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THOMPSON DAVIESS, who
ur,ta I'll, Ill r H.II,, L..

4'1 wrote The Melting Of Molly, has
contributed to the falls books another ro-
nance along the same innocuously anus
ing lines called The Golden Bird. 1t is
guaranteed not 10 interfere, except mo-
mentarily, with your thoughts on any
it as the ideal diversion for fuel experts
and other war worn creatures who combat
the serious problems Of our day.
There are always books of this sort
being written for public which demands
and devours them, and no one is better
qualified to furnish them than Miss
Davies. Those who hold them in snoh-
bish disregard have only TO remember that
they are doing themselves more harm than
they are the books. In spite of their liter
airy mworhiness in the eyes of the fas-
tidious they will continue TO be popular
after the fastidious are drifting dust.
The Golden Bird boasts three romanees
and serious purpose well concealed.
Many people who will enjoy it keenly
would find its charm sadly diminished
if they realized its earnest intent. Behind
all the love and poetry stalks the Back TO
the Land Movement, given us like the
castor oil when we were children, so sweet
cned and covered with foam as not to
resemble medicine in the least
When Ann Craddock found that her
fathers fortune had been swallowed up
and that he was returning to Elmnest, the
ancestral estate where her uncle lived in
paupered splendOr, she decided to sell her
lingerie and buy chickens. And so it was
that tie golden bird entered upon the
scene, most Impressive figure of
chicken representing $50 worth Of lin
gerie. Now this was very practical Of
Ann, as every one will agree, and very
brave. She fully expected to devote her
life TO the golden bird and his family,
but it wasn't many hours before Pan
stepped upon the scene in the person Of
Adam Baldwin.
Let the heroine Of such book beware
Of man who goes about the woods
carrying his clothes in a bundle and cook
ing his meals III gypsy style. Sooner or
later she will fall into his power, and it
is doubly dangerous if he talks ike this:
"Oh, its the Romnry hand We have with
the herb-pot, woman dear Tor earth
woman; either is good. If he sur
rounds himself with the proper amount of
mystery, Is primitive in his love making
and disappears from timc.to time, there
Is literally nothing She won't do for him
when he returns
Ii was thus that Par got Ann into his
power and made 1t qJ,itc impossible for
her ever 10 consider Matthew again, who
did none Of these things, but WIS 50 fond
a lover that he followed Ann into the
chicken business. Chicken culture is a
germ that spreads by coutagion,' Pan
sad, as he cat pair Of shoes for Ann
from a piece of hide one day, which was
The sun., 1918-09-15
MARlA THOMPSON o1N7Gss AVTNoR- Of THE GOLDEN bro

rather ungallant of him, as every one
knew that II was Ann and not the chicken
germ that Matthew was suffering from.
The publishers note refers to Pan as
1.-The kind Of man every woman looks for
all her life which may seem exaggerated
until you read about the shoes. But we
must say, in justice to Ann, that she loved
him before she knew about them.
1t is easy to see that Miss Daviess
knows how to place her scenery for ro-
mantle events. She knows, too, how to
make things move along in a lively and
proper manner. Everything in the book,
from the three romances to the chickens,
turns out as happily as it should in
good fairy story. Lovers of sentimental
romance will revel in all that happens,
leaders of Back to the Land Movement
will hold it in respect, and every one, ex-
cept the literary snobs, will wish it well.
1t is the sort of book you feel like patting
on the back
THE GOLDEN BIRD. BY MARIA THoMP-
son DAvIEsS. The Century Company.
$l.3J.
The sun., 1918-09-15
Replies to Questions.

+. r. D.. CINCITNATT. OHTo-Thc Wood
bridge & Willard geography is of very little
value. F"w school hooks ever sell for prices
that are ont of the ordinary.
JAY Coz KAY. BRooKLyN-A single vol
ume from a set is seldom worth much unless
one can find some one who needs to complete
the set. Speeds ENGLAND complete never
brings more than - or SO The M,ria is
worth about SD; the Kcmpis has sold re-
Gently for So: the Coverdale Bible fac-simile
sells for about SO
]. F. NJ. NEW NoRK CITY-Your first rii-
ti"n Of Sii"S Mariner can be duplicated from
dealers for 81
c. 6. r.. Nrw YORK CITY-An first edl
The sun., 1918-09-15
Catalogues Received.

