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The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Honor Medals Are of Chinese Origin

ored their knightly subjects. The first
medal voted by Congress was one of gold
and was bestowed upon George Washington
for forcing the British to evacuate Boston
John Paul Jones received a similar reward
in 1870 after his famous battle with the
Scraps. Three men who captured Major
Andre the British spy were also honored
the last until the War of 1912.
Unhallowed by tradition and dignifed only
by an idea was the first decoration estah-
shcd for the common soldiers, the first OF
its kind in the history OF the world. Very
few Americans remember this extinct decora-
tion George washington established IL with
these words:
"The General ever desirous to cherish .
virtuous ambition In his soldiers as well a.
to foster and encourage every species Of mil
itary merit. directs that whenever any sin.
gularly meritorious action Is performed tho
author Of II shall he permitted to wear on
his facings, over his left breast. the figure 81
a heart in purple cloth, silk edged with
narrow lace or binding. Men who have
merited this distinction to be suffered to pass
all guards and sentinels which officers are
permitted to do. The road to glory in q
patriot army is thus opened to ALL"
Commanders OF American troops during
the War Of 1912. Mexican war and civi
war were rewarded by medals. In 1861 thc
medal OF honor was established and after tho
battle OF Manila Bay every member Of tn
Dewey fleet, sailor or officer. received
medal. This was the first time in the his
tory OF the United States that the rank AMI
file had received medals. Admiral Dewey
on that occasion received a sword OF honor
In discussing the war the author dc
scribes in detail the medals awarded by the
different Powers. with special attention ~
those of the American Government Not
only does he provide a complete list of thn
heroic recipients Of the medal of honor but
he prints excerpts from the narrative q
the events which eliminated In the award
Everything concerning the subject Is dis
cussed In the volume, such subjects as the
fourrdgere: the French flag decoration.
The orders Of Great Britain have a chap
ter to themselves. The Order Of the Garter
Is probably the oldest in Europe and one Of
the three orders which have come down 10
modern times from the Middle Ages. Thc
other two are the Annunzlata OF italy and
the Golden Fleece of Spain and Austria
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Fur Traders Conserve Wild Animal Life

had command OF the sea otter haunts, the
sea otter to-day would be restored the
Alaska seal is. What exterminated the sea
otter was race of Aleutian Indians, crazed
with Russian vodka and that crime was
perpetratcd when the fur trade was in its
infancy and in the hands Of savage Grim
inals."
Hunting and agriculture are the two Oldest
industries, but ii has remained for modern
times to consolidate the two. Raising ami
mails for their pelts is as startling an inno-
walton as any of those changes which have
revolutoniZed the soil. Miss Laut is very
sangune on this new development. She
writes: But the greatest triumph of the
modern fur trade is in fur farming, as the
American Government has carried 1t out in
Alaska seal, and Canadian ranches in Prince
Edward Island. In ten years more than a
thousand fox ranches have sprung up in
Canada and the United States: and that is
only the beginning of a movement destined
to transform the fur trade and do for 1t
what domestic science has done for the
racehorse or the pure blood Holstein. Pure
blood registered silver fox fur bearers to-
day sell for from $4,000 to $4,000 a pair.
and when each pup may yield a pelt worth
$1,000 to $4,000 it doesn't need telling that
the pups get the care of millionaire babies.
and the greater the care the finer the fur
and the higher the price"
The most remarkable thing about the fur
trade is that ii is as wide as all outdoors
and levies its tribute upon the muskrat or
the alley cat as impartally as upon the
savage monarchs of the forest and the
northern plain. In this book Miss Laut has
done rather ample justice to the infinite
variety of her subject. She tells how to
buy furs and how to store them; she gives
statistics of the trade and Of farming. but
also she employs her narrative skill in
telling specific instances which describe the
dangers of the fur trade and the lives of
the hunted. The fox trot Is the only topic
with the slightest bearing on the subject
that she has omitted
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

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The New York herald., 1921-04-17

MYSTIC ISLES or THE SOUTH SEAS. by
Frederick O 'Brien. The Century Company
II SCAPE, That word stands for a
r whole literature beloved of the pris-
- oners of routine, Of civilization OF
custom, Of circumstance of their own
fears. If their prison be city fiat or Office
wild strawberries in the grass, treetops
against a far sky-these are the symbols OF
freedom. But the farmers boy will crush
The strawberry with unregarding foot and
chop down the tree while he dreams Of
Broadway.
The continued popularity Of OBrien's
White Shadows in the South Seas" is based
on its fairy tale magic eXerted upon the
northern Imagination. And the new DooK
happily holds an equal power Indeed, II
there is any merit in the first impulse over
the second, this may be preferred by some
The material here used the author tells US,
''precedes in experience" that which went
into White Shadows" O'Brens South Sea
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

