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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-17

s~The Betrayal" by Walter Neale anu
Elizabeth H. Hancock (Neale PUP
fishing Coz
One of the biggest, would ike 10 say
thought-compelling novels, If 1t were not
outlawed, is 1.-THE Betrayal It's DIE
book big in every way, in compositlon'
facts. details, Understanding capacity,
that is, for the discriminating If YOU
are best-sellerite you mustn't daily with
1.-THE Betrayal really 1t wouldn't be
right for you, particularly for the book.
Mr.. Neale and Miss Hancock. who by
the way, helped Mr. Neale to collect
data. to search records and develop sew
eral of the minor characteristic story Is
Mr.. Neale's conception. is wholly from
his pen-read throughout and carefully
examined fully 5000 books and papers, in
.c1uding manuscripts that relate to the
south and for many years Mr.. Neale
has made a study of Virginia history.
Never having seen book that discussed
Virginia as a nation, was the cause OF
Mr. Neale writing 1.-THE Betrayal "vir-
~fnia was a nation until her political
rights we're delivered by her people to
Harrison, Mckinley. Roosevelt and Taft
N1ntil she became a part OF the recently
,foruned American republic-or empire"
S. Mr.. NeaIe correctly believed that an
American novel coi;ld only b& written,
Win its foundation laid firmly on one
state. How the dickens can yoN label
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interested in. thrilled by and devoted to
the following propositions:
I'VE hold these truths to be self-evi-
dent, that all men are created equal
The voice of the people is the voice of
God. Government OF the people. by the
people. for the people, shall not perish
from the earth"
Today, he claims, there is no element
of newness In those statements. They
are accepted truths, or have been ac-
cepted truths until recently when an in
tense undercurrent is felt among intellec-
tual persons that the accepted truths of
1000 years are not to be overturned by the
American experiment In government.
Mr.. Neale. therefore. has told the story
Of Virginia. her birth. her youth, her
maturity. her betrayal by her own people
and her death at their hands"
THE war has decided but one ques-
tion," says the Betrayal" apparently
1T had decided only one; no country a
party to the compact of 17SS would be
permitted to violate any of that agree
inent or to withdraw any authority del
egated to the federal government under
that compact.
"A radical readjustment of the rela-
tions of the nations to one another In the
event of the success of those that fought
to enforce the treaty was not expected
by statesmen of any of the countries,
northern or southern. Indeed those that
demanded the enforcement of the treaty
of 17SS fought for the perpetuation of all
the terms of that compact and did not
expect the defeat that they met in sue
cess-the destruction by them of the
treaty that they defended.
Later, William Mckinley, drawing the
last knife that was necessary to assas-
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Mr.. Neale denies that the man with the
sweat of his brow and hod of bricks
on his shoulder, per Sc, Is more moral
than the man with centuries Of cultured
ancestors In his wake and university
education in his head.
In other words, goes on Mr.. Neale: Men
do not govern themselves. All men are
not created equal The voice of the peo-
pie is not the voice of God. There is no
such thing, says he, as a government OF
the people, by the people, for the people.
Liberty asked Captain Lancaster IN
1.-The Betrayal; "I'll tell you the mean
ing of liberty. Here is liberty as she IS
known to the people: License, Lust and
Lice"
The plot? oh, the plot is all right
enough, splendid 1t deals with readjust-
ment times in Virginia.
THE Betrayal is first-class A big
book, great piece of work. 1t should
be read by all southerners particularly.
II your mind cries out at times for some
relief from literary mush, give 1t THE
BETRAYAL" You'll be glad you did. SO
will the mind.
"Ponpy," by Cynthia Stockley. &c. p.
Putnams sons.)
/ Miss stockley just missed writing an
other "A story of an African Farm"
but she missed it all right enough, prin-
cipally because she wouldn't keep her
people in Africa, where they belonged.
Some of her people never should have
been permitted to leave Africa, never
should have been far from keeper-of
morals, maybe.
But. peradventure. nevertheless, II you
can overcome yotr disgust for the coarse
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Literary Lights And Shadows
BY s. MAYS BALL