The Morris Book Shop. Chicago. No go
containing 2i9 titles. Art, drama, Ameri-
cana, first editions. autographs. association
books. sets. An interesting lot of material
compiled by the veteran, Frank Morris.
1t is announced that there have recently
been found some letters of Robert Louis
Stevenson which exc in the hands of James
MacElhose CO. IN Scotland, at least one
of which may be termed unusual, and in
which he speaks Of family cataclysm. -
possibly brought on by the crotchety gentle
man himself
The sun., 1918-09-15

a UTOGRAPH collecting seems not to
~ have been affected by w:r conditions
4 unless il be that sales have increased.
1t is said that war profits have bred not
few new collectors, some of whom want to
begin at the top in forming their collec-
tions, asking for complete sets of the Sign
ers and Presidents.
To these letters signed mean nothing, as
they want only a. |. s., especially those who
have undertaken to form historical rather
than literary collections. Generally it is
-eniy the youthful ones that begin with the
Cheaper names, hoping that with the coming
years they may attain the others.
In the Auction Room.
9. F. Libbie & Co. announce the opening
of their season of 19l819 on September IL
and 10, when they will sell the private
library of a Boston journalist with some
selections from the duplicates of the Har-
ward University library Gal items, COM
prising photography and reference books,
books on the great war, biography, travel
and periodicals.
Charles Kingsley, for a long time with
Robert Fl. Dodd, and now occupied in clos
ing up the affairs of W. r. jenkins & Co.,
will join the staff of the Anderson Gal
leries later in the fall, filling an executive
position.
4 collection of looks owned by Miss
RobPna Millar of this city consists chiefly
of association copies volumes that at one
time belonged to Browning, Whitman, A.ere-
dth. Matthew Arnold, Watts Dunton and
William Morris. Among the items are
kelmscott Shelley, given by William Morris
to Watts Dunton, n copy of Matthew Ar
nold's Poems given by the poet to William
Morris, and the Memoirs of BcnrenRtO Gel
Inn from George Meredith s library.
The sun., 1918-09-15
Notes and Queries" May Suspend.


The rare book trade will learn with re-
get that a famous publication, Notes and
Q6crieS, is in financial difficulties; and I'M
less something is speedily done by its friends
must suspend for at least the period of the
war. 1t is said that the paper used by the
periodical, costing before the war 81 IS. Cd,
now costs e. a ream
A report is being circulated to the effect
that the Government has issued circular
letter fOrbidding booksellers to publish cata-
lOgues because of the scarcity of white
paper. Only one dealer here-he who spread
the story recently in Boston that Col Bixby
had sold his collection to ii. f. Huntington
has so far seen such letter.
In an article in the September BooEndn
entitled The Secret of Tom Jones Prof. w.
L. Cross of Yale tells an amusing story OF
Henry Fielding. When Tom Jones appeared
II seandalized some persons. A couple of
earthquakes within thirty days of each other
were declared to be intended to punish Lon
don for its lcwdness, and newspaper de-
manded of Parliament a law prohibiting the
sale of Tom Jones as the prime cause of the
visitation of Divine wrath. An astrologer
then predicted another and more severe
quake, setting the date. and as that day
drew near people began leaving their houses.
Thereupon Fielding, who was a Magistrate,
hailed the astrologer before him, sentencing
him to Ncwgate with instructions that he
ne chained down in his cell.
Frederick w. Faxon has become the owner
of the Bulletin of Biblioardpbg. having pur-
chased the library department of the Boston
Eook Comn3py
The sun., 1918-09-15

\ HISTORY OF THE RISE AND PROG
RLSS OF THE ARTS OF DESIGN IN
THE UNITED STATES. by W..LlM
DJ:LAP. c. L. GooIsPred & 90. SO.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-04-04
German Losses Between 275,OOO
and 100000 Men.

