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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14
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The Boy as Hero

The hero of A. Frederick Collins's
Jack Heaton, Oil Prospector" (Stokes),
is two listed young man, aided by
very able bodied chum. Each has seen
military service and served an APP
premiership in adventure. This story
takes them to Mexico to investigate
oil properties. in the attempt to pro-
tect the interests of Jacks father. who
owns stock in one of the companies.
There is plenty of lively fighting, hold
ups. treachery, stratagems and am
bushes from the very start. and It
winds up in general melee, the eur
tain" to which Is the opportune ar
rival Of a troop of United States
cavalry. as Uncle Sam has apparently
awakened to the needs of the heroes
situation. IT is somewhat crude but
sufficiently stirring adventure.
Lonny was once a youthful corner
loafer, but in "Coxswain Drake of the
Sea Scouts" little, Brown). by Isabel
Hornibrook. he appears fully developed
into a sturdy sea scout. operating off
the coast of Massachusetts,. The
scouts intercept a wireless message
and thus succeed in baking a band
Of aeroplane smugglers. incidentally
they capture derelict 14-year-old
Italian, who is turned over TO Lonny
for education, a process tina. gives
plenty of excitement to each. The sea
scouts offer a picturesque field, not
as yet overworked. II is n vivid story.
THE Mark of the Knife" Gittle.
Brown, by Clayton II. Ernst. is guar
anteed to keep any boy reader wide
awake until he has finished II. Its
hero is equipped with curious mark
on his shoulder--like a red knife-the
mystery OF which isn't disclosed until
the last chapter. In the meantime he
as a school football star,
and In numerous strenuous adven-
lures The plot is we'll handled.
Ralph Henry Barbour and II. p.
Holt have collaborated on a most
wholesome sea yarn of youthful adj
venture in THE Mystery of the Sea
Lark" II Is just the kind of story
which most boys will try to finish at
one sitting. Jack Holden. an enter
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14

ON THE EDGE OF THE WILDER
NESS. BY Walter Prichard Eaton.
Boston: w. A. Wilde Company
THE WAY OF THE WILD BY f. st.
Mars. Frederick A. Stokes Company.
Massachusetts, is letting. in the
jungle. After some centuries of adj
vancing civilization the tide has begun
to ebb from the hills and the wild ami
mails are coming back to their old
haunts. The edge of the wilderness
we expect to find somewhere in the
woolly West. but on opening this book
we discover that it has crept up on us
and is triumphantly established in the
Berkshire Hills. Here is a lone timber
wolf, sstrayed down from Canada, and
moose, deer of course, wildcats, otter,
weasels and 'coons. Some of them
nave been in these woods all along, but
now they have burst out and taken
possession of the abandoned farms,
and scrub pine uplands. where the
hunters were too many for them in
the old days. For now the law Is on
for deer and moose. and the others had
grown so scarce that the breed of
hunters grew scarce too; and men
have taken to footing up and down the
Mohawk Trail instead of roaming the
woods. Also certain wealthy persons
have bought up great tracts of coun-
tryside and made reservations, where
the larger animals can live in peace.
Great days for the wilderness folk;
and this book which tells the stories of
some of them has the optimism of
those who are on the rising side Of the
wheel
There are individual tales of certain
especially clever specimens of the wild
folk, told from the point of view of the
animal himself, and in nest fasci-
mating and absorbing way. 1t Is a
book to make any Boy Scout late for
his next appointment. whether it is
dinner or bed. Nature taking is Of
course an easy charge to make, but
there seems to be little point in It..
| These incidents themselves are some
of them bit tall, but every naturalist
knows that incredible things are al
ways happening in the woods, and
that every one who goes much into
the wilderness sees a few things that
would pass anywhere as clever lies.
AS for the literary device Of giving a
name to an animal and telling about
| him as though he were merely per-
son living in a furry body--this is GER
tainly just cause for rage on the part
Of orthodox naturalists, but hardly a
matter for serious concern to the gen.
eral public. 1t won't hurt us much TO
personify our furred and feathered
friends; 1t is surely better than treat
ing them as things. This book is true
in the sense that 1t gives a real feeling
of the woods, a well defined idea of
the habits of the beasts. and delight
full atmosphere Of outdoors. 1t will be
enjoyed by any boy or girl who loves
outdoor adventures.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14

Lewis z. Thesis In THE Young
Wireless Operator-Af1oat" wv. A.
Wilde) gives the boys an account
of the many experiences which the
American merchant marine vessels
encounter on the high seas. How Roy
Mercer made good as a wireless oper-
ator upon one of these vessels is the
theme of this story.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14

