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THE SLIDING PLACES
.X] OW I’m really sorry about
that,” said Sir Freezing-Is-Fun
to the King of the Clouds.
“What?" asked King of the Clouds.
“I did not see anything to be sorry
about. Do you mean because you
were around freezing up after I had
been about with my children, the
Army of Raindrops and the Mist
Grandchildren? I think you did some
beautiful work. You made things look
so smooth and so nice. Yes, I think
your workmanship was quite perfect.”
“No,” said Sir Freezing-Is-Fun, "that
is not the trouble. My work was all
right I was quite pleased with it my
self. It was so smooth and nice and
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“And They Put Ashes Upon All the
Slides."
really it showed the most perfect
workmanship as you just said.
“But alas! I made some of the
nicest places for slides. Yes, I really
did!
“I kept thinking: ‘The children will
like this. The children will like this.
I’m doing this for the children.’
“And 1 thought that they could
smooth each slide still more after
they had begun to slide upon them.
Then they would be even more slip
pery than they were when I had fin
ished with them.
“I was quite delighted to see how
fine they were going to be. And then
I saw the children coming out and I
saw them sliding and making the
slides perfect. Some were gloriously
fine for coasting and others were love
ly to run and slide upon.
“With a good running start what a
thrilling slide some of them were!
“Well, it was splendid to see the ex
citement, it was thrilling. But then,
crHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
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CHRISTENING SHIPS
A SHIP is not considered to be
m properly launched unless she is
“christened” as she glides down the
ways by the breaking of a bottle of
champagne —or grape juice—across
her bows and the pronouncing of her
name by the spiller of wine.
But there is nothing Christian
about the "christening” of a ship. It
is, on the contrary, a survival of an
old custom persisting from the dawn
of civilized maritime power and sea
born commerce. The breaking of toe
bottle of wine is the libation poured
to the god to whose especial care the
trireme —or whatever sort of ship it
Was—was dedicated by the pagan
priest who performed the rite. The
Grecian and Roman galleys frequent
ly carried on their bows an image of
the particular god or goddess to whom
they were dedicated and this custom
survived until recent days in the fig
urehead —now seldom seen—of mod
ern ships.
The figurehead has, seemingly,
passed; but the libation to the gods
when anew ship takes the water is
poured as universally today as it was
when the ships of Salamia were
launched, a curious example of how a
superstitious custom will live long
after its meaning has been lost.
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sheik merely because he has sandy
hair.”
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to my horror, something happened.”
“What?” asked the King of the
Clouds.
“The thing happened about which I
am so sorry,” said Sir Freezing-Is-
Fun. “Yes, it is about this thing that
I am so sorry and so disappointed and
so annoyed and angry, too.”
“Do tell it to me,” said the King of
the Clouds. “Maybe that will make
you feel better.”
“I will do as you suggest,” said Sir
Freezing-Is-Fun.
“1 am glad you accept the sugges
tion,” said the King of the Clouds.
And then Sir Freezing-Is-Fun told
what had made him so annoyed and
angry and sorry and disappointed.
“The children were having such a
good time and they were so happy.
“I was so happy, too, as I said be
fore,” Sir Freezing-Is-Fun continued.
“And then some older people came out
of their houses, people with cross
faces and tightly shut mouths. And
they put ashes upon all of the slides
which the children and I had made
between us.
“Now. perhaps, people could have
fallen. Still there were places where
they could have walked around care
fully so they need not have gone on
the sliding and coasting places. And
anyway, it did seem such a pity.
“Here I had done my best work to
make a lovely place, a number of love
ly places, for children, and my work
was being spoiled. I did hate those
ashes. I hate them now. For the ashes
are upon the slides, and horrid, coarse,
unfriendly things are ashes.”
“They are that,” said the King of
the Clouds. “Well,” he continued, “I
have a good idea.”
“What is it?” asked Sir Freezing-Is-
Fun.
“Tlie children did have a good time
before the ashes were put down, didn’t
they?” the King of the Clouds asked.
