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Fairbanks, UpHIter

The success Of ;he first book which
bore the name of Americas best-lil.cd
photopay actor. Douglas Fairbanks as
author, made such n popular appeal that
Mr.. Fairbanks has set out TO write
series OF them Tie second one is
Making Life Worth While" and fol-
lows along the same vein of cheerful
ness which he is wont to display in his
motion pictures. Mr.. Fairbanks con-
fcsscs that his latest volume has no
particular plan or sequence whereby TO
back up its title He also confesscs he
is discussing everything in general and
adds, with equal originality, nothing in
particular This Is more serious
work than his first book and at times
suggests a combination OF country
parson and an uplitt speaker addressing
the ladies of some self-culture society.
MAKING LIFE WORTH WHILE. Bv Doug.
las Fairbanks. New York. Brittun &
Co 81,
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4 LOuer Of London

Thomas Burke. who won American
fame by his "Limehouse Nights" wrote
a hook about London after dark, which
was published in 1915 He explained
that he wanted to record phases OF life
which passed with the advent OF war
and might never return. The book was
an instant success and was compared to
the work of Poe and ,of Charles Lamb,
as II one man could resemble two men
so dissimilar But the point 10 be noted
Is that the public and the critics liked it.
An American edition has recently ap-
neared. One cannot read It without
agreeing with the London critlcs-not
that It suggests Poe and Lamb, but that
Il is good stun, Burke is a Londoner
and loves London as the countryman
loves the woods and fields. There is
nothing 10 him moro beautiful than the
blossoming Of the lights at dusk and the
sfght of the purple sky at sunset down
the. long vista OF the street moves him
70 ecstasy. The town dweiler who finds
beauty IN crowded places will discover
10 Burke kindred spirit.
sel<51fff- ~ LONDON. B. ,rAon.~. ,,.,r,..
<s~ York; Henry Holt > co' u 90 ! e
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EDITOR AND PATRIOT WORKS
FOR APPROXIMATION A
Common Cause. BY Samuel Hopkins ddams. Shoes How
Journalism Can accomplish
Results

Adams wrote Common Cause were too
ardent TO. linger on the Coolnesses OF
the head. which insure duly uniform nm
tsh and polish for work or art each
has big central idea. which is develop
ed. directly and indirectly by argument
and appeal, by symbolism and object
lesson
I'm The Clarion" the centralizing and
anmating theme vas the drug and pat
ent medicine evil: in Common Cause
the vitalizing. motivating theme is as
poisonous an evil and one more subtle
pro-Germanism in American communi-
ties. Mr.. Adams is an Investigator and
Eospeer. what We used TO call muck
raker, and what We now call propa-
gandist he is skilled in his work, not
merely in obtaining data. but in per-
senting his deductions ably and cnec-
lively. and in Common Cause as in
The Clarion" his researches have net
ted amazing revelations, which he
weaves into the fabric of his fiction.
This fiction fundamentally has very
simple plot outline: man and girl
turn typical mid Western common
wealth and it's capital from the
"Deu,schtum' and "Kultur" implanted
and ingrained in the citizens. socially,
financially, commercially and education
ally TO n spirit Of authentic and essen
tial Americanism But this triumphant
process OF Americanzation is not
achieved offhand. but only by battling
with opposition and battering down
barriers and obstacles. The conflicts.
along social. commercial and political
fronts. are frequent. varied and uneX-
pected, so the volume is not lacking in
movement and suspense. The love in
erest-how the man and the girl win
their own personal baltic to mutuai
understanding and happnoss-is admir-
ably and integrally wrought into the
story. Readers will probably identity
the locale with Wisconsin and the chief
political figure with the senior Senator
of that state, They will not he far
wrong although this is not strictly an
"A Clef" novel. The conditions il de-
scribes. Of the ramifying snares OF
Teutonism, catching Americanisn in its
coils and ever ready TO spring the trap.
are not in the least exaggerated That
the Prussian trap missed during the
recent war is tribute to the soundness
and pervasivencss OF genuine American
ism among the alien born. Mr.. Adamss
novel shows how close the snares came
to being effective.
COMMON CAUSE By samuel Hopkius
Adams Boston Houshton Mifhin Com
pam 81 so
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4 Nep Cape Cod 4uthor

