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The herald., 1895-12-22
CHRISTMAS IN MANY CLINICS

ward to the nave. where he leaves his sa.
bots and betakes himself to prayer. A
few old-fashioned carols are sung, "a
lively allocution is delivered by the coun.
try cure; and by and by, in the q ay OF
the morning, the groups of men and wo-
men in their broad hats and long black
coats so strayiDg home together.
In the middle ages in France it was the
custom for the burghers of one town to &c
in procession on the eve before Christmas
to visit the neighbors in some adjacent
burg, and to represent before them a rude
mystery play of the Nativity.
They went in procession playing upon
rebeck, viol, tabor and flute, and some
times displayed much pomp in those pa.
rades, all of which were in honor, as their
old carols say. of "Jesus, the flower OF
life.''
1t would sorelv puzzle the average child
of the United States if he had to spend
Christmas in far-otf Australia. Instead .oI
snow, ice and chilly blasts, the Australians
have weather much like we have on the
Fourth of July.
Christmas there means a great open-air
picnic, celebrated in groves of eucalyptus
trees and surrounded by blossominp
flowers. Aside from the weather, Christ.
mastide is observed by the Australian the
same as in the mother country, topped of
by a fine diuner of fat goose and plum
pudding.
The herald., 1895-12-22
EntanQled Birds.

Birds that employ hair in the building Of
their nests sometimes come to grief by
hanging, but should say very seldom in
deed in the following singular manner: A
gentleman who had a number of colts upon
his farm one day noticed small bird en-
tangled in the long hair of the tail of one
of them. The little creature had evidently
been in search of material wherewith to
line its nest, and by some unaccountable
accident had become ensnared in the I'm
kempt hair of the colt't tail.
Cases of birds getting their feet entan-
gled in bits of yarn or string are not at all
uncommon, especially in the breeding
season, and whenever the victim of this
kind of a mishap happens to get the i'm.
pediment fastened in a tree or among
stones death is pretty sure to be the result
unless prompt human aid is forthcoming.
In the spring of the year, as everybody
knows, the dead leaves of the pampas
grass fall to the ground and curl up like
shavings from a carpenters bench. A
field correspondent mentions finding a
poor robin which had accidentally got one
of these pieces coiled round its neck SO
tightly that it was unable to feed and died
of starvation.-Cor Magazine.
The herald., 1895-12-22

| been forgotten or ignored elsewhere. In
Southern italy in particular, the bambino
is the object of passionate alteration, and
the sacredness of Christmas sheds it's mel
lowest light into the darkest osteria, and
the humblest via, where the ancient houses
seem ready to fall against each other.
The local pride displayed by the various
parishes in the decoration of their chapels
and affairs Is very great. At Naples there
is one long street in which nearly every
shop Is devoted to the manufacture or sale
of holy images, and the greater part of
these are for the Christmas festivities.
The midnight mass, as it is celebrated in
most Catholic countries of Europe, is one
of the most beautiful and touching of
solemnities. In the great cities, like Paris
and Brussels and Vienna, it is accompanied
by the most splendid music and by rich
decorations of the chapels and affairs in
the churches.
At st. Roch, in Paris, chapel is fitted
up in imitation of the manager in Bethle-
hem, and is visited by hundreds of thous-
ands.
The carols are sung by princes and
princesses of the operate stage; the mid
night sermon is preached by one of the
ing is so fine that people often wait manys
hours, standing crowded in the aisles,
rather than miss it. At the Madeleine ali
the splendors of the church treasury are
brought out, and the affairs are agleam
with dazzling wealth, accumulated through
centuries.
In the humble and pious Breton villages,
also, the midnight mass is attended by the
faithful. The peasants come trudging
over the snowy roads and clatter in their
wooden shoes into the porch of the black
ened and dilapidated old church. Each
leaves his lantern and his wraps with the
old crone at the portal, then pushes for.
The herald., 1895-12-22
MEXICAN MYTHS AND TRADITION