“Oh, yes,” said Sir Freezing-Is-Fun.
“Well, I’ll get together the children
and the grandchildren and we’ll hurry
down to the earth, and then you fol
low right along after we’ve finished
raining.
“You see, we will wash away the
ashes as best we can and we can do
quite a lot and then you can make
new sliding places all over again and
at least the children will have a little
fun before the ashes are put on again.
“I hate mean ashes, too, but I don’t
really suppose the ashes are to blame.
Well, we’ll get the best of them any
• way.”
“Oh, fine,” said Sir Freezing-Is-Fun.
“your suggestion is a wonder. I’m
happy again.”
(Copyright.)
iFor Meditation I
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By LEONARD A. BARRETT g
THE DILEMMA OF AMERI
CAN MUSIC
IT IS a hopeful sign of the times that
the radio organizations are begin
ning to limit the amount of jazz that
is broadcast from their stations. The
radio organizations seek to please the
public and in their effort to give the
public what it desires have responded
to the request for a higher type of
music. For some time it was greatly
feared that there had set in a period
of serious decline, perhaps permanent
in ‘character, in the appreciation of
truly good music. At least two-thirds
of the music broadcast from hotel din
ing halls, and about one-third of the
music heard in open air concerts was
of the jazz type. There seems to have
been a change for the better. The
public evidently has been surfeited
with the lower type of music and is
now demanding that it be given the
higher type. More people than ever
before instinctively turn off the radio
when too much jazz is heard. They
will not listen to it. Fortunately or
unfortunately the performer at the
broadcasting end does not know what
is happening in the parlor of many
homes, but instinctively he senses that
something is wrong.
Several factors are responsible for
bringing this about. Perhaps one of
the most important has been the em
phasis placed upon the simple songs
of our childhood in which the human
element played so large a part. An
other explanation may be the efforts
of a certain group of people to re
produce the dance music which was
common in the days of our fathers.
At any rate, whatever be the cause we
should be grateful that the spirit of
jazz has spent its course. In its place
has come music of a higher and more
inspirational type.
Someone has said, “Tell me who
writes the songs of a nation, and I
will not care who writes its laws.”
Music has a wonderful power in in
fluencing life, its ambitions, purposes
and ideals. The human heart re
sponds to the appeal of music as to
nothing else in the world of fine arts.
Nothing could be more important than
a music. Let us welcome the
new day that has dawned.
((c). 1929, Western Newspaper Union.)
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Wheel Jammers
The men who jam the wheels are
those who stand still, like stalled cars
in traffic.—American Magazine.
THE ROCKDALE RECORD. Conyers, Ga„ Wed.. Jan. 30, 1929.
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John Barrymore Is the youngest
member of the noted theatrical family.
He was born in Philadelphia February
15, 1882. He made his stage debut
when lie was twenty-one. Now one of
the leading motion picture stars, Mr.
Barrymore's latest picture is entitled
“King of the Mountains,” a synchron
ized film.
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THE BEST MAN
HAYING a best man at a wedding
is another one of those customs
that have become so common that we
simply tread the beaten path without
ever inquiring or even thinking about
the reason why. <
The best man is a relic ot unmiti
gated barbarism. The friend who sol
emnly “stands up” for you today will
blush when he learns the qrigin of his
office. He will see blood on his hands,
and in his ears will resound the
shrieks of some fair maiden who cons
ago was a victim of his brutality.
When marriage by capture, even of
another man’s bride, was the fashion,
as it still is with certain tribes in
parts of Australia, the best man was
the leader of the gang. He directed
the operations of the other members
of the expedition and assisted the
happy man in finding and gagging the
object of his choice.
Knowing the danger, a prospective
bridegroom took measures to prevent
his prize from being snatched away
from him at the eleventh hour. He
armed his escort, or as we call them
today, his groomsmen.
All these groomsmen were called
“best men” because they were the
most powerful of the bridegroom’s
friends. But there was one special
“best man” to protect his friend’s
bride, as he would help him steal an
other’s. And it is in this capacity of
protection rather than as accessory
before the fact, that the best man has
come down through time and “stands
up” at your wedding today.
