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Qm-til, sweetly itirlil.

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Seeptlrs regard the \\hul+' thittzi‘. as mere invention. vltlflllfPtl \\lll'l Oriental imaizory. (lvsignerl in llfllkl our Christ; anrl faith ni-toi-ts th'- ltar as the luneriiatiirnl phi-uninv- non \\‘l\\(‘h prnrlainicrl i111; liiith If Jesus.

The first. chaptwr at’ the gospel lccorrling tn St. “nllhew hogim- v

"T1,", hook M m‘, gpnprann" d, A. “when the attire. throng Testis Christ. tho snn nf hand, ti... G" ‘hi’ "at" fl Jillian Ion of Abraham . . ." ‘ Amlk" ‘he lrwfiv “mg: l%pvhlg.1“'l‘ Carol, <\\cl"l_'.' earth.

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(arol. sueetly rarol Carol sivrt-tly today: Hcftt" the jtiylul tidiuus. O, bear tlzrni tar away.

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\he city of David, the angel o; met (Goodwill and pent-r‘ atztl iiive, in"; d,.,-|,,,.€d; , Gilriry in the highest "For unto yon ls horn this day. T‘) Gm “h” r9153!“ ab“!- ln the city ot’ David. a Saviou- which is ctmtsr m» 1.0m." st‘. Fami- -=\\'P<=ti.\' r-lrol Luke 2:11. ,'l"he happy Christmas time; Considering trailitimt. \\‘lllt'll an, Hark! thc bells all‘ Wfll-l"! repts that hint: David's shield. Th“? mPHZV. inc: 1 chime: Iormed a six-pointer! siai. the Star‘ Cami sweetly Parrvl. hf Bethlehem appi-oi-i-iaiol). Ye shtnliic, nun: above. " . stood over where the S121: 1n Y“.l(‘ll‘*l uutntiei},

young Child was." St. .\lfllll\0\\‘ 2:9. O sinL’ redeeming love.

A (llltriatmaa iii-agar ‘This ‘Day of joy

C/ql ti!‘ glndna aua of old Did the guiding star hr/iold;

A: with joy they hailed the light, Leading onward, harming bright; So, mot! grarioui Loni, may 1r Evermore be led to Thee.

CA: with joyous mp: they iped To that lowly man er bed,

There to lnnd the nee before

Him whom heaven and ran/i adore; So may we with willing fut

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C/qnh o end innmtmr A! that kn. So may n with holy joy, Pm, and fin from fin’! alloy, Jll our tosllial mvntm bring, ‘\ Gill h Thu, our heavenly Kin‘. - Ann

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The old Cherry Tree carol. 0f. the legend upon which it is based, is undoubtedly the reason for the "custom o! placing a branch o! cheff? tree in water to bud for Chrillmll time. According to this legend. Mary, and Joseph on their way to Bethi lehem passed a tree loaded with, cherries. Mary was hungry for some o! the trult and asked Joseph to pluck some cherries tor her. Th! tree graciously bowed down so that Mary could pick the fruit herself. It has been customary among i-hl Czechs and Slovaks to take the branch o! a cherry tree and placo it in water in the late fall so that the buds reach the blossoming stage at Christmas time. ;

The belie! was current that if the sprig blossomed by Christmas Eve. the girl who tended it would marry, fduring the New Year. , l

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‘Danger From Tree

Fire Ever Present

Although the Christmas tree is one of the most picturesque Yule- tide ornaments, it. is also one of the most. dangerous, xvith the threat of fire an ever present possibility. Replacement oi the candle by the electric light has removed some of the hazards formerly experienced. but danger still lurks from faulty connections or carclcss handhng of bulbs and strings.

To minimize thc tire hazard. the department of agriculture tillers two pertinent suggestions: First, keep the tree well watered and, second, fireproof it with ammonium sulphate or calcium chloride.

