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Local and Personal

Mrs. J. a, McGlothlin and son,
Robert of jefferson City came
last Saturday TO spend Christmas
with her daughter. Mrs. Vest Estes
and family
Mr. J. " Dayault. Of Fulton. Ky
came Saturday on account Of the
death Of Miss Mary Robins.
Miss Fern Smith. who is teaching
at Oak Ridge came Saturday to
slcnd the holidays with her parents
MIR. and Mr. Sam Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. ". +. DonncI. went
TO 81. Louis to spend Christmas
with their parents
Homer Murray came home
last Saturday with his parents
r. c. Alternately. II Cape Glrar-
icau is spending the holidays with
friends here.
K. K and {. c. Conrad are visit
ing their parcu,s. Mr. aad Mrs,
George Conrad ,h0, week.
l.. p Grims.cy spending the
holidays with home folks
Most Il the ou, oi town student.
left last Friday 90 spend Christmas
a. their ditlyrcn, homes
Mis- Leona Bc'chamher left
Monday 70 spend q few days with
relative. at Bismarck and s. Louis.
Miss Marian Sanders, who is
teaching a, Webster Grove is spend
ng the holidays with her parents,
pr. and Mrs.. c. a. Sander
Mr L. K. Center spent Christmas
with his parents. at Esther.
Cecil and Clifton Hshn, who have
been working in Illinois came nome
. Monday to spend the holidays,
Gordan Chandler, Of Frederick
town is visiting his grandparents
| Mr and Mrs. B. y. Estes this week
Ms. Wnaus Taylor. who is teach
+ lnr IN the Morcs Srhoo. Of EXpres
/ sion .s visiting her parents. her,
,n. week
Mr. and Mr.. Leo Rodgers o.
$, Eou. !, s,cnd.ng the holiday
with MIS-. Rodgers parents Nj
and Mrs Rance Estes.
Nemon Taylor. who has positlo
/ at B.ythcvle, Arkansas is ylsItn
his parents. Mr and Mrs. Jaco
Taylor thu, week.
Mr and Mrs. Joseph Ca'dwe
ana sister Miss Mary are yisitin
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Josep
Caldwell Of near town.
Mss Ida Shanks, Of st. Louis
visiting her mother Mrs. ;
Shanks and other relatives here
The children Of the Presbytrria
Sunday School and their paren
enjoyed a Christmas party given
the Maso1Ic Ha., on Christmas nigi
Miss Fay and Lorene Hope
Noble, Ark. is visiting at the hon
Of Mr. Ollie Hahn.
Mrs Roy Jones mas been qu
sick for the past week. We a
informed that Miss Chrstena NJ
Ana''y a trained nurse, of st Loy
viD. he here to day to take care
The Washington times., 1922-12-29
THE CHILD WHO'S HELPLESS
BY LOretto c. Lynch

been taught to help the others.
lie did not know how to make a
simple breakfast of bread and
butter and milk or cocoa.
And the result was that by the
time these helpless children wait
ed for mother TO come in and do
ii all IL was far too late for any
of them to go to school.
This mother excused this sad
helplessness by saying, well,
the poor children will have 1t
hard enough when they are older.
While they are children don't
want them to do anything"
There Is heppy medium be-
tween overworking q child and
teaching him or her to be helpful.
Surely no boy Is less a manly
chap IL he learns how to slice
and toast bread or soft-cook an
egg or make a cup Of cocoa. Our
rough and ready soldier boys
could prepare their own food in
an emergency. Why not our
bows of eight or ten years?
Are you letting your children
grow up helpless7
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HOW TOCLEAN
l. GLASSES
~ RS. DEJUST, Wibaux and l..
Dardel recently presented an

