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Show THE BFAVER (Utah) PRESS Thursday, ecemU r 12, 1974 5:.' .. II " : . - fr rj ,fV k VOL. : t urin s 1 A? the Ele.ssing o the Light that bliovn at Mid- lijme to the IV. f W 3 shad- - lliat are iid the homes ore aark (Li Blessing of of the Angels ia the multitudes and bleed of battle, ;, who wage wa: fare of . if,. gj g " ' H'ord to the I ..! . hi : humbly :.astlx laboring n rliaifi of their workiLc Blessing th Pretty Legend of Ancient Britain That Is Often Repeated in England at Christmas Time. of ' . ist are shut. May the blessing of the Sidy Child come to evciy one who has m that Thou, U 0 ' :.. tils; '.. .!.; Father, nen are ! our wander ' '...': a:d ; 'v me prettiost nncient Britain the old story of the thorn of Glasionfmry. Wlllluiaof Malniesbury, the ehrnni. lei , told it hundreds of years ago in liis It is re"Autiques of Glastonbury." peated often at Christinas tiuio in Missed, kin, L: fsne upon every living that walks the -- ... X A. i 3 '; KJ of ch, or iii.nny feels 01: giving in ' ii D CHRiSi FACTS BRIEF IN christian Festival Holiy Once ..1 whose Hrr.otiiy Plant. the hu m braleii a illl eel,; and ha.N been cole- ;ian k stival for sev- - .: a ' 'liristhiastide lasts i i .) Tl:.- l.ile u..iiiti d;:y the Oth after h" ma.s tree is a. h! id' Christ as the W. iM and the Tree of ..1 : rise to the light-.tla popular old beliel :i f 'mas ee, trees tdus . e,a a; thai e' ' !"'iei a :ai!t, may have bee-- i of the custom. of course, the eilu a's gifts ; and mince d plum puddings are ei the pagan leasts. ..iov. to every child in ' ii ';! world is the per-th.'(.irit of loving nud ;,r the he., . "1 lie, mud. S;.i- 11 e ,. teliii 1. LESSON OF CHRISTMAS .:; V j - u ;.';rniug, pi J.) 1. i 1 ! tie-- ' nrakc'i'fetg ft? J ;;' DC between a '. ? I ' ' Ul It. w .Jteme faced " , ; Cl t.$ i iV v.'? fe. Jt; vaiU & 'C v , will be bankrupt wisea from ties' to mutT U comes but once a ihat's . v. eiioiili." ! b1 ye a. a; . Union. DECORATING FOB C Holly Wreaths. He f It not gorgeous, gUttertng plenty of greens ! Year. a ; sihle. Of insiinas eo;t. -: I'l.'l bow soon it U i e tdght! If that Is U. ii seems not ntiieh h: o "i.. little toy., ,,ti.j, e street e.iin r. of: 'i- t d not aed ht. .f ie - f fTl.ti a... En. 5l'jrii3, .,';,- hrlstm-iv- J: ! lee !.. tie.iil.' - iaiuii s! nias Siee and :!ei e'. .T ho e Iio.m' t M e; chosen When -e :. l!:g " VeO.l' Ite,,. HiUl Chrlst- - tie- In t. . Kng- - , -;' h.-r- : lon-he- i , " 1 gi-..- :i ! :: a grim slrug-an- suraiH - 'V t ' Ah i"Hh. veid-- l:i u., M ol(; tlmt Mn 1, li. Li '.0.1-- ney, tun i;e. Ila-- ' Ti t. O d sliall hrin lhal the remei,,. make ... on..-- n. t d-- . JS,:iS I a "lipppy-- y,d in tru:ii. 1 is. !f '"hrlst ma.s tree but any p. siu-nve- .J M ..e i H - i.'i-i- by mor fronts rem.tved, nut meats, Ullllt sunt!. eds. w beat, cracked corn, bread cnimlM, roiled outs etc. Coconut shells ..'Ut In half and idled with dainties that lie' birds love can also be hung from the branches. Have several shelves on widen place apples, !ettuce,"eiihi'afe u;nl vegeflbles. In all cold dlstrlifs, have at least one or wo deep l.otie-- u almost filled with cot!". where the half fr07.cn birds ran find shelter itn.1 warmth Many birds suffer from thir t during the winter. Heat a brkk or large stone and place a pan of water on It. ronf.