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WKMWSM ' a - Freeport (Continued from page 8) Dancing at the Crystal Lake House every Saturday evening; visitors are always welcome. Lewis H. Ross Co. advertises for News of the Churches (CoUntined from page 1) A lecture on Christian Science, un der the auspices of the Christian Sci ence Society of Hempstead, L. I., will be given by Virgil 0 . Strickier, C. S., of New York City, member of their special this Saturday evening re- j Board of Lectureship of the Mother j — . — - — «« -------- s ee their Church, the F ir s t Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Maes., on Mon day evening, Dec. 29, a t 8 o’clock, in Firem en’s Hall, opposite railrou^ sta tion, Hempstead, L. I. Admissic../ and ! seats free. ■duced p rices on M uresco. advertisement* School taxes must now be paid to Frank Ashdown, 52 N. Main Street, instead of at Roswell Davis’ office as before. The rate for collection is also increased from 1 to 5 per cent. Monday afternoon at the regular ------------ | meeting of the Loyal Temperance Le- Mr. and Mrs. Jam es A. Sutphin cele- gion the members of the W. C. T. U. brated the third anniversary of their surprised their young temperance wedding Wednesday evening at their friends by making them a social call, home on Smith Street by entertaining The hall had been prettily trimmed by several members of their bridal party. Mrs. E tta Carman and Miss Carman, The affair was arranged by Mrs. Sut- officers of the L. T. L., and a pleasa'nt hin as a surprise to her husband. afternoon was spent. About thirty members of the L. T. L. were pvesent. Commercial Travelers Celebrating the Day Organize Last Saturday evening about 100 members of the United Commercial Travelers of America m et a t Mechan ics’ Hall and assisted in instituting a new Council, known as Long Island Council, No. 560. Among the visitors were officers of the Grand Council, from Rochester, Buffalo and other c i t - . ies. A fter the work of the evening, the new Council served a banquet to their guests. The Council will meet the first Saturday night of each month at Mechanics’ Hall. The new officers a r e : Senior Coun-; cilor, E. A. Spiegel; past councilor, George de Disgard ; junior past coun cilor, J. Huyler Ellison; secretary and treasurer, F %P. M artin; conductor, John J . Boland ; page, H. Lance ; trus tees, John Knaup, R. Gahy, R. W. Budd, Cass Himes. Fourteen Years Ago Anciently and Now On C h ristm a s e r e the bells w ere rung; On C h ristm a s eve the mas* w a s sung. T h a t only night In all the year Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The dameel donned her klrtle sheen; The hall w a s dressed with holly green. F o r th to the wood did m erry men go To g a th e r In the m istletoe Then opened wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf and all Power laid his rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doffed hla pride. The heir, w ith roses In h is shoes. That n ight m igh t v illa g e p a r tner choose. O sang Sir W alter Scott of the glories of Christ mail eve and of j J Christmas Itself. And the world yields to him the palm for the best practical description of the sea son's dear delights. Christmas with us is a day of giving I and receiving, of good cheer and good feeling, and essentially it Is one of re ligious significance. Hence it will sound strange to many to be told that A REAL PRESENT, FOR CHRISTMASIp A surprise party was given on Miss Cake and lemonade were served and as n - at . , ... , ™. k .. 1 i a bag of popcorn. - ---------- ------------ The South Shore Telephone Co. has The subject of the pastor, Rev. J. almost completed the extension of its Sidney Gould, in the Presbyterian l|ne ^rom Mineola to Roslyn. Church Sunday morning will be “ The “ F reeport to have one of the finest HCISTMAS had dawned as clear and spar kling as all such days should. To be sure, in the sunny southland there w a s no enow, and t h e children had to them selves with a vis it from Santa Claus In u very up-to dale aeroplane, but this did not matter. Even the humble cabin home of Thom as Jefferson had not been passed by, and the delighted faces of the little colored children testified that the dear saint’s gifts had exceeded their wildest -O I The Boy Bishop ERHAPfl thw most ’remarkable of all celebrations in honor of St. Nicholas, was the old one of the boy bishop. The boy tdshnp assumed EtA