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> + Marcourt Brace & > dhbfldhmhm‘ ¢ m "Book Clan," an organization that of the Book of the Month only that instead of ‘general books, books of poetry will be sent _to its members. ' f'fld&ofldmm in *Alice in Wonderland" the publishâ€" ers of its first edition in this country Elmer Davis can write excruciatâ€" â€" ingly funny things. "Strange Wo- are publishing a "second first edition." ers and everything of that first faâ€" After "Green Forest" the very inâ€" teresting first novel of Nathalie Colâ€" by last spring we have been waiting to see what her second novel would be. *Black Stream" is a worthy successâ€" or to "Green Forest," in some ways a gain and in some ways a loss over ___JUST PARAGRAPHS that ome. It has gained as second movels usually do in greater mastery incisive. It has lost, in that this firmâ€" mess has sometimes led her to carry her particular style too far, in tryâ€" ing to do it well, to overdo it. We are carried in "Black Stream" swiftly into the center of the lives of a little group of people. Our interest ‘does not lag for a moment from the first page to the last. Dr. Farraday, though he is perhaps less charming than was Mrs. Challoner‘s doctor in *Green Forest" has our sympathy. with an important discovery he is tryâ€" ing to perfect, but chained to the wheel of a lucrative practice by his #amily‘s "social aspiration." Miss Mapes is his secretary who tries to stand between him and the ravenous world. It doesn‘t sound very excitâ€" ing or unusual, but it is both of those things, because it is sympathetically and well done. man," however, instead of being high comedyâ€" is light farce. The setting of the farce is this, Dr. Merriam, a -lmitypmidcntinthelpnlltown He is a man longing to do research, AN INTERESTING NOVEL "BLACK STREAM" Robert M. McBride & Co. "STRANGE WOMAN®" ue us 2 Lo \ By Elmer Davis PHONE 2700 !=\ BOWMAN »@A$ ilti-“iiii‘fi'&*ilnh-fl fort. and trouble brought a Chicage opera company to the, town for a two day run. ‘The town is upside down with excitement. But the demoral« ization has not stopped with the town â€"it seems that Dr. Merriam himself ~ m«l’bfinlldth& atrical atmosphere last year in‘ cago that he had become the lover night of her reception to the visiting. artists. Instead of enraging her it muh.«:‘mdm tion, she is glad t they are "still people things can happen to." This reckless exaltation makes her so atâ€" tractive that she is the belle of the evening, driving her own husband at the end to climb up the water spout to enter her window. He is seen, of course, but not recognized and an impossibly ridiculous situation is the ‘result. __For lively amusement and some clear truths in the manner of Ersâ€" ‘u-'- Helen of Troy from Lucy‘s lips the book is to be recommended. We seem to have in this particular age an exhaustless interest in the matter of "why we behave like huâ€" man beings." It might lead us to suspect that many of us wonder if we do. However that may be, John Langdonâ€"Davies, prominent English student and writer, who is lecturing in our part of the country at the moâ€" ment, has written "A Short History of Women," designed to tell us "why we behave like men and women." It is a history of the status of woâ€" men béinning with primitive times and going down through the civilizâ€" ations of Asia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, through the Middle Ages to modern times with an epilogue on the future. It is clearly and interestingly written giving a great deal of dats which one knows if one has ever studied sociology and a great deal more of a more populu' and picâ€" turesque nature. ® "The final drama in this emotionâ€" al emancipation (of women) is being enacted in our own time," says Mr. Langdonâ€"Davies in his epilogue &n the future, and for the woman of tomorâ€" row, he says, we must look to Amerâ€" ica and Russia. It is said that the audience broke into tears when Mustaphaâ€"Kemal finâ€" ished that sixâ€"day speech. Maybe the audience was sad because it had to awaken. My, AZBapenttt APBIT+ THE NATURE OF THE ANIMAL "A SHORT HISTORY OF wWOMEN® _ By John Langdonâ€"Davies The Viking Press You perceive some of the difference as you watch creamy, pure Bowman‘s Milk purl from its bottle into your $lass. But wait! Wait until your thirsty tongue catches the refreshing coolness and delicious flavor. Man! that‘s a real drink! _ CHICAGO erd SUBURBS DAIRY COMPANY MIL #e ie Nh hn To promote a "clear understanding of constitutional rights and civie obâ€" libraries in the State contain 2,.275,â€" ba, : 10,000 copies of the Constitution will be distributed byâ€"the secretary "bf public instruction and fine arts among teachers and pupils in elemenâ€" He was a.kindâ€"hearted old gentleâ€"| Mrs. Alice Kirk Porter, the chief man and it upset him to see the poor| beneficiary. Her share of the estate little chap ‘crying. will reach $125,000, it is indicated. "What‘s the matter, my little| Nieces and nephews, Mrs. Marjorie man?" he asked, sympathetically. _ | M. Skene, Kirk Harold Porter, and "I‘m lost, booâ€"hoo!" Robert Merchant Porter, all receive "Lost? Nonsense, you mustn‘t give| $5,000 each under the will and are to up hope so soon. Where do you live*" | divide the sum left Mrs. Alice Porter "Don‘t know," whined the yOungâ€"| at her death. â€" ster, "Wâ€"we‘ve just moved and ! câ€"can‘t remember the address." "Well, what‘s your name*" "Dâ€"don‘t know." "Don‘t know?" exclaimed the old gentleman. "No," sobbed the boy. "Mâ€"mother got married again this morning."â€" Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. Well, people were just about as inâ€" genius 50 years ago at breaking the law,‘ considering that there wasn‘t much of it.â€"Detroit News. to the dentist all the time," says Grandfather. ‘"These days people simâ€" ply brush their teeth into dust and GRANDFATHER‘S DISCOVERY® Frederick A. Stokes Co. $2.00 Boni & Liveright "No wonder everybody is running By Mary Lamberton Becker Mrs. Becker,. who has made a fine art of reading herself, passâ€" es on her knowledge to boys and girls in this fascinating book. She tells how and what to read and what is more makes you want to do it. t By Hendrik Van Loon _ The Review of Reviews says "The story of our country told in the inimitable manner made known through ‘The Story of Mankind‘ . . His best effort." HOMELESS AND ASTRAY If you have not already, read ADVENTURES IN READING AMERICA m&hw'nmwofi Miss Mark E. Kirk, for years a resiâ€" dent of Waukegan, was sdmitted to probate last week by Judge Martin C. Decker in the probate court. $1,000, the interest to go to the Soâ€" ical Union, $500 to the Y. M. C. 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