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come of the story is as unusual as it is tue to life.
 The theme is apparently intended to be that of a struggle between a boys ambi- tons and possibilities and his environ ment. It is environment that wins. The leading character is Charley Hurley, us- ually called "Red," on account of his hair, the only son of Long Island fisherman. He wants to be poet and as the author clearly intimates, might have succeeded had he ever received any encourag cement. But the magazines all rejected his verses, and after time he lost the one friend who had helped and stimulated him. This one friend was crippled boy, Jerry Raston, about his
 own age, the son of rich man who had bought a place at Surley for the sake of the fishing and shooting. The book De- i gins on the night when Red was born and carries him through to manhood, and a final resignation of all his ann | bitions when he settled down with | good but entirely unimaginative girl for
 wife, to live himself the same sort or l existence that had been his fathers Dur ing his hoyhood Jerry had lent him books, read with him, and believed in his abll- 1 ities Jerry's influence was entirely good' not so that of August Muller, the German dentist, a sombre figure and the most in teresting one in the book. Muller loved
 to inflict pain; still better did he Ike 10
 manipulate human souls whittllng and, If
 possible perverting them. His power
 over Reds father is a good example or his
 methods, and the scenes between the two
 are well handled.
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Three Million New Tax Collectors

lnIeG 1NeW Lax OOlleCtUIS Oswald F. Schuette, in Leslie's.
 Three million more tax collectors for Uncle Sam!
 That is the army which was unofficial ly enrolled May 1, without oath or com mission, and yet not as volunteers, to collect the latest style of federal taxes. The figure is based on the estimate of the internal revenue bureau that is in charge of the machinery for the coIlec- ton of the luxury and soda fountain taxes which went into effect on that date. These experts said that a total of 1,00o- 600 dealers, covering every village and city in the United States-mammoth de- partment stores and tiny crossroads one
 man shops, which never had to bother
 with federal taxes before-had received blanks and regulations governing the taxes which they are supposed to collect from their customers As they aver age at least three clerks each, this makes 3, ,000, 900 men and women who must gather these taxes and account for them to the rearest United States collector of internal revenue.
 Every time you buy glass of soda water, they must collect 10 per cent tax from you. If you top off with a | chaser of ice cream, they must collect again. No collection after you have had all you want. say the rules Each drink or service is separate transaction, and must be taxed separately, proclaim the experts who interpret Uncle Sam's laws | for the taxpayers If you buy a shirt
 that costs more than 8, Uncle Sam gets
 10 cents on every s1 over the $3-or frac- ton thereof. The clerk who sells it must keep a careful account of the tax, and l at the end of the month he must make a proper and sworn return to the govern ment. If it is an umbrella, the luxury minimum" is $4; on shoes, it is $10; on neckties, g; on pajamas male and female,
 5, and on petticoats and waists s15. There are certain discriminations between the sexes mans hat is luxury if It costs more than $5 9 woman's hat does not become a luxury until it costs $15. Mems silk hose come under that ban of 'luxuries at s1 per pair: women's at S2.
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Take plain bitro-phosphate is the ad- vice of these physicians to thin, delicate' nervous people who lack vim, energy and nerve force. and there seems to De ample proof of the efficacy or this prep aration to warrant the recommenda- a t;on. Moreover if we judge from the countless preparations an and treameinedS teaertised fnr the purpose of making thin people fieshy. developing arms. % neck d ana nnIss nus.. hv inc soft, curved lines of health ana beauty. there are evidently thousands of n,en and women who feel keenly their excessive thinness ra oftan
 Thinness and weakness are oiten dpa to starved nerves. Our bodies need nun more phosphate than is contained in modern foods. Physicians clam tnere is nothing that will supply thls de- ficiencv so well as the organic phos- phate known among druggists as a nl1rGs ;s nhosphate. which is inexpensive anu IS ham and most % .sailfstien ail drdggls.s or money bAck. By feeding the nerves direcu'
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INTERNATIONAL IDEALS By Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States. Harper Bros, Publish CTS, New York city.
 International Ideals" by Woodrow Wilson, president of the United states, contains the speeches and addresses made during the Presidents European visit, December IA. 1918, to February, 1919, in- cluding the final address delivered on pre- senting the Leaugue of Nations cove nant to the peace congress-
 In A ''Foreward" to the volume the fol- lowing statement is interestingly put forth:
 International ideals is the fourth vol ume in the series of the messages speeches and addresses of President Will son. the preceding titles being Why We Are at War Tn Our First Year of War and Guarantees of Peace
 .aThe present collection contains the speeches and addresses delivered py MT, wilson in the course of his visit 10 France, England and Italy, and before the peace conference in Paris. The uneX- ampled circum stances that brought about the journey of the President to Europe, and the momentous issues discussed, iehu a peculiar interest and value to this lat est addition to the series The League of Nations is naturally the most preg- nant of the topics treated, but the pres- idential utterances cover a wide range of subjects. as is evidenced by the table of contents. Among the more impor- tant titles are: A Permanent Peace TOT the World "A Great Moral Tide, Peace hv Agreement,' Unity of Command ana of Spirit.' For World Alliance Oniy. A Communion of Ideals The Duty Of Con tinuing Peace Address Before the French Senate, The Menace in the East
 nWoodrow Wilson has his critics as wei as his admirers, but American citizens Q, every political creed and party must rec a thrill of pride in the consciousness Una the President of the United states nas been. by common consent of the worio the leading figure in the dlsting guisne' allied powers assembled at Paris 10 oe eide the future destinies Of manKinu.
 "The public utterances of the Fresi dent are the property of the nation' ahe st is at MT. wilson's own reaueststhat th' customary authors royalties are pald ps the publishers to the American He' Cross"
 .@HIs FRIEND MISS MFARLANE', Rv Kate Langley Hosher Harper bros'
 puhlishers, New York city
 A longer, finer, more sympathetic s.or than Mrs. Bosher has ever wri''en-'
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Automatic Planting Device

