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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-10
By BEATRICE
FAIRFAX

lonely. His horiIons are shutting
in on him He cannot see far OF to
anything that appeals 10 him or
beckons him with romance. And
then those blue eyes! They are
worth following. They stand for
something new: wider hori1onG. the
possibility of adventure, a real in
trest In q life Of monotony.
You imagine that II you had =
Limousine or q yacht, or even enough
money TO buy pretty clothes and 50
to the theatre instead Of to the
movies. you'd never, never be lone
some. And youth answers that IL
you had social position. knew Just
a few of the right people" your
loneliness would be overcome. while
you-stIlI another you-lnsist that
II your own people made the least
EFFORT to understand you you would
not be lonesome. You are all 90
wrong.
Everyone Is Lonely.
Everyons 10 lonesome That IL
the nrst point TO consider. And the
people who have succeeded in life
have made real use OF that loneli-
ness. They have through It broad
ened their horiGons, They have
come to recognise that loneliness
and longing are universal-that the
desire for a real understanding 10
the Grail for which We all search
a. We 70 through life.
Instead of aelnAhly oentrlnE on
their own -AlonSneGS" they ao-
knowledge II as part OF human e1-
perIence. They are kind and Esner-
Gus In their attitude toward other
lonely folk. They MI their own
dull hours with Efforts TO grow and
improve and understand life.
The way 10 meet loneliness ia TO
broaden your horizon. Don't let
your world shut in on you-and
isolate you into being an indIvid-
ual oentring on yourself. But let
Il reach out and take In the fact
that your experience is part Of all
human eXpeyienee-thRt you have
no right to demand TO be different
that you cannot escape what
everybody else IL feeling.
You can't alleviate your IoneIi-
ness in cheap ways. The good look
ing boy who smiles at you IN the
subway is probably not heart and
DTute from WnOh you must nee In
Ioathing, but you cannot take
chances in q world where vampires
and criminals and bruts1 are play
ing on that very instinct of IoneIi-
ness,
Climbing into the automobile of
a stranger or giving yourself over
20 the cRresses OF another woman'G
husband are not q way out of your
lonely state They are a way into
an even more desperate state
a state whore you will be deserted
and ashamed and bitterly con-
scious that you have cut yourself
OF from the simple life Of the
everyday folk all around you.
There IL only one way to meet
your problem Of loneliness. Rec
ogni1s that II IL universal ana that
through Il you can get q broad un-
dsrstRndinR Of life and human az
perisnoe. FIJI In your empty hours
with work and the things that make
for growth.
Broaden your horizons and never
let Them centre so close about your
own self that you shut on your
chance to see and know the rest OF
the world And work for your Grail,
keeping yourself worthy of your
own idSal OF compRnionIhip Gnd
AnumRnG mAnxNfnI2tlRp So
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Bonuses for Babies.

It is often suggested that state
bonuses should be paid for babies after
the war. In order 20 Increase the popu-
Iatlon. remarks a writer in London Tit
Bits. Australia has already set the ex-
ample in this respect, and since 1912
good number of parents have re-
ceived the IS, which is the maximum al
lownnce for children of white parent
age.
But state bonuses fall into inslgnifi-
cance when compared with the sub
stnntial sums OF money which are now
and then allotted to babies by generous
individuals. A notable instance oc-
Cured at New York four years ago.
The manager Of the traffic department
at the Waldorf hotel had done frequent
services for a rich steel magnatc, and
always refused anything In the shape
of gratuities. But when the truflic
manager got married the steel magnate
declared that he would get even by
forwarding a bonus for the first baby.
The baby was born about twelve
months after the marriage, and the
Pittsburgher kept his word by forward
ing check for 5000. to be put in the
bank as a trust fund for the child.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
ADAM HELD UP AS MODEL
Undoubtedly First Man Had Many
Points Of Superiority over the
Modern Husband.

Adam, the first, was a man of Iowa
Bile disposition and model husband,
so l am Informed by the recorders of
early events. Never once in the recol-
lection Of his blographers did he speak
IN Of his beloved soul mate in the pres
ence Of human company, and accord
ing TO those who We're let into his eX-
elusive confidence and We're able to
know all his private affairs, he never
kicked on her cooking, nor growled
nt her hOusework Whether she wore
her gowns hlgh-cut or low in the neck
was a matter OF little or no concern
to him so long as she was respectfully
attired in the fashion of the period.
And when she got fired from the Palm
garden for nihbllng apples without
someone's consent Adam didn't sneak
on TO Reno, as husbands do today, to
apply for a divorce. No. He cast
aside his overalls, threw up his job
and went out with the little lady like
IA little man. That was the kind of a
sparerlb he was.-Cartoons Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
LET EVERY CHILD OWN TREE
Many Reasons Why Its Possession
Exerts Beneficent Influence on
Period Of Adolescence.

