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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-29
MISS BRITAIN TO PRESENT
rtPII.S ~ STUDIO RECITAL.

On Monday evening. o.. 30 at 54j
O'Clock. Miss Radic Hritan viii present
number 81 her pupils IN recital ~ her
studio 1899 Monroe Street. The FOL.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-29
WONLiN'S CLUB WITH
MRS. SCOTT.

The Woman's Club will be- entertained
~ the home OF Mrs. J. l.. Scott. 1901
Fillmore Street. Thursday afternoon.
at O'Clock
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
HAS ICE AT ALL SEASONS
Montana indian, Digging We'll, sssn'-
Inpiy Came Upon Nest Remark
able Freak ct MATURE

More than eight years ago John
Spotted Wolf. az Indian Of the Chsy.
snne reservation in eastern Montana,
decided that he should ltlts to have 3
well near his log cabin. 30 hs and his
wife Mary chose q spot near large
pine tree, perhaps 10 rods from the
door, and then John began to dig.
BY noon of the second day he had
dug down ten feet. Although the
weather was mild, he had complained
OF being cold while at work. After
eating he put on an extra coat and
went to work again. He kept Mary
and her brother Rolling Bull busy
hauling up and carrying away the dirt
that he loosened. But in spite Of
Johns extra clothing he still was cold.
On the third morning he added more
clothing; but when night came and the
well had reached the depth Of 10 feet
he was almost frozen.
The next morning he again descend
ed the well and worked as rapidly 40
his many layers Of clothing would per
NIT. After q while water began to
appear. Suddenly he shouted: pull
me up! Pull me up!"
John had barely reached the surface
before the well filed to within q foot
of the top and then began to freeze
around the edges. In q short time
only a small opening perhaps = foot
In diameter remained.
The well remains the same way year
after year. the Youths Companion
states. During the day In summer the
sun melts the ice around the top. but
at night 1t freezes again. The well.
which furnishes permanent Ice sup
ply for the people In the nsighborhood,
IL a strange freak Of nature Of which
there are so many In the western part
of the state. Tourists who, visit the
reservation regard it as great curl
0sity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
The Firs4 chrssmas Card.

The exchange Of greeting cards.
though now such recognized part OF
Christmastids ceremonial, h a custom
Of quite recent origin. The honor Of
its invention 10 claimed for three men,
all famous in other connections. Rev.
Edward Bradley DIETER known as
Cuthbert Bede, author OF "Verdant
Green''); ]. c. Horsley, n. A., and the
late w. G. T. D0bson, r. A. Cuthbert
Bede had card printed from his own
design for circulation in 1916, and two
years later his printers, Newcastle
firm, put Number OF cards on the
market. About the same time, In l846,
]. G. Hershey designed card for Sir
Harry Cobe of Summerly's Printing
house, Old Bond street. The subject
was a typical scene OF feasting and
1ollity. One thousand copies were
printed and one Of the few survivors
sold q few years since for ESQ. Ac-
cording to some authorities Mr.. Dob
son was really the flrst in the held
Westminster Gazette.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
BETTER THAN DISH WASHING
Student Finds Occupation OF Driving
q Taxi Allows Him More Time
for HE Books.

The passerby stopped beside the
taxicab parked near Bryant park. re-
marks the New York Sum. He had
passed the same driver several times
and had noticed he was reading. Once
it was Plato's dialogues. another time
John Ruskin's 1.-The Stones Of Venice"
and now his interest was spurred to
the questioning point by observing the
driver was delving into Aristotle.
"I'm working my way through col
lege," he said. Il heard about students
who washed, dishes and all that sort
of thing. But taxi driving 10 the Ideal
Job for the student. / don't start to
work until late In the afternoon. /
have a rush at only certain hours.
The rest of the time ! spend studying.
You get plenty Of time in between
fares to learn the Euclid. the history
of the pyramids, and why Ruskin IL
dead against too much purple IN
painting. I suggest taxi driving any
time instead Of waiting on tables"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

