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BUFFALO. EVENING NEWS: MONDAY, AUGUSt 23, 1915. 10 tlWIIIIillllimiUIII' copy home to the boy. 1 yestfli Published by The Bprague Publish THE WORLD OF BOOKS IlCTlLtfllllB "The Fortunes of Garln," Samuel Hopkins Adams' "Little Miss Grouch," Kate Douglas Wiggins' "Penelope's Postscripts," and William MacLeod Raines "Steve eager," for all of which Houghton Mifflin company, the Boston publishers, have received substantial orders. This department freely at the tervic of the readers of the New Books and Magazines for Children Make Play of Work and Happy Work of Play Elbert Hubbard's Worth as a Writer, as Judged by the "Optimist." Notes and News of Authors and Their Summer Work.

NEWS to assist them solving questions, including beauty, aids, up daily in the experience of busy domestic and social problem. All tocial customs and affairs that come people, will receive prompt attention. which are: Mededtth Nicholson's blithely charming Mackinac story, "Sitting Up with Susan" of which the herofwlth Flagg pictures, too!) Is 260-pounder and the heroine is a cow; George's Fitch's rollicking motor-boat tale, "Gasoline Plus John Fleming Wilson's Impressive story of a seafaring family, "Thos. Dunham Son Son Ellis Parker Butler's "The Disappearance of Ma'y George Allan England's amusing Walter Jones' "Doors That Never Open and the stories by Ray Sprigle, Albert Payson Terhune and the late Frank Westcott. In this August Red Book, Sir Gilbert Parker's "Wild Youth," the story of a Canadian Paolo, and Franceses, comes to Its second installment, and to some of its most striking scenes.

Mrs. Humphrey Ward's "A Great Success," too reaches Its great climax in this August installment; and Cyrus Townsend Brady's "The Island of Surprise' concludes in the same spirited fashion that has distinguished the previous chapters. Sign your letter with full name and address. Make your communication as brief as possible. Unclose stamped, self-addressed envelope where a reply by mail is expected.

When requesting a recipe which has already appeared, give exact date of publication Address all communications to Lucy Lincoln. better than mere the child unaided may create things of beauty. Henry Turner Bailey is the able editor-in-chief and Ronald F. Davis is associate editor. The magazine is published by The School Arts Publishing company, 120 Boylston Boston, Mass.

ing Detroit, Mich. The September SL Xlchohu. An event Is truly great and- truly Important when it leads to other events, when It makes some change in human affairs. An event that makes no great change In things, that leaves the world about as it would have been if the event had never hap pened, can hardly be called a great event." So writes Dr. S.

E. author of "An Advanced American History," "Stories of Useful Inventions," In Initiating a new and permanent department, the St. Nicholas Watch Tower, announced fo the September number of St, Nicholas. Each month the Watcher in the Tower will report to his readers tb really Important events of the pre-' ceding 30 days, providing for the St: Nicholas family a bird's-eye view of history In the making. Phase by phase the game of baseball is being very thoroughly written up by Billy Evans, umpire of tha American league, in the series of articles which he has been running in the St.

Nicholas. "Picking Proper Plays" will, it is announced, be the subject of his instalment In September; and it will deal with the fascinating strategy of choosing Just the right play to make at the right time, when to give a batter a base, when to call the fielders in close, etc. Th score snd the inning, he is said to assert, usually determine the proper style of play and the best teams have a varied attack. Evans will make his points by reporting dramatic plays In the big leagues, Crawford, Veach, Ed-dia Foster, Moeller and Ray Chapman being among the players cited. A companion-piece to the recent St.

Nicholas articles on locomotives and aeroplanes is announced to appear In the September St. Nicholas, under the title "What Everyone Should Know About Motor-Cycles," the work of A. Russell Bond, author of "With Men Who Do Things." The article will, it is stated, tell the history of the motor-cycle, an elder brother of the motor-car, and It will explain' in the fullest detail, with photographs and diagrams, the mechanism, the different makes, and the various uses of motorcycles. S. C.

