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The Washington times., 1926-04-14
A PERSONAL
TOUCH
Mrs. Cornelius B

= 4a Ey e
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
- win you please settle two
friendly arguments? At Christ
mas time sent out pretty little
cards to all my friends, signing
them all myself, A friend Of
mine said l should have had my
name engraved on them, that it
looked cheap" not to. The cards
were not cheap, but thought
it better to sign them myself.
(2) This same friend was given
a shower at the time of her
marriage. She bought engraved
Thank You cards and sent
them to all who attended. Now
wouldn't a friendly little note to
each one have been much better,
or was either necessary since she
thanked each one personally at
the time?
go Is it ever permissible to
send an engraved Thank You"
for any kind Of q favor?
Thank you for letting me ref
cree the two arguments! 1 am
especially happy to, since you are
the winner and it is so much
more fun to be the one to
give the prizes. AS matter OF
fact. your instincts in all Of the
questions Of which you wrote are
so much surer than those OF
your friend that you may be
very proud of yourself-and you
do not seem to be.
I am thoroughly in sympathy
with you in your taste that ones
own signature on Christmas
cards gives the message a vast
" more significant crown" OF
friendliness and personal wishes.
OF course, If one has an enor-
NOUS list of friends to whom one
sends cards, then this is the easy
way, this or the card for which
an especial plate Is made. But
after all, Christmas is a personal
season, and messages to friends
should be personal.
2, But, while there may be two
sides to the first question, there
cannot be two sides to this ques-
ton. For your friend to send
engraved Thank YOU cards in
acknowledgment Of the gifts that
the friends brought to her show
err, Is the height Of bad taste.
AS you say. a friendly little note'
of thanks should be sent to each
friend who was so generous and
thoughtful. Ready.made, manu-
featured notes OF thanks are ter
rible!
Even II a. bride.to.be thanks
each giver at the time of the
shower. 1t Is gracious OF her also
to write personal note of
thanks. II is just one of those
charming touches that mean
gracious thinking and careful
breeding. Z.
3.sNo.
The Washington times., 1926-04-14
By ELSIE ROBINSON

She isn't fighting back because
she's wicked She's fighting
back because she is trying to
save her own self-respect. It's
probably self representation at work
in her-not the devil. as YOU
imagine.
OF course, IL she fights long
enough and hates you madly
enough, she'll probably become as
pitiful a moral wreck as you
think she is. But at present she
isn't a moral wreck. She's only
a laundering human who needs
help whereby she may climb to
her feet again.
Shaming her won't help her
climb to her feet again. BUT
HONORING HER WOULD!
What do you mean by honor
ing her?', you cry in an1azemerlt.
How can we honor a girl who
has behaved as she has done?"
Only a part of her has mis-
behaved-the foolish part Of her.
But there's more to her than that
foolish part. There's the clean,
noble. fine part. too. There's the
part that loves beauty and honor
and wants to make much OF tt
self. And that part OF Ellie win
save her IL you give her q
chance.
The foolish part of Ellie hes
cheapened her. It made her for.
get her better self. And you're
trying to make her feel cheaper
by scolding and shaming her.
You're siding with tine foolish
part Of Ellie. You're hurting
her as surely as it hurt her.
That's not the way to save her.
The way to save Ellie is to
BUILD UP HER PRIDE IN
STEAD OF TEARING IT DOWN.
In the long run, it's our pride
in ourselves which saves us,
never the tears and threats of
the other fellow. Ellie's pride
will save her IL you give Il a
chance. Begin to tell her how
fine and sensitive and sweet she
is, instead of how coarse and
callous. Help her to see how
much richer life is for fastidious
people who put a price on them
selves, than for fools who throw
themselves away. Call up the
aristocrat that is in her-appeal
to the nobility. Make her proud
OF herself instead of ashamed OF
herself and you'll be giving her
something to live for and strive
for. That's the way to save Ellie.
That's the way to save any HUI
man being.
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SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON
Helen Rowland.
The Wedding Day

