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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-06
STAIRS SEEMED
ENDLESS CLIMB

Every woman's health is peculiarly
dependent upon the condition OF the
blood How many women suffer from
headache, pains in the back, lack OF
appetite, indigestion, WEAKNESS, palpi.
tation of the heart, shortness OF
breath, dizzy spells and nervousness
If you have any of these symptoms OF
anemia, or if slight effort, like climb
ing stairs, exhausts you, begin treat
ment to-day with the remedy which
Mrs. Patrick S. O'Connell, of No! 03
Park street, Barre, VT, found SO bene-
fetal.
When seen recently at her home,
Mrs. OConnell certainly didn't look
like an invalid, yet, according TO her
story, she was very weak and run
down until she found the remedy that
helped her.
"Overwork was the cause of my run
down condition" said Mrs. OConnell.
II didn't get rest enough and then be-.
came 50 weak and nervous that |
couldn't sleep. | suffered from spells
of dizziness and dreaded the thought OF
having to climb fight of stairs be-
cause | had to rest so often and was
all in when ! reached the top"
'Did this condition continue long?'
she was asked.
Eyes" answered Mrs. 0Connell,
though / am sure that if ! had hap
pened to hear about Dir. Williams
Pink Pills sooner / could have saved
myself a great deal of suffering, A
friend recommended them to me, and
she was so enthusiastic in praise OF the
pills that procured box. After a few
days treatment | began to gain
strength, and it wasn't great while
before my appetite improved. The
nervousness disappeared, and now l
can do any work about my home with
out unusual effort. | have great faith
in DIR. Williams Pink Pills"
If your blood is not fortified against
the multitude of disease germs that
surround us, you risk being a prey to
sickness. You may not be able to put
in a good days work without con
slant feeling OF exhaustion.
A simple, safe and effective blood
tonic is found in DIR. Williams Pink
Pills. With good blood you viii be
able TO ward off headaches, stomach
trouble, tired feeling" and lack Of
ambition.
A useful booklet, Building Up the
Blood" will be sent free by the Dr.
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
n. Y. Your own druggist sells DR.
Williams Pink Pills, or you can order
them direct by mail, postpaid, at 90
cents a box-Ady.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

Dance at armory, Montpelier, Satur-
day. CAROLS six-pieee orchestra.-adv,
See the spats at half price--so con-
venient to slip on over low shoes. You
will need them. Get them now at
Peoples Shoe Store.
Regular meeting of local 4ss, NJ. P.
T., will be held at the band room Sun
day March I, at $3.50 p. m. A. Z,
Milne, secretary.
Mrs. A. BRINE, 4 Laurel street, has
returned from the millinery markets
with a fine line of spring millinery.
Inspection invited. Opening announced
later-ady
The body of A. L. Noyes, Barre
man VIII odied in Florida while there to
spend the winter, arrived in the city
last evening from Orlando, Fla. Ac-
companying the body were Mrs. Moves,
who came from the south, and II. Bert
Tenney, relatives, who met Mrs.
Moves in New York City.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-06
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our gratitude to
the citizens of Barre Town for granting
us a $3.50 increase in our salaries, dat
ing from Sept s, 1910. We are glad to
serve such generous community.
Barre Town Teachers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

Business mems lunch, IL: 30 to l;50'
at Cafe Shepard.-adv.
One OF Robert Burns famous poems
to be seen in real life at the Barre
opera house on March 26.-ady.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
Origin of Yuletide

Yule was the name of the ancient
Scandinavian festival held at the time
of the winter solstlce. The word is of
uncertain origin, says The Housekeep-
er, but 1t probably is taken directly
from the Icelandic word "jol,' mean
ing feast. 1t Is curious to note how
many nations of old marked the turn
of the year"-that is, the December
solstlce-by festivals. The Egyptians,
the Hindus, the Persians, the Greeks
and the Romans all had feasts at this
season, but especially the Northern
natlOns-the Teutons, the Scandlnav.
ians, the early natives Of Britain-re-
joiced ut the event of the suns turn on
its coruse. The festival was kept with
much eating and drinking and noisy
jolllty. One of the ceremonies was the
placing Of an enormous log of wood
often so large that 1t required the
strength of several men to bring II In
upon the hearth fire in the huge fire.
place. The burning OF the Yule log
was thought to insure good fortune to
the family, especially when charred
pieces Of the log burned the year be-
fore and kept over for that purpose
were used to light 1t.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
get the Trees"

