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The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

Wash, and have never felt better than
have the last two years. can work,
eat, sleep, and feel as strong as can be.
Doctor told me could never have
children-I was too weak but after
taking Vegetable Compound it strength
ened me so gave birth to an eight
pound boy. / was well all the time, did
all my work up to the last day, and had
q natural birth. Everybody who knew
me was surprised, and when they ask me
what made me strong tell them with
hams Vegetable Compound and never
felt better in my life. Use this testi-
monial at any time. Mrs. ELIZABETH
SMART, 142 W. Sixth St., Lowell, Mass.
This experience of Mrs. Smart is surely
q strong recommendation for Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1t is
only one of great many similar cases.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
FIND FOOTPRINT IN LAVA.
imprint Of Perfect Spanish Shoe Dis
covered In Ancient Lava
Flow In Hawaii.

Hiio, Island Of Hawaii, T. 1.-THE
imprint Of "a practically perfect
shoe, with narrow toe. waist Of the foot
and heel being clearly Defined" has
been found in the surface Of an an
Client lava flow on the west coast Of
Hawaii, near the ancient city Of ref
uge known as Honaunau. has aroused
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
great comment and speculation

great comment and speculation
throughout the territory.
The first Spaniards to touch the
island were said to have come In 1875,
when tradition said that Spanish yes
sci was wrecked on the southeast coast
Of the island. But the city Of refuge
was built in the Eleventh century and
there is no evidence that any lava
flow came. down the mountalnside OF
the volcano Mauna Loa, which rises
$4,000 feet above the city of refuge,
since the city was built. Consequent
". it is presumed that the lava flow
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
HANDBAGS NOW TO BE USEFUL

hairpin holder. Hem one end and turn
II up to a depth Of two and half
inches. Then divide the pocket thus
formed into three parts by two rows of
stitching. Mitre the other end to make
a flap and buttonhole the edge with
colored silk. Put loop at the point
and sew little button on the pocket
for fastening.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
The waaolsh Host.

"Who do you s'spose that queer
looking feller was?" asked old Riley
Rezzidew, who was lounging In the
lobby of the Petunia tavern.
"a moving picture actor. guess
likely" replied the landlord. "'Ten-
ny-rate, when he signed his name he
registered disgust. kansas City Star.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
A charminn Tann.

Nothing 50 enhances the charm Of
youth as the tam. but does it wish to
avoid the commonplace. It must be
elaborated distinctively and worn
s'with an air" Stitched with silver
thread and bearing an ostrich plume,
the black tam 10 decidedly chic.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

"Sit down." he said. aThere is some
thing must say to you"
she sat. but rose quickly. and with
scream dashed down the beach.
Goodnight, romance.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
Learning.
honored.

Little Bess-Daddy. I've been play
ing ! was mamma.
IFather-Is that 50? What did you
10, dear?
Little Bess-I bought you a nice
present and had 1t charged to you.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
Mendlnc the Blouse.

Sometimes, when favorite suit
blouse goes to pieces under the arms,
a new piece of material may be hem
stitched to the worn place most sat
isfactorily.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

was very irregular.
If ! did any house.
cleaning or washing
| would faint and
have to be put to
bed, my husband
thinking every min
ute was my last.
After reading your
textbook for women
I took Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and
Al. e.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

To inquire as to the welfare Of. an
Arabs wife or daughter is regarded
as an insult.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

Chicago Ad-Lost: Purse by q
widow with initials on back. Boston
Transcript.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17

It is an interesting trick to wear
a narrow ribbon about the waist to
match the ribbon on the hat.
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To Remova : Rinn

To remove a ring from a finger
swollen by its tightness. dip the finger
In cold soapsuds.
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THIS .'WOMAN'S
EXPERIENCE
Brings a Ray of Hope to
Childless Women

Lowell, Mass had anemia from
che time ! was sixteen years old and
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-17
SHADES FOR HATS

delicate figured wells will be much
worn. A graceful hat is a toque Of
fuchsIa duvetyn, with a gIycerined os-
trich feather mount.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19

II the meat packers want to stimu-
late business they might put on the
market some choice cuts In prices.
Times.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19
THE RETURN
AT YULETIDE
comes and the old world

