k rfm.wym
'fTCStrr '
Pi?
r "
m
I
i
W
Rv
B
IMPLICATIONS THAT ARISE IN MARRIED LIFE AND IN INTERNATIONAL
EN A RICH MAN'S SON
TAKESAJPOOR GIRL TO WIPE
rs. Eleanor H. Porter Tells of the Tragedy That
r unows ana ot the Way to a
Better Understanding
UdHT a poor girl, with no social ex-
'perience, llttlo education nnd no train-
. for domestic duties, to marry the son
it, rich man who has had nil the advan-
fcgtB that weaun can provido7
E"One does not have to look very far
mck in tho annals of Philadelphia so-
FcUty to discover how unsuccessful bucIi
It marriage can uccomo, .Marriage Is
fAomethlng more than a union of the
ytH. unless there be a similarity of
!(..-. rniil trnlnlntr. thnt Is. nnlouu 11m
i xaat" - " - - -" ..
physical union bo based on spiritual har-
f monls the chances aro that the fruitage
will be tragedy rather than mutual happl-
MtitBS brought about by the adjustment of
Aftwo lives to a common purpose. , Under
the most favorabio circumstances this ad
httstment is sometimes difficult. Under
unfavorable circumstances it falls, not be-
p'ause it is theoretically Impossible, but
Kjt'teoause neither the man nor tho woman
WhtM the patience to work out that perfect
Vi solution which is peace and Joy.
These obvious reilections on tho most
tetacred institution of society are made by
fit way of preface to somo remarks about
Rl Eleanor H. Porter's description of the at-
ttmpt or two young people 01 uincreni
S social training to adjust themselves to
Ct (ICn OUiei no uusuaiiu uuu mic. .inn.
fX t.rr does' not need anv introduction.
i?Rhe is the woman who wrote "Pollyanna"
hi and "Just David," two tales that have
delighted hundreds of thousands. Their
' distinguishing characteristics ai e sweet-
isress and feminine sentiment. In 'this new
;tale she has attempted something more
Wt .mhlflmin. Its title. "The Road to Un-
jfc ...
Kii derstanding," suggests its motive. The
A greater part of the action takes place In
mll New Encland city, but the reader
r Is carried to Boston and to several Euro-
i pean capitals as well, and is introduced
Y to a varied assortment of persons, rang-
;., ing from ignorant women to men of edu
cation ana rennement.
mi. a .a.. aa.a I 1. n nn.nl! nt... A . .1
tf, ino BC.UI," ujcua in mc niuuii .ii.j .
i wltn a meeting ueiwcen me son 01 a suu-
otssiui manuiaciurer unu wiu nuisuuimu
'.? of a visiting relative. The nursemaid is
f the daughter of a small village merchant
who had been reared as so many girls are
'ifi reared in absolute Ignorance of every
thing pertaining to the care or a nome.
She had devoted herself to "having a good
time." Her parents died, however, and
l she was thrown on her own resources, and
IH had discovered after several attempts to
do other tilings mat tp.e oniy worn 01
$ which she was capable was that of watch
ing over two small children to keep them
out of mischief. She had been spoiled in
a small way as thoroughly as tho son of
.
i i
Roosevelt as an Insurance
J Agent
When Warren Jr. -JIornet the Min-
W neapolls general agent of tho Provident IJfo
and Trust Company, of this city, says that
a young man who wants to be an insur-
AAAA A.VAH. 1A..1aI A . . 1 . . 11. A Ml n r Fl nl d Tl ttf f1Q
w -.1IIO O.BC111 SHuu.u Diuu; llic tltlliuki.i..i
(W of ex-Presfdents Taft and Roosevelt, ex-
; Premier Asqulth nnd Premier Lloyd George
and President Woodrow Wilson, his inten
tion Is not tn dlnrnurneo the ambitious, but
fh to emphasize the qualities without which
A-BAlA. .AAA. Ia - AAk-AHAA.A C. t T A t H A H 3 r 9 &
uivro can uo in huuucsm. "!, uwiiici o.ij,
that neither Mr. Taft nor Mr. Abqulth pos-
WARREN M. HORNER
Wljo tells how to be an insurance
agent.
