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been disposed of up to the present season,
with o number more to follow. 1t is said
by competent judges that the collection is
almost unparalleled. Mr.. Halsey lived long
enough to see the dispersal of most of the
things he had collected, and the large sum
received at Anderson g is a record for print
collecting, the total up to date being
$377, 244.25. Mr.. Halsey also compiled an
authoritative catalogue of the engraved
works of Raphael Morghen, which has long
been out of print and very rare.
Replies to Questions.
C. F. O., BRooKLYN-It is impossible to
identify your edition of the Spectator from
your description of it. You may have
Volume I. of the first edition. The Whittier
is of no value unless complete The first
American issue of the Kipling book was
that Of NJ. J. Ivers in 1892, who issued a
pirated edition which contained 4 number
of the stories-but not all-taken from the
edition published in India.
MRS. J. R. E., PoTTsTOwN, PA.-No trace
has been found of the edition of Hippoc-
rates you have. The second item on your
list is the original edition Of the Journal
Of Patrick GGss, and worth about $40 or
dinarily. If, as you say, your copy for
merly was owned by Alexander Wilson, and
contains his autograph, it would likely bring
about $50 in the auction ROOM The interest
ing feature about Fowler's Flight to the
Noon is that it antedates by so many years
the story written by Jules Verne. Its value
is about 50.
E. J. X, NEW York CITY-The Ovid is
unquestionably the first American edition
and collectors of the classics would be likely
to be interested in it, but not collectors of
Americana. Its value does not exceed s..
The printer, William Spotswood, was well
known in his day and generation among the
other printers of Philadelphia. He was the
publisher of a periodical known as the
Complete Counting house Companion, and
was also the publisher of the Pennsylvania
Herald and General Advertiser, a news
paper of some note-both in 1888. 1t
must be remembered that everything that
entered into the art of printing at that
period came from England except the paper
which was made here. This accounts for
the rather unkempt appearance of the book
Type faces were usually badly worn; and
as the art was not especially well supported
the printer was not always able to use new
type on his output.
Fl. W. c., NEW YORK CITY-There seems
to be no record of Dictionary Of Slang
compiled by Philip Hale 1t is said that
the title is a photographed joke, perpe-
trated by a gentleman connected with the
New York Public Library. There are two
well known compilations of this character,
one by John W. Farmer and the other by
Francis Grose, both of which are out of print
but turn up occasionally in the auction
rooms, or ON dealers shelves.
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From James T. Drake. West FOrtieth
street, catalogue of rare books, first editions
and autographs, containing some choice
items.
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printed. More Nonsense, additional ma
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included The whole collection contains
some of the weirdest drawings and most
wonderful rhymings ever composed by
man.
THE BOOK OF NONSENSE. By EDWARD
LEAR. Thomas Y. Crowell Company. so
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and autographs, containing some choice
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
ENJOY CHOW

the only time French soldiers are
quiet. They munich their bread and
meat and vegetables and drink their
wine In silence.
Not SO with the Americans. It's a
big time. First of all, there's specula-
ton on whats the chow for today"
Then, as they sit around on the
grOdnd. on ruins. or under trees, and
that satisfied feeling of having eaten
good meal grows upon them, there's
lots of life and joking among the
doughboys.
"Doughboy chow" is good. Usually
there Is soup. Then there are meat
and vegetables. usually two kinds
There are always big slices of white
bread and coffee. Nine times out Of
ten there's dessert, probably pudding
or fruit. 80.
Each man has pan with handle
that folds Into It. and a cup. Some
way they get some Of everything In .
four-course meal into these two tustru-
ments and never mix foods,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
British "Penoulns.~

