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FAIR PLAY, STE. GENEVIEVE. MISSOURI. FOCH IS MADE LEGION MAN Distinguished Marshal Recipient f Ceremonial Badge From George Washington Post, No. 1. Mnrslml Ferdinand Foch beenm a member of the American Legion the A. acl m i . v I rem fijnfn y By ERNEST FREMONT TITTLE Pastor First Methodist Episcopal Church, Evanston, III.) m "V VICHY one who Is cn- I . pable of sclf-unnlysls I knows that tliere nro I I 1 seasons of the soul. II There are times when wo feel unusually pa triotic ; times when we feel unusually thunk ful ; times when wo be come unusually con- scions of the renllty und glory of a spiritual world. Christmas Is the time when wo are nsclous of an unusual desire to bo 'tlnd. One day every year the Vorld suddenly becomes different. Physlcul ly speaking, It Is the same world. Tho sky Is the same. The streets nre tho same. The houses barring a touch of holly hero and there are the snuic. Cut you and I and our neighbors nre different. We are more Just In our Judgments, more thoughtful In our at tention, more unselfish, more kind. It Is probably true that these sea sons of the soul, however fleeting, leavo their mark. We are, perhnps, a bit more patriotic than we would be were It not for the nnnual observance of Memorial day ; u ' bit more con sciously grateful than we would bo wero It not for the annual, observance of n Thanksgiving day ; a bit more re ligious than we would bo were It not for the recognition of Lent and the observance of Easter day. And one would like to believe that we are a bit more kind than we would be were It not for tho observance of Christ mas. The very approach of Christmas hns certain noticeable psychological ef fects. In 1014 It resulted In a tem porary cessation of hostilities. On that first war Christmas the booming guns gave way to Christmas carols, sung in three languages, as British and French and German soldiers fraternized be tween the lines. In 1018, as the day drew near which would commemorate the birth of the Prince of Pence, a war-weary world dared to hope that foundations would be laid for endur ing peace. The heart of the world Is wrung by the suffering of China, the tragedy of Armenia, and the pitiful plena of the starving children of cen tral Europe. Is there any man any "where, not a degenerate, who Is not conscious of a desire to diminish by ever so little the world's distress? seasons of the soul, however he. do leave their mark. But In Ftse of many of us how futnt that and how liable It Is to dlsap- n If only the kindly dispositions Eat Christmas time could bo per- Ptod, how permanently different lorld would become) It of us become faint of heart we think of rebuilding the Ufo world. To build a world with- Ely extremes of wealth and pov a it, how difficult. To build a E without nny domestic tragedy Bhow difficult. To build a world it any Industrial friction or In lonal strife In It, how difficult. people uro ready to say that It te Impossible. Perhaps it Is. Yet raid not be If only" men and worn- Juld keep on cultivating the din- tons that uro born at Christmas it Is needed for the rebuilding Spirit of Play NO- BEHOLD, unother Christ ie la with us. It seems such a me that we had a Christmas. ,rt they come und go. we nave 1 to be thankful for and wnero fret us cuter into the spirit of fhls day of all days. Let Peter of the world? Better Instruments? Yes, undoubtedly. For the removal of disease, better scientific Instruments are needed. For the removal of cer tain domestic difficulties, better hous ing accommodations nre needed. For the removal of Industrial 1'rlctlon, a better economic system Is needed. For tho removal of International strife, n new world organization Is needed. A world that has been organized for wnr must be organized for peace. For the rebuilding of the world better instru ments are needed. But what Is su premely needed Is a better spirit I If, only you and I nnd nil our neighbors would persistently cultivate the Christ mas spirit, our children's children would live In n fnr better world. For then It would be only a question of time until we should discover the In struments needed for the fashioning of n fairer civilization, and we would he willing to use these Instruments as soon as they could be developed. What n pity, then, If Christmas this year should come and go and leave none of us permanently different. We need to perpetuate the Christ mas spirit in our homes. It Is a solemn moment when two human lives are united for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, In sick ness and In health, till death do them part. - As Jane Welch Carlylo once sold, "If ever one Is to pruy, If ever one Is to feel grnve, If ever one Is to shrink from vain show and bubble, It 1s Just on the occasion when two hu man beings bind themselves together till denth do them part." There Is nothing thut more nearly resembles the heaven of our dreams than does a happy home. Is there any thing that so surely suggests the hell of our secret dread us does an un happy home? What is needed to build a home? Money Is needed, but how much more than money! Money can build a house a wonderful and wonderfully furnished house. Only love enn build a home. Wo need to perpetuate the Christ mas spirit In Industry. For generations, now, the motive of profit -has been the motive nppealed to both In the case of men who had money to Invest, nnd In the case of men who had strength or skill to In vest, in the Industries of the world. This motive of proflt has been given a long trial. And It has failed trag ically failed. Its fruitage Is a world catastrophe, nnd, at this present mo ment, world-wide unrest. Why not try tho experiment of ap pealing