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The Washington times., 1917-12-24
The WisdOm of NapOleOn-NO. ~


modest income But happiness then would depend on tho
selection of associates.
His wisdom would lead him to seek for Of big brains
and small fortunes He would not follow the American
CUSTOM which often oades to and eagerly associates with
big fortunes regardless of brains.
Napoleon realized that mans happiness here lies in the
development of his intellectual abiity-no in distending
his stomach, or playing the peacock
When Napoleon wanted to command and murder mil
lions of men in order to develop and realize his military
genius he needed the financial resources Of nation.
But for his private social life and enjoyment, ne
would been quite content with four dollars day Even
this sum- says he would have reduced to twelve francs
day $4O except for the fact that he had got fat and
needed servant to help him dress
Young men who think they might have grand chance
in hfe-IF THEY HAD MORE MoNEY-are invited to
consider this statement of Napoleon.
And lest they imagine that he spoke merely for effect
that he did what he said they asked to
Der this:
After being Emperor, he thinks he would be happy
twenty francs day.
As young man, fitting himself to rule the world he
lived on less than twenty cents day. lived well enough and
developed the brain that gave him his Man makes
money Money made Our friend Liebold,
quoting Henry Ford says:
Millions don't make man, they simply unmask him.
show what he really is"
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
Are There Any More RandaIIS?
By EARL GOODWIN.
IL So. For Goodness Sake Get Them to Work Nov

There Is young man named Louis Randall, who was
an empoye of the engineer department Of the District Of
Columbia for several years Nearly everyone knew him
He competent quiet and underpaid official He did
his work and asked nothing.
Soon after the United States awoke the fact that
would require great feet of aeropanes, a company in
Paterson N. j. began to manufacture thea and Randall
was ured away from the District engineer office help this
concern Randall began to make aeropanes He did his
work and asked nothing.
About fortnight ago Paterson was showed under A
New Jersey blizzard rolled from the Atlantic and blocked
traffic The boss of the aeropane works shook his head
there too much Meantime the army demanded
daily shipment
Then Randall took a hand. He went out and bought
every shovel in Paterson He went Market street.
Main street. and all the other streets and collected every pos
sible snow-cutting implement In the town.
Then he put every human being in the aeropane shop
to work the Every office boy every stenogapher
every mechanic and every manager began to shovel and
shovel hard
That night the regular asroplane shipment made
The next morning the president of the company came
and made Randall the boss of the whole works.
There are more Randas left In the District building.
We need this very day to shovel the freight out Of
the freight yards.
The stories of Government contract freight being rushed
to Washington by priority order to lie here for days at the
Governments cost disgusting to men who know how 70
shovel snow or handle big jobs.
What we need is Randall to take charge Of the big
freight tieup The District government at this minute has
hundreds of and hundred teams and perhaps hum
dreds of carts and wagon of all kinds There Is no more
work than the removal of the freight from the
freight yards An engineer a who has been used
to meeting bzzards other emergencies should be put In
charge of that Job with power to take from District
building department all the and teams he needs The
surface division the water department. the sewer depart
ment all have teams and They should be put on the
job that Washington could make reputation Tor Isen
In handling problems.
Don't let any more good men wait till they get to
PATERSON before they show the stuff that's In them
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

