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in the countries mentioned. But these
exceptional celebrations in reality
strengthen the observance of the Ma
tivity on Dec. 25.
The Eastern church celebrated for
time their Epiphania on JAM g. But
the Epiphania was not the Natalis.
The fesc;vaI is still held on Jan. as
the Epiphany, or Manifestation of
Christ to the Gentiles in the person
of the Magi, or Wise Men, through the
interposition of a star. The fact that
there was a hesitancy on the part of
some in accepting Dec 25, and con-
troversy among others, and then the
final adherence of the whole Eastern
church. show conclusively that the
date was not blindly accepted. The
intelligent adherence of the whole
church proves that the observance
was based upon reliable data, suffi-
cient to satisfy the inquiry of indie
pendent minds. To sum up: The re-
ception of Dec. 25 from the very first
by the Western church, the early sub
sequent adherence of the Eastern
church, and the unanimous acceptance
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Thousands this Christmastide will
be glad to read something about Him
so humble as to be born of lowly
maiden, and yet so mighty as to be the
pivot on whom the universe resolves,
and the Lord of All. Graded in
manger and wrapped in swaddling
elothes, He was yet worshiped by
sages and adored by angels. Sleeping
in the crevice of the limestone rock
He was yet bathed with the light of
heaven through the cleft in the mid
night sky. Emptying Himself of in
effable glory. He yelled His Deity in
flesh that He might make poor human
ity to be partaker of His Divine Image.
In His Name / send cordial Christmas
greeting to all my readers, and invite
their attention to the wondrous story
of the incarnation and its accompany
ing events.
Not until the sixth century did the
church undertake to set forth author
itatively the year in which Jesus was
born in Bethlehem" Then the work
was undertaken by Dionysius Exiguus-
Exiguus means ''little," but Dionysius
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ceived from St. Johns disciple. He
was martyred 202. Belonging to the
same local church, the Gallican, was
st. Martin, born BIG, and made bishop
of Tours in 81. He of cource re-
ceived the customs as Ireneus deliv.
cred them. His sister was the mother
of St Patrick, apostle of Ireland The
Irish church converted northwestern
Europe The day observed by all
these as the natal day of Christ is
Dec. 25.
Another reason may be given why
there should be no uncertainty about
the day. The primitive church was
made up chiefly of what Abraham
Lincoln aptly called stthe plain peo-
pie" These as a class are very OBJ
servant about days-and as accurate
as they are observant-but Indifferent
about years. Where is the American
that does not know that Feb. % is
Washington's birthday? But ask
these same individuals, as have done
the year in which he was born, and
bow few of them can give the correct
answer. Even SO it is with the great
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daily in the continual burnt Of
fering on the altar in the tenn
pie. In addition there were spe-
cial offerings. These sacrifices re-
quired large f1ocks. Shepherds were
needed to tend these lambs, types of
..the Lamb of God" now born. The
pasturage where these lambs were fed
was the field of Bethlehem. The
shepherds were a quasi sacred order
inferior to the Levites. Their occu-
patton was similar to Abel's. 1t was
to these shepherds. lowly but God
fearing men, that the angel appeared,
and the glory of the Lord shone round
about They were engaged in dis
charging their duty, and to all doing
their duty to God and man will come
the glory of the Lord and the message
of peace, good will to men.
The events of Christ's sinless life
have not been recorded in the annals
of earthly history, nor emblazoned on
the rolls of earthly fame, nor heralded
in pomp and state by earthly trum-
pets: for He loved to manifest His
spotless life among the nameless ones
of the toiling and busy throng; yet
there is record kept of that stainless
life in the pages of the Book of
Space. with precision passing earth
ly effort and an exactitude which the
spheres alone could give
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OF the whole and undivided church
make us as certain as anything can,
short of mathematical demonstration,
OF the correctness of Dec. 25 as the
true date of the Nativity.
But | presume the most convincing
of all arguments will be allowed to
be this: On the Cross Our Lord COM
mitted the care of His blessed Mother
to His beloved disciple, st. John. She
spent the closing years of her life at
st. Johns home. The Nativity was
celebrated many times during her life
time. 1t is absolutely inconceivable
that the birth of her son could be cele-
hrated with her knowledge and con-
sent on wrong date. If never before,
she must have spoken. to st. John
after the ascension of the night and
incidents of the birth of Him they
both loved so well. 1t is inconceiv-
able that St. Joh- could have cele-
brated the Nativity on any other than
the day of birth St John had a dis
ciple well known in history. Polycarp,
bishop of Smyrna He celebrated the
Nativity, and it is inconceivable that
he. whose boast it was that what he
delivered he received from ST. John,
could observe the Nativity on any
other than the correct date. Now,
Polyearp had a disciple named Ireneus,
and Ireneus claims that he delivered
the doctrines and customs as he re-
ceived them from ST. Polycarp and
others. This Ireneus was made bishop
of Lyons, and delivered to the Chris
tians there the customs he had re-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26
Transeendent Crab.

