The Ripley Record (Ripley, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1919 Page: 3 of 8
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Bobby's Christmas Eve Dream
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CHRISTMAS
BY REV. T. B. GREGORY
UT for its great days, In-
carnating and flashing forlh
the ideal, humanity would
have no more history than
a flock of sheep.
___ Such days are the monu-
ments of mental and spiritual achieve-
ment, the eternal reminders of the
only true progress—the progress that
enables us to perceive and admire the
moral sublime.
Conspicuously radiant among these
gala days is the Christmas, standing
as it does for the nativity of One who,
all theological quibbling aside, was the
living embodiment of the most beau-
tiful and, at the same time, the most
helpful manhood that this world has
ever seen.
The one who Is foremost in our
thoughts at this time was pre-eminent-
,ly hopeful. From the harp over
which he swept his hand there came
no pessimistic strain, no note of de-
spair.
He gave us the gospel, the “Glad
Tidings.” To all his word was “Be
not afraid.” The Supreme in whose
embrace he ever rested, like the babe
in mother’s arras, was supreme love.
Hence that other word of his, which
he was so fond of repeating to the
multitude, “Let not your hearts be
troubled.”
Religion, so-called, is responsible
for a vast amount of mental misery.
It has crazed many a mind, broken
many a heart, driven countless thou-
sands into the throes of despair, but
let it be remembered that the Beauti-
ful One who is commemorated in the
Christmas season authorized no man,
or combination of men, to speak in
his name the word of gloom.
He who was born in feethlehem, or
in Nazareth, for it makes no differ-
ence where he first saw the light of
•earth, grew up to be the most uncom-
promising optimist that ever walked
the ways of earth. Wherever he went,
along with him went gladness, and
from his radiant presence despair fled
as the darkness flees before the rising
sun.
He was like the wonderful river in
the sea, warming and encouraging all
that he touched. The Gulf Stream of
humanity, he put new life and cour-
age and Joy Into the cheerless, sor-
rowing world to which he came.
And he was able to do this because
he was so gloriously hopeful, «o
stanehly committted to the belief in
the best.
Looking up. he saw. Instead of the
“black, bottomless eyesoeket.” the liv-
ing, loving glance of the "Father,"
whose “eternal goodness" would never
do him harm.
Looking ahead, this man saw no
spooks or bogies, no devils or fiends
In the wsy. The path wss rtesr. and
over it hung no dark clouds of impend-
ing disaster.
If jssus bad written a poem we
nay be sure that It would bars been
eery similar to Whittier's:
afraid la to be a sham, n cringing
im-nial, n nobody; while to be able to
believe In the best and to trust that,
no matter what our evil genius may
suggest to the contrary, the light
awaits ns on ahead, is to he n hero
and a conqueror, a friend and helper
to all mankind.
It Is well, then, that In obedience
to old custom we should throw about
the Christinas season the parti-colored
mnntle or Joy and wreathe it with the
heart's most exurbernnt gladness.
It would be n shame not to be glad,
and not to try to make everybody
else glad, on Chrlstmns day!
On Christmas day to be a cynic and
to curl the lip of score at sight of
the rosy festivities about us, would
be an unpardonable crime, the very
abyss of the mean aftd contemptible.
It is a part of the unwritten law of
every healthful heart that when
Christmas comes we are to “put our
best foot forward,” cast all care to
the winds and be as full of gladness
and good will as an egg is of meat.
And right here in this unconquer-
able optimism we And the only true
and genuine Christianity. The one
whose birth the Christmas signalizes
came to replace tears by smiles, sor-
row by happiness, worry by confi-
dence and despair by the “hope that
maketh not ashamed,” and in his
name I wish you all a “Merry Christ-
mas !”•—not merely an abundance of
turkey and plum pudding, but an ex-
tra abundance of “good will to men,”
with no lack of the disposition and
resolve to make everything else as
happy as yourselves.
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all year round—don't
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you are shamed into pry-
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jimmy on Christmas —
make every day a Christ-
mas Day — get rid of
your grouch — throw it
overboard and don’t
throw out a lifeline if it
cries to be saved—let it
drown — it will do the
poor thing good.
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E original “halcyon days”
were at Christmas, and were
so-called because the halcyon,
an ancient name for the king-
fisher, was said to build its nest upon
the waters at this time of year. It was
generally supposed that this bird,
through the influence of the holy sea-
son, had the power to still the waves
and winds, so that the weather was
peaceful and calm, and enabled the
halcyon to lay her eggs in her floating
nest and brood upon them with perfect
safety.
