fat leojer : LXDGn COMPANY It. CURTIS. PtiDT. vioe rrHHntwiwi Treasurer) futuv William, jonn j. Spurseon. Mractora. AtaorroRiAt. boakdi , K. Coins, Chairman .Edit' j-MARTIN... Oeneral nuslneai UuuM I dally t Peatia Limn Bulldlm. naeoco iHiuars, i-nnueiimi, miL...,Drod and Chestnut Btreeta ClTT..... i,ft-OI HUliains; ...,, ..... 4 . . . . J00 Metropolitan Tower M......... .... ...403 ford BulM ng V...V.........100J Fullerton Ilulldlni L. .. ..1-" annum iuu.. ???". . ......... g.jL-or. rennayirama ats. una mij' : Bcuud Tli Hun Dulldlng sssae. .. Mrconl House. mrand kum 32 nue Lcr.'s le arend sunscniPTiu.. ...iiMH DTS.siicn Pcnlia Liat 1 erved to sub- 'HI rniiaoeipnin anu lurmiiwi'. '"Vi" ale of twelve (I! cents per week, payablo I earner. all to points outride of PMianjirini. In States, ci ." ,, n IT nit ex. StfttSA DOl i, postage rree. ntty isoi cenie p-r .no...... iin.vni vaii'" '"'- - !.; ik r foreign countries one (tl) dollar per -JiiKf-th.-a wUhlne SiMreS changed rlT old a welj an new address. TTALWUT KCYSTOME. MAIN iOM address all eommunlcnlloss lo Kvnjno Pupllo Independence square, i-nuomi.. n ar th pnif.trn.rma mT orrici it trnsn class mail watish. -. Mu1satlplili.Mon.lsr, Iltrrmttr 24. HIT )RY WITHOUT HATRED i" .TAKES Borne fortitude to measure up ftifc the true Christinas spirit this year. KtfHhave been so Irng a peoplo without , JMMnlee and without hates. When this riefcsWln Kpn.snn rnmn nrnnnil nt e.nph vpur'rt Ettf as lilaTs I - AnilM aa1 dVnn. t fnlnUn i(Vi. rv tic vvutu tcvi i4i;u n. tvjuiwu mi 'minima rf nnniirliinna TV linn tvn liml r?; fen all wo could sparo to tho helpless if' '$mi healed personal iiuarrcls, thcro fell tVf' ... , , , . jav anaaow 01 Hypocrisy over our ceiuuru ytt Life's birthday and Its promise of th for all of us. Professo,' Kerrero find prtauador Qerard, dlscusslns this coun :y at their meeting In Paris, remarked the absence of hato In America. ricans seemed never to liave learned to 'JHM, they agreed, as Urropean peoples Ild hato. Isolated, wo co la feel well lifcpposed toward nations that could not ub; wo wero perhaps too sclf-satlsfled Indifferent to tho foreign world; but Wwast wo did not hate. V ! "fPfel AVpn temnpr Iq nnw mcnnpwl. Tntn Svl . f MM Christmas cheer there creeps tho chill A tltttm flAllnc. Vnlltir. rtlllrlrnn nrl.. ?;VtWnlc a world at war Is the normal state VrAtMtUfalrs, having nevcV known any other i. aaanu ot wunu, uru nui eubay muUl o lovu vtlMtr enemies and discriminate nicely be tween the German tutocracv and the Ger- .r.mA (umntA nnrplnllv nftttf hnnrtni. snmr. vwwav( ..ft-.....,, ...k. ..WH....O U...V I read with high gleo some such dispatch i this from Saturday's newstmner: (.,aiTerwaerts:, the Socialist paper of Berlin, 1 iiio(iuivd uwwii;iv uii inu uaiciii ul Ton waioow, i-ood controller, de- i that great masses ot German people are nungry, tout aro literally Forty millions of the are starving and are unlikely to sit ' we mignt nave witnm a month an ' catastrophe In Germany and a even worse than Russia's, result- I a German defeat and loss of tho war. "Good news! Hurrah! They know (ikw'ro licked!" But tho imaginative to whoso mind some queer, distorted of women with shawls over their I aUd ragged babies a whimsical, but, F- jRiikaps, essentially true picture has pene- UWM, coes not see tno joi;e. ur, it may ,1m, .'this child does como to think It Is n It thing to starve out ragamuffins In eneral and German ones, for the present, : ieVartlcular. 'tt Is safe to say that until now there has oeen mucn sympathy in America for atarvtiiK out the German women and chll- If we can trust to our war lltera- rWre, the speeches, soldiers' litters, books, ne articles anu press comments, the -jgeweral sentiment Is for a swift, clean-cut Mgkt: 'tover tho top," with American anship, grit and daring, and not atlon, as the ways' and means of vie- fl Bate and malice hav-i no part In the of a great soldier. Who could i Keen more free from them than Grant le? We can easily trutt to our bol- '"'and sailors to maintain a chivalrous hoping not to snuk a victory Germany's kitchen door, but to t". l5 openly in the field against her sol' MMt here at home it takes strength of 1 to put cur faith entirely In our man- tlfor the simple reason that our best has gone tb war. The civilian Is l in danger of getting arnlshed with .ttSrln-ln-any-old-way-j ou-can" spirit, ;!".. . ...- . ..-. ......... .. la a twin uromer iu me - nouer-tnan- ,plrlt. The average American Is no ' than the average German, so far as Stall. Would the avengo American jite any better ight for liberty than Ht made in the Kelchstag? TIavo ; after all, Btlll to prove that we of atlon are made ot he same stuff ithers of 1776 were made of? In r'that starts next week we are to In the crucible. We have still 'that we can-fight really as "the uat the German people, as they will fctwl '....