This well known variety is OF
American origin, says bulletin of the
Virginia station. 1t is a vigorous and
stocky grower and forms an upright,
spreading and well rounded head.
Average size of trunk at base, %
inches; at head, 20 inches. Free from
disease. First bloom and fruit in
1882, small crop 1895, full crop 1897.
small crop 1898. and full crop 1899 and
1901. Crops never overloaded as is
the case with Blushing Maid, Queen,
Montreal and others; but on the whole
this variety is a good bearer. Fruit
medium to large, straw color, washed
and striped with deep crimson, very
handsome; flesh firm and crisp, rich !;
quality best. One of the most re-
liable crabs for general use; strongly
recommended for general planting.
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Cows That Are Thieves.

If the man behind the COW" in
Kansas would do his part, no un-
profitable animal would masquerade
under the fictitious appellation Of
"milch cow" and she would either go
to the butchers block or be made to
return a profit by more intelligent
care and management, says Secre-
tary Coburn in the last quarterly re-
port of the Kansas board of agricul-
ture. 1t passeth understanding why
theft by a COW should be tolerated
more than theft by a human. In ef-
feet, the result to the loser in either
case is the same. Our government
has found it wisdom to study and
establish far-reaching methods for the
detection and repression of the lat
ter; and by the same token why
should our farmers and dairymen be
less vigilant in regard to this possible
proclivity in their cows-beasts de-
scribed as dumb, yet, outwitting their
owners? So long as cows of this
class are permitted in the dairy herd,
so long will there be dissatisfaction
and failure. Improvement is the route
to success, whether by breeding, bet
ter management, or other way, and
intelligence in our cowmen is the
power LndL VIII loiCc do'dnCSmCAS IA
the right direction. Dairying has
come to be one of the most important
factors in Kansas agriculture, and.
rightly conducted, is one of the surest
money-makers of our varied indus
tries. 1t is incomparably more ra-
tional than any one-crop system, or
even farming, as its practice tends I'd
rotation of crops, maintains or in
creases the fertility of land, and af-
fords steady employment with returns
remuneratfve according to the brains
mixed with the business.
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"Pasteurized" Milk.

"Your note on this subject reminds
me-" writes a provincial doctor to the
Westminster Gazette, "of an incident
within my personal knowledge. The
corporation of a certain city invited
tenders for a supply of milk for a
special purpose. and amongst other
tenders received one in which it was
stated that the milk supplied would
be sPasteurized.' This applicant was
not successful. and when pointing out
afterwards to one of the onicials Of
the corporation in question the SUI
periority that this treatment gave
to his milk, was told that this had
been taken into consideration, but that
the committee who decided the mat
ter had been officially assured that,
as the milk of the successful appli-
cant was obtained from grass-fed cat
tie it was also spasturized.' SO there
WAS no difference between them,"
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A, Worlds Dairy Association.


