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Show Clhe wont We feklwife Moderwstic "Madonna" St&tuc :- -' VlT'X ?A - Jzsr by Arnold Hcnsler rr V, W ' ; ?; 3 ' By ELMO SCOTT WATSON f . a,Gf Z I1 CROSS the stage of Time hare t uJV.Pd J - 1 flli SS A. stalked great men of all do-- 9 QorTC&O (WCentlir)Wv g grees. Princes and potentates A JljL k,n8S ani1 mPerors, conquerors I ' and rulers, great captains In I --1 war and great statesmen to V Within the Inn peace, orators and learned men j&C32i In the arts and sciences all r--' have enjoyed their hour of fame and for some of them history has preserved at best but one eventful moment In their careers. But there la one event In history which stands out above all others, for all their pomp and circumstance and all the panoply and pageantry that attends the scenes which men call great events. It took place In humble surroundings a stable In a little town In Palestine. It was the birth of a child who was destined to give to the world a new religion and to humanity a new hope. And this event which we celebrate on Decem-ber 23 has been the Inspiration for the greatest painters of all time who, Instead of recording the deeds and triumphs of captains and kings, have chosen to delineate this greatest of all events, The Nativity, and those figures of greatest appeal to all mankind, the Madonna and Child. Poets, too, have found In the birth of Christ a theme for their genius. Long ago "rare Ben Jonson" sang this: HYMN ON THE NATIVITY OF MY SAVIOUR I stng tha birth was born The author both of lite acd light; The angels 00 did sound It. And like the ravlih'd shepherds eald, Who saw the light and were afraid. Yet searched, and true they found It. The Son of God, the Eternal King, That did us all salvation bring. And freed the soul from danger: He whom the whole world could not take. The World, which heaven and earth did make Was now laid In a manger. The Father's wisdom wlll'd It so. The Son's obedience knew no No, Both wills were In one stature; And as that wisdom had decreed, The Word was now tnsde Flesh Indeed, And took on Him our nature. What comfort by Him do we win Who made Himself the price of sin To make us heirs of glory! To see this Babe, all Innocence, A' martyr born In our defense-C- an man forget the story? And another master of verse, his eyes blinded but his soul seeing the wonder and glory of that scene In Bethlehem, also wrote of It. He was John Milton and the following are some of the verses from bis: TME HYMN OF CHRIST'S NATIVITY I It was the winter wild. While the heaven-bor- n Child All meanly wrapt In the rude manger lies; Nature, in awe to Him, Had dolt'd her gaudy trim. With her great Master so to sympathize: It was no season then for her To wanton with tbe sun, her lusty paramour. But. peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light Hla reign of peace upon the eartb began: The winds with wonder whist. Smoothly the waters klot. Whispering new joys to the mild ocean. Who now hath quite forget to rave. While blrda of calm alt brooding on the charms wave. XIII Ring out, ye cryatal spheres. Once bless our human ears. If ye bava power to touch our senses ao; And let your silver chime Move In melodlua time; And let the bass of heaven's deep organ blow; And, with your ninefold harmony, Make up full consort to tbe angelic symphony- - XXVII But see, the Virgin blest Hath laid her Babe to rest: Time Is, our tedious song should here have end-ing: Hesven's youngest-teeme- d star Hath flx'd her polish d car. Her aleeplng Lord with handmaid lamp attend-ing; And all about the courtly atable Brlght-harness- 'd angels sit In order serviceable. This ancient theme which Is ever new has In spired modern poets, too. Louise Imogcne Oulney sings of: TRYSTE NOEL The O he openeth wide the doore And from the snowe he calls her Inne. And he hath seen her Smile therefore. Our Lady without slnne. Now soone from aleepe A starre ahall leap, And aoon arrive both King and Hlnde; Amen. Amen: But O, tbe place co'd I but find I The ox hath husht his voyce and bent Trewe eyes of Pltty ore the Mow, And on his lovelle Neck, forspent. The Blessed lays her Browe. Around her feet Full warme and Sweete His bowerie Breath doth roeeklle dwell: Amen, Amen: But sore am 1 with V'alne Travel! The Ox la Host In Juda's stall. And Host of more than onelle one. For close she gathereth wlrtial Our Lorde, her little Sonne; Olad Hlnde and King Their Oyfte may bring, But wod tonight my Teares were