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The candin, is the true "symbol nr
eh:Metukns. Its dickeringtaper shin-
hig; on the sill' or the city house' or
the country cottage sends. that the
message of„peaceon earth's quite
:ie much as the chime of Christiana
bells; NO Christmas tree is complete
until the candies, 'rshcther of wax or
of electric lights,' have hem) fastened
to its 'boughs,
1 charming elderly, lady gives each
child 1n the neighoo hued every year
a "Twelfth. Night” candYe This le a
very large cathedral candle, which la
to be lighted cin Christmas eve and
placed on 'the erinrloW-silt set 111 a
wreath. of holly and; eo placed that
its name burns''at the center` of a `
Christmas wreath hanging in the
window, It le, then . kept burning
every evening until " the eve - of
Twelfth 'Night, : January' 5th. • ,Phe
Twelfth Night eve, the unburned nor -
tion ,of thweandle and all: the Christ-
mas greens are placed, in .the open
fireplace. and contiiutied thin -ending
the Ohrietroas-seAgon,
- The; significance of ,this prettyrite
ie asiollows:,The •candie.,i4,eyrgbolle
of the'atar wtt;ieh the' wieo •men saw
lu -the,-lost. .and it%is Rept "shining
thrbugh. , the ^ twelve days , during
Which the, wise tiled were. following
the star -on •their; Journey to theman-
, :ager where the young Child' lay.
Children especially,• love ,this, beau-
tiful cuetdn of .having a' lighted tan •
-
die ;represent, the;Christmas star, and
In. some •of, the 'homes --,where the •
T*elftb Night,aeandiq • is kept burn-
ing. -,each child. canes for the candle
for an evening, aril taking; turns, The
candle is lighted, the wreath lowered •
to encircle its name, and when the
child, goes t0 lied • it lel his duty tb
blow the candle ,eat. ,
A SAFE, HOLIDAY
Accidents May Easily Happen 'roles*
Care Is Obeerved.
"
Hers are some "Safety First
hints for Christmas and the days that
follow; -e
Give your Children all the toys
they need .aad all you can afford but
buy wisely. " "De sure' that tiny tote
aren't given small articles that they
can swallow or inhale. Look out for
pins in cheap dolls.
Yonngdters love Christmas frees
but hundreds of area take place every
Year because of carelessness, such as
using 'candles; failure to place the
tree on a firm base and using tissue
or crepe paper for ;decorating pur-
poses, 'Non a inflammable snowilakea
should take place of paper • and opt-
ion. Electric lamps should be substi-
tuted for candles.
When trimming the tree, nee a'
Step -ladder, not a rocking chairor
box.
Wrapping paper and excelsior
should be dleeesed of immediately.
Dispose of the, tree before tlie•.se-
- eond day of January as when it has
dried out, It is highly lnflaiimtraable.
MISR MOSS O? 'CARDS,
Available to Fortunate Ones %Vito
Live Near the Sea.
Girls who live by the sea have
many Christmas resources. Irish 111o88
makes the best blanc mange and the
mean of commerce is not to he cont -
pared to that which has beep select-
ed and carefully dried, •
You may purchase cards In the
shops, but wily hot add the unique
Youcli by makiitgtyour own, using the
more " delicate seaweeds?
As soon an taken trout the sea,
place the .weeds In a dish of water
and arrange there on the card by
slipping it under the water and lit-
erally Coating the weed into posi-
tion; then riete the ease between
sets of clean blotting Paper and dry
under pressure. No paste is needed
as the weeds contain a stinky sub-
stance,
elOMfan ING ABOUT. CAROLS.
ln. 1$21 Wyniten de Worde print
ed the first known set of Christmas
carols,
The carol was originally a joyous
stance, a sign of liberation from the
religious austerity attheuritan era,
Percy Deariner, writing in "Tim Ox-
ford i3oo11 gf.Carols,' says, "The
carol, by forsaking the timeless Con-
templative melodies of the efiureh,
began the era of modern music.
which throughout has been based on
• the dance,"
Tbe word "carol" is from "ball -
tare," to slog; and "rola"" a joyful
interjection,
BM A CIl(1111ilttY •COLOR,
Red is regarded as the meet cheer-
ful of all colors. It le said to react
the Moat quickly on the optie nerve.
Decorations available nt the winter
eoletiee include holly, the berries. of
which are red. it' grew, to be :the
custom to use holly and .berries of a
similar nature In preparing for the
?estival of Christmas. Be vtrtueeof
the association of Ideas red came to
be connected with the Cnristmas
season,
Bow to Light the Tree.
