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CHRISTMAS BAN IN 1643 Yuletide Observance Was Not Per. mitted by Edict of “RounShead Parliament” in England. ' N THE northern part of Europe the ancient people kindled great fires to their gods, Odin and Thor, and —. - sacrifices of men and cattle were made. The ancient Goths and Saxons termed this festival or feast “Yule,” and we still use the word “Yuletide” in our day. Among the Teutons tills holiday season was cele brated by decorating giant fir trees. The decorations consisted of lights, nuts, balls, golden apples and animals. These were to symbolize flashes of -♦-•'''''lightning, moon, stars and sun, while the animats represented sacrifices. Christmas was not among the early festivals of the church. We find the first evidence of the feast from Egypt, according to the historians of the church, and December 25 was not the day on which it was universally cele brated. It was not until the Fourth i or Fifth centuries that the celebration of the festival on this day spread to the East. The Nativity was cele brated December 25 at Rome before 354, and at Constantinople, not prior to 379. As paganism began to be supplanted by Christianity, many of the old cus* toms were taken and handed down through the generations. In the Anglo Saxon days of King Alfred the holi day season began December 10 and closed January 0. When Puritanism arose In England the fate of Christ mas was threatened for a time, and even extended to this country, since the Puritans brought along with them to New England a feeling against the celebration of Christmas. In 1643 the “Roundhead parlia ment” in England put a ban on the observance of Christmas. The court of Massachusetts in 1659 followed England’s example and Christmas was put under a ban there. With the restoration of the English royalty the restoration of Christmas was brought about, and Massachusetts again fol lowed England’s example and In 1661 the ban was lifted. From this time on Christmas has remained, and Is now celebrated throughout the entire civilized world. T Jl ijt A Christmas “Suppose” 5; it si Jd Cf'/fif E would not change the >d VilAtfl. children’s Christmas. Jc But suppose all the _it grown-up people were to say to -d * {1 one another: "This year, in- fij * stead of my giving you a pres- K y ent and your giving me a pres- M lit ent, let us club together and «d Jd give our present to some poor ; • j) child who will not have any K ;X Christmas. There are hundreds }J it of them somewhere. Or, if we it do not know of such a child, let Jj jd us give our present to a hospital jl \ for children, a home for crippled ’ Jt children, for incurables, for the jjj it aged, the blind, the feeble-mlnd- .t ed.” This to be, of course, in Jd addition to what we usually give fV t' to charities at this season. Why jS it could we not try this as an ex- 4j i(j periment, and see what the re- T l| suit would be?—Christian Iteg- IK 5; ister. $ " • * Russia’s Christmas Comes Late. In Russia Christmas occurs 13 days after our own. Pei haps onp of the most interesting customs of the season is ttie Russian Christmas feast, for old and young alike, for which they dress themselves in various masquerad ing costumes and visit house after house, accepting the hospitality of their neighbors. The Christmas sea son is also notable for the fact that the young girls try to find out whether they will he married during the ensu ing year or not. Some of them at twelve o’clock on Christmas Kve, se cretly go out Into the street and ask the first man they meet what Ids name is. Whatever name lie gives will lie that home by theic future husbands— such is the belief. Some of the girls are very much di appointed when the name Is not a .dec one, or when the man, as lie will sometimes, calls him self Satan or something slqiHar. HOME MADE "Making many Christmas presents this year?” “Yes. It’s much cheaper than buy ing them.” Chain Bracelet Gifts. Such a guy, trilling, anil sure-to be-Ukeil gift for a young school girl would be a very fine chain bracelet of white gold. It must be so tine as to he a merp thread, ant} fropi it should Swing several of the little Purjslan nov elty animpls In gold or enamel. For the girl who dances, there’s a dainty little French diamond-shaped ling of black moire or brocade which is ex tremely new. Inside are tucked a wpe mirror, powder puff and lip stick and a miniature change purse. IThe Plum | Pudding o By MARY GRAHAM BONNER 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOG Copyright. 