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The Washington times., 1921-07-31
4 YOUTHS STAGE
SENSATIONAL JAIL
. bREAKAT ROANOKE
Escape Comes Soon After No.
torious Bank Robbers
Gain Freedom.

ROANOKE, Va, July S0.--Emulat.
ing the example Of two Of the most
notorious bank banditsdn the country.
who escaped from the city jail here
about three weeks ago, four youthful
prisoners have accomplished jail do
livery at the local detention home.
The boys who figured In the latest
escape are: Gordon Booth, fourteen;
Corris Schartzer. seventeen: Raymond
Mottern, fourteen, and Claude Wheel
er, fifteen.
The youths are under charges OF
stealing an automobile and house rob
berry.
Drank with Prisoners.
Shortly after Charles Wilkes and
RED" Gordon escaped from the city
Jail, a grand jury met here and scath,
ingly arraigned city officials for con.
duct at the Jail, and Jailer Baxter
Logan was suspended. The grand
Jury reported that evidence showed
Jail officials had drank with prisoners
and had allowed gambling parties
without stint.
1t is probable that another invest.
cation may follow the escape Of the
four youths.
Despite the extreme youth of the
prisoners there is a woman in the
case" Many attempts had been made
to pass tools into them by which they
could escape. Shortly before the
break was made a girl came into the
Jail with a basket or rood for Schart.
ger. After she had left, officials ex.
amined the contents and found a
hack-saw secreted in a bottle of milk
AS result an extra watch was kept
on the prisoners.
Jailer Goes Outside.
On the evening Of the same night,
companions of the imprisoned boys
persisted in throwing balls OF string
up to the windows of the cell where
they were confined. Cigarettes were
tied to the string which the prisoners
pulled up.
In an effort to drive off the bows
outside, j. w. Kessler, keeper at the
dentention home went outside. 1t was
during this period that the youths
escaped. One of them pried off q
piece OF planking which serves as a
seat In the cell and with that as a
lever. pried the bars apart in the cell
until a six-inch opening was made
through which they escaped. They
then made their way out the back
door to the railroad tracks, where all
trace or them vanished.
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REMODEL NOTED OLD
CHURCH IN VIRGINIA

FREDERICKSBURG VA, July %.
The Lambs Creek Church Res
toration Association. inaugurated In
1907 In King George county. by
Byrd Turner. has accomplished a
great deal Of work, including re-
modelling the building and repair
ing the organ. A deed of gift for
the site of old Muddy Creek Church
also has been obtained from Mrs.
Maria Perkins; the original Bible
and Prayer Book O724) has been
restored; silver communion plate
has been donated by Mrs. Maupin;
and a fire.proof iron safe has been
obtained for the preservation Of the
church's treasures.
Since the nation wide campaign,
Sunday school has been successfully
carried on every SUI day. There 0ill
be annual all day services, sunday,
August Z, at IL a. m New plans
for Lambs Geek will be present
ed by the Rev. Mr.. Field, OF Trinity
Church, Fredericksburg, who is to
be temporarily in charge, the present
rector having handed over Lambs
Creek to the Jurisdiction of the
Diocesan Missionary Society as from
August 8.
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To Enforce Blue Laws.

MART1NSBURG. w. Va. July 90.
The city council, confronted at
every meeting recently with alleged
violations OF Sunday hours by cer-
tain soft drink dispensers in this
city, this week abruptly handed over
the matter TO Prosecuting Attorney
Hannis when 1t. was discovered that
the city had no ordinance covering
strictly blue law Sunday"
The State has statutes covering
the ground, copies Of which have
been put In the hands of the council:
but the city fathers deemed II best
to turn over the enforcement of the
Sunday statutes to the State author
tiles.
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LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN
BY LYNCHBURC VOTERS

