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They Have Written a Let of Entertaining, Exciting and
Instructive Stories for the Parents te Buy
"Fer the Game's Soke" 1ms peculiar
timeliness jiiHt new ns ir feature several
of the favorite sports, especially foot feet
ball unci jnclitlns. It is a collection of
.sturiiH by Luwrcncp Perry, the sport
'"K editor of tli- New Yerk KveniiiB
lest, who write under tlie name of
r.'ur l'lay, and tins velumn belongs te
Uie beries wliieh luis been ikh :eil from
Mi psemlenyui. ICneli of thc. cnrklue
'iROiHl short stories lins its Inniilratleu
mill environment In one or another of
tlie popular sports. There lire ,irns
llOVeteil t fciiillinll. linnnhiill niiniu
I rowing, etc., ami In each, of course.
the technical points are luitheritntive.
About the game as the Rame Mr. I'erry
has developed his t'ligrnsstni: plots.
"The Mark of the Knife" is a spirited
story of prep M'lioel life by the atitlier
f "Wind Trails." Clayten Krnst
knows just nbeut what the avcrecc red
blooded boy likes in his lletlen, but this
does net mean that he writes down.
Net at nil. His stories are net minus
excitement, but they nre free from sen
sationalism. The story of the new boy
at Uidceley. the mjittery of the mark
en his back, the .silent and inscrutable
Chlncie Vho kidnap him, his popularity
with the bi'js despite a couple of
enemies he has made, and his prowess in
me ni( toetnall game all these are in
Krcdients in u rattling geed story of
school life.
Stephen V'. Meatier, a riilladelplilan,
has written a ery xetul first book for
boys in "The ltlaek Huccanecr." Te
sav that It is as thrllllni; as its In
triKuitiK title Is cneiiKh te make every
boy want te read it. The period Is
laid In bygone days of this country
when pirates and buccaneers plied their
nefarious trade. The here is n young
Maine lad, who is carried off by a band
Hying the Jelly ltegcr. He and his
comrade have many adventures, some
romantic and some hazardous, and many
experiences, some Interesting and some
grueling.
"Jimmy Quigg, Office IJey," is by
Hareld S, Latham, whose "Marty
Lends a Hand" vsas successful last
year. Like its predecessor, the new
book is about a latl who had the grit
te make geed, nnd did se despite niaii
obstacles nnil difficulties. Jimmy's
family circumstances oblige him te get
out nnd hiistlt'
He gets a job that net
only brings him Inte the dally routine
of business, but also is the gateway
Inte ether adventures, some of them
unusual and all of them enthralling.
There's a mysterj among ether things.
Mr. Latham's here is no goody-goody
boy, but lie is a wholesome example for
hi jeung readers. The iden of Ameri
canization lies in the background of the
stei y and this gives it added value.
Te the "Trail Hhizers' Series" Ed
win L. Sabin adds "Inte Mexico With
fjpner.il Scott." which nresents UC-
i curately and graphically the history of
I the Mexican War through the atlven
I tures of a lively young here. Jerry,
stranded in Vera Cruz in March of
I 1N-I7, views the successful capture et
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by Second Lieutenant L. S. (.rant
l..u.t 1. ..;!. me ii ilriiinmnp hnv ill MIS
i .ii-.i, "" " ii , in.. i -Veir,
regiment. He has his 11 of ! the excite-
lllfllt tu war. xin-ii- un- in... .-i ' -
marching and the stlffcst kind of fight-
Inc. lialrDreaillli escaiies nnti inc imt
ll.g nairerea.uii ' '-"ii i's ...... y .- '" thl. Christmas stocking of some for
um! horseplay of the camps He I ai jeungsfers. The bt.ek this jear
Melinites in the enn lire of he I elg its h lfc;, Trm, , Tn0th ,,.
