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The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-21
Too Late.

1t was Christmas eve. Staring at
the dying embers of the fire was
beautiful woman. Her face was wor-
ried, and she clasped and unclasped
her hands in nervous excitement.
"Christmas eve" she murmured,
"and no money to buy baby Christ
mas giftw
Mechanically her eyes wandered
around the room until, with a guilty
start, they rested on something stand
ing on the mantelpiece. 1t was baby's
'If I only dared!" she
thought; "but what would John sayf"
For few moments she stood debat-
ing the awful question in her mind,
and then req ached for the box. John
need never know" she said. With
trembling hands she broke open the
box and emptied on the table a col
lection of buttons, nails, and so on.
John had been there firstl
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-21
Tr,tbfuI. Rut unpopuIar.

A truthful man is one who says on
Christmas morning as he views his
gifts: "Just what 1 didn't want" but
he'll never be popular.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-21
THE CHRISTMAS GARLAND.
Cora A. Matson poIson

Make one wreath more;
Yes, one wreath more,
To hang outside, above thy door.
That all who pass this way may see
The Christ-tide spirit is with thee.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-21
Blessed Optimism,

1t is the blessed optimism of Christ
mas time that buys a sled in climafe
where snow Is rarity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-15

was in the latter part of the year 1896
and it was then that he purchased a
beautiful farm located in the suburbs
of the city of Carriage, and belonging
to a wealthy Costa Rican.
One OF Bolo's first steps was to
build himself a palatial residence on
the place and then actively proceeded
to start various civilizations. His res
idence was furnished in a princeiy
way; the wine room was stocked with
the best liquors, among which cham
payne was a common drink. and fire.
quently he invited his friends to spend
a week with him, after which this
wine room had to be restocked.
He continued to increase his credit
ia this city, and accordingly contin-
ued to improve his farm. He spent a
part of the week here and a part of
the week there At the gambling
places attended by the SWEETEST people
Bolo was always seen to be most fort
uEate. 1t has always been remarked
that at gambling he won large sums
OF money in Costa RIGA, although in
the same easy way in which he made
money he spent it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-15
"A SPLENDID TONIC I"
Says Hixson Lady Who, On Dec
tors Advice, Took Cardui
And Is New Well.

Hixson, Tenn.-"About 10 years ago
was. =" says Mrs. J. B. Gadd, of
this place. 81 suffered with pain in
my left side, could not sleep at night
with this pain, always in the left
side...
My doctor told me to use Cardui.
took one bottle, which helped me and
after my baby came, l was stronger
and better, but the pain was still
there.
1 at first let it go, but began to get
weak and in a rundown condition,
so l decided to try some more Cardui,
which | did.
This last Cardui which I took made
me much better. in fact, cured me. 1t
has been a number of years, still |
have TO return of this trouble.
l feel it was Cardui that cured me,
and I recommend it as a splendid fe-
male tonic"
Don't allow yourself to become
weak and rundown from womanly
troubles. T1ke Ca~Gui 1t should sure
ly help you, as it has so MANY thou
sands of uther women in the past 20
years. Headache. hlCkache, sideache,
nervousness, See. lessness. tired-out
feeling. are all si~, of woman trou-
BILE Other womeI 'at relief by lal 2
CaTdui. %Iy not .uu7 All drC
NC-l52
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-15
BIG ALIMONY IS
GIVEN MRS. LYONS

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 15.-In Su-
perior court here yesterday, Judge
George L. Bell awarded Mrs. Rebecca
Lyons $500 monthly alimony, which
her husband, Patrick Lyons, a veal
thy brewer, is ordered to pay. In ad-
dition, Lyons, is ordered to pay $500
as attorneys fees to Mrs. Lyons coun-
sell The award is one of the largest
ever rendered in Fulton county.
A feature of the suit is found in
the fact that Lyons did not appear in
court, or contest the proceedings by
attorney. In answer to an inquiry,
Mrs. Lyons told the court she under
stood her husband is in the city. His
wealth is estimated at 100000 or
more, principally in real estate.
Shortly before the Lyons domestic
troubles eliminated in the bringing
of divorce proceedings, Lyons drew
$4,000 in cash from an Atlanta bank,
remarking at the time that he did so
to prevent this being tiled up" by
alimony proceedings. After he did
this a reconciliation was effected, and
Lyons told his wife he had the cash
IL "a bank in an old city in the Unit
ed States" The couple have three
children, all of them under legal age.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-15
LAWYERS ASSIGNED
TO HELP DRAFTERS
and SUMTER BOARD

