Show tl 4 4 Y I t Talks by the fibs Home Fireside 1 fit tit We are back again at the old home horn we once more hang our little tittle stock stock- ing or Ing-or or or larger one borrowed borrow ell for th the occasion occasion conveniently conveniently near the fireplace fire fire- Place We reluctantly retire to ou our bed where sleep has a hard fight ti to master the excitement attending ou our expectations Again it Is morning morning- the happy Christmas morn morn morn- mornand and al nl all aglow with excitement and almos almost wild willi with delight we rush half dressed dressed dress dress- ed cd to gaze upon the bountiful toast feast f ast which old Santa Claus has left behind be be- hind Let us try to make this day daj the brightest page In childhood book of memories Let us flit fill It s so I full of off happiness hl that the little ones one will wilt ever delight In associating happy hap hal py llY thought with Christmas of 1918 O 00 O 0 O 00 Christmas wrote Dickens is b 1 the only holiday of the year that thai brings the whole human family rote into common communion We Ve are scattered scattered scattered scat scat- In many lands yet jet the bond of ol I union that has long held us together seems to strengthen with years ears Man Many Christmas anniversaries have come and gone since we first assembled In Inspirit inspirit inspirit spirit If not In presence to hang the holly and pledge our faith and friendship friendship friend friend- ship strip and each recurring Christmas Christmastime time Lime has found us more closely unit unit- ad Let us hope and believe that when even the toddlers of of our family shall hail have seen their heads grow gray he the spirit of Christmas shall still make flake young their hearts O 00 O 0 O If you want to know how long to flow allow cows to stay out in the winter just take off your coat and go out Ino In- In into to o 0 the yard and stand awhile Wh n you begin to feel uncomfortable able ible and feel like going Into the house rouse louse put the cows in the barn I O 00 O 4 0 O You would b better say nothing complimentary complimentary com com- of a man than to tack to he the end of the compliment but I II I wish vish you wouldn't wouldn't- o 0 o 0 o 4 Logical are often orten Illogical illogical cal performers O O O You will never realize of how little little little lit lit- tle Importance you are In the world unless you can look back after you youdie youdie youdie die and notice how things are going along just the same if not a little better 0 0 another man manover manover manover If a man were to look over from head held to heels when he meets him on the street as a a. woman woman inspects another woman under the same circumstances hed be knocked knocked down O 00 O 00 Ov OvAnd 0 And just think how fast we are I going The public got rid id of the Kaiser the flu and the Democratic majority in Congress all in seven days Some week boy some week O 00 O 0 O 0 Lots of folks pretend to be unhappy py because they want sympathy but and feed them a crum of the latter they demand a loaf O O 0 OIt O It is s just as bad to repeat a ridiculous ridiculous ridiculous lous story as to originate it All the sorts of fake tales are making be beHove believe be- be rounds Some people will just Hove lieve anything and some will embellish embell embell- ish and ish and add to anything that that they hear and will wUl pass it on Ii It is worse worse since we entered the war But every newspaper man knows that it t was bad enough before o c 0 o oThe The egg market needs a breed of ot hens that can be fooled or coaxed into laying eggs late in the fall tall and In the when other er first half halt of tl the e winter At best hens are taking vacations the storage eggs are ore not like Uke fresh under present circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- ones And stances the really fresh egg Is not produced except In meager quantities ties lies from November to February O O O OThe of Christmas seems The very name things There is a aring aring aring laden with good ring of Joy in its tone and one can only associate it with pleasant thoughts and fond remembrances Christmas to the child Is the brightest bright bright- firmament It est star in the years year's Is te to beacon b light on which their little lit tit tl lie tle eyes and are ever fasten fasten- ed M. o 00 o 0 00 o 0 oThe The Macon county Missouri 1 bankers bank ers ere In annual convention at LaPlatte resolved that newspaper advertising was the best beet method of getting obe- obe for the public and pushing their business busi busti ness Hereafter calendars and I other methods will be discarded for straight newspaper advertising they decided O O O OGeorge George Creel announces that the work of his press bureau will wilt continue continue continue con con- after the war for the purpose of Introducing the the United States to Europe No one doubts that the Creel bureau will go on on as ae long as the appropriation holds out out but there are those who aro are Inclined to believe belleve that two million men In khaki have done a better better job of In Introducing introducing In- In Uncle Samuel to thel ins ens than Georges George's Creel of socialistic sob sisters could ever do o o 0 o 0 God bless the children They area aret are a a. world of care and trouble they tiring gyring pain and weariness and sorrow but are worth It all Do you remember remember remember ber after that weary day when you were harsh and irritable and they went to sleep p with a sob what bright fresh faces they brought to you Inthe in inthe the he morning How full of tenderness and nd rod forgiveness children are arel How quick to forget unkindness I How fine fines fineIs Is s the Intelligence with which they look ook beneath the surface and know hat that the irritable nervous creature rf of f the night night before is not the real nother mother but the serene gentle woman jf rf the morning whom they love with leep deep devotion They are the beautiful ful ul examples of the truth that sorow sorrow sor sor- row ow may may endure for the night but butoy joy loy oy cometh in the morning By Dy their love ore ove and brightness they repay us hour for every everyl str struggle we may mayI endure for them I 0 The holidays they holidays they should be bo holy days holy days holy with earnest gratitude I with family reunions and with the j unrestrained joy of the little ones Christmas Christmas first and last and always In the the fullest sense for the children Christmas If there be a child Inthe in inthe inthe the family how is it possible to have other than a merry Christmas They begin weeks before hand gloating over dear old Santa Claus writing letters to him planning little little- gifts and surprises their eyes shining with secrets that slip sUp out of the rosy Upsall lips Ups all unaware Blue eyes is wild about Christmas already God bless her herl She has enthusiasm en- en enthusiasm enthusiasm en en- enough to rejuvenate and to glorify a whole regiment of skeptical commonplace weary men and women Santa Claus Is as real a t I person to her as Is her own mother I She reverences him she adores him mentions his her eyes shine when she name And Santa Claus Is a worthy object of at adoration He is the spirit of thoughtful of the joyous of happiness for others aHlers and I more than all he Is to the th the children of today the messenger and remind remind- remind reminder reminder er of f the child who was born in a a manger so long ago the Christ child who glorified childhood opening the thee e eyeshot f t the e world to its ts importance teaching l men and women to be and a ng and wiser In their relations with the little ones reverencing the divinity that is' is breathed Into them with the breath of life Ute Blue eyes always has a glorious Chrism Chrismas as Would that every child were were storing up such beautiful memories mem memories ories to brighten the years that are areto areto areto to come Is there any greater Incentive Incentive incentive tive to a pure and useful manhood and womanhood than the memories memorie of ot a happy childhood And even though there were no use In It children children children child child- ren have an Inalienable ble right to hap hap- It takes so little to make them happy that a sad child Is the most pathetic thing In nature You are their sunshine father and moth moth- er err Smile and see the light of laughter laughter laughter laugh laugh- ter In their eyes Frown and the light dies |