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The -' ‘STOKiMKS 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 . 'is V • V- *.?/-# ifiS" “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 BJ^VYNQ~T7I7q 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. (© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) 0 GIPLIGAGJ 0 * f<Co PTttym. 1*27. by Tfct Bell fa*.) “It is amusing,” says Reno Ritzi, “to see a chap that thinks he is a sheik merely because he has sandy hair.” (Copyright.) 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 00-0000 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.) o 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. ************** ************ John Barrymore **X-***********^********Jflrtl • ii. 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. O 00<X>Oe>-O<SCKH>O~O 0000000000000 f ' How it Started By Jean Newton o<KK><><><><>CHX><>oo<>CK>O^OH>o<>o<>o 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.) (©Ty'lUcClure Newspaper Syndicate.) Improved Uniform International SimdaySchool • 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. P v. AipimN To break a cold harmlessly and in a hurry try a Bayer Aspirin tablet.. And for headache. The action of Aspirin is very efficient* 'too, in cases of neuralgia, neuritis, even rheumatism and lumbago t And there’s no after effect; doctors give Aspirin to children— often infants. v Whenever there’s pain, think of Aspirin. The genuine Bayer Aspirin has Bayer on the box and on every tablet,; (All druggists, with proven directions. Physicians prescribe Bayer Aspirin; it does NOT affect the heart Aspirin Is the trade mark of Barer Manufacture of Monoacetlcaclde*ter of SallcjUcaetd' 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. 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