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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22
Che Jou Of
the True Spirit
OF Christmas

~ RE YOU willing 10 forget what
YOU hive done for other people
and remember what other people
have done for YOU, 10 ignore What the
world owes YOU. and 10 think what
YOU owe the world; To puf your
rights in the background, and your
duties in the middle distance, anc
your chances To do little more tban
your duty in the foreground; To see
that your fellow men are Just 0s reai
rs you are. and try IL look behind
their faces 10 their hearts, hungry Tor
joy; 10 own that Probably the only
good reason FOR your existence is not
what Won are going TO get out of life,
hut what YOU are going ~ give life;
10 close your book Of complaints
against the universe. and look around
for place where you can SOW few
seeds of happlness-are you willing
10 do these things even Tor u day.
Then YOU can keep Christmas.
Are you willing To stoop down and
consider the needs and the desires ~
little children; Ia remember the weak
ness and loneliness Of people who are
growing Old 10 stop asking whether
your friends love you, and ask your
self whether YOU love them eYough 10
bear I'm mind The things lila. other
people have 10 bear on their hearts :;
go try to understand what those who
live in the same house with you really
want without waiting for them tu tell
YOU: 10 trim your lamp 80 that 1t viii
give more light and less smoke. and 20
carry IL In front 80 thar your shadow
will fall behind you; 10 make grave
for your ugly thoughts and garden
for your kindly feelings. with the gate
open-are YOU willing 10 do these
things even for day. Then you can
keep Christmas.
Are you willing 20 believe that love
Ia the strongest thing In the world
stronger than hate. stronger than evil.
stronger than death-and that The
blessed life which began in Bethlehem
nineteen hundred wears ago Is The
Image and brightness OF the eternal
love? Then you cNu keep Christmas.
And II you can keep 1t FOR day, why
not always? But you can never keep
IL alone-Dr. Henry Van Dyke.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22

OF lie many sympathetic inks which
become visible on exposure of.thc writ
ing 10 heat. following are = few e%-
amples. Weak solution OF copper ~
trate or pefchloride of copper, strong
solution of caustic potash. Tile juices
of lemon, onion and other vegetables.
Milk or butterTnilk used on uuglazed
paper with clean new pen will not
show; q aot hstiron IS tie best way 20
Show IL up.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22
Soft Sugar Vanilla Waters.

Cream together two cupfu'S oi soft
sugar and one cupfni al butter. Add
the yolks Of i've eggs welt beaten and
Il generous fiayOring of Vanilla. SIT
two teaspoonfuls ~ baking powder
and one-half tehspoontul OF soda
with TWO cupfnlS m flour Id alter
natey the well-beaten whites of the
five eggs and tho prepared -FOUR with
enough more 20 make a soft dough
Roll thin and cut in small rounds
diamonds az squares
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22
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ABOUT THE HOLIDAY GREENS
Spirit Of Poetry in Laurel; Say ksso.
eiated With Victory; Holly en-
blem OF Coed Luck

111 HEN we weayc garlsHds of
Va Christmas sreenery. each
branch Of foliage typlfcS
some ancient virtue. suggests q henry
superstition and carries meaning far
beyond thar with which decorator
regards it.
According to the ancients the ,aurei
communicates The spirit of poetry TO
gain poeIlc inspiration. = man should
sleep with 4 sprig of laurel under his
pillow.
Gay las several Aeaaiu.>. I, has
always been associated with victory.
willie il Is supposed 80 protect the
wcarer from lightning The whitening
and shriyeIng II It's leaves was sei!
10 foretell death which may account
FOR the superstition that eyergreers
should. not remain in the house ATE.
Twelfth night.
The Romans used 10 send one ar.
other sprigs Of holly rs cmblcms %
good luck. Immortality j. dea1ted by
the Vow For this reason il is always
used 10 decorate churches ~ Christ
mas time lii BIZ
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22
An Old Tin1e
Christmas Carol

