u "'V fr O i EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEB PHIL'ADELPHXS:, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 19lg yn o i' j rf E. ' ' ' R" e fcj. Hi lt- V I "' Ddn'i Worry Over What to Give for Christmas Give Novels I Everybody Loves a Good Story The Treasure Trail flu Marah Ellis Ryan. Mexico, with ill hoi hales and fierce plotting!, and ill changing winds of national feeling, ii the icene of ihil iloty of a tteaiure trail a trail of danger and peril, of an American who dared and won. Price $1.50. The Gods of Mars By Edgar Rice Burroughs. Another Burroughi maiterpiece, written with all the inimitable vigor and marveloui imagina tion of the author! f a m o u Tarzan itoriei. A weird and faicinaling tale. Price $1.35. Wolves of the Sea By Randall Parrith. Spanish buccaneers and deep tea out lawry two centuries ago I A treasure chest, a dark mystery aboard a derelict plague ship, and constant bristling dangers, bloody fights, mutiny, storms, and shipwreck 1 Price $1.40. At Alt Bookstore. A. C. McCLURG & CO. Publishers I The Presbyterian Book Store Second Floor, Wlthersponn Wile. Suggests that you buy books for our Soldiers and Sailors now con fined in hospitals in the U. S. The Presbyterian Book Store has most cyerything desirable in Books. Read r KATHLEEN NORRIS'S story of a woman's faith Josselyn's Wife S. N. Vet. 91.49 A Gift for Philadelphians A Feast of Anecdote. Humor. History THE ROMANCE OF OLD PHILADELPHIA By JOHN Author of "OLD KOADS '102 illustrations of unique interest. $4.50 net. "The 'City of Brotherly Love' was the center of lifo in America in Colonial times, and Dr. Faris has told its story so humanly and humorously that every American will enjoy it. He .has painted a vivid and life-like panorama and has shown great skill in blending many lite stories An intensely interesting picture of .life, richly illustrated, text and original sources." J. B. LIPPINCOTY COMPANY To Enter Intelligently Into the America at the Front By FULLERTON L. WALDO. Illustrated $2.00 net. 1 Starting on the troopship where New York was comparing notes with Ne f braska, Kansas and Ohio, tho author, a correspondent for the Philadelphia ledger, follows tho American soldier to England, to France, among "Y" men from SB States and all walks of life to meBa, to Paris for Bastlle Day, Into 1 tha trencnes, ana into nospnais, ana tnrougn every absorbing page Incident . t ally exhibits tho unmistakable American spirit, as displayed by young America ui ivw, na www ui uu una uuun mm gives so rounaeu u picture of our army. E. P. DUTTON & CO., 681 Fifth Ave., New York r I" Do you live South or North of Market Street? , In either case you must read THE BOOK OF PHILADELPHIA By Robert Shackleton Never was there a study of the city at once so 1 anecdotal, whimsical, humorous, informing, analytical. ' cr Ii. t- -11 4.-U..4- '-J - Tf Ol 1.1-1. l (' xea, it in uu usuii mm iiiuic. lur. oiiuuKituun explores jforgotten nooks, finds a hidden church and an old Pick-- wickian courtyard. Tho soul of tho city is laid open as ? l..vou read. You'll want to . V - . .li? 1 . explore lor yuurseu, una you win dq amazea to una now little you know about your city. This is a fascinatinc V'new volumo by tho author of it THE BOOK OF THE ROOK OF m-v Drawings by Pullinger ' fc'ftaphs. Frontispiece in color. Boxed. Price, 2.50 net. May be had at any THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY, -Pi TifcswtSfc, iyv: lJUpjgJku WAR AND WAR HAS ALSO A HUMAN SIDE Mr. Waldo Has Exhibited It in a Booh That Has All the Elements of Popularity Kullcrton U Waldo, well known In this city, has written a war book which has In It all the elements ot popularity. He went to Europe last summer on a rnnanort. ntonned In London for a while. and thon visited tho whole bnttlcfront from tho Vosges Mountains to Flanders. Ho docs not tnlk of battles nnd cam paigns, but ho devotes his attention to tho human side of war. Nothing has been written which shows better tho Joyous, Jocular, caro-freo slue or soi dierlng'than his first chapter of life on the transport. Mr. -Waldo produces his effect by piling Incident on Incident and Joko on Joke, nnd yet ho does not fall to tako account of tho serious noto that every now and then mado Itself heard. His description of tho work of tho Y. M. C A. hut In London is a Biuuy in human kindness at work. It Is humor ous ; with a humor that nt times Is closo to' tears and always escapes mawklBh sentimentality. Kvery soldier