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About Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1925)
MORNING REGISTER, EUGENE, ORE.. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 6, 192S liuleMc Owl nppoar!, runnlhic with swoop Iiik mutton ttC WlllKH. Crow "Hoforo you tfo any fur ther, look at Umt two." Owl Mop. (tutluTa wlhRU to Uttfi and iok"iIw iti'o Kolcmnly, Crow "Tlmt U a I'hrlmmun tro. .. . '' 'I'm u. 1 n tu ' "am,, 1 Anit It U tor u. nil of u, from th ; dfpnpn cmMrn. Now you ftQ wit. (t.um'lhtnif uml then wo will tnlk to you." Owl "Vhowhoooo? Crow "You ciiw. ouv go fttul tut." ThrpAtona him. Owt to treo und ruts, KoiU heait) "lioo-ood." t'row "Now you uro rltnnwd am wo nil woro, Conio mnr you HtlH MiMs tuid Jotn tin. 1U won't harm you. Thin In Clirlstnuui nlht. I.Uton. In UlHtiiiu'o chUlrin' Voiron hnenl. At verm. Oh t-omo our prtMty bin. friends). HiiMii llfltrn 10 (imt part nd Hum march nrouml tho trvf in tliuo to amnio for lux part. A, '' fl. Or ii "11 nl VT'r. sjre . ik'-. m SIX U,.., . : Iri h.. r,: i ; 2 cMag'orie Howe i)on Soma aar that tver 'gftlntt that acason cornea Wharvon our Saviour's) btrth ! wU bialM Tha bird ot dawning alngcth ail nlint lonf, Shakspcar, f EG ENDS of birds are as old ns history Itself. Many and quaint are the one ansociRted with the birth and life of our Master. The reference above ahows that the great poet Was familiar with the old attory of the cook's crowing at midnight, at the Saviour's birth, a legend dating back to the fouith century. . There seems tff bo many more stories connected with the crucifix ion, than with the birth of Jesus. Robins, swallows and owls have tn 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 ot af fectionate regard for the bird re sulting In many pretty customs, designed to show forth their love. For this reason among the rural village and farms ot northern Europe, where friend robin stays all winter, he Is especially remem bered by the children. Grain Is ircattored about on the roofs for his Christmas, and he is offered shelter In barns and hay stales. ' AVliat Thoy Do In Sweden In Sweden the good farmer, as sisted by his children, takes a sheaf of un threshed wheat and ties It to a pole for robin to feast upon. The children' watch for his coming, and have all sorts ot little thrills over his pleasure in their gift. Alas for the poor little wren. It 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 lltUe -wren must die. On the Isle of Man, It happen 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 burled with great sol enmity tn the graveyard, with sing-, ing of dirges. - It is thought by Mr. IngcreoU, to whose book "Birds in Legend. Kable and Folklore," wo are indebted, that this may be traced back to the early hatred the Christians felt to ward the Druids. The wren was the Druid bird. From Its chirp ings the priest drew auguries, and thus the poor little bird beta me an object of disapproval. If not hatred to the Christ in ns. The killings of it became the symbol of the sever ance of all connection with Druid ical practices. Variations of this savage custom are found In Ire land, belonging to both Christinas and St Stephen's day. Turkeys for Christ 11 .as If he but knew, the turkey, too. would dread the approach of Christmas. We think ot this bird as the one that should be served on Thanksgiving, because the Puritrfns, who did not observe Christmas to any extent, handed down toais 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 hea4 was the special Christmas dish. Then came the religious struggles when the "English Dis senters" and "Papists" were con tinually at swords points. The Dis senter could not countenance any thing savoring of "Papist" prac tices. And - besides, turkeys were abundant during those troublous days of the reformation. So the "noMe bird" became the special meat for Christmas, and still is. Another legend ot a bird htis come down to us varying In differ ent countries. As told by the peas antry of the English midlands, a mot or had a large lump, of dough, which she promised to bake for Jesus. Her daughtor reduced the alio of the lump, until wium u fin ally went Into tho oven, it was very small indeed. However, as tt baked tt swelled to enormous sixe, und the girl ex claimed, "lieu, Horn," Tho sound suggested that ot an owl and tlui girl was forthwith transformed into that bird. Ophelia says. In Hamlet. They say the