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14 - WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1923 Winneths Weekly Talk ISSUED SaTuRDAY OF EACH WEEK y LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1222 Central Ave. Wilmette, Ill Telephone FIR or Winnetka 388 Telephone - ............. Wilmette 1920 SUBSCRIPTION 2.00 A YEAR All communications must be accom- panied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication should reach the editor by Wednesday noon to insure appearance in current issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, poetry, notices of en- tertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge will be made or a collection taken, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Entered at the postoffice at Winnet- ka, Illinois, as mail matter of the sec- ond class, under the act of March 3, 1879. SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1923 Depress the Tracks. Give the Business Men Fair Play. Build a New Village Hall. Enforce the Traffic Laws. Muzzle the Dogs. Build the Truck Road. JUSTIFIABLE PRIDE Certainly a man is justified in be- ing proud--sometimes. There is surely some occasion on which a man ought to feel proud. Even the w. k. village blacksmith "looked the whole world in the face," and doing such an audacious thing as that indicated a certain degree of pride. One may be proud but not too proud. But just what is that pride that is less than "too" proud? Isnt it the kind that comes when one looks back at a piece of work he has done and finds nothing to be ashamed of? When he approves of his efforts, believes that he has achieved something worth while? Did not God himself call his Cre- ation "good?" Lucifer, too, was proud, but his pride was the kind that comes be- fore a fall. He was too proud, in- ordinately proud. His sense of pro- portion was abnormal. He made the mistake of thinking that he was worth as much as his superior; everybody knows that was a great mistake. But suppose that you have made something that is really good. Aren't you justified in feeling a thrill of. increased self-value? The boy that has made a well shaped kite that "flies like a bird"--may he not look at it admiringly and ap- plaud his own efforts? "He put in his thumb, and pulled out a plum, and said "What a fine boy am I!" Does anyone criticise little Jack Horner for that outburst of self-gratulation? And not to be falsely modest, we say now and here that at not in- fiom + intervals we get out an flition that tickles our self-respect. "WINNETKA 277" "' Perhaps it's been a long while since you have had to look for a place to live. You have your own ice little home where you are wel- Pe at any hour of the day or night. - But what about the school teach- ers who live in Winnetka from Sep- tember to June? There must be fooms or apartments: available for them. . It may be that you have a spare room that you have never thought of renting. If you're not attracted by the opportunity of profit, per- haps the idea of providing a home for some teacher, possibly one who teaches your boy or girl, will appeal to you. 'At all events, call up Winnetka 277 and tell Mrs. Wagner what you can do to help her get rooms for the teachers. NEW EYES FOR OLD : A young woman of twenty, born and bred in an inland Illinois town, while visiting friends near Chica- go, got her first view of Lake Mich- igan. Never before had she seen a large body of water. She was" spell-bound. Literally, she feasted her eyes upon the sight of that beautiful body of water. The more she looked the more she want- ed to look. : We who have lived on the north shore so long, take the lake for granted. Familiarity has bred a certain indifference. : But though we cannot forget the past, and see Lake Michigan for the first time, we can, by an exercise of imagination, put ourselves in her place. Then the old will have the | flavor of the new. Then we shall have new eyes for old. APPEARANCES As Adam long, long ago said to Fve, "Appearances are deceitful." That was when she suggested that the apple was good to eat. But there has been many another since Adam's time who has been forced to the same conclusion. Some years ago a certain man winked at us in an unduly familiar way. Not to be outdone we con- | descended to return him wink for wink. But it was not long before the vertical movement of his eye- lid grew so frequent as to irritate us. All our resentment, however, vanished when we discovered that his winking was not intentional, but rather a mechanical reaction due to his eye having been struck some time before by a stray tennis ball. Since then we have tried to sus- pend judgment until we could in- terpret every action as benevolent. McCORMICK ROAD A splendid boulevard from the bridge that spans the Drainage can- al at Railroad avenue in Evanston, skirting 'the canal on its north and west side to Lawrence avenue at California avenue! From its Chicago terminus at Lawrence and California there will be excellent motor roads east, south and west. That will give the whole north shore easy and speedy access to the Chicago park system and thence not only to the west side but also the western suburbs. Some day soon we'll go motor- ing down Railroad avenue--Main street in Wilmette--and then at the canal to the right and over McCor- mick road. From there to Law- rence avenue we'll have a ride of seven or eight miles. OIL BURNER RULES Persons using any of the various oil burning devices for home heat- ing purposes should be careful to observe the regulations laid down by the state and underwriters' laws. Fire chief Houren of Winnetka calls special attention to these rules. Here they are. Study them. 1. Not more than three hundred gallons of fuel oil can be stored in- side the house. 2. Not more than 60 of these 300 gallons can be kept in a tank for gravity feeding. 3. If the house owner desires to store more than 300 gallons, he must store them outside the house. 4. The outside tank must be more than ten feet from any build- ing. To avoid legal complications, be sure to comply with these regula- tions. "HASTEN SLOWLY, SENOR!" Set your metronome at 30, Senor Rothier. Thirty four miles the hour is four miles too much for Sheridan road. Reserve your presto agitato for Ravinia. Lente, andante, ritard, Senor ! Last week your tempo in Win- netka was four beats too fast. That will take several dollars out of ycur salary. This week you ran away in Wilmette--Ten dollars! Festina Lente. Don't go so quick. You'll get there sooner if you go slower. As examples of human beings that totally lack the true commun- ity spirit, consider Wilbur Moore and Charles May who are alleged to be the leaders of the gang of thieves who for some years past have been preying upon North Shore property. They're fine speci- mens of what good citizens never are. Imagine the opposite of these beings and you have worthy mem- bers of society. If a triangle made a god, they would give him three sides. Men who have little business are great talkers. True liberty reigns only among the brutes. A witticism proves nothing. A Daily Necessity Milk is a necessary part of your diet--whether old or young. It is an essential food for proper growth and body development. You should drink at least a quart of BOWMAN'S MILK every day. Start today--the milk way is the health way. owman wi: ~-DAIRY COMPANY Here's Lake - Geneva"s Invitation Lo Lovers of These are facts that every fisherman within reach of Lake Geneva should know. They cover one representative day on Lake Geneva's rich fishing grounds: Almost 2000 pounds of bass were taken out of the lake, which included scores of strings of small-mouthed black bass, the gamest of all fish, the strings weighing as much as 48, 56 and 60 pounds each. If you're a fisherman, come to Lake Geneva. It's a great trip by North Shore train and motor coach, which con- nect at Kenosha at convenient times. Winnetka Passenger Station Telephone 963 Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee R. R. , EIN