A Good, Ckristmastide, my friend, To you. and yours is ike wisk 1 send. May all ycur tomorrows kare skies of klue, Ahd all your faends ke loring and true.

[■ T WAS ChrUlnm* morning. Old Hlraru I'almer wit by tin- window writ in* for the poitman. thHutmai ft*

liii'l t-rni n«!ber bleak. He Kred ■■ i. from the window, yroops of aD( ) no

around open place under

and

they found tittle baby ealecp. The- took tlie baby to their

The fair the little

baby.- so they Iw-fteed the queen to let them keep Mm and take care of him. The queen consented and the little boy •Claim' thrlTpu under the core of

the fairies.-“S-h-h: Grand

pa. I think he's comming. Interrupted

again cilmbed down

.Vothmg

I didn’t Hear old Sants come—Ke ne’Oer made a sound. Just left for me a Christmas tree, with presents all around! And tho I like each thing he brought, my hooks and all the rest. I’ll tell >>ou conf.dentiall}): 1 love my doll>> best! —B* MARTHA HART, in Succ—pd -—- ♦' HBnranfflnfflfflmnninnniian© First Christmas | | TH £ FEAST | Tree \ 1 OF LIGHTS |

| (Bell Ringing, One of the Oldest ~Christmas Customs

The Chrirlma* • I —. m By BART i A Card SS5S. it

UaT would Chriaunaa »>e wfitt-

AM a CtirUUnai Card.

out the melody of the belia ringing good will toward meal i Hell ringing l» one of the oldeat of Chrlatu a» cuatoma. At one ■n p e. In Bngiand. the ringer* gae^ their aerri fyee, nor would tiny accept at-R ■pedal payment. The peal wa* rung aa a matter of eourae. and .*-a» the natural expretilon of English' }ayav»new. The merry music of the bells Ip Great Britain and wherever churches bare peals of bella. 1» i«l« at mnch a feature of Christina* *» the decora thm of church sno home with ev. r ■reeaB. or the prevision of the gi*'<l etie< r which Mwa.ra marks this featl-.e

Maaoo.

What an outcry there would be if an edict were Issued fprhlddlng the ringing of the brU* 4“nag »ht vominu fretive season! Vet this was actualtT rtone durlcr the Comr-.nwcnlth. for In 10f>2 the wise men of. porliunnnl rave order* that “no ohsvfratlon sIikII be h»il of the are-and-tweptlKh dsj of )Wscenii*er. commonly celled Chris!-

itTH* day."

ft Is quite certain thst IhU ed ct waa dlk.vgard,-.! tn many placea. while ^ tn other* it led to open rioting.

v 'Canterbury the nmv

pew|tU- jiaiuilnK from time to time, hub- doing." be aald with much disgust and rytng. aimllng. such gay. happy peo- gave a *lgtial wltli hi* arm like the pie flagman dtfea when telling a train **

Hiram was old. too old. He had

outlived hi* friends, his Immedlrte Ocand; a obeyed the signal and coofamily. hu day had long *lucc gone tlnuel: "He lived under the care of by. He had given generously to hoe- lue fa!r!»* until he grew to be quite pitnl* ant charitable iMtitutloos and a ronu. Then the queen ordered her a number of peraonrl preseota. He j«iry workmen to build •Clan*' a hut, always, for example, sent aoine of the : he was a mortal and could not live large basket* of fruit the town's lead tl)e wa y the fnirle* did. any longer, lug shop arrai red so altrartlvely. to j •Oaus had lata o< time when he got

m n

bortl ahortly before Chrii

, Jit 13. 1 was put away in a box after Christmas and the next year 1 came fprth wgalu. atiJ the price put

Bad risen from two cents to

flve.

. sun |

The next year i coat ten

1 did not-frti.

UVe'l: b*vs> to charge a quarter for that i ardJ.'..*>g • owner said, "and get up tt.a vrWWS'Of some of the»- others

tc theyaiun't l<e buugnt."