We making the world safe for democracy, ana In
the process making the cost of living very high for
democracy.
il The Times repeats that this the richest government in
the world handing out billions to other governments with
unlimited money spend for the suffering everywhere in
Europe OUGHT be able afford decent pay for its own
employees here in Washington.
We use as our text today interesting report sent to
The State Department by John Jewell United States con-
sui at Lourenco Marquee in Portuguese East Africa.
. Says he:
lowing to the great advance in the cost of living the
local government has increased the salaries of all its
poyes who paid under 1900 escudos $1945) per
num- The increases in some cases HAVE AMOUNTED To
45 PER CENT"
l. Government clerks don't you wish you lived ''where
Afrc's sunny fountains roll down their golden sand?'
Pretty nice golden sand that increase Of 45 per cent
In African salaries How does that sound to the Govern
trfe over trying to live that amount which wouldn
supply the average prosperous patriot with petty cash.
for tips etc.
Portugal owning that particular part of East Africa Is
small country and poor, torn by revolution
Yet it has intelligence and heart enough to reahze tnat
doubles doubles ~ now - '
= And they call SMALL salary that needs consid-
crate increase $1945OO per yearque wide bit between
that and the pay of the average Washington clerk
Salaries thus raised in Africa in spite OF the fact
that the budget won't stand it. 1t has been necessary ac
cordng Consul Jewell to increase fees for licenses for
bars canteens osks etc. telegraph and telephone rates.
export sugar and also necessary to establish
military tax Yet the Portuguese grant the salary in
creases
The small amount that would be required to pay de-
cent wage to Government workers In washington would
be- compared with national wealth. like drop In the
ocean men and women could vote In this District as they
should vote they would get the raise quickly enough
That is N why A The ne. IG %zNsHP 1Tr zPS not
any halfway citizenship cut down by somebody who Is
afraid and thinks all day and all night about taxes
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
The Wisdom of
NapOleOn-No. IL
He Knew the Slight Importance of Money.

Napoleon spent on behalf of France thousands of mil
lions of francs He remarked with considerable salts
faction that he made the British spend TEN THOUSAND
MILLION francs opposing him on the continent
In this France has spent ninety eight billions OF
francs, which would surprise Napoleon.
During his long talks at St Helena one of his favore
topics this question of money and its slight importance
Following the life which he would really enjoy that Of
country gentleman, with very small house in Paris for
occasional visits he would choose for himself income Of
five hundred thousand francs hundred thousand
dollars This he thought could be spent wisely and
reasonably in quiet living the purchase of books enter
tanning friends, and so
While Napoleon selects this sum as the maximum he
would possess private individual he is far from
thinking any such sum necessary to real happiness.
He declared that he himself could live very comfortably
on twenty francs a day (S400).
He would get his little dinner in Paris for thirty
have cheap seat in the theAr in while to public
reading and libraries a have comfortable bed
room for twenty francs month
BUT-and here comes in Napoleon real financial wisdom
and the great lesson that he teaches foolish struggling
extravagant Americans
he would be comfortable with his small income because
says he:
g. II SHOULD ASSOCIATE ONLY WITH PEOPLE OF
SIMILAR FORTUNE"
Napoleon realized that happiness in this world must
be achieved by LIMITING wants. 1t never be
achieved by satisfying them.
= When he spent his of millions year, Napoleon
assocatng with the Emperor of Russia making kings
of his relatives and marshas despsng but hobnobbng
with other rulers doing they did and outdoing them in
show and in the squandering of money
He knew he could live comfortably enjoying physical
well being and the delight of mental activity most
CONTINUED in LastC Coumn)
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

THIS letter is so full Of things
every one Of US ought to
L know and realize that I'm
going to print it just as it is:
Dear Winifred Black:
! was interested in your article
regarding positions and the worker
and am impelled to tell you of an
experience 1 know of:
In September, 1916, owing to the
crash of her plans and property,
friend was compelled to earn
money. She was an excellent
stenographer, in addition to her
other business qualities, and she
wrote to several well-known
houses and received an answer
from a banking and brokerage
firm down town. The girl called
and secured the position. She was
very happy-for it meant freedom
from worry, although the salary
of $50 a week was not adequate to
support a home-which was the
problem confronting this girl.
Enter, Jealousy.
From the first day when she
entered the office she sensed a
spirit of antagonism to her from
the Young woman called the "head
stenographer." This young wo-
man, girl of most mediocre edu-
cation and ability, had come to
this position because she had been
with the concern five years. She,
recognizing the ability of the new
conner, developed a silem>apd pow
erful hostility to her, which was
very difficult to overcome, as II.
was underhand. The other girls
her friends-stood with her and
helped her.
1t would take too much space to
enumerate the manner in which
this head girl made the life of the
other girf miserable-enough that
she did so. But as the keeping of
the position was vital, the new girl
endured it all in silence.
Finally, one day, when the head
girl and the others, whom we will
call her "allies," were more ex-
asperating than usual, my friend
rebelled. This was the opportun-
ity the head girl was waiting for.
and she went down to the head of
the office with some lie or other
the other girl has not been able
to learn what-and this other girl,
a young woman of good family,
good breeding and education. was
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
Winifred Black on Success and Ability

