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The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
4 Christmas Thought
By LUCY LARCOM.

~ H, Christmas is coming again,
you say,
~ And you long for the things
it is bringing,
But the costliest gift may not glad
den the day
Nor help on the merry bells ring
ing.
Some getting is losing, You under
stand;
Some boarding is far from saving.
What you hold in your hand may
slip from your hand;
There is something better than
having
We are richer for what we give,
And only by giving we live.
Your last years presents are seat
tered and gone,
You have almost forgot who gave
them,
But the loving thoughts you hestow
AS long as you choose to have
them.
Love, love is your riches, though
ever 80 poor;
No money can buy that treasure,
Yours always, from robber and rust
secure,
Your own without stint or meas.
1t is only love that we can give;
1t is only by loving we live.
For who is it smiles through the
Christmas morn
The light of the wide creationP
A dear little Child in a stable born
Whose love is the worlds saliva
ton.
He was poor on earth. but he gave
us all
That can make our life worth liv-
ing,
And happy the Christmas day we
That is spent for his sake in giving.
He shows us the way to live;
Like him, let us love and give.
Christmas Money.
| The demand for Christmas money at
, the New York subtreasury grows each
| year On recent Christmas nbont
! $3.50, 900 a day in new coin. both gold
and silver. was provided to meet the
demand, which kept up until Christ
mas day. This Christmas money comes
direct from the mint each year ut this
! time Thousands of residents of New
York who never see the Subtreasury
at any other time pour down on the
dingy old Wall street building and
clamor for bright new gold and silver.
! The big department stores also de-
mand new money. both to please their
customers and to facilitate change.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17


No New Way Of Keeping Christmas.
l have among my friends some who
have tried new ways of keeping Christ
mas, says an English writer. They
have not been success. When folk
have done a thing in one way for some
hundreds of years it is not easy to in.
vent a better way of doing it. OF
course it has been done sometimes
We have the steam engine. the electric
telegraph. and so on. but with regard
to keeping Christmas day no one seems
likely to invent anything new that will
be as good as the old. Roses and lilies
will not do instead Of holly and mistle-
toe, and there is no satisfactory sub
stitute for beef. turkey. plum pudding
and mince pies.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
"Jul" Stamps For Christmas,

For some years there has been a
Christmas stamp issued by the Den
mark government The Denmark stamp
is issued by the postotfice and with the
kings head on it and the one word
issued each year ut Christmas for the
season. and every penny from its sale
goes to help the fight against tubcrcu-
losis in Denmark 1t costs Il farthins
and sells by the millions, having al
most doubled its sale each year for the
past few years
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17

Thirty-seven youns ladies Of the con
gregation had in mind thirty seven
pairs Of slippers for the curate for
Christmas.
But one young lady made known her
intention. And when the day arrived
the curate received one pair of slippers
and thirty-six dressing gowns.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
The Christmas Tree.

The Christmas tree is rooted deep in love;
It's yerdant branches tower far above;
It's fruit are emblems of fairer cline;
Its odors whisper of a happier time.
'Tis planted in all lands to spread and
grow,
And faith and hope among it's treasures
glow,
Till the green life tree in our midst shall
stand
And earth once more becomes an Eden
land.
From "Christmas Chimes"
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
0U WILLIS HAWkJNS@ s.

Milly Gin Mortified whisper)-Mamma.
Willie is an infidel!
Mamma An infldel?
Milly-Yes. He said he don't believe
there's any Santa Claus.
what is the baby crying about?'
"Oh, nothing much. He only wants
to eat the Christmas tree"
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
Christmas Bell:
By MINNA IRVING.

ny NSuN~N u\NH$0.
fCopyright. 1915. by American Press Asso.
ciation.]
WHEe.. ..aw al, the world is white with
Ten million tongues repeat
The idings Of the birth Of Christ
In accents clear and sweet.
They fling the message to and fro
Der frosty hills and dells
TIL every earthly ear ha. heard
The music of the bells.
THEY are the echoes of voice
Still ringing through the night
From blossom bearing lands Of sun
To lands Of frozen white,
First heard on old Judea's plain,
Where aocks and shepherds lay.
By time and distance multiplied
To welcome Christmas day.
COR then shepherd boy awoke
And rubbed his sleepy eyes
And saw a star Of wondrous light
Above him in the skies
And. pointing to its glory, cried:
"All hail the Christmas morn!
Behold the star of Bethlehem,
The Prince Of Peace is bornI"
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
Christmas
Is Prophetic
By Rev. Dr.. r. S. MAC ARTHUR

