THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 4. 1921
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On (lie Trail of the Pigmies. b Dr. Leon-
an! J. Vanden Bergn. illustrated, jamei
A. McCann Co. New York city.
It is a new wonderland of the sav
age Congo Africa, that is unfolded in
these storied pages.
Dr. Jlergh says he passed ten years
as a missionary In wl'.d portions of
Kaat Africa, and that he is qualified
II. Of course he is responsible for:
tatements he makes. !
It stems from our authors narra
tive that he went Into the country of
the pigmies in Africa, bearing with
lilni a commission from the head of a
moving picture corporation. who
wished a series of plctur. s Knowing
,h, tribal customs of the natives,
their sjrange ways of living, marriage
ceremonies, symbolic dances, etc. The
results of this eventful and perilous
trip form the basis of this book.
Three of the ti ibes encountered
the Wanylka. Kavirondo, and the
Mambutl or pigmies have rarely, If
ever, been the subject of a recognized
book in English, It Is stated.
An account is given of a wonderful
deer hunt In Congoland, with the
Masai tribe, a hunt that included an
auto, a Nuraslan chauffeur and one
of the Masai tribe:
"The Masai guide clicked his tongue
and in a low voice said, 'Hiko!'
There ! I I saw a baby kongoni get
up and follow its mother. The chauf.
feur followed, but the fawn left him
far in the rear. The boy returned to
the car a. started her going on the
wildest run I ever made in a motor
car. He followed the baby kongoni,
which began to run wild In large cir
cles. I tried to stop the mad rush,
expecting every minute that the car
would be smashed on the big rocks in
its path. The baby kongoni began to
and emitted a series of short
clicks from its choking lungs. It
gan to turn somersaults, but still
kept on. Now the Masai guide opened
the door, ready to Jump and run after
Lhe little fugitive. The man Jumped
and rolled over twice, brought up
against a rock, got up and ran after I
the little deer. Run! He would have
taken the Marathon at any. meeting,
and, coming within reach, he never
mads an attempt until the fawn was
well within his grasp and then made
one dash for the right hind leg, and
they rolled over both baby kongoni
and Its captor."
As for liquid refreshments known
to pigmies, there are plenty drinks
with a "kick" in them, it is said,
made from ripe bananas, sugaf cane,
and the sap of the palm tree with
liquid that developes unexpected
strength after one day's ripening. .
Among the Wakamba tribe there
was observed a "method of beauty
culture which compels the women to
pluck out their eyebrows. Consider
ing the blackness of the Africans, the
absence of eyebrows really makes
little difference, for the beauty spots
are of the same color as the rest. But
the natives ueem to find an aesthetic
delight In the operation, and with the
women the Wakambas, of course
that is ample ground for anything."
The Wakambas shave every morning,
or near that date, but apply razors to
their eyebrows.
Obviously, the pigmies encountered
were small, and also' shy of the ap
proach of strangers. They had a
habit of retiring abruptly Into the
Jungle when questioned too closely.
They were induced only sometimes to
face the camera, and they appeared
to -consider the. latter as bad magic.
In Intelligence, their life In the re
cesses of deep forests or Jungles
csused them to be viewed as Just a
little ahead of the monkey tribe. A
gift of salt was sufficient bribe to
get then to dance.
It wsS found that in height, the
pigmies or Mambuti range from "one
meter, 18 centimeters, to one meter,
35 centlmenters" (p. 261). They do
not plant food, but live on animals
they find In forests, and also on
fruits and roots. They have no set
tled homes, but move from one tree
home to another. It is thought that
their small stature is due to their
lack of sunlight in the recesses of
forests and habits of prowling In
stooping positions. They are Judged
to belong to the Nelba tribe of the
Bushman genus.
These Mambuti are monogamous
and believe In "a supreme being and
in a celestial reward after death."
In a foreword by Kobert H. Lowle
associate curator, department of
anthropology, American Museum of
History and Lectures in Anthropology,
Columbia university. N. Y., he speaks
of our author as "Father Vandar
bergh," and the latter refers to him-
seii ts a missionary
It is stated that the trip into the
v-ongo was undertaken "as an anthro
pologlcal exploration under the co
operation of the American Museum of
aiurar nistory and American uni
versities." The photographic work was under
guidance of Dr. George Burbank
Shattuck, formerly professor of
geology at Johns Hopkins and Vassar
universities.
