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ìli 4 2 W aj / y * << i t T he P olk C ounty P ost VOLUME 1. (TWICE A WEEK.) INDEPENDENCE, OREOON, NUMBER 84. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918. IS ’S DAY T h e m essage of C h ristm a s is love. I ts em blem Is ra d ia n t, th a n k fu l, con te n te d childhood. W ith o u t love and w ith o u t ch ild ren th e re could be no reul C hristm as. T h e form m ig h t s u r vive b u t th e su b sta n c e w ould be lack ing. U nhappy m u st be th e a d u lt w ho can not m ake h im self a child ag ain In s p irit a t th e Y ulettde. F o r C h ristm as Is th e u n iv ersa l c h ild re n ’s duy. Men and w om en a re superfluous except a s th ey m ake them selv es p a rtn e rs w ith th o s e w hom th e day glorifies. L et us, th en , la y a sid e th e a ffecta tio n an d arro g a n c e o f m anhood and w om anhood an d be ch ild ren again. L e t u s ad o p t th e ir point of view a n d p u t ou rselv es In th e ir places— In th e p laces of th ese so n s a n d d a u g h te rs of o u rs and o f th e sons an d d a u g h te rs of o u r neighbors. I t w us only a y e a r o r tw o ago, a s It seem s, w hen w e hung o u r w ell-w orn sto ck in g s In a row along th e m antel sh elf, w hile o u r fa th e rs and m o th ers looked on w ith unfeigned p le a su re a t th e Innocent confidence we show ed in w h a t th e m orrow w ould brin g fo rth . E ven a s you a n d I. I t a ll com es back In a flood of m em ories. L ife w as sim p ler th en . O u r d esire s w ere less p re te n tio u s th a n those o u r chil d ren voice now. M odest rem em b ran ces th ey w ere th a t bulged to e an d heel of th e stockings m o th e r k n it. L ife and Its c ircu m stan ces ehange, b u t th e essence of C h ristm a s never. T h e sam e h app y childhood, th e sam e restlessn ess, th e sam e snnil-llke creep ing of tim e ns th e holiday approaches. T h e sam e paren th o o d , too— th e sam e plunnlng acro ss th e read in g ta b le a fte r th e boys a n d g irls a re abed, th e sam e loving co nsideratio n of w h a t th is o r th a t child m ost d esire s a n d how f a r th e fam ily p u rse can p ro p erly be stre tc h e d to p e rm it som e fu r th e r p u r chase. E v ery hom e Is a ssu re d a C h ristm as If It h a s a g reat, wrarm h e a rt p u lsa tin g In tu n e w ith th e hopes an d jo y s of childhood.— E xchange. ay the Chri-ftmax xeaxOn briny joyx ofTeace toNou; and. in the; com ing y e a r may there be no m bargo on your happinejx;may your opportunities not b e E n trenched ; may the B attler o f the p a rt be forgotten,and the Bugle; call le a d you on to loved oner who love you,and watch over you. fs m A Christmas Wireless. To y o u a n d y o u rs a w ire le ss A lo n g th e G ood-w ill line I t b rin g s a C h ris tm a s g re e tin g W ith love fro m m e and mine. H is Guess. “W ho w as it said ‘to him th a t h a th shall be given?’ ” “I don’t rem em ber, b u t I presum e It w as som e fellow w ho had eight or nine necktie holders and had Just received fo u r m ore fo r C hristinas." S t Winnifred and the Tree One sto ry o f th e o rigin o f th e g reen tre e as th e C h ristm as tre e am ong th e people o f n o rth e rn E u ro p e is given in a legend o f St. W innifred. I t is one of th e m any th o u san d s of those sim ple an d beau tifu l beliefs th a t have a t tached them selves to th e m idw inter festival and w hich generally p ass now u n d er th e nam e of “C h ristm as m yths.” I t Is re la te d th a t St. W innifred, u g re a t C h ristian m issionary, began cu ttin g I uown u ' sa c re a ouk which n aa neen I t ; n o t In th e w ild woods, b u t In your th e object of w orship by th e n o rth e rn h o m e s; th e re It w ill s h e lte r no d eeds p ag an s whom h e wus seeking to lead of blood, b u t loving g ifts and a c ts of arig h t. W hile he w as hew ing down th e k indness.” huge tre e It w as blasted by a sudden ; T h e flr tree, th e com m on evergreen w hirlw ind. Close b esid e it w as a o f th e n o rth e rn regions, b ecam e th e young fir tree, w hich w as not h arm ed j holy tre e of th e co n v erted p agans, and e ith e r by th e w hirlw ind o r by th e fa ll ! In Its h o n o r o r in m em ory o f the o f th e g ia n t oak. T h en St. W innifred th o u g h ts It stood fo r th e y d eco rated It Is rep o rted to have spoken a s follow s w ith lig h ts an d g ifts a t C h ristm as. to th e p a g a n s: “T h is little tree, a young child o f th e fo re st, shall be yo u r holy tre e to n ig h t. I t is th e wood o f peace, fo r y o u r hom es a re b u ilt o f It. I t Is th e sign of an endless life, fo r its leav es a re alw ay s green. See how It p o in ts to w ard h e a v e n ! L e t th is be called th e frao (¡tf t.h~ f h r l c t flH l/i rift+K«-* CHRISTMAS E PIG R A M S ft It is a wise Santa who keeps his whiskers away from the candles. ft Better broken toys than broken hearts. ft Never look a gift in the price tag. ft Many a man puts on long white whiskers and thinks he looks like Santa Claus when he looks more like a goat— and perhaps he is. ft One thing they missed dur ing the Spanish Inquisition —Christmas cigars! Shopping done in time is the noblest work of woman! ft A Christmas gift by any other name doesn’t cost half as much. ft A gift in the hand is worth two in the postoffice, ft Many a man gets • girl under the mistletoe only to find himself, a little later, under