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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05

where he worked in the wheat fields in
the Northwest. was motOrman on n
liaistead street car in Chicago and a
member OF the crew Of fishing vessel
on the coast Of Labrador. And she
gives n critical estimate Of his novels.
The book will be invaluable to those
who wish to make n serious study of
the most distinguished Norwegian man
of letters now living.
0NE OF the most fascinating garden
~ books that have appeared In recent
years Is Esther Sinsleton's '"The Shake
spcare Garden" (The
Acko,,;,~ century Company
CTn 1t IN more than it,
n discuraive essay O,
the development of the formal garden
in France. Italy and England, and a
bota anical guide to the flowers popular
in the time Of Queen Elizabeth. az well
ns n description of the garden abon,
the Shakespeare house at Stratford. I,
is adequately illustrated with views OF
typical gardens Of the period under
discussion.
The volume ends with many practica
suggestions for laying out gardens. witt
diagrams for formal beds and dire0tioni
for cultivation and preparation of th'
soil. No one interested in gardens caI
take it up without a feeling Of reluc
tance when compelled to lay 1t down.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
MARY JOHNSTON'S EPIC
STORY OF COLUMBUS

In 1902" published by Little,
Brown Il Co.. Mary Johnston has at.
tempted to make q long epic out Of Go.
lumbus and his four voyages to the
New World. She has, with Infinite in.
dustry, managed to sustain such an.
thentic lyricism in her prose narrativ.
that it seems incredible writer should
even attempt to do so, let alone do 1t.
One doesn't usually. these days, have
mind for prose poems 3l5 tightly print.
ed pages long.
''1i92' is n novel, an Interviewing
Of history and fiction, rejecting the
mysterious sea, tOrrid climes-spelled
that way--and the splendor and audac.
ity of Spain. Columbus quest, indeed,
becomes the quest Of every living crea .
ture, the quest for the actuality OF an
ideal In a darkling world Of ignorance
and confusion, but in world Of prom .
Use withal. 80.
Such II novel cannot be broadly np.
pcaling. Too much time simply passes
In the book Miss Johnston, unlike Silas
Wcgg, does not always know when to
fall into poetry, how much to fall into,
and how often. Columbus IN up to his
ears in q wash of iridescence oil tn:
time--and one Graves the fascinatton Oi
occasional tough ugly reality. Toe
much lyricism Is soporifc, even In ro'
nance. ..#.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
The Mind Of China

Not many things succeed better In
giving the mind good jolt than 9 per.
fectly naive revelation of the point ot
view Of some nation that regards our
own form Of civilization ~ "barD9r,
ous." That China In 1703 70 regardei !
the England Of that day, Mr.; Bertrand
Russell shows US in "The Problem OF
China" recently published BY the Cen.
fury Company. In tho latter part OF
the eighteenth century British amoas'
sador arrived IN China to request fur'
ther trade facilities. The answer 0t tne
emperor. CHEN Lung. admits that gre
British memorial IL east IN terms whN U
"revcal respectful humility on y0t
pnrt that Is highly praisewOrthy = but
"Our Celestial Empire p0Ssesst. IL
things In abundance and lacks NJ bra
uct within It's own borders. There w''s
therefore no need 10 import the manu-
features Of outside barbarians ~ ex-
change for our own produce: itut az
the tea, silk. porcelain which the Ce'
lcstinl empire produces are absolute ne.
cessities to European nations ana to
yoursclves" limited trade hlther'
to permitted Is, after many moro con >
descending words, graciously allowed 70
continue. 'What ! want To- suggest,
says Mr.. Russell, sis that no one vn.
dsrstands China until this docuDsne hss
ceased to be absurd" r.
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AT THE FREE LIBRARY
N neous

Books added 10 the Free Library. Thir-
teenth and Locust streets. during the week
ending November 80:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
ARE THERE ,FAlRlEsa
Conan Doyle Is Willing to Be
lieve They Exist and Can
Re Photournuhed

