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h ohngles. up fe Chetttoias. on g years ago, before little d girls even thought of having' ouse on the top of ttle. 'boys and girls r. 'and the servants of 'Their father had gone on 'and they were not he 'would return in time for 0 festivi 5. However, they! | « "him with their lit-| tle faces pressed close to the latticed ! Window. As they looked out they saw no-! 'Christmas, there good. as not to lose their way. They eet candles very close to the flame i let the warmth of the glow pene- trate their bodies, and it felt very Then one old father spider said, "Come, children, let us go before we are swept out again," They thought that very good advice and one-by one they 'all followed their silken trail back again to the window, and out | they went, down the wall and back SE to their new. home in the balsam tree. Soon after that "me star which the | Wite Men had followed years before ! appeared in the sky, and the Christ- thing but the wide sweeps of snow, child came to earth again to discover broken only by the scattered spruce where the children dwelt who loved , and cedar trees standing here and Him. He saw the bright lights from * there like sentinels upon the land-!afar on the tree which was trimmed Suddenly they got the idea would like to have one of! "the trees in the house, to light thelr, Christmas candles 'upon its branches.' they ran to their mother and acked _her if they might do this, and after thinking about it for a few minutes she that it. was a pretty "" "thought and said they might have the . So she called the servants and fold them that "the house must be cleaned from the outer doors up to the attic, and not a speck of dust must remain, for the children were going to light a tree with candles to honor the birthday of the Christ-child. The servants started cleaning the house, and they began right up at the .attic. They cleaned and brushed and "swept every atom of dirt out, and "every little cobweb from every little corner. Then they came downstairs, and again they cleaned and brushed every bit of dirt and every little cob- web from every corner. And hidden _ away among the little cobwebs were; many little spiders, and one by one they were swept out with the dust, until at the end of the week there i remained not a single little spider in © 7 all the house, nor a speck of dust, nor i a cobweb. Then with great ceremony the old- est servant was despatched to select to do honor to His birthday, and He came and stood in the room to be- hold it. Ho was so surprised to find it i covered with 'tiny cobwebs, -and -al- though He loves every creature, even the tiny spiders, yet He knew the children did not meéan to have them on the tree, So He touched the silken webs with His finger; touched them ever so gently, and lo! the tree stood covered | from top to bottom with glittering silver spangles--the most beautiful tree inthe world! And because the story of it spread afar, to this day we still hang spangles upon the 'Christmas Tree. ------t-- The Christmas Tree's Toilette. Before attempting to dress a Christ- mas tree it should be made 'very firm by placing the plant in a barrel of soil or sand if it is of any size. Even if the tree is a small one it is advis- able to do this, although in such case 'a large flower-pot will serve the pur- pose. The dressing of the tree should al- ways be started from the top, working downwards." "Fix the héaviest toys to the upper parts of the strongest branches and suspend the more fra- gile ornaments from the tips. There A Few Tips for Vh Mother a Chance to + Father, \ the most beautiful tree of perfect: Should be no happy-go-lucky distribut- roportions, and it was cut down, and | ing of the gifts, but even the smallest Ph into" the house. When made! toy should be labelled for some child. fast, candles were brough', and the| This not only makes more fun, but little boys and girls spent a most| there is a finality about such an ar- delightful days fixing thenr upon the| rangement that does-away with, all tree. jealousy. "They did not tie one here and an-| After the Christmas tree is dis- other there--oh no! Each one was|mantled plant it at once, if you have placed -carefilly so as to be just a|8 garden and the tree has roots. But certain distance from the last, so that| many Christmas trees have no roots. when lighted the whole tree would ap-' In that case let the children