B. Scriptural. The college boys played a mean trick on "Prexy" by pasting some of the leaven of his Bible together. ro to 'the morning lesson, which might have been as follows: "Now Johlal took unto himself a wife of the daughters of BollaL" (H tuj-ned a leaf.) "She was 18 cublta in height and ten cubits in braadth." A Douse, and careful scrutiny of the former page, He resumed: "Now Johlal took unto himself a wife." etc. If turned.) "She was 18 cubits In height and ten cubits In breadth, and was pitched within and without (Painful pause aJid sounds of subdued mirth.) "Prexy" turns back again- tn perplexity.

"Young gentlemen. I can only and that Man la fearfully and wonderfully made' and woman also." C. In the MedlcaUyqkwIck. Elbert Hubbard. The first article to appear on El bert Hubbard's Worth as a Writer is written by Leigh Mitchell Hodges (The Optimist) and appears In The Book News Monthly of August It Is an appraisal of Elbert Hubbard that is of value.

He neither overrates nor under rates th'is much discussed American writer. He has ably answered many criticisms of The Fra from those who were pleased to call him a "literary fakir," but not in any spirit of retaliation nor argument, neither does he agree with those extreme Hubbardites who would place him on the list as the great American man of letters. Of his style, Mr. Hodges says: To begin with, he had style. Alexander Smith Bays that Is "the immortal thing In literature." Every man above a certain level of mind thinks, but only the man who can dress thoughts in "style" gives it.

value and currency. There is his far-famed Message to Oarcia. A million vexed employers of youth have cursed the stupidity of the alleged helper who proves hindrance because he can do nothing without being told how, when, where, what and who. Yet. in a handful of words.

Hubbard gave-his everyday complaint the immortality of style and the world has responded by giving it a wider circulation than any book -save the Bible. Primarily he was a coiner of epigrams. So his style is epigrammatic. He believed-In short, swift blows. Of his human view of human beings Mr.

Hodges makes this statement: His own conception of literature wag eminently sound. "It should be the product of the ripened mind," he wrote; "the mind that knows the world of men and which has grappled with earth's orob- lems. Letters should not be a pro The September American Boy. The first of the fall numbers of the leading boys' magazine preseuts an unusually attractive group of and articles of genuine merit The newserial. "Indian Lodge Post." by Dillon Wallace, the Newfoundland explorer, is not only a high tension story of adventure but the manv years its author has spent in the northeru woods insures an accurate portrayal of trading post life.

"Three Inches of Water," by C. H. Claudy, is a novel story of a boy who saved bis life with his camera when in a perilous situation. Those interested in football will enjoy "Open Field by R. C.

Zuppke, the coach who led the University of Illinois eleven to the championship of the Western Conference last fall. It Is Illustrated with diagrams of some of Coach Zuppke's winning plays. The baseball contingent Is also represented and will be more than satisfied with an article In which. Ty Cobb tells what he believes Is the secret of his success in becoming the leader In the national sport Harold Titus has worked out an Interesting story of Randall Forbes named "The Lonesome Boy." Incidentally, it gives some accurate Information in an interesting style of the operation of oil wells. "A Sense of Humor," by Harold de Polo; "Daddy Travelyan," by Tudor Jenks, and "The Lonely Trail," by James B.

Hendryx, are Interesting stories. "A Naturalist on the Orinoco" Is an Informative article on life on the South American continent as seen bv Leo Miller, of the American Museum of Natural History on his exploration trip with the Roosevelt South American Expedition. The departments are evidently con ducted for the live boy who does things, and the September Issue offers enough suggestions of things to make and do to keep a wholesome boy out of mischief. Many brief ar-, tides cover current events and men and boys In the public eye. Take a fession in itself to make a buslnessarticle or.

"America, the Undefended I Persons leaving tb city for a long or short period during the summer can, have THE NEWS 'mailed to them for any length of time desired. Addresses may be changed as desired. AH mail subscriptions must be paid in ad- vance. Phone or address Cir- culation Department OUR SCHOOL'S VACATION BT TAUT. WEST (Illustrated bv Moner Mi-)N'IAY.

