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ii yx. v x-t f k v j r it MADISON COUNTY RECORD, Medium. J Throigk which you reach tha lie NEW Established June 28, 1901. . J niENCH BROAD NEWS, Established May 16, 1907. people of Madison Conn ty. 5 - r Aiyertisiif lates i Af-j' Consolidated :-" : Not. 2nd, 1911. THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY .I. MARSHALL. MADISON COUNTY; N. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24th, 1915. NO 51 VOL. XVII wwvw -ill R13CTOR Y MADISON COUNTY. Established ly' the legislature sea ton 1850-51. ' Population, 20,132.' CcimtY seat, Marshall. - 16Vj eet above sea level. ; New and modern court" house, cosl 33,000.00. " ' , . r New and modern jail, cost 115,000. New county Lome, cost 110,000.00. I Coonty Officer t ioKolr Rnnktor. 35th tion.J D" niBt.rtnt. Elk Park ; Hon. Plato Ebbs, Representatl y, W. A. West. Clerk o Superior . Court. Marshall. ' . r.na Rimv. Sheriff, Marshall, vauv f James Smart, . Register of Deeds Marshall. , C. F. Bunnlon, Treasurer, Marshall N.O,R.r. T)N. 4. . . , A. T. Chandley, Surveyor, Marshall Dr! J. H. Baird, Coroner, Mars HtH N. c. -W. J. Balding, Janitor, Marshall Dr. Frank Roberts, County Pbysi elan, Marshall. Garfield Davis. Supt. county home Marshall. County oinmlilonr" N. B. McDevltt chairman. Marshall J. E. Rector, njpmDer, jir.., F. D. No. 1. Anderson. Silver., mem ber, Marshall,, Boute 3 W. L- George, member. Mars Hill. J. C Chandley, White Bock. P. A McElroy Co. Atty., Marshall Hlhvuy oorrirrilaslori p. Shelton, President, Marshall. G. V- Sussell, t . Bluff, N, C. r . . . ... - r.. TT111 ST A F. SnrWKie, , Board of Kauc-i' . Jasper Ebbs. Chairman, .Sprint Creek. N- C. John Robert Sam mem. Mars Hill, ' V. C. W R. .Sam, mem. Marshall. Prof. O. C. Brov.n Superintendent of Sc-.liools.'Markhali; Board meet Brst Monday in Janur April, July, ad ctorr each year. Behooi iniCoiil . Mars ' Hill College, Prof. R. ; 1-; Moore, President 412 students, R-h? sion 1915-16, -. nine months, beif. August 17th, 1915. - .. "- . Soring Creek ;J1 Igh School. Prot Ai. iu Pleasants, Principal, .' Sprin. Creek. 8 mos school, opens Aujf. Is Madison .Seminary HU'h School Prof. K. G.Anders,p rincipal. -.J mos ichool. Begins July 26 - Bell Institute, Margaret K. Gil' 11th, principal V sli-ut. V.'. ' Marshall Academy, Prof, S. Roland Williams, principal 8 mos. School, Opens August 31, v '.' ! ' .; ''-' ; :' -, Notary Putollo. .v. '. r - - J. C. Ramsey,' Marshall, Term ex ' plres Jauuary 6ih, 1916., , , . Jasper Ebbs, SprMg Creek. N. 0. ; Term expires January 6th 1915. j H Hunter, Marshall, Route 3. Term expires April 1st 1915, I W Nelson, Marshall Term ex' . sires May 11, 1915 ' I B Ebbs, Hot Springs Term ex pires February 4tli 1915. : Craig Ramsey,' Berere.. Term ox pires March W.1915, . ' . N. W. Anderwn, Paint Fork, Term expires May 19, 1916. WV T. Davis, Hot Springs, term xplres January 22nd 1915. s " tevej Rice, Marshall. i Term ex pires Dec. 19th. 1915. Ben W. Gahagan, Stackhouse, N. C. Term expires Dec 20, 1915. J. F. Tilson, Marshall, Route 2. ',, - Term expires Nov. 14thl915. . " - C. J. Ebbs, Marehall. Term ex pires April 25th, 1017. 1 . D. M. Harshburger, - Stackhouse. TermN expires January 16th, 1916. : ; D. P. Miles,' Barnard. Term expires "J December 23, 1916. . " ; W. B. Ramsey, Marsaall. Term ' expires Oct. 4th 1815. J, A. Wallin, JUg Laurel. Term expires Aug. 8th, 1916. ' v - a C Brown, Bluff: Term expire Jiutmr'y 9th 1P1T. F ,fiaiUMfMIM..MIMtlMnutltfVUIUIi OilKtcnt : an& the : De LYSLE FERREE CASS IIXICENT.HEBARDhadi that she even remotely resembled 'Audrey Ar lington, stellar member of the National ; Film Manufacturing com- pany's cast In fact, having only recently ar- In Mar ritv lj,V7 from a downstate farm, J .1" C nhft had not even seen VdI C any of Miss Arlington's VW W celebrated moving-picture portrayals, much less heard of that opuleut magnate of fllmdom, the National Film Manufacturing com pany. Truth to tell, the . very first time she learned of its existence was that evening when, worn out by a bootless tour of business offices where she had hoped for employment, she read its "ad" in the Help Wanted sec tion of a