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ing of an l. w. w. leader, escaped from prison, who is lost in Death Valley.
 How he sees in a mirage a caravan Of California's Forty-niners; how through them, and through a romance which finds him in the desert he comes to see his cause in dts true light; how he gets back to. civilization, and what happens when he tries to convert his followers, makes absorbing reading. 1t is not only a good story butS presents the case against the bolshevik principle in human terms more compelling than cold argu- ment Alfred Moves puts the color, the power, the cruelty of the desert into words as it has not been done before.
 REVELATIONS OF LOUISE
 By Albert S. Crockett Frederick A.
 Stokes Company, Publishers, New
 York City.
 This book is an interesting, readable and straightforward report by an ex- perienced newspaper man of occurrences that turned scornful disbelief in spirit communication into d firm conviction of its possibility
 The book contains a detailed account [ of sittings at the talking board, table tipping, seances with medium who did not know she was one, and ithe actual ap- pearance in the flesh of the personality of the dead--notably of MT. Crockett stepdaughter, Louise, who urged that the book be written and given to the public It is a book that cannot fail to inter- est anyone who believes in the possi- bilty of a world beyond the grave and desires to know what it is like. The book is, moreover. a charming study o1 the young girl who is the central figure of the narrative. 1 MT. Crocketts general veracity anc character are vouched for by Chester s Lord (former managing editor New York sum- Charles M. Lincoln (managint editor New York Wprld) Adolph s. Ochs Puhlisher New York Times), George b Mallon formerly city editor New Yorl Sun), Robert E. MacAlarney (former city editor New York Tribune), Booth Tar kington and others.
 HIGH SCHOOL FARCES' CThree One-Act Playets for Junior Ana
 tenrs). By Freaeriek Trevor 'lll | Frederick A. Stokes Company. Publish CTS, New York City. s The three one-act playlets contained 1T | Frederick Trevor Hill's volume, entitled
 High School Farces,' have all peei
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had gray hair in my head. l have precious few now"
 q was born within 20 miles of Nash vile. Davidson county, now Cheatham county, and my husband, before we were married lived 30 miles from where I lived. 1 hsvep belonged to the Methodist church for over 50 years, and it has been good enough for me
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and my spiritual life. I lived all through the narrowing times of the Corfederacy and every terrible phase of the Civil war I saw, except Sher- mans March, and the only reason didn't know about that was because we were not in the track of it.'
 What do I think of the women of today?" Mrs Hogan repeated after
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and fortune in these parlous times of the servant question-how did it hap pcn?"
 T couldn't tell you, my child, Mrs. Hogan declared. Tt just happened; you couldn't run Sally away; she just stayed on and on. Do you know that until I was 75 years old I had never had to cook a meal in my life and never
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me, the vote and that sort of thingf The only vote I'll ever cast is the vote to go home to heaven Better ask me what I think of the way women dress themselves Or rather go about undressed. Why, l can't understand it; exposing their bodies; there are two garments 1 always expect to wear; no use to mention them; but nobody can make me discard them, and I'm going to keep on wearing my black silk apron until I am called home to heav- en. It may not be fashionable, put I like it, and am accustomed to 1t.
 What would be my advice to those who want to live long and retain their vigor and youth?' this 9O-year-old wonder woman" smiled back her sweet smile to me as she said Temper ance in all things watch what you eat above all else. More people lose their good health by being unkind to their stomachs than any other one thing I knok of"
 She followed me to the door as l left , elastic of step, joyous, bouyant-and when she said Good bye, looked back to see her slender form framed in the pretty setting of the vine-clad porch and I reflected;
