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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
THE MYSTERY OF
ANNE LINTON
Red Pepper Burns Unravels 1t,
but Does Not Explain Till He
Thinks 1t Is Suitable

Tens II not hundreds Of thousands Of
Americans have met Hedfeli Pepper Burns,
NJ. D.. and admired him Although he is
only character in q story he is as real
as though he had his office around tho
corner in the nest street, The interest In
hul is 80 great that Mrs. Grace Smith
Richmond, wife. of "A physician Of Frcdonia.
y. Y. who created him and first introduced
him 20 the public in RED Pepper Burns"
published seven years ago, has had TO put
him IN two nlore stories. The second was
Mrs. Red Pepper published in 1913, ana
the third Is RED Peppers Pat euts,' which
has just appeared IN book rm after
running scrlally In the Ladies' Home Jour
nal
The patient with which the book has
most 20 do Is a young woman book agent
Doctor Burns finds that she has typh Ia
fever and sends her to a hospital in the
car Of young engineer Of good family
and fortune. She Is beautiful and does
not look IKE girl who has always had
T. earn her living. The young man Is
impressed by her lie is injured in an auto.
NJ bile accident and is himself sent to the
same hospital lie sends flowers to the girl,
and when she is in a condition TO write
the two correspond daily from their rooms,
The love affair Is Interrupted when the
girl regains her health and resumes
her work. Her identity is kept a
mystery till the end when the lovers
are reunited. Doctor Burns discovered it,
however. when the girl talked ot herself
in her delirium. The charm of the story
lies in it's wholesome, friendly human spirit.
Cynics might say that II is too g ody-
goody," and that IT is untrue 70 the facts
of life. But they would be mistaken. II
deals with the clean-livlng church going
Americans and It's ideals are those toward
a realisation Of which such people are
| striving. Those who care 10 search for Il
| can find an excellent moral In the explana.
tion Of the young heroine's experiment with
| selling books.
| RED PEPPERS PATIENTS with an account
| Of Anne I,inton's case IN particular. BY
| Grace s. Richmond. Frontispiece. Garden
| city: Doubleday. PAGE a Co. S.3S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
Lives of Noted MOderns

SCauty information concerning mon and
women of more or less contemporary
achievement and records is responsible for
Mary II. Parkman's two interesting and
informative volumes "TIeroines and Serv-
Ice" and Heroes Of Today" Miss Park
man, after graduation from Chicago Cnt-
verslty and special English studies at Dart.
mouth, entered the teaching profession in
tho English and child's study departments
OF the Washington. y. g., Normal School
In connection with her work she gathered
facts and assembled them i'm bright, chatty,
brief character sketches OF her subjects,
forced to this action by lack OF material
adapted for her personal class use. Now
the sketches have been brought between
covers for the use Of the many teachers and
readers who desire just such knowledge.
The narratives arc cnsp and concise, the
style attractive and the facts gathered at
first hand.
The first volume portrays Mary Lyons
Clara Barton, Frances Willard. Julia Ward
Howe, Anna Shaw, Mary Antin, Mary Sles-
sor, Madame Curie, Jane Adams, Alice G.
Fletcher. Alice Freeman Palmer. In the
second are considered John Burroughs, John
Muir. wilfred Grenfell, Robert l.. Scott,
Edward T'rudeau, Bishop Rowe, Jacob A.
Riis, Rupert Brooks, Herbert Q. Hoover,
Samuel Plerpont Langley, George w.
Langley. George w. Goethals. Both books
are we'll illustrated.
uERoINEs OF SERVICE and HEROES OF
TO-DAY BY Mary II. Parkman New York;
Tho Century Company. 1l.8S each.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13

