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The Washington times., 1923-10-08

had at last got under his skin the
idea of the Roman Empire, far
reaching, permeating with it's law,
customs, speech, the tiniest crew
ices Of the provinces. To think
Of Romans living and governing
and doing business in a little,
one-horse, Gallo town like
this! Maybe it hadn't been
such a crazy aspiration to
want to be Emperor-sort Of like
being president Of the Standard
Oil Company today. You knew in
your heart that the job was to
big for any man, but it was
warming to your Imagination
even to pretend you were running
a machine that covered the whole
known world. And probably all
Of them had an illogical hu'nch
that they would get away with
it-and, by Jupiter, a lot Of them
had. and died peacefully in their
beds. After all, so far as ordi-
nary horse sense went, wasn't de.
voting yourself to gathering TO-
gether a great deal more money
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
ROUGH EWN

Lumber Company, he felt his head
whirl at the notion of trying to
find an answer-an answer to any
question, let alone so compendious
one as what it was that men
wanted to do with their lives. The
cogs and wheels of disinterested
impersonal thought which had
started to work in college, were
stiff with disuse and refused to
turn. All he had been able to do
was to wonder and stare and read
memories and histories, feeling
like strange cat il a very much
cluttered garnet. Was there any
thing In Europe that would really
mean anything to him, to an
American who was not esthetic,
who refused to pretend, who frank
ly thought the average picture
gallery a dreary desert?
And then, very slowly. he had
begun to make a guess that there
was an arrangement in what look
ed so wildly hit-or-miss; as on the
day when happening upon the lit
tie triumphal arch In Rheims he
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
A Story of
DeStinU

than you could possibly use, at
least as odd a way Of spending
human life as trying to hang on
to the tail Of the Roman Empire:
And yet there were countless
thousands Of men all over Europe
as we'll as in the United States
who were hoping with oil their
souls that fate would allow them
to do just that. And few did
get away with it-just as some Of
the emperors did. But 1t killed a
great many-the manager Of the
Gates Lumber Company, for in
stance. Every man knew that it
might be the death of him, just
as in the first century an en-
peror knew he'd be lucky If he
were killed quick. But nobody
hung back for that in either CEN
fury. Nobody really believed 1t
would get him. Why, a year ago,
Neale Crittenden himself had been
tearing along toward it as hard as
he could pelt.
Well. good God, you had to do
something with yourself. You
couldn't float along, your homeless
tentacles rising and falling with
the tides, like that jelly-fish of a
Livingstone!
What was there for a man to
do with himself? At all times
evidently, some men had been sat
isfied in producing art Of some
kind or another-that wasn't any
good for Neale. He hadn't an
ounce of artistic feeling, wasn't
even a craftsman, let alone an
artist. And many men in every
epoch had cared about fighting.
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
LITTLE OLD NEW YORK Al
A Delightful Romance With
an Unusual Heroine
A Charming Serial of Love and Adven-
ture in the Picturesque Day of the
Beginnings of the AstOrs and
Vanderbilt Fortunes.

me by converting old Astor to
your views;"
Larry Delavan's house was be-
fore them. A pleasant, rambling
house it was, that some old
Dutchman of a century before
had built for his ease. Beside it
was garden, with hollyhocks
and larkspur in full bloom, and
roses in profusion, that ran to
the adjoining garden OF the great
Schuyler mansion.
Delavan himself greeted them
in the great living room of the
house. He stood before fire.
place of noble proportions. In
the center of the room was a
great table on which Reilly, Della
vans old butler, was laying out
paper, ink, and quilts. In chair
by the table lounged young
man who grasped a glass in one
hand, while, with the other, he
waved a 1anguid greeting to the
newcomers.
This was Washington Irving,
wit, good liver, and Larry's
closest friend. He glanced
through The window now. and
rose.
Here's old Astor, Larry" he
said.
A numbering coach had driven
up outside, and from it there de-
scended the man in whose bundle
of papers Larry Delavan's fate
was held. He took out his watch
as he came III, and looked gruffly
at Halleck, w1o wilted visibly,
losing much Of his air Of man
about town at once. To BrevoorS
Aston gave a ctol nod; he did not
greatly approve Of that young
man.
AstOr Presides.
Astor took his place at the head
OF the table: waved the young
men TO seats about 1t. Then,
with q maddening deliberation he
put on his spectacles. opened UP
his bundle OF papers. and began
seeking the one he wanted.
He found it at last: an envelope,
carefully sealed. He broke the
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
WHEN THE ROAD IS
BLOCKED
MT BE DISCOURAGED BY PRESENT OBSTACLES

