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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1919-12-18, Page 3IN THE V A Story of th>~ '*feat War. By ESTE-1.'1,01E B1rINNi1Pi" I.', r' 'h n , e ;neer' renlohnbere(1 trying to muster eoul'oge file' the gees- turned Back, facing' the sh(idowy range "Why 'tvouidnt she de,nmp �vlt-. The you. � nig' • you?" theft he and Pierre heel yvorlred towel/ha ., "She wouldn't dance with-tn ]nail in mufti," -- "Did sine say so?" tie to overtaken the fttlten'1ng slepsof "Not' to n1e'---Slot in eo many nvords' t'he luno Who bed grown old in 1t few The little li'reyull girl and the big •t. ths in '• aiders, errible pi til dark-haired ohap with the brise lilac Pierre Mei stopped to lean on hie eyee hurried out through the court rrate%os against the cornea of a house of the Chateau Front uotti over Ilio ;;til rest a little, e1'ufo'hieg snow until the violins in the "Ali, Larry 1" he 'exelaimed'in 14Ud- tea room were loet in the steady tinkle den pleasure, "Dear 1VladeinMeelle of Quebeo's sleigh bells; :on past the, Beauniisne, you forgive Hie if I speak little kiosk -looping sleigliesteeds on first to i i ? It is ee very long since the Place cl'Armes, the be -furred d iv- I havo Been him,” ers teed their high-baoit sleighs, They Ti0walked en with thein and they slowed their steps to edit his and forgot the frosty cold they had been er One %Immor out along the tine of the Canadian Peeifie in the west• •Ile .and the girl hastened their pate o 13" walked on m silence until they eame tothe barraolcs and the sentry offered them a perfunctory salute, Then the hurrying to avoid. man's smoldering wrath brelce out "1t isn't 'meets," he said gaily in suddenly, Beek of it was a hint he answer to their s0lioitous inquiries, held his wrath to cover. That little "One of my legs was pretty badly shot blonde l;iagiish girl dancing -gaily with up but they 'saved ,it and it's getting the Menn-in khaki was the girl he had • been dreaming about out in the far places,for nearly a year. The dream could not die suddenly without a hurt, but he knew it was dead. Phe thing dee had raised lip between them was too big a thing. So he coaxed his anger against the barrier,` "Why should an Irishman *gait. for .England?" "Why indeed?" echoed the girl be- side him softly, "or •a French-Cana- dian?" The man seemed not to hearher. His mind and heart were full of the unhappy land of his fatheiu. "Expect us to fight for a country that never has done anything but wrong!" His lifted eyes were caught by the gorgeous proud" flag floating over 'the barracks and he looked quickly away again.. "Fight for'Eng- land! With every drop ef.blood„in our veins pounding for a fight with t,her! England! Could any tyrant be worse? What is it to. Ireland liow the great war goes? Wale a countithas nothing to hope for, then, neither has she anything to fear. "But you-" He seemed to remem- ber his companion for the first time, "You French—of course you don't care for England either, but there is France, This is France's war, too. It's more important to France than to England. Aren't you keen for the Allies?" The girl shook her head slowly. "My father says the French-Canadian he's no country. He has only religion. We tried to maize for ourselves a flag a few years ago, a French-Canadian flag. It had on It the Sacred Heart. Our religion; our chuech, ie our every- thing. When France drove out the Holy Fathers and the nuns then She was no more our country. You know many of the nunis-and monks found sanctuary in Quebec. =No, I do not think we should fight, for France. My brother wants to go, but my father aHyl mother and 1—we think he should no eie "But suppose the Allies nese?" • "Eh bion," she shrugged her slim little shoulders under their rich furs? "As you say, is one tyrant worse than the other?" • "Oh!" He gave a little whistle of surprise. "But I heard your Lieuten- ant -Governor say, and he is a French- manh—a French-Canadian—that Que.