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we'll as liberals: Earl Balfour. Bonar Law.
Lord l.ansdownc. Mr. Chamberlain. as we'll
as Lord Grey Mr.. Asquith. Mr. Churchill
and myseif-we were all committed to it.
but the direction was in the hands OF Mr.
ASquith and Lord Grey. and II was not n
policy which initiated: I came into it,"
The biundcr TO which he had reference
was the secret treaties entered into by
Great Britain, France and other allied pow
erS in the early stages of the World War
by which the straits assigned uncon-
diuonally to Russia The shot found
mark that brought confusion in the ranks
of his bittercst political foes II was :,
mistake but they were all in It, In fact
so Tar as the Near East Is concerned rccol-
lection Of this colossal hlunder of secret
diplomacy must make it difficult for the
leaders OF either OF the great parties to at
tack very effectively the recent policies OF
Lloyd George Had it not been for the Rus
sian revolution, and Russia's subsequent
Withdrawal from the war, Russia would now
he at tonstantinople and freedom OF the
straits would have been a dead issue
Those who have carefully read Lloyd
Georges Manchester speech will readily
agree that it gives no evidence that he is
lacking in his old-timc vigor to turn on
his critics with characteristic rcsourceful-
ness in the wagng Of an aggressive couu-
icroncnsvc. The full text of his speech
shows that in the main his most cutting
retorts were aimed at eminent Liberals.
Iherc was method in this. in light of the
fact that his present position rests on the
prcCarious foundation OF Il man without n
party. When the wartime coalition was
formed he was sim a Liberal, and not
wholly trusted by the more conservative
wing Of that party. Since then he has
kept in power the leader OF :, bloc made
up predOminantlV OF Conservatives cunnort-
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Md Now The CO

a RMf air service officials undaunted by
the destruction OF the CO at san An
tonic yesterday. announce that the program
for the construction of Iightcr-thnn-a
craft will 70 forward as originally coniem-
plated. Official comment on tho san An
tonic disaster is filed with tributes to the
hne demonstration OF air wor, hinc~s given
by the CO in its niph, 'oycr The desert
over mountains and over water. and in
fact over the most varied country and un-
der the most varied conditions to which
any airshin has ever been subjected" The
Who'll" nation will share the pride OF the
army air service in that record Rut The
CO lies AT san Antonio, charrcd and
twisted mass of wrcckacc MOI many
months ago. the Roma presented an idcuti-
cal picturc--savc for the distressing add
tion OF charrei human bodies 1t was not
SO long as a year before this tragedy that
the Hrush-builr ZR-2 broke in twain and
crashed to destruction with lwoscorn
Americans aboard And there have been
other similar disasters
What is tho answer OF the air service 10
these dark reminders of tho diricibln's nm
trust w0rthinosS? That is II question
pounded III no spirit OF derogaIiun or con
iirmed skcpticism which will now h.,
asked more widely than ever In part the
answer may b" helium gas nouinnaInmablc
but scarce. expensive and. in point Of lifting
power inferior 10 hydrogen. An air service
cihcial remarks that the record of INC CO
would have been Impossible with hclium
\"vcrthciess i, IS his view and that of 9TH
~ cOmpctcn, students of lightar-,lan-,ir
dying craft that the Introduction OF hcIinm
INTO more general use is an important. #
not the principal. means of gaining rela-
tive safety for this mode OF aviation lis
as" VIII ncC">S!latc material changes i'm
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News Of Fifty Years Ago

