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THE SCHULENBURG STICKER, SCHULENBURG, TEXAS
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N MANY millions of homes
this year there will be no
merry tones In the bells
that ring throughout the
Christian world on Christ-
t?\f | £3( mas day. To mothers,
wives, sweethearts, who
have lost sons, husbands,
lovers, in the world madness, Christ-
mas bells win sound as harsh, metal-
lic clangor, crystallizing sadness and
, despair. Perhaps the women whose
men are in the armies will receive in
the music from the church towers mes-
ages of hope and Inspiration.
B&t speaking metaphorically, how
t Yuletide bells ring and just when
they ring, who rings them and how
are matters of national taste
will seem queer to yon U while
happen to be roystering In Spain,
think of Sweden kneeling in sol-
or in England eating your way
Christmas day, yon consider
tne Russians chanting the myths of
the Goddess of the Sun, or In Italy
listening to the children reciting their
<go42y pieces In the streets, yon remem-
ber New York and Ms theaters with
"special Christmas performances."
Christmas in England never has re-
*ned the measure of pure revelry it
[ before the reformation. Only the
its at those hearty tim<y when
9 land was glutted with epicurean
are what are left for old
today, but these are enough
the celebration distinct in Its
Ity. Wherever Christmas is
In the British Isles there Is a
l pudding, that heaviest of edibles
Jeenjs to Improve in taste with
ay pound tipped off on t£e scales.
Ireland they accompany a gen-
>us slice with long drinks at what
7 call 'lamb*8"Wool,H made by bruis-
apples mixed with ale or
If food and drink are the great*
of Jollity, there are no mer-
t in the land than these
But there is little Christ-
lore and superstition. Now and
yon will bear some old fireside
drone away about the bad con-
of a red and dusky New
day, or peer out anxiously for
visitor, whose sex determines
or IB luck during the coming
The authors have put into
Just what yon would do if you
passing your Christmas day with
time w -£ack the ban
branches brave and tall,
pine and hemlock bright
Yule-log's dancing light
tales of field and Qght
Christmas time. .
time we pile the board
flesh and fruit and vintage
stored.
*mid, the laughter and the glow
tread a measure soft and slow,
Use beneath the mistletoe
At Christmas time.
ormany has no long years of riot-.
Qhrlstmases to look back upon.
Is no country in peace times
the Celebration Is more whole-
merry than in Germany. The
begin a Week before Christ-
_ to taring in evergreens of all
wjiich they pile up in the public
of the dtles and towns until
look like forests of pines and
Not one tree, but two, each
family must have and thdse too
to buy them are assisted by those
have plenty. St Nicholas is the
fellow at the bottom of this sea-
merriment On the eve of St
day, December 6, the Christ-
festival begins. That is the day
the German children behave!
a man who is good at keeping
impersonates the saint and
around Inquiring how the chil-
bave acted during the year. He
a bundle of birch switches
him and leaves them in the homes
where he thinks they may be needed.
The day before Christmas in Ger-
(peace time Germany, rentem-
the mothers trim the house from
to bottom with strings of hard-
Christmas cakes and railing
When it eomeS to trimming
trees themselves, then
may play out In the yard, take a
or get out of the way some-
for this Is secret business be-
and Kris Krlngle. Chi
8ky Signs in London.
failure of the siren to rise
the "roar of London" has caused
otboritles to eaperiment with sky
a. Once before the government
a difficulty In warning
of an enemy,
threatened
Invasion elaborate prep-
made to cut the mate
London. The warn-
to
was to be
At
tables under the trees are the gifts,
surprising gifts they would seem to
some—a soap-rose, an artificial flower,
knitted lace, a Christmas cake, or a
sausage or cheese. Most of them have
verses attached, written in curious me-
ter. Not until six .o'clock in the eve-
ning are the doors open for the fes-
tivity of the trees. Tonight the horses
and cows of the German farmers have
peculiar gifts. It is said that the cat-
tle kneel on Christmas eve and say
a few animal prayers. It is a very
great sin to listen to their conversa-
tion, else it would be recorded here.
If reindeer could talk on Christmas
eve, the ones that pull the family
sleighs of the Lapps of Lapland, what
wouldn't they tell of long journeys over
ice and snow for days before Christ-
mas in order to have their masters
and the children at church on Christ-
mas morning I Miles over the snow
come the people of the North to hear
the familiar monotoned message of
the birth of the Cfcrlstchlld from their
pastors. There is no lightness In this
ceremony, nor any gifts ^for the chil-
dren, nor gay music. The tent or hut
homes are filled with guests for the
Christmas holidays, so full that there
Is no room for evergreens or candles.
