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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
Sequel to ''The Blue Bird

It requires considerable audacty to
FIX the scene of a play inside the mind
of a sxteen-year- boy and then have
the inherited tendencies and the persons
of whom he thinks serve as the char
acters In the play. But this Is what
Maurice Maeterlinck has done in THE
Betrothal," sequel to 1.-THE Blue Bird"
Tyltyl, the hero, has grown up and he
dreams of marriage. The fairy Berry
lune appears and asks him If he loves
tation that there are six girls whom he
likes He summons them. at her sugges-
ton. by turning a sapphire, and they ap-
pear, one after another, in the kitchen
Of his home, where he is sleeping; but,
of course, as the fairy reminds him,
they are not in the kitchen at all save
as they are there In his own mind. He
does not know which one he likes best
and Is taken to the hall Of his ancestors
in order to get their help in deciding.
A draped and yelled figure follows them.
The ancestors. that is, his inherited pre-
dictlons, find It impossible to make a
choice. Then they all go to the hall Of
his children to see If his children and
grandchildren and great-grandchlldren
can be of any help. Finally, the littlest
of the lot chooses the yelled figure, who
proves to be the girl to whom he gave
his dove. And when Tyltyl awakes the
next morning he finds that the girl has
come back to the neighborhood to live.
The whole thing Is done with the same
poetic Imagination that characterized
"The Blue Bird"
THE RETROTHAL. sequel to the Blue
Bird. A Fairy Play in Five Acts: BY
Maurice Maeterlinck. New York: Dodd.
Mead & Co. S1.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
Ho,v to Cure Nerues

An illuminating little book. especially
for the parents of young children Is
Nervousness: Its Causes, Treatment
aid Prevention" 1t is the outcome OF
the experiences of psychologist, Or.
T. r. Emerson, during service at tne
Massachusetts General Hospital e
-. that nervousness is largely due to
weakness, ignorauce and disturbing
ideas. and that child should be trained
IA the habit of right thinking. The In
innate relation of dreams to the com
n,aint is also clearly and most inter-
pstins,v shown. He very firmly believes
that the one comprehensive release from
the intolerable distress will be FOUND
hv Giving in obedience to the supreme
Importance Of love-" Or in other worus, Is,
"a Willingness to take ones snare IN
the worlds troubles"
NERVOUSNESS; ITS CAUSES. TREAT.
NSfEnNTTS SMENT AND PREVENTION, BY L. L. n;
Emerson, Ph.D. Boston: Little. brown
q Co S125.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
Old Days on the Farm

It is rather difficult to imagine
farm book which does not pretend 10
give advice to the farmer. but such a
soI, has been written. "Old Days on
the Farm" was the title given series
~ articles contributed to a farm journal
by A. c. Wood. and these have beer
rewritten and augmented and assembled
in hook form. For the city dweller who
now and then longs to look back upon
the simple joys of early days spent or
the farm these stories are full of rem
iniscent pleasures.
or n DAYS on THE FARM. BY A. G. Wood
New York George H. Doran Company
al 10,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14

ever said this would have to be ignorant
Of the intellect of the descendant of two
Presidents. The book, which he calls
The Education of Henry Adams and
which he writes in the third person. Is
a review of the history of Europe and
America from 1870, or thereabouts, till
1905, as that history affected the proc
esses of thought of a man seeking some
philosophy of society and some key to
the secret of human progress. He saw
Garibaldi in Naples when United Italy
was in process of formation. He passed
through the trying period of American
history in close contact with the British
Government whose leaders were COM
mitted to the recognition of the Con-
federacy He had admirable opDortu-
mites for appraising Grant and his ad-
ministration as President. When he
later took up his residence in Washing
ton and London and Paris he came in
contact with the most brilliant minds or
his generation. He was intimate all MS
life with John Hay and Senator Lodge.
He knew Roosevelt and Mckinley and
Charles Sumner and Edward everett
Everett was his uncle. He served IN
the London legation with "llllam M
Evarts who later became secretary or
State. And he got points OF view from
all these men. His autobiography con-
tains the cream OF his thinking for E.
lifetime. He confesses that. in spite OF
all his efforts to secure education, ne
had achieved only ignorance. But the
discriminating reader will decide that
his ignorance is only the discovery that
every wise man makes when ne mas tns
door opened into the vast realm Oh
knowledge and realizes that ne can
traverse only little corner or II.
Adams is brilliant, cynical, witty anu
infinitely suggestive. For example ne
visited Russia with Senator Lodge te"
years ago. and, after getting the senator
TO admit that he did not think the hus-
sians could take their places In the pro-
cession of modern nations for Two OF
three generations, he remarks casua'iy
that "for him all opinion founded or
yact must be error, because the facts Can
never be complete. and their relations
nust always be infinite" A page couiu
ho written calling attention to the note
worthy, comments on life without eX-
hausting the possibilities 1t IS doom
r. own and to read and reread.
THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS ADAMS,
iihn autobiographv With an introduCtion
Nv Henry Cabot Lodge Boston, houBhtoh
Mifflin Company. SO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
Felix AdIer's Philosophy

