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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-15
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-15

Pendergast, Nelson and RiseIy are
the new men recently secured by the
X. q. w. Risely was a crack pitcher
of the Western league.
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|Drs. Shores Almost SWamDed.

AN VISITORS AMP
IIEla DISEASE REALLY
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IT WAS AN INSPIRING scene

had inc great ongs Of anxious
70 have he numb whoea red
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a. m o noon- 'U--
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-15

Captain Meinicke of the Rio Grandes
Is just tiekled to death over his new
fielder Risley. who rolled into town
Friday night, and who handled his first
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in which to take Special Offer to Elk
chronic Disease and tell them what
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24

When the Christmas tree has palled.
the stockings become a part OF the past
in which the mythical Santa Claus took
part and the displaying of gifts on
the piano with the cards of givers at
tached becomes a hackneyed GUS
tom OF declining interest, perhaps
change such as has been adopted sue
cessfully in some households may find
favor in more. This idea Is TO hide the
gifts. Father and mother do this part.
while the other members of the family
do the seeking A letter, presumably
from Santa Claus, appears on the man.
tel Christmas morning. and in II are
discovered certain hints, carefully dis
Rulsed. however, as TO the whereabouts
Of the treasure. OF course, most un-
likely places are elected.
In one family an innocent looking
barrel OF apples that had stood for
long time i'm the cellar was made 10 do
duty as a gay deceiver the layer OF
the apples on the top covering all sorts
Of gifts from "a typewriter TO tin
horn. Again, II having been boasted by
the youthful scion of the house that
nothing could be hidden without his
knowledge his very bed WIS cnOsEn.
and the hiding done while he slept. HIS
astonishment can be imagined when he
learned that he had been lifted bodily
in a sound slumber while all sorts OF
charming Christmas conceits found a
resting place under his mattress. Once
the dining room table was made TO do
duty by having n supplementary shelf
built under IL. in which the gifts were
lying. while the young folks wandered
everywhere else over nle house, and at
last sat down Co breakfast hopelessly
discouraged. despite the very pointed
hints I'm the writer guide that they
found on the mantelpiece
OF course. each person can formulate
an individual scheme OF hiding accord
ing 20 the furnishing and resources of
the house. The novelty of this plan
will prove it's certain recommendation
to those who have tired just a wee bit
Of tsne regulation Christmas celebration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24

hllarity In honor of the Ey thical king
Saturn, who was later deified. Saturn
was supposed 10 have ruled over the
golden age. that time looked back upon
oy the Romans az "A period OF universal
peace and happiness.
These games and rituals OF the sat.
nrnalia took place ever year. begin
ming on the 18th of December and last
ing at first three and then later seven
days, which would OF course. carry
them through to hat evening which
is our Christmas eve.
During the saturnaHa there was not
only general jo,itfieation. but, it must
he confessed, a great deal OF wine was
consumed by tho Roman populace, and
much of the merrymakjn descended 10
ribaldry. All the usual order OF things
was upset. Slaves sat at table with
their masters, menials were allowed to
make Jests with or at their superiors.
and il was rule that the wealthy and
highborn should wait upon their serv-
ants. No one was supposed TO take
the most outrageous conduct seriously,
and no one lost his temper whatever
the joke or jest might be. Wine and
song and laughter ruled the empire on
those days of primitive merrymaking,
for " was, In short an era OF good feel
ing among all people. just as Christ
mas day, In more refined sense. IS
among ourselves. What is still more
remarkable was that little clay images,
or. in other words, dolls. and even toys.
were presented by Roman parents to
their children. During saturnalia week
nobody was so foolish as 10 work. prep
arations being made weeks beforehand
for the heightened festivities.
Historians have been able 10 trace
without much difficulty this December
celebration Of the Romans back to the
land OF the Greeks, where, I'm fact, the
Romans seem to have got all that was
best in their civilization. In truth IL
goes back to still older peoples, and
there is no means OF ascertaining today
just how early I'm the childhood Of the
world the traditions embodied in our
annual merrymaking first originated.
From as far back as our knowledge
goes both the Celts and the Teutons
honored the same season as did the
Romans and with much the same fes-
tivities. It is generally accepted that
the reason for this may be attributed to
the time OF the winter solstice occurring
just when IL did. when all nomad and
III housed people were ready TO rejoice
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24
(1R|6TN AS "A TOKEN OF - /
+ + THE TRIUMPH OF CHRIS T|AN|TY