Every child should own a tree. A
tree is a symbol of life. 1t lives. 1t
stands for everything that is noble 1t
is rooted in the soil and stretches it.
self toward heaven. 1t stands for pa
tlence, humility, persistence, beauty,
courage and God. The child should
plant the tree himself and thereafter
watch 1t grow year by year. lie should
put his hands on Its rough bark and
say: "This is my tree. will stand by
1t, and live up to it."
1t is curious how blind we sometimes
are to certain ideals because we can
not see and handle them. We need
something to connect US with the in
visible but none the less potent and
formative world of aspiration and in
spiration. What could be better than
tree?
There is something about the silent
beauty Of a tree that casts over us
spell of calmness and invinclbiIlty.
The storms of life may sway and break
our branches, the grim and melancholy
autumn may strip us of our brilllance,
but the spring will come once more
and clOthe us In new glory. So we
go on fulfilling the majesty Of the law.
If your child owns "A tree, the MEM
ory Of its benehcent influence will
cling to him through life.-Country
Gentleman.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
IDEAL METAL FOR MOTORS
Secret Of Material Which Has Made
German Airplanes Superior to 9th
ers Has Been Discovered.

The United States government has
learned that the success Of the Ger
man ulrplanes Is largely attributable
to what is known as kaiser zlun metal,
which is used for the motors. A
piece Of this metal was picked up by
British soldier who brought down a
German tnube. It interested him 50
much that he subjected 1t TO a sclen-
tific test and discovered that It con-
sisted Of the following; Copper, 1.5S
parts; tin, 92.9S parts, and uutmony,
5.44 parts.
This alloy, which is somewhat akin
to Britannia metal, was discovered by
the Germans about 80 years ago. They
first used 1t as n substitute for silver
In the making Of all kinds Of articles
for the dining table, never dreaming
that some day It would prove so serv-
lceable in military affairs. It Is as
light as aluminium, has great tensile
strength and unusual resisting power.
A prominent American manufacturer
Of motors has succeeded I'm duplicating
this alloy perfectly. and IN short
time several thousand motors made Of
It will be ready for use. 1t IS claimed
that It can be turned out at small ex-
peuse
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
WARM THE WATER FOR DAIRY
STOCK IN WINTER
Cheaper to Heat Water Than for Cows
Themselves to Do 1t With Ex
pensive Feed

A good supply of clean, fresh water
should always be at hand for dairy
cows. Much water is needed for N.
high producing milch cow owing TO
the nature of her product, about 81
per cent of which is water 1t should
be handy at all times and in the win
ter, if the tank is outside, heat should
be applied to take the chill off the
water. Cows will drink more water II
warmed to 60 to 10 degrees +. than fl
made to drink ice water. A tank heat
cr can be provided at low cost that
will keep water at proper tempera-
ture, thereby saving feed and energy
of the animal. 1t is cheaper to warm
ice water than to allow the COW t.
warm it with high priced feed.-H. c
Nevius, Colorado Agricultural ColleE-
Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
MAY HAVE BEEN INDIGESTION
indianapolis Man Is Puzzled over Pc.
eulIar Action Of Hitherto Well
Behaved Automobile.

