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Volume XIII. Ahogkie, North Carolina, Friday, December 15, 1922 No. 32
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CANDLES OF BAYBERRY WAX I
Important and Decorative Yuletlde I
Accessory May Bo Made
With Llttlo Effort.
Af=TlAYBmUtT caadlca for the
F| HI Tuletlde Reason were the
IL^V Prtd? of colonial dames
? 9 Than thej wont o? com
pletely and m one over
hoard of homo-made bayborry candles
nntll a few years ago saw a revival of
tho art, when one found them again In
arts aad crafts shops, writes Helen
Harrison In the New York Post A ma
tonrs began to experiment and they
learned that candle making Is not e
One amateur experimenter found
that brass or copper kettles used for
melting wax made the gray-green of
bayborry wax much greener.
Tho old-fashioned candle dtp meth
ed Is simple, or one con construct
molds of heavy paper If regolar forma
are not available.
One quart measure of berries will
make a medlum-elsed candle. Tho oM
fashtoned candle molds ore large end
require about two qurata of berries
for one candle
The berries Mould be covered with
water end set over the lire to melt
.c? the wax coating. As twigs and
leaves get In with the berries, it m
necessary to strain the wax through a
?lev* at first. After the first strain
lac the wax should be reheated and
than strained again through coarse
rtissee cloth.
When ready to mold, fasten lengths
e< oaadlewlck throagh each mold,
knotting the wick at the mold's point
and tying the other and aroand a stick
that will rest across the top of the
moM.
Heating the wan again, fin in each
mold, making sore that the wick Is
taut TO remove from mold wtthoot 1
cracking, warm it slightly In hot we- j
tar before slipping the candle from
Hoary paper can be seared or pasted ;
Into mold forms and a bottom glaed
to each, leaving a small hole In the |
center of the bottom, through which
the wide can be slipped and knotted.
It Is a slower process, but satisfactory
as a makeshift
To make candle dips fasten two or
throe pieces of wick to a stick and
far enough apart to prevent touching
bat not too far to extend beyond the
rides of the kettle holding the max.
Dip Into hot wax repeatedly, as each
coat chills, until desired stse has bean
The way to success la?tarn to the i
right and keep going.
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RAINBOW AROUND MOON
TBI moon cum op Ilk* a big
goM plata. AM it slowly
mounted higher, the ma in the
moon looked down to eee what
ptopte wwt to got for
Ohrlatman A lovely rainbow
grew ao Interested, too, that it
gathered In a beautiful circle
I around the moon and aalled ap
the aky with It, thinking of all
the happy time below. Than a
moonbeam fell npen the face of
Tim Pnrdy, aa be lay sleeping
near his window, and was
changed Into a smile aa It got
Into hla dream. He thought he
aaw the very thing that he had <
wanted ao much and ao long,
coming down to him through the ,
glr. Aa the moonbeam atayed
until It awoke him, and aa he
looked up and aaw the colored
halo that crowned the moon's
head, he erfdaimed: "What a
parity rainbow! Faith I think It
meana good luck for met" He :
waa right It did. Va the morn
ing he found that aome good
fairy had found out ud brought
the very thing that he wanted.? ,
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[ CHRISTMAS OF PRESENT TIME
,
D*s|>lt* Method* of Tr*v*l and tha
?a** of Making Long Journeys,
Homo Holiday Boat. \
tCrrjHBN Chrletmaa began Its gay
111Jl pilgrimage down the year*
I J aodoty was stationary. To-<
9 day famlllm and individual*
are constantly on the mora.
Modern means of transportation have
abolished distance. The family today
scatters to all quarters of the earth.
One brother stays on the Atlantic
coast, the.pther migrates to tha Pa
cific seaboard, bat than they are "only
four or five days apart." In England
sons and danghters find their way In
all parts of an empire that cover* the
globe; It Is nothing for the cabled
Ohrlstmas salutations of a single fam
ily to travel between Montreal, Mel
bourne, Calcutta, Oapa Town and Lon
don. t
When Irving wrote "Bracebridge
Hall," the little Journey Into tha coun
try was Itself an adventure. Tha easa
J of travel nowadays has taken the edge
i from - all such Jaunts. Everybody
travels. And Increasing numbers use
the modern transport system to leave
home at Christmas time. It may be
heresy, bat the custom of spending
Christmas at an Inn la gaining ground. ,'
Congestion of population In great
cities has narrowed the dimensions of ,
r. the metropolitan borne, and not many
ipartments can comfortably accom
nodate the family reunion and the
preparation and aettlnc of the Christ- j
naa dinner. So when the trip to the ,
sountry falla the dty family goes holi
lay-maklng In an hoteL If hotels once
ire re lonely placet at Christmas they '
ire far from lonely now, and many 1
M them both for dinner and frolic.
Theoe are tendsodsa, rartatkra* I
upon the old theme. The theme, how
ever, remain* unchanged. It will not
change. The great majority will stCl 1
keep Chrlatmaa at home. Where there t
are children the proper paraphernalia '
and the time-honored observance* will i
bold the family at home. No anbatl- .
tute fully satisfies. At beat the away
from-bome Christmas la only a substi
tute for the genuine article. So long
as children come to enrich the lives 1
of men and women Christmas will re
main essentially a home holiday. The
organisation of modern life brings
some compensations to the absent and i
the homeless, but the fullness of
Christmas satisfaction Is only to bo
had at tbo family hearth.
Nearly every person is sure he is
smart enough to play with Are and
not get burned, which accounts for a
lot of things.
MAKING IT EASY
A lawyer earning $8000 a year waa
nsured for $25,000. He got ship
wrecked and was miraculously Ma
sued. Reaching land, after the news
>f his death had been broadcasted,
te cabled to bis partner:
"Saved. Try to break Hie news
tently to my wife."
"I bought a car in here several
weeks ago," said the retired farmer ^
who lived out on edge of AhoaUe.
'And you said if anything went
wrong, you would supply the broken
parts', didn't youl"
"Surely."
"Well, then, I'd like to get a nose,
s shoulder blade, and a big toe.
REVIVED
"Hi there!" shouted the village con
stable.
"Do you know you're goin' forty
miles an hourt"
"Yeah," shouted the motorist, pass
ing en- "I can't help it. I'm full o'
carbon an' my carburetor's dirty, but
wait'll I get 'er cleaned!"
A REQUEST
Mr. Editor: I note that you are en
deavoring to assist your readers in
finding lost relatives. Will you kind
ly help me lose fc blond son-in-law.