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Lm Ax«1m Sooihinq and He&Hnq Clears Away Blotches • •' j Gilded Goggle* Good ^ Goggles of. gilded glass, consisting ' ft yellow glass with a coating of gold, recently have been Invented by Dr., A. H. Pfund. associate professor of physics at Johns Hopkins university, to protect the eyes of workmen who are exposed -to the intense glare and heat from furnaces. The gold-coated glass to «aid to eliminate the heat and glare from light, while permitting sufficient for clear vision. The gold passes the tight waves to the eyes, but oasts off the heat waves andultra-vloletwuyes* .#4'opular Science Monthly. I Fox Was "On His 6wtf* Mrs. Solomon Barnhart ot Conno- ; ||ienes8in{j: township, Pennsylvania, •aw a dtruhge animal in her yard with OBe of her chickens in his mouth. She killed It with a shotgun. The animal proved to be a large fox, which was igentitled as one that had escaped from a neighbor 18 years ago. A worn leather collar and a piece of broken chuin were proof of the identity of the former pet. which bad been suspected for several years of raiding thicken yards in the community. ^iOtfcer Fellows' Prosperity JJud Tunkins says prosperity nearly always seems like something some other fellow has more than bis share of.--Washington Star. ^ -Anybody would recover at least a little of the romance of his youth If he only knew how. TORCOLD IN HEAD **f?r •-firi-Jm ' Wmk Cuticura for Pimply Face*. To remove pimples and blackhead3 smear them with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off In five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Once clear keep your skin clear by using them for dally toilet purposes. Don't fail to include gpjtkura Talcum. Advertij^BMgit. ,?•« Dancing Tw iTalU-ers become accustomed to the hard-toed shoes and the standing and walking on the toes by long practice and exercise of the muscles. The students of toe dancing help to support themselves on bars when they tirs£ stand 011 their toes, after weeks of fancy dancing and exercise of the muscles of the ankles and legs, iamb's ^ool 4s kept in the toe of the slipper to keep the toes from callousing, and the student tukes alcohol foot. ba£hs and massage to relax the toet. Little Jack Homer SffiA Little Jack Homer threfi as acto icno aa c cuopr ner Knstmaj pies an ill ill ism a<mll aa suspicions House Cocoa it iMMtJerflMk** island Sold at Auction Lundy island in the Bristol channel has been sold under the hammer on several occasions. Its first auction sale brought in only about $46.0(10, while some years Inter it was withdrawn when the bidding reached $70.- 000. At another time it was bought by one of the DeVeres, and the price paid for it was soon returned from the sale of rabbits. The auctioneer, at the time announced that it acknowledged neither king nor emperor and had never paid taxes. Al#tkllT he»hh drink for the« there'll nothing quite 90 good as FtnH House Coco* made with milk, it't nnooth »nd rich «nd crrimv. AO children like it. And it g>"e» them J« glowing bodin need. Moat aB grocer* tell Farm Houa* Coco*. • supply today. *>v*- Ffcwr • tuM|iuui<al h • hldn, Mid on* pint of hoi Mfctcr, cover bwd with Ifwel and inkal* tk« Medicated staaa>» Try ZM0 OIL for fue or Catarrh Mm- v lm m t Drag Stoics or by Pared Post, 3 5^ i M. R. ZAEGEL & CO. Eighth SL Sheboygan, Wis. FOR RUN .•w. &•' •J KEBPIIW WE1X---An M T.bl.t (a mtltbh «peri«nt) taku at Bight win help keep TOO w«U, bjr •aoii« (•! atrangtbaalac »•"» dl» CKiptI W Om4M Sm Ngdir Mad* of the mm l>ai 1 ill eaatfr waul For (UMtw aa4 aiihrtta. ••OLD IT votm REALS BUNK[NG SORES "I fe«l It my duty to writ* you * latter of thanks for yonr wonderful Peterson's Ointment. I had a running pore on my left legf for one year. I ••Kan to use Peterson's Ointment three weeks ago and now It la healed."