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UK' If astw&.by the right s world te-lhe. right an only If answered by the person. the meat Important wtofc In the world (a tint, those you jaeet, or to i you send gifts Christmas cards ondiristmas letter*, may hs*e t* merry dirfawmas. Asti this wish .can be wished by anyone to anyone rise Without losing any of its lmpontsnce and way .of its glowing thrill.—Mary Gra ham Bonner. <®. m*. “WMtsm NewtsspeinUfllon.) A "Special Deliver/* for Ae Old Peatman «01d Bill, the,postman, was peat home after his day’s trudging, SS&. in the snow drtlweriRg matt, tto many tot toss for «o many people—would these be ope for htmt He brushed the •now .from his a«U box and held bio breath while ho looked. No— there was none; sad a great lump ip hto throat Thirty, forty envelopes' bearing Christmas cheer .he had delivered at e single house, (but .pot one letter greeted him at jhts own door the on Chrtetona* Eve. He entered tiny bowse dlscon dSlate. It was so lonely there since “She" had died—and their only son WM far away and had not even written—no, net a single letter. rail ahufflod into the kitchen and sank Into a rocker near the stove. . “'No* one letter," was his only thought, "and yet I deal in tot Just then the doorbell rang, and m “special dellvwy” was thrust into his hands. With tears of Joy he tor# it open and read. His son, his only son would be home on the “midnight” train,—H, Ludus Cook. <«, IM4, WMUrn N«w*p»p»r Union ) ;■ < Giving of Toy* e origin of the custom of glv | toys to children at Christmas , "-er been authenUeally traced. w children of the .. < ■ it * Wwm If IJWv^J periods, 078 owing 08 which their elders Indulged than In fes tivals of good will more 3,090 years before the coming of Christ, •-George Newell Moran. . I Far From Snobbish Two literary lights, one from Harvard, the other from Tate— that’s as far as we pare to go—were having a Jolly little tulk when some thing cropped up which caused the Tale man to remark: "The trouble with yon Harvard men to you are Inclined to be u lit* I tla snobbish. "That is not so,” replied his com panion. "Why, when I rowed on the crew, I knew every man In the boat except three down In the stern."—W. Orton Towson In the New Tork Evening Post. * . iw v A f Pit: HOOSIER mil ' For Xmas JlO Hm 1 M AKE your kitchen cheer i ful, convenient, livable. Come in and see this wonder ful kitchen cabinet demon strated. Let us show you WHY you really need the Hoosier in your kitchen. S45 >» $75 » In gray white and bale finishes. L. W. GODDARD & SON CO. v‘ ; ; NMMMNMMMI # at of Christmas By REV. AKAN P. WILSON 0 7 CHRMTUM) b« merry, and withal, tk* ist thy poor neighbors, So ***#•* with the small, wrote the nMt Tusser many year* ago, Wat :tte- suggestion is Just as pertinent today as it was then. If anything, are need to be reminded of dutytfo our fellow man more today than our fathers ifild -more today, Indeed, than ever before. This b true because the seed for brotherhood jte even more patent than at any .other period of the history of the worth. We live In an age wheo wevthink siWy of oumeivea and ,oui* im molate families and we Id hare brought to our attentlon\ the fact ithat we owe a debt tto pnr ncl ighhor and that deht must .be pn id. The story is told of m. rfleh man wfco prayed— Oh, Lore: John, bless me and my «rka; Mgs, My four son, and his And no more! We blush tor shame that these <a*uld be foemd one who to se nar em, yet I sun assured that’endk fMWple exist today. There ate tttote who, when they have satis fied the needs of their own, assume a ectf-sattofied sir and say that they hove done fihelr, whole duty. Approach such a person and re mind ton of the need of a friend or a neighbor, and ho will ask the time-wom question: "Am I my brother's keeperf Haven’t I enough to do to look after my own fam S ily!" The teachings of Jesns brist answer the Jlrat question in re afflnnatlve {arid the tetter jn the phasis negative) God with even m«re em than anhwered Cain when he originated the selfish In quiry, Jeeps taught that the One aiogue is summed up In tbdgreater commandment—“Thou skalt love thy neighbor "nelgTfbor” nrf thyself," and His definition of Is any off* who other needs our held. Territorial or limitations do hot apply when the case of one in peed is before us. There Is no geographical limita tion when we are extending the hand of assistance to one who °w help: wherever there Jg m -A?