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t Some Tender Memories Becalled by
Krs. Amelia E. Bany;
Ho*w the Gccd People of Yorkshire Welcomed
Christmas Half a Century Ago— The Yule
Log*, the Wassail Cup and the Waits Car
rolled on Christmas Homings-Beautiful Cus
toms Kow Gene Forever.
When I was a child, Christmas Day was the
pearl of the year, and the river of life which
flowed on ordinary days was not the river
which flowed from Christmas Day until the
second of January. Christmas now has lost
all touch of social electricity; then.it was the
household festival of the year; and in most
parts of England they made haste to begin it
on St. Thomas' Day, when evergreens were
cut for decoration, and all clerical charities
The first Christmas which makes any distinct
impression on my mind, occurred more than
half a century ago. I spent it in the cathedral
city of Ripon, an old town in the North Riding
of Yorkshire, head of a diocese since A. D.
675; and even yet, retaining many very ancient
customs, one of which, is the blowing of a horn
every night before the mayor's door, at the set
ting of the watch. I was staying with a friend,
whom I suppose must have been a tanner, for
I have to this day fearsome thrills, when I
recollect a certain place outside the city, which
is connected with my visit place of dark
pits, and of perilously narrow paths between
them, which reminded me continually, of
Christian, walking through the Valley of the
Shadow of Death.
But the family was a large and joyous one,
and on St. Thomas' Day we went out to Studley
Royal, and Fountain's Abbey, and from among
the bosky dells on the river banks cut ever
greens enough to turn every room into a sylvan
bower. Misletoe was the sacred house plant;
but the holly's unwithering leaf and coral ber
ries always went with a holy song for the deco
ration of the old cathedral. Oh! how cold it
was in the frozen woods that day; and oh! how
little we cared for the icy wind. How we
shouted and laughed, as we gathered the ever
greens; and how good natured were the men,
who were cutting the ash bole for the Yule
However it was not permissable to bring
home the Yule Log until Christmas Eve; and
then it was always the boys and girls of the
household, who went for it; so that the streets
Of Ripon that afternoon, were full of parties of
wildly-joyful children, pulling home their Yule
Logs, amid mirth that was not only tolerated,
but encouraged and shared. For every one
then, wh"o met a Yule Log, raised his hat to the
kindly symbol. None of us felt the cold; the
physical exertion and mental excitement kept
us at summer heat; beside which, I had an ex
alted feeling, for one of the boys, who was going
to be a Bishop— and who really did become one
—had told me all about the mystical rite and
the wondrous power of Ash Log. So that it
seemed a perfectly solemn and natural thing
to me, that the Yule Log should be treated with
so much ceremony— when it was within
the threshold, each member of the family
should sit down on it — that it should be lifted
with cleanly washed hands into its place on the
hearth— that it should be kindled from a brand
of the previous year's log, which had been re
ligiously kept for the purpose.
I can remember yet how it blazed and
how the happy Master of the house mixed the
Wassail Cup in its light. The old October
ale, with the sugar, and the spices, and the
roasted apples stood on the table for it; and he
gave to every child a little loving cup to drink
with our basins of frumerty—o. Christmas Eve
supper-dish, made from creed wheat, boiled
with milk; sugar, raisins, currants and spices.
All these customs have a distinctly pagan
origin; but at midnight I was awakened out of
deep sleep by the strangest, wildest music, that
ever floated between earth and heaven; and
this was a purely Christian Christmas rite.
It was the voices of Waits, carolling in the
clear frost air for Christmas dawning. Up the
Still, stately garden came the sweet and simple
Strains, and they thrilled me with wonder and
delight. I sat up and listened, and though I
had never heard the song before, and have
never heard it since, these lines from it, still
ring in my memory:
" And all the angels in heaven shaU sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
•* And all the souls on earth shaU sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning. • ,
" And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas Day in the morning."
And really the old Minster chimes seemed to
me to clash more joyfully as they were thus
invoked. A few years later, I heard another
old carol which has the same haunting charm;
for I can hear it across the chasm of forty-six
years, telling me:
" And for the saving of our souls, He died
upon the Cross:
We never can do for Jesus Christ, what he
has done for us."
Well; it may be an old-fashioned taste, to
prefer these simple heart songs of our fathers,
to the modern Sunday school carol; but in
faith' I do; and that with all my heart.
In th ose days Christmas presents were not
much thought of between friends and equals.
The rich gave to the poor; but not to each
other, and the kind of black mail now exacted
from relatives and acquaintances, was not a
Christmas sentiment. Such presents as were
Bent, were usually in the way of Christmas
delicacies— hampers of country produce and
game, delicate cake, pasties and pastries, and
fine brawn. Brawn, could not then be omitted,
and had not been for centuries; for when the
French took Calais, they found there a large
quantity of it. Not understanding that it was
already cooked, they tried to roast, to boil, and
to fry it; and, of course, without success. How
ever, some monks tasted the finely prepared
pork, and declaring it to be fish, added it to
their fast day viands. On this Christmas Day,
we had turkey; but turkeys were then rare and
expensive, and a goose, generally had the place
of honor. Every one, however, had abundance
of mince pies made in the shape of a manger.
Ripon had never been a Puritan city, and so
these symbols of the Wise Men's offerings,
were not considered idolatrous; nor yet their
eating ever made a religious test. John Bunyan
when in jail, and hard pressed for a dinner,
had indeed refused to eat them; but stripped of
their objectionable form and symbol, they do
not now disagree with the most rigid Presby
Christmas pics were not, however, restricted
to mince meat. The sideboard during the whole
holiday week "raised crusts" containing whole
turkeys, chickens, and such a number of small
birds that the fabulous pie of fo ur-and-twenty
blackbirds, was eclipsed by the reality; and
even the kitchen tables were loaded with roasts
of beef, loaves of sweet bread, and cheese, and
good ale; and of such provision, the poorest
stranger might eat his fill, and be welcome;
just for the sake of the Day, and of Him, who
came to bring peace and good-will, and univer
sal brotherhood among men. *
The Sabbath that fell in Christmas week was
Indeed a day of rejoicing. I can vividly re
member every hour of it— the chaffing, chatter
ing breakfast in the large upper room, which
was the nursery— walk to the cathedral
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through the queer streets with their red tiled
houses— solemn splendor of the church, its
dark oak pews all trimmed with ivy, and box,
and holly, and tho choir of white-robed boys
singing among the green branches, Ventteex
ultemus Domino. The Bishop, Dean and Canons
at the altar in their canonicals very re
spectable congregation with their air of holy
satisfaction— service so joyful and so pleas
antly short the smiles and whispered greet
ings in the naive after all— all these things,
made on my child's memory an ineffaceable
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If any one would but sit still, and send their
thoughts back over the Christmas days of their
lives, what pictures they might evolve! What
records of social changes! What tide marks of
their own history!— of its sorrows and defeats,
of its victories and its progress. Without
effort as I write, there comes as in a kaleido
scope, festivals with all kinds of backgrounds—
the peace and plenty of English country homes,
the snow-bound mountain-ways of Scotch
Highlands— the sunny Iprairics of far western
Texas— the dark desolation of the winter At
lantic Ocean— gay courtesies, of great
cities— homeish joys of secluded hamlets.
