Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 43, Number 15, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 6 December 1923 — Page 6

CHERRY IJLOSSOM f“\NCE on a hranch of a olierrv tre-c* t}j ere was under the. soft' hark hidden a little Cheery Blossom Waiting for the time to come when it could go out in its fi retry j ink and white gown and show itself t< the world-. 4 There were; of course, many of these little blossoms, but this particular Blossom did not like she wanted to go at once. So one soft warm morning: she •peeped out, “Oh, it is summer already," she cried. “I knew it must be time, and here are all of my sisters sitting inside waiting. I shall he the Ttfrst to show the color of our new gowns. “If I wait;jiDllk-ili-o- others appear who is to admire me: We till will be

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Out She Threw Her Pretty Skirts. admired together. I shall not wait for them; I want—to- be admired all alone." , So this foolish little Cherry Blossom came; out the nest day in the sun. She did not-flirt out her skirts at first, for it was not quite as warm as she had thought. - Gentle Breeze floating by stopped to speak to her. "I am afraid you are too early. Cherry Blossom,” he said. "My brother, North Wind, has not gone home yet; tie is only napping for a day or two, resting for his long journey to his home up North. “He will be back here before lie leaves for good, and I hope he will not catch you. Why did you come out so early? Not one of your sisters is here." “I was tired-* of waiting,” replied Cherry Blossom, '"and so would you be if you had been shut up in the bouse all winter with never a chance to' peek outside.” “Better go'back and wait a little longer,” warned Gentle Breeze as be Wafted away. But Cherry Blossom did not take the warning, for the next day the stin was wanner and out she threw her pretty skirts for everyone to admire. - But that night how sorry she was that she did not heed the warning of

y ”{ A LINE O’ CHEER • By John Kendrick Bangs. ? THE MAIN POINT •'' ■ . • j TT IS a Job of wondrous worth ? I X To *o forth to reform the \ i * earth. • with-TPspFw i lffr -4 ? To folks who tackle tasks like * I that - i # Especially if efe thev roam i t They’ve,cleaned up everything at • f home. • * <© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) 1 .•A-* *•’ *

Right Thing U y u-jusqi the Right Time

SETTING 2V TABLE, The virtue in most request Is conformity.—Emerson. IT DOESN’T t.nke-a hit longer to set a table'ln the way that has been genejnlly agreed In this country to he the ®most attractive and convenient wav limn it th>es in a wav Unit Indicates that you are indifferent and careless. . It may not seem like a matter of vital Importance whether you put the butter plate at the right side or nt the left, or whether the water glass Is plneetl just beyond the forks nr the knife. And perhaps It Isn’t vital, hut the way that has been .decided upon Is really most convenient. Anyway, since the water glass .s usual;..' placed at the right, nt the tip of the knife, and the butter plate at tlie left, at the end of the fork, we are used to It that way and we associate-that way with tlie carefully set table and the well-run-household. When 1 -lives and ‘orks arc crossed over the plates and Hie plater nre turned downward on the tablecloth 1 , the spoons kept In a sponnhnlder and n little dish of toothpicks Is In tlie middle of the table, we linmedhitely have the wrong sort of Impression. We nre firejudlced from the start... Remember that it Is eustomiiry to have the napkin 'plneetl at -he left of the pints., although nt fmflnl dinners gometlim-s It Is placed i-n the plate

“Gentle —Breeze, for the sight wind grew chilly arid by and by along came North Wind for. a farewell trip and he nipped little Cherry Blossom so hard that the next day when the sun came out there she was all ‘ withered. “ Boor little Cherry .Blossom would novel —ho a cherry now, ami when it was time for her sisters to come >Olll in their pretty new gowns she had to wear an Old brown dress and cling close to the bark of the limb where she lived. . Then. later she had to see her sisters in their beautiful red “di-C'sses which she -could not ' wear. and. slip had plenty of time to think over iiW silly she had been not to wait patiently, as. they did. for the warm days to eoiiie, instead of hurrying out ahead of ihem that she might have all the admiration for- lierseif. The next year she was wiser and staved tucked snugly in her winter bed until it was time for all of her sisters to put on their..summer 1 clothes, and you can; be certain that none of them. looked prettier titan t-he’ little Cherry-Blossom who the summer before wore mi old faded dress all the season. ( by McClure Newspaper Syndicjyt*’ )

Whats in a Name?”

