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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1916)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. WgpeotingsW I 'I TIMOTHY HAY ON EARLY SHOPPING OLDEST CHRISTMAS CUSTOM Here's a Real Santa Claus Decorating Houses, Churches and By JOHN STOCKBRIDGE. OU can say for me," stated Timothy Hay, when seen this morning by a reporter, "that this do - your - Christmas- shopping-early stunt is nil off with r 'n mo now and for ever, one uud indivisible, world with out end, umen. "I started to do my Christmas shop ping early," continued Timothy, giving ids Ulvver n disciplinary kick as it growled at a passing terrier, "but It wns right on tho start that I overtook, discovered and otherwise apprehended the Senegnmblan In tho woodpile. "Christmas shopping, you are at lib erty to quote rao as saying in your valuable medium, Is bunk if you add an 'early' to it. "It was about Thanksgiving time, if I recollect rightly, that we were first admonished to do our Christmas shop ping early. It struck me as the proper thing to do. I decided I'd do It. "Nnturally, the thought first enme to me what to give myself for Christ mas. I always hand myself some slight token of my esteem nt the happy yule tide. It compensates for what other folks hand me. A little gift doesn't M Decided on a Haircut for My Christ mas Gift to Myself." have to cost very much to mako a hit with me if I give it to myself with the proper spirit "It's tho giving, rather than tho re ceiving, of this gift that brings me the more pleasure, anyway. "Well, gasoline has been going up pretty steadily lately you notice I do not talk In dialect in spite of my rural name and predilections; if I talked in dialect I would say gas was goln' up purty stiddy and, due to the increased cost of living expenses, I decided that It behooved me to economize. "So I decided on a haircut for my Christmas gift to myself, and I decided to get it early on account of the poor, tired shopgirls who arc wishing tho store would closo so they can crowd in a few more dances with the dashing young ribbon clerks three aisles over. "Whereupon I got n haircut, n good, short one. "The rest of the story is soon told, I got it cut again last night, nnd I had to wait for six customers ahead of mo who were telling the barbers to shave 'em extra close so it would last over to Monday. "That much for early Christmas shopping. I bought tho junk for the folks after they'd locked tho street doors last night and have just been making tho rounds of tho drug Btores to pick up tho odds and ends I've for gotten. No more Christmas shopping in mine. Giddap, Dobbin." And with n peremptory cluck to his steed, Timothy Hay motored away In high dudgeon. Denver Times. CHRISTMAS C for the Christ CtdLd. mo help H for the Holly we lavy at tils feet R for the Riders three, seeftintf their lord) I for the Incense with which they adored. S for the Shepherds, who heard angels stngi Tfor their Triumph in finding the King. M for all men of peace and good will. A for the Angels, whose songs Via mrn fill. S for the Star which shone out on that night. So radiant so hopeful, so glo rious, so bright Tho model husband Is ho who einokes his wife's bargain cigars with- put a murmur. On if Nature has a law of compensation some particular talents or aptitudes. was favored by nature with an extra hair, so much so that, about Christmas model for Santa Claus posters, or as ment stores, are very much at a premium. He need not look for a Job, the jobs are looking for him. b ii ania Claus? If KIBMBUnHHSMMHin At a quarter to twelve on Christmas eve Tcddlcuma woke with a start; There was somebody tugging him by the sleeve, And lie turned with a thumping heart. "Now, don't malco a sound!" said brother Jim, "As sure as ever I'm here-lt's him I" "Is It true?" whis pered Teddlcums "Santa Claus 1 Oh. isn't this sim ply great! Can't you light up a match, Jimmy quick bocauso If you don't It will be too late! I'm longing to know Just what he's like. And if he's brought me a motor blket "Well, I'm purzled," said Jim. "P'r'aps, if wo look (They say that he hates a spy), He won't leave tno ball and the picture-book, But Jolly well pass us by." And while they won dered if they should peep. Somehow, tho bears fell off to sleept But the curious noise went on all night Scampering, rush and run Till the darkness flew and the day dawned bright. And the rats had had their fun. And tho rascals chuckled, "Well, what a fuss! If they'd only known that It was us!" -Little Folks, A VFRY Merry G?ristmas II rjappiness be yours to-day. ay Yuletide peace attend Uou: May friendly pirfune on you smile, jnd many blessings send you. I by which die gives to each one of us John Doe, who was born 57 years ago, robust face nnd a luxuriant growth of time of ouch year, his services as a a pscudo Santa Claus, In the depart K ? Christmas Message, "Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great