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..,.., .... WILMETTE LIFE December 30, 1927 WILMETT.E LIFE l:o\Sr}:D }'IUUA\' Ot' EACH W}: £K ln· LI,O\"D JIOLLISTEil. I:XC. I:!:\2-1236 Centt·aJ .Aw., \Yihndtt', Ill. Chicago orlkt: tl X. 1\lit-higan .Aw. T el. State 6326 Tt>lt>Jlhont> . . . . Wilmette 4300 . . ,2.00 A YEAR SUB:o\{'JUI'TIO:X f·RJt' E . . All communi<:ation:-- mu~t b. ' accom~ani('d by the nam e and addre:--s of the. wnter. ArtiCles for publica tion mul't rf'ach the ed1tor by 'Vednesday noon t o in surt' apJkaralll't' in currE>nt i~ l'illt.'. Rest·lutionl' of condoh.·nCt', ca rd !< of thank:;:, obituaries . notices of f'ntert~innwn.ts or ot~~er affairs where an admittan ct· <'harg-e I S published, \\Ill be charged at 'l'f'!!'Ulat· ad\'erti~lng rates, :-.Lort ~ime ~h e ~ul >s~ itute has been r<..:mun:d to g-i\'c plan. ' again to happine~ s. 1f an indiridual is happy. may he ·no~ ju!-'tly conclude that he is doing a~ ~\'ell as :Lll\" human lwing Call do? ] ~~ thmks of ,,-I1at hr · is doing and experiences onh· a g·lu\\- .o f ~at is fact i.un. ur happi:1ess. Ca;1 'he' lla,·e an,· more rl'liah!e indication that he i:' on "tlie right path? \\·c think · not. \\'c heli<'H' that C\Tll ll;unlet might ha\'l' an:-.\,·ercd his 0\\'11 (jlll'St io11. "To he ur not to he?" more ;tdequ~uely if he had tru~ted his v\\'11 fet·ling s in the matter. 1\·rhaps he did. Perhap~ that i:-. just ,,-hy he ,,-cnt Oll ~ the sur.cess may be. Netv Years! .\ t Yanons times men La \ ' I' imag-ined "CIIlle h i.,·lwr n·uod than happiness. hut in The hest thing that can come to a human heino· is happinc s:-:. It's hettc·r than \\·ealth and Getter than health. lt\ more desirahlt: t h ~lll mere s 11 c cess. 111, ma ttcr how great The Happiest of a hI a z~· \\'it h candle:.; . llH?rr\ · Chri:-.t ma ~ . l'H'r'""·h('rc.: ... CiH.·crih· it i·ingcth -throug-h the do\\'::; \\'-C r e people, at first fresh and , full of h~lpful hints ()'re,,· wearY and ba:-ren of tdea:' . ~atut:d.~-. · the da\: before Chri~tmas. arri,·ed. ~Last-mom-~nt buyer!-' jammed th ~: "'tores and street:-4. ~lild ·\\'Cather hruugh,t C\Tn·bo(h- out. \\ -ould -be purchasers \\·ere ohli·:·cd to ]>ark hlurks a\\·a,· from their h destinations. \\'ind o \\· ~ every\\-here wer e ~lltttg- " ·ith \\-rcath:'. : . ~nd \YI!en ~,· ening came j<Jy \\·as unrest ramed. l·,lcctrtc lmlh -; . ~~i al1 c.: olors httng or, nearly c\·cry trl'e, ccrtainh· un c\'cr\' balsam and n ·dar. \\.inThe next d;n·-"~[ern. SHORE LINES MY DIARY I f'rcsscd a little fadt·d honl.· . , (fosc. f:,'osc ayainst my brrasf, 1-'t·r it !"OIItaillcd Ill\~ tJirlisll tlw·tghis, It ,,·a. 111\' ircu. wrt' tlzl'.ll. \I \' Itill_( I i II!J ,\': Ill _ \ ' (Ill/hit i ill/·" (/II - That I had hof't'd' to [,~· · n ·t 'l'i' 'i.l'ritfcn 0 11 tltc /'UfJC .