MILDRED MARSHALL

KATHERINE

LIKE Mary, the charming name of Katherine, has an almost illimitable history, and its derivations and --contmctmus are endless. It signifies pure, since it was first borne by n maiden martyr, whose name was chosen ns the center of an allegory of Intellectual religion. Katherine In Greek became Cathnrlnn in the Latin tongue. Going further hack, it can be found that this martyred Katherine was a virgin martyr of Alexandria, whose histo'ry is unknown. Some bis-'-torians credit her with h“<-Tng. the daughter of a king of Egypt hut tills contention c-innot he substantiated. However it is. Katherine’s purity atrd sanctity are unmistakable. The martyrdom of the original Kntherine is recorded In literature and art —the destruction of the wheels that were tn have torn her asunder; Tier I martyrdom by the sword, and the | translation of her body by angels to • Mount Sinai, at whose foot stands‘a | convent bearing her name where she. jis adored perpetually:: are nit familiar I themes to . the- riiasters of pen and i KrnMi - riis'sittp-frnnT -•ThM“giThTtfnrTtm the- practical, the fireworks called Catherine wheels are an allusion to | the instruments of,torture which.were destroyed by lightning anti the tiny I Brown bird know’n as the Kittywi-et) is so-called from association as her sacred bird. The crusaders brought home the story 'of Katherine's martyrdom and her name spread in fame throughout tite West. The Italians had a Santa ; Caterina of Sienna, whose influence j 011s potent during the Mid-lie ages, thus adding another link to.' 'Tie enum ! of sanctity which surrounds the name j of Katherine. / Another famous Katherine was the" countess of Sttlislmry. heroine of the Garter. Jqhn-of Gaunt had a tinllgll-

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that is set nt eaclt place, tite dinner roll being tucked between tlie folds of tlie napkin. .On some tables there is always an assemblage of condiment ‘bottles of'nil sorts, catsup, horseradish, tabasco sauce and mustard, all In their original containers and these, are p-aced on the table at every meal whether or not they :lire tin- right sort of condiment with the dishes.to he served. Now as much possible we should-keep the table free from :hew little oi-cessorles. Serve tlie right condiment, preferably In a dish that shows no sign of the manufacturer's name—with boiled beef u little mustard, with corned beef n bottle of catsup or chill sau-e, ncctiftling to tin- tastes of tlie fAt jily. If you have 'little or no service at table, then it is best to place more on tbe table than you would otherwise. ■T-he bread, freshly sliced, should.he set -on tlie table before th# men! Is t>egun. If tlye table Is long there should be two plates of bread. The glasses should !• filled Just before ,|ip diners are assembled and a carafe of cold wilier .limy he placed on the 1111110 to facilitate the a. plenlsTting of the glasses. This Is preferable n the water pitcher. Pf individual salts nud peppers are not provided then there, should,he one placed hetwetfn each two places toward the cen'cr ~yf tjij... table. > , . • t; tiy MeCiurplNcwititlper SynUtcft-r.)

Lillian Rich

I -Well known in England as a musical comedy star, Lillian Rich, prominent ("movie" star in America,, not so long (ago was associated with Sir Harry | Lauder. In America she has gained much fame in big features, one of j which was a racing melodrama, scenes for which were taken at the track in Louisville, Ky„ when the Derby was run.

