Is wronpr; also lie sees no need for "the faculty of rapid judgment" in tiie newspaper pame, and fels that modern journalism acts In a most demoralizing- manner on the mentality men-tality of the modern world ; that the cause of truth is far from beins furthered by even the highest type of newspaper. His idea of journalism seems a bit stilted, not to say restricted, and would involve a perfection of editorial staff which is practical- rnattainable. He ph.-ads for a rigid adherence to truth in ail international relationships, as well as in domestic politics, aithougii realizing realiz-ing that the spirit of modern democracies does not lean that way. The text is divided di-vided into three parts: "Truth in the Life of the Individual," "Public Veracltv" and "Religious Truth." In the append'lx he considers "The Ideal of a "niversitv," "Sjience," ."Empiricism," "Theory and Practice," "Educational Reform," "Modesty "Mod-esty and tlw; Kaiser" and "The Will To." TREED AND NOT FOUND WANTING. "The Test." By Peter Hagrboldt. Published Pub-lished by the Cornhill Co., Boston. With the purpose of depicting the trying position occupied by the German-Americana German-Americana during the war, the author has -written a three-act play, with Hans Wagnr-r, German born, but a loyal American citizen, for its leading character. char-acter. Xo play with its action hinging on the great war would be complete without its soulless owner of a munitions muni-tions plant, hence the coldblooded Mr. Walker, and his ready disposition to believe in the evidence against Wagner, Wag-ner, his efficient and long-trusted chemist, chem-ist, who is accused, of stealing a priceless price-less formula for making a powerful explosive. ex-plosive. The plot revolves around Hunter, also a trusted employee of long standing and rejected lover of Ethel, who is now promised to Hans; Mary Kruger, a German Ger-man spy; the chemist, stern Mr. Walker and his daughter Ethel, who turns out to be the real culprit; for, having brooded over the horrors of modern warfare, ln a moment of great mental stress she takes from her father's desk what she thinks is a huge order for explosives, explo-sives, but which in reality is the missing formula. The weak spot in the unraveling unravel-ing of the plot is Hunter's part in restoring restor-ing the papers to an entirely different place from which they were taken in the beginning. He does it to protect Ethel from discovery. and it seems to be the writer's only way out of a tight corner, and lacks the element of in-gen in-gen uity. Aunt Jennie is the cleverest characterization charac-terization and a bright spot in an otherwise other-wise dull play, whose minor characters are without interest; the Frenchman, in particular, being overdrawn, with a wit which is somewhat forced. Kohler, as Lhe secret service agent, is well done, as is Mary Kruger, who bungles her work, in true German style. ITALIAN SIDE OF THE QUESTION. "Italy's Great War and Her National Aspirations." "By Mario Albert!, General Carlo Corsi, Armando Hodnig, Tomaso Sillani, Attilio Tomaro and Ettore Tolo-mei. Tolo-mei. Sold by Houghton Mifflin company, Boston and New York. Written before the end of the war, this book was doubtless intended tot prepare the minds of all who read for the demands which Italy would make at tiie peace conference. It gives an explanation of her motives for entering the war, a brief history of Austrian domination of Italian provinces and the main reasons, political and ideal, which prompted her to break the triple alliance Into which she was forced, through dire necessity. Considerable j space is given to a statement of the , part Italy played in the war and the j cost in devastated territory, men and loss , of trade, particularly with the central powers. While these things are cleverly presented and make interesting reading, one must bear, in mind that the subject, especially the matter of Flume, Is discussed dis-cussed from a purely Italian viewpoint and rather fails to recognize the rights of other smaller nations, who are her neighbors. There is a summary of what Italy expects ex-pects s her share when a final settlement settle-ment is made, also some very plain hints concerning her colonial aspirations. aspira-tions. The evident purpose of the book is a strong plea for the restoration of her unredeemed provinces -and a cry for protection against Slavic rule. MORE' ABOUT THE BELGIANS. "The Past and the Future of Belgium." By Albert J. Carnoy. Published by the Knickerbocker Press, New York. For those who would know more of Belgium, its history, its conditions before be-fore the war and the stupendous task of restoration which Its peoplo face, this pamphlet, written by a man who was a professor at the University of louvaln, and is now holding that position In the University of California, will fill the want. It is a concise, untmpassionod statement of facts, grouped systematically and giving giv-ing