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Exeter Advocate, 1911-12-21, Page 7raDos.EnsCleegadRaCe•gral:}0{-.)siTlieN I don't know where we would Level' A after the money; but she likes to 8ANE omisimas Boyiu, give, she likes to,make people hap - RI) PY, and every year at about De - Cl been to -day but for her looking f!I sa, ..4aseTes.Iffail x 'esaseD•oEt-•04,-CleaDaD While,we Would not for a moment • attempt to cliscourage the beautiful and almost universal euston of buy- ing an distributing Christeaae pre- sents, we do consider -that the.mai of Moderato means SlIOUld^be Ben - Bible and eoeservative in this re, speet, About Oltristmas-time, a craze seems to strike the public for buying presents, and people purehase -with apparently ne thought pf their fin- ancial stature, rarely ever display-, in a taste in keeping with this and the appropriateness of the gifts to be bestowed, cember 1 she comes to me fon the Christmas moues'. And then we talk it over. And every year she says.to the, 'Ezra, I don't, think yen have naugh of -the Christmas spirit ;' and then 1gay to her (Eliea,leethemy; Christmas spirit is all right, its the bank account that's lacking,' and then we get down to business. "It will cost so lunch for what we want to give so-and-so, and so much for another, and so en; and when we get through the list and have tooted it up we both know it won't do ; the spirit is willing, but the bank aecount, as aforesaid, is weak; and then we go over the list again, and we end up by my asking her what rims is more common among rural is the least she can get along with, folks than le the sag, since, there the question that I put to her this are so maul" articles which, while year in a regimes, to know the ir. adding not only to pleasure, but redueible minim,um, and then / comfort and profit to those on the draw the cheek' farm, would not appeal to the city "°h, well, what's the use! We ree*Iont as being either beautiful like to give ad why net give eheer- or ueeful, For this reaeon we be- fullY1 reAnd allY we have many things to he thankful for and net vo there eaght to be. eiarted „esee„, e,s„„e reeseeee, leee," the lea,st a these is assomated with "‘w"v "'“u" ""'44"c" 4v"4"45 Chrietmas, \villein as we gratefully reflect comes but once a year, HOW TO MARE XIFI,AS GIFTS. wards what might be termed "eaee" Christmas. Of eoeree, the farmer who has money and to epare, need not limit hie buying to those gifts wine's wilil There are few people who do not be of material use to the person to want to make Christmas a day of whom presented, but where one has eimer and happiness, and some sort -214 farP. faalily and a limited purse, ef gift is gezerally need to embotly it seems to Us that it is the height the spirit of the day. The gift need of foolishness (though noble And not be expeneive, and may often Self-eacrificing the deed) for a far- be fashiouecl from material already later and his family to spend their at hand. eMora thaa one family has lardsearned meney for presents secured an oxtra anemia of fun in thet never will be fit for anything Plar.mmg gifts for. the iminediate but ornaments, when they could..4$ family, none of which were to cost woi secure eomotilini; both pleasing more then 10cents.Of course they to the eye ahd, ef.praetieal use to had to set their wits to Work, but the One the planning was a part of the fun, "raaMIng while the list ef useful and ati, and all were snrprised when they Saw what really pretty and useful traetive Christmae gifta that would keen svitlua the nrescribed limit IS almost endless' a fev'' i°r eaell H f w•hi h Ili portion of the family are herewith helpettreli a ems is osv what may be done in Appendea, be suitable for the farm household things tinq could evelve and still tins The farmer himself would appro- . Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, — A 'Diet() such useful articles as a, neat, third of a yard of fine handkerchief 'comfortable eaP a pair of artistic linen may bo purchased for 30 though warm mittens (if knitted byt cents. This will make three hand- sonie member of the household, -so 1 kerchiefs, which may be carefully much the bettor); some handy, wells f heinstitehed, and perhaps an initial • finished tool; a pair of comfortable worked, making an acceptable gift slippers to wear after the day's hard for any woman or girl. toil; or a roomy rocking -chair. Tissue Paper Glifts.