FACTS about jlour name; it’s kistor?; meaning; whence it Was deri-Oed; significance; your lucks. and jewel

-ter, who, us queen of Castlile, made Caterina a favorite In Spain whence It was returned to England with Katherine of Aragon. Catherine de Valois, l queen of Henry V, brought it to France. Several of the of the much-married Henry VIII bore the name of Catherine. Kathleen. Kitty and Kate are names of individual charm, yet they spring from Katherine and are really only translations, diminutives and m---trirctions of that most popular of feminine names. No name is more universal'than Katherine and her _ynrious dertvntlves; partly from association. The graceful Kathleen originated In Ireland, after Kath-ruie had bertfine established In "England. It is an adap- | tatlon of the old Ossinnic Cntldln Hneaning TTg “beam of the wave” and i the name given to one of the stars.. -Kitty and Kate are old English names; which' stand on their own merits as individual names and are frequently given in baptism. Katie i-s the Scotch adaptation. 'Catherine, belonging absolutely 'tn_i England, has oven produced a masculine counterpart, Catherine. Catherin Bn vita, tile -famous historian, was s--cnlb-d sitree he was unfortunate enough to have Catherine de Medici for his grandmother. * In Italy, Santa Catherine Is a term 1, of'.derision for an old maid. Many I'hills have been named after Catherine, I the Votaress, of, Siena, and Ekaterin- ! burg was so-called in honor of the Rtts- - sinn empress: In France the niime is Catherine. | Catherine, Caton and Trinetto. In j Spain, we have Catalina. CatariSa is Italian, and Katherine, Kntchen', aE“>MTou.t7mTc(~ Kair tlnka | Russian. and Katrina and KoTine are 'Swedish, The Slovak adaptation is Katrina, .. . -The talismanie gem assigned to Katherine and her derivatives is the moss agate, which promises a bold heart and freedotfi from danger to Its wearer. It is atr i-Jfedlietit“itrtiulet to be worn ,bv travelers and signifies a journey wlten It is the subject of a dream.—Tuesday is Katherine's lucky day anil two’ her lucky number. Waller's charming poejn “Kitty Nell" 1 ig.fnnilHar to-every one: ( Sweet Kale! Who could view your bright eyes of-blue. . Beaming humldly through their dark lakhes so milc^— V- -r fair-turned arm. heaving breast. rounded form— '9 Nor. feel Id's, heart warm, and his pulser throb wildly? (© by ihe Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.) -■ O : ' Also, tn Other States. ‘lids Is* the opening sentence" from an essay on “South Carolina Statesmen," handed In by a high school gill “At first Smith—Carolina's statesmen distinguished themselves In dlplornney. I.ater, most of their at lent lon : was confined to politics.”—, Columbia (S? C.) Slate.

(Copyright, by McClure Syr.dlcete>'

THE NWTPAXEE ADVANCE-NEWS

Uncommon Sense. ♦ ♦

“STOP AND START” MEN cpHE incompetent locomotive engi- -*• neer is known' tu. Uurrailroad as a “stop and start" man. He can use tlte brake and the throttle; but he doesn't know how to- take care of his engine. .The “stop and start” man is- never given a good locomotive or an important train. Life and property are too valuable to be entrusted to ignorance. . . - To. run a locomotive a man need not have a technical education- or know ■how to build one. But he must have a good understanding of the principle of steam power, of the mechanism of the air-brake. And lie must, if he is worth his salt, kno’w how to care for his engine so that, while It is in his charge, it will be most efficient. Every /human being lives and moves in a machine far more cofliplicatod than the most modern locomotive. And ninety-nine men out of a hundred know no more about ttiis machine than tlte “stop and start" engineer knows about his locomotive. It is no wonder tluu so many human "locomotives spend so miich time in th--hospital repair stop.- or- break , dowi" and become worthless long before they should, flow it is constructed, how it should bo operated, what kind of fuel and bow much .of it is required for the best results —all those .are profound

