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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
FLORENCE NacLEOD HARPER AND BOTCHKARONA
Commander Of the Death Ballaon Of Russian women

hausted by the nervous strain and the
cold that she was helpless, and when
the ambulances came to pick up the
wounded and take them to the hospital
she was loaded i'm among the bleeding
victims. At another time she saw a
company Of men in soldiers uniforms
ride up TO house i'm the middle OF
the night. enter. murder the inmates
and ride away. These men were prob
ably some of the criminals who had
been released from prison in the gem
eral Jail delivery and thereafter looted
and murdered for days.
THE two books supplement each
other. Details omitted from one ap.
pear in the other | prize them so
highly that | have put them on my
shelves to enrich my library of books
about Russia, which | began with the
purchase Of Ecnnan's overrated' 'St-
beria ana the Exile system and Wal.
lace's monumental work"
Il wish ! could get connected story
Of the revolution" said Owen.
"Marcossor's S book might serve you,
said I. cor YOU might be better
pleased with The Fan of the Roman
offs written by the author of Rus
sian Court Memoirs person familiar
with the inner history of. Russia This
book is much more comprehensive and
intimate than MarCossOn's 1t is the
Of of ,a 10 YAI
with his wife, a German princess
more loyal to Germany than to Russia
The author develops the theory that
if it had not been for the Czarina
the Car would have been a liberal
ruler and would have made conces
sions to the popular demand for liberty
as fast as it was possible to do 50
was a loyal Russian, and even i'm his
extremity he refused to appeal to the
Germans to keep him on his throne
when he was asked TO do so. The
intrigue which preceded the revOlu-
tion and forced the patriots to Oust
the Car as the only way to get rid
of the Czarina. These patriots had
even gone so far as to ask the Czar
to divorce his wife early in the wal
that he might be freed from her ma.
lign influence. The book is the his
tory of one of the saddest imperia
tragedies of which there is any rec
ord. 1t also goes on my shelves alonl
with my other Russian books, And
in spite of the inaccuracies in it
| they are not maryland in spite o.
its retailing of much backstairs Cos
sip, it is in the main trustworthy and
/ altogether informing"
GEORGE w. DOUGLAS.
DONALD THOMPSON IN RUSSIA. u,
| Donald G, Thompson. With numerous
| photographs hy the author. New York
The Century Company 81
| RUNAWAY RUSSIA. by Florence MacI.co,
| Harper Illustrated with photographs
New York: The Century Company. 81
| THE FALL OF THE ROMANOFFS How
| the cX-Empress and Rasputin Caused tn,
| Russian Revolution. By the author %
Russian Court Memoirs" New York
! +. +. Dutton co. 81.
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4 Book That win Pay for
Itself

occasionally along comes q book that
raises the commonplace into an alb
sorbing blessed interest. such "A work is
Thrift in the Household" for which we
may thank Mrs. Dora Morrell Hughes,
formerly a noted woman's magazine
editor, now her own homc-maker In
her book Mrs. Hughes really doesn't at
tempt to surround thrift and housework
with glamour. But she does just the
same. We follow her wonderingly from
the cellar to the attic and then to the
family garden, marvelnE at the things
we have missed In thrifty home-making
We stop at the end Of the trip, take a
deep breath and resolve to go at the
greatest business In the world as she
Is going at 1t That is the fine thing
about Mrs. Hughcs's book Nothing
about it is experimental Every sugges-
ton has been tried out in the Hughes
home. Every reCipe-and there are
many that will he cherished after the
book is reads one that has been APP
proved by those "who came back for
more "
There are chapters dealing with every
phase of homc-making. It is interesting
to note that in this book of thrift the
greatest economy is considered the saw
ing Of the housewife herself. Mrs
Hughes does not believe a happy home
can be built about tired, irritable
woman head Of H. Mrs. Hughes shows
by actual black and white figures how
money may he saved in the home and
how food made be made more appetiz-
ing at less cost. This book can save
its cost I'm a week II given chance, and
II is not venturing too far to say that IT
will take n high and permanent place
among home-makinK classics.
THRIFT IN THE HOUSEHOLD. by Dora
Morrcll Hughes. Boston: Lothrop. Lee g.
Shppard Company. Si.95
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Helps for housewives

