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El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-02-28
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El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-02-28

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El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-02-28

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El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-02-28
Mis- Refiexiones.

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los amores, eonsisto doicameuia
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con la vida. son los que menos
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14

Qn1 The wholesale slaughter OF
OOo Christians on Christmas
day, BOB A. D., was planned by Diocle-
tian, emperor of Rome, to take place
on this date when he knew the Chris
tians would be holding their religious
celebration. Diocletian had appeared
friendly to the Christians in order to
entrap them. When great numbers OF
them had assembled at the Temple of
Nicoinedia. in Bithynia, and were
chanting, pfaying and holding joyful
services y in fcommemoration Of the
birth off, Christ, Diocletian marched
his soldiers on the town and set fire
to 1t at all four corners. History states
that more than 10000 persons per
ished on that dreadful Christmas day.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14
The Eskimos' Real Santa Claus.

Sheldon Jackson, an official employ
ed by the United States bureau of ed
ucation to work in the wilds of Alaska.
carried Christmas to the Eskimo chill.
rden there in 1894. He gave a deep.
ly interesting account of how he did
it in a report to the bureau,
For several days Immediately pre-
ceding Christmas he said II took
occasion to tell the scholars how 1t
was observed by the whites, and ex-
planned some features about the day
as my limited knowledge of the Ian
guage would admit of; so that, by
the close of school the day before,
they pretty well knew why it was OBJ
served.
81 told the children about Santa
Claus, and for them to tie their fur
stockings up near their beds, as he
was coming to visit them for the first
time. and would remember every
child.
! made up lot of little bags out
of empty -four sacks, and into each
one put eight cubes of white sugar,
about dozen pieces of dried apples
and a dozen raisins--not very ap-
propriate assortment for a Christmas
present for a white child, but it was
the best we had, and | found out aft.
erward that the selection was very
much appreciated by the little Es.
kimo.
- Although our supplies were very
limited, | concluded to take enough
from such as we had and give each
family the same assortment. 1t was
made up of a tin can filled with -four,
eight navy biscuits, one pint of
rice, one-half pound of sugar and one
third pound of tea. There are ten
houses in the village, and about 100
persons all told. The supplies above
enumerated were made up into ten
packages.
81 had the herders harness one of
the deer teams to a sled, and at 12
o'clock started with four natives for
the village, a half mile west of the
station.
"When we reached the first house,
took flashight view of the deer
standing by the little skin window
through which faint CLEAN OF light
was thrown from the oil lamp burn
ing below
ut occurred to me that perhaps
this was the first time in the history
of civilization that live Santa Claus
made his midnight visit upon an err
rand of mercy with team of rein
deer and that the Eskimo were the
first to actually experience what
throughout Christendom is only
myth.
1T became necessary to dig away
the frost from one corner of the win
dow In order to get the packages
through, and in nearly every instance
the operation alarmed those below,
when package was Immediately drop
ped down and they became quiet.
1.-THE night was a glorious one, cold
and crisp, with the stars shining in
lustrous splendor from the pale blue
canopy above, and not breath OF air
was stirring.
ACROSS the whole northern hori-
zon foods of wavy light surged and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14

where the Spaniards had never dared
to venture.
Strange, indeed, are some of the
experiences which fall to the lot Of
these adventurers when they first
play Santa Claus to barbarian race
that has never heard the glad old
story of Yule.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14

5 WHITE mon push out.
year by year, into the re-
motest corners of the
earth, they carry Christ
mas with them as a gift to-
the savages with whom
they come in contact. The
American troops have
done this in the past two
or three years in some
of the hitherto untraveled
islands of the Philippines,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14
b. FRANCIS L. gAUM

T WAS Christmas
time. The streets
w g re crowded
with people, near
ly every one laden
with packages.
In a large de-
partmeSt store
stood a plain look
ing man, a fur
cap stlrmountcd
his gray hair. a
knitted scarf of
many colors was
wound about his
threat, a brown
coat and heavy
mite MS com
pictcd his toilet.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14

