The Cedarville Herald, Volume 48, Numbers 27-52

.‘■ia^ f|wi*rJOT.vv*wr!r. * icmmhmmmmmhmmmmmmwmmm W 9 P tu s e H octttM S MlMil l IIWWMIHliWWWmWWtK ,K«KT hlstww v i a be dsUfhted with a. gift of piece-cards, wade for her *lo«*, All that la required to make them la white cardboard and water -color*—la the hands of someone clever f; a t painting. Four cards shown herd i: suggest subjects. A colorful butterfly -«aarn$. one of -them, on another an ‘ ji musing Chinaman brings his gay lab- • irn, and two droll Dutch figures grin trom. the others. A ll D id Their B it to Make Christmas M «tY I l'VKHVKom’ i» Mrompton knew ■4 ihat it «#* all the Hammonds could du to make end* meet, A big family and a small income la not « vomMuvtion to make easy living. ivet at, t'l.n- tinaa time the Hammond family n^muted to have all the good thing* that go with the day aud to he able to pur. base the gifts of love that mean m much. It Utts ail due t» the plan that Mrs. Huniinond had worked out when the children were email. Several weeks before Christmas a contribution box was placed in the Hammond dining room; across it was written In big letters of red aipl green; “Do your bit to make Christmas merry,” and each member of the family was supposed to contribute something, he It ever so little. And It was surprising, just as soon ns the box was put UP each year, how inany wonderful ways cropped out for earning extra, nickels and dimes. Even little Tim, in spite of being only five, contributed his mite to the cheer fund. And the fun the family had In trying to fill the box - why, it was nearly as goad as Christ- mas Itself 1 Each evening It was held up and weighed by the windier chil­ dren and .they always agreed that it was" getting so “awful" heavy ; whetf" It Wad Opened ju$t before, flhtfsfmnlfii •there'was always a shout m surprise and Joy, npd they declared that It con­ tained much more, than they had ys.!ri#£.** l it rt If ? % ;t it *■} » * it it i; »«*•*'<** THEHONORED COLORS W U ARE the colors red an i gftcii, I!,iv.- wo are honored! How een’-d c.:r.'st:nr.H he R.ias wiliovjt g:\eu and without red t*> lady in the pay dec.' rations? Long ago we two color,-; were given this honor. How guy and pleased it make* us. it makes green r.j vivid and bright whh delight. It nukes red so A'ovvlng and resplendent with enjoyment. Yve are glad n« other colors . ...... w r . ..... • Algernon Noseup—the Bundle That Cured Him I T WASN’T his real name, but peo­ ple thought lid deserved It, Like a, top, lie carried a swelled, head upon a small foundation. Tils nose was so much in the air that It distributed snubs plentifully. His idea of getting up was'that of putting others down ' f’ Algernon despised Christmas. He even fejt ready ,tU jsfltib' Santa Claus Tills'snob had n^fi^elali snub Tor any-' body who beUevjSdiift (Christmas; cheer ’\i>pph Without,Punctuation ^T imo thy Hester, ap eccentric Amen lean, wrote an unpunctuated hook, “A , Fickle For the Knowing Ones,” ' In a second edition he added punctuation at the end.apd told the reader# to “pep­ per the dish to suit themselves.” 'InaM^ln it jivoulfl. Anfi^ue^ they wcar i JjiHd generous hqgplhjess,,; Hevwas an ............ aVdent member Ittffkfie.Soe le^? ,£ JI vq , spending the money <$mtf was ♦macl# up of iso nnjch sacrifice; siU'h plimofiig and scheming as therewas to get (he most out of It, And when Christmas morning dawned there wag no happier family In all Bromptou—the Christ­ mas family fund had brought them so many' good tilings.