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THE UNION-RECORDER, MILLEDCEVILUE, GA., DECEMBER 10, 1031
Christmas Suggestion—
Peace and Contentment
W UEN tr.nls pressed In open the
household of a certain' brave
woman she used to {rather her family
ebout her and say gaily, "Now \ wl
make some graham genw, Qftfl"oj»e
►ome marmalade, and wc wlU take a
little comfort" > .rtM*,
And comfort was their* for tfce t
lag, APd With comfort, no doubt, cume
outrage artd strength and some. m«-as>
ure hf wisdom for tl>e trials wheAlJjty
had to be fuced again.
Most of us spend too mach time is
taking pains and too little |p
comfort Martin Lather once advised
Philip Melanchthon to give up
aging the universe and let the
mighty God do It An old colt
mummy, asked how sue could be so
cheerful when she had no easy
of It, replied, “Lor, chile, l wepi
world like a loose garment!"
And so It Is suggested for a Merry
Christmas this year that Christ’s teach-
log of peace In the world was not m
teaching for principalities and powers,
but for individual men and women—
eucb of us, personally. "My peace 1
give unto you," was his personal
pledge to us.
Of course we cannot put aside the
demands of life upon us nor qrade its
take some time
;i TREE DECORATIONS I
jjj T»E old fashion of decorating fa
i. Christmas trees with strings ft
jj or Popcorn appeals to the chll- ft
$ dren of ten. more than the glass ?
t halls and trinkets commonly fa
jjj used. ft
Children eujoy helping pop ft
the corn nnd stringing it. Cran- •(
berries at equal dlotancet along fa
the strings of popcorn are at- fa
tractive. Apples hanging from ft
Uie tree shine brightly If they ft
have been vashed and poiished &
■with a dry cloth or a little olive fa
oil. Tin foil cut into thJn strips it
hanging from the tree will spar-
kle in any light. .1
If candles are used, be ex- S
ceedlngly careful of flre. Ever- fl
•green trees blaze up Instantly ij
and furiously If they catch Are, jj
which they do very easily. !l
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SANTA CLAUS
SPEAKING
—By William Henchdl
ia* Missouri Fu
tolerable.—Farmer s Wife.
Christmas Pudding Was
the Victim of a Holdup
'T'HERE muy be more Christmas pad-
1 dings than there were In the past,
llUiB but there are certainly no bigger ones,
t life for the deUberaTTcultlva-1 JT r,te * of «»lu»nl« in the Manchester
of u peace and contentment that Ganrd,an ’ In 1718 James Austen, in
ventor of “Persian l"nk Powder,
planned an advertisement by inviting
his customers to share n gigantic
Christmas pudding weighing 1.000
pounds. This, nftei boiling for 14 day
at the lied Lion inn. Southwark, wn
placed In a cart to be conveyed, to-the
accompaniment of a hand playing
strange instruments, to the Swan tav
ern. Fish Street Hill, where the fa
vored guests were assembled. The
company, however, waited In vain, for
scarcely had the pudding started
its Journey before it was held up
a mob, attacked with knives and chop
pers, and distributed to many nol
den to the feast.
Another huge pudding resulted from
a sporting offer of an old-time Isling
ton innkeeper to make and distribute
to the poor of the neighborhood
Christmas pudding the weight of any
pne of his customers. He reckoned
QOOD evening. Children! Through
FU just say this before I hike:
No monkey-business goes tonight—
Run off to bed, turn out the light;
Don’t snoop around or tty to see
What chance you have detecting me.
I’m pretty slick at ketrhir
Who orUy half-way dose
Keep Harmony in Mind
When Giving Presents
I T IS not unwise around Christ!
time to reiterate one’s color tdhlnie.
