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m S ATURDAT MORNING. DECOkIBER25a915L- ' : V , THE NETS AND OBSERVER r mi Td)ztz is a Santa Claus N1E5, deer children, there U . SANTA CLAUS. Jr Looking back on the years we see im them tk record of (kings Job wkick prove tkat yearly he is about in the land, adding kappinee uato happiness, making bright places tkat Wat for hi cawing woold be dark. Hia U kaart wkick ia responsive ta tka tkougkte of - tka Ckrisrmas season, and! if jrea go about yon can aoo his pictare. in tka eyes of many, nanny cWU- -dren. who can show yon proofa of kis visits. Soma of yon kave doubta, aoma of yea ak owestioas about tkia Santa Clan. Soma of yon stage est np on tka nigkt bofora Christmas to find kim at kia work of felling tka stocking. If yn save failed to find kia. ao mack tka batter for jroa, for wkan yon have onca man kim, he coma no mora into your live aa in tka day ia wkick yau sought and did not find, yot found that ka bad com to yonr kma. One upon a timo tkar wan a little girl kar nam Virginia O'ldanlon, wko wa disturbed by doubt and .misgiving about Santa Clan. Ska wanted to know, and ao k wrote a lottor to Tka Now York Sun and aakad about Santa Clan. It waa in tbat day wkan tka graat Ckarlaa A. Dana waa aditor of tkat pa par, and tka qncotioa little Virginia aakad wa: "I tkar a Santa Qau)" . . Tnsrs wa a reply in Tka Naw York Sun, a roply wkick mada Virginia O'Hanloa kappy, a reply wkick in tka yaar ka mada many ekildren kappy. Tkat reply wa ia aa aditoriaf wkick i going ta bo road by generations vt to coma, a raply wkick U a claaaac ia word and tkouakt. . Each yr ainca it wa wiittan for Virginia Tka Now and Observer ka reprinted it, and doa ao again tkia yaar. Her ia tka letter of inquiry: Dar Editor: I aa at! jrean oM. Some at aw Httls frtsaos ssr tarn b a Beata glass, fapc nn "if jam see H ta The Sun ' so. Plssae tell bm the truth. there a team Clausf VtmcIMIA O'MAKION, 1) Wait Ninety -nfta Street. And kero ia the reply wkick wa written : "Virginia, your little frisnde are wrong. They kave bean affected by the skepticism of a skep (teal age. -''Tkey do not believe except tkey a. Tkey think tkat nothing can be wkick is not coanpfsnansible by their minds. All minds. Vir ginia, whether tkey bo man' or children', ara little. In tkia graat universe of our man is a mora insect, an ant in bis intellect, a compared witk the bowndlese world about kim. a measured by tka intelligence capable of grasping tka whole of truth and knowledge. "Yes, Virginia, tkara is a Santa Cleu. Ha exists a certainly a lov and generosity and devotion sxist. and you know that thay abound and giv your life it highest beauty and joy. Ala I How dreary would be the world if there were na Santa Clausl It would be a dreary a if. tkar wero no Virginias. Thar would be no child-lik faitk then, no poetry, no romance, to make tolerablo this existence. W should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. -Tka Mnal'Tignt witk wkick childhood nil tka world would be extinguished. "Not believe in Santa Clau You might a wall not believe in fairiesi You might gat your papa to hjre men to watch in all chimneys on Ckriatma Eve to catck Santa Clau; but even if they did not sea Santa Clan coming down what would that prove Nobody sees Santa Clau. but tkat is no sign there ia no Santa Clau. Too most real thing in th world are tkoea that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn) Of cours not. bat thst's no proof tkey ers not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonder tkat ara unseen and unseeable in the world. -- "Yow-moy tear apart the baby' rattle and sea what mskss tka noise inside, but there ia a veil covering tka unaeen world which not the etrong eat man, nor oven tha united strength of all the strongest man that aver lived could tear apart. Only faitn, fancy, poetry, lovo, romance, can push aside tkat curtain and view, and picture tha upcrnal beauty and agony beyond. le it all real Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing ls ao real and abiding. "No Santa Clau! Thank God I he live and ka lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia nay, tan timae ten thousand year from now ko will continue to live and make glad th kaart of childhood." CJThi store extends its best wishes to those who have crowded its aisles during this bounti ful season. tj We have studied your wants and have sought to adapt our business to them. qWe thank you