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ECONOMY AND" TAXES
THERE ARE TWO parts to econ
omy. The first requisite is the
cutting off of all needless expendi
ture. The second is the provision for
wise expenditures. There are some
things which it is extravagant to fail
to provide for, a fact which Is often
forgotten in the framing of public
appropriations.
The voting of a fund to aid the re
tirement of the county's outstanding
warrant indebtedness belongs in the
latter class. The. amount which is
floated in warrants and which there
Is no fund to meet, amounts to about
$350,000. The interest on this sum'
approximates $60 a 'day, more in
every twenty four hours than a good
many taxpayers earn in the course of
a week.
The redaction of this amount re
ouirea also that the county court
adopt a policy which will prevent the
issuing of unpayable warrants except
when there is the (best justification
for such action. The practice of over-
Issuing road district funds is already
being discontinued as much as possi
ble.
No provision for a sinking fund to
retire the warrants now outstanding
is made in the 1923 budget. But the
budget committee did not increase the
levy although six per cent additional
could have been added under the
statutes. The county court however,
is to ask that the additional percent
age be levied and that this fund
amounting to about $30,000 be ap
plied to reduce the county debt.
The taxpayers who will attend the
budget meeting on the 30th. desire
to cut the imposts. Admittedly taxes
are high, but there is more to be con
sidered than the problem of lopping
off appropriations. Provision to re
duce tha interest toeing paid on the
warrants already drawn is an effects
ual way of securing a desired de
crease.
At the same time, a general warn
ing to the people who attend the ses
sion is not out of place. There are
certain things the administration re
quires which must not be imposed up
on. Last year two deputies were cut
from the court house force. A double
error was made. The deputies were
indispensible and had to be hired by
the county court notwithstanding the
action at the meeting. Then too, the
budget committee did not reduce the
levy by its action, as it made provis
ion only for the returning of the
money for the hire of the deputies
back into the emergency fund and
placed the amount at the disposal of
the court. The action affected taxes
not one iota.
Budget making is a governmental
function which should be removed
from sudden flights. of popular fancy.
Mapping of a financial program takes
both understanding and care. The
move made this year to secure the
attendance of a majority of sane re
sponsible business men should bear
fruit. ' Those interested in the coun
ty's welfare will attend and stamp out
the control of a meeting by the rad
ical element of so important a situation
out. Condemnation is the only course.
It is easy to say that all of the rest
are equally guilty. But with them it
has not yet been proven, and public
opinion shoal J not censure on hear
say. The sentencing of Arbuckle to exile
was not for disciplinary purposes.
That part of the action wag in. the
hands of the courts, and they decreed,
justly or unjustly, that the man should
go free. The fat man was banned be
cause his type is in reality distaste
ful not to say detrimental to the pub
lic. After all, what America desires
from motion pictures is dean whole
some enjoyment and something of a
sprinkling of erudition. Arbuckle
could supply neither. His appearance
today would only fill a certain sordid
curiosity, the satisfaction of which is
productive of no temporary or lasting
'benefits.
It is to b expected that his films.
will attract some attention, but it will
be a sad indictment against American
ideals if within a short period he is
not banned by the same public over
whom Mr. Hays not long ago shed
crocodile tears. Ultimately the vox
populi will succeed where the ex-post,
master failed.
Borrowed Comment.
What Editors of State and National
Papers Have to Say.
Just think of it! Dividends 100 per
cen clip! he farmer, the truck own
er and the average citizen who use
either fuel or motor oil or both, fur
nish the juice for these delightful
melons. John D. and his associates
do the squeezing. The public kicks
ibut goes on exchanging juice for
rinds- Oregon, tity Banner-Courier.
Now and then I hear said, by those
with heads big as tube and brains
small as fleas, that the editor is afraid
to publish certain news. Not on your
life, lie f is not afraid. He merely
knows more about the alleged news,
and, being mostly untrue, he does not
publish it. Klamath Falls Herald.
CLEAN THE STREETS
nPHE TWENTY EIGHTH of
this
Whatever quarrel, political or "so
cial may be raging around the
schools, it should never be allowed
to permeate or interfere with their
regular operation. A community
where such a state of affairs can de
velop is In a bad way. La Grande
Observer.
The Poets' Corner.
