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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-16
A CUP or TEA.
Plays Curious Part In Chinese
Business Etiquette.

Business Etiquette.
When a salesman or person seeking
business interview presents his card
1t the entrance to a Chinese mer-
chants place of business the posi-
bility of an audience depends alto
gether upon how he deports himself
while awaiting the return of the card
bearer. Should he be so indiscreet as
to put one foot over the twelve inch
railing that intervenes between the
step and the doorway no manner Of
persuasion can prevail upon the mer
chant to grant him an interview.
In case he waits patiently In the
space allotted to unknown callers this
fact is noted. and he ia usually ush-
cred in.
Once in, there is still more delicate
matter to be disposed of, and in case
the newcomer is ignorant Of the Gus
tom he fares i'll with his errand. I'm.
mediately upon the callers entering
and taking seat servant brings q
serving of tea, which includes a small
cup for each person present The
point Of etiquette demands that this
tea shall not be touched until the guest
is ready to depart. in case the inter-
view has been pleasant one, in which
case the caller is supposed to take up
and drink his tea at parting, and at
this signal all the others do likewise
However, should it SO happen that the
Chinaman Is not pleased with his call
er and IL In any way annoyed by him
the merchant takes up the tea and be-
rims to drink at once, which act Is q
direct and decided hint that the in.
terview is ended and has not been to
the pleasure Of the merchant. The
caller Is then expected to take his i'm
mediate departure.
When caller has become we'll &C.
Quainted some Of the formality Is bro
ken by the Chinese, and on cold
day cup of tea Is served immediate
~ to the guest in social way. But
the formal" tea is still to be obsery.
ed and partaken of at parting, IRE.
spective Of the cup given to warm and
greet the caller on mis- arrival. This.
however, is done only after many Wis
its, when the business dealings have
been Of such nature as to warrant
friendship and hospitality.-Youth's
Companion.
Dolls Clothing.
London has large factory devoted
exclusively to the manufacture of dolls
clothing.
Opals.
Opals are SO sensitive that their
beauty Is frequently destroyed by their
wearer's proximity to an open FIRE
The luster of this stone Is caused by
he presence Of myriads of little ifs.
sures. which defect the light into the
Characteristic prismatic coler of the
an. The iiniest Of these assures IL
NV az any moment to destroy the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-16

1t was about thirty years ago that
the Easter card came into being.
Christmas cards were first given con-
sideration in 1871, and soon after
ward Easter cards we're tried. A large
firm in London and another in Boston
were among the first of such publish.
ero
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-16

Whom Easter. dAwntns o light earth.
Reveals q WORTH
When wondering voices cried. Our Lord > 1issrA
Immortal love FREQ from DeAth's prison,
All nature that radiant Easter
Sang a. Of old whom morning stars born.
And angel visions through the Frightening
Proclaimed. The Lord Is rtser He 10
Sacred beoause the place whore Chrtst had slspA
The tomb whore Faith had watched lonssd ~e4
blest then all earthly paths t1ts feet had trod.
Glorious for the hi6hways
And every Easter morn enco that glad
Mature repe>ts how broken Deaths power.
And tels how glorious dawn oszca1ne IL night
And shows the only Way o heavenly liaht;
throughout the world. all Ia the Weakening year,
Recalling scenes we know Christ loved whom here.
Makes such familiar with meaning Aauaht
They breathe again the truths the Saviour taught
For when the worlds fair
And waited fragrance fingers N atr.
Who has not thought Christ froshesta3
To him ns lilies fair their yield.
And since he married. them In their splendor clad.
Their royal beauty has made centuries 6lAdL
When waysado re spread shelters and aroen.
We He passed through many q woodland scene.
on were Hts saored words impressive
Resting observation-disclosures Rrat
Whom folds Of waving wheat. Whispers low.
Foseteu the harvoet-later golden glow,
Seed-trne and harvest both. say.
Yielded their wisdom the Masters day
From ru66ed mountain hillside.
Who're stzayn6 lambs have wandered far and wide.
The Shepherds sheNeTtn6 thena-fourd
Those barren het6hts-are they holy sround7
estvfn6 sunshine and STRENGTHENING reta.
Forever making heavens bounty plain.
In blessed rutl>s Christ Gently O.
We learned our Fathers love. unvarytng.
And when the winds come sweeping from the sea.
Their rushing hled Great mystery.
Hearing the sound thereof-oh! ssine strange.
1t tells from Death - Life the woncrous change
Through wave and tempest oh! how dear tho voice.
Storm swept-despairins? Suu have faith rejoice.
Once more He bids the angry warning cease
In accents mild whispering peace.
Bright standards OF the spring again unfarled
And Easter STRIDE with glorious Light the world.
The radiance falls paths that Christ trod.
And hfts our hearts from Mature to God"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-16
. JERUSALEM was built