In Everett I. Tomlinson's THE Pur-
suit of the Apache Chief" (Appleton)
we have a piece OF our history, fiction
lied for boys, that gives an account Of
the. campaign Of Cen Miles against
Geronimo. the willy. able and treacher-
Gus leader Of the Apache Indians.
Zach" Taylor. one of the original
"Forty-niners" Jack McBrier. a young
engineer, and his brother Albert are
prospecting among the canyons OF
Arizona just at the time when the
Apaches are about to revolt against
the Government. While trailing Jake,
zach's partner. they come upon him
slain by the Indians. Then the action
begins.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14
For Growing Girls

In the two stories by Barbara Kay.
Elizabeth. Her Folks" and Elizabeth,
Her Friends" doubleday, Page), Is
given an entertaining account of the
adventures and growth of an alto
gether delightful fourteen-y ear-old
maiden. In the first she is spending
her summer vacation with relatives on
Cape Cod-folk whom she finds, at first,
rather humble, as she starts out a bit
of a snob. But she outgrows that
after a few lessons in wholesome. plain
life, and has a very good time. She
intervenes, happily to end a lovers
quarrel and untangles the affairs of
her big soldier brother--a we'll told,
pleasantly sentimental romance. The
second volume brings her to New York,
and shows her among the girls and
boys of her own age. There Is a
secret" an after the war mystery,
which she aids in clearing up. Eliza
beth is an entirely human girl, drawn
with considerable subtlety as the au-
thor understands the psychology of the
backflsch. The stories are well above
the average of Juveniles"
Cousin Nancy and the Lees of Cliff
ford" (CrowelD, on the other hand, is
story of ordinary mortals-not a tale
OF the heights Of prowess but of the
colorful Sierra Nevadas and Of the
contrasts between a girl of the East
and her Western cousins. 1t is by
Gene Stone.
Lucky Penny of Thistle Troop" by
Amy e. Blanchard CIV. A. Wilde Coz.
is story Of Girl Scouts. Lucky
Penny" is not a coin. 1t is Samantha
Penrose Atwood, who was always so
very lucky in getting out Of scrapes
which gave her and her friends all the
thrills of high adventure.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14

Mr.. Tomlinson's second for the sea-
son isI"Scouting on the Border" CAP
'pleton). a story of army life and adj
ventures on the borderland of Mexico,
Of gun play and heroism. Action is
in abundance in this book, and one is
bound to like both Sam and Tom. who
play an important part in thu story.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14

prising young American of sixteen.
secures the rights of ownership to an
old sailing boat. the Sea Lark. with
out which he never could have dis
covered who had robbed his father Of
the canvas bag of money three years
before.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14
Walter Dyer, Author of Sons
of Liberty" ben the Battle
Horse" and other books for
boys.

miller, sacrifices the medals and glory
he would have won in track meets and
goes in for basketball because the col
lege team needed men. 1t is the pic
ture of college life. OF the brides,
cliques, rivalry, hazing and plugging
all for the dear old Alma Mater that
makes Earl Reed Silvers' Dick Ar
mold Plays the Game" (Appleton) a
good story.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14

Dick Arnold. crack cross country
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14

The third volume OF Leslie w.
Quirk's Boy Scout series Is The Boy
Scouts of Lakeville High" little,
Brown. which tells how the one
original patrol grew into a troop Of
three patrols. The story has plenty
OF action, some humor and abundant
graphic descriptions track and field
meet, baseball and other sports. The
interest is well sustained.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14

Joseph B. Ames's Curly and the
Aztec Gold" Century, is a thrilling
story of boyish adventure into the
Painted Desert the plateau region Of
Arizona, where great treasures are un-
covered through the inscriptions on
an old manuscript. after the manner Of
Poes Gold Bug" There is feeling
of the great outdoors in these pages
which depict so vividly the hairbreadth
escapes Of Curly and his daring COM
panions.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14

Ralph Henry Barbour needs no
introduction to the youthful rcader-
nor TO many grownups who have not
forgotten their school days. 1t Is
enough to point out to them that here
are two more Barbour stories, both
football stories-"Fourth Down." Cap
pleton) and Quarterback Bates"
(Dodd, Mead)-each of which measures
up to the familiar specifications. Each
tale has some "corking god" de-
scriptions of school games, and each
has plenitude Of other incident The
Fourth Down." deals with rivalries
that come to active warfare. false ac-
cusations, and their unravelling. The
other story is I'm more humorous vein,
but not lacking i'm strenuosities. Mr..
Barbour's 17-year-olds are genuine,
good, outstanding youngsters, and his
plots are sound IN workmanship.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-14
FOrty-twO Prizes Offered
for Essays on u. S. Army

