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We are al. or mos, OF US. familiar
with the picture of selma Lagerlof. the
mild appearing Swedish woman OF past
middle age. delivering her address be-
fore the Swedish Academy. hat body Of
immor,als TO whose membership she was
elected shortly after she was awarded
the Nobel prize for literature. Or IL not
that we are familiar with her fame as
the author Of THE sNonierful Adven-
.ures OF MIS- Jerusalem The story
OF Costa Berling,' Sc. That she had a
childhood is taken for granted. but for
the first time We rave an intimate pic
ture of this phase OF her life. Its iniiu-
cnces and tendencies, In a brief essay
entitled Two Predictions which APP
pears In a collection Of material by Miss
Lagerlof which has only recently APP
peared in Sweden under the title Of
'Mcn npd Trolls" Only one item out OF
the material in "Men and Trolls has
been translated into English. That IL
her famous suffrage speech. which is re-
printed in this volume. Thc rest OF the
ESSAYS. addresses and short stories con-
tanned in 'Mcn and Trolls" are now In
the course Of translation n VIII doubt
less lie issued sooner or later by Miss
Lagerlofs American publishers. Double
day, Page n Co. At the present time
this house is engaged in bringing out
Velma SWANSON Towards translation
OF Miss Lagerlofs latest novel. The
Emperor OF ~Fortugall,a," simultaneously
with the reinsurance Of The story OF
Costa Berling.' The OH from the
Marsh Croft ''The Miracles OF Anti
Christ" and "Invisible Links"
.'The Emperor of ~Portugallia.' which
was translated a short t!me ago into
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SELMA LAGERLOF AS A
WISTFUL LITTLE GIRL

found It extremely difficult to become
accustomed to the city life and to the
precoclous city children. II feel stupid
and awkward with these smart city
children ,using the present tense. which
is found 50 frequently in Swcdish) Tor
! talk the homely Varmland dialect. But
there are things indescrIbably wonderful
In the old house where ! stay. For n
thing. my uncle has a bookcase full OF
Sir Walter SCOTS novels. Then there Is
the theatre" She goes on to tell that
sometimes the uncle woul give the Old
h~ousckeeper q theatre ticket n the old
woman would take the little girl and let
her stand in front ~ her during the per-
Torrance. But 1t was all pure 10Y to the
future woman winner az the Nobel prize.
sometimes ! enter "A theatre now in for
eign lands and feel the Old thrill of eX-
pectation."
In the spring the little girl returned
to her home and on school holidays
played theatre with her brothers and
sisters. Their ~favorite piece-one sus-
poets Miss Lagerlof's own favorite piece
was My Rose OF the Forest" not"
she remarks, "becausc II was the most
interesting but because 1t is the simplest
and in fact the only one We can present.
] have to hea them all. We have
no prompt book. entirely my memory TO
kuioS 10 IL - y NV WV ~ hNiI VI
quilts and blankets. make the stage. and
1t Is l who make up the actors. ! am
the only one with any knowledge OF all
these things"
Then she goes on to describe the per-
Torrance. How the family were the
audience, and how she played the dual
role OF heroine and OF an old IA with
long white hair. The little Swedish girls
own yellow hair was rearranged TO imi-
tate the locks OF the aged man.
From that day ] long to write great
plays and not to sit on n school bench
and waste my time in composition and
arithmetic"
A fifteen 7 have read all the poets
in the house and have written my first
verse" Here Miss I.agerlof remarks that
she first realized her gift and resolved
to become as great az the poets she had
read. She had always intended to write
novels and plays II now ut fifteen she
felt that nothing was so desirable as To
write great poetry. One evening she fel,
her power in al! It's greatness and al
that night she lay awake composing
verse after verse. But she goes on to
say that Of all the verses she made a
this period there IL only one that she
prizes or Is pleased with. This li;t!e
couplct reads
Dot ar saa m6rkt under Iindarna
saa angsligt stilla yindarne.
Roughly translated:
IT Ia so dark beneath the iindsns
The winds are so ominously still.
AZ twenty she is back again In stock
hoim to take a competitive examination
for entrance to the Teachers College
She describes her anxiety because thu
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beyond his a His friend puts
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vocabulary OF the jargon they employ.
There Is a lot of seriousness behind the
laughing philosophy with which the
author exposes current shams. The
reader will not regret becoming ac-
quainted with Hermione and her set.
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He starts with the New Orleans that
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turning hack at last into New Mexico.
where he explores Albuquerque and
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Taos. II Is an artist in search OF n
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to find IL: is at the same time a genial
and entertaining travelling companion
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tract our attention. A very pleasant
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Evening journal., 1916-12-14
Old ROckland Church
By Request
written for EVENING JORNAL
BY james II CrOzier.