X his office on SC. Nicholas day, Dec. 6, and held it till Holy Innocents' day. Dee. 28. The custom originated on the continent of Europe and was adopted In England, where it reached what was probably Its fullest development. A boy was chosen to represent a bishop and was clothed with all the robes and Jessie Heese by her mother, Mrs. J. Heese, Tuesday, Dec. 2, in honor of her birthday. The party played vari- ous’games and then refreshments were served. The following were present; Frank and H arry Walton, of New York ; Alvin Lang, of East Meadow ; Wm. Anderson, of Hem p stead; Rev. A. Karkau, Howard and Clifford Mahn- ken, George W intjen, Robert Camp bell, Henry Kranz, William Hesse and Sovereign Leading of G o d;’ “ Jesus An Exsm p le .” The Home Department of the Pres- from pagan times. Yet such is the fact. Traces of some heathen rites are found in England as well as here, and the cause of their survival lies deeper than theology-. When the mother country, so called, was converted to Christianity the priests found her people wedded to many old customs. Not all of these John Hesse, of Freeport; Misses Mina byter.an Sunday School and the Cradle Clark, Rose Heede, Adele Plump, Roll will have their Christm as exer- Marie Mahnken, Freda Wildner, Deana c s e s and festival in the chapel Mon- Vollmer, Alma Jenson, Emily Werner, day afternoon, Dec. 22, commencing Lula Duschen, Elizabeth Krug, Grace B t“ 0 c ’ock' _ . . and Miriam Youngen, Ella and Emma The Sunday School will hold its Heese. Mrs. C. W. and J. H. M ahn-1 C hristmas exercises ,n the church on ken, Mrs. C. W i'dner, Mrs. R. Smith, Tuesday evening, Dec. 23, beginning of Freeport, and Mrs. S. Todd, of Mer- at 8 o’clock, and the Junior Society of Beiss, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. evening, enlosed sporting parks on Long Island. ” M arriage of Police Justice A. B. Wallace and Miss N e ttie B. Denton. an d E lS id ieH o m a n f f i m a U d ^ J r y / V ' T U.,e? Uu . ..... .. \ ‘V,! hL“\e d «!Lt re,uli ,h? O. U. A. M. Now came the most Important ques tion <if the day. Everybody knows that Christmas dinner is very different from any other meal and must be plan ned for accordingly. B u t it happened, that these small brothers and sisters of Thomas Jefferson, who was not very big himself, must, lie left to his care today, while his mammy went to the Samuel R. Smith elected President of Epworth League. Unclaimed Letters (Freeport Port Office) rick. CARD OF THANKS. A card to thapk my friends in Free port and especially the A ltar Guild and Choir of the Church of the Transfigur ation for the kindness and tokens of love and respect shown to me and mine, while in Freeport at the time of death and funeral of my son, Robert. Mrs. Geo. E. Libby, Winsted, Conn. Mrs. Grace A. L. Beardsley, Glen Cove, L. I. Mrs. Alice M. L. Dimes, Brooklyn, N. Y. W insted, Conn., Dec. 9. Christian Endeavor in the chapel Tues- Butt, Mrs. Richard F. day, Dec. 23, at 3 o ’clock. 1 C rotty, Mrs. B. A. ------------- DeMerei, Mrs. Lillie The regular monthly meeting of the j Gddersjeeve, Mrs. Odie Presbyterian Church Improvem ent So- 'J'eb, ***'55 Dreta ciety will be held in the chapel next Mett, Miss M aryette Wednesday afternoon, Dec, 17, at 1:30. The president would like every member to be present. - The Woman’s B a p tist Home and Foreign Missionary Society held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Clinton Flint, South Side Avenue, Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was well attended and the program very interesting and instructive. The new study book for the year is “ The K ing’s 1 B u siness.’’ The society is planning to hold a missionary tea in connection, with its regular meeting on January ! 18, 1914, at the home of Mrs. Frank i E. Pitcher, S. Ocean Avenue. Rogers, Mrs. Caroline Rikley, E. Stewart, Mr. D. W. Steger, Mr. Harry P. Stager, Mrs. Dollie, J., 5 Steger, Mrs. H. P., 2 Zimmermann, Miss Lila, Nassau Ave. Robt. G. Anderson, P. M. Dec. 9, 1913. HYMENEAL FLETCHER—MEESON. Miss Nana Fletcher, who was en gaged in the millinery business in Freeport for several years, with N. and E. Fletcher, and Stafford Meeson, , , _, also a former resident, were married !fj|d Days and Albin N. Johnson is announced to Holidays.’ Holy a \ K “ reside in Brooklyn, in the Bedford j section, ______ Suffragists Rally If “ General” Rosalie Jones ever un dertakes another “ h ike\ to Washing- Royal Arcanum Busy Samuel N. Hoag, Supreme Vice Reg ent of the Royal Arcanum, visited Fraternal Council, No. 1962, Wednes- ton or Albany, it is a safe wager that day evening, and was warmly greeted. ........................... The new initiatory work of Fraternal Council was used in conferring the de gree on two candidates, and Mr. Hoag was very enthusiastic, declaring it to be the best initiatory work he had ever witnessed. The election of officers was held at this meeting, and the following were in hand with Mrs. J. Hungerford Mil- i elected : Representative to Grand she will lead an army of drilled “ Col um b iana,” who will march in line with a commissary departm ent. The “ Col umbians” are named after the discov erer of America. But whether or not suffragists ever “ h ike” in the future, the movement in the interests of “ votes for women” wi'l march hand Lodge, Sylvester P. Shea; alternate, Albin N. Johnson; regent, John S. Sum ner; vice regent, O. Thomas Philips; orator, A. P. Brown ; chap lain, John Cavo; secretary, George J. H a rrison; collector, Corne'ius S. warden, Harry S. S tarr; guide, Chas. S. Fow ler; sentry, C. J. Schnitzler; organist, C. H. R e a c h ; trustee, Rob ert H. Hunt. Because of the next regular meeting night being Christmas, the next meet- bank’s new woman’s m ilitia move ment. For the compact, figuratively, was signed and sealed at a Suffragists' meeting in Brooklyn Hall Tuesday night, at which both were discussed, the former by Miss M arguerite Baird, of Babylon, and Miss Elizabeth Free man, of M anhattan and England. Mrs. Milbank spoke upon the topic of the woman’s m ilitia. The meeting was well attended, more than 200 being present. The gathering was comprised largely of Freeport women. Fifteen men, by actual count, were present. Miss Freeman traced the progress of the Suffragist propaganda from its in ception sixty-five years ago, and said that women had “ been patient long enough.” “ We have tried appealing,” she said. “ We have urged legislators to do things, and now we are demanding our rights under the Constitution of the State and nation. There ha» been no abuse of the privilege among worn en who have the ballot, and we do not intend that there ever shall. But we will try to right political evils and will . , ,, , succeed. In the past politicians have -r i r „ forgotten that the candidates that are { all*ht,y warm er' hne Wln- elected \received part of their salaries L . . ,, from us women. That being true cer- . Wednesday overcast ,n the tainly we should be entitled to have a !nR' thermometer slightly under free*, voice in their s election.’’ WR: BeK*n to snow about 6 o’clock Rand W. Sutherland of the Brook- “nd snowed quite hard for about three lyn Times, spoke of the advancement ho“r* “ n,d then clf» T*d off' of the “ cause” on Long Island. Thu st ay, a little snow on the T . ground; thermometer about 25; squalls ' ' d uring the day. Well Lighted Village Send the Review Freeport, although already the best No better Christmas g if t in that line lighted village on Long Island, contin- can be made to a friend or a relative Wantagh The Good Cheer Club will hold a dance in the Parish House on New Y e ar’s Eve, Wednesday evening, De cember 31; tickets 25 cents. Music furnished by W reith’s orchestra. Mrs. Mary E. Spates, wife of Capt. Richard N. Spates, died last Saturday on W antagh Read after an illness of two years. Mrs. Spates was blind for a considerable time-and had lost the use of her mental faculties. She was 79 years of age and a c h arter member of the Women’s Relief Corps of D. B. P. Mott Post, No. 527, of Freeport. The funeral was conducted on Tuesday from her late home and the East Mead ow M. E. Church by Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite, pastor of the Memorial Church. The interm ent was in the cemetery at East Meadow. but they hud n practical work to per form and went a t it in a practical way. The more revolting of these customs they properly uprooted altogether; the better of them they preserved, only in grafting the rites of the church upon Thus it came about that festivities - which had their origin in the old Ro- I man Saturnalia and had come into use among the druids survived In the grim mythology of the Saxons and are a portion of our inheritance today. Conspicuous among these are the burn ing of the Yule log and the hanging of the mistletoe I lough. Among all peoples who celebrate