—A sheet .of None of these would necessitate anyl crinkled tissue paper may be made great outlay of cash, but would up into quite a number of gifts, the bring pleaeure to the eyes and be of cost of each amounting to much less material benefit to him. 1 than 10 amts. Candle shades may presentfor the houses -anis should be covered, pasteboard boxes made bo aomething contributing to home -1 ornamental, flower pots may be at- making—something attractive, pret- 1 tractively finished, Indeed, the uses of the tissue paper are almost tY Vet useful. Doillies, tidies, a ------ kinds of kitchen. and parlor linen, handsome, serviceable dish -sets, a, rug, aseomfortable shawl, a nice set of good furs—these aro but a few of the many present.s that would please for years to come, and yet not eost any more than some gaudy article fit only to be stowed away to look at occassionally, or wear out in the course of a year or two. For the boya and girls, any of the above articles may be included', with scores of others fully as appropri- ate. Useful, instructive games will not onlybe acceptable, but will fur- nish a world of amusement for the entire hoesehold. Then, there are such useful and ornamental pre- sents for them as good books, musi- cal instruments' -various articles of wearing apparel that -will prove both serviceable and attractive, writing sets, appropriate sized guns for the large boys, sewing sets for the girls. Of course, we must glad- den the, hearts of the little tots with dolls, toys, whatnot—and be all the merrier for it; but for the larger children we may find plenty of presents which, while inexpensive, are far more attractive, useful and instructive than the werthiess trin- kets foolishly bought by many. • Again, what's the use of one run- ning around all over christendom to secure presents for every friend and. relative in existence? If you are a 'person of only moderate means (and most of us farmers are), your sane friends will not expeet a costly pre- seet imam you --just some keepsake in memory of the day; something to show your g,00d will, and not to reflect the size ,of your purse. , Only ,one present ,of each _kind needbe given or sent to any family, so that the 'variety, will-leemuch the same as though .ne tw-o., artieleSof the 'same class had been, purchased. - It is neither fair to yourself nor to Your , family to • buy extravagantly; witheut regard to the ,sacrifice You are making and the little, muldspr.ovicle for. fit, you. are rendering 'so those. vou THE CIIRISTIVIAS SPIRIT. " 'What is the irreduc.ible mini - MUM 1 -atd to her finally,' said Mr. Billt,ops, and " 'What's that?' said Mrs. 13ill- tops, not ..elearly naderstan`chng at first the Significance ef those two material need be used. A bottle o somesvh,at unfarniliar words; and pretty shape, such- ass4onie olive so r put it in another way : bottle,s with wide moth anat.- be " 'Well,' I 'wile' 'What is the 'er 000ied with raffia. ,an pencle least you can get along with aipst ia wall ore' nvercation having been he ' holding flower"§ e time, ivhen it usually Dut of Turkish Toweling yai 'every year, along about:,DeceeF,of Turkish toweling will make quito a.ancl referring, ,of coUitee an, array- of the nicest sort of a -ash *mount ot meney, elethes, aed 'e,ses .rn net a h.ave &U."' en endless. One use, which should not bo overlooked, is the making of a The result' is the surprise—the set of dell clothes for some small girl who is fond of paper dolls. Collars, Ties, Bows, Etc.—Now that fancy stocks, ties, collars and hews of all sorts for the neck are so much worn, and aro made in such an endless variety of, ways, one can make the best of use of the odds and ends of ribbon, lace and bits of embroidery, which accumu- late in every home: Any fashion magazine or some of the many newspapers will give hints as to how to make these up in different ways. Study the fashion models and you will soon have ideas for half a dozen. Small bows, very small in fact, are used with linen collars and give a very natty finish to an afternoon dress. A bit of silk, finished at the ends with an edge of plaid silk or a trimming of lace gathered closely through the middle and secured by a very s-ra.all twist of the trimming material, makes a tie, such as is being shown in the best shops. Use ingenuity and originality, and -follow the fashion plates for shapes, and you cannot go far amiss. Sachet Bags are also in. perpetu- aI favor, and may be made from bits of silk, ribbon, fine white goods, or any pretty fancy goods which is lightein texture: - The sachet powder should he of -godcl. quality always, and the bags may be heed to wear in the corsage, tucked into a handkerchief or glove boxes, or among -the ,contents of drawers where the personal wear- ing apparel is kept. The. delicate almost, imperceptible perfume, thus imparted is much t be preferrea to the stronger pe :fumes which are often used. Pretty Bags.—Pretty I;ttls, begs for buttons, hooks and eyes, or lar- ger ones for carrying fancy work, Or the handkerchief and purse, may be made fnimi the never -failing • "piece -bag," Ivhen the only ex- pense will be fortheribbon used for draw-sttings. rtaflia, Presents.