fiii all the world at Christmastide,
found their first inspiration on that
sweet morning when the angels sang
together over the birth of the Holy
Child I'm humble Jud@an manger. The
spirit of the pagan has been lost in the
past, and today IL is the spirit OF Christ
that dominates all our most cherished
and most beloved festivities on the
worlds greatest and most enduring
holy day.
Gift making Is the feature OF our
modern Christmas. Such a practice is
full OF beautiful significance when one
turns back TO the gospel according to
St Matthew and reads the old familiar
lines about the wise men who came out
OF the east:
And they came into the house, and
saw the young Child with Mary. his
mother; and they fell down and wor-
SHIPPED him; and. opening their treas
ures, they offered unto him gifts, gold
and frankincense and myrrh."
IL seems strange nowadays TO think
OF those first Christmas presents and
the conditions under which they were
given. And IL is worth noting that
there was a special Significance in each
thing presented To the Christ Child.
They were gifts such as in olden times
were usually offered TO a king. To the
eastern mind of the time gold was the
most precious substance IN the world.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24

or cry, and sometimes they offer vio-
lence. The dealers do swinde, more
over, using waxed cards at monte and
a secret spring at the roulette wheel. by
which they can make the little marble
stop short of the winning point. The
stakes are not large. seldom more than
81 on a single card or turn OF the wheel.
The Americans who visit the old town
and attempt TO learn the mysteries OF
these Mexican games generally return
only with the usual experience.
The cooking mains are always largely
attended. women and boys forming a
large part Of the unseleet audience. The
pit is arranged in amphitheater style,
the admittance price ranging from 10
cents to 25 cents for choice seats. When
the birds are brought into the ring by
the fighters, the women fish out of their
pockets little wallets of small coin and
begin to shout, Una pasol" or "Dos
pasos!" ($l or $2) on their favorite
chickens. The challenge is CALAMITY
taken by some young senior, or, perhaps,
by another woman. All are smoking
cigaritos, and the Americanos are
swelling the cloud Of smoke with their
Mexican made cigars. When some
ANNhiNoS <hihtiAtAH oitt = W HnAaAQ CIV
there is CONSERVATION i'm the pit Mex
lean gaffs are used. They are as sharp
as n razor and taper 10 needlelike
point. When the gaffs have been fixed,
the masterof ceremonies announces with
the usual bombast that always precedes
anything of a public nature undertaken
by a Mexican that the exhibition will
now begin, and he thanks the senors
and senoras for their gracious atten-
ton. As soon as the birds are released
they eye each other. as II taking their
measure. and. after a few passes, get
down 10 business. Usually the first
lick ends the fight, and also the bird. il
delivered in vital part Then the pit
is I'm an uproar, the winners shouting
over victory. while the losers hiss and
whistle in denunciation OF the van
quished rooster. Five or six mains are
pulled off. and the afternoons sport
ceases. The dead birds fall to those
who handled them and are cooked for
family feast the next day. II they
can be cooked To an edible consistency
by that time.
In the evening there is a gran fan
dango" at one OF the pulQuerias-a gar
den saloon where mescal and pulque
are sold. fandango IL a free for all
dance and is generally attended by the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24
TIE Quaint Christmas
(uStomS-of NeuNexiCO