Pages are 264. and the Illustrations
61,
5g lfee With Great Musicians, by
New York eltT"1' D' APP'etn '
Charles D. Isaacson is called by
those who know him well "a great
missionary for music," and kindly
mention is made for the excellent
articles he has written on musical
subjects In newspapers In New York
city, particularly the New York Olobe
newspaper.
Thirty sketches of lamous musi
cians are given in this volume of 364
pages, and it is notable that Mr. Isaac
son has personally Interviewed many
of these creators of music.
Chapters are written on these sub
jects: Wagner, Rossini, Berlioz. Patti
Caesar Franck. John Field. Donizetti'
Auber, Shubert, Balfe, Abt. Rubin
stein, Crlstoferi. Stephen Foster,
Grieg, Palestrina, Gounod, Coucy.
Spohr. Purcell. The Scarlattls, Tschai
kowsky, Garcia, Dvorak, Bizet, Mous
sorgsky, Gato. Weber, "M. N. I." and
Mozart.
Mother, by Maxim Gorky.
Co., New York city.
D. Appleton A
A reprint of one of Gorky's realis
tic, burning novels of Russian peasant
life, previous to the recent revolution
and the emergence of bolshevlsm. It
Is the story of a good, peasant
mother whose senses are dulled by
years of association with her drunken
husband. She seeks new light and
hope in her devotion to her son, In
groping for spiritual development and
national liberty.
You Know Charles, by Margaret Breunlng.
Henry Holt Co.. New York city.
Forty-five chapters of American
fun, by a gentle humorist whose
humor is worth while., Jn these new
stories she creates a gentle sarcasm
in characterization that Is delightful.
Much of the material printed In these
202 pages appeared, It la stated. In
the New York Evening Post news
paper. The Life of Christ, hy Rev. K. J. Campbell,
D. D. D. Appleton Co.. New York
city.
A great churchman once observed
that it is not possible to write the
perfect, ideal life of Christ, becauae
"By Joseph Macoueen
r- -
t
Christian Morley, American hu
morist, author of "Plum Pad
ding." 1
he subject would require more than
human knowledge, and is inexhausti
ble. Dr. Campbell is a famous English
preacher. He is vicar of Christ's
church, Westminster, London, and
formerly minister of the City temple,
London.
The message of this book, it is
stated, has been preached almost in
be-lits entirety in part to the City
temple congregation and the re
mainder to the Sunday morning con
gregation that our author addresses,
veek by week. In the Westminster
"hurch named.
The book is written also In the
ight of all that modern scholarship
can tell of the life of Christ, and
after years of study of original
sources and the critical writers of
thinkers and other scholars. Dr.
Campbell in his writing always is
devout and orthodox, and he devotes
the main portion of this volume of
371 pages to a presentation of the
whole course of the life and ministry
of Christ. In examining old religions.
Dr. Campbell says that the history
of man is the history of religion, and
that we now have good reason to be
lieve that civilisation reaches back
as far as 10,000 B. C, and even
farther. Dr. Campbell even says that
there may have been organic life on
this planet millions of years ago, and
that man himself man as clearly dis-
tingulshed from. the brute creation
is only of yesterday.
livlnc- human l.ortrait of Christ ,
is painted, and with an eloquence that
is remarkable.
Chapter heads are: Introductionary ;
principal sources for the life of Jesus;
conditions in the time of Jesus; the
gospels, canonical and uncanonical;
the nativity and childhood; on the
threshold of the ministry; the com
mencement of Jesus' public life; the
early ministry; the culminating period
of the ministry; last phase of the
ministry; the passion, resurrection
and ascension; appendices; and bibli
ography. Out Where the World Begins, by Abe
Cory. Oeorge H. Doran Co.. New York
city.
The taouble with certain books
about Tibet is that they are dry, and
some even wearisome.
Now this novel Is one of the "dif
ferent" books about Tibet. It is a
romantic novel, love story, and its
people are powerful characters.
The heroine is Miss Sylvia Lambert,
rich. Impetuous and tond of having
her own way. Sne lived in a middle
western state and when a wooer came
after her she said. "No." She said
she wanted experience before she
married, and to meet men who had
not been poured into the same mold." 1
Her admirer said. "Why don't you go I
to Lhasa? It's where no foreign wom
an has ever been. It's out on the roof
of the world. It's out where the world
begins." s
Miss Lambert, thus provoked, deter
mined to go to Lhasa. She traveled on
roads through China in the direction
of Lhasa, and devoted much time to
the study of the Chinese and Tibetan
languages.
