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20 ·W I L M E T T E L I f.' E August 20, 1926 WILMETIE LIFE ISSUED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK by LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1222 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Chicago office: G N. 1\lichlgan Ave. Tel. State 6326 Telephone ............................... Wilmette lt!O HUBSCRIPTION PRICE .............. S!.OO A YEAR All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to :nsure at.pearance ln current Issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, notices of entertainment-s or other affairs where an rtdrnittance charge is published, wtll be charged at regular a~vertlsing rates. Entert'd at the post 'office at Wilmette. Illinois, as mall matter of the second class, under the . act or March 3, 1879. temperature quite a few · degrees. The author, Robert Frost, called the verses "Stopping by W~oods on a Snowy Evening." It is rather interesting to learn that Frost got no audience for his ·poems until at the age of 37 he, with his wife and four children, moved frotn New England to England, where he almost immediately was recognized " as one of the few authentic voices pf modern poetry." Here is ·the poem mentioned above. -w·hose woods these are, I think I know. His house is in th~ village though; He will not see tne stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. l\fy little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near, Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake T.o ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound's the sw·eep Of easy wind and downy flake. The But And And woods are lovely, dark and deep; . I have promises to keep, miles to go before I sleep, miles to go before I sleep. _,,_, O·-a-~------~~-D-a-10 SHORE LINES BACK YARD BALLADS The Wind Storm \Vhen storms come sudden from the sky En rain en wind goes scootin' by\\7hen our big oak is twisted 'round En all the vard is full of soundI grab my ·hat en run right in, Cause I'm afraid of tightenin' l Pa he san. "\Vho makes the storm \\'ill see that to us con1.es no harm; He guides the ships Ol!t on the sea\\'hy should he fail to care for me?" But I don't somehow understandSo I hold fast to father's hand! Ma. she's skeery-so she saidF.n sets on our ne\\' feather bed. She shets her c\·es en holds her ears En g-ets her ey~s all full of tears; But Pa. he talks en holds m,· han's En nen I'm sa fc-he · understands! \Vhen the clouds come S\\'oopin' do\\'n En lightnin' flashes all around. f.n some hig- trees is torn to hits. T'm scared out of my \'ery wits! I don't care much fer ships at seaTo hold Pa's han's 'nough for me! 'I Please don't mail cards or letters less than t\vo and three-quarter inches wide bv four inches long. That's a tnild reTwo and Three quest. Uncle Sam Quarters by Four makes this mild request of every one of his nieces and nephews. And he has very good reasons for making it. Of course it's cute to tell your friends through the n1ail on tiny cards that an addition has been made t~ your family. No douht a great big announcement of the advent to your home of a very little human being should not be made on a large card. It wouldn't he remarkably delicate. Still when one considers what a 1~uisance these 1nicroscopic cards and envelopes are to the post office employes; how easily these little missives drop out of packages of mail ; ho\\' hard it is to cancel the stamps that pay Uncle Sam for transportating them, how little space there is on thein for adding forwarding directions-why, when one considers all these objections to the use of these little cards and envelopes, he certainly will agree to the use of letters no smaller than t\\·o and three qua~ters hy four. !\forever, thoughtful consideration for our public servants will promote not only good feeling all around but also efficiency. Picture to yourself the \vork of our postal employes. or better still when you next go to buy stamps at y.o ur local post office, watch the clerks and 'mail tne)J sorting mail. It doesn't look like a hilariously joyful occupation, especially when one considers the p0or handwriting on n1any cards and letters. There the clerk stands, a big package of mail in his left hand, tossing one piece after another into its proper receptacle. Not so much fun in that! Don't increase his hard \vork by asking hitn to handle tiny envelopes. \\'hen next the cute idea comes to you of sending tiny pieces of n1ail. put yourself in the place of the postal clerks and mail men, and decide NOT to send them! ,. _ ___ _.. T bet when storms made daytime dark It skeered the folks in Noah's Ark! So nO\\' when hircls en squirrels hide, En fear the storm, en run inside. T do not wait to understand, But jest grab hold of father's hand! -H. A. 