All Of the lawyers Of the city have
been assigned to duty at the court
house on alternate days until January
% for the purpose of assisting the reg
istrants in filing out their "qu sstion-
naires," which must be filed with the
local exemption board. This relieves
the board of great deal of work.
Chairman Hixon, Of the Sumter
advisory board, has announced the
following daily assignment of attor-
neys:
Jan. 16-John A Fort, Hollis Fort,
R L. Maynard, Dan Chappell, T. o.
Marshall.
Jan. 17.-R. E. White, ]. E. Shop
lard, L. F. Blalock, H. o. Jones, Franc
Msngum.
Jan. 18-R T. Hawkins, G. C. Webb,
Co.e Adams, ]. Lewis Ellis, Stephen
Pace.
an 19.-C. R. Winchester, w. T.
ane, w. P. Wallis, G. R. Ellis, z. s.
CEilders.
Jan. Civ. A. Dodson, ]. e. D.
Shipp, John A. Fort, Hollis Fort, r.
l. Maynard.
Jan. 22.-Dan Chappell, r. o. MARI
shall, R. E. White, J. E. Sheppard, L.
F. Blalock.
Jan. 23.-H. o. Jones, Franc Man
gum.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-15
CHATHAM SOLONS
FAVOR SUFFRAGE

SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 15.-With
two members strongly favoring the
probable notional amendment en-
franchising women, one uncertain yet
and only one avowedly opposed to the
measure, the majority sentiment of the
Chatham county delegation in the
Georgia assembly appears likely to
support ratification of the prospective
amendment, if it passes congress
Senator Dukes and Representative
Eve are for ratification; Representa-
tive WILLY is out of the city, and no
him, and only Representative Law
renee is opposed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-15
HYLAN PROTESTS
AGAINST REFORMS

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-There has
been enough reform here for the pres
ent, at least, according to Mayor Hy-
Ian. He said so in a letter to Chair
man Henry w. Harden, of the law
committee of the Civil Service asso-
citation, which had protested the ap-
pointment of DR.. Patrick Riordan, as
chief medical examiner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-15
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take GroNe's

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as q
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties Of QUIN-
me and IRON II sc'. N the Liver,
Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood
and Builds UP the Whole System. so
cents.
Evening star., 1918-08-11

particularly when one is engaging in
nursing. as l was.
Several of the alleged wits passed
my table, leering and grinning.
"Ha. ha, a misplaced eyebrow" was
one of the new jokes they sprang, one
after another.
"Ho, no, base ball mustache. nine
on a side," was another hot one that
caused Adams grandfather to kick
a slat out Of his crib.
Careful shaving at barber shops
helps set OF ones new mustache. I
learned: so I patronised the BARRIERS
freely during that terrible first week.
They soon recognized me as poor
weakling and they doubtless laughed
up their sleeves when they saw mo
coming.
Shall leave the mustache" they
all inquired solicitously.
I tell you, there are some discern
ing BARRIERS, after all. And as I met
these gracious men ordered freely
Evening star., 1918-08-11

TN the beginning It was the fault
Of the shaving soap manufac-
tursr.
The shaving soap. you see. ran
out.
So let my upper lip grow
Wild.
That day no one noticed II. II any
one had l had decided would simply
say that l didn't have time to shave
II. or i had a sore lip. or something.
say when his lip has been neglected
for only one day. Also. II the Kidding
gets too strong 1t can be cut off.
BY the second morning was grow
ing bold. After ALL" said. hooking
At the sprouts, this does not look SO
around town. Besides. the military
styles are quite the go. Ill take
chance"
went to the club The elevator
man grinned as gazed in the mirror
on the side of his car. but l paid no
attention to him. What right, ! ar
gued, has an elevator man to laugh
at a passengers mustache. That by
the way, was the first time that 1
had called the fuzz by that name. 1t
sounded rather good. So when l got
out of the car. standing between the
elevator and the door of the club,
said it aloud:
mot such. bad-looking mustache."
Just as ! said the last word some
one stepped through the door, and 1
had to let the voice dribble off into
cough and whistle. or something
like that. The person smiled: but
maybe he did not have the mustache
In mind at all. Just lots of persons
are practicing smiling before break
fast as a tonic 1 hear. He may have
been doing that, or perhaps he may
have been thinking of something he
was going to say at banquet that
night. There are thousand things
that make persons laugh besides a
young mustache: this thought, how
the said mustache until long after
he has cut it off.
AS safety-first proposition, I took
seat over in far corner of the
club dining room. There always are
wits In a club who will make cracks
about a new mustache, and j had no
desire to mingle with them. Mac, the
ancient waiter. was very kind.
Splendid morning, Mr.. Observer"
he said. "ain't you feeling well this
morning?"
"oh. yes. Mac. feeling quite well,"
/ replied, but why do you ask?"
We'll seeing you all over here in q
corner by yourself and also seeing
that you wasn't shaved as usual make
me think you wasn't feeling just
right" he responded.
Walters. I decided. should be curbed.
What right have they. anyhow, to in
Quire about the state Of ones health,
Evening star., 1918-08-11

