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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-13
OLD STORIES OF CHRISTMAS
Some Have Interest, Freshness and
Beauty That Keep Them Al
ways New.

There are some so-called "old sto-
ries" that are really not old, for they
have an interest, freshness and a
beauty that keep them always new.
OF such are the story Of Christmas
and all the legends and tales that be-
long to the great festival.
There is legend in Germany that
when Eve plucked the fatal apple the
leaves of the tree Immediately shriv-
eled into needle points and its bright
green turned dark. The nature of
the tree changed and it became an
evergreen, In all seasons preaching
the story of mans fall through that
first act of disobedience. Only on
Christmas does 1t bloom brightly with
lights and become beautiful with love
gifts. The curse is turned into q
blessing by the coming of the Christ
child, and thus we have our Christmas
tree.
The visits of st. Nicholas to the
homes of the people on Christmas eve
as an annual custom grew out OF q
festival in honor of Hertha, a Morse
goddess. At this festival the house
was decorated with evergreens and an
altar Of stone was set up at the end
of the hall. where the family Assem-.
bled. From Hertha's stone we get our
word "hearthstone." On the stones
so set up we're heaped fir branches
which were set afire, and through the
smoke and flame Hertha was supposed
to descend and influence the direction
Of the flames. from which were pre-
dicted the fortunes of those present
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-13

ancient December celebration into
Christmas. the mlstletoe was hung NJ
by way Of compromise. although II had
nothing 20 do with the new religion.
And so even today. in our uso Of ever
green and holly. and exc the OCCASION
al sprig OF mistletoe. we reflect tho
nature worship which gave US. per
haps. not only the foundation Of our
Christmas. but for our love OF nature
as well
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-13

family shopping. Among the thou
sand and one commissions handed
over in immediate response to the
khOughtless good-nature was the or
Ger for purchase of "The FOOLS
Calendar" We set forth, a list
ihTee-timeRforty long In our groan-
ing. much-abused handbag, and
entered the FIRST shop come upon,
ln our Bub-consciousness feeling that
NO, Hike the rest of the tostlers,
atted In pretty well with the title Of
that calendar. Down the aisle came
. ratified looking, hair-disturbed, gen
orally disturbed gentleman whose
province seemed the directing Of fren-
Eied fanciers TO the respective de-
paytments OF their fancy, but the
christmas spirit 30 possessed him he
was not quite himself, not able to
place his "Madames" and "Sirs." As
ghOrt-akirted, rose-wreathed hated. we
Tleered his way, he glanced with
'MFinkIed brow and questioning worry
to what might be our demf nd. DO
Tou sell calendars hereT We asked
IN heat OF hurry, to which he replied
chilly, Yes, Sir" and never knew
be was not using the usual form Of
address to a woman. He led us then
with rapid step to the calendar
sQuare, where spread out and uprose
floor, roof and pillars of calendars,
"A would seem every time-chronicler
Tor every taste. And then feeling very
IMke a fool ourselves. we asked IN a
Jow voice, "Have you The Fools Cal
andaTY" mo-" says he. But" and
/ . EIeam of keeH intellect lights his
Sya I'VE have Saints and Sinners
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-13
Crippled.

Beggar (piteously)-Please help 9
poor cripple at this festive season,
sir.
Kind Old Gent (handing him some
money)-Bless mel Why, Of course.
How are you crippled, my poor fell
,low7
Beggar (pocketing the money!
Financially crippled, sir.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-13
lust a Smart Bow.

There is nothing the matter with
the small boy who presents his moth
err with pair of felt slippers for
Christmas. He is just smart boy.
that Is all.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-13
EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY
Throw Forebodlngs to the Winds and
Let Christmas Season Be One
Of Joy.

Let Joy reigni Let care go to the
dogs. Throw forebodings to the
windsl Christmas comes but once .
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-13
THE FOOLS SEARCH
EPISODE IN JosTLiNG THRoNe
OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS.
Order for Purchase Of a Fools Can
endar Brings Funny Experiences
Men, Women and Children
All Are Mad.

