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Palisadian., 1923-06-22
A CHANGE OF MIND
BUT NOT OF CONDITIONS

The Bergen Citizen of last week
announced that the Fort Lee Board
of Education had granted permission
for the High School graduation exer-
cises to be held in the auditorium of
the Whitman street school. Accord
ing to the article in the Citizen the
reverse decision resulted from a petit
tion of High School students asking
that they be allowed to hold their ex-
.ercises in this auditorium in which
they had studied, played basketball
and used for many purposes" Pure
ly sentimental appeal.
A few weeks ago the auditorium
was considered unsafe for such gath
erings and it hardly appeals to reason
that it is any more safe today than it
was when the board decided to hold
all graduation exercises, elsewhere de-
spite the fact that platform will be
erected in the center of the hall. 1t
is unsafe to take chances.
The petition by the students was
evidently based on sentiment and the
practical side of the matter ignored.
1t is not the intention of the Pali-
sadian to criticize for the mere sake
of having something to say, but it is
sincere in believing the, Whitman
street school auditorium to be hazard
GUS for large gatherings and regrets
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
NEWS OUTSIDE THE DOOR

When the romantic angelus of the
thrushes dies away, black crickets
tune their horns before their caves,
and lowly earthworms hunt for leaves
along the slumbering ground in the
field south of Clement Woods house
at Hastings, the pageant of the fire
flies begins. While the brook tinkle-
tankles in the gathering gloom along
the old Algonquin trail from the river
tiny fairy lanterns flash along the ter.
race where once Weckquaeskeck
campfires burned.
| There is an ancient legend of a lost
Indian maid and dusky tribesmen
with firebrands searching through the
night, but as tiny lantern after Ian
tern fits among spicewood and white.
weed the thought of wraiths fades. So
great and beautiful a show BODIES life
and hope, and the greatest thing in
the world.
Love, natures excuse for being
lights the firef1y's lantern, and in
Westchester's lonely dusky fells and
meads these June evenings are more
winged sWeethearts seeking each 9TH
er than there are human beings in all
America. Nature lovers, understand
ing this, steal away O. evenings to
watch the dancing lights over the
clover.-J. o. S., in New York World
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
AT LEAST HAD HAPPY ENDING
but One Good Thing Might
Be Observed.

A rare play on words was perpetrat-
ed upon the members of the Kiwanis
club by Rev. A. II. Lord, rector of st.
James Episcopal church, in a recent
address.
An industrious hen. Mr.. Lord said,
sat upon nest Of eggs so efficiently
that she was rewarded with u chill
dren. Eleven were little girls and one
was little boy.
Soon the little boy grew large, with
a fine tail, a beautiful red comb and
a lusty voice. TRe mother and all of
the little sisters were tremendously
proud <of brother and talked and
thought about him great deal.
Then one day the minister came
unexpectedly to the house of the lady
who cared for the entire family.
Something had to be done to celebrate
the occasion in fitting manner. So
one of the boys in the family was
dispatched to secure chicken.
Perhaps he was not overly intel
ligent, but, at any rate, he chose the
remarkable brother to grace the table.
Reports are lacking of how the min.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
MONEY.FOR EDUCATION

This coming week the taxpayers oi
Cliffside Park will express themselves
at the polls on the expenditure OF
$4,000 for educational purposes
most of which will be used in building
and equipping new school at Hudson
Heights.
The school appropriation is the larg
est item in the municipal budget and
a special request for school funds to
taling S216,000 warrants deep consid
GRAFTON.
There are constant outcries not only
locally but in thousands of communi
ties against the ever rising cost OF
education. Is it worth it? By al
means, yes.
Nothing is more important than the
education of the youth, for in them
lies the hope of tomorrow. Money is
cheerfully paid for pleasure cars. In
fact, 258,000 automobiles were owned
by the people of New Jersey last
year, the cost of which totals
more. than the entire bill for public
education. How much more impor-
tant are adequate school facilities.
We do not ask that you accept our
opinion but do ask that you give the
matter some serious consideration and
vote in accordance with the dictates
of your intelligence.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
THE BERGDoLL BROTHERS