| The mention in recent publications of the
Chicago Times-Herald of the latest report
OF the Nicaragua national commission and
description of the browning of the tapes
tried image of Maria de la Guadalupe of
Guadalupe, Mexico, together with the in
teresting myth of the origin of this tapes
try, said to have been miraculously painted
by the Virgin Mary herself, suggests the
curious Indian and Mexican myths of their
two gods, Quetselcoahtl, the "god of light,'
and Huitzalpochtli, the ''god of darkness"
and their relations to Mexican history.
Those evidences of a civilization in Mexico
and Central America, dating back to the
time of Christ, which have been SO gener-
ally accepted as mere tradition and myth,
are being so strongly confirmed by discov-
cries OF this century that they are rapidly
assuming the dignity of historical evil
dences.
According to so'called tradition, at some
remote period strange people wearing
long, flowing robes, came to the rock-bound
coast of Mexico, and, sailing until they
found harbor, landed at the mouth of the
Usamacnta river. They were under the
leadership of a man whom they called
Quetselcoahtl. They sailed up the river,
captured the city OF Palenque, called the
oldest city of Central America, and con-
quered the ne:ghboring tribes. These peo-
pie we're the Toltecs, and the first diffusion
of TolIec and American blood probably
began at this time american sgnifying
the native Indian). The distinction be-
tween the Toltecs and the Americans
proper is based on what is called the half
civilization of the Toltecs, while scientfi-
cally the Indian is a savage, the dividing
line between the entrance into the pastoral
or agricultural stage. The Toltecs, how
ever, never passed through the pastoral
stage, but merged directly into the agri-
cultural from the hunting-and-fishing stare
or the stage OF savagery.
The Toltecs remained in this locality, in
Producing arts of civilization and dislikipg
above all else any semblance of quarrel
ing until about ia A. d., when q neigh
boring tribe worshiping the ''god OF dark
ness and war;" called HuitzaIpochtli, and
The herald., 1895-12-22
NOTES OF THE DAY

"Antiseptic wool'' is manufactured from
peat, in Ireland.
In the warship Terrible of the British
navy there are eighty-nine steam engines,
large and small.
A fabric made OF pine and spruce wood
pulp is made into Overcoats in Leeds, Eng
land. 1t looks like frieze.
Over $50 ambulances are provided in
London for the transport of persons in
jured or suddenly taken i'll in the streets.
Isleboro, Me-, has neither a doctor, a
lawyer, nor pauper within its Limits, ac-
cordlng to the assessors returns.
Flour milling is an important industry
in Jerusalem. The wheat is obtained from
the valley of the Jordan and Samaria.
Telephone charges in France are to be
reduced to cents for a three-minute con-
versation within radius of fifteen miles.
Pumpkins are just now worth $3 ton to
Pennsylvania farmers, who raise them in
large quantities for the canning factories.
According to Rhode Islands new census,
there are only about 100, 1000 fewer people
in that state than there are in Boston.
San Jose. Cal, is planning to hold car
nival of roses next May, and already $1,000
has been contributed toward paying the
expenses.
The total cost of the recent election in
CuyduOBd equity tNltNclduub was dlIlOSl
$27 900. $4,000 of which was for the reg
istration of voters.
Perforated anti-rheumatic bedclothing
is now made. 1t is claimed that the per-
forations permit the escape of the vapors
of perspiration and thus act as prevent
i've.
Socially, New York will be very much
more cosmopolitan, if not promiscuous,
this winter than ever. Families from
every direction, with money to burn,'' and
ambition to satisfy. will have temporary
domiciles here, and, as Jenkins says, twill
entertain lavishly." They know the batter
ing ram and dynamite power of "earthly
treasure" and sneer at The alleged ii.flli-
ence of ancestry and refinement in these
latter days.
The herald., 1895-12-22

