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"The Doings of Raffles Haw"

MEETING an old friend has its com
A'A pensations if the friend be enter.
tanning enough, and the characterizations
of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, while they
have been accused of many grievous faults,
have never had the stigma of dnlness at
tached to them. Therefore when The
Doings Of Rafles Ha,c is picked up and
after casual glance found to contain
three stories that appeared at least twenty
five years ago, it is hardly necessary to
throw the book down with a grunt~ of
disapproval. True enough the publishers.
were hardly orthodox in failing to convey
the impression that this book was merely
a reprint; indeed they seem to intimate
otherwise in the jacket blurb where. they
assert "Raffles Haw is distinct addition
to the gallery Of famous Doyle char
acters." They should have said ",oas a
distinct addition.'
But was he, on second thought Raffles
Haw is not character anyway; he is the
leading figure in a fantastic story that
comes perilously near to being fairy
fable. And there is such an obvious moral
to the tale that it hurts the book. Rafles
has discovered how to make gold out of
lead 1.-THE process is interesting and logi-
cal and may be tried by any ambitious
reader, as it is fully expiained) and builds
a marvellous palace, full of bewildering
mechanical devices and aids to comfort, in
quiet country district of England. Z 1t
is his ambition to aid mankind by the
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power of his gold. The theme of the tols
presents the thesis that unhappiness al.
ways follows in the trail of so mpcb
wealth. Raffles Haw, with his Mido,
touch, continually translates perfectly SAT.
isied people to ambitious, grasping, selfish
personalities. So there is nothing for
Raflles to do but destroy his wonderful
invention and die Of broken heart be.
cause of his disillusionment
AS fantastic tale the story has its fine
points and gives fair expression of the
bewildering variety of Sir Conan Doyle,s
inventive faculties. From certain an.
pearances the story may have been writ.
ten under the influence Of that earlier Fl.
G. Wells whose marvellous inventions and
logical expositions of supernatural es-
seHces pleased our early youth.
The rest of the book is taken up with
two of the earlier Sherlock Holmes Stories
The Redheaded League and The Boscombe
Valley Mystery. Both Of them are famil-
lar to Holmes worshippers, and any com.
ment on them or on the detective himself
would be mere redundance at this iate day.
THE DOINGS OF RAFFLES HAW. By
SIR Arthur CONAN DOYLE. George H.
poran Company.
II ERE'S something! Small, May
L Il nard & Co. are publishing Camille
Saint Saens's Musical Memories, trans.
lated by Edwin Gle Rich.
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little MiSs-by-the-Day"