of ( erre "? '1"? ,flr0 . Trcts." It is the story of Aunt Teresa
. J.P .;L, ,V. "V,bl .-.Jiffii IIInten'H splendid pine trees t Tedd's
anil horseplay of the camps. He par-
hattle et -Moiine uei iicy, .. hi.i.....s
of Chnpul epec and he triumphant
entry Inte tUe C j of Mexico ,
The noted niovle pertrnjer of wMtern
types. . n. linn. ."" . ""
hunt, nnil verv well, te nrtlen In lnjun
mil Whitpy." This, i the utery of a
white bev mill his lntlinn fhuin of
thWr rupture by n bund et rettli'
riiMtlfry, nnil bow they twenpivl untl
turnt'tl the tiibl en their cuptnrn. It
Is n real book fur lenl boys, written by
n iiinn who ltiieus the Went arjtl knows
what bevH like, nnil is the firft of the
film fuxerite'H "Heys' (iolilen est
Scrips" :i i-olleftioii of true-te-lift
stories of the West.
Jeseph I. Ames" lejal fnllewiiiR of
juvt-nlle remlers will surely like "Curly
nml the Aztee (Seltl." In his new book,
for both be) nnd girls.VMr. Ames tellH
the further adventures of the your.)?
eowbej who made no many friends in
the previous story het en the Circle-Har
Uaneh in 'IVvas. New Curly nnd a
heroine ns liknble as he is, nnd just ns
brave, tee, fall in with a party exploring
the gieut southwest country in M-arch
of antiquities interi-stiiis te the learned.
Hy nceldt lit tliej discover clues point peint
iiiB tow art! n hidden store of Aztec fold
buried centuries age. Curly und his
partv fellow the dim trail nil but
obliterated by time. However, before
they have proceeded far they run foul
of another pnrty en the same trail nnd
all these of n desperate character that
.nn ,ii netM.ii? te caln their ends, se
I that Curly and his pnrty must, nt the
.H!iic time, fellow the trail nnd defend
" ! themselves from the murderous uttarks
I of the tlesporndees who nre racing
! rif.n(nut tliem.
JIMMY CJUIOU. t'FriCK HOY. Ily II. P.
Li.lh.im Ne Yerk The Maemllfsn Ce.
TIIK iu.AOlC JII'CCANIJI:k Hy Stephen
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Interest en every page
The TRUMPETER SWAN
By Temple Bailey
Auther of "The Tin Soldier," etc.
An old-fashioned levt story of today, set against a background
of Virginia hills, of Bosten streets, and the blue seas and skies of
old Nantucket.
Pictures by Alice Barber Stephens. Jacket in color by Celes Phillips.
Price, $2.00.
At all bookstores
THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY PHILADELPHIA
Elizabeth P. Sterk lias added a de
lightful translation of "Cernclll" te the
"Stories All Children Leve." series. And,
Maria L. Kirk has il'ustratcd It beau- i
tlfully and appropriately in colors. Thlsi
Is the first English version of another!
story bv the celebrated author of
"Heidi," Johanna Spyri. The heroine
is a winsome yet sensitive glrL who suf J
ii-in wim un uujiisi suspicion, out an
comes right !u the end.
"Hener Hright" will be greatly rel
i ilietl by Hie man..- rentiers of the Hl'de
garde and Margaret Itoeks. Laura K,
Itlchitids has an outdoors girl for a
licrelnc In this absorbing story. Mrs.
Klehards has some of the quality ami
taug of M'sh Alcott In her writings for
growing girls.
Alice Turner Curtis again turns te
historical fields In her two new books
for girls. "A Little Maid of Old
Mnlne," is a new and welcome volume
In the "Little Maid Stories." which
have presented girlhood under the vari
ous periods of American history. In
this case it Is the time of the Ilcvolutleu
and the heroine and her friend hrve
many adventures.
The ether book, "A Yankee Oirl nt
Pert Sumter," tells of conditions in the
Seuth just prier te the Civil War. In
both these books the author presents ac
curate pictures of the wns and cus
toms nnd manners of the periods and
much valuable authentic Information,
but without nctually teaching or preach
ing. The adventures of her characters
also are plausible and free from the
sensational.