II is not nece ssary to draw GONNA RI
sons between Joe Lincoln and the new
author Of Cape Cod novels. though the
prospect Is inviting James 4. Coopers
"Cap'n Jonah's Fortune is an interest.
ing novel on it's own merits Of construc-
iiop and Characterization. II shows a
good Working knowledge of Cape traits
customs and geography. II has humor
sentiment and suspense, all Of which
should win success for it.
CASN JONAHS FORTUNE By James A
Cooper. New York George SulIv q 90
81 40. w.
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delicious fancy Of Walter de la Mare.
Amid the scenes Of horror his heart
goes yesrninC back TO barns OF scented
hay chlldren's games. cherry orchards
and the fairies. There are touches OF
the gruesome, but they are always lit
by this bright dancing flame OF laughter
and whim. Graves was the man wro,
as told by John Masefeld. when badly
wounded and given up for lost. kept
crying: "i'll be damned II III die and
be damned to- hell. :" He didn't, and
wasn't. No more amazingly startling
book has come out OF the war than this
precious little volume that shows in
every line the gay. gallant undaunted
spirit OF English youth. facing the ultl-
mate horrors with a wry and tremulous
smile. Take. for instance. this little
gem or absurd fancy Sc remote from
Flanders:
Finland
Feet and faces tinrle
In that frore land:
Legs wobble and go winzle
YOU can scarce stand
Ihe SKIES are Jcweled all around
Ths RE PPITwshare Pinn are, snaps II the iron ground
And eyes like lighted taper.
Hurls his rough rune
~ the wintry moon
ANA stamps 10 mark the tune
Graves is bound by no theories Of
technique. He writes what springs 10
his tingling brain, and the reader de-
lights
The third of the trio Is Gilbert Fran
kau. the son of Frank Dandy" the
talented English novelist who died re-
Gently. We venture to think that many
n future anthology of war poetry will
include some OF his stark, splendid
pieces. How Rifeman Brown Came
to Nalhalla" is the sort of thing We all
from kiplirtg and didn't get.
The Song OF the Crashing Wing" a
glee Of exultation in the com
bat OF the air. has all the thrilling fury
and exalted madness of sky cavalerng.
The bitter. blunt reali-cn Of THE Otter
Side" should be written in words OF
crimson en- the walls of all writer's who
have tried TO sentimentalize upon war
Hut war-as war is now; and always was;
4 4 dirty. loathsome. seryle murder-tob-
Men. lousy. s'eepless, ulcerous. afraid
Toillng their hearts out In Inc ruling slime
Fhat wrNnches gum boot down from bleeding
Ana cakes in itching arn.nIts navel. ears:
Men stunned to brainlpssnass and gbbering
Men d%a,vins % men to death and worse than
Men ma med and blinded men against ma
chines-
Flesh versus iron. concrete flame ana wire
This is the truth about war and II
has generally been left TO the poets to
tell the truth Gilbert Frankau is the
Philip Gibbs among the younger poets.
c. NJ
ARDoURs AND ENpURANCEs BY Robert
S!RSiih NA,yNs NA,yND rusrLIEns. Ny Robert
New York: Alfred A. knopf. 81.
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Dorothy Dainty Once More

Gentle manners are not 10 be taught,
but are to be absorbed, II Is not the
least of the virtues of the Dorothy
Dainty" hooks that they exhale the fra
GRANGE Of good breeding as well as OF
good cheer and merriness.
Had there not been another Dorothy
Dainty" this season, the loss would have
been mourned by heaven knows how
many little boys and girls. In the new
one. Dorothy Dainty at Foam Ridge"
VIE little heroine and her friends are at
a fine beach hotel where gayety is the
rule and anything else the exception
There are new characters, too, and so
much action" that as one Young
reader said You cant skip because
you're sure TO miss something IL YOU
do"
The book is illustrated by the author.
who is to be felicitated on her ability
to play so many variations on one
theme
DOROTHY DAINTY Ar FOAM RIDGE. r.,
the author of the Dorothy Daintyi'
Rocks Boston; Lothrop, Lee Shepard
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YOUNG ENGLISH POETS
WRITE ABOUT THE WAR
Robert Nichols Robert Crures and Gilbert Frankau Have
Produced Verse Aiue With the Spirit
of the Conflict

