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TN the movement Of society upward
i There are still Jaspers, though, who
contend that society never moves; it is
only rent and taxes that are dynamie)
from the stomachless ameba to the eff
Gent maws of the lobster palace a per
sistent differentiation and subdivision Of
duties is noticeable. Passing the buck is
not of Congressional origin. 1t is nat
ural fact "Let George do it" was first
uttered by Behemoth, who was so busy
ramming his tusks through mountains that
he put into service thousands of little
traffic cops, called icthodollepoddles, who
cleared the way for him. From the Hin
denburg of ants to the tiniest slavery In
the termite village passing the buck is an
instinct, or nothing would ever get done
in that wonderful world which is a. rep
lea of our own, the only difference be-
tween the worlds of the ant and man be-
ing that one is noiselessly useless and the
other noisily so.
And so up through all the rungs and
castles and strata of life to the final differ
entiation and ultimate incarnation of pass
ing the buck-the social secretary. Unlike
the poet, "who is born, but not paid" the
social secretary is paid, but not born. She
generally "arrives," floats in. She is
not prenatal instinct, for naturaists.
anthropologists and socio-climber experts
have never yet found a case where a So
cial secretary has produced a social secre-
tary. Families of them are unknown. The
Booths, Darwins, the Barrymores and the
Dumas travel in family groups, spilling
their genius unto the fifth generation; but
not so the social secretary; they suddenly
are-hke that! and disappear-like thus!
But social secretaries have lineage
like all things. There was the ancient
scrivener who stood on the corner and
wrote love letters for the poor, blackmail-
ing notes for the tavern lounge lizards and
executed, privily, letters-in-secret for the
aristOcracy; then came the private secre-
tary who shooed away from the doors of
responsibility beggars, book agents, poets
and drummers- Final evolution, the so
cial secretary of to-day, who takes over
all matters touchin' on and appertainin'
to the vulgar business of the household, in
cluding the care of your superfuous chill
dren and other such addenda, footnotes
and glossaries of life, while boss or ma
dame is doing his or her meddlesome bit
in the sweat of the workingman's brow.
Every profession has its Darwin or
Euclid. So Elizabeth Myers has promul-
gated to the world The Social Secretary,
a Handbook and guide to an ever grow
ing profession" She tells US that it is the
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A Closeup of Madame
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first complete book on the subject; and it
is unquestionably all that she claims for it.
read all of its 129> pages, and felt that l
had got firm hold of the methods Of
signing checks that were not my own,
classifying the wine in the cellar, receiving
guests, bouncing reporters who are out
on a fine three day story, keeping the
butler from swearing at the third house,
maid and, above all, keeping mum about
the skeletons in the garrett
The author tells us that the 'grande
dame metaphorically rolls up her silken
shirt sleeves and dives into work. Chari-
ties, neighborhood clubs, welfare and
church work, propaganda of perhaps edu-
cational or political trend and many
etceteras will occupy her time You see
by this how sorely our down trodden, over
worked grande danes need pilot fish or
two. "Soul culture is rife to-day, mind
culture is in the ascendant. The star Of
altruism has set
Dear mel And here we have been all
worked up over this stupid killing bee and
the Fourteen Points and the Irish Repub-
Lie and the lost art of paying our rents,
an everything, when the stars and the
comets of altruism have flew the spatial
coop and soul culture is getting rifer and
rifer right under our very noses and cur
grandes danes are lettering like Ajaxes
under their many etceteras! No wonder
this o s for social secretaries and this
tocsin for give-him-the gate Gerties!
Learn the hobbies of your employer
Miss Eyes or nof) Myers sternly tells the
tyro. These hobbies are as varied as the
flora and fauna of the grande dame 1t
may be fans of funerals, chaws or cock
tails, dachshunds or delft, bridge or bus
ties, Socialism or sOnnets, convicts or
Cremonas. Find out which way the wind
is blowing in her ego. Get under her
skin and find what's bred in the bone; for
what is bred in the bone will come out at
bridge. A perfect secretary studies the
miracles Of auto-evapOration. She must
: be seen but seldom heard, remaining al
ways the infinite shadow of finite wish.
And as to the cook, the butler and the ice
man, "a glance of the eye is sufficient" as
Beau Brummel advised his nephew Regi-
maid. Like Tulkinghorn in Bleak House,
the social secretary has one thousand
family secrets tucked up her sleeve, and
her demeanor should indicate but never
urge, "Oh, what I know about youp
No climbers climber can afford to be
without this book. 1t is gates ajar to the
heaven of serious uplifters.
THE SOCIAL SECRETARY. BY ELIZA
BETH MYERS. Preutano's
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Language Study.