new series OF great books. always welcome,
is doubly greeted with rejoicing when OF
convenient formal. excellent paper care
ful selection and editing that mark The
Modern Students Library" sponsored by
the old-establshed house OF Scribner and
put forth at the modest price OF seventy
five cents each. lntroduct ons aro supplied
by scholarly writer's mainly OF the English
literature faculties Of leading American uni
versities and colleges. and where desirable
annotations are supplied, II the opening
volumes, George lots greatest all-'round
novel, Adam Bede," and craftsmanlike
abridgment Of Boswells Life Of Johnson
are 10 be taken al tokens Of the works Ia
hand for early publication, these viii bo
we'll worth addition TO any library de-
f1clent In some OF tho masterpieces OF Eng
lish fiction, poetry and bellies lettres. Prof.
Laura J. Wylle Of Vas ar, provides a sym
pathetic but not fcmininely partisan appre-
C alton and analysis OF Mary Ann Evans's
genius and status IN literature for the
Adam Bedc' and Prof. Charles q. Osgood
Of Princeton, is responsible + a scholarly
consideration Of the Great Cham Of Litera-
ture and also for Illuminating notes as
preface to "BoZzy."
ADAM BEDE. by GEORGE Eliot. Ncw York:
charles Scrihucrs Sons. ~ cents.
BOSWEbi.S LIFE or JOHNSON. New York:
CHARLES Scrbuers Sons. - cents
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
ROMANCE OF SOUTH AERCALOVE STORIES OF UNUSUAL CHARM

gets her early ideas OF human character.
Upon the death OF her mother she sells the
business, cuts on all her home tics, goes 70
Chicago and becomes associated with. a
huge mall order house Her success fol-
lows
Al the height Of her fame she repu ses
ne attention Of the general manager Of
ihe mail order establishment. finally knocks
him down and makes a hurried departure
Tor the snow-cappcd mountains Of the Far
west There she gets lost in a blizzard
ana Is rescued by The man who has loved
her ever since she took his part In child
hood school fight
FANNY, HERSELF. Rv Edna Fcrbs-. nu,bo-
or Emma McChesncy & co " Illustra "a
py =. Henry. New York; Frederick A. stokes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
Why Doesn't She Do Better?

Geraldine Bonner is known TO the read
ing world already through the publication
OF an excellent trlogy on Western subjects
and one or two interesting II by no means
inspired detective tales. It would appear
TO the casual reader that she does not
appreciate her own art and underestimates
her ability. She seems inclined 10 write
down" TO a level that is not worthy of her.
In her newest book. Treasure and Trouble
Therewith"--a rather too cumbersome
title--she has every appearance OF trying
to introduce enough OF the purely sensa-
tional 10 please all those who might read
her book. There is constantly the Hug-
gestion OF a struggle between her true
ability and a strange desire 70 bring In
elements OF the wild western" yarn, As
a whole, though. Treasure" is an exceed
ingly fine piece OF work, filled With more
than average characterizations. an abun-
dance of vivid atmosphere and much more
than ordinary dramatic skill. This latter
feature gives the novel It's greatestrvalue
and reaches its climax with the artistic
introduction Of the famous san Francisco
earthquake and FIRE OF this there can be
nothing but praise. II Miss Bonner took
herself more seriously lshe could achieve
very real success as a novelist
rREAsUBE AND TROUBLE TdEREwIyIl; A
Tale 81 California; by Oeraldue tQnnef.
New York, n. Appletpp ~. 4ttV
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
About Oyster Opening

when Shakespeare made Pistol exclain1
'"The worlds mine oyster, which I with
sword will open" he was not the FIRST. nor
the last. either. for that matter, to make
a similar remark. one OF the latest TO set
forth the advantages OF the oyster-openlng
business Is George Matthew Adams, who
has prepared volume OF short essays
under the title Of Take It." 1T" being the
world. The burden OF his song Is that the
world is waiting It's conquerorS and that
whoever will may command II. In the in
PRODUCTION one Of his friends writes that Mr..
Adams "is a sort of football coach to the
soul" The metaphor is not better than
that OF Shakespeare. though Il may be more
modern. Those who feel that their souls
need a coach win fnd the book inspiring.
TAKE IT. Suggestions as 10 your riEht 10 the
world and the great things that are IN a.
BY George Matthew Adams, nuthor Of you
Can" New York: Frederick a. Stokes Com
pAny. 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13