In olden times it was believed that
all nature testified in various ways to
a recognition of the great event com-
memorated in the celebration of Christ-
mas. The winds and seas, as well as
the animals and plants and all other
living things, gave evidence of knowl-
edge of the approaching glorious nnni
versary and became imbued with the
prevalent spirit of adoration, joy and
peace.
Tradition tells us that at the mo-
ment of the Savior's birth a universe
peace reigned throughout the earth
that a deep silence rested upon tlu
world, the birds stopped in their flight
the cattle ceased to feed, men became
motionless with sudden awe In tie
midst of their labors, and ttie start1
glittered with added luster. From this
tradition came the superstitions of tne
middle ages relating to the miraculojf
phenomena supposed to occur ana !•
ally at Chrlstmns, many of which sti 1
survive.
Bells, too, have their legends. Ip i.
village near Ilalelgh, in Nottingham
shire, England, there is now a valley
where once there was a picturesque
and prosperous village, but an earth-
quake swallowed it up; yet every
Christmas since, the bells of the bur-
led chnrch are heard chiming.
Similar tales are told of Preston. In
Lancashire, and Been. In the Nether
lands. Tills latter city was famed fot
Its beauty and magnificence, and #ls<
for the sins and avarice of Its Inhnbi
tants. On the anniversary of his birth
the Saviour came as a beggar and went
fmm door to door; but. altbougt
Christmas festivities were being kept
op. nobody would give him alms. Hit
was abundant on all sides, but there
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lor men.
A bill proponing public ownership
and government operation Ol the rail-
roads was Introduced by Senator Nor-
ris. icpubllcan o( Nebraska, and ra
(erred to the interstate commerce
committee. It would create s federal
railroad corporation managed by five
directors appointed by the president,
and have tlO.O0o.OOO.OOO of Block with
additional "employes stock” subject to
subscription only by railroad employes
equal to one-fourth of tin* book value
of the railroad propeity.
The public would be permitted to
subscribe to the general stock of the
company which would be authorized
to take over existing railroad prop-
erties by condemnation proceedings
and also build new lines.
The Norris bill also provides for
issuance of government bonds for fi-
nancing the corporation and would
limit its stock dividends to six per
cent with excess earnings reverting
to the government.
Small Papers FJcir.g Suspension.
Washington.—Between 2,500 and
3,000 small newspapers face suspen-
sion If the news print situation is not
improved. Representative Anthony of
Kansas, told the house postofflee com-
mittee in urging iavorable action on
his bill to limit to 24 pages daily news-
papers and periodicals using the sec-
ond-class mail privileges.
The present acute shortage, lie said,
is due to the large size of the big city
dailies and some magazines. The
larger newspapers, he added, could
eliminate 50 or more pages of feature,
comic and magazine matter published
in Sunday editions, without loss to the
public.
The volume of advertising should
be drastically reduced, during the
present shortage, he said.
Mrs. Angeles Left $2,500.
New York.—Senora Felipe Angeles,
widow of General Angeles, the Mexi-
can leader who was executed recent-
ly by the Carranzistas, and who died
shortly after his execution, left per-
sonal property valued at $2,450 and no
real estate.
Glass To Quit January 1.
Washington.—Secretary Glass said
that he would give up his office as sec-
retary of the treasury on January 1.
He will take his seat in the senate as
successor to the late Senator Martin
of Virginia immediately upon the re-
convening of congress after the
Christmas recess.-
Diamond Brings $100,000.
tendon.—A diamond tiara of the
Duchess of Marlborough (who was
Consuelo Vanderbilt) brought $100,-
000 at an auction sale.
Two Negroes Lynched.
Huntington, W. Va.— Two neeroes.
accused of murdering E. D. Meek, a
resident ct Island Creek. Ix»gan coun-
ty, were taken Corn a train at Chap-
manville and lynched.
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for the |tur|MMM- wl rlenrlnn up rumor#
that Hilian*-*- inforiuatinn of #upr*-uie
court dec*ibIon# were being mted lor
ajM-culallve pur|*one#
Chief William J. Flynn of the Inven-
ligation bureau of the department of
Juatire. acting under I he direct or-
der# of AHHlBtanl Attorney-General C.
II. Amea. conducled the InvestIgatloa
at New York City and In tlila city.
