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YULETIDE LEGENDS OF
BIRDS
BY Marjorie Howe Dixon
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Some say that ever 'gainst that sea-
son comes
Wbereon our Saviour's birth is cele-
brated -.
The bird of dawning singeth all
night long.
Shakespeare.
Legends of birds are as old as
history itself. Many and quaint are
the ones associated with the birth
and life of our Master. The refer
ence above shows that the great
Poet was familiar with the old story
of the cocks growing at midnight,
at khe Saviour's birth, legend dat
ing back to the fourth century.
There seem to be many more
stories connected with the crucifiX-
ion. than with the birth of Jesus.
Robins, swallows and owls have in
this way become almost sacred be-
cause of some pretty story about
them. These legends are told to
the youngsters of many countries,
and have created a feeling of af-
fectionate regard for the birds, re-
sulting in many pretty customs, de-
signed to show forth their love.
For this reason, ampng the rural
villages and farms of northern
Europe, where Friend Robin stays
all winter, he is especially remem-
bered by the children. Grain is scat
tered about on the roofs for his
Christmas, and he is offered shelter
in barns and haystacks.
What They Do in Sweden
c,-s1o,, RI,o ooOd farT1ar as
sisted by his children, takes a sheat
of unthreshed wheat and ties it to a
pole for Robin to feast upon. The
children watch for his coming, and
have all sorts of little thrills over
his pleasure in their gift
Alas for the poor little wren. II
fares most unhappily this season in
Ireland and on the Isle of Man.
Customs. the origin of which is lost
in the mists of time, decree that lit
tie wren must die.
On the Isle of Man, it happens
thus. Amid great excitement the
wren is sought and killed and tied
to a stick. It is then carried from
| house to house while a crude rhyme
is recited, and money is besought.
Finally it is burned with great SOL
emniiy in the graveyard, with sing
ing of dirges.
1t is thought by Mr.. Ingersoll, to
whose books, Birds in Legen, Fable
and Folklore, we are indebted, that
this may be traced back to the early
hatred the Christians felt toward the
Druids. The wren was the Druid
Bird. From it's chirpings the priest
drew auguries and thus the poor lit
tie bird became an object of dis
approval, if not hatred to the Chris
tians. The killing of it became the
symbol of the severance of all con-
nection with Druidical practices.
Variations of this savage custom are
found in Ireland, belonging to both
Christmas and St. Stephens Day.
Turkeys for Christmas
If he but knew, the turkey, too,
would dread the approach of Christ
mas. We think of this bird as the
one that should be served on
Thanksgiving, because the Puritans
! who did not observe Christmas TO
any extent, handed down to us this
custom. While they, no doubt, were
influenced by the fact that it was
found in great numbers here, in
those hard days, still they may have
brought the custom from England
with them.
Going back a good ways, bOar's
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could slip away some Christmas
Eve and hear them! The legend
does not say what they talk about,
but perhaps they have far curious
legends than any we can gather
from ancient chronicles, be our
sources ever so many.
A proverb from Cornwall will fur
nish us with a wise maxim.
"He that hurts robin or wren
Will never prosper, boy or men,"
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
RULES
prenaratinn of Enninment For ANY Kind OF Coal
lille S

~ -PreparatiOn OF Equipment For Amy Kind OF Coal
Seeth la CRATES in good order
around ceanou uoOrs olHeI"se
will control the fire
over steam pipes radiation
4 NProvide tools for boiler hues
VPeven possible by weather strips and storm
windows. ia,
in the pipes
btuminOus coal in furnaces
heretofore adapted to fine
the small and not easily
cleaned.N
/ Keep heating surfaces clean
2 Carr4 medium fire Is to 10 inches).
8 Do nd burn too low.
the three dampers Usually Will
that pipe should be when firing
partly closed when the fire well started
should be open little our
night; the check draft damper should be
partly the day and night as experience
be
smoking and then close the slide
open hampers
All admitted above the fire in
needed simply cOo the heating
furnish the heat for the house.
loAg banking for the night
accumulated When bank
face apply banking along Sides
resulting a bowl shape formation
Goals into
The ASH pit door while shaking
under the In this CRATES burn
should last
the following suggestions
may
(a) Do rooms (b) sunshine (c)
the house65 sufficient
a thermometer and watch the weather.
coal the fuel should be we'll
the cellar the the pile moist
occasional bucket two of water.
in ash pit NJ after cleaning
ashes.
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WELL. now, that makes it easy! Give
him some Prince AIbert-the finest
smoking tobacco mortal man ever knew.
His face will light up like Christmas
tree on the big, glad morning. And
thereafter =!
There's the handsome pound crystal
glass humidOr with the spOnge-mOistener
top. All fused up in holiday attire, with
space provided for writing 'To.........."
and ''From ....'' No further wrap
ping needed. Fine for home or office.
Then there are tin humidors in pound
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
Is FOR BURNING BITUMINOUS
EGG AND NUT GOALS in ALL
HEATING STOVES AND FURNACES
co. Townsend, Editor,