Are there fairies? Sir Arthur CO.
MN Dovio thirks Il in urobnble that
49,. 49, ~, .s ~. ,,.,.... . hooL
there are anu nc nus swr,ten oooN.
THE Coming OF the Fairies" (deorse
II. Doran Company, in which he sets
forth such evidence as has come to him.
He does not commit himself definitely,
for the first sentence In his book on.
nounces that the series Of incidents
which he sets forth represent either
the most elaborate and ingenious hoax
ever PLAYED upon the public, or else they
constitute mn event in human history
which may in the future appear to have
been epoch. making in its character"
Sir Arthur's attention was attracted
to the matter by n report that there
were two photographs in existence,
tnkcn in the summer Of 1870, showing n
young girl playing with fairies. lie
discovered that the girl and cousin
lad been in the habit Of amusing them
selves in the woods near their home and
had told their mother that they had
been playing with the fairies. One day
they borrowed camera and the older
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
Brief Notes About Interesting Books

THOSE who wish to know what the
L Far Eastern question Is can do no
better than to read f.. Alexander Pow.
ellis "Asia Mt the
Crossroads (the Gem
Asia at the tury Company. Mr.. |
Crossvoads Powell has sketched in
simple language tn
events and conditions
which have combined to produce the
complex situation now puzzling the
diplomatists and statesmen Of the
world. He has discussed the conditions
in Japan. in Korea, in China and In
the Philippines and he has made the
situation no clear that those who reaa
him will have better understanding of
the significance Of the cable news from
the Orient than II they had not received
the instruction which he offers.
NFARGERY WILLIAMS has written
X1 fairy story for children that
ought to delight every little boy or girl.
1t is called THE Vel.
veteen. Rabbit" :"
How Toys lGeorge II. Doran
Become Real Company and is III"
story Of how rabbit
stuffed with sawuu>t
was changed into real rabbit. 1t
was first loved by little boy VINO
slept with 1t every night and was dis
conso,ate If he did not have it. The
boy loved 1t SO much that it was real
to him. Then he had scarlet fever and
his toys had to be burned. The rabbit
was thrown out with the rest. but be-
fore the fire was set to 1t a fairy carried
1t of into the woods and with n magic
kiss turned it into II live rabbit. No
one could have written the little story
who did not comprehend the heart of
child. William Nicholson has illus.
trated it in the spirit Of the narrative
itself.
| A LMOST nothing was known about
"A Knut Hamsun. the distinguished
Norwegian novelist, until the Nobel
prize for literature
| was awarded TO him
ABook About In 1920 for Growth
knut Hamsun Of the Soil" The book
| was published In 1917.
Immediately after the
award OF the Nobel prize It was trans.
lated into English and published in
America. where il was at once recog
nized as one Of the greatest novels Of
the decade Yet lInmsun had for years
been popular In Norway, Russia and
Germany. The interest in him that
was awakened here BY the publication
Of "Grow h Of the Soil" and several
other IIamsun novels justifes the nub.
licati0n Of the critical and biographical
account of him BY Hanna Astrup Lar.
sen under the title Of "Knut Ham.
sun" (Alfred 4. Knopf). The author
saws what his readers haze suspected,
that much Of the material In liam
SUMS novels il aut0biOgraphical. She
gives an account Of the haFdxhips Of hil
early life; Of his visit 70 America
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
Alice Morse Earle ReIssusd

Alice Morse Earle's ak well-known
books on life In Colonial days, sOme Of
which have been out of print for time.
have been reissued by Macmillan In
uniform binding. The titles are az fol-
lows: "sun Dlals and Roses Of Yes:
DAYS. "Old Time Gardens, =" "stags
Coach and Tavern Days" Curious
Punishments'' and "Child Life in Col.
onial Days"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05

