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? / ‘OOR Mrs. Midgely sat in
f her disordered living
5 room in an utterly hope
fess attitude.
“Oh, dear.” she sighed, “I haven't the
heart to tidy the house or even myself.
To think of Christmas only three weeks
away, and not one gift for the children
and no hope of getting any. I am glad
they are at school ; I can at least have
a good cry!”
Just as she was getting out her hand
kerchief preparatory to enjoying this
unusual luxury she heard the post
man’s step on the porch. Habit forced
her to gulp back the tears and go to
the door. He handed her several let
ters, all of which she recognized %
bills, with the exception of one, which
bore the handwriting of her sister
Judith. |
“Anne, dear,” she wrote, “at last I
can visit you, and shall be with you in ]‘
a few days.”
“Oh, dear! Oh, dear! To think of ‘
Judith visiting us at a time like this, |
when we can hardly manage, with the |
high cost of living, to set the table, let |
alone having a holiday time!” ‘
Mrs. Midgely indulged in the desired |
cry, then, realizing there was much to |
be done, she dried her eyes, and with
the relief that the shedding of tears
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' Became a Great Help to Judith, 1
gave her, she started in to put the?
house in order. |
“At least we'll be clean,” she said to
herself, as she made broom and duster
fly about. I
Some months before this time Henry |
Midgely had lost his position as book
keeper on account of the failure of the
firm for which he worked. They had |
had no idea of impending conditions
and were almost staggered by the
biow. The Midgelys had four growing
children and every month had lived up |
to the salary. Mr. Midgely had just
found another position. When Anne
wrote home she did not tell her family
of their loss, and she bravely set her
self the task of making up for the
months when debts had accumulated. |
Christmas! That was the hard part.
Nothing for the children! They had
had such jolly times before, with pres
ents for everyone. Now she had more
work than ever to do and less time for
making presents, even if she had the
money with which to buy material. |
“I shall have to tell Judith,” she said
to her husband that night, when they
were seated by the lamp and the chil
dren were in bed, “how sorry we are
that we cannot make her visit a pleas- !
ant one.” !
“It is too bad,” said he. “Judith is
such a slave to your father, looking
after his every whim and never think
ing of herself. I wish she had a home
of her own. I always planned to give
her a really good time whenever she
should make that long-deferred visit.”
Judith arrived, her face shining with
happiness. |
§ “As last T am here! Are you quite
well, Anne?” |
“Oh, yes, dear.” Murs. Midgely’s voice
had a strange note in it. Judith looked
up quickly.
“You don’t look well, Anne. What
is the matter?”
Poor Anne let the floodgates of her
tears open and told Judith her trou
bies.
“It’s only that we don’t want you to
have a stupid time, Judith.”
“Never mind about me,” answered
Judith. “I am wildly happy just to be
here with you all. But I am glad you
told me.”
The children were delighted to have
their aunt with them. They had often
visited the pleasant old white house
that had been their mother’s home, and
it was a happy party that surrounded
the dinner table that night. Mrs.
Midgely, too, almost forgot to be wor
ried as she smiled at her sister’s high
spirits. .
Next morning after Judith had
kissed the four children as they left
gdschool. she medmfi“fi
I “Anne, dear, we must take an in
’ ventory of stock and see what we can
! make for the kidlets for Christmas.”
“There is nothing,” said Anne.
“we'll find something!” determined
1y answered Judith.
“You can make things out of com
paratively nothing® laughed Anne,
“hut you can’t make them out of abso
lutely nothing.”
“yes, we can! Tl send for my
yarns and knpit a cap and mittens for
each child. They are using bright col
ors and combinations of colors. In
that way we can use your left-over
, yarns, too. We'll have plenty without
buying any more, and I knit rapidly.
I've done lots of this work for the Red
Cross.” :
She made looms with empty spools
and pins, from which each child helped
to make a round string which they
worked on at odd moments. They were
to be sewed on the mittens. No more
hunting for the “other mitten.” The
children were entertained with the idea
of being useful and of helping Auntl
Judith.
The sisters looked up discarded dolls
and sewed up legs and arms, painted
the faces and restored the hair. En
tire outfits of clothes that could be
taken off and put on were made from
bits of cloth found in the scrap bag,
and they crocheted lace enough for the
trimming. These were for the two lit
tle girls, Martha and Peggy, aged sev
en and nine,
' How to make eleven-year-old Ralph
happy with left-overs was the problem.
Then Judith remembered that years
ago she had been the recipient of a
stamp book which she had not used.
She wrote her father for it, and then
invested In some mixed stamps for
Ralph to make a beginning with. A
few new puzzles and toys from the
ten-cent store made a goodly array of
bright things for Tommy, who was the
youngest child.
“Now for the dinner,” said Judith.
“Let’s not try to have the usual Christ
mas dinner, but think up something
different.”
“I did so want to ask Mr. and Mrs.
Lambert,” sighed Anne. “They came
from England several years ago, and
are so alone at Christmas time. I had
hoped to have them, but of course I
cannot do it this year.”
“That gives me the very idea, Anne.