which he'll I'LL and sometimes on trees
or on little tables or wherever he
sees the children have a place waiting
for their presents.
Sometimes he brings the trees
with him, but usually he let's the chill
dren or their families get the trees
and then he adds presents.
He is planning to start out in plen-
ty Of time and the reindeer are going
10 be all ready.
Get up, and they are off as soon
as Santa Claus is In his sleigh.
"And the sleigh has many bells ana
they will Jingle In the cold night, and
where there is no snow the reindeer
have fixed the sleigh so they can pull
1t over the roofs and the towns and
the villages and anywhere at all.
THE jnging bells will sound all
over on Christmas eve. Most of US
will be sound asleep and we will not
hear them, but somehow when we
wake up on Christmas morning we will
feel quite sure that we have heard
some lovely sounds in the night. We
will remember some sounds which
made our sleep very pleasant and very
lovely as though we had heard beau
tiful muslc-and we will have heard
the bells Jingllng on the sleigh of
Santa Claus.
Then the reindeer wear harnesses
with Christmas bells on them, and
they shake with excitement and the
bells Jingle all the time.
"Yes, the true news is that Santa
Claus is going to start of at the same
time as usual this year and that he is
going to all the homes he visited last
year and some more beside, and that
no one Is going to be forgotten, no one
at all.
Those are Santa Claus plans, and
when he is all through he plans, as
he always does, to 90 back to his home
and there TO take out his magic tele-
scope and look right through 1t into
the windows Of the homes where there
are children, and he will see their
smiles.
"And all of your smiles, you know,
are the thanks that Santa Claus re-
ceives."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
Christmas Song

In every babe that gains the light
Through rack of human pain,
In each new-breathing soul tonight
The Christ-child lives again.
In every drop of anguish, pressed
From pallid woman's brow,
In every virgin mother-breast
His Mother whispers now.
And wise men through the dark
ness HE,
10! In the East--a Start
0 little Christ who is to die
Was your souls journey far2
Strange meteor wounds of death
and birth
Lighting an endless sea;
A little child has come to earth
And He must die for me!
BY Mary Mcneil Fenollosa, in
the Craftsman.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
Xmas Posy arty

"a Garden of Flowers"-an ideal
scheme this for IA fancy Christmas
dress party. When the invitations are
sent ont each guest should be request
ed 10 come to "the Garden of Flow
ers' dressed to represent a flower.
Whatever flower is chosen should be
intimated to the hostess when accept
ing the invitation. For the supper
table decoration for this party in the
center stand large doll dressed as
rOse-the queen Of flowers. In her
hands should be fastened as many gar
lands of baby ribbons. or strings of
small blossoms as there are guests.
Attach little gifts at the other ends of
the garlands appropriate to the cos
tunes of the guests that are to re-
celve them, such as brooches and
scarfpins with flowers in enamel.
baskets of sweets trimmed with flow
ers. or pretty cut glass bottles Of per-
fume, decorated with blossoms. The
ribbons or garlands should be mr..
ranged that each small guest finds a
corresponding gift; thus, Violet's pres
ent is adorned with the flowers she
represents, etc. Tie menus should be
in the form of flowers or petals and
the lamp or candle shades of rose col
ored silk,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10

"Adeste Fideles" of the Latin and
came originally from the pen of.
Aurelius Clemens Prudcntus. a native
Of Spain, who fourished about the
latter half of the fourth century.
There is another hymn by the same
Latin author which begins with "Of
the Fathers love begOtten."
We have two well-born Christmas
carols by American writer's 70 Little
Town Of Bethlehem" was written by
the popular Boston divine, Phillips
Brooks. "Shout the Glad Tldngs, Ex-
ultlng Sing was composed by DR..
Muhlenburg, the founder Of the Church
Of the Holy Communion, st. Luke's
hospital, and other charities In New
York city.
angels from the Realms of Glory"
is by the great hymn writer James
Montgomery, who for thirty years
edited Sheffield newspaper In Eng
land. He is often COMPOUNDED with
Robert Montgomery. who was rldl-
culed and denounced by Macaulay.
"Slng Song This Blessed Morn"
was written by Bishop Christopher
Wordsworth, nephew of the great
English poet and father of the present
Bishop of Salisbury. Or. Wordsworth
was Master of Harrow. Canon of
Westminster, and Bishop Of Lincoln.
"While Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks by Night is by Nahum Tate,
poet laureate. associated with the
Tate and Brady version Of the Psalms.
He died when in prison for debt.
The popular hymn Christians
Awake, Salute the Happy Morn" was
written by John Byron, Lancashire
man, who was esteemed good scholar
and poet in his day. He was born in
Manchester In 1861.
The two eminent sweet singers Of
the church, John Keble and Reginald
Heber bishop of Calcutta, have writ
ten Christmas hymns, but they lack
those elements of popular song which
constitute the Christmas carol. Keble
sweetly sings:
Like circles widening round
Upon a clear blue river.
Orb after orb the wondrous sound
Is echoed on forever.
Glory to God on high. on earth be
peace.'
The lines of the gentle Heber have
their lesson In these days Of CONNER,
cial unrest:
II gayly clothed and proudly fed.
In dangerous wealth we dwell:
Remind us OF thy manger bed
And lowly cottage cell.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
CHRISTMAS BELLS

