The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 22, 1916, Image 3
y ugKA ?? cu? only place orer
m wblcb the American flag*
U UoHtH where two Christmas
jjjiya art) celebrated. This ?p
I 'uil.v to tbe Alaskan p*u
EL #ud adjoining islands, wbero
|?o/ tbe unlives belong to the Itu#
n oborcb wttb ber Julian calendar.
\ only since the coming of tbe
?ricau public school and mission
r^e "American Christmas" bas
n introduced '? *Uos? l>art?- A<?
Hog to the Julian calendar, Christ
i, Pe*v2?"?. on the day that Is
i,71n the calendar elsewhere.
econilnc to tbe Russian church In
^a, Christmas begins at 2 o'clock
be niorntiiK. " hen the church hell*
l0ttDW the birth of Christ, and
ru the in i Ives come out of their
they Hud '< bright and beautiful
v of Bethlehem over the Church*
IftotiliiK ,,lpnJ T,,c church In n
iH ?oe!eii bulhllu:? decorated with
ires (.f sn hits, lighted by rnndlef,
kc;ifs or bent. Tho two sexes
fjpnpxl on the opposite sides of the
fSgr gtawMtig or Kneeling. On
morning' service Is held
a 2 until 0 and is made np of *lng
m nod rejoin- Although to white
Bplf it would >eem n very "groat
|mwp to stand on tho feet for four
ipi pn a col I winter morning* yet
? natives would consider It (he worst
I< of punishment should- 'they be
Efed to star nwa.v.
?ffor the service the feasting and
Bole in* begin. In the evening there
? place n very picturesque repre
;ation of the wise men following
star of Reth'ehem to where the
luist Child K As soon as It Is nfgbt.
young jSeople separate Into groupa
i of the group goes before, carry
, a large, beautifully trimmed star,
which a candle burns. On enteritig
^fconse the party sines hymns "'and
jrola. as it was done centuries ago.
?These soncs mo either in tho old
nsaliv) er In the Aleutian language.
|w?Mk? vuic^H hove 4-he noftnesa
pi Rweetnoss so peculiar to Tfidlan
fcces, and this, combined with the
ftnrralnj: old church music* produces
reryasreeahleetYect. When they have
in? and have been entertained tho
Eire men proved to the nexf bouse,
hb slngtoris kept up. three nights,
fliirin? tfi<f f<*flfato^n!r~nV?1its of thfe
hristroas week nnoi'ier P.lMIcol scene
presented? II en ?d s men searching
Bm* Jesus to kill him. Pome one knocks
the door and when It is opened1 a
ball masked party enters very softly
pd mutely nnd occupies Itself In
itrhin?, nnd after some little time it
i^e* out ns Mlcntly as It came,
phe new year is welcomed In with
crand masquerade ball, generally
'?i by the chief of the village. The
?ncp hall is n small room lighted by
lipplii? candles. Is Just about high
IodjIi for one to stand up straight,
fd the floor is far from smooth. A
iw. Aleutian boy and half breed
ilsh the music on nn accordion,
Irmonlcon nnd guitar. Such airs as
fc*8<iuaw Harbor Quadrille'' can be
fcjed well only by such an orchestra.
THE JOLLY
CHRISTMAS
TKEE
If la l lie right of v\ ur.v vhlUI to li \w
u Christum* tree, whether largi* or
email. real or artlilclal. Tree o r
Homo ?ort there must be If there Is t<?
be tt mil Christmas for lite <hlldivu
and. of course. Christmas Is primarily
for the in.
It wni? tUe writer** privilege last yeai
to iiw CUrtstyua* trees or every de
?crip t Ion, from tbe brilliantly lighted
^antl lavishly decorated tree to t he tiny
artifltla! tree Which shuts up like h
Jackknlfe nud m?y be stored a way In
a small corner when not In use. Much
was lea rued of the ways und means
of Christinas tree decorators and de
J signers that will probably l>e helpful
aud suggestive to those expecting to
bAve trees of some sort this year.
To make Christmas stockings get
thin tuusllu and cover with crape paper
The little raw edges around the stock
lugs cau be druwn out and made into
narrow ruffles. Tie with bright ri'?
bona. Little stockings made of flilet
uet ait) very dainty, und they can be
joined with bright ribbons, so that the
contents will show^ through the thin
uiesli. Curtain uet makes uhe stock
itlgs. Cut two pieces the shape of u
stocking; buttonhole the edges togeth
er with bright colored wool; put cook
lea., an orange, an apple, candy aud
nuts In the stocking; add a little toy
then hang on the free.
