Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 297, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1911 — Page 2

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' -V A cold war® is on the way. Hava W» thrown up intrenohmenta In the ts the head of a feminine Jury h • forewoman, each of the others should bo a juress. * It China develops a republic It will have to reform Its spelling and adopt civilised letters. Bome of these days a cold wave vrttl eotno alone that will live up to Pittsburgh la now legally entitled to tiie h. If it will make Pittsburgh any better let us a 0 4>e JoyfuL I The coal sellers and the clothiers ore plainly getting Into the good graces of the weather man. The commercial travelers are plan•tag UP abridgement of hotel tips and ore Inuring themselves to hard looks. China was 2,000 years In waking up, but after she got her eyes open she certainly did show energy and speed. New York's budget for 1912 will be 0187,200,006. The city should be able to buy a lot of government for all that money. By migrating from one summer resort to soother a Los Angeles woman claims to have scored 212 offers of < The approach of winter has Its drawbacks, including early Christina* shopping and the meeting of

A young actor has married a widow said to be worth $18,000,000. How did he do it—milk baths, divorce or lost diamonds? “The rosy-cheeked country girl is a myth," says Dr. Woods Hutchinson. Regarding the roay-cheeked city girl be said nothing. Philadelphia’s new popular song Is entitled “Bending Over Bender's Benders." It is not popular, however, In New York. A close calculation shows that 30.000.000 apple eaters in this country have 20,000.000 barrels of apples to eat this year, and every man is ex. pact ert to do his duty. A telephone snipe" is a man who habitually uses some other man’s telephone at no other expense to himself than a “thank you.” He flouriahee, perhaps, because he is not a gamp bird. Fire fans —men who always run after tlm fire apparatus—have formed an organization. Next should come a society of men who stand for hours watching workmen excavate for a new bolldlng.

Having paid $35 for a machine guaranteed to make perfectly good green* backs oat of blank paper, a St. Louis man was indignant at the outcome. He is one of the kind that are born every minute. The bridegroom who had his wedding trousers filched on his way to the nuptials can console himself with the thought that the wife is now prevented from wearing them. Boston women want the marriage service amended. The changes that they are in favor of are not mentioned. but it is safe to presume that, they want to amend it in their favor. Aa eastern suffragette, defending trousers for women, suggests two salts of clothes a year as sensible. The old man probably would like to see a proportionate redaction In bats. A new standard of marital happiness has been established by a Chicago oeuple who revised the usual promisee. The husband agrees to give his Wife all his earnings and to allow her to be boss of the family, while she promises to Jet him buy his own cigars and to feed him well. The prom-' foes are not romantic nor even picture esque, but this couple are proving their constitutional right for the pursuit, of happiness on a practical worki - -it Luther Burbank has turned out a thornless blackberry bush. The completion of tbe square pea is tbe utility A contest between a meat and vegetable diet shows the vegetarian to have gained fifteen pounds. Why be worried by the market page? A world trotting goat with an Insatiable appetite for cigarettes is visKrjr'SSx srrs

The MAGIC of the MISTLETOE

ID you ever, as you ofliclated as high priest or priestess in the osculatory rites of yuletide, did you ever wonder what tradition, . myth or superstition had conferred upon you such delectable privilege? Did you ever stop, in your ardent ceremonial, to

consider that you were perpetuating one of the most hallowed and exalted of religious ordinances handed down through the ages in rendering such tender homage to this "orphan plant of wondrous birth?” And would it not surprise you to learn that our very word “marry,” .and that our most impassioned of. the graces of Terpsichore—the wait* — are traditionally enmeshed in the canny tendrils of the pearly-berried mistletoe? The mistletoe is a freak plant, a parasite or excrescence. In Its embryonic period it is said to defy the laws of gravitation by pushing its radicles In the opposite direction to the generality of plants. Not only its berries but its leaves grow in clusters of three united on one stock, hence its sacred place in religious rites as a symbol of the Holy Trinity. It was believed by the Druids and other ancient sects in northern and yestern Europe that any tree to which the mißtletoe attaches Itself is selected by God himself for special favor, and that all that grows on it is sent direct from heaven. Contrary to the general belief. It !b found more rarely on the oak tree than on the apple, ash, elm, poplpr, willow and hawthorn, and it is due to this scarcity that it was vested with exceptional reverence when discovered clinging to the sacred tree of the Druids—a name derived from the Greek word drus, or druce, meaning an oak.