How just like flash the memory goes
back
10 tho sweet days Of long. long ago,
ls sure 10 call scenes Of years that are
gone,
That's truth that great many
know.
On RocSland Hil stands the old stone
church,
Where many a dear noble band
Who worshipped there in days that have
passed,
And are now in sweet Beulah Land.
The walls still stand, but the roof is
gone.
n is almost in total decay;
And the sun shines through on the deai
old place
Where the worshippers used to pray
And the dear old mon with feeble steps
Who walked miles 10 hear the Word
Arc now safely housed in that homo
above
with Jesus, their dear Lord.
How often they watched for the smoke
TO come
From logs burned in stoves Of tin
platei
And when they saw that and shutters
wide open,
They hurried for fear they'd DO late.
On the right sat the women, ON the left
were the men,
While their hats hing on pegs YOU
could see;
Church was sweet as rule. in summer
30 cool,
Il WIS shaded by many a tres
Tho pulpit wns high, some steps goius
up,
And ihe sweetest Of old hymns wal
Nmg;
Down below on each side was two eush
toned SEATS.
Occupied by the family Of Young.
To sec the smoke curling and shutter
unclosed.
Was sign 10 those living away
Some distance from church, they werl
certain and sure,
That there would be preaching tha'
day.
Tho service wss held Just twice IN eacl
month.
A. 3 D. m. that was the time;
OF a meeting protracted. also Sande'
school
These services sure were sublime
But that dear old place the waters can
reach,
No matter how loud they may roar;
Tn summer paths soon on each side III
grass green,
But there service WIN never be more.
Evening journal., 1916-12-14
THIS STOPS HAIR
FROM FALLING OUT

Ever try 70 count the dead fallen
hairs IN your comb and brush? They
arc natures advance warning OF fu-
fure badness aud proof that the dan
gerous little dandrun germ Is busy on
your scalp
DR.. Sangerbond. the famous Paris
specialist. first discovered that dand-
ruff and falling, hair are caused by a
microbe. Then came the discovery Of
4 the value OF the real Partisan Sage
(liouid form in destroying the dand-
ruff germ and promptly preventing
& the further loss Of hair. The effect OF
only three days use Of Partisan Sage
Is simply marvellous. and the Ameri-
can people have now awakened to the
/. fact that dandruff IS Just as unneces-
eary as It is unhealthy. and that they
!. can be quickly rid OF II and save their
hair by using q few ounces OF Paris.
sssr Sage.
i Partisan Sage is sold for not more
fhan 80 cents a large bottle at drua
*npd toilet counters everywhere. It is
zen ideal. daintily perfumed liquid
1frce from grease and sickness. and
will surely cause hair 70 grow soft
'lustrous and really seem twice as
abundant.
n. 2. Danforth Market and Second
<treefs. always have a large supply.
Hpd guarantee Il 10 Tou
Evening journal., 1916-12-14
PATHFINDER owl ERS
KNOW Their CARS

