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didn't suit me, when recditing the last
copy. 'Densie" seemed to me to be en-
titled to the whole name-she deserved a
bigger recognition than land Densie
Plummer'-so | went out for hike in
the mountains and when | came hack the
story was renamed 4 W0mdn's Woman
for that was Densie Dcnsie, by the way,
is my own mother.
From the very first days in New York
I've always had the one mode of working
from half past in the morning until
II or l, as work demands, and no more
until the next day. have small Office,
which is quiet and unnoticed, and | try
TO 'come in on a time clock" Just as if
were working for some one else. | have
found it the most satisfactory routine TO
follow. Midnight Inspirations, siimulants
TO buoy one up or erratic theories Of life
have no attractions. 1t seems TO me that
one may do creative work and not become
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NalbrO Bartleys Story of r|albrO BARLEY

long haired IF a mani or short haired (if
a woman) and take to smocks, sclf-wind-
ing spaghetti and combination desks and
sinks in sky top attics!
Personally l like to be near green,
growing things-which mean the country.
l hope some day soon to build a working
shack in such a spOt-and have my "ofiice
and office hours" with trees and birds for
comrades. Just now ] am spending
year in California, and it seems TO me that
any one can find inspiration just in being
in this Santa Clara Valley.
am just finishing a novel dealing with
the theme that art should be placed on
moral basis. That our real and so-called
artists are many of them feudal minded
persons, who consider they have the lib
erty of the gods as to their morals and
mode of hving-merely because they are
artists. (Yes, l know the many harpoons
which viii be sent my way when the book
appears-but that makes it all the more
worth while writing)
I think that a genius, even if he
glimpses the higher laws, should out
wardly conform TO the everyday laws
which have proved to work for the best
good of the many. A genius can be
sound minded public citizen-if he knows
he has to in order to secure recognition
of his genius. And we need to do away
with the surplus number of bobbed haired
salamanders and dancing escorts whose
intrigues supply Sunday supplement read
ing, morbid sex novels and erratic essays
which destroy every bromide lsw we have
finally evolved to our own satisfaction
and yet close without offering us any
wortbier law or even cleaning up the men
tai debris!
have tried to show in the book that all
artists would benefit both in work and
personal fashion if they learned some
practical trade before they mentally
labelled themselves as genius or artists.
AT least, if no butcher paper covered East
Side booklet would print their vers libre,
it would, as William Allen White said in
In Our TOwn, enable good many ITO
return to the livery stable from whence
they sprang"
NALBRO BART1.EY.
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Theodore Dresser writes us: "If there
were only three or four like Ii. L. Meneken
in America And Mr.. Mencken writes
US: "Dreiser's wish is not based upon
any just appreciation of my literary tai
ents. What he envies is my rare skill at
discovering good brews of malt" Can
this be righti Because Dresser drank the
milk we were not going to put in our
coffee.
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WAS born in Buffalo, \. Y, on No
Il vember 10, 1858, and decided to write
stories for my board and keep when | was
about Z. / started a serial to be called
tracked the next day due to lack of inter
est on the part of the author. About four
years later l wrote little book CT stories
called The POppa Dee Stories, laboriously
copying them in ink and Illustrating them
"a birthday present to my mother. The
idea that writing books was to be my
honest TO goodness career never dimmed,
although l was 16 before my first copy
was bought for Spy short story syn
dicate!
The Pan-American in Buffalo (1901l
furnished me with my first real copy!
Through a series of circumstances l Sc
cured the position of posing as a wax
figure, the Queen of Hearts, for a playing
card company exhibiting in the Graphic
Arts Building. The supposed wax figure
was dressed in white satin with a court
train sprinkled with red satin hearts, a
beautiful butter colored wig and all the
other trimmings necessary. The queen oc-
cupied majestic throne for four hours a
day-the thing being to cause spectators
to guess whether or not she was of waxen
or flesh and blood origin. 1 was trained
to turn my head slowly, wink, breathe at
intervals and my face was cleverly made
up to resemble wax.
The joy of the salary and the novelty
of the experience held me TO my queen
ship. Guessing contests took place before
the throne and heated discussions and
people came and sucked lemons, hoping to
make me betray an unwaxlike twitch of
the lips, &c. All the time sat there 1
was mentally making note of their con-
versations and appearances.
