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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-01

LII lHb CuSb VI aTtuur JlhBhn ~ 70. fS.
Mrs. Rebecca A. Chapman, Henry g.
Conrad applied for rule to show cause
why a certain levy and inquisition
hereunder should not boquashed. The
rule was made returnable next Satur-
day.
OF the six cases on the calendar for
Tuesday, only two remained for the CON
sideration Of the Superior Court this
morning. They were the cases of the
Huber Manufacturing Co., d. v a., vs..
Nelson vs.. the Huber Manufacturing
Co., in which William s. Hilles repre-
sented tho company, and Walter Willis
seemed rather badly mixed up, and
finally the cases went off tho list on
amendment and demurrer.
The cases of John Greer VS.. the Ar
lington Mills Manufacturing Co. were
continued until the February term on
the ground of the illness and absence
of William II. Baldwin. president of
the company. Andrew L. Sanborh OF
counsel for the defendant presented the
certificate of Dir. Atkins OF Baltimore
az to MIR. Baldwin's illness. Chief
Justice Lore held that the certificate
should have stated how long he was
likely to remain i'll. Judges Spruance
and Grub, were, however, satisfied
with the ground for continuance.
In the case of the Wilmington Saw
ings Fund Society VS.. Isaac II. Quigley
and wife, Arthur W. Spruance, for the
defendants, obtained a rule to set
aside the sheriff's sale on the ground
of the inadequacy of the price and in
sufficient advertisement Argument was
fixed for Saturday,
On motion Of II. II. Ward, the court
ordered the respondent in the divorce
case OF Florence N. II. Fisher VS..
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-27

v
who had been murdered by an
inn-keeper. He was considered
the patron saint Of poor maldens,
sailors. travellers, and children.
By the Russians, Germans, and
Dutch he was esteemed especially
as the children S saint, and IN
that capacity his fame has come
down to US.
We are indebted to Germany for
our custom of having Christmas
trees. A pretty legend ascrlbes
the adoption of the Christmas tree
by Martin Luther. One winter s
evening, as he was nearing home,
it is said, he noticed the stars
shining through the snow laden
branches of the ever-greens. He
conceived the idea of decorating
an evergreen tree with Christmas
candles and beautiful presents.
He put this into practice in his
own home, and the custom soon
spread throughout Germany.
Though to our mature years
Christmas is not what it was IN
childhood, we can better under
stand it's deeper meaning. AS the
star in the East led the magi
toward the infant Savior, the
Christmas stars lead our thoughts
to Him who stilled the storm,
and our hearts are filled with a
deep and holy joy, as we hear
'The bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men,"
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-27

WV TRUSTWORTHY PER
w sonsin this state to manage our business
in their own and nearby counties 1t is
mainly office work conducted al home. Sal
airy straight 5000 year and expenses-detl-
mite, bOnif1de, no more, no less salary.
Monthly $75. References. Enclose self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope, Herbert E. Hess,
Prest., Dept. M. Chicago
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-27
The Origin Of Christmas.
Walter A. Scott.