Po combine in equal proportions
.red and green lights of entre/ bright-
ness on your Christmas' tree is an
assault on the eyesight- The result
suggests traffic signals gene'. mad.
Two parts o1 green to one of lied may
be used more effectively.
Record Private Christmas ' Tree.
The biggest •private Cbristmastree
ever, seen in Britain ,8'as'one which
the Duke rof Nortoik' had crit front
his own 'estate. Lt stood- 70 feet
high, weighed, nearly tour tons, and
bore on its branches'presents to the
malas of $22,500,
THE C LINTOlu NE
Sam It To g la
A ChriStrtlaSlyiqj
4A
OOBE.TtT STEAD
AVE HOLDEN chose' late
homestead, high up the. foot-
hill: valley 'not only for tke •
shelter of surrounding hills
and proximity to groves of
spruce and lodge -pole ptne.
Ile had another reckon for
retreating so far froutacirr-
illzafion. ,That reason wan
Sylvia Palmer: • •
Dave and Sylvia had been pais to-
gether delft the plaids where both
were bone. They had. ; attended • the
moan school, tire same ptentcie, dances,
eonntry, concerts. litany a Marryhtght,
with Sylvia, at his- side, Dave had
driven "the prairie trails, none.too
eager to reach their destination.,, And
Sylvia,
Kee, seemed quite content to -
dally on the way,
it wail' true :there • never had been
807 farrnal engagement betweonthent.
It hardly seemed necessary,. ,They had
"gone together so long. that some time,
Aave'suppesed, whenhe was in a Poei-
tion toj offer her a home, he Would -tell
her "so, awl Sylvia -arolild say, "AR
right, Dave, :Whenever you are ready."
Teen „she would turn her tempting
'mouth to him,and he would k18s lien
tenderly and a little differently, now
that she was so soon to, be his bride.
But Dave had not dounted.on a wom-.
an's"will-and What eomes of It. At
eighteen eylvht, having .secured her
teacher's, certificate, applied for and
was accepted by a town' school some'
distaece from her homes She was all
enthusiasm, and'excltementoder her •
plunge into the great, seifsupporting
world,
Dave mass"have shared her excite
tient, but not her enthusiasm. Ile told
her so.
"Why, nave Holden, rut surprised
at 7004" Sylvia retorted. "I thought
you would Jae glad to . see me get a
chance."
"Of coarse, t want you to Katie your
chance," he explained, "but len figur-
ing on .fixing a chance for you, too.,
Dad is paying me a mamas wages now,
In another year or two I'Ll be all set to
take up laud of my own, and then—"
She waited for him tesput Settees
thing definite into words, but- a mu -
tale shyness held him back. Anyway*
she knew what he meant. She gave
his disengaged hand a girlish 8Queeee.
"That will be fine," she said. "Yen
will make 'a good farmer; Dave."
"Maybe," he admitted. "And maybe
by that time you'll have taken up with
one of those town sheiks, and X won't
mare theft whether I go farming, 'or
not,". ee
"Don't yen worry over that. rot
not planning on taking up with any
town .Shelk—not with a big boy "like,
Dave hoiden running around 10080"
But Dave woreled, just the suttee
and by the second term he knew he
had oceaslon for it, Sylvia's talk had
turned froth erops and country picnics
and all things of the land to sport and
tennis arid particularly one Jaek Ful-
ton whose name was often on her
lips. Dave had .a feeling of being
taken at disadvantage. instead of
'wooing Sylvia for himself he binnily
charged her with having transferred
her atfeetions to Il'•ulton.
"I ain't blearing you," he said, ear-
casticalty. "No doubt he Is .a very'
line fellow. But if X meet him tom*,
"He's Pretty Strong, Dave," Sylvia`
Teased, "Better Be Careful."
day perhaps we't's see welch is the
best nano."
"He's pretty strong, Dave," Sylvia
teased, "Better•be careful,"
Whereupon Dave Cost his .temper,
altogether, "Maybe I should he care
cul, and maybe you should be careful, ,
too, What I'm seying is, either you ;
give hint up, or len through!"
