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THE STHYT0N MÄIL
STAYTON, MARION COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1913.
19th Year, No 47.
TH«
«TORY T H A T N I V t R
G RO W « OLD.
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H er Christm as Stocking
L lk* (h a song* t h a t a r a a u n g In th a i
tw ilig h t,
I J k a a ll ta la a t h a t a r a U n d s rly '
told,
U k r ili.* m a m n rla a o f lovod onaa
lim i lia ilo w o u r b o a ria .
T h a ru a a a to ry t h a t n a v a r f r o o a <
old.
L a‘ T h a an g o la A ral a ln g It I« <
chorus.
And lh.. w a lc h a ra w ith w o n d ar
hahold.
I ’ • > foal Ih a (Irai th rill o f th a « 1
lio a u llfu l t r u tk
III Ih a a to ry t h a t n a v a r g ro w a old. ]
Hound th a C h rla t C h ild o f H athla-
h a m ’a e ra d la
A ra c lu e to ra o f iipplaa o f gold.
A nd iiltiu ro o uf a llv a r a d o r n ovary
,
i «I
Of Ih a a to ry t h a t n a v a r g ro w a old.
It g lu d d en a th a b o a ria o f a ll chll-
dren.
A nd m illion« o f m a n lie r m old
A re h a p p ie r, holler, b e lte r by f a r, ¡ ’
F o r th e a to ry th a t n e v e r gro w a
old
— F r a n k lin T ru a d e ll.
T he C h riatm aa Quaat.
Whoso «hall rome any woy thla night,
lly moor or hill or ahore,
For him the bleeaod candlaa' light.
For him tha open door.
(Oh. Mury, itila for thy Hon'a aake,
Though mino cornea In no moral)
My hearth la awept. my Tula Ioga burn.
My hoard la decked and apread;
For any who may aerm In turn
Are w arm th and wlna and bread.
«ih. Mary, grant my aon thla night
Ho tmiiaed and comforted!)
Rid. liannod or beggared ram a for gueot.
My heart ahall ehare hla woe«.
And on hla head my hand ahall roat
To hleoa him era ha goea.
(Oh. Mury. gran t my aon thta night
T hat bleaalng and repoaal)
Thla night for thy one Hon e dear aake.
Watt light and w arm th and wlna
Oh. Mary, we be mothera both I
Take throe my teara for algn.
And (hla I do for thy aweet Bon
Wilt thou not do for mine?
—Thaodoala < I arri aon
A Song of
Christmas
T
HIM HKIN D BF.R H TK glM AUG VIM NCI NO.
Drlng tha old musician's Addle,
H e ll o u f t h e b y g o n e d n y e .
Rend the falrcat down the middle
While the ll'tlng mualc awaya
l.lght of foot and quick of laughter,
Owing the dancers, toe und heel,
Aa they pnsa or follow after
In the quaint Virginia reel.
Makr n welcome for the stranger
Hhould his foolelep cross the door.
By the memory of the manger
And the Christ th a t wns of yore
O nthrr children's faces round you.
As he gathered them long ayne.
If It ha tha years have crowned you
With their radiance divine
Deck the tree and light the candles.
t.et the stockings nil be hung,
For a saint with furry snndats
O’er the housetop* high has swung.
And hla reindeer steeds are prancing
Through the alar bespangled rime.
And the moonbeams pale are glancing
In the merry Christm as time
-Ern.vst MKtaffsy.
Gitle Jo n e s, F red Jo n e s, D ean M or­
ris and Mr, Prohaska were o vtr from
Scio thia week.
THE BEAUTIFUL SANTA MYTH.
D on't U ndeceive th a L lttta Onaa A bcut
8t. Niok.
If y o u r d a u g h te r 1» Ju s t six o r seven
y e a rs old a n d you a re b eg in n in g to feel
yo u r conscience p inch you a t deceiving
h er nny longer w ith th e b e a u tifu l m y th
of Hnnta C laus, Ju s t silen ce th a t con-
sclence a n d w a it u n til th e flnds o u t th e
tr u th fo r herself.
