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The Washington times., 1922-01-02
NEW YEAR IDEAS
HOW THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES CELEBRATE

ventures into the street after dark
with high silk hat.
The most charming Of German
New Year customs is one observed
from time immemorial in Frankfort
on-the-Main. There. at the same
moment, the whole city salutes It.
self-wishes itself a happy New
Year.
On the night Of December 81 all
the city keeps the festival, watch
ing the old year out and the new
year in. Family parties or gather
ings Of friends are to be found in
every house. Games, stories, music,
and kindred diversions, with an
honorable attention to eating and
drinking. serve to speed on the last
hours Of the dying year.
Suddenly, at the exact moment
when from the great dome of the
cathedral the first stroke Of mid
night sounds its warning. every
house throws wiSe open its windows.
Forth from the easements lean ali
the jewellers in the town, old and
young, together, each with glass ir
hand. The glass is raised on high.
dho NhC "Oiuo VI tHc tOdSl 81 VI
the cstonished air Of night in ono
massive tone. born of more than
100000 voices. Joined in the cry.
"Proat Newjahr" cHappy New
YearrO
In rural Russia New Year begirs
pre-eminently as a Juvenile festival.
The boys rise with the sun, fit
their pockets with dried peas and
wheat and go in hands from house
to house. AS doors are never locked,
1t is easy for them to effect an en-
trance. They use the dried peas
upon their enemies, the gentler
wheat upon their friends, hurting
the first and sprinkling the latter
upon all whom they find asleep.
In China and Japan It is the uni
versal rule that all debts must be
paid and accounts settled with the
ending OF the old year.-From Curl
osities Of Popular Customs.
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AdUice TO LOUelOrn

have taken my parents advice and
have told him why must discon-
tinue going with him. He took 1t
very badly and said that he would
in some way or other prove to me
that he would never gamble. never
did and never Will. r. X.
GO few things are hereditary in
~ this world Of ours. A tendency
to certain diseases goes down in
families. But tastes are due to en-
vironment more than to heredity.
II the boy was brought up in q
gambling atmosphere and has still
not shown any leanings that way,
why not trust that he has learned
the folly and wrong OF that pur-
suit rather than cultivating a taste
for It? II is almost criminal to keep
suggesting to him that he must
follow in his fathers footsteps. He
probably has not the least inclina-
ton that way. He Is either utter
ly Indifferent to II or we'll aware
of It's dangers. Give him the best
of your friendship. II he were
weak your loyalty might give him
strength. But he sounds like q fine,
strong lad who will not make any
mistakes or throw away his, life
Mt gaming tables. Just stop to
think that few great musicians had
musical children. Science says tina,
acauired traits cannot be handed
down. Stop worrying about what
may be. It IL most unlikely that Il
Will ever happen
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Read the Serial Here and Watch for the
Motion Picture Soon to Be Shown
at Leading Theaters.

''Oh, no. no." she laughed. moth
ing like that at all-here, let me
have the mug; and following the
ancient custom she drained its
contents and returned 1t to him
that he too might wish as he
drank. AS he refilled the mug he
cast about for a wish. and then
suddenly he looked up-'I wish,
can't you guess little girl, what I
wish"
As she looked into his eyes there
was no mistaking his meaning;
but there was no answering in her
own; she had never thought Of him
save as the best of companions.
and she still regarded him in the
same way; but she did. not want to
hurt him.
IT don't want to lose my best
friend" she said, laying a restrain
ing arm on the hand that held
the water.
He continued to look at her. and
then with a sigh. emptied the mug
on the ground and replacing it in
its niche tried to make the best Of
his disappointment.
With an ache in his heart. he
tried to talk as usual to the viva
cious girl who now seemed further
away from him than ever; he failed
to notice two horsemen on the
shaded road ahead until John Fer
nell hailed him and forced him to
stop; then refining up his mount
close to the side Of the motor he
introduced Bulmer Meade first to
Aileen and then to her escort.
The poet at once betrayed his
admiration for Aileen. and In spite
of the disappearing glances Of Sir
Fergus showed he had lost his
heart at first sight.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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frankly grateful. and she made life
harder for Sir Fergus by seeing lot
Of him and talking about Bulmer
Meade wherever they went; he had
the uncomfortable feeling that he
was being used as a sort Of safety
valve for the young lady's enthusi-
astic idealism.
It was on one Of their walks that
Sir Fergus called her attention to
the fact that they were nearing the
Witches Stairway and the Wishing
Well.
your friend Meade would no doubt
write touching poem on both the
stairs and the WELL" said he. What
do you say II we 60 down and make
q wish?"
ct think that would be wonderful"
said the girl. II always feel 80 safe
with you. Sir Fergus"
He muttered his thanks as she
took his arm and they began to
descend the time worn stairway.
Inc ruSt "0VOs
Wen have TO do the thing
right" he said as they reached the
brink of the pool encased in deep
hewn rock, land the first move II
to get a mug Of water"
He bent down to secure It. and
while he did so the girl. gazing
into the clear surface. saw therein
the face and the features of Bull
mer Meade smiling up at her with
all the truth of life.
Look, look" she cried to her
companion; Sir Fergus raised his
head and then lowered 1t as Aileen
pointed to the water; but he could
SEQ nothing. He got to his feet
with the mug full Of water in his
hand and dropped pebble into the
WELT don't see anything-was
It q, sea serpent7"
The Washington times., 1922-01-02
THE RHYMING|
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis.
<<r T IL q wonderful machine