.(esses th requisites, but that Mr. Roose-
,Welt, with his qualities toned down, would
'intake a great Insurance solicitor, and Lloyd
f George would not be a bad seconu. 'inese
fctwo men possess the natural qualifications
vtor the work. Mr. Wilson, by his adapta
fbllty. could "still attain very creditable
t accomplishments."
Il These remarks are made In tno course
Ht an admirable book on "Training for a
kv mm. I a a ( .t.tAt. nnnAfirwl in
kaju- insurance j-ecul, "'wi ,.,.-. ... .
i Llpplncott's training series. The idea dbck i
"i mMwKmm
--ll-------------r
JtlDGWELL ULLUM'S
New romance is the story of a btwiness
battle between father and son, with
scenes shifting from Wall Street to
Montana and almost as many thrills as
pages. Read .
he manufacturer had been spoiled In a
argo way. Yet tho t0 were attracted
to each other, and in spite of parental ob
Jcctlofi the boy leaves college and marries
the Blrl. A child was born and It In
creased the complications In tho small
home, which had to bo run on the wages
the offended father paid to tho son. There
came a break nnd a imposition on tho
miners pnit that the young wife take a
vacation. He gives her $10,000, which tho
son sends In n letter. The young wife
does what most spirited women would
havo done under the clicumstances. She
disappears with her child, leaving no word
behind. Yet she does what few young
women would have done. She sets out to
educate herself and her daughter so that
tho young husband may not ba ashamed
of them. And she lives In hope of a rocon
dilation. It comes after slMeen years of
separation, during which both she arid
her husband havo been traellng tho road
to understanding in loneliness and sorrow.
The reconciliation comes about through
tho child, a daughter, who, without know
ing anything about his Identity, has been
made secretary to her own father, after
it appears that he has come to regret his
mistakes and desires to atone for tho
past.
Tho names of men and women who
could tako such a situation and mako a
moving psychological study out of It will
occur to every one familiar with contem
porary Action. Mrs. Porter has chosen
nnother way. Instead of going beneath
tho surface and analyzing motives and
emotions and disclosing their complexl
tlei, she lias contented herself with tell
ing a story. It is an unpleasant story in
the early chapters, but It Is transformed
as it proceeds into something most pa
thetically appealing as the wife, loyal to
her husband nncf his child, struggles with
her self-imposed task.
The Interest Increases as the story pro
ceeds, and In the last few chapters It be
comes absorbing, until It ends In a dra
matic cllmas. In the young daughter j
Mrs. Porter has created a character of
great girlish charm. She seems to under
stand girls and their ways and emotions,
doubtless for the reason that she has not
forgotten her own girlhood.
Without doubt tho story will enlarge
the number of her followers, who will
And in it a new manifestation of thoe
qualities which delighted them in her
former books.
GEORGE V?. DOUGLAS.
THE ROAD TO UNnKKPTANDINO liv VWa
nor H. Porter, author nf "Jut DaWd"
lllutratol In colors lv Mnrv O Wiimen
nrhcln. Boston: Houshlon Mlrt In Company
$1,111.
of. what Mr. Horner has written is thnt
life Insurance In Its arIous forms Is of
the highest economic Importance, both to
the Individual lind to, the country. There
might have been a disposition a generation
ago to dispute this hypothesis, but Its
truth Is now generally admitted. Begin
ning on the sound psychological basis that
a man must believe in his business If he
Is to succeed In It, Mr. Horner gles both
general and detailed Information about tho
llfo and work of an Insurance agent that
will prove Invaluable to the young man
thinking of going Into tho business. Ho
sets forth Its attractions in a most entic
ing way The rewards are great when
success comes, and they nre cumulative.
