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Grady County Progress
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
CAIRO, GEORGIA.
disfiguring the landscape.
An agricultural paper makes a
strong protest against the too com
mon practice in the rural districts of
"disfiguring fences, barns and other
buildings, trees, etc., with glaring
BlgnB," There might have been in
cluded in the list of great sprawling
billboards which are to be seen along
railways and highways at frequent in
tervals, says the Louisville Courier-
Journal. A large amount of pictur
esque scenery is marred in this way.
Nothing is sacred to the enterprising
advertiser who is Interested in keep
ing his wares before the public eye.
It requires the consent of the prop
erty owners to disfigure buildings and
beautiful landscapes in this way, but
as Borne farmers and landowners find
it to be a source of some small rev
enue, they are more than willing to
permit the advertiser to work his will
in such matters. But the farmer gets
very little money out of the transac
tion,' and only succeeds in detracting
from the appearance of his property.
There are many farmers who do not
realize that there is a money value to
them in keeping their farms and build
ings in good order. A good beginning
in that direction*is by keeping the
premises clear of things which are
likely to be distasteful to passersby.
The use of the automobile has In
creased with great rapidity, and it has
been inevitable that with the in
crease in use there would be an in
crease in the number of accidents,
even though there should be, as a
rule, an increase in the care exercised.
Fatalities from horse-drawn vehicles
have so long been a matter of course
that they have attracted less attention
than fatalities caused by automobiles,
although until recently the number of
the former has greatly exceeded the
latter. In New York city thus far this
year the fatalities recorded are 138,
year- the deaths caused by wagons
number 117. Last year, in the same
month, wagons caused the death of
111 persons, while automobiles kill
ed only 79. It will thus be seen that
the fatalities caused by automobiles
in New York city have Increased near
ly 100 per cent., while the .number
chargeable to wagons was nearly sta
tionary. These, however, are the fig
ures .for a densely populated city, and
it is altogether probable that if the
figures could be compiled for the en
tire country they would show that ac
cidents to horse-drawn vehicles still
outnumber those to automobiles,' as
was ascertained to be the case in Eng
land last year.
1 A young woman living near Syra
cuse has just died as the result of a
"joke.” Someone pulled a chair from
under her while she was out In com
pany, "there was a general laugh, in
which she joined 'to hide her pain,"
"• and ; she died of peritonitis''at a hos-
f pital four day.q;aftecward;., .Next July
..there will, be :a.-clhancQ^fQP..some of
her hujjqpro^ .a^am^it
' J ■ cracker iundei somebody's chair'says
•.■r; O the-'&uftaI1* r E^r&K ' it* good- to
% bare- itfiiids that. seti.ttia^fetid&fct sjdp
i : .'(.»■* >• ’ >**^
"There never can be any real.,•and-,'
•-''■•■'fi'ave^eS# fl r tnfi^?ed"f?tfhi :! ttfb sporC’’’
• iivc!' i'ng'?6ttldndaP,’i'7(S3i^s’ i th§ , -0h1cSgbiTrib-
ua% •iT^'ptigqnte^npOEepCfSectns’ dis-
■posqd.-(.q.iadoptj.th&.tJJ^ditipnaVmpthod
■m
r-It-Is now ;said that stparahoats and
, .. trains .spread-disease.But-tbis .In no
sense lifts the respopsibiiity .fpr the
steine iil-doing from t^e house' fly and
- the 'mosquito.'.
It is considered wothy of note that
a laborer with ?60,000 continued to
■ labor at'jtwo dollars a day. Ho might
. just as well, have blo.wn-it acquiring
. a. headache. ' :
Codnte'rfei’tlng'hhs •decrea’sed'in this
• country during the ; i)test .yeaa accord;
ing to police reports. The gang
.must be working on those new ?1,000
bills.
Los Angeles has opened a school'
where girls are taught dressing as a
fine art. If they were taught dress
ing as a culinary art, there mlghtTbe
some good accomplished. ■- •
; : ;
- The Paris • Matin tells us that the
man who understands wom6n is never
desired of them. But this disability
will not handicap most men of aver
age intelligence.
7
HO is this grand old
man, adored by every
one, and where was
he born? The answer
is not easy, for .Santa
Glaus was born ages
ago and he has been
so busy ever since that
he never has taken
the time to study his
family tree. One thing
he knows, and that is
he has many names.