TT HAS remained for Fabian Franklin
i to write about the Eighteenth
Amendment and the volstead act In
such q way az to stir the minds OF
thinking men who are % much inter.
ested in the preservation Of American
Institutions as in the suppression OF
the trafl,c in intoxicating liquor.
Mr.. Franklin's book, "what Prohi.
bition Has Done to America" (Har.
court, Brace 4 Coz, Is a sober. mind.
ed protest against the method BY which
the effort was made to stop tho liquor
business. The unthinking might
charge him with defending the liquor
dealers and the distillers, but he Is
not guilty Of that. Fle does defend
the soundness Of the American political
theory and he regrets the disregard
Of II by the men who brought about
the adoption Of the Eighteenth Amend.
ment. His argument would apply with
equal force IL IN amendment providing
the death penalty for murder had been
inserted in the Constitution.
| II the press Of the country and the
members Of Congress had used the
arguments that Mr.. Franklin marshals
in order, the reasonable. minded prohi-
bitionists could have had their way
and the sacred fabric Of the Constitu-
tion itself would have been unimpaired.
The point he makes. and IL In a
point that ! have made many times
In another part OF this newspaper, is
that the Eighteenth Amendment has no
proper place in the Constitution be-
cause 1t is out Of harmony with the
whole theory Of that document.
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"t.u ""' u,o'.,u',o" " W.
p''ne'p',' 0" n"'c" '"e uoVe'""e"'
70 'vu".,' ""' y't"' " po~e, ~
,"e "y's""' u""'o' ""a e.ec."ve
V'."enes " 'oe co.e'.","' ~ e''oo
wv" "ose p"nc'pcs ~ INC 'o'o ono
10 zee !" !" '"d' INC 'u0S N7e w.
Se''eo'
lTHHE Eighteenth Amendment Is
L piece of police legislation inserted
in n document which delegates nil legis.
lative power to Congress and to the
States after laying down certain rules
to protect the rights and liberties Of
the people.
Mr.. Franklin dcvctes considerable
space to discussion Of the amendment
as an interference with individual lib.
erty. a discussion which will leave the
extreme prohibitonists unconvinced.
They hold that the general good is Of
much more importance than the pres
crvation Of individual liberty, and they
insist that a prohibition of the manu- .
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors
is necessary for the general good, and
insist that in organized society the in
dividual must surrender his liberty 10,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05

Books Rddcu 70 the creo I.pIaIy. Vnir.
,eenth and Locust streets. during the week
ending November 80:
Miscellaneous
ch9.ts!top. q. K'--"what Saw In
Hart H. H.-"Plans and Illustrations OF
Prisons and RsfosmatoIie:"
Psir!s W. ~ F.-"stasu" OF the Jews In
Rosbleom Jullus-soth Century Guide for
ssir!ins., y. w,-"wil''am dc Morxan
straus. o. s.-"undsr Four Admins.
trstions."
Fiction
Barins. Maurice-''Oyerlooked
Eeyier Edna-"Oigolo."
HsHsk.y. ~ E.-"Ridd'' Of the Spin
Hutchin.on Vere--.'Sea."
Msrrisk. EsOnsrd-'TS Tell You the
SSsh:; A;aEj..fe.: .dSs:s Es"sr;S': h.s N'a."
Es:SSs%s:: :. t.GT's:4 ,R|Esssssss'' Rsssss '''1"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-06
Senior Party.

About fOrty-hve members OF the class
and ten of the faculty were present at
the Senior party in the Chamber OF
Commerce rooms, which began at Z I'D
O clock and lasted until 1890 O'Clock
Friday evening.
The entertainment committee. con-
sisting of Kenneth Gordon. Dean Swan
son. Norris Conrad and Donald Fear.
planned amusement for the evening.
The class was divided into four groups.
which competed in various kinds Of
contests. The one that created the
most laughter was the bean bag relay
race. Others were the umbrella ana
yolash race. the clothes basket contest,
and Il newspaper contest, in which each
group read an entire newspaper they
had edited. Many jokes We're gotten
of on the teachers as we'll as the pupils
Team number won over all in the
contests and was presented with large
box Of candy.
At the close of the evening the
party went to the Grand cafe. where
light refreshments were served.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-06
Use Fresh Eggs in Incubator.

Eggs to be placed in incubat0rs
must be fresh if the best results are
to be gotten according to the poultry
men at Iowa State college. Seven
days is the greatest length of time
they should be saved they say. for
if they are kept longer poor matches
will result and the incubator is often
blamed when it is the fault Of the
owner i'll choosing eggs. Eggs put
into the incubator as soon as they are
laid produce the best results.
In selecting the eggs for the incu-
bator see that they are uniform in size
and shape. DO not use large and
small eggs as the smaller ones will
differ in the amount of heat received
from the larger ones.
When the Incubator is running see
that as even temperature as posi-
BILE is kept For the first week keep
up the temperature TO an average OF
lO1 degrees, for the second week
maintain the temperature at 1O2 de-
srccS and for the third week keep il
Up to 1O3 degrees. While the chicks
are Matching do not get the incubator
too hot but keep it just Il little above
1O3 degrees but never over 100 de-
Srccs. Get Il good thermometer to
start with and see that it is working
H. good shape Many Matching has
been spoiled through the failure of pro
per temperature regulation, say the
poultrymen.
For best results start turning the
eggs on the third day and continue
this until the 18th day. Always turn
the eggs before cleaning the lamps
as there is danger of getting the oil
on the eggs and damaging them. See
that the lamps are in proper working
order and that there is plenty of ven
tiiation in the room to remove the
fumes caused by the lamps
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-06
Farm News Department

