South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 354, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 19 December 1920 — Page 32

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MEDIOCRITY VERSUS GENIUS IN THE WORLD'S COURT OF RECOGNITION. O.KTLVATI'N b' o-er..ir.gly thought to h.v I .. n g;v : u - r t -i I r-1 i k som'--thin,; i-Z a Jul?. by tin- niur class, of Cor-.-. :i u:.r. r.-ity. c'.ideily, from its lam Ms. fonvh:it a-hamed cf its-lf. "W turn out more r..' dio. : s. and fewer -n.u-- -s th..n ot: i; "n t to,"- -it Ir :;i r .-f. givii:;; co-educational. r; as the causthough tii.- fv.,ct relationship h twc n co-cdu- atio.i r.d mediocrity i- r.ot e"t forth. It l.-: a chit": lli.it '.vi:; b'-.ir examination. It will I- .ir It regardb-.- c f th-- controversy at C'oni. '!. M'.yb? too. it i.? a chart:' l.-.orf true than se-rlou.,. ami th Cormll boys -hv.;!d no! be so u f h-t by the fact. Somebody. Ii;Tr;atl- er.ouh. volunteer to t 11 th Iii, ;n gently as possible, that they II- .-r in rt wiivl e.f mediocrith by n,' d iu ritlos sir. 'I :,k uiocritb s. Cort. 11 isn't alone in its cilpalil-

if capability the.-.

oth'-r 'ii!i-L' are do

ing tip- thing. ' Wh. '. -jv h' a::-. "urn liiar.s. how many s df y : s'imate your alma mater nhoul 1 i;ra "i:. .i-r. t "Mi:i.f,:;"Hif tit d..y" What propor.n of the annual di-'i ibu'ion f diplomas would v..Ti s'u;.-". h- awarded to oth'T than mediocrities'.' And "... Min.ui would yon award th'inV And what Ir.vf. th'-y in the world until after they're .:,-!. It's folly, no! t- iy unfair. r. tb-men. to rail at : .h-:it . Why, mediocrities ruh- the world, have iy-- ru!"l t!i- w'rhl. Sii'ii jh :us the work of iViiizatlu;. h', 1: i- t!i. work (:' ir. dio.rity v;ith a hi-T .M." M.ayt" Kvi.i'a.--.-? or s ip rmTi could havf rari . u us f.i rt Ii r alotr toward whatever tho Kal of :.n.i..::ity is y.;ppo-.-d to h' hat th-r-'s nvr :.ouh ( f tr.t rr, at aüy on tini.- to ppsh us very !ird. IJ when th'T'' i.s lir.pp-n to he mr.j : . i . i : a t w of thm on th- joh at once, they usually . ; t i n; rtr at all upon a in thod of procedure. Aad .-I . ivn on- aad on Shakespeare, one . .'.;pul. :i, a .-inK'le IJn'jdn, a lon. Wilson, and a .ilit try 'a-yr, a stray .NVwtuii, and a segregated ArN'ot'.". w. cuitrivo to l'dl th- ranks of the sreat with .M diocri' o . Tl:-? trouhh' is :n.t at houi with pcnii:t: e don't knw what to do with th in whon we have them with u-. f i:t dio.-riti'vs we make our captain? :.ia our hin':'. and from modioorities as lord and n.ar.rs Mk'j our orders. CkTiiu.-, KC-nth nu'n, you will pro'.ahly iinJ doio K. I. ilu:y, and It is usual:y rourt-tnartiJth l for i::.jis:in u". marching in u itrectior; quite tlifftrent from that dictated hy orders from headquarters, whTe sits pold-braidci Af-diorrity. And oftf,n rnouuii. cm cation of the sentence in.ro;-ed by tlx court-martial furni.-dus us the rnajcic .pectaele.s tliat enable u.s to sec reality, and behold, we . that hero wa:' (Jenius! I'ifflc on this pro-genius tall; that the Cornvllians ar- putting up! The only way th-y can pniduatc penlu.ss Is t' d..eorate a "acant chair." Furthermore, were the faculty to recognize someone as surh, and fet them forward, above the rent on commenr ement day, they would he so confoundedly embarrassed, and th mediocrities .o confoundediy jealous, that the- rnmiiioncf m'.T.t exercises would probably break up in a riot, chasing the poor, t'.'ein jrenlu.ses t their lair. ('renins id mode:; seldom egotistical. It is not thi j.roduet of colleges or universities. It proceeds from within out; evolves from bIow upward; i.s seldom handed down from aboe. And how the mediocrities do despise it when it 1-5 present, sneer at it I h it aside? If Cornell wants 'to in-'titute itself a ollere of mart r. let it throw out a dracnet and ' rir.g In the j:enius-s making of them martyrs to an unappreciatl e world: that Ls. if it does not ruin them tirt by turning them into so many immaeu- ' ate l-ricks caste in the .amc mould.

