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father and the girl In her school
companions.
If the mother holds a boy be.
tween fourteen and twenty-one he
cannot develop his talents nor.
II he marries. can he be master
in mis- own house. Fear of facing
life holds a child to his mother
and she must help to free him
from what may make him tlmld.
unsuccessf and unhappy man.
A moderated woman will often
break down when she gets mar
ried from the fear of bearing chill.
dren. To such a woman an easy
job with a pension attached repre-
sents a mother.
The failure of a man to get
free from his mathGr's influence
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02

she answered coldly and stood.
He nodded. Yes, and better
take those things to your sister.
She may need them"
Sirens
Mary Rose picked up the hand
kerchief and the vanity case. and
turned to go. But Mrs. Dexter
stopped her, with her hand laid
on her arm.
II beg your pardon, Miss Middle
ton" she said. her eyes swimming
and her cheeks scarlet. But
you know, we wives at home some
times--someimes wonder about
you girls who work with our
husbands all day long
She laughed, as IL she We're en-
barrassed, and then spoke again.
You see. you're 20 young and
attraetive-most OF you. And we
wonder whether you're eirens
Or"
Mary Rose shook her head. IT
think that most OF US are girls
very like your own daughters. II
youIl pardon me for being so
frank, Mrs. Dexter" she said
blunt1y. Most Of US expect TO
marry some day--sOme husband
of our own. not one stolen from
the boss WIFE"
Aferward. as she went back to
her own desk she marveled at
her courage in saying what Rhe
had said to the wife of the
president Of the Dexter Company,
but 1t was the truth. at that.
She thought of the woman's
tear-stained face. and her tremu.
lousness of her mouth when she
spoke to her husband. And then
there came before her vision
of Flossie's pert. gay little fea-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02

; seriously binders his thought.side.
1t tends to keep him in mental
grooves. bound by narrow conven-
tons.
In a girl, however, such an at
tachment to a father is a fatal
bar to her making a real mar.
riage. She will never entirely
give herself to her husband.
Often she will not marry at all,
but become an old maid. Fathers
must make their daughters in.
dependent.
Charitable societies are largely
composed Of father.tied women
time OF emergency when the hum
whose sex life has been strangled.
1t Is well enough. therefore, to
remember that home influence is
very potent. for good and equally
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02

A PROPOS of the argument over
"A heredity and environment
and their influence on the lives
Of men and women. Laura Foote
Simmons casts her vote in behalf
of heredity and declares that man.
like the oak and the pine, when
made into a fine piece of furnt-
ture, might be given the most ex-
quisite finish In the world, but
underneath the surface. 1t Is still
oak and pine.
For Miss Simmons sentiments
On this subject, as, expressed in
the following fletter, she is today
awarded a copy Of Harold Bell
Wright's book, "A Son Of His
Father. Miss Simmons letter:
"A magnificent oak tree might
be made into rough lumber and In
turn the lumber made into a com"
mon shed. A common pine tree
might be made into finer lumber
and this lumber made into very
nice looking table, and given
mahogany finish. But the oak
will always be oak and the pine
always pine. Their usage has not
changed their real character
though one appears so much nicer
lhan the other. In the same way
we see fine characters working
in humble positions and weak
characters occupying elevated po-
sitfons. Yet there will come a
bic will prove to he true blue"
and the elevated of common
stock.
1t has often been said, What
a shame that such a good father
should have such a son and after
all he did for him." In this case
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Maternal Instinct Is Beautiful, But Dangerous

