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Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-20

think of it, for it surely woulc be black time in the worlds hisi oly were we to go back to ti.e day when the Christ coild had not been born.
 A good many things, we ha,t
 pass quite unappreciated until through some wrench ot 'ortune they are snatched away from us. Lovely things. beautiful things, things we could scarcely do without far too often lie in our hands with out bringing to us a single thrill of joy or thanksgiving. We have them; we enjoy them, but we are not grateful for them. Only when we wake up some morning and find that our treasure has been taken away from us do we cry, "Oh, bring it back; I must have it; cannot live without it!" Now, we have our Christmas treasure. It has been ours al. our lives, so long that we have ecome accustomed to it. We lccept it and all that comes with it, as a matter of course !, and it means so little to us; We give; we get, and we do not stop to think why.
 What if a new vision of the
 Christmas time were to come 10 us in this year of our Lord
 926? What if we were to
 ake down a Book which has
 ain on the shelf so long that he dust is deep on it's covers ana read once more the story If the first Yuletide, the brightest and the best day
 hat ever came to this old
 world, and fingered over it un- il our souls beat warm once
 more, and our hearts filled again with the love which vas on that day manifest to- yard all the world. What a new day that would be in the ives of all!
 And it maybe so. A stone '1as too long lain at the door
 way of our hearts. Let us roll
 | away now, and let it's glory food our lives and make us once more little children with all a child's innocence, good
 ness and longing for the happi. ness of. everyone he knows!
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-20

House Agent: Of course you have no children?"
 Prospective Tenant: "No." Dog or cats?' "No."
 Piano or victrola?" "No; I've got a fountain pen that squeaks, but I promise to get rid of it."
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-20
Just for Fun

GREETINGS Constant readers, not to men, ion
 Those who read it now and hen,
 Here's a symbol of convention From our not so facile pen. Here's the merry Yuletide greeting That is broadcast once a year, At the time that it is fleeting And about to disappear. Here are wishes that the seas- on
 Will bring happiness to each, Though the chap who stops to 'eason, May be doubtful if twill each. Here, at least is cheerful giv- ng,
 Since the token that you lutch
 Doesn't boost the cost of liv- ng
 So a chap can see it much. And contributors, remember, Like the readers in the ranks, With these greetings each December We include a vote of thanks. She: (to friend examining )ortrait): Isn't it absolutely ife-like?
 He: H'm--paint's hardly thick enough.
 Our own guess was that Lots wife turned back because she lad forgotten to put out the cat.
 "The man I marry must have
  common sense."
 "He won't, darling" Time was when to get on the stage all a girl had to show vas her ability.
 Customer--Have you the same azor you used on me yester- lay?
 Barber--Yes, sir; the same 1entical one.
 Customer--Then give me gas. What do you get if you don't boil your drinking water?"
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-20
VISIONS OF YULETIDE

Have you ever had a vision of what this world would be had there never been a Christmas-time, and no reason for one? We do not like to
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-20

Waiter--"Let him freeze and teach him a lesson, the little rascal was in the soup last night
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-20

When we forgive our enemies we secretly hope that the Lord will refuse to do so.
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-20

l ATyphoid fever" replied l Johnnie.
 And when you boil your wat err" began the teacher.
 Soup" chorused the bright youngsters.
 Make each day tell; but don't forget what it tells. Figures show that girls are wearing fewer clothes these days.
 We are getting closer and closer to the style that Eve set hundreds of years ago. Let it come, after a short time the novelty will wear off. l A horse eats best when he hasn't bit in his mouth.
 How a man must suffer if he has a sheik complex and a bald spot. The way to be happily mar. ried is to obey the laws and pay no attention to the in-laws. Another sad sign of the times is the disposition of the newly weds to buy a one-seated car. Pete Wilson says ethics are things man uses until he gets into a tight place.
 It's a sad world, and most of The good listeners are too dumb 1o talk.
 Home is sweet place where vou can growl for service in- stead of tipping.
 If she has sufficient ability to earn a mans pay, she can get some mans pay.
 The only real relief for a bad cold seems to be cussing.
 Life, to a turkey, is doubtless just one darn holiday after an- other.
 The law of gravity is about the only one that plays no fav- orites.
 Many sealskin coats being sold this winter were worn by 'abbits last winter.
 The best love charm with which to hold a man is a di- oloma from first-class cook ig school.
 There is an alarming increase in the number of wives who prefer husband-murder to the hit-or-miss methods of the di- vorce court.
 The objectionable thing about reckless motorists is that the bones they break are not al- ways in their own heads.
 He who hesitates--marries an- other girl.
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-20