- Meny small and useful articles may be made with raffia, by one who has learned how to braid or weave it. A small tin or earthen jar suitable in size for holding- rne.tches, can have a covet woven of the raffia or of fine rat- tan, and the expense will be next AdwywsevtAAAAAAAAAAAAA Games for Children AISINSAAAANYV‘AfsAAA,Wesst SHOUTING PROVERBS. • A good sitting -down game is the one known as "Shouting Proverbs." All, the players sit in a circle, ex- eept on who is chosen to go out a the room. The players thee choose some well-known proverb, ,such as "It is never too late to meed." Each player then takes a word eflthe proverb, which, after eallieg in the absent one he shouts simultaneously with the other play- ers., The player called in may go as close as he likes to any of the shouters, The player from whom he obtains the word which gives him the clue te the proverb goes out of the room and the game starts again with a fresh proverb. Should the words in.the proverb be too few to go round the remaiising players take the words over again, so that two or three players may be ehoat- ieg the same WOrd. Another way of playiug this game is to sing the Wards to any well- known tune, and this may be,pre- ferred by some ns giving a less boisterous effect, BUFF WITH THE WAND - Another capital sitting -down game is played in the following way, All players but the leader and on who is blindfolded sit round the room. The leader thee takes the blindfolded one (who has a walking stick in his hand) to any- one in the circle, This player must grasp the stick. The blindfolded one then proceeds to make. three sounds, as a grunt, a squeak, and a cough, one at a time, which must be imitated by the stiek-holder. It the blindfolded one eau guess the name of hie imitator he changes places with him, and the game starts again. If he cannot guess he is taken round to another play- er and tries again until suceessful, MUSICAL SURPRISE. For a game full of boisterous fun, provoking shrieks of laugh- ter, Musical Surprise is an excel- lent one, In this the leader alone knows the game. Arranging all the players in a line behind him, and telling them to do exactly as he does, the leader, to the accom- paniment of a lively tune on the ' piano starts off, leading the play- ers through funny twists and turns, round a chair, out of one door and in at another, fast and very slow, and so on. Suddenly, cmick.ening, up to a smart run, the leader takes the line, straight up to the middle of the room, clear of any furniture, and, without warning, sits down. players finding themselves in a medley upon the floor to the con- cluding crask of the .music. FORTUNE TELLING. to nothing, SO amount • of YA. -14 55 41, 11 6 c atI e For 'older children or grown-ups much fun and laughing is provided by the game of "Fortune Telling." For this the leader takes three hats, and hands each player three slips of paper. Upon the first paper ea -ch player writes his or her na,me. The leader then collects all the papers in one hat. Upon the second paper the players are told to write a short description of some person whom they consider handsome or the opposite, giving no name. These papers are then collected by the leader in another hat. The players now, upon the last paper, proceed to writ,e a short character, and what will become of -him, of any persOn they know (flattering or otherwise), without mentioning names. These last papers the lea -der collects, in the -third hat, a,nd now proceeds to tell the fortunes. Taking a paper from the hat No. I he reads out the name upon it. Next, taking a paper haphazard from hat No. 2 he reads out the personal appearance of that players After which, tak- ing a paper from hat No. 3, he reads out the character and des- tination. The jembled papers will give reaults of an extremely humor- ous nature. Thus: • 1. Miss Thompson (one of the company). ee. Is old and half -cracked, with a ginger beard and a squint. 3. Is a most graciousand winning little angel,and will 'certainly come to matrimony. Or, as another may rend: 3. Is an outrageous cadger who will end on the gallowe. 4-4.4--*-4--,-a-cetesetsatinettd"+"'Hef t Mistletoe Mysteries, s.+•••+.••+..