90
ee Milford Del. , - .,. LS4,,,,i
Sr-We attaching of approved rules for burning
and the publication OF these rules VIII IN any Wa"
the distress existing because OF shortage you
nermission to this information 1t Is mmatea
or in connection with any pupcy you
I've this matter.
respectfully yours,
BERTHA-CONSUMERS COMPANY
c. F. Ingod Vice-President.
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and half-pornd sizes, for home, office
or shop. After all, it isn't the cOntainer
but the wonderful tobacco it contains.
Prince Albert fragrant, mellow,
cOOl-burning. The tobacco that makes
every jimmy-pipe pal for life.
Just write ''P. A." opposite the name
of every smoker on your Christmas list.
That's the answer to your Christmas
puzzle, so far as the men-fo1ks are con-
cerned. And, my, what lot of pleasure
it's going to mean. Not only to them,
but to the giver!
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11

PA. Is sold eyeTyTheTe IN tidy red
tins, pound and haif-PoHnd tin hEn1i'
doTs, and pound eTystal-gldss hHnIidOTs
with sponge-moisfener top. And
dlUGys with every Bit of bite and Pdreh
removed BY the Prince Albert pTOeesss
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
EGGSHELLS

rTHERE are various superstit1ons
4 current in this country with regard
10 eggshells. and all Of them can be
found existing in practically similar
form in Europe Most common of our
eggshell superstitions are as follows !:
Burn your eggshells to prevent bad
luck: 1t is bad luck not to break the
shell after having eaten a boiled egg |;
md powdered eggshells are good for
the ague.
It is a custom with many people both
in Europe and America when they
have eaten boiled egg-eaten 1t as a
boiled egg should be eaten, out Of the
shell in an egg cup-to put their spoon
through the bottom of the shell "for
luck" Napoleon III is said never to
have omitted this ceremony.
All these modern superstitions come
from the ancient belief in a connection
between eggshells and witches, which
was an old belief when the great Ro-
man naturalist Pliny mentioned it
nearly two hundred years ago. Ac-
cording to Pliny eggshells should be
broken lest witches and other evil
minded necromancers got hold of them
"a work magic with. Among the north
ern nations witches used eggshells
which had not been sufficiently shat
tered as ships in which they sailed
across rivers and seas to regions where
winds and storms were brewed and
where they could be bought for suf-
icient consideration TO be afterwards
dealt with at retail by the weird sis
ters. In eggshelIs they used to journey
70 Lapland where they learned not
onlv the control of winds but much
other forbidden lore from the Lapps
end the "warlock Firms"
After the discovery of the Western
World the witches voyaged much in
eggshells TO Bermuda, 1.-THE storm
vexed Bermoothes," also region of
storms and of magic according to the
belief of our forefathers. From all
this il will be easily seen why it is
we'll to take the precaution of so break
ing your eggshell that no witch can
use it for a boat or for purposes of
necromancy as indicated by Pliny. The
belief that Ldlverized eggshell is good
for the ague comes from a logical
traln OF reasoning. The ancients be-
lieyed that diseases were infliction
from evil spirits or witches. Now, for
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behind cloud. He had been watching
them all the time, for he had no inten-
ton of letting the snow settle over the
earth that day. He came out to shine
all day and just because little cloud
got in his way he had no thought OF
being shut in
Down, down fell the runaway snow
fakes and settled on the hill. but they
did not make a very thick covering
as they soon saw.
1T is all white anyway" said one.
Il thought we we're big enough to
make deep snow. o dear. ] am SO
warm"
You had no right to think any
thing" said old Mr.. Sunman. You
should have waited until my day was
done, you runaway children, and to
pay you for leaving all your relatives
up there worrying about you, shall
melt you all"
Poor little snowflakes. they did not
have chance to run, for Mr.. Sun
man breathed upon them his warm
breath and down they sank into the
earth and the hill was as bare as
before they came.
''I'm sorry had to do that said
Mr.. Sunman and for minute or two
his face was hidden again, for unless
he can smile he does not show it to
the earth, but could not help IT.;
/ had to shine today and If those
foolish children had waited until to-
morrow they would have had plenty
Of help in making things white, but
today is mine"
Then out from the cloud Mr.. Sun
man came and beamed all day upon
the earth, and warmest he shone upon
the hill where the runaway flakes
were asleep.
But the next morning when they
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MANAGEMENT OF SOW
TO GET TWO LITTERS