A MODERN FRENCH GRAMMAR FOB
SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND coll
LEGES. BY PHILIPPE DE LA ROCHELLE.
A practical test for use in colleges
and in higher grade schools. Deals with
drill in oral and reading exercises, topics
of composition, &c. There is an index and
general vocabulary. New York: G. 2.
Putnam 8 Sons
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The American Legion.

THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN
LEGION. By GEORGE SEAY WHEAT. This
volume, dealing with "the Birth of the
Legion" is the first of series to be
issued after each annual national con-
vention- Illustrations from photographs.
New York: G. P. Putnam s Sons.
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ireland.

IRELAND'S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. BY
GEORGE CEEEL. "Setting forth the high
lights of Irish history" New York:
Harper & Bros.
THE IRISH ISSUE IN ITS AMERICAN
ASPECT. BY SHANE LESLIE. GA con-
tribution to the settlement of Anglo
American relations during and after the
Great War" New York: Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons.
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Miscellaneous.

THE ARMENIANS IN AMERICA. BY
NJ. VARTAN MALCoM. Introduction by
James W. Gerard. With map and illus
trations from photographs. Boston: The
Pilgrim Press, IA Beacon street.
THE CADENCE SYSTEM OF CLOSE
ORDER DRILL. BY MEUT.-CoL. BER-
NARD LENT. Menosha, Wis: George
Banta Publishing Company.
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From left to right, the books these will wrap are
Books Received to July 80
Bolshevism.


THE LYING LURE OF BOLSHEVISM.
By WILLIAM T. HoRNADAY. The eminent
zoologist and former taxidermist Classics,
skins and stuffs the Red radicals. New
York: American Defence Society, 1913
Broadway.
History.
ELEMENTARY AMERICAN HISTORY
AND GOVERNMENT. BY JAMES AT
BERT WooDBURN apd THOMAS Francis
MORAN. CATER the war edition. New
York: Longmans, Green & Co.
HELLENIC CONCEPTIONS OF PEACE.
BY WALLACE Z. Caldwell. Volume
LXXXIV., No. 9, in Studies in History,
Economies and Public Law of Columbia
University. New York. LOngmans,
Green & Co.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN IRISH
HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Volume XVII.
Edited by John G. Coyle, Edmund ].
Mcclure and Vincent J. o 'Reilly. New
York: Published by the Society, IS West
Thirty ninth street.
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THE SPELL OF ALSACE. BY ANDRE
HALIAYs. Translated with foreword by
Frank Roy Fraprie. Colored frontispiece,
and other illustrations from photographs
and old pictures. With a map. Boston:
The Page Company.
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THE FAR EAST UNVEILED. BY FRED
ERIC COLEMAN. Described as Gan inner
history of events in Japan and China in
the year 1916" Boston: Houghton Milf
fin Company.
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Fiction.