Two cook books worthy Of high praise
and detailed study are a contribution to
spring household literature. one comes
from the pen Of Caroline King, well
known in Philadelphia a magazine and
newspaper domestic science expert of
note and at present a dietitian with
the United States army in France. The
other, designed to take the place among
recipe books that the Ford does among
automobiles" is presented by Maria Nc
Iivaine Gilmore.
Mrs, Kings book is more or less Of a
departure in recipe books The author
gives the foundation principles of cook
cry and let's all directions emanate from
these. For instance, a single bread re-
cipe is the base for virtually every vari-
ETY. of bread known. one rule for sauce
or salad is all a housewife needs to mas
ter. Every possible combination is
based upon it,
Mrs, Gilmore's book contains menus
that make valuable suggestions to house.
wives weary Of planning. They are bal
anced and arranged to be used consecu-
lively. Her recipes are planned as a
war measure TO carry out the desires OF
the food administration by presenting
rec pes that do not call for the unnec-
essary use of wheat, meats, sweets and
fats.
Both of these recipe books. coming
from experts as they do. will be hailed
with delight by housewives who are in
terested in making the table live up to
its possibilities.
CAROLINE KINGS COOKBOOK. BY Caro-
lin -. King, Boston Little, Brown & Co.
.5O.
ECONOMY COOKBOOK. by Maria Nell
vaino Gilmore. New York; Il. p. Dutton
Co, 81.
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Story of the AztecS

"The Aztec Hunters" is the third vol
ume Of Francis Rolt-Wheeler's "Mu-
scum Series" Doctor Rolt- Wheeler has,
the faculty OF telling a thrilling tale. yet
Of putting muCh information OF perma-
ueut value into his works. The story OF
the ancient Maya Empire. which was
the precursor of the Aztecs, whom Cor
tez found in Mexico, Is graphically told
as an incidental part oC the mystery
story with American heroes or an
archaeological expedition which nrsords
the framework % The Aztec Hunters"
Boys who read Il for the story cannot
help learning a lot about the ancient
civilizations Of America IN tlCir perusal.
II Is only m recent years That archie
.logy las made successful research INTO
this field and Doctor Rult- Wheeler IA
the first to use the results for Hct!onui
purpose, The book Is inpEtvatod with
thlrty-seyrp full-page photographs.
THE AZTEC HUNTERS. By F,anris Rol,-
WhcclOT, Huaton' Lotlr.9 Lee Z sLea.
ara Company, 81. 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
AUSTRALIANS
IN THE WAR
4 Thrilling Story Of How
They Enlisted and How
They Fought

Among the multitude of war books
which have been published this spring
one Of the most distinguished Is by the
late Captain r. Hugh Hnyvett an Aus
tralian scout, who survived the perils OF
his hazardous occupation only To die OF
a simple ailment while on lecture tour
In this country
The value Of Captain Enyvett's book
lies not so much in its description Of
army life I'm Egypt I'm Turkey ana IN
France as In It's revelation OF the spirit
~ Australia and the Australians. tn"
British subjects In the southern hem'-
sphere have come I'm contact with Ger
man colonial methods. and they DO not
like them The prospect Of possible
German world was sufficient tp send
them into the army camps The de-
Scriptons of the marching bodies of men
from the back country. hundreds OF
miles from a railroad, growing as they
moved as a SNOWFALL grows. - one of
tn" most thrilling things which have
come out OF the war II exhibits dcmoc-
racy in action. II shows how free mou
loyal to an ideal will take up the burden
of war when it is laid on them and take
it up gladly and proudly.
The men who enlisted I'M this way
Fought with a spirit that was new TO
the Turks and to .hc Germans The
NuSlIdlltIS were lbOueO Nl 'talllDbh AT
point where the Turks thought that
a landing was impossible, but those first
ON shore dared the CALLING fire and
chased the enemy inland until the coast
was clear for the remainder And they
held their positions against superior
numbers for many weary months. de-
/ feating army after army Of the Turks
sent against them. Captain Ilnyvett
/ does not discuss the failure Of the CAM
paign but is simply content with telling
the story Of the troops with which he
was working.
His book is much better written than
most that have come out of the trenches,
/ for he was an educated man There are
many moving passages in IT, but for the
most part It is a straightforward story
Of what happened told i'm vigorous idiu-
matte English
/ over THERE" WITH THE ArSTRAT.
lANS Bv captain II. Hush knvvett
/ Anzac scout INTELLIGENCE officer Fifteenth
/ htslr iian infantry New York: Charlie.
I Srriuu'rs x S'IS. 81 .Ir
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EYE WITNESSES DESCRIBE
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
4 Reign of Terror During Which 5000 Persons We're
SLain-Intimdte Revelations OF the
CzarinaS DiSLoyaLty
MI sEE there Is another !

