The Beaver Herald. (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 32, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 20, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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HE Potomac river does not
mark the boundary be-
tween the bouthcrn and
northern Clnistmas. Tho
spirit of tho holiday sea-
son of tho south makes
Itself felt through tho District of Co-
lumbia through Maryland and well In-
to Pennsylvania. Hero It Is still tho
Christmas of 'tho candlelight and of
tho blazing log the Christmas of thu
distinctive old England cheer. .
It is probnblo that there has been
a Christmas tree In tho White Houso
at every holiday season In every ad-
ministration excepting that of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Old residents of
Washington say that oven tho bach-
elor and the widower presidents had
Christmas trees to remind them of
their own childhood or to bo used as
an attraction for specially Invited chil-
dren guests.
President Taft'n youngest child
"Charlie" is of Christmas tree ago
and Inclination. IJoth tho president
and his wife aio young in heart and
tho Christmas tree has always had a
placo In their holiday merrymaking.
Tho president's two older children
Robert and Helen are In college tho
ono at Ynlo nnd the other at Bryn
Mawr. Like all other college students
who can tnako tho journey home tho
president's older children are with
their parents.
Christmas In tho Whlto House is
very much like tho Christmas In tho
IiomcB of all American families. When
there nro children In the great colon-
ial nmnslon stockings aro hung up
and tho expectation and excitement of
Christmas eve aro just as great ns
j they nro In any of tho humbler homes
in tho land. Christmas Is a homo
day for tho president and his family.
All business Is given over and tho
Whlto Houso clerks and employes to
say nothing of tho cabinet officers nnd
tho senators and representatives who
make dally Journeys to tho president's
offlce know that on Christmas day of
all tho days in tho year tho president
wibhes to throw off tho cares of state
and to have the samo privilege that
ony other American citizen may havo
tho privilege of enjoying his fnmlly
and of partaking with it undisturbed
of tho Christmas cheer.
It lias boon said that there was no
Christmas trco at tho Whlto Houso In
tho holiday seasons when Theodoro
Roosevelt was president. Thero wero
six children In tho Roosevelt family
all of them of Christmas treo ago
when the colonel of Rough Riders be-
came president. Thero wero always
happy times at Christinas in the
Roosevelt household but tho Christ-
mas tree was barred becauso the pres-
ident bolrtg a strong advocate of the
preservation of tho forests thought
that It was little less than a sin to
cut down Jrees and of necessity kill
them. In order to use them for merely
decorative purposes.
It Is said that on ono occasion tho
youngest boy of tho household had a
treo give nhlm nnd thinking that In-
asmuch as it was already cut down
ho might as well keep It ho put it In
tho closet off his room nnd there sur-
reptlously trimmed It. It Is also said
that his father discovered tho tree
but tho historians of tho household do not
know or at. any rate do not say what hap-
pened then nnd so tho end of ono story of a
former Christmas treo celebration In tho ex-
ecutive mansion must forevor remain unknown.
In this Potomac liver section where tho old
tlmo Virginia Christmas spirit still dwells there
Is an openness about tho holiday that Is like
tho openness of tho Virginia homo Perhaps
but here tho ready doubter probably will Inter-
pose objection It Is tho transmitted spirit of
tho old dayB still indwelling In tho hearts of
tho Inhabitants the spirit of tho cavalier who
generally mado too free with his means of In-
ward cheer but with whose "vices" charity al-
ways kept pace.
Tho war did not kill Christmas In Virginia.
It survived battle and poverty and It is as hap-
py and lusty today as it was in tho seasons
when tho slaves brought tho oak logs to tho
i firing. It Is tho great feast of tho south and
of the northern country which lies adjacent to
tho Mason and Dixon line.
j Washington Is on the dividing lino between
. most things northern and southern but tho
Washington Christmas is wholly of tho south.
I Tho markets of the city are fat and dripping.
i Tho marketmen sell and sell and yet the stores
of Christmas things seemingly never dwindle.
'It is the season of game. Washington reverses
j tho rule of Now York aDd Chicago. Its holl-
I day markets givo tho quull and tho canvas-back
1 tho places of honor whilo tho chicken and tho
' turkey stay in tho shadow.