- I.." f!,l Maol la n hint... ." w .. A..H. .mv... .a . ......4 lwe' have ever been .summoned to ti'It Is only the Lincoln spirit that j;ua lately through the year and 'ieeervlng ot another Christmas this one. : thing the Germans could do be to teach us to hate as they 7. i MribNALIZATWN i In tfe Arties and alx- fMMiuea m totaaJA W'l'- EViMM PUBLIC JjEDOEIPHILADIELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, wenM be interesting to take a census among collego graduates to learn how high the percentage of those ignorant ot this appalling episode in modern history may be. W fancy it would bo about 90 per cent. "One Million Dead In Famine" In India or China is a headllno that has been too often in small type in our newspapers. A glance at the brief' cablegram and we turned to more engrossing topics of the day's news! Wo were unprepared for tho world's war because wo wero unprepared for thu world. Gigantic horrors stalked In tho background and wo closed our eyes. Provincialism everywhere resulted In chaos. Peoples pigeonholed themselves In their own affairs, and such a little thing ni tho Atlantic Ocean could make us Isolated. In all theso years two International move ments struggled along allantly through the gloom. One of them failed, ono suc ceeded. Tho light that failed was the move ment for a peace tribunal. Tno light that succeeded was the lied Cross. It did help tho Chlncso when they stared. It did help flood sufferers when most of us forgot to. It is about tlmo to becomo Internation alized and shako off provincialism. Tho Initial step costs $1, pajnblo nt any lied Cross station. BOLSTERING UP THE MAILED 1IST 'M'EW data continue to pilo up about tho ' coming great nerlcs of battles on the western front. It is most slgnlllcant that nil tho information about German forces from tho Russian front pouring through Helglum now comes from German news sources. It U nerlln'x latest propatMnda, Its now "Beware! " Amsterdam. Incident ally, Informs us that the fresh hordes tiro crowding, bullying, trampling on what Is left of the Helglan population. It Is a new thing under tho sun to have advance news of a campaign. Hut Germany could not keep It secret If she wanted to. It Is Inevitable. Tho last campaign of tho war Is nbout to start, for the simple reason that there is no other place but the western front left for sustained operations. It Is important that. In uplto of Berlin's repented warnings, the uttiiek is yn long delayed. Winter is our ally, for ono thing, nnd American troops can he transported overseas while mud, rain and snow delay matters on land. There Is a natural ex planation of tho big talk and small accom plishment by the German staff. These aic evidently tho preliminaries of a desperate bid for peace. The Kaiser can strike, must strike but as the wholo future of his house depends upon tho outcome of tho campaign of 1918 he pauses. Though he drove half the way to tho gates of Paris, and could drlvo no further, that would spell defeat In 1019, when our troops aro there In maximum force. There is noth ing for him to do but to bluff now while tho bluflflig Is good. In tho hope that politi cal division In England or France may como to his rescue. WKITING VICTORY INTO THE POLICY OPnED does not mean In cleucy; lmsto O ,1 does. Speed can be systematic: hasto is haphazard. The more speed now the less urgency for haste later In stock-taking of our national nssets for the war. The fuel nnd food administrations, war meas ures both, aro now the subject of congres sional hearings. The conduct of the Navy Dpariment Is coming up for investigitlon. Thf ordnance division of tho War Depart ment is under fire. Army supplies, through n quiz Into methods and opeiatlons of tho quartermaster's department," aro to be piobed. Tho more Investigations now tho scantier need for them later- Reasonablo criticism and Investigation Into this serious business of carrying on a victorious war mean con centration ot energy nnd efficiency for the winning. Under pur system of government legislative Investigations aro Inevitable. Let us have them while policies are in process of formulation, not wait till wo have made a wrong and maybe almost Irre trievable start. England waited too long to put Its military and Industrial establish ments In order. Wo can learn from her experience and avoid mistakes by taking stpek In time, thus preventing misdirection and mlsuso of energy In remedying