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tory, and of the folk lore and legend which are practised or studied in the school In short here is fruitful synthesis of the arts of civilization. Practical explanations and illustrations are given fin the fullest measure The authors of the book have worked out the problems of festival together as members of the festival committee of the Ethical Culture School.
 "Festivals and Plays" is a distinctly valuable contribution to literature and will no doubt be largely sought by those interested in such matters.
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set in action the constructive forces of the body.
 Regarding New Thought, ;" pr. Courtney says that it Is identical with the Emanuel movement as far as its healing method goes. the basic princi- pie being tho inculcation of faith.
 pr Courtney gives some very sound advice to the persons suffering from nerves, warning them that they should not resort to alcoholic beverages as u panacea, neither tea, coffee or tobacco; that ones food should be we'll cooked and served, and varied In character: that baths should be taken warm and the body cooled off by being rubbed vigorously. with n coarse mitten; that exercise should be taken moderately. and nature strictly indulged in and much rest be taken.
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even have car fare to get home. say Thank Heaven for the man who first invented 'Taxis' crawled in one and the driver must have known from the address I gave him that he was pretty sure of getting his money at the other end, because he drove off with never word. Anyway I felt that he was an angel to credit me that long, and l got home just about five minutes before you came and that's why l was changing my gown and not ready to see you. So you see my point of view about economy. It cost me one dollar to get home. and five dollars for plate of hash that I didn't eat, and I've ruined my beauti- full Seyenty-five dollar linen gown. That's why l say it's foolish extrava- gance for poor person to try to eeonomize. In other words. what's the use to be economical when you practically have no money?"
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her facS m B Hlkflt' rot
 removing wrinkles and de- geloping the bust her meth cd is truly wonderfully rapid. She made herself the woman she is today and brought about the wonderful change in her appearance in s secret and
 pleasant manner. Her com
 Dlexion is as clear and fair IS that of a child. She turned her scrawny figure into d beautiful bust and well developed form. She had thin. serawny eyelashes and eyebrows. which could scarcely be seen. She made them long. thick and beautiful by her own meth ods and removed every blackhead and pimple from her face in A single night.
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o'clock every evening. He keeps his promise to the letter, and there ensues such reign of terror as no modern city has ever known.
 First of all. electrical currents are stopped. Telephones are silent, electric bells refuse to ring, trolley cars stand still in their tracks automobiles are unable te run, sthe subway trains stop in their tunnels and the city is plunged in darkness Then comes the second sign. and the pail of night that can not be lighted wraps itself around the building in which McCarthy's office is located The third sign brings silence. and the fourth and most terrible of all cuts off tho heat waves at a given spot and the mayor and other city officials freeze to death in their offices.
 Such is the situation chosen by Mir White around which to weave story of mystery, adventure and love The oportunity for adventure is lmitless and rhe result Is such as writer of Mr. Whites ability would be expected to achieve. It is the attempt at soln- ton that lends greatest interest. for while every scientist Is speculating and recognized authority Is leading in tho search for the unknown but all-power- full force, it remains for young man of attainment and keen wit to soly. the riddle and to set things to rights again. This man, fascinating figure in whose life the clements of scientific learning and romance are well filled, remains apparently inactive. But the reader knows he Is working and his methods are as interesting as those of ahy detective who has ever enlivened the pages of fiction. They are scientific
 methods, 1t Is true. but not so profound as not to be easily grasped by the lay man.
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peal are the forces which are most surely going to push 1t ahead to q tre- mendous success. The title refers in particularly happy way to the most charming company of people the read CT will meet in the books pages. people with whom he will be quite content to mingle. The question has often been raised as to whether story in order to be enjoyable must be about nice characters or not, and the inquiry has never been definitely settled. but aside from theories one knows absolutely that for the mere pleasure of reading there Is nothing to equal a story of lov- able folks. This Is just what The Goodly Fellowship Is. Perhaps they may not all be lovable at first In fact Jean Stuart. the heroine, may be the least so. Jean is of the fashionable world and she comes to the missionary station not becS she wants to, but because she yed to. On sight seeing tour is to take her around the he is bcset while in the mountains, Persia by gang of brigands. from whom she is rescued by Thorley Prescott, who. although he Is one of the band of missionaries at the Persian station, Is not in the least the popular conception of a missionary Because of the difficulties of winter travel Jean stays several months at the station, and the change in her outlook upon life. made by The GoodIy Fellow ship in which she must needs associate forms not the least interesting phase of varied story. In Thorley Prescott Miss Schaufrer has presented charac- ter which Is quite as remarkable as her heroine. A man of tireless energy, he sees the purpose of the missionary to be, first of all, to improve the economic and social conditions of those among whom he has to labor. Though his con duct is not at all times met with cor diality by his brother workers. he reso- lutely pursu.s the course which he be- lieves to be right. and with Jeans financial assistance and encouragement demonstrates to the others the wisdom of his actions. The love of Jean and Thorley, though 1t is a beautiful thing. Is very real example of the trite say ing that the course of true love never runs smoothly. Though it is quite un- consciously done, 1t cannot be denied that The Goodly Fellowship Is interest Ing far more than it's story, presenting as 1t does what may be taken 10 be | true picture of the life of the mission ary in country which is full of un- solved problems.
 THE CONQUEST OF NERVES.r By J. ". Courtney. The Macmillan
 company, New lOrK.
 In "The Conquest of Nerves" the very excellent book, from the pen of Dr. J. ". Courtney. practical talks on u subject which affects nearly all of mankind are given. in terse. concise and understandable manner.
 Dr. Courtney declares that worry Is the most frequent cause of weak and irritable nerves, among humanity at large"--a fact which most of us agree heartily with him upon
 The eminent physician then tells of the many ways that the people get Nerves" and how they may be cured and all of which will he welcomed by those suffering from such disorders.
 Thek author speaks very highly of vari 'cults,"in practice now. partic- ulsrucH he Emanuel movement. and he d. a6is<.. that lsmanuel fully under
 \h~. marvellous power of joy, tpl
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MARY PEcIIELL

