The daily sentinel., 1900-12-24

And gather strength anew to tread
The path his feet have worn.
Ring lond ring sweet Oh, Christmas bells,
And tune each waking soul to prayer,
The while your joyful paens swells
Upon the wintry air.
Through misty dawn and sunshine clear,
Ring till the callous hearts of men,
Stirred with the thought of Christ so near,
Grow warm and soft again.
Ring till the tender impulse turns
To plying thought, to generous deed;
Ring till the eager spirit burns
! To succor all that need.
And while ye ring, with heart and voice,
Glory to God let all men say,
And every living soul rejoice
That Christ was born today.
| A stroll up and down Main street at
tho present time is like wandering in
fairy-la The show windows OF almost
every store in town are dlled with treas
ures for old and young. Saturday and
Monday throngs OF people wandered in
and out Of the various stores examining
the many handsome, as we'll as useful,
things on display for tho holiday season,
which is now upon us. Groups Of little
children hatten their noses against the
plate glass show windows, and gaze with
wistful eyes at the tempting array Of
candies, fruits, toys, nuts. etc, SO near
to them and yet so unobtainable. There
are some stores, however, whore the
people do not loiter, but rush in and So
cure rare bargains. They are the stores
whose propristors believe in tho liberal
use of printers ink. These people have
studied the matter at home by their fire.
sides, and they come to tho stores pre-
pared to purchase what they desire with
out unnecessary delay. A display Of
goods in the window serves to catch the
eye of tho passerby but well-displayed
advertisement in the home paper catches
the trade as is demonstrated by following
the crowd.
| Tomorrow is Christmas. 1t is the sea-
son Of the year when all should rise
above the fretful circumstances of life
and determine to be merry; when subter-
fuge and malice should be forgotten;
when evil thoughts and dark deeds
should be put aside. and "Peace on Earth,
Good Will Toward Men," should predom-
mate. Rejoice with your fellow man.
II people will insist q becoming old and
losing their appetites for the good things
of Christmas-that is their own fault.
Probably no other day in the year brings
to mind go many pleasant recollsctions.
The world stops making history on
Christmas Day. for that day belongs to
the ere. side rather than to the field or
forum. To one and all the writer wishes
the merriest kind OF a Christmas tide.
And may the twentieth century bring
many rich blessings to each and every
reader of The Sentinel.
The charter of the Masonic lodge at
Marietta, O., was signed by George Wash
ington, Ave months before tho Declare
ton of Independence was signed, and
was carried over the mountains on horse
back by a charter member Of the lodge,
which was the first one in the buckeye
state. History speaks Of Warrington az
being prominent mason in his day.
The greatest fortress in the world is
Gibraltar. The height Of the rock is
over 1,4OO feet. and the stupendous prec-
ipice is pierced by miles Of galleries in
the solid stone, portfolios for common be-
ing placed at frequent intervals. The
rock is perfectly impregnable to the shot
of an enemy. and, by means of the great
elevation, plunging fire can be directed
from an enormous height upon the feet
Of an enemy. In 1179 the celebrated
siege by the Spaniards and French be-
gan and lasted three years. The fortress
was successfully defended by 1000 British
and attacked by an army Of 10000 men,
with 1000 pieces Of artillery, Al sail OF
the line, ton great floating batteries and
q great number Of smaller boats. For
months over 5000 shells a day we're
Thrown into the town.