N RS. DEJUST, Wibaux and l..
Dardel recently presented an
~ interesting communication
concerning pathogenic bacteria IN
table utensils and the best methods
Of disinfectioin, writes the Paris
correspondent Of the Journal Of the
American Medical Association.
They studied the conditions under
with glass article can be rid
OF bacteria by the use Of running
water, by running water plus rub
bing, or by the use Of a soap solu.
ton, these methods being followed
or not by dr-tng with a cloth,
This research disclosed the slight
efficacy OF washing with water
even when II Is accompa MED by
rubbing. OF thirty articles Of glass.
ware soiled by cultures of Bacillus
prodigiosus and washed with water
without being wiped, twenty-five
were still infected with the baccilU.
On the other hand, of twenty.four
such articles washed in the same
way but wiped, only five remained
infected.
OF six articles washed with a 9
per cent soap solution without he.
ing wiped, five presented the bacil.
II. while Of twenty-five articles
washed with a 2 per cent soap so.
luton, followed by wiping, none
showed Bacillus prodigiosus. The
influences Of drying with a cloth Is
obvious. especially when II follows
washing with soap.
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The Stranger By John Goodman

there was courage end q certain
grimness in his eyes.
''The old un's right" he said
mcditatively, life amt a had egg.
But there's one thing that's goin
to stay by me: yes, to the day i
die. There amt no forgetting
that"
lie shifted his seat.
Right above me. Outside o my
world altogether" he murmured
pathetically. Ought to be easy to
drop 1t for good. But 1t amt. If
only 1t wasn't that lawyer swine"
Alrs cheeks reddened. and his
teeth met sharply. Him. Gosh.
I'd give twenty years to have met
him in the ring in front o me
without the gloves!'
All swore softly.
II wonder" he murmured, star
ing through the window absently.
wings. A big gray pigeon
alighted OH the sill. All stared at
it blankly and then started up
with a cry.
Jack Quicksilver" he gasped.
His face changed color. The
homer, with an encouraging
chuckle Of welcome, fluttered onto
his masters shoulder. A slip of
folded paper attached to the birds
leg caught Alf's eye; he tore 1t
away roughly and opened It with
eager fingers. Jack dropped to the
floor and began unconcernedly to
nick IN grains of corn
There were but five words in
the note:
JOAN.
az FIR road, Lambeth"
There's somethin' wrong!"
gasped ALI. Whats she doin'
there-now? She needs me!''
He sprang up with a shout and
went down the stairs like a
whirlwind.
To Be Continued Tomorrow.
Copyright, 1918. by f. r. Dutton g. Co.
All Rights Reserved.
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; Crump'e sDorting stadium. A lit
tie assembly of admirers at once
raised a cheer.
See i'm" said lad to a com.
panion, that's young All Blod-
more. An now he's outed Larry
the Twister-in three rounds"
The other expcCtorated joyfully.
Don't l know II? l took four TO
one about i'm, and I'm goin' TO
touch 1t. Couldn't get away for
the fight. Good old All"
P'odmore had retired bashfully
indoors again TO escape this re-
ception. The applause and the
babel Of the voices from the am
phitheater inside was sti!l buzzing
In his head. In a few moments
his uncle, Mr.. Samuel Taggart,
appeared and. leading All by the
arm, shepherdcd him into an an
cient four-wheeler waiting at the
curb. The cab drove away amid a
parting cheer.
lave a fag, Alf?" said Mr.. Tag
with delight, taking out his case.
you've earned it,
All look the ClSdTetle ana, set
Ting himself comfortably on the
dusty cushions. puffed It with slow
relish. His trained was usually
ir"~orable about cigarettes.
whats the growler for. uncle?"
he said. Il could ha' walked home
all right-and done 1t on my
cad"
Il know ye could, me lad. But
it's due to me that you should
ride. An you might have needed
II, too. Ycu'n ave your own car
some day. I'm proud O. you, ALI.
larry the Twister-in three
rOrrds.'
"He was easier than / thought"
said All, modestly.
mo fear! He's heavy stuff.
Yes, you've done your old uncle
proud-me that was middleweight
champion in me day. Gosh! how
you put Larry to sleep! That
right hook OF yours Is a gift. as
told you. No mans got the
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THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis-
My Hobby.

