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"LiUes of Great Men

Successful men are notoriously the
least able to communicate to the rest of
the world the formula by which they
have achieved eminence. The glitter
ing theories advanced are genei ally
found to have little relation to the real
ity. Arnold Bennett even insists that
the faculty of wasting time is con-
spicuous trait In most successful men,
and thar the majority do not possess
more than average intelligence. Appar-
emily the direct antithesis of this opin-
ion is held by B. c. Forbes. With un-
varying reverence he undertakes to tell,
In a series of sketches. how fifty famous
Americans arrived at fame, This treat
ment must prove vastly fiattering to the
subjects, but implicit belief in and ap-
plication of the theory that THE king
can do no wrong" makes neither for
humanness nor intimacy In portraiture.
The subjects of the various sketch
interviews include Henry Ford, Andrew
Carnegie, ]. p. Morgan. John ID. Rookie
Teller, A. Barton Hepburn, John ID.
Archbold, George F. Reynolds. Jacob II.
Schiff. Thomas A. Edison, Alexander
Graham Bell. Cornelius Vanderbilt and
Colonel Goethals.
In his introduction the author frank
ly beats a drum for materialistic sue
GERS. but some interesting analogies may
be traced In the summary he provides.
MEN WHO ARE MAKING AMERICA. By
- 2 ysss S;s sssss ssSss WE Rssf;:':: ss e..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
Wartime Food Guide

Women who have been fortunate
enough to read and study Feeding the
Family" by Mary Swartz Rose, will be
delighted to know she has issued a war
message about food 1t comes in re-
sponse to many requests and Is con-
tained In a compact little volume which
calls itself Everyday Foods in War
time" Mrs. Rose believes It Is not easy
for woman to change her menu to
comply with wartime standards. And
so in her little book she seeks to make
It easier to save meat, wheat sugar
and fats and at the same time to win
the approval of the family.
Each chapter fills need. There is a
simple explanation of the part which
our common foods play in the diet
Among the chapters are "The Milk
Pitcher In the Home" Cereals We
Ought to Eat" THE Potato and It's
Substitutes" Sugar. Spice and Every
thing Nice" and "On Being Economical
and Patriotic at the Same Time" Mrs
Rose is domestic science expert who
has in the past earned the thanks OF
thousands of American women. Without
doubt these new chapters from her pen
will prove of incalculabie value to the
patriotic housewife who finds her little
domestic brood sailing in uncharted
watefs"
ryERYpAy voops IN Wartime. 3,
3, N3FT HXastF npee Neg yeek; ~ Nas
3 ~ - Sn(fnT. - f>ao4 z. y i. {, /. ). {,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
The Lung Route to Health

The ills that human flesh is heir to
have been tracked to their lair The
secret Of their tyrannous rule has been
discovered and unmasked. We have dis
covered the magic phrase that causes
them to quake and quail with fear. II
is: Proper Breathing!
Like most modern Columbuses the
intrepid dtscoverer Is prepared to sup
port his claims with fairly appalling
wealth of words Lest there be any mis-
take about his views. he sets them forth
to the extent Of $50 pages. expanding
his constantly reiterated theme to a
veritable cosmic philosophy of health
warranted to intimidate the most skep-
tical layman into awed silence at least,
however mystified he may be about
some of the sesquipedalian phrases
which the author gayly strews along
his rhetorical pathway. 1t Is a bit dis
concerting, however, to learn that the
authors space has been too restricted
for the full discussion of his theories,
and that larger work Is contemplated.
Healthful respiration is not the simple
matter we once fondly but fatuously be-
lieved. we are assured. THE spine must
be Strengthened and heightened, the
mean thoracic capacity permanently in
creased In order to give free play to the
internal organs and the firmly estab-
lished habit of drawing breath by suck
Ing the air into the lungs must be
broken" It's simply a matter of the
right system. And the system occupies
only $50 pages.
Professor John Dewey. of Columbia
University. is an avowed disciple of the
methods set forth in the book, and In
brief introduction undertakes to con-
vince the reader Of its unique worth.
MANS SUPREME INHERITANCE. F..
Matthias Alexander. New York: e. p.
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Some HONEYMOON