To yield the greatest profit brood
sow should produce two litters a year.
In the northern states where the win
tiers are severe, most farmers only
get one litter of pigs from their sows
a year and that is the spring litter.
But in the South where the winters
are mild, the sOws should be so man
aged as to produce two litters wear.
The sows should be bred so that they
will farrow in the spring, and in the
fall when the weather is not too hot
nor too cold The early fall pigs will
get a start before the cold weather
sets in, and the spring pigs before
the weather becomes hot.
The history of one year of sow's
life should show approximately the
following record, according to A. L.
Durant, assistant animal husbandman
at Clemson college.
Breed for spring litter-November
10.
CESSATION period November TO-
March /.
Farrow-March 1.
SucKle plgS-Marcns 1-May ..
Wean pigs-May 3.
Breed for fall litter-May 10.
CESSATION period May 1O-Septem-
Der i.
Farrow-Septembe /.
Suckle pigs September 1-Novem-
Der 3.
Wean pigs November 3.
By following this outline as nearly
as possible and breeding all of his
sows about the same time, Mr.. Durant
explains, that the farmer will have his
s0ws farrow within a short period Of
time, and he will thus be able to care
for all of his sows and litters with
only a little greater time and labor
than would be needed for few sows.
Then. too, his pigs will be Of uniform
age and size, and will be ready for
the market at about the same time.
The base dates of hogs at the swine
shows are March / and September 1,
and the pigs narrowed nearest these
dates will have greatest age and size
and will show to best advantage.
This factor should also be considered
by the hog men who intend to show
at the fairs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
Red Indian Chosen
as Canadian Scion

Ludger Bastein, member of the
Huron tribe and the first Indian to be
elected to the Quebec legislature, won
the by-election for the conservatives
in Quebec county by defeating the Lib
eral candidate, E. Bedard, whose party
mas been q years in power in the an
cient capital, says the Christian
Science Monitor.
Mr. Bastein's father was head chief
Of all the Hurons of Canada for term
Of office He himself is a man OF
wealth. He operates large tannery
business at Lorette, well-known In
dian settlement. Some years ago when
the city of Quebec interfered with the
water supply of his tanneries he car
rid legal action for damages to the
privy council and won an award Of
100000. He is director Of numerous
enterprises.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
Green's August FEotUey

The remedy with a record of fifty
eight years Of surprising excellence.
All who suffer with nervous dyspep-
STA, sour stomach, constipation, indi-
gestion, torpid liver, dizziness, head
aches, coming-up Of food, wind on
stomach, palpitation and other indica-
lions of digestive disorder, will find
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER an eff
fective and efficient remedy. For
ffty-eight years this medicine has
been successfully used in millions of
households all over the civilized
world. Because OF its merit and pop
ularity GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER
is found today wherever medicines are
sold. 80 and 90 cent bottles.-Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
Tankage Will Save Much
Grain in Finishing Hogs

Tankage is one of the best protein
supplements available in many cases
for fattening hogs. Comparing the
fattening of hogs on grain without
tankage with the addition of tankage
to the grain, it has been established
that tankage will save considerable
amount Of grain and the hogs will be
ready for market much quicker than
without such a protein feed as tank
age.
The proportion of tankage to allow
depends upon the kind of grain and
the age of the pigs. However, for
fattening hogs from to 8 per cent
Of the ration as tankage is usually suf-
ficient. A good way to handle the
feeding is to self-feed both the
grain and tankage. 1t is not econom-
ical, however, to self-feed tankage If
the grain is limited I'm amount.
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Fairy Tale
WNAARY GRAHAM BONNER
THE POOR DRESS
WWARY GRAHAlM BONNER

