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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-23

About 500 a. d. boy was born
IN Lycia. His parents called him
Nochols, hut ESQ the chronicles tell
us), though that was mans name.
ne preserved the nature OF child.
Tor he chose 'to keeper ycrtues
meknes, and simpleness, and there.
lore children doe him worship before
all other saints"
The modern child's Santa Claus
is a Dutch contraction of "Sankt
Nikolaus," "Sank'ni K'nus": and
the saints custom of giving presents
secretly and in the dead of nigh.
as the development of Il deed or
charity he performed when he as.
sisted by tossing three verified
purses into their bedroom long af-
ter they had retired.
Thus, Santa Claus comes about
when the children are asleep and
gives them their hearts desire. st.
Nicholas day was originally early
IN December. but later it was con-
founded with Christmas.
There Is an old ballad describing
lhe Saint and his customs. thus:
st. Nicholas money used to give to
maydcns secretic,
The mothers all their children on
And when they every one at night
in scnseless sleepe are cast,
Both Apples. Nuttes and Peares they
bring ana other things besides,
AS caps and shooes and petticotes,
which secretly they hide,
And In the morning found, they say,
that this ST. Nicholas brought.
The idea that ST. Nicholas was
an old hoary-bearded man comes
from the ancient representations of
Saturn who was pictured a patriarch
and also from the confounding of
the Christmas Saint with Father
Time, who has always had his spec
ial day, on New Years Eve. week
after Christmas.
This custom we derive from the
Romans who on the first day of
the Satnrnalia gave to their ser.
wants and children dolls, candies
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-23

| ana little doll.like pas,ics. the exact
sisniiicance of which it is believed.
,lua 10 do with those days when
! human sacrifices constituted a fea.
tue OF the Saturnalian ritual.
rue dolls were given principally
to children. although their signifi-
canoe. 1t is believed, was relative TO
that sacrifice of human lives to tho
Internal god which was practised
ut Carthage.
Hardly was the Saturnalia over
when the Pagnalalia began. AT this
| festival an altar was erected in
each village throughout lily. For
tnls all persons contributed money.
Hence arose the custom so an old
medieval chronicler writes, for tho
parents to give cakes, toys boxes.
garments little wagons, apples, nuts,
etc, to their children on Christmas
Eve, and sometimes rods were
added to the presents in order that
tne children might be the more
ehSiiy ruled by fear of punishment"
no many people there Is, perhaps,
nothlng more simply national than
the Christmas mince pie, unless il
be pumpkin pie Oil thanksgiving
Day. This saStronomic dainty has
a history as old as Christmas in
the North. if not older
Its earliest known appearance was
at the winter feasts of the half.
ChristianiAed Britons. It was then.
and is still in some parts of Great
Britain, made in the form of
manager. and is supposed to repre-
sent that in which the infant Christ
was laid.
The mistletoe was held III great
reverence by the Druds. 1t was
believed to be particularly and di.
vinely healing; in fact. it was given
this attribute for centuries. It had
special significance as the cause OF
The death of Balder. the Morse ADol-
la, who was killed by an arrow
made from its branches and given
to the blind Holder by Loki, the god
of mischief. Bladder was restored
to life. the mistletoe tree was plac.
cd under the care of Friga: and
from that time until it touched the
earth was never again to be an
instrument of evil.
Tho present custom of kissing
under the mistletoe is the outcome
OF an old practice of the Druids.
Persons of opposite sexes passed
under the suspended vine and gave
each other the kiss Of love and
peace in full assurance that though
1t had caused Balder's death, it had
lost all its power Of doing harm
since his restoration.
Despite the pagan origin OF the
majority OF our Christmas customs,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-23

modern Christmas has its founda-
non IN perennial custom of the
hhcients. from whom our forfa.hcrs
LOOK Their idea of IL celebration.
Later we find Christmas and
Epiphany being celebrated on The
same day, and still later, various
aates-in March, April ana Dsccr,.
Der-wero set aside.
Is pretty certain also that tho
JEWISH feast of the Dedication of
inc Tabernacles. held toward the
ehu OF Inc year influenced the Sc.
tHsl,on 'ot the 25th OF December us
Christmas.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-23