nnd every friend of a soldier will want to read theso two chapters, for they will recall to the soldier pleasant experiences and will reveal to tho friends tho kindly solicitude with which the men In uni form havo been attended on tho other side. ilr. Waldo was In Paris on B-istllle Day, nnd his description of the celebra tion Is remarkable as much for what It leaves out as for what it includes. Here, as In the rest of the book, ho lays emphasis on tho human side. It was not a gorgeous spectacle that he saw, but a multitude of people whoso land was In danger, crowding the lino of march to pay their Ultimo of gratitude to the men who were risking their lives to repel tho Invader. What he writes of tho lighting line traverses the ground that haaj been covered from day to day in 'the dispatches, but he manages to make It all interesting with Incident and anecdote that reveal the heroism of the men and their apparent unconsciousness that they were doing anything except what they ought to do. It Is Just tho kind of a war book which those have been seeking who havo wanted to know how their friends were standing tho strain under which they havo been la boring. AMERICA AT TIIC FRONT. Hy Fullerton I, Waldo. illustrated. New ork: U. I. Dutton & Co. K. A Young Folks' Lincoln It Is dimcult to conceive of n more Inspirational and Interesting subject for growing boyB than tho- life of Abraham Lincoln, so rich in tho sort of episodes dear to tho heart of youth. Of course a life of Lincoln for Jmenllo readers must bo fittingly assembled and pre sented, nil of which nas been done by Wilbur V. Gordy In the latest of his books dealing with American history. This volumo on the life of Lincoln Is the first of a scries called "Heroes and Leaders In American History," which will deal with the lives of men In vari ous fields of service in our national life. Mr. Gordy has arranged his sub ject matter for a logical presentation, consistently adheres to simplicity of diction. Is never obscure, and takes no untoward liberty with historical facts. It Is an easy book to read becauso of the liberal size of the print and the fre quent illustrations. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Ry Wilbur K. Gor dy. New York: Charles Scrlbner's Sons. It. T. FARIS OUT OK PHILADELPHIA" into one fascinating narrative. the romance of early American pictures drawn from rare and ; I mMEBBsai II AT ALL ISOUKSTOICUS ; mmBm&BawwBm Life of Your Friends Abroad Read rush out, book in hand, and Ml . 1 j . BOSTON iMFW YiWlf FT- and Boyer, and many nhoto- bookitore, or from PhliMWjWa. t PEACE IN FICTION AND MR. CHERADAME'S TEN POINTS He Says There Can Be No En during Peace if They Are Disregarded Kor more than twenty years Andre Cheradamo has been studying tho Ger man menace In Karopo nnd for more than fifteen years ho has been writing about It. His warnings, however, fell on deaf ears until tho war broke out. Then it was discovered that ho know what he was talking about. Whllo the war was In progress ho wrote two or three books repeating his wnrnlng and calling attention to tho fact that tho Ger man net was spread from Berlin to Bagdad, and that German success meant a German world. There was a disposition In some quarters to regard him as an alarmist, but tho working out of tha German plans and the German boast made hla nssertlonB seem moderate. Ho has Just written a book on "Tho Kssentlnls of nn Hndurlng reace," which ought tobe read by every one who wishes to understand the perils with which the Peaco Conference Is con fronted. He reviews the skillful German propaganda during recent years Intended to deceive tho Kntente Allies, and asserts that that propaganda Is still going on. Ho suggests that tho armistice was signed when it becamo evident to the Germans that a victory In the field was Impossible nnd that an attempt Is now made to win a negotiated peaco nt tho council tablo which will give to Ger many substantially all that she hoped to win under arms In order to prevent such a victory he laws down tho ten conditions on which an enduring peace must bo based. Here they arc: Written acceptances by the Germans and the foundation ot the republic in Germany should not modify in any way tho program of guarantees and realizations of all kinds demanded by the Allies. The Allies ought to be thoroughly convinced that tho German people Is Just as responsible for the war as tho Kaiser himself. , , , Any negotiated peaco should be resolutely and absolutely