The field Is unlimited, for In spite of tho
large busincus done by the legal reserve
companies tho field has been barely touched.
TRAINING FOR A LIFR INSURANCE AOKNT.
By Warren M. Horner, llfo Insuranrp neent
and mansser Illustrativl I1.2S. Phlladel.
phla: J. II. I.lpplncott Company.
How to Be Happy
A working formula for happiness with
univeisal aipllcation never has been writ
ten and probably never wllhbe. Some very
practical recipes for this much-sought con
dition, however, are contained In '"Gho Hid
den HappU.ess," by Stephen Berrien Stan
ton. Like Shakespeare, Mr. Stanton regards
happiness as subjective, not objective ; de
rived from oneself, not from external con
ditions. The philosophy which "Tho Hidden
Happiness" strives to teach Is not a new
philosophy, and reduced to Its simplest
terms It simply Is optimism and a love of
life per se. With almost nothing new to
offer, Mr. Stanton, with his felicity and
charm of expcsslon, gives us, nevertheless,
the old doctrines In such n new and pleas
ing garb that they win our Immediate In
terswt and Inspire our belief. There Is a
modicum of fatalism, too, In the book: not
fatalism as regards the Individual, but
rather the conviction that all things happen
according to unchangeable principles. For
the Individual, he holds, there Is a choice
whether he will put himself In accord with
these fundamental principles nnd win, or go
counter to them and lose. But even aboye
the necessity for being In accord with tho
universe he rates enthusiasm..-
Misfortune and sorrow, too, are as es
sential as success and Joy, he asserts, for
our misfortunes humanize us and our sym
pathies are awakened by our own need of
sympathy. Paralleling Joy and sadness In
the natural word, he writes: "Night and
storni are as much part of the natural
order as Is the genial sun." The book Is
divided Into twenty-two chapters, which
cover In brief virtually the entire gamut of
human emotions and experience.
T"F "'OPE? H4 WW foriSMe-.
rjen canton, i
rlen Stanton. 1.23 net.
Bcrlbner'a Bons.
- '.
THE SON OF
HIS FATHER
By the Author of ''The Way of the
Strong," "The Night Riders," etc.
At All Booksellers, $U5 net
: GEORGE JACOBS & CO.
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA. SATURDAY, MAttCH 31, 1917
I . r
- T - fi ' t i & itflBlllBfOKaEv JotfliK ! '4
m ' m -'IlftW liVl iff vws W&Bwk v s
BETTY DENBY
A charminp; girl who became her father's secretary without cither know
ing of the relationship. A character in Mrs. Porter's new story.
RIGHTS OF ,THE WORLD IN
CHINA MENACED BY JAPAN
Frederick McCormick Insists That War Is Inevit
able Unless America Backs Down An
Epoch Marking Book
WAR .comes about because of a conflict
of interests and alms. It Is like the
wreck which follows when two railroad
trains going In opposite directions at full
speed meet each other on the samo track.
It Is tho common belief In America that
tho T'nlted .States and Japan aro going in
tho same direction on parallel tracks and
that there Is no danger of a collision: the
rights of the Japanese In the United States
can easily be adjusted by treaty, and when
this causo for dissatisfaction Is removed
there will bo no further trouble, as we have
no ambitions In tho Orient which iuii
counter to those of Japan.
There nre a few persons who nre con
vinced that the country does not realize
Its peril and for reasons of which tho nvcr
ago man and many of our public olliclals
are Ignorant we arc headed straight toward
war. The purpose of Frederick McCormick
In writing "The Menace of Japan" has been
to inform the nation of what ho regards as
Its perils. Ho says that thu great rtuestlon
between the I'nitcd States and Japan Is ono
respecting the rights of nations in Bast Asia,
and does not depend cm the social and
racial relations between Amei leans nnd Jnp-anei-o
in this country Whether wittingly
or unwittingly, wo have placed ourselves
sciuarely ncross tho path of Japan In China.
