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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-29

IT HE inevitable result of reading
L James B. Morman's The Place Of
Horticulture IN Reconstruction is the con-
viction that the United States is quite as
unprepared for the problems of peace, as
they affect the returning soldier, as it was
for the problems of war when it called
these same men into. its army and navy.
1t might seem that this reflection was not
particularly germane to the subject of Mr..
Mornan's book; but as the problem OF
the discharged solier and sailor in relation
TO agriculture is the point dappui of the
work its aptness cannot be denied.
In presenting this study of national
programmes of land settlement with the
idea of formulating a practical pro-
gramme of land settlements in the United
States for our discharged soldiers and
sailors" the writer gives a sketch of the
labor problems bound to confront US on
the return of peace and then, in turn,
describes the proposed systems Of land.
settlement in Great Britain, France, Can
ada and the United States, all of which
are in operation except our own. Fol
lowing this he devotes five chapters to
showing what progressive policy OF land
settlement should be for US; discusses the
future supply of farm laborers and ten
ant farmers; analyses the sources of
credit for successful agriculture and the
problem of rural credits in the United
States. In his final chapter he gives an
exposition of the relation of agriculture
to our national welfare.
So far as the United States is concerned
we have a programme presented by Sec
rotary Lane, and there for the present it
seems to have stopped. We have not even
progressed to the first step in the pro-
gramme of the Secretary of the Interior,
which was to find out just how much land
there was in the United States that could
be utilized in the project of employing
discharged soldiers and sailors In
France the American Red Cross has tried
some experiments with gardening from
the viewpoint of oeeupational therapy
with considerable success. But we are at
a standstill in the whole problem other
wise, a temporary inpasse that is not
cleared away by the lack Of enthusiasm of
discharged service men for farming. For
as a matter of fact the numbers Of such
men who will take jobs on farms is prae-
tically nil. ,s.,.,........ .:.
Canada's treatment Of this whole ques-
ton has been so much more advanced and
practical than ours as to make one feel
ashamed. Mr.. Morman's sketch of what
our northern neighbor has done is most
complete and Illuminating; and as we
have borrowed literally of Canada's ideas
of the practical application of oeeupa-
tional therapy in our military hospitals
we may, in time, adopt her method of
handling the returned soldier in relation
to agriculture. What the Dominion Gov
eminent has done is of most interest to Us,
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letter this week is concerned with the
question of book distribution here in
England and especially in London. l
write about it because it is Just now
a subject of discussion in London and
also because | have never seen any ar
ticle in any American paper that
touched on the question. l on my side
know nothing about your American
methods of distribution, although |
hope to discover something for myself
in the autumn of this year, but | do
know from personal experience that
there is an "aliveness about Ameri-
can bookselling methods that does not
seem to exist over here at all.
Many English writers when they
complain with bitterness of the meth
DDS of British book distribution blame
the publishers for most of their sor-
rows. Let me say, with my hand on
my heart, that my personal experience
has been, with one single exception,
that English publishers do their very
best and that it is not their fault that
present conditions are so false and I'M
satisfactory blame, without hesita-
ton, our bookshops and our circulat-
irg libraries. | am told that in Amer
lea your bookshOps are very often
your publishers, and that you have no
circulating libraries.
Well, what happens with us when
book is published? In the first place
the publisher, as | believe, does his
best-not all publishers, perhaps, but
most. He sends out copies of his book
to all the most important papers in
the country for review, he lures as
many booksellers as he can into order
ing as many copies as possible and he
does the same with the circulating IL
braries. After that he has to rely
upon advertisement and can hope for
two things-one, the good review, and
the other the chatter OF the dinner
table. 1t can be seen at once, then,
how seriously the publisher and the
author behind him is dependent upon
the bookshops and the circulating Ii
braries
The personal recommendation from
reader to reader is the most valuable
Of all assets, but that can happen, de-
eisively, to only a very few books III
the season. In the last six months In
London, for instance, /, should say
that the books that have been, talked
about have been The Roll Call, Chris
tOpher and Columbus, E.. T.. Ray
mond's CncenS0rCG Celebrities, Lord
Jellicoc's Naval History, Barbellion'S
Journa of Disappointed Nan: and
Hergesheimer's Three Black Ponnys.
Of these only the Raymond. Barbel-
lion and HergeShelmer books were by
men hitherto unknown. 1t is, in fact,
only a rare and lucky chance that SIN
giles a book out for discussion, and
very often some question of personali-
ties is partly responsible for this, as
with Mr.. McKenna s Soma hast year.
Behind this chatter the real work is
done. 1 repeat, by the. bookshopx and
the libraries. Now what about the
bookshops of Great Britaini Are they
the strongholds of eruditiOn, wisdom,
discrimination, judgment that they
ought to BET Alas, l fear no. do not
altogether blame the Booksellers. When
l discuss this question with them they
=. tell me that they simply canno: get
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-29
A London Letter From
Hugh W alpole
.i:.
Copyright, 1910 AH rights reserved