newspaper. Mlllicent had come to the metropolis abrim with the high hopes and dimi nent enthusiasm of youth. Incidental ly she brought remarkable good looks with her too, although, being unso phisticated and from the country, she was not as self-conscious of them as most city girls of her age are. The home farm was hopelessly mortgaged and for several years past she had realized with increasing poignancy what a tax upon her aged parents' Blender resources she was. As a girl grows older she craves more and better things, and, no mat ter how slightly she may be in- . "Look! dulged In the matter, her support Is unavoidably more expensive from year to year. It was acute realization of this that .had prompted Mlllicent to adventure citywards, armed with her diploma from the Tinglevllle Commer cial college, proving her to be a fully trained stenographer. . , Mlllicent had found no positions open, however. Nobody seemed In need of a stenographer without past experience or. even a typist. , Some business men, she found, wanted a girl in their offices, but they expressed themselves as being more personally Interested in Milllcent's good looks than in her Tinglevllle certificate. So Millie wisely looked elsewhere. Wise ly maybe, but fruitlessly. Then one evening in her bare hall room this second week she came across the two line "ad" of the National Film Manu facturing company, which, It seemed, was lukewarmly interested In secur ing a girl "for flllng." " A princely stipend of six dollars per . week was the practical Inducement offered. Six dollars loomed gigantic to our Mlllicent Just then and, although the thought of- being only an office girl was humiliating. It was considerably better than nothing. She determined to be first of the hundred-odd appli cants at the studio on the morrow, and so, Indeed, she was. . On the way put next morning Miss Millie occupied' herself with a perusal of the newspaper and therein read a long account of the stupendous pro duction which tho National Film Man ufacturing company was about to re lease. The names of fascinating Au trey Arlington, darling of the morla bp I I mi Look!" fans, and of Ned Tolman. her hand some male "support," occurred , fre quently. Tbe release was to be in no less than five reels, three of which the press notice stated were already done and desperate efforts were be ing made to finish taking the other two for a theater presentation by Christ mas eve. "A mammoth, elaborate pro duction . . . no expense spared . . .". etc., etc., ad lib. Not knowing much about the movies, Mlllicent wasn't much, im pressed, however. At the moment her mind was fervently occupied with melancholy reminiscences of a "Ned" Harkins. who had pledged eternal fldel- stack one moonlight night years be fore when both he and she were bare ly more than children. Ned her Ned had gone away to the big city three years before to make his for tune. She never had heard from him since. . . s. ' . Unclouded eyes, a fresh clean com plexion and simple direct addresawon Mlllicent her interview with the of fice manager In the film plant While he still was explaining her new filing duties, In rushed the chief director hair rumpled and gesticulating In wild excitement "Audrey Arlington fell down In the middle of her big scene In the last reel of the Christmas release. . . . Complete nervous breakdown! . " . hysterical . . . are rushing her di rect to the nearest hospital now. . . . What in heaven's name will we do? There isn't a girl In the whole stock company who can make up to look enough like her to complete the personification for this final reel!" . The head director kept wringing his hands and swearing frantically. The president of the company registered acute distress. Then his eyes acci dentally fell upon pretty Mlllicent among her filing cases. "Look! Look; Mr. Isaacsohn!" yelled the head director, pointing. "As I live, that girl looks enough like Miss Arlington to be mistaken for her on the street! ... . Come here, Miss Miss whatever-your-nameis! ' Have you ever posed before a 'picture' camera? No? . . . . ' well, It doesht mak9 any difference just now anyway; You're fired from that office Job. I'll give you $60 a