•+.a.4-•••+.0.4.,*+*+.6,-+.41+ Everybody knows how intimately associated with the feetive season of O'nristmas is the mistletoe, but everybody does not knew the real reason of the good old Ohristma,s euetom of kissing beneath eit, nor is everybody acquainted with the many superstitions that have growl around the sacred evergreen, 'According to the legend, Balder, the Scandinavian god of eloquence and poetry, secured immunity from the violence of his enemies, by ex- torting from everything in earth, fire and water, a promise not to do him- any Mira It was from mistletoe, alone that he forgot to obtain this assurance, 8,nd the fact becoming known to Lbake, the enemy of Balder, he induced a hireling to shoot Balder dead with an arrow forased of the unpledged mistletoe. Now, the god of eloquence and poetry was such a great favorite with all the other gods and god- desses that they prayed and prayed. until out of love they had for him he was restored to life. With Balder alive again, we have no further concern; the mistletoe after his restoration being given to the, goddess of love to safely guard and keep. The evergreen thus be- came an emblem of love instead of death, in tchen of which all and sundry passing beneath the mistletoe bough, which the goddess held in her hand, saluted her with a tender kiss. Such was the ()ripe of the mistletoe salute. But the mistletoe has its sad, as well as its sweet, romances, chief amongst which is that of the charm- ing bricha, Ginevra,, of the gallant Lord Level, immortalised in Haynes 13ayley's affecting ballad of "The Mistletoe B ou eh. " But some probably do not know that the fatal chest, in which, as all will reraernber, the beautiful girl, in a spirit of mischief, hid herself, as told in the ballad, is still in existence and in a good state of preservation. This is, however, the case, 'and its present possessor is Lieutenant-Coonel Grea-twoocl, of Tiverton Castle. It has a beauti- fully carved front, which is divided into panels on which three land- scapes are depicted with rare artis- tic skill. • In the Midland counties of Eng- land mistletoe superstitions have not yet died out. In some parts a sprig of the evergreen that has been use -d in the decoration of the church is highly prized, inasmuch as it is supposed to lsring good luck throughout the ensuing year to the fortunate possessor. In reral Gloucestershire a very curibus belief prevails. According to it, any unmarried woman who ase, itt Yer er see AS VI OPNIN ' places beneath her pillow a, spring of mistletoe which she has taken from the inside of the Parish ehurch will be sure to dream of her In- ure husband, Oue aged dame, in the Forest of 1 keY legs'one tablespoonful of /natio Dean, is fend of telling the story of how she dreamt that a certain mustard, one tablespoonful of ket- man was to -take her for better or 1 ellurat half a Pint of good stock or lwaotersre, and tosilled ulhiemt hoinif tahefedwredaamys gra''. seas. 'sear°d ntihneg. naruSbcoirne wtheell lege and 'how she married him belorel made mustard and ketchup, and the festive season came round J leavesfor an hour. Warm the stock, thicken, flavor, and color it. Warm the legs in it gently without letting the gravy boil. Serve very hot gar- nished with ehopped hard-boiled egg and choppecl parsley. "~AAAAAA•swiwysievw4 CHRISTMAS DISHES VasossaAskoVaokaVaikANWVasa000% Sugar Icing.—Put ehe white of some e,gga into a basin with a table- speonful of orange Rower water. Mix in icing eugar to a Arra paste. Spread this over a eake, using a knife dipped in boiling water to smooth the sugar. Never ice a cake until just before it is needed. Cream Dates.—Are inexpensive, and may appear at dessert. Take some fine dates, slit the fruit down one side and remove the stope with penknife, removing alao any dry skin from inside. Fill the cavity with almond paste, leaving it to show a little, which gives the ap- pearanee of the date having burst open. Mincemeat,—Take hall a, pornid each of chopped 4ttet, stoned currants, chopped apple, and three-quarters of a pound elmixed; peel, finely ehopped. Also three- quarters ef pound of sugar, and spice to taste. Mix the ingrediente well together, and add two wine- glaeses of bra,ndy. If the mince- meat is kept for a long tire& a little trios° brandy should be added. Itussian Toftee.—For this ta..k.ti a, small tin of Swiss milk turn ita ematents into a saucepan with two pounds of eoarse brown sugar and a teaspoonful ef essence of vanilla, adding a piece of 'butter weighing one ounce and a half. Cook this carefully tor quarter of an hour, stirring slowly, and pour on to a buttered tin. Out into squares, and when cold it should be ot the consistency of caramels. Devilled Turkey. --Take two tur- again! The rest of the ataxy she deo not relate. Farmere have their own peculiar superstitions regarding the mistle- toe. "No mistletee, no luck," is an axiom with some of them; and to many Christmas would net be Christmas without a profuse dis- play of the evergreen about the farmhouse. But as most people are aware, it is considered fatal to allow Christraae decoration of any sort to remain in its place after the Twelfth Night. In cotintry districts the destruc- into a solemn ceremony. 13tit mis- tletoe must, be removed as soon as Christmas is oveie In many cases as soon as the festiv-e season is at an end the mistletoe used for the dee,oration of the dwelling will be all carefully collected and solemnly burnt on the parlor fire. Some farmers believe that mistle- toe can bring good luck to the dairy. But to ensure this a branch of it must be given to the fast cow on the farm that gives birth to a, calf after the birth of the New Year. When there is an abundance of mistletoe, at Christmas it is sup- posed, in agricultural districts, to foreshadow a prosperous twelve months. CHRISTMAS CANDIES. Nut Candy.