The aim of Prof. Felix Adler in his
latest work is to sketch a certain Phi
losophy of Life" and to trace the steps
by which he reached 1t. 1t Is the out
come of more than forty years Of active
social service and a ceaseless search for
light on the great problems Of life. AS
his system of thought and points of
view as to conduct have grown out Of
his personal experiences, in an AUTO
biographical prelude" he shows how. after
separating from the Hebrew religion. in
which he was born. he reaches the con-
ception of humanity as a whole and the
task laid upon each individual OF show
ing his love for his neighbor Then
follow some of the applications of this
philosophy to the three shadows of sick
ness, sorrow and sin. and also to the
principal so-called rights to life, pros
perity and reputation.
There are many practical hints and
suggestions, as, for instance. the form
ing in every community of an organized
body of parents related 10 an organized
body of teachers for "home and school
should not merely cooperate. but In
terpenetrate." This parental organiza-
tlon could render signal service to a
school by appraising its ideals, by keep
| ing tally on the extent to which ac-
knowledged standards are carried out.
and by joining In the unceasing endeavor
to advance the standards. Schools must
be backed by the interest and apprecia.
tion of the community" His studies
and his life-work have led him to the
conviction that the eliminating social
institution is religious fellowship, its
three main aspects being teaching, or.
ganization and worship. In his closing
words he expresses the hope thai
through his faithful obedience to tn,
call OF humanity he will attain to ths
''peace which passeth understanding.
upon whose bosom I'VE can pass safel,
out of the realm Of time and space"
AN ETHICAL PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE
PREsENTED IN ITS MAIN OUTLINES
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
Current Magazines

The place OF honor in the December
Bookman Is given to an appreciative
sketch of George Horace Lorimer by
irwin s. Cobb. In the course OF an
article on the way to bring ebout a
closer acquaintance of Americans with
Young English writer's and OF English
men with young American writer's.
Robert Nichols. who is visiting this
country with the British mission. pays
a tribute to Cobb, writer of whom the
English know little. as a man whose
prose style reminded me OF the popular
idiomatic style of the Elizabethan
Decker" Hugh walpole's serial Is con-
tinued and well-known writers con-
tribute reviews Of current books.
st. Nicholas for December Ii full OF
Christmas cheer 7. Morris Longstreth
contributes a story. and ''Blue Magic" q
serial by Edith Ballinger-Price, begins
with an installment Of three chapters
and George u. Walsh also starts serial
"The Boy Vigilantes OF Belgium" The
serials BY Ralph Henry Barbour and
Emily B. knips and Alden y. Knipe ar,
-G1nunuc4e .----r.,.--
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
FOUR YEARS
IN THE WHITE NORTH,
by Donald B. Macmillan

Macmillan was with Peary
when he found the Pole. The
Macmillan expedition W
known as the Crocker Land
Expedition, and was sent under
the auspices of the Museum of
Natural History and the Amer
ican Geographical Society.
1t explored the Unknown
land-found records of Peary
and other great explorers-and
much other material here pub
lished for the first time.
This is truly an epoch-making
book.
Get it as your booksellers.
Read it and pass it on to a
soldier. $500
Harper Brothers Established 1sl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
THE SEVEN PURPOSES
By Margaret Cameron

sense--that you owe it TO your
self to read it and weigh thess
evidence. ~
Fai
This book is published by US (.
in most serious spirit-an T
earnest effort to contribute II
something to this biggest of all <
thoughts.
At all booksellers. 81.
Established 1917
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14