—Katherine Edelmam prevention of Useless CJyhig, ^ Indeed,, lie was the chah'ma^Tof the branch of it that infested Ida town without Uear- ing a gift. There may hate been a streak .of fat in his character, hut there surely was a streak of mean. It was a bundle that cured him. As * **1**4 to hi* door with his eyes a* M m rtian-h steepfe ho fdl over It, »»d m he opened it ihqt Cluistmas iviy sad found tin t a Dumber of Ids m lrhino* had <(itr-plced to warm his heart with token# of kind con&lderg- tiutt, *•> f«tt so strangely humbled nnfi . unluiiued of liiup^if that he was never uft*ri*#rdi* ..Me to look down upon anybody *bristophor G. Hazard. Iflk. UK. WiMt«:-.ntetvnipftgcrUnion} Tiny Tim “And how did littio Tim behave?" as'.ed Mrs. t'r.ifchlt. “As good as gold." said B>1., ‘k.nti bitter, Some­ how he g its thoughtful sitting by himself so much, and thinks the strimriadt thin: h y>m ever heard. He told i.u*. eombe home, that he hoped people saw l,ini lu the church, be­ cause JUe was a cripple, and it might 1e pleasant to them to remember upon t hrlt-noiis day, who made lame beg­ gar# walk and blind men see.” And So, Sr Tlay Tim observed, “God bless u# *«*ry one!”—Charles Dickens. Kerchiefs as Gifts .Pretty handkerchiefs may be made *t horns. One is a square of fine white linen with appliqued corners of mauve linen outlined with embroidery. The other has a ,tfny wlilfe lineu center, surrounded 'by ‘a wide footing lace.- edged *nd bordered round with daisies. Creamed Dates Stone the'dates,, roll In sugar, and ; pqt a piece of fondant'1* place of tin ^tonei Roll again In granulated s'u ’ gar. Fill with nuts or peanut butte, instead of fondant if desired. „ Something Special in the Candy line every Saturday, The Cedarville Bakery Relay Ch*?stma« Plan Affords Ev-te.t iinment A tUV. lJo.«i-TL iirr-tTiri'-tw.s pi#U fi r i-h; ::rd yopng m flubs, school grouj.-s, etc., which lessens responsi­ bility r.r.d labor; Is a Relay Cbustu::*s, when, a wr*J; or umre befero ciirlM* m".«. a reviea of Facials are indulged In. One or more of the group Is a A g o o d SUBSTITUTE v-C-r j^y tto { v r t i - i , i n i < i O C . i i i K ‘»' '.Opi^CC, r r*,- -';.v . v \*> U c “ ‘-F ' o d 3 S&S& M . hoslt •‘Si, aaaldrd by others who dee- ornfe, plan the stunts and games, ar­ ras, v ike menuprovided by (be I'/'Vic-s and wl Icli conamts things usually . serud : ib the firet fours;, of n dinner.1 The se<ond social will he lu3d at an­ other home with fitting food for the I second coura-'j in » dinner, ! If the hosier# desires to present gift favors she plans a novel way of distributing them. On paejmgrs on a line across a rn.mi, blindfolded guests; may tie Ob- ' *—; t. on a parcel • ■which becomes his gift. Magic tricks J are performed and x>rlze gifts are awarded those who guess the tricks, j Winning in various stunts Is an ex* j ease for a gift to he presented, the j object being that each guest shall re- j reive a package nf equal value. A j post oliice with postmistress may hold i a coveted gift which way be procured j only by performing some task or stunt’! peculiar to the individual. ] Tho last early social may be served with popcorn, candy, nuts In holiday j baskets distributed from n tree, or j cleverly hidden in the fireplace which I iumy later have, a- fire around which re-! freshmohts are eaten. . . j This relay Idea miiy be carried out \ during holiday week, willed “New Leaf j MFeark•parties, with games savoring] ■ of prophecy foiethe New Year. A New Year’s Kye wake may; terminate fes­ tivities.—Gertrude Walton. (©, 1025, Western N^wsp.'