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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
OUR SOLDIER BOYS CHRISTMAS.

and attendance, though some OF them,
II Is true. struggled back herolcally and
desperately through the mud and
swamps. General Lawton foresaw that
this campaign would involve tremen-
dous hardships and almost insuperable
obstacles, but II had been determined
at headquarters that the war must be
brought TO a speedy and definite end,
and II was not for him or his men ITO
question why"
have not been with Lawton's dlvi-
sion for some time past, but those men
now In Manila who have lately return
ed from up country describe the condi-
ton OF many Of Lawton's men In very
pitiful language. A great number OF
the horses have died, and men and off,
GERS could be seen'pushlng on over the
terrible roads and through the jungles
looking more like sayages than soldiers
OF Uncle Sam. Many have had their
clothes literally torn to pieces in max.
ing their way through the jungles OF
that rough district, and some OF them
have been reduced almost TO breech-
cloths and nothing more. Hundreds
Of them were barefooted. having worn
their shoes out, and often their diet
has been bananas and caraboa meat.
provisions being scarce.
Caraboa meat. by the way, is del
lcacy unknown 10 most Americans. The
caraboa is the Filipino name for the
water buffalo. They are abundant In
parts Of Mindoro, am told, and Luzon,
Negros and Mndanao The natives
catch them when young and tame
them, using them as beasts Of burden,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
Christmas Among
The Cowboys.

Il CHRISTMAS on the cattle trail OK
n southern Utah and Arizona Is a
lively affair and has In its celebra-
ton the elements Of both amusement
and danger. The danger adds zest to
the event, which Is looked forward to
with much anxiety by the cowboys.
Early on Christmas morning the cattle
men round up at the nearest village,
which Is mainly composed Of saloons,
with their necessary adtuncts-gam-
bling rooms. The boys" mounted on
their mustangs. charge upon the village
with whoop and a yell, firing volley
as they enter. Every one rushes TO the
door Of his hut to see the grand en-
try, and another volley Is fired as they
draw up In front OF the most popular
saloon. In front there is a long rack
or log into which pegs have been driv-
en-. This is the hitching post, and after
each of the boys has thrown the rein
over a peg they enter the saloon In a
body. The door is wide, having been
admission OF large crowds or a hasty
exit when there is more than the usual
amount Of trouble.
The cattlemen are each armed with
q rifle, a pair Of revolvers and a bowie
knife. The rifle Is left swinging from
the saddlebow, but the revolvers and
bowie knife are carried along as an
evidence of good faith and to play an
important part in the celebration fes-
tIvites. The boys line up In front OF the
counter two or three deep. The bar
keeper at once sets out the black bot
ties. They know what they want, whs-
ky being the only kind OF drink they
have. The boys drink and fall back and
amuse themselves by firing at pictures
on the wall. generally patent medicine
advertisements. They occasionally take
a shot at one OF the bottles, knocking
off the neck. On special occasions like
Christmas the proprietor usually
strings several tin cans along the top
Of the doorway for target practice,
This saves his bottles and somewhat
Quiets his fears as to the result Of a
chance shot In his direction.
This pleasantly" as 1t is termed. is
not resented by the saloon men or the
people of the town. II would be use-
less and lead to more serious shooting.
as the cattlemen are expert shots and
ready at all times for gun fight.
Furthermore, their custom Is profitable
they are the main support OF the sa-
looms and gambling houses In these
frontier villages.
The'day is spent In drinking, horse
racing and shooting up the town"
The feats Of horsemanship are remark
able, also the craftsmanship, and
great deal Of money Is bet. also whisky,
for every event presupposes drinks for
those engaged at the cost Of the loser.
One OF the feats Is that OF horse
man running at full speed and checking
the animal TO a full stop within the
space of horse blanket. The very sud-
den stop is likely to throw the rider
over the horses head unless he Is very
expert. The cruel Spanish bit Is used
In this feat and II Is extremely hurtful
TO the animal.
Another feat is that Of tossing up q
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
THE STORY OF SANTA CLAUS.

