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The Washington times., 1926-12-31
ONCE-OVERS
BY J. J. MUNDY

Keeping Yourself on the PEDESTAL OF Decency
Are you aw-abiding citizen merely because you want
to hold place in society and not because you really
want to be good9 .....
If the truth came out You would be considered far from
ideal
get pretty tired of maintaining the standard you
imposed upon yourself bid for friendship and position
in worthwhile society.
Often you wish you might cut loose and follow your own
nclinations like those who have position OF honor.
You want some enjoyment out of life and you imagine
the individual of loose morals who follows impulse, is
happier than you are. .
But that is a dangerous reasoning and is not true.
Coarse vulgar people do get much pleasure out of
life especially those sensitive to the difference
between right and wrong, as you are.
Now you think of it, the matter trivial one to
break up friendship.
The friends you would make by doing indecent things
would not last.
You would be unhappy to lose your good standing
You would be contented on lesser plane, and
you knop it,
The Washington times., 1926-12-31

these things happened.
They simply didn't keep their
distance"
But surely husbands and wives
aren't supposed to keep their
distance" from each other?
Yes-that's what Edgar and
Eloise believed when they started
marriage seven years ago. Wise
friends had warned them of the
perils of married intimacy but
no intimacy could be too close or
constant for their enamoured
spirits.
Only the grim demands Of bust
ness parted them during the day.
When they were home together
they were inseparable. IL Eloise
went to get a drink of water,
Edgar followed her. II Edgar
mended the screen door Eloise
stood beside him and held the
nails.
While Eloise brushed her teeth,
Edgar shaved,
Vacations apart? Horrors, no!
1t was, to be sure, a little in
convenient, for Edgar had always
gone off to a hunting lodge with
three other chaps. And Eloise
had visited her girl friends who
kept a summer resort--arld Edgar
hated summer resorts. But they
compromised by going to the
summer resort.
Their mental life was just as
close. Edgar told Eloise every
little thing about his business.
Eloise told Edgar all the neighbor.
hood gossip and the trouble shed
had with the grocer. He told her
how to vote. She told him what
he should have said to the boss.
1--WE never keep anything from
each other" they cooed in chorus.
This was sometimes a little diff
ficult for their friends. The men
soon found that they couldn't tell
Wilson a thing without letting his
wife in on it. And her girl
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QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
White Only for Bride
TEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Mrs. Cornelius BeeckmanI

NEAR Mis-. 6EELhMA1Ns
~ is it considered proper for
a matron of honor to wear
white gown at a formal wedding
to be held in the evening? My
husband and l are giving away
my younger sister in marriage,
as we haven't any father. is
this considered all right? Also.
/ want to wear my white evening
gown for this purpose. My sis
ter objects to this strenuously.
She either wants me to get
new dress or dye it another color.
This / refuse to do. Is it inn
proper for me to wear a white
dress on this occasion? B.
l do not wish to be in the
slightest emphatic in my urging
you to- concede to your sisters
wishes, but really j do want to
urge you to do this. You see,
dear friend. it is the written and
unwritten law of wedding plans
that everyone, and especially
those in the wedding party,
should concede to the wishes of
the bride. Now white. from time
immemorial, has been the brides
color, and naturally bride
wants that brides color for her.
self at her wedding. That is why
it is always planned that the at
tendant or attendants of the
bride should wear colors, to set
off the white Of the brides dress.
OF course, your sister wants
to wear white, and of course she
wants to have her white dress
the only white dress. And Of
course you should do everything
in your power TO make her
happy on this subject. If l were
she, should feel exactly as she
feels. Please let ME beg you
not to ''refuse to do" this for
your. sister. Think what her
wedding day means to her!
Would you be the one-you who
are presenting her in marriage,
you who stand for her family
would you be the one to refuse
her this comparatively simple
thing? You have it in your
power to make her happy. Do,
therefore, either buy a new dress
of some shade becoming to you,
some shade your sister will like,
or have your white dress dyed.
1t would look very strange and
thoroughly inappropriate to have
you both in white.
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BY ELSIE ROBINSON