Wonder If peculiar perfidy" will
go into the list Of familiar q0oia.
tons with 'pernicious activity?
They both have the White House
mprimatur-Boston Herald
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they have &cen so much infused
with the Spirit OF peace ana good.
VIII that their original significance
Is completely lost, and there is an
entirely different sentiment in the
merry festival today-Munsey's Scrap
Book
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-23
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Newport News Va
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3404 West Ave-, Newport News, Va.
Palmer Springs Lithia Water Co.
Newport News. Va.
This is to certify that have used
Palmer Springs Lithia Water for
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This custom we derive from the
Romans who on the first day of
the Saturnalia gave TO their ser.
wants and children dolls, candies
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-20

Reuben Baker whom the Plain.
dealer wished such a long and prof
table soiourn at the Callatin Club.
Bozeman. Immediately quit and has
returned to Helena and the scenes Of
his past joys and pleasure.
IF there are any idle walters in and
around here they can find employ
ment by applying to the head waiter
OF the Montana Hotel. anaconda.
4 summer social club has been
organized by the Helena young folk
and they will give their first social
event at Central Park Wednesday
evening. D. Harris, president, J.
Howard. Secretary and A. Palmer,
treasurer.
We have received many com
plants as to the Plaindealer not be-
ing delivered in last weeks mail
at Butte, there is something wrong
at either the Helena or Butte Post
Office; the papers were certainly put
in the mail and the publishers will
investigate the cause and try and
see that the same does not occur
Mrs. Geo. Willis is our Bntte cor
respondent and parties living in
Butte may report all news for publ
cation to her. She is also author
lied to receipt for subscriptions.
J.. B. Bass, editor.
Preaching at ST. James church
5th avenue and Hoback street, Sun
days at ii a. IN. and 8 D. IN by the
pastor. Sunday school at ? P. NJ,
Marshall supt., Carrie Dorsey,
Chorister, Florence Anderson, sect.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-20

" last week, and while We did Ao'
have the time to call on all the
people, We had the pleasurr Of
meeting some Of the citizens and
on our return we shall make siren
Gus efforts in behalf of the PIsIN-
DEALER 50 that each week the
message of Peace. Prosperity and
/ Union shall resound throughout
the city in which lie located the
largest smelter in the world: 40 il
was We successful in getting
quite a number of subscribers and
the PLAINDEALER will from now on
be watched for with interest by the
citizens of Anaconda.
M. A. Lestherberry who resided
at Helena for quite a while, is the
head waiter at the Montana hotel
and works a crew of from Is to IL.
He has been at this place for a
number of years, having come out
from the east at the opening Of the
same in SO and has worked for the
house the greater part of the time
since and has served in the capacity
of head waiter since 1903.
Mr. Frank Yamer is one of the
enterprising young men of the city
of whom every one we met had a
a good word to say. We met him
personally and found him to be in
terested as to the welfare and pro-
gress of his race. He is employed
at the Washoe smelter.
Mr.. Eugene Pryor and wife con
duct a boarding house at No. 4l5
E. Front street and they are doing
nicely and are also interested in
race enterprises. Mr.. Pryor is
another one of the employees of the
great smelter company.
w. T. Holbert conducts a room
ing house at No. 20 Cedar street: he
has a large clean and commodious
place and parties going to Anacon
da will do well to to look him up.
He is a strong race man who stands
for all that is for the uplift OF the
race.
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What They Say About The PIaindeaIer
"A very excellent journal" Col
]. II. Rice, State Treasurer.