4 Fy wGS Washington crossed the
a. a A. W Delaware on Christmas
day, 1776, rs he expected then to
catch the Eessians off their guard
His plans were eminently successful
The Hessiaus, making merry because
of the holiday, We're surprised and
routed by the continentals.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14

swept from east to west, sending up
further into the heavens streams of
vapory light, dancing up and down
in graceful shadows that easily led
me to imagine that they were caused
by invisible spirits.
For time | forgot the subject of
my visit and lay watching the play
of the aurora as it shot forward and
backward, and when ] finally came
to myself ! looked around and found
the natives lost in deep and silent
awe at the spectacle.
THE hour I spent in this service
was one of supreme delight to me-
especially so as the little handful of
food distributed made the bright eyes
of hundred people gllsten with hap
piness and supplied as many stomachs
with feast they enjoyed before they
again closed their eyes in sleep.
at will take too much space to re.
cord all the times ! gathered as 7
peered through their little skin win.
dows and saw them dancing around Ia
great glee, old and young, and ex.
pressing their thankfulness for the
many good things received the like
of which they had never before eaten"
Where Santa Claus Caused Terror.
Mrs. Bertha Slower, the wife of
missionary stationed at Bailundu AT
RIGA, tells an amusing story of how
Santa Claus terrified the black chill
dren at her mission station, where he
first appeared to them year or two
ago.
They had celebrated Christmas at
Bailundu before, but they never had
Santa Claus, so Mr.. Slower dressed
himself up as the benevolent saint
HE had been padded and powdered
and packed until his own mother
would not have known him." said
Mrs. Stover. Presently we gave
the signal and the door flew open and
in walked Santa Claus. But dear me,
what CONSERVATION!
"He was greeted with shrieks and
groans and cries of:
Let me OUT
"'It is the evil one!'
"'It is the day of Judgment!
"The small fry, catching the in.
fection of terror from the elder black
people, fled to the bedrooms, fell down
upon their faces, crept under chairs
and tables-anywhere to hide them.
selves,
Poor Santa Claus never had such
a greeting before. AS soon as he
realized the panic he had caused, he
tore off his tall hat and white cotton
beard, and from the bags on his back
began to throw gifts right and left,
and to tell who he was.
treasured once more, they were
soon all laughing and chatting, MUNICH
ing the great red breads dough
nuts), tasting their fruits or nibbling
at the sweets in the familiar little
bags.
"One man wondered which end up
he was to hold the fork Santa Claus
had given him. Another Immediately
tried on his new shirt. The girls ar.
ranged their bright-hued handker-
chiefs into nobby turbans, while 9th
ers tried to find some place about
their scanty clothing where they could
stow away the bunch of bread, paper
of needles and cake of soap given to
them
Each one tried to talk louder than
his neighbor, so they examined the
costume of good old Santa Claus, who
had frightened them almost to death.
One man said he thought Elijah had
returned, another that 1t was John
the Baptist, Yet another thought 1t
was Satan himself, and all my sins
rose up before me-; while a fourth
confessed: My only thought was to
hide myself"
Christmas Feast That Nearly
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14

there was a division among the sol
diers One faction, hearing the loud
acclaim of the people in the church,
chose to believe there was disturb
ance within, and shot into the crowd,
causing a riot and much bloodshed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14

