Newnan herald & advertiser. (Newnan, Ga.) 1909-1915, December 19, 1913, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextNEWNAN HERALD & ADVERTISER VOL. XLIX. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1913. NO. 12 typh, - STORE - Every Farmer Should Sow Oats We urge everybody to sow oats this fall, as all kinds of feedstuff will be high next spring and summer. We have the genuine home-raised Appier Oats for sale. Flour We have cheap flour, but would not recommend our friends to buy these grades. If you wa'nt a flour that will make good biscuits, that will keep your wife in a good humor and your digestion in good condition, we advise.you to get a barrel of our famous DESOTO FLOUR. Do this and your bread problem will set tle itself. This flour is made of the finest soft winter wheat, and every sack is guaranteed. Overalls We sell the “Headlight”—the best overalls made. “Star Brand” Shoes Are Better These shoes are all leather, and we have them in all sizes—for men, women and children. Try us on your winter bill for shoes this time and you will not regret it. Feedstuff s We carry only the best hay and ground feeds. Our “Old Beck” mixed feed is the best balanced ra tion for stock that you can get. We also sell "Corno” hen feed, bran and shoits. Just received, a car-load of the saltiest salt—the kind that will save your meat. Our big stove is now in operation. Drop in and make yourself at home. Everybody welcome at this store, at all times. I We are parrying a larger line of middle-breakers than ever before—not because there are more middles to break, but because there are more people who want to plow them the best and cheapest way. This means ECONOMY, and more returns for la bor. It also means that the plowing will be deeper and mpre uniform. We claim that our No. 18 plow will do more work in less time, with less draft, than any plow made. Turning Plows We carry in stock any kind of turner, in one and two-horse. When you go to buy a turner, buy the one best suited for your kind of land. The CHATTANOOGA PLOWS are better than any other, and eyery one we sell is guaranteed to turn your land. We do not have to order the parts for you; we have them ready in stock; therefore, if you are in the market for any kind of plow, we ask that you look at the Chattanooga Plows. H. C. Arnall Mdse. Co. ’Phone 342. ’Phone [58. CHRISTMAS TREASURES. I count my treasures o'er with core— A little toy that baby knew, A little sock of faded hue, A little look of golden hair. Long years ago this Christmas time My little one—my all to me— Sat robed In white upon my knee And heard the merTy Christman chlmo. “Tell me, my Uttle goldon hoad. If Santa Claus should como to-night. What shall he bring my baby bright,— What treasuro for my boy?" I said. And thon ho named tho littlo toy, While In his round and truthful eyoa > There came a look of glad surprise That spoke his trustful, childish joy. And as he lisped his evening prayer Ho asked the boon with baby grace, And, toddling to the chimney-place. He hung his little stocking there. That night as lengthening shadows crept . I saw the white-winged angel come With muBlc to our humble home And kiss my darling as he slept. He must have heard that baby prayer, For in the morn with glowing faco He toddled to the chimney-place And found the little treasure there. They came again one Chriatmaatlde, That angel host so fair and whlto, And, singing all the Christmas night, They lured my darling from my side. A little sock, a littlo toy. A little lock of goldon hair, Tho Christmas music on tho air, I'm sitting In my lonely chair A-watching for my baby boy; But if again that angel train And golden head como back for mo To bear mo to eternity, My watching will not be in vain. —[Eugene Field. CHRISTMAS IN DIXIE. Somehow there 1b a charm about Christmas down in Dixie peculiarly fas cinating. It savors more of the old English holiday, when the wassail bowl waB Ailed to the brim, when the Yule log glowed and the boar’s head was borne in to the banquet. It was in the good old days before the war that the folks of the South observed this joyous season with prodigality more lavish and hospitality more extensive than were dreamed of even in the annals of Brace- bridge Hall. Then came the true carnival of mer riment. The old manor was ablaze with life and beauty. From the surrounding country all the belles and the beaus had gathered. Morning brought a meet at daybreak for the fox hunt, and night time called for "Old Uncle Eph raim," the plantation fiddler, whose reels were famous throughout the whole country. Feast followed feast, and the spirit of celebration extended from tho master down to the field hands, each of whom received a jug filled with good whisky when he called for his Christmas rations. But these are the days that have gone, and with their going departed many characteristics which made the Christmas time down South bo distinc tive. While the fate of war and changed conditions have curtailed the prodigality of former days, most of the ancient customs remain, and in many instances Christmas in the villages and the country is but a mild repetition of ante-bellum observances. A few of the large country homes still have some of the old servants who were with the family in slavery days, If these