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|SS?»r- ' w' v:'»r. "/.* "v V *' $* \ ,t . V* * S ' • : -:'"' ;"f ~*y%-' ,.:. . "»"*<£ s' 'is1' 9-*"V„m /- V « - * V, I1 ' •-'.v^-.V'-•'. ;-jfrs&.£rf .-. ippsf^^ifWfP ^ "f« .??* -IP .•js.-fw -m " •*?*• * * , •* *"^ " 4 * ™» •* " ' ' *« ' "* t •• ^" t- *' * * -N* "** ~ ' ^ ^ r * " ? * ^ r * r * v ^ 1^ - V '^* £' •*..*" • -•". , * i •*" t>" *Vw r- :. **:?& VOLUME 6S McHENEY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1927 *w imzr vV-»--S ' s-j Announcing the Birth ^ of a King and Savior rr FACT and fancy, walk by night the squat-walled streets of old-time Bethlehem. A bright star hangs above toe house of David--the old Inn of Chimham. Homes are emptied. With, ttght and awe the people stand gasteg at the flaming herald. To the south and ..west a cloud of lire has lowered over the fields of Boaz, where once Ruth gleaned barley behind the reapers. The night air is burdened with silent melodies. .The strange ilerlight mantles the village with a Stranger happiness. Strange omens •ow(] the hour. People are gathering down by the old Inn. They stand in silence; men #re as voiceless as the night Only t*e few have dared to whisper. A atan comes out of the Inn, now and tiien he presses his lips against a (neighbor's ear and whispers: "Stran- > '^fcrs from Nazareth--a child is born." ' Now the people fall back to make Hk>m for a company of nipht watchers from the sheep flocks, their begrimed fnoes bright with excitement apd wonder. They are from the Boas hills. They tell excidedly the story of angels singing praises to God and announcing the birth of a King and Savior. They have come to see. Follow them through the old house into the adjoining caves, where even meek- Syed beasts share the wonder of the Bgbt There are the strangers from . Nazareth, and there in the manger their new-born Child. The simple Shepherds kneel before the Child and Mil the story of the sky. They dedare the Child is a King. JScarcely are the shepherds gone here a slight commotion heralds the 4&ming of bearded strangers, travel Stained, but richly garbed. They had seen the star months before and they imd followed from the east. It was a king they had come to find. They bow down and worship. They pile gold be- »Jde the swaddled babe and Oil the €feve with the odor of incense. An elder from the synagogue brings a scroll iuid -rends, "And His name shall "be called Counselor, the Mighty God, the •Terlastlng Father, the prince of Peace." Then understand--you have Witnessed the mightiest miracle of tlirth. Here Is the place where Divinity became humanity that humanity might become divinity.--William L. Gaston. (A HIT. Western Mmpkpw IT»I--,|r ; Consistent advertising Is sure to being results. Christmas Kaleidoscope CHRISTMAS places a kaleidoscope tn my hand. Fantastic designs of rare coloring and exquisite form show themselves-- pictures of people, and places, and episodes--dreams unfulfilled , . . persons whom I have loved and lost pass be fore me. They all but speak. I seem to catch a distinctive & note and a familiar ring of laughter. . . . places teeming Jf with sweet memories and hal v lowed associations come, too $ and are gone! . . . Ghosts of unaccomplished desires, un solved problems, unattalned •y goals, pass in review. . . . It $ is Christinas! Joyous in • its & present gladness, but thrice * bless^ed in memories! A day In V which music, If but the laughter $ of a child. Is richer than royal ^ feasts, and when a tried friend- X ship is more heartening than J richest wine.--W. D. Pennypacker. ©. 1927, by W«atera N«wspa.p«r Union Warns of Christmas Celebration Dangers ffaless people are more cautious during the holiday season than they have been in previous years, there will be an unusually large number of home accidents, predicts the National Safety council, which Is endeavoring to make the celebration of Christmas not only a merry but also a safe festival. Scores of children were blinded during Christmas week last year by shots from air rifles, used in ail sections of the country, and through the explosion of fireworks. When Animals Kneel There are many quaint animal superstitions connected with Christmas night One of them is the legend that the oxen kneel in their stalls to worship the infant Christ at midnight on His birthday. . Adding machine rolls at the Plaindealer office, T"~ m mmm .