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The sun., 1919-02-23
"EMINENT VICToRIANs" AGAIN.

"A COLLEGE instructor in rhetoric who wishes
n to teach his students the meaning and eff
feet of satire in its most powerful expression cannot
do better than TO utilize text book Of illustra
ton Mr. LYTToN STRAcHEYs Eminent Victorians
&c. P. Putnam Sons. $500. Almost every SEN
tcnce is saturated with vitriol
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, whom all the world has
come to regard a saint, is portrayed as 'simply
an empiricst and what is more, Mr.. LYfToN
STRACHEY proves his ease. Years after the dis
coveries of PAsTEUR and LISTER she laughed at
what she called the germ fetish''; and so she in
sisted upon keeping the windows open all the time
in the hospitals in British India, with fatal effects
due to the admission of the fever bearing mosqui-
toes. Fortunately, Lord LAWRENCE was Viceroy
and refused to comply with her direction.
Although FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE was secluded
invalid during the latter half of her long life Of
ninety years, she worked far harder than most
Cabinet Ministers Her Illness whatever it may
have been, 4as certainly not inconvenient. Lying
her sofa in the little upper room in South street,
she combined the intense vitality of dominating
woman Of the world with the mysterious and TO
mantle quality of myth The implicit detrac-
ton which such statement conveys will not suffice
TO destroy ithe reputation Of the noblest Of Mr..
LYTToN ST. AcHEY's Victorians.
With the attire directed toward the British states
men responsible for the massacre of General Cor
DON at Khartum we have sympathy. STRA-
cHEY's condemnation of GLADSTONE is perfectly
Just. After the Battle of Omdurman, he says,
every one agreed that GORDON had been avenged
at last. "At any rate, it had all ended very hap
pily-in klorious slaughter of twenty thousand
Arabs, vAt addition to the British Empire and
step in the peerage for Sir EVELYN Barring " This
sentence aptly illustrates how readily Mr.. LYrroN
srRAcHEY can transform himself from the fsirsst
of historian to the most savage Of satirists.
The sun., 1919-02-23

HH.DA Lr.sswAYs CLAYHA>GER, thc-we, wife-of
Bigamist c. ESox
The relationships in this novel are very con-
fusing, like the novel and the subject of it, but il
you can read the book you will that it illustrates
our point perfectly.
The Length of Your Novel = = go. =. d, =
, Well, go ahead and write Don't worry about the
subject. You know how it u.s. a person often can t
see the forest for the trees. When you re writing
10000 words, or maybe few more you can t ex-
pect to see your way out of EN- very early. When
you are out Of the trees you look back and see
the forest. And when You are out of the woods of
words you can glance over EN- and find out what
they were all about.
However; the $4,000 words have to be written,
and 1t is up 10 you, somehow other to set down
the 10000 ptrts of speech in a row. Now 100000
words cannot be written without taking thought
Any one who has actually inscribed 10000 words
knows that. Any one who has written the 10000
words Necessary to make good sized novel Though
WILLIAM AtEN WHITE wouldn't call that good
measure) understands the terrible difficulties that
confront mortal when he sits down to enter upon
the task of authorship the task of putting on paper
the 100000 mono or polysylables that shall hold
the reader breathless to the end if only from the
difficulty of pronouncing some of them.
First Aid in First Words,
Where to starti For those who are not yet
equipped with self-sarters we here set down a few
really first class openings for either the spring or
fall novel trade:
g ARINDA was frightened When she was fright
ened her eyts changed color. They were dark now,
and gtteri-g restlessly like the sea when the wind
hauls northwest JACK HATHAWAY unfamiliar with
weather signs, took no heed of the impending squall
He laughed recklessly, dangerously. -
(Story of youth and struggle)
"The peasant combed the lice from his beard,
spat and said, grumbling: Send us pIoughs that
may till the soil and save Russia Send
us ploughs. )" (Realistic story of Russia)
Darkness suave, dense, enfolding lay over the
soft loan of the fields. The girl, moving silently
the field, felt the mystery of the dark; the
scent of the soil and the of the night alike
enchanted her Hidden in the folds Of her dress,
clutched tightly in her fingers, was the ribbon he
had given her With quick indrawing of her
breath she ptused and screened by the utter black
ness that enveloped her. pressed it to her lips.
E" (Story of the countryside. Simple, trust
ing innocence. Lots of atmosphere. After crossing
the field the girl strikes across Haunted Heath,
description Of which fills the second chapter.)
All these are pretty safe bets if you re terribly
hard up Think them over. Practise them daily
for few weeks.
The sun., 1919-02-23
Tllr Gihrariau'H Gnrurr
CONDUCTED BY
FRANK PARKER STOCKBRIDGE.
HOW-TO BOOKS.
CONDUCTED BY

