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Peace On Earth Good Will To Men"


"on earth peace. good will to
mem phrase uttered almost two
thousand years ago. and ye; Il the
close OF 1929 it falls on our cara
with n fresh Significance. In the
Hight OF recent events and present
unrest. II now holds a new note
that OF warning. Never since thu
angels chanted these words IN tho
presence OF the speli-bound shep-
herds on that first dim Christmas
morning. has the whole word been
in greater Seed Of such an admoai
ton thar at this time OF civil a.id
International strife; of i~avlessnesa
and destruction; of Industrial trou
bles and political bickerinei OF petty
squabbling generally.
II each nation would adopt tn :
phrase. which embodies the Christ
mas spirit. as a creed and faithfully
live up &c IT In letter and spirit. the
tumult and the shouting. the dis
cord that prevails over the earth.
would automatically. And since ma
tons and cities. communities and
homes. r hut larger oil smaller ag-
gregations Of individua,s. each Of
us. by his wi attitude toward those
about him. may restore a degree OF
tho Worlds lost harmony. This much
at any rate is the duty OF all of US
as good citizens: To live -amicably
with our families and p~eaceably with
our neighbour. and to work together
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ALTA o DUNN

with our townspeopie in reasonable
concord for our common welfare
II Is good for humanity. AID no,
impossible for the brief holiday sea
son at least. &c forget self seeking.
to cas- off all shams to take account
OF It's present course and the desti.
nation TO which 1t leads. The ciosa
Of the year may well bring both a
civic and en- individual stock-taking.
For how shall we know where we
stand in h business OF life II we
do no. tabs periodical inventory
Such a process challenge TO our
!onesty and detrimental
to the. vanity. y extremely saiu-
tary in effect. neverthcless.
Despite the ancient jest about
good resolutions being made merely
to be broken. we all know hat an
deal or pattern must be formed In
tho mind before my important per.
sonal achievement can be actuallzed
or definite advancement made. Hts.
tory is indeed bearing out the rros
erb Where there IS no vision the
people perish Any form OF worth
while accomplishment must be pre-.
visioned.
Notwithstanding the weil.nigh
universal conflict at this Chr sttnas-
tide. we who live in Wyoming towns
or villages Or rural communities.
may. II Sc we choose. enjoy compar-
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only through united effort hat any
group car cont..-e - hold together
and progress. The success Of ali CO.
operative endeavor depends upon
mutual eompromise: A slight yield
ing Of prejudice on the part OF Tom
and Dick; some concessions by
Harry; a meeting halfway by Mar
tha and Mary; a general cultivation
OF an attitude OF broad tolerance and
respect for the opinions and ideas
OF othe-. even though we may not
agree with them. Only IN such a
I'M may harmonious cornmu-
nifty Of action be carried out.
So II. In the coming year. ours Is
TO be a better state. a better county.
a better town with better homes In
and about It. IT is up 10 you and me-
TO Tom. Dick and Harry. Martha
and Mary-to make them so. To
forget personal grudges and petty
quarreis. to stop grinding private
axes on public gr+ndstones. and to
work together with sing'eness OF
purpose and good horse sense to
make our own little patch OF the
world n ~pleasanter place for AL
lot is cast here to live in.
While the world at large wrang'cs
over its various bones. !: Is our priv
ilege 20 employ our minds and encr-
giles In creating for ourselves a To-
cal zoua Of Deace ard modest pr,,s.
perity.
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Immediately. We retire. just as we
were the nrst 10 retire when Korea
fell a victim 10 Japan. Diplomacy
neglected leads TO war. II Is my
hope that China. Ru.sia and America
viii effect a Impeachment There is
a community OF Interest between all
three countries
Il have told you that we have only
one friend IN Asia Now l VIII tell
you the essen / have learned from
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years OF recorded history. she is vol
content to take the best the West
can offer her and t~ransrruto It
through the traditions OF her past.
Chinese Is essentially a pacinst
1T f. 20 this new-old China that I
would commend h attention OF
Americans China wants capital. not
TO debauch her. as wss the ease with
the old political loans. but to redeem
her through the development OF con
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the peace Of the Orient. but It left
tho two main problems unsettled
Siberia n Aanchuria-and Il added
more uncertainty and insecurity 10
Oriental affEu. Il luIied h Amer1-
can Government and through II the
American people into q false sense OF
security. which was not Justified by
results. In 70 a as the barley re-
lated to tho Far East. Il Id not settle
any problems and that 3: --oved
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Ii NEW Y. S. OF CHINA BE DEMOCRACY

proud OF, not only among the Chinese
1919 TO 1880. This il a record 10 he
but among US. We have a prestige
across the sea which Is unparalleled
in the history OF international Inter
course
Among the most satisfactory por-
tents OF n new China IL the develop
nent % Industrial enterprises. Start
ing with its cotton mills. China is
manufacturing. There are % mills
throughout the country owned by
Chinese. with more than 1000. 900
sp ndies and 10000 looms. Ten years.
