Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-21

" DING for presdentseect has been popular quad
rennial pasime George Washington
lust as it is now MIR. Harding 20 take the ems
The Constitution nothing about cabinet officers In taer
it was the design the Constitution to lodge all executive authority
president but found that the job too large Tor
one president by himself So the government was dded
INTO departments by congressional enacments and the heads OF
these departments became the cabinet of the president
The cabinet organized in 1917 consisted OF secretary %
state secretary of of the treasury and an attorney
Later the place postmaster general created but 1t was
NOT REGARDED Of sufficient dignity ene the postmaster general
- seat in the cabinet Later however the postmaster general
was admitted to the official family circle :,
The expansion the cabinet has generally kept pace WI"
America needs Nine after the hrst cabinet was
created navy department was organized and secretary " ~
E;one wears elapsed tn cce around the cabinet
table opened let in memberthe secretary OF ne
Ard 40 wears later in 1882 deemed advisable to give the
farmers seat place made tor secretary OF agriculture
The first secretary of and labor appointed in
,ooa hut ten wears later the job split that the
hn has ten members Predentelect Harding has suggested
there ought be secretary OF public welfare women say u
lust the job for a woman And why not'
F flow Of evgreens their native home to the markets OF
the world to serve Christmas has been on tor days
This harvest in America help the funds OF many Peo
pie who live in the brush country -,
sewers the STRIPPING the and converts into GhEs
49, Closely packed in bundles the reach the wholesale
mas ~ he carload Ultimately they the ultimate
me with braces that give them rm footing and ready
~ doated with candles when possible by strings OF minia
tcre coored electric lamps
Who invented the Christmas only cOnectural Even be-
fore st was born Egyptians decorated their homes with palms
as suggestion of everlasting life Martin Luther used Christmas
tree decorated with candles for the pleasure OF his children Inc
idea was taken Germany and the nineteenth century spread
ii over Cbsendom History that the custom of using the
tree at the Christmas England introduced when Queen
Victoria married to German prince
When great migration OF the German people
M Fbeand to America they brought that beautiful custom with
them aourished here like the eknon green pay ee ana
perhaps will be everlasting ,
Christmas every home with the Star Of Bethlehem shin
atop, might go Tar TO spread the uuu ui"' O W ~ ~
CHINA exertng herself become the doll nation China has
thef acth
for dolls especially this of the Hence China has
4 Of dolls to our little girls They get them via Santa
Claus Of course But little girls being bright they
are sure that Santa Claus doing his Christmas shopping
China for the Chinese doll makers have put slant INTO he o0
Having slant-eyes themselves they made santeyed dolls
For similar reasons u S. manufacturers never have done
Ill = Stb American trade not nearly well England Ger
manv and European nations When Engshan manuac
~ Goods for South American makes the kind of goods
south Americans have been getting and in the
they are But Uncle Sam tries to sell in Argentine what he
has discovered is wanted in Dakota and fails frequently
China sends millions anteyed dolls little American girls
Who want doll eyes like real baby eyesand they're not
meeting slan-eyed babies often
IMAGINE an earnest who of morning with the
solve TO tell nothing truth all day. He has heard said
that what people the truth and he has determined therefore
that he, for will be truthful 49,,
He is bit late that and when the boss calls
him. he the stock which the have done
good such occasions
To tell the truth sir he says felt lazy this morning and
lay bed for after healarmcok woke hated
10 come to work and attend to this hateful old job
IF that's the way feel about your job you re welcome to
look for another one.
Then the tuth-telers wife calls up.
Are you busy deara" she inquiries
Hitherto he has always listened patiently when she called
busy though he
But now truthful he says: OF I'm busy
don't see why you always call this time of the day-my
busiest time | wish
But she has rung off, angriy
The evening the resou fellow calls friend whose
home baby has arrived recently
Some kid, eh2" asks the friend.
Well just snubnosed red-faced and homey any
other newborn baby" replies the truthful making
mander of the evening unpleasant for himself and all concerned
Does really want to hear the truth at all hmes2
Having tried telephone and mail tempted to get
message through by helograph