there; Amen, Amen: Between her Bosom and His hayrel And Dorothy Belle Flanagan has written this charming LULLABY FROM A STABLE Sleep, little baby. Sleep, little son . . . Over the earth a cold wind bl vs. Over the hllla Is spread the night. a hearth-dr- e glows-H- ere a star la gleaming white. There are cribs of gold for baby Kings, With Incense from East and gems from the West. Pillowed with down of swallows' wings You ara cradled against my breast Other babes guerdoned safely lie Swaddled In linens soft and One. Angels will wat:h from out the sky Over you, poor wee babe of mine. Sleep, little baby. Sleep, little one These are but a few of the many poetic expres-sions of tiie "wondrous story." There hae been others In other forms of writing but of them all none can compare with the matchless prose of one of the earliest accounts of The Nativity. It Is told In tbe Oospel of St Luke thus: 1. And It came to pass In those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should he taiod 1. (And thla taxing was first made when Cyrenlus waa Governor of Syria). I. And all went to be taxed, every one Into hla own c.ty. 4. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, Into judea. unto the city of David, which Is called Bethlehem, (because he was cf the house and lineage of David,) t. To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, be-ing gieat with child. t And so It was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7. And she brought forth h:r first-bor- n son, and wrapped him In swaddling clothes, and laid him In a manger; because there was no room for them in the Inn. 5. And there wer in the same country shepherds abiding in tbe field, keeping watch over their flock by night 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10. And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you gool tidings of great joy. which shall be to all people. It. For unto you la born this day, In the city of David, a Saviour, which Is Christ the Lord. 13. And this shall be a algn unto you: Ye shall find the babo wrapped In swaddling clothes, lying In a manger. 13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude cf the heavenly host praising God. and saying, 14. Glory to Cod In the highest, and on eartb pea-e- , good will toward men. 15. And It came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them Into heaven, the shepherds said one to another. Let us now go even unto Bethle-hem, and see this thing which Is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto ua. 18 And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17. And when they bad seen It, they made known abrokd the saying which was told them concerning this child. IS. And all they that heard It wondered at those things which ware told them by the shepherds. IS. But Mary kept all these things, and pon-dered them in her heart. 10. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that tbey had heard and aeen, as It waa told unto them. --V NERVOUSNESS ThU BlWMm ut tamer tnfl every noise or lmcutirtty annoys tou YOU EfcKD KOENJOS NKHVINK. 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JdQhatcnteiHheHr P 1 ( Vv N Little children, with tbdr4aughje nT f andjears, their Joya andthelr tow-fo- j .pjlfVtfl' Jtx h: Cthe-ftmlly- , andjths farruly yS' ZC imcjnnterpt the t ud spirit of j M'iWMW L CnshrSffijkadlar of Cbr ftWm jliesn tojpvei y atvia of M ' hCL hunan hfeTboonly those atx lit , r 9jjlm-9Wi- y the family h earth itot e know tWei 'lPwMWy fuIlglowofltseffulgeitWaranthilVlf tJMMy come again as litthUdycaV'WfTtfrfrr Irx Then the aspfUerfWaW&ft.) M )K M km ft VJr ened; the cares u&.laMltWnsf I'f ' ''W 'ejLjj III life cease their clamor, tondesefyo fTmjIjfi ( upon the family circle. .Eviiij thelenflpty Xj ' tyJI W L chair may have Its occupantdf spirit, and thc"$uch ofV M l'jNJr v vanished hand" may be felt fjpewftsUjringsthe Night ofPeace. r?W THE REAL Vision of Christnias ilofet to those o falMo see la J2fethe family drele the symbol bf the gteater'gYoup-th- e Family of Mankind and to catch In thlsseasdnSof goodWHl on earth som glimpse of the Larger BrotheSSod. Sldwly, for hrjkrlvjwo thousand years, that Vision has beenakiig fonjvlthoughfrota tkfirl to time eclipsed. It Invariably returtuiriburstlng'Qer everjryioVd of war and hatred, a little brighter, a little nearer, a little more rfcfuteyWhenever the call of sudden disaster or spectacular sufferingjp Kearovgraerpus. , hearts in every land respond. And in millions of uWrSdJstonc' TjT