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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-02
CHURCH NOTICES.

FORT ST. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Union station. Edward III. Pence. -:
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ACRES--30 miles from Detroit, on
electric line, soil gravel loan;
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with Sklar: barn and hen
VIII sell on contract.
> AcREs-is miles from Detroit. on
electric hne. apple trees.
peach, pears. 3 plums,
cherry trees; grapes: s-room
house with two cellars, cleo
trio lights; chicken house
wagon shed. barn, woodshed,
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sonal property includes wag-
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pillow, drags, cultivator, tools
enough for farm. 80 chickens
Price $4,000
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
in Detroit Rev G.. G. Atkins. ID. ~,
minister. 1890. morning service with
ence OF cod" 7:3O. evening. Great
Choices OF Life--the Choice OF Pleas
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40 ACRES--A mile from electric line.
excellent fruit farm, "a acres
of raspberries, II -acre Of
strawberries. III acres OF
orchard: q acres pasture; o.
room bseck house; barns 32x
81; s-story berry house 1sx
"a; other outbuildings. $4,000
1875 ACREs-oakland county. 3A miles
from electric line. 120 rods on
small lake with a very fine
beach; IA acres apple orchard
which extends length OF
beach: gravel loan, acres
OF timber: house OF rooms,
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-02
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Tor alcohol and other drug diseases
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er. Lee 8. McCollester 1880. ser
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
The Christmas Influence

Whether you will or not. the Christ is bound to seep in.
 You may go down the street with a big frown in your heart and your spirit all awry over the fact that you can't have everything you want for Christmas and before you walk a block you will find yourself glued to a shop window, laughing over the funny things in the way of toys in the windows; the me chanical clown, with the dough face; the dancing doll, the rag baby, and the various other things soon cause the frown to disappear and the brow to be smoothed out and you feel that something big aud wonderful Is going to happen and that you and everybody else are very happy over it.
 Is there anything to compare with this mellow, good feeling that permeates the crowd which throngs the shops?
 Every single person in that crowd has a purpose; they are bent on buying some- thing for the pleasure of somebody else; everybody meets everybody else on com tive.
 So it is very easy to see why from this Christmas crowd radiates almost visibly something which for the lack of a better name we designate as the Christ mas influence"
 It would be impossible to escape this spirit of good cheer and good fellowship even if you were deaf dumb and blind.
 And isn't Is splendid to be radiatlng part of 1t?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
Christmas Embroidery
 Pointers.

Since the fashionable demand for hand embroidered apparel and table furnish ings, particularly at the Christmas sea- son, has led so many women to try their hand with the needle, perhaps a few bits of advice from an embroidery expert will not come amiss.
 There are fundamental rules that the woman who aspires to do good work must observe. Without them no prog ress in a fascinating art is possible.
 She must set herself a high standard of excellence. Slap-dash methods may answer in some things; never in em- broidery. It takes time to do beautiful work and she who Is not willing to give 1t should find some other way to occupy her leisure hours.
 She must learn not to draw and pull her work. This is a mistake of most beginners. Even with a frame the ma terial is so puckered that the most skill fui pressing cannot conceal it. She must also stick to short threads. It takes It. tie effort to thread a needle and long thread not only knots but wears thin. Most skeins, both of silk and cotton, should be c''+ twice, at knot end and directly opposite.
 A common .lstake, finally, is to use too coarse cotton. This is particularly a fault in satin stitch or French work used in fine lingerie. No matter how neatly one works too coarse thread will make the embroidery look rough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
Dolly's Christmas Don It's

There is a strong popular delusion that exists-and perhaps there Is some reason for it-that most persons prefer gift made by the donor at Christmas time. But will some one kindly tell me Just why any right-minded person would rather have a pair of hand-knitted wrist lets to a Tiffany watch or a crocheted nubia to diamond pin? It is not very clear, but the belief exists, 1t would ap pear, just the same.
 A very bad idea is to promise your wife pearl necklace for a Christmas present unless you really intend to buy it for her. If you do there'll only be the jeweler to pay, whereas if you don't there'I be the d-l to pay.
 Those who are clever at doing things in water colors have unlimited scope for handsome Christmas gifts. What could possibly be more appreciated than a pretty water color for the use as a bath mat?
 There is no message of love or hate that cannot be conveyed by the gift of a book" says Robert Browning. So send your friends "A Guide to Etiquette" or ''The Complete Letter Writer" This would be a nice delicate, Christmas-sy way of informing them that they didn't know how to behave, or how to spell
 
 Always choose sensible presents. But not too sensible. For instance, beef steak is an eminent1y sensible thing, but not much of a Christmas present.
 