pendent on her for food, warmth
and protection.
This early life Is so easy. says
DIR. w. A. Potts U4ancet), that it
Is often called paradise, and we
all unconsciously want to return
to It.
A married man in financial diff
nculties regrets not having taken
the chance of marrying a girl
with money and a young married
woman will occasionally desert her
husband and return for a time to
her indulgent father and mother.
The maternal instinct is very
beautiful but very dangerous. A
mother must teach her child early
10 become independent Of her and
at about twelve years of age a
boy should be interested in his
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so for evil II misued or unduly
prolonged. The mother tie. un-
duly prolonged. makes towards
and the father tie similarly pre-
vents independent thought.
The mother tie stands for COM
fort. and the father tie for con-
vention. AS long as boy clings
to the mother he cannot cling to
his wife; as long as a girl clings
to her father she cannot cling to
her husband.
Both must be free. and not
until they are can they. as hus-
band and wife, be one flesh.
If they remain tied to their re.
spective parents they will in
evitably burden their children In
turn with their own unsolved
problems of development.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02
Wed on True Love- Not Money, Is Fay Kings II
Too Many Fine Clothes
and Too Much Money
Makes a Young Couple
Spend Too Much Time
in Shallow Places
of Show
By Fay King.

ESVoUNG men and women set
narriedl.' II the advice or
this paperl
That ii seconded by an who are
happily married today and there
are millions such, although you
seldom read Of them. Their home
IS their world, and its happiness
IL their treasure.
] am reminded Of the first time
met the late Bishop Of Well
d large hotel. happened in just
the dear old bishop" and three
ladies' They were arguing about
how much q man should be max
ing year before he married.
The ladies had named sums vary
Ing from fifteen hundred 70 III
teen thousand, but the dear old
Bishop Of Wall Street shook
his head and said emphnticnlly
Il didn't matter how little a man
was making IL the young people
loved each other they should
marry, and they viii manage TO
get along.
Better to be poor and have
each other, than be poor alones
he said.
Homes are l1appiest, after all.
The elements that make for uIl-
happiness are not SO apt TO find
room there.
Al wife whose means make
planning and economy necessary
takes great pride in her pretty
little furnishings that have meant
sacrifice and hard work.
Too many fine clothes and too
much money makes a young
couple spend too much time in
shallow places OF show. Too much
entertaining breaks into the happy
hours that should be spent to-
gether.
The man who has a happy
home hurries there, at the end Of
his day. And little wife who
keeps hat home happy and neat
looks forward to his return with
q happy heart!
In all things except home max
Ing and motherhood men excel
Men are our best cooks, our best
dress designers. our best story
writer's, picture painters. No
woman can ever hope TO be more
than a feeble imitator OF men
In all @theseS other works.
And the woman who prefers
feeble career of imitation at some
thing else, rather than a perfect
career as a homemaker and a
mother, is satisfied with less In
life than she is entitled to-.
The greatest achievement any
women can accomplish is to give
the world a good human being!
Every great man could never
have been but for the mother that
bore him!-and most Of these
mothers were POOR!
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TRY THE TIMES
D ALLY
SIX

/. Science. Who introduced the
practice Of vaccination against
smallpox?
2. Law. Which is the supreme
law of the United States?
3. Civics. Which Is the most
important right of citizen in a
democracy?
4. Art. What is the name of
the great art museum of Paris?
5. Music. Which famous Rus
sian basso also possesses unusual
dramatic ability?
s. Health. What percentage of
diphtheria victims are saved
through the timely use Of diph.
liberia serum?
Answers
/. Literature. Sir Thomas Lucy.
2. History. From France in
1903 for SIS 1000 ,000.-
8. Geography. The Washington
Oregon coast has an annual rain
fall of over 100 inches.
4, Business. New York.
s. Mankind. The Prince of
Wales.
6. Human Nature. Self-respect,
self.knowledge, self-control.
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Read This First