LYNCHBURG, Va. July so.-While
there is more talk about the primary
to be held In the State Tuesday
than there was several weeks ago,
apathy still prevails. not more than
SO per cent Of the qualified electorate
will vote.
In the local fights. tho city treas
urership and that OF high constable,
George M. Bell. Incumbent. has q
strong chance of winning over w. d.
Adams, Jr.. and 1t looks nip and tuck
between N. J. Smith. incumbent
and j. o. Cundiff. for high constable.
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4-Months- ld-Baby
Serves Jail Term
AS Bootlegger

PENN LAIRD, Va, July 30
Through the tender sympathy Of
Governor Davis, a four-months-
old baby has been spared
lengthy term in Jail.
Some time ago Mrs. Nora
Grimm and her husband were
found guilty of bootlegging in
Harrisonburg. The husband was
Immediately sentenced to Jail, but
owing to lack of cell-room Mrs.
Grimm was allowed her freedom.
She was recently ordered to re-
appear and also sentenced to Jail.
She refused to go without her
four-months-old baby. and the
baby therefore went to Jail with
its mother.
News Of the baby's plight
quickly spread throughout Har-
risonburg and welfare workers
teiegraphed the circumstances to
Governor Davis. The governor
wired a pardon for the mother
and baby after they had served
one day.
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c. j. STUDENTSAT
PLATTSbURG WIN
LEADING HONORS
Cadets McDonough and Murphy
Lead Big Field in Proficiency
Ratings.

Georgetown University's contin-
gent at the r. o. T.. c. camp at
Plattsburg, N. Y, came off with fly-
ing colors during the recent com
petition between 9S1 cadets repre-
senting thirty-eight universities, ac-
cording to word just received from
MAJ. William II. Hobson, U. S. A,
hlilitary instructor on the hilltop.
Two of the Georgetown cadets.
one a Washington boy, won first and
second places IN. the individual con-
test, and the contingent as a whole
came OH with second place in eff
cheney.
The two cadets were Joseph A.
McDonough, last years adjutant Of
the X. o. T. c. unit, and Edward
ID. Murphy, the cadet sergeant-maio r
and son Of James w. Murphy, Off
clal reporter of the Senate. Cadet
McDonough won a total OF 14O9
out OF a possible $500 points, while
Murphy followed a close second, with
l,4O3 points. In addition, Cadet Muir
ply was awarded the prize for being
the best pistol shot in the camp.
The students of the thirty-eight
institutions represented at the Platts-
burg camp were selected for a rat
ing as distinguished" Georgetown
placed two men on the list, Nc
Donough and Murphy, and was the
only institution to have more than
one representative in the distin-
guished class.
Watch us next year" wrote Major
Hobson. I'VE have blood in our
eyes and will be out for the inter.
collegiate hampionship in shooting
and everything else" Since George
town was put upon the "distin-
guished" list of colleges by the War
Department new enthusiasm has been
aroused among the student body in
the r. o. T. c. unit.
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Births Exceed Deaths.

PORTSMOUTH, Va, July 5o.-This
city's birth rate for June was al
most double its death rate. There
were 104 births to 81 leaths. The
whites and colored divided honors
in births with fifty-two each. There
were more males than females, the
figures being 81 boys and 43 girls.
Among the deaths there were 20
whites and 81 colored. Death was
due to a wide variety of causes,
pneumonia leading with five victims
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SLAYER OF OFFICER
HELD WITHOUT BOND

BECKLEY. w. Va. July 80
While Roy Irwin was being arraisned
for pI eliminary hearing before 10
cal justc changed with shooting
with intent to kill, Deputy Sheriff
Golden d. Fry, his alleged victim,
died at the Beckley Hospital. The
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suburbs of the city to DR.. Evans.
AS far as the district Is concerned
this legislative campaign will well
nigh overshadow the State fight.
other than the election OF members
OF the house of delegates tho counties
have no local fights this fall.
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Boy Dies of Typhoid.

