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The Washington herald., 1912-12-22

schemes for themselves which will ease the
disappointment accompanying the end OF
Christmas. That 3 for you to dO-to see
to it that there is something else to put
into the place left vacant by the passing
OF the Yuletide. 1t need not be anything
big or important so long as 1t is interesting
Little social festivities will help I'LL the
holidays and there may be plans for play
or interesting work to come when the va
cation is ended. A child takes short views
and 1t is too much to ask him to seek for
himself the lessons you may draw from
the festival that is just ended
You are IN a different class, however.
Your past Christmases have done you
little Eood II they have not assisted you TO
BE- on ;he alert for methods in which to get
the best out OF the cay in some other way
than temporary enjoyment As It recedes
from you II becomes haloed with the kindly
memcry which surrounds all past pleasant
experiences and you are prone to forget
the bIunders you have made, the errors you
have perpetrated. and 10 be entirely ready
to commit them again next year.
While tho Christmas reaction lasts II
the time to search out your mistakes and
tabulate them that you may the bsttAr
ind meaIss for keeping out OF tnntlSr un.
pleasant conditions in the future Sit down
and think them over when they are fresh
in your recollection.
In nine cases out OF ten the first fault you
Will find will be with the expense you have
plunged into. Il have spent too much
money!" can hear you groan
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formulated by other writer's on Christmas
topics and buy your presents well ahead Of
time. Some one has recently written Of the
advantage of purchasing two Christmas
presents a month throughout the year. and
It impresses me as an excellent idea Don't
you know how often you have heard
friend express a desire for a certain pos
session and have racked your brain after
wards. when Christmas drew near, to recall
the wish? Very well, let this serve as
suggestion. Keep q record OF the presents
for this friend or that and get them as you
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AN in receipt of numerous letters deal
ing with Corporal Punishment
which was debated warmly in our de-
partment a matter of three months ago.
Some Of these communications are too
long for insertion. Some are too good to
be condemned to the limbo OF the waste
basket. Our readers have not forgotten
the letter from an English form woman
who related the particulars OF a whipping
inflicted upon her for lying and stealing
when she was 10 years of age. We have
had protests and adverse comments with
out number with regard to the graphic tale.
Mothers and daughters will not object to
the surrender of sufficient OF our space to-
day to a contribution from one especially
well qualified TO pronounce upon the ques-
ton OF a, parents. right to Chastise child
in the circumstances and TO explain thu
grounds of his convictions.
As physician, will you allow me to say
& WoTC or two with regard to the debate
upon corporal punishment that has been
held in your Corner Of our family journal?
In the first place, what seIf-respectIng
mot to say decent-man or woman would
whip 10 year old daughter, and what girl
Of that age would suffer herself willingly
TO be punished in that manner? And if she
would, could she ever afterward have any
VeEtige Of respect for a father who could
do such thing? The mere thought OF the
tn;ns Is ridiculous to the American reader.
/ doa't like TO doubt the word of any one,
but am forced to suspect that our Mil
SRukee correspondent either wished TO
make aensRtion or that her memory is at
%ault.
Every girl or woman over IA years OF
ege knows OF the delicate organs she pos
Sessss and how easily they may be excited
and injured. Just imagine giving a sewers
whipping to grown-up lady whether
It be spanking with strap. or a switch
ing, or beating over the shoulders with a
horsswhip! Such an inhuman punishment
would seriously affect certaia exquisitely
sensitive organs in said lady to an alarm
ing degree. besides hurting her morally
and taking away much Of her self-respect.
If such punishment were inflicted it was by
force and by semi-barbarous parent.
People may talk of family government
IN the days of our godly gran6mothers. but
not oDe-tenth of the stories told of dis,
cipIine (Which meant punishmenO of those
times are true.
Now, I am not saying anything against
spanking young children. Let the mother
or fssher 1nce in a while spank the young
sters with the palm OF the hand. or the Slip
per, or the hair brush. 1t will do most of
them good and teach them obedience when
nothing else will. But girl should never
be spanked after she passes her infancy
nor q boy after he Is u or 13 years old. II
spanking up to that age has not cured their
faults or evil practices, no amount OF it
administered afterward will.
mo right minded parent will ever whip
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are not obliged to 80 to the shops and thus
you are less likely to fall q prey to the
microbe Of Christmas buying
This work in advance has also enhanced
the worth Of your gifts because they are
now the product Of thought and considera-
tion and are not merely articles snatched
from a counter and paid for-or charged!
Here Is another chance TO apply a remedy
for the contagion. Don't have your pres
ents charged! Pay cash for them!
know this is a hard saying 70 follow.
can hear your protest now.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