MARY PECHELL.p | By Mrs. Belloc Lowndes. Charles Scrib- ner's Sons, New York.
 To the reader who Is looking for a good story. no writer of the present day is more apt to satisfy this desire
 than Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, who is gifted
 far above the average writer, both as
 character sketcher and a versatile imagina ton, as well as a ready pen, to put all this into effect.
 In Mary Pechell' Mrs Lowndes has
 not disappointed her admirers, for she has put together q story that Is very clever, very original and very absorb
 ing in its interest.
 Mrs. Lowndes understands very well
 the strategic art of keeping her readers "guessing" until the end, and in that way she holds their interest thor oughly.
 She never by any manner of means reaches her climax too soon. In Mary Pechell, the fragrant theme of whether a woman should follow the
 man she loves, even If she discovers q criminal streak in his career. previous to her acquaintance with him is dealt
 with.
 In this case the woman does do go, but of this we are not told. as was
 hinted previously, until the finale Of the story. II iS d very utiltdtt SuDJtcI, IniS proposition, and Mrs. Lowndes has
 handled it well and in most dramatic style that Involves the two leading men In many incidents which arc compell : Ing and interesting
 1t is safe to predict big run for Mary Pechell." and Mrs. Lowndes Is to be congratulated upon her very sue csssful writing of. very clever novel t"TTIU SIGN AT cTX By Stewart Edward White. Illustrated by M. Leone Bracker. The Bobbs, Merrill Company. Indianapolis. From the prolific pen of that excel
 lent story teller. Stewart Edward White, cofes new novel called "The Sign at R." It may be taken for
 granted that 1t is interesting, well written and out of the ordinary, for
 MT. White has demonstrated his ability
 too many times and has won too large an audience tosleaye any doubts about the merit of anything he may choose
 to write. A glance at the contents proves that it is MT. White at his best.
 and yet the book contains q big sur
 prise for 1t discloses the author in a
 new vein. but one which is altogether
 as charming as that in which he wrote Of the great outdoors. the secrets of which iic knows so well.
 The Sign at Six" Is a novel of New York city. But what a New York it is, Irna zine, If you can, that this great hurrying metropolis. so utterly depend- ont upon modern scientific luxuries should suddenly find itself in the grasp of scientist who has discovered the
 startling secret of suspending the opar-
 ation of natural forces: but, alas, scientist whose brain has been turned by it's cunning and who. instead of being. a great creator, has become de- stroyer, seeking vengeance on one man. and unmindful of the fact that mill lions must suffer likewise.
 Hidden away. no one knows where
 this madman ruthlessly pursues Me- Carthy. the aI1-powerful political boss. the enemy of the. people. whose de-
 struction the lunan nc-scientist feels di- vineiy commissioned to effect By
 wireless he keeps in touch with the
 outsl1o world, warming McCartilys and
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Nepirn need longer be hnmillated and embar- assei beciuse they thin. flat chested and nos developed for science has found simple way to gvs Inc beautiful curves Of q perfect figure To prove this lei us send ynu free Of 5oc package that will show yol how easy Inc bust be developed ffon two tu seven incleB, and become full plump and fln. This discovery that Is of such vital inter est 10 9li thin Is the result long study and nyestsaten by one Of the leading women physicians 10 Nes York State. who In seeking to overcome the iefects in her own figure without the uss of ''padx' or fnfms, discoycrod happy combination os tissss- nutdtng elements that Increased her bust four inches, mado her arms roInd and shapely and her aeck and sl9ulllcrs plump and symmetrical.
 This prescription of Dr. Catherine kellys Is q real iisc,lsery far different lines from the ordinary Ispie defelupinS treatment. and this explains its iiinost uniform pt Kelly not only Ealned beautiful form by her prescription. but used it successfully with many 4 Her patients. Women this Is 9afsaRai message from c physician rnupc. II yfnr sex, and all ask rnrr
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what l wanted than it would have been otherwise"
 Betty drew long breath just here, and shivered
 But I didn't blame her.
 Betty in Cheap Restaurant
 Betty, a creature made of sea foam and sea flowersi
 A Dryad in the basement of a De
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Ole Solomon had time an ter spare ter look after his 700 wives, but den he didn't have no automobile ter dis tract his attention, nor no pretty stenographer ter tek up his time. Naw'm!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06
THE IDEA OF A WOMAN
Having Pimples, BIackheads, Super fIuous Hair and Other Facial BIer- ishes and Appearing in Public
 Is Positively HcpuIsive

