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MONDAY, DEC. 24,1917
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1
RIPPLWG RHYMES
B;r Watt Mason
im.avix; THE ;amk.
The men who've studied things like
thefc, who've studied thorn in forty
'. ways, say wo can help things or the
f. seas by having sundry, meatless days.
They say, "Come out the wheaten
'bread, one day a week; and eat corn
pone; lap up. less sugar when you're
led, and help to make the focman
groan." It isn't much to ask, gad
zooks, and '..refuse them were a shame;
so let's instruct" our Rifted conks to
read the rules and T!ay the frame. T
eat a rooster once a week, wljich
braces me to play my harp; again I
go down to the creek and lariat a cod
or carp. When to the table I repair,
In solemn state, three times a day,
and see a loaf of white bread there, I
sternly order It away. I say to nephew,
aunt and niece, "Go slow on butter
and on lard; the allies now are need
ins; grea.se we must not eat it by the
yard." The government Is most po
lite; it asks lis kindly to retrench,.' and
help our own men in the fight,, and
eke the British and the French. Tet
some there are who give no heed, who
laugh polite requests to scorn; tliey
don't propose to curb their greed, and
live on hens and fish and corn. They
hang around in every town, you'll see
them anywhere you look; and Uncle
Sam is writing down their surnames
in his little book.
TirE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.
In the midst of the greatest war in
the annals of history, Christmas
comes. The one day in the year dedi
cated especially to the thought of
peace quiet gentle, happy peace.
The flower of American manhood is
wearing the -uniform of the Soldier
of Democracy. He is in the trench
, and in the camp. Here in the home
land, every day, the pages of current
story are eagerly scanned for the
flashes of news from "somewhere in
: France." When the bells ring and the
choirs sing, the Christmas anthem
music will fall upon hearts depressed
and anxious.
May this be the last "war-Christmas."
This prayer will ascend from
millions of hearts. But with it there
will be & companion prayer, not until
. the principles for which American
boys have consecrated their blood are
accomplished shall the roar of gun
andburstingofshellcen.se.
The spirit of Christmas good
i cheer. Even In the time of war, In
the day of anxiety, the spirit of Christ
mas is the spirit of good-cheer.
May the rising of Tuesday's sun
bring blessing, brightness, joy, peace,
happiness to every reader of The
TIMES, to every home into which this
newspaper shall go, to every individ
ual within reach of this community,
and even into every heart In this
wide world.
SAVE THE COAL.
The fuel administrator has ordered
that two nights in the week, Sunday
and Thursday nights, be "lightless
nights" that is to say that on those
nights all lights exept those abso
lutely necessary be turned off. AVhy
not go a step further and save coal bv
j turning off all unnecessary lights at
! nine o'clock every night except Sat
! tirday night? The electric advertising
j lights and the "white way" are at
i tractive and under normal conditions
j there is a good reason for using an
unlimited amount of electric light in
every town and city, but just now
: when the entire country faces a seri
!. oub shortage of coal for ful, it would
; be sensible to economize in the matter
of electric current, even to the point of
' a less attractive looking city.
Let us work and try to stimulate
every business enterprise in Canton
by giving it all the friendly encour
agement we can, thereby uniting our
Industries, Intelligence and capital in
one common cause for the good of
the town. Canton Observer. That Is
the right sort of talk. Build up your
Uyfia, ,- . . . v ,
SLLKXCE THE GOSSIP EH.
Every few days some new rumor
gains currency. Rumors that hare
the earmarks of German propaganda.
Some of the stories are so unlikely
taut it would seem that no person
would believe them and In some In
stances the rumors are so far from
the truth and so palpable false that tt
would appear ridiculous to "even deny
them. Notwithstanding the absolutely
foblish appearance of some of these,
stories, there are always those who j
will repeat them and always some
people who accept them.
Evene the Red Cross, that organiza
tion whose work is out in the open has
been attacked
Absolutely fulse and
hurtful statements have been made
and sometimes taken as true by unin
formed people. The Young Men's
Christian Association war work cam
paign was forced to struggle against
untrue accusations. The Liberty Loan
campaign was a fruitful season for the
pro-German propagandist.