 Be sure to let the ink dry on the price tag of the presents you send, when you. have added a figure to the sum marked thereon. It avoids complications.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
Why We Hang Up Our Stock
 lngS.

Do you happen to know why and where the custom of hanging up our stockings at Christmas time originated? If not I'll tell you.
 The custom of hanging up the stocking on Christmas Eve arose, so tis said, from an incident in the life of the good St. Nicholas. One day, when he was over taken by severe storm, he took refuge In convent. and the next day being Christmas, he preached a sermon to the nuns which they liked so much that they asked him to come the next year and preach to them again. On his second visit, which was also on Christmas Eve before going to bed he asked each of the nuns to lend him a stocking, and he filled the stockings with sugar plums in return for their hospitality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
Carving the Christmas Turkey

When the family sits down to it's an- nual Christmas dinner there comes the psy ychological moment, when the Christ mas turkey must be carved. Usually the head of the house is most willing to per- form this duty, for a certain inexplicable feeling of satisfaction comes to the aver age batter families when he surveys his table and makes a few preliminary at tempts to sharpen the carving knife be- fore attacking the toothsome bird. His wife anxiously watches the performance and is proud of her husbands anatomical knowledge of the bird, especially if din- her guests are present. Little Willie and sister fairly glue their eyes on each piece of savory white meat as it falls beneath the blade. The carving of the trukey is, indeed, a momentous occasion.
 Daniel Webster once undertook to carve the turkey at an old-faslsoned New England Thanksgiving dinner. The knife was as dull as the traditional hoe, and the bird proved refractory, giving the great man more trouble than he cared to admit. Finally, after an especially des- perate effort to cut through the trouble some fowl, the knife slipped and the bird turned complete somersault and landed in the lap of lady who sat next the famous orator. But even after this effort MT. Webster never turned hair.
 Madam. l will trouble you for that turkey said he, and went at the strug- gle again with might and main. Of course, this was all right for a great man, but the common or garden variety of the genus is not gifted with the aplomb of Webster. And this is one reason why the knife should be sharp.
 The turkey should always F erved on a platter large enough to I the diff ferent joints as they are carve Tt should be placed on the table with the breast to the left of the carver, who commences operations by first getting a firm grip on the fowl by sticking the carving fork deep down through the upper part of the breastbone. Now holding the fork se- curely in the left hand, the knife in the right hand, removes the legs and the second joint together by passing it around the joint next to the body. Then take off the wings in the same manner and dis joint them, cutting through the fragments.
 Before carving more from the turkey 1t is well to separate the leg and cut it into two pieces. After this the breast or the turkey can be carved in thin, delicate slices, with the knife held flat against the breastbone and faced away from the carver Then the point of the knife can be inserted under the wish bone, and it can be lifted, pressed back ward and removed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
Instead of the Christmas Tree

If you are tired of the old fashioned custom of having the conventional Christ mas tree suppose you adopt the plan which was attaractively carried out by a family who had passed the stock ing hanging age and the desire to be amused with the Christmas tree.
 This at first disappointed the girls of the family, but thanks to the ingenuity of of the older girls the following plan turned out to be very nice and everybody enjoyed it.
 The ingenious sister requested all the members of the family to wrap their gifts for each other into neat packages, direct them plainly and leave them in the library on Christmas eve.
 No one was told what was to be done with the packages and each member was sworn to secrecy so that she did not know that the others presents were to go Into the library also.
 The girl divided them into groups. hav- ing one gift for each member of the fam fly included in a given lot. The separate collections were then taken into different rooms of the house and hidden in such a way that they could not be found without considerable searching.
 On Christmas day a small boy of the family. dressed in the costume of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
Fig Pudding for Christmas

One of the most delicious dishes that can be prepared for the Christmas din- ner Is fig pudding.
 An experienced cook in one of the best managed households I know, gives the following excellent recipe for the pud- ding:
 One pound of dried figs.
 One-half pound of seeded raisins-
 One-quarter of pound of citron.
 One-half cup of beef suet
 Three eggs, two cups of grated bread soaked in two scant cups of sweet milk One-half cup of sugar.
 A pinch of salt
 One-half teaspoonful of baking powder in a half cup of sifted floor.
 One teaspoonful of ground cinnamon Beat the eggs and sugar until light, then add the bread crumbs and flour. Mix we'll Then all the suet and fruit, which has been well f1oured. and which has also been run through a meat grinder.
 Then add the cinnamon. Steam two hours and serve hot, with butter sauce, which is favored with sherry wine and nutmeg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
Presents for Ones Men
 Friends