Sylvia's beauty attracts the atten
tion of a Tibetan robber chief named
Lozong, and when he learned) that she
plans to go to Lhasa, he denounces
her plan as sacrilege, on the ground
that no woman or foreigner is al
lowed to enter the sacred precincts
of the city. Lozong determines to
make Sylvia his wife, and he abducts
her, according to the customs of his
country, and takes her for safety to
a lamasery, or priests' community
house, as she Is sick. Sylvia doe not
recover her health, the "priest's magic
fails to restore her, and the services
of an American missionary physician,
Dr. John Raymond, are called.
Then ensues a fierce contest between
the robber chief and Dr. Raymond to
win Sylvia's affections. Tibetan
priests, robbers and other types help
along the recital.
The Line of Love, by James Branch Ca
bell. Robert M. McBrlde & Co., New
York city.
Mr. Cabell is remembered as a dar
ing, radical writer whose creations In
the past won mingled approval and
decided frowns.
So great an authority as the late
Mark Twain once said of a story
written by Mr. Cabell: "It Is the
charmingest book I have read in a
long while. Archaic speech in this
case allures and bewitches, the art
Is so perfect." "He knows where a
red noun should go," says H. L. Men
cher, in his Introduction to this book,
"and where a peacock blue verb and
where an adjective as darkly purple
as grape."
The present book of 261 pages is a
reprint of two famous Cabell love
stories, "The Wedding Jest" and
"Porcelain Cups," which were not in
cluded in the first edition, originally
issued possibly about 15 or 16 years
ago. These two love stories are cer
tainly literary curiosities.
Rlrh Relatives, by Compton Mackenzie
Harper at Brothers, New York city.
Jasmine Grant, orphan, demure and
lovable, is forced to live with rich
relatives, who do not exactly refuse
her a home, but who In a manner
somewhat aloof allow her to live with
them. The story Is set in England
and Is a delicious, humorous romance,
told with spirit. The characters of
Sir Hector Grant, a pompous physi
cian: his insincere wife and Aeneas
Grant who lived to eat and other
relatives are sketched with the art of
a master. The dialogue is good.
Plum Pudding, by Christopher Morley.
Doubleday. Page & Co., Garden City.
N. Y.
Our author is the genial philoso
pher who conducts the "Bowling
Qreen" column in the pages of the
New York Evening Sun. newspaper,
and he has to h.s credit a doxen vol-
m
V
umes of novels, short stories, essays,
verse, etc.
The present volume of 242 pages
consists of about 40 of these charm
ing Morley essay-stories, nearly all
of which were originally published
in newspapers and magazines of this
country. The stories are built around
city life and its suburbs, men. women,
children and dogs. Two of the most
delightful essays in the collection are
I "Oolng to Philadelphia" and "The
, Club of Abandoned Husbands."
Paeans of a
Wilfred R.
Rover, by "Platinum Bill."
Smith, Myrtle Point. Or.
Here are 35 poems written by an
Oregon newspaper man who formerly
was engaged In mining in Alaska.
"Platinum Bill'1n real life is Wilfred
R. Smith. The book cover modestly
says that the publication, of 104
pages, contains "the Inspiration of
travel in widely varient verse."
Several of the finely patriotic of
the poems refer to the recent world
war and the stirring part that the
.United States took in it. The trend of
the poems, generally speaking, reflect
human interest, sympathy. home
scenes, and events of the road. "When
a Fellow Needs a Pard." "Ode to
Joaquin Miller," "The Wanderer's
Bank Roll," "The Age of Jasz," "A
Street Boy's Defense of Judge Lind
say," "Men Wanted Men," and "The
Love That Can Reach 'Round the
World" are some of the more notable
poems.
The little book of verse is a credit
to literary Oregon.
Of All Things, by Robert Benchley. Henry
Holt & Co., New York city.
Twenty-two delightful essays and
stories of a humorous type, many of
which have recently appeared in cur
rent magazines and newspapers.
Mr. Benchley, who is dramatic edi
tor of "Life," is a professional humor-
IN THE PORTLAND CHURCHES
(Continued From Page 2.)
Sixth streets, the pastor, Rev. Edward
Constant, preaches on "The Col
leagues of Ood." At night there will
be a Btrong musical programme,
opening with a community sing led
by Ross Desmond. Under the direc
tion of Mrs. C. C. Tripp, who will ac
ccmpany. vocal solos will be rendered
by Florence Vickory, Gladys Noel.