Pears6n's Weekly Of London says:
"Any woman who works for the Brit.
ish air service, whether at airplane
factory or airdrome,-is penguin" 1t
is thought by many that this war will
be won In the air. II that is 30, then
women will have done more than bit
to help In the winning, for they are
working their hardest to insure a sup
ply Of aircraft that shall outdo that of
the enemy. But 1t is not only in
making airplanes that the penguins do
their bit. Cooks and Mattresses are
wanted at every airdrome for the
messes of officers and men. and wher-
ever a flying unit is established there
is plenty of Office work to be done.
This means that penguin may choose
the work Of a clerk. as stenographer
or bookkeeper, II she does not wnnt
to actually build airplanes. Again.
there are stores Of materials that de-
mand women storekeepers, and tailor
esses are wanted.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14

With the American Army in France.
--"Chow time" means one of the most
picturesque sights along the front, es-
pecially with the Americans. 1t seems
to mean more to the Americans than
to my other army, perhaps because
American grub" is better.
Happen along through n ruined VII
lage or a woods in an American sector
fifteen minutes before "chOw time" and
you would think the place deserted.
Probably there wouldn't be more than
one or two stray doughboys' in sight.
Come along fifteen minutes later and
you wonder where in thunder they all
came from"
They'll be lined NJ. and in front of
each line therc'll he a field kitchen
steaming away. with q perspiring army
cook dishing out grub that makes you
wnn: :, grab some tools and get In
line too. sGs e. l4lfa
There's lots OF animation Mt "chow
time" among the Americans. A crowd
e( Frenchmen Is quiet while eating.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
TAKEN PRISONER:
HIS LIFE IS SAVED

other two got to land and were cap
tured by the Germans. The two men
who were left swimming In the current
were In . Weakened condition when two
British oficers ashore made them out.
The Bitons jumped into the surf,
swan out and dragged the men ashore.
They ran to a telephone and called
the bombing base.
1--WE have two of your men suffer-
ing from exposure and exhaustion.
Their boat was sunk by Germans and
two Of the men taken prisoner" said
the voice.
Germans Raid Base.
Maurice NJ. Moore of Washington, d.
G., jumped into the camp jitney and
started for the place where the res
cued men were. He had to drive over
exposed roads. but he made the up
journey safely, his car loaded with
blankets. He took the men aboard
and started home. Suddenly shells
began exploding In front of him and
back Of him. But through the canopy
Of bursting shells the little jitney made
speed safely for more than five miles,
getting in without even scratch.
Meanwhile the German bombing
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
CUPID GETS HELLO GIRLS
London Telephone Company Has Diff
feylty In Keeping Corps Of
~ Operators.

London.-Dan Cupid is playing l,av-
oc with the London telephone system.
So many "hello girls have been mar
ried lately that the stats Of the va
rious exchanges ore very short-hnnded.
Wages up to 81 week and the lure
of the telephone brings in raw re-
crults. but as soon as they are suffi-
ciently trained some cooling voice over
the phone interferes and there's q new
unframed girl on the job next day.
telephone officials complain.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
NURSES
SHOW METTLE