Members of a family who huve i
«*r scheme should be given one. Briug
Joy to your family by planning to do
over the hit and miss rooms. And be
fore you tie up the six or ten rolls of
new wnll paper for Its place under the
tree, Inform all other members of Its
toues. So that the pincushions and
pictures and even the dressing gpxn*
ano slippers may be chosen to harmo
nize. And when -giving your best
friend a vase, remember her wail-pa-
jer. A blue Jug may be lovely In the
shop but terrible against her black and
red walls. Not only should aqa-re
member a color scheme In’ choosing
gifts but the period motifs and price
«cale as well. Too elegant a sofa pil
low might throw a friend’s living room
entirely out of tune.-Chlcago Dally
News.
says
Sir linger, “it happens very
jjl well that Christmas should fall
.•j out In the middle of the winter.
Jr* It Is the most dead uncomfort- fl
able time of the year, when the }
ft poor people would suffer very •!
* much from their poverty and .
S cold. If they had not good cheer. •]
y. worm Ores and Christmas gnm- ft
ft hols to support tlieu.’—Joseph ft
^ Addison.
-*n.
Yule Candle and Holly
Foretell Good and Evil
’T'HERE are many odd superstitions
* connected with Christmas candles
and holly. One Is thnt if a girl pots
three leaves under her pillow, giving
wch the name of a possible husband,
the one that has turned in thstnorafng
will reveal her marriage destiny. The
Christmas candle is still lighted In
«ome of the old Yorkshire fa.*m houses,
and 1* carried with great ceremony
all around the house and Into every
room. The bearer najst be most care
ful to shield the flame as each door Is
opened, for it would be the worst of
luck should the candle happen to
“waff out” In a draught. Especially
must the Yule candle be held over tile
churn. This is done In order to evict
that malicious little sprite, Hob-o-tlie-
Churn, who hides therein and skills
the butter.
First Christines Card-
il»e Christinas card, in its present-
■ form, was nonexistent until about
lwo - Before that dare there wore
Christmas cards of « son. but they
were very expensive, nnd but little
aw-d. The Idea for such a card orlg-
“•ted with Sir Henry Cole, and the
tr> : card printed was issued in 1840;
*7 a London Artist, Joseph Cundal.
U»e for Chrittmas Envelop**
The gay linings from Christmas on-
Slopes cut luto ttie shape of flowers
j^ke pretty and unique backing for
Christmas tree lights. Or, cut Into
silhouette shapes, they provide some
thing original in the way of seals for
decorating the gift packages.
Wanted Package X-Rayed
A dentist’s little boy came down the
®* her t Morning with a package that
"•‘ s ut to be open till Christmas and
•>*ked to have it X-rayed.
Two Christmas Islands •
ihere are *t#o Clirlstmas Islands,
ue iu the Pacific and one ia gfco in-
u -an ocean.
without Daniel Lambert, the heaviest
man on record, who was Induced by a
regular patron to drop in one morning.
Daniel turned the scale at 700 pounds,
but the inkeeper kept to his word and
produced a pudding of equnl weight.
Five U. 5. Communities
Are Named Christmas
C HRISTMAS Is the name of flv
communities In the United States?
There are communities name Christ
mas In Gila comity, Ariznnn; Orange
County, Florida; Lawrence county.
Kentucky; Bolivar county. Mississippi,
and Roane county, Tennessee.
Tennessee nlso hns n village named
Christ mnsvi lie in Carroll county.
There Is a Christmas cove in Lincoln
county, Maine, and a Christmas lake
in Hennepin county. Minnesota.
Indiana is the only state having a
town named Santa Claus. It Is in
Spencer county. However, there is u
St Nicholas in 1 >u\*uil county, Florida,
nnd a St. Nicholas In Stearns county,
MInnesntu.
Study of the Atlas reveals three
towns named Santee, one in Knox
county. Nebraska, another In North
ampton county, Pennsylvania, and an
other In Charleston county. South
Carolina. There Is also a Santee Bluff
la South Carolina, In Wllliamburg
connty.
Santa Claus Existed in
the Pre-Christian Era
JJANTA CLAUS, as a bearded and
; kids
What smarty children stay up late!
Don’t pull that drink-of-water stuff—
You can’t fool me—that’s just a bluff]
Bast way to do—Fee always found—
k* dl mv yean of going ’round,
1> just play square with Santa Claus,
For he ha* certain rules and laws
Which make it necessary—Yes,
That you cut out your snoopiness!