the day at all It has always been a day for eating and drinking, for singing and dancing and merriment of all kinds. In deed, this has been the criticism of the I church against the manner of observ ance—that Its spiritual meaning was ! too often forgotten in the general tide of worldly cheer. j In England Its observance is tiniver- ’ sal. The chroniclers tell us that In - Cheshire no servants would work on this day, even though, their failure to do so resulted in their discharge. The richest families were compelled either to do their own cooking on Christmas or eat what had been prepared beforehand, while dancing and merriment reigned. And the games that were played number nearly legion, the • most of co: ipi ny. Tlitjmas Jefferson was al lowed to go along with tits mummy, for he was t\ bring back a basket till ed with dinner for himself anil the oth ers. So he walked with her very liap- I'ily. At the house pretty Miss Clarissa saw that the basket was filled. Thomas Jefferson fairly staggered under the weight of his basket when tie at last turned off to the woods. As he wept he heard Miks Cla r i s s a ' s sweet voice ring out in a Christmas carol hack, c a u g h t sight of her s eat ed at the -piano beneath a groat bunch of holly a u d mistletoe. These were the words he heard her slug; “And pray a gladsome Christmas for all good Christian men!” 1 KIND F ffllfS CHRISTMAS CFT NCR, long ago. In the of southern France, there lived a poor but honest family o f a father, moth er and two chll- dree. The father was named Adam and the Hannah. The son, Peter, was twelve- years of age. and the daughter, Esther, was only nine. Father Adam was an honest, hard working man. On the steep Sides of the mountains lie kept his sheep ’and a cow, and in a tittle valley that lay between the mountains Mother Han nah made a garden, tilling the soil by her own hands, with the aid of a few simple gardening tools. And her son Peter gave her what assistance a boy of his years could give. Esther kept the little thatched cottage tidy and clean, preparing the meals for the three workers who were out of doors most o f tiie day and who came in at night from their toil very, very tired. But they never grumbled at their lot, for they had hopes that Fortune would smile on them some time. And she did —in the form of a (airy. One morning the day before Civ t*t- mas Father Adam and family sat rate BOY BISHOP RCI,tI> WITH HIGHEST POMP AND AVTHOB1TY. The Entertainm ent and Lecture Course begins in the Parish House next Tuesday evening when the Heinleine Quartet and Banjo Company will be the entertainers. Season tickets $1.00 for the five num b e rs; single tickets gg 1 ferson had never given much thought j to the meaning of It before, but now ' as he walked along with so many good things the little fellow felt so grateful that he longed to share his blessings with some one less fortunate. The them, though, on Christmas eve. Run- LWOods seemed deserted, however, and 1 * Thomas Jefferson reached his cabin without meeting any one. The children crowded about him eagerly, and all could hardly wait un til he had opened the basket, spread the cloth and dished the dinner. Thomas Jefferson was most particular as to how he did this. Each plate must contain an exact share of the good things. Just so much turkey, Just so much sauce, just so many veg etables. All were beginning with great enjoyment when a knock came at the door. “I’ll see who tis.\ said Thomas Jof ferson. \You ehlllen just go right invested with all the Insignia pertain tug to the station. Other boys repre sented priests, deacons and other suit able persons, for the bishop's train. The boy bishop conducted a service in the church, and in some cases he and his companions went about from house to house singing and collecting money, which they did not ask as a gift, but demanded as a right. The boy bishop attained his fullness of dignity at Salisbury cathedral, j though he was known all over Eug- 1 land. There he was chosen from . , , , , among the choir boys, the rest forming It was an old enrol and Thomas Jof- ^ h(, rtlled wlth , ho high CIlIi.DttEN CROWDED ABOUT. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cowles enter- Braren ; treasurer. Geo. B. ^ P a terson; | tained Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roswell and daughter, Louise, of Jersey several days last week. City, The Christmas exercises of the Me morial Sunday School will be held in ing wi I f biT held \the \follow i ng ' S a tu r - ! the Pari8h Houae on Tuesday evening, day evening, Dec. 27, *hen it is ex- ‘ r W M \ Mnfhpr r-nnHfl’’ ”,m h\ pected to initiate ten more candidates. , Dec. 23. “ Mother Goose’ | given by the children and taken for Home Missions. w ill be offering est pomp and most absolute authority. He is said to have conducted all the services of the church except the mass. In some other places the boy bishop is said to have celebrated the mass Itself. If any prebend fell vacant In bis term of office he filled It, and If he died before his term expired he was buried with all the honors due to a genuine bishop. There Is record of n boy bishop at Salisbury filling a vacant prebend by the appointment of his schoolmaster, and there Is In the ea thedral there the tomh of one who died while holding his office. On the top of it Is an effigy of the child in full episcopal robes. Such masquerading plays as this were not then deemed offensive or derogatory to the dignity of the church. In fact, much coarser and more un couth exhibitions were freely permitted on some occasions, even to the extent along wld yo dinner. 0f burlesques of the services of* the It was a very ragged boy that stood (,hur(,h wlthln lts own walls. Of course the evil and discreditable side was pound to be seen In time, and the fune- W eekly W eather Report Friday, Dec. 5, clear and warm. Saturday, clear, sjightly cooler. Sunday, began to rain during the night and rained hard all day, until about 9 o ’clock in the evening, when the wind began to blow. Monday, after blowing all night, dust flying at 7 o’clock in morning and puddles frozen over; colder and On Saturday night St. George’s of Hempstead played the victors in ’ the Parish House and beat by a score of 20 to 17. The K ing’s Daughters held a m e e t ing with Mrs. H. J . Young on Tuesday. ‘Now, What on Earth Was I to Remember ? ” ues to improve its street lighting. During the past few weeks over 20 lamps have been installed, including the following; Madison and Lexington Roosevelt and Smith Roosevelt and Archer Long Beach and Archer Long Beach and Ray Long Beach and A tlantic B^yview and South Side Archer and Elliot Rose and Locust East Ave. and South Side South Side and Grove Grove and Carman Ocean and Front Oceamand Cedar Rose and Long Beach Shonnard and Parsons Grand and Resedale Seaman and W allace Randall and Bayview Russell Place (middle of block) Russell Place and Pennsylvania Ave. “ J a n e ^ o f the Dunes,” frotn the famous Tiovel by H a rriet T. Comstock, will be shown in two reels at the Plaaa, Thursday, Dec. 18. Advertisement. This year buy your Christmas trees a t the A. & P. Tea C o .; 26c up. T. M. McCaffery. Advertisem ent than a year’s subscription to the Nas sau County Review. The friend relative who receives such a g i f t ' will be sure to remember the giver 52 weeks. Any person would welcome such a present and the out-of-town friend or relative who formerly lived here will be getting a “ letter from home” every week if you send them the local paper. Orders sent to the office will receive careful attention, and the paper sent to any address directed. Good Price for School Bonds Bids for the $82,000 school bonds, money to be used for the building of the new “ Bronx” school house, school No. 4 of Freeport, were opened Mon day by the Board of Education. The lowest bidders were Spitzer, Rorick & rn n r -s\r Co., who offered to take the entire is- 1 n „„., sue a t 4* per cent interest, and were awarded the bonds. The other bidders w e re: Kountze Bros., rate 4 70. Parkinson & Burr, *.Uh on $12,000 issue; 4.65 on $70,000 issue. Curtis & Sanger, 4.60. Adams & Co., 4.60. Lee, Higginson & Co.. 4.66. H a rris, Forbes A Co., 4.56. THE STREETS IN MANY PLACES WERE FILLED WITH MUMlfHDfc The W antagh young men’s basket i f h ‘f , ^ “ cks ducking for apples, ball team played Smithville South J““ p,ng lat cnkeH 8'‘«Pe-»ded by n A thletic Club team at Smithville South atrl“K a“d tr-vl“g ‘f ^ t c h them be- last Thursday night. It was a close tb? ,teeth’ hard eider game, the score being 21 to 20 in favor mlxu<1 , w l‘h “j'd « of W antagh score of others—these claimed and still j claim In Devonshire the time of old i and young, the children themselves being allowed on this one night to sit up until the midnight bell tolls. 