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Abbreviating of the' Word "Christ -
MAS" "s"IHAIS n Noble We
derrful Word.
Clergymen of many ;of the -denomi-
nations have joined in' a protest
against the abbreviation of the. word
"Christmas."' They declare that writ -
,Ing ' it "Xmas" is irreverent and
should not be permitted, it is'"said
that: with one ,exception Setters sent .
amt. to Christian leaders brought re
'plies in protest ,against the abbre- .
viated form of using the word. If
not irreverent -certainly it is not good
Mate': and 'spoils the . appearance of •
one of the finest wards luttie whole
language, • ,
. The protest is timely for manyrea-
eons. There is no ancestor' for abbre-
viating the name of Christ, Moreover
Christmas is an event that appeals
Ito nearly all, 'both non -believers as
`well as believers. It signalizes much
:snore than a religiousobservance.
'Nearly all the world, non-Christians
.as well as those who observe the day
'as the ° birth .of -their Lord'. and
Saviour, make Christmas the"occa-
sion "for good deeds. • Itmakes it sort
'of spiritual revival that affects' the
people of aU faiths and creeds. It is
the time when all mankindis drawn
closer together; when selfishness is
more nearly crucified than at any •
other period of the year; when men
of all beliefs vie with each other in
the doing of good deeds. Rearts'are
softened at this season of the year
!and acts that at other times would
be quickly done, are new, for the
time being at least, barred' by qualms
of conscience. The better end; liner
'impulses' of mankind,that often dm-
-Aug Months appear to be submerged
by.
,the selfish desires of then flesh,
.are for a brief period, In .the
'ascendancy,
Por all these reasons the word.
"Christmas,"Is now- come ta•-be ntte
'of the noblest and most inspiring in
'the language. To the :devout folicer-.
ere of the lowly Nazarene It is the
,occasion for the, celebration with
pasans of praise and songs ofthanks-
�giving of the coming 'Of man's r.
tdeeiner; to the non-Christian it is
.the time of ' rejoicing because it
•prove& man'$ humanity to man, That
.1s why itis the most widely observed
of all the "red letter", -days In the
!calendar of time,
C.ECRIS1'lIAS G:1MI`S
a.
Pleasant Boars May Be Spell! at
Unusual Games.
Christmas, is always a time of
'merriment and the hostess who can
iprovfde a series of mirth -provoking
Iguana is assured of success, - An
!amusing way to manage an evening's•
jeritet'tainment is to appoint some
genial man a Lord of .Miernie, after
;the early English fashion, giving him
:the sceptre for the evening, with
:power to name the games, forfeits
land 'rewards.
Pitching snowballs through a holly '
or fir wreath can provide h lot of
fun. The balls of cottew - `wool are
'allotted certain 'rallies, 1, S, 10, etc,
'The guests are divided into teams,
'each -guest taking a turn at throwing
!the bails through, The numbor on
!each ball which goes through is edd-
ied to that team's eeore.
Those who areto take part ie the
;obstacle race must leave the room, to
lbe brought back just one at a time.
IA course is prepared, •ornaments,
;books; iota., beteg placed here and
there along the Way. The player is
:told that he must avoid all the art!' -
:cies, under penalty. When he it
lblindtolded the obstacles aregtdetly
!removed, but his elaborate efforts to
,avoid ;the obstacles which do not
.exist are always amusing for the en -
'lookers' and to the player .when the
fold is removed.;£rom his eyes.
Ask each guest to bring to, the
'party a photograph taken in- early
childhood or ihfahey, When you have
collected them all, arrange them in a
,row'on the wall and ,have the guests
•guess as, to the identity Of thein. A'
prize may be given for the one.who
-makes the most, correct guesses,.
PrTttNkL, rO7i OP O tUELT$,
Much as Christmas has meant to
humanity, it has ;meant no less to
those lowlier fellow. creatures who
'share with men lifo's Joys and ';sor
rows,, Whatever the burden of suf-
fering that restsupon the animal
(world te-day, it is less by Many fold
'than :it was before that night when a
:little child was born in tile, stable of
, sa Bethlehem inn, The spirit of Cnriet-
mss is the eternal toe of drillrlty, No
Iman'who Yields ;to` its sway San look
,with other than kindly eyes;upen the
least of those living things that have
capacity for pain,
DELIVERING 'tug's fA h➢'Alit.
