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A CHRISTMAS WALK
In ullvery softness! th« anthem closed
Like a slowly silenced bell;
The sacred calm of a peace divine
Like a benediction fell;
And out oa the morning light that spread
A glimmer of umber gray,
1 walked with Murgery home from church
On an old, old Christmas Day.
.A hland, mild day—for the ruggod month
Had chosen a kindly mood,
Like a wonderful mellow aftermath
From the'Autumn’H plenitude.
With scarcely a ttmg of wholesome cold
Did the Winter’s breezes blow.
At Margery i$S!kod from church with me
On a Christmas long ago.
The earnest words that hud touched or
hearts—
The warnings, kindly and wise—
Hud left a sl a dow of-‘tenderness
In Margery'h violet eyes;
The merry, hoydenlsh mdtl I’d known
For a twelvemonth’a flying space,
Had taken on tlmi old Christinas Day,
A new and womanly grace.
As through the tremulous opal clduds
Thai shifted and swaved apart,
A sun ray lighted the rosy face,
The wish was horn in my heart
That down the trull of the unspent years,
Whatever their -treed might he,
The soft-eyed maiden beside me then,
Might wulk to the end with me.
Absently w&tching the velvet Hakes
J3y the white gale-set a-wlng,
3 breathe the spirit of oilier years
While the bells* of Yulotlde ring;
And near me. smiling with happy eyes
At our children s romping play,
Is the girl who walked from church with
On that old, sweet Chrlsiinas Day.
—Harriet Whitney Durbin, In People’!
Home Journal.
.LESSON OF CHRISTMAS DAY
MAKING THE CHRISTMAS LISt
OOUOI.A8 COUNTY 8EUTmBL. POPqLASVILLB QgQROIA FRIDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1919.
Rack Vour Brain, Count 'Em Again, to
See That No One's
Missed.
Example of Christ Should Inspire Un
selfishness and Make-Us Try to %
Remedy Faults.
OhrlstinnH should Inspire a world of
iinseliisliness. Tin* example before tts
Is almost too perfect, for It rather
frightens us to attempt /well divine
heights of Holf-nbneg.ilIon, hut we can
try. ^It will at !oa<t take us from the
depths of selfishness, where most of ns
now are. Each i’hrlstmfis day should
tench us something of the lesson of
the Holy Child’s life.
If we could leant from dhristnins,
today and In the succeeding years the
serious-lessoys of sell’-hetleniient and
cnnoh'leiueut It has to offer, how in
finitely better it would he than Just
to look on It as a holiday for gifts and
feasts, for extravagance and foolish
ness.
So take nn hour or two off on
ChristiUfis day mid give it up to retro
spective and self-inspection. You will
each find faults, if you Judge yourself
Impartially, for no one Is perfect. Then
make a serious delennlnation to tux.
to overcome those I’nnils, for only try
ing to Improve Is there any growth in
character. If you are sat! died with
your,self you stay just ns you are willi
all your faults and virtuosi lint If
you try hard to remedy the faults your
character i ; constpuil.v growing broad
er. Tills is the lesson which Christ
inas day lias for c.n h • \ you.
“There, of‘"course, Is Aunt Marla,
Aunt Lizzie ami Aflnt .lane; they’re
pretty-ft Id, but have to go down on the
list again; arid Uncle .Toe and Uncle
Pole mid go6d old Uncle Lem; l wish
I really could decide just what I
should give them. And Cousin Nell
and Cousin Kate and Cousins Hello
and Sue, and Cousin May ami Cousin
Madge must he remembered, too. Ami
Cousin Sam und Cousin Hill, and Coil
sins Jack and Ned—I’m sure if I had
any more I would go off my heart.
“TJiere’s Grandma Smith and Grand
pa Smith. Grandma and Grandpa Jones
*—what shall I get for folks who have
rheumatics In their honesV There’s pa
and inn and Brother Hal, and Sisters
Maud and Grace; before I-get through
I think f’ll he In |£e crazy place. Now
what can I give all the girls who al
ways give to me? -Gladys, Hannah and
Hortense and Lulu—let me see, and
Clementine and Hose and Pearl and
half a dozen more—my gracious, 1
must make a trip through every shop
and store.
And there Is Frieda, housemaid girl,
and Mary Ann, the cook—ere I forget
J’ll put their names’right down now
In my hook. And. Oh I what shall 1
give to Will? Toe hoe, what shall 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 it on a tree there Is
no way I know. A nice silk four-in-
hand might do, with Stripes of green’
and while; I know he wouldn’t be like
pa und say Pi was a fright.
