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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
CHILDREN OF THE DESERT

By Louis Dodge. Illustrated by Regi-
 nald Birch. Charles Seribner's Sons,
 publishers, New York.
 Few people who read Louis Dodge's book, Bonnie May" would imagine that he could follow up light. entertaining, frothy story of that with such a deep, broad, insistent story like his last, "Chil- dren of the Desert"
 Mr. Dodge's new book discloses a re- markable versatility in the author of Bonnie May but the same charm of style and sentiment characterizes the portrayal of Sylvia, the heroine of this mature and tragic tale, as that with which her childish predecessor was de- picted. The action of the moving story takes place on the Mexican border of the southwest and the characters belong to this pioneer region where races inter- mngle and the romantic reigns side by side with the sordid and the brutal. The author, however, shows that the interior drama of the heart and the passions can be as pertinently staged amid these sur roundings as elsewhere. and the absorb ing interest of his narrative lies in his sympathetic and masterly study of a tenn perament of fatal compleXity, which neither the younger Dumas nor the au- thor of 'Manon Lescaut" has more strik- ingly interpreted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
"sEcOND YouTH.n

By Allan Updergraff. Harper Brothers,
 publishers, New York.
 This is the first novel of a new writer who has shown in his shorter work a promise which has been hailed by those who watch for new lights in the literary Armament The story of a philosophical and sentimental American business man who unexpectedly in middle age reaped delayed harvest-a bountiful crop Of romance and small sheaf of wild oats. A delightful strain of hunior runs through the book.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
GERMAN IDEALISM AND PRUSSIAN
 MILITARISM."

By Charles William Super, Ph. D. IL
 D. The Neale Publishing company,
 publishers. No. 40 Fourth avenue,
 New York.
 The purpose of this volume is to show the absurdity of the position taken and defended by those who main tain that the repellent chauvinism or contemporary Germany and the Prus- sian state organized solely for mate rial efficiency is the natural outgrowth of the German idealism of three or four generations ago. Neither Goethe, nor Schiller, nor Leasing were what is popularly called patriotic. Goethe de- clared that before he had attained his sixtieth year he had reached a point of view above the nations and sym pathfzed with their misfortunes as with those of his own people, Leasing ridi- culed patriotism. Schiller's historical dramas all deal with non German themes. even Wallenstein being no ex- ception. He and Klopstock called them- selves citizens of the world. Tell is Q thoroughgoing individualist and per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

Armored cars are now being at tached to all passenger trains operat- ing between Chihuahua, Mex, and the border at Juarez These cars are con verted from steel gondola cars which were made in the United States and sent to Mexico with shipments of coal for the mines and railroads. At the Mexican Central shops here drills arc used to cut small square port holes along each side of these cars, leaving the tip side of the square uncut in or der that the metal may be sent out ward forming lip. or shield for the gunner who pokes his rifle through the opening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
JUST A REBEL

By Robert F. Phillips, United States Ma rine Corps. Dear Old Alabama, the state where
 was born, Down among the songbirds, twas on an
 April, morn. blossoms and the buzzing
 of the bees Awakening of springtime, the budding of
 the trees. The dear old state of sunshine | Il leave
 no more to roam, But settle down contented, down In my
 southern home. Down where the cotton blossoms and the
 sweet potatoes grow And all the darlSies humming the tune of
 "Old Black Joe.' There's a happy moment coming, when
 board that southbound train That,ll take me back to Dixie, ne'er to
 leave again. The days seem dark and dreary, for
 there's something on my mind Iris the name of dear old Dixie and the
 girl I left behind. I know that she will greet me, when
 reach my old home town, And tell her how I love her and am
 going to settle down. I'm proud that I'm a rebel-they say
 that's what I am They say, You all go on back home to
 Alabam." Farewell to you, my Yankeeland, I'll bid
 to you adieu, For the time has come that l must go,
 here comes that old choo-choo. But just one word before we part a
 word I'm proud to say, That God united north and south and
 made the U. s. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED.