week to substitute for Miss Arlington in this last reel. . . . No, I haven't time to listen to any thing about it! Come on back to the studio with me right now! The 'set is all up and we were right in the middle of the scene when Miss Arl ington fainted. Ned Tolman, the leading man, is waiting. C'mon!" Bewildered Millicent was pulled out of the busy offices and back to the huge glass-domed studio where the last reel of the famous Christmas release was being held in Impatient abeyance for its principal. "Listen now, miss," exploded the director as Millicent emerged from the dressing room clad in the same wonderful gown that Audrey Arling ton had been wearing only ten min utes before. "Pay attention to what I say and don't stare at. either me or the camera.; Act natural; that's what we're paying you for! Walk In side of those tape lines on the floor and don't on any account move out side them. This scene is the parlor of your home. It's supposed to be ChriBtmas eve. You're to turn your back to the camera and be tlelng a sprig of mistletoe to the chandelier. Mr. Ned Tolman', who plays opposite lead, will do the.rest. You simply act as any girl would under the cir cumstances. . :, . . . Hey you! Get Mr. Tolman from his dressing-room. Tell him we're all ready again. Now, In you go miss!" Millicent did Just as she was told, although her heart beat fast and her head was in a whirl. With her back to the assemblage behind the crank ing comera man, she raised both arms to tie the sprig of mistletoe to the chandelier. Quick footsteps sounded behind her and, an Instant later, man's strong arms were around her waist and his handsome face thrust close to hers for a kiss. v . - With a cry of mingled fright and In dignation, the girl squirmed about In his arms and tried to push him away. Then for the first time she caught sight of the movie matinee idol's face. "Ned?" she thrilled in Joyous amazement., "Ned Harkins! You are the famous Ned Tolman?" 3 '. "Millicent!" breathed he, clasping her closer as their lips met in a long, long kiss and the watching director yelled: "Finel fine! Hold that!" Presently the whirr of the camera crank ceased and the grins on the faces of actor, "extra," and "set" shifter broadened.' ; ; "Hey there!" finally shouted, th head director. "Film's - run out; scene's over! ' We've had enough o! that kiss now!" ;- "But 1 haven't' murmured Ned, looking fondly ! down Into his . old sweetheart's happiness-flushed face "Have you, Mlllicent?" "Never! I could keep on doing II forever," she whispered softly back, j HOLIDAY AEUtlEalTS I liow to Avoid Condition Brought I About by Overeating. lenty of Vigorous Outdoor Exercise Will Help Digestive Organs As-. Imllate Food Better Than Doctor's Prescription. By IRENE WESTON. . S' O, 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 pi the festivities. . ':. jOt course, the children will always bfereat themselves; if they were not allowed to eat all sorts of indigestible things, they would feel they were be ing cheated out of halt the Joy of tbe 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 nore 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 with turkey, too many sweets between meals, may bring on a sharp digestive upset, but in a few hours all traces of it have disappeared, and the one-time sufferer 1b soon eager for more of the rich foods which caused him pain, "With grown people, after-Christmas ailments are not so much due to indis criminate eating of indigestible foods as' t an utter neglect of any precau tions to adapt their systems to the new conditions which reign during the 0fiil3fma holidays., -y - ' -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 pressure of the office. This much, of coursers a change in the right direc tion. 