MHRIsTMAS comes and the old world
NJ turns
~ Fondly back to it's fairy days
Days that saw Him whose splendor burns
Bright through eras of murk and maze;
Back to the Star whose speaking rays
Wise men spied as 1t beckoned them
Over Judea's winding ways
Back to the Babe of Bethlehem!
Christmas comes, ard the old heart goes
Gayly back to the dear days past
Days whose breath Of the budding rose
Scents the years that have followed
fast;
Back to the Star whose spell was cast
Over young eyes and daZzled them,
Filling rapt youth with a wonder vast
Back to the Babe of Bethlehem!
Christmas comes, and the old faith lives
Summoned back from the days gone
by
Days begemmed with the joy that gives
Mortals balm for their sob and sigh;
Back is the Star in the smiling sky,
Pilgrims haste as 1t urges them
On to the haven ever nigh
Back to the Babe of Bethlehem!
Christmas! come, when the world shall go
Bounding back to the best of days
Days when He in a manger low
Sages charmed into prayer and praise;
Back to the Star whose speaking rays
All men spy as 1t beckons them
Over Judea's winding ways
Back to the Babe Of Bethlehem!
James c. McNally, in st. Louis Post
Dispatch
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 100000
Candles and
Yule Log
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

~ HRISTMAS gifts were common
VI in Medieval times. Accounts
tell Of the chambers guild send
ing out gratis to everyone a special
sort Of big, fiat candles which were
burned with the Yule log to light
the houses for the coming Of super
natural Christmas visitor. The bak-
ers also sent out "Yule cakes" or
l"Yule babies," which were little i'm.
ages of Christ. This custom, in fact,
seems to be even older, it being re-
corded on the old Roman calendars
that on the Vigil Of the Nativity little
images Of the Christ Child were made
in great numbers and presented to
the fathers in the Vatican.
Gradually the sentiment of peace
on earth, good will to men" and the
celebration of the spirit by general
gifts seems to havs spread through
the other guilds, and finally to have
become general.
In England today there is a survival
Of the ancient custom practiced by
landowners Of setting big sacks Of
grain or other products outside the
gate that whoever came might help
himself. It Is said that an extra
Christmas eve feed Is also still given
to the cattle.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19
GROWTH or CHRISTMAS TREE
, Green Mountains In Vermont Pro-
vide the YuIetide Sprouts.

q INCE five million Christmas
81 trees are annually shipped out of
Vermont, 1t is only natural to
wonder where they all come from.
They must come from farms-not
farms operated to produce the Christ
mas tree crop, but abandoned farms
where the trees have planted and
reared themselves.
These abandoned farms lie in high
valleys in the foothills Of the Green
mountains. One may see sections COW
cred by thirty-odd farms, once thriv-
ing settlements, but now all but two
or three may be unoccupied. Such
land, once under the pillow Is gradual
ly coming back to forest. Along the
fern-choked, faintly-traced burrows,
young spruces come up and in the
open sunshine take on vivid green.
And more than that-the symmetrical
branches are lively green clear to the
ground.
Christmas trees cannot be cut in
areas Of spruce forest, because when
they grow in dense clusters the un-
der branches die for want Of light,
and hence the trees have no value as
decorative Christmas trees.
Few, indeed, see the harvest. One
or two lonely partridge hunters, per-
haps, will see it as 1t lies covered
with the first early snow squalls in the
mountains. But back in October, when
the days have not lost all Of the mel
lowness Of autumn, a gang Of twenty
choppers will have been busily at
work cutting the scattering young
spruces and tying them with Irvine.
The cutting and bundling is the
easiest part of the harvest, for the
trees must be hauled for miles to the
railroad, and at this time Of year the
mountain roads are nothing more than
frozen ruts and waterholes. Despite
this fact, however, heavy two-horse
wagons and even motor trucks, brls-
thing with great criblike bodies, strug-
gle slowly out, loaded high with the
trees. Two horses are able to draw
out at load about seventy trees of
average size.
At the chosen town on the railroad
every disused spot is hired and q
mountain Of trees begins to grow, till
eight thousand Of them may be packed
in q solid mass.-st. Nicholas. /. ~
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19

