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New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
Consequences
A Fearless Portrayal
Of Unpleasant Reality

CONSEQUENCES BY Il NJ Deladeld
Published by Alfred a. knopf
In this novel Miss Delafcld creates
q singularly poignant picture of an ar
dent, romantic nature. continually
bruised and finally broken against a
background Of snug materialism.
From the time she WAS little girl
Alex Clare repeatedly incurred the dis
pleasure of her eminently respectable
parents by her fits of unrestrained
emotionalism. Brought out in society
and duly engaged to very correct,
very egotistical and altogether insult
terable young man, Alex breaks the
engagement when she finds the strain
OF association too great to bear. Her
parents and her sly, catfish younger
sister are shocked by what they regard
as a piece of undsciplined and unpar-
donable sentimentality. Their more or
less unconscious persecution, combined
with the magnetic personality of a
mother superior whom she meets,
drives Alex to enter Il convent
After several years Of life as u nun
she feels an uncomfortable desire to be
free again, leaves the convent and re
turns to England. Here she endures
another series of pinpricks at the hands
Of her relatives, and the logical last
"consequence" of her pathetically i'll
adjusted life comes when she browns
herself In Il lonely pool.
The very excellence Of this move!
makes the reader conscious Of one or
two defects which might we'll have
been passed over in work of less
merit The author occasionally lapses
into tone of sophisticated cevcrness
and her character sketches are apt to
be little too arm and hard to be al
together natural.
But these minor flaws cannot obscure
the essential worth and significance of
| the book. Miss Delafcld has given us
something that is rarely met with in
this age of Pollyannesquc trash: a
sincere, fearless Interpretation of life
in its uglier and more sinister aspects
The fate of Alex Clare, victim on the
altar Of commercial conventionalism
which is Characteristic Of modern So
ciety, is described with the directness
and driving power Of the great French
realists. The Russian authors, from
Dostoievsky to Gorky, have eloquently
portrayed the tragedy of lives blighted
under system Of medieval tyranny
Miss Dclafield's novel shows that a
delicate and sensitive soul may be Just
rs easily stihed in an atmosphere of
fetid materalism.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
The Lure of Titles

have been interested in what you
say about the titles Of books and feel
impelled to add few to those you
have already mentioned.
One hears a good deal about titles
that the sale Of novels has been made
or marred by them. One also hears
plants from authors of the publishers
interference, good titles changed for
bad ones, the selling properties of A
word or combination of words set
above the beauty or fitness Of the
name originally chosen. There is some
thing to be said for the publishers:
they know-or ought to know-the
pubic's taste better than the authors,
and they know what good title has
done and may do again Thev mind
them Of books whose fortunate chris
tenng has brought success, like "Ships
That Pass in the Night" Had that
unpretentious little volume-story Of
a consumptive girl and disagree cable
man-borne commonplace name
would 1t ever have achieved n nation
wide popularity?
That was one Of the titles which
hold and haunt by their beauty, and
such are rare. 1t carried a promise Of
enchantment like some Of Ruskin's.
Sesame and Lilies" Queens Gar
dens." Stones of Venice; like a good
n many Of Browning's, "Fians at the
Fair" "A Blot in the 'Scutcheon," "Ba-
laustion's Adventure" The modern
novelists are neglectful of beauty. They
prefer snap and pep, and their titles
run that way. Fannie Hurst's are an ex-
cellent Gaslight Sonatas" is
triumph Of the vulgarly piquant. But
now and then there are titles colored
with poetry and charm-Hardy's Two
on a Tower" and Tess Of the DUrber-
vil!es." What provocative combina-
tion that last--the proletarian Tess
and the aristocratic patronymic! Con-
rad called one of his first books "An
Outcast of tho Islands," name with
thrill in 1t. Hudson has some richly
poetic ones, "Thc Purple Land" "Green
Mansions" lovely assortments Of lovely
words that linger on the lips. "The
Dark Flower carries a sort Of sinister
message: n strangely arresting and i'm
pressivc name. And finest of all mod
erns, covering its subject matter, splen-
did and sombrely picturesque. 1.-The
Four Horsemen Of the Apocalypse"
Dickens, when he did not follow the
great tradition and call his books after
their heroes. gave them admirable IT,
ties. Great Expectations" ""Our Mutual
Friend" "A Tale Of Two Cities"-how
good they are. sturdy and strong. evok-
ing your curiosity. holding out rich
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
More Short Stories