American children call
him Santa Claus, the
little Dutch folk St.
Nicholas, the French
Pere Noel, and the
Germans Prince Ru-
precht or Kriss Krin-
gle, but they all mean
the safhe thing. The story of his
birth is told in medieval legend. This
Italian story says that his name was
St. Nicholas and tie was a bishop in
the fourth century. He had a great
deal of money, but he waB so good to
poor people, and especially to chil
dren, that he gave it away as fast as
he got it. There are many tales about
his good deeds, but perhaps the most
interesting one is how he brought
back to life three children who had
been killed.
In Italy ~he_ was known as a tall
man, dressed in white robes and
wearing a crown. But the happy
Dutch did’not think of this kind man
that way. To the Dutch people he
always' appeared as short-legged and
pot-bellied and well wrapped in furs.
He was accompanied by a black
slave, who carried a bag full of sweets
and presents. St. Nicholas carried
a birch rod with him and asked the
children who had been good and who
had been bad. If they were good he
gave them nuts, crackers and can
dies, but if they had been bad they
got a flogging. The children put
their wooden sabotb in the open fire
place so he could put some more pres
ents in these on going out.
In Russia he was worshiped 'the
same way, but he’ always appeared
as a; tall person wearing the vest-,
ments. .of bishop, with'^'miter and
crown. His companion was a beard-'
.-.feil ‘3nan^^ring’>a: {tir.|coat, carrying
'pti tsUok tend-a bateket- Iml-of presents.
There are .many interesting legends J|
associated wltji thp nain,e oL- St.’ltfiSti-- ; 6f
•bias'br^Santte'Claus 'iff EMiind. v -0ne
,'is:thai?.he .was ,pub lti pritien'-fbte^sbjne
pfiegge. , lmt... ; inanaMe!d'to
Thfs 'is told in.it
escape. This is told .in “An, H.ue-'and'
Cry After ChiistmtisT’ it •' tells
p£", Jbs£.'terriiign'tiitenT:, conviction and
imprisonment of Christinas, and .how
he “broke out of prison in . the tioli-
Claus Was born in'Holland,"orrattier
it took the Dutch" children to : fin'd.hiin.
But he is .a •great-traveler and-'go'es’to
all countries, where lie has many
'shops and thousands of men and wom
en working for him. He goes to all
the forests of Germany,•_ especially *to
the wonderful “Black Forest,.”, and
gets thousands and thousands of
trees. ■ - ti: : : '■ ; 1
But even the great forests of Ger
many cannot give him fall the -trees
he needs, so he hurries to Russia and
even to_ Sweden and Norway until he
days' and- got- away,'Only leaving his. countries on tha.-saqae..,,Aqy;,.:'Santa
hoary hair, : ,jftndwgray,Ab^rd-,stickinil'.
between two .iron ;ha.«B of a wlrido-sv.”-
In Germany" he' yyas at first con-,
side-red-as'an advance' couHete for the'
Chrlstkindle'in, distributing - part’ of
the,angel, child’s "gifts and promising
a visit of tl]’e" Christkindlein on Christ
mas evewheri tie heard that the chil
dren were good.--In some of the small
places lie appeared grotesquely—
sometimes' in goatskin' and dancing
like a .goat, again In a-wtilte sheet
With a stick and two, lights-.in' his
irfouth. The legend says. .that. Glaus,
Nic-holaus, Necht Rupreciit, or what
ever tiis name is, "comes ; in wearing'
a-white, sheet -and. holding g-s'tick In-
his hand.” He tells the children to
pray, and if they disobey "he ' flogs
them, but if they obey he gives thefn
plenty of nuts and apples.
The Italian children also believed
in their' patron saint, but they wor
shiped his wife instead. Her name is
La Befana and they pay as much hom
age to her as the other children do
to the saint She is not good look
ing, for she is supposed to be more
than 2,000 years old., The legend says
that when the three wise men were
about to ‘pass •.hef v window she re
fused to go to the window and salute
tHem. ;• She saw her mistake when it
was too late, and has tried to repent
by making the children of Italy happy
on her birthday, which is the sixth
of. January. She is supposed to be
Santa Claus’ wife, and when she is
not busy helping him she is in Italy
getting ready for her yearly celebra
tion, which takes place on the sixth
of January, when she gives - the chil
dren Joys, fruits, candies, etc.