rejected, as It would make Impossible a complete lctory for the Allies. To understand realistically the con ditions of a program of lasting peace. To realize a concrete program ot peaco conditions having for Its object First, to prevent a further outbreak of the war; second, to repair as far as possible tho deep Injuries caused by German aggression. To understand that the presence of Allied soldiers In Germany and Austria-Hungary Is absolutely In dispensable to a thorough and per manent victory. To admit that to enable the Germans to repair the damage they have caused, they should not be placed under a gen eral boycott. To consider tho league of nations 'from a realistic and not a Utopian standpoint. To understand that the pacifists are as dangerous to the establishment of a durablo peace as tho Pan-German- lsts- . . . j. Not to nllow ourselves to bo de ceived as to tho character of the Bol shevist danger. Mr. Cheradame nrgucs each of these points and gives his reasons for their validity. TUB KSSHNTIALS OF AN HNDURINCl VICTORY. Ily Amlro Cheradame New York: Charlea Pcrlbner's Sons. 11.50. Bird and Animal Ways Another of Jean-Henri Fabre's popular bird and animal hooks for children has been translated by Florenco C Blcknell. who made his "Story Book of Science" accessible to English speaking young people. Tho latest book Is called "Our Humble Helpers" and deals with the common domestic fowls and animals, the hens and ducks nnd geese, the dog. the horse, the cow and the hheep. It con tains tho Information that Is familiar to specialists, but that not one adult In a thousand knows. Tnke, for example, tho structure of the egg of the common hen. Tho white of the egg, he tells us. Is a twisted cord holding tho yolk as In n hammock nnd when the egg Is hatched tho cord gradually untwists In order to nllow tho growing chick to have the room it needs. He tells us also that , there are a lot or microscopic noics in tho big end of the shell In order to per- i mlt air to enter The book will be nb- mrhlnelv Interesting to young people who care anything about natural history. Tho latest book In Royal Dixon's se ries on the human side of natural things is "Tho Human Side of Animals." Mr. , Dixon finds In the beaver and the fox i and the dog and other animals a degreo I of Intelligence and reason which causes him to comparo It with that of human beings, nnd ho even Indorses the proposi tion that animals have souls. His book will please animal lovers, but a natural ist with tho equipment of Fabro would disagree utterly with hlB conclusions. Orn HUlini.E HELPERS, ny Jran-Hmrl Fabro. new zotk; ins ieniury com pany. 12. THE HUMAN SIDE OF ANIMALS Tty uoyal lilxon. imow iotk: rreaencK a. Stokes Company. II. 73. The Grip of the Ice Fields Great Indeed Is the fascination which the far North has for certain daring, adventurous men. Donald Macmillan wns at tho Poles with Peary. When Peary's ship, the Itcoeevelt, was on her way back, Macmillan hoped the ship would get stuck so they would be held there for at least another year. He says, "What a grip the great white Ice-fields get on a man! And what a fascination may exist In the most deso late places J" night there he made up his mind he was going back. But tho Poles had been found. What else was there to do? There Is a place In the North the largest unexplored white spot on the sur face of the globes a place nobody was sure of. At tta edge, Peaty said, "I seem to see mops distinctly .the snow-clad summits of a distant land In the North west above the Ice horizon." And this was the goal that Donald Macmillan set out to reach. Ills expedition was organized by the American Geographical Society and the Museum of Natural History. They ex pected to be away two years; Instead they spent four years of terrible hard ship, of hair-raising adventure, of long patient waiting; Jut they foupd what they set out to And, and Macmillan has told the story In a most remarkable, In teresting and modest book. FOUR YEARS IN THE WHITE NORTH By Donald Macmillan, M.A., F.It.G.S. Get it today at your bookseller's. S4. I Read it and pan U on to a tolditr. U'llwftl' Jc BrttiMTS JB4UM6i Kit LONGSTRETH ON THE CATSKILLS Delightful Booh on the Great New Yorh Pleasure Resort There la no plcasanter companion for flresldo travel than T. Morris Longstreth. Ono can sit In nn cny chair and climb mountains or wander along tho high ways with him and set nil tho enjoy ment of tho experience wltvk nono of tho nnnoynnces. Ho took