TREASON THEN BY SANCTIFIED PATRIOTISM NOW.

'I'll yeais aip or nearly o. shortly after the declaration t war. Ke. Melville W. I?igeIow,

of rineinnati, delivered an adilrss in the local liigh - he.el auditor htm. and Meyeral local gentlemen .-termed the lobby and wanted him lynched. For the s.in;e sort of addre.-s he was afterward treated : a cat of nir.e tails a; Covington, Ky., and for a V.mil.ir lit.- of talk, llu, t-e V. l)el- is now serving i la yar sentence m the- federal prison at Atlanta. Now, tl , m'.tsure. or on- of Item, urged !'V i.oth of thes-o "etilprits" and William Jennings r.ryan, of pro-war hj-steria. da is said to l c ar.u. r "s rious -consideration at Marion." Jt is the proposal that a deel iration of sar bo made a matter for rtftretulum to tic- po.'..-, every government being pledged not to d. cl.tfe war until sucn o tion h.is been authorised hy poj.alar ote. M-ssj.-. J try an. LMs ar.d lz hc.v advocat d this sjjhcnp. H-hni oar tr.trar.ee into tin l ite w.ir was under dls-cus'.-ion, and it wa? a..c-unted ra-ar-treason ealculated to "hinder the draft." Shake.; arc said long ai;": "Uut warV a Katc.e hieh. w ., the.r subj t ts v. ise. kings weald not play at." This is jut as true now a- it v-js th-n. Fnfortur.ate ly nc rely gl ing tic c's the vote wi" !;t n . essarily ;.e :h. ?.i w.dorr.. Th.- ;y tlo 3' vo'.e will still be a matter id' leadership and eloquct r ersuasior., a::d who ist goir-.g to iruarar.teo that th: h adehin will b- wi--. or hones, or for the common trood? Ia'1; l..iv-k evt r tio- h ad.ersl::; in ouAny notion tlait the i -..;'. v ill ia-ver a.si ' or.y war x,ep: or.e of right ousr.ess is r.ot upheld y history, ar.eient. v.r recent. Many a war of a-r-ruvicr. hsj bv, !i du- to vcpular ihir.ahd. If r, :- :c.a:;v haJ had a war re ;" r :i d a :u in the c-j.r!y sunin;cr cf. 1514, uhu lioiilts that the people wouM ha.vc - oted for i'. overwhelmingly? Tr... w.;r rtierehdum has obvious merits: It wouhl d-:.iv a declaration of war, thu giving hot-heads a ehanco to cool down, at.d it would give tit.) fcovtiditi pec-plo u. clante to haM their f-ay ubout it. bat it : at btst a partuil remedy, valuable on'y to s-upidenv r.t organize.! international action for the re::.ual cf the fundamental causes of war. I'ut. cf -course, anything v.i do Just, now; anything othr than the League cf Nations. Having set out, as on Nov. 2. to repudiate everything for which