Pacific and carried home millions In gold
ana silver captured from tho treasure gall
icons OF the Spanish King British sub
Jccts ftt ed In South America and rose 20
positions Of prominence Ambrose O'Iig.
gins who went to Chill n poor boy in tho
eighteenth century carrying n peddler's
pack from town TO town, became Governor
~ chilli and later Niceroy Of Peru, a posi-
tion second In Importance only TO that OF
reigningNiirg. He was the most important
colonial ruler In the world at the time
British interests In Brazil are greater than
those OF any other foreign nation, yet the
British themselves know 30 little about
the country that when loan was foated
In England few years ago for the devcl-
opment Of n Brazilian port the men who
subscribed to II thought the city was
famous South American watering pace be
cause the names Of the two cities were SIM
ilar. British loans TO South America began
about hundred years ago. when between
t2,OOOOO0 and f3.u0OUO0 were lent TO the
republics which had rcyolted from Spain. NJ
present fS.500oOO,0OO OF British money is
invested In Latin America
W. H. Eocbcl one uf the beSt-equipped
authorities on South America. has told OF
these things in book OF British exploits
south OF the equator. But he has told much
more. lie begins with tho early alliance be-
tween Portugal and England in the four
teenth century which led to intimate rela-
tions between. the two countries after the
discovery Of America and TO the direction
or British attention to South America. lie
tells Of the buccaneers Of the Spanish Main
and OF the British activities in the nine
! teenth century. Six chapters arc devoted
20 Brazil, and there Is q concluding chapter
on the prospects for the future. The book
deserves the attention Of overy American
business man who Is Mt all interested in
extending his trade southward, 1t will give
| him information about the country which
I ne can get nowhere else in such compact
! FORM, and IL will let him know what
| competition he must expect from other ma
| tions and what he must do II he hopes ia
! mold his own. At the same time II will
! afford him much entertainments because OF
! the exciting history Of many centuries com.
! pressed into the space Of a few chapters
| BRITISH EXPLOITS ~ SOUTH AMERICA
! a history Of british activities in exploration,
/ nllthrN adventure, diplomacy. science and
| trade trade In Latin America, rs ". H. Soebol
| nditor-iu-Chicf Of the "EuCyCiopedia Of South
| America Illustrated with photographs and
! pauy. 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
November COSMOPOLITAN

As usual the Cosmopolitan Is tho first OF
Tho November magazines to appear on the
news stands and as usual Il Is filled with
contributions from men and women whose
names are known wherever books ure
read. Maurice Maeterliuck writes a little es-
say on "our Invisible Helpers" in which he
suggests that spiritual forces will be potent
in winning the war Arnold Bennett writes
outortalningly Of "The Meaning Of I,rorl.s d"
and Lily Langtry continues her rcrrinI-
SCIENCES \ new serial by owen johnson is
begun and the serials by Elizabeth Robins
and Robert W. Chambers arc continued.
There is new -Bich-QucS waIlinEford
story and a Pcnrod story by Booth TarB.
lhgtoh' as well as four other short stories.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13

the ess--the undcsrabn'ty of Young
woman's lending her namc as the topic for
whispered gossip thr ugh the w.lful indis-
cretiou OF her conduct This Is n very trtc
text and Nergil eNpatlatcd upon g. fully, Yet
much more conclscly in his hcNametcrs In
he "Acneid' dealing with tho didocs Of
Dido and the "pjous Acncas." tn. pas.
sage about "Fama" Gumor or scandal is
Jne Of the most noted I'm epic literature.
that il is just az true today rs when writ
col in tho time of the first Caesars ~
demonstrated in the experiences Of BcatriX
Nanderdykc.
Beatrix is posscssor Of beauty. wealth
rank, culture, yet she lacks rcticeucc, judR
meut and poiSc. There Is nothing evil in
her, but she gives her moods no curb.
Finally she nets herself I'm the mesh Of
gossip and 10 squirm out makes daring
experiment she announces q secret mar
riagc to Pelham Franklin and thcn informs
that aston0sucd parsonage what she has
done with a plea for him TO play up" to
the game. lie does, but iu an unexpected
way iu order 10 teach her a needed lesson.
lie insists that his acknowledgment OF
BeatriN as his wife must be followed 10y her
acceptance Of tho contract
out OF this grows tho euthraliiug story
FRANKLIN nouchalautly treats Bentrix as Ills
wife and this attitude at once creates an
anomalous situation. She is dlsmayed TO
nave a man try TO come II over her with
the Petruchio treatment Of hts willful Kate,
even In much less measure than that shown
In "The Tam ng of the Shrew." She re-
sents the kind, not the degree. u makes a
lot of difference for girl whose comings
and goings and doings have been dictated
by her whims, not her reason, 20 feel even
the lightest trammels laid on her
out OF tho complexities Of this novel con-
tretemps, handled delicately and brightly
felicitous finale - evolved one that will
make an enjoyable story satisfactory 10
every reader
SCANDAL. BY Cosmo Hamilton Roston: lit.
tie. Brown Co. Price 81 30,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
Classics at a Low Price