The last weak of vacashon ran- ing the hi.rdust all summer Steve Hardv says you cant maik him i think it's iust a acksidunt. ember, it allways raring the haritust the ds a filler is all'reddv to a good time. Steve says he notisses it doant hardly ewer rane Sundavs when a tel- ler is nick, 4. as long he has heein to school be says lie doont ewer remember it rantng ones when he was keep In after. Sam" har.

we says. Steve, but what are you going to do abowt it, we ast The anser Is nuthing. Nil SENSE IN IT. ANDY. AndyAnderson is like Steve, he thinking fellers can chaing tilings.

Like todiy when him Ex Hrigham some of the fellers was in Andy's fathers barn keiaplng out of the rane, Andy sed he wondered would It stop if he prayed. Lx. he being the minnister's son. oughier know about tboase things; he sed it mite. biit ho dident know -ndv sed he gessed he would pray, then.

then he sed he gessed it would: be kind of silly to waist a good prayer on a liaeT thing like the rane. It looking like it. was going to clere up aimy-how. lie thot he would try it on some-i thing else, say something alowt bern-, ing the school howse down or some-i thing like that. Ex sed that would bo very wickit, ft besides if it should hap-pln we would all hae to be witnesses against Andy that ho it.

he would uroMy go to jalc or some plaice. Ani' sod he was going to try' It arownil this nite. just the saim. when thay wase-nranny witnesses lessening. Wei.

go ahed. ndy, but we bet the school howse will be thare to-morrer just the saim, say we. anssrp. Short Ig Milliken, 'our efflshunt truant offiser. was rownd the villidge this afternoon standing rownd wherever thay was a bunch of us fellers playing or annything.

Ho Waynes ast him what be wag doir-, he not hav-. vine anny rite to touch us. it not be-; ing school yet. hnnrt Leg sed he dident have anny desire to touch an Short-Leg Mi liken Was Around This Afternoon. ny of us witto a 10-foot poal, but he was just looking us! oaver to see had we chainged anny sense last ye.ro, he o.xpeckting he would.

have to he aihel to reckernize manny of us (he day school oapened as we mite forget to go. Wed like to forget all rite, Short-leg, but our muthers wouldent leave us. Andy Anderson was rownd bofrer-lng all the string close line ev-verythlng like thst he could get today. He says this time he has got a grate idee. IS KANSAS.

Th wealth of Ormus And of Ind By the enormous Crop Is sklaned Of corn In. Kansas Now btoned. The sunburnt Ullor Of the mKI Now counts his siller, 1 Toll of toll; The greenbacks make' a Ten Inch roll. Each lufty voter On the nail Buy now a motor Car by mall. And politics will Soon preraJt.

For when not busy Raiting grain. Or dust In dlxzy Motor's train. The Kaw'a cohorts arc -Raining Cain. Maurice Morris. Why Dandelions Live.

If the dandelion was good for anything on earth there would be a hun dred bugs and worms right after It as soon as it poppea its yenow neaa up in the spring. The Lawrence Oazette. CASTORIA For Infants and Children In For Over 30 Years Always beat tin Sisistnrs The Last Week of Vacation. Kate Dooglai Wiggin. The famous Dorcas Fair, which is held annually at Qulllcote, the summer home of Kate Douglas Wiggin, took place this year on August 11th, writes a NEWS correspondent.

For weeks Mrs. Wlggin's green and brown study has been piled high with books. Patsys, Pollys and Timothys lay in rows under the sola; the revolving bookcase was piled with Village Watch Towers and Cathedral courtships; two big armchairs held Rebecca; "Susanna and Sue," and "The Old Peabody Pew" occupied the woodbasKet and the hearthstone; while "Penelope Postscripts," only published August 7, had a corner all to itself. In each copy Mrs. Wiggin wrote her signature and often a quotation from the story.