- bee owed more than etny :other province • to the British crown because she had asked Inore—her own language, her own religion, and her' own schools— and had been granted everything." "IIe says that 7 Most French -Cana - diens think differently. They say that for those concessions we gave one - promise not to make trouble. And we have kept tb.e promise. We did not promise to fight Great Beitain's battles " The girl nodded to a mans in khaki • across the street. "That's Tolnmy Kerrigan. I don't -know why so many Irish have enlisted. And there's Pierre Magee in front of us. His father is Iris' and his mother French. He's just back from the front, wounded, You know Pierre, don't you?" tion growing il1 his mind, 0ut where the street widened Io show 13r111 IIafl and beyond it the turrets of the Mee del the ]311itish bad bu'it, it etlme Bud" defib' of the Lep/rent-tan :lnountelne acmes ti •space that bolted es -though it'nlight yet be pe.,pled Withhe friendly: Huse ons oietlle hoetilo Iroquois, The soldier drew his knitted . scarf more closely* "Pierre, why do you get out and around bis thin Oven: and the gill fight •tied got yourself all that up like caught the ands and Fastened them in this for England?" I1ie emphasis on foe:llinn al .o t "I'll tell you /' he said, "—if you'll the Hama. of the country was m s , treason in itself'• -- believe what I tell you. It is hard for Magee looked at him a merhent people to hear truth like this and bees withslow wonder in his face, Then sieve pit, But you mustn't •scoff, I his eyes, .into which, in spite- of his know what Pm talking aliout•and it Y , hand service'!n the treuahes and -mono, isn't a story to be .bandied about and torous painful months in all binds of scoffed at,", hospitals there had crept no weael- ivondermgly they promised and -hospitals, nese nor fatigue, wandered .across the, waited breathlessly for. leis ;time, cold Blue'P urple stretch of mansard, 'Three thrice I, saw it myself, 0t'llcre roofed houses, open country, and wide sear it. First it was at Mons. Every St. Lawrence Valley, and there was only the sleigh-bell-puneturod ailenee for several moments while they .waited for, his answer—the hot-blooded young flee sr',r',rre j�• a • "It was a.regilnent of ellgels that turned defeat into astounding victory." along. The Doctor says I'll be able to get back again before such an awful time." Slowly as the wounded plan's a1'ut- clies pounded on the hard show, they strolled out peat the old house where British officers were quartered, that once had been the gift of a corrupt Intendant—so corllupt in life's funda- mentals teat he lost Canada for France—'his gift to his beautiful mis- tress; past the rue .d'AUteuil where they stopped to watch the children skiing down the long hill; through the old St. Louis gate and past the Es- planade and the Parliament buildings, to where Grande Allee starts on its Iong`i:ovely way to'the St. Louis road and the Plains d'Abraham. A little group -of •snow-shoers in their picturesque costnfnee of -starlet- and-black blanket coats, tuques, leg- gings, sash and moccasins, tramping down the middle of the street, remind- ed Pierre of something that amused him. "It's funny how little those fellows in England know 'about us," he •said. He:laughed with the 'blitheness that no war nor hardship nor horror can take away from the French-Canadian especially when he has Irish blood in his veins, "One of them asked me which we found the better' protection for our :cold feet in the cold Canadian winter, snow -shoes or mockaaies." He pronounped, the last word. with a strong accent on the middle syllable. His amusement was so spontaneous and the"manner in which he told other little stories of the front so (care -free while he dragged painfully along through the biting cold, that the Irish- man and the little French girl listened in wonderment, O'Brien all the time /- soldier ,of the Allies at Mons saw the Angels ,in the •slcy that day they tell, 111e. There ;were three and . they watched all throtigll the battle, Venter - body 'saw them -and that is 'why they fought on to victory in spite of over- whelming odds, The lust time I saw the vision it was a regiment, a cloudy, shadowy but perfectly_..distinct regi- ment of angels that marehod between us and the enemy at the crucial mo- ment and turned defeat into an astounding victory, . The enemy did not see the angels but they felt a cup- 'ernatural power and their horses halt- ed suddenly like horsee on the edge of an unexpected precipice. They never could explain that defeat though Ber- lin called for an 'explanation. It was so amazing. One of the prisoners we took said it was uncanny. "Another time we didntt know what ;turned the cavalry charge so unex- pectedly. We asked a prisoner, 'Why didn't you charge our lines?' We had only a pitiful little thin •one -regiment line. Ile stared et us, "'Marge your lines!' he said, 'How could -we charge your lines with all that cavalry massed behind you?' "I -saw that regiment of angels one ether time and again a prisoner talked about ,it. 