Inc We00inS D0y
MY Daughter. the Bride, look
M eth upon the wedding as a
sacrament, wherein she shall play
the role OF High Priestess.
But the Bridegroom regardeth
it as a Sacrifice, wherein he
playeth the role Of Fatted Calf!
The Bride saith in her heart,
Behold, my Beloved il . Prince,
who leadeth me into the House
Of Matrimony"
But the bridegroom moaneth.
Alas, am a helpless lamb being
led to destruction! For know
not why 1 do this thing. Yet,
1 cannot help it,"
The Bride saith, With what
Joy and exaltation is my Beloved
filled at the coming of the wed
ding day. How eagerly doth he
long for the hour when he shall
call me HIS!'
But the Bridegroom groaneth,
"Oh Lord, now give me the
strength to go through with this
persecution which she and her
Mother have inflicted upon me!
Help, help me In this hour OF
suffering!
typhoid noe, that my feet may
not stumble, nor my tongue be.
come tied at the critical moment!
Grant that my coat may fit In
the back, my collar may not Wilt
while the multitude gazeth upon
me, nor my craVat slip Its moor
ings and ride up about mine ears!
Let the END come quickly and
painlessly! Yea, give me NERVE!'
The bride murmureth in her
dreams, How comforting will 1t
seem unto my Beloved, to have
a WOMAN to study his desires
and look after his wants! How
strange to live in an orderly
house.
For the keeping of his gar
ments and the picking up Of his
things shall be my delight, and
the cleaning Of his desk, my daily
joy!'
But the bridegroom sigheth,
ALAS, alas! No longer shall /
be permitted to cast mine ashes
, upon the rugs and to drop my
cigarettes behind the radiator!
No longer may l place my
feet upon the drawing-room chairs
and the library table, nor knock
the ashes from my pipe into the
fern dish.
NAY, verify, / must cast aside
mine ancient pipe, and all the
sweet souvenirs, WHICH other dam
sells have bestowed upon me. l
must fling away the photographs
and burn the letters which have
cheered my bachelor days!
For, She. Who-Must- Be HUNDRED
thinketh herself the FIRST to
put the feminine touch" upon
my life! And, why shall I
disenchant her%'
Verify, verify the Bride looketh
forward to the wedding-day as
the beginning of Life--but the
Bridegroom seeth it only as the
end Of Liberty!
Yet. doth the multitude smile
The Washington times., 1926-04-14

mead pretty soon she'd see how
aillv and vulgar and wrong II
all was-all this drinking and
smoking and these doubtful din
ners at road houses, the extreme
dresses, the conspicuous make
up," the hard-boiled manner. Yes,
7 pretty soon Ellie would turn
against, all that, for she hadn't
been brought up that way. Shed
keen brought up to be nice girl.
But pretty soon Ellie DIDN'T
turn against all that. In fact she
fell for It harder and hardefi She
discarded her blue serge suit and
blossonaed forth in rose genr-
eette that barely swept her knees.
She laughed at sister Alice's I'm.
powdered cheek. and daily her
lashes grew heavier with mascara
and her cheeks more wildly
; tangerine.
A month ago, Mother discovered
a pack of cigarettes in her van
ity case. And then-last week
there, was that terrible scandal
when Tony's place was raided
and Ellie was called up, along
with the rest Of the party, to
account for the booze on their
table!
OF course It was hushed up
but you know how it is. All the
neighbors are talking and the
Palmere are simply heartbroken.
To think that Ellie should bring
disgrace like this on the family,
when they've always been so re-
spectacle!
So they're trying to bring
Ellie to her senses"
But It doesn't seem a bit or
use," walls Mother Palmer. 1--WE
scolded and scolded her. I've
prayed over her and cried until
my eyes feel like burnt holes in a
blanket. We've tried to shame
her in every way we could and
make her see what a wicked girl
she's been. We've tried to think
of some way to punish her-but
it's hard to find ways Of punish
ing a 19-year-old girl. And it's
all no use. She just grows harder
and more reckless all the time.
She's openly threatening now to
run away the first chance she
gets. Isn't it awful. Elsie. after
we've done the very best we
could for herr"
Yes, it's awful, poor dears. But
you HAVEN'T done the very
best you could for her. In fact,
right at present, you're going the
very WORST you can for her.
All these tears and threats
and reproaches and humiliations--
what do they do to her? They
tear her down. They cheaper
her. They make her feel her
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THE BIG ASSAULT
By Garrett P. Serviss