Warren c. Hull. Pathfinder distrib-
utors in Kansas City. recently inaug-
urated a plan whereby every operator
Of a Pathfinder Twelve, IN Kansas
City. should know his car The av-
erage business man does not consider
for an instant the investment OF sew
eral thousand dollars for machinery
for use in his business without first
thoroughly acquainting himself with
the merits of same" says Mr. Hull.
THE smallest repair bill Is usually
carefully scrutinized and checked"
In the past the automobile. con-
sidered a luxury, has incurred much
unnecessary expense, which has been
paid without question. The present
owner is beginn ng to appreciate the
service OF an automobile in his bust
ness. He realizes an investment In a
motor car Is not unlike a business in
vestment. That is one reason why so
many motor car owners Of medium
and low priced cars are changing 70
the quality cars and paying the quail
ity car prices. They realize you can
not get something for nothing IN a
motor car. He also realizes that sim
ply because he knows how TO steer a
car that he is not competent TO Judge
: troubles and symptoms Of troubles.
"It is a known fact that the trained
operator gets more service out OF a
car. at lower cost. and that is why
am giving every operator OF Path
finder a thorough training regarding
his car. The Pathfinder service and
instruction book is a wonderful help,
Evening journal., 1916-12-14
CURTAIN Up TONIGHT ON
PLAYHOUSE WRESTLING

This evening will mark the open
ing Of the wrestling season at The
Playhouse. Every wrestler who ap-
pears will be a man Of ability and
will understand that his work must
be on its merits and that fake
matches will not be tolerated
The big attraction will be a match
beween Dr. f. B. Roller and Hialmar
Lundin, both of whom have done
splendid work here on previous oc
casions. The men are evenly matched
and the contest promises to be one
OF the most interesting ever given
here. Both have trained faithfully
for the match.
One of the preliminary bouts Wh'eh
has been arranged Is between He'-
mar Johnson and Charley Olsen
both of whom are well known heavy
weight wrestlers.
Evening journal., 1916-12-14
STAG MIGHT AT CITY CLUB.

The bipeest stag night entertainment
ever aivcn by the City Club was held
last night. The attendance vas unusu-
ally large.
IN the early evening Roland Reed and
VI. NJ. McCov. the former q member of
lie club, and The latter Of Philadelphia.
nIaved a pocket billiard match which
Reed won 100 20 aS Following this
C'ol. A. Reis. winner 81 the recent pool
tournament. was presented with the Sill
yer cup presented by rlarry p. Tabor
and John A. Bader. Speeches were
made bv the donor and the winner.
Refreshments we're served and o high.
class vaudeville entertainment was
given.
Evening journal., 1916-12-14
keep UP AGITATION
FOR SOUTHWEST PARK

Agitation "a continuing in favor OF
the Southwest Park project the mat
ter having been the subject OF dis
cussion at the meeting Of the Board OF
Park Commissioners again yester-
day.
The recommendation OF the execu-
tive committee that Zantxlnger. Borlo
g. Medary be appointed architects for
the new Center Square was adopted
by the board. The contract as drawn
up by the architect was ordered sub
mitted to the City Solicitor for his
approval before n is executed. In
connection with the competition the
following bills we're paid 20 the archi-
tects who submitted plans for the
square.
Warren p Laird lin fuiD. sdS1s4;
]. NJ. Bryson. S4.9S: John Russell
Pope. S2i3.34: William NJ. Kendall,
S2i714; Charles A. Plat S215.4i;
Dom Barber. $500: Boring g. Tilton
$500: Carrere & Hastings, $500.
Waddy y. Wood, $500; zantzinger,
Borie & Medary, $500.
During the discussion OF the South
west Park proposition, Il was de-
clared the project IN Itself was at
tractive. as such a park would mean
resting place for the people In the
western and southern part OF the city
similar TO that employed by the resi-
dents who live in the vicinity OF Bran
dywine Park.
The plot of ground Is X-shaped
running from, Oak and DUPONT streets
to DUPONT Road. The narrowest por-
tion is crossed by the p. and o. rail
road tracks. There are 1Sl acres ir
the plot. and It is estimated that th'
total coot would be IN the neighbor.
hood OF S47. .oO0.