HEY are all mad;
men, women, chill
dren, spinsters
and bachelors,
hoorwalkers and
clerks, drivers
and delivery boys,
Ii would seem
Ahere could be no
madden, merrier
time.
The funniest
things happen, if
one only had time
TO dwell on them
and laugh over
them, but such
enjoyment is de-
MED In these
days Of strain
and struggle.
In a moment of
thoughtless good
nature we prom
ised to do the
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-13

Nellie-I don't like the man who IN
vented airships.
Jack-Why?
Nellie-'Cause papa says they can't
carry very much. and If Santa Claus
uses one he can't bring all the things
] want.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
Doll House Library.

search for a child's short story,
The Griffin and the Minor Canon"
In volume all by itself revealed to a
persistent city shopper the thought
and money that are expended on the
furnishing of dolls houses. Book
stores had not the story in a single
volume, but in a department store
one young woman interviewed had re-
Gently been transferred from the toy
department and was able to contribute
a helpful hint.
Il think" she said. you can find 1t
IN one of the dolls houses down
stairs"
Curiosity had by that time become
a sauce to literature, so the shopper
hurried downstairs to inspect the doll
houses. Three Of the most expensive
houses contained libraries consisting
OF score Of diminutive books and
each book contained a child's story
complete. One Of them was "The
Griffin and the Minor Canon"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
Growing Up Spiritually.

Nothing is born full grown. 1t
passes through period of g.owth,
and 1t must grow or die
The parent who is delighted with
the innocent helplessness ct his child
and rejoices at its little efforts at
speech, becomes seriously alarmed If
this lisping. tottering, help-requiring
state threatens to become permanent:
would that the cessation of growth
In the spiritual life created as much
dismay. Would that it seemed as
monstrous. as unnatural to have our
spiritual as our natural growth
1t would be q startling revelation
to all OF US were the discernment of
our spiritual condition as keen and
true as our vision of the body. What
DO you honestly believe that you
would see yourself to be? Have YOU
spiritually made the growth due to
the time that you have been a Chris
tlan, or are you conscious that you
are still weak child? Have we
grown up to maturity? Are we grow
inG to maturity? Have we grown be-
yond our associates; or are we con-
scious that many others stand head
and shoulders above US:
physically we once needed to be
lifted, If we were to see or touch or
be on the level of certain things; we
should be humiliated were 1t so still
Is 1t so spiritually? Do we find our
selves face to face with things which
once lowered above US and seemed
unattainable? Can we stand alone
now! Are we men in understanding,
aDle Tor ourselves strength sufficient
Tor all needs of life. truly sons of
COO who have entered into the full
liberty of strength that God means
His sons to have?
Being born again is a great thing,
but 1t Is not everything. The grow
ing after birth to maturity is much
more the end for which birth is alone
desirah'" and valuable. - Marcus
DOds
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18

