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FOR TRADE FOR SATISFACTION At HOME ECONOMY PATRONIZE Dediener Mercantile Company Madisonville - - La. Dealers in General Merchandise Dependable Goods and Prompt, Efficient Service Make Our Store A Most Desirable Place to Trade Most Co mpete Line of Dry Goods At Lowest Prices in Parish Seasonable Goods of All Kinds Toys. and Christmas Things for Kiddies and Grown-ups FOR THI RGIS GOOD TO EAT Visit Our arket.FRUI and VEGETALES All Kinds of Fresh The Plum Pudding By MARY GRAHAM BONNER AILAN had nev 9 C I or 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 a 'Christmas dinner. Aid that they had all accepted. "Now Marian dlear," Bert had said, "just have a simple dinner. Don't bother about the frills. Our ordif nary Sunday din ner will do beau tifully. Anyone who gets our usual Sunday din ner is getting a fine meal." "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 nmiringly. "B u t don't think you have to overdo It." For d.ays and days Marian planned her Christmas; dinner. She salted nuts, she made cranberry sauce. She ordered a fine young turkey. She wasn't nervous about the turkey-that was just about as 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 him, she might be more nervous about the things she had planned to do, feel ing that he was going to he so proud of her that she couldn't fulfill his ex peclaltions of her success. So she worked and planned and schemed. And that Chrisntmas eve when Bert kissed her good-night she. smiled to herself as 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 $rst turkey.?" asked Aunt Emilina. And how happy Marinn 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. He 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 tell 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 Christmas-indigestion and all. So we're just going to have a nice simple dinner." Marian had left the room now. But she could hoar the defending note in Bert's voice, and at the samne time a note of sadness that their dinner was going to be so simple. She wanted to rush in now and tell them all that it wouldn't he so simple, and to put her arms around Bert's neck and kiss him. He was standing up for her. And they were all try ing to be critical. And she had in vited them all to her house. This was the way they were accepting her hospitality ! "But, following a number more sim lilar remnrks on how did she get along with her mince pie, and did she burn herself salt ing the nuts, she at last announced that dinner was quite ready. Admiringly, in creasingly admir ingly, the guests ate and ate and ate. There was nothing that had ever been a part of a Christmas dinner that Ma S rian did not have. And Bert grew prouder and more boastful of her by the Ioment 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 mean 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 beamed. And after they had all gone, Bert said: "They behaved atrociously, but oh! How proud I was of you. And Mi. rian darling-" "Yes, dear?" "The plum pudding was the best that has ever been served at any C'hr!stmns dinner at imy time I know." "I think it was a success," Marian smiled. HE INSTITUTION of the festival of the birth of the Savior is attributed by some authorities to Pope Telesphorus, who died A. D. 138. In the early days of the Christian religion it was one of the most mov able of feasts, being often con founded with the Epiphany and cele brated by the eastern churches in April and May. In the Fourth century the urgency of Sý. Cyril of Jerusalem obtained from Pope Julius I. an order for an investigation to -be made concerning the day of Christ's nativity. The result of the inquiry, made by theologians of the East and the West, was an agreement upon the twenty-fifth of December. As told in the gospel of St. Luke, Christ was born in the night. There fore, divine service is performed pn the night of December 24-25. It is the custom in Roman Catholic churches to usher in Christmas day by the celebration of three masses, one at midnight, the second at early dawn, and the third in the morning. This custom dates from the sixth century. Preparatory to Christmas the bells are rune at midnight throughout Eng land and the continent. After the solemn celebration of the mass in the churches of the continent, which are meVrrficcntly adorned for the festival, if is cnstomary for the worshTpers to CHRISTMiAS 300 YEARS AGO First Yuletide Eve of the Pilgrims Was One Saturated With Grave Fear of Attack. ITTINM