There Is not tho slightest doubt of that
The most optimistic mus't admit It Tho
logic of the t-ltuation, according to Mr. Mc
Cormick. Is that wo must either abandon
our position or suffer tho consequences
which are war on sea and land.
Who is McCormick that he should seek
to teach us? Ho Is a specialist In Aslntlc
affairs. Kor sixteen years ho has been a
special correspondent In Japan, China and
Koiea. (to has tiaveled more extensively
In eastern Asia than any other American
newspaper correspondent Ho Is personally
acquainted with the leading htatcsmen of
China and Japan and with the diplomatic
representatives of the Powcis in those coun
tries. His book will not suffer by com
parison with thoso famous works on tho
Far Kastern question written by the famous
correspondents of the London Times.
iiiinniiiiiiii n mil ma i, 'I il l,m Miim iiiii'ii'IH'i iI.iiih mm ! 'i tmvt n I' H "
IN DAYS OP STORM AND STRESS
Fiction That Diverts and Kclaxes
Is More Than Ever Necessary.
We especially recommend the following
new Novels:
IvCr
An absorbing love story by the author of "JUST DAVID''
THE ROAD TO
UNDERSTANDING
By Eleanor !i. Porter
If you have enjoyed
Mrs. Porter's other books
you will like thia now one
even more because it has all
the qualities that have made
"Just David" and "Polly
anna" so popular and is an
appealing love story besides.
Illustrated in
JERRY
By Arthur Stanwood Pier
"Tho story of an Irish lad who
has all the tenderness, sentiment
and clean-hcartedness charapter
istic of the race . . . his strug
gle to keep his ideals and earn a
living, his love story, are all
wonderiuiiy wen xoiu. un.i.t
Aae,
Illustrated. $ldu nei. .
THE WAY OF THE WIND
By Eugenia Brooks Frothingham
"A love story of rare individual app-jat and of a literary quality
which should add greatly to the satisfaction of critical readers."
New York World. $1.40 net.
Houghton Mifflin Company' "
At AU
Tho fact that American news associations
and American newspapers hae kept Mr
McConnick In tho I'ast so long Indicates
that wp have begun to appreciate the great
impoitance of securing accurate Informa
tion of what is happening on tho other side
of the wot Id. Whether ono agrees with
his conclusion that war with Japan Is in
evitable, his discussion of the cpiestlon de
serves the attention of evcrv one Interested
In tho progress1 of tho world, and of every
ono who wants to understand tho Par
Kastern question Indeed, every largo Amer
ican banker ought to read It. and It ought
to bo studied by every American manufac
uier who hopes to expand his trade lu
foreign lands If these persons weie better
Infoimed cm such questions as aro discussed
In the book. Max Warburg, the famous
Hnmburg banker, would no longer find It
possiblo to (-ay that American bankers nnd
business men nro Ignoiant of International
nffahs and Incapable of comprehending the
significance of the gieat world movements.
This Is sn because Mr McCormick has
written a brilliant and illuminating history
cf Asiatic affairs for tho last fifteen or
tvvcntv yea is, with especial reference to the
part which tho I'nlted States has plajcd
in them
Ilo b'egins with the Portsmouth confer
ence, from which dates tho present .policy
EL SUPREMO
By EDWARD LUCAS WHITE
A Ori-Ht American Novel
Drilling with South America
Tho Independent said Mr. White
has enriched our literature by giving
us this absorbing account of tho man
as history and legend show liiiu, of his
court and the plots and consphaclos
that surround him. The novel Is ono
to tend all day and all night until it Is
finished.
$l.nn net. Postage extra. All Bookstores.
V.. 1". Diitton A Co., (181 Iifth Ave., X. Y,
H'lr' 11 V m i I am i .iw mull n 'II I H.WI Miriill BIIIWH) II I" iW MIIWHI I'll'k
If you have
never read a Porter novel
may we suggest that you be
gin with this by far the
most dramatic and interest
ing sho has- yet written
and learn for yourself the
reasons for Mrs. Porter's
world-wide popularity.
color,
$1.40 net.
