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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-20
FORGET 1T.
Rv JuDp MORTIMER LEWIS.

The Christmas tree is all alight be-
tween us and the trenches; beyond 1t
lies a grevous fight and suffering and
stenches; this side of it are all things
good, and little folks are singing, and
over field and stream and wood their
JOYOUS tones are winging. So let US
pull the curtain down on periscopeS
and dying, and spread our smiles all
over town, and cut out sobs and sigh
ing. The little folks know naught or
war, and little folks are happy; they
have no notion what it's for nor why
the kings are scrappy; and we know
no more than they do of the outland-
fsh reason; so let US sing: 'The skies
are blue, it is the Christmas season."
So let us bring the turkey in and tote
10 wood for mother, and poli5n up our
Christmas grin and try to love our
brother. The world is full of friend
ships yet, the world is filed with low
ing. and love outshines a coronet, and
sympathy beats showing. So LET US
load the Christmas tree and let rs
wear rssy and join the children In
their glee at ring-around-a-rosy r
Houston Post
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-20
This Lad Had a Real
Christmas Tree

"THE question of how to meet the
needs of the education we
wanted our boy to have was
with us from his birth, and 1t was my
love of all kinds of trees which solved
our problem" said the mother Of a
growing boy.
"He came near the Christmas sea-
son, and I wanted to do something to
mark the wonderful event My mind
turned to trees. What could be more
appropriate than to plant tree and
let this child of nature grow up with
mine?
'Then came the thought, why not
choose a fruit tree, something that
will yield a tangible profit to be laid
aside as the beginning Of fund for
the boys education? And so the plan
took shape, and as we live in warm
climate, a fruit tree was planted each
year on Christmas day for the little
one
sSoon the lad was taking an active
part in the ceremony, and by the time
the first fruit appeared he was old
enough to take real delight in the
proceeds of it's sale, which went into
his bank A few years more found
him in entire charge of small or
chard His ever growing bank ac-
count has always been his own, sub
ject to the inspection and advice of his
father, who keeps before him the pur-
pose for which it was started"
IF you live where the climate pre-
vents tree planting on Christmas day
could you not give your son the price
of a fruit tree and let it be planted
when the proper season arrives?-
Philadelphia Ledger
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-20
christmas

Early in spring farmers OBJ
served the soil give forth new
life. Today the fields are bar
rem and lifeless.
y New souls have been well
coined at the hearthstone,
while others, of kin or friend
ship, have been buried in the
churchyard on yonder hill.
Armies have been recruited
and equipped. Strong in their
unity they have gone forth to
battle. Today they live in
memory only, their bodies dis
migrating on the earth's sur
face near those mythical lines
called national boundaries.
Myriad as all the grains OF
sand on the seashore and the
stars in che evening sky are
these sparks OF life. They
kindle and rekindle, leaving
in death the material sub
stance which they inhabited.
Such is the Importance Of
man. His power is not in his
possessions but in his spirit.
To live with forces which are
eternal is to be free of the fan
cies and thraldom Of earthly
cares.
On the twenty-ifth day of
this monthpraises will be sung
in memory of one who lived
in the spirit. His love knew
no limits, his power was the
greatest.
Men and events have been
forgotten in the cycles Of time,
but the spirit and name Of
Christ is ever present, and OF
him shall be sung again this
Christmas:
"Glory to God in the high
est, and on earth, peace, good
will toward menw
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-20
Christmas
Gifts From
The Woods

