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New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
THE CHILD'S BELIIH IN SANTA CLAIN

This is the week when the child mind centers its imagination upon that mythical being whom we have come 10 call Santa Claus. The chil- dren get the thrill Of their young lives in thinking Of all the nice things the king of the north pole is going 10 bring them for being good" but their elders likewise get much joy out of the process. This joy consists largely in watching the reaction of children to the age-long myth of Santa; and it is a sour and dour "Old Man Scrooge" in- deed who cannot renew the joy of living by watching the kids per form their antics over what Santa Claus brings.
 But modern daddics have many questions to answer that the orgi- nal daddies did not have to worry with. One of tho questions has 10 do with how Santa Claus can climb Into an apartment by coming down a chimney. Bright youngsters now adays know fully that the chimney leads but 10 the furnace. and not to an open hearth as was the case in the days when the Santa Claus story was first invented Any daddy able to answer such q question satisfactorily is q wonder. The average bright younGstcr, how ever, is not SO bright as 10 imagine that Santa Claus cannot do just what daddy credits him with be- ing able 10 do, and if tho child shows an inclination 10 doubt that Santa can crawl through q hot fur mace 10 the interior of the cellar, 1t may be best to parry that in such case Surta will como through q door, having keys that open all doors where good boys sleep.
 The child mind is greatly faciIi- tated in it's naive bc)icr in tho won- derful santa Claus by the pictures of him that appear in every ruhli- cation throughout the Christmas season, Merchants IiboralIy sprinkle their advertisements with pictures Of Santa, and these have stimu- lating effect upon tue chjld's imag- ination. Unable to read, of cours", the child is guided entirely by the pictures, and these certainly look convincing. Surely there would not be so many pictures printed glori- flying good old Santa if he diI not exist - that, we suppose, sums up the logic Of th" child mind. f. i'm deed any normal child ever for a moment imogines there is doubt about his identity,
 One of the tragedies oC childhood Is when q belief in Santa Clans be- gins 10 wavcr when it is djscoy- cred that the rcal santa Claus is daddy or mama, an1 flat inc toys hitherto ascrihcd to tho bonodocnce of Old santa merely came from tho stores where ,br parents bought them just like th.y buy groceries and clo'htng. IL may ho tho first big disappointment or H'o - thn first dlsiDrusionmnua Nut on the whole, SD adaptable are chIiIr' to their ,ny.rorurnf tho disj.us5on- ment is taken gracefully especially If the output Of toys or worfh- while things 2' Christmas does not seem 10 ,ljmwrh lncauso o' ,lc increased sopnistication that com,s with six years or so of life.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
TWO SAILORS RESCUED
Gloucester Men, Thought Lost, Were
 Picked up at sea

Picked up at sea
 Boston, Dec. 21. (p)-Two Glou- rostcr fishermen, missing in a motor boat since December s, are aboard the steamer Neuyhall bound for Gibraltar
 News of their safety came in a radiogram 10 customs officials last night Ii gave no details Of their rescue. The men arc Frank Mitchell Of Gloucester and Charlter II. Smith Of Milton. The coast Eua'd previ- ously had sought information con- corning the two among fishing boats on the banks.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
Critics

Manager: "Why do you object to thc play?"
 Censor: Its not the play-its the principals of the thing.
 G. D. D.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
Their Fear

Mrs. Comstock: We certainly are preparing for a wonderful Christ mas, if I must say it myself! Every night my husband come home with a bundle and hurrics upstairs to hide it."
 Mrs Golf: Afraid the children will see what he brought home7"3
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
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New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
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New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
\ \aWsty Dig

Abigail; "un the twenty-fifth of December, my dear, none other than Dick Flowers Is coming to my house for dinner"
 E1na: Yes; your mother said you were going 10 have q goose for your Christmas dinner"
 Lawrence NJ. Niche.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21

The dcscrtion of 1j0,O0 troops ill China merely means that the other side must feed them for q while.
 The vets can point triumphantly 10 what happened to Russia in her interval of soberncss
 Fortunately a civil judge isn't dis qualified just because he thinks the testimony damned rot"
 The nastior the crime, the greater the certainty that the criminal pre-. tended to be pious.
 The hard part is 10 find an an- thraCitc strike settlement that will impress national political Conycn- tion.
 People wouldn't get divorced for such trivial reasons if they didn't get married for such trivial reasons.
 There might have been another story if Satan had thought 10 try q summer cold on Job.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
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That's How They Keep Their Shane. Good santa brings bill-folds each
 year,
 So niee-so thin--so flat, Then January bills appear To keep 'cm just like that!
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
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New Britain herald., 1925-12-21