In Germany and other European
countries II was believed by the chill
dren that the tree glIttering with can
dies and bright baubles and the gifts
found beneath the tree were u,e work
Of jolly old st. Nicholas, SAINT Mich
CLAUS. or Santa Claus, as we know him.
This kindly saint was no Legendary
character He lived about 800 A. d.
and was a noted bishop Of Asia Minor
He was looked upon as the patron SAINT
o. generosity because OF his liberality
Three daughters Of poor nobleman
could not marry as advantageously as
they should because their father coulo
give them no dowry. But one night
one OF the daughters found in her room
a purse. shaped like stocking hilea
with gold, evidently thrown In the WIZ
dow by some one from without Inc
next night the second daughter found
purse In her room, and on the MIRO
night the father caught ST. Nicholas N
the act Of throwing the third purse III
the window.
From that story originated the eus'
tom OF hanging up the stockings on
Christmas eve. Thereafter the young
girls at the convent schools would mans
their stockings on the door OF the moln,
er superlor's room on st. Nicholas
night. On the following morning 'ney
would be found filled with glfts anu
daintles and little hint from 81 N'en-
olas as to the appearance and eharac'''
OF their future husbands.
ST. Nicholas is the patron SAINT ~
Russia, and his festival used 70 vs
celebrated earlier In December thah 'ne
25th, but now his name is synonylh0us
with Christmas festivities. In paris Ol
Europe he Is known as "Pelsnchoi' %
Nicholas with the fur, because ne =
supposed to be clad in furs from hsa'
TO foot.
The idea Of ST. Nicholas traveilhs ~
a sleigh drawn by reindeer originated !"
the cold northern countries The isln'
deer were the swiftest animals knOsD s
and they must needs fly ike lne VIZ" ~.
10 carry ST. Nick the ROUNDS % w
world in one night.
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silver dollar while at full speed and
shooting hole through II. II chick
en- Is seen running through the street,
It is at once beheaded by a pistol shot,
which. by the way. is an ordinary shot
at distance of 80 yards. The cowboy
does not raise the revolver and sight
Il, hut shoots as he raises II to his side
In the position Of his elbow resting
against the right side. This degree Of
expertness is acquired only after long
practice. and a necessity for being
quick with gun has tended to bring
II about.
While the average shooter is raising
his weapon to sight 1t the cowboy, who
has only TO raise his hardware" about
half the distance, has brought down his
victim,
After these exercises gambling Is In
order, faro being the principal game.
The cowboys are reckless bettors and
lose with gracefulness, but when some
Of the bunko sneaks attempt to rob
them by means OF brace game" he Is
usually shot dead in his chair without
ceremony and quite cheerfully. The
cattlemen understand all Of the tricks
Of that trade, having learned from ex-
perience. and when one OF the Skin
game" dealers Is killed the proprietor
hastily dlsclaims any previous knowl-
edge Of the attempt at swindling. The
game Is continued and the affair soon
blows over. To attempt TO arrest one
Of them would cause general fight,
and the citizens would ge. much the
worst OF the engagement.
In the evening there Ia grand ball"
at one OF the music halls" the music
consisting Of a squeaky violin and a
"hurdy gurdy' organ. The repertory
Of the artist on the violin is limited TO
two or three hackneyed airs and there
is little difference In his playlng-each
seems alike. a poster at the door OF
the ballroom" reads, Gentlemen will
please check their revolvers." But this
is mere matter Of form. and II is not
expected that any one will obey the in
junction, and they do not. When the
dance becomes unusually lively, the
amusement is increased by some Of the
cowboys shooting out the lights. This
Is an old form OF amusement, and now
the inconvenience is anticipated by
having on hand q supply OF extra