ago this progress would have been
dismissed as an idle dream.
in silk. too. the achievements war
ant the ~attent'on OF the world. espe-
ciaily OF America We want China
to spin the American skeln. For years
we have complained because the
Chinese product OF the hand loom
was too long. too Irregular. too varied
n texture. We sent over demon
trator and our representations TO
the silk interests over there were so
enthusiastically received hat within
hve years the Can't iatures had
completely changed methods and
were spinning q ard Ameri-
can ske'n. Tn s~voiut'on IN
China, where h. methods nro
made sacred b. .ong practice.
Canton. the SOU centre OF the
six industry. NJ exports 40.tOJ
bales in place OF -alf that amount
formerly.
"An-rca has shown such an IN.
terest In China's production because.
Il our market Is to be maintained. we
must n W der supply. The
Chinese lost formerly about so per
cent OF their silk worms through dis
ease, and solely by American enter
prise this percentage has been re
duced to 20.
Education for AL.
THE people are now moving from
the bottom up. and because the revo-
luton is taking place at the bottom.
IN the village life. the West does not
heal much about Il. The day viii
soon dawn when the Chinese will
elect their own Governors on the
basis laid down in representative
countries. such as the United states.
Education will be spread over The
country when the literary revolution
now under way bears fruit. The
scholar OF old carefully guarded edu-
cation; he kept II in a glass case:
and made the classical language as
difficult as possible. so that no ordi-
nary son OF Han might be permitted
to enter the sacred portals OF learn
'ns. II is no longer n preserve:
china's Intellectuals are not the auto
Gratis Of former days. A simpler writ
ter language Is new being used by
China's foremost scholars. The demo
c~ratization Of the language. as I
might put II. go far toward reclaim.
ing Chlla's great %unlearned.
IAN the troubles in the Paciafc can
be put ut the door OF a weak China,
a China helpless against the ~voracity
OF the powers. When China is strong
and capable OF looking at things IN
ternationsl on the same basis OF
equality that distinguishes our out
look. she viii not want to take ad-
vantage OF It. like Japan.
"She is Insufficient. seif-contained.
n proud of a heritage that places
her among the ancient civilizations.
with a background extending TO 5000
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which l gave them as evidence OF
the fact that they have lived here
one year. It's all very simple"
DR.. Wilbur f.. Crafts, superin-
tendent of the International Reform
bureau. and more widely known as
the star patient IN the "biue law
feYeE aprsadipE throughout ths
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flowers and cupids. II was drawn
by four Virginia bays with long
tails and splendid harness. Some
say IL was presented to Washington
by King Louis XVI. of France:
others that II was brought TO the
city for tho use OF Gov. Richard
Penn. Unless III, tho president and
his wife invariably went to church
on Sunday morning, generally TO
Christ church, and the appearance
OF this coach at tho conclusion OF
service always drew crowd eager
to. catch n glimpse OF Washington
and his lady as he handed her into
tho coach with all the tenderness OF
n young lover. They also wurshipod
sometimes at st. Peters on Society
Hill, now Third and Pine streets,
where parson Duche's proachlng
was much to the generals liking.
The first winter was n round OF
balls dinners. assemblies and routs
OF tea and carda," given by the
Morrlses, the Binghams, the Chews
the MckeRns, the Clymers and the
Dallases.
At the assemblies, Mrs. Adams
tells us, the dancing was good, the
company OF the best; but the room
was despicable and no etiquette was
observed. The principal families
lived In great harmony and at near-
ly all places the same company was
met Among the charming daugh-
ters OF these families tho ENJOYS Of
France, England and Spain all found
their wives. Gambling was FASH
ionable in the gay set, tho losses
often amounting to $500 or S400 at
a sitting. The old Southwark the
ater was very popular in 1890 and
1891. Washington often attended
10, and enjoyed tho farce immensely.
when he was present tho band al
ways played the presidents
March" the ringing melody now fa-
miliar 10 us all as "IIail Columbia" :"
This thcater was rivaled by
Picketts Grand circus brought from
Dublin in 1792. Washington took his
family TO II several times The New
Theater" on Chestnut street waa
opened in 1794. II was fitted up
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Divorce Mill Busily Grinding Near Capital

WAsIIINTON.-W sight of
the dome of the United States capl-
tol, near enough almost to be called
impudent, Is the townlet OF Alex
andria, on the Virginia shore of the
Potomac, and therein is alleged to
operate "A divorce oolony second
only IN flagrancy to that of world
famous Reno.
on the sworn statement Of a wom-
an householder dwelling in that his
torlc little hamlet, according to rec
ords recently made public. hundreds
OF divorces have been granted.