LONACONING, Md, July 3O.-Mur.
ray Morgan, aged ten years, son OF
Marcellus Morgan, is dead of typhoid
fever. His parents. one brother and
four sisters survive
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
Lou Prices on
Safety Razor Blades

Gillette Blades-Dozen, zoe; n dozen,
40c.
Auto Strop BIadcs-Dozen, roc; II
dozen, 40c.
Keen kutter Blades-Packsgc 3, 29c.
Ever Ready Blades-Package 6; 25c.
Gem Blades-Package 7, SOC.
Enders Blades-Paciage 5, &c
Durham Duplex Safety Coo
Razors; complete. ........... WV
Ever Ready Safety Razors; TEc
complete. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Wv
Gem Safety Razors; 7Sc
complete. Observation-Disclosures. scS
Enders Razors. Tx
Special .................... NV
Auto Strop Razor. Regu. GO 90
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Good "Rubberset" Shaving SNo
Brushes, 98c and .......... CJS
"Rubberset" Shaving Brush. )Sc
Special .......,..,......... o~
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Lowering Prices--Upholdin@ Quality
MAINTAINING Service and Reliability
Sundriies
Underpriced

n Hughes, :, '1 ID !" Hair S6.98
. . s. .so. sas,. Hair Nets S1.25
, sSs ,Rubberset Tooth Csc
Whisk BrOOm--GOOd Csc
Prophylactic Tooth Brushes SCc
1 row, 39c; 3 row. ........... cS
nv Wool 9" Powder fuff'- SOC
Velour Powder Puffs- 10c
Csc, Csc, l5c and. .............- wv
Baby Pants (Rubber)- 400
good quality, SOC and. ...... NV
Large Sponges-for bath CT 90
or auto; 49c to......... UA'oo
Tanglefoot Fly Paper so dou- 10c
Bile sheets, CSC; 4 double sheets. AoS
2-quart Fountain QQc
Bottle s-dsart Hot Water CSC
Bath Sprays QOc
Special, SLID and ......... COS
s1 ss;SS s Johnston Douehe- $500
Genuine Therrnos Bottles; Ct 90
brown case; quarts, S2.98; pints CI'CO
lOc Rubber Fly In
Ladies' Solid Back OQo
Hair Brush UOC
Good Quality Nail 1Oo
bTushes, '..'.... ............-... NV
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-28
STOP THAT ACHE!


Don't worry and complain about a
bad back. Get rid of that pan and
lameness' Use Doan's Kidney Pills
Many Bennington people have used
them and know how effective they are
Ask your neighbor! Here's Ben
n.ngton case,
Mrs e. f. Lane, 1917 Gage st., Ben
nington, says: About year ago |
became i'll from dney trouble due to
heavy work and being on my feet so
much. My back was sore and lame
and ached from morning until n ght,
If | stopped over to dust or sweep a
sharp cutting pain would dart up and
down my back hurting me great
deal. My kidneys were weak and ir'
regular in acton, causing me good
bit of annoyance. j often had puffy
sacs under my eyes and my ankles
bloated. Dizzy spells and headaches
bothered me, too | began TO use
Doan 4 Kidney Pals which bought
at Gokay's Drug Store and sure fell
relieved. Less than one box o
Doans put an end to my troubles.
highly recommend Doan's to anyone
with kidney disorder
coo, at all dealers Foster'Milburl
Co, Mfrs, Buffalo, N, Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-28
THE RICHEST INDIAN
Jackson Barnett He's Income Of $4,000
a Month from Oil.