She is also known in Russia and
a great many children believe in MrS.
instead of Mr. Santa ClauB. There
she is called.Babouska, and the story
tells that she Is so kind because she
is repenting of her sins.
When the Dutch came to America
they brought their stories of their pa
trol!" saint and their Christmas cele
brations. And the children com
menced to hang up their stockings in
stead of putting wooden shoes into
the open fireplace. Their saint was
the same kind, jovial man, excepting
that he came with reindeer instead of
driving horses as in Holland. The
German children told their stories of
the Christ child,, who sent Prince JRu-
precht as his servant to' inquire into
their behavior and to distribute their
presenti. They did not see a great
deal of difference, in thg stories and
so took the twenty-fifth of December
as the day for Santa. Claus’ appear-'
ance. • - " * - ' - ' - ; -
;In France dt was -the/: angel,- child
who came every year,toJble^s lie ciftl-
dren tend "to reititimbor'tifem -..
soifid -itoatl 'fgifdif'!Aft'df-WaTd--lie ,: ;
iso-
■teielptihlni.’4aigtititiijrtfe‘ ,: Ms' ?5 glft8 - ahd'^.to
fh'bufeh-" Santa' citeus^tiap a laf^e
sleigh an* twb.'J Spl > eridilf-'--’'hor'Sesk:iqr
reindeer, according-, to the coun^gijjs
he jVislts^/Ro has sijf^tilong distan'otes
to 'coyer’' thtet tie cannot appear ini^ili
many other cities. His great
factories are in Nuremberg., and in
Switzerland, in the Bernese Oberland.
Here he has many of the dolls, wood
en toys and miniature watches made
Jhat go to all countries of the world.
By the time he reaches Germany
the Christmas markets are emptied „of
their trees, which are always drafted
awaiting his coming.
Then he takes a fast steamer to
America, and by the time he lands in
New York he is pretty well fired out.
He always - brings, 'one or more* serv
ants with him and he has so many
homes to visit that only a few of the
children get to see him. He v hurries
in and out of the chimneys just as
fast as he can.
He catches another steamer bound
for France, -where the children are
awaiting their Pere Noel. Sometimes
he -is so late that the children have
to celebrate their Christmas and New
Year together. But his journey Is not
yet endedyfor he goes back once more
to Russia, especially into the inte
rior, where he has not'yet been. But
he is the friend of all children and
must therefore extend his journey
into farthest Norway, and even into
Iceland.
While lie is busy with the children
of the north his wife is looking after
the' children in the south, in Italy,
Spain—and Greece. At dark on the
eve of Epiphany tlie Befana begins;
The open squares are crowded with
trees of all sizes, wax figures of the
Christ child, candies and toys, while
the air resounds with the sounds of
whistles, horns and carols.
When, these celebrations are fin
ished Santa Claus and his wife go off
for a short holiday, nobody knows ex
actly where. It Is said that they have
been seen In the high mountains of
Switzerland enjoying the winter
sports. Wherever they enjoy their
holiday it is short, for as soon as they
are rested.*.they' commence their work
for the. .qqmlng year.
This is only a part of the real
Christmas legend, for Christmas
would not be nearly.,as beautiful as if.
is were It not 'for the splendid ever-'
greeft-.jtjses, .^imnio^ng..-- wifh -their
many brilliant candles and gajr trim
mings; J-'tTS&JDiitpB'-iSSy •Wastr’tyteif'
Santa Clteus was born in 'HoUancj..-
Who knows? Perhaps he was. iBu’t
Germany is the home of the Christ:
mas tree, for it was tlie'japkt-fcodn&’y..'
that used the evergreeti'tfee'-'m Ghri'st-’
mas celebration, and it supplies more
than-.one-holt ; -p|-;the trees that are
used "by Bantti^Claus. ,
There "'are *inany beautlfuiti-storieti
associated with the origin.of'the flrBf-'
Christmas tree.'" One legeiid' says -ttiat
on the holy night all nature, even the
animals ajnd the trees, were rejoicing
and 'that: the cedars, ’instead of poititj,
ing their 'branches Upward astip’ointed,'
slender trees,' spread .their braSches
wide to protect the mother and her
new-born child. Though, it was mid
winter the thorn commenced to blos
som . and its white § flowers, made a’
cover for the child's cradle. ’■ The
olive poured forth' oil for the new-
horn child. All were happy' rtixeept
the small pine, whieti had nothing to
offer, ,and year by year it grew taller.'
