Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 16, 1921, Page 10

CHRISTMAS 300 YEARS AGO Firat ‘Yuletide Eve of the Pilgrims Was One Saturated With Grave Fear of Attack. ! YETING about | fires ‘on” Christmas eve, yoavs ago, the Pilgrims ! shore heard a cry In the | woods and jumped to their 1 feet, expectivg A sudden onrush of whooping Indians. The attack falled to materialize. How the Pligrims, 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, i o These poor fellows on sliore did not have any Christmas beer, to drink. About this time, it seems, the beer supply was running low, and Captain Tones of the Mayflower was guarding his stock. Apparently he put every- | hody on a water basis. But Christmas night” he relented. Beer was served to those of the Pilgrims who were on the ship. thelr camp- 300 | on THE BIG COMMUNITY HOLIDAY Christmas Should Not Be Confined te Famlly Celebrations; Make It General Joy Fest. “HRISTMAS:should not be confined to' our own family. Christmas, is _of all days Community Holiday’and the entire community should be taken In for celebrating the occasion. Xvery community should have In the local church, or schoolhouse Christ- mas exercises of some Sort gr other. The giving of recitations is one of the very best trainings for children and | cannot he started too soom. - As §0oD | as they are able to lisp they should be glven a part in Christmag enter- tainments. It Is a means of much plessure to them and something the{ will remember as long as they live. Christmas, in the country of all places, should be a community holl- day. It's too big a thing to be kept all within your family. WP AR R R e (4 Bethlehem. ODAY the whole Christian ) m world' prostrates itself in 4 adoration around the crib of Bethlehenn and rehearses ‘in i accents of love a history which o precedes all: time and will en- dure throughout eternity. As if by _qn. instinct of our higher, spiritual .sature. there well up from the depths of our heart emations which challenge the power of human expression, We-, seem to be lifted out of the sphere of natural endeavor fo put'on a new life and to stretch forward in desire to a blessed- ness, which, though not palpa- ble, is eminently reals=~Cardinal Gibbons. eance B Cakes by Parcel Post. Cakes can besgeut long distances by parcel 'post without so much as crack- ing tho iclng, if they are packed in* this way: Place the cake on a large sheet of heavy waxed paper and apply the frosting, allowing a generous por- tion of the frosting to- extend on the | paper. Plastering the cake to the pa- per helps to keep It in position. ¥old the rest of the paper neatly around the cake and slip under it a piece of caxyd- board or thin board the exact size of | the cake. Put both cake and board {nto a strong cardboard box. A corru- gated box is preferable, as it lessens the jar upon its contents. Fill the box with sawdust or bram, which should | ‘be allowed to settle to the bottom of | all the crevices. Finally, wrap the box in heavy paper and tie It with a strong ord. Discrimination. “Mammy,” said Plekaninay Jim, YT avants you to do me a favor. “Whut kind of a favor?” “I wantg you to shet youse’t out o sight same as me on Christmas eve.” 1 “Whnffoh?” “Well, T ain’ gineter say dut Santy draws no color line. But las’ Christ- mas 1 looked de neighborhood over an’ T kain’t he'p s'picionin’ dat mebbe I'd atan’ a-better chance foh presents if we didn® give him no chance to notice dat dis ain’ a white folies™ residence.” SHE WAS WILLING | Yuletide fast Is coming, dear. M you my wife will be, draw the cash and ?ufe: right n " To be your Christmas tree, £550 for a Christmas Tree, i 'An electrical firm in' London has been busy for some months on & -re- markable Christmas tree, which had ito he sent overseas in time for Christ- irans, day. An immense “Ar” tree, all \in; mptal, is festooned with buuches ibt;f' att,” (Even the grapes have & .\tiny bulb inside them. By turning on ‘& switch. the tree becomes a blaze of #Hght. The cost of this novel tree is S £5%0, but it will last for many yearsi— “Christmas . would not be Christ- roas in Hungray,” said my Hungarian friend,, “without fruit cake.” “Tell me how it is made,” said I. The description she gave me, well, 1 think you will agree with me, that it fairly 'makes your mouth water to think of it. And no wonder, for the luscious loaf must contain citron and orange peel, walnuts and almonds, cherries, dates, spices and hazelnuts. No frosting erowns this,masterpiece, ‘as it would in our country, but even so0, doesn’t it make you hungry? Gingerbread boys are always baked £or the children at holiday time in #fmgary. Currants make features, and buttons, but 1/Are again no frost- ing is used. Small sugar cakes belong to the littte folks, too. g Before Christmas, cakes are