'Who was the man riding at the head of that regiment?' he asked, ;the one we couldn't hit?' . ,,-And then—I was wounded." The thrill in 'Pierre's voice deepened. "I crawled away into a little hollow to be out of. the way of the firing and I saw some one coning toward me. He was all in white and I thought it tvas one of the internes but by the time he came up to where I was, t had lost conscious- ness. When I came' to—and I was tis clear in my mend as year are this moment=he still ovas standing there not saying anything. I turned my head a little and looked at him and then I saw he. was hurt. " 'You're wounded too,' I said. 'You're wounded in the palm of your hand.' "And then He spoke! 'That's an old wound,' He slid, 'that's been reopened lately.' " The three walked on awed and still as though the St. Lawrence Valley were a great cathedral and they had just heard the bell for the elevation ofthe Host. They passed the Parliament build- ing and canine through the old St. Louis gate, silent with a silence that -not the crunching of the snow nor the tinkle of sleigh bells nor the shouts of the children skiing down the rue d'Auteuil on to the Esplanade, touched even remotely. : And then the soldier spoke again, the hush gone from his voice and the color surging to his face. - "Why, man! This world War is not a fight :for any flag nor any country. It's a bigger thing than any nation that ever lived. It is. a war for the preservation of Christian civilization. How does any man who lives under the protection of the Cross darn to sit ' here while his brothers go to war? How does he dare?" The little French girl dropped her eyes and crossed herself. The Irishman in.nlufti looked up at the flag above the ;barracks and saluted. son of Ireland -and the girl who had no country, Only her revered religion: ,"Is that what you think, Larry? Is it that you think we're fighting for the Empires," "What else?" They had come to the convent of the White Nuns and without speaking had Christmas would not be Christmas without the story of Bethlehem's angels. Mehl- of science and of a so-called prac- tical turn of mind may "reason" how they will, when the stars come out on Christmas Eve we love to pause a moment under their silent glory and hush our hearts to tender reverence while • we wish we could have been with the shepherds when "the angel of the Lord canto down and - glory shone around." In her beautiful story on this page, Miss Bennett makes very real to us reported experiences on the battlefields of Belgium about which all the world was talking four years ago. The "Angels of Mons"—were they real? Who shall say they were ' not?. There is a Very Old Book wherein the word "angel" oc- curs nearly`three hundred time. Aecordiug to that Ancient..itie- cord, man has never been with- out his heavenly visitors. Pri- vates, officers and chaplains have spoken and written with conviction concerning the "angels of 110115." At this peace- time Christmas Of 1919 we bow our heads in reverent thankful- ness.—The Editor: 1920e-4 Api Ress,Xved;""; "I down titrellgli the :days int thin coming year "'` , To addtjuet a bit to (1317 fellows' elleor,' To brighten so)neepaill ere -tile menthe are dpeut, '1"o llgllton a load for a back CURVE, bent, Or haply by wore or token or deed Give oourag0 and strength tea seal in need, 1'71 count it wort) wello,11 T only may Hold a tiny light o'er a gloomy way. 'Twonid be fine to stand midst the surging telling And out of one's ileal't pour a Woll- cl'rotes 'emit; '!'fiat wouli! move the World to nobler plain And lighten the hearte that are flllee with pain, That would thrall mankind with its lyric sweet And load lien nearer the Saviour's feet- Yet twill be worth while if a few may Holiday Sweets • Cocoanut . Bal Is -1 cup shredded cocoanut, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 4 tea- spoons peanut butter. Mix all in a bowl, shape into inch balls with !the hands, pint on paraffin paper and set in the -ice hex or a cold place to harden. Parisian Sweets -1 pound dates, 1 pound flgs, 1 cup walnuts, 1 cup rais- ins, 34 teaspoon salt. Clean the fruit -well teed put through a food chopper, nut the nuts up quite flue and mix hrough the fruit mixture. Sift a' little Coen starch '6n the molding board to peep from -sticking to the board and roll the mixture into a long roll one inch and a half'' in diameter. Slice into slices one-fourth inch thick, The roll may be rolled in grated cocoanut before eliding. Maple Creams -4 cups maple sager,. 