In "Rebecca" it was "usually one of her speeches, as, "It's the dearest thing in life to me but it's awful care," apropos of her little pink parasol; or "I always caM it a Journey when I carry a or "If there aren't any private babies in I think we ought to have a public one for everybody Just like the town pump." In lhe lilld Journey witn often writes was the child and this my first Jonr- nev into the great world." In "The Birds' Christmas Carol" the quotation is either "Never forget that your mother was a McGrill." or And Carol is born again in every chime of Christmas bells that peal glad tidings and in every Christmas anthem sung bv childish voices." Black Is Xot .41 ays Ulark. The seamy side of human nature shown to the lawyer does not necessarily render him cynical, as Sidney L. Nyburg proves to us in his volume of short stories dealing with a lawyer's experiences. "The Pinal Verdict," published, by J. B.

Llppincott company. He may even gain In keen and delicate sympathy and in understanding of the wonderful mixture of feelings and motives that lies back of human action, in "The Fruits of Victory," Marian Enderton is a frivolous girl Without any aim in life but selfish eaBe and pleasure, who makes a worldly marriage with her father's connivance. We are shown how sin awakened in her desire to be something, to accomplish something worthy of human destiny. She cries to the man who condemns her utterly when he might have helped her, "I would be still a stupid worthless parasite cumbering the ground. You tnink you could have loved me when I was an.

Innocent girl. Y'ou'd have thought me dull, Insipid, petty, useless." Sym pathy with sinner not the sin. is the spirit of this acute study of human nature. A Citizen's Handbook. "How to Become a Naturalized Citizen," is a book that meets a demand of long standing.

It contains all the information that a foreigner intending to become a citizen must know. It asks and answers all the questions that the government requires candi dates for citizenship to know. It gives all the facts that every new citizen should be proud to know. But do not think that the work is useful to would-be citizens alone. Far from it.

It contains all those precious bits of knowledge that we may have learned in our school days and have been longing to review or relearn ever since. We have not done It, be cause there was no single source of information that we could consult. Here are the main points of United States in a nutshell. They are written up in that attractive and fascinating way that makes it impossible to lay the book down until we have finished It. How many of us have read the Dec laration of Independence honestly now? iet it is only a few hundred words In length.

Or the Constitution, lhat contains all the main facts of how we are governed, punished and benefited. Do any of ufi ever seriously consider Just what this matter of voting means to us and to our country? "How to Become a Naturalized Citizen" comes from Boyer Pa. A Ship of War. The Cnited States would be prevented by the laws of neutralty from presenting a ship of war to any one of the warring nations in Europe as long as the war lasts; probably no one has entertained the fantastical notion that this country should make such a gift. But more than a century and a quarter ago the Cnlted States presented a battleship to France.

The circum stances are recorded In Gardner W. Allen's "Naval History of the American Revolution." published by Houghton, Mifflin company. August 15. 1782, the Magnlfique, a ship of the line belonging to the French fleet of the Marquis de Vau-dreull, at that time entering Boston harbor, ran aground on Lovell's Island and was lost. September 3, the continental congress, being "desirous of testifying on this occasion to his majesty the sense they entertain of his generous exertions In behalf of the United States: Resolved, That the agent of marine be and is hereby instructed to present the America, a "4 gun ship, in the name of the United States, to the Chevalier de la Luzerne for the service of His Most Christian, T)ie ship remained lees than four years in the French service, being condemned as unseaworthy In 1786, and broken up.

Fleets of the World. Dld-you know that Cuba and Haytl boast a navy apiece? In Llppincott's "Fleets of the World," Just published, you will find exact statistics for these armadas, as well as thos3 of every other country In the world. Everyone Is interested in the question of sea power we hear so many conflicting statements in regard to our own navy, that it Is a tremendous satisfaction to be able to compare It with those of all other nations for ourselves. Not only does the book give exact descriptions, but full page photographs of the Individual ships. The record Is complete up to 1915, so that it gives all the details of naval losses up to that time In the world-war now raging.