Recently the attacks began on the
Food Administration and Herbert
Hoover was the target. The Philadel
phia North American prints some of
the statements made and answers the
gossipers briefly but clearly.. That
newspaper commenting on the false
statements made of the food situation.
said:: - .
"That Herbert Hoover, federal
food administrator, gets a salary
of $18,000 and lives in luxury. It
is a lip. He gives his services to
the peoplo without salary and
jives simply. .
"That at Camp Dix or Camp '
Meade quarters of beef are
thrown away or burned. It is a
'. e. "
"That tons of vegetables, prin
cipally potatoes, are rotting -through
carelessness of soldiers. ;
It is a lie. '
:, "That whole car-loads of foods
are decaying on the railroad
tracks in this city because the
commission men want to pet high
prices. It is a lie,
"That the government Intends
to seize all the canned goods that
the patriotic women put up dur
ing the summer. It is a lie.
"That French army officers have .
been shot for selling American
wheat to Germany. )t it a lie.
"That Canada is holding its
wheat, so that it can demand a
high price when the American
crop is exhausted. It is: a lie."
. . It is time that ..the fault-finder was
silenced. The boys of the I'nitcd
States are facing the trenches of Ger
many. They are defending American
principles. Their lives are at stake.
2 hat class of folk, here at home, who
give no other evidence of their loyalty
than the promulgation of false charges
against the several departments of
war work should be silenced. If re
bukes do not have effect then let the
government find some other and more
severe way of treating the individuals
who are giving aid and comfort to the
enemy by the circulation of such false
stories.
SAVE THE GASOLINE.
Among other anti-waste campaigns
is that which looks toward the conser
vation of the supply of gasoline. Ar
thur Reeves, general manager of the
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce says, "according to the estimate
of the petroleum division of the United
States bureau of mines, 959,000 gal
lons of gasoline a day will be required
for the use- of army, navy, and aero
nautrical operations during tiie com
ing year. The total daily gasoline pro
duction is 6,8 49,000 'gallons; so with
a campaign against waste it can be
seen that the warnceds should be
cared for easily and still have ample
for our industrial needs."
The Council of ' National Defense,
urges a "don't waste, gasoline" cam
paign and certainly every power of
an automobile should bo willing to
eliminate as.far as possible any need
less consumption of the product so
Important for war operation.
TOO DELICATE! "
Here Is an Instance of the "mother
love" and also an illustration of the
disposition of some people to shirk the
call of the nation at this time. A
woman living at Fresno, Calif., has
written to United States Marine Corps
headquarters In Washington, asking
that the young man be discharged.
"He is too weak and delicate to be
in the service," she wrote, "he Is a
blacksmith's helper by trade, and I
would prefer him to stay at his last
job."
The mother was informed that, for
the time being, her son must remain a
Marine.
The municipal fuel administration is
enjoying a rush business. In the mean
time, the local coal dealers have been
able to avoid the embarrassment of
declining to sell coal when they have
none to deliver.
"To the men who think they can
run a newspaper," the Columbia State
refers them to "the Congressional Re
cord, the most collossal failure that
amateurs ever made,"
CHRISTMAS, 1B17.
..'. .mjr mm I give ante y a4 as
the world glvetk.. . ," 4aa 14.17.
A fourth Christmas will dawn to
morrow on a world In the grip of
forces the Batonio opposite of the
ideal that the birth of Jesus Christ
brought into the earth. Force is still
dominant, cruelty has Increased with
the progress of knowledge and this
hour seems the darkest of civilization.
To America especially, engulfed in
a war that was not of her seeking,
comes the temptation to declare that
the peace on earth good will to niqn
which was heard in angelic carol over
the quiet Juriean hills was an halluci
nation of slmph- Rhpherd. and that
faith in a world governed by the prin-
' cll,lp8 lf Jesus is no more than a beau
tiful dreani. At this time the Ques
tion of the centuries comes again with
despairing insistence." Why Is all
around us as if some lesser god had
made the world and had not power to
work his will?"