Christmas is thus a kind of • heart calendar
which none could miss. comfort and counsel
by inquiring from. .
But however different the individual records,
all would be compelled to admit a great change
in the very essentials of the festival. Fifty
years ago it was an adult and a home festival.
It received all its honor, all it joyousness, from
the ideas of Father, Mother and Home. It
was the golden ring that held all the love and
sentiment we associate with those three al
most divine words. Sons and daughters might
stray to the very ends of the earth, Christ
mas brought them home again— the body, if
possible; but if not possible, then in the sweet
est love and memory. If a child had done well,
it looked forward to the joy of telling it to
Father and Mother at Christmas ; if it had done
ill, it felt sure of pardon and help at Christmas.
"Father Christmas," was their own father,
and by his side stood the dear, sweet mother,
ever ready to persuade and plead for all her
children; glad to welcome, glad to forgive, glad
to praise; full of sympathy for every joyful and
sorrowful condition.; • 7- .; . .;
In transferring Christmas from the hearth to
the church, we have robbed it of all its Home
influences. There is but one general home
idea now, with regard to it— presents. And
even in this respect, how seldom docs a father
or mother, or lover succeed in giving pleasure
or satisfaction. The thing offered is generally
the thing not wanted ; or it is not good enough;
or it is not to the receiver's taste; or it is too
big, or too little; or it is not the proper color
there is sure to be something wrong. Conse
quently, the givers of Christmas presents have
very generally adopted the plan of giving what
is always correct— money. And thus Christ
mas has fallen to 'the level of a cheque.
It is in no one's power to bring into favor,
what is out of fashion. And undoubtedly the
old Christmas ceremonials have become unfash
ionable. They aro thought .to be out of sym
pathy with our present life; they bring forward
claims we have no desire to meet; they give
poor relations, and other objectionable domes
tic black sheep opportunities of reminding us of
their existence; and of our duty; in short the
taste of the day is for individuality in love,
duty, pleasure, and every other claim of life;
while old Christinas appeals essentially to the
solidarity and brotherhood of human feelings.
But as fashions of every kind pass away, and
then return again, there is strong hope that
the next generation will renew the Home
character of Christmas with increased affection
and attraction; for though men come and go,
and nations rise and fall, the "promise of His
coming " is delayed. Therefore, all the more
we should renew it once a year; in such a
Christmas feast as gives us best the foretaste of
the milennium— a feast which in the Divine
command regards the Home first, and then for
gets not those who have not the wherewithal
to keep it alone,—" your ways, eat the fat
and drink the sweet; and send portions unto
them for whom nothing is prepared; for this
day, is holy unto the Lord."
All hail to Christmas ;-,?* ' '.._•
With its mirth and Its joys,
All hail to Kris Kringle
With his millions of toys.
Rev. Robert Collyer Gives a Timely
Holiday Caution.
Times When it is Better to Save Money Than to
Spend Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage Preaches
the Gospel of Good Cheer— Good Times are
Coming and We Should Hasten Their Advent.
The things we do at Christmas are touched
with a certain grain of extravagance, as ■ beau
tiful in some of its aspects as tbs extravagance
of nature in June. It is the children's carnival,
the midsummer of charity to the poor, the
spring-tide of good-will to men; the time of the
year when heaven opens, and . angels come
down to sing to sailors on the ocean, to old
country folks in the long-reaches of new colon
ies, to people in hospitals, poor-houses, in man
sions, and " the huts where poor men lie; " the
time when the atmosphere is just right for
clear-burning fires, and it would be something
of a shame for the wind to send the smoke
down any chimney as it does a week before or
after; when there is a goodly smeU abroad, a3
if the frankincense wise men brought on a
a day long ago, to temper the taint of a stable,
had got into this whole world of ours, as a
trailing cloud of the odors of spiced bread;
when the poorest, platters and mugs take a
touch of fine recklessness by reason of the
though tfulness of those who have bread enough
and to spare; when the Christmas tree grows
all radiant and fruitful, as no other tree which
blooms through the year; for it bears at least
twelve manners of fruit, and the leaves of the
tree are for the healing of the nations. v.;_!
I would not, therefore, insult Christmas by
underdoing it. The man who then does most
for his fellow men, according to his means,
does best. We can give the tramp who comes
to our back door, a royal cup of coffee Christ
mas morning, with a good grace, though we
have to see that he does not run away with the
spoon. They are wide pages the angel opens in
the book of life at Christmas; and when we do
our best, we cannot do it quicker than he can
write it down. f. ly s'ZZ'-^A-"' .-■''
Still I think it is not hard to see how we may
spare, even at Christmas-tide, and yet do more
and better than if we spend. If a man spends
the money he ought to save to pay his debts,
when he knows very well he can only pay his
debts by saving, he may give what he buys,
right and left with an open hand, and it will be
to his own shame.* I have never digested one of
the best suppers I ever sat down to in my life,
though it is years; since I ate it, because, as it
came out after, my host owed for it at the store,
and the debt was never paid. I don't want any
more of those suppers. There are millions of
dollars spent every Christmas, of other men's
money. Not a penny ought to be laid out in
gifts one can well let alone. Men who do that
get drunk on their own generosity, though they
never taste of wine ; and, if they are men of con
science, the headache and heartache of getting
sober will be none the less for their motive in
getting drunk. >
We should never spend when we ought to
spare, especially if we have families. One of
the saddest things I have struck in my life has
been the sight- of families left destitute,
through a certain easy-going generosity in the
man out of whose life they sprang, who would
have everything of the best, trusting to his
luck to come out all right ; who would spare
nothing at Christmas-time, or any "other time,
so that he might have things handsome, while
ho had not laid up a dollar for a rainy day or
for that instant peril of death which dogs all
our footsteps between the cradle and the
grave. Saving is so slow to such men and so
hard ! I should not take much stock in that
man who would not close instantly with the
proposal of a decent competence for bis wife and
children, in exchange for the open gates of
heaven, and the angels waiting with a crown,
if he had the chance. *
We brought nothing into this world, and It
is certain we can carry nothing out," the sad
old Hebrew cries. I answer, " Surely, surely, if
yon mean mere things;" but somewhere with
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{The region between Jerusalem and Bethlc
hem was formerly: covered with a forest o
pines, which has since entirely disappeared.
; The forest In a whisper spoke,
Vine to flower, and pine to oakj ,
From holy-hill'd Jerusalem ; ■
To where, upon its leafy hem '
The humble village clung,— ' " .; •-.
Calm Bethlehem,. yet^ike a gem. ;. _
Enwrapped with light, as jewels are,
By trembling radiance of the star.
The trees a coming Wonder told;
While yet the birds, their songs unsung,
Dreamed of the coming of their young.
But, though of splendor bright
The forest breathed, its boughs were hung
With sable shade. No taper's beam
Cast through that dusk its happy gleam.
The.angels sang; the shepherds came:
In the low manger shone a flame
That burned with supernatural light.
The pine-trees whispered, through the night
And. though the Saviour's birth - '•"'•' " ""
Changed not their shadowy gloom to white,
. They in a patient darkness still -
Bowed, sighing, and obeyed His will.
Vanished is that old forest, now,
And withered wholly, root and bough;
Yet in all Christian realms of earth
Springs a new forest, full of mirth
That lights with radiant cheer
The evergreen's enduring worth,
And to that whispering prophet brings
A glory of the King of Kings.