Crocheted waistcoats are almost as popular this Christmas IS hand made cravats as presents for one's brothers and intimate men friends. The waist coats are particularly acceptable to .galf players and men who enjoy out door sports during the crisp autumn days.
 Other appropriate gifts are:
 Bay rum bottles in silver
 Brush and comb tray.
 A plain, silver headed cane.
 An ebony backed clothes brush. A safety razor.
 Salve cases for dressing table. Medicine glasses.
 Military brushes.
 Photograph frame in silver. A pipe in leather case
 Razor set.
 Shaving brushes. mirrors, mugs or sets.
 Smoker sets.
 An umbrella.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
Before Christmas Eve

Don't wait. until the very last horn an- nounces Christmas Eve. to remember that there are a dozen little necessary things that you have failed to purchase.
 Get these things and have them in the house, for every single one of them will be needed:
 Plenty of holly ribbon.
 Spools of tinsel thread.
 Reams of white tissue paper.
 Sheets of heavy white wrapping paper. Boxes of fancy seals.
 Large boxes of holly decorated cards on which to write ones name instead of using visiting cards
 A large ball of small twine.
 A package of stiff. brown paper for wrapping express bundles.
 An itemized list of what has been bought, for whom it was bought, and whether it has been wrapped and ad- dressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20

It would seem. however, that this idea Is obsolete practically, when one reads of the magnifcence, wealth and splendor expended on church music in the great cities. For instance, in the superb cathedral of St. John the Divine on Morn- ingside Heights, New York, the choir gallery alone will cost 100000 It will be a veritable palace formed in solid rock, the mammoth arch spanning One Hundredth and Thirteenth street. There will be a half dozen monoliths costing thousands of dollars each to do gigantic duty as supports for the roof of choir loft and transepts. These mighty monoliths will hold up for ages whatever in the way of stone and steel $1.oO0,0O0 will buy. Then, the choir gallery is to hold 5000 singers That will make a pretty big volume of sound.
 Fancy hearing the music which will be renGered at this magnificent place of worshipl
 
 In point of fact there is nothing more soul-inspirng than the magnificent oratoros sung by well-trained choirs, So the accompaniment of an organ, one of the most beautiful of all instruments. Take the words of Bach par example, the foundation upon which all the classic composers have builded and in many re- spectsi has never been surpassed even by Beethoven himself. The harmonious com positions for violin and organ interpreted by master violinist to the sweet mel ody of the organs flute D'Amour or Viola de Gamba-now and then a strident tone of the sonorous Diapason Basso, giving beauty and grandeur to the effect, Is little short of sublime.
 Bach bears to the musical world the relative position of Shakespeare to liter ature, Rembrandt to painting and Michael Angelo -o sculpture. Three hundred years ago he lived and was the greatest organist the world has ever known.
 Today the glorious notes of this glor- ious instrument, the organ, will be at tuned to the Christmas songs and throughout the civilized world music Will play an important part in the Christmas celebration. Turn wherever you may dur ing the coming week the churches every where will afford good music that breathes the true spirit of Christmas; music that emphasizes the joy of the feast and tells the glad tidings of the newborn Child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20

a teaspoon of salt, two teaspoons sage, ~ little thyme and half teaspoon of pep per also one onion which has be 7re- viously sliced and parboiled. The g should be rather moist, so more ', Ger can be added if needed Last of all stir in a well-beaten egg.
 Stuff breast through skin of neck and fasten neck to back. Then fill the body of turkey and sew up. Do do not i'll too full as stuffing swells. Tie legs and wings close to body and put in roasting pan. Cream one-half cup of flour with one-half cup butter and spread all over upper side of the turkey which makes nice crusty skin. Start with hot oven but reduce the heat later and cook rather slowly, but quite long time. four hours at least
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
A Parody.