THE. PHOENIX
By Constance' M. Warren
"With unquestionable cleverness
it delineates perfectly recogniza
ble types of Beacon Hill men,
women and activities. The novel
can hardly fail of a wide audi
ence." Boston Journal. Front
ispiece. ?1.40 net
Iloiton and
Mw Yer.
of Japan, formulated by Komura nnd car
ried otiticoiislstcntly since then. This policy
Is directed lownra the nullltlcntlon t the
open-door program formulated by John Hay
nnd nbandoncd by President Wilson. Our
efforts to secure tho territorial Integrity of
China lun counter to Japanese ambitions,
for It Is the purpose of the Jn.pane.so states
men to secure with llus.sla a monopoly of
railroad control and commerce In Man
churia nnd Jo dominate as rapidly as pon
slblo the rest of China to tho exclusion of
tho remainder of tho world, Wo crossed
Japan when o protested ngalnst tho par
Mtlon of China. We crossed her when '
Cnn.ntn.i. tfint'a .iiiiritAudn.i tifn anttplit In
tinittrntln tlin Mutir.nirlnti rnlhinvn. We '
crossed her when wo arranged a cur
rency loan for China to put her flnnnclnl
affairs on a sound basis. Our rights, ko
cured by treaties, to participate In loans and
railroad building In China, ato fought by
the Japanese. And the Japanese have been
gradually and persistently ousting us from
Asia. The effect of this policy Is shown In
tho dcllno of our trade, for In 1H05 Ameri
ca n exports to China were $58,000,000. They
have shrunk to $0,oo,000 and then to
'23,000,000, then to $:'1.000.000. nnd. Ilnnllv
to $15,000,000. our shipping has lrtually
disappeared from tho Pacific and Japan Is
doing the carrying tiatle. Ml MtCormlck
charges that when President Wilson with
thew Government support ftom the financ
ing of trade In China we weir forced back
to the position we occupied, In 1811. and
when ho signed the seamen's act we were
in the position we occupied In 1781. when
our merchant marine had to be created
The Japanese unilei stood this better than
we did, for a distinguished Japanese i'i
maiked that whether Intentionally or not
we had ninde a gift to Jap.m of tlw tiade
of the Pacific
Q. W. D I
1H frMerlcU Mo I
Hostons Lltt!
run jtnNAcr. oc japan.
CornilcK. With a map
Drown & Co. J2.
Pleasures of a Dilettante i
The llfo of a dabbler in preaching poeti
and painting can ho delightful to the man
who lives It. Indeed, there are thousands
of men ana women compelled to keep their
nose to the grindstone to eat it a living
who would find nothing pleasanter than
gratifying their Intellectual and artistic
tastes by traelllng wilting verse or pioe
ns suited them and now nnd then painting
a picture of a scent' which had touched
their fancy. Christopher Pe.nse ("ranch
found a way tn do these things and In
doing them nrhlcwd a certain amount of
distinction, lie wrote some ven-i', little
of which Is remembered, lie translated the
Aeneld of Vergil Into musical Hngllsh meter
and ho did some painting. And in the doing
of these things he came lu contact with
some people who nchieved much greater
distinction. Tliete weie the Brownings
W. W. Story. Bayard Taylor, George WIN
Hani Otitis, William Henry Cli.iunttig and
many others. Ills llfo and letters, written
by his daughter. Mis. Leonora Crunch
Scott, will bo pleasant lending for those
who like the gossip about the great Its
leminlseences nf famous people are Its
soutco of liitf-t. t to the general public,
though tho smaller circle who like Onnch
for himself will lie equally pleased with Its
lovelatlons about him.
tiii: i.it't: and i.rra:R8 of christophcr
I'l.AIISi: I'ltANCIt. lly Leonora Crnnrh
Siott With Illustration!!. JS.fiO. lloston:
lluiiklitnn .Mifflin Company.
in
THE DARK FOREST
Hugh Walpole reveals
the soul or Russia, in
terpreting the Russian
mind to American
people so clearly that
he establishes a new
meaning to Russian de
mocracy. (Discriminat
ing critics agree that
no more important
novel has come out of
the great European
conflict.)