in its work, the number of active
members Ii very small. Charles
p. Oliver, OF the Leander McCor-
mick Observatory, University Of
Virginia, who 10 one OF its found
ers, calls for volunteers to help
the society.
He ought to get them. There
are thousands Of young, educated.
intellectual men and women in
this country who would find a
fascinating occupation for q few
hours a week, or a few hours o
month. watching for and counting
meteors, tracing their paths by
the stars and considerations, not
ing their colors, which are some
times brilliant and remarkable.
estimating their speed. which is
ness, as compared with that of
stars, planets, etc, and studying
the curious trains of luminescence
that some fireballs leave behind
them like curling smoke.
Masses Of Stone
Now and then an attentive OBJ
server may be rewarded by the
sight Of q large firebal, so bril-
liant as to light up the landscape
as II the full moon had suddenly
risen. Often these objects, usual
ly called meteorites, actually
reach the ground, where occa-
sionally they are found. They ex.
plode in the high air, with noises
like those Of artillery firing, and
scatter their fragments over
square miles Of country.
l have never met a person who
had seen one OF these astonish-
ing objects shooting across the
sky who did not count it among
the most memorable incidents Of
his life. A single experience of
that kind would certainly be a
sufficient reward for many hours
and nights of expectant waiting.
Besides, there is something witch
ing in these trysts with the stars.
In fact. the first step in prepar-
ing for meteor watching is to
become acquainted with the stars
and the consultations in their
seasons.
You must know the geography
of the heavens, else you cannot
describe the course OF a meteor.
On a star chart you can lay down
its track so that your observa-
tons, combined with others, may
lead to the Identification of par
ticular fireballs, and thus help
toward the solution of the mys.
terry Of the meteors.
/ am not acting for Mr.. Char.
lier: nevertheless, / advise my
readers who take an interest in
astronomy and who would like
to aid in the progress of the
oldest and noblest Of the sciences,
to write to him at the Univer-
sity of Virginia, with view to
joining the American Meteor So.
ciety.
The Washington times., 1926-04-14
Crime Does Not Pay!

Gerald Chapman lies in his grave his broken
disgraced. No stealings, murders no
to society Where is he? What visions of
terror appear before his eyes? What does he the
that beyond THIS life? That question for each
answer, according to his belief unbeief
But let the young that has contempates the
first step in crime remember the of Gerald Chapman
He called the most cunning and of crm
nals-BUT THEY HANGED HIM, AND HE IS IN HIS
GRAVE
He boased that Jail could keep him he escaped
twice from the Federal prison at Atlanta. BUT THEY
HANGED him, AND HE Is IN HIS GRAVE:
He killed policeman to escape arrest and punishment
they caught him and HANGED HIM.
Arch criminal and called master mind in crime
were his titles But his neck felt the the end
chance have the lesser criminals7
CRIME DOES NOT PAY.
The Washington times., 1926-04-14

WHAT Is more amazingly inter-
wv esting than the fact that this
earth, on which we so serenely
dwell with a sense Of general 90.
curfty, il undergoing an incessant
bombardment Of celestial projec-
tiles, large and small, whose total
daily number has been estimated
on good grounds to exceed a
hundred million!
When one of the largest OF
these mesSiles strikes the earth
the consequences are often ex-
ceedingly spectacular. the atmos-
pheric shock alone filling the sky
with thunder tones whose rolling
echoes are heard for many miles.
But the small ones are stopped
and consumed by the atmosphere,
victims Of their own excess Of
speed,
The average velocity Of a me-
teoric body. whether large or
small. before meeting the atmos-
phere, Is about 26 miles per
second. The intense heat pro-
duced by the friction Of such
rush almost 'instantly consumes
the meteor IL 1t is Of small dimen.
sions, as the vast majority are.
and so the surface Of the solid
earth is shielded by the soft air
that covers It, II the little
meteors, which sometimes are
sprayed over the earth in aston
fishing fiery showers, could get to
the ground without being slowed
by resistance, you can imagine
what a source Of peril they would
be, even though they be no larger
than grains Of sand--a greater
peril. perhaps, than the much
dreaded one of lightning.
Some Fall To Earth
These strange projectiles shoot.
ing out Of the deeps of space
about us, are masses of stone,
composed Of minerals. well-known
on the earth. and some Of the
largest of them consist of solid,
nickeliferous iron.
The place and mode of their
origin is an absorbing mystery.
On no side does nature present
to human genius an opportunity
more splendid than this for
discovery capable of comforting
immortal fame. 1t is an oppor-
tunity open to all. Astronomers
have no monopoly of it, and not
much advantage from their spe.
cial knowledge. In no branch
of science have amateurs a. bet
ter chance than in the study of
meteors.
Now there Is in existence. and
has been for Is years, An Ameri-
can Meteor Society. 1t wants
members; 1t wants workers: al
though a number of excellent OBJ
servers have trained themselves
The Washington times., 1926-04-14

TSHE PaImers
are trying
to bring Ellie
Ito her senses.
Ellie, it seems,
hasn't he en-
making use Of
her senses for
the last few
months. Ever
since she got in
with that crowd
OF fast young
people " b e r .
she Works
At first Ma
and Pa Palmer
didn't orry.
much. It was
ElHe's first job
she just grad
uated fro m
high school last
June. And they
t h o ii 6 h t the
ew freedom
The Washington times., 1926-04-14
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
q - rRANK oRANE
What Men Like

