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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
THE THREE WISE MEN.
Who Were They7-An Unsolved Christmas Mystery.

Who Were They7-An unsoIved
 Christmas Mystery.
 One Christmas mystery remains un- solved. Who were the wise men of the east-the magi who followed the star of Bethlehem from afar to do homage to the newborn Saviour?
 The simple story as told in the Bible Is one of the most familiar in Christ mas lore. Any child could recite 1t in detail. Painters and sculptors have made it the theme of the most inspired products of their brushes and chisels, but to this day the identity of these wise men remains a mystery. A earch of the great paintings in which the subject is treated produces a be. FIldermert. There are half a hun bred different ideas presented. The Farying versions of the books of the ges are as many.
 It is fair to assume from the fact hat the visitors were received at court by King Herod and that they carried lifts of value that they were in their wn country men of royalty or close D t. Herod evidently deemed 1t well D treat them with deferenee. for dis uieted though he was by their news the comet that was to lead them to be birthplace of the Redeemer be dis embled and told them that when they ad found the newborn be would re- 1rn to worship with them.
 Much of our information about the hrly days of the Christian era comes Eom the monks of the fourteenth cen Iry, who delved deeply Into historical burces since lost to the world. Their ory of the three wise men has receiv- wide credence. According to these ouks. the wise men were three great ngs called Caspar. Melchoir and Bal asar. Caspar was the oldest and om the north. At the time of the rth of Christ be was sixty years old. hd for more than two-thirds of that be he hsd ruled h Arabia BaIths- r was black. a native of Saba. from e east. sod forty yesrs old Ths ungsst vss Meicholr. from the south. ' hose country vas Iarxhlsh. He was ssty years cd
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17

money, and then without word there was tinkling of dimes, quarters and halves as they dropped into the hat cf the fat and rosy little comedian. The collection was tied up in a handker- chief and noiselessly placed into the lap of the sleeping child.
 But that was not all. A happy thought came to the comedian, now as serious as a Hamlet. From a roll of money he whipped a twenty dollar bill. In a very few minutes the property man and his assistant had placed on the stage in front of the sleeping girl nice green Christmas tree, purchased without much ado from the yender on the corner. Others had hurriedly brought little red, white and blue can' dies. strings of popcorn, tinsel and candy hearts. which were quickly at. tached to the boughs of the cedar. While this was going on Tony was giv' ing orders in rapid succession, as fol lows:
 "Quick. there, Jennie; bring that bic Cossack coat with the fur all around the edges. Bill, run for those boots Hurry, now. Somebody get me an old mans wig. long white hair, mind you and a beard. There. that's just the thing. Here, you all stand back in the shadow. Now, girls. sing softly the ! music that goes with the entrance oi the queens barge in the starlight That's it-iust a little softer"
 The sound of celestial music filled the place. It was dark save where the twinkllng lights of the Christmas tret illuminated the figure of the merry Santa Claus standing alongside. witf { his kindly face turned toward th' slowly awakening child. She opened her eyes. blinked them again from th' light, sat straight, rubbed her ere { with her tiny fists. stirred herself and then. settling back in the big chair sobbed aloud. Jumping down from tn stage. the Santa Claus took her on hi lap and tightly held her in his arms
 ~whafs the matter. little ouez Don YOU see that Santa Claus has come t' take care of youT"
 "Yes, I know, dear Santa. but I an crying because I am afraid I'll walk ID and find it isn't reaL- And th' trembling child huddled closer
 But it is real and you are not asleep See this hzndkerchief filed with mon CT for your dear sick papa Now talk 1t home. and tonight be sure to hang ul your stocking. both of them. for vhel every little boy and girl is asleep s7 eoEng to make ny rounds. and I an not going to forget yoz---AtIantz Coz stftutio1-
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
CHRISTMAS ON SHIP OF ICE.
Strange Story of Skipper shipwrseked
 on the Pacific.