They their Christmas with faces
as solemn as mummies and make the
attendant ceremonies as unjoyful as
possible. Marriages are performed dur-
ing the season, children are sent to
school for a few weeks, babies are
Christened, the dead are burled, and
liquor is sent around with lavishness.
This Is Christmas for the Lapps. Who
will change with them? /
Norway outside of Lapland has a
more Joyous time of it Norwegian
children have Christmas trees and lit-
tle gifts that are hidden In out-of-the-
way corners for them to find. Every
bird in Norway must know of an ap-
proaching Christmas, for the boys and
girls tie'oats and corn on the trees,
the fences, the tops of houses and
barns, and on high poles they erect In
their yards so that the birds may feast
with them. What a chattering there
must be tit Norway on Christmas morn-
ing! After a day of feasting and
church services, little boys with white
mantles and star-shaped lanterns, car-
rying dolls to represent the Virgin
Mary and the ChristcWld, sing carols
'in the homes. Strolling musicians
serenade at twilight >
To be Clean for Christmas is the
problem that haunts the Swedish
housewife. For days she scours and
scrubs and washes. Not a piece of
trimming or furniture is left unpol-
ished. All dirt Is sinful, and must not
be tolerated at this holy season. While
the cleaning Is going on, there is the
baking of Christmas breads, ring-
shaped, that must dry under the
beams for a week or two, and the
brewing of spiced drinks. A wine that
the Swedish women make with al-
monds and spices Is an aromatic quaff
with a holiday smell. Never can there
be a proper Christmas In Sweden with-
out home-made cheeses, especially the
sweet ones made of boiled sweet m'lk
and molded fantastically. Santa Clans
appears in person to Swedish children
and distributes hls*sled of gifts. When
he has disappeared as mysteriously as
he came, they join hands and sing
Christmas jingles until they work up
a fine appetite for Christmas mush,
an Indispensable sweet—rice boiled a
long time in milk with cinnamon and
sugar, with blanched almonds for fla-
vor, to be eaten with cream. Christ-
IMS fish in Sweden has the same share
Of respectability that rare roast beef
hop in England. It is buried for days
In wood ashes, then boiled and served
with hot milk. Sled parties of forty
or fifty sleds each go to church on
Christmas morning, with the ringing
of long rows of sleigh bells and festive
trappings. The day Itself Is one of
peace and quiet But on the next day
the fun begins, and continues until all
their four holidays are over—Christ-
mas, the day after, the twelfth day,
and the twentieth. The ceremony of
untrimming the tree is as much of a
frolic as its decoration. There are no
house greens to take down, because
this Is their sign of mourning, but
there are flowers If they chn be ob-
tained.
transports were sighted. Various
means o< communicating the warning
were tried, and in the end it was de-
cided that beacons should be used by
night and smoke clouds by day. Many
false alarms were given, but though
Napoleon's troops were on the point
of embarking on more than one occa-
sion they never left Boulogne.—Dun-
dee Advertiser.
Cowhide Horseshoes,
of cowhide are, it is
la Australia.
Christmas turkeys In Denmark are
geese that share honors at the Christ-
mas feast with a special kind of cake.
The salt-cellar remains on the table
throughout Yuletide just to uphold
tradition., At midnight on Christmas
eve those who have fruit trees take
lanterns and a stick and find their
Way Into the orchards. Each tree is
struck three times by the head of the
house with the Injunction, "Rejoice
and be fruitful." Np one who can
possibly avoid it works from Christ-
mas until after New Year's day.
"Greetings for the Lord's birth" Is
the Russian way of saying, "Merry
Christmas,"' to which the answer is,
"God be with yon." Besides celebrat-
ing the nativity, the Russians cherish
a mystical lore of the Goddess of the
Sun, who, at Christmas time, was sup-
posed to enter her sledge, dressed in
gorgeous robes and headdress, and
turn her horses toward summer. Here
and there In the great country a vil-
lage maiden, dressed In white and
drawn on a sledge from house to
house, represents the Goddess of the
Sun, while her retinue sing carols.
After attending a Christmas eve serv-
ice in church, Russians set out to have
a frolicking Christmas In a community
way. One who has a large house in-
vites many other households, which
come bringing cakes and other sweets.
