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The record., 1912-09-19
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To Thee. o Lord. h umbly pray.
Show lhcu my erring feet the way
II reject all man made creeds.
Show me. pray. the path that leads
From out the bitter gloon; cf night
Into the glory ct Thy hight.
Teach me the way of being kind;
And If it is that am blind
And cannot see Thy presence near,
Teach me. pray, to see mere clear,
Tha, ! may know l by spirit broods
Ger city streets and solitudes
Where feet CT man hath never trod.
Ant silence kne-vs but voice of God.
Teach me. pay. that may see
In spnnging grass and budding tree,
And in the siar-hlled space above
Promise OF Thy eternal love.
Amenl
Harry M. Dean.
The record., 1912-09-19

The rally here Tuesday afternoon
was one big, fine affair, and some
say that it is an indication of the
way the election is going strongly
in favor Of peace, education and
comfort of men, women and child
ren.
The record., 1912-09-19

y mass meeting of the citizens
of the city of Grccu,iilc is called to
meet 1T the Court house at : o'clock
Saturday night, Sept. -, to discuss
the plan IS Fioi oscd lay the Ciiy
Counei! iur The improvement nf our
s,Iec.s.
The record., 1912-09-19

The new 1918 models of auto
mobiles, most of which are now on
the market, caused a new interest
here among several of our people,
and it is likely that We shall soon
have at least one or two cars in town.
The record., 1912-09-19

Al m-mb, r; of III \. NJ. G. \.
and these who have contributed t."
the work during the past two years,
as well as those who may become
interested, are invited to attend an
important meeting To be held at the
building Friday night at ! so Mr
W. {. Paige. of Louisville, viii lie
here, and matters of vast importance
To the Association and to the town
will be considered.
The record., 1912-09-19

The opening of the prohibition
campaign here Tuesday was not a
local affair at all, as people from
all over the county joined in the
exercises.
The record., 1912-09-19

DuIancy Jernigin, colored,
daughter Of James lcrulsan, died
sunday night at their home in town.
after a lingering illness from com
plicaiion oftroullcs. Burial was in
the old cemetery Tuesday afternoon
in the family lot.
The record., 1912-09-19

Do you own property in the city I:
Then YOU are invited to attend the
mass meeting at the court house
SATURDAY. night, at which time the
public improvement of the city will
be discussed. Everyone is invited
to be present and aid in this work.
The record., 1912-09-19

The concrete bridge across Little
Caney has been completed about ten
days, and in two weeks travel will
be resumed over the Main street
thoroughfare.
The record., 1912-09-19

Messrs. w. III. Brizendine * Co.
had man from the factory Tues
day who made a display of the
l. oose Wiles Baking Co. products,
and opened and distributed samples
of the many excellent things made
by this concern.
The record., 1912-09-19

The season is approaching when
you see those fancy red vests IN the
show windows-and no where else,
thank goodness.
The record., 1912-09-19

Many farmers are selling quaint
ties Of pea hay, and the crop is
larger than ever kLoRn before in
the county.
The record., 1912-09-19
Notice TO A. s. Of I. FIembc: 5,

The regular session cf the C,un-
ty Urion will ,nect in Grecnviilc on
the first Thursday aud In lay In
October which will bc on tsc 81.
and 4,h. MI locals will l',asc
eject delegates and send as County
o'hcors, Board Members and del
csatcs to the State Union arc to lie
elected. Hoping VIC will have a
full dc;cg alton | am,
Yours Respectfully.
VI. w. CARVER,
Chm. MuhIcnbcrg Co. \. S of l..
Press reports from over the State
indicate an unusually heavy loss
from the burning Of tobacco barns.
Indications are that this loss is
greater than ever before sustlincd
Iz4~ BABY buggics al Eoarks.
The record., 1912-09-19

Mrs. Cecil T.. Roark and Mrs.
Jennie f.. Roark attended tic Fer
euson-Foulks wedding at South
Carrollton yesterday afternoon.
The record., 1912-09-19

The farmer is now getting 20 be Il
man OF some leisure, IS most of his
labors have been ended for the sea
son.
The record., 1912-09-19

Mr.. NJ. W. Carver left Tuesday
for Texarkana, Texas, where he
will spend ten days with his son,
Mr.. Watson Carver and family.
The record., 1912-09-19

Mr.. Morton Roll is able 10 be
out, after being laid up from an IN
jury TO his foot, caused by picking
up a needle On the floor at night.
The record., 1912-09-19

The grading on South Hill has
been completed, and there has not
been greater improvement made
around the town in long while.
The record., 1912-09-19

