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WILMETTE LIFEr.ERIDAY, FEBRUAR:Y....:l-5,...1924 Wn.METTE LIFE (.,onaer1~1'!:u!:!.· 1~~~r· Newe) h~alth physician, Dr. Moore, and also to Mrs. Stopka. February has come with her mutable weather: . U81JIDD BJUDAY b~F Js:At.:H WEEa One day-zero, the followmgLLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. thaw! __ u!"'J'""J=C=e=n=tr-=al=A=v=e~=W=l=lm=e=tt=e=,=ll=l.= t Sunday-the Ford radiator free_z........._ .......··.·.. wu.ette 1U. es; Monday-the alcohol b01ls ·vascaiPTJON ~A YEAR out. All communlcatlona must be accom· Today-slip ; tomorro~-slo~. panted by the name and address of tbe At morn we sing, If wmter ~~~rth:-:~·~~: :;r~:k~~~~~~nn~~~u~~ co~es , can spring be far beID·ure appearance in current laaue. hind ?" Re·olutlons of condolence, card· of At 7 P· 111 · we growl, "I guess ~~:in~~~t~u·~~·· ~~~~!· :~!~~:· ~h:~; we'll have to get another load :nc!1~~1t\;~n ct~k~:,r~nr~~ ~tan;;:: ~f of coal." recular advertlalng ratea. 12 14 and 22 are three red-letter JD'ntered at the poatomce at WUmette1 days. !l~t:s~'~n~:r ~~~ ~ft~rMo;rc':S,:f~~:,a Honest Abe, Saint Valentine, and Father George. __,.;F.;R::=ID=A =Y,;,.,-F~E::=B=R"':U=A=R=Y=l5=,=1=92= 4 =-J "Fondly do we hope, fervent! y Separate the Grades. do we pray · £,.force the Traffic Laws. That this mighty scourge of war Build the Truck Road. may forever pass away." "If you love me as I love you . "RESPECT THE BURDEN" No knife can cut our love in two." Stand to ono side and let the "First in war, first in peace, First in the hearts of his countryburden-bearer pass! men." It's kind and sensible to give the man who's carrying the bur- This is the month when catalogs arrive, den the right-of- way. If you're going down thf street empty- Catalogs chuck-full of fascinating cuts handed and meet a laborer staggering along under the weight Of vegetables and fruits and fancy-tinted flowers. and bulk of an unusually heavy load, veer off to one side and give The family cat goes out at dark To seek her love-lorn Tom; him plenty of passing room . Don't expect him to observe And then for hours they prowl and howl strictly the rules of the sidewalk. Treat in the same way those Of winter gone and "Spring has who are laboring under heavy come!" mental handicaps . Remember There's one good thing that can the strain under w.hich a man may be said be working and give him plenty About this fickle monthof leeway. If you know that an It's two days shorter, thanks be individual is woriied because of given! some big deal that's trembling in Than if it had been March. the balance, don't demand of him the usual courtesies. Forgive BOOST THEIR PAY! his short-comings .. There is, at present, a bill beWives! When your husbands fore Congress proposing that the l'Ome home from business, per- sa lary of postal employees be haps tired out by the day's re- raised. verses, don't tell them immediWe're for it! ately all about YOUR trouhlcs. The section which applies to Let them catch their breath. letter carrier s in North Shore Husbands! Observe the Golden towhs reads a::; follows: Rule. "Letter carriers in the village LIFE LINES delivery service shall he divided After a northbound Northwest- into two grades as follows: First grade, salary $1,400 per annum; ern train has come to a stop at second grade, salary $1,600 per the Wilmette station . many annum. Carriers in the village people, both men and women, alight on the east side of the delivery service shall be promoted train. the side nearer the station to the second grade after one itself. This is a dangerous prac- year of service in the first grade." tice. Often switch engines are The passage of this bill will using the southbound track, to give the hoys about $600 more say nothing of reg-ular trains. than they are now getting. They We have seen and heard a con- deserve the raise. ductor warn a woman against NEAR EAST CAMPAIGN getting off on that side, but she All the diurches in Wilmette, paid no heed to him. If you ~UST get off on that danKerous the Sunday Evening club, and stde, for your family's and :everal civic organizations are sponsoring the approaching camfriend s' sake, BE CAREFUL! paign which has for its object Almost $1300 in the N. T . Rand the raising of funds to relieve the Fund! Only $700 more needed distressing condition ·now exist1\· enable the handhoys and girls ing in the Near · East. The to buy those becoming uniforms. churches· have already raised . ~f:s. Emma Stopka, Wilmette's vtsttmg nurse, submits a val\lahle report for the year ending- Dec mber 31, 1923. The health of the children ha s been carefully safe-guard~d: disease has been driven away from growing bodies. We owe a great debt to our wlth which Ia combined ,... . w~=~~eJ-~~;? NEWS FEBRUARY The Star Oil