Whatever may be the dilemma in
which such a proposition may place
abstract theology and philosophy, the
soul which has divined the real mis
sion of Jesus will not be dismayed by
the persistence of 'evil and by the
seemingly drawn battle between Je
hovah and Baal. :
Jesus did not come to establish
peace on co for all by miracle. His
failure to destroy evil in the social
and political systems of his day proved
a stumbling block to faith then and
lias continued to puzzle some of his
followers to this day. But He came to
develop in the soul the power to trans
form itself and society and to work
out in the long ages of God the victo
ries which men fondly believed He
would perform in the twinkling of an
eye. He came to glorify human life
but its ability to suffer and sacrifice
for ah Idea and to await the spreading
of the leaves w hich He placed into the
chaotic lump of human affairs
The world into which Christ came
was ruled by might. Autocracy then
ii uues now nearly z.uon years
later) raised its arrogant head to de
mand the homage of men. The world
was selllsh and lustful, as it still is. The
peace which Jesus possessed in that
environment and which He gave to
the world was the peace which comes
to those Who arc'-' willing to. tight for
the triumph of right over the powers
and principalities of this world.
The peace which the world gives is
loo often peace at the sacrifice of jus
tice and righteousness.' In govern
ment it is the peace made at Berlin in
1S7S by which so-called Christian Eu
rope left the Turk to misgovern and
massacre the Armenians; and' nations
and tribes-were 'torn, asunder to pre
serve the fetish of the balance of
power. In individual life, that other
peace is that which comes from soft
pacifism in the face of wrong, or from
atrophied conscience In the face of
duty.
The peace which Jesus brought
into the world was that which he
achieved in battle with evil forces, a
battle which, cost Him His life. It
was a peace which helps to explain
His own saying, "I came not to send
peace, .but a sword."
The carol which the angels sang at
the birth of the Redeemer was fol
lowed tragically soon by the weeping
of women as they saw the Master take
his way through the Damascus gate
toward the skull-shaped hill where he
was to die between two thieves. That
Jesus suffered no illusions as to the
nature of the revolution his life and
sacrifice was to- work In history Is
plain In His answer. "Daughters of
Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep
for yourselves, and for your children."
He foresaw not only the destruction of
the Holy City by Roman and Saracen;
He saw the struggle of the ages be
tween right and wrong, good and evil.
That struggle is still going on. Its
brute strength has broken loose In
our time consuming violence and dia
bolical fury. But His last words to His
disciples rise now, and better still, are
heard, above the roar of guns in the
trenches of France In the plains of
Palestine and are beginning to be
heard anew In the homes of Amer
ica, ". , .my peace I give unto you;
not as, the world giveth."
What Others Are A-Saying
Honor to Whom Honor Is Duo,
(Raleigh News and Observer.)
It was very fittingly too that Hon.
W. J. Bryan should have been so co
reclplent with Mr. Webb of congratu
lations after the vote on the prohibi
tion resolution. No man has wellded
so powerful an influence for a dry na
tion as Mr. Bryan. Since his resigna
tion from the office of secretary of
state he has given much of his time
to the prohibition movement and his
influence has been immensely valu
able to the cause. The action nf mn.
gress Is further vindication of his
wmuom ana loresight and his work
for prohibition will rank in value
..i'w, lam wun mat wnicn he
has done for the election of senators
uy tne direct vote of the people, the
income tax, tariff and bankino- rofn-.
and other legislation aimed to benefit
me ranis ana rue of the people.
Welcome Home.
(Charlotte Observer.)
While we are passing the felicita
tions of thB season It Is in order to ei-
tend 'the welcoming hand to Cantaln
Samuel A. Ashe on his return to North
Carolina. For five or six years he has
been hidden away In Senator Sim
mons' office in Washington, Industri
ously employed among books and doc
uments. He returns to the state in the
capacity of Federal court clerk, for
wnicn position ne possesses eminent
qualifications. One comfort on havins
Captain Ashe once more at homer Is in
the prospect that he will on occasion
"take up his pen" in retrosnectlve or
current treatment of North Carolina
jnen and affairs.
fr,
III BITS OF BYPLAY
By LUKE McLUKE
Copyri.-ht HIT, by
The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Too Know Him.
An awful lush Is Oswald Lear,
And he is not content;
He says he'd rather have free er
Than hare free government.
TIic Itomsoii.
"t see that old Slopoke has failed In
busmess," said Smith. "What kind of
a store did he run. anyway?"
'-'One of those places where they are
always out of what you want but will
have it next, week," replied Brown.
Ouch! .
Fair woman often makes us grin, :
And men will all agree,
That she Is quite consistent in
Her inconsistency.