How sweet it is when children do
Ihe things old Santa asks them to.
They never have a sigh or tear
If they believe in him each year.
Say, sometimes, children who are good
Get more than what they thought
they would!
How to Moke Old Santa’s
White Beard Fireproof
'^JEVER a Christmas passes with
^ accidents from flre. Last Christ-
mus a schoolmaster who hud dressed
up as Santa Claus was badly burned
through the cotton-wool of which his
white beard was made catching flre.
It is not easy to And a substitute
for cotton-wool, but It is not dlfllcult
to make cotton-wool fireproof. Dis
solve un ounce atd a half of powdered
alum In hot water and soak the wool
In 1L Then dry the wool and fluff It
out aguln. Cotton-wool treated la this
way will smoulder, bat not blaze.
Even tissue paper can be made quite
safe by dipping it In a solution of t
monlum sulphate, boracic add, and
water. It must be dipped quickly and
dried at on
Canvas or similar material used for
stuge decoration may be fireproofed
by a solution of ammonium sulphate,
gypsum, and water. Take four ounces
of each und use just enough w
make a liquid nbout ns thick i
paste. Then spreud it on the fabric
with a brush.
ST. NICHOLAS DAY ft
*. ft
S T. NICHOLAS day is Decern- - J
f her C. It is a children’s fea- fa
tivnl in Holland. Belgium and ft
parts of Germany, und serves us ft
a preliminary to Christmas. It
Is on the night of the 5th that >
St. Nicholas conies with gifts. *.
Christinas day is observed as ft
a holy day rather than as a ft
holiday.
Uncle Sam Now Leading
Germany in Toy Field
G ERMAN toys no longer flood the
world markets at Christmas time
as they did before the war.
Germany's world monopoly In the
manufacture of toys has been definite
ly broken, statistics showing that she
pow produces only one-third of the
world’s entire supply. The United
States has taken Germany's place as
the gr-utest maker of toys, with
Japan . a formidable competitor.
One of the reasons for the huge
drop In Germany's production Is seen
In the high tariff walls which have
been erected against foreign competi-
'untries which made
olent pot-bellied kobold,
seems to be much older than St. Nich
olas, the Christian bishop whose name
he has assumed. Among the hun
dreds of _ statuettes of pagan divini
ties dug up In thereat Roman temple
district recently ..discovered at Trier I themselves Independent of Germany
re a number that are very good por- | during the war by creating their own
nits of the Chrlstmastlde friend of | t°- v industries. Another is believed
children.
What the pre-Christlun name of this
mythical personage may have been
nobody knows us yet, but that he is
u real Simla Claus uny child could
tell you. With Ids round cheeks,
pudsty nose, long beard and pnlnted
cowl there is hardly any mistaking
him-
lidstioi
"Bonny.** Raid the dietetic mother.
”da you want mamma to tell Sunta
Claus to stay away from here? Then
tatyour spinach.**
3i.ll right.” sighed the modern child.
•'on]y It sounds like blackmail to me."
A SPEEDY RECOVERY
A
‘Y YOU ft SUBSCRIPTION PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
ing market demunds.
Why Children Are Good
Joke makers would have us thluk
that the children are very good Just
now so that they may get more und
finer presents. A keener observer
would note that they are good because
they are busy planning nnd making
the little girts they will give to oth
ers.—Collier’s Weekly.
Giant Christmas Troo
England's biggest Christinas tree
was that at the Crystal palace In 187S.
It wa3 1110 feet high and bnilt up Troiii
1.500 small trees fixed to a central
stem. From tills tree hung 250.000
presents, flags and bonbons.
Parpotual Calendar Useful
If you get a |>erpetiiiil calendar
Christmas, preserve It carefully,
will lie fine to pass on to somehi
twelve months hence.
Christmas Seals
As usual. It is expected that Do;
this year will think that Chris’mi
seals are fur coats.
Almost every year the members
of the Milledgevi’.ie tkurcher.
confronted with debts at tRe close
of the year and the members have
be solicited to contribute more
order to meet the obligations.