because Of Tie enormous numbs1 Of
IL letters sentto The d:partD7sniI ! must ask
contributors 10 limit heir communication, 10
100 uOrds, except in cases Of formulas or
recipes which require greater space. uGnt
oH my correspondents 10 haze shouins in
The Corner. and if my Request in this respect
is complied uih it uiR Be possible 10 print
many more letters. :
Attention is called 70 he fact hGt Marion
Harlan4 cannot Teoeice money for patterns.
as she has no connection pih any department
Hat sells them. Marion HarLand.
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the better OF IT you must plan for its treat
ment when you are Just convslescent
from your latest attack and are meditatins
upon the ravages it has
wrought in your pocketbook. Since you
are almost sure to fall victim TO II again
II you are exposed TO II. arrange 10 keep out
Of the zone OF contagi
In order to do this Try to follow the idea
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can. Don't say you haven't the money for
It when you think OF It! You certainly
don't have 1t when the holidays come
around!
II you get or make your two presents-or
your one present-every month you have
perceptibly diminished the strain that is
put upon you during the last month Of the
year II you have little to purchase you
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course it's difficult! The Joy Of giving is in
the air. the longing 10 spend and be spent
for those you love holds you in its grip.
There are few things more painful than
TO be just TO yourself before you are gener-
Gus to others, and yet injustice TO yourself
here means injustice 70 them as well. Thinl:
this over and see IL you don't agree with
me. Then make planning and study OF
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But It is a saving OF time to have a
charge account at the Christmas rush
You don't have TO wait for your parcels
a nd then cash payments are such a pull on
ready money that 1t makes it dreadfu.ly
hard!'
Is It any less hard to pay the bills when
they come in the .-rst OF January and
then perhaps again the first OF February or
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March? have known persons who did not
get over the strain Of the Christmas ac-
counts until well along in the spring or
summer. Can you think Of a greater tray
esty Of the true spirit Of Christmas than
thus TO burden yourself for months after
the day which should mean peace as well
as good will?
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hope with all my heart that the home
sick man will espy your letter and find
in the great city which 10 his home the
woman who can put the various con-
stituent parts Of the recipe together as
his mother used to mix them in his boy
hood when everything tasted better than
it ever can again to him. 1t is well for
him TO comprehend this. that possible dis
appointment NAV be sOftened.
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whom you intend to give them. At this
stage you are prone to mutter vaguely:
What shall I get for Cousin Janer'
Would this do for Aunt Marian No"
Uncle John never uses tobacco, but can't
think of anything for him but that smoking
set" "Of course It's Of no special use,
but then she has everything already and
this will do as well as anything"
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Avoid Buuin9 at Random.

Some day. when have time to prepare a
great book upon the mental diseases Of
American women which have hitherto gone
unchronIcled by the medical fraternity. I
shall lead of with the complaint to which
l have yet to give high sounding name
and must simply term. " The Contagion OF
Christmas Buying" Its symptoms are
so easily recognized that It is a wonder II
has not yet been defined and a remedy for
It discovered.
You all know OF it and most OF you have
had It myself have suffered from It
repeatedly. Its first Indications appear
with the display Of holiday goods and from
then until after Dec. "A 1t wakes and wanes
with more wax than wane-usually. As
Christmas day draws near your malady
drives you forth TO the shops. where you
wander from counter to counter, buying
at random. with no especial fitness in your
purchases for the relatives and friends to
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Sympathy for Emily F."