French official estimate on April
LIST of the German losses in the great
battle on the western front puts their
casualties between 275,0O0 and 300,-
600 men. The Germans are sending
most of their wounded to Belgium, it
is declared, to conceal from the Ger
man people their heavy sacrifices.
1t has been possible to identify, the
dispatch says, nearly loo German di-
visions, more than ten of which were
twice engaged. Some of the divisions
it is declared, had to be relieved al
the end of the first day after losing
more than half their men.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-04-04
PARTITION SCHOOL WON
OVER ST. PAULS SCHOOL

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Parkton, March 3O.-The debating
teams of the Parkton public school
won over the st. Pauls high school de-
batting teams in the schools annual
debate, Friday night. The query was
Resolved, That Congress should en-
act law providing for the compul-
sorry arbitration of industrial dis
putes." The Parkton school won both
the debates with St. Pauls school, one
team debating at Parkton and one at
St. Pauls.
This entities the winning teams to
enter the State contest for the Aycock
Memorial cup, at Chapel Hill, April
18th and 18th. Miss Lena Brown
and Mr.. Leon Perry upheld the af-
firmative and won over st. Pauls'
negative. Miss Sadie Mckenzie and
Mr.. William Calhoun upheld the mega
! tive and won over st. Pauls' affirm
! ative.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-04-04
FARMERS NOT sLACYEPs.

Writes A Farmer to State Headouar-
tiers Who Says Farmers Must Be
Informed-They Will Do Their
Part.
Winston-Salem, March 3O-"Dont
put me in the class of farmers who
say they want the war to last fifteen
years longer SO that they can make
money" writes a farmer to State
headquarters Yesterday. He says:
I'm a farmer and It is true that
farmers have made money since the
war began, but it is not true that all
farmers want to make money at the
terrible price of life and bloodshed
that TINS war IS now costing the Unit
ed States. Some folks accuse the
farmers CT being overcome with pros
perlty and that they are letting down
and selflshly enjoying their money.
Others say tnat they are ignorant and
don't know what is going On over tie
seas. Others say they are unpatri-
| otto.
I'm answer to the charge of farm
ers being. urpatriotic, / want to say
and | think l can speak for a large
number of farmers-that we are as
patriotic as any class of citizens in
the United States. In every war
| from the French and Indian dowr
through the Civil war-the farmers
have in the end borne their part Of
the brunt. However, Pm not goina
to dispute the charge that up to the
present the farmers perhaps have no
done their part toward winning tn,
present war. And / admit that this
delay is costing us the blood of ou
boys-the blood Of heroes. But tn
delay of US farmers is not due to on
} lack of patriotism. 1t is due to GU
lack Of appreciation of what is re
quired of US. Not all farmers rea
the daily papers, nor do we get to
gether and talk war as you city pee
pie do. Neither do we have the thrill
, ing speeches from men who have bee
over there and straight talk tina
you hear.
j GAS matter of fact, it is the lac
e of this information that makes L
O appear to be slackers. We nee
: straight talk from the shoulder, ar
not some one to brag on US. 1t take
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-04-04

this straight talk to convince a man
that it is his duty to buy War Saw
ings stamps and lend his money to
the Government. When farmers are
made to see these things like other
folks see them, they not only give
their money, but raise more money to
give: All the farmer needs is to see
his duty"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-04-04
Nature Cures, The Doctor Takes the
Fee

There is an old saying that Ma.
t,,re cures, the doctor takes the fee,
but as everyone knows you can help
Nature very much and thereby en-
able it to effect a cure in much less
time than is usually required. This IS
particularly true Of colds. Chamber
iain's Cough Remedy relieves the
lungs, liquifies the tough mucus ana
aids in its expectoration. allays the
cough and aids Nature in restoring
the system to a healthy condition.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-04-04
Leaves The Toe as Smooth as the
Palm of Your Hand.

The corn never grew that Gets
IT, will not get. It never irritates
the flesh. never makes your toe sore.
Just two drops of "Gets-It" and
the naeI am Tht
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
TO MEET HERE
Federation OF Indiana and
Michigan Will Hold Con-
Vention Sunday.