Says Pliny: “When it (mistletoe growing upon an oak) is discovered it is treated with great ceremony. They called it by a name (guthil, or gutheyl —good heal), which in their language signifies the curer of all ills.’' After they have well and duly prepared their festival cheer under the tree, they bring hither a milk-white cow and a bullock, hitherto unyoked; then the priests in white vesture climb into the tree and prune off the sacred herb with a gold book, bill or sickle, tbe branches falling beneath into a white sagum sheet. They must never touch the ground. The common people remain at a distance, formed in a circle, while the priests approach with trembling awe the bloody victims, which were carried around the omen fire. After this tbe animals are slaughtered as a sacrifice —doubtless to the goddess of fecundity, for the mistletoe is a symbol of the prolific. In the myths of all nations we find a “holy tree," a “world tretf.” Among tbe Druids, as well as among other creeds, this tree was the oak; and it it a very interesting thing to know that our word church —from kirk — finds its root in quervus, the generic name for the oak. This tree was cherished as the mother and nurse of man, and was supposed to be the dwelling place of the food-dispensing god. Tbe ominous rustling of the leaves and the mysterious notes of the feathered songsters signalized the presence of the divinity to the awestruck votaries who consulted the Indwelling oracle, burning odoriferous fumes in homage. The Dodonean oak and its oracle are selebrated in epic, myth and story, its mystic ritual being zealously perpetuated by the Druids. They danced circular dances in consecrated groves, and the remnants of an old chant still preserved by tbe Celts —Hey Derry Down D6y, “In a circle the oak moves around”— reveals the archtype of onr modern waltz. Another reminder that "the groves

By GENEVIEVE HAZELRIGG

were God’s first temples” is found in the arches and vaulted roofs of Gothic church architecture, revered tokens of the bending arches of intertwined boughs. The Yuletide custom of decking our churches and our homes with boughs, wreaths and garlands finds its antecedence in heathen sanctuaries. The spirit of Christmas is most magnanimously manifested In York, England, where they carry mistletoe boughs to the high altar of the cathedral and proclaim “a public and universal liberty, pardon and freedom to all sorts of Inferior and wicked people.” They suspend it under the chancel arch and bear It to the city gates, toward the four quarters of heaven. In the varied nomenclature of the word “mistletoe,” according to the nationalities concerned, do we discover the magical virtues with which the weird plant 1b invested. Dr. Johnson says the word is derived from mistion, state of being mingled, tod or toe bush. In German it is mistel, mixed, and Saxon tan (Danish tiene, Dutch teene), twig, sprig. In Armorican, Welsh and Irish it is all yach, or its equivalent for all heal; and Pliny calls it omnia sanans, & term of similar import. In upper Germany on Christmas morning they go about knocking on each other’s doors, shouting “Gut hyl,” the synonym for the Druid name. In Brittany it is the herb de la Croix, which heals fevers and gives strength for wrestling. At the time of George I. It was called lignum sancta crucls—wood of the holy cross —so highly were its medicinal properties esteemed. Hung about the neck it renders witches powerless. is used In houses to drive out evil spirits. It is an amulet against poisons, and the inhabitants of Elgin and Moray keep it as charms. Throughout Britannia It had a place assigned to it in every kitchen, and a young man was deemed to have the right to kiss any lassie caught beneath the cherished branch, plucking off a berry - with each kiss. If a maid were not kissed under the mistletoe it was a sign that she would not marry during the ensuing year, a tradition still prevailing. Even Mr. Pickwick availed himself of the pleasant privilege despite his oft-quoted injunction. To dream of mistletoe presages wealth, and in the language of flowers it signifies: I surmount all difficulties. The Cymric, Celtic, Gaelic, Teutonic

iwraiswit the World, beat strongly— /[/I s the season of hope; J/ j //‘in I the doubts that have J J f'l ' 1 oa*U r sd life’s general scope. I * e snow germs are stirring, / □mer long flown; / >se unerring: •• , ] ads that are sown. Id, beat gayly—on of mirth, U n when dally In the earth. |l ootns and the spindles, he silence there rings ren that kindles ~ BE nly things. CjP i, beat kindly—on of love; m to grope blindly, ties thereof. . to this lesson—isury’s key—r bless thee and thy neighbor, ] jhvmQHM sep as the sea. Kntf —Harper’s Weekly.