to a different motive? The mo Pan come into our homes for the day. The spirit of piny I It Is appalling that so few of us have kept the spirit of play In our hearts. All tho spirit of childhood' and youth seems gone, even In young people. Your respon sibilities have absorbed you, you say. But try going on with play In spite of your worries anil your anxieties. Days Seem Longer. Although tho days nro becoming shorter, kiddles waiting for Santa haven't noticed It, tive of Hlra who said: "I( nm coma not to be ministered unto but to min ister." What If every man who goes Into business should say to himself: My primary object Is to render service. Incidentally, I expect this business of mine to earn me a living. But my first concern shall be to, serve my com munity. What If every man who IearnB a trade should say to himself: As a car penter, or bricklayer, or type-setter, or molder, my primary object Is to render service. I am entitled to a Just proportion of the product of my labor, and I hope to get It. But my first con cern shall bo to serve my community. Do you think that men are Incapa ble of responding to any such motive as that? How, then, do you account for the martyrdom of history? How do you account for the men who have given their lives to the pursuit of truth? Or for the women who have given their lives to the dissemination of knowledge? How do you account for the world's scientists end for Its school teachers? And the men who made a rendezvous with denth ut Bel lenu wood nnd the Argonne forest how do you account for them? There Is a divinity In human hearts to which heroic unselfishness makes powerful appeal. Why not try the ex periment of appealing to the nobler side of human nature? The motive of proflt hus tragically failed. Why not appeal to the motive of service? We need to perpetuate the spirit of Christmas In International relation ships. vThe nations of Christendom have been motived far more by Nietzsche's will to power than by Jesus' will to serve. Their conception of greatness has been a pagan, not a Christian conception. The great nation has been thought of as .a nation able to lord it over other nations, not as a nation enger to servo other nations. Tho proud symbols of the Western world have been swords nnd scepters, not basins and towels. But "Lo, all our pomp of yesterday la ono with Nineveh and Tyre!" Surely tho meaning of this present hour Is clear: Nations must do unto others as they would have other na tions do unto them. Nations must enter Into tho world's life not merely to get something, but to give some thing, and, In some International as sociation, even to risk something In the Interest of world Justice nnd world peace. For the first time In history tho na tions of the world are looking con sciously Into the eyes of Jesus nnd know It to he true that Ho alone has tho secret of life. OLD SANTA'S CONVEYANCE. Tho substitution of an automobile or an alrplano for Santa Clnus' sleigh nnd reindeer may be up to date, but It Jars most horribly. A Busy Month. "I wont a nice, clean, neat sort of Christmas, tree. What would you rec ommend for sultnblo decoration?" "Why not try sort a spruco kind? That ought to be. a trim sort or trae.'1 any he landed In Amorlcn on his recent visit. He signed the impli cation for mom bershlp Immedi ately upon his nr rlvnl nt Washing ton. D. C. The Marshal was met at the trnln by officials of George Washington Tost No. 1 and escorted to the President's Lieut. H. 8. Flsk room In Union station. Here he w2R presented by Lieut. Howard S. Flslr U. S. N., commander of the post, wij the American Legion ceremonial badge George Washington post No. 1 Is the original American Legion post. EX-SERVICE MEN RUN BUSSES Former Soldiers and Sailors Are Re Employed by the Fifth Avenue Coach Company. The Fifth avenue bus In New York Is a national Institution. It Is as fa mous as Broadway, Fifth avenue, Brooklyn bridge nnd the Woolworth building. The busses which ply through ono of the most congested thoroughfares In the world are manned largely by ex-scrvlce men. This fact wns discovered recently when em ployees of the Fifth Avenue Coach company, operators of the busses, ap plied for a charter for an American Legion post. "We have found the ex-soldier and ex-sailor to be excellent bus men," said John A. Ilitchle, president of the couch company, In n recent Interview. "The ex-servlee man may have been m little restless when he came, out of service, but wasn't everybody n little restless after the war?" asks Mr. Ritchie. Mr. Ilitchle re-employed every man of his organization who had gone to war and In putting on new employees has given preference to ex-service men. His company recently started a "civility" campaign, the purpose of which was to bring about a more friendly relationship between the patrons and employees of the bus. The campaign, has resulted In virtually eliminating complaints of passengers, and, according to Mr. Ritchie, proves that "there are two sides to nearly every complaint." IS STRONG FOR AMERICANISM 8t Paul Newspaper Editor Lauds th First Task of the Amerl- ' can Legion. "Good American citizenship meant making the most of ourselves and our opportunities a s Americans, and helping our neigh bors to do like w 1 s e," declares Harrison Fuller, the first depart ment commander of the American Legion In Minne sota, who was se- jlY M, lected by Legion Kk "aires of that' jVJjH state to represent ""i" them on the re cent "pilgrimage" to France and the battlefields. "Americanism," continues Fuller, "as conceived by the American-Legion, has for Its first task the education of all elements of our population In the principles of American government and In the opportunities offered by our