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St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16

word ''vamp.'' He almost failed to be
amused; he became SO angry. And
this was the Joyous Christmas season
when love and good will should have
been in the hearts Of his people!
A man told him a 'vamp' was q dan
gerous delight.
A woman told him "vamp" was .
woman without principle.
4 young boy told him ''vamp" was
a misunderstood, innocent lady with
sense enough to appreciate that "men''
of seventeen were not children.
An oculist told him that a 'vamp'
was an adept at the possible uses OF
the eye muscles.
An old man said ''vamp" was q
dear little girl
And mother told him "vamp"
was a dangerous creature from whom
every mother should keep son az
from deadly poison.
A young girl told him she envied q
''vamp" and wished she could be called
one.
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was one from whom it is best to keep
away the son, but whose society It
was all right for an older man to en-
Joy.
He sought the dictionary's version
and found "Vamp" described as deal
ing with such things as feet, short
hose, parts of boots and shoes, music.
and various other things.
They were making the Christmas
decorations for the church when the
minister came into the chapel and told
them all of his engagement.
"The wedding is to be on Christmai
eve,'' he said.
Everyone stopped winding ground
pine and looked amazed. They NUT
tered congratulations, and then the
future wife appeared and worked with
them.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16
The Minister and
the "Vamp
BY Mary Graham Bonner
Observation-Disclosures ! !. ] |. ! !.
(O, 1922. Western Newspaper Union.

lO, 1922. Western Newspaper UnlOn)
NOV the minister was young and
~ enthusiastic and eager. He loved
his work, he loved the parish. He loved
the people. They were bit too talk
ative at times. They did enjoy telling
him just how he should preach and
act and think and do. But it was all
so we'll meaning that it failed to annoy
him. Sometimes when he might have
been annoyed he became amused in-
stead. 1t was so much the better way.
The minister was extremely attrac-
tive. Every woman In the parish knew
that. Every man admired the minis
personality.
But things became trifle awkward
when 1t appeared as though the min-
lister could not talk to any one OF the
opposite sex for more than ten minutes
without arousing observations.
And how weary he did get Of being
told he mustn't take the last piece Of
cake in DISH 1t was SO tiresOme q
bit OF so-called witticism.
He realized that it might be difficult
for minister to be permitted to
choose wife for himself. He some
how had a new admiration for minis
ters who appeared to have done their
own matrimonial choosing.
He feared that one might even take
almost anyone to dodge the constant
comments and chatter on matrimony
which an unmarried man seemed to
encounter.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16
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The Deaf
Ear That Heard
By chrtstophsr 6. hazard
%, 1922. Western Newspaper union.)

MRS. BECOME was not giving any
~ thing that Christmas. The an
nouncement Of her limited purposes
had sent a chill through the house
that froze the hopes Of several young
people. A shower Of one-cent cards,
registering good wishes that were
rather cheap, had gone out. The bag
Of candy for the eager, but insincere.
well-wishers that ring Christmas bells
year by year had not been provided.
The outlook was not promising.
Besides Mrs. Begone was very deaf
In one ear and could, upon occasion,
| be very deaf in two ears. It was
difficult to make her hear anything
that she didn't want to hear. There
wasn't much chance for persuasive
bargument. She could be as deaf as an
adder, when she had concluded not to
be mu1tiplier.
Nevertheless, Susy did not despair;
choosing favorable after dinner time,
she advanced to the attack with
well prepared Christmas appeal which
was favored with anticipattons.
But as soon as the old lady heard
the word Christmas she became
wholly unable to hear more. Susy con-
tinued from behind her back, got
!, down on her knees, peered up from
the floor, peeped up through her
! fingers, without effect. Finally, re-
marking In an aside, Wouldn't she
wear you out? the child was about
to. give UP, when she was encouraged
by the beginning Of smile that
seemed to promise to spread all over
Mrs. Begone's countenance. This
| hint of success was reflected In q
| broader smile upon the child's face
| that in turn found registry upon the
| face of the other and certified that
| the battle was won.
| It was a costly smile for Mrs. Be
| gone; six very empty stockings asked
| for contributions the next evening,
but dare say that she was happier In
| filling them than she would have been
| If her deafness had not been cured.
| She was even happier than the chill
.dren, and that is saying good deal,
| She was SO happy that she changed
| an old saying in her mind and, in.
| stead Of True happiness, If under.
| stood, consists alone In being good, J"
she made 1t .'True happiness, II under.
| stood, consists alone In doing good
4 = s-. = -
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16