The combination of humor and mys-
terry has always been productive Of
much interest in our novels and plays
and in this latest contribution to this
class of story there is to be found the
nucleus of a good movie scenario or
play plot. The author has kept the
action moving at a swift pace through
out with most of the text devoted to
conversation rather than descriptive
matter. This fact makes for easy read
ing and secures the readers interest as
to the ultimate unraveling of the mys-
terry involved.
To meet a girl on a boat and ask her
to be your wife and then find that you
have married the wrong girl upon ar
riving at the DOCK is one of the COM
plex situations of the plot. Another
thing which permits the introduction of
the humorous Is the finding of the newly
welded pair at hotel which is about
to close because of change of manage
ment and the ordering out of the guests
How the bridegroom averts this dis
possession and receives a testimonial
dinner from the grateful guests is all
done in the style of a George NJ. Cohan
businessman" play. The mystery of
the wrong bride is cleverly solved, but
not without touch Of heart interest
upon the part Of the three persons in
volved
SOME HoNEYMoON--By Charles Everett
Hall New YorlS George Scully 4 Co.
Sl25.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
EARLY VIRGINIA
DAYS AND WAYS
Described in a Delightful and
Authoritative Manner BY
Mary Ne,Uton Stdnard

Life was exceeding full and varied
In Virginia in the early days, accord
ing to tradition. The voice of tradition
Is confirmed in Mary Newton stanard's
intimate and racy account of Colonial
Virginia: It's People and Customs"
octave, profusely illustrated from old
prints and facsimies of ancient docu-
ments and papers. No phase of that
easy going, gracious period of American
the social life and manners largely
from original documents. approaching
her subject always from the anecdotal
side. never from the viewpoint or in
the manner of the formal historian.
Thus the reader meets as flesh and
blood individuals many men and women
whose names have been familiar hither-
to chiefly as the impersonal puppets of
the country's, history. The early set
tiers attitude toward life is presented
IN an intimate, human fash Jon. The
love affairs of Washington and Jeffer-
son show that men who are successful
In public life may fail ANONYMOUSLY
in their romantic affairs. Virginia
boasted theatre in the summer of
1865. seventy-five years before there
Is any record of any dramatic enter
tanment in New York, and took a lively
interest in all the cultural things of
life-in books, music and pictures
Styles and dress occupied vastly more
of the attention of the dear. unfair
sex then than now, while the proportion
of male dandies, who dressed with
meticulous care for their giddy, butter
fly round of dances and other social
functions. was surprisingly large. A
deep love of outdoor sports was a nat
ural heritage from England, and its
manifestations were quite elaborate.
All these phases of life that seems
truly idyllic in contrast to the stress
world convulsion, are described with a
wealth Of detail The general reader
will find considerable interest in these
| illuminating descriptions. but the
resume which the author provides of
pioneer Nirgnians and their affairs. is
of greater interest to those who are
linked to them by ties of blood or SEN
timent.
| In preparing her book the author
had access to many records and papers
unknown to the public. She has en-
ployed these to the best advantage, in
narrative that combines authenticity
of detail with freshness of informa-
| ton.
| COLONIAL VIRGINIA: ITS PEOPLE AND
| CUSTOMS. BY Mary Newton Stanard.
illustrated with plates In sepia and duo
tone. Philadelphia: J. B. Lppincott Com.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
VONDERS OF INSTINCT AMONG INSECTS

stupidity of insects as a class when.
ever the least accident occurs His
conclusion, which he does not formu-
late in so many words. is that the
action of the insect is governed by
instinct, that he acts automatically
under the conditions In which he lives,
and that when the conditions are
changed he is at loss; in short, that
the quality which we know as reason
does not dwell in the insect brain. I
do not think any one would call him a
nature faker. He was a careful OBJ
server and recorder of facts and a dis
eliminating interpreter of what he
observed"
Il have known human beings as
stupid as his burying Beetles" re-
marked Owen.
But you did not charge them with
being reasoning creatures, did your"
| asked .
Hardly" he admitted
'Fabre's book Is delightful" went
on. 1t is not a dry-as-dust scientific
treatise, but is full Of poetry and mel.
low with a kindly and genial human
philosophy. If a man should arise who
could write economics and make it as
interesting as this man makes natural
history. the solution of the problems of
government after the war would be
much easier. for the demands of those
who insist that the world lift itself
by its bootstraps would then be
laughed out of court. as they deserve
The charm of the man lies in his
interest in insect life on it's own &C
count and on account of the relation
of insects to human society. He does
not care about seeing how many diff
ferent varieties he can discover for
the glory Of making catalogue OF
names. II this new book were pub
lished at lower price, 1t would rival
the popularity of the best-selling
novels. And it may do so, anyway
for 1t deserves it,"
GEORGE w. DOUGLAS.
THE WONDERS OF INSTINCT. BY Jean
Henri Fabre. With sixteen illustrations.
New York: The Century Company. 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
aircraft and Submarines

