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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
Key to the Puxxler,

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81 No. 1884. s. Metagram: /. Hail. 2. Jail.
3. Mail. 4. Nail. 5. Pail. G. Rail. Z.
Sail. 8. Tail. 8. Wall. 10. Kale.
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lite). a=. 81 z @ 55o
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Hawthorne Night, eight " 2 All,
nil 3. Tear. rear. 4. Hut, out. 3. AID,
hid g fNaught taught I. Ion, won.
3 Ever. aver. 3. Lave. have.
No. a9tl.-HaTmony; FLUTH. Fife.
MandoI in. TamboU Urine. Guitar.
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
To Induce Sleep.

Dr.. Steiner observed in Java a
method employed to induce sleep. It
consists In COMPRISING the carotid ar
teries. The operator sits on the ground
behind the patient, whose neck he
seizes with both hands. The index and
middle fingers are then pushed for
ward into the carotids. which are COM
pressed toward the spine. The method
Is absolutely sharmless, an@sthesia Is.
rapidly obtained, and the patient
wakes promptly, with no symptoms Of
nausea OF malaise. sEs 5s' . 55!. t
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
Odd Fish,

What fish is in poor health? Weak
fish.
What fish belong properly to the mill
lfonaire? Gold and silver fish.
What fish would conquer in wres-
thing match? Mussels.
What fish is given to melsncholia?
Bluefish.
What fish is also q road? Pike.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
No. 397.-A Few Questions.

!. IT you saw man seven feet tall
walking down the street, of what au-
thor would you think?
2. If the thermometer suddenly fell
twenty degrees, of what country would
you think?
3. II you saw man buying baby
from founding asylum, of what ami
NAL would you think?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20

time had passed Ii atching Clara,
visiting with Bess and Will and doing
some necessary work for the company
In his little Office down stairs. He did
not feel like saying anything to George
yet. H.. T. =. ~. ,sS..5@ Is
James Caxton had been in. and the
first thing he had. mentioned had been
his own act in the meeting the night
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
! Bread From 81, Chestnuts.

In Corsica bread Is made from chest
nuts without admit ture Of any other
substance It has not the nrmness OF
ordinary bread, but Is healthful sweet
IN flavor, agreeable to eat. and easily
Sdigestible. It keeps more than fifteen
days and consti tntes the chief food of
the Corsican mount ineer1.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20

- o o o o o = o o o o O 8
From 1 to 2, a large variety Of dog;
from to 3, kind of wreath; from 3
to 6, pertaining to nature; from to 5,
WEAKNESS; from 6 to 5, a discourse;
from 3 to 5, to trade; from / to 5, a
small painted likeness; from to 4, an
engine; from to 5, learned
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
COnundrums,

t. What nut supports the roof? Wal o..
What is that which is heightened by
being cut at both ends? a ditch. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
No. 396.-Double Acrostic.

[Crosswords.]
A bed that's like a little boat.
A foreign peak that travellers quote.
A drop would spoil your Sunday coat.
An organ with Earring note.
A land where men would like to vote,
An American author primals hide.
My finals tell at what place he died.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20

No. 395.-Beheaded Rhyme.
Sitting close beside the -
He studied the water -.
While an apple red he -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
No. 30S.-Trees.

The warmest clad tree.
The tree that is a pronoun.
The tree that is sad.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20

No. 394.-Qucer Sums.
l. Add 800 to 81 and make cover.
2. Add 1000 to 6 and make force.
3. Add 8 to 1000 and make to min
gle.
4. Add 500 to and to 1000 and
make not clear
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
Somewhat Uncertain.

Somewhat Uncertain.
He-Darling, will you share my lot?
she-Yes, Reginald, If it really is
lot d..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20
; No. 3s0.-Tran.positions.