1 W h at has been aptly called “a beau tiful phase in popular superstition,\ a very old belief, was that all the pow era of evil lay dormant and harmless on Christmas day. | The cock crowed through the live long night to drive all evil spirits away; the bees sang In their winter hives; the cattle, half human at all times, became wholly so at midnight and talked like human beings. Bread that was baked the night be fore Christmas could not possibly be come moldy. The streets In many places were filled with mummers In fantastic garb. Indeed, there were mummers In the days when Saturnalia reigned over even the Roman emperors, but they were not necessarily of the Christmas time. The love for masquerade Is al most as old ns the human race Itself. But as to the day Itself, It was then, ns it Is now, a very merry day, with rood fellowship bubbling even from hearts where theological noubelief dwelt—a day sacred to the family, to I the eating of roast turkey and cran berry sauce or roast beef and plum I pudding and walnuts and the drinking of beer, ale and wine. It has changed to some extent since j the old day, but It is still the happiesi day of all the year—at least where the shadow of misfortune does not cloud the sky. In the doorway of the kitchen. Mis- i erably poor and hungry he looked, and Thomas Jefferson’s heart went out to “If you would please give me a bit to eat,\ he said. \I will be very grate ful. I have come a long way and have still a good way to go.\ Thomas Jefferson hesitated. Ills I mammy did not approve of giving to j tramps. _ He had no right to give her , food away. Then he thought of the ; dinner on his plate. That was his own j without any doubt. He returned to the i table, the words of the carol still ring- tlons of the boy bishop were at last forbidden by Henry VIII. They were reston-d, however, for a time by Mary. —St. Nicholas. 8 t. N icholas Eve. A stranger visiting the German colo nies of our great cities would think that his almanac needed resetting, for on the evening of Dec. 6 thousands o f little stockings are hung up with the ha me careful clothesphmlng and heart ing in his head. The children were ton hope os on the authentic Christmas \ I eve. St. Nicholas eve it is that the j “fatherland” exiles are celebrating. I J u st as early as any cliiidren ever get 1 up those that are paying honor to the gift saint tumble out of lied and find their stockings well weighed with fruit and candled and apfelktichen. The naughty child that has been a trial to its parents In previous weeks is rather likely to find his stockings laden with coal. It is a hint that a second gift season is at hand and that it would be well to fall Into line with the good children. And the good ehil dren are encouraged to a renewed and severer virtue for the days between their present reward and the fuller holiday that is coming.—Country Life In America. This man has a string on him - or at least a string Anger. Will that make him remember what his wife told him to buy? Well, It Is your guess. What is your experienceY But did YOU forget that Christmas shopping? if you did tie a string to your finger today AND THEN DON’T Don’t STRING your Christmas shop ping along Start It quick and have It Neither let anybody STRING you with the tale that you can get as good goods Dec. 24 .is you can Dec. 1 or Dec. 10 You know better. The answer is; Get STRINGS on those CHRISTMAS packages NOW MISS CLARISSA SAW THAT THE BASKET WAS FILLED. busy to notice that be took the plate from the table and returned with It empty. Then he set about helping the pudding. When one Is very hungry ami lias one’s mouth set for turkey mid substantial good things, even delicious plum pudding does not quite satisfy But Thomas Jefferson, remembering the carol, tried to imagine tluit he felt quite full. He did feel very glad t‘> , have helped some owe on this glad day and so played with the new games nil afternoon with a right good will. But the amount of corn bread and bacon he devoured at supper time made his mammy exclaim, “Well, it do i beat all, Thomas Jefferson, how much boys can eat after all that Cbriatmis dinner!” Bellmore Marriage Licenses Everybody in Freeport will have a , , , tree for Christmas this year; 25c and fc*Town Clerk G ilbert has granted the up A & P Tea Co following m a rriage licenses: T. M. McCaffery. j Dac’ 2“ (/ eorge ,W ’ uBruoker, »f Aln ' A d v e rtisem e n t, wood and Flora F. Jankosky of Cedar- ’ ■ ~ | h u rst. R n C K V