The accustomed peace and quiet in
the village of Woodruff Place was
harshly broken late tire other evening
by a disturbance that caused A. L.
Smith, living in the East drive TO won
der what particular brand of spooks
finds lodgment In the innurds Of motor
cars, says the indianapolis News.
Smith put his cnr i'm the garage at
decent and respectable hour, turned Off
the lights. locked the door, hung the
key on the nail in the kitchen and went
to bed. But that motor car did not
seem to be fully satisfied. Perhaps
the heat and the stufry garage had
something to do with It.
Whatever the nature Of the bug I'M
der its bonnet, the troubled soul of
the automobile found voice along
about midnight. From the dark re-
cesses Of the garage rose quuvgriug
howl that put to shame all ROSTERS
within half u mile. Slumbering neigh
bors turned over, muttercd "Whut the
deucey' or other Synonymous classical
references, and peered out Of the
bathroom windows, while Smith, trust
ty revolver in one hand and fushllght
In the other, padded cautiously surage-
ward. Peerlng within, nothing up-
peared, but the car stlll yelled its head
Off. Advancing boldly, he commanded,
"See here, now, that's enough Of this
nonsense" and stepped on the running
board, at which the car gave a final
yelp and subsidized. Now somebody
tell me what started It," said Smith
next morning, at the caucus Of neigh
bOrs In the alley. SOUNDED mighty
spOoOky, anyway"
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
MAY Have seIvsd Old Problem.

A German scientist claims to have
solved the problem Of transmitting
photographs under the ocean by cable.
His process, If successful, represents
the solution of an old problem. Photo
graphs have long been transmissible
by telegraph by the use Of selenlum, a
metal whose electrical resistance va
ries with the intensity Of the light
striking It. But a similar process for
cable work has never been perfected
hitherto, because Of the extreme feeble
ness Of the electric current that must
pass through thousands Of miles Of
wire without relay. The new process
is said to make use Of the selenlum
principle and an elaborate system of
relays at each end.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
eoldbeatina an Ancient Art.

Goldbeatlng as an industry is as an
cient and honorable as 1t is fascinating
and wonderful. It Is practiced in al
most exactly the same way today as
It was by goldworkers Of ancient
Greece and still more ancient Egypt.
Incredible as it may seem, there are
well-authentcated instances Of gold
having been beaten down TO more than
the three hundred thousandth part Of
an inch in thickness or thinness.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Large Families Chinese pIstIne,Ion.

The Chinese are proud of large fam
HES, and large family living togeth-
er under one roof is looked upon as
proof of the good temper and correct
course of life Of It's members and as
a sure path to prosperity. A large
family which is able to live together
without dividing up the property al
ways receives much credit and Is high
ly respected. II Is one OF the highest
distinctions in China to have WI Flu
Tung Tang, or five generations, un-
der one roof, although such a dlstinc-
ton is attained by very few.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Be Honest With Yourself.

Do you really believe all that you
say, yourself? Stop n minute and look
back, and think. Are you sure Of all
that you assert, and have you posi-
tive conviction concerning all that you
put forth7 If you do not honestly hold
to everything you say, how can you
expect others TO accept your words
If you do not actually believe what
you say, then you are unlikely to act
upon it, no matter how good It may
be. We need to be very honest with
ourselves.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Shall It Be .IangIsys7D

As a tribute 10 the memory Of the
man who was first TO discover, and
partly to apply, the rule In aero
statlcs, to which the world is In
debted for the modern advance in ayi-
ntlon, 1t is proposed that the United
States government shall designate the
alrplanes which 60 is TO send to Eu-
ropeau battlehelds 'Lansleys." Great
er recognition than his work has re-
celved should certainly be given to the
modest professor, who, theoretically,
at least, proved It possible to navigate
the air with heuviar-than-alr machines.
But, then, there are the Wrlghts. No
Injustice should be done the men who
put Professor LauEieys theory Into
practice. Would not "Laugwrlghts' be
a better name7-Chrisuan Science
Monitor.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Fathers and Sons in Congress-.

The statement that the election Of
John II. Bankhead to the United States
senate and that of his son, William b.
BGnkhead, to the house of representa-
tives from the state of Alabama is the
first instance in the political history Of
this country where father and son have
served cOntempornneously in congress
is an error. Henry SOuthard Of Bask-
ingridge, Somerset county, New Jer-
sey, was elected TO congress in 1900,
serving until 1911, and again in 1914,
serving until 1921. February 16, 1921,
his son, Samuel L. Southard, took his
seat in the congress as United States
senator from New Jersey, and was at
once assigned to the joint committee
on the Missouri compromise resolu-
tions, and both voted in favor Of them.
1t is claimed that Senator Southard
was the actual originator of the resOlu-
tions, and induced Henry Clay TO In
troduce them.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Newly Acquired pIanItY.

Elmer brought home the morning
mail, in which was the news of the
arrival Of mothers first grandchild.
We other four children, as well as half
a dozen Of the neighbors, were sitting
on the grass In the yard when Elmer,
full of the news. rushed upon US,
screaming at the top Of his voice: "Get
out of the way for your Uncle Elmer"
Exchange.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Parsnips.

