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. SECTION TWO ?: ' L. M. GRIST'S SONS, Publishers. ESTABLISHED 1835 a B I I . You's th* E MHUWWWHWHUHW B I f "" CHRISTMflSCASCL 1 Music and 'Song Always Associated With the Yuletide. v ' j Original Sacred Character of Carols Was Almost Lost Sight of in Thirteenth Century. I'SIC p.nd song have always been I v associated with Christmas. In Itoman Catliollc' countries, as early as the Third century, It became the custom to usher In the Christmas festivities with musical masses. The practice of singing carols or canticles was supposed to recall the "In Kxcelsis Gloria" of the angels ami the song of the shepherds on the llrst Christines night. A very old carol, published in 1P21, gives an amusing description of church | revelries: A wooden child in clouts on the altar sat. About the which both boys and girls do dance and timely jet. And carols sing In praise of Christ. The priests do roar aloud! And round about the parents stand To y?c the sport, and with their voles Do help them, and with hand. At lirst, carols were generally religious in character, and were written with Latin and English words in alternate lines, or with a Latin refrain. The well-known carol When Christ was born of Marjr fre? In Bethlehem, that fair cltie, Angels hang with mirth aral gle? In Excelsis Gloria, und another with a chorus, Chrlstus natus hodie ^ The babe, the son, The holy one Of Mary, ? arc pood examples of this class. When the tendency to ribaldry became marked, some of the carols got to be very peculiar in subject and language. Joseph is treated with a great want of respect, for one carol runs: Joseph wns an old man, An old man was he. When he wedded Wary, The Maid of Calilee. Ai.other relates the story of the shepherds watching their llocks by* night: A skcpard upon a hill he satt. lie had on him hys tabard and hatt, Hys larbox, hys pipe and hys llaitatt; Hys name was called Joly-Joly Watt. Having been informed of the hirth of Christ, the shepherd sots off for Iiethlohem, and on arriving, says: Jhd.su! r off Thee my pype. My skyrte. my tarbo:: and my scrype. j Home to my fellows now will I ekype. y.iwl lokc unto yiy sliepe. In llu* Thirteenth century the sacred clianieter of these Christmas mhikk was almost entirely lost sight 1 of. The l'uritan parlianicnt abolished Christmas and carols altogether, I "if feasting anil revelry returned with tin* Restoration. Carol singing. which had fallen into disuse, was revived l?y a collection of carols published by D. Gilbert, In 1N22, but enroling, wnieu >\us lmumh., ushered in by the chiming of rhureh bells, iiml the sallying forth of ohoirwhieh ehnnted their whv rou'ul vll hurt's until their throats were hearse ,"n?l their noses red from eold and friendly Christmas potations, is row jilnn?t *'t ibiug "f tlic i?ast.- Ill wis. With ten y ii - of leisure. wo ought ' to bo able to think up a bettor name 1 thai, "gobs." ' % \ . "v / 3 3 tttwWWWIWWWWWWW ! lestest Man | S ?UHWWHWHWVW?U% I Hard Christmases I. | for G.Washington J O OXE has told us much about Jjnr George Washington's Christmnsps. r.uf from "the record (if his life we learn how he spent some of his Christians (lays. It was a very cold Christmastide In 1777 at Valley Forge. Snow was on the* hills. Everything was frozen. And Washington's army was in great nejnl of food, clothing and shelter. Instruction- of parlies of men to go foraging for food are entered in the orderly book for that Christmas day at Valley Forge, which was anything < but merry for Washington. Still more desperate were the food conditions at Morrlptown, in 1770, win n Washington reported that his army was on half allowance and near ' starvation. "We have never experienced a like extremity at any period of the war," declared Washington, pleading that food be sent. There was a welcome Christmas present for Washington and his men at New Windsor in -17S0 when n big Christmas wagon came with over 2 000 shirts and other comforts made'by Philadelphia women patriots?things needed by the men under Washington, who were cheerfully buffering all sorts of hardship in order that this country might he free. The Philadelphia worn- | en also raised, that yenr? over S300,000 in aid of the soldiers. The lino old Colonial mansion (the (Taigle house) in Cambridge, Mass., (now u'iilnlv tnmvn !K fl>?