about their camp fires on Christmas eve, 300 years ago, the Pilgrims on shore heard a cry in the woods and jumped to their feet, expecting a -sudden onrush of whooping Indians. The attack failed to materialize. How the Pilgrims spent Christmas is told in the journal they have left, which says: "No man rested that day." The settlers were nervous, and again at night they left well-armed men on guard. These poor fellows on shore did not have any Christmas beer to drink. About this time, it seems, the beer supply was running low, and Captain Jones of the Mayflower was guarding his stock. Apparently he put every body on a water basis. But Christmas night he relented. Beer was served to those of the Pilgrims who were on the ship. Christmas Collars By MARY GRAHAM BONNER Copyright, 1921, Western Newspaper Union. LOVE him, I love him, I love him," Ag nes Allen said. And as she was alone in * her room, and as no one could o hear her, naturally there was no answer to her state ment which she had repeated several times.. She was speaking of George Far well. George was so good looking with his wonderful blue eyes, his brown hair, his fine erect figure. Wherever she saw men she thought how insignificant they looked beside George. She was glad that shle thought 'that way. She hoped others thought that way about the men they cared for. Then everything would be so smooth and so simple. She wanted everyone to like her George "im mensely. ' But it would be embar rassing if every one thought Just the same about him as she did. The wedding was to be Christ mas afternoon. Then they had planned to go fo their own new little home which they had just finished furnishing and fixing up. They were going to have their own little Christ mas tree there-quite by themselves, and their friends had left their wed ding presents and their Christmas presents there, though almost all of the former they had seen, of course. "Are you almost ready?" It was Mrs. Allen calling up the stairs. "Almost, mother dear," she an swered. "You'll he late," her. mother called. "I'll hurry," she said. "Do you want any help?" But she had taken longer than she had thought. Yes, if she didn't hurry she would be late! Still she would have George all her life now. How wonderful it would be! She wondered if that was why brides were so often late because they felt they had so much time! It was a- gloriously happy thought to realize how much time she had. She was only ten minutes late. The few friends -were at the Christmas day wedding. And her bouquet was of holly and mistletoe. She had always said she would love to have such a wedding bouquet. It would be so merry and Ohristmasy and such a happy, gay kind of a bouquet. George had consented of course. He agreed to everything she said, be cause he loved her so, and she was so fair with him, too, because she loved him so! The ceremony was over. They drove away in a low sleigh with jingling bells to the small house. There, by themselvbs, they opened presents. What a glorious time they had. And she had a little surprise for him. Just a little bit of a surprise. But she knew he would like it. "Open that box, there, George," she said. He opened it. And looked at some collars, many, many collars, all much too big for him. "When I was buying my wedding clothes in town that time, George, I remembered that you'd spoken) of a wonderful kind of collar you liked. I remem bered the name too. I was a little puzzled S when the man asked me your size. I told him though that as long as he had the right kind the size didn't make any differ ence. When he asked me if you were big or small I told him you were big of course ! "Why, George, what is the matter? Won't they fit you? Is the size so important?" "My darling little girl," he laughed, "what does it matter what the size is. That is-it does matter about wearing them I'm afraid, my love. But to think you thought of me even when you were getting the wedding finerles and remembered the name of the collar. "They're my Christmas collars," he exclaimed, "and I'll put them away in the box with the Christmas bouquet we're going to save. Such a Christ mas gift from a dear little bride should never he mangled by any laundry !" "What a silly I .am," she. laughed gaily. "rut such an doranleh! silly WORRIED "Jim didn't call last night" "He didn't. What's the matter?" "'Sis doesn't know whether he's ill erjust dodging a Christmas present" When a motor car, after being cranked, runs fur a minute or two, and then stops, the first place to look for the cause of the trouble is the gasoline feed lne. BULLOCH'S DRUG STORE THANKS YOU FOR PAST PATRON AGE, AND WISHES YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AS WELL AS A PROS PEROUS NEW YEAR, AND SOLIGIT YOUR PATRONAGE FOR NEW YEAR Should Remember the Needy. There is another thing than Christ. mas shopping that should he attended to as early as possible by those who can afford it, and that is the mnakinP of C hr'. .. " ,.....