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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-19
HIC DE VIRGINE MARIA JESUS
CHRISTUS NATUS EST.

Above the altar twelve lamps are
hanging, to represent the twelve apos-
ties. Three steps more lead down to
another chapel over the alleged stall ia
which, according to Latin tradition,
the wooden manger was discovered.
On Christmas eve the pilgrims crowd
around the church awaiting the hour
of opening in order to get good seats
to witness the grand ceremony. Every
man, woman and child who can pos
sibly come is present. The nave being
devoid Of any seats, the people sit or
kneel on the marble floor, making a
curious mass OF red fezes and white
wells. In silent prayer they await the
hour of the service. Meanwhile the
strains of the TIE Deum softly rise from
the great organ.
Presently procession of bishops and
archbishops, attired in their most gor-
geous robes, enters the church chant
ing. They are followed by priests and
monks and small boys dressed in scar
let, who constitute the choir. The
handsomest church decorations are
kept for this yearly service
The deep, well trained voices OF the
choir join in singing beautiful anthems,
after which there il a great deal OF
chanting without much variation. Sew
eral times during the service the b1sh-
ops, one after another, absent them
selves to reappear in different attire.
each of the robes being, if possible,
more gorgeous than the last.
At midnight there is a sudden lull
In the music and bells in the distance
ring the midnight chime. Then, as by
magic, q curtain is drawn aside and
over the chancel gates a cradle ap
pears to the wondering gaze of the
worshipers and within the cradle al
image Of the babe. The Gloria in Elk
celsis il sung and the bells continue t.
peal merrily, announcing to all Beth
lehem that it is Christmas day. Th'
''bambino" or image Of the babe Il
now lifted before the eyes Of the wor
shippers, who PROSTATE themselves OF
the ground in alteration. The process
sion of bishops, priests and monks ant
the pilgrims descends toward the grot
to of the manger chanting and wavin'
incense all around it. The chape
being so small only the Officiating
priests descend into the grotto and tn
pilgrims gather about the narrow arch
way and steps descending into tn
manger. They now, with much pomI
amid the chanting Of the priests an
the waving Of the incense, lay the In
tie waxen image In the chapel OF tn
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CHRISTMAS IN ~ {
~ MODERN BETHLEHEM !
VsODGs :
BY .Evanseline Ben.oliel
COPYRIGHT EDncltns BsnotA - -


* BOUT nineteen hundred and
A two years ago, in the reign
of Caesar Augustus, the lit
II tie town OF Bethlehem. six
miles south OF Jerusalem,
was crowded with visitors at about
this time OF the year, all coming to be
taxed In their native country. In
cave, below the principal inn or
khan of the town, where the oxen
were usually kept, a gentle Jewiss
maid bent lovingly over her Babe. A
light from heaven illumined the rude
manager where He peacefully lay and
shed brilliant radiance over the seer :.
Several hundred years iase> the
uious Empress Helena OF Rome visited
Palestine and discovered this grotto in
bethlehem, which had served az a
humble shelter for the Christ Child.
She W.. convinced that this was the
very place which had been hallowed
by ohe nativity, and thereupon wished
to mark the spot for all time. She had
a magnificent church built over the
site, so that Christians from generation
Ito generation might worship there.
The remains of that beautiful building
are still to be seen In the city Of Beth
iehem.
It is a strange fact that, though
Bethlehem was pre-eminently city
belonging to the Jews In the days of
David and Of Ruth, not one Jew Is to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-19

at one of the car windows
a better view of the SNOW covered
landscape and the little patchwork OF
houses about the station Then it lum-
bered off again. The new passenger
took seat beside the girl at the win
dow because it was the only vacant
one. She continued to gaze at the
white fields for time.
merry Christmas! What a mock
eryr', she. thought bitterly. Then she
stole a glance at her new companion.
His face was hidden by the newspaper
he was holding close to his eyes in
vain struggle to read by the fast fad
ing light When he threw it down in
disgust, she leaned forward and asked
timidly:
MAY look at it moment? | want
to see if there is any later news about
the Pochunk bank robbery"
He handed her the paper and watch
ed her curiously as she bent over it
and with eagerness read the first page.
"Did you find out what you wanted
to know" he asked when she handed
the paper back to him.
"No, for there is no trace of the
thieves or the money yeti" she an
swersd, with great deal Of feeling.
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Free Press Map Of Blue Earth Co, Now on Sale

