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Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
BIRTHDAY OF THE KING
Historical and Descriptive Account of
the Origin Of Its Celebration.
Continued from page y
A CONSECRATtD LIFE.
By REV. ". II. HARRIS.

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
Whose is the heart that is not glad
dened and made to sparkle anew with
the old yet ever new exclamation with
each successive Christmas?
Merry Christmas! Where is the dis
heveled and corrupted soul that sends
back clash of disapproval to the heart
that has been awakened with Christ
mas cheer, until it finds expression in
hearty Merry Christmas?
Humanity is highly blessed with the
joy and festivity that gives birth to the
Christmas spirit, remembering that the
greatest and richest gift the world has
ever received was given at the Christ
mas tide. Yea! Christmas conception
and birth, with allof it's attendant joys
and pleasures, found it's life in that gift
that caused an Angel Choir to sing the
refrain, "Glory to God in the Highest,
and on Earth Peace, Good Will Toward
Men," Prefaced to the shepherds by
an angel in the words Fear not; for
behold, l bring you good tidings of
great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city
of David Saviour, which is Christ the
Lord"
That Holy Gift helps the world to re
move the burning fires of hell called
selfishness, and therein erect an altar
of appreciation causing an incense of
perfume, felt in the souls of others,
known as good cheer, often crystalliz-
ing in little tokens of material kind.
However, the richer blessing born in
the heart by Christmas influence is
when we, like the shepherds, accept the
heavenly message, and at the impulse
of the impression we arise and seek the
newborn King and saviour of men.
The heart that is capable of re-
Spouse called joy at receiving token
of remembrance by friend may ex-
perience celestial sunbeam in receiv-
ing the Christ gift. If the poison OF
selishness may be stifled by the Christ
mas spirit in remembering our friends
with material gift, then the whole
poison may and will be removed by the
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Washington Horticultural Association

The third annual convention of the
Washington State Horticultural As
ISOLATION will be held at Everett Jan.
18th to 18th inclusive. The sessions
will be held in the auditorium of the
Public Library building. The Chamber
of Commerce will provide rooms adjoin-
ing the library auditorium for delegate
headquarters.
The Snohomish County Industrial
Club, an organization composed of
representatives from all the different
commercial associations of the several
towns of the county, will give BAN
quet to the visiting delegates on the
evening of Jan. 18th.
Special excursion rates of one and
one-third fare on the certificate plan
has been granted by the railroads from
all points in the state. In purchasing
your ticket be sure to ask the agent
for certificate. You pay full fare
going, take certificate which when
signed by the Secretary of the associa-
ton and presented at Everett ticket
offices, will entitle holder to return
ticket for one-third of the fare paid
for going trip.
Special arrangements are being made
by the fruit growers of the Yakima
Valley to take delegation of 100 or
more to Everett for the annual meet.
Auxiliary societies already have been
reported from Walla Walla, Prosser
and Winthrop, Wash An unusually
interesting program is being arranged,
which will include Gov. Mead and
speakess from the State College of
Washington University, etc. Prof. A.
B. Leckenby, former representative of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
to the Philippines, and an authority on
horticultural matters will deliver an
address.
Hotel rates ranging from SO cents to
$l.25 per day for room will prevail.
The Northwest Fruit Growers Asso-
citation will hold it's annual meeting at
Seattle Jan. 10Th to 18th inclusive.
All fruit growers are invited to both
conventions
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3D. The maiden at least ought to have