 It is given to few among us. the dwell CTS of this material old world to reach beyond the span of fourscore years; that is so, because the coming of an im- mortal spirit in a mortal body, and by world of matter is the plan of the Creator of all things, who moved by inf- nite love, works through infinite wisdom and infinite understanding to bring those of His creatures in whom He plante1 that Divine essence called the Spirit into the. fullness of the spiritual life;
 So, when we do come in contact with ripening years of unusual longevity, it behooves us to stand with bowed heads and reverent hearts, paying homage to those whom God has so blessed
 No wonder, Mrs. Hogan, 90 years young is beloved and venerated in the Woodall home, where four genera tions stand tribute to her sponsorship; a family knit together by love ties"- | by God-given ties-by the ties of all that | goes to make us adore the worlds mos: beautiful dream: Motherhood
 | I once read the story of an angel whc stole out of heaven and came to this world one bright sunshiny day; roamed 1 through the field, forest, hamlet and city and as the sun went down plumed his wings for the return flight. The ange | said: Now that my visit is over be- | fore I return, I must gather some mo
 mentoes of my trip" He looked at the 1 beautiful flowers in the garden and said 1 How lovely and frangrant." and pluckec the rarest roses, and made a bouque and said: 'I see nothing more beautiful
 and fragrant than these flowers"
 The angel looked further and saw bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked child and said
 That baby is prettier than the flowers
 will take that, too, and looking be
 yond to the cradle he saw a mother love pouring out over her babe like
 gushing spring, and the angel said: Tn
 mothers love is the prettiest thing VI
 seen, I will take that, too.''
 And with these three treasures tn heavenly messenger winged his flight t.
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is tn at you judge me by the girls you go around with. It is all right If they do it, but you want me to dress ana act like Quakeress or nun or some thing when you would not look al a girl who dresses the way you anu Pops want me to look"
 "Children, I am going to assert my self.'' Pops was angry. IT there IS not a prompt end to this pickering ano quarreling at the Sunday morning reakfast table I am going to forset thing or two about your ages ana spank the pair of you. We sit down here to have a peaceful leisurely fam fly meal and talk over our domestic affairs and at once you begin to quar- rel. No I mean 1t! The next tins anything like this happens I am going to turn both of You over lly knee'' Pops was in earnest.
 Pops, you are right" said Fred contritely q am sorry it happened. but it is almost worth it to see you Ursa Major when you get mad that way"
 "Who?" asked Pops.
 .He mear/ Maximus Taurus. the great Roman emperor, Pops, said the Flapper. "He is rotten in Latin Pops brushed an imaginary crumb off his vest, the Flapper looked at hex brother seriously and he returned the | look without the fleck of an eyelash, while Mons opened her mouth to say some..Ing, then thought better of Il and heaved heavy sigh.
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tried out and successfully played, not once but several times, and will prove Of great value to teachers and masters and entertainers in search of really good and successful one-act plays especially adapt ed to presentation by junior amateurs.
 The scarcity of short farces, suitable for junior amateurs, seems to justify the pub lication of this little volume.
 There are, of course, plenty of good one-act plays; but few of them are adapt ed to the needs of boys and girls. In some cases the themes are not appro- priate. But more frequently they make demands in the line of talent, coaching
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The oil of guayac wood. obtained from a South American tree closely related to the lignum-vitae. Is used in the perfume industry for the purpose of producing a tea-rose odor. says the American For estry magazine.
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It is a curious and little known fact that whatever house the king of Eng land visits is in the eyes of the law his own property as long as he remains in it. He is actually the host and it's own CT is his guest.
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By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

