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The Washington times., 1916-01-01
December.
Say, no closed doors for me.
}ut opon doors and open he

Nay, no closed doors for me.
But open doors and open hearts and
glee
To welcome young and old
DimmeSt and brightest month am |;
My short days end, my lengthCning
days begin;
What matters more or less sun in the
Sky
When all is sun within?
december begins making a wreath as
he SinSSJ
Wy and priv"t. dark as night.
weave with hips and haws a
cheerful show,
And holly for "A beauty and delight,
And milky mistletoC.
While high above them all set
Ycw twiGs and Christmas roses pure
and pale,
Then spring her snowdrop and her
violet
May keep, so sweet and frail:
May keep each merry singing bird.
Of al, Mcr happy birds that singing
For I've II carol which some shcp-
herds heard
Once in n wiutry field,
CHRISTINA @. ROSSETTl.
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The Blind.

gentle. mist white face, whence
pain has scared
All feshly hint; he seems Christ
grown old.
Long, spare Whlte LOCKS CaieieSS
pointed beard,
Wind-teased: transparent, clutching
bands that hold
The left, a store of shoestrings; ana
the right,
A cane that starkly substitutes for
sight.
A film is on his eyes. He is so small,
His back so bent beneath the coat.
loose-hunS,
The wonder Is that he can live at all
A little fleck of spume that life has
flung
Against the wall here. where the
crowds flood by
Work-farinE. He is old and white and
shy.
And now he moves. But--this Is wo-
full strange
A puzzling thing; repairmen on the
Have sorcered it to what disastrous
change!
The curb no more; step abort; de-
feat
Lies here. \ simple change. and yet
the cane,
Though faithful, has no power to ex
plain.
He finds all new that he has known
so well.
His wide. logged eyes stare wider.
Death, perhaps.
Turks here. lie knows not. 1t Is hard
to tell,
And so he gropes with little. futile
taps.
And gropes-and taps-and gropes-
and taps again;
And past him swirls the world OF see-
ing men.
Miriam Teichner. in the New York
Evening Mail.
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Seed Bread.

Required-FOur ounces Of butter, two
pounds of flour, half an ounce of cara
way seeds. a quarter Of an ounce of
spice. half pound of moist surar. one
pint of milk, once ounce of yeast. and
one teaspoonful of castor sugar
Rub the butter into the flour. Gdd the
seeds, also the spice and sugar. Mix all
well. Warm the milk aud cream to-
gether with the yeast and castor sugar.
When this is liquid strain it into the
tcpid milk. Pour this into the middle
Of the flour. Make the mixture into a
light dough and knead it well. Line a
cake tin with creased Paper. Put in
the dough, and place the tin in a warm
place until the dough rises to twice the
original size. 1t will take about an
hour Then bake in moderate oven
for two hours
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cut glass Jelly dish tho fragile
fimsies that cost 50 much and wear
so littie--thcir price is out of all pro-
portnon to their value.
The price paid to hear a reputa-
ton, to sit three seats from the
front, or to acquire an eduCarion of
spectacular "cXtras'-thiS price is
diSproDortiOnatC TO value received
one of the strongest tendencies of
the day j. the temptation to be
swNyed by price. Every homcmakcr
has to face it in the claL crate clothes
Of her neignhOr-in the more lux
urioUS hOuSe--in tho more %hoWY
table or the "spIurrc" of additional
servants. How much is it worth il
far better an Interrogation than how
much does it cost? And that worth
can he determined only by having
nrSt set up ten commandments Of
values which we shall try TO follow
every day N our own lives and for
our own partiC ular needs.
Copyri Eht. 1916. by Mrs. Christine Frederick
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Safety Pin Old.