lights, so that the dance may be con-
tlnuous affair. After each dance the
gentleman waltzes his more or less fair
partner up to the bar. This Is a point
Of etiquette that Is seldom II ever
omitted.
The ball continues until daylight. I'M
less there has been 9 very serious
shooting affair and several people kill.
ed. The wounding or even the killing
OF one person is not considered OF SUN.
Client importance 10 break up the fes-
tlvities of an event which comes "only
once year" and which the oattlemen
have waited so anxiously to participate
10. The corpse is removed, the blood
washed from the foor and the frontier
revelry continues. II Is seldom, how.
ever, that there are such embarrass-
ments. The cowboys are usually in the
majority at these functions. and their
we'll known desperate character and
disposition act as a leayen toward
keeping down such diversions. 1t Is
only when a discordant element Of
miners and teamsters appears at these
socials that the programme Is varied
by an occasional killing.
J. M. SCANLAND.
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veyance, and though he can go where
no horse would venture, he is as slow
as molasses In winter and . most UNI
comfortable brute 10 sit astride. Be-
sides this. he has an Unborn prejudice
against white men, He can scent them
a mile away and usually runs like a
Filipino when he sees an American,
He also declines to work in the middle
OF the day when the sun Is hot II
goaded on, he will wabble forward at
such time at a snall's pace until he
sees some Inviting mud puddle. There
are plenty Of these In Luzon just al the
present time, as one or two OF our OFF,
GERS have found 10 their sorrow when
their cavalry mounts have suddenly
bolted and lunged over in,three feet Of
Philippine mire before the said officers
had even time to fling themselves from
the backs OF their buffaloes.
One OF the interesting features OF
army life In the Philippines today is the
army chaplain. II may sound surpris-
Ing, but the chaplain is usually the
most popular individual in his COM
pany. That Is, / think. because the
American army chaplain is something
new In his way and Is nearly always
good fellow as well as a good Christian.
For instance, the Rev Henry Swift,
chaplain Of the Thirteenth regiment.
now at Pasig, Is not above goins out
and taking part In breastwork life He
Is always ready to give helping hand
to any soldier boy in distress, making
himself as useful on the other six days
Of the week as he s necessary on Sun
day. In fact, Sunday is generally OBJ
served here. and all stores and saloons
are kept most strictly closed. Only
drug stores and restaurants can be
found open on that day, and the trim
native police and the provost guard OF
soldiers see. that the Sunday rule Is
strictly enforced.
Some Of the chaplains with our army
here do not affect the clerical costume,
but don the uniform Of the soldier and
20 about with pistol In their belt and
Bible In their saddlebags-one OF the
essential little ironles Of martial life.
nhlH q NildHitAl HNNo WIN AAlN o'ibiNAS
and as one Of them He Is thoughtful
fellow, and In his kit he carries paper
and envelopes and writing materials,
and the boys always know to whom to
go when they want 10 write home.
When the day Of rest comes, he usu-
ally announces service In hearty voice,
something like: well, boys, this is
Sunday, you know. What do you say
TO having a hymn together?'
In the trench or under some shadow
ing tree, or In the tents OF Uncle SAM
the ceremony takes place, some simple
old home hymn often bringing tears TO
The eyes OF those stout men who are
battling so far from home, Sometimes
too, the service Is interrupted by the
whistle Of few Mauser bullets. ac-
cepted, as a rule, by both the chaplain
and his congregation as disagreesble
bat unavoidable nuisance.
WILLIAM r. WALTERS.
Manila.
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Looking Forward With Pleasant Antci-
patton In LuZOn to the Advent
Of the Holidays.