From Bethlehem to Golgotha By John Henry Ztiver l'irt of h vtIch of 1C Sunday articles running from hri-tmas- to Iln.stor and fdogmphiml of Illm wlio Mrth and cmcinlon arc comnu'iuoratcfl. The Fulfillment of Poetic Prophecy CHRISTMAS celebrates in passing realization what the ancient poets and prophets celebrated in anticipation. It is the Christian appropriation of the Saturnalia of the Romans; of the winter festival of the heathen Britons: of the birthday of the Unconquered Sun. Christ it was discovered after four hundred years of the Christian era, came into the world, on the day when Saturn and the Sun-god were being especially honored. It was reasoned that the day had preceded the Man and set itself aside for His coming. Constantine, appropriating the faith, had decreed that every Pagan temple should become a Christian church and every Pagan priest a Christian clergyman, which took with it the festival of the Lords of Misrule and gave to it the significance of joy over the birth of a Savior. His coming was not unsung. His early approach had been heralded to every race and in every tongue. In all the Bibles of all the lands had been inscribed the hope of a coming Avator the descent of the "Divine Child to poise the shaken world." He was to be a "Prince of Peace." and this foresaw by the Pagans well as by the poet-prophets of Israel. The Aryan poets saw Him in visions "rising out of the hallow lotus-flower" that floated on the waters of the mother seas. The ancient Vedas beheld Him from the beginning "a Golden Child reclaiming the earth and sky." The magi of Persia, so tradition runs, looked down the centuries and for untold ages the twelve searchers of the skies kept vigil, watching for the "Star in the East." And thus it was from oer Syrian sands, that the wise men came, and when they had reached the spot where the star stood still, it was Bethlehem, in Judea. It was in the days of Herod. Rome was at the zenith of her glory. Distrust, dissatisfaction and unrest, frustrated every mind. There was expectancy everywhere. Back in the month of March, or thereabout, so the story goes, the angel Gabriel talked to the Virgin Mary in Galilee, and ere long they found her kneeling those wise men did, where now stands the Church of the Nativity. There was a rush of wings, a sounding of trumpets, the angels sang, and the seraphs dipped their feet in the gray sunrise of a new era. Fulfillment of poetic prophecy! "He came unto His own and His received Him not," save for a few; the Aryans, the Persians, the Romans, the Hebrews, all were His, but the passport of the manger and the stable, faüed in establishing his identity. Could a King of Kings and Lord of Lords the very Son of Almighty God. spring from such a cot? But Christianity has ever been a great leveler of social distinctions, thence Christmas is as much for they of the hovel as for they of the palace. Under the Christian dispensation it is not the "abundance of things that a man possesseth," but the abundance of soul with which he fulfills his stewardship serving humanity,- that tips the scale to his eternal glory. From Bethlehem to Golgotha Christmas to Easter, it was Christ's teaching, prophetic of a Christmas spirit throughout the year. And when He had finished, and the light of his humble presence had dawned through the din of ridicule, persecution, crucifixion and ascension "seven town3 struggled for the honor of His birthplace."

the war was fought every Ideal that was advanced as a reason for our entering th conflict, it is only natural that the repudlators should want to go the limit, and. if necessary, g:o it twice. The plan now is to fulfill the pror he.sics of such as Hii?elov, and Jeh, and Bryan, "qulto to the dres" whatever that means. Iligclow and Debs especially foretold exactly w:hat has happened; that the American people were only hysterical for war, and would forget all their promises, the war once over returninir to the satisfaction of their precds. They talked referendums and were punished, but now it is a matter of "serious consideration at Marion." o "TALL OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS." PK HI TAPS one of the most uniquo undertakings incident to the Christmas stamp campaign in behalf of the Anti-Tuber culosi.s league, is that of the Woman's Dining club, pursued at the Orpheum theater. Tho club workers are asking the theater goers only for their pennies. They can give more If they want to but pennies are all they ask. The plan bids well, by closing time next Thursday, to place the dining club at th head of all the clubs of the city In the amount of money rained for the cause. Thus, indeed, it is proven that "many a mickle makes a inuckle;" quite a lesson in thrift too. Mayhap much of the success may be chargeable to the war tax system which results in numerous pennies in everybody's rockets, but be that as it may, it goes to show. These pennies turned over at the Orpheum are not being lost in the shuffle. They arc going to make up one of the biggest funds, If not the biggest, incident to the campaign. Did you ever try saving your, pennies, your nickels, or your dimes, and watch where they would mount to? Well ttiry amount to Just as much when you give them away, or when you spend them. ome thrift genius of the Woman's Dining club who ha been through that mill must have conceived of this idea. It reminds the writer of a remark that Iiis father always appended at the tale end of his letters that carried the occasional check t' help him through colb-ge. U referred to the money:

'I.vuk out for the dimes and the dollars will t..ko care of tht mselves." he would say. and we! have harried since that he was OiUite right.