The safety nn and the hook and eye
arc generally supposed to be modern
Inventions The former. in fact. has
been credited to Queen Victoria. She
NAV have improved upon it. but certain
~ she is not entitled to the distinction
Of having invented it. Numerous spcCi-
mems of the useful COntriVanCe have
been found in the ruins Of Crete. Some
OF them are I'm the museum of the Tn
Vcrsity Of PENNSYLVANIA. and the mu-
scum has also a nook and eve from the
same place.
Both the safely pins and the hook ard
eve now in tho museum were mad" at
least 900 years before Christi Som" are
made OF hronzc. but dmuor or some
other material Vas often used on tho
most Cl= hora'r riu. So'u" U,r. even
made Of IH,.N NIn.L.l -uII \ Nuulh :
ECmDauIuu.
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so many lectures. skim through SO
many books?
OF course. If I'm earning my living l
must work for 1t and work not only
honestly but hard. But it seems to me
that most of the terrific hurryipg we do
hasn't much to do with really essential
work after all. It's a kind OF habit we
get in, sort OF madness. like the thing
that overtakes the crowd at a ferry
landing or the entrance to a train. I've
seen men, and women too, fairly fight
TO get on particular car when the next
car would have done just exactly as
Well
Where are they going in such a hur-
~? To save life' To mend IA broken
heart? To help to heal a wounded
spirit? Or are they Just rushing be-
cause the rest do IT.
W hat do they Get out OF lifc--the sc
people who are always IN rush7
Look! The laurel tree in my Cali.
fornia garden Is full OF bursting buds
The rains are beginning and the trees
will soon be fiecked with a silver veil CT
I've been too busy.
Look, The yellow acacia. How like
clctted sunshine II Is. and how brave
the ealart geranums stand and face
Out there. telJw the window. the
great ships sail in from the far. far
seas. What stories there must be
aeSard bSf Sefr Sf hsm e ws bs te ,s ssnn
painted in ter years. Tn warrant >
What a crazy slant there is to It.
Never from smooth eeas and smiling
skies came that. What's the story? 7
believe III take titmc to go down 70 the
waterfront tomorrow and sec Mnat I
can hear about It.
See! They're running home car to-
day. the little fishing boats. Whn, hap
pened to them out beyond the Heads ,
What Interesting lives the mon who 60
out on those daring little boats must
live! I'm going down 10 TishNrman's
Wharf some dav ana see il 7 cart
get sone OF them 70 talk TO me about
It. 7 never thought OF II before. I
didn't have time. was too busy.
Doing what?
What's your hurry Come. friend or
my heart. I'll say that to YOU today
and saw 1t In deer and friendly earnest.
What's your hurry' Come let's 60
| for walk together and see n we can
| find ont. Let us keep finding out
| through all the new year.
(Copy't. 1916. by Newspaper Feature Service,
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Three Minute
Journeys
Rv TEMPLE MANNING.

:" AR in the interior OF Dutch
- New Guinea. or Papua as 1t
sometimes is called. there are
all sorts OF strangc sights to
be seen. But amazing and outIand-
ish as are some of the plant life and
many of the animals with which IN"
forests abound. the most astonishing
are the men who inhabit these jun
gles-saVages of the most primitive
type.
Let an explorer paddle up or down
every village by excited natives wad-
ing out to seize his canoe and drag
It ashore. They do not mean any
harm to him-for they know that he
is able to stand off the entire tribe
with his guns-but they want him to
from their enemies. If they can
steal gun they are happy, for their
only weapons are stone clubs.
Indeed. the stone age still survives
in the interior OF Papua. just as it
existed thousands OF years ago in
the heart OF Europe. When a Papuan
boy wants weapon he haunts the
streams until he finds an ovoid stone
through which the water has ground
a hole. This hole he makes larger
by rubbing it induslriously with an
other stone until It is large enough to
take the stick Ne has cut for a
handle. Then he forces the stone
down on the stick as hard as he can
and as tight as he is able, and his
weapon is complete.
With this implement Of the chase
the Papuan dareS to tackle almost
any of the animals to be found In his
native swamps and forests. Yet he Is
not above eating snakes. while the
small game are his highest delight
as food. He is brave enough to at
tack the wild pigs with which the
country. abounds. and to make of
them the sacrifice of his primitive
religion.
LCnnv,t lals hy Nousnnnar 1ran.n.. s.-.-
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Do You FOllO7v Price or Value?
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.