1t may be that you are
one of those who doubt. OF
those who believe profoundly
in future life there are many
who feel that there never has
been and never can be any
communication between that
life and this. But this book is
so extraordinary it is so
stamped with honesty and
HARPER g. BROTHERS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
G1Ibat Better Tban a Goob
BDok for a Gbrtstmas Gift
Eor Roys and Girls
Kenneth

By Jane d. Abbott. The best
Of modern American home life
Ia portrayed In this wholesome
girls book. The enchantment
of this delightful story will lin
ger long In the memory OF the
fortunate girl reader. Illus
frated RtYb net.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
The Largest Unexplored
White Spot in the World

Far off in the Northwest
far west of Greenland-far
north of Baffin's Bay, lay the
largest unexplored white spot
on the surface OF the globe
one-half a million square miles
in area. That was the goal
which Donald Macmillan set
out for in the year 1913.
They felt that before them
lay two years of uncertainty,
OF blasted hopes, of adventure,
Of wonderful and strange
sights, of extreme, happiness
and abject misery" but the two
years stretched to four with
triumph at the end. The story
of these four years is told with
remarkable modesty by Donald
Macmillan in his new book,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14

BY A. Russell Bond. Follow
ing n boys natural bent to con-
struct, the author trains his
youthful readers to do real
mems work in miniature, Mt
almost no cost, from materials
easy available. A book boys
will revel in. $50 diagrams.
$500 net,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
American Boys Book of
Signs. SIGNALS & Symbols

BY Dan Beard. Every kind OF
code transmission fascinntingly
described - Indian, forester,
animal. tramp, secret orgnniza-
tion. Morse Telegraph, Navy,
deaf and dumb, etc. $50 Illus
trations by the author. S2.0o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
General Crook and
the Fighting Apaches

Ry Edwin L. SabIn--ANOTHEK
TRAIL BLAZER A stirring
tale of adventure with General
Crook, the redoubtable Indian
fighter. Actual history is the
basis for this thrilling tale.
Jimmy Dunn. who aided Gem
eral Crook, will be the envy Of
every live, American boy. Illus
trateu. St25 net,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
Can the Dead Speak to Us?

In New York there is quiet little woman.
There are people who know her we'll, be-
cause she has done some simple and beautiful
writing, but she is not of those who like to see
their names in print. She is modest to fault.
And this woman, level-headed, clear thinking,
found one day that she seemed to be in touch
with those who had died. She was startled
she was almost frightened that passed.
She found that there was a stupendous message
to be given to the world-that she had been
chosen to deliver that message. She found that
through her husband whose life had been
empty was to find comfort from the wife he
thought he had lost forever; through her
dear son found his mother and his sisters.
How she found these things out she tells
you in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
OR EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS

NORMAN JACOBSEN
Illustrated In color and black and white.
81 90 net.
A western girl In the China Shop Of So
ciety, breaking the treasures of tradition
with the delighted cooperation of all
types of men-and helping to win the
10 bewildering but full Of pep" A
delightful romance and n heroine who
will create her own welcome.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
Gulliver's Travels

By JONATHAN SWIFT
(Stories All Children Love Series)
II other good titles In the same
series.
Liliputians and Giants nmuse
and enlivcn the imagination Of
children now, as they have al
ways done. Miss Kinks inimlt-
able color Illustrations In this
new edition make the book n
constant delight to young and
old. Illustrated. S1.35 net.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
The American Boys
ENGINEERING Book

trated. x1.2b net.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-06-13
THE BLIND AND THE MUTILATED
BY DR.. ESTHER LOVEJOY

