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as you may say; by Design as she
would insist, a man whose life has
been wrecked. 1t is thoroughgoing
smashup that Brian Kent has landed
1T. Auntie Sue makes a man of him,
or enables him to make man of him
self by getting on his feet again, spir-
itually and bodily. That, with love
story, is really the whole book. 1t is
hard to say much more without spoil
ing the novel for the reader. The ac-
ton is usually episode, but in several
places it is genuinely dramatic and,
potentially at least, exciting, with the
excitement of suspense and peril.
These moments are not utilized with
a writer's skill and the book is with
out any measure of literary art. For
example, Auntie Sue is perpetually
being referred to as the dear old
gentlewoman" or the dear old
lady" or "dear old Auntie Sue A
struggle in which one jealous woman
endeavors to throw another woman
into the dangerous river, Brian inter
vening, is handled in eighteen lines.
Very ineffective, yOu will say. But
is it?
A story teller's method is ineffec-
tive only if it fails with the audience
he is after. And Mr.. Wright is after
an audience peculiarly his own. He
reaches it. In the face of his incon-
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testable achievement the most you can
say is that, possibly, you are not in
that audienee-unless you are snob-
Dish and think that audience should
get off the earth Personally, we think
they have as much right on the earth
as anybody else; they are many and
meek and will probably inherit the
earth ultimately, according to the
Scriptural promise.
Mr.. Wright does, indeed, touch on
this subject in The Recreation of
Brian Kent and he speaks with deal
of wisdom, saying merely, through
Auntie Sue:
Any book has meaning only for
those who have the peculiar sympathy
and understanding needed to inter
pref it. A book that means nothing
to one may be rich in meaning for
another ~
~.
The people who read and enjoy Mr..
Wright's books are not people who
care for a good story well told, but
people who want spiritual sustenanee
and who aren't getting it in their
daily lives. Perhaps they ought to get
it in some other way; that S matter
of opinion. Does it really matter how
they get it, so that they get iti-as
Betty 10 might have asked Brian. The
formula which such people most often
use-''I don't know anything about
literature, but | know what / like
is, after all, not quite accurate They
don't know anything, perhaps, about
literary art, but they know what they
need. Their instinct is an infallible
guide
Mr.. Wright meets the need, but he
has said himself that he doesn t know
just why his stories have so great an
audience. Well, as to that, it may be
remarked in the first place that moth
ing in his stories themselves or in his
way of telling them is, of itself, en-
tirely responsible for their extraor-
binary sales. Other books by other
writers have gained as many readers.
First rate merchandising is the an
swer. As We have said lately and
elsewhere in Books and the Book
World, the qualities of the story de- =.
termine in advance the possible au-
dience, and merchandising merely
realizes, or more often fails to realize,
the latent possibility.
You may not like the dear old
gentlewOman, the "dear old lady"
the dear old Auntie Sue" sprinkled !
all over Mr.. Wright s pages but there
are millions of people in whose starved
lives Auntie Sue will come with all
the loneliness and unfailing wonder
which, we are told, she had for the
people about her You may be angry
because Mr.. Wright does not do JUS
tice to the more thrilling moments of
his story, but the readers he has :.
gained care nothing for the struggle,
but only for the outcome They don't
want suspense, chills, uncertainty;
they have 'em every day of their lives.
They want the result, the longed for
result, and Mr. Wright gives it to
them
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IN a day in March, 1918, the 1OO,-
" 100000 people of the United
States were to be made to understand
that they must, within the next
twenty-fOur hours, set their clocks an
hour ahead if they wanted to main
tam a common agreement about the
time o day. On that day various
other things were worth chronicling,
such as the most recent developments
of the largest war the world had ever
seen. There was important news;
news that touched many of us; but
there was that day only one piece of
news that Immediately affected all the
people of this country. That was the
advent of daylight saving" and the
setting ahead of clocks and watches.
Because it directly concerned all of
our hundred millions, this was the
biggest news that day. Front page
stuff Wen say so.
This week there has been published
book of which over 100000 copies
have been sold in advance of publica-
ton. 1t is the largest advance sale in
the history of American publishing.
1t exceeds expectations, which were
sanguine and looked for an advance
sale of 100000 The first edition"
of the book is 100000 copies. 1t is
supposed 100000 copies will have
been sold a year from now. Several
million readers, sure, for this book,
you see. 1t is the biggest news of the
moment precisely because it concerns
the largest body of American readers.
1t gifts thar fustest with the mostest
men-and women.
The Recreation of Brian Kent is
Harold Bell Wright S latest story, his
first since When a Man s Nan, pub
lished in 1916 Let us play reporter.
Mr.. Wright has not written a novel,
though the word is convenient in al
luding to The Recreation of Brian
Kent and we shall use it, if we like.
He has written a story. A story
springing from certain spiritual be-
liefs, illustrating them, introducing
them into its narrative flow.
The essence of these beliefs is con
tanned i'll this passage, and in the book
the words are uttered by Brian Kent:
1t is not 50 much the love of
wrongdoing that makes people turn
bad, it is having their real selves mis-
understood and doubted and smOth-
cred and their realest loves and
dreams and aspirations never recog-
nized, or else distorted and twisted
and made to appear as something they
hate. | want to make the peOple-and
there are many thousands of them
who are suffering in the living hell
that tormented me, feel that | know
and understand. And then, Auntie
Sue, | want to tell them about you
and your river.
would teach them the things
you have taught me. | would say to
every one that | could persuade to
listen: 1T doesn't in the least mat
ter what your experience is, the old
river is still going on to the sea. No
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has proved untrue, virtuous woman
hood still IS. No matter if every man
you ever knew has proved false, true
manhood still is. If every friend You
ever had has betrayed your friend
ship, loyal friendship still is. If you
have found nothing in your expert
ence but dishonesty and falsehood and
infdelity and hypocrisy, it is only be-
cause you have been unfortunate III
your experience; because honesty and
fidelity and sincerity are existing
facts. They are the very foundation
facts of life, and can no more fail life
than the river can fail to reach the
sea.
"'"Your little individual expert
ence, my little individual experience
what are they?" -
We dislike to bring in excerpts from
novels, but to try to paraphrase this
affirmation of faith would be sense
less. The thing could not be more
clearly or more forciblNstated
III.
The story which carries this 'argu-
ment' has to do with an old lady, a
school teacher for many years,
"Auntie Sue," living on the banks of
a river in the Ozarks with a deformed
mountain girl for company. To
Auntie Sues house comes, by chance
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Harold Bell Wright's Book