 on the Pacific.
 Captain s. A. Hoyt, secretary of the Masters and Pilots association of Seat tie. Wash. and possibly one of the most widely known seafaring men on the Pacific coast, has fund of expe- riences to draw from when he wishes to while away an hour. Up in the big, pleasant rooms of the association the captain recently told the following tale:
 "The approach of Christmas always reminds me of the December that I spent on an ice ship. Never heard of one7 Well, they are unusual. I was master of the little brig Holly, and along about the 1st of November we were wrecked away down south of the Horn. The ship went on an ice foe and was battered all to pieces. We did manage to save some tools and food and part of the cargo.
 'I put the crew to work to cut on q large pinnacle of the berg. Then I set them all to work with axes. and ve shaped it into a graceful ships hull. After that we hollowed it out inside. making cabins and everything like a regular ship. and with some of the timber saved from our vessel we rig ged her as a bark. side lights and ev- erything. even going so far as to paint her and name her the Holly. She was fine craft and Aoated like a duck when finally launched. We spent Christmas on board of her and had great time. I loaded part of the wreck ed HoIly's cargo in her. and we then started for CalIao. wLlch was our des- tination.
 ~Tbe Ice ship sailed fine and vas as good q sea boat as any in which I sail- cd. This was only. however. when we were down south in cold water. The nearer we got to the equator the light CT became our vessel. and finally dis covered that our ship was melting b. meath us. Another two days and ve would have been in the water when a steamer picked us up also saved the cargo. This pail the loss of tle vessel. which was insured. @ the owners cane out aAead in the eud-r
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
sauI Ma.sd.

She declares they were made fer o1e znotherl-
 How does she make that oatT-
 He earns sbogt the no1thly zno11f shs'd llke to spezd--Phfsdslphia Bal lsrfA- .
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
Ere7urzssd.

T am afraid said Mir. Heapeck. that made a fool os myself today"
 Don't worry about it. his wife re- pied 1t Isn't Tkely that anybody nossced szTthfng un1susI zbo1t ths vsy yca spoke 0r actsd--Chiczss Recsrd Hsrzld
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17

Wh.- cs-ist-ss Lsstss NeskG Oar ancestors thsgghf nothing of tax izr uree veeks holidzy at Christmss tze
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
Thomas journeyed to their country and
 baptized them. and all three went out

DaptiZed them. ana all three went out to preach the doctrine of the Christ.
 They were slain by barbarous gen. tiles, and later the Empress Helena. mother of Constantine, recovered their sacred bones and took them to Con- stantinople. Thence they were carried to Milan and finally found an ultimate resting place in Cologne. where they now are.-New York Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17

Would yc1 be vith0ut what yo9 vsnt when a z5s d night get IF
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
A Theatrical
 Santa Claus.
By JEFFERSON DE ANGELES.

"HE week before Christmas in
 New York, "once upon time,
 not so very long ago." showed
 Broadway full of eager shop pers, making tracks through heavy fall of snow which the street sweepers had not yet cleared away. Up and down the magic street and its com panion arteries in the retail district jostling crowd, pushing, fighting its way, sought to catch glimpses of the many treasures temptingly displayed in the shop windows. Great extremes of life bumped elbows The girl from the east side, coming down from the slums to view the good things-things forbidden to her pocketbo ook-brushed her threadbare skirts against the fur lined gown of the daughter of the rich. The almond eyed Celestial from the Chinese district mingled the opium scent of his blouse with the delicate violet of the well dressed crowd. Chil- dren from Fifth avenue in their smart clothes edged away from squalidly dressed urchins with unwashed faces and uncombed hair.
 There was happy contentment re- fected on the faces of thousands, in contrast to the pinched, hungry, hope less, feverish eyed faces of the other thousands so strangely mingled on the worlds greatest thoroughfare.
 At the Rialto theater great prepara- tions were in progress for the produc. tion of new comic opera. Rehearsals had been going on from early morning until midnight, day in and day out. The back of the big stage was verita- ble chaos. Unfinished scenery and mysterious looking props" were being skillfully fashioned into counterfeit presentations of camels, for there was to be grand march of the kings cara van across the desert. There was an elephant, too, as big as life, and os-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18

Do you really enjoy what you eat!
Does your food taste good? Do you
feel hungry and want more? Or do GU
have heavy, dull feeling after meals,
four stomach, belching, gas on the
stomach, bad breath, indigestion and
dyspepsia? If so, you should take q
little Kodal after each meal. Kodal
will nourish and strengthen your di
gestive organs and furnish the natur-
al digestive juices for your stomach.
1t will make you we'll. 1t will make
your food do you good. Turn your
food into good rich blood. Kodal di.
gests what you eat. Sold by Nick
Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
CORN ROOT APHls.
Treatment Which Will Secure Protec.
ton Against the Pest.

