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you are morally obligated to be at that
place at the hour mentioned, and not
dawding at the lace counter at lao. Life
is a chain mAde up of very tiny links,
and when we assume, because the links
are tiny that they are of no Importance.
we make the first mistake. No engage
ment, no promise, is so trivial that any
girl can afford to break it without an
explanation with the other party"
"rhe Noble Army of Forgetters," Miss
Petnnia concluded. "is not an organ
ization that is any credit to the man or
woman. the girl or boy who happens to
be enlisted in it
ut does us all good to be leotured."
ventured. "even over some ones else
shoulder. and I've had my lecture"
I'm always promising" Evelina said.
"things which l don't do. It is Lenten
reproach that | face around and con-
fess openly to myself the shameful
truth. | agree amiably TO do things
often-because I'm two splneless to re-
fuse. / agree without really listening
to what the request Is back of it. Then
forget I'm a charter member of The
Noble Army of Forgetters.' | acknowl-
edge It,"
The Noble Army of Forgettersi
Are you member of this organiza-
ton?
If so, let's take the pledge together.
Since 1t is better not TO vow, than to
VOW and not pay, let us have care
when we give our word.
| Let US today strip off our membership
with this constituencies body.
Let us promise few things, but keep
each promise.
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BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE

Ieuten dissehtation. We are all like
this In trouble we are willing to vow
anything--to make any promise-any
sacrifice, but when it's past and there
is smooth sailing again. we too drift in
and enlist with The Noble Army of
Forgetters.' Benefits forgot. Why the
biggest warehouse in Birmingham
might be rented and piled up high to
the ceiling, iammed out to each window
with the bare list of favors that have
been done for people, and which they
have forgotten before the corner was
turned. The Spanish have compre-
hended in one brief sentence the ex-
perience of nearly all those who have
tried to be of service. When the berth
is eaten, the spoon is forgotten is the
cynical old aphorism I do not think
though that it is always a deliberate
disregard of a favor. 1t is simple for
getfulnoss. 1t is so easy to forget
our obligations. They come in time
to slip from US, Just as water does
from a ducks back"
Lots of times" Evelina suggested
charitably, 81 suppose people really in
tend to repay the favors-the benefits
and never are able to do So
Every few people do things for other
people" Miss Petunia returned. with
the expectation of being repaid In
money. The kind of return that would
please them best is gratitude-appre-
ciation-and that is very rare. A wo-
man who has money enough to take
poor girl and educate her and bring
out some great and wonderful gift that
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such a one possesses, does SO with no
thought of pecuniary reward: yet she
feels herself repaid an hundred fold, il
the girl gives her affection IN return
for what she has done for her. and
is generous enough to admit it, and
tell how 1t was she was able to eulti-
vate her talent"
= ct know one beautiful instance Miss
Petunia recalled, "where young wo-
man of genius was drudging her life
away in teaching in a dramatic school
in New York. The secret OF this girls
ambition was to write a play. After
her days work was done, she hadn't
the physical strength for any literary
work. A friend of hers came in some
way to know about her dream and
so went to her one day and said:
Come; give up this drudgery here
for six months or n year. You cum
write then what you want to-
"1'he young women hesitated, but when
urged, she did SO. In the six months
that she was the guest of her friend she
wrote a play that has brought 70
her a half million dollars, but the rare
and beautiful quality of the writer was
shown when she claimed none OF the
credit for the exqulsitely successful play,
but gave It all to the other woman. one
afternoon | heard her explain ii In this
way at a little tea party:
You see, this is the way 1t hap
pened: You remember what Browning
said about his friend who was the genius
and himself merely the clever person
when that one played the part of 4
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"A LAyMAN,s LIFE OF JESUS.

