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charming power Uf 1t should be
called sol of my cousin, Is very
well known to all her intimate
friends. 1t seems mysterious be-
cause ii Is not often seen in op-
Grafton, but / have no doubt that
every normal human being pos
sesses the germ of it.
Its basis Is an open, unpreju-
diced, friendly character, loving
all nature, without guile and con-
sequently without suspicion-the
kind of character that put st.
Francis in a lofty niche of the
worlds history. But it is a deli
cate flower which does not re-
joice and freely flourish in the
poisonous social atmosphere that
man has created for himself.
Those in whom It blooms best are
those who live closest to unso-
phisticated nature.
Boys Wonderful Power.
A most remarkable example of
an unclerical St. Francis, who
could charm birds and bees, and
even make friends of flowers
and stones, walked the New Eng
land highroads and bypaths i'm
the time of my earliest boyhood
Henry David Thoreau. Robert
Louis Stevenson has painted him
at a stroke:
I'm his dealings with animals
he was the original of Haw-
thorne's Donatello. He pulled the
woodchuck out Of its hole by the
tail (most country boys will tell
you that it is difficult to get
within ten rods of a live wood
chuck; the hunted fox came to
him for protection; wild squirrels
have been seen to nestle in his
waistcoat; he would thrust his
arm into pool and bring forth
a bright, painting fish lying un-
dismayed in the palm Of his
hand"
But Emerson has best described
the wonderful sympathetic rela-
ton between Thoreau and wild
nature: He was especially happy
in forecasting spring
Some years he was fortunate
enough to detect in the morning
twilights peculiar roseate
tongue, or halo, the snood of
spring herself, and even her out
line in the peculiar light Of the
moon as reflected from the high
er hills and mountains. He al
ways felt Gnsensible to us) the
coming heat fluent between the
earth crust and branches"
To those who do NOT know
these words of Emerson may
seem extrayagant, but whoever
communes enough with nature is
aware of their truthfulncss.
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STUDENTS ASK
FOR THRILLS;
| LACK THRIFT
BY Universal Service.

~ ERKELEY. Cal.-The aver
age college person thinks
~ only of pleasure. He Is
short sighted in financial matters.
This opinion. based upon a sur.
vey of the manner in which stu
dents use their pocketbooks, was
given to the University of Califor-
mia student body recently in an
address by Prof. N. J. Silberling,
Of the department Of economies.
In part, he said:
The average college student
lacks thrift.
Students Of today are spending
too much for thrills. The pleas
ure of the moment seems to be
the only consideration.
There is not enough money spent
by students for books and such
things as add to the accumula-
tion of knowledge.
Referring to the student who is
forced to work his way through
college. Prof. Silberling said:
I'm his case thrift Is a forced
habit, and In case Of persistence
1t is to be admired"
In contrast with such a student,
Prof. Silberling discussed another
type. stating:
"He is the obnoxious student
who. though he has as much to
spend as anyone, plays the part
Of social sponge while his own
capital remains untouched.
Another example of false thrift
Is that Of the student who invents
a hundred pathetic ways Of living
within an inadequate income in
stead Of planning one effective
way of obtaining the necessary in
come.
"Such a student is not to be
admired for thrift, because he
shows stupidity and little initia-
tive"
Continuing his remarks on
thrift, Prof. Silberling said:
students are not to be blamed
for careless spending. because all
young people are guilty Of thrift
lessness to a certain extent. There
is no incentive for them to be
otherwise"
The professor urged parents to
allow their sons and daughters at
college "a little leeway" In money
matters-those who can possibly
afford to-stating that there are
so many activities at college in
which wide-awake young people
must take part, and that all cost
money.
He deplores the system, but
claimed that It could not be
changed.
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Happiness--the Worlds
Great Force
Is the Power That Lifts Humanity and the Individual