AS means of replying to very
precise directions for the treatment
of seed corn as protection against
injury by the corn root aphis, the Hi
nois state entomologist, DR.. S. A.
Forbes, has prepared the following
careful directions. The quantities
mentioned are sufficient to treat the
seed corn necessary to plant about As
acres. If a larger or smaller acreage
is to be planted, each can easily figure
the necessary amount for himself
/. Mix one pint of pure oil of lemon
with one gallon of denatured alcohol
or wood alcohol.
2. Put one bushel of seed corn into
a tub or half a barrel, or similar vessel
large enough to allow vigorous stir
ring of the corn.
g. Measure out one and a half pints
of the mixture of oil of lemon and alco-
hol
4. Slowly sprinkle this mixture on
the corn, at the same time stirring the
latter vigorously with stout paddle
or stick. Do not let the oil collect at
the bottom of the vessel for lack OF
stirring and thorough mixing. Stir
vigorously until the oil is well distrib
uted 1t should not take five minutes
to prepare bushel of seed.
5. Put the corn thus prepared into
a grain sack and it is ready to take tc
the field for planting Keep this sack
in the shade.
6. Do not prepare more than can be
planted in half day, unless it is
convenient to return to the crib al
noon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Forms for Making Cement Tile.

in the illustrations, and completed
to look like No. 8. No. 2 shows a
trough or mold that has half inch
of cement and sand laid over it's in
side and the tin form in place ready
to cover with the same material.
After the six are filed, the first
one may be set hard enough to turn
cut on some straw to fill again, says
Farm and Home But the tin lining
must not be withdrawn until it is
hard. One needs large number of
the tins, which can be made out of
secondhand tin roof or any tin or
stovepipe. They must be just two
feet long so they will fit into the
troughs.
To make them rapidly, select a
sound pole and saw off six feet of it
where it is three inches thick. Then
nail legs to one end and at a point
two and one-half feet from the other
end. This leaves a horse that has a
horn projecting on which the tin may
be readily malleted. Shave the horse
fiat on top between the legs, to work
on. First cut the sheet two feet
long and putting the edges together.
mallet it together through the middle
lcngthwise. Then spring it open on
the horn and round it over so it will
lap we'll at the top. 1t must not be
r'veted because it is to be sprung to
take it out when the tile is hard. The
tin is shown completed at No. and
the horse at No. 5.
The new tile must dry and season
slowly so it will not check. To ac-
conplish this sprinkle OCCASIONALLY
with water. l prefer tile that is tri-
angular in shape inside as it runs a
deep current of water when laid edge
down and is less likely to clog and fill.
If used in soil that works into the tile
little form may be cast to place over
each joint or fiat stones may be used.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
kinnbal1tOn

G. W. Boysen and family spent
Sunday with NJ. N. Esbeck's.
A bouncing big girl was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Claus Larsen last
Thursday.
The Hydraulic Stone Works began
Monday to lay a foundation for the
new bank.
MAIDS Henningsen purchased a
single driver last week of Hjelmer
Rasmussen.
Chris Rasmussen was busy Mon
day putting spouting on M. 9.
Mitten's shop.
Jacob Esbeck was confined to his
bed the latter part Of last week with
his old trouble.
Mrs. George l.. Jorgensen and Lou
Albert were visiting friends in
Marine last week.
George Faaborg and family and
Peter Esbeck and family spent Sun
day with Jasper Jensen's.
Last Thursday Peter Bertelsen
celebrated his thirty: seventh birth
day in very appropriate manner.
DR., Brooks was called Sunday to
prescribe for Jacob Esbeck who was
quite sick but he is improving now.
Peter Olsen sold bis eighty acre
farm Tuesday last to Martin Freder-
icksen tor one hundred dollars per
acre.
Mrs. NJ. G. Mitten and children
spent Sunday at the home of her
parents, William Snyder and wife,
near Redline.
A public platform dance will be
given at Kimballton next Saturday
evening July 20. Good music, good
order and every body is invited to at
tend.
Thomas Tomsen's wife, Jim john
sens wife, Peter johnson and Cecilia
johnson spent Sunday with their
sister, Mrs. Chris Brothersen near
Bowman's grove.
Last Thursday evening while Ru-
dolf Andersen and his men were on
their way home from the new Bap-
fist church which they had just COM
pleted decorating, their team became
frightened at the bridge south of
town and the neck yoke strap came
down, letting the tongue drop and
breaking it off; the horses then ran
through town, striking Peter Erick-
sens buggy which was hitched in
front of the barber shop, tearing it
to pieces One of Mr.. Anderson's
horses was hurt but DR.. Jorgensen
was called and he soon had the ami
malls wounds dressed and everything
put to rights again.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Elk Horn

