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The Washington times., 1922-12-06
CHILDREN AS MOVIES

BY VIM. A. McKeever,

BY VIM. A. McKeever,
Widely Known Lecturer and Au.
thor and . National Authority
on Juvenile Problems.
AYoT passivity but activity II
~ the key to growth of mind
and character for your child
You may suppress him for a
moment for q photograph. but he
will appear far better in q movie,
You may train him to suspend
action for q half hour. Ito be
seen and not heard" when there
u company In the home.
You may hold . threatening
hand over him at school and COM
pei him through fear to sit per
lectly quiet at his desk.
You may. after long discipline,
even compel him to sit and stare
into vacancy while you listen to
the sermon at church.
But do not forget that. the fore
going lacks the first quality Of
learning. It u suppression and
indicates at best little more than
temporary Suspension Of the
leafning processes.
Chiidren belong to the movie
age" Of human development. Not
merely to see the movies. but to
be the movies IL their divine right
and true privilege.
Many parents are suppressing
their children through fear that
badness win develop In their con-
duct. But the price later paid by
someone for the suppression of
natural desire and emotion - q
neSative personality, weak In w1u
power and initiative.
70 b fair to his nature and to
ths best laws Of training, your
child must have much practice In
ssoerting himself. II his conduct
at first shows up badly. make IT
better through trialAnd-practice
and not through suppression. -.
You pull the taffy to make It
vhits; YOU knead the dough TO
make 'ik sponsy; you pound the
stsak 10 make Il tender: you fan
the air to make It pure; yoe stir
the soil to givs II productiveness.
60 you take the wonderful COM
plexitiss lying dormant In your
ohfId and through q series Of more
or less rough, invigorating activi-
ties YOU finally bring him out Q re-
fined, self-directing. agsressive,
high-poteptial citizen Of the Com
monwealth. -
Let us be clear about the mat
tar. Your child was not intended
60 be . chrome or Q thing to look
at: he 10 . movie" Those baby
ourss must come of. That dainty
white waist must be laid aside.
He must get into the dirt and
SCOT q action. He must continue
20 ret into the mix.up with others
Of his are and class and learn
through Give-and-take.
Much that he does must go on
record for the time being ~ 20
much blunder: but you consider
ne fault rs 90 much information
for bokh himself and you, his d.
rector. % how best to make the
Action 10 the law Of life and
growth for your child. and must
continue % until he becomes n
rssponsfble adult. Suppress him
at his peril. ana yours. Rather.
Guide him patiently and prayer
fully. There viii be pain and
tears at times. but there will. also
often Be joy and triumpH 49,
To zee q child gradually unfold
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
|BOBBIE AND
| HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk

ia was reeding q book last
mite. the naim Of the book
was How to Mannidge Self.
This In . fine book. sed Pa
OF course, sed Pa, thare isent
anything In that I dident know
beefoar.
OF course. sed Ma. That u
why you think 1t II q fine book.
sed Ma.
It u . fine book. ssd Pa. II
We cud only lern to all mannidSe
ourseifs. sed Pa, this world wud
bs Q much better place In wich
to live IN, Pa sed.
1t seems TO me thai II took you
Q crate many. years to lern how
to mannidge yourself. sed Ma.
That Ia beekaus bad you to
mannidge me, sed Pa Ha, m,
sed Pa, that ts the time handed
out q haymaker, sed Pa.
I am glad to zee you roedtng
some deep books, sed Ma, insted
of reeding all the time I handed
out q haymal<er, sed Pa.
am glad to see you reeding
some deep books, sed Ma, insted
Of reeding all the time about base
ball gains q football gains &
hevvywate boxers, ETC., sed Ma
Wis always quite q hand to
reed UP books, sed Pa.
So was I, sed Ma.
What? sed PR. You newer red
anything deep excsp 1000 Leegs
under me oea, ED Pa
10 that sof sed Ma Ny father
had q splendid Libary. Ma sd ]
used TO 10 In thars q reed by the
hour. ssd No. Desr old father
used to say II We wud reed by the
hour while yung We wuddsnt have
to work BY the day when old. ed
Ma
That u Q bsits rssmark. ED
Pa. ] dident dreem that yure old
gent knowed, enuff to spring any
thing like that. sed Pa
He knew many things. sed Ma,
q vile you are speaking about
Mannidging self. .sed Ma, my
father certaingly mannidged him.
self we'll, sed Ma. He was his own
boss always, sd Ma, excep wen
my deer mother wanted sumthing
her own way, sed Ma.
That 10 the way ali married
men are bosses, sed Pa. We 80
along with our heds up In the air
until we cit hoam mites, sed Pa
Then our dreerns OF glory fades
away, Sod Pa. The gent that
rote this essay about manidging
hisself. sed Pa, was not q mar
ried man, that ID q slcinch.
He mite DO fAr woreer than be
q married man. sed Ma think
you have ell the freedom which
ID good for you. sed Ma.
Not me. sed Pa, nor any other
married ssnt A. the crate pos'
onst rote.
Freedom means NE without .
halter 't-
But We kiss II goodbye wen We
70 to the altar.
II you had yure life to I'VE
over. tho. sed Ma, you wud mar.
~ me jest the saim. ] am 3est
that sure Of you. scd Ma.
Maybe, sd Pa, but ] amt %
sure. But am kind Of sure. tho.
sed Pa. Ma can mAnnidse Pa
better than he can mennidge
hisself. I am kind Of sure Of that.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
THE RHYMING.
OPTIMIST
By Aline Michaehs-
A Sun.Dial Man.

