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There was a little boy, And he bought a little card, And he mumbled and he grumbled And he studied long and hard, And tried to think of something smart A clevel kid might quote, But finally he said-"Aw, Nuts !" And this is what he wrote..MERRY CHRISTMAS !'' rt's as sweet as the *rLtti."lvocalized by David Garrick on his retirement from public life, when he said: "Their cause I plead, plead it in heart and mind, a fellow feeling makes one wondrous }ind."

Want a beautiful bit of sentiment to use on your friends at Christmas? From the Chinese, and new to me. Hope it is to you. It goes like this: "MAY YOUR SHADOW ALWAYS FALL IN PLEASANT PLACES." Just repeat that one to yourself. It warms the heart.

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Could there be a grander way to feel about the Christmas season than to be "wondrous kind?" For he who is "wondrous kind" must have the Golden Rule deeply imbedded in his heart.

For the Golden n,rr" ioJ"t'l ,r."."""rily mean those identical words uttered by the Carpenter of Nazareth when He said: "All things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them." Since the dawn of civilization, thinking people have, each in their own way, been uttering that underlying thought.

No one knows -rro nr"l gfrr"*rrtt.r"nce to the beautiful philosophy that we ordinarily mean when we say-'rDo unto others as you would have them do unto you." >F{<*

Mohammed said: "Let no one of you treat his brother in a way he himself r.rouldi dislike to be treated."

Buddha taught: "One *"tU l".t fo, others the happiness one desires for himself." *{<*

The ancient Romans wro e: "The law imprinted on the hearts of all men is to love the members of society as themselves."

The ancient Greeks "utlr.J ' 'Lo ,,oa that to a neighbor which you would take ill from him."

The ancient Persians said: "Do as you would be done by."

The ancient Chinese put it this way: "What you would not wish done to yourselves, do not unto others."

The ancient Egyptians said: "FIe sought for others the good he desired for himself."

Moses taught the wandering tribes of Israel this way: "Whatsoever ye do not wish your neighbor to do to you, do not unto him." ***

All these words had been spoken by great thinkers long before the Carpenter walked the earth, and taught His Golden Rule on the green hills of Galilee. He simply embodied in His words and in His way.that same inspired thought. He did not claim any patent on the idea, but simply taught it and lived it so as to impress it upon the minds of more people more indelibly than it had ever been before. And so it is mentioned often in Christmas sermons as the ideal guide to right living.

Ed Howe, "The Sage J ;ri" Hill," had his own version of the Golden Rule, and not a bad one. He said"Instead of trying to love'your enemies, why not treat your friends a little better?"

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And Oscar Rush, in his "Cowpuncher's Prayer," had another slant on the philosophy. He wrote: "Let me be easy on the man that's down, And make me square and generous with all; I'm careless, Lord, sometimes when I'm in town, But never let them* say I'm mean, or small."

And you remember that delightful "Game Guy's Prayer" don't you? ft said, in part: "Lord, help me to remember that You won't let anything come my way that You and I together can't handle."

And I think the famous rhyme of "Jimmy Pumblequod," alleged to have been found on a rural headstone, should be remembered at Christmas time. It goes: "flere lies poor Jimmy Pumblequod, Ffave mercy on him, Gracious God; I know HE would if HE were GodAnd YOU were Jimmy Pumblequod." d. ri< t

Gus Russell sends in a clipping of an anonymous rhyme

_"rql7 lru rhE NAME of rlre piorrrEERs wE sENd... of depth and feeling, alleged also to have been found on a tomb in England, that reads:

Qn rlt hns bEe n rke CEruruRy of PnoqREss, piorueened by rhe rnnly ruiruens nlrd rinnbERMEN. Thein dnururless spinir is ouR hrnirnqr nnd ouR ilrspinnrion ir,r rhis New Yenn of '49.

"Give me a good digestion, Lord, and also something to digest,

Give me a healthy bodS Lord, with sense to keep it at its best.

Give me a healthy mind, Lord, to keep the good and pure in sight

Which seeing sin is not appalled, but finds a way to set it right.

Give me a mind that is not bored, that does not whimper, whine or sigh;

Don't let me worry overmuch, about the fussy thing called I.

Give me a sense of humor, Lord, give me the grace 'to see a joke,

To get some happiness from life, other folk." *** and pass it on to

Philosophizing at Christmas time, it is heart-warming to recall some of the homely thoughts that are not so well known. It was Josh Billings who said that the biggest trouble with most men is that they know so many things that aren't so. Which thought was contained in the story of the old sage who lay dying, and whose dying words were: "I've lived a long life, and known many troubles, and most of them never happened."

And President Truman, "" ,n. recent speaking trip that returned him to the White House, quoted several times the legendary epitaph said to have been found on the tomb.stone of Bill Williams at Tombstone, Arizona: "Here lies Bill Williams-he done his damndest."

I think it might r. *.rr]"r:o,:. read over Josh Billing's definition of laughter, which was: "Anatomically consid' ered, laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one-spot. -If a man CAN'T laugh there was some mistake made in putting him together, and if he WON'T laugh, he wants as much keeping away frorn as a beartrap when it is set. Genuine laughing is the vent of the soul, the nostrils of the heart, and it is just as necessary for health and happiness as spring water is for a trout."

Another grand thoughi to mull over for Christmas is what Abe Lincoln said about criticism, because meeting unkind criticism is one of the difficult trials of life: "If f tried to read, much less answer, all the criticism made of me and all the attacks launched against me, this office would have to be closed for all other business. I do the best I know how, the very best I can. If the end brings me out all wrong, then ten angels swearing I was rigtrt would make no difference.' And if the end brings me out right, then what is said against me now will not'amount to anything." ***

And there is inspiration in these words of Marco Morrow: "It is a glorious privilege to live, to know, to act, to listen, to behold, to love. To look up at the blue sky; to see the sun sink slowly belo,w the line of the horizon; to watch the worlds come twinkling into view, first one by one, then the myriads that no man can count, and 1o ! the universe is white with them; and you and I are here." ***

I heard a line uttered the other day that could not well be improved upon as a Christmbs greeting, and I shall close with that: "God keep step with you." Add to that the other one here quoted: "M.ay your shadow always fall in pleasant places," and you have a sweet pair of Christmas thoughts.

Ncmes Assistcnt Mcncrger

A. J. Hbnzel, manager of Kalpine Plywood Company of Klamath Falls, Oregon, a branch of Plywood, Inc., named Paulaus McKee as assistant manager of the Kalpine plant. McKee majored in science at Oregon University and entered the plywood industry more than eight 1'ears ago. He has had rvide experience in general plant operation, production and personnel work.

Our New Scrn Frqncisco Address

The San Francisco office of The California Lumber Merchant has been moved to Room 330 Santa Marina Building, 112 Market Street, San Francisco 11, Calif.

Our new telephone number will be annonnced in the January i, 1949 issue.