If y o u r d a u g h te r h as nny Illusions
left In th is d ay o f disillu sio n , let h er
keep them . She w ill feel m ore re s e n t­
m en t to w a rd you fo r s h a tte rin g them
th a n she w ill for deceiv in g her. You
do no t tliln k It n ecessary to tell y o u r
g ro w n u p girl all th e th in g s you have
d iscovered a b o u t love an d m atrim o n y
an d th e re b y te rm in a te h e r d re a m s th a t
th o se m y th s a re nil th ey secin to be.
do you?
A fte r all, th e sw e e te s t p a rt o f n g irl's
life from babyhood up Is th e d ream
port. Som e day sh e will And o u t th a t
th e re Is no S an ta C laus, a n d th e u sh e
will And o u t Hint th e re a re no fairies,
and th e n sh e w ill And o u t th a t ro­
m ance d o esn 't last, a n d th e n th n t m a t­
rim ony h a s Its th o rn s, a n d th e n th a t
w om en grow old, b u t w h y open h er
eyes to tluoio th in g s?
I.e t a child believe In S a n ta C lans
Ju st ns long ns he o r sh e will and
pluck th o delicious fr u it from th e
m ythical C h rlstm n s tre e to h e r h e a rt's
co n ten t. I t Is had enough to discover
th e sn w d n st In th o doll o f life w hen It
begins to fall o u t w ith o u t b eing told
ab o u t It w hen yon th o u g h t It w as re a l­
ly Aesh an d Itlood.
If nny m o th e r's conscience Is trou
bllng h e r a b o u t th o C h ristin a s Ah loll
Ing Ju st now . le t h e r sit dow n nnd try
to rem e m b e r th n t a w fu l d a y w hen she
Arst discovered th n t th e r e w ns no
S an ta C lans, nnd th a t conscience w ill
sh u t up lig h t an d n e v er open Its m o u th
again.
T ha G lasto n b u ry T horn.
A fam o u s old E nglish tre e w as th e
G lasto n b u ry th orn A ccording to th e
old m onkish legend. St Joseph, w hile
restin g . Axed Ids staff In th e earth ,
w hore It Im m ediately took root nnd
ever n fte r blossomed fRrth on O hrist-
mnn dny c u rio u sly enough, w hen the
chnnge o f sfylo took place no blossom
wns seen on th e tre e u n til old C h rls t­
mns day entno round T h e probable
tru th Is th e tre e w ns one bro u g h t from
P alestin e h.v som e of tho pilgrim s, tho re
being n species o f th o rn , n n a tiv e o f
th a t c o u n try , w hich bloom s a t C h ris t­
T
ina*.
A ttra c tiv e Bed Sets.
B ed sets, c o n s is tin g 'o f sp read ,
low covers nnd valance, a re a lw ay s a
w elcom e ad d itio n to th e n a p e ry closet,
and w h a t color to select need n o t w or­
ry th e donor, as th e s m a rt th in g In
th ese outfits Is w h ite scrim trim m ed
w ith eyelet em broidery or fillet in se r­
tion. edging am i m o tif B la n k e ts m ay
seem a hom ely g if t to sen d a t C h ris t­
m as tim e, b u t an y h o usekeeper w ill be
glad to h av e one In thick, so ft A u stra ­
lian wool. In pale blue, rose o r m auve,
and bound w ith s a tin ribbon.
O ne of the n icest th in g s to sen d to a
housekeeping frien d Is a set o f tow els.
I t Is a happy Idea to fu rn ish a dozen
of e x tra larg e sized an d heavy T u rk ish
b a th tow els, hem m ed In th e color of
h er room and m ark ed w ith h e r in d i­
vidual Initials
pil­
S
SATURDAY EVENING
Good Music
Good Order
A Day of C hccrincca and H appm cca
T horoughout tha F atharland.