errors. PENNYPACKER'S STEWARDSHIP 77ORIEn GOVERNOR PENNYPACK A EI ER'S graphic recollections of public llfo have now reached tho climax of Intense Interest. His autobiography Illuminating men and measures, viewed ."close up," has had all the variety and action of a movie In words. In a few days this newspaper will begin publlcatlori of the sccdnd part of the Autobiography under the title "My Four Years as Governor," Tho Sago of Schwenkvllle gives a typically frank and forthright accounting of his stewardship In the highest office of the Commonwealth. Governor Pennypacker'a governorship was the target of almost constant criticism. In the recital of his gubernatorial career he analyzes the motives that Impelled many of the acts that drew tho fire of criticism, sets forth his alms and ambitions and states his theory of the functions and pdnclples of executive statesmanship. The second part of the Autobiography is as stimulating as it Is readable. Boston's Socialist vote has fallen to 345, according to unofficial count In tho mayoralty election. What has become of pacifism, anyhow? Rear Admiral Peary Joins Congress man J. Hampton Moore in urging speedy operation of the Atlantic lntracoastal canal system. He's content Just now to link up Maine and Florida, leaving a ship channel to' the North Pole for post-bellum consid eration. . Senator Reed, of Missouri, who did his consarndest to defeat the food admin istration act, declares that his food inves tigation is only an honest attempt to uncover the facts. Ills refusal to let Mr. Hoover testify is precisely calculated to uncover the facta about Senator Reed. If German prisoners were less numerous and if their pictures were more like those of supermen we should feel less confident. We seem to remember that Alexander and Caesar lost remarkably tew, battle, eWorld conquerors do not PENNYPACKER AUTOBIOGRAPHY 'When Judge Pennypacker Returned From Europe He ftound Several Important Cases Waiting for Him to Give a Decision Upon (CopyrliM, 101T, by lh The InaUllmrnta of (.otfrnor PmnrpaeKft'a "Aulobtosraplir of n Prnnlnlnn" temporarily Hill npprnr or. the nlltorlal pone ot the Ktrnlni Public l.erfttr, CHAPTER IX CONTINUED WE CROSSED tho ocean from South ampton to New York In tho City of Paris. On board wero Pillsbury, who had ..eon Attorney General of Massachusetts, Rufus E. Shaplcy, the Philadelphia lawyer who wroto "Solid for Shilhooly," and tho secretary of Chauncoy M. Depow. Vo started In a stot i so fleico that tho seas swept over the upper decks n.id tho hatch way had to bo cloed nnd the passengers locked" below, much to their discomfort. At tho International concert, whoso pro gram was printed on tho vessel, I pre sided nnd mado mi address. When I went to Europo at tho beginning of the summer vacation nil of tho matters before tho court had been disposed of, ex cept one, and upon that wo had reached a conclusion, nnd Sulzboiger nnd Wlltbank promised that one of them would wiite tho opinion. Tho Cliilstian Sclcnco Church had applied for u chnrtcr. In addition to teaching certain theological tenets they pro posed to tieat diseases through tho instru mentality of "healers," who charged a fco for their sen Ices and advertised, seeking business. After discussion nil of the threo Judges wero opposed to granting tho charter for tho reason that it would bo in conflict with thoo statutes which make It a crim inal offense to practice medlclno except after study nnd upon a certificate of tho Board ot Examlneis. We dctetmlned to select somo good lawyer, dlslnclliud to over look tho technique of bis profession, i. little set and narrow, closely associated with somo ono of tho oithodox churches, so as to be ceitain of an adverse report, and refer tho caso to him ns master. Wo all felt sure that Henry Budd was our man and we mado tho lefercnce. After long and careful study and n. full piescntatlon of tho testimony ho filed a thoroughgoing leport recommending that the chatter bo gi anted. Then there wjs a court In trou ble. When I returned In the fall I found the caso Just whole it had been left, Sulz berger protesting that, since he was a Jew, if lie had wi Ittcn the opinion ft would have been commented upon unfavorably, and Wlltbank, slneo he was known as a strict churchman, uiglng similar reasons. The matter ended In my writing nn opinion overruling Budd and refusing the charter, nnd by such a seiies of mischances I se cure;! a place In Christian hcienco liter ature. With tho great growth In numbers of these people and with tho respectability which comes In two or threo generations after the accumulation of such fortunes as Hint of