The Mexicans IN the old settlements
of New Mexico celebrate .CiWxtmas An
the most picturesque rsld lklChrls6'
mas at "Old Albuquerque" is like a leaf
from the past when the spaniards held
the southwest. The customs OF the
earliest settlers on this continent have
been transmitted through generations.
and the picture remains the same.
though the characters change. "Old
Albuquerque, or. "Old Town." is about
two miles east of the new Albuquerque,
or the American town" They are as
distinct in population and as unlike in
appearance as II they We're thousand
miles apart. The dividing line is like
that of the minglIng OF rivers of diff
ferent colored waters. Americans rare
iy visit the "old town" except on cele-
bration days. The Christmas feast. as
IL is termed, lasts two or three days,
during which there are cooking mains,
horse racing. monte and other games.
and a fandango each night On the day
preceding Christmas the old town is
crowded with visitors from the nearby
Mexican settlements, who have arrived
early for the round OF sports. The
plaza has been inclosed. and all kinds of
games are In full blast-monte. chusa
Goulette) and chuck-a-luck. The Mex
ican dealer wears a wide, bell crowned
hat braided with silver and a buckskin
jacket. also braided, but more elab-
orately. He wears a large red sash
which supports his pantaloons. and pro-
truding from the sash is the inevitable
dagger. The tables are well patronzed
by men, boys and women The women
are inveterate gameste.s, and, while
they do not bet as large sums, they
make more noise over their losses They
either accuse the dealers OF swlndling
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24

frost nipped knees among the frozen
hills OF long ago provided ample rea-
son for thanksgiving and merrymak-
ing.
Up TO the fourth century the eastern
church recognized the 9Th day of Jan
uary, long known as Little Christ
mas. as the time for celebrating both
the birth and the baptism Of the Christ
Child. The great majority of the civ
ilized world. however has long since
unquestioningly accepted the 25th or
December. as established by the Ro-
man church. as the day OF the Saviour's
birlh. Since this has been done q skep-
tical historian or two has attempted TO
shake the popular belief in this date.
But through all the changing centuries
man has not allowed the day TO change.
and It will be bold iconoclast indeed
who would today attempt to take away
from the world its firm belief in the
accuracy Of Christmas day.
IL IS well known that i'm Palestine
from the middle OF December 10 the
middle of February there Is com
paratively dry season between the early
ana the later winter rains, and during
this season II was the custom for shep-
herds 90 tend their fiocks on the plains
az Bethlehem Those shepherds IL must
have been. who. 20 centuries ago. saw
the new star in the east.
While the church, after the birth OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24
SOUTH AFRICAN STATIONS.

The traveller on the Cape Colony rail-
road wonders when he comes TO a sta
tion that there is no sign OF the town
or village from which the station takes
it's name. An old timer in the country
will tell him that the village is from
I'VE 10 seven miles from the railroad
station. This Is the case i'm scores of
places, and the railroad engineers when
surveying for the road even went out
of the way TO locate the depot miles
away from any town. IL is a common
assertion IN Cape Colony that this was
done through the influence OF the con-
tractors, who are s9id to have made a
large pile by the action of the engineers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24
UNHRIsTMAs"-every one should

NNHRISTMAs"-every one should
know the meaning of the word.
yet how few ever think of IL.
Christmas, "the mass of Cbrist"--how
often, ono might ask. is the day
thought OF as primarily one for the re-
ligious celebration OF the anniversary
OF the Saviour's birth?
II cannot be said that the religious
significance of the day has been for
gotten: only in modern times a new
method has come about for celebrating
II. Tradition. that jealous guardian OF
the past. has kept careful watch over
the day. In fact. Christmas day now
IL such n sweet confusion of conflicting
traditions and historical associations
that II is hard TO distinguish the pagan
from the Christian in the original
sources OF those forms and festivities
and beliefs that attach 10 the 25th OF
December as IL IN celebrated today.
Few people, when they behold the
feasting and gftmaking and merri-
mcnt OF this season, are aware that a
great many OF the frolics and social
customs Of this holiday time are al
most wholly derived from pagan or
heather institutions. essentially Chris
tian as the spirit of moders Christmas
tide inay be.
Just at this season OF the year the
Romans had their saturnalia. which
were holidays devoted 10 boisterous
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24