'Mrr.r.s \Veil. the \\"ilmette Day parade ·\\'as certainly a hug-e success. En'n that great man 'Railroad· Jack took part in it. ,_,. ________ If right now the weather is not regular · summer weather but rather chilly, you will not wish to continue the reading of the following poem after a Keep glance at its title. If, on the conCool trary, the . mercury has climbed to 90; and the relative humidity is also unpleasantly high, the reading of this poem will lower your mental 1\Iuch indignation has been aroused lately against that form of highway robber)· kno\Yll as the speed trap. The And' Older You Will Grow Speed Chicago 1\iotor club has been e· ~Comforting cyncism hides you from yon pecially active in its c·rusade \\'hen west you face . Hard and sharp . Traps against the practice. ·Individual You laug·h an.cl scorn the dri\'cling v ro rl(l. motorists have complained bitBut ca:.-;t, saddened. you \\'ill turn ag-ain. terly of being held up by motor police and At da\\·n you'll loH' once more. local justices. The dividing line between this particular Ha,·ing rea:;on to bclie,·e that th ahon~ may form of illegitimate law enforcement, it it he directed at us \\'C arc mon~<l to unrestrainedmay he called law enforcctnent, has been not t11 :.-;ay rihalci-mirth. dearly pointed out by the city council of Berwyn. Legitimate action has for its purMISTER AND MISSUS ORANGATANG pose the securing of public safety. 11legititnate action has for its purpose the Tht'rc '"as a \\'hile in the growth of man securing of money. The .operators of '1 \\.hen hi.' ate a11<l chattered and sang And scooted ar()und and hung from t rcesspeed trap are not concerned with decreasHint and the ~[issus ing the number of speeders so much as they And little ·Lucinda Orangatang. are concerned with the getting of mone~·. Naturally, therefore, they want to find of'Tis said 1)\· them that should kno\\' the facts That he drank. and ran with a gang fenders, real or false. If real offenders Of tou{!h little monks from down the " ·a ycannot be found, then trumped up charges Him and his wife can be brought against those who are goAnd little Horatius Ora11gatang. ing at a high, but legalized, rate of speed. They say, says them, knowing more than I. The motorist so charg,ed may be perfectly That he rode and played with a wild mustangjustified· in believing the charge illegal, but No saddle or stirrups or hoots or spurswhat can he do in the face of co-operation Him and his wife between tnotor cop and justice of the peace? And little Freddie· Orangatang. So he pays the fine, utters curses not loud That's a 11 I know of the int'mate life but ·deep, and goes his way. nf my kin accustomed to hang We are glad that no speed traps exist By tail or his toes, hut not his noseHim and his wife on the north shore, and also glad to know · And the tribe of little Orangtangs. that when the police and a judge are in il-\VrxnY JoF. legal collusion a cleaning out of the offense at once takes place. It is better that the p ...... RO"r\1-"~e think it wa~ w·rv nict, of vou '\Vol, ..,ri·'P. to writE' u~ that notf'. Your informatio~ parcleaning .out should be demanded by village H"n'arly intereRted us. PleasE> tells uH the rest. V\re trustees rather than by outsiders. \Ve h ... "P a rE>ason for asking. V\.E> made a mistake in Neptune'R poPm last '\\-E>ek should wash our own dirty linen, but in ~nd "thrills" was substituted for "frills." Having read proof on the column we haYe to take all the any case it MUST be washed. blame. Wt"re sorry, Neptune. While we are on our vacation two prominent conLet ~s ·see to it that the motive of our tributors are to have charge of Shore Lines. Next motor police be not the increasing of local ~eek w~ wl)l tell ~·ou the who they are. Have patience-It Will be a gr~at ·urprise ! revenues but the increasing of pu.lic safety. -THE SLAVE.