--A. C. Gllbrath, 703 Reed St.. Erie, Pa. For years I have been selling: through mj* •>m a large box of PETERSON'S SEGMENT for 35 cents. The healing In--ftiis ointment la marvelous. ; goes in a few daya. Old sores like magic; piles that other do not seem to even relieve • ^^^^^^•apeedily conquered. Pimples and blackheads disappear In a week distress of chafing goes In a minutes. Mall orderaflUed. <Pe- Otatonat Co., Inc., Buffalo, H. T. "" >b v t J And tue angel said unto them, "Fear not; for be-, hold I bring you good tidlnga of great joy. which shall be to all people. "For unto you la born this day In the ollt Sf :* David, a Savior,- which la Chrfst the Uord." This, this Is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels staff; Haste, haste to bring hlip laud. The Babe, the Son of Mary! By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN TfeHUS the announcement on tha first I Christmas day--an announcement that I changed the calendar of the world and! started anew the making of history. Today all the world knows the message and many of Its peoples celebrate the day, with its "good tidings of great joy." While the day is primarily one of religious significance, It has come in America to be a holiday of manifold activities. It is Jthe children's day. It is the family day. It is the day of giving. It is the day of "Peace on earth, good will toward men." It is the day of good will, of jollity, of feasting. As the old sa;v has ft: At Christmas play and make good cheer. For Christmas come* but once a year. * The one new thing about our celebration of Christmas these days Is a revival of the singing of Christmas carols--or rather the beginning of it in this country. It has been a feature of the English celebration of the day from time Immemorial, Now we Americans are taking It ut> in earnest* ' The carol, "What Child Is This?" outlines in ltt» simple verses the whole story of the Christ, begin* nlng with the humble birth and concluding wltlt the tragedy of the crucifixion. The harmony has no musical intricacies and is especially w«U suited to singing in the home. Who has not loved a llttl^ child, he knows not Chriatn.as day-- The wondered, breathless waking tkioosl , Ar* aweet morning gray, . White tropic forests on the pane* against the dawn-streaked ckies, The'awe of faith unhesltnt In lifted childish ejres; The spluttered, spier, teasing Joy of kitchen* fragrance sweet. The sting of frost upon bla face, the snow-creak "neath his feet; r The swish of runners, sqa* sMWI*, the laughing* echoed call From drifted hintopa. sparkling white; the Mae sky folding all; The holly-berried table top, the feasttn* and the fun. With Christmas ribbons strewing all utll the day la done; " The hush of eandle-llrhttn* time, the hearth-flams flickered red. The warm soft clasp of dinging haada ap shadowed stairs to bed; ^ The crib-side talk that slacks and stills m stumbled drowsy not«t The love that stlnge behind your eye* and catches la your throat; The hope, the feare, the tenderness, the Mary* prayer you pray-- Who haa aot loved a little child, ha kaowa not Christmas day. So sings Martha Haskell Clark In Scribner't Magazine. And she is right, of coarse, sine* Christmas is in many respects pre-eminently a children's festival and is certainly their Day of Days. That's why Clement Clarke Moore's poem --written for the entertainment of his own children and made public by accident--is sure of Immortality. It has probably done more than any«. thing to keep the Christmas tradition of Santa Claus safe for American children. " "Twas the Night Before Christmas" will be repeated until this «oxtb grows cold and the end of things Is come ~ Tet Cliristmas day has Its dangers for the children and Dr. Frank .T. Monaghnn, health commissioner of New York, gives out these timely "Don'ts" •for parents: iDon't allow children to lie only partly dressed Mid In cold rooms ott Christmas morning. Many "•|lds can be avoided by heeding this warning. i>on't rob the children of their proper amount OC sleep during the holiday week. ^ iDon't overdress them with their new sweatera OT furs just because it is Christmas. Don't overtax their stomachs with too many goodies, and especially with food they are not used to and that Is too rich. Don't fail to be sensible during the holidays, thus saving the children much discomfort of body and considerable mental distress to the mothers. 'That Christmas, aside from its religious significance means much to the American people. Is ' shown by the unofficial estimute that they will •pend considerably more than $5,000,000,000 la gifts tills year. This was the figure put on the agpenditures of 1923. The Increase in 1923 over 1922, as shown by the December business of the Post Office department, was 16 per cent in amount of first-class mall handled, and an increase of 18 pjpr cent in parcel post. The increases ranged from 5 to 6 per cent in 37 widely scattered cities. 