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the Seventh and Eight grades of our ele¬ 
mentary schools. The scheme of the pres¬ 
ent volume is to explain clearly to pupils 
the place agriculture holds in the commer¬ 
cial and social life of the country and to 
give an idea of agricultural methods, not 
only on the large farm but in the small 
garden. Questions in the end of each 
chapter suggest interesting supplementary 
work and stimulate the interest of the 
student in studying agricultural activities. 
Your Mind and How To Train It. By 
William Walker Atkinson. Holyoke: 
Elizabeth Towne Company. $i. 
After explaining the physical workings 
of the mind and the process in which sense 
impressions are conveyed, the author tries 
to show by practical suggestion that we 
can increase the interest of our lives by 
training the attention, perception, memory 
and imagination. Some interesting advice 
is given on the systematizing of our daily 
acts in forming new habits and breaking- 
objectionable ones. 
English House Design. By Ernest 
Willmot, F.R.I.B. A. Imported by 
Charles Scribner’s Sons. New York. 
What England is accomplishing in mod¬ 
ern architecture is not nearly so well 
known here as are the architectural re¬ 
mains of her past. This book is a selec¬ 
tion and analytical criticism of English 
domestic architecture. One of the chief 
values of the book is its analysis of the 
influence which controlled architects of 
the past and the theories which may be in¬ 
volved for present workers. This enables 
one to judge why it is a certain house 
strikes us with attraction and another 
seems uninteresting. Much of this dis¬ 
cussion boils down to the advisability on 
the architect’s part of a successful inter¬ 
pretation of his immediate environment 
and that of the district in which he builds. 
When these theories are applied to the 
work of modern architects in England, 
there is considerable help that may be ob¬ 
tained by the builder of houses in this 
country. 
The Essentials of a Country House. 
By R. A. Briggs. Imported by Charles 
Scribner’s Sons. New York. 
The prospective builder must have some¬ 
thing besides practical information to 
work on. Plans and pictures are all very 
well, but the main considerations for the 
comfort of the individual in the home 
should be given some space, else we are 
apt to find out too late that some things 
essential and desirable for our personal 
taste have been neglected in planning our 
new home. Mr. Briggs takes each room 
of the English house separately and gives 
suggestions as to the planning and ar¬ 
rangement. For instance, special chap¬ 
ters are devoted to doors, cupboards, etc. 
Other chapters treat the stables and gar¬ 
den in a similar way. Although the 
scheme of the English house is so differ¬ 
ent from ours here, there is considerable 
information of value to Americans. 
MARK TWAIN—A Biography 
The Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens 
By Albert Bigelow Paine 
More fascinating than fiction, this true story of a strange and unfixed life is like no other 
biography the world has known. It is as full of fun and humor and rollicking anecdote as the 
writings of Mark Twain himself, and as diversified—-for this Great Author and Philosopher 
was ever the plaything of a whimsical Fate that mingled tragedy and adventure and laughter 
and failure and success in swift-following sequence. And above all — this picture of a life is 
no eulogy ; there is no false hero worship. In his dedication Mr. Paine makes clear his fixed 
purpose “ to write history rather than eulogy.” The result is one of the great biographies of 
all time. Octavo, Cloth, Full Gilt Backs, Gilt Tops (in a box), Library Edition. 3 Vols., $7.00 
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THE NET 
By Rex Beach 
Author of “The Ne’er-do-well,” 
“The Silver Horde,” etc. 
A_ ripping story of the strong, 
passionate love of a man for his 
heart’s desire. Revenge is here— 
the hot reeking revenge of the 
Sicilian Mafia. Corruption is here 
-—political corruption which leads 
to riot. And through all these 
scenes of violence and bloodshed 
there flows a steady stream of the 
genuine Rex Beach humor—the 
humor of brilliant phrase and lu¬ 
dicrous situation. 
Illustrated. Post 8vo., $1.30 net. 
