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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-21
Sign language

Extremes meet. The early Indian
Of the western plains and the traffic
cop" at Broad and Chestnut clasp
hands in the gentle art of Sign talk
Ernest Thompson Seton. expert in
scout lore and author of many animal
and other nature stories. learned the
sign language at first hand from the
Indians of the West a score of years
ago, and has since amplifed that knowl-
edge until he has today a surprisingly
full and flexible vocabulary in his hands
This knowledge he presents most in
terestingly by means OF sketches and
simple explanatory sentences in COM
plete volume on Sign Talk" Ina graf
ifyingly brief introduction he chronicles
the development of sign language, but
devotes most of the volume to what
might be termed the vocabulary Of ges-
lures. He gives total of 1125 signs.
with corresponding French and German
words, and tells how they may he en-
ployed under various circumstances.
Such a volume makes life as easy for
the man who marries a dumb wife as
for him who takes an Indian squaw.
SIGN TALK. Universal Signal Code
without Apparatus for Use In Army: Navy.
Camping. Hunting and Daily Life. BY
Ernest Thompson Seton. Garden city:
Doubleday, Page e. Company. S3.
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Letters of the First American
,Airman to Die

The war letters of Edmond Genet. ed.
tied NV Grace f. Charming, have a pecu-
,;ar charm and interest He was evi-
dantlv a hov Of unusual independence Of
,bougbt and action. His earliest at
traction was for the sea, and. when only
min. be wrote to the authorities at
washington for an outline OF studies
necessary for n career in the navy. At
ths 900 Of ten he invented an airplane
,,..iot, nod s,,ch merit that II was exhib-
va VIZ sorentaen he entered the
n,,, ord at Vera cruz was the first to
n,,s,,,.r tha coll for volunteers for a
oh.n .nca landing marty But France at
no, = snc,, an attraction be being the
gre,t.grandson Of Citizen Genet, the
e. r,inister iron, tho French Republic
20 tbo J-nited states that he left the
49, ,nd In Paris enlisted In the For
ei1n Legion OF tho French army. After
eftson r,onths service in the trenches
during which he took part in the great
C.bamnagne offensive he became an avi-
Nhaihpas"c o''' r.- f,,.at+o
ator and joined tne iai''ouH i-alas. ,.,
Escadrille His letters We're written
,,,,,,,,, 20 bis ..denr little mother and
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He Fell in Lore With His
Secretary

To have a man fall in love with his
secretary is not IA novelty in tctiCn. 1t
is a farorte device of writer's of light
romance. T. +. Benson has taken the
familiar theme. and in An Autumn
Sowing has written searching dra-
matte tale which ought to enlarge his
following and increase his fame. II is
a study of "A successful British merchant
married to woman with no imagination
and no ideals. She is vulgar in her
tastes, and when the story opens the
halo of early romance has been dimmed.
his library, where he pours over fine edi-
tions and beautiful bndings--a taste for
which he seems always to have had,
even in his days Of poverty. He has
three grown children There comes into
his office a young woman as his secre-
tary who understands his love for books.
The man repels the girl at first She
finds him severe and uninteresting, but
they discover their common interest and
end in loving each other But they do
not go away together; neither do they
enter into clandeStine Illicit relations.
The girl goes away and the man goes
home to discover that the man whom
him daughter wanted TO marry has been
suddenly killed. As he has loved and
lost, he finds that he is able to comfort
her, and the book ends with the begin
ming of an understanding between the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-21
Higham on advertising

The publicity campaigns when st'n'u-
lated England towards her war aims
and needs have been so successful that
Charles F.. Higham. their principal rae
tor. IS now a candidate for seat in
Parliament He attributes his success
to the fact that for fifteen years he was
engaged In the business of advertising
in this country and gained knowledge
of the work which has ably fitted him
to set forth some interesting, as well as
instructive. information about scientihc
distribution as related to business and
social life.
He believes that the chief factor In
all organized distribution Is publicity
and that considerable skill and psyche
logical insight is required in the creation
of publicity. He also claims that to
whatever idealistic lengths scientific dis
tribution may be carried in the years
to come, 1t will forever remain in debt
to the business world for its stumbling
upbringing and brilliant debut as a full
grown force. Advertising can so
cheaper the cost of production that one
time luxuries become everyday neces-
stiles. with the result that a thousand
refining influences are let loose upon
society at large" To the merchant,
buyer salesman and advertising man,
there is to be found wealth of thought
in this newest contribution to the litera-
ture upon the subject of advertising and
business. II is filled with solid facts
and worth the time It takes to study
its 1s3 pages.
$50.
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HOW THE KAISER
TALKED TO DIR. DAVIS
When the Dentist Uas
Through Win His Teeth vii.
helm DiScoursed on Var