THE FUR TRADE OF AMERICA. BY Agnes
Laut. The Macmillan Company.
~ TO one is better qualified than Miss
nj Laut to write on the fur trade. For
many years she has lived a life in
the open. When she has had to put up
with city life she has apparently divided her
time between the establishments of furrers
and research in the archives of the great
fur companies. Hence, when she writes Of
the fur trade, she can visualize the whole
story from the time the fur is worn by its
feral owner in the northern wids until 1t
at last adorns mladi as she goes shopping
on Fifth Avenue.
Miss Laut refuses to consider the fur
trade cruel. She believes that certain re-
mote regious of the world will never be
utilized in any way except by small group
of men who love the wild and gain their
livelihood by matching their wits against
the fur bearing animals. These men arc not
game hogs and will do all that they can to
preserve their source of income.
For the last few years." she writes,
there has been a campaign waged In the
United States which almost charges any
one wearing a piece OF fur with murder"
People who make such claim do not relize
that the trap the rifle gives its victim
a comparatively painless death. You have
only to go to the wilds, and go only once. to
realize that natural life is crueler by far
than the most careless, thoughtless fur
trader"
She shows that the fur trade of the pres
ent day is a force making for the conserva-
ton of wild life. 1T was not the fur trade
exterminated the buffalo. IT was the barb
wire fence of the settlers. and 1t was the
fur trade saved the buffalo from extermina-
ton and brought it back as beaver have
been brought back and Alaska seal. For
the determination of the sea otter | have
no excuses TO offer. If the fur trader had
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

special edition of his works, Joseph
= Conrad says that some of the reviewers
of Lord jim" on its first appearance
argued that no man could have been ex-
pected to talk all that time and other men
to listen so long" The reviewers were re-
ferring TO NARROW. who tells Lord Jim's story
one night after dinner on the veranda of
some tropical residence, club or hotel the
mise-en-scenc not being definite In this
spect. after thinking It over for something
like sixteen years." Conrad continues. "I am
not so sure about that. Men have been
known, both in the tropics and in the tenn
perate zone, to sit up half the night swap
ping yarns AS TO tho mere physi-
cal possibility. we all know that some
speeches I'm Parliament have taken nearer
six than three hours In delivery: whereas
all that part Of the book which is Marow's
narrative can he read through aloud I
should say. I'm loss than three hours"
As It chanced. a novel reader with taste
for fact, had been impressed with the
length Of Marlows tale as a test Of vocal
and aural endurance; and he had formed
n hazy resolution TO time the telling by
NARROW Of his yarn. Challenged by reading
Conrads own estimate of the length OF time
II would have taken 10 tell the tale. the
novel reader took up his task Of testing II.
H. counted tho number Of pages occupied
hy Marlow's telling the tale. They run TO
2s6. NARROW beginning to talk on page %
and stopping on page 3l5. He pauses only
four times I'm tho narration. on page 81.
for four lines Of type one OF which Is used
for the purpose of having his host remark
you arc so subtle. NARROW" on page goa
q line and n half Of type is devoted 10 noting
that MARROW resumed after q silence occu-
pied In tho careful lighting Of cigar"
on page 900 ten lines Of text are given TO
describing how NARROW rose from his chair
leaned against the halustrade and then "a
calm voice encouraged negliCently. 'Well2''
on tho same page NARROW pauses again for
a line and a half long enough for him 10
fold his arms across his chest. And these
are all tho Interruptions in text or speech
in the 2s6 pages ot spoken narrative. Seven
teen lines Of type
The novel reader then tested Marlow's
narrative from tho viewpoint Of time spent
IN delivery Reading aloud various pages 10
strike q mean between dialogue and solid
text. and having himself timed by tho second
hand Of watch. he found that the average
FOR reading n page ~ "a conversational rate
Of speech was ono minute and fifty seconds
For CSC pages this gives sea minutes or eight
hours and forty-four minutes. Allowing an
elapsed tmc Of fourteen minutes for lighting
ono cigar. rising from chair crossing arms
over chest and two very brief interiections
nv his auditors. there would remain eight
hours and thirty minutes for the telling Of
tho narrative.
In such world MS Conrad pictures the
story told dinner would not likely ncEin
before 1880 T. NJ nor would it end before
nine. If MARROW had begun telling the yarn
of Lord Jim" AT nine o'clock one evening N
would have been 80 o'clock tho ucNt morn
ing before hc had completed his tale His
auditors must have becn either tho LATEST
people in the world or ths most pouta
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Reviewed by GEORGE KENT.

