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STHMA Ilocunhlt but weleomt nlbdhofin t by— VICKS 03- II Mdflmhu Used Yearly —— = New Books at the Institute ALL IN A LIFE-TIME, by Henry Morgenthau “In his autobfography, Henry Mor- genthau devotes a chapter or two to| his early days in this cofintry, hisi schooling and legal and business ex-' periences., The chapters on national | politica, his arhbassadorship in Tur-| key, his relations with President Wil- | #on and his advocacy of the League of Nations, are all important.” —Inde- vendent, PR ‘COMPANIONABLE BOOKS, by Hen- ry Van Dykes e C”&FESB[OBF OF A BOOK-LOVER, by Maurice Francis Egan ’ “Dr. Egan tells of the books he has loved and those he has hated and of the startling influence some of them had on him as a school boy."” . e THE DINGBAT OF ARCADY, h\ Mrs. Marguerite Wilkinson “Even it thére are many who would | hesitate to follow Mrs. ,Winkinson's example {n her manner 5( peregrina- tion, none will deny ghe pleasure feit, in reading her cherming. racy marra- | tive of adventures in sun and wind | and rain''—Boston, Tranacr\nt . EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRA(‘\Z by Dallas Lore Sharp. “'A statement of our educational 1deals, soclal, individual and creative, and a plea for the public school ‘as a natignal institution.” “ e ENRICO CARUEO: The Life Story of the World-famous Tenor, by Pierre V. R. Keyv. P \ GIVING AND RECEIVING, by E. \0| Lucas "“Mr. Lucas i well into the forties, with his publshed books. but he is! here as a fresh and as varous as ever. The topics are variows—too \-arlousi to particularize. We can only as a literary journal, single out one as epecially notable—'The Evolution of Whimsicality.' that modern humor which has the peculiarity of an ‘un-| reluctant egoism. Tt has never reached the older heights in some of its tranches, but it Aoes excel in parodv and in nonsense.'—Times (London) | Lit. Sup voae THE HOUSE-OWNER'S RBROOK, by A. 7. Churchill and L. Wicken- den | A manual for the helpful guidance ©of those who are interested in the building or conduct of homes (% A _book written by house-owners 18or house-owners and covering all the ‘:ncucal details of building equipment nd repair of houses. Beginning with the financing of the houss building project, the book treats the different building elements of carpentry, heat- ing“and ventilation, lighting, painting, ater supply and plumbing." HOW TO RUN A STORE, by Harold ‘Whitehead “Thi§ book is” nét only for those who run’stores, but for those who €nter &tores and buy things Any- body who has aver made a purchase from a shopkeeper ought to enjoy| reading this book. Tt is full of de- lighttul bits of information about yourself and men you deal with."— Literary Review e = | | LIFE AND LETTERS OF WALTER| H PAGE, by Burton J. Hen-| drick i “The charm of the story is that it | i Aownright and forthright! the most | vigorous and racy expressions upon | men and policles that ‘counld hs\»‘ come from any ‘American with the single exception of the ex-President whost death followed that of Page by | only. a week or two The book is wholesome to read today. To all who Kaye- had their convictions abont England shaken by Irish, German or other forms-of Specfal pleading: to all W¥ho have acqulesced in "the nation that our government had any real| nolicy other than drifting, he!wn,én| August, 1914, and .April, 1917; to all| who 100k with fayvor upon the fatui. ; ties of the pacifiste: this bhook iz a stimulant and a bracer."—Indapend- ent. .. LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP; and oth- er early works, by Jane Austen., “These early experiments with her| pen are said to have been written! whean Jane Austen was seventeén years old and are now published for the firet fime, with a preface by G. K. | Chesterton " | “One thing is certain, that unlike! the firet brouillone of great authors, | Jane Austen’s are characteristic of her | greater work."—Literary Review. o ox e LOYALTIES, by John Galsworthy " ‘Loyalties’ is on its own level. He, never goars; he has no sudden vision | and no rapture; there is nothing oh the poet in him. But what the wisest | and most dedicated observation of ! human life, what the serenest and| noblest ‘reflection can do—that has here bean consummately done.'.--Na tion v e. | MY LIFE AND WORK. by Henry ‘Ford | "The’affect “of “this volume is less| than that of a written book than it is that of a man sitting near you at his ease ‘and takifg earnestly and with| a-curfous sort af impearsonal, objective attitude about his lite, the phinciplee sof living and working upon which ha hae based his succese’ his convictions about how the work of the world might be: done with more efficlency and m'nr_- happiness.” S —— Restaurant Doing Good Business Now Charles Parker owne a restaurant and writes that his customers refused to .patronize him. Thay saw roaches running around and knew his food | might be infetted! He used Royal Guaranteed Roach Powder to clean oyt the roaches and now his business ix going better than ever.—Get a box teday. 10c & 25c. 8old and gnar anteed by the Dickineon Drug Co.