Odd pieces of pompadour rib bo:
make pretty candy bags an. I stocking*
Line net candy bags With para III n pa
per. The lining will sliteli on tbe sew
lug machine with the net. and the can
dy will be much more palatable for tb<
extra care taken. <
To make little dangles for Christum
- i. I w?IK,
7 Into gum arable ana cover wuu niiy 01
the colore J dye powders. This makes
a pretty ornament. Silver or gold dust
may also be added. A small quantity
of dye In blue', yellow, red. etc., will
make a great quantity of balls. If
threads are suspended In a glass jar
containing water and 10 cents' worth
of nlum the alum will adhere to the
threads and make little Icicles for the
tree. Continue to add alum until the
strings are the desired thfekuess. Place
in a window or warm place to dry.
White cotton or wool slightly smear
eu with mucilage and sprinkled with
COMUKM "Sffirtnr diamond dust* "makes
the best wintry effcct. Powdered mica
will give a snowy appearance If sprin
kled over wool. The cfTect of new
fallen snow can be produced by taking
branches aud dipping them. In gum
arable water and sprinkling with flour
Eotpinulng gifts op- the tree dress
clothespins in fancy tissue paper as
dolls or flowers or like Santa Claus
Little tinsel toys which were broken
last year may be used aralu. Fill
them with cotton and paste the broken
ports to tbe cotton, then hang them
high ou the tree.
So much of the beauty of a tree de
pends upon Its lighting, but when
small children are present It 's often
dangerous to use candles. An ordl
nary lantern may be used for lighting
purposes. Cover with red tissue or
crape paper and tie with a cord in the
ridge near the top of the lantern. A
wide margin of paper may bo left and
pulled out to form a huge flower. Tie
the lantern securely to the trunk of
the tree, as near the center as [wssible.
A smaller lantern may be hung at the
top of the tree for more light.
JlifilAM SIGN JLANGU|H
l'?mb?rt of Qlf^rtnl Trlb Can
Head TnN< tisnftl*.
A white 1 1 ui i.i who visit* m foivigu on
Uoil IIihU It li IMI ami -..umlliu - lilt
possible to make liU wont urU.uur.v
wauls known The red man has mo
such dltllt ult.v The problem of a un?
versa I luiitftitiui* solved
*tfo l?.v the xavttue inhabitant* of thl*
western world
Should tin liuliuu from uortheru Ala*
Km go to 1'atagonla lu? ??oiild by mean*
of till* IlillVi I'SUI lllllKHUW 0>UV?MX4?
with Ills southern brethren allium as
easily as lie could with hi* neighbor*
lit homo That would 'also Ik? the raw
if ho visited Ceuttal America or met
the tribesman of our owu wrniem pral
i it's and mountains
When this language was Invented no
one knows, hut every Indian learna It
in addition to his own Ueceiitly two
chiefs of different tribes met In the
Geographical society rooms In With
lugton and held a conversation that
lasted nearly three hours, and yet uel
ther one knew a word of the other's
language.
This universal language Is. of course,
made up of signs. For example. If an
Indian lt> imsglitg through' a strange
country and sees other Indians at a
distance he makes the "peace ?dgn".?
that Is. he holds up his blanket by two
corners so thut It covers his whole ttg
ure. The same thought 1* expressed
1 by extending the bunds, palms out
ward, slightly Inclined from |he fat*
Any Indian would understand either
one of these sign*
Then there ure the abstract *lgni% by
which these "savages" ean eSjwss
their thought t* with' regaid to ?ie
Great Spirit, heaven. goi-d. evil. ?j?e
u*.d dO;Mh. b"? !:ness. health, ncl'ea ii}jd
poverty Life is e". pressed l?y drawl fit:
an Imaginary thread from tlie mouth
and deal!i by ? -hopping this thread off
Another sign for death is to Imld the
tips of the lingers of" one hflnd aualnst
the palm of the other and let. thew
gradually slip downward and at last
drop beneath the palm.
Most white people think that the In
dlan word of greeting. "How," Is mere
ly the abbreviation of the question.
'IIow are you?" But that Is not so.
The word 1s really "uou." which means
'brother" op "friend."" So when he
comes up and growls out bis seemingly
Inquisitive "How" be is not asking
after your health, but telling you that
ho Is a friend.? Youth's Companion*
Jutland and the Sea.
