The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1936 Page: 7 of 8
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Home
ALICE Ex
GREAT preparatibns were in
progress, for the annual
Christmas reunion at the
Thomas home in Glendale. Lauris
was decorating the living room
with streamers of red and ■ green
and hanging bells and mistletoe
above the doors. The holly wreaths
were already hung and father' had
arranged the colored lights on the
evergreens in the front yard the
night before.
“Will be home for Christmas.”
“Johnny."
Mather had.proudly read the tel-
egram aloud to the family and all
were simply bursting with holiday
enthusiasm, for Johnny was really’
coming home.
"Lauris dear, won’t you please
baste the turkey? and "Bonny Jean,
you may pick over the cranberries
for mother.”
All was hustle and bustle in the
kitchen of fragrant odors. Mother
was wholly surrounded by delicious
sour cream cookies which she was
busily tinting in the Christmas col-
ors of red and green. The refresh-
ing aroma of the traditional carda-
mom seed and of the spices, was
most pleasing. Even little Tim was
Johnny Stood Aghast Taking in the
Whole Situation.
privileged to aid in this glorious
Christmas' preparation when moth-
er told him he could pile the cook-
ies into the cooky jar, counting
them as he did so.
When things were well on their
way toward completion, mother
sent the children into the living
room. “I want you to pack all the
gifts in that large box the grocer
brought," said mother, “and wrap
that holly paper around it so it will
took more Christmas-like."
“All right, mother,” they shouted,
in a chorus of happy voices, as
they scampered in. They had glo-
rious fun amongst the gifts slyly
peeping beneath the sides of the
gaily colored wrappers and feeling
to try and guess the contents.
Mother chuckled within as she
heard the merry peals of laughter
and happy confusion.
Soon all was in readiness and the
late afternoon sun was casting its
long wintry shadows across the
snow coated landscape. The sooth-
ing twilight on Christmas eve was
at hand in all its splendor and the
happy family gathered about the
gorgeously lighted Christmas tree
personal differences without cen-
sure that companionship, in the
home or out of it, develops best.
Even when children are young,
they must be allowed a modicum
1. Who were the Visigoths?
2. What battles of the World
War were fought in South Ameri-
3. What was December's order
in the Roman calendar?
4. What astrological signs cover
December?
9. What event in American hi»-
'T'O MOST persons there comes
x sometime in their lives the
opportunity for a choice between
independence and loneliness or ties
and affection. The wise mature
person thinks long before choosing
the former above the latter. There
are many young people, however,
who feel so sure of themselves
and their ability to “get along
all right” that they are irked by
the least restraint. They throw it
off, only to discover later in life
that affection is worth the curtail-
ing restraint and dependence en-
tailed. Companionship has been
their portion up to the time of
their decision that dependence is
what they must have, at any cost.
They have no idea of what lone-
liness means.
Separation.
The adult who is separated from
his family because of distance,
domestic estrangement, or who
has outlived the other members,
realizes to the full what it means
to be alone. It is when estrange-
ment causes the separation that
there are times when the alone-
ness is bearable or agreeable, but
these times are interrupted by
hours when the feeling of loneli-
ness creeps over him (or her),
and companionship, though with
but a small degree of affection, b
craved.
Individuality.
Human nature is so constituted
that people cannot live in the same
atmosphere and always see eye to
eye. There is wisdom m this plan.
Individuality would be quelled if
what any person thought (how-
ever beloved) could always be j
accepted without dissent by those
around him (or her). Nor can ac-
tions of even those dear to us, in-
variably meet with our approval,
whether expressed or u n e x-
pressed.
It is when we learn to permit
of such freedom or when older
they will long to break away, and
if they do then there is loneliness
in store for the youth, and sadness
left in the home.
Divoree.
Married couples, when they con-
template divorce, have the choice
between independence plus lone-
liness, or dependence, each on
the other with affection restored,
or remaining less than could be
desired. It may be there is incom-
patability, but it should be re-
membered that no two persons,
married or single, can live to-
gether under the same roof and
always be congenial. However,
this does not signify that at heart
affection is gone. Separation
means loneliness for one or both
of them.
Families.
Within a family there is sure to
be some dissension at times—
young folk may quarrel and adults
dispute. But when these times are
over, the ties of affection, the as-
sociations that intertwine, and the
fabric of their lives so closely
woven together, should prove a
firm foundation for continued com-
panionship. The door to loneliness
should remain barred.
© Bell Syndicate.—WXU Service.
Blocking Ratification
It takes 13 states to block rati-
fication of an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States.
This function is not based on pop-
ulation in any way. The 13 states
with the smallest aggregate pop-
ulation — about six million — can
block ratification as successfully
as 13 of the most populous states.
tory happened December 21, 1620?
6. How many primary colors
in the spectrum?
7. What is a charge d’affaires?
8. How many of the United
States border on the Gulf of Mex-
ico?
9. What does "spirituelle"
mean?
10. Who wrote of Gascon D’Ar-
tagnan?
11. What does "pro rata” mean?
12. What does “grizzly” mean?
Answers
1. The western Goths.
2. The defeat of the British by
Von Spee off Coronel, and Stan-
dee's victory over the Germans
off the Falklands.
3. The tenth month.
4. Sagittarius and Capricornus.
5. The landing of the Pilgrims.
6. Seven.
7; One in charge of diplomatic
business in absence of minister
or ambassador.