fact, when everything Is considered,
cannot but appear wonderful. Every
day fresh evidences bob UP serenely TO
show that these native insurgents are
suffering from diseases to an extent
undreamed of In the American camps.
They have little or no medicine, their
food is poor and seanty their hospitals
are filthy and Wiley managed. and they
are dying by the dozens, and not on a
battlefield, either. Time after time
our men have captured stores and
arms and ammunition from the enc
my In quantities that must have
been severe blow to them. But
such is the nature of the Filipino
and the present war that the struggle
continues, and not for one moment does
General Otis find II possible, as the year
drags on. to relax his vigilance or think
Of drawing off his men for the sake Of
celebrating Christmas In the good old
fashioned American style. And speak
ing OF Christmas reminds me that
number Of the men out here have al
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
THE SPELL OF THE MIsTLEToE'

Among the Celtic nations the mls".
toe was an object Of veneration, anu ia
the festival OF the winter solsl'ce ''s
Prince of the Druids himself Guy :
Dough Of It. The people were ASSN 10
bled and then were led to the WOODS ~ :,
the priests, who drove In ADVANCE n',v.
the company two snow white ou,l Nth
When the oak tree was FOUND N" ~,
bore the mistletoe, the plant wac .sSs
with a golden sickle. and the pui'V
were sacrificed. a.. The
Al present It is the custom foI sns
young men to carry out the ooeu IA
taught by the scandinavian iny.a any
print a smacking kiss on the lips ', , s
maiden thoughtless enough 70 ,, s
beneath the suspended mistletoe vV The
But for every such kiss one ~ he
white berries Of the miftletoe inuI AVE u
removed, and when all the pefrle ,.n
been kissed away the spell Is p'OAs
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cruiser Atlanta Is the first vessel to be
equipped with 1t. The furniture, con.
sisting OF chairs, tables, beds, etc. 10
made Of chilled steel tubing and light
wirework
An observer Of the customs and habits
Of the supreme court justices in Wash
ington has discovered that Associate
Justice Brown smokes stogies on the
street and that Associate Justice Har.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
RHERE is a spirit Of change in the
air about Manila nj the present

RHERE is a spirit Of change In the
air about Manila at the present
time. once more the brolling sun
shine Is stepping the streets and the
rice flats. The city quiyers in the
languors Of the tropics again, the rains
have ceased to deluge the country and
the wagon roads are slowly but surely
drying up.
Experience has the habit OF making
the strangest things commonplace. In
very short time the most outlandlsh
customs lose their plcturesqueness. The
American soldier has come to look upon
most Of the strange sights and scenes
in this strange land as the merest COM
monplaces, Yet there is much still In
the Philippines TO be seen and heard
that IS most interesting and surprising
In the first place, the renewal Of ae-
tIyitIes against Aguinaldo and his men
has furnished many fresh examples Of
daring. adventure and bravery among
both men and officers in our ranks. The
roads are now passable for wagons and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
ODDS AND ENDS FROM EVERYWHERE.

am. Mr.. Clemens" "Ah, then. Mr..
Guthrie YOU must be very heavy
smokerl"
Charles Curtis Of Topeka, a Repub-
llcan leader Of Kansas, is nicknamed
the Indian Congressman" because,
though Of New England descent on his
fathers side, his mother was a direct
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be brought to Mexico to join the orig
inal colony.
One Of the results Of the late war
with Spain VIII be the change In the
furniture Of our war vessels. Formerly
all the furniture. which was made Of
wood, had TO be thrown overheard Just
before the battle In order 10 lessen the
chances Of fire. Metal furniture viii
take the place Of the wooden, and the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

descendant Of Louis Gonvil, a chief Of
the Kansas Indians. He began life as
a bootblack and read law by night.
William T. Stead was moved TO send
copy OF his brochure, shall Stay My
Brother Boerr TO two London editors.
one reply ran somewhat thus: Dear
Mr.. Stead: What In heavens name,
have l 10 do with your family affairs?
Yours sincerely -" And tia afhs.'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

Here lie the latest by Mark Twain:
sieevng Charles Guthrie. a prominent
British lawyer, In Vienna. the American
ns'nofist asked him, DO you smoker"
oolhe''ines' sir, when l am in bad
company" was the reply. After a
pause came second question. You're
lawyer. aren't you. Mr.. Guthrle?" II
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

