Newspapers / The courier. / Dec. 16, 1915, edition 1 / Page 2
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"TWtM'iltiif Yin1- 1 .. UNCLE JUD'S LYRICAL MONO LOG ON COUNTUY EDITORS Who is it that will work day and late into the night Just to boost the town he lives in with all his main and might? Who is it that's a millionaire without the money bags? Who always smiles no matter how thi little old world wags? Who takes his pay in promises in ap ple or cord wood, And tries his hardest in this vale of tears to do some good? The country editor, my son, and may ' his tribe increjjje; An optimist par excellence; his labors never cease. More than half ohr pophlation lives in little country towns, Where the fashions run to overalls, sunbonneta, gingham gowns, But which are the foundation, you can take it, son, from me, Of all the ration's riches, and our vust prosperity They're the bulwark of our greatness; the foundation of it all, And upon the small town editor great obligations fall. He must mould public opinion in his little chosen sphere; He must guard the institutions that we all of us hold dear; Upon his sense of duty and his loy alty depends The welfwe of the nation, and we have no better friends Than these country Horace Greelys, whose opinions are their own, And not bought by men and women, rkh on shady dealings grown. GOOD WORD FOR CORSETS Now Have Commendation of the Health Service. New York Worlk. Science, in the process of correcting its mistakes of the past, has now at last done justice to the corset, and the fact is worthy of remark. For gen erations, even for centuries, this arti ele of feminine wear has been under the ban of masculine disapproval. De rided, condemned as unhygenic and harmful, no word of censure was too harsh for it. Yet now it receives a Federal certificate of utility and healthfulness at the hands of the Unit ed States Health Service. And so far from being injurious and deforming, the corset is officially endorsed as specially beneficial to working wo men in "preventing bad postures" and counteracting the effects of stooping. This, of course, is merely the rever sal of another man-made judgment, and will bo accepted as such by the other sex, which has been aware all along of the corset's advantages. Thanhs to their corsets, women are well shielded from the febrile and dys enteric troubles that :riso from sud den cb.Ti.'v of temperature; and hiio tr.cn hive marveled th'.t women er.uld no "n 1.'.'lu'y clad," in fact they arc more a.lor-'.r.tc-'y clothed t'.ian men a.-i respe.i-i l':e tvot. i-Lii.n of Vo 1V, ney., ami the alxbrncn. Pcviv.pf-, in deed, ir;!"-.".i!iiip op:,i;on vlil become so ei'.i',T'.''rnel as to sco in th:;v x-p.-"il t:-r-.r.ts a b.H.ter jrruitcc of health t!-:.n in the o'.d-tinio muffles. Put ; i cixvv; -.h-.-els. it c.-penv! to f,re!.ly veil established thnt in stead of injurin: "the female form di vine," V-.cy vce.l'y improve it. rnd in stead of congesting and tortucin'v t'ae vital orrrr.ns, they safeguard them. That 'S only what every womr.n knows, but it is something to have feminine instinct in the matter solemnly ap proved by a macull.in medical board. 1)0 YOU CELIEYE IN NAILING UP A HORSESHOE ON YOUR ' norss FOP. GOOD LII'IC? Jf yo-i do, yju've up to ia standards of tho .Tali.en V':' in Ur of the Cha'd.. -lev 'n cji'lci Ahram cut of that. !ae:! L icanbf Ac '. 