That wee too much for the spirited':
Sytvle. Whether or not she.eared for
Jack Fulton, elm wasn't going to take
orders about it trona . Dave, Dave
never had actually aated_`her to marry'
him,'aithough she had given him op",
pertunity" enough.•
"All right; you're thrhugh I"' she
said, and, whisked herself out of his,
pretaenee. '
Dave bad not expected that resin,
but he had gone too far to retreat:`
43e .bud though that Sylvia would bow'
to his ultlanatue', . Her curt rejection ;
sno
sib n1,w-�
s
hurt his pride more than , a tytl}ang he
had thought posetbi : ,He Telt that he,
had suddenly lost ail faith in human
nature, and that life among his old
aseceiates .'would intolerable. •Se.
he drew, his wages, 'gathered up. his
8uiplhieet, and trekked into the toot-,'
hill countryto the very fart hest 'stead en the map,
Be found a place by a mountain
atreataa,' cut down spruce logs, and:
• 'shut 'hirhself a cabin, When winter
met In he began cutting posts and relte
tor tearing on his farts. `.Lo keep.,
from thinking he worked, feverisbiy,'
early and fate. But thoughts would I:
come, in upite of all he could do to
stop thein. Particularly as the Christ-
" anas'seaason drew near its oaind .WO$4 •
turp to the old fano down an the ,
)mains. - What ample preparations„
would be going en In his mother's
kitchen! '-What stacks of food''What
•hiippy 'chatter., sobered a bit perhaps
because of thboy who had left home
in a huff and never had written back!:
And Sylvia! Sylvia would be •ho,se
.now for the Christmas vacation. • Per-
haps this Felton fellow would be vielt-
1tig with her. ,
Dave turned with , a Owes and
shoved more wood into his rusty' stove.
"1 am Jack Fulton," He Said.. "Pas+.
haps You Have Heard of. Mei"
After all, he toad hitnself, 1e was not.
so badly off. He had a cabin and
plenty of fuel. He had a dog; and a
gun, a team ot horses, half a dozen
yearling calves, . . .
Ile was taking comfort 1a Such
thoughts when suddenly his dogspraig
up, barktug, Dave Was on his feet in
an instant, .his girt 1n his hand. rev
kap* 'a deer or a bear had wandered
ibto bis little clearing.
At that moment came a knoek, (OWN -
tieing wbieh neves before bad bap -
ported on his cabin door. For an in
Stant Dave hesitated, then swung the
doer open, The light fell on the 1g'
bre of a young than.
"Are you, Dave Holdett?" the Wise,
ger Inquired.
"]les. Come 10."
The stranger entered. Dai'e, maga
shim comfortable and gave him supper,
'waiting to hear his mission,.
When they were seated on either
-side of the hot stove the stranger be-
gan. "X am Jack- Fulton," he said.
"Perhaps you hays heart] ot me?"
Dave's veins seemed to freeze.
"What brings you here?" he demand-
ed "Can't yon leave me alone?"
Fulton kept his temper. "No, not
;under the clreunr8tance8. Let me telt
you ---L will be brief, I am the prta-
`elpal of the school, where bliss Palmer
;teaches. Ali through the term i have
'seen she was worried.' At .last X asked
'her why. Naturally she was diffident
at first, but finally told me. She is
i wearing her' heart out for yon,"
Dave faced him, ,"Is this true, Sud
why do you tell me? I thought--"
"Because I am to be married to a
little girl of my own at Blaster, arid I
think i knots how both of you feel.
So; X got your location from the home•
%stead officials, and took my Christmas
i vaeattou to look you up. i hope you
! are not annoyed by my interest?"
Dave seized., his hand. 'And I
;thought all the time—"
"Never mind what you thought!
I've walked In from the nearest ranch-
er's. If yon have a tease that can
travel you can make the railway stir -
tion by morning, and eat your Christ-
mas turkey at Sylvia Palmers, I'll
stay and look after your cattle. tt
will be a real holiday for me."
But • Dave had both .his hands in his,
"My friend t I' don't know What t can
887—
"583 it to Sylvia! I'll give you six
days to get hack: And bring her with
you, or I'll charge you for my time!"
"I'll bring her With me -or you can
keep the -farm," said Dave, who was
already climbing into his heavy Over-
coat.
Boys' Christmas Feasting
Christmas Cainulattons--That the
Christmas eating capacity of the
average b'oy is equal to x11 that he is
pei'mltted to, eat, all i; hat he eats
without permission, and then some
more,
YULETIDE 'CEREMONIES
&&any r f Our Cust»iut prof Carrg
'Ovorrr Front the ilio, Payt,,6Vhewa
)•'eiit:thtg •M"tqut Something.
Our ancestors had numerous e F1-
nxoPies pertaining to ehris£inas that
-bre half forgotten to -day.•`,.
There 'was a ; pretty superstition
connected with the decoration or
houses 'with evergreen ;It' was be-
lieved that sylvan sprites *night'
flock to the branches and remain un
nipped by frost until a milder season.
The popular expression, "sub roan,"
meaning"anything -told in confidence,
''was derived .from the old• custom of
*nests wearing chaplets of holly, mss
tietoe, • ivy and rosemary at the z
nnal'festivals where a rose gene a' ly
was hung over the tables, Z1Ln ex-
pression, "beneath' tire -mistletoe" oe" 1s,
sale to Lave the same „derivation.