When President Mckinley was assassi-
mated, the Temple of Music being just be-
hind the Graphic Arts Building, we heard
the shot quite clearly. Every one had
deserted our building, save attendants and
an old man, who stood before my throne
in a last effort to decides she real or is
she wax He had even brought opera
glasses with him, which he levelled at me
mercilessly After the shot which killed
the President the mob broke through the
building screaming and crying about the
assassination-but the old man never
moved, and neither did I, and although
the crowd nearly swept him off his feet as
they brushed by he said - "She's wax, all
right to the attendant in our booth
and went on his way satisfied.
remember then and there resolved to
have heroine in n story remain calm at
some such crisis! My first real novelette,,
The Tinsel Queen, published in Smiths
Magazine some years later, was based on
this experience.
At 10, after being a governess for a
year and a half, l joined the staff of the
Buffalo Morning Express, and did society
work and special story writing for two
years. Then | wrote a story and on a
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NAlBRO hartley

chance sent il to the Smart Set. 1t was
called The Gathering Of the Clan, and they
paid me $50 for it, That turned the wheel
of fortune. was getting ten on the En-
press, twelve a week as a possibility-and
here was $50 for single story-of course
one could write yards of stories! So l
resigned and went TO New York, not
knowing any one-aS a very young and
inexperienced novice freelance.
When people ask how to break into
magazines, limiting that pull and favorit-
ism is shown, it makes me want to give
battle. For an editor is far happier to
find a promising author than the author
is to find an editor. True, the writer must
make good and must carve on his own up
ward path-prices included-but the fact
remains that editors need writer's always.
And they stand ready TO help and advise
any writer who merits their so doing.
Robert II. Davis of Munseys was one
of my best friends-he taught me a great
deal about the game" and for him l
wrote many short stories and mystery Sc
rials. The late Harry Peyton Stcger of
Short Stories was another mighty good
friend and | did stories for him and for
YoWg's Magazine ard then Smiths and
Ainslie's
Presently another fact dawned on me
it was not necessary 10 live in a hail bed
room on the East Side Of New York in
arJnr - H. r, Il
could 20 far away from New York and
very likely be the better for the change.
So | came back to Buffalo and a real
home
Then I wrote twenty-five Philippine
stories for finishes, all having the same
character as the hero. and did a serial
called The Brdmble Bush for Lire Stories,
then published by Smiths. This led me
TO planning out Paradise AUCTION. my first
novel. And writing Paradise AUCTION was
far EASIER than doing a short story, al
though the former was 100000 words. But
things come to me on large canyases, some
how.
Shortly after Paradise AUCTION was
punished by Small, Maynard Co. |
wrote some short stories for the Suiurday
Erening Post-then ihIee connecting
stories about a girl called the Town
Mouse" and then | wrote for the Define
ator, a serial for NcCaHS and other mag
azines. Next in the book world came The
Bargain True, appearing serially in the
Post. and published hy Small. MAYNARD e.
Co. 1t also went into the movies.
Last year came West for short time
and wrote 4 WomHnS Woman. Ike it
best of all because it seems to me to be
the most rcal-and 10 concern. rather
vital problem. l originally named the
story John and Deneie Plummrr-but il
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b. NJ. Bower, author Of Skyrider and
The Thunder Bird, lives on ranch in
California. Miss/Mrs Bower writes two
books a year and then watches the sales
run steeplechase.
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The Silent Moment of Prayer.

The Silent Moment of Prayer.
Red Cross workrooms through
out the country are to continue
the observance of THE Silent
Moment" the period that was
devoted at noon each day during
the war to prayer for the sue
cess of the United States and her
allies.
In requesting a continuance of
the custom, George E. Scott.
general manager of the Ameri.
can Red Cross. suggests that
workers pray that our nation
will continue united in fulfill.
ment of its ideals and in supper,
of its soldiers and sailors until
the last man may be released
from foreign service"
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were pretty comfortably located
there and no doubt would have
enjoyed the winter there if those
mischievous Yanks had not bro
ken up his play house.
Our battalion was never in line
of battle and consequently / did
not have the pleasure of duck
ing" the big shells. When we
reached France our division was
made a replacement division and
our battalion sent to the signal
area in the S. O. S. division,
which is quite ways from the
firing line. However, we were
on our way to relieve a battalion
when the armistice was signed,
and, of course. if the armistice
had been delayed a day or two
we would have been in the mix
up. | can't say that am sorry
that | didn't get in the real fight
ing for | know there were no
pleasant hours spent there. We
were close enough to hear the
big guns and see a few air fights,
which isn't so bad.