la novel American when it purports to
treat of nearly 50 nations as a single peo-
pie? Pish! The thing is unthinkable."
And, SO it is
THE Betrayal has its strength and
interest In the fact that it bases its ex-
cuse for existence not on containing
platitudes and accepted truths. That
which is universally accepted as truth
has no place In f1ction-nor in any other
volume other than normal text book.
Nothing is so uninteresting as Truth as
she Is known.
Mr. Neale tells the truth In THE Be-
trayal," but It Is not the truth that is
uninteresting, for 1t is the truth that Is
false to those who do not know truth.
There is no srch thing as eternal truth.
of course, that is to say. truth that is
eternally accepted as truth.
While the action of the novel takes
place 30 years ago the story Is really
that of today and of 1000 years ago. and
of all time. In this year ofsgrace, 1910.
Mr.. Neale's theme is the most impor-
tant that Europe and America face and
by far the most important that con-
fronts the southern people.
The first duty, the all important duty
OF Novelist is to be interesting Mr..
NNea1e contends that a century and half
~ closer than that even, we were all
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and brutal details of the first SO pages
|or will skim them hurriedly. passing the
unpleasant details as cursorily as possi-
ble you will be quite delighted, possibly,
with the remaining 400 pages. 1t Is
hard to understand how woman could
put on paper such descriptions of squalor
and suffering as tarnish the opening of
Poppy"
Poppy is an Irish girl, born in South
Africa and brought up as a child in fear
full drudgery. At the age of IL she rr:rs
away and Is taken into a household,
cared for, educated, taken to Europe and
finally returns to live In a charming
villa in Durham. Poppy Is very intense
exotic, morbid personality and the man
who has educated her has had such u
violent and checkered career that he
has become victim OF intense pas
sions He had contrived to be married
Ito Poppy Dustin without he rknowing 1t
and their life together In Durham evolved
most trying and unusual situations con-
tin,,1lly One evening in the garden Of
her villa Poppy meets a man who is
delirious with fever and conceives
sudden passion for him. The results Of
this meeting in the grounds of the villa
we're extraordinary. not to be discussed
here further.
The book is picturesque In theme. 1t Is
very daring. to say the least. 1t seems
to care nothing for conventional moral
lily, so-called. and the reading is there.
strong for the strong. II Is not book
for young folks.
One is likely, perhaps. to grow weary
of following Poppy In her trials and trib-
ulations and tears that would not wash
out word Of IT," She has. Oh, 20 much
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trouble. Still, don't we like to talk and
read OF the trouble of others? Certainly.


NOW HE Thinks It's Wrong To Bet
from Everybody's Magazine.
Two old cronies went into drug stors
IN the downtown part of New-Yof city
ana. addressing the proprietor by his
first name. one of them said:
Or. Charley. we have made bet Of
the Ice cream sodas. We will have them
now. and when the bet is decided the
loser will drop in and pay for them.''
AS the two old fellows were departing
after enjoying their temperance bever-
age. the druggist asked them what the
wager was. x54 ~s4
well" said one of them, our friend
George bets that when the tower Of ths
Singer building falls 1t will topple over
toward the North river, and I bet that
1t won't
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-17
The Judge in Danger

From the London News.
Prisoner at the bar" said the portiy.
pompous and florid magistrate, you are
charged with stealing a pig, very Sc
rious offense in, this district. There, has
been a great deal of pig-stealing, and
II shall make an example of you or none
of us will be safe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-17
BENSCOT LITHIA WATER
Drink it-eat anything.

Public invited to hear band
play at Corey today.
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rs dotted lawn dresses over
skirt styles, no sham overskirts
but real overskirts, side effect,
low necks, short sleeves, neck,
cuffs and overskirt edged with
wide bands of solid colored
materials to match, all colors.
Sizes up to 3S only.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29
A Good Retort.