TT p1eases folks to air their
views Of what they'd like to do,
i they find 1t easy to enthYse on
starting out anew. They think II
they'd begin again they'd sidestep
pains and aches; they'd be the
warisst of men and never make
mistakes. No matter what sue
cess they've met, II makes their
pulses throb to think they might
do better vet upon some other Job.
The doctor. doping out pink pills,
desires to 90 to sea; the sailor says
with pleasant thrills: "Ah, what
doc I'd bew The farmer wants to
work In town, the banker wants to
plOw; the merchant prince would
give his crown TO raise the pig and
COW. But, were II mine to start
once moro with brains matured by
age, ! would not run q ten-cent
store or strut upon the stage. 7
care not for the crowds acclaim.
as fleeting as q breath, although
I'm SURE I'd rise to fame as Ham.
let or Macbeth. I would not ask
for robes ofstate. however fair and
fine. because II could choose my
fate. I'd try another line. No
doubt In many q garden plot
you've seen dial stand with spice.
pinks and forget-me-not abloom on
every hand. And there where
twining roses climb while swift the
seasons run, the dial marks no
shadow-time, but just the hours of
sun. I'd build my life along that
plan II ] could have my way; ia
be q sort OF sun-dial man and
count no darkened day. The only
hours I'd register would be OF
smiling skies, with song birds every
where astir and bright with butter
flies that would be best Of all CO.
reers. and out amid the flowers ia
like to live for ninety years, just
counting sunny hours.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06

into strong. superb personality
is perhaps the greatest satisfac-
ton that ever comes to ordinary
parents. The highest achieve
ment in business is not in q class
with the Joy Of producing q
worthy son or daughter and pre-.
senting him or her as a rare
gift to society.
Let US be patient and long-suf.
fering with our children and see
them through all their necessary
trials.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Do You Know

David Starr jordan, former
president Of Leland Stanford Uni
versity, worked his way through
college and 10 proud OF Il. He had
little money when he Joined the
first class that entered Cornell
University, but he managed to pay
his way through college by walt
ing on table, hushing corn, taking
care Of lawns. digging bitches and
tu orinc Speaking Of the manner
In which he financed himself, Jor.
dan once said: "A young man 70
not worth educating who cannot
work through college that way"
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
THE BEDROOM
MADE OVER
BY Loretto C. Lynch