go to lunch with the girls. Some
times Edgar found himself oddly
bored with feminine society and
longed for the old days at the
hunting lodge. Not very ilnp0r
tant matters--but did they talk
them over frankly as sensible
lovers should have done2 No.
I'm afraid I'll hurt Edgar's
feelings" whispered Eloise to her
self and a little feeling of self-pity
mingled with her solicitude.
I'm afraid Ill make Eloise
sore" muttered Edgar. with
prickling OF resentment.
Something began and so 1t grew
until the intimacy which had
once seemed so beautiful became
an abomination to them both.
There was no longer any rare ad-
venture in association-ro sweet,
refreshing inspiration. They had
become common to each other,
common and despised. They had
violated the fundamental law OF
marriage-they had not kept
their distance"
Count Hermann KeyserIing
speaks of this law in his power
full new book, "THE BOOK or
MARRIAGE" which you should
read. He says; MAN and woman
should never endeavor to he com
pletely merged in each other; on
the contrary. the more intimate
they are. the more strictly should
they cherish their own individual
ity and it should be the unwrit-
ten law that neither must en-
croach on the rights-of the other.
In the case of highly differen-
tiated people. conjugal happiness
wholly depends on this sound
principle of KEEPING ONES
DISTANCE, and in this respect
a by no means unimportant art
is to sense the right time to
separate for a short while.''
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SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON
by Helen Rowland.

Good ResOlves-VNith Reservations
Nov approached the season,
IN my Son, when a man putteth
away all his old sins and turneth
from his follies.
Yea, now doth he take stock OF
himself. and sign a new Contract
with Life.
Then let not thy New Year
VOWS be many and foolish, but few
and to the point. For 10, these are
the Vows Of Wise Man.
Verify. verify, I hereby resolve
never to take another DRINK, for
any of these light and frivolous
reasons.
Just because 1t would be inn
polite to refuse my neighbours hos
pitality.
Just because / am opposed to
Prohibition and rejoice to defy it.
Because l am afflicted with an
inferiority complex and require
bracer.
Because / have lost money and
want to forget it.
Because l have won money and
want to celebrate.
Because a damsel hath thrown
me over and 1 am filled with
despair.
Because a damsel hath fallen for
me and am filled with happiness.
Verify, verify, / hereby resolve
never to kiss another WOMAN
Just because she chanceth to be
j THERE. at the psychological mo-
ment.
Just because she happened to be
the prettiest damsel at a party.
Just because I happen to be
thinking OF another woman.
Just because the woman of my
heart chanceth to be far away.
Just because / am feeling merry.
Just because ] am feeling lonely.
Just BECAUSE!
Verify, verify I hereby resolve
never to be LATE for dinner. nor
tardy in keeping an appointment
with a woman
Just because / fingered on the
corner to hear "Bob's latest Good
One"
Just because / tarried TO jolly
the new stenographer.
| Just because dallied, to sample
| Bills new stuff"
Just because fingered to watch
| the scoreboard and the bulletins.
Just because / oversight.
Just BECAUSE!
Go to, my Son. Surely, surely,
II a man win make and KEEP
these few and simple vows, all the
women within his gates will arise
and call him blessed!
For, behold, 1t is not a mans
sins that break woman's heart
but the bitter knowledge that he
sinnefn without good REASONI
SELAH.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31

Ignorance never settled ques-
ton. -Disraeli.
The smile of God is victory.
Whittier.
Ornaments We're invented by
modesty, -Joubert.
Life does not proceed by the as
ISOLATION and addition of elements,
Bergson.
Light is the task where many
share the toll. Honey.
A mask of gold hides all de-
formities Dekksr.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31

CEVEN years
- ago Edgar
Wilson said to
his bride II
can't bear to
have you out of
my sight, eIarl-
ing"
Today he can't
bear to have her
in his sight.
They cornnIuni-
cate t hrou g h
their lawyers.
How has this
tragedy come to
pa IS? Did some
u n prime ipled
man or woman
eek their
home? Did Ed
gar be c ON e
dr. u n k en- and
abusive or Eloise
hysterical and
ex ira " agant?
No, none of
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
Coral Seeks Light

A CORAL reef consists OF many
"A thousands and millions OF lay
ers. just as a high building con-
sists of numerous floors. one on
top of the other The shells of
the dead coral are the foundations
of the newer generations which
grow onward with undiminished
Vigor, ever striving upward to-
ward the light which. when it is
finally attained, kills them, When
they have finished their short
span of life they continue, by
means of the petrifaction OF their
structure, to help build the earth.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

Self-trust is the essence Of
heroism. Emerson.
Originality is simply q pair OF
fresh eyes. IT. w. Higginson
They never fail who die in
great cause. Byron.
He who seeks for gain must be
at some expense. Plautus.
No man can lose what he never
had Walton. i
On the soft bedN OF luxury most
kingdoms have eApired.
~ Young.
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friends found
that they didn't
/ dare cOnfide in
ElOise, for she
runs right to
her husband. Z
r. Ii e y Ito 5 n
friends. They
dropped out Of
things.
"But ii doesn K
matter, th e "
laughed. I'VE
Ii a W 3 e ia c h
other
They had each
other. For the
first year it
was delightful.
For the next II
wasn't so won
derful. tr h = n
the strain began
to tell. Some
times Eloise was
tired and wanted
IN e,looT1 io1nrtn f1st
Evening star., 1926-10-31
WISCONSIN IS RICH
IN ROAD MATERIALS
Nature Has Provided Engineers
With Large Supplies for Con-
struction Purposes.

