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?AKE Christmas a
The whole significance
of Christmas
is generosity, charity, good
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] euowsnip ana conseifuvm i
happiness, and we must stand
in with this spirit of joy fulness
or admit ourselves as by
no means belonging to the
j highest types of humanity. If
we adopt the Irishman's welllcnown
and philosophical dictum,
that "one man's as good's
another and some a deal sight
betther," then we want to be
a "deal sight" in most everything,
and good fellowship
I proclaims that loudest and
longest.
So, go in for a good time in
] any old first-class, fine-edged
way you can get it, at home or
abroad, outdoors or in, upstairs
or down, with or without the
lest means for enjoyment, for
; the means can be made; if
you're determined to make it,
| there is always a way. If you
lack dollars, use pennies; if
i you lack pennies, use your
wits. There are many other
things that you have in abunI
dance io spend, and you can
spend them by transferring to j
others and the general atmosphere
your optimistic joy fulness
over what you have, be it
j'( much or little. , ;
Boo OOP
KILLING TWO BIRDS
t4I was beginning to tliinK there was
no originality in New Year cards, but
I was mistaken," remarked Joblots.
"You received a novelty?"
"Yes. My tailor sent me a card
bearing the usual greetings, but added
this line: 'How about that little bill?' "
NOTE OF HOPE AND HAPPINESS
jCeiebration of Saviour's Birth Commands
Attention of All Nations
Regardless of Ravages of War.
? On the great feast of the Nativity,
Christmas, as it is popularly known,
rfhere is always a note of hope and
cheer, even when many lands are
;drenched in blood. It was 1917 years
;ago that Christ was born, but the message
he brought is as fresh and comjpelling
as it was in the years long ago.
;Over the little town of Bethlehem the
heavenly choir sang "Gloria in Ex.celsis
Deo"?"Glory be to God on high,
-.and on earth peace to men of good
will," or, as some renderings of the
Latin text have it "and on earth peace
and gooc will towards men." That
blessed proclamation will go sounding i
down the centuries to come until time I
shall be no more.
Professing Christmas welcome today
as one of peculiar joy and gladness, i
The liturgical churches celebrate it
With impressive services but all Godfearing
people, whether they be connected
with the Christian body or that
can but find a thrill and a lifting up
of the soul in meditating upon the i
birth of Jesus and the mighty work
the redeemer came to accomplish.
Christmas comes to us with its hal-;
; lowed greeting and with an insph-a-j
>tion for higher purposes and true;
.Christian charity. May this be truly
La happy Christmas for one and alL
The Unbreakable Ornament.
The millennium will be here when
somebody invents an unbreakable orna-:
rment for Christmas trees. j
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Christmas-?
and Old Loves
By LAURA JEAN UBBEY
When I think on the happy day3
I spent with you, my little dearie,
Now what lands between us lie.
How can I but be eerie?
AS yuletide draws near, a man's
ralDd is very apt to revert to
happy Christmas times that
have gone before. There is L
most always a woman connected with j
a man's happy times and pleasant day jc
dreams. The man who left the farm
to make his fortune in the great city
and who has become rich, a bachelor
boarding at a fashionable hotel or club,
can usually recall some particularly
happy Christmas in the long ago?a
Christmas dinner in the old home,
taking his first sweetheart Christmas
eve to a ball in the town hall; the delight
of taking her home?a mile
through snow drifts on a winter night.
He had written to her a few times after
leaving home, then the excitement
of city life had crowded her out of his
memory and his life. As Christmas
draws nigh again, thoughts carry him ;
back to the girl' he loved when time
was young with him. On the impulse
of the moment he dashes off a letter
to her. He does not know whether
she will receive it. She may be married
or she may have moved away.
The old folks at home had been care- -t
ful never to mention her even in an-'
swer to his inquiries.
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thought can fill two different minds at
the same time. The girl of long ago.
still single, knowing he has not wed, i
picks up courage to send a Christmas
card to the boy grown old now who i
took her to her first ball on Christmas |
eve. The letter and card cross each
others each flies to its goal. The
bachelor finds it in his Christmas mail.
The lonely woman standing by a win- i
dow in a far-off farmhouse has a letter
handed to her by a neighboring
farmer who kindly fetched it to her
from the post office Christmas morn-1
ing. Simultaneously there is a warm
glow in two hearts widely severed.
And yet there are people who won-1
der that there are romances which are j
revived at yuletide when men and!
women no longer young sigh for love;
and home cheer, if they sit alone add j
lonely listening to the chimes of thei
Christmas bells.