80 HE paper birch is an especial
Il treasure, but we never cut the
==.s.ss3 bark from living tree, even
$500 when deep In the woods, un-
u less we know that the wood
S$ is doomed to be cut at once.
q: Too many ignorant or!
50 thoughtless people do not hes.
II itate to strip the beautiful
* papery bark. from the living
e. tree, not realizing probably
~ that the bark is needed to
Z: protect the running of the
IN sap and that the outer bark,
-. so smooth and silvery, will
II never renew itself. So, even
*, if death does not Immediately
y follow, the beauty of the tree
g: is gone, said Ora Parker
e Phelps in the Housekeeper.
70 Once / found a dead tree
X from which / was able to slip
* several feet of. bark in rings.
q: This only needed to be sep
- arated into convenient sizes,
III fitted with tight bottoms,
II sewed' in place by raffia or
g: sweet grass, and lifting lids
- attached, to make boxes ready
~ to fill with Christmas sweets.
~ In making laurel wreathing.
or garlanding we have found.
~ that by taking small twigs,
~ and winding one on to an
III other, using light picture wire.
=, as binding, the wreathing;
makes very rapidly and easily.
~ When the white pine cones,
X; fall we gather bushels of
$: them. And such treasures as
4? the cones are! In the open
~ fire they make a glorious
}d blaze-ft background for
y, wonderful fire castles-and
q. as for kindlings they are alb
~ solutely unsurpassed.
~ Remembering that the two
~ little cousins living on the
&: Pacific coast once sent q bar
Z! rel of the Western cones to
=! much loved poet, greatly to
X his delight, we tried sending
:, q sack of cones. gayly decked
with laurel, to q city friend
~ who loves an open fire. In
~ the very bottom was a small
r. "chunk" with paper bear
q: ing these words: IN. B.
~ This is Yule Log" An
- other time an armful of the
II cone bearing branches of the
= red pine were sent to friend.
&, But our especial Christmas
~ gifts, the onesswe send to the
kt nearest and dearest, are our
y; little Christmas trees. We
\: take a day and go up to the
~ mountain swamp where grew
81 the cranberries, and there we
\: choose wee, little shapely
:, trees, getting them, so far as
9: we can, from the deep shade
q; Of other trees, for these are
y doomed to an early death
=. anyway. We it each little.
g: spruce securely to board,
81 covering it with moss and
Sl trailing vines. Then we deck
=. the tree. OF course the gifts
8. must be tiny and varied to.
- suit those to whom they go.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-20

On their return from the Holy Land,
the pilgrims and crusaders brought
new subjects for theatrical representa-
ton, founded on the objects of their
devotion and incidents in their wars,
and the early mysteries and other
PLAYS of Christmas, among them that
of St. George and the dragon, which
has survived to modern tines, prob
ably owe their origin to this period.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-20
Wise Willie.

After five-year-old Willie had gone
to bed on Christmas eve his mother
went into the room to see if he had
hung up his stocking properly Tor
Santa Claus. Much to her surprise
she found that the little fellow had
appropriated one of hers for the occa-
sion and had attached slip of paper
on which he had printed in a bold
hand one of his Sunday-school texts !:
sThE Lord lOvvEtH & CheaRfuLL
giVveR."
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
CARTOONIST OPENS
EXHIBITION OF WORK
Raemaekers' Series Of Cartoons
Displayed in COrcoran Gallery.

The famous Raemaekers' series OF
cartoons on the European war. which
are being published in Washington
exclusively in The Times. is on ex-
hibition at the Corcoran Gallery OF
Art today. Raemaekers himself is
experimenting the exhibit, which
will last for two weeks
Twenty-one OF these pictures,
which describe better than the pen or
press conditions "over there" out OF
the total of lis. had been sold up TO
noon today.
Raemaekers IS planning to arrange
a special day for the school children
Of the District, such as have proven
very successful in France. TO view
his collection.
The most gripping OF the exhibits
were those showing the Kaiser emu
lating Nero at the burning OF Rome,
singing the blessings OF peace; "Pals,"
which depicts the Kaiser. Germany,
and Death in q fast motorboat speed
ing toward certain death on the rocks
Of No Mans Land; the Kaiser saying
to the hungry German public, Don't
think Of your stomach-think of my
dynasty only" Germany wading in
gore and human heads saying. Bring
me the rest of my people. linden
burg" and the Kaiser kneelIng in the
cemetery Of illusion in which all of
the famous German plumbers are
shown as epitaphs on headstones.'
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
LIBERTY TRUCK
WILL Be GIVEN
TEST BY ARMY