Happiness is beautiful word represents to the mind
difficulties makes the hard road smooth and the tall
mountain easy to climb.
Happiness power that lifts above material
dons lifts him with self confidence and especially with
desire extend others the happiness that within him.
Happiness transforms the face and the mind and
the eyes of the happy man transforms the whole the world
dark and muky day becomes and cheerful to the
is tina as good action
diverse in its nature human beings in their
The mother with her helpless child caring for it, sacrificing
herself bissfuly happy Her happiness is in self denial
And He taught that real happiness found in love for
another in love which always unsesh and noble when
pure "A new commandment give unto you, That ye
love one another
tay commandment that must sound strangely into of
our ears now but commandment that is ETERNAL AND
THAT WILL ONE DAY BE THE LAW FOR EVERY LIv
you celebrating the birthday Of your father you
Christmas celebrate the birthday of great unseh spirit
one that found happiness in giving up all for others
yourselves It is the force that moves the wodths force
that will make this dull civilization and this harsh earth
paradise, indeed.
Gordano Bruno burned alive the truth tied the stake
and speaking kindly the untnkng little child that carried
.s n a at h' Is % hsd could
Newton working out the long and painful mathematical
calculations destined he hoped to the accuracy of his
theory found that mathematics eternaly truthful about
to reward him Overcome with happiness he could go
and others finished for him the calculation that confirmed
pness of cold intellectual achieveenta happiness that
might be compared to that of the ordinary you
pare sharp wecut glistenng diamond to soft perish
able fruit
The who fights for his country and rewarded happy
The who plods unknown unrecognized each day
his dull routine working for those that need him. is happy
The of any kind WHO WORKS FOR ANOTHER
HUMAN BEING, OR LOVES ANOTHER UNsELFISHLY
AND TRULY, Is HAPPY
Happiness is the worlds great power the beautiful
thing this EARTH the thing that for all human beings
most to be desired.
The Christmas holidays the for happiness for
many They should happiness for all, and will
c uof
all days of the because it has become day dedicated
especially to giving happiness to others
Happiness created eternal goes on blessing him
that and him that receives It spreads
other brings the warmth of the and the beauty of
nature into the human heart makes the old young the
reward OF the young and the strong that give happiness
those that are old and to those that weak.
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H"%4Hfan %H1 WASHINGTON TIMES YbsHasH YA5HasS
Christmasttde Season Of Goue

To love live To aspire is grow into larger e
Lowy the origin Of Long and laggard has been
the story of human unfolding Lofty beyond our imagining
Is our certain destiny.
1T does not yet appear what we shall be-
At Chrsmastide the world is bathed In the finer
ether of love and aspiration We celebrate spiritual at
tude Some of acclaim God become hesh and all Of
hail the Human Being growing gradually and steadily in God
Eness '''
To love is to live To aspire is to grow.
Then let us love- that we may know more Of Me
Daily let widen the spiral of sympathy until in
o1des only kind of blood and kind of SOUL but
those whom the various and dividing differences
keep distant from understanding and good will
crowd hatred Of hearts by flooding them
with love-
And may aspire always to grow in human stature.
In the greatest and best that have been may the
image of what might be-
Always may be haunted by that sublime discomfort
which procaims dissatisfaction with the MEN WE ARE
and aspiration toward the Greater Man. the God
CAN be-
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r TOLD last summer Of my bee
charming friend in Amster-
l. dam, N. Y. Frankly. take
a personal interest in her halo
since she Is a cousin Of mine,
in the second generation-and
now / have a letter recounting
new instances Of what some would
call sympathetic understanding
and friendly trust between her and
the little inhabitants of the world
of wings. l like to record these
things, because I don't like the
mechanistic view of the animal
world. If the lower creatures are
gines, then we. too, are only chem
ical engines, with a little addi-
tional craft in our makeup, and
that I don't believe at all.
Had a lot Of fun this fall"
writes my cousin, with some
honey-bee workers. The early
frost just about killed the flow
ers, so l had a number of bee
friends, who came to be fed on
pears. They became very tame.
Two Of them let me rub them
while they were eating. One stop
ped for a' second and turned its
head, looking at me: Then went
on eating. Their little hairy bodies
are just like velvet.
Yellow Jacket on Eyeglass.
Also there was a cute little
yellow jacket. And one day one
of those long-legged black ,wasps
that I have never cared much for
wanted to wash its face after cat
ing. SO flew up on one Of ny
glasses and sat there, washiL
face!
MY latest friend was a bird
starting. You know them? A
good. sized bird. Found him one
morning in the garret, flying wild
ly around. / opened a window
and by noon he had gone. He
was there again next morning.
He wasn't SO much afraid. flew
around a bit. then on a line, then
down on the floor. walking around.
/ opened the window, stepped
aside. and out he went.
The next morning l heard a
noise up there. and there he was,
trying to fly through the glass.
He would not get away from the
window. Sat on the upper part
Of the window sash while l looked
at him and rubbed him. Also sat
there while I raised the window,
with him on the sash. Then
showed him off and he waited
nearby until had II fixed: then
flew out. Marion thinks that In
some way these creatures feel
that they will not get hurt"
I may add th:. the animal
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"Trading Unity for North
America"
Here's a Wise Canadian.

