THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1921.
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We extend to those many
Charlotte people, whose pa
tronage and evidences of
friendship have proven so
pleasing to this new Char
lotte establishment, the
most hearty greetings and
best wishes for a complete
ly Happy Christmas.
Sincerely,
J. M. ECKERD.
MATT. 2:11 "And when they had opened their
treasures, they presented unto him gifts."
THE WISE MEN
BROUGHT GIFTS TO
JESUS.
THE GREATEST GIFT
THAT YOU CAN GIVE
HIM IS YOURSELF.
O TO CHURCH TODAY
Wishing You
'"I'ry Christmas"
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The Galloping Pilgrim.
By GEORGE ADE.
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A certain affluent Bachelor happened
to bo the only Grandson of a rugged
Early Settler who wore a Coon-Skin
Cap and drank Corn Juice out of a
Jug. Away back in the days when
every Poor Man had Bacon in the
Smoke House, this Pioneer had been
soaked in a Trade and found himself
loaded up with a Swamp Subdivision
in the EdgiS of Town.
Fifty years later the City had spread
two miles beyond the Swamp . and
Grandson w: submerged beneath so
much Jneard Increment that he be
gan to speaK with what sounded to
him like an English Accent and his
Shirts were ordered from Paris.
On the If; of Evry Month the
Agents would erawl into the Presence
of the Grandson of the mighty Musk
rat Hunter and dump before him a
Wagon-load of Paper Money which
had been snatched away from the
struggling Shop-Keepers, who. in turn,
had wheedled it from the People who
paid a Nickel a piece for Sunday Pa
pers so as to look at the Pictures of
the Decorations in the Supper Room at
the Assembly Ball graced by the Pres
ence of the aforesaid Bachelor whose
Grandfather had lifted the original
Catfish out of the Chicago River.
Then the Representative of the Old
Family would take a Garden Rake and
pattern all this hateful Currency inio
a neat Mound, after which a Milk-fed
Secretary would iron it out and disin
fect it and sprinkle it with Lilac Wa
ter and tie it into artistic Packets, us
ing Old Gold Ribbon. .
After that, it was Hard Lines for the
Bachelor, because he had to sit by a
window at the Club and dope out some
new Way of getting all that Coin back
into Circulation.
As a result of these Herculean Ef
forts to vaporize his Income, he found
himself, at the age of 40, afflicted with
Social Gastritis. He had gorged him
self with the Pleasures of this World
until the sight of a Menu Card gave
him the Willies and the mere mention
of Musical Comedy would cause him
to break clown and Cry like a Child.
He had crossed the Atlantic so often
that he no longer wished to sit at the
Captain's Table. He had rolled them
high at Monte Carlo and watched the
Durbar atDelhi and taken Tea on the
Terrace at Shepherd's in Cairo and
rickshawed through Japan and ridden
the surf in Honolulu, while his Name
was a Household World among the
Barmaids of the Ice Palace in Lon
don, otherwise known as the Savoy.
Occasionally he would return to his
provincial Home to raise the Rents on
the Shop-Keepers and give out an In
terview criticising the New School of
Politicians for trifling with Vested In
terests and seeking to disturb Existing
Conditions.
Any time his Rake-Off was reduced
from $10 a Minute to $9.98 he would
let out a Howl like a Prairie AYolf and
call noon Mortimer, his Man, for Sym
pathy. After Twenty Years of getting up at
Twilight to throw aside the Pyjamas
and take- a Tub and ease himself mto
the Costume made famous by John
Drew, the Routine of buying Golden
Pheasants and sub-Volstead liquor for
r.lmost-Ladies. preserved by IJenzoate
of Soda and other Chemical Myster
ies, began to los? its Sharp Zest.
In )ther Words, he was All In.
He was Track-Sore and Blase arid
full of Ongway. He had played the
whole String and found there was
nothing to it and now he was ready
to retire to a Monastery and wear a
Gunny-Sack Smoking Jacket and live
on Spinach.
.-The-" Vanities of the Night-World
had got on his Nerves at last. In
stead of sitting S Feet away from an
Imported Orchestra at 2 a. m. and
taunting his poor old Alimentary Sys
tem with Sea Food, he began to pre
fer to take a 10-Grain Sleeping Pow
der and fall back in the Alfalfa. .
About Noon the ne.M Day he would
come jp for Air, and in order to kill
the rest of the Day he would have to
hunt up a Game of Auction" Bridge
with three or four other gouty old
Maverijks.
When the Carbons begin to burn
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The Home of Good Shoes
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We have them for Mother, Sis
ter and Dad. A world. of pretty styles
to choose from. So easy to giw?
such a pleasure to receive.
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"He .had to sit hy a Window at the Club and dope out some new Way of
getting; all the Coin back into Circula-tion."
low in the sputtering Arc Lights along
the Boulevard of Pleasure and the
Night Wind cuts like a Chisel and the
Reveler finds his bright crimson Bran
nigan slowly dissolving itself into a
Bust ?Iead, there is but one thing for
a Wise. Ike to do. and that its to chop
out the Festivities and beat it to a
Rest Cure.
That is .iust what the Yeli-fixed
Bachelor decided to do.