Santa Clans Not Myth But Real Christmas Id or

BY IX)UlSi: ALI.lhM AN. One proof of the fact if it needed proof that Santa Claus is as much loved and believed in as ever, and that the Christmas spirit which ho radiates from his round, jovial person is still reigning in the hearts of humble folk and great, is that the advertisers have been compelled to restore him to their favor. There was a time recently when the advertising world was thoroughly weary of Santa Claus. 'Yuletide and all the other distinctive Christmas symbols. They said Santa Claus had been "done to death;" nobody believed in him, anyhow, not even the children. His picture hd become too common to be effective, and anything which is not effective is taboo in advertising. The inability to trademark him and hold him for one's very own product rendered him uninteresting to those who had goods to present In enticing fashion. Itut the advertisers were beaten. They hav had to come back to Santa Claus, and this year he is more prominently displayed than he ever was before his banishment. Finns whose advertising slogans have become household words, and whose trademarks are recognized by old and young, have made way ior the sleigh., the eight liny reindeers and the jolly old saint hinuelf in the most prominent part of their ads. There have been Fome pessimistic souls who have felt that the spirit of Christma-s was worn threadbaro by this time, and who have been inclined to banish that arch Christmas spirit, Santa Claus, from their hearts. Perhaps the surrender of the advertisers simply forecasts the surrender of these unhappy mortals. They will probably admit in a week or two that they can't outlaw Christmas.

It usually twitches a man's vanity when he discovers for the first time that he ha. aroused a woman's interest.

THE SOCIALIST VOTE. The ivU lor Faigene V. Debs, socialist candidate for president, approximated 10,000. This Ls comvutetl froia ofhei il and unottieial return. The tis-

must be discouraging to socialists ana cor-

oeding:y gratifying to American concerned for

Leap Year will soon be over and then a man will know that it i.s he who is being embraced and not the opportunity.

Tower of BabePs Christmas Fund Nears $1,000 Mark If you would be Honest-to-Godly Happy Christmas, write that check today!

LOOK AT T I Lock at it ALL SHR.IVE.LEO UP0L0 flAN "m&H COST A0 Mit Son income tax m as LE FT A MIGHTY SLIM PORTION PCR THE FAILVS XMAS. PRESENTS

SHOCKS ANO riOOLESTRX5JüST öCTTINÖ A PEW ocui-ARs ahead when ALONG COMES THE 6CVT

TAX ANO PANG I CLEANED

CAN VOU 8EAT THAT 7 HERE I RE AO THAT THE KAISER HAS SIXTY SERVANTS ! EMJoyiNG LiFE WVING k6MTH. FAT OF THE LAND

THINK, ILL SELL CUT AND CO TO WM OTHER. CCONTRV WMEQC lLL utl ASuA?E DEAL-'

VCR MV HEAD Cf f IS Hcufti A DAY TO Pav fR THAT WAR J

OH WELL what's this- KIWANIS ano Rotary clubs Blooms- to bill Armstrongs tower of babel fund for SOUTH 8ENP POOR KIPS

Fine' ill semo a chec. MYSELF TO-OAV lV)A PCO CHüP TO BC KlCKthG Pot i'll s;how 'em i'ma Gcop FETLLOW

GE,e ! Büt I FECl öccdFCL I HAVE. A RIGHT TO

Live chIdoy1

Hy tho time this oopy of our favorite newsnaner (Tho New-Times )

reaches you. we confidentially expect the Tower of Isabel's Christmas fund for the nearly 300 poor folks of Kay Bird's City Rescue Mission, to be well over the $io00 mark! The fund is eomincr line, and we're tickled to death with the results thus far, but there nro Ktill a lot of you birds sticking around that haven't kicked in for this worthy cause as yet. lief ore you k'o any further now with your reading, just try a little experiment, will you 7 Look around your comfortable home, and see what you have got to enjoy a Merry Christmas with. There's your wife, fussing around with preparations for a big chicken dinner at noon. We have found that women invariably fuss over a Sunday dinner of the chicken variety. There on the floor are your two little kids playing. They're romping all over each other, and having the time of their lives w ith the assistance of about half a ton of playthings you've bought for them at different times. Your kids are counting the days until Christmas. Pretty soft for you, Bo, isn't it 7

LIST OF THE TOWER'S CHRISTMAS FUND CONTRIBUTORS

Now let's leave your home for a little while and look into the homo of some other folks in this town. Here, you find poverty and want. There's been sickness, hick of employment and a lot of other things. If you mentioned chicken in this house, the old lady probably would keel over in a faint. This family is lucky if it gets soup and crackers for dinner. The kiil. are hungry and full of croup. The clothing on the whole bunch wouldn't bring in a pawn shop what you, lirothtr, have to pay these days for a five cent nickel cigar. What do you suppose Christmas

Mrs. 1 !. . - Mother Jx. Stcpheiwm Morris llurwtcli lYank J. Whltty

Joe C'lafTey .

