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New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
New Tales by Chekhov
Religious Life of Russia Portrayed
By Great Master of the Short Story

THE BISHOP AND OTHER TALES, by
Anton Chekhov. Translated by Con-
stance Garnett. Published by Macnil-
Ian g. Co.
tanned in The Bishop" new volume
translated by Constance Garnet, an
vites some reflection on the quality Of
the modern young English realists.
Before the rich integrity Of these tales.
their greatness of temper, modern
English realism seems strained. dis
torted and irritable-a spleen that
vents itself in brutal frankness. Con-
trary to the general conception, it IS
not distemper with life that makes q
reallst. Only an immense and over
flowing faith in it, supreme love Of
it in all ferns and under all condi-
tions. gives the realist his passion. IN
Chekhov it is flame SO palpable that
it is something at which to creep up
and warm ones self back to faith in
? life. 1t is not in the Anglo Saxon tenn
permanent to see human beings so sim
ply and fundame ntally as the Russians
set them. Dickens alone of all the Eng
iish, had an indiscriminate passion for
human beings, and he is still the great
est English realist of them all. BY an
unerring instinct the Russians have
sersed this fellowship, and Dickens is
to-day the most widely read and bes :
understood of all foreign authors III
Russia.
All this skirts widely the business
of reviewing the stories contained in
"The Bishop" Miss Garnet has
grouped together half dozen stories
IN which Chekhov has painted the per
vasive religious life of Russia. Three
are sketches Of clerical life and three
are tales of the Iaity. In each the
human soul is seen afresh and stripped
Though "The Letter. is pure humor
and "The Murder" pure tragedy, each
has its source at the same core of
life. These arc two of the greatest
stories that Chekhov has written. In
the first a father has gone to the
parish priest for letter wherewith 10
rebuke his wild son, who is living in
distant city. He finds there an old
broken-down priest of a neighborina
parish, a derelict. soliciting help from
eiit NOuIEti man u ne TWO OiU men
walk home together. and of the way
the old priest pleads with the father
to tear up the letter which his rever.
ence has given him. 'Do not send It,
he says. "Forgive him. If his owg,
father can't forgive him, who will:
know what it is to need forgiveness
And the father is troubled because he
! loves his son and hates to chastise him
Nevertheless, he does his duty He
sends the dogmatic letter, but adds g
postscript on his own account with
which. quite unconsciously he quite
undoes the Christening effects OF the
I letter. "The MURDER is magnificent
I story Of ianatitism, in which a man
who has searched blindly for self
realization through the most rigid re-
/ lgioua observances is suddenly driven
to crime, and in his great sin finds
/ his soul. The Bishop" is q poignant
sketch, in Chekhov's tenderest vein, Of
simple and humble old priest who
has had thrust upon him the mag
niicence of a bishopric. He is be-
wildered and oppressed by his dignity
and immensely lonely. He longs to
see his mother. an aged peasant, and
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18

when they meet she, too, is III at es..
and in awe of him. 'as'
THE Steppe" is out of the kew ~,
the other stories. 1t is vivid and
steppe, seen in the light of morn,sr
Of noon, of night, by the sun. the s mous
and the campfire. 1t is rich with ~
colors of primitive life and written s y
long rhythms of prose that pulse ill., T.
vers libre Here, too, it is people wSe ne
dominate the steppe, vast as it is. '''
1t IS this polarity toward life-,h,s
amending affirmation ja every form ans
phrase that life is marvellous. if soma
times terrible. that makes SAekhoy sa
much the greatest of all moderS real
lists p>N~
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
Napoleon
OStend and
Zeebrugge
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4 DrH %: May 10. 1918

Edited b. c. SANFORD TERRY
Net S325
a full, accurate and authentic ac-
count Of an achievement which a
French Admiral has characterized
as the finest feat of arms in the
naval history of all times and all
countries
The dispatches by Sir Roger
heyes, Who organized and command
ed the expedition, are the official
accounts, to which have been added
those Of the press, German Admiral
~ and several personal narratives.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
he Letters Of
HoraceWaIpoie, ,4th
Earl Of Oxford
Supplement)

upplemenC
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1es'n No'es and Indexes.
BY PAGLT TOYNBEE
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This new supplement- contains 258
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aO'e The complete set of letters.
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New-York tribune., 1919-10-18

