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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-12-27
Christ Flowers.

Born of the clouds and darkness,
OF the frost and early s1,oaO,
When the summer blooms haze faded,
The beautiful Christ foaoers bIot0.
All through the budding sprimgtinae,
All through the summers heat,
All through the GMtuma7a'S glory
They hide their blossoms Saoeet.
But aOhese the earth Is lonely
And the bitter north a1i1ldS blo10,
With smile of cheer for the dear old
gear
The Christmas blossoms 6lo.o.
Sweet as the dream of summer,
White as the drifting Sno10:
When our hearts are filed 10ith grieU-
ING,
The beautiful Christ foaoers b1oso.
Not all the south 4oind'S aD0otn0
Opens their secret heart,
Slender they grot0 and stately,
Guarding their life apart;
Bat 10he4a the earth is dreGry
And hedvy clouds hang 1oa0,
With their tender cheer for the aoGy
H00r1s gear
The Christmas blossoms bIo1o.
Sweetest of oil CONSIDERS!
FG1reSt OF fo11erS that gr0tCl
When hopes and fotoers haze faded
The beautiful Christ fos0ers bIoaO.
Bright IN the cottage a0isdoso,
Saceet IN the darkened room,
Fair in the shortened sunlight,
Cheering the dMsky gloom.
Oh, 1ohe1a our hearts are lonely
And clouds of care hang 1o1c, .,.
What blessed cheer for our dying gear.
The Christmas blossoms bt01o!
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-12-27
The Christmas F..

BY HARRIET PRESCOTT sporeo,.
TIE tree 0re,0 green in t1a +oRo
AZ Gre'o green in the su nv Jorest
de1U: '"'' ana tho
HIS branches reached fo~ -
He feGthered his tons in 81 fht'uGoUs
And happy the air about him ''' 0Hs
Wherever his ba1sams few
Dre"cned 'O'tA the rains Of the ,,..
MGeT, '''0 sum-
Fine from his stems spun the.
eTS, WV SHotA
SOFT dropped the sno1o on h4s no
Dream. tOOrE of SLIDER and T Su'e'
And OUer him 1ohite Noht troi,; ."eTs'
The stars ssoGm through dnrEu.
hours.
Cropping t0here great rock p,1,or.
Stand shON1derin0 rank on ~,
HIS roots at the cold s1oeet sour""'
The GHtc!e~f iutces drank
And he s1cepe t0trh he eqrto couu.
As the cast skies rose and sonn
HIS 0Owghs brushed louo on uour to..
head WV
As a passing 'oin0 might brush
When night 1oi1dS made shriu nnn.,.
In the heGVeuS, and hash, oh. hushI
For deep In his DEEPEST covert
He hid the hermit thrush.
Lou haze they laid the giant
and they hale him home with rnir+A
And they fan the fires that taoinkle
And sing round his moSSy 0irth
And make Nth mighty noaoic
The Nte of the Christmas hearth
For his flames gtve the spicy traoranc.
OF the summer atmosphere,
While the breath of the s0oodu hol
IO10S,
The 1~ster and light of the yeor,
The blossom, the bird song, tina
breeSeS,
He sheds through the Christina,
cheer.
Ind the message OF peace and blesA
ing
In the great fre's g1o1o they mark
With the lad from the 1oGr and thu
sailor
Home from his tossing bark
Ere the Christmas bells come chimino
Like the touch of the frost on thu
dark.
and 1oidely on pane and ceiling
SpGrkIeS fiery foam,
and the children dance 1Oith theA
shadows
Like the forest sprite tcith the
gnOn1e,
While the great log rOGrS and blGzes
The heart OF the joy OF home.
And the cheek that has long been Uith
cred
With an old rose blooms once moro
As memories glo10 like the emberS
Whose flashes sink and soar
With the Christmas fires 1UGrm glOry
Where the log burns red at the CORE
-WOnGn's Home Companion.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-12-27
The Christ Cradle
A Christmas Ballad
BY MARGARET ). PRESTON.