I T is feared that the title of Lucille Van
i Sykes new book will do it more
harm than good. Little Miss-bg The-DaU
has an unfortunate smack of the sugary
insipidity which we connect with certain
type of juvenile outpouring. This little
romance deserves something better. They
win be dead souls indeed who miss its
charm, which is that of old, old gardens
and attics and portraits, and yet because
people are not inclined to realize that
their souls are dead good many fail
ing to enjoy this book will place the blame
where it does not belong, namely, on Miss
Van Slyke.
In the first place let us admit that the
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story is probably impossible. Girls, even
in eccentric families, do not grow up in
Brooklyn without learning the meaning of
death. There are far too many accidents
taking place all around them for that.
Neither do they fail to grasp the latest
modes of hair dressing. A young woman
in full possession of her wits having
once made trip in any country more
civilized than jungle would never start
on another dressed in her great grand
mothers clothes. Felicia Day did all of
these ridiculous things, and if you wish
you may allow them to ruin a delectable
story, but you viii do much better to pre-
tend with Miss Van Slyke that they are
well within the realm of probability and
follow along the primrose paths of her
selection.
She will lead you to the barred garden
in Brooklyn where Felicia's childhood was
spent. You will meet the Major, Fteelicia's
grandfather, who was jealous of her
complexion and her manners, but beyond
that and the desire that she absolutely
efface herself did not concern with her in
the least You will meet Fclicia's mamma,
who nearly always stayed in bed and
finally went on long, long journey. Next
you will be taken to the House in the
Woods where the Major took Felicia the
day after he found her kissing the choir
boy over the garden wall The House in
the Woods is one of those rare old places
which we find only in books where every
thing indicating the servants is Just as it
has been for generations and where the
heroine unpacks generations of trunks
and unearths gardens that have lain buried
for years in spite of the trusty servants.
But the story really begins when Felicia
goes back to the old house in Brooklyn
and finds it a dilapidated lodging house
covered with auction piaeards. OF course
she saves it, and of course the choir boy
has something nice to do with the end of
the story. But we haven't told you half!
LITTLE MISS BY.THE-DAY. BY Lu.
CHILE VAN~s1YKE. Frederick A. Stokes
Company.
THE official history of the knights of
Il Columbus will be published in two
volumes, the first volume dealing with
the origin, growth and activities of the
X, of c., the other with the war work Of
the Knights. The second volume will be
a memorial of the members of the X of c..
lover 50,000-who served in the war
against the Central Empires.
Maurice Francis Egan, ex-Minister to
Denmark, and John B. Kennedy, X. of
c. publicity director, will be joint authors
of the book.
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is usual with her for she makes excuses for the
choristerS who all good and kindly persons,
shaken out of the ru of right feeling by the first
real fright of their lives. But Troy (the young
lad was too Young to this and to forcSce that,
once in safety they would become the passionate
advocates of France all the more fcrvcnt i'll thclr
championship because of their reluctant pariclpa
ton in her peril ('What did doc Why, just
simply stared IN Paris Not to run away
was the only thing c0Wid do TO show one SYM
pathy he heard one Of the passport butchers de-
clare ID year later, in New York drawing room.
Belgium VS.. the Jim Cottages.
Mrs Wharton lightly touches off New York,
s'buzzing with war charities. Yet apparently I'M
aware of the war. Some persons there were who
''couldn believe all that WAS said of the Germans;
other, were hoping that America would never
be drawn in while still others felt that war was
an unavoidable thing which one had only to repro
bate enough to prevent its recurrence.
= 1t makes so happy to help. beamlng young
women declared with IA kind of ghouiSh glee. doing
ND parcels planning war tabIeauX and charity
dances rushing to propaganda lectures given by
handsome French officers and Keeping up kind
of continuous picnic the ruins of civilization.
Idle pretty women and prosperous men would
listen at gay dinners with easy Indignation To the
stories of tragedies of war
Mr. So-and-So is just back from Belgium such
horrible, >tories-really unrepeaablc. Don't you
want to come and hear them, my dear: Dine with us
to-morrow be 5 promised to cone unless he sun
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effect requisite for a good short story. and is to"
short for a novel though that is what her publishers
call it. Her satire here is somewhat different from
her other achievements IN this line, as diHereh'
from the satire in Ethan Fr0mf, where she shows
the rour reIcut eSSneSS of circumstance. OF tate,
as from thai in The House Of HWfh. where she
rdcule> the vain emptiness of American social lie
in certain circles In The Marine Mrs. Wharton
,at;ri1.s mot merely individual Americans. as she
has lauohcd at American tourists before. i'll Nine.
de Trevucs. for example. but the country as
whole for its earlier attitude toward the war. Her
laughter here is clear and lronn.
The selfishncSs the petulance the poses. of Amer
irau> stranded in France at the beginning OF the
war and striving frantically to buy their way home
are made mere gnobc by being seen through the
eyes Of fourteen year-old American boy who loves
France and prievr~ because he do nothing to
aid her.
...Of course | don pretend to be a >trategi>t.
whmpcrin" or wrathful ladies used TO declare,
,hcir level boxes ruchcd in hand. their pass
ports in the other but one can help feeling that
if only the French Government had told our Am
ba,,ador in time. trains might have been pro-
vidcd
Why rouIdn' Germany have let our Govern
mcnt know: After ALL Germany has grievance
against America
And we've really spent enough money in
Europe for some consideration T." he shown
. the w"ful chorus went on.
Mrs Wharton : >i,'ir- herr. is more Kindly than
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noise: now the first trucks were in sight, huge
square olive brown motor cars. stacked high with
and scores of bronzed soldiers. Troy jumped
to his feet with shout. 1t was an American reg
iment being rushed to the front,
1.-THE refugees and the wOrnout blue soldiers fell
back before the triumphant advance, and weak
shout went up. The bronzed soldiers shouted back,
but their faces grave and set. 1t clear that
they knew where they were going
- IT. hell back tnere, a wounded territorial
called out, pointing backwards over his bandaged
shoulder and another cried Vive l'Amerique,'
- 'Vive la France. shouted the truckful ahead
of Troy and the cry burst forth from his lips
\ few miles off the battle of the Marine was being
fought again, and there his own brothers rush
ing forward to help, He felt that his greatest
hour had struck.
Is 1t Worth While?
There is more simple. human sympathy in this
story than is usdal i'll Mrs Wharton work and
less of polished GOODNESS. The suggestion of the
supernatural at the last is effective and appealing.
Yet it is permissible to wonder whether the
tirca side of The Marine was quite worth Mrs.
Wharton 5 skill Was the unsettlement and I'M
readiness of mind of some of her countrymen and
ccuntrywomen of such consequence to make it
important to record them lin INDEPENDENTLY
a novel which is in its main aspect tribute to
France.
Lafayette nous VOLTA :, and Chateau Thierry
redeemed good deal.
THE MARNE. Bf EorH wH.srox D. Appleton Co. ~ %
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Edith Wharton's "The Marne''
Her Fctional Tribute France Is Also Satire Fellow
Americans Beautifully Done but Not So Certainly Worth Doing