Abbreviated.
"See here," demanded the City Edi
tor, "what does this line in your story
mean? You say here: 'The girl wore
an "skt" ', What the Hek do you
mean by 'skt ?' "
"An abbreviated skirt, of course,"
replied the Bright Reporter.
: Kind Hearted. .
"The poor bedbug Is cold," said Ned.
"And it is only right;
That he should crawl into my bed
And cuddle up at night."
Oh! :, -
"It says here that wooden cars are
responsible for most of the railroad
accidents," said the Old Fogy.
"That so? commented the GrOtioh.
'I always thought it was wooden
heads."
First Tliiiic.
"What would you do if you were in
My shoes?" asked Ignntz Dine;
I answered with a cheerful grin:
"I'd go and get a shine."
Wood Wailc
The engagement of Jennie Wade of
Smlthville, Tenn., and William Wood,
of Maryland, has just been announced.
.Bent. :
By nature he is bent towards theft,
I speak of young Bob Hookit;
In other words, some people say,
His natural bent is crooked.
Tamarack.
Is That So!
"Yes." said Mrs. Malaprop. "I find
Luke McLulce highly diverting. I am
very fond of that column he writes
headed "Bits of Horse Play." Ball
Crank, , .
-.Police! '.'.-.
You can see a jay walker in almost
any large city. But yu have to go to
Nelsonville, Ohio, to see a J.-Rider.
To a Girl on a. Masa.inp Cover.
Darling, you are growing bolder.
You will drive a man to drink,
In your w-ealth of hair I notico :
.Purple threads among the pink.
-Luke McLuko.
Y'ou are also growing older.
But the diess you erstwhile wore
Slips completely off your shoulder
As It did in days of yore.
Newark Advocate.
Watch r Grow!
Rush Harris and Leaf Lard have
joined the Lebanon, Tenn.j branch of
the Club..
Names is Names.
Edwin Fell lives in Coldwater, Ohio.
Our Dally Special
A Spoiled Boy Usually Develops In
to A Fresh Man.
Luke McLuke Says.'
A small boy often promises himself
that when he gets old enough to be
boss his meals will consist entirely of
dessert.
Most any man can make a woman
change her name. But mighty few
men can make a woman change her
mind.
It doesn't matter how often she gets
married, a woman Is nlways surprised
to find that matrimony is different
from what she expected.
When a woman wishes to retire
from the world she enters a convent.
When a man wishes to retire from
the world he either marries a famous
woman or gets himself elected Vice
President. The old-fashioned man who thought
it wns impossible to live on air now
has a son who makes big money as
a chauffeur of an aeroplane.
When a girl is selecting a husband
it seldoms occtlres to her that a good
dancer may make a poor provider.
The lads in the trenches are not
entitled to all of the sympathy. The
man who is trying to support six
children nowadays on a small salary
is entitled to some of it. '
When a man's pipe gets clogged
up he raises more Cain than if it was
his throat that was clogged up.
One of the joys of married life is
that the later you get to bed the earlier
your wife will get you up to explain
how it happened.
Sometimes the children get the idea
that Father Is mean and grouchy when
the truth of the matter is that the
poor devil is merely hard up.
We never knew of a man who was
so ornery in life that ' someone'
wouldn't throw a bouquet on his cof
fin when he died.
What has become of the old-fash-1
ioned man who was afraid he might be
buried alive and who had his erave
rigged up with signaling appartus as
a safety first precaution?
Pains and Aches
Caused by Kidneys
Many women attribute ailments
and suffering to some disease pecu
liar to their sex, when often the
pain and misery Is caused by weak
or deranged kidneys. Housework,
office work or factory work may
start the trouble, and dizzy spells,
pumness under eyes, Sora muscles,
stilt Joints, discolored or scanty urine.
Sleep disturbing bladder ailments,
rheumatism or diabetes may result.
'When the kidneys are strong and
healthy they Alter out from the blood
th poisonous waste matter. When
they are sluggish or overworked they
need a medicine to clean them out
and invigorate action. Foley Kidney
PI1H are prepared expressly for the
purpose of dissolving all poisonous
substances and urlo acid that lodge
in the Joints and musoUs and ta
cleanse and strengthen stopped-up.