NOR forty-seven weary years
I've wandered near and far.
all up and down this vale Of
tears. from Perth to Zanzibar.
I've seen heap Of splendid
sights in Greece and Italy: I've
started amazed at Northern
Lights above the Arctic sea. But
all along I planned It 30 some day
I'd settle down and build 4 nifty
bungalow right here In my home
town. Yes. even as I've gazed
with Joy upon st. Peters dome.
I've whispered to myself: "Oh,
boy, some day you'll have a
homer" I've lain awake through
happy nights to plan tho cellar
door; I've picked the fixtures for
the lights a thousand times or
more. The windows and the at
tic stairs I've built q score Of
ways; I've mapped out coEy
dens and lairs to pass my dreamy
days. My hobby means as much
to me as shekels do to some. and
as I've roved by land or sea I've
always thought Of home. Not just
a place to sleep and eat, a point
from which to start; but some Sc
cure and calm retreat to soothe
the weary heart. A place for
folks to sit and chat, where
friends would love to come, a fire.
side for the browsing cat. q sense
Of rest-that's home.
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Three weeks ago ] had

DEAf MISS fAihr Al
Three weeks ago ! had a
quarrel with my sweetheart whom
have been going with for
four years and to whom I was
to be married as soon as he was
in a position to do 30.
At the time of our quarrel ]
told him that I never wanted to
hear from or see him again.
This is by no means our first
quarrel, but this is the first time
that we have not seen each
other so long after a quarrel.
1t is his fault this time and
1t Is his duty to ask for for
giveness. which he always does,
but l have distinctly told him
that he should not write to
me or call me up. This is the
first time that he has ever re-
spected my wishes.
know that he loves me, but
he is very proud, but what /
am trying to bring out is this:
That IL he really and truly loves
me he ought to try and make an
attempt TO see me or else call
me up. think that a girl should
have more pride than a boy.
r. r.
you told him you didn't want
to hear from him again. He
has complied with your wishes,
and you add mournfully that this
Is the first time he has done 30.
What kind of a wife do you ex-
pect to be? You are unreason-
able in the extreme. You know
nothing of the give and take Of
all sanely balanced human rela.
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Know That