8. Five; Texas, Louisiana. Mis-
sissippi, Alabama and Florida.
9. Characterized by refinement
and grace.
10. Alexandre Dumas. —■
11. In proportion.
12. Somewhat gray.
Earnest Resolution
To think we are able is almost
to be so; to determine upon at-
tainment is frequently attainment
itself; earnest resolution has oft-
en seemed to have about it al-
most a savor of omnipotence.—
Samuel Smiles.
Dinned
GUESTS
HOLLAND'S SANTA
CANDLES AND CHRISTMAS
people, while a
be sufficient for
at least
u n d s
since
turkeys
develop
a flavor,
the size
Robinson said.
Whether the turkey is chosen
from the home flock or bought at
a market it should be a fat, plump
bird and preferably a young one.
The skin should be smooth and
clean, and the breast and thighs
plump and meaty. The bird should
be reasonably fat, since the (at im-
parts a better flavor and prevents
the dry, tasteless flavor common to
turkeys in poor flesh.
C'' ANDLES have become asso-
ciated with Christmas and
with church ceremony because
during the early ages when
Christians were persecuted they
were forced to hold their assem-
blies of the followers of Christ in
the darkness just before the
dawn, the room lit by candles.
CHILDREN of Holland believe
that St. Nicholas was a kind-
hearted Spanish bishop who had
heard about their land of dikes,
windmills and tulips and decided
to pay it a visit, says Johan Hart
in "Picture Tales from Holland.”
He arrived there long years ago on
December 5, and began giving chil-
dren presents. Since then he has
always returned on that night to fill
the wooden shoes of Dutch children
with gifts. The children in turn
leave out some carrots or hay for
his horse.
grinned
There
window
sight.
“Oh, mother, look at poor old
Mrs. Johnson sitting all alone over
there in her window seat. Doesn't
she look lonesome though?” said
Bonny Jean.
“Let’s invite her over for the
evening,” suggested mother. “She
was telling me the other day that
her son. Joseph, would no be home
for' Christmas."
“Yes, let's," they all chimed in,
beaming with the Christmas spirit.
“That’s a very fine idea,” agreed
father, smiling kindly. “You run
over, Tim, my boy, and ask her if
she would care to join us.”
“Oh boy,” shouted little Tim,
chuckling at the opportunity of get-
ting out to throw a snowball.
Some moments later, the dear
little lady was in their midst, smil-
ing her gratitude toward each one
of them.
“It was kind of you to offer to
share your Christmas with me,”
she said. “It has been pretty lone-
ly this year without my boy.”
Just then the door burst open
and in stepped Santa Claus. The
children almost wrecked him in
their excitement. He dropped his
heavy pack and shouted, “Merry
Christmas,” with all the strength
and energy he possessed.
Mother couldn't stand the sus-
pense another moment. She tore
off his mask and hugged and kissed
him hungrily.
Johnny stood, aghast, taking in
the whole beautiful situation. The
brilliantly lighted tree, the star of
Bethlehem gleaming at its peak
and little Tim jingling a rope of
sleighbells all in his honor.
But the best was yet to come, for
he opened the door and in stepped
a tall, handsome soldier, his face
flushed with a happy holiday smile,
his garments covered with the
Christmas snow.
“Hello, mother," he said, as he
rushed into the out-stretched arms
of the smiling Mrs. Johnson.
After all questions had been sat-
isfactorily answered. Lauris began
singing at the top of her voice,
“When Santa Comes Marching
Home.” The others sensing the
grand idea, joined in with a jolly
good spirit of fun, in the combined
Christmas reunion.
C Western Newspaper Union.
to'aWait their Santa Claus. Father
was cozily seated in his own easy
chair, holding forth in his usual
jovial manner, always calm and
silent and truly understanding.
“Soon now, my children,” said
father, "we shall hear the train
whistle which is to bring our Johny
home.”
Johnny had mentioned that he did
npt wish to be met at the station
and his desires had been duly re-
spected. ;
Instead of a • train whistle, they
heard the loud roaring and buzzing
of an airplane.
"Oh, I bet Johnny is coming by
plane,” shouted Lauris.
“I just bet he is, too,” cried Tim,
all excited.
“I wouldn’t be surprised,"
father, knowin^'y.
was a rush to the frosted
to see if anything was in
CHOOSING a Christmas turkey
of the right size this year
will assure every guest plen-
ty of delicious meat and at the
same time avoid the usual post-
Christmas series of turkey hash
meals, according to Miss Anna-
belle Robinson, associate in home
economics education at the College
of Agriculture, University of Illi-
nois.
A general “rule of the thumb”
t® to allow three-fourths to a pound
of dressed tur-
key for each
guest. 1. the bird
is to be served
with dressing
the *i-pound al-
lowance probab-
ly will be ample.
If there is no
dressing, more
meat will be
needed, and the
larger allowance
will be tha saf-
est.
At the above
rates a 15-pound
turke. will feed
approximately 20
10-pound bird will
13 guests. Since many families do
not plan to have more than five or
six at the Christmas table, even
smaller birds probably will be in
demand. However, it usually is bet-
ter to get a bird
Z'k weighing
tcn P0
Arvir’Pi dressed,
W smaller
MAy ■-yblr do not
as fine
Unless
of the turkey is
entirely out of
proportion to the
number of din-
ner guests,
enough will be
left for only one
or two meals of
cold turkey, Miss
Choosing
Bird for
Christmas
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THE NEW ULM ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1934
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