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Show CftnsitmasJ Bap On Christmas Day we repeat the old lamiliar greeting that, each year, in some mystic way rings fresh and true "Merry Christmas." Uke such words as "hello" and "good-by," there really isn't anything any-thing else to say that pulls at our heartstrings as do these old dear words. And so again we say: Merry Christmas to the littlest ones who skip downstairs in the gray dawn to explore ex-plore their stockings and the wondrous tree and to look at Christmas with the special radiance of youth . . . who lend to the rest of us little lit-tle glimmers of the real Christmas glamour. Merry Christmas to father who'll strain a point any day to give us all the thL.js we want . . . who probably works much too hard and yet keeps younger and more alert because of the responsibility responsi-bility of a family and the competition competi-tion of business . . . who makes the gesture of tut-tutting all the fuss and feathers yet beams with affection and excitement. Merry Christinas to mother who really calls the tune for the holidays ana uue& mc jjian- gether . . . who flut- A V) ) ' tore nnrf husf lps ra- , Vrf? ' . riiantlv for weeksi - ahead and undoubtedly undoubt-edly has the best and busiest time of all. Merry Christmas to the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker, not to mention all those who sold us shoes and ships and sealing wax ... for what would Christmas be without them? For through them we've all been able to share our own little prosperity in the most wholesome whole-some way of all by spending it. Merry Christinas to dear friends far and near who've sent us greet ings and gifts . . . most especially do we che'rish the greetings because even more than gifts they express the true spirit of Christmas. Merry Christmas to the droppers-in ,who 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 origi-nal privately invented relish. Merry Christmas to ourself, for that matter. But then we feel pretty pret-ty sure that we'll have one for we've put so much work and excitement and loving getting-ready into it. For of course we all get out, of Christmas Christ-mas "just about what we put in. Those who give themselves grow richer. The kindly word, the spontaneous smile, the thoughtful deed those 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 marks the birth of Jesus brings with it a rebirth of faith and hope and a realization that deep I down inside each person there' are Christ-like qualities of unselfishness, unself-ishness, loyalty and devotion to the highest principles of God and man. It Is those qualities which make Christmas the most joyous season of all. Truly, there is "joy to the world" in abundant evidence of self-giving, of hands clasped in friendship, of hearty good wishes. How insignificant insignif-icant are the little troublesome things of the world in the light of the Christmas spirit that pervades the world! And so we again join in the gladness glad-ness of the season to wish all our friends and subscribers A MERRY CHRISTMAS Bn Christmas Bap Among the happy customs of Christmas is that of drinking a wish for health and happiness to the assembled as-sembled guests the early name used was "wassail." The name "wassail" is a contraction contrac-tion of the middle English "waes hael," meaning "be thou veil." Wassail was usually prepared in a large wooden bowl. The base of the drink, which was cider, was placed in the bowl and other ingredients added for seasoning. It was then set op the hearth in front of a log fire and apples were tied above. As the apples began to roast, the juice dripped into the wooden bowl. Here is a recipe for wassail today: to-day: 1 gallon cider, dash of grenadine, grena-dine, 6 egg whites, separated and whipped. Add allspice, cinnamon, crushed cloves to suit and one pint ol milk or cream. 