The great yule logs are blazing high,
The halls with holly green are drest.
And bthsome maids and merry lads
Are gayly clad in all their best.
And have ye seen the fairest maid
That ere hath dwelt tween sea and
sea?
And for my love and for my faith,
Think ye she'll bring gift to me?
o. rirg. ye joy-bells. gayly ring!
D, merry Ministries, harp and sing!
Fill every heart with Christmas cheer.
For Christmas comes but once a year.
The yule fire blazes warm and high.
On oakened rafter. blackened wall; ,
II shines upon the fairest maid.
As down she dances thro' the hall
fling my weary harp aside,
land will she stoop to such as ID +
/ haste to meSt her underneath Z
The mystic branches hanging high.
o, ring, We joy-bells. gayly ring.
o. merry minstrels harp and singl
o. I'LL my heart with Christmas cheer,
For Christmas comes but once q year.
Who hath so rare or fair a gift
As this my love hath brought to met
For ] was but a minstrel lad.
A dainty, high-born maid was she.
Yet with her lips her heart she gave.
Her heart. all pure as Christmas snow.
And for her love and for her faith.
Fourth unto joust and war I'll go.
y. ring we Joy-bells. gayly ring!
o. heart of mine. rejoice and sing,
For Christmas love and Christmas cheer
Shall bless our lives the whole round
year.
Annie Louise breckenridge.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10

"Ilaye you written TO Santa CLAUSE
asked Nick Of Nancy.
"a wrote this very day." said Nancy
"And so did |. said Nick.
"Well," said daddy, I'm glad to hear
IT, for it IS high time you both did
Everyone Is writing their Christmas
letters now. We're almost too busy
for stories. It's just nice TO have
Christmas talks as we do every year
ana then II Is always nice TO hear OF
what Santa Claus is doing up in his
work shop.
"lle likes to have the boys and girls
know Of how he is working for them
and how his work for them is just like
play And yet'he likes to let them
know that sometimes he does have
10 work so fast that he then especially
likes the cheering letters they write
HE is never too busy TO read their
letters. In fact Santa Claus Is never
too busy to do anything he has 10 do
or to read anything he has to read.
Sometimes he just has to work a
little faster, that's all.
Well when Christmas time comes
around" daddy went on, 81 just don't
think about anything hut Christmas
and .jlnglng bells and the snow and
the presents that are to come and the
stockings and the Christmas tree and
Santa's visit.
Il forget about the usual evenings
of the year when | tel stories of ami
malS-true stories they are-and fairy
tales, too; tales Of the Fairyland peo-
pie.
But now like TO think about the
real and true Christmas things, the
great joys that we have each year, at
this time Of year, such real joys and
real pleasures.
"And real stockings and real trees
and real presents" he added with
laugh.
And must tell you, as we're talk
Ing of letters to Santa, of some of his
plans for Christmas.
HE is going to start out in plenty
Of time TO give the presents to each
child. He won't give them himself and
he will go away before he Is seen, but
he will leave them in the stockings
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
SILENT CHRISTMAS.

The first STILL Christmas" In Eng
land occurred in 1926. Henry VIII was
king. In December the king fell sick.
and the nation was filed with anxiety.
It was decided that the Christmas
should be a silent one. There were
no bells, carols, or merry making. ST.
lent Chrlstmases were proclaimed In
the protectorate Of Cromwell. The fes-
tival was altogether abolished, and the
display of the emblems of the nativity
was held to be sedltious. The change
was most notable in London. There
was silence in the Strand; the church
bells were still.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
RING OUT, .YE MERRY BELLS!