Month from OIL
The richest Indian in the world
such Is the distinction that Jackson
Barnett of Henryetta, Oklahoma holds
To his credit in Washington there is
more than $4,000 600 to which he is
adding a royalty income from his vast
olive leases at the rate OF $200,009
annual Y, an infnistesima part III
which is used for his necessities and
simple wants Despite his wealth the
Ipossessor of this vast fortune is an
lantntored ward of Uncle Sam, "a
| Jackson Barnett is sixty nine years
I. old, and wa born near. Fort Sill, in.
/ the Old Indian Territory He differed
i'm howse from any other Creek IN
dian baby, and was educated In 9hel
lore of he woods the same as the
other Indian children with whom he
twas reared
/ Six years ago oil was first discov-
cred on his original allotment OF land
linear Glenn Poo Riches began to pour
upon h IN from these oil.wells i'm such
masn tude that he had little IL any
conception of what they meant All
that he realized at first was that he
bad no reason to want for anything.
The government, however, then step
ped in, realiziu that Barnett was in
competent to manage his great estate.
II sought to protect him in his prop
erty rights, as it did all other Indians.
Fearing that Barnett might be made
the victim Of avaricous and
uuprincipled swndlers. Uncle Sam ap
pointed a guardian over the million.
aire redskin.
When the Cherokee moved to Hen
ryetta his guardian saw to it that he
was located in a comfortable home on
thirty six acres Of farm land near that
city The guardian assumed personal
charge over the affairs OF the swarthy
multi.millionaire and saw to it that
( he had a housekeeper body servant
and a special cook The farm stocked
with live stock and poultry, and alto
gether life was made peasant aud
carefree enough to suit even the most
fastdious whit man.
'A'N Wv NhoN Ola NtNl tue Or
wells on his lands have gu he'd forth
more than 100000 barrels of crude
oil. one eighth of which is paid to him
in royalties, his income now reaching
Close to $50 900 a month.
1Nhcn The government after enter.
ing the. World War, issued the call
for financial assistance Jackson Bar.
|, nett. fullbooded Cherokee. answered
as rcadi as did the vounpor members
OF his tribe answer the call for men
He Was zone of the first of Okmulgee
, county citizens to show his patriot SIN
IN the purchase of Liberty Bonds and
by most liberal contributions to all
war aids. To day he is a millionaire
in l. berty and Victory bonds alone
owning more than $l,500,O00 of them
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-28
HE'S COMING SURE
The Barbarian viii Meet You Tues
day al Library Theatre.

: nc barbarian VIII Meet YOU ucs-
day al Library Theatre. .a
Breathing the magic Of the great
northern outdoors with their vast
sweeps of primitive woodland, dotted
by giant trees and limpid dream
lakes, "The Barbarian" a Pioneer al,
traction. acclaimed one of the most
worthwhile pictures Of the year, viii
he the feature attraction at the "a
brary theatre Monday and Tuesday
Monroe Sa isbury, remembered for
his exceptional character cations IN
many pictures Of the past Year is
starred being supported BY a picked
cast of players headed BY Jane Noyak
who has been declared by critics to
have the most beautiful eyes in film
DOM
A story of tremendous mans fight
between right and wronf The Barbal
ian" was written by Theo. Seixus Sole
mems and adapted for the screen b.
II. ? Heath from whose scenario Dor
aid Crisp directed the picture. Thu
story concerns man who has lived
cince babyhood in the woods fal
away from the strife anu struggles o
metropolitan civilization Heather
ton, millionaire head of a powful Fl
nancial syndicate, covets the woods
mans property and by a trick obta ms
it. The young woodsman's fight t
rega what is rightfully his and a
the same time win the love of Heathe
tons daughter makes this one NJ Tho
most powerful dramatic photoplayi
that the screen has had to offer in {
long time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Everything in meat for Monday, at
Checkerline. Adv
Behold My Wife" is 100 per cent
good Opera house today. Adv
Two Paramount features at Opera
house Monday, Read the ad. ADV.
Everything in strictly fresh fruits
lana vegetaules at the Fruit ami Adv,
Miss Barbara Burt and Misses, Amy
and Polly Harbour spent Friday in
Alban!
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Seymour and
son w fired are in Vergennes for the
holiday
Read the adj Special prtgram for
Memorial Day Harte Theatre and
Opera house. Adv
| Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy of Cam
/ bridge n. Y is visiting her sister Mrs.
NJ. Culliton OF Gage street.
Delivery made unit noon Monday
CheC@erline Adv
Robert Hunter left today for Fulton
IN. Y. to Join Mrs Hunter who has
been there for the past week,
AT Drysdale special today only,
extra good value turkish and buck
towels l9c. See window display Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Jacobs and fam
lily of Worcester are the weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. f w. Will
liama.
viii all members of the Auxiliary
OF the American Legion kindly come
to G. A, r. hall Monday at 1880 to
hep serve the dinner
Sweet blood oranges, 25c per dozen
Checker nes Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hobbs ana
two Oh ldren of Worcester motored t.
Bennington Friday and are the guest.
of Mrs. Hobbs parents Mr.. and Mrs
| G. r. Potter.
THE Highest Law" with Ralph II
! +, mfe 5ina as abraham Lincoln, Dorothy
1, Gish in The Ghost in the Garrett I
corking comedy drama. Hart'
| Theatre Monday. ADV.
! Miss Mildred PeeIor, NJ IS Irene La
sor, Miss Ruth Ferguson NJ SIS Elizi
Stewart and Miss Eta Streeter ar
the delegates from the Bennington
girls club to the meeting Of the Mass
chusetts League Of Girls clubs whicI
is held at Pittsfeld, opening toda
and ending Monday.
Three hundred quarts fancy berries
| Checkerline ADV.
| Christian Science services are hol
at COS Main street Sunday at / a II
and Wednesday evening at 100 TIL
reading room is open to the publ
J. from to p. m except Saturday an
:. Sunday. Here may be read borrowe
= or purchased all authorized Chr sta
Science literature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-28
$50, 100000 BRIDGE TO
SPAN DETROIT RIVER
Will Connect Midi West With onta
ro-To Require Four Years in
Construction.