For all our merry Christmas trees
Glow fair with flame and revelries,
That cluster round them, year by year;
And fir and pine, or far or near,
Live upright,— gladly die;
Knowing that they to God are dear
And bring to man, illuminate
A torch that leads to heaven's gate.
Even so the measure slow of time-
Like a full rhythm closed with rhyme-
Raises the patient soul on high;
Brings joy to life, even from a sigh;
And in conclusion sweet
Dark grief with gladness can ally.
So shines the forest, when we meet
With light and. song, Christ's birth to greet."
George Parsons Lathrop.
me, when I go away, I carry the account of
what I have done to fend for those I leave be
hind me, and save them from the bitter pangs
of poverty, by my forethought, self-denial, and
clear grit, from the day when \ I took a maid
from her mother, and said, "Trust me to tako
care of you, whatever comes, to be a house-bond;
to you and. the children God. may give us; "
yes, even by pushing back Christmas, if we
have to do it, and letting the bairns rise to find
empty stockings these hard times. Better
empty stockings to-day* than the bitter bare
winter of poverty, .if I should be taken from
them. I can easily imagine how a man would
be glad to exchange his golden harp and crown,
if he could, for good six per cent stock, if he
should find himself in heaven — supposing a man
could go there, when, through his own careless
ness, he has left a wife and family of little ones
without a penny in the world.
Robert Collyer.
Doctor Talmage Brings Christmas Tidings for
' • '■■ Business Men.
i I enjoin upon all those whom these Christmas
■ times find in* comfortable -circumstances, two
things: . First, helpfulness to the helpless and
the next, cheerful talk. This experiment has
been made by medical scientists: . A dozen men
conspire to tell a well man he looks sick. They
are to meet him on a journey and by the time
the fourth man is giving him melancholy salu
tation, he feels he is doomed, and the twelfth
man comes up with melancholy salutation just
in time to help to carry him home on a stretcher.
Then twelve men conspire that they will meet
a man in uncertain health and tell him how
well he looks. By the time the fourth has met
him with a cheerful salutation, his nervous
system is all toned up, and by the time the
twelfth man has met him with his cheerful sal
utation, he says to his wife: " Throw out that
apothecary shop from our shelves. I don't want
any more medicine." -\_..: v v. . .__-
Now, the nation is only a man on a larger
scale. If you want to prostrate business and
keep it prostrated, talk in dolorous tones and
keep on- talking. Let till the merchants sigh,
and all the, editors prognosticate a hard winter,
and all tne ministers groan in the pulpit. In
the great orchestra of complaint those who play
the loudest trombones are those who have the
fullest salaries and the completest wardrobe.
They are only made because they have to fall
back upon the surplus resources of other years
or because they cannot make as large invest
ments as they would like to make. Did you
have your breakfast! Yes. Did you have your
supper last night. Yes. Did you have a pillow
to sleep on? Yes. What are you complaning
about? ; The genuine sufferers, those who are
■ really in destitution, for the most part suffer in
silence ; but theloudest crie3 against hard times
are by men to whom the times are not hard.
Artists tell us it is almost, impossible to sing
well on a full stomach, but it, has been demons
trated over and over again that it is impossible
for men to groan well on a full stomach!
The land is full of prophets, and I have as
much right toprophe3y as any one. I prophesy
that we are coming toward the grandest tem
poral prosperity we have witnessed in this
country. Mechanics are going to have larger
wages.- Capitalists are going to have larger
dividends. . The factories that are now closed
are going to run day and night to meet de
mands. Stores are going to" be crowded with
customers, impatient to get waited on. .
You prophesy midnight. I prophesy mid
noon. You pitch your tent 'toward universal
bankruptcy. I pitch my tent toward national
opulence. - " What are your reasons? " you say.
I give yon one dominant reason: . God's evident
determination to prosperity on this
nation. • - •_. |£ .- .. .. ■• . r*V-" . -■'
In these Christmas days let. all the comfort
able classes exchange the Lamentations of
Jeremiah for the exultant Psalms of David, and
we will have a different state of things in this
country. 'Vl wish there might be a conspiracy
formed: I would like to belong to it, a conspir
acy made up that all the merchants and editors
and ministers of religion in this country agree
that they would have faith in God and talk
cheerfully, and there would be a revival of
business immediate and tremendous and glori
ous. Stop singing Naomi and old Windom, and
give ns Mount Pisgah and Coronation. Merry
, Christmas, - T. DjSwtitTat.m ahe:,
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ffl THE SOUTH SEAS.
The Glory and Splendor of the Tropics
Caught and Preserved.
A Land Where the Mere Consciousness of Liv
ing Gives Joy and Exaltation— A Dainty and
Out of the Way Etching by the Author of
"South Sea Idyls "-A Feast and a Question
-Without an Answer.
We had all been breathless waiting for sun
set—breathless, because there was not a breath
of air to breath. We dozed— dozed audibly,
some of us; woke, yawned, stole down into the
deep path in the wood at the rear of our thatch
ed village; bathed, yawned and dozed again,
and so the afternoon was slowly disposed of.
Really there was nothing else to do. Before
us stretched the sea, one broad blue blaze that
burned into the horizon sky line; the shining
beach was a blaze of white light that sparkled
where it was out of reach of the pulsing wave;
the water upon the reef broke with a hollow
boom and laced itself with ribbons of chain
lightning— but it was splendid! glorious;—
quite too glorious for human eye to behold ; the
naked eye, you know; we were mostly naked
on that bit of desert island. The village, only
one hut deep, ran up and down the shore as if
it were trying to get out of the sun but of course
it was not; had it really wanted to shelter
itself it might easily have done so by merely
backing up into the densely leaved grove that
came within forty rods of it and covered the
whole island with deep and fragrant shadows.
About a million cocoa palms— like to be exact
in my estimates— crowded upon the shore and
reared their plumes triumphantly far aloft in
the air; they were so tall, some of them, that
their shadow— never very much of a shadow
seemed to have been blown away in the breeze;
at any rate it never struck us to any consider
able extent. .
Well, all at once the big, oval, red-hot, copper
colored sun went down into the sea as if it had
foundered; for a little while the waves were
like blood, and the sky was a purple canopy,
and the reef hushed itself and sobbed softly,
and all the palms stood still. Then, suddenly,
a vail of shadow, pricked with a few enormous
stars— evening had come premptorily.
That is the way evening always comes in the
tropics; twilight and the afterglow are one,
and so fervid is their union they are soon con
sumed away. -yV-r '7"v'
A great sigh went up from the village at sun
down; a sigh of prbfoiindest relief that was
speedily followed by exclamations of pleasure ;
and this long row of huts gave forth its tenants
and each saluted the other with the love-greet
ing of the tribe— after which and with one im
pulse we ran to the shore and plunged into the
sea; it was like bathing in wine— no, it was like
bathing in milk— for the softest, milkiest, silk
iest ripples lapped us all over our bodies, and
the palest, most silvery luster suffused the face
of the waters.
That evening was like the evening before,
and the evenings before that as far back as we
could remember; those that were to follow were
sure to be like what else could we do there
save bathe and fish and eat and sleep and let
the world go by. - . ■ , .