UT SEE there is another revolution
L on foot in Russia remarked
owen. after he and Doctor McFabre
had settled themselves comfortably in
my easy chairs.
1T is Only tie second Of a long
SERIES" said Doctor McFabre with a
discouraged sigh.
"It may not be so long as you
think" said owen. The new revolu-
tionists have proclaimed the crown
prince as car with his uncle the Grand
Duke Michael as regent. This is the
same arrangement which was first
proposed when Nicholas abdicated. IL
It had been made in time 1t would
doubtless have been accepted by the
revolutionists last year, but 1t was
DELAYED until it was too late
.l3ut the Germans are behind this
move" said the clergyman. And
turning to me he asked, isn't that
so2"
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Current Magazines

A. Edward Newton, of this city, who
is better known in London than at home
as n collector Of books and manuscripts,
contributes the story of Charles Lambs
proposal of marriage to Fanny Kelly
10 the Atlantic Monthly for May. Miss
Kelly was n distinguished London act.
ress. She priced Lambs friendship hut
was not willing to marry him. Mr..
Newton owns the letter in which Lamb
the course Of the article, which contains
much information not hitherto made
public about the delightful essaylst
The other articles i'm the number are of
the usual excellence and justify the in
creasing popularity of the magazine.
The May Scribner's Magazine con-
tains four short stories as well as an
installment of Louis Dodge's serial The
stories are written by Edward G. Ven
able. Thomas Jefferies Belts, Hansell
Crenshaw and l.. Allen Harker. The
excellent series of articles on the Middle
West by Meredith Nicholson is con-
tinucd, Mr.. Nicholson discusses this
month the political temperament and
tastes Of that part of the country Mary
R. S Andrews has beautiful poem
The Flowerng,' which opens the mum,
Der and group Of war poems appears.
The frontisplece Is reproduction in
color of John S. Sargcuts "Nunraloir,"
portrait Of woman reclining on 4
sofa. which i'm the original must De Il
marvel Of technical SKIN
II. q. Wells writes sutertgiarg.y OF
realists i'm the May B0Ckmun TTCrcs-
sor Phelps continues his discussion Of
the advance. Of English poetry Robert
Goldsmith has something to say on the
foundations of lasting peace and II.
II. Manchester begins an interesting mis-
tory Of the evolution of the bookstore,
There is a poem by christopher Morley
and several pages are given TO letters
discussing Mr. Alorley's recent list Of
books for a guest room All the writer's
have lists of their own which they prefer
to any other,
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81 wish | knew" / replied. I'VE
have assumed it to he the case, but
as a matter of fact we do not know
anything definite. 1t is safe TO CON
clude, however, at present, that any
revolution beginning in Petrograd is
engineered by the Germans. am
expecting another revolution to start
in the heart of Russia before the
summer is over. | have neard whis-
perings about it among Russians in
America The plans are laid and
something may come of them. But II
will not bring order into the country.
Russia must pass through long years
Of travail before she emerges from
her troubles and the Russian people
must learn many things of which
they are still ignorant. I must admit
that | do not think the Russians are
qualified at present for any large
degree Of democratic rule. This may
be political heresy i'm America. never
theess I am willing to be called a
hereto in the interest Of political
sanity"
"But didn't the revolution last year
prove that the Russians were capable
OF great self control?' asked Doctor
McFabre They did not indulge in
any such indiscriminate slaughter as
disgraced the French at the end of
the eighteenth century
1--WE got that impression from the
newspapers at the time ! admitted.
But the censurs did not let the truth
get out of Russia. Did you know that
5000 persons were killed in Petrograd
in the few days of violence preceding
and following the abdication Of the
czar?'
why, no" said owen, "rhat can't
be true"
Perhaps it isn't" said !. IAN |
know about il is what | have read
sons book about the revolution. He
went to Russia little more than a
year ago and arrived in Petrograd in
January 1917, and was there through
out the revolution. He is photogra'
pher and was i'm the streets during the
fighting, taking moving pictures of
what was going on. He was there to
assist Mrs Florence Macleod Harper,
correspondent of Leslies Weekly.
Both he and Mrs. Harper have each
told in a book what they saw and
heard and experienced They do not
pretend to take us behind the scenes.
but simply describe what happened
! during the bloody days of revolt. They
have produced two volumes which
! will be Invaluable to the man who at
| tempts to write the history of the
| time. Thompson's book Is in the form
| Of letters to his wife. Mrs Harper
! has written a connected narrative. If
! you can imagine yourself sitting COM
! fortably at home i'm Philadelphia in
| 1889 and reading the personal eXpe-
! rienceS of IL man and woman in
| Paris during the Reign of Terror you
can form an estimate of the value of
| the intimate picture of Petrograd in
| March Of last year which these two
writer's have given. For instance
| they were caught in public square
! 10y the machine guns of the police
| They threw themselves on their faces
| in the snow and lay there for hours
! Mrs Harper was so completely ex-
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
THE WHY OF CONFESSION