(Copyright.)
QAWS
By Viola Brothers Shore
FOR THE GOOSE—
ALL men is born salesmen. They
much rather kiss you if they got
ta sell you the idea first.
If you don’t greet many guests in
your house, you won’t greet many
hosts in other people’s.
Act on’y accordin’ to what you think
is right. But when you talk consider
other people’s feelin’s.
FOR THE GANDER—
Don’t trust a woman that says she
wouldn’t marry the best man livin’.
Maybe she might not have such a high
estimate of you.
A man that’s learned how to live,
is old. One that ain’t, is dead.
If not for that one little word ‘if,’
the bologna miglita et the dog.
You can’t be at the same time ridin’
in a airplane and cleanin’ out your
cellar.
(Copyright.)
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• Lesson 1
(By REV. P. H. FITZWATER. D.D.. Dean
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(©. 1H29. Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for February 3
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
LESSON TEXT—II Ttm. 8:14-17;
Ps. 18:7-14.
GOLDEN TEXT—Open thou mine
eyes, that 1 may behold wondrous
things out of thy law.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Our Bible.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Our Bible.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC —Why Read the Bible?
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
-IC—What the Bible Is For.
I. The Scriptures Are Divinely In
spired. (II Tim. 8:10).
The first thing to be settled con
cerning the Canonical Scriptures is
their inspiration and authority. In
the Scriptures God Is at “sundry times
and in divers manners” speaking to
man (Heb. 1:1). I’aul in this passage
declares them to be “God breathed,”
meaning that the utterances of Holy
Writ were God’s breath in men’s
mouths. The Holy Scriptures do not
merely contain the Word of God, but
are In verity the message of God to
men. ...
The main cause of the moral break
down of society is that men have been
robbed of their faith in the Bible as
the authoritative message from God.
11. The Value of the Scriptures (II
Tim. 3:14-17).
1. Able to make wise unto salvation
(v. 15).
Salvation is in Christ alone. It Is
secured through faith in His finished
work on the cross. True wisdom leads
to Christ crucified, since there is none
other name under heaven given among
men whereby we must be saved (Acts
4:12), and without the shedding of
blood there is no remission (Heb.
9:22).
2. Disciplines the life (vv. 16, 17).
In tills “doctrine” Is set forth the
necessary standard of conduct. The
only place to find the teaching of God
Is in His Holy Word. It not only sets
forth a standard of life, but it re
proves—confutes error. The way to
deal with error is not by denunciation
but with a positive presentation of
truth. The Word corrects (sets
Straight the dislocations of personal
and social conduct), instructs In
righteousness, and equips for service.
111. The Nature and Effects of God’s
Law (Psa. 19:7-11).
1. Perfect.
It is without flaw; converts and re
stores the soul; turns man back to
holiness and to God.
2. Sure.
It is absolutely dependable. God
cannot lie. Man’s reasoning changes,
but God’s Word endures forever. It
makes wise the simple. Not only does
It makes wise unto salvation, but wise
regarding the legitimate things of this
world.
3. Right
The precepts and judgments of the
Lord are expressions of absolute
righteousness. They fill the believer
With rejoicing.
4. Pure.
There is in it no mixture of error.
It makes no compromise with that
which is untrue. Because of this it
enlightens the eyes.
5. Clean.
The Word affects the life. Its cleans
ing is from within and from without
6. True and righteous.
The decisions of God’s Word are
true, without exception. The judg
ments of God’s Word are unimpeach
able. Because of these qualities God’s
Word is more to be desired than the
choicest gold. Obedience thereto
brings great reward.
IV. The Prayer of the Believer (Psa.
19:12-14).
The life brought face to face with
God’s Word is seen as sinful. The
soul cries out for
1. Cleansing (v. 12.)
The perfect laws reveal the imper
fections of the life. The Word of God
reveals sins of which the individual
may be ignorant (Isa. 6:5).