of our Christmas customs, we are
surprised at the many and un-
expected sources to which they
may be traced. Taking the word
itself, Christmas Christ mass.
Christ, we find, comes from the
Greek Christos, the anointed; and
mass, from the closing sentence
of the Catholic service commem-
Grating the Lords supper, ste,
misSa este" Go, be dismissed. }
In olden times, the Romans,
Teutons, and Celts, at this season
of the year, celebrated the return
of the sun from his retreat toward
the south, and his bringing back
light and warmth and life to the
earth.
The Roman celebration was
dedicated to Saturn, and Ops his
wife. Saturn was the god of plant
ing and sowing, or Of agriculture
in general. He is also considered
identical with the Greek Kronos,
Time, and pictured as an aged
man bearing scythe. One of his
symbols is a snake with its tail III
it's mouth, signify ing the circle of
the year. He is also represent
ed AS about to devour one of his
children. In the Greek myth,
K1onos swallows all his children,
except Zeus, and IS then obliged
10y Zeus to disgorge them. (Can
it be that this symbol1zes death
and the resurrectionO The story
goes that Kronos was driven away
by Zeus and crossed to Latium.
He was kindly received by Janus,
and they ruled jointly; their reign
being the Golden Age" of peace
and plenty, when all men were
equal, and call things belonged to
all.
The whole month of December
was dedicated to Saturn, and the
seven days beginning on the 18th
were given up to revelry, mas
querading, and feaSting. The 18th
and 18th were called Saturnalia,
the 10Th and Goth, Opallal (for
Ops, goddess of plenty, or of the
harvest,) the Dist, dies .juoenalis
devoted to the sports of YOUTH,
the 22nd and 23rd, Sigillaria. The
last were so called from the SigII0
or clay dolls which were given as
presents, by all classes. These
are by some authorities considered
to represent former practice OF
Offering human sacrifices to
Saturn. The Phoenician Baal or
Moloch was sometimes called
Saturn, and it would thus appear
that Christmas dolls are to be
traced to the hideous practice Of
sacrificing children to the brazen.
handed Moloch. Wax tapers were
also given as presents, and were
used in Illuminating the temples
and banquet halls--whence our
Christmas candles. Holly also
was used in decoration. Each
man offered pig to Saturn.
Perhaps this unfortunate porker
was the progenitor of the boar,
whose head,' symbol of warlike
power, appeared in royal state
upon the Christmas dinner tables
of "Merrie England. +" A new
fire, remnant of fire worship, was
kindled, to signify the suns re-
turn from the south. During this
week, all work-business, war,
and schools-was suspended.
Distinctions of rank were for
gotten; slaves mingled with their
masters. donned their robes. and
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-27


For a really merry Christmas
we should see one of those kept in
"Merrie England i'll the later
medieval and earlier modern
times. Scott gives a glowing des-
cription:
"Then opened wide the baron's hall
To vassal, tenant, serf, and all.
The huge hall tables oaken face,
Scrubbed till it shone, the day to grace,
Bole then upon its massive board
No mark to part the squire and lord.
(Areminder of the Saturnalial
Then was brought in the lusty braun
By old blue-coated serving man;
Then the grim boars head frowned on high,
Crested with bays and rosemary.
The wassail round, in good brown bowls.
Garnished with ribbons, blithely trowls;
There the huge sirloin reeked hard by
Plum porridge stood, and Christmas pie;
Nor failed old Scotland to produce,
At such high tide Cher savory goose.
Then came the merry maskers in,
And carols reared, with blithesome din"
It must have been indeed merry,
for Scott tells us that
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer,
A poor mans heart through half the year."
The mistletoe of the Druids and
the holly of the temples of Saturn
decked the hall. Under the
pendant mistletoe were enacted
ceremonies more wonderful than
Druid ever dreamed Of. Ever
green's were used plentifully, it
being fancied that the sylvan
spirits would flock to the green
boughs and remain until the com
ing of spring.
In the houses Of the MOBILES,
a ''lord of misrule'' was appoint
ed, whose sway lasted from All
hallows' Eve till Candlemas. Dur.
ing the holiday festivities, he was
master of the revelry and mas.
querading. A part Of the jollity
was the "feast Of fools and asses,
partici pated in by maskers in the
most grotesque costumes. Here we
see a survival of the masquerading
of the Roman Saturnalia. The last
important "lord of misrule' was
appointed il 1927.
The Puritan Parliament under
Oliver Crom resolved to dc
away with the Papist holiday Of
Christmas. Accordingly, on
December Oath, 1852, it was
abolished by law. When Charles II
gained the throne it was re.
established.
Christmas customs in the United
States have been copied from
those of several European nations
Our mistletoe and holly, plum.
pudding and roast goose, OF course
we get from England. From the
Dutch we get our Santa Claus.
and our Christmas stockings.
We might stop for moment te
speak of good old saint Nick
Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, was
born in Lycia. His day in the
Roman calendar is December 9th,
He was noted for his acts of kind.
ness and generosity. Tradition
relates that he gave his property
to the poor, secretly bestowed a
dowry upon the three daughters
of poor man, stilled storm
while on the way to Palestine,
and restored to life three youths
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-27

Here is real bargain. If you
want a second hand organ
practically as good as new, real
cheap call at this office.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-27