\' ~ ~f That lilllt' diury _ II "11t1 / f·o \' or IJi;-/ did I lit.· ~· l ·t".i/ .' I I 'lzt~.f 7\i i .!J: Ill _\' fa~·uritc d tnt ·t': 'f'h~· f}II1'S iions and tire 111/.1"(\ t'l',i, ,\' o' .i I kn!';~· thr·m at a ,IIIUIIt't'. air!" · .\ !1 d the JH' xt day " ·as the day after! \\'c ktHJ\\- that m;tn,- allt!J accidents ran y, i·' JJJd,·r t/J,·n I /o;·~ · d this l·t·ok . l ud cltaish,·d it, f or ln.' It /t,·/d t/J,· f'r. ·l'inus lllc'lll ! 11'il,. oj Th~ · d!'ar s;:,,·t'f lot/ ,1 1 !Uit'. he a\·uided. This i~ l~llu\\· ltdgc ha:-.cd un <1 rt tt:tl rlt'rso .1 a I l'X peri en re a 11 d not ll1l' rc 1 y · t : -()J.l\'I . K1 :-.;1;s r.r·: Y. Auto Accinents Can Be Avoided recklcs~ ~ tat emcnt. \ \' II a t , , -i11 P r e n .' n t the s <: accident~? Furetlwught. Think - "1 JC111g. . ., \\'c all . \\·ant to lw hapi,Y· the old per son .as ,,·e ll as the child. tlw l>ns iness man as \n:ll a~ the art1:-.t. the :--tudcnt as "-ell as the laborer. \\ -<.: ra11 see tlo justice in 1H'ld - 1ng· that sume Jll'(Jpk ha \T. a ri.~- ht to },,· h a pl' y a n d no t () t h t T :-. . T h c r i g·lt t t 1 I t' h a pJl.' · r l' ~ h () 11 t lH · d l'" i r l' t u 1> c h: tp py . ~u \\'hen \H' "i...,h _\"11\1 a happy n~ · " year \\ ·t· m ··111 t ha t \\' e hup v t 11 a t _n l\ 1 " i II g v 1 \\'hat you h a n _ · a rig 11 t t () get . > inn:-. of \\-hat llllj)k a:-- ant re!->nlt:-: PlaY fo1lo\\· certain action~ and then a ,·oiding- those action:-; \Yill prn·e11t man,- auto accidents. Of>cYiug- the stop -a nd -go lights strictly \\-ill almost . certainly prcn?nt acri drnt -.. ~t bus,· intcr:-;ertion< One ma\· l':t~ih- admit the ~ antw,·anrc of \\-aiting-. {,-Jwn t·rafli~- i.· i i g h t . i or. t h c g r e e n t o a p p l ' a r . I t s n · 1' 1 -: unne._·ess<HY. But (Jheying- the lights a :_:T 11 u i 1H.' go-od. The nre\'alent hahit (Jt :-.\\· L· n· itt~· rkar 11\"lT tl> 'the wrong side ui the road i.tl <1rd<:r to pa~s another car is a d :ttlg·vruus llal ,it .. [t pr(>clnre~- critical cung(':-.tiillh, and ii ullt ' nf till' dri\·er:-' ltn·oiYtd i-: 1111! :-.J..:iliu J. CIIJ Ji :-- inn~ arc inc,·itahle. Kt·t 'J' t11 thl· ri~·ht ~ \\ -hen yon'rc dri,·ing-. u-..~· _\' (lllr ht'ad nl <~n· than ,-tnlr feet. 1 .' Getting ihe .. Breaks" \ ·.t catiPll :--ta'-Pil i:-. at hand <P~ain ior F il till· Fil1""'in. \\ llt · j._ undl,tthtt·rlly til~ mu:--t \·a ca ...,!J ui lt"-1 il'llt ,,,- i11 , ·ttr rat llt·r hr\lad, tht~ugh m··rl' ur It·:--.., !tiCalizvd ti o ·lt! 11t acquaintann·.. Fil, ht·ing- .(lilt: ~~~- 1lli· :-- L' r1t!lq.!e ]'n'ic:-- :--t.lf:i, \'acatiui l:i alt·lll.( wit h lil t· :--1 udv nt . . It ll< ·ug·ll. pnh:q·:i in diff ncnt ia ..,!Jj t)ll ) tllrn· 111 · ·1111 1. . i11 t llt ' :--lllll!ller. ag;tin 011 C1 t!tnnhu ~ !