Why Should Any Woman Be ThIn, sorawny and Homey when She Mas t In Her Power to be as BeautIful Her More Fortunate sister7 We'll Known Beauty Reveals secrets of Beautlfyns That Every Woman Should Know; Also Tells How to Remove Wrinkles and Develop the Bust to Beautiful Proportions, by New
 Discovery. Let This Woman Send You
 FREE Everything she Agrees and
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 Quickly. This clever woman by her marvellous and simple nsthods has brought about a wonderful change in
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Jacobs and Edyth Ellerbeck Read, an- nounces that 1t is "A Sequel" to "A Texas Blue Bonnet" one of the earlier books of the Blue Bonnet Series" Blue Bonnets Ranch Party how eyer. is a reversal of the Texas girls experiences concerning her young days at school in Massachusetts town. In Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party" crowd of eastern girls are taken down to the wilds of Texas as the guest of Blue Bonnet, and she shows them life in the open, where plain and meadow abound, and where the surroundings are quite as different from the New England environment as black is from white.
 The story is charmingly written, and life on Texas ranch is depicted in graphic colors, with all the open air ef- feets and green grass and the beautiful canopy of heaven to shelter the jolly party of girls, who are having their first experiences of the sort.
 Of course the New England girls found things vastly different. quite as different as the little Texas Blue Bon net found them up in Massachusetts, when she went there to school.
 Blue Bonnet and her friends on the ranch proved themselves very clever teachers and there isn't a girl alive who will not thoroughly enjoy reading
 