THE MOON AND SIXPENCE. By ".
SoMERsET VAUGHAN. Deals with q stock
broker who after twenty years of married
life deserts his family for q career in
painting and finally drifts to the South
Seas. New York: George H. Doran Com.
pany.
BLUE BONNET OF THE SEVEN STARS
4 By LEILA HORN RICHARDS. A sequel to
! Blue Bonnet-Debutdnte, in the Blue
Bonnet Series Boston: The Page Com.
peny.
CIUCIBLE ISLAND; A ROMANCE, AN
ADVENTURE AND AN EXPERT.
MENT. BY CoNDE B. PAILEE. The
authors purpose is to show what Social.
ism would be in practical operation, at
the present stage of human progress and
under modern conditions. New York:
The Manhattanville Press, % East Forty.
first street.
SYLVIA & MICHAEL. BY COMPTON
MACKENZIE The later adventures Of
Sylvia Scarlet. New York: Harper &
Bros.
War Books.
A YEAR IN THE NAVY. BY JOSEPH
HUSBAND. Lieut.. Husband 8 narrative Of
a civilian (he was the civilian) training
and service. Boston: Houghton MifiiD
Company.
HELPING FRANCE. BY Ruth GAINES.
A story of the Red Cross in the devas.
tated area. The author was a member Of
the Smith College Red Cross Unit. New
York: E. P. Dutton & Co.
LA GENESE DE LA GUERRE MON
DALE: LA DEBACLE DE L'ALLI.
ANCE BALKANIQUE. BY J. E. CUE
cHoYF. In French. Bern: Librarie Aca-
demique Paul Houpt.
Religion.
THE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE OF
ISRAEL. By WILLIAM J. HUTCHINs.
New York: Association Press
THAT ONE FACE. BY RICHARD ROBERTS.
New York: Association Press.
TIL BIOLOGY AS AN EMPIRICAL
SCIENCE. BY DOUGLAS CLYDE MAcIN.
TosH. The author is professor of the
ology in Yale University. New York:
The Macmillan Company.
!. Drama.
STUDIES IN THE ELIZABETHAN
DRAMA BY ARTHUR SYMoNs. Thirteen
essays by the most accomplished of living
critical essayists. New York: E. P. Dut-
ton & Co.
Taxation.
THE TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS
AND PERSONAL INCOME IN NEW
YORK. BY HENRY VI. POWELL. Revised
edition. New York: Clark Boardman
Company, Ltd, 80 Park place.
Economies.
RFSALE PRICE MAINTENANCE. BY
CLAUDIUs TEMPLE MURCHSoN. Volume
LXXII-, No. ,, in Studies in History.
Economics and Public Law of Columbia
University. New York: L,pngmans, Green
& Co.
THE STREET SURFACE RAILWAY
FRANCHISES OF NEW YORK CITY.
BY HARRY JAMES CARMAN. Volume
LXXXII., No. ,. in Studies in History
Economies and Public Law of Columbia
University. New York: Longnans, Green
& Co.
Journalism.
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEWSPAPER
BUSINESS. BIZ JAMES MELvEy LEE
The author is dean of the School Of
Journalism of New York University.
New York: Harper & Bros.
For Boys and Girls.
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THE TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS
AND PERSONAL INCOME IN NEW
YORK. BY HENRY VI. POWELL. Revised
edition. New York: Clark Boardman
Company, Ltd, 80 Park place.
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Journalism.

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEWSPAPER
BUSINESS. BIZ JAMES MELvT,J LEE.
The author is dean of the School Of
Journalism of New York University.
New York: Harper & Bros.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19
Tips To Auotoists
Gauae Glass Cutting

The car owner is often puzzled tol make a clean break of a glass cylinder, such as is used on gauges of various sorts. A simple method of doing this is to twist a section of light resistance wire around the glass at the point where it is desired to be cut The ends of the wire must be connected to two bidning posts and these are then | connected with line circuit When the current it turned on the wire be- comes hot and heats the glass, which is then plunged into cold water The result is an even fracture at the desired point.
 Carbon Scraper A putty knife may be made into an excellent carbon scraper by grinding down the blade in two different curves, one a wider curve than the other. Tn this way practically every nook and cranny of the cylinder head can be reached with one curved edge or the other.
 Parts Case
 An ingeniuos motorist suggests way of making old battery parts into convenient case for holding various small parts. The bottoms of several old battery jars are sawed off so that the wells make individual compart- ments. A number of these cut off jars are fastened into a shallow box with glue and the case it complete and ready for nuts, bolts, screws, parts of gene rators, magnetos, etc.
 VuIcanizing BIosk
 A useful aid in vulcanizing tubes is a rubber covered block which may be made in the following manner: A sheet of fabric is tackled on the block and to this is vulcanized a layer of
 tread stock, cementing and curing in
 the usual way. This block has the
 advantage that no tack heads suck dp
 through the rubber top layer. Garage Cart The car owner who does considerable
 work in his own garage will find very
 helpful one of the little two wheeled carts that he used to make perhaps when he was a youngster. These i've hicles" consist simply of a bottom piece on the end sof which are two casters board with an upright at the bottom to hold on whatever is being carried
 and the handle, which may be as Ions ,, as desired. For carrying around { battery or a heavy part these little |. trucks are invaluable.
 !, . Removing Dents The amateur mechanic is often pug } zled as to how to remove a dent iron tank. Solder a tire valve to tn filler cap and then pump air into tn 5 tank, meanwhile tapping lightly aroun' 7 the edges of the dent with leathe !, mallet. The pressure of the air in tn ' tank will push the dent out even wit
 the rest of the surface with the help o . the mallet taps.
 Spring Compression A convenient dodge for holding . valve spring in compressed position - to compress the part in a wise and the \ catch it with fine wire. It is eas / now to put the spring into position II after which the wire may be clippe '. and pulled out.
 " Using Hand Pump
 In the use of the hand tire pump tn 7 average motorist makes the mistake
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19
CAR IT FUTURE
 TO HAVE LITTLE |. TROUBLE ON
 OUTSIDE TRIPS
Local Man Says Service
 Will Be Built In Cars
 and Not Obtained from High Priced Middle Man

