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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-11
Life's Hurdle
BY L. E. Bisch

The word "obsession" is used a
great deal but it is not always clear
ly understood.
An obsession is an idea that keeps
popping into the mind despite every
thing you may do to keep it out.
Furthermore the idea that so per-
sistently obtrudes itself is something
that you know is foolish, neverthe-
less you cannot help it.
This factor of the conscious rec
IGNITION of the absurdity of the
mental torment is the saving grace
that distinguishes an obsession from
delusional and other insane fancies.
The person who Is insane may be
haunted with doubts, fears, or W.T.
ever, in much the same way that the
obsessed individual is. But the in
sane person absolutely and thor
oughly believes in these fantastic
ideas. He often acts in accordance
with them. He does not realize they
are foolish or preposterous and no
amount Of argument or proof can
ever convince him TO the contrary.
Nearly every person has obses-
sions of one type or another.
Sometimes they are mild, some
times severe.
II they torment so much as to
cause great worry or depression or
loss Of sleep, or they keep pushing
their way into the stream of thought
so persistently and frequently that
the individual scarcely can think Of
anything else-then, and then only
as a rule, does the sufferer seek help
from n physician.
A common and harmless form OF
obsession is the habit of some women
to look under the bed before retir-
ing.
Such a woman realizes how fool
ish this nightly ritual is, neverthe-
less she would feel very uncomfort-
able or perhaps have a sleeplcss
night II she did not give way to the
obsessing idea.
Another common obsession is not
only to lock the door by turning the
the key in the lock but trying the
door knob as we'll.
There are hundreds OF obsessions
like that.
The cause for obsessions lies in
the unconscious mind.
The obsession is merely a sign or
symbol Of some disturbance there.
The modern methods or mental
analysis can be applied to obsessions
and with astounding success.
What is necessary is to find their
unconscious equivalents, make them
conscious and explain them. Then
they fade to nothingness and the
obsession is gone forever!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-11
Freaks Of Nature
MAY FLY

The May fly seems always to be
on a most rigid diet, for it eats
nothing from the time it is born
until it dies. In fact, 1t is not
even equipped with a mouth, SO
that it could eat, even if 1t felt so
disposed. 1t is born into this
world Of food-suckers with certain
amount of vitality, and it lives and
dances until its strength is all used
up. Equally strange is the birth
of this frail insect. An insect re-
sembling the house fly energies from
the mud at the bottom of lake or
stream and floats 10 the surface.
AS IL reaches the surface, the outer
skin peels away. and instead OF the
homely fly, il is transformed into
q dainty May fly.
Copyright. 1926. King Feature Syn. inc
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-11
Unknown jacques
By "The Spectator


When Joseph Conrad, later recog-
nized as one OF the greatest modern
writers, was sailing the south sea,
discouraged in his attempt to write,
he showed a half finished manu-
script to a passenger and asked
whether he thought it was worth
finishing.
Nothing is known of the pas
senger except that his name was
Jacques and that he gave Conrad
encouragement, and at a period
when he was ready 10 give up
stimulated him 10 keep on.
In the story Of almost every
great achievement somewhere in
the shadows stands an unknown
Jacques. Somewhere at n criti-
cal point when the future hung in
the balance an unknown offered a
helping hand.
In the Aladdinslike advance Of
Henry Ford such q figure appears.
II was the proprietor Of IN all
night lunch wagon who was known
as "Coffee jim"
The first crude Ford automobile
had clusged out Of its shed into
the rain long after midnight one
stormy night. From then on the
prncscability Of the machines was
gradually proved. But capitalists
refused 10 invest unless high priced
big cars were made. Ford chung
10 his determination 10 produce
small. cheap cans and struggled
ahead by himself.
At the critical moment when he
was desperately in need Of funds
Coffee Jim came forward with
an offer Of financial help without
which the gigantic Ford industry
might never have been realized.
John james Audubon, the orni-
biologist whose volume on the birds
Of North America ranked him as
one Of the foremost authorities on
bird life in the world. worked for
years collecting data and material
while those around him for a long
time believed him insane.
The unknown Jacques" who be-
lieved in him and helped and en-
couraged him when all others doubt
ed was his wife.
When Frank W. Woolworth, the
8 and 10 cent store king was a
young man, and failing as a coun-
try grocery store clerk at $40 a
week, bis salary was cut TO SO a
week.
Discouraged and ready to give up
he wrote a pitifully doleful letter
home 10 his mother.
She replied with encouragement
and ended with the words: Some.
day, my son, you will be a rich
man."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-11
Sunny Side of Doubt
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