his readers to the Adlrondncks laBt year and this year he is taking them to the Catsltllls. . Ho has mado a most delightfully unconventional book. It Is a guide to tho mountains. If one chooses to regard It as such. But It Is much more. It Is n study In hu man nature nnd nn exhibition of tho effect of mountain scenery on a youth of tho Catsklll country who had never wandered about tho mountains until Mr. Longstreth took him as a companion. The youth discovers thnt one gets more than ri view over a horizon when he Is on n mountain top his mental hori zon widens also. As the youth confessed ho had got more Ideas In two weeks In the mountains than would last him a year at his work In tho , valley. Mr. Longstreth succeeds In Impressing his readers with tho fact that this Is what tramping in the country Is for. It clears tho cobwebs from the brain, freshens the thinking, ,1s a discourager of cynicism and an eocourager of wholesomeness of all kinds. His book 13 Illustrated from photographs and contains nn excellent map of tho Catsklll region. THE CATSKILLS. Tiy T. Morris Lone "'reth. New York: Tho Century Company. Lincoln Surpasses Himself Christmas will he the merrier this year for tho largo following of Joseph C. Lincoln In that their favored author has provided another of his delectable Capo Cod yarns for their stockings. "Shavings" Is In Mr. Lincoln's happiest strain, which means several happy hours for his readers. Tho war touches Mr. Lincoln's novel, but not the horrors of nctlon and the great sacrifices that won victory, so "Shavings" is not to be classed as a war novel, Only the casual phases of wnr.t time enter to aid a bit In the plot. And Mr. Lincoln simply surpasses himself In the plot! A bank robbery, a political squnbnle between rival bosses, enlist ments In the service of Uncle Sam, and two lovo nffalrs which refuse to run smoothly provide some of the complica tions which Btlr up Orhnm nnd reach even unto Ostable. Of course, nil tho tnnglo Is eventually dissolved to the satisfaction of the reader, but ho has moro than one anxious page over the vicissitudes that beset his favorite char ncters In the story. Of course, the prlmo favorite Is "Shavings" himself, J. Kdgnr Wlnslow. Mlllmnker Jed to all the nnttves nnd summer visitors around. Jed lo a "queer duck," without denial, but he Is not lacking In that valuable commod ity known as horse sense, and ho sup plements this with a goodly portion of human 'sympathy for cvorythlnr In his small circle of folk and his p. nail zone of Influenco that Is worthy rf sympathy. His native shrewdness nnd his homely Philosophy make him one of tho most lovablo of tho Lincoln Capo Cod crea tions. SHAVINGS. Tly Joseph C. Yorlt. D. Appleton & Co. Llnroln SI SO. New The Penguin Scries Bonl & Llverlght, the success of whoso modern library series has been notable, evidently feel justified In venturing stitt further with tho publication of books In uniform style. Four volumes In a new venture havo Just como from their presses They are tho first In what Is to be known as the Tenguln Series. They nro printed In large typo with nmplo margins In a page Bllghtly more oblong than In the usual book and they are bound In boards with a vellum-cloth back with tho title on tho back and on tho front cover printed In black. Each volumo contains about 150 pages. The sorles Is to be dented to books never beforo printed In America. It starts w Ith "Gabrlelle do Bert'crne." hv Tlonrv .lames, a short novel In hi enrller oivin j nose wno nave round It difficult to rend his Inter books will he glad of the opportunity to get this tnle. so charming In plot, so delightful In the luclditv of Its stylo. "Karma," nftcr tho first tale, n inu nun eikii n a collection or lour sketches by Lafcadlo Hearn, edited bv Albert Mordcll, It Includes "Bllal," Hcarn's well-known discussion of the musical gifts of tho negroes. The third In tho series is a volumo of Japanese fairy tales, four of which are translated by Hearn., And the fourth In tho series Is Hermann Sudermann's dramatic novelette, "Iolanthe's Wedding," OAnniELLK DU DnnailltAC. By Henry Jnmes. New York: Bonl & Llverliht. KAHMA. riv Lafcadlo Henrn. New York: Hon! Lherlcht. II. 2.1 ' JAPANESE KAIHY TALES. Ily Lafcadlo Henrn. New York. Bonl : Llverlght. IOLANTHE'S TVEDniNa. Tly Hermann Hudermann. New York! nonl & LlverlBht. SJ.S5, A Juvenile Anthology There Is a mass of child verso scat- tered through tho books of tho poets. , hours while tho story-teller