the ordinary, and suggest new possibilities and new meanings in
poetry. It is his main object to give his already established friends
a deeper sense of the musical intention of his pieces.

The book contains the much discussed "War Poem", "Abraham Lincoln Walks
at Midnight"; it contains among its familiar pieces: "The Santa Fe
Trail", "The Firemen's Ball", "The Dirge for a Righteous Kitten",
"The Griffin's Egg", "The Spice Tree", "Blanche Sweet", "Mary Pickford",
"The Soul of the City", etc.

Mr. Lindsay received the Levinson Prize for the best poem contributed
to 'Poetry', a magazine of verse, (Chicago) for 1915.

"We do not know a young man of any more promise than Mr. Vachel Lindsay
for the task which he seems to have set himself."--'The Dial'.

General William Booth Enters Into Heaven and Other Poems
Price, $1.25; leather, $1.60

This book contains among other verses: "On Reading Omar Khayyam
during an Anti-Saloon Campaign in Illinois"; "The Wizard Wind";
"The Eagle Forgotten", a Memorial to John P. Altgeld;
"The Knight in Disguise", a Memorial to O. Henry; "The Rose and the
Lotus"; "Michaelangelo"; "Titian"; "What the Hyena Said"; "What Grandpa
Mouse Said"; "A Net to Snare the Moonlight"; "Springfield Magical";
"The Proud Farmer"; "The Illinois Village"; "The Building of
Springfield".

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Comments on the Title Poem:

"This poem, at once so glorious, so touching and poignant
in its conception and expression ... is perhaps the most remarkable poem
of a decade--one that defies imitation."--'Review of Reviews'.

"A sweeping and penetrating vision that works with a naive charm....
No American poet of to-day is more a people's poet."--'Boston
Transcript'.

"One could hardly overpraise 'General Booth'."--'New York Times'.

"Something new in verse, spontaneous, passionate, unmindful of
conventions in form and theme."--'The Living Age'.

Adventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty
Price, $1.00

This is a series of happening afoot while reciting at back-doors in the
west, and includes some experiences while harvesting in Kansas.
It includes several proclamations which apply the Gospel of Beauty
to agricultural conditions. There are, among other rhymed interludes:
"The Shield of Faith", "The Flute of the Lonely", "The Rose of Midnight",
"Kansas", "The Kallyope Yell".

Something to Read

Vachel Lindsay took a walk from his home in Springfield, Ill.,
over the prairies to N