*- m.r \ mt r » .v Christmas. found one or more whom we can (and should) assist, there neighbor llness must begin, A minister once approached one of Us parishioner with the 'To r a co on for the putPose itbroad. Ot dqffig Christian work fh The particular rife had mind was China. The man replied neighbors that he was willing to help hl| but did not those think he was called upon to help as far away as China. "Whom dq you consider your neighbor!’! asked the minister. “The man whose farm adjoins me,” was the prompt reply. “How far down Into the earth does your farm extend r was the next ques tion, and the fhrmer just as prompt ly answered: “To the center!" .. Very well,” said the minister quickly. "There is a man down in China whose land Joins yours at the center of the earth; he is there fore your neighbor and needs your help.” This was n new thought to the slow-going church member. He learned his lesson, and we need to learn the same. Only as we do so will we be able to broaden our lives Into the fullness of the life of Jesns the Christ. The application of the teaching of Jesns to business and society would produce a perpetual Christ mas season; n time of peace and Joy and happiness lasting through out the year. The giving of cheap presents or money., however, does not consti tute Cbrlstmak; ns well expect a bouquet of flowers (however love ly) to constitute Summer 1 The Christmas spirit, rather than the Christmas show, honors Him whose birth, no less than His life, was the greatest gift the world has ever received, The Christmas spirit brings us into closer touch with Him whose very life was an exemplification of the precept: “It Is more blessed to give than to re ceive.” As we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Jesus let not the going down of the sun mark the decline of the Christmas spirit but, ns the days come and go, and we enter the new year, let us^each one reach out the loving hand to the sick, the unfortunate anil the outcast, remembering that Jesus the Christ said: "Inasmuch as ye have done It unto the least of one of these, m.v brethren, ye have done it unto Me! (®, 1924, WMttrn Newspaper Union.) Change All Into Love Christmas day shall change all griefs and quarrels Into love.— Shakespeare. THE COMEBACK. One of them city fellows tried to sell me the Woolworth build ing. *» u What did you say! n “I sex, ‘All right, young feller, it up. » »> GRIFFIN DAIL Y NEWS .*• hire Fishermen - iH * ?S V. I <1 ’ f i • ^ \‘ bv woi^^r t V MP were landed recently at New Smyraa, iCuu-pon Fla., weighed 97 pound*, ™, ?£ r ft8|f «3? . powH’s bt '± t } <1 and 0apt ISO N pounds * tb, « Pier each. ^ «ett ^ The Store of |v z»- >) ,< Something for Z '/is ’// « # 4.. The ^47/11 1. '^ v Everybody ' N, Christmas S] •r I . ' 4 . ^ At - y t X ' Spirit , \ CHUNN’S ,x y \ * - 4 - V: r ♦ Yi Fresh From Their Wrappings NEW ARRIVALS t V A vi \* For Xmas Gifts ) AT CHUNN’S i % vr NEW SPRING HATS « NEW COATS X See beautiful creation*-. Satin and Straw, Changeable I . our new values offering for Satin and Straw. They are beautifully and reasonably priced - See the special we are for r $25-w 1 $5.00 and $g.00 $12°° H9 75 NEW SATIN SLIPPERS Fur collars and cuffs, new Tile fabrics and Bolivia materials. I Patent leather trimmed, one -half Cuban covered heel. A beauty for $ 5.00 NEW DRESSES New Russian Calf and Black Calf Oxfords and Straps; Cuban Satin-faced Crepe, Flat Crepe, beautifully tailored garments. n and one-half Cuban heels, welt McKay and turn soles. Won- Specially priced i derful values. $ 5.00 and $ 3.50 $ 12-00 to $ 19.75 \ \ H New Shipment New Forest Mills Brush Wool Sweaters 29 Fine Jackman’s Silk Underwear % 7 i Nice selection of colors; large Bob collars; FUR Newest garment now used, Bodice com $10 values— bination suits and bloomers. Colors: Pink, (\ $ 6.00 and $.100 CHOKERS Blue and Peach. $2.50 I New Shipment (I Mamma Dolls To Close Out at Cost Handkerchiefs See Our Beautiful Selections, Reasonably For Cash Only Priced $5.75 to $ 35.00 FOR ALL Misses’ Silk Hose A real Xmas Gift. We can please you in Gordon Make Here is your chance *Tor a our large selection. See our real hand-made White Mist and Black Real Bargain. all-linen Handkerchiefs— F Hundreds of other Hosiery well worth your COME EARLY 25c 50c 75c $1 inspection. R CHUNN’S 1108 HILL GRIFFIN, •o STREET GEORGIA. / r a * PHONE 396 •K 'I M 0. Friday, December T9, 1 924. John * Hopkins New Mescal Buildings Seen From Air : 25 a , v .V ■■■kk mm ■ pH c>‘r • :• $*$* * i -;' Ej ■m '-Jr V 1 9 -:S mm&m ’ l . . ® 'V 3 -r -• jf s * v' x> ■■ *31 ■■■■ M ■ . ■rai i l.al buUdbua whlch’wlu*TO8l J M^OO«£l tl anrt U,1 l^I? 1,y , ut Balt,more .**- proKress beipg made on die new med 000. The lat.er „ ,»„ t ed b, .he tall 3Ktf«fftiSSa