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The Heavenly Song at
Merry Christmas Time
HILETUS PHONE was a lover
of music, but he had bls limita
tlons. His collection of records
represented his taste, but also the
taste of the young masters. His piano
rolls embraced all the jazz variations
without due attention to harmony.
The wave lengths of his radio set were
too short
It has been said that all the heav
enly orbs sing in their motions, but
Phlletus had never heard them, even
In imagination. His ears were long,
but they had never reached that far.
There were conceptions so delicately
beautiful that they could not get into
his mind. He had been heard to say
that the story of the Christmas song
was doubtless an oriental invention.
Had he been among those wondering
Bethlehem shepherds it is probable
that he would have neither heard nor
seen anything that night.
So the Christmas singing was too
high for Phlletus. He spent Christ
mas Eve with a fox trot and a giddy
whirl, but the carols went over him
and passed him by. In the splendid
church great organ harmonies swept
up to meet the moonlit benediction of
the starry heavens, carrying rapt souls
to heights of fuller vision of the glo
rious gladness of the Christmas time,
but Phlletus was in bed.
A mere lad, however, rejoicing in
his new radio set that night, tuned in,
saying,“Give me Heaven” —and got it!
■ —Christopher G. Hazard.
(©, 1924, Western Newspaper Union.)
Jingle Bells
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Happy, gladsome Christmas time
Should almost drive away our ills;
If It wasn't for the awful mess of
Bills, bills, bills, bills.
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MILLTOWN BOX SUPPER
There will be a box supper at Mill
town schoolhouse on Friday night,
Dec. 19, 1924. Proceeds will go for
school improvements. Everybody in
vited.
MEN 8? Useful Christmas (M GIFTS
““'women lM^ resent FOR
“““- A C~ Ale EVERYBODY
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Just a few days left and every day will be a rush. Do your shopping now.
Your dollar, if spent with us, buys two presents this year where it bought
but one last year. Bring your list and let us help you solve the problem.
Cutlery Fire Goods Aluminum ware Miscellaneous
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BREAD KNIVES SHOVEL and TONGS ALUMINUM MILK PAILS BLUE GRASS HAND SAWS SHOTGUNS
PARING KNIVES WIRE FIRE FENDERS ALUMINUM KETTLES
ALUMINUM DISH PANS BLEE GRASS CROSS CUT R ‘ FLES
SCISSORS and SHEARS _o_ qawc MEAT CUTTERS
ALUMINUM COFFEE POTS ® AW ®
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Our Stock is Complete m Every- ALUMINUM PERCOLATORS BLUE GRASS SCOUT
PEN KNIVES —o— . COAL HEATERS and
TABIE KNIVES and FORKS thing Pertaining to Fire And Hundreds of Other Pieces HATCHETS OIL HEATERS
TABLE KM\ ES and rUKKS j n Aluminum ware. The qual-
TVBLE and TEA SPOONS Goods. ity is the best we can buy. HOT POINT ELECTRIC IRONS COOKING UTENSILS
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—HARDWARE DEPARTMENT—
As Two Aged Men Saw
Approaching Yuletide
3 WAS feeding the pigeons at the
end of one of the park benches
when two old men sat down.
One, ruddy-cheeked and Jolly looking,
made me think of a winesap apple;
the other, thin, dyspeptic, and with
a frown between his eyes.
“Weil, sir, almost Christmas!” be
gan the ruddy one cheerfully. “Funny
how a body can begin to feel It in the
air this time of year.”
“Don’t believe in Christmas!”
snapped the other crossly.
“What about gifts?" nsked his
friend. “How do you get around
them?”
“Don't believe in this swapping of
presents, either.”
“And Christmas trees and children —
can’t very well wipe them off the face
of the earth.”
“Don’t believe in any of this hulla
baloo about Christmas —what’s it all
amount to?”