have pear to be a wonderful harmonious | them to prepare for the birds. They blaze of light. At the very top of the may he decked with morsels of fat tree, fastened to the highest twig!and a few partly shelled nuts. Our which points straight up to Heaven, | feathered friends are hard put to they fastened the tallest and best|it at this time of year to find enough candle. It was late when they finish-| food, and the children will love to ed and they were all tired, so they |know they are giving the birds a party 'went to bed, after opening the window of their own. + Just a teeny weeny-bit so that Santa If you have some time to spare for " Claus might be able to get in, when decorating, don't forget that delight- attracted by the brilliant lights, if he|ful Christmas friezes may be bought considered their conduct had been, ¢ at most big stores in three-yard good enough during the year to merit; lengths. One design' may show reward. Father Christmas tearing through the The household was soon asleep, and | Show with his sleigh and merry bells, at midnight no one save the dog in| another a happy family of kiddies his kennel heard the exquisite tinkling. dancing round the Christmas tree of bells which rang out upon the c! lear and. there are many other artistic frosty air, when Santa Claus drew up | designs, all charmingly colored with« with his magic sleigh before the win-| out being crude. These are in so much dow. Softly he entered the house and | better taste than the old colored' paper "tipstoed first to the room where the; chains.and the paper roses in impos- children slept to see if they were all; sible shades. abed and sleeping soundly. Not oven] These frieze§ should only be fixed a little mouse was awake.so he went in place here and there with small back and after surveying the wonder-| drawing-pins; so that no ugly marks ful tree, he left toys, sweetmeats and, Show in the: alle when the 'decora- all sorts of good things, including. a tgns are en. dow, "fresh supply of candles, for the little | The best kind of Corton cakg for bo and girls to find in the morning. [oh ildren is one of the plain variety, en he had gone and the last iced with water icing. Tt may be de- tingle of his bells died away on the | corated with the litiie gold and silver _ erisp frosty air, the moonbeams crept ¥ balls, candied flower petals, and other 3 goftly in to see the tree. And t [little decorations sold at all confec- itl birds wakened by the jingle of toners for the purpose. bells came out of the trees and looked | ; decorations will decorate several cakes in through the window to behold the "decorations will recorate several cakes tree. And all the little spiders which 'and make them look so Christmassy had been swept out, and had been hud- | that they will give far more pleasure dling together in the depths of a bal- to the children than a rich cake not sam tree outside, were disturbed by, 80 prettily' decorated. A rich fruit the commotion of the birds, and they | cake. with layers of almond icing is too opened their tiny eyes and saw the | ! unsuitable for children, especially at "tree glowing with a blaze of light in- | Christmas- time, when there is so much ~~ side the window. .|rich food about. If children are al- "Oh what a pretty thing!" sighed lowed to overeat it will spoil the fun one little spider. "| for everybody. ; -"Tet us go closer 3c see it," urged + "another. "Come along," ventured a third, So all the little spiders ran down from the tree, -and hurried across the snow so as not to get their tiny feet frozen, and they ran up the wall to the window. 'There they sat a long time lost in amazement at the pXtrn.y, . * "1 Come storm, come - the," By, Sister Mary i After mother has roasted thé Christ: mas turkey to a turn, it is up to father the breast of the turkey will be at the | to take.a hand and wreck the worl of art to enhance it, according to his skill at oarving: Every woman has sat with bated breath the first time the man of the house wielded a carving knife over a turkey... Since no. ordinary man carves a turkey every day here's just how it should be done, First, be sure that the carving knife is sharp. A dull knife will mean trou- ble and consequent embarrassment. If an unusually large turkey platter is used, well and gocd, if not, a small plait should be at hand for the The Champion Pie Eater. A mammoth Christmas pie was sent from Berwick to London