Once LEI it be conceded that the community
" owes to any individual or group of individI
uals special training or instruction in the art OF
earning living, the bars are Immediately let down
and every individual may claim of society the right
to perfect himself at public expense in whatever
trade or profession he may fancy. Which sage COM
mentary upon certain current tendencies in human
affairs is evoked by letter that was handed on
recently with a request for assistance from the
library that had received it. g.
The sun., 1919-02-23
Getting 1t Straight.

"Where, y the librarian asked, do you draw
the line;''
"Well, at books dealing with illegtimatc or de-
grading occupations for one thing, - he replied
"Then you would bar the Britannica because it
gives full instructions, with diagrams, on how to
play draw poker and the chances of improving
ones hand in the draw Or the Saturday Euening
Post, which recently published-in the guse Of
fiction, to be surc-the rules and technical nomen-
clature not only of crap shooting, but crap with
loaded dicei And what is illegitimae or degrading
about operating lunch counter in connection with
soda fountaini Can you refuse to provide in
structon in these subjects and continue to educate
short story writer's and hortculturistS?'
'Did you" asked the librarian, "did you ever
know short story writer who learned his business
from booksi Or bee keeperf Or any other sort of
a craftsmani''
light began to dawn. Then you re not really
trying TITO"
"To teach business men their business, inter-
posed the librarian. NO. the most the library can
do is to throw sidelghts on life in this as in other
activities and leave the rest to the correspondence
schools"
"And this young man who runs a meat marketf"
1--WE Il Just have 10 refer him to the Beef Trust."
The sun., 1919-02-23
WRITING A NOVEL.

is settled that you arc going to write novel.
= You have examined your motive and found it
pure and worthy of you. Comes now the great ques-
tlon Of how to set about the business
at this point let no one rise up and "point out"
that ARNOLD BENNETT has told how. ARNOLD BEN
NETT has told how to do everything-how to live ON
twenty-four hours day (but not how to enjoy it),
how to write books, how to acquire culture, how to
be yourself and manage yourself Tin the unfor
tunate event that you cannot be some one else or
have no one, like wife, to manage you), how to
do everything, indeed, except rise up and call
ARNOLD BENNETT blessed.
J,he trouble with Mr.. BENEFITS directions is
they don t work
The sun., 1919-02-23