Youth must be served--with education and training.
Hyder weekly herald., 1926-12-20
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Changes Display Advertising current weekly issue nu&t e presented not later than of the Saturday preceding the day of issue (Monday) or insertion will he delayed until the followin week.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-26

rine corps which includes about 1,O95 officers and
$4,000 men, $23,22O347.
The Interior department gets $226,332918 Of the
appropriation for 1927 This is about $7,800O00
less than 1t was for 1925. AS matter of fact,
large part of this sum goes for pensions to the
veterans of wars previous to the great World war;
The Interior department has to do largely with
the western states, since the public lands are
there and most of the Indians. The reclamation<
projects and the national parks mostly in the
west but they are open to and operated for the
benefit of the public at large. Checks that go out
from the bureau Of pensions are cashed In every
hamlet, village and town in the land and the bu-
reau of education serves the people of the nation
as a whole.
The Department of Agriculture gets $3.50 275,823
under the appropriation act for 1927 In 1925 it
got $13S075,191. A big part of this sum goes for
federal aid to highway system and for forest roads,
The varied activities Of the Agriculture depart
ment are indicated somewhat by the different bu-
reaus,, and the amount appropriated suggests the
large extent of service rendered. Here are some
items in the appropriations for 1927:
Experiment stations .................., $s,2sS,54e
Extension Service. 2S90568
Weather Bureau ............... 2569,0SO
Bureau of Animal Industry ........... s,47776S
Bureau of Dairy Industry ............... 495,094
Bureau Of Plant Industry. .....s.-..... S908,055
Forest Service 1885, 507
Bureau Of Chemistry Observation-Disclosures. 1491,6O6
Bureau of Soils. 5SS,48O
bureau of Entomology Observation-Disclosures. 262516S
Biological Survey. .............. 9S7,365
Agricultural Economics ...... 4146,S97
Home Economics .........4. 12z,244'
Insecticide Board. 2o0,795
And there are lot of miscellaneous activities
Of benefit to agriculture here and there in way
and another that cost large sums. Here are sew
eral: Enforcement of plant quarantine act, s425-
600; eradication of pink bollworm in cotton, $780,
600; cooperative forest-fre protection, $4,000;
experiments in live stock production, $4,000;
packers and stockyards act enforcement $4,000;
grain futures act enforcement, $121,530.
Next to the Post Office department the treasury
has the most employees of any, having something
like So 900 people the payroll.
National prohibition enforcement. l0,635,685
Federal Farm Loan Bureau ........ $4,000
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 7,767t400
Coast Guard. z4,slSsl40
Secret Service 4bbflSO
Public Health Service. 9,31b,000
Mint and Assay Office. 1,684,75B
Public buildings. 1Stbl4,S9O
The prohibition unit has to do with enforcement
of national prohibition and narcotic acts. In the
service are about $500 men.
The coast guard has much to do with the pre-
vention of smuggling-and much attempted SNUG
Cling is in violation Of the prohibition acts Quite
a fleet is maintained by the coast guard. It in
cludes IA vessels for regular activities and 1852
ships and boats for use In the antismugglng serv-
ice In addition some new boats and 1--WE airplanes
are being built for this activity.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-26

