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JOHN
BLAKE
I^GLECTED genius
kVK of l'lP best-known of modern
J ru ??;.<. HI nml destitute after a llfe
L ?f innounces cheerfully that
l IS empli-itlcally not a neglected
?niiH
I'iViif. hr !?;?s no money, but it was
|t iliat lie worked for. Ills
perhaps not as great as his
|l,r.: Mritcd, but he did not work
|r fa:. worked for the Joy of
?. kin- : was enouSh.
j|t. h-'lv-' 1 ;,( k "P(,n 1'fe feeling that
l,r,,n.:;ir nil that he could ask.
4;,.nius i< not neglected any more
.1;:, Is are neglected, and for
,? siiin* !? ison. This man, had he
i?wa now be comfortably sup
wiili nn'iioy.
\\e believe tliut he should have
t.n I'very man owes It to himself
pain independence, and money
teans independence. Our poet's celeb
[y could have been coined Into
Someth ing to
Think About
By F. A. WALKER
I WIT J I FLYING COLORS
j' yoL wish In your particular
sphere of endeavor to reach a des
tinatii>n of more than ordinary Impor
tance, int's.s untiringly forward in all
k;nds of weather.
Lot neither heat nor cold deter or
swerve you from your purpose when
once you have decided your course.
Fay no attention to the sneers of the
frivolous. Keep your mind firmly
lixed on your resolve and march reso
lutely ahead.
There will be times when you will
be exhausted, footsore and discour
aged ; when opposing winds beat furi
ously and you seem to lack sufficient
strength to make another step for
ward. When these depressing periods
overtake you, sit down and rest
awhile.
Ever remember tha' to get the best
It Is necessary to give the best. Do
nut offend those beneath you with
gruff words. Be uniformly courteous.
Break no promise. Withhold Judg
ment. He fair In business and keep
off the velvety grass-grown plot of
your neighbor.
The perplexities that vex your spirit
are familiar to ull Immunity In all
walks of life. No one by any manner
of means can escape them, hut it is
possible for anyone to oveivume tliem.
Use your mind. Be a rational be
ing. By patience, well-doing and
faith, turn your threatened defeat
into victory. Thousands of noble men
and women who have passed this way
before you, thus obtained mastery
over themselves, scarred outwardly
with the wounds of battle, but un
blemished within.
I'se your hands In righteous work ;
your eyes to look up to the beautiful
arch overhead; youc eafs to hear
r'o?d; your tongue to praise God and
t" cheer and encourage others less
fortunate than yourself.
Ilather than condemn, hold your
peace. v
I'urge your heart of covetousness
and hate.
i-nvy is a useless waste of energy j
which produces only mischief and
enough cash to ease his old age, bat
If he preferred to neglect his oppor
tunities it is nobody's business but his
own.
It is his absence of bitterness that
is worth heeding. He has discovered,
what every other man should discover,
that no earnest effort is wasted. He
has learned that people are only too
ready to recognize genius when they
find it, and to rewurd it when they
recognize it.
Indeed, so keen Is the hunt for
genius that hundreds of near-geniuses
grow prosperous In America as soon
as they betray the least sign of talent.
Publishers and producers hunt for
men who can write. Great corpora
tions send out scouts for men with
executive or engineering ability that
is beyond the common order.
No musician who is really gifted
ever falls of an audience. Arid-even
industrious mediocrity will sometimes
be mistaken for genius and have
riches thrust upon it.
Cast the fear that you may be a
neglected genius from among your
worries. If you are a genius somebody
will find it out, and you will have to
hire an office boy to keep people from
invading your privacy.
Even If you are not a genius you
are likely to be mistaken for one. But
that will not harm you unless you
make the mistake yourself. Be care
ful not to do that, for It will be fatal.
(? by John Blake.)
PERFECT DAYS
? ALWAYS
By GRACE E. HALL
'"PHEItE isn't a day in the whole
?*? round year ?
That Isn't a periect day;
Measured and trued and p?inted with
gold.
It glides on its destined way;
It is one o, the gems that Is riven
you ?
A pearl in life's necklace rare,
And it hasn't a scar and it hasn't a
mar ? (
Unless you have made it there.
The sun cannot shine every day of
your life,
But the soft clouds have their
place ;
If all of the hours were a glitter and <
shine,
Tou wouiu weary In each day's
race; I
For the eyes must belold and the soul
must feel *
The peace of these quiet grays.
That soften the light and refresh our
sight,
After the burning rays.
/
There is beauty abundant for every i
need
In every day of the year;
If you cannot see It, you're blind In
deed,
For beauty* Is ever near ;
Whatever your lot, you may freely ^
, share ?
