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THE TE W b P. IEh, g C..u.pO ,Ld. Ltt EW SERIES.VOL. XXV ;kI RTMAE MILLS, ti4inAM 0 1 VEN the poor child of today has more in his Christmas stocking than the prosperous child dreamed of in the first century of white occupation of this coun try. Blase boys and girls who ean hardly think of anything new for whleh to ask the generous saint can hardly conceive of the bareness of those early Christ mas holidays. n Massachusetta it was the worst of all, for esping Christmas was denounced as a pernicious stom, and any child daring to think of as much a a plum pudding on that day would make him mslf IfaMe to reproof by the sathorities. All along the stei and reckbound coast the only Christmas tes In the days of the Puritan domination were those that nature had planted there and had adersed it December with fleecy snow. The fires barmed brightly on the open hearths, but there was no invitation to the good saint to descend the ebimney when the embers had burned low. As r as the children knew, Christmas was just like - n other day in the ealendar. Even after the Pui rewcts against the forms and customs of the old church had spent Itself to some extnt thq children of the sevententh century still en peeled no gifts in honor of the birthday of Christ. in New Amsterdam the outlook was a little bet ter hrthe ehldren. The Nolleaders had brought ith them their St. Nic olas and his birthday was siebrated Joyously by young and old just behre Christmas, but this day was kept, too, by i Pstesitant Dutch as heartily as by any Cato E,. Of course, they had not many real toys as w bow them today, but In the shoes that the lit tin Wlleadeus set by the fireplace in the shlaini Mitbe., which was also the living room, were bemoaad sweets and cakes and home-made -i MUany of these were of a useful character, geL s head-kait caps and mtttens, but now and ' A ddil Hollander woueald earve a model of A bealtr as that which had brought them to et M esiam or a miniature chest of drawers, 0 Ite n fancy the recipients showing these SW'Ihlb in the wondering little Indian boys .- ad m when they eame to be on terms of sat A i d Com wig -t @Metr with thohem hr msob ommences. a. eIts, where the Chush a yt Enland was 'aM sd It a aMhemts steadfastly observed the i~emp s IM teS home cotry, there was aI *w e -aes at the Chritmas spirit and abundant ieer and marsemaklng than elsewhere 'at this me. ere the Tio ltg held its place sad ha weum the ames athet the feasting that made S il kdeed the m y ensason the year. Later wher New Amsterdam beesam New York and i the eame hent power the character of th Sau achanged agaa iat, nitthes -, i.eas a msa t S Ows *t aub,t Germuans Io Penn tdveans Christms e partook largely of the mate a t the elatl the fatherland. It was largely a ai adhir.. The children for months helior the day of the Nativity saved their peanies ad bought material rom which they fashioned hi gits fra their pariu ts and for one another. M were pH e seted a Christmas eva sad the the parents rs tarn spread out their pro the ailrene ao a large table In the best mum Utoehaags were huna, too, ad the good childres ba than Ma le wish swetments. pepper eake sad other goodes, bat those wlo had bas had nmoemeu found a bich rodam a Christmas gil lThere was ee custom that was fraught with great trrer to dum. O·e Kaeoht RApert west brom bease to ha tInquiring abouI the ehidres a. Chrlstmas eve and recommendang re wards or pabha ests acord~ng to the reports that he received of their eondut during the year. Thle Pasea s Cs aus was popularly keewn as tb Kl rhkgl a corruption of Christ kindlesh the little Chrit. Throughout the coloaes the seventeenth and eighteenth enturies tows were an almost an knewn afetor, but wherever Christmas oserv aam were not frowned upoe by religion feeat and good heer were aebundnt, sad bond sad free rich and poor, oldM and yug shared n the games. abundant eed and genial atmosphere. Not only did the munileee ot these who were well suap pld with worldly goods eteand to their depend oets and to al within reach ot their charity, but a mse places even the animals had an extra atloweme td toed to let them know that Christ as had somea agoalna. In the eighteenth tary tos began to make their appearance I the eelode Some St them were eought frem overmas and had the enchat tag qualty at novelty. Lutte gti who had helped to moter their yesar uothers and sisters were delighted with deA tat were all their own to dies and undress to foadle lad coddle punash and reward. imple and qealat were these early daft ie the blrene they belonged to One em fancy t ae m pse and terror of the tiad hne t beheld a Jack jmp Into the ar rwhen leekihag bewas epmeed Atoy was a thing asha thed Inthnse days. It was indeed w-dnes slaot whe old bMing ash thisg ha is peea. Nse the gits weeM et reat i tremel t* r the shypins aSd trad salese en. «e tesresuw of all rra ar th s bra st them seaest whenMes the g dathlbatM isp et hn atelesa t h y a hor wk o Mw gest thI ad -7. 