what they invariably call 1.-THE food
of modern literature, land that, even
if they had, it is the stock Classics OF
the past that form their real trade
rather than the "ephemeral produc-
items" booksellers love long wOrds)
Of the present day. o." :...
am sure that there is great deal
of truth, in what they say. The fact
remains that l know gOnly two book
shops in the whole of London where
modern work is properly valued and
adequately sold. In every other book
shop with which l have had any ex-
perience you will find assistants of
such gross ignorance and mcOmpe-
tence that it is amazing that they
should be allowed to hold their jobs
for a week. 1t is not only that these
assistants know very little about the
names and works of modern writers
land that little wrong" it is also that
they seem to have no sense at all of the
kind of work to offer to their buyers.
When, for instance, a young man
with inky nails, long hair and bag
gard cheek comes in and looks timidly
about him it is probable that the
LuStra of r. Ezra Pound or the last
novel by Gilbert Canaan will have
some interest for him You may be
certain that his eyes will be blinded
and his dignity be affronted by the de-
termination of the bookseller to press
upon him the new work of Mrs. EllnOr
Glyn or Gilbert Frankau's poem
about London society.
These things may be excused. All
inky nailed young men do not care for
culture, and the bookseller may be
right after all. But, to take horrid
example, in a shop not five minutes
from Piccadilly Circus there was, dur
ing the war, an assistant who persist
emily refused to allow any of his regu-
lar customers TO have what they
wanted. "Oh, but you won't like
that" he would say when they
pleaded to be allowed to take away
Conrad. 81 assure you that Miss Dove
sells in thousands and | sat up myself
reading her last book until the. early
morning hours: You'll like her novel
much better. | found Conrad heavy
myself"
To all new work these men remain
not only deaf and blind but OBJ
stinately hostile. 1t is much better
for them to get rid of tail pile of
some popular novel than to sell the
stray one or two copies of poem or
an essay or a new novelist. "You
must get this. It's a good book. It's
had some excellent reviews '-yeu
say. /
"Yesf" the bookseller will inquire
with an air of languid indifference.
There are too many new books these
days. Don t you think so, sirf"
The result of all this is that many
excellent writers do not find their pub
lie. There are novelists like Ethel Col
bourn Mayne, Charles Marriott, Brett
Young, Bohun Lynch, and poets like
Surge Moore, John Freeman and
Richard Abingdon, to name only a
few, whose publics are simply waiting
for them. and the connecting link has
never been formed. When it is formed,
as recently in the cases of John Drink
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Talbot Mundy has deserted India for
Africa, and in his The Ipory Trad, which
the Bobbs-M Merrill Company are about to
publish, four friends pass away the time
searching a thousand square miles for q
fabulous hoard of ivory, with only the
English and GermsD Governments and
half the criminals in Africa trying to beat
them to il.
John Burroughs is happy over the piece
about him in the June Bookman, written
by Henry Litch6eld West ont of an ae-
quaintanee> and friendship extending over
twenty years. -.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-29

THE PLACE OF AGRICULTURE IN
RECONSTRUCTION. BY JAMES B. MOE
MAN. E. P. Dutton. & Co. %.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-25
FOR RENT-fiouses