Ray McAuley and Mrs. Richardson,
also a duet by the Agnew sisters. A
violin number will be given by
Thomas Galbraith. accompanied by
Mrs. W. K. Caldwell. "The Life
Which Sines" will be the theme of
a short talk by Rev. E. Constant. The
Good Fellowship club meets Tuesday
night at 7:46. when an address will
be given by Dr. W. J- McElveen The
aaiea Am soacij wa - "
day at 10:30, in the church.
At the Atkinson Memorial center
(Congregational church), this morn
ing Rev. Elbert E. Flint, pastor, will
speak on "The Perseverance of the
Saints." This Is a spiritual health
message to the danger afflicted soul.
Tonight the pastor tflves his second
talk on "Home Industries" and the
topic is "Revised Courtship the Way
Ma and Pa Did It." This will be Il
lustrated with a two-reel picture,
"The Church With An Over Short
Wheel."
Thursday night the Bible study and
workers' meeting will be led by the
pastor.
The regular meeting of the wo
men's association will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'efock In
the women's parlor of the church.
After the business, the missionary
programme will be opened by the
talk given by Rev. Mr. Flint. An in
teresting programme along lines of
what is happening in the world to
day will follow.
At the St. Johns Community Con
gregational church today Sunday
school at 10 Is In charge of H. Stadle
man. Morning worship is at 11 with
the sermon thought, "Religious Dis
armament." The choir will sing
"Praised Be the Lord Daily." Chris-
tian Endeavor Is at 6:30 with Mabel
Reed president. The night service is
at 7:30. This will be an evening of
music, two numbers by the choir and
the following special numbers: Solo,
Harry Fassett; duet, Miss Biakle and
Miss Oordon; solo, H. Lynch; duet,
Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Cheney; solo,
Mrs. Nourae. There will be a short
talk by the pastor, reading character
In musical tastes.
Monday night the regular monthly
meeting of the church will be held
beginning at 8 o'clock. A 20-mlnute
community song service will be held,
after which Rev. Robert Alllngham
will speak on "Community Ideals."
The women of the church will serve
refreshments.
Dr. A. B. Winchester of Toronto,
Canada, will occupy the pulpit of the
Sunnyside Congregational church this
morning. Tonight there will be a
short organ recital and numbers by
the choir, after which Dr. Staub will
deliver the sermon.
At t In the afternoon a splendid
pipe-organ recital will be given in
this church by Joseph Bonnet, per
haps the world's most famous or
ganist. There will be a meeting of the
trustees Monday night. Tuesday af
ternoon the Ladies' Aid society will
meet In the church parlors.
At the regular prayer meeting
hour, Thursday night. Dr. Staub will
resume bis teaching of the book of
Romans, taking the third chapter.
a
The Society for Spreading the
Knowledge of True Prayer meets at
301 Fliedner building. Tenth and
Washington streets. The office Is
open from 11 to 4 every day. Class
in "Life Understood" by F. L. Raw
son is held Monday night.
At 691 Commercial street." near
Stanton, the new home of the Inde
pendent Bible Spiritualistic Society
and Church, the lecture topic for this
afternoon at 3 o'clock will be "The
Building of the Spiritual Temple." At
8 o'clock next Thursday there will be
held a called meeting for all spirit
ualists of the city and state to meet
at above address for a conference.
Demonstrations and a luncheon will
be given. Rev. Mrs. Ida M. Schorl is
the pastor.
The First Spiritualist church, East
Seventh and Hassalo streets, holds
services every Sunday at 3 and 8
P. M. After the afternoon conference
meeting today Mr. White will en
deavor to give a few public demon
strations of healing. Mrs. Althea V.
WIesendanger will deliver the eve
ning address on the subject of
"Prophecy and Prophesying." Mes
sages will be given by Mrs. McCully
and Mrs. Zimmerman Smith.
There will be a great rally In the
First Evangelical church at East
Sixth and Market street this after
noon at 3 o'clock. This meeting Is
under the auspices of the Oregon
State Holiness association and the
well-known evangelist, Dave Hill,
will be the speaker.
. .
Rosarian Fellowship meets in the
1st, and he writes so skillfully that he
actually lives up to his difficult posi
tion that of being a professional
humorist.
Stephen Leacock, the novelist, is
one of Mr. Benchley'. enthusiastic
friends, and a fervent admirer of the
Benchley art of humor.
Deka Par-, by Lewis Molnal.
Grafton
Publishing Co., Los Angeles.