OF the regular formula; His author
ity was not official, but moral and
spiritual. AS He told Rabbi Nico-
demus, I'VE speak that We do know,
and bear witness of that we have
SEEN" 1t was not so much, there
fore, the truth of His words-the
scribes also uttered many beautiful
truths-as the way in which He gave
His truths that indefinable way which
springs from first-hand, original ex-
perience and gertrude, that i'm
pressed the multitude. It was the
teacher Himself, primarily, and the
teaching secondarily, which consti-
tuted the authority Of Jesus.
One Of the most inspiring things
to-day in our modern thought is the
universally of the recognition and
appreciation OF the authority of Jesus
as teacher. Men who have been
radically opposed on theology here
find themselves in cordial agreement
Men who will subscribe to no creed
and refuse to call themselves Chris
tians. thinking that the name Implies
belief in some doctrine, gladly call
themselves disciples of Jesus and
reverence Him as Teacher.
Then again, "the unsearchable
riches OF Christ" have not begun to
oO SAhouoISu- w udL Will come 10
the church and the world when the
time and energy which have been
spent in building and defending theo-
logical systems is turned into trying
to know the mind Of Christ and to do
His Will. Has not the world only
really begun to appreciate and under
stand the Ethical soul and spiritual
teaching OF Jesus? And when we re-
call that 1t was as Teacher that Jesus
allowed Himself to be addressed and
recognized while on earth, we see
that in this effort to know and have
the mind Of Christ we are in accord
with the spirit of the gospels.
Let me bring Jesus, the Teacher,
home to each one of you here to-day.
What value is this general recogni-
tlon OF His authority unless the in
d1Vtdual-you and I-share it? This
means that each one of us must go
to the Teacher and sit ut His feet and
give His moral and spiritual author
1ty chance to reach our conSciences
and minds. This means also that we
respond to Him, not as to art or
music with the senses, but with the
Will. In every contact with superior
goodness or truth we discover our
own moral state. No one can learn
or Jesus without sharing the exDeri-
ence OF the sculptor, Saint Gaudens.
He spent his adult years without any
conscious religion. and then, in the
maturity of his prowess, he began to
read the gospels, with no doctrinal
peliefs whatever, simply with the
eager desire to know what this spirit
was named Jesus of Nazareth. And
after reading and meditating the
words of Jesus he said to his friend
| alluding to Christ: That Man can
nave anything He wants of me; all
that I have is His"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
UnanswerabIe Logic

II Jesus Christ is everything to me.
I know He can be everything to any
man, and because know It. then woe
is me IL I do not do all that is in my
power to let every man who does not
know Jesus Christ share Him with
me.
There is no escape from this log.c.
II l love Jesus Christ, which means
X am loyal to Him. which means IL
I keep His commandments. / am in
touch with everybody to the ends OF
the earth who needs Him, and l can
not wash my hands and say that you
must excuse me from this matter
Laltbie d. Babcock.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
LEG A MASS OF HUMOR

About seven years ago n small
abrasion appeared on my right leg
just above my ankle. 1t irritated me
so that / began to scratch 1t, and 1t
began to spread until my leg from my
ankle to the knee was one solid scale
like a scab. The irritation was always
worse at night and would not allow
me TO sleep, or my wife either. and 1t
was completely undermining our
health. 1 lost fifty pounds in weight
and was almost out OF my mind with
pain and chagrin as no matter where
the irritation came. at work, on the
street or in the presence Of company,
I would have to scratch 1t until l had
the blood running down into my shoe.
I simply cannot describe my suffer-
ing during those seven years. The
pain, modification, loss OF sleep. both
to myself and wife is simply indie
scribable on paper and one has to ex-
perience it to know what 1t Is.
II tried all kinds Of doctors and rem
edies but I might as well have thrown
my money down a sewer. They would
dry up for a little while and fill me
with hope only to break out again just
| If bad II not worse. / had given up
| tnde of over being cured when l was
cura ed by my wife to give the Cuti-
the Cupedies q trial. After taking
while I bwa Remedies for q little
after takingan to see change, and
cura Resolyer. dozen bottles OF Cuti-
the Cuticura So.in conjunction with
| ment. the trouble and Cuticura ONT
peared and my leg 2d entirely disap,
day was born. Now as nne as the
six months with no signs iapse oi
renee feel perfectly safe IL iecu,
ing to you my heartfelt thanks eAceIu
good the Cuticura Remedies have 'he
for me. shall always recomm2eht
! them to my friends. ". H. White
312 E. Cabot St. Philadelphia. Pa. Feb
4 and Apr 13. 1909"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
One Side Eboudh-

Senator William Alden Smith tells
OF an Irish justice Of the peace out
In Michigan. In a trial the evidence
was all in and the PLAINTIFFS attorney
had made a long and very eloquent
argument, when the lawyer acting for
the defense arose.
What are you doing?" asked the
Justice, as the lawyer began.
Going to present our side Of the
case"
81 don't want to hear both sides ar
gued. 1t has tindency to confuse the
coort. "-Washingtonian.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
And They Wondered.