Christ, did not discourage the old pa
gan festivities that by peculiaf coin
cidence fell about the time OF the
birthday OF the Founder OF their
religion. they took advantage OF
the two. Perhaps this will in
degree explain the strange confusion
OF pagan and Christian customs IN
the modern Christmas The church en-
coursged the old social customs OF the
season. simply giving them a turn in a
new direction and introducing little by
little the religious idea.
Some OF the results OF this strange
combination, especially during the mid
die ages. We're very curious and puz-
cling. For instance. just as. during the
Roman saturnalia. servants were per-
mitted to assume for brief period au-
thority over their masters. il became
the custom In England following out
the same lines, 20 allow the populace
on InnCcents' day-Dec. 2S-to take
possession OF the churches and enact
most curious mummeries therein. The
world should be thankful for the birth
of this custom, for il was out of these
ludicrous moralities and miracle plays
that the modern English drama has
evolved. The ever popular Punch and
Judy will give some idea of what those
medieval performances were like
though the modern spectator who wit
nesses performance of Shakespeare
Hamlet" would never realize that
such creation was lineal descendant
OF Punch and his garrulOus wife Sucn,
however is the truth.
1t was also mediavaI custom In
England TO establish at. Yuletide a
lord of misrule,n appointed 10 con-
duct the revels In castle or country
house or at court Every one was ex-
pected to pay sort OF mock homage
TO this merry monarch of misconduct.
This. too, was not withou. its similarity
TO the traditions OF the Roman sat
urnal's, when, for the time being, the
servant became the master and the pie
beian the monarch.
IL is interesting to trace back the
custom OF decorating houses with
greens at Christmas. Like most of our
Christmas customs In America, II was
adopted from the English. Even I'm
quite recent times. for instance. mis-
tletoe was carried TO the altar of York
cathedral on Christmas eve. This mis-
tletoe. as is now well known, was first
used by the early Druids. who held the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24
1t was the metal of kings and high

1t was the metal of kings and high
priests.
Frankincense was equally symbolic.
IT was known throughout India and
Arabia and the Holy Land as the en-
bIem OF prayer. 1t was costly perfume,
drawn from a rare tree, and when the
magi filled the little birth chamber at
Bethlehem with the sweet fragrance Of
this precious substance II was In a
spirit of profound alteration.
Equally appropriate was the gift Of
myrrh Myrrh was n substance OF an
cient use and was burned in the tenn
pies during the sacred rites of worship.
Myrrh Is a sort of balsam obtained
from the bark OF tree-the tear drops
OF a wounded tree" In ancient times
1t was used as a medicine and a fumi-
gator, and also. on account of its
poignant odor, as perfume. At times,
too, IL was made use OF in embalming
the dead. Like frankincense, IL was a
rare and costly substance, and a gift
such as might appropriately be pre-
seuted TO king.
So these mysterious wise men came
and made their gifts and departed
again On Christmas morning they
rode silently over the hills TO Beth
lehem, and, we are told, after offering
their gifts and adoratiop, departed
into their own country another way"
IT is. today. a beautiful story for our
workaday world TO remember when
busted men and women and children go
about on Christmas morning exchang
ing greetings and gifts. And so long
az that story is remembered and
Christmas day is observed the world
will continue to be Christian world.
TRUMAN L. ELTON.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24

IL is said that President Kruger
sent seven sons and 80 grandsons into
the Boer army 10 fight the English in
addition 60 taking the field himself.
Fritz EloG. his t-grandson, bears
the courtesy title OF lieutenant In
spite OF the fact that he is only Z years
old. The little fellow is passionately
fond OF guns and horses and looks for
ward TO the day when he can march
and fight beside his father. Captain
saral Eloff. who 8 one of the officers In
command OF the fortlfcations at Jo-
hannesburg. Lieutenant Fritz has
been popular alike with the English
and the Beers in the Transvaal capital
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24

An extraordinary archway stands at
the entrance tn forge near Ames-
bury England. and Is indeed an inter
estiug curiosity. The two pillars to-
Eether weigh over four tons. the shoes
of which they are composed having
been carefully collected by the smith
Who at present owns the forge. Hs
then reared this monument TO his own
patience and ingenuity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24

holy and benefcent plant. as In fact
it's colloquial name today of ''all heap
still shows, and II was customary TO
distribute II among the people as some
thing which would guard and protect
them during the following ~ months
before the next ceremony took place.
But when Christianity became the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-24

the year they were made use OF on the
day OF the anniversary Of the birth OF
Christ In this the pagan Druid GUS
tom and the imported Teutonic custom
OF putting up the Christmas tree were
combined, and green became the pop
uIar emblem a. Christmastide.
The most beautiful and the most
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
TAYLOR AND BRADLEY.
Two Central Figures in the Kentucky
Delegation.