KIT ID q WONDERFUL machlne,
the willy agent said: Just
note its shining coat Of
green. its lettering of red. Observe
the pretty little wheels that swiftly
spin around and see how smooth
the finish feels, how close the bolts
are ground. The bargain that you'll
get In fine. you must not miss this
chance-just sign upon this dotted
line, cash payment in advance"
The agent took the cash and fed to
where moro suckers are, while Bill,
the buyer. sighed and said: "I won
der what it's for!' Poor Bill had
always been that way. his lot Is
full Of woe. because he cannot learn
to say that useful word called mo"
When loafers come to him for cash
he lends II right away, although his
wife must dine on hash for many
a weary day. Bills house is packed
and damned with junk because he
can't say No" He keeps II stored
in chest and trunk throughout his
bungalow. For Bill a brighter day
would dawn. his Joys would overflow
II, with the loudest pedal on, he'd
often below: mol.
The Washington times., 1922-01-02
BY Beatrice Fairfax.
Give Him Friendship.
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:


I have been going with a
young man for a year and some
how or other the other day my
mother found out that his father
had been a gambler. My mother
seems to think that anything
like that is hereditary and will not
allow me to see this young man
any moro. We are both very
young yet, but 1t seems to me that
because his father is what he ia
is no reason for me not going with
him any more.
AS long as I have known him
have never yet seen him play
cards or heard Of him doing a
thing like that. because he has
very little spare time. as his eve
nins are taken up with study.
My mother has asked me to
write to you and ask whether II
would be right for me to continue
going with this young man. She
Ia afraid he will be the same way
as his father In, and would not
Ike to SEQ her daughter suffsr. !
The Washington times., 1922-01-02

~vEw YEAR DAY IN all Chris
IN tan countries Is nominally
~ celebrated on the first Of jan
uary. But the first of January
In the Gregorian calendar occurs
twelve days earlier than in the
Julian; hence Russia and Greece.
which still retain the latter. ceie-
brate January l on our January 10.
Among the Romans. after the REF
ormation of the calendar, the first
day Of January, as well as the en-
tire month, was dedicated to the
eponymic god Janus. He was rep
resented with two faces. one look
ing forward, the other backward.
to indicate that he stood between
the old and the new year, with
regard to both. Throughout jan
uary the Romans offered sacrifices
to Janus upon twelve affairs, and
on the first day of that month they
were careful so to regulate their
conduct that their every word and
act should be a happy augury for
all the ensuing days Of the year.
The custom of exchanging pres
ents on New Year, though In An
Rlo-Saxon countries II has been
largely superseded by the giving Of
Christmas gifts, Is still retained In
France and the Latin countries. 1t
is one of the Oldest and was one OF
the most universal observances OF
the season.
The Persians celebrated the be-
ginning of the year by exchanging
presents Of eggs. The ancient
Druids distributed, as New Year
gifts, among the early Britons,
branches Of the sacred mistletoe cut
with peculiarly solemn ceremonies
on the previous night from the oak
tree in a forest dedicated to the
gods. Among the Saxons Of the
Northern nations the new year was
ushered in by friendly gifts.
In Scotland, as in France, New
Year Day lords 1t over Christmas
as the most important festival Of the
year. Its eve Is known as Hog
manay and the two days together
are often called the Daft (or crazy
Days.
It is said in Scotland that those
who desire to learn what fate or
fortune the new year has in store
for them may do 50 by consulting
the Bible on New Year morning
before breakfast. The sacred book
must be laid upon a table, and those
who wish to consult 1t must open II
at random and place a finger upon
one or other of the chapters at which
II is opened. This chapter Is read,
and Is believed to describe, in some
way, the happiness or misery dur
ing the ensuing year OF the person
making the trial.
From old Dutch times to the mid
die Of the nineteenth century New
Year Day in New York was devoted
to the universal interchange OF
visits. Every door was thrown wide
open. 1t was a breach of etiquette
to omit any acquaintance in these
annual calls, when old friendships
were renewed and family diffss-
ence amicably settled. A hearty
welcome was extended even to
strangers of presentable appearance.
New Year Eve, or st. Sylvesters
Night, is celebrated in Berlin by a
curious bit Of horse-play. Every
body is privileged to bonnet with a
hio,,, nf tho first any citizen who
The Washington times., 1922-01-02
wel-Known Author and Novelist OF
Countrywide Reputation.