We'll invite them and surprise them
with a regular English dinner—roast
beef, Yorkshire pudding and gravy,
and have roly-poly pudding for des
sert.” .
The days flew by with the sisters as
busy as bees. Anne was never happier
in all her life. She had not time for
repining, and found that by simply
making the best of everythlné she had
no real troubles at all. Henry, too,
caught the spirit of hope, and remark
ed to his wife:
“It won't be long until we have made
up for lost time, and I like my new
position better than the old one, be
cause it has more of a future to it.”
The Lamberts were delighted with
the invitation, as they were expect:
ing a lonely day, far away from Merrie
England.
One day, when Judith came in from
shopping, Anne met her with the news:
“A nephew, John Leigh, has sarpris
ed the Lamberts. He has seen service
in France, and is sent here by the
British government on a mission to
Washington. He has a week’s vaca
tion and has come to spend it with
them. I insisted that he come to our
Christmas dinner, and they are all
going to call tonight.”
“How interesting,” exclaimed Ju
dith. “Perhaps he can advise me about
my Red Cross work.”
Everyone was delighted to meet the
handsome young soldier and eager to|
hear stories of “over there” from one
who knew. John became a great help‘
to Judith with her plans for the chil
dren’s Christmas and her Red Cross‘
work. In fact, he thought of so manyi
things that he came to the Midgely's |
at least once a day and every evoning.|
He trimmed the tree while Judith!
made the simple things to adorn it.
One evening Mrs. Midgely remarked
to her hushand: “I never saw a young
man so interested in children.”
He looked up from his paper in
amused surprise. “My dear, do you
really think he is interested only in
the children?”
“John, you don’'t mean Judith?”
“Certainly. It has been evident from
| the first.”
Christmas arrived—a glorious day,
with snow on the ground. The chil-'
~dren had hung up their stockings. Into
" the bottom of each had been placed the
bright new cap and mittens, and a gay
bag of candy on top, while the other
gifts were grouped about the tree.
After the successful dinner was
i eaten they spent the evening in sing
ing carols. John had a good tenor voice
. and Judith accompanied him on the
piano. Then he sang military songs
" he had learned iv the trenches.
| The %nem took their departure,
| vowing it the happiest Christmas of
| all. Mrs. Midgely turnéd to her sister,
; “Only think, Judith, I was afraid
| you would have a dull time. The ehil-|
| dren have missed nothing, and\ you|
| have been an angel of mercy!” |
| “Happiness has nothing to do with
' the possession of things,” smiled Ju
| dith; “it is all a state of mind. And—
l John and I will have something to tell
| you tomorrow, when he leaves for
’l the front.”
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His Day.
“] presume you had a great time
| Christmas, Willie?”
| «“No. I didn’t have so much fun
Christmas day, but I did the day af
ter.”
“Were you sick on Christmas?”
“Nope. But you see the day after
| Christmas pa had to go to work and
1 gotachancetoph:_;mthmfl
toye then” ~— —
WHY THEY LOST THE WAR
(A little playlet often enacted be
hind the German lines whenever the
fortunes of war so decreed.)
Time: The present.
Place: German battalion head
quarters.
Dramatic Personal:
A German officer who speaks
| English.
j An American soldier who
| understands it.
German Officer: Attention! I shall
question you. How much pay do you
receive? . |
American Soldier: Thirty dollars
per month. |
German Officer: A lie! But if youl
did you would have to pay for your
clothing, food and equipment from it:
American Soldier: Nope; every
thing’s furnished by the government
in addition to the thirty.
German Officer: Liar! How were
you treated in your army? -
American Soldier (enthusiastical
ly) : Fine! Say, you’d ought to—
German Officer: False! Your lieu
tenant—did he beat you frequently?
American Soldier i(indighantly) :
Who, Bill Smifkins? I'd like to see
him try it. Why, I used to thump
him once a year, regular, until we got
into this man’s army.
German Officer: Liar: How long
have you been in France?
American Soldier: Six months.
German Officer: Liar They don’t
turn out veterans like you in six
months of active service. But are
you not weary, after even a half
year’s fighting?
American Soldier: Oh, I ain’t been
fightin’ all the time. I had two weeks
in two different rest camps and a
half-dozen week-ends in Paris. ‘
German Officer: Liar! No army
treats its men so well. How many
American soldiers in France?
American Soldier: I reckon there
must be about two million by this
time.
German Officer: Liar!
American Soldier: Say, who you
callin’—
German Officer: Guards, take him
back to the cage.- These lying Amer
icans! They tell the same untruths
so persistently that if one did not
know differently one would think they
were speaking the truth!—Cartoons
Magazine.
ECONOMIZE WHE YOU DON'T
HAVE TO!
The time to economize is when you
don’t have to.
Said a business man the other day:
“Nearly every company has prosper
ous seasons and unprosperous ones—
times when money comes easy and
other times when income falls short
of outgo. And the usual tendency is
to drift along while times are good,
then skimp, cut and economize when
dence in prosperous times would save
times are hard. Yet simple, wise pru
twice as much as even extreme eco
nomy saves in hard times.”