Philadelphia June 1S.-Governor Tay-
lor and Governor Bradley are the two
central figures of the Kentucky dele
cation, which has quarters at the Con-
tinental. The delegation is augmented
by the Mckinley club, of Louisville.
with a big band, which keeps things
lively. Delegate w. p. Ross summed
up the feeling thus: Kentucky wants
to compliment Governor Bradley by
having his name considered for the
ce-presidency. After that the senti-
ment seems strongest for Roosevelt, IL
he will accept, with no definite choice
among the other candidates."
Governor Taylor is accompanied by
his wife, and the two kept to their
rooms much of the time. Members of
the party say the Kentucky author
tiles who hold a warrant for Mr.. Tay-
lor are following his movements from
state to state, but no fear is expressed
that the matter will be brought up
while he is here. The governor him
self today told his friends he had not
been annoyed on the trip here and did
not expect to have any trouble. When
the matter was referred to at the Ken
lucky headquarters it evoked heated
denunciations of the conspiracy against
Taylor and expressions of sturdy Low.
atty to him,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
MICHIGAN FAvoRs ROOSEVELT
A Premature Resolution Is Placed
on the Table,

Philadelphia, June 1S.-The tabling
of Roosevelt resolution was the event
of the day in the Michigan delegation,
although this was construed by those
opposing the resolution as favorable
to Roosevelt's ultimate welfare. Dele
gate Robertson precipitated the issue
by offering a resolution favorable to
Roosevelt. 1t was opposed by Colonel
11ecker and others on the ground that
such action was premature. and the
resolution, as stated, was finally
tabled.
In order to avoid possible miscon-
struction of this action, d. M. Ferry,
the Republican candidate for COVER
nor. and w. II. Elliott, the new ma
tional committeeman from Michigan,
were designated as a committee to ex-
plain the situation to Mr.. Roosevelt.
They told the governor the Michigan
delegates felt that his acceptance of
the vice presidency would stand in the
way of his choice for the presidency
four years hence, which was consid-
ere the real honor awaiting him, and
that the vice presidential resolution
was accordingly tabled as adverse to
his interests.
Governor Roosevelt expressed him
self pleased with what had been done,
and said he hoped other delegations
would do the same.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
VOOSEVELT'S EFFORT
TO HALT STAMPEDE
A Statement Made to Newspaper
Men-Talk Concerning other Cam
didates-Roosevelt Boom Believed
to Be at Rest.
BY Associated Press.

by ASsOClateu frtSs.
Philadelphia, June IS. - Governor
Theodore Roosevelt has made as spe-
cific a refusal Of the nomination for
president as he could possibly
make in view of the fact that the nomi-
mating convention has not met and
that few of the delegations have eau
cused.
Standing in a small room, facing a
crowd of newspaper men this after
noon, he made the following state
ment, reading it from a couple of
sheets of manuscript:
In view of the revival of the talk
of myself as vice-presidential can
didate, l have this to say: 1t is i'm
possible too deeply to express how
touched / am by the attitude of those
delegates who have wished me to take
this nomination. Moreover, it is not
necessary to say how thoroughly / un-
derstand the high honor and dignity
OF the office, an office so high and hon
orable that it is well worthy the ambi-
tion of any man in the United States.
But while l appreciate all this to the
full, nevertheless / feel most deeply
that the field of my best usefulness to
the public and TO the party is in New
York state and If the party should see
mt to nominate me for governor I can
In that position help the national ticket