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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
ERAAT BROTMAN
md Amusement Lovers VIII
he Given $1,000 Moving Pic
ture structure.
.ru DING Is NOW PICKING Up
actor {. Y. Johnson Reports
operations Involving an EN-
ueaditure of s2I.il3.

,.-mits for the construction Of
.n.;,gs valued at S24,4l3 were
-,rte5 By Inspector G. Y. Johnson
ming the last week
mo biggest project in the list is
y a $4,000 moving picture
- which Frank Perkins is to
-.-t for N. Brolman. 624-626 Ninth
,east Mr.. Perkins is also to put
sonr houses on Twelfth street
IN H. A Weld.
Those 10 Build.
hare is the list Of those taking
out permits .., -..s.,
garage, 5000.
Martin Verhsle. for Ernest Small
aed 1926 Forty-th.rd street, dwell
= Fnrene Desanev, 705 Fourteenth
venue. garage. $3.50.
prank Perkins. Tor NJ. Brotman.
20 -g2g Ninth street moving pic
|lre theatre .. J At-'t|-
"a Noeller. for Thomas CusiCk
onuany, Seventh avenue and Elev-
rrb street. s.gnboard. $50.
\ Kat and d Light, 1913 Eighth
venue. repairing fire loss, $500.
oscar Apple, for Frank Johnson.
s27 Twenty-ninth street, garage,
|l25
Adoluh Fanth. for C. A. Hoge,
rs Nineteenth street, dwelling, 81
g.
George Sewen, 1900 Thirty-ffth
treet. remodeI:ng. 800.
Z Johnson. for {. A Johnson, 539
Eor,y-ffth street, remodeling dwell
ng. s225
Frank Perkins. for II A Weld.
400 Twelfth street. dwelling, ST.
$50.
Frank Perkins. for II. A. Weld,
[413 Twelfth street. dwelling, ST.
50.
Frank Perkins. for H. A. Weld,
[n7 Twelfth street, dwelling, ST.
|5O
Frank Perkins. for H A Weld,
|42l Twelfth street, dwelling, ST.
30.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
Aledo At A Glance
Robertson Home Burns.

The home OF w. H Robertson, 3O3
East Fifth street, was the scene of
bad fire yesterday 1t was dis
covered about o'clock in the
morning by Willard McDougal. The
cause of the blaze is not definitely
known. but it is thought that it
caught from electric light wires
1t was hard to fight because the
house had tin roof which con-
fined the flames and kept water but.
The interior OF the house was
badly damaged by both fire and wa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03

day for Milwaukee. Wis, where she
will visit with her brother, Herbert
E. Salmon and sister, Miss Rather
inc Salmon. Miss Katherine's home
is In Spokane, Wash. and she Is
visiting In Milwaukee.
Martin TornQuist went to Cam
bridge Thursday on business.
Mrs. W. T. Baker went to Rey-
holds Thursday to visit with her
niece. Mrs Roy Reynolds.
Thomas Conway went to Rock Is
land Thursday to spend the day on
business.
Mrs. Tom Mack returned to her
home near Viola Thursday after
visit here with relatives.
ClYde Scott and Charles Volentint
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
FRIDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUs-MAY 3. 1918.

ter. A great deal OF bed linen and
furniture was stored on the third
floor and practically all was ruined
The second story was burned slight
ly and some damage was caused by
water on the first floor. The furnl-
ture on the first and second floors
was moved out and this was only
damaged slightly.
Only $4,000 insurance was car
ried on the dwelling and none on
the furniture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03

tillery. He has been at headquar-
tiers some time. He Is encamped at
Camp Logan.
Sergeant Stevenson is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Stevenson of
this city. He enlisted in Company
3 when IL was organized and has
been with 1t since that time. He
went to Springfield with the first
contingent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
SHAH OF PERSIA rs
BOND SUBSCRIBER

Washington. D. C.. May 3-Tt
shah of Persia has applied fol-
500 900 Liberty bonds. The request
reached the state department today
from Minister Caldwell at Teheran
-Ruv Liberty Bond
Wallpaper Dough One quart
-four. one heaping tablespoon soda.
three tablespoons ammonia, one
pint rain or boiled water. Mix anc
steam one-half hour in slightly
creased pan. Cut in blocks ano
knead thoroughly. Keep in air.
tight box until ready TO use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03

VI NJ IT, Y ~"
"a + RrifIRer. New Wind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
LOSES HIS CLOTHES.