Now the small farm IS having It's lnnlns with labor-saving machinery. A Missouri farmer has invented planting attach ment for cultivators, shown in the Popu- lar Mechanics Magazine. in which the seed box is automatically operated by a gear on one of the wheels, dropping it's seed into a planting nozzle ill front of the oul.iyator blades. The planter is thrown into or out of action by a rod extending to the handles of the machine.
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inc republicans for failing to adopt any

+be renublicans for failing to adopt any legislation of relief.
 This phase of the polltlcai sHua'ioh' however, might have been far from avail ing. had it not been for the second req son. And this second reason seems gen. orally to be credited with the greater ln- fluence That is the attitude of union la bor The mo beer. no work campaign has proved by far the most effective weapon for the vets Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation or Labor, is looked upon as the moving spirit in this line of the fight. It is even reported that the biggest accomplishment
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FRE(;KLES
Don't Hide Them With Veil; Re- move Them With Othine-Doubie
 Strength.

This preparation for the removal oI % freclxles is usually so successful Tn remoying freckles and giving clear, beautiful complexion that it is sold
 nder guarantee to refund the money
 it fails.
 non,t hide your. freckles under a veil: get an ounce of Othine and re- move them Even the first few. appli- cations should show wonderfui im- nroyement, some of the lighter freck- les vanishing entirely. Be sure to ask the druggist for the double strength Othine; it is this that | is sold on the money back guarantee'- l Adv.
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By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

yet been attempted in modern photogra- phy; it is more expensive of course, be- cause of the grade of paper used-the ma terials and everything, but 1t is truly worth the increased cost. It is done in the sepia, or black and white tones; or in water colors-all of which are beauti- full. A picture. of course, should be val ued according as it pleases the owner and if it pleases the owner it is worth what ever price he pays for it.
 Tn framing a photograph the greatest art is required" Miss Tyus said. If A photograph is improperly framed it Is completely spoiled. The tone and color of the frame should harmonize with the tone and color of the picture. And last, but not least, when the photograph is made and framed artistically-hang it on the wall or place it on the table, or wherever it is to repose-in the proper light; bad light can mar the effect Of all the photographers work, the frame and the entire situation. Indeed, every step from the sitting for a photograph to the last final disposition of the pie ture, should be in complete harmony, and then the ensemble is perfect
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"BOLSHEVISM"