do everything, indeed, except rise up and call
ARNOLD BENNETT blessed.
J,he trouble with Mr.. BENEFITS directions is
they don t work.
The Generally Fatal Moment.
Mr.. BENNETT tells you to write like everything
and get as much of your novel done possible be-
fore the Era Of Encouragement sets in. Then, no
matter how great your Moment of Depression, you
will be able to stand beside the table, fondly strok
ing pile Of pages foot HIGH and reassure your
self, saying: "Well, but here, at least is much
done. MOI / cannot take my hand from the plough
now! No! must Go On. must complete my des-
tiny" Zone s novel is always ones Destiny Of the
moment)
II sounds WELL but the truth is that when you
strike the Writer'S Doldrums the sight Of all that
completed manuscript only enrages you to the last
degree. You are embttered by the spectacle of so
much effort wasted You feel like tearing it up or
finging it in the wastebasket If you are RUDYARD
KIPLING or an EDNA FERBER you do that thing.
And your wife your mother carefully retrieves
your occasional your DdWn O'HGrG and sends
it to the publisher who brings it out regardless of
expense and sells large number of copies-to the
booksellers, anyway.
The Truth About an Author.
Mr.. BENNETT also tells you how to plan the long,
slow culminant movement of your novel; how to
walk in the park and compose those neat little eli
makes which should so desirably terminate each
chapter; how to -. But what s the usef Let us
illustrate with a fable.
Once an American, meeting Mr. BENNETT in Lon
don saluted him jocularly Che meant it jocularly)
with the American Indian word of greeting:
"Howf''
Mr. BENNETT Immediately began to tell him how
and the American never got away until GEORGE II.
DoRAN, the publisher, who was standing near by,
exclaimed:
THAT s enough, ENocH, for dollar volume"
Mr. DoRAN, knowing BENNETT well, calls him
by his first name, circumstance that should be
pointed out to G. K. CHEsTERToN, who would evolve
touching paradox about the familiarity of the IN
familiar.) .ts-
That will do for ARNOLD. If We mention ARNOLD
again it must distinctly be understood that we have
reference to some other Arnold-BENEnIcT ARNOLD
or MATTHEW ARNOLD or DOROTHY ARNOLD or
ARNOLD DAILY.
Never Mind the Theme
Well tn oct hack lin order IN cet foruardl vou
The sun., 1919-02-23

Hn.DA Lr.sswAYs CLAYHANGER, thc-we wife-of
The relationships in this novel are very con-
fusng, like the novel and the subject of it, but if
you can read the book you will that it illustrates
our point perfectly.
The sun., 1919-02-23
Never Mind the Theme.

Well, to get back lin order to get forward), you
are about beginning your novel mice locution,
''about beginning'') and are naturally taking all
thc advice you get, if it doesn't cost prohibi-
lively, and this We about to give doesn't.
The first thing for you to do is not necessarily,
to decide on the subject of your novel;
It is not absolutely indispensable to select the
subject of a novel before beginning to write it.
Many authors prefer to write third or half of
the novel before definitely committing themselves
to particular theme. For example, take The Roll
Coll, by ARNoID-it must have been ARNOLD Con
STABLE, or perhaps it was MATTHEW The Boil Call
IS very striking Illustration of the point we would
make. Somewhere along toward the end of The
Roll Coll the author decided that the subject of
the novel should be the and its effect on the
son of HILDA LEsswAYs by her bigamous first hus-
band-er, he wasn't exactly her husband being
bigamist, but we will let it go at that. Now HuDA
IdsswAYs was, or became, the wife of EDWIN CLAY
HANGER; and GEORGE CANNON, CLAYHANGER s
would you say, stepsoni HuDA's son, anyway
GEORGE CANNON, the son of a gun-oh, pardon, the
son of Bigamist CANNoN-the stepson of, or son Of
the wife of, EDWIN CLAYHANGER of the Five Towns
0asoRGE CANNON (. Where were VET So. Z.
The sun., 1919-02-23
The Compleat Meat Retailer.

81 would like to know, said the writer, whether
you have book or books that will give me better
idea of how to manage a retail meat market. have
been in this line of business for number of years.
but find that | am somewhat behind the times in
running this line of business up to date. What I
want to get at mostly is how TO derive at the costs
of the different cuts of meat when buying a whole
dressed beef or veal at certain price, also the
average cost of each cut so 1 can figure out the
weights. | would also like to know the modern
methods of retailing meats and at the average cost
that one should sell those meats to make a
in this line of business. would be greatly pleased
if it would be possible 10 get this information for
it would help considerable in my line of bust
ness which | have been into for number OF
years ..-...'
The sun., 1919-02-23
A Disappointment.