VHE Christmas observance. for
tunately, Is becoming more
general each year. Many per-
sons who have no religious IN
terest in the season observe it for its
delightful social features. This Is it
self a genuine gain FOR all the inter
csts of our common humanity. More
and more are the religious denomina-
tiOns of all crccds making a part of
Christmas q time of religious worship
This also is change in a wholesome
direction.
In celebrating the birth festival Of
| our Lord we hold up before the world
the central thought In its history.
| ChriSt's incarnation is the event around
| which all other events revolye In small
| er or larger circles
| This festival is the most Joyous cefe-
| bratiOn Of ChriStenhom. 1t makes the
! JOY of childhood more joyous, and it
lightens the burdens Of age and sor-
| row with its tender memories and it's
triumphant prophecies
1t is prophetic of the golden age
when Christ shall come again, when
evil shall be overthrown and when the
song of q redeemed Luna. nifty shall
sweep over the universe as the song
Of celestial choirs echoed over the
plains Of Bethlehem.
BY the gifts which characterize this
season we commemorate Gods great
gift-the umspcakable gift Of his Son
to a world lost in sin and wandering
in darkness. No one can rightly esti-
mate the blessings which flow every
| year to all classes and conditions Of
men from the tender memories and
gentle charities called forth by the re-
membrance of the holy child Jesus.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
The Supreme Gift.

Fear not. my friend. giving more than
your due;
Remember the gift presented to YOU
Ir the long ago and try to be true
When Christmas comes.
William Lytle.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17
MY Christmas De.
Cision

From Battle Creek, Mich,
Christmas message was sent to
the nation-a message that may
mean Christmas cheer for the
starving tenement dwellers. the
! street waif, the jobless man. the
social outcast. for everybody
, who is lonely. neglected or
friendless.
With Rev. George f. Barnes
. as sponsor Il movement was
: started to make this Christmas
! Christmas for everybody"
! The following. called My
! Christmas Decision" was sent
broadcast:
! Every Christmas season
: makes your friendship and mine
more precious and our love more
: tender.
{ "This year the thought Of that
+ love has been bringing to me
new consciousness of the needs
of the whole world of Christmas
(, cheer and love.
; "Desolate homes. stricken
; countries arc imperiled lives
! abroad: slackened industry and
5 impending suffering at home-all
! are calling. want you to know
!, that my Christmas gift to you
!, will he quite simple. but warm
:, ed with the fire of new love
1 for am going to give an extra
+ gift to the needs of all those
4 whom deeply love.
"Afy Joy in this new service
will lie greater If you join me in
5. its spirit. that our Christmas eel
E ebration may be kept simple.
!, filed with good will. winged
/, with sacrifice and devoted to
+ peace"
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17

BY OOOOL.Oc. THOMAS.
Copyright. 1915, by American Press Asso.
ciation.l
DECCY wore spng Of mistletoc,
/ Wore it Christmas eve. OF
course you know
What the consequences were
Wearing that-and in her hair.
DEGCY'S not to blame for doing So
/ How could she know it was
mistletoe-
Just spng Of green she found
Lying care!essly around?
COME said Peggy wasn't very slow
- Al party wearing mistletoe
And light in her blue eyes
Not exactly shocked surprise.
nEGGY'S not the least to blame.
although
Twas remarked, concerning mis-
tlctoe.
Her mistake seemed odd. You see,
Peg excels in botanyl
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-17

Christmas Bells From Hill to Hill.
The time draws near the birth of Christ;
The moon Is hid: the night is still:
The Christmas bells from hill to hill
Answer each other in the mist
-Tennyson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
STEP'NEY