Mir. Ed Paxton left The first of
the week for Decatur. Ma. where
he will be some time at work in
stalling large ilouring mill.
The record., 1912-09-19

For sALE-4o stock ewes and 20
eve lambs, which will sell in any
quantity TO suit, one or ALL 2t
Z. PANNELL
The record., 1912-09-19

Mrs. ID. ]. Fleming is i'll at her
home on Main-cross street, suffer
ing from a nervous breakdown, and
her condition is considered serious
The record., 1912-09-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil l.. Roark
were in South Carrollton Saturday
with relatives.
The record., 1912-09-19
What Are Yea Gaigg
10 Do This Year

by way Of making your business SIC
cess!ul and your domestic lill fol oi
pleasure, Il y"n are uoi sui frll,d wi.h
telephone service of the Cumberland
Telephone < Telegraph Company:
Everyone should have a ;clel hone.
You are connected Hi;h all ou,si,!,
important points in local connections
with all residences aad business nous
cs. For any information call man
sger,
Cumberland TsleFhaae & Telegraph Co.
Incorporated.
The record., 1912-09-19

Hunters are already beginning to
look out territory, and make friends
with farmers where quails are report
ed.
The record., 1912-09-19

Good morning! Had your coal
house filled?
The record., 1912-09-19

Victor machines, records and
needles at Roark's.
The record., 1912-09-19

Mrs. Wm. shelton, of Dadc City,
Fla, is here on a visit To relatives
ami friends.
The record., 1912-09-19

Circuit court adjourned yesterday
afternoon, the docket having been
pretty we'll cleared.
The record., 1912-09-19

Mr.. J. A. Jonson was here from
NJ sdiscuville on legal business the
latter part of the week.
The record., 1912-09-19

Get mounts for calendars, mot
toes, etc. at this office.
The record., 1912-09-19

The enrolment at school contIn-
es to increase, several new pupils
entering each week.
The record., 1912-09-19

Mrs. H. Y. Slaion is ehjo ing the
delights of Diamond Springs.
The record., 1912-09-19
SocA MewtioN.

Don't forget the September elect
ion.
The record., 1912-09-19

Mr.. John Y Taylor was in ST
Louis several days this week, buy
ing holiday goods
The record., 1912-09-19

See Coombs e. Co. before you
sell your beef hides. oz7
The record., 1912-09-19

That Saturday night rain was a
little late, but 1t was very welcome,
and will do much good.
The record., 1912-09-19
And the straw hats in the shock

1t will soon be cool enough that
one can have fruit, cereals and food
for breakfast the same morning.
The record., 1912-09-19

Mr.. Geo. NJ. York speat the lat
ter part of the week in Louisville at
the Fair.
The record., 1912-09-19

Mrs. w. .. belCher IS visiting
relatives in Ogensboro.
The record., 1912-09-19

Telephone No and your laundry
will be called for and delivered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21

over the volume we find ourselves ac-
cepting very alphabetically MI.
stevenson's placing Of his innumeraoie
compositions. Again we remember the
title OF the book. Browsing through IL
under the evening lamp. many reader
Will find the anthologist's classification'
and his designations Of the various
groups. adding to his pleasure.
A word, IN closing, on the form Oh
this volume The type Is small put
not by any means microscopicaiiy
small: II involves no strain upon the
eye. The thin paper, too, though
hardly Opaque, carries the typography
beautifully: and. by the way, the pro-
portions OF the volume are such that,
thin as the page is. 1t does not buckle
The binding is Of handsome red buck
ram. simply stamped in gold, and
smooth to the touch. Mir. Stevenson
has done his work well, and the pub
fishers have. In their turn. done 1t JUS
tica. The volume is appropriately dedl-
Gated to Henry Holt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
LITERARY NEWS
d mo q
a. CRITICISM 20

ever Martin began TO tell his strange
story freely, with the result that three
years later he was first poisoned ana
then suffocated. Certain IL is that
Louis XVIII never was crowned. on ac-
count Of his superstitious dread OF the
ceremony.
All this, and much more, makes
gorgeously picturesque and sinister
narrative. but the weak link in the
whole theory is not strengthened-the
total lack Of proof namely, Of the iden-
tity of Naundorf with the abducted
Dauphin. His own story Of his ad-
ventures and wanderings between the
summer Of 1895 and his appearance IN
Berlin in 1910 was fragmentary. vague
and unsatisfactory. But, say the par
tisans of the cause, if he had been an
impostor he would have had ready a
plausible. connected story without
break or obscurity In 1t, His later
career was troubled one. In Prussia
he was accused Of coming; he was
driven from pillar TO post more IMAM
one attempt was made upon his life IN
consequence Of his attempts to secure
recognition from his supposed uncle
and especially from the Dauphlh
surviving sister, the Duchesse d An
gouleme, who had shared his prison
life and could, no doubt, have ldehu-
fed him. But. while the princess inter
viewed many OF tn other numerous
claimants to the throne, she steadfastIy
refused to see the most formidable OF
them all. Charles Guillaume Naundort'
And this. of course, is held by his par
tisans to be still another proof OF MS
identity.
1t is an extraordinary story and II Is
well told one doubts if it will make
converts to a lost cause, but II is GER
tainly good reading.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
LARKS
Holiday Fun for Wynken,
Blynken and Nod.
HEAPS OF PICTURES.