Nature has been particularly kind to
Wisconsin taxpayers in the matter of
supplying them with readily available
materials for road building.
The great continental glacier, which
covered all of the State except the
southwestern part. left excellent
gravel, which is utilized both for
gravel and concrete roads. All in the
eastern, southern and western parts
Of the State there Is good limestone.
The central sections boast of shale
deposits that supply a most satisfac
tory road surface. In other areas, gla-
cial lake clays provide fine top ma
terial for sandy highways. In granite
sections where the glacial drift is thin
or entirely lacking, disintegrate gran
ite Is available. i.
It is the practice Of the State High
way Commission to take the fullest
advantage Of these conditions provid-
ed by nature. When it decides to i'm
prove a road the State geological sur
vey Is requested to report upon local
road materials. = -
Careful investigation is made in the
locality Of the specific project and re-
ports are made upon all developed and
undeveloped deposits of road mate.
rails suitable for the job, thus assur-
ing the use of the best available ma.
terial for the work. 90. =.
Evening star., 1926-10-31

Grams, appropriately linked together
so that they can be worn on
the lapel of the coat. Mrs.
Ednar r. Summertield, department
president of Department OF the DIS
trict of Columbia auXiliarles, pre-
sented Mr.. Mawson with b1ll-fold,
the gift of the members of the aux
iliaries. Addresses were made by De-
partment Comdr: Pettys of the G.. A.
r., National Chief Of Staff William l..
Mattocks, United Spanish War Vet
Grams: Department Comdr. Nolan and
Department President Ednar r. Sum-
merfield of the Spanish War Veterans
and auxiliaries, respectively. Comdr.
Deck read a cablegram of congratu-
lations received from Ambassador
Aballi of Cuba and a telegram of
Fluctuations from Senior Quesada, con-
sui of Cuba. Refreshments were
served. A birthday cake with 80
lighted candles was presented by
Comdr. and Mrs. Deck, after which
Mr.. Mawson cut the cake and dis
tributed it among the guests.
Gen. NJ. Emmett Urell Camp, No. 9,
after a short business session WedneS-
day, had a musical program presented
by Miss Ray Palkin, coloratura So
prano; William Single, tenor; Mrs.
Helen Ze.ler, reader; Theodore Rosen-
field, pianist, and Miss Anne Brimley.
violinist. The camp was host to the
Urell Auxiliary and the families of
the members of the camp. Refresh
mentS were served.
Richard ]. Harden Camp, No. 2, met
Thursday. Announcement was made
by the commander that on December
2 election of officers will be held
after which a buffet luncheon will be
Of D1yt NJ hnyN Nn1.f
ment Comdr. E. J. Nolan, Junior Vice
Department Comdr. Yaden, Senior
Vice Department Comdr. Michaud, a
member of Harden Camp, and War
rant Officer Glover, U. S. A, a mem
Der of Lawton-Egbert Camp of
Manila, p. l., made addresses. The
camp sent cablegram to the Presi-
dent of Cuba, and a letter to Am
basSador Rafael Sanchez Aballi, ex-
pressing coincidence on account of
great damage sustained in Cuba by
the recent severe storm which visited
the island. Senor c. de Quesada, hon
orary member of the camp, told of his
contemplated trip to St. Petersburg,
Fla, where he will represent the
President of Cuba on the occasion Of
the dedication of a monument on the
sixty ninth anniversary of the birth
OF the late President. Theodore Roose-
welt. He read a portion of the ad-
dress which he will deliver.
The Lineal Society of the Spanish
War held it's monthly social at the
home of Mrs. Johns last Saturday
night. The, evening was spent in
music and games, after which refresh
ments were served. A surprise miscel-
laneous shower was given Mrs. Amy
Johns, who in July became the bride
of II. z. Webster. The society will
hold a 500 party in Pythian Temple
next Wednesday at $3.50 pm.
Meetings during the week as fol-
lows: Monday-Col. John Jacob Astor
Camp, Col. Henry w. Lawton Camp.
Wednesday-Lineal Society of Span
ish War. hursday-Richard. J.
Harden Camp, Col. John Jacob Astor
Auxiliary.
Evening star., 1926-10-31