VT how much does 1t cost. but
how much is this worth to
me. should be the attitude
in making every purchase.
Price varies, but value Is fixed.
Price varies because of market con-
ditions, labor conditions. styles. sup
ply and demand, and many other
factors. But the value Of anything
does not huctuate. and IL set not by
outside agencies but BY ones per
sonal needs.
has fixed a rock of standards. The
price of an article in no way need
determine its value. II may be q
costume creation with a price cf
three figures. it may be n molten
jewel whose tag exhibits four cyph-
ers. 1t may be a luscious dainty
like diamond terrapin. In all cases
the price is ficticious, changing and
determined not Inherently by value,
but externally by a caprice of pres
tigc, scarcity or COnnOiSCurShiD.
4 simple little snap fastener maxi
ing for rapidity in dressing. might,
in value of saving lime and effort
he far moro valuable than device
at ten times its cost. \ peculiar
shaped pairing knife which enables
the worker 10 prepare vegetables
with a minimum of effort and toll is
worth in value twenty times the -
cents it may have cost. An anti
doorslam. a safety lamp. pocket
blsck"ninG brush. a yard of button
tape. all of thes" and many other
articles of inhnitesimal price have
great value.
On the other hand. the turhan OF
aeroplarC shape the fancy neckwear
Of to-the-mInutc style, the bizarre
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i ERE is something that saw
- out my window-it has given
/ me the big thought for my big
geSt resolution. The man at
the corner house ran down the steps
in a terrible hurry. He saw the car
coming up the hill and whstled to 1t
from the porch, but the man who was
running the car did not hear the
whistle. Anyway, he didn't stop the
car, and the man on the steps looked
rs II he'd like to catch the conductor
of that car and do something distinct
ly unfriendly to him, and do It right
then and there. lie jammed his hat
down over his forehead and started
walking very fast.
whats your hurry?" said the man
he was passing on the corner, whats
your hurry, Joe?" and the man on the
corner held out his hand.
'Well, I'll be - said Joe, and he
held out his hand. too, IF it isn't
And it was, and thev both laughed
and shook hands and capped each
other on the back and shook hands
again.
whats your nurry?" said the man
on the corner again.
Il dunno said the man who was
SO cross because he'd lost his car.
Nothing much, l guess" and he laugh
ed and the other man laughed and they
shook hands again. And the last 1
saw of them they had started down
the street right In the opposite direc-
ton from which the man in the hurry
had started to so, and they weren't
in a hurry at ell.
Do you know what wished right
then and there? l wished that every
time ] get into the senseless habit of
rushing everywhere and tearing
through everything as If It was my last
day on earth and there wasn't n min
ute left to lose, somebody would stop
me on the corner Of whatever street of
circumstance l may be starting to
cross and say to me in friendly fashion: {:
whats the hurry
What is the hurry, after ell? Where
nre we all going? What for?
What difference docs it make wheth er
I read my paper at o'clock in the
morning or at half-past nine?
Will the world STOP swinging in its
orbit, il I don't meet lust SC many Deo-
pie day, write so many letters. hear
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Does Gary System Correlate Study and Work
with Play or Produce Educational Chaos? /?
Some Favorable Opinions Of Gary
System

THE Gary school system is young for final judgment as to
the value of those characteristics by which is best known
will prove they have merits to be the opn-
ion of all studied these schools most carefully
PHILANDER P. CLAYTON, u. S. Commissioner of Educa-
They he school authorities of Cary using all the educational
opportunities the city, all Of the time for all of the people,
and a way that reveals old and young that what they are
doing is worth whie"-DR. w. p BURRIS, dean OF the
Teachers College of the University of Cincinnati.
THE children Gary self-relan and have ntia
tive than the children brought up the ordinary school,
MISS ELIZABETH ROEMER Investigator for the Russell
Sage Foundation and former teacher in Gary.
pupils Gary schools display greater econ
troll sefrespec and thoughtful consideration for
than the pupils of the age most of the better
school systems of today.'DR HARLAN UPDEGRAFF, for
mer chief of Dipision School Administration in the u
u. Bureau of Education
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Good-by OLD YEAR

Good-by old year-good-hy-
We breathe it with a Sigh
Fond memory holds her rarest gifts from thee
Trials o'crcome the spirits battles won,
And moments sweet, divine, complete
No magic words can alter;
Good-by---we may not falter-
We loved thee, yet the hour has come to sever:
All! list to the glad bells ring!
Behold the Spendor of the King
SO fair! naught with him can vie:
Dear old -&oOd-hy-goodby.
-FLORENCE DE- SAVE WIGHTMAN
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Children's Party Cake.