ed, The maiden at least ought to have
been very i, possessor Of stately
mansions au. all that sort of thing, |.
she had had her deserts, but, truth to
tell, both Of them were very, very poor
80 poor that the maiden used to wear
frayed skirts and cracked shoes some
times, though she laughed and pre-
tended she did it for fun, and the art
list was so poor that-well, he was
poorer than any really respectable per-
son ever was before. The two lived
next door neiahbors high up in the
same cheap boarding house in a busy
little city called New York. For some
unfathomable reason the maiden took
pity on the artist and used to help him
out of his domestic difficulties and try
to patch up his moral snags and tears
as well. She was his good angel and
while for the stupid artist. She used
to write wonderful stories-much too
wonderful to be appreciated by the
earthly editors she had to submit them
to. In spite Of their poverty, they used
to have good times together. those two.
When things grew very somber they
would help each other jeer at fortune.
There was little restaurant where
they would have jolly dinners when
ever the artist sold sketch OF two.
Carl, the keeper of the restaurant, was
their friend and served them good din
ners seasoned with sage philosophy.
The day dawned when the artist had
an opportunity to go abroad and study
his art under the great masters-the
thing he had longed for all his life.
when the chance came, however, it
seemed a small thing compared to the
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copyright. 1906 by Katherine Glover.J
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
What a Newspaper Ought to Be.

In discussing the seth anniversary of
the Oregonian, the Boise Statesman.
aptly says:
The fact that the Oregonian has
lived for Sc years and prospered and
exerted powerful influence upon the
development of the great field in
which it is published is conclusive evil.
dence that it has lived up to its con-i
ception of the mission of such publi-l
cation. No paper can live that prosti-
tutes itself to private gain; no one cam
survive and become influential that is a,
slave to private interests of any kind.
1t must be above use of it's columns for
its own profit or other individual inter-
ests. To live long paper must enjoy
the confidence of the people, but it
cannot retain public confidence if it,
stoop to use its columns for any other
than legitimate purposes. No paper.
enjoys the confidence of the public that
takes money for its opionons or in any
other manner derives pecuniary benoJit
therefrom, and none can survive lin
public estimation that is the organ of
any private interests of any charac-
ter.
Had the Oregonian been an offendf
against either of these rules it couA
never have risen to it's present con&
handing position, while, in all prob
ability, it would have gone to the grave
yard of dead journals before it had
been published ten years. Anewspaper
has duty to perform to the public.
If it performs that duty faithfully
and with reasonable degree of ability
it will secure and retain place in the
public mind from which it cannot be
displaced.
AS righteous journal that al
ways tells the truth and expresses its
views candidly and without fear or fav-
or-there is alwaysa pack baying, but
these never succeed in breaking it down
in public confidence. BY unerring in
stinct, the people learn to know their
newspaper, it cannot hide its real char
acter from them permanently, and if it
be corrupt they come to understand
it just as certainly as though the fact
were publicly admitted by the offender.
Nor does an honest paper have to
sing its own song to win public esteem;
indeed, the paper that does so persist
emily is generally suspected, ard in
most cases the suspicion is fully war;
ranted.
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tlC VI dl ShC
fought it steadily for three days be-
fore she won. She knew if she wrote
to him her letters would keep her
in his mind and that some time she
might carelessly say something to
bring him back sooner than he ought
to come. 1t was hard not to yield to
what her heart pleaded for, but she
felt he could do his best work cut off
from thoughts Of her and them
Joyce paused.
"And then?' the man said quickly.
'She thought perhaps he might have
fooled himself that he wanted to marry
her while circumstances drew their
lives SO closely together. Now that he
was seeing more of the world and
meeting other women he would weigh
the matter and would learn his mind
II he came back and still wanted her,
she would know he meant it, and
"Yes?" the man broke in eagerly.
"That's ALL" she ended lamely, smil-
Ing up at him.
"No, not all. Together shall we try
to end the stories with They lived
happily ever afterT"
She reached out her hands to him
for answer. and he closed them ten
DERBY in his.
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they were well used to the ways of the
place. Shabby and i'll kept most Of
them looked. but their faces were
bright and their lips We're bubbling
with little snatches of song, overflow
ing evidently from hearts full of gay
ETY..
At one table in a corner sat man
apart from the crowd and clearly OBJ
ivious to the life Of the place, his eyes
eagerly watching first the clock and
then the door. Once or twice he start
ed and half rose from his chair as some
one entered, scanning a face closely,
only to sink back with long sigh. 1t
was five minutes of Z o'clock. "She
isn't coming" he thought, and he let
his chin fall heavily into his palm
while he tried to gather his thoughts.
At last half conscious of some one
approaching. he looked up and found
girl standing there, her hand out
stretched. Il am late" she said hur-
riedly. Have I kept you waiting
long?'
Eyes, but it doesn't matter. Nothing
matters now that you are here" he
said warmly. taking her hand in both
of his. sit down and let me look at
you" He drew out her chair and
seated himself opposite. Both were
silent for moment while they looked
steadily into each others eyes. The
color rose slowly in the girls cheeks.
and she turned away.
ut is almost like old times, isn't it?"
she asked, with nervous little laugh
like all the best of the old times
rolled into one" he said. Heavens
how have wanted to be back, joyce"
I'VE are both growing too old to be
sentimental, Jack. I want you to tell
me all about Paris and your success.
! read about you ana was very proud
to be an old friend Of the distinguish
ed young American artist. Mr.. John
Hamilton Seawell."
They were interrupted by the wait
er, an old friend of the two, who bow
ed and scraped an infinite number Of
times before they could stop him. "To-
night we are to have all the things We
used to pretend we didn't like because
the figures were too steep tor our In
comes. with few of the more familiar
things thrown in for aud lang syne,"
he said. scanning the menu card.
Joyce nodded her head and smiled, and
the order was finally given after a
long conference Of the three.
When the waiter brought the dinner.
the table was heaped with little dishes
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was toying with her spoon. She look
ed UP at him a moment, and her eyes
were shining. II want to go back a
little and change your story some.
shall begin where the artist had his
opportunity to go abroad and study.
When he told the maiden about the
chance and offered to give 1t up for
her it was the hardest thing she ever
had to do In her life to refuse the sac
rifice, but she had some small sense of
right, and she knew what those years
abroad would mean to his future. so
she rebuifed him and made him do the
thing she knew his head dictated,
though his foolish, generous heart led
him to offer the other. He thought it
was hard for him. perhaps, but he had
Paris, with all its diversions, and the
spur Of his new work, while she had
only the lonely sense of his absence.
she used to haunt the places where
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