T h e G erm an C h ristm as baa local d if­
feren ces In various provinces. T b s
C h ristm as tre e Is univaraal. fo r th is Is
Its home. A t m any places th e w bols
fam ily go to early service, a t S o r S
o'clock, as tb s custom may be, a n d In
som e p a rts of tb s co u n try every on#
ca rrie s a lighted can d le T h ese can- -
dies, placed on th e b acks of th e pew s.
som etim es m u te th e only light In th e
church. A t som e places w hen lb s
clock strik e s 12 on C h ristm a s ev e th e
bells rin g nnd every house an d chur-U
Is quickly lighted up.
C h ristm a s Is a d ay o f cheerineas an d
h appiness th ro u g h o u t G erm any. T h e
p resen ts a re u sually almpiSL M en nnd
angels a n d m any k in d s of c re a tu re s
a re fashioned In gingerbread. It la
tw iste d in to m any g ro tesq u e sha|o-».
and som etim es it la gulided. H an s
C h ristian A ndersen's sto ry o f Hie
“H o n ey b read S oldier'’ w ill bo b e tte r
und ersto o d by an y o ne w ho h as sp e n t
a C h ristm a s in G erm any.
In H an o v er, Ju s t w hen th e can d le s
on th e C h ristm a s tre e a re d y in g o a t,
th ere w ill be a m ysterious ra p on th e
door and a b undle «rill be th ro w n Into
th e room. I t co n tain s a little p re s e n t
fo r every m em ber o f th e fam ily a n d
com ic verses fo r som e of them .
In O beram m ergau th e re la a m o rs
d istin c tly religious to n e given to th o
w hole holiday. T h e C h rist C hild is I ho
g u a rd ia n angel o f th e tim e. I t is he,
they say, w ho brings th e C h ristm a s
tree. H e come« dow n from heav en »n
C h ristm a s ova. b o ld lag It ta hla hands.
T w o an g els b earin g p resen ts fly before
him an d tw o behind. H e p u ts th a free
on th e table, rin g s a bell an d flics
aw ay. H e brings a blessing to tb s
children th a t have been o b e d ie n t
To th e children o f O beram m ergau
S t N icholas Is an angel in disguise.
H e goes a b o u t from bouse to boose In
ragged clothes an d w ith a bag on his
back. H e gives a loud knock a t the
door and asks. “ A re th e children
good?” If th e a n sw e r 1s •‘Y es" be
leaves fru its and candies. I f th o a n ­
sw er la “ N o" he leaves a stick.
F irs t O ns W as D esign*« N early S ev ­
e n ty Y e a rs A g i
T ho C h riatm aa c a rd a s w o know tt
has a n origin easily traceab le, an d It le
now n o t q u ite sev en ty y e a rs ag o since
th e first w as designed.
T h e a r tis t w ho claim ed to be Its
o rig in a to r and w bo w as a t an y ra te
th e first to see its possibilities w as IV.
C. T . D obson. K. A., a n E n g lish m an
w ho w hen q u ite a young m an in 1X44
w as p ro m p ted a t C h ristm as to m ake a
little sk etch sym bolic o f th e seaso n 's
Joys a n d fe stiv itie s nnd to aend It to
a frien d .
I t seem ed to giv e g ro at
pleasure, an d th e n e x t y e a r Mr. D ob­
son d eterm in ed to follow up th e klei
on a la rg e r scale am i by h aving lit-
card lith o g rap h ed w ns euabled to sen*
copies to tw enty-five o r th irty frien d s
T h e d elig h t w ith w hich they w ere re
celved w a s so g re a t th a t Mr. D obaot
w as quick to perceive th a t he had
found o u t a new p leasu re for Chris»
mas.
T he Holy H ay.
T h e re is a popular legend w hich tells
how th e very hay In whirl» th e Holy
B abe w as laid p u t fo rth living bio».
noms nt m id w in te r a t th e touch of th *
B ab e's body.
LOVE IS BLIND
DANCE
BEAUCHAMP’S HALL
CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY.
ORIGIN O F CH R IS TM A S CARDS.
HOUGH th a children call m a S an ta
And I’m grow ing ratH hr old,
I am not too old fo r ktscos.
A nd my h e a rt is never cold.