and Norse traditions all emphasis* the exorcising, as well as the amatory propensities of the waxen spray. The Scandinavians have it consecrated to Freya, or Freyja—“from whom flows every blessing, the winning smile, the melting kiss.” She is the Venus of the Norse pantheon, the ‘goddess or love, of peace, joy, laughter, fruitfulness, bringing increase “to field and stall,” and also the tutelary deity presiding over nuptials and child birth. A popular myth relates how Baldur, the wisest and noblest of the gods, is a victim of the inveterate hatred of Lokj, the Satan of the Eddas. The demon is bent on the destruction of the pre-eminently good god, so he and his emissaries begin their persecutions by throwing missiles of all descriptions at Baldur, all of which prove harmless, since the deity is under the protection of his mother, Freyja. In desperation Loki, disguised as an old woman', is admitted to the celestial abode of Freyja, who innocently betrays the fact that all things had taken an oath to protect Baldur excepting the mistletoe, which, being a parasite, was too feeble to harm. In secret joy the demon hastens back to Baldur, on the way fashioning an arrow of mistletoe, which soon pierces the heart of the divinity. After a sojourn in Hell —or Hades —the peaceful abode of the dead, the Saviour is restored to life, and on his resurrection he consect-ates the mistletoe to Freyja—all of which enshrouds divine truths in image , and symbol. Astrologically Venus governs the mistletoe, as well as the lips, and all the tender demonstrations of Love, so let us ever propitiate the benignant goddess and — ‘ Hang up Love’s mistletoe over the earth, And let us kiss under it all the year round.”

DISTRIBUTING CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

Last year we bought a large, flat clothes basket, draped it with white cheese cloth,v and trimmed it with holly, and then filled it with our Christmas packages for the family. We went into the room one at a time and deposited our gifts, and when the pile was completed, spread a large sheet of holly crepe paper on top.. We sat around the dining room table with the basket in the center; and the youngest member of the family took the gifts from the basket. Only one package was presented at a time and the recipient opened it and all saw and admired It before passing on to the next. We had original verses and apt quotations written on many of the bundles which the distributor read aloud and all enjoyed the fun. —Housekeeper.

One Kind of Emptiness.

Two hunters had “beaten” the trail along the marshes or Long Island for three dayß with an unusually small bag resulting. The food supply had run out much ahead of scheduled time; far worse, the “liquid ammunition” had been exhausted in the early stages of the hunt. After following the coast vainly for three hours, looking for some sign of habitation, they spied an empty house on the beach. “Go in and look it .over, Bill,” said one. He did so, returning in a moment empty-handed. “Anything in there?” asked his companion, expectantly. “Nope,” replied his running mate, with a profound sigh—“nothing but two empty bottles full of water.”— Everybody’s Magazine.

TIPS FOR THE HOUSEKEEPER

and Labor Hi Various Horaehold Duties. Keep your clothes pins in a small basket with a handle to it. and on the handle put a hook —one of the “8" hooka, with a curve at each end. Hook the basket on the line when hanging up clothes, and as you proceed push it along the lira Just ahead of you. This saves stooping. A cork soaked in oil makes a good substitute for glass stopper. When mending woven underwear it is always best to use a small embroidery frame. Back-and-forward darning, even in large holes, may then be accomplished with very little difficulty. • / Flower pot stains may be removed from window sills with fine wood ashes. A woman who makes delectable omelets cooks them as usual over the fire until they are set and then puts the omelet pan under the broiler of the gas stove and lets the top brown. ,Thi« makes them sightly without hardening the eggs. ‘ When a tucked blouse is being made the plaits should always be stitched before the material is made up, and the row of tucks ironed so that they lie flat and straight.

Never go in for cheap dish towels if you dislike dingy effects. Linen ones keep much whiter than cotton, as the latter turn gray from constant use, however carefully handled. Never let dish water dry in the towels. They should be washed after each using, and once a day a bit of washing soda may be added to the water. Rinsing in cold rather than hot water keeps the towels whiter. Before using the inner dish of the new casserole put it in a pan filled with cold wathr, set it on back of stove and bring to boil, boiling five minutes. This tempers the earthenware and makes cracks less common. Tiled vestibules, especially the oldfashioned black and white tiles, may be kept shiny by rubbing once a week with a lettle linseed oil. Polish with a dry cloth or chamois.

With & vegetable cutter cut enough balls from raw potatoes to make two cupfuls. Boil in salted water till done, but not broken. Peel and boil in salted water till slightly tender two cupfuls of white button onions. Boil half a dozen tender beets in salted water, and, when cold, cut balls from them with the vegetable cutter. Chill all these separately. At serving time cover a platter with crisp lettuce. Marinate the potato balls with French dressing, roll each one in parsley and celery leaves minced .fine together, and heap in the center of the platter. Arrange the little white onions next and the beets around the outside against the green bordering of lettuce. Over the onions and beets pour French dressing, a tablespoonful at a time, being careful not to disturb the green coated potato balls in the center

Cut up the chicken, place it in a deep saucepan and fry to a light brown color in butter. Take out the chicken, and fry chopped onion in the same butter until pale brown'; add one dessertspoonful of curry powder and fry a little, constantly stirring; put the chicken in again, with one dessertspoonful of grated cocoanut, three cloves and a small stick of cinnamon. Mix well. Add one gill of rich brown sauce, one half gill of tomato pulp and onedialf gill of. stock or water. Boil up and skim. Cover and let simmer 40 minutes. Ten minutes before serving salt to taste and add the juice of one-half a lemon. Serve with plain boiled rice.