Mrs. Eddy, there promises to bo ti future in which 1 shall be regarded as a sort of nineteenth-century Herod. A Decision in Bicycling It was also my fortune to decide ono of the very early cases determining tho rights of riders of the bicycle. Tho law Is fixed that ono approaching a'lallroad crossing must stop, look and listen! A man riding a bicycle came to n railroad whero a. train was nassing. Ho did not get off, but rodo around In a circle until tho train had passed and then crossed behind It. A train coming tho other way killed him. His widow brought a suit against tho railroad for dam ages, which was tried before me. I entered u nonsuit and was sustained by tne su premo Court. The newspaper organ ot tho bicyclers, published In Boston, snld thero was a gieat need ot new blood on tho bench nnd that the Judges wero a lot of old short-sighted and bandy-legged fellows who could not ride a bicycle if they tried nnd who had no conception of tho princi ples which ought to be applied to its use. In March, 1898, Albert, who was the pros pective heir to tho throno of Belgium, mado a tour incognito through tho United States. He was ( voung man, neither tall nor short, neither slender nor stout, of no distinctive color or manner, and he mado upon tho beholder no very decided Impres sion of any kind. I have already referred to tho dinner which was given to him at the Bellevue. At that time Henry J. Mc Carthy, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas No. 3. had a method of after dinner speaking which was -very taking and altogether his own. He familiar Ized himself wlfh the events In the careers of the classic heroes Agamemnon, Alex ander, Caesar and the rest and fitted them upon tho men of everyday llfo in Philadel phla. Colonel Alexander P. Colesbcrry. a slightly made man, who gavj no Imores mn of strength, nt that time United States Marshal, was at the dinner. McCarthy made a speech In which he drew a plcturo of Colesberry. with tho language and in tho habiliments ot Caesar, stopping the riot raised by the recent railway strikers on Chestnut street. Albert listened with amazement, If not with Interest. Made a Mason at Sight About this time, by a dispensation of tho most worshipful grand master of the Masons of Pennsylvania, I was mado a Mason at sight-that Is, the three degrees of a Master Mason wero conferred at ono time, which Is regarded as a great Masonic honor and has been accorded to but eight or ten men in the State. Among them wore Included John Wanamaker. James Gay Gordon and Charles Emory Smith. In 1897 Philadelphia sought to issue a loan of $11,200,000. Somo citizens, repre sented by Alexander Simpson, Jr., filed a bill in equity In No. 2 court to prevent tho transaction. I wroto an opinion dismiss ing the bill' and on appeal to the Supreme Court the Judgment was affirmed. On the 3d of March, 1899, my mother died, in her eighty-fourth year, one' of a series of events occurring about that period which changed the whole tenor of my life- Since the time of my birth we had been together almost continuously. The early death of my father led to a' rela tion between us, never Interrupted, which was more than that of mother and son. The same year, June 17, the Sons of the Revolution made a pilgrimage to Penny packer's mills on the Perklomen, where I made an address to them. Peter Penny packer bought SIS acres at this place in Public I.tdttr Company.) It wns tho terminus of tho Sklppack road nnd Is referred to In William Bradford s lit tle book, published In 17G4, ns ono of the noted places In tho province. Washington took tho Continental army there Septem ber 26, 1777, and thcro held the council of war which determined to fight tho Battle of Germantown. After tho battle he re treated to tho samo camp, bringing with him his wounded men. Since tho time ot Us purchase by Peter the property had never been out of tho family. In the fall of 1899 I was nominated by all parties and elected to another term of ten jears upon tho bench. Said tho Evening Bulletin editorially: "Tho rcnomlnatlon of Judgo Pennypacker assures the continu ance on the bench for another term of one of tho most trusted nnd sagacious of tho Common Pleas Judges. Although nmong tho unostentatious members of the Judi ciary, Judge Pennypacker'a clear-headed. Industrious, wlso nnd faithful performance of his duty had long ago turned for him too confidence of nil who havo occasion either to participate In or to observo tho business of the coutts." . Valley Forge Commissioner As events happened very soon afterward, It did not assure anything of tho kind nnd the play of larger forces gavo n very dlfi'or. cnt