"Oh, DEAR said the dress, 81 feel Sc
sad"
Now the dress was hanging up in
the closet. Beside it were a number
sof other clothes. There was a best
party dress and an old apron, an old
coat and good coat, and scarf and
a hat and several other things.
what is the trouble?" asked the
party dress.
Il am hated,'' said the dress, land
it makes me feel so sad"
You're hated said the party dress
"That is too bad, too bad"
And the party dress dropped just a
little and the rosette which was on its
left shoulder looked, for the moment
rather crushed.
That's shame, perfect shame
said the party dress. 1T is dreadful
to be hated"
"Oh yes" said the other dress, ''it
isn't nice. But it is not only for my
self that feel sad. feel sad for my
little owner.
.sYou see she goes to school, and
am her school dress. 1t is true I'm a
plain dress. was her best Sunday
dress last year, though.
II was worn to parties, too, just as
you are now, Party Dress.
'Dear me- said the party dress,
twill be hated next year?'
II hope not for your sake" said the
plain dress. Il hope she will feel diff
ferently by then.
Il don't altogether blame her." the
plain dress continued. "It is hard for
her, but it is hard for the grown-ups.
too.
IT seem to be getting ahead Of my
story, though. don't IT,
.You do" said the party dress.
"Well,' said the plain dress, ''in
school the children look at her--and
that means at me, too, for she is wear
ing and they look at us with their
noses in the air. or with mean kind
of pity.
''They have better dresses and they
frill themselves up and look very
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has ever since continued in vogue
there. Occasionally. it passed into
Germany as Aurora. where the first
Aurora Won Kielmanseek. mother of
Marshal SAKE In nyria, both the dawn
and the proper name were called Fora
and, as mark Of endearment, Zorana.
Aurora has persisted in spite of the
canon prohibiting the giving of the
Like most NEUROLOGICAL characters,
she is a Latin divinity, since Latin
names were used throughout Europe
and only comparatively modern criti-
cism has endeavOred to distinguish be-
tween the distinct myth of the Greek
and Latin races. Most neurological
names, including Aurora. have their
vogue in France and England. which
are most under the dominance Of fancy
with regard to names.
While no verses Of note have been
addressed direct to Aurora, she Is a
fayorite subject with the poets who
find her personification much more
fanciful and romantic than the mere
word dawn" She Is POLITICALLY rep
resented as rising out of the ocean in
chariot with rosy fingers dripping
dew. Keats was specially fond Of re-
ferring to Aurora, and our beloved
Longfellow made frequent mention of
her.
Aurora's jewel is the chrysolite
''the chrysolite Of sunrise" wrote
Shelley. To exert its power, the am
Der gem should be set in gold 1t is
said to have the power of dispelling
evil spirits if worn on the left arm.
When dreamed of, it signifies caution
necessary" Aurora's lucky day is
Monday and 5 is her mystic number.
20 by Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
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dressy and really. quite rich and SUI
perior; that is, they look superior as
far as the dresses go.
There's nothing superior about
their turned-up noses and their mean,
snobbish ways.
"They sometimes make rude
speeches.
Dear me- one of them will say, is
that the only dress you own? My
mother bought me a new dress only
yesterday and that is the third one
I've had this year
II can feel then how my owner
feels. She feels poor and looked down
upon, and sometimes she comes home
and begs her mother for a new dress.
She has even asked to wear you. to
school and then have another party.
best dress.
But her mother says it is silly for a
little girl to let other little girls make
her feel badly. She tells her If is no
disgrace not to have lots and lots of
clothes She tells her that clothes
don't make happiness and that she
should be above the mean speeches of.
her so-called friends.
.Her mother talks to her so sensibly.
"But tonight-after hard day for
my dear little owner suffered badly to-
day when three children went into a
corner of the school cloakroom and
giggled and pointed and made remarks
about me-but tonight" the plain dress
repeated, II heard the mother and the
father talking.
81 told her. the mother said, that
it was silly Of her to feel badly, but
oh, know how the child suffers. 1t
1t dreadful to think other children can
be so cruel
but the father answered, If she
showed them she didn't mind it they'd
soon give up teasing Still-it is hard
but / can't afford anything extra,
I'm afraid not even for the material
"And the parents both looked at each
other and their eyes were sad, was
out upon the chair then, after my own
er had gone to bed, and then the moth
er came and put me away and as she
did so tear fell upon me.
"Oh. party dress, | wish schools
would make rules so that only a
middy-blouse costume or sailor suit or
a sort Of Girl Scout uniform, or some
plain dress would be the only thing al
lowed. 1t would save many sad
feeling and it would make every one
see that clothes didn't make a good
time"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
Pest of Worms Demands
Attention for Control