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 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 the food we eat and rid the body of those poison ous products. The remedy is perfectly simple. There is no need to stint yourself of the. good things of the table. Eat drink and be merry, within fair mod eration, of course. However, you must help your digestive organs by taking plenty of vigorous outdoor exercise. A two hours' walk before the mid day meal, a round of golf or some oth er outdoor game with the children in midafternoon, and a brisk two-mile walk in the half-hour before the eve ning meal will bo found worth , more than any amount of doctor's prescrip tions directed towards relieving the first symptoms , of biliousness, the mental Irritability, disturbed sleep, sour taste in the mouth, loss of appe tite, etc., which are such a common aftermath of the Christmas holidays. . ... Unselfishness Is the key to Christmas happiness. . , ENVIOUS. .V- . "Do you ever wish you were a girl?" asked the Visitor. "Only at Christmas time," answered the boy. ' r ' ' "Why do you wish It then?' "'Because ot the stockings they1 wear." AS CHRISTMAS FOR THE BIRDS Scandinavian Cuetem of Providing Feast of Barley for Feathered , Creatures. Among the other delightful trait erf the Scandinavian people is their ens torn in their Yule festivities ot think ing not only of the happiness of their little ones, but of teaching these chil dren to bear In mind the happiness of others and In particular of the anunaja ; about them. At the Yuletide season, wo are told.' the market place of Christmas pre sents a very gay aspect, filled in as U Is with spruce trees of all sizes for the children's festival. But there Is a feature in the Norse Christmas that 1 have not heard of in any other country in that in this market place there t for each Christmas tree a Juleneg, or. little sheaf of barley; each person who' buyi a tree also buys a sheaf. Then, when the tree is set up In the main room of the house at Yuletide for the bairn (born, as they are called in Nor way) the sheaf of grain is fastened on the end of a pole and put out In the yard for a Christmas feast for the birds! S ChriBtmas comes but once a S 2 year, but - we can keep the j Christmas spirit throughout the year if we wilL j j no thaChlU drtna' Chriat. 1 du tr vnyadwtth toy and filler and brilliant taw Cw daftly hunt. it catch tta w of eM and younf. With ' fairtaa brl(ht and nt4 - bird! I call forth f lad . nrapturad f orda; and ' . marry tm will treat the tftht whan I am Tlawad by candla-iltht Banaathmy . bouthi thara Maaaicana of keuaa and yard and rlllata tiaaoi . . With mimic railway running throuch. ' a railroads oft ara wont to do ' I am alaa. Christmas traai And thla'wUI ba tha death for ma; for whan tha Yitisbda season's past, upon thuaah-haip 1 11 ba ' east Howowi whlla I m atandlnt-hara a host Dt chlldwl win choar.-and oma thw youthful chaefca to tlow. becauaa of Qna Child net afo who eama this wMnt world to btass and fill our hsarts with happiness. And so, you sat ' .. i i . Imtiadtobe ' tha n- tie chil dren's , Christ- , tree hi Br Rav. H. C. MJohaei. . Q. if The Cakes Were Baked. The great Dutch feast of St Nicho las the first week in December last year was celebrated in Holland with difficulty. For one thing, the war cut off the supply of almonds, tor cen turies a constituent of the famous figures, or "speculaas baked out ot St. Nicholas cake, as well as of the seasonable confection known as "baa ket." At the last moment however, a single shipload of almonds arrived J from Spain and partly saved tne situ ation There still remained the short age of white flour due to government restriction, and ot cooks owing to the mobilization of the troops. But the government removed Its embargo for the festival, and the bakers called up to amis were granted a week's leave at their ovens, and so the feast of St Nicholas held its traditional sway. .';'A Christmas Carol.. Twiddle le dura. Twiddle dumde, Playing the game of Expectancy. Under tha glare of the Chrlatma tree, Blending of craft and philanthropy. Marvelous game ot humtnlty, Twiddle dedum, - Twiddle dumde. Twiddle dedum, Twiddle dum dee, .. : Tho rules are as simple Just listen and - aeej. : ,:.r . '..: ' ' .'