honest work than she can help be-
ing just the nice girl she is.
Business life is new to her, and
it is just as well for her to learn
of the existence OF such conditions
right in the very first place she
worked-forewarned is forearmed,
you know.
The business world is full OF
such persons as the one who was
so vindictive to your friend. They
are poor, envious, jealous, small
minded, small-hearted creatures,
who turn green at the very idea Of
the success of any one but them
selves.
This head stenographer will not
hold her place long-her Office will
soon find out what sort of girl she
is and no flattery and no personal
pull will keep her position for her
very long.
A business office is a great big
machine and it cannot run smooth
ly with a jealous, envious, dis
agreeable employe trying so hard
to throw some one out of position
that she's willing to disturb the
whole office routine to do it.
Tell Her to Win.
Your "Head Stenographer" has
doubtless her little coterie of para
sites and toadies who kowtow to
her because they are afraid Of her,
but she has no real friends.
She can't have with such heart
and such a mind-sO her own in
Inmates are doubtless plotting
against her this very hour.
Tell your friend she Is foolish
to feel that she is in disgrace be-
cause she was discharged. Neither
she nor any one else has the di-
vine right to any position, and 1t
is never disgraceful to be dis
charged unless there is n dis
graceful reason for the discharge.
Your friend is too sensitive. She
is in business now, and she must
look at things in the light OF busi-
ness.
Tell her to brush her new hat,
freshen up her little office frock'
put some new buttons on her
downtown coat, get the best pair
of shoes and gloves she can afford,
and start QUITO win.
No one can make her fall-eN-
cept herself.
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The Washington times., 1917-12-24
By Winifred Black.

discharged" like any servant
who was incompetent might be.
This after a year of service.
The girl is heartbroken over the
matter-the rank injustice of all
of it-and her health has suffered
as a consequence. Besides, she
has been out of a position six
weeks-this with a family depend
ent upon her-and all because Of
another girls jealous tempera-
ment.
The discharged" girl is praying
constantly that justice will be
done her and they will send for
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
A MIRAGE
BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Copyright. 1917. Star COMPANY.

Copyright. 1917 Star Company.
TT was the crowded hour of the great city
i And through its long streets rushed
Trans, motor trucks and automobiles,
And there was hOnk of horn, and clang of bell.
Then suddenly the din seemed hushed.
The people paused moment III their hurry.
a curious spell
Fell over that loud scene, as down the street
\ pair of pretty ponies drew surrey;
And in it sat a lady with bonnet
y quaint affair with Just one Posy i'll it,
And narrow strings tied underneath her chin
The man who drove the ponies seemed to be
Aricture from old Godey's Magazine,
MateriaEzed The city din
Died down, ard-~oices Of village choir
Trailed on the air pastoral scene
With glimpses in the distance OF the sea-
Replaced tall city structures. Life was quiet
And there was time for reverle and song
The surrey passed from sight, trolley gong
Changed ali fferstreet again to noise and riot.
Tall city structures seemed to loom still higher
And shut the sunlight ont. lntoerant,
Cnbeautiful and loud voiced vehicles
Proceeded on their way to rave and rant.
There was no peace in all the clty's mart
Save but for him who found it in his heart
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

Well, Sympathy. it's all right for
you to be indignant. No one can
help it when they read your letter
but ! wouldn't waste much time
sympathizing with your friend.
She's in the right, has sense,
good Judgment, tact and business
ability. and she can no more help
winning her fight for the right to
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
OPEN LETTER.
DAVID S. PORTER, Esq,
NIL. M,na.ar

DINIoIUu 41dLIdbS4J
C. & P. Telephone Company.
Nv Dear MR.. PORTER: In
answer to your notice that tele-
phone contracts will all be can
celed January 1, this is to say
that no matter what ails your
telephone system, surely nothing
is the matter with your nerve.
Yours truly,
SUBSCRIBER.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
pacifst who says:
dams reply.