"A very excellent journal" Col
J. II. Rice, State Treasurer.
You are making a splendid
paper. J. NJ. Kennedy, City
Clerk, Butte.
Il want to tell you of direct re-
suits l have received from my adj
vertisement in your paper."-M.
NJ. Henniger, President Helena
Packing and Provision Co.
"A splendid paper. I like it bet
ter than any paper of it's kind l
ever saw."-Mr. Davis, Butte.
You are getting out a great
paper and writing fine: keep the
good work up.'-Ira Smith, Fore
man Topeka Plaindealer
keep the good work up we are
with you Father abraham 10000
strong" Chas Smith, Havre, Mont.
You have a very creditable jour
nal."--Hon. E. w. King, Bozeman.
"Neat in mechanical make up,
newsy and highly creditable y
Butte Evening News.
Pleas notify this office when YOU
chnge your address; or if your
paper does not reach you regularly
each week.
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month at IL Ia S. Main St. H. Bi'
w. M; 6. NJ. Lee, 5. W; Harris, w
Chas. Eeton, See'y; w. {. Rose, Trea>
Belhsheba Lodge, 0. +. 5, meets the M
and 4th Thursday evenings Of each mona
in their hall in the Lucas block. Mrs. Chi
Johnson, w. M; Mrs. N. Ford, 4. NJ A
bert Napier, w. P; Mrs VI simmons, lH'
Mrs. c. {. Matthews, Sect; Mrs. Jos. gan
Con; Mrs. !. Harrison, A. b.; NJ. 0. y
nett, w; Chas. Johnson, $; Mrs. l.. NaHd
A.; Mrs. Jas. Crump, K; Mis-. NJ. H. ui
Esther; Mrs. Z. Dorsey, NJ; Mrs. usag
Alexander, Electa.
Golden City Lodge No. 3455,G U.@9
f., meets the first and third Tuesday evening
Of ecch month. X. Brown, \. c.; J. Y
Reed, Y. c.; !. Howard, +. y. C.; n f11
p. $; w. Parker, L. ); ". Coltles' IIs'l
J. w. Crump, n. f.; Albert Marshall .n41
lain; w. Mason, Wardom; Ingram ~
]. Tolbert, =. N. r.
Household Of Ruth, No. S+2. mes' T.
end and 4ih Tuesday evening OIL II
month. Mrs. Matte simmons, 7. NM
Mrs. n. Mitchell, NJ. y. c.: Mrs. , f1
R. N. g.; Mrs. f. Johnson, n. Gi N'
Irwin, w. X.
Pride of Montana Lodge, No. 4 ~"
meets the end and 4th Monday evening
each month at G. A. R-hall. W.
c. c.; II. Robinson, '. C.; ). smith, u
f.; w. Cottles, NJ. of f.; II. Ho""T
of r. and S; ID. Gordan, NJ, at A. III
Harrison, q. c.; w. {. Irwin, !. O.; A =
per, Prelate.
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race.
POEITICAL SNAPSHOTS.

As time passes merrily on, it is
a consolation to know that LaCroix
is nearing the end of his official
career.
We are not nosing around but
we have been often told that the
poker games are running full blast
again.
If a certain sheriff in this state
is as good at apprenending crimi-
nails as he is in eluding the editor
of the PLAINDEALER he should be
reelected forever.
Clerk of the District Court
Gnose OF Deer Lodge county is a
genial and obliging official who
does not hesitate to encourage en-
terprise and thrift and we always
are glad to meet such broad-gauged
public officials, so that we can say
to u people at any time and
place that they are alright.
Hon. Geo. b. Winston, Judge of
the District Court at Anaconda is
conceded to be one of the ablest
%lurists ever presided over the court
in this district. He is fair and i'm
partial and believes in justice, and
our people receive at his hands a
fair and just consideration; the
color of the skin counts for moth.
ing. With him it is law and Justice
and that is all we ask. For such
men We at all times urge united
support.
We have learned, unoficially
however, that the call will soon be
issued for the Republican state
convention TO meet III this city in
the month of August.
Republican Mayor Lindsay is
EVIDENTLY a tenderfoot in the game
of politics; the thimble Triggers
seem TO have him in charge. Elect
ed by Republicans and his appoint
ments T nearly all Democrats:
he is proceeding to strengthen the
party, they will of course fall over
each other to re-elect him.
Our own Senator Thos. II. Car
ter has returned to his home in
Helena after a strenuous session of
hard work in the U. Senate.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-20

81. James African Methodist Episc,pa
church, located at Co 9Th Ave. and Hoback
street, Rev. Jordan Allen. Pastor. Services
sunday at II a. m. and $50 p. m. Sunday
School, = P. m, A. Marshall, Supt., CAME
Dorsey, Choristsr, Florence Anderson. Seq
Prayer Meeting Wednesday Evening. Class
meeting, Friday evenings.
X. J, Fletcher Lodge No. IoI, A. +. and A.
M meets The first and third "Wednesday even
ingS OF each month in the Lucas Block. p
l. Ford W. NJ; Jas. Crump, S. w; VIZ
RlVers' ! W. Geo. Alexander, Scc'y.; W. R
Dorsey, Treas.
Byrd Lodge No. II, A. +. and A. NJ. meets
the hrst and third Monday evening Of each
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-20
Butte and Anaconda.