Songs and Sonnets From the Pens
' of .Modern Writers.
month, Oregon City will play the
host to more than 15,000 people who
are expected to come here for the
opening of the new Willamette river
.bridge. There are a number of im
portant matters to toe arranged in con
nection with the affair, so many in
fact, that some of the mere details
are apt to he overlooked.
M. D. Latourette, chairman of the
general committee, has especially ask
ed the city to see that the streets
are clean. The condition of the
thoroughfares is very 'often a matter
When the roll is called up yonder
on men of Portland who have earned
a place nearest the throne, we have
an idea that the name of Eric Hauser
will lead all the rest. Every year he
feeds the Portland newsboys a big
turkey dinner with all the fixings.
Corvallis Gazette-Times.
A man who suffered a fall up at
The Dalles the other day lost a whole
year from his memory as a result.
Shucks! That's nothing! Many a wo
man loses ten years from her memory
of comment among strangers, and I without even stumbling. Eugene Reg-
when a number of them are to be en
tertained here, some provision should
be made to was Oregon City's muni
cipal floor on the evening before the
event,
PATTY AND THE FILMS
"DOSCOE ARBUCKLE is going back
to tne silvershset. With the Al
batros of a year's standing removed
by Christmas forgiveness the comed
ian who turned unwittingly to tragedy
" is ' to again court the favor of the
theatre.
The "pardon" o Arbuckle has done
two distinct things for motion pic
tures. It has marred public faith in
the desire of the producers to cleanse
the back-stage of the cinema and has
rather definitely portrayed the same
producers' ideas of what the public
desires.
If Arbuckle was guilty a year ago,
sufficient to warrant his being barred
from the pictures, he is guilty today.
The passage of a brief period has no
bearing upon the nature of his of
fense nor his responsibility for the
crime which required three juries for
his acquittal. Arbuckle was sent into
the discard upon the austensible
theory that the people would not ac
cept as art that which possessed an
unmistakable tinge of immorality.
The pardon will not affect Ar
buckle's attitude toward life- A sin
gle year could not have changed him.
The brief time should not change pub-
lie opinion so as to condone an of
fense which a few brief months ago
brought full measure of censure.
So ready a reprieve upon the part
of the new movie "czar" will dull gen
eral appreciation of the salutary con
trol which he is presumed to exert
upon the industry. Whatever the fact
iray be, the move has been a grevious
one in the public eye. It seems patent
that the original sentence was only
for show, the obvious thing under the
circumstances, given with the reser
vaton that it was to be of short dur
ation despite its advertised endur
ance. .
In support of Arbuckle's return, the
accusation is made . that the once I
famed comedian is no worse than the
rest of the actors, and that he is only
a single figure in a corrupt colony.
This has little to do with the case.
If Arbuckle was at fault, his pardon
would amount to the condoning of
all other immoral tendency upon the
part of his colleagues.
IN THE CRISIS
THE WILLINGNESS of the county
iiirl tra tr -o Ir a nirnt fha n tcrrvt
tions relative to the improvement of
the south end road, lifts a consider
able weight from the civic and com
mercial organizations of the city
which for tn past year and a half
have attempted to solve the problem.
The efforts of the most influential
men in Oregon City have been direct
ed toward the completion of the high
way and the current disagreement is
perhaps somewhat due to the lonf
period which, the negotiations have
covered.
The coming month will probably be
the most vital in the entire proceed
ing. In the change of the personnel
of the highway commission will be
either the success or failure of the
project to finish, the road, depend
ing on whether or not the proper at
titude Is exhibited by those here who
are interested In the settlement.
County Judge Cross modestly takes
the credit for the successful comple
tion of various road-building deals
with the state, and despite his failure
to get some of the most important
agreements down on paper has con
sented to Carry the south end road
plans to termination if he is not hin
dered by interference from the citi
zens in general.
The Live Wires of the commercial
club, more active on the road question
than any other organization, have
withdrawn their committees to give j
the judge an unchallenged field. The ,'
hopes of the county and the munici
pality will go with Cross, to speed
toward success his efforts to solve
the knotty tangle over which the
brains of this community have
scratched their collective heads in
vain.
ister.
. By Martha Haskell Clark
Who has not loved a little child, he
knows not Christmas Day
The wondered, breathless waking
through fir-sweet morning gray,
White tropic forests on the pane
against the dawn-streaked skies.
The awe of faith unhesitant in lifted
childish eyes;
The spluttered, spicy, teasing joy of
kitchen-fragrance sweet,.