(From tn" Richmond Dispatch. oct. Is. 1879
rho visit OF the First Virginia Regiment to
Baltimore on their first anniversary. which
occurs tomorrow, hn. for some time past been
a subject of general interest. and yesterday
afternoon they started for the Monumental
city. TIL" line formed at the city Han and
marched duwn Governor Street to Main. TO
Ninth. 10 BROAD. 4" the Richmond. Frcdericks-
burg and Potomac Depot. where =, great crowd
and eleven special coaches awaited them.
There 500 men. including the II"witzcrs
and eight companies Of infantry NJ Quanti-
co the troopers boarded the steamer Iron
sides for Baltimore. the lower Potomac
route. The captains in command were. How
Tiers. II. r. Carter; infantry Company \,
G t.. Taylor; Il. l.. l.. Bass: G, g. j! Anderson;
u. W. q. Darlington: J., L. J. Boss"uN i.
NJ r. Clarke G., T.. NJ. Kcllam. Il. +. NJ I'm
hoden.
The Norwegian brig oscar. Captain Ras-
ruth with a cargo OF coffee from Rio de
Jauciro. consigned t" Lee Seldom X CO.. ar
rived in this port yesterday. This c"nsign-
incnt is an experiment. II being The first ef-
fort made since the TO establish that
trade which for many years made Richmond
one of the best coffee markets in this coun-
try.
REV Dallas Tucker, OF the Episcopal
church. and Rev Joseph T. Tyler. ot the Dis
ciplcs. were. on yesterday. granted 10y judge
Minor, OF !cmrico County Circuit Court,
thority To celebrate the marriage ceremony
in their respective churches.
y meeting Of the Retail Dealers Protective
Association was held last night New Mar
kct Han. at which the following officers were
elected president Timothy Kcrsc; vice prcsi-
deaf. T.. ". l.ohmann; secretary. j. &. Rcddy:
treasurer, &. SchncllinSbcrE
The question Of supplying Manchester with
gis has been referred to a Committee on
I.Ght-Marks. Jones and Robinson. The work
Of improving streets goes bravciy ON, Tenth
street receiving attention from Hull Street
castwardly. '
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

t-!- lin "a mo- lilf N!llI' Ivy
w Wills plan finally WINS legislative APP
prevail as the best devisahe basis for good
roads bond issue, il clearly and eTectual-
j. removes an objection to bonds that has
seemed 20 weigh heavily with section OF
Virginia citizenship This objection. OBJ
seryabe chiefly among the farmers Of the
state. has sprung from apprehension over
possible increase in the property tax Mr..
Smiley himself. 1t will be recalled. opposed
tho authorization of bond issue by the
last General Assembly because he shared
this apprehension. He declared then. and
recently has reiterated the view, that the
issuance OF bonds N the ultimate expense
OF the farming Interests OF the state would
b ind"iensible. As 1t prepayment and one ui
the joint authors OF the plan now being
pressed Mr. Smiihcy, holds that This objcc-
zion has been entirely overcome and an
examination Of the plan upon which he and
Messrs Goolrick and Willis have agreed
sustains his position beyond question.
Here are the provisions upon which the
80" .urmor leader OF the antihonds group bases
his advocacy OF an issuc--at II special SOS
SION "i the General Assembly: CD that
tho State shall lcyy "a tax upon gasoline
or other motor fuel or other vchirular mo-
I'VE power, sufficient 10 meet the interest
on the bond issue and 10 provide a sink
ing iund for the retirement OF tho bonds;
t2) thai b" proceeds from the issue shall
b" expended upon the State highway svs-
TEN as now laid out It has been agreed
among thoS" legislative leaders additional
~ tEa' these provisions shall he written
INTO To" bonds themselves Tins" II, tho
Language OF one OF the auAAors. .cons,itut-
itg am enforceable contract ween the
hondho,d"rs ana the State OF Virginia OF
Snch character that no subsequent Legs
'alure can repeal the gasoline tax"
The IIGISUrr
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The Weather