THE Recreation of Brian Kent" and the Whole Truth
About the Writing of Its Amazingly Successful Author
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13

dollar Is saved that would have had
10 come out Of the cash crop. and the
profit derived from the cash crop IS
determined by the actual amourt saw
ed, rather than the amount for which
4 is sold Failure TO realize this, has
been the means Of keeping many
thoughtless. but worthy farmers with
their moses to the grindstone r"
II every farmer in the South would
plant sufficient acreage 10 the pro
duciion Of food for the family and
feed for the livestock. and the re-
naming acreage TO cash crops. there
would be no more complaint at over
production Of cotton. and the price
would always be on profit.paying
basis. W T HOWARD,
County Agricultural Aernt
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13


Our hearts are sad when loved ones
pass,
Beyond this vale Of tears,
And leave for us our broken homes.
Thru many lonely years.
And why we thus are called to part,
Unlike what we had planned,
The mystery that shrouds the mind.
Some time, Wen Understand.
The father leaves his little ones.
To mothers love and care.
He drifts across the silent Sea.
And leaves a vacant chair.
We often wonder at this loss.
Brot by the unseen Hand.
And then the thought comes home
"Some Time. Wen Understand.
As voyagcrs along life'g way.
We find our griefs to bear,
But, II we place our trust in God.
Our sorrows lie will share,
And yet We do net comprehend,
The Masters wise command.
His ways. tho hidden from Us now.
"Some Time, Wen Understand"
And as we journey on thru life,
It's not for us TO know,
What trials in our pilgrimage,
Await US here below.
But feel, while we are drifting on,
Towards the better land,
The mysteries Of life and death,
Some Time, Wen Understand"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13