' It may bo and probably Is true that tho wild
' ducks" no longer darken the water of tho lower
j Potomac with tho closo-llylng flocks of for-
i mer years; It may bo that tho quail tho Vlr-
! glnla partridge numbers its kind by hundreds
1 where onco it numbered It by thousands; it
may bo that tho Virginia deer tho deor of tho
' woods of eastern North America is fast pass
ing; but no evidence of an approaching or an
accomplished scarcity is to bo found in tho
markets of tho southern cities or in tho homos
of southerners who keep Christmas as their
forefathers kopt It.
Tho Christmas of that part of Virginia which
lies closo to Washington Is still tho Christmas
of othor days but warning has como of a
change. Northern capital and northern capital-
ists nro entering the state and tho candlo light
and tho blazing logs are giving way to electric
light and steam heat which are as alien to tho
Old Dominion homo as aro tho liveried lackles
who soon will displace tho old "uuelo" nnd
tho old "mammy" In tho "quarters."
Too steel man and tho packer aro invading
inla to becomo neighbors of tho men who
beon lords or tha soil since tho days of
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tho first Lee. Tho change mayhap will not bo
congenial to tho Invader nnd so possibly Vir-
ginia will not bo sorry if this specific kind of
northerner rccrosscs tho Potomac.
Virginia the District of Columbia and Mary-
land have tho holly 4iablt. The holly has grown
here In profusion from tho day that no man
knows but It will not continue to grow unless
thero Is a reform In habit and In law. Tho
negroes bring to Washington great branches of
tho holly hacked from tho parent stem with
darky disregard for saving anything. Tho hol-
ly trees arc among tho chief beauties of tho
Potomac hills. They are going tho way of oth-
er treeB of the Appalachian rnngo and before
long It will bo necessary for tho lawmakers to
follow tho lead of tho Massachusetts legislat-
ure which was compelled to Intervene to save
tho trailing nrbutus tho mayflower from tho
band of tho vandal.
No part of tho country perhaps can claim a
monopoly of tho natural beauties of tho sea-
son but thero 1b a glow about Christmas in
this semi-southern country that Is not found
In tho colder north. It may bo tho glow of ex-
ternals only but it appeals to tho eyo and to
tho sympathy. Out-of-doors thero are contrasts
In tho Potomac regions that aro not to bo
found farther north except in sections whero
tho evergreens abound. Tho mountains aro
whlto topped and below them In tho valleys
are tho dark greens of tho holly tho laurel and
tho wild honeysuckle and tho dark browns of
tho oaks whoso leaves do not fall before tho
Bprlng comes.
Scattered through tho country south of
Washington aro bid plantation homes Btlll oc-
cupied by tho families who havo held them
slnco thedays of tho colonies There sedms
to be a genoial belief In tho north that most
of these old places aro forsaken and debolate
but thero aro many more than tho city dwell-
er knows still remaining prosperous and show-
ing scarcely a trace of change as tho result of
age.
It was said tho other day by an old south-
erner In Washington thnt no home-loving Vir-
ginian evor would movo "until after tho next
Christmas." The next Christmas comes nnd
goes but there is still another to come nnd
the moving is put off and will bo put off until
tho holiday spirit has gono from tho south
a spirit that will go when tho south goes.
Arlington the old home of tho Custlscs and
of Robert E. Lee is standing ns It has stood for
a century. It Is situated Just actoss tbo Poto-
mac river from Washington and it is typical
of the old mansion homes of Virginia. Tho
grounds of Arlington to-day aro n national com-
etery but their beauty is characteristic o! that
iGlittll i ll I vH
of all the old. es-
tates of tho wood-
ed country.
Arlington now Is
a sad enough placo
and tho Christmas
feasting in the
houso whero Rob-
ert E. Leo married
Mary Custls Is
but a memory. Ono
does not havo to travel far however .through
tho state of tho Carters tho Royds tho Pen-
dlotons anil the Randolphs to llnd In this hol-
iday season the scenes of cheer that onco
gladdened Arlington.
Washington makes tho most of Christmas.
In Its feasting and thanksgiving it Is a thor-
oughly southern city at tho holiday seabon.
It has Its cheor nnd Its charity In full meas-
ure and these things together mako "A Merry
Christmas."
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When tho universal Christmas hold-up con-
fronts you don't explode.
Refuse If you want to; but don't dwell In
your thoughts upon the Increasing depravity
of tho human race; don't exalt tho rugged" In-
dependence of our forefathers.
Yon1 may not yield cheerfully to tho spirit of
tho season when the tlmo comes to remember
tho office boy tho bootblack the hotol wait-
ers tho icstaurant force tho aBhman tho gar-
bago man tho messenger scrvlco the news-
boys and others. Somehow you picture tho
Christmas "hold-ups' of bygone days when a
daring highwayman barred tho progress of tho
lumbering stage coach and coolly took his toll.