By John Spargo. Harper Bros, Publish
 CTS, New York city.
 In his book entitled "Bolshevism, tom Spargo tells just what "bolshevism' is and what it has done; he puts forth the theoretical and practical principles of "bolshevsm" and the book contains an examination of democratic shortcomings revealed by the official document Of the bolshevist government.
 A comparison of bolshevism with the aims of democracy.
 With the astonishing conclusion, in a parallel between the ideas of Lenine and Treitschke that bolshevism and Prus- sian militarism are alike in effect.
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1TIHIlE BOOK SHELF
By THE BIBLIOPHILE

story of the south, of mountain boy and conventonally brought up girl who rebels at the spirit of many of her friends who sheer at her for being in sy mpathy with the struggling poor. The lad determines at any cost to escape from his drunken stepfather and get an education. In a thrilling unique way he accomplishes this, meeting Miss McFar
 lane at the beginning of the adventure.
 From then on their paths run side by
 side, the rich girl standing by the less fortunate boy on every occasion.
 When Mrs. Bosher's new book opens.
 her hero, Tommy Tupper, is a small boy
 living with his stepfather in the south
 ern mountains. He is extremely anxious
 to go to a better school than the poor
 little one in the mountains, as well as to
 get away from the brutal stepfather who
 gets drunk and beats him. Having run
 away more than once, only to be brought
 back, Tommy decides to get himself sent
 to the reformatory, where they have school nine months in the year. He sue ceeds, and on the way to the reforma- tory meets the rich and beautiful Miss Mary MacFarlane, whose gold mesh bag he rescues from thief. She befriends him in every way, comes to the reforma- | tory to see him, saves the valuable coal 1 lands which were the property of his real father from falling into the hands of | the usual villain, and altogether proves a | most useful acquaintance. Meanwhile she has a romance with MT. Tams, the as- sistant superintendent at the reformatory much to the disgust of her worldly mother The best parts of the story are I tfos describing the life at the very badly l run state institution, and some of Tom my's letters to the beautiful and occas- ionally oratorical Miss MacFarlane arc l well done.
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used, the paper, the plates and all the other things that go to make up the perfect photograph.
 Tn the first and foremost place. there are dozens of grades of paper. dozens of grades of plates and dozens of all the other materials used in photography, Miss Tyus said. Some of these are good and some of these are not but the main grade of material used, and the one that makes the best and the most satisfac tory pictures, and the most pleasing, the one which is worth more than all the rest put together, is the grade of
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RUSTY MILLER"

By Joslyn Gray. Charles Scribner's Sons,
 Publishers, New York city.
 Of course Rusty" came from the color of her hair, which though thought beau tiful by adults, was by no means so considered by herself and her friends and the proverbial pride and quick tenn per went with it and caused Rusty many troubles in the little country village where she lived But she, of a large and poor family, found an ally in the orphan 'Reuben," her fellow worker in the house of the dear old maid, Miss Pringle. She
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deal" Miss Tyus said; lin fact. that IS he principle part of the picture put
 ne must not lose sight of the fact that here are varied lot of expressions and ones pose should suit the expression and vice versa. For one to asume lignified pose with simple or comical ,xpression. or to assume laughing ex- lression with a dignified position, doesn' t uit as any one can readily see, and II IS in no wise harmonious.
 "This applies entirely to 'grown-ups Miss Tyus said .'Now, with children why that's different; a photographer gets
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of his latest trip to Paris was to secure from President Wilson promise that he would try to stave off prohibition, at least temporarily
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workmanship and ability used; in othe words the Know how material
 There is a great deal of difference between a photograph and picture, Miss Tyus continued. Nearly anybod3 can make a photograph. but it takes an artist to make picture; not necessarily an artist with brush and color and can vas. but one with the artistic touch ane taste, the artistic eye one who know how to balance the lights and the shadows and make the nuances Of deli cate exquisite tnts and tones.
 'tOf course expression counts a grea.
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"I,ADY LARKSPUR"