(Which MT. Hood. no doubt. would frow
 on-if he could). With apologies froi
 Dolly Dalrymple.
 l remember, l remember, And never shall forget, The Christmas presents I have got, Fool things-most all-you bet. l see again in restrospect Pin cushions, trays what not, From bracelets. rings and other things To hose with polka dots. l remember, l remember, One Christmas-what a bore. A Princess gown like Grimes coat, All buttoned down before. Was given me-in navy blue, And with 1t was a hat. No self-respecting girl could wear Gee whizl twas like a bat! I remember I remember, Six aigrettes, for hair worn high: A seal, 'twould drive one made to use, A party fan, I sigh! A fountain pen all out of whack, Three neck stocks--all mistits- Thomas Kempis. in Russian calf, My word l like the wits. remember, l remember, Cases, bags, and things galore; A painted blotter-and a sash, Mighty nice-but such a bore! Three calendars and a score of cards, A bridge set-my fate I met. And Hol-de-rols I could neer make out, Fool things I got, you beti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
Christmas Music in the Churches.

Once more, from the city's green-decNed churches is to be rung out the mes sage of Christmas tide, in carol, hymn and anthem, which is the festivals most joyous and distinctive feature.
 Choirs, large and small, choisters famed and obscure organists and choirmasters have been laboring for many weeks past to bring to perfection programmes of beautiful Christmas music and today, and on Christmas day, the fruits of their work will be reaped when the chimes will ring forth the blessed message of Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men," in this celebration of the Feast of the Ma tivity.
 With the enterprisng spirit which char acterizes thel growth and prosperity of Greater Birmingham, nothing shows the wonderful strides it has made more than the music which is heard in the various churches of the city Besides the ser mons, which the learned ministers of the different denominations deliver each Sab bath day, the services are made more impressive by the good music the choirs render. There Is no way by which the spirit of true religion influences humanity more than by the glorious anthems of praise which sing into the hearts of Gods children the glory and majesty of a loving Savior. The impression that music makes upon people is wonderful; it levels all creedS and doctrines, 1t IS the unspoken symbol of unanimity in thought and converse and brings sweet concord to the souls of men.
 Tlbert Hubbard has given expression to this thought in speaking of music's in- fuence:
 "A stricken people turn to music it forms a necessary part of all religions observance and the dirge of the mourn CT, the wall of the keener and the songs of the banshee evolve naturally into be- ing wherever the heart is sore oppressed. It was the slave songs that made slavery bearable, and in the long ago. exies in Babylon found a solemn joy by singing the songs of Zion.
 Some people still adhere to the old idea that music in the church is unneces- sary and that the good hymns sung by the congregation without accompaniment, is the only divine form of worship.
 Not many years ago church music was entirely vocal music The organ was considered immoral and the piano an as- sistant to the devil. In fact that sort of thing is still an issue in som,s parts of the country, and some very good people do not feel that religion should be sugar. coated.
 This old-fashioned idea is of historic origin, for we are told that at the Church at Arnstadt in 1705, when John Sebastian Bach. (the greatest organist who ever lved), played there. that the consistory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
Keeping the Christmas Violets
 Fresh.

At the Christmas season there is no more beautiful flower that blooms than the modest violet.
 These flowers are not only lovely but they are very expensive, and every wom- an who is fortunate enough to receive gorgeous bunch of them will appreciate knowing how to keep them fresh
 For nearly week violets may be kept in good condition if they are cared for properly.
 It is not necessary to keep them in water all the time After being worn during the day or evening sprinkle them with very cold water, allowing 1t to run over stems of flowers. Then saturate oiled paper with cold water and wind around the stems. Place piece of oiled paper well sprinkled with water, over the flowers
 They should then be put back into the box and laid in a cool place. The outside of the window is a good choice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
A Christmas Temperance Low
 ing Cup

Mix together the juice of five lemons and five oranges, one pint of strawberry syrup, one can of grated pineapple and one ounce apollinaris Make syrup Of one cupful of water, one cupful of rather strong tea, and two cupfuls of sugar. When cold add to the fruit mixture, with enough water to make a gallon and one half of liquid.
 This same mixture makes a good filling for the punch bowl in which case. half pint of maraschino cherries. chips of orange peel or a few slices of red bananas or muscatel grapes cut in halves make an improYemer1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
How to Wear the Christmas
 Flowers.

You would be surprised" said a f1or=-- ''how few women there are who know what flowers to buy.
 "As a general principle the most ex- pensive flowers or those which make the biggest show are chosen, and the result is that the whole effect on face or dress is nullihed. It Is almost a rare thing to find a woman who really exercises strong, good taste and judgment.
 "Flowers should never be actually ap- parent, but just a part of the general picture, and the more carelessly, to all appearances, they are disposed, the bet ter