The Dolores star., 1924-12-12

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that they will never again have any other kind
Their system is to pay cash for every gift that they
buy. As result they make fewer purchases: but
they have no bills. The substitution of the Pay
as-Iou-Go Christmas works hardship to no one
1t means wiser and more liberal expenditure within
the immediate home circle and greater generosity
toward the really needy and unfortunate The
merchant will not suffer by it, for his customers
Will buy more in January and February.
Christmas day has Its humorous side of course
ana the wits are always taking their filings at the
side-lights 1t throws on human nature For cx-
ample, George f. Phair. in the Chicago Herald and
Examiner, very aptly sings
'Tis the day after Christmas and all through the
The womenfoIk hurry and scurry and swooD
They come by the dozens, they come by the scores
ana b%laly they bump their way into the stores.
Grange
And each has an armful of gifts to exchange
And Rig" who conducts a ''coIyum" I'm the
Chicago Evening Post hits off the day pretty sue
cesSIuIIy with this twth bow to Carl Sand
burg:
This Is our prckly wreath of holly tied with
bow Of scarlet ribbon.
This is our spriE green mistetoe with tho Whit, -
berries and their love message
This Is our fuil-page advertisement in all the Sun
day papers in old English type hopiag for 3,
continuance OF your trade thru ihe next as
thru the last year that is dying with its
This is our water-eoor Xmas card with engraved
sentiments to your wife and you from my
This is cur dawn-shivering ring Mt your rrort -1,,
bell As the boy hands you your neyysua nor :. :, 4
you blink in pajnmas and slippers and slip hI,n
dollar. ~ ''H "''''
This Is our Office building elevation ,,.r,t t
toons Of trizzy green and red crepe uarer a nd
a box with Con-widc slit in it, ~
This ls our same to you and many of tbe-, 90 e., .
PhckaEe-aden commuter friend on tho On re-
,r, mas eve train to the snow-covered suburbs
This Is all these. and then some u.s.
This is The glad laughter of the toI,sv- -b,trl ~,
tie boy playing with his electric train of -,
on the morning of the Christ child ana - -,
are the glad boys father and mother ma ~, u
ter and brother and friend who ,,aya III, .,
electric train of cars ''' inc
ANA he runs up and kisses you and ,vIsb. -
a Merry Christmas '"es you
In comparison with the religious and econo,,.
significance of Chrlstmastlde the Christmas A.,
her may seem to many materalistic an,tr m
worthy OF more than casual mention ,Rut 10 T.
IL Is not Long before Christmas day our ,,o,,.l
are watering from Its eats. Humans and h,,
h"tnre are punt that way. Nature-whIcb 10 .,
say frovidehce-has given us many rn,torio, !,
anu hot the least among them is the de,i,ht -,
shtisl!lhg a healthy appetite with appetizint g. ;,
sklil1uily cooked. And the Christmas t,. o'u
oh, what's the use! "'g-
And in a very true sense the Cbr,s.
Is the crowning touch of CbrIstmos d i.sis'
Christmas day Is the family ceIebrauan r"r
year. And the family, nt its best-and r. T., VI u'e
~ at itS Dest at Christmas-is the outyan, W ~ .
Nisipie sign or the inwar'i and spiritual ,,ra1.'
Vi hihuness charity, gentleness, forgiveness !,
eratioh' eoou VIII, unselfishness the destro :. "
Joy 10 others-in short all the qualities Whit, sNe
oest Ill human nature and on which roc, ~ "'e
OF mankind for the future '' '''e hopes