-,:,,-, e r.. t!,.e n .." A Christmas Joke By MARY GRIAHAM BONNER Copyright. 1921, Western Newspaper Union. TE was a young bride. Every p present she had received was very wel * come. She had * deptended on present's to furnish- her new home. Wheu she had received du - plicate which were not initialed she hastened to the place from which they had been purchased and picked out, other articles of beauty and of house hold necessity. Her friends had really been remark ably kind. She had been surprised to find how ready the shops had been about taking back gifts and substitut ing with others, or in engraving pres ents which had not already been en graved. Only one had charged for engraving-the gift had been purchased at "wholesale rate" and so engraving was not included. Altogether from the point of view of presents as well as from the point of 'cvew of ,a mate she had done re markably well. This would enable them to make a very good appearance in their home without having to draw from the none too plentiful savings. She viewed' everything over again one evening, presents and those which were exchanges. There was just one thing among them that was not nec essary and not particularly pretty. It was a gravy-dish. ,She knew of no particular use to which she could put it-she had one of the kind she really liked. She could not exchange it. It had a monogram in the center. "I know what I'll do with it," she said to her husband. "I'll give it to Molly Stevens for a Christmas pres ent. She has been so good to us and I'd like to show her how much I appreciate it. "You know she is going to get mar ried in the spring--that is-her en gagement Is all but announced. "Don't you think it would be a good idea? She was so helpful about my wedding 'and she has told me, quite confidentially, that the wedding will. be in the spring. "It would be a good idea to give her "I'II Give It to Molly Stevens for a Christmas Present." something for Christmas that she could have for her new home. "We really can't afford to buy another thing Just now and that will do beautifully." "But the monogram?"' her husband inquired. "Oh, that can be taken off you know, and another one put there in its place. I heard some one ordering that to_ be dqne in one of the silver Fii\ i·' IO *l F. .". ' .. . .. ..4 M ý.,. `' x+i ' - / I lb 0ljat iplturtnb fala Dert ºlW 'rtt mw'E Jitat ~n i~ir pl~trb Eanr, iti ntbm' onw~ btfltlr; riut fauoj. rumttugltjtrtb pfr tt rt tlifr Pith barn o ttfrI nlb pltp Mo~rt tljan Orl mgrrfl. a frunktnr~ntw, sub ;iilb 0hr~ paiutrr l$, lti thuln ,pttturtb ljs: ,1h'nr Iflin Emall ?rt~t UWE? run1 gttrgrw gill all hift wortr EalnI btnb btntatfi lts lntrn shops the othir:i day." "Yes. lhat's a splendid idea," her husband hebartily agrc'ed. "I'll go down-town and attend to it tomorrow. I haven't 'much time. Christmas is almost here." "Our first Christmas," said the young husband as he clasped his bride to hii~. "Our first Christmas," she mur mured. The next evening be asked her if she had arranged about sending the gravy dish to Molly Stevens. "I couldn't send it," she said. "Why not?" he queried. "Because of the monogram in the center," she said. "But you told me that that could be erased by the silversmiths and a new. monogram placed there" her husband persisted. "I know I did," the young kri e answered, "but you see they told me tdday at the shop that it would be possible to, do it were it not for the fact that it hadbeen done so often- to this gravy dish that they wouldn't. dare take a chance with it again. They'd not be able to avoid boring a hole this time It has been given away once too often for me to put to alny use," she sighed sadly. "And I shall just- send Molly a Christmas card. After all she did no more than any one else!" Celery and Banana Salad. Cut the bleached portions of erisped celery into half-inch lengths. Mix with It an equal quantity of diced banana. Arrange in small mounds in lettuce.. cups, dress with mayonnaise and gar-.. nish with English walnut meats, or, if novelty is desired, serve in banana cases.