1 Miss Bertha Broderick of Bridge port has been visiting her friend, l Miss Bertha Nichols for a few days. The entertainment given by the young people of the Baptist church proved very successful. A pleasing program was rendered consisting of | a parade, recitations, music and jokes. About SIS was added to their | treasury.
 Health Officer Hayes inspected the school building in town prior to the opening of the fall term
 Miss, Gladys Keller of Bridgeport has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs Charles Thorpe.s
 Miss Genevieve Wyckoff who has been engaged to teach Birdsey Plain school will board with Mrs John
 MT. John Poland is erecting a silo and will soon add a cennent floor to his barn.
 Miss Olive Corning has spent a week as the guest of relatives in Sandy Hook.
 The Misses Ethel Warner, Bernice and Edith Hull spent Thursday as the guests of MT. and Mrs. c. D. Still son.
 ChiIdren's Night will be observed on Thursday evening at Harmony grange At the business meeting on that evening plans and specifications for the new hall wifi be submitted.
 Perkins Nichols leaves this week for Providence where he will enter Brown College.
 Miss Gertrude Craft recently pur- chased, a new victro1a.
 Mrs. George Beck has entertained as guests the Misses Mildred and Glendevere Lovejoy of Norwa1k.
 Messrs. E. M. Peck, Charles Cur tiss and Stephen R. Hayes enjoyed a days outing at St. Mary's Blythe Sea on Thursday.
 Wood Crest the East Side home has closed for. the season. Several hundred guests from New York city. have been entertained at this home during the summer
 Mrs. Pamela Wheeler has entertain ed as guests Mrs. Etta Staples and daughter Jean of Springfield, Mass.
 The lawn party scheduled for. last night at the Huntley home has been postponed.
 Miss Josephine Briscoe is enter taining a friend from Brookfie1d.
 Miss Vera Hubbe11 who is teach ing in the Upper Long Hill school will remain at home committing daily in the auto bus.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
MONROE


 A number of people from this sec ton attended the church fair given on the grounds of Samuel B. Hurd It was a, success under the skiHful sham and Pauline Smith who were very interested workers, and $70 was realized,
 Mrs. Daniel Kurtz and son, Wheel CT, left town last week for their home in MacPherson, Kansas.
 Several members of Harmony Grange attended the Fairfield Co. Pomona Grange at Greenfield Hill on Wednesday afternoon and. report a fine time.
 pany with her sister, Mrs. Jennie Beardsley, are visiting their sister who resides in Michigan.
 Mrs. pr. WaiSs is entertaining her nieces the Misses Churchill of Weth- ersfield.
 Mrs Alex Sinclair with her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Sears, and daughters, of Bridgeport attended the wedd1ns or their nephew, Edward Hyde, Jr., of Flushing, L. l., which occurred Satur- day evening at p. m.
 Richard Nash of Bridgeport spent the week end with his cousin William Thompson
 Monday evening. Sept. 13, all the roads lead to the Monroe Town Hall where the dramatic committee of Harmony Grange will give another one of their popular public whists. A number of prizes will be given.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
TODAY'S POEM
LOOK UP!

overhead,
 Where still are shining sun and stars and moon; What if today the clouds make dark the noon? The sweet light will return when clouds have fled. Look up in hope! Above the waasery waste
 Gods spirit broods. and some day Win find. out of the throes sf this rebirth, Its paradise; but God is not in haste. Look up and trust! Above the wratl, of man,
 Above the swirl of jealousies and hate,
 Unmoved the throne of God abides5 just wait; Tomorrow you will see His perfect plan. Look up. The Right must have the right of way; Might is but weakness when allied with Wrong; The powers of righteousness, when few, are strong, And in the conflict ever win the day. Look up, o soul, and fear-not- for the arkl
 The frighted dove her olIve-leafs will bring; The waters will subside, and a new spring Will tell of bright days growing from the dark.
 -Dr. Henry Burton, in the Christian Endeavor World
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
BEEF sCAL1oPs
WITH SPHAGETTI

If you don't care for spaghetti, you can, of course, use macaront or haricot beans instead.
 Required: One pound of topside of beef three ounces of good drip ping or butter, one tablespo oonful of grated E!6hf6hy haIfE epHHtO bf 7stoclSs three level tablespoonfu4s of hours salt and pepper, quarter of a pound of spaghetti, half a pint of tomato pulp, neat croutons of fried bread.
 Cook the spaghetti in plenty. of fast boiling saIted water until quite tens der, then drain off the water.
 Melt one ounce of the butter or dripping in saucepan, stir in two tablespoonfu1s of the flour, then add the tomato pulp, with salt and pepper to taste. 2 Cut the spaghetti in short lengths. and stir into the mixture. Keep it hot while the meat mixture is being prepared.
 wipe the meat with a cloth dipped in hot water, then cut it into small dice, removing all skin and grtstle
 Melt the rest of the dripping in a pan, put in the beef, with the table spoonful of grated onion, and fry them a light brown. then shake iH the remainder of the flour and add the stock, with seasoning to taste.
 Cover the pan and let the contents simmer very gently for three-Quar- ters of an hour. Arrange the meat in the center of an. au gratin dish, with the spagh etu mixture round, garulslG the dish with the croutons of 1breae ' or, if more convenient, substituG toast
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
PROMINENT YOUNG
 MAN INTRODUCED