Boutet de Monvel first The old
charm OF his pictures of children will
BE found in the colored illustrations
with which he has surrounded the text
and music of a number or french
"Old Songs and Rounds for Little
Children" Duffleld). Here are 'Au
Clair de la Lune." la Polichineiie'
Beau Chateau" La Mist en- lAire,'
LIE Pont d'Avignon." "Fais dodo'
CALAIS" and many others. The verses
are given in both French and English;
the arrangement Is by Charles NJ
Widor.-And our own e. Boyd Smith
surely second. His new volume INC
Seashore Book" (Houghton Miffiin), Is
as gracefully typical OF American
childhood as Boutet de Mowers Is
quantity representative OF young
France. Mr.. Smith crowds much sea
life into his account and pictures or
Bob and Betty's summer with Captain
Halves. from the New England shore
all the way to the Arctic, with whale
boat in pursuit Of its gigantic game.
Milo Winters colored illustrations TO
his own wonder story, Billy Popgun'
Houghton Mimin), are worth looking
al on their own account, but acquire
their greater merit from their init
mate connection with the text. The
story Of Billy who wanders into the
strange land where a rabbit becomes
his steed. a turtle his guide below the
waters, an eagle his flying machine
through the air. has a far-away con-
nection with many a classic fairy tale,
but It is all so deftly done that the
child 10 whom II is read will receive
and cherish an impression Of novelty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21

unmistakable note Of competent, I'M
partial authority. 1t deals with finance
and world politics, and ends with
doubtful note on the subject Of the
abolition Of the opium evil. For one
thing, it appears. this crusade mas peeh
accompanied from the very first by d
thriving trade IN patent medicine anu
dotes. whose chief ingredient Ameii-
cans need hardly to be told, is the very
drug whose power they are ciailHeu ~
81 this nefarious trade and proht py
# for official dishonesty is as great IN
the new China as in the old, and s tne
conception Of patriotism as we uhu Nr
sand IT has not yet been born. III,
Bland assures us that the 1apan
me more heavily taxed than any other
nation In the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
,K PALACE At

Bat" Yes, Mr.. Stevenson has remem-
bered every taste-and while doing 80
( has>kept a good standard in view.
J His classification for a moment gives
us pause. 1t is not chronological or ac
cordng to authors. 1t follows, instead.
a sequence Of moods. Part |. which is
given to Poems OF Youth and Age" has
its subdivisions under such heads as
! THE Baby" The Road to Slumber
Land Fairy Land" THE Man."
Stepping Westward" and Looking
Backward" The love poems in Part II
are so arranged as TO illustrate PLANTS
and Protestations," The Comedy OF
Love" THE Irony OF Love-" Loves
! Fulflment," and so on. Using the
same rather picturesque method Mr..
Stevenson fills Part III with Poems Of
Nature" Part " with Familiar Verse,
and Poems Humorous and Satiric," and
Part Y with Poems Of Patriotism. His
tory and Legend" There are further
divisions, and at the end the antholo-
gist has had the shrewd idea Of adding
few translations Of notable pieces like
THE Marseilaise,' or Nadauds de-
lightful "Carcassonne." AT first blush
the system. as we have said. leaves one
a little dubious. Suppose one wishes to
turn to a particular poet. He must be
sought hither and yon. But. after all.
he index soon solves that problem. and
Of course there is not only an index OF
authors, but one OF titles and another
Of first lines. Moreover, as We muse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21