I've long know n ab o u t th a m eaning
O f th e sprig of m istletoe
W hen a m aiden’s found beneath it
W ith h er lips all puckered - s o.
I have found tho d ain ty m aiden
J u s t as sw eet a s m aid can be,
And as I collect th e trib u te
You may w atch and envy me.
I’m specting s u c h a lot o f stuff.
M y stocking w o n ’t be big en ou gh .
A n d so b efore I go to bed
I'll ju s t h an g m am m a’s u p instead.
WINK tha bltteraweet and holly
Arched above the hearthelone'a
glow
Joy. not melancholy.
Come, Indrtfttng with Uia anow.
In each face the fro st's a-llngle.
And afa r on dying wing
Cornea tha elelghbell'o rhythmlo Jingle
Through December Journeying
Bet tha board and aak tha hlraalng
For tha bounty amply apread.
In tha aimpleat word« aspreaalng
W hat a loving F ath er eald—
"T race on e a rth " —for thla la neareet
When the anowa with ua abide
And the winter a ir la cleareat
In the huah of Chrtatmaatldo.
“ Just Watch Mel”
Ancestry of Santa
AT la K hij I ii C laus' age?
T he Jolly, roistering, pot­
bellied. ever young old fel­
low thnt w e know bus tnndo
his ap p e a ra n c e on e a rth In ho m any
guinea th a t th e ais ret o f hla first com
■ng th re a te n s to rem ain forever veiled
In th e midal of n iitlqulty. No one can
say w llh any c e rta in ty Ju st w hen he
Aral m ade his a p p earan ce am ong pre­
historic m en. for m erry old H ants In
one form or a n o th e r d elighted chil­
d re n 's h e a rts In muny a pag an house­
hold cen tu ries before th e com m ence­
m ent of th e C h ristian era an d p rior to
nny recorded history.
T h e nam e of H unts C laus, by w hich
he la know n In A m erica, la th e D utch
|iet nam e for Ht. Nicholas. T h e nam e
Krliut Krfngle. by w blcb be is know n
in E ngland, la a corruption o f C brlst
K lndleln or th e C h rist Child
B ut the
festiv ities I tint d istin g u ish C h ristm as
ex isted lone liefore C h ristia n ity , a n d a
Jolly god of good cheer a p p e a rs as the
personification of th e period from the
e a rlie r pagan tim es
Now th e Hanta
C lau s of today Is sim ply th a t old Jolly
god sobered up. w ashed nnd purtfii-d.
T h e D lonysla o f th e C reeks, th e S a t­
urnalia of th e H om ans, th e T w elve
N ights o f th e old N orsem en an d o f the
T e u to n s all cele b rated th e com ing of
th e w in te r solstice. People then gave
th em selv es up to nil so rts o f revelry
und excess In th e D lonysla th e repre­
se n ta tiv e figure w as not th e young
D ionysus o r B acchus, b u t th e aged,
cheery and d isrep u tab le Hllenus. the
c h ie f o f th e B atyrs and th e god of
d ru n k a rd s
In th e S a tu rn alia It w as
S a tu rn ; In th e G erm anic fe a s ts It w as
T hor, both long bearded *and w hite
haired gods like Hllenus.
N ow, alth o u g h th e cen tral figure of
th e C h ristian festiv al is th e child God.
th e C h rist K lndleln. th e Influence of
long pagan custom w as too strong
w ith in th e b re a s ts o f th e e arly C h ris­
tia n s to be enslly superseded. T h e tr a ­
d itio n of bonry a g e a s th e tru e repre
s e n ta tiv e o f th e d y in g y e a r and Its a t ­
te n d a n t Jollifications still rem ained
sm oldering u n d er th e a sh e s of the
pnsL I t b u rst Into new flam e w hen
th e p a s t w a s * o o f a r back to be looked
upon w ith th e fe a r and an tag o n ism of
th e church sDd (h ere seem ed no longer
any d an g er o f a re lap se in to paganism .
A t first, how ever, th e m ore dignified
re p re se n ta tiv e w as chosen a s m ore in
kt>eptng wltlfc th e occasion.