One of the Bergdoll brothers is
about to be released from prison.
He has paid the penalty for being a
Stacker; that is, he has paid part of
the penalty
He will go on through the remainder
of his life paying, even more acuteX
than he has been able to pay in priS
on, the penalty that is meted out to
people of his type - for there is no
punishment worse than public deri-
sion.
Those who paid the supreme sacri-
flee are to be envied in comparison to
the ergdolls.-Hudson Observer
There were other slackers besides
the Bergdolls. Their case was out
standing because of their daring meth
DDS. One Of them promised the guards
pot of gold he had hidden! A nearer
home case was notable for it's cool au-
dacity. But slackers did a lot of things
during the war. Not even conscience
can ever wipe out the slacker's stain.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
COMMUNITY MORALS

Just how each person should de-
mort himself in the community mas
never yet been fixed by any set OK
ADEQUATE rules that would exactly
fit the individual or society at large.
There are SO many and varying rules
of propriety, and such a deep-rooted
inuuisition of politics in the air one
breathes, that in choosing any direct
path for one person to follow would
be a sure road leading to crossing
of the ways with a course some 9TH
ers had decided would not seem mt
for them to pursue.
The Creator never intended that
men should think and feel alike. He
never intended that one point OF view
should be a source of joy to all man
kind. This is one reason why per-
sonal privilege is never an issue that
any man has the right to challenge.
That mankind in general SHOULD have
a divergence of view is wise provi-
sion in the schedule of human per-
formances. 1t would be a dull rou-
tine indeed IL we each could not feel
the individual inspiration to do for
the cause of truth and right as we
deem proper. This is the inborn basis
of conviction.
But no matter what any OF us may
believe on general topics, or some
special faith in particular, there has
been laid down for us all a code of
moral ethics as embodied in the Ten
Commandments which no one may
without danger safely break with i'm
punity or at will. SO we find that on
the question of general plan OF
guidance in human conduct there is
no code so potent as the Decalogue
that Moses the prophet of old handed
down to the Children of Israel. There
is no chapter in the annals of the hui
man family that stands out like the
deliverance by Moses in that remark
able and inspired ten fixed rules for
the government and guidance of man
for all time.
So in the community, as In the
world at large, we have the universal
~ T6COBullcu piluCiplc VI luuiNiuudl
right of thought, and action, but only
one rule to guide our general be-
havior. When our resistance to the
Decalogue leads into stubborn atti-
tudes, we are violating the general
rule of conduct because we will yield
to the instinct of selfishness. And so,
reasoning from premise to a con-
clusion, feeling differences take place
in communities and in organizations
because men rebel against the Deca-
logue. God never intended that man.
kind should not be Independent in
thought, for any opposing attitude
would Immediately do away with all
progress. But what in a general
sense is intended to point the way
must not be confounded. The Deca.
logue is the most certain ground on
which all men may stand with the
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
COM MON POLITENESS

Common politeness comes from two
sources, culture and unselfishness.
Most people want or would like to be
polite.
1t pays to be polite.
Common politeness means consid-
Grafton for others, respect for others.
Common politeness is the basis of
all good manners. A man may be
polite, yet bad-mannered because he
may not know what good manners
are. This is the instinct of polite
ness.
Common politeness requires that
you do not chew gum in public, if you
insist on chewing it at all. =
Common politeness requires that
take. your place at the ticket window
instead of walking ahead and "squeez
ing in" ahead because you are selfish
and mean.
Common politeness requires that
you do not talk upon your pet hobby
merely because you know everybody is
aware of your having it.
Common politeness requires that
you do not spit out of the windows of
summer cars, or on the floor of win
ter ones.
Common politeness requires that
you be considerate of the working
girls in the big stores who do not. in
many cases know the meaning of ef-
ficiency service for the reason that
they have not been taught.
Common politeness means that you
speak no word about neighbor when
in your heart you are speaking at
random.
Common politeness is the safest evi-
dence on which to judge of real
lady or real gentleman.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
INTERPRETATIONS