/ have been in France three
months to-day, but l must say
that it certainly seems longer
than three months, and / only
hope that l will not spend my
next three months here.
Well, papa, must close. You
all must write me often for / am
anxious to hear from home. Had
a card from Ed the other day and
he is getting along fine.
Love to all. Els.
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ssEs" Perkins Goes Through Chateau
Thierry Battle Front.
Ex-Sheriff A. B. Perkins has
received q letter from his son
Ethridge, who writes an interest
ing letter about the battle front
in France, as follows:
Souilly, France. Dec. 2, 1918.
Mr.. A. B. Perkins, Colfax, La.
My Dear Father:-I received
your letter dated Oct. % yester-
day and of course was glad to
hear that all at home were well.
My mail has been very slim from
home for some reason, as ! only
had one letter each from mother
and Min since reaching France,
and they were written some time
in September. Ed told me that
he gets his mail pretty regular,
and it is possible that my mail is
following me up some where as
we do not stay in one place very
long.
Well. papa, the war is over and
every body over here is anxious
to get back to the States and
am among that bunch. lam very
anxious to get back home, but il
Uncle Sam wants me to stay af'
ter peace is signed will gladly
stay and do my bit; though ! dc
not think it will be necessary tx
keep American troops over here
after Germany has come up t.
the armistice terms, for she viii
be without any means of starting
another war.
/ have seen quite a bit of thu
battle front and it is certainly
sight worth seeing. l have beer
through Chateau Thierry up Il
Verdun, through the st. Mihei
battle front and through part o
the Argonne forest. and it is i'm
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the killing to be the exhibiting
of the scalp to any member of
this body.
On motion the police jury took
a recess to Tuesday. Dec. 81, at
10 a. M, to allow the committees
on claims and finance to work.
w. A. BBowNLEE,
H. L. BRIAN, Prest.
Clerk.
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possible to describe on paper just
what the condition of these places
are. If you remember, Chateau
Thierry is where the American
army made itself famous during
July. 1t was the American drive
there that saved Paris. Verdun
of course has been in the midst
of bombardment since the begin
ming of the war and it is certain
ly a delapidated city. Verdun is
a city of perhaps rs, 600 or 100, 900
population, and l don't believe
there is a single building stand
ing to-day that has not been DAM
aged by shell fire. Now you can
imagine the condition of Verdun,
for q city of that size has quite a
few buildings in it.
l passed over the st. Mcneil
front in a Ford car and ! must
say it was certainly a rough ride.
The roads had been torn up by
the big shells and it was possible
| to hide the car in some of the big
shell holes. AS far as the eye
could see there was nothing but
barbed wire entanglements and
trenches. The Argonne forest
| is where. the American dough
boys" were so hot after the
Boches when the Armistice was
signed. 1t is a thick forest and
Fritz had it so well camoufaged
that his trenches were almost in
visible, but the keen eye of the
Tanks found his resting place
and made things very uncomfort-
able for him. Fritz had ordinary
chicken wire strung from one
tree to another and so well cam
ouhaged that it was impossible to
distinguish it until you had got
ten right up to it. The Boches
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The Morning After.

Said the near cynic: "The exercise
Of the right of suffrage Is proper IL
not INDUCED in to excess. but the thing
that gets fellows into court after cleo
ton Is overexercise."
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first Monday in February, 1919.
The numbers and speci6ca-
tons of the said bonds are as
follows:
Nos. 8 and A maturing July 4, |
1918. |
Nos. Z, 8 and 9 maturing July |
1, 1919.
Nos. Ii and IA maturing July
l, 1920.
Nos. II, IS and 10 maturing
July 1, 1921.
Nos. %, "a and rs maturing
July l, 1922.
Nos. 20, 80 and 81 maturing
July l, 1923.
Nos. IS, SO and 81 maturing
July l, 1924.
Nos. AZ, 43 and A maturing
July 1, 1925.
Nos. 4S, 40, so and 81 matuz<
ing July l, 1926.
Nos. Sc. 81 and So maturing
July /, 1927.
Nos. 63. GA, IS and 66 matuY-
ing July l. 1923.
Nos. II, II. 70 and IA matuf-
ing July 1, 1929.
Nos. 70. 80, 81 and 81 matur-
ing July 1, 1880.
Nos. 81. SS. SO. 80 and 81 MAJ
turing July 1, 1881.
Nos. 81, SO, SO and 100 matur-
ing July l, 1882.