an officer Of the Regular Army has
been detailed with the local Guard
and given a commission as lieutenant
colonel to serve as adjutant general
This was provided for in the organic
act for the later-day militia. But this
is the first time that an Army in
structor also will hold a commission
in the Guard Heretofore they have
been kept separate and distinct.
Just what Is to be gained by this
new wrinkle seems to be in debut,
and while there is no provision in the
act organizing the local National
Guard for such a course, nevertheless,
the brigade officers point out as an ex-
planation for their action the tables
of organization Of the War Depart
ment, which provide for two lieuten-
ant colonels. The new commission
will place an officer of the Regular
Army directly over the officers and
men of the Engineer regiment and
directly under the colonel command
ing the regiment and the command.
ing officer Of the militia as a whole.
Formal ceremonies will mark the
presentation to the rifle team Of the
local Guard the cup won by It at
the matches at Camp Meade, Md, last
September, which were participated
in, by Regular service teams and the
National Guard. The presentation
probably will be made Tuesday night
by Lieut.. Col. r. l.. Case, who will
come here from the Third Corps Area
headquarters at Baltimore, Md, for
the purpose. Capt. j. c. Jensen, Ord
nance Department and captain of the
successful team, will accept the cup
on its behalf.
Maj. c. Eugene Edwards, former
officer of the Guard, has offered suit
ably inscribed gold medals to each
man of Company A, 121st Engineers,
who can show a 100 per cent attend
ance record for the current drill sea-
son.
Lieut.. E. A McMahon, member of
the Guard rife team and winner of
the Third Corps Area pistol shoot,
has been detailed to head the Com
pany A team in the coming matches
at Camp Sims.
Capt. William F. Jorgensen. COM
manding Company F, 121st Engineers,
announces that the members of his
organization are forming basket ball
team and will practice on Monday
and Friday evenings in the knights
of Columbus hall. Members of the
team are Sergt. Coanshock, Corp.
Robert Shullenbarger. Pvt. George
Howard, Corp. julius Andre, Lieut.,
William I. Mushake, Pvt. H. w. Stein
metz, Corp. Pearson c. Conlyn, Capt.
Jorgensen and Pvt. Albert L. johnson.
Pvt. H. J. Mcdonald has been se-
lected to captain the bowling team of
Company A, 121st Engineers.
Evening star., 1926-10-31
BUILDS TIGER-HUNT AUTO.
British Firm Constructs Car for
Rajah Of India.

LONDON, October 16 Correspond
ence).--A high-powered motor car
specially equipped for tiger hunting
has recently been made by British
firm for Rajah S. M. Saadat Ali Kahn,
the Rajah of Nanpara and Mohamdi,
India.
The car has a 50-horsepower motor
and accommodates six passengers. 1t
has a special dazzle light for tigers,
which is turned on when hunting at
night to bewilder and fascinate the
tiger. The equipment also includes a
water cooling plant for drinking
water, a water tank, front and rear
buffers, a first aid outfit and clips for
rifles. These are all concealed in the
body work. The cost of the car was
about $4,000.
Evening star., 1926-10-31
22,90O,OOO Flies Caught.

The fidelity to detail which is a
characteristic of the Japanese was
never better illustrated than in the
recent fly campaign. The government
of Toxic, having offered a bounty on
flies, found it necessary to count
them when the fly swatters began
producing, with the result that the
clerks turned in a count of
22,9O0,000 before the campaign was
over.
Evening star., 1926-10-31

Wy tikC ictulOo VA
Col. James S. Pet
tit Auxiliary, last
Tuesday at the
Soldiers and Sail
ors Temporary
H ON e Building.
d e p a r t m e n t
Comdr. Nolan was
master Of c e re
monies and on be.
half Of p e t t i t
Camp and the de-
partment present
ed him with gold
plated emblens of
the Grand Army
of the Republic, U.
S. Marine Corps
and t h e United
W. W.
Evening star., 1926-10-31

AiA e III l L . I n q
United States Mil
ttary Academy at
West Point, N. Y,
from the National
Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
He is Pvt. Ben
jamin C. Stevens,
who has shown a
decided taste for
the military, hav-
ing been a first
lieutenant in the
Washington High
5 C h ool Cadet
Brigade, attended
two citizens mill
tary raj n / n &
camps and one
QnNa nnannf 90
Evening star., 1926-10-31