the Church Of the Nativity in Bethle-
hem, and, SAD to say, because Of the
frequent quarrels between the different
sects which meet within this church
at time of general rejoicing, Turkish
soldiers. with drawn swords, are on
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-19

manger, where 4 remains during
Christmas week fcr devcut worshipers
to .isit. Such is EtlIe ceremony held
BY the Latins on Christmas eve.
The Gree.l church in Palestine cele-
brates the festivalAof the nativity one
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guard throughout the building, for
these various Christians who worship
in the same church at times forget
that He whom they all adore came to
bring peace on earth and good win
toward men,"
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The story In Blue Earth county
papers that the wholesale druggists
had formed trust is denied by a
wholesaler in Minneapolis who states
that there is q regulation price at
which patent medicines are sold and
they cannot allow any deduction. The
wholesaler states that in all locali-
ties the retail druggists baVe 30 agree
ment
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-19
Special Sale, Ebony and Fancy Toilet
Goods.

We have on hand an immense line
of toilet goods which will be sold
cheap. Ebony finish hair brushes 81
cents each, ebony finish military
bushes 80 cents pair; ebony finish
mirrors So cents each. ebenoid nail
files, darning balls, blotter. etc., ID
cents each. Silver and gold plate
brush, comb and mirror sets from
81. 10 up. At Martin & Hoerr's, reli-
able jewellers. opposite Saulpaugh.
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A MODERN MADONNA IN BETHLEHEM.
from every part of the country
gather here on this night-Latins,
Greeks, Armenians and Copts.
The enormous collection OF joined
buildings which the pilgrims are fac
ing and which stands on the edge OF
the cliff extending along the ridge OF
the hill from east to west consists OF
the Church of the Nativity, surrounded
by three converts, the Latin, the Greek
and the Armenian.
The Church of the Nativity is the
Oldest in Christendom. 1t belongs to
these three sects, each of which has
separate chapel within for Its OWL
services. The large basiliea. which Il
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-19

JUST GIVE A HEARTY LAUGH.
But are the frozen fields. are crossed,
Where winters billiards. blow.
Each little child who starts Is lost
And buried in the snow.
And every year some girls and boys
Still keep themselves awake
To thank him for his pretty toys
A terrible mistake! Il
For lying wakeful In the cole,
Just keeps the saint away.
And those who DO 1t, am told,
May catch pneu-mon-i-a.
But now this foolishness must eA0s
You need not tempt your fatA
Tor fullest thanks you now can saxsd
BY methods up to date.
20 thank him for his Christmas she8
Sust give a hearty laugh.
And Santa Claus at once Wua hsA9 *
By wireless telegraph.
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week later than the Latin church. For
weeks before Christmas the Greeks
fast in order to better prepare their
hearts for the strue worship Of the
Saviour on the day Of His nativity.
They also celebrate Christmas within
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-19

appearance of tie star in the east,
with this significant inscription encT'
cling it:
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HE train this Christmas eve
slowed up enough to take
a single passenger aboard
Ia and to allow a girl seated
at one of the car windows
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
HILLSBOkO, n. y, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Is. NEW

an angel you've been here. To let you
wait on me hand and foot like that.
What brute. Jim's sister,
Her back was to him. She stood
looking out OF the window Her hand
was within his reach, and he took it.
DO you think" he said. being
Jim's chum, you could" He etouched
his lips to the palm Of her hand-'sfor-
give me? Gould your It was his old
teasing tone with a new note OF Sc
rlousness in it. She tried to free her
fingers. 'sTake care now," he warned,
1.-The doctor said was to be humored." !"
She laughed and that weakened her
defenses. He caught her other hand.
you're brick, Marjorie,"" he said.
"Let me CO." she said sobbingly. II
Il want to wipe my eyes, you silly"
Her tone was itself surrender. He
lay back and smiled with content into
her wet eyes.-Waverley Magazine.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
Horse Che stnuts AZ Food.