was built
upon certain hills and
In the valleys be-
tween. Tho ruins
and debris Of cen
turtles nearly fill the
valleys. Modern ex-
ploration discovers,
far below the surface,
the foundations Of
Solomon'B temple;
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Verify. verify. I say unto you, Except a
corn Of wheat fall into the ground and
die. II abideth alone;> but II It die. 1t
blnKeth forth much fruit
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

a gracious cline, which TESTIFY with
subtlety to the depth OF the appeal OF
the birth OF Christ. Here divinely
spiritual symbolism and there sweet
human tenderness and pathos appear,
and, blended. they evidence the worlds
belief that this was both Son OF Man
and Son OF God.
An Irish legend tells that, on Christ
mas eve. the Christ Child wanders out
IN the darkness and cold. and the
peasants still put lighted candles In
their windows to guide the sacred lit
tie feet. that they may not stumble on
their way to their homes. And In
Hungary the people go yet further In
their tenderness for the Child. they
spread feasts and leave their doors
open that He may enter at His will,
while throughout Christendom there is
a belief that no evil can touch any
child who is born on Christmas eve.
The legend which tells how the very
hay which lined the manger in which
the Holy Babe was laid put forth liv-
ing red blossoms at midwinter at the
touch OF the Babes body could only
have arisen from belief In the renewal
OF life through the Lord OF Life.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Those who are indebted to me are
notified to come and settle at once
not later than January 1, 1912-and
save cost.
also wish to thank you all for
your patronage during the present
year. am trusting that | will do a
bigger business next year than / did
In 1911, and / am going to try and
= Il goods cheaper next year than
ever have. giving you the same quail
IT. Of goods.
You are cordially invited to make
NV shop your headquarters any time
you wish to do so.
Thanking one and all for the past
fayors and wishing you a merry
Christmas and Happy New Year. re-
spectfully,
HICKMAN HARNESS CO.,
Phone 154 A. ]. Wright, Mgr.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

At first Christmas was what is
known as a movable feast. Just as Eas-
ter is now. and owing to misunder-
standings was celebrated as late as
April or May. In the fourth century
an ecclesiastical investigation was or
dered. and upon the authority of tho
tables Of the censors In the Roman
archives December rs was agreed up
on as the date Of the Savior's nativ-
fly. Tradition fixed the hour Of birth
at about midnight. and this led to the
celebration of q midnight mass in all
the churches. a second at dawn and Q
third In the later moruins.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

Congressman Thomas has announc-
ed that he would seek 10 have a
state wide primary bill introduced IN
The kentucky Legislature.
Houston b. Wilson, farmer re-
siding near Hickory Grove. Ky, has
liled a petition IN bankruptcy in the
United states district court at Padu-
cab His liabilities amount TO APP
proximately s6S5.95 with no assets.
Capt. Lawrence McMakin took the
Str. Mengel boa Company 10 Mound
City Saturday where The Steamer
viii be put on the Ways ana under
go extensive repairs. Inc repairs
VIII be completed by the latter part
oi the week.
Speaker Champ Clark has predict
ed that the regular session OF the
Sixty-seoond Congress would extend
Ihrougn tie summer and INTO the au-
,umn. Majority Leader Underwood
thinks the Democratic caucus viii APP
prove immediate acuon W the Way
and Means committee Oh the tarnf
question.
The Democratic party OF Kentucky
mustn't do any ''sLenanlglng' at
Frankfort this winter. Inc state
Will remain Democratic so long as
the party keeps its platform promises
Al 1t violates them, the voters won't
find il at all difficult 10 overcome
1900 normal Democratic majority IN
in the state.
Now have We reached the season
when the little window wishes" are
10 be seen in their wistful abun-
dance. They may be seen looking in
10 every shop window, with a pa
theuc look of yearning that must APP |
peal To the most unobseryant eve
Christmas will mean but little to
them unless you aid in making it |
something.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

a trace OF Christmas bounty and good
will and he called to the sea. which.
as OF old. obeyed his voice. and Been.
the city OF sin. was buried deep. clean
out OF sight. beneath the waves. But
ever at Christmas up from beneath the
covering waters comes the sweet call
ing of church bells buried in Been. Il
is a legend which appears TO tell In
parable that nothing which ever be-
longed TO the Christ. and was dedi-
Gated to his service. is ever wholly lost
from him and alienated from service:
that ever and again something OF their
inherent beauty and compelling sweet
ness rises from the depths through all
seeming ruin.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21
MeSEhSqC Christmas Rose.

