Canadian Valley Record (Canton, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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Gift Bringer In
Various Countries
THE Dutch glris Ming a pretty little
song on the feast of St. Nicholas
Instead of writing a letter to
Santa Claus:
Santa Claua. you good-natured man.
Olve me soma nuts and sweetmeat*—
Not too much, not too little.
Throw thorn into my apron.
For n Christmas without gifts would
W no Clirlslmaa at all. So always
there Is a gvft hrliyjer, nkln In nature.
If different In name, to the good St.
Nicholas, once bishop of Myra, who
loved children nnd whose memory live*
vitally today through Its association
with the grept Christmas festival. Kriss
Kringle, Fflther Christmas. Santa
Claus. Sunderkloos, are Identical. The
holy Christ child comes to Germany.
In mystical ftrittany the Christ him-
self Is thought to come to hless the
households of the pious, especially the
homes of simple shepherds.
In Spain on "Twelfth Night" all the
people, young and old, put their shoes
and slippers oat on the balcony out-
side the window fa order that the three
kings Journeying by may see and fill
them. There are also grotesque Christ-
mas visitors. Knave Kuprecht. terror
of Teutonic babyhood, has a load of
nuts and apple* nnd other goodies with
him. as well as l.ls traditional bunch of
switches.
The "Jullxik" or "klapperbok." a tall,
thin beast, ulth goatskin o^rered head.
Is after naughty Danish children. Just
as the "habersnck" is after those In the
Hart* mountains. Sunderkloos sends
sometimes a goat laden with presents.
The animals which the saint of
Christmas uses for his carriers are
quite as various. Donner and Blltzen
and the other fleet reindeer come first.
Ranta drives a span of reindeer In Swe-
den. In Alaska he cornea by dog team.
Camels, so the story goes, bring the
three kings Into Spain on their gift
bringing errand, though sacred art
would show ns that horses might be
Used as well historically.
In Holland, on the Zuyder Zee, St
Nicholas comes on skates over the fro-
sen wastes of water. In England there
are in use for Christmas several Imita-
tion horses, the hobby horses of the
llorrls dancers, which caper still In
Staffordshire, according to their an-
cient habit.—Chicago Tribune.
The First Christmas Day
Told For the Littlest Children
LISTEN dear little children, nnd
you shall hear about the very first
Christmas day.
It was In a country across the sea,
far away from here, thnt some shep-
herds were watching their flocks one
night. The sheep were resting on the
grass, the little latubs were fast asleep
beside their mothers, but the kind shep-
herds were not asleep. They were
watching that no harm should happen
to the sheep.
Perhaps they were looking np at the
stars und the benutlful moon abore
them when suddenly there appeared a
wonderful light In the sky. brighter
than the moon, or stars, as If the sky
had opened and they saw the glory
within. . • r • • s -i •
Whits tbc shtpherdi w«r« looking UD,
wonderiutf wiint was the cause of that
strange light, a beautiful shining nng«.i
came near to them and said:
"Fear not. I bring you good tidings
which shall be to all people. This day
is born a Savior, and ye shall find the
babe lylag In a manger."
And suddenly the angel was Joined
by a multitude of the heavenly host
singing praises to God. This was their
song:
Glory to Ood In the highest, and on earth
Peace, good will toward men.
When the angels *ia'' gone back to
heaven the shepherds said they would
go to Bethlehem nnd see this Savior
of whom the angels sang. They went
nnd found him, a little baby, in a sta-
ble. with no cradle to lie In, only a
manger for his bed. That little baby
was Jesus, who when he grew up said:
"Let the little children come unto me
and forbid them not, for of such Is the
kingdom of heaven." Ills birthday
was the first Christmas day, and ever
since that time we kept that day as n
Joyful and happy one.—New York
Press.
December
By J. C. OLIVER.
0 MONTH far famed! For festive
days and night $ renowned,
Joy fraught, Hth hallowed bene-
dictions i/owned
Life's annual clearing house for ret-
rospective thought,
BAere pensive memory, recalla the
smiles, the tears.
The hopes and joys of youth, the loves
of vanished years.
And sighs to see the havoc, sad, that
Time has wrought.
0 hoary month I In regions of the
north and east
The song of bird and rippling of the
brook tiave ceased,
And Nature's thousand charms of
summer days have fled.
There Uoreas reigns, fierce Ood of
wind and storms
And winter all of verdure, into
brown and white transforms
And leaves no trace of life and beau-
ty sped.
O happy month! When keen anticipa-
tion, sweet.
Flies swift on wings of ardent love to
greet
With gifts the friend, the lover or
the kindred near.
As Winter closer draws his icy fet-
tered chains
The heart expands and love unselfish
reigns
And speeds its largess to the ones
most dear.
Illustrious month "of most illustrious
birth f •
Qood tidings, peace and Jot to alt the
earth
A heavenly choir announced when
Christ was born.
Xo other birth such mighty portent
bore.
This Prince of Peace whom heaven
and earth adore.
How thrills the heart at thought of
Christmas morn!
—Lot Angeles Times.
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"Now, daddy, I want a rifle and a
drum for Christmas."
"Urn."
"And a machine gun and a sword,
you know."
• "Kh."
"And a soldier suit and two pis-
tols—"
"Oosh, kid, yon want as ttino} muni-
tions as-.* foreign power."—Louisville
Courler-Jpqrnal.