A LAY MAN s LIFE OF JESUS.
BY Maj. S. H. NJ. Byers The Heale Pub
fishing Co, New York.
1t is always with a thrill of pleasurable
expectation that one takes up a religious
book written by "a layman," to use our
rather inane, popular terms. Since re-
hgions is the profession OF the clergy and
religious knowledge the stock i'm trade
of clergymen, in the work of a layman
we naturally look for freshness of treat
ment and viewpoint. and the charm that
always attaches TO the unprofessional and
non-academic. If laymen could be in
duced to write more frequently on re-
ligious themes. formal religious would
grow vastly in breadth and vitality, and
hence in allurement and holding power.
Here is an alluring book. One who
wants to walk in Palestine and read
|afresh the story of the great master
from the viewpoint of a simple lay
|man, will be thrilled by these fresh
|word pictures of eastern life pic
lures of the olden time. when the Mas
ter walked among the lilies and talked
Ito the peasants of the Galllean villages.
IA more human story of the Master was
never told. All seems from a new
Standpoint. 1t is a picture of the ro-
|nance that it was; and of the tragedy.
All is so perfectly real and so beauti-
fully said. the story is so connected,-
$50 perfectly realistic, SO enhancing
fn dramatic effect, that it will never
be laid aside until one has read to the
Eery end. 1t is absolutely free from the
fog of tradition or creed.
This book might live always" said
b well known writer on reading the
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advance pages. THAT part telling OF
the murder of John that night by the
Dead sea-" said a high dignity of the
church. 81 read with tears in my
eyes I'm other chapters said n
young lady of culture. 81 felt myself
in the villages of Palestine: all seemed
so real. so beautiful. had never
thought before how absolutely real.
how human. how simple, the Great
Master really was"
The major has been a man of the
world, soldier, traveller, an OBJ
server. and he knows Palestine at
first sight. "He tells the story" said
a well known writer, with unaffected
reverence; and when the story is told
he lays down the pen. What book
for young peoplel In highest praise be
1t said, here is book that one can
put In the hands of beloved child"
But it is a book for people of any age,
and it's as fascinating as fiction and
true as history.
THE RAPHAEL BOOK"
An account of the life of Raphael Santi
of Urbino, and his place in the de-
velopment of art, together with a de-
scription Of his paintings and fres-
Goes. BY Frank Royal Fraprie, s..
NJ, F. r. p. s., with 81 reproduc-
tions in colors and in duogravure of
Raphael's most characters works. l..
C. Page & Co., Boston.
In the opening chapter of 'aThe Book
of Raphael" the author, Frank Royal
Fraprie, makes the statement that there
is no more lovable character in the history
of art than Raphael" and lives up to
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have taken at stated times fruit and flow-
ers to the hospitals. We, have found
out that Grace hasn't done a single,
blessed thing, and 1t was she who was
most enthusiastic about 1t first It's the
same way about everything else she
promises to do"
when you get it down to what II
really is.s Miss Petunia returned, 'it is
a simple case OF a person not being re-
liable, for anyone who doesn't keep her
word, be 1t about little thing, or some-
thing big, is not to be trusted"
1 kept perfectly still and never did
utter a word because l freely confess
I belong to THE Noble Army of For
getters."
/ take the same TO myself
l am full OF good resolutions.
l always mean to do exactly what l
promise to do.
1t behooves me to sit tight in the boat
and listen hard and say nothing.
"Of course" Miss Petunia continued,
.the constituencies person we always
have with us, but don't know that even
that one does so much harm as the one
who just forgets.' He's as old as Genesis.
Abraham knew him and Isaac and Jacob.
All through the Bible If we don't see
him we hear the various wise men and
preachers warning others against him.
1t is better not to VOW at all than to
vow and not to pay
"The river past and God forgotten,
came from the lips of a wise old OBJ
server. who knew his book of human
nature" Miss Petunia went on with her
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IF YOU ARE A
DRINKING MAN

You had better stop ut once or you'll
lose your job. Every line of business
is closing it's doors to Drinking" men.
1t may be your turn next. BY the aid
of ORRINE thousands of men have been
restored to lives of sobriety and indus
try.
We are so sure that ORRINE will BEN
eft you that we sag to you that IL after
a trial you fail TO get any benefit from
its use, your money will be refunded.
When you stop Drinking" think of
the money you'll save; besides, sober
men are worth more TO their employers
and get higher wages.
Costs only s1.00 box. We have an
interesting booklet about ORRINE that
we are giving away free on request
Call at our store and talk it over
Eugene Jacobs Drug Store, 1904 Sec
ond avenue. Fulton Bros, Bessemer,
Ala
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ANDREW THE CLAD