my pet. II stood stockstill like a
balky colt. 1t neither would go
forward nor backward, At times I
tried pulling 1t out by the roots. and
then again considered cutting It
off altogether. Yet I did not want
to adopt either OF these expedlents:
one really acquires some pride in the
he does not want to part with 1t. Not
that 1t would make much difference
In ones appearance. you know. but
what would one's friends say? Prob
ably that he was showing the white
feather. Much rather the light mus
tache than the light feather. Oh.
much rather!
One day heard two perfect
strangers talking about the thing.
"Ill bet his wife Is out of town. or
he wouldn't be raising that" one Of
them said.
.Aw, you'se wrong" the second
said. III that guy had a wife mental
Evening star., 1918-08-11

of their store of ointments. condi-
ments, etc. l never knew before that
there was so much merit In these
toilet articles.
Only once was offended
SHALL wax the ends Of the mus
tache?' he inquired.
"Sir," I said. rising Indignantly, II
have no ambitions to become human
catfish"
He really meant no harm. however.
I soon learned. On the contrary. he
proved quite pleasant chap.
"You have no idea how rapidly that
Wustache will grow" he said. "By
Sunday 1t will be out quite ways"
Unfortunately, he failed to state
which Sunday he meant. Neverthe-
less. I enjoyed waiting for the ar
rival of the coming Sunday. 1t came
and went. but the mustache remained
about the same.
Then came the really trying period
of the whole organized effort to raise
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Reviews of New Books

son takes on Bernard Shaw. In the
beginning one admires his courage.
one still praises his courage and. at
the same time. pays him open tribute
over the measure of Shaw that he has
been able to seize upon and hold to
some degree of accommodation while
he subjects him to the tests that
as Its instrument of human analysis.
MIR. Henderson adopts a shrewd plan
for this study. One suspects it to be
the only possible plan in this case.
What he does is to study the general
trend of movement for the past thirty
years or so-the general direction OF
social progress. of economic develop
ment. of political import and of the
various literary forms whose busi-
ness 1t Is to reflect current drifts of
all these according to Bernard Shaw.
B. 8. himself gives support to this
plan, saying that "a thorough biog-
raphy of any man who is up to the
chin In the life Of his time as l have
been Is worth writing as historica! sas
strained through the highly electrified
personality Of Bernard Shaw. are pre-
sented here as an illumination Of the
man himself. The effect is an astonish-
ment Of vivid and abundant life along
the deeper channels of event. Socialist.
matist-all in one is Shaw. 1t is in the
last Of these roles that Mr.. Henderson
brings Shaw to the flower of his work
and to the elimination Of his general
philosophic outlook. Happily, the men
collaborate here. AS much as this Is
possible Mr. Henderson let's Shaw speak
for himself. The effect is easily en-
visaged. 1t is, under this plan. exactly
the surprising and capturing thing that
even the casual Shaw acquaintance ex-
poets 1t to be. The whole is a brilliant
presentment. Anything else would be
irexcusable in this connection. 1t is,
moreover. a very substantial piece of
critical analysis bent, chiefly, upon the
dramatic aims and the dramatic technic
of Bernard Shaw. The writer's sympa-
thetic fiexibility toward his subject and,
at the same time, his stanch rectitude
toward the art represented in this
many y-sided analysis constitute an. out
standing and gratifying feature Of this
notable study.
THE WONDERS OF INSTINCT. BY
Jean Henri Fabre, author of "The
Story Book of Science" etc. Trans
lated by Alexander Teixeira de
Mattos and Bernard Mail. Illus
trated. New York: The Century
Company.
This is what I wished for" says
Fabre, "a bit Of land-oh. not so very
large. but fenced in, to avoid the
drawbacks Of a public way; an aban.
doned, barren, sun -scorched bit oi
land, favored by thistles and by waspi
and bees" 1t is within this arid
hand g. breadth, the chosen home of q
diversified insect population. that Fa.
bre made the patient observations tina
form the foundation OF these fasci.
mating stories-stories that do away
for good and all. without notion tina
only the human animal is possessed
of instincts and habits and accom-
plishments on plane and of a qualit,
to command any considerable atten
tion. One comes out of these storie,
pretty thoroughly convinced tina
mans only point over the bee and tn,
beetle. over the bluebottle and tn,
Evening star., 1918-08-11