II is told OF a successful comedian
that his first bit OF popularity was
gained in rough mining town where
he was giving 'impersonations" in
hall to a large but unpleasantly crlt
cal audience.
lie was young. and not exactly at
his ease. and the freely-delivered com.
ments which greeted him on his ap.
pearance were not reassuring; but he
kept on. and gained In confidence
Some OF the audience. however. had
come prepared TO amuss themselves
and did not propose TO be baked.
After one really commendable I'm,
pers0natiOn there was round OF ap
plause. but IN the midst OF Il a great
cabbage landed on the stage at the
actors feet
lie picked Il up. examined II. and
then gazing out over the audience
with the bland and innocent express
sion which has since become one Of
his assets. he said
THANK you. This Is more thaE
I had any reason 90 expect. Il a the
first time any one has ever lost his
head over nay acting Youths Com
paniuu.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29
EXTINCTION OF
EARLY EQUINES
rfuch rIyaterY Surrounda Disa D.
pearanSe 81 American tHorse-
Attributed by Some 90
InCrcaaing Cold

over three centuries ago. At the
time af the Spanish conquest. there
vas not to be- found Ia the uow
world. so a has been practically
proved. single animal that answered
O. the description 90 the horae.
Horses. indeed which the spanish
brought With them. were objects az
nrat uf sreat terror % the natives,
y no took them 90 hr four.lessed a..
refuamgal beings come pufpoeoly 20
aid the cougurroga. Vet recent re-
search by the whitney misalon hAf 80.
tablsbed beyond doubt that lans BE-.
tory Columbus tho Americas were
uYsrruu by horses from the noun.
talua % Alnska tn The plains of taia.
auula Says ilapeFb Weekly
Iu tsss the chaugs discovery IA Ass
JeFseY 1f an equine fosalt - a. sn-
traeu tni led to morg mathodieai
investigation of Amafiea eifh ths g.
aaIt tbar IrrhhfDric taras bones
Hasa hseu found n California and ur
eeaH. uutu,rH the Gulf aI M#sisu sHI
tha garaHuaa, BOB frkHs, HfafIaa aHd
ta# ttl.nYa Hf Metl.n. M fhe Haain e
the Nlta. anlugl anl ua taa Heafvfa
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29

To test the. theory, Captain Craig ex-
posed number of soldiers (volunteer-
ing for the purpose in response to an
offer of 5000 apiece to the bites of
mosquitoes of this species which had
already bitten men sick with dengue.
Twenty or thirty of the insects,
Matched from eggs in the laboratory,
were first liberated under the mos
quito bar of a dengue-sick soldier, in
order that they might attack him and
become infected, and, few hours
later. they were removed and placed
beneath the mosquito bar or a well
man. In every such instance the NAL
ady was successfully reproduced; and.
as a result, dengue patients are now
treated in the wards of ordinary hos
pitals. no fear of contagion being en-
tertained so long as mosquitoes are
prevented from getting at the suffer
ers and thus acquiring the infection
for distribution among other people.
The greatest of all medical puzzles
at the present time Is cancer. Nor
tality from other diseases is steadily
diminishing, owing TO improvements in
sanitation and in methods of treat.
ment, but this dreadful malady is kill.
ing people faster every year. Out of
every eight women who pass the age
of forty, one dies of cancer. In all
likelihood the reason why the germ
has never been discovered is that, like
the microbes of yellow fever and
measles. it is so tiny as TO be ultra-mi.
croscopic. Probably It is carried by
one or more of the lower animals, and
science at the present time is engaged
in far-reaching inquiry with a view
to solving this branch Of the problem.
Mice have been accused, and fishes
likewise. but no near approach seems
TO have been made 10 a solution of the
mystery. II only the secret. doubtless
simple one. were known. the discoy-
cry Of a cure for cancer would not ba
long postponed
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29
Documents in uuknown Tongue

