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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
Those Harmful Christmas CT
Your Child Receives.

Those Harmful Christmas Gifts
Your Child Receives.
Each year | see parents allow
ing their children TO receive Christ
mas gifts from friends or relatives
which they never would have
chosen for their children and do
not really wish to have them ac-
cept,
Little Robert, aged five, is given
a toy boat by well-meaning Uncle
Henry, and promptly proceeds to
| sail it in the bathtub and contract
a cold from playing with water
and getting himself all wet.
Harry and Billy, aged eight and
ten, are given trick toys by a
| friend whose sole aim was to give
them something they surely would
not have" The consequence is
that the boys, child-lille, lose their
heads in their excitement and
! "spring' their practical joke on old
and young alike. This may be all
right with their own family, but
when mother isn't watching they
are apt to give mortal offense to
some elderly neighbor by "fooling"
him with the trick-toy, their very
daring implying Il lack of respect
for age.
| Cousin Sue, who never had a
child OF her own and knows moth
ing about them, gives Elsie, aged
II, a dainty powder-puff in a
French box which she knows will
delight her" She fails to grasp
the fact that mothers aim Is to
Keep Elsie a child as long as She
| can-rot TO put ideas of vanity in
to her young head and start her
peering into a mirror, taking note
of her charms and secretly apply
Ing powder to her rosy cheeks.
But perhaps the most harm in
thouShtless giving to children APP
pears in the forms of books,
Harold got ten books this
Christmas" q proud mother told
me last year. You know, he's
trying to build up a library for his
room. His father made him a cor
ncr bookcase and | stained it in
missiOn-and it's almost half fun!
Every year he asks his relatives to
give him only books. 1t isn't many
boys his age d2) who are 80 book
mad"
DO YOU read your sons books?"
! asked the mother. ,
Why no." she replied, 81 never
thought of doing it. Why Do
you think there may be books in
his bookcase that aren't good for
him? 1t doesn't seem possible,
for they We're all given to him by
relatives"
A few weeks later l met this
mother again. do you know"
She said, "since you spoke about
reading my sons books I've been
doing 1t. And more than one book
has been thrown into the furnace!
His father, too, has started book
investigation, and ] just wish every
parent in this country realized the
Importance of looking into the
boys book question. Some of the
most innocent looking, plainly
bound books contained scenes Of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18

Last Satidday mite, ] was laying
on the setting room floor feeling
thankful l dident haff to do eny
lessins, and pop sed, We sleep too
mutch, that's watts the matter with
the human race.
My goodniss, you're not mad at
the hole race, are you? sed ma,
and pop sed, I've bin reeding a few
things that Edison has to say about
oversleeping, and he's rite. We
waste half our life in bed and there
is no Excuse for it. Edison ony
sleeps about A hours n day and
look at the wonderful things he
does.
If he's that wonderful with ony
4 hours sleep jest think how Won
derfill he would be if he slept his
full 8 hours, sed ma.
That's a womans argewment, sed
pop, | bleeve III try it myself,
don say | could get along on
hours sleep, but bet I could on G.
G, I'll try it with you, pop, let's
begin tonite, l sed, and pop sed,
Well, | wasent counting on begin
ming immeeditly, but it's never too
erly to start a good thing, Suppose
you start with Z hours sleep and
I'll start with and Wen take a
wawk brite and erly before brek-
fist tomorrow. You go to bed at
8 and I'm pritty tired, Ill be in bed
by 10.
Hee hee, sed ma.
Laff on, sed pop.
Wich she did, and I went to bed
at o'clock and wen / weak up
/ herd the setting room. clock
striking 4, being jest Z hours and
/ quick jumped out of bed and
went down stairs in my pdjam-
mers to see if pop was awake yet.
WITCH he wasent, and | sed, Hay
pop, hay pop. Wich about the 10th
time | sed it pop opened onne eye
saying, Heb?
It's o'clock, l sed. And pop
opened his other eye, saying, Wat
of it? Who sed it wasent?
z hours for me and 6 for you,
aint you going to get up and take
a wawk like Edison ? | sed,
Go back to bed, its dark as pitch,
sed pop, and ma opened one eye
and sed, Hee hee, and pop shut
both eyes and went back to sleep
again, and | went back to bed and
dident get up till 3 O'Clock, max !
ing IL hours for me, and pop dis |
ent get up till il, making 10 for |
him.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18