\ So I was a quarter. And then 1 boct 50 cents and waa purchased. The price mark ha* been left on me I'm i-«-u. traveling with 11 written on my bach ever aiuoat Rometln.too, I C« around toT numln-r of places nmunil tTin^j^n time, especially If j i m Sturtef ife early In the t'.rrt place I So far. too., I’ve been greeted with Joy. aud^M VxrlamBll.o 1 do not quite

underatmiU.

"Oh. good! Here's a card which is marked flfi; Mats. V. h« would la Here 1 it pomlblr. liObno uialtqA^ylld ' And | It s no. v.ritt*»4#n. etfMH* I 1 do not understand'Tlelr Joy over ! me. ! at tby^fbw^ jrtep me with

thoae be knew ould never buy themselres *uch A> '...-aclea. The last fliristmaa he hnd only received two present*. One from Ms nephew out West and another firo'j

a grandchild.

He was waiting for thtsue now. The postman came along the street, old Hiram waited. And then

went to the door. But the postman had i>asaed by. "Are you

were not going t

mayor*

Chnatrfqf fuih.

_ _ h v. lucli nletnHbs

iroke the ) cousldrred by the proph

of Sw«

i (Millet) and served

■ity Uic«’.

r rule, but th, people , be deprived of their

ly. so they b

thvJr iwn hand*.

w'ndows—ri'.d aontir of lilt j B s an IndispenacMc adjunct _ we jl—and afCm.ed their In- !«•hrt»tmas fe«i*i. Thl* P*h l* burled

trtttlou <U keeping their Christmas In | f or day* lb »«*o<l aahe* "r else soaked

thdr fwf fash lot 1u*t a* their father* j i n Mod* water, thei bad done before then*. j with a milk gravy.

A G»d Modal'"* Matarii.:

It U often very difficult to keep a ^tlld confined to the house amused felt with a modeling material with which they can make animal*, beads, etc., they can be kepi stnused for hours. Taka fuiir tahlrapootiful* cornatarch. eight table*poonful* salt and eight Sd»anoonfula boiling water Mix the dry O.gredienu and i-our op the boiling

have

nothing for me?" he called out. ; ''!xx>k more care-: fully.’ 1 wa» expecting some package.' The i-ostman TWSCTtj looked again. *TTn sorry, Mr, I'almer. but thsce Is nothing hen-." Slowly lllratn went back Into the lonely lltle house He had lived too long. I' - his n'nbew

Intb hls new noma and he occupied It by carving things. The fairies hsd taught Mm how to whittle and he be-

gan nicking all porta of toys. “There was a village some distance

from hls hut and every time he heard of a little boy or girl down In tne village who waa sick, he too* them one of Ms little toy* The children grew to like him ever *o mnch. After a while he became ■attainted with ao many children that be found it hard to get around and see them all so often. He decldeo that he would Work ail year otaMnf toy*, and then go around and find out which of the children had ‘.wen good, and leave

plan they were delighted Santa Claus fotr reindeer and a slot to help Mm

out.

After many years of fbls hard work Santa Cans began to ahow that he w as growing old. The falrle realize*: ti jt slou cam* t, mortal and

Put

e fire and »

THE GIFT I CHOOSE.

<r

he wants!" And hls grandchild had said: "I've got to cut down my Christmas list. It* ao long.* And she had run her pencil through ber grandfather’* name. Frr the bad said: "Christmas 1* for young people. He's too old to care about present* and a handkerchief or two wh.ch I might tend him!"

CHRISTMAS GIFTS. 7

wo 1 .id die.

t**>—"

“Sant* Claus one touted from the front room. "Hurry and finish. grandpa. What did they <

Berv.ualy.