Christmas largesse Is almost as old as
Christmas
In tho south If you happen to bo in nny sec-
tion that preserves oven a modicum of tho old-
time ntmosphcro you aro Hablo to encounter
everywhere on Christmas morning from such
negroes as havo 2omo claim to knowing you
the familiar phrase:
"Chrls'mas gin"
It means as ono of tho class favored by for-
tune from you tho less lucky nro freo to ask
Christmas largesse and that with no sinking of
Independence with no sacrifice of solf-rospoct.
Tho custom does nBsurao tho superiority of
a giver does indeed assume It not very far
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from tho level of overlord and serf.
Rut that Is because it has passod
through tho slough of slavery which
was serfdom in literal fact.
At nny rate tho custom goeB back
at least to tho sweotest and most
touching of Yuletldo doings In Eng-
land tho Christmas carol. That too
camo first Into bolng when serfdom
was England'B common law when tho
lord of castlo and of keep was seren-
aded by his dopondcntB and in his
munificent turn gavo them lordly lar-
gosso to drink his noblo health.
Rut tho beginning was not thon.
Farthor and farther back wo must go
carol and of tho song of England-
even bnck to days of tho wandering
singers tho jongleurs nnd tho min-
strels who camo from Normandy with
conquering William and wore gentlo-
men adventurers as Independent ns
you please and very ferocious fight-
ers In tho bargain.
So tho "Christmas gift" in tho
courso of tho agos has had Its ups and
downs ranging from tho lordly nccopU
anco by a titled minstrel of plain yet
royal wnges to thojiumblo appeal of
the dependent serf whoso welfare was
nt his overlord's will nnd pleasure.
Tho spirit In which at various periods.
It has been given and received was
really what dotonnlned Its social sig-
nificance; and thero havo beon times
when that spirit was precisely' tho
spirit of tho most pollto highwayman
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who over bado startled travolor stand
and deliver.
Tho Christmas waits of England with their
"God rest you merry gentlemen; lot nothing
you dismay" soon established tho precedent
that whorever they choso to Intone their car-
ols before a door that door must open to them
hospitably and a tablo must bo furnlshod
forthwith with good things of tho season for
their prompt refreshment.
Hut thero wero curmudgeons nmong thorn
then as thero aro now. Persons who happoned
to have other pleasures on their hands nnd
realizing keenly that tho Jovial waits camo un-
invited could not perceive why anyouo should
play reluctant host. Tho curmudgeons unques-
tionably had the right of It but tho carol sing-
ers many a time burst In doors nnd wrocked
house furnishings in their wrath at tho re-
fusal. Thero was a Christmas hold-up In grim
reality.
"Christmas gift" Isn't altogether bad as It
Isn't nltogothcr new. It Is only a rocrudcscenco
of an old old custom by a humanity whoso na-
ture In tho mass changes slowly.
And when It Is nil sifted down to Its es-
sence you aro getting n ruthor sincere compli-
ment tho samo compliment his jongleurs paid
bold William tho Conqueror and his fellow-clt-lzons
pnld Dick Whlttlngton who becamo lord
mayor of London
OLD CURE FOR COLDS
A library could bo mndo of the various cures
that have been recommended for colds. Tho
old English cure discovered more than 100
years ago by Dr. J H. Williams called tho "dry
euro" has lately been revived nftor decados of
disuse. It consists simply In abstaining from
all liquids for 48 houra or so starting with tho
very ilrbt moment tho cold declares Itself.
Dread fjsh vegetables "whlto" meat and
pudding may be eaten but no soup. If thero
Is great thirst u spoonful of tea or coffeo may
bo taken In the morning and a small glass of
wlno and water during tho day. Somo modorn
authorities consider this euro very efficient
GOOD DESSERT FOR WINTER
Huckleberry Cake Always Welcome If
Supply or the Fruit Has Been
Canned.
Sift two heaping teaspoonfula ol
baking powdor and ono of salt Into a
quart and a pint ol flour. Chop Intc
this two tnblospoonfuls of lard or oth-
er fat and two of butter. Heat two
eggs light add them to a pint of swcot
milk. Mako a liolo In tho flour pout
In the milk nnd eggs nnd mix with o
wooden spoon. Turn out upon a pas-
try board nnd roll Into two sheet
about n third of an Inch In thlckncoT
Lino n greased biscuit pan with ona
sheet cover It thrco-qunrters of an
inch thick with huckloborrles strow
these with garnished sugar fit the
upper sheet of dough on tho pan and
bako In a steady oven until dono. Cut
Into squaroB nnd send to tablo. Split
und eat with butter and sugar.