One serious enemy of the sheep is
the stomach worm found in many pas
lures.
More than one breeder has had to
go out of sheep because they did not
do well on his pastures and were
troubled with worms. With sheep, as
at present, one of the most valuable
animals on the farm, this pest Of
worms demands attention, for they
can be controlled. For the removal
of these pests, the copper Sulphate
(bluestone or blue vitriol) treatment
has proved effective in tests made on.
infested flocks. Two ounces of fresh
ly powdered crystals of copper sui
plate are thoroughly dissolved in one
gallon Of water and administered as
follows: For a lamb three months
old, twO-thirds fluid ounce or 20 &C.;
for a lamb six months old twice this
AMOUNT; for sheep one year old two
fluid ounces or 60 &C, and for sheep
two years old or over three fluid
ounces. The solution should be pre-
pared In a glass, wooden or earthen-
ware vessel and must be kept thor
oughly mixed while in use. It is i'm
portant that the dose be accurately
measured, using a glass graduate or
graduated drenching bottle.
In tests made at experiment stations
80 per cent of the stomach worms have
been removed by treatment. However,
in order that it may be effective, di-
rections must be followed carefully
and the sheep and lambs kept away
from feed and water for IS hours be-
fore and six hours after treatment.
The experiments also show that rota-
ton of pastures aids materially in re-
ducing infeStation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
When Sheep Lose Teeth

There is great variation in the age
that sheep begin to lose their teeth.
Sometimes some Of the teeth will be
lost as early as three years OF age but,
ordinarily a sheep will reach the age
of seven or eight years before it begins
to lose the teeth A sheep that has
been literally fed will usually lose
it's teeth earlier than when fed mod
erately. Some of the breeds such
as the Merinos, live to greater age
than other breeds and they keep their
teeth much longer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
The Change

"Court week hain't nuthin' like IT
used to be in the good old times"
grumbled Uncle Heck Razzrm Of Fid-
die Creek. Nowadays 1t don't begin
till Tuesday and quits business as a
ginerl rule on Friday, and except
when there's specially spicy case on
hand, there amt nuth'n' skurcely to
keep Teller awake. But when | was
a young Teller it was lot different.
Court opened at nine o'clock Monday
morning, and continnered plumb till
shutdown Saturday evening. And all
the time there, was boss swapping. a
little draining and whole helva lot
of fighting, from the beginning Of the
session plumb to the end. But now
ali, Lawd kansas City Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
Radio in Red Russia

"Rosta," as the Russian Telegraph
agency, the official news agency Of
the Soviet government, is generally
called has adopted radio for supply
ing Official news to Russian news
papers. BY the first Of January radio
receiving sets will have been installed
in the offices of 40 newspapers within
a radius Of 800 miles of Moscow, ex-
tending from Archangel on the edge
Of the Arctic circle down to Nikolayev
on the Black sea and from Minsk in
the west to Samara on the Vofga
river
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-01
AURORA.

n VERY unusual name and yet one
extremely prevalent in European
countries, whence it has penetrated
America, is Aurora. 1t signifies "the
dawn since Aurora was the mytho-
logical personi6cation of the break o.
day. Her name comes from aurum
(gold) because of the golden light she
sheds before her. Aurora as the god
dess Of the dawn appears in all legends
and was attached by the Greeks to
their Eos. whose rosy fingers unbarred
the gates Of day.
When the Cinque-cento made classic
lore the fashion, Aurora came into IA
yor with the fair danes of France and
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His Ability

"Ah, how the baby has grown r.
chirped the presiding elder. mo doubt
he is able to take care Of himself pref
ty well?"
Il reckon So" replied Gap Johnson
Of Rumpus Ridge. II hain't paid no
special attention lately, though, but
heerd wife say something luther eve
ming about the little cuss being able to
crawl outdoors and entertain hisself
tollable well by smearing soft soap
and ashes in his hair, and such as
yaw-w-w-wn - that. kansas City
Star.