of tho tribe . But lovers of such verse do not always related, his wonderful Imaginings about1 feel Inclined to buy n book simply be- most everything. Many of theso fascl-l cause It contains two or three poems ' natlng tales of our native Americans which they wish. An nnthology of child nave been put Into book form by Kath verse, or verso which appeals to children , "Ine B. Judson under tho title of "Old 1 nas Deen nrenarcu Dy Norma uriBht Carson nnd Florence E. Bright, which contnlns many of tho most popular pieces of the modern poets, Including Eugene Field, James whltcomb niley, It. L. Stevenson and many others. It Is artistically Illustrated In colors by Wil liam F. Taylor. rODMS FOB LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN. Selected by Norma Bright Carson and Florence, B. Bright. Illustrated by WIN Ham Francis Taylor. Philadelphia. David McKay, II. A Holiday Picture Booh Whoever Is looking for a child's book which combines charming verse with beautiful Illustrations cannot do better than give heed to "The Moon-noat nnd Other Verse," by Henry Clayton Hop kins, Illustrated by W. Thlllp Vinton Clayton. Besides the title poem, the vol uma contains "The Whoowlnds," 'The Flshorwlfo's Lullaby," "The gen-Gnome's Song." "The Night-Gown Elf" and aev eral other whimsical nnfl musical poems. There are twelA full-pagii Illustrations In color that are poetlo In conception and nrtlstlo In execution, THB MOONIKUT AND OTHKn VKnSP!. ny it, u, iiopKins. inusiraion ny w. r. v. Clayton. Philadelphia! David McKay, 11.80, From Poverty to Riches How Nan Sherwood, .who desired. above all things, to go to boarding school, got her wish to one of the many Interesting things told In "Nan Sherwood nt Pine Camp," by Annie Itoe Carr, Bbo was left with an uncle and aunt In 11 lumner camp in aucnigan wnue ner father and mother went to Scotland to take possession of tho small fortune that had been left to her mother. Many In teresting and axcltlng things happen; In the camp, enough to hold tha attenton of the youthful reader from first to last. NAN HHKRWOOD AT PINK jPASaT. Bar AmTs Km CW. New ToA) OfC-rg FACT BOOKS FOR THE ;4iSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHBwr vsVI ''(KKfW'P'''''''1'" s IsH SSBBBBDLSlBBBBVb JsBD .klBBBHBa- VHHsK tt& S1BBBBBBB ' IH IBBBBBBBBLlBBBBBBBBBBBBBKflff BLM FULLERTON L. WALDO Author of a war book bound to be popular MRS. WHARTON'S ' WAR NOVEL An Exhibition of the Awaken ing of America to the . Greatness of France Tho hero of Mrs. Wharton's short novel "Tho Mnrno," Is an Amorlcan boy who has known Franco all his life and loved It. There were a few such privi leged persons In America when tho war began. They had traveled In France, had come In contact with her people, be come familiar with her history nnd her Ideals and when Franco was attacked hundreds of tho fortunate American youths who felt themselves nkln to her went to her rescue. Tho rest of Ameri ca had a most superficial Impression of Franco and tho French. Now, Mrs. Wharton hns apparently sought to show how ono youth reacted when tho wnr began and how a lot of typical Ameri cans who went over last year after we entered tho war had their eyes opened nnd discovered that there was something wonderful over there t which they had not dreamed. Tho substance of the story is slight. The hero visits the first Mnrno battlefield' and discovers tho grave ot his French tutor who had been killed. Then ho waits Impatiently till ho Is old enough to render some kind of scrvlco nnd after thrco years ho gets Into nn ambulance corps and find himselr in the second battle of tho Marne, where Is wounded. . Tho wholo thing Is dono with the perfection of art of which Mrs. Wharton Is mistress. THE MAHNE. Dy Edith Wharton, New York: D. Appleton & Co. SI. 23. Patriotic Boohs for Youngsters Already tho eyes of far-sighted Amer icans nro turned toward tho epochal changes which aro certain to arlso from the great war, and among those for-, ward-looking men nnd women aro many educators who believe It their great duty to prepare tho youngest generation of Americans to meet those changes. It Is with this purpose In mind that Wilbur F. Gordy. Frances Nimmo Grceno and Mary Synon each has contributed to a group of three books expressly written for tho boys and girls of America who scon will be taking upon themselves tho duties of citizenship. Mr. Gordy, who has written a num ber -of books of historical nature for younger Americans, attempts in "Our Patriots" to