old family darkies have been away during the year they always re appear with the approach of the Christ mas holidays and assume duties about the household. The old “mammy,” al though her services have been engaged elsewhere during the rest of the year, reports to make the fruit cake for Christmas dinner. She alone knows the culinary tradi tions of the family kitchen. The ingre dients of this wonderful cake have been handed down from generation to gener ation, and the spice and the brandy and the citron and all such things are com pounded according to the proportions laiij down years and years agone. These fruit cakes bear the family name, and sometimes, through the courtesy of the season and the exchange of compliments of the day, a slice of Grantland cake iB on the same plate with a'slice of DuBignon oake. Not in frequently these cakes are cooked year in advance, by which time they are fully seasoned and settled, although the cracks in the icing and its yellow tint mar the beauty somewhat. Its cooking can be entrusted to no hands except those of the ante-bellum family cook or her descendants. Not alone this old cook, but all branches of the service in vogue during the days of slavery are usually repre seated about Christmas time. The son of your father’s and your grandfather’s coachman comes, and on rare days the old man himself hobbles to 1 the house and spins out marvelous tales of the past. These old darkies are ail presented with gifts, and for each of their chil dren a present of some sort has been prepared. This feature generally comes in the Southern home before the rest of the family has been attended to. the meantime the children have been keeping eager watch at the door of tbo room where Santa Claus has made his visit. No one is allowed to enter this sacred precinct until the paterfamilias gives the signal, but before this signal is given every member of the household must be dressed and ready for break fast and the morning prayers must have been said. When everything is ready the chil dren are allowed to rush in and exam ine the contents of their stockings. Some of the largest children Bttll have implicit faith in the wonderful person ality of old Santa Claus. Forged notes from the old fellow, admonishing them to make their behavior according to tho precepts of tholr mother, are eagerly read and compared. The interchange of presents among the older members of the family usually takes place at the breakfast table, but in most instances they are ,allowed to mlnglo with tho bounties of old Santa Claus and are pluoked from the same holly tree from which his presents hang. The hunt for the holly and the mistle toe, while not as exciting as the chase for the boar’s head, is just as much a feature as that old English custom, and equally enjoyable. Several days before Christmas eve a big wagon, filled with straw, and brimming full of pretty girls and boys, too, is driven into the woods, where the search for the holly is car ried on. It requires a most agile young; ster to scale to the height where the mistletoe; grows, and he is always sure of a,generous reward of kisses from the girls below. Christmas Day is always quiet. Sometime? the boys and girls have been taught carols, which they sing at home or in the village chapel near by. Night brings mirth and youthful jollity again when the darkies come once more and sing old songs or participate in outdoor game's. About it all there has been a quaint, old-time flavor. Everybody is happy, and yet there is a tinge of sadness about it all, for the Southern ChristmaB now Is but a faint echo of days gone by. . — The Beautiful Myth of Santa Claus. If your daughter is just 6 or 7 years old and you are beginning to feel your conscience pinch you at deceiving her any longer with the beautiful myth of Santa Claus, just silence that con science and wait until she finds out the truth fat. hpraelf. It. your; daughter has any illusions left in this day of disillusion, let her keep them. She will feel more resent ment toward you for shattering them than she will for deoeiving her. You do not think it necessary to tell your grownup girls all the thingB you have discovered about love and matrimony and thereby terminate her dreams that those myths are all they Boom to be, do you? After ail, the Bweetest part of girl’s life from babyhood up is the dream part. Soma day she will find out that there is, no Santa Claus, and she will find out that there are no fairies, and then she will find out that romance doesn’t last, and that matri mony has its thorns, and that women grow old—but why open her eyes to these things? Let a child believe in Santa Claus just as long as he or she will, and pluck the delicious fruit from the mythical Christmas tree to her heart’s content. It ie bad enough to discover the saw dust in the doll of life when- it begins to'fall out .without being told about it, when you thought it was really flesh and blood. If any mother’s conscience is trou bling her about the Christmas fib-tell ing just now, let her sit down and try to remember that awful day when ehe first discovered that there was no Santa Claus, and that conscience will shut up tight and never open its mouth again. How to Spend Christmas. A day off, a few remembrances from relatives and friends and a good