.por Union.) ; HSmuoM k j g p i g l - : g ' p J f / t i Z & r r * . ~ £ {jU'AJE _ -P‘l ■ Few Little Folks It seems as though Santa Claus has gone to more .trouble making thing» for t! ;> little girls tlhn the little boys lids y-*ar. There are complete tea of lust-wfire. eh-vtrlc sets that p.all.v t-.-ioh land in miniciwit quantities for n g-<od sized tea party, rer.l c-djr chests, fioor lamps, c?ul sewing tables, all just as nicely finished as tilt* grown- ii[ia’■ luflitlure.. C h a r ity a t H e in e . ’'A'nrdoiVme, sir, I am soliciting for our Christmas rummage stile. Wlmt do yct» do-with your old clothes?" a’.Yby, I brash them and fold them ( tn fully at nighl. and I put'them on , -;i.n in the morning.” Coat-frocks have encroached upon the territory of the plain street su it In fashion’s realm, winning over many devotees of “the tailored mode. It t« chic and practical and well represent­ ed in the. example shown here, which fq made of (lark woolen cloth with qeat adornment’.rtf braid and bottont. Bread and Cakes at Home Bakery. Phone 65. Effective Trap for Mice When sotting a mouse trap, try ty­ ing the halt In a piece of muslin. There is a certain amount of curiosity ^ in a rodent that compels him to gnaw ' through the muslin to get 4Ue bait,’ and the tug at the muslin Is sure, to . cause the spring to close the trap. . Will have plenty o f Money to do their Christ- mas Shopping this year without having to keimp, because tf-sy were farsighted enough g to become a Christmas Saving Club Member ,i for 1925. « Their’* is a happy lot this Christmas. They have money to spend for Christmas, for ne- * cessitics, for clothing and for enjoyment dur­ ing the holidays. Or a nice start on a savings account, that, with the same brand' of thrift # they have shown this year, will mean one or all o f the following: A NEW HOME, COM­ FORTABLE OLD AGE, and above all things FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. Goes out to Gffesne Countypeopletoday inChristmas Savings Club money fromThe Home Building &Sav­ ings Co. Is thereany good reason you cangive fornot beingone of them?Just fifty"(50) weeks inwhich to make your deposits, and then have a nice little nest egg coming to you next year at the very time you need ready cash the most YOU WILL WONDER H0W1T ACCUMULATED. COMEINNOW! Our books are open, and will be openuntil the last ofDecember. Let ns repeat, COME INNOW!and let nsstart you onthe road toa happier and better Christmas next year, VIA the Christmas Savings Club Route. On Chnslmis S a v in g s For The Year 1926 Here Is The Plan. Pick TheOne Which Suits Your Pocket Book 25c weekly and receive a t tire enfl of the S6 weeks $12.50. 50c weekly and receive at the end of the 50 weeks $25.00. $1.00 weekly and receive a t the end of 50 weeks $50.00 $2.00 weekly and receive a t the end of the 50 weeks $100.00 $5.00 weekly and receive a t the end of the 50 weeks $250.00 $10.00 weekly and receive a t the end of the 50 weeks $500.00, 2c lncrea; ing, weekly and receive a t the end of the 50 weeks $25.50, 2e Decreasing, weekly and receive a t the end of the 50 weeks $25.50. 5c Incrc-atfng, weekly and receive St the end of the 60 weeks $63.75. 5e Decreasing, weekly and receive a t the end of the 50 weeks $63.75. 10c Increasing, weekly and receive at the end of the 50 weeks $127.50. 10c Decreasing, weekly and receive a t the end of the 50 weeks $127.60. This 1$ One Per Cent More Then Any Other Christmas Club Pays On Christmas Savings For The Year 2926 W * f * ‘gZ iik 'k l R9BM WE ARE PAYING ONE PER CENT MORE THAN ANY OTHER CHRISTMAS CLUB TheHomeBuilding& SavingsCo. WE PAY « PER CENT ON TIME DEPOSITS XENIA, OHIO. ASSETS $2,800,000