these British girl volunteers for duty
rs clerks. chauffeurs. typists. orderlies,
telephonists, ETC.. with the American
army.
Practically every troop convoy
from the United States brings scores
more of these women experts. From
peace loving American homes that
have not yet felt the grim hand of
war these blue-clad Yankee girls. like
their big brothers, are plunging Into
this maelstrom Of war with a deter
mination and efficiency that has won
for them already the unstinted praise
Of all the allies.
They know they've got man-sized
job before them, stripped Of all the
so-called glamour of war, and they're
tackling 1t in a mans way. Up in the
field and base hospitals under she'll
IRE and valiantly Drawing air raid ter
rors. they're carrying on" untiringly.
night and day. working increasingly to
save the lives Of our boys.
Miss Hall. who was one Of the first
American nurses to arrive in France
Immediately after the United States
decided to jump into this Job Of wind
Ing up the watch on the Rhine, was
witness of the sterling quality Of
American womanhood in this war un-
der fire.
Morale 10 Perfect
'.I was one Of the first to come over
with the Harvard Base hospital unit
No sooner were we landed than we
were attached to the British and hur-
rfed up near the first line to stan .
little tented hospital city near Cam
iers. There were two other American
field hospitals near us. .
at was a bright moonlight night.
Our tents were shown up like a silver
city. At midnight the alarm sounded.
We leaped from our beds. There was
no panic. The hum Of the Boche ma
chineS was plainly audible. Suddenly
five denfening explosions told Us they
Ind gotten our camp. 1t only lasted
about five minutes. but in that short
time their five bombs dropped in a
straight line had nearly demolished
our camp. :
TENTS containing American wound
ed were ripped to shreds; temporary
hospital buildings moved down like
II pack of cards. Six soldier patients
were killed and score or more In
iured. The morale Of the nurses and
doctors was wonderful. Forgetting
self. they plunged into the work Of
rescue.
zone girl. Eva Pnrmalee Of Boston
was on duty in one Of the tents most
badly hit. One bomb fell 80 near her
clothing wns ripped and torn BY bits
of flying debris and pieces Of sand
lodged In the flesh Of her face. On
daunted, she carried on through It all,
rushing here and there aiding wound
ed and assisting In the work Of rescue.
Not until 1t was all over did she no
tice the state of her clothes or the bits
of sand in her face"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Water Planes.

There are two distinct types Of wa
terplanes-the flying boat (or7 boat At
ted with wings) and the hydro-air-
plane (or airplane to which floats
are attached in the place Of the
landing wheels on ordinary airplanes).
There IL also a "monSrel" type or
''amphibian'-an airplane which has
floats and wheels to enable 1t to alight
on water or on land. By = mechanical
arrangement In the pilots seat the
wheels are drawn up into the noats
when the machine u In the cir to len
en- head resistance. They are also
packed away In this manner whsa ths
0Oats are required. .-i '-aa's
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14

London.-America has poured a
veritable army of her womanhood into
war-torn Europe. To date over 120OO
American nurses have been sent over.
Within the year there will be right
here on the ground more than 24O0O
of these American "girls behind the
men behind the guns"
This is the estimate of Miss Carrie
NJ. Hall of Boston, head Of all Ameri-
can-Red Cross nurses in Great Britain.
OF the 1900 now here, between
GOO and 700 are working in Great Brit
ain In the dozen or more American
hospitals that have sprung into being
within the past six months. The re-
mainder are stating hospitals behind
the lines In France.
With the arrival of American SOL
dicrs at vladivostok came contin-
gent Of nurses from the American Red
Cross unit at Toxic. Japan. As hos
tilities and American casualties begin
there more United States army regV-
lar nurses probably will be sent ID
Russia.
All Highly Trained.
All women sent over 80 lar are nIBH-
ly trained graduate nurses, bacteriolO-
gists. dietitians and college trained
hygiene experts. The war department
In Washington has ruled that only
these trained women may be sent over
for the time being. At least.
For this reason General Pershing's
recent call for 5000 girl workers with
the American army in France will be
filed by British instead Of American
girls. England's women's army. the
"Waacs" (Women's Army Auxiliary
Corps) is now conducting q nation
wide recruiting campaign here for
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14


planes started to raid the base. The
sound of exploding bombs dropping
around the air base was heard by Mr..
Moore even before the automobile was
near home.
"Where is Stevensr asked the ex-
ecutive officer. as the car drew up.
Taken prisoner by the Germans
was the reply.
"Well. guess he is lucky at that.
His pet place, in which he always
stands when the raiders come, was
blown to pieces half an hour ago."
1--WE have been wondering who is
the luckier OF the tw0-Stevens or
Dooley," said the executive officer;
''Dooley for not being captured or
Stevens for not being killed"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14