tudH uc uuu
ever had before. He went to Paris,
where he pitched deep into work to
try to forget the maiden, but thoughts
OF her would creep in in spite of
himself, and sometimes her image, a
laughing, haunting image, would steal
in. between him and his canvas, and
then he would have to give up
work for that day. 1t was no use.
He would 60 out on the streets and
walk and walk and walk, trying to
wonder IL the maiden's answer was
final, calling up little scenes of their
days together, conjuring up her looks
to see if he could not again read in her
eyes and find something there that he
wanted. He wrote her long letters tell
ing her great many things that were
not always kind. Some of the letters
he sent across the ocean to her; others
he tore up and tried to forget. But
there were only three letters from her
in all the four years he was gone, and
they all came on Christmas eve. Long
friendly letters they were, just like the
chats they used to have, but with no
sign of the thing he wanted her to
,vrita o,,oyo oil oIso Tho s,,n;d ort;st
worked ca hard that no conid hardly
help winning some shadowy success in
all that time. There was a picture or
two In tho salon. bis instr,ctors GROW,
onoo,ro o,,u. +horo WINS -, ,;,,a NOV, o,a
thon In tho ronorS oil ~ which n,efod
him nm might,,r haoouso no ro,n,v
hon.d tho,, ,,,,,ht ,oLo son,. a;soronoo
NTH, +ho n,oidon
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.....,I n a" n's no.. yea oo'u.u'y
VII mp y. seens nIl anu .neu 'anA
.na "s 90. no"sn. y. "e enonse
.ne se"is n'sn. na,e ih"ue' y, 'ne es'
uanseneh' .he! n',snt nave Drought
Du''ns Tue time ne i'ao oeen AWAY sue
n"u "r,''eh nahs s'or'es anu hau maj
:! eou'lnceu Tie eo'tors u 'heir worth,
i1e saw ne' halie III Tue cohteh's Vi
huihoer VI nasaz'hes' Inc oiu Jays
"eie enanseu' ne "ouiu no !onser nnu
her III tne cheap ooaruihe mousse. II
she Sent nun away three years peIore'
sue proDapiy had almost Iorgotten MN
IN aii 'his time' Out the thought OF the
Christhias letters spurreo MN 10 write
10 her anu tell her OF MS return. lie
wouiu reach Ne" iork the Gay DeIore
christmas, the anniversary OF MS ieav-
ing. Wouia she meet MIN that evening
at nan past IN the little restaurant
ne "ouia wait TOT her at their same
'aoie III tne corner, ana they wouid TAX
over oiu tunes. Inc artist arrived 10
New iorh OIL the Jay ne expected ana
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loss of thenaid-
en-. There was
OF IN 0 IL e Y
enough for both
to go, SO he pre-
ferred to stay
and make a lit
tie home for
her in the busy.
heartless city.
But for once
the maiden was
cold and un-
yielding, telling
him that she
dn' t care
enough for him
to share his
home. She sent
him away with
a heavier heart
= i
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
Wheat Lands