Clarence Kellogg. 1912 Fifth ave
nue., was found by Patrolman Smith
yesterday at the corner of Fourth
street and Fourth avenue, wander
ing around clad in a union suit,
shoes and socks. When approach
ed by the officers he seemed TO be in
a drowsy condition and was unable
TO give an account of himself from
the time at which he retired. about
! 10 O'Clock. Clarence was taken to
the station and his clothes sent for
He is thought TO be a somnambu-
list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
MATHERyILLE BOY TO CAMP

Matherville, May 3. - Lawrence
Sword has gone to Rock Island,
where he was called to enter the
national army. Fay Stanforth. an
other Matherville boy, has enlisted
as a truck driver and will be sent
to camp May Q.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
Personal Mention

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E Dawson went
to New Windsor Thursday. They
went on from there to Davenport
where Mrs. Dawson entered Mercy
hospital for an operation.
Miss Bessie McCreight left Thurs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
Marriage Licenses.

went to Rock Island Thursday to
spend the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
Stevenson Promoted.

Corporal Joe Stevenson has been
promoted TO a sergeant in head
quarters battery of the One Hun
ured Twenty-third Heavy Field ar
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-03
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

When your plumbing needs over hauling, phone Roy Gilmore, No. 327. 6m1
 Miss Louise Beauchamp of Nash vile, who has been in the city for the past week as the guest of Miss Lil- Han Phillips, returned home today. mics fight, read the Saturday Evening Post. Wm. Johnson.
 Dr. and Mrs. V. H. Tate and Mir. and Mrs. T. M. Matheeny of Little Rock, passed through the city yester- day en route to Galveston, Texas, by auto. Mrs. Tate will be remembered here as Miss Ruthel Dunn.
 SERVICE CAR-and first class service to all customers; careful driver. Calls answered day or night, promptly. Call 94, Star Restaur- ant. 16m1
 Miss Gregg, who has spent the past six months in Prescott with the Quality Shop, left Saturday evening for her home in Sparta, Illinois. Dr. Etta Champlin, osteopathic physician of Hope. Ark, visits Pres colt professionally on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For infer nation call 45. 16-tf
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-03

session of all she has gained and lust ing for further conquest? If we did, would not the whole world live in perpetual terror of German aggres- sion, each country awaiting it's turn to he gobbled c'1 Can any red-blooded American talk about peace without Victroy-victory so decisive that Ger many will he forced to disgorge all 1t 'iaS seized, and the German menace be 'CM"ved from tEe world foreverf
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-03

Service car always at your com mand. Guaranteed Safety First" when on duty. Call L. L. Hornbeck at Brown Cafe, 1S8. 13ml
 Bring your worn out slsses Co Gree sens sla Saaoe. l win malFe them new. K. A. Wylfe. 14m1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

country with Anarchist Emma Gold
man. spreading the doctrine - birth
control \ year and half aEo be-
was arrested in Cleveland. after die
trlbut!ns pamphlets on why and
How lhe Poor should Not Have chi
dren judge Dan - Gull gave him
q fine ~ 800 snd costs and six
months SEQ the Wofkhousr.
Then about year aEn. N~itfnan
got married lie ault thr birth con
troll uuhliriiY Wurh he settled dos O.
In Chicago a. practice medicine HIS
prnrtitc crcN Tie Wa- made head
of a clinical division ~ the Chicago
health department lie aided the
draft boards In making physical ~
aminations
Three weeks ago baby boy aFriv.
"a At his home
And ,h.r. In his FIRST proud days as
a father. word came that The court
%, appeals nt Cleveland had upheld
Cuus decision and that h~ would
have to hrftr his Hcni"prr
Pretty tough. rrrsat lirn'a
friends
nut TN Aftta@AffffN titsA w " ~ ~
a few days. 90 start his sentence Tic
stlli believes la tho birth control
movement in voluntary mother
hood a. hr puts r.
Friends ~ Rsitman at Cleveland
asked Judge Gun whether. IN view %
Rrlimana change ~ occupation. he
would have 20 serve sCuii replied
that he certainly will. 80 far as !
am concerned
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
LOCAL CHAMBER
NOT FOR PLAN TO
WAR after WAR

Editor The star Noting tho cdi-
torial comment In The star Of Tues
day evening on the National Cham
brr ~ Commerce referendum. rclai
ing 90 our attitude towards Germany
after the war. for your own lnfornn.
ton I want 20 call your attention to
the fact that the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce east its votes on this
proposition in the negative.
Tho national affairs committee, Of
which Senator Piles is chairman.
made tho recommendation opposing
the proposal. on the ground that II IL
AT this time inopportune. unwiss. and
serving to commit tho United states
In advance to conditions which might
be embarrassing IN pcare rocommen.
dations are undertaken.
inasmueh as very little comment
was made az the time the action Of
our chamber was taken on the refer
endum. but general attention thru.
out tho country has been attracted
By tho announcement OF the national
result. felt that you would be- inter.
estcd In knowing where tho Seattle
organization stood Yours sincerely,
ROY O. HADLEY. Asst. Sec
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
BLACK HAND LETTERS
THREATEN 2 FARMERS