For some reason boiled parsnlps
were long considered in some regions
Of Europe to be the proper vegetable
to serve with salt fish, but this tradi-
ton is not followed in the United
States, plain boiled or fried parsnips
being commonly served with roast
meats of any sort. They dre also used
for soups, for fritters, and so on.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
ALL SEED IN COLORADO MUST
BE LABELED AFTER OCT.
Law Stipulates Information Which
Must Appear on Label-Bulletin
Explains

The labelling requirements under
the Seed Act take effect October
1917. The act requires that all field
seeds, offered or exposed for salr
within Colorado for seeding purposes
in the state in lots Of five pounds or
more shall be labelled. No particular
form of label or tag is required, but it
must contain the information on the
following suggested label:
SEEDS
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26

A witty French=az said: 'Only
death is an excuse for not keeping o
dinner engagement, and even then Q
polite man would send the undertaken
to apologize for him."
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26

We harnessed q motorcycle to the
linotype when the storm knocked out
the electric power lines, and got out
the paper-El Ceuro (Cal.) Press.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26

Write for Colorado Seed Laboratory
Bulletin No. 1, which gives in full the
Seed Act, and explains its main pro
visions.-W. w. Robbins, Colorado
Agricultural College, Fort Collins
Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Quite conmon Failing.

DE only bit some men does" said
Uncle Eben, sis to talk little bit, re-
mindln' others to do their bit"
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
True.

''This hing Of being so much in love
that you can't eat" observed the man
who knows, 'is not infrequently caused
by the high price OF flowers and thoater
tickets."-Widow.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
True Sympathy.

Happy people need sympathizers.
Rejoice with those who rejoice.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
SEEDS
(If in Colorado)

Noxious Weeds: Name and Number
per 10. of each in excess of ! seed in
grams (of 90 seeds per lb.)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-08

l will still go away to the battlefields
Of France before it is discovered by
all who have given affection to Robert
Carruthers that he is Ale. l will
leave love for me and for France in
all Of these kind hearts. which will
comfort me when l fight for the re-
publique or live for her during long
years. grieve exceedingly. but 1 gon!'
feel a certainty that if l should
continue to be an American man for
all of the days | may live, to that
threescore and ten age, l would never
be able to gain in any way even a
small portion Of what my fine Mr..
Buzz Clendenning calls hustle" I
went at his side for the three DAYS
which interviewed between the news of
the arrival of that Lieutenant Count
de Bourbon and that actual arrival, in
what seemed to me to be the pace Of
very fleet horse or even as the fight
of a bird. And as fast as we Went
from the arrangement Of one detail of
entertainment to another the beautiful
Madam Whitworth went with us, with
her eyes of the flower blue very bright
with a great excitement. l was glad
that in all matters it was necessary
that my fine Buzz also consult with
her, and thus 1 was not exposed to any
Of her wickedness alone.
And in my W heart was also a
great excitement. for it seemed to me
that 1 vas fighting a great battle for
France all alone. All day l could see
that that Mr.. Jefferson Whitworth and
the other men of wealth who with him
were seeking to be robbers to my
country We're first in consultation with
themselves and then with my uncle.
the General Robert. and also the
Gouverneur Faulkner. Would their
powerful wickedness prevail and be
able to force a signing of that paper on
the ~gouverneur? Was that in their
power? I asked myself, and in my igno-
rance I did not know an answer and
had no person to demand n from.
There was no ease of heart to me
when the days went by, and I was so
at work with my Buzz that 1 had no
time for words from my Gouverneur
Faulkner Or glance from those eyes of
the dawn star. I could only murmur
to myself:
"Vive la France and Harpeth Ameri.
CAP
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-08