“And now I think I’ll go to bed and
put aside my list ; tomorrow I am sure
to ihink of some one I have missed. 1
will be bankrupt when I buy the things
from ties to muff—yes, Christmas
comes but once a year, and, gracious!
that’s enough.”—Brooklyn Standard
Union.
CURIOUS MISTLETOE
Something Like 300 Varieties In the
World—Pink B&rriet Found-Only
on Ceaar Trees.
There are about 800 kinds of mistle
toe in liife world, and/each’ variety
grows on the branches of trees and
has it tie white or pink berHes, says
*r. Nicholas. But the pink heriMes
»re found on only the cedar trees. Th
mb.ibdbc*, unlike other plants, gets no.
•’°oA ( dlro« ;fy from the ground. In-
leud, ii gets ifs nourishment from the ’
trees on which it grows.
Another curious thing about the tnU- J
tletoe is that though It blossoms earl- j
icr in4he year than the tree on which j
it grows, yet the little berries do not i
^ripen before December. Mfiybe that)
is because It has to steal Its food from |
the trees, and therefore cannot rlp?n
curly. The. very name **i:f!st4eto»»” j
gives some/Idea :f its insigniilcance.'
In the Anglo Saxop hin^Mpge “in <t”
.means gloom, and it "co:ne?ln m!d-vvlu- 1
tor. the gloomiest time of • y**ar.
The gathering of mistletoe was a
veiy • Important ceremony ambim th *
widen! Druids. About five days after
the new moon they marched in state
ly procession to^lie"forest and raised
an allar of straw beneath the finest
mistletoe-hearing oak they could find, j
The arch-Druid would ascend the oak,
ami. wirh a Jeweled knife, remove the
sacred mistletoe. The others stood be
neath the tree and caught the plant
Upon a white cloth, for, if u portion
.of it touched th/* earth,Jt was hii omen
of misfortune f>^the land..'
And this I* doubtless the reason why
If Is still the ciistdui to hang St from
the ceiling and why it Is supposed to
lose Us charm If it (••• lies tin* iloor.
Christ nias
GIFT A
MY CHRISTMAS TREE,
DECORATING FOR CHRISTPdAS
Holly Wreaths Help to Make the Home
Cheerful—How to Keep the Tree
Bright and Green.
CHRISTMAS
Sparkling snow on the ground
—an invigorating tang to <l»v
hIi— Ihe umuth-watfring smell
of cooking from ihe »o/.lly-wnrm
kitchen -our hoy safely home
from overseas with brave stories
to tell ami all the manhood crys
tallized in him-—relatives and
old friend's gathering at the fes
tive fable- 1 ljolly wi’ealhs at the
windows mid a criuikUug Are In. ,
.(V* open hearth—the bibulous
liiughter-of kiddies as the now
toys make them Unhide over—
mistletoe iin Med mischievously
above the door for the kiss you
mean to give bustling, unsus-'
pielous mother—the silvery,
tranquil pen I of church bells
across the soft-snowed open
pttjccs—an amazing forgetful*
ne*s of the* dour anticipations
and business worries of only
yesterday—ft sudden ro-bellef
that love Is life—-
That is Chrlsimas!
It Is not Christmas without a Idg.
gorgeous, glittering Christmas tree and
plenty of greens hung wherever pos
sible.
Of course you have your tree chfisen
and ready for Its great purpose. When
ll’-s time or cueing, invite youi
hoy-mid girl friends to .help, and
make the bringing in of/the Christ
mas tree a real ceremony. Tn Eng
land this Is one of the Idg events for
young and old.
The kind of tree to he used depends
upon where you live. Red cedar, white
pine, spruce, Hr or hemlock are all
good. To keep the tree bright‘and
green set ft In a‘deep bucket or low
barrel, brace mid till the space be
tween l|ie tree and bucket ip’ barrel
with coal. Then pour in water until
the receptacle is full.
Every home s! mild be d -cornled ut
Christmas. Gather holly for wreaths,
ma'i* rdp *s of Piurd, mug have sev-
b'.’al bowls tilled with part ridge ber
ries. Mistletoe Is heautfful and can
he found as a growth on tin top of
sweet gums, live oaks and oilier de
ciduous trees in tin* territory south
• •f New Jersey, southern fhdinlm and
Missouri, and in'Oregon and norrhern
California, other tine.plums for dec
orating are Chilstmus fern and poly
pody. Black abler and Ilex or Irfk-
berry can -also he used. Every district
Ims soiut? special green ihat Is adapt
able for decorating. In gathering
\recns, never destroy the plants; cut
and phMi orirefully and the growth will
uoL-Jjftt injured. r
NEEDLESS -PRECAUTION.