Nos. LOG, 107, 10S, 100 and 10
maturing July l, 1888. q
Nos. 116. lit, 118. 119 and 40
maturing July l. 1884.
| Nos. 126, 127, 12S, 129. 100 and
131 maturing July 1, 1886.
| Nos. 1877, 1873. 139. lao, 141 and
142 maturing July l. 1886.
/ Nos. 149, $50, Isl, 152, 1853 and
154 maturing July l, 1887.
| Nos. 100. l61. 162. 1873, 164. Leg
and 166 maturing July 1. 1888.
| Nos. TIA, IT'S, 176, 1T, 178 and
179 maturing July 1, 1889.
Nos. 1856, 1877. 1873. 189, 191 and
1872 maturing July l, 1910.
Nos. 200, POI, 202, 2O3, 204. 205
and FOG maturing July 1, 1941.
Nos. 214, 215, ZIG, PIT, 218, 219.
22O and 221 maturing July l.
1912.
Nos. 2SO, 2S1. 232, 2S3. 234.
235, 236 and 237 maturing July
1, 1913.
Nos. 246, 247, 24S, 249, $50.
PSI, 252 and 253 maturing July
1, 1914.
: Nos. 263, 264, 265, 266. 267,
268, 269 and 270 maturing July
/, 1915.
Nos. $50, 2s1, 2S2, 2S3, 284,
285, 2S6, 287, and 288 maturing
July l, 1916.
, Nos. 295, 296, 297, 298, 299 and
800 maturing July l, 1947.
On motion of J. M. Jones, Sec
onded by C. w. Calhoun it was
resolved that the clerks salary
be raised from two hundred to
three hundred dollars per annum
beginning Jan. 1, 1919.
On motion the police jury ad.
!, journed to meet in regular
,, monthly session on Monday, Feb.
3rd, 1919.
w. A. BrRowNLEE,
H. L. BRIAN, PreSt.
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Quick Cure for Crouu.

Watch for the first symptom, hoarse-
ness and give Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy at once. It is prompt and
effectual.
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Colfax, La. Dec. 81, 1918.

The police jury met at III a. III.
with the same members present
as YESTERDAY
Messrs. Randolph and Dale ap-
peared before the police jury
asking for a ho.y law in that por-
ton of ward 2 lying west of
Bayou Rigolette, representing
that every land owner in the ter
ritory mentioned had signed the
petition asking for such an ordi-
nance.
On motion of Mr.. Jones Sec
onded by Mr.. Deem, the follow
ordinance was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE to prohibit
hogs from running at large in
portion of ward 2 of Grant par
ish, lying west of Bayou Mario,
and fixing penalty for violation
of this ordinance and designat-
ing duty of the constable in the
premises.
Be it, ordained by the police
jury of Grant parish. in adjourn
ed session, That it shall be- I'M
lawful for hogs to run at large in
that portion of Ward 2 of Grant
parish, lying west of Bayou
Mario.
Be it further ordained, That it
shall be the duty of the consta-
BILE of said ward upon finding any
hogs at large in the said terri
tory to Immediately take the
same into his custody and make
an effort to ascertain the lawful
owner of such hogs, and after
waiting three 81 days and the
owner thereof being still un-
known, or upon the owner failing
to make proof of his ownership
and paying all costs, then it shall
be the duty of the constable to
post a notice in three 60 public
places in said territory, giving a
description of the hogs as near
as practicable. Said notice shall
state that the owner thereof shall
come forward, prove his proper.
ty, pay all costs that have accru.
ed to that date and take posses.
sion of his property or the same
will be sold within ten (10) days
to satisfy the costs.
| It is further ordained that the
constable shall collect the follow
ing costs:
For the taking up of each hog
the sum of one ($1.0O) dollar.
| For the feeding of each hog
per day, the sum of ten cents.
For the posting of each notice
the sum of twenty-five cents.
On motion of DR.. w. B. Corley
seconded by G. c. Purvis, thu
claims for stock killed or dam
aged by dipping be paid for thu
amounts approved.
On motion of DR.. w. B. Corle,
seconded by j. M. Jones, Presi
dent w. A. Brownlee was author
. lied to sign a note at the Banl
, of Colfax for the sum of fou
thousand ga. 0OO) dollars to tax
, care of overdrafts.