bles, but another duck--two ducks
in fact. One was duh brown il
color, but the other had feather.
of red, green, purple, black, brown
blue and yellow around it's heat
and wings-very beautiful to look
at. And it was this duck, Shin
mering and cleaning in the win.
try sun that had quacked for help
what is the matter?" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
ooh, one of my legs is caught
in a crack in the ice of this pond
where l started to swim" was the
answer, "and neither / nor my wife
can get ii loose"
"Tll help you" offered Uncle
Wiggily. Then, with his red, white
and blue striped rheumatism crutch
the bunny gentleman gently broke
away the ice from the ducks leg
and set him free.
"Oh, thank you so muchn
quacked the waddling chap with
the gay feathers. "You have saved
my life. But I am lame and I
don't know what / shall do. /
cannot go from place to place to
get something to eat"
Come home to my hollow
stump bungalow with me-" invited
Uncle Wiggily. you and your wife
Il don't know your name-will be
most welcomed"
az am Mr.. Wood Duck" was the
answer, "and this lady is Mrs.
Wood Duck. We are strictly AM
erican ducks, and are the only
ducks who build nests in hollow
trees"
"Ah, then you are like me, for
my home is in what was once n
hollow tree,' said the bunny. "But
come to my bungalow and Nurse
Jane will help take care of you I'M
til your leg is we'll again"
SO Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Duck
went home with the bunny, and
when Nurse Jane saw Uncle Wig
gily coming and just caught sight
of the beautifully colored head
feathers of Mr.. Duck the muskrat
lady cried:
"Oh, Wiggy! What beautiful
feathers you brought me for my
bonnet"
well - err - you see, jamie"
spoke Mr.. Longears, these feath-
ers are on live duck, and"
"Oh, / have plenty of loose
feathers for Nurse janet" quacked
the Wood Duck. 'She shall have
as many as she needs!"
Then Mrs. Wood Duck, with her
brown bill, picked out some of the
loose red, green, brown, golden vel
low and purple feathers from her
head and wings and they
were just what Nurse Jane wanted
for trimming her bonnet.
ooh, I shall be most stylish at
Mrs. Wibblewobble' tea said the
muskrat lady, and she was. Mrs.
Wood Duck went with her, but Mr..
Duck stayed home with the bunny
man and they played dominoes.
So if the alarm clock doesn't go to
sleep and forget to call the oranges
out of the gas stove oven in time
for breakfast. I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and Mr.. Tip
IN
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
MORE THAN 500 AUTOS
ARE STOLEN MONTHLY
IN CHICAGO, is CLAIM

Chicago, Dec. 17.---More than
500 stolen automobiles month is
Chicago's record up to date this
year, according to Detective Ser
geant George O'Conner, head of the
automobile detail. OF the 5,547
cars stolen during the year, how
ever, 4,022 have been recovered
and a thorough search is being
carried on for all missing cars.
An ordinance requiring all mo-
torists 20 carry Identification cards
recently passed by the city coun-
Gil will be OF great assistance in
reducing the number of cars which
disappear daily, according to Ser
geant O'Conner.
Suspicious persons driving auto
mobiles can be questioned and IL
they are not able to produce a card
showing that they are the owner of
the car, 1t will be easy to find out
if they are thieves or driving with
the owners consent" the detective
sergeant declared.
The owners court record. which
is to be entered on the back of each
card, will also be Of assistance to
an arresting officer. o'Conner said.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
SAGE COUNSEL.

