The Cedarville Herald, Volume 34, Numbers 27-52

.1 MU.IIUU , ■.............. i i iiii , i » . j JW W W W K IWi . .- .. . i i FOR PRACTICAL HOLIDAY G IFTS S E E US Sev .in Floors of beautiful as well as useful articles to select from. Anything purchased 20-22-24 It, Detroit HOUSE FURNISHINGS «W i*ft<we2«e*3f**e*etiH ieee(3 SINGLE TAX AND “BI6 BUSINESS” 8 Herbert Bigelow Requested f> to Answer Questions. 0 By ABLEN niPUEY FOOTE, President of Ohio utate Bpard of Commerce, There are $35,000.00 worth of' the world’s .richest furs awaiting your inspection at ^Bancroft’s.” Central Ohio has never seen such a gor­ geous disylayv . Come' where you take no chances— the satisfactory wear, is guaranteed by our sixty years’ experience and the honest plain figure.prices tell their own story of money saving,, S w W fH Mr.' Fur muffs $1.00 to ,$115.00 Fur neckpieces $ 1.00 to $175 Full length fur coats $27.50 , to $300.00. Men’s, fur caps $1.50 to $25 Men’s fur gloves $3.50 to $15 Men’s fur lined overcoat $30 to $65.00. “ Look for the' sign of. the big white bear.” Herbert S. Bigelow, tin SmlPlri-MeRao league of newspapers, •and all of their following of coif called ‘'Progressives” are making an astonishing effort to impose upon the intelligence and credulity of Uio peo­ ple of this state by proclaiming with impassioned oratory' and scare bead- lines; "The Ohio state board of commerce is in this .fight to remove all-vexation safeguards from the Ohio constitution. They want the legislature to bo given free scope, in classifying property for taxation, What is their object ? To have stocks and bonds and, holdings of eon/oratiohs taxed at a lower rate tnan the home of the working man. Under such a plan it would be pos- s’ de for Big Business to relievo' it self of almost, ail ’ tax burdens' and Shift them to the backs of (ne- peo­ ple.” - Mr, "Bigelow made this statement in an address before a meeting of the United. Constitution , Committee at, Franklin county in Columbus Tues­ day evening. August 21, 191,1, “Are you a single-taxer?” asked some one in the audience. “Yes,” answered Mr, Bigelow, “bin HI not try to .enforce my vl-iwe on the people- unlccs a majority of them want it When we have the initiative and referendum then we’ll preach the ■single tax idea and not he ashamed of it” I now ask Mr. Bigelow to answer the following questions for tbs infor­ mation of the people of this state; , (j) Is it the Object of Bio singje- taxevS to haVe stocks .and bonds and holdings of corporations, and ali property excepting land, however owned, exempted from taxation? t2) I f alltfproperty excepting land la not exenJpted from taxation, how con the theory of the single tax be given practical application? (3) When" the law provides for one .tax only, a single tax on land values, will t>ot "Big Business” be.-ielleved from aft tax burdens excepting the single tax on thejand it,m«y own? ($) Can you give any logical rea­ son why the adaption of the single tax will not benefit "Big Business?” The direct practical bearing of those questions ujjon 'the Intelligence and sincerity of Mr. Bigelow's views Is obvious. A D A I R S SEE OUR W IN D OW DISPLAY o M o<5eli f> o .o ft uu uiuuya iii&iiueuvuu laughter. Letltbepureand strong Sind o f the hearts brimmed over the story o f the day.^ Urine echo o f childish voices That will pot die away.' HANTme a rhyme o f Christmas— Only Once in a Lifetime O ffeedrumthat throbs to muster Squadrons of scampering feet. ButO,let yourvoice fell fainter, Till, blent with a minor tone, Youtemper yout songwiththebeauty O f thepity Christ hath shown, Arid singone verse for thevoiceless; Anayet, ere the song be done, A verse for the ears mat hearnot, And averse for the' sightlessone* For thoudhitbe time for sinefind A merry Christmas glee, Let alow, sweetvoice,or pathos Run through the melody. / JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. Praise for French Lightships. French lights are the oest along jthe shores, say tlm navigators; They are posted low, close to tho water lino, and *a do not mislead like the Italian pharos perched high above the sea, They have the best lenses and are al­ ways visible. CHAS. A . GUMP'S ..RUBBER HOUSE.. 