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Show Reviving Old Time Yule Customs SPECIAL efforts nre being made by women In mnnyv communities to spread n revival of the old customs cus-toms regarding Christmas. Some yearn ago n Kliston woman with u touch of iintlquurlan spirit managed to stimulate stimu-late Boston to revive a pretty Yule-tide Yule-tide custom by celebrating Its coming by singing carols In the streets and by UlHmlnntlng the houses through tho placing of candles In the windows. Other cities emulated Boston tn this matter. In Carlisle, I'n., a community Christmas tree was lighted in the public pub-lic square, and Its glowing Joy whs continued all along tike 'streets by lighted light-ed candles placed In the windows, many of which showed In the middle of the rooms so lighted up, displayed to the passersby In the night, private Christmas trees, the glitter and beuuty of which thus were shared with nil. An objection to this attempt nt gladness glad-ness nt least so far as concerns the use of candles has been the risk of fire. Hut these days of electricity or even of gas seem to minimize the Idea of danger, nnd there are different devices de-vices that may be applied to do away with all risk In the carrylngijout of the friendly suggestion. It Is 'advised therefore that "the cludtiess nnd brightness of the homo on Christmas eve be not kept behind closed blinds," nnd to thnt end It Is suggested that tho light from every window, whatever Its nature, be permitted to shine Into tho streets until midnight.;. The Idea of light Is nsoc!nted wlth'nll thnt Is good In life. The glow of the crackling Yulo log betokened the hospitality ready to greet the stronger nt that time, but there was morof to It than that. Light In days gone by was supposed to keep olt evil spirits. Snllle Wlstnr lu Philadelphia Phila-delphia I'ubllc Ledger. |