Chief Flynn Infortnod the Inlerna-
tlonul News Service he had interro-
gated at Waatilnglon two women who
are connected with tlie government
and that he tulked with a Washington
lawyer in New York prior to the au-
prente court decision In tin* wet and
dry cases.
It is known that this lawyer had
gone to New York for the purpose of
speculating in a certain stock which
would be affected by the supreme
court decision in the wet and dry
cases, according to this lawyer’s ad-
mission to Chief. Flynn.
CONTINUE SUGAR CONTROL
Senate Bill Passed Continuing Equa-
lization Board for .Year.
Washington.—By a vote of 25fi to
34, the iiouse passed the senate bill,
continuing the sugar equalization
board through 1920. Amendments re-
taining in force the war time powers
of die government, for controlling
prices and movements of sugar were
approved, necessitating the sending of
1 he measure to conference committee
of the two houses.
Chakman Hauger said effort would
be made to get early action by the
house with a view of completing the
legislation before the holiday recess.
While the only disputes to be set-
tled in conference are the continu-
ance of the war time powers permit-
ting licensing control of the sugar
business, and the requisitioning of
stocks of refineries, leaders in con-
gress were doubtful whether an agree-
ment could be reached before the hol-
iday recess. As passed by the senate, J
the bill repealed the license control j
and contained no reference to the j
requisitioning power.
PAND0LF0 IS SENTENCED
Federal Judge Landis Over-rules Mo-
tion For New Trial.
Chicago.—Federal Judge Landis ov-
er-ruled a motion for a new- trial on
behald of Samuel C. Pundoifo, late
president and fiscal agent of the I’an-
Motor Company. St. Cloud. Minn., re-
cently convicted ot using the mails
to defraud. The maximum sentence
which can be given Pandolfo under
the verdict is twenty years in the pen-
itentiary and a fine of $20,000.
Hoboken Swept By Great Fire.
Hoboken. N. J.—The worst fire Ho- 1
boken has known since the gigantic
North German Lloyd Pier was wiped
out nearly twenty years ago. broke
out in the Admiral Benson Club for
wrtiw mi>n It ouicklv spread to the
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i Death Houae.
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| First Reform chuich and threatened
a whole block ot the city's best apart-
t<on Is crowded to ca-
j ment house* with total destruction.
ba becom* nwf sniry j
Efforts by the whole Hoboken fire
fjty rocm. Th«»rr are
department to check the blase were
n alaitiaa finution.
futile and five sets of Bre fiahtm*
r (]||ff to bff flffctr#
| apparatus were rushed here fttra Jer-
k ol January 6.
sey City. iMmaae ITta.iSA
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-DANDERINE" PUTS
BEAUTY IN HAIR
Girls! A mass of long,
thick, gleamy tresses
Let “Dnnderine" save your hair and
double its beauty. You cun have lota
of long, thick, strong, lustrous hair.
Don't let It stay lifeless, thin, seraggly
or fading. Bring back Its color, vigor
and vitality.
Get a 35-oent bottle of delightful
“Dnnderine” nt any drug or toilet coun-
ter to freshen your scalp; check dnn-
druff and fulling hair. Your hair need#
this stimulating tonic; then Its life,
color, brightness nnd abundunce will
return—Hurry!—Adv.
Quite a Lad.
“I always envy that stout friend of
mine.”
“Why?”
“On n car I can give my sent to a
girl, but ho can give hLs seat to four
girls”
DON’T WHIP!
Stop Lashing Your Bowels
with Harsh Cathartics but
take "Cascarets."
Everyone must occasionally give the
bowels some regular help or else suf-
fer from constipation, bilious attacks,
stomach disorders, nnd sick headache.
But do not whip Ihe bowels into ac-
.ivlty with harsh cathartics.
What the liver and bowels need Is a
gentle and natural tonic, one that can
constantly be used without harm. The
gentlest liver and bowel tonic is “Cas-
carets.” They put the liver to work
and cleanse the colon and bowels of
all waste, toxins nnd poisons without
griping—they never sicken or incon-
venience you like Calomel, Salts, Oil,
or Purgatives.
Twenty-five million boxes of Cas-
carets are sold each year. They work
while you sleep. Cascarets cost so
little too.—Adv.
The Faithful.
“What is an idle Jest, pa?”
“There are no Idle Jests, my son;
they are working all the time.”—Lif*»
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