of vital importance TO a grain crop,
that il either be practically made
when this season comes. OF that II
shall not have reached that period Of
growth when il will be ready TO make
the grain, for we usually have about
80 days at this period, when the ex-
IRENE heat Of the sun is very trying
on any plant in its effort TO produce
its fruit. and millions Of bushels OF
grain are lost annually in West Tex
as. by having grain sorghums in the
grain making stage Just at this time
Years Of experience ard observation
have pretty well established the fact
that the best yields of these grams
are harvested either from very early
or very late paintings, with late
March or very eily April as the date
for the early paintings and the lat
ter half of sune for the late planting
If Milo Lato kGfir should be plant
ed little earlier. ~ II requires a
longer period in which 10 mature ID
grain Feterita can be planted as
late a. July 10th with reasonable
safety, provided there is sufficient
moisture to bring il up and keep i
alive through the hot days that as.
ually follow this date There are
farmers in this county. who had Fet-
erita grow to maturity in 1917. which
was brought up by rain which f.
July 18th. and that year brought frost
October ] 9Th, which Is about the ear
liest killing frost in the memory Of
the oldest settlers. There are two
reasons for cndeavoring to have ear
~ grain this year. In the first place,
II will enable farmers to cease
ing high priced feed, and in the sec
ond place. that much crop will be out
of the way when the fall harvest sea
son arrives.
/ As to the best time to plant cotton,
II has been found to make fair yieks
/ planted anywhere from about April
18th to June goth. with the adj
tage decidedly in favor Of early May
planting, when conditions are favor
able for seeding at this date. For
early planting. more seed should be
used. but the crop should be chopped
10 thinner stand than in the ease Of
/ late planting In fact, il appears
that the later the planting the thick
err the plants should be left in the
row. for obvious reason that the
fruitin gperiod will be materially
shorter. and by having greater
number OF plants. with few bolls to
the plant, the yield will approximate
that Of a thinner stand with more
bills per plant
The question Of how TO divide the
main farm crop Is one for each ind
yidual farmer to decide for himself
having In view the supplying Of the
greatest possible per cent " the farm
food and feed which simply means
the production Of the greatest posi-
bic amount and variety Of food fol
the family and feed for the livestock
Every time q farm family consumes
= dollars worth u food % feed staff
thai has hesn produced an Me farm
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13

The many friends Of Mrs. w f..
Penney will be glad to learn that she
is getting along nicely and is rapidly
recovering from the fall she got a
ew days ago. and bruised her up con-
siderably She was standing on a
chair adjusting some things in clos
It when the chair turned and she fell
to the floor.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13

Roy N. Jones of Rails, but recent
ly with the seth Field Artillery, pass
ed through here this week, on his way
home, having just received his dis
charge. Mr.. Jones has been in For
Sill in training several months
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13

Every boy or man who wore the
uniform, whether in school, in home
camps or overseas in any department
of the government is urged to be
present as guests of the Methodist
church, at the Welcome Home Serv-
ices to be held at the church Sunday
evening. Feb. %, at $50.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13

Every boy Or man who wore the
uniform. whether in school. in home
camps or overseas in any department
Of the government is urged 10 be
present rs guests Of the Methodist
church, Mt the Welcome Home Serv-
ices 20 be- held at the church Sunday
evening. Fsh. %. at $50
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13

G, H. Harder. local agent Tor the
Avery Tractor reports the sale Of
two tractors 10 the neiehhorlnT coun-
ties Of Terry and foakum for the
purpose Of grading roads
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13

RI. Walker passed through last
Friday enroute home at Bronco. Mr.
Walker was recently with Company
3 s3rd Division in France, and has
received his discharge
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13

Mrs r. l. McCray left Tuesday
morning for Clovis TO visit with rela-
iives and acquaintance for few
days.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13

a. W. MeCes Of DeIson, WA
lranaaollns buslnsw hers The flul
paTs n lhe Neek
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13

Amcng he business visitors here
The first ~ the week, were. Bruce
Gordon. snd S n webb, Of Dimmitt.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-13
SOME TIME WE'LL JN-
DERSTAND.