Mr. Cromies Vancouver Sun talks good for
Gil this continent Political ties and empire loyalty
nothing to do with trade conditions and commercial facilities
Mr. Crome observes that the British embargo shuts
dian cattle out of Britain effectively Fordney tariff
shuts the cattle out of the United States.
The solution Of many problems says Mr. Crome is the
United States Canada and Mexico Ito recognize the unity
North America for trading purposes"
That sound Nobody here in the United States
Canada anything but the fullest prosperity The
two countries both republics in spite of Canadas loyalty
the British Empire should cooperate friends in good
natured rivalry Canada teaches many things by her
her to make useful to the people
Certain things perhaps, teach her.
In live in friendship soldiers on the from
tier batteshps the lakes and rivers between
may there never be any.
Here in North America white civilization may one day make
ITS victorious stand against yellow ASIA after Europe shall
have fought herself into feebeness All North America
closely united not forgetting Mexico and ATTENDING 70
The Washington times., 1922-12-25
BY Lucy Lowell.
"HERE will be no very great
effort at philosophy in this

"HERE will be no very great
effort at philosophy in this
Il article. Indeed, i shall not
conspicuously hold out clew to
a new thought!
But IL you should look round
for yourself and find one. a new
thought, why, l should love It!
So here Is my story Of q Christ.
mas tree:
1t stood in quite the greenest.
spiciest, delightfulest, Christmas
lest place in the whole city, and
that was the market-place itself.
And 1t was one Of a whole for
est of trees, firmly rooted in
strange and earthlike wooden
stands; so firmly rooted that 1t
was exactly as IL they stood IN
their northern hillside with the
Arctic wind grooming through
their branches and stray snow
flakes settling on their needles.
And what do you think my
own little Christmas tree kept
signing as the wind, not its own
northern wind, but the gentler
city wind, rushed along the street
and gave 1t the ability to talk?
Not a sigh at all, but more
prayer, like this:
Great God of Christmas, whom
I serve with my greenness and
fragrance, let me help to make
this Yule day merry"
And the forest grew smaller
and smaller as Christmas Eve
wore along. People came and
bargained in bluff, CHEEKY voices.
Money clinked. Trees were car
ried away and decorated with
shining stars and tinsel and gold
en- balls and things that glittered
and cleaned. with candles flam-
ing like symbols Of the eternally
recurring miracle Of birth and
life.
And the trees leaned little
toward the bargainers and nodded
in welcome and were happy.
But the evening wore along and
the sidewalk forest grew thinner
and thinner and only a half
dozen Of them were left, and then
only three, and at last only an
other besides this one. Then the
other was carried away and the
clock struck midnight and the
market man turned out his lights
The Washington times., 1922-12-25
THREE-MINUTE JOURNEYS
WHERE RENT is ONE RED ROSE A YEAR
BY TEMPLE MANNING

TT YOU should happen to be in
Mannheim, a small town in the
Il State Of Pennsylvania on the
first Of June, you would witness
a very pretty ceremony.
You would see a long procession
of men and women each carrying
a beautiful red rose. They go
every year on June l to the Spiegel
residence to pay rent for their
quaint little house Of worship.
known as the Red Rose Church."
These people are the congregation
Of this church.
Such a poetic manner Of rent
paying. Of course, is not a modern
idea. How can such a matter-of-
fact business as paying for the
use Of property have the beauty
Of red rose introduced" asks
the stranger. who fancies 1t might
be a pretty idea taken from old
Victorian comic opera.
In 1772 William Henry Spiegel
leased this little house for
church to a congregation. He
only asked as rent that each
member pay as his part Of the
The Washington times., 1922-12-25
ONCE OVERS
DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRESENTS

Almost everyone something within him that
would help encourage uplift another person.
What quality do you possess which you might to help
anotherf
Perhaps you feel that you have little nothing being
a common everyday sort of individual with just about
brains enough to make a living.
Well, is something to be able to support family but
you can 20 little greater length and say kind word,
you mott
Sympathy for those who need sympathy You do this
You could inconvenience yourself bit and get around
to see and call certain you know get out
themselves
1t would not hurt you sit by the bedside Of sick
friend, carry book to convalescent, to take a
word of cheer who is i'll.
No financial outlay unusual talent is required to be
helpful.
Giving aid and comfort to the soul Is sometimes more
appreciated than gifts bought with price.
All selfcentered too graspng too eager foo
our comfort
This is season for overcoming seshness. Give yourself
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yearly dues one red rose, and he
kindly selected June the first as
the date the payment should he
made.
So, on this day each member Of
the Red Rose Church picks the
finest red rose he can find and in
Pennsylvania at this time the
roses are beautiful and grow lux.
uriously-and goes to the Spiegel
house to pay his share of the rent
for the little church where he
worships.
In addition to this rent the con.
gregation as a whole Is required
to pay five shillings. And English
shillings they must be-not their
equivalent.
The yearly payment, in accord
ance with this peculiar lease, at.
tracts many visitors to this little
town. AS they go away they all
wish there were more kind land.
lords who would be satisfied with
a box of American Beauties de-
livered on the first day Of June
as payment for a whole years
rent.
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WORDS FROM
THE LIPS OF
WISE MEN

"HE seeds of knowledge NAV
be planted in solitude, but
u must be cultivated in public.
True happiness consists no, in
the multitude of friends, but in
the worth and choice.
Joy descends upon US like the
evening dew and does not patter
down like a hailstorm.
He that places himself neither
higher nor lower than he ought
to do exercises the truest hu.
mility.
Ourselves are to ourselves the
cause of Ill,
We may be independent II VIC
will.
Modesty in a man 10 never 10
be allowed as a good quality. but
weakness IL II suppresses his
virtue and hides II from the
world when he has at the same
time a mind to exert himself.
Copyright. 1922. by Newspaper Featur,
Service, Incl
The Washington times., 1922-12-25
SAP AND SALT
BY BERT MOSES


1t Is easier to keep fat than
fit.
Custom is an excuse that many
a man offers to his conscience
Some people spend nine.tenths
OF life keeping out Of a draught.
Men who buy housese first and
autos afterward are looked upon
as eccentric.
The son going to college can
teach his father more things
than the colleges teach the son.
A farmers ambition Is to move
to town and loaf, while a city
man wants to do his loafing on
a farm.
A certain amount OF rheumatism
is necessary to qualify you for a
reliable weather prophet.
Whatever you expose yourself
to, you get, and this applies to
happiness as well as to the flu.
The supreme duty of both the
government and the individual ia
to get along without things that
can't be afforded.
Hez Heck says: Don't use your
hindsight on yer troubles"
tCopyright, 1872, By Premier syndi-
I cate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1922-12-25
Question of Taste Not of Health, Says
Specialist .
Specialist
BY International News Ser

BY International News Service.
NT. LOUIS.-Is cigarette smok-
ing threatening the future Of
~ the American race and Is It
d developing a menace to mother
hood?
Over in dear ol' London the
medical authorities fancy It Is.
Summed up, the reply Of neurolo-
gists here amounts to a couple of
"Blahsw
There are Just two kinds Of
women In this country who bother
about smoking" according to the
version OF a leading st. Louis spe-
cialist. "One Is the neurotic, rest.
less, idle married woman, the kind
that easily becomes a 'fiend,' and
the other v the flapper who takes
The Washington times., 1922-12-25

a cigarette Just to make believe
she's a good sport. Neither class
Ia seriously threatening the future
Of the race. Mexican women have
been smoking pretty hard for cen.
turtles. and SO far as I know that
race isn't becoming extinct.
'It isn't a matter of health or
morals. I'd call II just a question
of taste. Let the social improve
ment bugs 80 after II as a vice
II they are 20 inclined, but for
heavens sake. don't associate such
nonsense with the sacred name
of science!
Vigorous, healthy women who
are doing the worlds work and
bearing children, AZ they should,
aren't bothsring about smoking"
The Washington times., 1922-12-25
German Shave
Costs 2 Eggs

BERLIN-The BARRIERS Of Och
sentful, in South Germany. have
issued a new price table in which
the following items occur:
Shave eggs.
Haircut-4 pigs.
The Washington times., 1922-12-25
Counting Human Hairs.