>:t\·. Th:ud.;,L:-i\ill~· l>:t\', Chri :-- tllla :-- tthrvt· \\n·k -..) l. in.ctdn '._ :lll tj \\ ·a . . Jlill"-!ttll·.., ],. i rthd :t~· .... "]'rinl! (;11 1 "tlh·r \\t'l'k o, :111d :11 l ·~ a-..tntidt·. !11 '-;l_\" ll11tL i11g 11i t'\\'1' \ .~:ttllrcl : t\- :tJid ~> 11 "l1 ~-otit'1Itt·" d:~_,·, \", ·t t ll:tt . . r: tJ111' ha . . tlt.t· ll1 1ll li1i.l 'att·d nvrH· ,,, ,f t·:tl :t\\:ty tilt a l'! Jri ... tm :t ... i.. urJ1t ·\- l11 ,-i . . it Pr c:-- idt-11 1 l..':tl l't :tl ., · i11 tiJv \ :tti ,,Jl:tl l':tpit:tl. while\\"\.' Pth~T -.;ult· tum -vn·ilt- :tr t· d~ ·,r it·d nt·JI tit~· IH·l11t···t:t' Jv, the ·k:tr :--t!lhtTil·~r- ...,lt·J'l ll t!11' ltlrt i11 '-l',tl"t'i. .,j thr· l"11 1Tt'll '. i"tll' . "'f'ltnl' ··lll!l1t:t i>t· :t Ia\\ " - :1-. .\l t'r l ~· Tl loll"j l \\l tllld . . ;1_\' . . \J H! FiJ l'\'l'll .. t;d.; c · ··! '( ft!l l.:tl 1· , ,. I 1:ty. 'j', · .1/ r .\~ · · ,··lt.·dr t /}, ./ . ~.· ill f,,. 11 dt 'l," ·'r 1·/u,·. 'f'f,,· .\11-1/ ;',ill slu'u,· lll· ·f' o' l·rirll;t/y . 'f'ht :, ·,.,-ftl :, ·i!! lzll ,·,· II /t~ir, · r lt :t.'. 1/_ · .\'/,·(' ,:,·i/1 1,, . ll l··r,· ·' /·ri.; h!l_ . . > Chri~tmas- !. P I' ( )! .. () C l · 1·: : T h i ~ I i 1t 1e p r P du r t i ( n 1 111 u :- t he \\ ritten in pru:-.l' The \\'ell - ktJ(J\\'11 ""j',, a.s the ni .~-ht l1ei(,re Cllri:.;tma:-:" i.-. a put·nJ. iull tn tht' hrilll uf the 1Iri:--t1na:.; 'T tt'as the Day 1·:,-~..., :.;ptnt. alnw:.;t After i>ur:-ting ,,-ith the tension rro\\'ding its lines . It is lo\·ed J>y children of all :.;izc:.; and ages, from zen-> tq 100 o r beyond. ] I caring tho:.;e galloping n ?r:-;e s. on Christ ilJa:.; E\'e one can ~carceh· wait fer the \\"UIHlerful da\· to da\\'11. Bitt the da,· after that tll't' lwliday . . . h:t\'v pa-.:-.L·d int11 1Ji..;t()n-. let\ i:trv tilt' tlll ... l'~ 'l l \\'ith a rlHTr. \\'hat;~ d"tH' j..., ci11tll' .' \~, n ·grd-:. Tlw iutnn· 1-.. r<Jll1lll~I.,:Hkd \\ itll OJIJll11' Het-e Contes Xt)\\ " /'/;, .. /-ilr/s :,·i//.>"i!l</ I 1!/o 'l'l' i, ·r h l i l /I ·IIi/,· iu tit, ir u , ·,i/ .i tit, .'.' ~-t'r'. F/z, · drt , .>' i~· i// t o~ .,-s 1 ,. ttl! f,,,, ·' .,,,,II /z,·u i i'l'lllt' h 1·lilt ' .t o \ ·'II. . - 'f'h\· l'i.·, tl/ .ll'. Lhe Nett' \ rear! f1ltlitiL· -- \\ 'I ta! \\t' ha\t' kit tllldtmc ran JltTh:tp > lit' d111H · l!> ~,.--., - "J\yas the (by after Christma:.;. and all t h run g h t h c h o u s e not a c r e a t tt r e w a s :-; t i rring not cn~n a mouse. _-\nd why? 1f the f~trts mu:-:t he told. it was because the\· had all l'a ten so much turkey, mince pie·. and c'a nch·, and ' had been o\·cn\'hclmed 1)\- ~o ~t man_~- presents that they simply nllll<f not i r. . ao·;tin -..t the ahit 11St unin. ' rsa l hal,it ()i n: :--.. (J'rct t·inu·. There art' \·e r_,. fc,,· pc()plc \ \·ho un failin~to ;whi<"\'l' a goal nr on i>Cin .