St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

INl.An It was on Christn
EFTO 1440, that Giles De
of France, the original 4Blueh
was executed for the murder
of his wives.
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i1A.Gn The terrible Batt
1TOO Wakefield, III the
of the Roses, took place ut Christ
tide, 1850.
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MOD Navidad, Cuba, owes
1TO6 name to Christmas.
it was on that day In 1892 that Cf
TOPPER Columbus landed at that ii
Because of the day, he caileQ
place Navidad.
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1910 The "StilI Christmas
kOGO 1926 was SO called
cause, on account OF the plague u
was raging through England, 3
III. ordered that the court sh
suppress all Christmas mirth and
lily out OF sympathy for the snIei
country.
1GAD The most astonis
4OTG thing connected
Christmas about this time was
for the adjustment OF the day
by the Puritans. The Puritans
such authority that, In 1GA2
parish officers were censured
their orders taken from then
permitting ministers to preao
Christmas day and for allowing
to adorn the church. On June
the lords and common parliam
sued a proclamation wherein Il
stated that "the Feast Of the Na
of Christ should no longer b
served and that "all scholars,
tees and other servants shout
form their duties on Decemh
the same as on any common da
December % next tfEeEozEn cries
through London by ord6s
mayor, proclaiming that "Chri
day and ali other superstitious
i walls should be put down, and
/ kept omen on that tlav
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Ia g @ James H., who had
! AOOO the crown, was 81
to fee to France for his life. vi
Christmas day. 1858, he landed
bleteuse, in Brittany. The fls
James put an end to the strHg
tween the crown and the people.
throne was offered to William
Orange and his wife, Mary, dan
of James II. and granddaughter
Charles !. This effected a recoa
ton of the powers. When, Dese
2S, 1884, Queen Mary died Of Sui
pox a gloom was cast over the til
mas festivities OF that year.
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4 1870 Washington CROSSED
a 4 { ~ Delaware on Christ
day, 1776, as he expected then
catch the Hessians of their gil
! His plans We're eminently success
The Hessians, making merry heca
OF the holiday, were surprised
routed by the continentals.
I17z3 Christmas Of this j
= q 4 a was spent by Wash
ton at Valley Forge and marked
OF the bleakest epochs in Amer
history. 1t was in the midst of
dreadful winter when the courags
endurance of ali the patriots i
tried to the utmost and when CHI
mas brought no such triumph as
OF Trenton, when many of the
We're unable to stir on account
hunger, when the commander in &
reported to congress that "2,sss
oi0 NJ" IN camp unit for duty.
cause they are barefoot and otherv
naked.
! TQR - On Christmas day
AOOA 1897 Zachary TAYLOR
feated the Indians in the battlt
okeechobee, Florida.
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/ H2GR The cabinet meeting
A0OA on Christmas day i'd
was momentous one, for then Il
decided by President Lincoln and
advisors that 1t would be wise e
cede to England's demands that III,
and sIidell be released seven !
later President Johnson made the
one Of greater peace by ,ss
proclamation granting full pardol
all who had taken part Ii tls IA
the rebellion.
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1888 On the great Christ
AOO0 festival Of 1893 j
dent Johnson granted fun pardoi
every one who had taken part ii
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