LIMA, Ohio. Oct. s.-Preparations
are being made for an early test run
to the East, probably to Washington,
OF the first Liberty motor truck, just
completed here. The truck. which
carries a load 1000 pounds greater
than any similar truck, is the result
OF months OF Experimenting by some
Of the leading motor and truck build
ers in the country. The Govern
ment has ordered $4,000 OF them built
in the FIRST six months of 1918 for use
by the army. 1t will not be used for
commercial purposes.
The first truck, which was built
here, was assembled in q factory
without windows or doors and en-
tered from a skyhght. The greatest
secrecy was thrown about 1t. Similar
precautions were taken in sixty and
odd factories which Manufactured
certain of its parts.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
Congressman Jones
Adds New Record to
Already Long String

Congressman Marvin Jones mas re-
turned to his constituency in the Thir-
teenth Texas district with another
record dangling TO his belt. The
Congressional Record shows that he
answered every one OF the eighty
one roll calls at the recent session.
and the Congressman's friends in
sist that no other member Of the
present House can claim this distinc-
ton.
Jones came to Washington with
two records to his credit. One was a
majority OF 5000 votes in the last
election. Another was the undisputed
claim to representing the la gest
Congressional district in the United
States. an empire OF forty-eisht coun-
ties covering an area as large as all
the New England States.
The Texas Congressman's third rec
ord was made in the Congressional
Red Cross benefit ball game. when
he cracked out six singles in six
times at bat. and was given greatest
credit for winning the game for
his Democratic colleagues.
II any other member can marshal
such a total OF records the Texan
wants to hear from him.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
One OF THE JAILED
SUFFRAGETTES OUT
Miss Nina Samaritan Completes
WOrkhouse Term.

Miss Nina Samaritan, a Russian
suffragette at occoquan, was given
her liberty today. while her four fell
Iow-prisoners, who participated in the
recent suffragette riot at the work
house, were held to serve out their
full thirty-day sentences.
Miss Samaritan owes her liberty to
the fact that she was in the hospital
at the time that riot broke out and
was unable TO participate, suffrage
headquarters said. As a result, she
got several days of her thirty-day
sentence for good conduct.
The Mems Club of Takoma Parish,
OF Takoma Park, today went on rec
ord as indorsing Superintendent Whit
takers administration at Occoquan.
Mr.. Whitaker addressed the club in
March, 1915. :
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
PLEADS WITH WOMEN
TO use LESS WOOL

A plea to women OF the District to
eliminate wool from then wardrobes
is made by Mrs. Antoinette Funk,
vice chairman of the woman's Lib
erty Loan Committee.
Addressing the National Jewish
Sisterhood and 400 Washington
school teachers yesterday, Mrs. Funk
urged that American women, by read
justing their wardrobe plans for the
coming winter, can satisfy half the
needs OF the army.
This was urged as peculiarly a
woman's economy. as while there are
few substitutes for wool in mems
clothing, women may easily eliminate
wool from their wardrobe.
"A woman who has no fur coat
and cannot afford one must, OF
course, be supplied with an outer COW
ering of WOOL" Mrs. Funk said. But
the possibilities OF saving underneath
the overcoat are almost unlimited"
Substitution OF silk and cotton were
urged upon women as a means OF wool
conservation.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
L. S. COMMISSION
SUBMITS REPORT
ON BREAD PRICE

The Federal Trade Commission re,
port on the cost of production and
distribution or bread was presented
TO the food Administration today.
This report will be the basis OF the
fixing OF a standard loaf Of bread a.
a standard price, which all bakers
will be expected to maintain.
Action will not be taken, however,
until the food administration has had
opportunity for careful study OF this
report and or the results OF tests
being conducted in Philadelphia with
a new bread formula developed by
DR.. Benjamin r. Jacobs at the bureau
of chemistry. The Philadelphia test
is on a commercial scale and Is ex
pected to show loss and waste in
present methods.
Reports gathered from various sec
lions OF the country show q wide di
vergence in bread prices. and seem to
indicate extensive prohteering by GER
tain bakers.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
RANDLE HIGHLANDS CAR
SERVICE Is DENOUNCED