YOUR UNITED STATES 
By Arnold Bennett 
Arnold Bennett was welcomed 
to this country with an enthusi¬ 
asm such as has not been accorded 
to any English writer since 
Thackeray. He saw more in a 
brief visit than most of us see in 
a lifetime. Our daily life, our so¬ 
ciety, our sports, our theaters, our 
schools and colleges, East and 
West, all come in for their share 
of his sane and charming appre¬ 
ciation. The many beautiful il¬ 
lustrations by Frank Craig, the 
English artist who accompanied 
Mr. Bennett, intensify the inter¬ 
est of the text. 
Crown 8vo, cloth, $2.00 net. 
THE 
FINANCIER 
By Theodore Dreiser 
Author of “Jennie Gerhardt” and 
“Sister Carrie.” 
This new novel by Mr. Dreiser 
is a drama of the lust for wealth 
and almost, one might say — the 
lust for love. In its bigness, its 
insight into American life, its 
portrayal of the fight for gold 
and power and the love of women, 
this novel ranks as one of the great 
examples of modern fiction. 
Post 8vo, cloth $1.40 net. 
PAUL RUNDEL 
By Will N. Harben 
Author of “Dixie Hart,” “Abner 
Daniel,” “Jane Dawson,” etc. 
This new story of Southern life 
stirs all the deepest emotions of 
the human heart. Its scene is in 
one of those Georgian Villages 
that Mr. Harben knows so well 
and depicts with so much charm 
of homely realism. In connection 
with a thrilling plot, involving the 
clash of violently opposing na¬ 
tures, he develops a sympathetic 
drama of the soul. A remarkable 
story. 
With frontispiece. Post 8vo, cloth 
$1.30 net. 
The Street Called Straight 
By the Author of “The Inner 
Shrine.” 
This new story by the author of 
“The Inner Shrine” has drawn 
from the critics of America and 
England the most enthusiastic 
praise and the unanimous verdict 
that it is a book destined to live 
and become a part of our litera¬ 
ture. This notable success has 
been achieved 
Not only because it is a great 
love story— 
Not only because it is a great 
drama of American life— 
But because it is in the best 
sense A Great Religious Novel. 
Illustrated by Orson Lowell. 
Cloth $1.35 net. 
THE VOICE 
By Margaret Deland 
Author of “The Iron Woman,” 
etc. 
A new Dr. Lavendar story and 
a new heroine. Phillippa is the 
girl — an old-fashioned little thing, 
full of pleasant silences and soft 
gayety and simple, startling truth¬ 
telling. Her lover is the orthodox 
village parson whose unconscious 
affection is most skillfully por¬ 
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Phillippa is quite the quaintest and 
most charming story Mrs. Deland 
has yet portrayed. 
Illustrated. Cover in colors. $1.00 
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THE PICTURES OF POLLY By Mary King Courtney 
Virginal and dewy-fresh, all rosy with the soft radiance of delectable youth, this story comes tripping 
with laughter—a new kind, a new name. It is the fun of love, of iridescent love; the delicate tracery of 
coquetry, its text to-lean-upon-love-and-keep-your-humor-dry—a story that sings itself into one’s heart. 
It ought to have been written in violet ink — and yet beyond its laughter and its fun, beyond the moon¬ 
light of its tender witchery, there glow the passionate feeling, the ardent wooing, the daring—naked and 
unashamed — which mark the dawn of palpitant first love. In spite of its sentiment it is a story first of all 
for men — women know so little how men are wooed it seems unfair to even hit at this book’s secret. 
Illustrated by Will Foster. Cloth, $1.00 net. 
THE ROCKET BOOK Peter Newell’s Newest Funny Creation 
A new Peter Newell book is a new joy for both young and old. In this new book the 
mischievous son of the janitor sets off a sky-rocket in the basement of an apartment house. 
The rocket merrily pops up through the floor of the first flat, boring a neat hole through the 
center of the dinner table. On and on it goes through bathtubs and many other adventures to 
the top floor, where it starts through an ice-cream freezer. But, alas, the ice is too cold, and 
the rocket’s career is ended. There are twenty-two full-page pictures, printed in four combi¬ 
nations of colors, and each scene is described in verses bv Mr. Newell. 
Small Square Quarto, Blue Cloth, Cover in Colors, $1.25. 
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