The Kenna record., December 19, 1913, Image 4

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The Kenna Record,'00'1 win lovvml n men '
I Families 111.13' scattered
D. C. SAVAGE Editor and PubV during the lest of the year, but
' - -, at this time their membci
PUBLISHED WEEKLY isflivo 10 reunite, and, when
(this impossible, t lm oxiled
ones turn tlioir faros longingl)
towards lienvtli and home.
Whatever ma)' have been it
origin and whatever peculiarities
may have gathered about it iii
its adaption to different people
and different circumstances, it
is to 113 Americana today a
piactically national feast.
CHRISTMAS.
Kntrrcil Fclwary Si li 19(7 rt the Kcnna,
New Mexico, Post Office, as second Class
Mail Matter.
Subscription $1.00 Per Year In
Advance
Advcrtlselntr rnts made kno n on nppllcnlion
This is the week before Christ
mas. The center of American
thaught is not now far away
but is centercd'in each Ameri
can home It glows a bout
father and mother and brother
and sister and shines with
blighter radiance, for it is the
self centered thought of love.
The air is surcharged with the
kindness to the others. All the
thought this week will be about
what Mary will be most pleased
with and hi w happy mother
will be when she sees that nice
but that's telling and half the
pleasure comes from the con
sealment. Half the good of giv
ing conies from keeping the left
hand from knowing what the
right hand is doing. Nobody
doubts the pleasure of Chiist
mas morning, but ti e week be
fore is just as intense and is
longer drawn out .
The morning of Christmas
day is rich in its reverence and
smiles, but the week before
Christmas is educational to-soul
and heart.
The heart begins to sprout at
Thanksgivingand it swells un
til the week before Christmas
when it is ready to burst out in
full bloom from the accumlated
sap of human kindness by which
it has been fed. The week be
fore Christinas has never had
its dues. The brightest week
before Christmas that ever hap
pened was some twenty, thirty,
forty or fifty years age it is
tedious to count dates. You re
member all about it . You were
a little thing, but you never in
after life were quite 0 import
ant to yourself. There were
whisperings which ceased when
yon entered thu room and when
you woke up about midnight
you found the lamp still burn
ing and your mother still up
and working on something that
she puts under t he chair when
you turned over in your bed.
The old tin key gobbler. Fn the
pen was gobbling all daylong to
his former associates on the out
side and eating corn with a
gluttony which was to brii.g
its own recompense. Y o u
found ont for the first time that
the business world had been
working ' overtime all year es
pecially to stock up on Chiist
mas gifts for the boys and girls.
You had our own gifts for
the others hidden where one of
Toe's wonderful detectives could
not have found them in the
middle of (he wood pile or hung
down in the unused stock well
i:i the-field. There is never a
week before Christmas to equal
those that came then.
Christmas tide has a twofold
interest, a material and a spirit
ual, come love it hecause it
"comes but once a year, and
with it brings good cheer,"
-others, because it is preemine t
ly the season tf universal re
conciliation of "peace on earth
YE SLAVES OF THE WEED.
There are fathers and mothers
all over the land
A-chewing and smoking as hard
as they can.
While the children are scolded
and rushed off to bed,
All dirty and ragged, aud crying
for I tread.
Many thousand young men in
our land day by day
Are puffing cigaretts and dying
away.
The filthy old stuff, fair ladies
will dip,
And spoil their great beauty bf
filling their lip.
A very sniull babe sitting on
mother's knee
A -chewing tobacco, a sad sight
to see;
The boys and t lie girls, just now
in their prime.
Are learning to ue it they'll be
pony some tune.
A father onee said with his eyes
full of tears.
,-I cannot quit chewing I'
trieo it for years,"
While the dying young man says
he sadly regrets
That he ever did learn to smoke
cigarette.
A snuff-using motherl O, what
a shame!
Shall wecall her mother She's
not worthy that name,.
For her babe is now lying in the
cold grave at rest
Fromjthe poison of the snuff that
is nursed from her breast.
Oh, snuffers and puffers, ye
slaves of the weed,
Is your path clear to heaven? Is
your hope sure indeed?
Are. you snuffing and puffing to
the glory of God?
