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The Inconspicuous Start.
High Affairs"
by John Oxenham

|LANCING at this little volume,
~ High IItGrS, those unfamiliar with
the work of John Oxenham would never
dream how big book it Is in reality, how
great with the passion of thoughtful and
tender and patriotic observer. The strong,
simple, picturesque narratives and I'M
prcssions give as vivid an idea of the pitt
able state of things in the war ravaged
countries as can be conveyed through
words. The author writes of his visit TO
Vimy Ridge, Beaumont, Hamel and many
of the desolated places in the fiendlshly<
scourged region of northern France and
Flanders. He was under fire at Ypres.
ut sets one thinking furiously, he says,
"and the burden and climax of ones
thought is that never-hgain while this world
lasts must these things be. And be sure that
that is the animating and ovcrpowerlng
purpose in the hearts of these myriad
mud cakcd mcn--the great idea that Ell
ahles them TO stand the unparalleled ana
little understood or appreciated hardshlps
of their lot-that tins grim tax on the
energy. the strength, the very life of the
world is being paid by thcm-not will
ingly but OF direst necessity-so that
meyer again shall sach things be-so that
he shall henceforth be freed forever from
thu crushing burden Of arms, and that
their children, if not themselves, shall be
able TO live As God meant them TO live. 10
the making of Il.e, not its breaking"
Mr.. Oxenham has been called "Thn Poet
Laureate of the War;" and his publishers
say that his verses sell beyond the million
mark. but the nve poems in this volume.
which equal in number the prose sketches.
are not equal 10 then: in literary excel
lenee, though they are throbbing with the
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Tell Me Another Story"

IN Tell Me 4notbcr Story, Carolyn
Sherwin Bailey has done thing
which needed doing badly. She has col
lccted and adapted a large number of
short stories for children whose mothers
are too busy or unable otherwise 10 do it
for themselves.
Story telling seems simple thing but
it isn't nearly SO simple as it looks to me
outsider. You may think that it consists
in just telling stories that. you have read
or heard Not at all. Here we find that
there must be an organized plan of Sc
Letting stories to precede and follow one
another for the purpose of definite func-
tioning of mind processes"
Which would only make il harder if
tlis weren't all done for you by proper
grouping of the stories in tlIrces, tie first
story an apperceptive one, to secure Tie
,hifd's interest through touching his own
life in some way; the second appealing
to the cmld's reasoning powers, calling
for constructive thought and the third,
the dessert of the story meal, supplying
the relaxation through brcvity, humor and
tenderness. All, we'll
The selections are made from Hans
Christian Andersen, more of these quite
properly than any others; Ovid, Oscar
Wilde, Charles and Mary Lamb,
Daudet, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Alice
Brown A great many are adapted from
folk tales.
In several cases the stories have not
been brought quite up to date. We read
for instance, "The Princess sat down TO
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Exploits of Guynemer, the Ace of Aces

tors thirty minutes apart. Ten minutes
ater he attacked another enemy, who
disappeared. OF his first being wounded
at Verdun he writes, after Boche fred
at him: "Windshield smashed, several
bullets in the planes and two bullets in
my left arm. 1 Owed sharply.
Good landing at Brocourt." While he
vas convalescing "his wounds did not
prevent him from flying" adding to his
record "hours of fight in the health CIV
ing air." On one day he had six fights
IN two hours and fifteen minutes, so per-
sistent was he in his hunting"
On March 16, 49l7, he made his first
record of three enemy planes in one hour
in flight of $500 metres, and in May
following be brought down four in one
lay.
His Theory of Hunting"
Guynemer had definite theory about
hunting" which is set down in these
words Of his own:
Hunting must be done according to
the temperament and character of the IN
dividual hunter. If it shows itself as in
dividual prowess all the better. This
must be cried out aloud, for many young
men come TO the squadron with false ideas
and arrested wills, planning to bring
down Boches in the style of Dorme or
Heurtaux two famous French aviators
1t is deplorable.
Nothing is to be expected of the man
who relies upon his memory in attack
ing an airplafe. He may recall the way
that some ace acted under similar circum-
stances. He may attain q measure OF
success, but he will never be real scout.
He who has in him the quality OF cham
pion is the pilot who has recourse TO his
own initiative, to his own Judgment, 10
his own personal equation"
How well Guynemer carried this prin.
eiple through is illustrated by his thir-
tenth victory, when with a jammed ma
chine gun he bluifed the Boelic aviator
into descending behind the French lines
and surrendcrinG.
The volume is brought to an end with
an appendix giving a formal report OF
the action Of the French Chamber Of
Deputies and Senate in voting that a
tablet be placed in the Pantheon to per-
petuate the memory Of Capt. Guynemer
when it was stated by one of his for
mer comrades in the Stork Squadron that
1.-THE great soul of Guynemer will often
greet our cockades in the battle of the
skies that we may ever keep aflamc the
fire which be has left to us"
GUYNEMER, THE ACE or ACES. BY
JACQUES MORTANE. Moffat, Yard b
Co. $I.J0.
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ssmc great earnestness and solemn sig
nticancc 1t is this Thickness and elo-
qlencc of spirit which makes Mr.. Oxen
hams books best sellers.
HIGH AFFAIRS. By JoHH OxENHAM.
George II. Doran Company. 80 cents.
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"Guynemer, the hero Of dreams, had
vanished in mystery.
THAT was above foelearelie that the
career of the most prodigious pilot of the
war terminated after he had added up
755 hours Of airplane flight! =.
Lieut.. 7yeisemann, who had romrtitted
the sacY1ege of defeating this divinity of
space. survived his success but few
days"
The Inconspicuous Start.
Between those two dates this han!-
some. gallant youth made of himself "A
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her tea. 1t was very plain tea, only
white bread and butter and honey and
milk" And somehow we feel that even
TO princess tea Of white bread would
no longer appear plain.
TELL ME ANOTHER STORY. By CARO-
LyN SHEEwIN BAILEY Milton Bradley
Company. $1.50.
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She came but quietly. almost mcekly and
what che started was something she couldn't
finish
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Don't Knock the
Chautauqua

