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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24
Remarkable People
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

Last winter in New York a play
was produced at the Neighborhood
Playhouse called 1.-THE Little Clay
Cart"
1t was an Oriental play that had
been written and first produced over
a thousand years before.
Yet the modern Twentieth Cen
tury New York, used to hanging on
to subway straps and listening to
music over the radio, understood,
enjoyed and was moved by the same
acts and words that appealed to
the people of an. ancient land but
little while after Haroun-al-
Raschild was Caliph Of Bagdad.
Human nature Is similar not only
from age to age, but in different
lands and localities.
o. Henry said Of his stories deal
ing with human nature in New
York that you could rub out Fourth
AyepYe and put in Main Street and
it wouldn't hurt the story a bit.
This universally of human nature
was brought home to me again the
other day by a little pamphlet con-
tanning among other things humor-
Gus list of ten remarkable people.
The pamphlet was published by
an undertaken in small country
town in Indiana. But notice how
true to human nature the world
over the examples are. They might
just as well have been observed in
New York or San Francisco as in
an Indiana town.
The ten remarkable people are:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24
Folly Brings Most Disease
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.

Nature is long suffering but is
never cheated. In the long run she
is exacting and insistent. II you
jersistently and consistently violate
her rules you will pay for your
foolishness.
The worst Of il is. toe. we violate
many a rule OF whose very exist
ence we are ignorant. That makes
no difference. We have to pay just
the same. 81
There is an old saying that zig
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24
Freaks Of Nature
The Lingthorn.

Instead Of putting up united
front when attacked. the star-fish,
known as the lingthorn, does just
the opposite--it falls to pieces. The
creature deliberately tears its APP
pendages to. pieces and floats around
in a disconnected state until Its
pursuer has gone. Then it reas.
sembles its parts and is well and
whole again. This phenomenon is
the only thing of its kind in the
marine world. The lingthorn is con-
structed like the transmission Of n
motor-it can be taken apart and
Joined together again at will. From
this habit Of removing its six arms,
the creature might be called the first
advocate Of disarmament. ~
'opyTlshi. 1925 King Features Syn. Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24
Something to Think About
By BRUNO LESSINC

Al inquirins mind mrst wonder
why, at this late stage in the
worlds history. a body OF venerable
church bishops should sravely dis
cuss the ACCESSIBILITY Of emitting the
word obey" from the marriage
service. What earthly difference
would it make:
Women, as a rule, have less re-
gard for a promise than q man.
There are exceptions, TO be sure,
but the rule usually applies. A
woman frequently considers that q
change in her emotions absolves her
from promise. And heaven knows
that women's emotions change.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24

The promise to obey has rarely
kept wife from disobeying when
she felt like disobeying. The ap-
pslling statistics of cases where the
husband obtained the divorce mere
ly chronicle the number of instances
in which the lsdy's disobedience was
discovered. For each Of these in
stances there must be a goodly mum
Der where she has not yet been
found out. And it is to be taken
for granted that 4 husbands first
command is that his wife should be-
have herself.
To strike this promise from the
ceremony will probably make very
little difference. Wives will con-
tinue TO do pretty much as they
please.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24

alton has placed him. And what
woman can be sure Of that?
A woman may love a thief but
she cannot honor him. On the
other hand she may acquire more
and more respect for her husband
az his mind develops and he accom-
pllshes great things and lose her
love for him because he is so
absorbed in his affairs that he
neglects the little delicate atten-
tons which first attracted her.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24

poous how feelings
We had finally patience which long,
could not stretch sufficiently live with her ."e'
When you come into be everybody to
At least look thought kindly attitude
it needs really anyone with pleasant
air full OF -. %
You that Queen situation Of an
other that would snub humla Perhaps But
when little girl sufficiently snubbed,
Even in later had
looks for snubs one enough get
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24

offend me. No one wants to offend me. Why should
they? If am the lookout for offenses giving
people Thousand occasions to slight me.
We kings and queens suffer horribly from the
loneliness of people, for to be sighted by royalty il for
most a terrible disaster.
Once had a touchy lady-in-watng. Everything
affronted her. She always her dignity waiting
to be offended She afraid Of not being treated
with enough respect that she used quickly to jump into
the carriage his before motors) before my guests
fearing to be asked to take back seat
could never joke with her, talk confident
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24
YE TOWNE GOSSIP ,,K: 3:

If HE played in his yard.
OR cLrA sssI q tree.
OR PI4AYEDs,in q house.
OR WENT in the auto.
OR WHATEVER he did.
HE KNEW very well.
THAT GOD was there.
AND THEN he asked.
THAT GOD should como.
AND TAKE US all;
AWAY TO heaven.
But PLEASE to wait
UNTIL AFTER Christmas.
AND WE all stood there.
AS ATTENIyELY.
AS THOUGH i. church.
UNTIL HE asked.
THAT ONE of Us.
SHOULD TAKE collection.
AND THIS was done.
AND SOMEONE inquired.
WHAT THE pennies were for.
AND THE boy replied.
THEY'RE FER to buy sOdies."
AND NOW my mind.
Is MUCH confused.
AS TO what he thinks.
is A church's mission.
FOR HE mentioned collection.
IN THE same breath.
THAT SAID amen;
1 THANK you.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24

HE'S BEEN to church.
A NUMBER of times.
AND THE other night.
1 HAPPENED to cali.
WHERE THE little boy lives.
JUST ABOUT the time.
HE WAS going to bed.
AND NED said goodnight.
AND HAD gone avs.
AND A little later;
HIS VOICE came bacl:.
AND 1 heard him say.
HE WAS going to preach.
AND THE church was open.
AND WE'D better come up.
AND so we did;
AND THERE he was.
IN HIS little white nightie.
STANDING UP.
On THE foot Of his bed.
WITH BOTH hands resting.
ON THE foot bed frame.
AND WHILE we stood.
20
HE PREACHED to US.
-
OR PERHAPS he prayed.
I'M NOT quite sure.
But ANYWAY.
HE SPOKE to God.
AS THE minister DID.
AND AS seriously.
AND EXPRESSED the Denef
THAT 1T didn't matter.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24

The funny thing about it is that
this is the only promise a wife
makes which she CAN keep, if she
wants to. 1t would be much more
intelligent TO strike the other two
the promise 10 love and the prom
Use 10 honor-from the marriage
ceremony. Because the keeping Of
these promises is entirely beyond the
wife's control.
No one knows whence love comes
or whittier il vanishes. 1t may
come in q moment and it may de.
part in a moment. II frequently
comes despite resistance to its ap-
prosch. It frequently departs FOR
ever despite the most hesrtrending
yearning for its return.
So what is the sense Of making
a promise which you may with all
good intentions be unable TO fulfill?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24
SAN ANTONIO,
NOV. "A, 1925.
Queens Counsel
Don't Be Touchyi
BY MARIE, QUEEN OF ROUMANIA.
Registered United States Patent Office 5

Don't Be Touchyl
For goodness sake life
burden and nuisance Others For loneliness
from egotm and be by
touchy and for all: No
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-24

And how can a wife honor a
husband WHO turns out 10 be IN
worthy? In making such a prom
Use woman should be sure that
the man will always remain upon
the pedestal upon which her irnagin-
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11
sT. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. E. L. FTeeland, Vicar
Sunday school at 9:45 a. NJ. Sun
day evening prayer and sermon at
400 p. m A cordial invitation to
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
E. Herbert Hayden, D. D.
Acting Pastor

Preaching IL a. m. and 7:30 D.
m. Topics: Keeping Faith" and
Broken Men Made Over" Sun
day school 9:45. Young people $50
pm. Juniors in the lower hall at
the same hour. Prayer meeting
Wednesday 7:30 The Ladies Mis-
sion Circle will meet Thursday at
2;30 p. m. at the church for spec
ial Christmas work. The Sunday
school is preparing a white
Christmas" program to be given
Sunday evening, the Goth. At that
time gifts will be received for the
American refugee orphans and also
for local Christmas distribution. In
all the Christmas observance the
effort will be made to emphasize
the true meaning of the day in CIV
ing rather than receiving for our
selves. Special attention will be
given to leading the pupils to dedi-
cate their own lives to Jesus. The
Young people are giving a supper
at the church tonight (Friday), at
6:15 at a nominal charge of 25c
per plate. A good program will
be offered All are cordially invit-
ed
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11
Toots From The
Round House
By Charles Erickson