believing in human sacrifice, caused such
dlscord among them that they and their
leader withdrew. Quetsel himself took
ship and sailed away and never again was
seen by his people, although deep down in
their hearts they held sacred promise
from Quetsel that he would one day return
and begin his reign of prosperity, peace
and happiness. and tradition has it that at
the advent of Cortez to Mexico the fires of
many sacrificial altar were still burning
IN the hope of his return. Indeed, it is
claimed that many of his faithful follow
ers believed that Cortez was their beloved
ana long looked for leader. General Lew
wallace has interviewer this myth into
his magazine story, 1.-The Fair God" and
made use OF this latter point in the upbuld-
ing of the plot
When Quetsel sailed away his people
dispersed through Mexico and Central
America. One division went to the Valley
OF Anahauc and conquered the Quinames,
supposed to be the earliest inhabitants of
the City of Mexico.
The Toltecan empire is supposed to have
been established CSC A. D., after which
time tradition gives place to more reliable
information. The Toltecs built many fine
buildings and altogether enjoyed most
prosperous and peaceful reign. Later they
were weakened by civil dissensions, SO
that when in the tenth, eleventh and
twelfth centuries the American Indians
became an easy prey.
These emigrations of the American In
dams were not concluded until the four
teenth century, when the seven tribes en-
tered Mexico, among which was the Aztec
tribe. which came from Lower California
and founded the City of Mvxico in 1925.
In 1852 they set up monarchy with a
line of kings, which lasted until the con-
quest of Mexico by Cortez in 1919. Mon
tezuma, the last of this line of kings, en-
joyed the most unlimited power, wrestling
it from the hands of mobiles, who had hith-
erto shared the honors with the kings.
These AZtecs acquired much of their civ
iliz0tion from the Toltecs, who were to
them superior people. 1t is even said by
several authorities that their civilization
surpassed that of Spain at the time of the
conquest. The Spaniards ruled Mexico
and Central America up to this century,
but in 1928 Guatemala, which then in
cluded Honduras, San Salvador. Nicaragua
and Costa Rica, won her independence,
being the last province of New Spain to
throw off the Spanish yoke.
Thus it is seen that the present inhabit.
ants of Nicaragua are diffusion of Toll
tees, American Indians proper and Span
iards who are degenerating in quality and
quantity. They are distributed through
six districts, with about twenty towns,
varying in population from 500 to 80, 900,
Leon being the largest city, Rivas, or an
cient Nicaragua, Granada, Muraya, Man
aqua and Chinandega each having about
the same number.
The herald., 1895-12-22
The Doctors on a Strike

A strike of doctors is now taking place
at Montreuil. a suburb of Paris. The whole
affair has arisen out of the opposition di-
rected against lady doctor. A dispensary
has lately been opened in this suburban
there offered to take it in turns
to attend daily, the sixth day be-
ing reserved for a competent dent
list. But the mayor deemed it advisable to
appoint lady doctor in attendance as
we'll. At this proposition the gentlemen
took umbrage, declaring that if anybody
was to be added to the list it should be one
of their own colleagues. At the present
moment the dispensary is being attended
three times week by a retired physician,
who volunteered his services. and the fair
lady who caused the discussion. Mean
while the original doctors of Montreuil are
holding aloof and cannot be prevailed
upon to set foot in the dispensary.-Par
Letter.
The herald., 1895-12-22

imagining, now of supernal blessedness,
and now of demoniacal torments. A look,
word. will do it ala look given in entire
unconsclousness-a word that meant moth
ing. But the vague imagining of the lover
takes this quite unconscious expression of
eye or of speech, and turns it into thou
sand shapes-twists from it a thousand
meanings it never had outside the region
of fancy. We fall out and make up again
for things as light as air and with not so
much substance as Ii cloud. And that we
have created the whole procession of
causes why we should feel so and so, ard
make ourselves happy or unhappy in con-
sequence-created it all out of our own i'm
agination-is doctrine of lies to which we
give no heed. Vague imaginings are re-
sponsible for many of our tempers, and we
"fly'' for a thing that does not exist. We
thought it did and acted on the thought,
which was to us as solid as knowledge and
fact. Then the poor delinquent of our
vague imagining explains with tears of dis
dain-hotly or calmly, as the case may be:
and we have to eat our leek of wrath and
the humble pie OF contrtion as the sole
reality in the whole affair.
The herald., 1895-12-22
TULLE AND FUR FOR GOWNS