At the recent dairy congress held
in Brussels, the question of forming
an international dairy association was
discussed. According to tie New York
Produce Review, Professor B. Martini
of Berlin, Germany, said the trans
portation facilities of the world are
now such that dairying may be pushed
to the greatest extent in any country.
This is of the utmost Importance in
order to provide certain countries
with the products of milk, and in or
der to realize this, all that is needed
is to create a federation of the dairy
ing profession Farmers, factory man
ayers, dealers, statesmen, economists,
scientists and teachers) who would
work for the following objects:
L. To exert influence on the legisla-
ture SO as to secure uniform laws,
(a) hygienic suppression of con-
tagious diseases), (b) protective meas
ures against adulteraulon, (c) trade
and transportation international con-
ventions, commercial treaties, duties,
patents and trade marks).
2. To furnish information as to con-
ditions as well as political, economi-
cal, Industrial and scientific institu-
tions.
8. To maintain a public bureau OF
information regarding (a) the prog
ress, discoveries and inventions re-
lating to the dairy industry and those
in contemplation; (b) the production,
the consumption, the demand, the
price, the trade and the transporta-
ton of dairy products; (c) the form
ing of establishments and institutions
for the production and sale of dairy
products, the teaching and the inves-
LEGATIONS associations, unions, con-
ventions, shows, competitions, labor
| atories, schools, model creameries);
d) scientific publications.
4. To serve as middlemen between
| offers and demands.
5. To induce ana encourage prog
| ress, discoveries and inventions in
the dairy line.
| To get this result it seems abso-
| lutely necessary Cd to establish a
permanent headquarters; CD to pub
| Hsh q universal dairy Journal; (3) to
! form in each country a committee in
charge, on one hand to forward to
the central committee all the local
facts of any interest, and, on the
other hand, to serve as middlemen be-
tween the central committee and the
members, be they individuals as
sociatiOns; (4 to secure a fund by
membership fees and state aid.
AS highly desirable it is mentioned
(5) to establish a dairy library com
| -rising dairy literature; Co the erec
ton of dairy museums; CD to hold
periodical conventions of the members
and professionals from all countries
(8) to organize international dairy
exhibitions (cattle, instruments, ma
chinery, plans of buildings) and indus
trial as well as scientific competi
tons.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26
HQDTIC HI H.
Peach Tree Pruning.

Some of our readers may ask why
orchardists make so much of pruning
the peach. The answer is that the
peach tree develops very rapidly and
sets more fruit than it can bring to
proper size at maturity. Its roots
cannot take in all the food that its
leaves can elaborate. The best time
to prune the peach is doubtless be-
tween the time when growth has
stopped in the fall and before it starts
in the spring. We think that Febru-
ary is considered about the best
month in which to prune. The charge
is made by the most successful OF
our peach growers that most of the
farmers or even orchardists that grow
peaches do not prune their trees
enough for the best results. The
trees therefore are allowed to form
a large number of branches, and on
these branches to set an enormous.
number of peaches, far more than can
be developed to a size that the market
will pay good price for. In addi-
tion, the branches are so close and
thick that the peaches never get the
color that the buyer wants, and they
have, as a general thing, too much
acid in them to be palatable. 1t
sourness into the sweet favor of the
fully ripened sunburned peach. When
trees are allowed to set too full the
fruit is half-staryed from the time the
blossoms open till the ripe fruit is
ready for the eater. The greed for
big crop results in the production
OF large quantity that no man cares
to use. 1t always pays to produce
peaches that are ideal in the mind of
the consumer. Speak of peaches, and
he has in his minds eye a fruit two
inches through, yellow or creamy
white, delicious in flavor and falling
free from the stone. That is the kind
every man, rich or poor, is willing to
pay good price for. 1t is mistake
to assume that the rich only purchase
our best peaches. The poor man
would rather have a peck of good
peaches than two pecks of poor ones.
After the tree has attained a good
development of branches each fall it
has also sent out it's roots deeper
and wider in the soil. Then cutting
away part of the top leaves the root
system greater than the top in pro
portion. This is what will supply
the remaining branches with an abun
dance of sap out of which to manu-
| facture large and most excellent fruit
Even then too much fruit will be sci
to give the best result, and thinning
| should be practiced. 1t seldom pays
to thin apples, but we think always
| peaches. This work should be done
in the early summer before the stones
are fully formed. The peach growers
| that declare that some of our trees
grow ten times much fruit as they
should, both for the good of the tree
and the good of the market, are prob
ably right In addition to the Ques
ton of market is that of the vigol
of the tree. A tree that overbears
weakens itself for the production o
fruit buds that same year, for thes'
are the buds on which must depent
the succeeding years crop-Farmer'
| Review.
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~AS VI @AN@
church. There may
be an uncertainty
about the year, but
none about the
day.
But is not Dec.
25 about midwin-
ter, and therefore
too cold for Shep-
herds to abide in
the fields at night?
Many are under
such mistaken no
ton. But it is a
mistake begotten
of ignorance of
climatic conditions
in Palestine. A
sufficient answer
would be that the
early Christians
n ver advanced
that o b j e C t j o n
against the ObServ-
ance of Dec. 25.
But the testimony
% of travellers is al
together against
such objections. ]
may mention such
names as Tohlen.
Barclay, Schwartz,
Ranwolf, Schubert,
etc. who witness
to the mildness OF
the season, and
testify that from
the middle of De
cember to the mid
die of February
the weather is, in
f a C t, beautiful:
"The fiocks were
led into the fields
again, and plowing
and sowing were
carried on, the
earth was clothed
with rich verdure
and the ground
was carpeted with
flowers. S u C b
was the season
when Christ was
born in Bethle'
hem.
Who were the
shepherds to whom
the angel of the
ord appeared
They were not or
binary shepherds
You remember two
lambs were offered
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While the Hamburg is not looked
upon as a profitable table fowl on ac-'
count OF small size, it must be re-
membered that the bones are rela-
lively smaller than in most breeds.
thus giving a large proportion OF
flesh.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

