The Cedarville Herald, Volume 51, Numbers 1-26

V?'- (-4® If Every Woman Knew What Every Widow learns, Every Husband Would Be Insured With Our Accident Policy. j f a r o l d . No Business Is TooB ir to Use A4- vertisingr and None Too Poor to Af­ ford using it FIFTY-FIRST YEAR NO, 2 . CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDA1 g-^ g S g g l ^ ilf.'Ktswags JECEMBER 28,1927. PRICE, #1.50 A YEAR JUBILEESMBERS ; WILL N IMM S T TWOPBOOIMISI The Jubilee Singer* from Lincoln Institute will broadcast from Station WSAI in Cincinnati, December 24tU from eight to eight-thirty p. m., and on Christmas Day from two to three p. m. These singers made such a hit two week* ago with the radio audience that they are being brought back for two more entertainment*, Prof*, B. E. Robinson, formerly Dean of Cedarville College is head c f Lincoln Institute. ’ Local radio fans and friends will l>e delighted to, hear Prof Robinson's singers again. j S fV /f/t \ ■ $ » * >" K rU c/ i I ; - .. ...... h* {‘I ’ /M i I ^ <■>’ ... Two Comets May Be Seen Christmas The Christmas comet may be seen in the west slcy Monday night if weather conditions are favorable. The other, discovered in 1846 by Esther Francisco Device at the ob­ servatory of the Roman college, will make its first appearance in 81 years within a day or .so. “SkejeUerup,” the Christmas comet, was named'’after, an Australian as­ tronomer who discovered, it. I t wil: attain its maximum brilliancy Tues­ day night when it will set about an hour and a^quayter after the sun. . , It .must be looked for low in the west immediately after darkness falls if it is to be seen at all. It will lose its brilliancy gradually eaeh succeeding night. By New Year's night it will not be seen s.c easily with the naked eye, for the moon, just past the first quarter, will he floodlit * the sky with light. The comet,- discovered by Father Device, is visible every 81 years and now is 25,000,000 miles from the earth. ifc. Wi-J t f y sp* n & /rx N m , Ohio Wesleyan Team - Defeats College Boys Ofijo Wesleyan University's twe ‘ 4 ov Coach j&rst triad out hi* first team and lead the visitors 0 to 4 at the end of the first quarter. By this- time Coach Dietrich substituted fol­ lowed by changes on the local team and the .Methodists swept the floor for the balance4of the game. little and Cordon starred for' Cedarville while Hniader was high point player for Wesleyan. The College Girls defeated Jac&rnar team from Springfield by a score of 28 to IQ. fV ■* Y & L * | BE*A. CHILD AGAIN | | “Suffer little children to co.ne | |unto Me and forbid them not, for § 5 of such is .the kingdom of heaven.” I | So said the.Man of Gallilee—whose § | birth we celebrate at Christmas: | | Children, with their * happy | | hearts, are like corks that often § s buoy us older folks from the very | I depths of; despair. Without cbil* § I dreHj this world would be a desert § i of past memories and the future as | I dark as a midnight in Egypt. \ |v And yet at this glad Christmas | I time there are thousands of little | | tots that will see the Christmas* § I trimmed windows, hear the story | | of Santa Claus and that is about f | all. Thousands will wash thpir lit* f | tie faces with childhood's transi-1 f tory tears, and thousands experi-§ I enee their first and greatest disap-1 | pointmenfc when they search their | | little stocking** 1 When we older grown make ehil* jf dren happy at Christmas time, we f. find a happiness in our own hearts f that Would make a man afraid to | close his eye* in sleep without hav* | ing done his part and more toward g making a few expectant believers f in Kris Kringle unspeakably hap-1: py, the remembrance of which | lasts through life. | We wohld rather sec a rich old g man wandering about among the g homes of the poor distributing § popcorn balls and oranges to eager § children on Christmas Eve than to | sit ift a front row and gaze upon | the most gorgeous spectacle ever | put upon the stage. We would §• rather be the means of making | some poor children happy with a s few simple toys that tender agif l can appreciate than to give some „ woman a diamond necklace* gj If you want to get the real kick out of Christmas be a child again, that you may enjoy the .simple joys of childhood, that you may be truly human, that you may ualty as a child enter, anew Ae kingdom of faith and ^love that keeps the spirit young, though JM ' \ i « H e * ,*■ V •' ^ --- , ■ I “ •j i • ?v *.'• O ■ V : ^ . f 5 | IV US T*:- ■ m N-’ i! / V , rn 9 H t S m S ■ ***» « ■» I l i f p L w i1 A * * J * '* ? 'r * :' > r - _________ —fSdm - i VERYOHE had wished for snow and now it was snoring with a white, calm dignity all .its own, and a cheeryj merriment about" it so much, in keeping with the season. Snow was not unusual. They had all seen plenty of it before but they wished for it because it was Christmas time and snow at Christmas time was lovelier than at any other time of the year. It seemed so fresh, so new, so cleans There was a new-found woiider every year in snow at Christmas. ^ ^ S , T *. * 1 . 1 i, " . J HE AlR was crisp arid keen and alive. There seemed to be.hew life in the,air, new, joyous life. There M was a new-foundwonder every year irvthe crisp air of Christmas tune. Christmas trees could beseen,busypeoplewere w busier than ever, taking around presents,'arranging presents at home, filled with the light-heatted joy of the Christmas rush and excitement. There was a'new-found wonder every year in the busy days aroiind Christmas. - • •• V■ .■*’’! .$!.* ' :• -■ .-: • . ■v.. ' J ^ p \ HILDREN were on their way to bed,, thinking of | v J f nothing save Sinta Claus, who would soonBe speed- V* -m ing across the roofs of the world with his fleeting reindeer, ready to pick from his overflowing pack, presents for them. There-was a new-found wonder every year in the boundless generosity, of Santa Claus and his merrily under- standing reindeer. ’OUNG people who had grownolder came hackhome for Christmas. Every comer, everystore, every house |had its childhood memories for them They felt happily young again. Their thoughts danced and skipped. There was a new-found wonder every year in coming home for Christmas.; . 'HERE was laughter in the hearts of everyone, so that m a everyone felt young. Laughter is the secret of youth, ^ All who know this secret know perennial youth. There was a new-found wonder every year at Christmas in (discovering this glowing truth. * OR THE wonder of Christmas is the wonder of the beautyof the usual, elevated and enhapeed into the unusual. For the spirit of Santa Claus and hi* never-failing reindeer speeds not only over the roofs of the world where children^dwell but into the hearts of everyone, K m . ££»£« have taou&hfe ™ **** j 9 *,1