After reading Dr. Arthur y. Davis's
book about the Kaiser one feels like
wondering whether it is possible for n
man to be a hero to his dentist Or.
Davis went to Berlin in 1909 to become
the assistant to an American dentist
WHO was patronized by the Kaiser. The
distinguished patient was Immediately
turned over to the young man and DR..
Davis continued to treat him until the
latter part of last year, when he re-
turned to America.
The Kaiser talked freely with him
and frequently remained in conversation
for Lalf an hour or an hour after the
work which he needed was finished For
example DIR. Davis represents the Kaiser
in the fall of 1915. as getting indignant
at the lending of money and the selling
of munitions to the Entente Allies by
America. He denounced us as unfair to
Germany and wanted us to put an en-
barge on the shipment of munitions.
When Or. Davis reminded him that Ger
many had sold munitions to Russia in
the Japanese war and to Spain in the
Spanish h-American war he expressed as
torishnient that the dentist could not see
the difference between the actions of
Germany and the course of America and
he exclaimed with much emphasis.
Davis, America must be punished for
her actions.' He expressed delight
when the reports came Of the killing
of women and children in England by
the airplanes and said that now Eng
lard would be sorry that she was block
aiding C,arn,np1y nd Eaaninp food from,
German women and children. Doctor
Davis also reports the Kaiser's indgna-
ton at the ingratitude of America after
he had shown it such high distinction
as to send his brother. Prince Henry, to
visit us and had established American
professorships in German universities.
He was confident that we would never
fight and after we declared war he
still laughed at our military power and
said that we would not send any SOL
diers 10 Europe and that IL we made the
attempt the submarines would prevent
us. The book reveals the Kaiser as a
pcscur, acting the great emperor in
public when people were looking and re-
laxing in private. 1t shows him VIM
dctive and bitter toward the nations
Fighting him and confident of ultimate
victory. 1t also gives interesting infor-
NATION about the empress ana the crown
prince Doctor Davis found the empress
something of shrew and the crown
pi in,e a man of no ability, and inter-
ested only in trivial things. Those who
like books of gossip about the great
will find 1t most entertaining.
THE KAISER AS KNEW HIM. BY
Arthur Davis nrmtis. 10 the Nss' yorR rH
Harper tre" bro; bros. s..
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BOy Scouts

The thoroughness and value of Boy
Scout training are well eXemplifed in
Brewer Corcoran's new book. THE Boy
Scouts of Kendallville." Through the
principles of maniiness. efficiency and
love Of country taught to all the men,
bers of the organization, Dick Hall, the
hero of the book. is able to apply his
scouting with such good effect that he
not only saves the lives OF many OF his
fellow-workmen in a factory but nips
in the bud German plot to destroy the
works.
The little volume cannot help but be
OF interest to boys, and at the same
time stimulate their activities along
channels of activity that will make them
of value to their country, and at the
same time encourage them in the ac-
uuisition Of knowledge that will be OF
assistance in a future career of busl-
ness.
THE BOY SCOUTS OF KENDALLVILLE.
BY Brewer Corcoran Illustrated by
Charles Il. Meister. Boston: The Page
Company. Sl.o0.
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Drinking and Smoking Songs

Whoever is interested. in convivial
verse will be delighted with THE Stays
Horn Book" compiled by John Mcclure
himself poet of no mean pretensions.
Mr. Mcclure has gathered into small
volume-it containly nearly $50 pages,
but is small because the publishers have
printed 1t on thin paper-several hun
dred of the best and most famous poems
about the delights of tobacco and drink.
The authors range all the way from
George Ade to John Wolcot. with Will
liam Shakespeare. Eugene Field and
some others in between. No attempt has
been made to put into a single volume
all the verse on these stimulating sub
jects for it could not be done.
THE STAGS HORN BOOK. Edited by John
Mcclure. New York: Alfred A. Knopf
SlBO.
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BELSH4ZZ4R
A HERO IN FICTION
4 Tale eliminating in the Fa'
nous Feast With the Hand
,uriiing on the Wall