If she ever hung up her stock ings," said one cat to another, "shc couldn't even get a run in them.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21

The Herald is on salo daily in New York at Holdings Newsstand. Timet Square: schultz's Newsstands. Entrance Grand Central. t9nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
Classified

Bartcls: soon Santa Claus will be here! You know, Priscilla, Santa Claus is q myth"
 Priscilla (who lisps): "No he ith not a mith hc'th q mither."
 Eleanor prilukcr.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21

Mrs. Comstock: No, afraid that the Federal officers will"
 Mary T. Canning.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
I}lIiIlOlIS

Tom: T thought Everett had enough money to last a lifetime" Henry: 50 he had, but he led q double life"
 -peter Cassidy.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21

Gee, it's getting so that a fellow has no privacy" grumbled Santa Claus as another Polar Expedition started north.
 Copyright, 1925, Reproduction
 Forbidden.)
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21

Electric railways of the United States are using S,200 motor busses.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
New Britain Herald
 HERALD PuBlIsnINa COMPANY

Issued Daily Sunday EIceptedl At Herald nldg., e Church Street,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21
What He Intended To say

THE LION AND THE MOUSE GA Revised Classic By G. M. H.)
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21

Entered at the Post Oirlce at New Britain
 as Second Class Nal Matter.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-21

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 75c. Month
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23
E3iS1iEA!CIllI

Ski running is at least IA centuries
old In Sweden.
Polo has been long a favorite game
with army officers in India
The weight Of a discus is four
pounds six and hair ounces
Seventy-fve thousand persons at
ended the opening races at Long
champ, in France.
Nearly 1000 thoroughbreds are In
training for the spring and summer
races II Kentucky.
Football coaches at American col
leges and universities receive from
$4,000 to $4,000 season
Some Of the women athletic direc-
tors at girls schools in England are
paid 5 much as 5000 a year
The Tennis Federation Of France
has a membership o. 1887 players
There are 1907 tennis courts in tie
country.
Rev. Charles Nelson recently or
dained a bishop IN New York city,
was : prlzedglter n h. bush league"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23
INSTALLMENT PLAN
GETS RACE TICKET
Newsboy Paid Way to Auto
mobile Contest by Paying
Ten Cents Down.

The only person who ever pur-
chased ticket to a 500-mile race on
the ipstallment plan-an eight-year-
old newsboy. seven years ago-has
Just purchased his ducat for the 1925
International contest which will be
held at the indianapolis Motor Speed
way, May 30. He is Ralph Bradford
fifteen, a physically handicapped news
boy who hasn't missed a local race
since he was eight years old.
Seven years ago, as a tot scarcely
able to see over the seat sale counter
he pleaded that ticket be sold him
on the 10 cents down, 10 cents week
plan. He was a good salesman and
won. He hasn't missed a race since
Il have just returned from a won
derful vacation" he wrote-for he
cannot speak saudibly-when he came
20 the speedway office this year. Il
walked out TO Denver and back. sell
Ing papers and working along the
route. saw lot of strange things"
His vision also Is impaired.
Ralph's first seat cost dollar. Then
he jumped to a 81 box seat the fol-
lowing year. But after his one year
OF extravaganza he has continued to
park himself in the dollar section. I'm
doubtedly he enjoys the race more
thoroughly than any of the more for
tunate patrons who can afford $25
vantage points from which to watch
the daring speeders.
The newsboy's patronage is looked
upon as good omen at the speedway
plant. Ever since he started his I'M
usual purchase plan, the crowd has
swelled each year
mo more tickets will ever be sold
On the installment plan, though,
smiled r. f. pop" Myers, general
manager of the speedway, in answer
10 a leading question.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