The Christmas season comes
apace, when smiles viii hang from
every face The Christmas spirit,
for a time, win make our lives a
thing sublime. Alas, beshrew me,
and dodgast The Christmas spirit
does not last A day or two it
warns our hearts, then straight
way shriVels and departs; why
does it chase itself 50 soon, and
leave our lives all out Of tune? 1t
is because we eat too much of tur-
key, pudding, pies and such; the
Christmas spirit cannot dwell
where people with dyspepsia yell
The Christmas morning finds us
calm; the season, like q soothing
balm, has healed the troubles and
the cares that man through weary
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
CHICAGO pRODUCE.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-Butter-Mar-
ket unchanged.
Eggs-Market lower. Receipts
1923 cases. Firsts, 68@69c; ordi-
nary firsts, 60@64c; at mark, cases
included, 5S@s4c; refrigerator
firsts. 56@57o.
Poultry--Alive, unchanged.
Potatoes-Mafket steady. Re-
ceipts "a cars. Northern white,
sacked, $1.35 a 1.50.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-Big export
buying of both wheat and corn did
good deal today to lift the value
of all grain and of provisions as
we'll Wheat closed strong. 5hc to
6 ne net higher with March $1.64
to $1.641s and May $l.5S to
Sissy. Corn gained / u C to 3&c.
oats 1c to &c and provisions 12c
to Acc.
The wheat market was on the
upgrade throughout practically the
entire session. Foreign purchasing
was said to total 100000 bushels
of wheat in addition to 100000
the previous day, and it was said
that Denmark alone had taken
|, 100000 bushels of corn recently,
with liberal sales to Holland also.
The fact that sterling exchange had
moved up rapidly of late was like
wise a bullish factor, and so too
was knowledge of steps being
taken in Washington looking to-
ward an emergency tariff on wheat
and other agricultural products.
Besides due attention was given to
dispatches saying the governor of
North Dakota had denied reports
that he would request farmers to
sell 25 per cent of their wheat.
Government figures on the acreage
and condition of winter wheat and
rye proved to be about as expected
and so made little impression.
Signs that big elevator interest
had switched to the bull side help
ed to strengthen the corn market.
Oats followed corn. Provisions
rose with grain and hogs.
Closing prices:
Wheat-March, $1.64; May,
$1.5S.
Corn--May, Tie; July, 72bc.
Oats-May, 4sBc; July, 47&c.
Pork-Jan., s22.S0.
Lard-Jan., $f3.42; May, $13.G5.
Ribs-Jan., $11.45; May. $12,02.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
sC,ouere Inn. Incorporates.

Santa Fe. Dec. 17.-Articles OF
incorporates were filed today for
the college Inn" of Albuquerque.
The statutory agent is A. C. Thorn
az, Of Albuquerque. The capital
stock will be $4,000, of which
$4,000 has been paid in. The
stockholders are f. T. Chase, 2e9
shares: r. Fred Petit. 900 Shares,
and Mr.. Thomas, one share.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
Mrs. Bullock Recommends Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy.

"Last winter when my children
were sick with colds and We're
coughing a good deal gave them
Chamberlain's Corgh Remedy"
writes Mrs. C. NJ. P-,llock. Gorham,
N. Y. at relieved them at once
and under this treatment all symp-
toms of cold gradually disappeared.
My experience with this medicine
warrants my recommending II 70
othera.a 80 80 80
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
LIBERTY BONDS.

New York. Dec. 17.-Liberty
bonds closed easier at: 31%s.
$S9.96; first As. $3.50 bid; second
As, $500: first ANS, $3.50; Sec
ond AIS, $500; third AIS,
$3.50; fourth AIS. $3.50; Victory
SAs, $4,000; Victory ANS, $500.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
NEW YORK METALS.

New York, Dec. 17.--Tin--
Steady. Spot and nearby, $4,000;
futures, $4,000 35.75.
Other metals unchanged.
Bar silver-Domestic, unchang-
ed; foreign, SAC.
Mexican dollars-Unchange
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Dec. 17.-Mercantilc
paper unchanged: exchange strong.
Sterling demand, s3,521s; cables,
$3.51
New York exchange on Montreal
IA 1916 per cent discount.
Time loans--Firm, unchanged.
Call Steady. High, low,
ruling rate and last loan, 7 per
cent; closing bid. to per cent.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
WALL ST r EET
(By The Associated Press)