That the railway service provided
the residents OF the Randle Highlands
section OF the District is a disgrace
to the National Capital and that
something should be DONE at once to
improve these conditions was the
sentiment expressed by members of
the citizens association of that sub
urb at a special meeting last night.
Col A z. Randle said that II was
his opinion that every obstacle pos
sibIe had been placed in the way OF
improvements for the section.
Dr. B. T. Woodward, c. A Barker,
and Thomas Crane spoke on the same
subject.
The association adopted as its
slogan, ''Through-Car Service" and
every means will be used to bring
this about. President 8. e. Snyder
is to appoint a special committee to
investigate car conditions.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
MUSICALE FOR SOLDIERS.

A musical evening is to be given
the soldiers at Fort Myer. Va, to
Aight in the Y. N. C. A. temporary
building by Mrs. L. A. Dougher, as
a member of the Alexandria county
chapter OF the Red Cross. Prominent
among the entertainers are Prof.
Louis A. Potter. organist at the CAL
vary Baptist Church: MrA Ruby z.
Potter. John L. Walker. baritone So
Ioist at the Vermont Avenue Chris
tiAn Church: William S. Shelby. and
Ernest Gichner, well known at all
entertainments of Washington Lodge.
No. Is. B. P. o. E, and Mrs. Jonathan
B. Hagap.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09

Marie Corelli has Just made
fortune on one story. She spent
five years writing it. The price
Hearst's paid her for publication
rights was fabulous. The story
makes ''Young Diana = out of
withered old maid. Nobody is
clever enough to guess the end !
ing. First installment Just out
in October Hearst's.
Charles Edward Russell, member
Of Americas Commission to
Russia tells the Arabian Nights
story Of New Russia in October
HearSt'S.
Hurley of the Shipping Board is
analysed by John Temple Graves
in October Hearst's.
John A. Gade tells of the out
RACES he witnessed in Belgium in
October Hearst's:
Stephen LeaCOCk contributes the
dis-illusioning story of ''The Real
Cave Man. in October Hearst's.
B. c.. Forbes arra1gns Waste and
Inefficiencyin stirring article on
War Finance in October Hearst's.
OCTOBER
The Washington times., 1917-10-09

Cgieura Soap and Ointment are the
soldiers ever-TeAdy friends for ecze-
MAJ, TAsheE. itchings, irritations, cuts,
wounds, bruises, bites and sings Of in
1ects, Sunburn and Windbun, the Soap
10 cleanse and purify, the Ointment TO
Soothe and heal. UnriValed for the tot
let. For sample each free BY mail ad-
dreSS postcard: ''Cutie1ra, Dept. lag,
BoSt0H." Sod everywhere and sent
BY mail. Cuhcura Soap &c, Ointment
25 and Soc.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
QUICK relief FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That Is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
Dr.. Edwards q practicing physician
for IL years and calonefs old-time
enemy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid ivers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but ahealing. soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the keynote" Of these
little sugar-coated, oiive-colorcd tab
lets They cause the bowels and liver to
act normally. They never force them
to unnatural action.
Ifyou have a dark brown mouth
bad breath-a dull, tired feeling-sick
headache-torpid liver and are consti-
pated, you'll find quick, sure and only
pleasant results from one or two little
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every
night just to keep right Try them
10c and 25c per box. All druggists.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
D. c. BOARD WILL
MAKE DRIVE TO
OBTAIN TEACHERS