-. =,
Ring out, .ye' merry bells! Welcome.
bright iciclest -" -.' :.
!. Welcome ,!,.' ola hoiy-qr0wned Christmas
Blithe as child at play. keeping his
holiday,
Welcome him. back from the snow peak
and plain.
Up with the holly bough, green from the
winters brow
Lock up your ledgers and cares for a
day:
out to the forest go, gather the mistle-
toe
Old and young, rich and poor, up and
away!
Up. with the holly boughsy- a,y, and. the
laurel now;
In with the yule log, and brighten the
hearth;
Quick! here he is again. come with his
Joyous train,
Laughter and music and friendship and.
mlrth
lip with the holly boughs. high In each
manor house, -
Garnsh the antlers that hang in the
hail.
Yes, and the meek" of corn with a gay
wreath adorn.
Rich rs the bloom on the cottagcr's
wall.
-. -, e..
Wealth has its duties now, Christian you
will ALLOW;
Think, then, we rich, whilst your tables /
are spread.
Fhink OF the wretched ones. Poverty's |
stricken sons,
Weeping whilst children are asking for
bread
Ring out. ye merry balls.. ring TIL your J
music swells :!
Out DER the mountain, and far on the
main.
Ring till those cherries ones catch up
your merry tohes,
Singing. Come, Christmas, again and
again"
Frank LeslIe's Popular Monthly.
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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
CHRISTMAS IN OTHER LANDS.

The Mexican Christmas Is strange
ly mixed week of sports, revels and re-
ligious observances. The passion
Play" never fails to attract sreat
crowds, nor do the bull fights. In the
Philippines grand masses are held In
the churches in the morning. Great
chains of flowers are carried to the
churches by the children, who parade
through the streets singing Christmas
songs. bands preceding them. In the
afternoon there is dancing and merry
making. In Spain the religious note
is predominant at Christmas and there
are curious performances of mystery
plays.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
Beuln st Bottom.

always remember" said Tommy's
father, "that whatever you attempt,
there is only one way to learn, and
that is by beginning at the very bot
tom. There are no exceptions to this
rule"
"None at alli" queried Tommy.
"None," ssid father decisively.
"Then," asked Tommy, "how about
swimmlng"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
CHRISTMAS IN HOLLAND.

A quaint ceremonial Is observed in
Holland on Christmas eve. At mid
night the men Of the towns and vii
lagos, dressed in varied costumes,
meet In the public squares. One is
selected and into his charge Is given
a large illuminated star mounted upon
q pole, and with this star Is a guide
as the Wise Men were guided to
Bethlehem - a procession winds
through the streets, the men chanting
the "Gloria In ExceIsis" After the
parade . great supper . served
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
foreigners. At midnight the people go
to church and the houses and streets
are nearly deserted.
Christmas Decorations.

In America our chief mld-winter dec
oratlons are little fir and cedar sap
lings from six to ten feet high, chill
dren's trees essentially, to be made
resplendent with colored candles and
shining trlnkets, with solder gifts in
soberer packages between; branches,
wreaths. stars. or even tiny sprIgs Of
holly sprays Of mistletote, and some
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10