The fact that practically every state
in the Union was represented among
the recorders on Mrs. W. X. Clinord's
psychic novel, "Miss FingAl." during
the past week is interesting evidence
Of the Dation-w wide interest in psychic
literature. The Scribncrs have put
Nlgs Fingal" back on the presses for
a sixth edition this week
New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
Holy Russia
BY P. E. MATHESON
Net $3.50

Net $3.50
An attempt, by the translation Of
thirty-nine poems from fifteen Rus
sian poets, to make Russian life and
IDEAS better known. The poems IL
iustratc what are still characteristic
lectures of the Russian spirit, An
lntereatine volume.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

was taken to Allentown and hidden
from the euemy. and it was not re.
turned to the City of Brotherly Love
until 177s. On October cath. three
years later 1t was rung to announce
the surrender OF CORVALLIS at York
town and two years later It rang to
proclaim the treaty of peace which
ended the Revolution. on December
rs. 1893. it tolled for the death Of
George Washington, the first President
of the United States. The next ring
ing was for a Joyous occasion-the
fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration
OF independence. On July sth. 1895,
while tolllng for the death OF John
Marshall the crack occurred which
siienced It forever"
TITS a fine old BELL" murmured
Betty. And don't blame our boys
for being glad they had a hand IN
winning this war when they see this
bell and think Of all IL stands for Ia
the history of the United States"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

Care should be taken to get this UNI
form. To do so. lay out a line on the
floor. and at the required distances.
lay off half the spread on each side of
the straight line. 1t Will be noted that
holes are TO be bored in the two CEN
ter pieces. In embling these. care
must be taken to insure the holes lin
ing up properly.
When the framing is completed. the
bottom of the barrow can next be
made. No dimension as TO the length
IS given. 1t will be made up of sew
eral boards and will start 2eIS inches
from the handle end of the frame. end.
ing three inches from the other end.
Cut the braces and fasten to the two
center pieces for holding the end OF
the box in place. This end piece
should be enough wider than the bot
tom OF the barrow a that point TO
permit one of the guides to be fastened
70 it. extending down over the fra
The other guide il fastened 10 the end
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
Midsummer Thoughts

NO YOU KNOW for whom this
month was named. and why?
Long ago the month was. as now,
49, entitled to a caleudar space show
ing thirty-one days. In the course OF
time one of these days was dropped,
and It was not until the day OF Julius
Caesar that the extra day was restored
by the great Roman Emperor. In
his honor was the month then called
July. and 1t is supposed to typify his
strength because in July the sun Is the
strongest. July was called by the
ancient Anglo-Saxons "heymonath" be-
cause. due to the intense heat OF the
July sun. the hay gathered in July
makes the month a veritable hay har-
vesting time.
The birthstone for July Is the Ruby.
and all who wear this stone are
thought to be blessed with dignity.
divine power and A love for giving
charity. The July flower is the water
lily, whose white petals stand for the
purity of the heart. Here Is
prophetic verse for the July child:
The glowing ruby shall adorn
Those who in July are born:
Then they'll be exempt and free
From loves doubt and anxiety"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