And theft we Pearn of the old
'superstition
'superstition that oxen fell on: their
knees on Old Christmas, ,,Tanuary 6.
The belief was based on the tnedievatt
notion that the cattle in the citable,
'witnessing the Nativity, fell anon
their knees in supplication.
Those who hnow-sgmething'of.tho
times of Charles II. are famillersitith
the astonishing meatus served gn,eets
by the noble hosts of -that day,
those among the readers of these'.
tines Who imagine they will `dine
suteptuousiy when: partaking of their
resat turkey, eranta'oray sante and' all
the "4ta!ngs" when the day o1 days
arrives, should meditate oa the fol-
lowing account of'' an almost uitbe
it othle Chrtetmas pee which. 18'told
about in the Newcastle 'thronicte,
January 3, 1770:
"Mondy washfo
I1ow1 * to Berwiclastk, to icebrougshippet d rtato
7 endon, for Sir Hen, Clrey, ,hart,;: a
Pie, the contents whereof are asfoie
lows, : viz.; 2 bushels of flour, 20
pounds of butter. 4 geese, 2 turkiea,
2 rabbits, 4 wild 'ducks, 2 woodcocks, :.
6 snipes and 4 partridges; 2 neats'
tongues, 2 curlews: 7 blackbirds,. and
6 Pigeons: The Chrlsttnas' pie 'Vella -
made by Mrs; Dorothy patterson. -
honsekeeper at'tiowick: It is near 9
. feet is circumference 'et the battont,
weighs about 12 stones, will take 2 •
'men to present it at table; 11 is neat
'Iy ead, four
whe4Istltted to taewithilaitatecae, itsntae to ever y$iaiali
guest that inclinesto partake ot
contents at table." '
RQS,H FETAL CHAINS
Barely Perfumed Neeltiaees Easily
Made'by Amateurs.
Why not utilize the rose petals for
Christmas presents? FM some pot-
IMUrri jars with them and the sprees
'will aid in capturing the rote frag-
rance and keeping 4t for years;
Wonderful Ordeal can be made
from them which are a continued
delight, Put the leaves through the
food•elropper each day for seven days
• and stir between times.
Keep them In an old iron kettle
which is somewhat, rusty, as the ace
tion of the iron rust and some qua ,
ity in tete rose petal* work togatber
to make the finished product beau
tlfult.
Athe end of seven days, with the
aid of a little Water for moistening,
the macerated petal.% may be care-
fully formed into any desired shape
or size and platted in rows: on pins to
dry and harden, and also to snake
the necessary openings for the string.
The rare scent of the retie garden
always clings to them and they 'may
be used to tmpart it to the dainty
1ingerles when not being worn.
BLEBS/NG $%`FPR 'DANUBE.
Cnriom, Custom Followed for Oen-
turlea In Rumania..
It has been the custom an Rumania
from time lmmemol'ial to bless the
Danube on Christmas day. A proses-
Sion of priests and people dressed to •
represent Biblical characters • moves
tltrougli tho streets singing chants
and so to the bank of the river. The
Ice its broken, and, "a small, wooden
cross is thrown into the water. ,Any
One who can recover this cross le
regarded as extremely fortunate and
sure of good luck for the year to
Come.
NA'Cf.IRII'S PABR1O,
t#rch linrk Makes Unusual and
Pretty Christmas Gifts.
The "birch, when it gets too big for
Its elothee, cracks the bark a tete
layers at a=time, and the wind pulls
oft long, thin streamers of exquisite
1 ints of silvery white or dusky brown,
from Reich boxes and baskets may he
'fashioned for Christmas which are
out et the ordinary. Rustle looking
place Cards may be tae for the
friend who gives unique luncheons.
The -camper friends' might and nan-
kin rings made of it convenient.
Christmassaid tho Birds,
It is said that no peaaani in Swe-
den tell sit .down with his ntslldren •
to Christmas dinner until he Iran
provlded food for the birds, The
farmers erect poles In their door -
yards to which shears of grain are
bound, to provide for birds through
the season when vegetation Is cover-
ed with snow and ice.
Robin Rood Died Christmas' Eve.
That It ,was' nn Christmas. the 1n
the year 1247 that a certain, daring
son .nf a noble house, one "Robin
Hood," bid good -by t0 els doughty -
comrade, "Little John," and breath-
ed iiia last beneath the ancient' ()aka
that witnessed their' bold e;tcapades,
• Think ft .(e'er.
A good conscience to a continual
Christmas.
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