We were to fish as usual this evening; noth
ing but a hurricane could bave caused an alter
ation in the programme; of course we took as
little beed of the rain squalls that visited us at
frequent intervals as if Wg were so many can
vass-back ducks ; the sun dries one in a moment
oft yonder in the tropics, and the rain— like the
noisy, theatrical shower that plays so effective a
role in the spectacular drama— seem half
as wet as it should be. But, come, the night is
passing! With songs and rippling laughter the
canoes are dragged down the shelving sand and
launched upon the dark waters where they
float like long curled plumes; indeed there were
as many stars in the sea as in the sky,— they
glowed like pearls ,— the canoes seemed sus
pended in mid air— transparent was the
nether element. - _ .
/.. Soon we were all embarked, a fleet of shadowy.
pirates about to ravage* the deep. In the bow
of each canoe stood a youth holding aloft a
palm branch; the palm branch is a natural-born
beacon ; it blazes wonderfully when lighted and
trails a banner of red flame a yard long, as the
torch bearer holds it high over his head; there
we had a living statue of Liberty, in its broadest
sense, enlightening the Lagoon! The glow
from those flaring palm-fronds made plainly
visible every object beneath the sea.
Now, more than ever, it seemed as if we were
drifting through space; the waters beneath us
were like amber-tinted air, within it sailed
marvelous fish of every conceivable form and
hue, and those dainty and fairy like creatures,
bewildered by the torch light swam very near
us in blind curiosity. They were too delicate,
too brilliantly beautiful to harm; we were in
search of nobler prey. It was not only the
feathery finned small fry that decorated the
Lagoon; a thousand exquisite sea gardens blos
somed in splendor beneath the tranquil waves;
and these were coral bowers that caught the
light and flashed it back from their gilded
antlers, and then white stretches of sea-sand
that shone as if paved with gold.
There was silence everywhere; only the low
music of the reef and the occasional splash of
a fish that had freed itself from the spear and
dropped back into his native element.
Suddenly a shriek arose! Our fleet was
stretched up and down the shore like a chain
of fire; at one end of it there was consternation;
the torches were being plunged into the sea
and the rowers were paddling swiftly forward
down the coast.
All followed and when within hailing dis
tance word was passed from mouth to mouth,
but under the breath "the sacred fish had
been seen heading for the distant Point of
Palms! " .
Now, it is well known that when this myster
ious fish makeslits appearance— he doe?
at very uncertain intervals— something is about
to take place; it may be the death of a chief, or
a birth; a great misfortune or a great joy. ,; It
is an omen that thrills the stoutest heart, and
no wonder we were all dismayed.
It must be confessed that we were barbarians ;
wo had refused to be civilized and our village
was looked upon in the South Sea as given over
to all manner of iniquities. In fact we were a3
good as we could be, in our way; we merely
chose to stay so, rather than change our spots
and so our camp was considered the abomina
tion of desolation. ■'.
So it happened that our first fear was that
the Sacred Fish had come to warn us; but he
was heading for the Point of Palms and we fol
lowed him in fearful curiosity, expecting to
reach a climax shortly. We reached it!
Having rounded the Point of Palms we
paused a moment; faint music was wafted
over the sea to us, chants and joyous refrains
and the unaccustomed accompaniment of
drums and instruments. What could it mean,
this rejoicing at midnight and in the depths of
the forest? Hither the Sacred Fish had piloted
us; we drew our canoes ashore, where the
music seemed nearest, and with utmost cau
tion began penetrating the dark alleys of the
wood. The music grew louder and louder; ar
rows of light glistened among the branches
overhead and shortly, through an opening we
caught sight of a rustic chapel thronged
with worshippers; there was a blaze of light
within; upon the high altar, surrounded by
acolytes in picturesque raiment and with clouds
of incense hovering over him, the priest was
celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
We all drew nearer and were warmly wel
comed by the throngs who could not gain ad
mission to the chapel, but this mattered not,
for the building was little more than a roof with
hardly a side wall to shelter those beneath it.
Presently the music ceased; the priest turned
toward us and began a fervent appeal to one
and aIL It was the hour of rejoicing he said,
when the morning stars sang together, and the
Christ-child was born in glory, though cradled
in a manger. The Christ-child! we had not
thought of this ; most of us knew nothing of it ;
to us, all days and all seasons were alike— even
their names and their significance were forgot
ten or unheeded by us. y ;_" . *•'."'
•'- Again the music poured forth and awoke
glorious echoes in the solemn wood and some
how we found ourselves uniting in the chorus,
the glad tidings of great Joy. The day that
followed was a feast such as we had never yet
partaken of. Did we return to Barbarism,
think you. . -
Charles Wabrkn Stoddard, .
Figures Whose Size Almost Take One's
Breath. Away.
America Spends More on Christmas Than Any
Other Country, and the Yearly Expenditure
Amounts to Tens cf Million.-— and
Trees Among the Biggest Items of Expense—
The Cost of Cliristmas Toys.
- So it is that America spends more on Christ
mas than any other country. ' A-Z • '■' Z ' ;
Don't I except England where Christmas is
the one holiday and feasting time that over
shadows all other days? No, Ido not. England,
it is true, celebrates Christmas— whero
there is money to do it. But the Cliristmas of
the well-to-do country squire of whom Dickens
wrote is not the Christmas of millions of Eng
lish people in London, Liverpool and Man
chester. Roast beef and plum pudding and
boar's head and all that sort of thing are not
over familiar to the masses.
In the United States it is a pretty poor family
that does not get its share of turkey or chicken
with some accessories at Christmas.
This was the gist of what a veteran market
man told me; a very Carroll D. Wright when
it came to statistics about game, provisions, and
the capacity of the American people to consume
these and other things. What is more, he fig
ured out results that made me open my eyes to
say the least. I had no idea that the American
people had such an appetite even at Christmas,
First he started in with turkeys. There be
ing over 60,000,000 people in tho United States
the number of families might bo set down at
near to 20,000,000. Allowing that one half of
these families had a turkey the number would
be 10,000,000 turkeys consumed, not an extra
vagant estimate. Some of these will be large,
some small, but eight pounds per turkey will
be a good enough average and that makes 80,
--000,000 pounds turkey or more than a pound
for each man, woman and child in the United
States, providing it was all eaten at one meal
and not kept on hand and picked at for a couple
of days. Ten cents a pound say, and good tur
key will bring more, and you see that the turkey
will foot up §8,000,000. '
My informant said that turkey was the big
gest item in the Christmas bill for tho reason
that Americans who do not care much for turkey
eat it as a duty at Christmas time. Of course,
a good many eat chickens and a large minority
can afford game. The man of figures put the
outlay in this way down at §2,000,000 and said
the figures were low.
" Cranberries you want to figure on too," said
my statistician, " and you're safe to figure on A
pound for each family. Some of them will tako
a good many pounds and some of them none, i
Figure 'em at 8 cents a pound." -
I did and footed up $1,600,000 as the cranberry
outlay. Verily .figures were mounting up and
I wondered how all this was to bo accomplished
in the way of eating when money is so high,
*' Then there's the mince pie," the statistician
went on. " Every one doesn't have niincc pie, •
hut I'll venture anything that 10,000,000 of thorn
will be baked. They are not so popular in this I
city Jmt in the country districts they., make,
shelves "upon shelves of them. ; That's where
the 10,000,000 come in. If you bought those plea .
in the city you would have to pay 20 cents and •
more apiece for them. Made in a farm-house :
with home made cider and cheap labor, put 'cm
down at say, 8 cents a pie and you get $800,000 *
for mince pies?