LI1oO1CCOC Wdo GuOuSu6 VI NC 30
innocent and harmless that there
was no need of requiring it to
take the oath. Balder's funeral
pyre was then built, Oh his
favorite ship Ringhorn, and his
body placed upon it. His faithful
wife Mamma (vegetation) fell dead
of a broken heart beside him. The
ship was launched and set on fire.
1t drifted out toward the western
horizon and finally sank from
sight. Balder and Mamma were
taken to Milf helm (home of mist
and ice), the abode of Hell (death).
Hell would consent to release them
only on condition that all things
should weep for them. Everything
wept (the spring thaws) except
Loki (fre). Therefore they were
compelled to remain in Milf helm
till the end of the terrible Fimbul-
winter, which lasted six years.
After the sinful earth had under
gone the Fimbulwinter, had been
purified by fire, and cleansed by
immersion in the sea, Bladder and
Mamma returned to brighten the
earth.
The feast of julie (yuIe, a wheel,
symbolizing the suns course
across the sky) celebrated the re-
turn of Bladder, or the suns COM
ing back to dlspel the cold and
dark of winter. The month begin
ming at the winter solstice was
also sacred to Thor (tht thunder
god) and to Frey, god of sunshine
and summer showers.
The banquet halls were deco
rated with evergreens, In token of
the suns power to re-clothe the
earth with green. A huge stick,
the "Yule log was brought in,
laid upon the hearth, and kindIed
with a brand from the carefully
kept remains of last years log. 1t
was considered very bad omen if
the fire went out during'the night.
We still find in Germany this
superstition concerning the going
out Of the fire on Christmas Eve.
Here again we are pointed back to
the fire worshippers of Persia, and
to the sacred fires kept by the
vestal virgins.
citizen in the low and pin e-built hall.
Where shields and axes dressed the wall,
They gorged upon the half-dressed steer;
| Caroused in seas of sable beer;
While round, in brutal jest, were thrown
The half gnawed rib and marrow-bone;
AS listened all in wild delight,
| While Scalds yelled out the joys of fight"
One feature of the feast xwas the
eating of boar's flesh in honor of
Frey.
From the dark forests of Ger
many and the snowy wastes OF
Scandinavia we cross the German
Ocean, and in the mystic groves of
the wierd old Druids we find a
similar observance. The Druidic
feast (Alban ARTHUR. celebrating
the new birth of the sun, began
December 22nd, and continued for
three days. During this time the
sun god, Beal (BaalD, was sup
posed to descend into hell and
fight with Avagddu (darkness).
On the third day he rose, and the
Bards struck their harps, In JOY
and gladness at his return. This
feast is still kept up at Ponty-
pridd, Glamorganshire. In another
district of Wales, the Plygain,
the custom still survives, of going
to the sacred groves on Christmas
morning, to greet the rising sun.
In their ceremonies the Druids
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-12-27

The words repeat
OF peace on earth, good ..willto men,"
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23

~. heot ,u Tho entire work, ano you WIZ
INV ~, .r an extraordinarily clear and plc'-
.,.nso,. oncidation Of much thai II opscu'' -
the annals OF Rome
On. odd polnt must bs noted III put''"t "'""
,. Craufords book. OccasionallS '"cic p''7
- ,oo,binc which looks very hke inc p'"S
90 more than devOut church"a"' '
.orc than doubtful patriotism. to "hom
ooint pbnip Neri prayed, but whom 'he Ene
Itch historian, Roscoe, nauy c"''9
or,d have taken Florence from N'' '''
,.oaici and given it TO the FIench h'ns in'7
-, ooo, ie of more than doubtiur hohcS''
70 Mr. Crawford wishes 10 kno" so'"e'h'he "
,ho natriotisnl Of the great rc1ormer VINO soue"'
40 ,,,,r,,o tbo church and the people u thei 0ii''
,o oucht TO have gone TO an auu''''|
IN, oio,,oY wharf he ought not TO drag
+, Uos,o, who Is scarcely aD authority
on this particular subject at all Ihep
since our author has such n'"''S 'iA
te,nnt for the modern barbarlans VINO nave
su,ont awav valuable landmarks. he ought not
90 attompt TO paIliatc the vandalism or UrDah
VIII IN building the Barberini palace WIN
s,oroe from the Colosseum by saying: IL may
uou no asked whether the Amphitheaue is not
,oro picturesque in its half-ruined state as II
,ord. and whether the city is not richer py d
roat work OF art in the princely dwelling "mch
c.o Tho etroet of the Four Fountains" This
t. or absurd piece Of special pleading. Urban
Wits vandalism IL not excusable because he
was a pope and. besides MI. 'T""io'u '"'"'u
rnov that tLs Barber,n palace Ii moi L. any
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23