Use G ounces Of butter. 6 ounces of
sugar, eggs 10 ounces OF self-raisIng
flour. one-half pound of sultanas. one
quarter pound of mixed peel. grated
rind of lemon
Cream the butter and sugar together.
Add the eggs we'll beaten. stir in the
flour and fruit alternately. Place the
mixture in a tin lined With two layers
of creased paper, and bake in a moder-
ate oven for two hours
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What Is a Gary School?

This is what n Gary school Is. ac-
cCrding TO the little bulletin issued to
visitors:
"A playground. garden. workshop.
social center. library. anu traditional
school combined under the same
mana cement 1t Is considered OF
the greatest importance that right
conditions be provided for the pleas
urc and recreation Of the child and
adult. In addition, a properly Or
ganized playground, WORKSHOP ana
school secure the same attitude or
the mind toward the reading. writ
ing, and arithmetic that the child
normally has for PLAY"
From the point OF view or the
teacher, says Dean W. =. Burris, Of
the University OF cincinnati. thFse
are two Innovations that mark the
Gary system as unusual. First, all
the grades and the high school are
in one building. providing a less
abrupt step from the grade 10 the
secondary instruction. With the
CannY purpose of encouraging the
children to better their work. the
high school class rooms are often
next to those of the grades Thrtugh
the open doors the younger children
can see the most fascinating ex
them on to promotion that will bring
them nearer to the chance of making
those experiments themselves.
Specialized Instruction.
The second innovation concerns
th/ teacher even more directly. The
instruction Is largely departmental.
following, even in the grades. the
idea of specialized instruction in
various subjects. As DR.. Burris
says in his bulletin on the Ga1 sys-
TEN:
Many teachers highly successful
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Salad Dressing.

To make this dressing there is needed
the Nolk of one cgg, quarter Of a
racspOonful of mustard, quarter of a
tCaspounful Of salt pinCh OF cayenne,
n quarter of tcaspoonful of sugar. a
of salad oil, one table
spoonful of vinegar and two tablespoon
fuls of milk To mix the salad place
the yolk of the esq in a basin with the
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

r. orr" EAR for the winter
- runs the gamut from skating
boots to mules for bOudoIr
wear while dress shocs-the
in-bctWc"nS of the sCalo-arc more a
part Of the costume than ever be-
lore. The plain lOw-heCled walking
shoe of black kid is necessity to
every winter Outlit. For afternoon
wear are particularly striking boots
with Vamps and heels of patent
leather ana CATERS Of white kid
with fiat pearl buttons. All-baCk
shoes with cloth tops and patent
leather VaTps, quarters, and heels
will do for less formal occasions.
'loih OF silver seems 10 haVc sup
planted @Old. so popular last winter
'Or evening wear. ON" pair, y colo
MAI last. IS gay with large. square
rhinestone nU|Nlcs ANA high tongue
edged N'ih sClvUr IaCc. Black satin
opera SlIrp"rS Glth beaded Vamps
ar" trimmed With 'nIN bows also
Irrd"d. For GflClnOOu wear indoors
'hr. 'ol"ni'l last - acH'u utI,Ns"d.
Copy /. 1910. Uy Newspaper Feature Service
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Short Pastry,

Use one-half pound Of self-raising
-four. one-quarter pound f lard and
butter. one-haf teaspoonful Of salt,
water to mix
Rub the butter and lard into the
-four, to which add the salt. Mix }
stiff paste. and roll it out on a Toured
board. This pastry is excellent for
fruit tarts pics and dumplings.
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THE INES DAILY Nj G. AIM E PA
AnS7UerS
To Health
Questions