The District Board OF Education to-
day began q determined drive for
more teachers in the graded and high
schools to meet an unprecedented de-
mand, which was indicated in the an
nusl report OF Superintendent Ernest
l.. Thurston. made public this morn
ing.
In his report. Thurston not only
sounds a call for more teachers. but
he strongly urges the establishment
OF a proper teachers retirement law.
The shortage OF teachers exists" "
said Superintendent ThUrston. in
spite OF the fact that we have been
extending our high school day from
five-period program and have in
creased the daily average assign
ments OF the average teacher"
Thurston. evidently speaking TO
Congress as well as to the school
board. says that there should be no
war time interference with the work
OF the public schools. School officials
say that the only way this can be
prevented is to pay salaries that will
keep eligible teachers out OF other
, work, particularly other lines OF Gov
eminent work.
Thurston reports lower attendance
because of the employment by the
Government of hundreds OF former
pupils. He will not predict whether
this decrease is permanent for the
year or not.
In his report. the superintendent
lays particular stress upon the work
Of teaching the principles Of democ-
racy and Americanism, but this act
ivity Of the school officials had been
anticipated in earlier statements
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
BELGIAN AND SWISS ENLIST.

A Belgian and a Swiss are among
the fourteen new recruits for the
United States army just enlisted at
the main recruiting station at Sew
enth and Pennsylvania avenue. The
enlistment of the Swiss, Gisin Karl.
is held up while recruiting officers
get official reports on a discharge
from the Swiss army which he pre-
scented. The Belgian, Maurice De
Pauw, was accepted as q recruit.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
WOULD use MONTICELLO
AS MILITARY HOSPITAL

Agitation for the purchase by the
Government of Monticello, Thomas
Jefferson's home, near Charlottesville,
Va, has been reopened through the
suggestion of Congressman Dent.
chairman Of the House Military Com
mittee, that the property be bought
for conversion into an army and navy
hospital during the war.
The plan contemplates creation of a
national park on the Monticello prop
erty after the war. Congressman
Dent will introduce a bill at the next
session providing for the purchase of
the property by the Government from
the present owner, Jefferson Levy. Of
New York. at a sum not exceeding
$4,000
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
WATERMELON KING" DEAD.

RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 9.-Judge
Charles Catlett, the watermelon
king" of Virginia, is dead after an
illness OF two weeks. His death oc
CURED Sunday night at his home
Undertake, Gloucester county. He
was a Confederate veteran. Judge
CatIett is said to have grown water
melons weighing 125 pounds each.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-11
SMASHING SUPERSTIrIONs

The health department of a great
state (not Wisconsin, requires that
person who died of tuberculosis
may not be given a public funeral
except the body be wrapped in dis
infectantS and contained in a sealed
metal casket. This is not merely
an old antiquated idea. 1t IS point.
ed to with pride by those in author
ity as evidence of the care exercised
in safeguarding the public health.
AS health protection measure, it
is worse than tommyrot. 1t is a mis-
leading, tYrannicai, and benighted
display of force that is unwarrant-
ed by any modern conception of the
manner in which this disease, at
least, may be spread. If there is
one time when a consumptive is alb.
solutely safe, it is when he is dead.
In another state, man, who holds
himself out as an authority on tu-
berculosis, stated t h larg e
amount of consumption in a certain
neighborhocd could be accounted
for by the alleged fact that the peo-
pie drank we'll water which was pol
luted by drainage from a cemetery
in which large number of people
who had died of consumption were
buried. This is likewise nothing
but nonsense in the face of scien-
ti6c knowledge concerning bacteria
and con tagious disease.
The real harm that comes from
such misleading actions and talk as
cited above, lies in the fact that the
truth is crowded out of the minds of
people who can and do believe such
things. Nobody who really under
stands how tuberculosis and most
other contagious diseases are spread
by coughing, sneezing, splitting and
talking could make such mistakes.
The health department which spends
its money and energy on policing
the burial of the dead will have little
left to devote to the living.
When we change our nonsensical
views and superstitions concerning
the spread Of germ diseases we
shall have fair chance to get rid
of contagious diseases. And we
shall not make much progress un-
til we do.
One thing that everybody should