" Pardon me for saying I am grevously
disappointed at reading your curt dismissal
OF the so7rows expressed by Emily F. She
seems so lonely and depressed! Could you
not have given her some words OF encOur-
agement, or suggest some plan by which
she could communicate with other domes-
tics of American birth? She looked to you
for a word of sympathy. hoping that your
friendly hand would guide her to a place
not some church circles where this lonely
woman would be welcome?
Perhaps in publishing her letter you
have opened the way by which she will
gain friends. If were not a hundred miles
away it would give me pleasure to welcome
her to my home and to try to bring a ray
Of sunshine into her shadowed life.
Please do not think that am finding
fault with you! Only felt so sorry for her
after reading her letter.
MRS. MARY NJ. r."
II. as hope. you have read by now the
symposium upon the % 'Vexed Question" in
which other tender hearted women take
part, you viii see why preferred to open
the matter to discussion to attempting to
solve the puzzle single handed In one of
the letters written by one of these compass
sionate souls the very point raised by your
self Of seeking other church associations
is treated fully.
Believe me when I say that no other social
and domestic problem engages more of my
most serious thoughts than that illustrated
by Emily F." II discussion would bring
elucidation would gladly resign this page
to 1t for weeks together. May ask your
consideration Of the solutions rendered by
the several contributors to the first and
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a little girl over or years Of age. By so
doing they hurt an indefinable something
away down in the girls consciousness that
she will never get over. And her pride.
too, that large asset in the girl, is deeply
hurt AS FOR the boy over L. a beating
simply hardens him.
Our correspondent thinks that little
more whipping Of boys 10 and 16 years old
would lessen the amount OF crime in the
country. She probably does not know that
very recently New York state examined
into the history of the boyhoOd Of each of
the criminals confined in the state prison
for murder and other terrible crimes and
found that nine-tenths OF them were
brought up by fathers who flogged them
constantly until they were dead morally
and every bit of manhood they ever had
was driven out Of them.
A prominent educator said once that IL
the parents could be spanked instead Of the
children, matters would often turn out
much better.
u have written more than I meant to
say, and perhaps I have put 1t rather
strongly, but I believe everything have
said is true. One more point must make
is this: 1t is a fact that in all the articles
one TtduS upon lulS important question: w
see that the strongest advocates Of cor
poral punishment are those who were
whipped most when they were young.
Does not this factin itself tell story?
WALTER S. w, NJ. D."
point. let me add, which may well set
US to thinking. Do the said men and wom-
en-, in the retrospect and the perspective
OF mature years, recognize the benefcenI
effects in the long run Of what seemed at
the time grievous -? Or was the moral
sense deadened for all time by the dis
cipline?
I wish had room for other communlca-
tions bearing straight and hard upon the
subject before US. But the limitations and
exiGencies Of space may not be ignored.
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every quarter OF the globe, and from one
and all have received high praise for my
fine bread
The above recipe will make six large
loaves. II fewer are desired. use less water
and yeast in proportion 10 the number
needed. Me c"
A sprighty correspondent in asking for
recipe not long ago begged me 10 ' make
II foO!-proof. in writing it out, so that the
veriest simpleton could not err therein"
That, 10 my notion, IS the acme Of perfect
recipe making. You have exempIifed this
in the formula. which l am too public
spirited to pass over by mail in a sealed
envelope to Mrs Julia H." II she Is the
woman take her TO be she will forgive me
for keeping her out Of the enjoyment Of her
property a little longer
For simplicity OF composition and ease
in the making your bread should take a
prize. We are ready TO believe that It is
likewise as fine as your fortunate visitor.
declare.
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Spread the Rush Out Thin.