American Bombing Base.-Dr. Albert
II. Stevens Of New York, medical ON
Ger at this base. owes his life to the
fact that he was taken prisoner by ths
Germans, while DR.. Harry J. Dooley Of
assistant surgeon, owes his liberty to
the fact that Doctor Stevens Is a pris-
oner.
1t is one of those weird romances
Of the sea and war.
Word was flashed to the bombing
base one afternoon that a seaplane
was down on the surface of the water
about thirty miles OF the coast. A
fast motor boat. ready for such emer-
gencies. was sent out. A surgeon al
ways accompanies such expeditions.
Doctor Dooley in ordinary circumstan-
ces would have gone. But Doctor Stew
ems was just retiring from the post,
and he thought the trip might do him
good.
II think I'll CO." he said to Doctor
Dooley. "It will be my last trip and
the journey will be something Of a re-
lief"
He jumped into the boat and was
OFF. There were six others aboard.
They reached the stranded seaplane In
little under two hours. The flyers
men had got her into condition again
and were Just ready to start of. They
left the motor boat and landed back at
the base in good time.
shelled by Germans.
1t was dark. The surgeon, seeing
what he thought were lights of town
near the base, headed the motor boat
In what he supposed the correct direc-
tion. They surged through the light
seas for an hour or more. They ap-
preached close to the supposed home
lights, when suddenly the scream of
a shell was heard coming straight at
them. 1t exploded directly In the back
Of the boat. A second shell dropped
about two hundred yards in front.
1.-THE Germans are shellIng u.s." call
ed one of the men.
"Where are we?" asked the skipper.
They were under German guns. The
lights they-thought their base lights
had been far of. They had been steer
ing straight toward German-held
ground.
Jump into the water!" commanded
the surgeon.
The men went overheard. Half a
minute later a shell struck in the CEN
ter of the boat. 1t blew great hole
In her and sank her.
A strong current was running up
the shore. Doctor Stevens and one 9TH
er man. being strong swimmers, head
ed for the nearest point Of land. They
reached the beach. They were drag
cling themselves through the surf and
had just reached the shallow water
when squad Of German soldiers
down the sands with drawn
bayonets and commanded:
Surrender! You are on German
Doctor Stevens and his companion
Meanwhile the other five men were
trying to make land. Two of them
headed down with the current, look
Ing for any chance to make land.
One Of this trio was drowned. The
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Negro Women as Nur.e..

Kansas City, Mo.lThe nrst free
school in the United States to train
negro women for nurses for negro SOL
diers with the American expedition
airy forces In France has been esta6-
lished here. DIR. william J. Thomp-
kfns has charge Of the work under the
supervision Of the city hospital and the
health board. The course of teainlne
will be eight weeks s.t y u.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
M q

Just as soon as you eat tabIet OF
Pape's Diapepsin all the dyspepsin. In
digestion and stomach distress ends.
These pleasant, harmless tablets OF
Pape's Diapepsin never fail to make
sick, upset stomachs feel fine at once.
and they cost 30 little at drug stores.
Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Going Too Far.

''It's time to draw the line some
where on this food conservation" ex.
claimed the hired man.
whats the trOublef" inquired
Farmer Corntossel.
II overheard your folks out in the
kitchen tryin' to get up some way to
make pumpkin pie without putin su-
gnr into It,"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
''F''f'$'fE.F1Ffd
Mr.. KAISER OF BERLIN
FIRST TO REGISTER

Berlin, Conn.-That this town
is doing its best to live down Its
name was indicated when sos
men Of the town stepped up to
register. And first among them,
strange to say. was J. H. Kaiser.
The town was one of the first In
the state to erect a huge honor
roll, which Is evidence to visi-
tors and passing autoists that
there Is NO local lack Of patri-
otism.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
cuticura tleaIs Eereuaa

cuticura Heals Eexsua
And rashes that itch and burn. II
there Ii tendency to pamples, ETC..
prevent their return by making Ctti-
cura your daily toilet preparation. For
free samples address, '-Cuticura, Dept:
K. Boston" At draxstst& and By mall.
Soap q. Ointment Is and b0-Adv. z
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14