Investigation of some OF these
cases has shown that the persons
have never spent a night in Alexan-
dria and have obtained their di-
vorces on the sworn statement OF
| landladies that they have lived IN
their houses for one year prior to
the filing of the suit
Rent Receipt IL Pivot.
4 years residence In the state OF
virginia being necessary TO secure
divorce, revelations made recently
have shown that parties in pursuit
OF marital disruption paid their
rent for one fun year TO a landlady
and then received receipt for
| same. which they then produced as
evidence OF their years residence
In the state OF Virginia. In the
meantime they whiled away the
woarlsomo hours that ordinarily
would have TO be spent in Alexan-
drla in some livoller city. perhaps
In Washington, just across the
placid Potomac.
Forty-two days was the minimum
time limit in which a divorce could
be secured. provided the seeker for
relief was sent to the right attor-
ney according To statements made
by landladies and others and printed
in the local press. II was explained
that a certain staff Of attorneys,
adopts Mt severing the bonds that
band all too closely, could secure
pronto service in smashing marital
ties.
one landlady termed this little
Reno OF the east" a "veritable
haven OF refuge for Washington
people" And she had little more
10 say.
divorce Dumping Ground"
You know" she declared not |
without some evidence of local /
pride. Alexandria Is getting TO be /
the dumping ground for Washing /
ton divorce seekers and | have lots .
Of thom stay at my house. of
course, that is they don't really
stay here in fact. They pay me the
rent for the year, and they send |
themselves an occasional letter
through the regular mail, and then
when their cases come up they pro-
dues these letters and the receipt |
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lieve the general OF the trouble OF
household affairs, so minutely does
he enter into the details OF furnish
Ing the now homo and equlpping II
with servants, their duties and
clothes, the packing of china and
glass. the cost OF tho butlor's tablo
ns compared with his own the selec-
ton OF and hanging of looking
glasses and hnll lamps, the ordering
OF u mangle for ironing clothes. Ho
oven designed n wine caster an ar
tlclo which for 25 years thereafter
was considered indispensable on
every dining table.
Many lcttcis show his thoughtful
ness for his wife. In one TO his sec
retary he wrote Furnish Mrs
Washington with all the money she
may want, and from time 20 time
ask her II she does want any. AS she
Is not fond OF applying"
At 62, when she camo to Phila-
delphla, Mrs. Washington looked
somewhat older than tho president.
although they were born In the same
year. She was short OF stature.
rather robust, very matronly, wear
ing usually n plain cap over her
gray hair and fun rosy face. as we
see her in the portrait painted by
| Turnbull. At birthnight bali In
her husbands honor Lady Wash
ington wore black velvet trimmed
with silver lace. But usually her
raimont was extremely simple, and
this was the more noteworthy be-
cause. even at that day. the OK
trRvagance in dress OF the American
women had been remarked by for
eigners, who maryelcd TO see our
merchants wives clad to tho tip in
| French fashions. At the first In
augural. both the president and his
wife were clothed entirely in the
| manufactures OF our own country.
! Lady Washlngton always returned
ylaits ON tho third day usually In
/ coach ana four. but sometimes on
| foot, most likely accompanied ny
either Tobias Lear or Colonel Jack
son, the presidents secretaries A
foOtmNn would so before her and
| knock loudly announcing Mrs.
/ Washington whose visit would be
easy pleasant, uuccrmonlOus like
| that OF any other Virginia lady.
! This coach was tho most splendid
ever seen in Philadelphia. Il was
OF cream color, globulnr shape. the
panels ornamonted with festoons OF
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In the vicinity OF what Is now Nine
teenth street and Fairmount ave-
nue., in the house formerly the home
OF Governor Hamilton, and in which
for many years the kings birthday
had been celebrated with great
splendor. In 1898 this mansion was
used as a yellow fever hospital and
subsequently as n theater.
Mrs. Adams became n sort OF ball
ance- wheel In the gay life of the re-
publican court. For a time she
shared with her husband a certain
unpopularity because Of book he
had written in which he had sug-
gested that 'the rich. the able and
the well-born" should be selected
TO form our senate. Everybody was
willing that the rich and the able
should sit in the senate, but nobody
was content to be debarred by not
being well-born.