very things we need to carry with
us on our journey.
Sometimes detour means
bit OF rough going. but if accepted
good-naturedly it has TO power
to harm us. Sometimes 1t actually
leads to a better place than the
one which we were intent on
reaching. Sometimes it provides
us with bits of inspiration we are
intensely grateful to possess.
Even il you come to q mo
thoroughfare' sign, which seems
to cut you (off from further prog.
ress, you have the privilege OF
finding a path you can travel. In
putting your imagination and i'm
genuity to The test-in seeking
the way out of your difficulty
you train yourself for new
achievements and prepare to meet
obstacles with an assurance of
victory, which Is practically ali
there Is to success.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
SECRETS OF HEALTH
AND SUCCESS


tomatoes as a substitute when
necessary.
Fresh meat and white potatoes
are served daily.
1t Is recognized in the army that
food' however carefully prepared.
ought to be promptly consumed.
This is due to the fact that
freshly cooked food furnishes the
ideal medium for the multiplica-
ton of germs, and also for the
chemical changes that produce the
poisons know as ptomaines.
1t is for this reason that certain
dishes-hash for instance-are not
permitted as food unless served at
the meal for which they are pre-
pared.
The source of all green veee-
tables and fruits, as far as pos
slble. is ascertained and IL there
Is any probability that they have
been contaminated with disease.
producing germs they are not
served without first being steriI-
lied by cooking.
All canned food that has an
unusual appearance, taste or odor
is prohibited.
It is by observance of these
general rules. all very simple and
very rational, that a well-ba1-
anced diet is served to the men
and their health thereby con-
served.
Departures from well.
balanced diet may be demanded
by special conditions, but they
ought to be practiced only after
careful diagnosis and specific d.
rections by a physician.
Copyright. 1929. King Features
syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
BY Dorothy Garfield,

"HAT was what he had been
looking for as he walked
around on battlefields, or
gazed up at cathedra1g or
looked seriously at the statues
thickly strewn as the sands Of
the sea all over European cities,
that was what he had been looking
for as he sat alone in a pension
bedroom reading a history or q
biography that helped him fit to-
gether into some sort of a system
all the diverse objects he had been
considering.
Wherever no went, wherever he
looked, he was like an archaeolog-
list rakIng over an inexhaustible
kitchen midden-he was surround
ed by relics OF innumerable genera
tons crowding the long centuries
during which men had lived ann
died on this old continent. Perhaps
If he looked hard enough at what
they had left behind them he might
find out what men really wanted
to do with their lives-perhaps he
might get some hint of what he
could do with his own life.
That was a subject he had never
stopped to consider in America.
Nothing in American life had sug-
gested that you might have any
choice except between different
ways Of earning your living. And
yet he reflected it was rather an
important question-at least as i'm
portant as which baseball league
you were going to root for.
1t was so absolutely new to Neala
to consider that question-any alb
stract question-that for some
months after he had shut down his
desk in the office of the Gates
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
By Charles A. L. Reed.
NJ. ID.
Former President of the American
Medical Profession

Former President of the American
Medical Profession
A DIET to be normal must
IA meet the requirements Of a
a. - normal human system.
This is what is called a we'll
balanced diet.
To meet this standard it must
embrace the three grand divisions
OF nutritive food which are:
Substances called ''proteins."
which are energy-producing foods.
They are found chiefly in meats,
although many other foods,
notably corn, contain proteins.
Substances called "carbohy-
drates," which are fat makers and
which abound chiefly in starches
and sugars.
Substances called "vitamins."
which in some mysterious way are
controllers Of nutrition and which
are found chiefly in raw fruits and
vegetables. also In lean meats, al
though they are not destroyed by
the heat Of ordinary cooking.
Each OF these three varieties of
food substances have an influence
In sustaining bodily heat and con-
sequently In sustaining life.
It Is interesting to note how the
problems Of apportioning these
substances in a practical way is
solved in the United States army,
Unidentified rice is made a staple,
Beans, peas and other legumes.
either fresh or dried, are served
at least once a week.
Fresh vegetables or fruits are
served once a week with canned
The Washington times., 1923-10-08