. The gift you receive should be worth about three . , .. Of the one you bestow upon possibly me, Annually tempting the powers) that be; Twiddle dedum. Twiddle dum dee. Life. Christmas Rites. One ot the charms ot Christmas ! its perpetuation of ancient rites and customs. The Christmas tree, the mis tletoe and : the holly, the chants and anthems, Santa Claus and the rein deers all hark back to earlier centu ries when life was simpler and man kind sought Its Joys on a leas intensive plan. In a sense, there is no such thing as a modern ChriBtmas, though we may give It a modernist touch here and there. One Drawbaok. At the same time, the man who does his Christmas shopping early, will find it all the harder to hide his purchases from the prying eyes of the kids. Foraaighted. ' Happf is the woman who naa saved, but some money tor the after Christ mali' faarplAl. ' r ' W i','? ' :i . v'f: , 1 ; : 1 f . y - I: Candles en the tree aglow, . Holly red and mistletoes Radiant faces, rapturous crlea, . In the nursery wondering eyes. ) Stockings full and bulging out, t Toys of every sort about; Music, joyous, glad and gay; AU of Christendom at plays Season of the Holy Child. j Dearest gift, divine and mild, ?; ; Ante! aonga, dispelling tear, Tula, tbe blessed Tula 1a beret -Rose HUU Powers, in Youth's Compasj. . too. . . MANNER OF GIVING PRESENTS j ' Simple Little Embellishments Such a Ribbons, Seals and Holly Count for Much.' " - i esaaassaw-e " , V ' At no time does the manner of do- ing a thing count for so much as at the time of Christmas giving; and 'while la a few instances there arf -those who overdo the outward embel-' lishment of gifts, none of us now like to offer the simplest little remem brance unless wrapped In spotless pay per, tied with gay ribbons and adorned with bright seals expressing merry jreethigs,; , w,. 4., ,....i.. . -. And this Is as it should be for the' holiday season gains a great deal Of cheeriness and test from the muHV plicity of beribboned white parcel ' rhlsking to and fro, and we do not re- gret the passing of the yellow paper ' bundle of our grandmother's day. " But the attractive appearance ot the- gift is not all that counts; we must be careful of the how and when and where of presenting It t V . The time that , custom more and more sets apart for the exchanging of gifts among friends' is Christmas eve, any time from dusk to midnight; but Christmas day Itself Is sacred to pre senting gifts within the family circle. ' Some families put all the gifts is... the library or living room; In separate 'piles, and then, after a deliberate Sreakfast they all walk in and open ; the packages In the presence of each pther. .: . , -. ;;:v.-' Never give a gift In person If yo can coninro 10 aeuu ii or put n wunrw "It will be found awaiting the recipient When he or she is alone, for when re ceived in this way the gift makes its strongest appeal to one's appreciation, In riving money, even to near rebr Aives, the utmost care, should be taken to give it in the most delicate way possible; especially if you know the money is needed. : ;i 1 . . One of the cleverest ways Is to take; a tiny Japanese umbrella, place the money in a paper bag and, after roll ing and tying the bag around the up per part of the handle underneath. elose the umbrella over it and tie witlr narrow ribbon. " , , -v Another good way is to present an' attractive little booklet with a check or a greenback for a bookmark, writ ing on the flyleaf, "note- page 14.' - -Turning to see what is noted. th. - fresh new paper money is seen and ;the recipient appreciate trremanner of its presentation no less than the -material benefit WHY YOU HANG STOCKINGS .Popular Christmas Custom Said to Have Come Down to Ua From Old Italian Practice. ; There is a story from Italy which some suppose to be tha beginning of the present idea of the Christmas stocking. Years ago good ; old St" Nicholas of Padua used to throw knitted purses with money in them In at the windows ot the poor. -These knitted purses were not unlike e: stocking without a foot, and later It became the custom ot the people toy hang this knitted sack Just Inside the!, window that St Nicholas might put .. something in as he passed. When these purses went out of use the j stockings were substituted. la the,, northern part of Italy It was a little -tco chilly to leave the windows open ,, 'aijd the stockings were, hung by tie) mantel place so that &ey sili ba txaed from tha cLlmney.. . , . . i
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