By Maria Thompson Daviess, illustrated
by X. M. Crosby; the Bobbs Merrill
company, Indianapolis.
Again in her latest story, Andrew tho
Glad, as in her Irresistible book, The
Melting of Molly. Maria Thompson Da-
viess draws a delightful picture of life
in the ever picturesque valley of Har-
peth, Tennessee. 1t is another enter
tanning romance of the south, a hearty,
sympathetic. refreshing tale that pos
sesses all of the charm Of atmosphere
for which the author is noted. Tho
pages are fairly lighted by her engaging
knack Of humor and her captivating &
originality.
in 1t the soft cloud like gray of the
Confederacy and the bright, union blue
of the north mingle themselves in n
flood OF peaceful color 1t is story of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
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|DCLrYsnAr1rrY'S
PHILOSOPHY

De fust time er man sees
er oman cry he will do any,
thing on earth to mex her
stop, but after the third or
fourth time, her tears roll
right off NV his feelings lax
water off NV er macintosh.
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The Noble Army of Forgettsrsl
Have you ever heard of It?

The Noble Army of Forgettsrsl
Have you ever heard of 1t?
Or
Have you ever happened to consider
the question?
Maybe you belong to the aggregation
yourself?
Are you one of the people who will
promise anything. knowing you are
straightaway going to forget all about it?
There's a little Proverb that runs like
this:
"The Chinese promise and don't intend
to perform; we promise and do intend
to perform; the results the same
Evelina, who is keeping Lent hard"
to quote her brothers words, was telling
Miss Petunia and myself her troubles
the other day.
IT really think" Evelina said. contin-
uing the conversation, "that Grace does
mean to do the things she promises to
do, at the time she offers to do them, but
the fact remains that she never does"
''She belongs to The Noble Army of
Forgetters, Miss Petunia said. IT'S q
very large and growing order, recruited
from every walk in life
you really can't depend upon any
thing she promises, Evelina continued.
'The four of us, Grace, Anne Whit
lock. Maria Jones and myself, formed a
little Lenten club. We wanted to do
something for somebody during Lent, and
we decided first Of all to cheer up some
half dozen old ladies who are lonely
and poor. Grace promised to take the
Old Ladies' Home. The rest of us went
ahead and did what We promised. We
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phrases galore that will remain in the
memory of the reader.

iueuOiy VI thr iStibti.
"KEN WARD IN THE JUNGLE"
By Zane Grey; Harper Brothers, New
York.
! story of adventure is always ac-
leeptable, particularly when 1t is original
and well told.
Thrilling escapades and daring cpl
sodes in which men risk their lives
in hazardous places enlist the attention
OF even the most anaemic Of readers,
and when a story like Ken Ward in
the Jungle" makes its appearance on
the literary horizon, 1t Is sure to make
it's way even into remote parts of the
READING world.
Mexico ia the scene of the story and
Through the jungles of this tropical
country Ken Ward and his companions
meet with the most unprecedented ad-
ventures. experiences and escapes, call
| ing for all their nerve and daring to
which they respond very manfully and
bravely.
Ken Ward in the Jungle" is an ideal
book of adventure and should not be
missed by readers who are fond of that
sort of thing.
THE DIXIE BOOK or DAYS"
By Matthew Page Andrew. Illustrated
| by ]. b. Lippincott Company, New
| York.
In a charming volume entitled: "The
| Dixie Book of Days" Matthew Page
Andrews has made collection of quo
tations from both northern and south
ern authors, bearing upon the history
and the literature OF the south.
The sentiments are apropos and fitting
| In every instance and the aim of the
author seems to be to show the south
has at all times been thoroughly ma
tional in its attitude.
r.. -
would be acceptable and as an addition
to library 1T would be of value.
OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED. RE-
VIEWS LATER
4 ANTHONY AND HERO" AND
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Unexampled Courage

From the Louisville Herald.
lie was the small son OF a bishop ana
his mother was teaching him the mean
ing OF courage.
Surprising she said. there were
twelve boys in one bedroom, and eleven
got into bed at once, while tho other
kneft down to say his prayers, that boy
would show true courage"
"Oh." said the young hopeful. II know
something that would be more coura-
geous than that. Supposing there were
twelve bishops in one bedroom and ons
got into bed without saying his prayers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
JUST BOYS"