Look at the tongue, motherl II
coated. 1t Is sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing ut
once.
When peevish, cross. Hstless, pale,
doesn't sleep. doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish. stomach soux,
breath bad; has stomach-ache,, sore
throat, dlarrhGa, full of cold, give q
teaspOonful of california Syrup Of
Figs" and In a few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out Of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to-
take this harmless "fruit laxative;"
they love Its delicious taste, and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle Of
"California Syrup of Figs" which hns
directions for babies. children of NIL
nges and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware Of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine.
ask to see that 1t Is made by the "Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14

h yuu wish beautiful, clear whits
s3o<hsA nss Rcd Csos Bag BluA Al az
9oo0 GIoce9o. Adv. .5
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
STOMACH ACIDTTY,
INDIGESTION, GAS
oUIcki EAT JUST ONE TABLET
OF PAPE'e DIAPEPsIN FOR
INSTANT RELIEF.

When meals don't at and you belch
gas, acids and undigested food. When
you feel Jumps Of distress in stomach.
pain. fatulence, heartburn or headache
Here II instant relief-No waitingl
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Quick to 40.

Doeter-You are as sound az q doN
lar.
P.tient-I hope l last longer sAAa
aae. doctor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14
Too Much for the skunk.

TOO MUCH tor the SKUNK.
Mr.. Cackle Berry vouches for the
following story:
A Frenchmnn, an Englishman, an
Irishman and German prisoner were
in IN argument as to which was the
bravest.
A Yank overheard the controversy
md decided to settle 1t. Pointing to
4 nearby poultry house. he told them
that there was skunk inside and
asked the Irishman to step inside and
see how long he could stand 1t.
Pat did us he was told. In five min
utes he came out. The Englishman fol-
lowed, but he stood 1t only four min-
utes. The Frenchman next tried It.
but five minutes wns enough for him.
1t was the Germans turn. He went
IN and the others waited. The minutes
Sassed o-three-four-nve
-dx-seven. but NO German. Eight
minutes-ten-the skunk came out.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-14

No mans ignorance ever prevented
him from giving advice.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17
How to Candle Eggs.

If you are going to put away some
summer-laid eggs for winter use-both
patriotic and personal duty-you
will need to exercise care to see that
only good eggs are put In the water
glass or llmewater container. One bad
egg is likely to destroy several others.
BY consistently gathering the eggs
when they are fresh, most Of TIE dam
ger Of storing bad eggs is avoided but.
since some eggs are imperfect when
they are laid, Gambling, where It can
be done without too much trouble and
delay, might well be prarticed.
The United States department Of
agriculture has just issued bulletin
"How to Candle Eggs" The text In
brief and direct and Is illustrated with,
colored plates showing the way In
which an egg should appear before the
candle, together with the various ways
1t should not appear. The bulletin was
written by DR.. M. r. Pennington, chief
Of the food research laboratory, as-
sisted by M. X. Jenkins, bacteriologist,
and II. M. p. Belts, artist. 1t should
be Of great use, not only to pevsons
putting away eggs for home use but
to those who desire to establish or
maintain regulations for delivering
eggs In perfect condition.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17
Materials for Preserving Eggs in Water Glass.

such soil will have to be purchased,
A heavy clay or adobe soil Is not as
well adapted to poultry raising. as
such land does not drain readily and
1t is much more difficult to keep the
stock healthy.
Long stationary houses, or the in
tensive system, saves steps, but 1t is
easier to keep the birds healthy and
to reproduce the stock under the col
ony system where the birds are allow
ed free range. Breeding stock. and
especially growing chickens, should
have an abundance Of range, while
hens used solely for the production Of
market eggs may be kept on very
small area with good results.
The colony house system necessi-
tates placing the houses, holding about
100 hens, from 200 to $50 feet apart,
so that the stock will not kill the
grass. The colony system may be
adapted to severe winter conditions
by drawing the colony houses together
In convenient place ut the beginning
Of the winter. thus reducing the labor
during these months.