"Now as for beef and mutton," the statist!
cian was going on, but I fled. Beef and mutton
are every day commonplace articles of diet
and besides I began to get frightened at tho
manner in which the dollar figures were piling
I next sought one of the biggest dealers in
the country in Christmas trees, greens and
decorations. He gave more figures and big
ones, too. He admitted that in country places
the people gathered trees and greens and all
that. But he held that the demand for trees
throughout the country and through dealers
would amount to from 8,000,000 to 10,000,000
trees. The poorest of these go to small groceries,
the finest to churches and hundred of thousands
go to houses that go in for decorations at)
Christmas. Asked the price of those trees tho
merchant said from 25 cents to §10 and more
for a single tree. Fifty cents on tho whola
would be a fair price per tree for the whole lob
in striking an average. I * -'.'
I figured on 10,000,000 trees at 60 cents and tho
bill for Christmas trees ran up to $5,000,000
more. It looked too big. The troe merchant
remarked that it was not and that this was a
big country. He went on to say that the other
greens, holly, ivy, mistletoe and all that sort of
thing would foot up a million or two more, I
put down 81,000,000 and gazed once more in awe.
at the swelling total of Christmas cost.
Christmas toys ! To be sure they must not*
be forgotten. Ten million.at least of little ones
figured in this. The head of a mammoth toy
house pondered when he was asked what the
Christmas toy trade amounted to in the
" Well, yon might put it down at about a dol
lar a family on the average. Some spend 8100
and some ten cents, so it is hard to estimate tho
amount of the total expenditure."
I did not put the figures at a dollar a family.
I put it at 60 cents. It looked more modest and
even at that I got a total of some §10,000,000, * i
Next I saw some big dealers in Jewelry and
novelties such as are in vogue as Christmas
presents and again the figures were astonish
ing. Putting the various estimates,-- tho small-
est ones at that, together and then adding
them I could not get the total bolow $10,000,000.
But large though the sums of money that aro
spent they are not too largo. The flguros I
have quoted of the cost of Christmas in a few
directions, footing 'as they do upwards of £K>,
--000,000 are but part of the whole sura spont at
the Christmas times and even if we be in no
way sentimental about Christmas wo cannot
deny that the spending of so much money at
such a time hurts no one and helps the com
munity In general. The individual will hardly
feel the dollar or so that he may spond, bub
when 20,000,000 or 30,000,000 persons spend such
a sum the amount is worth considering. It
gives work for months before Christmas to a
vast army of workingmen and women in shops
and factories where Christmas goods arc made.
It gives the farmer a chance to make up for a
bad year, with Christmas market supplies.
Even the bare legged country lads may earn
money for stout shoes and warm jackets by
gathering Christmas greens and berries. Ib
stirs trade, it stimulates human feeling, it sets
the blood running red in the veins of men and
women of right mind. It is a time when the
poor are helped, the miserable lifted up and
even the criminal is made to feel that he has
not ceased to be a man ; while thieves for the
time forget to think that tbe getting of money
is the purpose for which man was put on
earth. . _. '■"'•■ -"• ■-.-'■■
So what if the coming of Father Christmas
does cost us a round hundred million and a
good bit more. His visit is worth the money
and twice as much more. .-
And the work of Christinas ! Why it is all a
pleasure. The hardest of it is as light as th«
touch of a fairy's wand I
, \, ,:■,-.. ,-A.iAZy. Foster Coatbs.
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Sun, 21 December 2008
In this podcast, I discuss the one year anniversary since I started Thoughts on Photography (October 15th actually), why I started the podcast, and some of my New Year resolutions for the podcast going forward for 2009.
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In this podcast I pull together a list of my favorite photography books published in 2008. The book list includes:
Saul Leiter
Helen Levitt
America by Zoe Strauss
Cuba: Campo Adentro by Susan S. Bank
Planet Shanghai by Justin Guariglia
Fading Hutongs by Julio De Matos
Ideology in Paradise by Hiroshi Watanabe
Interior Exposure by Jessica Todd Harper
Domestic Vacations by Julie Blackmon
A Certain Alchemy by Keith Carter
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Howard Zehr is known worldwide for his work in transforming our understanding of justice, particularly restorative justice, and is a faculty member at Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. He is also the General Editor of The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding series of which The Little Book of Contemplative Photography is a part. Zehr is also an accomplished photographer (particularly in creating the documentary-style photographs for his books) and teaches workshops on contemplative photography which promote "mindfulness" in photography.
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In this podcast I discuss the current resurgence in interest in the work of William Eggleston. An retrospective exhibition of Eggleston's work on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art along with a new book/catalog of the exhibition. Coincidentally, a new DVD documentary is also available as well. There has never been a better time to get to know the work Eggleston than now.
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Ibarionex Perello is a California-based photographer, writer, and educator. Ibarionex is a contributing writer for Shutterbug Magazine, PC Photo, and Digital PhotoPro. He is co-founder of Alas Media, a studio dedicated to telling stories through a variety of media, and is the host of the Candid Frame, a podcast focused on interviews of photographers across the wide spectrum of the photographic world, and FotoBoy, a blog on photography.
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Drowning Prevention In Focus
Jan 16, 2013
The NDPA National Drowning Prevention Symposium takes place from March 13-15 at the Hotel Bahia Mar, Fort Lauderdale, in Florida.
The schedule includes an opening speech by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, while workshops include:
Utilizing Partnerships and Earned Media to Communicate Pool Safely Messaging - Jim Luetkemeyer, Vice President Widmeyer Communications, and Kathleen Reilly, Pool Safely Campaign Leader Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Among presentations Mario Vittone, US Coast Guard and author, will speak on immersion hypothermia, drowning, sea survival, and safety at sea and Mike Haggard, president of The Haggard Law Firm, will talk on drowning among children, with focus on "Supervision, Barriers & Entrapment".
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Jerusalem A massive wave of guerrilla rockets pounded northern Israel in a matter of minutes Thursday, killing eight people hours before Hezbollah's leader offered to stop the attacks if Israel ends its airstrikes. Israel hit back early today with airstrikes in southern Beirut.
Israel lost four soldiers in fighting Thursday, making it the deadliest day yet for the Jewish state in its two-front war.
The Israeli military said the targets of the latest attacks in the southern Beirut Shiite neighborhood of Danieh were Hezbollah facilities and a Hamas office. Local media said Israel launched 24 bombing runs in an hour.
Israeli artillery shells earlier exploded in the hills of southern Lebanon, sometimes as many as 15 per minute. The military said its aircraft were hitting Hezbollah targets all over the country.
In the second front of its offensive against Islamic militants, Israel sent dozens of tanks into the Gaza Strip as aircraft fired at clusters of militants. The heavy clashes in Gaza killed eight Palestinians, including an 8-year-old boy.
Despite Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah's offer and continuing diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire, the Israeli army prepared to push up to Lebanon's Litani River as part of its campaign to force the Shiite guerrillas away from the border and make room for a planned international force to patrol the area.
