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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-08
A Phenomenon

Mr.. Braggleday had once been on a
tour to Egypt and couldn't forget it.
Everything reminded him of something
else that took place on that memorable
trip. His friend johnson was admiring
Il. beautiful sunset one evening.
"Ah," said Braggleday, you should
just see the sunset in the East"
Il should like to-" said Johnson.
The sun always sets in the west in
this ordinary old country"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-08

The cook burnt the steak again"
exclaimed the experienced housewife.
Dear me-" exclaimed young Mrs.
Torkins. wouldn't ordinary coal
have been a little cheaper o"-Wash-
ington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-08

into the nearest candy store and gorged
himself. And so one OF the Oldest con
games in the world was worked again
and n youthful "pan-handler" had a
chance to reflect that Barnum was right
The section near what used to be
known as Cat" pond. in Kimbali field,
Bath, has what many people have de-
clared TO be peat and 20 or more year,
ago some claim to have dried and
burned it, Many communities are now
talking about trying to locate peat
bogs, and while it is about all talk
them.
East Lebanon, village of less than
$50 people, is setting q good example
in Red Cross work. The women and
children are certainly doing their biz.
Among the women are Mrs. Elizabeth
j. Cowell 81, who does her own house
work at home and inits in spare time:
Mrs. Martha 4. Hoyt, So: Mrs. James
+. Mathews. So, and Mrs. Calista J.
Rose, 70.
The Portland woman who ordered
three tons of coal from each of three
coal dealers got into trouble when the
drivers happened to make deliveries at
the same time. The officials got
wise" and the woman wiser.
A young man from this city, while
returning from the theatre Monday
evening hy way Of Center and High
streets, thought It would be q good
joke to amaze the half frozen pedes-
TRANS whom he might encounter, by
christening his overcoat and remov-
ing his hat relates the Bath Times
Today he is q sadder and wiser mem
ber Of society. with a badly frizen ear
to remind him that spring attire does
not fit February weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-08

A Southwest Harbor correspondent
writes the Ellsworth American: I'VE
all appear alike. We can walk on the
ice to visit our neighboring island
friends. 1t seems that our sun has be-
come displeased with his little unruly
planet, anl is leaving off his usually
attractive ways letting little earth fly
away into space to cool off his fighting
heat"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-08

He was little boy and ne stood on
Exchange street, weeping copously, says
the Commercial. A pleasant-loohing man
approached and asked, what is the
matter with the little fellow I've los:
my nickel that my mother sent me to bug
some matches with. and l don't dare =
go home" came through the tears.
We'll here's another one" said the goon
Samaritan, slipping coin into the kids
paw. He walked away happy. Whereupon
the youngster got happy again, hustled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-08

Never within a good many years
have lumbermen in the Northern part
of Maine been 50 handicapped by snow
as they have this year says the
Houlton Times.
One Of The well known scalerS who
is working in this county estimates
that there is in the woods today, four
and half feet of snow. while in many
places the drifts are six to eight feet
high. blocking logging roads which
sometimes necessitates the entire crew
turning out to break out the roads.
Most of the large operators are US
ing this year log -haulers and as these
require good substantial roads il
makes the work doubly hard.
With half the winter yet to come
the prospect is not the brightest to
look forward to. Help is scarce and
wages high and a crew getting only
half of the output ordinarily obtained
owing to the difficulty of getting
q, ound in the woods.
1t is estimated that the cut in north
ern Maine Will he from 20 TO 80 per
cent. less than in normal years.
Labor is scarce and most of the
woods men are as independent as the
greatest plutocrat. one case is cited
where Il man had worked for 81 days
and cashe1 in his time check for slio
and then "lacked his Job" as he had
enough to keep him going without
work for 4 few weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-08

The Somerset County Veterans AS
ISOLATION and Ladies' Auxiliary will
have one of their enjoyable meetings
on Friday, March at Oakland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-08