Forecast Nirginin -
l'nrtly cloudy nn Il
cooler today: tomorrow.
prnimbi. fair.
North Carolina -
Mostly cloudy and cool
cr tod ny probably
showers In rn,t and
central partitions tuinur-
row partly cloudy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

zion you an make ,hcm do,ibl.
themselves. You can r.aaily rcplac.
th"w II your cou~c."ucc ever
tr"uuI's r"llor" .udpwmen, win
scry" a. u puui;.or The devll
has Set the subtle power 80 spread
TIA" mlrag" OF an the kingdoms o..
earth ana all their glory aud bar.
hnric gems of gold" before the ..y.s
u "HIj On" VII install him az MASTER.
Nam fan 10 thrust tho t",rrt-r
through WIN u" sword 81 tho spirit
as Jesus did ana say II Stand,
Shir IN" Lord aud Him only shat,
th"u ~"rN". Tho sguremc al p
ran'ng" 81 familiarity wl,n TIA" VIII
ten Word Is h"r" brilliantly .Ncmpl!-
He'd. The sword %, tn spirit is III.
tru>t!"si weapon. defensive and Of.
i'uH!'.. ON 'hc dtgE back
ground OF 'h.s "Nvmr!ary t'mp'a'luu
IN" Cuu'rr-t br'w"-n ~" animal ~
and IN" spiritua !!lc $ clearly dis.
''rucf. The former requires material
""S'"'Ihh'' Out ga" latter d'p-nds
Tor tir sgpr"rt uupE tho perception.
more or loss perfect. al N" Thought
and pUrpus, II cod lu IA" creation
u human li' AMI effort to rraliY.
n" l'.si'." thought in 'hc Individual
'''' n ~ vi m and I XIX life.
lnpi!siu, period % secular l.i.
lHt"r.hI az preparation.
T"mpu;Ion: personal devil SO sub
lnd.nere"r result tho same in
PHASES rhysicnl hunger.
Sn2H"Su"n % "pp.asrd hy mir
Depoud.uce ou God alone resolved
>u-tcutuc. ia ob.dicncc.
SuEEcs'i"n; '2l Spectacular mir.
hr!" 90 Cap'ur" populacc.
"a
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poUulnrity.

senator sorghum shouted from the stump:
What wc need III this country il more con-
Glcncc. Men
TIL Binsvile Buglc printed IT wi,Lou, the
comma after the word "roniiicnc"." and when
the stauuch ana sturdy party ran%a read It.
tho senator was ret elected ny ovc wl,nin.;
majority.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
SEEN ON THE SIDE
By HENRY EDWARD WARNER
NIuSICnl NNtC.

The orchestra conductor is
Not guilty of crime
because his critics do declare
Hes always beating time.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Likewise. II is not fair - say
y druukard plays the flute.
Just because you know he likes
TO go out on a toot.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
Tho WAY Is Nov Dlnnr

L. ROM The reports Of yes .as IS hearing
4 before the state IIighway Commission
on the choice Of a route for uapml-to-
,he-Coast Highway, it may lary bc as
humed 'hat difference, responsib'o 'tr some
delay and uncertainty have nov uem ,f-
iectuslIy smoothed out The agreemen, 10
have the IishSsS extend from Richmond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

Fourth quarter: Lesson ~
Luke IL. l-i3. October -. i?22.
Golden text: "ln that lie Him
self hath suffered. bcin. tuuipt-
at. lie is able TO suCCur th.n
mat arc tempted. Hebrews ii.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
Local Temperature Yesterday

J 7 " i'WrrIHtur" -.--...-..-....
Maximum temperature" {" y. M...
Minimum temperature" 30 l.. NJ.
Mc"I Temperature" yesterday ......
N"rnn! temperature for tins datc..
Excess y"HicIday .............
Excess since March .........
Deficiency since January .....N
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
The Field Of Holy Writ

Save for my daily range
Among the pleasant fields OF holy
Writ
l nigh, despair.
international Sunday school Les
SOM
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Charcoal t:ph.s Daily Thought.