"Jehn Baring's Heuse," by Elsie
Singimister, who has written several line
Civil War stories, is a vivid narrative
of Gcttjsburg tiajs. Hew Herbert und
Llizabetli Scott clear their grandfather's
name from the stain of treason makes
the most vividly written and absorbing
of Miss Singmastcr's juvenile stories.
Kathleen Jhuke, who served during
the. world war with the Urltish Itcd
Cress, has written a book for both girls
and bejs in "Little Heroes of France."
In it me cel'ected stories of the eung
heroes and heroines of. France whose
deeds will Inspire children for all time
te come. They arc stories of courage
ailtl of lintlflicc. nf .elf uihtKW nf f.hnnr
audacity ami love of country that ure
tern in the straightforward manner of
the ejewitnesj, who makes no nttempt
te add word embellishments.
Grace May North writes the second
of the "Adelc" books in "Allele Dering
en a Itanch." The seven girls of the
"Sunnyside Club." led by Allele, thir
teen years old, bright and unspoiled,
were instant favorites from California
where the story was written te Maine.
One of many deeds of kindness led te a
wonderful visit paid by Allele and her
brother Jack te 12n Hearuian, once an
ill-treated dependent, but new Idell7cd
in the home of her uncle, a wealthy
ranch -owner in Arizona. At the close
i of vacation the entire
Club" have n brief but merry
this strange land, where there are many
exciting scenes, out wit
, ullseTlsllll(
"
' ness, as they always de.
Te tMn, of 1,ertlm ,,,,. 1)()rtcr.N
series of wholesome Htnries about Trudy
and Timethy nppenrs in time for filling
Christmas stocking of some for-
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thLm' te mmp ,lmbprm(.n whtn H,10
I nceiled money, and hew Trudy and
(
irs freIn HCVen . ,,,.. ,..., eI(.
will be delighted with it, ns they hne
been delighted with its predecessors, nnd
their parents can safely let them have
it, for It is wholesome rending.
Archibald Mnrshall, uuther of "I'xten
Mnner" and several ether satisfying
novels of Uritish life, hns demenstrnled
in "Peggy in Teylnnd" that he knows
ns much about the characters and dis
positions of dells as nbeut the psy
chology of men nnd women. Peggy is
a little girl, font! of dells. She Hakes
one te bed with her every night uleng
with her Teddy Henr. One night won
derful things huppcii. The Teddy Hear
arrives in her room with un niitomeblte
and announces tlmtihe is going te tnke
her te Teylnnd te meet the queen. Then
fellows n delightfully fantastic nnd
entertuinihg tale of life among the toys
In which there nre plots nnd counter
plots ngninst the gracious queen, nil
ending with the restoration of the queen
te her throne nnd the punishment of
the conspirators by forgiveness.
Hiiccessful novelists seldom write
books for children. Whrn they de the
children nnd their parents should be
grateful because the book is likely te
he much better than the generul run
of juvenile literature. This book by
Mr. Marshall is likely te held the In
terest lif every little girl who reads it
or te whom it is rend.
COKNKI.I.I 111' Jehnnnn llrsrl. rhlladtl-
nhtii: J II ' Llppincett Cn.
IIONOlt IIIUUUT lly I.aura 13. Ilecharaa.
llnetim: ThJ I'iiit Ce
A YANICKi: HI HI. AT KOHT SU.MTER.
ny Alice Turner Curtis Philadelphia:
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liDCAK JLEK MASTKIIS
Who has written a modern "Tem
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STORY OF JESUS
Illustrated by Reproductions
Frem Italian Primi
tives The kind of a Christmas book for
which many persons of taste and tils tils
criminatien hare desired has at last
appeared. It was prepared by Mrs.
nichartl Henry Dana, Jr., of New Yerk,
because she could find no illustrated life
of Jesus en the market which she was
un R t0 p,lt ln tllc liam'R et licr
children. After much thought she de
cided that the religious paintings by
the Italian primitives were better
HmwFI0'1 lm ,ler. Purposes than- any
ethers. She mode a selection lllustrnt-
T. r V"ri''i,s C.V(,,1,S " "" f "f
Jesus from the Annunciation te the
Ascension, secured photographs of them.