New York. Dec. Speculative
issues of the more vulnerable class
We're singled out for further price
deflation in the stock market to-
day, their weakness being attend
ed by developments which stressed
with increased force the prevail
ing reaction in trade and industry.
Foremost among these stocks
were those comprising the sugar
group, in which gross losses of two
to eight points were precipitated
by the passing of the common and
preferred dividends of Santa Ce-
celia and other declines in the
quoted price of the refined product.
Heaviness accompanied the trad
ing in coppers. Independent steels,
excepting Crucible. and several of
the oils, shippings. utilities and
textiles as well as miscellaneous
shares of the type represented by
Sears Roebuck, rumOr associating
these and affiliated issues with
prospective dividend REVISION or
suspension.
The better class of rails and in
dustrials, including those in a
strong financial position. moved
within restricted limits, their un-
certain trend resulting mainly
from the lack of more than inter-
mittent or tentative support.
Average prices were lowest in
the final dealings on the relative
firmness of call money, which
ruled throughout the session at Z
per cent, as against the recent min
imum of 6 per cent. This invited
an extension of the short interest
in steels, rails and oils, losses pre-
dominating at their close. Sales
amounted to $4,000 shares.
Foreign exchange offered the
one interesting feature of the day,
the British rate rising to highest
Quotations in almost three months
on buying of sterling bills for
year-end adjustment of payments
in London. Rates to the continent
with few exceptions also were firm
to strong.
The reinvestment demand for
bonds fell away. with consequent
easing of prices for most domestic
issues, including the Liberty group.
Total sales, par~value, aggregated
s23,S75,0 600. Old United States
bonds were unchanged on call.
N,.ta
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, Dec. 17.-Cotton flu
lures closed easy. Dec, 1910;
Jan, 1913; March, 1887; May,
1910; July, 1915,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
KANSAS CITY PRODUCE.

Kansas City. Dec. 17.-Eggs lie
lower. Firsts, &c; seconds, SIC.
Butter and poultry, unchanged
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
DUN's WEEKLY REVIEW.

New York, Dec. 17.-Dun's to-
morrow will say:
The signs Of betterment In BUSH
Smyrna times., 1920-02-18
SHIPPING OUR FISH TO EUROPE
Three Million Pounds Per Year Will
Be Sent Over.

Be Sent Over.
New York, Feb. 9.-Owing to the
scarcity of fish in Great Britain, the
United States is exporting fish to Eu-
rope for the first time in many years.
Large shipments of cured boneless
fish are being forwarded to Greece
end Italy, which were formerly sup
piled by the British Isles.
The exporting offish makes a new
era in the American fish industry.
Since the war Great Britain has
been pressed to supply her home de
maid, owing to the high cost of meat
and wheat products. The people of
England, Scotland and Ireland spend
S2,500,000 a week-$130,OOO,O0O a
year-for fried fish and potato chips.
Thirty million meals are served over
the fish food counters of these coun-
tries every week.
Extraordinary progress has been
made in the fishing industry in this
country within the past few years,
and it is predicted in New England
that the East Coast Fisheries Pro-
ducts Company will soon be handling
approximately 100000 pounds of
fish daily, or over 3OO,OOO,OOO pounds
per year.
The same corporation recently pur-
chased ten new steam trawlers from
the French government. These YES
sells were built in Southern ports, and
were intended for use as mine sweep
ers. The company now has fleet of
21 modern steam trawlers which is
the largest fleet of its kind on the At
lantic coast owned by a single cor
poratiOn.
Throughout the United States, fish
food is in a steadily increasing de-
! mand, and the large New York ho-
tells are featuring it on their menus.
Smyrna times., 1920-02-18
.BLACRBIRO FARMERS LOOK
FOR THE TOMATO OUTLET
BLACKBIRD CREEK MADE MOVE
ACCESSIBLE BY DRAWBRIDGE
Navigation Has Been Closed For Fiji
teen Years and Tomato Growers
See Prospects of a Boat Line