TINE following Interesting carol is
W preserved H. l'ous KObin's Alma
nae for l095 IL H. vi interest
rs throwing Hight on the material side
"f the 0ld-tlme Christmas celebrations.
Minced pies are referred Ia. il will
he noticed-a term never heard now
"days And instead OF plum pudding
there is plum porridge." The carol
reveals too. that The material for
Christmas decorations was fuller IN
The old days, including holly, Ivy bay.
rosemary and "lawrei.'
Now, thrice-welcome Christmas. which
brings Us good cheer.
Minced pies and plum poriidge, good ale
and strong beer.
With pig, goose and capon, the best that
may be
So woll doth the weather ana our stom-
achs agree.
Observe now Tie chimneys do smoak all
The COOKS are providing for dinner no
But those on whose tables no victuals
appear.
O. may they keep Lent all the rest of
the year,
WIN hollN ana IVY 80 green ana 81 gay.
We deck M our houses as fresh as the
day.
With hays and rosemary and Iawrel
c0mpleai
And everyone now Is king Of conceit
Hut as for curInudgeons. VITO viii rot
lee free.
] Wish they may Gle on lie three.lsgsed
tree.
j is of interest to learn that the
well known and oft used coupiet,
christmas comes but once year
and when il comes 1t brings good
cheer originally appeared ia mock
Christmas play or the Fifteenth cen
fury. Here are he lines
Bounce buckram. velvets deer
Christmas comes nat once a year
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22

Bounce buckram. velvets deer
christmas comes nat once a year
And when IL comes II brings good cheer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22

Mrs. Robert Blair. 46l s. 10th Sc,
Terre Haute, Ind. writes: IL suffered
two years with kidney and bladder
trouble. After taking Foley Kidney
pills a few short weeks | found my
trouble gradually disappearing. The
baekaches stopped and | am also free
from those tired spells and headaches.
and my vision is no longer blurred
Foley Kidney Pills help the kidneys
keep the blood Clean and eliminate
the impurities that cause baekachee.
rheumatic pains, sore. stiff and swol-
len joints and muscles.
CAdvertisomenO
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22
Distributed Cares.

why are June weddings SO popu-
lar!"
Because OF he nstural Tendency 81
conditions lc adjust themselves. Peg
pie shouldn't be expected 10 buy we'd
ding presents aud Christmas presents
all at the same time"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22
ANNOUNCEMENT

We wish To announce To the public
that we will close our markets on
Monday. Dee. 2G. FOR AL day
Brewers Market, Growers Market,
Bartleys Market.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22
The l..,tensrs Do som.timss.

Decide :iiScd was The schoolboY
who wrote: ~ man Who looks OH the
bright Side ~ things is On, optlmist,
but pianist-1oens IN the dark s4ee"
A-Boston Transcript.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22
.saL9NatEx.RESsxSe1s xaaN1gNHs
Fruit Sticks

Chop fue- OF pu5 throcsh Il food
chopper equal Quantities OF as4 dates
and nut meats. WITH 4 lIi.le t0rt
jelly like clrrant or crane; wor- Ills
into Il thick paste. stir into thr we'll
beaten whites cf TWO or more eggs
and spread on long .Saited waters |,
tho Jelly does not seem 10 stittea i.e
whites. Use little pulverlzec sagsr
also.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22
CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS

"CbImt seit and lew, clad Christmas bells
iVt, Toe, will sing,
WilI bring our gifts more precious far
Chan frankinttnss or costly myrrb
60 Christ cur Ming.
Our sensserattd livss vel Give,
lUitb trusting, loving hearts We bead
20 plead Tor grace and strength 10 IIvs,
End honor Him, sur precious Tritad."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22
| Christmas S0nnets
CHRIST

CHRIST
Dsy-spIing. Deiivsrer, Just and Holy One
The way. The Faithful Witness, Prince of
Peace,
The bread Of God, Lord Of our righteous
ness,
Our Passover, True Vine and Conversions
adam the Second, only-begottsn Son,
Image Of God. desire OF every race,
Our Chancellor, our advocate for grace,
The Morning Star, Horn Of Salvation,
Root and offspring OF David, lsrsel's Lamb,
shepherd of souls. Emanuel, the Am,
The First and Last. Sslvsion's only Name
Our yesterdsy to-day forage the same,
Light Of the world and coneusrer Of death
Author and Finishsr 81 our Faith.
JESUS
Christ-dszzled eyes we turn how comfort
ably
To Thee. 0 Gentle. Frisrd, swee, Nszs-
rene!
John-like upon thy bosom fsin 20 lean.
y syet we love TO look inl eyes that see
Esnss,h our faults our human frailty--
ForsivIng eyes And banda 90 strong and
clecn
We love 20 feel our frsil hands nesting in;
We kiis the whits scars where thine sgony
Once flow'd for us. and in our grateful bliss
So filed are we with Christ love we are
fsin
To separate even Judsa from his kiss,
And II ". have them, say to our enemies.
Tomorrow NEE, with me ~ Paradise"
-oRELiA KEY Sell
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
EVERYDAY AIlusions.