BY Paul West; George II. Doran COM
pany, New York.
THE Boy Skurge." as he delights 20
sign himself, has removed with his
parents to a small New England town,
whence scribb1es to his "Cous. Gorge"
absurdedly misspelled accounts of his
adventures.
His letters are a perfect record Of
the misunderstood conspiracy of boy
hood imagina tfon is his wishing stone
by which he can change himself at will
into an Indian or a pirate. Even when
his intentions are phiIanthropic, he not
infrequently does damage. lie. is mis-
chievous, healthy young specimen, typi-
cally American.
Here, as truthfully as In Huckleberry
Finn, we get humorous glimpse Of
the world as seen through a child's
eyes-a topsy-turyy rushing world,
which seems specially invented to puz-
zle and make fun for little boys.
This In short Is the sentiment of
Paul Vests very readable novel, Just
Boy"
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and emotion on loog journeys, which
warm the heart with glowing affection
for all human kind. "The Happy War.
rior' is a triumph of construction, har-
monious in its scale and proportion OF
parts alive with the play of humor and
pathos. distinguished for its firm grip on
character tingling with interest in in
eideht and development.
THE Happy Warrior is above all things
a novel of character development. The
chief place in the gallerdy is Of right
given TO the loval Percival, but Rollo.
his friend and rival and Aunt Maggie,
and the brd-like Miss Prudie, and tho
sturdy Mr.. Hannaford of the " 'orse
farm" and Dora. the SNOW -white-and-
Rose-Redn idol OF Percivais alteration,
and, above all. Japhra, the gypsy, and his
gypsy daughter, Ina, will surely take
the fancy of all who love to dwell apart
with the dream children of the world of
Imagination. Nor should Mr.. Amber be
overlooked, the faithful librarian of the
old Burden family, man who in many
ways belongs to the kin of Parson Adams.
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the observation throughout the 10 chap
ters of the beautifully illustrated and
handsomely bound volume. in which he
has told a most interesting story in
decidedly new way of the great artist.
"rhe Divine Raphael as we are wont
to call him, never grows old, and his is
name and personality that time cam
rot wither or custom stale and which the
writer's pen can 1uently deal with.
This Mr.. Fraprie has done extremely
we'll
1t is the same old story. to be sure,
but it is very cleverly told and the strk-
ing characteristics which he has brought
out and the beautiful selections from the
paintings and frescoes of Rahpael which
he has chosen to include in this vol
ume are a tribute to his good taste and
fine judgment in matters of art.
1.-THE Book of Raphael is an ornament
to any library and an instructive study
for young and old.
"THE HAPPY WARRIOR"
BY A. S. NJ Hutchinson. Frontispiece by
Paul Julien Meylan. Little, Brown
and Company. Boston.
Who is the happy warrior? Who is he
That every man in arms, should wish
to be?
It is the generous spirit who
Coiip WASh ~ WIZ - NAN"- -
need
Who, with toward or untoward
lot,
Prosperous or adverse, to his wish or
not
Plays in the many games of life that
one
Where what he most doth value must
When neither shop of danger can
Nor thought of tender happiness be-
tray WORDSWORTH
''The Happy Warrior" by A. S. NJ
Hutchinson, is a new novel of great in
terest and charm. rich in promise Of fu-
ture work and bids fair to be an un-
qualified success in America as well as
England.
1t is now a little less than two years
since "The Broad Highway took the
public by storm, adding a new name to
the worlds great novelsts and giving
unlimited delight to a vast multitude OF
readers.
Those who have read 1.-THE Happy War
rior' predict that it will be as remark
able a literary surprise.
The author has everything that a great
author should possess: clear, forcible
English, fine imagination uncommon
strength of Characterization, and pathos
and humor in the highest degree. TfL
plot of THE Happy Warrior" is unusual,
its love interest IS sweet and pure. and
there is q fight of which IL may truth
fully be said that there is nothing more
virile and tense in literature.
The author has justified the confidence
OF those who anticipated that his Once
Aboard the Lugger-" was the herald of
far greater things Although his new
novel, 'srhe Happy Warrior begins on
a plane reminiscent of his first book. 1t
soon rises to far higher level and sus-
tajns that elevation to the close. There is
the same easy command of humor, the
same vivid Characterization. the same
terse style. the same atmosphere of sin
cerity but to all these things Mr.. Hutch
inson has added deeper searching of
the springs of human emotion. a. sound
ing of lower depths and scaling of
greater heights. In fine, he has produced
one of those rare novels which leave the
Dsadcr as in a trance. which set thought
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simon. publisher. New Haven, Conn.