means one Of the great" works Of architectural
art In Rome Again and again this prejudice
Of the writer Is half disclosed. One feels fire.
Quently that Mr.. Crawford ha.es with an un-
reasonable hatred the royal regime OF to-day,
and loves with a blind love the regime OF the
Papacy. Another regrettable fact Is the htfu
imitation Of his style. Aiming TO rise TO his
theme" he employs In the celebration Of one
heroic episode or another style which is
neither Biblical nor Gibbonian, but weak iml-
tation Of both. Finally the illustrations are un-
satisfactory. The fullpage photogravure plates
are well printed and the black and whites IT
the text arc respectfully drawn. but In neither
case has the author selected his subjects with
good Judgment He has confined himself almost
exclusively TO scenes. buildings and pictures tX-
cessiyey familiar Some OF these were bound
to be included but the volumes should have
been enriched also with less known subjects our
own illustrations viii give Mr. Crawford bint
though only hnt-of The kind OF pictures
which We believe would have been more ac-
ccptable The binding, we may add, though
sufficiently strong and serviceabe Is singularly
jnartstic. This however is the end or our
faulinndlng With all its defects tho book Is
Invaluable addition &c the literature or
Rome which VIII not ONLY fcJoce the hearts Of
travellers seeking a guide but give instruction
and delight 10 those whose fat' II Is never to
see Tn. EteIna City ex,'Ii from great ois-
tan,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-26
Excursion Rates.

The Rock Island route will sell en-
cursion ticket from Rock Island as
follows:
May % and so to Omaha and re-
turn. Sl1.S0. account convention
Travellers Protective association. re-
turn limit 10 days from date of sale.
May 81 to Omaha and return fol
$3.50, account opening Trans-Missis-
sippi exposition. Return limit june
9th.
June ,, 3 and 1. to Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs and Pueblo and return
for $500. account annual meeting
Medical association. Special train
June D. Return limit July 6. Stop
over permitted vt Omaha.
June 16, IL and IS to Denver. Col
orido Springs and Pueblo and return
for S2S.25, account Federation of
Womens' clubs. Return limit July
Il.
For TransMississippi exposition at
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will be made June l to Oct. 80. Re
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For full particulars of above and
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-26
SOME NEW READING MATTER
Books Recently Received mt the Rocl
Island Public Library.

Books Recently Received at the Rock
Island Public Library.
British Orations. Adams: Three
Bright Girls, Armstrong: Physcho-
logv Applied to the Art of Teaching.
Baldwin: Hero in Homespun, Barton;
Vintage. Benson: Korea and Her
Neighbors. Bishop; Girls Who Became
Famous. Bolton: Education in the
United States. Boone; Broom of the
War God. Brailsford; Impressions of
South Africa. Bryce: DR.. Latimer.
Burnham: Mistress of Beech Knoll.
Sane Lunatic. Burnham: Averil.
Carey; Heriot's Choice. Carey; Fol-
lowing the Equator, Clemens; Voyage
of Consolation. Cotes; Battle of
Franklin. Cox: Desert Drama. DOYLE:
Tecumseh. Eggleston: Devon Boys.
Fem; In the Kings Name. Fem:
Stories of Old Greece. Firth:
The Whirlpool, Gissing; History of
Modern English Literature: Gosse;
Stories of the War. Hale; Tales of
Trial and Town. Harte; Text Book Of
Psychology; Herbart: Cheerful Yes
terdays, Higginson; How To Study
and Teach History. Hinsdale: Simon
Dale, Hope; Celtic Fairy Books.
Jacobs; English Fairy Books. Jacobs:
Indian Fairy Books. Jacobs: Lion of
Janissarics. Jokai: Memory. Kay:
Spain in the 18th Century. Latimer;
lChildren's Hour and Other Poems.
Longfellow; Awakening of a Nation.
Lummis; At the Back of the North
Wind, Macdonald: Spanish John. Me
Lehman; Mrs. Falchion. Parker;
Greek Studies. Patcr; Red Bridge
Ncighhorhood Pool: Legends
OF the Red Children. Pratt:
Development of the Intellect. Senses
and the VIII, Prevcr; Educational Re-
formers, Quick; Beautiful Joe. Saun-
ders; Day in Ancient Rome. Shum-
way: Islands of the Southern Seas.
Shoemaker: Polly, New Fashioned
Girl. Caleb West. Master. Diver.
Smith; Mrs. knollys, Stimson: Girl at
Cobhurst, Stockton; Imperial Lover,
Taylor; Eibstone Pippins, Tuttiett:
The Gladly. Noynich: Boston Tea
Party. Watson: Shrewsbury. Wcy-
man: Story OF. Patsy. Wiggin; Study
of City Govcrument. Wilcox: O Thou.
Ny Austria. Wistcr; Irish Fairy and
Folk Tales. Yeats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-26
Robbed the Grave.