BY MARGARET J. PRESTON.
E"Christ cradle is the old Saxon name
for mince pie.
9TWAS the time of the old cru.
saders,
And back sc1th his broken
band
The lord of LGncGTcGn castle
Had come from the Holy Land.
It tcGs Christmas eVe IN the castle:
The YM1e log burnt IN the hGu,
And helmet and shield and banner
Thre1O sh0d0Ics upon the IOGl1.
And the baron 10Gs telling stories
To the little ones at his knees
OF some of the holy places
He had Uis1ted overseas.
Then he spGke of the s06tchtn0 shep.
herds,
Who SG1o SMch n.GTveIoNs sights
And the song that the angels chGnted
That first of the Christmas nights.
He told Of the star 40h0se shining
ONtSpGrkIed the brightest gems
He told of the hGI1O1Oed cradle
They shotoed him at Bethlehem.
And the eyes Of the children 01jste,aed
To think that rack suhIced,
With only the strG10 for blankets,
To cradle the baby Christ.
"Ncy, dry up y0Mr tears, nsy dGrltss0s,"
Right OGyly the baron cried,
"F0r nothing but smiles must greet
I'm home, and 1Fs 0hrtstmGsttde!
"Come totfe; I AGve thought Of a cro'
die,
Another than this, sag,
Witch thou in thy skill shall make me
To honor this Christmas day.
I'VE sOoW1d not forget the naGn0er.
So choose of thy. pIGtterS fair
The one that is largest, deepest,
And c0Uer it in thy care.
with fakes of the richest pastry,
Wrought cMsntn0ly By thy hands,
That thus it may bring before Hs
The eorGp of the st0Gddlin0 bonds.
"And out of thy aoeII stored IGrder
Set forth of thy Uery best.
Is GM0ht that zoe haze too precious
To honor this Christmas guest?
"StTes0 meats of the finest shreddin0
The strGs0 a00s chopped In the
stall:
Bring butter and t1ine and honey
To IdUish around them all.
"Set rGtsiass and figs of Smyrna
That drGt0 to the east our thought;
Let spices that cGH of the Mdgi,
With their gifts, to mind be brought.
"Let saoeets that suggest trGnEtscense.
Let fruits from the southern sea
Be giUefI NngrNd0ed. Remember,
His choicest he gaze for thee!
'The1a 0ver the piled up platter
A cOUer of pastry drGso,
With q star in its midst to mind US
OF that 10hich the 1oise men saa0.
"ChTist'S cradle Is 1o1tdt 40e'H call it,
And eUer, SGoeet 1Oife, pray,
With such thou toilt make US merry
At dinner each Christmas dog"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23

landscape. apparently unconscious OF
her absence from his side. Al the
question be turned abruptly and shook
bis head
III you haven't perseverance, enough
even 10 flnd four lcsfcd clover you
shouldn't expect 10 win out" she de
creed severely.
lie dropped down beside her, uproot-
ing whole handouts Of clover leaves In
his eageness to diSprove her verdict
For time neither spoke
At last she stole glance In his direc-
ton. lie had abandoned the quest anc
was sadly watching thin ribbon OF
smoke, all that could be seen OF the aft
erno0n express ON it's downward jour.
ney through Great harrington to the
city.
why are you so lugubrious" she
ventured.
do you really want to know why |
am cynical today Perhaps ! had
better tell youth fact. brought you
here 10 explain and 10 ask your advice"
"W'hy, what has gone wrong. jim
myT' At once her voice and manner
were warm with sympathetic interest
II Just heard from dad this morning,
and a nice sort OF letter 1t was. He
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23
Delicious Salad Dressing.