> holi'io nf Henry W. Longfellow), was the place where Washington spent his first Christ mas as commander of the Revolutionary army in 1773. Mrs. Washington was there with him (as she was later at Valley Forge), and there was some pleasure in the midst of the heavy cares and responsibilities carried by tho great Washington. A year later Christmas day found Washington at thev head of his ".-but , brave men making his celebrated crossing of tho Delaware river, nine. miles above.Trenton. The snow and sleet were blinding, it is recorded, and the cold was intense. Hut hearts were brave. Wherever he was at Christ must ide, Washington was cheered with the thought that the cause of the struggling colonies would surely win. A few days before Christinas. 177?5, lie i wrote to his older brother, John Augustine Washington: "Between you and me, our affairs are in a very find situation. . . . However, under a , full persuasion of the justice of our cause, I cannot entertain an hlca that ' It will finally sink, though it may remain for some time under a cloud." Washington must have had some very merry Clirlstniases at Mount Vernon. There were no children of his own with whom Washington could 'omp. But we can easily imagine he big-hearted general putting nu,a false heard of l'u/.zy white whiskers and slinging a pack over his back for the delight of the little ones in the neighborhood. (Icneral Washington was truly the j Father of His Country." and we have .1 very good idea of the so? of holiday -pirit in which he observ. ?i the "glad "hristmastide" when our republic was n its infancy. ? Xn one in all our bright history as i nation has handed down a more fit- | diani Christmas message of hope and ail!.. j three "It's" of our educational system J are Hoot and Raw Raw. s * ? Herosgajpen ;t'or the promotion i Ym^7s7c. jTOTDAMOC CTAD H UIRMI1UK. CI Mil Birth of New Life Which Was to Shine Over the Earth, Conference of the Beasts of the Nativlty as Portrayed by Imaginative Writer. / U/fr AREFUL, Brother, thy horns I Keep thy head straight. Ite member, tonight we share bat 'the one stall between us. The man "and his mate, there, have thine." The little tnwny-hlded ox of Palestine on the farther side leaned hard against the stable wall. "TJs It strange star that shines tonight," his yoke-fellow answered, sighing restlessly as he turned back his gaze from the open door. Even with care their horns clicked In the narrow space. "If men wyst take my b&l, why did they not turn us out into the free air? The grass would have dew on It tonight?and I could watch the star." "IIo I" snorted the little gray ass which hJtd carried hither the woman who lay stretched on the straw between them. "What grass wouldst thou pluck from the cobblestones of the city?" "Aye," lowed the first ox. "There is hay here; eat and be still. The star is no concern of thine." "The star sliineth on the whole broad earth, Brother. He hath the peaked hills to wander in, ami the dark valleys, the fields and the towns iKL-a T T worn frnn liirn fhp star." "Then, like lilrn,'thou wouldst come slipping In at our stable door again. Hey, come off thy knees! We'must sleep standing," his mate' grunted warnlngly. "Hash, Brother. There Is something wondrous in my old stall: Something very small and white! It gleametb sis with hoarfrost 'in the star's light. It hath the smell of lilies. It nioveth. Hie star can stroke It with its long, pale tongues." lie .leaned longingly against the harrier which shut him away, until It creaked. The little ass slipped his soft <?nrs between bis own bars and sniffed inquiringly. "Why, 'tis a child!" he whinnietl with delight. "Children are lovely things. His small fingers will play with my mane and he will sing little songs to me as 1 bear him along. Look up, little Master. We will see L'cent days together." "There, that