No one political issue in the history
of the country has had as many inter.
pretations as the League of Nations
Great minds ethe world over have
differed as to its specific meaning in
various points of it's composition. Ar.
ticle x has had as many diagnoses
by statesmen as doctors gave over a
baby with chicken-pox, when it had
the measles. The great instrument
has either been misunderstood or it
has been misrepresented.
Nobody except it's advocates wants
to tell the truth about the League
of Nations. Its enemies insist that it
is a sure-shot medium that will as
surely provoke war as that it exists.
And yet the fundamental meaning
of the League is that it is League
to promote peace. 1t has no other
motive for existence.
The enemies of the League do not
want it, because they claim to believe
in isolation as the best means of
keeping US out of European turmoil.
How much turmoil have we been
hSpl Jul VI ucCduSc we ulu JoIu
the League? At no time In the coun-
try's history have we played up SO
many bubbles of diplomacy against
the European muddle, and every time
we have thrown out a card, we have
have thrown out card, we have
helped to add to the complexities and
harmed the country's influence.
Mr.. Harding has played every side
of the riddle. He has been for and
against the League, and now he ia
vors the world court with the back
bone of his party management against
him because this faction insists that
the world court is the child of the
League.
1t would take a master mind, indeed,
to tell what the matter is with the
world today. 1t should be over the
war era, yet the wars entanglements,
largely expressed in excessive, bur-
densome taxation, still hangs on
like a weight upon every nations
neck.
The net of interpretations is poll
tics, which as an art is an endeavor to
camouflage the public mind.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
Karat Diamond,

A Karat, usually spelled carat, Is
a unit of weight for precious stones,
equal to 200 milligrams or 3.0S6 Troy
grains. The value of carat varies
greatly according to the quality and
size of the stone. Some diamonds are
valued as highly as $1,000 carat,
while ordinary good diamonds are
worth $500 to $500 carat
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
New Aid for Golfers.

Increased confidence, greater dis
tance and accuracy are claimed to be
gained with new grip for golfers.
Two glovelike finger pads fitting over
the thumb and foretinger are connected
by short bridge strap. This arrange
ment enables the golfer to tighten his
hold on the club, permitting tirmer
stop at the top of the swing.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22

fster enjoyed MS meal, but the De
reayed family was filled with woe
They wept and wept and wept.
But at length more optimistlc SIS
ter dried her tears somewhat and sald
between sobs. "Well, anyway, mother'
we can always console ourselves Win
the fact that he entered the ministry.
"Yes," the mother answered tear lui-
ly. .and he would probably have never
made good layman. n.'-Mll"aukee
Journal.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
Weakness in Discrimination.

Discrimination is but faint kind of
policy or wisdom; for it asketh a
strong wit and a strong heart to know
when to tell truth. and to do it; there
fore it is the weaker sort of politi-
clans that are the greatest dissem-
blers.-Bacon.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22

concession.
A resolution banning public enter
tainments there for all time would be
in better order.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22

final hope of reaching the highest de-
velopment of bodily and spiritual de-
velopment. 1t is the all in all of Gods
way of telling US how.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
npoo Watch"

The term dog watch" is a corrup-
ton of dodge" watch, the dodge" be-
ing an arrangement to prevent men
from being on duty every day at the
same hours.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
Little Ones.

At Anglet, France, in the shadow
of the Pyrenees, is a community OF
women who have taken vow never
to speak.
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
HILLTOP THOUGHTS
BY ?. E. Pull

BY ?. E. Pull
WHO coNcocTE0
THE SCHEME
TO EXACT INTEREST
FROM THE COUNCIL BOARD
AT SIX PER CENT
so AS TO GET TWO
WHILE SCHOOL FUNDS
LAY UNDEPoslTED
FOR EIGHT MONTHS
AND THE PROJECT
TO CONSTRUCT
A 21e,ooo DOLLAR SCHOOL
WHILE
A USABLE BUILDING
REMAINS ABANDoNED?
Palisadian., 1923-06-22
Somewhat Contradictory.