IyCOI,N ELLSWORTH is said to be worth mliAlOns 2
dollars to have villa in Italy, castle n SPAN q
estate in New York. and plenty Of means 70 90 any
The Washington times., 1926-04-14
LISTEN WORLD!

own worthless
ness at
least, that il
what you hope
b . y'll make
her feel utterly
lost.
well, IL I've
got the name /
might an well
have the game, /"
she retorts, and
you think she
Is hard and
wicked.
She isn't hard
an d vic k . d.
She's only q
hot-blooded. fool
rs h. induisitiVe
little girl who
has burned her
fl n gers. And
now you're try
ing to make her
feel that she's
&
The Washington times., 1926-04-14
Our Local Gas Companies to
Have "A Soft Snap"

ties sends to charmen Of the House and Sen
ate District Committees Congress this strong letter Of
neal for the PROTECTION OF THE INTERESTS OF THE
PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON in important gas valuation pro-
ceedings under way:
The Washington times., 1926-04-14
SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

1t. under any circumstances, hes
under the suspicion of being no
policy at ALL Burke
The most completely lost Of all
days is that on which one has
not lauGisvS,-C hanfort.
The Washington times., 1926-04-14

The consciousness OF good in
tention is the greatest solace of
misfortune.-Cicero
Justice is itself the great
standing policy Of civil society;
and any eminent departure from
The Washington times., 1926-04-14
Plain Language
It's a Gift

The Rev. Dr. Harris A. D. Kirk of Baltimore's Frank
lin Street Presbyterian Church who refused call to Fifth
American adults have never urcuvn IN and S;r man
OF this country amazingly wise by day amazing by
night"
Go almost any fashionable cabaret and verify that for
yourself.
The Washington times., 1926-04-14

upon them saying, How perfectly
are they M At ED In spirit"
SELAH.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-18
Grant Street School Exercises

ON Wednesday evening the eighth
grade of the Grant street school in
Farmingdale held graduation exercises
in the large room. which was filed to
capacity with friends and relatives.
The decorations We're read and white.
the class cOlors. and many beautiful
flowers and ferns added TO the beauty
of the scene. The class and teachers
wore red carnations. the gifL of the
chairman of the. school board. The
class WAS marshalled 10 seats by Aza-
lea Thulen, who was dressed in red
and white The junior orchestra play
ed two selections which were much
enjoyed Prayer was offered by Rev.
NJ. G. Folsom of the Gardiner Univer-
salist church. The seventh and eighth
grades pupils gave two groups of
songs. The following program was
carried out:
Salutatory and essay on Electricity.
Richard Cobb Arthur; The House by
the Side of the Road" Allen Harvey
Page: Love Of Country" an essay.
George Edward Wright; class proph-
ecy, Vivian Leone Foster: Lincoln's
Getty sburg Address. Cecil Aubrey
Smith: Ny Town and essay on Farm
ingdale, Grace Effie White: presenta-
ton of gifts, Laura Bertha Clary:
America for Me" Charles Newton
Locke. Jr; yaledictory, Lois Estelle
Helms.
A. II. Carter, superintendent of
schools, gave an interesting talk to the
class and presented the diplomas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-18
Legionaires and Ladies
Guests at Oaklands

Following an annual custom the
members of the Benjamin E. Smith
Post. American Legion, and their la :
dies were entertained by Hon. and
Mrs. William Tudor Gardiner at an
informal dance at the Oaklands.
thursday evening. The host is a
member Of the Gardiner Post. also a
past commander. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Maloney and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Kelley, who are leaving for
Portland, Were the guests of honor It
the affair, Mr.. Maloney being a Past
Commander of the Post, while Mr..
Kelley is the present commander.
Both Mrs. Maloney and Mrs Kelley
have been prominent in the activities
OF the American Legion Auxiliary
and both couples will be sorely miss
ed by Legion circles and other Gar
diner friends.
Mlchauds orchestra, of Lewiston,
We're the musicians for last nights
affair which was as highly enjoyable
as those of previous years Plans
were discussed for the kennebec
County Legion Field Day to be held at
Three Mile Pond on the Tosus road
July 3, and tickets We're distributed.
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Babb-DouaIass