No. 38O-Transposit1on -
= 1. 1 am word of four letters meaning
wicked. Transpose; me, and l still
mean the same thing; change the or
der of my letters once more, and am
something to wear.
2. am something that is always 60
ing, but never returning. Transpose
me, and 1 am very small; again trans
pose me. and this time I mean to send
forth.
No. 30O-Charade.
A traveller rode hard and fast,
Sh1ver1ng with cold and dread.
II can but reach my FIRST in my LAST,
I shall then be SAFE" he said.
The way was rocky and dark and steep:
My LAST was flying past.
He sought for an inn where he might
= sleep,
Sheltered from storm and blast.
He travelled on through mud and mire.
When, to his great delight
He saw an inn and a friendly fire
And went there for the night
And from him shouts of laughter burst:
He reveled in my WHOLE,
Which quickly made my LAST my FIRST
And cheered his lonely SOUL
No. 391.-United Words.
Unite agitation and the soft plumage
OF bird and make rude bed
Unite an impeachment and a sovereign
and have clamorous noise
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-20

No. 393.-A Bit From .*Boz."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25

motherhood.
Christmas in Russia is quaint mix
ture of the sacred and prOfane, a blend
ing Of the past, present and future,
which produces curious mixture OF
pain and pleasure. Christmas Eve is
the close of a long and rigorous fast,
for none but the deepest-dyed sinner
would dare satisfy his hunger or Stake
his thirst ere the twinkling light OF the
first star babe his crucified appetite
; appear.
One can imagine how incongrous
, such a Christmas appears to an Amer
lean, where the festive season is not
unusually, in it's preliminaries little
the antitheSis of a fast. In one part1c-
ular alone does the Russian Christmas
resemble the American, and that is in
the extravaganza of it's present giving,
for in both countries the habit seems
/ to be carried to the point Of vice.
There is one conspicuous feature
about the keeping of Christmas in Nor
way which I have never seen in any
other country. It is the burning of the
great log of Christmas a most quaint
and interesting custom. Before sunrise
On Christmas morning the head of the
family precedeS his family into the
forest where he at once proceeds to cut
! down q fallen stump. This done, he
raises his hat to the log, turns to-
wards the east, crosses himself and ut
tiers the following words: "Give to me
and to Christmas abundantly, o God, ;"
Should the log then by any chance fall
the wrong way another is cut, unless
they choose indeed to remain unlucky
for the coming year, and perhaps for
many following ones. Smaller logs are
provided for each member of the fami-
ly and each draws his own back to the
homestead, where they are leaned
against the wall, the cut ends being ex-
posed. Should one of these logs have
been stood the wrong end up the whole
thing must be repeated or else little
luck may be expected from the fates by
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25

nothing so much as ''supes'' in the
comic operas.
Every Christmas night the Montene-
grin kindles fire on the ample hearth,
which is built of contributions in the
shape of light pieces of stick from each
member of the family. Above the blaze
of this fire bangles long kettle chain
which becomes intensely heated as the
fire grows stronger on every other
night except Christmas. OF course no
one ever tries to prove that it does not
follow the ordinary rule on this partic-
ular night because faith may be strong
but skin is tender. You dare not tell
a Montenegro peasant that the chain
grows warm, under penalty Of being
looked upon as dog. If you argue
gently with him he will explain to you
why it does not follow natural laws on
Christmas night. His explanation is
that chain of similar character hung
over the fire built in the stable at
Bethlehem and that when Christ was
born the Virgin mother grasped it for
support. It became cool instantly Sc
that her sainted hand should not be
burned, and that is why kettle chains
in Montenegro never grow hot now on
Christmas nights. The custom has been
maintained for hundreds Of years, ii
has never departed in the least from
the original and it's age has made II
sacred. To the religious Montenegro
Christmas is the one great day Of the
year, and receives more attention than
all other holidays.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25
of Christ