1t is al matter of point OF
view anyway.
There are some who are born op-
timists and some who are pes
simists. Neither of them knows alb
solutely how things are going to
turn out. but there can be no doubt
that the optimists have a better
time and get more out OF life by
believing the good and assuming 1t
to be true than the pessimists who
believe that everything that is bad
is true.
It is hard to see where the pro-
fessional pessimists who are always
seeing evil in everything and always
doubling goodness get their salts
faction out of life. There must be
the same kind Of satisfaction in be-
ing a pessimist as there is in hav-
ing a sore tooth and working at it
all the time.
As far as concerns the general
health of the mind optimism is bet
ter than pessimism. We are justified
in turning away from unpleasant
and bitter thoughts as much as
possible. 1t is right for US to face
the light and to live in the sun
light all that we possibly can. There
is enough darkness and misery in
this world that we have to undergo
without seeking 1t.
Copyright. 1925. by The Mcclu
Newspaper Syndicate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-11
Cause and Effect
RTHUR HENDERSON. the Ia

A RTHUR HENDERSON, the labor leader and
~ former Home secretary of England, who is now
visiting the United States, is being overwhelmed
with kilograms from all parts of the country asking him
to speak Why this sudden deluge? Because the news
papers carried item that luncheon club of Hartford
had cancelled an engagement with him. He was not
safe enough.
But is the country any safer the way it has turned
out? And is the country really any safer because Sec
rotary Keoggs respect for law and order is making
the Countess Karoly topic Of conversation from Maine
TO California?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-11

onae? Because to possess without effort leaves part
of our nature unsatisfed. 1t is in mans nature to
wish to create to strain toward IDEAL to build it
little by little.
The person who from early youth need deny him
self nothing gets tired of his possessions because he
has unsatsfied wish, he has nothing more to do.
Enjoy himself?
Yes, but pleasure is not happiness and when life
is but round Of continual pleasure, without any sort
of duty it wearies because to desire something we
have got is the thing that holds the thrill The rich
knows he have anything that exists-for money
Small pleasures become insufficient 1t needs great
excitement to awake his interest satisfy his craving
for 1more."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-11
H n nj BY Reed Heusts
n

IJIEN the shades Of dusk falling fancy hear
w The Of oldtme comrades ringing enlke and clear
hear their kindly voices they call from that dim land,
And fancy that the bezes the touch Of kindly hand
Aye know they gather round the vesperhour Of day.
And listen. listen say,
But the veil
And listening IS folly, and efforts all, they fail
But know the comrades gather they did in days
And the knowledge-aye, tits foly-bu heart is all agOw
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SAN ANTONIO,
: NOV. IL, 1925.
QUEENS COUNSEL.
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Happiness.
Is Q be happy
Happiness thing be attained by position
wealth. Money indeed make life pleasant beautiful
they do happiness
Why the doing his daily task often happier than the mil
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-11

Dear X. c. B.-Been married five
years two children; live in a rented
flat earn S175 month; give my
wife the pay envelope; she wants
me to get big insurance on my life;
wants me to buy modern bunga-
low on installments; wants a charge
account at a department store;
wants to go on a months fall vaca-
ton with the two kids. The only
money / keep for my own personal
use is my overtime earnings. Christ
mas is coming, but there is no
money. 1t is spent as fast as we
get it. You solve many problems.
Please advise.
WORRIED HUSBAND.
REMEMBER.
ANOTHER MAN.
NhO HAD problem.
LIKE THIS mans.
AND HE hadn't the courage.
TO ASSERT himself.
AND HE hated quarrels.
AND ALL the time.
HE'D TELL his wife.
IN HIS gentlest way.
If SHE'D wait a while.
HE'D FIND a way.
TO DO the things.
SHE WANTED done.
AND HE plugged along.
FROM DAY to day.
AND NOTHING came.
But HIS monthly check.
AND ALL the time.
HIS WIFE complained.
OF THIS and that.
AND SHE couldn't 20 here.
AND COULDN'T 20 there.
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YE TOWNE GOSSIP ayK

