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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-07
A Sermon for Today


back to us from his place of scclusiop
many poems that will reveal to us
new visions of life and its spiritual
beauty. Yet, as read the account
OF his acton, I could not but recall
one of George MacDonald's poems
which, in part, is as follows:
Hs sud es N %s walk walk n IA the the to Sds
L said, There are no flowers there"
lie said, mo flowers, but crown"
said. But the skies are black;
There Is nothing but noise and din"
he Wept as he sent me back:
There is more. He said 'There is sin.
| said But the air is thick.
And fogs are yelling the sun"
he answered, Yet souls are sick
And souls in the dark undone."
The author is evidently speaking of
his own experience. He halts be-
tween the lure of the fields and the
call of the city. AS the poem goes
on, he finally represents himself as
casting one last look at the field and
then setting his face to the town,
leaving the flowers for the crown.
And as he goes about the city,
ministering to its,need, he finds him
self walking with light divine the
path he had feared to see.
OF Paul it was said, His spirit
was stirred in him, when he saw the
city wholly given to idolatry." He
saw in 1.-THE tragic life of the city,
not something to flee from. but
something that stirred his soul with
compassion and called him to its
relief. And to this call he at once
responded AS between Paul and
our fleeing poet, who will question
that the great Apostle chose the
better way.
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AN UN-AM ERICAN
BUSINESS

~1HARLES NJ. FILLMORE Of
indianapolis. secretary OF
~ the No-Tobacco League Of
America, has hurled a challenge TO
the Tobacco Salesmen's Associa-
ton to debate whether or not pro-
miscuous smoking and chewing of
tobacco is an abuse of personal
liberty,
All because the weed vendors
condemned the recent letters of
the No-Tobacs TO President Cool
idge and Vice President Dawes
asking those officials to swear off
smohng-as an invasion of per-
sonal liberty.
In reply the No-Tobac orflaniza-
ton says "the tobacco business is
one Of the most un.American in
stitutions in our country"
The charge has a familiar ring.
"Un-American" is the favorite
epithet organized uplifters and
crusaders apply to those who do
not see eye TO eye with them and
don't joyfully join with them to
regulate everything.
The tobacco habit may be filthy.
wicked and devastating, but the
tobacco business in the most Amer
lean thing In America. It's a ma
tive. The weed was cultivated and
used here before the ancestors OF
the No-Tobac gentlemen ever set
foot on this continent.
Intolerance and the efforts OF
rabid crusaders to thrust their re-
forms on an unwilling people. to
regulate personal habits and dra-
COON private consciences. are the
most un-American manifestations
Of the times.
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One would say hogs, not dogs, were
promenading on certain lawn on
Bancroft Ave, according to letter
received by Mr.. Fixit today
DEAR MR.. FIXIT: What can be
done to rid our neighborhood of a
nuisance in the form Of dog? The
man who owns it has ruined his
own yard as well as mine. 1 have
spent time and money to get my
yard in condition and now from
having six to eight dogs in it daily
all winter, it looks like 1 had kept
hogs in it this winter
All the neighbors as well as myself
will have our spring flowers broken
down after spending money and time
In buying Towering bulbs.
TAXPAYER.
Go to the police station and
K swear out a warrant against the
owner of the dog, If he refuses to
pen him UP. You have that legal
right rs
DEAR MIR. FIxIT: wrote you
some time ago about a light at
Church and NIcCarty SITS, but you
failed even to put it in the paper.
just got homo when I glanced
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-07