On motion of G. G.. Purvis sec
onded by DR.. w. B. Corley. tn
: following ordinance was adopted
Be it ordained by the polio
jury of Grant parish in adjourn
ed session, That the president
: w. A. Brownlee, be and he
: hereby authorized to advertis
: and receive bids for the sale o
the remaining seventy-five thou
: sand ($75, 000) dollars of roa
bonds of Grant Parish Road Di:
trict No. 8. of the specific nun
bers and years of maturity here
matter named, and said bids
: be opened, and if suitable bi
4 is found, sale made by the polio
jury at its regular session on tn
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VOL. XII
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury
of Grant Parish.

The police jury met pursuant
to adjournment with w. A.
Brownlee president, ]. M. Jones,
w. p. Deem, DIR. w. 3. Corley, c.
w. Calhoun and u. G. Purvis,
present.
On motion of G. C. Purvis the
reading of the minutes of last
meeting was dispensed with.
w. A. Brownlee then present
ed the bids received by him for
the SIS, 900 of bonds of Road Dis
trict No. 8, Grant parish. and
the highest bid being for $50, 780
and accrued interest from Jan. l.
1919, made by w. L. Slayton &
Co., of Toledo, Ohio, and on mo-
ton of C. w. Calhoun, seconded
by w. P. Deem, the following
preamble and resolution was
adopted by a yea and nay vote
as shown therein, viz:
RESOLUTION
Whereas, w. L. Slayton & Co.,
of Toledo, Ohio, are the highest
and best bidders for the SIS, 900
road bonds to be issued by Grant
Parish Road District No. 8 dated
July 2, 1917, bearing interest at
$50, payable semi-annually. to
mature as specified in their bid
bearing date of Dec. 30. 1918.
Now, therefore, be it resolved,
That said bonds be and the same
are hereby awarded to said W.
L. Slayton & Co., and the Presi-
dent w. A. Brownlee and Secre-
tary H. L. Brian. are hereby
authorized and directed to ex-
ecute said bonds, and when ex-
ecuted, to deliver the same to the
said w. L. Slayton & Co.. on COM
pliance with the terms of their
said bid on file in the Office of the
Parish Police Jury Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Calhoun.
seconded by Mr.. w. P. Deem,
the above resolution was adopted
by the affirmative vote of the
following members, to-wit:
Yea, w. A. Brownlee; yea, ].
M. Jones; yea, W. P. Deem; yea.
w. B. Corley; yea, c. w. Cal
houn; yea, G. c. Purvis. Alb
sent, ]. ]. Dewitt.
l, H. L. Brian, the duly elect
ed, qualified and acting clerk Of
the Police jury of Grant parish,
do hereby certify that the above
is a true and full copy of a reso.
luton passed by the police jury
of Grant parish at an adjourned
meeting, held under date of Dec.
80, 1918.
In testimony whereof, / have
hereunto affixed my official sig
nature this Both day of December
1918. H. L. BRIAN,
Clerk Grant Phi. Police Jury.
On motion of G. C. Purvis
seconded by ]. M. Jones, the fol
lowing ordinance was adopted
to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE regulating
the License Taxes in Grant Par
ish for the year 1919.
Be it ordained by the police
jury in an adjourned session helt
Dec. 80, 1918, that the licens,
taxes on all trades, occupation
and professions in Grant parish
for the year 1919 shall be at thu
same rate and levied upon tn
same business as that fixed b.
the State of Louisiana for tn
said year 1919.
The president, w. A. Brown
lee, appointed DR.. w. B. Corle,
a member of the Finance Com
mittee, vice DR.. w. R. Buffing
ton resigned.
On motion of ]. M. Jones, sec
onded by DR.. W. B. Corley, tn
following ordinance was adopt
cd.
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for your little girl.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-15
Likeness With a Difference

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: "Anno's" letter in this mornings
Tribune is convincing proof of the
true character of the Hun. This coun-
try is at fault for enforcing such re-
strictions that keep "Anno" within our
borders.
"Anno," the country rejoices that you
and your kind will soon sail away
Hurry the day that shall see the last
Of you gone We wish you success in
your efforts to keep your countrymen
out of the United States. But don't
fool yourself about that grin on the
cold lady's" face. 1t is not malicious.
but one of satisfaction. She is happy
in the knowledge that you are no longer
in position to stab her in the back.
We thank you for your kindly warn
ing So good of you! A rattlesnake
warns. That's one thing you two have
in common. But the likeness ends
there, for the rattler has some good
points. J. x. A, ex-27th Division.
New York, Nov. -, 1919.