The sting of frost upon his face, the
snow-creak 'neath his feet;
The swish of runners, song of bells,
the laughing-echoed call
From drifted hilltops, sparkling
white; the blue sky folding all;
The holly-berried table top, the feast
ing and the fan.
With Christmas ribbons strewing all
until the day is done;
The hush of candle-lighting time, the
hearth-flame flickered red.
The warm soft clasp of clinging hands
up shadowed sairs to bed;
The crib-side talk that slacks and
stills on stumbled drowsy note.
The love that stings behind your eyes,
and catches in your throat;
The hope, the fears, the tenderness,
the Mary-prayer you prayer
Who has not loved a little child, he
knows not Christmas Day.' .
Scribner's.
The Office Cat.
By Junius.
POEMS
The mother-in-law has always pre
dominated among the jokes; therefore
no one but the Princess Hermine's
children can realize what a joke a
father-in-law can be. Chicago Journal
of Commerce. ;
After ten months consideration the
Supreme Court has decided that a Jap
is not a white man. Wonder how long
it would take them to decide that a
bird-dog is not a rabbit. Nashville
Southern Lumberman.
Old-fashioned statesmen must pine
for the days when the winter of a
war would win something else in addi
tion to the war.- North Adams Herald.
La Follette is said to be one of the
militant group in the Senate. Well,
time was when the Senator wasn't so
militant as some of the rest of us.
Dallas News.
Of course it is none of our business,
hut it does seem as if young John
D. in advising people not to buy auto
mobiles is sort of crabbing father's
business. New York Tribune.
The Turk has always been called
the Sick Man of Europe. How lucky
he is an invalid. In perfect health
what a pest he might become. Red
mond Spokesman.
After all, there was nothing very re
markable about the senate giving a
lady a seat. .Most any bunch of men
would do that. Except in a streetcar.
Albany Democrat-
The President call for an "Educa
tion Week". Wasn't Election Week
sufficiently educational? Brooklyn
Eagle.
By George Elliston
BRIMMING CUP
My Cup of Happiness filled up
Filled up to its clean round rim
With youth and love, oh, wonder cup
They bubbled over the brim.
But I was afraid to drink afraid
Of life and poverty
I was betrayed by my fears -betrayed
And my cup was lost to me.
Once more my cup is full once more,
After the long, long years;
But wisdom and gold are now its store
And my drink is salt for tears.
PARTING OF THE WAYS
We come to parting of the ways
whose lives love once bound up to
gether For all of time, but now naught stays
Of that close tie but memory.
And strangest of sad things, my hart
Is empty of all feeling now;
Complaisant, as we go apart,
Bankrupt of all emotions' wealth
And yet my mind knows this always,
Though love is dead and at an end.
That which was yon oh, strange
amaze
Is mine unchanged for all of time.
What each of us will be, remains
Our own but those dead years are
fixed :
In what we build the soul retains
The you and me of yesterdays.
Changing Moods.
SEASONABLE JOB
Settlement Worker What makes
our husband look so worried, Mrs.
Mixer?
Mrs. Mixer- He's dreadin the time,
ma'am when he'll have to go back to
work.
Settlement Worker Whom does he
work for and what does he do, Mrs.
Mixer?
Mrs. Mixer He works for the Sal
vation Armjy, ma'am. He Santa
Clauses.
WHY THEY LEAVE THE FARM
I left my dad, his farm, his plow,
Because my calf became his cow;
I left my dad 'twas wrong of course
Because my colt become his horse,
I left my dad to sow and reap
Because my lamb became his sheep;
I dropped my hoe and stuck my fork
Because my pig became his pork,
The garden truck I made to grow
Was his' to sell and mine to hoe.
Thft young schoolma'am) who re
ceived her first check recently, now
knows-the meaning of that large, airy
feeling which makes one want to hop
in and pay off the national debt
It is reported that Henry Ford was
fined for speeding through a town
in flew York. He was riding in an
automobile.
When I was born, I cried while all
around me smiled. I am trying to so
live, that when I die, I can smile
while all around me cry The Office
Cat,
RHYMES OF THE WANT iAD MAN
There was a man in our town
And he was wondrous wise.
He tried a News ad, and found
It paid to advertise.
The Book Corner.
By C. E. G.