l I l p I P I ? f Dec. 5—Carman C. Smith and Mary ik V V l k V l l l C V z C U lI V L. Diennan. both of Sm ithville South. Motion pictures and vaudeville under John J . Rasweiler, jr., and Mamie the auspicea of the Ocean Side Hose L. M iltenberger, both of Hempstead. - Co., No. 1, will be held at the M a g n e t, Dec. 8—Charles N. Heimcke and Theatre next Monday, December 15, M argaret D. Kruger, both o f Rockville at 8 and 8 o’clock. Centre. C h r i s t m a s Song. O’er B e th leh e m tow n A «tar looked down W h en ehepherdf) w a tched by night. And w ise men gazed W ith h e a r t s am a z ed To see th e w o n d r o u s sight. \ B e loved star. T g e follow far.\ T h e y said. An an g e l voice Vpon the air R a n g fu ll and clear. It su n g : \ R e joice! R e joice!\ \A Child in born!\ ’T is C h r is tm a s morn! T h e n sing, d e a r children, sing. For h istory's page In ev e r y age Shall hall that Child a K ing. —L y d ia A v ery Coon ley. A G reeting. Uod send a blessed C h ristm a s To every p a tien t life. A little restin g from th e toll, A su r c e a s e o f th e strife. May F a ith breathe w o r d s o f g e n tle cheer, Hopp point to ro s e s blow ing near And tender love and friend s sin c e r e M a k e th is a b lessed C h r is tm a s! 1 American d o l- K j M lars grow on th e T T advertising tree. THIS PAPEI GETS AD. RESULTS —RESULTS BRING DOLLARS BEFORE HEH STOOD A FAIR?. around their plain wooden table bating I muah and milk. Adam spoke. “ 'Tis the holy time of Christmas, mother,” he said, \and rive should do i an act of charity toward some one j poorer than ourselves, even though It should he glvljig ever and ever so small a gift. The Lord gave his life for sufferers In his name on the day of ! his Nativity. W hat say you, mother?\ “You are right,\ agreed Mother 1 Hannah. \There Is the Widow David, who stands In great need. She has two I children, and the wolves got among her sheep and killed three of the finest. She is trying hard to keep her children i and herself. Wliut say you to our sending her a bag of wheat and a small cheese?\ \Very good, mother,\ agreed Father Adam, \And as 1 shall have to wuP-h the sheep and cow - either I’eter or Esther shall take t h ^ ^ ’heat and cheese to Widow David’s cot.\ ) | “I’ll go,\ offered Esther, \for Peter and mother are digging up the ground for the planting of vines In the spring.” I So it was agreed that Esther should take the dogcart and make the Jour ney over the mountain to the cottage I of the Widow David. As soon as breakfast was over Esther tidied up ( the house and placed the noon meal—a j loaf of bread, a Jug of homemade wine - —- - o -*-«**» til,, tatihb- anu a auim, v..vv. „ . \Mother and Peter will be hungry after the forenoon spent In the gnr- ! den,” she said. \Poor father always i carries Ids bread and cheese In his pocket and eats as he herds the sheep, i “Now, before going I shall fix the I lire to hold till noonday; otherwise the house will be cold on mother's and J’e- | ter’s return.\ So saying. Esther picked up a huge | log that lay beside the fireplace. \Ah tills Is the log father said should burn our Christmas eve lire. It will soon be Christmas eve, and I'll throw the log on the flame and have the house cheery on the return of the dear ones.\ Hu! just as Esther was lifting one end of the heavy log—the Yule log—a flash of light leaped from the farther end and caused Esther to close her eyes. When she opened them again there before her stood a fairy. “Ah! I have come to bring you some Christmas cheer,\ said the fairy. \Your parents are good and deserving folk. They were robbing their larder to help the needy widow. Ho here Is a bit of good fortune for you and yours, little help ful maid. Take of it for yourselves ind for those about you who are In heed.’’ Then, before Esther could re ply. the fairy had disappeared, leaving on the hearth a ting of gold The little girl ran out and called In her parents and brother. When the father looked Into the big bag of gold he said that there was enough there to keep them all in tom fort for the rest of their lives and with which to help their less fortunate neighbors ns well. And you may be sure there was a merry Christmas for the family, with many good wishes for the kind fairy. ^ ^Foundations^ $for Fortunes n ? Are right here la the Advertising columns of this paper, if what you're selling hee merit, id. will s e ll It fe fo r yom.