owl was a baker's daughter." a reference to this old legend. Bilker CIumutnI to Cuckoo In northern Germany, a baker's man was the guilty one. and the Lord chanced him to a cuckoo. He wore a dun coat, and thus euckoj wears ono- too, with white spots on the wings whero flour was sprinkled. There are many stories of owls. One sad little legend tells that the owl at one time had a sweet voice and sang charmingly. Unhappily it was present when Jesus died, and since that day It cannot bear day light, and cries "Crux, Crux." This story comes from Spain. From Russia comes the legend that nil the farm animals are able to talk on Christmas eve. from midnight until sunrise. This is be cause Christ was born In a muuger. Would one could slip away some Christmas eve and heap them! The legend does not say what they talk nhnnf hiir nArhnna Ihnv hui'A f-ir more curious legends than any w can gather from ancient chronicles, be our sources ever so many. A proverb from Cornwall will furnish us with a wise maxim. "He that hurts robin or wren Will never prosper, boy ,or men." Why Not Send Gifts From Your Kitchen? No Offering That You Can Uuy Could l'ojwibly Carry Mure Christmas Spirit Than Those You Make. V Christmas Tree For Our Feathered Friends By MARJORTB HOWE DIXON I v (Scene I.) I 7L CHRISTMAS tree in the cen ter of stage, arranged to give! an outdoor effect. Eight or ten children, or more around it, plac ing last decorations on the tree Color can be introduced into their wraps by using gay scarfs and caps, or "USm o shanters." Boy: "Do you think the birds will like It?" Girl: "Oh, m sure they will! It win oe me nicest unrisimas iree they ever bad." Another boy: "Which one likes the suet?" i Another Girl: "Well, the robin for one. If the blue jay doesn't get it first and the wood peckers like it too, and the bread as well." Boy; "Mother said the cracked corn would suit the sparrows and Bandy brought some mixed grain." Two girls Join group: "mere, u s all finished. We tied bits of bread On the tree and scattered some more around.. Let's sing before the birds come." 'All sins to tune of Annie Laurie: When snow the ground has covered And food is hard to find T1 tnen the needs of bird frle&ds We ought to call to mind. Upon our Christmas tree i-'ull plenteous food will be, AM sll the birds are welcome ' To stare our Christmas glee. Tha birds are few In winter ' But loved the more for that. We hope they'll like their Christmas And all grow fine and fat Upon our Christmas tree 1'ull plenteous food will be 'And all the birds are welcome To share our Chrlstmag glee. ' Boy: "Sandy promised us the ono about tne 'Utile warm owr. nu dren form two groups about the tree and Sandy comes to center and recites "Little Warm Owl" by John .Vance cnoneyj. Bandy: Darkness, grow and blacker fold, Battle, hall and blast be bold, (etc.) page 26S "Twelve Months with the Birds and Poets." by Harper. jAny other bird poem may be sub stituted ncroj. All clan. Girl: "Let's sing once more hbout the tree and then. we must run home before tho birds come. They'll be as hungry as anything and we mustn't keep them from their feast. (All join hands and dance around tree us they sing.) Oh come, our pretty bird friends And join our cnristmas song Though now 'tis cold In winter The spring appears ore long And now upon our tree Full plenteous food will be And all you birds are welcome o Join our Christinas glee. (Curtflle) ' (Scene TI.) -; Qpfflnir Mime ns scene T. Birds are represented by children with innrk over bloomers, and rnn. nolo led at front like bills. A fttitin with notched edges will give the effect Of wings, tho ends being attached to wrists. oich num hould Imitate the walks of bird ns far as possible. The following are suggested: Junco slate colored tvitiif ilnrk nrrav ran. white bloom ers. Crow all black, older child. Hobln red smock, dark brown cap. brown enpo and bloomers. Hpar- rows Speckled bnown outfit. Woodpeckers red cape, white bloomer, and smocks, black and white cape. Blue Jay Cap, peak on top. of blue, cape blue, white and -black, white smock and blue bloomers. Owl use hood with t pointed ears, suit of speckled, brown, cape the same. Others may be added, goldfinch in gray winter coat Nutthatches, Bed poll. Chick adees, downy and hairy woodpeck ers. Blue Jay enters at left, Robin at right . Both approach -shyly and finally ruu around tree. Meet at front. I Robin "What are you doing1 