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New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
English and American Society
Sketched IN Three New Novels
Nr. E. +. Benson as Social Satirist; Modern
America Hunorously Praised and
Seriously Studied

s.pS 4Np FRIENDS. BY r. v. BEN
~ nseS.s Sp.sneslshed 6y Georxe II. porsn Con-
ssas st.se,
- "a ~vAssoTvs AND TEn powEL1.s
~ u. ssxssslls Holt Pubiishea BY the Mae
: nan eeInpAny- 81
.-sv oAnwAY- BY Nina wilcox Put
81 -ss published by George ii. Doraa
Ug figure OF Philip courthope
TN 1Lovers and Friends" is q
traly remarkable achievement
n social satire. He is per-
5 speeimea of the male social but
~ Whether be is practicing golf
...,Kes. or arranging a soiree d'ennui
sss sssshora resort where he acts
.oessl arbiter, or deftlv extracting
,seaniary settlement from his
--ssneetixe son-in-iaw, Or precipitate-
I. rssniae to the cellar to escape a
.-,,orci air raid, he IS always in
,;tasls ami delightful. Such fatuity
! he possesses goes far beyond the
sw;ss Of mere ordinary stupidity. It
.,sunes aspects OF genius; and one
!, rot surprised when Philip turns
~ 4 little mad in the end.
esurshope's divorced wife, an Ameri-
~ heiress who met with bad luck
!, her European marriage investments,
!. slmest as diverting N her way. She
,ss faculty Of pouring out food
), disconnected and quite meaningless
cssster on any subject which may
,sns up. Her conversational style is
;siltssed by the following incoherent
zsralogue about Russia:
$50 terrible, and just wnen we had
,esa tcld it was a steam roller On its
ssy TO Berlin. Fancy having = reve-
..ion just then. when it was so i'm
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13


81 matters most In the long run
from two years TO twenty-five
years books galore are encountered.
Year after year books are read, i'm
as youth merges into maturity
what is or will be, then, the boys
or girls attitude toward books,
literature and the writer's OF the day
up in the memory Of the boy or girl
who is leaving childhood and entering
an exacting world? The babies are
all we'll enough started on Mother
Goose jingles and the time-honored
stories of "The Three Bears" and 1.-THE
Three Little Pigs" but after that start
they are brought to the edge of the
fertile field of juvenile literature and
must make their own pathway step by
step. The pathway winds this way and
that, according to what happens TO ap-
peal and what happens not TO appeal
at the particular moment Of presenta
tion, and fascinating as the book field
is, the child is as dependent as Thesus
in the Labyrinth on some thread Of
guidance TO help him find his way
through the battling en.anglements OF
the overgrowth.
Each child's path is sure to vary
as each child differs from others. and
whether the thread OF leadership is
hall L~~ ON,
friend or all combined the variance of
opportunity and environment requires
that each thread of guidance take
different course. No rule or schedule
of reading can be prescribed for chill
dren TO fit into, and in adjusting
flexible outline to a. child's needs and
interests what consideration is given
the boys and girls own opportunity to
browse among books and make their
own selections. Some children in
that has been written, whila others
rely on the contact with books offered
by the school curriculum. Some choose
freely from public libraries, while
others find a wealth of books within
easy access In their own home library.
Yet all tho way along the child is
taking or rejecting what he or she
chooses from each book, forming COM
parisons and making judgments. This
is just what is to be desired when
the assimilation of the Joy and inter
est and imagination which the famous
old tales of many generations inspire.
Taking for granted, then, the radiat-
ing period of youth. the individuality
of every child and the possibilities in
an understanding leadership, it is not
difficult, by pausing moment, to test
the progress made. Are the books
read TO or by the younger child filed
with imagination, presenting differing
atmcspheres and rich in suggestion >
Do the child's interests and impressions
reflect we'll rounded and general read
ing? If The child shows particular
interests and hobbies does he or she
have access to authoritative material
on these special fancies or Is the read
ing along these lines superficial? What
opportunity has the child had to browse
among books and make his or her own
selection? Is the child storing up
year after year familiarity with the
great stories of childhood which it is
every child's heritage to know7 Is the
child reading only for information, or
does he or she find real pleasure and
recreation in books? What is the at
titude of the home or household
toward reading and books?
All children enjoy the companionahle
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Adventure Stories