An Acknowledged Expert In An
Matters Pertaining to House
hold Management.
A WOMAN who 10 rather dis
~ couraged about her home
writes me. II have . bed
room with two windows facing
the east. It 10 painted French
yellow. . sort of mustard color.
I liked the sample Of paint, but
not the effect Of the room, In
this room I have an oak chiffonier
with bowel giass and oak bureau
with bevei siass and pair Of oak
twin beds. Windsor style, with
cane panels. "A. ,
THE woodwork IL natural var.
nished. It has scrim Dutch cur
tains on the windows; the ceiling
IL white with q drop ceiling in
white and moulding. I have four
pictures In dark frames to try to
break the monotony Of the color.
shall put q dark brown stem
Gil border under the mouldinS7
What shall I use for bed and bu.
reau covers. ~ I want the room
to look warm Tor winter? How
can I change this roUm from the
unattractive room It 10 to an at.
tractive. comfortable roomf"
Ny dear lady-There 10 nothing
you can DO to make this room
hvable until you set rid of the
mustard color Of the walls. The
cheapest way to Do this 10 to put
plain oatmeal paper over the
painted wall ] saw this type of
paper advertised at q department
store the other day for six cents
. roll. Were the furniture mine,
believe I'd buy some paint and
varnish remover and completely
clean OF the oak finish. Fumed
oak ID very good for q dining
room or hall, but would be the
last wood I would have In the bed.
room.
Finish your furniture IN mahsg.
any or finish your fuyniture in
cream or oyster white. But even
II you leave your furniture oak,
II will look q thousand times better
against an oatmeal color back
ground.
II you change the color Of the
furniture, make the woodwork
white. Ht
The color I'm the bedspread.
bureau cover and boudoir lamp
Will be sufficient 70 keep the room
from looking cold. With either
white or mahogany furniture you
may use cretonne with a cream
background and q rather bold pat.
tern Of full-blown pink roses with
green leaves.
For the lamp use o shade of old
rose silk lined with gold silk.
Put q plate-gisss cover over the
bureau cover when you feel you
can afford to do %.
Mako q easement curtain with
valance hung on separate rod
for the windows Of the same kind
Of cretonne.
Stain the floor q dark brown
antique mahogany, shellac II and
then wax Il. Use a small 5xs rug
In two tones Of old rose on the
floor between the beds.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
BY Vincente Blasc0 Ibanez

Dy A1sOCkhtC OA0SNV 4UoAtCZ
Author Of Tho -Four Horsemen
Of the Apocalypse and Other
Novels Of World Renown.
A PARKWAY look came into
~ Castro's eyes as though
he were in q dream.
In his imasininss he saw the
gardens Of villa sirena. softly
lighted. wrapped in a milky have
that settled on the invisible waves
Hike rays Of reflected moonlight.
The window curtains were Grim
son and from them. drifting
through the warm darkness Of the
night, came the sound OF laughter.
cries. the signing Of violins. amor.
Gus love songs that told Of wom-
ems threats. white and voluptuous,
swelling with desire and the rap
ture Of the music. The specks Of
light, lost In the infinite, seemed
to have exchanged their twinkling
with the electric stars, hiden in the
dark foliage. Couples arm in arm.
slowly walking. disappearing amid
the deep shadows Of the garden.
All the women Of the day had
osme there sooner or later; IA
nous actresses from Paris. Lon
don and Vienna: beauties Of the
smart cliques Of two hemispheres.
women OF high society, smiling the
smile Of slaves before the poten-
tatss who could Danish their debts
with the stroke Of q pen. Oh. the
Pompeiian nights Of the Villa
eirena!
6padoni. the musician. could see
once more the Gaviotta II. when
anchored IN the small harbor OF
La Condamine, seemed completely
The Washington times., 1922-12-06

A use for pieces Of old carpet
= - . backiAg for thin slip mate
II cookeh vegetables are used
for salads, they must never bs
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Practical Household Hints
frock at the rirht DoucAt makes tight fitting eevs

overcooked and soft. but should
be firm enough to cut Into fancy
shapes.
Line all cake-tins. except tiny
ones, with creased paper.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Follow This Romance Here, Then Watch
For 1t in Motion Pictures With
Lionel Barrymore, Alma Rubens
and an All-Star Cast

This famous story has been
sreated into, . superiative photo
play By Cosmopolitan Productions
under direction Of, Alan Croslsnd.
II WIN be released ~ . Para
mount picture.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06

Naturally. no. 7 have less
money than ever. I am staying
at Monte Carlo because OF the
gambling; and even II always
The Washington times., 1922-12-06

In spite Of Castro's good
natured. smiling placidity, he
started In surprise az though In
dignant at such q question. His
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
This Day in Our History

THIS is the anniversary Of the entrance into Con-
gress, in 1847, of Abraham Lincoln. His career
there was commonplace. Not until the debates with
Douglas was he recognized as the man OF the hour
The Washington times., 1922-12-06

life was unbearable. The war
had upset his habits and pleas.
ures. scattered his friendships
to the four winds.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06

lose in the end Qike everybody
eise) I always keep q tight grip
on q little something to live on.
But"
The Washington times., 1922-12-06

IA was reeding q book last
mite, the naim Of the book
was How to Mannidge Self.
New Ulm review., 1922-12-13
CONSIDER PAVING
HIGH Us FROM
81. Pc Ter TO CITY.
Engineer Declares Gravel
Road Cannot Stand
Heavy Traffic.
ORGANIZE NO. s I'M
PROVEMENT GROUP
Road Is Main Artery For
Automobile Travel
To Minneapolis.