ORANGE CITY Iowa. March IS
Sioux county has a black hand myF-
trrv. with Peter Nous and r :
WoEhalr. wealthy farmers near
Usage. 49, the Intended victims
Mr. Mouw received an annn) nous
letter demanding that he place the
sum 81 80 900 in certain corner ~
his field before a certain day under
the penalty Of death. and Mr. Rog
hair received a similar letter with
the difference that the sum demand
81 was only g. Similarity In word
ing and phrasinF indicates that both
letters were written BY the same
man
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
MAN. 80. lakes WIFE

MILWAUKEE. Marrh % FcrdI
nand Bergman. 80 years old. ~ this
city. and Barbara iioidt. - years old.
were married by Wn. Schroeder. jus
tlce Both objected 10 tic new mar
riags license law. declaring there was
too much rod tape 10 b.. Another old
man had 20 postpone his wedding b.
cause he had tn go 20 q cemetery and
find out the dates when his two pre-
vlous wives died before he could get
n lfrsnar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
WHY HAIR FALLS OUT

pandruff cnu~~H feywriHh irr.ta.
ton ~ the scalp the hair roots
shrink loosen ana then the hair
comes out fast To stop falling
hair at once and rid the scalp u ~.
cry particle u dandrutr. set small
bottle az Danderine al any drug
siorr for a few cents. pour little
IN your hand and rub we'll into the
scalp. After several applications ar
dandruff disappears and fae Vt
stops coming out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
NEURALG|C PAINS
Give Way 10 Soothing Hamlin's
Wizard oil

Hamlln's Wizard oil is "a safe and
effective treatment for headache and
neuralgia Rubbed In where the pain
is. II acts rs tonic TO the tortured
nerves. and almost invariably brings
quick relief.
Its healing. nntlseptic qualities
can always Toe relied upon TO prevent
infection. or other serious results,
from spralns. bruises. cuts, burns.
bites and stinRs. Just as good, too.
for sore feet. stiii neck. frost bites.
cold sores and canker sores.
Get IL from druggists for 30 cents.
II not satisfied. return the bottle and
get your money back.
Ever constipatcd or have sick
headache Just try Wizard Liver
Whips. pleasant little pink pills. 30
cents. Guaranteed --Advertisesnont
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
DON'T FUSS WITH
MUSTARD PLASTERS!
Musterole Works Without the
Blister-Easier, Quicker

There's no sense In mixing a mess
OF mustard. -four and water when you
can easily relieve pain. soreness or stiff
ness with little clean. white nus;erolc.
Musterolc Is made Of pure oil Of
mustard and other helpful ingredients.
combined in the form OF the present
white ointment. Il takes the place OF
mustard plasters. and will not blister.
Musterole usually gives prompt relic!
from core throat, bronchitis. tonsllitis,
Group. stiff neck, asthma. neuralgia.
headache. congestion. pleurisy. rheuma~
tism. lumbago. pains and aches Of the
back or joints, sprains. sore muscles,
bruises. chilblains. frosted feet. colds Of
the chest On often prevents pneumonia.
3Oc and 6Oc iars. hospital size S. 50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
ARMY BALLOON TRAPS
MANY PRAIRIE PESTS

ELLIS. kan. March i5.--When a
runaway army balloon from Fort
Omaha swept across Western Kan
sas. In December last. Il had for pas.
r"nTcrH Hkunks. rabbits, coyotes,
jgckrabhlts and coitontaiis
This discovery was made "a day or
two ago when two Ellis hunters
found To- thlcket % rnllea south OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
Heal Skin Diseases