glvo a clear and definite conception of tho meaning of patriotism. To this end ho has selected the men and women whose lives aro rjn expression of this Idea, and ho has net forth tho patriotic alms and Ideals which Inspired their words and deeds. "My Country's Voice," by Frances Nlmmo Greene, Is a collection of the utterances, both In poetry nnd prose, of our great leaders. Theso aro ar ranged In tho order of time, so that the trend of American history runs through them, and they aro accompanied by simple nnd authentic explanations. In "My Country's Part," Mary Synon, a writer of short ntorles, has set forth tho principles which have Inspired tho United statca in tno war, as wen as me country's plans, purposes nnd activities. Of particular constructive value aro the author's suggestions as to how they may contribute to tho final victory. OUniPATniOTS". By Wilbur F. dordy. New York: rhrli, Scrlbner's Son Cu cents. MY COUNTUY'S VOICE. By Frances Nlmmo Greene. New York. Charlea Kcrlliner'a Sonn. 30 rentfl. MY COUNTRY'S PABT. By Mary Synon. New York: Charles Scrlbner'a Sons; 60 tents. Indian Talcs Most children prefer good old-fashioned Indian stories to any other kind, with tho possible exception of fairy tales. It Is a well-known fact that the Indian children themselves would listen for - "'" " -" Thero Is an added Interest In the tales because the originals, aro from authentic ethnological sources. They should prove of Interest to the older children as well as to those who cravo a little tale at bedtlmo. Tho rabbit, wolf, black bear, wind, moon, thunder and sky are all brought Into the stories In an enter taining manner and the Illustrations are mniasuc. y OLD CltOW. By Katharine B.' Judson. Bos ton: Little. Brown & Co. 11.38. Hoto to Do Things Nothing pleases a boy of a mechanical turn ot mind better than a book which tells him how to do things, Such a book has been written by A. nussell Bond, under the title of 'The American Boys' Engineering Book." it tells, among other things, how to make out of a bicycle a foot power grinder to keep tools eharp, how to buna a forge where metal may be welded andtlnsmlthlng done, how to make a wlro railway and a handcar and scores of other things. And the beauty of the book Is that It tells how to do these things without having to spend a lot of money to get the materials. Till) AMK.nlCAN BOYS' KNOINEEn MKMCAN BOYS' KNOINEEniNa 1 100 K. By A. Jtusseil llond. l'hlladelphlat J, U. Llpplncott Company, S3. Woodcraft Booh for Girls Ulllan Elizabeth Hoy has complete! her trilogy of woodcraft boolce, with "Woodcraft airls In tho City." The first dealt with the little woodcrnfters. Then 1 sne iook me wooacraii gins 10 camp. In thla nw book she tells of all sorts of adventures they had In the city, 'anil bring together all the character In the first two booki, so that those who have read, that, first two wilt find all their friends in this one. WOODCRAFT OinXO IN "IK.CITYi B UIWjn'llli2ior ' Kjw -fa; U3 PROPAGANDA IN A LOVE STORY Helen It. Martin Continues to Preach Socialism in Her Pcnna. Dutch Stories Familiar earmarks are vislblo In the opening chapters of Helen n. Martin's newest book, "Magglo of Vlrglnsburg." Tho attthnf wlirt mm1. Iiam Hr.l "HI.- "hit" In tho realm of fiction with "Tlllle. a Mennonlto Mold," followed by "Sa blna" and porhaps others of tho same general tenor, by more or less humorous delineations of Pennsylvania Dutch char acter and personality, with which sha showed Indubitably close acquaintance, returns for tho none to a well-worked field In a Bcrles of "silhouettes." as sho designates her narrative of tho enreers of Mngglo and her schoolmate, Henry, H happens that neither of the twain, al though they are reared In the Penn sylvania Dutch environment and at mosphore, Is to tho manner born; nnd this fact ovldently accounts for tho In surgency that develops qulto early In their young lives and makes conditions with spurious klnfolk Intolerable. Magglo Is especially uncomfortable under tho hateful regime of a supposititious but wholly unsympathetic aunt, uncle and cousin. Tho same rebellious spirit Is manifested when tho young folk eventu ally escnpo from the sordid surroundings of their unhappy homes, enter college nnd In tho final "silhouettes" nre depicted ns militant members' of the com munity at large. Mrs. Martin long ago established a reputation as n vigorous champion of a species of socialism that scorns unwar ranted restraint, unafraid to express