8ome of the Increases reported were: Dallas, Texas, 20 per cenf in first class and 27.5 per cent is parcel post mall; Kansas City, 5 and 19 per cent; Louisville, 10 and 18.5 per cent; Chicago, &3 and 5.7 per cent; Milwaukee, 12 and 18 per Sent; St. Louis, 8 and 18 per cent. '••Yes, the postman is a busy man at the Christ- Mas season. His pack is big and heavy. But he ibould feel repaid, In a way, for his extra worK, for he carries much joy Into many a household and he is one man who knows to a certainty that the American people are prosperous. It was s member of the Letter Carriers' nnlon who made this statement last year: There Is no group of workers in the world better qualified to give actual testimony as to the standards oI living among the workers of the United States than the letter carriers. The city letter carriers enter every home. We are In Intimate contact with every phase of the daily life of our people. And through our experience I caa bring to you the absolute testimony that the workare of the United Stat<?B. In the three great essentials of life which are food and clothing and ahel- .. <ftr, are far better oft now than ever before. .... Out of this situation ^)ias grown the Spugs--8o- ; ety for the Prevention of Useless Giving--and Many somewhat similar organizations. They speak Strongly against the "Degradation of Christmas." Charlotte Perkins Gilman, for example, said in the Century Magazine that the descent from Jesus to Santa Claus was one of the saddest in the history of mythology and that the cause of our gross observance of the sacred day Is our substitution for the gracious and loving Teacher, the lover of •11 humanity, of this chimney-climbing distributor of presents, Santa Claus. In no other religion, she tells us, has there been so lovely a vision as that presented by Christianity in its beginnings--" divine love coming on earth as a baby, a little child, that child growing ap to teach of lniman unity, of God in man, of worship in love and service. It is more than fitting that such a birthday should come to be 'the children's festival."* But pre-Christian origins of the annaal celebration have come to dominate it • Santa Claus has replaced the memory of Christ. The prevalent idea of celebrating Christmas in oar country, we are told. "Is roast turkey and a Christmas tree, s banquet and the giving and reviving of presents." --. -The "Pay-as-You-Go Christmas** movement la Mow under full headway. Its advocates hold that old-fashioned Christmas giving, the original parpose of which was to Impress upon children the Significance of the day, has degenerated into pro- Miacnoos Christmas trading. Unconsciously wa 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 hills. The substitution of the Payas- You-Go Christmas works hnrdshlp to no one. It 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 It, for his customers will buy more In January and February. Christmas day has its huiporons ^le of course and the wits are always taking their flings at the side-lights It throws on human nature. For example. George R. Phalr, In the Chicago Herald and Examiner, vary aptly sings: 'Tls the day after Christmas and all through the loop The womenfolk hurry and scurry and swoop. They come by the dosens, they come by the ecores. 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 "Rlq," who conducts a "colyum" In the Chicago Evening Post, hits off the day pretty successfully with this (with a bow to Carl Sand" burg); This Is oar prickly green wreath of holly tied with a bow of scarlot ribbon. This is our sprig of green mistletoe with the white * berries and their love message. This *s our full-page advertisement In all the 8wt» day papers In old English type hoping for a continuance of your trade thru the next as thru the laat year that Is dying with Its iboots on. *" This is our water-color Xmas card with engraved sentiments to your wife and you from tny -wife and me. •' This Is our dawn-shlverlng ring at your front-door bell as the boy hands you your newspaper and you blink In pajamaa and slippers and slip him < a do'lar. This is our office building elevator with its fes- . toons of frlssy green and red