Horse chestnuts contain abou: twen-
ty-seven per cent. Of albumen. this
remarkable proportion being greater
than is found in any cultivated plants.
but their bitter taste, due to the pres
ence Of about ten per cent. Of bitter
rosin. has condemned them as unfit
for food. BY extracting the bitter
principle, Flugge Of Hanover claims
to have made useful another waste
material. After partial roasting 10
loosen the shells, the kernels are re-
moved and pulverized. and the powder
is placed in tight percolator. with
alcohol, for about week. 70 ex-
tract the bitter completely it may be
necessary to replace the fluid with
fresh solvent. The alcohol dissolyes
out the rosin, leaving a pleasant and
nutritious meal, which contains all the
albumen and starch of the chestnuts,
and is valuable focd.-New Orleans
Times es-Democrat.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
Our Earth ts Moving Slower.

We all know that the earth revolveS
on its axis once in twenty-four hours.
Millions Of years ago the day was
twenty-five hours; millions Of years
before that it was twenty-one hours.
AS we look back into time we find the
earth revolving faster and faster.
There was a time ages ago, when the
earth was rotating in day OF five or
six hours in length. In the renotest
past the earth revolved in day Of
about FIVE hours. It could revolve no
faster and remain a single, unbroken
mass.
When our day was about five hours
long the moon was in contact with
the earth's surface. It had just broken
away from it's parent mass. AS the
length of the terrestrial DAY increased.
! SO did the distance of the moon.
Whenever the rotation time of a
planet is shorter than the period Of
| revolution of its satellite. the effect
Of their mutual action is to accelerate
! the motion of the satellite and to force
it to move in g. larger orbit-to increase
| its distance, therefore.
The day of the earth is now shorter
| than the month-the period Of revola-
| tion-of the moon. The moon, is, there
fore, slowly receding from use, and it
has been receding for thousands OF
centuries. But the day Of the earth is,
as we have seen. growing longer. The
] finger Of the tides is always pressing
II
and slowly but surely iessening the
| speed of its rotation. SO long as the
| terrestrial day is shorter than the
lunar month the moon will continue
/ to recede from us.-New York Herald.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
sUPPosiNc

,.s' fpos'n that you didn't have to work
to earn your bread,
a,. every month was summer, with the
blue sky overhead.
Js' s'pos'n that, q fortune growed in
every ones back yard
A. drouth was never prevalent an times
was never hard.
tel, you, when you're weary, with the
troubles of the day
An the shadows gather round you an
~ the sunshine fades away,
ghere's nothin' soothes your spirit an re
wives YOU half so well
A. ies' to sit in solitude an s'pos'n for o
spell.
your dreams amt likely to come true, as
very well you know,
But all the world, they say, is nothi1' bui
a feetin' show.
An mid the disappointments an illus
ions that beguile,
I'm thankful for the privilege of s'pos'nin
awhile.
Washington Star.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
A Voyage Under tho Sea.

The Petit Parisien learns from NJ.
Goubet, inventor of the submarine
boat which bears his name, that
there is some question Of constructing
a submarine vessel which, deriving
its motive power from a cable ex-
tending across the Straits Of Dover,
would be able to take 200 passengers
from France to England in less than
half an hour.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
MORE SUN DIALs WANTED,
A Renewed Demand For Them-Some Sun
Dinls Of High Price.

Renewed Demand For Them-Some Sun
Dials Of High Price.
eve are now called upon for more
sun dials than ever" said a maker Of
optical instruments; 1--WE times as
many, In fact, for the sun dial has
come into favor.
Sun dials are made most commonly
Of slate or of marble; sometimes Of
granite. The gnomon. whose shadow
cast upon the dial, indicates the hour,
is of bronze.
The dial is set upon a pedestal Of
stone. or of terra Gotta. or sometimes
Of masonry. And sometimes a support
that will serve this purpose well may
be come upon already carved; or some
quaint object is brought into this use.
zone sun dial now in place has for
pedestal the newell post from the mar
bl, staircase Of the Stewart house at
Fifth avenue and Thirty-fourth street
In this city. We are making now a
dial whose support will be an old cap
stan.
1--WE are now fashioning for an an
cient sun dial brought from abroad to
replace the original. long since lost
from it, gnomon that will be In keep
ing with the dial in character and de-
sign and Of like age with it. at least
in appearance.
"Sun dials. complete as to the dial,
but exclusive Of the supporting pc.
destal, cost, according to the material
aid the labor devoted to them. from
about $50 to $12O."-Sun.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
Satisfied.