IN the years this will prove blessing the
blind world is being evolved Nature has at least
one extraordinary in reserve for those who any
ofthe five ordinary The blind feel things that
within They of vibrations that
perceptibe to seeing
The sghtess learn to read very quickly by the Braie
method 1t is interesting watch the face of blind
his fingers pass the appraised dots OF Brae book
and his mind peceves the mysteries recorded there for him
They have special stenogaphc machines and special
ing presses Books and magazines translated INTO he
written language OF the sightless
Men blinded in battle acquiring great skill in the
textile moulder, and in other industries where
highly developed of touch essential good work
The higher type of blind have great personal
charm Their souls the surface They are pc
cuary beloved people, and their carvoyanee makes them
conscious of the kindness and affection with which they
regarded Naturally they to it Perhaps that why
they usually SO happy and cheerful
Unfortunately there forms Of mutiation which
have the opposite effect When man knows that he is re-
pulsve every and child who looks upon him.
when he shrinks from the reflection of his dgured
face in the MIRROR and shoulders the strange sound of his
voice, he wants to die.
A great deal is being done for these mutlated men
They being retted with and legs Plastic surgery
is doing its part too in the way of restoring paates teeth
and facial contour and the American Red Cross in Paris is
attempting to make life ivabe for them by providing
masks which their original features They will be
useful members of society," but soul of Graves more
than service Life and liberty precious possessions but
the pursuit of happiness is the dearest right of
all alike We want go through life with the sweet illusion
that the blue bird of happiness just within reach this
illusion is almost impossible to the disfgured man.
1t is the sacred duty of all those who have been bene
fitted by their sacrifice to leave nothing undone to restore
their usefulness to employ every increase their
tai and physical powers and the charm personalities to
the end that their lives may be enriched rather than mpov
erished by the fortunes of war.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-06-13
PLAN DRAINAGE DISTRICT

Land owners in the Oil
Trough bottom are planning an
extensive drainage project. 1t
is planned to dig a canal from
near the head of Oil Truogh
bottom to connect White River
with Departee Creek and
straighten the channel. The
total length Of the canal would
be about Is miles, and it would
not only drain many acres of
rich land west of White river
but it would carry off the flood
waters of the upper White riv-
er
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-06-13
WANT 500 DOCTORS
FOR ARMY SERVICE

Arkansas has been called
upon by the War Department
to furnish SOP physicians for
the Medical Reserve Corps,
but the state has furnished on
~ POP, leaving 300 to be call
ed. Out of the 48 states and
the District of Columbia, Ark
ansas stands at the foot in the
number Of physicians respond
ing to the call.
The War Department desires
the enlistment of the remain
ing 300 at once and in order
to secure them, missionaries
have been mailed to the physi-
clans all over the state. The
matter is being looked into by
the war committee of Arkan-
sas, selected by the Council Of
National Defense for the Medi-
cal Section, the plan having
been endorsed by the Arkan-
sas Medical Society at its meet
ing at Jonesboro.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-06-13
CHANGES IN SCHOOLS

Newport, June 10.-There
are to be several changes in
the schools in this part of the
state for the coming year. The
Tuckerman schools that have
been under the supervision of
J. w. Best for the past five
years will be in charge of A.
G. Albright of Salem. Mr..
Best and wife will go to the
Rector schools. The Swifton
school will be headed by Lee
man H. Thomas, who has been
teaching in jackson county for
a number of years.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-06-13

"a ana assisting all her
al fe4cticns. ard ia putting in
~ Il r every part Of the female
u leSseEs tie pains and bur-
tss supports aad strengthens weak,
ay mothers
1ss au i1ViguFatinr. restorative tonic,
, aathing aid bfaeing hervine.
a. oil IS good for children or adults,
2.d especially good for aged people. A
ri asaf.J form Of il vegetable laxative that
is 10 be had at any drug store, was i'm
vcrtcd by DR. Pierce, who put together
May apple podophyllinl, aloes, jalap.
Ask ut any drug store for Pleasant Pei
les. and thev can BE- had for little money.
They contain no calomel and are Of Ycget-
able constituents, therefore harmless.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-06-13
GOVERNOR ASKS
STAMP PLEDGES

Governor Brough has issued
a proclamation calling upon
the people of Arkansas to OBJ
serve June % as National War
Savings Stamp Pledge Day.
The proclamation states that it
will be necessary for each per-
son in the state to contribute a
minimum of $40, and urges
that all persons of larger
means should be as generous
IN the purchase of War Saw
ings Certificates and Thrift
Stamps as they were in their
subscriptions to the Libert.
Loan Bonds and the Red Cross
On June %, the day set
aside for the drive, all adult
citizens-especially heads of
households-will be expected
to pledge themselves to save
and economic to help win the
war and to invest in a speci-
fled amount of War Savings
Certificates during the remain
ing months Of 1918.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-06-13
LENDING AND
CIV ING

