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v / — T" L V Thursday, December 22, 19ID h • ' -1 THE JTLINTON CHUOMCI E / • * Page Five Mixing dishes which have had flour or sugar mixtures in them should be rinsed in warm water be- lore washing; dishes which have had eggs and milk in them should be rinsed with cold' water first, to loosen food easily. Use soft paper for wiping tables and ranges before washing them with soap and water. Grease ad heres to paper more readily than it comes off with moisture. When a recipe calls for a small amount of onion juice, cut off a thin slice at the ba^e end, then scrape off the juice with the tip of a tea spoon. Butter slices more easily when it’s hard, if you use a knife which has been dipped in boiling water. Tea and coffee-cups which have become stained clean easily if they ’ are wiped with a damp cloth which has been dipped in baking soda. Eggs beat more readily if you keep [ the bowl steady. Fold a towel and place it under the bowl. This will also help to cut down noise. McMILLAN’S SERVICE STATION SINCLAIR PRODUCTS T??--—:—- 00E K) mm new™ a*K TOVI MIYIMM ACINT AIOIT TNRIUIM IXMRSI'PAIV TOMS ALMOST ANTWMIRI IN THI 0. S. A., CAMAOA, MIXICO GREYHOUND There’ll be Christmas crowds qn Long Distance, too Long distance telephone lines will be crowded on Christmas Eve and, Christ mas Day. WeTl be on the job doing our best to put calls through. We’ve added a lot of circuits and rearranged others. Every switchboard will be in service. Even so, there may be delays. You’ll get faster service if you do your calling he/ore Ckrittmas Ere or j/fer Chrittmta Day. By Shirley Sargent •THE SMALL KITTEN called | * Tupid watched preparations for Christmas dully. Only the middle boy, one Archie Raymond, noticed his apathy. The tree, in ail its green splendor, stood tall in the living room bedecked with an in creasing number of ornaments. “Careful,” Marcia Raymond ad monished her son sharply. “Don’t hang those big balls dowm so low. The kitten will break’ them." Gently Archie lifted them to a higher bough, drawing in the pun- S tnt scent of the pine. Only he saw at the kitten whlked slowly under the tree unaware of the boughs tickling her furry back. His young est brother had named the roly- poly butterscotch kitten Tupid. Young Billy was easily aroused to fits of anger. His favorite expres sion, under stress, was a lisped, “You 'tupid, you big ‘tupid.” Archie, his ten-year-old brother, Joe, and his parents laughed at the little boy's wrath and, because the kitten was slower than the others in MttHIM Mil MM YSUUIAPN C«aa»ANY f • Tupid circled and smelftd at the black kitten until he was sat- tisfied. Then his tongue flicked out to lick the kitten. the litter, they named him, most af fectionately, Tupid. “Archie,” Mrs. Raymond was flurried from all the excitement, “That blue globe is much too low. Tupid will get it. I don’t doubt,” she added pessimistically, “that we will lose half of our globes.” Archie xould see that Tupid had no interest either in the swaying boughs or the brilliant-colored frag ile balls. For tvro days Tupid had wandered carelessly about the house and yard. He wasn’t playful or friendly and he had stopped pur ring. Only Archie sensed that the kitten was lonesome for his sisters and brothers and his mother. At first there had been four balls of fur and a proud old alley cat moth er. As they grew, they had become f playful, pattering swiftly through the house. But now they were all gone, including the mother. Just Tupid was left to keep. Even the black imp with shoe-button eyes had been given away. Tar Baby, who had been the boss of the litter, had been gone barely two days, and Tupid missed him. “Well,” his father’s voice boomed again, as he climbed down the lad der. “All done in time for Christ mas Eve. Come here, Joe, Archie, you too Billy. I want you to see this fine tree.” Mrs. Raymond switched the lights off and Archie shivered in delighted excitement as the tree blazed, il lumined by the strings of lights and balls. The magic moment was shattered by the sharp ring of the doorbell. A rush of cold air came in as Mr. Raymond flung open the door wide to admit a bundled figure. “My father says I can’t keep the kitten,” Gerald Parks recited automatically, close to tears, “I have to give it back because U gives my father hay fever.” Gerald went out in another rush of frosty air, but not before Mrs. Raymond had pressed a fat candy cane into his mittened hand. Tar Baby huddled, in the middle of the floor. "Watch it. boys,” Mr. Raymond warned. “Let’s just watch him. He feels strange here now; he’ll be all right in a while.” Archie saw Tupid jump from the sofa with a purr of delight. Tupid circled and smelled at the black kitten until he was satisfied. Then his tongue flicked *out to lick the kitten. Tupid’s paws caressed him as his tongue washed 1pm. The black kitten stood passive, as Tupid showered his pent-up love on him. ‘Th»y, mommy,” Billy lisped, •‘Txfcid’A kissing him, isn’t he?" “Um,“ Mrs. Raymond agreed. “Tar Babj'a Tupid’s Christmas present.” , Mr. Raymond’s eyes swept his ions’ awe-struck feces. 'No.*' he aid firmly, “He's our Christmas -•tent too." Scason's t (rktims jf With the pleasant thoughts that come from the knowledge * . / , if of many new friendships formed i the past twelve months, * we warmlf wish each of you ♦ A MERRY CHRISTMAS * « Burts Ready-to-Wear In Hotel Block XA <7VC Our pleosont ossoclotions inspire sincere appreciation. May your Holiday Happiness and Good Cheer continue with you throughout the coming twelve months. LYDIA MILLS STORE CHEER AMD HEALTI this Ghnstmas AMD ALWAYS J. C. Todd Grocery J. I*. PRATHER, Manager ‘IT’S JUST YOUR NERVES’ “Relax and quit worrying, it’s just your nerves,” is not very helpful advice to a ner vous sick person. Such indi viduals need help for they are really sick and their sickness DDES HAVE A CAUSE. ^ The problem is one of deep- seated and constant nervous tension caused by an irrita tion of the nerve roots leading from the spine. Though nothing may seem wrong organically, the proper X-rays and other testa will reveal this condition, when an especially trained chi ropractor makes an examina tion, • Only when the cause of this irrhaHan is removed can a per son relax and quit worrying. W. C. J. HART Graduate of the Palmer School of Chiropractic t'ntil then, the individual is sick, mentally and physically. Such illness will eventually lead to real organic disturb- <in cs in most cases. Nature is constantly making -an effort to relieve this pres sure and sometimes through a prolonged rest or change of cli mate does accomplish it. The most efficient and sat - factory way is to have a thor ough examination by Dr. Hart, w ho has had wide experience in correcting nervous disorders. Dr. C. J. Hart is located at £54 West Main St. next to the First Methodist Church, in Laurens. There la plenty of parking space and offices are •- an the ground floor. TT‘inii‘itffTTin‘iTintftrmmimtmtnnnmnfinnnnnnmnnnnmmmnnnnnnnirr»nftfimiirinniitwMiiMiiiiiiiiMn^«i>i r .g YOUR PRINTING NEEDS CAN 8E SUPPLIED 3Y CHRONICLE PUI. CO.