Dainty and oriental In favor Is A
salad dressing made with white wine
vinegar, one-half cupful OF vinegar
boiled with two tablespoonful Of sug-
ar, one-half stick cinnamon, five cloves
Chill this strip on ice and when quite
cold pour in, drop by drop, one-half
eupful best grad& OF olive oil. Beat
1t while mixing and continue until II
assumes creamy appearance. When
done add a pinch OF salt and liberal
supply of Hungarian paprika; no black
pepper.
This strip should be 50 finely blend
ed that no flavor predominates. Do
not have 1t too sweet Use 1t on veg
etables or fruit salads. Save the Juice
left over, provided you have served 1t
from large dish instead OF Individual
dishes, and the flavor Of fruit or veg
etables makes richer the oil, which can
be used In potato salad or deviled eggs
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23
GUARDS PUT |. ". ".
LEADERS IN PRISON
tgitaiofs Xho Called Strike
Are In Hands Of the Military.


Spokane, Wash Aug. 20. James
Rowan. district secretary Of the In
dustrial Workers OF the World. and
twenty Ave other alleged members OF
the organization were arrested at To-
raj |. W. W. headquarters here by a
company of Idaho National Guards
men and placed In the county jail as
military prisoners. Rowan had or
Sered the general strike OF /. w. w.
labor in the northwest to begin to-
lay
Strike orders advising farm work.
ers TO "let the fruit rot on the ground
and calling on construction workers
to lay down their tools have been
signed by Rowan.
Lumber workers in the four states
already are on strike" Rowan said
while he was awaiting his turn to be
searched and booked. Il think the
strike will spread further now and
probably will affect industries IN
which no strike has been called.
Even though all the officers or en-
ployes of the organization are put in
jail and all the halls closed, arrange
ments have been made to handle the
movement"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23
CALL OF BOYS OF 81
Youth Of Today Urged to Do Their
Part In Nations Great Struggle

Boston. Aug. 20.-"The Boys OF 81
sound forth the clarion call to the
Boys of II to do their part by Ameri-
ca in this death struggle as we did
our part by the Stars and Stripes half
century ago." said Past Command
erin Chief James Tanner of the
Grand Army of the Republic at the
opening exercises of the fifty first an
nual encampment Of the G. A. X.
Fully 1000 veterans of the War of the
Rebellion cheered the utterances OF
the venerable soldier.
The demonstration Of those sturdy
veterans, fifty years ago the sinew
and strength Of the union, brought
tears to the eyes Of the vast throns
that witnessed the scene. 1t was
clearly and Enthusiastically the call
to arms from those who offered and
sacrificed their all that the union
might be preserved, to the younth OF
today to go forth and once again seize
1t from the claws of the threatening
ogre Of autocracy.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23
LATEST MODES.
New Autumn Freeks
Even Have Nance.

IL Ia not diihcuh 10 make q snap
prophecy at what the new French
gowns VIII incorporate as special fea-
lures when one hears some OF thclr
names,
Kerensky and Pershing are tho
names 10 be given 10 two new coats:
Brusilofr Nerdun. retain. Victoire ana
Louvaln are others, and among tfesc
II is rather interesting 10 see Peter Pan
and La Tosca.
II IL said that the highlander's cos
tune IL still source Of delightful In
spiratIon 10 the French designers, and
that they will not relinqulsh the idea
OF plated skirts. checks aud tartan
plaids, curious shoulder draperies and
short, bclted jackets
Another bit OF information about tho
new fashions concerns the Innings OF
coats, Last spring the French intro
duced colored linen as substitute for
silk In the Jackets that belonged To
suits. This autumn they will intro
duce corduroy. A buyer who has just
retained from Paris says that this
corduroy is called a trench lining, but
one who Is fed up" with stories OF
the trenches and their communicating
roads might say that the name cordu-
roy indicated the road over which the
"trenchers" have to come and 60
One Is quite sure that France will
adopt something from the uniforms OF
our army, to which she has been CIV
ting such happy approval during tho
month. The millhers will have an ex-
cellent chance in the picturesque hat
which our troops wear. and one has
already arrived in this country made
OF satin and velvet. II may be, how
ever that the American woman IL too
familiar with the staggering brim and
punched In crown to warrant an ex-
pensive milliner making an appeal
with II TO her purse.
No doubt the Frenchwomen will
adopt the hat with enthusiasm. Sure
ly the millners win find an easier sale
for the attractive and rollicking hat OF
the United States troops than they DID
Tor the French marine cap and the
queer hat Of the Grenadier guards
The poncho, the sombrero and the
Pershing overcoN may become rivals
Of the Russian boot the Cossack cap
and the Algerian skirt. y
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23
PHILIPPINE EMBROIDERY.
II 10 SuppIantins tho French, Being
Both Pretty and Cheap.