S aturn
w as unconsciously reb ap tized as S t
N icholas, the nam e of th e s a in t w hose
festiv al occurs In D ecem ber and who
as th e p atro n o f young people U espe­
cially fitted for th e p atro n a g e of th e
festiv al w hich h as com e to be looked
upon as especially th n t of th e young
A t first St. N icholas did n o t supersede
th e C h rist C hild, b u t accom panied him
in his C h ristm as trav els, as. Indeed, be
A Mistletoe Doubt
still does In ce rta in ru ra l neighbor­
hoods o f E urope w here th e m odern
sp irit has been least felt.
By W. B. HOLLAND
St. N icholas, according to th e bagi-
ologist. w as n bishop of M yra, w ho
W E E T B estia w a i th ara 'n eath tha flourished early In th e fo u rth c e n tu ry
l i e Is the p atro n of ch ild ren and
m iatlatoa,
An a llu rin g p lctu ra in pink and schoolboys.
I t Is stra n g e th a t e v ery w h ere S t
w hita.
H ar eyea w a r, inviting, h t r cheeka N icholas Is m ost honored an d his fe a s t
dny m ost observed th e m o st pious and
aglow,
H ar bpa w era puckered and arran g ed In stru cted am ong th e com m on people
ju s t rig h t.
know little of th e legend o f th e saint.
H e is tre a te d w ith th a t m ix tu re of se ­
riousness and friv o lity w hich becom es
a dying m yth.
In so u th ern G erm any nnd A u stria a
y o u th g arbed as St. N icholas and a c ­
com panied by tw o an g els a n d a w hole
troop of dev ils in hideous m asquerade,
w ith blackened faces and clanking
chains, on Dec. 5 (St. N icholas' fe sta l
day» m akes a round of c e rta in houses
w h ere th e little ones of th e village
have been collected. To th e good chil­
d ren he b rin g s g ifts of n u ts an d a p ­
ples. w hile th e n a u g h ty ones a re left
to th e devices o f tho sa ta n lc follow ers
In his train .
In m any places th e b u g b ear o v e r­
sh ad o w s In liniMirinnce both th e C h rist
C hild and St. N icholas. H e ap p ears
u n d er d ifferen t n am es an d In d ifferen t
guises. In L ow er A ustria he Is th e
frig h tfu l K ram p u s. w ith his clan k in g
ch ain s and h o rrib le d e v il's m ask, who,
n o tw ith sta n d in g Ills gilded n u ts and
apples, g in g erb read an d toys, w hich
he ca rrie s In his b ask et. Is th e te rro r
o f th e n u rsery . Iti H anover. H olstein
an d M ecklenburg he Is k now n ns Clas.
In Silesia Ills nam e In Joseph.
Som etim es th e b u g b ear w as n fem ale.
In L ow er A ustria she w ns cnlled tho
B udelfm u.
In Suabla It w ns th e
She knew , of courto, w hen I found her B erehtel w ho ehnstlsed children, th n t
th e re
did not spin d iligently, w ith rods, but
T h a t aha wae c a u g h t in th e kissing rew ard ed th e In d u strio u s w ith dried
tra p .
I got tho kit*— t h e played th a gam e pears, ap p les an d nuts.
T he fem ale Iwgy su rv iv e s especially
fair—
Dut I th in k th e axpactad tha o th er In R ussia an d In Italy . In th e fo rm er
place sh e Is know n ns th e B aboushka.
chap.
In th e la tte r ns th e B efann
R efana is
n co rru p tio n o f E plphnnln o r E p ip h a ­
ny. fo r It Is on E piphany, Ja n . t>, th a t
th e Ita lia n s m ake p re se n ts to th e ir
children In com m em oration o f th e g ifts
given by th e th re e w ise m en to C h rist
on th n t d a te
Serial N o 9 2 7
j
S c stak nnd T hom as b o u g h t a dressed
hog M onday th a t tipped th e scales a t ^
6 3 1 pounds.
J u s t a com m on O regon
pig Lh?