SAILORS HOME AND OTHEI,
STORIES. BY Richard behan. Published
by George II. Doran Company
The author of that grewsome best
seller, "The Dop Doctor" has gone in
for comedy of stereotypcd nature in
this collection Of short stories dealing
with sailormen, missing husbands, mis-
chievous children and other such stock
providers of the ridiculous. The fol-
lowing Is a sample of the dialogue:
"'Give US kiss. old gal, he says. So
! kuss i'm said Mrs. Bliss, who in
moments Of emotion or excitement was
wont to enrich her native verbs with
new lenses. AN e kuss me. Little did
think we kass for the last time "
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
Bits of Pater
Collection of Fugitive
Writings Disappointing

SKETCHES AND REVIEWS.
Walter Pater. Published by Bont
1-lVerlght. The Penguin Series
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
One More Story About
German Spy Plotting

THE TRAIL OF THE BEAST. by Achmed
Abdulleh. ssa pages. Published By the
James a. McCann Company. New York
Tie central figure of this novel is
James Tennant, an active young Amer.-
can detective who Is employed by a
French agency. He is called upon to
solve the battling and delicate problem
created by the murder of two promi
nent radical leaders In Paris. After
wandering about through maze Of
contradictory clues Tennant discovers
the real murderer. who unfortunately
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18

tangled in mesh Of cobwebbed Italian
mist. lengthening. crystallizing to g
sohd ether concrete in its Impression
yet spiritual in memories and medita-
ton. "Marius." himself the distilla-
tion Of spiritualistic characteriza-
tion beautifully cmbodied,s yields to
touch. TO examination and ANALYSIS.
though vanishing to crude inspection.
uncouth laying on OF hands. This is
true genius: pure aesthetics
n r q
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
A Sentimental Chronicle

THE CHRONICLE OF AN OLD TOWN
by Albert BENJAMIN Cunningham. Pub
i!shcd by tho Abingdon Press. Now York
This is story Of superannuatcd
minister who finds his niche as beloved
pastor In leisurely Ohio community.
IL is also chronicle OF his daughtcr',
perturbations in choosing a lovcr from
the nntive swains.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30

With the signing Of the armistice, November Il, 1915, a new era
daWned for the entire world. The seething cauldrons Of war which
bad known y44 no no rest for the past four years began to cool and the
fires which had been kept at white heat were allowed to die out.
Gradually order is coming out Of chaos, the long strain of mental
and physical tension is relaxing, and people are resuming normal life.
War engenders its own peculiar emotional state-more so than
peace-and the time of flag waving, hoarsely shouting patriotism has
passed. This new era will be the true testing time of loyalty to and
love Of country.
Assuredly it will take time for readjustment and to resume our
work and various pursuits of happiness. 1t required time-so much
that we fretted and fumed out-it- and effort and patience and
great loss, for the United States to prepare to enter the war, but the
ultimate achievements were hailed loudly and boastfuly, viii no
thought o mention Of the monstrous sacrifice of business and
industry. Every reasonable person will understand that it must also
take time, effort, patience and some loss in readiusting the unusual
to the usual conditions once more.
Economic, financial, scientific and commercial leaders and
experts predict for our country a season of unprecedented prosperity
and development; but it is for the people, for us, to bring this about
with the least possible friction and disaster by being steady cool
headed and optimistic. We must look for the deughnutenot for
thesWhoe.
We are going to work with a will and we are going to play again,
as we used to do sbefore the war" With the lifting of food. fuel
light and flu bans, we are going to relax and find pleasure and
entertainment in our leisure hours without fear of conscience n our
neighbors' opinion.
And with this return to our accustomed ways we will need most
of all a strong and healthy reaction to plain, every day common sense,
which is, after all, the only effective leaven in the affairs of govern
ment "of the people, for the people, and by the people,,
Optimism and hard work.Will bring lasting prosperity.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
SEVERAL INJURED
IN IN EXPLOSION
Heating Plant In Store at Mis-
sion Hill, S. d., Goes Wrong
Building Wrecked and
Stock Damaged.