GPEAKlNG with the most engaging
frankness, l am free TO say thma
~ am not very fond Of the Japa-
nese Yet they have something
which l often envy them l wish we
had more OF # on Memorial day
discovered It one day after the Rus
sian-Japanese war | was Standing
in Uyeno park in Toxic. There was =
great open meadow, on one side og
which We're massed japanese troops
Behind them were packed tens os
thousands OF civilians They all stood
with their eyes intenty fixed on the
other side of the park. Looking over
there | could see nothing except green
grass and the trees beyond. Yet az
times the generals sitting on theig
horses in front OF the troops would
raise their sword points as If review
ing a parade and the regiments behind
them would present arms At the
same time certain portions of tho
great crowd would act as II profound
~ affected
II was all very strange to me. Z
asked Jap after Jap what Il was ala
about but they would only shake iheir
heads and say, you cannot un6ox
stand" Finally l got hold OF JAp
who rather reluctantly told me that
q review was being held of all the men
who had died in the war "They are
over there" he said pointing TO ths
windswept waste On the opposite side
OF the park They ares passing in re-
view. Look, there are the men who
died IN those frantic charges up tho
heights OF Port Arthur. And see there
are the boys who died In the furious
assaults on the Russians at MoukdeB-
And there come the sallors- Banzai,
banzai The generals were salut-
Ing, the soldiers presenting arms. una
all the Japs shouting "Banzai. banzail"
| wish we had that vision today.
wish we could see coming down the
street those shadowy forms in Union
blue, those boys who went ont when
Lincoln called them in 81 and the
four dark years following; the boys
who died al Fort Donelson. Antletams
Vicksburg, Gaines Mil. Fredericks-
burg Charlottesville, Gettysburg, and
In the Wilderness.
I wish we were able to see marching
down the street today the brave. gal
liant lads that died OF fever in train
ing camps, or of shot and she'll at Cha
teau Thierry. In the Belleau woods I'm
front Of St Mlhlel, and In the Argonne-
I wish we might see them And IL we
stand very still and try very hard per-
haps we wilf-RIchard Henry Little
In the Chicago Tribune.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23
Topper" Rigney Trains
Glove to Improve PLAY

Topper Rigney of the Detroit Tigers
tanks his glove will help improve his
piay this season. Rigney has been
three years breaking in glove that
suits him. He says 1t has the feel"
h6 has been seeking. Two of Rigney's
troubles have been high flies over the
infield and hard-hit grounders. Occa-
sionally, the fly balls have not stuck
after he has reached them and fire.
quently he has been handcuffed by
ground smashes. To a large extent
the blame for the errors has been on
gloves that were not sufficiently Pill
sble to let the shortstop freeze" on
TO the bali when II was once In his
hand' Rigney says the glove he is
wearing now is thoroughly broken
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23
BAyEB4 4
AS &5 ~SQUIBS'

Bleacher fans have found their place
in the sun.
"Dazzy" Vance, star Of the Brooklyn
Dodgers pitching staff, has started on
a record for strike-outs.
The Brooklyn club purchased Joe
Oeschger, the pitcher from the Phil
adelphia National League club.
With the baseball league season now
in progress, we are fearful lest many
Of the town folks quit praying for
rain.
Merwin Jacobson, outfielder OF the
Baltimore InternationaIs, has been
sold to the Jersey city club Of tie
same league
George Kelly, fence-wrecking first
baseman, has clinched his right to the
sobriquet Of champion minute man foE
John McGraw.
Ernest ]. Maun, right-handed pitcher
Of the New York Giants, has been pur-
chased by the indianapolis team Of the
American association.
Jack Bruner, southpaw with the
Springfield Western association club,
has been sold to Quincy, Of the Three
league, II is announced
Manager G. II. Sisler Of the st.
Louis Browns, is rating his club four
fold better than year ago Every de-
partment is improved, he said.
Manager G. r. Hickey Of the st.
Louis Cardinals, makes no reserva-
tions In saying that his club Is the best
team he has ever led In that city.
The hitting Of Fred Lucas Of the
Boston Braves, converted from pitch
er TO second haseman is enough 10
give him full claim 10 that position.
" r shoop Of Reading Pa. has
been elected captain n the Yale fresh
man baseball team Shoop prepared at
Phillips Andoyer academy and Is
pitcher
Baslng his belief nat reserve
strength Is the main factor in p major
league pennant race. r 4. Cobb states
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23
A Memorial Day Incident
By
Mary Grshsm Bonner