Cabin for rent-Femmer & Ritter.
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National League.
 HAYNES NOTES

HAYNES, July 23.-John Schmidt who has been employed at For Seward ever since establishment O the fort has resigned his position and left on the Admiral Evans fo, South America, where he expects tC make his future home. MT. Schmid has some valuable property il Haines, and also has 320-acrt tract of land on the west side ol Lynn Canal, which he purchased from w H. Marritt
 One of the sisters of Stephen Shel don is here visiting him for the sum mer. Miss Sheldon's homo is il Ohio. She says she thinks this place is great, and is very favorably i'm pressed with the grand scener, around Haines.
 The Knights of Columbus are put ting up a building just back of tho Rialto Theatre, twenty-five by forty feet to be used as a resort and read ing room K o. Johnson is super intending the construction and i goes without saying that the worl will be well done
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ALASKA NOTES

The future of Valdez was never brighter than at the present time. With the Free Gold sending up ingots of the yellow petal; the Wetzler property sought by several big con- cerns, the Cliff mine bonded by re sponsible parties; the Granby ready to start work on the big concentrator and the recent placer discoveries in he suburbs, there is work for all who desire it. When all else fails he good old glacier scoops few hundred yards of roadbed out, and work is provided by the road com mission to all who apply.
 Valdez Miner
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HOLLOW CONCRETE SHIPS

LONDON, July 23.-England is now building new salvage ships Of hollow concrete blocks for the pur- pose of raising sunken ships.
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Engraved visiting cards. wedding invitations and announcements. and other society and business station cry; monogram dies and monogram quire stamping: and embossed so- ciety and business stationery--the' best on the Pacific Coast. Leave or ders st the onlce of EMPIRE
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A man came into Dawson recently rom one of the nearby tributaries ,f the Yukon river and brought with 1im $10000 worth of fine furs. He had been in the hills for some little 'ection by trapping and buying. He once followed a professional calling but preferring the liberty of the outdoor life and it's physical benefits, took to the Yukon hills. He returns full of health and with small for tune.
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Tides Tomorrow

Low water at 6:00 am, IS feet High water at 1922 pm, 92 feet Low water at 6:10 pm, 2.2 feet High water at 11:57 pm, Ill feet
 Old papers for sale, 26c per bun. de. The Empire. Nst Nf
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National League.

National League. At New York-New York '; Bos ton. 6. At Pittsburgh Cincinnati, 3; Pitts burgh, At Philadelphia Philadelphia, :; Brooklyn, G.
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FOR RENTING 4-room apart ments, unfurnished. Apply John Reck. sttt' a +l
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lost as the result of an encoun- ter with a sweeper on the South Fork the mishap almost costing them their lives. They recovered their boat some distance down stream, but were unable to recover any of the lost outfit.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT - Barber shop and three living rooms completely fur nished. 346 Front St., opp. City Dock. Inquire Manhattan Hotel.
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BASEBALL
YESTERDAYS GAMES
Pacific Coast League.

Pacific Coast League. At Vernon-Vernon, 10; Seattle. Z At San Francisco-San Francisco '; Portland, 2. At Sacramento-Los Angeles, 5; Sacramento, ?.
 At Salt Lake-Oakland, 6; Salt Lake, g.
 At Salt Lake Oakland, II; Salt Lake, 8.
 American League. At Chicago Chicago, l; Et Louis At Boston-Boston, 4; New York, 3.
 At eveland-Detroit, 1; Cleve land, 2. At Washington-Washington, l; Philadelphia, O.
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PIANO for rent. aOply phone i%s.
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CARD READING
WANTED-Situation