In the 23rd day of Israel's punishing onslaught both on the ground and from the air, Hezbollah has shown surprising strength and has found its support in Lebanon - and among the larger Arab world - vastly bolstered.
With calls for a cease-fire growing more intense, the prospect that Hezbollah would emerge damaged but far from destroyed by the fighting appeared likely.
Jordan's King Abdullah II warned that the fighting was causing a backlash against moderate Arab leaders and was strengthening the very radicals it was intended to destroy. "The Arab people see Hezbollah as a hero because it's fighting Israel's aggression," he said.
The fighting in Gaza, which began June 25 after Hamas-linked militants captured an Israeli soldier in a cross-border raid, has killed a total of 175 Palestinians, the U.N. reported Thursday, adding that it was concerned that "with international attention focusing on Lebanon, the tragedy in Gaza is being forgotten."
The offensive in Lebanon began after another cross-border raid by militants, in this case Hezbollah guerrillas, captured two Israeli soldiers. More than three weeks into the fighting, six Israeli brigades - or roughly 10,000 troops - were locked in battle with hundreds of Hezbollah guerrillas in south Lebanon.
Israel said three of its soldiers were killed when an anti-tank rocket hit their tank, seriously damaging the vehicle, and a fourth during fighting in the southern Lebanese town of Taibeh.
Since the fighting started, 68 Israelis have been killed, 41 soldiers and 27 civilians. More than 300,000 Israelis have fled their homes in the north, Israeli officials said.
Despite Israel's efforts to crush Hezbollah, the guerrillas launched at least 200 rockets into northern Israel on Thursday.
At least 100 of them rained down within a half-hour period Thursday afternoon, setting cars on fire, sending Israelis fleeing into shelters and killing eight people. The barrage, which came a day after the guerrillas fired more than 230 rockets into Israel, underscored Hezbollah's continued ability to carry out unrelenting strikes.
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We're celebrating my mom's 60th birthday this weekend and I want to take her somewhere nice (but not too fancy) where 6 vegetarians won't have any problems finding something good to eat and also where a 1-year-old (who is very well behaved) won't be out of place. Doesn't matter where in NYC it is (we have cars). Help. I'm stuck.


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Top officials from Western Europe are meeting Balkan leaders to find ways to better prevent extremists from sneaking in with migrants who are moving west across Europe.
They are also looking to soothe worries about European stability and prosperity after Britain's vote to leave the EU, notably by boosting opportunities for youths from countries that dream of joining the EU.
German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Francois Hollande are meeting with Austria's chancellor, Italy's finance minister and leaders of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.
Balkan nations that suffered through wars and political break-ups in the 1990s worry that they will now face more hurdles to their membership bids as the EU struggles to stay together.
On top of the agenda on Monday is reinforcing security checks of migrants traversing the Balkans toward Western Europe, French officials said.
A handful of extremists are known to have mixed in with the more than one million migrants crossing into Europe last year, including through the Balkans. That route is largely shut now but migrant pressure persists.
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Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vucic was disappointed by an EU decision last week to delay further membership talks.
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Ernie Thompson, 43, was injured Thursday while cutting a log, according to his daughter, Erin Thompson. She said the log broke during the cutting, throwing Thompson, who landed on his head. No one was around, so Thompson crawled to a road to wait for someone to find him, the daughter said.
Thompson was airlifted to a Ketchikan hospital before he was transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Susan Gregg-Hanson of Harborview said Monday that Thompson had a lower neck fracture and was being discharged with an orthopedic device to support his neck area.
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A ciliolenticular block is characterized by a rise in IOP and a shallow anterior chamber. This problem is a known complication after fistulating or other intraocular surgery and is also called malignant glaucoma. We report a case of spontaneous ciliolenticular block with a sudden increase in refractive error.
A 34-year-old male patient was referred to our department with acute loss of visual acuity in the left eye. Ophthalmological history and investigations were performed including visual acuity, objective and subjective refraction, slit lamp examination, tonometry, fundoscopy, visual fields, axial length and compartment measurement and ultrasound-biomicroscopy.
The left anterior chamber was shallow, but no other abnormalities were found by slit lamp investigation. Intra-ocular pressure was raised to 20 mmHg in the left eye (right 12 mmHg). The cornea-lens distance (CLD) was decreased to 1.9 mm in the left eye (3.1 mm right eye). The refractive error was -5.0 dpt (before loss of visual acuity -0.25 dpt). No abnormalities were found in the right eye. Nd:YAG-laser iridotomy was performed and the pupil was dilated for 10 days in the left eye, which decreased the intraocular pressure to normal levels and restored normal CLD. After 5 week follow up the CLD was 2.9 mm and the refraction -0.5 dpt.
A spontaneous high refractive error and visual loss, especially in one eye, can be caused by a ciliolenticular block. Comparing the CLD in both eyes may give an important clue in finding the correct diagnosis. In combination with medical therapy, Nd:YAG-laser iridotomy should be performed initially to achieve normal refraction and aqueous circulation.


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Oak Park and River Forest schools closed Wednesday
By Evan O'Brien
Oak Park and River Forest schools, including District 90, District 97 and District 200, announced that all schools will be closed Wednesday due to inclement weather.
Oak Park and River Forest High School announced that all classes and activities are canceled and District and Building Offices are closed Wednesday.
All District 97 classes and after-school activities, including parent-teacher conferences and Hephzibah programming, have been canceled for Wednesday.
The District 90 school board meeting and after-school activities this evening have been canceled. All District 90 schools will be closed on Wednesday.
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jerry sebesta from oak park
Posted: February 2nd, 2011 5:45 PM
Liz R is correct about the temperature on 1/20/1985. But I didn't have to look it up. My son a Mann School and OPRF graduate was born on that day. For years we have had Tom Skilling's article on the coldest day on a bulletin board in our kitchen,
Sheila C. from River Forest
Posted: February 2nd, 2011 12:51 PM
Many thanks to the school administrators for closing schools. I imagine we were able to avoid quite a few collisions by doing so. In addition, keeping cars off the road prevents the forced rescue of people who are stuck or out of gas like they had to do on Lake Shore Drive last night.
Posted: February 2nd, 2011 8:30 AM
In January, 1994 windchills were -75 degrees during finals week. OPRF was open, and my recollection is that OPRF was the ONLY school open in the whole state.
Liz R. from Oak Park
Posted: February 1st, 2011 7:23 PM
"The coldest temperature ever recorded in Chicago is -27%uFFFDF (-33%uFFFDC) on January 20, 1985..." from Wikipedia
Liz R. from Oak Park
Posted: February 1st, 2011 7:19 PM
In 1982-85, we had some days which were way below zero. District 97 schools were closed somewhere during that period when it was -20 or more! It was COLD! That was not a wind chill, that was actual temperature!
Kay Foran from Oak Park
Posted: February 1st, 2011 6:49 PM
OPRFHS has had four closings due to snow since the District's founding in 1873: March 25, 1930 - 19.2 in; Jan. 9, 1939 - 14.9 in; Jan. 27, 1967 - 24 in; Jan. 25, 1979 -20.7 in...and Feb. 2, 2011 ???? in.