And then they all began to feel bet
ter. For while they had been gossip
ing and quarreling Pettily as they had
worked, the future wife Of the minis
ter brought with her the spirit Of the
Christmas season. Perhaps she wasn't
typical wife for a minister they con.
cluded, but she was an ideal wife for
q minister.
For she lived and, breathed good.
will and cheer and her gaiety fresh.
ened the very atmosphere Of the place
and gave them new incentive.
The minister called her his "vamp I"
Els definition of one was:
IA Merry Christmas in real life!"
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16
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THE FIRST CHRISTMAS CARD
First Decorated Yuletlde Greeting Was
Made for Sir Henry Cole
In 1843.

OIL NGLISH NOTES AND QUEER
n les has the names Of three
~ men who at one time or an
other have been credited
with designing the first
Christmas card. w. @. T. Dobson has
some claim to making the first Christ
mas card In 1874, but John O. Horsley
made a Christmas card for Sir Henry
Cole In 1843 and later began the pub
lication Of such cards.
But there Is nothing particularly
new In the origin Of pictures sent to
remind friends Of some particular
event. The custom was very old in
China, from which country SO many
customs came to be known as very old
after they were established In Europe.
In the Chinese laundries pictures In
red and black used to be familiar to
the man going for his weekly wash.
They were Chinese New Year cards
which remained on the walls until the
next New Year came around. But the
sale Of Christmas cards as business
came In about 1845 or 1846. The Amer
ican-made cards some years later have
the credit for introducing quality and
artistic design into Christmas card
printing.
On New Years day japanese mer-
chants send their patrons cards with
greetings Of the season. An elaborate
symbolism Is used In conveying the
Japanese messages, and when 1t is
known the stork Is supposed to live q
thousand years and the turtle ten
thousand, their Significance on the
cards is readily understood; they say
to the recipient, I'VE wish you a long
life" The pine tree, everlastingly
green, is a symbol Of good fortune;
the fan means increasing good fortune.
The seven gods Of good fortune oc-
cupy prominent places on the New
Years cards. They are Ebisu, happi-
ness; Daikoku, prosperity; Benten,
music; Fotei, charity; Giro, long life;
Fukuroku, good luck, and Bishamon,
protection against evil.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16

ery0ne was going
to help and assist
and work.
But when it
came time for
dinner everyone
seemed h un CRY
but helpless, and
somehow the cold
seemed to have
glowed In their
cheeks and hearts
as they skated,
b u t t o h av e
nurnbed them as
the work Of the
picnic loomed in
view.
The gay and
Aah rprr~
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16
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KEEP PEACE AND GOOD WILL
Essence of the Spirit Of Christmas
Should Be Retained Through
out the. Year.

OIL r NNUALLY, the spirit OF
NA l. Christmas descends upon
the world. For little space
the enmities and animosi-
a5z.sa ties, the trials and annoy
ances Of workaday life, the sorrows
and anxieties are forgotten. Human
ity, prosperous, turns it's thoughts to
humanity In suffering and seeks to
bring to those in want and in distress
at least a fragment of the spirit which
Is abroad throughout the. land.
Then memory turns back to old
friends, perhaps almost forgotten in
the rush of the years. affairs, kindly
thoughts and pleasant recollections
fill the mind One turns naturally to
the greeting and the gift as means
of expressing the joy of Christmas
which is in the heart, and on each Of
US is impressed anew the thought that
it is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive, giving not only material gifts,
but friendship, kindness and good will.
And then, when the brief holiday
season is over, when the Christmas
greens have disappeared and the
world Is again in it's drab working
clothes, the spirit. Of Christmas van
ishes. Again the suspicious and jeal-
ousies and envy show themselves.
Again we forget the old friends, and
the happy memories of other days are
submerged under the pressure of the
business Of today.
One cannot keep alive always mol
iday spirit. If that were attempted,
the work of the world would never be
done. It Is not desirable to attempt
to keep with us for more than few
/ days each year the spirit Of Christmas
jollity and good cheer. That joyous
atmosphere would lose Its zest were
we to try to live In it for. long.
But perhaps the underlying spirit Of
Christmas could be kept alive more
constantly in our hearts Perhaps the
love and friendliness, and the tend
ency to forget injuries and rise above
the pettiness of life which manifest
themselves at Yuletide, could be re-
tanned beyond Twelfth Night and made
part of our daily lives until next
Christmas.
We need not exchange gifts or
greetings. We need not go about with
holiday jollity in our countenances.
But we can keep and cherish and aug
ment by daily use the ideal Of peace
and good will toward men, which is
the essence of the Christmas spirit,
and by so doing make the world bet
ter place in which to onve.-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
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When the Mistletoe Hangs High.
While the mistletoe hangs high, It
Is useless to urge the lurking possi-
bIlities Of the oseulation germ.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16