From The Pulpit
Sermon by Rev. Caradoc Morgan,
Congregational Church.
MAGAZINES FOR CHILDREN
By Norma Daniel Arant
What is more appropriate for the
Children's Christmas than subscrip
tions to the best juvenile magazines?
The appreciation of such a gift is in
creased if the gift-card is accompan
ied by a copy of the Christmas num
ber of the chosen magazine, for the
seasonal copy can be enjoyed at once,
and it gives a foretaste of' what Is to
come each month of the new year.
. Children delight in receiving mail,
and it Is a joy to see their eyes shine
as they say, "O, goody, goody, John
Martin's Book has come"; even the
baby soon learn to echo, "Good-dy.i
good-dy" ,and will share the maga-j
The Meaning of Christmas.
(Concluding part of sermon.)
Consider what changes have taken
place In the life and movements of the
world since the birth of the Christ
Child.
At his birth human slavery was uni
versal. Women were men's slaves
and not their companions. Innocent
and beautiful children were sold in
public places. Human life was value
less, he strong survived, the weak
perished. The slaughter of the inno
cent was a national pastime. Rome's
corruption outclassed the vice of So
dom. Pompeii's, immoralities over
shadowed the sins of Gommorah. Eat.
drink, and be merry was the prevail-
zine if allowed to. Before each four! ing philosophy. True, the first cen-
And when he saw the good results
with all his might and main.
He went to the Enterprise office
And advertised again.
weeks ends, one hears, "Must be
about time for St. Nicholas. Wonder
why it doesn't come"; and one feels
a glow of satisfaction when the son
looks up from his magazine and ex
claims, "My! but I certainly do en
joy this Youth's Companion!"
Good reading is of inestimable val
ue to children. It enriches the
child's whole nature, developing the
mind, increasing the knowledge,
broadening the sympathies, deepen
ing the understanding, refining the
taste, raising the ideals, and strength
ening the character to an unmeasur
able degree. A love of good reading
should be fostered in children who
are not naturally inclined to enjoy it, I
for, otherwise, they miss much of joy j
and true worth. For those children.
who by nature are avid readers, it
is of great importance that truly good
rading material always is within their
reach, as they will read, if they have
it, the best, if not, anything at hand.
It is a good plan for the children of
several families to exchange various
magazines. Besides lt9 practical side,
this method has a distinct social
value, as it teaches the children co
operation, Qhoughtfulness of others ; of heaven. The
and the Joy of sharing, and the artj kingdom of God.
of receiving-graciously.
i From a list of forty or more juve
, nile magazines of various kinds and
varvinr deerreea of mialitv nnlv a. fw
Whisky is an alcoholic distillation, j of tnQ bo described ln an
Hootch is a compound of hell-fire,! artiCle of this length. This short list
camphire, and mule-heel! doeg not eXclude other magazines of
r ' merit, but it does include those whose
We know one who has a shot gun in excellence is assured. For this rea-
her hope chest son it -will be not so much an intro-
00 j duction to new friends as a removal
It is said that a big business is go- of acquaintance with eld ones.
" "-"- in ittle FOIKS (15C a CODV. 51.50 a
tury produced some great men, but
in the whole, its vices outweighed its
virtues.
But the birth of Jesus was an epoch
which marks a new dawn in the his
tory of the world. It was the turning
point of two eras. It was the begin
ning of a new social order which
placed Jesus upon the world's throne
as the master of man and the ideal
of his life. The song of the angels
"Peace on earth, good-will toward
men" proclaims the most tremendous
fact in the world's history. And the
concensus of opinion of the Wise
Men of today is, that, the birth, of
Jesus represents the most significant
fact connected with the life and move
ments of the world.
With the birth of Jesus came the
birth of human liberty, freedom of
conscience, and the bond of brother
hood. Human life was clothed with
a new meaning. Human nature was
touched with the divine. Happiness
became a common heritage. Marriage
was i sanctified. Slavery denounced.
Woman was proclaimed man's equal.
The child became the father of the
man. The home became the vestibule
world became the
The influence of the life of Jesus
upon the past 19 centuries cannot be
over estimated
He has given to mankind a religion
which has become world-wide in its
extent, incomparable in its achieve
ments, and eternal in its duration. It
has become a religion of the people,
for the people, and by the people. His
contemporaries saw their followers
struggling with systems of philoso
phies which bound them as slaves of
tradition, divided them into castes,
crippled them with creeds, discour-
balls made to carry intoxicating liq-1 veaP Ralem. Mass.l is a wholesome.
uor. Thlg is a good way of training ; entertaining monthly magazine for j aged them with dogmas, and fettered
uie piayer m iieey ms eye on tne uaii. ; very yoUng children.