GEORGE H.
PUBLISHERS
At Your Booksellers'
NetS US
DORAN COMPANY
NEW YORK
NEW BOOKS OUT TODAY
THE
MAGPIE'S NEST
By ISABEL PATERSON
Author of "The Shadow Riders."
Cloth, $1 to' net. '
Should a girl depend on chance
for her destiny? This is tho big
engrossing question that confronts
one in every absorbing chapter of
this American novel. Last season
"Tho Shadow Riders" appeared and
created a sensation. A still greater
success awaits this second story.
AUTUMN
By MURIEL HINE
Author of "Tho Individual,"
"Earth," etc.
Cloth, $1 40 lift1.
A sympathetic and appealing story
of a woman, who, passing through
some turbulent years of married
life, found love's fulfillment in the
autumn of her days.
LEONARD
WOOD
Prophet of Preparedness
By ISAAC F. MARCOSSON
Author of "The War After the War."
Frontispiece. Cloth, 75 ccyits net,
A character study of the most dis
tinguished living American soldier
whose life embodies in deed and
speech the National Service that the
United States must have to maintain
her world place.
THE
ARISTOCRAT
A Play in Three Acts
By LOUIS N. PARKER
Author of "Disraeli," "Pomander
Walk," etc.
Cloth, 91.00 net,
Mr. Parker founds his new play on
a stirring incident of tho French
Revolution. Louis of Olonzac, the
aristocrat the most aristocratic of
all aristocrats is a creation worthy
even of the author of "Disraeli."
OF ALL BOOKSELLERS
mz?
Is This Comedy or Farce?
It U with mingled emotions that one layB
down "The Itlb of tho Man," Charles Itann
Kennedy's now play. Mr. Kennedy ban a
spiritual nnd a moral philosophy which
found brilliant expression In 'The Sorvant
In tho House." President Hyde, of Ilowdoln
College, has UHed It as a splendid example
of tho preaching of tho gospel of good will
outsldo of formally rcllgioiiH works. Those
who read "Tho Rib" expecting to find In It
anything like "Tho Servant" will bo dis
appointed. It seems to bo a sort of a
tract favoring the mating of alllnltics with
out benefit of clergy, yet that may pot
hao been Mr. Kennedy's purpose. Ho
talks, of a world In which there shnll be less
sex and more love and he makes the action
of tho play move around the dlscoery of
nn old altnr dedicated to tho Mottter of
the Gods. It Is amusing reading, but It Is
dllllcult to take It seriously.
Till! Itltl OP Till: MAN A lilnv nf th New
World In (He urtu, sceno ImlMdu.il, F"ttlnz
forth the stury of nn nftmnoon In Hip fill,
litis uf days H' rinrlis llann Kenned.
i .r ,w lorn: iiurpor nro.
More Cleek Stories
CleeU. an old-school detectlc, set amid
modern environment and meeting Admira
bly up-to-dnto machinations of criminals,
solves a number of startling problems In
the new book devoted to his skill, wit nnd
Intuition. This time ho Is again In tho cm
plo of the Itoya' Government. Instead of
worlilng as a private) operative. Mr. Hen
shew has created a number cf Independent
cases, which makes each story Individual
These are some of the more important
hooks of the month. You will discover new
novels by favorite authors, each of which de
serves and invites your consideration and pur- ,.
chaae. All are on sale at your booksellers' from
March 31st onw&rd.
THE WONDER
Author ot Tlieu Iwkrr,, Tkc Janh Still Tril'v;, The lint m Dtmrlni Raid, tit.