1921. Western Newspaper Union. PARIAN liad nev er before cooked at all to speak of until she had married Bert that summer. She had made a great success of It, but she was a little nervous afterward when she realized that she had Invited all of Bert’s family and near relatives for n Christmas dinner. And that they had all accepted. "Now Marlon dear," Bert had said, "Just have a simple dinner. Don’t bother about the frills. Our ordi nary Sunday dia per will do beau tifully. Anyone ,who gets our Visual Sunday din ner Is getting a iftne meaj." “Well, I guess ,that Is about all I can do—and for so many, too,” Marian said. “You’re a won der to attempt It,” Bert said ad miringly. “B u t don’t think you have to overdo if » __ For days .and days Marian planned her Christmas dinner. She salted nuts, she made cranberry sauce. She ordered a fine young turkey. She wasn’t nervous pbout the turkey—that was Just about ps easy as chicken. Yes, she was planning to have the old-time Christmas dinner. She wouldn't tell Bert. She would sur prise him. And then, if she did tell pirn, she might be more nervous about jthe things she had planned to do, feel ing that he was going to be so proud pf her that she couldn’t fulfill his ex pectations of her success. So she worked and planned and pchemed. And that Christmas eve when Bert Jdssed her good-night she smiled to herself ns she heard him say: “Well, it’s quite true. People have always eaten too much at Christmas time in past years.’’ Bert's family all arrived In due sea son for Christmas dinner. “Well, were you nervous over your first turkey?” asked Aunt Emilina. And how happy Marian was that she could Say that she hadn’t been nerv ous and that it was going to come out all right, she thought. "I bet It was a job making your first plum pudding,” said Uncle George, and Bert looked angry and grieved. lie didn’t want anyone to make his Marian feel uncomfortable. And now his own family were doing It. “Uncle George,” Bert said, “we meant to toll you. We're not going to have one of those old-time din ners. We think that people have al ways felt wretchedly at Christmas, and after Christinas—indigestion and all. So we’re just going to have a nice simple dinner.” Marian bad left the room now. But she could hear the defending note in P,ert!s voice, and at the same time a note of sadness that their dinner was going to be so simple. She wanted to rush in now and tel1 I hem all that it wouldn’t be so simple and to put her arms aronnd Bert’s neck and kiss him. He was standing up for her. And they were all try lug to he critical. And she had in vjted them all to her house. This was the way they were accepting her hospitality! “But. following a number more sim ilar r’"v'r'-s on how did she get along with her mince pie, and did she burn herself salt ing the nuts, she at Iasi announced that dinner was quite ready. Admiringly, in creasingly admir ingly, tile guests ate and ate and ate. There was nothing that had ever been a part of a Christmas dinner that Ma rian did not have. And Bert grew prouder and more boastful of her by the moment! How Bert loved to boast of what she could do! At last came the dessert—mince pie and apple pie and plum pudding, too. How Bert’s eyes opened wide with surprise when he saw the pudding. “What did you moan when you said you were going to have a new kind of a dinner without any of the Christ mas trimmings?” asked Uncle George. “My wife likes surprises,” Bert beamefi. And after they had all gone. Bert sai(l: “ifhey behaved atrociously, but oh! How proud I was of you. And Ma» rlan darling—” “Yes, dear?” "The plum pudding was the best that has ever been served at any Christmas dinner at any time I know." ‘*1 think It was a success," Marian smiled. T - - - - - ’ HAIGH-McDONALD. The marriage of Mr. George D Haigh and Miss Kathryn McDonald both of Atkinson, took place at six thirty o’clock Monday, the 14th inst. at the parish residence of St. Magda lene’s church in Omaha. Rev. Father Sinne of the parish officiated, with Mrs. Roy Priest and Mr. Edward P. McDonald of Omaha, sister and brother of the bride, chief j witnesses. Mr. and Mrs. Haigh for the pres ent will make their home in Omaha where he has employment. MARKET NEWS State Department of Agriculture Dnrcnu of Markets and Marketing. LIVESTOCK. Cattle—At Omaha, receipts of cat tle were heavier last week than the week before. A few loads of good fed steers were on the market the middle of the week but receipts con sisted largely of short-feds and warm ed-up kind. The general quality was below the standard of the last two weeks. Good western beef steers were preferred by packers to the general run of natives. The bulk of fed steers were from 50 to 75c lower. Top fed yearlings $10. Grass steers and she-stock was weak to 25c lower. Grass cows and heifers sold mostly at $3.50 to $4.50; with canners and cutters at $2.50 to $3.50. A liberal supply of steers suitable for the stocker and feeder tirade ar rived last week. Country demand slow and materially influenced trade to lower levels; hulk sold 25 to 40c lower. Choice yearlings sold from Royal Theater ‘The Home of Good Pictures’ - FRIDAY - Alice Joyce In “THE VICE OF FOOLS” 2 Reel Educational Comedy. “Back From The Front” --SATURDAY “THE BLUE MOON” All Star Cast 2 Reel Comedy -SUNDAY ONLY Special Frecilla lH'an In “THE VIRGIN OF STAMBOUL” One of the most stupendous picture ever produced. Id’s very bigness will grip you. Don’t miss it. 2 Reel Cook Comedy “The Guide” —i- MONDAY - Tom Mix In “AFTER YOUR OWN HEART* 2 Reel Comedy --TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY Vera Gordon In “HUMORESQUE” At last we have the Biggest Pic ture ever produced and Iv’e witness ed every big production screened. I never overate a picture as you all know, this picture is so closely book ed I had to beg and wait months for a two day run. I should play three days. It is so big a picture that it will stand out with you as the one marvelous production supreme above all others, Try and be in the house at the be ginnlg of each show, It mars the beauty if you come in after picture has started. Plan your Theatre Parties, we will reserve seats for parties. Admission - . 