Red Book Magailna. The Red Book Maglzlns for August has a refreshing, summery olmosphere about It that is wholly delightful. Besides three splendid serials. It Includes thirteen seasonable short stories especially memorable among TUESDAY'S DINNER Baked Ham. Champagne Saoce Whole, Potatoes Scalloped Tonne; Cabbage Corn on fob Staffed Apples, Baked lettuce Hearts Red Pressing Raised Hlvolts Peaches and Cream Sponge Cookie Iced or Hot Tea Spired Crapes.

Dear Mrs. IJucoln: I come again for a little assistance Will you please tell me. through the. Talks, how to make spiced Should the seeds be left in? 1 have a' friend who tells me everything should I be left in. and that it is very easy toj make.

I don't like the seeds in grapes i and would like to make mine without seeds. VlU Xli Hol'SEKKKPER i Rnffalo I never heard of leaving the seeds in spiced grapes, and should not advice you to make it that way. Take the Pulp from the grapes, preserving the skins, ihc pulp and rub through a colander to get out lie seeds then add the skins to tiie strained pulp and boil with the siigur, vinegar and spices. To every seven pounds of grapes add four and one-half pounds of sugar, one pint of good Invegar. Spice, quite highly with ground cloves and all spice, and a little cinnamon if you like it.

To Wash Overalls. Dear Mrs. Lincoln: Will you please tell tip how to clean mechanics' overalls? Something to use that will take out most of the grease and oil. I scrub them with a brush, but still they don't look so clean. Also can you tell in what year the song "Silver Threads Among the Gold" was written? MRS.

H. P. Buffalo Make washing fluid as follows: Ground soap. 8 ounces; borax. 4 ounces; lye, 1 pound can: bar soap, li-pound oil of turpentine, 2.

ounces; water. 1 pint; oil of sassafras, -ounce: boiling water, I gallon. Shave the soap and melt in the boiling -water, add the soap powder and the borax, stirring well. Let this stand several hours, then strain and add the lye, ammonia water and oil of sanefrfras. shaking well, till mixed.

Put 2 tablespoonfuls of this fluid In each gallon of water and soak the overalls in it. Wash as usual. Folypns or Hay Fever. Dear Mrs Lincoln: Please tell me if von can what I do for my nose. I have what you call polypuses', and had them removed twice, and they seem to gr again in verv short time, and make me feel as though I have an awful cold in myi head and cannot breath at night, and I sleep with my mouth open.

I am afraid to have doctors attend Jieni, for I fear cancer. 1 saw a woman in an office' with Her face disfigured, and have! thought of her ever since. My friends say probably it is hay fever I have. Now, if you will ask Talk readers who, have' suffered in the same way, to ad-i visf me, I will consider il a great la-vor. I don't know what to say to thank you enough for past favors.

MRS S. nuffalo. I Mrs. Lincoln never prescribes medl-j cine in any event, never having studied It. and advises that you seek further medical advice.

Such conditions as; you describe are operative, and should 1 be easily remedied that is. if it is a case of polypus. Hay- fever continues to baffle the medical and we never heard of a case being cured, although there are remedies which relieve. If you wish the name of some remedies, please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope for private answer. Dill Pickles.

Dear1 Mrs. Lincoln: Can any of the readers of the NEWS give me a tried recipe for making am pickles? I mean -those made without yinegar. 1 flome last season. For preserving This quick dissolving suriar never settles, never scorches in the kettle HAIL ToV OF CT0H ftl lit ortmint or too rouiT lclo, suumio ran vous Jo. American Sofar Refininf Co.

New Tot Rugs Woven by the Blind Rurs of rars or Eureka fillinr. Orders taken for any color desired. Call at 489 ELLICOTT STREET and see our bathroom nd piazza rugs, or 'phone 38-311 and your order will receive prompt attention. CKVSTAI-. I which were splendid until midwinter, then the brine got thieK.

M. R. i Wayland. To dill plrkles make a brine strong enough to bear an egg; then add half as much more water as you have brine. Wash the cucumbers In cold; water and into a stone Jar put first a layer of grape leaves and a dill, using and stems.