The chautauqua has become an
annual event in Condor and az
such is being looked forward to.
One or two people have said that
this year. with our country at
war. the chautauqua should be
discontinued. That is a mistaken
idea. People who believe that
way should read President Viii
sons letter on another page. The
chautauqua is a builder of patriot
ism and, by the request of the
government, will be more so this
year. The people want it and if
it doesn't come to Condor many
people will go from this town to
attend at some other place. Last
year every ticket was sold, more
than enough in fact, and almost
the required number have been
signed for this year. lfany man
" woman is patriotic he or she
will not be heard knocking the
chautauqua.
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Yhat,n hapren 70 the loriersf"

what1l hapren 20 the boltersf'
"Armor the deck aud do away with
tunnels, We viii soon have internal
combustion engines, anyhow"
"And for submarine attack Armor
the bottom toof FELTON,, battleship
will cease to be battleshlp. With
that weight Of ar,nor she could only
AIRY the guns of n cruiser without
cruisers speed"
"But abe would stin hold the line Of
battle"
Until she was further reduced. Then
she would not be even cruiser. Final.
ly abe would sacrifice some OF her
armor--s.de armor wen say. because
unnecessary then. with enemies only
above aud below, she would lose Il all.
seal up and dive or take wings and
n.y."
"oh. Mr.. Clarkson." said FELTON,
wearily. you are visionary and the
orist. The battleship Is here, n per.
fccted lighting machine"
But she cannot grow much better.
while the dying machine and the sub
marine have just beg'in. Imagine the
,hree types starting together. Which
would be chosenT'
1T would depend upon the Judgment.
experience and gray matter OF the
hoosers. i"-young FELTON, threw out
his chest--"would choose the battle
ship"
because you never hit one. There
goes eight bells. Turn In. FELTON,. and
sleep II or"
Amid the iaughter--for Mr. FELTON,
as torpedo officer had not yet scored
hit In his Departmental the listening
officers the group dispersed to stand
watch or sleep until four hours later.
when the striking Of eight bells would
again bring change on the watches.
u was Felton's turn In, and he went
10 his berth: but. hot and excited over
| the discussion. he remained awake,
tossing and rolling aud mentally nr-
! guing with the impractical "arst nff."
until one bell had struck, then two
/ and finally three. Then he Lozed OF
and was sound asleep when the famil
| lar stroke OF the bell again rang In bis
"ars. "Clang clang clang Clang."
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Send Clippings to
the Boys