Upon a basis of 600 members if
every one- will contribute -twenty
cents a week and never fall, the
amount thus raised would be $6,000,
which is ample to meet nearly all
obligations. A few members con
tribute a great deal more th»n that;
some nothing at all but |f all
will resolve to give whatever they
i each Sunday or in monthly pay
ments, there would never be any
occasion for appeals. Many of the
church members spend more than
twenty cent sa week for amusement
and otherwise.
The support of the church should
conte before all else, but there are
some members who do not give this
matter proper consideration. Some
of our citizens prepare twelve bank
checks dated the first of each month
for the amount they contribute to
support of the churcl), and these are
turned over to the treasurer with
instructions to have one cashed on
the first day of each month and it
is never necessary for the stewards
deacons to apply to them lor t!heir
pro rata. All others who can do so
should do likewise, and this wduld
solve the problem most satisfactorily.
| FOOT BALL TEAM GIVEN
BARBECUE LAST FRIDAY
The members of the G. M. C. foot
ball squad with * Coaches Bobby
Hooks and Slap Rcntz were enter
tained at a barbecue on last Friday
afternoon at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harper Tucker.
The young athletes were carried
down in car-, and enjoyed the de
licious harbeue with all the extra
dishes that have made it famous.
They came back praising the hospi
tality of Mr. and Mrs. Tucker.
MIDWAY SCHOOL NEWS
Last Wednesday morning, fourth
grade had enarge of ctappe] exer
cise, and rendered the following
program:
1. Song America—School.
2. Bible Reading—121 Psalm by
Emory Cook.
8, A Play—-Fire Prevention—by
Fourth Grade.
JEWEL JENKINS, Chairman.
ai ihe
LOWEST,
PRICE
in Gorham's
history
V
ihe traditional
gift of good taste
• N.V., b.for. hiv. w. b«*n abl. to offar Gorbam
SArlmg a« such amaiingly low pricai. You can now hovo
your cbcco of ony oHKo a,qubit. Gorham pattern—
h-ltowaro nnd flatwara—at prlca, you would navor haw
dreamed pouibla lari Chririma. or tha Chririma. before.
• Evan on limited gift budget you can afford to give
Sterling this year! And you CANNOT afford to lot thi,
opportunity go by without getting you nod thou odd
piece, you've boon wanting, or ihe fill-in, for your Gorham
• Como in end <
, our eiceptional offering!
Williams & Ritchie
Lets Give Practical Gifts
This Christmas
SHIRTS
$2.00 end $2.50
$1.79
Vat Dyed—Pa i -shrank
—New Style—Solids,
White, Blue. Tan mnd
Green— Also Fancy
Patterns— Sises 14 to
17.
■Pajamas
Fine Broadcloth Latest
Styles, Russian Lovnge
PAv YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
Robes
terns end Colors—Sure
to Please Any Man-
All Sises—
$4.95
Lovely New
DRESSES
$10 to
$12.50
Strict
SPECIALLY PRICED
$C.98
Very. Very new iilk
dr cue,, channinilv riyl-
ed fort Sunday! nirfit or
afternoon wear. All siiet,
all colon.
$25.00 Value, in
FUR-TRIMMED
Coats
Yonr choice of be Melons
colon, trimmed with rich
Varied rifle,. AD
$14.95
$3.95
$4.95
New Felt Hats
IN ttWCTION SALE
Ail Colon and Stvle*. Former
prices 98c to $2.95 to ko it—
LOVELY SILK
UNDIES
Soft Pastel |Colors—
Slips, Bloomers, Dance
Setts of Fin* Quality
Crepe and Satins-
S o Rayons—
47c - 98c
$1.95
GENUINE
LEATHER
Hand
Bags
Beautiful Just
Kind You Went. Van
ity of Styles—Reel
98C - $1.95
$2,50
MAYER’S KID
Gloves
Smart Slip-.. Stjrk-
ia Brown «nd Block—
All Sic-. Red Vd.ec
$1.98
$2.95
69c
College Department Store
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