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LIZA OF LAMBETH, by W. Somer-
set Vaughan. George H. Doran
Coz

LIMA UT LAM bElhs Dy w. SOmeF-
set Vaughan. George H. Doran
Coz
This is one of Maugham's earliest
works now published in America
for the first time, and the publish
ers issue II with the remark that
whereas there seems to be a preju-
dice against revivals they believe
that this volume stands with the
authors best and should be known
in this country. Certainly no apo.-
ogies are needed for 1t. II this Is
an example of Maugham's first eff
forts he has nothing to be ashamed
Of The story opens slowly and the
transcription OF Cockney conversa-
tion seems to lack at first the color
and dash of, say, Neil Lyons, whose
Clara" still remains in our mind,
the best Cockney story we know Of.
But. barring that slow start, which
Is family theatrical in its prepara-
ton for the entrance of the heroine,
the story moves surely and swiftly.
And the end-well, the end ranks
with the best Of The Moon and Six
Pence" and ."of Human Bondage"
1t is quite out of the class of such
frankly humorous stuff as the above
mentioned Clara" There are pas
sages in II of which Mr.. Vaughan
may well be proud. Liza is a per-
sonality who will not easily be for
gotten.
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emperor. MS success as q pleaQer
may be deduced from the fact that
Napoleon forced him to annul his
marriage with Elizabeth and to
marry the Princess OF Wurtemburg;
he rewarded him by making him
King of Westphalia. Meanwhile
Elizabeth's son was borne in Eng
land and named Jerome after his
father With him tho betrayed wife
Napoleon granted to Madame
Bcnaparte a pension of $4,000 francs
a year and built for her the mansion
house at Rosemont- French archi-
tects-designed the house and French
contractors did the building. Ma
poieon paid all ! the bihs for the
house and also furnished the money
for buying the estate. He wanted
to make sure OF keeping Madame
Bonaparte in America. Here lived
Madame Bonaparte while her son
was growing out of infancy. Her
life was sec1p6Dd; she went nowheFe
and rees5ySfeh6 visit tors =. As shs
herself put II. she considered her.
self after marriage with the brother
of an Emperor. too good for Ameri-
can society and so preferred to live
alone until she could go back to
Europe.
Brought Up Child
So she gave all her time to the
care of her son. trying to instill in
him from the time he was able to
understand that he was a kings son
and that he must prepare himself
for q lhiElt destiny 1t Is to be
doubted il the cold heart of Madame
BonapsrteAeSer@ felt love forsany-
one, even her son. But she was
ambitious for him and throughout
her life deprived herself of many
comforts that her son might be well
brought up. She was estrangea
from her father and had only her
pension from Napoleon to live on.
but by dint of good business man
agement she was able to make 1t
grow into a fortune Of over a mill
lion dollars.
Jerome Bonaparte after he be-
came King of Westphalia offered
Elizabeth a pension Of 1000 francs
a year. an estate in Westphalia and
the title of Princess of Smalcalden,
All of these she disdainfully refused
and when a little later surprise was
expressed at her taking a pension
from Napoleon when she refused
one from Jerome she made the cele-
brated answer that she preferred
to be sheltered under the wings of
an eagle than to be suspended from
the bill Of a goose,
At Rosemont the old nursery Is
still to be seen where the infant
Jerome was reared. Nine. Bona
parte personally looked after him
during his early years, keeping the
care of him jealousy in her own
hands. When she was not attend
ing the warts of her son she spent
her time, says tradition, walking
restlessly up and down the great
porch before the house and over the
estate. There was an immense
salon to the house. but 1t was little
used until a much later date. To-
day it is the only part of the house
that remains as Nine. Bonaparte
left it-not even being redecorated.
In due course Of time Jerome out
grew his mothers tutelage and was
sent to Mount St. Mary's at EN-
mittsburg to be educated. For IL
was his mothers intention that he
should grow up in the Catholic
faith. which she Insisted was the
religion of princes" She intended
that in course Of time he should
marry some European princess,
preferably a member of the Bona
parte family.
Obtained Divorce.
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Obtained Divorce.

