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Catoctin clarion., 1917-11-29
. ABINDRANATH TAGORE, the
y Hindu-EngliSh poet. recently


night
and every insult has been gathered
In thy great silence,
And the morrow Is theirs.
o Sum- rise upon the bleeding hearts
bossoming in flowers of the morning
and the torchlight revelry Of pride
hiding in its own aises
There is, of course, nothing new in
dissent from that SNUG piety that re-
turns thanks because its possessOr is
mot as other men are" be it in world.
ly possessions, in bodily health, In
mental equipment or even in moral
Inheritance. Robert Burns long ago
satrized one aspect of such self-com-
placence in "The Selkirk Grace:
Some hae meat and Gamma eat,
And some wad eat that want it;
But we hae meat and we can eat
And sac the Lord be thankit,
William Blake, in one of those
quantity phrased little poems Of his
that have almost the flavor Of esoteric
wisdom, declares:
Since all the riches of this world
May be gifts from the devil and earthly
kings
I should suspect that worshiped the
devil
If thanked my God for worldly things.
The countless gold Of a merry heart,
The rubes and pearls of loving eye,
The ideal man never can bring to the
mart
Nor the cunning hoard up in his treas
ury.
And in recent years Edmund Vance
Cooke, poet Of whom Cleveland, the
"sixth city," should be proud, has
sung:
We thank thee. Yea. In the even tone
OF those who are glad of the goods they
We thank thee. Yea. that thou hast pre-
ferred
And blessed US more than the common
herd.
We thank thee. part with the hearts in
But most, let us own, with the lips con-
vention.
1--WE thank thee" Lord! What a selfish
prayer!
Thanhs-while a beggar's breast Is bare!
Thanks that our own full feast is spread
While another creature Is lacking bread!
Thanks that our full fed blood runs warm,
While a starveling baby breasts the
storm!
There is certainly no taint Of Tar
euffe or Pecksniff in the reason that
William Ernest Henley gives for
thankfulness in his "Invictus," but 1t
has something Of pharisaical arro-
gance Notwithstanding:
Out of the night that covers me.
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
fJan hat do hn
For my uncomfortable soul.
Algernon Charles Swinburne. in
"The Garden Of Proserpine" (from
which, by the way, Henley seems to
have borrowed his "whatever gods
may be"), expresses a sentiment that
In certain moods has an appeal to
many men:
From too much love Of living.
From hope and fear set free.
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives forever,
That dead men rise up never.
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
But, after all, there is healthier
appeal than Swinburnes, and an ap-
peal to greater number of normal
men and women, In such fine odes as
that which the late Hezekiah Butter
worth wrote in celebration of the first
Thanksgiving in Boston Harbor":
The Arabella leads the song
The Mayfiower sings below.
That erst the Pilgrims bore along
The Plymouth reefs of snow,
Oh, never be that psalm forgot
That rose o'er Boston Bay,
When Winthrop sang, and Endicott
And Saltonstall that day:
praise ye the Lord with fervent lipsi
Praise ye the Lord today!
And praise arose from all the ships
Like prayers in Yarmouth Bay.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
'Tl" FOR SORE,
TIRED FEET--AH!
"Tir" 10 grand for aching, swol-
len, tender, calloused feet
or coTns.

All what relief, No more tired feet ;
no more burning feet; no more swollen,
aching. tender, sweaty feet No more
soreness in corns. callouses, bunions.
No matter what ails your Zee, or what
under the sun you've tried without get
ting relief just use "Tiz." "Tiz" is thc
only remedy that draws out all the
poisonous exuda,ions which puff up the
feet "Tiz" cures your Zoo. trouble SO
you'll never limp or draw up your face
in pain. Your shoes won't seem tight
and your feet will never, never hurt or
ge, sore and swollen. Think Of it. M
more foot misery, no more agony from
corns, oallouscs or bunlons.
Get a 2s-cent box at any drug store
or department, store and get ins,an. re-
lief. Wear smaller shoes. Just once
try "Ti,." Get a whole years foot cont
fort for only Is cents. Think OF it,
Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
MUSTY GRAMMAR
THING OF PAST
Pupils in Local Schools Learn
English by Experience,
CHILDREN WRITE RHYMES
Originality the Aim Of All
Modern instructors,
By Aletha Barr TAFT.