Christmas day is the time to light;
the sacred fire upon the altar of old j
hopes and loves and make the longing!
and dreams realities. Sending a little |
Christmas card with a' well-chosen |
kindly verse is sure to find an echo in
a lonely man's heart at this time of i
all others. One should not check the!
kindly resolve to send one. It can do j
no harm and it may bring much happiness.
To whom are you going to send
your "Merry Christmas" card in this
year of our Lord 1917? Perhaps Fll j
find one in my stocking. I'll hang it
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UP and see. I take tills occasion to
%md each and every one of my readers
a Merry Christmas, together with the
wiah that the coming year may be the
most successful one of their lives.
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H Christmas Acrostic
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(Compiled from the Yuletide Utterance!
of Great Minds by Harvey Peake In
the Baltimore Sun.)
A LITTLE child, thou art our guest,
That weary ones in thee may rest.
?Martin Luther, j
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MISTLETOE hung in the castle hall, ;
The holly bough shown on the old oak
wall. ?Thomas Haynes Bayly. !
ENGLAND was Merrie England when j
Old Christmas brought his sports
again. ?Walter" Scott.
RING out ye crystal spheres,
Once bless our human ears!
?John Milton.
RAINY clouds possessed the earth
And sadly fell our Christmas Eve.
?Alfred Tennyson.
YE who sang Creation's glory,
Now proclaim Messiah's birth.
?James Montgomery. ,
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CHRIST is born, the great anointed, j
Heaven and earth his praises sing!
?J. Caword.
HARK, the herald angels sing:
"Glory to the new born King!"
?Charles Wesley.
RING the bells and raise the strain,
And hang up garlands everywhere. 1
?Susan Coolldge.
1HEAR along our streets pass the minstrel
throngs.
Hark! They play so sweet on their hautboys
Christmas songs.?Longfellow.
SING the song of great joy that the
angels began.
Sing of glory to God, and of good wilP
to man! ?John G. Whittier.
THIS day hath God fulfilled his prom?
ised word.
This day is born a Savior, Christ the j
Lord. ?J. Byron.
MAT you have as many happy months r
As you taste mince pies at Christmas.
?Old English Saying. ;
AT Christmas play, and make good
cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
?Tusser. !
SOMETIMES with oysters we combine,
Sometimes assist the savory chine;
From the low peasant to the lord,
The turkey smokes on every board.
?Walter Gay.
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arse you will want your car in
3s shape for the holidays. Send
today?while you are thinking
. Our expert workmen will do
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Christmas
Greetings
If you are in the market for any goods of the
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attractive price. We have a large stock of cloth ing
for men and hoys that we will sell at low prices
from now until January first.
Shoes
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Take a look at our line of shoes. We can save
monev for vou. Ladies' shoes in the latest stvles
and most of the leading colors. Men's shoes from
$4.50 to $7.50. See these, as they are bargains on
today's market.
Girls' and bovs' shoes at low prices.
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For the past few years people have been having
trouble getting shoes for babies and small children.
We have a nice line of these shoes, and will be glad
to show them to you.
Trunks and Suit Cases
We have the Seward line of trunks and suit cases,
the best and cheapest on the market.
Dry Goods
Of course all cotton goods are higher than last
year, but we are actually selling some goods below
the wholesale price of today. '
Shirts and Collars
' A large stock of shirts and collars at very reasonable
prices.
We ask you to inspect our line of notions, etc.,
for we know we can sell vou what vou need.
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C. R. Brabham's Sons
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CKLE'S GAR/
We have on hand a nice line of bicy- ,
cles. Come in and look them over. The
prices are very reasonable, considering ,
the quality of the wheels. ,
3RICKL b, Proj
BAMBERG, S. G.
Peace to Men
. of Good Will
By CHARLES F. THWING
The angels' song, "On Earth Peace,
Good Will Toward Men," can also be
translated "peace to men of good
will." This version is timely, as well
as correct for the Greek. Fqr peace
can and shall come to men of good
J will, and it cannot come to men of
nrill
1 Who is the man of good will? It
is he who has a choice of happiness,
of righteousness, of goodness for all
men. It is he who desires that men
may be blessed, and who tries to
make the desire effective. The man
of good will does not hate. Neither
does he incarnate hate in any weapon
offensive or defensive. He is free from
revenge, and is full of forgiveness
for the penitent. He may not forget
injuries, but, what is more important,
he is eager to make injury the occasion
for helping the offender to overcome
the evil within the heart or
will out of which the injury sprung.
. He is capable of mighty indignations,
j but he does not suffer himself to be
! conquered by them. Without being
I impassive, he is calm in the face of
; wrong, and he is very patient, be-;
Ing more willing to be the victim than
the agent of evil. His hatred of all
sin and his love for the man who,
despite his manhood, is guilty of sin,
i are alike strong and lasting. He is
free from suspicion, he thinketh no
evil. He loves his neighbor, not only
as himself, but even more, being more
1 eager to do justice than to receive
justice.
j The qualities and elements which \
constitute the man of good will also
constitute the commonweaitn or goou
will.