In 1915 came the fall of Napo-
leon. Nine. Bonaparte' first act
was to get a special divorce from
the Maryland legislature so that
her former husband would have no
claim on her fortune. and immedi-
ately after this set sail for Europe
with her son. She spent the re-
mainder of her life in Europe. at
first at Geneva. where her son was
being educated. and then after ne
was placed in Harvard roaming
from country to country as her
whim dictated. Everywhere she was
received as a person of royal blood.
The society of Europe was at her
feet and she was by far the mosu
feted woman of her time. She be-
came a favorite of the Bonaparte
family at Rome. but her husband
she saw only once-and refused TO
speak to him then. She lived a
happy life until the marriage of
young Jerome with an American
girl broke her spirits for the mo-
ment, Having no further ambition
to live. for, she gave herself up TO
a life of pleasure. and in the course
of time came back to Baltimore.
Here in 1879 she died. being at the
time an extremely old WOMAN but
with beauty unfaded. She was dis
inherited in her fathers will. but
having a fortune Of her own, she
spent her last days in luxury.
As for the old estate at Rose
mont, 1t has long since passed out
OF the hands of the Bonaparte fam
ily. At present it is owned by Mrs.
Mary Kilbash., of Lancaster. Pa.
The estate is left in the charge of
a caretaker. Very few people know
that 1t was once the home of Nine.
Bonaparte; in fact, very few people
know Of the romance OF Elizabeth
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THE wHITEHEADED BOY, b,
Lennox Robinson. &c. P. Put,
mans Sons), 10

&. -.
&c sis perhsps fertlrnate ths, some
Rof the bitter fess about ireland Is
waning, for now everyone can read
this delightful comedy without
falling into a mood of pro or anti
Irish criticism. Francis Hackett
says in The New Republic that the
"Whiteheaded Boy" now playing in
New York. is comedy first and Irish
only incidentally. and by this he
probably means that II has no Irish
axe to grind, for to the non-Irish
reader 1t appears to be full of all
the most amusing and unique of
krish yaualtties. What other race
could produce the Geoghegans who
~iofentiysA protest that they arg
through with Denis forever ana
then rush on secretly each to make
him a bit of toast? What other
race could produce Aunt Ellen with
her schemes, who swears she will
never marry John Duffy and then
begins looking at wedding dresses?
Even the stage directions, such as
Here she comes. Isn't she a great
lump of a girl? She's 80 IL she's a
day, but she doesn't look tits the
way she dresses, I suppose" stuck
in like intimate swhispers through
the dialogue. are delightfully."- Irish.
The story is a gaily moving one Of
the white haired boy" Denis, who
has been pampered all his life, is
about to be disciplined by his long
suffering family, develops a sud
den independence. and comes out on
top of course, at the end. 1t is a
family story. the picture of a COM
plete and very real family. full of
ironic touches that make it a joy
to read, and must make the play d
joy to see.
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RUG prices drop

Savefrom $40 to $50 on 9x12 rugs.
Similar savings on smaller sizes.
THE break in prices comes because these are broken
1 Enes-one two or three of kind Not stragglers
just the last of quck-seng lines. Opportunities vanish
with the sale of each rug
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ERIK DORM. BY Ben Hecht &C. r.

ERIK DORM. by Ben Hecht co. r.
Putnam's sons).
Although a number Of highly es-
teemed critics have called this a
great book, we are inclined 70 be
skeptical 1t has moments, sug-
gestions of greatness, but the total
effect. we believe. Is considerably
short of greatness. "Disorderly."
Mencken has called II. among other
things. and that IL just, what II is.
dJsorderly, formless. chaotic. But a
jumbo of only partially assimiiatec
Impressions is not great writing. to
our mind. no matter how strange
and strong may be the authors vo-
eabulary., After all, when May Sin
clair, or even Dorothy Richardson,
tries this very modern way or string
| ing impressions along like loud
beads, there Is a pattern visible, the
thing Is finished. and you are aware
that the author has created a defin-
its mood. Not so Ben Hecht.
Erik Dorm" reads more like an un-
digested notebook than a novel.
But we cannot sea why this should
be called a new form, revolutionary
or momentous. To crowd a canvas
with all the things that clutter a
city street is not to make a picture
Of that street. It is only a rather
inexpert attempt at a picture, no
matter how vivid the colors. We
suspect that the next time Ben
Hecht writes a book II win deal less
/ in disorderliness, and by that same
token will be a greater book than
this one. But Erik DoSn is a high
strung. ironic. adventurous news
paperman, so that his experiences
are not without interest. Especial
ly the part about the German srevo-
] luton should be read because II is
clearly a frst-hand experience and
contains that curious character,
Won SHINES, spy of all nations.
Erik's loves and near-loves excite
US less than some other things about
him and Rachael. who says Dreams
are for devils, not for men or wom-
en-. Dreams. Dreams. Il don't
know. III draw a picture. But
don't want to. He'll never come
back. I'm sad again. The fiat roof
says something. Is II ErikP Dear
Erik! 1 love you. 49,. But it's not as
bad as II was. -. oh, IL chokes me!
can't help it. Look can laugh!
Amusing that can laugh. oh
| GOO God. -" and more of the
same kind: strikes us largely as a
lump of clay moulded as Mr. Hecht
WANTED her mot as a rear person,
igwhile Frank Brander bores us I'M
tensely. But bored" Is not the
word to- describe your reaction to
most OF Erik Dorm" II can wear
you out with its leaps and bounds,
tire you in the hunt for its mean
ing. anger you. II you happen to
dislike its style. but II is for the
most part too active to bore you.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-11-12
Half of Crinninality and Insanity Due
to Improper Care Of Eyes

