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1-'"THE WAYNESVTT J ,E MOUNTAINEER leaking of Christmas IptSHG Of CHRISTMAS . . the world wherever ^Eyis celebrated 't is custo E place a lighted candle in . . The legend is that B^arigioally were set out to E Christ child's way as he ? W visits through the child ? One explanation of the of hanging stockings on Knas Eve recalls the baronial ? ofEngland where huge fire Is were constantly in use. ? Christmas a special log, the ? lag was thrown on the fire. . . Ikg burned steadily as long It feasting and celebrating i continued. Naturally, it burned with a pungent odor and stockings were hung over the fireplace to absorb some of this odor and to I protect the owners from evil J spirits. . . Chirstmas F.ve. 1863, saw a near tragedy in Virginia City, ! Nevada. . . Two friends celebrat | ed with a terrific round of fes ' tivity. . . Just as dawn was break ing, they embarked on a perilous promenade over the town's roof tops. . . A policeman, mistaking them for burglars, drew his re | volver and prepared to shoot?but a passerby stopped him . . Had he < fired and the bullets found the mark, the world would have been deprived of two great humorists ?Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar '? Browne) and Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens*. . . Mince pies so long i a part of our Christmas tradition. 1 originally had a deeply symbolic significance. . . The first mince pies were patterned in oblong shape, after the manger in which Christ was born. . . The crust represented i the gold brought by the Three ! Wise Men; the many spices, the frankincense and myrrh. . . On May 11. 1659, the general court of Massachusetts Bay outlawed Christ- . I mas. . . Anyone celebrating, stop ! ping work, serving holiday fare or ! ) deviating from normal daily life would be fined five shillings. . . The righteous Puritans were sure hey were acting wisely?for how "ould good Christians condone the agan origin of Christmas? 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It took that long after the blessed night for : the great importance of Christ's: birth to be realized bv the people.1 Until this time it had been the cus tom of the church to celebrate the anniversaries of deaths, rather than births. Christ's birthday was the first to be made an occasion for feasting. The date for the celebration of tbe Christ Mass was selected by the church. So many years had I elapsed that the actual date of His birth could only be a matter of con jecture. The festival and spirit of Christ mas spread through the Christian worlds. Pagan customs, even as they do today, attempted to adapt themselves to the Christmas season For many years after the origin of Christ's Mass the church frown ed upon the practice of exchang ing gifts during the festival season. Later, however, the practice was condoned, in remembrance of the -oirit of the Three Kings of the Orient who had followed a shining star to the crib of the new-born Christ, bringing presents with a sense of humility. < Florida's cane sugar industry , produces about 100,000 tons of \ I sugar a year. ' Rather Relax Than Work INDIANAPOLIS (AP)?Entrants n a contest to win an automatic ;lothes dryer were asked to say *hy they wanted to win. One 'rank housewife said she wanted to trade the dryer in on a TV set. Christmas Greens Brighten Home A few well placed Christmas greens can do much to brighten a house at Christmas time. Properly clipped, the branches will never be missed, and might improve the I looks of the tree from which they are cut Hemlock, red cedar, juniper, yew, pitch pine, white pint, will make suitable material for a spray to deaorate a mantel, door, or a spray for a newel poet. In pruning, however, keep is mind the natural appearance of tbi tree from which you clip branches 'Seasons ^Qredings 8 At this heartwarming tea ton, ^ we extend to everyone our withes for a joyous and bountiful Christmas,., a happy and prosperous New Year. 1 FARMERS' HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO. 416 DEPOT GL 6-4169 4 sr""% ' Belts; r 'P?AC? ON EARTH <0 ' AND A V?Ry merry Christmas Tfc> youR HOUSE-FROM OD*S
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