Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-19

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hard for him TO understand how I'm
time of paper shortage the big sun
cay editions could no brought out.
The shortage WAS real he knew be-
cause jokes about IL even got into
the music haliS. one comedian re
marking that ''If tho scarcity of
paper gets more acute. they will have
10 start making shoes Of leather
hgain." SIR. Lucas comments: when
sunday Gomez. with its masses of
reading matter proper to the day OF
rest ono Is appalled,. One thing liz
certain--no American can find time
10 DO Justice both TO his Sunday paper
ana his Maker. II IL principally on
sunday that ono realizes that II
Matthew Arnold's saying that every
hation has tho newspapers II de-
s"rveH IL true America must hive
been very naughty"
Copyright. 1o22.)
u'MMYNIsCENCE.s By Frederick
j. hafna. The co:nhll! publishing
Company, Boston.
whether YOU hs for or again., pro-
hibition; placid philosopher. con
tent to accept the inevitable, or a
rampant, disgruntled wet" yearninx
iurtivoiy for the return OF the old
conyiviai days, now hut memory.
advocate OF tho Eighteenth amend
ment: YOU undoubtedly have known
and learned to love the generous
whole-touled and genial, now waning
type OF good fellow"
And frequently. no doubt. YOU re-
call. with rcminircent smiles and f,
sparkle In your eye. many a JOYOUS
prank and merry escapade, many n
)oria, gathering. and. above all, your
tnn ~
iorSotten days that preceded the
drab and arid era.
IL your veins course with real red
blood II you arc blessed with n sense
OF humor and memory that treas
ures the good times and the pleasant
associations that II has been your
good fortune to enjoy. and which II
is your blessed privilege to recall.
you will want to read "Rummynis-
ofnccs. book replete with humor-
Gus anecdotes Of those wonderful
days, realistically depicting the old
NE and characters: portraying the
old haunta and "doIngs." entertain
inSly rccounted by n sophisticated
cIuhman and "man-about town"-ona
OF the 'oid bunch"
For somewhat less tb6n the pre-
vaiiing price extortcd for couple
of high balls surrcptItfously served.
you can inhale the old genial atmos-
pherc. frequent i'm spirit the old ia
miliar haunts. and rcvel mid the old
cherished memories that~this enter
tanning hook Will wildly recall TO
you.
THE FOREMAs, AND HIS JOB. BY
Charles Il. Allen. j. r. I.ippincott
Company. Philadelphia
During the past few years indus
M nj n a ~
try have come to realize the great
Importance of the foreman and his
job. This has led to the development
OF foremen's conferences. in which
forcmen Or minor executives are
brought together under the direction
OF conference leader" for the dis
custom OF matters affecting their
work and for the purpose OF produce
ing tho best results under their own
particular conditions of organization.
The author has played prominent
part in many of these conferences
and has gathered thercfrom n vast
amount of material comprising con-
tritutions and suggestions made by
large group OF forcmcn. This ma
;criai he has compiled and arranged
in order that IL may cover the entire
Held OF operation and prove OF value
to foremen as j. whole. While The
hook deals more directly with this
problems OF foreman in an indus
trial plant. the questions raised and
the suggestions made apply almost as
well to any ono who has supervisory,
managerial and instructing RESPONSE
bilitics. whether in the plant or In the
Office or even In commercial cstah-
lishments The discussion deals in
general with the problems that come
into the field OF any OF his work.
Such important features as the fore
man in his relation to the plant. de-
partmental and job analysis, the con-
ditions OF effective supervision,
analysis OF the human factor, etc,
are dealt with I'm a thoroughly prac-
teal and comprehensive manner.
BIBLICAL NATURE STUDIES. BY
Andrew Archibald. The Pilgrim
Press. II Beacon ST.. Boston.
In these pages nature. which speaks
n various language. is studied in the
earth and sea and sky. from tree
to mountain. from snowflake to desert
mirage, from mirror lake to human
profile of rock. from denizen OF the
deep to bird Of the air, from leaf
to star. Some of tho following titles
will Indicate the line OF thought:
Mirrors, Natural and Spiritual: Mir
age of the Desert; The Trees; Autumn
Leaves: Treasures OF the Snow, BY
the Sea, etc. There are thirteen OF
these studies. The worth OF the
book has been recognized by the emf
nent naturalist. the late John Bur-
rouGhs, who said, ut Is decidedly
worth while. 1t is n fine blending of
Biblical lore and nature knowledge"
The literary merit of the work has
also been noted by Professor Wflliston
Walker, d. D., of Yale. who said.
"a volume of much literary charm
and keen sympathy with nature"
while DR.. Henry Van Dyke, of Prin-
ceton. testified, The spirit OF the
book. which Is full OF tho open air,
Is both refreshing and helpful"
THE RICH LITTLE POOR BOY. BY
Eleanor Gates. D. Appleton & Co,
New York.
Here Is the long-awaited successor
to Tho Poor Little Rich Girl!
Eleanor Gates has written new