FOR SHE had no clothes.
AND LAST years coat.
WAS A perfect sight.
AND FOOLIsHLY.'
HE BLAMED himself.
AND 1T worried him.
THAT SHE couldn't have.
ALL THAT she asked.
AND FINALLY.
TEMPTATION CAME.
AND SAID to him.
THAT AFTER a while.
HE COULD put it back.
AND HE took it home.
AND GAVE it to her.
AND LIED to her.
OF THE source of it.
AND SHE was happy.
AND HAVING begun.
HE CONTINUED it. Z
UNTIL THERE came.
THE HATEFUL day.
THAT ALWAYS comes.
AND HER friends came.
AND MOURNED with her.
THE WHILE he sat.
BEHIND BARRED doors.
AND, OF course, 1 know.
THAT HE was weak.
But also know.
THAT THIS very weakness.
SHE BROUGHT to him.
COULD HAVE been strength.
If SHE'D brought him strength.
/ THANK you.
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Knowing How to Die

ITY HEN Mrs Margaret T. Rose died recently at
wv Little Rock Arkansas, she said that she did not
want her funeral to be gloomy.
She was the.wife of Judge U. NJ Rose, former pres-
dent of the American Bar Association.
She told her children at her bedside not to mop
and stay at home but to go out and brighten the world
She had some other peculiar ideas. She wanted
the singers at the funeral to sing in their natural voices
and directed that there be euogy. For" she said
'the world thinks much better than am"
The Christian religion teaches US that death is not
a calamity, but entrance into better world, and
there is why those who left behind should
grieve Unfortunately.
Mrs. Rose took the stand that her death merely
the passage into another and brighter and there
should be no mourning
How much of the funeral customs and the mourn
ing customs of the people faty contradict their belief
in the hereafter?
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Beware the Dance!

~ getung Iat 1eet. BESIDES belng dlsflgurlng hat
- - feet are conducive to all kinds of ailments.
Doctor Joseph J. Interland, president of the Pedi-
artists Research Association b$mes the modern dances
for the prevalence of fallen arches He is particularly
hard the Charleston "In the Charleston too much
effort and pressure brought directly upon the tender
feet Of the youth instead of first properly developing
rhythmic distribution of effort by proporonae deveI-
opment Of hip and knee joints" says the doctor.
~ The wall flower with the perfect arches will be
happier in the long rum than the popular girl who paid
the piper at the expense of her metatarsa joints.
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fol
paue but it fundamental truth that happiness
really and truly consists in being content with what we
have happy faithfully what called
to do.
seldom happy The miser is miserable man.
Like the Scout and will to bed
with content in your heart.
during when those left behind could only
helping doing working
consog that time sat idly upon his ches giving
nothing, a miserable
Features Syndicate, Incl
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-31

caravans are being arranged. From
other points cars will come singly or
In groups-all headed toward Angus
ia and the State House.
With fair weather prevailing the big
meeting will be held in the beautiful
State Park across the street from the
State House. There the business
meeting will open at 10 o'clock Tues
dav morning. This will include an ad-
dress of welcome by Governor Ralph
o. Brewster At noon those bringing
basket lunches will enjoy an oldtlme
picnic embellished with the usual pic
MIC accessories Then will come the
dancing Of the oldtime dances ar
ranged by Mrs. Frank w. Butler OF
Pennington and Roland T. Patten OF
Slowhegan and in which all members
of the club are invited to take part
This will be followed by a beautifully
arranged reception and tea by Gov
ernor and Mrs Brewster in the Blaine
Mansion, which will be thrown open
to the members of the club and their
friends. The closing number will be
a 30-minute singing of the oldtme
songs. Thousands of slips bearing the
words of these old songs have been
made available for this meeting
through the courtesy Of Guy Gannett.
II the weather should be story the
same program will be carried out ex-
cept that all of the activities Will be
indoors, the business meeting in the
House of Representatives and other
activities, except the reception. will
take place in the State House rotunda.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-31
A MAINE-MADE AFFAIR