Burner Absolutely Solves Your Heating Problem Once and for All! See one of these Remarkable Oil ·Burners successfully and economically operating right in your own neighborhood! f You can save yourself a lot of worry, work and discomfort if you'll take just a few minutes to investigate this clean, faultless method of sootless, odorless, noiseless heating. Some of the finest homes in Wilmette are equipped with Star Oil Burners because they are guaranteed to heat any home to the capacity of the boiler. You can bank on the guarantee because the manufa~turer is thoroughly responsible, is well known in Wilmette, has lived here a good many years, and stands behind every word he says. In the homes in Wilmette where we have installed Star Oil Burners you will receive unqualified endorsements and highest recommendations from satisfied owners. No matter how much you can afford to pay, you cannot find a better Oif Burner anywhere. A Star Oil Burner installed in your home complete . with 50-gallon service tank costs only $150.00. That's a comparatively small investment when you think of the worry· and responsibility it takes off your hands and the constant uniform heat which you enjoy even in the coldest weather. There to be pi various weeks, l Lullaby" Eyes," ~ olio; "P ciety stu) Light Aj at the F Miss l time at ing Osca No lmpi several 1 present d eludes ling and "Caroler attral but two' ceeded bJ moves 01 "Red I melodra~ Sam Fo~ See a Genuine Star in Operation! is given York for Walke· scheduled March 4 Colonial QUIET- UNIFORM HEAT- CLEAN No Electricity o~ Gas-No complicated controls, no mechanical parts to get out of order. Installed in any heating plant in a few hours. For demonstration phone Wilmette 1438. No obligation whatever. White's Taken Master o ing story that is ORTH SH0°E LINE I\ H CoUrtesy~~ A Characteristic of every da it in the1 this seas The st ing with tried by the murd! traduced North Shore Service There i of whom best worl closely fq tion shou worth, C nings, th fcctive a C OURTESY alone hardly describes $1.700. 9 · - · Thf? villa_~.e-wide drive for the-.completi~- of the quota. which is $6,000, will be begun about the middle of February. Every resident of Wilmette ought to have a part in ameliorating the terrible snffering now ' ln'valent in Asia Minor. the attitude of North Shore employees in their daily contact with the public. It is more of the· human kindness - a real, wholesome interest in the welfare and comfort of everyone who rides the North Shore Line. Proof of this is in unsolicited letters of commendation and appreciation received from patrons of which the following is one of many. "I want to write and tell you of a collector on your train between Chicago and Milwaukee. I wish to recommend him most highly. He creates quite an atmosphere on his train because he is so helpful and interested in the comfort of his passengers. I have watched him assist cripples on and off· I have seen him help women with chil.. dren; I have watched the interest the passengers have in him. They all seem to know him and like him.» · · "LV TH If you long ago sellers," ford. fancy of those w the tale tiers, ki most of ed in th tie wond In its but The ful "THE ACID TEST" U1tA .'\'D HOBART DAl\'FORTJJ (Cirurch of the Holy Comforter, Kmilwortlr) . It is vrry difficult to preach the Gospel in an era of ~lf tndulgenct. It seems not to occur to those who criticize tht Ch~rch for its failure to reach pe<'plt, that the people and not tht Church may be to blame. It wou'd have been a difficult task to have preached the Gospel of Righteousness to Sodom and Gomorrah wert there not ten who "':ould form ~ht nuc~tus of a congregation. Isaiah, and later Chnst. tmphasaztd thas same difficulty~appeal to me~ wbo would not hear. They realized th~min who shut · then tara to the mtssagt of God would have no alibi in the d of judgment. It is just this difficulty that confronts tht Chur:~ today. . . Many ptop'e are not ~ungeri?g and thirstin~o.afttr righteous.~.. They are not seekang, askmg, knocking. They art will~ "!1 to have a rt'igion which makes them more comfortable, greater assurance, and ministers to their vanity and · gav~a them tbear st 16.shntss. The acid test of real religion is not : dots it make spiritual ~~~ly~oddlrs. but, does it build up and strengtlxn Character? IJ'OCI at make rul men? The Charlee A. CoMn Jledelewerded to the North Shore Line lor dietiniJuiehed contribution to the deYftlop- franeporletlon lor the con Y'enience of the ,..61ic ..wl Ute 6enellt ol the indaet'7. ment of elect rice/ Every traveler will find the human side of North Shore service to be more than mere courtesy. OUc=ago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Company I Wilmette Passenger Station Telephone Wilmette 2514 "Lit Davie Adelp