Fifty Der cen, ernzEy and nszal1T q 1@ C1sa Sz
With br treatment II O1 Ls Aa
of civilization me proportion Of crn1z-s AZ
directly Of th NZrzs 1s q LIZ
lnSnS .s4nts z-u - nao.o-
poor
Negsecs L. the ezrl- gr1a q s a.
fess his entire health finds 9uly he
Ia
Neglect o: y0zA Ia -ss ~ II
the inmates Of penal Institutions
large percentage 81 tse ast-r4z wsc IsFs- ave e=
there properly cared f- yu9 Ere zn
On POOR hesh and w. -=<zs
IN insanity
increasing Specialization cor -E1
ton IN cites and
condition only z cn2as I'D Es
adopt sorne ahea ii this We L.
ewes xerene suei 70 <szzl-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-11-12

Parssxns r<sasd have framed that Ssc-re1s Of po-
lisscaa tre~texn-
One fundamental difference between the Peri-
txRs aud tie Pilgrims Was their arTiruEe toward
TIE eAsrcA Of England While the Puritan did
nss agree with 81 the sn-uas snd rituals NJ the
established ehgrcA he stsaSfSssiy refused 10 leave
IL HIS sttsrc5e xas thzs the church coeid D. ~
teress Eo-e ezsckEy sroz2 within than frozR with
N1E. Esea sAss szEriy old master PGrItaa- Iohn
w1zsarccN ga the aE sailing fa- America Is
seed The Yarmouth aessrsgicz- swearing his ssss-
lnx allegiance TO sAe dear mother cAErrh The
PSl<rsEa u< shs @sAe< h2nl Er>z separated himself
froz the sSssAszsAes eAzrez AMI shea, rather than
ue-SAsp ceaErsrT % his Conscience <aS compelled
20 leave us nassrp lard
ne terra -SsESrass<ss- whscA wa< cozteznEs-
uezssx sgezssSs - rhe PSig-szs was literally Eroe
Ii s sase s-ne raas his srS1 tncagArs 81 deuraer
crew e1x S this eAwr~A 1sSss2SsaE- NE4e SIN
axsz- N Ez-azaa she Psasslz1s szse expression 20
assacs - The established eAmr~A Te sesecT Thesr
v~susser. azr. ex he ether hza1 ssey we-e per
ss~ssv czzuaae 81 rAs@ess1< their swR- Ihss doe-
r-sne 80 Startled kanx 1aweS eAat BE exclaimed
Ne ssSAers wVxsa sse1 Eaezn Ne kS1Es
Ses ecsss 81 SO PssxrszzS ana Pertains s-sr =
~ rarAas-~zs1KS ~ xAzrsA &c. IN matters q
ss.-e rs SELL fec the fsasrszs aesa thar eAarcA
ss~a IN Fsyraau.A ce1sS se free -za SID VIE
wA-ra~r he w~S msewA~r e< rAe caGgrs%assan 90
49, s,xr~. Mas SaaassA sc< % tie EpsS Rrss-a-
,~ss rssx as sAe csssRy. sss arTs< EzszzaeT .
-h% sAmrys Tie r1-ssaaS & SaAsr2 Ard EarTa4
Asxxssr. vzrax~sSsx Asas tAAr alAy Easszs~rs .
- xaz-sA bad sAe rsxazs ~ f-eszssz snz ~ ES~
- - yvssA IL sA<sr zazsss tss eszrsa szsa stare
1870 yx,r TIE result waS tsaat TIE Esgrrss nza
eeerxa saxn - ssseT-znsrs- $3.50 M s<-sasa -
s.~~ssx<>s sAe@craxx sesrasy aeSssessc
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a-xa~<~~ses.s raan sr-zng ssx EszEsscrx1z4 rrs@ss
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then INTO railway ana a1f = -,
conductor became grand master Of tns D''i -
- ~ ,h po.oe sepament president Of n@ Illinois His1~a.
association had good do with the good fz1s u lie AZ
vice nres3e of bank now-and still e10al 70 I9 IL g'"
ing mentally -. =
thing because It seems unrnror@nt The reason hT F@ oP''
tunies is that they contempt before they in's@ ~
ssnn that there ANYTHING b leaned from @ IL F
Here are two valuable sphorisus Of Ben fEzlfA- A " :.
skllfuI: he that teaches himself fool fo E ne --- 'l
be counseled helped
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~.yrst as Long as You Are Green on
Will Keep on Growing
w G. EDENs. Address to College 'ifa .i-''