Why does the Church insist on the
unpleasant duty OF confession? No.
body likes it. The priests don't like
it. They do not like to 30 to confess
sion themselves; and they do not like
to hear confessions. Why should the
Church have so insisted on the reg
ular performance of this irksome
duty? 1t is largely because the Church
would like to have us clean; and the
only way to keep people clean is the
Sacramento. Sins of the flesh are
deeds of darkness. Confession drags
them to light. Putrid sections of
large cities were rid of their dens and
resorts of crime and sin when first
electric light was introduced into
them. The Church turns the search
light OF the confessional on the deeds
Of darkness. Catholics who sin know
that sooner or later, they must go
show themselves to the priests. Pag-
anism taught the worship of the flesh
Christianity teaches the repression of
fleshly desires; and the confessional
is the great means of spiritual SANTA
ton. next to the Blessed Eucharist,
which must, in case grave sin exists,
be approached through the confession.
al. Moral dirt is death to the soul
as surely as material dirt is death to
the body. blessed are the clean of
heart, for they shall see God THE
Casket.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07

lively simple. In great many coun
ties, probably in the majority of them,
individuals will be notified where and
at what time to buy the bonds allotted
to them and their subscriptions will
be promptly made without solicitation.
How ever a county committee de-
cides to carry out the details of its
campaign will not be material so long
as the results are obtained. All any
county has to do is to subscribe the
amount allotted to it and to secure
it properly and without resort to any
methods that cannot be justified.
1--WE have a great big task in front
of us, but the people Of these states
are equal to it. They are not going
to fail to loan the money necessary
to their Government when millions Of
our young men are gladly giving the
service which may mean their lives"
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
Ninth EStG55rai Reserve District
Will Buy hny Hmount, Says
Liberty Lean Chairman.
.jtt!svt-. & H.. :lJ::SS3.!:5 SEE.IP !, ~
Selling in Northwest to Sc Completed
IL Five Days-Locai Organizations
to Carry Out DeIaiIs-Work.
&C Behind Fighters.

"The people CT the Ninth Federal
reserve District VII buy the amount
y Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds allotted
- Glem, whatever that amount may
* they would bay these bonds even
j. tEs:.' dill not bear any Interest,"
This strong statement was made by
4 Z. Rogers, Chairman OF the Liberty
Lean Executive q Jlnittee of this dis
tio after careful consideration. In
a.:plaining his confidence in the 10y
~ u the people of the Northwest,
nc said:
Il am thoroughly convinced that the
I71.>te II tbs great part of the coun-
Il WI. 90 Whatever their Govern
t.:tl ;1t.<s them to co in this crisis
"ei.ese this after working with these
i.'al through two Liberty Loan cam
g,>.,@ns and having pretty well learned
t&eir processes Of reasoning and their
ilcijnations
Il do not have this faith in the
PEOPLE of the Northwest because
think all of them are patriots, or are
anywhere near perfect.
II do know, however, that a large
majority of the men in these North
west states understand what this war
means, what part the United States
Government must take in this war if
it is to be brought to q successful
conclusion.
''They know that the people of the
United States, individually and collec-
lively, must stand by their Govern
ment if it is to accomplish it's great
ambition and bring harmonious peace
to the world.
"They know that America must
finance her Allies and that il America
furnishes the money it means victory
Every American must do his full
share. know that the men and
women of the Northwest appreciate
their duty to their Government and
will perform 1t at whatever cost to
themselves. They have learned that
everyone in America must get under
the load which America is carrying
for the democracy of the world.
Realizing all this and feeling
strongly the righteousness of the
cause, we are soldiers, and whatever
the Government in which we are stock
holders asks us to do, we will do.
"The actual work of selling bonds
in the Fourth Liberty Loan drive in
the Ninth District will begin Sept.
% and will be completed just five days
later. The work of organization
throughout the district is being done
now. The county chairmen in all
counties are perfecting local organiza-
tons, making the allotments and ar.
ranging all the details that will make
the actual selling of bonds compare.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
DEVELOPED BY TRIALS