Silk furnishes the longest con-
tinuous fibre known? One cocoon
has been known to yield nearly
three-fourths of a mile?
The name of London" Is n com.
bination Of two Celtic words,
"lyn," meaning lake, and dun"
a fort.
Caterpillars breathe through
holes in the sides of their bodies.
Letters from London to Teheran
arrive in New York in thirty.five
to forty-five days.
The organ of sight Is more de-
veloped in birds than in any
animal.
Carthage was founded by the
Phoenicians about $50 b. c.?
The English crown weighs
thirty nine ounces.
Crocodiles roar like bulls.
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brittle air to vibrate like . crystal
glass.
He went downstairs slowly. try
ing not to make any noise, and
when he reached the gate he
reached the gate he breathed
freely. He had not met any of his
compan mons, not even the colonel.
He wanted to walk to the city
alone, as though attracted by the
Sunday morning atmosphere Of
gayety, which as the afternoon
wears on. changes to tiresome
ennui.
Outside the gate a girl was
waiting for the street car. She
was very young, but her feet
slanted at q sharp angle on her
high.heeled shoes. Her skirt
scarcely fell below her knees,
showing her well-rounded calves.
The finely woven stockings re-
vealed the whiteness of her flesh.
Prominent against the salmon
colored silk sweater was a neck
lace Of large imitation amber
beads.
Her bobbed hair fell smoothly
from jaunty velvet tam.o'-
shanter of graceful line. The air
of profound respect with which
she spoke to him made him rec
ogniZe her. 1t was the gardeners
daughter. But at the same time
she looked at him in a shy way,
with ill-concealed curiosity, as
though her eyes made a distinc-
ton between the master whom
her parents held in awe, and the
man whom women adored, and Of
whom she had heard so many
things.
The Prince went on, after
speaking to her as he would have
to a young lady of his own social
rank. He was gay that morning.
and he laughed inwardly as he
thought how later on that little
bundle of mischief and ambition
would keep men busy.
Copyright, 1922. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
(TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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ri~ht to waste a punch like that.
It's his duty to mankind to de-
velop it-for the pleasure an en-
tertainment Of his feller creatures.
Ask Larry!
The old man squared his shoul-
ders and chuckled.
"Nothin' snide about you. All.
Good. skraight stuff. An a
twenty-five quid purse today. But
the money amt everything.
NO" said ALI. Give me the
game"
AYE The good old game. It's in
your blood, All. LIES a good
thing. amt 1t? Got a taste to 1t.
now"
sure" said All, warmly.
Amt got the hump no more.
eh?"
NO. uncle"
Not grizzlln' about gals, these
days?"
A moments pause.
mo. uncle"
"I knew IL. We've knocked
some sense into you. Why you
could have your pick OF 'em by
the dozen now. But don't lenme
catch you at It, or I'll blame well
disinherit you! It's fair ruin to
the game. You've a good time
comm. wisht ] was your age
Alf-with that right punch to
bank on, an all the ring In front
o. me-"
They arrived at the little bird
shop in Billiter street. The small
boy who was minding the shop re-
ceived the news Of Alfs victory
with mad hiiarity. Ar tipped him
five shillings, pulled his ear at
fectionately and went upstairs to
change into some old clothes.
Presently he entered the loft at
the top Of the house and, seating
himself by the open window. be-
came thoughtful. There were still
times when All felt the need for
being alone.
The flush of perfect health was
upon his skin, despite the batter
ing he had lately received, and
The Washington times., 1922-12-29
By VIM. A. McKeever.

MY BOY. and girl; meet the
M new year with courage
AVA and decision.
70 Look yourself over for flaws
and pluck them out one by one.
How about pessimisr. saying
and thinking discourage, things
about yourself?
- How about anger, flying into .
passion about little things.
How about jealousy, the foolish
habit of thinking someone else Is
outclassing you?
How about hatred, the malice
you may harbor against some one
near about who you imagine has
harmed you?
How about fear. the thought OF
falling In your work, the idea that
you will be in want or poverty
from bad turn in business?
81, How about mistreating your
body and your mind with irregu-
lar hours and over-indulgence?
II you find any Of these enc
mics lurking within. resolve to de-
stroy them, not by fighting and
attack, but by changing your hab-
its of thinking you can kill more
real enemies with a thought than
you can with gun. And the
way to destroy a bad habit which
always has a bad thought as it's
cause, is to attack it with the op-
posite kind of thought-a good
one.
Destroy pessimism by thinking
optimism, say, over ideas Of sue
cess In your work, and Of your
goodness.
Destroy anger with calmness.
At the point where this poison
ing emotion comes, think Of your
self as speaking In quiet low
tones.
Destroy jealousy with praise.
words of approval and affirm
causes your trouble.
Destroy hatred with love.
Think of the one you have been
hating as trying In his own way
to do right. as suffering with the
perplexities Of life practically as
you are doing and as needing
your help.
Destroy fear with courage.
That Is. think how you would act
bravely at the point where the
fear enters your life and declare
your mastery over every such
trouble.
Try living a perfect day. Arise
early; take a thorough rundown,
eat a light breakfast. go to your
work singing, eat nothing but
good food. take nothing into your
body in the form Of solid, liquid
or smoke, which will not actually
contribute something to your we'll
being.
Now. try a second perfect
day" We have to live only one
day at time. The second may
be q bit harder than the first.
but stick II out. Resolve to do
or die. Eat little food II the day
IL especially difficult, but drink
plenty of water.
No. I do not expect you to be-
come regular perfect model.
For some reason men do not ad.
miro the perfect model type.
Neither do the women. But they
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TEAN looked toward the win
dow. Something she saw
~ there brought n swift thought