What was the full name of
Woodrow Wilson?
1t was originally Thomas Wood
row Wilson. Later he dropped the
first name.
How many Popes of Rome have
had the name Benedict?
Fifteen. The last bearing this
name was Pope during the WorlC
War.
In what year was the Colossus
Of Rhodes set up?
The date is said to be- about 2SC
B. c., but fifty-six years later ii
was overthrow by an earthquake
and lay in ruins until 653 A. d
when the Arabs captured the city
and sold the metal to a Jewish
merchant.
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across the street and saw a man
crawling on all tours up the hill
which is in the alley between sCap-
itol Ave. and Church st. SO you
see the danger which exists.
MISS INDIGNANT READER.
Roy c. Shaneberger, board of
works president. told Mr. Fixit
the board would be plei sed 10 con-
slider a petition signed by you and
your neighbors. you may obtain
blank form For tie petition at the
board Of works pffice in the city
hall. Get as nl4ny signatures as
nossihle.
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Text: "NOw while Paul visited al
Athens, his spirit was stirred in him,
when nc saw the city wholly given
to idolatry. Acts 1f:16.
IN WELL-KNOWN poet, a pro
/ ~ fessor of Northwestern Uni
IL versity, fees tragic life OF
city, goes to the forests of northern
Wisconsin to seek the unspoiled so
ciety and surroundings of the woods.
SO ran a front-page announcement
in a recent issue of>The Times. The
modern city, with it's emotional
stress. its social complexity, its hot
house coddling. its jazzy life, de-
stroys happiness and manhood de-
clared the runaway poet. II want
to get away from it ALL he said,
away from the shrieking taxicabs,
the jazz bands, the damned street
cars. the mad hurlyburly, the stencil
and the smoke"
I have no word of censure for this
poet. Let us hope that he may send
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70 The Indianapolis Times Washington
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can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive a per-
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be answered. All letters are confiden-
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The FireSide

RI M not aslSip' much of this
II world where man lives, cause
l. / feel that I've had a good
share. But, one little thing, that
I'm glad that it gives. is a fireplace
and comfortable chair.
want to sit back. when my days
work is done. and gaze in the EN-
bers that glow. That's something,
to me, that's a whole lot of fun.
I've tried 1t, an l ought to know.
The peace and the quiet. of logs
burnin bright, put worries and fret
tings to rout. For they, like the
smoke and the fumes. rise at night,
and drift till they've all faded out.
At ease! That's the thing a man
needs now and then, to clear up a
mind that is aching. A loaf by a
fireside's a good thing for men, and
women. and well worth the tfzing.
SO let the logs crack.e, and pull
up your chair. With spirit of loaf
ing be blest. Then gather around
you, a--family affair. and give all
their minds a good rest.
Judge: What became of that last
case?
Baliif: That's already been tried,
yer honor, an it's full of empty
bottles.
If you look all the steps that IA
Their uses in walking the baby to
sleep, and put them in a haphazard
line, who cares bow far they would
reach?
It's the popularity OF a piece of
new music that makes radio broad
casters use it until it loses its popu-
larity.
NOW, HONESTLY
So you're broke, huh?
Well, what are you doing about it
just borrowing?
Why, you've only got to pay back
what someone else loans you.
The better way out is to plug that
much harder and bring in more
finances. And then, when you get
more, pay bit of attention to the
expression, LAY something aside for
a rainy day."
Be careful it doesn't rain I. o. US.
II miss my husband" said friend
wife.
Now, isn't that a shame?
For she had spent bout half her life,
AT taking proper aim.
When a fellow proposes these days
he can't get down on his knees.
mainly because the girl is usually
sitting on them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-07

with Clara Bow and Lou Tellegen,
Pathe News. a Comedy and topica
Of the day are the short reels
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-07

Reader Complains That
Dogs Have Ruined
Yard This Winter.

with city officials. He is The Times
4 representative at the city hall Write
him at The Times
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-07

THE President might solve the Bryson-
Updlke controversy by breaking his silence
and saying fNo" to Ralph.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-07

and saying No" to Ralph.
CONGRESSMAN UPDIKE persists in
seeing President Coolidge Knowing both of
them, ell wager Updike does most of the
talking.
ISN'T it strange that in view of all these
salary injunctions no State employee has en-
joined the budget commissioned from increas-
ing his salaryY
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Suvs With
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When Husbands Love Chest Contains
Greater Amount of Gold.