the pearly gates, saying: Before l go iIl I must examine the mementoes Of my trip to the earth He looked at the flowers; they had withered He looked at the baby's smile, and it had faded.
 Then he threw away the withered flowers, cast aside the faded smile, and with the mothers love pressed to his heart, swept through the gates into the city, shouting that the only thing that he. had found that would retain its fragrance from earth to heaven is A mothers love.
 When Cove gave us the office of mother, it was almost the same as if He had given us His right hand.
 Every day is "Mothers Day" with some of us. today is Mothers Day. with all of us-and whether, like pr. Woodall and his dear little family, we are blessed with an Angel of Love" in our homes 90 years young" with the love of God in her heart and sweet experiences of the passing years in her life. of that number whose precious mothers have gone to take their places among those enjoying the higher life of the Spirit free from restrictions and vacations Of the material world and whose never ending privilege 1t is to live and work in the presence of the Father, we can all revert for moment to this beauti- full picture:
 My mcther-and her gingham apron
 The gingham one with strings;
 My mother-and the household joys
 The wearing of it brings
 My mother7an all that apron does
 With little mother in it;
 l cannot say enough in praise
 And so I won't begin it.
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"AS THE WIND BLEW"

"AS THE WIND BLEW"
 By Amelie Rives (Princess Troubetzs-
 koy). Frederick A. Stokes Company,
 Publishers, New York City. The reason Amelie Rives wrote in such the Dead" Shadows of Flames" "The seen by the reader of this volume of poems. Here one finds also striking or iginality and a vividness of mood, sen- sation. color, movement and a depth of meaning which show the fully ripe fruit ion of her talent.
 This volume represents substantially all Princess Troubetzkoy's later poems that she chooses to preserve in perma- nent form Their conspicuous quality IS a richness of exotic imagery--a flare Of color, passion. Pagan joy and daring imagination. There is. too, the touch or the true craftsman, holding fast to es- tablished forms, the best traditions Of the art. On such a basis a poet of strong flight can safely venture far. Amelie Rives is not content with narrow cir- clings--her curiosities are wide. her sym pathies far reaching, She stirs the dust Of forgotten empires and Greece. Rome and Babylon simmer into new life. The long poem. ''Belanu and Iltani.' Baby lonian love story, is delightful humoT- ~us, tender In all the verse there IS an
 snquenchable enthusiasm, an ever-pres- ent spirS of eager seeking. But under meath they rest upon a firm warp of hu- man experience, broad tolerance an enlightenment that stops sanely snort or disllusion.
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costume or scenery which present in- saperable difficulties to their production by the average school or young peoples club.
 The three simple little farces, icluding Dinners Served" The Heather Chi nee" and "A Knotty Problem" were originally written boy boys club and Boy Scout troop. They have been sue cessfully played on. more than one oc- casion. As they require very little study and a minimum of properties and eff fects,s it is thought they may prove use- fuI to those in search of such material. "WOUNDED SOULS'
 By Sir Phillip Gibbs George H. Doran Co, Publishers, New York City. IT. "Wounded Suls' we have a star ting and moving picture of after the war conditions in Europe, written with the passionate sympathy and under i standing of the man who was as much as anyone else in the thick and heart of r the great struggle, and who beheld the results of it in many lands. MT. Gibbs Icenters his story about the tragic love idyl of Wickham Brand and the German girl he loved and married, | pleading with fervor and truth against l the bitterness, unfelt by the soldiers a the front, with which those at home nurse the feeling of hatred which is | the seed or new wars. IL IS d pro-
 foundly toucing story the more so for
 the restraint and beauty of the telling.
 Aside from the power of the narra- 1 tive, the book is memorable for the stirring pictures of historical events
 portrayed by MT. Gibbs in the vivid
 nervous, close-knit style that has made him noted among the great war cor respondents. The entrance of the allied jtroops into Lille, armistice night, the ! advance or tha Rhine
 MT. Gibbs looks upon America as the hope of the world, and the philosophy l of international elationship enunciated iIby President Wilson as the basis for 1 all future thought on the subjet. He | writes with conviction and an amaz ling lucidity. The sort of book to ap-
 peal to the thoughtful reader as well as I the reader of fiction for it's own sake.
 Philip Gibbs is probably the best
 known of all living war correspondents.
 He, has recently been knighted for his
 services in the Great war. He Is the
 author of "The Street of Adventure,'
 "The IndividuaIist," Now It Can Be
 Told People of Destiny The Way
 to Victory" etc.
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''BEYOND THE DESERT
 By Alfred Moves. Frederick A. stokes Company. Publishers. New York City. In Beyond the Desert Alfred Moves tells dramatic story of the desert, tell
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-12-06
GREAT COMPANY
ABANDONs FIELD
BELLE FoURCEE SUGAR BEET
RAISERS WILL NOW ENGAGE
IN DIVERSIFIED FARMING.

