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14 ... to you ami your lovod ones, from the staff of Clinton Cafe Wt WU1 Be Cl0Md Christmas Day How Legends, Carols Began Many Christmas Carols have animals and things as themes. An example is the well-loved ‘Carol of the Birds,” of French origin, wherein birds bring the sweetest music to earth. Such carols live forever. Carols simply are songs with a religious impulse and thus come from the world over. Each century has giv en to the treasury of carols, but none is more revered and sung as the much loved 19th century carol, “Silent Night, Holy Night.” Another lovely carol is, “Carol of the Flowers,” where flowers speak of love in all mankind; and from Germany a ship carol, called “Song of the Ship,” in which Mary is likened to a ship, bearing the Son of Heaven; the “Cherry Tree Carol” where the Virgin Mary is afforded sustenance along the way to the man- YOUNG’S PHARMACY When Wai the Qitet GUtidmai? Three men ride their cam els over a sea of sand; a dazzling star hangs above a town huddled in sleep. On the hillsides, sheep stir and fires of shepherds twinkle. A single light bums in the town. Everyone will recognize this word-picture of the first Christmas. But when was it, exactly ? St. Matthew tells us that Jesus was bora when Herod was king of Judea and re lates the story 1 of Herod’s plan to kill the Infant King. He writes that Herod called for the death of all boys “from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently in quired of the Wise Men.” • They had told Herod of ! seeing the Star of Bethle- * hem two years before the tyrant had ordered the j “slaughter of the inno- i cents.” Scholars have established S at Herod reigned from 37 C. until his death in 4 B.C. Since we know that Herod died in 4 B.C., Jesus must have been bora at least two years earliqr. / The great German astron omer, John Kepler, sug gested that Christ had been bora in 7 B.C., during a con junction of the planets Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. However, it has been learn ed that Mars, ‘ Jupiter and Saturn could not have been bright enough to be visible in 7 B.C. And yet, 7 B.C. is regarded by many to have been the year of Christ’s birth. Ac cording to the Bible, Christ was bora during one of the great census takings of the Roman Empire. In addition, Rome’s history records that an empire-wide taxation was begun in 8 B.C. It is not unlikely that the census and taxing were held at the same time since one could serve as a check on the other. Since Judea was on the frontin' of the Roman Em pire, it must have taken the tax and census takers about ^ two years to work their way "there. We know that Jesus was at least two years old at the time of Herod’s death in 4 B.C. Allowing a year and a half or two years for the Roman officials to reach Bethlehem, and subtracting at least two years from 4 B.C., we can narrow the Nativity to 7 or 6 B.C. Season's greetings to oni many fine patrons from the siaii and management J 1 laTm - m m of ST. FRANCIS of Assisi loci), malt, me an instrument of Your peaii. 1 7 Where there hatred, let t \ me sour loue? Where there is injury, pardom Where there is doubt, falthi Where there is darkness, light, and Where there is sadness, joy. 3l 't -J © btbine jHastor, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console-, To be understood as to understand) To be looed as to lovei For it is ih giving that ure receive-. It is in pardoning that ure are pardoned; and it is in dying that ure are born to eternal life. St. Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226, "Father of Yule Carols,’' 13th Century JmHh ui lif tte brigttMt d •W t l . Casque Mt thrill hresirv'.B!! f m itu • 4 Down through the ages m the happy message, to stir the hearts of all men of good will A very happy Christmas to you I HOWARD’S PHARMACY "Your Friendly Rexali Store’* r- . ‘Expressing’ our best wishes to all! • ;S# tl.S hw«. #W .vtI -.elieaar * THANK YOU AND A TO ALL OUR FRIENDS WWW rw nappy ironi Tn# Top or our ongm roa stock mg cop ngnT down to our shining boots, to have had a share in your Christ mas! Smiles and kisses and squeals of joy around your family circle are our best reword for our eeeeeeee esweeemees eese esese many long and busy hours spent these past few timet make mistakes on sizes, colors. So pleas* bring It back for exchange. You'll be happipr andcetrill wet 4# * •i Wt? •» 4| PA We want to Santa's mistakes and we will .Tln&Uf MAKE EXOUNOe NFpfle JANUARY 1st.