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RH.LIVINGSTONE.
COPYRIGHT BY ELEANOR H. PORTER.

about being afraid of him. And / just
remembered that he'd asked me to
tell him what did on Christmas day !;
and / knew right off that that would
be easy. Why, just the easiest thing
in the world! And SO I got out a
fresh sheet Of paper and dipped my
pen In the ink and began again.
And this time / didn't have a bit
of trouble. / told him all about the
tree had Christmas eve, and the
presents, and the little colored lights,
and the fun we had singing and play
ing games. And then how, on Christ
mas morning, there was a lovely new
snow on the ground, and Mr.. Easter
brook came with a perfectly lovely
sleigh and two horses to take Mother
and me to ride, and what splendid
time we had, and how lovely Mother
looked with her red cheeks and bright
eyes, and how, when we got home,
Mr.. Easterbrook said we looked more
like sisters than mother and daughter,
and wasn't that nice of him. OF course,
I told a little more about Mr.. Easter
brook, too, so F'ather'd know who ne
was-a new friend of Mothers that
I'd never known till came back this
time, and how he was very rich and a
most estimable man. That Aunt Hattie
said So
Then told him that In the after
noon another gentleman came and
took us to perfectly beautiful con-
cert. And / finished up by telling
about the Christmas party in the eve
ming, and how lovely the house looked,
and Mother, and that they said l
looked nice, too.
And that was all. And when had
got it done, / saw that / had written
a long letter, great long letter. And
l was almost afraid it was too long,
till / remembered that Father had
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MARCH
SO I sent it off.

Yes, know It's been quite while,
but there hasn't been thing to say
nothing new or exciting, / mean.
There's just school, and the usual
things, only Mr.. Easterbrook doesn't
come any more. COZ course, the vio-
linist hasn't come since that day he
proposed) / don't know whether Mr..
Easterbrook proposed or not only
know that all of sudden he stopped
coming. don't know the reason.
/ don't overhear so much as / used
to, anyway. Not but that I'm in the
library window-seat just the same; but
most everybody that comes in looks
there right off; and, of course, when
they see me they don't hardly ever
go on with what they are saying. So
it just naturally follows that / don't
overhear things as used to.
Not that there's much to hear,
though. Really, there just isn't any
thing going on, and things aren't half
so lively as they used to be when Mr..
Easterbrook was here, and all the
rest. They've all stopped coming, now,
most. I've about given up ever having
a love story of Mothers to put in.
And mine, too. Here ! am fifteen
next. month, going on sixteen (Why,
that brook and river met long agoD
But Mother is getting to be almost as
bad as Aunt Jane was about my re-
ceiving proper attentions from young
men. Oh, she let's me go to places, a
little, with the boys at school; but i
always have to be chaperoned. And
whenever are they going to have a
chance TO say anything really thrilling
with Mother or Aunt Hattie right at
my elbow? Echo answers never SO
I've about given up that's amounting
to anything, either.
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As Times CHANGE.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)

do you remember the old stories
about the boy who went to the great
city and came back home Just In time
to pay off the mortgage on the farm r.
Eyes," replied Farmer Corntossel
Its different now. When a boy
leaves the farm the home folks have
to hold themselves In readiness to &C
to town and help him opt with his rer
and his grocery BILL "a.
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on the necessity
of the new birth.
His short and suffi-
Gent reply was,
"B e c a u S g you
must b e b orn
again." The text
expresses clearly.
that at the very
threshold Of the
new life of faith
in G b r is t, the
soul stands in
need of a distinct
transformation Of
lffa ca1Ipd a now
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Christ the Intermediary.

Seeing then that we have great
high priest, that is passed into the
heavens, Jesus the Son Of God, let us
hold fast our professio2, For we have
not an high priest which .annot be
touched with the feeling of our infrmi-
ties; but was in all points tempted
like as we are. vet without sin.-He-
brews 4:14 and Is.
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Stick to Own Style

British Women's Golf union
has rejected the proposal to
change the manner Of holding
its championships and fzliow
somewhat in the plans chosen
by the Women's Metropolitan
Golf association. Miss Cecil
Leitch was one of the players
who favored adopting the Ameri-
can method.
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Keep the Commandments.