ooh Tommie, will you please
make out a pass request for me?''
The words are spoken frequently
every day now to the general fore
mans steno, by shopmen desiring
to make a visit home for the best
day of the year. Mr.. Kiely also is
sued statement that the shops
will be closed down as far as pos
sible on Christmas, so all may en-
joy the good cheer.
Last Wednesday we were favor
ed by a visit of H. S. Wall, me-
chanical superintendent of the
coast lines. He was accompanied
by his private secretary, Oryal
Peck, and together with Chas. Raitt,
master mechanic at Prescott, and
the following division, w. w. Wall
of Phoenix; F. H. Truxler of Ash
fork; A. G. Griffith of Williams; P.
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11

P. CurtO Of Gallup and road fore
man of engines, P. J. MalOney of
albuquerque, held a joint meeting
in general foreman Jim Kiely's Of
flee at which many good of the
service" matters were discussed.
Santa Fe system supervisor of
apprentices, F. W. Thomas. was
here December 7th, stopping off
the day while enroute east. He
commented very favorably on the
local school and the fine progress
of the apprentices. 1t was his
thought too, that the coming year
held bright future as more ap-
prentices will likely be enrolled.
When asked about the argument
put up by the San BernardinO ap-
prentices in which they wished to
contest WinsloW's right to the grid
iron championship of the coast
lines, Mr. Thomas stated that there
were absolutely no grounds for the
prune pickers to kick on and that
Winslow scholars hold the honors,
Just welded. Fred Kie, Jr.,
coaxed Miss Eileen Garcia to take
him for better or for worse and
the couple were married in Gallup
last Sunday.
Having accepted a position with
the Brooks Service station, Lloyd
Parke handed in his resignation
as a roundhouse emplOye.
The Messers L. E. Butler, system
chairman of the machinists and
Clyde Sheafer, executive secretary
and general Representative of the
shopcrafts association, were visit
ors last Thursday and bent over
local affairs with R. G.. Abel and
G. A. Davis.
Celebrating her birthday chow
many0 Mrs. L. S. Baker threw"
a dandy party last Wednesday
evening at which ten couples had
jolly good time and plently to eat.
Last Sunday, the long waited for
rifle shoot was staged by the local
Rifle club at which our machine
shop foreman, F. c. (Capt) Blum
lien, who practically all of his life
has handled and studied guns,
showed the boys "how it is done"
The club, it is understood, will hold
several regular shooting matches
in the future.
On account of Harper Harmon
being called for jury duty in Pres
colt, Machinist Charles Hitchcock
was dispatched to Ashfork last
week to fill the temporary vacancy.
Returning from his honeymoon of
two weeks, Joe Sandoval passed
out the cigars to the gang. Here's
to continued happiness.
William Lockwood is off duty be-
cause of illness and A. Saracino
has been temporarily promoted to
fill his vacancy as P. P. fireman,
while Joe Brown was transferred
from the car department as P. P.
fireman helper.
Matters which needed his per
sonal attention" was the reason for
chief clerk, Mark Smith spending
yesterday in Ashfork.
Lubricant supervisor, Charles
Searle, was a visitor at the round
house last Tuesday.
Receiving a telegram last Mon
day of grave Importance, made it
necessary for Tommie Thomas to
Immediately embark on train No.
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11

s, that day for albuquerque, New
Mexico. She is expected back to-
day.
Division storekeeper, J. A. Peter
son, is at present making a busi-
ness trip over the line visiting Will
liams, Ashfork, Grand Canyon and
Prescott.
With a thirty day leave of alb
sence in his pocket, as well as a
little spending money, copper
smith, F. A Mari, left last Tuesday
for a vocational trip to Houston,
Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana,
Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida,
Norfork, Virginia, and return by
way Of Kansas City.
Terminal locomotive inspector,
A. l.. Hanson, received an an
nouncement card dated December
4th, stating that Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
(BilD Erickson, of Riverside, Cali
fOrnia, were the proud parents of
a seven pound baby girl. Bill was
until 1928, a fireman on the second
district and his old pals congra-
tulate him and are glad to learn
he is now prospering as a grocery
merchant
Oh boy! Amt we sure enough
proud of the keen hotsy totsy rec
ord made by our apprentice foot
ball aggregation this past season.
Last Sunday they skunked the Nee
dies town team by a Is to 0 score,
thereby winning their last game.
Let's go folks, hip! hip! hurrah!
for the coast lines gridiron cham
pions.
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11
CHURCH @@.
m,t0dl1 School
FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY.

Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Ser
vices at HOO a. m. and 1880 p. m
Mid-week prayer meetings, Tues
day and Friday evening at 7:3(
n m
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11
METHODIST CHURCH
Minister, William r. HesseIl

Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Morn
ing worship II a. M Sermon theme
mo Room In The Inn" Intermedi-
ate league $50 p. m. leader, Miss
Irene Hungerford. Senior league
$50 p. m leader, Isabelle Coe.
Evening service 1880 p. m. DR.. A.
L. Baker will preach. Special mus
ic will be rendered There will be
a quarterly conference meeting af-
ter the evening service. Everybody
welcome
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank publicly all
the kind friends who so lovingly
comforted and aided us in our re-
cent bereavement. and especially
the Odd Fellows lodge whose nf
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11

forts on our behalf during the ill
ness and death of w r. Elmore.
were so greatly appreciated.
MRS. w. R. ELMORE,
MR.AND MRS. ROY POTTER.
w. T. McCOLLUM.
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11

ic ct the morning service by Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Siegmund. Prayer
and Bible study on Thursday
evening. A cordial invitation to all.
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11

the 80 yard line. On third down
Rushing made the keenest drop
kick of the season from the 35 yard
line for field goal just 20 seconds
before the final whistle.
BY winning this last game Wins
low evened up with all of their op-
ponents for the season, except
Wellington, and if the wheat grow
ers care to stroll away from home
the local apprentices might even
things up with them.
Last Sundays lineup was:
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

Services at the Council Cham
bers at the City Hall Sunday at
IL a. H. Sunday school 9;45 a. m.
A cordial invitation to all.
The Winslow mail., 1925-12-11
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

w. L. Martin, Pastor
Bible school 9:45 a. M Preach
ing at II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Morning subject: "The Natural and
the Spiritual Man" Evening topic
"The Power of God" Special mus
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-23

TN GENERAL anger is ineffective and
results only in adding strength and
power to whatever melted 1t. The
man who gives way to anger or who
even reveals the fact that he is angry.
even though he keeps the passion un-
der his control, almost always weakens
his case. The angry man is made
physically weak and pays a penalty
of inefficiency for a considerable period
after his anger has subsidized.
Yet perhaps there might be a good
deal Of satisfaction in once in a while
breaking loose and saying just what
we thought and indicating our exact
feelings even If 1T left one a trifle
exhausted for the time being.
In recently acted play one of the
leading characters, who has endured
the irfitations OF an Objectionable
neighbor for some time and has held
in until holding in seems no longer a
virtue, does finally break out and en-
JOY for brief ten minutes the pleas
ure Of telling the other woman just
what she thinks of her. The outburst
left her weak, and though she had
finally to come to the point of apollo
giving for her plain words, she got so
much pleasure and so much relief from
saying for once just what she thought,
that she could never quite truthfully
say that she was sorry. In fact she
was really glad she had done it. Some
times anger is justifiable; sometimes 1t
Is source of stimulation and help to
the one who incites 1t.
Morton was a gentle, quiet soul who
would rather take abuse than engage
IN an unpleasant argument. He was
extremely sensitive, too. as such men
often are, and though he did not say
anything when he was sighted, or i'm
posed upon, or spoken to Supercilious-
ly, such treatment always wounded
him cruelty and ranked for DAYS in
his memory. He hated quarrel, and
because he controlled his feelings and
never replied to the insults which were
often heaped upon him, his COM
panions sometimes thought him weak
and lacking in spirit.
Simon thought so, and being a bully
and something of coward as DULLES
usually are, took every advantage of
poor Morton and did everything in his
power to humiliate the boy and to
make him unhappy.
But one day the worm turned, and
Morton surprised Simon. He had held
in so long that he could do so no
longer, and he turned on the cowardly
Simon and told him just what he
thought OF him.
Morton seemed a new creature after
that, and Simon also, for the boy had
gained pleasure and self-reliance
through the expression of his feelings
and Simon had learned to respect him
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-23
WOMEN AND MISCHIEF