1t is a mistake to suppose that
fowls cannot be broken of the habit
of egg eating, at least when 1t is
newly acquired The best way to do
= is to give the fowls a variety of
Net, including meat in some form,
nd partially darken the nests.
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Muscovy Ducks.

From Farmers Review: As 1 am
a breeder of Muscovy ducks, my ex-
perience in shipping has been limited
20 that breed and there is quite a
demand for them, as they prevent
fowls from having cholera. 1 have
shipped to a good many different
states, New York and New Jersey
among others. 1 think it best to
ship them in coops with the slots
close enough together to prevent the
ducks from getting their heads be-
tween the stats. If they do not sue
ceed in getting their heads out they
will not try so hard to get out and
so will not pull their toe nails on
nor break their feathers in shipping.
For q pair I use a cracker box with
plenty of air holes. and find it to be
about as good as anything one can
use. A box of any description In
warm in summer and it will not be
necessary to put in a cup of water, as
Muscovey ducks are more of a dry
land fowl than of water. They like
water to wash in, but do not stay in
water like other ducks.-T. ]. Denny,
Barton County, Missouri.
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"And this shall be a sign unto you
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying IN a manger.
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The tea caddy is of no use on the
golf links
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Poultry houses should have an abun-
daace of light.
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stature. In men,
tality he was a
giant. He was a
Scythian by birth,
one of a race
classed by itself in
st. Paul's termin-
ology: Greek, Jew,
Barbarian, Scythi-
an, bond, free
(Col. iii:11). 1t
may be interesting
to note that the old
name for the Irish,
Scuit, Scotis, Scot,
is derived from
Scythia, between
which and Ireland
there was regu-
lar communication
early in A. ID. No
doubt the Irish
would be quite
willing to claim
erch = nNAeG =7H.,l-
ar a kinsman. He
would be a fit
compatriot with
t h e celebrated
Duns SCOTS (from
whom, by the way,
Ounce" is derived
on the law of con-
trarieties), the
most learned man
of his day, and a
true born Irish
man. DionysiuS
who was a monk,
was an expert
mathematician, and
yersed in astro-
nomical knowl-
edge. The data
on which he based
his calculations led
him to fix on the
year of Rome 754
as that in which
Christ was born.
This year, 754, he
counted as A. D. /,
the first year of
the Christian era.
T h i S reckoning
came gradually to
be accepted and is
still retained in
use.
The Star in the
East" or, as it is
popularity called,
the Star of Bethle-
hem, that guided
fho U-s-4 NJ
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-27
(Hin concIuded.l