214 cups water, 14 teaspoon cream th'r- tar. Cookthe sugar and the water slowly in a porcelain lceitle, Add the dream of teeter when the mixture be- gins to boil. Keep the crystals dowzi froze the sides of tiro pan during the cooking by wiping down with a 8111811 wet cloth. Twit the mixture and when the soft ball stage is reached pour oil - to a well greaded platter or marble slab 0420 fondant. Let cool until the mixture dente easily with the finger. Work with a large wooden spoon tintil the mixture seta up, then take in the ha1* and kiloarl until it is creamy 'all 11110ugli, Put In an earthen bowl, cover with a motet cloth end let ataii4 tivonty-four,irours to ripen. The Next day rail into inch sized bane, prose a whole.evalnut meat on the top of, each ball and one on tiro under side, also flattening trite ball, Vittory Gernmels••-2 Cups extracted honey, 1 cup lutes, 1 square chocolate,. 1 10 00 50 011 vanilla, Boil the !honey and the ohocelate.togother until it melee .a hard: hail when tried in cold water, Take from the dire and gilt until it be- gins to t11401;e71, theta add the vanilla and the cheeped ratite. Any kind of eats bray be tised and many different kindis of cat'aiuels wilt 105ult t;, toning different nuts. Pots' into buttered shallow pan to cool. Mark off into half-inch squares when nearly cool, Molasses Candy= -1 elm molasses, 1 tablespoon- butter, 1e, teaspoon soda. Cook slowly togetheh' the molasses and the butter until the crack stage is reached when tested in cold water. Add the soda and remove quickly from the fire. Cool, flavor with any flavor desired and when cool enough to pull, pull until it begins to set up, Out -Into inch pieces with soissol's and wrap each piece in purailln paper. Stuffed Dates -1 potion" dates, 1 cup nut meats,' Wash the dates thorough- ly, make a lengthwise cat in olio sidle and remove the stone. Insert a nut meat in the place where the • date stoneownee preee tag sides of the cut together. Boit in icing sugar. Cracker Jack -1 cup dried pop corn. salt to taste, 1 cup corn syrup, 1 table- spoon vinegar, Pop the corn in a popper,'heing careful not to burar: the kern ele wore thdy all pop, An iron fry pati - with a cover may be used in place of the•wire popper if necessary, Salt the freshly popped corn well, Boil the eyrup and the vinegar slowly until whein.tried in cold water it hard - one quickly. IIave the pop covey in a large pen, pour the -hot syrup over 1110 corn evenly, stir in the shelled pea- nuts and let cool• Balls may he made of the niixttu'o if liked, but tI1e Work- -has to be clone rather quickly and by wetting the ]lands the Work is easier, Nutt Mapto non -56 cup shelled peas nuts, nipple cream 'fondant Pae given above), p0080 mit meats. When the maple Dream nlixtut'e ie ready to mix into shape the soconrl (bey, chane some. of it fete cylinders three Inches long and an inch in illaupeter, Leave the nut meats as whole its you get them Otte, of the shells and troll fho staple rolls in the peette meats Mail'tiie maple centres rite teomplete1y covered:, Theec mot roils arm considered very choice and soli le most oonfeceioncr's for ten cents a roll or ninety cents e pound. Use the kind of nuts you have nearest at home and those yotT can get the cheapest. Christmas, 1917, in the — ' Holy Land. They are coining out of Egypt and they - seek the Promised Laud Through the desert and the !ions ' that are standing in the way. Bark! I hear the Tommies cheering to the music of the band; "Carry oral the captains calling, "Carry on!" and "Clear the way." Tliey.have taken Gath and Ashdod and old Ascalon as well, The places 'where the Philistines so fondly loved to dwell; They have got the gates of Gaza and advancing In their wrath They smite the.SD1u as David smote Goliath of old Gane, They have entered little Bethlehem with