The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 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 bills. The substitution of the Pay
as-You-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 il, for his customers
viii buy more in January and February. Adj
Christmas day has its humorous side Of course
and the wits are always taking their filings at the
side-lights 1t throws on human nature. For ex-
ample, George E. Phair in the Chicago Herald and
Examiner. very APPLY sings: I. HIGH. fs .f eF
Ills the day after Christmas and all through the
The womenfolk hurry ana scurry and swoop. /
And boldly they bump their way into the stores.
And they batters thsgiine like the famous Red"
And each has an armful of gifts to exchange
And "Riq," who conducts a "colyEm" In the
Chicago Evening Post hits off the da,S Pretty sue
cessfulIy with this with q bow to Carl Sand
burg): Eg
This is our prick green wreath Of holly tied with
bow of scaflet ribbon.
This is sprg Of green mistletoe with the white
berries and their love messasesL
day papers In old English type hoping for a
continuance of your trade thru the next as
thru the last year that Is dying with its
This is our water-color Xmas card with engraved
sentiments to your wife and you from my
wife and me-
This is dawn -shvering ring your front door
bell the boy hands you your newspaper and
you blink In pajamas and slippers and slip him
dollar. 40.
This Is our office building elevator with its fes-
of frizzy green and red crepe paper and
box with coin-wide slit in It,
This Is same to you and many of them of the
package-laden commuter friend the Christi
mas eve train to the snow-covered suburbs
This is all these. and then some.
This is the glad laughter of the touslyhaired lit
tie boy playing with his electric train of
on the morning of the Christ child, and you
are tho glad boys father and mother and sis
ter and brother and friend who gave him the
electrici train of cars.
And he up and kisses you. and wishes you
Merry Christmas
In comparison with the religious and economic
ner may seem to many materialistic affair, I'M
worthy of more than casual mention. But is 1t?
1t is not. Long before Christmas day our mouths
nature are built that way. Nature-which is to
say, Providence-has given us many material joys
and not the least among them is the delight of
satisfying healthy appetite with appetizing food
skillfully cooked. And the Christmas turkey
oh, what's the use!
And In a very true sense the Christmas feast
is the browning touch of Christmas day. For
Christmas day is the family celebration of the
year. And the family, at its bestr-and it is sure
ly at its best at Christmas-s the outward and
visible sign Of the inward and spiritual graces
Of kindness, charity gentleness, forgiveness tol.
Grafton good will, unselfshness, the desire to give
Joy to others-in short all the qualities which are
best In human nature and on which rest the hopes
OF mankind for the future