A lot of people believe today that
the expression Mad as March
Hare" has something to do with the
queer antics of one of the characters
in Lewis CAROLS "Alice in Wonder
laid"
The truth is. that the saying is
based upon popular usage of a natural
history fact.
In the month of March. which is
their mating ard breeding time, the
hares of our fields and those of Eng
land. Belgium and other countries
where these rodents abound, become
victims of fits which at times send
them bounding like wild things
through the WOODS and across the
meadows.
TO be as Mad as March Hare
does not mean insanity, but lrration-
ality, stage of mental wildness that
will make people act as though they
had lost proper sense of proportion.
without, however, having their mental
abilities permanently impaired
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
MANY TIMES CLOSE TO DEATH
Cowboy Must Have Had Creepy Feel
ing When He Realized What
He Had Escaped.

The best story OF horses jumps
which comes to mind is that of q cow
boy. He was taking steers TO Lead
vile and had camped for the night on
Bear river near its junction with the
Little Snake. In the middle of the
night something occurred to stampede
the cattle. The cowboy mounted his
broncho and rode hither and thither
on the flank of the herd until their
fright had died away. Four or five
times the rider felt his horse give ire
mendous leaps and with daybreak dis
covered the cause.
The cattle had climbed to level
plateau which is intersected by can
yon four miles long and from 1.500 TO
1000 feet deep. Its walls incline
toward each other at the top. where
the distance is fifteen to twenty feet.
In riding. the man had kept his steers
circling about this plateau. A dozen
of them he found had fallen down the
canyon and been killed.
Hoofmarks showed him that the
great jumps made by his horse were
occa stoned by the animals clearing the
canyon each time 1t came to the TAX
ing-oT spot.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
KNEW NOTHING OF COMFORT
Citizens Of the middIc Ages Lived IN
What Today Would Properly
Be Called Pigstyes.

In following the evolution Of homes
from those of ancient times TO those Of
the Middle ages we are forced TO the
conviction that In this, as in other
matters of culture. there was a decid-
ed retrograde movement. The medic
val home certainly left much to be de-
sired both in the way of art and CON-
by many as the ideal house. and. in
deed. is the starting point of eur OWL
present system.
The truth Is. that In the face OF the
snowy effect of the knights retinue. OF
his feasts and banquets and the richly
adorned apparel OF the lords and la
dies; despite the spacious halls and
colossal edifices, we are constrained
10 believe that life in the homes of
those days was nothing less than de-
plorabIe.
Apparently there is ample reason
for belief that the home In its arrange
ment was barely habItahle aud that its
ornamental furniture was not espe
cially artistic.
1t tends to take away much of the
studied romance of those times when
we consider that in the halls of the
Anglo-Saxons and other Germanic
tribes the people oftentimes slept upon
the same benches where they preyi-
ously had eaten. In cold weather they
gathered around fire kindled upon a
hearth in the middle of the baronlal
hail. where for want of chimney the
smoke filed the room until 1t finally
escaped through accidental holes In the
roof or through open doors and win
dows.-Exchanse
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
TUESDAY. JUNE IA. 1921.
flag DAN

