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««. Freond, Tbnyan, R«g- ADMUt: HMB. i by Regner, seconded by that tin minutes of the last meeting be approved as read, carried. •» of committees, officers and ^ty^wployees wet* received by the Motion by Bus, seconded by Althoff, to adMurn. Motion carried. R. I. OVERTON, Mayor. _ , JBABL B. WALSH, CttyJfafe <*•----- m -$$w. ID MMud slnsctUEs curs in most iron meteorites. II is rarely possible to separa te pure in sufficient quantities to analyze it, but the structure of one meteorite permitted the ilia-, separation of enough of this material for analysis. Tamils varies in chemical composition, aaft U is believed that the hUicr lb* percentage of nickel contomad, the lower the temperature of the kifltion of the | Arid.Wghly leached, gray sandyteam soils often are low in the essential element boron because it -|ias been removed by leaching as •all as cropping. I Trseboms Rare | In the United States and other i progressive countries, trachoma, ; commonly known as granulated ! eye-lids, is becoming rare. ' o*T.a NEW YKAK'S sVs PABTY at "Dan" Daniels Lake Shore Gljub Rt 120, Lily Lake--Phone McHeiiry 667-1-1 HATS -- CONFETTI -- HORHB Included In Your Rn«niti|| Sing, With "Dan" a* the organ Dancing niitil Dawn -- "Bud" Conway All Tables Reserved Ho'Cow Charge Bob Doran, Manager ON ACCOUNT OF HAVING TO MOVE, STORE WILL BE CLOSED AFTER JANUARY 1 | "GRANDE CLEANERS PERSONALIZED SERVICE" PICK-UP AND Direct to your home Mondays and Thursdays CALL MeHENRY 14 5f.* Driver--Harold "Bud" Keto apiyiHwpMffaj -i GET YOUR Christmas Cheer at the OLD BRIDGE TAVERN #> Rivtnide D#w HeESH&Y DOS Q - XOKUCO -- CAUOOA BONlfKBITO ALL RUMS -- $3.10 fifths wnrsf 8Se to $1.29 a fifth BU WHISKEYS i.M. ; • fifty Grand Imperial Paul Jones Park & Tilford Fifths 13.92 Three Feathers Oalvert Reserve Kinsey Schenley 7-Crown Philadelphia Hill A Hill--$3.77 -----o . BONDED WEUKlfVS --Fifths-- Old Grand Dad ' Old Taylar Old Fitsgerald Bonded iff •' ' ffpk * Coronet Brandy - Vermouth -- $1.7$ />V CASE BEER A * T' Sclitz, Budweiser, Blati $3.40 per case, plus deposit ^fcrager, Meister Bran, Tavern Pale $2.75 per case, plus deposit (All prices do not include sales tax) », vcf-; TOM AND JERRY" ' od Christmas Day at the Old Bridge . ' „ . x. *w - .'Jt Harold (Schmalz) Idler *f>; W s* ,• Mis' *•> ii/JhSE Wasml Bow! For The WassaU bowl the oliatoaa 1s roajy ;"98cntt afHMiOiS their aid from the nt<is probably and the classified , v lttfNCtii is M$<b<rfodto fiave* offered her father's guest--Prince Vortigren--a HMH of wine with the salutation "Load lpng, wass-hael," literacy, "To Your Health/' Draining the bowl with one draught, Vortigren fell in Im&ewith Rowena and they lived happifr everjftar. Anyway, in tiiMt the bowl itself became an orna^ritnt of graceful design--decorated' with braaj&es of greenery Which formed a canopy over the bowl. The mixture within was warm and included ale, sugar, spices, sweetened wine was added by hosts who could afford it, apples floated on tey of the decoction, sometimes called "lamb's wool" or the "old man's beard." The "poorer classes carried s bowl decorated with ribbons around the neighborhood,, begging that it be filled, so they, too, might enjoy the Wassail. the Christmas primarily for its at imteor to bouse by qid becaus* it ia trsditlonal that no ana ptaniRted ty idle curiosity ahould the performance, att* tha tabled can find the scene of prsaslpWon. iTsu&iy someaae's back yard!1 becomes the sta^e; the doorsM as background for tha Nwji- Manger scene: vatiotis oopcta «#•> set <Hi the stairs; pieces at crockaify, Kosel, pincushions,, patron saints--anything the househoW considers especially beautiful, ni the center of the lowest step, tha Christ Child (a life- -sized doll placed on a. plotter with divers gaudy candy) is surrounded by plaster shepherds, donkeys, etc. & Leg It so* tUs well all. Here it Is the day b«6** mas aad what does The ai« is " the satta, y.ttker^ay HiATtUG Comm pf.