How to keep the car you drive out of the repair shop when you need it for the business trip or on Saturdays and Sundays you planned to spend in the country with the family has long been an owners worry.
 That the real solution of the service problem will be found shortly in the construction of the motor car itself is the interesting prediction of H. H. Hotchlziss, Willys- Overland dealer in Phoenix.
 "The lightweight popular car of to- morrow" says MT. Hotchlxiss, Twill have it's service built right into it To- day the purchaser of any car expects to undergo certain service adjustments, repairs and so forth after his car goes into use. Tomorrow he will ask that most of this sort of service be built into the car before he buys it.
 And this can be done with the care full election of material and the right balancing of parts in a car of right de- sign. Manufacturers who retain lead tails as never before. They will be cer- tain that their car is right before the public passes judgment.
 1dhSy TUT cAdIApics luo IWO yCd1 2 of tests made by the Willys- Overland new car which will soon be on the mar ket. Every detail was put through | tests equal to the average life strain before it was approved for the car.
 Owners nowadays have very defi- nite ideas about the qualities a cal should have. You appreciate that fac when you watch prospects looking closely into the design of the car un. der consideration"
 "To get actual lightweight, which il itself saves tires, gasoline and cal wear," continued Mir. Hotchkiss, near be designed light weight It can no merely be a heavier car shaved dowl in weight.
 Tn designing the new Overland Willys- Overland engineers appreciate. from the start that the lightweight ca to meet the requirements of comfor and economy must be newly designe' car from the ground up-new chassis new body, new springs are the result The new Overland is bound instantl to commend itself to the discriminatin motor car buyer because it is actuall a new type or cara QlrecI answer the list of requirements every motoris has in mind.
 Service is built right into it. Tn chassis, for instance, is as simple a an outline drawing. There are onl five units to assemble in the car and tn feature of the design (making a ca more accessible and more easily get at-able than any car I have yet seen is the new cantilever spring suspensio which introduces an absolutely ne riding comfort and an entirely ne
 protection for the car.
 These elements combine to keep tt car in uninterrupted use, free from u usual garage and repair bills. We bt lieve this car will help solve the SCI vice problem in the way have ind cated."
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19
ENDURANCE TEST. DOES MUCH FUR. PROV|NG ESSEX

Do hill climbs, races and economy tests mean anything to the purchaser of an automobile?
 An emphatic yes was the answer given to this question today by Cal Messner who pointed to recent achievements of the Essex as an illus tration.
 While very few persons buy a car because of it's ability to break the speed laws or climb mountains" he declared, "the qualities of endurance, depend ability and reserve force which these feats demonstrate are of the utmost importance to every motor car buyer.
 Take the record the Essex estab- lished in the Rim -theWorld' con- test at San Bernardino, when it climbed eight miles to an elevation of nearly 5000 feet in 19 minutes 4 seconds; or when another stock Essex covered the 119-mile course from Sacramento to Lake Tahoe 19 minutes faster than the best previous record.
 Tn both these instances the punish ment given the Essex, which were stock cars in every respect, was greater than they would have received in three years of ordinary use in an owners hands. Therefore the records estab- lished are the best evidence possible of the endurance and stamina of the car itself and of it's ability to stand the gaff of the most severe task in ordinary service.
 'In addition there is the record made by another stock Essex which was the first of twelve contestants to finish the 1919 endurance run from Stockton. California to the Yosemite. This car made perfect score finishing the trip within 15 seconds of it's schedule time. This was not a speed run but was de- signed solely to show what an owner could expect from his car in actual ser vice in the way of reliability and it it's | freedom from the necessity for adjust l ments.
 Also there are the teords estab-
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19
INsPEcTs BORDER CAMPS