Hon. Frank A. Morey of Lewiston,
moving spirit in the proceedings
against the police commission now
pending. stated to the Lewiston Jour
nal Wednesday afternoon that there
was no date settled upon Yet for the
hearing. 1t was said by those inter
csted about the county building that
the case could probably not he ready
before the April term, though this is
conjecture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-08

The men employed at the Blodgett
tannery on Salmon Point, Bucksport,
d humane society among
themselves on Tuesday, when their at
tention was attracted by q flock Of
wild ducks which had been in the habit
of feeding in the open water opposite
the factory. The freezing of the river
made food unattainable at that point
for the birds. The men, noting their
distress, took . collection among them
selves, with which they purchased
grain, which movement was a most
humane and kindly one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-08

EUvIvugIt
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

1881 feet on the No. In the north
west corner OF the southwest of the
northwest OF the northeast OF 4
3l.1O,
Breene. Markham q Sinclair No. (
In the northeast corner OF the south
west OF the northwest or the south
west ~ A-2l-lO is good for 200 bar
rels at l,Si5 feet.
The Barnsdau Ol company No
30 IN the southwest corner OF tho
southeast OF tho northwest ~ 4
2l-lO Is l0O-bRrrel well as 1900
BROKEN ARROW-W. W. ks
kaddon is rigging M "A machine for
No. ! on the McHenry farm In tho
northwest corner OF 20-lS-l5.
The GLADYS Relle on company No
l Cunningham farm In the southe tst
corner OF the northeast or the
southeast OF l4-1S-I6 is dry aud
abandoned at 6S5 feet.
Tho okla queen on company has
"A 100000 feet gas well NJ l235
feet on the McIItnry No In the
northwest corner of the northeast
or tho northwest OF 2g-lS-I5.
The Arrow Field Ou company has
abandoned tho T. Tiger No. ? in the
southeast corner OF the northeast
of the northwest Of I0-lS-l5 " L.
500 feet.
Mclaughlin and others No 1
heANer farm In tho center OF the
southwest OF the southeast ur 96-lS-
- Is dry and abandoned at I.346
feet,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
Many Holdings in MANY Fields

our holdinss are not limited 70 the Youngstown.
otmniEse district In this district have 40 acres
under lease. in tho Cement field "a new lig field
Just opening up We have several tracts for which
ws have basn offered high prices Tor our stuff IN
ne FoH field Ws have lease a valuable tract In
ms Mascho disrist have leases vaIuabls tracts
end In many other parts OF Oklahoma We hold Iss..,
IN good territory n We don't hit Il on one W. will
IN n on Smother We not only EolnE 10 arm
one well. but dsill many wells This ia Thoroughly
established company haviaG high class pFopsrtss b..
hind lE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

MeSpadden are building a rig Tor
Martha Brown Nc. I iu the south.
west corner Of the southeast ut
the northeast ot 3O-iT-l6
Baker Il lynch associated with
Jerome are rirgiug MP 60 start No
> on the A. Berry farm an the south-
east corner of the northeast of the
southeast OF 30-l7-ls.
LEONARD Davis & Younger
No II ON the river bed Tn the north
east corner Of the southeast OF 25-
ii-lt is dry and abandoned at
! ,ig2 feet
The LivinRstou oil corporation
Davis Il NOungcr a McSpadden no
2 on thr Martha Brown farm I'm tho
southeast corner OF the southwest of
the northeast OF 3o-l5-l5 is "A l26-
barrel natural well at 1900 feet
on sand was found from l.l54 to
1870 feot
Baker. Lynch & Jerome have shot
No . on the Berry farm iu the
northeast of the southeast of 80
li-l5 and have a lO0-harryl well at
LILO feet
The GLADYS Belle on company
No. in the southwest uartor ui
-9-l1-l5 ls -four feet In the oil pay
and II Is spraying between 10 end
10 barrels per hour.
The North American Refining
company we'll on the acre school lot
In the southeast corner OF the north
east OF 3o-17-l5 is IN the top or the
oil pay and II ls spraying oil
Baker n Lynch have "a machine IN
In the northeast corner OF the north
west ot the southeast Of 3O-l7-I5
for No 10 h. Childcrs 60 offset the
Livingston and others No . NJ.
Brown
Baker 4 Lynch No . II Chndcrs
IN the southeast corner OF the north
wesAof the southeast OF 3Q-l5-l5 is
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
81 ,OOO,OOO authorized Capital

