Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-18

that they will never again have any other kind.
Their system is to pay cash for every gift that they
buy. AS "a result they make fewer purchases; but
they have no bills The substitution of the Pay
asYou-Go Christmas works hardship to no one.
It means wiser and 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
and the wits 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 aptly sings:
lis the day after Christmas and all through the
The womenfolk hurry and scurry and swoop.
They come by the dozens, they come by the scores,
And boldly they bump their way into the stores
And they batter the line like the famous Red"
Grange
And each has an armful of gifts to exchange
And "Riq," who conducts "colyum'' in the
Chicago Evening Post hits off the day pretty sue
cessfuly with this with bow to Carl Sand
burg):
This is pricky green wreath of holly tied with
bow of scarlet ribbon.
This Is our sprg of green mistletoe with the white
berries and their love message.
This is full page advertisement the sun
day papers in old English type hoping for a
continuance Of your trade thru the next
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
This is dawn -shivering ring at your front door
bell as the boy hands you your newspaper and
you blink in pajamas and slippers and slip him
a dollar
This is office building elevator with it's fes-
toons 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
This is the glad laughter of the tous1y- haired lit
tie boy playing with his electric train of cars
the morning of the Christ child and you
N sis
ter and brother and friend who gave him the
electric train of
And he up and kisses you, and wishes you
"A Merry Christmas
In comparison with the religious and economic
significance of Christmastide the Christmas din
ner may seem to many materialistic affair." I'm
worthy of more than casual mention. But is It'll
1t is not. Long before Christmas day mouths
are watering from its eats Humans and human
nature are built that way. Nature-which is to
say, Proyidence-has given many material joys
and not the least among them Is the delight Of
satisfying healthy appetite with appetzing food
skillfully cooked. And the Christmas turkey
oh, what's the use
And n very true sense the Christmas feast
is the Growing touch Of Christmas day For
Christmas day is the family celebration of the
year. And the family, at It's best-and it is sure
ly at its best at Christmas-is the outward and
visible sign of the inward and spiritual graces
of kindness, charity, gentleness forgiveness, toll
GRAFTON, good will, unsefshness, 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