"My friend" said the very severe
person. treasure the precious mo-
meuts. Think, with the deep awe
which the subject deserves to COM
mand. upon the fact that time is swift
" feeting and stays for no man."
'.That's all right" sEswered the
CHEEKY citizen; 81 want it to fleet. II
time were stationary I'd be out Of
work. You see, I'm a watchman.'-
WASHINGTON Star.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13

Things Not to Say to Baby's Mother.
Here are some Of the things you
should never say to the baby's mother:
When will it begin to look intelli.
gent?
Goodness! I believe the child =
really taking notice.
Do you think of raising It?
Do you feel any attachment or at
lection for it yet?-Minneapolis Jour.
nal. -. -
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
raddie was Right.

Taddie-"Oh, papa! l was chasing
our old rooster and he got mad and
gave me a bushel Of hurts on my
hand"
Daddie-"Why, Taddie. what an abb
surd thing to say-a bushel Of hurts.
see Just four little scratches on your
wrist"
Taddie-"Well the old rooster gave
me four pecks, and four pecks make
bushelp'-Express Gazette.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
J His Fierce Expressfcn.

Look pleasant, Cen
eral Remember this picture is for
your friends"
The General-"A soldier should
have no friends, sir. This picture is
for my enemies to look at"-Chicego
News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
Helpful.

Helpful.
"Don't you think it's 4 mans duty
to be q little helpful in his homer
said Miss Maggie Zeen.
''Of course, do," answered Mr..
Meekton. II am now engaged in
studying stenography and typewrit-
ing so as to be able to take down
Henrietta's speeches. ."-Washington
Star.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
A Csl,-Down For Mr. =.

4 Call-Down For Mr.. J.
Mr.. Marmaduke Jenkyns-"Wen,
old boys will be old boys. Mrs. Jen-
kyns."
Mrs. Marmaduke Jenkins-"Oh, no:
You mean that old boys will keep on
trying to be young boys."-Detroit
Free Press.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
Distrustful of Oratory.

"You can't get something for moth
ing"
"Of course. you can't" answered
Senator Sorghum. '"That Is what I
keep telling these men who expect to
keep their money in their pockets
and stand up and talk the people into
coming forward and delivering their
votes. es.''-Washington Star.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
Titles Galore

"Eut." said the English visitor.
"you have no titled people here"
"Oh, haven't we:' replied the man
who was showing him through the
stockyards. I'VE have 'em in droves.
Nearly every other man you meet is
colonel OF a captain, not to mention
the landlords and Ian ~>adies we have
to kotow to.''
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
His Wonderful Courage

HIS WOnderful C00raEO.
"They say he seems to have no fear
OF DEATH"
"Well, I should say, he hadn't. Why,
he gees up into the northern woods
every year when the amateur hunt
ers are abroad. Sometimes I think
he wants to die."-Chicago Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13

Putting Ono 1t Ease.
IAN indetinable sense Of danger or
OF something dreadful about to hap
pen is pursuing me-" said young Mr..
Dolley.
"Oh. you're all right" replied
Spatts. Laws for the protection of
Holsters will be enacted this winter.
Cheer upr'-Detroit Free Press.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
The source Of Iuformation.

The Source Of Information.
How are you feeling to-day?" asked
the personal friend.
Il don't know answered the mon
arch wearily. II haven't read the pm,
pers yet. Chicago Record Herald.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13

Man and His First Love.
Whom first we love we seldom wed:
lis well tits SO, my brothers,
Elsewise our wives would all be old
Enough to be our mothers.
Chicago Record Herald.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-02-13
.Jin1's Sister.

"H HE doctor had made his last
'. visit for the night and the
nurse was left alone with her
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-05
LOVERS sAND.TREcKEo PATHS
Feeaiiar Custon4 Existing in Little Vii
lace Ct Belgium.

At a little village rear Hwy, Bel
giun, in the night of April 30, there
exists a custom known as the Chem
iIs de Sables, or sand paths, On the
morning OF May l the village lanes are
found covered with narrow tracks Of
white sand running side by side, and
by following them one will be led at
one end to the house Of some wlnsome
country lass, and at the other to the
home of her village lover. Sometimes
these sand paths are miles in length
and will take those who follow them to
all the most frequented haunts of the
lovers. However, to know these
secrets and intrigues the curious must
rise with the early bird, for the maid
ems spy out from their windows and
when they see a streak OF white sand
leading up to their doors, hasten down
to sweep away the tell-tale track.
Sometimes several sand streaks lead
to the door of the same lass, a sign
that she is decided fayorite.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-05
EYeuld Net PROGRESS.