Joy, which shall bo to all people." "Glory to God In the high est, and on earth peace, good will toward men." "The spirit of the Lord Is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliver ance to captives, and recov ery of sight to tho blind, to set at liberty them that arc bruised," Tills is a day for magnify ing tho blessings of peace, not selfishly, but with the re joicing that should attend the reminder that we hnvo a cure for the troubles of tho world and a part in tho spreading of the remedy. Let tho songs of Joy be carried into every corner of gloom. If peace is to achieve victory, its spirit of gladness must be irrepressible. No less today than two thousand years ngo Is it tho mission of peace to show by example that in good will alone lies tho happiness of tho people. M ft & ft ft ft SERVICE MORE THAN GIVING Deepest Spirit of Christmas Does Not Confine Itself to One Day, but Is Manifest Entire Year. The deepest spirit of the Christmas outpouring that Hows over the Chris tian world is tho Impulse for human service that runs through tho whole year. It Is easy to give recklessly cut of one's abundance, or even to share care fully one'e pittance. Tho distribution of Christmas dinners through hun dreds of self-denying fumllles means a day's happiness for the giver und re ceiver. But it Is greater happiness to both to follow through tho year with aid to self-dcpendcL' to, encouragement to hope, and support in striving for better living. This Is the giving of self, and they who know how to give of themselves wisely aro the highest givers. Tho best featuro of Christmas is its ma terlal expression of a whole year of human ervlce that runs like a thread through human lives. Only these holiday glimpses reveal to the careless how many are dedi cated to a share in this unobtrusive service to the humbly striving and to the uncomplaining needy; how muny families are under constant stimulus to the best sort of self-help; how many children are being quietly led to a higher level of living nnd striving for themselves between Christmas und Chrlstmus, Streets With Evergreen Popular Since Dawn of History. PEIUIAl'S the very oldest of nil Christmas customs is that of decorating our houses, churches nnd streets with evergreens, At tho very dawn of history began tho worship of tho trees, or forest worship, and tho groves wore man's first tem pies. All our instincts, our passion about nature, aro forest memories, for forest worship was universal. In later times to each god some trco wns dedicated: Apollo had the laurel, Jupiter the oak, and Greece for ages had Its sacred groves. Tho forest worshipers could not worship without giving, becnuso to worship Is to give, and theso boughs and garlands wcro the oldest glfta of man. Before ho had learned to shnpo offerings of his own rudo skill he could bring to the sacred trees and hang up on thorn tho first flowers nnd greenery of spring nnd the perfect fruits of nu tumn. Theso gifts, remember, wero never, as with us, decorations; they were sac rifices. Tho Romans, with a fine eyo for beauty, used to garland their temples nnd homes and gathering places and even the big Coliseum with boughs of green and ropes of flowers. This par ticular custom wns received by tho Christians with n special sort of ap proval, recalling, as It did, the fact that our Lord entered Jerusalem amid the strewn branches of tho multitude. We must not forget tho welcome and lovely mistletoe and holly. Indeed, Christmas without them would not, with us, seem quite complete. Mistletoe was for ages regarded as sacred by the old British pagans tho Druids nnd wns surrounded with great mystery and sentiment, Httlo un derstood by us. , It wns supposed to possess healing powers and that it could ward off evil , spirits. Tho roverenco paid to this little parasite seems to have been re stricted to It, only, when it wns found growing on the srrrod oak trees In the Druids' groves. Once every year tho Druid high priest cut it with a goldon sickle, blessed It and distributed tho sprays among tho people, praying aloud that each one who received it might receive divine blessings, of which it was the symbol. Having received tho sprays, tho people hung them nbovo tho doors to propitiate the gods during tho year. Tho only remaining significance nt- inched today to the mlstlctoo is tho idea that if a maiden Is not kissed under It on Christmas dny sho will go unwed throughout tho yenr. This Idea goes so far back Into tho past that ono cannot trace it. It is because tho mistletoe Is rare and not easy to got thnt wo found nnd brought forwnrd tho holly, which, thongh lovely, is used only as a sub stltuto for tho mistletoe. Now Yorlr World. JUST THE THING. WIfcy I wish I had a flying ma chine; then perhaps I could get through with my I3hrlstmas slionnlnir Hubby Yes. Basing my judgment on tho way tho bills aro coming In what you need Is a buyplano. Her Habit. "Isn't It too bad?" asks the lady with