The history of modern science holds
no more fascinating page than the ex-
traordinary development of the airplane
and submarine from fantastic dreams
into practical realities of incalculable
value. The effect of both upon the prog
ress of the war has been profound
upsetting all calculations. and mate
rally affecting the balance of power.
The romantic story of the airplane
and submarine Is told graphically and
with detail by Willis J. Abbot in
Aircraft and Submarines" The book
Is virtually an encyclopedia on the sub
ject, but the information Is for the most
part presented in narrative form that
makes it eminently readable. The
author describes in amusing fashion the
| first balloon ascension by the Month
| golfer brothers in Paris in 1888, and
the later history of ballooning Is traced
to its elimination in the giant Zeppelins
| of today. ...
The father of the modern airplane. he
says, was a toy, the "helicopter." which
the Wright brothers sent soaring into
the air and promptly became engrossed
| in the subject OF mechanical night,
first embodying their ideas In glider"
like Lilienthals and Pitcher. long before
the idea of a practical aircraft engine
was carried to success. The work OF
the eirplane in wartime Is reviewed at
| length, as Is that Of the submarine.
None will dispute the authors assertion
that when this war has passed into
history 1t will be recognized that its
greatest contributions to military science
have been the development and the use OF
aircraft and submarine. Hence
Americas inventive genius is now tne
dominant factor, and will control the
final result.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15

A SPIDER was spinning her web
among the vines of the piazza
where Doctor McFabre was quietly
smoking. Owen was looking UP at the
sky and / was merely watching the
circles of smoke from my own cigar
fioat hither and thither in the current
Of air.
Il always feel humble in the pres
ence of that marvellous engineer"
remarked Doctor McFabre after a
while.
His eyes were still on the spider.
"The brain that can construct q
saweb Of such strength and grace and
90 admirably adapted to it's purposes
commands my profound respect" he
, went on. "If it does not reason its
processes come so close to reasoning
that cannot tell the difference"
did you ever study the spider,
Doctor?" I asked.
mo. l am not a naturalist"
you would be fascinated then, by
Jean Henri Fabre's book on The
Wonders OF Instinct which I have
Just been reading" 1. said. 1T con.
tains a chapter or two about spiders.
You know Fabre was a French school
teacher, interested in insect life. whose
great knowledge was not discovered
by the rest of the world till he was
an old man. He died two years ago
at the age Of ninety-fou years, one
Of the most famous naturalists in the
world, and incidentally one of the
greatest literary artists who have
written natural history. His chapter
on the Narbonne lycosa, or the black
bellied tarantula, contains the result
Of long and patient observation. You
would be confirmed in your admira.
ton for the insect, Doctor. unless you
read it through to the end. Then you
= might change your opinion about its
intelligence. This great spider, ac-
cording to Fabre, digs burrow in the
ground around Tile top of which II
little stones, and sticks and grass
woven into a sort of basket work.
who taught it to weaver" asked
the clergyman.
"Fabre does not speculate about
that" said 1. He does not even specu.
late about who taught it to spin the
wonderful web in which it lays its
eggs. He simply describes the proc
ess. A silk network about as big as
the palm of the hand is first spur
on the ground, firmly fixed to stubble
On this foundation the spider weaves
q round mat about as big as fifty
cent piece. When 1t is completed the
spider works on the edge Of the mat
increasing its thickness until 1t is q
small silken bowl-shaped porringer
The eggs are laid in this bowl in the
form of a globe. The spider then Gov,
/. ers the mass of eggs with silken fila
ments and finally tears the porringel
from the web on which it lies ant
folds 1t over the eggs, making a bal
about the size of an average cherry
The work Of spinning. laying the egg.
and separating the mat from the wei
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
The Dial MOues to Nev York