GEO NJ HUNT
Lubbock. Texas
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-05-16
COMPANY BUYS PROPERTY.

The newly organized Lexington
lumber & Improvement Company on
last Saturday purchased the former
Hatchett Livery Stable property or
he Northeast side Of the Public
Square which has a fine frontage or
the square and including the two
story brick building 1.-THE old G. ".
Florence store) and the shed room in
the rear of it, extends back to the
street in front Of the home Of Mrs.
Addie Henry.
For the purpose desired, no other
priperty obtinable in Lexington,
could have compared with this ard
the company is to be congratulated
on securing il.
Mr. A. A. Hanna, Of the company
viii have charge Of fitting up the
property for use and will begin his
work next week
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-05-16
SMOKING TOBACCO
FACTS FROM the
ENCYCLOPAEDIA
The Use Of FIavorings Deter.
mines Difference In Brands

The Encyclopedia Britannica says
about the manufacture OF smoking to-
bacco: " on the Continent and~in
America, certain sauces are EMPLOYED
-. the use Of the sauces 10 to improve
the favour and burning qualities Of the
leaves" Which indicates that a smokers
enjoyment depends as much upon the
flayoring used as upon the tobacco.
Your nose is a sure guide In the mat
ter OF flavorings. Try this simple test
with several tobacco brands: pour some
tobacco into your palm, rub briskly,
and smell. You will notice a distinct
difference in the fragrance Of every
brand. The tobacco that smells best to
you will smoke best in your pipe, YOU
can rest assured. -
Carefully aged, old Burley tobacco.
plus dash Of pure chocolate, gives
TUXEDO Tobacco a pure fragrance
your nose can quickly distinguish from
any other tobacco. Try it and see.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-05-16

crews-and it is said by some that
the r. r. working force will be cut
to the quick Under government on
Grafton everything has seemed to 30
wrong. including the fact that many
employees have been paid more money
than they ever asked or dreamed of
getting.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-23
When Hens Eat Egqs.

Egg eating sometimes becomes seri
Gus vice, fowls becoming very fond ol
eggs when they have learned to eat them
and 1t often spreads from fowl to fowl
II usually begins through accident by
eggs being broken or frozen. Be careful
to see that this does not happen. See
that the nests are properly supplied with
straw or other nesting material and have
them darkened, so that IL an egg is acci
dentally broken the fowls will not be
likely to discover it. Supply plenty OF
lime in the form of oyster shells, bone
or similar substances to insure firm
she'll. As soon as it is discovered that q
fowl has formed the habit, the fowl
should be removed, in order to prevent
the spread of the vice. Once formed, II
is difficult to eradicate, and the safes,
remedy is the death penalty.
Fowls sometimes pluck feathers from
themselves and from each other, which
is often caused by too close confinement
by the presence of insect pests, or by i'm
proper feeding. When some of the fowls
of flock have formed the habit slightly
a wide range with change of diet, in.
cluding a plentiful supply of animal
feed, and freedom from insect pests, will
usually correct the evil. Above all, see
that the fowls have plenty of inducement
to exercise. II the habit becomes well
formed it is very troublesome and may
necessitate the killing of some Of the
fowls In order to stop 1t.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-23
Calendar Facts.

The month of January always begins
on the same day Of the week as oc-
tober and the same is true Of April
and July, September and December.
February, March and November also
begin on the same day Of the week.
This, however, Is only true In normal
years of 1856 days. A century can never
begin on Wednesday, Friday or Satur-
day. Furthermore, the ordinary year
ends on the same day Of the week as
that on which 1t begins.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-23
Cows for France.