phase to my career Tho same year Governor William A. Stone appointed mo a member of the Vallej Forgo Park Commission. Tho State had undertaken some years befo o to secure tho grounds of the camp at Valley Forgo and preserve them, but not very much progress had been made. Francis M, Brooke, who was ut tho head of tho commission, was ery earnest and zealous, but his energy often provoked antagonism. A. Harry Bowen, tho superintendent, was a most tfflclent person and much credit Is duo him, but it Is dllllcult to overcome tho indiffer ence of distant legislators to such move nunts and tho appropriations weio too lim ited to permit much progiess. I took tho placo of John Cudwulader, declining to at., cept It, however, until ussurcd by him that It wns his purpose to retire. (CONTINUED WJ.DNESDAY) CAROLS ON EVE OF NATIVITY Charming Old Custom of Singing in Christmas Revived in Phila delphia Neighborhoods PHILADELPHIA will carol tho Yuletlde in a- moio exteiishcly and melodiously than ever before this year. This most American of American cities, win, it traditions rooting deep in tho past, has always honored old ways whllo enteiprlsingly cngagod in pro gressive aetlWtlec. Pirhnps no city of tho United States can point to eo many survivals of tho charming customs of old as Philadelphia, Htlch as tho masque of tho "New Year's Shooters," tho burning of bnyberry candles In tho windows and the Christinas Eve "waits," ono of tho most Interesting nnd ancient of all. Progress In tho community singing move ment during tho last year or so will put con certed rffou bark of tho volunteer spirit of previous yeais. Formerly members of church choirs or Individuals bunded together went about on tho eve of tho Nativity singing old rounds, ditties nnd hymns. This year there will be a good deal of such spontaneous and scattered vocalism and also Impromptu sing ing of organized neighborhoods. Some carols were sung yesterday. West Philadelphia had a big ringing fcsthal at Iilnck Oak Park lat night and In the afternoon tho Philadel phia Community Chorus, augmented by choir singers and residents of Frankford, Kensing ton nnd Tloea. held a Christmas song senlco at tho Frankford Hleh School. The "waits" aro so old an Institution that the origin and meaning of the word have been lost In the mists of unchronlcled davs Thomas Ilvimr nbout 14" wiW nf the "wavto that nlehtelyo plpeth the watch," In dicating that tho "wait" was a person Tho medieval "Famous Historic of Doctor Taustus" Includes the "waits" among mulcal Instruments. Later the term becamo Indiffer ently applied to special music sung prior to Christmas and the acgiegatlons of singers Tho most famous of the carols Is undoubt edly: God rrt ou, mrrv frntlman, I.t nithtnit you rtlnmay, For Jenua Chrfnt our Saviour Was born upon thl day. To i ua nil from Satan's power worn we wero cone nitray, O tliilnas of rnmfort and ioyl For Jrgns Christ our Salour Was born on Christmas Day. Now to the T.oM nln praises, All you within this place. Aril with tru loe nnd hrotherliooJ l.arh othrr now emhrnce: This holy tide of Christmas A'l others doth efface. O tidtnss. etc. Of rugged folk-song. type Is the following. sung by simple swains of the sixteenth cen tury: When Christ wns born of Mary free, In Ilethlehem that fair 'It e Atiutli ianit thero with mirth and glee, In i:xcelsls Qlortal This Klntr Is come to savo mankind, As In Scripture truths we find: Therefore this son? we have In mind, In nxcelsls Gloria! George Nlther, seventeenth-century poet, wrote the following somewhat secular carol: So now Is come our Jovful feast, Let every man le Jolly; Kach room with (jfr leaves Is dreit. And every post with holly, Though some churls at our mirth repine, Itound our foreheads carlands twine, Drown sorrow In a cup of wlno. And let us all be merry. Now all our neighbors' calmness smoke, And Christmas blocks are burning: Their ovens they with baked meits choke. And all their spits are turning. Without the door let sorrow lye. And If for cold It hap to dve. We'll bury't In a Chrlstmas-pe And evermore be merryl The "Star Song," of Robert Herrlck, poet ical parson of post-Elttabethan days, In its almost oriental Imagery Is aglow with the spiritual and .religious significance of the feast : Tell us. thou clear and heav'nly tongue. Where Is the llabe that lately sprung; Lies he the Illy banks among? Or say If this new birth of ours Bleeps laid within soma ark of flowers, bpansied with dewllght: thou canst clear All uouots ana manliest iuw wncre. Declare to us, bright star. If we shall seek lllm In the morning's blushing cheek, Or search the beds of spices through To find blm out? The guiding light referring to the Star ot Bethlehem. ALASKA'S GOOD WORK Alaska has evinced a patrhtlam and gen erosity In Its contributions to the Red Cross out of all proportion to the amount of oN ganltatlon work that has been done thero.. Thousands fit dollars were raised in places where no organization had even been con templated, and the enthusiasm shown In many parts made it appear that her spirit of patriotism and generosity should, If possible, fas, made . more effective by perfecting or- "FRIEND! AND 'GOOp CHEER' IS THE COUNTERSIGN!!" mmmm A -V; B.