Joy for Christmas Day, They aro in the Moly City with a prayer 110 words may say, God keep 3'x10, young Cr'ulaedeis! away beyond the sea; PIe led you, through the desert alae Jel'ilsaleiil is free, Earth's First Christmas Greeting. • As shepherds Repte their loiieey watch--' The midnight darkness .on -Judean elopes was suddenly swept back by God's glory— Stars paled and lost then' lustre in the efful- gence— Affe.aghted shepherds were' minted by theeangel of the Lord beer- ing good tidings of gttoot joy to all people-- Mighty multitudes of heav- en's choicest choristers .borne earth - wiled upon iliumined clouds btrokc the stillness, w;!t11 heaven's Glory Song l declaing Peace on teeth, Goodwill to Men fearbh's wise rnon stood spell* bound inn.aeloratiau--Prophetic v!01011s faded before realization ---Prophecies were fulfilled and the r'edemp'tion or lost world was begun, for "C1iIlIST WAS 1301111," , Christmas -tree ornaments can be at tractively ,ttCtached to etho tree witl small spring clothespins decorated In 5 rod crepe paper. The crepe paper i, out to form the petals of a rose and entirely covers the wood of the teethes tins. say I've Helped a little to brighten thou way, Christmas Memoranda. ,71w Day—C1lristmet Day not on the twenty-fifth of December would come as a elioolc, it wouldn't seem Chriet- mas at all; yet in the early Dentaries of Christianity -January 7th was;. Christmas Day. The Eastern Church did not come into line with the Weetern, wbioh had adopted December 26th, for over four hundred years. And even now the Armenian Church "keeps Christmas Day in January, on the day when the rest of Clrriatendom is keeping a ti f- ferent festival, that of the Epiphany. The Event—Christmas Day com- memorates the birth of Christ, but the actual clay and month of that event is not known. December 25th is not the actual clay, The latest researches -put the year as 13,C, 4, and the month as not later than February. • The old name for Christmas is the Festival of the Nativity, which is still its oiiicial title, the Prayer -book add- ing, after, that, "commonly called Christmas Day,'" The Pudding,—The popular Christ- mas pudding is, comparatively 'speak- ing, quite new. It is simply the suc- cessor, improved out of knowledge by many extra ingredients, of "plum duff," which a eailorman made from dough and raisins, on Christlnas'Day aboard 'ship, as all experiment in cookery. It was lilted, and from being the sailors' favorite pudding for Christ- mas Day, it,eproad to the shore, and rapidly became very popular. The Christmas -box, -Many and vari- 005 are the explanations given to the beginning of this custom. It seems to have had its rise in the early days of Christianity in Ronne. -- Boxes, made of pottery, were placed near the altars at Christmas -time, and in these boxes the people piaood money,, gifts, which were afterwards distributed among the apprentices. ' The custom spread and reached Eng- land, and under varying conditions it has been kept up.. r The day on which the gifts were made became known as Boxing Day, and, though the boxes have ceased, the name reinnins, The Turkey.—It is sad to say that turkeys have no connection .with the celebration of Christmas. It happens that December, in the natural order of hatching and rearing, sees them at their prime. So we ]'oast tient. That's all. The Mistletoe.—To find the origin of kissing under the mistletoe we have to turn to Scandinavian mythology, al- though the mistletoe, tinder the Druids in Britain, was greatly venerated, and efforts have been made to connect this and the kissing. -. Clarion -ma J' (✓,Cts, no turkey liar :femme d Clirletnuuo filch in ].England Over slice: Its intro'. dlllctteel.ln 1,20, The Ohrlstrnas pallto1111n0e was first WO -educed into Plngland 111 1.702 by a danoing.nlaeter of Slli•owsbery, Helly 18 a corruption of the word holy. Tru Ge1'mallY It is palled Chalet- donor, and ,in Delnnark and S veclee Clll'lsttorllt Plunl-ptidding was originally a sort or Beloit porridge with plume In it, and w108 118012 in the souse of force -meat of stuffing: Christmas and Apiphany were once Celebrated aB 0110 Wild ilio came feast. Tho 00parati011 tools plaoe'gb the game, on or Nice in 825'. Minee pies were derived t'roln the pastry images and ewoetmeats given to the leathers of the baz'ly Church at Ronne on . Ch