1t Is unnecessary for you to suffer
with eczema. blotches. ringworm, rashes
and similar skin troubles Alittle zemo,
obtained at any drug store for Csc, OF
Sl00 for tralarge bottle, and prompt
ly applied will usually give instant relief
from itching .orture. 1t cleanses and
soothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases.
Zemo Is a wonderful, penetrating,
disappearing liquid and Is soothing &c
the most delicate skin. II Is not greasy,
Is easily applied and costs little. Get
II today and save all further distress
The L. w. Rose Co.. Cleveland. q.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

wakeency. huge bail OF wire weigh.
lnE several hundred pounds.
In the hall were a dozen dead Jack
rabbits. 10 cottontails. three skunks,
a coyote and large chicken hawk
The ball OF wire had collected about
the steel cable OF the balloon as II
dragged across the prairie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

government officials who have bevn
watching tn. rat. OF flow from the
warehouses since the president
proclamation stopping disuiiinE or
September g. There are only about
isT 900 900 gallons left IN these
warehouses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
ST u M f.
SAVES WOMAN FROM
SURGEONS KNIFE

Jan =. tstt Ny sifs has teen vsry
strk ard I nave hat $50 darfrfa -ith
her They said che had agpsndirtfia.
3 fd Naaid have 10 have operation
since shs began TAKING aTt MEEE snr ].
u=t getting along ftns Z nsiisFs q I'LL
rprs her Jan ts. 1919 NJ Nifs 10
.ssinE flee She is ati~ % siuz thts
rrafninH ard n raunds good 70 ms Z
owe e al 60 ArrMEEE @ " uIf.i~
apar. uEis
~ yonr stomach hurts " yea have sss
saur hetehing ~ food dFsp~vsis. iualses.
tios. rafsrru % the stomach. 50 nos e.
Trnr dfuEgisf snt set bottle - stun
FyE TIE master prescription for storn
Aeh HE u L. EusFantesd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
The New Spring Suits and Coats
Open a Charge Account

Select all the clothes you wish, whether 1t be Mems.
Women's or Chidren's-Hats. Shoes or Furnishing
pay down what you can and arrange the balance in
small payments. you get paid We give ninety
days time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

CHICAGO. March 70 Consider
the case % pr Zen l.. Reitmaa.
Pretty tough his friends say
pretty tough.
Beitman used to scout about the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

with n continuance Of the war. in
the next year az least 10000 nurses
will be needed in army hospitals at
home and abroad.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

pruEEista refund money " FA@O
OINTMENT fails 10 cure Itching.
blind. bleeding or protrudinE PILES.
Instantly relieves Itching rules. and
you Fan get reAtful sleep after the
first application. Price soc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

A Chase county kansas steer. Just
in off pasture. gained IS pounds In
- hours the first day IL was put on
feed on the farm OF Henry sarkey
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

Potatoes, 100 lbs. SIPS
Hothouae Thubnrb. lb...5e
WTsTI.AkE FRUIT 4 VICE.
TABLE 90.
Stall III
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15
When You Buy Gately Clothes

You are sure of good Quaity-Sure of the very
best workmanshp-Sure of n proper fitting garment
of correct style-becauSe GATELl'S guarantee those
very things.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

with Purcha-e n 10. Tea u
coffee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-15

20 lbs. Of Yakima or
Potatoes t.t+ttt++t--rt @oS
; l' on" t @r'" '''.' "'''o'' Csc
STALL ll8
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17

from the national ideal in the good old
days.
The answer to the question: "What
is the most popular novel in your coun-
try?" may halt or stumble on the lips
of an American or the French. We Of
the New Nippon needn't hesitate a
single second on that We can say
it right off: "Kei-koku Bi-dan," by Yano
tumio. 1T was written wnen the author
was young and SO was, also, the New
Nippon. 1t is not particularly an i'm
posing literary monument. It is
an historical novel; but it is
much moro political satire than
it is a novel. 1t is perhaps the
most astounding volume to have
donncd the mantle of popular favor.
1t is neither frivolous nor fawning
quite the contrary, in fact. At the close
Of every chapter of this book Of fiction
think there was an addcndum, a quo
tation from IL real authentic history.
And the passage of authentic history
was done in classic Chinese. That our
gentle reader may understand the
meaning Of this clearly, let US say that
the classic Chinese holds in the Jap
ancsc literature the similar honored
position tho Latin or Greek classics
do in English letters. Imagine, dear
readerif you can imagine an impossi-
bio joke at alI-tinding passage
from Herodotus in the original at the
end of each chapter in Robert W. Cham
bcrs's Maid at Arms!
But such was precisely the incon-
gruous costume in which Mr. Yano's
"Kei-kohu Bi-duu' came, saw and con-
qucrcd the reading public Of the New
Nippon. Looking back across a small
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17