crepe paper and a box with a coin-wide slit In it. This is our same to you and many of them of the package-laden commuter friend on the Christmas eve train to the snow-covered suburbs. This is all these, and then some. .This is the glad laughter of the tously-halred llt- ^ tie boy playing with his electric train of cars * on the morning of the Christ child, and you . p'l are th<> glad boy's father and mother and sis- - %tt>r and brother and friend who gave him the "electric train of cars. ' he runs up and kisses you. and wishes yon A Merry Christmas. In comparison with the religions and economic significance of Christmastide the Christmas dinner may seem to many a materialistic affair, unworthy of more than casnal mention. But' Is it? It is not. Long before Christmas day our mouths sre watering from its eats. Humans and human nature are built that way. Nature--which Is to say. Providence--has given us many material Joys and not the least rttnong them Is the delight of natlsfying a henlthy appetite with appetizing food skillfully cooked. And the Christmas turkey-- ohr what's the use I And in a very true sense the Christmas feast Is the crowning touch of Christmas day. For Christmas day Is the family celebration of the year. And the family, at its best--and It is surely at Its best at Christmas--is the outward and visible sign of the inward and spiritual graces of kindness, charity, gentleness, forgiveness, toleration, good will, unselfishness, the desire to glvs 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. ' Green's August Flotqer The remedy with a record of eight years of surpassing excellence. All who suffer with nervous dyspepsia, sour stomach, constipation, indigestion, torpid liver, dizziness, headaches, coming-up of food, wind on stomach, palpitation and other indications of digestive disorder, will find GREEN S AUGUST FLOWER an effective and efficient remedy. For fifty-eight years this medicine has been successfully used in millions of households all over the civilized world. Because of its merit and popularity GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER •s found today wherever medicines are sold. 80 and 90 cent bottles.--Adv. Education and Earning In three representative areas In Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, tenant farmers with a high school education receive an uverage annual labor income of $526 a year more than the men with only a common school education. A college education adds to this average $453° a year, making tlie income of college graduates $979 more p year than the labor earnings of men with j| common school training. ^ AMERICAN COCOA Quality {or 70 years NOTE: If you prefer Duecfc proce*» cocoa, ihn^ aatc for Monarch. This choice cocoa is a true quality product, altho priced unusually low. Use he as S beverage and (or all cooking. REID, MURDOCH &l CXX EtuMahtd 1SS3 Chicaco--Boston -Pittabmnh--New Te Milk Made No Sort of Hit With Slum Woman Hal C. Davis, the noted refor Her Mothers Hdbr The pretty girl sat on his knee. "Ethel," he said, "you have your father's blue eyes." "Don't be so sill&* She Isoghed. "Go on." *'And your mother's golden hair." Then she clapped a tut mi over his ttouth and whispered in his ear: "S-sh! Don't speak so loud, John.; she doesn't know I'm wearing It!" said in an address in Pittsburgh: "Politics are so rotten. It's no «SA> der autocracies have sprung op !• Russia, Spain and Italy. An autocracy tnav spring up here. Our avensgl politician understands* statesmanship about as well as the slum woman W* derstood milk. "A model dairy, by way of an advs* tlsement, once supplied a sample quart of rich, pure milk to a slum woman, and next morning, when the wagQB stopped again, the woman said: " 'Don't leave no more of Jter nQ here, mister. It's on the pis. rm a feared of it.' "'Afeared of . oar milk? Why 8% madam?' said the delivery man. 1 '"I let the sample ye give me ferday stand for a couple of hovm' she replied, 'and it got a nasty, thld^ yaller scum on the top of it, so I gat afeared aand had to throw it out' * darning Rfels IMseaeee quickly relieved and healed by Cole's Carboiisalve. Leaves no scars. No medicine chest complete without it Me and 60c at druggists, or J. W. Cole Co., Rockford, 111.