Somewhat ContradIctory.
The following sign was posted on
Newark IN J.) hospital: mo Chill
dren Allowed in the Maternity Wards"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-05
Cross Ventilation

The sleeping quarters are so ar
ranged that they can be isolated
from the rest of the house entirely.
The bedrooms are what most house
wives would characterize as Just
right" in size-neither too large SO
as to be wasteful of space and labor.
nor to small, so as to be crowded.
Two of them have cross-ventilation.
In fact, the largest of the three has
easements on three sides.
Cross-ventilation might be secur
ed in the third room by the use OF
one of the new bedroom Stat doors,
which are n of the fine points of
modern house-planning. Such doors
are in demand for clothes closets,
also, as they afford ventilation so
much desired where clothing is stor-
ed.
Each bedroom is supplied with a
generous closet and a built-in chest
of trays, not to mention the large
store closet in the hall and the lin
| en- case near the bathroom.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-05

The slight spring of the roof at
the caves, the substantial chifneys
and the easements are characteris-
tically English touches on this six
room bungalow. Besides the large
living porch, under the main roof,
there is a small entry porch near the
kitchen, and a sleeping porch open
ing off the hall, SO that it is con-
vicinity reached from each of the
three bedrooms.
A lot at least 55x60 is needed.
whether the porch or the stoop is
used for frontage. The living room,
dining room, living porch and kitch-
en- are all at the front, and should
be the sunniest side.
One enters the living room direct
ly. There is a hearth in one corne
Near it a glazed door leads to the
porch.
Old-Fashioned Cupboards
At the right, as one enters the
ROOM, are French doors leading to
the dining room. Like the living
room, the dining room has a group
of three easements toward the front.
A pair of corner china closets give
an additional charm to this cheerful
place. 1t is interesting to know that
although these are machine-made,
and so-called stock" items, obtain
able at reasonable cost, their design
is an exact reproduction of a pair
of fine old corner %cupboards that are
now in the Metropolitan Museum of
Art.
The little kitchen is fairly lined
with built In conveniences.
In the adjoining real entry is a
broom closet, a nook for the refrig-
orator, and the basement steps, SO
that the kitchen is spared much
tracking and confusion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-05

ELEVATION AND PLAN OF
SIX ROOM BUNGALOW DE-
SIGNED BY CURTIS SERVICE
BUREAU, CLINTON, IA.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-12-13
REASON FOR CHRISTMAS

The observance Of December 70 ~
the anniversary Of our Savicr's birth
has been maintained long enough to
create presumption in the belief that
1t Is an original institution Of Christen-
dom. Nevertheless, the oldest authority
for the observance Of that day - the
birthday Of Christ belongs to an epoch
separated by distance Of three cen
turtles from the original event, and the
festival itself was celebrated on Dc
cember % In the West before It was
assigned to that day In the East. 1t ID
certain that in A. d. S86. December 81
was observed In Rome as the Festival
Of the Nativity Of Christ. The au.
thority for this statement is a Festal
calendar drawn up by the local
church at Rome In that year. Early
in the Third century,. e., about 1870
years before the compilation Of this
festal neutrality-suspicious., Bishop Of
Portus, had assigned Wednesday, De
cember Is, In the forty-second year Of
the reign of Augustus, as the date Of
our Lords birth.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-12-13
GIVE YOUR CHILDREN
THEIR CHANCE