The st. Johnsbury Commercial club
IN cooperation with Sergt. Tomling-
son, have arranged the details of the
essay contest among the school chill
dren upon the advantages of joining
the United States army and an
nounces that az prizes are available
in this contest. Twelve of these will
be assigned to the public schools and
divided among the rural schools, the
fifth and sixth grades and the Junior
High school. Ten prizes will be allot-
ted to the Academy, 10 to the Con-
vent school and 10 to the boys paro-
chial school. The best essay from
each of these four schools will be
entitled to the Commercial Club cash
prizes and the winner of the first
prize will have their essay sent on to
Albany, N. Y, to compete for the
government prizes.
All essays must be written by Feb.
20 and the details of the contest and
awarding of the prizes are left with
the heads of the four schools above
mentioned. The young people are al
ready becoming much interested in
the contest and some excellent es-
says may be anticipated.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-14
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1872
SAINT VALENTINE

Valentines Day was some day
among the young folks of years ago.
1t was approached with serious con-
sideration in the early long trouser
age. Suitors considered very
thoughtfully how far along the SEN
timental line they dared go.
There was nothing reticent about
the emotions expressed by the mis-
sives of Cupid then placed on sale!
These offerings were delivered to the
U. S. mail with bated breath. The
sender watched with trembling heart
for the next sight of his innamorata,
to see how she took it.
The boys and girls of today may
play the same game on the quiet, but
one doubts it. They are too much on
their dignity, and too fearful of be-
ing laughed at. Probably these lovey
dovey valentines with which the
stores abound, are mostly used by the
kidlet element, which still says what
it thinks.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-14
BOIL 1T DOWN

Owing to high cost paper stock,
some newspapers have reduced their
size. The reading public will of
course be sorry to see its favorite
journals curtailed. Yet the news can
be covered in less space than is usu-
ally given to it.
Most people, including most trained
newspaper workers, write in too YER
bose a way. You can take almost any
article, and reduce it a third to half
without leaving out much that is es-
sential to the thought, or without
emitting details necessary to the
story.
The people who write for newspap-
ers should bear it in mind that print
paper costs lot of money, and that
no publisher is going to get all that
he would really like of it. So let US
all cut out fulsome batteries and re-
dundant adjectives, and write in a
plain matter of fact way that will
save space and paper.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-14

close attention is requested. Sunday
schools will meet in their own church
except the Advent school, Grace
Mems class, and the Women's class
es of the North church which will
meet in the South church.
At 9.45 o'clock Sunday morning
the union chorus is requested to
meet in the South church for rehear-
sal -'
At $50 all children who are will
ing to join in a Junior Chorus are
invited to meet in the vestry of the
South church.
Monday evening will be "Laymen's
Night, when ten of our laymen will
tell in brief "What Jesus Means to
Me-" This will be followed by DR..
Rees, with the subject Goods Great
Love-"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-14
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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-14

Chicago theater establishes wom
ems smoking room. But will the
women smoke if they can't do it in
the mems room?
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-14

Entered as second-class matter May
/, 1916, at the post Office at st.
Johnsbury, Vermont, under the act Of
March 3, 1879.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-14
NOTES OF THE REEFS
MEETINGS

A large number of children gather
ed in the Methodist church Friday
afternoon and listened to a very in
teresting talk by DR.. Rees on "Hab-
it's" A similar meeting will be held
next Friday.
The notices for Sunday meetings
are contained in an advertisement in
other columns in this paper, to which
The spectator., 1920-11-23

thanks. Doctor Muhlenburg spoke of 1t as "The Presidents Hymn" but would not permanently offer such q title without Mir. Lincoln's approval. Mir. Robert E. Minturn, a prominent mem Der of Doctor Muhlenburgs congrega- ton, was greatly pleased with the poem, and sent copy to the President. with whom he was personally acquaint- ed, asking permission to name the hymn as the author desired. Mir. Lin coin telegraphed back: "So let 1t be-"
 In July, 1865. Dr. Horace Bushnell published in Hours at Home" an ar- ticle attacking the well-known hymn, "America." as an unworthy and really humiliating effusion-as political an them. Doctor Bushnell thus refers 10 Doctor Muhlenburg's productions:
 ''The hymn and air that were given to the public by Doctor Muhlenburg short time ago appear 10 have missed the accident of being fairly born, and for that reason have not succeeded. The want of good accident here is fa- tai. but the hymn has real merit. It was too long and included three or
The spectator., 1920-11-23
Some Reasons Why the Farmer Should
 Keep Thanksgiving