—Two cups of white sugar, one-half cup of butter, one- half cup of water, one cup of nuts —any kind. Boil until it threads. Put in n.uts and pour on buttered plate; mark in squares. • Chocolate Fudge.—Two cups of sugar, light brown, one-half cup of butter, one-half cup water, or milk-; one-half cup .grated chocolate or cocoa,; boil until it will make a soft ball ie cold water, then take from the sedve and stir until cool. Maple fuclg,e is very nice, using maple syrup instead of sugar, without the chocolate. Peanut Bars. --Boil two cups of sugar and one-half cup Of water until it cracks when dropped in cold water, pour the syrup over a cup of peanuts on greased plate. - Cream Calicly.—Two cups of white sugar granulated, one-half cup of water, boil without stirring until it forms a soft ball in water, then remove and let stand until cool enough to put your finger in ;, then stir until white and creamy and knead on a plate. Color it by using different colors of fruit col- oring, putting a nut or raisin on top of each ball, mixing cocoanut with some and stuffing some with dates. Rich Ohristraa,s Pudding.— alf pound of beef suet, a quarter of a pound of flour, a quarter of a pound, of breadcrumbe, half a pou.nd each of stoned raisine and currants, and, two .piec,es of chopped peel. Mix these ingredients with three well - beaten eggs into which have boon stirred two wine -glassfuls of brandy. -lion of the decorations is dignified thoroughly and fill basins gusto full. Cover with buttered paper and tie over with a cloth, Boil fast for ten hours. ° Cocoanut Ice Bars—Gr,ate the white part of the eocoanut till you have half a pound. Spread this on a dish and let it stand for two or three days to got dry. Take alaout a quarter of the white of an egg and beat it in three-quarters of a pint of water before pouring it over two pounds of loaf sugar in a deep pan. When this has steed a little time, place the pan on a clear fire and let it boil for a, few minutes, then set, on one side till the ECU= has gone down. Clear this off and boil the sugar till it is very thick and white, Strew in the, nut and stir continually till it is finished,- Ta,ka care that, the mixture does net burn. Pour half on to a tin lined with oiled paper, color the rest a pale pink, and pour over in an even lay- er When cool and set remove the cake of cocoanut, pull off the paper, and di:vide into slabs with a sharp knife. This Makes a ,fine lot of candies and it ucost much, and pack- ed in, fancy boxes, it is, a present that will please' any onp It isn't hard' at all tormake. 'Try oiled' and ' See what -fun it is. • TO CLEAN A. TURKEY. Process of Preparing Bird- for the. The bird should fi trst be hold over a flame (from gas, alcohol or burn- ing paper), constantly changing positioa uatil all parts have been exposed to the flame, that hairs, and down may be removed; this ;s, - known as singeing. Cut off tho, head and draw -out pin -feathers' using aSmall pointed knife, Make: two cuts three-fourths of an inch, long on under part of each leg, in- troduce a steel skewer and rernOvo t-endons drawing -out ono a,t a time. Cut through the skin around the leg one and ono-lialf inches below the leg joint, place leg- itt this cut :over cdgo of board, press dow:1- ward to snap the bone then mill off the foot. Make an ancismiL through the skin below the breast bone just large enough to admit the hand, With the hand removo entrails, giizarcl, livor and hearb:'1 Care must be taken that thep•all- bag is removed wrbli the liver and GOLF BALI, IN COW'S EAR. is net broken for the leasb bit of; me story of a remarkable incid- he hile wbici ft contains onL in a golf roatdb on -the links at impart., a vory bitter flavor to Balmoral Castle went the rounds part with which it camc in con - of London society. A distinguish- tact. Next remove- lungs a'ad ki 9,c1 members of King George's SLff ueys. By: introducing first ,t,v,-4) at a, .eri_tical moment a -r under 5101n close to neck' failed to loft his ball as intieh as ho wincipi))e may be easily mav h ave intended in •inakino' withdrawn Ills° ti 'cr6p • ' h stroiee The, ball Ni,'S I adheres close ,approan, , „l•• • seen to hit Tee animal ,,. rnnved,off' con cer r 'ad y. 'The. n-enk 'close tO. 'lb ody leaviaget ' 9.-,exitlentan went. to: the spot. vacat.-.,•ong„,en,o.M.gh. 'see dee see.. nci .bv , the' cow :b could not find the .baeldeW skatsee „ ,h turned to . the antereal, vhich a,t‘ that •an.dment shopir lier •..liea,:cled.T1 • • ...aieni.enteeau.a.edeetiteS sl eenep ' Ocae 11 0.