Tulle is quite the correct thing to wear
in the evening, alike for maids and ma
irons. The former wear it in all it's fluffy,
fairy-like, poetic prettiness; the latter use
ii as trimming. Either way it it is charm
ing and a change frym chiffon, the perish
able fabric that promises to be everlasting,
which is millineric paradox. Satin skirts
which have borne the brunt of a ball or
two may be rendered once more fit for
active service by being covered with a
single tissue of tulle, having inserted bands
of yellow lace let in at intervals all round,
with tiny edging of the same kind of lace
used as frilled finish at the top and bot
tom of each band. The bodice is not an
easy matter to renovate, but some fresh
tulle trimming and sleeves of this soft,
pretty material will do much even for it if
it's condition is not too desperate.
Fur is worn on evening gowns more now
perhaps than ever before. The effect is all
that there is of the most delightful, pro.
vided only that the fur is good and used in
small quantities. AS the materials for
evening dresses are, as a rule, either satin
or velvet, the wearing of common fur with
either is an objectionable solecsm in the
art of dress. There are only few furs
permissible by refined taste for evening
wear-sable, golden beaver, chinchilla and
ermine well-nigh complete the list.
At the Haymarket, where smart audi
ences assemble nightly, we saw a lovely
ureSS tIle otuer evening. IL was OF Satln
and of the palest shade Of clover color.
The skirt and front of the bodice were cut
all in one, the top part of the square
bodice having a shaped berthe of velvet a
little darker in shade, and embroidered in
a design of ivy leaves, veined and outlined
in amethystine jeweling. The sleeves were
entirely of tulie, with clusters of Neapoli-
tan violets tucked into them, and there
was a strap of chinchilla over each should
! er, fastened to the bodice at either side
with a jeweled button and narrow piping
of chinchilla up the seams of the skirt
! The back and sides of the dress had a
finish as though of bodice. A long coat
OF pale clover color and silver brocade,
| lined with satin the same shade, was worn,
| it having hood and straps like fichu ends
in front, of chinchilla; the hood was softly
lined with white and delicate clover.colored
chiffon, SO that over the hair and around
the face it must have been bewitchingly
becoming. The same evening a yellow
satin dress was worn, trimmed with bronze
and brown embroidery, and with great
deal of coarse brown fur. Seeing the diff
ference between the two gowns suggested
the foregoing remarks, and the moral is,
do not wear any but the finest furs at
night, and then only touches of them
London Fashion Letter.
The herald., 1895-12-22
Excellent Kitchen Hints

Pancakes should be cooked quickly else
they cannot be crisp.
A little salt sprinkled on smoky fire
will clear it; and when broiling the same
process will give the hot, blue flame which
is so desired.
When broiling meat or fish always be
sure that the gridiron is very hot and that
it has been rubbed with suet or dripping.
When fish is boiled save some of the
water it was cooked in to make the sauce
for it. This water may also serve for a
fish soup.
To remove the scales from fish dip it
quickly into boiling water.
Never allow buildings made with milk TO
cool too quickly, especially il they contain
eggs as we'll.
Before turning out jelly or cornstarch or
any moude dessert, dip the mould for an
instant into tepid water. Earthenware
moulds will require hotter water than tin
ones.
There should be at all times and all sea-
sons free current of air in the pantry.
The window may be opened on a crack aud
a piece of flannel nailed along the frame
and then nailed to the lower sash.
A very pretty coloring for kitchen walls
is the pink shade obtained by dissolving
whiting in water and then adding enough
permanganate of potash to give it the de-
sired color. Apply with a wbitewash brush.
1t looks we'll and is cheap.
1t is economical to buy winter vegetables
such as potatoes, carrots and turnips, in
large quantities if you have the proper
place to keep them in; otherwise it is folly.
All such will keep for an almost indefinite
time if packed in box and covered with
sand.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The herald., 1895-12-22

Christmas to them means some upus ual
burst of spIendor, some unique entertain
ment which will make their friends open
their eyes with delight and appreciation,
and perhaps with jealousy because the
gods have not sufficiently endowed them
with riches to do likewise.
But there are some in this gilded world
of gold and jewels and hordes of millions
whose ambitions trend differently, brave
women who would rather salute the poor
than receive the courtly graces of the rich.
One of these is Miss Helen Gould, the
eldest daughter of the late flnancier.
Miss Gould is in every way an ideal
Lady Bountiful. She is not afraid to delve
into the blacklist quarters of the city and
rescue some little weakling from its
wretchedness and give it taste of happi.
ness and plenty. With rare intervals she
works all the year among the waits of the
city, but at Christmas time she makes par
ticular effort to give a number of ne.
The herald., 1895-12-22
Miss Helen Gould Cares
for the Waits
and Strays
WONDERS OF WOODY CREST
Twenty of the Neediest and Dirtiest
Gamins in New York Will be
Royalty Entertained Du.
ring Xmas Week