Decide what you can AFFORD to pay for
presents, set that sum aside and make q
conscience OF not going beyond #! OF
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RecincS-


HAM CREAM CAkES-sfr one-quarter
Of pound Of -four into a bowl. season II
with pepper and celery salt, and rub in
two ounces OF butter Next mix in the
yo.k OF two eggs, two tablespoonfuls OF
cream. and one-third Of a teaspoonfuI OF
baking powder. When it is mixed 10 ,
stun paste roll it out very thin on a hoard
and cut into small round pieces. Prick
the pieces and bake in a hot oven until
they are light brown. When the biscuits
are cool split them through the ridd
and spread with a paste made Of whipped
cream and finely chopped ham. seasoned
with pepper and a very little powdered
mixed spices. The cakes may be served
cold or heated IN the oven before using.
APPLES IN DRESSING GOWN-Make
pun paste and cut into pieces large enough
10 hold an apple comfortably Cut the
apples in half peel them. and cut the core
out Of each. making quite a large hole
Fill the center with sugar. cinnamon, and
strawberry, raspberry. or ounce jam. Ar
range the apples with pastry beneath
them and over them Hike individual pIesI
and bake them in the oven as you would a
pie.
RICE WITH CHEESE AND TOMATO
Cook one-half cup Of rice in three cups of
cold water. heating It quickly and letting
ii boil Ave minutes. Drain. rinse in cold
water, and drain again. Add one Gun Of
tomato puree, three-quarters Of a CUP OF
water or broth. one-half teaspoonful of
salt, and little chopped green pepper.
Cook until tender and then add one-half
cup OF grated cheese and two tablespoon
fuls OF butter. mixing them in with a fork.
GRILLED OYSTERSUse large oysters.
Trim them and let them lie n a howl with
melted butter. salt, and pepper until wei
seasoned. Then wrap each oyster in a
slice Of bacon and sprinkle them with
bread crumbs and chopped parsley Put
them on skewers and grill for four min
utes over a hot fire. Place the oysters %
slices OF bread fried in butter, and serve
very hot
RICE CREAM WITH ALARASCHINO
thoroughly a quarter
of pound OF rice. and boil It in a quart
of milk until the rice is soft; then add half
a teaspoonful Of vanilla, and let It cool.
Soak half box Of gelatin in a cup Of cold
water for two hours. Put the rice on the
fire in a double boiler. and when It is
heated stir in the gelatin. not allowing It
to boil. Take it of the fire and beat in a
pint of whipped cream. Add sugar and
sherry and a cup Of chopped maraschfno
cherries and blanched almonds. Pour Il
into a mold and leave on ice.
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second symposiums to which place has
been given?
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FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK

Whole wheat bread cut thin and buttered
Egg and lettuce salad
Crackers and chess.
Corn starch pudding.
Tea
DINNER
Canned corn chowder
Brunswick stew Ia left ov~rI.
Rice crOquettes Ia left ovcrl.
Stewed celery.
Tspboca pudhinE.
Black coffee.
x
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges
Cs7eal and cream.
Fish balls.
Corn bread.
Toast.
Tea and cofree
LUNCHEON.
Lambs liver and bacon.
Potatoes la Lyonnaise.
Toasted corn bread
Cookies and tea.
DINNER
Oyster bisdue.
Boiled Goldfish with caper sauce
Mashed potatoes.
Canned green peas.
Floating island
Black coffee.
4 $
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Baked apples.
Csreal and cram.
Finnan hadde.
Popoyers.
Toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Mince Of liver and bacon upon toast la left overl
Green pea pancakes Ia left overI.
Fruit salad.
Crackers and cheese. toasted.
Jelly cake and tea
DINNER
Scrap soup" various left overs skilltully
blended.
Timbales Of goldfish Ia left ovsrl.
Potato pun Ia left overl.
Spinach.
Currant loaf and coffee
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Buv Presents Ahead of Time.

grant the prevalence and contagiousness
of the disease and II you ever wish to get
The Washington herald., 1912-12-22