AS the crowd SurgCd about him, q
bewildering look crept into his face. A
clerk approaching him, asked: Some.
thing for you, slr?' He attempted
to reply. but "a more desirable custom.
er attracted her attention and she
passed on.
Presently a young lady approached,
and bidding him cordial good after
noon. asked "Can be CT any use TO
YOU sir?' A genial smile lighted the
rugged face as he said II take it kind.
ly of you, lady, to help an old man.
You see daughter Liza ami her folks
came to-day. My 'tother girl Mandy
stayed home to help mother-that
'connts for my being here alone
didn't think to have no trouble trad
ing. but ! got confused like"
There are great many people
here" she replied, Now suppose we
begin What shall we start our list
with?"
Lets begin with mother" eagerly
replied the old man. "A spell ago,
xii, our cat. broke her best preserve
dish and calculate she'd be pleased
with another"
I'll pencil moved rapidly. Then as
she looked up, he said: Mother
thought fine table cloth for Liza, her
little boy Samuel must have some
toys, and her husband is a great hand
for reading, he must have some books;
but you see, lady, ! don't know much
of reading matter, so will you pick
en- out?"
Then there's Mandy, she's keeping
steady company; he's to work in the
city. He's, booming tomorrow so
mother >said to get her something to
fix up the parlor with. Mebbe a silk
spread to put on the marble top table,
| don't know what else. Can't you
think of Something
Il certainly can she replied.
"Wcll. that's about all, except the
rtin2s fas- Baby Belle"
Your grandchild?" questioned the
lady
mo, maam," he replied, "you see,
last year just as the meeting house
bell was ringing in Christmas, she
came end her mother, our neighbor,
went.
The next morning early | drove
over Mother called me into the hall.
Samuel" says she, "there are four
mothcrless ones besides the baby. II
only she had gone, too.
Nancy, God knows best says l..
He always does, says she. hut I've
been thinking, here we be not so
dreadful Old hale and hearty; Liza
is married; Mandy's keeping COM
pa;-- Soon we'll be alone on the
farm. Now why can't we take the
little one?
"IVe called her Belle, for she came
when the Christmas bells were ring
Ing.
AS he finished the lady's eyes were
dim GLOW beautiful in YOU" she
said. what shall we get for the dear
baby?"
81 was thinking that doll baby
and some picture blocks; then we
must have little bonnet and coat,
for she does enjoy going around with
us"
Quickly the afternoon wore on; the
last purchases were made, and quiet.
ly the lady added large box Of
candy, and a bunch of holly to the
well filed basket.
AS the old farmer took the basket
on his arm, the lady asked: where
Is your gift, Mr., Burt?"
"I3less your heart" he replied, II
don't want nothin', ! got a pound Of
tobaccy 1p the street, II will be fun
enough for me to see the felix's
pleased
Taking the tiny glovcd hand in his
mittened one, he said; "Thank you
kindly for all the trouble you have
taken for the old man, God bless
you, dear lady, A merry Christmas to
YOU"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14

INCE the occurrence of
that great event which
gave to us the name of
Christmas and <the bless-
ings of Christianity.
Christmas day has played
a most important part in
the history of the world.
In our own country it has
figured conspicuously in
the dates of historic note.
Yet 1t Is surprising how
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14
A Christmas Feast That Nearly
Caused 5loodshed.

Rev. Frank Patton, son of the ia.
nous South Sea missionary, John @.
Patton, tells of thrilling Christmas
which he spent in 1899 at Lenakel, ON
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14

II was nearing midnight. In
mansion in richly furnished room
sat lady in evening dress. A gas
log sparkled upon the hearth, and
leaning against the holly banked man.
tie, man looked lovingly down upon
the sweet face,
'tJust think she Is saying. "The
dear old man didn't desire the slight.
est thing for himself. so | slipped
box Of cigars addressed to him into
the basket. He certainly was one of
natures nobleWen.
Listen, Harry, there are the chimes.
Merry Christmas"
The same stars shine kindly down
upon the quaint farm house, In the
plain sitting-room in wooden cradle
the Xmas Belle slumbers sweeily.
Just then the cracked bell in the
old meeting house rang out joyous
peal.
Drawing his wife to him, he pressed
Ills lips to her wrinkled forehead, say.
Ing Merry Christmas, mother"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14

few people there are who when
called upon, can name more than two
or three of the important happenings
that have characterized the day.
The part Christmas has played has
not always been one of peace on
earth, good will to men," To the con.
trary II has been marked to an aston
ishing degree, by tragedy. war and
pestilence. A summary of Christmas
in History" begins with tragedy and
Dumas has. said that. in Christmas
season, Satan and his angels OF
gloom found work a-plenty." Though
often stained with blood the greater
number of historical events associated
with the day have been productive Of
ultimate good.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-01
TEN THOUSAND
 DOLLAR DEAL
Leitner and Well Bought Forty Resi- dence Lots From the Pine Bluff Land Company, Paying the
 Money in Cash.