"H @s as" II. 'Sss ~s,Ds 'i''' stranger ssa Of
= romance. who has just been res
cued from certain death. The hero employs
a noble gesture and remarks that virtue is
its own reward.
Theoretically virtue Is its own reward and
theoretically IL is impossible to repay. Still
the stranger being wealthy. Is worldly and
offers the hero a bill. II IS refused. How
can ne repay? His pride is hurt. for the
magic OF the stuffed pocketbook has failed
him.
How shall the virtue implied by a heroic
act be rewarded? Emperors kings. Pre-
miers and Presidents have pondered the sub
ject and have evolved a formula. II is
ceremony which concludes with the hutter
of colored ribbon from which bangles a star
Of bronze or precious metal-a decoration.
Virtue cannot be allowed to remain It's own
reward lest virtue be discouraged
Such considerations do not disturb Col.
wyllie, author of the handsome new book
on medals and decorations. Neither the
philosophy nor the history Of decoration
occupies a great deal Of space In his volume.
He hazards the statement that the first mill
itary order was the Round Table of knights
sans pour et sdns reprochc, and remarks
somewhat vaguely that the first record of
medal giving concerns a Chinese emperor
and some Of his generals. Both statements
are unconvinclng.
When he reaches the field of American
history Col. Wylle stamps his feet on fami
lar ground and provides an accurate and
interesting account of the history OF military
orders and decorations of the United States
Government At least half the book is de-
voted to the medals and insignia OF our army
and navy. The other half of the volume
contains detailed descriptions and histories
of the medals. orders and insignia of every
nation in Europe; also Of Japan China and
Cuba
Unlike other nations, the United States
has been exceedingly sparing Of its decora-
tions The austere federation Of colonies
feared the monarchic taint represented by
the baubles with which European kings hon
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
A Naiad Among the Giant Taro

adventures will be completely recorded-so
tar literature is ever complete, with a
promised third book, "Atolls of the Sun"
O'Brien has gone West to embark upon
another adventure. He does not promise
book from this. What he has written of the
South Seas gives him the right simply to
enjoy them But he always claimed that
right, for he says, Il went to the islands
below the equator with one thought-to
play" And the natives were childlike enough
to enter into his mood. He contrasts with
their attitude the way Of the civilized world:
People have come to be afraid to say or
even TO think they happy for bare
hour. We fear that the very saying of it
will rob us of happiness. We have incanta-
tions to ward off listening devils-knockng
on wood. throwing salt over our left
shoulder"
The spirit of the islands is free from such
apprehensiveness. Even in the water which
represents continual danger to most lands
men, they are at case. on the steamer from
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

here for eating raw; some are as small as
mans finger and as sweet as honey"
The book is not wholly concerned with
visible things. There is much talk of the
effect of Christianity upon the natives.
OBrien expresses frank doubts as to some
phases Of missionary work. Yet he is BY
no means a wilfully hostile critic. Else he
could not have written this:
Never before had ] appreciated Well
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
TAHITI INVITES THE WEARY

people of slender worldly knowledge; the
carpenters son knew nothing Of history and
ate with his fingers as did Ort-a Ori; but
their open eyes, unclouded by sophistication
and complex interests, looked at the universe
and saw God. They lived mostly under the
open sky, in touch with nature, dependent
on its manifestations Immediately about
them for their sustenance, and with its gifts
and curses for their concerns and symbols"
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

ORDERS. DECORATIONS AND INSIGNIA.
BY Col. Robert f. wylie. U. S. A. C. r.
putnam's sons
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Reviewed by WADE CHANCE.

EUROPE. BY Paul Scott
Mowrer f. p. Dutton & Co.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-08-04

Throuah the F. "A. Greer pension agency
Of this city the following claims have
recently been allowed: Annie c. Philbrick
Of Waldo; Ella F. Pote of Newton. Mass.
Charles Craig, Frank w. Trull, Arthur
Hamilton and Horace F. Gerald of Bel
fast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert E. Ellis of
Chelmsford, Mass, former residents of
this city, have bought the Selwyn
Thompson cottage at The Battery. This
is pleasant news to the many friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis as they will come
home every summer
The annual anniversary day of the
Clough Veteran Association will be he d
this year on Friday, August 18th, Zone
day earlier than the usual date at Win
dermere Park, Unity. The program will
include ball games, grafton, picnic and
the usual grand ball at night in the large
cool hall with music by Tozier's enlarged
orchestra. Please make note of the
change of date.
The Camden Herald says of pleasant
occasion concerning Capt. and Mrs. Err
nest o. Patterson, former residents of
this city:
A very pretty picnic party was given
Saturday by Mrs. Athelia Imlan of Hope
in honor of Capt and Mrs. E. o. Patter-
son. After a delicious luncheon was
served cards were enjoyed. Those pres
ent were Capt. and Mrs. E. o. Patterson,
Mrs. Carrie Ross, Mrs. Calista Cole, Mrs.
Caroline Bowler, C. l.. Pascal of Rock
port; Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Croker of Glen
dale, CAL, and Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. McIn-
tire of Camden.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-08-04