Judge Nicholas Longworth, who
used to sit on Ohio's supreme bench.
looked unnaturally grave. and a
neighbor. in recognition of his facial
depression. named a pet owl Judge
Longworth." 1t was the very next
day that an excited maid broke up his
wife's garden party. "Oh, madam"
said she. Madam! Judge Longworth
has laid an egg"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
A Fitting DesIun.

II want an estimate on 10000 letter
heads" said the professional-looking
man with the silk hat.
ANY special design" asked the
engraver.
'Yes, sir" replied the caller. "In
the upper left-hand corner I want a
catchy cut Of Patrick Henry making
his memorable speech, and in distinct
letters, under the cut, his soulinspir-
ing words. Give me liberty or give
me death You see." he added, hand
ing card to the engraver, I'm a di-
vorce lawyer, and want something fit
ng."-Lippincott's.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18

chair for % weeks. So intense was
the pain when moved that I thought
1 would pass away. The kidney action
was irregular and the secretions
scalded. Three doctors gave me no
relief. Doan's Kidney Pills cured me,
and for ten years the cure has been
permanent"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents q box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18

soreness and urinary
troubles. These are
the warnings - ma
ture's signals for
help. Doan's Kid
ney Pills should be
used at the first
sign.
A. Treitlein,. 81
Rosett St., New Ha-
ven, Conn, says: 81
was DrODDed I'M In N
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
At the Shore.

Polly-l wonder how Cholly man
ages to keep that wide-brimmed straw
on in a wind like this.
Dolly-Vacuum pressure.-Judge.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18

Good intentions are always ho
stun; that is why they are used fol
paving material in q certain locality.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething softens the gums, reduces infamma-
tion, hllays pain, cures wind collie, 25c "A bottle
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
Game.

The Creditor-Win you pay this bill
now, or never?
The Debtor-Mighty nice OF you to
give me my choice. old scout choose
never
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
Included Her.

why did she get angry at the
stranger in town.
"She asked him IL he had seen her
daughter and he answered that he
had seen all the sights of the place."
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18

Many a man who stops to think
twice fails to act once.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
NATURES SIGNALS.

The FIRST indication of kidney dis
order is often backache. Then comes
pain In the hips and sides, lameness,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18

A business mans leisure is simpl,
the time he doesn't know what to d.
with
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
DYSPEPSIA

Having taken your wonderful Casca-
rets' for three months aud being entirely
cured of stomach catarrh and dyspepsia,
/ think a word of praise is due to
'Cascarets' for their wonderful compost
ton. I have taken numerous other so
called remedies but without avail, and
find that Cascarets relieve more in a da,
than all the others have taken wouldn
O year" James McGune,
IoS Mercer St., Jersey City, N. J.
Pleasant, PElatable. Potent. Taste Good
Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or Gripe.
l0c. 25c. Soc. Never sold IN bulk. The gem
uine tablet stamped &C. Guaranteed to
cure your money back. 9l9
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-18
lth Lift.