Belle Fourche, Dec, 6.-Because
a great sugar beet factory operating
in Nebraska has decided to abandon
the Belle Fourche district during the
coming season, it will be necessary
for several hundred farmers, who
own land in the Belle Fourche dis
trict which is irrigated from immense
reservoirs constructed by the federal
government at cost of nearly ST.
100000, to change their method of
cultivating their farms next year.
Since the growth of the sugar beet
raising industry i'm this part of west
ern South Dakota the Nebraska COM
pany has encouraged the raising of
sugar beets in the Belle Fourche dis
trict, and has each year purchased
the entire crops of the farmers
The temporary abandoning of the
district by the Nebraska company
will be real hardship to many, as
the farmers who have been growing
beets during the past few years had
purchased the machinery necessary
for handling this crop. During the
five or six years that the Nebraska
company operated in the Belle
Fourche district it has done an un-
told amount of good in demonstrat-
ing proper farming methods.
The company has encouraged deep
er plowing of the land, proper level
ing of the surface and improved pre-
paration of the seed bed and liberal
use of fertilizer.
During the season of 1922, with
sugar beet growing in the Belle
Fourche district virtually out of the
qeustion because of. the decision OF
the Nebraska company to temporar-
lily abandon this district, the farmers
who heretofore have devoted the
greater part Of their acreage to the
production of sugar beets will find 1t
necessary to engage in diversified
farming and raise variety OF crops.
Their lands are highly improved, and
because of this fact 1t Is said there
is no doubt they will be able to raise
large crops of small grain and other
products.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-12-06
Oriental Styles
Are Favored

Cleveland, O., Dec. 6.-Oriental
styles and low waist lines. with wide,
graceful sleeves and the skirt slight
ly longer, but still short enough to
retain a youthful appearance" were
recommended for the spring and
summer of 1922 by the National
Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers
association today.
The combination of matchlasses.
plaids, satins or taffetas with plain
cloths are suggested, with ornaments
of cut steel nail heads, angora wool,
braids, stitching. leather trimmings,
and buckles. Soft, roomy sport coats
will be popular, it is believed.
Bloused coats with wide, volumin-
Gus sleeves and low waist lines also
are designed.
Three-piece suits are expected to
be popular, the dress made on
straight-hanging lines to be worn
with jaunty little loose type OF
coat or cape.
Almost moyenage is. the waist
line in the softly bloused suits with
little peplums and clever belt ar
rangemants. Many of the new slender
tailored suits boast little vests with
rolling medicicollar and open link
fastenings at the neck line as well
as the waist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-12-06
Young Offenders
Increase Crime

Sioux City, Dec. EN- taking note
of the alarming increase of crime,
Sioux City peace officers point out
that the situation is even more dan
gerous than supposed because of the
fact that the wave Of criminality is
backed by mere youths.
or the So men In the Woodbury.
county jail at the present time there
are not more than two who could be
called elderly. In fact, almost all Of
them are between the ages of Is
and 25. 1t is notable that the more
serious crimes concern those who
are most youthful.
Detectives Of wide repute assert
that 1t is the novices IN the crime
world who give police the greatest
trouble. Officers have no ssline'' on
the novice. There are no finger
prints or photographs. Most OF the
murders, It 10 said, are committed by
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-12-06
To INVESTIGATE {
COST OF EDUCATION
COUNCIL APPOINTS A
COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A
CAREFUL INQUIRY.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 6.-Ap-
pointment of a commission to con-
duct an investigation of the cost OF
education today by the American
Council on Education.
Appropriations totalling $170,00O
have been made for the investigation
by the Commonwealth fund, the Car
negie corporation, the General Edu-
cation board and the Milbank mem
orial. The personnel of the commits
sion to be intrusted with the inquiry
follows:
Samuel P. Capen, director of the
American Council on Education, OF
Washington, D. c., ex officio; Ed
ward C. Elliott, chancellor of the
University of Montana; Elwood p
Cubberley, dean of the school of edu-
cation, Stanford university; Thomas
<. Finegan, state superintendent OF
public instruction of Pennsylvania;
Robert M. Haig, associate professor
of business organization of Colum-
bia university; Victor Morawetz, at
torney, New York city; Henry c,
Morrison, professor of education
University of Chicago; George D.
Strayer, Teachers college, Columbia
university, and Herbert S. West, SUI
perintendent of city schools of Ro.
chester, N. Y.
DR.. Strayer has been selected as
chairman of the commission.
"The primary aims of the educa-
tional finance inquiry" an announce
ment by the American Council on
Education said, twill be a study In
typical states and communities the
existing program of public education
the extent to which this program IL
carried out and the present and pros
pective costs involved. 1t is proposed
to investigate the relation of educa
tional expenditures to other neces
sary governmental expenditure, thu
methods of raising revenue for the
support of education and the posi-
bility of effecting economies"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-12-06
PRESIDENT HARDING
ADDRESSES CONGRESS
AMERICA SEEKI G NORMALCY
FOR ITSELF-NOT TRYING TO
SAVE OTHER NATIONS.