New YORK, Dec. 23.-The Christmas
spirit is abroad in the land, and of all the
spirits it is the sweetest and the best.
This birthday of the Christ child is the
special feast day of all children in every
land, and small must be the purse which
cannot spare enough to make one little
soul glad for Christmas day. 1t takes so
very little to spring the sunshine into sad
little faces that it gives one great big
heartache to think that in one goodly coun-
try there are ever any empty stockings on
Christmas morning.
In the shimmering, glimmering world of
society these thoughts seldom enter
The herald., 1895-12-22
She Searched the Pickpocket.

Mrs. George Bedell caught a pickpocket,
held her fast in her grasp, and searching
him, took away pocketbook he had just
stolen from poor old lady, who until it
was recovered, did not know of her loss.
Mrs. Bedell has store, and saw the pick
pocket take the purse. So determined was
her manner and so rapid her action that
the thief made haste to obey her COM
mands.
BY the time Mrs. Bedell has recovered
the purse from the bewildered pickpocket
she feared she might lose sight of the
loser, so she ran down the street, and
brought her back to the store. The events
The herald., 1895-12-22
CHRISTMAS IN
ALL CHIMES
Santa Claus Has Many
Odd Ways and
Customs
IN THE UKRAINE DISTRICT
Russia's Celebrations Are Largely
Religious, but in Some Villages
Young Men Choose Their Wives
on Christmas Eve
IN THE UKRAINE DISTRICT

showering delight and happiness to the
people of different lands. But while the
way may be different the result is the
same, and 'peace on earth, good will to
men" reigns wherever the doctrine of
Christianity has been taught.
Russia is particularly replete with odd
Christmas customs, and the many tribes
which go to make up the great nation en-
Joy the season in a way which puts to the
The herald., 1895-12-22
MORBID SENSITIVENESS

Did it ever occur to you in forcible, en-
phatic fashion that we are largely the VIC
Tins of our imagination, and that through
its agency we lose much Of the true beauty
of life?
Love would not be love without its vague
The herald., 1895-12-22
elected tots their first glimpse of Santa

elected tots their first glimpse of Santa
Claus.
Three years ago Miss Gould purchased
fine old country place about mile north
of Tarrytown called Woody Crest. The
rooms are large, the ceilings high, the
the windows and porches big and comfort
able and the grounds Inviting. This place
is really the country home OF the starved
and homeless child of the metropolis, and
few millionaires have finer one. 1t was
purchased and fitted up expressly for
these children. They are the owners of it
and do as they please.
Previous to the purchase of Woody Crest
The herald., 1895-12-22

"Just think of it," she said proudly as
the voice of her son rose above all the
others in the college yell.
''Just think of what?" asked her hus-
band.
"Hiram and all those other boys convers-
ing in Greek just as natural and easy as if
it was their natural tongue. '-Washington
Star.
The herald., 1895-12-22
SHOWING OFF HER PETS

had attracted an excited crowd and when
the old lady regained her purse she was so
agitated she tainted. In the commotion,
the thief was able to stink away.-Chicago
Times erald.
The herald., 1895-12-22

In an old rats nest found in the chimney
of on old house at Ligonier, Pa, last week
were some papers bearing date 1870, a
Mexican dollar of IVA, and a Mexican
quarter of 1872.
The herald., 1895-12-22

Mrs. Parvenue-I am thinking of going
Summing tomorrow.
Mrs. Mayfair-Ah! Going to call on your
relatives, presume.-PickMe-Up
The herald., 1895-12-22
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-18

Luck.
Do you believe in luck? Some people
do, while others do not. The best kind
of lack know OF 10 to find sonnet hing to
do and do it; take advantage of opportu-
mites offered, and il, after fair trial you
cannot make . success, to know when to
drop it and take up something else. There
may be luck in . horse shoe, but it is
doubtful if there is enough with which to
pay a weeks board.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-18
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Codver
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