"rHE DRAGON" BY George X.
Stiles. Harper Brothers, New York.
THE MOTTO OF MRS McLANE.''
BY Shirley Carson. George II. Doran
Company, New York.
'"CHEAP TURKEY Bv Edward
Macauley C Co, New York.
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this:
1.-THE Chinese promise and don't intend
to perform; we promise and do intend
to perform; the results the same"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
. Observation-Disclosures 444s
"KNECHT RUPERT" WAS
GERMAN SANTA CLAUS
AtAfAft1ftAkfffXf44tf4tt1t4iis.3e - -.

The Santa Claus idea has grown out
of a variety Of legends and customs.
The festival Of St Nicholas, who was
the especial friend Of the children. was
celebrated in Germany about the 9Th
of December 1t was easy enough TO
make this coincide with the later and
more general festival The tangible
Santa Claus was called "Knecht Ru.
pert and usually lie was some mem
Der of the family dressed up to repre-
sent q bencdcent gift glyer 1t was
the custom TO have yew Dough
placed in the parlor Of the German
home, and on this all the packages con
tanning gifts were placed On Christ
mas morning the whole family assem-
bled to claim the gifts, each having to
guess the donor "Kuecht Rupert" dis.
tributed the gifts to the younger chill
dren, but he lectured them also on
obedience ana good behavior. and, If
any one had been bad instead Of gift
he or she was given switch that they
might be punished So the little Ger
mans try hard to be very good before
Christmas
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
Man Can Earn a Million

New York, Dec. 10. Secretary
OF State William j. Bryan today.
in speaking before the clerical
conference of the New York fed
Grafton of churches, on the SUBJ
Ject of Fundamentals" declar-
ed it to be his belief that cit il
possible for mar really to earn
$50, 900 a year for a life time of
thirty three and a third working
years or 81, 900, 900 in a life time.
Secretary Bryan made this dec
laratiOn in discussing mans rela-
ticn to the society about him
which he said was one of the
three things fundamental in hu-
man life. Other fundamentals
he mentioned were ones relation
to the government under which
ne lives and t. his God.
Comparing the wealth of the
richest American, which he es-
Inmates at $500, 100000, he de-
clared his belief that Thos. JEFF
ferson and Abraham Lincoln rem
dered service TO the world that
were worth unreasonable more
than that. What the world
needs, he aide J, is not the men
who amass money to give it away
when they die but men who will
give themselves to society.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-12-25
ProgreSSives not Fooled

The Progressives in the House
OF Representatives are far from
being fooled by the pious preten-
sions of the Republican national
committee, which met at Wash
ington Tuesday. An Associated
Press dispatch says:
II 'Progressives in the House
adopted a resolution today declar-
ing that they view with interest
the death bed repentance of the
Republican leaders for the sins
OF the late Republican national
convention and their present
hypocritical offer of reform in
representation at future conven-
tions.
But, it added, 1--WE call atten-
ton to the fact that reform of the
national convention does not
touch the fundamental differ
ences between the Progressives
and Republican parties and that
il all pre- b ability pres:del t al a 4
didates hereafter will be nominal
ed, not by conventions, but by
direct vote of the people.
r We accept with profound
gratitude President Wilson'S en-
.dorsement of the Progressive
principle Of direct presidential
primaries and pledge to him our
support. ,"
1t will be observed that while
the Republican national commit
tee expressed a deVout belief in
popular rule, it declined to take
a chance OH calling a special con-
vention so the rank and file could
have something to say about the
changes, but instead decided to
retain all the machinery in its
own hands. Sentinel.