in-1770 ad a gift for Sir Harry Grey. It measured 9 ft. in"circumference, and weighed 168 Ibs. An enormous pie of similar weight provided the chief dish at a banquet al Gorleston some years ago. It was built in three sections, and walled in with a stout crust 8 ins. thick. The ingredients consisted of kidneys, beef- steak, and rabbits, mingled with po- 'tateesy onions; and: carrots. This monster pie was made by an old trawl skipper and tock forty-eight hours to cook. After the feast the remains of the pie were made into ten gallons of soup for distribution to thg poor. When the pie-eating championship of New Jersey was decided, each pie consisted of a layer of pastry %-inch thick, spread with canned fruit. The average weight of the pies was % 1b. Thirty-five young men entered the contest, during which the State record of twenty-six pies in half-an- hour went by the board, for the win- ner managed to eat twenty-seven in the allotted time. For this feat he was awarded the championship belt. i meet mame God Be Praised. Now God be praised, The years are long, ...« vin The winds of time : Blow loud and strong, But still our hearts can catch afary The shining of a star. We listen still To angels singing on a hill, And Christmas never falls amiss-- wings, thighs and"drumsticks. The platter should Be so placed that eft. -hand. of the -earver.. This is im- portant. - Follow Instructions: As in illustration No. 1, insert the carving fork firmly midway of the breast bone, plunging it deep. The fork' must balance the turkey on the platter while the disjointing and cary- ing of the breast is accomplished. No. 2. Make a sharp downward cut through the skin between the seeoud joint and the body on the side of the turkey farthest from the carver. Cut through the flesh-and skin all the way around the joint. : : - Christmas. Cores Again, Once again we we.come in the happy Christmas time, Hopefully we listen to the Joy-bells' merry "chime; How their happy clamor seems to banish grief®and pain, Chiming "Joy be with you, for old Christmas comes again," Once again we gather round the yule- log's cheery blaze, Happily on all the" faces dear to us "ewe gaze; As the sparks fly upward, we can hear ° the bells' réfrain: "Love and Peace be with you, for old Christmas comes again." Whistling winds and snow-wreaths cannot reach the ingleside, Home, sweet home; is sweeter now, where love and joy abide; From each happy homestead, as the lls sing their refrain, Send forth Peace and Goodwill, for old Christmas comes again. --Alice Wise. Christmas Time. CC MOthi-"How nice; Santa has left a | mise had made to his, little daugh- | pice. lighted candle for me to fly | toF to "write something. nice aly Christmos--something that avas to be! I A good conscience is a continual Now God be praised for this. Nancy Byrd Turner. "one of them said; "Thi. et Ae a above, I sent my message up into the sky = 3 a a the millions of stars shining on Nighi: Re i They 'promised 'me Sieve look down; from: Christmas.--Frankiin. No. 8. With the point of the knife find the socket, then with a quick out- ward turn of the blade the thigh is severed from the back. This removes both of the leg joints at one time. No: 4. The procedure in No. 3 is fol- lowed to remove the wings, cutting straight down between the winpandi, the body. No. 5, The legs and wings should be placed on a side plate for carving Jater. No. 6. With the fork still grasped in, the left hand, firmly cut the. i breast in thin slices, beginning where ! the wing was removed and slicing yuanel to the breast bone. Few of the people to whom "Good King Wenceslas" {s familiar know that it is set to the tune of "Tempus adest Floridum," a Spring carol of the thirteenth century. ; Still less © generally known is' the curious. story of "Atestes; fideles" Come} all ye faithful"). It 'was first in England 4%. the old: chapel} ob t ie Sardinian Embassy in London; where it was heard by the Duke of Leeds, who, imagining it to be peculiar to the Portuguese service, introduced | it at a' concert of ancient music under the title of "The Portuguese Hymn." Soon afterwards 1t was sung--for the first time "in Scotland--at the Christmas service in St. Andrew's Chapel, Glasgow. ¥rrand boys, it is said, whistled it in the streets, and the very blackhirds in the squares joined in the chorus. Whritten for His Daughter. It is, however, not pecullar to the: country after which it is named, but