Yanktpn, S. ID, Oct. 28.-As the re-
suit of the explosion Of a new steam
plant at the Chris Steinbach general
store at Mission Hill, Saturday, the
floor of the grocery department vas
blown up, heavy pieces of iron casting,
one weighing 200 ponds, were thrown
upward for 20 feet and scattered, do
ing damage to the extent of $4,000,
and placing five persons in the doctors
care.
Albert Sadler, a few feet away from
the urnac when the explosion came,
is in the hospital with serious cuts
and bruises.
Mrs. Anna johnson, aged 80 years,
has a crushed foot, sustained when a
heavy refrigerator case came down
upon it and pinned her fast, holding
her so that she, was prevented from
falling through the hole in the floor
made by the explosion.
Lloyd Van Osdel, aged IA years,
was hurt in the head.
Esther Erickson, an employee, vas
injured in the hand.
ElmS Bruget, aged ~ years, had
one leg scalded.
An attempt to use the plant before
it was quite completed is given as the
cause Of the explosion, the safety
valves not yet being in working or
der. HI explosion came at moo with
but few in the store, which an %
later would have been crowded with
people. Windows were blown out and
the grocery stock scattered all over the
store. Everywhere there is evidence
OF terrific force.
There Is no insurance. No fire fol-
lowed the explosion.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
WOMEN MUST GET
into SOME PARTY
Attorney General of South Da-
kota Urges Them to Make
Their Political Choice and
Get Into the Game.

Mitchell, S. d, Oct. 27.--Atorncy
General Byron S. Payne told the club
women of the state at the monthly
luncheon of the League of Women Vot-
ers, that they must declare their party
affiliations in the selection of the party
proposal men next month. The attor-
ney general spoke at the luncheon
which was given in honor Of the dele
gates of the State Federated Clubs, the
State Library Association and the
League of Women Voters, all three of
which organizations held sessions here
his week.
INC matter to what conclusions you
have come" the attorney general said,
get into politics, affiliate with one
party or another, because it is only
through the party organization that
your influence can be felt"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
BY MRS. BERTHA LEWIS.

= TO mattAs what the child's after
IN life Is to be, he should have the
opportunity at least once In his
life to experiment with plants" The
plant, which sets its feet In the earth,
lifts its head toward the sky, extends
its arms to the air Int sunshine and
gives lodging to the creatures Of earth
and air. is a powerful factor in the
life Of a Our whole aim in encour-
aging gardening must be to help the
child realize that at his feet Mother
Nature has set a prize. which, rightly
appreciated, will answer all his needs
and afford him the purest pleasures of
life.
God gives to plants their life, their
laws Of form, color and number Of
parts. The child creates his garden; it
is the work of his hands. the expression
Of his mind. He arranges It. according
to his fancy in regard to colc- and
position. He chooses this or that for
reasons which appeal to him. The child
may be taught in q simple way that
q God observed order in the universe
rs His first law, giving to each form
OF life Its place in the world, SO order
step to secure growth and development
of life within it.
The child likes a comfortable bed to
sleep in, a clean house to live In, q
comfortable meal when hungry, a drink
Of clean water when thirsty. In the
same way, h little seed likes a soft,
comfortable bed in which to lie. There
fore, the earth must be well cultivated,
sifted and raked. The bed must be
nicely made, with edges smooth and
even. Then the seeds must be placed
in even rows, not too close together, or
they will crowI each other out. After
the seeds are well up the garden,
which Is their home, must be kept
clean, all weeds, sticks and loose stones
being removed. The earth must be
rich enough to supply food to the
growing plants and plenty Of clean
water given early every morning and,
II the day is hot, in the evening also.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
BLACK HILLS COUNTRY
COVERED WITH SNOW

eDadwood, S. D., Oct. 27.-The en-
tire Black Hills region and much of the
surrounding country is covered by a
hve-inch blanket of snow, which has
fallen his week. At Sturgis. Rapid
City and Hot Springs more than a foot
of snow has fallen, and it is reported
that in the heart of the Black Hills
there is even more.
The snow, coming at this time, be-
fore cold weather has set in, will add
a great deal of moisture to the ground
and has proved very beneficial to live
stock on the ranges surrounding the
Black Hills.
Al Lead the snow was very well
come, for it has materially increased
the supply Of water needed in the work
of flooding the Homestake mine, to
extinguish a fire which has been burn
ing in the mine for several weeks.
-Il.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
BOOSTING ATTENDANCE AT
8. DAKOTA SUNDAY SCHOOLS