-ilnln- I ' v re . - ; wi 1 i Definer! That Depends. "Doa'l too think It ts -- n to reenter ' Certainly, If it U advice r make p b evevgre, o ifn kind of tre?' will d If y.n tie .of win nr, Cot n.nd evergreen braiieties nil oc( r p to r it If It is a rge f e plant It securely In a partialiy protected j '.e e, A tree'eun put en tbe feeding shelf outside yonr .. Han g; on It wire baskets filled v. irh snef, ho:veS with "What Is the differ..,. ictresK and on artist 7" "An actress palms t rtlst plnt to live." .'li... THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS TREE. take i ' u - C. ightning, toward dleinus day, at the Coniliill, a trtnd:trd of up in the midst of tie- p In the ground, naih'd fn'i ivy, for disport of people, was torn up and the malignant spirit (as v ,iiid the stones of 'lie about were cast in ihe Mr divers houses, so that the bore aghast at the great a'hf Ciita-Udwl- Male-lln'- s (tenderly t..och!fi tre-) -- Seot one, let me he like Uds lovely btdr! deer Madeline (trmuoiisly)-WJia- t, he? would what you ot, jo Edwin . (rapturously) All . to v ... V,, 'f. - -- t.io.-u.- i Fer thirtkin how Yud be To hide behind a screen an wait Till Santa come around, Then watch him waibn' to un-cra- te Without a vord or sound. We!!,ChrishnasEve,thisboyleton 'At he was sound asleep, An' when he knowed the rest had gone To bed, he went Down stairs an' graciou! watcha thinkl He run against him smack! Old Santa, yes-si- r wink n quick as That boy uz in his pack. An' ever since that boy has beea Strapped up an' has to go With Santa, fer just that one sin, Through miles of ice an' snow; An' you bet I ain't gonna take No chanct like that not quite! You'll find 'at I won't be awake When Santa comes ht BUYERS HAVE OOS- - the receptacle Is f Evet' home shea.' ! be decorated tit giving expr.r ivf Christmas. Gather oi'ly far wreaths, make ropes of lain .'!, itrol have sov- It's a lot of fun 'end bowls filled 'v iii partridge i ties. MlsUeiof io;;";'l aud be foiHvd as ii on the t op Of ;vcr C. sweetgums, IP. e U!t' s iut other clduous ti'ei'.s iy, ;h south "Of Kevv Jersey, sou: ....ru Indiana and Missouri, nud" In Or.egon nd northern California. Other ft..'.e ;dHt!!s for dec-.vfern and poly-tie.- J orating are Chi'istm Hex or Ink pody: Black alder v, ed. Ever? distr t berry can also has some Kpee-iu;rr en fruit Is muipt-Iable for deeerafin; gathering greens, never d 'i. y ' e plants; cut ' and Tick elfet a tid the growth will ?"5 xi fj 'not be fti'nr'd. lie!' il :!ii-- . fill. !! ; lit tin- I LIBERTY BOND yen:;:! atnl oM. The kind of h1s upon w you iii e i.:. d o.iar, wt he fir are all pine, good. . To keep th tree bright and or low green set it in a ;i e id the space barrel, brace no twfen the .free aaii or barrel with coal. Then o. :r in water until .. ' t ul.'ig boy girl frit ids io make the brincii,;: iii of nuts tree a real ;:.'! .. , hind 'this .;.., cosily, ransooiei of u SeU.Sll t:i:t is a token of peril friendly feeling. atd ;! in the joy of others, ! ' she feeling, the in-- o ;:u after tiie gift is i'tv. d.-- f year ? a boy would lie bound see 'Us that Old Santa Claus an' had no joy . its 1' 1 j , and the inis- philit, supposed by The Use of evergreens liavo some lays- time is older than the and preventing the Christians seeming to ver aliuwed to it from their pagan in... lie nioiH'i n very old honk ue find tip n 1,, for a the use of evergtv..!)-time- : oni its place "Againt the to !'.o Cn.htess (ff nitis every man's h. !,, a..' enloia ol parish ehurehe.-,v, r, holme, Ivy, have,, :. season of the year green. The conduit a. ; - ..' 'J.iL. the streets were hi.. ..... j,: among which I p a i ... ,,..: teniie-- ! of My dad sez once they lived Tree i, uiid Vii :;(!o . EVE RGft a THOMAS Hort-- ihi ye.tj hu. e ; coiii-s- and i". :dy It's time .,. V. (,!:-.