One pint flour, one-half teaspoon salt, one-half teaspoon soda, one tear spoon cream tartar, two tablespoons, butter worked into the flour, one-half pint sweet milk. Mix into a smooth dough and bake twenty minutes. When done tear apart, as cutting makes it heavy. Wash and pick over one pint of cranberries with one quart of water. Set pn fire and stew onehalf hour; stir often to prevent burn ing. Spread between the cake ant heap on top whipped cream sweet ened and flavored with vanilla.

Individual Apple Custard.

Pare and quarter six large apples; core and place on the fire with three tablespoonfuls of water.' Let them remain until softened. To one-half pound of sugar add the Juice of two lemons and the grated rind of one. Add yolks of four eggfe, mix well, and beat in the apples. Place in individual custard cupa and bake. Serve with a garnish of whipped cream circles with a maraschino cherry in the center. — Harper's Bazar.

, Delicious Muffins. For one dozen: One egg beaten well, qpe cup sweet milk, three heaping tablespoonfuls of sugar, two and one-half cupa of flour, two tsaspoonfuls of oream tartar, one teaspoonful of soda, pinch of salt, two tablespoonfids of melted butetr. „

ALL AROUND the HOUSE

Marble Salad.

Curried Chicken, Madras Style.

Cranberry Shortcake.

OFFICIAL INVITATION TO AMERICANS

,HOW ROBERT ROGERS, MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR, IN WINNIPEG ADDRESS, IBBUES WELCOME OF AMERICXNB TO WESTERN CANADA. i M During the course of aVeply to an address presented to Hon. Robert Rogers, the newly appointed Minister of the Interior of Canada at a. banquet given at Winnipeg in his honor that gentleman spoke on Immigration. The tone of his remarks was that he Intended to pursue an aggressive and for* ward policy In the matter of immigration. In part, he said: "The most important branch perhaps of that department (Interior) is that of Immigration. “If there Is anything more than another we want here it Is a greater population, and it shall be my duty to present to the people in all parts of the world where desirable emigrants are to be found the advantages and the great possibilities of this country. We have received In the past a reasonably large immigration from south of the International boundary, and in this connection let me say just a word for our American cousins who,have found happy homes amongst us, and those whom we hope to welcome In greater numbers in the years to come. There are hundreds of thousands of them in our prairie provinces, happy in the enjoyment of a freedom as great as they ever knew, and all contributing in a material way towards the development of Canada. We are not blind to their value as settlers. They come better equipped with scientific farming knowledge than most of our emigrants, and constitute without doubt the wealthiest class of emigrants any new country has ever known. As head of the immigration department it will be my privilege to offer them a welcome hearty and sincere, and to so contribute to their welfare that under the protecting folds of the Union Jack they will enjoy as great a degree of liberty and happiness as under the Stars and Stripes., The Borden government cherishes nothing but the kindliest feelings for the people of the great republic to the south, and will do all in its power to increase the bonds of kinship and neighbourly {mod feeling that has so long existed. (Hear, hear.) “While we adopt a vigorous emigration policy in that country, we will also adopt the same vigorous policy in other parts of the world. We will go to England, Ireland and Scotland, and every other country irrespective of race, creed or nationality, where we can find suitable and desirable emigrants for this great country. I think much good work can be done In those countries, and especially perhaps at the present time in England, Ireland and Scotland. Now, then, it will be my duty to stir up that policy in the most vigorous manner possible.”

A DIFFERENCE.

Tessie—l suppose you won’t marry unless you find one girl in a million. Tom—No; with a milion.

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Age of an Egg. In a glass of water the fresh egg will assume s horizontal position. Ths egg of three to five days makes with the horizon an angle of 20 degrees. The angle-Increases to 45 degress for an egg eight days old, to 75 for one of three weeks, and at 30 days ths egg rests on Its point Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cun constipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure the cause and you cun the disease. Easy to take. It It Is ,i sals to trust God in anything it is sass to trust him in svsrythlng. . Boms girls would loss out, even If •vary w was s laap year. W —•