"I'u 20 TOO" replied Will. Loyalty.
As soon as it was dark the boys
sole out to the mill. There was
light in it but something had been
hung over.the windows. Joe got Will
20 boost him up and gently parting
the curtain he peeped into the lighted
room. What he saw made him start
and overbalance and down he fell
making cutie racket. Almost a:
once the TWO men sprang out and
seized both boys and in less time than
it takes to tell. Will and Joe found
themselves tied and gagged and locked
up in the tower of the mill with a
lantern for company.
Meanwhile, Nettie missed the boys.
Bedtime came and she went TO her
room on the third floor and began I'M
dressing. Through the trees from her
window she could see a faint light
from the tower OF the old mill. II at
traeted her attention because Il
danced. 1t flashed regularly, dark,
light. dark, light. Very queer indeed,
She watched 1t for some time, then
suddenly she thought of the code
Flash, fash. fash. quickly-then a
dark space-hash. FASH slowly-an-
other long dark space-fissh, fash.
flash. three quick ones. What did il
mean? She began translating 1t into
the code. Dot. dot, dot-S-dash-dot.
dot-O-dash-dot, dot, dot S: S o $.
It was the signal for help.
Shaking with excitement, she rushed
downstairs, called her father and in
hurried sentences told him about the
missing boys and the message. Father
was not slow in responding. He called
the hired man and two neighbors.
armed everybody with guns. and hur.
ried TO the mill. They were just in
time 10 catch the two strangers pack
ing hIrriedly TO go away.
The boys were found. Joe flashing
the lantern before the window by
holding it up with his feet
81 saw Tiles and piles of paper
money in the room" he explained as
soon as his gag was removed. The
men we're cutting The bills apart from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
The Morse Code

WONDER what it Will be this
time" said VIII TO his sister Nettie.
not with dread nor yet with I'm
ID mixed pleasure.
They had driven to the station to
meet their cousin Joe. who always
spent his vacations with them. He
slways came with a new hobby. One
year it was autographs; another time
II was natural history-he kept cater
pillars and snakes in Jars; then 1t was
caves-how his cousins tolled that year
digging great holes! Then he had a
printing press. and another time he
thought he would train animals. much
TO the annoyance to Toby. the farm
dog. Shocks. the cat and poor old
George. the horse.
To be sure there was nothing dull
about Cousin Joe. If anything he was
rather too quick for his more slow
witted cousins. still they looked for
ward to his coming. knowing that he'd
be "np to something"
Sure enough, as he stepped of the
train. he handed Will a box saying:
"Be awful careful OF that It's my
apparatus"
VIII smiled to himself as he care
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

opposite the letters of the alphabet,
remarking: It's very simple and use
full TO know" But he little dreamed
of the truth of what he said.
In few days he had the farm
house, barn and woodshed all wired
and was drilling his cousins in the
code until they almost dreamed dots
and dashes. Will grew very much in
terested and one day he suggested:
Say. why not connect the old mill p
"All right" agreed Joe. But we'll
have to get more wire and make some
batteries"
II was decided to first survey the
ground over which the wire would run
Joe carried a Ratchet and netched the
trees that he meant to use as teie-
graph posts on the way. The old mill
was a good distance off. through a bit
OF woods, a field beyond and a creek
on whose bank 1t stood. It had been
empty ever since the children could
remember and tales OF a haunt" were
circulating about It, although no one
with any sense put. stock in such
yarns
AS they neared the spot Nettie sud
denly exclaimed: "Oh, look! Some
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
LITTLE BOY PIGEON -

~ SUPPOSE they call me Squad be-
cause I'm SO soft and squashy. For
some time after l am Matched l
b do not have any more feathers
than a catfish, and my only clothes
are a few scattering patches of yellow
down. My skin is tender and pink. and
the little pile of sticks that my moth
er calls a nest hurt awfully some
times. My mother does not seem to
think It is worth the trouble to make
much of a nest. as we grow very fast
and don't stay in it very long anyway.
We live in a regular pigeon hotel, with
lots OF little rooms, and every one of
them an outside room, opening on a
cute little porch. There are two of
us in our nest, sister and myself. And
at night mother comes in and covers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

But in spite OF this prophecy the
month of July has seen comparatively
few marriages. AS in every month
there are lucky days and unlucky days,
and days which. II yod should happen
10 be born on one OF them. would
change the whole destiny OF your life.
We are told that II you are born in
the first half of July you will be sym
pathetic and have many and close
friends You will take great pleasure
IN the beauties OF nature. You will
like home more than any place In the
world. Above all. you will find your
greatest pleasure in good books.
But If you were born in the latter
half OF the month YOU Will be lively
and vivacious and jolly good company
unless you are in bad humor when
you will have ugly fits or temper. You
will not like q study, but you will OBJ
serve things well and accomplish what
you set out TO do.
But no matter what part OF the
month you were born in have your
umbrella handy and watch out for
July storms for an old verse tells US
that;
III the first OF July It be rainy weather
Twill rain more or less for four
weeks together"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