tho llusslnn boots. "Mrs. Gonso has sued her husband for dlvorco and going to marry that musician us soon as It Is granted. And sho nnd Mr. Gonso wero married lust Chrlstinns dny." "I expected It." said tho Indv with tho now hair. "Lucy Gonso never got n present thnt sho didn't try to ex- ennnge." Life. Christmas Literature. The kiddles write to Santa C1mi, They forward mall In peck, But father hasn't tlnio, l.cfi" He's busy writing- clicfU The One-Piece Gown for Afternoon. If you nt looking nbout for u pretty model for an afternoon gown It almost goes without saying that you want n sniurt ono-pleco straight-bunging frock. There are many materials that provide a choice for making It, hut satin or chiffon velvet, or both combined, Ho up permost In the mind, If the dress Is to bo clcgnnt rnthcr than practical. Tho one-piece dress offers tho de signer the best of opportunities for making effective combinations of ma terials. Sorgo and satin, and other cloths with sntln or velvet, cropo with velvet, or fur and cloths with fur-fab-rlcs, uie a few that have been made so successfully that they pave tho way to many more. A lovely combination of satin uud chlfton velvet Is shown In tho picture. In this tjio chiffon velvet Is cut In retllngoto stylo over satin that has tho effect of an undordrcss. A panel of sntln, .from collar to hem, Is defined on tho edges, with small velvet-covered Week-kind Traveling Bag. A new bug for n lady's toilet arti cles, whim sho goes traveling, Is very clever. It Is a mude-ut-homc affair of heavy silk, plain or figured, lined with silk or cloth in a contrasting color. It ih circular and draws upon a silk cord. Upon opening It, all tho toilet requis ites urc discovered very tidily und coz lly nrrangod. This particular bug may to iiuulo In miniature, with complete fittings, like an amplified vanity bag, uud it is a treasure for tho overnight visit. A round powder box, enclosed In a small bag, Is attached to tho center of tho clrculai piece of silk, This small bag closes With a silk cord and pro vides support for severnl compnrt ments that aro ranged about It. Theso compartments contain all those things which are necessary to mlluily's toilet, Including a Hiiall halibrush and comb, hand mirror, toothbrush and paste In a glass holder, toilet powder, clothes liniHli, scissors, nnd nccdlccuHo. The arrangement Is so complete and compact that there is still room for a soft nightdress of batiste or silk, ex tra handkerchiefs, etc. Thu smaller bugs will not curry these, hut aro mar vels In space arrangement. All tho fit tings aro little, hut everything that Is renlly needed finds u plnee. Uven when brought down to tho "irrmluclblo minimum" (here are quite a number of things that tho week-end or over night visitor can't do without. The week-end bng can bo made of 3ther fabrics than silk, Cretnnuo and I 'xW&'-'Q&itJf m BBSS! buttons, set about an Inch npnrt. Tho dress hns a long waistline nnd a nar row velvet belt edged with fur. Tho belt terminates at each sldo of Uie front panel, whero It Is fastened to the dress with a largo velvet button. A small plaited capo of velvet, fin ished with a nnrrow banding of fur, falls to tho shoulders. This Is n featuro which mnrks this dress u design for tho slender figure. Tho straight satin sleeves have deep cuffs of tucked chif fon, whch como far down over tho hnnds, and the high satin collar Is edged with the same material. This inodel Is better for tho very slender figure than those that have no defini tion of tho waistline. Millinery Note. A note to bo remembered by tho homo milliner Is thnt should ono dccldo to use wax flowers there should bo n few of tho silk posies mixed In vlth them. Otherwise tho trimming would bo too stiff. other heavy printed cottons, lined with rubberized cloth, are Just us good looking nnd nltogethcr practical. It Ih merely more luxurious when mude ofi silk, und therefore more feminine. Cork Carpet for Nursery. Tho Ideal nursery floor Is covered with cork curpet, und It Is us well to Iny this betimes, becnuso at first It has rather an objectionable smell, which wears off after It has been in use. Cork carpet Is warm and clean; It can bo wiped over with a damp cloth each day, which keeps It sweet and fresh and It Is qulto warm to tho touch, so that a child Is not chilled when sit ting on It. A few smull rugs can bo thrown over It nt convenient spaces. Wonderful Hair Tonic. Steep one ounce of tea In a cup of boiling water, then 'let It settle and strain; ndd hornx, ono dram; rose water, two ounces; glycerin, ono und onc-hulf oum:o; bny rum, ono pint; canthnrldes, -one-qunrter ounce. Mix thoroughly In u largo bottle and uso dully. Trained Evening Coat Kvenlng coiUh mado of rich brocades and oriental metal embroidery are be ing mado with long pnnel trains edged) with tho snmo fur which' outlines tho arm slits nnd provides tho collars. Tho linings of these conts uro usually ofj soft solid-color satins. .jftfe.