Dear Miss Libbey:- ' am a talented high school girl of IT. never liked boys as girls of my age do. I do not dislike them. Have many boy friends. A month ago l took leading part in a charity entertain ment A prominent young man sought and received an introduction, to my surprise. He goes with the older set. I go out very little. He thinks a great deal of me; sends me flowers. Yet he never asks to call. Thinks I do not have company. I do have open house Sunday afternoons. Boys and girls drop in. First time I wish a youth would ask to call. Is it forward to write him to come to a musicale am to be in soon? [ think too much of him. Please advise.
 PILL.
 Young people meet where hills and mountains don't, is a true saying. When you are older you will have more advantages in meeting those of both sexes. Having had flowers sent to you, a polite invitation to a musicale would not be amiss. Of just an ac- quaintance one should not thipk too much. Wait till you know him well.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
ADAPTATION oFIA PARIS COSTUME.

ing left side seam free above large "Os perforationN in front gore for placket Gather upper edge between double @TT"' perforations. Adjust straight or a bias band of material (about 4 Inches wide when hnished) to. position on skirt as illustrated on reverse side or envelope, stitching upper edge of band about inches above lower edge of skirt. Sew skirt to lower edge of backs even, side seam at under-arm seauK Stitch tape under gathers in skirt from center-front to the left side seam and finish for closing.4
 At this point the skirt will have to be put aside until the waist is ready. First, turn under the front edge of the front of the waist on slot perforation and lap on vest to small 'o'' perfora- tfons, notches even; stitch F inch from folded edge.
 Turn hem in vest on double 'too" per forations. Cehter-front indicated by large "O'' perforations in vest. Close under-arm and shoulder seams as notched. Gather lower edge of, waist between double IT'D perforatfens Sew stay to lower edge of waist, center backs even, small .to'' perforation at under-arm seam and bring front edge to center-front Face collar and sew to neck edge as notched.
 Now, sew skirt to lower edge of waist over stay, center-front and backs even, side seam at under-arm seam Stitch tape under gathers in skirt from cen ter-front to the left side seam and fin ish for closing.
 Returning to the waist, gather. the sleeves betweenN double ."TT'' perfora- tions and close seam as notched,Y 1eav-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
VICTIM OF UNTRUTHS.
Dear Miss Libbey:-

Dear Miss Libbey:- , I am a young man, deeply interested in girl same age as mine. There was an untruth told concerning me. She doesn't care for me any more. I love and cannot forget her. My heart is Respondent. She purchases at fathers bakery, doesn't seem to notice me. Can I gain her love, please?
 R. F.
 It easily becomes habit with some to start untruthfuI stories to hurt some person. This unfairness will come back enfo1d in harm to the one who started the falseness. Live it down. Show her your honorable worth by exemplary conduct. She will see clearly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
CHEEsE sANpWICHEs.

Take one hard boiled egg, one fourth pound common cheese grated half teaspoon salt, half teaspoon pep per, half teaspoon mustard. one ta- bIespoon melted butter, one table spoon vinegar or cold water. Put yollz of the egg into a small bowl and crumbIe it down: add the butter and mix it smooth with a spolon, then add salt, pepper, mustard and cheese mixing each well. Then put in the tablespoon of vinegar, which Will make it the proper thickness, Spread this between biscuits or slices of bread, and you could not require a better sandwich.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
Wants $5,OOO For Being Thrown To
 Floor of Trolley

To recover for injuries received when she was thrown to the aisle by the sudden starting of a trolley car
 Emma c. Buckley of this city has brought suit against the Connecticut Co. for $5,000. She alleges that on January 10 last she was a passenger on a Fairfield avenue car. She asked the conductor to stop the car and he save the signal. Before she could alight the car suddenly started. The plaintiff claims her right ankle and knee were permanently injured by the fall. The action is returnable to the superior court, September term.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08

l | Say, of all thine eyes have seen,
 Which the fairest land has been?'' ! Lady, shall tell thee where? | 'Tis where those we love abide,
 And that little sphere is best,
 Which the loved ones foot hath e pressed"
 | You could never make me yield to the argument from the time the sun
 rose until it set again that there was scarcely a young woman but had her sweet secret day dreams of the lover coming to her some day She would be ! his chosen ideal from all the other maids to be his bride.
 It is not a foolish waste of time for them to have such hallOwed reveries, but natural to have their own ideas of love and marriage as it is for flow CTS to turn towards the sun, or lilies to have the 'life-giving dewdrop close to their warm golden hearts. It is the dear, inpulsive young woman whose heart beats quicker for an endearing word spoken, who watches eagerly and listens for well known footstep. If that some one whose coming is ex- pected has not disappointed her, vis- iting her summer and winter time, the heart of the girl who believes he adores her grows tender with a spark of TO- nance.
 He may not be up to the standard of
 