At last women are discovering the
beauty of Philippine embroidery. That
statement is hardly true, for they have
known Of the beauty of Philippine en-
broidery for years. But the Philippine
women have been embroidering gar
ments that could not possibly be trans
formed to suit American demands.
There is some tale that the Filipino
women, when they were taught to wear
our clothes, asked for American pat
terms. That happened to be in the day
when the never to be forgotten but
never lamented Mother Hubbard was
in the height Of Its power Hence the
Filipinos were given, 1t is said, a
Mother Hubbard pattern. And that
has remained the foundation pattern Of
their shapeless costume ever since.
In the same way, when the Filipino
women first began to do embroidery
for the Americans must have been
some time shortly after the close OF
the Spanish war-Just when American
women were wearing their first "lin-
gerie waists" They were white
blouses in their least attractive FORM
with high, tight collars, and they fas-
tened down the back. And so the Fill
pino women have since then been CIV
ing us waist patterns nicely en-
broidered, to be sure, but one and all
cut on those Old fashioned lines-lines
that could not be reconciled with the
present mode.
Recently somebody with clothes
sense must have gone down TO the |
Philippine Islands and told somebody |
there that American women changed |
their mode Of dress with the passing
years. For recently there have been
wholly wearable garments, hand en-
broidered by the Philippine women.
cut on fashionable lines.
There is really very attractive under
wear embroidered In the Philippines
1t Is cheaper than the French work
and 1t Is equally attractive, although 1t
Is different Let us all be grateful TO
The enterprising soul who changed the
current Of Filipino industry from
hose endless and useless blouses that
,ame In just after American acquisi-
ion of the islands.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23
ABOUT PLAYTHlNGs.
Tho Great Value Of Letting q Child
Amuse Himself.

Prepared by the Kansas state board Of
healthl
Play material of sort which best
pIeases children is at hand In nearly
every home. The baby often finds
more pleasure In a string of empty
spools or few clothespins than In the
rattles and balls which have come from
an expensive toyshop. As the child
grows articles and materials at hand
will. IL properly utilized, give the great
est joy. All sorts of paper may be used
for folding and cutting or for scrap
books. Magazines furnish wealth OF
pictures to cut out Or to paint.
Wooden boxes make stores, doll
houses and forts, while chairs and ia.
bles readily become horses, steam
boats, stages and thousand other
things by the use OF a little imagina-
ton. Old cotton cloth torn into two
inch strips and sewed together end to
eDd will make yards Of relns, enough,
to drive the coach and four which ls
so easily created out Of the dining room
chairs.
When toys are to be bought or made
for children they should be the mate
rial out Of which the child may con-
struct his own amusements rather than
something which he Is merely to watch
II is a well known fact that many OF
the expensive mechanical toys are dis
carded after brief acquaintance or
ruined In the attempt to find out whn
makes them go, because the child
wants to do something rather than to
be amused or entertained. Among the
mechanical toys, however, railroads
and trains Of all sorts have a perennial
JOY for all small boys, because, with the
tracks IN sections and the different
kinds Of cars and engines. they are
able to construct their own systems ac-
rording to their own ideas.
Toy figures and toy dogs, cats and .
other animals lend themselves readily
10 many uses. All sorts Of vehicles,
such as wagons, carts, tricycles and
carriages, garden tools, small brooms
md carpet sweepers and all sorts OF
lrticles for doll housekeeping are
ldapted TO play In which the imagina-
i've element Is most important Books
md drawing. sewing, writing and
building materials all have their place.
nd many Of these are at hand In every
Iome
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23
IN BOSTON MARKETS

