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Fortified, not for resistance but for
show of truce, with scores of oranges
and innumerable sacks of candy, | go
to my room and await, with as good
grace as possible. the coming OF my
visitors. About midnight hear the
sound of many footsteps on the gravel
stified mirth, the testing of strings,
and then burst forth, "A ruby lip
to kiss, love-" and other songs Of that
ilk. The newcomer is surprised and
asks if these be Christmas waits; says
she is reminded rather of a crowd of
Romeos besieg 'ng Juliet. The Ro.
meos at the particular balcony of
which ! speak. never found Juliet un-
responsive, and into outstretched
hands always fall rain of goodies
There are hearty thanks called up to
the windows, and many pleasant
voices raised in Merry Kreesmus,
Merry kreesmus!" The giver feels
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giving of pleasure and of renewal of
youthful feelings. to you the twenty
fifth of December in Honolulu prob
ably would not seem very much like
Christmas The gowns are white, the
hats summary; many feet are bare.
and at the beach considerable of the
body of the native fisherman is also
bare. The hibiscus hedges are a1ame
with blossoms, while the odors of
roses, violets, stephanotis, heliotrope
plumarias and carnations make the
air heavy with fragrance There are
no sleigh bells, but many merry horse
back parties; there is no skating, but
fine fishing; few indoor dances, but
many picnics at Waikiki, where the
seaside residences are and the beach
which is the great water playground
for the people of the city.
In Hawaii we are made aware of the
approach of Christmas day all the pre-
ceding night. All night the Hawaiian
warblers are abroad, all night the toy
cannons boom, the firecrackers pop
The newcomer feels the midwinter
holiday has changed places with the
midsummer one, and wonders if per-
son can stand two "Fourths" in year
Where live in Honolulu sleep on the
night before Christmas is impossible
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in the land reads the immortal words
of when in the course of human
events" and reads to reverent listen
ers; the most inflated American glory
ing is accepted as the days due; very
genuine feeling swells the volume and
interprets the meaning of my coun-
try, tits of thee"
November % is Hawaiian Independ-
ence day, holiday to commemorate
that on the twenty-eighth of the elev-
enth month Of the year 1858 France
and England announced, in joint dec
laration, their consideration of the
Sandwich Islands as an Independent
state" Close to Independence Day
comes Thanksgiving, which is cele-
brated by all, the divers races in Ha-
waii uniting to make holiday of the
New Englander's harvest festival.
And now for the one. great holiday
of all the year
With us islanders, as with you of
the States, Christmas is the holiday
OF all the year, is long looked forward
to, long kept in recollection. No mar
so hoary, so superstitious, so clothed
about with the old Hawaiian fears Of
evil, but that has heard of the magi
and the Child; no little one in all the
land but feels some influence of the
spirit of the giver.
Though there is much of real Christ
mas in the air in the way of unselfish
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No Joy Without Gloom.