a very clear view of the situation ln that ill-fated country. Me tells something of the topography of Belgium, of the origin of its people, their love of Independence, Inde-pendence, which dates back as far as the thirteenth century; something of their language and national character, the differences dif-ferences of the Walloons and Flemings; of t he grow tli of music, art and literature; litera-ture; of social and political institutions ami its influence and relation to other countries. There is a resume of Belgium's heroic military contribution to the war. of her sufforinqs and losses nnd of her superb moral and physical efforts to combat the Germans, who occupied her territory, and nf her efforts to lessen the attendant evils. The writer sums up Belgium's outlook for the future, drawing attention to the fact that, on account of her good reputation as a debtor, her habits of thrift, industry, honesty, the skill of her engineers, glass-makers glass-makers and lacemakers, the fertility of the central part of the country and her mineral min-eral resources, she will, with the assistance assist-ance ami protection of her allies, be able to solve the problems before her. AN ARGUMENT, NOT A NOVEL. "Tho 1'ndying Fire." By IX. O. Wells. Published by The Macmilian Company, New Y ork. Mr. Wells's last book ea n hardly be c lassed as a novel, for, though It s.tarts out apparently with that intention, it soon resolves itself into argument, theological theo-logical and educational, and in form Is a modern parallel of the Book of Job. The headmaster of a well-known school, "WoMiimstanton." Job Iluss, Is ns overwhelmed over-whelmed with trials and persecutions as his Biolioa 1 prototype, and Is quite one of the strongest characters that the writer has produced. The name-; of "Job's comforters" appear in the na ines of the men who come to visit Job Huss at Sunrterlng-on-.?ea, with the intention of dealing him his final blow i i as friendly a manner as possible. So there is "Knphaz. the Tremanlte," in the person of Sir Kitphaz Burrows, a wealthy manufacturer of Tremanlte building blocks; "BUdad. the Shuhlie." represented bv William Pad. former maker of the Pad Showhite ear de luxe; and "Zophar. the Naamat hit e." ;s Joseph Uarr. head of the technical section oi' the school and a rival f-r the place of headmaster. To ina'Ke the story consistent, the Job in the story 'is in the end showered with blessings, as is the original Job. His cancer proves to be a nonmalignant growth : a distant cousin has the grace to die and leave him money; he is reinstated rein-stated as head of his beloved school; his wife, like the chameleon, changes her sour, selfish disposition to match their brightened prospects, and an only son. supposed to be killed, turns up in a German Ger-man prison camp a flat, commonplace ending, only Justified in carrying out the idea of a parody of Job. The essential plea- which Huss puts forth is for a special kind of education a plan whereby history, philosophy and the sciences should be taught along such broad lines that the minds of students will be stirred with the realization of their own relation to the laws of the universe, and that they may gain an understanding of the real things in life and be able to sift the wisdom from mere knowledge. As Mr. Huss says: "But I have believed always and taught always that what God demands from man Is his utmost effort to cooperate and understand." under-stand." Ip a lengthy discussion, Job Huss proves that man has accepted nature's plan of aimless creation and destruction and embodied It in his own plans of civilization; one proof of which is the achievements which result when specialized special-ized education is applied to war. His vision is, that the right kind of education educa-tion will banish war and its attendant evils; that it could change the shape of the world if only the right system of , teaching could be Initiated. It Is to be hoped that this book will fall into the hands of some, at least, of all the schoolmasters and schoolmistresses to whom it is dedicated, and that they 1 will gain some profit irom its perusal. THE ADVENTURE OF HILDA. ' "The Red Signal." By Grace Livingston Hill (Lutz). Published by J. B. Lippin-cott Lippin-cott company, Philadelphia. A clever young girl, and pretty, too, thrown on her own resources, a bold, brave engineer, plus his rich and influential influ-ential family and a ' generous supply of German spies, ought to prove excellent materials from which to weave a story with the desired "punch." Quite regardless of the havoc she may cause in the mind of "the tired business man" who reads these pages In pursuit of amusement, the writer Invents numbers num-bers of nerve-racking and Improbable sit-i sit-i uations, from which the heroine escapee : by the breadth of an eyelash, only to ; dash Into some greater peril. The situ-i situ-i ations are interesting, because they are i so utterly improbable. Hilda