Ln Spain, as' In ;most of tnNSl>tin-
htli-American countries, the legend of
'Santa Claus gives place to the r.rarli
tion of the Magi, At some time be-
.'tween, the eight of Januarv..6 and
dawn of-Ianuart 11 the Three Wise
Men of the East irzizt'lie Santa by
;risking the soot ofchimneys' in order to deliver toys to good children
•Chretttans Candies.
Burning Of caudle§ in the window
the night before Christmas is one nt
the features of the Swedish cc,lebss-
tion of the festival, -The candles,
lighted on Christmas eve,.a•re utipoa-
ed to last. till 6 a.m. the neva; da.. rho
traditional' hour . of the Swedish
Caristatns'leass,
(liras, Still Dike Dolls,
in spite of all the salv..,aeed ideas.
ofOa sidle geni's:1,111in, tits,:tzverage.
small dill flet Films a doll an well •
r15. alt., linos any ott,tir C1n1,tln;za
u resen t;
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59V MCPRY.-CHRISTMAS'
WITH FLOWERS
NOT DEPRESSION -- BUT EXPRESSION
, . ,e Wove WITTh FLOWERS AND PLANTS
BE SURE FLOWERS ARE ON . YOUR SHOPPING LIST '
Choose Your Gifts" From Dm
Azaleas, Cyclamen, Primulas, .Chiistnias' Cherries
• Attractive Pans' and Baskets " (f Plants, . Ferns, Etc.:
SEE OUR CHARMING LITTLE .WINDOW WREATHS OF ,ARTIFICIAL HOLLY
ONLY 21)e EACH,
CHOICE CUT FLOWERS ALWAYS ox diAil'1).
itosrs, CARNATIONS, LILY Or THE ,F ALLEY, DAFFODILS, ETC:„
FOR THE !HOLIDAY SEASON..
A. !''INE STOCK OF MEMORIAL AND CHRISTMAS WREATHS
TUNE IN ON itUDOLF' TRIML IN "LAND OXO 'LOW:ERS"--�
STATIONS—W.3.a„ DETROIT, WEDN11SDAY,',AT 7,45 p..tn.
W.L.W., OINCINATTI, THURSDAY, AT 8 p,m,
FOR 'fT:E.NEXT TWELVE WEEKS AND. 'LEARN THE IVrAGIC STORY or
FLOwtrts rn wnn L111 80-:RCURy WAY.
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"WITH TRUSTY PIPE"
I OWE to smoking more, or less,
Through life the whole of my sticeess;
With trusty' pipe' I'm sage and wise;,
Without, I'm `dull as.. cloudy skies.
When smoking, alt 'My ideas soar;
When not, they sink upon the .t'loor.
Phe greatest men have all been 'smolte e.
And so were all the greatest jokers,
(Anon -1835)
ristilatas Sigeolies
Why Worry About What to Give the !Men" Volk for ,Christmas
Just drop in and inspect our large and complete stock of
Christmas Gifts
TOBACCO., CIGARS, CIGARETTES, PIPES & SUNDRIES
And You Will I3e Sut'e to' See Something to Please ; "Flint"
iVe suggest you .conte early and make, your selection
CLINTON RECREATION
CLUB
Bona ,_Nix -1i nisi h1z.11'-.'1 (11 t(C0i
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SONORA and UP, C014PLIYVE
Wit { AN 1DEAL S 13RIr3i' 41�;0�S i 3E'I'
t�c�A�' Saar R �. �' ,"d r" i cAlO .'✓W � G.00.
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Ae RIVALS OF ROLL'
taetrelim Bin I1loit' of the Real;
!"hitt ..lint Plenty. of 'Suleetiw
totes Abound.
Even 'In England "they have at,
least a dozen difteront' varietlea of
molly, and the world at Paige has na
'twitter than •145 species of thin tree,
.Auetralta,: le the only inhabited,
eonthient which . 134SIla. holly —, no
true holly; that is: to say. Yet` Alise,
tralia has, a substitute, a shrub call -
sod "native holly,", which grows in
Victoria. and 6) w South Wates,'. It is ,
not an Ilex, but its leaves are bar'
dike,
and It is used very extensively
for - Christmas decorations,
Ivy is another plant which does
not flourish in Australia as it' does:
In England, though' in the 'hints Sod'
find a kind of ivy WitIh odd, wing-
nhayiied leaves. BUt the housewife
Preparing her Yuletide show has no'. -.
true holly or ivy 'to hang` on the.
walls,
... l ,,Yet there is ere leek of greenstuft
for Christmas decoration In the' Atm -
trailer' Commonwealth. The favorite
plant is the she -oak, the tops of.