In these days Of mounting cost OF every
thing, when not only what may be deemed
luxuries but also the bare necessities Of
living are "g ing up" books have been af-
fected with all else by tho prevailing ad-
vance IN prices. Standard books can well be
included in the list OF life's necessities, even
or especially-in times lie these. when
retrenchment strikes hard at pretentious
pleasures and luxurles; books that feed
the spirit or inform the mind never were
more needed TO solace. comfort, inspire than
now. The high est Of paper and labor
has necessitated increased prices In tho
publication field so that even some OF the
msdiocrely manufactured series of standard
and classic works are quoted at augmented
rates or going out Of the market Hence, a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
Signaling for Children

clifford l.. Sherman, whose dot cartoons
have amused the children for several years,
has gath sred together I'm small book a
group Of such cartoons. the purpose OF
which is 10 teach young people the code
for flag algnalinR The pictures are only
partly drawn They are 10 be completed
with 4 pencil following numbered dots,
There Is a picture for each letter and sign
OF the code, followed by full page plate
containing tho alphabet and numbers and
other signs. The book will amuse as well
a. instruct a child.
THE DOT SIGNAL BOOK FOR BOYS AND
AtTRiS BY CliftoTd L. sherman, Boston:
iionEhton Mifnin Company. 20 cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
Edna Ferber's Latest

II one Is searching for good business
story. full OF pep" from cover to cover,
"Fanny Herself" by Edna Ferber. is the
answer. The book radiates energy and
success. Perhaps when IL comes to the
OnAl analysis there is a trihe too much sue
M as in Miss Ferber's novel, Fanny's rise is
go phenomenal. her victory so Anal and her
achievement so decisive. The only real
hattie she has is with herself. and the
psychology OF that struggle Is overshad-
owed by her meteoric leap into business
fame.
Fanny Brandeis, the heroine, is Of Jewish
parentage Born in a small western town.
she grows up like every other small town
Rlrl-yet in a different way. Her mother.
left n widow with a nearly ruined business
on her hands, restores out OF financial chaos
a substantial small town store. Here Fanny
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
The Clammer Returns

William John Hopkins. whose story, 'gThs
Clammer," was greatly rellshed as a
veracious account OF life on tho New Eng
land coast, has added n sequel in THE
Clammer and tho Submarine" Mr. Hop
kins knows his territory intimately and
writes about his scenes and personages with
sympathy. The Clammer and his friends
are shown In the new novel IN love and
war. They are enlisted IN tho coast de-
fense reserve. An interesting and some
what mysterious girl is a newcomer to their
beat" Also she has pretty girl friend
who is Just girl Here is enough for a
sentimental romance. Mr.. Hopkins makes
as much as possible OF this slender ma
terial his story Is marked more by char
acterizing than plotting And It Is cast
In Ielicate mold. which makes the novel
distirctly refreshing after the 'pmary
adventure yarn current.
THE CLAMMER AND. THE SUBMARINE By
William John Hopkins. Boston: Houghton
Mifflln Co. 3l.2b.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13

AND TROUBLE THf,kEwAttl; a
Inlo 81 CALIFORNIA; ID, Qeraldine tonner.
AsN York. 2. Allleloh y. We
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
WHEN A HUSBAND
IS NOT A HUSBAND
LOsmo Hamilton Deals Wit h
This Unusual Situation in His
Latest Fascinating Novel

Scandal tho new novel by Cosmo Ham
llton, the English author and playwright
Is not SO Conspicuously dogmauc as his
successful "rhe Blindness Of Virtue" The
latter as play and novel was definitely in
formed with moral purpose tho motive
ueIng the necessity OF sex knowledge for
he young. The new book has no such dis
tinctive motive. but it has it's lesson none
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-10-13
WHAT is The SECURITY