her dissent from established oUBtoms that ran counter to her own sense of Justice. Ana In "Maggie of Vlrglnsburg" sho has apparently drawn Inspiration alike from tho narrow confines of the Pennsylvania Dutch farmhouse and tho colleges nnd universities, whence every now and then Is heard tho rumble of conflict between rebels of the faculties and the moro con servative trustees and moneyed Interests that concern themselves In the field of education. magoik of vmoiNSDuna, Jlartln. Now York: The pany. 11.40 Dy Helen n. Century Com- The Lighter Side of Soldiering Mrs.v ninchart'B delightfully humorous tale of twenty-three nnd a half hours' leave of a soldier about to sail to Franco Is doubtless based on authentic Informa tion nbout tho lighter Bldo of soldier ing gained from direct contact with the soldiers themselves. This does not mean that the plot Is based on nctual events, but that tho point of view of tho men, and the details of camp llfo are true. It Is written around the adventurous disposition of Sergeant Gray of tho troop nttached to tho headquarters of a general. In a moment of rashness tho sergeant bet that he would cat bran muffins for breakfast with the general. Ho wins his bet, and also the acquaint ance of a charming young woman and brought nbout tho arrest of two German spies. To tell how ho did it would be to tell the story. Tho pleasure of finding out must bo reserved for those who read the book. TWKNTY-TIinKB AND A HALF HOURS' LEAVE. Uy Mary Roberta Blnehart. New York: Qeorgo II, Doran Company. Sixty. cents. Joan of Arc The publishers have made a beautiful gift book of Lucy Foster Madlsou's story of the life of Joan of Arc. Thd author has consulted tho best authorities in preparation for writing her book, nnd so far as possible she has given a true story, Including all tha picturesque Inci dents In the career of the remarkable maid of Orleans. As the book Is written especially for young people, sho has omitted such of tho grievous experiences of the maid as parents would-objcct to have their children read. Tho TJook Is handsomely illustrated with eight full page pictures In colpr by Frank K. Schoonover, which admirably rcproduco the spirit of the tnle. JOAN OF ARC, the Warrior Maid. ny Lucy Foater Madlaon Illustrated hy Frank E. Schoonover Philadelphia: Tha I'enn Publishing Company. 2.5l). Venture Boys in Camp The boys whom Howard P.. Garls took on tho water, where they hudi many exciting adventures, reappear In nnother story. In which their llfo, In camp Is described. They spend their vacation rear an Indian reservation and almost at once become Involved In a mystery. It Is finally solved In a way which none1 of them expected. Tho book Is a whole somo story for boys. THE VENTURE BOYS IN CAMP. By How. nnl It. uans. New lorn: Harper -& Ilroa. 11.23. BOOKS A book for Thackeray lovers. Tho Lite of Wm. Makepeace Tlinck cray by Lewis Melville. Numer ous illustrations, llcduced from $5.00 to $3.00. Campion & Company 1316 Walnut St. "lACOBS 1628 I I tor CHESTNUT 9 SJ BOOKS 5TRECT I 8 STATlONEjW AND ENGRAVING WHEREVER BOOKS ARE READ MEN ARE TALKING OF THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE By VICENTE BLASCO IBANEZ as the greatest novel the world has seen in manjc years. Such under anjc circumstances would be great enougu to gain wont at tula crisis IIS VJy-V misicomig ovuijr uuivu ow muui sui its, wuwu umi i. ubbutuca Uk um.D , pre-eminent. i It shown that war was inevitable from causes deep-in the German national character and educa tion, and a thinking reador may see in it the way toward molding a new national life that will ;hJ make war forever impossioie. vnn would still find it ereat It is the one novel of the war hmirrVif hv the thousands as a - 1,11. pirninTTP dbciottpd innrtAM FOR SALE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD-48th EDITION ON PRESS Books are needed for wounded men In hospitals. Send good recent Ac tion to the Public Library as a Christmas gift to our Soldiers and Sailors. At All Eoxatort l'otss extra. HOLIDAYS WONDER TALES . FOR ALL AGES Mr. Walker Has Produced a Charming Combination of Pic tures and Fairy Tales Dugald Stewart "Wnlker, who has' been Illustrating fairy stories with poetically Imaginative drawings, has developed tho ability to mako stories of his own as Imaginative and as poetlo as his Illustrations. Ho hns gathered a lot of them In a book which he calls "Dream Boats," that will please both the children and tho adults. The chil dren will