countrywide Reputation.
<<D UT there is a problem. l
know hGa now. as
see the unhappiness In
your face. Women. OF course,
sh0uld be accidents, and only acci'
dents, in the life of the true artist.
But that Is something we keep fail
ing to remember. We also some
times fail to remember that 1t Is the
woman of beauty and warmer BLOOD
the woman of keen feeling and quick
impulses, who first affects and IN
flames us. That woman's life must
be kept full. 1t is the rich soil that
cannot lie fallow or barren. 1t must
be q garden Of quiet rapture, or
riot Of weeds. And If we fail TO
meet her demands and keep full her
iife, we must not be surprised II She
n driven to seek consolation from
other sources"
what are you driving at?" was
Sorrows brusque demand.
IT am driving at nothing" Mod
rynski responded with carefully
maintained deliberateness. Il am
merely attempting to point out to
you that at a time like this your
place Is at your wife's SIDE"
Storpow swung about, trying to
dissemble the creeping chill in his
blood by a show of anger.
There seem to be a number Of
persons actively nursing the same
conviction" was his almost passion
ate retort.
Precisely" coldly admitted the
older man. "And that is what has
given me the courage to search you
out and suggest to you the POSSIBLE
fly OF disputing their claim"
His Last Word.
But I have no intention Of dis.
puting their claim" cried the other.
Modrynski. still studying the
younger mans face, slowly buttoned
up the voluminous capped overcoat.
"All such final decisions must, Of
course, remain with you. But hav-
ing done what conceived to be my
duty, I can now bid you good-morn-
ing, sir. and take my departure"
Yet in taking his departure. with
creaking steps and a pathetic effort
1t bravado in the brokenly hummed
The Washington times., 1922-01-02

Aileen met; but before that she lived
over again many times the moment
In the car when she had first set
eyes on him. When she reached
home she slipped to her room with
the precious volume under her. arm
and read and reread the poems that
meant so much more, now that she
The Washington times., 1922-01-02
A Romantic and Gorgeous Film Drama
Based on Dom Byrne's
! Famous Story.