The Dial of Chicago announces that
1t will move its publication offices to
New York on July !. and that on Oc-
tober l it will begin to appear weekly
instead of bi-weekly. as at present. It
intends to become more than literary
publication deSoted to reviews of the
new books. for, .as its announcement
explains. the editorial policy will be
extended to include discussion of in
ternatioralism and a program of recon-
struction in industry and education
1t is further explained that lit will
not use the excuse of tolerance or of
fiabby intellectual good will to evade
the task of forming definite opinions"
Its editors will be John Dewey, Thor
stein Veblen, Helen Marot and George
Donlin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
Pse,ldo.Bohenianism

The pseudo- Bohemian circles of Lon
don life in which disregard for the mar
riage ceremonial is called freedom" and
in which frowsy rooms and the reek OF
stale teer are considered synonymous
with "artistic atmosphere" provide the
setting for the stilted and rather tedious
recital of a girls life in THE Happy
Carret" The story Is cast In auto
t,opraphical form, and the "Hebe Hill
who tells II essays a sprightly manner
which amateurishness and uncertainty
of touch frequently render heavy and
inept.
From, the early pages, telling of the
p,rI,s inebriated mother and tuberculai
father tte sordid character of the mar
rat,ya seldom varies The detailed re.
tai ~ her amours with an uncouth
and countrified youth and with cad
d,sb and shabby man of middle age
smacks too unpleasantly OF the small
gossip of certain type OF snop siri
sithoush the girl here concerned mas Sc,
out to achieve professional career
in london.
Nothing Is more lugubrious than the
forced eayety Of dull and stodgy souls
ana there is little OF compelling interes,
about apy CT the people In this book
There ia unconscious irony In the title
The at,nosphere is that Of dank. ILL.,
ventilated cellar and II is with relief
rather than regret that the book is laid
aside.
THE HAPPY, GARRETT. Ths Rescllscaiqpz
/ S '1ji<:<l =. y, ppeton - + (
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15

dren. with all the savagery and blind
bigotry of primitive people, and they are
ready to "shoot on sight" Animated by
the earnest hope of improving condi-
tions the young clan leader, David JOS
lin, seeks the larger life and education
of the outer world, and in SO doing
comes t. know the fine wife of an un-
scrupulous promUtcr who is determined
to wrest the rights of the mountaineers
from them by chhanery. How his de-
signs are thwarted ~ his sudden death
thus settling personal problems for his
wife and the reformed clan leader, and
how the entrance of America into the
war aids the latter In HIS effort to make
useful citizens Of the nountaineers. are
dramatic features of the storys climax
Mr.. Hough reproduces the dialect Of
the mountaineers easily and naturally
and he endows his various characters
with sense of spontaneity and reality.
The novel is an admirable picture of the
Kentucky mountaineers.
THE WAY OUT. BY Emerson Hough New
York: ID. Appleton G. Co. 81 30
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
SOME KENTUCKY
MOUNTAINEERS
Emerson Hough's Latest Tale
Deals With the Feud
Country

Surprisingly wide and varied knowl-
edge of distinctive American types is
displayed In the novels of Emerson
Hough. At one time or another he has
dealt with the folk of almost every Sec
ton of the country in convincing fashion.
and he has turned to earlier pages of
national history with equal facility. His
new story, THE Way Out" is a story Of
the 'feud belt" of Kentucky. The char
acters are thoroughly indigenous. and
the authors keen understanding of their
life and viewpoint is revealed in the in
cidents and dialogue of the novel,
The plot is concerned primarily with
the ambition of a young man of the
region to emancipate himself, and later
his old friends and neighbors, from the
ignorance and depravity in which they
live. They are simple-minded as chill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15

The author is a Yale graduate and a
produced" playwright. He was one
of the first Americans to sail for France
in the ambulance corps after the en-
trance of this country in the war, and
he was decorated with the French Croix
de Guerre for his devotion and bravery
on many occasions.
RtI ITERtNG THE BOCHE. BY Preston
Gibson Illustrated with photogrs phs.
New oYrk: The Century Company. 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
FABRE PLAYS A JOKE,
ON PINE CATERPILLAR S
The Great French Naturalist Describes Ho,U He Proved
That They Could Not Reason-CaIls Insects
Abysn,ally Stupid

took the spider which he watched
four hours. After resting a while the
spider attaches the ball to her hind
legs by filaments and carries 1t about
with her till the eggs are hatched."
Wonderful" exclaimed the clergy
man.
Yes, but the naturalist does not re-
gard 1t as the result of intelligent
reason" said I. He proved by nu-
merous experiments that the insect
which had SO patiently and laboriously
protected it's eggs. was not able to
distinguish between its own silken ball
Of potential life and q cork ball or a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
The Way Out
Ry EMERSON HOUGH