plaged: on the, table, and are eaten and re- placed until after Chrigtmas.. Suca generous hospitality! ' 4 One of the large cakes is the fa- mous. “Torte.” It reaches twelve lay- ers high, just think' of it. The layers are very thin, though, and their fill- Ling is made Xf chocolate and butter. The top layer is covered with burnt sugar. Oh, yum. Walnut cake is an- other of these larger delicacies made in a long flat loaf. Ity principle dis- tinction is its walnuts cooked in milk and honey. Among the gems of the baking art that are a delight to the palate, are some of the Austrian confections. ‘DIRE CONVULSION OF NATURE ‘Volcanic Disturbance of 1883 One of - the Most Vielent of Which There i 1s Any Record. Krakatou, a volcanic island In the Strait of Sunda, between Java and Sumatra, was in 1883 the scene of one of the most tremendous volcanic disturbances on record. The crater walls fell in, together with a part of the ocean bed, carrying with it two- thirds of the island. which had a total area before ‘the. eruption of 13 square ‘nilles, and, creating two small islands, which subsequently dlsappeared. ~At the same time a gigantic ocean wave inundated the adjolning coasts of Java and Sumatra, causing a loss of 36,500 Ii¥éx and the destruction of 300 vil- lages, and then careered round the en- tive globe. The nolse of tha eruption wis heard for a distance of 2,000 and even 8000 miles. The occurrence like- wise ‘set up a series of concantric at- mospherle waves, which traveled at Jéast three times around the earth, The dust and other finely com- minuted: debris cast up by the explo- slon gave rise durlug three years or more to weird sun glows of wondroys beauty, those seen in Canada and oth- er parts -of North America in Novem- ber, 1883, being especlally grand. ' Who's wnot * TThe child, the pride of the nelghbor- Lood because of his keen intelligence, was left to play at the home of a neigh- 'bor. 'There was something different about this home that seemed to attract the child more than any other. Heve he was amused by an: elderly man; who.read, piaved the plano, slept and These come in all shapes, vari- ously decorated, sometimes with nuts, almonds and walnuts, bits of citron for leaves béside bright caerries, and little star shapes covered with sugar. “Strudel” is a flaky confection, the thin numberless layers of which ré- semblé the cut leaves: of . cabbage. Icheese is sometimes used as a filling with nuts and then again there is the apple “strudle.” Austrian artists in cookery make angther dainty. cake called *“‘lovers’ delight.” A very rich filling of fruit is worked into pastry. Narrow strips of plain pastry are laid over the top of this, in a yound pie pan. After it is baked, powdered sugar is shaken over it At last it“is served, cut in very tiny squares on-account of its richness. “A’ fruit cake.baked like a‘loaf of bretis one of the Christmas joys in Sweden. It is” called “Yule Kake.” This is a-large cake heavily frosted. ‘Similar to it 1s the German *‘Stollen.” and rolled over like a parkerhouse roll. It contains spices, citr:n, raisins and nuts. Of course, in Germany, Christmas just must have its “Pfeffermuss,” a tiny gingerbread cake coated with powdered sugar. “Matzepan’ is a very rich cake. “Lebkuchen,” honey cook- ies are natural companions to the ginger cakes. Little almond cakes, made of almozd paste come in all isorts of shapes. Stars there are, car- i rots, baly, baskets, and many other J@id nothing (0 MAFE LW 4% 106 head of a household. His wife on the other | hand carrled on a successful depart- ment store where she spent twelve of the twenty-four hours, This condition seemed .quite con- trary to. the: child’s conception of domestic life. To him the duty of the head of the house was to leave after breakfast for business and return at night to dinner, while the wife was to stop at home and attend to the house- hold duties. The child’s mother re- tarned and poticed that the - child looked puzzled, but could not put his query ‘into’ words. Finally he, asked: “Mother, 'i§ she a he?”—New York Bun, Crowded Orchard. Prof. L. C. Corbett of the United States Department of Agriculture says he found in England a speclmen of intensive = fruit culture the like of which he has never encountered be- fore. Apple. trees are planted in rows 14 'feet apart. Between these are plum trees flanked by gooseberries and cur- rant bushes. The growth is so dense that the work of cultivation must be done by hand, and spraying is done by the installation of a permanent piping . system. The company . which owns this farm maintains a preserv- ing plant for making jam when the fresh fruit cannot he profitably dis- posed of, 1t Works Both wiyn. “The vulgarity of wealthy people is 8o much more noticeable than that of | the poorer ones.” “Yes, and