Lesslng is practically a prisoner on the truck farm owned by the Schwartz , family, where her Uncle Otto, German, j like her dead father, has placed her after I defrauding her mother of money and property and sending her with her small son to work in an asylum. The work and treatment received by Hilda are so brutal that she plans to escape, but changes her mind on discovering dis-covering that Schwartz and his hired men are German agents., and that the apparently innocent appearing farm is tho center of plots, hidden ammunition, midnight mid-night meetings and other very suspicious actions. The spies are accommodating and hold most of their conversations under her window; in fact, they are more than ordinarily or-dinarily stupid, as German spies go. and Hilda by sheer physical pluck outwits the entire gang and eventually hands them over to the government, but not before the reader is thrilled to the point of exhaustion. There is, of course, a love story, In which the engineer, who also figures as a wounded soldier towards the last, takes a prominent part. . Hilda and her family are reunited, fortune once more smiles upon thorn and as a final scene there is a kidnaping, a fire and a dramatic rescue res-cue at the eleventh hour. A CLEVER SATIRE. "Rollo's Journey to Washington." By Richard D. Ware. Published by the Page company, Boston. Most of the grown-up boys of today remember re-member the "Rollo Books" and are familiar fa-miliar with the methods by which the mind of that "goodie goodie" little bov was improved. This Rollo takes a trip to Washington during wartimes, with his father, who, with the help of the boy's Uncle George, sees to It that his education educa-tion Is not neglected along modern1 lines. Without any marked maliciousness the author has drawn attention in a fashion decidedly satirical to the mistakes and folbleH of men prominent in the administration. admin-istration. He extracts humor out of incidents in-cidents which at the time of their occurrence oc-currence were serious. The play on words is for the most part clever and there are some good hits at that particular class of chair warmers who, without any great personal inconvenience, wore uniforms and decorated the numerous hoards, bureaus bu-reaus and commissions in Washington when they might have been fighting with more profit to their country. Allusions to war measures and restrictions restric-tions afford the writer abundant opportunity oppor-tunity for wit, which will doubtless be enjoyed with more gusto now that they are merely recollections. A VARIED COLLECTION. "The Fields of Peace." by Emma Frances Lee .Smith. Published bv Richard C. Badger. The Gorham Press, Boston. A miscellaneous collection of verse of rather somber nature, except for the group of "Ballads and Soncs of the Southland," which are lighter and more mirthful in tone. "The Homeland." of tnese last, pernaps strikes more responsive respon-sive notes in the heart of the reader than any other. It simplv, but beautifully, beauti-fully, expresses the love of Dixie, which rxiHts In the hearts of all native southerners. south-erners. The author has chosen religious subjects sub-jects for the most part, and most of her poems, whether dealing with war, ppace or other topics, give forth a deep feeling of religion, rather staid and orthodox ln character. Her method of expression is quite simple and direct and at times appealing ap-pealing on account of Its simplicity. "Mirage." "Mi-rage." "The Little Wood" and "A Summer Sum-mer Nicht" (sonnets), are very well done and delightful in sentiment. ATLANTIC MONTHLY. Herbert Wilton Stanley, In h!s article. "The Hoax of Bolshevism." defines it as a political state and that, strange as It may seem. Lenlne and al! his forces are battling for a repubVic. not a commune. His analysis of Bolshevism discloses its shams and Indicates that its real menace Is not one of economics, but political. A. Clutton-Brock writes of Christianity as it Is ln England today. "The Ugly City" is an original description of Chicago Chi-cago by Henry Justin Smith. Gamaliel Bradford, In his fifth portrait of American Ameri-can women, gives a biographical sketch of Frances Elizabeth Willard. "The Moral Issue in Russia." by Wiiiiam Adams Ad-ams Brown. Jr.. tells of 'the real state of affairs in that country ?nd whv the writer believes in Intervention. "Germany ln Revolution." bv Victor S Clark. Is a report of the past upr-.smgs and a prophecy of future disturbances Arthur Greenwood. English economist, has - paper on " neve lop men: of Brit is h Industrial Thought." shi-.--ir.g th--- changed a U It vide toward ir.dusr'al problems in Great Britain. Gertrude Slaughter. !r. "Italian Sentiment." hns a (ie!.ghtfui sketch of the general feeling in Italy regarding re-garding her claims. H. Sa.-her tei.s of the Zionist movement In his sketch entitled en-titled "A Jewish Palest" m" and '-?rnon Kellogg has a very toiling article or. the |