In the paintings of earth and sky; |
They are wondrous in worth and
there's never a dearth
Of charm ? for the seeing ej^.
(? by Dodd. Mead A Company.)
I SCHOOLDAYS
WIUm BOT A CRlCK 0 *T
I Uf'S ?o LICK ** AitS>
JCiT &>* CtnTs Back
Hum' <Sosu n?'
| VfcT-3 do Teu AU. Trtt
rFeu?fcs its A (Sckuihc
I bat ht<s see 'Ten
I Get sroufi , ukc 05.
misery. The combined envy of the
whole world capnot remove a grain of
sand or grow a blade of gress.
Be charitable, kindly and Indus
trious In whatever field you may be
sowing or reaping. > . >
Nothing Is Impossible to the man
or woman who elects to do these
things ; and he and she will eventually
surmount every obstacle and march
trlumphnntly with flying colors to the
long-sought destination.
(?. 1923, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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Ah! what would the world be to us,
if the children were no more?
We would Jread the desert behind ua
worse than the dark before.
dishes for the qhildren
'TMIE frn>ii tlint Is good for us is not
always the kind we like; but the
following will be found acceptable to
m'Ht of the youngsters:
Luncheon Bread.
Mix two cupfuls of cooked, warm
*'hcat cereal with a teaspoonful of
wit, one t',.urth of a cupful of brown
s'J8;ir, oiu' tuhlespoonful of shortening,
"ne-half of a yeast cake, mixed with
ene-liHif cupful of milk scalded and
c"?',l'(l t<> lukewarm ; tr.lx with the
u'rei'l, a.|Q three cupfuls of whole
wheat ii, mr and put another on the
folding board. Knead until smooth,
'it into a greased bowl and set to
r'-Se- When double its bulk cut down
a0d iet rise again. Theu cut down
aQ(l utM one cupful each of raisins,
"tfx and nuts broken into bits. Shape
n 1('U\fs( j>ut into two bread pans and
?t stand until light. Bake minutes.
pt stand for 24 hours before cutting.
Rice Pudding.
Tuku n cupful of cold boiled rice,
tal'losjioonfuls each of honey and
^Ttfuin-:. one egg yolk and four
!u^l,'sl?|'ofui.s of cold water. Mix
then add one cupful of paBtry
"llr. two toaspoonfuls ol baking
l'owder, a little suit, one-half teaspoon
?f almond extract and one-fourth
of a cupful of currants. Dust the cur
rants with a little flour. Beat well
and bake In greased muffin pans for
25 minutes. Serve hot with honey.
l(cj. 19*3. Western Nuwspaper Union. i
I LUELLA sayTI
LOTcJ* or FDLKcJ- c^et the
"RE PI TAT/ ON FER B ElN<q
AWFU L PATENT, UJHEN
THEY'RE /lTU<5T Too
DO^ONE LAZY T 'BE ANY
thin^- else!
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THE ROMANCE OF WORDS j
"PORK-BARREL"
______ i
XX7HEN, In the midst of a j
" " congressional discussion j
upon some measure Which en
tails the expenditure of large
sums of money in different parts
of the country ? for example, the ]
rivers and harbors bill ? one
member will denounce the bill j
as a "poorly disguised pork-bar
rel", the meaning is at once ap- j
parent to anyone familiar with ]
American parliamentary slang,
for it has come to be the accept
ij ed equivalent of an attempt to
, secure public money for private
or semi-private purposes. A
"pork-barrel" measure, there
fore, Is one which would enrich
certain districts at the expense
of the public treasury, either by
providing for costly Improve
ments or t>y spending money un
necessarily.
To find the genesis of the
phrase we have to go back to
the earlier days of the republic,
when the majority of the citi
zens were farmers who, during
the winter. Were forced to live
on salt pork. If their supply
was adequate and their barrels
well filled, they said they had no
\ need to worry about a long,
hard winter ? the pork-barrel
| would take care of them. In a
j' similar, but more metaphorical
| sense, they now look to their
i congressmen to take care of
I them by securing at least a par
I tlon of the "pork-barrel'* legls
! lation, which will lead to profits
| on labor, land and supplies.
(? by Whefeler Syndicate. Inc.)
Struggled Hard for Life.
Strange evidence was given by the
house surgeon at a Barrow (Eng.) hos
pital at the inquest of an eight-year
old boy. The boy died from lockjaw
caused by falling and cutting his wrist
on a tin. The surgeon said he died
three times. He stopped breathing
twice and animation was restored
twice. The third time he stopped
breathing It was final.
OUR COMIC SECTION
On the Concrete
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(Copyright W. H. 0.)
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