Some documents from coutral Asia
have been acquired by tho Aslatte so
elety Of bengal from Montenesrla.
Thry consist % ave leaves ~ brown
tsh yellow paper measuring eight
inches ~ "a inches.
The Significance 90 these ave leaves,
che gguulnenosa % which cannot bs
doubted. q that scholars are here ean.
frautsd with number of consecutive
passages in language ta which un
cleN has see been found. aud % which
b.fh,rto oHy Fragments have been
rescued from thu nuJs - central
Asia.
tt q pgsalble that by means 10 these
atu leaves an Important literary Ian.
suasa af whose existence the world
bad pa suspicion mby bo rescued noas
ahllslab Fha passing un tha ravsfua
&c eaeH leaf shows that theY anus
.FNe1 a past ut aH extensive work.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29

slopes OF the Rocky mountains. Hories.
too, must have been numerous In this
country previous 90 the appearance OF
man researches having brought 20
light their fossilized remains mixed up
with pottery and the stone arms ~
cave dwellcrs
How rs Il. then. that the equine race,
represented in America by kinds OF
FOSSILS considerably more numerous
than IN Europe. came for time TO
vanish from this country 90 reappear
thousands of centuries later with the
spanish conquest For but q ceutry
after Cortez there were already IN ex-
istencc herds OF Wild horses In the
regions ot the mata and the prairles
OF the far west
ny some thia temporary extinction
uf thr American horse has been az.
Fihut,d to the increasing cold and the
encroachmouta on the glacial hemia
phere. u 10 certain that The elephant
and camel disappeared at tho same
time Another explanation is that the
horses auccumbed "a a maladY such 10
thu "rindsrpeetf IA South Africa
Again. what brought about Tits exodus
may possibly have been = sussiss Of
che present day Columbian vampire
BAT which SUCKS taa lifs blood nl ita
Victims. and u tha dlatFtrts b ulssia
prvygnta tho burse belng used a. =
beast af b4rden
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29
PROPER TREATMENT FOR
OVERHEATED WORK HORSE
Il Important Know That Exhaustion From Summer
May Be PreVented-CIean Stable,
and Air Essential.

suffers fearfully from the direct rays
of the sun. Also shade the polls Of
horses at work and in such a way that
air can pass under the shading hat
or other cover.
When horse shows symptoms Of
heat exhaustion stop work, stand him
under a tree where there is a breeze,
shower his body with cold water from
a sprinkling can, keep cold wet packs
to the poll Of his head and give him
large, frequent doses of stimulants
such as whisky in strong cold coffee.
Do not bleed him or give him AGO.
mite or other poisonous drugs. Re-
peat the dose Of stimulant every half
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29

URGFON GENERAL wy
MAN of the public health
service has been buying
such quantities of live rab'
bits lately, for use in his
business, that, in response
to inquiry, he has felt
obliged to explain that the
animals are wanted not for
yivisectiou- hut for the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29

out for the symptoms here outlined
and then be able to treat them intelli
gently. In the first place 1t is impor-
tant to remember that heat exhaustion
may be largely prevented:
BY keeping the horses stable clean.
airy. perfectly ventilated. darkened
and screened in summer time.
Feeding the best of foods in ade
Quate but not extreme quantities.
Making no sudden changes of food
Allowing plenty of cool. pure drink
Ing water.
Permitting ample time for rest at
noon.
Removing the harness during such
rest periods.
Not overworking any horse and al
ways changing frequently the middle
horse of a three horse team. as he
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29
Bv A. s. ALEXANDER. Wisconsi1