Huron, S. D., Oct. 27.-The state
wide survey conducted this week by
the South Dakota Sunday School AS
ISOLATION under the direction of George
w. Miller, general secretary, aims to
secure 900, 900 pupils in attendance of
b Sunday schools of the various
churches in the state to retrieve losses
sustained last year from the influenza.
All the homes of all the people of
the state arc included in the survey
conducted in the 81 County Sunday
School Associations of the state. Sun
day, October 26, will be observed as
Go to Sunday School Sunday" day in
South Dakota as in all the states in
North America.
Officers of the South Dakota asso-
citation are: George L. Kemper, presi-
dent, Aberdeen; Jay B. Allen, Sioux
Falls, n George Cotton, Volga, vice
presidents; j. F. Jenkins, Carthage, re-
cording secretary, and M. d. Whisman,
Huron, treasurer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
DEER HUNTING SEASON
PROMISES TO BE GOOD

Lead, S. D., Oct. zs.-Extensive
preparations are being made for the
annua deer hunting season, which will
open throughout the Black Hills on No
vember /. Last year about SEQ hunters
took out licenses for the deer shooting
season, and it is expected the number
this yea will equal or exceed last
years record. The season will open
at sunrise Of the day stated.
Thus far a number of licenses have
been issued and the applicants are in
creasing each day, Reports from some
sections of h Black Hills are to the
effect that deer are plentiful and tame,
while Ia ether sections they are report
ed to be scarce and very wild.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
AUTOMOBILE THIEF SHOT
BUT MANAGES TO ESCAPE

Huron, S. D., Oct. 27.-An attempted
automobile robbery at machinery a
at the state fair grounds was prevent
ed by Arch Hornbach, employed by
the Naeve Motor Company, who shot
one of the thieves before they succeed
ed in making their getaway.
The place, which Is used as a store
house by the motor company, was en-
tered by three men.
Hornbach heard them Immediately
after they had forced an entrance. h
thieves made Immediately for the door
and Hornbach shot. One of the men
fell n was Instantly picked up b.
his companions who had a car wait
ing outside. The wounded man was
bundled int the car which started at
once and disappeared.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
october Mists.
Herbert Milton Sylvester.

t
These autumn mists are the m.sts OF
tune grown older. This mellow atmos-
phere, these days OF old gold studies Of
tree and shore. of soft, yellow, shim-
mering mists, of half lights among the
woods, where the leaves drop thickest
and Of occasional clear gray skies, are
the rare ripes of the whole year. They
stay with us until the Indian summer has
come and gone, and with the tirst
furry of snow they come back. the airy
sprites of the clouds, to whiten all the
fields, where in the blossoming summer
time they had many a curvet and ronp
with the winds, and many a caress from
the sun. Sometimes they slip the leash
of winter, and in a single night touch the
trees, the wayside bushes. the rocks and
fences, not forgetting even the ragged
pine stumps in the pasture, with a mar
velous fretwork OF crystal s%plendor, that
flashes in the morning sunshine from
every crest and pinnacle.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
Chile May Be aDry, Soon.

From the New York Times.
II a movement which now seems well
under way in Chile continues the United
States may not be the only nation in the
Americas which soon will be dry
The Chilean government recently has
enacted avs restricting the making and
sale of liquor, and this has brought the
question of total oh;bition strongly to
the front. Chilean dist,ueries represent
a capital of some $t2.0 OO,0O and many OF
them have accessory Industries a in
the manufacture of food.
A feature of the situation that seems
curious to foreigners is hat some of the
distiilery owners are reported to favor a
dry nation. These say they would pre-
fer o~transform their plants into some
aiiiitai iaiI industry. sucn as the produc-
ton of liquid fuel or ether.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
HOLD TWO MEN FOR
RoBBING BANK AT FAITH