| FLOSSIE and MARY ROSE
MIDDLETON are two pretty
sisters, the daughters Of q
widowed mother. They work
for the Dexter Automobile
Company.
Mary Rose IL secretary TO
the sales manager, and is in
love with him, although he's
going to marry DORIS HING,
an hefress. Because Of her
feeling toward him, Mary Rose
repeatedly refuses to marry
DIR. TOM FITZROY.
FlOssie, q born vamp, helps
keep the office files under
MISS MACFARLAANE. She Is
engaged to SAM JESSUP, who
Is secretary to the president Of
the company. HILARY DEX-
TER. Mary Rose discovers
that she is carrying on . flirta-
ton with Dexter, q married
man, and that he has given
her presents, among them .
gold vanity case.
AVOriS k1lnlg becomes jealous
Of Mary Rose when she learns
that Manners took her home
with him to read aloud to his
invalid neither.
One night FlOssie comes
home at dawn, much the worse
for cocktails, and her mother,
MRS. MIDDLETON, decides to
take her In hand. But it's
too late. and FlOssie goes her
own wild way.
One day while Mary Rose IL
taking Dexter's dictatiOfn. while
Sam Jessup Is upstairs helping
FIOssie with the files, MRS.
DEXTER bursts into the office,
and accuses her Of breaking up
her home.
Mary Rose wonders what
she's talking about, and then
Mrs. Dexter shows her FlOasie's
handkerchief and initiated
vanity case, which she has
just found In her husbands
ear.
Now Go ON With the Story
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that Miss Minnick had been one
of the people who had wandered
past the door Of Mr.. Dexters Of
flee, when Mrs. Dexter had been
accusing her of stealing her hus-
bands love.
II suppose the whole office
with him. she thought. "Heav-
ems, what a mess-but / won't let
myself care. They can all so
straight to the dickens
But she did care! She had al
ways been proud OF her position
in that office. which was the CEN
ter OF the universe to her. The
girls had all seemed TO look up
to her, to ask her advice about
things. She had not an enemy
in the place.
II suppose that's what made
John so queer, TOO" she thought
suddenly, and the thought stab
bed like pain. Someone's told
him that Mrs. Dexter was down
here bawling me out for running
around with her husband
Scandal.
All, II he thought that, let him
think it! If he was 80 ready to
believe a story like that, from
the office gossips, let him believe
1t. But the more she thought
about 1t, the less likely 1t seemed
to her that Manners would let
people tell him anything about
her.
mo. 1t must be something else.
Maybe he's Just upset about
something she thought. As she
sat there, turning the things over
and over in her mind, Adolph.
the office boy, came along with
the noon mail in his grimy hands.
He laid a single letter down on
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ting her velvet clad shoulders,
and soothing her as II she were a
child.
Now, now, girl! Don't be
silIyF' he said to her. There!
There! You know l wouldn't let
you leave me! Don't you? But
why did you tell the children all
this twaddle about me? That's
what makes me feel blue" He
got down on his knees.
"I'll-tell them l made a mis-
take" sobbed Mrs. Dexter, her
head against her husbands coat.
"Oh, Hilary-Hilary, I'm Sd
ashamed of myself-for letting
myself doubt youi But lately
I've thought you were growing
away from me. You seemed so
cold. You've never been out with
any girl. have you? Tell me the
truth. Hilary"
why, certainly not. Margery!"
Dexter told his lie unflinchingly.
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you know haven't. Don't talk
nonsense. Brace upr
Mrs. Dexter braced up. She
wiped her eyes, and went on talk
ing to her husband as IL the two
Of them were alone in the room.
She seemed TO have forgotten
Mary Roses presence there. com.
pletely.
Silly About Him
You know how silly am
about you. Hilary" she said to
him, between sobbing breaths.
i've always been silly about
you, haven't /? Ever since we
got married down at st. Mary's
so many years ago. / never could
see anybody but you. and 1t just
about killed me to- think you
didn't care for me any more
and that you were running around
with every ragtag and bob-tail--"
She stopped and puzzled
frown darkened her face.
II just wonder. though, what
Miss MacFarlane meant when she
said she thought I'd ask her
about Flossie Middleton some
day" she said. one finger at
the corner or her purSed lips.
Aa-aah! She didn't mean any
thingi" Dexter's tone was con-
temptous of Miss MacFarlane.
She's just q mean, bitter old
maid. And she thought she'd
get even with F'lossie-er, Miss
Middleton, by saying that to you.
She had row with her a while
ago and quit her job She was
a terrible troublemaker, wasn't
she. when she was here?"
He turned to Mary Rose to
back him up. But Mary Rose
was sick with disgust for Mr..
Dexter and for his lies. I'm
sure l don't know Mr. Dextern
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02
W HEN DID 1T
HAPPEN AND
WHERE