15-55c - THURSDAY - Harry Carey In “DESPERATE TRAILS” Comedy Try this fra erant, velvety ] | powder that re- j moves the shine § o perfectly, and ?, '.aya on so long-*- i drtasn’t easily ! blower brush off. || Lovely tints to match every com plex'n.^ocabox. J Jf an A.-mt hJay 'i__ Chas. E. Stout “The Rexall Store” $6,25 to $6.75. A string of select handy weight feeders topped the trade at $6.85, the bulk spread ritnged from $5.00 to $5.75. Thin she-stock medium cows and heifers steady to 25c lower. Hogs: A liberal demand from both packers and shippers for good and choice medium and light weight butch ers featured the Omaha hog market. With excessive receipts at Chicago and some other markets, the trend of prices worked lower. For the week, the market was 50 to 75c lower on all classes. The bulk of medium and light butchers sold at $6.00 to $6.40. Bulk of packing grades at $5.25 to $5.76. Sheep: Last week's receipts of sheep were fully one-third higher than the previous week. Fed lambs made up the bulk of , the offerings and packer demand for this class was reasonably active on prices ranging from $8.25 to $8.75. For the week, lambs were steader to higher. Yearl ings 25c hiighcr. Other classes were 25 to 50c higher. GRAIN Wheat: While wheati was up and down during the wek, the general undertone of the market was strong er and prices were inclined to ad vance. - Strong commission house buying improved export and milling demand, advance in sterling exchange and strength in stocks and cotton, were influences. Receipts were re ported light. For the week, prices remainded a fraction of a cent up or down. Corn: Brisk export demand featur ed the corn market and was re flected in steady to higher prices. Country offerings were light. De cember corn advanced 2c. Chicago cash No. 2, mixed advanced 5V4c and No. 2 yellow 2J4c. POTATOES. The week’s potato shipments were a little more than half the volume ship ped during the same period last year. With demand moderate, haul ings were light and the f. o. b. market dull. City markets were still liber ally supplied but were beginning to clean up the heavy surpliss shipped in during the digging season and a stronger market was indicated. Om aha market: Nebraska earl* Ohios, No. 1, per cwt. $1.75; No. 2, $1.50. Red River . Ohios, $2.00 to $2.25. Western Nebraska, f. o. b„ bulk early Ohios, No. 1, few sales $1.00. Bulk Bliss Triumphs" No. 1, seed, $1.50. POULTRY. Receipts of fresh eggs continued light and prices were steady to higher. The movement of dressed poultry was nearly double the shipment of the previous week. Local prices: Eggs, per case, case count, $14.60 to $16.60; Per dozen, select, 60c to 62c; No. 1, 47 to 50c; No. 2, 35 to 40c. Live poul try: Springs, 14 to 16c; Hens, light 15 to 16c; heavy 17 to 20c; Ducks 18 to EOc; Geese 15 to 17c Turkeys 28 to 32c. DAIRY. The butter market was steady for the week. Receipts were lighter and production decreased. Local prices: Country (best) 30 to 35c, (common) 23 to 26M>. Station price for butter fat 35c. ■■ Here Your Funds Are Doubly Guarded ji In addition to the acknowl- f edged strength and the con- f servative management of this institution, there is an additional safeguard. IP K Every penny of your de posits is guaranteed by the Depositors Guaranty Fund of this State. The double protection thus afforded is a two-fold assurance. Nebraska ■ State Bank. I TKirvk * ^ j | It Over! Are you going to stay home all winter, or will you seek the com forts and benefits which the delightful, semi-tropical climate of the South affords? “j Geographically, the South is not as far away as it seems, but cli- j matically (in winter) it is about as far away as it could be—and in the right direction, too—for balmy breezes, sunny skies, moonlit j bays, tropical flowers and foliage are the order of the day in the winter time in the Southland. I And, those who pack their grips and bid farewell to the North at this time, reap rich rewards and return with a full realization of the real value of a winter’s vacation in that romantic, historic and beautiful land south of the Mason & Dixon line. Instead of saying to yourself—“I wish I were in Dixie,’’ why don’t you go South this winter? The cost is low—perhaps not as much as you thought it would be, when the price of things generally is considered, and you deduct the cost of staying at home. Tickets covering tours to Florida, the South Atlantic and Cult Coast states, Texas and Cuba are now on sale. You can go one way and return another; there is splendid train service via Den ver, Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago; liberal stop-over privi leges, final return limit May 31, 1922. When you’re ready, I’ll gladly help you plan your trip and make your reservations. C. W. Roberts, Ticket Agent. !immi!ani. .Tim ’ {