Taken altogether. she was a re-
markable woman. Her chief charms
were her perfect sincerity and a re-
publican simplicity Of manner. But
she also played an important part in
the nations early history.
OF all the residents of Philadel-
phia, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Morris
were by far the most prominent, and
a warm friendship had long existed
between them and the Washingtons.
Mr. Morris was United States sena-
tor from Pennsylvania. Mrs. Morris
was of Maryland birth, which had
probably first attracted Lady wash
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iAN VI AlN ! ~ Yin ANah'fs
During tho pprlod of Wnsllngton'a
administration iu Philadelphia, tho
Ouaker CIV. Tho hoart OF the nation,
became its clpiini. the home % its
atatcancn and tho contcr OF its soS
oial life.
Under The constitution Now YORK
had hcpu tno metropolis for less
fhnn two y,urs. during which umo
10 gloom hlu boou cast over tho Of
ripi1l world 10y tho dangerous Illness
of Washington with anthrax and tho
dcnih uf h.s mother. 80 Whcn
phladflrhia wa, chosen az tho
temporary capital a choice chlcily
duo to tue cl,ars Of Robert Morris
% ycriahlo boom tuua place, houses
varp built Icu'H vrro doubled, the
markets. became donror iiuc dry
Goods sh.Ya u..p opened on Front
street a.l ..D way from Arch 10
Walnut. wH're Importers displayed
mos. ouIiouE wares, prominent per-
.Hus from n.I paii9 or the ,.un,,N
took un I.lI ie"'''N'' he'', v''
-1nt otN. .'h'7 "'lv h'. wv "'u - "
now iI'. was 'uiIi' 1' ...g Nl'
To ilo u.I 'yoh INC qua
'hm' injected VAIN a."
t.l'n.n.H poured lh'' ile ,Ig, l'
.'hIIH|''pH.t ""W'' fP' .u'lf
came renowned '.I Ih''I 4"''I'
H'l.c. h''"'y aNu tIl'', NJ.
Ih. h''', ot 'l,' Motifs on Il'h"
".l'.l row M1lk'' h'i''l. "a' i,I'
'I lnI Ho ,I'E1l'" n"i'l,' .......,.,,
.n me fnulh tId' OF M'iN't p',N',g
flifn ana SiNlh' no" 'ho t,,' "l
stores Hhu hlE Wlr,nouf uhu WV
1i mat tlmo no h,'l t,nb'o w,
dence In lh" Guy. ~ N'' u"uut,
mouse OF nileN. '''h lnt9 u'IN VIZ"
oge. lhi'. ahd " Nl'i rloIi." I,IEn'
WIN TWO ilnpp'''a n'l'lt ina u9oI
To th' "Is. % nI,'N wan 'Al'"Io' ,..
WrH toward .l'h hl ecu anu u,
'I't.u t''I'N H.'l"," "y H.piu
trees a'I running Doc" 10 Wh'l l'
now I.NH''W sT''i WN'i, IN' h.o
ulos stonH l7 mVCu 70 ne re,
Froiied inai ull' hlI'alnF was hot
preserved. hul III tlNne " ,alue lo ue
used "ne-hnH az bohiuink uous'
ana tnn oin'r h"I e5 c"ht'V''"h-
cry mon ulFapP'Ni'u'
Washington was ono OF tho Richest
men In America and tho foremost
leader ot the Virginia arlstocracy.
lie and his wife represented tho best
elements of American society for
tho framework OF society was still
aristocrntlc. though tho popular
tendency was democratic. And in
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Mrs. John jay, daughter Of Governor
Livingston, whose family cures
prevented her from enjoying
largely the soclaI privileges her
position entitled her,
His dinner parties were always given
on Thursdays, at precisely, and no
guests wcro waited for. Mrs. WASH
iugton was usually present, and II
there were other ladies, they sat on
each side of her. Tho president al
ways asked q blessing at his own
table, and In a standing posture,
His receptions were held on al
touate Tuesdays, between 3 and 4
IN the afternoon, In tho dining room
OF the executive mansion. These
were open TO all respectable citizens
as well as strangers properly ac-
credited. The visits were optional
and without invitation. All chairs
we're removed from the room, and
az 3 o'clock the door was opened,
disclosing the president standing by
tho fireplace, and surrounded by his
cabinet His hair was powdered and
tlcd iu n silk bag, lie wore a coat
and hrcochcs ~ black velvet, with a
white or pclr-Colorcd vest, yellow
Stoves and silver knee ana shoe
buckle his cooked hat I'm hand, and
with q long sword ln white leather
scahhard, lie never shook hands
even with Intimate friends. Names
wcro distinctly announced. and he
rarely forgot one, by Washingtons
own account, gentlemen in great
numbers came and won't chatted
with each other, and acted as they
pleased. a footman showed them
into the room, and they retired from
It without ceremony when ready.
on their entrance and az many as
ne could he talked 10. lilo returned
10 visits.