OO I RanJ-MfT'tfnllv J6- "! fUf Smith
them with formulas. Their God was a
jealous God whose rule was as iron
and whose laws were inexorable. But
Jesus, in the majesty of his manhood,
and the strength of his character, tore
down the walls of partition, and with-
"And what time did the robbery : ciark Street, "Chicago, recently re-es-take
place?" asked the lawyer. "I tablished Child Life, the first number
think" began the witness. j being issued In March, 1922. This is
"We don't care what you think," j a bright, fascinating monthly for
saia me lawyer we warn io Know, yoUng children, colorful with its fair- out fear or insult, proclaimed') the
what you know." j es end many attractive pictures. J world that the jealous God of yester-
"Then, I might as well get down. john Martin's Book, John Martin's day is the loving Father of today and
off the stand," said the witness, "1 i House , 33 West 49th Street, New forever The throne which was fear-
can i uiik. wimoui immune; im , York, is a delightful and wonderfully ed for its nronouncements of iudg
helpful monthly magazine for the "en
tertainment, instruction, and thought
guidance of children from three 'to
ten yars of age." The well-balanced
contents include nature tales, myths,
fables, verse, wholesome fun, and
stories of real literary value. It de-
lawyer."
A mosquito is a great screen actor
and he always gets by.
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OFFER REJECTED
She I cannot marry you, but
give you a place in my heart. liberately eliminates baby talk, ideas ' was considered in the past is now
He No thanks, I don't care for of fear, death, killing, and allusion to ' looked forward to with cherished
ment became the seat of mercy and
forgiveness. The Judge who knew all,
and repented nothing, became the Me
diator who is touched with man's in
firmities. Man's' fear of his own fate
"was lost in a blessed hope in the fu-.
tur. The golden age which hitherto
crowds.
The divorce evil depends largely in
the point of view In Vaneouveri
Washington, during the past year
there have been 2280 marriage li
censes granted and only 121 divorces
started.
Judging from the reports of the
Ford Motor company one arrives at
the same conclusion as from viewing
life. "One born every minute" is a
conservative estimate.
Probably, what saved the Portland-
er who fell three stories onto the
cement pavement without breaking
any bones was that he was washing
the windows of an insurance office.
If the sculptors keep on making
statues of Abraham Lincoln soon no
body will know how Lincoln looked.
Atchison Globe.
Among the distressing consequences
of the cold snap must be included the
epidemic of flapping galoshes. Eu
gene Register,
A few more of these confounded
"No parking" signs, and we'll demand
hangar3 in the air for the flivver.
Oregon Journal.
The member of the University of
California faculty who kidded a bandit
out of holding her up is a concrete
example of the value of an academic
education.
Stanislau Woljciechowski has been
elected president of Poland. It takes
nerve for even a diplomat to say "I
told you so."
The Cleveland woman who mis
placed her baby while she was Christ
mas shopping wasn't doing her
Christmas shopping early.
Too many husky young bopefuls fol
low brilliant careers in baseball to
sallies into the realm of the highball.
Oregon Journal.
Automobile prices are being slash
ed again. After awhile we may all be
able to live within our incomes if
this thing keeps- up. Eugene Guord.
We must get over the idea in Am
erica that murder Is just a sort of
skittish display of animal spirit.
Redmond Spokesman.
The first snow 6f the season was a
total failure. It was too much for
the old folks and not enough, for the
youngsters. Eugene Register.
Mr. Bean is to be acting governor
In the absence of Roy Rittner. This
is as near as the speaker will ever
get to the gubernatorial chair.
Mistletoe is too expensive in Chi
cago and holly is being substituted
for the same purpose. The idea is
you get stuck either way.
"Railroads Warned" Against Grant
ing Favors" reads a headline in the
Journal. Since when did they need
to take that precaution?
' Hair tonic now gets results, which
is a lot more than could be said of
some of it before Prohibition. New
York American.
Europe could easily liquidate her
indebtedness to the United States if
it could be done with liquids. Cleve
land Commercial.