1 so ncthirg better j'.r Archeology has dug up t!i.. .'J!.aii'c-ir. clay' substitute for the !uc!c bviii.t-i .g horseshoe. Dr. ?Jjlvin Gnve Kyle, one of the best n of V'" I'.reheologiBtfi, vrites every l o...r ii The Sunday SJiool Times a n.vie of the laten archeolo gic.il dis.over-e" and thir tetiing- on ttibie truth. TMb if? a eumple of the many nciable disc -ei.e;. that are con ettirJy being mncie by the archeolo gista vc wen who Cig up ancient records 'n B'Wo lands. A specimen copy o Ti e Sunday Sccxm Vimes eor.tp.rung oie ci theoe intereetirg and hilojrmir.g articles miI be sent on recciot of a post card reo iest address ed to The Zv-Jh? $ bo .1 Til Com pany, 1081 Wplnut Street, Philadel phia, 2a. " SYCAMORE BIGGEST "NON-NUT" In a Erie. t contest . held aw iK ,Aserica)a Geaett Ass! tiie vriae wisHMiT fw, laVjMt. M trW is i XJnkrt Statea ----- -- at Vfcf&iBstsa, ImL. vUefc la 48 tit HOLIDAY AILIITS How to Avoid Condition Brought About by Overeating. Plenty of Vigorous Outdoor Exercise Will Help Digestive Organs As similate Food Better Than Doctor's Prescription. By IRENE WESTON. SO MANY people habitually feel more or less out-of-sorts for the few days following Christmas that Christmas ailments have come to be recognized as a necessary aftermath of the festivities. Of course, the children will a'wja-s overeat themselves; it they were fat allowed to eat all sorts of indigestible thing3, they would feel they were be ing cheated out of half the Joy of the gay Christmas season. As a matter of fact, it is not the children at all who make up the -bulk of sufferers from Christmas complaints. It is the grown ups who, simply through carelessly neglecting to subscribe to one simple rule of health, frequently find them selves more or less unhappy inside, and more tired and run down physical ly at the end of the Christmas holi days than before them. Of course, children do overeat them selves more often than grown people. They rejoice, however, in the posses sion of powers of recuperation which grown-ups, even In the prime of life, can only look back on with envy. Too much plum pudding, too many sau sages wtth turkey, too many sweets Between meals, may bring on a sharp digestive upset, but in a few hours all traces ef It hare disappeared, and the one-Mme sufferer is soon eager tor more of the lieh foods which sauted him pain. With grown people, after-Christmas allsMnts are not so much due to imtfto crimlbate eating of indigestible foods as to an utter neglect of any precau tions to adapt their systems to the new conditions which reign during the Christmas holidays. I Take the case of the average father ! of a family who leaves all office work behind. How does the change affect him? In the first place, the dull mo notony of his days is broken in upon and his brain can relax from the high 1 pressure cf the office. This much, of course, is a change in the right dtrec-; tlon. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy physically as well as mentally. At the same time, however, staying at home has drawbacks of its own, for it means less exercise, which 1 in its turn should suggest a cutting down of the food supplied to the body. Too much food and too little exer-' tion are almost certain to upset the di gestion and clog up the various organs ! whose duty it is to separate the waste matters from the good in tho food we , eat and rid the body of those poison ous products. The remedy is perfectly siraple. There is no need to stint yourself of the good thinps of the table. Eat, drink and bs morr. within fair mcd eration. of course. However, you raust help your digestive organs by taking plenty of vinarous outdoor exorcise. A two hours' walk before tho mid day raeal, a round o" !;clf or sonin oth er oi'K'iror pa'.v.e v. itll tha children i i niiclaftciT.e.pn, pt.