Something to Think About By F. A. WALKER

IMAGINATION fN ALL that has. to do .with masterful effort and extraordinary achievement, there must first lie in the ntind of the prospective operator, an imaginative activityIn order to write a hook or. jt play It Is necessary in tie beginning of the work of either, to sc.-,our imagination to work, going carefully step by step over the plots and cl. ructera, and picturing them to the limit- 91 our ability as they appear when they make their obeisance to the jn.Mie, for whose en- : tertainment they inn been produced. This same principle applies to every form of labor, whether by the hand or ■ the brain, the nfiln or woman possessing the greater t..-wep of imagination having a decided advantage over those -who constantly ! re-to be told what to do and guided at every turning point. The artist first visions his picture before he mix!'.- his colors, end takes up liis brushes ; the architect sees in his mind the outward form and proportions of a 'building or a bfidge, prior to- making the preliminary 'sketches, and so. it goes at the start of everything, created. Without imaginative activity the world would oti retrograde Cities would become unsightly, thhre’ would be no nin-ie or art. no schools or colleges- not.l g.g to give inspiration ; -tty-tbe-yaaagJmil -urge them oh to sury jiitss their elders;- , ~ The force of will, unless It is supported by imagination, rarely accomplishes anything above the ordinary—never pens a poem that will go down

TTLottier’s Cook Book

There are not enough lovers of beauty among men. Not enough who want the green hill far away, who naturally ha disharmony and the greed, ugliness. restlessness cruelty, which are I i parents and children. —John Gals■worthy. ■ GOOD THINGS FOR THE FAMILY A NICE cake which Is not too exs* pensive and one which will keeii for some time is: California Pound Cake. Cream one-half pound of butter until light and white, ilien add. gradually, one-half pound of sugar and beat the two until frothy. Break into tlte mixture, one at.a time, five unbeaten eggs and heat each egg until It Is thorough ly incorporated before adding the next. The success of the onkt*depends upon the foregoing directions. Sift one pound of. flour with onc-hnlf teaspoonful of still; slightly warm the again ant! add in the butter. sugar and eggg alternately, with one cupful of any fruit Juice from canned fruit. Lastly, udd one cupful of each of the following, all chopped fine: Candled cherries, blanched almonds and candled peel. Grease and flour the cake pan. and hake In a slow oven for forty or fifty minutes. , Rhubarb Frappe. 801 l throe cupfuls of water and tyvo' capfuls of sugar ten minutes; add the Juice of one lemon and one quart of cooked rhubarb, strained through a colander; cool and freeze, l’our one

ißy JOHN BLAKE

mysteries, even to men Who can conjugate Latin verbs or know tlte names of the Roman emperors in their order. It is natural to desire long life. It is pleasant to look forward to a "greeti old age.” <' But these can he attained only by men who know enough about their bodily machinery to take care of it properly, and to keep it up to the work it is called upon to do. , It is not necessary or possible for everybody to., study medicine. But every man can, with little trouble learn something more than how to start atid how to stop his own machine. He can learn ItoW to feed it, hew to exercise it,, how to tell when 1 something is working wrong, and wlieti to call in the doctor, who i% the .technical engineer of the human railroad. If all men would do that there would' be far less work for tite hospitals—which are the "shops" for human locomotives, and tlie doctors .would find time to- learn more about preventive medicine, which is tlie most Important branch of medical science. (© by. John Blake.)

SCHOOL DAI]S

the ages, never chisels a.statue'whose "f( grace, and charm excite enduring ad- 1 oration, never writes a song-t int t . mil- 1 j Hops of people love to sing over and j over again long after the hand that j ' wrote it is turned to dust. | < The Pyramids, ihpse impressive 1 j monuments near Cairo, Egypt, on the ! west, side of the Nile, grew from : ( Imagination to Imperishable pilesr,-; which have excited the wonder and l ! admiration-of mankind for centuries. .| \ —"SV'lii'i'e there is;, no visinit," says the ; Book of Books, “the people perish."- ! If you arm blessed with an Tilingijfntive ihtnii, a conscious aiming at a ; result, give it fi'ee rein and tej. it lead. ! you where it will. (©. 11*23. by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) J

cupful of boiling water over one-half cupful of seedless raisins;' let stand thirty minutes; strain, cool and pour over the fritppe just before serving. Serve- with fish. Bran Bread. Measure a pint of warm water, blend with one yeast cake, stir in one quart of •flour and-beat hard to a smooth hatter. Cover and let rise in a warm place until light. Beat Into one-half