2. To be kept from presumptuous
sin (v. 13).
Presumptuous, arrogant sins are pe
culiarly dangerous. In the Mosaic
economy no sacrifice was provided for
such sins.
3. Freedom from the dominion of
such sins (v. 13).
How awful is the slavery of those
who are in bondage to presumptuous
sins.
4. That the words of the mouth and
meditation of the heart be kept ac
ceptable in God’s sight. From how
many dangers the believer would be
freed if the words and meditations of
the heart were kept in line with the
Holy Scriptures.
Our Possessions
I will place no value on anything 1
have or possess, except in its rela
tion to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
—David Livingstone.
Let It Rather Be Healed
Lift up the hands that hang down,
and the feeble knees; and make
straight paths for your feet, lest that
which is lame be turned out of the
way; but let it rather be healed
Heb. 12:12, 13.
Hopelessness of Hypocrisy
For what is the hope of the hypo
crite, though he hath gained, when
God taketh away his soul? Will God
hear his cry .when trouble comett
upon him? —Job 27:8, 9.
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Why Stop There?
It was a lecture about modern
woman, being delivered by a modern
woman.
One of the speaker’s chief points
concerned the modern, common-sense
style of woman’s dress.
“Do you know,” she cried to her
audience, who were nearly all of her
own sex, “that our present style of
sensible clothing has reduced acci
dents on trams, trains, and busses by
at last 50 per cent?”
She paused to let this sink in. It
gave a young man his long-waited op
portunity.
“You’ll excuse me,” he said politely,
“but why not do away witli accidents
hltogether?”—Stray Stories.
Plans Life-Saving in Air
Among the suggestions for saving
life in the air received by the institute
of patentees of England is that each
passenger on an air liner be fitted
witli a parachute and that the bottom
of the fuselage should be a sort of
hinged flap that could be dropped at
one side when desired. Should the
pilot find the machine in serious
trouble, he could drop the flap and
release his passengers, each at the
end of a parachute, like so many birds
out of a basket.
Before and After
“I thought her voice was a rich
loprano.”
“It was before she strained it."
Faint lady never w r on fair heart.
What’s become of the
“Superfluous Woman?”
THESE were the women that the
census taker used to put down
as “Females without Occupation.”
You know. Women with grown-up
families. And the familiar ailing
relatives that had to be supported by
some other member of the family.
What's become of these so-called
“superfluous women?” Health has
everything to do with it. Just talk
to women who’ve been successful
along their own particular lines.
They’ll all tell you they take Nnjol
regularly.
“I learned that good habit from our
school doctor,” you’ll be told. “She
advised all the girls to take it, espe
cially whenever we had to cut down
on our regular exercise. You know
how headachy and dull you’re apt to
feel. Well, you’d be surprised to sec
what a difference it makes if you
take some Nujol for a few days be
forehand.”
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Fate of Poor Louise
Touched Girl’s Heart?
Breakfast was late and the houses
hold was not moving along ns smootlv
ly as usual. The mistress walkes
into the kitchen and found the maid'
literally sobbing her eyes out.
The mistress, regardless of tjia
tardiness of breakfast, sought to dis
cover the meaning of the tears and to
comfort the girl if possible. The onl;/
response she could get for a time was
the wall: "Poor Louise, poor Louise.”
Assuring the maid that she wished
to know more about the cause of the
deep sorrow, the mistress was in
formed : "I’ve been reading a story;
and they’re going to kill Louise.”
Explaining further, the maid said
that she had been worrying about
Louise all night. That explained the
late breakfast. —Boston Globe.
Fur Farming
It has always been the practice ofc
fur trappers to keep foxes caught in
the warm weather alive, when possi
ble, until the winter season, for then
the fur Is prime and consequently
much more valuable. From this cus
tom has arisen the modern industry
of fur farming. Several other animals
are being raised in captivity, notably
the mink, raccoon, skunk, marten,
fisher, heaver and muskrat, but mors
important than all of the rest con*>
bined is the sliver fox.
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mistakes.
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