II there are embryonic Byrons. Mil
tons or TennysonS in Oklahoma City
schools they will assurcdly not be dis
coursged as those OF past years when
the teacher would throw modes, ct
forts OF verse into the waStcpaper bas-
ket or show Just a plan lack OF inter
est in original poetic endeavors. On
the contrary local pupil-poets are not
only being allowed to develop, but arc
encouraged
Practically the Purpose.
The present system OF teaching Eng
lish is vastly different here in Okla
homa City than Of yore Some may
not favor it but nevertheless IN the
lower grades the child trying TO make
the adyerbial clause feel more at home
in his brain, is a thing OF the past.
Technical grammar is reserved tor
higher grades, and no, much OF It IS
taught there The younger child IS
given practical experience IN assim'lat-
inv a language as it should be.
A child knocks at the door who
| is there" 'lt is me- You can't
conc in" And there he must stand
until light dawnS Why OF course, he
knows the trouble-hc has been told
often. "lt is And then he is vel
coined That is the reason children
like grammar as il is taught today
1t is an appeal TO the practical IN the
child that is evident IN every line OF
school work
Children Compose Rhymes.
Children in local schools are asked
to compose riddles, rhymes, recipes
! all original The modern child IS thus
able to stand on his feet before his
fellows. with confidence III his own
work. and tell of it Thus he develops
poi,e initiative and interest
There arc not Solmany dull, liStlcss
reci,ationS today. Each child has had
the personal element injected into the
work |, is his own--not Just what has
been harned ''out OF the book for
instance. at Thanksgiving each child
was asked to make log cabin iron
an old box covered with cornstalks
reeds. or grass. Then he was asked
to tell how he did II, and OF the people
who had lived in such houses. Better
than reading out Of book or hearing
II read
Some Examples.
Examples OF work of tiny tots ma,
seem a, first a little crude and ludi
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
Dewey Services
to Be Attended
by All Officials

WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-The or.
der Of services for the funeral services
for Admiral Dewey tomorrow at the
capital was announced today by the
committees OF the house and senate
having charge Of arrangements. The
official announcement says in part.
The capitol will be closed on the
morning Of the twentieth OF January
10 all except members and officers Of
the senate and house Of representatives
and remain closed until after the cor
,eae has left the capitol.
\ "Thc body OF the late Admiral
George Dewey will Ne placed In the
ro,unda prior 10 the beginning Of the
services The prcsiden, Of the United
States and his cabinet. chief justice aid
associate justices Of the supreme eour,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
Germany Censors
News Concerning
Deported Belgians

NEW YORK. Jan. l9.-A postal cen
sorship affecting depor,ed Belgian
workers was established by the Ger
mans, according to cablegram re.
eeived from the Belgian government, in
Havtc. France. by Pierre Mali, the Bel.
gian consul here. The translation OF
the message was made public today by
Mr.. Mali II reads.
Official German record Of the mill.
,aty Ione in Belgium. under date OF
December Is. publishes set OF regula'
tions Tor the postal service Of the de-
ported workers. prohibiting their men.
iion,ng to their families their places ol
work. this seeming TO indicate that the,
are working for the Germans.
"A new batch Of depor,ed workin,
people from Client were returned 4
Chen, sick and several dying. They re.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19

the members Of the senate, the house
If representatives, the chief OF staff
Of the army aud the officers OF the
army and navy will occupy the seats
assigned them. Chaplain g. h. Fra
.ier. u. s. n, will conduct the religious
services"
Orders for the placing at half mas,
Of flag. oh all pos,ofiices Throughout,
the nation in memory Of Admiral
Dewey were issued today by Post.
master General Burlescn who directed
flags to remain a, half mast after the
funeral on Saturday and that the post
office department, he closed all that
day
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19