Mr.. J.. {. Allen is one of Butte's
enterprising citizens and has DEM
onstrated his ability to conduct the
same. He runs the Acme Shining
Parlors on L. Broadway and enjoys
a lucrative business. Mr.. Allen is
progressive and believes in the race
accomplishing results, he believes
in industrial education and will
send his son this year to Prof. b.
T. Washington's school.
Mrs. ID. w. Walton of 522 South
Idaho st is one of the leading ca
~teresess' of the city and very enter
prising; her husband is valet for F.
Augustus Heinze.
w. NJ. Freeman has charge of
one of the leading bath houses in
the city; he is a believer in race
enterprises and does not hesitate
TO encourage them.
Mrs. Geo. Willis our correspon-
dent at Butte is arranging for an
extended visit to Seattle and we
will be without a correspondent at
this point until she returns.
We spent one day in Anaconda,
the county seat of Deer Lodge coun
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-20
SOME ~ADVICE,-AND A sT'H'

There is a somewhat auclenl h.
contained in the following 'I'D
New York World, but 1t Is 50 bsrI
lent that the story is produCeu
Don't advertise if you helle'' y,
are wasting money. Let YOU
petitor waste his mOEey on dO'e
ing, and perhaps in this way
soon put him out of business
stand back and laugh at ~"
you see him squandering DIS
for printers ink. Once thei.
boy named.-we think his Id'
was Wsnamaker, or MAYBE I'M.
maker a yhow, his name wa"
with some sort of a maker isas
wards of calico, three palrs y 4
and a half dozen pairs OF OOo' .,,a
called this a dry goods store q
a Philadelphia newspaper, A sr
cred to sell a pair of SOCKS
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-20

o.
The Plaiudealer Phone number
is "a J..
Watch for poster and hand bills
OF the Dixie Concert Company
which opens at Central Park in a
fe~ days
arthur Johnson successfully pass
ID the Examination for stationary
engineer Wednesday and be- is en-
ployed in that capacity at the
Granite Block.
The sewing circle met at the c
idcncc of Mrs. Matthews on the
lower Broadwater line Thursday
and All report q pleasant and prof
itabIc meeting.
Mrs. Roy. Lynda Allen returned
Saturday from an extended visit
east, she reports a pleasant trip and
left for Butte Tuesday to assist
Rev. II. H. Jones in a rally for his
charge at that place.
!. W. McMoore and wife left the
city for Chicago: he is a nephew OF
William Mason and vas employed
by the Mp. Railroad.
The last news of Geo. Alexander
and Hery Ceascr, who left overland
for Yellowstone National Park, is
that they are resting at Townsend.
St. James A. NJ + church is out in
a new dress, having been treated to
the paint process. B. F. Hooper
who had charge of the work de-
serves great credit for his efforts to
beautify the property; he donated
his services and employed a%ssis-
lance for which he paid out of his
own pocket and Parchen Bros,
Drug Company kindly donated the
material,
The Plaindealer is printing the
tickets for the Bishop Grant lecture
which takes place at the Audito-
rum, dug. IL. They will be on
sale by the committee next week;
be sure and get one.
Mrs. Bush Of Boise City, Idaho,
is in the city as the guest of Mrs. {.
K. McEvoy of the Boston Block.
The St. James church fair will be
held at the church under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Aid Sewing
Circle the last week in this month,
and refreshments WILDE served in
basement each night.
Mrs. Rev. Lydia Hllen filled the
pulpit at St. James last Sunday
evening and pleased a large and APP
preciative congregation.
aaron Green is working at the
Broadwater with our friend Tex. (
Pleasant Draper is city solicitor
for the Plaindealer and will call to
see you; be sure and give him your
subscription.
w. l.. Scott has gone to the Black
feet reservation to cook for a party.
J. Banks is at Townsend and we
understand he is chef at the leading
hotel in that burg.
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month at II Ia s. Main 81. II. BAH
w. NJ; 6. NJ. Lee, 5. w; Harris, "
Chas. Eeton, Sec'y; w. {. Rose, Trea'
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-20
SERIOUS LOST.

Mrs, Agnes Bush Of Boise City met with a
very disastrous loss through the careless OF
negligence Of the K. X. Co., in checking her
trunk from Boise to Helena. She has lost
her trunk containing goods to the amount Of
twelve hundred dollars. \ seal skin coat
alone, worth SIX hundred dollars besides other
valuables. She offers $50 reward for the
trunk.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-20
CITY MARKET.
]. l. Proprietor.

Frtnits, Vegetables, Butter, Egg,
Poultry, Fish and Oysters.
l24 W. Park st. Butte, Mont.
Phone 81.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
Pennsylvania Gather in National
park Near vicksburg
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES CONDUCTED
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE At
TENDED THE EXERCISES
GOV. PENNYPACkER THERE.