VHE ROUGH ROAD. BY William j.
Locke. author of 'The Beloved
Lane Company.
no make plain Tommy Adkins
out Of cloistered English
youth Is the task that Will
liam J. Locke set himself In
this novel. 1t is a beautiful
story. 1t would be. The great war
Is its medium. James Marmaduke
Trevor is its hero. A sorry hero. to
begin with. AS a lad James Marina
duke was rechristened "Doggie Tre-
vor" through the fatal perspicuity of
the other boys roundabout Poor
Doggie Trevor! He couldn't help it.
The son of parents already old-the
father = vicar at that. the mother
lovely stupid English Wears wife.
And Dosgie came up swathed in cot
ton wool-no boy at all, merely the
object of an elaborate overcase. And
In time the war came on. q war that
left Doggie oblivious to any call upon
him. as he was under the delusion
that some Of his insides were all out
Of whack. Not so at all. according to
the doctor to whom Doggie applied
for exemption pretty soon after he re-
ceived a white feather through the
mail. Doggie was completely bowled
over to find out that this was his war,
too. and so his friends set about get
ting him commission in a hurry to
help the poor fellow out bit. few
weeks on Salisbury Plains made it
clear that Doggie was not Of official
f1r III,
as possible through the privilege Of
resigning. Right here the story be-
gins-begins with Doggie's enlist
ment as plain Tommy in the ranks
1t Is beautifully simple and heart
warming story-tust the kind Of story
you see, was real fellow after all
Just his birth and bringing up had
disqualified him. Inside there was a
man who. slowly and haltingly. got
out into the open. where he could get
acquainted with himself. A great
point In this beautiful simple story is
that-no doubt about it-there are
millions of self-distrustful and fright
ened boys in the world today, boys
like Doggie Trevor. And many OF
to have Doggie's joy in finding a man
under their fears and doubts.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, HI. Life
and Works. BY Archibald Hen
derson. NJ A.. Phi. d.. author OF
European Dramatists." etc. New
York: Boni & Liveright.
The quest of the unattainable is
the common malady of mankind. TIC
spend ones self In q strain to seize
the unseiaable. to capture the great
eiusives. to overcome the unconquer-
able-this is the supreme Joy of man
One. seeking to satisfy this driving
inner force. explores the ice fieldi
that hug and hide the poles. Another
penetrstes tropical jungles to pit hi,
man power against the beast power
in hiding there. One takes on this o.
the herculian labors. another take!
ON that. And under this urgency o.
the unattainabie Archibald Hender
Evening star., 1918-08-11

writer is good story teller, an adept
IN the handling of details for the
concrete effects OF color and motion
and personality as a whole. The re.
unity which within volume of only
average size. presents nineteen CEN
turtles of event as a single wide
patterned web of French develop
ment. A remarkable instance of Sc
lection. wherein the formative events
wherein the dominating influential
characters are retained. for the MAX
ing OF this historic fabric, while ele-
ments not essential are eliminated.
however seductive, in a passing way.
these may be. Under this treatment
mendous leaps of advance the essen
t1ais OF France from Caesar to Ma
poleon. This 10 a timely book. France
has SO glorified herself at the present
time that curiosity Is keen and gem
eral over the origins and the prog
This book is meant for these curious
general readers. without the lumber
OF multitudinous historic facts, there
is here q straight and interesting
story that 10 calculated to prepare
one for an intelligent understanding
poleon by wellington. only a short
hundred years ago. An admirable
and much needed book for students
Of the France Of today.
THE FLAME. BY Olive wadsley. au-
thor OF Conquest" etc. New York:
Dodd. Mead 4 Co.
This novel 10 study in personality
by way Of the series OF actions that
constitute a we'll constructed narra-
tive. Its heroine, Toni Saumerex, 10
an embodiment OF the unconventional.
With good artfulness the writer bases
this upon the force Of circumstances
rather than upon anv bedeviled pre-
pense Of the. girl herself. Drunken
cations Of military life in India-a
slum childhood. and the sudden lift
into comfort by the awakened sense
OF responsibility on the part of we'll
to-do kinlred-these are the shaping
elements in the early life OF the girl
With charm and an innocence a bit
at variance with her beginnings the
girl takes life and love In the un-
foresight with which Eve ate that
first apple. The character here is
not quite see how the girl makes the
goal that she does make in world
that Is not particularly conspicuous
either for its comprehension or for
it's charity. However, 1t is pleasant
reading. provided one Is not torment ed
over loose places in the probabilities.
and plagued by limping steps in the
logic OF it's events.
CAMPS AND TRAILS IN CHINA. BY
Roy Chapman Andrews. M. A., au-
thor of Whale Hunting With Gun
and Camera" etc. and Yvette Bo-
rup Andrews. illustrated. New
York: d. Appleton & Co.
This captivating chronicle of adven-
ture and sport in the highways and
byways OF China is a by-product of
the work OF the Asiatic geological. ex-
pedition of the American Museum OF
Natural History to China in 1861
1t is popular story, whose purpose
Is to present to the average reader
some of the characteristic features OF
China that came to hand day by day
as the body Of scientists were pur-
suing their special lines OF investi-
eating. Here are the people of China
Evening star., 1918-08-11