serveth thee right 1" reproved the far ox as the woman ,/nade a quick motion toward the inquisitive nose. "Thy black muzzle bclongeth in thine own manger, Brother Ass." "She did hut brush it aside,"* the little gray beast breathed contentedly. "She Is pleased that wo know her son. No fear, Brother Ox. Her husband will not take hi3 staff U> us. She Is gentle, this woman of mine. Her child, too, will love us." * But the ox had not drawn back. He knelt there, his broad forehead pressed against the bars, his wondering eyes fixed 011 the new life which was to shine over the whole broad earth with a brighter glory than that wondering star's.?-John Breck, in the Detroit News. | SETTING UP f It THE TRFF si.' I : A A X l?i 1 1VJUXJ ' ^8 &&&&&?&?&& & f2t T AX.MOST every corner grocer's gl stands can be purchased very cheaply that will hold the Christmas tree flrnily in position. The simplest of these consists of a crossplece of wood raised a little from the iloor by wooden supports and having a hole in the center to iusert the trunk of the tree. More elaborate ones take the form of a wooden square, paluted a bright red and surrounded by a low wooden railing. Country dwellers who cannot purchase these trees at the corner store, hut have to cut them in the nearest wood lot, must devise some other way of holding the Christmas tree in position. The easiest way to do this, if the tree Is not too large and heavy, is to Insert the trunk into the hole through the bottom of a wooden box, and either paint this box green or rod or cover it with green or red paper. A starch box will hold up a small tree perfectly, but a somewhat larger box must be chosen for one of larger growth. If. in spite of all precautions, the tree seems too heavy and is inclined to wobble, weight the box on either side with heavy stones. Some itines 1110 nnx IS Tltietl wim sum, untrunk planted In that, and then the wooden cover nailed in place to make all very solid. If one Ii?3 any talent for carpentry, even of the roughest sorf, an effective support can be made by nailing two Places of wood in the shape of a square cross, holding the tree upon this and nailing cleats to both tree and support until It stands firmly. A very pretty effect can he obtained b.v cover!Dg the support of the tree and the floor directly nrottnd it with white cotton batting on which silver tinsel, called ''rain" in most shops, has been sprinkled. This makes the tree look as if it were growing In a bunch of snow glittering in the sun. / I -'!' * '' , " W ' ' ' .. . J L ' 1__.L ^ ISSUED SEMI- WEEKLY. )f the jjtolitical, Social, Jgricultu 7KIRIDAY, DECEj - =?? Chris iMerrOT COPYRIGHT 5T //s) WTSTTRN wvjPAPfR can speak ( ??7Merry thought From the chimney i OLD is good Boys and gir: l is good for g ? Ttiappy^fun and /^H the Christmas 5^7 And the ruddy1 Heap tl\e table and Ch^^as jc^shoul yoijr hea ^^w^Then your, gii jMyave can live wh ^^ve himse^^^ season: Holly re3 and everg ' $ - ? PJ?H5?531c^55ZgESa5Z5Z5g5H5gSa5Z? , | Christmas Eue 1 | in the Kitchen | DE5ES^SHSH5?5tSZE25ZF2i32SZSH5HS^Sa Copyright. 1921, Western Newspaper Union By ELEANOR E. KING. THE kitchen of an apart; mi a * r. t building in the city i v^^?7 was seated a large, husky man with n kittle girl of about seven, on one knee, and a boy of perhaps six, on the other knee. "But grandpa, I don't see why Santa Claus doesn't come," said little Doris "We have waited so long out here in this old kitchen." At tills, Master Fred laboriously climbed clown from his grandpa's knee and ran over to the kitchen door, and then to the window. "Isn't it disgusting, graudpa? I can't even see him coming." "Well, you know," said grandpa, as ; Fred climbed back upon his knee, i "Santa Claus was n little boy once , himself, and he knows how impatient little boys are. lie has a hard time, though. Every year tie has more boys and girls to bring toys to than he had the year before." ' But grandpa," said Doris, "I never knew Santa Claus was ever a little j boy." "Oh, yes," asserted grandpa firmly. "Once, upon n time v group of fairies . , ^ ? -f -jffli ,11 were playing IhSHT around in an open place under I u\ ^:cy found a baby asleep. -r\ t'-illfj They took the f<\ V.' ha'?y to their | queen. The fair"S-h-h! tirandr\? J ililnl* lin'u r>njntninf infPiTUDtOd Fred as he again climbed down ; and ran to the window*. "Nothing j lining," he said with much disgust and ! gave a signal with his arm like the flagman does when telling a train to i * 3 I go. ? r* - > ; ; j . ' \ } - j. .J1 ii* . j-Laglwi^-'- I'J 1?L iprl and <f ommerrial Jntcrwls of klBElTl (5, 1921. {'mas. 1 s are evefy^KEre:-? look thej|pp|v s^nd^hes^wTpjp winter glow!