The Christmas spirit has as many
phases as human nature has angles
and idiosyncrasies. There are two
sides to every shield, and it is BIZ
natural that Christmas should have
its insanities, idiocies and follies az
we'll it's expressions of brotherhood
fellowship, peace and good will Ii
is a universal law that there is nc
joy without its background of gloom
no optimism without its inevitable
setting of pessimism; no real Christ.
mas spirit without it's trimmings OF
folly and idiocy. The rose of Christ
mas gladness must have its barb OF
cynicism or 1t will suffer from the
lack of contrast.
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repaid, and philosophers that the loss
of one nights sleep is not so very seri-
GUS
On the islands there is an attempt
made to copy the Christmas of the
lands where the white man abounds;
gift-making, church-going, plum-pud'
ding and green's are used to help it
out. Many of the gifts are such as
you of cold climes have-toys, games,
books, flowers, pictures, dolls. jewelry,
finery; but, as was suggested above,
there is no call for skates, sleds, muf-
fiers, furs or velvets. The church
going is as it is with you; early mass
for the Catholics, early service for the
Episcopal church folk, church festivi-
ties for the little ones and the poor.
The going out into the highways and
hedges is literally followed in Homo
lulu at this season. Brown babies
from novels hid at the foot of Diamond
Head, big-eyed Portuguese girls and
boys from the slopes of Punch Bowl,
children sheltered in huts dotted
among the lantana thickets of Kalihi
valley, little aquatics from Waikiki. all
are invited, to all the church portals
are flung wide on Christmas eve. Cen
trail Union church, the stately cathe-
dral, Kawaiahao, as well as the chap
els at Makiki. Kalihi and Palama
bring them into the charmed circle OF
the Christmas tree.
Little All Oh and All Doe, Sahto and
Yokomitso, too, are not forgotten or
treated unfairly. Queues and kimonos
have their trees, their gifts, Christmas
songs writ in their tongues, patrons
to act for them the part of st. Nicho-
las. When we peep in at this church
and at that, see Saxon and Hawaiian,
Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, South
Sea Islander, care for, happy, rejoic-
ing, we seem to find some real mean
ing in the brotherhood of man." we
repeat softly:
The angels song rings everywhere
And all the earth is holy land"
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HOLIDAYS IN HAWAII
Christmas Ranks First in the
Minds of the Island People.
An Interesting Medley Of Little Folks
of Many Races and From Many
Lands Participate in the JOY
full Yule-Tide Celebrations.
BY KATHERINE POPE.

in all other Christian lands,
~ Christmas is the greatest of
~ the many holidays in Hawaii.
To realize the Importance OF
the religious festival as compared with
others | will mention a few of the
others first
The birthday of Kamehameha H.,
on the seventeenth of March, is cele
brated by display of bunting and the
wearing of gay leis (wreaths) of flow
ers Decoration day is made much of,
by both the white and the brown folk.
Kamehameha day, June eleventh, is
big day with the natives, day in
honor of their great king, Kamehame-
ha l., sometimes styled the Napoleon
of Hawaii. July Fourth, which now
has double meaning in Hawaii, has al
ways been the American residents
great day.
One learns to skate in summer and
to swim in winter and one learns pa
triotism in a foreign land. At home,
save in stirring times of war, ones
heart is not apt to quicken its beat
at the sound of The Star-Spangled
Banner" at home in midsummer one
does not often brave heat and crowd
to listen to the reading of the Declara-
ton of Independence; at home one
does not fiaunt red, white and blue on
hatband and with badge; but we all
know how the American in London
and Berlin COMFORTS himself on this
day, which when at home he tries to
run away from. In the little land of
Hawaii the citizen :3orn in the
States" is not behind the American in
London and Berlin. All muster to
make of the day a glorious Fourth, and
no one is in the least blase or indif
ferent about the celebration. The ma
tional songs rise Justify, way up above
the palm fringes; the clearest voice
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hSANTA Claus GIFT

d o5E' hAGGERTY pulled the worn
N coat more closely about her frail
form as she hurried out into the
cheeriess dawn of the raw December
day, The little lame sister-Maggie-
Crippled but always merry. the one bit
OF sunshine in the older sisters life,
still lay asleep. biissfuliy unconscious
1T The pitiful struggle necessary IN or
dcr TO procure the wherewithal to
make life possible. The little sister
had ncver walked, but the small. room
where she lived was kept as sunny
BTtght as MAS possible. even when it
mcant that the older sister went Oft
times hungry to bed.
AS she climbed YEARLY to the Offices,
Grim and unbeautiful in the early
informing light, and prepared for the
rough work ahead. her mind reverted
again and again to the question asked
ia suCh n pleading voice. Sister
Rosy. don't you think Kris will bring
me gold iocket-a heart-shaped one
like bliss Mile had on the day she
Cailcd2'
gold locket! Rosy's care and sac
riice, resulting in the magnificent pur-
chase of a few candy toys, a new dress
and gingerbread man, suddenly sank
Into nothingness beside the startling
tiS"!icance of this childish question.
Other years she had cleaned several
dollars from generous employers at
Christmas time. Perhaps she might
laanage TO get one that was not really,
IUuy gold all the way through. She
scrubbed away vigorously The dust
few before her persistent onslaught
and all through the hours only one
thought was in those blue eyes.
The hour came that saw the finish of
her labor-two crisp dollar bills and
some loose change represented her
gifts for the day-mons.' was not as
plentiful, this year. Tie Christmas
eve shoppers pushed aaa jostled her
as she made her way along the crowd
ed thoroughfare, where bright stores
displayed their wares in tempting ar
ray. Carefully separating one of the
new bills and putting it aside for the
Ieat. she entered store that promised
the trinket she was looking for. The
tired saleslady answered the question
that was put to her politely. unsoubt-
eddy reading a pathetic story in the
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DERIVED FROM THE HEATHEN
Custom of Decorating With Greens at
Christmas Time Once Was Under
Church's Ban.