here?" I Jay "Why shouldn't I be here?. It's my tree." Robin "It's my tree! I found It first!" ! Jay: "Did you Indeed! Well, I shall eat all I please at any rate! (Woodpecker comes in and runs around to back.) Robin "There's that mean woodpecker! "I'll have to chas him away, too (Flies after him). Woodpecker runs around to front. Jay has pecked off food and is pecking at it. Jay "My, that's good; I waB so hungry. Why, you folks must bo hungry too. Come and eat. Robin "Why what's come over him, he's always been so pert and saucy?" Woodpecker "Well, I'm going to have some anyway! Oh, It is good, why, I feel so different toward you all. Come on and eat JUobin, Robin "It's strange, even the quarrelsome old woodpecker is fcl lug kindly. I'll have to try some, (eats) Oh, it is fine. Let's go and bring in all the others. (Ail fly away.) : Jay returns with Sparrow who Is protesting. Sparrow "There, I won't b hustled any more. Tou) can't make me believe you want to show me some food- you've ulways driven me away before." Jay "It's Christmas, old dear, that's what. And we watched the children fill this tre. with good things this afternoon! It's made such a difference, why, I don't feel like scolding any moro. Try some cracked corn and see. (Sparrow cuts nnd chirps.) Robin returns with Junco, Junco tries to get away when he sees Kpurrow and Jay. Robin "They won't hurt youl It's Christmas and we're all friends. Come and eat (Junco approaches shiy and eats.) Woodpecker comes In with Crow. Others draw away In a little crowd. Jay "What did you bring him lor 7 Ho win eat it all." Woodpecker "Oh no, not after the first blto. Ho will change as we an am." Crow (struts bnck and forth 1m portantly): "Well, I am sjad to see all that food. Caw, caw. It looks fine, I think I can eat every bit of it. There. won't be any left for the others, I ran assuro you. I shall drive them all away. Caw caw. Jay (aside to woodpecker) "There I told you." Crow "Hero goes (cats) 'mm. that's good. Caw caw. What a lot there is, 1 could spare a bit for tho woodpecker. 1 rlldn t believe him when I hoard him drumming on that hollow tree, mylng food, foo-ood, I know where there's food. Come on all you fellows and eat. Who gave us this fine feast, anyway 7" - , Juy "The children thought of us and are sharing their Christmas with us. (All rather and eat. If other bird characters are to be used, they can Join the group now. chirps of contentment. Screech owt is heard In distance.) Robin ,(BUrtled) "What wai that?" Jay "It's getting late, we must be going." Smaller birds (gather In fright ened group): One "We are afraid. It's the owl, oh let's hurry and hide. (Owl sounds nearer.) Crow "Don't be frightened, I'll protect you. Here he comes." Are you wondering what to give your relatives -und friend this ChrLstniuN? Why not send gifts from your kitchen? There nro so many things you can make, and every ono will ho appreciated. No gift that you can buy can carry moro Christmas spirit and cheer than thoo you make. You may select an assortment of Jellies, jams, relishes, or nuch thliiKS as you hnvo canned during the past summer. Then there are pomo jams and marmalades which can be made uow. Salted nuts and caudles, especially tho fruit can dies, stuffed dates, and eandted peel, make gifts which alt will en joy. Cakes of nil varieties, nnd especially fruit cakes, cookies, nnd plum puddings. Increase the choice of gifts. , Following up this good advice December "Good Housekeeping" proceeds to supply a number of recipes for candies nnd cookies that make excellent gifts from the kitchen. This recelpe for winter conserve comes from a render in Ohio: Soak ono pound of dried apricots over night in sufficient water to cover them. In tho morning ndd one pound of shredded plnenpplo and three cunfuls of sugar. Cook for twenty minutes, stirring constantly. Then mid one cupful of chopped nut-meals and pour Into sterilized Jars. D.itrt Snowballs are sent by a Connecticut reader: Stone three fourths pound of d at ps nnd put them through the food-chopper al ternately with three-fourths cup ful of shelled peanuts. Add one fourth teaspoonful of salt and make Into small balls about the size of butter balls. Roll In con fectioners' sugar. . From New Hampshire comes a recipe for filled fig cookies. Cream touether three-fourths cup ful of butter and ono cupfnf of suit or. Add one egg well beaten and two teaspoon fulls of almond