The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-27
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OF lnem SAD ones, 100. 1eI, IL ID
|. singularly true. the heaviest heart can
bosom its sorrow on the breast of Him
that whispers peace be STILL" and
there is a calm. How lovely and holy
that face that has learned to trust
The world knows little Of the burdens
of such heart but Jesus knows 1t all,
that is enough. The world needs our
sunshine and not our heayiness of
soul. BE filled with this glorious
light that you may illuminate this
Christmas time.
THE STAR OF bethlehem
And now the astronomers who
have ever since the cay OF their pred
ecessors, the astrologist, been put
ting forth theories to account for the
twinkling OF the stars-have the as
surance TO tell us that the stars do not
twinkle at ALI Our learned stargazers
have, IL seems, really known no more
about the matter, until recently than
the other children who have learned
10 repeat
Twinkle. twinkle. little star.
| How ] wonder what you are.
4 A few years ago. however party
OF astronomers headed by T. j. j. See.
made a series OF observations at Flag
staff. Arizona. through a 24-inch re-
Ifracting telescope. which seems to
have satisfactorily demonstrated that
the phenomenon which we call twink
ling is caused by the ripping OF the
earth's atmosphere attributable to in
capabilities OF temperature In the diff
ferent layers. 1t u.s. says Prof. See
''as II one were looking upward thru
the water. When the water is at rest
the vision is perfect But II ripples
disturb the water the vision Is con-
fused Such a ripple 10 due TO the air
and accounts for the twinkhne." A
method has been found OF making the
" visible Through the telescope. Thus
the 'twinkling OF the stars" like the
rising or THE sum retires TO realms
l9f popular niscoDeeption Neverthe-
less. while the reading world Will here
after possess bit OF wisdom new to
this generation, the eyes OF CHILDHOOD
In all lands yet VIII remain as run OF
Interrogation points when looking up
TO the stars, as they ever have been,
But there remains one star, ever IN
the ascendant as Christmas draws
nigh, Tor those aHuring corcuscations
our astronomers discover affords no
eXplanation OF the twinRling OF the
the west as We'll in the shop WINDOWS
In the loYelit eyes OF thousands who
are planning pleasant surprises FOR
their dear ones-this can't be account
ed Tor by any theory OF atmospheric
lrlpples.' nipples there are IN the case
to be sure, but they belong TO the
mighty ocean OF Divine Love set IN
motion by thata star OF It's first rising
nineteen HUNDRED years ago. rirpies
which nave never since been stllled,
ana when are very mueh IN evidence
al CHRISTMAS tide
new year Is here. II is time Tor.
invoice business men take an invoice
Tor you 10 take one OF yourself? Life
each life, is business Have you.
gained or lost last year, have you
USED the talents that nave been CIV
| en- you so ms 10 gam Other talents? z
These are pertinent Questions that
press us all Tor an answer. Let the
result OF the sell invoice be a spur to
us IN living the coming year. or a
cause Tor great congratulations as we
review the past ana go torth TO bullc
more stately mansions Tor the future.
New year greetings are greetings OF
good Will How they soften hard
hearts purify base desires. sweeten
bitter thought and make every deed
purer ana holiert every wish kinder
| Lei benedIotion drop from nps ana
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