-- . ¥'! OaOos The custom of making short calls i New Year's Day was in ftatt throughout America about 1900. Newspapers carried columns of Vat home" notices specifying the hours during which visitors would be received. A succession of "open houses" and punch bowls sometimes minimized the courtesy accorded to hostesses -- receptions were often "cradied" by bibulous strangers; ' A tent opposite the Naciimedto gives evidence of representing hell: a bonfire has bean built within and live devils emerge therefroin. The play has no definite time for beginning, but finally, a girl starts to walk back and forth reciting. Overdressed shepherds drone e seemingly endless song. Ermitano, the comic, relief, carrying a rosary of spools, alpo represents the soul of its earthly Journey and is often Archangel Gabriel. "It is a never-ending performance: seven devils, six In sequined black with. animal masks and the forktailed LucUfer in brilliant red, are finally vanquished; likewise, a Indian is overcome and kisses the Christ Child; tip shepherds and ilhll in attendance kiss tha Child, solemnly and as slowly as possible. hence, the publicly smymnred j sccompanied by the white winged "open house" custom has fallen Into decline and, New Year's calls now being exchanged only by intimates, the Wassail bowl goes 'round in private. _ ,T. ; ,w,,: WutLlo, Sbidtintt ^IJute 2)ecoration Mistletoe, that digtinetiw Chri mas green so common in many parts of America, is usually thought of as merely good holiday decoration or as a creator of open season on ladies fair for otherwise bashfiil swains. Mistletoe did not always hold this position in our lives. The Druids celled it "all-heal," and thought it held many miraculous virtues. The Scandinavians dedicated it to their goddess of love, Friga. Probably this goddess of love is responsible for the custom of kissing under the mistletoe. other it's the feelinr that our Biased Saviour was born, little note about the Western jrie will, take U* QA ojlr This, you all must know by now. Was a combination box hmeh soctytl ami dance. . About dglt in the evefcing the crowd began to gather at the (Sob LilyoHwr, the left* IN with them their box tenches. VierHng and Mrs. Nielson received the pines fbr the beat decorated baxee, and were _ they exquisitely done up! Mrs. Nielson's box had Seen prepared by Mrs. Dfck 81 Mrs. Vierlin* also received tha for the best costume. Mention . be Made ocf the Lfaid family, who purchased four boxes, also of the Claude McDermott family, who were unable to attend so they made their presence Mt by sending a Shack ever. The affair went over with a hang and a vote of thafcks must be given the chairman, Bob Murdoch, ana to his helpers of the evening. Last Tuesday evening the P. T. A. had thefar annual Christmas party for the kWHis. A short play ttdsd "Trouble fat Toyland" was ytssifliil %y the school children, afiar wSfeh games ware played and Sanla arrived. Thursday evening saw Girl presenting their Christmas program for their mothers. A short Skit was read concerning the Nativity, after which carols wen sate. This was followed Santa. The evening was the serving of The power to heal, to protect against richness, to perform magic deeds--all these and mora are the qualities ascribed to this plant in legends, traditions and even in ancient histories and literature. ia a paraeito, which inr of various T*WENTY centuries have passed * since the inn at > Bethlehem was overcrowded becmise' of Caesar Augustus and his census. The Ibigwigs who crowded the inn were committed to oblivion by their