for the appreciation you have shown, and wish you CHRISTMAS VJEVS ARE PRESENTS ax CITIZENS OF STATE (Contlnsed from pfcf" on.) git mora than ft kiat of opposition to largo Jaciwiw. im- r expand! to streagtheatag tne military arm u me government. Other ara just a em phatic in th other direction and on take tha view that a nation should pro para for ta worst aa tka surest way f naJdng pone carta ia, while still an other goe so far a to sdvoeate mill tary training ia the schools. These Christmas sxpressJoBS repre rt tha thoaght of U peopl of North Carolina. They voice tka hope and fear for th Stat of many who have earefally eossidered th 8Ute'l need a Soma offer eoastroetive programs, set ting. a seal toward which North Carolina should work. Ox of throe give a eom- prebensiv and advaacad treatment of th tax problem ia a doxea word as follows: "System of taxation based oa real property, franchise, license, ia eoaia and inharitaaeo." Aaother shows how North Carolina can set about to sa tire ths Urea big needs bread, beanty sad brotkerhoad. A leading jurist re peat kia wish, xnressed by kim before oa the beach aad ia th newspapers, to sea provision made at th State Priaoa for tha traiaiag of prisoners seder S3 years of age. The need for practical eugenics is pointed out by th head of es af ths hospital for tha iaaan aad the doty to give posterity aa oven ehaneo ia urged by the bead of the State 's oaly school for the abnormal. N'otieeabl ia tha amnkaaia which is placed oa tha school. Th tght to baa taa Illiteracy from North Coroti aa hi several time reflected ia these Christ mas xprassioas from patriotic Tar Heels. Many of th letters stress the sppor- tuaity aad duty resting upon all at this tuns to share their happiness with those who have been leas fortunate, while others urge a closer conformity ta th Christian standard at all times as well as daring tha Christmas seaaoa. Christmas! Christmas is ths ons holiday whose spirit pervades all the earth. The day of the Priaee of Penes and the Redeemer of the World. It brings universal re joleiag, when loving kidness aad for givsaeos swsll the humaa heart; when mystic sympethiea assert our brother hood, aad men And blessedness la of fe rings of friendship sad la help aad eomfort for all who are la danger, ne cessity aad tribulation. LOCKE CKAIQ. Baleigfa, N. C. Governor North Carol! aa Thanha to the giver of all good things, North Carolina ia arooaed to seek the blessings of education of th heart, of the brain aad the body. Hoe has be gun to work intelligently and earnestly for the spread of religion, ths training of her children, for the development of her resources, for facilities of iaterc municatioa. May the good work go on increasingly. KEMP P. BATTLE Professor Emeritus of History at ths State Vntversity. Chapel Hill, N. C. For Iateraatioaal Peltowahla. Our new world greet the old with the song of peace and good will, and with the prayer that out of all tha strife there may come to all of us a finer spirit of international fraternity aad fellowship than have ever known T. W. MAttON Garysburg, N. C. of leva aad it nrrie set forth in kli tsachlsgn nan osampUfled la Hia Ufa. Adhere) U these ideal should form tka benia for the bailding of a purer aad bettec octal order in our Stat. W. A. DEYIN, Judge Superior Court. Oxford. Ra , Two, Ck Tte Krlrra . ..: Economist System of taxation based oa real property, franchise, license, in eom and 'Inheritance. Moral t KeoogaitioB of Christianity as both ft theology and a moral code. whoa ideal ia realized only when prin ciple and practise are sonvertihls term. J. A. TA llAJa. Wilmingte. N. 0. Wo Snoald Baare Oar Bleeaiags. If Christmas eommemorates the great est gift of God to man, it should evoke tka blessed virtue of gratitude. Th spirit af gratefulaeaa may best be exem plified by making other sharers ia all th blessing ws oajoy. If we have in tellectual traiaiag, wide information, knowledge, wisdom or power, we should offer to oar fellows the opportunity to acquire tka nil bleeaiags. This is the genuine Inspiration from ths Christmas lsob waach sBoulil abide with oa. JOHN H. SMALL, Bepreeeatativ from the First Coagrea- etoaal District. WaahUgtoa, N. 0. Tka Nation At Peace. While w celebrate the birth of Christ this Christmas, we rejoice because our nation ia at peace with the world. To ear rejoicing should be added the dis tiaetioa of ear ability to govern our selves. W arc proud of our govern meet aad