(tlfl lE w D I1&a E-Ie'p THE PREACHER OF CEDAR NOUN TAIN" By Ernest Thompson Seton Frontispiece by Clarence Rowe. Double. day. Page & Co., publishers, Garden City, N Y.
 THE LAND OF DEEPENING" By Dr. Thomas Curtin. George H. Doran Co.,, publishers, New York. "CECELIA OF THE PINK ROSES By Katherine Haviland Taylor. Illus trated by May Wilson Preston. George H. Doran Co.,, publishers, New York. THE STRAIGHT ROAD" (Annony- mous) With illustrations by c. E. Chambers. George H. Doran Co.,, pub fishers, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

sists in doing his work in his own way and at a time of his own choosing. All the German monarchs were hostile to fredom of speech and of action. AL though the mogalomania of the twen- tfeth century Germans is not altogeth- CT unique phenomenon in the history of the world, it exhibits phases that are without precedent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
HOTELS AND SUMMER REsoF cs
The Davis White Sulphur Spring.

160 rooms. modern conveniences, large swimming pool, bowling, boating. skat- ing, etc. In western North Carolina. on roads via Charlotte and Statesville, 60 miles northwest of Charlotte. Rates $S to SIP per week, $28 to $40 per month. Open June to Oct. 1. Write for booklet to The Davis Springs, Co.,. Hiddenite. N. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
"BRINGING OUT BARBARA"

By Ethel Train. Charles Scribner's 5
 Sons, publishers, New York.
 One of the most interesting books of the year is Ethel Trains very clever story, Bringing Out Barbara"
 Anybody who has a daughter wili read Bringing Out Barbara" with a tremendous ameuntkof pleasure, for 1t is bright and entertaining and quite full of human interest
 Bringing Out Barbara is a spir- ited narrative of a bright and pretty girl who is suddenly taken from the simple and calm life of a girls board : ing school in the country and Drought out by ambitious parents who have become almost strangers to her through their manner of life and her absence, in society with big s; of her temporary surrender to the seduc : tions of pleasure and luxury in New York, Long Island and Newport; of her final revolt against the artificial ity and futility of the life for mar riage with a plain young man of tall ent. Such is the story, and it amounts to very graphic and often caustic presentation of the society of wealth by one who is intimate with it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
"SLIPPY M'GEE"

By Marie Conway Oemler. The Century
 company, publishers, New York.
 "Slippy McGee" is the first book of new writer. a story with a fresh touch and with delightfully."- unusual plot and character.
 Into a quiet South Carolina town, with its best families" on one side of the town and the foreign factory workers on the other, came. one night, Slippy McGee. a kit of burlar's tools beneath his arm and a price upon his
The daily Alaskan., 1917-07-27

! brought 8I. BlaiRey in to see you" she sdd.
 The old lady eyed me with evident suspicion. +Ts he going to kiss me good nightT' she demanded.
 1 assured her that I was there for no other purpose
 "A right" she sighed; then I'll go to Sleep."
 And She did, or at least we didn't hear another sound from her that evening.
 When we left the room and closed tho door softly Lucille put her hand on my arm and said: Thanks, Monty. It was ewfully silly, but I didn't know how elsS to quiet her. You won't think anything of 1t, win youT'
 @0f courBs not It's all in the family anyhow, oT fl 1t int wish 1t Rere," l haERNdod, emboldened by the pres EurV CD my arm. For the moment I eould not have besn any happier if I had been fed
 Afea1 awhfle the telephone man came downstairs tn 6 suit of Bopp's clothes --tghs flannel trousers, outing shoes,.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-07-27