Ian walks frequently three miles
the capitol TO his home ..-sary Of
The five hundredth annive'ss s csle-
the birth OF Gutenberg viii ps
brated next June at Maina' v ,.,,ns 10
An exhibition Of everything rel a ~ be
the industry of book prin'ins.. ,,,op is
held at that place. The in's ven, IN 0
to make the exposition permanent
museum
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MY Dear Sir: BY all means-if he In
sists upon 1t. Yours faithfully, -"
Three hundred japanese colonlsts To-
Gated two years ago In the southern
part OF oaxaca, Mexico, under authority
Of a concession granted by the Mexican
government. The colony has been ex-
perimenting In tea growing and has
made such success that 5000 more
fapanese men and their families are 10
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

The Oldest existing church ID ~, At
Hampshire Is the CongregauOn, &c An.
Hampton. which was orssn'isu
gust 1898.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-06
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famous. but they are never worn nowadays
by their owner, and it Is rmised that
her will will bequeath them to the
university she and her husband have
founded. She has, indeed, already sold many
and given the proceeds to the college,. The
crown OF all, in two senses of the word, is
the tiara of rose-pink, yellow and white
diamonds.
Five iamond sunbursts, arranged to wear
on the corsage, or as a tiara, is only one
Of many valuable jewels owned by Mrs. w.
X. Vanderbilt-Olive Belmont.
Mrs. Robert Goeret has a comb which is
quite as effective in appearance as a crown;
it is of Roman gold, set with five beautiful
pear-shaped pearls of great size. The woman
Is constantly adding to the glories OF her
jewel box; not so much for love OF gems,
perhaps, as a pleasing way OF spending some
Of her income OF $3.50, 900. She has a tiara
of diamonds and rubies which absorbed a
good share of a years income.
One fortunate woman is said to have four
complete sets OF jewels, each set having its
necklace, tiara, bracelets, rings and brooches.
1t was bought of ex-Queen Isabella at the
time she parted with her jewels to pay her
debts.
Mrs. Marshall Roberts Vivian possesses
a crown of pearls, but the beauty of her
jewel box was a triple band of diamonds
which was always one of the delights Of
any function which the woman graced with
her presence and her diamonds, when she
resided in New York. Another American
woman, Lily. duchess of Marlborough, of
course has gems in regal abundance, a tiara
OF diamonds and rubies among the number.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-06

Turn a narrow hem around all four sides
of the three and a half inch piece, hem and
work on the right side, with the red silk, a
row of feather-stitching Pleat in a box-
pleat, ornament the top with a little bow Of
the scarlet ribbon, and sew firmly around
the two sides and bottom three-quarters OF
an inch from the left side of the piece Of
linen four inches Tong and quarter OF an inch
below the satin binding. Slip a thimble
into this case and fasten the emery on the
same piece of linen, at the same distance
from the right side.
Cut from white flannel two pieces, one
two inches and a half wide and one and a
half long, the other two and a quarter inches
wide and one and a quarter long; bind each
piece with the satin ribbon around three
sides. Cut a piece of linen three inches AMI
a half wide and two long, and bind in same
way. Put the three unbound sides together,
the flannel underneath; lay them In the
center Of the piece of slx-inch linen that is
two inches deep, before binding the side,
and bind all together with the ribbon, plac-
ing a bow In the middle Of the top of the
flap.
Now lay the bronze kid on a table, with
the wrong side uppermost; place on 1t the
piece of linen the same shape, next the larg-
est OF the three remaining pieces, the rib
bon side toward the point, then the four
inch, and lastly the two-inch piece. Basic
all together with firm stitches around the
edges, then, commencing at the point, bind
firmly with brown silk braid three-quarters
OF an inch wide, Stitch on the kid side and
hem down on the other. A yard will be
more than sufficient. Put a loop of brown
satin ribbon at the point, finished with a
bow, and slip a pair OF scissors-in a
sheath-into the lowest pocket.
1t would be advisable to cut first a paper
pattern of these pieces. putting them all to-
gether, and thereby rendering it easier to
follow the directions. The whole can be
made OF the same material, II preferred, and
the art linens, bound with braid to match or
contrast, with the initials OF the future
owner worked diagonally across the back,
might be employed if one desired 10 make
the gift more decorative.