HER eyes were misty as she watched the
Memorial day parade. Since she had
been a little girl 1t had always saddenea
her, saddened her before she had under
stood what il was all about and what was
Its significance.
any hope was" she said, "that there
would be none to take the places OF
those veterans Of previous wsrs-thac
Memorial day would be one of memoir
lal but that 1t would not be replenished
by new veterans. Then came another
wsr-and the parade Is long one again-
Must there always be new veteransg
"You see" she added, WARS have
taken one from each of three genera
lions In my family and know It's hor-
rors-its tragedies. Every Memorial day
now not only remember those who
have so bravely died but pray and ]
hope that others will not suffer as they
and as have suffered.
81 have lost all | can lose" she
ended, but there are Others now, and
In generations TO come, who will not be
alone as am. Il Is for them pray
that they may never know"
%. 1875. Western Newspaper UnionB
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

Madison-Dr. Glenn FIR nk, 81, edi.
tor Of The Century Magazine, New
York, was chosen by the University
of Wisconsin board of regents US pres
ident of the institution, il is reported
unOfficially. The matter Of chosing a
president to succeed Presldehr Z. A.
Birge, who wishes to retire this year,
has been hanging fire since Dean
Roscoe Pound of the Harvard Law
school declined the post few months
ago. A committee of regents has been
chosen to communicate with DR.. Frank
and consists of Theodore Kronshage,
president of the board of regents,
Zona Gale, Daniel Grady. John NJ
Callahan and NJ. B. 0lbrlch. This
committee may go to New York for a
conference with DR.. Frank if he indi-
Gates that he is willing to consider the
offer.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

Grand Army Membership

Andrew s. Burt. adjutant general in
his report, showed the total member
ship Of the Grand Army last year 10 be
85.8S2 Ohio led with 6,363 members;
Pennsylvania was second with 6s4i
members: New York had $500 mcfn-
bers and Illinois 5,040; Georgia mud
South Carolina Ave posts and 81 mem
bers, while Alabama had two posts and
40 members
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

Milwaukee George W Peck
ham, 40, member of an old Milwaukee
family, shot and killed his wife and
TWO small children in his home at New
Orleans, where he occupied the chair
Of philosophy at Newcomb college.
Prof. Peckham was son Of the late
Prof. George w. Peckham, who was
superintendent of schools and public
librarian in Milwaukee years ago. lie
is a great-nephew Of Rufus w Peck
ham, former justice of the United
States supreme court. The four
bodies, bullet hole through the head
Of each. were found in the bathroom
of the home.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23
Steve O'Neill Back
With Pitcher Jones

Here is one of those Damon
and PythiaS stories:
Some years ago Sam Jones,
pitcher, and Steve O'NeIll,
catcher, were roem-mates on
the Cleveland club, great pals.
When Speaker came to Cleve-
land from Boston Sam Jones
was included in the trade. That
separated the battery of Jones
and O'Neill.
Several years ago Jones was
secured by the New York Yam
KEGS from Boston, and has been
one of the clubs winning pitch
ers.
1t is a rather interesting fact
that the pair are now reunited,
O'Neill covering the same
ground as did Jones. Cleveland
sent him to Boston in trade,
and from Boston the Yankees
got him over the waiver route.
4.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

Photograph Of Gertrude Ederie #
the Women 5 swimming association "
New York, rated the greatest ail-
arogsd woman swimmer 20 history.
who RS just been granted perm ssIen
b. the " S A. to 70 abroaa his sum
mer. 50 thar Size may attempt d swim
the English channel in June.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23
TO OUR HEROES

CTRONG Is the nation that
- psuses in its material
tasks TO turn it's thou ghts to
the lofty and the spiritual.
Our heroes Of the Civil
war, and the World war,
died for an ideal, and that
ideal must burn In all our
minds, find entrance 70 all
our hearts.
Our tribute of recoliec-
ton spreads today seross
the seas On the aelds 81
France garlands are strevn
upon the graves Of our
heroic dead
In our own land, on tombs
sacred to the names Of
Liberty and Union, the bios
soma Of grateful people
are spread in proof that We
remember.
Ii Is for US to hold true
particularly 80 In these
times-to the same xpirit
which animated the boys of
1861, Of 1917.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