10 asI him to go out 1Rithe Dechen ana drink water all by himself, and ths1e was no other place to put him unls1o he st, Iyed in the living reom with uA Bofo1 a she could decide enc way e tb Aoi her be seated himself comforesnsY a nd proceeded to entertain ua MIS c onsldrable conversation about 911A' eh.
 T ain't Rube," he volunteered "xVo been near enough Fifth avenue % tngw good clothes when sec 'eIns Gn& have to admit that Mir. Bop2 b Q well dresser. only work here h tne Tumrner time. In the winter \ sncH around within sight of tho ststns aG liberty. I'm a wire tapper."
 "A wire tapperT' repeated BepA Tsn'ta wire tapper 6 sort of crookr
 "Not compared to a burglar. WE10 appinglis tust high finance"
 Els name, 1t appeared, WAS EaFSa6 Kent. He yw.As married, was Socs% tst ia feeling if not in theory, had bsaa .h Jockey, .attou&, a telegraph operates and hoped totleanh to fly an aerc3lana Otherwise hIs ywas' an nnsVentfu kaS' tory.
 All tho time I yVRss listening ny mind was occupied ,wtfh tying to Se- count for the thrill which had 3oitSo me when had taken LpGIlSs hands ID mine at the top of the .GtaiecaSa' ! decided to put my. fortunessto the tese. I would sit up until Ropp to o>e and then ask her to marry lpe-
 Kent, the telephone man, reaped Ars<
 q think I'll sit up awhile" 4 sAiG, stealing @ look at Lucile rand AopdnS that sheiwould comprehend my iateA' 1 ton.
 If you're, going to,sit up m 4t3eS.' . said Bopp, with Machiayellian cordial ity. "I1l split a. gallon of WatsF H1Gh you"
 There we sat, and we drank SiaAs after glaas of water until Il ocodk- Then Lucille. decided to retire and sodA- ed the whole game
 T guess I'll turn iI<now, too" l sag. gested tentatively, hoping at leagS En&s would get 8, chance to speak Q AaR on the stairs.
 But no. Bppp developed Su6dsA 6ondness nor my society and sccOmps- niedsme tptmy room and satpa ny eaA for awhile talking about anRtEs tn0- strBcal, assuming that l was interested g in them. which was nnE (Co ntinued s9morToWJ l..
The daily Alaskan., 1917-07-27
SYSTEM AND PRINTING

DoAf put It off. but order your printing HOW which You will need whea you put IR your IRsw system.
 The Daily 'Alaskaa job department Is better lsquippS6 than ever Co do your work. PTtcea right and work executed. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-07-27

fancy shirS soft collar, tie and blue serse coat. The togs fitted him re- maFksh9y well, and except for . yer nacular line of conversation the man did not seem i'll suited to the clothes At any rate, I liked him better than I did Bopp.
 What to do with him seemed to De puzzIing Luc5la.. 1t didn't seepa rizht
The daily Alaskan., 1917-07-27
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
 Lucile Green, charming, but with fsds, is visited at the Greeng' summer Island homo by Monty Blalney. She proposes weeks fast All food is banished, Frank Bopp, rival suitor, appears un- expectedly. To get food for himself hS attempts tho mainland by motoEbost.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-07-27

Don't nliss the balancs of this story but su bscriba for tha DailT Alaskan 1Iow. Back nUmbeTs cSR he optaiRsd. l,slssAs.I :. V .s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
Opera Star Makes More Than Presi-
dent.

The story of her career Is printed in
the November Woman's Home Com
paniOn, and the writer Of it says:
1t was on Nov. Is, 1916. that the
Marquise Amelita Galli-C urci made her
Chicago debut as Gilda, in Rigoletto
"a debut that was nothing less than
an overwhelming triumph
lone mana member of a firm that
makes well known phonograph--who
had heard the new singer in Monte
video, Uruguay, decided that it was
voice his company needed, SO he wired
the head of his record agency to meet
her in New York.
'She made four records at that time
In a period of little moro than six
months. from Nov. is, 1916 to June
i, 1917, more than four hundred and
sixty thousand of them were sold. The
singer S royalties for that period Melted
her larger sum than the salary of
the President of the United States.
Her appearance with the Chicago Grand
Opera company last season lowered the
deficit of that organization from $685.
600 to $4,000 Her salary from oper-
ate and concert engagements during
the six months mentioned was trifle
over 100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
CHRISTMAS DRIVE
SUPPLIES COMING
Red Cross Service Flags Already Here,
Which Members May Get at Board
of Trade Rooms.

Supplies for the great Christmas
membership drive Of the Red Cross
which begins next Monday to continue
for one week have begun to reach
headquarters Of the Windham county
committee in the board OF trade rooms
and the plan Of campaign to be fol
lowed in this section is fast framing it.
self.
The service flags are included in The
lot which already has been received
and Oscar F. Benson, county chairman,
wishes it known that every person who
is now member of the Red Cross IS
entitled to receive one OF these and
may get it by calling at the board OF
trade rooms The flags are white with
a blue border and large red star in
the center 10 indicate one member in
the household with smaller stars 10 lie
affixed for each additional member. II
IS intended that every home in the
country in which there are one or more
members of the organization shall have
and display this flag in window and
on Christmas eve to illuminate them
with candies
Every new member enrolled also will
be given one of the flags in addition
to his membership card and special
Christmas button.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
SUPREME AND GRAND
WARDENS PRESENT
Brattleboro Lodge, N. E. o. P, OBJ
serves 3Oth Anniversary Ad-
dresses Made-Refreshment