TRA1LNfAKERs or THE NoRTHv EST.
BY Paul Leland Eaworth. Harcourr,
Brace & Co. New York s25o.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13

h. ~
which was to obtain the mill
tary domination OF the Con-
tinent over the ruin of German mill
tarism. 1t is as strange to find Aris-
tide BRAND in that role as 1t is to find
Lloyd George the leadar of the Con-
servatlye party; and, indeed, the
careers of these two men who for a
time have represented the raactionarv
policy of the imperialists IN France
and England are strangely similar in
every way Like Lloyd George, Aris-
tide BRAND was born of humble parents
who stlnted end scraped to make their
boy a lawyer, and, like Lloyd George
again, the young BRAND was an ardent
democrat of advanced and revolution
ary ideals. His home town as the
Americans say, vas Nantes in Brittany.
and here, after his legal studies in
Paris, he lounged about in cafes and
wine taverns, talking politics to the
local demagcgues, and waiting for
briefs which did not come. Suddenly
he leaped into fame for his defense in
a cause celebre which he made for him
self
1t was III this way, as the story has
been told to me: A peasant murdered
an agent dc police in particularly
brutal manner. To him, as he sat in
his cell, went young Aristide and asked
permission TO act as counsel for the de-
fense.
'There is no defense, m's;eu." said
the peasant, already prepared for the
guillotine.
But when the case was called BRAND
stood up and said, ~ will defend the
prisoner" He called no witnesses, for
those of the prosecution told the plain.
brutal truth. But presently he began
his spsech for the defense. He exalted
the poor, besotted man into the sublime
peasant type Of France, and the agent
de police into the representative Of the
brutal tyranny" of the French govern
ment- With wonderful oratory he de-
scribed the life, the ignorance, the
hard, unending labor, the very soul Of
peasant life in France, as Guy de
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
BRAND and His Career
Seen Through British Eyes
Fhlllp Gibbs Interviews French Minister and
Sketches the Background of His
Rise to Power
By Sir Philip Gibbs

W \ Mnste Maunas
ES OF France policy ~
70 obtain lhe ported the
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13

CONDENsED stories of the sd-
~ ventures of Canadian explorers
are given in "Trailmakers of the
Northwest" by Paul Leland Hawortl.
The book is opened with an account
of the beaver, which was responsible
for much of the exploration carried
on by trappers in early days. Then
come stories Of Radisson, and Mac
kenzle, and Of the discovery of Hudson
Bay and the Great Lakes and the
Northwest Passage. A chapter il de-
voted to DR.. Samuel Hearne's search
for copper mine in It'll. Also there
is an interesting chapter given over TO
excerpts from the little known diary
of the trader Alexander Henry. Later
EMPLOYERS, including Amundsen, come
in for attention, but the author has
not attempted to cover too much in
detail.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Childrcn's Books Of To-day
Valuable Aid to the Young
Careful Guidance in the Choice of Youthful
Reading an Important
Factor
BY Marian Cutter
Children Boob Shop, Men York Ciy)

interest Of older people in what they
do and hare. II every book that en-
tered the house was discussed as TO
what new elements it added to the
home library the children would soon
g-in q greater discernment toward
books and literature. They would be
able TO recognize and place book of
descriptive information, or classical
value, or wonderment and imagination,
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Bo0ks HOuGHT

THaM5 ERQN, NC. 4 CORPORATION
dealing IN old znd rare books, su-o-
graphs, etc. are the iarrsst buyers and
distributors OF old bsosss in ttsis country.
We are IN tlse- market 20 buy for spot
cash books in large small quantities
and entire private libraries. We especially
want limited sets, de luxs editions and
late encyclopedias. Autographs xssa
bought Free paskilix and removal. The
advantages s.reyued 70 the SELLER Of heoks
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-12-22