Both improved and unimproved. With
small cash payments down we can give
the balance on crop payment plan.
Think of this ! 800 acres improved,
l6O in wheat, up nice, price $500
s250O cash, balance crop plan. Write
for particulars.
A. o. LEE,
Cunningham, Wash.
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+ was Christmas
eve, and Carts
little 0oheWiae
restaurant was
begin ming to
fill with gay,
laughing folk,
who sauntered
in by twos and
tllrees, the men
slapping one
another on the
sh oulders as
t h ey passed,
&hN
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Notice..

l hereby notify all persons owing me
whether on notes or open account, that
same must be settled by January first,
next, or shall be compelled to place
them in the hands of an attorney for
collection. JOHN LAFRENZ
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they had been
together, and
sometimes the
days dragged
so that only
the thought Of
the milestone
she would have
been to him If
she had acceded
to his plan kept
her from doing
some desperate
t pg. Then
there came his
letters begging
her for some
line in return.
and that was
the hardest bat
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Of all sorts, more than they could pos
sibly have eaten if they had been saw
ing up for this one meal during all the
time Of their separation. In reality
they were both too excited to be hun
cry, and their tongues went so fast
that there was time only for spasmodic
dips into the various dishes. When
the dinner tapered Off to coffee and
cheese. however, they both fell into ST.
lence The man lighted a cigar In the
old easy way they were used to and
said between puffs, 81 want to tell you
a story, Mile. Joyce, il you will listen"
81 shall be most happy" she said
with assumed gayety. But be sure
to make it end well. don't like sad
stories on Christmas eve"
~ shall do my best not to make II
end unhappily, but that isn't for me to
say. Well, here goes:
"Once upon time there lived q
dear, foolish maiden and a stupid,
struggling artist, whom she befriend.
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For Sale-I desire to sell my
dence property on Knob Hill.
l. w. n
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31

II seems a great pity that the career
Of Colonel Mann OF New York. now
figuring. in the courts as a society
scavenger and blackmailer. did not
come TO an end score OF years ago.
Up to. that time his life was one 9f
notable and creditable achievements.
He got his title OF colonel honorably by
splendid service in the Civil War. He
entered the Union army as captain Of
the First Michigan Cavalry, and later
organized several cavalry regiments
and horse batteries from that state
After the war he became a manufac-
turer. and then an editor in Alabama
Later he went into the railroad busi-
ness and made a fortune which he lost.
and then he drifted into the Journalism
Of the gutter in New York. His clos
ing days are filed with shame and dis
grace.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31