19c C~TmF~ privations that were undergone by all the families living in the colonale at that time. When soldiers were tarvnga at Valley Forge there was lit tle thouht in their homes for Christmas aerrymaking and lit tie to do it with. After the war there were still lean years, but by the opening of the nineteenth century peaed mad the land and Seata Chuas foid It rife to resume his visit aad make the ditrlmtloe. He still met with a to f i New lagland, be for the most welcomed In hboes of van ng j There were no ste am or hotar g to hose days and the neys were stI hospitable. The saint ,'to Inrease the sle of his pek and at a Ssligsh to acoomm~odte the bcresm varsity -and number of gfts lor and whbems two reindeer had been entirely draw tog his load In the elghtenth entury be now had to add two at a time every few ears Anote war camse alos but this time mait Claus decided tha he da net need to go out of buelness; but be fiend a mewr bnd of toy appro. priate to the time whih prooed wonderfully ac ceptable to the peatriotic y Amersleaa ater the wooden soldier his palnted itnlrm. owP py the boy who found a egmpay of these oe Christmas mraninr s nalm es he aht -evo set a toy ucanno or a warship asomthint I those that were used In the stirrinag eaeaats of the war. The little g~is of the gorlo wene epert with the neede that thU oosud make Lap' and even lttle nalforms for the ts soldiers. in the hundred years sine that time thera has been a sighty development in the ta armamemt and all sorts of ures and thlemm w b S ias evaoved until at the prepest ine a gktumate ho of the twentieth centry may have a sllset illtary and naval equlpment to ear y a real war with another bo whe hting a oree i equaly impreave. The warships and torpedo boats are exact models orf real ems, sad sm of them ian feat upon the water in all th maunmy or aighting vessel Their equipment is perait too, even to the wifeless aparatus and de ser for saving as well as for destreiag We. Ashore there are orts of the latet eotruedoi anU fghtings sme of all atisoalki. One of the latest aehievn a In the Chrt mas toers an tohe erial u r s bOs kites to rweal aeroplaass will whis threagh th air there is everythi the boy who has watehed real airships an easned to, ly one him self ean desire to possess. Sene of them ire a* most lars enough to aieeýmsedae I. ioholas hiself, vare thIe rsewar aoommeaes them selves to the emigenmes of wIrWa The railwas eand their epmet are the last weed in the p. todat togs for Soets ehildre. With the training they furnish thmt d d be developed a sooe of eugirsers masnasead p mesInt of railrosads 0 the tore.- The most espte sets that Lam Cams Ing l a I1 have tiedse that uo be Iad stsight away Ln iaves, u9ig tbrdgh tani, having blaee aignals and u todae ianises. These are e nte eand steama trains, esaohes ,or seesal esmen, bggage and fte l t eas,-b ed wiel{hit s -uetake Sr the demadnei of itnstl ate teas!. If 4 bog has o r uti SWr 0 4etas of alls redlag h aWt bb ip I a m eimoglt pmas, se- ses c- e t- r -a we oar . ~~~~ ,.·.. French doll will walk with For the Itttle be a delightful ceatury, and actually walk w there was a howl thete are lambs as big as the real mal with the eonas all walk and move feetly. Whatever father for the chilre thia that are met. AU through are workiag evaetige world to tua out carry to the fort ate On Chrlstmas eve CHRIS A agre everywhere two at Christmas b the lard t Misrule, M.rry Disports. In of the evels was kawsa sm, while ela Frane hi same-Ab-A Utualtteram The king, the eat lords important parmauaes a leader and eahaaer it tie. I lortlaed,. the moasteria s seed to but in 1555 a lw was of the Abbot ot other burlaese and Christmm elebrato. The barens ant alghta Christmas thee Sr a thr-aghet thi period, ale ta eaist. she by the bIres and rretseas, took ad ma iesma s . The bears at Jo fl no et.. erge platter by the erer at the at nobles, iaN a1d ldles, of the east made the pmead o udestr-ly Wham It was rsmemary ead bar were spread was place a its task ead a mustard eesa at head. The bheow shr was put dowa maw iuu the tme it the that, altheak it was elarb aeer qutes reeenered Ma former io the Criueai dnasLe. The pemase diab was eat ib the boas." Thls vid at the ha rlrI l airs hberso s"We, as O aNka Plbeea e ad arealiy ramat ed after fer the tab . A PAMILY JAR. "ProMemse bntedead as for a leO." "Proldom e eniaeid you for a We.ll, whether W iames did or ma1" 'There never wata woman who about her weightees," gweis Mr. "Oh es hereo was," agiM Nrs. "hth rig t.' em sga Mr. 0a abset s»." Ir -A ls 71*