white throughout. free from any for
eign color.
The Hamburg, said TO have origlnat-
ed In Holland, although the name has
come from the German city of Ham,
burg Is small fowl, If anything.
smaller than the Leghorn. There Is
more or less variation in size among
the varieties, the Black and Silver
Spangled tending to run largest. There
are no standard weights for this breed.
In type it resembles the Leghorn very
closely. The birds are neat bodied,
well rounded, and well finished
throughout. The comb is rose, and
runs rather large for the size of the
bird. The ear lobes are of good size,
white and nearly round.
Hamburg Popular in Europe.
The Hamburg lays white eggs, and
the birds are classed as nonatting and
nonbroody. In Europe these birds
have an enviable reputation as layers
Of large numbers OF eggs, but they
have not been kept and bred extern
sively along that line in this country.
The small size of the egg has been one
reason for this.
An interesting popularity of the
Sumatra, one Of the Oriental class. Is
the small red ear lobe on hen laying
white egg. The breed is classed gen.
orally as broody, and the hens have
the reputation of being excellent moth
ers. The Sumatras are black through
out, the surface having a very highly
developed green sheen, while the un.
dercOlor is dull black.
The Frizzles, in the miscellaneous
class. are peculiar birds. In an ex
hibition they are certain to attract at
tention. Their principal Characters
tic is the peculiar feathering. Instead
Of the feathers growing in the usual
manner, they have curled or curved
appearance. the end Of the feather
tending TO curl up and back toward
the fowls head. A considerable varia-
tion occurs i'm the amount of this curry
Ing. but the more pronounced ii Is the
better The comb should be single,
and the number of toes four. A num-
Der of colors are allowed in the Fritz
zles, without dividing the breed into
separate varieties. These are black.
white, red, and bay. the only require
ment being that each bird shall be
solid color unmiXed with any others.
Shown In pens the birds, male and
female. shall be of the same color.
Frizzles are not often seen In this
country. and are kept only on account
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-12-22
THE QUEEN OF eEW-eAWs.

AIHEN Napoleon returned from It.
w ally after the campaign of 1897,
which made him famous, group of
the prettiest women in Paris gathered
around the new conqueror. None of
them were more bewitching than his
own sister, Paulette. When many
women were striving TO reach high
Station, Paulette had just one mission
fine clothes and a gay time.
She turned SO many heads that the
account has been lost Then Napoleon
forced General Leclere to marry her.
The little Paulette continued to be her
same bad self. Leclere failed In
campaign against Portugal. Napoleon
saw his chance and packed both Of
them off to Santo Domingo, although
Paulette rolled at his feet and tore
her hair.
Leclere died In Santo Domingo, anu
back came Paulette to Paris. Napole-
on provided her with husband by
force second time. He was Prince
Camilla Borghese of Rome.
But she and the prince did not get
on well. In Rome Pauette met the
great sculptor Canova, and posed for
his reclining statue Of Venus.
Napoleon had himself proclaimed
emperor and Paulette fastened back
to take her place near him. The prince
had become insufferable to her. Ma
poleon kindly sent him Off to dis
tant army command. And Paulette
threw herself into succession Of love
affairs. Generals. actors. musicians,
even valet. were numbered among
her intimates. This conduct caused
SO much talk that she and Napoleon
constantly we're at outs. Gu one &C.
casion he dressed her down with o
cane.
the idea Of milk baths, and her bath
room became Familiarity known as
"Paulette's dairy" But the tragedy
of 1914 cut short her gay ways and
she accompanied Napoleon to Elba.
Paulette had ore stanch love In her
life-for Napoleon When he fed
from Elba I'm 1915 she Insisted that he
take her jewels. and even sold her
dresses to help raise funds. The jewels
we're In Napoleon's carriage at Water
loo. Then he went to Helena. Paulette
lived until 1925. dying at forty-four.
When the end came she called for
mirror, looked at herself, and said
II am ready to die. 1 am still haaut
full"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-12-22