Such a commonwealth is a commonwealth
peace. Willing good to others,
others will good also to it. Armaments
in such condition have no longer
any function to play, and they melt
away. The battleflags are furled.
* Wars cease and rumors of wars are
not heard. Men become brothers in
mutual service and happiness, as they
are brothers in origin and destiny.
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A Christmas Prayer
By Frederic T. Cardoze
| Most gTacioua Lord, forbid the sword
And dull each gleaming blade;
Be it thy will, tonight, to still
Each deadly cannonade.
The straying sheep seek out and keep,
The blackest ones retrieve,
: That he may kneel, for peace appeal.
Upon this Christmas Eve.
The winter frost, December's ghost,
j Its spangled robe has spread
Across the mead, each ahrub and weed j
Now lies suppressed and dead.
J From out the gloom a hollow boom \ j
The season's message tells, ?
From metal throats, where hatred gloats,
Tnatofld nf CThristmas bells.
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The sentry's boon, the full white moon,
Which clouds anon conceal.
Rebukes the blight, with silver light
Of each stern gun of steeL
It clothes the plain where lie the idaln,
Contorted yet serene,
In garments rare that spirits wear,
Translucent sheets of sheen.
For deaf the ears of kings and peers
To sorrow and despair,
! And men still pray in pits of clay,
; v Entrapped, like beasts in lairs.
{ "While over earth the Saviour's hirth
Is heralded once more, >
From placid lea to stormy sea.
From seared to sheltered shore.
' Though peace on earth reigned at his birth
! In David's city then,
And vale and hill sang of good will
From Him toward all men,
Tonight the breath of hate and death
Is breathed from many a soul;
Each watchful group and soldier troop
I Has slaughter for its goal
With upraised arm, still each alarm
Which shall ascend above.
Bid thou the age of war's fen rage
Give way to brother's love;
And in thy might forbid the fight
That wages day by day |
And lead each race with radiant face
And firm clasped hands, away.
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The Christmas Spirit.
j (As the Bystander Finds it)
j "Gosh, this car is crowded. Wonder
i they wouldn't have a little heat I"
"And I want to arrange so that if
he doesn't like it you'll exchange it
after Christmas."
"No, we're not going to give a thing
this year, except to people we positively
are indebted to."
"Cash! It was a sweet dance.
Mayme. And Mr. Fizzleface, he said to
I j me-?Cash!"
I j "Thank the Lord Christmas comes
only once a year P?Exchange.
Deliberate Extravagance.
"What are you going to give your
husband this Christmas?"
"I haven't decided. I want to do
something really fine for him, though,
and if I find that I can afford it 11
! think I will give him eggs for break- \
last"
Remember the Children.
1 Mafee the children happy on Christ!
mas and one's happiness will tab-a care
| of itself. j
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ucycle parts and accessories. W
leed of anything in this line call
SVe are ready and anxious to sen
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i There is nothing truer than j! *> .
a fairy tale. It is the quin- ;?
tessence of what Aristotle calls \;
the probable impossibility. I
; The best of the fairy tales are j
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|! man, and Christmas kindness, J
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|; for good little boys and \;
II switches for bad little boys, \\
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lence all over the place. Long J;
I; years from now,'when every !!'
*! incident of these stories is lost j!
j! to the memory, the knowledge ||
][ of fundamental human values !;
<! will remain. Teach the chU- |l
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them the wisdom of the ages. !;
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Origin of Word Christmas.
The word Christmas is of compara- - tively
late origin. The word was first
used in 1038, its form then being
Christes-Maesse, the mass of Christ. ?
Origen, an early father of the church,
said that in the Scriptures it was the
sinners alone, not the saints, who celbrated
their birthdays. Another earls
writer referred to the fact that the
birthdays of the pagan gods were keptj
by the people. The very first evidence
of a feast having been held in honon
or the birth of Christ was in Egypt
about the year 200. Clement of Alexandria
said, "Certain Egyptian theologian^
over-curiously assign not the
year alone, but the day of Christ's
birth, placing it on May 25." An of hag
date assigned to the event was March
23.?Exchange.
Keeping Christmas.
Are yen willing to remember the
weakness and loneliness of people who
are growing old; to stop asking how
much your friends love you, and ads
yourself whether you love them
enough; to bear in mind the things!
that other people have to bear on their
hearts; to try to understand the peo-i
pie who live in the same house witty
you? Then you can keg) ChriafnTira
?Henry van Dyke.
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