— advt. | brds natia® to 'h‘ &reat ‘n' Bouth Americ !'and logical | The East | The story | termed THE NATURALIET IN LA PLATA, by Willlam Henry Hudson "This book, like many others by Mr. Hudson, is 4’ romance in spite of | its scientific accuracy-—a' romance of the habits, the passions and {intelli- gence of many strange animals and level areas| ERY*THROUGH CON- 8CIOUS AUTOSUGGESTION, by Emile Coue! The author of this book has at tracted great attention both here and n France and is soon to lecture in this country. His system, which prom is#8 80 much in the way of restoring moral, intellectual and phyeical health {s based upon certaln quite generally accepted psychological principles SELF M. FICTION, BROKEN BARRIERS, by Nicholson ““The technique of the hook shows! Mr. Nicholson at the haight of his| power. It {8 an admirably planned| and steadily executed plot, orderly! The book also shows Mr. great ekill in ,character Meredith Nicholson's | drawing in its treatment of the lesser| —Literary Review. DECEMBER LOVE, Hichens “The loss of the Sellingworth few- els, the appearance ot the attractive, Allick Craven at No. 4 Berkley 8q., people by Robert B and the coincident retirement of Lady | ! Sellingworth from social life fornm» the | hese waters. kouvonn of Hichen's new novel.” ‘e MARKET BUNDLE, Lyons “Mr. Lyons is recognized as one of the best of English short-story tellers. Side of London {s his by A Nefl H NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1922, USE MINERVA Y FOR KNITTING STYLISH FALL APPAREL BOOTLEGGERS ARE BUSY OFF BERMUDA! The. Probable Methods of These Marine Operators Are Explained-| Hamilton, Bermnda, Oct. 30 —This 18 how some marine bootleggers are belleved to operate in Bermudan waters. &uch a man comes to Ham iiton and engages a steamer of small dimensions, or a motor boat. Then |he buys whiskey ashore. and . loads his ahip to the rails with the product | of the Bcotch distilfers. He clears for a:Canadian port and puts to eea Within a day or 'so, sometimes within 24 hours, the vessel is back in Hamilton, but without her cargo Were he pressed for an explanation the bootlegger doubtless would eay, with a smile, that he was caught in a storm which washed away his deck load, and:that he had even to throw overboard the, tases helow decks to lighten the ship. " Ships éntering American ports may | not_he parmitted to earry liquor, 'but { with this law the man with a local charter does not necessarily concern kimself. His interest is limited to He has been known {to™Malk of latter day pirates does not seem particularly to fear them A ‘piratel’ with a desire to gell for $12.00 a bottle that he can 1ift at mea for nothing, perhdbs, sails from an American port and heads for Bermuda. He lays off and on until stamping ground, Cockney fun and genuine feeling make these tales dra-| matic life-studies''——Outlook. P MINISTER OF GRACE. by Margaret ‘Widdemer. “This is itgelf a remarkable story, for it is Miss Widdemer at her very | best, light and shade. human pathos; and tragedy and, finally, astounding surprise."—RBoston Transcript. MOUNTAIN Melville B. Post “An American tale. the scene laid in Kentucky, giving in short com- pass and in a clear, not over senti. mentalized narratfve the story of a mountain school ‘master whose 1ift and death followed very nearly botl in fact and in the revelation of char- acter the life of Christ.'—Time: (London) Lit. Sup oo NICOLETTE: a Tale of Ol4 Provence, by Emmuska Orezy “The book is well written ari while it in no sense challenges th2 superior position of the author's more | colorful Scarlet Pimpernel stories, it vet is one that her readers.should be pleased to read.’ . ve OLD CROW, by Alice Brown ‘“This, certainly the finest of Mies Alice Browns novels. is a powerful and incisive study of character under the impact of circumstances. It is a curfously subtle book which, al- though contriving an , effect of ex- treme simplicity, 1s none the deeply rooted in a eomplicated pat-| tern of human natur# at odds with| itself, and its environment. 'Old Crow’ is likely to be greatly pralnbd as a| story of Naw Fngland life" RITA COVENTRY. by | hllluq Strest “Mr. Street has a suave and often brilliant manner, and he can be witty. is cleverly managed reminiscent of the French novel of a generation ago''—Literary Review. SEA WRECK by Vera Hutchinson ‘A good story well told. One closes | | this book fesling that he has finished a ripping good story. The author has succeedad in creating at character of truly heroic proportions. And that is much, in a single novel.” —Literary Review, s Fl\'STER OF THIS William B. Maxwall "It is strong in its appeal to one's sympathy, but not given to senti- mentalism. Tn absorbing story ‘inter- est it {8, in'my opinion, far away ahead of most recent novels.'—Out- leok PARISH, TRAIL OF THE WHITE MULE, by B. M. Bower WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS, "hnsmphnr Morley. “In Wnrkm&n:hm the author neyer done better: thers are passages of pure beauty, prose so =\qu|=x0=1\ fashioned that T cannot think of any on# who could improve upon them The edtire is excellent, and when it' turns into pure fun, as in the scene in the chapal, hnrry to read them aloud 6ne elza"—TIndependent by has to TEAGHES NEWS “MATH" Editor Compares Newspaper To See retary of pciety and Also to its Hiz- torian, Franklin, Oct.. na., 30.