seals; took out the paper within,
and began to read 1t over to hin-.
self. AS he did so his eyes were
drawn together In q little froWn
of surprise.
Nov, gentlemen" he said at
last, II win read my late friends
last win and testament"
Astor stiIl spoke with a marked
German accent, thickening his
consonants. substituting for ",
doubling all his SIS. He read:
II. Richard o'Day. being Of
sound mind, do bequeath my en-
tire estate to Patrick O'Day. the
son of my brother. who was
known for some time to reside
In Dublin, Ireland"
He paused and looked around.
Delavan was staring. his mouth
open, his eyes incredulors. Bre-
WORT scowled darkly: Halleck was
dazed; Irving, quicker than the
others to recover from his sur
Prise, looked from one to the
other of them. keen1y anxious to
see how they took the staggering
news.
Butt can't be-does it really
say that?" Delavan exclaimed.
Would make Of 1t a joker
asked Astor, angrily. He held
out the will, and Larry, reading,
fell back as the written words
confirmed what he had heard.
go on" he said, at last.
There's more"
A Poor Remembrance.
"And / nominate John Jacob
Astor as sole executor" Astor
went on, "and my stepson. Law
renee Delavan, as sole guardian
of the said Patrick O'Day. the
said Delavan to receive 500 per
month for his services. .
Only Delavan's bitter laugh
broke the silence Of Astor's pause
Then the reading went on:
eff the said Patrick O'Day bc
not found within one year from
the date of my death, my entire
estate shall revert to my stepsof.
the aforementioned Lawrence Del
AVIAN"
CTo Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?

l. When was the celebrated
Aldlne Press, at Venice Italy,
founded?
z. When did Zeno inaugurate the
School of Stoics?
3. When was Manon Lescaut,
Able Prevost's romance, pub
lished?
4. When did Benjamin Frank
lin receive the Copeley Medal from
the Royal Society?
8. When did Adolphe Sax, in.
Ventor of the saxophone, die?
Answers to these questions will
be printed tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
Household Hints

Milk delivered in bottles must
not remain corked or capped in
any way. The air must be let in
or the milk will go sour. But
in letting in the air take care
that neither dust nor any other
foreign body is admitted as well.
A copper kettle when in use is
liable to become blackened. II
can be cleaned by rubbing half a
lemon dipped ia salt over tho
surface Of the metal, afterward
washing it in warm water and
thoroughly drying.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
WHO SAID IT
AND WHERE?

dreams go by cOntraries."
This familiar remark appears
in 'The Family of Love-" by
Thomas Middleton, 1570-1627.
''SOme books are to be tasted"
Said Sir Francis Bacon 1561-
1920 in his essay 'Of Studies
''Tin the cows come home"
This expression indicating a
long wait is used by the dranat-
lists, Beaumont and Fletcher, in
their play, "Scornful Lady"
Copyright. 1928, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1923-10-08

lenns of Girls.
~ I'D you return to the city
after your summer vaca-
~ ton to find the bus which
once took a definite. wellfecoS-
nized route, turning its unaccus-
toned streets?
And were you annoyed to find
yourself delayed a minute or two
in reaching your destination, or
carried a block or two from the
particular corner you counted on
reaching. Or did you sit up ca
gerly and acquaint yourself with
the route covering streets you
had perhaps never happened to
traverse?
All through life we come to
occasional signs which read
Road closed for repairs" or
mo thoroughfare," or "Detour."
Sometimes we balk at them and
turn back. Occasionally we act
as IL the only way to reach
given point were by the particu-
lar line we mad expected to take.
But life is not a problem in geon-
etry, and even if it were, what
rule is there that says we must
always seek the shortest dis
lance between two points?
When you come to a closed
road in life's journey there is no
reason why you should consider
yourself blocked off from reach
ing your destination. There ara
always other roads to travel, and
frequently they lead past "shop
windows" in which we find the
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
By Rida Johnson Young,
Whose Plays Have Won A High
Place Among American
Playwrights.