Brattleboro lodge, No. 37S, \. f. O.
F., held public meeting in Grand
Army hall last evening in observance
of the 30th anniversary of the found
ing of the order Supreme Warden
Daniel Z. Sullivan of Somervillc, Mass,
and Grand Warden Thomas j. Baoley
of Bellows Falls were present. The
meeting opened with a piano duct by
the Misses Nourse, followed by The
Star Spangled Banner, played By Miss
Susie Miner, and the salute to the flag.
A brief address of welcome was given
by M. j. Larrabee, warden of Brdttle-
boro lodge, after which recitation by
Miss Beatrice Bennett and piano solos
by the Misses Nourse were given.
The POSTMASTER of the evening, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Warden Austin &.
Nichols of Brattleboro, introduced the
speaker of the evening, Supreme War
den Sullivan, who gave a very inter
csting address on Tae Founding and
Growth of the y. Z. o. P. Among otn-
er interesting facts, he showed that
the order has paid 459 death claims in
Vermont, amounting TO $69S,000 Fol
lowing his address, Ernest Cooke ard
sister, Miss Lucie A. Cooke, gave sew
eral selections on the mandolin and
harr, which were much enjoyed by ALI
Grand Warden Bagiev then spoke on
the good of the order and granted a
dispensation to hold the next regular
meeting for the election of officers next
Monday, Dec. Il, instead Of Dee. "a.
Past Warden Leon Mixer made few
brief remarks
A luncheon of pumpkin pie, cheese,
doughnuts and coffee was served by
Mrs W. F. Mixer, chairman of the sup
| per committee. Cards and social
! time followed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11

other works. But we come back to
the fact that what most people regard
as play is an occupation that they are
not required to perform. and, it would
seem from psychological standpoint
IA give greater rest if 1t be an occu
patton that is particularly useless from
The STANDPOINT of producing economic
results. Therefore there should be time
set aside IN the work Of the day, no
matter whether il be varied or not
when the environment may be changed
and play should be taken up.
! = speak OF games in a broad sense.
For instance, after sitting at a task
for a given number OF hours, a walk in
the open air, the body held erect and
the limbs swinging so as to produce
circulation, and attention given TO sur
! roundings SO that the mind may be oc
| cupied and contented, constitutes one
| of the best kinds Of play, preferably
performed in company. In these times
il is we'll TO remember the simple say
ing Of the old days that all work and
no play makes Jack a dull boy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
URGES NEED OF PLAY.
Even Change CT Work is Recreation,
Physician ASSe~<s

The necessity and desirabilitv Of SUI,
ticient play TO relieve the strain OF
daily effort are dwelt upon in a bulletin
recently issued BY Dr.. Samuel G. Dix
on, health commissioner OF Pennsvl
vania, who says:
Most people would say that play :
first requisite was that it should con.
sist Of something one doesn I have %
do. Play is III reality, however, of al
sorts and descriptions. Those that pro-
ducc something useful besides giving
rest are greatly to be preferred. There
are many sorts equally stimulating TO
the mind aud to the body and produc
| tive OF valuable results. One essential
| 70 beneficial play is that it be whole-
! some and be performed in healthful
| environment, that is, where We haze
pure moving air of the right temrera
! ture and preferably sunlight.
/ "aThc body should be maintained in
such position as TO permit an even cir
culation of the Mood and normal res.
piration The object of the exercise
would otherwise be very much dis
1
| blood which it furnishes TO the tissues,
and the blood in turn takes away the
debris and returns it to the outside
atmosphere This viii make plain to
any reader the necessity of what has
been said about the proper environment
in which to exercise.
"Unless the blood is supplied with
what nature has provided for her nor
NAL function, the digestive system will
fail aud the body will be wanting in
nourishmcnt. When this condition takes
place man becomes susceptible to the
disease germs that arc ever present in
the atmosphere. The greatest safety
is to be found in keeping up the resist
ancc. 1t is much easier to battle
against the germ organisms before they
get established in the system. Once
they establish themselves in the It's
sues they generate poisons which inter
fere with the normal working of the
body and enable them to nourish them
selves aud increase, often at an alarm
ing rate. In fact, some Of them re
produce themselves to the extent OF
thousands, yes, hundreds Of thousands
III minute of time.
Variation Of types of work proper
ly adjusted will often substitute 70,
| what is generally known as play. Fol
, instance, one S brain centre may be
come weary at a monotonous oceupa
ton, and decided change of oceupa
ton, notwithstanding it be what we
, usually call work, will permit the first
tbrsin centre involved to rest while an
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
Flowers.