Inactive kidneys. Thousands of men
and women In all parts of tbe county
testify to the wonderfully aatlsfac-
f5Ly J0?" 1 'L-? ? h"r " from tk
tog Foley Kidney rills,
SMITH'S DRUG STORE.
"Here on this tremen
dous errand far from the
Christmas joys at home we
shall be cheered to the task
that is before us by your
strength and by your pa
tience. Your will and ours
must join to fortify us in
the sacrifice we must make
and tlie blood we must give
to the end that there may
be restored peace on earth,
good will to men."
PERSHIiSG.
C. W. Brown
Shoe Co.
When Your Eyes
trouble you or you are In need
of glasses, don't . overlook the
fact that wo have been estab
lished for yean and have made
a reputation by giving quality
and service that are unexcelled.
Charles . lioness
OPTOMETRIST & OPTICIAN
54 Patton Ave. : ; Opp. P. O,
We Wish to Thank Our
man y Customers for
their patronage during
the past year, and to
wish each and everyone
A Merry Christmas and
A Happy New Year.
Sincerely,
Guarantee Shoe Store.
4 Biltmore Ave.
JEWEL
"Coal Saver"
RANGES
Naturally, a coal saving Range
saves you money. Then why not
let us put a JEWEL RANGE in
your home.
CHAS. L SLUDER CO.,
20 S. Pack Sq. Phone 1508
IP YOTI nAVE WEAK LUNGS
or throat trouble that threaten to be
come chronic, tak plenty of pur food,
fresh air and rest, and try
ECKMAN'S ALTERATIVE.
Many have found this 'Calcium props,
ration a tonic nutted to their needs, and
It may meet the requirements In your
raso. Contains no Alcohol, N&rcotio or
Hablt-Formlng Drug.
S- size, now $1.50. ft else, bow s0.
told by alL leading drusglsts.
Eckman laboratory, Philadelphia.
Flour and
Meal
Best Flour in Asheville,
the quarter
$1
Country Ground Meal,
the peck
50c
DON'T PAY HIGH
PRICES
FOR FLOUR AND MEAL
H. T. Wilson
60 N. LEXINGTON
Phone 1900
BATTERY PARK BANK
ABBEVILLE. N. G
State, City and County Depository
Capital $100,000.00
Surplus and Profits ..................... 230,000.00
OFFICERS
James P. Sawyer, Chairman of the Board
T. C. Coxe, President Erwin Sluder, Vice-President
C Rankin, Cashier
NO LOANS ARK MADE BV THIS BANK TO ANY OF ITS
OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS
IS YOUR JOB YOUR ONLY ASSET?
If so, then what you have to fall back on if your job or
your ability to hold it fails you, unless you have a savings
account in the
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MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
The Only National Bank in Asheville
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Capital $1,250,000.00 We Invite Your Business
Greetings to
We Wish You a
HACKNEY &
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DO NOT WORRY ABOUT
STEEL STRUCTURAL SHAPES
Wo always carry five hundred tons in stock, a
weights and sizes, of I-Beams, Channels, Angles Plates,
Concrete Bars, Plain Rounds, etc. Facilities for punch
ing and cutting. If you -want prompt deliveries from
etook see us. ' '' V'' . -vP' .
S. Sternberg & Company
j i lit : ' ;Mfm
Like
Mellow Sunlight
Specs were for old folks when
grandma was young. She wears
specs now but often forgets to
use them in the mellow sun
light of
RAYO LAMPS
Rayo Lamps can be lighted as
easily as a gas jet, without tak
ing off either the chimney or,
the shade. Of strong, simple
construction artistic in design
they give bright flickerless
light that saves eye-strain.
Ask for them byname. If your
dealer does not have them write
to our nearest station.
Aladdin Security Oil guaran
tees best results from lamps,
stoves and heaters.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Weshlaitm.D.C BALTIMORE Chariot, jy. C.
Norfolk. Vs.
Riohmoaa,Vs.
A New Interest Period
In Our Savings Department "
January IM10th
Deposit? made on or he the 1st. Four per cent in
terly; Start a Preparedtv opens an account,
fore the 10th count as ofterest compounded quar
esa Fund. O n e dollars
All Customers
Merry Christmas
MOALE COMPANY
Phone 181.
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