oar country because ander our elective aad representative system the Uaitsd States has rapidly become the leading world power after whose sys tem of governmnt other nations kav faahloBed theirs. H. L. GODWIN, Representative from the Sixth Co a greanonal instnet. Duna. N. C. . Gratltsee, Begret, Parpcae. Orstitud for what our people and State have achieved ; regret for what ws have left nadoa; resolute aad loyal purpose for what is still to be done ; with intelligent discontent with things as tkey are. QEOKGE W. LAY, President St. Mary's School. Ealeigh, K. 0. For leir-Ellmlaatlea. The trae Christmas spirit is lovs Selfishness has ao part in th eclebra tioa of Christmas. It is distinctively a lore fest ths celebration of tba birth of Him who said that of all the eon mandmenta ths greatest and first is love for one's neighbor. Not necessarily for th on who lives next door, but for on who may need sympathy and cheer If a spirit of this kind should domi nate our people, the uplift and happi nesa of all ths people of North Carolina would be assured. This idea may be considered Utopian but it is oaly by the elimination of self that a Stats or people can become great. GEO. E. HOOD, Representative for ths Third Congres sional IHstrlrt. Ooldsboro, N. C. Prolong ths Christmas Season. I received a letter the other dsy signed "Cheerfully yours." What t i fe'vIWt ..f . s Clirtstmas Greetings A Kindly Light illuminates the farthest and darkest cor ners of the earth. In the blessed lands of peace and in countries racked and scarred by battle the Spirit of Love shines on mountain and on moor. The Still Small voice is heard above. the cannon's roar; in palace and hovel its message of fraternity echoes, while all pause to listen. On ships at sea, in crowded streets, on lonely farms, the senti ment which makes the whole world kin strikes the chords of every human heart. Humbly and reverently we wish for all the world A Merry Christmas; prayerfully we say "Peace on Earth, Good Will to All Men." . . . . BoylanPearce company, leeooeeeeeeoo V. great thing It would be for Raleigh if all of us would adopt, a a wstchword, thin sentiment, with its spirit of opt! mlsm snd unselfishness, and thus pro long throughout the coming year this happy Christmas season of pesce and goodwill. Let's try. GEO. J. RAMSEY, President Peace Institute. Baleigh, N. C. Ash the Christ Spirit. We have much to be thankful for in this good State. We need better roads, better snd longsr sshools, mors real re ligion aad less sefltarisnlsm. more elvie pride in our communities and less crit icism of those who do not agree with us. With joy, peace and plenty at home 1st us remember this Is psrhaps ths sad dct Christmas the sun ever shone upou, because the Christ Spirit has been lost among people who had a good chance to maniert it. Let us not crUlrise Europe over much, lest we in this happy state loss ths Christ apirtt. May w today A New Imps lee Toward Christ. I congratulate you oa the patience and courage with which you have met sad borne the heavy stroke of adverse fortune and trust that a Happy Christ ma and a prosperous New Year may lie yours. And may the Birthday of ths Prince of Peace bring to our sinful and distracted earth a new impulse to sub mit to His love, sod seek more earnestly to love pesce with all men. JOH. BLOUNT C1IEHHIBE, Bishop of the Episropsl Diocese of North Carolina. Raleigh, N. C. Happlaeea far the Farmer. The manner of farming by our an cestors was crude, the result happi ness and contentment, as ejpreased in the following ballad: "Corn in the crib. Money in the pocket, A baby in the cradle. A pretty wife to rock it." May it again be the agricultural con dition of North Carolina. W A. GRAHAM, State Commissioner of Agriculture. Raleigh, N. C. -SEMI-PASTE PAINT One Gallon Makes Two ;,X ii . -Msnuf actured By - Tanner Paint and Oil Company OTBo49ST7r TtKfe Bktunonr. VW Better Chance for the Child. By becoming a little child himself, Christ dignified snd glorified childhood forever. The best way to make North Carolina an increasingly better Stnte ia which to live and work is to give every child, white and black, an increasingly better rhanre to make the most possible of all that the Creator made of him and of all that He has placed about him.. During the com is g year aad year may every North Oaroliaiaa be moved by the memory aad love of the Christ -child to do hi part inrgiviag every little child ia the Htate aa