Trunk Highway No. s, leading from
St. Peter to the Twin Cities and one
Of the principal routes of travel for
New Ulm residents mot bring to either
Minneapolis or St. Paul will be among
the first of the new highways to be
paved, according to the opinion ex-
pressed by w. E.. Waters, division
engineer for the State Highway de-
partment, at a meeting held last week
in the Commercial club rooms at lie
Sueur. M
It has been fully dem onstrated, Mr..
Walters said, that the present gravel
surface will not handle the heavy
traffic to which this highway is sub
jected. At one time the highway
department had been Of the opinion
that highways No. Z and No. so be-
tween Mankato and Faribau1t should
be hard surfaced before No. but as
highway No. l from Faribault to the
Twin Cities, has now all of the traffic
it can properly handle, it would not be
good p p,licy to congest it further by
paving feeders to it.
Eight Towns Repres esented. -
The meeting was attended by,repre-
sentatives of eight towns along the
valley who formed a new organization
New Ulm review., 1922-12-13
AJoLLY
CRAP P-BOOK
By5MARTHA. B. THOMAS 8
:1iIIIlllIiIlllIlllIlllIlIIIlIIlIilllllllItllll

FOLLY scrap books for children who
~ are unfortunate in being i'll In hos
9pitals at Christmas time-or in any
other place, for that matter-may be
made of bright-colored advertisements
pasted on cloth. Dark-green eambric
makes an excellent background. If 1t
is cut ia rectangles of 18 inches by 13
and folded once through the center Of
the longest side, you have then four
large pages for your book. Three of
these rectangles make a respectable
showing and give enough space for
many pictures.
The brighter advertisements the bet!
ter, and If you can think Of funny;
name to paste underneath each one,
the children will sQueal with delight.
Sometimes variation may be gained by
cutting the pictures in outline. If the
figures are large enough. Covers Of
magazines often afford good material.
3" A pretty cover for your book may be
arranged by cutting small squares into
triangles, using the gummed paper
New Ulm review., 1922-12-13
Jour
Christmas Room.
bq MARTHA 3. dhoMAs /
lIlIillIIIIiIlIlIiliIIlIlIIlIiilIIII!lIIIlIIi
20, 1922, Western Newspaper Union.}

ftgrs
THERE is always place to which
:. 9ne may flee in time Of need. That
place is the inside Of our own heads!
Provided, OF course, that the inside OF
our own heads is properly furnished
with Imagination and that the key is
not rusted in the lock from long dis
use. f you are q little lonely on
Christmas eve, or a little unhappy,
ora little anything that tends to tar
nish the glow of the season, why not
climb up to that place inside your
head rattle the lock, be quite firm
with the key no matter how stubborn
it Is, then enter into what joy you
may summon by your thoughts?
Glad wishes for friends are the
green wreaths we may hang In the
windows Of our Christmas room.
Hopes for another year. are the can
dies we. light on the table.
New plans are the fruit to deck the
board, and very likely there will be a
guest or so to share them.
Think OF the Fire Of Purpose you
may light on your hearth!
Think OF the glow and warmth It
will castSover you 4.
Think Of the castles and dreams you
crowded out of your heart because.
you were too busy the fine, adven-I
turous ones; the funny ones you have
laughed over all to yourself ]; the shy
ones you would not reveal to soul
at any price. Call them all bdack ana
see what a splendid set OF insp iionss
they are. You'll feel like new person.
And don't forget to put q present
on thee Tree Of Faith for yourself;
something you've wanted all your life.
If you can't have 1t this year, waiting
Will make 1t more precious; and Il you
can Ooh, think Of that.!) you'll be all
the better prepared s.3
/ DO ssnend little time In your Christ
mas room ]
New Ulm review., 1922-12-13
To Decorate Christmas scrap-Book.