Bonar Law says America found her
soul in the war. If he means the Rev
olutionary War, he's right. New York
Tribune.
POEMS
By Swami Paramananda
WORDLESS SONG
My heart sings a strange, unknown
song.
But never can I hear the words.
Its music soothes my soul to rest
Yet the words remain ever unheard.
My heart sings it alone in stillness,
this the wordless song.
LIFE OF MY LIFE
Why do they call Thee inscrutable,
O Thou Life of my life?
Why do they call Thee unknowable,
O Thou Soul of my soul?
Why do they call Thee unthinkable,
O Thou Heart of my heart?
Is is for my lack of knowledge that
" Thou are come to me in this
garb of simplicity?
Is it to help the helpless that Thou
hast made Thyself known to
this lowly heart?
I think of Thee not as unthinkable
and vast, but as my own, before whom
I am not . in fear, but full of tender
love.
SOUL '
Whence my soul? What my soul?
"I know not all its profound mys
teries;
But I know that Thou are in my soul,
I know this in my dreaming;
I know this in my sleeping;
I know this in my walking
That Thou are my very life
Today, tomorrow, aeons hence
And forevermore!
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HIDDEN
"Does she dress well?"
"I dunno; I never watcher her."
j the "stork idea." It teaches the hopes. Man is encouraged to turn his
j beauty of Christmas rather than faCe to the future for there the crown
; about Santa Claus. It instils whole-' Df life lies, and to aim at nothing
; some ideaa of play, manners, ethics, less than "Be ye also perfect even as
the dark, etc., emphasizing the truths : your Father in Heaven is perfect",
j through beautiful poems. The Chub- i The changes which have . taken
bies teach lessons of behavior, being j place in the morals of society, in the
A GOOD SIGN
Small boy (on arrival at country similar to the well-known Goops, only, I thoughts of men, and in the life of
cottage) Mummy, where is the bath-, instead of showing how not to be- i the world in general, can be traced
room? 'have the cheerful Chubb ies do the I historically to the birth of the Christ
Mother There isn't any bathroom, kind, thoughtful things, a positive child,
dear. . ' presentation that is of decided advan- j Among one of the greatest Christ-
Small Boy Good! This is going to; tage in child-training. Two outstand-; mast gifts Jesus brought to this
be a real holiday.
Leave It to Portland never to be
outdone. Now she jumps onto page.
one with a majer murder mystery.
Despite Mr- Hays it is still
To overlook .'that nobody loves a fat man.
true
his patent crime were to wink at
whatever other vices might exist in! Christmas will soon be over. Enter
the dark. Arbuckle has been found I the January coal bill.
We aren't in sympathy with the
move for a third paiiy; we have al
ready two parties in excess of our
real needs. Columbia Record.
The coal miners and operators must
be bitterly disappointed. The strike
advanced prices only about a quarter
a ton. New York Tribune.
We certainly ought to make Eng
land pay an entertainment tax on Am
bassador Harvey. New York Tribune.
I BLESS MY FATE
I shall always remain ignorant, that
Thou, all-wise One, may ever
guide me ;
I shall always remain a helpless child,
that Thou, mighty Spirit of the
universe, may ever protect me.
I thank my fate that keeps me ignor
ant of many things, so I may
know naught else but One.
I bless my fate that keeps me un-
grown, so I may cling to Thee
alone.
ECHO OF THY VOICE
They think me mad, for now I sing
only one song,
The song that Thou hast taught me.
It never grows old to my ear.
At times I catch the echo of Thy voice
in my song,
Then my madness grows with joy ,
Ana I sing again and again,
Not to hear my own voice,
But to catch the echo of Thy voice ln
my song. Soul's Secret Door.
HOW ABOUT IT
When knighthood was in flower
Each damsel got a seat,
She didn't have to glower
Or tire her dainty feet.
To see a nice girl stand
Is very sad, indeed.
What of the knightly band?
Has knighthood gone to seed?
ing characteristics of this magazine I earth was the gift of human brother-
l are: 1, the natural blending of rever- hood.