Quotations given here are strictl,
wholesale, and retailers must expec
to pay more for small lots:
Butter-Northern creamery extras
42@42Rc; western creamery extras
Az M42c; western frsts, 40b m41c:
renovated. 3Sd3Skc; ladies', 1870
Csc.
Cheese - York state, 22124c;
Young America, 241a 025c.
Eggs-Fancy hennery and nearby
CSC; eastern extras, 53d55c: west
ern extras, 42@43c; western prime
frsts, 3S639c; western firsts, $50
36c.
Apples-New southern, $1.5OGz
bskt; native, s75cGs2 bu.
Potatoes-Jersey, s3@3.1O per 2
hu Big.
Poultry-Turkeys. western, frozen,
30@32c; northern fowl. 22m26c;
western fowl, 1sn24c; native broil-
ers. 2Sm3Oc; western broilers. 2OW
&c; native green ducks, 24d26c;
western geese, frozen, 16nl7c:
squad, s2d3 doz; pigeons, 81 30 doz.
SQUAD, $2G3 doz; pigeons, s2@2. SO
doz.
Truck-Onions, Texas, SOL. 50
crt; native, 81. so bu; Spanish. 81. so
G2.75 cs; cucumbers, 50cns1 bu;
lettuce, 25n50c bu: tomatoes. hot
house, 5d7c 10; egg plant, So 50d3
crt; radishes, 4OG50c bu; spinach, so
arse bu; green peas. 81 50G2 blu;
string beans, 75cd$1. so bu; cabbage.
75cGsl Dbl: summer squash. 25d50c
bu; southern squash. So Dbl: beets.
cut on, 75cdsl bu; turnips. 50a75c
bu; carrots, 81 bu: cauliiower. sln
/ 50 bu; green corn. 75cgs1. 25 blu;
she'll beans. 50G75c bu.
Fruit-Blackberries. i6d20c bx:
l5G25c: raspberries. IA
d1sc: currants. 7dI0c; watermelons,
sbn 45c each: peaches, 81 25G4 per
s-bskt carrier; cantaloupes. Mary
and. sldl.75 CRIT; California Tur-
locks. standards. s2G2.75; ponies,
l2d225: fats. sldl.25; Honey Dew
Melons, &s.75G3 crt. Delaware
grapes. 81 50a2 per s-bskt carrier.
Hay and strawHay. No. ! grade,
'22a23: No. 2 grade. 5000; No. .
trade. 3l5al7; stock hay. Si3gl5;
'ye straw. Sl5gls; oat straw. Nv
dll.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23
The Strategy
of Love
Amusing Conflict 10 Which
Both Parties Win.
BIZ HEkRr LINSLEY DOOLITTLE
Copyright by lienry LiHHi.y boo
llttlo
., HENRY LINsLEY DOoLIrrLE
Copyright by iieAry LiEsiey Doc
little