(1 a hri?lc tvo-iniio Talk in t'.:o hn'f-hoi;r befoio the c ve iling meal will bo fcud worth mors tln-.i nny amount ot doet.n-'n iirratrip- tior.s ("irecteu towards relieving th i first tymi tortis of biliousness, t'io montnl irritability, disturbed sleep, sour taste in the muth. lt-s of iippo t!te etc., which nre sueh a cenm-.cn aftermath of tha CiirioUnas holidays. t Unselfishness is tho key to Christc.as happiness. ENVIOUS. "Do you ever wish you were a girl?" asked the visitor. "Only at Christmas lime," uiswwM the boy. "Why do you wish it then? ' "Because of tho stockings tLoj wear." CuKivatlng the Christmas SpMi. "Alas!" siKhed the moody mao. "there is no gladness for me In this Joyous season." "Tut-tut 1" said the optimist. "Pure ly there la a ray ot tmshm tor you, as there is for all of us If we but look for it.- . , . ....... , . V "Nov" xepired the moetfy m., 1 have pot a aiagU friend and bo rela tive wtth Whom I am on speaking tenia? - - ' Cker be, fee, srts tha ether, WrrOh sftals-sd assy la has tone, "Osat y be Had iwibh ym wfl rim 1 4R. C15I1HI III How trie Festivo Season Is Ob served Aboard Ship. Not Much Work Is Done Athletlo Sports, Traditional Dinner and Evening Entertainment Fea tures of Occasion. NOWHERE in all the world is the "spirit of Cliri3trr.as" entered in to more whole-heartedly than on board the ships ot the United States navy. Observance of this chief of all na tional holidays varies, of course, in form with tho location cf tho fleet at the time. Into each of tho continental ''home ports" (headquartors of certain indi vidual vessels) tho big gray monsters come dropping in by twos and throes till, in New York and Philadelphia, and Norfolk and Frisco, it looks al most like a naval review. According to long established custom, they are there to give the boys in blue a run on the beach ("liberty," as they call it in the service), and every man Jack who is not actually undergoing pun ishment is allowed and encouraged to take his look at the bright lights go home on leave or uptown for fun or anything else he likes as long as his money lasts but away from the ship in any event. This custom applies not alone to the enlisted men, hut to the officers as well and, when Christ mas morning dawns in a home port, there are not likely to be many more persons on board any maa-o'-war than the regulations can for ia the mt4 mum. The few "shipkeepnrs" cannot, un der such circumstances, make a very successful effort toward merriment. Rear Admiral Samuel MeOowan writes In the National ' Monthly, but what they lack in numbers they Invariably make up in other ways, one of these w&ys being the complete satisfaction of the inner man. Abroad and at sea, though, it is al together different. Every soul on A Christinas Concert on Board Ship. board, from tho usually sedate flag o;r-cor and the more or less unap i?roac!iablo f.rst lieutenant, down to "Jiiiiiay-lc:',s ' and the ship's cook and ilio me: pen.'-er buy, voluntarily consti tutes hia.S'-'.f a c;,-.i)nitteo of ono to r.'3 tl'o thins t!iroi;,;li in "old navy" !s hioa, and even Kirg Neptuno, when he co:ae3 on hoai'd on "crossing tho to doi;e every hayseed and !..ii.ilub!.T, has a farmiuablo rival in tho "spirit ot Chvistrms." It mttrs nc"; much v.hcther the thip bo anchored cif Vera Cruz r plowing through the Pacific ocea. ;!io (!ihtai;C3 from homo and friends makes it incumbent on all to do their level best to make at least a brave try for "Merry Christmas." Itoutino drills are entirely suspend ed; and, except for cleaning ship (cleanliness in tho navy being deemed not only akin to, but actually neck and neck with godliness itself), not a lick of avoidable work is allowed to bo done by anybody. "All hands" are called, to be sure, on scheduled time, but many more men Lban usual r.ro allowed to "s'.eop in," and, ai'tor tie tiniest minimum of tidying up, preparations for the day's festivities are guten under way. Thorn is a varied Athletic program tiir.t li";is:s In tho forenoon, and after an hoar or to off for 0 nner st mM day, einiiinver well along toward sua sot. Pn'!o;-3 r .