Italy is reported to have offered
Karl asylum. Asylum Is the word.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19
SETTING UP
THE TREE

or ALMOST every corner grocer's
III stands can be purchased very
cheaply that will hold the Christ
mas tree firmly in position.
The simplest Of these consists Of
! crosspiece of wood raised little from
the floor by wooden supports and hav-
ing a hole in the center to insert the
trunk of the tree.
More elaborate ones take the form
of wooden square, painted bright
red and surrounded by low wooden
railing.
Country jewellers who cannot pur-
chase these trees at the corner store,
but have to cut them in the nearest
wood lot, must devise some other way
of holding the Christmas tree in posi-
ton.
The easiest way to do this, If the
tree is not too large and heavy, is to
insert the trunk into the hole through
the bottom Of a wooden box, and
either paint this box green or red or
cover 1t with green or red paper.
A starch box will hold up small
tree perfectly, but somewhat larger
box must be chosen for one Of larger
growth. If, in spite Of all precautions,
the tree seems too heavy and is in
clined to wobble, weight the box on
either side with heavy stones. Some
times the box is filled with sand, the
trunk planted in that, and then the
wooden cover nailed in place to make
all very solid.
II one has any taoent for carpentry,
even Of the toughest sort, an effective
support can be made by mailing two
pieces Of wood In the shape Of a
square cross. holding the tree upon
this and mailing cleats to both tree
and support until it stands firmly.
A very pretty effect can be obtained
by covering the support Of the tree
and the floor directly around 1t with
white cotton batting on which silver
tinsel,- called train" In most shops, has
been sprinkled. This makes the tree
look as If 1t were growing In bunch
Of snow glittering in the sun.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19
CUSTOMS AND THEIR ORIGINS
Numerous YuIetide ICNas Are Relics
Of Pagan Observance, Especially
Those Of Druidisn.

AffANY Christmas customs are
SKI relics of pagan obseryances,
especially those Of Druidism,
the religious system of the ancient
Gauls and Britons. Groves Of oaks
were their chosen retreat, and today
the acorn is found as a Christmas
symbol on some Christmas greetings,
although it is not used as much as
formerly.
Druidism considered mistletoe most
sacred, and when growing on an oak
tree, parasite as it is, it was cut with
q golden knife by priest clad in a
white robe and two white bulls were
sacrificed on the spot.
The Yule log in England is relic
of Druidism. Its name is considered
a corruption of wheel log" wheel
in Druidical symbolism typifying the
march of the sun. The lighting Of
tile Yule log hanks back to the sacred
fires kindled by the Druids at mid
winter in the round towers which yet
remain in many parts Of Great Brit
ain, Ireland, France and Spain. The
use Of the Christmas tree has descend
ed from the German Druids. The
dressing Of the tree with candles and
presents was a feature Of their mid
winter festival.
Ivy is not used for Christmas dec
orations, as it was once sacred to
Bacchus and constituted almost the
sole leafy adornment at the Roman
saturnalia. The early Christian clergy
desiring to wean the people from theil
pagan practice as far as possible, for
babe the use Of ivy, and the precedent
still obtains.
In medieval Europe peacock was
the fayorite dish for Christmas din.
ner. After being skinned carefully
the bird was cooked. Then the skin
with the plumage intact was replaced,
and the bird served in manner as
nearly as possible resembling real
life.
Mince pies are first mentioned in
1895 as III common use at Christmas
times. Authorities In the matter then
said they might b. eaten % early as
December u
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19
Cookies for Christmas Time.

Cream one-half cupful of shorten
ing with one cupful Of sugar; add two
well-beaten eggs, one tablespoonful Of
milk or cream, two and one-half cup
fuls Of -four sifted with two teaspoon
fuls Of baking powder and one-half
teaspoonful each Of powdered nutmeg
and ginger. Mix and stand aside to
chill for one hour. Roll out, cut into
fancy shapes and bake in moderate
oven. Fancy cutters furnish an as
sortment Of cookies and are desirable
when they are to be enjoyed by chill
dren. Lacking a. variety Of cutters,
pastry wheel can be used, or pat
terms cut out of stiff cardboard can
be laid on the dough, and the outlines
followed with a slender knife.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19
Ginger Cookies.

Cream together one cupful Of sugaa-
and one cupful Of shortening. Ado
two tablespoonful Of molasses, one
teaspoonful Of ginger and a whole egg
well beaten. Stir two teaspoonfuls 81
soda In half cupful Of boiling water
Sift in teaspoonful Of baking powder
with enough flour to make a soft
dough. Roll out and bake far apart
SO they will not run together.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19
4 STRANGE Star |
Birth Of New Life Which Was to
Shine Over the Earth.
Conferences Of the Beasts Of the Ma.
tlvlty as Portrayed by lmagL
native Writer.