the railroad mail clerks most Of whom sort and
route the mails on the trains.
You like to have your mail delivered at your
front door every day. or several times day. 1t
costs $116,6O0000 to pay salaries to your letter
carriers. 1t will require $s600,O00 to pay boys to
carry special delivery letters next year.
In this modern day the farmer gets almost as
good mail delivery service as the city man. More
than 1897 rural routes out through farming
sections covering 1249,504 miles. These rural
route carriers will be paid approximately $105,-
100000 for next year. This remarkable service
was started only 20 years ago. The service and
expenditures have been just about doubled in the
last 10 years.
The air service is the latest development for
rapid transportation of the mails. A line of air.
planes carries the mail between New York and San
Francisco. This service is more less expert
mental. It costs S2,650000 a year. and $2,00O,000
Is being appropriated for contract air-al service
In other sections.
The appropriation for the War department for
next year is $3426O9,61116 This is divided up
thus: For military activities, $263 85616, and
for nonmilitary activities $78660,755
A good deal of money for peace times. But not
half as much as some enthusiasts would have us
spend. Congress is between two fires. One class
of citizens would have us cut the army down to
minimum. Another class would enlarge 1t greatly.
During the discussion of this bill members Of con
,gress received thousands of kilograms from cti-
appropriations.
Congress has endeavored to do the safe and sane
thing and to keep the enormous expense Of the
military establishment from growing unduly in
peace time.
The size of the army is limited by the appropri-
alton bill to maximum of, and not to exceed
$4,000 commissioned officers, 125,000 enlisted men,
and 5000 Philippine scouts The average num-
Der in the army will be about 1I,749 officers, 49,
$50 men, and 1000 Philippine scouts.
There are, naturally, some large items of ex-
pense in connection with army of this size.
The food bill is $161O9,9Q8 and the clothing bill
Is So 101, 916 for the medical department $1,2S0-
$50; air service, SIS 256694 United States Mill
tary academy, $2,841, 439.
In the nonmilitary activities are some interest
ing items. The Panama canal costs $7,656074,
bue We get about S14OO0000 year more than
We spend down there National cemeteries cost
SIT 800 and national military parks $780, 104. The
sum of 900 will be spent rivers and har-
bors and $1O,40O000 for food control. For ma
tional soldiers homes $8,2551OO is included.
The amount appropriated for the Navy depart
ment for next year is 1921 794,475. That is $l9-
100000 more than was appropriated for the past
year But the amount congress gives the navy
for next year is $1s294955 less than the budget
estimates.
The big item in the bill is pay of the navy
which amounts to $119,S63.000. This provides for
about 4837 officers and $500 men. Provisions
cost SIS, 2O7O00. Fuel, $13,950000. For new con-
struction of vessels. $2S275O0O. Air service $751;
096 288. no modernize battleships $7,500000. Ma
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-26
BY GUY u. HARDY

internal revenue and the tariff acts.
The books are balanced for the fiscal year end
Ing June 30, 1925. The estimates made and
money mostly spent for 1926, and appropriations
made for 1927.
Look at the figures for 1925. They are inter-
esting. showing as they do what it costs to run
this vast government for year. In these figures
/ will include receipts and expenditures in the
Post Office department They usually left
out of such comparisons:
For 1925
Total receipts :. 4,S7974o162O1
Total expenditures .........,..... ,12s,2s4s2s6S
Surplus ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 25O5o5,23s.33
Two big items of expenditure are the Post
Office department and the public debt These
items in 1926 were follows
Debt retired from ordinary receipts 1896 5ss 1883
Interest on public debt.....,,..... 8S1S06,66236.
Post Office service ................ 622,sOS,26ll7
Total Observation-Disclosures 1s71. 15s. Os7ss
The appropriations made by congress for the
fiscal year ending June 3d. 1927, will amount to
about $3,960000,0OO 1t may interest you to know
how this vast sum of money is split up among the
different departments and independent establish
ments Of the government.
For the Post Office department and the postal
service the appropriation for next year amounts
to $735 ,03S,331. It is about three quarters Of
billion dollars. Just about the total cost of rum
ming the federal government in 1914 outside Of the
postal service Inc post ONCE service COST $o3i
O67 $40 in 1926, and 5000 .451 in 1925. But go
back to 1914 again. 1t cost only $28S543,769 to
run the postal service that year.
These increasing amounts do not indicate
trayagance, but do indicate growing business adj
dit.onaI service, and increased pay for postal en-
pEoyees.
The postal service is practically selfsustaining
The people who use the postal service pay the
Hills 1t lost about $24,00000O in 1926, and will
lose about the same amount in 1927.
Where does tn money all go? What in the
world can the postmaster and the service use that
altogether costs three-quarters Of billion dollars
In year?
WeiI,. here are a few items that may interest
you
Wrapping Irvine, and so FORTH costs $4,000.
The stationery costs 100000, which would be a
good big yearly order for any print shop.
1t costs $7T5000O to print the postage stamps,
stamped envelopes, postcards, and newspaper
wrappers.
For mail bags and their repair the sum of 3d.
100000 was appropriated.
The starroute service, where the mail is trans
ported to or between post offices off the railroads.
costs $13,1O0,000
Ii costs about $113500,000 to have the mails
hauled BY railroads and $1,55O,000 by steamboats,.
It costs $60.936 121 for the service performed by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
MILDRED beatty
is MARRIED TO
ROBERT BATMAN
Ceremony at Home Of Bride.
groom'S CouSin-On
Wedding Trip.

