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Show r Cljristmas Dap Greatest Stamps Of Entire World Day we repeat the cU taimhar gieeling that, each year, in some mystic way rings fresh and true "Merry Christmaa." Like such word as hellu" and theie really isn't anything else to suy that pulls at our heartstrings as do these uld dear And so again we say: words Merry Christmas to the litUest ones who skip downstairs in the gray dawn to explore their stockings and the wondrous tree and to louk at Christmas w.tli the special radiance of youth . . . who lend to the rest of us little glimmers of the Oil good-by,- Clmst-n- a Officials estimate at least lOO.OOt live are aaved each year in America alone by funda made available by the annual Christmas Seal campaign against tuberculosis. In 1903, a Danish postal clerk Einar Holboell, by name conceived the Idea of a voluntary tax on Chrialmas greeting cardi which " real '0 !!!! iiriTH'IHiii:! ll tJH iiijjlil i'll ill' filial il ii. ii-'- ,ii ti Christmas glamour. Merry Christmas to father who'll strain a point any day to give us all the thn.s we want . . . who probably works much too hard and yet keeps younger and more alert because of the resimnsi-Lilitof a family and the coiiicti-W- i of business . . . whu makes the all the fuss and gesture of feathers yet beams with alTeclinn and excitement. Mi'tiy Christmas to mother who lolly calls the tune for the holidays and dues the planning and pulling to-liter . . . who llut-ts and busties ra- diantly for wceksA-ahea- d ' and umiuubt-'- the best has edly and busiest time of i . ) m liUJa If!!1 iiM. itlLllL i y uHtlai. I l.i!iil!lliiilji!Iiniijiii lllibuliiii ,i I'i "! Ui&sML- JLiuhlJiUlIl" ill :i ft JYjL' iLiIum-k- i ,! .Ji'irnLvi.T. 4k iiiwai sJI) IH fill . . t i i. if I I i! - lift! XI j A H; iUl ll if- llj ti would benefit the underprivileged. Specifically, Holbc 11 visualized of a fund to build a hospital fur tuberculat children. The ministry granted Holboell permission to sell hit seals at post offices and the Christmas Seal campaign was launched. In many countries, the seal campaign is conducted with postal largely in authorities and. in some instances, the srals ire parts of special postage stamps. liH ip Ik 111 ill mm V - wfo-y''- ' , . : A A ... A x; 'A ' I A'. V .it y'. V; 'SA-'t- 7 aU. Merry Clmstmas to the butcher, the baker, tlte candlestick-maker- , nut to mention all those who sold us shoes and ships and sealing wax The Amcriran Red Cron became Interested in the project in 1907 and for what would Christmas be ... without them? For them through we've all been able to share our own little prosperity in the most wholesome way of all by spending it. Merry Christmas to dear friends far and near who've sent us greetings and gifts . . . most especially do we long journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem . En cherish the gifts they the hilli of Judea express spirit of ... the flutter of angel wings ... the swift journeying of the Shepherds ChriltlI1lMerry Christmas to the droppers-iwho come with holiday cheer and friendship . . . who come to our parties or stop by to leave a glass of extra elegant jelly or an original privately invented relish. Merry Christmas to ourself, for that matter. But then we feel pretty sure that well have one for we've put so much work and excitement and loving getting-read- y Into it. For of course we all get out of Christ mas just about what we put In. r .. a new Star in the sky , . . heavenly music above greetings because even more than the true with the National Tuberassociation. To slrengthea the nation-wid- e campaign, the Red Cross and the Tuberculosis association Jointly conducted the aale of the avals and, until 1919, the emblem of the Red Cross appeared on the seal. In 1919, the double-barre- d cress, international emblem and trademark of the warfare againat tuber culosis, wai embodied in the design of the seal. In 1920, the Red Cross wished to devote its energies to the annual Roll CaU and arrange-menwere made whereby the aals of the tubcrculosii Cl istmaa Seal is conducted exclusively by Uie Tuberculosis association. - Mary and Joseph and the n cense and myrrh From Child . . new-bor- n the coming of the Wise Men, with their gifts . . . u . of gold, frankin- ... Song of Christmas of Provence, France, reverently recite the following pray ef before the Christmas cribs In that vicinity; Little Jesus ol the Crib Children was fashioned more than twenty centuries ago. The years have added new notes of happjness. Carols and song upon the air . . . can- Cive us the virtues of those who .surround you.' Make us as philosophical aa tha fisherman, Carefree as the drummer. Merry for exploring the world as Uie troubadour, Eager fur work as the