Voices of
the Bells
HKRK Is neither speech nor
language. but their voices are
heard among men." This Is
:ni inscription engraved upon one of
the bells in a tower In Antwerp, Bel
gium. in 1038. but. long before this
date. voices of bells had told to human
!tv (heir tales of gladness or sadness,
of threatened danger or safely
achieved. and always the world un
derstood and respoude<l to mood or
emergency as tlie case might have
btVD.
Kor centuries church hells have told
I he ever-new, old story of the Christ
Chili!. For weeks before the sacred
day arrives .i wild rush of preparation*
leaves little time for reflection. In
tl esc busy hours clanging bells of Im
i'.i: -nt street cars spur the pedestrian
to heroic efforts and startle the pre
occupied shopper out of some absorb
ing reverie. This Is the time when
fat guv ami happiness go hand in
liiu.il and many an exhausted mother,
i oddiiig on her homeward ride, hearsi
the ripple of >-ahv laughter and the
I': ter of hurrying feet above the rau
cous noises attending her trip. Ka
thcr. with his arms piled high, looks
over the crowd with a far-away expres
sion, seeing only the one paramount
Incident ot the Christmas revelation,
and starry eyes that will turn toward
;ii with .1 deeper lovellght written la
.- shining depths. It Is this map
\ "is hour toward whli"h the whole
world moves with one concerted rno
tive. and In Its hallowed Joy revives
the spirit that is the foundation of a
■ lull's greatness.
When the bells of Christmas mora
p • their tidings of "l'eace and tJood
Will" it will be to a world waiting
receive the message: a world that
as been hurried and excited and In
terested. but which has all unconsci
ously been acquiring a spirit en rap
port with the burden of their chtui
All the stress of living and striv
all the huas and the sorrows are
severed by the benediction of the
bells. Iveper reverence for life and
a filler appreciation of the love that
surrounds us Is roused by their Tule
music. They call to all that Is
'.est and loveliest and we answer by
nn outpouring of Christmas spirit, a
k.-ener sense of human brotherhood
:md a closer knitting of family tie*.
Whi'e they have "neither speech nor
. :a'--e," they tell a marvelous story,
a sti.ry thar we understand, and we
for that understanding.—
Uncompromisingly Moro»«.
•i 3iri»trims ronies but once a Tear."
aid tl><> r»':t.!y made philosopher.
■v,., - rvplied Mr Orowcher: "a tor
Mfi> (|,..-sn't corae even as often a*
I'.ut r..nsider how long It tain
>er It."
THE FEAST
OF LIGHTS
light* ou the tree are suit! u>
Ujy be of Jewish origin. Iu the
month of Klslev. of the Jewish
year, corresponding nearly to our I>e
cember, and the twent.v-flflh day. Jews
celebrated the feast of dedication of
their temple. It liad be«?ti dedicated on
tliat day liy Antlochus. It was dedicated
by Judas Maccuheus, and, according to
Jewish legend, sufficient oil was found
lu the temple to last for the seveu
branehed candlestick for eight days,
and it would have taken eight days to
prepare new oil. Accordingly the Jews
were wont on the twenty tii'th day of
Kislev In every nouse to light a can
dle. on the next day two. and on tht
the eighth and last day of the feast,
eight candles twinkled In every house.
It Is not very easy to tlx the ex
act date of the Nativity, but it fell
most probably on the last day of Kis
lev. when every Jewish house in Helh
lchem and Jerusalem was twinkling
with lights. It Is worthy of note I hat
the German name for Christmas Is
Wclbnacht (the night of dedicai on),
its though It were associated Willi this
feast. The Ureeks also <ull Christ
mas the feasi of lights, the name
given to the dedication festival, Chun
ukah. by the Jews.
WHY THE CHRISTMAS KISS'-S?
Osculation, Allowed by Custom, Cele
brates One of Most Charming
Events in Tradition.
HY should men kiss s;irls who
stiiml under mistletoe?
