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At Christmastime!
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FIRE CONES
Let's get those Christmas plants off to a good start. It's
much easier to keep them in good health than it is to nurse
them back after they begin ailing.
Take the poinsetta — with red, pink, or white bracts. It is
very sensitive to changes in temperature, so keep it out of
drafts. Use water at room temperature. Bracts will last longer
if the plant is kept at lower temperature, particularly at night.
If it is near a window, move it back at night so it won't get
a chill. Give it bright light but no sun. Gradually withhold
water after the plant is through blooming. Store in a cool
basement until April or May, watering it once a week.
When the weather warms up, cut back stems to about -6
inches and sink the pot in a protected spot in the garden;
prune it back in July or August — or a couple of times. during
that period. Before the weather turns cold, bring the plant to
a South window; water and feed regularly; give it total dark-
ness about twelve. hours a night during October and November.
Bracts should show color by Thanksgiving and you can dis-
continue the artificial darkness. The prizedpart of the poinsettia
is the colored bracts or leaves, and not the true flower, which
often falls soon after the plant is purchased. If the small flower
parts do fall, the showy bracts still remain attractive.
One of the most enchanting arid unusual presents you can
give is a bag of pine cones or a Yule log chemically treated
to burn in beautiful colors. All you .need in addition to the
cones or logs are ordinary chemicals which can be found in
"most drugstores or even in your own home. Use a container
of crockery or wood of proper size and shape to mix the
chemicals in; and protect your hands with rubber gloves.
Select the color you want and mix the chemicals for that
color in water in the proportion of about 1/4 pound of
chemical to one quart of water. Place the cones or log in a
cheesecloth sling and soak in the solution for several minutes.
Lay the treated cones on a thick layer of newspaper to dry
after draining them well over the 'container of chemicals. It
will take at least two days for them to dry. The following
chemicals produce the following colors:
Table Salt Yellow.
Borax Bright Green
Calcium Chloride. . . Orange
Copper Sulphate Blue
Copper Nitrate . . . .Emerald
Lithium Chloride . . . . Purple
Strontium Nitrate Red
Barium Nitrate ..Apple Green
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THE MANY SONGS OF CHRISTMAS
At about this time of year it becomes very apparent that
caroling is about as much a: part of Christmas as the ex-
change of presents. In fact, caroling is nearly as old as Christ-
mas itself since it was in the second century that the bishop of
Rome urged his people "to sing in the celebration of the birth
of our Lord."
However, St. Francis of Assisi, who lived in the thirteenth
century, is regarded as the father of caroling as we know it.
The most familiar of the carols we sing today were composed
in the 18th and 19th centuries.
"While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" — 1703
"Joy To The World" = 1708
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" — 1739
"Silent Night" — 1818
"Little Town of Bethlehem" — 1868
e- with
you all
the joy of a
very Merry
Christmas,
Our thanks for
your friendly
favors and
loyal trust,
support,
MARTIN'S
DEPARTMENT STORE
Jean and Web Martin — Rita Yeo
Marion Andrews — Isabelle Batkin
6May this holiday season
be for all our t‘astotners
truly blooming one.
We thank you for your kind patronage:
K.C.COOKE FLORIST
61 ORANGE ST.. CLINTON
48240'12
Everyone's singing out in merriment
and joy, announcing to the world that it's
Christmas! And it's our time to
thank you, customers, for your patronage.
We would like to
extend our
warmest
holiday
greetings
to our
friends.
Thank you,
Merry
Chistmas.
K. W. NOUN
INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE
K. W. "Dan" Colquhoun -- H. E. "Hal" Hartley
Mrs. Margaret Carter
GREETINGS
FOR
hFi$
To yoti, sincere greetings and
thanks . . . with every good wish that the
joy and delight of the Yuletide will be yours.
GORDON SO LIMITED
Independent PetitieUM Dealer'
FUEL OIL — COAL. — GASOLINE
OIL .811PINER sRvICF
245 King Street CLINTON' ',--_iihnot482,b411
NI! MERRY
CHRISTMAS
Here comes Santa
to brighten
your holiday.
Merry Christmas! And
thanks for your
patronage.
Irene's Laundromat
15 RATTENBURY ST. E. 482-7833
Symbols
of the
holiday
are as
various
as joy and
peace. All
mean the
spirit of
Christmas.