The marriage of Miss Mildred
Beatty, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank NJ. Beatty Of Bluffton. Ind.
formerly of Hartford City, to Robert
G.. Batman, 156 w. Eighteenth St,
took place today at the home Of
Mr.. Batman's cousin, Dr. Gordon w.
Batman, 1927 Park Ave, with the
Rev. Thomas w Grafton, pastor of
the Third Christian Church, officiat-
ing.
The bride wore a gown of tan
georgette and carried a bouquet of
roses and sweet peas. She was at
tended by Miss Katherine Harvey
formerly Of Hartford City. and Miss
Lucille Fordney of Hartford City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Batman have gone
on a wedding trip and will be at
home after April Is at 1903 Central
Ave, Apt. /. Mrs. Batnlan attended
Indiana and De PAW Universities
and is a member of the Alpha Chi
Omega sorority. She has been teach
ing in the Indianapolis public schools
this winter. Mr. Batman, city editor
of The Times, was graduated from
Indiana University in 1922 and is
a member of T i Kappa Psi fra
ternity Only a few relatives and
close friends attended the ceremony.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
PAN-NEL SHOW
PLANS READY
Association Sponsors Ticket
Sale Thursday.

Final arrangements for the open
ing performance of George Arliss in
"Old English" at Englishs Thurs
day, which is being sponsored by tho
indianapolis Panhellenic Association.
will be made Monday at a p. IN.
meeting at the Cloypool.
Tickets may be obtained from any
member OF the organization or an
the box Office OF the theater. Pro
ceeds from the performance will be
added to the scholarship fund main
tanned to aid girls through college.
The public is asked to lend its sup
port to this project.
Mrs. w. 7. Macdonald Is president
of the organization. Mrs. Mark ".
Rinehart is chairman OF arrange.
ments. Miss Helen Louise Trent Is.
publicity chairman. Mrs. William
Gaddis is in charge Of the sale o
tickets and Mrs. Howard Jensen hal
charge Of boxes Miss MarioriF
Chiles is I'm charge Of the sale X
tickets at Butler University. e.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
JUNIOR League
ball TO SEE
GIRLS AS ADS
Bill Boards to Feature Deco
rationS at Annual Bene-
fit Affair.

The advertising ball which the In
dianapolis Junior League will stage
April 5 as their annual benefit af-
fair. is expected to be the largest and
most interesting Of the leagues So
cial activities.
The entire wall space of the room
will be covered with twenty-four-fOot
billhoards in colors. Miniature bill
boards will mark the tables, arranged
to seat 400 persons. \ stage is be-
ing erected at one end Of the ball.
room for the cabsSet stunts, which
Will include ten separate acts. Every
song or play has been written TO fit
some advertisement.
Preceding the cabaret, a grand
march Of nineteen girls, made up as
live advertisements, will take place.
Each girl will be in q costume TO rep
resent the firm she is advertising.
League authorities say there will be
no doubt as to whether she repre-
sents a furnace or a beaded bag.
Dinner will be served at Z. Extra
tickets may be secured from Miss
Amelia Henderson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
M artl1a Lees
A'A COin m n
Wants Him Back

Dear Miss Lee: | am in love with fell
low and he loves me and would not admit
u until II was too late. He left one sun
day night and told me he wasn't coming
back and did STAY away two weeks. He
returned Saturday night and | was enter
tanning "A friend and because he caught
me with fellow this time he says he
cannot trust me any more. Miss Lee
heart to know | can see him any more,
He SAYS he can never forget me. Can you
him backY HEART BROKEN.
Well, some of you girls are GER
tainly the worlds prize gullible crea'
lures. You'll swallow any line any
man wants to hand out at any time.
I'd say your boy friend had a lot
of nerve TO tell you he wasn't com
ing back any more and then expect
you to flop over in a dead faint and
either live your life an old maid or
die slowly and painfully of a bro
ken heart! Why didn't you call his
bluff? He's simply stalling, trying
out his art at making you pine away.
This disappointed-in-women stuff
doesn't get over with me at all. Tell
him that when he wants to act like
human being and n good fellow,
to come back and you'll give him all
the dates he wants, but that you
don't want the friendship Of an I'M
reasonable, selfish boy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
APRIL MEETING
OF UNIVERSITY
WOMEN here:
Mrs. John R. Carr Chairman
of Nominating Com
mittee.