Bei-iu.se lhey like It Mini be
cause custom allows it. Every kiss
under the 'uistiet>«. however, is a kiss
which celebrates one of the ui"st
charming e\ciits in Christinas tradi
tion.
The romance goes hack t<> the days
of Ihe B>'ds of Scandinavia, wh-n Bui
dur the Beautiful was shot by Locke,
the Spirit of Evil, with an arrow of
mistletoe. But his mother, Venus nf
the North, restored him to life by sa
lutinic with kisses all who passed be
neath a branch held aloft in her hand.
Thu* it became an emblem of love
and happy celebration. Ancient races
held the plant in emit veneration, par
ticularly the I'rulds. who went in pre
cession into the forests to collect it.
Alter New Year's day it was dis
tributed amone the people a« a sacred
and holy plant. If any pari of ihe
mistletoe touched.the ground il was
regarded as an omen <>f imp-nding
evil.
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Indelible pencil marks may he re
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in alcohiil and then washing in tic
regular way. The alcohol is Just a>
effectlve after the material thus
■lamed has been washed and ironed
'Jill the idle hours
with pleasure!
Time never han^s heavy on your hands when you have a
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Decorating the
Christmas T ree
:c
OXIE on out n««l
help build h fort,
Johnny."
"Clin t—J'm busy."
replied the boy
standing In me
door. "Come in
and see wliat we're
doln'."
Blllle came and
found Johnny and
his two sisters gathered around I lie n
brary table, on which reposed many
plies of tissue paper, bits of ribbon,
walnut shells, paste, paints and
shears. Kthel was sitting on the floor
beside a lurge pan of popcorn, Helen
was cutting gold stars over the waste
basket, while Johnny yielded a bn!«h
full of gold paint. Taken all together
It was a scene full of delightful pos
slhllltles. Rillle decided.
"You see." llelon explained hospl
tably. "we always decorate our own
Christmas tree tnul we're 11111 ^ itiu lot
of new things this year. It's more fu
ti» siring popcorn ami cranberries an
gild walnuts ami make butterilies than
It Is to buy 'em downtown. Kthel. you
give Klllie another needle and lie ca
string cninlierrles. They're easiest to
begin on."
Have you children discovered yet
that It Is more fun to "make things"
with your own hands than It is to hu
them with money? If not, you hnv>
missed a lesson which every chili
■diould learn.
The tree decorations which .Tohnnv
and his sisters were milking may !>•
made by any child. First on ilie lis
comes |Mi|ii om and cranher.-i> s. Thes
may be strung separately or alternate
I jr. If yellow held corn Is soaked ui
til softened, it may also be strung. V
small tree wits once trimmed »iili i
1111111* work of strung poprorn. cover
lug all the top of the tree, with tin;.
re«i tissue hells at the end eai'ii
string.
'
make different kinds of paper eh.itie>.
I'nckitges of colored pap i mat be ol.
tamed at almost any printing ••t'i. «•
These ttiitv be cut int» short lengths
lien ihe < nils ure |hioil I..gel he
with in i* ~tr.p looped.ii t■ i the : -At. tin"
"luop" chain Is tlti* roult. T1 i» may
different colors mill joining other
chains onto the oriic'im• at vnrtou>
angles.
The gold paint which Johnny . as us
iii); tt ;i ■* cluuigiiig wui nut s. - lnt<
tiny giiitering ornan < at* A : it huh
bored in each ami tl ■ t were r .1 it ti
he limit fri'UI the In 1 ■ ■ « on I - of
gilded wire. Snuill hu! in I ;.;:u!i
frtim tinfoil or the t'nt il useil in tut
er other ornaments.
A sheet ot' gold ami one of sllve'
paper |ire-ent mailt po^;Mi;i>s
Sl.irs may he rut fro.u i-ji . tl I >• . >! ami
covered Willi the ].a| • r. Maili box. -
may he covered with It ami used to
huhl candy ittul nuts Cornucopia*
produced hy rolling one porm r of an
ohlotiK piece of paper (ottarl the op
posit e corner anil pastitn; the edge
together, may lie cut from 11 papei
or decorated with strips of ii Tliesi
are very useful for holding ]mpci>rn
hut are not <troi>;; enough lot ■ unily.