Hearty
thanks!
144 aitskyoa a Mew awitoati
RAY & SHIRL'S
SUPERMARKET
CLINTON — 482-9316
'Tis the season
of peace and
good will.
To friends,
neighbors,
sincere
thanks.
p eace at
ristm.as
The HORBANUIK
FAMILY AT THE NORTH END STORE
GREETINGS
Cilere's wishing you the
fulfillment of gall your dreams for
Christmas. Thank you for your'patronage,
*Aiirreq'
Fred J. Rothe
AND STAFF
"Kelt Your Pudding Dollar Buys The Most"
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of that
night, on ‘vhich the Saviour WitA 1)0111, 811111e
upon you in fhb; Christmas season.
9/cateicd //ud 01, %fuer coatigued .good code,
BEATTIE FURNITURE
DAVID 8EATirE GEORGE 'BEATTIE
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MONDAY, pgc.mpg.R 22, 1969
Toward the end of the
Third Century, A.D., in a
Sicilian town named Syra-
cuse, lived a girl, Lucia,
daughter of rich and noble
parents. Her father had died
when Lucia was very young,
and her mother, Eutychia,
took care of her.
At this time the Roman
Empire was governed by
Diocletian. Though he had
initiated many political re-
forms he was a tyrannical
emperor.
Lucia while a young girl
had dedicated her life to God
and had resolved to give her
earthly wealth to the poor,
Lucia persuaded her mo-
ther to visit the `Shrine of the
early Christian martyr Aga-
tha in Catania.
Beseeching Agatha to in-
tercede for her mother,
Lucia is said to have effected
a miracle, and Eutychia in
gratitude agreed to give
away a large part of her
wealth to the needy.
As was the custom in those
days, Lucia was formally be-
trothed without her consent.
However, on learning • that
he was not marrying an heir-
ess the young man in anger
denounced Lucia to the gov-
ernor of Sicily, a vassal of
the emperor.
When the guards came to
drag her away to prison they
found they could not budge
her from the spot.
Then they set fire to her
but she would not burn.
In an agony of frustration
they plunged their swords
into her and killed her,
Perhaps because Lucia's
name means Lux or "light"
and also because she epitom-
ized such a beautiful spirit,
she became the patron saint
of the blind. Her feast day
is celebrated December 13.
In 'Sweden one daughter
of a family is chosen to rep-
resent the Saint; she wears a
crown encircled with lighted
candles. In one hand she car-
ries a tray of saffron buns
with raisin "eyes,'and in the
other, a coffee pot. She visits
each bedroom and wakens
the sleeper with a song, offer-
ing buns and coffee.
In households where there
are no daughters, a girl of
especially fine character is
chosen to play the part, and
she rides down the street on
a throne placed on a beauti-
ful float. She is the living
symbol' of the joyous Christ-
mas season.
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Customs in
Denmark,
Sweden and
Bulgaria
Small metal trumpets
that often trim Christmas
trees began with a Danish
custom. They used to play
four hymns on them at.
Yule — symbolizing the
four corners of the world.
In Swedish art, St. Lu-
cia is sometimes pictured
wearing candles in her
hair. Her feast day, De-
cember 13, is a forerunner
of Christmas.
In Bulgaria on Christ-
mas Eve ,each peasant
takes a lighted candle to
the barn to awaken each
animal,Saying :"The Child
isbo born and blesses you to-
night."
Members of every fam-
ily carry lighted candles
on the way to church. Pic-
ture the winking, silvery
streams of light threading
their ways through the
hills and valleys !
We have mentioned only
a few of the customs
which have prevailed in
the European countries.
Many of these customs
are reflected in American
Christmas celebrations. Al-
so as befits a new country,
it developed its own can-
dle customs . . . these de-
serve an article all its own.
Melodious church bells
conclude the celebrations
of Christmas Day, ringing
throughout the land until
the last stroke of the
clock chimes farewell to
the Holiday.
CAUTION ON CREDIT
Too many things are
bought on credit or revolving
charge plans.
You pay usually at least
18 per cent interest or service
charges and sometimes more.
It's better to borrow money
from the less expensive lending
agencies for your Christmas
buying.
season's
greetings