be delighted with tho story and the adults with the poetlo tolling, while now and then a child will feel tho beauty of the tale itself. Mr. Walker has a whimsical Imagina tion, as Illustrated by tho little essay on "Socond Teeth?" lie says that "Fauns and fairies and fishes do not Bhed their first teeth nnd so they cannot shed their youth and Joy, Babies do shed their first teeth becauso they know that second teeth will come, and nearly always In this distracting adventure thoy mnko a mistake and shed both their youth and Joy. But now and then a baby will not Bhed his youth and Joy until his second teeth are firmly rooted. It Is theso de lightful creatures who can balance on a fish's nose nnd plpo li(tlo songs that aro In tho bubbles bursting In tho foam." This fantastic quality runs through overythlng In the book from the slight sketches to the longer and moro formal fairy stories such as "Tho Magic Dow drop," which tells of a child with a hump on his back that stayed there un til some one looked Into his eyes with love, when he wns transformed Into a beautiful youth. The book can bo com mended to ajl lovers of wonder tales whatever their age may be. rI,l.CAI B,9A,T.8- rtraltB and Histories of I ami. Fairies, Flahea and Other Pleas, ant Creatures. Written and Illustrated bv Duwild Stewart Walker. Garden City: Doubleday, Pace & Co. 11.00. Excitement at Sea Nelson Troy, after having seen his father's ship torpedoed by n German sub mnrino nnd his father mado prisoner, decides tb hunt tho Huns. He enlists In tho naval reserve Before he goes to seo ho takes part In the capture of somo German Bpies. Then he goes to sea on a destroyer and has a fight with a "Ger man raider. Tho details of his experi ences are described by Ralph Henry Bar bour In "For tho Freedom of the Seas," n thrilling tale for boys of life In the navy In wartime. The fact that Mr, Barbour wrote It will bo sufficient guar antee to his large following that It Is a gooa story. FOR THE FREEDOM OF -THE SEAS. Ralph Henry narbour. New York: Appleton & Co. 11.33, More About the Three Gays Tho boys and girls from seven to twelvo who havo read or who have had read to them the threo books about the three Gays which havo already appeared will be anxious to know what happened to the children In tho fourtli book, which Is out In tlmo for tho holiday season: This book deals with their llfo on tho old farm to which they wero sent to escape an epidemic of measles In their Bchool. And all tho charming things happen which can happen only on a farm. THE THREE DAYS AT THE OLD FARM, By Ethel C. nrown. Philadelphia: The i-cnn x'uuiisning- company, $1. "What matters their dialect," said Napoleon when the pronunciation of his Alsatian sol diers tvas criticized. "They saber in French." ALSACE-LORRAINE By George Wharton Edwards On tho front of Metz Cathedral la a statue of the Prophet Daniel. And tho faco is that of Kaiser "Wilhelm II upturned mustache and all! Thai's what Germany did to Alsace-Lorraine and tho Provinces remained French. In graceful text and mofc than thirty exquisite pictures in color and monotono Mr. Edwards shows the land and its people, its old buildings and quaint customs. This is tho handsomest gift book of tho year. It is uniform with "Vanished Towers and Chimes of Flanders" and "Vanished Halls and Cathedrals of Franco." Handsomely bound. Price, ?6.00 net. JOAN OF ARC By Lucy Foster Madison. Tho handsomest book this year for young people; Tho true story of tho Warrior Maid in Action form. Color illustrations by Frank E. Schoonover. Boxed. $2.50. May be had from any Bookstore, or from THE PENN PUBLISHING CO., 925 Filbert St., Philadelphia Our Boya are returning with new thoughts about rellslon. Many of them have been encompassed by death and scourged as by fire. They will want the Christianity that Jesus taught. Are you ready to help them? Here is the Book for the Through the Bible Day by Day? REV. B. F. MEYER'S COMMENTS Set of seven volume Separate volume ....SO cents net, each) or 88 cents, delivered MAY BO HAD AT ANY BOOKSTORE OB FBOM THE PUBLISHER AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 181G Chestnut Street, Phila., Pa. y et tne magic 01 it is tnat it you carca notnmg tor world tutures "the most absorbinrr storv vou ever read' as the critics sav. that will be valued more and more as the years pass it is being I , nermanent memorial of events and vearslnever to be foreotten. H E. 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