big conpanS not too Istge-pot too small
small companies often fan because they are not lasvs
Fho"su companies too large are equally dangerous
~ lakes money 70 drii OIL wols-roai money Th.r,
u always that chance In front 90 you OF drilling 10
o "elI capable VI producing million donafs worth oi
o" IN t." months. especially when company pur.
sues lhe plan hRt we are going on--thHt ot driuins
In proven feld whore oil and gas known 20 .rlsi
IN larEe volumes
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
In the Oil Fields
continued from preceding pag")
New Rigs In 14-ti.

tIuntlnNGd iFph HfVtNuiAS f"e|'F
New Rigs In 1t-ti.
Waite phillips has a rig up for l..
,rurrcu No. . in the center OF the
cast une OF tho southeast OF the
r,rthwcst of 36-it-l1.
The OkmulRee Producing & RE-
dining GO. has a rig up for 1ill No.
IN the center OF the west line ot
l,e southwest or the northeast OF
qtIi.II 80 ~ also rig in
tr. northwest corner OF the south
most n the northeast OF the section.
W.lte Phillips has Il rig up for
r..tcr No. In tho center OF the
..-t line of the east hHlf OF tho
..,fh.as' nr the northwest OF Sc
r4..l No. ? is a riR IN the north
...t purr OF the southwest of So
lf ~. ,.,
the Okmulgce Producing & Re
,rl.r 90. has "a rig mp for GIN No.
% n tN, northeast corner Of the
.r...nV.st ~ the northeast OF the
..r.NWost uf 26-l4-ll
Tie Dkmulgee Producing 4 Re-
rnug co. has rig up for Huckaby
\u 10 m the southeast corner OF
fna sNHthwest ~ 2J-l4-ll
Lamb u Vincent have a rig up
for Llnkford No. / IN tho north
west .orner OF the southeast OF g.
Ii-1i
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

No. l In the west line OF the JIM
Agent farm n the northeast OF a.
lt-l2. The easing collapsed ON the
hist hole after the sand had beeu
penetrated amt the first we'll showed
Tor ln. 1000 nuu feet % gas
Tpe same company Is drilling
again I'm J3-lf-Il
ClilRliNN NII3---The Wright Pro.
ducug S tcruing co. IL drilling at
-"" irrt ON It's 40 - on the II A
Waos farm IN Gl-3l-17
HNNkillI,--rotrrs and Rsso-
''niNs 40. I ON the f. Hanks farm in
ih' northeast ur the southwest Of
ih" southwest OF 17-l6-l6 IL dry
ana abandoned at l,91O feet.
hIIIlh--rhe prairic Ia drilling
AZ 600 rect on the Alexander farm
in the southwest corner of the
southeast uf the southwest OF IS
lt.1"
The Tribes uI company com.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

Fortunes made by the drilling in of big oil wells Small oil wells are
good payers but the big the big wells They getting bigger
and bigger they lease One well 500 barrels about mile awav
another we'll good for 900 barrels about quarters of mile
well came IN tor 'oo barrels Of mile from Another
well for 3OOO barrels within about quarter Another we'll nearer our
lease reported 100 barrels hour which would barrels ner av
his is the nearest well our holdings believe will get five or ten
houndbare we'll Only the drills tell We pushing operations
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
Drills Going

'n"r tho MI. one ~ the wells drltIsd I'm IN ihi.
fed. which cams IN fot about thres thousand tar
rss vas drilled In 10 days. So can that you
hsw only limited smount ot time IN which 10
gst your subscription In on this iJc n share develop
nsnt allotment We are pushing operations both DAY
snd night 10 me limit Don't wait untll ~ dtlIl In
q big vii Get 10 ON the arnuna fIont nnr
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
Why Big Company
Big Corporations Always Succeed