J. i:. Xvtt Dr. C. K. Savory . . . A friend of the Kids

Charles ll ..

Herbert V. Kllnk News-Times employes L. K. (iwnan ltot:ry Chi ,

If. M.. Crockett

Cy Tom ramlou It A. Warmer Paul K. Collins Header John Dellaven

V. Ii. Starr .

Otto (i. Arnold C. II. Welch Dr. I!, ii. lYcyennuth Clarence Iiivengood .

Joe Donahue A I Tleiul . . .

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! 25.00

1.00 1.00 ü.oo 5.O0 2.00 tc.oo 2.".W r.o( 32 .M 10.00 :i2.oo 5.00 5.00 lO.OO 1.00 5.00 1.00 5.0O 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 20.00

O. S. Darren . . C. I-;. Snokr . .

(ioorge'C. Wender

Victor 1". raMn ... Walter Manu-ik ... Mr. Addison Kiuauis chili Noah Harriet Herman . . . . Mrs. lYances Zelt nor Dock lYed 1. Futter Mrs. Ida Sandook... It. V. Keyiiol.ls W. II. Wool ii ins . . . Dr. John A. Stoeckle Henry M. IlariKT. . . J. W. Thomas T. Open

Noah (Donation No. Hugh Ntophenon . . Waller I). Armstrong I', i:. Mangold W. P. Murphy

5.00 1.00 5.0O 5.00 10.OO 2.00 SOo.oo 1.10 f .IK) 1.00 r.oo 2.00 l.oo 2.00 10.0! 5.00 :.oo 1.00 l.oo 5.00 1.00 ::. 1.00 2.00

means to a family like this, nothing NOT A THING any more than there is dough in the hole of a doughnut. Now old friend. Tower Header, what's the big answer to ah this serious business. serious business which is a." foreign to us ordinarily ns .prohibition! It's just this. This is the answer: before yuu do another thing, sit down and write a check for The Towel of Babel's Christmas fund. Gee, but your check can spread a lot of joy among Hay Hird's flock of needy people next Saturday. Christmas, if you respond to this suggestion. The siz of th check don't cut

Tout I $5I.i5 Joe Scheininger ( merchandise) $25. oo much i'.. A dollar can buy a couple of kids good warm mittens, and a sack of candy apiece, and a five will do so much good we can't tell it, in the limited spneo we are allowed on this page by John Henry Zuver. Dust off the checkbook, and kick now before you forget it. Everybody's doing it!

Here's nnother th.it crime in mail, which was accompanied by . contribution, but we mention tbii only incidentally: Dear Hill the goud r.uvs I have just heard The stunt you are pulling for Hay Bird. Vor the Kids litt:- ttomachs with e.iiuly t- Jill. S inelosed you find a 52 1.111. - I'd like to give more, if I could, you know. Hut, Old Pah I haven't thy dough. Wishing you fu-"ct-s and a M( rrv Christmas to yu and

the kids.

Your -

?: hill.

There has been a good deal of comment this week around th ole town about The Tower of Babel's Christmas fund. Here's one from The New Idea, the moving picture weekly, dit'-d by the advertising firm of DeLcury and Herder. Although, there was no ontribution pinned to the copy

A barber frinds cf eurs. Gut O i e U a I T expo, t after Christmas you'll be riding around in a

! CadiU.i'-, and uill fpciid ti

i balan e of the winter in 'uba." I And we looked ovi r our li-t of i contributors from end to end, ani i we'll be darned if we could diocov.-r where Cus .iad give anything! ; S. It Ce S. I We just dimply stuck this tu.! j on at the er.d our ferv nt appr,:l 'for funds, for fear s.me ,f ye.ii folk would think we were getting t" i 'd n serious.