Hubby—It’s all rot and nonsense tc
try to make children believe there’!
eucii u character us Santa Claus. Thej s
ought fo be taught better.
Wifey—Our ehlldrou don’t need tf
be taught better. They know there’*
no Santa Claus In this house.
• The Day We "Ate.** .
In other words, Christmas is tft* daj
whore we shall celebrgto, mastic* t«
and bicarbonate, an4 the next day w«
'uofttfc
THE BIROS' CHRISTMAS TREE.
To make a Birds’ Christmas tree,
Hike an evergreen, IT possible, but any
kind of tree will do if you tie sheaves
of wheat, corn-stalks and evergreen
branches all over It to make It dense.
If It Is a large tree, plaasecurely
in a partially profheied phfee. A small
er tree’can be put on the’feeding shelf
oi'itside your willow. Hang on it wire
baskets tilled with Nuet, boxes with
fronts removi'd, containing nut meats,
millet, sunflower-seeds, wheat, cnicked
corn, hread-cruinhs, rolled oats, etc.
Coconut shells..cut In half and Hlled
with dainties that the birds love* can
also he hung from the blanches. Have
several shelves on which place' apples,
lettflee, cabbage and vegetables.
In all cold-districts, have at least
one or two deep boxes almost Hlled
with cotton where the half-frozen birds
can Had shelter and warmth. Many
birds suffer from thirst during the win
ter. Heat a brick or lay go stone and
place a pan of water on It.
The Real Christmas.
The >eal Christmas Is an Invisible
presence, a Joyful glance of the eye, a
wonderful' expansion of the heart, a
sense of comradeship with all man
kind. It la an abandonment of our
selves ti» nil good Impulses and an al
most reckless waste of good feeling
and generosity und love, und no army
of pessimists can banish that kind of
Christmas from our hearts.
Under the Holly Bough.
Ye who have scorneil each other,
Or injured friend or brother.
In ttiis fast-fading year;
Ye who, by word or deed,
Have made a kind heart bloody
Come gather here!
I.et sinned against and sinning
Forget their strife’s beginning.
And jpln'to friendship now.
Re links nd longer broksn.
Be sweet forgivenees spoken
Under thdbolly bough.
v —Charles Mackoy.
Christ
nuii« morn
ing when I
sleep-dust from
my e) es I shake. I
He.* »1 sight that
makes me start and
.rouses thumpings In my
huart; A Christmas tree—
oh, pretty sight—with can
dles, bells and bulls alight.
With horns and dolls and sugar
plums, and skates ami trains und
gating ilrums. And, oh, It Is a won
der tree, with heaps fit things for
iiih to sh«. Rare gifts hang upon
» the side, which tinseled fairies
cannot hide. A •sohlier Moll,
a doll house, too. and
strings of gold £ome to
my view. und
as I look
I seem tn
hear sweet Christ
mas uumhIc. soft and clear.
A merry Christ mas, It seems to amy,
A merry, happy, holy day!
Squaring- filmseff.
Lna! Christmas ii Voniig man wtt**
Inviteihfo (lamer at the house of on%*
of the leading men in the town. At
the dinner Bible* lie was placed op-
pos'le^l ^otise.
The Indy of Ihe- house was* seated
on I lie young -junil’s left. Seeing, the
goose, he renmrked’r .. v
"Nlm-ll I sit so (*l()Ko to tin* goofcp?"
Finding his words a hit equivocal,
hq turimed round Vo the Indy und sttld,
tn a mosi Inoffensive tone;
“Excuse me, JMSrsk Blank, I meant
To Lasic Through Many Years
Suits and
Overcoats
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The men of your family are buying presents for yon. What an excellent gift
a new Collegian overcoat would be! Collegian overcoats have the name of
being the best in America. We add our advice to your own good taste: .Buy
his Christmas Gift here. - - '/
BLAOKSTOCK, HALE & MORGAN
\ Distinctive Clothiers and Furnishers .
lb Marietta §t. Atlanta. Ga. Right at Five Points
You Can't Have Good Eating
Without good groceries.
If you haven’t tried our “Town Talk” and “Sky Lark” Flour you
have missed something. v .
Let Us Sell You A Sack Today!
We are stocked with every variety of Christmas eats such as
^Nuts, Fruits and ICandies.
We Are Headquarters For Country Produce
Hens and chickens for yoar Xmas dinner.We can furnish them dressed or alive
See Us About Some Good Heavy Work Shoes. WE HAVE PLENTY OF SUGAR.
Frank Burton
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