Extract from The on Iognai. septsnber a. isiO
DIX ol companies always succeed--they operate In
several HcldS and loss Of small earnings In one field
y OF no great Importance and viii not crippia them
elt ~ oset by bis earnings from other property Tn,
.WhH compeny operating In only one field with a
hmiiHd capital usually IN inetfteHtly managed Thes,
compancs LeLlnm auooeed hechnns OF lhair hanhcnns
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

rated at l5O barrels in sand found
from ll51 to i.l9i feet. after a
shot
craig a sherman have abandoned
Porter No. In the center OF the
north half of the northeast of aa-
- at 1850 fete
The New York on company will
shoot the light showing found az
l,2O9 feet I'm thr"l. Gibson No II
10 In tho northwest corner or the
l1-iA
Us oklahoma Consolidated pro
uurrng company No. ON the r.
Robertson farm In the northeast
corner OF tho southwest OF the
southwest or 2i-lT-II Is showing
shoot It,
FRANKLIN COUNTY. KAN
Wilson and TrHaudow No. 10 %, tho
y. I. Armstrong farm In the south
'""t or the northwest OF ag.l7 Al is
a dry hole and No 20 is good for
barrels
The Wright Producing & refn.
'hE 20. In moving In To start No. @
"" the Anthony farm In g9-I,-.I
BALD IiILlI-rhe Producers a
''eIInrrs corporation ts drilling AT
.'v '."t on the northeast quarter ~
3-lb-1I.
hIAN'kNlIIS--Tho Producers &
Netlnins corporation Is drilling At
=, 900 feet on the Jim T,lt farm In
the southeast quarter Of 29-2S-Ic.
MotNDS--The Producers & Re-
tihe'S corporation Is rigging up Tor
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

plctcd No. I on tho A Watson farm
n the southwest corner ~ lo.lS-Ia
and 10 is dry and abandoned 1t
400 feet
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
SOUTH OF KENnALr,-s,oI,,e,

Notih OF kENDAlIb--Stalk ker
and others No. on tho House farm
In tho center Of the west line or the
southwest OF the southwest OF Ia
~ Is lO-barrol well after shot
at llls feet.
The Gladys Belle Oh rompGy
NO, Partridge farm in the south
east corner of the southwest br the
northeast OF l6-le-l3 IL a l6-harrel
wen after shot at total depth OF
1919 feet
Galbreath has n dry one and has
abandoned the Bruner No. 2 In the
southwest corner OF the southeast OF
The northwest OF la-ls-lS.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

SAruLPA-The savoy OF rom-
panv No, 10 ON the Savoy '0rm I'm
the center OF tho north line ~ tho
southwcst OF tho southwest uf al.
lN-l2 is . feet tn sand. the top ~
which was found at l.S2l feet and
there Ia 500 feet OF oil IN the hole
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

LEoNARD-Unknown parties are
rlsglhS up "a standard rig in the
southeast corner OF the northeast OF
~ l'-lb on tho Crowell farm.
LlNingstan, Davis Il Younger &
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
Tho ncnrman VOL Completed.

The Bcnrman Well Completed.
TU, Bcarman and others No, Z on
the Barnett farm in the southwest
corner of the southeast OF the
southeast OF 13-lS-l4 has been
drilled I'm 20 total depth OF l,3I4
,.u' and is good for 10 barrels Of
uI aud 5000 900 feet OF gas. Gas
found from 1880 TO 1927 feet and
the Oh pay was found from 1902 TO
1905 feot. This Is the well that was
reported showing for 500 barrels
when the sand was first hit. A ma
chine Is IN for No. > in the center OF
The west line OF the southeast OF the
southeast Of the section.
The Pennington oil company is
rigsug up to start No. ) on the u.
UJtw farm In the center OF the
saulNoast OF the southwest of 80
l,-l-.
The Milo oil company Is drilling
e. tol feft on tho l.. Moore No. 2 In
10" northwest corner OF the north
east NJ the southeast OF S5-ls-lI
Hgarman and associates No. Q
Scott farm In the southeast corner
NJ the southwest OF the northwest
Of 20-lS-li is dry and plugged at
1853 feet
The Drew on company IL drilling
at .u1 feet on the l.. s. Wright farm
No In tho southeast corner OF
the southwest uf the northeast of
u-lS-h
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
Use This F Form-Buy Now