Posted: February 1st, 2011 6:47 PM
OPRFHS, district 200 closed for a snow day in 1979
Posted: February 1st, 2011 6:21 PM
I would be more interested in how long since OPRF closed
jerry from oak park
Posted: February 1st, 2011 6:09 PM
District 200 has been known for rarely if ever closing under prior Sup'ts. Were they closed in 1967 and have they been closed since then. The 1999 storm came during the holidays. Hopefully Wed Journal can post this.
Posted: February 1st, 2011 6:06 PM
OPRF hasn't had a snow day since 1979.
Posted: February 1st, 2011 5:55 PM
I think I remember a "cold" day where d97 said it was ok to stay home if you thought it was too cold for your kids to be out - maybe about 12-15 years ago??
Mary from Forest Park
Posted: February 1st, 2011 5:46 PM
Definitely Dist. 97 was closed after the '67 snowstorm as I remember getting the phone call and letting my daughter sleep. But not sure about the high school. My son, a high school student, was in Oak Park Hospital at the time, so it was not relevant to him.
Ellen from Oak Park
Posted: February 1st, 2011 5:40 PM
I have lived/gone to school and/or taught in OP for 45 years, and I have no memory of schools closing. Except maybe in 1967, but I was only 2, so I can't be sure! :)
Graham Johnston from Wednesday Journal Facebook Verified
Posted: February 1st, 2011 5:38 PM
We'll get that info for Oak Park, River Forest and the high school tomorrow and post it. Thanks for the question.
Pst from Oak Park
Posted: February 1st, 2011 5:26 PM
Does anyone have any information on the last time OP district 97 cancelled classes due to inclement weather? Everyone says there's a history of NEVER closing school...
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Dear Capuchin Sisters of Mother Rubatto!
1. I am happy to meet you at the end of your General Chapter. I greet you wholeheartedly, especially Mother General and the Sisters who with her are involved in the complex work of the governance and direction of your Congregation. I cordially greet all the religious who are occupied all over the world, and spread the good seed of the Gospel with plenty of apostolic and educational activities and closeness to the people, following the Franciscan and Capuchin charism of your Congregation.
In these days you have reflected on your identity and mission, in order to direct the whole institute towards new apostolic ventures. I genuinely hope that, as a result of the deliberations of the Chapter, a renewed zeal for your spirituality and your mission will flourish, on the firm foundations of the original intuition of your Foundress.
2. The life of Mother Francesca Rubatto, whom I had the joy of beatifying on 10 October 1993, was founded on two great pillars: ardent love for God, whom she perceived as her "Supreme Good" (cf. St Francis of Assisi, Lodi di Dio Altissimo, 5: Fonti Francescane, 261), and tireless service to her brothers and sisters, especially the neediest and the most forgotten. Under the guidance of enlightened spiritual directors, your Mother followed the example of St Francis and St Clare to be a humble but eloquent sign of the Gospel lived "sine glossa" (directly without commentary) (cf. Legenda perugina, 69.113: Fonti Francescane, 1622.1672).
As his spiritual daughters, may you too know how to make yourselves poor in your personal lives and your daily activities, choosing the last place, in simplicity and lowliness, and serving the brethren with Franciscan joy. In this way you will be missionary sisters of the people, given over to proclaiming and witnessing to the Gospel to all whom you meet on your path.
Apostolic activity and service to the brothers and sisters will need a great abundance of love, that draws its life from intimate union with God, nourished by prayer and, in particular, by familiarity with Jesus in the Eucharist. Mother Francesca had a living and warm-hearted faith in Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament, and wanted the Eucharist to be the heart of the religious family she founded. United with Christ in the offering of his life, she expressed her participation in the Easter Mystery through the total gift of herself to her neighbour.
Following the example of your Blessed Foundress, may you too know how to break the bread of your life as consecrated persons in the various kinds of service to your neighbour: from catechesis to education, from nursing the sick to solidarity with the needy, from collaboration in parish pastoral care to the mission ad gentes.
In the face of the new challenges, revive the fundamental inspiration of Mother Francesca, taking it into the new apostolic settings that open before you, supported by her burning love for God and her availability for the needs of others.
3. Above all, may you know how to keep intact your lifestyle, as it was regularly set forth by your Foundress. She wrote to a group of novices about the spirit that should motive a Capuchin sister: "Serve the Lord joyfully, lovingly fulfil the duties entrusted to you, work tirelessly because you know how precious your work is in the sight of the Lord. And having worked hard for the glory of God whom you love so deeply, call yourself a useless servant of the Lord and be convinced of being one, because you know that you are not capable of anything without his divine help" (To the Novices of Montevideo and Rosario: Letters, Genoa 1995, p. 550).
Serve the brethren without conditions or limits: this is what impelled Bl. Francesca Rubatto to open her heart and the life of the institute to the missionary dimension, that she recognized "as a special grace granted to our community" (To Sr Felicita: op. cit., p. 129). This same spirit inspired the missionary sisters, who on 13 March 1901, gave witness, even to the supreme sacrifice of their lives, to their fidelity to Christ and to their generous love for their neighbour on the mission of Alto Alegre in Brazil.
May their example move you to intensify your effort to live your charism ever more in new choices of life and apostolic activity. For my part, I gladly assure you of my spiritual closeness, as well as wholehearted support and prayer.
May the intercession of Francis and Clare of Assisi assist you. May the host of Capuchin saints, among whom Bl. Francesca Rubatto shines with a special light, protect you. May my Blessing, which I cordially impart to you and to all your religious communities in Italy and throughout the world go with you.
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La Lande-de-Louge tourism and travel guide
Visit La Lande-de-Louge: highlights and tourist informationTo Visit Attractions
La Lande-de-Louge is situated in the Orne, Normandy region, in the north of France at 39 km from Alencon, the department capital. (General information: La Lande-de-Louge is 191 km from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Argentan at 18 km and Bagnoles de l'Orne at 20 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
La Lande-de-Louge, France: places to visit and attractions
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend when sightseeing close to La Lande-de-Louge in Normandy. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
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Map of places to visit near La Lande-de-Louge
Markets in and near La Lande-de-Louge
- Briouze: market Monday (9km)
- La Ferte-Mace: market Thursday (14km)
- Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (18km)
- Bagnoles-de-l'Orne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (19km)
- Falaise: market Saturday (23km)
- Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (23km)
- Trun: market Thursday (27km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (28km)
- Sees: market Saturday (32km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (36km)
More information about La Lande-de-Louge, Normandy
Tourist attractions to visit near La Lande-de-Louge, France
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Lande-de-Louge and wondering what to do next!
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (38km)
National Monuments
- Carrouges Chateau (16km) [Map]
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Normandie-Maine (23km) [Map]
Remarkable gardens
Sites of natural beauty
- Signal d'Écouves (26km) [Map]
- Forêt d'Écouves (28km) [Map]
- Rochers des Parcs (29km) [Map]
- Mont du Haut-Fourché (40km) [Map]
- Forêt de Perseigne (49km) [Map]
Towns of Art and history
- Mayenne (50km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (52km) [Map]
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (50km) [Map]
Geography and distances
Distance to La Lande-de-Louge
from Alencon (prefecture): 39 km
from Paris: 191 km
from Calais: 293 km
from Nice: 801 km
from Bordeaux: 429 km
from Strasbourg: 588 km
Getting here
La Lande-de-Louge is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-challen ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to La Lande-de-Louge from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than 6 kilometres from La Lande-de-Louge): Batilly, Faverolles, La Courbe, La Fresnaye-Au-Sauvage, Le Grais, Les Yveteaux, Louge-sur-Maire, Menil-Jean, Montreuil-Au-Houlme, Ranes, Saint-Andre-de-Briouze, Saint-Brice-sous-Ranes, Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze and Saint-Ouen-sur-Maire.