bugler, ratient as the spinner. Kind as the ass. Strung as the ox which keeps you in the home . . . greetings going from friend to friend . . . deeds of love and mercy done in the name of No great Christmas. a Child. symphony or composition can match It rises above the clatter and roar of the Song of the city; it warm. throbs through the scattered town and hamlet; it sings through Those wlio give tliemselves grow richer. The kindly word, the spontaneous those smile, the thoughtful deed are outward expressions of the goodness inside the hearts and minds of men. Those of us in the newspaper business must record the little things that make news day by day. Often we wish there were less of pettiness in the world and more of the spirit of Christmas scattered throughout the year. But the day that markc the birth of Jeius brings with it a rebirth of faith and hope and a realization that deep down inside each person there are Christ-lik- e of unselfqualities ishness, loyalty and devotion to the highest principles of God and man. It is these qualities which make Christmas the most joyoui season Give us the sacred leisure of tha hunter. the sunlit islands of the South; it permeates the frozen wastes of the Northland. In ever-widenin- g volume its Give us also tha dcsira of tha Shepherd fur earthly things. The pride of the trade of the knife grinder end the weaver. The song of the miller. Give us Uie knowledge of the Magi, The cheerfulness el the pigeon. The Impulsiveness of the cock. Hie discretion of the snaU, The meekness of the lamb. Give us the goodness of bread, The tenderness of the wild boar, Tha salt of the haddock. The good humor of old wine. The ardor of the candle, j The purity of a star. a of few metaof the Propriety phors may be disputed, nevertheless, nostalgia prompts speculation regarding a world of humanity endnwrd with the virtues so earnestly and innnrently enumerated by the little ones. strains echo around the world. Before its magic the hosts of darkness take flight. It touches the slumbering chords of memory; it heals old hurts and scars; it binds loved ones in a closer and deeper tie. There are no friendless or forsaken within its sound; under its influence the strong reach out to help the weak. Peace and Love and Joy, these are its loudest notes, and they are for all men. For the Song of Christmas is the greatest of all songs because it is understood of ail. world'1 by every heart in abundant evidence of self-givinof hands clasped in friendship, of hearty good wishes. How insignif- icant are the little troublesome things of the wurld in the light of the Christmas spirit that pervades the world! And so wc again join in the gladness of the season to wisii all our friends and subscribers A MKRRY CHRISTMAS JJr Eftou (Dn Future Foretold By Drowsy Hens ; Wtl Ojristmas Dap V ft r Uivinnlions wire an important pari of Uie Diris'ioas festivities in CVarist Russia. After a family Christmas dinner, the girls of the household placed five piles of gram upon the kitchen door: pile was given a tin n o. such ns Hope. Iting, Money. Thiead and Chnrcnnl. A drowsy hen was fetched from the henhouse and allowed to nlk around the kitchen floor b.r:ij a pile o Kijcn. (Jliiiously the her,', chnire of Money meant uealtli; Kuip. foretold a wedilmp' within a year; and Hope, prorn.M J tlie fulfilment of a wish or a jr the sleepy ctiose the grain designated . a life of toil was predicted for the marriageable maiden nt (lie household: and Charcoal was c.iiisidered an omen of death in Uie fdimly. Old Fongs sung to accomwhile the girls pany such goings-on- , and win. cm vied to devise complete Slones based on the antics of the n.i in "il the happy customs of s is that of drinking a wish f r health ar.d to ti:o assembled guests t! e early iiun.c used was wassail." The name uassriil'' is a contraction or the middle English "wars mraning "be thou v 11 " Wassail was ; repo red in a i'ir.:e w milen The base of the dni.k. which was rider, was plarrrl in lie bowl and o'.iier iugri d.onts added for seasoning It was then mi on the hearth i:i frort of a lug t're and a) pier vire t.cd above As the apples cg.'in to roar.:, the jjice dripped into the wooden bowl. Here is a recipe for wuss.ul toArming Chri-tma- lo.-i.- 1 day: 1 gall- n 6 egg dash of cider, la , ... i.y ' J Yule Means Drermher word "Yule" for Christmas n rintirs from Uie "geoL" im.uimg December. The AfvSsS yns L - y. lien. and vhippid. Add allspice, cinnamon, trushrd cloves In suit and one j ii.t tf milk or cream. j jor-ne- grer.a-G-::- whie. separated r.'J ... 3f these inspiring things the dles gleaming into the night . . . secret whisperings and laughter Truly, there is joy to the Ur culosis j T '. ..in ii.li !! Anglo-Saxo- v.; i" jji'ir - . jtm t T .. - y |