off the dishes in the boiling water Jer.
ry had saved In the old big kettle, he
said:
''Milly, you're the most unself1sh girl
I've ever known. Different from ev-
eryone. I've always thought so. And
don't you think we'd make a good
team-not only on picnic but through
life?"
And Milly answered:
'"That's very much the way I've
thought about you, Jerry"
So that YOU see, Milly and Jerry
weren't so much cheated at that pic.
mic as you might have thought. In
fact, they had very merry Christmas
picnicl
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16
Lady Fjnuer Cake.

One cupful brown sugar, 1 cupful
white sugar, cupful butter or but.
ter substitute, eggs, 115 cupfuls milk,
~ cupfuls flour, IL cupfuls nuts,
chopped fine; 20-grained crackers, 2
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder, l tea
spoonful vanilla flavor.
Mix In order given. Scream butter
and sugar; add eggs and milk and
beat. Then add the dry ingredients
and mix well. Bake in moderate
oven from 80 to 40 minutes in two
layers.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
i THE CHRISTMAS |
! PICNIC
BY Mary Graham. Bonner
20, 1922, Western Newspaper Union.)

t
THE young people were going to
= give a Christmas picnic on the
day after Christmas. They had all
decided that it would be no end Of
fun to take their skates and have q
long day Of skating, and to have their
dinner out Of doors.
They felt it would be particularly
good for them, too, to get away from
the sweets and holiday food they
would constantly be nibbling at il
they were home.
So on the day after Christmas they
went on the Christmas picnic and skat-
Ing party.
They all had SO much enthusiasm.
Everyone was going to take part. Ev-
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16
CHRISTMAS OF PRESENT TIME
Despite Methods Of Travel and the
Ease of Making Long Journeys,
Home Holiday Best.

gllnr1i HEN Christmas began It's gay
A1W pilgrimage down the years
society was stationary. To-
y day families and individuals
are constantly on the move,
Modern means Of transportation have
abolished distance. The family today
scatters to all quarters Of the earth,
One brother stays on the Atlantic
coast, the other migrates to the Pa
ciflc seaboard, but then they are "only
four or five days apart" In England
sons and daughters find their way in
all parts Of an empire that covers the
globe; 1t Is nothing for the cabled
Christmas salutations of single fam
lily to travel between Montreal, Mel
bourne, Calcutta, Cape Town and Lon
don.
When Irving wrote "Rracebridga
Hall" the little Journey into the coun-
try was itself ON adventure. The ease
Of travel nowadays has taken the edge
from all such jaunts. Everybody
travels. And increasing numbers use
the modern transport system to leave
home at Christmas time. It may be
heresy, but the custom Of spending
Christmas at an inn Is gaining ground.
Congestion Of population In great
cities has narrowed the dimensions Of
the metropolitan home, and not many
apartments can comfortably accom-
modate the family reunion and the
preparation and setting Of the Christ
mas dinner. So when the trip to the
country fails the city family goes holi-
day-making in an hotel II hotels once
were lonely places at Christmas they
are far from lonely now, and many
seek them both for dinner and frolic.
These are tendencies, variations
upon the old theme. The theme, how
ever, remains unchanged It will not
change. The great majority will still
keep Christmas at home. Where there
are children the proper paraphernalia
and the time-honored observances will
hold the family at home. No substi-
tute fully satisfies. At best the away
Trombone Christmas is only substi-
tute for the genuine article. SO long
as children come to enrich the lives
Of men and women Christmas will re-
main essentially a home holiday. The
organization Of modern life brings
some compensations to the absent and
the homeless, but the fullness Of
Christmas satisfaction Is only to be
had at the family hearth.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16

an academic In
terest as to what
the filling of the
sandWiches.might
be.
And there was
the man. present
who spoke from
time to time Of
the good things
that could have
been brought If
Onl y q e n q q
thought Of them
sooner.
But Jerry and
Milly saw that
the picnic was a
real picnic, while
others gave
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16
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Sad and Solemn Thoughts.