any member Of the family It is not I'M
til the fire is lighted that the anxiety
Of the little family is finally over. At
ter the great log has once been placed
upon the hearth one must be very care
full not to speak of witches, for they
are supposed to be lowering around to
snatch at any excuse to mar a happy
Christmas.
Really about the jolliest place to
spend Christmas is on the American
continent in old Mexico. There one
hears nothing of penances, little Of
prayer, but observes an immense
amount amount of hilarity, which is al
most universal, with the exception, nat
urally, of the solemn observances in
the churches which are unusually
grand, coming to a climax with the SOL
emn midnight mass at the cathedral.
Rather oddly the Mexicans have a
Christmas tree observance closely re-
sembling that of the Germans. Santa
Claus is as much reality in Mexico as
| in Germany. Every family has its tree
upon which things are hung, and when
Santa Claus calls, as he does in the
! shape Of a masked parsonage dressed
I up to resemble the bounteous old char
acter, he simply takes the presents
from the tree and distributes them to
those who have a right to them. This
\ HyoIC1A oOpOA4OA " IAAot Va
the Germans, which calls for a mid
night trip down and up sooty chin
ney in white robes, that it recommends
itself highly to persons Of other ma
( tiOnalitieS. Naturally no public holiday
in Mexico would be complete without
bull-fghts, cockfghts, and some of the
brutal pastimes to which the people are
addicted.
The Partisan takes Christmas Ian
guidly and gracefully, but scarcely en-
tiers into it with the vim of his Ber-
linese brother. He is a creature of diff
ferent mould and temperament, and
perhaps after all really means to un-
derstand Christmas as well as his Teu-
tonic neighbor, but he makes little fuss
over it, has no quaint customs to OBJ
serve and affects no unusual routine
that would make it a particularly dis
tinctive day.
One has to go to the hooks and cor,
ners of the world, it would seem, tc
ferret out interesting observances Of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25

gateway. Indeed there is none, for
when it was builded, in the fourth
century, the architect forgot to include
one in his plans. The only entrance
is by low aperture, which in the dis
lance looks like foundation arch. Be-
meath this king and peasant, bishop
and sinner practically enclosed must
pass.
The church is surrounded by con-
vents belonging to Roman Catholics,
Greeks and ArmenianS, which are built
so closely around the original walls
that they have practically disappeared,
shutting out an exterior view of the
oldest church in the world.
But if that fate has befallen the ex-
terror, what has befallen the interior?
The nave of the church with it's superb
monolith columns, believed by archae-
ologists to have been actually taken
from the ruins of Solomon's Temple on
Mount Moriah, is used by the natives
as market-place, much as the temple
in Christ's time was defiled by the
money-changers.
| During the day the Turkish soldiers
patch their ragged uniforms there, ped
oilers cry their wares-rosaries, cary
ed pearl shells, or whatever a tourist
may need-and at night beggars sleep
there.
One hears, however that years ago
the Arabs sheltered their sheep there,
and feels comforted at finding some
slight improvement.
The transept is divided between the
Greeks and the Armenians, but the
Franciscans have a right of way from
the door of their convent, which opens
near the choir to the circular stairs de-
scending to the sacred grotto, the chap
ell Of the Nativity. At the bottom of
II. t.
which, by flight of narrow steps, is
reached the undoubted spot of the ma
tivity. A large star is fixed in the pave
ment to indicate the spot where Jesus
was actually born. WOrshippers may
be found here every day kneeling al
the sacred spot and praying devoutlly
; On Christmas eve quite imposing ser
vices are held in these chapels, in
which the French consul at Jerusalem
takes prominent part. This is due tc
the fact that for centuries France has
exercised protectorate over these holy
places. Its representative is therefore
received with royal honOrs by the
church dignitaries, such in fact as arr
J paid to no other human being. The
consul is in fact the most proninen
person in the proceedings of Christmas
at Bethlehem to a certain extent.
The day preceding Christmas he /.
) escorted to Bethlehem by large guard
of Turkish soldiers.
; At about halfway from Jerusalem tn,
; sheiks and other dignitaries meet hin
and escort him to the entrance to tn,
Basilica. Here he is received by tn,
prior and the entire community OF tn
Franciscans, who conduct him to thei
convent where he holds court and re
ceives the dignitaries, both ecclesiasti
! cal and civil, of Palestine who can b.
present.
The evening service begins at 1
o'clock with high pontif1cal mass il
! the Franciscan church; at it's close
Z long and brilliantly lighted procession
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is formed, which
proceeds to the
Grotto of the Ma
tivity," all bearing
long, lighted can
dies. The singing
Of the Christmas
carols in this spot
is something never
to be forgotten.
The service lasts
till about 2 o'clock
in the morning,
when a ''Te Deum"
closes it. All Beth
lehem watches the
night t hro u g h,
many camping by
the light of their
long candles in the
great wave of the
Basilica; every
where are cries of
excitement and joy.
and the air is filled
with the smoke of
incense.
/ almost forgot to
mention the "Grotto
of the Milk. 1t
was thither the
Virgin fed during
the massacre of the
innocents, and some
drops of milk fell
from her breasts
upon the stones,
and turned them
perfectly white.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25
CHRISTMAS POINTS.