dinner —is that all that Christmas means to you? Surely you are going to make it an occasion for more than usual rejoicing this year—a real, old-fashioned Christ mas. Surely you are going to be more lib eral in spirit than ever before and scat ter merriment on all aides. Have you been a little selfish, have you devoted so much time to enjoying yourself that you have forgotten other folkB? Those you have forgotten are good folks, aren’t they—the best folks in the world? And you are just going to show them how appreciative you are. You don’t like this modern way of turning dear old Christmas into an occasion for trading and exchanging gifts. You are going to see all the friends you can on that day and shake bands with as many; pat them on the back and tell them bow glad you are to be with them. And to those you cannot Bee you are going to write cheery, warm-hearted letters and tell them you want to hear from them oftener. Isn’t that how you feel about the greatest of all birthdays? Tom Williams, llviog near Hiltonia, Ga , writes: “My wife suffered with kidney disease, and had terrible pains in her kidneys and very irregular blad der action. She finally tried a sample of Foley's Kidney Pills, and, feeling they would do her good, she kept right on taking them. She ia now a well wo man, and praises Foley’s Kidney Pills." J. F. Lee Drug Co. Growing Better Each ChristmaB. Each year brings the world nearer to the ideal Prince of Peaco, the ideal of universal brotherhood. Wars may oc cur from time to time and nations con tinue to arm themselves, but steadily the thought develops in the minds of men throughout the range of civiliza tion that fighting is a wasteful, sense less, inconclusive method of adjusting differences, and that righteousness and justice can be maintained by other means. Over nineteen hundred years have passed ainoe Chriat was born, bringing the message of peace on earth and good will to men. Before His time the world knew no such doctrine. There was the law of might, and might pre vailed. There were rights, but rights were dependent upon the strength of arms and often suffered. The atrong arm governed in the affairs of men. The doctrine that Christ preached wbb one of enlightenment, an appeal to the reason, addressed to the higher self of man. That Christianity Bpreads bo rapidly after the first struggling start is proof that men were eager for Buch a teaching, and that they longed for the opportunity to live their lives placidly and honestly in a spirit of brotherhood. Those who are discouraged by the occasional outbreaks rife between na tions should take comfort in the thought that there is a steadily increasing Bentl r ment for pacific adjustments, that the essential spirit of Christianity is at work throughout the world to bring men into more reasonable relations, and that in the international as well as the private conditions of life tho doc trines that were first preached in Judea nineteen hundred years ago are becom ing Bteadily more dominant. Christmas Day naturally causes a re flection upon the state of humanity as affected by the teachings of Him whoBe birth is celebrated. Mon are unques tionably kinder and more thoughtful toward one another now than ever be fore. There is more charity in the world, and more justice, and more earnest disposition to bring humanity up to a higher level. There la more widespread education as a result of this spirit of helpfulness, and there is loss suffering. Men are devoting them selves and their lives to the study of the needs of tho less fortunate and to the amelioration of their condition. In all lands practical Christianity is work' ing to tho end literally of bringing peaco on earth and good will to men. The observances of Christmas are mere tokens of the essential Bpirit of the day, which is more than the mere twenty-four hours of this particular calendar time, and extends throughout tho year. No matter how elaborate or costly the gifts that are exchanged, how beautiful and impressive the ser vices in the churchds, how extensive the decorations, ChristmaB 1b more sin cerely commemorated by him who on this day pauses to remember what it means, who pays tribute to his soul, to the glorious example of Christ’s life, and resolves to conduct his own as nearly as possible in imitation of it. It is the personal Christmas celebra tlon that counts—the Individual effort to apply to everyday life that which underlies tho occasion—that which be' gan at Bethlehem over nineteen centU' rles ago. Christmas in Bethlehem. No place in all the world has a great er interest in the Christmas season than Bethlehem. The normal popula tion of the town where Chriat was born is less than 5,000, but during Christmas week it becomes a great cosmopoli tan center of 60,000 or 60,000 souls, all eager to pay homage to the place hallowed by the Savior’s birth. In Bethlehem people are brought face to face with the wonderful scijpes which are but feebly known to the rest of the world. Hero they may see the place where the three wise men of the east halted after their long journey. Here they may worship at the shrine inclos ing the manger in which Christ was born. They walk along the Bame road fol lowed by the Virgin Mary in her jour ney to the ancient city.’ They see build ings and ruins which the eyes of the in fant Christ rested upon. The tiny city, crescent-shaped and beautiful to look upoD, teems with the realities which the rest of the world celebrates. Origin of the Red Cross Seal. "How did the Red Cross Christmas soal orginate?’’ is a question that is be ing asked by many during this holiday Reason, when millions of those stickers are being Bold all over the United States. To Jacob Riis, the well-known social worker of New York, and Mias Emily P. Blssell, the energetic secre tary of the Delaware Rod Cross So ciety, jointly belongs the honor of orig inating our American Red CroBB Christ mas seal. In 1000 Mr. Riis’ interest was arous ed by the receipt of a Christmas tu berculosis stamp on a letter from Nor way. Ho published an article about this queer looking stamp in The Outlook and suggested some possible uses for it in this country. Miss Bissell at once saw an opportunity hero and prepared stamp, from the sale of which her society realized $3,000 for tuberculosis work. So impressed was she with this success that she Induced the American Red Cross Society to take qp the Bale in 1908 on a national basis. With very little organization and with hardly any attempt at careful ad vertising, the sale that year brought in over $185,000 for antl-tuberculo- eis work in various parts of the United StateB. In 1009, with more organization, the sale was increased to $280,000, and in 1910 to nearly $310,000. Last year the sale increased to $880,- 000, or 33,000,000 seals. California Woman Seriously Alarmed "A short time ago I contracted a se vere cold which Bottled on my lungs and caused me a great deal of annoy ance. I would have bad/ coughinf spells and my lungs were so sore am inflamed I began to be seriously alarm- ed. A friend recommended Chamber lain’s Cough Remedy, saying she had used it for years. 1 bought a bottle and it relieved my cough the first night, and in a week I was rid of the cold and soreness of my lungs,” writes Miss Marie Gerber, Sawtelle, Cal. For sale by all dealers. Too many of us kick before we know where the shoe pinches. The Universality of Christmas. Primarily, of course, Christmas is a religious festival. In the Christian, with a sincere belief in the Christ, who is the foundation rock of his religion, thio words of prieBt and paBtor, exhort ing his flock to observe tho day with ceremonial observances, find a fervent response. From every pulpit Is told anew each year the story of Him with out whom Christmas had never been. But Christmas appeals also to the non-believer in Christ, to the men and women who cannot subscribe conscien tiously to the doctrine of His divinity. It ia trite, perhaps, to Bay that as Christ mas approaches tho Christmas spirit is "In the air,” but it is true none the less. “Peace and good will” pervade tho air that Ie breathed alike by church goer and hon-attendant. In the big cities Christmas is celebra ted by Christian and Jew and Moham- nedan as well as by those with no re- igion. In the outermost cornersjof the earth, wherever men of Christian faitji have borne the standard of civilization, the native heathen in intimate contact with them feel the coming of tho spirit and rejoice. It is well that this should be so, for the spirit of Christmas is the spirit of belief not only in Christ, but in one’s fellow-men. Everyone may share In it if he will. Every one may find in the story of the life that was lived in Pal estine nineteen centuries ago, of the death that was met on the cross and of the resurrection that followed, some thing of personal application, some thing of uplift. Christmas is the day of the child, both in Bentiment and doctrine. It Ib the day when the child is on the throne and when he reigns supreme. Willing ly and gladly, with our gifts and pres ents, we pay our tribute to him. For this one dayin the year at least the heart rules the head, and we learn there from the lesson which it is the ultimate aim of all theological doctrine to en force—that we must as little children enter the kingdom of heaven. A UNIQUE RECORD. Very Few Like It in Our Broad Re public. Home testimony for Doan’s -Kidney Pills, published in every locality, is of itself convincing evidence of merit. Confirmed testimony forms still strong er evidence. Years ago, a citizen of Newnan gratefully acknowledged the benefit derived from Doan’s Kidney Pills. The statement Ib now confirmed —the proof more convincing. Cases of this kind are plentiful in the work of Doan’s Kidney Pills—the record Is unique. C. N. Baker, 14 Carmichael St., Newnan, Ga., says: "Riding over rough roads brought a severe Btrain on my kidneys and off and on for four years I suffered from a dull, weary ache across my back. The kidney secretions became highly colored and I realized that my kidneys needed treatment. A short time ago I heard about Doan’s Kidney Pills and procured a box from the Lee Drug Co. They quickly re lieved me and acted beneficially in every way. I still consider Doan’s Kidney Pills a good kidney medicine and praise them as highly as ever,” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agenta for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other. 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Newnan herald & advertiser. (Newnan, Ga.) 1909-1915, December 19, 1913, Image 1