60 sharss ........ SO tBo .bers. tca
4 nOa $780,. 80
900 shares Lana .n.r-~ '-''" o.
Y n Milan. ANAtGAhATEu on CoMPANYi
lii toicori MOS usithama CITY. Okla
Deer sir' ssrcpi Your Invitation ~ buy .........
shares IN tho AuALGAMATrr OH COMPANY a. the
present price Of ;lc pef share ! undsrstAua th.s.
shares t' bs fully paid art sssesoabl- Az com.
By'n stock and - sI3cthodsr I entitled 10 ore
'''" interest in OH issssH equipment property ot
every na'Hrs Owned 90 be u~1ed ~ us com
p'r} a' well as obi profits 'hs company may ever
make from sny source ether from producing OIL or
the rrots
N'n' ..'.'-...,.....
Address
DON'T DELAY-Acr AT ONCE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

BALD mia The TurmRn Dl
company drilled 5 feet In sand. the
top OF which wns found at l.sSl
feet ON lts 80. = Ashley mrm IN 90
lA-lA and II ~ good for 40 barrels.
ouNuNrfp oN NEXT FACE.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

Decision In Surrender Clhusc Caae.
judge 'otteraI tor the western dis
rict " Oklahoma federal cuur-. FRI
day landed down his decision in the
case OF j.. n. Gillespie vs.. WaShburn.
finding for the plaintiffs on every
issue The lease In question covers
"a valuable tract OF and In Billings
field. Washburn, the lessor. has kent
Gillespie out OF possession on the
ground that the lease contained a
surrender clause.
The fun text OF the memorandum
and oral opinion or the Judge win
be- available within n few DAYS and
will h' printed In full IL il the
very best thing that has happened
70 the oil fraternity in many a long
day and demonstrates once more The
iict mat In the long run tho oil man
gets square deal. The surrender
clause has never been harmful
proposition 10 the farmer IN any
state and nearly every state IN the
union holds them perfectly legal.
Inc supreme court cf the United
states took the same view ir the
famous Gutfey and Gillespie Va.
Smith case.
j. n Gillespie IL the same GILES
pie that fought the above mentioned
ease 10 the supreme court OF the
United states. lie won IL there and
VIII win II again IN the same court
II anyone thinks they had better ap-
peal
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
r ED
SU PPLY co.

OIL AND GAS WELL suppIrps GAS
lho LINE PIPE AND TURTEo
WIRE ROPE AND CoRDAoE
hEID GAS Ek0INBs AND poWrps
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

Eo' i''n,'.--E. n. Gillespie han shot
aortt IN The southeast corner o, the
i0r d. "t 3a-22-i0 and Il Il rood
m. barrels az 1.l1a feet.
Nssi -, 'alIie No. 2 in the north
2i.io n,r of the southeast of IL
r,ls rhot aud good for SO bar-
.hsN,'rWaRec Oh a. Gas co. has
tei Cleveland sand well AZ
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

balD HlLl--rhe Producers a
''eIlnrrs corporation is drilling Al
500 te"t on the northeast quarter of
]-l6-1l.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