WOMAN wants position as cook or helper in camp. Phone 205.
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outfit
 The Candle camp is practically a lead one, but little mining having been done there tho past winter. But two mon are employed in the Kugrak quartz mine, doing assessment work, and they have been hampcred in de- velopment work by the lack of pow der
 While a string of gravel cars were being loaded on the interior end of the government railway, bucket of heavy gravey overshot the car, nearly burying c. V. Anthony, who happen ed to be standing on the farther side. Anthony was severely bruised and received a number of scalp wounds.
 The residents of Candle Creek are registering a strenuous kick over the poor mail service. But two mails have reached the district from the outside from October to March 21.
 A prospecting party consisting of Ed New, Jack Smith and Charles Lagler reached Fairbanks a short time ago from the upper Cinema river, where they were engaged in search for hard rock. They re- port that their entire output, con sisting of camp outfit, ore samples. guns blankets and supplies were have reached the district from the outside from October to March Fist.
 The Candle Ditch Company has em- ployed about II men to clean out the ditch this season. The Dredging Co is overhauling it's drcdge and will work a full crow this summer. As no dumps were taken out this winter the Candle cleanup will be light this year.
 F. G. Moves, a Nenana man, is at emptiRg to purchase an airplane f be used in the northern district when ie returns this year.
 Eighteen cabins were destroyed by forest fires at Sunrise. according to George Roll. a Hope merchant. in writing to the Anchorage Times. The cabins destroyed were mostly vacant.
 Many old timers arc returning to- the Northland on every boat. The rush to get back equals the rush to get out. and every train leaving for Dawson is crowded. according to. papers of southeastern Alaska.
 The Anchorage band is planning to give open-air concerts.
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FOR RENT-Apartments

FOR RENT-Two Broom modern apartments with bath and basement; beautiful view. See H. R. Shepard & Son.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-11
CHAPTER XIV.

"This is very nearly my idea of per-
feet happiness" Sophy murmured, as
she leaned across the table and listened
idly while John ordered the dinner.
"Give me very little to eat, John, and
talk a great deal to me. am de-
pressed about myself and worried
about everything"
"And l." he declared, "am just begin
ming to breathe again. don't think
understand women, Sophy."
wasn't your weekend party a sue
cess?' she asked.
"Not altogether" he confessed; "but
don't let's talk about it. Tell me what
is depressing you"
"About myself, or things generallyT'
yourself first"
swell, the most respectable young
man you ever knew in your life, who
lives in Bath, wants me to marry him.
I don't think 1 could. 1 don't think
could live in Bath, and l don't think
1 could marry anyone. And I've just
thirteen shillings and fourpence left,
1 haven't paid my rent, and my dress
maker is calling for something on
account on Monday morning"
There's only one thing to answer
to that" John insisted cheerfully. q
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He led her away, and they passed
down the room. John slowly resumed
his seat.
"Sophy," he demanded hoarsely, "telI
me the truth. Is there anything be-
tween the prince and Louisey
Sophy nervously crumbled up the
toast by her side.
"The prince admires Louise, and has
done so for many years" she answered.
mo one knows anything else. Louise
never speaks of him to me. / cannot
tell you"
"But you must know" he persisted,
with little break in his voice. "For-
give me, Sophy, If made an ass of my
self. First Lady Hilda and then Grail
lot, and then-well, I thought Louise
might have rung up to see whether 1
was at home, If she came back sooner
than she expected j; and the prince took
the table last night!''
She leaned over and patted him on
the hand.
Don't worry" she begged. eff Lou
Use has to choose some day between
him and you, 1 don't think she'll hest
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CHAPTER xIV-continued.