Mitl them colored from the originals by
competent artists and then had them
bound with the 1II,C passages which
they illus rated. The result was a
miiiiptiieiisly illustrated and consecutive
Uiristian story. It was se pleasing te
all who saw it that Mrs. Dana was
urged in have it published. The Marshall
Jenes Ce., which saw possibilities in it.
nine by twelve inches, se that the re
production of each painting is large
enough te preserve the detail of the
or gii.als The forty illustrations are
printed In five colors. They begin with
the "Annunciation." by Fra Angelice.
and end with the "Ascension." hv the
same painter. All told thirteen of bis
church paintings nre used. There are
"Sunnvslde!""00" K ?tte; ' by Duccln a
v reunion in ' !,M,T1' hK c,,tiIc ',0 Fnbrlane. Ghi
Z .naJ v 1 lmi( nI" ml n"'in de Siena.
ml
Ghir-
t.. i ,.....: . .: ...
friendship. , ' J' .i " ,",, wnttt'' " erief n
iiis liaiVi'l- J-o.!uc-Ueii expluinlng the use of paint
ing nappi lllB j,, teaching the Christian stirv at
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time wiivii iew people knew hew te
, ";.,;"' . . . lCMS """""ns "bout
1 1 ' " , " ?' T. i K ,w, n!!s ""."
,,' , " """" V '"Vul-
... ... . ..,..ftv, inuniiiiit'.i nre
printed en the page opposite the pic
tures. '
While the bonk Is intended primarily
for children. cery one Interested lii
enrly Christlnn tirt will fiml it verv
much wortliwhile. These who nre for
tunate enough te come into possession
of it will be grateful both te the woman
who conceived the plan nnd te the pub
Ushers who have undcrtnken the risk
of producing se elnberntc n book.
THU HTOHY OK JUHUS. I'leluren tmm
palntlnK. by aiotlerKa'Aiilleo7Ducc"
Uhlrlandale nml Uarnla da Hlena. StV-
CHILDREN'S READING
Library Expert Gives Useful
and Inspiring Advice and
Beele Lists
l lie near approach of Christmas
mekes part ciilarly portinent ilic qucs qucs
tlen of chiltlren'a reaillng. because se
manv books nre ijlvcn at thin joyful
time. Annie Carrell Moere, who is the
Hupcrvlser of work with chililren'in the
cv lerk public library, anil who is
recegnlzitl natlenwltic as an authority
'.iC'1.1.,Tlrcn,f' .rcnl.n,?1. eemcs forward
with 'Itenils te Childhoetl." contain centain
Inf? vIcwh nnd reviews en children'
books which will be e.f Rrciit value v'e
fathcrn nnd mothers and especially te
uncles and aunts. SIIss Moero net
only gives ntlvice en whnt is wholesome
te rend nnd liew te Incite and maintain
children's interest in books, but she
mentions numerous books desiened for
speclfli; effect. And she makes these
accessible through a complete index, in.
clutltnR the publishers of the works she
hns commended.
The author sets forth her watchwords
as fellows :
"Discovery of personality in children
nnd respect for their natural Inden Inden
teons in rending enrly nnd live appre
ciation of literature nnd Reed drnwiiiRs
best ImpnriVd by exposure rather than
inslstencn upon tee rigid a selection."