&c is for Candy, some we can pull 90
II We eat too much we will surely be
full"
"P is for Pumpkin so bright and round
II it falls on the ground il will burst
with bound
The economic situation as seen by
one youngster Of up-to-date mind
"B is for Butter that we eat on our
bread
II it goes any higher we'll eat molasses
instead"
A little off as TO meter but correct
as to idea
Or this
Sc is for Groceries that We buy at the
store
II they &c, any higher we can't get any
more"
Pretty good for the kiddies. aren't
they?
Original Riddles.
And as for original riddles. many arc
written in the fourth grade at the Emer-
son school Aud these. like the verse;,
are not the work OF the adoring family
Here is one.
What am |! dance until fall over
dead A top.
Something that floats in the air and
is white,"-A cloud
Il am green. ] grow on the ground
and am an inch high Fvi-
dently this boys father KEEP, his lawn
moved
Something ,ha, is high and smokes
and sometimes explodcS ?"-A volcano
Something ,ha, grows in the ground
and is about the size OF baseball -
Answer; II is "a" onion.
There he goes jumping araind tn,
room Catch him II YOU can He is q
captive grasshopper.
Oral Composition Favored.
In higher grades the work proceed,
along similar lines with the same ide'
OF developing the individual in the hes
way. The technical par, OF grammar i,
always necessary. but in upper grades
the present tend is toward oral compo
: sition. The same results are obtaine'
but in a greater degree-poise, ini,ia,iv,
and ease of expression.
Miss Edna Walker in the Seyen,l
grade at Emerson is trying out thu
system with much success. Miss Walk
er became intensely interested in
while visiting the San Francisco Juno
high schools this summer.
There English instruction is almo,
entirely oral.
NAV Use Typewriters.
One interesting feature OF the Sa
Francisco schools which Miss Wake
hopes to see come into general use her,
is the use OF typcwriters ON which chill
dren from the Seventh grade and II
may type their compositions.
l Concretely, in Miss Walkers ROOF
English work takes the form of or,
narrative. some real experience prob
ably, reviews OF books. essays, an
themes. And a, the close, fricndl
class criticism as to thought, EXPIRE,
sion and form is held
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
Cigaret Prices s
Are Increased

NEW YORK. Jan. lo.--Incressed
prices Of ciasre,s were announced hsss
today BY the United Cigar Stores Coo
pany and the Tobacco ProAucts cosve.
ration. Advances by the United 70 ~
come effective next Monday range leso
| to cents . box Of . dosee elsasso:
The higher cost d lsbos. toescoo ~
wrapping material 70 given % ~ -
son. The increases b. the TeooDo
prodvets corporation effective . ~
scale irm Is cents 10 d lot sseh
ciesgeeS, T.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
SCORES RISK LIVES
IN lCE.Cl0GGED RIVER

DETROIT. Mich. Jan. io--Secres Of
persons risked their lives this morning
by walking from Windsor, Ont, to De.
,roi, on the ice. e.cloeged Detroi, river
For the first time in fourteen years
ierryboa,s between the two cities had
been unable to &c, through
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
THE KERR DRY GOODS CO., OKLAHOMA CITY

late unheardf Of suffering on the Gss.,
man front in France and considerable
mortality owing to exhaustion fsea
forced labor"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
Splendid Hosiery for
Saturday Buyers

-Wayneknit black Isle,
medium weight hose for
women; garter tops, double
soles, high spliced heels
regular and out sizes; 3Sc
pair, } for u.
Women's black cotton
hose in winter weight with
double heels and toes; pair
2Sc.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19

-Children's black, fine
ribbed hose, with double
heels and toes sizes o to
9ii inclusive. ise pair, ?
fer 2Sc.
-Waynekni, Pony hose for
children: heavy, medium
and light weights, in ribbed
silk Isle with double knees
and double heels and toes (;
white and black; 29c and
5Sc.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19

No. II.
County Clerk Tom Bodnc and City
Park Superintendent Joe II Patter-
son. looked so much alike years ago
that the Times became confused Tues
day. We published Bodine's picture,
and the next day said i, was Pattcr-
son Yesterdays picture was OF +. X.
Sheldon one OF the Oklahoma county
commissioners
The above Is picture OF a man well
known in Oklahoma City Wen tell
YOU tomorrow who he u.s.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19

crous. But when one remembers that
they are about 9 or 10 years old and
some even youngcr--we question how
many OF the same age could do any
better.
These are verses. al original
"A is for Apple so rosy and red.
1t makes apple pies and tarts for Ted"
III is for hog
Killed by my dog
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
Children's Warm Knit Cloves
in a Sale at Csc
(a(L.,S\

The line owing demand has become broken: only
medium remain But at that, there are about
9 pairs in the sale offer special 25 appeals buy
beryeconomy faciu than these gloves pro-
claim it.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
GLOVES
A Saturday CIsaraway at
39c and Csc