Hoheazollernism is a later edition Of
Belshazzarism, according to novel
from the pen of young Journalist,
Earl Williams by name. who by coin
Cideuce interesting If not strange halls
from: the state that proudly claims the
author Of Ben Hur" and like the lat
ter has gone to the Orient for the set
ting of n tale of Biblical times. II not
as impressive as General Wallace $
monumental historical romance, The
Court of BelshaZzar' gives a lively pic
ture of events some five hundred ana
odd years before the Christian era as
his fancy conCeves them. The period
il during the Jewish captivity. Bah
ylon just prior to its overthrow by the
legions tf cyrus is the scene. The son
of Nabondas rules the mighty empire
in the stead of his sire wearied of the
throne. The prophet Daniel is patiently
waiting for the deiverance of his peo-
pic
The reader is introduced to a new
form of romance, new because older
than Christianity itself. Beside the
venerable prophet and the wicked King
Belshazzar he Is brought fact to face
with other historical or quasi-histortcal
characters. in addition to the fancful
shepherd boy Ariel, the hero who leaves
his country home and his Rose of
Jerusalem" the heroine, to go up to
the idoatrous city AMI aid in the free
ing of his oppressed race by spying in
the palace Of the King. There is an
abundance of exciting incidents that has
a fitting climax in the saCrilegious feast
where BelshuzZar sees the handwriting
on the wall. followed by the entry into
the city of the Persian conqueror.
THE COURT OF BELSiIAIZAR. ljy Earl
Williams indianapolis: hobbs Merritt
CUmpany, 81 30
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4 Chap.ain's Point of Vie,v

All who have boys at the front will
find THE Heart of the Soldier" most
helpful and encouraging as well as full
of interest. For the purpose of the
author, Lauchlan NJ. Watt. noted
Scotch clergyman of Edinburgh. is to
show America what this war makes for
men" with this end in view, he tells
by many incidents in mis- work as chap.
lain. of the soldier in camp. the trench,
battlefield and hospital. And his con-
viction is that never was an army like
that which is fighting for us today. 1t
is not the gathering of a mass of pro-
fessional fighters. it Is the assembling
Of true men dedicated to win or die
for the sake of the honor of God. the
liberty of the world. and the growth
of the soul OF goodness" And he came
in close touch with the soldier from his
acting on the conviction that the aim
of the chaplain Is "to be the comrade
of all, friend of the weary. helper of the
weak. and -bringer In the dark
hour. with officers and privates. a mans
man. because he Is Christ's man" I'm
pressive also is the tribute which he
pays to the work. which is interesting
us all at the present time. "As long
as I live" he says. II shall lift my hat
to the Red Cross. Every man in khaki
and every man that has been a soldier
ana every soul tnat mas a soldier BOY
to love, should salute that symbol which
speaks of love amid the hate and turmoil
Of war"
His closing chapter is on conditions
after the war in which he says that
''the first question for the Church is the
question of better homes. Are the
homes Of our land getting ready for the
returning of the men who have looked
life and death in the face. and have
learned the big deep abysmal things
that are behind the facts of the pres
ent day? Are the homes getting
ready?" This Is a question now for us,
too, in America.
TIE HEART OF A SOLDIER. Rv Lauchlan
MaClean Watt. rhanlain to the forces New
York: George II. Doran Company 81 as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-21
CRITICISM AS
A FINE ART
Francis Hacken Shoes in
"Horizons' That the Critic
Can Be as Great as Creator

Those disgruntled noveists who de-
light in taking their fling at the literary
critics on the assumption that critic is
a man who has failed as novelist
ought to read Francis Hackett's "Hori-
IONS" They will then discover that an
intellectual capacity greater than that
required to produce fiction can he de-
voted TO commenting on the success of
the fictionists in their endeavors.
Mr.. Hackett is a brilliant critic. He
has included in this volume some Of his
contributions to the Chicago Evening
Post. for which he reviewed books for
several years, and some of his contribu-
tions to the New Republic after he be-
came one of its editors. He has trench
ant and Illuminating things to say about
Edith Wharton. Howells. Arnold Ben
nett. II. q. Wells George Meredith,
Henry James. Samuel Butler and 9TH
ers. The essay with which the volume
is devoted to an arraignment of Profes-
sor Sherman. Of the University of Hi
nois, for his puritanical view of litera
ture. If one did not know in advance
this essay would place Mr.. Hacket:
among those critics who hold that
morals and art run along parallel lines
and never meet. t nc; am"ng those
who like II. l.. HencGcu deny that there
g any suCN thing as morals. We do
not intend to defenl Professor Sher-
mans pout of view, hut ar, inclined
to the belief that it is no farther ahetd
than the view of Mr.. Hackett AMI Mr..
Ioprkan "JInrizoDs" however the
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GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY :: Publishers :: New York
PUBLISHERS sTouoHToN
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Err OPENED HIS MOUTH IN THE DENTISTS CHI

father and daughter. II is most bril-
liant study of the life of decent people
as II is lived at the present time.
AN AUTUMN SOWING. Ry f. f. Benson.
New York: George H. Doran Company.
Sl.35
The Washington times., 1918-08-14
WANTED-GARAGES