istmite Evo. Tliey used to be called "initialled" pies; The first .Cliristmas carol was the well-known hymn, "Gloria in Bxeolels," sung by the angels to the siiopbords at Bethlehem on the first Christmas morning. The liret printed one was published fn lilneeand in 1521. About three o'clock on the nnornieg of .Christmas Day, iii some parts of Weide, the people assemble in thumb, and, after pl'aY80'5 811d a sermon, sing psalms and hynlus until daylight dawns. This is called "the crowding of the cock," Waits wee the Name originally given to the minstrels attached to the King's Court, whose duty it was to guard the streets at night, and pro- clahii the hour, They Were also In the habit of ser'onading the inhabitants as well, hoping at Christmas to -'receive their reward. Christmas candles, in some parts of England must be so large' as to burn all day, otherwise it will portend evil to the family for the coining year, should they fail in their light, They used to be presented by the poor as gifts to the r1cb, December. The whole world is a Christmas ti'oe, And stars its many candles be. Oh, sing a carol joyfully The year's great feast in keeping! For once on a December night An augel held a Dandle bright And loci three wise men by its light To where a Child was sleeping, Sou "who were Sainte, Claus' an- cestor" Pa—"Oil, I dare say lie's frafn some lost branch of the Chrstmas-tree," Wrapping Christmas Gifts. A daintily wrapped Christmas gift is twice as welcome as a holiday par- cel that looks as if it were hastily tied up hit and miss style, indeed, doesn't an attractively wrapped package sug- gest more personal thought from the giver? There are more ways of wrapping up Cizristmaa preeents nowadays than merely swathing thole in white tissue paper, tying them with red ribbon and sealing down the comers with holiday: coals, 13elow are silggestod five /life. Potent ways; a L. Use a large holly decorated papal aapkin. Place the gift in the i otatle,ive draw ttze four coi'z1orB up ovor t, g theyn-a tight twist and tie with a gener:�- ,nus bow of red ribbon. 2. Wrap with pale green tiseuo pay 01', tie with white ribbon and thruet� a spring or zuistietoe in the bow knot 3, 1l'or the dainty blue and white' "gift, whether it be china or Dvesden ribbon, use pale blue tissue papa a tie with white ribbon and thrust 0. splay of holly through 1110 bow knot, 4. Use white ho11y stamped mere for a book or a photograph, and tie, with red ribbon, n 5, For your -most gorgeous Christ, mas gift use one thickness each oI, pink, green and white tissue paper, use. ing the white last, and cutting milt outer layer one-half inch smaller the the inner, so that the rainbow effec' can be seen whero the edges Just coma together. Tie with silver or gold rib/, bon, i cl Plain Sugar Cookies. 3t cupful shortening, 1. cupful sugar) 2 eggs, 8 tablespoonfuls milk, 2 cupfuls' flour,. 3 teaspoonfuls baking powdery; 14 teaspooni'ul salt, ee teaspoonful nut.; meg. Cream the shortening, add thl sugar gradually, then add the ,well beaten egg, milk and flour mixed an sifted with the baking powder and spice. Turn out on a floured board; and roll lightly to one-eighth inch thickness. Cut with a cow cutter; place on a slightly greased pan or baking sheet and bake in a moderate oven until a light brown. One egg may be used In place of two if less - flour is used, Wee Christmas' Dollies Nut dolls in abnoet endless variety are very easy to make. For a comical peanut Chinaman, select a large pea- nut for the head and body. With a long darning needle, string two half peanuts with heavy black sewing twist through the middle of the body for alms; and attach two long peanuts in the same manner for the legs. Next, paint the face with water colors,' giving it the almond -shaped eyes and insert a pig tall of braided black twist in the back of the head. Dress the doll in a pair of loose trousers and blouse ,01 bright silk and gather It He's a sure-'nuff Peanut Dolly, All Chinese and very jolly, close to the neck. Tho blouse can he much improved if a border of con- trasting color finishes the bottom. A hickory -nut Quakeress is another novelty. Draw on a folded piece of white muslin, the outline body or a doll six inched long with hands and feet. Cut this out carefully and stitch on the machine, Riling it with cotton wool. Next select a large white