is known . throughout." the Roman Catholic Church. It probably belongs to the Latin hymnody of France about | the end of the seventeenth century. "Christians, ~ awake!" is 'another carol with a' romantic: history, = Al Christmas, 1745, its author, «John Byrom, who lived at Kersall, a few ' miles from Manchester, fulfilled a pro- "all for herself." "She found on her plate, when she came down for break: fast, a tiny sheet of notepaper, - "on '| which" was written the now famous | carol, "Chrigtians, awake!" The tuné to it Was | ated to go right up inte] : Sey it should have pals tf the breast on each plate. oe ~~ CAROL, SWEETLY CAROL! Stories of Our Christmas Song. stated that while Charles Wesley, to whom we are indebted for it, was on. his way to church one Christmas | morning, 'he was so much impressed by. hearing the. bells ringing that ls sajd-- ' plantations of Georgia. Georgia. Charles. Wesley's MS. known. - for} pore a a 'tury, but the oldest *Wynlkyn. 9 Each of the Sketches Above Show a Step in the Correct Procedure for Carving a Turkey. The Accompanying Story Tells You How, In Detall. No. 7. Now remove the fork from' bone and" separate second joint from the drum stick. Cut this meat in slices and serve a slice 1of white meat and a slice of dark meat To Remove Stuffing. To remove the stuffing, make a sharp the skin and serve Unless a very large part is being served only one, side of the turkey is carved for the first serving of plates. After the plates are served the tur- key is turned cut side down against the platter and the carving knife and fork are. placed together across the end of the Ho platter wou until needed. Hark! how all the well rings Glory to the King of kings: ~"But,- though his popular: carol may | have originated thus, he actually wrote it, not under the gloomy winter skie of' Ergland, but amid the sunbaked _ It was, moreover, a happening at sea | _ that turned his thoughts to hymn-writ- ing. The vessel in which he and his | brother left England was struck by a storm that nearly overwhelmed it. Perilous as was the situation, a num- ber of the passengers----Moravians-- gathered together on déck and calmly | pang the hymns of their country. This + s0-fmpressed the Wesleys 'that Both turned hymn-writers on landing in The "opening lines of the carol in are Mentical 'with those- attributed to him on his hearing the: Christmas bells, and they |" .} are go printed in "Hymns, Ancient and Modern." "But the general form is-- Hark!" the herald angels sing !~@lory to the new-bora King, | «Who made the "alteration. a not "Some" coliestions "of shtols oontats Ancl uding | o numbers 'of great antiquity. ~There is &1© in existence. a. carol of the fourth. cen- 10 printed colle tions in England are those by] Let Words, Bho r ind» duly Shat Con spon Trassviae 'Mansa: = "Hell bring 3: you one' of these" ac -- | Mall trim)' Ah, A 3 ing haer, Oh! ae - If you're good. "a ' Santa grieves when you are: bad, Ap he should: { But it makes him very glad When you're wma He is wise and ot dear; » Just do right and never fear} : "He'll remember you each' year. BE I you're good. <i % Le i % A Carol. Long ago in a distant land On Christmas Day in the morning, The gation Wondering beasts did as Day in the morning; y. look od a the "little "one born = They 'that Gradled a % a nest of hay: Guarded by humble friedds He lay, On Christmas Day in the morning, And. betause of the link they Have forged with us On Christmas Day in the morning, When they:watched- over<our Baby" thus, On Christmas Day in the morning, It were well if for ons short day at deast Man's tyranny, cruelty and grged had ceased, Rejoicing in brotherhood, man and beast. But the poor little bodies must grace "our feast On Christmas Day in the morning! = LN Mears. ~ For the Christmas Christmas Party. 7 Why is Christmas Dap weak? °° * Because it can't help alling"on" De- cember 26th. What is the key most in use at Christmas? "The tur-key. When, at Christmas, do most, sale. = tell fancy tales? "When they stuff a turkey. 'What letter means life or death to a turkey? & : iA" because: it torns yoosting" Jato: TNS roasting. , What is it that will not keep niore then twenty-four hours at Christmas? * Christmas Day. Why does a cook never make a square plum pudding? . Because she wants it to go round, he ives tvs "par 8 ald, It seems to be a crime, : Bob mows his Ma and he's afraid B 2 wore be dressed fa 1a time, :