Keep my words, and lay up my com
mandments with thee. Keep my com.
mandments, and live; and my law as
the apple Of thine eye. Write them
On the tablets of thine heart
Proverbs 7:1-3.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-29

Being a nation of really discrfmi-
mating people, Switzerland is now inn
porting much Of its Swiss cheese from
the United States.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-29

Germany and Russia have abolished
tipping. And with marks and rubleS
worth so little even the walters don't
seem to care
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-29

Denmark has cut the size Of her
army from 1850 to $500, and the
neighboring nations may breathe easy
once more.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-29

OF course, there's Father left. and
OF course, when go back to Ander-
sonville this summer, there may be
something doing there. But ! doubt It.
forgot to say haven't heard from
Father again. answered his Christ
mas letter, as said. and wrote just
as nice as knew how, and told him
all he asked me to. But he never an
swered, nor wrote again. am dis
appointed, I'll own up. I thought he
would write. think Mother did, too.
She's asked me ever SO many times II
hadn't heard from him again. And
she always looks SO sort of funny
when I say no-sort Of glad and sorry
together, all In one.
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MAY

What do you suppose I am learning
stars! And that is for Father, too.
Mother came into my room one day
with a book of Grandfather's under
her arm. She said it was very won
derful work on astronomy, and she
was sure / would find it interesting.
She said she was going to read 1t
aloud to me an hour day. And then,
when got to Andersonville and
Father talked to me, I'd know some
thing. And he'd be pleased.
And so, for most week now, Moth
er has read to be an hour day our
of that astronomy book. Then we talk
about it. And it is interesting. Moth
er says it Is, too. She says she wishes
she'd known something about astrono-
my when she was girl; that she's
sure it would have made things a
whole lot easier and happier all
around, when she married Father; for
then she would have known some
thing about something he was inter-
ested In. She said she couldn't help
that now, of course; but she could see
that / knew something about such
things.
1t seems so funny to hear her talk
such lot about Father as she does,
when before she never used to men
ton him-only to say how afraid she
was that would love him better than
did her, and to make me say over
and over again that didn't. And ]
said so one day to her-I mean, said
thought 1t was, funny, the way she
talked now.
(TO BE CONTINUED,
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The Divine, Element
In Conversion
By REV. C. P. MEEKER
Director of Practical work Course.
Moody Bible institute. Chicago.

TEXT-verily, verify, l say unto thee.
except man be born again, he cannot
zee the Kingdom of God.-John 1913.
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The great George Whitefield was
pnce asked why he preached SO often
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ONE WEEK LATER

She Is. ~'asT-i y -. 's'
/ know she Is now.
I'm learning to cook-to cook And
it's Mother that says / must. She told
Aunt Hattie-I heard her-that she
thought every girl should know how to
cook and keep house; and that If she
had learned those things when she
was a girl, her life would have been
quite different, she was sure.
/ am learning at domestic science
school, and Mother is going with me.
I didn't mind so much when she said
she'd go, too. And, really, it is quite
lot Of fun-really 1t is. But 1t is
queer-Mother and I going to school
together to learn how to make bread
and cake and boil potatoes And, of
course, Aunt Hattie laughs at us. But
1 don't mind And Mother doesn't,
either. But, oh, how Aunt Jane would
love it, If she only knewl
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-29
Women
Made Young
se.p 2se, oin.men. Is .nd Soc, r.lesn Csc.

