The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-12-22
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND MAY
YOU LIVE LONG AND
PROSPER
By NJ. H. ].


] am persuaded, that the mothers of
Bethlehem were the first to come and
look down upon the sleeping babe;
and they whispered: at is He-How
beautiful
And the celestial choir made the
starry night vibrant with their tri-
umphant strains: GLORY to God in
the highest-on earth Peace, good
viii toward men,"
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And 10, the star, which they saw in
the East, went before them, till it
came and stood over where the young
child was.
And the Magi came into the house
and saw the young child with Mary,
His mother, and they fell down and
fworshipped him, and opening their
treasures they offered unto him gifts,
gold and franl1incense and myrrh.
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And so it has come to pass, that we
are about to celebrate the age-long
anniversary of the Gift of all gifts
unto the children of men.
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1 owned a bit of land once on which
few holly bushes grew. To stroll in
the piney woods of the south and
come upon one of these semi-trees
with one or two smaller bushes at the
side with their aristocratic leaves and
refined berries, is a pleasing sight
the eye rests upon them in admiration
as upon a beautiful young mother
with her artless children-exquisite
canoes in the flesh of divine origin.
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The program of song for the Christ
mas holiday season at the Presby-
terian church was advanced week
not to interfere with the weekend
exercises for the children. This fest
wal of song was rare and beautiful
service, rejecting great credit upon
Prof. Roberts and the association of
cultivated voices which supported him,
and upon Prof. Wilbert Maynard,
cellist, and Mrs. Neiswanger at the
piano.
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The congress had fixed upon an ap-
preparation of ten million dollars to
feed the starving population of the
VOlga district in Russia. MAKE it
twenty Million" said Hoover, and
they made it twenty million. But our
mouths are stopped! We are not to
plume ourselves upon our charity. We
are doing this in the name of the
Savior of the race, whose mercy we
plead for ourselves as we'll as upon
others. 1t is not for rich America to
boast; how could we in the presence
of the skeleton forms of hungry chill
dren!
The British parliament assembled
the other day-a critical and solemn
occasion; and King George and Queen
Mary appeared in robes of gold and
purple, with crowns upon their heads.
1t was a great and distinguished
assemblage, panoplied in the splendor
of costly official apparel and the
flashing rays of precious stones. One
form only stood in the midst thereof
in conventional citizens dress-that
of the Ambassador of the United
States -of.America-let US uncover at
the fact! The twentieth century
world questions the bizarre blazonry
of legislative bodies. This is not a
time for the pomp of power. God is
-'tramplng out his vintage amid
widespread wreck and suffering and
crowns and toggery are of yesterday.
Kaiser Bill'' is the only man know
who should wear a crown. He should
put one on every morning when he
goes out to saw wood. He needn't
buy a new one; Marshal Foch made a
bad dent in his old one, but it viii do
for every day.
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Time was when the ignorant
peasantry of Europe, afflicted by in
durable maladies, presented them
selves before the King whose touch
they were led to believe, would result
IN a miraculous cure. We have
something akin to that nowadays.
when the Miss takes a jaunt in the
car with her beau and sees his finger
nails in mourning, she is agitated and
ter do about it; if the neighbor's
asks the daily paper what she had bet
chickens invade the garden, the news
paper is inquired off that is in con-
fict with the law? Couples who have
been engaged for some years and