HNHE young English poets OF today
l. have justly been called Elizabeth
ans" for in their tumultuous love OF
hfe, their clear-sighted apprehension OF
reality, and their vivid passion for sim
pic, heart-easing beauty they have much
or the spirit OF the spacious days OF
Queen Elizabeth Lieutenant Robert
Nichols. one OF the most gifted or these
young poets who have carried the stand
ard or song during the bitter days OF
the war. said the other day in an ad-
dress before the Cont temporary Gun or
this city that he did not think the war
had had any very deep effect on the
poets he had known In the thick OF II.
Their native quality OF gusto, irony
fantasy. or whatever mode OF thought
was instructive In them, had expressed
itself on war themes In much tie same
way as in earlier and happier days And
yet when one sees the extraordinary
power and fierce realism OF these young
singers, finding intense and wistful
beauty even in the horrible agonies and
wearinesses OF the campaign. one cannof
but feel that the red days have worked
on their souls in lasting way. No man
who went through Il" can ever come
back the same.
Lieutenant Nicholss own book. AR
dours and Endurances," whose admir-
able title comes from two lines in his
'Fauns Holiday" is an interesting refu
tatlon of the authors own theory about
tho effect of the war The verses Lieu
tenant Nichols was planning and writ
ing at Oxford in the spring of 1914.
were the customary paintive eclogues of
Young poets. charming in color and
breezy fragrance. hut a plain echo Of
Keats peopled by the imaginary figures
OF classic Dionysian mythology
Pan, centaurs, dancing fauns. nymphs
rosy dryads. ntersperscd with lyrics of
pleasant lilt. much treading of grapes
and biting of ivory shoulders. But once
in the war, Nchols's poems took en- a
magnifcence Of power and direct pas.
sion that are matter for the highest
praise. His tense bitter pictures Of
his battery moving up to action of the
officers love for his laimblc. grimy. chat
fling soldiers his poignant tribute 10
comrades lost in action the flaming love
OF life that is so sweet when seen against
the dreadful thunder and degradation
of the slaughter--all these are splen-
didly and terribly done.
Two other Young English poets--one
at least OF whom, Robert Graves is
a close friend of Nichos--have done
splendid work dealing with the war
Robert Graves, Of the Welsh fusilers
seems to take his starting point from
the famous Shropshire Lad songs Of
Professor Housman. which is said TO
have been the favorsc pocket compan-
ion OF many a British soldier III the
field. Graves, as HIS whimsical title
Fairies and Fusillers' suggests, is more
the elhn spirit, with something of the
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For Chess and Checker Fans

In Chess and Checkers" r.. J. Lasker
an internationa, champion chess player
consolidates a great variety OF informa-
tiCn and illustration on both the theory
and practice of these games. Those
fans for whom chess and checkers art
favOrite indoor sports i'm co1tradistinc-
tion 10 bridge or pinochle will find Mr..
Laskers book comprehensive In its
range OF topics, authoritative in its ruI-
ings and both clear and concise in its
presentation The lay reader dippinE
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CHESS AID CHECKERS. RYE J. Iasker
New YORK: n. Appleton & 90. 81 %
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SOME WAR POETRY AND PEACE EC7TON-LATEST NOVELS
LEONARD NERRICK IN
AMERICAN EDITION
"While Paris Laughed" the
First Eolume in a Series
for Admirers Here

