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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, December 18, 1952
KEEPING
CHRISTMAS
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Henry Van Dyke
Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people,
and to remember what other people have done for you; to ignore what
the world owes you. and to think what you owe the world; to put your
rights in the background, and your duties in the middle distance, and
your chances to do a little more than your duty in the foreground; to
see that your fellow-men are just as real as you are, and try to look
behind their faces to their hearts, hungry for joy; to own that probably
the only good reason for, your existence is not what you are going to
get out of life, but what you are going to give to life; to close your
honk on complaints agairist the management of the universe, and look
around you for a place where you can sow a few seeds of happiness-
are you willing to do these things even for a day? Then you can keep
Christmas.
FULL REHEARSAL FOR THE BIG DAY . . . Robert wanted Nick,
the'dbg, to have dinner with him at his private table, but Dad and
Mom were not enthusiastic until Robert demonstrated that Nick’s
table manners are impeccable. He did It with a dress rehearsal,
which yon see here. Nick seems to be enjoying nonchalantly an
aJfter dinner cigarette."'~ ~
'Lord of Misrule/
'Hodening Horse'
Moke Noel Jollier
A DIFFERENT playtime ob
servance for your Christmas
festivities is the game “Lord of
Misrule.”
When your guests have all ar
rived and have been greeted by the
music of the minstrels and the
song of the carolers, it is time for
the most honored guest of the eve
ning to arrive. With much fan
fare the “Lord of Misrule” is an
nounced. He enters with great
pomp and ceremony and takes his
place as the master of ceremonies
lor the evening.
The Lord of Misrule comes to
us from the Tudor courts where he
was elected annually to reign over
the Christmas festivities. His
word, during the festivities, was
law, and the ridiculous commands
he laid upon the guests had to be
obeyed.
At your party, the Lord of Mis
rule will command each guest to
do his bidding. He may call for
singing, dancing, panomime, imi
tations and stunts of all kinds.
Failure to do the bidding of the
Lord of Misrule results in the pay
ment of a forfeit. And here an
other unusual note may be inject
ed. The forfeit, instead of being
paid to the Lord of Misrule may
be paid to another Christmas
character, the “hodening horse.”
It was the custom in Kent. Eng
land, for young men to go from
house to house with the hodening
horse, an imitation of a horse’s
head attached to a long stick. Two
lads, forming the body of the horse,
were hidden from view by a cover
ing of cloth resembling horse’s
akin. The hodening horse was ac
companied by paraders who rang
the bells throughout the town and
begged for money or food.
ALLERGIC TO WHISKERS
Not all little boys who love
Santa Clans this time af year
have a sublime trust in the old
gent. This young man obviously
wishes he were somewhere else.
Chemical Solution
Protects Christmas
Trees From Flames
To fireproof your Christmas
tree, which is still a hazard even
with electric lights, select your
tree four to six days before you
intend to decorate it. Then weigh
the tree and buy one-fourth as
many pounds of ammonium sul
fate as the tree weighs. This chem
ical is available in most stores
that sell seeds and • fertilizers.
For each pound of ammonium
sulphate use 1 *6 pints of water to
make the fireproofing solution.
Mix the solution in something tall
and narrow that will hold the tree
upright.. Then saw off the tree
diagonally so as to give a large
cut surface. Set the tree in the
solution in a cool place, away
from the direct sunlight, and
leave it there until most of the
solution is absorbed.
2/om Can Make a iiiy
Christ mad Candle
You can make a big, long-burn
ing candle to fit into your Christ
mas decorations if you have a
number of odds and ends of part
ly burned candles around the
house. Melt them and pour into
cardboard containers and remold.
Use ice cream cartons, oatmeal
containers or others. Use plain
cord for a wick. When the wax
is beginning to set, tie the wick
to a pencil and suspend it in the
wax. Let set hard, remove car
ton and there is a nice candle
for your table.
1 B. C. and 1 A. D.
Were Not a Year Apart.
According to our calendar, one
would naturally assume that be
tween the year 1 B. C. and the
year 1 A. D. there should be a
year called zero. As a matter of
fact, no such year exists, as far
as historians are concerned, and
the year 1 A. D. follows directly
after the year 1 B. C.
A person bom in 3 B. C. would
not be five years old at 2 A. D.
but would be four years old when
one is calculating data in that
period. When adding B. C. and
A. D. years, it is necessary to al
ways subtract one to compensate
for the year zero omitted between
1 B. C. and 1 A. D.
Why Christmas Candies?
On Christmas Eve the Christ
Child wanders all over the earth
seeking deserving people—people
who are kind and thoughtful of
others, and people who have loving
hearts. Lighted candles are placed
ie windows by such people so
it He may not stumble and falL
In the course of His search H«
visits every castle and hut, no mat
ter how rocky and rough His path
may be.
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CHRISTMAS
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ENTIRE STOCK OF
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10.95
Reg. S16.95 and S18.95
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Colors: blue, black, green, grey,
brown and wine.
Sizes 10 to 20
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SALE! SALE!
ON
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SHEET BLANKETS—
Double
Regular $2.98
Now 1.99
INDIAN BLANKETS—
Fancy Patterns
Regular $2.98
Now 1.99
NAVY BLANKETS—
50% Wool
Regular $5.95
Now 4.44
;
BARGAINS BARGAINS!
Infants’ and Girls’
SUITS
5.09 each
Reg. $8.95 and $9.95
Beautiful plaids in wool and
corduroy. Sizes 1 to 6.
DRASTIC REDUCTIONS!
Ladies SUITS
10.99
Regular $18.95
A big selection of styles and colors
in all the new fabrics.
Sizes 10 to 20. Also half sizes.
CLOSING OUT!
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One Large Rock of
MEN’S
Sport COATS
14.88
Regular $19.95
A nice selection of colors in 100%
• wool flannel.
Sizes 36 to 42 _
• / Special—
331-3 off
On AU
Suede SHOES
PRICES SLASHED!
One Large Rack of
MEN’S ,
TOPCOATS
12.99
Reg. $16.95 and $18.95
A lahge selection in water-repellant
and crease-resistant gabardines.
Regular and Trench Coat models.
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ONE LARGE GROUP OF
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One Large Table of
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Men’s — Women’s — Children’s ’
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52.98 $1.99
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5J- 98 $2.99
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Children’s
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CHILDREN’S GLOVES—
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HOUSE SHOES—
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Children’s
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CAP PISTOLS—
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LADIES’ SLIPS
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ELECTRIC TRAINS—
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MEN’S JACKETS—
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Men’s 1
DRESS SLACKS—
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, MEN’S GLOVES—
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