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