WANTED to rent for one year. modern gar
age to accommodate Is trucks. STAND
ARD OIL CO.. BOX 1217. Washington. D.
c. 1-15s
The Washington times., 1918-08-14
DEATHS

HACK-on Monday. August q. ISIs. TAcTH
HUMPHREY daughter Of Elan II. and
the late Tacfe Jenrfes Hack
Funeral services from the chapel Of J.
William Lee, 332 Pennsylvania avenue.
on Thursday. August IS. at II q m. In
terment In Rock Creek Cemetery. private.
The Washington times., 1918-08-14

LEGHORN HENS-Fifty white; I6 months
old, 81 each. Phone Franklin 1765-w.
The Washington times., 1918-08-14

TYPEwRITER-Under No. 5; fine
condition; like new. $40 cash s323 Mt
Pleasant st. 14'
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
ADVERTISING THE CHEAPEST
FORM OF SALESMANSHIP

One big fact that ought to be rec
ognized by buyers of goods is that
advertising is the cheapest form Of
craftsmanship. In selling their pro
ducts, farmers should advertise a
thousand per cent more than they do,
and in buying anything they should
always give preference to advertised
brands.
Take your own case. Suppose you
have five registered Jersey heifers,
or so bushels of Abruzzi rye seed, or
40 tons of clover hay, that you wish
to sell locally. Your county paper
probably goes to three thousand
homes. For a cent or two word
you can proclaim to all these homes
what you have to offer. Or suppose
you wish to reach a larger market
and ask for bids from Progressive
Farmer readers generally. In that case
you can reach the 10000 homes to
which the eastern edition Of the Pro-
gressive Farmer goes, for only IL
cents a word. In other words, where
as it would cost tens Of thousands of
dollars to visit all these homes, or
cost $500 for postage alone to write
to them, a Progressive Farmer clas-
sified advertisement does the work
for IL cents a word. Is there any
other method letters, posters, ag
ents personal calls, etc.,-that could
possibly be one-tenth as cheap as adj
vertising in either county paper or
farm paper?
These fects, we repeat, should also
be kept in mind when the farmer
comes to buy anything. Sometimes
unprogressive houses try to fool con-
sumers by saying, We can sell cheap
er than the other fellow because we
spend nothing for advertising" The
truth is, as we have pointed out, that
Advertising IL the cheapest form Of
craftsmanship, and the rule is that the
more liberal a finn advertises, the
more value it gives you for dollar.
If a firm does not advertise il is
probably depending wholly 0a eXpen-
siye drummer service or lettcr-service
to Get business twice ae expensive
a method as if it doubled the eff
cheney Of les dtummers OF letters
through advertising.
Moreover, if a firm does not adj
vertise, it is not getting as much bu-
siness as il should, This likely means
that it costs more to turn out each
unit Of product in. its snail output
than would be the cost with a large
Observation-Disclosures output
Advertising builds business big bu-
siness, and the result is that selling
costs are lower with liberal advertis
ers than with non-adyectising firms.
The Progressive Farmer.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
WALL STREET HAD BETTER
LOOK OUT, SAYS UNCLE LARK
WeIl-Known Retired Capitalist Says
He Now Feels Younger Than His
Sons-in-Law and Is Ready to Start
Life All Over Again.
LION Thomaston, Ga.. Timesl