Chris Larsen has purchased the
property of r. j. Hansen.
Fred Clemensen has been on the
sick list but is again able to be about.
An ice cream party was given at
the home of Ras Hansen last Sunday.
DR.. Clay from Extra was out here
last Saturday doing some veterinary
work.
S. C. Petersen visited at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tykle southeast
of here.
Miss Margie Miller gave an ice
cream party to several Of her friends
last Sunday.
svend Larsen, south of here, is
having his house painted both inside
and out by Thomas Jorgensen.
Willis Rattenborg has purchased
the Peter Kroman lot which lies
across the street from the college.
Mrs. Chris Larsen and Mrs. Frank
Mardesen have been visiting friends
near Extra. They returned home
Sunday.
Lewis johnson and family up
near Extra visited at Henry Aagard's
last Saturday and at Andrew
Aagard's Sunday.
Thomas Jorgensen purchased a
horse from Fred Clemensen last
week. This makes good match
team for Thomas.
Miss Anna Carlson and Miss Olsen
of Council Bluffs are spending few
days with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Carlson.
We are sorry to say that Miss
Ingeborg Jorgensen, our photo
grapher, has closed her studio here
and returned to Extra.
Work on the railroad is now being
pushed with all vigor and is soon
expected to have the grading done
and ready for the ties aud rails.
Peter Jensen who has been sick
for long time, is no better at this
writing. DIR. Brooks was called out
last week and the report is that his
condition is serious.
Miss Minnie Jacobsen was married
last week in Atlantic to Mr.. BAIL
who resides there. Miss Jacobsen
has been raised to wonanhood
near Elk Horn and is highly
esteemed by her many acquaintance
She has been staying with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Petersen,
and will be greatly missed by them
as well as her many young friends.
The Journal congratulates the young
couple upon the step which they
have taken and hopes that it will
prove happy union.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Twenty Miles of shavino.

Somebody has decided that the av-
erage man in his life shaves over 20
square miles of cheek. This is from
the same source as the discovery Of
how many. freight cars it would take
to carry Iowa's crop, how far 1t is to
Mars, how many angels could stand
on the point of cambria needle and
how much it costs the average family
to live.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
PAIN

= Pain in the head-pain anywhere, has its cause
Pain is congestion pain is blood pressure-nothina
else usually; At least, 50 says pr; shoop. and to
tablet-called DR.. Shops Headache Tablet
coaxes blood pressure away. from pain cehters.
It's Effects charming Pleasingly delightful Gently
lation.
II you have headache. it's blood pressure.
If you are seepless, restless nervous, it's blood
congestion-blood pressure. That surely is q
certainty. for DR.. Shops Headache Tablets stop
the unnatural blood pressure.
Bruise your finger, and doesn't 1t get red. and
swell, and pain you? OF course it does. It's con.
gestion, blood pressure. You'll find it where pain
ts-always. It's simply Common Sense
We sell at Is cents, and cheerfully recommend
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
MarveIs of the Human Body,

On an average man'ss body there
are 100000 hairs. Plucking one every
second it would take him 10 eight
hour working days to pull them ali
out. In his blood there are 25,OOO,-
000,000.000 red corpuscles. Laid out
side by side they would cover sur
face of $3.50 square yards.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Certified Milk.