hic- kory nut for the head and glue it firm- ly in place on the body. With black ink, draw in the face and be sure to give it a demure expression, Dress the doll in a simple drab gown and ar- range a white kerchief around the 1.,�itt�P neck, with a Quaker bonnet on the tiny head. If a boy doll is desired, substitute trousers for the gown and give it a broad -brimmed straw bat. Eggshell babies are very fragile, children and aro prized accordingly,' To maks one of these attractive dolls; the contents of an egg must be re• moved, through a email opening made in the pointed end of the egg. After this is dote and the egg is thoroughly dry, paint a babyish face on the egg with water colors and again set it aside to dry, For the body part, use a roll of either white or pale pink the sue paper, tightly bound with white worsted end tiny rolls fastened in tho same manner for arms, which should be securely sewn to the body with strong white cotton. • Dress the doll before adjusting the tread in white lace paper and make the long baby clothes as daintily as possiblee then fasten the head in place with a goo(] glue and cover whore it is joined with a frill of white paper, Finish the costume with am: infant's cap, also of paper, and tie lee under the chin with narrow baby rib bon, Dolls made fr6m clothospine sound very comlitonplace, and yet if proper- ly made they are most delightful play-, things. Years ago they were better, known and appreciated then they aro to -day, for wooden dolls are nvirat our, grandmothers played with. To make: one of these dolls, take a clean limy clothespin; then with a gimlet, born two small holes directly opposite eacl?� other, about one inch below the head.. Insert in these two 1m011 wooden. arms, made from one of the epllt ends cut in two. Mark on the smooth ondt or the clothespin. the doll's face and dress it in some thin white material, to represent a baby in long clothes. Two dolls of this kind, dressed exact. 1y alike and placed to a tiny cradle like twins, will prove a delightful gift for any little girl. Little girls can make these dollies for their friends, ni •• Long, long years ago when the days were getting shorter and shorter, the nights longer and longer, the people feared that the sun would cease to •shine. They ;net under a great oak tree sacrecl to the god, Thor, god of weir and thunder. A young man traveling through northern inrope and seeing altars ea under the trees, where the people of= fared tvacrifiees to their god, decided i to spend his life teaching these folks. He spent many years pt'eachiug'.end teaching, but few gave up their rel - igion. One cold winter's night toward the end of Ole year, he want into the forest where the people gathered t0 celebrate, and were about to offer sacrifices under the Thunder Onl:, be- lie -Veil to be guarded by the mighty Thor. At 111. feet, of the Th t ,1r t' Oak, a bt^ 1ht'fire burned; in the centra Icndi a young boy shout to 11e A..vrrifind to 'throe In the reelet of the crowd of it<:.tthr.n , it ntfs'onl 1,01 nn ,o rut down the Belt, Ar he cut folteiereend farm -- or, artncr into (he hdari, of the tree, the crowd .e0 11,1 for thestrolcaftoln deer that i, eeld kill hint. Bite he chopped aycay, tyle chips flew 2 i, rte all around. A cackling sound was heard in the top branches, the troo groaned and with ar terrible crash fell to the floor, split in four pieces. But just behind the tree a young green fir tree stood, just as if it had sprung :from the very place where the oak had been before, -Straight and graceful was the fir with, its blanches eturned upward. "Look!" said the young man, "this. little tree is the child of the forest. It shell be ;mut tree; it is the word of peace! For your houses aro built of it, "It, is the eign of endless life 'Ter - its leaves are green. See! It points heavenward "Gather about it, not ,in. She wild weeds, but In your hornet', where it requires not se:melees, , Take it,•t't the !tome of the elliefttin. You all no Linter „o tit the lh1do e of The forest tokeep yorr,11 a- \cu51111Ikeep then) ed, 10arsewith laugh -tee anlsant." ;o they took the little fir ttoo to the home cf Cund)lar, the chief, Adhere they set the tree in the centre of the bell, Wintfrc.! 'sine d at ono enti of the hall and told the ::tery of 11,:Whae- 11e111- 3111110 the people 1.?elenecl its eflcnce.