Those admirers OF Leonard Merricl,
who have had difficulty in getting his
books in America are soon to be pro-
vided with an edition of thirteen vol
umes in uniform style. Merrick credits
himself in the English Who's Who"
with fifteen novels and Ave plays. but
he has written Mt least one more novel
since this list was made.
The American edition starts with his
latest book. while Paris Laughed
which is an account OF the pranks and
passions OF the poet Tricotrin. a char
acter whom Merrick lovers have met
before to their delight For those who
nave not met him it may be said that
1ricotrin is the nephew OF Lyons SILK
manufacturer who has left home TO go
TO Paris and write blank verse tragedies
ana poetry in less ambitious forms when
tragedies do not suggest themselves and
when he must sell something or starve
He lives in the Latin Quarter with pa Int
ers, sCulptors and novelists and musi-
rians. The man who shares his attic
is musician. The book tells OF the
antics OF Bohemia in a cheerful. philo-
sophica and humorous manner. The
youths dreaming OF fame and fortune
while they live on frizZled herring take
themselves very seriously and Merrick
accepts them at their own valuation.
Yet his title suggests that there are per-
sons who regard them as food for pirth,
and His handling OF them indicates that
they can he made provocative OF mirth
in others. even outside Of Paris. lf any
one is looking for n serious sociological
study OF the Bohemia OF Paris he must
look elsewhere. but If one seeks delight
he t,,t,,v 10 SAv, ~ hn n
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Colt and Mystery

Chester X Steele. author Of The Da.
mond Cross Mystery" and The Man
sion Of Mystery" has added another to
his list Of mysteries" in THE Golf
Course Mystery" This is an ingenious
specimen Of the detective romance, with
an apparently insolubie mystery at the
base. The principal is the retired south
ern military man. Colonel Robert Lee
Ashley. one OF the most likable OF the
gentlemen detectives who have in recent
seasons been popping the .pages Of hc.
tion, Colonel Ashley is a typical south:
erner in ease OF bearing and fine cour-
tesy, a typical military man in precision
Of mind and strategic capacity, and as
A practcing sleuth one OF the best
The Golf Course Mystery" . is full Of
sustained action. both of love and mys.
terry.
the GOLF COURSE MYSTERY By Che.-
ter * Steele. New York: George Sully 4
Co. Price 81 30.
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s.CoMMoN CAUSE" will echo fsmili
~ arlv IN the minds OF readers of
Mr.. Adams's other novel, THE Clarion
for although half a decade and more has
pa Ssed since that story Of iourna lism,
reform and altruism was published II Is
well remembered by many persons
Common cause has both structural
and tcmperamental Affiliations and simi-
larities TO The Clarion each takes
journalism for background and atmos-
phere each has an editor for hero, an
idealist committed to an atrinstiC pro-
gram for he public welfare and opposed
by dark forces Of disloyaltv and graft !:
each has sort. of "fdus Achates' as
sub hero: each has = heroine. lovely to
look al. but not insipd to watch. girl
OF brains as well as beauty. Of deter
as well as dimples each has an
absorbing plot. convincing characteriza-
ton and skilled smanship. al
though ono would say that the heats
NJ the heart in which evidently Mr..
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OLd-Fashioned Mystery

Unusual characters 1ll the papes ~,
rhe Mystery OF Hartley House"
book or deep mystery and crime NJ
sidney. owner OF Hartley House is on
old man tenaciously holding ON IN ,isa
determined TO live, and to live con.a,i
ally Notwithstanding the uncannv cir
cumstances surrounding him ouaa.
tales are told OF happenings behind the
high walls surmounted by spikes that
enclose acres OF grounds and ,bis
magnihcent baronial house. Great dog.
roam the place at night. and strangers
are never admitted within its gate.
inueeo 'hey nave no desire to enter. for
the place Us haunted, An old man.
feeole' ieahlhg on cane by the waters
edge, for there IL a beautiful bay IN
the grounds, is said to appear on. villa
stormy nights, and weird sounds arc
heard. There Is another old man in
penitentiary serving out a life sentenc.
for the Staying Of his brother. and lied )"
the strange servant rasplng, wicked
Jed Mrs. Sidney so apparently tragic
completely under the control of lea ana
Isobel the daughter young and heauti-
full full OF life, laughter and energy IN
direct contrast, an astonishing nbe.
nomenon; all devoted TO the old man
endeaVorlng 10 work out his own
scheme OF llfe' with his cats, canaries,
log fires, sunsets and such things a
decided Nvoluptusry, Into this house
OF abnormalities comes Doctor Michel.
son to watch over the health OF it's
master IL Is not long before the
mystery overhangng the place becomes $
apparent TO the doctor and is intensified
when Mrs. Sidney asks him 10 pretend
he is engaged to Isobel He does pre
tend at first. which pretension later be-
comes real, but that is after he has
solved the mystery OF the sinister SER
want and the ghost OF live man. A
real mystery story OF a crime concealed
for a lifetime. uneartheds without the aid
of . detective.
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WHITE MAN" is laid in
Africa, and il is because of the
authors being. 50 sure of his
ground that the book is 50
fascinating.
The illustrator seems to have
been imbued with the spirit
of this almost unknown land,
with its painless forests, its
elephants, and its formidable
and child-like blacks.
At all bookstores
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
PAID FOR DECENT BURIAL
GhostIy Visitor Who Appeared to
Lucky Campers Proved to Be
Man OF His Word.