“Well, John.” said his friend, “you
are losing a tot, I can tell you that,
and I'm glad you are not my grand
father. If you don't look out you’ll
get old; yes, sir—old!” Why, you
haven’t left yourself anything but the
Monroe Doctrine! Back of this ’swap
ping gifts,’ as you call It, human hearts
are getting closer to each other than
they do* at any other time. And back
of it all are the Three Wise Men, and
the Star in the East. No, sir, you are
missing out on the whole business —
you murk my words. The world needs
Christmas —downright needs it, and
whether you believe it or not, I reckon
we’ll go on getting it!”—Anna Dem
ing Gray.
(©. 1924. Wegtern Newspaper Union.)
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Saint Nicholas Tired
of His Own Children
3N HIS book culled "A Tramp
Abroad” Mark Twain gives the
legend about Santa Claus or St.
Nicholas. Wliile the author was trav
eling from Lucerne to Interlaken he
passed by the house of the children's
Christinas saint. There, the story
goes, at fifty St. Nicholas became tired
of his own children and decided to be
a hermit. Their noise distracted him,
so he sought out a dretlry refuge far
from the world. Here, it is said, he
had the leisure to ponder and reflect
upon pious things. What became of
his wife and ten children is not men
tioned. But as a penance the old
saint is obliged forever to climb down
"sooty chimneys Christmas Eve con
ferring kindness on other people’s
Children, to make up for deserting his
own.”
In any event the old fellow looks
pretty jolly, and we hope he enjoys it
as much as the children enjoy him! —
Martha Banning Thomas.
THE HARTWELL SUN, HARTWELL, GA., DECEMBER 19, 1924
Lost and Found. \Vhile
Christmas Shopping
ITTLE MARIE, Jostled from one
■ side to the other of the pave-
I ment by the hurrying Christmas
shoppers, became suddenly panicky,
i What if she would never, never see her
'mamma again? How, !n all that mob
of hurrying, brusque people could she
ever find her? The streets and side
walks were a black mud color from
the snow trampled down by the thou
sands of people and vehicles passing
over them. What if she should slip
and fall and cover herself with that
dirty slush? No one would ever rec
' ognize her. She would be lost; she
would have to walk the streets like
this forever and ever —oh! oh ! Two
large tears trickled down her cheeks
and a great sob shook tier little frame.
A large-nosed Santa Claus in a red
flannel suit grinned at her and shook
a little tincup which tinkled with many
coins. On the corner a small group of
blind beggars were singing Christmas
carols In cracked, ugly voices. Marie
stopped in front of them, watched
them for a while, then suddenly re
membering her loneliness, burst into
a loud shriek. Several people stopped
pityingly and inquired her name and
where she lived, but she could not tell
them, for the sobs were choking her
throat.
A large, excited lady pushed her
way through the crowd. “Marie! Oh,
mamma thought you were lost!” The
woman swept the little girl off her
feet, clutching her eagerly. Marie
held on to her most tightly, but con
tinued to cry with bitterness. It was
away of relieving her feelings, and so
comforting to have dear mother’s
shoulder to cry on. Oh! oh! it was
going to be a glorious Christmas after
all!—Marion R. Reagan.
(©, 1924, Western Newspaper Union.)
Buddhists Have Christmas
“Hana Matsurl,” or the fete of
flowers, is the oriental and Buddhist
holiday season that corresponds to the
Chrlstinnstide of the occidental Chris
tian nations. Curiously enough, it is
the celebration in honor of the founder
of the Buddhist religion, who was
Gautama Buddha, lord of grace and
infinite compassion. A great deal of
attention at the season is given to the
youth of the Buddhist land. It comes
in April. Buddha was born 568 years
before Christ.
Trimming the Tree
Some people hang everything on the
Christmas tree but themselves! That
comes later . . . when the bills
arrive.—Martha Banning Thomas.
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The Rock of Gibraltar, commonly
called the “Watchdog of the Medi
terranean” is about' 1,437 feet high.
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