Did you know that the custom of
decking our houses, shops and
churches with green's at Christmas
time is derived from practice
which prevailed centuries before the
birth of Christianity? The ancient
Romans. the Druids, the Scandinavia
ans, the Celts. and even the Jews,
used evergreens in their religious GER
emonies, and while, for time, such
decorations were unCer the ban of
the church-the love for them was so
universal that it was not long before
they were again in use. Some of the
ecclesiastical writer's of that day
found dean religious significance in
the practice.
The favOrite decorations for tie
church at Christmas time have long
been the holly, bay and laurel. In
the home the ivy and mistletce
combine with the holly as the popu-
lar decoration.
II one desires to be true to the
ancient customs, all Christmas dec
orations must be put in their proper
place before the beginning of Christ
mas eve, otherwise the sylvan sprites
who are abrca5 that evening, and who
may be enrfcsd to the house by an
abundance of greens. will not enter to
bless the inmates with their protect
ing presence. Important as it is 10
have these green things in readiness
by Christmas eve, however. it is quite
as necessary that they should be re-
moved before the end of January, for
it has always been held to be most
evil presage to permit a single green
spray to remain until the dawn of
Candlemas day, or February 2.-Delin-
Gator
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pale face before her. No she did not
think it would be possible to get a
gold locket, nor even an imitation one,
for the amount mentioned. Why did
the lady not try to purchase a pretty
string of beads? Muttering a low
thanks for the suggestion, the disap-
pointed woman turned once more to
the street, depressed and forlorn, and
decided to return home and make the
best OF what she had.
Suddenly her foot kicked something
on the snowy pavement; it was a lit
tie square, rubber-bound package
Picking it up she flew down the street
toward the spot she called home. Hid
ing it in her dress, she prepared the
simple evening meal and after few
games coaxed the little sister off to
sleep.
Nimbly and quickly the work-hard-
ened and unbeautiful fingers decorat-
ed small chair beside the child's bed;
one by one the little dress, the candy
animals and the gingerbread man took
their places of honor to await pair
of blue eyes in the early dawn.
All this while the little square pack
age lay like bit of lead against the
eager woman's breast. At last with
trembling fingers she removed the rub
Der bands and tissue wrappings. A
loud exclamation of JOY made the
sleeping child turn on her pillow. but
she did not waken. On a dainty bed
of blue cotton, swung on a chain as
delicate as thread hung a tiny gold
heart. A queer half-sick feeling sud
denly swept over the little woman, as
she realized that this did not belong
to her; a white card fell from the
wrapping and fiuttered to the floor.
Picking it up she read:
Merry Christmas to Maggie"
She laughed with the JOY of posses
sion. 1t was for Maggie, and taking
! 1t over to the little chair, she hung it
| lovingly around the neck of the GIN
| gerbread man.
FLORA DELL.
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Christmas Reijs