 of girls when they got their first glimpse of the plains of the great southwest.
 The book is beautifully gotten up in tints of blue to correspond with the name, and the illustrations by John Goss are exceptionally clever. Alto Gether there is no more charming book on the market today than "Blua. Bon nets Ranch Party" and those who miss reading it will miss rare op- portunity
 FESTIVALS AND PLAYS IN
 SCHOOLS AND ELSEWHERE" By Percival Chubb. former director of . Festivals in the Ethical Culture
 School of New York, and his asso-
 ciates in the school. With many il-
 lustrations. Harper Brothers, New
 York.
 After long preparation the authors. Mir Percival Chubb and his associates in the Ethical Culture School of New York, who have been leaders in the American development of festivals. plays, and allied arts. have completed the most comprehensive and authorita- tive work on this many-sided subject which We have had. It has been found impossible by any title to suggest the full scope of this volume. The word festival as commonly understood, does not cover the wide range of activ- 'ties that are dealt with here. These varied forms of festival involve all the -estal arts of drama and pageaDtry. Fserg arS SaHce. rife and ceremony. and these call for the lively cooperation of thA mtRQf aTte and crafts oe the hiYr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06
NATIONAL IDEALS AND RACE-RE-
 GENERATION"

By the Rev. R. F. Horton M A., D. D.
 Moffat. Yard & Company, New York.
 In his very interesting book entitled National Ideals and Race -Regenera- tion." the Rev R. F. Horton has follow ed out the line of reasoning that the process of mutual introduction among the nations goes on by literature, and by travel and by commerce. at so ac- celerating a rate. that the day is fast approaching when the earth will be covered with the mutual knowledge of the peoples, and the differences which spring from ignorance will disappear.
 When, therefore. we try to present to ourselves afresh our national ideal it must be done in full view of the in- ternational ideal. We wish to make our nation what 1t should be. fin order that it may take its proper place, and its appointed part, in the corporate life of all nations. It Is this novel feature the quickened and quickening sense of the world as one. and of the nations related to one another as formerly families were related in nation--that makes the new discussion of the na- tional ideals necessary.
 The book is well written and very instructive
 THE GOODLY .FELLowsHIP." By Rachel capen Schauffler The Mae
 milan Company, New York.
 With Persia as her background and with characters chosen froinla Chris tian missionary station there. Miss Schauffler has told story which is unusual in d number of particulars.
 The Goodly Fellowship is a love story, and in the simple manner in which it is set feFfh' and ite stFsRG ha,nen apr
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-13
SECRETARY FISHER TRIES
TO GET AWAY FOR HAWAII

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 20. -
Secretary Fisher has been trying to
get off to Hawaii for some time to in
vestigate the fight over the governor
ship of that territory. Gov. Frear's
term expired a year ago, and the fight
for and against his denomination has
been going on ever since. His friends
and enemies have both been active.
The president has held off from ac-
ton until he could get clear knoWl-
edge of the facts from first-hand
sources. He asked Secretary Fisher
to investigate the whole situation per-
sonally.
Mr.. Fisher made a reservation to
sail on the boat leaving San Francisco
August 10, but has come to the con-
clusion that he will not be able to get
away from here at that time owing to
the presence of Congress, and has
made another reservation for August
%. The secretary feels that he ought
to stay in Washington while congress
is here He hopes, though, that Con-
gress will adjourn in time to permit
him to go to Hawaii on the 23rd. -
Evening Star.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-13
IAFPS NOMINATION AT CHICAGO NOT STOLEN
FIGURES OF CONVENTION BATTLE GIVE LIE TO It
ports were thus made. -
Argued Fifteen Days.