The big meeting to be held in Au-
gusta tomorrow, which will be at
tended by hundreds of Maine resi-
dents who are rs years OF age or
older and who thus automatically
become members of the Maine Three
Quarter Century Club, will be dis
tinctly a Maine Made Products"
event.
To begin with, the idea of form
ing the club originated in Maine.
Membership in the club is limited to
residents of Maine who have reach
ed or who have passed the age OF
rs years. The Statewide census
was taken by Maine citizens. The
meeting will be held on the grounds
of the State of Maine. The Cover
nor of Maine will present a hand
painted State of Maine flag to the
community which sends in the long
est list of club eligibles in proper
ton to population. And as an indi-
cation of the interest which Maine
citizens are taking in this Maine
event the following Maine-made
products have been offered without
charge to the State Committee for
the big occasion: Quantities of Po-
land Spring water through the cour-
tesy of Mr.. Hiram Kicker; Maine
roasted. Maine ground and Maine
packed Superba Coffee through the
courtesy of the Milliken-Tomlinson
company of Portland; Maine Made
crackers through the courtesy of the
T. A. Huston Company, the down
east Bakery of Portland. The same
concern will also present each men,
Der of the club with a package of
Down East" cookies.
The punch for the big afternoon
reception by Governor and Mrs.
Brewster will be made from the
famous Five Fruit" made by the
II. H. Hays and Sons company of
Portland. The milk to be served is
also a Maine product. provided by
Augusta dairymen. The certificates
of charter membership in the club,
presented by the Maine Public
Health Association are also made in
Maine from Maine paper.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-31
TODAY, AUG. 81
Eastern Standard

6&hte40 0tau0ard
wGN. skeezix time. organ. % wGR' wcHRees.. err.
ehestra. WGY, music. address.
s s:oS 2. m. WPG. organ. music.
sports. music. WEAF. Scottish folk
songs: WBZ, orchestra. scores. wCX
Wip: WoK, music. wRW, stories
music. WSB. orchestra, stories. WTAM
orchestra. VITO. trio, scores. WV
s.ls p. m; wEAF. program. woR
cas- p. m. WIZ. organ.
$50 p. m. WCAE Uncle Kaybee
WHAR. stories. WIN, entertainment
WOO, music. WOR, recital, program
e.ss p. m. WGY, The Cantricais
s.4s ,. M. wAHG. sports. wEEI
woo. chimes. concert.
100. a,oo p ?. M wS wkpKA. ? I scores. KFAB
WaH music. wAAM Mar ssnao
and entertainment. WIN, music
WHAD. organ. WHAR. trio. WHIT
sports. wLw. concert. scores. wNYc
WOO. program. WPG. scores, concert
| 7.1o p. m. WIZ. radio franks.
7.l5 p. m. VIVID. band, talk.
1.3o. p. m: WEAR, talk. also WEEI
WCAP. WTAA: orchestra. WIZ, pro
WOR, "Ai Reid's Hour" program.
7.40 p. m. WAR, scores, music.
7.45 p. m. WCCO, f. & r. Family
WEAF, warblers, trio, also WWJ
WEEI, orchestra. WOAW, orchestra
800 p. m. KFRU. educational hour
WIZ, drum corps. WCAP, concert
WCAE, concert. WICK, orchestra
WGR, program. WKRC, music. WOK
program. WPG, concert. WRNY, ra.
dio talk. WTAM, instrumental hour
6.15 p. m. WRNY, program
$50 p. m. CJCM, concert. KFI, pro-
gram. radiotorial KFNF, program
kFAB. music. KGO, Kiddies' Club
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-31

Reveille on the final morning of
the encampment of the Headquar-
/ ters Company, seth Infantry Brigade,
and the 152nd Field Artillery, which
has been held at Camp Keyes, star
ted activities that surpassed the
regular business of a non too easy
camp by big margin. Even be-
fore morning mess was served. and
that was but a half an hour after
reveille, bed sack (army for straw
mattresses) and cots were being
piled out. in the company streets and
by o'clock the tents were being
struck.
Personal equipment was rolled
and the packs were piled up, tents
were rolled up and returned to the
store house, together with the other
special equipment that had been
drawn for the period Of the encamp:..
ment, the grounds were "policed up
and the field was in apple pie order
when the boys left. By III O'Clock
they could have moved from the
hill If it had been neces AIRY.
Several of the soldiers noticed an
active appearing man clad in a
black suit of "civies" who strolled
about the camp and watched the
preparations lOT uCpii tuiC "A."
great interest, but few recognized in
the civilian, Governor Ralph y.
Brewster, commander in chief of the
soldiery of the state of Maine. He
was seen by some Of the officers as
he was leaving the field to return to
the Blaine Mansion, after his reg
ular morning walk, and was prevail
ed upon to accept the hospitality OF
the officers mess, which he did. al
though the only one to dine at that
time as the officers had already fin
ished their morning meal
The officers were to receive their
nay at II O'Clock in the morning and
the pay for the companies was to
be turned over to the company
commanders at that time but in
some manner 1t was delayed and
the money was not available until
one o'clock. AS soon as possible af-
ter that the companies formed pay
lines at their cook shacks and were
paid off, this of course being one of
the most pleasing features Of the
camp to the men.
The Headquarters Company, seth
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-31
Portland Firemen
Hard Pressed in
Two Fires at Once