system to the humblest resident of our lnnd." Fuller Is city editor of the St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press. During his term ns stnte commander, he or ganized 472 posts of the Legion In MIn nesota. RIFLES FOR LEGION POSTS Arms and Ammunition for Use at Fu nerals Will Be Supplied by , the Government. American Legion posts wishing' to stock up on obsolete rifles and blank ammunition for use In funeral cere monies may obtain them from corps ordnance officers, United States army, under tho provisions of an act of con gress. No more than ten rifles and their equipment will be supplied to one post. Legion state commanders must ap prove the application for the loan of rifles and tho sale of blank ammuni tion. Upon receipt of tho application bearing tho endorsement of the state commander, tho corps ordnance officer will supply n bond covering the penal value of the property. This bond, when properly executed, must be ap proved by tho state commander nnd returned to the ordnance officer. Transportation must be paid by the pos. Corps ordnanco officers are located as follows: First area, 01) Chauncey street, Boston, Mass.; second area, Governor's Island, N. Y. ; third area, Fort Howard, Md. ; fourth area, Fort McPhcrson, Ga. ; fifth nrea, Fort Ben Jamln Harrison, Ind. ; sixth area, Fort Sheridan, III.; seventh area, Fort Crook, Neb.; eighth area, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.; ninth area, 804 Santa F bulldln.tr, San Francis c, CaU Fools try to convince a woman, but wise men persuade her. WOMEN NEED SWAMP-ROOT Thousands of women have kidney and bladder trouble and never suspect it. Women's complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the other or gans to become diseased. Pain in the back, headache, loss of am bition, nervousness, sre often times symp toms of kidney trouble. Don't delay starting treatment. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a physician's pre scription, obtained at any drug store, may be just the remedy needed to overcome such conditions. Get a medium or large size bottle im mediately from any drug store. However, if you wish first to test this Eeat preparation send ten cents to Dr. timer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. 'When writing be sure and mention this paper. Advertisement. He Desired Peace. In u vaudeville house the other day a man In the audience went to sleep. His energetic neighbor punched him. "What's the matter?" the would-be sleeper growled. "The program's begun," the other returned. "Program be hanged," snorted tho other; "I want to sleep." "Sleep In nil this noise I" The other voiced his amnzement. "Noise nothing," the other closed his eyes. "This Is quiet. My wife's on a Jawing spree at home." Decorated Sufficiently. "Sny, pu, this magazine says Mme. Curie got another medal for discov ering radium. Why didn't my ma ever get a medal?" "Why should she? She meddles enough as It Is." Science nnd Inven tion. Less said, fewer the apologies. When a Federal Bureau reminds you that children should not drink coffee or tea why not think of your own health? The Federal Bureau of Education includes in its rules to promote health among the Nation's school children, the warning that children should not drink coffee or tea. The reason is well known. Coffee and tea contain drugs which stimulate and often over excite the nerves, and so upset health. The harm is by no means confined to chil dren, as any doctor can tell you. If health is valuable to childhood, it is valu able always. If harm to health should be avoided until bodies grow up, is it worth taking a chance with health when bodies have grown up? You can have that delicious and satisfying cereal beverage, Postum, with any meal, and be safe you, and the children, too. There's charm without harm in Postum. Postum comas In two forms: Instant Postum (In tins) made instantly In the cup by the addition of boiling watar. Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those who prefer to make the drink while the msal Is being prepared) oude by boiling for 20 minutes. Sold by all grocers. The road to health is a good road for anybody to follow THE SCHOOL HERO CHANGES No Longer Does the Freshman Win Football Games Single Handed Style Improved. There has been a noticeable slump In tho demand by boys nt libraries for the school story, with the hero who always won the big football game and who knocked the home run with three on bases when, as a substitute player, he brought the baseball hon ors to Tushtushvllle prep school. Boys who have tried to go out and win football games single handed nnd who have sought an opportunity to make home runs at crucial moments In school baseball series, have found out what rot has been handed them In fiction. They know that boys sim ply don't do such things not ns "frosb," anyway. The school hero still maintains, but he is traveling at a slower pace. Prexy does not kowtow to the gifted youth as suddenly as In the heyday of such fiction. Librarians say that the big Improvement In school fiction has come through saner plots nnd more careful work In characteriza tion. The author must really show his own Interest In a school character If he Is going to get the hero "over." Arthur Chapman In the New York Tribune. Surrenderl Never! "Why don't you get rid of tnnt horse. If he's so vicious?" asked one farmer of another. "Well, you see, Jim, replied the other, "I hate to give in. If I was to sell that horse, he'd regard it as a per. sonal victory. He's been tryln' for the last six years to get rid of me." The only pure white monkey known to exist was recently brought to Lon don. "Idle curiosity?" The blnme thing works day nnd night. 0.1 rr.ii HI M i i i t