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Show WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY Washington's birthday would of courso bo moro genorally nnd tumul-tuously tumul-tuously observed, if it came at the height of the baseball season. As It Is, for many years llttlo notlco was taken of It other than by a fow pa trlottc societies. At prosont tho Bchools soom to bo making moro of tho public holidays, and vory commonly havo aomo suit-ab:o suit-ab:o recognition of this anniversary. Teachers may woll talk to tholr children chil-dren ou tho lossons to bo learned by overy young person from Washington's Washing-ton's marvelous pcrslsteneo and courago. Tho dlillcultlos which Washington had to confront must havo seemod at tho ttmo to pooplo ot ordinarily good Judgment, as hbpolessly appalling. Ho was constantly being doreatcd by tho vastly superior troops Pt tho mo ther country. Ho constantly faced tho disaffection ot his hungry and ragged nnd unpaid troops. Political I Intrlguo In Congress and tho army I threatened to undermlno his author- Ity and discipline Ono can woll imaglno that Wash- I lngton's frlonds must often havo ad- !Iaed him against the hopolossness ! of such an unequal contest. Thoy 1 muBt have counselled him to seek tho heat penco possible boforo ho ran any further chanco ot being cup- turod and oxllod or oxoeuted for treason. Most peoplo glvo up tholr larger ambitious, after a falluro or two, and Jog along In bouio regular routine for tho rest of their llvos. It is perhaps tho most comfortnblo way of living, but not satisfying to pooplo who havo Ideals. There aro fow things In llfo that can stand In tho way of detormlned, porslstont nttnek. No matter how I hopeless a man'c, life may seom, it I can scarcely bo moro linpeloss than was tho cause of Washington and his patriots In tholr cruot winter at Valley Val-ley Forgo. |