there was a great booming notes.-the
bronze tongue in beating against the
side Of the bell had cracked 1t and put
it out OF use forever"
Betty touched the stand on which
the bell stood reverently. Tell me
some more about the bell" she said.
In White Chapel. London, the bell
was cast by Thomas Lester, and sent to
Philadelphia in 1852, and in August
of that year 1t was rung for the hrst
time in the Philadelphia State House.
One month later II was cracked, but
at that time it was easily repaired.
When King George the Third put the
Stamp Act into operation the State
House bell was muf1ed and tolled.
That was in 1853. For ten years after
that the bell was silent and then after
the Battle of Lexington 1t rang to call
together the patriots OF the city. The
following year in 1875 It rang TO pro-
claim the birth of the new nation.
When the British entered Philadelphia
during the Revolutionary War the bell
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

piece q distance inside the first one
that will permit the side pieces TO
enter it. Part A receives one of the
cleats fastened to the side. thus hold
ing the side piece in place.
Probably the most dif1cult part OF
the construction will be the brace that
runs from The handle piece down TO
the leg. To make this, lay II on al
the required angle, mark where 10 cut
and then form TO the required shape.
The wheel may bother a bit in get
ting it round. II is important that IL
is round. however. so lay it out ac-
curately and cut carefully TO shape.
Bore the hole straight to insure us
running true. The rim should be lined
with metal such as sheet iron.
The wheel barrow can be used with.
out painting. but IT will be more al
tractiye II 1t is given good coat OF
paint Green IS very attractive. II
will be worth while to go to this eXtra
expense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

moustache. Who are you?"
My father owns this property" re-
piled VIII. with some dignity.
Indeed" said the man. smiling anc
showing his teeth. well, / hope
here is no objection to our-er-
stopping here awhile to-er-"
Make pictures" put in the second
man, who was older and more power
fully built but shorter. We're In the
movie business"
Maybe we could get you to pose
for US, miss" said the first man. turn.
ing to Nettie with laugh You're
a pretty young lady"
Nettie did not care for 1attery and
showed 1t, so the man added: "You
might care TO earn little money. eh -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

and they do not come off until we
learn to ny. when the wind blows them
away. In about three weeks after we
come into the world we are about as
big as we ever will be. but our bills
are still soft and unreliable, and we
have to be awfully careful not to bite
anything too hard. or we might bend
them out of shape. Pigeons ara
among the best flyers OF all the birds
and can stay on the wing all day, and
think nothing of II. Mother and faith
er and sister and myself are what are
called Just common pigeons" but
there are other branches of the family
that are very uncommon. Some have
tails that stay spread out all the time,
they are called fan-tails, because their
tails look like an open fan; another
kind are called Pouters, because they
have a way OF sticking out their
breast. as If they were In q bad
humor. But the carrier pigeons are
the ones that get their names often
est in the papers. These pigeons love
their homeiofts with such a great
love, that no matter how far away
they may be taken, the minute they
are turned loose. they strike a bee
line for home. So when people want
to send message back, they take one
Of these pigeons, write the letter on
a sheet of the thinest paper, roll it up
and faSten It to one of the wing feath-
ers, and then turA the bird loose. and
1t comes straight back to the place
where 1t was born, bringing the letter
with 1t. Many of these birds were
used during the great war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

ERE is a project that won't come
under the classification of toys.
out IS something that is mighty
practical and essential in most
homes. 1t hardly occurs to the aver
age boy that he could make such an
article. However. after looking over
his drawing. you will be convinced
hat you can make one with no grea
effort.
The first thing to do in this case. is
TO make eut very carefully a bill OF
material. 1t will have to be purchased
no doubt. so be very accurate in order
0 avoid waste. Elf you expect to have
t all cut to length at the mill. you
will have to pay more. The proper
way Is TO assemble the various pieces
of the same size and combine them
hen the cutting can be done at home.
Start the frame first. following the
framing plan shown. Lay out the
side pieces with the required spread
and fasteu the cross pieces In nlace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

