The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-27

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Give years ago there were sixty
two men and only three of us girls.
The boss made us work regular
sweat-shop hours, and the pay was
very bad. SO we girls wanted TO
start a union. Well, the sixty-two
men-being cowards-only grinned.
Then what happened? The boss
found that girls could run the ma
chimes as well as men, and he
thought women would be meek and
take even lower pay SO he put in
more girls. He kept at 1t till now
only three men are left! But we
girls were not meek at all. We
started our union; we have made
him let us out every night at six
o'clock. and raise our wages to over
seven dollars a week. And now
she smiled a cruel, hooking smile at
the three men in the corner, and
added sweetly: 1--WE girls are so
strong we can protect our three
men. We have shortened their hours
too, and raised their wages. d.
Poor things. "--Ernest Poole, in jan
uary Everybody's Magazine.
The salient article of the January
Century is easily Mr. Walter Camps
chatty discussion of Personality In
Football" in which he asks and
answers the pertinent question, Are
our boys trained to set up a false
standard of hero-worship?"
Entirely different in theme, yet
also on an important question of cur
rent interest, is the study OF the
New Plan of Chicago" with re-
marks on city-planning in general.
by Charles W. Eliot. president-emer-
titus of Harvard University.
John Kimberly Mumford's author
itative article on '"rhe Passing of
the Antique Rug" is notable for its
illustrations.
There are two notable names OF
writer's OF fiction in the January Cen
tury-May Sinclair and Edith
Wharton.
The January number of Smiths
Magazine offers an unusually fine
selection of holiday reading. II will
take all your fingers and thumbs TO
count the good stories. and then
there will be a few attractions left
over to jot down on your cuff. The
complete novel by Elmore Elliott
Peake, called "Wells Without
Water" is a wonderfully interesting
story of racial handicap.
Peoples for January lists twenty
one stories on it's contents page. The
stories are of the greatest possible
variety. ranging from the ever-popu-
lar detective tale to an unusual story
of Wall street. The list OF authors
names includes many prominent
writer's of the best class OF fiction
and the wide diversity of the stories
makes the magazine good reading
for both men and women.
The January number of Gunter's
Magazine. from first page to last, is
chockfull of entertaining fiction OF
unusual quality. The complete move
in this issue. queen Saily's War.
by Charles T.. Brimblecom. abounds
in unique situation and a fine type
of humOr.
A writer new to Popular readers
Robert Rudd Whitlng-makes his
bow in the first January issue. now
on the stands. He has written FOR
that number a complete novel, The
Kings Club" in which he introduces
US to funny aggregation of would.
be kings. The theme is original
and there is a vein of delightful hu.
NOR running through it all that will
be vastly appreciated.
The ancient legend of the Lorelei
appears In new and even more ro-
mantle form In the novelette, bearing
that tiptle in the January Smart Set
This story is a delightful piece o;
work, the scenes being laid in Flor
ence, Paris and the Rhine country,
and the atmosphere of these various
sections is well brought out. "The
Lorelei." as II appears In the Smart
Set, is a distinct literary feature.
The leading story in The Red
Book Magazine for January is a
singularly human and appealing tale
by Hamlin Garland told in the man.
ner that long since established Mr..
Garland in the front rank of Amer
ica's really great fiction writer's. Its
title n "a Short Line Romance" 4
second story turning upon an inter-
national marriage is 1.-The Wreath, "
a powerful specimen of dramatic
writing by Gouverneur Morris.