extract. Add two nnd onehalf cupfulls of sifted pastry flour, or enough to mnko a soft dough which can bo rolled out. Chill the I dough, roll It out thin, and out) with n round cooky .cutter. Tut aj teaspoonful of fig filling on ono cooky and cover with another. I Bake at 450 degrees F. for eleven minutes. To mnko tho fig filling.! put one pound of figs through the i food-chopper and cook over hot J water with one cupful of sugnrj and three-fourths cupful of water! until thick. Cool and add one-half i teaspoonful of lemon extract. A good Christmas cooky is nut j bars, which ronie from Xew Mex ico. Cream togother one-half cup-1 ful each of butter and sugar. Then mill twn henten tetr vntn ntiA nm. I ful of pastry flour, and one and one-third cupfuis of finely chop ped, blanched almonds. Mix thoroughly and shape the dough 1 Into rolls nbout three inches long land as thick as a finger. Brush with e'crwhite and bake at 400 fle 1 grees F. from twelve to t fifteen 1 minutes. ' Br jifctime QiftS : Of the most exquisite kind at Eu gene's Newest Jewelry Store. Our policy, "Sell for Cash anrl Sell for Less!" Money won't buy more at the price we give. Prove tt to your own iumIH" lion nnd for your own bciii-flu . .. Expert Watch Repairing Prices Reasonable ureen s Jewelry Store" 9 '. fc-J IF one Is clever with the Use of pntte tu'tssor and P"V'r, one ran inuke muuy luvely glUa of boxes that are ever umvptuhle, nnd umoug this year's gill nutrgev. thms are new ones, of uiiuhuuI charm. The use of wall paper to cover hoos Is tin old utoty, but n similar hlea Is popular. -lhe us of snuill puttet nel Juptineno papers. Thene are available at tho art stores In nheet-i, and eweedliiKly dainty nnd attractive are the patterns, und de ik'ns. When using u wooden box rhooe n color from tho pnper. and emimol the Inside that color. Thin plue may be used for pasting tho t;iler on the uutetdo. When the top Is hinged, a knob mndo of a hune InNul may be attached to It n;i ! thus add to tho Joy of the box. Prints uro being used for cover decoration. Fm n lady, an old print from "Oodey's Lady's Hook" will appropriately adorn the lid. The Itulde of the box can be divided into compartments with the use of wooden partition, tine place should be largo enough for a powder box. n not her long and narrow for hair plus und so on. t'sc Slu lUu ketl rupclir If paper Is us.l 10 Hno this box. It should be shellacked, so that dusting it will bo a:ty. Tho easy removal of the partitions will as sist, too, to keep it clean. A box of this kind wilt ho a great help for storing the small things that are so hard to keep tidy on the dres ser. Inside the lid a mirror Is placed. Narrow strips of wood will hold It tn. The edges may be painted or covered with gold brtdd. It ts not nlvuys eay to ;ind a print from Gcedey's I.a-!y":i Hook. Other quaint old prints will lend them selves to the same purpose. Homo times an old cuiuloguo of pnlnt Iuks. will contain good steel en gravings which will servo excel lently. Ilesldes prints, and patterned pa pers thero Is genao to use In dec orating boxes. The effects one may obtain aro dl verso and vurled enough to pleaso everyone, nnd V ..wfWnVafch J oil sort of oilglnullty can bo dis played. Something About ;m 1'or (In me who are ind familiar vi' h kmo I. may be said that It U a t lilt U numniv rmtntuuee that Is applied to I'tiiiiih or "raw" sur faces, to get raised effectJ, drying in ii short time. Ilusldea boxes, plcturu frames can be inado with kommo ns basin rf decorntlou. (Jvhso can be houuhl at art stores, and sometime ul depart tneitt tores. Hupposn wo start with a small box to hold pl.iylng ranis. A smalt colored plcturu may be ap plied to the top and Klued smoothly In place. Feet for the box can be mndo by uwlng tiny tacks to fasten suuare of wood to each corner ef tho box. Let us lm:t;Uto that we want n curved design on tho top, 1 1 envy rotd can be owed nnd glued Into tltt dotUred nliape. Now wo are ready for the get-so. A good sized water color brunh will be about r.K tn u io, villi gefcio. llp It In tho gesso nnd apply freely nil over the box. making a careful outline n round the picture. When tt putty dry, van-rut rd effects nmy he obtained by dabbing nl It with thn brush. Too much luinpl ness Is, not really good, giving n rather roUKh or unpleujuint lex turo to tho box, which should bo pleasant ly smooth to the touch. Apply font or ;ilt Now coat the grsso w.th gilt nnd allow It to dry. Yea. it seems to lake time alt rleht. There Is still another coal, this tlmo nf paint. Select from the picture a pre dominant color, anil paint lUhtly over ono end of the box. Take a soft cloth and wipe away most of tho paint, leaving it in grooves und I rUuw. glvln,: an "antluuo" effect. This will be found to be very at tractive. The gaullneH.i of tha gilt Is softened by tho top color, and gently blended to match the pic ture. It is well to do n small sur face at n time, so that the paint will not dry before you have wiped away the surplus. 