WI NOt HEX OF tDObe bplTltudl
E parallels is the legend OF
the Christmas rose. and II
tells how good things. At for giving.
spring up ready to the hand which
earnestly desires to give to the Child.
II is said that a certain maiden Of
Bethlehem was so poor that she had
nothing to give to the Babe to whom
kings brought wealth from afar. and.
as she stood. longing and mourning.
and angel appeared to her, saying:
Look at thy feet. beneath the snow"
and 10! on obeying the maiden found
that a new flower had miraculously
sprung up and blossomed at her needs.
Every since then, runs this story, this
exquisite flower. with its snowy petals
Just touched by suggestions OF pinkish
bloom. is TO be found at this season;
and. indeed, its half-opened cups are
like chalices of love. and its fully
spread petals are like a happy inno-
cence. fit symbols for the gifts for the
Babe Of spotless innocence, whose
heart was the vessel of love.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21


ing bells, which are heard
ringing from buried cities and villages
at this season. One belongs to a vii
lage near Raleigh. In Nottingham.
shire, and the story runs that once.
where there is now but valley. taere
was a village which, with every trace
of life and habitation. had been swal-
lowed by an earthquake: but ever
since. at Christmas. the bells of the
buried church are heard to ring as Of
old.
A similar legend is told of Preston.
in Lancashire. and yet another and
more moving one comes from the
Netherlands. II is said that the city
of Been was notorious for its black
and shameless sins, as well as re-
nowned for It's beauty and magnifi-
cence. To the Sodom OF the middle
ages came our Savior on one anni-
versary of his birth. and went as a
beggar from door to door. but not one
in all that Christmas keeping city
gave the Master of the abundance. Sin
he saw rampant on every side. but not
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ALI parties holding claims against
the estate OF j. ID. Webster. deceased
are hereby notified TO file same with
the undersigned properly proven. on
or before March LIST. 1912. or they
viii be forever barred.
All parties indebted to the estate
are requested TO come forward and
settle and save costs OF a suit.
GEO. l.. WHITE. Executor.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

We have been forced TO raise the
price Of all coffee and our famous
Granger viii now sell at SOC instead
OF 25c. II Is the equal OF any 45c cot.
fee sold In Hickman.-Bettersworth a
Prather.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

ago since there was that holy
- thorn at Glastonbury which
blossomed every Christmas. and. so
ran the legend. had done ever since
ST. Joseph OF Arimathea. having come
as apostle to Britain. and. landing at
Glastonbury. had stuck his stan OF dry
hawthorn into the soil. commanding II
to put forth leaves and blossoms. This
the stan straightway did. and thereby
was the king converted TO the Chris
tian faith. the faith which preached
life from death.
The holy thorn OF Glastonbury -four
ished during the centuries until the
civil wars. During those II was up
rooted: but several persons had had
trees growing from cuttings from the
original tree, and those continued TO
bloom at the Christensen. Just as
their parent, which had grown from
St Joseph's staff. had bloomed. And
about the middle OF the 18th century
II was recorded IN the Gentleman's
Magazine how the famous holy thorn
would not deign to recognize the new
oAJlC tahtnaaAs na1 NhCn tOAAo
into force but would persist In bios
soming as Of old on old Christmas
dayl
In those days the anniversary of the
advent OF the Babe had certainly
meant more to the common people
than merely time for feasting and
reyelry. for giving and receiving; II
had been also a season for holy OBJ
servances. for they refused to go to
church on New Christmas day. the
holy thorn not being then In blossom.
So serious became the trouble that the
clergy found II prudent TO announce
that Old Christmas day should also
be kept sacred as before. Only an
other story OF mems weak. supersti-
tious minds? True. perhaps; but they
are better who evidence some spiritual
weakness than those who wallow In
the wholly material. and when we
cease to be careful Of the cup and the
platter. We become not over careful OF
their contents.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

Sam Salmon is in Brinkley. Ark,
this week on business.
Miss Mai Meyers returned TO NV
Madrid, Mo-, Friday OF last week at
ter a weeks visit to Miss Mamie Me-
theny.
Irvine Brevard went to the Hunter
Tract, Craigs Landing. Friday on
business with that branch OF the
Mengel Box Co.
Mrs. v. Ash returned to her home
in Lutsyille. Mo-. Friday. after a
pleasant visit with Mrs, w. H. Heath.
Of the La Clede Hotel.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