, What. another" laughed Fen
nell; that's the last thing heard
you say before we left Dublin and
here you are again. tell you.
there's no cure for YOU"
I'm in earnest this time"
"Of course, you are; this is the
real thing. eh?"
mo doubt Of it-not the slight
est met her in Newry-saw her
in a car for a second only. but that
was enough-there's not her equal
in the whole of Ireland"
"In a car" mussed Fennell; "thatu
be Aileen Barrett. perhaps-well.
couldn't do better's, she's good
looking"
Good looking" his friend inter
rupted: she's a raving beauty"
well, she's a beauty. then. and
she's lots Of money"
IT must meet her." said the poet.
IT must write a poem to her II I
can find any words beautiful
enough to describe her."
by George, I can find plenty Of
words fit to describe you." said
Fennell. laughing again. whats
the matter with you? Every pretty
face you see works a charm on
you"
Another Meeting.
"How can I meet her. John
come now. there's a good chap; help
me out"
We'll ride around there one Of
these days. She's always about
the country. Wen run across her
by accident: that'll be the best way
1T won't seem foolish. then. be-
sides. you'll get another look at
her"
Fennell took his time and It was
some days before the poet and
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Fergus. you'll fix 1t up so I can meet
him. won't your
I'll see what can be DONE" an
swered the astonished man. won
dering why Meade had to appear in
Aileen's vicinity. and wishing him
out of It az speedily as possible.
You're dear" Aileen was
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what's the matter. my dear. I
haven't offended you. have II"
Eyes you have-she looked her
prettiest as she said 1t. II love those
poems. and / saw the author yester-
day-he's 30 handsome-I'd no idea
he was so young and good looking
I'm crazy to meet him-now, Sir
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had seen the author. She spoke of
them to Sir Fergus.
IT never cared for them" said that
gentleman. they don't ring true to
me-"
He might almost have been COM
hitting sacrilege-the panied look
on her face told him as much. why,
The Washington times., 1922-01-02

HERE is the charming
H heroine in "The Brides
Play" the new serial which
started on this page last Mon
day. Her name? Aileen Bar
rett; her home? the little
Irish village of Newry.
And the story? It's a de-
lightful romance Of a young
girls heart and a struggle to
win it-and it brings into be-
ing a medieval pageantry
linking the past with the
present.
A fine Irish squire and a
poet are suitors for the hand
The Washington times., 1922-01-02
BE That Cold and
Cough Hanging On?

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-v,af Il is meant to do-soothes cough
nv threats, congestion-tormented
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attach, relieves the congestion in the
kesd. No harmful drugs, therefore
nod for children as veil as grownups.
Rieht away you will notice tho
sAanec for the better. Has q con-
vinciss. healing taste that you will
sourccnte. Buy bottle at any drug
10 On the way home tonight, 6Oc.
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Screen Version NoVelized
BY Jane Mclean.

1WVHE young man reached over and
handed her a coin; she took it,
almost doubling 1t could be real;
her invectives were not usually re-
warded In such a substantial man
ner. Meade laughed and appeared
unconscious when the girl beside
him pulled her skirts away and
edged toward the far side Of the
seat.
That night at Lisemere, Fennell
rallied his guest on his detected de-
meanor: whats the matter, Bull
mer; been trying to think Of the
rhyme to twelfth? You look like a
last years rose"
tits q wonder to me look like
q rose at alive just set eyes on
the most beautiful. the most per-
feet girl I ever met or ever expect
TO meet"
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THE STORY so FAR.

Aileen Barrett. belle OF little Irish VII
1hge of Newrie and beloved by the VII
layers beca use of her many kindnesses.
b the idol OF John Barrett's doting heart.
with his stone quarries money he In
tends to make. Aileen a great lady. and
plans TO send her away to school, Aileen
spends her happy girlhood days dream:
Ing OF the wonderful man she Will
. neighbor. before going away. When
Aileen and her schoomates are caught
reading Bulmer Meade's poetry. she
assumes the blame and H. subject to
severe lecture. She Is suddenly sum-
moned home by her sick father and
arrives Just as he dies. She uses in
herited money for betterment Of neigh
borhood. Bulmer Meade comes to
Newrie to visit a friend.
cThe Brides Play" made into mo.
ton pictures. directed by George w.
Terwilliger, scenario by Mildred Con.
atdine, which was created by COsmo-
politan Productions and released n .
Paramount picturel
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.ide's Play" Delightful Romance

of the fascinating daughter
of the Emerald Isle.
And in making her final
choice Aileen proves that true
love may disprove an old
legend.
This unusual romance,
based on Dom Byne's ia
nous story, has been created
into a photo play by Cosmo-
politan Productions.
Read the story here, then
watch for it in motion pic
lures at the leading theaters.
The Washington times., 1922-01-02
This Day in Our History

IN this day, in 1911 the United States Postal Saw
ings Banks opened, thus enabling thousands to
in small amounts. Much comfort and happiness have
been derived from these small savings Start saving
The Washington times., 1922-01-02
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-15
PLAY BY HIGH SCHOOL
"a Rose of Plymouth" Will Be Pre-
scented Last of March.