32-33 E. Second Street, Dayton, Ohio. .When you wanfcfirsfc-clasS Bubher Goods, give us a call. 1” -* majority of our Rubber Goods, are made to our order, and are of better quality than you can find ols6\vhe,,e. • Hot Water Rags, Fountain Byrmges, Bulbs, Abdominal Sup­ porters, Appendicitis Belts, Uterine Supporters. Trusses, Crutches, Tubing, Crutch Tips, Jockey Strops, Hard Rubber Syringes', Rubber- Gloves, Rubber Mittens. Atomizers, Elastic Stockings, Knee Cups, Logging and Atttclets, Ankle Supporters, Bedside Tables. Back Beats, Invalid Beds, Bolling Wheel Chairs, Commodes, Bod Fans:, Urinals, Invalid Bings, Air Cushions, Water add Air Beds, Pillows, Sanitary Covers, Nursery Sheet­ ing, Rubber Bust CapB, Colon and Rectal Tubes, tee and Bath Caps, Rubber Aprtms, Rubber Bauds and Sleeves, Ladies' Syringes, Finger Cots, Folding Bath Tubs, Audi Instep Support- . •ra, Telephone Receiver Cushions, Etc. KOD AKS, CAMERAS, FILMS. PLATES, and all kind of PHOTO SUPPLIES. “ Lawn Tennis. Base Ball and Gymnasium outfits. Leather and Rubber Bolting, Packings, Waste, Screen Wire, Lace Leathers, Hose and Mill Supplies, r u b b e r h e e l s , b e s t m a d e . Fishing Tackle, Hooke, Lines, Poles Reels, Rets, Camping Bods. Snag Proof and Gold Seal Rubber Boots ami Overshoes outwears any other make* , RUBBER anil OIL CLOTHING. t HH little folks world do not keep Christmas as the children of this coun-1 try do. la fact each, land baa Its own} peculiar ways, and our people, being l drawn, originally from almost .every j clime, have introduced into onr cole-' hratlqn of the, day a bit of the- Christ­ mas features brought from mother countries. Wo have the Dutch Santa Claus, the German Christmas tree, the English plum pudding and carols and our own peculiarly lavish gift mak­ ing. The boys and girls of. far distant countries, are spending the day In such different ways thatit may prove of in­ terest to young and old to hear some­ thing of the distinctive Christmas cus­ toms. * HE English Christ® s Is not unlike ours, save that V0 do not have their pretty cus* tom of "bringing in the yule.” In al­ most every family in England tho boys and girls gather about tho burning log on Christmas eve to sing carols and' tell Christmas legends. Often the children who live in the country as­ sist at the dragging, in of the huge log. An English child would not feel it was Christmas if there was not a bit of mistletoe banging in the hall, under which the unwary are kissed soundly. Little and big eat the rich and blazing plum pudding, and all join in tho sing­ ing of Christmas carols and church­ going. horrid habit that our jolly old St, Nick would scorn., He generally leaves in the stocldngs a bunch, of switches in case they should be needed before his next call, . HE Servian children have a strange custom, Qnr Christ­ mas Eve the father of the family goes to the wood and cub a, straight young oak, which ho drags Into the room where the family awaits him, saying as be does sot “Good even­ ing and a merry Christmas!” Then the children, shout hack's "May God graphb o# to thee and taayst thou fc&veHebe* mp$rhQ$6r,” . - * With this they shower their father with corn and the tree la thrown on the fire to burn until Christmas morn­ ing, when -it la greeted with pistol Shots, HRISTMAS in Holland is the •gala day of the year for the children. They have a pretty custom of ushering It In. Just at midnight on Christmas eve, tho men and boys dressed in fancy costume, march through the streets in long pro­ cession, holding aloft a brilliantly lighted star, as they chant the "Gloria' In Exeelsis." The little girls clad in white stand at the windows and bow to tho star as it passes. 