Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 293, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1927 — Page 7

Mft'hen J*' ,JS V * as a E<) ‘ v; M ' i . ■ J by His Playmates HB TIJ x it is candle lighting till!(Mh\ .i.i:is Eve, mid mother -Night Before Christ-' Hk'"' ~ m.,1 I you the story <>f the: ■HU 1, of the .Wise Mett who] ■K"* I ,' ..n i’'' ir soft-stopping utmel.s' hV , (1,. ,1 iTt; of tlie slt< i.herils KW’ 1 '" I 'he Star: of the png.-l ■■',' , iu j ~f ilie manger cradle, have ■ V. lint sort of a boy Jesus V li,n lie was ns old as I-” |M* jm.le doesn't toll much :ib,.ut l„ 1. but there are two le hM', |<1s „’> •„ :i you may like to remem|Hll. ■ berries are red on the [■.*„, tl.e whole house is snietlnc; |^V f 'a. <hie tells of a little ■H,’... . >. ,y v. I • followed the shepherds d Christmas night. While ■&(, „ a < kneeling before the t’hri.-t l ;l.l. he fell the tiny hands roueli Win n he arose, he no lon-t. r HHli.oh’l bls crutch. He who had al ■■ r ,1d -lowly and painfully had RH|.',<ll healed, mid could run with the mH V ,;her legend tells of the time tl.e boy Jesus was playing will: Mag ...iicades and held a lll’ole-s lord. HHp,touch, mid ft Hew away up. up. HM, h , into the blue sky, singing a song |Hof thanksgiving. ■| 'i'b -e are only legends. They may be true, but of this we may be ■H, u r, : th:' boy Jesus was well loved MH |,y |[i< playmates, and lie was alHHwii" kind mid thoughtful. H| Su[.|.. -.. you take one of the candle-|Hfr--in lie tree and He It up in a knot ■Hos belly berries where you can see it ■Hrft.o. As often as you see it remem|H|,fr lb t Christimts is the birthday of ■ the < iri-t Child. So try to bo like bi doing some kind deed every |Hiaj'.—Ermik II- Sweet. HE (c. i:-7. Western Newspaper Union.) I A-js - ■ Sent a Box of Mistletoe ■ to Recall a First Kiss ■ uqCN <>n the dotted line, lady.” Hi d -But tire you sure this is for ■we?” KI "it says, “Miss Martha Brent, 220 ■ Oslatid; ain't that you? There's no ■ mistake: its yours all right.” HI Miss Brent drew tile box info the ■ house mid opened It with trembling |Hlritii!s. And there stood a box filled ■ with mistletoe, lovely white berries ■ like pearls, ■ I -What in the world!” ejaculated ■.Miss Brent. K “Mistletoe for an old maid! It must ■ be a joke!” ■ I But she took It out. and decorated ■ her tiny home. — E That night her door bell rang. When ■ she went to the door there stood 11 ■ .prosperous, middle-aged man. KI Ills hair was beginning to turn gray ■ and lie had a vaguely familiar look. KI “Miss Martha,” he said, "thirl..' ■ years ago tonight wo were attending K a party at Mary Holland's. I kb sod H you under the mistletoe and you hox-d ■ try ears soundly. 1’ said, ‘I thought K girls liked to be kissed.’ You replied. ■ ‘Not by a good-for-nothing I’iizeerI aJIL ' ■ 'Tin no longer good-for-nothing. May : ■ I try again, Martha?’’ —Jane Both. I (©, 1927. Western Newspaper Union.) ■ I — S'- m —fi—— The Wsy He Figures 1 I I, ' I “I'm afraid, child, you are asking old ’ I Santa for too much this year.” “Well, it is a good nit, mother, but 1 ] I with all the toys lie's got he’ll never : I miss ’em.” I Lets Like Him December 25 1 Mrs. Him—Harry took part In. ft I | Christmas play last night find today j i he's so hoarse he can hardly talk. j Mrs. Bain —Oh, he was the leading ( man, then? "No, he was the prompter.” { Christmas Superstition | There is an ofil superstition that 4 nine holly leaves tied in a lim.dker- . thief witii nine knots mid pltici’d tin- J tier tlie pillow on Christmas night will I cause tlie sleeper to dream of his <>i | her future wife or husband. J Drinking the Wassail « Tlie ancient custom of wassailing J Was always an indispensable’ factor | hi the celebration attendant to (lie old r. lime Christmas, New Year’s mid « Twelfth Night. « Rosemary for Christmas | Rosemary’ onee played a far greatei | Part than' hollv in Christmas decora § tlons. ‘ * /

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1927.