The perfect Christian is developed
in the crucibe of trial, says Bishop
Busch of st. Cloud, MINI. He may
have schooled himself in the myster-
les of religion and trained himself in
the practice of virtue, but it is only
when he has stood face to face with a
duty and would not yield to compro-
mise, when he has come to place
where he must give UP all else for the
sake of a principle, that he for the
first time, realizes what it really
means to be a Christian.
And if under such conditions he
holds to his ideal With perfect single
ness of purpose and becomes deaf and
blind to all other considerations eX-
cept the one Christian duty he be-
comes TRANSPORTED by an inward vi
sion, where the things of the spirit
are the reality and all else is a
shadow and thin dissolving mist
To the world around he may also
seem TRANSPORTED and raised above
the ordinary mortal, but to himself
he seems the selfsame as before. The
change that has been wrought is this {:
that what before seemed beyond him
now appears as the ordinary and com
monplace.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
COLORS OF VESTMENTS

Concerning the colors of the vest
ments used in Holy Mass: White is
the color of innocence, of joy, and OF
glory, and is used on the feast of our
Lord of the Blessed Mother. of con-
fessors, and of virgins.
Red is the color Of fire and of blood,
and is worn on the fcasts of the Holy
Ghost, Of the Precious Blood of our
Lord, of the Holy Cross, and of the
martyrs.
Green expresses hope and is pre-.
scribed for the time extending from
the octave of Epiphany to Septua-
gesima Sunday, and from the octave
OF PcntccOst to Advent
Violet symboliZes sadness and pen
ance and is used during the seasons
of Lent and Advent, and on days of
special penance and prayer.
Black is the color of mourning and
death and is worn on Good Friday
and at Masses for the Dead.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
STIMULATING FRIENDS.

Cultivate the acquaintances who put
you at your best, who inspire you to
think broadly and act bravely. There
are some people who stimulate you by
the way they say good-morning, while
there are others from whom we gain
nothing after hours of intercourse.
If you have friend who has the
faculty Of awakening your best am
billions and stimulating sall your
powers, see as much of that friend as
possible. Such acquaintance is the
best part of education.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
THE WEARY HOUSEWIFE.

a woman met friend she had not
seen for many months, says the
Catholic Columbian. At that time the
friend seemed nearly at her last gasp
and it was difficult to realize the
blooming person was the detected in
valid of old
Who's your doctor? Have you been
in a sanitarium? What has rejuvenat-
ed you?" were the eager questions.
"Tell me, so that l can get your cure
quickly"
GIVE done nothing; took no medi-
cine; been nowhere but at home; but
am living UP to new motto and am
glad to pass it on. Here it is: A
motto that should be adopted by every
housewife who is overriding, every
woman who is overworking, everyone,
man and woman both, who is tired out
by rushing and multiplied duties.
Everything that is not necessary to do
and you will be happier, healthier and
more agreeable to live with. Don't be
afraid that it spells laziness or selfish
ness; it is, or should be, necessary to
every right-thinking person to work
reasonably and to think of others fire.
quently, but it is not necessary to
slave oneself to nervous breakdown or
death for a mistaken ideal or ambi-
zion.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
is YOUR NAME HELEN?

Then you will like the story of a
man who met little girl whose name
was Helen and said to her: "Of
course, | know that your name is
Helen, for it is right on your face
"llow's that?" asked the child.
WELL" he replied. I'll stands for
your hair; 10 for your eyes; l. for
your lips; E-now there is another
E--what can that mean? Why, yes
that stands for your ears; and N
stands for your nose. So you see that
your name is right on your face Any
one meeting you in the street would
know, by just looking at you, that
Helen must be your name"