Mrs. Washington's levees were
lcld in the two large drawing rooms
ln the second floor on Friday eve-
1iugs from s TO 10, and were at
ended by all persons connected
ith the government and their fam
Hes, by distinguished strangers and
py an mon and women whose So
cial position entitled them to place
In cultivated society. The first one
was on Christmas Eve, 1890. Full
dress was required. The visitors
were seated, and refreshments OF
tea, coffee. plum and plain cake
wers seryeds All We're expected Il
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WHEN PRESIDENT WASHINGTON WAS HOST TO SOCIETY

leave carly! Washington invariably
appeared as q private gentleman
with neither hat nor sword, and
convorsod affnbly with the ladies'
who. excepting Intimate frlcnds,
rarely had other opportunity Of
meeting him. A. ono drawing room
he came upstairs ana bowed 10 every
lady after sho was seated. Proud of
her husbands fame, Mrs. Washing
ton was srrupulous In oxactlug for
him all the courtesy 10 which no
Was entitled. She always spoke OF
him ns 'thc general
Tho democrats objected 20 hcr
drawing rooms ne tending 20 oxnlt
her personally ana TO introduce tho
customs ~ foreign courts.
Although Mrs Washington has
has been described NJ "A notable
housewife. the correspondence OF
Washington concerning tho fttlug
up OF the presidential mansion iudl-
yatog that che ala very little to ro.
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could obtain in Alexandria, or
that matter. elsewhere"
Divorce Mills Named.

could obtain in Alexandria, or I
that matter. elsewhere"
Divorce Mills Named.
DOC" Crafts then flung n rebu
at Reno and other far west dlyor
paradises. lie said Reno was
divorce sewer" serving as a dra
for marital garbage. 'Thoso plac
in the far west are divorce sCwoi
and the thought that we have
divorce sewer go close to Washin
ton should awaken the people Z
over the country"
Another locality which D0ct
Crafts indicted as a moral dra'
back 10 the nation was Trini
county, California. lie said It WI
another sewer As matter
fact, Trinity is even more piclu
esque than Reno. for Il is In Tri
ity that the klamath and Eel rive
start on their trlckling voyages, az
II Is tho haven OF western campe
and western sports as well Al
other one is Mono county, Gallo
mia. probably the most scenic h1cI
ground ever discovered for dlyor
arena.
plneT counties DldCkllSi'b ~
their records by Doctor Crafts We
Owyhee, Idaho; Washoe, NCFtd
(in which Reno holds sway); C.a
sop, Oregon; Clackamas, ore, az
Columbia, Ore.
Examples OF Degradation"
These places were held up
Doctor Crafts rs examples OF del
radiation" to which the east is bell
dragged down by the example
Alexandria, the erstwhile home
George Washington and many oih'
notable mon whose welded eM'
ences were as blissful and proper
they ought TO have been. A. lea
the records doesn't show otherWls
I'VE have long talked Of glmI
ling hells; why not call AleNanlr
a divorce he'll? There is no measu
ing the sin and sorrow It's divor'
mill is producing through its gre,
In profiteerlng in divorces" Doct'
Crafts said. He went on 10 CON
pare Alexandria TO Babylon, her
and California. ,.
The expose is being received VII
little concern in Alexandria qua
ters, but is causing considerable 81
among moral bodies and In the pre-
Of many Atlantic cities.
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balls In Philadelphia Mrs. Morris
was led in first to supper. Both Mr..
Morris and his wife had simple, af-
fable manners. Mr.. Morris strongly
resombled the king OF France.
In their home at Sixth and Mar
ket streets they entertained more
frequently than anyone else in the
city Their style of living was the
most comfortable known. no badly
cooked or cold meals were served at
their board; no plnched fires were
seen at their hearths; no lack of
walters at their feasts. They orig
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with an elegance unknown any
where else In the world except in
France. Chief Justice Jay described
the company as composed OF de
cent, moral people," but 1t was prob
ably the finest that had ever been
In this country. for the star was
Mrs. Whitlock, sister OF the great
Sarah Slddons, and she ls said to
have equaled Slddons in histrlonic
powers
The most prominent among the Ia
dies OF Washlngton's cabinet was
Mrs. John Adams, wife OF the vice
president. Unlike Lady Washing
ton. who was born and bred to the
purple. Mrs. Adams was OF sturdy
New England stock, the daughter