1MM \1 EREDITH’ S U S I C S T O R E PATRONIZE - DAYTON’S BEST , BsCoad hardest Cisssio Block in the State 13 1 S, Ludlow St», * Dayton* 0 . ERITAPS the finest Christ­ mas of nil, if not the most lavish, Is spent by tho chil­ dren, Of Germany. It combines the Christ child—-which We Americana are prone to forget—-and Santa Claus. The whole day is full of cheer} fam­ ilies feast and go to church; pres­ ents are simple, hut In every home is a blazing free hung with cakes, color­ ed candies and gifts. It is a pretty Sight to secs tho children march In to see their tree, singing aS they go, "O, Tonsion Baum” (O, Fir Tree),' to the air of ‘‘'Maryland, My Maryland,” ’ In many German towns just as the hellu ring to usher In Christmas, every window In every house is quick- J? lighted, Then the children are up bright and early, oven tho tiny babies, to go to six o’clock church. Often each child bears a candle to illuminate tho thMch, • <■ The German Krlw Kingle ha# op* HE French children' rarely have a tree. Sometimes they hang up slippers to be filled, instead of stockings, and there Is great .chanting .of “Noel, Noel/1 the Christmas song. f Like the Scandinavian children, lit­ tle French hoys and girls never forget the birds, but Instead, .of placing sheaves Of grain on long poles, they are hung along the eaves of the bouses, ' . HE children of .Belgium on Christmas Eve are dressed In gay colors and forma pro­ cession, which marches through the streets, led by an orchestra and sing­ ing carols. Each child holds aloft eith­ er a Christchild In a manger of a cru­ cifix. , MER1CAN mothers find one day of Christmas merrymak­ ing distracting enough for their children, how would they like to llvo in Russia, where work is often suspended for a fortnight, while all the people keep holiday. Even the poorest peasant has a tree and It is harvest time for beggars, for no one will refuse him anything. - In some of the country districts the boys dress as animals, and led by oth­ er boys as keepers, march through the streets headed by a band of boys mak­ ing dreadful music with harsh sound­ ing instruments. These processions go from door to door, pound until they are admitted, and all given food and drink; and two small pieces of money. Ai1over Scandinavia a week is given to merrymaking. Every one goes to oix o’clock church on the dark Christmas morning, and In the evening every home in the land is Illuminated. They have wonderful trees, around which crown people and children dance and Sing. The Scandinavian child Js very good to the poor on Christmas and takes gifts and food to poor families. Bulgarian “Kolsda,” In Bulgaria "Koleda," as Christians is called, is marked with many quaint Ceremonies, Ofte is called ’ 'Koledara,” the name given to a baud of boys, mostly, who go about proclaiming that, the season of fasting is over, and her­ alding a reign of feasting and w fle* ment. Each Koleda party nunfc"rs seven- -the Old Man, the Old Woman, tho Crumb Bicker (who collects tho presents and money, while the Old Man and Qid Woman play the fool), and Four Singers, who carol out the Christmas songs. The attire of the Koledara Is most grotesque, and tlmlr procession Is joined by a huge crowd of townspeople, who take a great de­ light in the antics of tb* Jtstsrs, You w ill buy a boiler i f you buy wisely# A boiler will give you SUMMER HEAT IN WINTER, .will heat every portion o f your house, . and the money invested w ill Rive more comfort, healtii and happiness than can be obtained in any other manner. It w ill hanish colds, pneumonia and w ill ROB WINTER OF ITS TERRORS and rigors. While indoors YOU WILL NOT KNOW IT IS WINTER. Without boiler heat you are missing the greatest com fort and blessing in life, . Find out the cost to secure such heating and you will wonder why you did not have it done before. ItsliOV than 1 t-.liovn Spun proit) Bat'k; Lisin; On an Novel. Back;' O jk - iic