-e .uught to be thorough. to they go at thoir pot: to races and 4)ie-eatiug contests and tugs of war and Jumping contents with the sarcn fervor thai they 3ho7 when trying for a 13-inch turret giin ro-rd or stpmp- j irg out a Caribbean revo!uon. There is no lucx oi liiiei etft peuded on. Ax. J wa'. Tha! an be dc u 1 is soundea thy ae a tlrnd 'ot. Toward s.nsct thi varl-;us. contests have bcaa cwple'sd Knt nV: unssu a'ly ctllivi ot "o ciooart uf iark b?3B," at ti e bs-icfll leople say), and. after tn eatly Supi y, a btngt a rigged np on the qua'tcrdes and the crowning eveul of the c&ti.-e oeiebra t'.cu is oa. Ecr. jUr:es Is a minstrel Show, anotoof tlur a ' arleirtlli per formance, but without rzot etion there is plenty of mbsic and near rauiiie, and no such r,tertain .-ao.it would lie con Btete witheTt the inevHable and lultn ItaMe eakowuik., Sc.ae ci the tmpfe Tised eoatiBuea are fearfuly and won derfully made, But they are at, iking and, for the mot art, ,err aparoprt ate, wlrSe the pirauottine and g. rattag ot Che eakewatsMra ttieusetyw ate weN worth seeing. Tho pt ogrtsa It A fcMf a, bat isAsreA newer lags Mr a Bwawt ra Amerleam saOsrs am J"igTirtCT-l frJftSJMsssnsaafcsss-W"ta s I ' V- iX.-' . fA ry OW nlalnly the Christmas chimes seem to ring out to all, both rich and poor: "Ye who would be truly hap py, do good, do good! live not for yourselves, for there is bo Joy in self ishBees.. DlKpel the grief and want yen see everywhere aromid you. Give freely ef what yon have and thereby lay np treasures In heaven." Thus chime the belts, and he who heeds their solemn warning while mer rily they ring may have bis Christmas Messing if he win. Happihiexsl It to a dtrtne gift, and maa tx godlike, if ever, when he fills sesae hwcaiiu heart wtth joy. Whet was it bat a laudable desire to reader aft mankind joyful at Christ mas which Impelled peeple in the old en time to open their homes and their hearts as well te all alike at Christ mas that all niiht enter and share the Christmas feast? Friend or stranger, it mattered not, the master welcomed all. and all men who would partook of his bonnty. No man sat down alone liesldc his Christmas fire, wrapped in his own selfishness and careless of others' rem fort. No; the great Yale loe was brought wtth pomp and much rejoicing- from the wildwooil, a mighty fire was kindled upon the lieurtu, and the whole uiTshborhood gathered around to share the genial warmth, while bright eyes danced with glee as tho Christ inns houghs crooked merri ly in the ruddy Maze. The flush of Joy was on every cheek, and every honest heart throbbed with gratitude and homely pleasures. The wussall bowl went rniinil, blithe carols were sung, and merry lads and maidens danced under ilie mi.-tli'loo boughs. ('Iii istuuisiido. which was also called Yule-tldo. lasted a fortnight, und every body Ii:m1 loisr.ro to snanr until the ChiiMtiias revels ended with the nmsiprs. Il'o plays and the mad frolics of Tv.viCii Niulit. lint nowndays how tlni' Week I..-1 Year's is i those u I: i joynn fiiire-ilfa'. There an - are i.-h!t;i;wd! l-iveu the .iii Christ nris and New -.!! of ir..!.is;;y. und few are (iovoio all t!:clr ti;uo lo en Vno great hearthstones of li:!ils have disappeared, an w'.ilo chinim'.v nooks w'.ioivin i::e lirown'os nmy lurk in cozy coiufo'.l. an t heaven only knows where our pen. lies l,i'.io perhaps in tho piano box or up in tho ch uideUers. Buys CSrSsfiiiass Ev. A Christ liias custom of ours aud the one p.isi c-i.slus tho greatest antiquity is that of piesonUng plays the ovonlng of the Jllh of Deeember. This was first noticed In the west of England. For several hundred years "St. George and the Drairon" was tho most populnr. Tho actors, always children, were fan tastically dressed and decorated with ribbons, brightly colored paper and wooden swords. The tbemo wns war end love. There were donate, battle, death and mimicry and a physician ever ready to restore tho dead to life. Tills custom Fprni!'