Food and raiment are for the body,
but flowers, bowers arc for both. BODY
and soul
When my lips are palsied by great
emotions-love, gladness, sorrow, death
and the words / would write come
not, then ! send soul messengers
When ! look upon a rose, all night
mares Of antheism vanish; when ! in
hale the rare perfume of violets, / bow
to the Master Chemist; when my pen
ell tries to trace the graceful Fittings
OF the morning glory, or my brush
match the exquisite color blending of
the humble pansv, revcrently ae-
knowledge the high hand OF art
Some day, when | am in perfect at
tune with the Creator God. | know
hear melodies, strangely sweet, amongst
my flowers, and songs-songs like the
morning stars must have sung together
at the birth of him-the Rose of Shar-
on
Without flowers my body could live,
but | know my soul would starve.--
Will p. Snyder in Book News Monthly
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
-Four Types of Men.

. good Judge of human nature is born
and not made, declared DR. G. Stanley
Hall, president OF Clark university
Baseball scouts are not able to tell how
they pick men; neither can any employer
tell how he picks his men
Dr. Hall described the French system OF
dividing men into four general types and
selecting them for particular positions in
the army accordingly He said:
First. The digestive type 1t is
Characteristic of the heavy jaw, broad
abdominal region. Such men require more
food, need it regularly, must be well fed.
Such men are best on the defensive They
are hard to dislodge from the trenches
Second-The respiratory type Nos
trls and ears are large; large, long chest !;
demand plenty of pure air; get FESTIVE
under confinement Such men are selected
for work on high mountains They are
good III the charge, in making an attack
Such men exclusively are selected for the
aviation corps
"Third-1he muscular type Head is
sq,.are, limbs long and strong body short
This type u good for the bayonet charge
in the art iilely service.
| 'Fourth.-The nervous type Large
head tapers down to sharp jaw. Sud-
men have power to draw upon their re
serves They can get their second wind
/ The really great are men OF this type
Along with this type is closely associated
a willingness to sacrifice self for the gooc
of others
Children and animals are guided h,
the desire to gain pleasure and avoid pain
As they grow older they should learn t,
hear present pain for future pleasure =
| Pittsburgh Gazette Times
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-11
MERCURY IS BELOW.
CONTINUED from Page y

year," was the next natural query.
''Well, | should say SO, was The
only comment.
Oh shivers, some more
Naturally everybody expects that
tleboro, to come across with whOp
ping story, but the boastful spirit
which people assume in telling it is,
well, it is, that s all. If anyone can
supply the right word he deserves a
medal.
At Warren Walkers the mercury
slid down to p below the zero scratch.
Someone here proudly told how much
warmer it was at his house as the Their
mometer only showed 10 below.
That was the highest heard from
highest, do you get that9 Just the
language used last July when the same
measly little indicators were lowering
near the l00-in- the shade mark.
If anyone wore a smile because of
the cold streak it was the plumber.
He it is who is called to thaw out pipes
after all home methods have failed and
not a few were frozen up tight this
morning. Those who shut off the wa
ter before retiring were the wise ones.
Some left the water running all night
which is safe but wasteful.
There was more difficulty in getting
up steam on the railroads during the
early morning hours, but with the ex.
ception of the towl' train due here
Just before clock most of them
managed to pull through on time or
very near IT, That train did not ar
rive in Brattleboro until about
o clock. Then it came in hauled by two
engines putting vigorously.
People obliged to drive in from the
country found the air very piercing
and really couldn I say that taey en-
ioyed it.
After the sun got well above the
horizon it began TO warm up rapidly
and hy noontime the outside conditions
were not at all unpleasant for win
ter s day.
According to records kept by Mr.
/ Vaughan this was the second coldes
December morning in eight years. II
1914 the temperature dropped to 90 be
low zero on Dec. 20 and q, but fol
| this carly III the month today eclipseC
everything.