customers complain. But 1t had sad
dened Ellen. And one Of these very
complainers had bought six copies OF
1.-THE Christmas Carol by Dickens to
give away to friends. Ellen heard that
later. It had not improved matters.
And ON this same Christmas trip an
other she had met had said to her that
these children had such shamefully
poor coats and had reproved Ellen.
II WISH" the woman who had spok-
en- 30 sharply to Ellen had said, "that
they had some Of the nice warm things
belonging to my children" but when
Ellen suggested that she should do
something for these children she had
gone of angrily,
And another person had patted her
as she had seen her walking with these
children and had said:
"A fine work, my dear"
And Ellen knew that the woman felt
she had showed Christmas duty and
Christmas service and Christmas love
by making that speech.
But when Ellen began to see the
trees which were sent to the city for
Christmas she felt better. The smell
Of the trees gave her some Of the
Christmas spirit. Oh, yes, 1t was all
right after all, she had been seeing
only what was disagreeable and ev-
erything else had passed her by.
And then one day In the crowded
section Of the city she saw a small
crippled newsbOy go up to Salvation
army bucket and put In his donation.
Helping others to have Christmas
dinner when he was none too sure of
his own!
AS she saw 1T she invOluntarfly
smiled and smile answered hers. A
strange man was smiling at her.
Was some one going to be imperti-
nent to her? Was the incident Of the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
THE CHRISTMAS
SPIRIT;
By Mary Graham Bonner
"a, 1872. western Newspaper UniOn.)


= Lien had been feeling that there
was no such thing In the world az
Christmas spirit.
During the summer, for example,
she had taken a trip. Everyone seemed
to enjoy it. Everyone seemed to be
glad to get away from the world with
its scandals and its spoilt civilization.
That was what everyone said as they
took the trip through the simple wilds,
remote and picturesque and old.
This seemed to be the life everyone
longed for and then some one men
toned scandal which had taken place
nearby some months before.
With q dash everyone made for the
scene--so they could tell the people
back home that they had seen the To-
cality Of the scandal and Ellen had
been Disguised. Was it such sordid
world after all2
Then she had taken some poor chill
dren to big store to see the Christ
mas display and they had been refused
admittance. The customers had OBJ
jected to such crowds Of children
they wanted to see the display them
selves-why should poor children see
the toys when they could only look
And all about the. outside OF the store
were eager little faces peering into
the windows and hoping that perhaps
they could get In when the one VINO
watched at the door was not looking.
Once in a while one did and the chill
dren from outside waited for the news.
aWhat did you see? What did you
see2'' they shouted as the lucky one
came out again.
Other stores had been different.
Other stores had not had their rich
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

little boy only going to serve as an
excuse for q man to smile at herr
But in another moment he was ap0l-
ogizing.
"rm so sorry" he said. II was try
ing to place you In my mind. l was
SO sure I knew you. And then re-
membered that you were the picture
of the girl or the cover of magazine
last Christmas which saved all the
year and SO which is naturally very
familiar to me. am so sorry"
And then Ellen laughed. For last
year she had posed for one OF her
artist friends.
II don't suppose you've any idea,"
the man continued, show much good
that picture did. I've heard so many
speak Of it and Of the Christmas spirit
1t expressed. You fairly breathed 1t
then"
And now I'm different?" she asked.
"You don't look just as-just as
Christmasy," he faltered.
And Ellen felt ashamed. For she
had been critical Of others and In wor-
rying about the worlds shortcomings
she had lost her own Christmas spir-
it. But 1t had been merely wander
ing-it was not utterly lost-and the
man? The man who had found 1t
again for ner?
They became friends and then they
became sweethearts and they made OF
their love a permanent thing and were
married.
And he alw avs called Ellen his beau
tiful Christmas picture. And Ellen
was glad that he did. 1t kept con-
stantly in mind the Christmas spirit
that had once almost left her for good
snC all
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
CHRISTMAS 800 YEARS AGO
FIrst Yuletids Eve ~ the Pilgrims
Was One Saturated With crave
Fear Of Attack.

4 <ITTLN0 about their camp
fires on Christmas eve, 800
: :;::: &C. s:.rs =: pilgrims q; !. , e:
woods and jumped to their
feet, expecting q sudden onrush Of
whoOping Indians. The attack failed
to materialize. How the Pilgrims
spent Christmas Is told in the Journal
they have left, which says: me man
rested that day"
The settlers were nervous. and again
at night they left well-armsd men on
guard.
These poor fellows on shore did not
have any Christmas beer to drink.
About this time, 1t seems, the beer
supply was running low, and Captain
Jones of the Mayhower was guarding
his stock. Apparently he put every
body on q water basis. But Christmas
night he rs,ented. Beer was served
to those Of the Pilgrims who were on
the ship.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
Celery Soup.