WHEN was Peter Minuit gov
w ernor of New Sweden?
when did Napoleon defeat
the Turks at Aboukir?
3-When did England pass
Corn Laws" against imported
grain?
4--When was Exeter College,
Oxford. four II?
5-When was British Guiana
settled by the Dutch?
Answers to these queries will be
printed Monday.
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions
Santiago, Cuba. surrendered
to United States forces July IT,
1898.
2-British Guiana was acquired
by England in 1903.
3-The Inquisition was abol-
ished in Spain in 1885.
4-The Kolokol Car bell In the
Kremlin, Moscow was broken in
1887.
5-Oriel College. Oxford, was
founded In 1925.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02
Here and There

BY supplying a large amount
OF air to the flame. to cause al
most perfect combustion.
Frenchman has invented smoke
less Kerosene lamp. the chimney
Of which always remains cool.
Gibraltar has no public debt,
no tramway. no railway. and no
land capable of cultivation.
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lures, her careless laughter, and
her offhand boast that the big
boss Is bats about mel" She was
dreadfuilv sorry for Mrs. Hillary
Dexer.
She went to John Manners
office. He did not look up, even
when she crossed the room, and
stood beside his chair.
i've finished with Mr.. Dexter,
now" she said quietly. IT sup
pose you'd like me to open the
mornings mail"
Yes, please"
Still he did not look at her, and
she put out her hand for the let
tiers stacked at the back Of his
desk. and went out of the room.
and went to work.
But she couldn't work
''Clack, clack, clack," went the
sound OF her typewriter.
John, John. John she kept
matter with him? Why hadn't he
looked up at her? He hadn't
even said Good morning to
her!
Upset
She turned her head to Miss
Minnick. What's Mr.. Manners
peeved about, do you suppose.
Min?" she asked. Didn't 1t
strike you that he's awful1y upset
about something this morning?
He hardly spoke to me just now"
Miss Minnick gave her a cold
stare with her pale eyes between
their pale yellow lashes. HE
seemed just the same as usual to
me" she said, and bent her head
to her work.
Mary Rose remembered then
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02
CRANBERRY
WHIP

PARIS.
EOR a good dessert try Gran
I berry Whip" Beat the whites
of two eggs until very stiff and
add three tablespoonfuls of sugar
and one teaspoonful of lemon
juice.
Fold into this mixture a break
fast cup of cranberry sauce and
turn out into a porcelain dish
slightly buttered.
Bake in g. slow oven for twenty.
five or thirty minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02
By Charles A. L. Reed,
NJ. ID.
Former President American
Medical Association

YOUR very natural concern
Il about your children is the
keenest during their critical years,
those between puberty and man
hood. approximately from four
teen to twenty-one.
Character should be developed
by twenty-one but continue to be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02

IOrn00 unLI 4
very late age.
No one is per-
fectly normal,
and nearly all
Of us are psy'
ch oil o gically
years behind
our calendar
age. This de-
lay IL due to
many causes,
but a very
important one
is failure 10
become indie
pendent of the
parents.
During / ( 3
first years a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02
In the Home

A piece OF bread tied up in
muslin and put into the water In
which vegetables are cooking will
prevent an unpleasant smell.
II milk pudding gets burnt,
remove the burnt skin. add some
milk and a little butter, and re-.
bake In slow oven.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02
Stale Bread

WHEN using stale bread for
w buildings. soak it in a cold
LIQUID. Bread that has been
soaked in cold milk or water 10
light and crumbly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02
This Day II. Our History

THIS the anniversary BIRTH 1927 of James Wolfe,
English general scaled the Heights Of Abraham and
defeated Monca the plains before Quebec Both generals
were killed In the battle
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as much part OF the mother as
il was before birth 1t is de-
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-13

Some guys are so dumb that when they got an invite to a garden party they went out and bought a spade!
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-13

A young husband was anxious ly awaiting news of the birth of his first child. He was pac- ing up and down when the doctor came out and told him to control himself or else take a walk around the block. But I tell you I'm scared to death," protested the young man.
 You needn't be-" replied the doctor. I've brought more than 2,000 babies into the world and I haven't lost. a father yet"
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-13
MAIL EARLY!