ONCE IS ENOUGH

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DAY BY DAY % • ‘ By DOUGLAS MALLOCH

O TEI* by step we walk ttie way, Stair by stair we climb, Day by day we live —today Makes tlie sum oftjtlTiie” All our yesterdays are done, , Witli their smile or, tear, AH our days-are only one— - " ” And that day is lure! Day by day, ns chip by chip Sculptors shape the stone. In tlie moment’s fellowship, In the hours alone, So we shape the thing we are. Not the tiling we seem, Whitt tlie yesterdays afar, What tomorrows gleam. Day by day! We carinot wait l-’or tomorrow. We -From the present, must,create All we are to be, „ What we. are to be depends On no future hour, But the hand that plants and tends Now* the.openihg flow’r. Day by day, we upward go. So we build tlie stair; Do today the. best you know. Building firm and fair. ' , They who conquer in the strife. They who win, are they Who, through every day of life, Do tlieir best Today! (© by -McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)

MEN YOU MAY MARRY: By E. R. PEYSER Has a Man Like This Proposed to You? Symptoms: Frowsy haired, behaved of women, adores ' adoration, unpunctual, Wears bow collars to the naked point, vests .with deep Vs. Music is his life and profession. You saw him nt a reception in his honor; Tie likes you because you nre not a bubbler or a babbler and, though liking admiration, he does get a bit fed up. ... IN FACT The Rapture club-is his doing and his undoing. Prescription for bride-to-be: Bea good carpenter and nail t\r_ Ids feet to the floor. Absorb This: SOLOS ARE SAFER THAN DUETS. A GOOD ACCOMPANIST IS A RARE FIND. {© by Me Cl lira Newspaper-Syndicate.)

cupful of lard one cupful of finq granulated sugar and two teaspoonfuls of salt. Add this to tlie yeast mixture and add four cupfuls of bran and one cupful of- seeded raisins. Bent again; grease two bread tins and pom- the mixture Into them. Let rise in a warm place and bake in a slow oven for an hour. Raisin and Rhubarb Pie. A nice combination for a pastry shell Is two cupfuls of rhubarb cooked with one-half cupful of raisins, thickened with a little flnti*; add butter and sugar; cover with the beaten whites of two eggs. The shell Is baked before the filling Is added. Brown, the meringue nnd serve cold. (©, 1923, Western Newspaper Untqn.) A Budding Socialist. “How awfully greedy you nrel" said one-little girl to another. “You took the biggest apple from the basket just as -I wns going to tuke II myself.” —Judge. Separate DorpldW As It Were. It Is better to. dwell In the corner of tt'O housetop than with ti'brawling \ynmnn and’ In a wide mansion.,—HdT onion.