THE trouble with these magazine
iove stories" Jimmy was asserting,
els that they're not true TO life The
real love ~ everyday people isn't inter
es,ing enough 70 spread over paper Ike
% much honey upon bread
"But there Is plenty Of true romance
as interesting aud as novel as the mag.
axlne plots. protested Valera.
He gIared al the heap Of periodicals
rs n he had a personal grudge against
one and all Ninety nine out OF hun
dred Of these yarns end NJ sugary In
less than no time" he grumbled. while
in real life
~ man must wait until he Ii thor
oughly In earnest" she finished.
Together they had mastered Monu.
ment mountain one OF the most precip-
itous In the Berkshlres.
Jimmy picked up handful OF the
current magazines aud began a stub
born quest for examples to bear out his
contention, IL they were all so true to
life. why hndn't he succeeded better?
Take this story. for instance!" he
cried "A young lady wishes to test tho
sterling worth Of fellow whom she Is
about 10 meet, SO she crawls along
back easement. gains admittance 10 his
bachelor apartment through moaning
appeal 10 his mercy and, after receiv-
ing his promise OF protection, admits
that she IL fugitive lady's maid In
possession OF some OF her mistress
finery. Just as the other conspirators
knock. he hides her and brayely faces
their charge OF conceallng woman In
his apartment They depart, leaving
in their wake all manner Of base insin-
nations, and then, presto, my lady
,emerges and owns up 10 the test he
has been made 10 undergo. Now, In
real life he would have been too angry.
and justly. to forgive her, but Just see
how the story ends" He pointed a
tragic finger TO the last paragraph OF
the story.
However farfetched that may have
been" decreed Valera, 1T is but sin.
gle instance Remember the Indian
girl TO whom constancy was dearer
than life"
Merely legend" asserted the posi-
tive Jimmy.
"Oh. go away. You're as cynical as
an old bachelor today"
He turned to another magazine. "Ah,
eye through the plot: THE heroine
saves the hero from drowning I'm an
Zee hole So far, so good-that might
happen. Then he proposes, and, though
she knew full well that he was in love
with her and she with him and that for
some time he had been on the ragged
edge OF coming to the point, she indig.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23
Smart Fads,

japanese embroiderics are seen even
On sports coats Of jersey.
GIrdles made OF beads are a pretty
addition to the straight frock.
Ecru tinted Irish lace Ii to be seen
on afternoon and evening gowns
Georgette Grape combinations are
trimmed with bands Of liberty satin.
Long blouses suggesting snocks are
made Of sheer handkerchief linen.
Princess slips 10 wear under lingerie
dresses are made Of pink organdie.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23
Fabric Gloves.

Fabric gloves have gained great
vogue since the beginning Of the Euro
pean war. One sees women wearing
them for all but evening occasions.
Some OF n,e fabric weaves are 80 fine
and 80 cleverly made that one cannot
tell them from suede at short dis
lance. and they are shaped 10 the hand
with a care that was never before b.
stowed GA this kind u glove Gray In
most effective, A. are some shades q
suede and tan.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23

~'Is THE AUTHORS NAME ROBERT FRANK.
LIMP" SHE WHISPERED.
nantly refuses him because OF what
people might say or think
"Weil. | am not so sure but that
should have done the same myself"
"No more skating for us on Prospect
park lake" asseverated the other. with
great finality.
"what happens nextr'
"Why. then. mirabile dictu, by rare
good fortune her gown catches fire
while they are heatcdly arguing the
matter before huge open fireplace,
and be saves her life. thus balancing
accounts. oh, yes. n very pretty story.
but In real iife-bahr'
1T isn't fair to pick out only exag
gerated examples" said Valera.
mo" he admitted, In typical case
the beautiful heroine would sprain her
ankle Thereupon the hero would en-
ter In the nick Of time 10 save her
from some dreadful calamity. receU-
ting her eternal love as jus, reward"
She laughed indulgently.
Jimmy turned 10 siill another maya
zine, remarkins presently Here's a
love story OF another type-scene, an
emergency Red Cross hospital An In.
jur~d army officer falls deeply In love
with his nurse. but. as Is often the
case. he has a dependent mother He
frankly arows bis position to the nurse
who. In return for this confidence. ~
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-23
Clam Mirrors.

II glass mirrors should become very
dirty II Is easy to wash them with
warm white soapsuds and rinse i'm
mediafely with warm Ammonia water
or water 10 which little alcohol has
been added. After this 60 over with Q
6Se chanois skin