dow. Something she saw
- there brought a swift thought
flashing through her brain.
There is q way" she cried. II
can make 1t impossible! Yes. I
can close the door on temptation.
both for him and for me. / have
the power to finish 1t once for all
and nobody can ever blame
him."
She snatched a letter that lay
on the table. tore off the blank
sheet, and seized a pencil. There
was a moments pause.
What IL even this fails me?"
she whispered. that would be
the last irony"
Joan gave dreadful little
laugh. There was a light, almost
Of madness. in her eyes. and a
fierce resolve. Controlling ner-
scribbled few words on the
the cage swinging in the window,
and took OUT Jack Quicksilver.
the homing pigeon that was Alf's
last gift.
She fastened the note under the
TWO itttIe TuDDPT DdnuS OH HIS reg.
The pigeon made no resistance.
She opened her hand to let MIN
go. Then for an instant her
heart failed her and she tried to
retain him.
Jack eluded her deftly and, with
a flap of his wings. settled on the
sill Of the open window. With a
low Groom of satisfaction he
launched himself into the air and
rose above the roofs opposite.
Higher and higher he scared, in
great ringing circles, till the smoke
city lay far below.
Then. sure of his bearing, he
flew northeastward to Hackney,
swift and straight as an arrow.
Mr.. Alfred Blodmore, in a large
overcoat and with his left ear
slightly swollen. a thick muffler
swathing his neck, came furtively
out Of the side entrance Of
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Thrilling Episodes and Unique Situa-
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of the Worlds Greatest NOvelists.

terrupting the calculations of the
men with their nervous looks
and gestures.
"She plays like an idiot he
said brutally. "She plays like a
woman. The money she's lost
like a fool"
Castro intervened as though
desiring that the conversation 20
no further. What do you say to
dropping In at the Casino?" he
suggested.
They All Agree.
And Of them agreed to the
proposal.
The Prince spent the remain
der Of the afternoon walking
about the gardens and looking
at the sunset. Finally, he sat
down In the hall under a tall
rose-shaded floor lamp to read.
Castro returned alone, long be.
fore the dinner hour. He was
sad. He whistied occasionally.
His smile was a savage grin. 1t
had been a bad afternoon. He
had lost everything! The next
day he would have to ask his
relative for a fresh loan in order
to return to his work"
Once more Prince Michael felt
compelled to talk to him about
the call he had received that
morning. 1t was better to make
a. frank explanation and avoid
ironical illusions.
Yes. / saw her." Castro said.
II watched you from a window
while you were walking through
the gardens"
The Prince looked at him,
astonished at his brevity. Was
that all he had to say? At pres
ent he felt he would have pre-
ferred his joking.
What Of it II she did Gomez"
at last he said brusquely.
That's natural; poor woman! I
warn you that you've begun the
conquest Of an enemy"
Castro went on to say that he
had met the "Generaless" in the
Casino. She and Alicia, who
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m Authority on AL Matters
Pertaining to Domestic