Japan's population, excluding For
mosa. Korea and other overseas zones,
increased 1856 during 1925. This
is greater by 131, ,S11 than the 1924
increase.
Evening star., 1926-10-31
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

A birthday party was given in honor
of Samuel G. Mawson on the occasion
of his eightieth birthday, by Col.
James S. Petit Camp, No. 3, assisted
Evening star., 1926-10-31
District National Guard

Members Of the Headquarters and
Service Company are pulling hard
Tor their candidate representing the
company to be selected for appoint
Evening star., 1926-10-31

The Engineer regiment of the loca
Guard is to have another lieutenant
colonel, and he will be none other than
the Army Engineer officer assigned
here as instructor of the Engineers
Under authority given by the Militis
Bureau of the War Department, Capt.
Clay Anderson. United States Arm
Engineer Corps. appeared before ar
examining board headed bH Col. Och
mann last week to determine his DUAL
ifications for commission as a lieu
tenant colonel of Engineers in the To-.
cal National Guard. He will hold both
commissions If appointed, and the sit
uation will be rather odd, in that tn,
officer assigned here to instruct the
local Guard as the representative of
the War Department will be placed
under the militia colonel commanding
the regiment.
AS a matter of fact, for many years
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E. E. MARTIN
An Appreciation by Lloyd L. wye.

With the death of E. E. Martin
the Sandstone community, school
faculty, and children lost one of
their staunchest friends and most
conscientious workers. Though a
Sandstonian for a little less than
three years it is very easy for us
who knew him for but one short
year to well appreciate the feel
ings and sincere truthfulness of
the Pine River paper when it
says, Mr.. Martin was one of the
best known and most loved resi-
dents of Pine River for many
years" To some of us he was
especially endeared as neighbor,
friend and counselor. He was
loved and admired by all for his
character, his noble, simple life,
his extreme sense of kindness,
and his devotion to duty and
service.
No doubt many of the young
sters whom his tender hands were
guiding so graciously are much
too immature to realize his true
worth and ideals but as they look
back in years to come they can
not help seeing in this noble
gentleman a good example to fol-
low and will aim to emulate his
cherished traits of character, COM
radeship, and kindness. These
qualities he taught-not by word
of mouth but by example.
Taking school board and facul-
ty as he found them, he planned
no revolution, but with unerring
sagacity secured the best indi-
vidual effort and general cooper
alton.
He was a great lover of litera-
ture and music. I was told by his
brother that Mr.. Martin on count
less occasions exhibited greater
desire to feed his mind than to
nourish his body and had to be
called a number of times before
he would leave a book to go to
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to Fourteen and twenty-five, and for
the first time in that winter the trail
to his shack was entirely sverhlswn
and obliterated 10 waste Of snew.
Jack came over every day, and Mar
jerie and jean came tive q three
times q week and gave my SHACK the
womanly touches Of which 1t was BE-
ginning to stand In need. but Jean
never came alone began to under
stand that the prairies give solitude
without privacy; II one seeks privacy
he goes to the city for 1t.
In this way q couple Of weeks had
passed when one evening II occurred
to me that could kill dull hour or
two, and discharge somewhat neg
lected flial duty. by writing letter
to my father. Investigation proved
that had no writing paper, 50 went
over to Jacks to borrow some. They
had none, either, but Jack produced
an old account book with some blank
sheets in 1t, which we decided would
do quite well. In those days we
weren't particular about Stationery.
Jean was in her room while ! was
there, and did not come cut, - b a
few minutes returned to Fourteen
There ! set the lamp On the table and
spread the old account book cut be-
fore me. It once had been owned By
Jacks father - the drst pages were
filed with items which apparently had
to do with the purchase Of the Lane
farm, and With Mr.. Lanes services n
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Jackson Neighborhood

There will be no Sunday school
at the Wilstad church July 4.
Miss Ruth Peterson of Superior,
spent Sunday at the Carl Blom-
quist home.
Carl Lund and Emil Dahlquist
of st. Paul, came Monday and
visited until today at the Chas.
Jackson and Otto Olson homes.
Magnus Lindstrom and Mr..
Lepeer's little daughter, Edna,
have been quite sick with the
measles. They are now recover
ing.
The Herman Kraus family of
Duluth, came here Saturday for
a visit with the Nath Degerman
family. Mrs. Kraus is a niece
of Mr. Degerman.
Mrs. Anna Pekerick and daugh-
ter, Josephine, and Will Foughty
and daughter, Wilma, of Alex
ander, Iowa, are visiting at the
j. D. and VIM. DeMaris homes
this week. Mr.. Foughty is a
brother-in-law of the DeMaris
brothers.