at the same time it's so much more endurable.” ily circle, you may be sure that | Children’s, all styles and colors, ONE HONEST 315 MINNESOTA AVE. 1‘1‘“:‘3“!. % 5 5 T | BUBSCRIBE FOR THE PIONEER % t Ludi‘es‘, all styles and colors, from.... Ladies’, all styles and colors; other grades, from. Men's, all styles and colors, from £ The Bemidi “Bemidji's Leading Exclusive Shoe Store” Most of us will make this a Christmas of practical, useful gifts. In giving Footwear to close friends, within or without your fam- your gift will be welcome. Perhaps you will choose a beautiful style in Dress Shoes, or | Shoes for walking, or Shoes for | ‘Slippers of one kind or-another. One thing to remember is that there is scarcely any gift so prac- tical that you can select at such a moderate expenditure. helps when one is “stretching dollars” at Christmas time. At our Nos. 1 and 2 Tables, there are 85 different styles.of Comfy Slippers for Men, Ladies’ and Children—and every pair'is different in style and colors, and all of them arc our regular stock; in all sizes, and at prices that are very reasonable. A SHOP EARLY WHILE THERE IS A LARGE ASSdRTMENT! various sport needs—or possibly That 75c to $1.45 31.50 to $2.65 $1.25 to $2.25 55c to $1.85 from . PRICE TO ALL Shoe Store ' *BEMIDJI, MINN. . = B2 *Chrisimas Dishes .. fim Oflzer Landfi fanciful designs. | A special meat dish for Christmas is ‘a loaf made of pork, which is al- lowed to jell. It is called “Sulze” and lis served cold in slices, with parsley. I In England 'there appears the good mince pie and its great friend, the um pudding. . In Dickens’ day— alas, no longer can it be served in this manner in the United States—the <|plum pudding arrived on the table in state, all’ alight with burning brandy, ‘with a_twig of holly in ‘the midst. - Young roast pig especialiy belongs to the holiday" celebrations. to com:~morate the ancient boar’s head of histori: fame. In France more atterition is paid to New Year's day. This is the time for the pleasant exchange calls, and happy greetings, House” «he finds everywhere, with the serving of tea. Delicious little cakes, “Gateaux,” accompany the tea. Tarts are among those present, with all sorts of fill- ings such as almond paus?, and fruits ~—raspberries, strawberries, and cher- ries. “Briach”. is another one of thes cakes, its pastry resembling our eream-, puffs without the cream. . Perhavs, with the rapidiy changing times in Europe, some of these an- cient companions to the Christmas | celebration will be. pushed off the map. Let us hope not. Let us rather|' hope that the cook books will be pre- |/ served intrc‘:,pnd their palatable arts kept. for. coming generations. | RECORD.FEES PAID LAWYERS 8Kiliful. Leaders.of the Bar Have Been . Rewarded for Their Services With ...+ -~:Small_.Fortunes. i ' Barrington - Ward, K, C. who is to receive a fee of 10,000 guineas for ‘undertaking. the defense in Egypt of [ o, wealtby Albanian charged with at- | tempting to murder Lord ‘Allenby, is | by no means the only English'lawyer | whose forensic skill has.been rewards ed by a fee in five figures, usually abroad, remarks:London Answers. Sir :Roundell . Palmer’s . services at the Geneva' convention were: rewarded by a fee of £15,000. - Mr. Petersen,’'an ‘Euglish ‘bafrister, when practicing in Culcutta, had-a retainer of 100,000 rupees and a ‘daily refresher of 10,000 rupees for his defense .of Totes Per- sand, an Indian contractor, A fee of 10000 guincas was offered to Sergeant Ballantyne to defend the gaekwar of Baroda on a charge of at- tempting to-kill Mr. Phayre, the Brit- ish resident, by mixing diamond dust with his food. FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1921 Witn Japnn 4onn Av. rbster receveu a fee.of £40,000 from the Chinese gov- ernment, and Chauncey Depew, the American lawyer and wit, was re- tvarded by a fee of £40,000 for saving | an estate from bankruptey. | Some enormous fees have been paid | to ‘eminent counsel for defending | wealthy prisoners. 4 Francis Wellmanswas paid £8,000 for | his successful defense of the Hyams ! twins of Capada, who were charged | i, with' murder. - Colonel James got a fee of £5,000 -(the annual income of | an English high court judge) for his defense of Inspector McLaughlin, who was accused of bribery some time ago. Two other American counsel, Austin Fox and Daniel Rollins, each re- celved a £6,000 fee for prosecuting in certain police court trials, -Doctor Delmas was retained for the defense of Harry Thaw at a fee of £20,000, which, after all, was but half the sum pald ex-President Grevy for his services in the great Dreyfuss guano lawsuit. 7 i “Namby Pamby.”