Many thousands of COWS are being
purchased in this country by the govern
ment Of France. Just how many thou
sand that country will demand has not
been made known. 1t Is certain, how
ever, they will require q large number
and IL is highly desirable that the COWS
sold to the French government be good
producers and free from disease.
II We can establish the confidence OF
the French dairy men In our cattle, II
means we will have market in France
for years to come, especially for pure.
breds. At the present time they are
buying mostly grades. They desire the
animals for protective purposes, but this
does not make our responsibility any
less in providing them with the righ'
kind of cows.
It would be short-sighted business
policy II those helping in the selection oi
these animals should follow the practics
of selling large, good looking cows ire
spective of their dairy qualities. The
prices of beef are too high to encourage
men to provide these representatives OF
France with anything but good dairy
cows. II this lot, which is now beinG
selected, proves satisfactory 1t will oper
up q new market for American dairy
cattle.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-23
GLASS ISSUES
SHARP NOTICE
Warns Trahckers in War Saw
ings Securities

Because of the numerous report
of dishonest traffic in Treasury
Savings Certificates and War Sav,
ings Stamps reported to him, Sec
retary of the Treasury, Carte
Glass, has issued warning t'
holders and future buyers Of these
Government securities. In hi
warning he urges those now hold
ing these certificates to avoid all
dealers and redeem these securi.
ties only through postofices. Sec.
retary Glass warning reads a
follows:
To Protect Buyers.
"These securities were not INTENDED
to be negotiable and for the protec
ton of the owners, in case thei:
necessities required. provision wa
made for the redemption of War Sav
ings certificates at post Offices upoi
ten days notice, at a fixed price
representing the original purchas
price with an addition for interest
mo obstacles have at any tim
been placed by the Treasury In tn
way of redemption of these War SaV
ings Certificates, and it should b
generally understood that the owne;
Of a certificate has an absolute rigf
to redeem it in accordance with It
terms. Any case of refusal to max
such redemption, if brought to the at
tention of the Treasury, will result II
prompt action.
Prevent Payment to Rascals.
1.-The Government needs the none!
and hopes the holders of War Savings
Certificates will retain them, but will
place no obstacle in the way Of thos
bonafide holders who request pay
ment. On the other hand, the Secre
tary will exercise every means With
the power of the Treasury, and ha'
asked the cooperation OF the Po
Office Department, to prevent pay
ment being made to those rascal
who are buying the certificates an
Stamps for less than their redemption
value and promptly turning then In t.
the Government for redemption at ;
profit, and serves notice upon thos
people who are engaged In this dis
reputable business that this Is thu
settled policy Of the Treasury"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-23

.lish currency the overseas figures
were converted at the market rates,
resulting in book loss Of $2.432, ,089.
For the period ending last March,
the grand total Of expenditures made
by the War Work Council was $97,-
S17,005. This left on March 81,
1919, balance of $27, ,465,S54, which.
with the payment Of pledges to the
United War Work Campaign still re-
naming unpaid, is expected to be
sufficient to support the work from
April 1, 1919, to December 81, 1919.
In accounting for this balance, the
statement Lists assets Of the War
Work Council on March 81, 1919, to
a total Of s43,333, ,1S6. These included
$8,835,SS1 in cash on hand, and as
sets overseas amounting to $1S,761,-
676. The Y. M. C. A. also had on
that date canteen supplies on hand
and in transit to the value Of $685.
591, and outstanding accounts total
ling s9,735,366.
On the same date its current LA
bilities and reserves amounted to
$15,S67,312; including $2,792,964 in
bills and salaries due in the United
States and $6,59472O due overseas.
There was charged against it $1,627,-
2S5 representing remittances received
from the men of the A. E. F. for
transfer to the United States. 1t
owed the British, French and United
States governments, for transporta-
ton and supplies, $3,o22,53S.
The finance committees statement
appears over the signatures OF
George w. Perkins, chairman Of the
committee; Cleveland H. Dodge,
treasurer Of the War Work Council;
and n. W. Wilmot, comptroller. The
books were examined and the state
ment certified to by Prince, Water
house a. Co., public accountants.