1t will be we'll for our
people TO get correct line on
the various calls that are
being, and will be,made on our
purses before this titantic
struggle is fought to finish.
We must get the distinction
between giving and lending.
In the first place we might
state that our government has
not asked and will not ask
for one cent of gift money. The
extent of its call is for loans
and for loans on which it pur-
poses to pay fair rates of inter
est. The man or woman who
buys government bonds does
NOT sacrifice for the cause, in
the sense in Whish we usually
employ the word. At the most,
his action entails but a temper
airy inconvenience, in diverting
his means to different chan
nels from those in which he is
accustomed to employ them.
In the end he has the full
worth of his money in the
soundest securities on earth
the promises of the Z. S. Gov
eminent to pay.
But there are calls being
made that entail direct giving
The activities of the Red Cross
and the Y. NJ. c. A. are for
money from which there will
be no financial return. Yet
these calls must be met, and
met fully and cheerfully.
Why should we support the
Sc great causes? Because they
constitute the great humaniz-
ing agencies in the grim ma
chinery Of war. Their work
is to remedy the physical hurt
and undo the moral hurt that
must enevitably result from
war.
An army without the
Red Cross would be unthink-
able in this humanitarian TWEEN
tleth century. The horrors of
war, at its best, are great, but
without the ministrations of
the Red Cross our armies could
not endure.
Likewise without the ciViliz-
ing influences of the religious
and social organizations the
moral of our troops would 81
fer deeply. Their minds must
be diverted from the grim du-
ties of slaughter, and they be
brought always to see behind
the dark clouds of war, the
silver lining embodied in the
ideal peace conditions for
which they contend.
It doesn't necessarily require
great patriotism to buy govern
ment bonds. The support of
these companion agencies must
come from the great, generous
hearts of our people.
And it is coming in never
ending stream.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-06-13
TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE

lax ASSESSUkS NUIlIE
Notice is hereby given that |
will attend in person or by
deputy at the hereinafter men
toned places in the various
townships o. Iniel en- tence
County, Ark, for the purpose
of taking lists of the personal
property of each resident Of
the county, and the per capita
tax of all such persons as are
liable by law to pay same for
the year 1918, on day and
dates as follows, to-Wit
Washington township at Be-
thesda, Friday and Saturday,
June 7 and 3.
Barren township. at Gray's
school house, Monday, June
10.
Barren township at Burrows
Store, Tuesday, June IL.
Ashley township, at Brewer
School House, Wednesday,
June y.
Gainsboro township, at
Moorefield, Friday, June Il.
Craig township, at Mt. Gap
School House, Saturday June
Is.
WhiteRiver township at Sui
phur Rock, Monday and Tues
day, June II and 18.
Magness Township at Mag
ness, Wednesday and Thurs
day, June 10 and 20.
Wycough township at Mt.
Carmel, Friday June q.
Dota township at Charlotte,
Saturday June %.
Dota township at Walnut
Grove, Monday, June "a.
Logan township at Logan
school house. Tuesday June 25.
Black river township at Cord
Wednesday and Thursday
June 26 and 27.
Big Bottom Township, at
Newark, Friday and Saturday,
June % and 20.
Big Bottom Township, at
Paroquet, Monday July /.
Christian Township at Oil
Trough, Tuesday July 2.
Rosie township at Hutson,
Wednesday July 3.
Rosie township at Rosie,
Friday, July 5.
Oil Trough township at Ell
mo, Saturday, July 6.
Oil Trough township at Dun
nington, Monday, July 8.
Hill township at Liberty Hill
church, Tuesday, July 9.
Salado township at Salado.
Wednesday and Thursday.
July 10 and II.
Fairview township at Pleas
ant Plains, Friday and Satur-
day, July II and -.
Liberty township at Floral,
Monday, July Is.
Relief township at Covers
ton School House, Tuesday.
July 16.
Greenbrier Township, at
jamestown, Wednesday, July
IT.
Greenbrier Township at Lo-
Gust Grove, Thursday, July 10.
Greenbrier township at De
sha, Saturday July 20.
Ruddell township at Court
House, Monday, Tuesday.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and Monday, July %, %, 25.
.26, 27 and 20.
After which date a penalty
of 20 per cent attaches under
the new assessment law.
Act No. 234, passed by the
last Legislature, requires each
property owner to assess in the
township in which property is
located. They must assess in
DerSon mr. h1y arap+ nxo,,o,.Ir