On June II, lii1, the Continent
tai Congress adopted the Amer
lean flag. with star and a stripe
for every colony. When the Ma
ton succeeded the Confederation
Congress adhered to the original
plan. and it was not until 1918
that the definite form OF the flag
was fixed. The Star-Spanglcd
Banner that waved over Fort Nc
Henry had ID stars and II
stripes. Since 1918 a star has
been added for every State. and
the stripes have numbered l3 as
i'll li5I
Flag Day is OF comparatively
recent origin Its celebration was
first proposed in the public
schools, but rs these in nearly all
States had ended the years work
before June l4th, its observance
as a public school holiday was
found not To be feasible. How
ever. the various patriotic socie-
ties began observing il with more
or less ambitious programs, and
other organizations joined i'll the
celebration, SO that now Flag
Dav. which lends itself SO admir-
ably To observance as patriotic
and Amcricanization anniversary
has taken a definite and most inn
portant place ON the calendar.
The appropriateness and beau
" of its observance has just been
seen in Annapolis by the patriotic
program rendered ON Sunday on
State House Hill by the Anna
polls Lodge of Elks, whose co
lonial home is much less than a
stones throw from the fancy
statue facing the portioo of the
State House.
The American flag stands for
all that is noble and inspiring in
American life and character. 1t
is the symbol OF liberty and law
and the priceless blessings OF
good government 1t immortal
ICES sacrifices on land and sea.
And the Star-Spangled Banner i'll
triumph shall wave
Ger the land of the free and the
home OF the brave.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
BEAUTY COMES BEFORE ART
What the Interior Decorator
Puts First.

While there undoubtedly is an in
and nature, the average man or wom-
an does not greatly interest himself
or herself in matters of art, says a
writer in an Eastern journal. They
do not study such subjects or seek
information unless they become in
terested through some prime motive.
Once there is created an interest In
and desire for better things how
ever, they put forth every effort TO
learn more of those things that tend
10 beautify the home.
In most eases this interest can be
aroused effectively through eye APP
peal. People must see things with
their eyes. Comparatively few per-
sons reason with their minds alone.
Imagination and construction by men
That is one of the reasons why the
Interior decorator is called upon by
people who can afford to employ such
expert service.
incidentally. It has heen APPLY said
that If the average interior decorator
would descend from the high horse of
lofty ideals aud absurd fallacy of So
called class and let people know he
can count dollars in hundreds as well
as in thousands. there would be ire
mendous impulse and increase of real
usefulness in this honorable profess
sion.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
CURIOUS OLD GHOST STORIES
Napc,ecn,s Visit TO His Mother One
Of Many That Are Without Ade-
quate Explanation.

Two curious ghost Stories connected
with Napoleon's death century ago
al st. Helena are told. The first was
the emperor's vision of his dead wife,
Josephine. Some days before his own
death he told Montholon. who was one
of his suite: Il have just seen my dear
Josephine. but she would not embrace
me: she tore herself away when tried
TO take her IN my arms. She sat over
there, where | thought ! saw her yes
terday. She has not changed. always
the same. always entirely devoted 10
me. She told me that we We're about
TO meet once more. never TO part
again." II was noted that her name
was the last word he uttered when he
died.
The second, which is even stranger.
is an account ofIa person closely re-
sembling Napoleon in appearance and
gesture who visited Napoleon's moth
er In Rome about the very hour of the
day when he died in ST. Helena. The
stranger spoke of Napoleon to her as
If he had just quilted him. and added:
AT this moment he is delivered from
his sufferings; he is happy"
Napoleon's mother at once spoke TO
those about her of this visitor. who
was seen by three other persons in her
palace, and search was made in Rome
for anyone resembling him. without re-
suit. She herself was convinced that
II was the wrath of Napoleon. There
was nothing terrifying in the vision--if
Il was vision-but on the contrary, IL
produced In her kind of ecstasy. She
declared that the mysterious person
and speech"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
TIMEPIEcE BUILT TO LAST
Masterpiece Of Colonial cIockmaker
is Treasured as an Heirloom by
California Family.

Like many n California resident.
very rare example of The skill of the
colonial clockmakers made two jour
neys To the Pacific coast before It's
residence was permanently estab-
lislled
Constructed by Samuel Terry In
Connecticut in 1884, the clock is one
of the two earliest specimens Of his
work. lis mate is to he found in a
well-known Massachusetts collection.
In 1914 the peregrinations of the ven
cradle timepiece commenced when II
was taken from Connecticut to Ohio,
there TO remain until 1870. when II
was taken to California. There It re-
manned for hut two years, only to
start its ioumeyings ence more to
seek a New England home. One year
ago it was taken again to San Fran
lily in whose possession II has always
been
The clock is incosed in heavy
mahogany case Of simple design, with
a front inset of brilliantly colored
glass in an elaborate landscape de-
sign. The mechanism of the time
piece is made entirely of wood.
As the predominant note of dis
tinctly interesting hallway, the clock
forms the nucleus of a collection of
passably interesting Exchange.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
First Medical College.