Take the coarse outer stalks OF
q bunch Of celery and scrub them
well. Out into small pieces; cover
with boiling water and boil until ten
der In an uncovered saucepan. Drain
and save the water. Mash the celery
through a coiander, return to water
and boil for ten minutes. To each
cupful Of celery water add cupful
Of hot milk, two level tablespoonfuls
Of butter and one level tablespoonful
Of -four rubbed together. Season WITH
salt and pepper. Sprinkle chopped
parsley over the tsp OF each bowl and
serve with croutons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
Fisherman Has New one.

A very fishy story comes from Mid
dletOwn, N. Y. A resident Of that
town reports that while on the Wall
Kill river the other night large bass
suddenly leaped from the water into
the boat The bOatman was smoking
cigarette at the time and he says he
hints the fish mistook the light for Q
ilrefiy. S!milr occurrences have often
'.een rc' - ~ the leaping Guam
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
HERE'E TO HIM!

HERE'E TO HIM!
Here's to the man whose hand
Is firm when. he clasps you own
Like grip of steel
That makes you feel
You're not in the world alone.
Here's to the man whose laugh
Puts the sombre clouds to ropt
The man who's fair
And kind and square
To the one that's down and out.
Fl
If little bit of fiattery makes {
person feel godd, what is the use o.
blerting out an honest opinion?
Jean Schulthies says backbitel
is human cootie.
-
A definition for a popular Detroi
make of flivver-one that will not stol
in front of a synagaugge.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
-WITTED

At Fox Bros recently, a Washburn
lady who was paying for the re-
pairs on her husbands watch, in
quired what was the trouble with it
Jeweler: A Hair got tangled in
the hair spring.
Lady (anxopslyO: "What color
was it?
Jeweler (promptly): Exactly the
color of your, madam.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
SURE ENOUGH

what in the world are you star
ing at that married couple, so intent
ly for?" asked one young lady of
another on the train.
"Oh!" said the other girl with a
start and a sigh. Its so natural
for us girls to contemplate matri.
mony, you know"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING

The sweet-faced elderly woman,
who was shopping in, James Pei
lizze's, was peering nearsightedly at
a small cup which she had picked up
from a pile on the counter. Pre-
sently she remarked; 81 can't see
very we'll through my glasses. Are
these tin?"
NO." said the sales girl, they're
fifteen
The Lord helps them that help
each other. Business shows that
the more we help the more we pros
per.
"Hava you read Ivanhoe 2"
ING, those Russian novels bore
me-"
Report says crockery and pottery
will be very scarce this coming year
which will be good news for Jggs
but tough for Maggie.
"A good worker, but talks toe
much" When the father signed
the report and sent it back, the card
bore in addition to his signature:
'You should hear his mother
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
SMALL AMBITION

Jake Yderstad says the man who
is entirely satisfied with himself
wants but little here below.
f
When a girl is so bow-legged that
she can wear a parenthesis for stock
ings she just naturally has no use
for short skirts.
=
Ii is sometimes said that the office
seeks the man, but usually breaks
his neck to have it find him.
"Smile when you can," is the ad-
vice of Charles Rummel. The alter
native of smiling when you can't is
said to play havoc with ones fea-
lures.
+
READ THE OFFICE CAT
Laugh and grow fat the proverb
runs
A good one, we've no doubt
The trouble these days is to find
NUHleuIltu W IduBA "Do""
II -
Doc. Ward says you don't hear
married men talking OF personal Ii
lberty when their wives are around.
f
Tt is reported that one of our
most exemplary citizens was arrest
ed the other day, charged with steal
| ing Ford tire. But he was re-
leased when he explained that he had
casually picked the thing up on the
street, thinking it was rubber
band.
Every day is Decoration day with
the Flapper.
"Whats all that noice gwine on
ovah at you house last night ?" ask
ed an old colored women of another
Sounded like a lot Of catamounts
done broke loose"
"Dat? Why dat was nothin' only
de gen'man from the furniture store
collecting his easy payments"
+
An American Advertisement spells
the word "Inside" as ''insyde." This
must have been accident because
the elimination fthe 81" is not
real American tendency.
~ -
Jimmie Norris says you are not
dressed for work until you put on a
smile.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