Jus. a. long as you're green' y'ans ia''zs' yoal
t.er on growing. The way TO .eep Oh isaFnlns Is To
realize that you need to earn YOU vii learn Is long
>. Won trv You will grow long az goa adia yon are
o,,ssn But the moment you bein 10 INK you Know
enough Won will stop learning. I"af n7en--- g'0Tfa
,
viii end right there
1 began life Western Lnion n's@7SasS' 10Y
| was green and / knew II ahh c'i-lDT- y Dse11se
realized that had prstty mach eTs1gtnng 70 ieafn
81 I kent On learning, got 10 b maj CAREER
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sesd fex saN lsS sRcseas and VEN sasaasse
eva silver plate. Receutly It ASS risen e0e<
merr 10 the eccassca and has had the parsor rscA
in the Serenseensh e~arary rlschpsne ranesins
with ncese fireplace and eye-assnsel. ail sAscSly
painted IN sesainx-wzx pesseesce red Ii l.
rensarRzAe Indeed thar the very fae ard cnrseGs
He1ry VII period hnersesd rsnele1 6ce<s * vhst
wss once shs mansesgs. SzrsnSran and ressoss
scxy ct aecumrnt< have ee~E allowed TO reaaaan
u rAeir eaisn ce1disien
ASScrexsr sAese Essseassn< are nss ssaEi1aenssE
s<<x. and where sacA ancse2s buildings rezaaia
sre allowed exist IL 5 EscStss heczaSs they can
- rxe se csxmzaeFesai use. Tie @oSs lzssresztnS
sAsse wAscA fsce atecnfecsfcaexv fxe1exy in STsia
lane and are ssea by = SHaza lane : an ex-
e&essnx2v picturesque neek II takes rs nsans
frum The ed m<svAaHt fsmEgy Of De Sraxns- Taess
x.rSixsn< ed ssene h1taaiRxS re<AsRs ssxae 60
sAsse xAs<A ssce a<sanrea e. vSrssSs ssheys =
Lancesz<ASre. A Il projecting sseae ssSses
n<<Aars snaScase 10 EaeaES ~ wAseA TIE gods
were raised 81 sex~ress - frusa tAe Ereer ss~S
ne very s-xxzlArsx SAapea MarSsz pszc~
N srsse af Ms c<n@xfnanx 40 NasEn<S et any nss.
s r~zarksAsy Suggestive u The exaErsl -Tsscs
q 49, fsxsfxa tex1A TNsS Is eae aee a1e<ssy
% II xsoe ares has ss-esx to re ss-sEsa< Sagas
& ~Rakssn <sxzR wAseM Is rs vel viewed frees
dis seaHaesiEx rs fssm any esA<s. ans sssSs IA
nxsae xHEsxnzA wisA rs sxasern ssaxe axe
xs~~nz eesssasesr xzcce<s<a ~ xyang AxsrresssS
!. - szxsxx 4 ne< ezareSeaese ssne Eas Ae
spens aseex rAe rsv<<sse. wAsse xacssxs hzssdsa<s
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30 the e<sars aud the prisoners
deck was stepped u,
The dock Itself was abolished
and its Seventeenth century
weossen rails and salussers were
sid, Only rcxeatiy have they
been rsssarcfsSses and retrieved
fsssm = Sxrssens sa<i sisey lie in
neglected heap In the basement
In facV. the Bcssezs town essaacsl
fer aoog wears seems 10 have
Aeen possessed with fury %
sale or destruction In 1887 u
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a TIDAL rise anu tah ol Seoie ~
N2SN feet That river Is picturesque Ia
sketches rather than heautifai 10
,hs ae,nal view Al low tide lofty mud banks
arr disclosed AionS either side Of these are
rail- timber piles aud S,aSingS In every circuna-
srsrr,. ~ arr ar newncsS with lofty wharyes and
warehouses OF antique or modern appearance.
Tn. best residential suburb ~ Rosten Is Shir-
beck which indeed claims 10 be Older than hes'ea
itself for white the town Is not mentionsd IN
n,n,,,sssax Book Shirheck finds a place in Its
paseS
Always seaport and thriving on trade Win
Russia with Sweden and Norway and the Baltic
"a well as On It's fisheries Boston has Ia most OF
In streets and queer cid-wcraa lanes tang OF
the sea. Yet the visitor viii see nothing of the
ocean m Hossen town unless he cares To ascend
the lofty tcwer ~ the parish church. whose ian.
tern ssaSc was built for the purpose not only OF
. landmark when roads scsrce existed and when
the fcns largely ovsrspresd the land nut aise
n 4 beacon Ger mariners cut at sea and ascending
the winding river channel. It has been stated
that Resfeu steerae can be seen N miles oas az
SO. and cersainly IL Is easily visible ~ nilee
sxay On the land. Reeds leading frora the town
% seasae~e are few. and the shore isse'f when
reached h. not attractive
Why Il Has Foreign Air
TIE eurscusay fereasn air Of Boston like iha,
al Kings i.ynn. Is derived from It's trade with
foreign PARTS ard fram the merchants or osher
countries who eaee had houses here. In the tinaes
s< lis great commercial prosperity. Fur kcssea
vas as ere tfxae seccad only To London as pert
That VAS IN toe opening years AZ the Thirteenth
century, whsse lsexssca and esher ports have ue-
vesrcea. Rrescu has samray sseea ssin-
There WAS however. period when ~aerssea
usxAf weal have Neen applied here IL Was curl
eusay enough exactly NJ the sssse Hhen tne fif-
grim Fathers sought % aeave tAese SHORES fcT In
tse he rcrpsrsssea resisseeed that saesr eseo-sa
n u esxxv&
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In Our Campaign Against the Great
White Plague Nature Is With Us