cordlng to the poultry specialists of
the United States Department of
Agriculture, into birds having high
utility qualities. For example, the
Hamburgs are fowls which always
have been rated as very prolific lay
ers, although their eggs are small. Be
cause they have not been extensively
kept In this country and because they
have not been bred very Systematically
for any purpose except exhibition. their
utility qualities have not been de-
veloped TO the highest possible point
In the same way the Polish fowls fire.
quently are prolific layers, but the
crests they carry, while unique in APP
pearance and adding greatly to their
beauty are handicaps when the birds
are kept for utility purposes.
In the Polish breed, are these varle-
ties: White-Crested Black. Bearded
Golden, Bearded Silver, Bearded
White. Buff Laced, Non-Bearded Col
den. Non-Bearded Silver and Non
Bearded White. The Hamburg breed
has these varieties: Golden SpangIed
Silver Spangled, Golden Penciled, Sill
yer Penciled. White and Black.
Farmers Bulletin 1921. recently is
sued by the Department of Agricul-
ture. credits the game breed with
eight varieties: Black-Breasted Red.
Brown Red, Golden Duckwing. Silver
Duckwing. Birchen. Red Pyle, White,
and Black.
The Oriental class includes two
breeds the Sumatra Of which there Is
one variety the Black, and the Malay
with one the Black Breasted Red The
Standard of Perfection gives this
class also the Black Breasted Red
Malay Bantam
The miscellaneous class includes two
breeds. the Sultan and the Frizzles,
and the Standard Of Perfection in
cludes with 1t the Sllkies. bantam
breed
Types of Plumaee and Form.
The ear lobes of all Polish chickens
are white, the eggs are white. and the
hens are classed as nonsitting or non
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-12-22
THE WOMAN WHO PLAYED FOR
A CROWN.

THE beginning of the Seventeenth
throne Of France, perhaps its ablest
king since Charlemagne. He was de-
voted TO Gabrielle distress, baby
Gabrielle" and planned to marry her,
but her death interviewed Henry was
disconsolate. For three months he
locked himself In a black-draped cham
Der and took counsel with his grief.
But this could not last and he was
persuaded 10 return TO Paris.
Almost the first person Henry met
was Henriette d'Entragues. Baby
Gabrielle" had been plump little
blonde, with peaches-and-cream COM
plexion and soulful blue eyes. Henri
cite was tall and dark. back-haired,
black-eyed, a siren if one ever lived.
Henry was vanqulshed. But Henri
cite was thorough vamp. She talked
about marriage. Henry demurred.
Then her family carried her off from
"the wicked king" whom she had Ell
shared. Henry's passion led him to
sign contract with the family agree
ing to wed Henriette If she gave him
male heir in certain time. Then
everybody was happy for while, all
but the Due de Sully, the kings minis
ter. One day he announced to Henry,
I'VE have been marrying you, sire.
Marie de Medici is to be your
queen"
Henry vehemently protested. but
Sully talked of the advantages In a
marriage linking him TO the great
house of Florence. And Henry relent-
ed. He tried by every possible means
TO get back the marriage contract,
which the D'Entragues family would
not surrender. Then child was born
to Henriette-dead. The contract was
void.
The king married Marie ana n con-
test Immediately began between the
two women. Henriette, rightly or
wrongly, was implicated In a plot
against the throne and ordered to
prison. THE king may take my life
IL he pleases and everybody will say
that he killed his wife, for was queen
before the Tuscan woman" was the
bold declaration of the prisoner.
Henry had her released and their In
timacy continued until Henriette's
Imperious temper made HIM seek re-
lief In other quarters. This he found
In the soft graces Of Charlotte de
Montmorency.
Henriette was banished from court,
and in her country retreat she turned
TO strange practices. The woman who
had been perfect type Of the vampire
sank herself into gluttony and drink.
She became fat, dlspleasing. vulgar.
But her heart still harked back to the
days when she was almost a queen.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-12-22
MOTHER! CLEAN
CHlLD'S BOWELS WITH
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP

Even q sick child loves the "fruity"
taste of California Fig Syrup" If the
little tongue is coated, or If your child
is listless, cross, feverish, full Of cold,
or has collie, give a teaspoonful to
cleanse the liver and bowels. In few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly 1t works all the constipa-
ton poison, sour bile and waste out Of
the bowels, and you have well, play
full child again.
Millions of mothers keep California
Fig Syrup handy. They know a tea
spoonful today saves a sick child to-
morrow. Ask your druggist for genu-
Inc california Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children Of
all ages printed on bottle. Mother
You must say california" or you may
get an imitation fig syrup.-Advertise
ment
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-12-22