An if you are a gunman and just
shut your eyes and shoot,
An if you can knock someone down
you "step on her" and shoot,
An if you go out fishing and come
home without one,
An you tell an awful whopper anc
make folks think you caught q
ton,
An if the city fathers have a sassy
breezy scrap,
An if for humor columns you dc
not give a rap,
I hope you'll watch your step, and
1T will do no good to pout,
For the Office Cat will get you
If you
Don't
Watch
Out.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
DISGUISED

Young Lady-Were you pleased
with the new school, little boy?
Little Boy--Naw! Dey made me
wash me face an when | went home
de dorg bit me cause he didn't know
me.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

Geo. Moore says fools rush in
where wise men trottle down and
drive slowly.
=
We are still waiting patiently for
the soda clerk to say "This one is
on the house.
THE OFFICE CAT WILL GET YOU
Oh, Junius, the Office Cat, has come
to town to stay,
An talk about the good folks, and
all the things they say,
An look into the scandals and help
to spread them too,
An make folks feel quite awful, just
like all old cats do
So, if you have a skeleton within
your closet hid,
Just take it out and bury it beneath
a castiron lid.
For Junius is sneakin' and pokin'
all about
And the Office Cat will get you
If you
Don't
Watch
Out.
An if you are married man, sly
in out alone,
An tryin' to make a chicken think
you have no wife at home;
An if you have some moonshine
| brewin' in your shed,
An if you use Sage Tonic on a very
| bald old head,
lam if you take your sweetheart out
and hug her in the park,
AM if you have a birthday and then
keep it in the dark,
You'd better be real careful, for
know without doubt,
That the Office Cat will get you
| If you
Don't
Watch
| Out.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
YULETIDE MUSINGS

YULETIDE MUSINGS
/ do not trot with those who hold
That Christmas gifts should be
Of Nature sternly practical
1t matters not to me.
If in my festive sock I find,
When Comes the Yuletide dawn,
Some gift for which | have no use
I'll merely pass it on.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14
l, ENvOI

L. ENvOI
/ do, however, yearn to kill
That Yuletide pest sublime
Who holds a present back until
I've spent my last thin dime.
-
Ben Ungrodt says lending money
is fine way to improve your mem
DRY.
+
Alarm clock prices are back to
per-war figures, as the children come
home now just in time to wake the
old folks up.
A New Jersey naturalist tells OF
a rabbit killing three cats. Now
which one got hold of the stuff-the
rabbit or the naturalist?
#
A candidate for the position OF
worlds meanest man has appeared
in the person of the editor of small
Missouri newspaper, who published
the following item in his "Social
Gossip" column: "Miss a
young lady of 20 summers, is now
on visit to her twin brother, aged
81"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

Jake Yderstad says the man who
is entirely satisfied with himself
wants but little here below.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

An American Advertisement spells
the word 'Inside" as "insyde." This
must have been accident because
the elimination fthe ST" is not
real American tendency.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-14

Jimmie Norris says you are not
dressed for work until you put on a
smile.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-16
-nAxrNe nor scnocoL,ary.

DsSF :. corasFstes:s win cold us;khAi here there arc ,rn1ay eceasions t5r,' hot eaeeaiate. Pezhs7s you are fAzlra- with the making of bot eocoa btt nes chocolate. 60 an EoinS 10 stTe ys5n my method You j+wiu ased, . sodDks boiler and saucepan. Put boiling, va ter into. ne- lower S9rt of >the doslbls boiler and, one and one-h1k -sczps cl sweet nilk in Sthe upper part. then set this to cook coYertd, until the mix l. scalded- kls. .-, S:.AS
 h the saucepan. melt one-third ot . square of rnsgeetessdl eske-cbocSista Do this oyer a i01 direct fame tor ot a coal raaSa) stirring Steadily untu [. is entirely -neited.s The aext step Es 0 stir into fSisainSlted- chocolate a pinch or salt. one and -one-third cups of grzn- ulSted ,s1Sar and then. GTSdasIfy. -oae- half cup of bolllAY water This Is the critical staSs pf, the process. If you add the water gradually enocxh. stirring gently as you Etc- l.. yos should na Tt 2 smooth paste. IT, horeveF, your choc- oiate IS apt to separate into tiny pa.r ticies-3nd Fyour .hofe chocolate will nd. bei. a. smooth. cye4zzy beverage when -Sohe. .-of seoRrse zthe mixture sheoh ,,
 sl.oSredstaa boil. trp-at .this -staea. Nzti it is E-aodh. S'f.-. A k.c yN7isas sou bsts! zaSed she, asls acu7 0,
 hot xater slowly. a zlaeve t.rected and sai,owee -1ae rixr5-re .te eea .ser. q. i glossy: !t5 .: ti=e te. aat his ginEs tcsz4-set ySs Fsss II. SASs c4AE-z, e @ a.s- --. - aae
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-16
KNrTTEn DOLL.