the sun is up. our parents fly away to
see about getting something for our
breakfast. While we are very young
and before our stomachs have gotten
used to grinding up food, they feed US
on a kind of watery broth called
pigeons milk"-it is really food that
they have partly digested. When we
are a bit older, they bring us grains
of corn and wheat. and big brown
COW peas. that are the very best things
you ever put in your mouth. It's
funny, but mother always attends to
feeding me, the boy of the family.
while father brings food to sister.
While all this feeding has been going
on, our feathers have been coming
out in spots. mostly those on the wings
and tail. At first, they are not regu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

large sheets on which they we're
printed"
AHA! Counterfeiters! exclaimed
his uncle. IN send for the sheriff"
He was right. and later the children
got large reward for finding the
counterfeiters who were wanted by the
police, but Nettie never tried 10
change the fifty dollar bill which she
soon found was only counterfeit.
1T pays to know biography" said
Joe, land It pays. too. TO have a smart
cousin like Nettie. who can put two
and two together and make four!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

Il would" said Netfie. but 1 don't
know anything about acting"
"Oh, all you have to do Is to run
back and forth over the ground there.
said the young man. and wave your
arms"
Registering fear" put in the short
man.
You might begin work at once"
said the other. We'll pay you only
Ave dollars for the act as you're mex
perienced."
Nettie thought that was a good deal
of money. The men then went INTO
the mill and brought out a box on 8
tripod covered all over with a black
cloth. Nettie Began running about as
she was told. and the young man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
JULY THE EIGHTH


~ Asst month the boys of Pennsyl-
vania's 2sth Division paraded in
Philadelphia, and Betty went
- down town with her father to see
the decorations and celebrations be-
fore the State House. There on the
street, so that all the boys could see
and honor it was the Liberty Bell.
Betty looked at it soberly. Isn't 1t
wonderful" she said. "Is that the
very bell that was rung on the Fourth
of July to proclaim Liberty" 'It Is
the very bell" answered her father.
but 1t was not rung on the Fourth of
July" Not on the Fourth. but
thought" Lots OF people think the
same way that you do said father.
but the bell was really not rung until
the eighth. And strange as 1t may
seem, 1t was on the eighth OF July
that the great bell was rung for the
last time. On July 8. 1885. the big
bell in Independence Hall. PhiladeJ-
phia, was tolled for the death of Chief
Justice John Marshall, when suddenly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
THO JUNIOR COOK
SPOON BISCUIT

Pour the milk into the -four mixture
and with fork work it gently into a
soft dough.
Take a big spoon and drop the
dough into the muf1n rings.
Bake Is minutes in hot oven.
This is the same as baking powder
biscuits except that the dough Is softer
and is dropped from a spoon-inuch
easier for a Junior Cook TO make you
see
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

seemed to be grinding a handle under
the cloth. Joe was looking on with a
queer expression.
Now" said the short man at last,
that's very good. miss. But we have
only fifty dollars TO our names. II
you can get It changed you can keep
FIVE and bring US the forty-hve to-
morrow"
This kettie agreed TO do and the
three went away promising to come
next day As the little girl skipped
merrily on ahead planning how 10
spend her money, joe whispered to
VIII: There's something phoney.
That wasn't a moving picture machine
at all I'm going back tonight and
find out What'A IN"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
q Puzzle Corner !

My fifth goes swift from place to place,
To be my sixth is a disgrace.
My seventh helps to form a pair
Close by my eighth Is everywhere.
My whole is made OF happy days
Filled in with frolics, romps and plays.
ANSWERS
FLORAL DELETTONS-1. SiIly-Ltly.
2. Stere-Rose. 8. Stredm-Aster. 4.
Violenf-Violet. 5. SuccoTs-Crocus. s.
PeEfn-PtHk.
ACROSTIO
Y alley
A corn
G cast
A 1GdU
T rain
7, die
o ne
N ear
BASEBALL TERMS. First Base
>. TtUO BG00eT. 3. Score. 4. Short
Stop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

She was right. A mans face was
framed in one of the old windows It
disappeared hastily and in q moment
two men came to the doorway and
then walked quickly towards the sur
veying party.
"Hellor' called one OF the men, .
darnsr Young fellow with a small