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Well here we are at last. THE FEELS.
This year has been such a roller coaster for all of us, but it's a ride I won't soon forget. When I first started this course, I knew that New Visions was impressive, but I had no idea it was going to be such a huge milestone in my life. I have changed so much in the past year, and I'm sure that if it wasn't for this class, things would be a lot different for me. I got to discuss wonderful, stimulating and extremely well-thought-out topics and arguments with a group of some of the most intelligent high-schoolers I have ever met. I also got to rant about Miley Cyrus and evil coffee corporations with these same people.
I want to thank you all for the experiences that you've given me, and if this is my only chance to do so, I'll thank you all individually:
Chloe- Chloe, I have absolutely no idea where to begin with you, so I thought I'd put you here first. To start this off, I'd like to thank you for being one of my closest friends this year.If there were any actual platonic relationships in Sherlock, I would make a reference to symbolize our friendship. Above all else, though, I want to thank you for being who you were this year. You weren't just one of the funniest people I have ever met, or simply a fantastic singer who would periodically break into humming songs for no reason. You were a genuinely awesome, extremely talented and friendly person who I could rely on when the year got rough. I wish you the best of luck in your future, and I can't wait to see you onstage or in films.
Ashley- Oh, Ashley. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was writing random facts that you told me about yourself on a piece of scrap paper. We briefly bonded over Star Wars and Fall Out Boy, and then awkwardly read our information in front of the class. Now I am once again writing random facts about you, only this time they are what I saw throughout the year. My impression of you has not changed a bit: You are awesome. You greeted every day in this class with some form of brilliant commentary that I could always count on for a laugh. From being deemed an elephant at heart to your brewing rivalry with Dunkin Donuts, you've always been able to turn any bad day into a laughable situation. I hope you have fun in college, and of course, may the force be with you.
P.S. Remember to stick with Starbucks.
Rachel- I gotta say, you have always found some way to brighten my day in class. You have such a talent for expressing yourself through complex gestures, loud shrieks or a laugh that can take down mountains. To be honest, you turned out to be the opposite of what I was expecting when I saw you on the first day. I'm not saying that I thought lowly of you or anything, you just seemed rather serious when I met you. I found out almost immediately that you were one of the craziest people that I would meet this year, and I'm really going to miss all of your contributions to group discussions. Good luck in Saint Rose, and I hope you can find that wood-chipper.
P.S. You have an amazing taste in music (You actually know who Gogol Bordello is)!
Courtney S.- I feel like there is so much that I didn't get to know about you, and that's too bad. What I have seen this year is that you are very intelligent and an all-around fun person. Our one-on-one conversations never disappointed, and the input you gave the class was always a treat. Good luck on your many college adventures!
Courtney M.- I will always remember that first day we met each other in person after knowing each other on the Internet for a couple months. It was nice to have another Whovian in the class as well as someone who knew so much about tech. Good luck in your future, Courtney! Have fun at Morrisville.
Lucas- Bro. So many shoes. Lucas, I am going to miss your random bursts of hysterical input, although I'm fairly certain that I can stalk your twitter for all of that awesome verve you emit. I can't wait to look at your vine account in a few years (you know when you get vine famous) and brag to my friends about how I actually knew you for a time. Keep up your awesome shoe collection and I hope you have tons of fun in Boston!
Olivia- Olivia! This year really wouldn't have been complete without your rad dance moves and your amazing contributions to the class rants. You've always been able to come up with the most thorough points at a moments notice, and that's a talent of yours I have always respected. You also have an amazing fashion sense and I know you're going to go far with that blog of yours! I hope you don't forget us New York-bound bros while you're out having your various escapades in Texas. Good luck in college, I'm gonna miss you!
Audrey- I am never going to forget your extremely patriotic Common Core character from the beginning of the year. Ever since I got to edit you running down the middle of the road screaming about your proud nation, I knew it was going to be a great year. I also still have your CD from christmas, and I must say you have good taste in music. Have fun in the future!
Greg- I am going to miss your surprise inputs, Greg. I don't remember a feeling quite like the one we all got when we heard your footsteps coming down the hallway during a heated discussion. We all perked up and prepared for your thought-provoking history lessons or modern theories. Your words alone had the power to unravel a topic and turn it into something new. That is an ability I admire, and will always remember. Your contributions to the class (including our wonderful class mascot) really shaped our outcome, as well as the letter "H" and a masterfully drawn mailbox.
Mrs. Sheehan- Lastly, I want to thank you , Mrs. Sheehan. I want to thank you for your sheer dedication to this class. I want to thank you for providing us with the building blocks of a future that most students wouldn't have. I want to thank you for being one of the greatest teachers I've seen in these last 13 years of education. I know we've all had our ups and downs. We all have memories of this year that we'd like to treasure, and I'm willing to admit that there are some we would probably like to erase, but if it wasn't for you, none of us would be heading the same direction we are now. It wasn't entirely because of the hard work you put before us, or the stories we covered in class, it was because of how human you were (or at some times, inhuman). The entire class could be tearing each other apart in debate, or we could have all been cheerfully ranting, it didn't matter. You showed us what the real world looked like through your personality and honesty of the work you do- and that's more than I've seen any teacher do in high school. You helped me when I needed it, you pushed me when my head was elsewhere, you even wrote my letter of recommendation. So thank you. Thank you for all of those memories, the good and the bad. I truly will miss you.
In the words of my fellow classmates "This isn't goodbye, it's 'see you later'!"
And in my own words "Never dwell on the past, but always look towards your futures".
Until next time, class of 1985!


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In a recent development, Ravish Kumar, who was executive vice-president and general manager for regional channels at STAR India, has quit the network. With this, Kumar ends a stint of two years with the company.
While no official comment was forthcoming at the time of filing the report, sources close to the development have confirmed the same to afaqs!.
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City says Newton North petition signatures are lacking
The city clerk's office ruled today that organizers of a referendum drive to overturn the current Newton North High School rebuilding project site plan did not collect enough valid signatures to send the issue to a ballot.
City officials said that since the city has approximately 53,000 registered voters, petition backers were required to gather 2,692 signatures to get the required five percent.
City Clerk David Olson said the Election Commission found the organizers had gathered 3,271 signatures, and that 700 were disqualified, leaving the petitioners 121 votes short of the number needed for the petition to be valid.
One of organizers, Jeff Seideman, said he challenged the city's ruling on two counts today at noon.
Seideman, president of the Newton Taxpayers Association, said the city's Election Commission miscounted the signatures and made a mistake in determining the number needed. Seideman said city officials are required to hold a hearing on the matter but did not know yet when that would take place.
Olson said the hearing, including representatives from both the Election Commission and Law Department, must be called within 14 days from next Monday.
Mayor David Cohen, a chief backer of the site plan, called Seidemen's claim of a miscount "ludicrous."
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