Sad and Solemn Thoughts.
+Even at Christmas, when all the
world is gay and glad" said the grey
bearded philosopher, "there come to
a man sad and solemn thoughts
EYES," agreed the young man who
had no watch on the end Of his chain,
'and the saddest and most solemn
are those that come to fellow when
he reads Of the marriage Of girl to
whom last Christmas he gave dla-
mond ring on which he is still paying
tnstallments."
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16
-9aE9(}e:e3ak-
Christmas Weather.

For Christmas the weather should
be Of that Pickwickian kind in which
the grass is "crisp and frosty the air
has ''fine, dry, bracing coldness, =
and the day is one that might induce
couple Of elderly gentlemen in q
lonely field to take off their great
coats and play at leapfrog In pure
lightness Of heart and gayety,s-,
Youths Companion.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16

S LHEIT.0dtIHS.s .seIVICeb.
And after the picnic was over and
Jerrx was helping Milly as she washed
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16
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When the Mistletoe Hangs High.
While the mistletoe hangs high, It
is useless to urge the lurking possi-
=bilfties Of the oseulation germ.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-12-16

ensnared him." someone said. He in,
oulred the various definitions OF the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-14
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FOR REPUBLICANS NOW
CONTAINS FOUR NAMES

Republican headquarters here
had not been informed yesterday
of the personnel of the executive
committee of the republican state
central committee, now In pro-
cess of formation in Santa Fe. 1t
was learned unofficially, how
ever. that four of the seven MEM
bers have been selected, includ-
ing Eduardo NJ. Otero, Los Lu-
mas; Secundino Romero, Las We
gas; Frank A. Hubbell, Albuquer-
Que, and Judge Reed Holloman,
Santa Fe. The committee Is be-
ing formed by State Chairman o.
/. Phillips. with the assistance OF
the candidates for state offices.
1t is understood that the other
three names have been tentatively
selected, but cannot be announced
until they are submitted to the
candidates.
1t is understood that Chairman
the Craftsmanship To the execu-
tive committee. however. was left
the selection of a chairman, and
until it is completed, no choice
can be made. Judge Clarence j.
Roberts of Santa Fe has stated
publicly that he will not accept
the craftsmanship.
The executive committee has
been given the power to name an
executive secretary If it sees fit,
and to establish state headquar-
ters.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-14
LODGE VICTOR OVER
WHIPPLE BY MAJORITY
OF ABOUT -FOUR TO ONE
Bx th. l.sa,eiated Press.


Boston. Sept. 13.-Massachusetts
voters, as the result OF Tuesday
republican and democratic prl-
maries, will decide on November
7 whether Henry Cabot Lodge,
long senior United States senator,
is to return to Washington FOR
another term or if William A.
CASTOR. democrat, is to replace
him. CASTOR earned the right to
contest the seat by acquiring a
plurality of $4,000 votes over his
nearest opponent, Sherman l..
Whipple, wnile Senator Lodge
went through to win over Joseph
Walker by approximately a four
to one majority, polling 209,F77
votes.
Governor Claiming II. Cox, who
yesterday defeated j. Weston
Allen, attorney general, 210,0S6 to
1862, will be opposed by the
democratic nominee, John F.
Fitzgerald. The latter won over
Mayor Peter +, Sullivan of Wor-
cester, next in the democratic
running by more than $4,000
plurality.
Frederick II. Gillett, speaker of
the house of representatives in
congress, was easily successful for
the republican nomination for
congress in the second district.
He will be opposed in November
by Joseph f. Kerrigan, of Spring
field.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-14
MAN CHARGED WITH
CANDELARIA MURDER
RELEASED ON BOND

Mariana Garcia, one of the
four men charged with the MUIR
der of Nestor Candelaria near
Atrisco Saturday night, was re-
leased from custody yesterday on
a $4,000 bond. Jesus Romero of
Old Albuquerque, signed the bond.
Melecio and Demetrio Garcia.
Mariano's brothers, and Cruz Car
cia, his nephew, remain in jail
and, together with Mariana, will
be given a preliminary hearing
probably next Saturday.
Nestor Candelaria was found in
dying condition in corral near
Atrisco Sunday morning follow
ing a fight which it is alleged
had been staged Saturday night
between the Garcias and Nestor
Candelaria and several of his
friends. Candelaria is said to
have started to chase the men
following the fight and to have
jumped over into the corral. He
was not seen again that night
and was found seriously wounded
the next morning. He died Men
day morning.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-14
HART AND WIFE
MEET At THEIR
BAbY'S CRADLE
"That's Impossible" Actor
Replies When Asked if
the Meeting May Lead to
a Reconciliation.
BY the Associated Press.