a startling incident of which Mr.
John Oliver, of Philadelphia. was tn,
subject, is narrated by him as follows
Il was in Il most dreadful condition
My skin was almost yellow. eve,
sunkcn, tongue coated. pain contin
ually in back and sides. no appetite
gradually growing weaker day by day
Three physicians had given me up
Fortunately. Il friend advised irwin.
Electric Bitters. and to my great 10,
and surprise. the first bottle made /:
decided Improvement. continued
their use for three weeks, and am nov
a well man. know they save,
my life. and robbed the grave of an
other yictim.n No one should fail e
try them. Only 30 cents per both
ut !iartz IL Ullemeycr's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-26
Circuit Court.

The suit Of Green Moore against
Robert Blackwell, the Moline livery
man. for $1,000 for alleged injuries
received as result of one of the lat
ter's horses running away, is on trial
before a jury.
Judge Gest this morning sustained
the demurrer of the defendant. Mrs.
Mary Osbar, to the petition to set
aside the will of her late husband.
Adam Alday. filed by Edward and
William Aldav, sons of the deceased.
and dismissed tho case. Mrs Osbar
held in her demurrer that the court
had no jurisdiction on the subject
matter of the suit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-26
ROCK ISLANDS LOSE AGAIN.
| Harry Sage Assumes the Manage ment of
the Local Team.

Quincy took another fall out Of
Rock Island at the baseball park yes
terday afternoon. McGinniss deliv-
cred goods for the home team. and
with the exception of little wild
work at the beginning, put up a nice
game; but his support was exceed
ingly ragged. Hsnors were even so
far as errors We're concerned, but the
Rock Islands punched theirs and
therein lay the secret of their defeat.
The players are sadly in need of some
one to direct them. Dillon is doing
as well as could be expected, but it
should be remembered that he is a
novice in managerial capacity and
is only serving temporarily. The
score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-26
Before You Ride Your Wheel

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-26

Charles Eollertsen, of Davenport
and Miss Maude Bennett, daughter OF
George Bennett. of this city. were
married al 1 O'Clock this afternoon at
Trinity church. the ceremony being
performed by Rev. r. F. Sweet. The
couple will spend their honeymoon in
the east, and returning will take up
their abode in fiat in the Mauckcr
building on Fourth avenue. The
bride is an accomplished aEd much
admired young lady. Mr.. Vollcrtscn
is an operator for the Western Union
Telegraph company at Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-26
Fight on i'm Henry.

The Henry county republican con-
vention is on today ut Cambridge.
The Prince Henry county contingent
is on hand backed by the congress
man in person. A crowd of 80 OF
more Scare candidates left this morn
ing for the Henry capital to meet
their candidate who has been there
since yesterday. 1t is battle roval
for the control of the county. Stark
yesterday declared for Prince. White.
side is for Brookiield, and unless
Brock withdraws. Mercer will be FOL
him. A deadlock in next Wednes.
days convention in this city is al.
ready regarded as a certainty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-26
Many Curious Inventions.

The officials of the patent Office say thai
they have never been 50 bothered as durinl
the present fiscal year by applicants for pat
ents whose claims upon investigation prove tc
have neither novelty nor merit, and which are
simply crazy quilts, so to speak But amonl
all people who investigate, and are sus
ceptible of conviction by proof. there can bs
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one of the finest tonics and regulators OF the
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health and preventive of disease