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Training Children to Tell the Truth
BY LYDIA lie BARON WALKER.

| Of imagination before it becomes
real thing.
The unimaginative child sees
through his eyes only and hears with
| his ears only. He is not puzzled. when
| he tells his mother events. He relates
what he sees and hears according to
the impression these matters have
| made on him. When a mother is try
ing to understand and to find out
about actual happenings. this child viii
tell her events. When she says. after
there has been a quarrel, for instance,
! Now, tell me just what happened
so that she can get at a right under
standing of the trouble, he can be re-
, lied upon to relate incidents and
words. He does not, however, see
underneath the motives.
Imaginative Child.
Often the imaginative child intui-
lively realizes motives. When he tells
his story he will be apt to say, We'll,
mother, you see this is how it was.
and include in his narration what led
up up to the disa agreement. tempering
what he saw and heard with what he
discovered underneath the surface.
Both Tell the Truth.
Each child is telling the truth ac-
cording to his understanding. The
mother, il she is also blessed with an
imagination, reads between the lines
of the stories and probably comes to
a fairly accurate knowledge of hap
penings and the reality Of the matter.
But If she has but one child, the imag-
inative or the unimaginative. she has
to do some hard thinking to find out
the reality of the story. She must un-
derstand her child.
Wee Tots Entertain.
Do not expect toe much of a very
little tot. He or she will tell you when
he comes back from a ride that he
has seen baa.sheep, moo-cows, bow
vows and all sorts Of animals which
he can describe in his baby talk. Love
him for it, even though you know he
hasn't seen them He is merely try
ing to he entertaining by using all the
words at his command. He will out
grow this phase.
Help in Sitting Process.
Encourage child to tell you things
by entering into the narration In the
spirit it is given. BY degrees you can
aid him in sitting out the real from
the unreal. Divide his little world
into the real and the play world" or
FAIRY WOrkO OF tno HIidSIIdI
world" Be interested in tales from
each. but let him realize that in one
story he is expected to tell things as
they are. while in the other he can
tell whatever he pleases. Gradually
he will discover the difference.
When Trouble Brews. ~
1t is when a child begins deliber-
ately to tell things In distorted fash.
ion, either to draw attention to him.
self, to make his hearers express
surprise or to shield himself,
that apprehension arises. The child
should be quelled who tries to attract
attention to himself. No interest or
surprise should be shown in either of
the first two instances. In the last
one the mother or father may be so
severe in punishments, especially
where whipping Il child Is a mode Of
punishment, that he is actually afraid
to tell the truth. Then severity must
be tempered with mercy II the child
Is helped to tell the truth.
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DELI lNlL - IL Ox01LO ". BURGESS

ter, but II you ask me. l believe that
Is just an excuse, and a mighty poor
one at that. Were l as big as Buster
Bear and as strong as he Is.
shouldn't ever worry about getting
food to eat. I hope he's gone to bed.
because he is one less to be on the
watch for. Do you know il he has,
jumper"
Once more Jumper the Hare opened
his mouth to reply, and once more ne
failed to reply. Instead he made a
flying leap, while at the same time
Peter jumped in another direction.
Both jumped barely in time. With a
grunt two great forefeet landed right
where they had been sitting. ''WoOf.
Woof." cried ii great rumbly, grumbly
voice which came from way down In
the throat of none other than Buster
Bear. 1t was the unexpected answer
to Peters question.
"Woof. Woof" cried Buster. Il
almost got you fellows that time. I'd
like to know what. business it is Of
yours, Peter Rabbit, whether I've
gone to bed or nOt?"
10 look back. His eyes were popping
out of his head SO that he looked
really funny. If Buster Bear had
dropped right down out of the sky,
Peter wouldn't have been any more
surprised. 1t was hard work even
now to believe that he wasn't dream
ing. Where Buster had come from he
couldn't imagine.
But it's was all very simple. Buster
had been right behind big tree trunk
in a heavy shadow when Peter and
Jumper had come along. They had
sat down on the other side of that
tree, and Of course they hadn't seen
Buster. When they had first been
Suspicious and looked around. Buster
had fairly held his breath. He would
have liked both or either one for a
good meal. 1t wasn't that he was so
hungry. Actually. he was fat. But
he knew that the more he could eat
before he went to sleep, the better off
he would be. and hare and rabbit
would have been very nice. So he
had done his best to catch the two
cousins.
"Woof. Woof." said Buster. Come
here. Peter. and I'll answer your dues-
ton"
No, thanks" replied Peter. It's
answered enough as it is. And l
won't take back a word of what /
said. II you're going to bed 1 wish
you'd go to bed and leave honest folk
in peace"
Copyright. 1e26D
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Indian Prints as Decorations.