1t was impossible not to sympathizc with the
writer's eager thirst for knowledge. 1t was painful
to have to advise him that the book he wanted did
not exist, far as available records showed. 1t
seemed pity to dismiss his request without at least
offering some constructive suggestions There we're
volumes a-plenty in the library, giving minute and
copious instructions to would-be workers in other
fields of commerce and industry, such as How 10
Write Short Stories, Newspaper Editing and Re
porting, Success With Small Fruits, and similar
vocational treatises. The suggestion that the libra
rian should advise his correspondent to abandon an
Art which had not Literature of its own and take
up Journalism, Market Gardening or some of the
other eallings that might be acquired from avail
able books, was coldly received.
In the pursuit Of the non-existent volume on
meat market economics and efficiency there had
been discovered great variety of works designed
to instruct the practitioners of many trades, mono
of which to be found on the library shelves
Regretting his inability to turn up the precise book
desired, but all aglow with the ardor of discov-
erer, the investigator fastened to inform the libra
rian of the existence Of The Bartender's Guide,
HOw to Open Luncheonette, HoW to Win at Poker
Dice, One Hundred Recipes for Street Fair Fakirs,
Where to Buy Phoney JeWelry, and numerous
other intriguing titles that seemed essential if the
library were to make its Service to Business Men
comprehensive and adequate to meet every possible
demand. Again the well meant suggestion was
rejected.
The Glenwood post., 1919-12-13

"Well, Of course, Jack, we haven't
any treaty because the big Senators
refused to accept such treaty as Pres
ident Wilson brought them. Right after
the final vote was made which killed
the treaty, the Senate voted by 4S to
AZ against reconsidering the tresty
which means that it will be very hard
to bring the matter up again. Right
after this the Senate quit business un
til Monday, December LIST when the 70.
gular session Of Congress begins. All
of the work ON the treaty was done at
a special session called by the Presi-
dent and which started Nay 18th Of
this year. In order to end the war with
Germany, Senator Lodge introduced a
resolution which will be acted on when
the Senators go back to Washington
and which if agreed to will simply
state that the war is at an end. It Is
very short and to the point"
"Will that PAST" asked Ruth.
AOko ~ W4A4 4tutus Inv A0b10CAt
Wilson is still going to fight for his
club plan even when he must know
the people are sick Of it. Right now he
is writing his annual message to Con
grsss which will be given on or shout
December LIST and the main thing he
is writing about Is the treaty and the
club plan. The President wants the
Senate to take the treaty just as he
brought it from Paris and he is going
to fight for it again. But even the
Democrats in the Senate know he can't
win. The treaty and the dangerous
club plan is dead, children, and this
great country Of ours has been saved
from q situation more terrible than the
war with Germany. The So Senators
who voted against the treaty as Mr.
Wilson brought it, including 7 Demo
Gratis, have saved the lives Of thous-
ands Of Americans just the same as
though they had stepped in between
them and the bullets from the enc
mics guns"
The Glenwood post., 1919-12-13
LET'S DEMAND OUR
PROPER CREDIT


