New Britain herald., 1925-01-03

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 If your neighbors kick, tell them they don't appreciate good music.
 Stop grabbing for the almighty dollar.
 Sow a little sunshine.
 Be considerate of the girls in the office. Treat them as you would have your sister treated.
 Be considerate of the meHin the office, They have their trouble too.
 Get busy.
 Keep busy.
 Get into high gear
 Play little.
 Work lot.
 Hustle.
 Put pep in your life.
 Step out with the crowd.
 Leave your corner of isolation.
 Give more attention to things spiritual.
 Don't thisk It unmanly to say a prayer once. in while. The biggest men in the world say their prayers regularly.
 Make lot Of good resolutions. Smash a lot of them If you want. You'll be stronger for making many, even if you break them.
 Stop thinking 50 much of bodily comfort.
 Walk a couple of miles a day.
 Throw out your chest.
 Snap into it.
 This is a new year
 ".Am I too late with a Christmas story" asked the Little Bird as 1t fled in through a ventilator and alighted on a radiator so 1t could warm its toes.
 Not if it's a good one" replied the Observer. Shoot the piece"
 Tt happened like this,' replied the bird. William H. Hall, former ly city engineer, bought radio set recently and like all radio fans, sat up late nights tuning in on the world. His little boy became en- thusiastic and sat up just as late as permitted every night.
 'Just before Christmas Mir. Hall. Jr,, was sitting in front of the horn listening intently. His eyes almost popped out when he heard a voice saying This is Santa Claus at Toron- to, Canada He sat in rapt atten- ton for several minutes while Santa Claus completed his talk. Then the dial was moved so that a broadcast ing station in Cleveland. Ohio, was on the wire The first announce ment was: This is Santa Claus, It. tie children, speaking from C|eve- land, Ohio Mir. Hall, Jr., listened to the talk intently. A few minutes later the operator moved to another station and Mr. Hall, Jr,, heard a voice say: This is Santa Claus, speaking from Atlanta, Georgia
 "The young brow of Mir. Hall, Jr" wrinkIed. He seemed perplexed. He remained deep in thought. Finally he could restrain himself no longer and burst out with Say, you can't fool me any longer, there isn't any Santa Claus" "Of course there's a Santa Claus replied his father. "No sir, there isn't" replied the boy. How could Santa Claus get from Toronto to Cleveland to Atlanta in such a short timer And Mr, Hall, Sr, Is still trying to think up an an- swer"
 Whats a three letter word mean ing "Eyerybody's Doing 1t?"
 A Herald representative returned a few days ago after trip which took him through Connecticut, New York city, the entire length Of New Jersey and about 15o miles into Pennsylvania. He was struck with the universal popularity of the cross word puzzle.
 Every New York paper had cross- word puzzles for adults and many of them also for youngsters. Philadel- phia papers were offering prizes for the best solutions to the puzzles.
 In store in Philadelphia, claimed to be the largest department store in the world. crossword puzzle books were being featured on the shelves and counters and for Christmas gifts
 On trains, two out of every three Pullman chairs held crossword pug gle experts and in Pullman drawing rooms and dining cars total strangers became intimate friends in a few minutes as they pooled their ef- forts" over a crossword puzzle.
 What's an 11-letter word, mean ing the birth of an idea?" was the type of question heard on all sides Crossword puzzle parties in various towns visited kept the members oi the family home nights, or drew sew cral families to one central place Newspaper and magazine advertise. ments were written in the form ol crossword puzzles.
 A young woman in Philadelphia who expects to announce her engage ment in few days will entertain a group of friends and break the news by means of a crossword puzzle. And 10 cap the climax. the stone pillar: supporting the Philadelphia and Reading railroad tracks where the Lincoln highway crosses underneath in Pennsylvania are painted in de. signs which a few years ago would have been called "Checkerboard" are now known as Crossword puzzle de signs"
 There are 14 varieties of snakes ir Connecticut, according to H. s. Wool icy 6 naturalist Of statewide repu, tation. This does not include tho varieties found in New Year liquor
 Of the ii, only two are poisonous the rattlesnske and the copperhead
 The pupil of the eye has . marrow