Certified milk is as clean as it is
possible to make it, it is free from
Objectionable bacteria in quantities
sufficient to do any harm and it is
of uniform quality. To produce certi-
fed milk the animals must be healthy
and clean, the premises must be clean,
the utensils must be sterilized and
every one who works with the milk
must have clean hands and clean
clothes. All this costs extra money,
and the product must bring higher
price to make 1t pay.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Confession of an Expert.

There is no safer or more heroic
pastime than fitting at straw man
of ones own making, running the ras-
cal through his lights and liver, and
hacking at him manfully with ones
sword-and all the while shouting
that the wretched fellow is an enemy
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Fear. to Explore Cave.

A few miles from Worcester, Mass,
in a rocky chasm called Purgatory, is
cave whose narrow passageways
seem to lead into the center of the
earth. No one has yet had the courage
to penetrate into it's farthest depths,
and to attempt such a thing would be
very difficult and dangerous pro-
ceeding. At it's bottom is an unex-
plored subterranean lake or river.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18

Thousands Of people are daily suffer-
ing with kidney and bladder troubles
dangerous ailments that should be
checked PROMPTLY. DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills are the best remedy
for backache, weak Kidneys, inflam-
nation of the bladder Their action
is prompt and sure. A weeks treat
ment for 25c. Sold by Nick Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Awakenina of the East.

Damascus, the oldest surviving city
in the world, and the most typically
oriental one in these dominions, leads
in Turkey in adopting electricity for
purposes of light and locomotion. The
Harvesting of the Barada (the ALBANIA
of the Bible) for such ends emphasizes
the change which is fast overtaking
Ottoman industrial and social life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Club of Henpecked Men.

1t IS said that in Yorkshire, Eng.
land, here is, an organization known
as the Hep,pecked club. Each candi-
date for membership is required to
prove that he has been in the habit
of taking his wife's breakfast to her
in bed, backing the stove, carrying up
the coal and nursing the baby every
night while his wife goes out.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Stradivarius Violin Sold.

The Stradivarius violin, known as
the Soags violin among violinists and
considered one of the finest violins py
Stradivarius in existence, was sold by
auction in London the other day for
$4,000. 1t is rather shorter than the
usual violins of that make.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Telephones in Alaska.

There are 1870 camps and road.
houses in Alaska provided with tele.
phones in addition to many business
houses, residences and cabins situated
within the limits of the larger camps.
The main exchange is at Nome Skag-
way and Whitehorse are connected by
telephone.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Where Did He Get LIP

The late DR.. Reinhold, in one Of his
books, tells of a German, suffering
from dropsy-in German called WAS
sersucht" or water diseasa-who ex-
claimed: Where did l get it? 1
haven't tasted water for 80 years."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
The Last Straw.

Automobiles are to be substituted
for camels in traversing the great
deserts, says the Kansas City Jour.
nal. The camel's only remaining field
of usefulness is the glittering circus
pageant.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Thrones Of kina Edward.

Great Britain has at least half a
dozen thrones, of which three are in
London palaces, one in the house of
lords, one in Westminster abbey, and a
sixth at Windsor castle. OF these the
most ancient is that in the abbey,
where each new ruler of the British
empire is crowned, says the New York
Sun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Two Gallons in Eoo.

Worth $500, an egg of a tall, flight
less bird, the aepyornis maximus, is
on exhibition in Liverpool This
gigantic bird made it's home in NADIA
gascar and only 20 of it's mammoth
eggs are known to exist Each is a
foot long and nearly yard in cir
conference. One will hold two gal
Ions of water.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
Too Personal.

A young man who was to be mar
ried in church to Miss Way, after a
courtship of four years, privately re-
quested the choir not to open the
service by singing This is the way
long have sought"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-18
MAKING TILE CEMENT.
1t is Easy Work When the knack Has
Been Learned.

1t is surprising how fast one may
make tile when once the knack is
learned. Make a half dozen little
troughs two feet long inside and three
inches deep if you are to make a
three-inch tile, and four inches deep
for four-inch tile. These are quickly
nailed together and are begun like No.