WI w.. II discouraged, try to
encot .-. 81. me who needs 1t, and
see ill not cheer you. 1t
Is VIC ''.3 W such an effort will
scatt' .'' - Is OF gloom and how
the h the riffs will flood
tue sH' was Christ's plan Of
opere ". it is said of Him in
HOLY 1t He went about do
ing busy person seldom
mas ar .rooding. Altruism Is
one o HeT 's, cures for the blues.
we reading years ago.
aDout & lers being overtaken
py a ., ?" nd continuous snow
storm ,., =, rmometer stood low,
the n - We" citing tired and cold,
thelr 'etarded; finally one
OF IN lbed to fatigue and
cold. .. snow drift he soon
dropr' '.. deep slumber. His
compi nearing that point
too: h". II Of yielding to his
teelin thought came to him:
ne co .. '. rub the hands and
race - y'n 'ade, until he awoke,
rested and warm, and rising to his
Feet he was ready for another effort
to reach the place of safety. Mean
while his comrade was also rested
and his blood coursed through his
arteries. warmed by the effort. and
both reached the asylum of safety.
The lift the one gave to the other
was the temporal salvation OF both.
So. dear friend. YOU can never list
life to higher plane without your
self being lifted up. All about you
are discouraged persons: q word OF
cheer from you, hearty handshafe,
or a moments pleasant and optimis-
tic chat. will clear the moral sky OF
your friend or neighbo-.- gelical
viItor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-01-13
LICK'S FIRST LOVE AFFAIR
Future Millionaire Was Repulsed bys
Girls Father Because of His
Poverty.

There are many stories of the light>
er side of finance in which love affairs
find a place. Perhaps none of these
is more peculiar than the story of
James Lick, a name famous all over
the world through a monument to his
memory, the great Lick observatory,
in California. In the financial world
the great city of San Francisco is a
monument to Lick's luck-he foresaw
the possibility of the great city of the
Pacific slope, bought the land on
which it now stands, and became a
millionaire. Before that time the
name OF Lick was great in the musical
world. Lick's pianos-out of which
he made the money which he invested
in land-were manufactured by him.
But on the poetic side of life-a world
apart from such things as piano-mak-
ing and mud-fiats-the great Lick Mill
stands as a monument to Lick's love.
In early life James Lick sought the
hand of a miller's daughter, but was
repealed by the father on the ground
that the young sutton did not possess
a mill. Many years afterwards, when
he had become n of the richest men
in the states, he erected a large mill
and adorned it like a palace. 1t was
built of mahogany and costly woods,
and erected solely as a memorial Of
his youthful attachment. His only
pleasure was to contemplate this pa
latial mill and to gloat over the man
who had spurned him for his poverty
Harry Furniss, in the Strand.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-01-13
A FOOLS Paradise.

The great anti-alcoholic reform
now sweeping over beer-drinking
Germany and wine : drinking
France and Italy gives a stagger-
ing blow to the idea that the use
OF fermented liquors is the solu-
ton of the drink problem. In
coming time there will be a great
wonder that enlightened COM
munity should ever have thought
it necessary to license the sale Of
liquor for the sake of revenue,
when for every dollar paid for the
license many dollars we're spent
by the people who could least af-
ford it and who by the use OF the
liquor brought injury to them
selves and their families.
There has been a prevalent de-
fusion that great fairs and ex-
positions could not be successful
without concession for the sale OF
liquor. The brewing interests
offered the managers OF the Seattle
exposition an enormous sum to
violate the law and grant liquor
selling permits, 1t is said that
complete prohibition has been the
rule and that this exposition
promises to be the most successful
affair OF the kind ever conducted.
The Amethyst.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-01-13
w. c. T. U. column.

MAA Through the courtesy of the
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W ganizer, Mrs. L. LaMance.
w. c. T. U. WATCHwORDS;
ORGANIZE! EpUcATKl ACETATE!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-01-13
How She Knew.

Il do think" exclaimed Mrs. Tolk.
er, Indignantly, that Mrs. Gadabout is
the most aggravatingly inquisitive
woman, if | must say so, | ever knew.
Why, / never pass her on the street
but what she invariably turns her
head and stares back at me to see
what I've got on and how it sets from
behind
"How-er-that is, was wondering,
my dear, how you found out that the
mean thing looked back. Some one
tell your inquired Mr.. Tolker, limo.
Gently.
And Mrs. Tolker straightway turned
the stream Of her indignation, seeth'
ing hot, from Mrs. Gadabout to her
'insinuating wretch of a husband" as
she fondly termed him, and after the
first pyrotechnic outburst steadily re
fused to speak to the unfortunate man
for the rest Of the evening.