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çà The Canadien Champion, Monday, Denemee 23, 1968 And O&ier 'Santas' Thougit Sanla Clous Il t- dmr$ Mostlpopular Chriutmas- aMn glifla ger, ho stili hou Itbeuof OS rp- In liuethern Europe, ooany chlidren amuIt the arrtvat of St. Ntithotos. on the ECt of De- cemitr 5th, In Spainand Lot- in Amrie, the 'Three Kîooao tesdttoouOy hrtng gifts on Epiphuoy Ere, Jaouary îth. IlAdeste Fideliu" *'0 Corne, Att 'ro Folitful" or "Adeute Fttietls" may hue heeo wrîtten ho the 1thl 000- tury wrtr 'snd teacher, Saitt Bonavootore, but its exactort- gin il a nystery. There'so _rotoNi abootit., p.aty to- intu IO lnogae, and te ar oethan 40 Ooglloh ter- Cards Clame Late in Yule Traditions Maay oS tiya Cbristmas lr&dilOBu bega s om.where In the dira pae but the prise- lice of eoochanglog greetlog curdi a 101s a little ovor a c00- tury o13. In 1848 William Mati Ogley, a '*sturnlng" yuung Engtluh arttut, came up wlit lthe ldeo of drotgning n Chtmasoo tard and rprodoottog 10 on ptOttO uf pastritoard for the pubhit buy. Egley'u card shord a f an- lly Christmas dinner, format dance, skating, caroleru, altmu- glvng, a Punch and Judy uhow and other aspects uf a e- bratton reuomhlng theon In 0 Chartes Dickeos' 'me Christ- muas Carul," puilbd o fr0 years prevlousty. Unfuctunate- ty, Egley'u frtendu wece not en- lhuuloottc about itso tdea. Nie. Y-n'. Apouy 'The 'daddy" of atil holiday cardaswaaodestgned and etoh- ed in 1812 hy J. A. Borner, a youog Londonrr, who wantrd to aputoctar ta f rlrnds fur fais faltue to llay a Ndrw Yer's Day vlatt. Me. uoerrur ard madr Il etear hre 000 tîrd ta itsu homer hy doplctlng lit wtith i ucuat caught in lthe lohrd duurway of its house. In 1843, Sic Henry Cote,a busy Engîlit "msonary" of culture, bit span ther Idra ut sendlng sut l1111e misies ut Chitrstmas. John Calcutt Hurs- ley of the Royal Academy, co- mosfor its campalgn agalnst nude art, douigoed lthe rardo anld Sir Henry sent ost t000 to fclends. It muen't untîl the early IllSO titat carda wece lsaued four georrai distributiun ity a large Englisit puhllitlog coin- Chisltmas greetîngo were lstruduced loto ther United States ity thte Macos Card TOO BAD SANTA doernt drlioer at treiboxes otoîtrui of goirrq thtough the chornyrtne, Hr'dgetailageocharge out of îlot otoroo -trihbot droototeit fot the Niaietide ho Ruth Chaer of R.R 3 Caoophrllioir It adorn the tatît Rd., nrcî of Kilbtode. (Staff Photo) PLI-Ahi NO lIRES Ideas Vary Mry Chrtmoas, Mery C ist mo t o yoit, andi krrp th os c orottnto ait saltfont tire! Tale On Custom s pca aewt e r -an Ol in natte. ilere iscared O f Yule ýrpig aa rn teoree, Otor people rnoy o White sale itaet,ttor tnoit e l Cttrittoeo, nile sonne people total) chilitre uaeitte.e gootnlottnotrgtptnirhltr on f rint Ortroober 20. Saine peuple sayoy ite tradetlotol t0 terne tuetty ut tht holiday Irast. wnhte lnepeople taotea Chritmaso rnote, and atîli ailheru rontend Ado that cria or trird ret l th tnt - o neey thlng tor a tasty Yoietidr 1, Atttnd the oeld. Chit- i. 1 a Y ,,,a et om tantnry, bot oto ont .p pointneoey iyolareoagotett It's a otaot t elebtote. In tht United States and fu Canada,. tht otorlting rot" totneoedley of Chritmas traditions troaia oner. Ater- icans and Canaodenstrain Central norr toli pteparo their trodltooo Yuletide tondt olth torp. %ilei tho-rO tront Itoly otinhe hanter too s00e ChritoOo oapitoot noperîoîîy rigast r winter, relidents ofthe North- je ern U . nd Canada wouldh ee glad tothangeplaies, to t thase Australienso, South Ameeicrn and otheto who en- e )oy ottattoer ortinitiro ol On therothrhtd, North Antrirnt havte made ther an contribtitonsta1 Christ- nos tiraitnd tht woirld. For in- stance, therets Santa, white- hearded ard ted-aolted, n-ho BERT JONES rots 'etylotier Se Nichoir., ELECTRIC and other Yote gift ginero on _____________ company et London. Teey bc- came poauulac immedlatrly, and In 1874 Louis Prsng, a Germant Immigcant, iiarted a Christmas card bsalneci aI sobury, Masu. At the turn of lthe rentsry, lir teouri publlohlag rother thon toote olttt Imports fioain tho omarket. For the arat drrade ra the uiai ai enrhianglng rardu telI out STinsel ITiasl ote Chirigint, trec began, sa haret soyt. 7 when spidrs oatred wit decoasted by amother for 7her muni, obtîdee. Ta.wad thcaairain for net ioodnrs to lir chtîde, the Cht hl) SHEPHERO hIAIDEN Shepheeds are foroloot figotet inChistmas stories and caols suol as "Whter Shepteets Wotohcd Tier Flocho hy Night". More norl, hut rqoolly established in tradton, ol the story of the îltrpherdess oho vistted the stable or the first Chritmas night. "D'oo vstu bergerr?- (or "ohence conte yoo, shrphced midrt?") wa1 btought ta Canads in tho 1711e coto ey by early Frenocho seters e. on the caoo, a qorttore oskt the shrpherdess ohere ia beo aond what shr has sero, and site on tr descrihest be mngr of f aahlsa. Ooly uai Wsrld Wac One dSd Ameoamn anufacuror begin ta acitieve sucent in lthe rard busines. mec inexpert- sint prlotlng and lilthograpit- log prurroars heaucitt Christ- mau carde uliblaevrym reach. Douisilote lits reltiYOl tcso atart in 1h18 countr, the césa- toin hua caught the f ocy of the American publiece beWair- trnt that l sends billions of Chritmas carda ovoy 10cr, accordhsg ta Mca. PeM Gil- bort of Norcrooss toc. CI.41ISTASOREETING3 -Hollo- and tn thank or cutotrt for their patronage. Have aenrrry Christmas! SELRITE STORE MILTON LIMITED WITH WARMES WIUHEU FOR <ihe scosos that qenero10a granit wormil oand loy on Earth lu horol Mur 19 brio; qlcrdnaa t0 you nd yours. Thonks lom Pour poirocqli DRUMQUIN FUELS i2M AND W Adele a at thr G Russiag stotkittgs anticipe Fr cs t' Concmu celîgio Christîna ch ildiren PLAZA MOTORS MILTON 1 KILI