V-a~- HAT are you going to do when
Christmas Il over7
" The chiIGrsn Of the household
III Will show frankly that they regret
a. Perhaps regret IL too reticent
an expression 10 apply 10 the sense Of the
return from the fair, the reaction, the feel
ing CT " slump" which will fill their small
miads ard hearts on the twenty-sixth Of
December AID the days Immediately fol-
lowing.
"out OF the cay and night
A joy has taken flight"
Had the average child has no method Of
showing the melancholy brooding over him
except by whining and crossness.
Eou seriors will be tempted to whine and
&c crozs, too. after Christmas, II your
consciehJes viii let you indulge your IN
cIinat.orS. CnriEmes VII have LEFT
crop fer you which the youngsters hap
PLY 10 not have 20 garner. In the
appreciation II this you are likely TO say
10 yo@rs@I ;nat after all Christmas
hardly pay 5 y hen lou consider al ;he work
and expense i: cas- meant and the depres-
sion which treads on the heels OF the reaH
cation Of a long anticipated pleasure
With the children q certain reaction is
almost unavoidable. 1t Is certainly in
evitable unless they are guided away from
it both before and after the holiday. For
you who remember many Christmases, who
have gone through all the period OF en-
thusiasm and discOuragement, experience
should be an aid in teaching you how to
escape the worst sensations connected
with the cold gray dawn Of the morning
after"
The trouble with most OF US is that We
plan too much for looking forward to
Christmas and don't give enough attention
TO looking back upon it in a way which
will help to make retrospect a happiness.
4 *
Tabulate Your Mistakes.
OF course the children are not disposed
TO look beyond the day itself. In child
hood the long, long expanse which
stretches from one December TO another
equals the grownup's conception of eter-
nifty. l recollect in my own almost-baby-
hood asking my mother when there would
be another Christmas. The latest one
seemed already lost in the mists Of MEM
DRY. When she told me that the next one
y Ould not come for eleven months 1t
seemed further ahead than the beginning
Of the twenty-first century would now.
Don't expect your children 10 make any
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V- HAT are You going to do when
Christmas 10 over7
NV The chilGTsn Of the household
III Will show frankly that they regret
"a Il.
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-01-06

Advertise in the World, best adj
vertising medium in Western Kansas.
The completed report of Wa-Kee-
ney township will be found on page
five.
Some good things on inside pages
''The Ramrodders" by Holman Day,
is a dandy serial story which begins
today; then again, there's two good
short stories by Lulu E. Cole and
Louise NJ. Johnson and the Sunday
School lesson for tomorrow. The
World today is worth reading every
page.
VIM. Cave and his force of men
have been cutting considerable ice
this week. Yesterday he placed IS
loads in his ice house and today will
put as much more in. He reports the
ice as being between and inches
thick and clear as crystal-Ellis
Headlight.
A fellow tried to sell us an auto
mobile this week. There's nothing
doing. Two years ago we put out I6O
acres of sorghum and expected to
buy an automobile with the profits:
We are still paying ten per cent at
the bank on the money we borrowed
to put out the sorghum.-Oa Oakley
Graphic.
There are many from all over the
county and from nearby counties
here every day to see the irrigatine
project being installed by d. HI. Iken.
berry one mile south of town, among
whom were Gleason Brothers, sheer
men down near Wa-Keeney on the
Saline, who are intending to put in a
large plant on their -Quinte1
Advocate.
One of the most enjoyable of the
holiday social affairs was the party
given Friday night by Miss Nellie
Pine at her home 332 North Oakdalt
avenve. as a compliment to hel
guests, Miss May Curry and Miss Jes
sic Curry of Wa-Keeney.
| The several hours were spent will
music, games and guessing contests
A feature which provoked mucf
amusement was a fortune teller wht
predicted brilliant future for eacf
guest. At late hour Miss Pine as
sisted by Miss Hazel McGlasen served
refreshments. The guests included
besides the guests of honor, Mis-
Fern Briggs, Miss Ada Stafford, Mis-
Alice Holm, Miss Leda Smith, Mis-
Haxel McGlasen, Miss Nellie Wool
verton, Miss Anna Genish and Mr.
Willard Shipe, Mr.. Hickman, MI
Roy Baldwin, Mr.. Luther Holm, MI
Arthur Holm, Mr.. /. Belcher MI
Percy Pine and Mr.. Paul Pine.-Sal
ina Journal.
year-Circulation 400.
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Spells of backache often follow.
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A medicine that has cured thou
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Is Doan's Kidney Pills, true kid
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Many Wa-Keeney people rely on it.
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