~- di~;LJ>Jloint~·d d(l nut regret the failure_ \\ .l' agrcl' lw art i Iy \\-i t ii t h<' ( ,J d p r < , ' -L' r l1. T hl' r e \ no u . ., t · crying P\'tT ~p ilt milk. Tht 111ilk ctll1lt'll he rcron: rcd . .-\nd tear..: arc not a g·< J<"Hl 'itlhstitutc.. for milk . Dun't lT\' ahunt it. \\ -a:.;te Jl(l tin1<· in regrets. 'l'hc past is r1i no u:-.c except t·1 help us tn make hetkr nsc oi the iutnr('. . \~k yourself \\·hat \\"as thv cause oi ,-our failure. \\'hat mistake rau~ed thinu·s t;J uo \\'rung? I hvn don't 1llakc the S:lllle 111i:-.take agatn. ller<: rumcs - tht.· ~en- Year! ~ da , - ur t ( 1111< 1rruw. ~[a,· \\c lwrc l'l.'L'-::-.tcr ;1 jlr!·Ll':-l Our Gin's proclivity for casting off dearl} purchased and brass-studded neckwear has resulted in a generous contribution of a varied assort!'llent of canine cravats very e~idently obtained by the gross at the five-ancJ-dime. Net resdt, Lose 'em, you rascal, but we'll greet you at each new dawning with another, aye,' ye_ t anoth-er. "Oh, Promise Me" \ gtt(td irit·JJd Cllti1n i11rtlt \\ ith tilt' irltt·rt·:.-t in~ il li (l rJJla liitll tl1at ht· illlt·JHI..., "' it,rq. ~u t'l'rt:tin ,.;_pt·tbin· pk:t-.urt':i ... inttlltat lt'·' thl_\. \\'ith. tht· pet'lin .~ 11r tiH · \n,· Yt::tr IH·Il :--. tlHntgh ltc i11...,i:-.l:i hi" dl'<.'i . . itlll :--hal l Ill·! hl' cla~ ... ilit'd a:-. "rl.'-,olutit)lb," for \\l1iclt hv Jll"llit·o.,:--t·.., a di:--tinc1 :thlwrn·JJCt ·. "I'm 11111 ma k i11g :t 11y n · -,ulnti~tl>-..." j, J.j ... \\'111-d. "11!11 I'm ju :-- t glling It· quit ." ("'-, :--.. -----------~----~------ f ' I ,0......, :---.. \\'ec ks befurt' Christ'mas the faint som)d:-; of the Christmas heirs began to make themsch·es heard. \\'ith the coming of Dec('mher fl r :- t cam c the fi r :-- t r c a 1 s t1 g g c s t ion of Christma~. .-\nd a s the da ,-s succeeded one another the greatest d;~ _: of all drew closer and. clr1 se r. di~tanrc Chri :-:. tma s Da,· itsdf Then the schuul~ closed. and \\·as onh- a short aheacl. · Th<.: buying- of gift~ g"1T\\" more and more frantic. En·n·one houg-ht, and tYen·onc ex- . pcctcd. Sales record s wen~ smashccl. ~ales- \\ -c a-rc plea~cd to note that supper dances and otlH'r doino·s are h('i11o· o·in_· n ...... ;-, :--.. for the hoys. i\11 to(J ]uqg and exrlusin·h· ha ,-e the girls monopolized this sort (;f thing-. 0Yermuch has been made of the buds. It's no more than rig-ht thac at la~t ~L little sonwthing should he made of the thorns. ::\fay \\'C hope that the day is com ing- when e\·en · the nc<r]ectcd hrid.-'nT<lOilJ :-.. '-:--.. \\'ill be allo\\'cd to \\·ear somethin<r a triflt· :--.. more attention-cumpelling than the COlt n.·ntional black? ' -* -Miquc