VICKSBURG, Miss, March "a
The dedication of the Pennsylvania
monument in the Neticual park. which
took place this afternoon, has at
tracted thousands OF visitors to this
city, and the hotels are crowded to
their flu capacity The city presents
a holiday appearance and flags are
displayed on all public buildings,
school houses and on many business
houses and private residences.
The Pennsylvania party, headed by
Governor and Mrs. Samuel w. Penny
packer, of Pennsylvania, left the city
at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and the
dedication ceremonies began prompt
ly at 2 o'clock. The exercises were
opened with a governors salute by the
Warren Light artillery of Vicksburg.
Then the meeting was called to order
by General Samuel K. Schwenk, chair
man of the monument commission.
Colonel Albert n Kelvin, D. D., deliv-
cred the invocation. After the prayer
the school children of the Vicksburg
public schools sank america" ac-
cOmpanied by the orchestra. Miss
Anna Mai Schwenk recited a poem
written especially for this occasion by
Captain Jack w. Crawford, the IA
nous poet scout. Then Miss Lillian
Won Schwenh unveiled the monument.
When the cover dropped the Warren
Light artillery fired a salute, and the
children sang the Star Spangled
Banner" and then General Samuel K.
SchWenk presented a memorial to
Governor Pennypacker of Pennsyl-
vania.
Governor Pennypacker received the
memorial and transferred it to the
United States government. Mr.. John
c. Scofield, representing the secretary
of war, received the memorial in be-
half of the United States government
Then there was some more singing by
the school children, an address by
Governor James K. Vardaman of Mis-
sissippi, the Grafton by General James
A. Beaver, some more singing, and,
finally, the benediction by the Rev.
DO, i.,,, ,irrbt Of
terry.
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mind before committing them to pa
per.
Several years ago Phillips Brooks
gave her seventy-five topics and ask
ed her to write verses based on them
She composed every one of the hymns
before a line of any of them was plac-
ed on paper. safe in the Arms OF
Jesus" which is one OF her most pop
ular hymns, was written in fifteen
minutes.
Mrs Van Alstyne was educated al
the institute for the blind in New
York, and taught there for twelve
years She was married in 1858, to
Alexander Van Alstyne, a blind teach
er in the same school, and they had
one child, which died at an early age
Mr.. Van Alstyne died in 1902.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24
TONY PASTOR TO SING.
Pioneer Vaudeville Performer Will
Celebrate Anniversary.

NEW YORK, March 24.-One Of the
most interesting events in vaudeville
circles will take place next Thursday
when Tony Pastor, the dean Of vau-
deville managers, will celebrate his
forty-first anniversary as a manager
in New York He has always been
an interesting figure in all classes of
theatrical folk, and has been SO close
ly identified with the earlier efforts
of many prominent stage people that
Thursdays event will assume more
than ordinary Importance. Among the
the tutelage of Mr.. Pastor and after
wards achieved a degree of greatness
in their profession, are Lillian Russell
Nat Goodwin, Pat Rooney. May r.
win, John T. Kelly, Lew Fields and
"Old Hoss" Hoey.
Antonio Pastor began his profess
sional career at the age of six. when
he stepped on the stage at Barnum' 5
museum. and did the best he could at
50 per week. He began work as a
real actor in Chicago in 1856, when he
appeared in the role of a yankee far
mer. At the outbreak of the civil war
he made his first appearance at the
theater known as "414 Broadway
Where he won fame by his vocal rem
dition of THE Star Spangled Banner
Four years later he opened Tony Pas
tors opera house at POI Bowery, where
he remained ten years and then moved
to $50 broadway.
In 1881 Mr.. Pastor took charge of
the theater that bears his name. AS
his part of the entertainment this year
Mr.. Pastor will appear on his own
stage and sing "Sarah's Young Man,
the song with which he made his great
success in 1865.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-24

should also be the pioneer in the on
ti-cigarette movement. The Bristol
girls who have joined this movement
are said to range from 16 to 10 years
of age.
Another report from Bristol indi-
Gates that the boys have taken the
movement seriously, one young r,an
having secured anti tobacco pledges
from $50 of his companions. Other
young men have not been so much i'm
pressed with the Importance Of the
movement They say that they will
continue to smoke, but that they will
keep their smoking habits to them
selves, and that they will defy the
young ladies of their acquaintance tC
find them out.