They would freeze in their sledges
rather than alight before receiving the
greetings of host and hostess. There
are a large feafet, games, snowballing,
and recitations and songs, sometimes
lasting throughout the night One
wonders how revolutionary Russia,
anarchistic and warworn, will cele-
brate the Holy Child's birth this year.
France has a quiet Christmas, giv*
ing less prominence to It than to any
of the other- days in the holiday cal-
endar. Old folks In the provinces tell
about times when Christmas was a
gay season, celebrated with great romp
and joy. The shopkeepers furbish
their stalls for the gift season, and
the confectioners make those delicious
little cakes with sugar forms of the
Christchild on top Scraps of Yule-
tide tradition are dearly held In the
homes of some of the peasants. The
ashes of the great Yule log are thought
to be protection against lightning and
bad luck; the old log has magic power
to fill with peppermints shoes left
beside it and its ashes dropped Into
medicine have wonderful curative pow-
ers. French children have Christmas
trees and little cradles made of ever-
greens, representations of the hdly
manger. France sings carols through
the whole month of December, stroll-
ing musicians playing their Noels from
house to house. The presence of
American soldiers there this year un-
doubtedly will alter the ancient cus-
toms of the people Bomewhat
Christmas- in Italy means a chil-
dren's season, wherein the little folks
reconsecrate themselves by singing
and reciting pieces In the streets,
and In Spain It means no end of social
gayety among the young folks, almost
to the point of such roystering as
Americans indulge in on Hallowe'en.
In America it seems to be a gala com-
bination of these old-world customs
and others with a little more lavish-
ness and good-time display.—From
"Yuletide In Many Lands," by Mary P,
Prlngle and Clara A. Urann.
His Little Jest
"I thought you were an ardent food
conservationist—signed the pledge and
all that"
"That's true."
"Then why complain so loudly when
I phone you that I won't be home to
'dinner?"
Probably So.
•That fellow robbed me once."
"He robbed me, too,"
"Fate will overtake him some time."
"I dunno."
"Huh?"
Tve given up most of my ideas
about getting revenge. I've come to
the conclusion that fate must nolle
proa quite a few cases."
A True Philosopher.
•■What is. the philosopher's stone r
"I guess that Is the stone we float
fellow."
chuck at the other
GOOD COWS ARE PROFITABLE
Farmers Must Learn to Grow More
Feed and Use Silo to Preserve
Corn and Kafir.
(By A. C. BAER, Department of Dairy-
ing:. Oklahoma A. and M. College,
Ptillwater.)
The dairyman who sells off his cows
on account of the high price of all
farm products Is making a mistake.
The world will need dairy products
for years after the war. The number
of cows in Europe Is greatly reduced.
Good prices for butter, cheese and
milk are assured for years to come,
and dairying will remain a profitable
Industry, even if feeds are high-priced.
Farmejj^ of Oklahoma must learn to
grow more feed for cows, and use the
silo to preserve and provide for the
palatable corn and kaflr plants, which
are cheap and nutritious cow feeds.
Farmers should, however, not waste
high-priced feeds on poor cows. When
cows do not pay for their feed during
normal times it would be unwise to
keep the poor cows during this period
of high prices for farm products and
feeds.
Good cows are always profitable
and the demand for good cows will
always be greater than the supply.
Good cows are worth $25 to $75 more
for dairy purposes than can be real-
ized for them as beef. Keep all of
your good cows.
BEEF CATTLE WINTER FEEDS
Straw and Shocked Corn Can Be Util<
(zed—Rations Suggested for
Breeding Cows.
Beef cattle may be kept over the
winter in fair shape by feeding rough
feeds mixed with rich foods, and in
the spring they will be in condition
to put on good grains from pasture.
Straw and shocked corn can be used
8horthorn Heifer.
in this way, so don't allow the straw
to become damaged, and plan to use
the shocked corn.
The following rations are suggested
for wintering breeding cows:
Ration 1—Straw, 10 pounds; silage,
20 pounds; cottonseed meal, 1%
pounds.
Ration 2—Straw, 20 pounds; cot-
tonseed cake or cake, 2 pounds.
Ration 3—Straw, 10 pounds;
shocked corn, 10 pounds; cottonseed
meal, 1 pound.
Cattle bought In the fall and kept
over winter in this way might cost
less than would have to be paid for
them in the spring, and the farmer
would have more manure to put on
his crops.
AVOIDABLE WASTE OF SEED
Former Louisiana County Agent Says
Loss Is Caused by Careless
Handling at Mills.