X big real estate deal was consum- mated here today by Leitner and Well, real estate agents, whereby they pur- chased from the Pine Bluff Land Company forty lots for $10,OO0. The deal was made for the company by Major IT. IT. Hum, president.
 The property bought is between Seventeenth and Twentieth avenues and Elm and Mulberry streets. The real estate firm announces that it will put the lots on sale immediately. They are all desirable residence lots and will bring good prices.
 The property is known as the old Citizens Park and is one of the pret- tiest spots in the city. The recent erection of so many handsome homes in that neighborhood makes it desir- able for residence purposes. Each lot will be laid out the usual size. 50 by 150.
 Leitner and Well are energetic young dirt dealers and are among tn most progressive young business men in the city Their recent under taking is one of the largest of it's kind here for some years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-01
RIVER IS
 CHANGING CHANNEL
Fleet of Drcdgcboats Are at Work at Rob Roy Fridge to Prevent It-!sivcr is Deep Between
 This City and Little Rock.

Doctor John l.. Caldwell left this afternoon for --0b Toy, where I've has accepted an invitation of Cap tain Van Frank to inspect the dredge work being done at that place by fleet of United States government boats Tie work is be- ing carried out there to prevent change in the channel in the Ar kansas river.
 The Arkansas threatens to change it's channel from the drew of the big Cotton Belt railroad bridge at that place and the work is being hurried there to prevent it. If a change of channel was not pre- vented it would result in preventing steamboats to come to this city or go to any point south of Pine Bluff on the Arkansas river. Boats would not get through the draw of the bridge if the channel changed to another point.
 A statement was made recently that the steamer Lucille Rowland would not be able to make it's trips successfully between this city and Little Rock, because of the low water north of Pine Bluff. This statement is absurd, say river men, because they declare that the Ar kansas at the Rob Roy bridge, south of Pine Bluff is shallower and that recent measurements show that there are IS inches more water in the channel of the river between this city and Little Rock than is now found on the sandbar at the Rob Roy bridge south of this city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-01
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CRIMINAL CASES
 SET FOR TRIAL.

Many criminal cases were set for trial this morning by Judge A. B. Grace in the Jefferson circuit court. Bose" Owens. Frank Ingram, Clar- enee Dellmon and Clarence Puck Darby, the four young men who were recently indicted on charges of grand larceny and burglary. will be tried May g: Minnie Hurley, grand lar- eeny. May 24; Ed Brown, assault to kill, same day; Walter Wack, granA larceny. May %, and Cleveland arI Clarence Peyton, charged with assault to kill, the next term of court. Dan Williams, a white man charged with assault to kill. plead guilty to a charge of plain assault and was fined $10. The charge of assault to kill was nolle pressed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-01
\ NEW DEPARTURE.

According to the Memphis News Scimitar, .Congre ssman Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama is going 10 do something rather rare. His dis trict is a rural one. His constituents are Nnostly planters, farmers. It is star.a that he will start from Tusca- 1ossa on May ,, returning there on May IT, after speaking in Aliceville, Carrollton Reform, Millport, Kennedy, Vernon, Suligent, Detroit, Jasper, Liv- Northport and Tuscaloosa
 MT. Hobson will be accompanied by a party of specialists who will, at his instance, talk to the people along lines of great value to them. Mir. Hobson who is a man of much information and who talks we'll, will, of course, be heard from. These experts gather ed by Mr. Hobson include Dr. J. A. Bonsteel, bureau of soils; Sam c. Lam caster, office Of public roads; William l.. Hall, office of forest products; R. S. Wilson, bureau of plant industry, and an expert on the cultivation of cotton, with also an Inspector of the pbstot!ice department, who goes to study ill the district rural free delv- cry routes.
 The party will go prepared to dis cuss before the people of the Sixth Congressional district better school houses, good roads, soil surveys, for- estry, cotton culture and rural free delivery, and perhaps a dozen other subjeess Of general interest.
 Mr. Iiobson's program promises to be very beneficial to the people of his district He proposes to explain to them iM what manner and to what extent they can utilize government in- formation, and lie may set an exam pie that other congressman will feel compelled to duplicate Tie course of the Hobson party will be watched far and near, and the effects of his itin- erary will no doubt be studied by men within and without the Sixth district
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-01