-
and must be absolutely free from
foreign grains.
Must be absolutely free from
quack grass, mustard, Canadian this
lie, dock and wild oats. and must not
contain an excessive amount OF otllel
weed seeds.
3.-ln the case of rye. which is
cross fertilized, it must not be closer
than so rods to another rye HELD.
1.-The seed shall have come from
the experiment station or from certl.
fled seed. after the season OF 1871.
5.-Smut will not prevent the cert.
iication Of seed. however. the amount
must be shown on the label used for
bags.
Particular attention is called to the
high standard which the association
has adopted. requiring absolutely pure
seed in so far as mixture OF other
grains are concerned and permitting
only One-fmrth of one per cent. or one
in 400, or different variety of the
same species.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-06
Soil Influences Alfalfa.

Alfalfa is being grown in every Iowa
county. according to the soils depart
mtnt at Iowa State college and Its
success is due to proper treatment OF
the ground before trying TO plant this
legumc
Alfalfa. like persons. is particular
about its living quarters and in order
TO thrive must have dry home or
Wen drained land. The land must be
sweet and limestone will help in pre-
raring the field. incubation of the
soil gives the roots the right start TO
prepare nitrogen, and fertility makes
the plant strong and vigorous.
Considering the average yield ana
prices since 1911, an acre OF alfalfa
las been worth an average of $1,000
while I'm acre of corn during that
period has averaged S27.33. With in
creased care of the soil the alfalfa
crop can he increased so that this
value can he raised considerably say
the soils men.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-06
Write Book on Farm Building.

\ text book covering the planning.
location and erection Of farm build
ingS. farm water plants and other APP
planes for the handling of the hous-
ing problems has been written by w.
A. Foster. agricultural engineer with
Tic Iowa agricultural experiment sta
ton and ID. G. Carter. formerly with
the North Carolina agricultural expert
ncnt station.
Thi; book treats of the problems OF
sanitation and ventilation OF the build
in.s as well rs the best places to
locate them and includes many
sketches showing how to design build
iE.S for the best results. Methods for
iguring thc costs and amounts of ma
tcrialS are given. Mr.. Foster will
furnish details to anyone interested
in the book.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-06

shells Of beans per acre. Soy beans
Will yield % bushels per acre on land
Which will produce 80 bushels of
corn. They will not yield ordinarily
this many clean beans but it must be
considered that those left on the
ground by the binder may be hogged Off.
With corn selling at 80 cent bushel.
an acre yielding 80 bushels would be
worth $3.50. Therefore the farmer
who grew soy beans would he ahead
$50 an acre if he used the soy beans
for a home grown supplement.
Soy bean seed is now selling for
around 50 and $3.50 a bushel. With
Il weld Of 20 bushels Of clean seed
Fer acre Il farmer would have a net
return of $40 from an acre OF beans
rs contrasted with $3.50 from an acre
CT corn.
Large numbers of farmers report
that il is easier TO grow soy beans
than corn. The beans will grow on
any land that will grow corn, they
are more drouth resistant and they
can he harvested ana threShed with
little difficulty.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-06
Sold His Home.
Rev. Yiets Resigns Pastorate.

Rev. l.. T.. NictS. pastor OF the Bap-
list church in this city. has accepted
:, call TO the past0rate OF the First
Baptist church in Boone and will enter
rpon his duties there April /.
Rev. Vets Announced his resignation
ut the regular prayer meeting OF his
church Thursday night. The resignation
came as Il surprise to all except the
,icacoIiS to whom Rev. Niets had init
Lated some days ago that he was Seri-
ously considering another call. Rev.
Niols' passionate here has been Il very
successful one. He came here four and
Il half years ago from Iowa Falls.
During his ministry here the church
has grown in membership and its pas
tor has been widely popular in the
city. both in and out Of his church.
There will be widespread regret over
his leaving. The pastor:itr at Boone.
however, is an advancement for him.
10th as to salary and As 10 the size
Of h" church. During inc IaSl year
Rev. tietS has refused several offers
at nm advance Of salary and goes 10
Boone. not because of the financial adj
vantage, hut because the field is Il
larger one.
Rev. Victs is aS generally well liked
n minister as has ever served in Web
stcr City and the pcopl" of Boone may
rest assured that they are getting Il
strong man in their pulpit, rs well as
Il ycry good pastor for the church.
4 committee from Boone visited the
Webster City church Feb. and 'h"
ell to Rev. NictS followed their report
10 the nome church.
Rev. Seymour. former pastor OF the
Boone church. accepted call 10 l'u-
buulc about two months ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-06
Potato Industry Increasing.