An Authority on AL Matters
Pertaining to Domestic
Management.
A GLARING example of injus-
"a tice to children has Just
4 n come to my notice. The
mother and father have a small
bungalow in the suburbs and the
children range in years from four.
teen to two. There are four of
them. A call at this bungalow
at In the morning notified the
mother that the child of a neigh.
boring bride was in convul.ions.
The mother hastily donned her
clothes. rushed to the sick bed
and after two hours Of work
saved the little one.
But back in her own bungalow
all was chaos. Her own children.
never having been taught to deI
pend upon an alarm clock. over.
slept. When the tired mother
rushed In along about s O'Clock
none but the eldest, a boy. had
been able to locate his school
clothes or dress. He had never
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shop in Monte Carlo. but follows
the styles like q young society
girl. The Colonel keeps her pro-
vided with high-heeled shoes.
short skirts, tams and smart hats,
and buys her imitation amber
beads. That's how he spends all
the money you allow him to take
for hts services. Sometimes he
follows her at q distance In the
street. admiring her seductive
outline, and her ankles silk-stock-
inged.
He patiently cultivates his lit
tie garden and smiles like a
fool when he thinks Of his fu-
ture harvest"
One Sunday. getting out Of
bed, the Prince felt like singing.
Perhaps he was unconsciously
following the example Of some
birds that had been warbiing
in the caves of a-Sirena since
sunrise, deceived by the spring
like warmth of the midwinter
day.
He looked out Of his bed room
window. The Mediterranean. with
out a single sail. stretched away
In far-off undulations to where it
met the sky. The gulls were
wheeling in circles, continually
dropping into the water. folding
their wings, and letting themselves
be carried along by the waves.
The sandy depths, stirred by the
swells, gave the blue sea a lighter
shade, which attained. along the
shore, an opalescent hue, like
that Of absinthe. Around the
promontory, white, luminous foam
was constantly being churned
among the projecting rocks Of the
reefs.
The prince hurried through his
toilet. He felt the need Of getting
out and going somewhere, as
though his gardens were too small
for him. In the distance the bells
of Monte Carlo were ringing, and
still farther off those Of Monaco
were replying: and the merry peal
ing of the chimes caused the clear,
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were always quarreling and sep
arating forever, had just had an.
other reconciliation, and to seal
their renewed friendship with a
fresh burst Of confidence, the
Duchess had related her inter-
view with the Prince.
"Dona Clorinda used to be un-
able to stand you. seeing that she
considered you a frivolous fel-
low, a worthless loafer." Castro
confided. But now she praises
you to the skies, because of your
cancelling that enormous debt,
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BY Vincente Blasco Ibanez

@UT there was a guest in
the dining room, Lord
~ Lewis. once a distinguished
English gentleman, now
regular habitue Of the gam
ing hall Of the Casino. Most Of
now a regular habitue Of the gam
ing. and throughout the meal no
comment was made upon Alicia's
visit by any Of them.
Every now and then the Prince
would eye Castro. expecting to
surprise some ironic glance, or
something which would reveal
hts Impressions in regard to the
visit he had received that morn
ing. But Lord Lewis presence
seemed to have obliterated all men,
ory of anything unrelated to gam
bling.
When the luncheon was over
they talked in the hall. over their
coffee, about those who played for
big stakes in the private rooms.
The names of some of them were
spoken with respect. as though
they were masters, worthy Of ad-
miration.
"So-and-so knows how to play"
was the one comment.
The amusing part Of 1t for Mi
chael was the fact that Lewis
also figured among the masters
"who knew how to play" and
every one of them lost, like those
who were Ignorant"
The Prince looked at Castro
ence more as though at a clever
enemy who is hiding his thoughts.
Then he ventured to ask a ques-
ton.
And how does my relative,
the Duchess de Delille, play?"
Atilio looked at him, but with
not even so much as mischiev-
GUS twinkle in his eyes, surprised
at the interest shown by the
Prince. But before he could re-
ply. Lewis broke in with an an
swer. The latter hated women.
especially at the gaming tables,
They were only a nuisance. in.
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Stories of Famous

HR ARK TWAIN had finished
M his speech at q dinner
Xv1 party. and, on his seating
himself, a lawyer arose, put his
hands deep into his trousers pock.
cts, and laughingly inquired Of
those present: Doesn't 1t strike
this company as a little unusual
that a professional humorist should
be funny?" When the laughter
that greeted this sally had sub
sided, Mark Twain drawled out: /:
Doesn't 1t strike this company as
n little unusual that n lawyer
should have his hands In his own
pockets?"