Mlns Moero provides human nnd in in
fermnl trentment of the subject of hooks
and rentliiiR for children and young
people. There is very little in print en
the subject that U net ilieerctlcnl and
presumptive. The present author is
a pioneer in the work with children hi
public libraries, nod hns prepared this
btek in response te repeated requests
that she put ilie fruits of her experience
in such n form that it could be utilized
by parents, teachers, writers and illus illus
truters of children's books, They will
find it n practical and readable guld'.'. '
IIOADH TO CHILDHOOD. Dy Annie Car Car
eoll Moero New Yerk: Geerfe II Deran
t'e
New Thought Boek Shep
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(ecr Mi flees Art O.illerlfH)
llniiku nn HAITIM'.HH, IllIALTII
anil Ht'CCKHH. I'mnnhlf Is, tract
,'init rariU en sule.
"As truly as .Shnkespcure
has thoughts nnd philosophies of his
own te clothe in urgent words" is
what the New Yerk World says of
"Cains Gracchus," by Odin Gregery.
All booksellers. Beni & Liveright
Publishers, New Yerk, $2 net. Adv.
"Odin Grerrery has
achieved a big, arresting thing
Rugged and ruthless ut
terance of the truth" is what Edwin
Markham snvs of "Caius Gracchus"
livfldln Grncnrv. All booksellers.
Beni Liveright, Publishers, UmtA
XOtK. ?S IlCtr-AUV.
EDGAR LEE MASTERS
VERSUS MARK WAIN
The Sioen River Anthologist
Challenges Comparison With
a Much Greater Man
If Mark Twain had net written "Tem
Sawyer" Edgar I.ee Masters would net
have written "Mitch Miller" These
ncveutecri words contain all that It is
imperative te tay nbeut the novel by
Mr. Mnstcrs. Of the less pressing
things that can be said, it may be re
marked thnt it is the story of the ad
ventures of two boys in Petersburg, III.,
the Lincoln country, iu 1888 nnd there
nbeuts. They lmd read "Tem Sawyer"
and planned te repent the exploits of
Its here se far ns they could be re
produced in a different environment.
They tils for treasure and find it. There
is a murder nnd Mitch is an essential
witness. The boys run away from home
te go te Hannibal and talk with Tem
.Sawyer, whom they regard us a real
person. And Mitch dies from injuries
suffered while stealing a ride en n rail
road train.
The story is told by Mitch's boyhood
friend and chum. It is written in the
language of a boy, with occasional mis
spelling of words nnd n phonetic spell
ing of proper nnmes. Lincoln nlwnys
nppenrs ns "Linkcrn." and Havanun ns
"Havanncr." The final "g" in words
lending in "ine" is always dropped,
but nn npostrephe w inscrtetl te inuicnte
the elision. Whether the npostrephe
was inserted by Mr. Masters or the
publisher's proofreaders insisted en it
does net nppenr, but it is one of the
many emnll defects which mnke it diffi
cult te be convinced that the story is
told by a boy. The general Impression
produced is that it is n story told by
a man who has net quite mastered the
art of Impersonating the character whom
he makes tell the talc. This Is a literary
defect, but it does net destroy the in
terest of the plot, nor the realism of
the pictures of life In a rural Illinois
town of the period.
It is net easy te decide whether Mr.
Masters wrote the book for boys or for
ndults. He may have written it for
both. Adults who spent their youth in
it small town will find much In it te re
tail the scenes nnd the tragedies and
comedies of their childhood, and boys
and girls will bu interested In it because
with all its artistic defects it is n rea rea
henablj faithful transcript of the emo
tional nnd Jntellectunl life of children
just entering their teens.
It is handicapped by its acknowl
edged indebtedness te n much greater
bonk. It may be able te live down its
paternity and survive en its own mer
its ns a picture of American ceuntrj
life n generation age. The book is co
piously illustrated by Jehn Slean, with
drawings after the manner of these In
Mark Twain's classic of boyhood.