- : Ktwt, j;t i VII. MAS auj Q.'tr ongcita, to p ii Chffttl-t-Mo- v v.- USE OF COODLOE ; , .V ! DAY j BY - js ! Christmas should inspire a world f unselfishness. The example befo-- e us Is almost too perfect, for it nirarr frightens us to attempt sin-- divine but ve can heights of try. It will at least take us from the depths of selfishness, where most of us uow are. Each Christmas day shou d toach us something of the lessen ,f the noly Child's life. If we could learn frow Chrisi'aa j, lie: today and In the succtediag sarious lessons of self bet turuieut and ennoblement it lias to offur, how infinitely belter it would be than just to look oa it a holiday for gifts and fasts, for cxtravnganoo and foolishness. So tak an hour or two o.f on Christmas day and give it up to ivlro- sjtectlve and selMiispcctbiii. You will eaclKflnd faults, if you Jud-outsell impartially, for no one Is pen'. et. Then make a serious detenu'.nKii a I. try to overcome those fault;, ! .oly r.v h iu ing to Improve Is there any charactei. If you are sati d v,i'h yourself you stay Just hs y,u. vlih all your faults and virtue lint if you try hard to remedy ti e : yoo 1. character is constantly grov, ' er. This is the lesson wd.. Chnat- inns day has for each of yon. Christ-- , tton .vinous of autaOIlaua 1 -- iti t to i de:ri;r,. l.i;;h eve '" i:,a t'lii-;.'.!'.- of lie anniversary !.- i . jc-ar- (;.. if ChrS-5-t;.- 'L::';;wmtylf'l!p w 'XU v 5 & .. paths of i if .sty ps of Christ Should Innpir - fclflshneaa' np,Wkt tits Ttyrti , - Himedy Faults. e pass-th- "There, of course, is Auut Maria, Aunt Lizzie and Aunt Jane ; they're ' ou the ' pretty old, but him to list .again ; and I'ncie Joe and Uncle ; I wish Fete and good old toele I really could decide just what I should give them. And Cousin Nell and Cousin Eate and Cousins Iielie and Sue, and Cousin May aud Cousin Madge must be remembered, too. And Cousin Sam and Cousla Bill, and Cousins Jack and Ned I'm sine if I had aiiy more I would go off my head. "There's Grandma Smith and Grandpa Smith, Grandma aud Grandpa Jones -- whiu 'shall I get for folks who have rheumatics. in their hones? There's pt and ma and Irotli-- r Hal, and Sister Maud and .Grace; before I get through think I'll be'in the crazy place Now w liar can I " f.o give all tne k!.-Igive" to me? Cladys, f lanni.h uid llortf-nsand Lr.biIet tee e, and CbTtienikie and ao i r and Indf .a :n.ue my Iiust maKe a trip tI;roo:li every s!Mi e and . And i here is bon; einhio girl, I fortet antl Man Arm, the eook-er- .I'll put their names right down now In my hook. And, Oh.' what shall 1 Tt-give to WIT1 hee, what sliall it he"?- - I feel sure that a diamond ring he will present to me. He says he only wants a kiss, and maybe that is so, but how to hang II. oa a tree there Is no way I know. A nice l of green might do. with itrip-'and white I know he wo; e pa and say it,.wu; n frlgbf "Ai;d now I HI j, pt.'t ttslde my Hit to think of seine tnn: I Im Kxmpl or- - forest,-- air, or S" i .;akening a ease of !i u,, kin-vit- . i r? " v, The legend tells how Joseph of An-- , iriathea, was sso persecuted by l'oulhm 1'ilate, because he had laid away the body of Christ in his sepulcher, tlmt lie fled to Gaul, carrying with Mm under a cloth of mystical white Miinite. the Holy Grail. In Gaul he 1'oui.d ihe Apostle Philip, preaching to the h a;h-en- , and he rested with him a f.w One night u radiant light hiiu, and an nngel bade him p t.i Britain and preach the glad iiiiiar King Arvlgatrus; and, where .1 ("ims, Mas rnirucle should come