Just now. apart from our knowl- edge of food secure, perhaps some of us feel it necessary to fall back upon the private reasons for thank fitness Each one has some bit of personal well-being that can be brought out and rubbed up and admired just to keep our home circle happy this Thanksgiving day. Each one knows their own cause for con tent even where 1t Is so common place as not to be distinctly visible to others. Especially this year we mustn't lose sight of the personal bright spots on account of their evsry-day character.
 A person was once visiting . friend whose home commanded a beautiful stretch of mountain scener,. IL was, in fact. magnificent view. What wonderful outlook you have here." he remarked 10 his host "I am sure if lived here I should spend most of my time viewing the landscape" "Why. l never thought of 1t that way his host replied. "I never con- sidered 1t anything remarkable. I have simply taken 1t as matter of course"
 Thousands of people who live In the country enjoy treasure which is denied 70 millions of their feilowmen the blessing of good, pure. out-of- door air, fragrant In spring and sum- mer with perfume of flowers or new mown hay. and in fall and winter la den with crisp, life-gIving ozone.
 No one enjoys more blessings and treasures of this kind than the man or woman on the farm. He or she, If inclined to be of complaining na- ture, is apt to find fault that life on the farm Is so hard and composed % largely of drudgery. Furthermore, 'far away fields are always green" and the one on the farm imagines that In the city all must be ease and contentment. These imaginings. how ever. will not stand the test of personal acquaintanceship with the life that Is lived fin the cities by hun dreds of thousands of people. Farm work Is hard. but there are no easy berths In life.
 The average person on the farm lives better, enjoys better air to breathe, better water to drink. better food to eat better conditions under which to work, better health than the man or woman In corresponding cir cumstances In the city
The spectator., 1920-11-23
Thanksgiving Hymn We'll Liked at Birth
 But Now Forgotten

The first presidential Thanksgiving Washington in l7S9 on the occasion of the adoption of the Constitution. the day, curiously enough. being No vember "6-the date of celebration of 1863. This latter was the real fore runner of our national Thanksgiving day. Occasional and special times of thanksgiving had often been appoint ed by different Presidents. but the year 1S63 famous for its decisive national victories, marked also the beginning of the annual series of Thanksgiving days.
 The great victories of Gettysburg and vicksburg were really the cause of Lincoln's proclamation. and his ex- ample has been followed by all his successors until the annual festival has become one of our national insti- tutions.
 The proclamation of 1863 WIS re- markable as the first of series, ex- tending now over fifty years. It was also noticeable because It was the Oc- casion of a thanksgiving hymn by the famous Reverend Doctor Muhenburg of St. Luke's hospital. New York city. He is well known as the author of the familiar hymn, 'I Would Not Live AL way" and poet of no small repute. Mir. Lincoln's glowing words met his eye and struck responsive chord in hiS haart pnhia Thank SUivipy hymn was the result, a hymn which at the time was often sung. but Is now comparatively forgotten. It was pub lished with appropriate music. and even yet is suitable for use on similar occasions.
 The hymn contains nine stanzas, with chorus. and takes up In order the various causes for thanksgiving men, toned In Mir. Lincoln's proclamation. The original title was "Give Thanks All Ye People," the first verse being as follows:
 Dive thank,; all ys people. give thanks Aiieiuias of freedom with joyful accord. i. Let the East and the West. North and
 South roll along.
 Sea. mountain and prairie. one thanks
 giving song
 Chorus
 Give thanks. all ye people. give thanks to
 the Lord.
 Aileiuias of freedom with joyful accord
 As the hymn was suggested ny Mir Lincoln call upon the nation to give
The spectator., 1920-11-23

asked Beulah. as the two women bus. in the kitchen.
 Dear knows," said her mother, wearily. "I hope he doesn't take 1t in his head to go out there. too"
 "Who. Dad? Oh. he wouldn't do that. His hearts quite wrapped up in the farm here. wish he'd unwrap it a bit and let 1t peek out at times"
 I'm not so sure. I'm beginning to think it's the money that's in the farm your fathers heart is set on. If the money was to be made somewhere else his heart. would soon shift. Here I've slaved and saved until I'm an--an old woman, and what better are we for it? We've better things to eat and more things to wear and bigger house to keep clean, and your father thinks We ought to be satisfied. But he isn't satisfied himself. He's slaving harder than ever, and now he's got this notion about going West. Oh, you'll see 1t will come 10 that He knows our life isn't complete. and he thinks more money will complete it. All the experience of twenty years hasn't taught him any better"
 Beulah stood aghast at this outburst, and when her mother paused and looked at her and she saw the unbid- den wells of water gathering in the tender eyes. the girl could no longer restrain herself. With cry she flung her arms about her mothers neck, and for few moments the two forgot their habitua restraint and were but naked souls mingling together.