Rv Meredith Nicholson. Charles Scrib-
 ners Sons, Publishers, New York city.
 Bob Singleton, invalided from the Royai Flying corps, goes to Barton, the estate of late eccentric uncle, to recupefa.e' ond finds himself in the midst of mys- tarv which centers about Aunt Alice, the beautiful young widow of his uncle and her companion, Mrs Farnworth-an infinitely entertaining mystery which ln- wolves a foreign agent, Count Monta,i "Aunt Alice's" fan, an official or tns state department, prisoner in the ,oo, house. It is. indeed, romance oi ,nas fanciful charm in which Mir Nicholson exCelS.
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to decide whether he would or would not ask the consent of the other powers to such amendments. If it were not asked, or asked and refused by any one O. them. it would be necessary to begin over again and frame a new treaty
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took Reuben in when he risked his life in climbing the great bare pine on the com mon to save the big cat which had been driven there by a dog. This is a de- lightful story of how Rusty mastered herself with Reubens help and won place in school and village that, on ac- count of her shftless father, was inclined to regard her with distrust.
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ROSY. By Louis Dodge. Charles Scribner's Sons, n.L1;.l,o,~ nrnuy Vorly oity
"ROSY".

By Louis Dodge. Charles Scribner's Sons,
 Publishers, New York city.
 "Rosy-A Romance of the Ozarks, oy Louis Dodge. has for its background very interesting section of the world, Tor in that isolated pile of mountains, the Ozarks, put down in the plains of south ern Missouri, the old primitive standaros of pre-revolutionary days still rule.
 Rosy" had lived alone in her cabin until that night when storm drove Aeo Nanny to seek refuge there He found Nat Minturn before him, obviously dreao- ing the draft which had just passed Con gress: but Zeb was on the same account for the first time repenting that act or primitive justice which had sent hlm to the prison from which he was for the moment on parole.
 From this meeting the story develops both Nanny and Minturn disappear from the mountain community. Zeb is sough' as a fugitive and Rosy is suspected oi concealing him. The picture of her with shotgun across her knees placidly seated at her door in defiance of the searcnlns party will long stick in the readers mind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-22
THE ROMANTIC LIAR"

By Lawrence Perry. Charles Scrloners 5 Sons, Publishers, New York city
 Here is a book to be read for the run of it. When Robert Trent, once or the Poval Flying corps. now of Wall street,
 fold the first lie, which was harmless and light-hearted, he failed to reckon upon the element of love at first sight.
 But having lied to meet Eleanor Lowell for "business reason,' he was com pelled to lie in order to continue to see her. and so was spun a web in which ne was more and more desperately entangieu Yet like a brave man, he time and again mi fortune to the touch and with the
 most extraordinary ingenuity averted dis aster. The resultant situations are ex- tremely amusing; and this and the con stant suspense in which the reader Is , kept make it a most absorbing tale.
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FRED OF SURELY"

By Todd Robbins. Harper Eros, Puo-
 fishers, New York city.
 Red of Surley,' by Ted Robbins, tells of a struggle of ambition vs. environ ment. The central figure in this remark able story is the son of Long Island fisherman. Filled with the desire to get above his position, he is faced with the bitter hopelessness of being misunder- stood by those dearest to him. only one nerson understands him-a wealthy in- valid who gives him encoura agement to the hest of his powers Backed by ms friendship the youth sees the way open ing up before him, but ultimately even this influence fades and he is forced to take up the fight single-handed. The out
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.@HIs FRIEND MISS MFARLANE
 pv Kate Langley Hosher. Harper bros'' Publishers, New York city. A longer, finer, more sympathetic seoi Hrs Kosher has ever written-a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-06

