The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-12-23

II is quite impossible TO tell
where or by whom IL was first
introduced. Almost every country has
its legend claiming for lie own the tree
which bears such generous fruit. In
Scandinavia il IL said TO have sprung
from the service tree" which germi.
mated from soil soaked by the blood OF
two unfortunate lovers. n claim sub.
stantlated 10y the statement that NJ
Chrlstmastlde inextnguishable lights
CLEANED from its green branches In "a
French romance OF the thirteenth cen.
fury II great tree is described whose
branches are covered with burning
candles and on whose top Is the vision
of child with halo round It's head.
the tree and candles representing man.
kind and the child the infant Saviour.
A beautiful German story credits st
Winfred with giving the Christmas
tree 10 the world. The story Is Illus.
tratlve OF the gospel suppIanting pa.
ganism. Before group of converts
~. Wlnfred felle,l great oak which
had been an object Of the worship T.
the Drulds \ line young mr. tree i'm.
me,liatcly appeared In is place. on see.
ing which ST Wlnfrrd said This NJ.
lie tree. q young child of the forest.
shall bc your holy tree tonight II j.
the wood OF peace. Tor your houses are
built Of FIR. II i the slgn of aE end
lesS life for It's leaves are ever green.
See how Il points upward TO heaven
let II he called the tree ~ the Christ
Child. Gather about II. not Ia the wild.
wood. but In your homes. There Il VII.
shelter No deeds NJ blood. hut loving
gifts"
Many Germans hold that Martin
Luther first conceived the Christmas
tire. one " the most popular ~ Ger.
man engraylngS represents him sitting
IN The bosom ~ his family. with q
iIehi@l Christmas tree ou tie table
before him. Luther was travelling
alone one Christmas eve The SNOW
covered country and tho trccs sleuminl
NJ evcry pnnt with the rofcfcI li.ht
81 the winter moon made upon the
great refhHner tie decfesf iWrc, sion.
Coins homr De- went into th" r1rlen
aud. 'uilIns o. little 'rr trrr hoir-htsI
i3io the nursery pu' SOME uul',- on
H. branchc, and liairi them Goo ~.
praaugg jao sg,,t of 90, beautiful
moonIi trc' .u thu forrest
. AntIpuadlrs cunmr' th, Chr -fiuls
tree witt ih" great trev Yes 800 VI
Nun-o mythology ur With tilr p'ur trrr.
Of ihc Roman .aiuusIl. tlr pgau
foWr'imrr ~ uur Christmas Otter.
Look % tie anc'eni Egyptians na urlr
majors ~ the hcI. THESE men Wru
wont 10 decorate their huu.t~ 90 th,
tine ~ the winter splstbc wltl
hrauch'7 ~ the dltc palm cmrlrms ~
immortality and 10 the starii hrua.
mcnt. In uryliucvul tliuss fhcp WIS a
tradition TINT hnliur,s Invested an ".
Illuminated trcr THwllc. were used by
The IcNs In fhe.r Feast of Lights.
which was celebrated At thl. season
The Grccks also call Christmas a.,
Feast ~ Lighis
The Romans In their snturuuia dre.
ouiiCi trr- with Images NJ W,mnn
E,sis ~ we'll o. with cindlle- uud burn
III Nuic logs iu honor rs these su,is
The wrly Christians hpwr1rr irpvn
~ ulou all such Insau adjust, 90 tb,
christmas celebration. Win JlUm tIa
= Feast uf the Nativity WIS ttr extreme
81 salcmnl,y. uud they vrrv 1. uu.U
orp1s,d 10 Christmas trrys and i.Ht.
music and laughter. b. vvur the ruu
taus
The Hrsi authentic UrnWf 10 iht
Christmas tIvv IS uui rs.,nl,el until DO,
sixivuth CENTURY u aWFlr. u Gcl
man manuscript. aui " the ii,rmln.
. responded lvast h. latin lnnuru,r, II
all the nations whiyb frll hrir tu 10,
Roman cmpirr. laruls. ~ them rather
than u the i,omaus mu.l h. i.,rllv,I
the hpuur ~ Introducing A. % was
the marriage ~ Qurvu Victoria 10 d
German prinrr whirh brought the mol
ern christmas tttv d. England. aui d
German immigrant stari,,i the custom
In Amrrlca. Tie first Christmas irt
IN Funcr was iighi,l 'u ihr Tuilrrir.
In iSiD by the Durh,-s Helena.
TO view the grrai hrar. ~ CHRIST,
mas trr,s which Tine the market .irrris
~ orr his ritir. Just brfnrr tir bnIi.
days one uuuii fsuly chat sarviy "a
trcc runii b. lrfi ,iaui.ns ~ ihr mur
murluE hrmiu ss vtirh SUBSTITUTED
t.eugfv'iHvs fsfvsi prmr,al Fyrr
hsri t'uisr state boz thr Juion is CALI
~ urou by Santa Clau, for iis tribute
% U,loisnt bsissm that b. may havy
plcaty. NJ placy, ou which o. hang hi,
presents
Thew j. uni, onc true Christmas ire,
the balsam No. The hrmlorl proper
has BRANCHES too dropping md hcNiblc
10 hold rrrai weight " Christmas
elris. hud the snfure whilr otherwise
suitable lacks the spicy uiuH ~ the
haisam. This i fortunate. fnf the trcs
most prlse,l for Christmas purposes Il
utlrfly drspisci by the lumbcrmcn.
Ilcfsrp the Christmas tree Industry 10.
ran the hr lands ~ Maine wrfr actual.
y exempted from taxation ne worth,
iess New they are worth frum $40 "
sia an acre
III. Christmas tfer cutters bcslu
wort Early. usually abuut the middle