Tour the; brine over all ami cover first with a cloth trien with a plate, then put a weight on top i he plate. The cloth srnmld be taken off and washed fre- 0 ranee Ice. Add a. tahles.poonful of gelatin to pcit of water: let it siand 2o minutes and add hall a pint of boiling water. until dissolved and add four ounces of powdered sugar, the strained iun of six and cold watr enough to make a full quart in all.

Stir until the sugar is dissolved, pour into the freezing can, and when pajtlv frozen add whites of two eggs beaten to a froth and finish reezing. Banana Podding. Scaid 1 ouart of milk, add the well-beateo yolks of 3 eggs. 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and granulated sugar to taste. Hoi! long enough to make a nice, thick cream.

Thinly slkoe. 3 bananas, arrange in a pudding then pour the boiled liquid over Make a meringue of the whites of the eggs, cover the top and bake In moderate oven until a nice brown. Serve when it is quite cool. Canned Cauliflower. (Requested).

Separate a head of cauliflower into flowerets and stand head downward in a pan of cold salted water. Examine 1t carefully to see that there are no concealed insects. Blanch it for three of four minutes and then put into jars, crowding itas close as possible with- out crushing it. Cover it with boiling water, salt It slightly, and steam it for an "hour or three consecutive days as in canning corn. Black Chocolate Cake.

Cream 1 cup of- butter, add 14 cups of sugar and cream again add the beaten yolks of 4 eggs. 4 ftynces of chocolate dissolved in 5 tablespoons of boiling water. 4 cup- of milk. Hi cups) of flour mixed and sifte.d with 2 level teaspoons of- baking powder, 2 teaspoons of vanilla and finally fold in the stiffly beaten whites. Hake in a moderate oven and frost when cold.

Pot Roast. Here is my pot roast: Into a basin put a layer 'of sliced onions, one of sliced potatoes and a layer of chopped or sliced cold mutton or lamb (end of your last roast). Continue until full. Now add. salt and a red pepper.

Now cover top with potatoes cut in halves, which will roast a pretty brown. Sometimes 1 use a pork end roast the same way, only add a little sage to flavor. Delicious Rolls. Iiissolve fine yeust cake iu a cup of water. In a mixing liowl make a paste of mie cup water and flour sufficient to make it the thickness of Im this, beat two eggs as liirht as can be.

anil add one table-spoonful of sugar, one of lard and two leasp'Kinfuls of salt, mix with the dissolved east anil let stn'M over night. The next morning sift any quantity flour desired and make up with the venst mixture and lukewarm water. Knead and cat with rolling pin until the do-igh blisters'' in places as it is Msirte until it raises then more, make into kneaded '-nend grease eaen one well as it Jo the ian and set aside to Kal.e in a moderate oven. is rise well. To Make a Silk Skirt Last To make your silk petticoat last twice as long, take thin goods, such as as lawn (or any thin, discarded dress will dm.

line silk petticoat, follow i seams as far ns flounce and fasten at 1 top of flounce. All strain is removed from silk and, as the goods are thin, will not make the skirt heavy. A Home-made Cleaning Fluid. A cleaning fluid that is highly recommended may be made' thus: fine gallon of gasoline, one toaspoonful of ether, one tahlespoonful of chloroform, twh tablespoonfuls of ammonia, one girl of alcohol. Mix thoroughly and bottle.

Be very careful not to use this fluid where there is a fire. Do not use the last cupful of fluid on delicate fabrics as the ammonia settle and may discolor light colors. This cleans silks and delicate woolens. Sore Remedy for Vermin. (Requested).

Whn discovered, soak the scalp and hair through with tincture of larkspur. Make a cap for the head of heavy towel; be careful, for It 'stains Do this two nights, the first morning after application shampooing with soft suds, rinsing well; dry and apply again same night. Next morning shampoo with hot vinegar, which will dissolve the eggs; then use good suds and rinse well and dry. Furnlrore Polishes. 1 Equal psrtg of sweet oil.

chloroform and alcohol, shaken hard together, rubbed on quickly, then polished by rubbing until hot. 3 Shake hard together enual parts of sweet oil, turpentine and vinegar. Add a very little naptha, apply with silk or flannel and rub hard afterwards. 3 For dark wood, especially old mahogany. Melt together over hot water bath, 10 parts pale rosin.