nesiiy , that v picket HIGH GRADE STANDARD BOILERS furnish wg}l heated houses at minimum cost o f installation and fo r fuel. ' Twenty-two years’ experience shows us what to furnish to secure best results. O U R C A T A L O G ; IS F R E E . A*k for it and.for any Information about Heating. G IBL IN C& CO. » U T I C A , N. Y. WHAT DOES REV. MR. BIGELOWREALLYWANT? Be— — »fa— e»— oeef e eeeS To the Editor; Will you ask Rev. Herbert Bigelow what be really wants in the way of the intiative and referendum? I have been trying to follow, him; but the closer I got to his self-styled Fro- gressive league the more befuddled I become. • when the Bigelow propaganda was first anOMncewF, Rex. Herbert ji Bige­ low was for the Simon-pure Oregon plait of initiation—which, f under­ stand, permits anyone, to submit any old. proposed law. at any election. Then he modified that because it was not popular. . ' ■So in Columbus he came out for the Wisconsin plan, which somewhat reduces chances of making initiative propositions a part of our everyday Work. All. the time, he insisted that a very few petitioners could load ou to the rest of us propositions to set- tlo at election time.. Rev. Mr. Bige­ low wanted petitions signed by only 12 per cent of the voters to submit proposed constitutional amendments; only 10 per cent for proposed direct laws and only 8 per cent for a refer­ endum vote on enactments of the legislature. And now Mr. Bigelow has changed his plans again! He thinks the per­ centages too low, for in the Cleveland Plain Dealer he cays: "Candidates are asked to agree to abide by a caucus decision of pro­ gressives as to tho exact percentage of voters to be -equired on a petition.” s - . It’s anything how to get the single fax, for that is the one aim of the Progressive league—a tax on laud. . A. NORRIS. ■ .V A W .V A V /A V A V A '.V W A V A V A V .W A V A V .W iV A W A ONLYPRACTICAL FORM I OF GOVERNMENT f Our present form of representative government, under which laws are made by specially chosen legislators, construed by especially chexn and trained judges, ahd enforced by spe­ cially chosen executive officers, I am firmly convinced Is the only practi­ cable form of government for a coun­ try of immense area and great pop­ ulation fuch as ours. Whenever it proves ineffective or works badly tho fault Is not with the machinery, but with those who are operating it. The remedy is not for the people en masse to attempt to manipulate tlie complicated ahd delicately adjusted mechanism, which must Inevitably lead to confusion and disaster, but to exercise more care in the selection of their specially chosen operating agents.-—United. States Senator Suth­ erland, NUTS DATES FIGS OYSTERS CELERY ORANGES Edgemont Crackers . GRAHAM BUCK­ WHEAT and PAN­ CAKE FLOUR McFarland Bros. V A V M W y W W W V W ^ ^ Large which and in is ver} childr many cq 1 0 0 9 r . 100 9 #Wr hMdaehn Dr. M1i«V Antf-PaM FtR* ; 60 VBARS* . EXPERIENCE T rass : M ark * . ^ .. D esigns ^ ' ■. C opyrights * c . .« AIketohand(IMcUrttnfinr*# «*trM##n*ta nnrcrimon freewnotlio#*n *ratfr»*. nitlrtt waiter#0? yi#pair'll**. PiUMt# t*k#« thwm*HMann,* do. reettw nrtk*. Wthmitthnw, inthis Scientificjdtturican, Ah**#Mme1fillmtrkfyfWkl#, #1*. Mutton 01 nor ftMMUifloJrmrnM. Toms, $3n v rmootti*,ft, «oidbynil tuttMMltt*, MAKE YOUR DOLLARS WORK 5and 1-2 PerCent. Is^What The Springfield Building & Loan Association Pays for Deposits in Any Sum, Start an Account Now Deposits made on or before December 5th, will bear interest from December 1st.' Our assets are $2,201,030.46 Our Reserve Fund is $112,054.12 Springfield Building & Loan Association, 28 East Main St.i Springfield, Ohio. t liHifTH IK itiiittiiiitnufriImini mtmmm f This m on th* I a r e 30a am s B u tterick PakterfiM and lS e~ ~m m h igher. MedS * A t , - yt ■ is d r We in »■ Ou: in sui • ove u Wt so t w fit f ’ c K i Xeni; OMMMMn Pa FRE fch r i a r V 1 1 MM. 1 1 am e LJL C td a fv 71 \