The romance of an ignorant feud-
il who decided to quit killing his
people and, instead, to help them.
"The best thing that Mr.. Hough
has written, and one of the best
things anybody has ever written
about the mountaineers." New
York Tribune. Illustrated, $1.50
net.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
The Call to The Colors
By CHARLES TENNEY
JACKSON

Here is the sort of fiction men and boys
like. 1t is q thriller, telling the adventure
of lad who served with Pershing in Mex
leo and later gets into some excitinR ~
ventures In the present war. a eon(
succession Of perilous eeeapo1c6
ing from Chihushua to r4eHoo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15

The "shut-in" regions
of Kentucky, where the noun
taineers had been killing each
other for hundred years, are at
last faithfully and accurately
portrayed in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
Mem Appleton Books
An Ethical Philosophy Of Life
BY FELIX ADLER

A welcome book of practical phi
losophy, growing out of the expert
ence of over forty years spent in
active social service. The crystal
lized reaction of fine mind to the
circumstances of existence. $500
net.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
The Regulation Of Railways
BY SAMUEL O. DUNN

Changes needed in our govern
mental railway policy = the strong
and weak points of oSr present sys-
tem-railway problems made acute
by the war-Government Regulation
VS.. Government Ownership = these
and many other topics are covered
thoroughly in this new book, COM
pleted since the railroads were taken
over by the Government. $1.75 net.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
American Negro Slavery
By ULRICH B. PHILLIPS

The entire story of American
negro slavery, told in spirited and
popular manner, with accurate de-
scriptions of plantation life and
management and illuminating dis
cussions of the labor and economic
conditions in the South. $500 net.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-22

guest Of E. A. Foster on Monday and
Tuesday.
Howard Ibert left for Crawford on
Wednesday where he expects to be
for few days.
c. o. Johnson, who recently bought
a part Of the Frank Anderson ranch,
Up Ohio Creek, left Tuesday for his
new home.
Jack Ferguson and wife are cozily
settled IN one of Mrs S. VI. Nichols
houses and Jack is working al the
POwderhorn Manganese mine.
". c. Howard, Hugh Foster, Mr..
and Mr.. Tom Foster, Clarence Rade-
ka and wife. Z. A NcGregor, Alva
and Everett Sammons were in Gunni-
son during the week.
Subscriptions to the War Work
Fund fell little short Of our quota
the first time We have not gone over
the top. Our workers were handi-
capped by so much sickness in the
valley.
Drs. Hyatt and Macintosh of Gun
niEOn, were called Friday 10 attend
Oscar Dunn, who was seriously Ill of
influenza. At the present writing he
il getting along fine and the other
members Of the family are convalesc-
ing from the same disease.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-22
- - -

We note that the famous seth Divi-
sion, in which so many of our Gunni-
son boys are included, has been made
part of the "Army of occupation"
under the command of Gen. Dickman
and is now marching towards the
Rhine thru the Briey iron fields just
north of the fortress of Metz.
when will the boys come home ?"
is on every lip, but no one knows the
details here yet. Technically, the
war is not over. An armistice is not
peace, and of course, some troops Of
occupation must be kept in France and
Germany until the Hun is finally given
his dose and swallows it. We under
stand that Thomas Hogan, who has
been in the officers training camp at
Camp Macarthur, Texas, will be the
first Gunnison boy to return home,
coming tomorrow.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-22
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Correspondence.

ews-Champion Correspondence.
Tuesday November 10.
Ranchers are all busy gathering
cattle.
The threshers have finished up this
way and have gone back to Gunnison.
No more cases of the Flu here at
present.
Miss Julia Vader has accepted a
position with the telephone company
in Denver, and left for that city last
week.
Steve Day and Henry Watkins went
down to Gunnison Friday. They are
unable to go ahead with the building
of our new school house until they
get the lumber.