Postal employees from Indiana and
southern Michigan will hold con-
vention in the X. OF p hall at $3.50
o'clock next Sunday afternoon. The
meeting will be held under the
auspices Of the cloth National Fed
GRAFTON or Postal Employees and the
general public is invited TO attend so
that they may become better ac-
.quainted with the people and the
aims Of the postal administration.
such speakers Of national prOmi-
hence as Gilbert F. Hyatt OF Wash
ington, d. c.. president Of the Ma
tional Federation OF Postal En-
ployes: ]. :. MCGEE Of Chicago, now
vice president Of the association. and
Mrs Mary Y Halas. state superin-
rendent OF the United States en-
ploymcnt bureau at Illinois. have
been secured for the occasion.
Orchestral music and community
singing will also be features OF this
event
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
GAIN IN
EARLY TRADING
Show of Strength is DiSSi-
pated. However. by Quick
Supply For Demand.
aternltional News service.

International News Service
NEW YORK. Sept. l6.-There
was & show of strength I'm some
stocks at the opening OF the stock
exchange today with several issues
making moderate gains in the ini-
tial trading, bur the demand was
quickly supplied and before the end
Of The first IL minutes a heavy tone
developed which was most pro
nounced in a few Of the high priced
specialties.
Steel Common was i'm supply de
Ginning IS 10 LOG Is during the first
quarter of ala hour and its action
lad direct influence on The stad-
ing in the general list
American Sumatra Tobacco wa
without nearby support. declining
; l-2 points 10 los ID and Indus
trial Alcohol dropped 10 point 90
ia Distillers Securities reelected
moderate liquidations falling from
80 10 y IS
Bethlehem steel r eN I-2 per
cent dividend. sold ST 1.2 a loss of
Ia Union Pacific was the strong
feature making a gain Of "a TO 1913
81
Many stocks were i'm supply in
fair supply IN large amounts AL
through the first hour and most OF
the leading issues dropped from ono
TO two points steel Common dror-
ped over one point 10 los IS while
bethlehem r declined ] II points
TO 50 IS.
The railroad stocks showed bet
ter tone Union Pacific selling up
over one point 10 124 1-2 Marine
Preferred was strong. moving mp
over one point TO 101.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
WANT MORE CARS FOR
MOTOR CORPS SERVICE

Every woman who owns a car is
urged 10 volunteer It's services TO the
Indiana Motor Corps girls of Ameri-
ca. since the prospect OF training
camp and OF a medical unit in South
Bend has made the acquisition Of
more cars almost a necessity. When
an automobile is volunteered il il
only used in case Of emergency calls
Capt. Geraldine Robertson explain
ed. the owner having the full bene-
III OF the machine at all other
times The driver is furnished by the
corps active members.
BY volunteering the services Of a
machine every owner becomes a re-
serve member Of the motor corps.
and as such, must pay an annual
fee of 81. which is used 10 pay the
regular Office expenses. Many women
who at first were merely reserve
members have become so interested
in the work that they have later
been admitted as active workers.
Capt Robertson wishes TO notify
all members Of the corps that the
mileage covered - them while in
the service viii be considered IN ap-
plications for overseas duty.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
Gossip of the Markets

NEW YORK. sept ts-B ID Fit
telson says Austria anxious for
peace while an interesting develop
ment will create very little enthus-
iasm anywhere. They unfortunate
~ selected an nopportuue time. The
same page OF newspaper telling OF
The sinking OF passenger boat
<aceifciug the lives of women and
children. the exposure of German
methods prior and since the war and
our own progress towards German
territory also contains the Austrian
appeal for peace Before long they
viii change their tone and come
nearer 10 unconditional surrender
and this is not very far distant
and commercially. there
is nothing particularly new this
morning and no reason why We
should anticipate any wide nucUa-
tions i'm the market. absence of
liquidation. restrictions declines.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
NEW BOYS DIRECTOR
TAKES CHARGE OF WORK
AT Y. NJ. c. A. MONDAY