Little Old New York." from
che broadway success of that
name, By RidG johnson Young,
has been created into superla-
tue motion picture By Cosmo-
poIitun Productions - Direction
of Sidney Olcott-AdGpted By
Luther Reed.
A T ONE OF the small tables in.
a. the restaurant that young
- Lorenzo Delmonico had
lately opened two young men sat
eating oysters and drinking ale.
Through the open front of the
little shop they could look out
on Bowling Green; In the dis
lance rose the tall masts of the
ships at the East river docks.
Young men of fashion were
here. They had an air. Their
clothes were OF the best; high
beaver hats; coats cut by art
lists; shirts and stocks of the
finest linen. Any passerby could
have told you who they were.
Henry Brevoort, the older, was
son OF house that had lately.
TO the amused establishment of
all New York, built a great home
mp Greenwich way, beyond the
old Potter's field. And, having
mis- name, you must have been
able to tell the rest; even in Ion
don young Breyoort was known
rs one who carried his iiql;or
better and played cards harder
and more desperately than any
man beginning then to make him.
self felt as a dominant factor in
the business life of the city-an
old German fur merchant and
trader, John Jacob Astor by
name, who had a mania for nuy-
Ing land, and owned property all
along Broadway, where it still
was-and people held would al
ways remain-a country road.
Halleck drew out his watch and
started
I've must hurry, Henry he
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A Modest Girl.

How much?" asked HalIeck.
Delmonico stood, rocking their
bill.
"Ale-oysters-c offee-and the
vegetable cents, gentlemen
"Monstrous" said Brevoort: SCI
give you my word, Fitz, the
mans robberp
But gentlemen-you have no
idea how he cost of food goes
up and up! And wages-here's
my apprentice, young Childs, gets
a whole dollar week!'
They laughed as they tossed the
money down and went out sun
light-flooded Bowling Green. They
looked south to the river and the
harbor; to the Staten Island hills
and the low marshes of New
Jersey. A tall ship, under full
sail, was coming in, homeward
bound, from China. Sloops and
small craft abounded in the
harbor; Halleck pointed to one
SAIL
There's Cornelius Vanderbilt's
ferry" he said. HE makes a
good thing Of that, between the
Battery and Staten Island. Old
Astor thinks a lot of him."
Brevoort smiled.
"Beastly thing, work" he said.
''Oblige me by not mentioning If p
With all my heart! Oblige
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
ANSWERS

To Saturdays Questions.
/. The Territory Of Minnesota
was organized in 1849.
2. The Germany navy canal at
Kiel was opened in 1895.
3. Madame de Maintenon became
the wife of Louis XIV, of France
in 1886.
4. The Maine liquor law wen,
into effect in 1851.
s. The Church Of the Madeleine,
in Paris, was built in 1864.
Copyright. 1928. King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.l
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
Tea and MIX.

W in it. Nine. de Sevigne writing to her daughter in
$780, mentions eccentric proceeding the part Of
Nine. de la Sabliere that she drinks milk in her tea
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the attempted mutiny of
the of Columbus in 1892. The terrified sailors
threatened to throw the great navigator overheard.
Four days later the New World was discovered.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
This Story Will Be Shown Soon in
Motion Pictures, Starring Marion
Davies at One of the Largest
Theaters in the Capital.

said. 81 must be at Larry Della
vans before old Aston gets there
or I'll catch it!'
Plenty OF time-plenty of
time" said Brevoort. How much
do you suppose Larry gets from
his stepfather?"
II don't know" said Halleck,
with a shrug Of his shoulders.
Wen find out soon enough,
Everything he had. I suppose.
Though he may have left lit
tie to charity Of course"
There were no other rela-
tives?"
81 never heard OF any. Ready?"
He turned toward the counter
where Delmonico was busy. But
he was ready to attend to his
patrons.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
Bv Beatrice Fairfax,

Who Occupies q Unique Position
In the Writing World as an
Authority ON the Prob
len1s of Girls.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-09
CAMDEN VOTES COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT

Camden City, because to partisan
ring ruled, had a revolution take
place at last November election
when Victor King, a Democrat, was
elected by 1928 majority, the first
change in 20 years. To make fur
Their changes, or to get rid OF King,
an election was held last Wednesday
on the question to accept or reject
commission government.
The vote was 1892 for commission
government and 1928 against, a ma
iority of 1879 in favor.
Within a month five men will be
elected to administer the government.
Council is abolished, also half a dozen
department heads, whose duties Will
be taken over by the commissioners.
Alexander Pope a hunderd years
ago wrote:
For forms of government let fools
contend, ,
Whatever government is administered
best, is best. ,
Thomas jefferson: The whole art
of government consists in the art OF
being honest.
It will be seen whether voters are less
old line partisan than formerly. A
few wears ago to turn out the old
ring Jersey City adopted commission
government. The old partisan ring
elected the commissioners and put
them in the partisan saddle stronger
than before. 1t remains to be seen
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-09
WOODSTOWN

c. C. Avis and George B. Mccall
toner, prominent members OF the
Baptist Church, are arranging to at
tend the Worlds Baptist Assembly, at
Stockholm, Sweden.
Woodstown High School basket ball
team lost to Paulsboro, "a to q, on
the 21st.
Poland Shanaman is the University
Hospital, Philadelphia, being treated
for an injured spine, caused by fail
ing on the ice while playing at school.
S. Rushing Leap has moved into his
new house, built last year on the Ba-
con Academy lot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason, of the State
Department of Agriculture, spoke on
Fruit Raising to the farmers, in the
high school auditorium, Thursday
evening.
About $85 were the profits from a
cake sale by the Reliance Fire Com
pany.
Frances and son Samuel, Jr., spent
Sunday with Mrs. Borton's mother,
Mrs. E. S. Fogg.
Misses Cornelia Petit and Margaret
Peterson have been spending a few
days in New York City.
Mrs. Benz. Vine went to Salem Hos
pital to be treated for blood poison.
Thomas Wright has returned from
a Philadelphia hospital where he un-
derwent an operation and is able to
be out again.
Harry R. Keen will move onto
Howard Harris's farm, near Sharp
town.
Franklin Buzby has returned home
after spending the winter in Atlantic
City.
Miss Name E. Lillotte, of New
York City, gave a very entertaining
recital of James Whitcomb Riley's
POEMS. in the High School auditorium,
last Friday evening, for the benefit
of the Parent-Teachers Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Borton have re-
turned to their home here after spend
ing some weeks in Philadelphia, where
he has business with a banking hrm;
Mrs. Gilbert Berry, of Liverpool
England, has been visiting Mrs. Albert
Barnshaw. ,
Mrs. French Morris is a patient at
the Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia.
Mrs. William Borton is undergoing
treatment at the Northwestern Gen
eral Hospital, Philadelphia.
Mayor Damon G. Humphreys has
returned from his trip to Florida.
Mrs. Rachel Davis Dubois, who re
Gently returned from Holland and Ter
many, gave a very interesting accoun'
of her trip, at the Friends meeting, on
Sunday morning.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-09
PRAISES OF NEW JERSEY

Down at St. Petersburg, Fla, the
members of the New Jersey Society
according to The Tourist, are singing
a new song written by Miss Al1ce
Dickinson. 1t is called Jersey Land,
Our Jersey Land" and goes to the
tune of maryland" 1t runs this
way:
Across the shores the cold winds blow,
Jersey Land, our Jersey Land.
Thv fertile fields are deep with snow,
jersey Land, u Jersey Land.
Thy lakes are bound in icy chains,
And Old King Winter DER thee relgns,
Jersey Land, our Jersey Land.
But still thy march of progress grows,
Jersey Land, our Jersey Land.
1t V stops for ice and SHOWS,
Jersey Land, our Jersey Land.
Our mills and factories busy wheels
Thv fabrics warm their magic Yields,
From cold and famine eve shields,
Jersey Land, our Jersey Land.
Thv luscious fruits hang rich indeed,
jersey Land, our Jersey Land.
Thy fertile acres millions feed,
jersey Land, our Jersey Land.
Our cities team with life and wealth,
Our farmers roll up dimes and health,
God bless our own broad common
wealth,
Jersey Land, our Jersey Land.
The broad Atlantic sweeps thy coast,
Jersey Land, u Jersey Land.
It's commerce is pride and boast,
Jersey Land, our Jersey Land.
Here famous battlefields you'll see,
Our sons fought hard for liberty,
And freedoms flag floats over thee,
Jersey Land, u Jersey Land.