Bright eyes, q clear skin and body
full of youth and health may be
yours if you will keep your system
in order by regularly taking
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APRIL

Last week had to have new party
dress, and we found perfect darling
Of pink silk, all gold beads, and gold
slippers to match. And knew I'd look
perfectly divine In it; and once Mother
would have got 1t for me. But not
this time. She got horrid white mus
lin with dots in it, and blue silk sash,
suitable for child-for any child.
OF course, was disappointed, and
suppose / did show it-some. In fact,
I'm afraid / showed it a whole lot.
Mother didn't say anything then; but
on the way home in the car she put
her arm around me and said:
I'm sorry about the pink dress,
dear. / knew you wanted it. But it
was not suitable at all for you-not
until you're older dear. Mother will
have to look out that her little daugh-
ter isn't getting to be vain, and too
fond of Dress"
/ knew then, of course, that 1t was
Just some more of that self-discipline
business.
But Mother never used to say any
thing about self-discipline.
Is she getting to be like Aunt Jane?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-29

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ONE WEEK LATER

It's come-Fathers letter. 1t came
last night. Oh, it was short, and 1t
didn't say anything about what I
wrote. But / was proud Of it, just the
same. just guess ! was He didn't
get Aunt Jane to write to Mother, as
he did before And then, besides, he
must have forgotten his stars long
enough to think of me little-for he
remembered about the school, and
that couldn't go there in Anderson
vile, and SO he said had better stay
here till it finished.
And / was so glad to stay! 1t made
me very happyAthat letter. 1t made
Mother happy, too. She liked 1t, and
she thought it was very, very kind of
Father to be willing to give me up
almost three whole months Of his six,
SO / could go to school here. And she
said so. She said once to Aunt Haltie
that she was almost tempted to write
and thank him. But Aunt Hattie said,
"Pooh," and 1t was no more than he
ought to do, and that she wouldn't be
seen writing to man who so care
fully avoided writing to her. So
Mother didn't do 1t, guess.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-04

pet theories are being twisted topsy-turvy,
scheme of physical education.
All OF them boast gymnasiums. All in
sist on exercise for their students. Most
OF them have basketball, track and hockey
teams. Many have introduced football and
baseball for girls. The new girl athlete is
the type of the hour. Everywhere girls
are being converted TO Boys games. They
themselves are "crazy" about sports. They
ride. fence, row, swim. golf; they yell for
their teams; they enter inter-school con.
tests; they break records; they strive for
muscular development
In the face of this universal movement
is flung this sudden declaration from En-
glish educators and men OF science:
"unless there are speedy and funda-
mental changes in the prevailing system
Of physical education for the modern girl,
the female Sex will become extinct as
such. In a generation or so, It will not
exist, and instead We will have a sort OF
'man.woman'-a distinct third SEX"
These are the words OF George Chal.
mers, secretary Of the committee formed
in London by the British Medical Associa.
tion, the Royal College of Surgeons and
Physicians, and the British. Medical Wom-
ems Association, for the avowed purpose
OF combating strenuous sports for girls.
The committee sent out questionaires to
leading medical authorities, heads Of girls
schools and heads Of hospitals, asking for
their observations on the training OF girls.
Nine.tenths of the replies denounced such
sports for women as football, swimming,
rowing and lacrosse.
Doctors declared that such games i'm
pair the functions of motherhood and
cause incalculable suffering to women In
later years. Eminent biologists asserted
that women athletes spend all their "capi-
tall and consequently are producing IAN
emasculated race Of men," Champion
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-04