good ghost story comes from New
Brunswick Two men were out camp
ing and shooting in wild country. One
night one of them awOke and saw sit
ting over the glowing cm5erS of the
dying fire q figure dressed in an eight
zenith century costume.
"Wh" are youf" asked the sports
man, startled The ghost hade him
search in :he cliff above which the
camp lay. and told him that he would
find his (thc Speakers bones there.
lie ordered him tn bury them decently,
and take rs his reward what he found
in the cave.
The figure then vanished. AT dawn
the two comrades set to work. They
found the entrance To a cave which
had been almost blocked by land
slide. Inside was skeleton with a
massive gold ring on its hOny finger,
and around the skeleton lay various
books Of dates varying from 1859 to
1885,. There was also a manuscript
giving the locality and description of n
treasure buried nearby. which the
lucky finders duly dug ur and ap?ro-
priated.
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palg1 III the luttTtst VI SdN8 VI SdNtns
and wise spending. Attorney General
Palmer. who has been wrestling with
the high cost of living since last Au-
gust without being able to beat the
cost down to any considerable extent.
is advocating the doctrine of careful
saving and wise buying rs probably
the only real remedy for the high cost
of living trouble. 4 good many wOm-
ems organizations throughout the
country have indicated that they are
willing Ia enlist in the campaign along
the lines proposed by the attorney gen
eral.
In connection with The plans for
Thrift week it has been proposed by
the treasury department that the
speakers who go out that week dwell
on the following ten commandments
for the guidance of those who are try
ing to administer their incomes care
fully: Make budget. keep an intel
ligent record of expenditures. have a
bank account, carry life insurance,
make will. own your own home
eventually, pay your bills promptly,
invest in War Savings stamps and
other government securities. spend less
than you earn. share with others as
much as possible.
More Stamps and Certificates.
The treasury department says that
savings stamps and treasury savings
foo taS will No aNoiIo blo ,,ro;.. 49,.
year at banks and post offices. 1t is
not the expectation of the treasury de-
partment that the government will
have to make another bond sale to
meet the expenditures incurred during
the war, but in order to make both
ends meet it will he necessary to sell
both savings stamps and treasury saw
ings certificates. The treasury depart
ment also points out that people who
prefer to invest their savings in
Liberty bonds can always purchase
them through any banking institution
at the current market prices.
The treasury department is anxious
TO have the holders of bonds of tho
second Liberty loan understand that
/ those bonds are convertible into AZ
per cent bonds as well as exchangeable
into permanent bonds. and that the
treasury has already prescribed reg
ulatiOns calculated to provide for both
exchanges and conversions with the
I minimum of Inconvenience and ex-
pense to beth the government and tbe
bond holders. Under these regulations
there viii be no exchanges of femme
rary for permanent bonds until March
! Is, 1920.
New Year to Bring Out Candidates
The first day of January next
viii mark the beginning of the
preliminaries that will eventuate in
the election of president and vice
president Of the United States in No
vember, 1920 On that day presiden-
tial aSpirants must make known their