6nu.1ahg x0oM chs aM~spsrEmmszpAsDzahr

"How long would 1t take a diver
to walk from the sunken U-boat to
the shore? Under water, / mean?'
Chrys flung this startling inquiry
at me, and very naturally l recoiled
before it. 1 hesitated, and remained
dumb. We were INDUCING in our
first intimate conversation since that
sequence of terrible tragedies at the
shore. But 1t was no trite exchange
of coincidence and sympathy. AS soon
as we had unpacked our trunks and
resumed the dear accustomed routine
of life at home, Chrys invited me to
her own beautiful suite of rooms,
and opened our talk abruptly with
the query that staggered me.
While I struggled to keep hold OF
realities in the rush of surmises that
her query aroused, my glance Tell
upon her ouija board. AS usual, the
very sight of it irritated me.
Chrys, my husbands twin sister, Is
one of the most contradictory COM
bi~nations that I have ever dealt with.
Chfys has inherited more of Daddy
Lorimer's business ability thar any
of his sons, and yet she is an avoWed
mystic, a student Of oriental philos-
ophy, and q devotee of the oulJa
board. At sight of the board on her
table, I surmised the origin OF her
question.
'Chrystobel Lorimer," I exclaimed,
catching it up, I'd like to burn this
thing to ashes!"
"Chrystobet Certeis, If you please,
my dear" Chrys protested. and | ac-
knowIedged the correction with a
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she turns her sad Eyes on me and
begs for comfort and support.
Mono, I suppose not" 1 an
swered, and a sigh of relief escaped
her. After all, life is just a question
of longing, and reaching out, and
taking, and realizing that we have
chosen right-not made a mistake
inc that u method has been-well,
decent" 1 was speaking as much to
myself as to her.
She looked at me quickly.
1--WE are not making a mistake
she said, laying her feverish hand on
mine. do you know. my dear, at
first when I saw you, I was frighten-
ed. SHE Is the one, not T. 1 told
myself. And I watched. But you
were always with that big man
Benedict, I think his name is-and
my fears quteted. I knew Eric SO
well. I knew his nature-susceptfble
in a way, but true to his best self
always.
Then, when that awful young
woman-Miss Corley-said those
things to me and you came to my
rescue, I felt treasured. You wouldn't
have done that unless o understood
how things are between Eric and me
and wanted us to be happy.
ST told him about it, how splendid
you had been. At first he said moth
ing. Then he smiled that lovely UNI
derstanding smile of his and said,
'Yes-she is q rare girl; she knows
how to be a friend-a real friend
THAT laid my last fear to rest. ]
saw there was only good friendship
between you and Eric. You-you are
going to marry that splendid Tom
Benedict, aren't your"
The blush I could not help keep
back -masqueraded under her look as
a blush for lear old Tom, and not
for Eric Wallis. I said nothing, and
she interpreted it as Yes in answer
to her question $3.50.
What is to be the end of 1t all,
joan darling7
Your
DOROTHY.
P. S.-Don't dare write me again
without telling who your sweetheart
isl
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IRd.Iaa1fg
Honor John Currie
on His BtTfhddu

John Currie, Of Mechanic street,
celebrated his twenty-eighth anniver-
sary at his home last night. Singing
and dancing was enjoyed throughout
the evening the music being furnished
by Alex Alstrup's Jazz orchestra
Blaine Prichard was at the piano
Alex Alstrup at the banjo n Alex
ander. of Prince Bay at the banjo,
Tangaard at the drums and bells. Sew
eral selections were sung by McNulty's
quartet composed of Robert Fitzger-
aid, tenor. Joe Gallagher, baritone,
Dan OFBrien, base and John Currte
falsetto. A supper was served at IL
o'clock. The house was a bower of
flowers.
Among those present were the Miss
es Margaret, Catherine, Gertrude,
Christina and Julia Currie, Rose
Mussi, of Hoboken, Margaret Connol-
ly, of Lyndhurst: May Russell, of
Brooklyn, Rose Hinton, of Yonkers.
and the Misses Sarah Frankel, Ida
Frankel, Mrs. Frankel and Mrs. Me-
Kenzie. of this city and Messers. Bud
Desmond, Dan O'Brien. Dan Currfe,
William Currie, John Currie. RoberS
Fitzgerald, Joe Gallagher, Jone
O'Brien, Frank Smith, William Tam
gard, Isidore Frankel, Joe Burns,
Jack Bird, Martin Schenck and Bud
O'Toole of this city and Charles
Yohne, of B%ayonne; Oscar Anderson,
Of Brooklyn.
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Education Via the 1Movles."

Moving pictures offer such advan-
tages for many educational purposes
that 1t seems quite In order to expect
entire text books to be replaced By
reels Of film. In a recent London ex-
hibition Maj. %. ID. Maddox Of the
Royal College Of Surgeons showed a
human skeleton slowly turning before
the audience, and gradually diginte-
grating. dropping bone after bone un-
til reduced to the spinal column alone.
Rebuilding followed. One by n the
bones were r~eassembled until the
structure was again complete, and In
this way the various elements Of the
human anatomy were so brought to
notice as to give a lasting impression
Of their peculiar features and their
relation to the whole. It Ia suggested
that the series of views may be SO ex-
tended as to include movements Of
limbs and joints In both health and
disease. The record value Of the pic
lures has been already recognized. and
they will doubtless be instruments of
increasing usefulness to surgeon In
vestigator and teacher