Jutland is one of the few countries
where political change has been avoid
ed. Denmark has looked after the
Jutci for. --over -LQ0O yearn - wit lumt
cballenge. Hilt the ses has refused to
let Jutland alone. Like Holland, it
needs the protection of dikes, and but
for these there would be considerably
less Jutland. Even on the east coast,
with its higher elevation, the sea runs
in to many Inlets. One of the longest
of these, the Lymflord, was In MUiS
broken Into from the west by the wa
ters of the North sea. and the north
corner of Jutland has ever since re
mained an Island.? London Chronicle
Had His Title All Roady.
Disraeli's first novel affords a?curi
oils Instance of Intelligent anticipation
Among the host of characters In "Vlv
Inn Grey." most of them slightly veiled
portraits of celebrttles of the day.
Lord Beaconsfleld Is one of the most
important hi the secondary rank The
novel wns written In 182(1. exactly fifty
years before the writer assumed the
title he had invented. It Is usual for
novelists to portray themselves In their
first book, but no other instance can l>e
found of nu author christening a char
actcr with a name subsequently to bo
come his own.? Loudon Spectator.
Sheepskin.
Sheepskin was used as parchment be
fore^the invention of paper. Kven then
it was a substitute for vellum, which Is
made from calfskin and of a far tlner
quality than parchment, and was em
ployed for One illuminated work. Tan
ned sheepskins are in the trade called
basils. For these there are faany legit
imate uses, bdt it l/i for Imitation pur
poses that the sheepskin Is most large
ly used.
GRAFT IN THE ORIENT.
I
fcH Incident thai Itluetratee tha Way
?f the Far Emi<
| had had ex|*?riem* with iiwrupilbl*
Vurkish ollV-eia. Miid one d?\ wiiou
banmW ?oa?lltlon# IxniiWtf uucoduia
Ole ? went to the olbcvi * oiuui..uolnu
our division. an n|(l Arab froiu Una
kleh who had Ihhmi called irhiu let Ire
fueut ?i l he time of ? lie uioblllxnt.oii
Ue lived III U little tvui ueui I at
tUOSipie. where I folllld III Hi MjUHlte.l
mi (in* lloor nodding druwuHy o\ei ids
itiuiioriultii1 imuui h Ah lit* was iiii
otther of i he oUI regtuie, I vutered bold j
ly. squalled lK'Hlt.e bim ?tud told into
toy trouble* Tbe aus\ver came with
ii u enormous shrug of the sbouidor*
"You are serving the -iiuliwu Hard
ship should he sweet"
"1 should he more lit to serve htm If
I got more sleep and rwit "
lie waved u fat band about the ten t
"Look ut me! Here I ??m. an olliver
of rank ami" ? ah??otliig tt knowing look
at uie--"l have not eveu a ulee hlan
ket."
"A crime: A crime!" I Interrupted.
**To think of It. when I. ?* bumble,
soldier. hit \ e doxetifi of them at homely
I should 1 e hobored If you would allow
me"- My vohv trulled off sugges
tlvely
"How roll Id you yet one?" he asked
. "Oli. I have friends here In Mattel
but I must he aide to sleep In n nli e
plate."
?H)f course Certainly What would
you siuiresi ?"
"Thai h??tel kept *>y the Jewish
widow might do," I replied
M??re ameuli les weie e\? haneed. tbe
opsin t ??f which was that my four
friends mi l I were lilvcil permission to
sleep at the inn? a Tfmnble pace, hm
hi hnhrly better thnn tbe tnos.pie II
was all perTei t ly simple. ? Alexander
Atironsolin in Atlantle Monthly
MILLI 2N $CnE FARMS.
Those Aro the Kind, as a General Rula.
They Havo I* Mexico.
lu tbe l ulled States the farmer la u
humble* pevson lu Mexico lie In a king
of millionaire*. You look out a cross a
level plain and you nee a magulth ent
house ot' stone, cement and great tl in*
hers, covering sometimes as mucli as
half an acre. Surrounding It are otb
er houses, hundreds of tlieui. t?ut ull
small, constructed of adobe, brush or
even of cane stalks. You are not look
lug at a town, hut at a much settle'
ment In tbe great bouse, wbicb costs
many times n\ore than all tbe little
bouses put together, live ibe buclen
dado and Ids Cuinlly In the llttje
bo usos -live- 1 he pe?**n? ?" *
The tvplcal farm In Mexico Is not ot
I 100 ncrps. hut of 1 .000.000 In the
! state of Morel?? twenty-eight buclen
?; dados own all the agricultural lands;
! twelve own nine- tenths of theu^ The
I territory of Qulntaiia Roo. double the
size of Massachusetts, Is divided
among eight companies. 1 Tbe greater
1 portion of the state of Yucatan Is held
' t,v thlrtv men. kings of sisal hemp. A
niajor fraction of the agricultural and
i gracing lands of Cbibuahua Is owned
bv one family. Lower California,
equal In size to Alabama. Is nearly all
! held by five great corporations
The 1 .000.000 acre farm* lie mostly
fallow Naturally a rich agricultural
country. Mexico does not pr.Hluce
enough corn and beans to feed he.
