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12 TIIE GEORGIAN’S NEWS BRIEFS. j > I I In the Family Cupboard ^ ^ ^ - ‘ i - w I .el t Your 1 Boy Work as Wei 1 as.l pi ay By EDWIN MARKHAM Boy of Yours," issued X by the George H. Doran Company, discusses the various problems of care of youth. The author, James S. Kirtley, has a suggestive chapter to parents. He claims tHat rational child- labor is as necessary as child play In the development of the boy. He says: “The amount of enjoyment a bov gets out of the enterprises he initiates himself Is a wholesome education; it is an anticipation of his career and a preparation for it. He must be encouraged to do this, and carefully guided. Guid ance is highly necessary. "Even employments with hob bies is a benefit, as it develops special tastes and, sometimes, fits for special work in the future. If no other good comes from them, they are, at least, employments, and that is something; but the memory of them is sure to be a source of recreative amusement to him in the future. “One boy of my acquaintance went into the white rabbit indus try and actually paid expenses, while getting back large returns of pleasure and information and sympathy with animal life. An other went into photography; while a little group, near by, studied wireless telegraphy. Drawing, ceramic work, sketch ing, music—vocal and instrumen tal—have given boys lots of pleas ure and profit. “Another makes it pay to raise pigs; another, a certain breed of dogs; still another boy makes a specialty of pigeons. There is an enterprising lad who raises vege tables in the back yard, on shares, and he sells his half for enough to take music lessons on the flute. Boys’ organizations—gangs and clubs and troops—may be given employment by the public and by individuals. That kind of organi zation does double good. “But the note of warning must be sounded. Perils await the boy. Among his interesting ventures are those in which his father en gages to give him financial com pensation for services of greater or less insignificance. Let both him and his father beware lest he learn to put a financial value on those ministries which he should render freely and gladly, as a son. Let him learn to co-operate for the pleasure of doing his part. Let every command given him be a summons to his nobler sense of comradeship, all work come to be team work and all rewards be a gratification to his unselfishness. “The boy is in peril of early pessimism, as he finds that every body feels competent to direct him and justified in imposing on him by withholding or cutting his wages, working him overtime, and, in numberless ways, failing to rec ognize that a boy can get tired, or hungry, or irritated, or indignant. “He may be so directed that his early ventures will be in the line of his future achievements. It will be well for him to have in mind such boys as Andrew Carnegie, who came over from Scotland with a sovereign in his pocket, but with sovereignty in his soul, and fired a stationary engine for two-fifty a week. A boy can get the virtues of industry, honesty, fairness and altruism started and operative in his life quite early.” FARRAR GETS OVATION. NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—After some weeks of absence because of illness, Geraldine Farrar returned to the stage at the Metropolitan Opera House this afternoon as Mimi in Puc cini’s “La Boheme.” Except now and then when her high tones seemed slightly worn, Miss Farrar showed no trace of her recent illness. She had six recalls at the end of the first act. chapge in the system of study in the Chicago schools. The main principle of this change will be that when a * pupil leaves the school for the day tfia work w r ill be completed, just as when a man leaves his shop or his office hs work is done.” Outlining a system to intensify the school course of study was the first step of Mrs. Ella Flagg Young as she resumed her position as superintend ent of public schools. Mr. Shoor took his old place as assistant superintendent. • HUERTA TO BATTLE REBELS. MEXICO CITY. Dec. 27— President Huerta announced to-night that he would resign the Presidency at the end of the year and take the fie.d against he rebels in person. All information regarding Huer ta’s resignation was refused at the National Palace. According to the circulated report, Enrique Gorostie- ta has been decided upon as the man * to succeed Huerta as Provisional Presideivt. U. S. STARTS PROBE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. The De partment of Agriculture to-day an nounced a nation-wide investigation into the present high cost of beef and the generally unsatisfactory condi tions with respect to the production of meat of all kinds. It is honed that this inquiry will bring to light the true cause for the great cost increases of meat food dur ing the last score of years and that definite plans may be formulated to insure a reduction in the price of this r'irniruvdit v r ta t bu •*<,nwnmr»r. „ i vj u i n. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.—Wi two hours after 19-year-old R Cartela had attempted to hold up P.ttnk of Eagle Rock and had 1 driven from that institution b broomstick in the hands of doughty woman assistant oasl Miss Edith Carr, Ihe would be roi was captured after an exciting cl through the hills and lodged in county Jail. ( artola said he had become ■ perate from hunger and plannet rob the hank. Kr II IIIIO (let our •< Bo * * of Pwint, FREE. MISSOURI RKMKDT CO., Offloe 15 St. ■WETTIN8