William White of Newton, Mass. ar
rived Monday to visit relatives.
Miss Irma Farrar of Bath arrived
Wednesday to visit her aunt, Mrs. VIM.
M. Thayer.
Hon. Robert F. Dunton was in Bangor
Thursday as an attorney for the defence
in the case of an attempt to place a
Searsport aged woman in the Eastern
Insane Hospital. The Bangor Board of
Aldermen gave their decision in his
favor.
AT CAMP QUANTABACooK. Roy F.
Ainslie has arrived from Syracuse, N.
Y, and is the guest of his sister, Mrs. O.
S. Vickery, and family at Camp Quanta.
bacook, before returning to British Co
lumbia, where he has extensive mining
interests. Mrs. H. P. Hermansen, wife
of Mr.. Hermansen, teacher in the Tower
Hill school at Wilmington, DEL, and
partner with DR.. o. S. Vickery, with her
mother, Mrs. Hall of New York, have
been guests of Mrs. Vickery for the past
ten days.. Eugene Sproul of Wilmington,
Del, the Camp swimming instructor, re-
Gently swan from the inlet of Quantaba-
cook to it's outlet, distance of about six
miles, or from the river to the screen at
the foot of the pond. :. Master John A.,
the little son of DR.. and Mrs. Vickery.
was second in speed swimming contest
of sixteen boys. Richard, the little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Chenery of Con-
cord, Mass, recently swan across the
lake and back, distance of one and one
half miles. Richard observed his 18th
birthday at Camp Wednesday.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-08-04
The News of Belfast
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Davis & Sturm offer chiropractic for
l-l-jts.
The Colonial Theatre advertises pro-
gram for week.
The State Assessors give notice of
ueeug in Belfast.
.T7mes A. Elliott advertises auction
sale Of Kelley place.
Waldo Trust Co. advertises book lost
Charles O'Connell offers household
goods for sale.
Miss Kent, Camden, advertises sum-
lsr portraits.
he Central Maine Power Co. offers
,referred stock to investors.
Mrs Carrie E. Nash and relatives pub
ISL q card of thanks.
Sec adv. of small place wanted
Maine State Highway Commission
..shes notice to bridge contractors.
see adv. of tenement to let.
Fl H Coombs Co. advertises Modart
md c. B. Corsets and offers some special
largans in other goods.
VIM L. Luce, Inc, offers marches by
95lsa $ band and other new records.
Mrs. H. D. Brophy, Castine, wants
.gs.
The Davis Sample Shop advertises
c--vy Chase dresses, plaid skirts and
aalvs.
t. C. Hartman, Searsport, has farm
10 5earsport for sale.
! man Pants Factory wants stitchers.
Direct Importing Co. quotes prices on
Of goods.
F. VI. Sanborn offers variety of goods
shop.
Sac adv. of Ford Touring car for sale.
Lee Howard repairs slate roof, paint
vs. 1apering, etc.
Bert L. Davis advertises made-to-
measure suits.
Waldo Trust Co. advertises the bank
Is eXeCutor.
Psrry's Market offers special values of
sugar and flour for two days.
Mrs B. F. Wells offers hats at half
Tc-
EDMUND Wilson gives notice that taxes
Gle iue,
Mrs. Harriet Knight and son Russell
-5.e moved from the Kimball house, So
called, on Cedar street to the Vickery
Isnement house on Church street ati the
conner of Bridge street.
Tlomas H. Marshall Circle had birth
lay Iunch last Tuesday afternoon, when
Ice cream and cake was served to Circle
sld veterans There will be no more
meetings. of the Circle until the first
IleSday in September
lar home on Elm street with fractured
leg, the result of an auto accident about
10 D. m Saturday. With Mr.. Thayer
Sue was riding on Northport avenue
when she discovered bundle in the
street and in attempting to procure it,
became confused at an approaching scar
ran back and forth in front of it 4lso
Misleading the driver of the car, Miss
Mabel A. Craig. Mr.. Thayer, who Saw
he accident attaches no blame what
ever to Miss Craig.
City Marshal M. R. Knowlton takes
great pride in his home city and is now
using his influence to have what has
been known as the city gravel bank, OF
Tie east side near the end of the rev
bridge, converted into city park. Tit
location would be fine as it is on the At
antic Highway, with fine shore privil
ege, etc. and an excellent spring of pur'
Water There would be some work o
gfading, ETC., but it would be wortl
while. The City Park on Northpor
avenue is now in daily use and great!
appreclated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-16