Are you tiaveling the pathway
our Savioronce trod?
You'll confess that you're angry,
and cross and all wrong,
Whenyiu're craving a chew.
and youi plug is all goye;
O where does your patience and
religion then lie?
On a plug of tobacco or home in
the sky?
Ye slaves of the weed, heed the
words that L-say;
Lay down your tobacco, no long
r delay,
For Jesus is calling to you and
to me,
"I'll save you and cleause you
aud let you go free.
Now you'll surely confess that
my story is true;
Then how can you continue t
smoke, dip or chew?
Quit snuffing and puffing, bt
wise evermore,
And.e.k for a home on Can. a
bright shore.
The Bowi Echo.
Geo. T. Littlefield Vice President.
Jeff D. White President,
g THE KENNA BANK & TRUST CO.
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JJ Otrictlt a home institution
Your patronage sol i cited.
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Very respectfully,
m m. Scott. 5
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PROOF TO THE CONTRARY
'KS,v-:i:K:
"Mostly wimmen alius asks ma
If I'm looking fer work " ;
"Wot of it?"
"An' yet dey sez wimmen ain't got
no sense of humor!"
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Born to Mr. and Mrs, Claude L.
Curry a seven pound girl. Mother
and daughter doing nicely.'
Cliuide is in a critical condition
and is still calling for help, but it
is thought at time of going to
press that he will recover.
SANTA CLAUSE
Will be at
ELI DA DRUG STORE
Christmas Eve Day.
Christmas Jewelry, Cut Glass, Toilet Sets and
CHRISTMAS GOODS OF
ALL KINDS.
The largest stock ever exhibited in Elida now on f
display. -
Will have Special Music that Day.
I No matter what you want, you will find it at
ELIDA DRUG STORE
Newspaper and Magazine
Subscription Agency.
The first real snow of the' season
began fulling before dii,y-light
Tuesday morning and continued
up to six o'clock in the evening.
It simply poured down all day,
though it never measured more
than three inches deep at anytime,
it being warm enough to melt quite
little as it fell. It will addgreut
ly to the already fine season in the
ground, as it was so heavy with
water being almost like rain.
Wanted to Buy:
A fairly good house 10 by lfi ft
to 20 by 20 ft.
Address this oflire.
We have just learned of the
leath of T. L. Reagan of Boa, last
week, and that he was buried Sun
day afternoon. He was carried to
Portales last week for special
medieal treatment but we have not
learned the particulars of his illness.
The It. R. section crews George
3onz and II- S. MeVey are here
his week to lay the track and ex
:end the siding at this place. A
n'eco of work long and very much
lecded- W. I. Johnson and his
:rev are at Elida at this time on
the same class of work,
Send us your renewals as well as your
New Subscriptions.
The Kenna Record.
THE KENNA RECORD One Year
With The Thrice a Week'Woild, for H.65.
With The Oklahoma Farm Journal, for $1.20.
With The American Poultry Journal, for.. $1.30.
With The Commoner, for $1 60.
With The Delineator, for $2.00.
Willi The Modern Pricilla, for .$1.70.
Just received an assortment of
Mens and Ladies underwear.
Have a shipment of Christmas
goods in transit. And always on
hand a complete assortment of
Staple and Fancy Groceries at
prices as cheap as the cheapest .
Have just received a car of Wichi
ta's Best flour and meal. When in
need of anything in the grocery
line, give us a trial- . Satisfaction
or money refunded.
Yours to Serve,
Jones and Pirlle.
Fikst Snow Of the Season,
The first real snow of the season
began after midnight Monday night
continuing un to 2 :30yester Jay af
ternoon and although thero was a
heavy fall during the intervening
hours very little of the beautiful
can be seen now as it melted about
as fast as falling. Roswell Morn
ing News.
Just Received.
" Fine stock of Christmas candies,
apples, oranges, nuts, raisins dates,
figs and currants. . Ties and hand
kerchiefs in Christmas boxes, ex
press wagons, 22 rifles, Christmas
toys in great assortment. Also
sweaters, caps, gloves, overshoes
etc. Don't forget the peices are
as low here as any where.
L. 0. Denton.
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