The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29

buttons will I've domiuantly phil.
osuphicaI. with religious shades
very much IN evidence. says u
writer IN the New York World. Long
and waving lines of self expression
will largely supplant the tight effects
~ other years. although self control
will still be permissible. IntrcSpcc.
lions will be popular trimmed with
'pSycboanalysiS and new thought. Econ
omy aud anti-nicotinc may he worn
during the very early part of the sea-
son, but these will I've draped in the
most exclusive circles 10y tunicS Of
simple life or very fine philosophic
netting. In ether words. I've been
noSing around asking people what New
Years resolutions they are going to
make. and found mighty few who
were willing To let the season pass
/ this year with simply swearing on
some bad habit.
I'm going Ia he less vain. less hum
/ BILE. less contrite and less self right
eous." was the enigmatical statement
! woman who il looked upon by many
rs all ideal wife and mother.
Don't you know she explained.
that vanity and humility are just diff
/ ferent phases OF THE same disease?
/ Aud rcmorse and self righteousness
are almost identical. The girl whose
mind is filed with thoughts Of how
stunning she is is simply crushed when
she fails To stun The man who ex-
aggeratcs the importance of his own
virtues IL always the loutlest mourner
on the bench when he Is convicted OF
sin.
"Oh, yes" she added. II want my
children to he good. hut ! don't want
them To- make II business OF II. BE
cause then. IL they were bad. they'd
be sure to make n business ~ that.
The woman who told her son. johnny.
don't go out Of doors. but IL you do 90
out put On your ovcrcOat.' was n pref
ty good philosopher. DiSobedicnce Is
an issue. but 80 Is catching cold. and
there's no need OF tying the two TO-
gether. That's why | am so particu-
larly against vanity aud self righteous
ness, self depreciation and rcmor>e. II
You try to tie the whole cosmos into
one knot you're apt To get strangied
In the moose.
Tin not going to make any reSolu-
tion." said serious minded hWnorist.
My humOriSt friends are the most
serious people suowl II miyhTgnase
some IL | knew what 10 make. but I'm
past forty now and haven't the slight
est idea whether ! suit myself ar not.
Ny acquaintanccS seem 20 like me.
but few Of them know me and I'm
sure l. don't want To be the Kind Of
man they think am. ! think IN open
up little more: make my whole life i'm
open book. not try Ia he agreeable or
iisagrccable Isn't Just do what Z want
to do and say what | want to say, re-
CARELESS of auybOdy's prcjudices and
opinions. ! might eventually get
genuine appraisal Of myself. something
to base any proposed changes upon.
'N0. couldn't either" he added sad
~. Everybody would laugh and say
that | was funnier than ever
I'm going 10 economic and begin
smoking" was tile brilliant decision Of
a newspaper man. II haven't smoked
for three months he said. ''and 1t IS
getting expensive. Where | used 10
spend an evening with u pipe and %
book ! have to 90 out now and find a
game Of billiards or musical comedy.
Going without tobacco has its advap-
tages. admit. but unless get a raise
in salary | cant afford TO continue the
fight against Miss Nicotine"