1 1 IB is OREM - THE STEEL CENTER OF.THE WEST m 1 mm pQHE long journey the coming of the Wise Men, with their gifts of gold, frankincense frankin-cense and myrrh .. . From these inspiring things the Song of Christmas was fashioned more than twenty centuries ago. The years have added new notes -of happiness. Isand song upon ftTair' .'can dies gleaming into the night . . . secret whisperings and laughter in the home . . . greetings going from friend to friend . . . deeds of love and mercy done in the name of a Child. No great symphony or composition can match the Song of Christmas. It rises above the clatter and roar of the city; it throbs through the scattered town and hamlet; it sings through the sunlit islands of the South; it permeates the frozen wastes of the Northland. In ever-widening volume its 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 by every heart. Mi from Nazareth to Bethlehem . . . a new Star in the sky . . . heavenly music above the hills of Judea ... the flutter of angel wings ... the swift journeying of the Shepherds . . . Mary and Joseph and the new-born Child . . . MM I i mm Greatest Stamps Of Entire World Officials estimate at least 100,000 lives are saved each year in America Amer-ica alone-by funds made available by the annual Christmas Seal campaign cam-paign against tuberculosis. In 1903, a Danish postal clerk Einar Holboell, by name conceived the idea of a voluntary tax on Christmas greeting cards which would benefit the underprivileged. Specifically, Holbcell visualized es-tabl'shrnent es-tabl'shrnent of a fund to build a hospital hos-pital for tubercular children. The ministry granted Holboell permission, permis-sion, to sell his seals at post office and the Christmas Seal campaign was launched. In many countries, the . seal . campaign is conducted largely in co-operation with postal authorities and, in some instances, the seals are parts of special postage post-age stamps. , The American Red Cross became, interested in the project in 1907 and co-operated with the National Tuberculosis Tuber-culosis association. To strengthen the nation-wide campaign, the Red Cross and the Tuberculosis associa-tion associa-tion jointly conducted the sale oi the seals and, until 1910, the emblem em-blem of the Red Cross appeared on the seal. ' In 1919, the double-barred cross, international emblem and trademark trade-mark of the warfare against tuberculosis, tuber-culosis, was embodied in the design of the seal. In 1920, the Red Cross wished to devote its energies to the annual Roll Call and arrangements arrange-ments were made whereby the sale of the tuberculosis Cfcrfstmas Seal" is conducted exclusively by the Tuberculosis Tu-berculosis association. , 3f ... , Children of Provence, France, ireverently recite the following pray-. er before the Christmas cribs is that vicinity: r j . iLittle Jesus of. the. Crib--Give us the virtues of those who .surround you. ' . Make us as philosophical at the , iflsherman, j Carefree as the drummer, Merry for exploring the world as the troubadour, 1 Eager for work as the bugler, Patient as the spinner. Kind as the ass, Strong as the ox which keeps you warm, " Give us the sacred leisure of the hunter. Give us also the desire of the Shepherd for earthly things. The pride of the trade of the knife grinder and the weaver. The song of the miller. Give us the knowledge of the Magi, .;- : The cheerfulness cC the pigeon. The impulsiveness of the cock, , The discretion of the snail, The meekness of the lamb. Give us the goodness of bread. The tenderness of the wild boar. The salt of the haddock, : i The good humor of old wine, j The ardor of the candle, ' j The purity of a star. 1 Propriety of few of the metaphors meta-phors may be disputed, nevertheless, never-theless, nostalgia prompts speculation specula-tion regarding a world of humanity human-ity endowed with the virtues so earnestly ear-nestly and innocently enumerated by the little ones. . . Future Foretold By Drowsy liens Divinations were an important part of the Christmas festivities in Czarist Russia. ' After a special family Christmas dinner, the girls of the household placed five piles of grain upon the kitchen Goor: each" pile was given a name, such as Hope, Ring, Money, Thread and Charcoal A drowsy hen was fetched from the henhouse and allowed to walk around the kitchen floor and choose a pile of grain. Obviously the hen's choice of Money meant wealth; Ring, foretold a wedding within a year; and Hope, promised the fulfillment of a wish or a long journey. If the sleepy chicken chose the grain designated as Thread, a life of toil was predicted pre-dicted for the marriageable maiden of the household; and Charcoal was considered an omen of death in the family. Old songs were sung to accom pany such goings-on, while the girls and women vied to devise complete stories based on the antics of the nen. .... , , .- " X! ' Yule Means December The word "Yule" for Christmav comes from the Anglo-Saxon "geolj, meaning December. I |