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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
power, not for riches, but he
prayed, "God give me wisdom."
In this hour that I like to regard
as our wishing time, for it is a
time when, unconsciously to our-
selves perhaps, we dream our
dreams of the future, may not we,
too, wish for wisdom, for wisdom
to live our lives sanely and de-
cently under the impetus of an
idealism that shall lead to the
consecration of effort and to the
sanctification of desire. Let wis-
dom then dictate our wishes for
the coming year and let this be
the prayer we breathe, that God
may grant us strength to realize
the best within us, that we may
live sane lives directed toward a
sane ideal ; that we may put our-
selves into the right relations
with the time that is as well as
with the infinite; that we may see
our own frailities with clearness
and judge our neighbor's faults
with charity; that we may strive
honorably for the material things
and yet be content without them
if so be we must; that we may
look with pity upon the sinner
and yet stand firm in our opposi-
tion to sin; that we may live by
a high standard even though we
see those prospering who fall be-
low it; that we may keep our
heads up under discouragment
and not yield to the temptations
of pride when we succeed ; that
we may be ready to renew our
foundations when the structures,
that in our blindness we have
builded on sand, collapse ; that we
may be loyal to our convictions
even when we are shamed for
them, yet ready to acknowledge
ourselves defeated when stub-
bornly we have clung to error;
that we may judge men from their
favorable side ; that we may ac-
cept correction cheerfully and
give it modestly; that we may
find resources in books and in
companionship and most of all
within ourselves; that we may
make home a temple, hearth a
shrine and love a ministering
priest; that we may be patient
but strong, courageous without
conceit, modest without creeping
humility; that we may foster
sentiment without sickly emo-
tionalism; that we may (Icily mir-
acle, yet behold the glorious man-
ifestations of God's working in
the simplest detail of our own
life; that we may be virile yet
not ashamed to weep, and serious
in purpose yet alive to the joy
of laughter ; that we may smile
without smirking and sigh with-
out selfishness; that we may love
life and face death without
trembling. In a word, Jet our
wish and our struggle and our
prayer, guided by wisdom, be
this, that we may live a life high
in purpose, optimistic in outlook,
true to itself and to the world and
God, striving ever toward an
ideal but content with the aspira-
tion if achievement fails.
On this New Year's eve, I dis-
miss you with this thought. Wish
to be what you ought to be and
through your lives translate the
wish into prayer and let the pray-
er become a struggle and an as-
piration.
U. S. POSTAL RULES GOVERN-
ING NEW YEAR'S CARDS.
The postal authorities have issued
the following rules in connection with
the sending of New Year's greeting
cards through the mails:
A post card must be an unfolded
piece of cardboard not exceeding
3 9-16 by 5 9-16 inches, the maximum,
nor less than the minimum of dia-
gram as shown above.
It must in form and in the quality
and weight of paper be substantially
like the government post card.
The face of the card may be divided
by a vertical line, the left half to be
used for a message, etc., but that to
the right for the address only.
Cards which do not conform to the
above regulations are chargeable at
the letter rate.
Cards bearing particles of glass,
metal, or any tinsel card are unmail-
able unless tightly sealed in an en-
velope and letter postage paid there-
on.
NOTE.—Cards mailed under cover
of sealed envelopes (transparent or
otherwise) are chargeable with post-
age at the first class rate; if enclosed
in unsealed envelopes, they are sub-
ject to postage according to the char-
acter of the message—at the first class
rate if wholly or partly in writing, in
the third class rate if entirely in print,
and the postage stamps must be af-
fixed to the envelopes covering the
same. Postage stamps affixed to mat-
ter enclosed in the envelopes is not
recognized in the payment of the
postage.
H. B. CLIFF ORD ROOFING CO.
Building Economy
It is the far-sighted individual who follows
a plan somewhat different from that of the
multitude. It is the successful speculator
who buys stocks on the stock exchange when
others are not buying, and prices are low; by
the same plan, one may build a home, now,
at a saving in cost. Prepare plans and speci-
fications now for construction before snow
flies. Outside walls and roofs can be in posi-
tion and interior finished during winter
months at less cost than if delayed until
spring. Use STEVENS' VITRIFIED
BRICK for outer, or face, walls. See them
in all colors, and shades of color, at 1656
Penobscot Building and at the office, corner
Larned and Third Streets.
Frederic B. Stevens
All Telephones—Main 2470
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Regilding
Oil Paintings Restored
Old Engravings Cleaned
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Grand 4517
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