He resolved to Marry and get away
from he Bright Lights and Lie down
somewhere in a quilted Dressing Gown
and a pair of Soft Slippers and devote .
the remainder of his Life to a grand
clean-up of the Works of Arnold Ben
nett. He select efj a well-seasoned Senorita
.who- was still young enough to show
to your Men Friends but old enough
to cut out all the prevalent Mushgush
about the Irish Drama and Norwegian
Art and Buddhism and the true Sym
bolism of Russian Dancing. '
Best of all. she had a spotless Repu
tation, holding herself down to one
synthetic Bronx at a Time ami always
going behind a Screen to do her inhal
ing. They were Married according to the
new Ceremonies devised by the Ring
ling Brothers. As they rode away to
their Future Home, the old Staker
leaned back in the Limousine and
said:
- -""At last the Bird has Lit. I am go
ing to put on the Simple Life for an
Indefinite Run. I have playei the
Hoop-La Game to a Standstill, so it
is me for a Haven of Rest,"
As soon as they were safely in their
own Apartments, the beautiful Bride
began to do Flip Flops and screech for
Joy.
"At last I have a License to cut
loose!" she exclaimed. "For years I
have hankered and honed to be Dead
Game and back Excitement right off
the Cards, but every time I pulled a
Caper the stern-faced Master would be
at Elbow,' saying: 'Nix on the Acro
batics or you'll lose your Number.'
Now I'm a regular honest-to-goodness
Married Woman and I don't recognize
any Limit except the Sky-Line. I
grabbed you because I knew you had
been to all the Places that keep Open
and could frame up a new Jamboree
every day in the Year. I'm going to
plow rn 8-foot Furrow across Europe
and Dine forevermore at Swell Joints
j where Famous Show Girls pass
i close to your Table that you can al
i most reach out and Touch them. I'm
going to Travel 12 months every Year
and do all the Stunts nown to the
most imbecile Globe-Trotter."
A few Wees after that, a Haggard
Man with tattered Coat-Tails was seen
coing over the old tamiliar Jumps.
MOPwAL: Those who Marry to Es
cape something usually find something
Else.
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Our entire stock of ready
built Monuments being sold
at greatly reduced prices.
Make your selections early.
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301 East Second St.
Phone 694
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(Copyright, L921. by the Bell Syn
dicate, Inc.)
What the Presidents Did in Their Youth
Chester A. Arthur, the Twenty-first President
Chester A. Arthur Accompanying Hi Father in His Travels as Preacher
IN 1818 a penniless lad about
eighteen years of age named
William Arthur crossed the Atlan
tic from Ireland and settled in Canada.
After his marriage, the young man
decided to become a Baptist. preacher.
He was installed as pastor of a small
Baptist church which worshipped
in an old barn at Fairfield, Vermont,
to which place William Arthur moved
from Canada. His salary, was but $330
per annum, and he was obliged to
work in the shop or field a part of the
time in order to defray his expenses.
Te lived in a log cabin with one large
room, two small rooms, a porch for a
summer kitchen and a garret. All
the furniture was of rude construc
tion, and many of the articles were the
products of Mr. Arthur's own skill
and invention . With a slab for a book
shelf, an old rocker for an easy
chair, the kitchen for his study, and
the Bible and two or three Commenta
ries for a library, the preacher began
his work.
In this secluded quarter of the land,
just across the border-line, and in this
rude cabin, Chester A. Arthur was
born. When the child was a year old,
Mr. Arthur moved from the town,
and for twenty years following was the
pastor of many different churches and
made his home in many different
places. During these years, the
minister, by industry and close econo
my, gathered together quite a library.
From these books Chester acquired
much knowledge with the assistance
of his father. He also attended school
in the rude school houses wherever
they were to be found in the course of
his father's travels. Chester entered
Union College, Schenectady, when
he was fifteen years of age. While
here he was unable to receive much
support from his father and was
obliged to spend a portion of his col
lege years in teaching school in count ry
towns, and while instructing others
during the day, tokeep up his college
studies during the evening. As the
system of compelling the teacher to
board a day or two in turn at every
scholar's home was then a custom in
the country, Chester found many un
comfortable . boarding-places and with
the result that his studies were inter
fered with. However, after many
hardships, Chester A. Arthur gradu
ated with high honors. Some years
later he became a leading lawyer with
a large practice in New York City.
In 1880 he was nominated for Vice-v
President and elected with James A.
Garfield. Upon the death of Garfield,
Arthur became President in accordance
with the Constitution of the United;
States. '. .:
M Merry
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No man is com
plete without a re
ligious life,
Christ is the
source of true religion.
Go To Church
Today
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So. Tryon
Upon this happy occasion we
extend our most cordial good
wishes to our patrons and
friends.
REGENT
W. A. FARR, Prop.
203 S. Church St.
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'' Courtesy of Constitutional League of America, New York
WHY GIRLS
LEAVE HOME
Matt. 2:2 "Where is He that is born King
of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the
East and are come to worship Him."
- There are many in Charlotte without a
church home to worship Christ.
The churches of Charlotte invite you to wor
ship with them. 7
GO TO CHURCH TODAY
This Space Contributed by , '
SMITH-WADSWORTH
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Hardware Company '
"The Quality Hardware Store"
Which extends the Greetings of the Season to Its
Friends and Patrons.
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29 East Trade Street
Phones 64-63
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