Dear Sisters: am going to tell you how to make a knitted doli for ~baby's Christmas present. Use four. No. Is. needles for shoes, stockings and head 1: four No. 14 needles tor sweater, and trousers; Germantown wool four-fold for all but the head and hands, which are: of white Saxony. It is best :, to com mence with these: +t =.-, z
 Golf Stockings-Cast on thirty stitch es plain, 2 r.*S', purl, 2. plain ten rows i; reverse so tha4. this cuff will turn over i; plain 20 rows. On, the 21st of these rows marrow twice by knitting 3 st to- gether consecutively, in center of one needlss Form calf by narrowing every other row in same way A.until reduced to ls stitches: ? rows plain, then put in black or tan for shoess I rows,t purl plain; then divide the stitches;.+ leav. ing on calf needle. Knit these plain, widening between 3rd and 4th and 5th and 9th rows.i Seventh row plain, purl back 9th; then narrow and turn around
 knit and narrow. then again and puTl the narrow. Continue this until a are left Now. pick up stitches on one
 side of the heel; knit across instep. pick
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-16
cGExoF :rH1iHASD

Dear Social .corSer Sisters: A hand
 some had is 2, elsay sliag object h Itself.
 ard seenns to';ind.cs g. tefinenent h its owner. To be :peftes, tas hand should be
 eet!este and somewhat long The back -shS1ld De Just plump enough t6 prevent
 the veins from being too prominent. The
 fingers nus Be fsns Aad tapeffng. form
 ing. little. graduated. columns ot pe.tsc.
 proportion. Rihsn- caeE hsad is open there
 sho1id: 6e little diinrles at the kpackles.
 which ought; to De slightly Wunfnent ,wpen the hand is cloeed- Much of the
 beatty. eH jAe fngtrs And hand depend
 upon the pr9sJer e1fe H the nails. These f ,eut top- c1dse. Sefoep the ,jipseE eads rendering them sHubby. The, upper and free, border of the nail. sho1idsslwAys be left pEoJecting a line or 90 beyond the extrensitYe of the SnsTs- end should be pared Sonly to- "a Biitts sht carve out >eri@ tsreacAiAs assdAs eH- tRs angles SSsp and the1hrgers sbrusf are sir taaf is neces- s&rg toE ossalllE and fishing. the +sals I The habit Of bbiHg .tke nails Is z5'usly s<it- !s-fakAa -tes D eTr=- When .-tise skin .. the ESSd- .s lhs+e ana .fotgss. tssy
 E6g,d bes Kept a,aoet eorsta-tsy: sloTsz LsadzRsE eS1 sSsa;s,zi7 zbnk rez too oetA4. , vttk lukeva$n water sza aref soas. 4
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-16
GREETINGS FROM xEzIAH DOG
 LITTLE. !

Dear Social Corner Sisters: :; am afraid if neglect writing much longer the year will be gone without my, doing my, b.t for The Corenrt. Not being at home; missed Several of: The Corner pages in October. remember ;tthe canes: and memory buttons. never had cane but h1d a string of memory. but tons. Also had a silver bracelet, made of l0-cent pieces. Perhaps some of you had one. too. < I have mine now. Many of those who gave me ypiece" with their initial or name on it have gone td their reward. It<is indeed memory brace.et to. me now. =. .,. .< t
 Rosalind: am very sure saw the picture you mentioned. befoEe- you dsd Wasn't you living in M-- at the time?
 Joan: Where art thou? ,. .:.,
 Pices: Now that you, know. 'crWho. is Who" you must try and come to some oi the meetings in Norwich or , Willfmantic Hoping you all have a Merry Christ: mas. will ring of. .yT :. atl. :. :. KEzIAH DooLITTLE.