The boys from Gillian county
who are in France are deeply in.
terested in things at home. They
want 10 know all that is doing.
Relatives cannot write them all
these things but they can clip
items from the home paper and
send them over in a letter. Al
though the Globe is sent every
week to all the boys in France
whose addresses have been Sc.
cured, a newspaper may go astray
or the address become obliterat-
ed. There are such accumula-
tions Of newspapers that it is
sometimes weeks before the boys
get their papers. The Globe will
continue to be sent, and many OF
the boys are getting il, but we
suggest that people writing to
any Of the boys insert clippings
in their letters. 1t is the home
paper, next to the letter from
home, which brings the greatest
comfort to the boys.
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Buy a Liberty Bond April g.!
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TT was nearly midnight, and the
battleship Argyll, stripped to
bare steel, was drifting with
banked fires. but a full head OF
steam. waiting for daybreak to dis
cover the enemy.
Aft on the superstructure a group Of
officers of duty discussed the posi-.
bilities Of future warfare and the com.
ing place OF the battleship under the
menace Of the bomb dropping dirigi-
bic balloon and the invisible subma.
rine with Its deadly torpedo.
The discussion finally had narrowed
down to a wordy combat between tho
highest and the lowest Of the commits
stoned officers, Mr.. Clarkson, the ex.
ecutive officer, and young Mr.. FELTON,.
temporarily the torpedo lieutenant.
Mr.. FELTON, had become dogmatic in his
assertions. which Is excusable at sea
only In the young.
But, Mr.. Felton," said the execu-
tive officer slowly and earnestly,
have a little common sense. Can't
you see that conditions must change;
that the battleship, like the steamship,
has almost reached the limit Of Ito
size and development, while the air
ship and the submarine are In their
infancyr
but there must be a center, q nu-
eleus Of the feet. How can you pre-
serve the line of battle without such
q backbone? Where viii you put the
admiralT
up in the afr, where he can see
things"
And be seen too and shot at"
"Felton, an ordinary gas bag can
travel faster than the speediest water
craft ever constructed. We cannot
hit destroyer at full speed. How
can we hit an airship high above US?
Gun sights are useless at such elsva-
tons. even though guns could be
pointed"
"All a matter of mathematics. De-
sign new ones"
And suppose few bombs come
down on deck Or down the funnsla'
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'GLOBULES...
A Rambling Review of the
''pevll'a' Diplomacy y..,...

Sales of war. savings stamps
have run as high as So, 200. 600 a
day. This amount provides the
Treasury with about one tenth
Of the entire amount now being
expended by the Nation for the
war. While So. 900. 600 Is only 8
cents a day for every man,
woman and child in the country.
the entire cost of the war Is bu,
80 cents per capita a day.
Reports based on figures from
the Department of Agriculture
show that January l. 1918. the
number of meat animals in th,
United States was greater by
more than 6. 900, 900 head than il,
was January l. 1917.
Don't forget when you read
the society notes. that hangings
were once morning functions
attended by a small but selec,
company of invited guests. I"
When a bank clerk finds q
piece OF spurious money h,
stamps It counterfeit" /" Wha,
u pity some folks cannot be lab
eled in the same way.
1t is probably fortunate tina,
some of our ancestors did come
over in the Mayflower. The i'm
migration laws were not so stric
then.
Arrangements are being mad.
to keep a complete record of al
Indians who serve in the army o.
navy during the war.
Selfishness-the quality in an
other that prevents them from
giving away that which yo,
would like to have.
The mouth is the front door o
the mind. Some leave II oper
and the neighbors can see there
nothing inside.
One-third of the earth is GOV
cred with water and the othe
two. thirds by mortgages.
Credit Is refused to some men
because they are not known -
Others because they are.
Put your savings into a Liberty
bond and the interest will return
to you after many days.
The man who advertises get,
the business. Prove it for your.
self.
~
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The CONDON GLOBE
II. A. Hartshorn. Editor

Published Every Friday BY The Globe
Publishing Company.
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TT was nearly midnight, and the
battleship Argyll. stripped to
bare steel, was drifting with
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Subscription rst<s: $50 par ysar BIZ noaths
for rs esnta- Advsrtislsx rates given apon
application.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-14