Tiny butterflies may n»■ • < u the top
most branches of the Christmas tree.
Cut oblongs of colored tissue paper
in various sizes, rounding the corner
enough so they nil; g-te tie appear
ance of wings. If 'he pa]ier is thin
several pieces may be put together,
crushed at the center, and black sl'l:
floss tied In two places so as to form
the body of the butterfly.
As a finish for the top of 'lie tree,
a small doll nrij be gartieil to rcpre
sent Santa Clan \ t 1 pieces from
an old red flannel pet ..oat will pro
duce the coat, trousers and cap: cotton
batting tne tur
trimming: and mi
old kid glove will
make the bouts.
The lighting
problem connected
with a ChrlsimuK
tree is a I wa y* »
serious one. Klec
trle lights are al
ways best, wher
ever possible. If
candles are used,
they should be
placed securely
on the tree and
as far away from
any decorations
as possible. The
tree should stand
securely fastened in a di.v on n piect
of canvas or old matting. Tlie can
dies should not be lighted, except when
the older members of the family art
present to watch them.—Successful
Farming.
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Our Christmas
Day
I1K1IK if 11 n innnte perception
h L/ ii mi'lis men and women that
Christmas ilny ought to be the
uppiest In the year. It In doubtful
if they ever attempt to analyze their
>\vn hitlf-fornied ideas on the subject,
but ii is only neces-sary-to turn to the
writings of tliose who have been nntst
solleitous for the well-being of their
fellow men to see thut this I* the case.
I.ook. for Instance, at Washington Ir
ving telling, in "Bracebrldge Hall,"
the story of a good old-fashioned
Christmas according to the flesh, a
picture that was to express his ideal
of "on earth peace, good will townrd
men." Or turn to the greatest of all
the chroniclers of (,'hrlstmns, Charles
lilckeus, the man who In his many
pictures, from that of Dlngiey Dell to
I hat of Scrooge's bedroom, sought to
make Christmas a senson of good
deeds and of good cheer. "Blessings
on your kind heart!" Jeffrey wrote to
him. on the publication of the "Christ
mas Carol." You should he happy
yourself, for you may be sure you have
done more good by this Utile publica
tion. fostered more kindly feelings and
prompted more positive acts to beneti
cence than can lie traced to all the
pulpits and confessionals In Christen
dom since Christmas, 1842." After
that, read the accounts of how they
actually kept Christmas at Bracebrldge
Hull and IMngiey Dell; contrast It with
the marvelous story, told by Luke,
"the beloved physician," of that first
Christmas day In Nazareth.—Christian
Science Monitor
FESTIVAL TIME IN HONOLULU
"Melting Pot of Pacific" Consoles Her
self for Lack of Snow and Other
Yuletlde Fixings.
OXOLULU on Christmas eve con
soles herself for the lack of
snow and other traditional Yule
tide fixings with what a paper calls
"a conglomerate festivity Impossible
of counterpart anywhere else Id the
world." With an abandonment of
hilarity equaled only by the pure In
congruity of the thing, Americana,
Japanese. Englishmen, Filipinos, Por
tuguese, Koreans, soldiers, sailors and
civilian men, women and children, took
part In the pageant of the streets,
throwing confetti and lighting fire
crackers.
"After all, It Is the Incongruity that
makes the celebration of Christmas In
Honolulu unique. Here In the melting
pot of the Pacific, where those who
melt are matched by those who resist
the alchemy, all nations of the earth
meet In common observance."
Followers of Buddha and Confucius
take part In the Christian festival with
zest. Just as Christians there help to
celebrate the religious holidays of
others. But this Is a strange Christ
mas picture: "Horns were every
where. firecrackers snapped and scat
tered and above the din at times could
be beard the plaintive tone of Hawaii's
ukelele and the steel guitar."
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Visiting brothers ccr»
dlally welcome.
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ituig members welcome.
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