? from the ancient crusaders, consequently the feats of chlvahy and the romantic extrava gance or luitrht 'rrnntry that are pre rerved to this day in a modified de sr "o. ?!:'sklnir, which In practiced to some stent among Scotchmen, is derived Iroia the Uonan Saturnalia, when people- (il:v;u'sed themselvos and practiced tricks ii,ion t'lolr neighbors. This is row but RoanUly Indulged In, but such ' 3 wifts has lioeii jiresen-ed ! '"'' ,n,! f! f!l r six" 'ntury. The Snvvey of f.ondo:t mentions a spien- ti.i ' uiuin.nerie" which waj performed by th" I'itlxcns in honor of Trluce H'ohsrd, wn ef the Black Prlnoe, in the year 13T7. We ii; he.'.r very much ne-wadnys abaut the lord of misrule or the waits, eel both are remembered. The former had Ileerme to do everything be could Ibte'c of tn keep up the Jollity during Pa "tr.otve days," and the latter re ferred to wandering minstrels, who serenaded houses and waned tmtQ food 'ami wine or, more acceptable, money was bestowed upon them. r;Onr games on Ohrifttnas Bight of cards, billiards, limffloboard, mmri ctena, dnnciug and the teles that are told of knlguts, UC'es, lovers, flueena, Ubim, gtnota, dwarfs, witches, fairies, gnb tins and the rest were pliyad and toivUfi ta. m bag a that Ut I. awtoat sdatortaa has beea aataie ts aaoartata Iba cecrsot at f Bwtr fta-aiiwc. I CMms Say They EMg OsfiS si i v. , The Chewiest Chewing Gum ever Chewed ' L-aWSSit?.. Chew "Bobs" 5c. the packet or two "Bobs" for.a cent at all the better stands and stores. has a heart for you. The pepperminty candy heart with gum inside chewy and delicious. o?k the "Bobs" happy crowd SEWING TIME Is Now Here! Every sewing machine in the city is just humming, and .every woman in town is getting herself and her family into tho prettiest clothing imaginable, as quickly as she can. Have you a sewing machine in your home ? Wouldn't you gladly pay Jl.Ot Down and $1.00 a Week to have the finest sewing machine that is made? Youwill never miEs so little an amount, and you could have so many pretty things if you owned one. Wo are selling The FREE Sewing Machine on these terms and it is the moat wonderful sewing machine that was ever mado. It is a far superior article for less money than any of the 30-called "od lint" machine that you have uesd se long. The Itotoscillo movement, the eight sets of ball bearing, auto matic lift, automatic locking drawers, automatic tension re leas o, shuttle ejector, hoad latch, thread controller, etc., as well as the rotary spool pin, self-threading shuttle, new French leg doftign and other improvements makes The FREE first choice of all who have investigated come in and try "The FREE" before deciding. D. A. CORNELISON, Agt. SEAGROVE, 2V. C. ACRES 550 ACRES I will sell aa a whole, or subdivide to Buit purchaser, a tract of 550 acres of land, lying on both sides of the Norfolk and Southern railroad, and both sides of the ABhebtro and Pine Hurst gravel road, seven miles south of Asheboro, N. C. The laad lays weH with some buildings, and improved farm land, and orchard sid tract on place, also good church within the boundary. Any one wishing a bargain will communicate with Seth W. Laughlin, Ahesoro,N.& HOW A20UT YOUR We have just received a full line of overcoats. Price range from $5.00 to fl5.0. . . . If you ha vett'i bought your Winter Overcoat don't do o unta you see our line. :. WOOD CASB CLOTRWG COMPANY J0 .,.-j-Te.- . A.- mns nnns WINTER CVEHGOAT ? Jurt r"-'r1i it fhv s Jiey W&fe M wrs 3 Q 1 ta&aa fa Aanhtaii w H4 t
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