DRINKING WATER FOR FOWLS
Sufficient Supply, Frequently Renewed,
Is 40 Necessary as Proper
Amount Of Food.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
IF your flock Of poultry has not been
doing as well as you think it ought to,
perhaps it is because you have not
been providing the chickens with a
supply of fresh, pure drinking water.
Of course, lack of thrift and low egg
yields may be due to a number of other
certain causes, such as poor stock, poor
feed Cloth quality and quantity), bad
housing conditions, diseases, presence
of lice and mites, and lack of care.
But for some reason many poultry
raisers who give attention to these
items sometimes neglect the water
supply. A supply Of pure drinking wa
ter frequently renewed is as necessary
for poultry as sufficient amounts Of
food.
There are two different types Of
drinking vessels for poultry in COM
mon use: Open vessels-pails, pans,
crooks and the like; and drinking foun-
tains so constructed that dust and dirt
cannot get into the water except by
way of a very small exposed surface.
These quite opposite types Of drink
ing vessels are about equally popular
with poultry keepers. Open vessels
catch more dirt and dust, but are more
easily cleaned. Closed fountains may
be used much longer without cleaning,
but if allowed to become foul are hard
er to clean thoroughly.
Placing open drinking vessels on a
shelf a foot or more above the floor
prevents the hens from scratching
coarse litter into them, but does not
keep out the dust which floats in the
air and settles in the water.
Thoroughly rinsing open vessels once
a day and scalding drinking fountains
once or twice a, week will usually keep
them as clean as necessary.
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fed so that it will be picked up clean,
and you will find next spring that
there is not a bit of the corn lying
around to go to waste.
Pr~tein feeds in the form Of shorts,
tankage, oilmeal or alfalfa hay should
be supplied. Self-feeders can be used
for these feeds, and it is quite success
full to grind the alfalfa hay. Sows will
eat a larger percentage of alfalfa hay
fed in the ground form than when fed
in racks unground. This alfalfa Is
generally cheaper on the corn belt
farms than any of the other protein
feeds and is a good balance to the corn
ration.
By following a few of these simple
methods the sows will be brought to
narrowing time capable of producing
good strong pigs. Every hog grower
knows that if he is going to have pigs
that do their best from the start they
must necessarily be strong and v1gOr-
Gus at narrowing time. The proper care
of the brood SOW is not difficult and
should be carefully looked after by
every hog grower.
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FARM
ANIMALS
GIVE BROOD sOWSGo0D CARE
Proper Exercise and Protein Feeds In
Winter Will Aid in Production
Of Strong Litters.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
If the sows that are to farroW In
March and April produce good strong,
vigorous filters and get their pigs
through successfully to weaving time
they must be properly cared for from
now until the day of narrowing. one
Of the biggest hindrances to the sows'
narrowing good strong, vigorous filters
is lack Of exercise. During the cold
and snowy weather hogs like to lie
around the sleeping quarters and be
comfortable. That, however, is just
what they should not do all the time,
advise the specialists of the United
States department of agriculture.
The proper exercise for brood SOW
is that which she will take voluntarily
and not through force. They should
get their corn ration by hustling for 1t
in the stalk fields and not by getting it
fed around the sleeping quarters on
feeding floors or in troughs. Feed them
ear corn during the winter months and
scatter it out in the stalk fields. The
manure spreader is a good implement
to use in scattering this corn. Don't
be afraid it will be wasted, for 1t won't.
You can readily regulate the amount
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-14
SHEEP ARE MOST PROFITABLE
Produced More Economically on Farm
Than Any Other Live Stock-Pick
Up Much Of Living.

Sheep, in proportion to the value Of
their products, are produced more
economically on the farm than any
other live stock; the feed and labor re-
quiremShts are less. They fit in with
general farming, get much Of their
subsistence from forage from grazing
weeds and grass that would not sup
port other stock. They eat little feed
that has a value as human food, and
need less grain than other animals.
They add materially to the farm reve-
nue. but add very little, relatively, to
the farm expense.
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dOubtedly will be found better, be-
cause they lay as many eggs and do
so on less feed, with the result that
they produce the eggs more cheaply.
It is by all means advisable to keep
some pure breed or variety. Where
this is done, sales at q profitable fig
ure can often be made of breeding
stock which it is intended to market
or of eggs for Matching.
Size of Flock.
The size of the flock which can be
most efficiently kept will depend first
of all upon the space available and'
secondly, upon the amount OF table
scraps or other waste which is avail
able for feed It is a mistake to try to
overstock the available space. Better
results will be obtained from a few
hens in a small yard than from
larger number. The backyard poultry
flock rarely will consist of over 70 or
25 hens and in many cases of not more
than eight or ten, or occasionally or
onlv three or four. For a flock of 20
TO 25 hens q space of not less than 20
nv 30 feet should be available for
ward. Where less space is available,
the size of the flock should be reduced,
allowing on the average ~ to ~
square feet per bird. A few hens are
sometimes kept successfully with
| smaller yard allowance than this, but
| if the space is available yard of the
size indicated should be used.
Procuring Stock.
The best way for the city poultry
| keeper to procure hens is to purchase
| them in the fall. An effort should be
made to obtain pullets rather than old
err hens. and the pullets selected should
be we'll matured, so that they will be-
! gin to lay before the cold weather sets
in. Evidences of the maturity of pull
let's are the development and red color
of the comb and a size and growth
which are good for the breed or va
riety. Hens will lay little or no eggs
during the fall and early winter, while
they are melting. Well-matured pull
let's. however, should lay fairly well
during this period, so that an imme-
date return is realized from the in
| vestment. The purchasing of pullets
in the fall is preferable in most cases
to purchasing day-old chicks or tC
Matching chicks in the spring. Usual
ly there is little space available fol
the raising Of chicks, and, moreover
many city jewellers have had no expert
ence in raising them. Under these
conditions the results are apt to De
very poor. Matching and rearing chicks
also necessitates broody hens for this
purpose, or else investing money II
artificial apparatus such as incubator'
and brooders. Such an investment i:
often too great to prove profitable will
the average small flock. If chicks arr
raised, they must be fed Throughout
the summer and no return will be OBJ
; tanned until the pullets begin to lay il
the fall, except that the males can b.
eaten or sold.