-0-VS.,i?-iilV. "l . Mli .'.;? vWM"? -S l'' liT.-'i.Vi.iiae'a'.h mm-K m "THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST" Is the Dickens to Be Knocked Out of Holidays of the . Future? SOMETHING over threo scoro and ten yeats ago Charles Dickons restored to England tho epithet "Mcrrle," which for gen erations had been lost In wintry fog. Ho did It with "A Chilstmas Carol," con spicuously ulded by a fat goose, n rich and arotnatlfcally steaming pudding and plentiful bowls of punch. Since that tlmo everybody with an echo of tho English traditions whls perlng In his veins has mado morn or less of a goose of himself over solid and llrmld feasting when tho bells of Yule began to swing. , As It would bo hard for most of us who know that deathless story to conceive old Scrooge's spiritual leblrth possible without an appeal to tho physical appetite, so It's going to bo difficult to picture what tho ".Spirit of Christmas Future" is going to bo like in this country when one F.dwln Yates Webb, accredited representative to "'tho Con gress." from the Stalo of North Carolina, shall havo had his dry way with us. Possibly somo scrawny scrivener preparing his Yuletldo essay for this pago of tho Eve ning Puplic J euoeiij dated December -. 1597, will whip his anemic soul Into frenzy over the recollection of "synthetic tap-rooms of the twentieth century where, bcfoio their total abolition In 1317, the people were per mitted to nssemblo nt holldny time and read descriptions of Christmas food and drink." Why not? "Heading maketh a full man." and so wo may como even to tho prohibi tion of that. Let us not bo misunderstood, We aro no champion of saturnalia, but wo can seo no harm in smacking our lips a bit oer tho good cheer wo hae seen and heard tell of In this homo of all that ever was best in crea ture comforts. The Boar's Head Tlicrc was an old bachelor of our acquaint ance, Joseph Splcer. of Coatcs street, who passed away In 1S87 at the aged of eighty three, to whom Christmas would havo meant nothing if ho were not permitted to sit down to a boar's head properly carnished and flanked by pewter mugs of punch. Tho old fellow had been bom, you might say, nn antiquarian, nnd from early manhood had continuously striven to keep old customs young. His boar's head was no more than tho forefront of a plain, tame porker before ho Invested It with poetry and set It before his guests, but It was no whit lacking In savor for that. Hy way of grace, the old gentleman Invariably chanted a stavo from an old song: Caput aprliIeero, lleddena laudes Domino. The boar's head In hand bring I With garlands gay nnd rosemary; I pray you all sing merrily, Qui cstia fit convlulo. Ho would have none of your turkey. He called It a heathen bird. And for tlpplo he mado a potent punch or toddy whose tecret probably died with him. Which is just as well, for no man taking nn inordinate fancy to It could hope to llvo to oe eignty-tnree. Tipples of Old Time Most older drinks wo read about, very likely, sounded stronger In print than they really were. Dan Cullen and Joe Purfleld, ex aequo deanB of the bartending profession in this town, rather bear out this belief. Certainly, they say, folks fifty years ago never dreamed of tho variety and Intensity ot tho Christmas libations affected today. "Tom and Jerry" was tho favorite Yule tide cup, and this is how It was concocted: Eggs and sugar were beaten together into a stiff mush, and to a spoonful of the mixture a jigger of Jamaica rum was added and enough hot watef to nil your toddy ass, tho wholo to be topped with a dusting o: nutmeg, if vmi were In the habit of taking your Tom and Jerry cpld, milk was used Instead of water. " A Christmas roysterer of the seventies who stuck to that might easily have started with a glass at the American bar, opposite the State House, and repeating the operation, not too impetuously, at the Ouy House, the Wash ington, the Otrard, the Continental (be care ful crossing the street now), the Markoe (over to the jouth side again), the St. Law renoe and still reach the Lafayette (or it may have been the La Pierre then) In condition to say "Merry Christmas", to a friend without making "l's" of all the 'Vg" In that saluta tion. There were no cocktails then, such .as holiday diners demand now, and the cock tall, when It first came in, by the way, was a morning drink, 'a pick-me-up. Many of the later concoctions are vice versa. A "Jack nose," for Instance, can't be made to behave With moaeratlea. .The Manhattan, the'Hret .!J.i-Jl . . 