This lesson is a good one for farm
ers also. When cotton is 25 or 30|
cents a pound, too many farmers and'
tenants spend recklessly for things
they don’t need at all. Then a year
or two later when cotton is 15 or
18 cents a pound, they become scared
and stingy and haven’t money enough
to buy things they sorely need.
This is all wrong. The time to eco
nomize is when you don’t hove to.
The time to make hay is while the sun
shines. The time to save money is
while there is money to save. You
at present prices easier than you can
save $1 when times are hard.
Let us preach this doctrine this fall
to everybody from the poorest tenant
to the wealthiest landlord. Save
money—and then remember that up
to the point where your farm is fully
equipped, the wisest place to invest
money is in your own business, not
in somebody else’s business. A sav
ings bank will pay you 4 per cent for
money, and ordinary loans from 6 to
8 per cent, varying in different states;
but if your farm is poorly eqhipped
with work stock, tools, or machinery
or if your land is poorly drained,
then money invested in these things
may pay you 10 to 30 per cent per
annum. ‘
From the richest to the poorest,
let’s all remember this lesson. Lgat
the tenant without a cow buy a cow.
Let the tenant who has only a cow,
buy a horse and tools. Let the ten
‘ant who has only one horse and tools,
‘buy another horse and better imple-;
ments. Let the tenant who has horses
and equipment, buy land. Let the
man who has land provide all needed
increase in equipment or work stock,
or breeding stock, drain his land,
paint or improve his buildings, etec.
The best time to economize is when
vou don’t have to. The best place to
invest money is in your own business
rather than somebody else’s.—The
IProgressive Farmer.
' REDUCING MARKETING COST BY
| ADVERTISING
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There is hardly a farmer who can
not do advertising to advantage. One
of the greatest of farm problems is
that of selling what is grown. A man
may grow a big crop but unless he
can dispose of it at a profit, he would
be better off to have grown no crop at
all.
Advertising may be used to advan
tage in selling crops when they are
so large that they will not be taken
by local demands. This is true of al
most any farm pfoduct—potatoes,
apples, livestock, poultry, cane syrup,
and hundreds of other things.
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
TO THE VOTERS OF THE
39th SENATORIAL DISTRICT
The Governor has called an elec
tion for January 7, 1919, to be held
in the counties of Cobb, Cherokee
and Douglas, for the election of a
Senator for the new 39th Senatorial
District composed of said three coun
ties.
Prompted by a desire to serve the
people of my State and District and
influenced by many friends who have
asked me to offer fo rthis office, I
hereby announce myself as a candi
date for Senator of the 39th Sena
torial District at said election to be
held on January 7, 1919.
I pledge myself, if elected, to use
my best efforts at all times to pro
mote the best interests and welfare
of the State and District.
1 shall appreciate your vote and
influence.
MOULTRIE M. SESSIONS.
December 19th, 1918.
BLOCK COAL
J. W. LEGG
AT ANDERSON’S STABLE
PHONE 22-J
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Ask any physician or druggist and
he will tell you that the best and
only effective remedy for a bad cold,
sore ,throat, influenza, or la grippe
is what he calls “a brisk calomel
purge,” which means a big dose of
calomel at bed time. But as the old
style calomel had some very unpleas
ant and dangerous qualities physi
cians and druggists are now recom
mending the improved nausealess cal
omel, called “Calotabs’ which is puri
fied and refined from the sickening
and dangerous effects and whose med
icinal virtues are vastly improved.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with a swallow of water,—that’s
all. No salts, no nauseau nor the
slightest interference with your diet,
pleasures or work. Next morning
your cold has vanished and your en
tire system is purified and refreshed.
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirty-five
cents. Your druggist guarantees
Calotabs by refunding the price if
you are not delighted. (adv.)
MOTOR CAR
W 7 E wish to announce to our friends
that we are now able to make imme
diate delivery on a limited number of the
celebrated Dodge Brothers car.
You should give us your order now if
you want one.
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Marietta Auto &
Supply Co.
By O . C.BUTIER
Marietta - - (Georgia
Arriving and Departing Time at Marietta, Ga.
a—daily b—daily except Sunday ¢—Sunday only
y ; ARRIVE LEAVE
Cincinnati and Louisville Xxa 6:46 am xa 11:11 pm
Cincinnati and Louisville a 4:43 pm a 11:45 pm
Murphy, Knoxville and North a 8:10 am a 4:15 pny
Blue Ridge a 4:31 vm a 9:40 am
Atlanta % a 9:45 am A 43 pm
Atlanta a 4:20 pm % B 0 am
Atlanta xa 11:11 pm NS am
Atlanta a 11:45 am a 4:43 pm
Copperhill ¢ 4:31 pm e 940 am
Trains marked (x) will stop only to take on or let off passengers for or
from Knoxville and beyond, and to and from points on the thru car line
to Macon and beyond.
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100 Whitlock Avenue
Place your business with the oldes* agency in Marietta,
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Notice To Real Estate Owners
If you need money, you can get all you are entitled to on
long time, reasonable terms, right here, without going to Atlanta
or elsewhere. Its your loss as well as ours if you fail to see us.
We also have locans for sale.
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MARIETTA, GEORGIA
FRIDAY, DEC. 20th