.'Which are useful 'tor feeding -cattle'
in' times of drought: 'There is also
"celery -top," with 'Its big,- handsome
leaves, and variant -Pines such as the
Fitton end. Ring William pine. Acacia
is also popular. '.
Zea and hap taiivy-tree, a '
res vee With a: g"�$itid'stijf trunk' of
its own, stout branches, and large
evergreen leaves. 16 you 'want its
botanical. natne, - this Is Panna.
Colensol, and tt is found in both the
North and South Islands.
A favorite plant for Christmas
decorations in Australia is the Mac-
quarie Harbor -Vine, which is a na-
tive of Tasmania, but is grown in.
Australia: and'New Zealand, It has a
• currant -like fruit, with a delicate
acid Savor, which is' used for making
tarts, puddings, and Preserves. The
long, graceful 'branches make .beau-
. tiful' and distinctive decorations;
DOUBT AS TO DATIC.
December Twenty -Fifth Probably Not
Christ's' Birthday.,
It is not definitely known when
Christmas was first celebrated. The
Institution of the festival is attribt t-
ed to Telesphortts.'who 'flourished in
'the reign •o6-Antonini's Plus (131-
. '16.1 A,D.). This, however, Ie not his-
torical,'
It has often been objected that De-
eentber 25 cannot be: the true date
of the birth of. Christ, for it le then.
'the rainy , season. in Palestine and.
:shepherds would scarcely have been
watching their sheep, by night, in the
i!'eids. Th'e.rea4nPaCor,.tha_il,nal.pbolee .; ,;, ,•,, �.
'of December 26 cannot' now 'be 'de -s
'termined. A• widespread feast of the.
Great Mother may have Influenced
the decision, also the 'desire to place
a Christian toast In opposition to the
Roman feast of "Sol lnvectus" at the
winter solstice,'
The Germans held their great YUIe
feast in commemoration of the return
'of the &ery sun, and many of the be-
:Iie and usages of the old Germane
*and Romard' reTaililg TS" turret F
:passed from heathenism 60 Chris-
tianity and
hris-tianity.and have survived to the pres-
ent day. As Christianity spread, the
feast of the winter solstice, the time
.'wizen the days begin to lengthen,
and tight to triumph over darkness,
was changed Intethe Feast of Christ,'
the Light of Life.
SANTA IS UP-TO-DATE. ,
Some Day May [1so hullo Energy to
Distribute, ULe Gifts:
Santa Claus is a decidedly progres-
sive old chap. Ile keeps strictly
abreast of the times, and in his work
employs only modern-day methods.
;Cnce-he went plodding Over the fields
tin a Sleigh no faster than reindeers
could gallop. It took him a long
time, but he managed to make the
•
Then came the automobile. Santa
get a big red one and hitched trailers
bit behind. Ile could get around fast-
er. Re carried bigger loads, got to
'more homes and made mare children
,happy, When airplanes flew oven the '
'North Pole Santa got another Idea.
:}Ie believed that planes would bo
better for his long trips and for skip -
Ting from housetop to housetop. Re
'is' hardly built for an air pilot, but
nobody flies faster, her farther than
plump, old Santa.
Re does eat fancy zeppelins, 'but
'he Is sure that in another year or
'two he may be able to broadcast
Christmas to the children by redlb,
:As "soon as carriers are invented to
Sy -through the air, directed and
;landed by radio energy, old Santa
•will'tit oa his, mountain of northern
Ice and broadcast' an ftp-to.date
'Christmas to all the world.
A I14:ItISInY 6 WIISTMASI
Merry Christmasr to each one
Prom early morn 'til set of suns
Merry Christmas to you all.
Whether you are big or- small.
Whether' you are young or old„
Greetings to you often told.
I Must" wish and wish again, -s
It's a bappy old refrain.
May your Christmas be so Jolty.
With greens and mistletoe and
hotly,
With presents.and a, let of timer
And a following happy year.
Merry Christmas to each one
Prot- early morn 'til set of sett,
Merry Christmas iii you all,
Whether you are big or' small,
—Mary Graham banner,
A -fall of snow on Christmas Das
is regarded as the sign o.i a lucky
new year,