Portland, Aug. Z9-TWO general
alarm fires which occurred stimuli
taneously here this afternoon taxed
the combined efforts Of firemen and
civilian volunteers and destroyed In
one case a box making plant with a
loss of 100000 and in the other
burned 100 foot section Of Boston
& Maine railroad bridge. seriously
interrupting the train signal system.
The first Of the two fires was
discovered after 1t had gained con-
siderable headway at the pulp hand
ling plant of the Maine Central rail-
road. With great activity 1t spread
to the passenger train bridge of the
main line-ef the Boston & Maine
connecting Portland and Boston.
While firemen were battling with
the stiff blaze, general alarm was
sounded for l. fire at the H. L. Berry
G. Co. box plant in Kennebec street.
To cope with this latter fire assist
ance was called from South Portland
and Cape Elizabeth, and a number of
men watching a baseball game near
by rendered valuable help in con-
quering the flames, but not until
several pieces of obsolete fire. fight
ing apparatus had been pressed into
service.
At the railroad fire telephone ana
telegraph wires of the big main sig
nal tower just beyond the pulp wood
plant were burned of, and all wire
communication with signals and
trains was suspended. To avoid tie
ups along the line and possible seri-
Gus result to passenger trains coming
toward Portland at these busy hours
Of the day, railroad men used taxi
cabs in dashing to and from strategic
points from which temporary signals
were being sent.
1t is expected that the loss will
reach $4,000. Boys were seen play
ing around big bonfire under the
main bridge, which joins Portland
and South Portland early this after
noon by bargeman. This bonfire
is thought to have started the blaze.
Had it not been for prompt action
of longshoremen. barge loaded with
gasoline and pulpwood. moored near
the big wood handling structure
would have been destroyed. These
men grasped the hawsers of the
barge when 1t became apparent that
she could not be reached by tow
boat and hauled here to safety.
Passenger trains were diverted at
Rigby and were sent in to Portland
over the OLE. eastern division bridge,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-31
GOVERNOR BREWSTER PAYS INFORMAL
VISIT TO CAMP kEYES ON final DAY

Infantry Brigade of this city. was
paid off shortly after 2 o'clock and
Immediately afterward the men
were takeni to their armory on
Grove street where special camp
equipment which had been issued to
them, was turned in to the supply
sergeant.
At the armory also oNCapt. Almon
B. Sullivan, commanding the COM
pany, presented two beautiful silver
loving cups to First Sergeant Elliott
c.. Goodwin and to Corporal George
Marchildon for their prowess In
craftsmanship. The presentation
was made by Capt. Sullivan on be-
half of the headquarters officers of
the brigade, who had supplied these
beautiful trophies as prizes in the
rifle and pistol craftsmanship con-
! tests of the company. Sergeant
Goodwin received his cup for hav-
ing attained the best aggregate score
with the pistol and Corporal Mar
childon for the best aggregate score
with the rifle. Corporal sMarchildon
had, a few days before, received a
cup for the best ordnance Of the
company.
The artillery boys were busy dur
ing the afternoon loading their hors-
cs for shipment, some Of them 60
ing with the boys to their home
stations in Aroostook. and some to
the 102nd +. A. of Massachusetts.
After this work was completed the
boys marched to the station where
they boarded the special train which
was to take them home. They left
the city about 6 o'clock Saturday
evening and the journey was to take
all night, the companies expecting to
arrive at their home stations in
Aroostook county Sunday morning
and forenoon.