Washington, Dec 6.-President
Harding today proposed to congress
a definite and comprehensive pro-
gram for restoring the United States
to normalcy. Speeding up of plans
to put America again on sound and
normal basis. is Americas best con-
tribution to worldwide restoration,
the president said With representa-
tives of all the world powers here for
the arms conference, listening in the
galleries of the house, Harding serv-
ed notice that the United States has
no intention of trying to save other
nations. They must save themselves,
he said. America will help unselfish-
ly when they turn to the heroic rem
edies for the menacing conditions un-
der which they are struggling. No
American policy alone will cure the
worlds ills, Harding said. By saving
ourselves, he said, we will help the
rest of the world to save itself. The
presidents policy was clearly outlin-
ed in discussing the need for high
tariff. Outstanding in the presidents
many recommendations for bringing
this country back to normal condi-
tios were a creation of virtual in
dustrial court to have judicial power
to deal with labor disputes affecting
the public interest; prompt enact
ment of a permanent tariff bill with
the adoption of an American valua-
tion plan and provision for fixing of
variable duties by presidential order;
revision of shipping board act to be
based on recommendations shortly to
be made in a special message; enact
ment of allied debt refunding bill;
encouragement of cooperative mar
ket programs for aiding farmers;
speeding reclamation projects to aid
unemployment; revision of the tax
bill.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-12-06

1t is claimed that he has been max
ing a practice ~ stealing expensive
gloves and other articles of clothing
from several of the local department
stores, returning to the same store
with the article a day or SO later and
asking for his money back as the ar
ticle did not fit.
He pulled" this on one store four
times, and on another three times be-
fore he was finally caught and turned
over to the police.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-12-06
FARM CONDITIONS
FAR FROM IDEAL
BUT LITTLE STOCK BEING FED
In CHAMBERLAIN TERRITORY
MUCH CORN sTILLIN
FIELDS.

Chamberlain, Dec. 6.-Farmers of
this locality have only about so per
cent of their corn husked and many
have turned their hogs and cattle in
to the corn fields rather than pay
five cents per bushel with room and
board, for hired help.
Hog cholera has been quite preva-
lent in Brule county this fall, many
farmers having lost their entire herd.
Corn is being used for fuel by
farmers of this part of the state, as
it is claimed to be cheaper than coal
at the present price, and is a saving
in hauling. 1t is reported that coal re-
ceived here this year is of a poor
quality and 1t is said that after being
burned more than half the original
weight of the coal is left in ashes
and cinders. Many have asserted
that they have no intention of burn
ing coal this winter and that they
are well satisfied with burning corn
for fuel
Both Brule and Buffalo counties
are reported to be about "cleaned-up"
of all cattle this fall. The heavy loss
es of the cattlemen In the past two
years, due to the decline in prices of
cattle, has almost completely para
lyzed the cattle business and efforts
are being made by most of the farm
ers to dispose OF what extra cattle
they have on hand now 80 they will
be in better position to run on the
old basis again next year.
The excessive freight rates have
ruined the shipping of hay from
points in this part of the state that
has been so successfully carried on in
past years, hence very little hay has
been put in stacks this season
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-12-06
$32.5O Funeral
Bill OF 1910

Volga, Dec. 6.-An undertaker's
bill dated at Middletown, Conn, July
21,--1840, yellowed with age, has
been produced by William E. Hale,
of this city, showing what Under
taker James 8. Hull, charged to bury
his father, Elias w. Hale.
The bill is itemized as follows: !:
Laying out body So; mahogany cof-
fin s12; shroud and cravat, $3.50;
hearse and one coach at funeral, $4;
Interment in brick churchyard, $40;
total, $3.50.
This is about one and one-fifth of
what is would cost today for similar
services.