r. \. Overholser. newly appoint
ed boys work director, arrived i'm
this city Monday 10 enter upon his
new duties in the local Y. NJ. c. 4
Mr.. Overholser is taking the position
formerly occupied by Russell Jontz.
who left 10 enter the navy on Jure
"a
For the past three years Mr..
Overholser has been engaged as y
Nj. g. a. boys secretary at Laporte.
Ind. and previous 10 that time
served as secretary at Spokane
Wash. and Boise, Idaho. While here
he plans 10 emphasize the work of
those high school boys between the
ages of Is and IS who Will soon be
ready for the draft, and an interest
ing non commissioned class. with a
purely military atmosphere is now
IN the process of formation
The usual line Of boys work. in
Guiding gymnasium and games. an7
instruction in first aid and sanitation
will also be offered THE real pur-
pose Of the work" declared NJ.
OverhO'ser, is 70 build up the char
acter OF the boy by conserving his
time and employing his idle hours
in clean. wholesome activities. A
good physical condition is just as
necessary for him as il is for the
adult. In short, we aim 10 make men
Of our boys by psychologically
planned course"
Glasses will be organized on tho
basis Of age, those boys from 10 to
Il going into one division from y
TO 10 in another. and from Il to is
in still another
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS MEET
Hear Address of Ralph N.
Smith and Elect New Of
fiCerS For Year.

Ralph y. Smith OF Laporte Ind,
addressed the South Bend Sunday
School association convention, held
Sunday afternoon at the Grace VI.
L. church, his subject being sun
day school Efficiency" Mr.. Smith,
who is actively connected with sun
day school work, said in part, To
day our government is working in
a most efficient way 10 put every
man in the place and position where
he can be Of greatest service TO his
country and TO humanity The
church and Sunday school ought 70
follow this same plan in selecting
their workers. This is not a time for
slackers in the Sunday school but
time when each person should do
even more than ever before
After the address Of the afternoon
the following officers were elected
Tor the coming year: p T. Ahrens
Of First Presbyterian, president.
Louis NJ. Hammerschmidt Of Zion
German Evangelical vice president.
Miss Emma Nimpz of First Evan
selical secretary: Charles ". Hop
kins OF Epworth Memorial ~ E;
treasurer; Miss Retta Russle OF
Westminster Presbyterian. superin-
tendent Of childrens division: Miss
Cora Hill of First NJ. E. young peo-
pies division; J. +. Gearhart Of
Lowell Heights " j. adult division.
c. +. Wilson Of Conference Memorial
[. b. administrative, and John
Beyers of Grace NJ E. educational
Reports offered by the different
committees indicate that the work
done during the past year totally
surpassed all former annual reports
Walter y. Fassnacht reported that
from surplus fund Of S270 left
from the receipts Of the state con
ventiOn. held here this spring. nearly
1000 testaments had been presentel
To the soldiers and sailors who had
left this city
Over 1900 members attended the
convention. which was one of the
best and most enthusiastic meetings
ever held. The largest number Of
delegates present were from Grace
NJ. E. church with - present: West
minister church. 81, and Conference
L. e.. %.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
ORPHANS HOME Is
INCLUDED IN REQUESTS
UNDER BERNARD WILL

The Chndren's Aid society OF st
Joseph county was made the resid-
uary legatee under the viii OF the
last will and codicil Of the late Cora
Bernard OF South Bend fled for
probate I'M the -. Joseph circuit
court Monday morning. Three OF
the 5enefciaries Mrs Jet Van
Hise OF California, Mr.. and Mrs
Herzoz. Kenosha Wis. and Iona
y. Lederer OF this city, are each
left $1,000 with the exception OF
M. and Mrs Herzoe. who VIII re-
ceive the amount jointly -Four
shares iu the capital stock ~ the
Union Trust Co. are left 20 FrauA
Libby 10 be held i'm trust oy his
mother. Mrs. Almeda Parrar The
same amount OF capital stock iu the
crust company is left TO Francis
Bacon
The VIII provides shat The house
and lot formerly occupied by the
testauix on It. Louis blvd, shall be
sold 70 satisfy the requests made jim
the Will
The residue 81 the property goes
TO the Chldren's Aid society which
maintains the Orphans home at
NIisha wsks The Union Trust com
pany is made executor
The vii was executed Aug 81.
1915. and on the same dare cod
cii was aHxed which letr eight
shares fn he cspitaI stock - The
Union Trust CO