! ence for God and His truth with ev-j Jesus found himself in a world
: eryday life, by means of beautiful ! that had no hospitals, churches, char-
prayers and well-slected psalms.
j There is nothing didactic or dogmatic,
merely the attitude that religion is a
itable institutions, Sunday schools,
public schools, Yourtg People's So
cieties. Temperance Societies . nor
natural part of each day, as it should j welfare organizations. He saw thai
be ; 2, the teaching of a love for good j the world's great need was brother
books as truly precious things and , hood, and to meet that need he gave
real friends to be cherished. Their; to mankind its greatest mandate
bookplates cultivate a pride of owner-' "Help one another." The foundation
of human brotherhood lies iat the
heart of this mandate. It is the one
thing which has made possible the
spread of charitable institutions, the
establishment of free education, fra
ternal protection in sickness and
death, in fact, everything which en-
ship and care, of books- They give
Neither Sambo or Rastus could j special guidance in reading, and are
read the time of day or anything: generous in their personal help with
else but Sambo had a nice big In-1 children and parents. Through charm
gersoll which he exhibited with a j ing letters and messages, "John Mar
great air of superiority. tin" maintains a rare personal touch,
"What time am It?" said Rastus. I so that each child feels that "J. M."
Sambo hesitated and then extended is ms rriena. inis happy, wholesome ables mankind to move onward to
the timepiece, saying: "Dar she am." j children's friend, entertainer, and higher standards of living and-think-
Rastus looked at it carefully and guide is well worth the price, 40c a ing. This mandate mean3 more to
said: "Dam if she ain't." I copy, $4.00 a year. the world today than ever before The
OH, YOU DON'T SAY! i The American Boy, (142 Lafayette growing desire on the part of nations
"My dear, I'm sorry I couldn't see ' Blvd., Detroit. Mich.) is 20c a copy, to form themselves into a League of
you when you called, but I was just $2.00 a year. It is intended to inter- Nations to help one another is evi-
havlng my hair washed." est boys from twelve to twenty years dence of this fact, he recent confer-
"Yes, and the laundries are so slow of age. It Is interesting and vigorous ence at Washington for the reduc-
about returning things, too." ; It states its alms as follows: tion of armaments, the societies for
Accuracy in presentation of facts of the promotion of peace and goodwill,
j geography, natural science, history, the resolutions of individuals and na-
, business, or human relationships; in- tional organizations for a better un-
j culcation of good literary standards; derstandinsr. a deener trust and j
The best girl In the neighborhood portrayal of heroes who set fine ex- stronger fraternal spirit marks i&e
ampies, lounaing or- principles of upward trend of humanity to accept
j good business and of high ideals of the mandate of the Master: "Help
; athletics. ; one another."
j St Nicholas is published by The! Men, in increasing numbers, are be-
i-eniury o., concord, N. H. The ginning to see that "peace on earth,
writer of this article believes in em- j good will toward men" comes as they
phasizing the Christmas Spirit; but ; help one another. We are our broth
who can resist the appeal of jolly, ers keeper as much as we are our
kindly St- Nicholas as he appears on own. The welfare of other individuals
the cover of the Christmas number of, is inseparably conneebxi with a.
Eschew short skirts, avoid the dance, his namesake, or the many excellent ' welfare of our own All are branches
Abhor the naughty, flirty glance, - . things always found on the pages of of the tree of life aiw donprndont
And run from everything in pants this magazine? With the department on the same source for sustenance
. T-w t . . i-i. ; I . . . ...
I do. v. buuui luujieaia cmuuren up inia interpretation or life bas been
to high school age. The stories are! slowly gaining ground throuirh the
THE GOOD (GIRL
My mother says I must be good-
I am
I am;
She says I must be neat and trim
As well as modest, prudish, prim.
As proper as a gospel hymn
I am;
She says I must behave myself ,
I do;
Leave bad books resting on the shelf.
I do:
I mustn't do a thing amiss character-drawings of the best work-
I don t. " mansnip; the articles bring informa-
I mustn't spoon, hold hands or kiss tion from all over the world; the
I don't; j steicnes, verse, illustrations, and
Henry Ford forgot two million dol-: photographs are very good. The Let-
lars he had deposited In a Canadian ter Page is interesting, oten having
bank until his Private Secretary call- letters from for countries as well as
ed his attention to it "What we need from various states of our own. The
Is a private secretary." 1 . " (Continued on rage 6
ages, it is receiving new impetus
today as men are arousing themselves
from the .stupor into which a world
war threw them. The law of service
is being recognized as the law of
right living, and man serves his- God
best as he serves his fellow man. The
realization of this fact was Jesus'
Christmas gift to the world.