VIVA, say bout sharks" said Charcoal
Epl. rwm!nativcly. what ! say bout sharks
is. EN- shark stab, runuiu' he ain
Ewuc catch me lcSs'n he staht day bcfo' yes
,!dday. Eat biscuit Ms,ah Jackson.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
Is ! W
iCh!GaED. III

" WiIHhV, ND
T. M-coucert by Dorothy I.o-
max. soprano, and Harry J. Cosswcll.
accompanis,. Amy Frodoricksbn.
pianist. George AlcNo. conccrtiua, ana
Alt GciJ.r. pianist.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
Up With the Times


Mr. Meade" says, iutiuatrs. that the
presidency does not especially appeal to him.
MIR. Harding has been putting GU, some aw-
fully bad propaganda IN behalf OF this job
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
Tip.

WHOM tho Girl keeps calling your atten-
ti"m to what Il lovely Ring the Moon has. grab
your hat and 70 home.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

we AZ" all duly grateful to NJ. Franklin
E"ullon for saving US from world wid.. con
harrati"n, but thor" is really nothing I" he
added 10 III" c"mplimontary notice he has
already given himself
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

test Divine promise unworthy.
suggestion: CD short cut to
power.
Use Hebrew patriotism to capture
world.
Power 30 acquired used for spiritual
ends.
I.aradoxlcal use OF Mammon for
Gods service.
Prrscnt-Dny Applications.
Recovery of tho lost Hrt of mcli,,
ton ~ the need or current life. Time
should be taken 10 anaiyzc ones on
Nironmcnt TO discover what IL mon,s
and what IL calls for 70 find wh,t
VIII best satisfy It's demands. Ti,u,.
TO rechnrgc the battery.
Reverence and worsi,Ip.
The form Of worship must be ClIod
with tn" Spirit Of tn" Worship or N
IL worse than the mcaniugl.ss cl,nu
Of 1t cymbal The spirit OF worshIn
can he acquired ana cultivated. TIn
deliberate concentrating OF rcvcrcnt
thought upon the reality and near
ness of tho Divine Presence. His
holiness. wisdom. power and love.
VIII quicken the emotions and feel
inss suitable 70 that presence. In
every such act the mind is uplif,cd
clarified. widcncd and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The usefulness Of worship il lndis-
putablc.
To Think About.
How do"s the quiet hour develop
the spirit OF Worship
How can we help TO restore family
worship?
How can we chow an example of
reverence?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

Nnin!aII !! nouns cniNE =. No. Mono
!s".n:slI - hours ending l.. M... OS
EN,tSs sine" March ..............ii 30
Excess sinrc January ............iI. q
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To Think About.
TCDAY.'S
RADIO
Is DIX l..

Cast Pittsburgh
i VI. Allan DAVIS. baritone.
Christine ADAMS c"lio. Bcrnicn
quart. acCumpauist
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" " J.
fIyr,-.l, ,,tgh

Detroit. MIch)
T. M-Thc Detroit News Orches-
IVA
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" .JL.

Newark y. -
a:23 r M.-Conccrt hy the Vernon
orchestra
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

The foreign i"atur" OF tho ptuEhcrty rul-
ing is another illustration OF tn" admiuistra-
tion policy of relying chiefly ON hindsi.ht
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Lo"r.s More Like cnL.-rn.cr.

'hanSns city StarD
constantine. with that curlcd up mustachc.
AVA" I,,n did look 'G8 pretty TO De successful
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

Our driehlcs apparently are nbou, as safe
ON tho ground as they are in the air. hut il
looks as If they viii never feel perfectly at
home except in padded warehouse.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

SprriUi IIntn.

WIND direction. south. wind velocity. !.
weather a, =. NJ. cloudy.
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THE DISPATCH
Ef 1880

WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER is. la22.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

richmond could not even permit tho State
f"'r Week I" get 10y without holding one of
ITS periodical tag day II Christ were To an.
par on '"r'h again ana hold hig revival IN
richmond. Us tag day advocates would wish
to'i3h" advantage OF IN, occasion To- ;,lv ,bcir
trade Blackstone Courier
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

The farmer should hc tho first and last on
r"neht OF cXtortI"natc and unjust tariff rates
II" probably vii! be. after II" has lived awhile
under The new iarin law. which viii cost him
many dollars for every dollar he makes ON
Of bristol Herald Courier
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