Why should Garfield county people
contribute to Denver's sale quota Of
Red Cross Christmas seals whom We
have big quota Of our own to meeti
Recently Denver has flooded this
county with packages Of these seals,
and many Of our well inclined 4iti-
zens will keep the seals, enclose dol
lar in the return envelop and flatter
themselves thst they have done .
worthy act and, in q sense, that il true
The spending Of our money for thess
seals is q most commendable act and
the Post would not discourage 1t in ths
least But iHasnuch ~ GGfield conn
ty's Red Cross chapters are expsetsd
to make returns on large allotment
of these seals why send the money to
Denver which should be subscribed
through our local chaptersi
Let us not neglect the purchase Of
these Red Cross seals, the cash pro-
ceeds from which is to be used to fight
tuberculosis, but let US see to it that
our own county chapters are given
credit for the purchases made BY our
Garfield county people.
There is no reason in tho world why
our people should bolster up Denver's
quota, If it is to be done at the ex-
pense Of our own allotment and to
the embarrassment Of our own faith
full Red Cross workers. Give your
money as freely as possible in ex-
change for Red Cross Christmas seals.
The cause 10 worthy one and needs
and deserves your support. But let your
gift, or your purchase, 60 to the credit
of the Red Cross Of Garfield county,
and let Denver do her rustling in her
own territory, rather than to invade
the entire state, as she 10 seeking to
do.
The Red Cross in Garfield county
has done most commendable work
all through the war days. and also
following the great world conflict. She
will continue the good work, but shc
asks and has perfect right to ssk
that she be given proper credit for
her efforts.
The Glenwood post., 1919-12-13
HOW TO STORE POTATOES

The requirements for the uccessful
storage Of potatoes are summed up by
the United States Department Of
Agriculture as follows:
(1) The tubers must be protected
from extremes Of cold and heat. A
temperature ranging from IS to 40 de-
(2) Sufficient ventilation must be
provided to remove foul air and ex-
cess moisture.
(3) The storage house must be so
constructed as to make it possible to
exclude the light, as the table quality
of potatoes quickly deterioratss in the
light.
~ The tubers should be dry and rea-
sonably free from dirt when put into
storage. An excess of moisture or Of
soil increases the amount of heat gen.
Grated in a newly stored pile Of pota-
toes. The soil tends to close up tie
spaces between the tubers, thus cutting
off air circulation and helping to re-
tain heat that would otherwise es,
cape.
(5) All diseased, badly cut, OF
bruised tubers should be removed from
the crop before putting it into stor-
age.
(6) 1t is not advisable to store po.
tatoes at q greater depth than or 8
feet, and the floor dimensions of the
bin should not be greater than 12 by
12 feet unless provided with a series
Of ventilating shafts for the escape
Of moisture and heat. Ventilated di-
vision walls and floors are also desir.
able.
Full information on this and many
other points in connection with pota.
toes is contained in Farmer Bulletin
1864.
The Glenwood post., 1919-12-13
HOLLY SUGAR FIRM FACES
CLOSING DUE TO LACK OF FUEL.

Grand Junction, Colo, Dec. g.
With 40 per cent Of the 1919 crop Of
sugar beets yet to be sliced, the local
plant Of the Holly Sugar corporation
is facing the prospect of an early
shutdown duo to q shortage Of fuel.
The company has been aba up To
this time tn continue In eporatisa,
but their ressrvs suPply Of coal is
exhausted and . delay Of but = few
hours in shipments will neeessitste
a suspension Of operations. Much Of
the undelyered portion Of the beet
crop 10 sliced and II il believed would
be but little injured BY . suspension
Of few weeks.
The Glenwood post., 1919-12-13
10 DECEPTIVE
Many alsnwood Springs People FAN to
Realize the Serioumess

Baekaehe is 30 deceptive.
1t comes and goes-keeps you guess
ing.
Learn the cause-then cure it.
Possibly it's weak kidneys.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills are
20 effective.
They're especially for weak or dis
ordered kidneys
Ask your neighbor.
Here's . Glsnwood Springs case.
. Jerry O'SAeA, shoemaker, Seventh
street, Ays: "My kidneys bsssn to
s-enibls me and my baek was sore. Ny
work requires sitting in ono position
for hours At . time. That made my
back more painful and it was hard for
me to stnightsn. I bought Doan' .
Kidney Pills and it was but q short
time before felt we'll again. take
. few Of Doan . occasionally and they
keep my kidneys and back in good
shape"
Priae Coz, at all dealers. Dom Z
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills, the same that
Hr. oShea had. Foster. Milburn Co.,
Mira, Bu6alo, N. 7. 8
The Glenwood post., 1919-12-13
VICTOR BEzaKa NOMINATED
FOR CONGRESS- AGAIN