They are gloves that have been received in
exchange and to mend. but they arc good in
poin, of utility; some show scarcely any de-
feet
One hundred and twenty pairs in all most
" two-elasp kid gloves. There are twenty
pairs OF long kid gloves in colors; odd lots.
but all perfect.
Sale opens Saturday morning promptly at
$50. No telephone or mail orders can be
filled on these items.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19

-waists-A clean sweep Of tub
yoiles in various dainty styles;
also few III organdie, sizes "
TO 40; special &1 n
Corset Covers-full cut sires in
becoming styles, embroidery
trimmed for practical 06~
wears Each .......,....SVS
--Chemise in three-quarter length
with embroidered edges Just S0.
received; selling at...",..OVS
w omen's Outing Gowns; hem
stitched yokes, flat collars; 60.
selling at ....,,,,,,'..'...SVS
-=------s
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
.lkyS: !

There! We have said it.
But, twas not without effort tha'
this wonderful assortment of coats
became the object Of a fiotous sale
for today and Saturday; we~ha(
our market eye open We secured a surprsn
discount on splinter new models in Plushe:
Velvets, Broadcloths, Velours and Tweeds Thei
freshness-their varied styleswill appeal to yo
as they did to us; you will recognize at glanc
the exceptional value they hold out to you q
their respective prices
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19
Miscellaneous Offerings On
The Third Floor Saturday

Gowns. slipover styles; also cor
set covers and combinations: a
small lot OF drawers, lace or en-
broidery trimmed gar co.
ments; SOC and ......,..OVS y
Brighton Footed Sleepers for
children. made Of good quality
outing; prices SOC, 7sc e. m
S9c ,,.,.......,s,....
Boys Night Shirts in full length
and width; fancy stripe en-.
patterns, each ,OVS
Girls Coats in sizes 8 to u; on
,.s ,.,, at ''.'' $6.9S
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
POLICE ARREST TWO
FOR DRUNKENNESS
Clean Police Blotter Smeared Late
Last Night.

The possibility of the many blot
ters" OF the Metropolitan Police De-
partment being for the first time in
history clean of all charges for
drunkenness was spoiled Saturday
night when one man was arrested on
a charge of operating an automobile
while intoxicated and another ar
rested for drunkenness.
Brinton Abenscheim, of 154 Sixth
street southwest, while driving an
automobile collided at Four-an-d-a-
half street and Maryland avenue
southwest with a machine driven
by W. J. Howard, of 215 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast.
Park Policeman Reese. who ar
rested Abenscheim, stated that he
was intoxicated. Abenscheim was
placed in the Ninth police precinct
and held on S1O5 collateral.
Charles K. Bentley, colored. of
174S p street northwest, was the
other unlucky offender.
Up to late hour It looked as
IL no persons would be arrested for
drunkenes on the third of November.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
Daniels ADDRESSES
PATRIOTIC Meeting.
Secretary of Navy Arouses Enthusi-
asm at Poll Theater Rally.

The great audience gathered at
Polls Theater yesterday afternoon "
hear the Rev. DIR. Henry Van Dyke
listened to Secretary Daniels instead.
The famous author-diplomat had
agreed to address the eighth patri =
otic service under the direction of
the District War Service Commission,
but was detained in New York by ILL
ness. The Secretary of the Navy VOL
unteered to address the audience on
the general topic of the religious
basis of American patriotism.
The many soldiers and sailors pres
ent heard a stirring message, which
was in part as follows:
God has given to this country the
duty of keeping the light of liberty
burning. / say it with all reverence,
We shall be damned IL We don't"
The Secretary told several stories
to illustrate the need of keeping up
our courage IL the war is to end with
early victory. He described the visits
of Harry Lauder to battlefelds in
Frapce, and how he cheered the
Tommies with his songs.
1T Is the duty of those who remain
at home to play the fife and do all
in their power to help the men IN uni
FORM" said the Secretary.
The Marine Band played patriotic
airs. and there was lively singing
under the leadership of Ken Clark.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
$35,OOO,OOO war
DRIVE BY Y. N. c. A.
Prominent Men Back Intensive Cam
paign from November | to l9.