HGPaIFR 10 6ulI0ln9t Tb' nv
ture and FlXtures-
Marion Hardware Company ..* 1900
Acme Book Company. ......,... ~
Reed Plumbing Company. sly
e. ". Morgan and Brothers.. 4Itg
r, A. FARLEY. ...........,,.,... 1854
J, L. Shriver. .........,..,...-. 10
Fairmont Wall Plaster Company o'ov
Aheru Company. ....,,,..... SVV
knight Electric Company. 1875
L.uthy Plumbing Company..'.,. 1885
Walter Ellason .........,...,.. SD
Fairmout Electric Service Co.. 229V
]. L. Hall Hardware Company. t9t
Dickerson Building Supply Co.. l4'os
j. NJ 'Kisnsr and Bro Lumber
Company .......,,.,,..... 4so'os
l.. c. ITitzbugb. ......,,.,...... low
Hugh Hamilton .....,.,.,',.'.. 800
HoIcomb Manufacturing Co. 1880
!. NJ Hartley and Son Company 22.I1
n I, SJayers ...,,m... 1.s6
Il A W'aiEins 1890
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.(conttnned sea, 6aine pagel

IGoSo thels Power and ran
~ Comp py-Light ~.
ed Conn isslcu-Liesrse
EfSa 9ad Water Engineering.
Ine-subPeRiption .....'..
~. s, pbeHSs-DYayaGs ....'...
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Miscellaneous ExpenSe--
]. N. Harley and Son Company
-F1ags ......,,''.'%
] NJ. Hartley and Son Company
-Broom5, Mops. ..........
Troy Laundry Co.-Laundry,..
Worrell Manufacturing Com.
pauy-DIsinfectant ........
Standard OH Co.-Gasoliue. 49,.
Unity Sanitary Corporation
Soap ..,.......'s.., ,.'.''
Marion Hardware Co.-RoPe.
City Ice Compapy-Ice. ........
". s. Thomas = Freight and
Drayage ,....,..S...,.,...
GIL. Corblu and Son Company
Toilet Supplies. ...".,...
Janitors' supply Company-Pa.
d per Towels. ...,..,....,,..
Acme Book CompaDy-DTinkinE
Baltimore ana Ohio Railroad
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-03-25
OF ONE
PIKE IS ASSURED
May Also Complete Wooster
Pike To County Line;. EN-
ergency Bill Is Up

The Mt. Vernon-Mt. Gilead pike
from Fredericktown west to the pres.
ent pike will be constructed this sum.
mer, according to information given
out by County Surveyor Carl Van
Voorhis Wednesday morning as a re-
suit of his trip to Columbus Tuesday
where he was in conference with state
officials.
According to the county surveyor
the contract for the completion of
the pike will be let early in May.
County Surveyor Van, Voorhis also
gave out the information today that
there is possibility the Wooster
road pike will be completed from AM
ity to the county line this summer.
An emergency bill was introduced in
the Ohio senate yesterday which pro.
vided for the completion of the pike
from Amity to the county line. The
bill introduced In the senate provides
for the payroll plan and il the bill
passes the legislature, the pike will
be completed this summer, according
to the county surveyor. This will
give brick paved road or a cement
pike all the way from Mt. Vernon to
the Ashland-knox county line.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-03-25
ARREST SNYDER ON
CHARGE OF ASSAULT

Wavy S. Snyder, residing three
miles north of Brink Haven, was ar
rested late Monday night at his home
by Sheriff Lytle and Deputy Sheriff
Walker. Snyder is wanted in this
city on charge OF assault and bat
terry.
The affidavit against Snyder was
sworn to by his wife, Iva p. Snyder,
who alleges that on last Saturday her
husband struck and beat her. The
warrant for Snyder's arrest was is
sued out of the court Of Magistrate
George S. Harter.'
Snyder was brought to Mt. Vernon
and placed>in the county Jail to await
a hearing before. Squire Harter.
Snyder was arraigned before Mag
istrate, Harter Tuesday morning. He
waived examination and was bound
over to the Knox county grand jury.
Bond was fixed at $500, which he fur.
nished.