In thit uncanny concept of a child whoso 1ncnt.1l capabilities possess no
limitations, ihe creator of "J.icob St.ihl" crosses the borderland into i
realm that has fascinated scientists and philosophers for fenerations. The
tiny, awc-inspirinR figure of the "Wonder," etched with an' intriguing
craftsmanship, will farinato all lovers of the eimou in literature. Net $L40
LILLA: A Part of Her Ltfe
By Mrs. Belloc Lowndes
Is another new novel of definite individuality, Mrs, Belloc Lowndes added
un-atly to her multitude of followers by "Good Old Anna." In "Lilla," she
displays the same cool restraint in the handling of a sensational theme.
. Net $1.35
THE CHASTE WlfrE By Frank Stvinnerton
Since the publication of "The Happy Family," Mr.Swinnerton has had a
place on that comparatively brict list of novelbts who really "count."
And this is easily the best tiling Swinncrton has done; a novel admirably
finished, written with delicate accuracy, so perfectly balanced that (to
quote the A'cir Ymk 7'tmcs) "it us like coming into the sunshine and fresh
air alter n long, Milling period in a datk building." Net $1.50
MADAME PRINCE By W. Pett Ridge
The New York Tribune lia described this story in a phrasa: "A novel
without slang, without i-randal, without sex problem, without a moral
pointed and vera jilttnanl nailing ' Net $1.35
THE MAN WHO) TRIED TO BE IT
By Cameron Mackenzie
A novel for every man in busincM and especially Tor the man who is
letting his business dritf him. For every wiTc who is alert enough to sense
that her husband is working too hard to work efficiently. The story of a
$20,000 a vear man who couldn't swing a $50,000 a year job and'why!
Net $1.00
SCARS AND STRIPES
By Porter Emerson Browne'
Stimulating to every American a repnrt to every mmi who has to ex
plain his citizenship. A book that touches wilh the acid point of sarcastic
eommonsensc the most dangerous canker in American life puWt'c in
difference, Net $1.00
THE BOYS'BOOK OF CANOEING AND
SAILING
A uniouelv vractienl book on
riggwg of sail craft; on canoe handling and motor boat management
Writ! en by Ihe veteran editor of Field and Stream, with diagrams and plana
that do riot call for an expenditure beyond the average boy's allowance.
rrofuBoiy illustrated T Afi.'J0
At All Booksellers
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY, New York
Publishers in America for HODDER & STOUGHTON
Every American should know the real
character of the people who have proposes
that some of the States of this Union are to be
acquired by conquest and made a part of a
vassal state on our Southern boundary.
THE SOUL OF GERMANY
By Thomas F. A. Smith
is a study of the home, social and domestic life of the German. Tw
years ago it was accepted with some reluctance by American editors
read it today and discover that it is an under-statement rather than
an over-statement. The Boston Transcript says: "The book is full
nf information which explains things that have puzzled Americans
violation of Belgium neutrality, submarine warfare, and German diplo
macy.. It is true the author's feelings arc evident, but the'significant
tilings are substantiated with references that may be easily verified..
And if these things arc true, no one can understand Germany with
out a knowledge of them." Net $1.35.
But if bv anv chance you still nave failed to
take the full measure of the common enemy of '
freedom and civilization- read this book it is
a documentation by intellectuals of Germany a j
shock luminating to the intelligence of America. " J
HURRAH AND HALLELUJAH
from the Danish of Dr. J. P. Bang, with introduction by Ralph Con
nor. The teaching of Germany's poets, prophets, professors and preach
ers men distinguished ior the clearest reasoning, tne hnest think
ing, the most liberal culture in Germany during the last quarter cen-
tury. Net $1.00.
At All Booksellers
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY New York
Publisher. In America for HODDER & STOUGHTON
PROMPT APPRECIATION .
Accorded the new story by tho author of "The
Conquest," ono of the ten noteworthy novels of
1916 selected by H. W. Boynton, thojioted critic.