contemporaries and, except for the census and resultant conditions at Bethlehem, it wouldn't matter too much if Augustus completely vanished from the hiatory books.. It is generally immaterial that, as puppet king of Xndaa, Herod fortified the kingdom and kept it out of the clutches of Cleopatra, rebuilt the city of Samari^ and endowed aeveral grumbled into and fewer cOk* that his wifa^ FREUND OIL CO. Cor. li SI and Wankegan Boeid trees of both hardwood and conifers, but mainly en hardwoada. One species is teund exclusively, however, on Among tha Celts and others mistletoe which grew from the oak was considered to have peculiar magical virtues not possessed tb#f that ffrroo:m any other trees. Some even considered it so rare as to be only cut with s gold knife. Another old tradition is thst the mistletoe supplied the wood for the holy croes, as previous to that time it was a forest tree but after the crucifixion was condemned to exist only as a dwarf parasite. Mistletoe was taken over into the Christian tradition In due course and dedicated to the Christ Child. An old rhyme reads: - $jhe mistletoe bough v > At our Christmas board flhall hang to the honor Of Christ our Lord. Edible Mangtr In Ukraine Rituat$ In the, Ukraine an elaborate Christmas Eve supper breaks a day fast during which no meat has been eaten. Twelve courses are served* one for each-of the twelve Apostles: buckwheat and mushroom --'"I hi flies, fish, bread, and nuts are included in the mam*. An additional couree of honey an* porridge Is also served: called Koutia, the dish represents tha holy crib: the porridge repreaents the straw--as in the manger--and the Holy Infant Is symbolized by hi and fruit: the honey is also coi ersd. symbolic of tha spirit and bioed of the Saviour. HfVerside Drive Hf 4*- 4/ Are Eternal . . . 3 tmms4 i%.-' t •islum m.% i=Si *j.i#k." - «t f' <" •. WOODSTOCK, 13#, 120 ng th« same Mpmdablt stmc* Route ***'*, V **<S M'"" ' the Ultra Floor with hanked corners ppmm =t;s> S P E N D YEAR1 B R I D GE ..4- >rSN* ,«|s ly because of his hypocritical treatment of the Wise Men and because he authorized tile slaughter of the Holy Innocents--and even this deed of incredible cruelty might have been forgotten if the Innocents were not associated *Hth the Babe of Bethlehem who grew into the Christ and bequeathed a new philosophy of love and peace to all mwnK'"4 Some men question what has be^n accomplished during, the SO centuries since Bethlehean. True enough, some of the records have t«en written wttb todiliWt Inks of hatred aaCf^!^* •nd splattered with m«r W»d', hut cynics had best not rest their argumt too confident upon the gory BeHs written or gVa^NSaf by men who either did not fcBfMr Christ or openly rejected his commands. On the other hand, tha glad tidings announced to a few shepherds at Bethlehem hava inspired courage and faith and love each as no earthly decree or proclamation has ever called forth. Faith and Peafce are eternal quests--end twenty centuries are mere fleeting moments of Eternity. Farm Asssts Six million farms, with their buildings and equipment, represent some 18% billion dollars of our total i tiyiyi assets. * ... ' . lessed with an equable climate the year around, Phoenix, Ariz., has grown from a tiny stagecoach in UN to a busy modem-day ally with a metropolitan population _ ef l«5,000. • _ M:* The battle of < ing point of the CWfl war, waa really an accident. Lee had intended to concentrate his fwcaa at Cat town and although Meade had a cavalry division in Gettysburg, he had no intention ofj holding the town. The opposing forces happened to come into contact when a confederate brigade was sent to Gettysjifi, #et 8 •"J?1* <* « RATUKIHO & HERBY CHASB V,.- " ' .-V - • ». . 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