Los Angeles, Cdlll., 6ept. To-
William S. CBill') Hart, motion
picture actor and his wife, Wini-
fred Westover, screen actress, met
over the cradle of their first born
today for the first time in several
months.
The meeting occurred at the
home of Mrs. Harris mother in
Santa Monica, a suburb, where Mrs.
Hart went after she and her hus-
band had separated and where the
child, boy, was born a week ago
1t was Harris first view of his
son, who has been named William
S. Hart, Jr. Hart went to his wife's
residence and asked to see the
child.
II tell you, honestly, I believe
that little fellow was glad to see
me-" said Hart later. He really
acted like it. He laughed and gig
gled. We had great time to-
gether. I'm in right with him now.
l know he's for me. l swear he's
the finest baby l ever saw. And
I don't say that because mes
mine. am looking at it just as
coldly as I if it were somebody s
else. He looks just like me, too
Asked if the meeting today might
lead to a reconciliation, Hart shook
his head.
That's impossible" he said.
The Los Angeles Times tomor-
row will print what it describes as
"the terms of the settlement" be-
tween Hart and his wife. These
include his establishing a trust
fund of 100000, Of which she has
control while, in addition, he is to
pay her $1,000 a month, presum-
ably indefinitely, and set up a
trust fund of 100000 for the child.
1t is stated that at the time Of the
marriage last December, Hart set
aside $4,000 to be paid to his wife $
mother in weekly installments OF
500. These payments will continue
until next December. 1t is stated
Hart agreed his wife was to have
the sole care. control and custody
of the baby"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-14
POSTOFF|CE To
Be REARRANCED
At EARLY DATE
More Windows to Be Main
tanned; Boxes to Be In
stalled in Basement;
to Remodel Work Room.

Better post office service will
be given Albuqerqueans if plans
which are now under considera-
ton for remodeling parts of the
post office are approved and car
ried into execution. One of the
most important Improvements
proposed is the elimination of the
small rent boxes at the south side
of the office and the utilization Of
this space for parcel post and C.
o. D. package windows. This
will allow the present windows to
be used for first class mail bus
mess and will relieve the Conges-
ton at the stamp windows during
rush hours.
The improvements contemplated
will cost approximately $4,000, a
part of which have already been
approved. An entire rearrange-
ment of the work room is planned
as we'll as the addition of 165
new mail boxes. which. together
with the boxes to he removed
from the south side of the office,
will be installed in the basement.
A special entrance into the base
ment will he constructed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-14
ROADS HAVE 80 DAYS
TO RE-EMPLOY STRIKERS

Chicago. Sept. IS (by the AS
sociated Pressl-The peace agree
ment for a settlement of the
shopmen's strike on individual
railroads, as given out tonight,
made the following provisions:
The agreement, at present.
would annlv ia about one-fOurth
of the class one roads of the
country.
All men returning to work
would do so at the prevailing
rate Of pay which was fixed by
the United States Railroad Labor
board. effective on July /. the
dav the strike order went into
effect.
Seniority was not specifically
mentioned in the agreement, al
though it was provided that the
men return to work in positions
of the class" they held before
the strike began.
Disputes over the "relative
standing" Of old and new men
would be referred to board of six
rail officials and an equal num-
Der of representatives of the
men.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-14
Whole System Is
Benefited by
Tanlac

Thousands of frail, nervous
people and convalescents every
where have testified to the re-
markable power Of Tanlac in
bringing back their health,
strength, and working efficiency.
It seems to quickly invigorate the
constitution and is a powerful foe
Of weakness. Mrs. J. NJ. Lauter-
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Calf, says:
FOR two or three months.
felt miserable and distressed
from morning until night with
my stomach.
"Tanlac helped my husband so
wonderfully / decided to try 1t.
My health is now completely re-
stored. Tanlac is fine"
There Is not a single portion of
the body that is not benefited by
the helpful action of Tanlac. 1t
enables the stomach to turn the
food into healthy, blood bone and
muscle. purifies the system and
helps you back to normal weight.
Get a bottle today at any good
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