Still it never forgot-that holy night
and the wind sweeping through its
branches moans because the pine is
still unhappy because it had nothing
to give.
YE CHRISTMAS FEAST.
Now all our neighbors’ chimneys
smoke,
And Christmas logs are burning;
Their ovens they with haked meats
choke, - •» " ;
And .all- their spits are turning.
Without the door let sorrow lie,
And if by cold it hap to die,
We’ll bury’t in a Christmas pie,
And evermore be merry.
WOMEN SHOULD NEVER
USE~HARSH PHYSICS
Women are especially susceptible t®
constipation and their more delicate
organisms rebel at the violence of
cathartics and purgatives. Drastic
medicines like salts; mineral waters,
pills and powders may afford tempo
rary relief, but their violent action on
the stomach and bowels tends to up
set the entire system.
A mild laxative Is far preferable andl
more effective. The combination of.
simple laxative herbs with pepsin pre
scribed by Dr. W. B. Caldwell, an*
sold in drug stores under the name of
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, is ideal
for women, being gentle in action, pos
itive in effect and pleasant to the
taBte. A spoonfuf of Syrup Pepsin at
night will bring natural relief next
morning and, used regularly for a
brief period, will so strengthen and
tone the muscles of the stomach and
bowels that there will be. little, if any,
further need for medicine.
Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin can be
procured in any drug store. Your,
name and address on a postal'to Dr.
W. B. Caldwell, 203 West St., Montl-
cello, 111., will bring a free trial bot
tle by return mail. Adv.
WHAT HE THOUGHT.
Wayback—What be yore son doin'
tew th’city?
Hayloft—He’s studyln’ fef a doctor.
Wayback—The ideal Is th’- doctor,
tew lazy tew study fpr hisself ?
THE BEST TREATMENT FOR
ITCHTNG SCALPS, DANDRUFF
AND FALLING HAIR
To allay itching and. irritation of the
scalp, prevent dry, thin and falling
hair, remove crusts, scteles and dan
druff, and promote the growth and.
beauty of the hair, the following spe
cial treatment is most effective, agree
able and economical. On retiring;
comb the hair out straight all around,
then begin at the side , and make a
parting, gently rubbing Cuticura oint
ment into the parting with a bit of
soft flannel held over the'end of the
finger. Anoint additional partings
about half an inch apart until the
whole scalp has been treated, the pur
pose being to get the- Cuticura Oint
ment on the scalp skin rather than .on
the hair. It is well ,to place a light
covering over the hair, to protect the
pillow from possible stain. The next,
morning, shampoo with Cuticura.Soap
and hot water. Shampoos .telono may
be used as often as agreeable, but
oqcP or twice a -month is generally
sufficient for this special ;treatment'
for women’s -hair.'
: Cuticura .'Soap- and Olntirient sold-
‘throughout the world. Sample'’pf each
free'.-wltti 32-p?338lrte' Book.* Address
postpaEd "CutlcuFa.vDept. L, Boston.”
Adv; ’ ' )>- •
Able Work. [ j , .
Filkins—Thought you intended t»
‘‘sell your suburban home? j- • ’
Wilkins—I did, until I readtlio allur
ing story my'-at^Vertising mate-wrote;
thenol ’-d.pfiMed’i'to keep it-} piyself.-
jtfdge.
The World of Elegance.
“We never buy anything in this ex
pensive store. Why do you gaze for
hours at tlioBe dummies?” r ,
.‘‘Well, Edward,- One learns from
them much gooii manners, don’t you
J'ULn.
POES TOUR HEAD ACHBT
Try'Hicks’ OAPUDXNE. It’s liquid—picas?,
nntio take—effects immediate—KOod lopreven#
Sick Headaches and- NervauR Headaches also.
Yohr mosey uack'if'ndt satisfied. 10c., 25c. and
K)e. at medicine stores. Adv.
, Her Ideal.
“Whtit is your idea of an ideal hus
band, Mrs. Muchwed?”
"One who will begin paying you ali
mony without waiting for the judge t®
name the amount."
As a summer tonic there is no medicim
thnt quite compares with OX1DINE. It neS
only builds up the system, hut taken rep
ulnriy, prevents Malaria. Rceuiar or Taste
less formula at.Druggists. Adv.
Kind to Watch.
"Dibbs apparently has no bad halt
its.”
"Beware of that man.”