Sturgis, S. D., Oct. 2S.-Sheriff Wes-
gate, of Meade county, and a deputy
from Minneapolis, MINI. arrived here
with two men who gave their names as
Edward Gabriel and George H.
Thompson, and placed them in tho
Meade county jail here.
They are charged with rolbing tho
Farmers state bank at Faith, Meade
county, on the night of September "a,
and were arrested in Minneapolis.
Gabriel and Thompson will have
their preliminary hearing in a few
days.
SIoUX FALLS-Deciding to take d
plunge into high finance. the youngest
daughter OF q prominent Turner county
farmer victimized a number of Centervine
business, men by means of forged checks.
AS the case may ultimately come before
the juvenile court. the name or the girl,
under the laws of South Dakota, cannot
be mad public.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30

comforts sa.d Mr.. Gibbons, .travelins
is. once more a possibility"
He waited for his words to sink into the
minds OF other travellers in the dining
car. He was very fond of the limelight.
Then he turned again to his wife and
|6-year-old daughter.
Come. Miriam he said grandly, hay
ing dined, let US return to our carriage!"
The good lady collected her wrap and her
bag and her gloves and her handkerchief
but her little girl hung hack.
Oh, mother!" she cried, aren't we
going to wash up the dishes?"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
STUDENTS FROM MANY
STATES AT NORTHERN NORMAL

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 27.-Six hun
bred and seventeen students are en-
rolled in the Northern Normal and In
dustrial school, according to figures
given out by the registrar, Leroy Craw-
ford, as of October 20. This does not
include training school pupils, as the
practice teaching is lone in Aberdeen
city schools.
The students now enrolled at the N.
N. |. S. come from 25 states. of the I'M
ion. North Dakota and Minnesota send
he largest out-state delegations. 9th
er students come from Iowa, Illinois,
Montana, Florida, Colorado, Texas,
Missouri and Wisconsin.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
FRECKLES s. s::;: =: |; I;: :i s.: : So! 3 IS? !; |; s So;
SIOUX CITY PIG. CO., NO. 4-1e1e.
His Chief Trouble.

His Chief Trouble.
There is an elevator boy in a New
York Office building who is among a
large number Of public servants who
resent needless questions.
One day there entered his car q
rather fussy old lady and garrulous
as well.
Don't you ever feel sick going up
and down In this elevator all day 7'n,
she asked.
eyes. ma;am," said the boy.
lis it the motion going down"
mo, ma'am."
"The motion going upy
mo, ma'am."
us it the stopping that does it,"
"No, ma'am."
"Then what 1t isl"
Answering questions. ma'am.-
Everybody's.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30

If. the child's garden is made and
tended with care and love, the plants
will repay him by blooming and grow
ing. No little child can be comfortable
and healthy II given water and washed
and cared for only once IN a whtlo.
So it is with the child's plants:
to be healthy and happy they must re-
ceive daily attention for a few minutes
at least, for plants. like children. re-
spond to love and care.
One reason why gardening makes
q good beginning for nature-study IL
the way to garden-making 1 n the
spring. Another reason Is that SO many
forms Of life are manifest in the gar
den and that occupation out Of doors
is very essential to the building up
Of a sound body, mind and spirit, to
the exercise Of all the senses. the quick
ening OF the emotions and an all-round
healthy development
Froebel, the founder Of the kinder
garten, adds that children learn through
gardening much that helps to develop
character and the contact with the
power that Is greater than man.
"Oh, Painter Of the fruits and flowers.
We thank Thee for Thy wise design;
Whereby those human hands Of ours
In natures garden work with Thine.
Give fools their gold, give knaves their
power,
Let fortunes bubbles rise and fall:
Who sows a field or trains q flower
Or plants a tree Is more than all.
For he who blesses. most is blessed,
And God and man shall own his worth
Who tolls to leave Is his beQuest
An added beauty to the earth.
Gifts that grow are best;
Hands that bless are best:
Plant; Life does the rest"
Please pass this article on to q
friend and thus help Uncle Sam reach
all he mothers Of the country.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-30
WeiuhtY Subject.

They had been discussing art, and
l. ssc.agg n:an veg getting slightly
tired Of the subject.
:" remember one picture that
brought tears to my eyes, however,
he continued.
"Ah, it was some pathetic subject"
mu:murcd the damscl,, who took her.
self seriously.
"As a matter of fact / don't know
what the subject was, but I happened
to be sitting under 4 pretty heavy pic
ture when the cord broke and it came
down on my head"