--Advertisement. P. D.Q. Balthasar li Meyer, chairman of the interstate commerce commission, told a railroad story at a Madison banquet. "We'll call the line I have In mind the l\ D. Q.,". he said. "Well, a man under suspicion of iMg steuling was being examined In co|ft« end the magistrate si|IU to him: " 'Yoh c4itihn that on the daj these hogs disap|teared you were at the I' f). Q. statUm from 9:15 In the morning till 11:50 at night What on earth were you doing there ail that time?* •"'Your honor,' said *ie suspect,* *1 was waiting for the 10:20 t. Mi ex* press.'" ' Pet Crow Nearly Talk*& Mrs. Mildred A. Glidden of WeirifeN, Mass., who captured a wild crow early last spring, has so tamed and trained it that It nearly talks, and In fact Is given credit with saying hullo in a way that can be understood by humans. The crow Is mischievous and plays wildly with brightly colored things. He runs loose and sleeps at will in the trees, on the roof of the hguae,-or where be pleases. For Croup--What Would You Do? Here is a physician's prescription used In millions of homes for 35 years which relieves croup without vomiting In 15 minutes. Also the quickest relief known for Cough?. Colds and Whooping Cough. If there are little ones In your home you should never be without a bottle of this valuable, time-tried remedy, recommended by the best children's specialists. Ask your druggist now for I>r. Drake's Glessco. SO cents the bottle.--Adv. CHRISTMAS GIVING AND ITS MEANING 4* IVK ma six," the aromaa said as she crowded her way rudely up to the handkerchief counter. "Oiie has to buy something. I suppose, and I guess handkerchiefs take the least thought and considera- V: . :V - '* * r„ ' "Any particular pattern?" the clerk Inquired. "No, Just so they cost no more than fifty cents each. What an awful bore Christmas Is, and what a burden It throws on us. I wonder sometime* what It's all for." "It's a very sweet, happf time to me." the girl answered. There Is too much that is conventional and artificial, perhaps, in oar fh.l.lnni. otcllW Wo hWPdsMB .oar- •' V selves with obligations which we should never assume. We give too often because we feel that we should do so, because we wonder what people will say If we do not, because we hope to receive something in return We keep up the practice because we have not the courage or the diplomacy to break it, and we put little thought or personality into It. It is not what we give that really coypta. but gift 111 vMcb tt» _ ' *-,*£• giving Is done. The friendly, personal letter, the trifle which we have ourselves made, even the card which we pick up at the book store, often brings more Joy than the costliest present chosen without love or thought. Christmas Is a time of kindly thoughts, of forgiveness, of charity, and of good will to all men. Christmas day is a spirit of love.--Thomas A. Clark, Dett of Men, University of Illinois. (C. a», ijawsiwaat vj»t-- i Cheese Bans of Long Life Metchnikoff, the successor of Pas teur, declared that the "microbe of death" was located In the great Intes tine and that long life depended on keeping it at bay by means of an appropriate diet, of which cheese was the principal ingredient. As this, with the famous sour milk, is one of the staple forms of nourishment of the Balkan peasants. It may account for the long life of the Serbian and Bulgarian peo pies. To this must be added the pure mountain air and the rude but health) lives led by these remarkable people. Keep Your Credit Good , Ef you don't pay de fiddler, yotfU have ter depend on de wind ter whistle for you when you wants ter dance. •--Atlanta Constitution. Stupid Question **Wy mother," writes K. OE. 5frtlti!i<* vllle In "Wheel-Tracks," was of thai race of professional mothers that seem to have been a special product of the Victorian age; mothers who took seriously their trade as such, and devoted themselves unflinchingly to their offspring. I have heard of one who, h» ing asked of which she thought moat Iter husband, or her son, replied indignantly. 'Me son, of course! Why wouldn't I think more of me own sob. than, a strange man!' •* „ Willing Target ^ Jimmy ami Donald had had thels fill 'of candy, and when more was e6- fered said: "Throw It in the waste basket t" "Throw it at me!" exclaimed IMOa Jean, three years old. •^1 am:. Home-made daylight! 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