-y rv ieu HE Gome 3 i Shop Sarly and eMail Sarly Plum Pudding and Her Christmas Dinner Guest MARION opened the door of the bedroom so suddenly that she did not see the young man standing la the hall. And such was her haste that she bumped into him. He attempt* ed to recover his balance bat fell and struck his head. "Oh, dear! I beg your pardon. Have I killed you T die cried. "Not at ail," he replied scrambling to his feet "But your head lseut; it's bleeding. Come in and let thebandage it" The young man entered the room and Marion deftly bandaged the cut. "And now won't you stay and eat Christmas dinner with mef she asked. ' 9 The man smiled. "I certainly will. I was smelling your plum pudding when you opened the door. It smelled like those we used to have when I was a boy. I was hungry and was thinking how wonderful an Invitation to dinner would be." "My aunt sent me the dinner. I was homesick thinking of all the folks and the good time they're having and I was wishing I had a guest," chirped Marion.--Jane Roth. (( Western Newspaper Union.) ' " Gets It AH "" H* uses no tools, no drills and no saws. And he doean't quite break any national laws. Though results are the same you can bet your laat pea As If you had met a profeaalonal y«gg. NQ. 20 She Helped Everett Do ^ ; His Christmas Shopping C*OR weeks pretty Clare Reynolds, " the new girl of a busy lnsnranes office, worked directly across the table from Everett Moore without having drawn even a glance from him. And this was unusual for Clare. Everett seemed glued to the sheet before him, but Clare, determined not to be the Ice cracker, waited and hoped that sometime, somehow, something would happen to force him to look op and speak to her. She liked this good-looking, earnest-working chap In spite of bis utter Indifference; and just had to steal a futile gianee at him occasionally. It was Christmas eve and not a word had passed between them. H« Was still oblivious of her presence Early In the afternoon Clare pat away her things and was putting oa her wraps when some one questioned: "Leaving us, are you?" "Yes, the boss is letting me off t» finish op my Christmas shopping. I-tm "Shopping! Shopping V almost shouted Everett Moore, looking up, startled, and for the first time, catching Clare's eye. She felt her cheeks flame. "Say, are you going Christmas buying, Miss--ah--Miss--" "Reynolds," she replied! "Yes. Is there anything I can do for youT" "Well, I should say! I had forgotten, really. Could I trot along wRh you and get you to help me males a couple of purchases? I never kaows what to buy for a woman." Clare's heart was beating wildly. "Sure, I'll help you. 1 rather tH» spending somebody's money." Out they went together. The sharp wind whizzing around the corner sang a Joyous tune to Clare. Everett held her firmly by the arm and deftly guided her among the busy late shoppers, and within a very short tirue a floor lamp for his mother and an atomiser for his sister had been decided on and ordered delivered at once. They then went to a tea room for refreshments, and there, over the teacups, they really became acquainted. It was hard for Everett to leave her, but she had problems of her own to solve and time was getting short Christmas morning a bunch -of Ml roses with a note attached from EvS^ ett was among Clare's most highly treasured gifts. The note read: "From an admiring friend. Why didn't we know each other long ago?* And Clare also wondered why.-- lily Rutherford Morris. ((Si. ism. Wtstern Newspaper OstAI, > - , £ \ ' * „ 0- -v« * . "'-VK • .v. y* .- W'J! v A « .-9 p Mi u *'>• A-#' True Happiness Lies in Giving--To Give, You Must Have--Our Christmas Club Insures an Easy and Sure Way to Have Money for Chri^fm^ and . 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