Christmas ribbon Of different colors,
furnished at all stores in the holiday
season. Get as broad a ribbon as pos.
ssible,*c cut tito make a square, then cut
the square diagonally, ie.. from corner
to corner. You will then have four
triangles Of equal size. Cut another
square Of smaller .size6in the same way,
giving you four additional triangles.,
These eight pieces can then be ar.
ranged as fancy dictates to make a
decoration in the center of your cover.
One such simple arrangement is shown.
OF course these triangles need to be
moistened and stuck on the cover ac-
cording to the plan Of your design. !.
New Ulm review., 1922-12-13
LYRIC THEATRE
PLANS OPENING
FOR CHRIST MAS
Playhouse Has Been Remod-
eled and Newly
Decorated.
Lighting Effect To Be Old
Rose With Drapes
of Cerise.

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street u,;ll Ia ona, -. - go ss. :.
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an orchestra a. nrovide music
The theater which ;s "a foot il, oc
feet with > seating c,nac c;tv - en-
nersons will now ;be onas 80 tha fnas.
moving picture houses IN tbis mart :,
the state The seats are oner, cb,;rs
cn ssloninp floor 4 afford;nc % =. -
s,ecta Tor onnortup;+n - coo tha = soraa,,
without difficultv The tioor ;s 4
concrete and the theater of FIRE nroe1
construction. IS.
plan. F.m;Iv MIKE.
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New Ulm review., 1922-12-13

which will be known as the Trunk
Highway No. 5, Improvement asso-
ciation. John Nyquist Of Mankato
was elected president Of the organiza-
ton; w. II. Taylor, lie Sueur, vice
president, and John E. Casey, editor
of the Jordan Independent, secretary.
Mr.. Waters pointed out, according
to the ST. Peter Herald, that the
paving Of this important artery is
contingent largely upon the action
that the legislature takes in the com
ing session, as regards the road build
Ing program. He stated that when the
maintenance Of a gravelled road be-
comes greater than the interest would
be on the cost of having the same road
paved, it is economical to pave the
road in question, and that is the situa-
tion that now obtains in regard to
No. 5.
Want Pavement Speeded.
The meeting was primarily held foi.
the purpose of considering ways and
means to speed up the pavement Of
this read, so questions of proposed
changes in tie roadway were not dis
cussed at much length, although the
meeting went on record instructing
the representatives of the organization
from the various towns along the route
to work for the road as it now exists,
excepting OF course, where. the elimina-
ton OF curves will tend to straighten
the road and where grades can be
avoided.
New Ulm review., 1922-12-13

possibility Of securing q new building
from any special fund and an appro-
5priation must sbe awaited from the
legislature. He said that a new build
ing could probably be started withia
IL Monthsi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-20
IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS

Lyons-The local high school won
from Great Bend here Wednesday
Chapman-The Dickinson county
! high school won its fourth football
game here Wednesday when 1t de-
| feated Hays, % to 0.
De Soto-Gardner high won its fifth
| consecutive football game of the sea-
son Wednesday, defeating De Soto,
25 to o.
Cottonwood Falls-Newton high
school defeated the Chase county
highs on the home field here We'd
| Eesday, Is to Z. Chase county's next
game will be here october 81. with
| the White City team.
Bucklin-Bucklin high schools Sec
ond team defeated Ensign high school
| Wednesday, 10 to o. Bueklin's first
team does not play this week.
Perry-Perry high school football
team defeated the Ozawkie team, 6 to
| o, Wednesday.
White City-white City high school
defeated Alma high school, IS to o,
Wednesday.
Moran-Moran continued her VIC
torious record Wednesday by defeat-
dred's first defeat this season. The
| next game is with lola, october 27.
Ellsworth-The Ellsworth high
school team defeated the Russell high
school eleven here Thursday, IL to 0.
Lindsborg-Inman high school de-
feated Lindsborg high school, to o..
in a football game here Thursday. The
feature of the game was 40-yard run
by Cornelson, of Inman, for a touch
down in the first half.
acknowledgements rural high
school football team defeated Bur-
lingame high. 20 to 6.
Fairview~-Fairview defeated High
land here Wednesday, 20 to 0. Fair
view has played and won four games
They have made total of 239 points
to their opponents Is.
Coldwater-Coldwate high school
football team defeated Haviland high
school on the home grounds, 20 to 6.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS high school
football team won its second game of