women athletes are often sterile, they
said; moreover. women athletes take on
masculine traits to the point where the
feminine in them is all but crushed out
Biologists have long recognized the ex-
istence of the third sex as a social factor
to be reckoned with" wrote DR.. Leonard
Williams. distinguished biologist asso-
ciated with Professor Julian Huxley in his
Investigations. "They have long viewed
with alarm the increase in the ranks OF
these human deviations'. created by our
modern ideas about the physical educa-
ton OF girls"
DR.. Williams went on to explain why
athletics bring about third SEX" Nature.
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and substantiated by their scientific in
vestlgations. what we had merely sus-
pected, that we are actually producing
men In whom the male
element is over-developed"
Girls, declares Miss Bonnoll, do not nat
urally desire strenuous games. They are
shy aud dreamy at that age. But they
are 'shsmed into sports" Many become
teachers and train other "grenadiers In
petticoats"
Miss Bennell, DR.. Williams and their as
sociates on the Committee for the Prohi'
bition of Girls Games are proceeding on
the assumption that there is o funda-
mental difference in the physical makeup
OF man and woman--that girls can be
taught to be healthy without blindly imi-
tatlng the games OF men and boys. They
do not ban all sports. only those which
divert energy from the creative organs to
the muscles
Their campaign has not been all smooth
sailing A number OF prominent English
women have taken up the cudgels for the
other side. One OF these. DIR. Letitia
Faircllild, who was woman medical d.
rector OF the Royal Air Force during the
war, disagrees with the biologists
'''Give us proofsl" she cries, mot un.
substantial statements. II is ridiculous to
say that childbirth is often rendered dif-
hcult for women who have played games.
Every doctor knows that certain muscles
are involved when baby Is born that are
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healthy when | was puny'" asserted Miss
Doris Hart. winner OF the 200 metres breast
stroke 1T certainly makes women
stronger" agreed Mrs Lucy Kittmer Har-
land. Swimming developed me into a
fine, healthy woman" was the testimony
of Mrs Olive Matthews (nee Olive Car
SOM. "and | have strong. healthy boy
three and half years old" she added.
That American scientists, physicians and
educators, already keenly Interested. viii
be drawn actively into the third sex" con-
troversy. is Indicated by the London com.
mittee, which proposes TO extend its re-
searches to this country.
What a survey Of girl athletes in the
United States will show remains To be
seen In the meantime. college authorl.
ties In many cities are debating the sub
ject. "Do sports for women do harm or
good7 VIII they develop strong, healthy
mothers. or will they lead to third sex.
neither man nor womanT
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btTtnB H'Heu, not WehkeHeu,
by games. SO many factors
are responsible for sterility
that II is impossible to at
tribute that to games.
Women have ridden horse
back for centuries, and their
children have not been af.
fected. You have only to
look at the middle-class, mid.
dle-aged woman who has
played similar games, and
compare her to q woman Of
similar age belonging to the
working class. and you will
see how games have bene-
fitted her"
Women athletes them
selves have greeted the
Games Prohibitionists with
snorts OF Indignation and dis.
dain. At the recent Women's
Olympiad at Monte Carlo,
competed In by champions
from n score Of coun-
tries, resolutions were
adopted deploring the out.
cry against women's
sports.
Training for sports will
make you feel it," declared
Miss Mary Lines. win
ner Of the $50 metre fiat
race and the long Jump.
h., 1T is nonsense TO say
- swimming isn't good for
girls--whY. IL mAdo me
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lescence." continued Dir. Williams.
"sho lapses naturally into a state of
inactivity for the simple reason that
nature is diyerting most of her energy
10 the creative organism. What pre-.
cisely happens when we thrust girls into n
whirl OF exhaustive games like football and
hockey, is that their energy is unnaturally
diverted from the natural channel and
spent In sport, The result, inevitably IS a
sterile woman, developing all tho male
characteristics In her composition; or AZ
best, woman producing weedy, slckly
children"
Another description OF the third sex"
Is given by Miss NJ. Bennell, a dlstJn.
guished British educator. who says the
"man-woman" is physically like a Gren-
adler In petticoats she Is dangerous ab.
normally For several years we have
watched the rapid development OF this
unhappy and curious creature. We classi.
fed the type as 'men.women,' and dis-
missed them from our minds as the un-
lovely specimens OF n misapplied physical
training. The biologists. however, have
wakened us to the gravity OF this new en-.
tity In our social life. They discovered,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-04

TUST as American girls are taking TO
strenuous sports with all the vim
of their brothers on diamond and
gridron. the warning is flashed from
England, pull up! You are heading for
sex extinction!"
Just as American educators are en-
couragiug athletics in girls schools as en-.
Enthusiastically as in boys, British biol
ogists explode this bombshell. stop! You
are breeding a neuter sex, neither male
nor female; you are destroying mothers
when you make champions"
Heads of such institutions as Vassar,
Smith, Wellesley, Barnard and thousand
States are frankly fabbergasted. Their
New-York tribune., 1922-10-31
Ghosts Of Old Empire Rise
As Fascist March in Rome
Legionnaires Who Call Themselves Inheritors of
Ancient Traditions, Stage Triumph When They
Enter to Support Mussolini as New Premier