Detroit, Mich, May 274Thd pro
posed suspension bridge between De-
troit and Windsor, the sixth interna.
tional br dye linking the United
States with Canada and the third that
will carry h ghway traffic between
the two countries will have been com
pleted within the next five years in
the opinion of Charles Evans Fowler,
chief engineer of the project. Mr..
Fowler announced construction work
might start late next fall or during
the winter. About four years is ex-
pected to be required to complete the
project.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-28
NORTH BENNINGTON


The services at the Methodist
church Sunday win be at the usual
hours Sunday school at 2 and pearch
ing service at 3. standard time The
pastor Rev r. e Benin will preach Q
Memorial sermon from the text What
mean ye by this service?' The Wed
tuesday evening PRAYER meet ng viii be
he'd at 1880 new time.
~ Morning worship At tie Congrega
tional church Sunday. May 80. at II
o'clock The pastor, Rev VIM II
Haml'n, will speak on War and Peace
Sunday school at 12:10, Young PEG
pies meeting at p IN. Topic, Mis-
sionary results in Africa Leaders
Miss Marion Elmer and Miss Vivian
Madison
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-28
VERMONT sAprIsrs ELECTS

Elmer Q. Bailey Of Burlington Is
President
Bellows FAILS, May 2S.-At the
Wednesday forenoon session Of the
Vermont state Baptist convention the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President Ether b Bal
aey, Burlington; first vice president,
IVA lace w Nichols, Rutland; second
1yice president, Mrs. w sE. Lombard,
,Saxtms River; clerk, Rev Ebert j.
Smith Fair Haven 1t was voted TO
hold the next session at Ludlow. May
t324, 1922 The preacher for the an.
ipnal sermon for next year. Rev. VII
sliam f. Wilson. Burlington with the
alternate Rev. l.. T Reed, Poultney
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-28
CHURCH MAKES APPEAL
FOR FAMINE VICTIMS
Donations for Relief of Starving In
China will Be Received at the
Congregational Church