To provide the tree with sittlicient water, cut the but: on a slant at lcast an inch above the original cut. Keep the watcr lcvcl above the slashed surface, ln purchasing a tree, always look/tor one that. has- been felled reccntly so that the, needles have not dried. l

Fresh trccs also are essentialfor flame-proofing. In using ammonium sulphate, a chemical content one-

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In 1510 tvlcn a piaqtxc was ran- inrt in Sviitzct , l2 pious men of Rhciitielrlcn fo. l a lirctiirrhotirl to pray for St. 5r ’ it's aid. and to nurse thc sick and ' the dead. Pestilence in medieval tinics was ascribcd to cvil s, s in water, so the Brotherhood of St. Sebastian vis- itcd each oi’ tizc towns seven loun- tains, prayini: and swgitii; hymns at each stop. 'l‘l*.c_v still continue this custom, but only on Christmas Eve. For this ritual the l2 Brothers are dressed in black, with black silk top hats. At cvrry fountain they gather around thc latttcrn-bcarer and sing a ntcdicvcil snug. 'l'he march begins at thc Idroschweide fountain, where the plague is sup- posed to have started thrce cen- turies ago. When they have passed the seventh, they cntcr the church for midnight mass, and ceremoni- ously place their lantern on the al- tar o! St. Sebastian.

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Lcgcncl has it that when Christ was

born and Satan died, the bells

of the Christ.

In the dark chambers high above the turmoil and slriiv of human lifc. dwelt the Apostles of Peace, whose salutations were iicver so welcome as at thc time of the great winter feasts of Christmas, so William Auld tells in his traditions.

Quaint Swiss Custom 0f lllceting Lover

Forecasting is ritualized in Switz- erland. Grandma goes tn the cellar, selects the most perfect onion, halves it, and peels I2 layers, one (or each month. The next day they; layers show what the weather will be during the coming year.

The daughter of the ltousc goes about town at midnight, to drink from nine ditlcrcnt fountains. Then she goes to church. Shc expects to mect hcr unknown lover on the church steps.

iirtntrs riitivotrr TURNS itoiiirisuiitii (m LAST CHRISTMAS Hy James Altlredge Prribali}: tit." totisllefl Chtsltnss that. any Englishman ever endur- etl was passed h_v Captain Rnhert Scott on his last Antarctic jour- nrv. 0n Clirktmris Du" l9l1. hr- wrote to his wife: "1 looked out.-

in the chiirclic: tvi-rc rung. At cx- actly midnight thc tolling changed to a joyful pcal, announcing the birth

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Chrlstmassy scene.

a dull itrey sky sheddtn; snowflakes, every rope and had its little white the nugarin: on a cake. A lroup oi penguins were having hl|lily a- musing antics close by, and the sounds of‘ revelry followed behind. but on the white curtain of feath- t-ry crystals I tried to picture your nice. and I said God bless her for having been an unselfish wile, and the lit-rt of friends to an unduarv

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Rings of mistletoe were worn around the neck tn Sweden to pre- vent sickness.

ot-doors in the evening on ‘i truly

On all tildes an expanse 0f snow covered Hoes, fleecy spar deposit like

DECEMBER N. 1943

Say, Saiitzfs 0nly5 Days Away!

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Christmas Pantomine 1n Britain, thousands o! chil- dren are looking forward to their great annual treat-the Christmas pantomlme-whlch in reality re- verts to ancient Roman days when, tti celebrate the feast. of Saturnaiia men and women v-‘Ilhled clothes. Pantomime; in Britain were first produced 300 years ago. when there were al- Wlys comic acts with clowns. hflflflluins and a ballet dancer. Gradually this representation was thrust to the and of the pertorm- ance which presented some wett- lmown lalry story.

In Biitaln‘: pantomlrnes the "ivrlmlnnt boy" (reminder o! the

.011! Roman festival) ll always a

girl, while the middle-aged woman or "damc“ ls a man whose duty it. ls to awaken humor and arouse Laughter. Every year. pantomlmes. held in the chief provlnclol thea- tres and 1n some London ones, include topical jokes and allusions. and this year, no doubt, many good-natured qulps at. austerity Britain will be heard and well re- ceived. i

Modern pantomime: are essen- tially musicai shows, introducing the latest song" and dance hits. Among this year's featured num- bers will be many all-British cpmposltlons, lncludln the volts ballad "My Love 1s only For You", written by the well-known an- tertalner Clarkson Rose to music or Conrad Menard. This cun-

noser. bv the way, has also pi-n- vldcd thii alr (or "I'm In Love with A Song", the words of which have been written by (‘w-ro‘. zv ~ well-known to all oversea: listen- er: who listen to t-he ntoiramma of the Irltlab lroadcast‘ I Gor- poratlon.

UNCLAIMED MONEY WI-ILXNGTON, N. 2., - (OP) All New Zoaland nervlosmen during th1_ war were obliged to allot PM! of their pay either to relatives or to bank accounts. More than three years after the war 1M0 ox-aorvloeman have not. claimed their savings, and there

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