teen 16dfS ana loHaA1O NAO"NA7
See Prospects of Boat Line
The advisory board of The Tr-
State Gamers Association met in the
Hotel dupont Wednesday night. Fol
lowing a dinner a number of matters
retaining to the trade were discuss
ed. The board decided TO draw up
plans for putting into effect in The
territory covered by the association,
the INSPECTION system recommended
by the National Gamers Association.
The national association decided last
year to spend approximately $780,
900 on an advertising campaign dur
ing 1920. In conjunction with this
campaign the members of the asso-
citation throughout the country are
inaugurating a new system OF inspec-
ton of their plants and goods. The
Tri-State Association represents he
leading Gamers in New Jersey, Mary
land and Delaware.
A meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the association was held
in the hotel Thursday morning. At
this meeting the subject of a
schedule of contract prices and other
matters were discussed.
Farmers in the vicinity of Thor
cughfare Neck are looking forward
to shipping their tomatoes this year
by water from points along Black
bird creek. For fifteen years the
draw bridge at what is known as
Taylor's Bridge has been practically
closed. Now however, it has been
repaired by the Levy Court of New
Castle county and the draw can be
operated to permit boats TO pass
through. This has been done at The
request of several shippers of wood,
headed by Bassett Ferguson, who is
cutting much timber from his tract
known as Gum Bush Woods along
the creek. He expects 20 use boats
to convey his material to distant
points. During the last century the
timber dealers he'd barges come up
the stream for their wood, railroad
ties, sawed timber and piling, but
for several years they have been un-
able to get through the bridge.
Farmers claim that the stream has
a depth of from seven to twelve feet
up to Blackbird landing and by using
boats it would aid them greatly in
getting lime, manure, fertilizers anc
other farm necessities from distant
POINTS. Besides it would be cheaper
than by trucks OF railroad. They
could also ship their wheat, corr
and other produce, including toma
toes. Local buyers are already look
ing for good points along the creeE
Tor wharf sites that would be con
vcnient for the growers next sea
son.
People in' that vicinity are pleased
with the idea of having the stream
opened for transportation purposes
la would mean an open tide water
way of twenty-ore miles from Black
bird Landing to the Delaware river
coming out at what is known a
} Liston's Point. The creek was mucl
deeper there in years past, whel
} boats were used, and it has fille'
up considerably during the last fey
years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

party consisting of himself, his father,
his brother and his friend, Fred G.
Putnam, killed four deer. Town Clerk
Guy Wilson reports that he has issued
255 hunting licenses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08
PLAINFIELD

Social dance at s. and D. of l.. hall
Piainfeld, Saturday evening, Dec. H.
Three-piece orchestra. Admission, SOC
couple. Refreshments. 25e per plate
Floor manager, Ernest Folsom.-ady.
The First Fruit Harvesters win hold
gospel meetings in Plainfield in Daugh-
tiers Of Liberty hall, commencing Dec
10 at 1880 p. m and days following
over Sunday, at lO:30 a. m, 2;30 and
1880 p. m. Everybody invited to at
tend these services,
All adults interested in having a
good sing at the Plainfield commn-
nfty Christmas tree please meet at the
NJ. f. church Saturday at 1880, Dec.
IL. for the FIRST reheasal.
Carbee's pictures at the opera house
Plainfeld, Friday evening. D. w
Griflith's dramatic thunderbolt, "rhe
Mother and the Law" Laughs, thrills
suspense. Cast includes NJ Marsh
Ralph Lewis, Miriam Cooper Wafer
Long. Margaret Marsh, Robert Har-
ron Tickets on sale at the drug
store. Admission, SOC and SOC. Dance
after the show adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-08

reached Southampton, England, Nov.
20. and expected to sail Nov. 26 for a
port on the coast of South Africa, pre-
paratory to assuming their duties as
American board missionaries at Mt.
Silinda, Southern Rhodesia.
John J. Wilson and Charles Batch
elder were in Woodstock yesterday for
the opening of the December term OF
Windsor county court.
Mrs. Elizabeth NORM has returned
from Montpelier, where she spent last
week caring for her stepmother, who
is i'll.
Robert Middleton returned yester-
day to work in the woods for Fred
G. Dutton, after being laid up week
bv a sprained ankle, caused by log
rolling upon it. His son, Edgar, has
returned home and is working with his
father and with his brother, Wilfred,
on the Dutton job.
Mrs. Fred Marsh and Mrs. Eliza
beth NORM were among yesterdays
deer hunters.
Faber Benedict, well known Civil
war veteran and member of Daniel
Lille post, was in a very critical con-
dition last evening, following a long
illness.
Z. H. Chamberlin has moved his
family and household goods TO the
Wright farm in Barnard, which he
bought lately. His daughter, Grace,
high school student, is living at Lew
is f. Edmunds.'