{, The first medical college In the
western part of the United States was
Rush Medical college. founded In Chi
cago in 1887 by DIR. Daniel Brainard.
who was born in Whifesborough. ~
y, 100 years ago, May II. 1912. Rush
college commentaries the name of
DIR. Benjamin Rush. who was born
near Philadelphia. of Quaker parent
age, I'm l745. according to the Indian
apois News. Doctor Rush served as
an apprentice to Philadelphia ply
stefan for six years and then com
pleted his medical education in Edin-
burgh, London and Paris. He was a
signer OF the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. one of the founders Of the
first American antislavery society and
the greatest physician of his day. Dur
ing the yellow fever scourge in Phila-
delphia. in 1893. he visited more than
100 patients daily.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
Building Put Up to Last.

The old Quaker meeting house in
Easton. Md. Is among the Oldest. IL
not the oldest, frame building stand
ing in the United States. writes Will
liam c. Poole in the American Forest
ry Magazine. An occasional replacing
of the shingles on the roof. and replac-
ing of some of the Misunderstanding,
is all the repairs ii has had. Its frame.
inside woodwork. and some of the
Misunderstanding are the same as
when built about the same time that
William Penn. who visited the build
ing, was trading with the Indians and
laying ont, Philadelphia. The white
population of the entire country then
was. not half rs many as now live in
one of its third-class cities.
This quaint old house claims dis
tinction ms one Of the oldest buildings
in The United States, as it was erect
ed in 1858.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
A DISCREPANCY.

Honey anu Dear were married and
went To visit Honey's parents in a lit
tie country town for their honeymoon.
When sunday came they went TO
church-of course. Honey Was not
particularly Interested in the services,
but he managed Ia Stay awake. When
the collection baskets started around
he reached into his pocket and brought
forth a nice. new, bright, shiny penny.
Dear caught a glimpse of it.
'Oh, Honey, was il s. you put in?'
''Yes. Dear" Honey answered, and
Congratulated himself ON establishing
reputation for generosity so cheaply.
Just before the benedicfion the parson
arose and announced:
'yrhe collection for the morning to-
tailed S4.37"
Married life was off to flying start.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
Cause of Seasickness.

1t has been established to the salts
faction of scientists who have made a
study of it that seaSickness is caused
by abrupt disturbances of the static
sense. whereby we are enabled to
maintain our proper position in space
the location of which is in The ear.
These abrupt disturbances consist ~
violent oscillations Of the iiuid con-
tanned in the semicircular canals of
the ear. The fluid is hanged against
one end of the canals and then the
other by the irregular movements of
the ship: the effect Of this jarring
and banging is telegraphed 10 the
brain and nervous system by delicate
nerve filaments and results in the
various obnoxious symptoms which
we group under the name OF seasick-
ness.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-14
:
GREATEST OF ALL MACHINES
Human Heart Has Capacity Which All
Modern Ingenuity Has Found "
Impossible to Guido.

The pulse of the great Napoleon Is
said to have made only fifty beats
minute. Eighty is not an unusual
number.
But. surprising the case of heart
that beats 10 times minute. eNpei-
ling ten cubic inches of blood ar each
stroke" IL is apparent that the little
pump delivers 10 cubic inches ia one
hour. over 100000 cubic inches in a
day. or (as may be easily reckoned)
about 1000 tons OF vital fluid i'm a
twelvemonth.
In figuring this out. the Scientific
American calls attention To the fact
that human heart has four compart-
ments--two auricles and two yentri-
Giles. The auricles are merely reser-
voirs. The energy developed by the
pump is furnished by the right and left
ventricles-the right one sending i'm
pure blood TO. the lungs and the left
one forcing the purified blood into cir
culation.
The left ventricle alone uses in a
day enough energy TO raise one ton 30
feet.
All the blood pumped by one heart
engine i'm one year would suffice TO I'LL
tank 81 feet long, 81 feet wide and
81 feet high. Or. if the tank We're
cylindrical and 80 feet in diameter. IL
would have TO be 115 feet high in or
der TO hold the 100000 gallons
pumped by single heart in the course
OF a twelvemonth.