moned to Washington. But do come,
anyhow; the Jim Cottages are going
TO Sance after dinner
Even after America has entered the
war. Mrs. Wharton sees occasion for
satire of persons and motives
The boat swarmed with young
civilians. all pledged to some form of
relief work, and all Overlooking with
zeal. But some of them seemed to be
mainly concerned with questions Of
rank and of uniform The steamer
seethed with wrangleS and rivalries be-
tween their various organizations, and
now and then the young crusaders
seemed to lose sight of the object of
their crusade.
Very few of the number knew
France or could speak French, and
most of them were full of the impOr-
tance of America $ mission. This was
Liberty's chance to Enlighten the
World, and all these earnest youths
apparently regarded themselves as
her chosen torchbearers. We must
teach France efficiency. they all said
with glowing cOndescenSiOn.
THE women were even more sure
of their mission: and there were
plenty of them in uniform. too,
though Troy had never noticed that
French women had donned khaki for
managing war charities
The break between the two parts of
this story is rather awkward, though
it could hardly have been avoided.
The part describing the second battle
OF the Marine shows the same vivid
ness of description, the same pathos,
apparent in the account of the first
Marine battle. Troy, the lad, is now
eighteen. and an ambulance driver. so
that he has share in resisting the
invaders this time.
A cloud of dust rolled ahead,
growing in volume with the growing
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y her new work of fiction, The
NarHc. Edith Wharton shows
distinctly and diStinctively two as
poets Of her spirit her swift. impul-
Sivc sympathy with France in her
tragedy. her devoted admiration for
all that is noble in the French char
actrr and in French tradition and
her power of inciSivc social satire.
Mrs. Wharton has much kinShip
with France and with Gallic art. Her
works have for years been popular
among the French. who have a high
regard for the polish and the sub
tlcty of her style and the literary
sophi>tication lacking in many Of our
popular authors. Paul Bourgct calls
her the greatest American novelist.
She has such proficiency IN the
French language that she has written
stories in French for the EFr"C DIES
Dcnr .U0HdcN. which publishes only
work of high order Mrs. Whar-
ton ) interest in France is not a prod
net of the war.
Mrs. Wharton has never been
neutral. From the outbreak of hos
Utilities France received her whole
hearted devotion. She has given her
tiur her mem. her influence. to what
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-22

There are men in Greenevie who have never had a
good word say for this newspapermen who may think
they have this newspaper fooled who always asking
at the hands of the paper than anyone else in the
city. They always ready to give you items of
in which they directly interested in which they expect
to derive special benefit from. They haven't the
least idea what newspaper space worth Either this
they don't rap. 1t is this class that make hard
for the small town paper to progress There is going to
be "weedn' process" taken up in this office at
We have been in business we believe to know full
well who friends of The Daily Sun and who not
who have given encouragement and who have "knock
ed" us on every hand The Daily Fun should have eight
hundred subscribers in the city alone There three
four hundred of people right here who take
either both of the Knoxville newspapers but who
have NEVER contributed nickel towards the support
of The Daily Sun. 1t is generally this class who al
ways furnishing you with something for your columns
they manage read the paper every afternoon by bor
rowing from else waiting around the business
houses Main street until the paper delivered and take
chareg of it upon its arrival read it through and if the
proprietor is not looking shoves it in his pocket and
ries home Yes, have any number of "cheap guys
like this If you doubt word for it ask some of the
business men Main and Depot streets.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-22
MYERS