oIrlCkET'r PEiTRIE-The Wiser
g,., gn com pany No. ~ on the IL Alb
If" ann In the center OF the east
ss ot The northwest OF the north
is. OF A-l6-u Is a iO-barreI well
H,'t Slot At 1879 feet No. IL I'm
n., ol Invest corner OF the north
hE Nv u rig build
"N''m Graham No. : on the fee
NE southeast corner OF tho norm :
bN or the northeast OF s-iC-I1 IA
Mo abandoned at $500 feet
r"a'n Hraham No. 7 on the fee
". .e utheast corner of the north
hi. or the northeast NJ 9-isLi1 ia
snl abandoned at 1900 feet
Ia party No . on the J. Clover
sH,a, ,he northeast corner Of the
huH'si or the northeast OF 3
'ssl u'' ana sband9ned AT 2.s90
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
ID NEWSPAPER REPORTS GIVEN BELOW
0kMULGEE COMPANY
HAS BEST OF WEEK
ITO Barrels an Hour When
Ten Feet in Sand.

okiAhs0rtns Tulsa nurssu,
iiM North chsysnns,
Phone Ossas isA
Easily the feature Of the weeks werk
In both Ohlahpma snd Ksnsss Is the
luck OF the 'Okmulsss Producing and
m.sjns iio S.rrsis on hour on the mary
Poster farm IN rs1tion tt-lt-li at
dspth of ans feet when only ten feet
lnf he sapd, also well on the ore
Hssf.sy i.,L to ;Ss,or s iS;m,.l Si.,.L, good
tols which wAs drilled sprp Ten dASs
asoa .
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

bLAtkNlIIr-Tho Producers A.
l'etinins corporation ia drilling nj
= 900 feet on the Jim TAFT farm I'm
the southeast quarter OF 2g.2k-Ic
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

MoVNDS--Fhe Producers & re-
ihe'S corporation is rigging up Tor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Parlor PHILOSOPHERS

THERE is something about "Reedy's
Mirror" Yes, there is emphat-
ically something about it. . .
There is something irresistible, some
thing so singing, refreshing, original,
that the scissors of the searching review
err lure him, almost forcibly, on to over
lengthy quotation. Well, let this stand
for encomium and apologize combined.
Now here is certain "Alliteraricus,"
with his REACTIONS of a Reader" He is
doing series just now. That at hand is
No. a, and devoted to the "Parlor Phi
losophies." First he asks: care parlor
PHILOSOPHERS disturbed by great wars?"
And then he is off:
"The elect will and doubtless do argue
the point from both angles. But does not
this merely promote philosophy, particularly
parlor philosophy, more potently than it
does war? Do I hear the mere listener
sub-vocally assent?
These PHILOSOPHERS they pass, pass
professionally through those parlors where
the illuminate most do congregate-what
intriguing etudes des moeurs they present,
to borrow a figure from Balzac! You
osophical speculations in his Louis Lam
bert which, composed largely of pages
from his autobiography, as document is
so engrossing to those Bazacians who have
awakened to the fact that the man and
his life are the most interesting portions
Of the Coincide Humane. Balzac's phi
losophy was for the most part thoroughly
la kant-that is to say priori and in
tuitional. 1t was emanation of feeling
not so much clarified as intensified by
thought but not superimposed upon any
basis of profound study Or immense knowl-
edge. But that does not lessen its fas-
cinaton, despite the fact that the profess
sional philosophers and their echoes have
derided it,
Meanwhile we have gone a long way
since in parlor philosophy--for Balzac's
philosophy was of the genus, and I have
always derived pleasure from the evoca-
ton of the fat figure with the sparkling
eyes and jagged teeth, balancing itself up
on delicate Louis Seize fauteuil and ex-
pounding it, say, to Nine. la Duchesse de
Castrles, with occasional flourishes of the
famous cane. But think of the dry wells
whence Balzac was obliged to draw his
phllosophic ideas! OF all those ancients of
the schools, those rigid and forbiddng
doctors whose mouldy straw and splintered
1agsots had so long constituted the body of
doctrine whence everything must be de-
rived And then think of 'Prngmatism'
and Creative EvolutionI
:. yes, we have succeeded in making phi