Labor unions. who have been So cou,,lr,.Iv
tied M by the hlankct injunction issued
might remember what Lincoln said. 1t T., the
privilege OF every American. when things
don't suit him. to go down to the tavern ana
Cuss the court.-Dunvillc PROGRESS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

The foundation stone on which America is
hu.ii is liberty Liberty of speech liberty of
political action. liberty of con,inc, ,vi,bin m.
laws OF The land. liberty To Worship COD. lib
'i'N IRON tyranny. "pnrcssion slavery: lib
cr'y 90 opinion. rake away liberty ana ,b.rc
- ~" United states. Southwest Virginia t:n-
t,rprisc
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
lHE SCHOOL OF AUCTION BRIDGE

HAS frequently been remarked that a
."o-suiter, if both suits are good for
@- D'a' IS about the strongest hand that can
De held for the purpose of competitive
pIuo-ng' y, There are many stronger hands. but
tney are too strong to find any dangerous bid
ding against them.
,, i"o-sulters are divisible into several classes
4, ~ na' might be called the top-notchers are
'nose composed Of two major suits. each Of
"h'ch IS a good bid in itself. Such hand
would be five spades to the ace, queen. lack
.., anu hSe hearts to the ace, king, ten. The rule
win such hands is to call the suit Of higher
rank hrst, the spades.
many players make it rule to call tho
saie OF hieher rank first if both are good b;ds
tyv' wen II the lower ranking suit is the longer
"s'n SIX hearts to the ace, king, jack, and FIVE
SPADES 20 ace, king, queen, they will et;ll call
spades first. Se'' '"'i
;, ne secondary cl9-s of two-suiters takes +,
aii aanos IN which both are major suits. but
one Is not good enough for an original ca1
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
By r. F. FOSTER

another class takes in all hands that hava
TWO good calls, one in major suit tha otbe,
IN minor. The rule is to call the major e,,t
first, Of course
Another class takes in hands in which it is
ohe minor suit that is the sound bid and the
major suit only secondary. such as five f1nbe
10 the ace king, and five hearts to the king
JACK Ihe clubs should be called first.
Ahoti class takes in all hands with two
good minor suits, in which the usual rule nre-
walls to call the one of higher rank first
diamonds. A'V'
"hen both are minor suits and the diamonds
are not good enough for an original bid while
'he ciups are, the correct call is the clubs
"hat should be done on the second ro,,nd ,e
ene olds, II any, depends on what the nart,a,
mas Gone. The situation may be covered h.,
one general rule, the first bid being adversel,y
overcalled 1
!! the partner has passed or has refused 10
",sis. ehe hrst suit shown, call the other.
~l.'her ~ IS a secondary bid or not. If the
:, pa 'ier mas assisted major suit never show
slie supporting minor suit, but call the other
sui. II ltis major But if the partner has
assisted minor suit, always show the second
ar9 MAJOR suit in spite of his assist.
IN the previous column is good exanple
OF this last situation, which brought ont o,lito
J variety Of scores in duplicate game last
winter ea'A4e iss0
aeaI. At some tables he started WITH
9paae' aitnoueh It is not quite I'D tn roda,p
.eaiiaafas' AT others he bid cnh ,vbio,,
raves the spades for q secondary HID ;f ~
nsnsd spea 'aAlsy =. oHefs Il the adversaries hap
bsra bsaa - nave ehe spades the third hand might
there would be trouble. 80 eA'4'
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