The approaching holiday ,eason is heralded by the usual
 equest of the postoffice de- nartment that the public do what it can to aid in the prompt handling of mail mat ter which will be increasing in volume each day from now until Christmas.
 In sending gift packages two things are important if disap- pointment is not be invited careful wrapping, and mailing as soon as possible. Holiday package mail may be marked to indicate it is not to be op- ened until Christmas, and this permission should result in an increase in early mailing.
 It is not a mistake for any person to feel that the small amount of mail which he sends does not delay the transmits ion of mails, but the aggre- gate of mail matter even in a community like Hyder severe y tests the facilities of the postoffice force at each holi- day season.
 Even if an individual does not take the broader view of making his contribution to- ward the handling of mail, he should think of the personal advantages in obtaining the best results in his own ship ments by turning them over to the postal force early enough to avoid the inevitable rush of the holiday. season, there by having reasonable assur- ance of prompt delivery.
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-13

sexes is rising. About 10 per cent of women marry before they are 20, while more than half marry before the age of 25. More than half the men do not marry before the thirti- eth birthday. It appears that as age come apace the chances of marriage rapidly diminish. However, this may not be due
 0 unwillingness but to lack of opportunity. According to cen sus compilations, 100000 men and women more than 50 years of age are leading single ives, though whether of
 iblessedness" is open to de- pate.
 Altered conditions are respon- ible for the rising average mar riage age. Not so long ago about the only career for a woman lay in marriage. Some f our grandmothers were but
 6 when they became brides. Now, ordinarily, a girl is not ut of high school at that age. Even when both are at marry .ng age it does not follow that a wedding will ensue quickly. Many a Jack never finds his Jill. Therein is one important reason why many do not mar ry, though to what extent it is true the census figures do not reveal.
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GIVING OF GIFTS.

After ali, it i., a matter of sentiment and sense rather than of dollars--all this custom of holiday gift r;v'ng.
 For the man Q Il he exer- cise of judgrsa,,t an3 the ex- pression of sentiment in this peculiar time dictated ty the means ayailable. It is pretty sane & 9 general rule, anyway, to r great deal of good conD1 aose in the holiday pack se a4d wrap it with 3 wealth O. fine sent iment. The seq on is one of the child supreme and everything done to add .n ho e!inht and the pleasure os hi,dhood is a good investm mt for all the coming lifetime of these grow ing mule folkS.
 Holiday giving has been too burdensome in the past. The swapping" of gifts means nothing; the obligation" ought always to be eliminated. If 8 relative wishes to give an- other member of the family a gift, it should be one of ser vice, practical and sensible and useful. Remembrances to the circle o' friends and ac- quaintanees outside the im- mediate family ought to be reminders of courtesy, sym pathy, compliment and felici- tatdon that will represent more than cost. It is too often felt by people that a gift from a friend is animated by desire for 8 return gift This should not be. We believe that in a majority of instances the giv- ing CT holiday gifts is a re- Bponse to an involuntary up- yelling of the spirit of kind ness inherent in almost all of Us; a desire to be kind to some one at the time when the spirit of peace and good will is dominant in human thoughts and affairs. We recall very sensible lady who has made a practice of sending with each gift a brief note stating that it was given because of the joy ful pleasure it gave to the donor and requesting the re- cipient not to make a return
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-13
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS
gift nor to feel that any return

gift nor to feel that any return was due.
 The cost-plus system in gen. eral giving in the holidays ought to be adopted; and plus takes in this higher value which does not deplete the
 ank roll and which does give more back to the giver than it ever transfers to the recipient.
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-13

to feel carefully all over her own little b ody as she lay in bed that night.
 "Oh, Mummie," she suddenly exclaimed, aren't we beauti- fully made; I can't even feel a stitch anywhere 2
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-13
MARRYING ACES.

Census statistics reveal the ages at which men and women are most inclined to marry, though the average for both