TT rom nOmdSL0n, Ia, INES
Uncle Lark Farley says, Il can
personally recomemnd Tanac to any
body" Both he and Mrs. Farley have
gained several pounds and their
health generally is improved.
Uncle Lark needs no Introduction in
this county but as Tho Times has
some few reaior abroad, Wei tell
Them who ne is. Away back in the
70's, we think It was, poor cbH0tFg
boy who WA 100 delicate to work aa
his falhg farm, ore7a3 up lit5a
country store, which he rgaeatea sue
cessfUiy f5r 35 years. losing oa'v
S35 in bad account during his entire
business career Finally his health
became 50 bad that he bad to give
Dip his business. Then he came to
Thomastoa, and soon afterwards on
gained the Bank Of Thomaston, of
which he has been the financial back
er ever since
Several months ago Uncle Lark
and his wife began taking Tanlac and
now he says that his stomach is in
the very best condition and his knees
have limbered up and pain him very
little. He is confident that another
months treatment CT Taniac will en-
tirely restore his health, which he lost
in childhood, and if it does, believe
me, Wall Street had better look out,
for a man who can make the fortune
Uncle Lark has with his health, what
will he do as a we'll man? Uncle
Lark is known as a retired capital
list, but he says he is now a younger
man than either of his numerous
sons-in-law, and is now ready to start
life all over again.
Tanlac is sold by Alexander Drug
Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. and Mrs Ed Goulder spent the
weekend with relatives at 0bion.
Mr., H. f. Walker left Thursday
night for a business visit to st. Louis
Mrs J. H. Jennings and baby left
last week for a 10-days' visit to Ma
rianna, Ark.
Miss Bessie Jaquess spent last week
with home folks at Yum Yum, Fay
cite county
M Roy Applebury and wife, Of
Munford,e were guests of the family
Of Mr.. Wilton Webb Thursday.
Miss Emma Pearl Woodbury., Of
MuBford, spent Christmas week with
her sister, Mrs. Marshall Baxter.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Parks returned
Thursday night from their visit to
Brooksville Miss.
Mr.. H. e. Simonton, Of Memphis,
came up Saturday on a visit to rel
atives.
Mrs. Morton Alternately, Of Nun
ford, was a visitor in the city Fri
day.
Mr.. w. H. Hanks and son, Elan,
of the CraigIs Chapel vicinity, were
visitors here Saturday,
Miss Margaret Williams spent sew
eral days last week with friends at
Bartlett, returning home Friday.
Mr.. Vert Woodberry and family,
Of Munford, spent Friday with Mr.
Marshall Baxter and family.
Mr.. A. S. jarrett, of Hacker, Ark,
came up Friday on short business
visit.
MI. j. A. Holdelman, of Fulton,
Ky, after a visit to his family in tins
city, returned Friday night.
Mrs Alice Jennings and Mrs. H. NJ.
Harper spent Friday with the family
Of Mr. John A Hendron, at Halls
Mr.. Eugene Woods of Millipgton,
and Mr., r. H Matthews, Of KeTrville,
were visitors n the city Friday
Mr.. L. =. Thames returned Mon
ray morning from a visit of several
Gays TO st. Louis
Messrs. Boss West, Jodie and j Il.
Willis, Of Upton were among the vla-
itors here Saturday.
Miss Mary Helen Whitaker, Of Cow
ington, visited relatives and friends
in Brighton last week.
Miss Helen White visited friends
and relatives in Brighton during the
Christmas holidays.
DR.. H. N. Sullivan and wife, Of
Gadsden, Tenn, after a visit to the
family of Mr.. H. r. Rose, returned
to their home Friday.
Rev. Rufus Rose, of Memphis, after
a visit to the family Of his father,
Mr. H. r Rose, left Friday for visit
to Jackson Tenn.
Miss Maud Jones, Of Pocahontas,
Tenn, who has been visiting her Sis
ter, Mrs. w. e, L. Trim, of Gift, spent
Christmas week with Misses Nadas
and Maggie Stephens, Of Wilson's
Chapel.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
HAD THE GRIP THREE WEEKS

With January comes lagrippe Lin
gering colds seem to settle in the
system, causing one to ache all over.
feel feverish and chilly, tired, heavy
and dropping. Mrs Lizzie Tyles, Hem
derson, KY, writes: my daughter
had lagrippe for three weeks. | gave
her Foley, s Honey and Tar and now
she is all right" For sale by Union
Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
NONRESIDENT NOTICE

Mack Harris VS.. Beulah Harris In the
county court of Upton county,
I Tennessee, December 1917 term
In this cause, it appearing to the
court from the bill of complainant,
which is sworn to, that the defendant,
Beulah Harris, is nonresident of the
State Of Tennessee, and is a resident
Of the State of Missouri, it is there
fore ordered by the court that said
defendant, Beulah Harris, appear be-
fore the county court of Upton coun-
ty, Tennessee, on or before the first
Monday in February 1918, the same
being the fourth day of February
1918. and same being the first day
of the February, 1918, term of
said court, and make defense to
compliments bill for divorce, filed
against her in the above styled
cause in said court, or the same will
be taken for confessed and the cause
set for hearing ex parte as to her.
1t is further ordered by the court
that copy of this order be publish
ed for four consecutive weeks in the
Covington Leader a newspaper, pub
lished in said;county.
A true copy. Attest:
G. P. SIMONT0N,
Clerk.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
BETTER SCHEME

Blaekly-I'm going to give doc
tor 500 to save my hair.
Whitely-Why don't you take an
envelope and save it yourself.-Ex.