1 She Was the • Understudy I i By ELLA SAUNDERS t

q,.....—* *****m|i (©, 1923, Western Newspaper Union.) 11CO PLEASED to meet you nt last, Mr. Howard. Let me Introduce you to,my Aunt Mary." Howard glanced from the -prettyr splendidly garbed girl who was holding her reception nt the demure, quiet little woman of thirty-five in the chair beside her. “Excuse my not rising, Mr. Howard,” said Aunt Mary, “JUatu..something of an invalid.” Howard’s eyes were following Miss Harkness as she flashed brilliantly among the guests. He was conscious of a sense of acute disappointment. A man of. forty, a famous European painter, he had had a correspondence. for nearly a year with Agnes Ilarkaess, whose novel, “Hearts. Astir,” had electrified two continents. Miss Harkness was an American (ady, living in Jamaica, and they had arranged to meet in New York, which both ,of them planned to visit simultaneously. For the correspondence had been a very rare and precious one, a mutual revelation of two souls. It had‘been almpst tender. ■ And this was Agnes Harkness —this W’ell-gowned, hard, youngish woman, exchanging .-repartep with the guests who had come to honor the celebrated authoress; on ..tlie occasion of her first visit to New York in years, , Miss Harkness was introducing him. Howard felt a little slighted. None of these people seemed to know him as anything more than a mere name. He began to feel bored. He went diack and talked to the aunt, whose eyes watched’his with quite amusement. “I hear you and my niece know each other almost intimately by correspondence,” she said. “Yes,” answered Howard unhappily. “Agnes is a singular character. She is fine underneath the scintillations. But she has been out of New York so long, and worldly things do appeal to her.” "I see,” said Howard. “You must stay after the others have gone and. talk things oveitrtogether. I know she has been burning with curiosity to meet tlte man who has, been so long in communication with her.”

So Howard stayed through a dreary afternoon, and ns it progressed he came to like Agnes Harkness less and less. In the end, hearing, her hard brilliancy, he cordially disliked her. He felt, too, that Ire had made a precious fool of himself in writing the deepest things of his heart to an unknown Woman. Tlie last of the guests was going, Howard had drifted toward the door, irresolute. The aunt was not in the room. ‘Til realty have to lie going,, toq," Howard said to Agnes Harkness. “Oh, do please stay,” she answered. “My aunt wants to have a chat with you, and so do I." The prospect of a chat with, the aunt- diti not seem very appealing to Howard. “We’ve got a lot of things to talk over, haven't we?” asked Agnes. “At least, it’s such a long time since ive met, Tin sure. Let me see, how long . is it?” She knitted her. brows, evidently waiting for Howard to Jead. A surge of anger swept across hint nt the reception. "I am sorry your memory doesn’t serve yon better, Miss Harkness,” lie --answered; have never met before, but we both arranged to meet in New York to make eaqh other's acquaintance. Now that w;e have made it," he added bitterly, "there seems nothing left for us to do but say good-by."— “Oh, you men are sensitive—you artists!" said Agnes Harkness nervously. “I’m sorry if I forgot. I—I—” She was iobkifig irresolutely about her. “Aunt Mary,” she called, "Mr. Howard can’t be persuaded to stay any longer. He’s so angry because I forgot that we had never met before." “Oh, we must persuade Mr. Howard",’’ said ttie aunt, reappearing'.. “Mr. Hofvard, for my sake?” she pleaded. “For the sake of those things that were To he talked over when we met.” And, as he looked nt her without quite understanding, she added: “You see, it was a little deception, but not on your account, Mr. Howard,” she continued, smiling. "I am Agnes Mary Harkness, the author, and your correspondent, and my niece kindly understudied -me this afternoon because T hate meeting stupid people, and I am not strong. Come, forgive me and let us enjoy our visit aminod talk over those letters of ours, which are strictly our own secret ” And In her eyes Howard saw a sudden light of lenderness, “You wiU-forgive me?’’ “I—l'll forglye .you and stay,” answered Howard, feeling his heart sud- ' denly uplifted. Might Have Been Interesting, “And were you ever really embarrassed In your life?”. “Was I? Well, Sam, listen; I had two books bound exactly alike. One was ‘Sunday School . Helps’ and the other was hy"De Maupassant. Sunday I got up before my class and said: ■Now, girls, I'll read you an extrnct-r which Is found on page 79.’, I began, ‘She told me that she was the dnugh- . Yer of a Cadi of the Ouletl Sldl Chelk, and of a woman—’ 1 stopped right there. By tlie way, Sam. did you ever read that story?"—Richmond TimesDispute?