3L.t' Jtjmt 1917 aa;v vAV.ru. . ,i,'.Yji4r'1',.Jraiw,.: ..msBW'j'WJSriWrtSTwii.trraW.i'' J jstt&s'.r-.!-' IV ' ' .r" ': " V f AW Lit iHn .J'a,.J3J,WBLr;?iiirjUHT K.V,lll.r.. : !". I 1 '!' W7. i '.' I-'?.' IT VUjr-rflH!i A irWL-l . ir. - , r -ji. lu.tj' I-. J I" I . . UiJ t ,.i.V W .l,-r' WV iMk i' l"..1 l- 1 , i- - . , ,1 ... .l 1 i -., ' 1,1 .! ,. f ! i.. T ... -i:'i ,.i, HI' "l- 1 even tho lighter IJronx are concoctions of an unchristian day anil might well bo denied a part In this most mild and gentle festlMil. Jlnt. oh' even If wo come nt length to the uttermost .Sahara of prohibition, lot us never grow ashamed to nad of brne eating nnd drinking and tho good feeling they engender; nnd to achlec that end If w may he .per mitted to quoto from our favorite poet: Come, gather round tho Ingle-nook, And from Its shelf take down the book Wherein tho Master's genius drew Thnde pictures old but eer new; Whose "Christmas carol's" deathless chime Heats down tho envious touch of Time. Tell us of Scrooge and Marley's glfbst And all our favorites old, but most Tell us with tenderness of him Wo laugh and weep with Tiny Tlui. Wo shall not bo ashamed at all For the frank tears ou cau-o to fall, Hut fervently, with ecllds dim And hearts attuned to Tiny Tim Wn'll quoto his words when you havo dono And say: "Cod bless us every one." T, A. D. KNITTING IN JAIL Tho recommendation of the December Grand Jury that knitting machines for war aid work bo placed In tho penitentiary Is. worthy of consideration. Unless thero aro objections which do not now appear, it would seem to bo an excellent plan. Tho prisoners will be better and happier for such work. Their output will not competo with industries outsldo : nnd there is urgent and Increasing need for all the knitted articles that can bo produced. It Is a recognized glaring defect of our penal system that regu lar, useful, remuneiativo work, conducive to tho health of prisoners, their good be havior and peace of mind, 1ms been so diffi cult to find. Certainly no valid objection can be raised to their production of garments our soldiers and pallors and our half-clothed allies need. Rochester Post Express. DIPLOMACY Mrs. Autoun wanted new shoes, so she went Into a shop, where nn obliging assist ant brought out a selection for her to try on "That's strange, madam," said he after many vain attempts to fit her. "Ono of your fctt Is larger than the other." nristllng with rage the lady left that Bhop and sought another. Here, again, tho assistant failed to find a pair which would do. "How curious, madam." he said, "ono of your feet is smaller than the other." And with a beaming smile Mrs. Autoun bought two pairs. Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. "THE FAIRIES "" The fairies have never a penny to spend, They haven't a thing put by. Rut theirs Is the dower of bird and flower,' And theirs are tho earth and the sky. And though you should llvo In a palace of gold Or sleep In a dried.up ditch. You could never be poor as tho fairies are, And never ns rich. Since over and ever the w'orld began They hae danced like a ribbon of flame. They have sung their song through tho cen turles long, And yet it Is never the same, And though you bo foolish or though you be wise, With hair of sliver or gold, You could never be young as tho fairies aro And neer us old. , London Punch. What Do You Know? QUIZ 1. Who wns llorenro Nightingale? 2. Where is Trlei.lt 3. Name the new qwrtrrraastor general of the United Htates army. A. Identify "Old Itough end Ready." 5. What Is n paitelT 6, Name the author of, "Thonatopsli." 7 Define the molecular theory, 8, What were Ceorgo Washington's dying uordsr 0. Who Is Leon Trottkj? 10. Which is the Green Mountain State? Answers to Saturday's Quiz 1. Tho following Presidents died In office! WIN Haul llelirr HtrrlMon, Znrhnrv To.) lor, Abraham Lincoln, Jhrim A. flarfleld ami William Mrlilnley. the lost three named by assasstnatlou, 3. Astrakhan la an Important dty in southern HuMila. on the olgn ItUer. S. Vance MrCormlrk. ef I'rnnijhnnla, Is chair man of tho Wur Trade Hoard. 