Years aGo taefe VI 4 prosperous
littIe community il Boone county. In
diana, known a. Easfe village Il was
q station en- the daily eeaea liae aad a
place Of much Importance in ta9 pic
neer life of Boone Projectors Of
what is now known as the Chicago d.
vision Of the Zig -Four railway system
eonyassed that region for ri9ht-of-
way and other benefits, but were
treated with contemptEous indiffer-
ence. The villagers asserted that there
was nothing to equal the stage coach.
and that the town was 50 well estab-
lished that a railway could neither
make nor mar it. The company
blazed another line, and the town Of
Zionsville was established one mile
east The railroad knocked out the
stage line in d jiffy, and the villagers
realized their mistake when it was too
late. Then they moved to Zionsvilie,
and Eagle village disappeared off the
map.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-05

Alfred G. Vanderbilt, August Bel.
mont, H. G. Frieh. A. ". Rossiter and
John W. Gates have been elected to
membership i'll tae Automobile club
Of America It is hoped that these
men CT great wealth will aid III the
realization of al ambitions scheme
thai the officers Of the club have had
in coLtesnp iou. That IS the build
ing Of a fiftl mile road on Long Island
ior the exclusive use OF automobilists,
where they caa speed away, smash
records, machines and everything else
and no one car arise TO say them nay.
The road IS to be a straighta way
course, starting from Long Island City,
to the north 81 Brooklyn and running
eastward FOR fifty ieiles. The cost will
be s5a.a59 aad the money has been
promised
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-05
AND THIS IS sUT ONE COUNTY
Son7e Things Ttae Are Not Failures
ii Kansas.

sore Things Ttae Are Not Failures
il Kansas.
Wee President HaHi Herton II the
santa Fe system ...es-ats}aE receiver
he following letter from IL Dorado,
Kansas:
Tear Sir Don't believe all you
lad. Speaking OF crops and things
IL this county. for instance;
Wheat 17.o0o acres. fair to good.
oats. $1,000 acres, sooa.
Alfalfa, 20,ooe acres. rrvcr better.
first cutting now III.
Corn booming.
Prairie grass never better. with
stock ponds full OF wate~.
kaffir corn, increased acreage.
Millet sorghum for feed, excellent.
Apple crop, very promising.
Homegrown strawberries. uew pota.
Foes and garden truck simply tremen-
tous.
Cows and chickens busting" them
selves.
Rain in plenty.
ter.
And the Kansas baby crop never
fails.
And why should not the other couu-
ties be doing as well?
Don't believe the Kansas calamity
stories as they are largely lies.
T b. MURDOCH.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-05
Carnenie 5 Opinion Of Love.

Shortly before Mr.. Carnegie sailed
fer Europe fiiana congratulated him
on the success Of his aeW bgoh. and
adssezf. ieEzil#slss: I haH= AH GaHHe=
sie that you intend writing small
volume OF leFe p,sa4-.ss. f.a=ft = faat2a
What, answered sagHesias Y
write a love i.aeea, What f7azansee
ti0W fi5li6u18jt.=t etff9tJl write 4
ieee p5em = s4Ns nay liae3!@
"59t. persisted 4i5 f1igit6T, 4 do NOT
see Nay yGu stegid n@t 1ou have
bsyn in love. taye yoa nct?5'
eYss,s d1xls answered MI Carnegie,
y have, Of course ike any other sane
man, been il love. | have also been
seasicll. and will very likely ex-
ferienee the same sensation again be-
fore reach the other side. but that s
40 reason Why | should write a poem
about it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-05
Wants to Sec kina Edward.

The east end Of London, disap-
pointed at net being included III the
royal procession, is organizing a mon
ster petition to their majesties pray
iEg for a royal visit shortly after the
coronation. The promoters antici-
pate 100000 signatures.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-05
Will Come of AGE in Prison..

Now a mere boy Of seventeen years
Cleveland Grover will attain his ma
jority il state prison at Portland,
Me-, where he began last week term
Of twelve years for ineendiarism.