Whenever Yon Need a General Took
Ttke Grove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Took is equally valuable as a'Geo-
oral Toole because it contains the weil
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. It sets on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria, Eoriches the Blood and Rh?m#
np the Whole Systaa 60 cents.
Relief.
"Another thing to be thankful for!"
"What's that?"
"All the stores are closed. For one
day there's no chance of being remind-
ed thnt unything has gone up In price."
SOAR It STRONGLY ALKALINE
and constsnt use will burn out the
scalp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo-
ing with "La Creole" Hair Dressing,
and darken, in the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price, $1.00.—Adv.
Fitzpatrick for Protection.
"What's your name?"
"Isaac Kitzputrick Cohen." 1
"What's the Fltzpn trick for?"
"For protection."
_ State of Ohio, City of Toledo Lucas
County—as.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney
£ Co., doing business In the City of To-
ledo, County end State aforesaid, and that
Mid linn will pay the sum of ONE HUN-
DRED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE.
. . FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before-sue and subscribed In
my presence, this Sth day of December.
(Seal) A. W. Oleason, Notary Public.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE Is tak-
en Internally and acta through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney A Co. Toledo, Ohio.
The Lonesome Home.
Children should be seen und not
heard, but It's a dull house where they
are neither seen nor heard.
J^ere m Western Canada yon can buy at from
fy.j* y y? fan land that will raiae
20 to M bushels to thn nam nf 92 wheat — its
. . ea*T to figure the profits. Many Western Canadian
farmers (acorea of them from t« U. S.) have paid for their land from a
single crop. Such an opportunity for 10t% profit on labor nnd investment
is worth investigation.
Canada extends to you n hearty Invitation to settle on her
Free Homestead Lands of 160 Acres Each
or secure seme of the low priced lands in Haaltobn, Saskatchewan or
Alberto. Think what yen c^n make with wheat at $2 a bushel and land so
essy to get Wonderful yields also of Oats, Barley and
Flax. Mixed farming and ca: tie raising.
essy to |
The dimste is healthful *>rd agreeable; railway fa-
cilities excellent; good schools tnd churches convenient.
Write for literature and partici lars as to reduced railway
rates to Supt Immigration. Ottawa. Canada, or to
C. A. COOK
2012 Main St., Kunsaa City, Mo.
Canadian Goverrmmt Agent
Cruel.
Mrs. Newlywed—Oh, J. ck, I wish
you had a roll thnt would choke a
horse.
Mr. Newlywed—Don't I get, one ev-
ery time you cook rolls?
Ought to Be.
"What is the most pronounced work
you have In your library?"
"I guess it Is the dictionary.*
ana cmiaren, ana see mat u
Important to Mothoro
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for Infants and children, and see that It
Bears the
Signature of
In Use for Over 3d Years. ~ ~
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Rising Young Humorist
The Kid—Say, ma, I changed a
pumpkla Into a squash today.
Ma—You did?
The Kid—Yes; I threw It up In the
air and It came down a squash.
DONT WORRY ABOUT PIMPLES
Because Cutlcura Quickly Removes
Them—Trial Free.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cutlcura Ointment Wash
off the Ointment In live minutes with
Cutlcura Soap and hot water, using
plenty of Soap. Keep your skin clear
by making Cutlcura your every-day
toilet preparations.
Free sample each by mall with Book.
Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. L,
Boston. 8oId everywhere.—Adv.
It takes brains to get through the
world—also to go round on the out-
side.
IMITATION 18 8INCERE8T FLATTERY
but like counterfeit money the Imita-
tion has not the worth of the original.
Insist on "La Creole" Hair Dressing—
It's the original. Darkens your hair In
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price 91.00.—Adv.
Liberal Colonial Dame.
One member of the New York So-
ciety of Colonial Dames has sub-
scribed for fo,000,000 of Liberty
bonds.
Picric Acid.
Picric ncld as a high explos've was
first heard of In a general wny dur-
ing the Boer war and In connection
with the lyddite shells used by the
British.
Always Inaured.
"Blnk's wife was telling me they
laid hot water In their new house."
"Of course they have. They're
bound to have hot water In any house
where that woman Is."
WOMAN'S CROWNING GLORY
Is her hnlr. If yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, pray hairs, use "La Cre-
ole" Hair Dressing and change it in
the natural way. Price 11.00.—Adv.
Leave It to Her.
A man may hurl thunderbolt argu-
ments at his wife, but she enn usually
think nf something to say when he Is
through.
Sores and Wounds
If you knew the wonderful healing
properties uf l>r. David Roberts'
AliMJRBKST-Prlce Ol.OO
yon woold nse no other preparation
In tho treatment of wlra enta. old
■on-a. poll evil and flstala. It haala
In tho shortest possible line.
Read the Prict.cil Home Veterinarian
Ml tor It— bMtM tm IkwtMa to tm
M no dealer In joqr town, wrtto
•r. la«M laMrta' Vat Ca.. 100 Sraa* taaaaa, Waaktita, Sto.
Spain has 000 miles of electric rail-
ways.
W. N. U., WICHITA, NO. 51-1917.
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Bain, R. E. Canadian Valley Record (Canton, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1917, newspaper, December 20, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc176196/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.