MITCH MILl.i:n. Hy EiJuar Lee 'Masters
New Yerk: The Macmlllan Ce. 3.S0
GIFT BOOKS
Holiday Editions of "Uncle
Remus" and the Cemtessa de
Segur's French Fairy Tales
Ailinlrers nf IJncTe llcillllH will be
plenscd te leurn that n special holiday
edition of Joel Chandler Harris' famous
classic has been published, with the
iiumt Katlsfslmr illustrations by 13. W.
Kemblc and A. W. Frest. The text Is
surrounded by uu Illustrated bertlcr
priuted in brown. There is nn appre
ciative introduction by Themas Nelsen
Puge, written especially for this edi
tion. Mr. Page pays a tribute te Har
ris as one of these who led in the crea
tion of a southern literature and inci
dentally helped iu breaking down the
barrier of hard feeling between the
North nnd the Seuth which hud been
raised by the Civil War. Incidentally
he critics thu general belief that the
I'ncle ltemus stories were transcripts of
the talcs wljieh the negreci. told te one
another uml te the white children. He
says that he knew them all Iu his jeutli,
because they were told te him by his
colerid nurse.
The Couitebse de Segur's fairy tales
huvc beeu issued in a splendid helldny
edition, with illustrations by Virginia
Francis Sterrett. The new edition
contains the talc of ISlendlnc, llonue llenue
Iiiche nnd licau-Mien.antl the bterles of
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the little gray mouse and uurseu. xne
illustrations, several of which are full
page and in color, are done in tin
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w. ltimuic. .ew lern: v. Appmten & t'e.
The Bible in Modern Life
The aim of "The Bible's Message te
Modern Llfe" is te show hew wonder
fully the teachings of Jesus meet our
present needs. It is due te the con
viction of the authors that our social
and political conditions, owing te the
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the lleman world In the lirst Christian
century, no in n simple but most sug
aestlve way it is snewn new Jcsu
treated nracticul subjects, as family and
citizens' duties, the use of wealth, the
mirsult of happiness and ncrt.emil re.
spensibllity. Questions for the reader
te answer arc auueu te eacii section und
will lend te closer study of and thought
upon the special subject treated. While
Intended for cellege and adult classes
mainly, it will greatly profit the senenil
reader. The inspiring closing statement
is that "the universality of Jesui' nrin
ciples points net only te the brotherhood
of men in an tneir tuuercnt ncids of nc
tlvitv In a community, but te the
brotherhood of men et an countries."
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the envy of nil real bejs and girls who
ure privileged te turn the page of the
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A Thought for "Children's , Boek Week?
i
IN making your selection cf books for
young people, you can -cheese con
fidently from the lists of a house which
publishes "LITTLE WOMEN" and the
etier favorite stories by Louisa M.
Alcott; the books of Susan Coolidge and
Mary P. Wells Smith; and "The Burges3
Bedtime Story-Beeks."
The most attractive and appealing of
this year's children's books is undoubt
edly "THE , BURGESS ANIMAL
BOOK FOR CHILDREN," which we
have just published. This is a com
panion volume te "The Burgess Bird
Boek for Children," of which The
New Yerk Times said : "Nothing that
will come out in the way of books for
children will be any mere worth-while
than 'The Burgess Bird Boek for Chil
dren.' "
Our complete catalogue of Beeks for Beya
and Girls will be mailed free en request
LITTLE, BROWN & CO., Publishers, BOSTON
Mary Roberts Rinehart's
NEW NOVEL
"Intensely American it
would be difficult te find
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and thoroughly up te date."
New Yerk Times.
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A PRIVATE MEMOIR OF EVENTS. POLITICS AND
DAILY LIFE IN GERMANY THROUGHOUT THE
WAR AND THE SOCIAL REVOLUTION OF 1918.
By EVELYN, Princess BLUCHER
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war," writes a Londen correspondent te the New Yerk Tribune.
Few women had se complete a view of Germany in the war, from
Kaiser te peasant. Nene could have recorded what she saw with
such remarkably clear judgment. The very division of her sympa
thies forced her te weigh both German and Allied propaganda.
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