Don't be deceived BY 70 much talk
about cheap shingles. We will tol
you the same goods for less moug
aud can furnish you a better shin fol
n you want tic. 81. Yates shIns 10
Co.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

q part OF the mind that the prosaic
and commonplace can never crush
them. Until the youth reaches man
hood and Independence. Christmas is
the happiest day OF the year. Its gifts
and hearty good cheer impress family
affection, parental thorghtfulness and
brotherly love. The dullest and most
irresponsible OF fathers and mothers
are uplifted to a vision Of higher life
by the interchanges Of souvenirs and
the merry meeting with children and
grandchildren at the table and fire.
side. Few can escape and all enjoy
the meaning Of the festival. the les
sons Il conveys and the inspiration
II gives, and we enter upon a brighter
future and fuller appreciation Of the
benefcence Of the practice OF faith.
hope and charity. The loved. ones
who have crossed to the other side,
the loved near and far who are still
with US. the old homestead with its
precious memories, the old church
whose sacred associations tie togeth-
er childhood. maturity and age. love.
marriage and death; the schoolhouse
where the beginnings of education
were SO painful. and the ever-increas-
ing pleasures Of the pursuit OF learn
ing through the high school. academy
and college are recalled and recited,
and there is exquisite delight in these
oft-told tales. and new experiences en-
liven this blessed anniversary.-Les-
lies Weekly.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21
first Christmas Observance.

Christmas gets its name
from the mass celebrated
In the early days OF the
Christian church in honor
OF the birth Of Christ. its
first solemnization having
been ordered by Pope
Telesphorus. This was In
or before the year 1873. for
in that year Pope Teles-
phorus died.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

49, 49, 1890 - e@a@1@tcN~f
and legend adds that from then until
dawn cocks crow. In Ireland Il IL
held that whose looks into a mirror on
this eve will see the devil or Judas
lscariot looking over his shoulder.
surely thought sufficient to drive the
hardest soul to a thought OF the limo
cent Babe.
Another legend tells that. on Christ
mas eve. Judas Iscariot Is released
from that hell-"his own place"-and
is allowed TO return to earth that he
may cool himself in icy waters.
Wild and improbable although such
and such legends appear on their
faces. they bear study and repay II.
for We then see that they are full OF
subtle spiritual expression. as II were;
that they are parallels OF certain spir-
itual facts. and II viii be III for us
should the Christmas day ever dawn
on which such flowers OF tender faith
and wonder shall appear to US no
more than dry curious specimens from
the dead roots Of superstition.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

AZ ~ hhO 'NtAt ss@acNs
= there was another one
OF wood. and that the stone cradle In
the Chapel OF the Nativity is, indeed.
the outer manger. Splendid is that
humble stone trough now with white
marble. softly rich with costly dra-
peries. and radiant with a silver star.
which is surrounded by t6 lamps. ever
ALT. But yet more glorious Is the
wooden manger at Rome. held to be
the veritable manger In which the
Christ-child lay. II was removed to
Rome In the seventh century. during
the Mohammedan invasion OF the Holy
Land, and there II Is preserved In q
strong brazen chest. from which II is
brought forth on Christmas days.
when Il Is placed on the Grand Altar
II is mounted upon a stand OF silver.
which is inlaid with gold and gems,
and the shrine IN which Il rests is OF
purest rock crystal. In the days In
which this was accomplished men.
whatsoever may have been their
shortcomings In other directions. gave
magnificently to the Church Visible.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

NOTICE: Parties owing Reynolds.
Moss q Co., will please come forward
and settle before January ist, 1912.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

Get your Furniture at Hickman Fur,
niture Co.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21
@MsbN5q!S


IL around the season or
the Coming OF Love as
a little Child there have
sprung legends and be
liefs. like blossoms in
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21
Wbaf Christmas Means.

Christmas means hope and
its realization. The child
grows eagerly expectant as
the time approaches for the
visit OF Santa Claus. While
this fiction remains unques-
toned. the imagination
opens new and wider worlds.
and ideals become so much
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21
gSEb1m1dS EDe Legends.

y HERE are several exceeding
ly touching legends concern
ing bells, which are heard
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21
AEtfzHolp Thorn.

T is not so many centuries
ago since there was that holy
thorn at Glastonbury which
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21
s6distmQS Bells.

RADlTlON says that the
hour OF the Babes birth
was the hour of midnight.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

HN91 RADlTl0N declares that
ED within the stone manger
= there was another one
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-12-21

Congressman Thomas has announe
ed that he would seek 10 have a
state wide primary bill introduced IN
The KENTUCKY Legislature.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-20

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