10 pHrts palm oil. Mix, take from fire, add 80 parts benzine, one part essence peppermint and half a part essence verbena. Keep sealed and away from heat. Use on furniture, same as above, doing the work where there Is no fire. Do Not Use "Eye Sparkler." Po not.

whatever else you do, put anything Into your eyes to make them sparkle. Tour eyes are too precious to tamper with, and you are In danger of mining them. If they are dull and colorless there la some Internal trouble. If von are In perfect health your eyes should be bright. The eyes should be washed each morning with a good eye wash and should be washed sfter coming in from a ride, or if the day la windy and duty.

so as to remove the dust particles from them. Take good care of vour eyes. Never read by a-dlm light, or In street cars or trains. Never sit facing lirht so It will shine In your eyss, especially fl you are reading. I LAST CHANCE Stampkraft.

Children will find keen joy in this little book called "Stampkraft." published by the United Arts Publishing company. Opposite the familiar1 story and rhyme are empty spaces for the reader to illustrate. TheBe illustrations are found in the front of the book In a cleverly arranged envelope and each stamp fits Into Us space. The bindings are varied, the books will fit the smallest pocket and the printing is so plain that no one could miss the story. There are three books of Mother Goose Rhymes; an "Alice in Wonderland." Aritigrson and Grimm "Fairy arranimal book ana the Bible story of "Joseph and His Brethren." As a birthday gift this little set of books would bring happiness to the heart of any child.

Singly the books are ten cents apiece. In the complete set the price is 80 cents. The Lake Erie Zephyr. The August number of the Lake Erie Zephyr, published by the Zephyr Publishing company of Derby, N. is one of the best numbers yet published.

The fact that this magazine is edited, owned and published by a boy not yet out of his teens, makes the Bteady improvement in every Issue of interest. Eugene Gay Tifft. has many friends In Buffalo. His first venture into the magazine world is worthy of praise. He contributes to this num ber the second part of a well written In which he makes a comparative analysis of the weakness and strength of our navy with that of foreign countries and Its relation to the-present world conflict.

Grace arew Sheldon, whose ability as a writer on historical subjects Is recognized not only In New JYork state, but all over the country, contributes an interesting summary of the signing of the peace treaty 100 years ago. Charles Mason Remey offers an essay on "Oriental-Occidental Unity." There are varied departments which will appeal to varied interests and tastes. John Harrison Mills contributes the following verses of helpfulness to the page of poems: He that is broken, mend him; He that Is falling befriend him; He that is down, defend liim; Near is. the Giver when thou dost lend When thou befriendest, near is the Friend. They that are sad, cheer them; Lonely and distant, be near them; Lost in the darkness, hear them, Answer and seek them; so shall the light Draw near and shine for thee into the night.

Gertrude contributes "Scriptural Prophecies." "Everyman's Notebook" is edited by Paul Town- send ana is an open iorum ior uie readers or tne magazine nicn questions will be asked and answered and vital topics 01 tne aa are ireeiy discussed, Of -Nurse written oy Mrs. Walter Horton Schoelkopf of Buffalo, the New York Times says: "The narrative is told in a style, with revolting details omitted and without any attempt to play upon the reader's emotions through the piteous, the tragic or the horrible nature of-the scenes in which most of its action Is laid. Whatever may be the identity of the author, the point of view of a war nurse Ib maintained with skill and consistency throughout the story. The Incidents, too, are deftly contrived to develop the love story which forms the center of Its Interest and to concentrate "gradually and Increasingly upon it the reader's attention." Country Living. Frederick F.