4. The marked characteristic ef Tudor architec ture Is the use of Joists, posts, etc., show- Ing on the exterior. They are used for utility In support as well as for decorath B. A shire Is a political dlvlilen la England, cor responding to the county. t. Jimn Itussell Lowell wrote. "Tbs Dlglow Papers." a aeries of aatlrlo poems Id Yankee dialect. t. The derla,tloh. of thermometer l from two (Ireek words, "thermos" (heat) and "matron" (measure). 8. North Carolina Is called the Tarheel State, f. UhM04 ,V l to wewead ff.Vwker, Tom Daly's Column TO THE CHRISTMAS TURKEY Oh, esculent morsel delicious, All garnished with marjoram nnd clove, What more could the epicure wish us To bring from tho warm Christmas stove? Our pleasure is born of your sorrow, A martyr are you to our nreed. Your bones will be white on tno morrow There are many to feed. You rambled at will o'erthe meadowa While spring, summer and autumn passed by, And few were the clouds or the shadows To dim the bright blue of your sky. You thrived and grew fatter and fatter, Till you were a king-bird, indeed. We welcome you now to our platter There arc many to feed. And all your fat sisters and brothers Rich cause for rare feasting 'rill be On the opulent tables of others No whit more deserving than we; For little, oh, little of pity Have, we for our neighbors in need, Where,' caught in the slums of tho city, There are many to feed. ENVOY Then all who have good Christmas din ners Prnisp. God. who is bounteous indeed: Here's food for thought, too, for all sin ners Thero are many to feed. CHRISTMAS ALL ROUND THE CALENDAR THEItE is no month of the year to which respectable authorities havo not assigned the birth of Christ. Tho word Christmas was not used until 1038. The feast was not nmong those obsened by tho early Chris, tlans. It was not until the fourth century that thero was any agreement on December 25 ns tho anniversary of the birth. There Is ecn now no agreement en the year when It occurred. According to Archbishop Usher's chronology, Jesus was born on December 25, of tho year 5 D. C. But there aro chronolog. leal theories which place the date In each year from 8 to I II. C. Tho difficulty arises "from the uncertainty of the references In tho New Testament record. If the vital statlrtlcs of Ucth'ehem were preserved, or If the rec ords of tho temple In Jerusalem were not destroyed, (t might bo possible to establish the date beyond dispute, for the JewB had a careful system of keeping family records. Tho babies were subjected to certain cere monial observances at a fixed age, and there Is every reason for believing that records wero kept. The critical dato on which everything depends Is that of the census which occurred at about the tlmo of the birth. Authorities disagreo on what census Is meant, for there were supposed to be two, separated by a period of years. Dionyslus the Little fixed the date of the Christian era as 76 after the founding of Home. He did this I" tho sixth century. Dut scholars refuse t accept this calculation as accurate. Herod was dead In 754, A. U. C, and according to the New Testament he was ruling at the time of the birth In Bethlehem. Chrysostom. In the fourth century, was co fldent that December S was the correct day of tho year, for he said In n sermon that tho rapidly mlracubus diffusion of the ccfebratlon of tho anniversary on that date was proof that tho date was correct. He said further that tho census- papers of the Holy Family were In Home, where they could be examined by the skeptical. Christen dom has accepted the date, and will continue to observe It even though research should prove It wrong. NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW Uncle Joe Cannon Believes that with women voting, tho handsomest man will win. It doesn't work that way In matrimony. Capper's Weekly. It Is easier to denounce tho food adminis tration for not materially lowering prices than to reflect on what they might be now without its Influence. Newark News. Judging from bis pictures. Comrade Trot zky may not be Just the man to boss the In ternational situation, but he ought to be a good man to sell suspenders. Milwaukee Sentinel, , "Cotton Is" now selling for a better price than for any time since the war." Darhn Gazette. What price did cotton bring, in '69, and again In '7IT Pretty nifty along then. If our recollection serves us right. Tattnall Journal. The Chicago Herald baa catalogued ninety , different, U circulated by pro-aorrnans in' this ouBirjr.iine mraia aa.wHnif.iii wu WiWW WW"" to MOM HMHini PPHIIWI IP WF" !"T .. 1 (IMsHWM m immmumm wi.-wiri,iv U' 'sVuZi.pVPPf T Pw;BleyePP BP" fsR im w I PH. ..-AJ .C .h .177. 4 there b4:a.rtetjmlll, yw-
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