A remarkable and interesting book.
with a message built along unusual
lines. We meet witn a series ui "
short stories, dealing with the adven
tures and conversations of the author
with a strange man who. lives in
"Lizard lodge," and who won't give
his true name or address so our
author calls his new friend by the
name of Deka Parsec. The latter has
been shell-shocked as a aoldler in the
recent world war, and he talks with
the fluency of a mechanical record.
He gives strange views of life.
Fairy lands of the Sooth Seas, by James
Norman Hail and Charles Bernard Nord
hoff. Illustrated. Harper & Brothers,
New York city.
A delightful companion rn print for
quiet leisure hours, with stories of
adventure and fancy, and with 30
illustrations from drawings by George
A. Picken. The text of the book con
cerns the lure, mystery anu
beauty of coral islands on the South
Pacific ocean, witn racy yen yn-imco
of their romantic inhabitants. 354
pages.
The Mind In the Making, by James Har
vey Robinson. Harper & Brothers, New
York city.
Written in helpful, constructive
style, this Is a series of eight essays
presenting historical reasons for our
intellectual mental bondage to the
past. Such reasons as 'Our Animal
Heritage," "Influence of Plato apd
Aristotle," "The Scientific Revolu
tion," and other chapters, discuss that
heritage. fairly. An intellectual
"way out" is shown.
The Woman From "Outside," by Hulbert
Footner. The James A. McCann Co..
New York city.
A rousing, red-blooded novel of the
open in the far northwest of Canada,
with a hero and heroine of decided in
terest. Canadian northwest police
also appear in the recital.
public library (story
Sunday at 6:45 P. M.
come.
hour room)
All are wel-
C hurch Notes.
Westminster Presbyterian church
will wind up music week with a con
cert in the church auditorium Holi
day evening, December 5. at 8:15. The
church choir, directed by Professor
Hutchison, will be assisted by the
Misses Arline Smith and Grace Blied.
Piano and organ solos will add to the
singing of choral works by Brahms,
Cowen and Dvorak. The quartet work
will be done by Mrs. Jane Burns
Albert. Mrs. Palmer L. Fales, J. P.
Mulder and Dom Zan.
On Sunday morning Dr. Edward H.
Pence will speak on "Strong and
I'nafraid Lives," and will precede this
by a sermonette to the children on
"The Ink BlotV His evening theme
will be "Mustard Seeds and Moun
tains." The special music of the day will
be 'as follows:
lO:30 A. M. Anthem. "O, Praise Ood in
His Holiness" tFtalm CD, (A. R. Gaul);
offertory, "Allegretto Grazloso" (Cesar
Cul); baritone solo, "Gloria" (Buzsl Pec
cla), by request.
7:30 P. M. Anthem. "O, Be Joyful In
the Lord" (Psalm C, (G. C. Martin): of
fertory, "Serenade" (P. I. Tchaikowski) ;
duet for soprano and contralto, "For Ever
With the Lord" (Charles Gounod), by re
quest, s
On Wednesday evening at 6:30
Westminster will be the rally place
for the Presbyterians of the city. It
will begin with a dinner served in
the parlors at 6:30, which will be fol
lowed by special music and addresses.
The occasion is the annual get-together
of the Extension club, a club
made up of those who are giving
financial aid to the weaker churches
of the city. It is an effective method
of helping those churches unable
themselves to carry out proper build
ing plans in various sections of the
city. This spirit of co-operation
among the churches of the same de
nomination has already proved itself
very helpful. Last week when Pied
mont was. putting on a financial cam
palgn to clear itself of indebtedness,
men from several churches. Including
Westminster, went to their aid in
carrying out a complete canvass of the
Immediate neighborhood.
On Friday evening at 7:45 there will
be a special meeting in the church
for the leaders of this and several
churches. Including Forbes, Vernon,
Arbor Lodge and Piedmont, to engage
in a conference with Rev. James
Speer, D. D., of San Francisco, who is
leader of the New Era movement fir
the Pacific coast. With him will be
Mrs. A. I. Aldrich. who is field secre
tary for the Pacific1 coast division of
the home missions board.
CITY'S SCHOOLS GROW
Ridgefield District Reported to Be
In Prosperous Condition.
RIDGEFIELD, Wash., Dec. .
(Special.) School district No. 30, in
cluding Ridgefield schools and stu
dents formerly of the Horn's Corner
school, is in good financial condition,
according to a statement recently
made. The present total enrollment
is 364. compared with 267 in 1919.