IxM AREFUL. Brother, thy horns !!
VI Keep thy head straight. Re.
member, tonight we share but
the one stall between us. The man
and his mate, there, have thine" The
little tawny-hided OK Of Palestine on
the farther side leaned hard against
the stable wall.
"'Tis strange star that shines to-
night" his yoke-fellow answered,
signing restlessly as he turned back
his gaze from the open door. Even
with care their horns clicked in the
narrow space. If men must take
my bed, why did they not turn us out
into the free air? The grass would
have dew on it. tonight-and l could
watch the star"
"Ho!" snorted the little gray ass
which had carried hither the woman
who lay stretched on the straw be-
tween them. "What grass wouldst
thou pluck from the cobblestones Of
the city"
AYE" lowed the first OK. There
is hay here; eat and be still. The
star is no concern Of thine"
1.-THE star shineth on the whole
broad earth, Brother. He hath the
peaked hills to wander in, and the
dark valleys, the fields and the towns
alike. I wish were free like the
star"
''Then, like him, thou wouldst come
slipping In at our stable door again.
Hey, come of thy knees! We must
sleep standing" his mate grunted
warningly.
"Hush, Brother. There is something
wondrous in my old stall! Something
very small and white! It gleameth
as with hoarfrost in the stars light.
It hath the smell Of lilies. It moveth.
The star can stroke it with Its long,,
pale tongues" He leaned longingly
against the barrier which shut him
away, until 1t creaked.
The little ass slipped his soft ears
between his own bars and shifted in
Quiringly. "Why, tits child" he
whinnied with delight. children are
lovely things. His small fingers will
play with my name and he will sing
little songs to me as bear him along.
Look up, little Master. We will see
great days together"
There, that serveth thee right"
reproved the far OK as the woman
made quick motion toward the in
quisitive nose. "Thy black muzzle
belongeth in thine own Manager, Broth
er ASS"
"She did but brush it aside" the
little gray beast breathed contentedly.
"She is pleased that we know her son.
No fear, Brother Ok. Her husband
will not take his staff to us. She is
gentle, this woman of mine. Her
child, too, will love U.S."
But the OK had not drawn back. He
knelt there, his broad forehead pressed
against the bars, his wondering eyes
fixed on the new life which was to
shine over the whole broad earth with
brighter glory than that wondering
star's.-John Brock, in the Detroit
News
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19

Little celluloid kewpies which may
be bought everywhere have been used
in many ingenious ways for Christ
mas gifts. Here is one dressed up like
fairy bride with ruffies Of chiffon
bound with narrow satin ribbon for a
skirt and her head adorned with a
braid wreath and veil. She stands in
small bag stuffed with cotton and
gathered about her feet and it has a
cloth powder puff sewed to it that
rests in a glass bowl.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19

The Republican for butter wraps.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19
CHRISTMAS Carol
Music and Song Always Assool.
ated With the YuIetide. y
orlainal Sacred Character Of Carols
Was Almost Lost Sight Of h
thirteenth Century.

~ USIC and song have always beer
lYDu associated with Christmas.
In Roman Catholic countries
as early as the Third century, 1t be.
came the custom to usher In the
Christmas festivities with musical
masses.
The practice Of singing carols OF
canticles was supposed to recall the
t:1n Excelsis Gloria" Of the angels and
the song Of the shepherds on the
first Christmas night.
A very old carol, published in 1921,
gives an amusing description Of church
Tevelries:
"A wooden child in clouts on the altar sat,
About the which both boys and girls do
dance and timely jet,
And carols sing in praise Of Christ.
The priests do roar aloud!
And round about the parents stand
TO see tho sport. and with their voice
Do help them, and with hand.
At first, carols were generally re-
ligious In character, and were written
with Latin and English words In al
ternate lines, or with Latin refrain.
The well-known carol
when Christ was born Of Mary free
Ia Bethlehem, that fair cite.
Angels sang with mirth and gles
In Excelsis Gloria.
and another with chorus.
Christus natus hodie -
The babe, the son.
The holy one
OF Mary,
are good examples Of this class.
When the tendency to ribaldry be-
came marked, some Of the carols got
10 be very peculiar in subject and
language. Joseph is treated with a
iRreat want Of respect, for one carol
9uns!
Joseph was an old man.
An old man was he,
When he welded Mary,
The Maid Of Galilee.
Another relates the story Of the
shepherds watching their focks by
hight:
"A shepard upon q hill he sat-
He had on him hys tabard and hiatt,
k1ys tarbox, hys pipe and hys fiagatt;
Hys name was called Joly-Joly Watt
Having been informed of the birth
of Christ, the shepherd sets off for
Bethlehem, and on arriving, says:
Jhesu! I of Thee my pype,
my ekyrte, my tarbox and my scrype.
Mome to my fellows now will skype,
Ind loke unto my shepe.
In the Thirteenth century the sa-
cred character of these Christmas
songs was almost entirely lost sight
Of. The Puritan parliament abolished
Christmas and carols altogether, but
feasting and revelry returned with the
Restoration.
Carol singing, which had fallen into
disuse, was revived by a collection of
carols published by D. Gilbert, in 1922,
but caroling, which was formerly
ushered in by the Ginning Of church
bells, and the sallying forth Of choirs
which chanted their way round vii
lagos until their threats were hoarse
and their noses red from cold and
friendly Christmas rotations, Is now
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19
BIB and Tray Cloth

