The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 18, 1919, Image 15

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- <■ — ' »iu > ^ i "V ]_■„ W V ^ . I W)? 1 * ^Saac. *-p t -- - '¥f; THE CHRIST CHILD Aeto*i the enow the home light* slow From the /nyrlad hearts alight. # And through the street with nolsel— *•# « The Ckriet-chlld walks tonight. At silent gates, outside He waits. To And a fltyng spot tht shame. fee tlflne blame HBIBI i The Christ-ohlld enters not If through thy "Where joyous notes from children's ' throats The old glad song begin, Where love impels and kindness dwells. The Christ-child enters In. Where hate has room, pride sits In gloom, And wrong Invokes unrest. . Though green the wails and bright the balls, He cannot be a guest But where the thought that angels brought To earth’s enraptured ears Good will to men and peace, again The Christ-child, listening, hears. He turns His feet with welcome sweet, Enters, and there abides. Angels know best how such are blent Through all the Christmastidos. Pm T a* • -»’new 1 A Cf|ri*tma«: Wish PfiEVTY LCdSND OF CHRIST ..-ar a TfiMtifu wav ■ iiiUBH } May Santa Cbut bring fiei^; { Whefever there it poverty a i n May Santa Oar bring wetMu } # Wherever one :* weeping May tear, to sniles give way. Wherever sadness hovers s May joy come Christmas day. To etety heart that*s nfhmg May peace and comfort come. And may an outlook rosy Supplant each outlook dym. { May mends now separated } ^oon reunited bej And every one find gladneaa Upon his Christmas tree. ^^TSffirfACTsrirBmErf m* ""RiaF mrfiSftii. “There Is a better thing than the observance of Christmas and that is heeptaf^jairtsmaii^j TTamr^airt —7 Day Celebrated as Christian Festival for Centuries—Holly Onoo ! - v a Sacred Plant lir Christmas Uriy Is the anniversary o^ the birth of Christ', and has been cele brated as a Christian festlv&l for sev eral centuries. The Christftmstlde lasts from the 25th of December tor the Gth of January, the twelfth day after Christ’s nativity. The origin of the Christmas tree Is obscure; the thought of Christ as the Light of the World and the Tree of “leaped in the heavens ap~9T the stars around .It danced. A peace come over mountain and forest. Even the rotten stnmp stood straight and healthy on the green hillside. The gross was beflowered with open blos soms, Incense sweet as myrrh pervad ed upland and forest, birds sang on the mountain top and all gave thanks to the great God.” It is naught hut an old-folk tale, hat It has truth hidden at Its heart, for a strange, subtle force, a spirit of gen ial good will, a new-born kindness, seem to animate child and man alike when the world pays Its tribute to the “heaven-sent youngling,” as the poet, Drummond, calls the infant Christ. When the three wise men rode from the east Into the west on their sad dle-bows were three caskets filled with gold anl! frankincense and myrrh, to be laid at the feet of the manger- nlng with this old, old journey the spirit of giving crept Into the world’s how Ri ng gifts,' so 'do we also; gifts that re lieve want, gifts that are sweet and Let It Stop at That . ▲ white Christmas Is well enough, bnt it need not embroider its benefaO’ tlons by adding frostbitten toes. Life may have given rise to the light bearing tree, or the popular old belief that every Christmas eve, trees blos somed and bore fruit, may have been the foundation of the custom. Gift-giving is, of course, the echo Of the Wise Men’s gifts; and mince pie, turkey and plufh puddings are modern relics of the pagan feasts. Santa Claus, known to every child in every land in this old world Is the per sonification of the spirit of loving and giving. The holly, synonymous of Christ mas, was a sacred plant, and the mis tletoe a mysterious plant, supposed by the ancient Druids to have some mys tic power of healing and preventing misfortune. It was never allowed to touch the ground, hence the modern superstition that it Is unlucky for ji mistletoe bough to fall from Its place. It was dedicated to the Goddess of Love, which explains the custom of hissing under the mistletoe. Habitual Constipation Curea in 14 to 21 Days -LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially- prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual Constipation. It relieves promptly but should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It Stimulates and Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c ncr bottle. Old-Folk Tula Retataf that Start Danoad and Birds Sang 4ri Day of Hit Birth. “Moos# Riders of Nipisiguit:’’ Few and Exclusive When the chlljj/ of Nacareth Was bora tne sun, according to the Bosnian tegena; N EW T6^tR.“»Wd you ever hear of the "Moose Riders of the Nlpislgnitr No; tf Mura* not. Well, here’s aU about it, as told by Dr. Thomas v Travis o* this city, who spent two week* at the head of the Nipisiguit river (Bathurst lakes), New Bronswick, photographing-decr-and moose: “The* idea is io find a ifioose^out in the lakes feeding. Then by canoe you steal up till you cat him off from shore.. "But do not make the mistake of jumping right on to a moose as soon as you have him handy. Be will jnst about ‘bust things wide open.’ Pad dle around him till he gets a little of the pep out of him. Then talk to him quietly and handle him a bit till he knows you are not going to hurt him. Herd him to where he can^Just touch hard bottom. If you jump on him in deep water he will sink—a moose can not swim with a man on him; at least, none 1 tried could. But when he can Just touch bottom get on him and you will have a thrilling ride to the edge of the lake. «> ‘The one I rode left me. As a ride it wasn’t much, for I stayed on him less than one minute by the watch. Then he rolled over and sent me sprawling in the lake. But I stayed by him long enough to get a photo. ‘There is an association formed, called the Moose Riders of Nipisiguit. To qualify, a man must ride a moose In the presence of a guide id jtood standing. He must get a photo and have this placed in tho book of records. with the-Aignatures of -wttees'^^Trd guifr&'~Hi£ then receives a metal badge with the inscription of a man riding* a moose and the words ‘Moose Rider of Nipisiguit.’ There are six member*-, ro far.’’ CJmsra Locates Suhksn Vt A powerful electric submarine ent that tf New York man has invented is expected to get as much infonnatloo about sunken vessels in a short time so It would take experienced divers day* to gather. ;' — DON’T FORGET ■ DS When you need any thing in the line of neat and attractive Printing. Get Your Ford in-Shape Put on a Self SjBrter. We have v Mr the Atwaten-Kent—the best there is. See us when your batteries need charging. • We are-.pn the job. When in need of repairs or accessories give us a call. ♦ — Auto Quick Service J. VI EDWARDS, Mto^ager PHONE 388 eLHWON.S.C. fragrant with friendship, gifts that blTflthe love, gifts that mean service, gifts inspired still by the star that shone over the City of David 2,000 years ago. Then hang the green coronet of the Christmas 4ree with guttering baubles Jewels of flames; heap offerings and neap on Its emerald branches; bring Yule logs to the firing ;.'ileck the house with holly and mistletoe, “And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas day in the morning.'’ —kate Douglas Wiggin. TO TRIM A CHRISTMAS TREE Pretty Trimmings and Decorations Can Be Made in Almost Any Home at Blight Expense. As to trimming the Christmas tree, first of all, don't trim your tree with cotton batting and lighted Candles, as there Is always danger jn this combi nation, and “safety first” should be the slogan In all Christmas festivities. You can purchase a whole lot of pretty decorations fbr your tree at the shops, and these* come^ very cheaply, too. But almost any home can furnish the decorations for a really lovely tree without very much exi>ense, aud there is no reason why every family where there are children should not have their Christmas tree. Strings of popcorn and red cran berries looped from the branches make an effective decoration. And strings of yellow field corn gleam beau tifully in the Christmas light. Cres cents, stars and hearts cut from heavy cardboard and covered with silver and gilt, or even colored paper, and cornu copias of bright colors filled with candy and popcorn are very pretty.- Form cotton batting Into balls the size of an orange and cover with orange- colored ctepe paper, twist tightly and tie to the tree with a bit of narrow rib- bonrJ-These are -pret ty otHhe- tree and- look like oranges. It Is best to place all the larger packages under the tree, tying only the smaller gifts which are tied up In bright'CQiored paper to the branches. In this way the tree will not look frayed and denuded when the gifts are distributed, and It may be kept a long time for. Hie children to enjoy. USE OF EVERGREENS. The use of evergreens at Christmas time is older than the Christmas tree, the.Christians seeming to have copied It from their pagan ancestors. In a very old hook we find this reference to the use of evergreens at Christmas time: “Against the feast of Christ mas every man’s house, as also their parish churches, were decked with holme, ivy, bayes, and whatsoever the season of the year afforded to be green. The conduits and standards of the streets were likewise garnished; among which "* I read that in the year 1414, by tempest of thunder and lightning, toward the morning of Can dlemas day, at the Leadenhall, in Cornhill, a standard of tree, beingaset up in the midst of the pavement," fast In the ground, nailed full of holme and Ivy, for disport of Christmas to the people, was torn up and cast down by the malignant- spirit (as was thought), and the stones of the pavement nil about were cast in the streets and into divers houses, so that the people were ■ore aghast at the great tempest.” HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS., Oh! lovely voices of tha sky Which hymned th6 Savior’s birth, Are ye nut singing still on high. Ye that sa t “Peace on earth?" To us yet t,p ak the strains Wherewith in t'--ie gone by Ye blessed the Syrian swains, Oh! voices of the t!:./! Oh! clear and shining light w sp beams That hour heaven’s glory she.., Around the palms and o'er the streams, And on the shepherd’s head. Be near, through life and death. As In that holiest night Of hope and Joy and faith— Oh! clear and shining light! —.Felicia Hemans. A Rather Vague Order. A Wisconsin boy wrote to Santa Claus as follows: “I would like a air rifle, a pair of Indinploves a mouth or gan .a Christmas tree nnd :*ome candy and nuts that Is all a game of check er# for." It’s a little vague, but ws. hope Rants will be able (0 fill the ardor. CHICHESTER S PILLS t TnKmAMON» BRAND- a CM-Jy** Til EDI AM O N D BRAND. PUla la R»4 and Raid awtalUc> bo***. Mated with Bids Rlbboa. hra Mint. °A»k for CmVcIiVhItKH ■ DIAMOND BRAND PILLS, for go yMH known u Best. 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