_J^ ?j fe fee> qjj^^ It with'^^tF^^" fits with jloye willHve. en gifts are small, est of all. iff from hie . ill gladsome bj J |^| w i mUm, mM 11 1 In soda water, men uuneu anu aci?cu 1 witli a milk gravy. ) \ Grandpa obeyed the signal and continued: "He lived under the-care of the fairies until he gre\V to be quite a man. Then the queen ordered her fairy workmen to build 'Glaus* a h?t. as he was a mortal and could not live the way the fairies did, any longer. 'Glaus' had lots of time when he got into his new home and he occupied it by cnrvfng things. The fairies had taught him how to whittle and he began making all sorta of toys. "There was a village some distance j from his hut and every time he heard i of n-little boy or- girl down in the 1 village who was sick, lie took them 1 one of his little toys. The children | grew to like him ever so much. .After u wliile he became acquainted with so many children that he found It ! hard to get around and see them all 1 so often. He decided that lie would work all year making toys, and then ! go around and find out which of the i children had been good, and leave them presents. "When the fairies heard of this ' plan they were delighted and gave j Snnta Claus four [1~n7n.11 w , ? , reindeer and a Willi'||lSj??v rsS sied to help him gwjjj||p^^ |f"jj "After many years of this hard R .j?f&\ work Santa Claus that lie was grow- \ Yi lug old. The | fairies realized B s that Santa Clans - > was a mortal and y 1 has come," some the front room. j "Hurry and ^ A finish. grandpa. What did they do?" queried Doris nervously. "They gave Santa Claus everlasting life so that he could make little cliil| dron happy always," finished grandpa "Oh, I am so glad," said both of the I kiddies. "Now, to see what Santa brought," said grandpa, and all three made a ; rush for the parlor. Christmas Fish. s A fish which resembles a cod i> considered by t he people of Sweden as an indispensable adjunct of their Christmas feast. This tish is burled for days in wood ashes or else soaked , the people. . ' i OOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 8 Candles and a | " Yule Log 8 CHRISTMAS gifts were common j in Medieval times. Accounts' tell of the chandlers' guild sending out gratis to everyone a special sort of big, flat candles which were bumed with the Yule log to flight the houses for the coming of a supernatural Christmas visitor. The bakers also sent out "Yule cakes," or "Yule babies," which were little Images ^f Christ. This custom, In fact, seems to be even older, It being recorded on the old Roman calendars that on the Vigil of the Nativity little images of the Christ Child were'made In grent numbers and presented to the fathers in the Vatican. Gradually'the sentiment of "Peace on earth, good will to men" and the celebration of the spirit by general | gifts seems to have spread through ; the other guilds, and finally to have i become general. In England today there Is a survival of the ancient custom practiced by landowners of setting big sacks of gfiain or other products outside the gate, that whoevfer came might help himself. It Is said that an extra Christmas eve feed Is also still glfen to the cattle. ' X DADDY SAID SANTA X WOULD SOON 0 X BE HERE X Uncompromisingly Morose. "Christmas comes but once *a ycarj' i said the ready-made philosopher. / "V?o " ranliori Mr fJrrtwrher? "a tor iiado doesn't come even as often ss that But consider bow long it takea to get over It." ? 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