A play entitled, "a Rose of Ply
mouth" will be presented by the To-
peka high school dramatic club at the
high school auditorium during the last
week of March.
This is the semi-annuaI play given
by the club. The cast will include
eight persons.
The costumes and setting showing
the customs of the Puritan period
will add to the attractiveness of the
play. A love story is interviewer in
the play SO as to arouse romantic in
tere5t and there will also be enough
comedy to enlighten the audience.
The dramatic club now has a mem
bership of forty persons. Robert
Akers is president of the club. Other
officers are: Dorothy Swan, vice presi-
dent; Jessie Tobias, secretary; Martin
Baker, treasurer, and Jack Barnum,
sergeant alarms. Park Cain is chair
man of the social committee. The
club will also present a number of
farces in assembly during the pres
ent term. Miss Ethlyn Lindley is dra-
matte instructor.
The junior dramatic club composed
principally of members of the fresh
man and sophomore classes also plans
to present a number of farces in as
semblies and at school affairs.
The senior club is holding tryouts
for the play frequently and the cast
will be selected the latter part of next
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-15
Need Butter for Kansas Bread
Says J. C. MohIer.
Advises Farmers Turn to BOssy
When in Trouble.
MUST DEVELOP STATE DIARIES
Diversified Farming ExtOlled
Before Wilson County Men.
Nowhere Could Better Dairy
Conditions Exist, Is His Claim.

Neodesha, Kan, Feb. Kansas
has stood for years as the foremost
bread state; now, let there be an am
bition to cultivate the COW at least
to the point where she will be capable
of buttering the bread yielded by our
wheat"
This was the advice of J. c. Mohler,
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture, given to Wilson county farm
ers in an address here tonight under
the auspices of the NeOdesha Rotary
club.
Secretary Mohler advocated diversi-
fled farming and dairying especially.
The COW, he said, insures a regular in
come. in the lean as well as in the
rat years
with some cash at all seasons of
the year TO jingle in the pockets of his
denims, the bankruptcy law is dead
letter 10 the dairyman and the sher-
IFS sale is a thing of hearsay only
Mohler declared.
FARMER His Own Savior.
The speaker extolled the advant-
ages of Kansas for profitable dairy
ing. He said in part:
1T is cheering to note the increased
interest manifested in the COW as a
dependable income ringer and debt
payer We should do well to place
more reliance upon her as a means of
improving the agricultural situation
and pay less heed TO the lure of legis-
lation
The farmer has been hit hard. He
Knows this better than any one else,
and there is no lack of sympathetic
Understanding of his difficulties. He
also knows better than anyone else
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-15

that the solution of his problems lies
largely with himself, and the hard
work and intelligent management, two
important agencies under his control.
will see him thru the crisis as the
world regains its equilibrium and con-
ditions again become stabilized.
Cow Is His Standby.
Because she has always been mans
-steadfast friend it is only natural that
more of our farmers are turning to
the COW as a standby in this time of
stress. She not only economically con-
verts the cheap raw materials of the
farm into foods of the highest nutri-
tive value hut her products find d
ready market with weekly or monthly
returns.
This regular income is a most de-
cidedly attractive feature of dairying,
and quite in contrast with the annual
sale of a grain crop where the product
is dumped on the market in a short
period of time often resulting in a
'glut' to weaken prices, and the money
comes once a year in a large sum.
Moreover, the prices for dairy prod
ucts are comparatively steady and are
not subject to the violent fluctuations
which mark the grain trade and to
which there is such great objection.
THE COW fits in admirably with
diversified farming. and it is to the
development of this type of farming
that we must look for a greater agri-
culture in Kansas. We must give at
tention to maintaining the fertility of
the soil. We must adopt constructive
measures, and build broad and deep
for the future permanency and pros
perfty of the farming industry. Now
and then one is confronted with the
'bugaboo' Of overproduction, but so
long as the world is so undernourished
and so long as millions of pounds of
dairy products are imported into the
United States from foreign countries,
this question is one not likely to bother
us for years TO come, if ever.
probably nowhere can conditions
be found more favorable for profitable
dairying than in Kansas. Nearness to
market, favorable climate, abundance
of grasses and pure water, corn
alfalfa, and such sure-feed crops as
the sorghums, make a combination
that cannot be excelled for successful
COW culture"