Balloons, in bright colors, and an
angular elephant decorate the ample
bib and tray cloth to match, made Of
oilcloth, as pictured above. They will
afford the youngest member Of the
family much Joy and his mother much
peace Of mind at the dinner table.
Therefore the donor Of this gift viii
be twice blessed and long remem-
bered. The mottled oilcloth is cream
colored and the bib Is bound at the
neck with white tape which is extend
ed into ties.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19

What is the difference between a
hard winter propaganda and hard
coal propaganda? Boston Tran
script.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-19

AS both labor and the railroads
claim to have won the strike, the
public must have lost it.-Greenville
Piedmont.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-17
WILLING VICTIM OF ERROR
Man Naturally Was Not Quick to Deny
Authorship Of Novels in Popu-
lar Favor.

When George Eliot's ~"Scenes OF
= Clerical Life" was first run in Black.
woods Magazine, there was consider.
able speculation as to the identity of
the author concealed behind the pseu.
donym. The people of George Eliot's
old home town, Nuneaton, were espe-
cially wrought up, as they recognized
in the characters of "Amos Barton
''Mr. Pilgrim and others depicted in
the papers unmistakable portraits of
well-known people of the neighbor.
hood.
Various local celebrities, with lit
erary bent, were under suspicion, and
delegation of the visitors finally con.
cluded to consult a table-tipper said to
be. making some remarkable revela.
tons. Under the manipulations Of the
Esprit rapper," the table spelled out
the name Of the unknown author as
''Liggers." There was no Liggers in
the town, but there was a Higgins" q
broken-down gentleman who had been
known to write pieces for the papers.
He was charged with the authorship OF
the much-talked-of essays and did not
reject the honors thrust upon him.
When "Adam Bede' appeared and
took the critics by storm, Liggins'
fame waxed greater than ever. He
was lionized by the townspeople, fete6
at parties, and a public subscription
was started for him. Then the real
George Eliot deemed it was time to in.
terfere, and wrote letter to the Lon
don Times denying Liggins' author.
ship. @os=:@.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-17
ANCIENT GUILD OF ARCHERS
Institution Centuries Old Lodged In
= One Of the Most Interesting
Buildings in bruoes.

One Of the most interesting places
in Bruges, both for its antiquity and
its, connection with the royal house
Of Stuart, is the Guild Of Archers of
st. Sebastian. The date of the founda-
ton Of the guild is unknown, as all
the records we're destroyed in the
great fire Of the belfry Of Bruges in
1880. However, there is every reason
to believe it must have existed before
1896, as it had already emblazoned in
Its arms the Cross Of Jerusalem, or
the Holy Land, which was awarded
to all the medieval guilds that took
part in the first crusade. The guild
now has in its possession archives
dating from 1905. The present build
Ing was given by Cornelius De Bloci
In 1873, when claS@ with a remark
ably fine ceiling wA< built, and Is still
to be seen.
Charles II, king Of England, togeth-
er with his brother, the duke of Glou-
cester, became members during their
two years of exile. Charles II was
the first to inaugurate the Gold Book
Of the Archers, and put his signature
to his gift in which he promised 1000
golden crowns. The duke Of Glouces-
ter gave 200 golden Gowns to the
guild and also silver arrow.