bid the hearts over the cnhs ana os
sisted the clubs, going to two hearts From,
thls point the bidding diverged. Those who
understood the correct methods for biad;no
'"o-su'ters called the spades in spite Of oart-
nefs having assisted the clubs. went r.
three hearts and to three SHADES
This shows that, although v co,,ta .,,...4
Clubs his choice would be the SPADES HAD
he been short in spades he would har,, oo,,a
back to clubs. His weakness in basrts ,,ra
Guides no-trumper.
AZ some tables z did not mention tho snaso.
after \ had assisted the clubs b,t 80 49,. -
three clubs over Bs two hearts and sn,n,,
~ ioai ciuos. AT only one table was The
neai' pia iett IN and it was set one trick
,lie eiap contract found it impossible
70 make more than his bid, four-odd 80 10
.,au " 'use erick In each of the plain suits.
there being no way to get aat;sfac+or,,
discard
When the spades were shown &c 81, o.;.;.,.,
- coafse the clubs were not mentioned
l's niuaiiig Went TO three spades over
Neaits' When the Cubs were bid frst
..'iu spaaes next time the final bid was equally
spaueS ana II turned out to be a COM
paIaliveiy easy matter to make five
Sofiu heaft lead was trumped and
dummy was put in with the kind Of cI,hs
70 leaa Inc trump, qaeen, king and ace fa,p;na
= shird round Of hearts was crumped and
ooen as trumps taken out, still leavina faa
nine in dummy. '''s 'ne
instead Of finessing the diamonds, which
Is quite unnecessary, although some tba,a,s4
iess players did it, 2 runs off the cluhs an,,
~ uon'a's Gown TO the ace Of diamonds and
'f'e long trump making fve-odd.
Ahls is the solution Of Problem No. 1aa Il
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

St. Louis. Mr. Baff, as il we'll known, 10 the
owner Of what is conceded to be the most rep
rascntative collection OF American art In the
Middle West. BY curious coincidence he lis
shown standing IN front of picture by Mr.
Hogarth himself! isn't that odd?
Now, Mr.. BafR Is not asking himself "What
is wrong with this picture?" Nor Ia he askine
himself What is right with this picture7" He
is not considering the merits of the picture at
all. He is merely saying to himself an Jr.?
Now, who the devil can he be, and have got
him in my collection? For IL haven't III
buy the thing" Let us hope for Mr. Hogarth'a
sake that Mr. BaR discovers that he hagrs's
Hogarth in his gallery, 50 that the artist may
receive fine fat check In Mondays mail.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Literature Dropped Dead
January I, 1860

It's the same way about books have g.
friend who looks enough like the old party in
Mr.. Hogarths other drawing to be his twin
brother. He goes in for old books. He will
buy any book in the world that antedates 1860.
Just why he has set this date do not know
but he has, and it is sort Of dead line beyond
which no possession Of his shall pass He
seems to think literature and printing and
binding dropped dead on January /, 1860. The
only reason why know that the old bird In
Hogarth's drawing cannot be my friend is chat
ne Is apparently reading. No real book collec-
tor would ever be caught doing that. The idea
is. to get the book and catalogue it and put IL
ON the shelf. The only thing they ever read Is
the notice of the sale OF other books, which
they buy, If possible, and tuck away with the
others. In one Of the great libraries OF Eng
land is the collection of books made by the we'll
known diarist, Mr.. pepys.. The books were left
as a bequest with the proviso that IL any one
volume were lever lost the entire collection
should be, transferred to other hands. So great
is the terrorsafsthe present custodians that this
calamity might befal them that the books are
kept inviolablg locked in a huge safe, where
human eye cannot so much as read the titles
This highly intelligent method Of conservation
adds much to the prestige Of the library in
question.
A very beautiful sight is the expression on
an ardent bookovers face when he secures q
book the leaves of which are actually uncut
This is the summunl ponun7, the ne plus ultra
the sine qua non, what one might almost call
the deus ex lbris! For here is a book that
no one can read was talking about this mat
ter to my book friend and suggested that he
might glue up some OF his rarest uncut books,
so that he would possess volumes that couldn't
even be opened, but he took this as an in,perti-
nence. He went on to say in ell seriousness
that the rarest book in the world was the
"Apothegm" of Claudius Schmatz, printed in
Leyden in 1902. 1t is frequently referred to by
writer's of the period, but no copy is knor7n to
be in existence This mythical volume is the
pot of gold at the end of the book collectors
rainbow.