Milwaukee. WIS, Dec. s.--vic-
tor L. Berger, Socialist, and Henry II.
Bodenstab, Republican fusion candi-
date, today were nominated for con-
gress at primary election in the
Fifth Wisconsin district. The Social
lists nominated Berger with l4,U0t
votes and the fuaonists endorsed
Bodenstab's 8 Republican candidacy by
polling 6,2s2 votes. The regula. con
test, a special election will be held
on Dec. 10, to fill the vacancy caused
by the refusal Of the present con-
gress to seat Berger.
The vote in this district at the reg
ular election last year was approx
mately $4,000. The weather today
was not far from zero and it il be-
lieved many thousand votes did not
turn out ON that account. 1t was q
foregone conclusion that each pri-
mary candidate was sure Of being
nominated ~ Berger needed only
1853 and Bodenstab l,749 votes to
insure part in nomination. This fact,
too, IL thought to hsve kept . large
number away from the polls.
From now to the dats Of the spe-
cial election eleven days hence, an
campaign viii bs carried on
In behalf of both candidates.
The Glenwood post., 1919-12-13
A RENEWAL

A RENEWAL
I shouldn't want Micky to rap at my
door
To say my subscription expired;
To threat me with law suits and
thrashings and gore
II come not across as required.
1 shouldn't want Micky, with tears in
his eyes,
To plead for my jack and my kais;
To swear by the earth and the moon
and the skies
But for my dough the Post were in
Jail.
1 shouldn It want Micky to swoon on
my neck,
AS he flatters for that which I owe;
For two measly dollars to whine,
"Now, by Heeki
Your honesty's whittier than snow"
I shouldn't want Mcky to cuss my
delay,
As he waits week by week for the
price,
Since its dollars to douEsnuts mouth
full he'd say
Would CONCEAL motion lava to ice.
So ! mail ypu two bucks to forestnll
Father Tina 49,
And to bid our friend Micky good
cheer:
IT'S all we'll that ends weli-here ends
my poor rhyme
Again send the Post for 1 year.
Edouald 9. Kopp
The Glenwood post., 1919-12-13

For any itching skin trouble, piles,
eczema, salt rheum, itsh, scald head,
herpes, scabies, Doans Ointment is
highly recommended. Coz . box at all
stores. 9
The Glenwood post., 1919-12-13
MICKEY DOES THE WORK.

The following interesting poem, ac-
companied by the price Of years
subscription to the Post was received
the first of the week from Edouafd c.
Kopp of Chicago, who has for many
summers past held the position Of
violinist in tho Hotel Colorado orchcs-
Evening journal., 1919-02-03
GET READY 70 JITZAAR.

Delaware Lodge, No. 1. /. o.. o. F.. Is
completing plans for the Jitzasr. In odd
Fellows Building Tenth and King
streets, beginning Saturday. February
%. and ending Saturday. March 1. The
womens committee will meet Thurs
day evening. The following have so
far been appointed on that committee
Mrs. Charles Fraim, Mrs. George H.
Bennett, Mrs. John B. Kitchens. Mrs.
Harry Seines, Mrs. William H. Muller,
Mrs. L. NJ. Aiken, Mrs. James Tucker.
Mrs. George Lind. Mrs. John w. Kelley,
Mrs. Bayard Colburn, Miss Edith Turn
er. Mrs. Steward Mclaughlin, Mrs. Daw-
son, Miss Mildred Thomas, Mrs. II. 2
Kalmbacher, Miss Josephine Pauley,
Mrs. Russell Smith, Mrs. Joseph Hub
bard Mrs. Robert McCulley. Miss Viola
pennell. Mrs. William H. Roth. Miss
Burnbridge, Mrs. William Finn, Mrs.
Lorenzo Brittlngham. Miss Jane Seines
and Miss Emma Selnes.