O3y A. 8. ALEXANDER, wisconsin,
When during the hot weather the
hard worked horse suddenly stops
sweating, lags, weakens, pants and
has hot dry skin and extremely red
dened membranes of the eyes, nose
and mouth he is suffering from heat
exhaustion and by using the ther-
mometer It would be found that his
Temperature is over 10G degrees.
Unless a horse in this condition is
Immediately rested, put in a cool,
shady, breezy place and there cooled
of he will be likely to fall and die of
heat apopleXy or "sun stroke"
It therefore is well to know and look
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29

hour at first and every hour or two
as he gains strength and the fever
abates.
A good stimulant is prepared by
mixing together one part of aromatic
spirits of ammonia and two parts each
of alcohol and sweet spirits of nitre.
OF this give two ounces In a pint of
water or cold coffee as one dose.
If he is bloated give four ounces OF
hyposulphite of soda dissolved in
water and inject soapy cold water and
glycerine into the rectum once an
hour until relieved. In case Of sun
stroke call in the graduate veterinar
ian as soon as possible.
An excellent likeness of Babinglet
Good Luck, one OF Lord Rothschild's
famous shires, is shown in the illus
tration.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29

tight. II IS light and so strong that u
Is almost indestructible With one OF
these rigs you can build narrow
lane on one side OF the pen and move
Il ahead as the hog moves. lie secs
the opening ahead and walks that
way 20 get out. Hogs may be coaxed
with rig of this kind when Il Is I'm.
possible 10 drive them where you want
them 90 go.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-29

them running In every direction. make
a Nshaped hurdler as shown in the
illustration. says Farm Press. The
frame Is light wood and the webbing
IS made by two thicknesses OF close
mesh wire fencing with water-proofed
building paper between. A stifr wood
eu brace runs each way through the
center so the fencing may be stretched
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-01
THE BUSINESS BAROMETER.

The definite answer to the predictions of dis
aster of Mr.. James j Hill is the determination
of % per cent of the steel producers in the eoun-
try to maintain the price OF the barometer of
business. AS goes steel. so goes the country.
And business goes so goes steel. Al a con-
ference in which we're represented the immense
Steel Corporation and many independent pro.
ducers. these men of business canvassed the sit
uation. viewed conditions present and prospee.
tive, and reached the-eonelusion that there was
no necessity for reducing the price Of the com.
modify which is the basis of prosperity and
commercial activity
1t is strange thing but true that no one
tvty is the iron market that slump i'll the price
indicates unfailingly general sIackening of
business enthusiasm. When steel Is cut. the
panic is already on the way, When steel Ia
high and orders good there Is encouragement In
all lines for confidence and expansion.
As general rule the Steel Corporation fixes
the price and sticks to it. The market may
fuctuaie among independents but the great com.
pany goes on the even tenor of its way, undis-
turbed by competition. Only occasionally, as
in the last panic does it itself reduce the price
in competition. When it does, there IS business
chaos With steel going down. business generally
goes up
In the uncertainties involved In a distinct DO.
litical change and offset to the opinion of
Mr. Hill whose power makes him prophet to
be feared the action of the steel makers is a
sign of much encouragement for the business OF
the immediate future.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-01
MORGAN BACK OF
TELEGRAPH TRUST

COLUMBUS. o.. Dec l.--plans
for gigantic telephone and tele-
graph trust covering the entire United
States are to-day declared to be be-
hind the recent move to combine
the telephone interests of Ohio. IT.
diana. Michigan and Western New
York
As the first step In this direction,
the telephone interests are now hav-
ing a bill drawn which will be pre-
sented to the coming State Legisla-
ture permitting the consolidation Of
the Bell Company, the Morgan In
terests and the remaining indepen-
dent interests Of the State Ohio Is
the stronghold of the independents
and II the consolidation can be ac-
complished here the completion OF a
nationwide monopoly. 1t Is believed.
will be a comparatively easy thing.
A conference was held two weeks ago
to take steps for the Ohio CONSOLE
dalton. Later conferences were held
at New York last week.
Morgan Is declared here TO be the
prime mover back of the proposed
consolidation.