Dr. A. l.. kroebern, of the Universi-
ty of California, has been elected presl-
dent of the american Folklore
Society"
Prof. G. E. Santayana, of Harvard.
has been attracting large audiences TO
his lectures in Paris and is awakening
the French to the work of American
philosophers.
John Temple Graves, editor of the
Atlanta, Ga, News, has begun move:
ment to celebrate in Atlanta. January
10, 1907 the centenary of the birth of
General Robert E. Lee.
For the first time in its history Yale
University will appoint 4 japanese to
her faculty. 4 He is DR.. Kaniehi A.
Sakawa and he will assume his work
some time during the next school year.
A. L. c. Atkinson, secretary of
Hawaii. is in Washington on his way
to Portugal where he will make some
Investigations about immigration and
other matters of interest to Hawaii.
A local manufacturer of New Brit
ain, Conn, has been asked to build
several motor sledges for NJ. Santos
Dumont and Walter Wellman, for use
in their proposed attempt to reach the
North Pole with an airship.
Representative Allan L. McDermott,
of the Tenth New Jersey Congression-
al District, will, at the end of his term,
retire from public life and devote his
attention wholly to his law practice
and private business interests.
Charles F. Gunther. who for many
years has been one of the foremost COL
lectors of curios in Chicago. believes
that he is in possession of an original
portrait of William Shakespeare,
painted during the dramatist's life
time. He obtained it from a Chicago
minister. who in turn had gotten it
from Il family in Bristol, England.
Robert w. de Forest, secretary of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, has an
nounced the resignation of George H.
Storey, curator of paintings, and that
Roger f. Fry, Of London. England, has
accepted the appointment as his sue
cessor. Mr.. Fry enjoys reputation
second to none in knowledge of
medieval and Renaissance paintings.
and is the author of several books on
the subject.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31

The latest divorce figures for Massa-
chusetts have just been published.
These show that in 1904 there were 1898
divorces as against l1o1 in 1903. The de-
crease. however, Is apparent rather
than real, for there was actually an in
crease in proportion to the number of
marriages. Whereas in 1903 there
was one divorce to every 1876 mar
riages. in 1904 the proportion was one
to 1S.S. In 1902 the ratio was but one
to ia; in 1895 it was one to PAP; and
In 1890 one to 31.9. The figures do not
dismay the Springfield Republican,
however. 1t sees in them. not an in
crease in immortality or brutality, but
a growing disposition among the peo-
pie to escape from 1.-THE restraints inn
posed by law or convention under con-
ditions which are hostile to individual
comfort or happiness" 1t is interest
ing to note that 72 per cent. of Massa-
chusetts' divorces were granted upon
petition of the wives. The divorce
record in Massachusetts, is by no
means as dark as that in Maine. The
latest figures available in this State
are those for 1909 when there were a4G
divorces decreed, being one for every
6.s OF the marriages solemnized.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31

A new form OF contest was inaug-
urated at Chicago the other night. In
one sense II was by no means n new
one. but circumstances conspired to
give 1t unusual prominence. Two men
on n large wager entered a competition
of whiskcy drinking. One Of them fell
unconscious after the 45th glass and
shortly after died. The other col
lapsed when he had been declared the
winner but was saved later by physi-
clans. The contest leads the Chicago
Record-Herald to quote that famous
passage. What n piece of work is
man! how noble u reason! how infinite
I'm faculty! in form and moving how
express and admirable, in action how
like an angel! In apprehension how
like a god!"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31
Emperor William at AZ.

The celebration of his 47th birthday
this week by Emperor William of Ger
many is a reminder that while that
remarkable ruler is still well inside the
limits Of middle age. he has settled
down remarkably in recent years and
apparently lost much of the erratic
egotism which used to characterize his
conduct. During the past decade the
opinion Of the world concerning him
has changed in a great degree. and it
now realizes that he has been working
away at an intelligent and fixed pro-
gram which has advanced Germany's
commercial interests with great
strides. Moreover. he has conceived a
wonderful system of technical educa-
ton for the masses which is far ahead
of anything of the kind in any other
country.
In 4 way Emperor William is very
SO many good qualities of heart and
head and watches over the health and
material progress of his people with
such intelligent solicitude that while
they fear him, they have been more
and more learning to respect and love
him. He calls himself the War
lord" and probably keeps his country
better prepared for war than any other
power in Europe. but is nevertheless a
pretty good friend of peace after all.
as ecent events have demonstrated
In the natural course of things. it is
not at all unlikely that he will rule
over Germany for 20 to so years to
come and it is possible that he will
leave to posterity name and fame
not surpassed by those left by any
man in the long and glorious record Of
the great Teutonic people.