PASSING OF PARLOR FROM AMERICAN HOME BRIPsGS iSO REGRETS

res

r o!

i o 1 . 7 . Cour year.- uc;o the socialLst candidate polltd ö SK. TS. Obviously socialem is r.ot increasing in the dated States, for we must ere. lit a considerable percentage cf the Dels vote this ear to women. Altogether the returns are gratifying af showing that we are in no danger from the spread

ocialism. as such. and as advocated by rroor.al so e ;ah -us.

It usually grieves a man to discover that he is too corpulent to do much except boast about how athletic, lie used to be.

Souie folks use up so much energy in getting somewhere that they are not of much account when they arrice.

Sum folk. are away so mu h that sleeping; i about the ci.'.y thing that would create a housing jToblem for them.

By Marie Atlicr-soii. The parlor is disappearing from the American home, say the country's leading architects. Well, it was time it followed the hair sofa, th whatnot and the sheaf of pussywillows in the corner of the land of forgotten things. For the parlor, though we too; it to our bosoms, was never an American sort of institution. It was uncomfortable. The shades were drawn the better part of the week, and there was too much sanctity about the best rug that adorned the room. The big family Bible on a red-plush table scarf. th family album leaning up against the mantel and the framed portraits of the rich, revered uncles frowrdncr fro:n the .-umber walls who tould feel at ease in their company'.' It was Robert de Cotte. a. seigneur of the time of Iouis XIV cf France, who was responsible fcr the introduction of the parlor. It was th" room set aside from family use, and proper only for state occa-ions, the e:iterta lament of visitors. American homes could not forever brook such a symbol of txcliisiveness. The living room is about which the fondest a. sonuions of home gather. There the family euiner tou'etiur of an ever.insr. sprawling ii' it uiil en chairs. Cuurlu-H or the llf'ur, u r.a b as bed oy antima.eass.irs and gilded bric-a-brac The death of the gloomy, sabbatical parlor brings net a sigh.

MRS. SOLOMON SA YS

By Helen Rowland Being Confessions Of Wife 700th

LIVE A' THE COUNTRY MUST HE ATTRACTIVE TO THE YOUNG FOLKS

The '-ultimate consumer" is also the ultimate j. reduce r, but both ends won': meet much longer it's getting harder and birder to produce the price.

The old-fashioned idea that clothing was intended to protect th. body may be revived again some day. I: may come to the point v.-he re a man will not be asked to do anything except look after his own housework.

Probably by the time Ponzi gets ejut of prison his victims nill have been stung by others and have forgotten him.

ym-

It is quite remarkable the

pathy the "wets" have for the poor boob who has nothing but moon- i

shine whisky to drink.

It is usually not a very far step from temperament to temper.

Where there Is ' a woman in the case" there ia a man a'-

How beautiful, my Daughter, how radiant, hou inspiring, how soulthrilling is the Christmas Spirit, whereof the heralds sing! For this ht the season e,f lec.e and rejoicing ani sweetness and light, when every human heart o'erfloweth with benevolence and altruism, and good will toward men! When the butcher saith in his heart, "Let i:s raise the price of turkeys, for tluy MF ST have them:" When the profiteer saith in his heart, "Let us sting th" shopper. well! Fer it is the hist cliar.ee of the season, when the stinging is goc'd!" When the Damsel saith in her heart. "Now shall I discover th" IlKAL truth about Harohl! Yea. by his Gift, shad I know h'm: whether he be seriou i or only philandering; whether he Le a 'pood sport' or only a Vheap.--kate;' whether he l e eligible or merely ne-gligihle. Fe.r at Christmas, eery man showeth his handf Whtn tho Rirheior si.ih hi hi heurt. "Oh I-ord, help n.e to lind seven gifts for seven dam-els, each of which shall be 'thoughtful. ' yet not TOO personal: impressive, hut not TOO costly; s.gnihcant, but not SO signitican: a.- to sere as evidence in a brach-of -promise uil, nor to arouse false hop' s in a trusting heart. For. at Christmas, every damsel expecteth a 'show-down'!" When the small bey saith in his heart. "Ne.w rhall I walay e.ld St. Nichola-s and hold him CP for all those things which he forgot t bring la.n Christmas. Now shall I stuff to the piint of bursting!" When the matron s-aith in hr

heart. "Groat H-av -us! How sh til I find seventeen shows tritts ior the price of seven? Where shall I lind enough useless junk to g around? WHY must I have my hushand's fainilv for dinm-r? HOW shall I feed them all? WHAT v.i'.l John .-:iy when I show him tie- bills?"