|***«*O»*«. if - * * CONGRESS TODAY * i* ********¥*¥*** House ( i Continues consideration of Tax re duction bin, , Flood committee continue.., hearings ' Senate n] r;"» u “ «», « a ,„„. Mctoc , .„p,. 3pHa „ ol , ' Investigating committee meets to 1 I'alher Os six Children 1 aces 1 ria! For Murder Ik'lphi, Ind., Dec. pj, (UP)--Lloyd Kimble, 47. father of s x children. went on trial today for ii fe in Carro.i Clirt here cl)arKp(] with the fire murder of Daniel Sink. 74-year-old recluse, whose charred body was found in the ruins of his farm home near Burrows, Carroll county., last August. A quarrel following a drinking party coupled with a desire to rob Ihe old man are declared by tlie prosecution to have led tip Io Ihe alleged slaving Mis. Jeanette Taylor, 24, childless wife of a farm hand, and companion of Kimble in drinking al Sink’s homo the night of the tragedy, faces Kimble as accuser today. Six weeks ago she was arrested to explain about a ring in her possession which had belong ed to Sink. It w.i then she told Carrail county authorities that Kimble had beaten the old man to death with •a bhggy spring after a quarrel. o —. Hunting And Fishing Licenses Ready Dec. 151 . In excess i f 116,000 licenses to hunt I and fisli in Indiana during 1928 are he- , ing expressed from the fish and game division offices of the state conservation depaitment .to county clerks of indi.uia and will be delivered in time to be on sale about December 15. The new licenses are all good for the calendar year. Os the first consignment sent out. 100,000 are for resident hunting and fishing. These sell for $1 and are printed in black. N n-resid mt hunting licenses sell for $15.50 and are printed in hrown, while non-resident fishing licenses sell for $2.25 and aim printed in green, All licenses bear the figures 192 S across the face and plainly show that said license is issued etily for the calendat .'ear of y<2S. Each form of license also contains a digest of the state's fishing aftd huntin'' licenses on the back. ■, „ HAMMOND Roy Hunt, in suing for divorce here chargen his wife left him 13 months after they were marlied. Aug. 22. 1924 and lie hasn't seen her since. He declared she was living now with a man in Little Rock, Arkansas.

IA Man’s Gift I• A 1 | from a mans store | I and the question settled I Bath Robes & Lounging Robes Jeb ' , „ ,• i SHIRTS 1 Handkerchiefs h Every man wants shirts ior Christmas. .. Alwavs useful and always in demand. 1,1 SI.OO to $5.00 Belt Buckles * $ 8 Pajamas 1 g Lumberjacks r - g Collars | w Knife and | Chain Seis HOSIERY TIES I | Bill Folds I’lain and fancy pattern. ISs/p p'7- ffl S J!"’ W , s .•"‘Jwt vail in Ihi. as...rhnu,l. , No greater value can oe I Sweaters than these Real Hundreds to g Silk sub-standards at choose from. I Underwear . £Q C 35Ci„51.50 | j Vance & Linn I

io Select Assistant State Superintendent Imlhuiapolls, Dee. 13.—(UP)-Sclect-ion of an assistant state superintendent of public instruction will be made here tonight ut the regular meeting ol the board of school commissioners. George R. Keiser, former purchasing agqnt for the board and Wayne G. Emnielman, secretary of tlie board of public works here, are the only active c.imlidates, following announcement yest-rday by Fred G. Gladden, assist ant state superintendent of public instruction that he did not seek and would not accept the post. The appointment is for the unexpired term of lire M. Fraser, who resigned suddenly last week. Loss Os Parole Papers Causes Youth To Serve Longer Than Necessary Indianapolis, Dec. 13.—(UP)—Because the necessary parole papers were lost, Charles Vought, 21-year-old Wabash youth was paroled today after having spent a year longer in the state reformatory than ho should have, according to Pliny Wolfard, secretary to Gov. Ed Jackson. Vought was sentenced to two to 11

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■ ~ years for liurglurly In the Wabash ; circuit court In January, 1925, as result of a boyish prank. The court ’ and his parents agreed a lesson was needed and consequently a heavy sen-: toiico wan Imposed, with the understanding a parole would lie granted whin half the minimum sent' n e had been served if the boy's conduct rnerrited it. He was recommended for a parole lust January by the warden, prosecutor, trial jttdg" and other responsible citizens, but when the parole board met the papers showing this could not be found. Mr. Wolfard set 10l work io find them, hut never succeed ed. finally convincing tlie parloe board ' of the boy’s right to a parole through I newspaper clippings and other matter. Vought was reelased today with only only 20 more days to serve of his minimum sentence, when he will b elllilgle for full pardon by tlie governor. - JAMESTOWN—Mrs. Mollie Ruth- ; ton of Martinsville, is here, the guest I other sister, Mrs. Fannie Moss, their ■ first meeting in 37 years. Mrs. Mosh ■ had believed that iter sister was dead I until recently when a pension inspec- , tor made inquiry after Mrs. Rushton had filed an application, her husband 1 having served in the Civil war.

Steamship Sinks Tug Off New England Coast Boston, Dec. 13. (INS)—The passeager, sttamshlp Robert E. Lee, Boston to New York, collided with and sunk the tug Neponset off the southern New Englund coast, according to a wireless message from file liner today. Seven nv n aboard the fug were 'rescued liy lifeboats from the Robert E. Lee. wld h reported that site was proceeding down Long Island Sound to New York City. Tlie brief mesHagc stated that the tug sank soon after the cr/sh. The ' Neponset, cotnm.inded by Captain 111 orge 11. Tibbetts, of Boston, was / [ SKIN Sil \ Rf-D HANDS, cradml \ lips, roughened \ checks—disappear ily \ like magic under the ff \ soothing effect of K. 1 Itali an Balin. For K \snlc

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