inereaaiagly better chance to be somebody aad to do some thing bigger aad better for himself and others. J. T. JOYNER. State Superintendent of Public Instrno- tioa. TU" . Raleigh. N. C. fit til Prepare For The Worst. "Peace on earth, good will toward men.' The Barest way to bring about an era of peace Is for peaceable nations to prepare for tha worst, hiea who arc prepared to maintain their right raely have those rights invaded. Prepare for the we rst. FRANCIS V. WINSTON, Catted States District -Attorney. Windsor, N. C. To Train Yeathfal Prisoner. The moat important thoaght I baverj in mind for the help of other la the State is the establishment ia th State's Priaoa at Raleigh of aa iadastrial de-1 faitawut fw yuulnfnhTfrtminaTsaader Si rears of age. Head the others to the farm aad roads aad make this nee of th commodious baildiag oa band. . .... - O. H. ALLEN. Judge Superior Court. Kiastoa. S.-C. . ... Paror tester Social Order. The xaleamriaa la Ckristssoa Jet the annlveisai t cf the birth af tka Savior f tha world1 aaoald reawaken ia enr heart IJthc sincere impel toward tarn ideals The Yarborough HOTEL To all its Friends who have been Guests under its roof in 1915 The busiest year of its career WISHES AfSrf Mernry Chnstmarand A Happy New Year remember with tenderness Him who , , was abl to command more than twelve L legion of angels to his aid, yet would not do it, but trusted Hia eaase to that '; Power above thst wields eternal justice. May this spirit pervade us as a Stat and a a aation This will bring tha '. real celebration of tha Christ. THOMAS NEWLTN, President of Guilford College. Guilford College, N. O. , 1 Fair Stari for Posterity. Around the birth of the Babe of Beth- -iehem hang all our hopes for th pres ent and the future. It brings God Into eloeer relation with childhood aad motherhood- May future parents so live pure, physically and mentally that their posterity may have an evea start in life. C. BANKS MeNAIBY, . Superintendent Richard Caswell Train . ing School. Kinston, N. C. Prosperity Impose Dalies. Peace and good will! As a nstioa wj. ran join joyfully in this Christmat greeting. We should be very thaakffj -to God for Hia goodness to us and pre) that he grant this blessing speedily U all nationa. Th past year has bee, good fur ua aad plaeea upon us as nation and individuals very great privw ' lege snd duties for the coming year. JAMES R. YOrNO. State Insurance Commissioner. Raleigh, N. C. Show Th Christ Spirit. Let Christmas truly represent th birth of our Lord. A Christmas at liquor rowdyism is a desecration of thl( day of "pence and good will to men. t I am lad that the heathen idea of Christ mas is psasing and the Christian Idea la prevailing. On that day don't make yourself a brute, but make somebody else happy by showing the Christ splract R. L. DAVI& , Bupt. State Anti Saloon League. Rulcigh, N. C. Te Be Saves! From gelBshasea- Bounteous J(s, scientific healtk achievements, wise educational develop- -meat may in themaelvee be hindrance), to vital progress for a nation. Only ant ' its ritiieus use these things properly can . real forward steps be taken. W should thank (iod for the ever increasing apirtt ' of brotherhood, directing from tka sitae del of men's souls in the p roil table In vestment of God's bounty aad bieaeiaga Wc should continually beseech Him that, in the presence of abounding prosperity, we may in the spirit of Christiana CasUy -be saved from the curse of selnshnea . in the enjoyment thereof. ' W. A. HARPER, ; ' President of Elon College. Eloa College. N. C. ' ; Greater Physical Emcleafy. : "God bless ua eTeryone" with greater physical effirieney without which permanent civilization is impossible with which a permaaeni eivilixatioa at inevitable. W. 8. RANKIN, State Health Offlear. . Baleigh, N. 0. - ri Christian Prindplea Regnant. - As w celebrate ths anniversary of " the birth of Christ, wa should bo es. eeliBgly grateful that Ue prineiplea of lif aad Uving which He gave tka) - world are becoming mora aad more rog-;. . nant in the lives of the eitiiens-of tkia aatfo..- ' - jxxrrs i. rocBT. r Presidcat Bute Normal Ce liege. 5 . ; Oreensboro, N. C . " EdacaUeei Against Mtaxakcn. ' If oar people eoeJd bo edaeatsd now to take eae of theif meatai and nerreaa powers throngh proper enieethn 9t mates, hav a better gradinf af arkeot child rea witk refsnns t meatal car - - -- f.. i (Centinnedcn f a' v
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