Arriving at Civita vecchia yesterday
morning i found the remaining thirty
six miles of railroad to Rome held by
the Fascist and the town held jointly
BY them and government forces. The
black shirts of the legionnaires mingled
with the gray-green uniforms of the
regulars, who took the situation in
good temper, although always ready
for emergencies.
Made to Walk Thirty-five Miles
My train picked up Fascist at every
station south, until at last they over
flowed from the day coaches into the
saeepers in the rear. The legionaires
were courteous and amiable in their
treatment of the 'nconvenienced passen-
gers. AT Civi.a Vecchia, the travellers
were told to get off the train, it being
explained that although the Fascist
held the railroad to Rome, regular
troops nod the station. and if Fas-
cists and other travellers wanted to
get to Rome they would have to walk.
While the Blsckshirts set off to finish
the journey afoot, l was able to pro-
ceed by an automobile requisitioned
by the Federal commandsnt, who also
rendered me a pass.
Travelling by way of Tolfa and
Bracciano, found all towns and viii
lagos adequately occupied by govern
ment troops. If had chosen another
and shorter route to Rome ! would
have found the situation reversed.
with the Fascist in command of ali
points
New-York tribune., 1922-10-31
''friendly TO Friends -
Is Italian Policy N0m
New Gouernnen, EiH Follo,o
Course OF National Dig
niiy, MussOIini Declares

ROME, Oct. so, - Benito Mussolini,
the new Premier and head Of the Fas-
cisti, talked of his foreign policy with
correspondents at his hotel to-day, be-
Iore leaving for his interview with the
King.
we intend to follow policy of ma
tional dignity in our relations with
lorelgn countries, not policy Of ad
venture, but one of friendship to those
nations displaying friendship for u.s."
the new Premier continued. "Our pol
ICY. IN internal affairs will be one of
strict economy, discipline and the
restoration of our finances The Fas
cistl movement, which began as bour-
Seoisle, now has become Syndicaljst
but of national Syndicalism. taking
iAto account the interests of working
men and those of employers and pro-
ducers"
please emphasize that we are not
-prolctariat," the Fascist leader
admonished, seemingly desirous of
having this point made clear.
Asked when the new government
would make its appearance before the
Chamber OF Deputies, Mussolini re-
piled, November ~
Mussolini is thirty-six years old.
he is of average height, but has a
tremendous depth of chest. which
gives him the impression of formid-
able physical strength. Piercing dark
eyes illuminate his clean-shaven Wis
age, his hair is closely cropped and
ne wears the lnvitable black shirt of
the Fascisti His clothing is of good
material, but not pretentious. He is n
dynamo of energy, activity and will
f1oIvQv
New-York tribune., 1922-10-31
Ex-kaiser Kind.
But Needs Boss,
Says Princess $
Nuerttemberg. but she refused to re-

Continued from page cae,
New-York tribune., 1922-10-31
Police Wear Blue Because
They're Happy, Says Chief


Police Commissioner Enright revealed
The significance Of the color Of police
uniforms last night in a speech at the
annual dinner of the Officers Associa-
tion of the Police Reserves, which was
held at the Waldorf rfAstoria Hotel. The
policeman's uniform was blue, he said
because that was the color of the blue
bird and meant happiness. Commits
sioner Enright also congratulated Chief
City Magistrate McAdoo, one of the
guests, on having minded his own bust
ness since retiring as Police Commits
sioner.
Gle is the only ex-Police Commits
sioncr," he said, "that has known
enough to mind his own damned busi-
ness and not interfere with the man in
charge of that office. The others have
found out hell of lot about the
affairs of the Police Commissioner
after they have left that post"
Mayor Hylan also spoke. There were
about five hundred officers of the Police
Reserves present. Sir Basil Thomson,
'ormer chief of Scotland Yard, was IL