Indian block prints range from
small squares to hangings three yards
long. In the eighteenth century the
ladies of France and England used to
have them bootlegged in because of
the prOhibitive duties prompted by
makers Of domestic silk and wool
fabrics.
In India these prints were used as
ceiling cloths for tents and rooms in
houses, as curtains and wall hanginSs
for formal canopies indoors and for
protection from the blazing sun. They
were also used to decorate temple
cars in religious professions.
Simply made, highly artistic in eff
feet and adaptable to many modern
uses. the Indian print seems destined
to repeat in our homes much of Its
original usefulness. Women are not
only buying them as hangings in en-
trance halls and living roms, but also
to be worked up into beautiful window
hangings and draperies.
A few economical souls have bought
them in q group, to be cut up and
incorporated with other fabrics. By
apportioning a print. few women
may use varied portions for their own
purposes. 1t is well to suggest that
w HCh 10 DO Oh0c eA y NSS'I WI
sidered as bed covers or portieres
They have many possibilities also as
screens and lamp shades.
There are chiefly three types OF
prints that you may buy. One is
known as the "treeof-life design
type 1t is a pattern profusely col
ored and figured with flower bedecked
trees, birds of gay plumage and al
sorts Of animals. These panels are
usually oblong in shape. Another type
Of print that appeals more to Western
taste at times is one that is less pic
torial and has regular geometrical or
floral patterns that are well balanced.
The third type Is widely known al
Evening star., 1926-12-08
"Puzz1;cks'
CnderScOring.
-Puzzle.Limericks,

1nuerScOflng.
A man who made photos in i
Sat down on some fresh prints TO-;
But a pin in the 5
Made him leap in the 4:
Now he wishes he never has 3.
l. One of the most precious of metals
.. Make level; the objects referred TO two
wordsl.
g. Where one usually sits
4. Where one usually leaps.
:. Rested upon the haunches: among; last
word of second line tthree wortisl.
Note-The next time that this pho
tographer sits down on his prints he
will be careful that there are no pins
around. for a reason which will be
plain when you've completed this linn
erick. Look for the answer and
another 'puzzlick" tomorrow.
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
A girl went abroad from Dubuque
Intending to get her a Duke:
But the price was SO high
She wasn't able to buy,
And the neighbors cried. oh, what a
fiuke"'
Copyright. 1920
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CHAPTER XXXIU.
Helena Springs Some News.

On impulse he crossed the room to-
ward her. We're silly to stand here
arguing. Do you realize you haven
told me you're glad I'm back?'
He took her in his arms and remem-
bered suddenly the littleness OF Nina
a nd the night he had held her against
his breast.
AS he stopped to kiss Helena. she
ayerted her face and his kiss grazed
her cheek. Then she said, evenly, Il
have something to tell you.
Something to tell him. Well. he had
something to tell her! He hadn't
wanted to do it tonight. He was too
tired but if she had something to say,
probably some foolish thing that ulun
mean anything one way or announcer; ne
might as well get the thing settled
He had wanted it that way IN the
beginning and he wasn't so sleepy
now.
He made an attempt at llGhtness'
Confessions. eh? All rlght. 20 10
! it. I'm ready. Wait till l get my pipe
and I'm good for another hour'
Helena dropped lightly into chalr,
one slim leg flung over the otner, ana
waited for him to fill the bowl of his
nine. InGn STe WcHL OH oPS"iN''o'
in that even tohe of voice.
"John. I don't know how to tell
YOU. l feel the worst sport that ever
was But after all, what's the use of
pretending? I've thought it all over
and come to the conclusion that the
truth is the easiest after all. l don't
love YOU any longer
| For a moment he could not speak.
The words that crowded to his lips
were incoherent, he couldn't form
them into sentences. He hadn't Deen
nrepared for anything like this. he
had expected of course, to tell Helena
Ethat he no longer loved her and that
he was in love with another woman,
but what did this mean?
He heard his own voice speaking
and the words were incongruous.
II don't understand. How long have
YOU felt this way?'
"For a long time. Right after we
we're married l felt that we had made
mistake. And after all, we might
as we'll face the thing fairly and
soi,arely. This is the twentieth
century and we are still young. why
shouldn't we be happy.
.'You haven't been happy then:
Helena considered that, flicked the
ashes from her cigarette and then,
after pondering, shook her head.
f. I'm afraid not
II see."
He wanted to tell her what had
been in his own heart. This was
certainly the time to do it, but for
some unknown reason he couldn't. He
was too surprised. Her news had
swept him off his feet. He had been
so sure that his own news would hurt
her terribly. That was why he had
wanted to tell her at once. He had
felt like a dog about it. But now
she was telling him that she didn't
love him, that she hadn't loved him
since their marriage. 1t was incred-
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WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND II. ALLEN.