. + There ‘is much curiotis émployment for the speculative person in consid- ering. the origin ,of things and phrases. There is, in fact, an altogeth- er unexpected and rich field of strange learning to be acquired in this direc- tion by one who has'the will to it. How, for instance, did the odd expres- sion “namby-pamby” arise, to indicate ‘some one of a mild and jejune nature, 2 milksop? The original Namby I'am- by was a mild and well-meaning ‘po- ' ctaster, Ambrose . Phillips, who flour- ished in the ‘Eighteenth century, and was the butt of the critics of that age. | Pope satirized him, and we find Carey " writing, “Nurses got’ by heart Namby Pamby’s little rhymes.” - The expres- | sion s thus‘seen to be in its origin a | play upon & personal name. { { | 2L A WORK MADE AUTHOR FAMOUS Humphrey Marshall .Will Long Be Remembered as Writer of- the First American Botany. i Humphrey Marshall, author of the first American Botany, was a distin- | guished pioneer horticulturist. He .was a cousin of Jobn Bartram, and his own garden at Marshalltown, Pa., ! ‘was almost as famous as the well- | Eknown Bartram’s garden at Klnxses-1 sing. i In 1780. Humphrey Marshall began | to prepare an account of the forest trees and shrubs of this country, | which’ was completed and printed at the end of 1785. ' Its full title was “Arbustun. Americanum: the Ameri- can Grove, or an™ Alphabetical Cata- logue of the Trees and Shrubs, Na- tives of the American United States.” It was considered a useful and highly creditable work for the times. Mar- | shall was -the author also of the “In- troduction to the Knowledge and Practice of Gardening,” which was the second horticultural work_ printed in America, : It.appeared in 1799. | The old stone house whereip Mar-' shall lived and wrote hiy famous books still stands in the midst of the trees + and shrubs that he planted. It is in an excellent state of_preservation, and is most interesting ‘with its quaint cupboards, closets, and nooks. A microscope ‘of antigue form presented to the: botanist by Dr. John Fothergill 1s now 'in the possession of some of bis descendnuts. ! anly place where it meets with a freeze- seasonable companions in joy for the jnded &ve pumpkin. ple, country sausage. and buckwheat cakes, The pie. however, hns the better of its table comrades. With entire proprie and with certalnty of acclaim 1t ca appear thrice daily. Anyone who looks crosseyed at ple for breakfast is no Judge either of the elegancies of life or of the esculents which make life worth living.—Chicago Post. Fervid Admirer About Right When Ho Accords |t First Place Among the Season's Dishes. Most of us easily, and, let us venturce to say, naturally, call it “punkin” pie, but this—unintentionally, of ‘course--i3 the malevolence ‘of mispronunciation. There is no punk in pumpkin. Pumpkin ple is a delectable. Some of the scientists, or perhaps near- seientists, say that fish ds brain food. I they would eat a couple of quarters of pumpkin pie once a day for a week, they would know where gray matter really has its origin. The frost sometimes may be on the pumpkin, as the Hoosier poet tells us, but it is never on the pumpkin ple. The To. Take Bruises Out of Furniture, Oftentimes in mpving furniture it gets bruised, leaviig a dent or small hole. This dent or bruise cau be easily raiged to the surface again by wetting the part with warm water: double a piece of brown paper five or six times, sonk it I warm wafer, and lay it on the place; apply on that a warm, but not hot, flatiron, till the moisture is evaporated. If the hruise be not gone, repent the process. After two or three clon that some restaurant table spre «\' applications the dent.or bruise will he ers do not kilow what they are serving. | paised to the surface. If the bruise be We ran against proof of it the other | gmall, merely soak 1t with warm water,§ day, when on ordering pumpkin pie!ang hold a redhot: iron nenr the sur- we received ‘a counterfeit slab ot; face keeping the surface continually squash, and on. remonstrating \were, wet; the bruise will_soon disappear. told by the .ungenial personal pur- % veyor {hat “squash and pumpkin is the same. thing.”, . ... out Is in the restaurant where/they at- tempt to make squash masquerade as pumpkin, We always have had a sus; SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PIONEER Useful Gifts This store is well filled with practical CHRISTMAS GIFTS .—they bring greater joy and lasting satisfaction. : Says Padlox SKIS 5-foot Pine . . . .$1.65 ....$2.00 ....$3.50 T7-foot Ash ....$5.00 Sleds. . $1.75 to $5.75 Skates, Men’s Tubular, % Nickel = $13.00 ) =t S ooy Skates, Ladies’ Tubular, 3 AWGRL Aluminum .. $12.50 e X - Ice Smkates ..-$1.75 to $4.25 Manicuring Sets, ) Flashlights ....75¢ to $2.50 fro:.-n e $2.25 to $6,50 Safety Razor Sets....$1.49 Aluminum Roasters..$6.00 Gillette Safety Raz- Pyrex Baking and Cooking ors .$3. 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