The April meeting of the Indian
apolis branch, American Association
Of University Women Will be held
April at $50 p. m. at the Propy-
laeum. Officers will be elected and
an amendment to the constitution
voted on. Mrs. John r. Carr is chair
man Of the nominating commit &c.
with Mrs Edward A. Mitchell, and
Miss Hilda Gemmer.
DR.. Arthur Stonex of Goshen, Ind,
will talk on THE Development of
the Drama" DIR. StoneX was for
merly connected with the University
of Pennsylvania.
Members of the international rela-
lions committee will meet for tea
April II at the home of Mrs. Sue
Hamilton Yeaton, 3340 n. Meridian
St. instead of the luncheon April 8,
as scheduled.
Earlham College Women's Club
will meet for luncheon April B at
the SpinkArms.
The pre-school age committee has
arranged an exhibit Of pictures for
children at the Pettis galleries, Mrs.
T. Victor Keene, chairman of the
committee, announces the exhibit
will open Monday afternoon and
will continue throughout the week.
The pre-school age committee in
cludes Mesdames Frank II. Streight-
off, II. Victor Keene, Pierre Good
rich, Walter Lewis. Richard Lieber,
Misses Leila Pointer, Faye Henley
and Sue Blassingham.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
DRUGGISTS TO
DANCE April 7
Patrons, PatroneSSeS Are
Announced.

A partial list of patrons and
patronesses for the dance of the
indianapolis Association Of Retail
Druggists at the Columbia Club,
April has been announced by Mark
Jett, general chairman, and Harry
j. Borst, president.
They are Messrs. and Mesdames
Kiefer Mayer, f. c. Dolmetsch, Ed
ward Cooney, Edward Harris, Harold
C. Antrim, Homer J. Williamson. j.
w. Antrim, c. J. Hill, Charles w.
Fields, Charles a. Reeves, Fl. r. DE
Wolf, Messrs. j. c.. Mueller. and
William Mooney.
The floor committee will include
Mark Jet, c. G. Mueller, John
Painter. II. J. Borst. w. c. Freund,
J. l.. Heider, Edward Ferger, j. c.
Head, George Schaub. w. A. Oren,
j. p. Fritz, J. B. Wade. c. W. Fried
man, j. w. Clark, John Steeg, Rex
Rudical, e. c. Gottman. a. r. Light,
Norman Rawson. Ray Merschatt,
Bert Cole, p. II. Frink, l.. w.
Holmes, B. C. McCammon, A. L.
johnson, John Koehler, John Knox,
C. d. Rector. Ivan Chaplin, Fred
Huntington, B. NJ. Keene.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
THE ECSTASY OF INSPIRA-
TI0N

Through some provision Of
chance I became an errand girl in
a hat shop, and you can imagine my
joy when I was told to deliver a
hat to Nine. Rosario, the opera
singer.
II went to her house without the
slightest idea that 1 could see her,
but just to walk the steps her feet
had trod, and when was told to
take the hat up to Mdamas room,
/ was so excited I could hardly
walk.
"tThere 1 found Rosario sur
rounded with the greatest luxury.
Her room was something like 1 could
never imagine, but that had no
temptation for the little girl stand
ing there awe-struclz because she
was in the presence of a real opera
singer.
"TrembHng, I held out the box to
the maid. 1 could not have spoken
had 1 died for it.
''Afterward 1 still stood by the
door, forgotten by the diva as we'll
as her maid. Presently she began
to sing. First almost to herself, but
finally her glorious voice filled my
heart with ecstasy. I crept nearer
and nearer until I was kneeling at
her feet. She must have felt me
there kissing the toe to her little
satin slipper, for she said:
What ees it? Why do you KEGS
my slipper
81 don't know I stammered, 'un-
sing
You have heard me sing in
opera, my child?'
"'No, but 1 have just heard you
SINCE here
Il suspect Madame Rosario had
never had such sincere tribute paid
to her voice, for she said:~
ct will sing for you, my child.
Immediately the whole room was
filled with that glorious aria from
That's
"Of course at the time I didn't
know what 1t was, but I learned it
later.
and then, strange as it may seem,
for 1 was utterly unconscious Of it.
until Madame stopped abruptly,
was trying to follow her.
"'Child, child, eet ees you that hat
a voice. she said.
ooh, 1 did not mean to. For
give me! I did not know what I
was doing
TIN glad you did it, for you
must learn TO sing. You must let
nothing, nothing, my child stand
in the way of making it possible for
you TO give that voice to the world.
Madame Rosario did not know
what she was doing to the child.
took her words literally, and that's
why I'm crying tonight"
CODuri0ht, 1926. NEA Serrjcc
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