Mrs. Everette C. Black, of the
120th regiment, Co. B. 30th division,
A. E. F. Signal Corps; W. H. Bible,
117th Infantry, 90th division, and
J. E. Fincher of the same unit have
arrived here from overseas, to the
delight of their many friends. All
honor to those boys who stood in the
thick of the battles on the linden
burg line and defended our country
for you and me. Come to see us,
boys, the latch string hangs on the
outside.
Mr.. Howard Black, of the 120th,
30th division, is expected to arrive
home this week.
w. F. Bible and excellent family
were welcome guests at our home
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Bible spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
at Chuckey.
We had as our. guests Sunday,
Esq. and Mrs. Noah C. Bible, N, H.
Bible and family and Mrs. Sophia
Hendry and daughter.
j. E. Bible and family and Mrs.
Eliza Morton and daughter dined at
the home of w. P. Bible Sunday.
Mrs. /. B. Baughard visited her sis
ter, Mrs. W. A. Lynch, of Knoxville,
a few days last week.
Last week we said Madam Rumor
announced the marriage of Mr. New
ton C. Hartman and Miss Scott Self.
Cupid shot his dart and Rev. S. ].
Burkey solemnized the ceremony,
and these two young people were
made one, Sunday morning, the 20,
and here goes best wishes and con-
gratulations. X.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-22
SINKING SPRING

Robert G. Harmon returned home
last week, having been in France and
heard the lannon's roar. Robert is
looking fine and feeling good. We
also learn that Mr.. Jake Miller, who
lives at Pates Hill, arrived safely.
Mrs. Brabson Carter was right sick
last week, and called a physician.
Corcie Boles, wife and children,
ard Clarence Harr came up from
Knoxville Saturday afternoon to Wis
it Mrs. Boles' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. D. Harmon. They will return
the first of the week by auto.
The many friends of Hon. 7. S.
Walker were very sorry to learn of
his death.
A communion service will be con-
Quoted here next Sunday.
Mrs. John D. Clowers has been on
the sick list for while, but she is
reported to be some better.
James H. and D. Bowers are pre-
pairing to erect a barn.
Some excitement has been created
in this locality recently on account
of doge which were supposed to be
affected with hydrophobia.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-22

Harrison Yokley died at Saint Ed
ward, Nebraska, last Wednesday, of
pneumonia. His remains were
brought here and buried at Zion Sun
day.
The usual large crowds attended
the closing entertainments of our
school last week, and were pleased
with the good entertainments
Ansley Kelley, Bee Gass, Carl Nc
Neese, Earl Sellers and Brownlow
Hensley are among the last ones of
our boys here to arrive home from
France.
eSveral of our farmers who had
automobiles kept a small tank and
bought their gasoline for their "
use, but we are informed that the
last legislature passed law which
deprives them of that privilege. with
out they pay license, which is for
the advantage of the oil company and
garage men. In short, the law is
another oppression of the farmer.
Elmer Gray, of Saltville, Va, is
spending few days with friends
here.
Herman Cooter has bought the
small farm of M. M. Davenport, and
forty-fve acres of James Barrett,
west of here.
Mrs. w. H. McLain and son, Hugh,
are both very sick at their home near
Van Hill.
Mr.. J. A. Grigsby was here Sunday
and spoke in the methodist church
here and at Zion in the interest of
the Centenary fund.
We forgot to tell you last week
of the arrival of girl, humble one,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Byrd
Kelley. JUVENILE.
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~
FARMERS COLUMN