Gardiner friends of Lawrence Babh
will be interested to learn of his mar
raige to Miss Jennie Douglass, OF Au-
gusta, which occurred Wednesday
evening at the Universalist parson-
age in Augusta, Rev. A Francis
Walsh being the officiating clergy
man. The double ring service was
used and the couple were ATTENDED by
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Haskell, of Au-
guSta.
Mr.. Babb is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Babb, of Gardiner, and is at
present employed at the Nivkey and
Hill Publishing Co. He graduated
from Gardiner High school in the
class of 1928 and attended the Gen
eral Electric School, at Lynn, Mass.
The couple will reside on Patterson
street in Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-18
New Sharon Man
Fined for Driving
While Intoxicated

charles w. Greenleaf of New Shar-
on was found guilty of the charge OF
arlvlng a motor vehicle under the in
liuence of liquor before Judge WIN G
A.hlns In the Gardiner municipal
court Thursday morning. State High
way Officer Charles F. Marks of Pan
uolph was the complainant and who
.estilled that he found Greenlear and
MS father, Elmer. both of New Shar-
on In touring car parked near Iron
Mine HUI on the Brunswick road
wednesday night the car being en-
trely unlishted. He also testified that
ne found jug of liquor between their
rect In the car, and that Charles Green
lear had admitted to him that thew
had taken drink about 80 minutes
previous.
Greenleaf. testifying in his own be-
haif, told that he had position as
ChauHeur for wealthy resident Of
Pehnsy lvania, and that he was on his
way to that state when they had stop
ped the car to let their dog ont. Judge
Atkins ruled otherwise, however. and
imposed fine of 500 and costs and
so Gays in Jail, with an additional 20
days In default of payment
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Damage Is Slight
In Collision Two Cars
In Town Farminedale

But slight damage was caused by
the collision of two automobiles at
the corner of Main Avenue and Grant
street in Farmingdale about Z: 80 last
night. a Studebaker sedan driven
by Miss Ethel Goldberg. daughter of
Harry Goldberg. a Gardiner clothier,
and a Dodge touring car driven by
MISS Alice Cunningham, daughter of
\. Willis Cunningham, of Gardiner
inquired in the crash but neither Miss
cunningham, Miss Goldberg or the
two girls who were riding with Miss
Goldberg were hurt. The Studebaker
sedan suffered crushed front mud
guard, a broken headlight and bent
bumper and the Dodge d bent mud
guard and bent axle.
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And again Mrs. Eddy says:

Life is real, and death is the IL
lusion. A demonstration of the facts
of Soul in Jesus way resolves the
dark visions of material sense into
harmony and immortality. (Sci-
ence and Health, page 42S.)
THE accomplishment of all faith
in death and also Of the fear of it's
sting would raise the standard of
health and morals far beyond it's
present elevation, and would enable
us to hold the banner of Christianity
aloft with unfiinching faith in God
in Life eternal Sin brought deaths
and death Will disappear with the
disa appearance of SIM" tScience and
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Gardiner friends of Albert 5.
Moves will be interested to learn that
he has accepted a position as IN
structor in science and mathematics
az the Morse High school in Bath
for the year 1926-27. He is grad
nate of Gardiner High school and
the University of Maine and. for five
Years was connected with the State
banking department. For the past
two years he has been instructor OF
sc;ence at Bangor High school
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Funeral of Mrs. Frances |. Gibson

Funeral services for the late MIS-.
Frances |. ellison were conducted at
o'clock Thursday afternoon from
Christ Episcopal church by the ReV.
Edw. c. McAllister. The bearers
were: ]. A. Shaw. Jr., H. A. Sher-
man, Henry ellison and FREQ Burea u
Interment was In the family lot in
Oak Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-18
The Gospel according to Saint
John, begins with the following state
ment of spiritual creation:

I'm the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God.
''All things were made by him
God, Spirit, eternal Life and Love,
the one and only Creator of the
Universe and spiritual MANI and
without him was not anything made
that was made.
In him GOOD, Spirit) was life:
and the life was the light of men.
and the light shineth in dark
ness Che fieshly. so-called carnal or
mortal mind) and the darkness COM
prehendeth it not John j., l, ,,
4. 81
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Martling Jones of Lincoln avenue
has accepted a position as instructor
in a public camp for boys at Mil l.
ford Conn. He left Wednesday
Morning for a short stay with reia-
tives in Massachusetts and Connect
ont before taking up his summer du-
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DIR. III. B. Haskell. pastor of the
Highland Avenue NJ. L. church, Will
exchange pulpits Sunday with the
Rev. w. r. Patterson OF Waldooofo:
This evening Rev. Mr.. Haskell VIII
lecture in that town. IN whlch ne
passed a part of his poyhoou, ms
father being a former pastor OIL the
waldoboro Methodist church. IN
Saturday evening he Will lecture at
WinsIoW'S Mills.