lo pa ,s, there to build a church. He and a band of followers followed the instructions of the an;:: end Arvl' Urus gave them the Isle or Avalon, .lid bade them erect mi aliar there to the new God. It was a !.Me tiful gift. The tiny isle lay warm m a verdant valley. Spnrklmg waves softly lapped Its shore. Soft hret.eh i played In Its trees, and nowhere the sky so blue as over Avalon. When they reached the top of re hill called Weary All, Jop.eph i!H,;!' d his thorn, staff he hud can! d whii 'lira on his long Journeys over land and sea, deep into the ground, am! It took root, and inuiiediau:: blossomed a bush of beautifai v flowers. "This Is where we will Ns.i.i church," the good mon said, and -at Glastonbury Abbey -- for so Avalon Is known today the thorn hi:s! bloom white at each Chris'inn ii,,i:, II lena tneir fragrance to the v ana remind ail who see t),..iu fi( He Christmas mirpclo ' of i.;U:ssing '...! i can-- vj 16 ti.-- h"g(;nils of Cl.r!.suna.s . homeward M- i- Rack Your Brain, Ccutit 'Em Again, See That No One's fe.? . ::a:; of come : If t'i ! I.Ianger Cradle t, that innumer- allv ouipany against wiioiit ine doors or nrace and hope an-- fa fist NO. 3 MAKING THE CHRISTMAS LIST awi-Um-.- l J'Ucssing of 1919 - Knglund. f 1, tt i iff l s MIRACLE OF THE THORN STAFF It Is one of the ' .. Df. Howard Duffield Ii ' 10 MILLION DUE Interest on Third and Victory Liberty Loans Buys Christmas Presents San Francisco Patriotic cltlzeni of the Twelfth Federal Resrv District who bought Liberty Bonds during the war have coming to them approximately $10,045,300 on De'cembsr 15 as interest on bonds of the First and Fifth Liberty Loans. This Is more than one dollar per capita for every resident In ths ssven states of the Twelfth District. To many the Interest money will come almost as a Christmas gratuity, but the Government is anxious that its creditors us too Interest not as easy money but that they It immediately in Government securities, such us War Savings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificates carry, ing 4 l interest compounded quarter- ly, thus making interest earn interest. To those who intund to make holi- day money of it, the Government says: "Give War Sayings Stamps for Christmas." The total of $10,045,300 due Is apportioned into $2,295,750 as Interest on the First Loan and $7,749,-55-0 interest on the Fifth Loan. lithe entire $10,045,300 collectible on December 15 was invested in War Savings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificates, and the securities held until their maturity date five years later, the interest on the interest would amount to nearly a half lion. mil- The fleal Christmas. The real Christmas Is an Invisible presence, n joyful glance of the eys, a wonderful expansion of the heart,' a sense of comradeship with all mankind. It Is an abandonment of to all good Impulses and an almost reckless waste of good feeling and generosity and love, and no army of pessimists can banish that kind of Christinas from our hearts. our-selv- Under the Holly Bough. have scorned each otbsr ' Or injured friend or brother, In this year; Ye who, by word or deed', Have niiiio a kind heart' bletd ' Come gather here! Ye who fast-fadin- g Let sinned BRnlnst and Binning Forget their strife's beginning And join In friendship now.' tie links no longer broken. Be sweet forgiveness spoken Voder the holly bouidi. -O- ikj-ln Mar? He Wanted Board. Fanncr-Hung- i-v. are you? Well there Is the woodpile. Tramp I am orry, sir, and thank yon. sir, but my stomach is not te 'UHtomed to such food. ; |