—The func ,non of the modern newspaper is that' versity Iur a secretary of society or a historian [throngh money provided by and it assumes no more responsibility George' C. Bastian, assistant Sunday editor of the Chicago Tribune, satd in ' and | 4an address to Indiana college high school students here lagt night Giving a demonstration of, what he news arithmetic, "Mr. sald “One ordinary.man plus one ordin ary life equals zero in news One ordinary man plus one extra ordinary adventure equals news “One ordinary man plus one extra ordinary achievement equals news “Ohe chorus girl plug one bank| cashfer minus $100,000 equals news “One man plus one automobile pius one gun plus one quart equals news . The optimist mistakenly assigned to| the modern newspaper a moralist mis. sion, while the pessimist made the mistake of regarding the newspaper as untruthful and supérficial, he said The real newspaper recorded news| events impartially and without favor in ita news columns, reserving com. men on events for ifs editortal col umns or signed articlée The newspapers did nat rrbq't‘1 events, bhut merely chronicled them and the ideal reporfer’was the fair impartial obeerver Pliny says thf the Rfvm'm! more | than 2,000 vears ago, imported | Roquefort cheese from France to add | favor to their banquets. ' ! SCHOOL TEACHER, by less | and | least one! hy; these pages make vou | some | Bastian | |he meets-a victim in the shape of a |small motor boat. He overhauls her, jand with a display of force sufficlent ,to warrant a recital on the docks ;when the motor boat gets back to i Hamiltdn, he transfers the cargo he | desires. IACTUALLY, WHAT IS A CORD OF WOOD? ¢ 1t Is Usually One-Quarter of What The Customer Expects, State College Says. New York., Oct 30-—An authorita- tive statement as to just what consti- iytes a cord of wood has been issued by the New York state college of For- estry at Syracusa N Y ) A standard cord of wood contains 128 cubfe feet and is 4 feet wide, ¢ teet high and R feet long. says the | statement. In buyiug a cord of wood |the average consumer obtains stove- length sticks—12 inches long. This sort of cord. which is only ope-quar- ter of a &tandard cord, usually costs | more in proportion to the quantity { purchaged than would be paid for the four-foot wood or standard cord This fs Aue to ghe fact that it requires about ak much labor to cut one-fourth cord of one-foot lengths as it does to {ent a full cord of four-foot lengthe | The customer would find it chéaper !4t he purchased a standard cord, pro- H|dkd that he has the necessary stor- age spacé and means of cutting the |.four-foot ‘lengths into one-toot lengths Lo¥-priced wood. also, usually con- | siats of &labs and other mill waste | High priced wooa is well-seasofed hardwoéd, which contains greater heating values One standird cord of | seasoned hardwood contains about as <m4ny heat units as a ton of coal, but 1 at present prices it costs twice as| | much as coal and probably would be | undesirablp, except as a supplement- ary fuel. The following prices are given Prices of fuel wood vary greatly, dependent on the haul from the source of supply. the quality of wood and the {locality. Prices In Buffalo range be- | tween 818 and $17 for standard cords | Prices in:New York range between| $9.25 and $7 50 for stoye lengths and $28 to $85 per four-foot cord. The| estimated prices from 80 wup-state counties obtained from farm bureau agents, based on last year's prices and | the presént cost of labor, are: Average | cost stove cords (one-foot lengths) | delivered, : $4.80. The pricas rangéd| between $4 &nd 810~ Average cost| | standard cord (four-foot lengths) per | cord delivered, $11 50 The prices range hetween $S and $20 Green wood cul now would require | several months ‘drying before it would | burn satisfactorily in a stéve or ho"ne | furnace NEW COI'RSE OPENIZD ABirmingham University Has Institut. ed Department of Oil Engineering | Birmingham, Eng. Oct 30.-—A but ‘he |’ 7;7 | chair of petroleum and oil enginser. |'= ling. the first to be instituted in Eng- 'land, has been opened at Birmingham |University. The first course, offered {to students is confined to gexwm! min- ling and fechnical * engineering: the Teecond and third will include ofl well | drilling, pumping and refinery con- Istruction and operation This new department of the uni- has been made possible | leading {men in the oil industry in F"s‘flr" MARRIED TEN \FAR‘- | Mrs. Arthur P Frigo Ob- serve Anniversary. Mr. ana Mrs. Arthur P Frige of Rroad stregt were pleasantly eur- | | pr¥ted last evening by a large num- ber of friends, the occasion being their ténth anniversary Guests were present from Lynn, Mass, Erie, Mass, and. thi city The couple recejved | many gifts Musical selections “cro‘ rendered’ and a buffet lunch nas sorved Mrs Frigo was formerly. Miss !Zlna- 1 beth Padelli of Kensington Mr' | Frigo 1t a foreman in the Hart & Cooley Mfg. 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