ir Christmas, the pruning should
be distributed over the. entiré

cut. back to the trunk, no new.

utsif you cut back to. a.

vaustub is left, new
will: ‘develop.’ Tree paint
n't slecessary, for small-wounds.

oly. Never break. off a branch.
The direction i ih which holly buds
point: is ‘the: direction in. which

: “ABOUT CHRIST MAS;

Christmas isa joy, ;

and the jay of Christmas
vis hope,

Christmas isa premise, —_~

and the promise of

x: Christmas is peace.

/ Christmas ic a spirit, .

7 ‘and the spirit of Christmas.

is love. :

- Of First-Footing

‘What's Hogmanay? It’s
the Scottish name for New
Year’s Eve — and first foot-
ing: 1s -what. they call the

f
‘food or.coal, both tokens of
warmth and friendliness, In
return, ' the first-footer re-
ceives a drink.

‘first-footer, and ran races
from door to door, Their.

happy to welcome the visi-
rs, Li the first-footer were
cwoman, it meant bad luck -

Tuck, ifthe first person
across the threshald were a
+ man, especially one known
to have been born feet fore-
most—still better if-he hap-

ened - to. be: dark | rather

Why “the word Hogma-

. — similar words occur else-
“where, but origins. are un-
certain, at best.

az ch ristmas Letter

From'a letter Horaee Walpole
wrote ta his friend Sir Horace
» Mann, Strawberry Hill, December.
. 26, 1748:
Did you ever: know a more ab-
+ salute ° country — gentleman?
 Here‘I’ come down to what you
call. keep ty: Christmas. Indeed,
“ it'is notin 41] the forms; I have
_ stuck’no:laurel and holly. in my
“windows, I-eat no turkey and
“Sc oghine, I have no tenants to invite,
have not brought. a “single soul
».. with me-The weather is exees-
“sively stormy, but has been so
~warm,.and.so entirely ‘free from
frosts: the whole winter, that not.
“only several of my honeysuckles

‘a. blossom, upon a nectarine —
: tree, which, T believe, was never
seen in this climate before on the
26th of December. I am extremely
busy planting here.

ia very nice coincidence; one
of the best times of the year todo. $47
Whe pruning American holly 8

“Keep: in’ mind the" typical

cone-shaped -form-of the tree and ..
try to-inaintain it. If a twig is cut -
yack to’a branch ora branch is.-

wig’ or: branch will start at that -
fbi

tit
Use:sharp.togls* for pruning ; |g

new shoots will grow. By pruning .

Scots Celebrate 7

DRESSING THE QUEEN

: . Once, it was customary for people to give ‘their country’s
rulers clol
. quired a large part of her wardrobe this way, historians: way.

for Christmas, and Queen. Elizabeth i

Hogmanay, Day .

hosts might or might not be -

forthe year. But it was good. -

nayt That's a mystery still -

. are come out, but L have literally -

ing out, ring out .
Christmas. carols... idings of

comfort and joy. It's time
for peace, goodwill teward men.

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