NOGALES, Oct. T-Major General Joseph T. Dickman, who arrived here yesterday on an inspection trip along the border, this morning reviewed the troops of the Twenty-fifth infantry and the Tenth cavalry at Camp Ste phen D. Little, under the command of Colonel Earl Sarnahan and Colonl W. O. Jeohnson. General Dickman left this afternoon for Tucson.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19

pumping in short, quick strokes. The proper method is to pull the handle up all the way and then force it clear down to the bottom of the pump. This gives the benefit of the full volume of air, and the longer strokes are much less tiring than the short, jerky ones.
 Cleaning Spots
 Grease or oil spots on clothing may be cleaned, if they have not been all lowed to stay too long, by sprinkling the spot with talcum powder, which should be well rubbed in. After the first layer is rubbed into the cloth
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19

lished by the Essex in a race around the Island of Oahu, when this danger ous S5-mile course was covered in 2 hours and AZ minutes, or 19 minutes better than the best previous time; the official 115-mile test made in San Francisco where an Essex averaged 23 miles to the gallon of gasoline, and the run up Baxter street hill in this city which was surmounted 21 2-5 seconds faster than it had ever been made before.
 "All of which is an indication of what can be accomplished in the proper de- sign of a moderate priced car of the highest quality"
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19
ALLIES ADVISED PEACE

LONDON. Oct 1.-The French and British missions in Letvia requested the Lettish government to effect an armistice with the forces of Colonel Avaloff- -Bermondt, according to private advices received here. The advices
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19

say that the Lettish government re fused to enter into any pour parlers with the Russians until the allies have compelled the Germans to evacuate Letvia.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19

Phone your Classified Ads to The Republican. We will collect later Phone 4331.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19

leaving the graphite, which prevent the formation of any rust
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19

sprinkle more powder over the spot and let the garment stay for two or three hours. This gives the talcum a chance to soak up the grease. Then brush the spot briskly with a still brush and usually the offending stain with depart It is important to apply this treatment while the spot is fresh.
 L.. Sticking Tires
 Sticking tires are caused by rusted rims. To remove the cause paint the rims with flake graphite mixed to 8 creamy paste with gasoline. The theory of this is that the gasoline evaporates
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-01-14
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSO
NAL PROPERTY BY ADJ
MINISTRATOR

Under and by virtue Of author
lty vested in me as Administrator
OF Louis H. Lucas deceased, | will
on Thursday the 23rd Of january
1919 sell at Public Auction to the
Highest Bidder for cash on the
farm where the late Louis H. Lu-
cas- lived (better know as the
Eni:h Simmons place., located
right near the late Ben Bradley
place, Oh the public road leading
from Mrs. Eli Howell S place to
Bob House S Cross Roads, three
and one half miles west of Hob
good, n. c., and six and one half
miles south Of Scotland Neck, N.
c., the following articles Ji perso
nal property to-wit:
| ) Fine mules ages four to six
years, Good Family horse,
fine Jersey Mich COWS come fresh
III the Spring, 2 sows and pigs, A
lot Of Corn, Fodder and Peanut
/ Vines, | Buggy and Harness, and
farming implements of all kinds
such as: Wagons & harness, carts.
gang pIoWs, Double Plovs, Turn
Plows, Cotton Plows, Harrows,
Cultlvators Wceders, Cotton
Stalk Cutters, Cotton, Corn and
Peanut Planters, Now .ny Mach
inc, Wire Fencing, Wedding Hoes.
Shovels, Rakes and Pitchforks,
Gasoline Drums. and household
and kitchen furniture.
The purpose OF this sale is tu
settle the estate of the late Louis
H. Lucas.
Don t forget the place and date
Of sale
Sale will begin promptly az
! 10 30 A. NJ
N. S. STRICKLAND, Adm.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-01-14
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-01-14
Death Of Mrs. M. e. Grav

At five O'Clock this morning
the spirit Of devout Christian
woman passed from earth to Hea-
ven after a fluttering for earth
~ life of twenty three hours fol-
lowing a stroke Of paralysis.
Mrs. Mary E. Gray, whose ear
thly life has just closed, was
known as one Of the most con-
.sclentious and devout women in
this community, and her passing
away is a distinct loss to all. She
was IN her seventy fifth year.
/ She was the daughter of Thorn
as }. and Sarah L. Vaughan and
was born April %, 1874.
On November %, 1852 she was
married to Benjamin D. GRAY VIII,
.'ied of June %, 1894.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Gray Joined
the old Gainesville church in the
year 1864, being babtized by Rev.
Charles Durham.
Oi the marriage fourteen chill
dren We're born Of whom six SIR
vlve her. three sons and three dau-
ghters
J The funeral services will be held
IN the Scotland Neck church to-
morrow morning at eleven o'clock
conducted by DR.. Charles Ander-
son, pastor Of the church, who was
recalled from Raleigh for this pur-
pose.
The lnterment will immediately
follow IN the family plot in the
Baptist cemetery.