spider and the glowworm. over the
cabbage caterpillar even. is that he
has taught himself to talk, has load
ed himself up with clothes and their
worriments. and is able to handy about
certain thin-spun notions concerning
life and its IDEALS concerning death
and its promises. For here. right down
Of investigation and translation
brings up the life businesses with
which man loftily supposes himself to
be the guardian and the promoter.
This business of life-this getting of
food and shelter. this mating and hav--
ing children-is as much a matter OF
foresight, and invention. and device,
and cunning with a bug as it Is with
man. There are the same feints.
the same advances and circumven-
tions. the same triumphs and defeats
down there that there are up here.
translated the reasonings Of the in
sect world into the terms of human
thought and speech. They read like
fairy tales created for the entertain
ment of children. On the contrary
they are bits of scientific truth about
about us. The book Is a great lesson
and great question. as we'll as vol
ume of the most delightful reading.
Its effect Is to take one down peg
or two from his boasted superiority
the superiority Of man-and this it
self Is not half bad.
THE WHITE ROAD OF MYsTERYs
The Notebook OF an American AM
bulancier. BY Philip Dana Orcutt.
Illustrated from photographs. New
York: John Lane Company.
While the ambulance field service
was yet volunteer organization this
writer became one of it's members.
His experiences. therefore. cover the
various steps in the progress OF this
unit toward its official existence. Mr..
Orcutt reminds us that the ambulance
driver must be in the near places Of
danger, and that, therefore. he has
particular opportunities for seeing
many things that are withheld. even
from the combatants on the field of
battle. Waiting for his load Of
wounded soldiers Mr.. Orcutt jotted
down many of the things that he saw
near to the line of battle. Many jot-
tings of this nature furnish the basis
for this summary of the place Of the
of warfare. That 1t is hazardous the
writer does not need to tell us. Nor
does he. His preoccupation here Is
with the work that ne and his COM
panions had to do. The danger and
the courage come by Implication. In
Vulnerable sidelights on the war
gather in this little book. What 1t
means to the hearts of men. what 1t
is going to mean to the spiritual out
look of the world-these signifca noes
find large place in this circumstan-
tial story. just as they find place in
Coningsby Dawsons writings on the
war, and in those Of a few other eye
witnesses of the stupendous thing.
This Is a little book. One is able to
read it in the between whiles of
work. 1t is good for one to read be-
cause it's spirit Is big, as this spirit
shines here through the circumstance
of heroic details.
a SHORT HISTORY OE FRANCE,
From Caesars 1nvasi0n to the Bat
tie Of Waterloo. BY Mary Duclaux
New York: q. +. Putnam's Sons
Two striking characteristics lift
this study into an immediate and APP
proving attention. One of these is
Evening star., 1918-08-11
he Observer Tries to Raise Near MuStaChe

telepathy would tell her what he's
doing"
The girls around the office were
laughing openly about II by this time.
Some of them laughed right before
my very mustache. so to speak. 1t
seemed to affect the boss. too. He
called me in.
oh" he said. II believe that you're
overworked and need a rest. Evident-
ly you've had your mind set on
something serious during the last
two weeks and you ought to go
away until you get ut off"
Evening star., 1918-08-11
\ SHORT HISTORY OF FRANCE
From Caesars Invasion to the Bat
tie OF Waterloo. BY Mary Duclaux

Two striking characteristics lift
this study into an immediate and ap-
proving attention. One of these Is
its easy and attractive manner. Tho