Particular attention is called to a
last opportunity to contribute to the
China Famine fund. Millions Of PEG
pie are still dying in China from the
famine, ..elief from the harvest vii
not come till the last of June. A
supreme effort must now be made to
sustain the survivors until the harvest
begins, Within ten days after a con.
tribut ON is sent 1t will be converted
into food for the stricken people.
Three cents will save one life for one
day, one dollar will save one life for
one month. ten dollars will save a
whole family. Vermont's quota is TO-
900 starving people. Make your con
tribution Sunday fight at the Memor.
ial Day Service at the Second Congre.
gational church.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-28
4 Yeara to suIId

The bridge, Mr.. Fowler sad. Will
rank as one of the most important Of
those between the two countries, be.
cause it win connect Ontario, the
most thickly settled province of Cana.
da, with the so-ca'led middle western
part of the United States II Will
serve a greater number of persons
than any other international br dye on
tho continent Mr., Fowler said. 4xa
Present plans call for bridge Of
tho susnens on type that willis cost
$S0,000,000 Permission TO build the
span has been granted by both the
United States and Canada. The bill
granting such permission was signed
by President Wilson lust before he
left office, March 4. Both branches OF
the Dom Mon government have sane.
toned the project, virtually comple,-
ing the preliminary steps necessary
before construct on begins.
Much Traffic Predicted
The main span of the bridge will be
100 feet. There will be two 2S foot
roadways two seven foot sidewalks.
two tram car track, and four tracks
on the lower decks for railways. The
RAILWAY tracks will connect on the
Canadian side with the Essex Tormi.
nal railway and on the Amer can side
with the JOINT tracks Of tho,Pennsyli
yania Pere Marquette, Wabash and
Michigan Central Railroads.
Three of the bridges already IN OK
istence between the United States
and Canada are located at Niagara
Falls, one is at Buffalo, and another
is across the st Mays river near
Sault Ste, Marie, Mich.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-28
REFUSES TO BE HANGED
So Man Awaiting Execution Simply
Departs From Prison.

Woodstock, Que, May 2S.-Norman
Garfield, sentenced to be hanged on
June for the murder, on January 20,
of Ben Johnson, restaurant and shop
keeper, of this place, made his escape
from Jail at 525 Wednesday after
noon and up to late hour last night
had not been recaptured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-28
LlzzIE,s A MASCOT NOW

Dove Of Flivvered Peace Found in
Ford Car.
Winsted, Conn, May 2S Charles
lIawley and others while unloading a
carload of Ford automob les from De.
troit yesterday found dove is one
CT
"I'll bet It's the Identical one that
Henry Ford sent over on his peace
ship" said Mr. Hawley, who has
named the bird Lizzie,
The dove VII be kept at the Ford
station as a mascot The car had
been locked seven days,
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-01-20

Without Reserlations.

According to the Fleet Review a
man presented himself for enlistment
who said that his mother was an
American who had married q French
man In Italy. He said further that
be was born On q ship flying the Span
ish cOlOrs while she was lying in the
English channel, that his parents hay-
ing died in Sweden when he was FIVE,
he was adopted By a German who
brought him up In tie United States.
The man who adopted him was not q
nsturaliZed citizen.
would you class him as q man
without a countryE7 someone asked
the recruiting officer.
Thunder, no 3" was the reply. I'D
class him as q Lea CUE Of Nations. =
Boston Transcript.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-01-20
Not WORT Making the Chang.

A widely prevailing idea that the
price Of books would be materially
:. over II they we're issued in paper
overs has ELECTED from an authority
the remark that in manufacturing
books only ten cents z copy would be
saved by binding them in paper in
stead Of rloth. It might make q differ
ence Of. say. 20 cents IN the retail
price Of The book, hut whether that
difference is great enough TO create
much Of 4 demand for the paper-cov-
cred volumes in preference 70 those
bound in cloth is doubtful Americans
In general have not the habit which Is
common in Europe. Of having their
books rebound TO conform TO their own
'aste.-YOuth's COMPANION.