Here is pictured Ike Davis, the
rookie from the Columbus team, who
has made good with the White Sox
Davis has been assigned TO the regular
berth at shortstop by Manager Collins,
and his work is hailed with great ac-
claim by all the baseball experts.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

Black River Fifteen cars were
ditched and 1000 feet Of track tern up
at Sheppard station. near Black River
Falls. when an Omaha road fast FIRE, ghi
train was deralled. No Lives were lost
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

Prairie du Chlen-The Kickapoo val.
ley fruit orchards. comprising more
than 100000 cherry and apple trees,
are in fun bloom. The blossoms were
a little earlier than usual and although
frosts threatened for several nights.
no noticeable damage has been dis.
covered
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23
NeWs of Wisconsin

e-Plans are being pre-
e erection II a new $685.
y The Catholic parish of
Iae old church. recently
.ae state Industrial com.
-eiHg RACED.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

of the home.
Madison-WisconSin newly enacted
gasoline tax yielded the state more
than $250O00 in the first month of its
operation, according to a statement
issued by State Treaurer solomon
Ievitan. Receipts for April and up to
the close of business May is, totaled
S2755T43S. 1t is estimated the gaso-
1 line tax viii net the state more than
| S4000,000 a year, to he used for the
| Improvement of the state highways.
| Janesville-The right of the Wis
consin highway commission to relo-
cate route 26, from Milton Junction
to Milton, was upheld by Judge E.
Ray Stevens, Dane county, in a deci-
sion sustaining the demurrer of Atty
Gen. Herman Ekern. Milton Junction
citizens petitioned for an injunction
to restrain the county using road bond
funds for paving the new road and
sought TO restrain the highway com.
mission from changing the route.
Madison-The strike of sheet metal
workers, which lasted seven weeks
came to an end at Madison after q
compromise agreement had been
reached by which the union men ac
cepted $105 an hour. This is an in
crease of cents over the scale paid
last year The metal workers struck
for S115 but after four weeks they
lowered their demands to $l.0I Il.
Sheboygan-The Sheboygan county
| board in a special session at Sheboy
gan repealed the ordinance regulating
county dance halls, passed u traffic
ordinance providing for the collection
of fines for speed law violations, So
the money will remain in the county,
and voted to pave mile stretch of
road east of Sheboygan Falls. The
paving is to go forward at once.
Oconomowoc- young people
were killed at Oconomowoc Sunday,
when the coupe In which they were
riding was struck by the westbound
fast mail train on the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St Paul railway Wit
nesses say the driver of the coupe
veered across to the side of the street
and plunged on to the railroad track
in front of the locomotive
Beloit-When two masked holdup
men ordered Merrill Cass, night ticket
agent at the Milwaukee road station
at Beloit to throw up his hands he
complied, but one hand brought up a
revolver that he Ieveled at the intrud-
ers They turned and fled into the
darkness. Cass' weapon would not
function when he attempted to take
a shot at the retreatlng bandits.
Madison Six thousand five hundred
mothers have been invited to attend
the Mothers day celebration May %
to 81. by their sons and daughters at
the University Of Wisconsin. who have
planned program which will take up
an entire weekend and provide enter
tainment equal to that given for ia
theirs at the Fathers day celebration
Edgar-The Ideal Cheese factory,
five miles south of Edgar, owned by
j. II. jenkins. Athens, was burned to
the ground when fire broke out in the
boiler room, the entire stock OF cheese
being destroyed. The loss is placed at
approximately s., 400 The factory was
practically the only Immediate market
for milk for farmers in this locality.
Medford - Beck eepers Of Taylor
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

ia'ful hunting or tran.
a Villas county. where
season on the animals
4 minimum tine Of $50
ae advised Jonas Rad
-.,srAey " Villas county.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

III. light field artillery,
Capt Q ~ Moore. fin
41eH Fort Sheridan. III,
Is now encamped at
The command will
tltan all summer. en-
~ Practice.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-23

Medford = Beekeepers Of Taylor
county will hold their annual conven-
ton and picnic at Jump River May 81
C. =. Adams, chief state apiary inspec-
tor, will speak. Clark county has In
augurated 4 campaign against disease
and the state has given 5000 TO assist
in the fight.