The Chosen People
By SIDNEY L. NYBUR6
Second Printing v
xtttit im-nir cmurc
"A brilliant piece of work. . . .
A- story of distinction."
NEW YORK TRIBUNE '
"The author has an almost un-
' canny gift of piercing to the
marrow of human motives."
"Mr. Nyhurg
$imhkt; AIM
RELATlO;
and separable, but has linked' them thr
a general clot, so that there Is thanw
of a novel. The man-ln-bkck, Uw,G7l
win ot ijeain, -lier i-uugrilitr xaynn
tho Hindoo. Gulam KhiKli these urn' boi
of the persons who inhablf the new Cl
tales and who mako the experiences of tl
sleuth thrill with excitements. V
CI.CKK'.H aoVKUNMENT CA8E8.
irnhw. Garden City, I,. I.;
Face & Co.
fl T.
Doubled
Mystery That Entices $ j
If Leslie Probyn believes In hypnotls
mysticism and the other occult "Isms," M
mystery novel, ,The Shifting Spell,"
Ills ait . .mat n ..... k... If mm .1.4 m..1m..mA
,,, BilvilhWi uif.UIII1.-lll, .., HB 1I1U IIVIUn-TA j
(nn avowed uonbellcver) feels con vl need,' 1 '
It Is n satire, then the book defeats th
nuthor's purpose. For "The Shifting Spell1''
nna,u n ,fn,.lA,1 u..aII r..A ,1.a ai..1am A'.f'
....o ..vviviu ntjvii uisi v,i icnui:), i-t. m
....l,A 11.A fAA. it. A 11.A A..1.1.A. ...A.. I.'.l j9t
r,nv iiiu .ii;v iiiuv iuu nuujL'Uv inuivt:! in v.
true and tne treatment Is on the popipovs A ,
style of the pre-Vlctorlnn era, which no V
longer appeals to the Twentieth Centutyl'
mind. Mr. Probyn ensnares rt passive, In- V
nocctit HngUsh country family In n wcl 1
of charms, counlor-charms and uiesmei 4
.1 ...1.1..1. ...... i . i.i n ' f'
linillll 111H-11 1UIK Ul IU li CUII1U1IICU CHIlljlA. n
ill.,, lu ..A. , AA At ...V ,.. A t.l(l. .1A..AAA .A.. tl
11, .IV l. llll tint,!,!,. IU lb 11IK11 llCrilUU. 1 1IU1. f k.
on top of all, comes tho announcemejU that S
rpiriiuuunni is ueniuu ine oincr conuiiica- .,?i
tlons which havo myRtlfled tlio reader. "Tint ' fll
Shitting Spell" Is weird, Interesting and V'f'
quite easy to rend. Tho rambling nnrrntlv ! h
style unexpectedly urges ono to read en j'a
rather than gtve up In disgust, due to ft ' 1
clever ability to sustain the mystery.
Tin: sniFTiNa opui.l.
Ilv t.fsll- I'rnbnL. trf
J1.S5 net
New York: DuCl-ld t Co. . riffl
By J. D. Beresford
By Warren H. Miller
canoeine and sailing, on the building
V-c
r
'J.
i,v
. I '
1
- j. ;
?
. 'J
hJ
BOSTON TRANSCRIPT
:, t
"Of exceptional quality. .tt
brings .tefllfe , a little, todi
aspect bf our civilization." j .
BALTIMORE EVENING, SUK '..? '
"The Interests unftagfrfn frw
N beginning to!endr' ,J .- -V 1
mrw vopir wnm.n - ' t -,, -.,""
has -written JhM& J? V'
rriurcl!a.".r, -" " -,.. .cls
Itia
i1'
I
5-1
WJi
m
3?i
?.
?
. w:j
am
Vi
i
I !
LSftesa.
iffiafoHiirK'ffi
jH
)HNLANE CO. vlW.TC