the prayer rug" Many prints are
misnamed prayer rugs. The prayer
may nearly always be recognized by
an arch embodied in the design at one
end. These rugs have only geometri-
cal or floral designs. because the de-
vOut MOhammedan would not tolerate q
animal or human forms on his prayer
rug.
The prints that you may still buy
are painted as we'll as printed by hand
Native priAts are better than any
others, because the natives still use
vegetable and animal dyes, which they
themselves prepare. The beautiful
reds, flowery yellows and nutty
browns are quite fadeless and indeli-
BILE. They are eternally attractive as
we'll
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was smoking and thinking and
sed Hay pop?
Yes indeed. pop sed. and I sed, Wat
are mems hats made out Of?
Felt. the innocent hair Of unsispect'
ing animals, pop sed.
Well G. WIZ, pop, amt that crool
I sed, and he sed. It's biZniss, men with
hair must cover 1t to keep bald he'd.
ded men from feeling Embarrassed. and
men without hair must hide their bald
spots to keep men with hair from
being distourag ged. and besides, men
who inherit hat shops from their
fathers must have a constant Sipply OF
hats to put in their show windows.
Well did YOU ever see eny hats
being made pop? | Sed and pop sed
| went through a hat factory once.
and it seems to be quite a complicated
process, as far as ] can remember,
they haff to be steemed and pressed
and stretched and dyed and blocked
an shaped an all sorts of things. so
never let me catch you snearing at a
hat manufacturer.
Well gosh, pop, it's good thing all
you half to do is jest go in a store
and buy a hat wen you need one in
sted of having to make it yourself,
aint it? 1 sed.
A very good thing. and l always
buy them cheerfilly because i know
l am Encouraging q. crate industry.
pop sed, and I sed, Well | don't know
weather you'll haff to buy one or not.
The dooce you don't, pop sed, and
I sed No sir l put yours on before
suppir and went out in the street jest
for the genrel effect and some man
going pass in a huckster wagon
reetched down and grabbed 1t off of
my he'd and kepp on going. so if he
brings it back you wont haff to. buy
another one.
The rest being the saddest part.
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THE SPIDER WOMAN
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR.

John Henderson mdrries Helena
Ford Without telling her that he has
tired of her. When they return from
their honeymoon, Natalie. Helend's
younger sister. mdrrieS. On their trip
to HdUdna John and Helena meet a
charming aCidO,c Nina Price. John
shotrs erery sign of being attracted
to her. Helena admits to Ndtclie that
she is sure John Doesn't lore her and
Natalie ddrises her to fight for him
if she cares enough. In an effort
to hold him she begins to tredre a
feeb about him. but IL seems to do
no good. In the Spring after their
marriage he departs on a business
trip for the coast. and renetr2 his
friendship 1pith Nina Price. tchO lircs
in Denrer. Nina encourages him to
make lore to her, and he returns to
Ne1p York determined to ask Helena
to free him. she seems strange 1chen
then meet
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Dainty Rolls.

Take one cake OF compressed yeast,
two and one-half cupfuls of milk. a
level teaspoonful Of salt, and two
heaping tablespOonfuls of sugar. Flour
to make like bread sponge. Raise
until light. then add one-half a cupful
of butter or lard and two eggs. Mix
a little sitter than cookies. Let stand
until light. roll out, spread with
melted butter, cut with a cooky cut.
ter. and fold over like Parker House
rolls. Raise and when light bake in a
quick oven. 1