THE HOME BOOK OF VERSE; Amer
loan and English. lSO-l9l2 Win an
enpendix containing few well known
poems in other languages sei ,,a,,a,son
arranged by Burton Egbert SteVeitSIoun..
Crown Svo, PIP. lxxv, SiiZ hehiS i-'
& Co.
NJ Stevenson writes modest pref
ace to an ambitious compilation his
aim has been Ito bring together 'ne
host short poems in the English IAN
eusge from the time OF Spenser 10 inc
present day." and he goes on 10 sho"
his freedom from the foibie OF the aV-
erage anthologist, which is 10 ara" up
q kind Of class list, choosing or reject
inc given poem for nominally c1lt-
cal but really personal reasons ihis
anthologist is frankly human TIC
xvould recognize the validity OF popu-
,or taste as well as of classical taste
only making a point Of selecting those
pieces which have seemed 10 MIN u
ring true" We do not pretend 10 nave
tested his every specimen. The Voiune
runs 70 precisely 8.742 pages. But we
have dipped, and dipped, and olppeu
again. as one does when new anthoi-
ogy comes along. and on the whole We
conclude that Mr.. Stevenson knows
when a poem rings true.
We have been amused by the results
of the very first trial TO when we nave
srbiected this book. Wondering just
mi
turned to the index for the first poem
that happened to revive in memory
ono of the loVeliest ever written IN
America. William Ellery Channings
Edith" It was not there, nor IN tacI
does Channing's name appear al ali III
the list of authors. But we mention
this only for the trace OF humor In the
euisode. Has 1t not always been thus
with every anthology? Has not Fai-
grave himself, the prince OF antho'o-
giets been taken to task for omission
after omission? Decidedly, we do not
hold II against Mr.. Stevenson that ne
left out Edith" Nor, what is even
more to the point, are we inclined 20
criticise him for anything that he mas
included. We would praise him not
merely for his taste, but for his com
mon sense. The Home Book Of Verse
this is called and It has been made Tor
the American reader here and now
There are quantities Of poems which
he knows very well are not classics
but for which he has. on one ground or
another a certain tenderness, and MI
Stevenson has done well to keep this
discursiye reader in mind. We missed
Edith" but when we had begun 20
dip. and dip. and dip again, we were
astonished TO find how much had been
swept within the compilers net not
only the priceless things that could not
be forgotten. but scores and scores ~
the minor pieces one was in danger or
forgetting and could not but be glad 20
meet again. II is we'll TO encounter IN
a book OF this sort the whole Of F1tz-
Geralds Omar and this or that gem uf
Landors or Of Shelley's. OF Campion's
or OF Blake's II is good, also, TO come
upon Lannigan's Incompatible "Thren-
ody," and upon Thayer's Casey at the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21

st,ll more before his marvellous ability
10 survive under the severest trials OF
the struggle for existence. Withal, ac-
cording to Mr.. Bland, Russia is NOV
ing forward again as haphazardly hs
I'm the DAYS before the japanese war,
and her ultimate undoing Is being
prepared once more with scientific pre-
cision and untiring industry by the
japanese"
Amid the seriousness Of the prob
lens with which he is dealing, Mr..
Bland is aware Of their humor. Sun
Vat Sen, so highly praised he de-
scribes as an impractical dreamer with
gift Of making people-foreigners'
that is-believe in him. There is no
perceptible system. no organization. no
aim in recent movements in China;
all is on the surface, and at cross-pur-
poses even there.
The Chinese revolution has grown out
OF the accidental success of an insiSnih-
cant local rebellion. Destitute OF con 3ilo
leaders or permanent elements OF cohe-
sion the Republic has been suddenly cen
ferred upon a people that neither wants
nor understands representative govern
ment
Not progress, but disorganization and
disruption, seems to be the immediate
future Of China, whom Only a miracle,
a native Charlemagne or Peter the
Great could lead onward and out IN
the present state of affairs.
This book is amazingly comprehen-
siye in its scope, and convincing in its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
I'm VENEZUELA
A Trip to the Tabled Land Of
Ell Dorado.

THE PATH OF THE CONQUISTA.
DORES. Trinidad and Venezuelan Gull
ana BY Lindon Bates, tr. With TWEEN
ty-four illustrations and a map syo,
pp. VII. t0S Boston: The Houghton My
tiin Company.
Amid the multitude OF serious eco
nomic, political and social handbooks
on South America this lighthearted,
amusing account Of trip up the ORR
noco and into the llahos Of Venezuela
comes as a welcome relaxation. Not
that Mr.. Bates altogether neglects the
possibilities OF the natural wealth OF
the Guiana region. but, while dealing
with II here and there seriously, his
main object is TO give his readers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
CHINA AGAIN
A Sane Summary of Recent
Events and Tendencies.