q 4 United states Government boud
Is frequently spoken Of as best 81,
curtty IN III" world why Is this true
because the promise To pay a
Government bond Is backed by the
faith and honor al the United States
ot America and bs the taxing power OF
this whole country. which il the rich
rzI nation in the world
q IIas the United States issued
bonds befure and If 40, has Il ever
failed to pay aIl Of its bonds " hen they
became due
\ This Government has issued bonds
before. aud has never failed TO pay
,yrty bond whcu il became due with
al the interest on same Even after
the Civil War shen the country was
suffering from 4 heavy debt and was
uot nearly ~ rich as II liz today, all
nf 4hp Government bonds acre paid
when they became due
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times OF panic one places his money in
an Institution whose integrity We can
count on. therefore at such hours as
the present We must consider cur
merchant IS our ship or eur banker
and hold fast 60 that which sc know
10 BE- good
On the other hand, Il IL az such ocea.
sions az this that the foundations are
laid. OF the walls raised higher than
ever, Of mercantile Institutions whose
trade motto II answering direct deal.
ing and honest statements 80 the pub.
lie II you viii go hack into the hts.
tory Of the worlds great businesses
ron viii find that confidence gas laid
~ mortar With every Brick, TOR wallis
thus cempnted viii resist strains that
upset the thin quickly erected frame.
work and superficial looks In thIs oar
hour If peril We should avoid this type
and hold fast 10 that for only thus can
We keep our var budget aud oar war
income ia correct balance.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-10-13
STOPPING The MONOPOLY

amsterdam has received from Berlin
and passes along an official telegram
druounrug lhe "harhHrtiy of French
ayistors vho have bombed number
~ German towns hs SAY ~ repFisal
For sinai purpose the French make
these attacks ou open German towns Is
not clear. the Berlin message asserts
In Raslapp there are no military ob.
iecligps and the attacks nn Tuerlugen
and Hairu Baden ran only Be consid
- the outcome ~ u blind desire for
destruction The sanaleria al BADEN
tiadeu and the hospitals al Tueringen
contain numerous severely wounded
mru ahu are there seeking recovery
iSt nu the Freueh wlli n"t dare to asscrt
that attacks un hospitals far behind
the front arc ct military Necessity nv
such harbartty the will TO persrsere
can pbls be strengthened among the
German people
This is a delicious example Of the
difference - tn Is hose nx ~ Earea
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-10-13
THE FAIR
4 and VI 4 Robinson, Editors

Dear home folks, this is your
Fair that YOU are enjoying to-
day. and this il the Fair Edition
of your home paper, The True
Democrat, issued especially to
celebrate the occasion and ms n
medium t0 give YOU in the name
Of the officers of the Fair Asso-
citation most cordial greeting,
and nj the same time Ia record
the opening and most important
events of the first day. In this
concrete form you have a record
of what is 10 he seen Mt the Fair,
intimate little details about mat =
tiers of interest that you may
otherwise overlook, and a record
uf the awards.
Put your copy away safely. In
DAYS to come it will increase in
value and interest. May il recall
only happy days to YOU
Dear strangers within our
gates. who have travelled over
dusty miles perhaps to be with
us. today. The True Democrat
expresses the spoken or UNI
spoken welcome of every West
Felicianian in this Fair building
todNy May YOU enjoy fully our
modest parish exhibits, May you
see something or hear something
worth while, a thought, an idea
that will help you in business,
or merely please you to remem-
Der. Failing all else in interest
or benefit, We are sure that the
spirit which animates West Fe-
lieiana will lake you ,Daraphr@ sc
the oh satiifg: In helven sss '''s :
I'll ask no more than just a West
trliejana welcome
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-10-13
cAVEAT EMPToR

New Orleans Times. picayuneb
with the thousand and one ever.
ready war excuses when brought to
book The interruptions merchant feels
himself free To put across anything
that has a sriHbIaucc OF the object
named 10 the contract and the spirit
of camouiiagc has 80 entered his soul
that Honp bui the buyer possessing
detective genius can tell whether the
siIkpu stuff he pays yilkeo prices for
was grown on a bush or clippd from
the coat of an animal We are moi.
hoWeyoF referring specifically TO silks,
nor 20 fabrics generally, but TO practt
egIiy everything vegetable animal OF
mineral that goes into eur stUmaehs,
our clothing or ouF construction Pro.
gided only that the outside look normal
the unscrHpulaus one cares uaueht III
the substance Itself. tall sure that he
wtIl be able "a explain te the dis
satisfied purchaser an has return that
Il Wug all the fault al this peskg WaF.
that what he had purchased vas the
worry best that could he done al The
price. and next week u would be more
Therefore study well and carefully
what you buy and when YOU find That
outward appearance andYerhai promise
are not supported by inward quality
then make Your subsequent purchases
elSew here In crossing 4 dangerous sea
one selects the sounaesi, noi neees-
sariI, the fairest locking vessel, aud In