her and reinstate her, for she feels
she has been publicly disgraced
before the other $50 employees.
SYMPATHY.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

Iwish BILLY could take q crack
at some Of these war proflteers who
are grinding the poor unnecessarily
by outrageous rent raises. The COM
mon sense real estate men are not
doing this; it is the private owner
who has the chance-and takes it
to screw a few more dollars out Of
the pockets of the poor.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

JOHN C. LET'S Is having q hard
time getting q house for BILLY
SUNDAY. Can't you help him?
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

TOM Ships new Christmas
cards inform me Of the fact that
Tom has a new office in San Fran
cisco. It was a kind fate that kept
TOM out Of Congress to go into
publicity and advertising.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

"W. S. P" suggests that substitut-
ing clear glass globes for the
ground glass denominations that
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
HEARD AND SEEN

adorn Cd our lamp posts would
add about 80 per cent to the voluno
Of light at each post. The idea n
to cut OF lights on q portion Of tAs
posts and save fuel
RAPHAEL SEMMES, who goes
into the aviation corps as q first
lieutenant, is a member Of the
JOHNNY FERRIS ALUMNI and Il
sure enough scrapper. They ean
him 'PENNY" SEMMES. This q
how he got the name:
Some boys had puppy thsy were
shout to throw into Q sewer.
Semmes interfered and rescued the
pup, paying q penny for him He
has been PENNY" ever sinee AID
he's all right
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

GEORGE o'CoNNoR sends M
the advertisement Of a druggist whO
says, 81 will be open from 8 - N.
until IL p. m"
George says that while the drug
gist is exposing his interior it may
be a good chance to get some inside
information.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24
They Raise Wages in Darkest
Africa
Africa

Why Can't They DO 1t In Voteess Washington
Observe the Size of the African Raise.
The Washington times., 1917-12-24

II nobbishness could WIN a. wa
some Of our Red Cross ladies' d.
serve medals Of honor. I know a
one Red Cross organization here
which depIores the fact that -tAS
common people" have becoms %
much interested in the work. IN
this little blue-stocking outfit moe
bfshness went % far that q letter
was circulated among the members
asking that the social status be Pre-
served at all costs, and that no onS
merely on the edge Of society -
admitted.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-02

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The Monticellonian., 1917-08-02
The cnenaise VIII Stay.

The vogue of Ihe -.chemlSes coatin- oes- We shall wear the chemiSe. with eu- 6olht. zl the rest of our lives. and isn't fl s matter of record thst the sZgels wear cherniSeSs CIad Ike the Sasels ws shall he Tor months to come. s2ys Hosle. The newest chemiSe frock iS made C hlack satin embroidered E-ith hlue and black tubular beads
 These beads are rather new in shape
 far they are somewhat thick and short. rs1AeT than long and slender. and tAsse farm vivid lines and spots Of col,
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-02

Ihe shops continue To display tloa>eS-raI.ared and otherwise made -tor lzte summer wear. Tailored mod eis gre of crepe de chine and other wash silks while georgetre crepe holds tts own first place for dressy wear. The lingerie hlouSes of line. white yoile. trimmed Wtth RATION flet. eluny or lln- se-ze lace. and further ornamented VlIh tne toaches-ased sparingly- sai1s ground as midsummer hears. This iS <2Forlte. worn with white WsSa skirts and with ether separate skirts for the street and sports. II lsuHde-s ta perfection, and the silk tloaSeS eo almost as well. with careful washing.
 i blouse of white pussy willow taf- fst2 is one of the few tailored mod els which i> not uncompromisingly plan | has xery simple pattern on the front wrought h small white and hue beads Except for this it is en- tIrely plain relying for is style upon 2 v.5e szlior collar and deep pointed elEs turned back ST the wrists
 h tae blouse of ge0Fgette narrow revers zt the fnolT NideH iHto collar thss Is deep q the back and edged sith nzrroW 61et lace. Fine tucks. in -ao groups extend from the shoulder saeus fo the iiue of 1he buSf and a dainty pattern ia six embroidery fn- !Sass fhe deeoraaa1. The sleeves are gathered Into deep pain cuffs and all scans are henStztche6-
 Among new arrivals there are few SloESeS thSr fasTea in the back They sre F.-8Tieed with h.eh collars and la
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-02