II will precede you in my cherry" I
said, as I saw both the gentlemen
seated together upon the back seat Of
the large black machine.
mo you don't; you take your seat
right In here with us to be on hand if
any bridge of this international CONVEX
sation breaks down under the count
and me-" answered my uncle, the Gen
eral Robert, with stern command.
"1s it that the young NJ. Carruthers
had an education in France?" asked
the lieutenant, the Count de Bourbon.
HE has the air of French-shall I say
YOUTH" And as he spoke again 1 saw
a CLEAN of deeply aroused interest in
his eyes which made my knees to trem-
bic in their tweed trousers.
Born there; son of my brother, who
died at the Marne," made answer to
the question my uncle. the General
Robert.
1T Is now that l make a remem-
brance. That Capitaine Carruthers
was the husband to the very beautiful
Marquise de Cree and Bye. In her
youth 1 was her friend. 1 did not
know But as the Lieutenant the
Count de Bourbon was making this
discovery, which tent a thrill Of fear
into the toes of my very shoes, the car
stopped at the main entrance Of the
capitol, and halfway down the long
flight of steps stood his excellency the
great Gouverneur Faulkner Of the state
of Harpeth waiting to receive the guest
who came on a mission to him from n
great land across the waters. Until l
die and even into a space beyond that
l shall take that picture of magnifi-
cence which was made by my beloved
Gouverneur Faulkner as he stood in
the May sunlight with his bronze hair
in a cleaning. I thought him to be a
great statue Of Succor as he held out
both of his strong hands to the smaller
man who had come from a stricken
land for his help.
lie bon Dieu keep Of his heart a
friend OF France" I prayed as I watch
ed those hands clasp as my uncle, the
General Robert, made the introduction.
And all the long hours of that long
day were as dreams Of sadness and
fear to me as 1 went about the many
duties of entertainment laid upon me.
AT luncheon at that club of Old uick-
DRY l sat opposite the small French
man who sat on the right hand of NV
Gouverneur Faulkner, and opposite to
me sat my uncle, the General Robert.
NO business was in discussion at that
time, but l could see those eyes of
French shreWdness make a darling
from one face to another, and ever they
came back to me with a great puzzle,
which gave to me terrible fear. To all
the plans for his entertainment he gave
an assent of delight, and for that two
days journey down into the grazing
lands of the Harpeth valley he had a
great eagerness until told that it was
to be undertaken upon the morrow.
rs it not that we will be occupied
Oh the morning Of tomorrow with the
signing OF those papers Of Importance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-08

your excellency?' he asked, with a
grave annoyance which was under a
fine control.
THE secretary of state, General Car
ruthers, and l think it will be best
that you see the grazing lands of Har-
peth and some of the mules being put
into condition before the signing of
the contracts" was what was 'hand-
ed out to him." as my Buzz would
have expressed it, by my G%ouverneur
Faulkner with a great courtesy and
kindness as he helped himself to
some excellent chicken prepared in a
fry. l could see a great start Of
alarm come into the eyes of that small
Lieutenant the Count de Bourbon at
those calm words, but he gave not a
sign of it. In my heart was a great
hope that something had been dis
covered for the protection of my sol
diers of France, and l also took 70
myself a portion of that excellent
chicken and did make the attempt to
consume it as l beheld all Of those
great gentlemen performing. 1 be-
lieve that under excitement men pos
sess a much greater calmness of ap-
petite than do women
IN. lie Gouverneur, it is not neces-
sary that I behold those lands and
those mules. The signature of the
great gouverneur Of the state of Har-
peth will make a mule to grow from
a desert in the eyes of the French gov
ernment," he said, with a smile of
great charm spreading over his very
small countenance.
But just at this moment, when a
reply would have been Of an awkward
ness to make, the music, which is
made by a most delightful band of
black men for all eating in that club
Of Old Hickory, began to play the
great Marseillaise, and with one mo-
ton all of the gentlemen in that din
ing room rose to their feet in respect
to the distinguished guest Of that Old
Hickory club. Also many friendly
glances were cast upon me, which l
returned with a smile of great graft
tude.
Eyes, the pen is mightier than the
mule stick in his eyes, the scoundrel,"
remarked my uncle, the General Rob-
ert, rs I drove to the capitol with him
in his car, while the Gouverneur Faux
ner took his guest with him in his.
us any proof been found that he
shall not do this robbery to France,
my Uncle Roberto" I asked with great
eagerness.
Trap is about ready to spring, but
not quite. Cad. but jeff Whitworth is
a skilled thief! I know what he is up
to. but I can't quite get it on the sur
face. Keep the French robber busy,
boy, for a little longer, and Ill land
him. Here we are at the office! Now
you get busy keeping them busy-and
Ill land 'em. If not III 90 and show
France what real fighting is, and I'll
take you with me into the worst
trench they've got. Battles, indeed
they ought to have been at Chicka-
aug Now depart!" With which