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
There Is no greater avoidable waste
In the South than that of cotton seed
rotting at gins and oil mills, according
to W. C. Hudson of Alexandria, La.,
a former county agent who says this
waste is due to careless handling, par-
ticularly at the oil mills.
He then tells how the waste may be
avoided by having the cotton dry when
It is ginned and by having drier at the
mills to dry the seed, or by having It
spread out carefully. Ordinarily thia
seed yields about forty gallons of oil
to the ton of seed, but if the seed is
allowed to rot the oil Is Inferior and
fit only for soap making. Thevoll meal
is also of low grade, and this means
a great waste of the good foodstuff In
cotton seed—forty gallons of oil to the
ton and over 1,000 pounds of meal.
IMPORTANCE OF CORN CROP
8hown by Comparison With That of
Two Other Great Staples, Wheat
and Cotton.
The Importance of the corn crop In
this country Is shown by comparing
the amount produced with that of our
other great staples, wheat and cotton.
We will produce probably three bil-
lion bushels of corn this year, aa
against six hundred million of wheat
and some less than twelve million
bales of Cotton.
PERMIT SOW TO WEAN PIGS
Young Porkers Are Always More
Thrifty Than Those Taken Away
Early—Hard on* 8ow.
Pigs that are allowed to run with
the sow until she weans them herself
are always more thrifty than those
that are weaned early. Of course this
is pretty hard on the sow, but if she
Is full fed on mllk-produclng feed she
will not suffer greatly.
Always Have PERUNA
Mrs. L. A. Patterson, 1399 Kentucky
St, Memphis, Tennessee, writes:.
"I have been a friend of Peruna
for many years. I have used it off
and on for catarrhal complaints and
found it a very excellent remedy.
I have a small family of children.
Times are hard with us, but I can
scarcely afford to do without Peru-
na, especially during the season of
the year when coughs and colds
are prevalent, We always recom-
mend Peruna to our neighbors, tor
the benefit it has been to us,"
For
Coughs
and Colds
in the
Home. Recommend
It to Our Neighbors.
Those who object to liquid medi-
cines can prooure Peruna Tablets.
Natural Affinity.
Manager—Do you want this role?
Actor—Is there any "dough" In it?
-Baltimore American.
Whenever Ton Need a General Tonic
Take Grove's
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen-
eral Tonic because it contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININB and
IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out
Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. 60 cents
Appropriate.
"Just look how those old maids are
almost dragging that young drummer
into their hotel."
"Yes—it's what might be called the
'Haul;of the Ancients.'"
THI8 13 THE AGE OF YOUTH.
You will look ten years younger if you
darken your ugly, grizzly, gray hairs by
using "La Creole" Hair Dressing.—Adv.
Lots Yet to Be Done.
There may come a time when you'll
be ashamed to admit tnat all you did
in the great war was to buy a few Lib-
erty bonds.—Exchange.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
In Use for Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
General Tendency.
"It costs Algernon three cents tq
send you a letter now."
"Yes," replied Miss Cayenne; "as
with most articles the prices goes up,
but the quality does not improve."
Anoint the eyelids with Roman Eye Bal-
aam at night, and In the morning observe
the refreshed and strengthened sensation In
your eyea Adv.
An Average Load.
"There goes what you might call the
average suburbanite."
"How do you place him?"
"He's carrying home something his
wife asked him to get at a department
store, a steak, a head of lettuce and a
new record for his phonograph."
8partan Women Suffered Untold Tortures
but who wants to be a Spartan? Take
"Femenina" for all female disorders.
Price 50c and $1.00.—Adv.
Some Reason.
Probably pelllah's hair was getting
thin and she became enraged at Sam-
son because he refused to name the
brand of hair tonic-he used.
A BRIGHT, CLEAR COMPLEXION
is always admired, and it is the lauda-
ble ambition of every woman to do all
she can to make herself attractive.
Many of our Southern women have
found that Tetterine Is Invaluable for
clearing up blotches, Itchy patches,
etc., and making the skin soft and
velvety. The worst cases of eczema
and other torturing skin diseases yield
to Tetterine. Sold by druggists or sent
by/ mail for 50c. by Shuptrine Co.,
Savannah, Ga.—Adv.
Holland is short of coaL
Old Stuff.
"What started this row?" inquired
the Judge.
"Fighting talk. He called me a min-
ion."
"What had you called him?"
"A varlet"
"You're both about eight hundred
years behind the times. That might
have been fighting talk during the mid-
dle. ages. It isnt now."
A single dose of Dr. Peery's "Dead Shot"
•will expel Worms or Tapeworm. No second
dose or after purgative necessary. Tones
up the st9mach and Bowela Adv.