HY IHVING Wi:sT. Considerable discussion is hear l these days as to the means that may adopte.i to keep folks e :i the

farms.

situation has bee on;

When the Married "Ho-hum! This. to...

away! Would that it were OYKH: even th- ;,r. oo.-i,

with, passAHL . the

' over-eatintr, and the indiew-tiu. at.d I the merry e-re.'tp.ps, .col the "Oh-how-lov ly's'. at.d the pa ing of the ' bills! For a spotted purpb- r ckti'and a spe- kb-d cigar shall ) my portion!" When the I.oihario saith in hiheart. "Now sh-ill I kis,-- h r ben' i?h the mistletoe without danger! Nov.sh.all I gather in mu- h - ntirr.er-.ta'. ri di 0 When the Cuok .saith ii her li at, "Sow shall I strike fur more u .-, while tp giving is good, and the turkey iiwaiteth r a t i ror 1 " When the Doctor saith, r.s . eth his phial. 'Let them all eat. drink, and be merry! Cor tomorrow they vhall Fend for MK!'' When (.r.ly ONK. in all the 1k-u--held, giveth fieiiv and ger.erou.-l of all he hath, and seek, th r.auglit

in return Kven the STFFFKD TFPJCHY. tliat reposeth upon the t.ible: Cor he. alor.e, -xernplify th the Beautiful Christmas Spirit and showoth forth benevolen'. e arid altruism and self-sacritiCe! He, alone radiateth su : ss and liüht and contentment upon .,. prosaic and ungrate'ul 'Aerbil s-elah.

serious, for many t xpr-ri" nce-1 farmrs are movim: into the cities, cither for tie- purj o.-- of arning what they (on-kbr e.vicr money, cr to use their savir.trs in giving tlieir fhildr-'n ana themselves tlte advantagei,i city hfe. Whater the cause, th- -.t nation remains, and ;t ';:. .-rir ut ii problem that may well ei.iag.; the attention of national an l state authorilie. Tho fear : xpr. s.-. (i that th" r roiluction : loud n.ay i- ' or:;.- r duc-d. to rur!i t -1. 1 that the s arc.ty will i.ot e.nly cr. atly ira r a-- price., hut thr--aten the welfare f the peop.

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a-h mdividua!. it is probab'y truth at the jtersuris who make occasjonal trips tram tho rural districtto th- I in.-' r tr.wi.s r.joy the-, ..-its .-cd the thin its they ?eo much !.-. !' than those who s-t the ra eerv da-. It a a.-e where farnKiaritX.:. breed- contempt. In th Ti:attel of b 1 1 I s-hool far üi t i th towns, there is in me.5t plac s r.c ; la' u r argument, although sor.-.-pr t;r-s.s has been made in the ni:n. her of states to bring obout a cr. -traliatii n of teachir.ir that i ountry pupils sm- of the adar.tages o: the city in cour2 cf study. There is nothing to justify lir.d1:? pr-s.-t:re to !:-; men and women and boys and girls r.r; ;h farm Hural iif should be s.. attractive in itself that enough rf a'i.j v. ill make choice of th- nuntry ! to ir.sur the crops .f t'tain and ..uar.titie of other foodstuffs r.e-ded t miintaia all the peop!- at a re-- n b!e ci-.

f tin magazine that r-a h d o.r hands. we print th o..u-ti- comno t t regardless: in the C'ld tlujs prior to thtime ho was the proud l'ath r tf a family, we; miht have been inclim-d to be suspicious ef a fund Hill Armstrong att mpted t' raise. Hut sin-- he's sotPii-! by re sionsibility and the ISth amenilment, hangt d if we- don't bcliey the Tower cf Habel';. ;ipleal for money to feed Hay Hird's lh"k of children who mitrht otlu rwi.-'e luive r.o Christmas is a bully idea. Vts. sir, it looks O. K. '.

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