Rockwell, author of the recently published book, "The Key to the Land." is a firm believer that, "we are the beginning of a new era in the developmant of both the economic and the sides of country living, which U1 see in the end better prices for products, better homes, more conveniences, more edu-' ca'ion, more freedom from long1 hours of exhausting labor, more Intercourse and good fellowship, and the great advantages to be derived from a growing co-operative spirit." As "The key to the Land" "is a story of what has -been actually done and can be done again," he hopes "It will Increase an Interest In the problems and possibilities of country life." In Canada. In spite of the fact that our Ca nadian friendsare diverted In Interest and loyalty by the war yet literature keeps a strong hold. From Toronto comes the report that novels which promise to be popular In Can ada this winter are Mary Johnston's FOR STINGS AND IVY POISONING USE POSLAM Poslam brings skin comfort slways; quick relief from soreness, Itching and When pimples, sunburn. Hashes, Hives, rrlokly-Hest, lvy-Polson-Ing, Htlnga, Abrasions or other surface troubles annoy, Poslam Is the soothing antiseptic remedy to quickly tieal and drive them away. Clears Inflamed skin overnight For Kczema and stubborn akin diseases there Is no surer treatment, Poslam Heap Imparts tha hygienic effects of antiseptic medication with Poslam.

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Sold by all drulsU. Don't Miss It! of an art is to degrade it. Literature should be the spontaneous output of a mind that has known and felt. To work the mine of spirit as a business and sift its product for hire Is to overwork the' vein and palm off slag for useful metal." To those who sneerlngly may say he "sifted his product for hire" one may. answer that some of his best writing was done for advertising purposes.

And It might be added that the day is coming when the writing of advertising will be regarded as a vexyproper part of any literary man's work. of his ability to make his reader's think, he recalls the following virtues: 'The Little Journeys of Elbert Hub bard are literature." said the "Journal of Education" after the first few vol umes had been issued. "One-third narrative, two-thirds whimsical philosophy and character study nowhere blank biography or guide-book des cription; they all are good reading, and ey will live and quicken the minds of readers when the bio-raphies are dust." As a matter of fact, they furnish the most accessible of all roads to the hearts and souls of the men and women they portray. And extending as they do. from Plato to A.

T. Stewart, bey" include the widest possible range of life and work In them, 1 think, is to be found Hubbard's truest gift to literature a human view of human beings. For so! often it is the mistake of those who attempt to set down life In signs andj syllables to enlarge all good points! into huge globes of rectl'ude and stifle every wail of human weakness, grandly ignoring the everyday humanities. As an example and study for the young' writer he gives Elbert Hubbard the following praise: "A fellow doesn't waste time trying to. decorate his thoughts when he knows the next turn of the wheel may land him right side up without care in some other existence." he would say.

And once, when asked how he wrote, he answered: "I endeavor to write naturally, as one would talk, for that is most readable and most easily understood. There are public speakers who spar for time; there are writers who spar for words, with a dictionary at hand, a generoijs amount of space to be filled, afjtlan idea that could be put very comfortably into a hhort sentence. They are afflicted with a com mon, but trifle disease verbosity. To him wordiness was as much a sin as anything. So he became an apostle of boiling-down.

Had the word "tabloid" not come into being as a copyrighted trademark, Elbert Hubbard might have taken It tor a middle name. Of the proof of his place as a writer, Mr. Hodges well says: The very fact that Hubbard divided public opinion in regard to his writings evidences' the worth of his output. In these days of searchlight analysis, when motives are broken down into molecules, and these In turn shattered to atoms under theT mlcro-scoiie of saffron publicity, only worthwhile product can stand at all. And whether or not one aprees with his philosophy, itmual be admitted that the writer who makes two thoughts grow where was only one before and that petrified io In some measure a benefactor.

"Something to Do." In Its title this magazine for children Is so attractive that boys and girls the world over will welcome it with a Joy. Wise mothers and fathers will also find It Just the publication they have long been looking for to place In the hands of the little ones. As the title Indicates, the magazine is filled with ideas which the children themselves may work out alone. The Illustrations are a delight and show the reader Just what they may accomplish along the lines of art, poetry and story. It is safe to say that there has never been a child's magazine that approaches this one In Its originality and real educational value.

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