Excjting Sport.
"Smiley says all sport is too tame."
"Why don't you suggest airplane
polo to him?"—Lamb.
Love is a malady of the mind that
swells the heart and knocks the stuf-
fing out of the pocketbook.
The Soldier.
We have heard irou une of our <
pondents abroad — somewhe
darkest England, says an
And he relates that an American
dler accompanied him to a shop
London, where he wished to
a book. And while the soldier
waiting, he, too, saw a book he the
he'd like, and asked the young
an its price.
"Three and six, sir,'** answered
shop assistant
"Which Is the three and which Is 1
six?" asked the soldier.
"There aren't two sorts,
book Is three and six."
"Well, that makes nine," said
soldier. "Can't you add? Pll
Nine what—pennies or pounds?"
|pH
dont Gamble
that your heart's all right
sure. Take "Renovine"—
nerve tonic. Price 60c and
Tragedy of the Cuisine.
"Did you tell the cook she
economize?"
"Yes," replied young Mrs.
"She asked me what it meant s
said to avoid waste. She said
no more waist than I have and it
nobody's business anyhow; and
going to leave tomorrow."
Take LA
GB(f$ETS
LAXATIVH SBOMO QUI!
■ts refund money if it falls to cm
signature Is on each box. 30c.
Not a Clean Take.
"Can Alice take the high C?"
"Not without knocking off some
the bars."
SELF DEFENSE
Defeat Backache and Kidney
Trouble With Anuric
Many people In this section have suffer-
ed from rheumatism and kidney trouble
and have found that Anuric was the most
successful remedy to overcome these
painful and dangerous ailments.
The lucky people are those who have
suffered, but who are now well because
they heeded nature's warning signal In
time to correct their trouble with that
wonderful new discovery of Dr. Pierce's
called "An-u-rlc" (double strength). You
should promptly heed these 'warnings,
some of which are dizzy spells, backache,
irregularity of the urine or ■ the painful
twinges of rheumatism, sciatica or lum-
bago. To delay may make possible the
dangerous forms of kidney disease, such
as stone in the bladder. If you want
quick relief buy Anuric now (60c a pack-
age)—or send Dr. Pierce 10c for trial pkg.
This will prove that "Anuric" eliminates
uric acid as hot water melts sugar.
FORT WORTH NEWS
Fort Worth, Texas.—"It is n
pleasure I write saying over
ago I was In business In
New York, and sold Dr. Pie
Uy Medicines and always
gave my customers entire sat
I think every household
these remedies on hand.
them and following the dir
doctor biHs will be saved. I
tatnly recommend them ,to one t
I came to Texas a • ■
ago. I still keep Dr.
clnes in mind and the
Discovery I can hoi
equal. I always keep a t
to take when I feel a little <
and especially as a spring
L. DOWNS, O. L. V. College.
Golden Medical Discovery is i
up in liquid or tablet form
be obtained in any drag store.
60c.—Adv.
Distemper Cured Qi
By using: one bottle of PRAZIER'S DISTEMPER
This remedy Is sold on a strict guarantee to
faction or refund the money; a liquid given on th&
placed in feed. Prevents and cures Influenza, Shipping
Catarrhal Fever, Coughs and Colds. A good Kidney i
no bad after-effects. 91 bottle holds three 50-cent
Send for free horse booklet. Sold by druggists or
from
BINKXEY MEDICAL, CO., X4 Clark St., Xappanee, lad.
Small PiD, Sand
Dose, Small
Price, But
Great in
Every
Other
Way
Genuine bears signature
Carter's
PILLS.
Carter's Little Liver
Hake you feel the joy of living. It is I
to be happy or feel good whea you are
CONSTIPATED
TUs old remedy wifl set you right over
PALLID PEOPLE carter'S""i RON'P*'
Sold for 47 years. For Malaria, Chills and Fevei
a Fine General Strengthening Tonic. 80c asi f LOO at i
Backache of Wome:
How this Woman Suffered
fuid Was Relieved*
Fort Fairfield, Maine. —ft For many
months I suffered from backache caused
by female troubles so I was unable to do
my house work. I took treatments for it
but received no help whatever. Then
some of my friends asked why I did not
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound. I did so and my backache soon
disappeared and I felt like a different
woman, and now have a healthy little
baby girl and do all my house work. I
will always praise Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to women who suf-
fer as I did."—Mrs. Alton D. Oakes,
Fort Fairfield, Maine.
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