own peon population Modern ma
chlnery Is needed., hut modern ma
chinery will never he used e\?emdv?-!y
so I oug ns tbe pepn Is so rtimp that
prlmffh'e methods are cheaper than
machine methods. ? World Outlook.
Drum Fir? and Curtain Fire.
"Drum fire" and "curtain Are" are
modern war terms. "Drum (Ire" is tbe
firing of artillery at stated Intervals,
tbe resultant noise l>elng described ns
like the steady hammering of a great
drum. When the desired effect of re
during the point of tbe attack has been
uccompllshed tbe guns ar<^ elevnjea to
a higher |?olnt and ore flred continuous
ly. making a wcurtaln of Are" to pre
sent re-enforcements reaching tbe point
of attack frotn the rear and at the same
time allowing the infantry to attaclt
Under protection of the guns.
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V|r OM?ng S? t. u
TTem >' ?iauge? filing of
???, -.4 a !!?vu .iU ilu\ttKy
18 'i'?Vt4, 41 tu Wi??v . >? *I*W?
It bt?ipr^ tLv verier t- ? ?g* &i wuta
bit funk lh?? ck'?;.v. v >iui>sjr u '
removed th'vufcli t'uu u. . omion o' an
oiler, v hieti nuiy i.o use.t hllo the '
worker mu da on I ho flixu .|>um obvl |
ntiiiK I'm A*?vHi.ty Of go ^ Hiuottg
runoii;* bti h putiey-'> ??. . .?? pQS- |
Hibly on u rickety Ituider.
?*?(*? Not .?.my Intgll pant
?U. ac.a ae KSt?t r ( yi!?'0rt*l* 'or
w ? re*. dsa) Wifd latel!V.-??c? *
?A? v irtueliy pr--4??y. Hot entitle ??ata
hut In ?ucl; as ho u u
,iM diaplty, huraou ?ro KopoleHaly
notcluatad by dogs, monkovR, acJ ?vou
l>\ ruts 1 ho horuo can bo taught to
<h trUln thlnga Juat h?oa uao ho Is
r>? Htupkl to u."?. ?t*oaa o ?' l>U own.
l.iku many human itrUo pupila, ho ?an
ituin hut cannot ttu/;k.
YOUR
Christmas Suit
or Coat
We Are Proud of Our Stock
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of High Art Suits arid
Overcoats
There is a certain "something" III High Art
Clothes that defies description ? at least in our lim
ited command of words. That certain "something" is
the key to the situation in clothes that make* your
friends ask 1'where did you get that suit?"
Our display of High Art is most complete. We
are not backward in cautioning as of old "that the
early bird catches the worm." 1 '
All good models? -all right sizes ? and all fabrics
in very best values await your coming
LADIES' SUITS
. ?< . ,-^M ? ??*- "Tv > , ? ,
Great savings in all ladie's suits, coats and dress
es ? all going: at greatly reduced prices..
Hirsch Bros. Co.
CAMDEN, S. G.
FOR SALE
Pure Bred HEREFORD Cattle
"Tfte Ki nd That Pay."
We ure offering for sale 50 head df big bone bulla :
of breeding age of highest quality and breeding.
Camden Beef Cattle Farms
LUttOPF, SOUTH CAROLINA.
FRED E. PERKINS, Special Partner HENRY CUNNINGHAM, Mgr
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Every article in it is different from those shown in
other shops.
We manufacture a great many Novelties; others are
collected from American factories or imported from
many lands.
AH are odd and artistic, with few duplicates and*
best of all, inexpensive.
It would be worth your trouble to come in and see our
line of J*
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Jewelry J|V ? Platinum Print*
Chnstma* Card* Seed Pearls
UsefOl nrtitffcp in Sterling Silver and Sheffield Plate.
Also our Yarn*? Uon Brand and the Good Shepherd
Fingering: Yam.
Vou will enjoy jrour visit- of inspection and receive -
courteous treatment whether you buy or not.
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