lOwa'S potato growers are facing
! the approaching season with unlimit-
cd confidence according to Prof. c.
IL. Fitch. extension specialist in truck
crops ut Iowa State college
Reports from various sections of
the state indicate that the experienced
potato growers are planning an in
creased acreage this year. Normally
Iowa grows about half the amount of
potatoes consumed by her own pOpu-
lati0n. Production is Approximately
100000 bushels while consumption
totals 15,O0O,O00 bushels. In some
Years, however, the state has produc-
ed enough potatoes for home use.
Although most farm products were
grown last year at a loss or for little
profit, potatoes proved themselves Il
worthwhile sidelinc for a number of
Iowa farmers. Miller Brothers, of
CrestOn, last year grew. 300 bushels
of potatoes Oh 20 acres, selling them
from Hl..W 10 S2.OO DuShel. APPROX
matcly 500 profit per acre was made
above the seed cost, land rent and
labor. This year Miller Brothers plan
to increase their acreage to 60 acres.
l.. j. Baxter, of Galya, Ida county,
reports a yield Of 100 bushels per acre.
He now plans to make potato growing
a regular part of his farm enterprises.
NO general farmer should jump into
potato business, however, stated
Professor Fitch. If man has been
growing few potatoes, it will be well
worth While to increa ST. his acreage,
but potato growing on II large scale
requires somewhat of a specialized
and the farmer should in
crease his acreage slowly"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-06
.J0nes-StOckdalc.

Thursday III high noon at he BAPTIST
parsonage in Foyt Dodge. Rev. pSgood
Of the First Baptist clurch. united III
marriage Miss Florence Jones. dau@ii-
Ter If Mr.. and Mrs. I. q. Jones. who
reside south of Duncombc, and Mr..
Ralph Stockdalc. son OF Mr.. ana MIS-
i T. Stockdalc. OF Iowa Falls.
Tho bride wore Il navy blue travelling
suit will hat to match and carried
u bouquet Of Ophclia roses. The brid'
i a charming Young woman. she l.
wei! known in and around Webster
CITY. having been employed in the city
electric shop here three years ago. she
i niece of Mrs. Ellen How'd ana
MIS-. VIE. Thompson of this city. Inc
81 Dom is II YONG man OF sterling chhf-
acrcr. we'll liked by all who know him.
F0llowing tn" ceremony the young
couple left for Cedar Rapids. where
ilcy will spend Il few days. They
" III hc al home 10 their friends after
March ~ on. a farm north of Iowa
Falls.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-06
Plan Conservation Meeting.

The 1922 annual convention OF the
Iowa Conservation association is now
in session at Iowa state col
lcgc This year Il program OF unusual
interest has been arranged, including
lectures by different members of the
association and he faculty OF the for
cstry depart mcnt of the college. Con
Siderable emphasis is TO be placed ON
the conservation of Our forest re-
sources, as well as upon the subject
Of our wild life.
During the sessions historic con-
ference will be held and will be of
interest TO those who advise additional
steps 10 protest those interests OF
the state The main topics of the
program arc wild Life Resources,
: Historical Conference. botanical
Forestry and General Con
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-06
Plan Demonstration .Apiaries.

one hundred twenty demonstration
apiarics i'm forty Iowa counties will
he conducted under the direction OF
+. II. Paddock of the extension service
OF Iowa State college this year, ac-
tcrding TO the present plans.
"Thc purpose of demonstration
apiaries is to prove that the methods
advocated by the extension service
viii make more pounds of honey when
with other bees in the yards
by the owners particular
methods" says Mr.. Paddock.
In some eases last year our me1li-
DDS increased the income Of single
colonies from s.: TO SIG. The greatest
increase of last year was $3.50 per
colony
Mr.. Paddock believes that Il CON
sentative average gain of the colonies
rscd last year was s. each. On the
basis of that figure he estimates that
there will he Il total gain 10 Iowa
reakccpcrS Of 5000 for dcmonStra-
ton colonies alone this year.
The State HcckccpprS association
orders the equipment for the colonies
without commission. securing dis
count on orders in that manner. The
association is interested in placing bet
Ter queens in apiaric> over the state.