mercy is not strained and charity sprejiMjits protecting wTnsOgWfUy as falls tbe dew from summer kier. has ordained Christmas that once a year the harmonies of 7 V3Hea ven may fall on ears unsealed by selfishness, on hearts mirac-ulos- ly softened from the hardness of the daily grind, that in that hour of peace may come a clearer vision of tbe Brotherhood of Man. ie.iMt.wt Him mnmni Removes Handicap From "Sound" Motion Pictures When talking movies were first made tbey depended on having a phonograph timed - with an ordinary film. Of course, tbe method was crude and did not succeed. But one of the latest developments In the production of 'uund pictures Is the discovery of a method by which an actor can re-main silent during the filming of a picture and then retire later to a room perfect In acoustics In order to speiik hla words, says Pathfinder Mag-azine. Later bis conversation Is In-serted In the picture and Is simultane-ous with the action. A report made to the Society of Mo-tion Picture Engineers at Toronto, says: "This method makes It possi-ble to do the recording In acoustically proper rooms without confusion of lights and camera. The method Is to do the sound recording first and then to do the photography by Interlocking cameras with a play-bac- k device. There promises to be an expanding use of this method, particularly In musical numbers." ANOTHERH mr. fm scrooge hm Tanner M3mW cutest?" Wade saw only a very crude-ly fashioned calendar but Larson waa smiling and his eyes were moist. "My little made that all by herself. I tell you I'd rather bava that than almost anything," was the proud boast "She couldn't wait until tomorrow to give It to me," the man chuckled. "Funny," mused Wade, "how much those things mean sometimes." Ha remembered a foolish little penwiper bidden away In his dresser the work of Helen's fingers sev-eral years ago but he remembered bow happy they both were over It "It's a good thing people drop their grouches once a year and can speak decently to a fellow." "Do you mean Christmas r Wade asked the man at bis side. "Sure," was the reply. "Some peo-ple In this office grouch all year, but Just as soon as Christmas comes, they're all smiles." "Working for a present, maybe," was the comment "No, they aren't," was the emphatic answer. 'They're all talking about what they're going to give not get No sir I They Just forget themselves once a year and remember there ara others on earth. And a good thing, too, say I." Wade thought about It many times that day. Maybe Anderson was right 1HEKE was to be no exchange of Christmas gifts that year, (31 In the family, as Gordon ft I Wade had made very plain. K. tJr J This Christmas "stuff" was VofttPo all "the bunk," anyway YllK time and money wasted, Just UrT to help the merchants sell their goods. Half of the things no one wanted either to give or receive. It didn't mean a thing any more If It ever did he rather doubted If It ever did. So his mind was quite free on that subject as he stopped for his morn-ing puper the day before Christmas. "Ain't Christmas grand?" the news-boy asked, bis face wreathed with smiles. "Do you think so?" tbe man asked as he paid for his paper. "Sure!" whs the enthusiastic reply. "Ain't we goin' ta have a tree at the church tonight?" pointing across the itreet, "with candy and nuts, and ev-erything. And tomorrow a dinner? I'll say It's grand 1" Then "Oh, wait a minute, mister," he called after the retreating nyin who quickly turned. "Lookl" display-playin- g a red glass pin for the man's Inspection. "Ain't this a peach 1" proudly. "It's for my Mom. She Just loves Jewelry. 'Course this nln't good enough for her, but Its the best I It would be rather strange not to have any of the usual excitement of Christmas preparations at home. Junior was "a great kid." lie cer-tainly did want that bicycle. And Helen would be as proud as a pea-cock with that wrist watch she had been talking about so much. And Jamie, "the little scamp," he surely would be disappointed If that football wasn't there tomorrow morning. And Qrace bless her heart she was the best wife and mother possible. She deserved something mighty fine. They were all a "fine bunch," and nothing was too good for them. And he was going to show them that be thought so, too. Was there time enough yes, If be hurried. After telephoning borne be would be late ; off he rushed shouting "Merry Christmas" as he went Hours later on the train on his way home he was too happy to think of how tired he was. "It was Just a ease of another Mr. Scrooge," be chuckled to himself. (). 