New York. Nov. 4.-Plans have been
completed by the National War Work
Council of the Y. NJ. C. A for a cam
apign for sS5.OOO,OO0. to be raised
throughout the United States by an
intensive drive lasting from November
IL to November 10.
This drive is backed by Cyrus H.
Mccormick. chairman; George W. Per-
kins, Arthur Curtiss James. Coleman
du Pont. Harold l. Pratt. W. Averill
Hartman. John Sherman Hoyt.
Cleveland H. Dodge. John r. Mott. ].
n. Jarvie, William Sloane. of New
York; ]. L. Severance. Cleveland;
George Wharton Pepper. F. W. Aver.
Philadelphia: George Warren Brown.
st. Louis. and William Cooper Proc
tor, Cincinnati. The increase in the
cost of the Y. NJ. c. A. work for 1917
to $500, 900 is made necessary by the
vast expanse of our military activity
and by the pressing needs OF our
allies.
Campaign directors for the several
military departments have been ap-
pointed.
Every penny of the S35, ,OO0. 900 sub
scribed will be used for the war work
Already the quota OF subscriptions ex-
pected from the various States has
ben allotted, and two States. Arkansas
and Louisiana, have asked that their
allotments be increased.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
FRANCE SENDS
OFFICERS HERE
AS INSTRUCTORS
Vanguard Arrives in Capt.
tal-Wll Be Distributed
Among Camps.

Eighty-seyen French officers Of high
rank, besides eighty-one noncommis-
station at ? O'Clock Saturday after
Station at o5clock Saturday after
noon for distribution among the va
rious training camps hereabouts. and
information came from an ofhcial
that many others are TO follow In the
near future.
Those reaching here Saturday ar
rived in New York the day before on
the French liner Touraine after q safe
passage through the submarine zone.
These officers were met at Union
Station by a reception committee from
French high commission under the d.
recuon OF Capt De Courdvron. Later
the officers were escorted TO the head
quarters of the high commission. 3s6
Columbia Road northwest, where an
informal reception WAS given them
under the auspices OF the local French
military authorities.
Included in the list OF French Of
ficers arriving here yesterday were
seventeen captains. thirteen heuten-
ants, forty-one sublieutenants. be-
sides eighty-one noncommissioned Of
acers
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
CAMOUFLAGE Unit
PUBLISHES Paper
First Issue of "CamouAeur" Over
subscribed-Reprint Necessary.

Seeing was believing until the men
Regiment OF Engineers, who have won
the distinction of being the first
camouflage unit in America. modified
their varied talents and brought be-
fore an admiring public their brain
child. "The Camoufeur," an eight
page weekly (more or less) which is
being circulated at the American Uni
versity Camp.
First newspaper are very near
always a success but from reports
from their quarters last night, The
Camouheur" has been more of a sue
cess than they even could have i'm
agined. It being now necessary to re-
print approximately 1900 copies to
supply their waiting list of sub
scribers.
There are no editors on this unique
paper. Instead there is a staff Of
"camoufs" who take care OF the edi-
torial end OF the paper under the lead
ership Of Camouf-in-Chief B. l.. Bur-
man and a corps Of ''kamuffs" who
take care OF the advertising end.
The Herald has done much to aid
The Camoufleur" to success, and in
appreciation of its efforts the follow
ing editorial paragraph appears in its
first issue: THE stan Of the Camou-
fleur desires to express its heartfelt
appreciation to The Washington Her
aid for the generous way in which
they have helped make publication
possible"
THE Camoufleur." printed on pleas
ingly glossy paper, is plentifully in
terspersed with cartoons. witty per-
sonals and clever poetic ramblings.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
CUBANS VOTE TODAY
ON SELECTIVE DRAFT

Havana, Cuba, Nov. 4.-Conscrip-
tion or the selective draft will be
adopted by the Cuban Congress.
which convenes tomorrow. The
government is determined to make
her alliance with the nations fight
ing Germany an active one.
In accordance with President
Menocars recommendations and the
policy of the Council of National
Defense, it is proposed to greatly
increase the nations regular army,
militia and naval forces. The total
military forces are now $4,000. 1t
is possible this will be doubled.
The Conservatives, who are in
power, are in favor of universal
service. The Liberals have no on
position program. Whatever action
is decided upon, the indication is
there will be little delay.