Sometimes with Miss Maurel, some
times with her little friend, Sophy Ge-
rard and sometimes alone" John re-
piled. II have bought a Baedeker,
taken a taxicab by the day, and done
all the sights. I've spent weeks in the
National gallery, picture gazing, and
I've done all those more modern shows
up round Bond street. l have bought a
racing car and learned to drive it.
have been to dinner parties that have
bored me stiff. have been introduced
to crowds of people whom never wish
to see again, and made one or two
friends" he added, smiling at his guest,
''for whom I hope l am properly CRATE
full"
1.-THE prince has been showing you
round a bit, hasn't he?" Graillot grunt-
ed.
1.-THE prince has been extraordinarily
kind to me-" John admitted slowly,
''for what reason 1 don't know. He
has introduced me to a great many
pleasant and interesting people, and a
great many whom suppose a young
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change, and her instinct warned her
Of the danger into which she was rush
Ing.
"You surprise me very much" she
said. Louise Maurel Is very won
derful woman, but she seems to spend
the whole Of her time with my cousin,
the prince"
"They are, without doubt, very
friendly" John assented. "They have
a good many interests in common, and
the prince Is connected with the syn
dictate which finances the theater. 1
do not imagine, however, that the
prince wishes to marry her, or she
him.
Lady Hilda began to laugh, softly,
but as if genuinely amused. John sat
and watched her in ominous silence.
Not the flicker Of a smile parted his
lips. His visitor, however, was undis-
turbed. She leaned over and patted
his hand.
simple SimonT" she murmured,
leaning little toward him. 'If you
go on looking like that, / shall pat
your cheeks, too. You are really much
too nice looking to wear such thun-
der clouds ~
perhaps if we chose some other
subject of conversation" John said
stiff1y.
ooh, dear mel" she interrupted
Every Welt You really are a most
trying person, you know. put up with
great deal from you"
John was silent. Her face darkened
little, and an angry light flashed
in her eyes.
"Well, I'll leave you alone if you
like" she decided, tossing her cigarette
into the CRATE. IF my friendship isn't
worth having, let it go. 1t hasn't
often been offered in vain. There are
more men in London than / could count
who would go down on their knees for
such a visit as am paying you. And
you-yOu," she added, with a little
tremble of real anger in her tone
you're too hatefully polite and prig'
gish! Come and ring the bell for the
lift. am going"
She slid gracefully to her feet, shook
| the cigarette ash from her clothes, and
picked up her muff.
'You are really an egregious, thick.
headed, obstinate countryman," she de-
clared, as she moved toward the door
"You haven't either manners or sensi.
bility. / am a perfect idiot to waste
my time upon you. 1 wouldn't have
done it," she added, as he followed her
dumbly down the corridor, IF hadn't
rather liked you'll"
81 am very sorry" he declared. 81
don't know quite what have done.
do appreciate your friendship. You
have been very kind to me indeed"
She hesitated as his finger touched
the bell of the lift, and glanced al
the watch on her wrist. She sighed
and watched the top of the lift as il
came up. Then she dropped her veil
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man in my position should be glad to
know. He has shown me one side of
London life pretty thoroughly"
"And what about it all?" Graillot
demanded. you find yourself some
thing more of citizen of the world,
eh?"
"Not bit" John answered simply.
'The more see of the life up here,
the smaller it seems to me. l mean, of
course, the ordinary life of pleasure,
the life to be lived by a young man
like myself, who hasn't any profession
or work upon which he can concen-
trate his thoughts"
''Then why do you stay?"
John made no immediate reply. In
stead, he walked TO the window of his
sitting room and stood looking across
the Thames with discontinued frown
upon his face. Between him and the
Frenchman a curious friendship had
sprung up during the last few months.
II gather" Graillot continued, that,
to put it concisely and truthfully, you
are the most bored man in London.
There is something behind all this eff
fort of yours, my friend, to fit your
self, the round human being, into the
square place. Speak the truth, now
Treat me as a father confessor."
John swung round upon his heel. In
the clear light it was obvious that he
was a little thinner in the face and
that some of the tan had gone from his
complexion.
81 am staying up here, and going on,
with it." he announced dOggedly, "be-
cause of woman"
Graillot stopped eating, placed the
remains of his cake in the saucer Of his
teacup, and laid it down. Then he
opened his lips to speak and abruptly
closed them. His face suddenly under
went an extraordinary change. A few
seconds ago his attitude had been that
of a professor examining some favorite
object of study; now more personal
note had humanized hi expression
Whatever thought or reflection it was
that had come into his mind, 1t had
plainly startled him.
"Who is the womanT" he asked
breathlessly.
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am going to lend you fifty pounds while
you make your mind up about the
young man."
She made a face at him.
81 couldn't borrow money from
strange gentleman" she protested.
rubbish he exclaimed. IF you
begin calling me stranger-but there,
never mindl Wen see about that din
ner. Tell me more about your love af-
fair, Sophy."
at isn't love affair at all ~ she ex-
claimed, almost Indignantly.
"Why, am sorry. Your prospective
alliance, then, shall call it?''