r.. NJ. C.--Pleasc tell me of someth.i.s
that | can do to get more weight?
Take lots of outdoor exercise. swim
ming. tennis, dancing; sleep ten hours
in twenty-four; drink three quarts %
distilled water daily. eat fatty. greasy
take a wineglass of olive oil one-half
hour before meals.
NJ. +. K.-1 suffer the most terrific
pains i'm all parts of my stomach. My
case has been pronounced Eastritis. 1
have been taking bi-carbonate of soda
with some relief. | season my food
with red pepper, black pepper and salt
most extravagantly. and I would like
to know just what | should use.
The bi-carbonate you have been using
is very good for you. You should not
tard, chill, catsup, or any other condi
ments. Refrain from using tobacco in
any form, avoid drinking tea or coffee.
and give up meats for while. Take
plenty of exercise in the fresh air,
sleep ten hours in the twenty-four, and
eat only green vegeta bles. such as spin
aCh, watercress, carrots, rice, baked
sour apples, clear soups, bran crack
ers, brown bread corn bread fresh
fruits, dried fruits, cereals, and oat-
meal.
Edw W.--Coud you prescribe rem
edy for asthma:
Have the ethnoids turhinates and
other nos, bones operated on !: the
trouble is there. The tCnsilS and ade-
! nCids must be removed IL necessary. in :
| iectons of bacterial vaCcines given, and
hypodermi% Injections of ten drors OF a
! | 10 100 solution of adrenalin or oDine-
phrin germ in the attacks also help
| This must be done Ivy a skilled physi-
! Cian
'Copy't. 1916, by Newspaper Feature servicr,.
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A Few Easy Recipes
BY ANN MARIE LLOYD.

salt mustard, cayenne and sugar
Smooth these carefully with teaspoon
fuI Of cream Then gradually add the
remainder OF the cream or Oh @hI SUI
the vinegar in slowly to AVOID curu''hs'
,Copy't, 1916. by Newspaper Feature Service
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

There are few paupers in Japan. Ev-
cry body works. and IT il considered n
disgrace TO be supported nv YOUR raIa-
tives while YOU have the ability to earn
YOUR own living.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

Coffee is increasingly used in the Brit
ish Isles. the comparative returns for
the seven months to the end of July
showing surplus OF 3,l7S.(NO pounds
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

! 1.ondon's inhabitants include III .OtO
persons who reside in fats.
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Started Nine Years Ago in
Gary, Ind, by William
A. Writ, Superintendent
of Schools, the System
Has Already Won Com
mendation and Condem-
nation Of Educators.

THE Gary school system Is COM
ing East. Already II has
i reached New York where. un-
der the name OF the 'Wirt
plan" conflicting storms Of approval
and condemnation have already been
aroused.
increased opportunity" and pos
sibilitv for individual DEVELOPMENT
urge those who favor the plan.
Chaos" impossible to train con-
centration" Is the negative conten-
ton.
And Just what is the Gary system?
Nine wears ago William a. Writ
was appointed superintendent OF
schools in Gary. Ind, a town prac-
ticallv built To order nY the au-
thorities of the United states steel
Corporation. Eeali2ing THAT h." had
the opportunity. seldom offered. OF
adapting school to its commun'tN
he set about organizing system
that threatens TO cause an educa-
ttOnal revolution.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

Railway guards in Germany have since
the outbreak of war been replaced by
., 500 women
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

The United States built during the
twelve months ended June 20. 1915. rs
vessels Of 2l5,7i gross tonnage. COM
nared with l,29l or BLISS tonnage in the
previous veal.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

One OF the oldest known tvpes of dogs
! is the greyhound.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

IT is estimated that 90 M American
settlers have entered Canada since the
outbreak of the war
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

Gas meters in New YORK are TO he
read by photograph. Meter readers cm-
plcved by the "as company will he
eGuiprNd with small CamcrHe which III
over the indicator on tho meter. Rv
pressinl a button li"ht " thrown IN tho
fi"l and rNDosur" made showing the
amount Of gas consumed since the last
photograph.
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What's Your Hurry? Asks
Winifred Black, Urging
Ne7U Year Resolution
Much of the Terrific Hurryi ng We Do Hasn't Much to
Do With Really Essential Work-lts Only
Sort of Madness, She Believes
By WINIFRED BLACK.

7 Is some lectures skim through
|
/ the
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Odd Facts.

nc, by Newspaper Feature Sprvi,ey,