b~urglarized the residence of Mrs. X.
N. Lewis some time ago. however. is
believed to be the one who planned
the attempted escape and furnished
the tools to work with, as he man
aged to dig his way out of Jail at
Council Grove. Kans., before coming
here. and is no doubt an extremely
clever criminal, whom it will be well
to look after and keep a close watch
on during his sojourn in the terrific
rial institutions of confinement, as he
seems TO have a longing for the open
air and also seems to possess the abil-
ity to obtain his wishes if not dis
turbed.
How the saws were Struggled into
the jail is a mystery, but it is sup
posed that the smooth Mr.. Hill had
them concealed about his person when
admitted to the sacred precincts OF
the county boarding house; but where
it is impossible to say, as he was thor.
oughly searched before being com
mitted. sSss \
However, all's well that ends well,
and Sheriff Romero is to be 0osSgrat'
ulated upon the watchful care which
he preserves over his boarders. He
has never had an escape during his
entire time in office, and it is too late
to begin now.
The prisoners had nothing to say
about the matter this morning beyond
a few jocular remarks, but no doubt
disappointment fingers in the minds
of many of them.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-27
PERSONAL
Mrs. III. Weil left today Tor ocat,

Mrs. N. We'll left today for Ocate.
Judge H. l.. Waldo left last evening
for the east.
Theodore Pima was in from San
Ignacio today.
Mike Kilela n wife register at
La Pension from La Junta.
P. P. Deering came over from the
Pecos river country today.
Chas. A. Gunst. the Chaperito mer-
chant, was in the city today.
Juan Lopez, of Manga, and Juan Gar
cia of Rociada, were in the city on bus
mess today.
Thos. Hall, of the music firm of Hall
& Leonard, is here to attend the ora
.tOrio concert.
II. 8. Ortega, Felix victoreal, Bias
Sanches, rcAister at the Plaza hotel
from Wagon Mound.
Jas. Cook drove out to Mora this
mnrning in the interest of the Colo
RADIO telephone company.
SSBroSwfs Harris and family arrived
last night from Fort Sumner and are
stopping at the Central hotel.
L. L. Gatewood. representing the
Equitable Life Insurance company is
here from the south on a business
mission.
J.. Linde, New Mexico representa-
tive of Rice-Stix dry goods company,
st. Louis, came in this morning and
will depart for the Worlds Fair City
tomorrow.
Mrs. ID. s. Twitchell, mother of r.
E. and w. B. Twitchell, who has been
here several weeks visiting her sons,
left today in return to her home at
Kansas City.
Duncan Bell, of the Albuquerque
Journal-Democrat, n Of Albuquer-
que's most popular vocalists, came up
this morning to attend the oratorio
concert tonight.
r. A. P%ullinader, Ration; Ben Well
Ter, Trinidad: v. p. Dole. Henry Often
berg, New York; ]. C. Williams, Chi
cage: J. C. Neal, Kansas City are
among the late arrivals at the Casta-
media.
Edward Gertig, a prominent con-
tractor of Albuquerque and his sister,
Miss Clara passed through the city this
morning on their way to Mansfield,
Ohio, called by the death of their
father.
Thos. Hall, Of the music firm Of
Hall & Leonard, whose house furnish
es the piano for the Oratorio concert
is here TO put the instrument in the
pink OF condition for the notable must
cal event.
Edward Grunsfeld. southwestern
manager Of the Equitable Life Insur-
ance company and n of the finest
pianists in the west came up from the
south this evening to attend the ora
togl5 performance.
Miss Anna Rankin, who has been
here several weeks visiting her broth
err Major r. G. Rankin and wife. left
today for La Junta where she will
make a short visit with friends before
returning to her home at ~Leavenworth,
Kans.
II. r. Jones, a government civil en-
gineer, who has been in the southwest
for some time and who is pleasantly
known to a number Of Las Vegans,
passed through the city this morning
on his way to the national capital,
whittier he was called on official bus
mess.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Bacharach accom-
panied by julius Kraus, a nephew,
from Germany and Miss Eta Strousse
Of Philadelphia, daughter Of Felix
Strousse, returned from their Euro
pean tour of six months and are well
coined home by a large circle OF
friends.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-27

The Lujan.Lucero Jewelry company
has taken the agency for the wonder-
FIJI Globe kitchen cabinet In San Mi
guel. Quay and Leonard Wood coun-
ties, excepting East Las Vegas. All
orders should be sent to them. Call
at their store on Bridge street to see
this great convenience for housekeep'
era 171.EOD-3t
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-27

JOHN PETTiNE, stone mason and
stone cutter, offers to do any work
of this kind at the lowest rates and
guarantees satisfaction. Vegas phone
125. 1866