-T *ey gave Sant*

HEN Ansgart..* preached th: j 501111111111111111111111111111111111

White Christ to the viking* of j

North, so runs the legend yTr "•'hi* °

of-the Christmas tree, the I-ord sent

hi* three meeaetigers. Faith. Hope, nnd Lo’e. to help light the drat tree. Seeking one that should be high as hope, wide a* love, end that bo/e the alen of the cross on every bough, they chose

11sain fir. which beat of all the in the forest met the requlrv-

Pei haps that Is a good reason wliv there ding* about the Christmas tree in my old home that which nas preserved It from being swept along In the flood of senseies* luxury that has swamped so many thug* In our money - mad day. At least ao it was then. Every tlm- 1 see a tree studded with electric light*, garland* of tinsel gold test Dotting every branch, and hung with the hundred costly knlckknackt.,* atorekeepert Invent yeet by year "to make trade." until the tree Itself disappears entirely under Us burden. I have a feeling that a fraud lias beet, practiced on the kindly spirit of /ule. |

Wax candles are the only real thing ! 'be German name f., r Christina* to forTcSSST- candles of wax J Welhnnrh. (the night of dedlcatlool,

that mingle their perfume with that of j the burning Or. not the by-prnduct of fcn.i wme coal-oil or other abomination. What If the oonghs do catch Ore? They can be watched, and too many candles are tawdry, anyhow. Also,

red apple*, orange* ar t old-fashioned

cornucopias made of coicred pai'er. and made at home, look a hundred times better and fitter in the green;

do drums and toy trumpet* and

waid-borns. and a rocking horse that

ec*<i not have coat forty dollars.

queried l*ort*

Claus everlasting

r^that b# could make little cMldm, happy always." finished grandpa. ^nlTaL ao find-- both of the W -!W, to see what Santa brought* said grandpa, and all three made *

rue!; for t*4* parlor.

! lights on the tree are said to ill. tie ..f Jewish rigln. la »h# month of Klslev. of the Jewish r. correN’otiding netriy to our December. nnd the twenty-fifth day. Jew* celebrated the feast of dedlcatlifa of their temple. It hr.d been dedi'-ated on that day by Antlochca. It w a* dedicated by Judas Maccabeus, and. according to Jewish legend. ■Sfflciem oil w as found in the temple to last for the arvenbmnehed candlestick for eight day*, and It would have taken eight days to prepate new ©11. Accordingly the Jew* wire wont on the twenty-fifth day of Klslev In every house to light a cann the next day two. and on the the eighth nnd 1-M day of the feast, clgt candles twinkled la every boose. It Is not very easy to fix «he exact date of the Nativity, but It fell niwt probably on the last day •* Kleev. when every Jew!*h house It Bethlehem and Jerusalem was twlnNiug

xule. j with lights. It is worthy of note ••at

though » were associated with thl^ The Greek* also call Christ-

mas the feast of I'ght*. the i.r.mo given to the dedication fesUvnl. Cltao-

Okah. by the Jews.

WHY THE CHRISTMAS KISSES? Osculation, Allowed by Cuatom, Cal*, bratas On* of Mott ChanwinQ

Washing Window*.

If windows ar.- washed when the m is shining on them they dry be .'ore there is Hme to polish them, and loo* it.eaky klways dost windows before washing them. Add a little ammoniU, the water to make the flea* shla

and polish well.

Event* in Tradition.

m

HY should meti kls* girl* wh»

Bern i

MERRY CHRISTMAS

m

HETHEH we about It

ig It, w» must be

say. “Merry Hviy." we will do all ! power to make Christmas sullied Jo, for *11 w'.'h'.a twacto of ourdnflu* Christ came Into the w

to Inspire a jtlfh« * spirit of men. Ttu to the cause of the dceis-st jo to mankind. Tea. OhrUnna* I . toy^U drr a* well a* a aacre

*f like It and be-

cause custom allows It. Every kiss under the tnUtlet,*. however. !• * kiss which celebrate* on* of the mo*t charming events in Oiriiunai tradi-

tion.

The rotcanre goes hack of ihe gods of Soamlliit vl, dnr the Beautiful was »b< the Spirit of Evil, with i | mistletoe. Bat UU moth. [ the North, restored him t,

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