"" ''"'e'
The first Christmas carol
II history Is the GLORIA In Excelsls'
found in the Roman mass. and In the
Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. II
is ascrlbed to Telesphorus, bishop OF
Rome, about the year A. d. l39, and
ls common In both the eastern and
western churches.
An old English carol begins with the
notable words:
Behold a simple, tender babe
In freezing winter night.
In homely manger trembling lies,
Alas. a piteous sight
The higher critics" have wondered
how the shepherds could watch their
flocks by night, even In winter In
Judea, but this presented no difficulty
to Robert Southwell, the author of this
quaint carol. who as Jesuit was i'm.
prlsoned in the Tower of London, and,
after enduring the tortures of the rack,
was executed in 1894.
A popular carol among the Germans
Is one written by Martin Luther for
his little son Hans. 1t begins:
From the highest heaven come to tell
The gladdest ews which eer befell
A very sad story Is told In connec-
ton with this carol. In order to give
II realistic effect In certain Luther
an church 1t used to be sung by a boy
let down from the roof of the church
dressed as an angel. But one day the
rope broke. and the boy was killed
This put an end to very beautiful but
dangerous Christmas custom.
At a time when the llturglcal and
biblical plays were popular the
Christmas carol was an important
feature. In Italy in the time of st.
Francis of Assist, In order to instruct
the people, the villagers came to the
church carrying lighted torches, and
there they saw the scene Of the man
ger filed with hay, and the OK and ass
standing in their places near the
Virgin and Child. Then 1t was that
st. Francis and his friars stood by the
manager all night long. giving God
thanks that by this means the hearts
Of the people had been touched.
"Rare old Ben Jonson," In the days
of the "Good Queen Bess," wrote
carol which begins II sing the Birth
was born tonight" And about that time
appeared very popular carol which
is sung In "Merrie England" even to
the present day, the first line Of which
is "God rest you merrie gentlemen"
Some old Christmas carols have come
down TO us In half Latin and half
English. Among them is a carol which
appears in the collection for Grace
church, New York city:
When Christ was born OF pure Marie
In Bethlehem. that fair citle.
Angels sang with mirth and glee
In Excelsis Gloria.
In this "Grace collection" there Is a
carol commencing "Over tile world on
Christmas morn" by Or. Mackay
Smith.
The uncouth carol of the sixteenth
century has given place to the popu.
lar Christmas hymn of later days.
Wherever the English language is
spoken Charles Wesley's hymn, "Hark.
the Herald Angels Sing" finds a place
In the sanctuary. 1t is also translated
into the languages of India, China and
Japan. Its author was the brother of
the founder Of Methodism. He was
true poet and perfect hymn writer
His masterpiece is the beautiful hymn
Jesus, Lover of My Soul" which was
sung by the Princess Alice at the
deathbed Of the prince consort of
England, the lamented husband Of
Queen Victoria.
"Come all We faithful" is the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10

times a whole mlstletoe plant. But
the tlniest sprig of mlstletote is as eff
fective as the larger bunch, IL prop
erly placed. In contributing to the
mirth Of Christmas evening, provid-
ed proper number Of maids and men
be present.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

Happy, happy Christmas that can
win us back to the delusons of our
childish days; that can recall to the
old man the pleasures of his youth !;
and transport the sailor and the trav-
eler thousands of miles away, back to
his own Preside and his quiet home
Charles Dickens.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
BULL FIGHTS XMAS FEATURE.

When the people Of Peru celebrate
Christmas, ice-stalls, provided with
chairs and benches, are crowded with
perspiring pleasure-seekers who find
Ice decidedly necessary on sultry Christ
mas. There are other peculiar features
connected with Christmas In Peru.
No doors are closed. There is music
and dancing in almost every house and
everyone is welcome. Strangers can
enter anywhere and win be given a
hearty welcome. especially II they are
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10

When we are all rejoicing and happy
In our homes, do we ever think Of the
little birds or give them a Christmas,
too? What would sprlngtlme be with
out them? And yet when do we pay
back their kindness? When wlntry
winds blow and food is hard to find
then Is the time we should remember
them. Take little pieces of suet and
trim some trees for them. II you have
no trees In the vicinity of your home.
then bundle up In Il nice warm coat
and 90 where you can find some.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10

LET THE CHILDREN HELP

Christmas day is day for the
children especially. They will have
more pleasure In this holiday II they
are allowed to prepare for 1t. In town
where the children have klndergartens
the little ones are filled with the hol-
Iday spirit by the work they are given
to do and the plays they share. The
teacher has them making chains of
colored paper, strings of red cranber-
ries, curtains of red and yellow grains
Of corn. They cut out snow scenes,
showing Santa Claus and his rein
deers. They play Christmas games
and sing Christmas songs. They doub-
iy enjoy this sacred holiday for they
have helped to prepare for 1t. The
shops supply kindergarten materials
for home work. Even the ten-cent
stores have sewing cards with woods,
beads, games and eolored crayons with
which the children can do their share.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10

Jane-I never had such miserable
Christmas month in all my life.
Martha--What's the mafter7
Jane--Why / got a Silly fit and did
III my Christmas shopping two months
ago. Detroit rlyee Press.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
sIDEsTEPpINc.

"Father," said the small boy, do
you believe In Santa ClausT
my son. tie holiday shopping sea-
son has complications enough without
starting a cross-examination."