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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY; DECEMBER 23, 1949 S v V s it V ■ ■ ■ ■ » ■ y R y y y y v v y y y y y y y y y y y y y y w y y y y y y y y y y y y y y May the Peace of Christmas surround you, The Joyousness of Christmas inspire you; The Spirit of Christmas abide with you always. J. DAVE CALDWELL w * s « S.'Mt&S'kSifcaikKfeSifcMiaiSiBtfcSiS’.aikfekaiMifekkMiMiMiMtfeMtS'iSikftSriKSgSikStMfcS wtctg'c'cteteic'ocic'c'cw s!<teie!ci<«««««teic!«!e«i(«!c««t«<e««<e«i«:««ie<e««t;«:«tc«>etc<ctc>ct«t(>c<c<c'«<e<ete><!<«<e!c>e« ! e g f n . . hesc iast Jew busy days befo,e During these iom •>= ^ w- wont to take enough Christmas we want . wis v, y ou o Christmas Sea time out to w.sh you u ■ J s Jwlh load health to son of happiness '?' s | • it and wealth eiSugh so you can enjoy it ana wcu ■... extend your joy »o |» jh° se y ou ,OVe- J I ff Sa to a close and ,.•"»*< SS . . . , ■■ 5, ' [| 111 Mill „ twelve . „ k forward to another twelve we look torwa III ^ associotions. months of ^ P l 1 1b iHIII Sears, Roebuck and Co. if QUESTIONS ON , ? /ft&srms /fix | 1 The Swedes know kissing is fun. That's why they thought of the Christmas mistletoe. J What should be done to the mistletoe for each ] stolen kiss? /(a) remove a berry (b) do noth ing (c) take off a leaf 2. We ought to know the names of the Three Wise Men who were the first givers of Christ mas gifts. They were Melchior, Balthasar and (a) Samuel (b) Casper (c) Shadrach? 3. Everyone likes to get lots of Christmas cards. When did the custom of sending them start? (a) about 1845 (b) about 1781 (c) about 1903 4. Who first had the idea of building a small replica of a manger for the Christmas cere mony? (a) Pope Gregory (b) Piers Plowman (c) St. Francis of Assisi. 'N/' 5. The Christmas tree is the heart of our Christmas decorations. Which country first used the tree as a part of holiday observance? (a) Gerntony (b) Norway (c) France. 6. "Silent Night, Holy Night," one of the most beloved of Christmas hymns, was written by (a) Beethoven (b) Father Joseph Mohr (c) Martin Luther? « q»ni|3 • *! * tuot puo uoiui*9 ui uuiXt| •i|i »40i» qdKOf (q) 9 (®) S qiii |u.f *<44 4|!«q 'nSl »• »® wauwj 1$ (») > 4>«f "U !»*»* *|qoqaw» HUJO MVlCuj uo uo^oa 3 M SHI < na, fV (°) t »d«o (q) x tni| o 104 •oittf ||ouit a (,41 o »«ouian (o) | PUKSNY Livingston-Wise Post 5968 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS «<c«c>c«>ci««ic«c«icic<ctc<et(!CK>ci««c!cte«t«tciciei««tcic«ic«ic!«iciete<ciC(Ci6ie‘cic«>e’«t(icie«ic«(r«ct« 4 PRESIDENTIAL CHRISTMAS TREE . . . This was the annual com munity Christmas tree in Washington, D. C., aa it blazed with light last year. Spesski SPEAKING OF CHRISTMAS . . . Throughout the world wherever Christmas is celebrated it is customary to place a lighted candle in the window . . . The legend is that candles originally were set out to light the Christ child’s way as he made his visits through the children . . . One explanation of the custom of bang- i ing stockings on Christmas Eve recalls the baronial halls of England where huge fireplaces were con stantly in use . . . Each Christmas a special log, the Yule log, was thrown on the fire . . . This log burned steadily as long as the feast ing and celebrating continued. Nat urally, it burned with a pungent odor and stockings were hung over the fireplace to absorb some of this odor and to protect the owners from "evil spirits . . . Christmas Eve. 1863, saw a near tragedy in Virginia City, Nevada . . . Two friends celebrated with a terrific round of festivity . . . Just as dawn was breaking, they embarked on a perilous promenade over the town’s rooftop* . . A policeman, mistaking them for burglars, drew his revolver and prepared to shoot but a passerby stopped him . . . Had he fired and the bullets ound the mark, the world would have been deprived of two great numorists—Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar Browne) and Mark Twain 'Samuel Clemens) . Mince pies, so long a part of our Christmas tradition, originally had a deeply symbolic significance . . . The first mince pies were patterned in oblong shape, after the manger in which Christ was born . . The crust rep resented the gold brought by the Three Wise Men; the many spices, the frankincense and myrrh ... On May 11. 1659, the general court of Massachusetts Bay outlawed Christ mas . . . Anyone celebrating, stop ping work, serving holiday fare or” deviating from normal daily life would be flr.sd five shillings . . . The righteous Puritans were sure they were acting wisely—for how could good Christians condone the pagan origin of Christmas? Did not such a holiday encourage excess in eating and drinking? ... It was 22 years before that law was repealed. -! B. C. Moore & Sons, Inc.