 ed to her, yet she sets her hopes high, candfdly believes he knows a great deal that will come out when he is trained for a vocation.
 In fact, he has the making of man in him when he has a wife to spur him on, she declares. His chief in clination at present is being a good talker. He never takes her to task
 as to whether she listens, and is un- tdoubted1y impressed as long as she does not interrupt his string of anec- doteS or start up contrary discussions.
 She persuades herself that this gift, which he arnuses her with, although she is a bit tired of never hearing a ] word about love and tenderness, is a trifle better than if he rolled off witty sayings or paid her compliments, to fill, in time and not wear out his vel come.
 It may be the very ease he shows of how contented and at home he feels in her company and the lack of interest he displays, on the other hand when the tide ofIconversation drifts towards Cupid's mating which gives CT an inkling that marriage with him would be no hAstX affair He jests over it. She ponders if it is best to keep on waiting; ruefully she wishes she had not led him to suppose when he first put in an appearance at the house that she would Nook for his com Ing ana WeIcoIne nlT1, the oItener ana better. I
 What folly the too-anxious young woman finds in entertaining some one during her best years just becausV there's nobody else coming. Dame Runor starts predictions wedding must taEo p1aceI She summons cour- age to deny and to say falteringly: CT cannot think of marrying him. He is only a family visitor I am sorry everybody seems to think we are to wed. It is not true! Will you do me the favor of contradicting when you hear of it?''
 Those who outstay their welcome, with no intent of marriage, are to blame for the girls lost opportunities. Such men ought to pIacard themselves as laggards in love so that all maidens might understand their proclivities and beware of their lengthy entertain ments.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
LITTLE .BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pane

|. .- -- =
 Pop took me erround to the shoo stoar befoar he went down to the orf1ss this moarning, to get me a moo pare of evvryday shooz, avn akkount of the shoomakfr saying he coodent fix my old wuns eny moar and my Sundy wunst fbeeing made of patent 1ethir.
 viii you get me WWite canvas wins like Puds Simkins and Skinny Martin has, pop, I sed.
 Now I've got jest 5 ninits to buy yoI a pare of good, black regular shooz, and l don't wunt to heer eny speetch- es, argewments or suggestshins. sed pop.
 Yes sir, canvas shooz don't cost as muteh as black wuns. I sed.
 Don't begin, sed pop. And we went in the shoo stoar and the man went and got a pare of black shooz and put. them avn me, saying, Now get up and stamp erround and see how they feal.
 Wich did, saying, The heels hert.
 AwI rite, III try aiuthir pare, sed the man Wich he went to get them pop saying, blast it awl, I've only got minnits, and I sed, don't think canvas shooz7 evvir hert.
 Try these on, sed the man. And he put anuthir pare avn me and I got upS and stamped efround saying, The toes feal funny, I don't think canvas toes eyvir fea1 funny.
 Did you heer me say I, was in a hurry, sed pop.
 Its serteny remarkabil, but III try anuthir pare, sed the man. Wich he went and got them and put them avn me, saying, We'll, hows that.
 ' To big, I sed.z 4a-.4. "A O, jumping blazes, give him a. pare of canvas shooz, sed pop Wich the man did and they fitted. grate and pop paid the man and quick ran and got avn car to go<d down town. and I went erround to, show Puds and Skinny they wasent the ony wuns that had canvas shooz
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
BAKED M RANTEKTN.

Three cupfuls Of milk, three eggs. six tabIespo onfuls of sugar and any f1avoring preferred. Beat the eggs add the milk and sugar and pour into the ramekins. Place them in a. shaI- low pan nearly filled with water and bake in a moderate oven until the custard is firm in the center. This takes about 20 minutes. The recipe will fill four ramekins. Serve the
 custard in the ramekin on a. smaH
 plate.q zstIb 1Ffc~yfr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
CHICKEN SANDWICHES.

Mince fine any cold boiled or roaste ed chicken; put it into a sauce pan with gravy, water or cream enough to soften it; add a good piece of but ter, a pinch of pepper; work very smooth like a. paste. Then spread it on plate to cool Spread it be- tween slices of buttered bread