ports were thus made"
Argued Fifteen Days. -
In concluding, the majority of the
Credentials committee, defending It's
decisions, said:
AS to the merits Of these contested
cases upon which the committee pass
ed, 1t should be remembered that the
national committee sat for fifteen
days hearing evidence and argument
upon them. Out of a total member.
ship of fifty-three, only thirteen mem
bers Of that committee objected to the
findings and decisions, and they only
with regard to part OF the. cases, the
action of the committee having been
unanimous with regard to majority
Of them. The convention declined, by
a substantial majority, to reverse the
action OF the national committee. and
it referred the contested cases to the
committee on credentials. When our
committee met, rules were adopted by
unanimous vote. No one desiring to
make complaint as to the seating of
any delegate was prevented from pre-
senting his case. The committee even
considered cases which had been de-
cided by unanimous vote of the ma
tional committee, notably the Indiana
case.
The committee on credentials OF
the Republican national convention
consists of fifty-three members. The
committee in every case sustained the
decision of the national committee,
and in no case by majorities Of less
than two-thirds. This statement OF
facts, Endorsed by forty members Of
the committee, who listened patiently
through all day and all night sessions
to evidence and argument In order to
be able to Judge cases intelligently
and pass upon them honestly, should
be sufficient answer to the reckless.
unwarranted and untruthful assertions
contained in the statement signed by
eleven members of the committee, two
of whom did not attend sessions OF the
committee, did not hear any of the
evidence presented, and nearly all OF
whom indicated their bias by voting In
every case for the delegates known
to be favorable to Mr.. Roosevelt. in
GLIDING numerous cases in which the
action of the national committee had
been unanimous for the Taft dele
gates"
AS appendices the statement car
ried the majority and minority reports
of the credentials committee on each
of the contests. - ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-13
". c. weldon
Dies suddenly

Walter G. Weedon, secretary OF
treasurer of the Hawaiian Fiber Com
pany and one of the oldest residents
Of the city, died yesterday noon after
an illness of weeks duration Pneu-
monina was the cause of his death.
Mr. Weldon who has taken Lead
ing part during late years In the de-
velopment Of the Sisal industry was
one of the oldest and best known bust
ness men in the city. Besides his In
terest in the Hawaiian Fiber Com
pany, he carried on real estate and
insurance business and has done ex-
tensive work for the Hawaiian Pro
motion committee.
He was born in Middlesex, England
in 1848 and in 1865 came to Honolulu.
On January Is, 1870 he was married
tn Miss ida Sloan and in 1871, with
his wife, moved to Kansas City, Mo-,
where he was engaged in business for
twenty years. F
They returned to Hawaii in time for
Mr.. Weldon to take an active part in
the revolution of 1893 when he served
in the National guard as assistant
quartermaster. He was a member OF
the Volunteer Fire Department for a
number of years. 80" - III. ES44.
Mr.. Weldon has always taken &c.
tive part in religious work. He was
an elder of the Christion Church, su-
perintendent of the Sunday school and
was charter member and at one
time president of the Young Mems
Christian Association. ,-e -.
He is survived by his widow and
one daughter, Mrs. Alexander G. Horn.
Nc date as yet has been set for the
funeral.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-13
FORTY SUCCESSFUL YEARS.

For almost forty years Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy has been curing cramps in
the stomach and bowels, dysentery
and diarrhoea and has never been
known to fail to give relief even in the
most severe and dangerous cases. You
can make no better provision for the
safety of your family than to keep a
bottle of this remedy ever at hand.
For sale by all dealers. Benson,
Smith & Co., agents for Hawaii.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-29

fl ae local offices, is promoted to the pss4ti9n ef ehief dispa cher of taa com anys l1es.
 All the promotions are well merit ed. Mr. Richards has been most of fic aat in his duties as assistant to SGpse n5endent Peck. lie, accom- qanied by Mr. Richards, will leave lhis atterleon for Moanl Pleasant to assume ais new dutiss
 Alr. Lake has been ill the employ Jf tle Cotton Bet for about fffAen years. By gradual steps he has mounted to one Of the most import- ant LOS ti1n on the conpa9 y,s roster.
 Mr, Dancy also has been connected with he C2tton Belt fo4 long tei m ani the eW office he assumes Tues day l a reward for his long and faittfri services
 The three recip ents of the promo- tiens are well known n Pine Bluff and | ey are receiving g the congratu- Ia .loAs sf their many friends.