Two years ago there were 13 teach
ers and only 32 pupils In the high
school, and this year there are 14
instructors and 86 high school stu
dents. The 10-mlll tax was the same
for each year mentioned. In 1919 the
cost per high school stud-em was
$1.43 and for the present year this
is 97 cents. The amount of outstand
ing warrants for 1921 showed a slight
Increase over that of 1919. At a spe
cial election last Saturday It was
voted to redeem the outstanding war
rants by a special 8-mill tax.
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BY JENNETTE KENNEDY,
Assistant in Circu.atlon Department the
Library Association. Portland, Or.
TOHN BUCHAN. who has written
a number of good novels on the
great war is now engaged on a
j several-volume history of the war.
He has also Just put out a romance
called "The Path of the King," In
which he traces the heritage of
genius through the ages from the
Norse kings to Abraham Lincoln, who
Is depicted as the last of the kings
and the founder of democracy.
The young author of "Three Sol
diers," the war novel which seems to
excite in one set of readers the high
est praise, and in other groups the
severest condemnation for both its
spirit and portrayal as a war study
John Dos Paesos has Just published a
collection of essays under the title,
"Roslnante to the Road Again." These
essays are said to be lull of beauty
and to portray -"the immemorial
t pearch
tnlnfrs
of youth for the secret of
gs." Mr. Dos Passos is also a
poet and will soon publish "A Push
Cart at the Curb."
An amusing satire on American life
and manners, depicted through the
well-known figures who have helped
make our history, is Donald Ogden
Stewart's "A Parody Outline of His
tory." Taking the high lights of our
historical past Mr. Stewart has pro
duced a clever burlesque, in the man
ner of various famous authors.
mm
That indefatigable stroller, Robert
Cortes Holllday, Is at it again, for his
"Walking-stick Papers" and "Peeps
at People" are now succeeded by
"Turns About Town" light, humor
ous essays on a variety of topics.
Theodore Dreiser is said to be at
work on two new novels, one of
which is to be called "The Bulwark."
s
Occasionally a truism like, "a
prophet is not without honor, save in
his own country," is disproved by
facts. For instance, a book on "Cre
ole Families of New Orleans." by
Grace King, was sold out in that city
before it had time to reach the book
store counters. Miss King is now at
work on a scenario for the movies.
It deals with old New Orleans, which
Miss King so well knows how to in
terpret. "To write in Danish is almost to
wrte In sand," is the lament of Georg
Brandes, one of Denmark's foremost
literary men. He himself has written
about 60 books or approximately
5000,000 words, In a language spoken
by scarcely 3,000,000 people. There
fore, his success beyond the frontiers
of Denmark depends on the transla
tor. The chief complaint lodged against
Maud Diver's well-handled novel of
India and England. "Far to Seek," Is
Its length. It Is a bulky book, but
the characters are so well-drawn, the
Lstyle so compelling and the plot so
full of Interest that few readers will
"skip" to reach the conclusion.
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Hector Macquarrie acknowledges
quite handsomely the symbolism in
Captain Walter E. Traprock's bur
lesque, "The Cruise of the Kawa," In
discovering himself as one of the nuts
described In that farcical voiume. He
says: "On the whole I am at a loss to
decide whether Captain Traprock is
a damn liar, a funny liar, a full liar,
a whimsical liar, a tongue-in-the-cheeked
liar, or a passionate devotee
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Another book on American life,
which deals with out-lying districts
of New York like Wisconsin, Cali
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Broadway," by Nina Wilcox Putnam.
A crown of maple leaves recently
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Montreal, by the Canadian Authors
association which named him the
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A Canadian northwest story by
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"To Him That Hath."
In a story of a Dartmoor Inn, Eden
Phlllpotts has used as a setting the
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Boh) A useless person. Hindustani.
Big noise Oeneral from headquartera
Conchie A conscientious objector.
Kireaiders Men who did not Jola up
Old china A f. lend or pal.
Krb Any man whose Christian name is
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Linseed lancers Royal army medical
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Pork and beans Portuguese troops.
Pullthrough A tall, thin soldier.
Hush hush A caterpillar tank.
Toothpick Bntrenchlnir tool.
Ae dum At oave: be quick. Hindustani.
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Afters A second-dinner courss, follow
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To click To be chosen.
Dooly Milk (da lait).
Hlssy Come here; look here (let).
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The smoke Lonron.
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Clutching hand Quartermaster.
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