the withdrawal of my name as candidate to succeed myself. The answer of these persons, both on and off the board of trustees has been in each case, You owe it to the school to remain.'
 And l have remained, sacrificing piness and enduring much that was hard and unfair that I might serve the school and my people. Nor have l hesitated to give all 1 had for the success of the work-my time and my own private funds have been freely spent that the school might advance.
 Through it all, I have hoped that the time would come when I would not have to exert myself to be re- elected every year, and that I might have cessation of those attacks which are. so disquieting to the mind. I am convinced that the hope is in vain; and I feel that all the vigorous years of my young man. hood ought not be spent in never ceasing efforts to hold public posi- sitions-I can, I want to and I must work with some of that tram guilty which no man ought to be l too high or low to receive.
 And so I have concluded to do 1 that which, it is said negro never does, namely, voluntarily resign from a position of this character. And I am writing you to say Una; I shall offer my resignation to tie full board of trustees of the un1- versity of Arkansas in June.
 I give this letter to the public for two reasons: CD So that candi- dates Tor my position may spenS their time showing their qualifica- tions instead of proving my de- merits, and that instead of having l to hear reasons why the present incumbent ouS,ilt not be reelected, you may be casting abont for some one to succeed me who will do the work with greater satisfaction to the public than I have been able to do: and f2) because I want, in this public way, to express my ap- preciation ol the support which i have had from citizens of this state Some day ] shall have some- thing to say of kindnessas shown me in Arkansas, which will rival any tales of fiction, and which will l prove that mucn-vaunted South ern chivalry" is not all dead and has not entirely forgotten that a part of it's duty is to defend the weak. For the present, ! must con- tent myself with repeating, in sub stance what l told you, i. e., that I cannot feel 1t my duty to fight and suffer at the end of each school year to retain my place in the school. I thank you for the kind ness with which you have always treated me. Very truly yours,
 ISAAC FISHER, Principal.
 It has been often been stated here, by white citizens and others, that Fisher was one of the most gentlemanly negroes that they ever | oo mo ;p contact with and one of the most broadminded and sensible. He Is a negro who realizes fully his position and the fact that he is a negro. With all of this his ability has never been questioned. On
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-01
STRAWBERRIES OUT
 OF VAN BUREN

Van Buren, April 30.-A solid train of strawberries. made up of II refrigerator ears and drawn by a fast passenger engine. left the berry loading sheds at Van Buren at midnight last night for the northern markets via the Frisco on a faster schedule than any passen- ger train on the line.
 While the growers have been shipping in carload lots for three weeks, the heavy shipments are just beginning and will probably con tinue for three weeks longer
 The berries are selling on the Van Buren market at S250 per crate in carload lots.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-01

the other hand his efforts at the college have met with approval by the highest educators and his teachings and advice to the negroes of the institution Booker Washing ton--ne for the advancement of the negro race, Intellectually, finan- cially and progressive.
 On recent visit to Pine Bluff, Booker T. Washington, the famous negro educator, said that there Was only one thing he even had against Isaac isher while he was a scholar at Iuskegee Institute, and that was because he could al- ways make better talk that he Washington could. Fisher 1e- gently delivered an address in Lit tie .iock, which attracted no little attention, and later appeared at the commencement exercises at Utica, Miss, where he delivered the com mencement address at the Utica Normal Industrial Institute, of which Bishop Charles B. Gallo way of Jackson, Miss, is president of the board of directors
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-01
SCARLET FEVER

Please take notice: We have in- stalled the best renovator and sterilizer known to us for cleaning the germs from carpets and mat tresses where diseases always breed. We will call and get your work and deliver same in the best shape. Our prices will be right. Call old phone, S96; new, 49. Yours to serve,
 TURNER BEDDING ACIORY.