1'lcturo frames are handled In a similar way. If you ran Bt tho propured board, that Is best be cause It In braced and will not warp, If not, get wnlMioai d nnd nail flat Hlrlps of wood to the back of It r tb may tie nailed to the trout to form it dclun around the pit-lure, Mattnsliit) covets have been worked up on such a back ground, to form most effective, lianelii. Tho I'luMicri Froduot I When the picture ts firmly tilud 1 In place, and tho strips of wood or j cunl rormiiig tuo design are fastened tUhlly, thun cover the exposed surfaces with Keswa ns you did tho box, next Unc gilt, Inst of all paint, wiping It away us before It ts n fascinating patim and yet n lit out practical ono nnd Ibe effects un often etiiprlnlniily kooiI. Need (ens to say people have coin mltted atrocious things In this medium, hut n modorntn Uxe of good sense and gnd tanta will pre. vent disasters of this sort. For Christina girt. It Is a happy Idea ttl-irn no two piece vvUl bo alike, and one can do much original work on each, giving tit it aottte little personal touch that makas for charm. m " ,,;-r,,l:" Wort yo,, fx"; y-ur vision bt iinpiTfoot nmluiicml Cur pwiin. (l( o.tmnrtry will aid yoj stmill ct. Dr. Ifoijal QtcV Nrl il.,nr lu l-int N.U. hj 0(0 Willamette 5L, EgpJ ir rtmltlil tit. "'Hi or nm " iu well u The Most Acceptable Gift is n g'Kiil Photograph High-Class Work nt Moderate Prices . The Martin Studio OPKN ALHO SUNDAYS TII.I, CIIIUHTMA8 Telephone 733 Seventh and Willamette unggesttnims For Her Toilet Water Perfume Compact Powder Incense Burner Toilet Set Candy Stationery Manicure Set Perfumizer Wc have listed here just a few of the ninny lovely Riiff tfcslions wc have to offer.' Our great variety of lioth practical ami beautiful presents makes this truly n store of a thousand gifts. Including acceptable gifts for men, women and children. . NO SALES HERE! In nine years of business in Kugene wc have never had a sale. Our Christmas merchandise, as well as the rest of our stock is marked as low as possible. You can be assured of the lowest prices consistent with good mer chandise 305 days in each year at Linns. . No Sales Meant Right Merchandise at Right Prices 'Leather Goods Lmlloa will find Mnna a nt lufuctory plnco to find Juit tho rleht thing In louthor for him. lllll Fold, rumoii, Col lar Unci, Traveling Bot, Uruahoa,- Etc. Stationery Distinctive alntlonory I n white nnd rtnlnty tint, and of auch quality aa to enrry tho porsonul charm of tho writer. Fountain Pens Our fountain pen atock In cludoa all alzon and points. You may aolact a atono liniphlo, manifolding, apodal accounting or any ordinary point from our Hlock, In any elzo barrel Walarman'a and Hhaoffera' and Monro', Perfumes I'orfumo la to the peraonallty, what ImnKlnatlon la to tho mind. Var tho lady who np pnwlatoa hotter thlnga. C'oty'a, Ilouhlimnl'e Hudnut, DJor kliia, KUzaboth Ardona. . Hand Bags In Tuino, Vanity Box or underarm doalgn both out fitted and oinpty. Our over nlRht Laga muko an excollant gift. Toilet Sets Two-Tono Tollot Bot nro gaining in popularity due to decided Improvement In It dualgn that glvo a novel ef fect. Our aloclc la comploto und la availublo by tho ploco or eat. . Games, Etc. Kor tho poraon who la fond of gamaa you mny aelaoti (Mieckora, Cheaa, l'okor Bola, llrldgo Hcoro Hdta, and many othora. KODAKS The real gift aiipremo la a kodnk. Wo have a complete ohowlng ot Haatman kodakn, Including the lirownlea, the popu Inr vrmt pocket niodola and the folding Autographlca. Complola nuppllnn for tho kodnk nnd for pcnpla who do tholr own developing and printing. " Wi will flnlHli ynnY plntnron for Ton I iiiiaiirliig you at abaolulo aatlafuvtlon For Hi Fountain Pen Gold or Silver Pencil Ash Tray Smoking Set Shaving Set Collar Bag Safety Razor Bill Fold , , Cigarette Case Kodak Album 764 Willamette 764 Willamette