Use simmering burner for soups pot
roastB etc. boiling vegetables on top
of the samo vessel.
Apply tho whlto of an egg with a
cnmel's-halr brush to fly specks on gilt
fiamcs nnd they will 'disappear.
Steel knives that aro not In genoral
use can bo kept from rusting if they
nro dipped In a strong solution of
soda.
Keep a vegotablo brush to removo
tho silk quickly from ears of corn. A
new nnll brush with a liundlo Is equal-
ly useful.
To bleach handkerchiefs after
washing let them soak over night In
water In which n bit of cream of tartar
has been dissolved.
Huttors aro mado slowly and Jollies
cooked as quickly as posslblo. You
will havo bottor success making jollies
on a bright day.
If dirt seems to scttlo under tho fin-
gornalls rub pulverized pumlco stono
under tliew with nn orango stick and
wash with warm water.
Cut shoots of tinfoil nnd placo un-
der tho ilowor vaso dollies and you
will havo no trouble with any damp-
ness affecting tho best polished fur-
niture. If tho housowlfo who makes bread
will beat It well with n largo spoon
beforo she puts her hands In It she
will And that her bread will bo light
and wholesomo.
Codfish Shaker Style.
Cover a pound of codfish with cold
water and placo it whero It will be-
como lukewarm. Whon fresh enough
to tho taste pick Into shreds. Placo
a tablosponful of butter In n pan
and when molted stir Into it one table-
sponful of flour add slowly ono cup
of milk stirring constantly; season
with salt and pepper. When it thick-
ens stir in tho fish then pour Into a
buttered baking dish and drop on top
cno egg for each person. Keep in the
ovon until tho eggs aro sot when It is
ready to servo. Well browned toaBt
goes well with this dish.
Duster Hint.
Feather dusters as a rulo aro objoc-
tlonnblo anywhero about a house be-
causo so fow pcoplo seom to know
how nnd when they should bo used.
For general dusting thoy aro worse
than useless; like many sorvlceablo
articles thoy may bo mado nuisances
by mlsuso; hut every house needs one
largo foathor duster with a long nan
dlo for cornices and pictures hanging
too high to be reached with a cloth.
And this duster needs washing regu-
larly and drying in the open air if It'
Is to servo its purposo and become a
dust disseminator.
Cauliflower a La Hudson.
Ono carefully boiled cauliflower one
ounco of finely chopped cooked ham
two cupfuls of tomato sauce two heap-
ing tnblospoonfuls of grated cheeso.
Drain tho cauliflower carefully then
with your hands and a clean cloth
press It Into n neat shape. Put In a
hot dish. Havo ready tho tomato sauce
stir Into it tho finely chopped ham
then pour It over tho cauliflower.
Arrango four heaps of grated
cheeso round and sprinkle tho rest In
two cross lines on tho cauliflower.
Sorvo hot.
To Make Apple Toaat.
Core peel and cut Into ullccs six
medium-sized apples. Put two table-
spoonfuls of butter into a saucepan
nnd when it is melted throw lu tha
npples with halt n cupful of sugar and
two tablespoonfuls of water; stew tho
apples quickly tossing thorn with a
spoon.
In tho meantimo cut so voral -slices
of bread and fry in melted butter un-
til golden brown. When crisp placo
tho toaBt on a hot dish sprinkle with
powdered sugar and cover with tho
apples.
Banana Mousse. .
Rub four ounces of lump sugar on
tho rind of ono lomon. Pound four
bananas and put with tho mlxturo;
placo In a saucopan nnd add tho beat-
en yolks of five eggs; stir over the
fire till It Just thickens.
Whisk tho whites to a stiff froth
and when tho bannna mlxturo Is cool
fold thorn lightly In.
Pour It into & glass dish and serve
cold.
Salmon.
I3uy fresh wholo salmon clean and
bono tie up In cheeso cloth and put
In steamer. Let steam for use hour
sufficient Jo cook tenderly but not for
meat to separate. Lot cool. Make a
mayounalse dressing cover fish with
It on platter lay sprigs of parsley and
dices of lemon on for garnishment.
This dish though simple tins been
relished by many who wero fish tired.
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