The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-14

bWsI III merry tones IN the bell
~ 80 that ring throughout tn
- Christian world on Christ
EpSI N mas day. 10 mothers
e@E-Ss wives, sweethesrts, VIII
have lost sons. husbands
loyers Ia the world madness christ
mas bells viii sound a. harsh. metal
hc elansof crystalllzlng sadness nm,
despair. Perhaps the women who's
men are 70 the armies viii receive /,
The music from the church towers mes
sAges q hope aud Inspiration.
INT speaking menphorlcaIly, how
the fuletide bells ring and Just whet
thsy ring who rings them and how
long are matters 81 national inst,
thar win seem queer 10 you Ii while
ypu happen 70 be registering IN spain
sau thlnk Of Sweden knealing Ia soI.
einnity q IN England eating your was
through Christmas day, YOU consider
ne Russians chanting tile myths OF
me Goddess Of tho sun, Or ia Italy
listening q the children recitinQ their
cody pieces III The streets, yen remem.
eer New York aud It's theaters win
speeinl Christmas performances
christmas il England never has re-
gained the measure 81 pure reyelry il
hsla before the reformation. Only The
remnants 81 those hearty times when
slF land was glntted with epicnrenn
fieaness are what are left Tor old
hngiaud today. but these are enough
g make the celebration distinct ii IA
ponanrosity Wherever Christmas il
fp'ind IN the British isles there IA i
plum pudding, that heaviest IL ealbles
that seems % improve ln taste win
every poand tipped or on the scales
~ lreiand they accompany gen
efaus ellcs with long drinks of wha
tngS emil 'gNmhss.wo0i, made in hrnis
Ing roasted apples niiaed with ale !
milk, II food ana drink are The great
~ parts n jollIty, there arc 40 mel
rser Chfisimases ia tho land than tl.es
~ England. But there Is llttle Christ
inas lore aud superstition. Now an,
Then ysa VIII hear some old tlresid
efony droac away about the bad con
sequences of red and dusky Ney
Years day. or peer out anNlousiy 10
the trst visitor, whose sex determine
good or ~ luck during the comm
year. The authors have put int
rhyme just what you would do IL Vol
we're passing your Christmas day wild
the British
AZ Christmas time We deck the nan
With holly branches brave ana tall,
with sturdy pine and heml0ck bright
Aud ia tbs lnlesiogs dancing light
we tali old tales Of field au light
Az GhriatmnB time.
Al Christians lime we pile the board
Win fesh and fruit and ylntAG
stored
Ana mid the laughter and che GLOW
We tread 4 measure soft and slow.
And kiAa beneath the miatlet0e
AZ Christmas tlme,
Germany has 40 long years Of riot
Gus Christmases 10 look back upoI
There IS no country ia peace hme
where the celebration Is more Who'll,
somely merry than IN Germany. nh
Germans begin q week before Chris
mas day 70 bring Ia eyergreens Of a
sizes which they pile up Ia the publ
squares 81 the cities aud towns ant
these look like forests Of pines an
helnlocks. Not one tree but two, eac
German family must have and those 10
poor "a buy them are assisted by thos
who have plenty. S.. Nicholas Is th
old fellow st the bottom Of this see
sonai merriment. on the eve Of s
Nicholas day. December @ the Chris
INNS festival begins. That IS the On
when the German children behave
For man who Is good az keepln
secrets impersonates the saint an
goes around inquiring how the chi
dren have acted during the year II
carries bundle u birch swltehe
with hiEa aud leaves them ia the home
where he thinks they may be needle,
The day before Christmas Ii Gel
many fpeaee ums Germany. remen
beF) the mothers trim the house trOt
top 20 bottom with strings 81 hRrS
frosted Christmas cakes aud raiiin
greens. When Il comes 10 trimmin
the Christmas trees themselves. the
you may play out 20 tle yard. take
walk. on ger out % the way som,
where. FOR this u secret business b,
tween mothers and Kris Kringlg o