Under Puritan government in Eng
land in 1862 the celebration of Christ
mas was abolished altogether, holly
and ivy being made seditious badges.
The practice of singing carols at
Christmas is a very odd one, evidence
that it was in vogue in the End century
having been found in a sculpture on a
sarcaphogus of that period represent
ing Christmas family joining in Choir
al praise for this purpose.
Did you ever stop to think that it is
love that makes the gift valuable? In
giving the Christ child to be the lesson
for our lives, God the Father, gave us
all in love, and we can never in any
fashion return such a gift Hence it
seems to me in our relation with our
friends at Christmas time, one should
never stop to estimate the social de-
mands or social obligations, but de-
eide about each gift after honestly put
ting the question to ones own heart,
do 1 love this person well enough to
give myself the pleasure Of Christ
mas tribute?" If you do this honestly
you will learn something about the ira
ditional Joy of giving. Successful
Christmas giving means self-sacrifice,
and it is often greater sacrifice to
deny ones self the privilege Of expendi-
ture than to do just what one has in
mind. This theory should be inculcat-
ed from the nursery days, each child
gathering money for Christmas gifts he
intends to make This is the spirit OF
example set by our Lord.
The celebration of Christmas in old
en- times generally lasted till Candle
-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25
Christmas 1T
Wasbingt0n.

He Christmas life Of the
national capital centeTs
around the white house
and the legations.
The executive mansion,
in the past, has witnessed
notable celebrations OF the
annual festival, held I'M
der the auspices Of many
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25
1T BetbIebem.

OF course the Basilica of the nativity
is the great center of all life and in
terest in Bethlehem at Christmas time
and one sees such Heterogeneous mass
of co-religionists celebrating the occa-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25

sion within its
walls as can be
found nowhere else
on earth.
AS you stand on
the esplanade in
front of the Basili-
ca and look for the
church your search
is practically in
vain. Two sides Of
the square are sur
rounded by high
bare walls which
might represent
either those of a
convent OF a for
tress, being pierced
here and there by
small, high win
dows. One looks In
vain for sight Of a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25

the great Christian
holiday It % a n d
those people to
whom the glad clar-
ion of the Christ
mas bells brings a
thrill of realized
hope and pleasure
which no mere pen
can describe.
In the Balkan
peninsula there are
many quaint OBJ
serVanceS among
the Servians, Rou-
manians, and espe-
cially among the
Montenegrins, that
strange race OF
proud and naughty
beggars, whose peo-
pie remind you Of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25

A1dS duQ OLtOn W
twelfth day; but
thus was before the
business age arrived.
T b g mistletoe
bough, for it, is
scarcely more, is
indigenous to Eu-
rope, where it
grows generally on
apple. pear, service
, or hawthorn trees.
Occasionally it is
found on syca-
mores, lines, and
frs and more rare
ly it is a parasite of
the oak.
The Church of
Christ is impc1Ial.
1t was founded for
worldwide domin-
ion and it has new
er lost the ideal.
That ideal appear
ing so preposterous
w b e u entertained
by. a dozen Jewish
peasants has now
reached not only
possibility but al
most certainty.
There is an ever
growing shortage
Of young frs for
Christmas trees.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25
Dissertations

damp, foggy old Britain
the spirit Of Christmas
has been kept alive as
heartily as in any part OF
the world, but thanks to
English novelists, it's eel
ebration is as well under
stood in America as in the
Motherhood.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-25
Christmas
In History.