WE THINK of little Sweden today
w as one of the vest-pocket ma
tions. But the close of the Sixteenth
and the beginning OF the Seventeenth
centuries saw Sweden one of the first
powers of Europe. Several kings, es-
pecially Gustavus Adolphus. had over
run the Baltic mainland and penetrat-
ed far into Poland. Then Gustavus
died In 1852 and his six-year-old
daughter Christina became queen.
She was u strange child. She rode,
hunted, swore and fought better than
any girl and most boys in Sweden. At
eighteen she took over control of the
kingdom and broke off match which
had been arranged for her. She an
nounced that she would never wed,
and that instead of queen she must be
called king"
To her other accomplishments Chris
tina now added those of heavy
drinker and ruler of light affections
Her choice fell on several diplomats
of her court, but was just as likely to
linger upon handsome trooper or a
strapping coachman. She liked big
men, the rougher the better, and could
carry on a drinking bout with any
army sergeant.
Christina usually wore a mans
clothes, with scrap of ribbon and
comb In her hair. She was hand
some woman, despite her way of dress,
and never wanted for admirers. But
she tried to dissemble her feminine
side, although she was every whit
woman. jealous, high-tempered and
sometimes ready TO cry of rage. She
slept five hours day, stayed In the
saddle ten hours at time and de-
lighted in drilling her troops. She
had military capacity, was well read.
with the politics of Europe at her fin
ger tips. Christina eXcelled in athlet-
les, won the reputation of crack
shot and could handle sword with
the best Of her Officers.
Although il would have taken "A
brave man TO become Christmas con-
sort. she received many offers Of mar
riage which might have linked her
throne with that 1T the first in Europe.
But she declined ali offers and persist
ed in her resolution TO remain single.
At first her rule had been wise. even
brilliant, but by degrees she became
involved in difficulties and the power
Of Sweden began TO wane. Christina
found herself unable to stem the tide.
She was king in name only. lacking
the mental balance or the true perse-
verance TO overcome obstacles. Her
nature inclined to the impetuous and
not the devious ways of statecraft.
Stricken by remorse and the diff
culties of her country, Christina quit
the throne. And although she was no
longer king" her mode Of life contin-
ued to be q series of truly royal rev.
els
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-12-22
BALANCED RATION Is
ESSENTIAL FOR EGGS
New Things Discovered to Be
Given Consideration.
To Overcome Acid in Feed Mixtures
Necessary to Supply Meat Scrap
or Something Similar-Fresh
Milk Will Help.

Every person who keeps poultry Is
sure to be impressed sooner or later
by the Importance of feeding we'll
balanced rations, especially for the
production of eggs. Ordinarily a bal
anced ration means ration that has
the proportions Of carbohydrates, pro-
TEN and fat that have been found by
experience TO produce the best results,
but new things are being discovered
that need to be given consideration In
balancing a ration. For instance, IL Is
now thought that 1t may be well to
have a balance between the acid and
alkaline feeds and that there Is a pos
sibility that the continued use of an
acid-forming diet may lead to great
er susceptibility to certain diseases.
The grain mixtures that are com
monty used by poultrymen are acid.
Mash mixtures containing sufficient
quantities of digester tankage, meat
and hone meal, dried milk or dried
blood will be alkaline. The acid In
feed mixtures can be overcome by
these feeds just mentioned and by
ground limestone and oyster shell.
This further emphasizes the necessity
of feeding a mash containing meat
scrap or some feed OF this kind. Green
feed and fresh milk also help TO over
come acidity.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-12-22
JuqgIed Statistics.

The human race has added ten years
TO the life of the average man in the
last 80 years, an actuary told the life
underwriters in Chicago recently. Why
shouldn't this sort Of thing go on, he
asks. until man lives TO be one hun
dred? Why not, to be sure? Just as
Mark Twain figured about the length
Of the Mississippi. 1t was cutting out
bends and shortening itself so much
every year. If the same rate should
keep on, in the course of few thou
sand years the Mississippi would be
only IS miles long.-Kansas City Star.