Hear, oh, heSs! The Christmas bells
ai-a ringing peal upon peal, chime upon
chime! Full and clear they ring, and
tie air quivers with Joy. What is the
burden of their music as it floats far
and wide? Awake, Awake! it says.
A Great Change is coming-peace upon
earth, good will to all men
The Great Change is the new faith,
the new effort to secure for every man
his full share of the means, the com
forts, the health and knowledge, the
virtue, which humaniEe life-Helen
Keller in Metropolitan.
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The Real Spirit of Christmas

How often have | heard the word:
Il wish | were rich at Christmas
time. for then | could do so much
for others" writes Margaret Wood
ward in an article on the problem of
Christmas giving, in Suburban Life.
How strange it is that we never seem
to learn the lesson that it is not the
giving of things. but the giving of
self, that counts! 1t is the spirit
of Christmas which we must strive
after-not the multiplication Of gifts"
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when the Whittlers were accustomed
to Spring" their annual surprises
each of them bore that perfectly con-
fident and identically joyful air which
usually preceded the presentation on
something we think the other person
has been longing for.
Whittier advanced with a smile.
my dear" he said, Il have the sur
prise of lifetime for you.
ooh. do tell mel" said Mrs. Whittier.
with a hypocritical air of gaiety ana
anticipation, although inwardly she
shrank from the ordeal. Il know II Is
something that l want!"
What do you suppose it is?' her
husband eheerfully inquired.
Haven't the least idea
WELT is-it is-guess!"
"Oh. | couldn't! Tell me, quick!~
well, it's absolutely nothing. Now
isn't that a surprise? / made up my
mind that no matter what l gave you.
il would be something you didn't
want: so / thought l would surprise
you by giving you something that you
couldn't possibly find fault within
other words, nothing"
Mrs. Whittier burst into tears
You horrid thing!" she exclaimed.
81 shall never forgive you!"
But"
Don't YOU know that it isn't the
value of the thing. l might not nave
liked it; but the thought that you had
tried to please me would have been
everything. l didn't do that to YOU!
81 was only joking" he exclaimed
breathlessly. Honest, was only ]ok-
ink. What have you got for me?"
She drew from neighboring closet
:, dressing-sack, over which Whittier
went into raptures, all the time feeling
like a criminal Then, with solemn
air. he dsew from his pocket twenty
dollar bill
.If YOU don't like it," he said, you
can exchange it for something else"
Mrs. Whittier shook her head.
You didn't intend to give it to me,
and I'm not going to take it now" she
said. 1T was an afterthought"
But"
she fOlOeQ IL up anu put IL Ddck lnto
his waistcoat pocket.
'1'll forgive you this time,'' she
smiled; but remember, my dear, that
it is very much better to go on year
after year giving each other things
that we don't want than to attempt to
break up an old habit; whicE, after all,
foolish as it seems, is founted upon a
genuine human sentiment"
fCopyrtght. by the Frank A. Munsey Cal
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Christian Emblens.

The rose, the holly, the laurel. the
mistletoe, the pine tree and the ivy
are all Christmas emblems, mythical
perhaps in their meaning, but still re-
membranes Of the birth OF the Savior
of mankind. and when at the happy
Christmas time We deck our homes in
garlands let us not in our merriment
forget that it is being done in honor
of him from whom cometh every
good and perfect gift
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What He Wanted to Know.