After counting all the hairs on
the heads of the students, two
professors at the university in
Munich. Germany. found that men
have from 10000 to $4,000 hairs
on their heads, while women have
from Sovoo1 = 10000
The Washington times., 1922-12-25
Eminent Astronomer and Authority Subjects Scientific

TOLD last summer OF my bee charming should be
i charming friend in Amste Is
The Washington times., 1922-12-25

. ERKELEY. Cal.-The aver
. age college person thinks
. only of pleasure. He Is
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patch O Blue IS
KENYON NEW PLAY
Will Probably Be Giver In
Mt. Vernon On December
IL and IL

"Patch O. Blue" Is the title of the
19221023 musical comedy to be Of
fered by the Puff and Powder club of
Kenyon college.
Rehearsals for the new musical
coming seasons productions promis-
es to excel, IL possible, "Pretty
Please" Certainly Cynthia" and 9th
er musical comedies of past years.
Arrangements are being made
whereby Patch o. Blue" will probab-
ly be given in Mt. Vernon Dec. II and
~, at the Mt. Vernon high school un.
der the auspices of the Dan c. Stone
Jr. post, American Legion.
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Tuesday, Oct. 81

~ The Samaritan class of the
y NJ. p. church will entertain the
- members families with a mas
Y querade party in the evening
e at the home of Mrs. Martha
y Ewing, Walnut street. Every
ns one come masked.
- True Blue circle of the NJ. p.
II church meets in the afternoon
~ with Mrs. John C. George, 20S
u East Chestnut street.
M South Vernon Ladies Aid so
y ciety will have a masquerade
- party at home of Mrs. Newton,
q East Ohio avenue, at 1880 p. m.
y Bring sandwiches, doughnuts
~ and cups.
~ Sunshine class of the M. p.
~. Sunday school meets after
~ school in the church basement.
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CHAMBER TO HEAR
OF C|Ty's DISTRESS

The program at the Wednesday ses-
sion of the Chamber of Commerce
this week will be in charge of the new
industries committee, of which Fred
w. kahrl is chairman. At that time
a presentation will be made by W. e..
Grant, acting chairman of che finance
committee of council, showing why it
is imperative that a 21a mill levy, as
asked by the city council, be voted by
Mt. Vernon.
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"""The Mt. Vernon Trade and La
Dor Council will meet at Council hall
Friday, Nov Srd at p. IN.
"F*Oyster supper and play party at
Flat Run grangc hall, east of Dan.
vile, Saturday, Nov. A.
"F*Brandca Community club will
meet Friday. evening, Nov. 3. Masque-
rade and program Everybody come
masked.
"*"Regulsr meeting of Clinton
grange Wednesday evening, Nov. 1.
Interesting program and business of
Importance
*@@There will he masquerade and
self-eerve supper at the Oak Hill
grange Mcnday evening, Oct. 30.
Como masked and enjoy the evening.
Evangelist meetings at the
Grove church each evening at 1880.
Singing led by Miss Porterfield Ser-
mons by the evangelist
o
"@*The w. II. NJ. society of Morris
Chapel will have a self-serve supper
at the church Tuesday evening, Oct.
81. Everyone cordially invited.
"a"Hallowe'en social and entertain
ment at the Bonar school house Tues
day evening, Oct. 81. Ladies bring
boxes of lunch.
*"*l.iherty grange will hold COM
Nov. l. Each family bring sandwich
es and pie. Everybody invited to
come masked.
***Annual communication of Mt.
Zion ledge No. 8, F.. & A. M, Friday
evening, Nov. g. Masonic temple at
1880. Election of officers and other
important business.
O.
T""There VIII be meeting at the
Green Valley church Tuesday evening,
Oct. II, for the election of officers for
The cemetery. Everyone Interested is
urged to be present.
%
especial convocation of Clinton
chapter, No. &c, n. A. NJ, Monday
evening, Oct 80, at 1880. Work in
the Past and Most Excellent Masters
degrees.
""*The young peoples society Of
the Brandon churches will give Hal
!owe'en party and swap social on
Monday evening. Oct. 80 in the Mac
cabees hall at Brandon. All the young
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people of the community are invited.
o.
~"*Pleasant grange will entertain
with Halloween social at the grange
hall Tuesday evening, Oct. 81. Come
masked Everybody invited. Admis.
sion free.
o
"""Butler grange will give an enter
tainment and masquerade party at
the grange hall, near Esto, on Hallow.
cen, Oct. 81, at 7:3O Please come
masked.