Especial despatch by your own Drug
gist.)
We all want our children to have the
best in life. Today, schools are bet
everything is better than it
was. But are your children grow
ing up strong and rugged or are
they pale and sickly? You are re-
sponsible for their health, we want
to help you and them. II they are
pale, easily tired and under weight,
give them original vinol. This de-
Iicious tonic viii help make them
well and strong again. Every child
should have the help to grow up in
to a sturdy, healthy citizen. IF your
children need help, give them orig-
inal vinol-we guarantee that it will
help them as it will help you or the
old folks. Be sure that you get the
genuine original vinol from us.
GRANT GRAHAM, Druggist.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-12-13
have little honeymoon trip, Just by
ourselves, for Christmasw

have little honeymoon trip, Just by
ourselves, for ChristmasY
Betty's heart danced gayly.
You know, Betty darling" Harry
told her as they ate their Christmas
dinner all by themselves, ''there Is
really no one In the world who could
make you as happy as can, for love
you more than anyone else could ever
love YOU
She looked down at the magnificent
bunch of orchids which he had given
to her. II felt like crushed orchid
a faded thing that had once been loved,
before" she said. But now / feel
Ike my Christmas bunch of orehldsI''
sand you wiz always feel thatsway, =
Harry said, Nfor I shall see 10 itl'
And this time, she knew, real happi-
ness would be ahead, for Harry had
discarded the beliefs of others for
truths he had discovered himself
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-12-13

kt-~~~~>@ N~~He&S Ss-s-AASt kAAt
back Of the pew and listened. He had
listened to the story every Christmas
morning as far back as he could re-
member; but today 1t seemed differ
ent!
.And suddenly there was with the
angel. multitude Of the heavenly
host" continued the minister.
Ted's eyes grew wide with wonder.
It was more wonderful. more beauti-
ful than any fairy story be had ever
read
.And, 10. the star went before them.
and led them to where the yosnD
child lay
~And they brought him gifts, ~
and frankincense. and myrrh."
All, those kings were rich: they
could AFFORD to bring him gifts. He
pitied the shepherds. They brought
no gifts; they must have been poor
like him! Then he looked up quickly:
sAnd we. too. may bring Him gins:
the poor. as well a. the aged" con-
cluded the minister.
Ted's breath came quickly and his
eyes shone with excitement. He was
little child, and he was poor, and he
wanted to give the Christ Child gift.
The people were trooping out Of the
church now, in merry groups No
body noticed the shabby little boy,
who, with flushed face and question
ing eyes, went slowly down the steps
and turned into side street. Sud-
denly he remembered; the cloud left
his face and he dashed joyously down
the snowy sidewalk A wonderful
thing had happened last night Santa
Claus had paid visit to his home for
the first time, although he had hung
his faded, little stocking under the
mantel every Christmas eve. 1t was
so nice to have a Christmas gift Of
his own; Ted thought lovingly Of the
new top and guickened his steps.
"a little child may bring him gifts"
the words rang through his head
Well, he had nothing to give. Then he
stopped short--he had his topl
The next Sunday morning a little
boy In threadbare suit slipped
quietly into back pew Of the great
church. He carried with him an odd
ly-shaped package, which he fingered
lovingly all through the service. Then
the organ played softly and he could
hear the clink Of the money as 1t fell
into the collection plate. He held the
precious package close to him-the
plate was coming nearer--it had
passed into the next pew-now it had
reached himI He heard the package
drop with dull thud into the plate.
Then he leaned back, unmlndful OF
the curious glances in his direction.
A little, quivering sigh escaped his
lips; but his eyes were bright and
there was something glad in his heart.
The Christ Child had accepted Ted's
gift.-Jennie NJ. Mills, in Farm and
Home.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-12-13

Take two cupfuIs sugar, one cupful
cream, pinch of salt, one table,
spoonful lemon extract, one cupful
chopped popcorn and one-half cupful
peanuts. Boil the sugar, salt, cream
and butter until it forms soft ball
when tested in cold water. Remove
from the fire. add the extract, pop
corn and nuts. Stir until it creams
and pour into a buttered pan
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-12-13
our Geti1senane

It is a great thing wnen our Geth-
semane hours come, wnen the cup Of
bitterness is presented TO our lips, and
when we pray that 1t may pass away,
to feel that 1t La not fate. that 1t is not
necessity, but divine love for good
ends working upon Use. n. Chaplin.