HAVE just been reading an argu-
ment presented by a distinguished
and aggressive member of the English
house of lords in which he attempts
to show that most of the troubles.
political and social, from which we
are suffering today are caused by wom-
en- in their attempts to get control
of governmental matters and to i'm
press their feminine personalities and
doctrines upon the conduct of natural
affairs.
Adam, if we may draw any definite
conclusions from the story in Genesis
Of his early horticultural experiences,
seems to have been inclined to lay at
the door of woman the difficulties into
which he stumbles, although it has al
ways looked to me as if he showed
very little backbone in resisting her
proffered gift. He could have turned
his back upon Eve and kept us out of
trouble if he had had any mind of his
own. l have always thought, too, that
having eaten the apple, common po-
likeness and loyalty to his companion
required that he accept his RESPONSE
bility for his act instead of blaming
1t on girl.
The French have a proverb that
when anything untoward happens we
should "Cherchez la femme"-that is.
look for the woman" and the French
have the reputation for extreme cour-
tesy, too. l suppose it only means that
in the multitudinOus affairs of life men
and women are so inevitably con-
cerned the one with the other that
there is no human event in which
woman does not play a considerable
part.
There is tradition that when St.
Columbia, many hundreds of years ago,
came to the island of Iona-the story
was told me by handsome young
Scottish sailor not. long ago-he had
not been on the island long before he
banished all the cows to an adjacent
island, since named the Island of the
Maidens.
where there are cows" he is said
to have remarked, ''there are milk
maids. and where there are women,
there is mischief"
was interested in seeing that with
in five minutes after he had told me
the story the young Scot was making
love to one Of the bright checked
young women on the island and prom
Using to see her the next day. and
not three minutes later he was making
the same promise to second young
woman he had met little farther
down the street.
1t may be true that where there are
women there is mischief, but I'm NOT
at all sure there would be if a man
were not present to help in making
IL
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-23
Odd Freak of Wheels

A stuck throttle on the locomotive
of Pennsylvania railroad passenger
locomotive near Hamburg, Pa, caused
one of the most freakish accidents in
the history of the railroad. The train
was travelling nearly sixty miles an
hour when the engineer discovered
that he could neither take off, nor put
on steam. The train was rapidly ap-
preaching a station so he turned on
the air and brought. the train to q
stop with the brakes. But the wheels
of the locomotive continued to revolve
at high speed, wearing grooves in
the rails and creating a terrific noise
The engine was stopped only after
water had been poured on the fire to
reduce the steam pressure. 1t required
more than an hour to bring the wheels
to a halt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-23
English Language
Heard Everywhere

"The whole world is talking Eng
fish, writes Doctor Van RoSSem in
The Hague Post, after a tour through
the five continents. "You land in the
French colonies in Cochin China and
instead of bonjour' you hear good
morning. You are introduced in a
French club in Madagascar and in
stead of 'enchante' you are welcomed
with the words How do you do? l
found that only one clerk spoke
French in the French colony of Biche-
la-Mer in the Pacific. It's the same
thing in China and India. And what
is the reasOn?" he asks. 1.-THE ships
are English, the money is in Ameri-
can hands; custom officers, military
attaches, legation officials, everybody
speaks English" There is another
reason, the French official in the colo
MES doesn't care a rap about the
whole colonial business. He counts
the days when he will stroll again on
the Boulevard DIES Capucins. And
then there is the well-known English
attitude. An Englishman arrives at
Corfu or on an island in the South
seas and he says: "Henceforth every
body will have to speak English, l
Will not understand another Ian
guage." The people might refuse, but
pretty soon somebody begins to say
"goodby" when he should say good
morning" and the Englishman has
won out again.-Pierre Van Paassen,
in the Atlanta Constitution.