Millionaire Ito his daughter) Tell
me, child-that young man who wants
to marry you this Christmas. has he
got any money?
Miss Innocence Money, father?
Why, he has just given me cluster
diamond ring studded with pearls
Millionaire-Yes, | know. Has he
any money left?
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was just going out, shut the door,
came back, and sat down in front OF
his wife
My dear girl" he said, 81 am glad
that you have brought this up, because
we may as well settle it now as at any
other time. You know that for years
we have been doing this sort of thing
both declare that we won't give each
other anything; then, just before
Christmas, We sneak out, and each OF
us buys the other present. This year
1t will be the same. We will promise
faithfully not to do it; but, just as sure
as fate, we shall break our word"
do you mean to say" declared Mrs.
Whittier, that We cannot stop such an
exhibition of weakness"
Il am simply calling your attention
to the facts. Isn't that just what We
have been doing?"
But this year"
All! Just go back twelve months
precisely what we said then. l remem
Der it well. l was sitting over there.
lifted my right hand as if l were ad
dressing judge, and I"
Don't! l remember it also In view
Of this alarming fact, that we are ap
parently the slaves Of yearly habit
what have you to SUGGEST
Simply this-that we each of us
agree now to buy the other present.
Il know that you will get me some
thing l don't want"
And l know that you will do the
same; but isn't that what we have
been doing all along?"
Then l don't see that we have
gained anything"
Haven't We? Why not? Aren't we
doing it openly? Think of the moral
uplift!"
Mrs. Whittier shook her head.
Il don't agree with YOU" she said
II think it would be much better for
us to select ourselves the presents we
want. If you like, you can come with
me while l get mine"
Nonsense! That won't do at all. II
is absolutely necessary for us to carry
out the element of surprise. There is
some sneaking, contemplate trait in
human nature which makes us want.
once year. to surprise others. That
is at the basis of all Christmas giving
It's kind of impulsive, irresponsible
attitude which impels us to buy some
thing that we delude ourselves into
believing the recipient is crazy for;
while all the time we ought to know
that it's probably the last thing on
earth he or she wants. Would you rob
us both OF this fiendish pleasure!
Never! The only thing to do is to be
natural l therefore announce to you
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Christmas Athletics.

"Perley-Halloa, Jinx! Going to take
Christmas quietly?
Jinx-No. Going to devote it to
athletics.
Perley-Good What kind? Golf
or football?
Jinx-Neither. l am going to carve
a turkey l bred myself for ten people.
There's exercise for you!
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kJ.. s;AL :5;:sI Acg{all
SURPRISE
BY THOMAS L. MASON.

AN you W R1Oul-
Use me that you
won't give me any
Christmas present
t his year" Mrs.
Whittier looked at
her husband en-
phatically. Il mean
It," she asserted.
Absolutely"
And you won't
give me any," re-
piled Whittier ex-
perimentally.
Positively. Now
is it understood"
Whittier, w h O
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Nurse-Why, what's the matter,
Master Tommy?
Tommy-Boo-hoo! Now I've got a
gun at last, an I'll just bet there amt
no bears around here fer me to
shoot:
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SOME ODD THINGS
ABOUT CHRISTMAS

IN Greece the kalikantzaroi are gen
| orally represented as mere tricky
sprites who live, as rule. under
ground, appearing to men only on the
nights OF the year between December
25 and January 6. They pass the days
during this period in dark caverns.
where they subsist on serpents and liz
ards, and come forth to dance in the
moonlight, either alone or in company
with the nereids, and also with mortal
women, if they can lure any to join
them.
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~HRISTMAS celebrations in Mexico
begin December II and continue
until December pa Each night
festival is held, nine in all, an invita-
ton being sent out to these 'posadas. !"
"Posada" means inn" typifying the
day the holy travellers, Joseph and
Mary, sought il vain for rest and shell
ter.
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that / am going to
surprise you with
a present; and you
must promise to
do the same with
me-"
Mrs. w hit t Ter
considered.
Well" she said
at last, Il suppose
that is really the
best thing for us
to do, and l here
by agree to do it."
When Christmas
eve came, there
fore-t he time
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TO learn the qualities OF her future
husband the Roumanian girl, on
Christmas eve, partially disrobes,
loosens her hair. bandages her eyes.
and Drawing the cold goes into the
courtyard, where she commences 10
count the stakes in the hedge. When
she reaches the ninth one she binds
it with ribbon Or with threads OF hair
and re-enters the house The next day
she examines the stake; if it is upright
and sound, her husband will be young.
strong and handsome; if bent, her hus-
band Will be old and ugly
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A POPULAR saying in Spain for
~ Christmas day is the bird of
dawning singeth all night long TO
brighten away all evil things"