1929. Western Newspaper Union.) could afford." Then with a sigh, "I sure hope she likes It." "Of course she will," the man re-assured him. "I sure hope so. Merry Christmas, mister." "Merry Christmas," returned the man. Late thnt day one of the men laid before him a package. "Isn't that the Reached the Limit in Tanning" of Boy Friend The other day two Brooklyn girls were overheard discussing a youth of their acquaintance. In this case, however, they were not at logger-heads ; In fact, each tried to outdo the other In panning him. It seemed that the thing about hlra that they disliked the most was his Idea of a sense of humor. 'Doesn't be make you sick with those stale wisecracks he's always pulling?" demanded one. "Yeah; and he always laughs tbe hardest." "He gives me a pain." "Me. too." "Why, that guy thinks he's the he of every Joke ever written." That diagnosis Was so devastating that the other couldn't stage a come-back, so the subject was changed. New York Sun. Almost Correct Little Ted was over at the home of a neighbor who had a "permanent" Coming home Ted said to his mother: "Mother, I don't see why you don't have your hair barbecued." One of the oldest records of observ-ing a comet Is that of Aristotle, whe saw a comet In 371 B. C when he was thirteen years old. J Boss Remembers Her at Christmas Time "Tes, sir. This Is better. But lfa four times as much." The boss examined It "All right," he decided "Let the girl have this," dropping the price on the counter. "But I" "Tut tut you've been very faithful." And he was gone. Frank Sweet (Xi. 1929. Western Newspaper Onion.) EN NT was standing In front of tbe J ladles' cloak counter of the great emporium fingering one of the cloaks covetously. Could she buy It? There was the room rent and the five dollars a week for board. That must be paid. The landlady did not wait for her money from anybody. Of course there was the ten dollars she bad saved from expenses In the past two months. And she did need It The weather was growing very cold, so she shivered In going to and from work. Perhaps she could go without shoes a little longer. And then the boss usually gave his help a remembrance. Maybe be would make It money this Christmas. But she mustn't count on that "Hello, Jenny; looking at clonks, eh) Clad I saw you. Haven't given you a remembrance yet Uow'd you like It to be a cloak? But look here I This is shoddy ! Haven't you better 7" to the) clerk. Christmas Cheer From Station Y-U-L- -E lo the manner of a radio announcer: "This Is Anna Maynard announcing Station Myrtle Koon Cher ryrnan. (. Hit. Western Newspaper Union.) it I SIMPLY cannot give presents to my friends this year," thought Mrs. Maynard, "if I do all 1 want to for my charity cases there's been so much sickness and unemployment. And there's not even time to ottenU properly to greeting cards. Now, If I could wait until Christmas, when I have some leisure " Then the great Idea came to her. and, taking her greeting list of the ''A. year before, and her telephone hook. she set to work In a diligent way On elirlstmns morning scores of per-sons all over town and even In neigh-boring cities were called to the phone to receive this message: "I am speaking for Santa Claus. He has been so overworked with the poor this season that he couldn't get his whole consignment to your t.otise. but he sends you a great deal of Christ-mas cheer, and a prophecy of henltt; and happiness for next year." Then.. before all the guests, she said: "Hut, mother, won't we have fun tomorrow changin' a lot of these things that we don't want?" Anticipation Dotty was all excitement when Christmas morning came and she sa the tree and boxes of presents under-neath and did not forget last yeur as she Is now six years old. After she had viewed them all and was calm she heaved a deep sigh and. The Boar's Head The Christmas custom of "bringing In the boar's bead" dates back to tbe truids, whose deity, Freya, the god-dess of peace and plenty, rode a golden boar. Meaning of Christmas ChrlstniHs would be strange to most of us If there were no gifts. It was the Infinite gift of God to us In ths person of Ills only Son that made the first Christmas for our world. If you have not accepted this gift we have not yet learned the meaning of Christ mas. Herald and Presbyter. - gg&?arKigr7g Earl j English Carole The first English collection of Christmas carols waa published la 152L |