RECENT EVENTS AND PRESENT
POLICIES IN CHINA. BY y. -. -,
BLAND Illustrated Svo, pp: x, ~
Philadelphia The J. b. Lipp'ncott
Company.
So much has been written about
China recently. so many sincere en-
thusiasms about her renascence ana
future have been voiced in the West
that this book is welcome for the sake
of its sanity. its trained clearness OF
insight and the impartiaity OF It's
outlook upon the things that are likely
to be in a Republic" that is even less
fit for constitutional government than
was Young Turkey with whose prog
ress. such as it was, the author draws
instructive comparisons. Now. as be-
fore the fall of the Manchu dynasty,
The fundamental problem of the
Chinese people is an economic one.
bred into the bone OF their existence
as a creed and the
accompanying struggle for bread on a
level Of chronic starvation Better
the application Of modern
economic methods. might alleviate this
condition somewhat. but they would
have to meet problem aggravated by
their very efficiency. that Of numbers
still further multiplied by decreasing
deathrate. In this connection it is in
toresting TO quote the authors asser-
tion that. while Russia is extending her
eastward China is sending
her children westward into Siberia In
search Of sustenance. And where the
Chinaman goes. the Russian settler re-
treats before his superior, age-long
training as agriculturist and trader.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21

lected and translated by Post Wheeler
CThe Century Company resemble. to
quote from his own most informing In
PRODUCTION, only specifically the folk
lore of the do-European peoples. The
true fairy" element does not predom-
mate In them. Not only are the re.a-
tons between man and the spiritual
world different, but that spiritual world
itself is less familiar. The field Of the
skdzkt Is not so much fairyland as a
natural wonderland, approaching in It's
variety and gorgeousness Of surprise
the empire of the Arabian Nights"
Withal, these tales are Of the soil and
the peasantry, Of the heart Of the peo-
pie In their daily life-of the monot-
onous steppe and the virgin forest Of
the companionship Of the horse the
sufferings Of the bitter winter and the
glad return Of the springtime sun. A
Russian Cinderella may be discovered
here beneath her disguise. and Beg
gar Maid, and young knights. and horses
and wolves that render service, but be-
hind these present versions there lie
earlier ones. Of heather deities and
heather worship and early, long-lost
customs and ways. The book, one
thinks, Will serve the folk-lorist even
better than the child. thanks. most ot
all. to Mr.. Wheeler's scholarly fore
word. The colored illustrations by Bill
ibin deserve a special word. They are
OF the soil and the race and the art Of
Russia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
The Naundorf Claimants and
Their Romance.

THE LAST LEGITIMATE KING OF
FRANCE. LOUIS XVII. BY PhGbe
Allen. Illustrated. Svo.. PIP. XVI, AZ.
l.. p. Dutton Co.
The claims Of the so-called "Naun-
q Off Bourbons" to the throne OF France
through their asserted descent from
ne Dauphin have been practically dis
rosed of and are not likely 10 be heard
+ again hereafter, even though a
rrench committee still continues its
abors for their cause. II is worth
vhile. therefore. to have in Phoebe
Aliens book a succinct, clear, final
statement Of the whole case as 1t has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
THE WIDE WORLD.

Katherine Pyle has gone TO servia,
India, our own Indians, Zanzibar, the
Steppe, Italy, Japan. England, Scotland
and Ireland, Norway. Turkey and
Louisiana for her Fairy Tales from
Many Lands" Dutton), which she Illus
trates herself Tile tellers Of new
fairy stories and wonder tales almost
Invariably attempt 10 turn 10 new uses
the old. golden material that the genius
Of the peoples has wrought into It's
one enduring, perfect form. Hence
certain fiatness in these attempted
additions TO our heritage. Jeanis
Gwynne Kernahan and Coulson Ker-
nahan have collaborated In producing
Bedtime Stories OF Make-Believe-
Land" (New York: Plat e Peck CO...
They will serve we'll 10 entertain chill
dren for a while. in no small measure
because, perhaps, unconsciously Their
authors have worked with much OF me
old material. r. Cars mas
told many Bedtime Stories TO the
little ones Here he Is again win
Lulu, Alice and Jimmie Wioole-
wobble." three ducklings OF higny
respectable duck family that lived IN
a pen. Or. F. Fenno & Co.)---"Told IN
the Twilight" Platt & Peck Coz con-
tains. reduced TO their simplest express
sion for small understandings, tne'
stories of Undine, Rip Van WinKle
wilmington, the Ugly Duckling. Rooin
Hood, and the Piper Of Hamelin.--
Josephine Scribner Gates has pub
llshed many volumes retailing the ao-
ventures and misadventures and VENT
urings Of the "live dolls" This year
Il Is THE Live Dolls In Wonderland
Bobbs. MerrilD. They sail away III
wooden shoes. and come to the country
where the King Of Hearts and Ms
Queen, and Jack and jill, and tha'
other Jack. IL the Beanstalk, Cindercns
and Blue Beard and little Red Ridihs
Hood and all those delightful peop"