What do you think about it? be.
lieve the Sun would give us little
space to discuss our opinions of sue,
cess and failures.
am going to try the editor on and
see how he takes it.
A Profitable Corn Crop.
The first essential is thorough
blowing. What we mean by thor
ough blowing is to pillow to suff-
cient depth to allow ample room for
the feeding roots to keep in touch Of
the moisture. The preparation of
the soil after breaking is of most i'm
portance.
Did you know a plant didn't get
and plant food out of clod, no more
than it could out of a rock? It's
the pulverized earth that retains
moisture, and this is more easily got
the before planting. But how are
we going to retain moisture? BY
stirring the surface after every rain
that's hard enough to bake the
ground.
If we were asked the question,
What makes a good corn crop? of
course we would say weather, soil
and farm practice-all three make
the corn crop. But farm practice is
the only factor that the farmer can
spend time worrying about with any
profit.
The weather is beyond our con-
troll. There are various methods
that would be profitable to discuss,
but we will try to make this article
Multi in Parvo. All manure for
corn or spring crops should be plow-
ed under. The roots have better ac-
cess then than when spread on the
surface.
Anything from dry grass to a crop
of rye is beneficial to the roots, as
we'll as the crop when turned under
There is a lack, in most soils, of
humus, mulch and mold:
Nature has provided that the soil
should nroducp SomethinO for tn do
cay and make a mulch that it might
be able to produce again. Now, if
we expect to retain the fertility, we
must not extract more plant food
than we return.
Farming is like running a bank
account. If we draw on ur deposits
and deposit no more, we ultimately
can not draw any more.
HORATIO.
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Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON

Our Government.

Our old governments respected by
all people who are sane; here the
worker is protected in whatever he
may gain; and the fellow who is
thrifty may neck deep in comfort
wade, have possessions rich and nifty,
and enjoy them undismayed. There's
no country short of heaven with a
government so slick that it has not
ffty-seven kinds of flaws for fools to
pick. And there'll never be a nation
with a government so great that il
gets no condemnation from the pes
simistic skate. Here the chap who's
law abiding has no letters on his
shank; in his pitney he goes, riding,
taking bundles to the bank. While
he pays his yearly taxes he's secure
in all he owns, and he needs no battle
axes to protect his stack of bohes. Sc
| think the noisy rotters who don't
like our kind of rule, should be ship.
ped across the waters until their
fevered spirits COOL In the older
times enchanted we could laugh at all
their froth; in the oldcn times they
but they couldn't cut a swath
Now we know there's deadly danger
in the rotter's fierce harangue; there
fore let us swat the stranger who
talks treason to the gang.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-22
DANGEROUS DISEASE

Get some GOLD MEDAL HARLEM OIL
Capsules at once. They are an old, tried
preparation used all over the world for
centuries. They contain only oid-fash-
Toned, soothing oils combined with
strengthening and system. cleansing
herbs, well known and used by physl-
clans In their daily practice. GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM OIL Capsules are Ina
ported direct from the laboratories In
Holland. They are convenient to take.
and win either give prompt relief or
your money will be refunded Ask for
them at any drug store, but be sure to
get the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Accept no substitutes.
In sealed packages. Three sizes.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-22
THE MOST

No organs OF the human body are 90
important to health and long life as the
kidneys. When they slow up and COM
mence to lag in their duties, look out!
Find out what the trouble is-without
delay. Whenever you feel nervous,
weak, dizzy, suffer from sleeplessness.
or have pains in the back-tOake up
at once Your kidneys need help. These
are signs to warn you that your kid
neys" are not performing their func-
lions properly. They are only half
doing their work and are allowing i'm
purities to accumulate and be convert
ed into uric acid and other poisons,
which are causing you distress and will
destroy you unless they are driven
from your system. =
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-22

Just because actually lost money by accepting sub
scptons to The Daily Sun at So year for the first few
months is why should continue to do So We
made it plain that the special So year rate was for the
purpose of making up list quickly possible We
have enlarged the paper since and expect to make it still
bigger within few weeks. Three dollars year is the
price for full year-no more, less. Our first
year The Daily Sun is up We could therefore, stop
The Daily Sun most any day if felt like it and not
be under obligations to many people-we would have
refunds to make We going to be governed during the
next few weeks to just how bad people want this
paper go by the manner in which they renew their
subscriptions If they don't appreciate what have
been doing for the town, county and community then we
will let some other try his hand at the daily news
paper game in Greeneville.