1RISTMAS has been an
eventful day in history.
The wondrous star of
Bethlehem has seemed to
light time after time, the
events that stand as miles
stones along the story Of
the past. The mysterious
RAYS that led the maRi-
The Virginia enterprise., 1902-11-07

In cases where bronchitis has become
chronic from want Of proper treatment in
the earlier stages, there is nothing so good
as DIR. August Koenig's Hamburg Breast
Tea, in conjunction with which is strong
~ advised the use of st. Jacobs Oil as an
outward application along the front of
the throat, from close up under the chin
to well down to the top of the chest; the
one remedy assists the other, and us in
tended, they work in complete unison.
The wonderful penetrating power of St.
Jacobs Oil enables it to reach the adhe-
sion OF foreign matter which lines the
bronchial tubes and which makes breath
ing more and more difficult. As these
adheslons become inf1amed and enlarged,
st. Jacobs Oil causes such adhesions to
break away, making expectoration easier
and more free. DR.. August KoeniS's
Hamburg Breast Tea, drank slowly and
very hot, soothes and heals the parts, is
comforting and Quieting, stops the cough
ana relieves the breathing. This manner
OF treatment (and there is no other two
remedies that will work together so sue
cessfully) reaches the difficulty from the
outside and the inside at the same time.
st. Jacobs Oil reaches the roots Of the ad-
hesion, and assists DR.. August Koenig's
Hamburg Breast Tea in clearing them: :
then both remedies act in unison in heal
ing and curing. The above remarks ap-
ply with equal force in cases of asthma.
Group, whooping cough, enlarged tonsils
lily should have St. jacobs oil | and 'd Dr.
August Koenig' s Hamburg Breast Tea
always in the house in order that they
may be promptly used in the first stages.
Often the maladies develop with wonder
ful rapidity, and complications take place
with equal suddehness.
The Virginia enterprise., 1902-11-07

II it suits his purpose is a perfect neg.
ative, although it may be useless fol
other papers. But it is to dispel the
idea in the mind of the beginner, that
perfect negative must be crisp and
clear, black and white. As most anna.
teurs make ':snap shots" and these
are as a general rule under-exposed
they are especially liable to turn our
black and white negatives, more es
pecially If they use prepared develop
ers, which are mostly hydrokinone, on
account Of it's keeping qualities in solu
ton. Now hydrokinone is harsh de-
yeloper and only suitable for negatives
that have received ample exposure.
Ortol is a good all around developer
for snap shots, where pyro is disliked
but, with all its staining qualities, pyro
can be excelled. Pyro and metol in
combination Is a developer that can be
adapted easily to long or short expos
ures by diluting the developer and a
much under-exposed negative can be
made to yield fair print by leaving
it in diluted pyro-metol developer
until we'll stained through the film.
Such negativeis disappointment to
look at, but the print is better than
the negative in detail and contrast.
The amber color Of pyro developed
negative, although thin, makes it a
slower printer than a much more
dense, black and white negative devel
oped in hydrokinone, metol, amidol OF
rodinal. In the perfect negative there
should be only absolute opacity In the
very highest lights, such as the
glancing Of the sun on the crest of the
waves, and absolute transparency only
where the lines require to be pure
black. Between these two extremes
these must be even gradations through
all the tones and half tones. Over
exposure tends to produce the middle
tones at the expense of the lights and
shadows. Under-exposure gives the
extremes at the loss Of the half tones.
Thus in a known case of under-ex.
posure the pyro developer by it's stain
retards the printing and tends to bring
out on the paper every bit Of detail
that Is In the negative, while black
and white negatives, although rapid
printers, do not do themselves justice
on paper.-Camera and Dark Room.
The Virginia enterprise., 1902-11-07
!. Boom in Walnut Stumps.

l. Old walnut stumps are on boom
throughout Tennessee, says the Memphis
Appeal. Stumps that have remained UNI
noticed for years and.s.Were regarded as
worthless are now eagerly sought after
at prices that seem almost fabulous. One
Indiana hta s concern has5had men travelling
stump that could be found. At first the
prices paid were small, but as the eyes
of the stick timber folks began to open
the prices went higher and higher, until
new they are out Of sight, and the funny
part about it is that the uglier, knottier
and more unsightly the stump the more
money it will bring. The stump Of a
walnut tree that was cut down several
years ago brought more than the whole
of the tree. It is stated that the stumps
are made into veneering material aud
used in the manufacture of high-grade
furniture. ~ y.,. : =