pint ot milk adding 2 eit Of szlt and slsar If desired Cat szx slices q white bread and soak tt,n few min Utes iR the eustard- then fir in hgee hot butter e- sweet fFyIasS
 Moiasses pies are ve-y pepalsr say down South Take 8 p.zt = nsolzsSes. beat into II three eggs and enc large spoonful Of butter PoEE the mixture into $ pie plate lined wIfA rich paste and bake
 Pork and Apple pie-Lae s deep dish with nice fsT pcrk, cur very thin and slice some sPpzess Pizce layer Of apples then layer of park Sprln- kle each layer with alfSp.ce- pePpeE and sugar Have three - four l4ye-S and les The laSt one be apples Sprin= kIe win sugar and spice and ooxer with Jap crust Bake one hour.
 MIX Cracker P9aoins-SpllG mlIk crackers aH3 plSee 2 few rEz>las ia- siie. pit the halves together and lzy then ia s doth bag Lay ia s steam q CT tie closely and drop inc boiling water. leave -soEa enough ln the ele1h for he craek.-s D swell. Remove ia 15 minutes and serve w5th -ieh sauce ot butter. sugar. fruit !ulcs and Rut- ues
 leaf ef bread msy te eut nearly througa ID four e- I've places raiszas spriaklei mo the siles and then the leaf $ ned ID. Pl4ce h 6 cloth and bal hsl< su hour. Serve wz-h s rzch padding sauce
 eur,eo.-Sllce rxo onions and h-ozn h butter. xdd 2 poaad each q ha1 and lean heet- cnt iR caheS and vel dredgei virh -four put mo the kettle with the onions when well fred 2dd ore each ot ca-z- ea-a aad tomatoes sslt- pepper six = eiEa, claves and lttle Taprlka- Bozl 2H together in seeat f7ve quarts uf water s- dzx. Serve R5th spea1zul q rec ta tAe center ot ezcA serving
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-02

toEs and are boon To the Jeo-Slender zo1sa But bloases like those pie tured with open 1hroats. are worn with seqarzte high collars and jabotS.
 TAe stout InStroRiy figure has q di1iry and style of is own. and, ia the clothes which modern methods D4ke for iI- beauty of line as we'll. T5e7e is system q careful desi gn!ng. doos hy specialists h the work. that has resulted h s new order of things. These specialists adapt the new styles 70 he figures of stout women. bur hold hen to Ihe ssyelts line, and if new ssJe is Incompatible with the Svelt- line, T is the style that k sacrificed. sZd aor the line.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-02

The stout woman must begin al the beginning by having corset that fts and shapes up her figure. Then. If s1s adopts scientifically designed elothes. and has them perfectly executed. no one Will ever couple "ungainlyR with her figure. for it will have good lines and style. But in the neg desig gning nothing is left to chance; every line. every button. every drapery-eyery- thing is a matter Of study
 There are two good examples of sue cesSful costuming Of the stout figure. shown in the picture h one Of them. of plain satin and satin-str1ped crepe georgette. the designer takes adYan- tage of the newly arrived box-plaited skirt to emphasize long. straight lines in the costume. The plaits are narrow and thoroughly pressed and the skirt Is set on to bodice of satin with long front and plaits a each side of T.. IT fastens with ros Of small Satfn-covered buttons set close to- gether Tn the over drape of striped crepe the satin strip oFerlays the crepe stripe. The belt of plain satin slips through Siashes in the straight hanging drape and dips to lengthen the waiStline at the front. The upper part of the sleeves. of the striped crepe. falls over I deep. riaSe=attinz cuff of satin. Length of skirt is to he determined bF beeomiasaess and not sacrificed to styles that shorten the figure.
 This is noticeable In the suit shoea with plain sk,t cut snkie length. The long lines of the coat are sln5st