lcan department store or German
bazaar they look like a peace palace.
] MS Is significant. For no other pco-
pie on earth devote so much grown
up inventive skill. constructive mag
nation and trained mechanical skill
to the entertainment OF little folks
as DO the Japanese. No statistics arc
available here. of course; one should
bc slow to dogmatizc. but it is safe
to say that Nippon has devoted at
least a few thous, ID times more men
and women Of gifts and light to the
entertainment Of her children than
she has TO thc making Of the implc-
ments oil murder. To be sure, her
sword blades arc Wonderful; she has
made spears. borrowed from some
South Sea islanders bows and arrows.
Some of the beetlc-likc armors and
atcd, also boomerangs. chained
scythcs. But one and all they arc
about as primitive as the very Stone
Age in which they should have been
buried. And they are about all that
Nippon could show for her two mil
lcnnlums of military aspirations.
Compare this to what Germany has
done In the single year of the present
war; And, after all. no amount Of
feature stories and after dinner
speeches can alter this one fact: that
all the really formidable machinery
Of war With which the Japanese army
and navy arc armed this very dav is
the importation from the so called
Christian civilization
Ard what, on the other hand, can
Nippon show in the shape of institu-
tlcns, excuses, yarns, pictures, toys,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17

of Turkey have never married with
one exception) since Bayezcd saw his
wives dishonorcd by Tamerlanc.
At that time they resolved that the
rulers Of the Ottomans should never
again be placed where they could be
so disgraced Thus the Sultans have
had many women, but no legal wives.
The woman who is mother of the Sui
tan, or heir, is the Sultana Valdez, or
Mother Sultana, and the First Lady Of
the Land. Any mother or daughter Of
Sultan is princess of the blood,
even though she may have been u Cir
casslan slave or an abducted Armenian.
Every year, at feast known as
CandgcJersi, or, as we might say,
Candlemas, the Sultana presents her
son with new slave.
There was near us in Scutari great
palace hidden behind high buff walls
and guarded by sentres where maid
ems bought from Circassian parents
were trained to sing and dance, to be
hcautitui and allurng or to read and
write. II they wished to learn. Some
or these became honored wives. but
moro became concubincs of pachas.
once a year one was given to the Sui
tan. But Abdul Hamd was not gross
ly sensual. His palace was full Of
women. but only few became moth
ers of his children. Many of the wom-
en- were given to the pachas and others
became merely ladies' waiting.
On certain holy days we would sec
lines Of carriages taking the palace
ladies to adore the mantle of the
Prophet; or, on a fine Friday in June,
YOU could see them at the Sweet
Waters. They always wore the white
ven covering the face up to the eyes
! stained with kohl, instead of the black
veil that now drops over all Turkish
ladies' faces. We peeped curiously into
the carriages to catch glimpses of their
painted faces behind the flmy vcils
| have known two "sarailce" who
were, strange as it may seem, plain
and intelligent. Once / attended
wedding wherc the guest of honor was
a daughter Of the Sultan. She was
rather fair; evidently her mother had
been a Georgian or European. She
carried herself with a proud air. and
all the other ladies present rushed up
to her as she entered. They nearly
Frustrated themselves before her in
! their efforts to make her the lowest
possible salute. The most amusing part
of the performance was that the we'd
ding ceremony was over and the bride
groom retired to his men friends, but
the black cunuch who accompanied the
Sultana FASTENED after him and brought
nun back to repeat the ceremony for
royalty.
Abdul lIamid was said to be very
fond of few of his women and his
! daughters, but his ruling passions we're
New-York tribune., 1918-02-17

ocean Of time, to many stolen
midnight hour, to tons of lost sleep,
the present writer must confess that he
did not then see anything homogeneous
about either the costume or the con-
tent of that famous novel. He was a
mere "prep" in short divided skirt
called hakan,a. barc-legged and bare
footed (most Of the timc) on pair of
wooden clogs. And perhaps that ac-
counted for the peculiar stupidity of
perception. Anyway, there were mill
ions of others who saw nothing wrong
with it. Just how many million copies
of the book were sold the writer does
no., know. Whether Mr.. Yano, the
publisher might know. One thing is
certain, the publication of that novel
was an cpochal event in the life and
world of the Nippon books. Although
the book is totally lacking in the ia
miliar carmarks of a best seller"
there is no denying a patent fact that
almost every page Of it thrills with en-
thusiasm, young. vigorous, flooding
full. A reader with half an eye could
tell at half glance that the book was
written by young man dreaming a
young dream and, being young. was
richer than all the potentatcs Of the
world in the one real gold of life-thc
gold of fancy. Every quaint, mummi-
fed incident in the old, dusty, dead
history seemed to spring into magic
pen.
Now what do YOU suppose was the
theme Of this most popular historic
novel ever published in Japan? Three
gucsscs for nothing-four if you like.