her thumb, ft A pound of steak to a poor man is worth a ton of holi day greetings. THE HOLY LAND T h ere once w as • do# on a Christmas tree, W h o sighed lo the angel that hung above. "O K how I do wish they would keep for me A sweet Utile, neat M e girl to love; t "A dear Tittle mother to curl my locks: T o rock me to sleep, and to wake me up. T o dress me m cute little gowns and frocks. And feed me w ith mill from her silver cup; A tfnd little mother, w ho'd never sav A w ord that was angry, nor let me fall. W h o ’d always be ready to let me play W ith bright kale friends w ho should come to c a ll” And. strange though the wonderful fact may be, T h at little wax doffs little wish came true: T hey picked her right off the Christmas tree. And gave her. my dear little girl, to youl —Arthur Gwaarman la the Youth i Companion THE CHRISTMAS HANDICAP; MERE MAN VS. FRIEND WIFE ip j T H E GR AN D M U F T I, H E A D OF T H E M O H A M M ED A N C H U R C H (A W H I T E T U R B A N ) , AR R IVES A T A M E R IC A N RED CROSS H E A D - Q U A R T E R S T O T A K E P A R T IN T H E F O R M A L IN A U Q U R A D O N OF T H E W O R K IN P A L E S T IN E . - 8 ) 8 .» JO SUM a t n ZU| •o*o*o*o»o*o»o*o*o»o*o»o*o -op Sniqiou aq him ajaqx,, ■tiiiq pajRsqonoA 5 At Christmas be merry and ? WluoODBqo) » q i qjpjM jb H • thankful withal O - p UOJ)B[OSUOO a q j pajdaaoa ? And feast thy poor neigh- o pun u i|q w o j j xoq 0 J|p aqi O bors, the great with £ paqtanl aq kb ubui pbh ‘nm O the small. £ •(f) p i.wasqu ,,‘)qX|UO) aiuoq O —Thomas Lusser. » ¡Ju[oi .iui u | aso on s | i i i i ü H (Continued on Page 3.) o*o*o*o*o*o«o*o*o*o*o«o*o* • -1 _ W hen "th e g reateg t m other In the w orld” calls th e roll th e week of D ecem ber 10-23 the hope of the A m erican B ed C ross Is th a t the a n sw er fo r th e e n tire A m erican people will b e : “All present, o r accounted for.” I t will be th e occasion for 22,00^,000 a d u lts an d 8,000,000 children to renew th e ir m em ber ship a n d fo r all o th e rs to join. One happy slogan of the roll call announces th a t “all you need is a h e a rt and a d o llar.” W hy does th e Red C ross a t C h ristm as conduct a m em ber ship cam paign? B ecause It un ites the people in an In tim ate w ay w ith the organization they have supported so m agnificently. In o th er co u n tries one of the m ost Im pressive th in g s about the A m erican Red C ross Is the size of Its m em bership, a tte stin g truly popular approval. T his C hristm as, w hen our country is out o f th q deep w aters of th e w ar, every d o llar paid for an au n u al m em bership in the Red C ross will be a d irect C hristm as g ift to o u r lan d , a ir and sea forces and to those who have fe lt th e stiu g of w ar lu a way th a t we In th is country have not experienced. T h e m in is tra tio n s o f th e Hed C ross will be as good a s u b s titu te for C hristm as a t hom e as can be furn ish ed u n d er th e c irc u m stances. T h e women o f A m erica, see ing In the R ed C ross an ex ten sion upon a u n iv ersal scale of the m othering Instinct, w ill be quick to an sw er “H e re ” to th e roll call, because service and sacrifice a re w om anly q u alities and th ey a re R ed C ross q u ali ties. P re sid e n t W ilson, as p resid en t of th e A m erican R ed Cross, s a y s : “I sum m on you to th e com radeship 1” THIS CHRISTUS IH HKHCE Owing to the possible invasion of an epidemic of influenza, Christmas in Independence will only be a day of family gatherings; no public ob servance, no entertainments, no [ church services, no school program. I But Christmas will be merry just I the same. Families will hold their usual feast, individual family trees j will be lighted, stockings will be (Continued on Page i.) CANDLE IN THE WINDOW; TOKEN OF GOOD CHEER Mrs. C. H. Castner, president 0f the State Federation of Women’s Clubs, 1ms issued a Christmas mes sage to all club women of the state urging a fitting observance of the holiday season und asking that the women observe the old custom oT placing a lighted candle in their windows on Christmas eve as a token of good cheer. The letter re ceived by Mrs. Clyde Ecker, presi dent of the Independence Club, follows: My Dear Club Workers, Greetings: The Thanksgiving period has pass ed and club ifromen, together with every other American, have had great cause for giving thanks. The Christmas time is at hand; may we all make this season one of gladness and good cheer. Let the club women of this state follow the time honored custom of the past and each place in the window of her home on Christmas eve the lighted candle as a token of good cheer to all who pass by. My greetings to each in dividual club member, and a wish for tiic best that the Christmas sea son can bring to each one. All you need to join the Red Cross (Mrs. C. II.) Theresa M. Castner, is a heart and a dollar. President. WHY WE HAVE CHRISTMAS And there were in the same couhtry shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their dock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall he a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethle hem, and see this thing which is come to puss, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known a broad the saying which was told them con cerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which Were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying arid praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.