Bs d. WALKER vsons. Ne~ Yes oass~u~sx.
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There Is No Proof Whatever OF the
Sphericity of the Earth

By WILBUR GLENN voIIvA- OVERSEE Hs. e.E
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uSToN In Lincolnshire is NOT fhe
,iecayed seaport II is generally rep
resented IL be. and Is indeed for q
town Of 1s,ua Inhabitants COM
munity Of hustlinS and vigorous life.
Boston Is situated five miles
from the open seas. on the naSiga-
BILE river Mitham. which here has
a fidal rise and fall OF some ~
feet. That river is picturesque ia
sketches. rather than beautiful 10
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20

night by Charles II. Curley. represent
Ing the subcommittee that prepared IL.
The new charter, which covers 30
typewritten sheets. is complete. with
the exception of n few changes In
phraseology IN sections /. Q. and 4.
the charter remains tho same as when
first read. In section 1 changes were
made in tho boundary lines. Several
changes were also made In sections
pertaining to city elections
Col @. w. Sparks. chairman OF the
committee presided at the meeting
yesterday afternoon. The reading OF
the charter was divided into three.
namely. Col @. w Sparks. Charles #.
Curley and L. Warren Green.
Following the reading there was some
discussion as TO the disposition OF the
new charter. inasmuch as since Its
completion and after being submitted
TO the Civic Association, the Bi-
Partisan Committee is relieved from
further responsibility concerning its
adoption. Miss jeanette BclSman con-
tended that since the new charter wat
| the work of the combined efforts OF the
| Bi-Partisan Committee. tho committee
| should be represented at it's flnal pres
| entation to the legislature Mt Dover
| Upon this suggestion by Miss Eckmai
| Il was moved by Mr.. Green that the
| charter be presented" To the Civic Aa-
| soCiation for IFS approval ns the best
| thought" of tho Bi-Partisan committee
| The motion prevailed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
NEW COLUMBIA RECORDS.

The technique, mu.ioianship and feel
ing Of the young Hungarian yiolinist
Kefekisrto pronounced kerek- -yahrtol
which amazed the music lovers - Europe,
took Carnegie Hall, New York, by storm
as this srtiat's arperican debut. Kerek-
isrto has recorded. for Columbia sara-
sa.e's brilliant selection "zapatesdo" and
HE seductive "Rornanss Andaluss" with
all the verve and Ere which have won him
his greet sucoess.
Lucy Gates, weli-known colwstura
operstic soprano, has sung for Columbia
Records this month the famous Doll
Song from 0Henbseh's Tales of Hoffman
and an unusual bit If melody with dis
tinctly foreign eIen.rt entitled"A A Goisha's =
Life -
Ioaaf Hofmann, the pianist, has played
for Columhis Records Chopip's 'Fantaise
Impronp.u." from which, IL is interesting
Tn note. the melody of the recent song hi'
Always Chasing Rainbuws' ras taken
md Ls,t's "Rustlins of the Woods. :