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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24
Christmas on Christmas Island.


They never have any "White' Christ
masses on Christmas island. The Their
mometer never fails below 10 and ney-
err rises above 80 in the shade.
Christmas island lies about go miles
southeast Of the western extremity OF
Java. 1t is in the Indian ocean and
belongs TO Great Britain, having been
annexed in 1888. This interesting lit
tie bit OF land in midSea. appears to
have been originally coral reef, which
by volcanic forces has been raised so
high that at IT. highest n0int ii sticks
out of the water 1860 feet. In shape
it is an irregular quadriatcral. 1t has
an area of about twenty square miles.
The British have formed i settlement
on the island for the Development OF
the phosphate beds, which are said to
be rich. This material is used for fer
tilizer.
A globe trotter who sptut LAST Christ
mas very appropriately o. Christmas
island says: christmas morning |
bathed in the sea. Christ, las after
noon. dressed in white 1annt |, played
tennis. 1t is always summer there.
A pure, cool breeze always blows from
the southeast. In January the fresh
fruits and flowers and vegetables are
rs plentiful as during July or August
in the United States. Christians island
is a Little paradise nine miles wide
and about ten miles long"
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24

point, opposite McConkey's house, and
at dusk the soldiers began crossing
Everybody knows, of course, that the
river was full of floating ice but
Colonel Glover and his fishermen sol
diers from Marblehead did not MIND
that. They knew how to guide boats
amid cakes of ice. These Massachu
sets fishermen were placed in charge
Of the boats.
The plan of Washington was to reach
Trenton by s o'clock in the morning
and catch the ness1ans Sleeping OH
their Christmas rotations. He counted
upon getting the whole army across by
midnight. Owing to the delay caused
nv the ice and the storm it was 3
o'clock in the morning when the last
boat load Of patroits reached the Jer-
sew shore. BY 4 o'clock the force was
formed ready for the march upon
Trenton. Colonel Henry Knox nad
brought over his cannon on the fran
1athoats, with horses to pull the pieces
along the road.
General Washington crossed the nv
or a little before midnight. The in
mates of McConkey's house were astlr
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24

math in the way of daylight surprise
the morning after Christmas, knowing
that the jolly Germans would be more
or less demoralized by their bibulous
manner of celebrating the anniversary.
Washington's troops at Newtown
were chiefly New Englanders. He had
about 2,400 men and twenty pieces of
artillery. The weather had turned
much colder toward Christmas, and on
the afternoon of that day a chill storm
of snow and sleet began, lasting
through the night Washington's troops
marched to McConkey's ferry in the
snowstorm. McConkey's was a river
side inn on the New Jersey bank of
the Delaware about nine miles above
Trenton The boats previously hidden
by the Americans were collected at this
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24
Hidden Gifts
Of the....
ChriStmaStide.
BY ALOYSEUS COLL.

copyright 1907, by Aloysius Col.
THINK you, my little baby boy,
4 That tho gifts are all for yosssss
The picture books and the palntA
blocks
And the soldier men in blue?
But what of the Joy in mother's hN9S
When she saw you dance for sles
When you woke to see the candles hss'.
On the bouehs of the Christmas tfse.
VoU cIapped your hands and
L laughed aloud
When you found the little piow
With the oxen team that joSasa
wheels
In the shade of the greenwood bsu
But what of the silent tenderness
That stirred in mothers breaet
When you drove the oxen to the baE&
In the twilight hour TO rest7
VOUR eyes in wonder opened wide
n When you saw that the lMas4
train
Would rattle down tho carpet track
And then run back again
But what of the golden train Of theu@
That follows your baby feet
To scatter the flowers of mother love
Where the way is bright and sweet 2
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24
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With Lo, the
Poor Indian.

n Il Any OF tic Indians who still
|S|A keep up their tribal existence
7 4 are Christians. 70 them as
to the White people Christmas
Is IN important anniversary, but they
celebratc it in their own way. This
way would not be approved by certain
Christian denominations Of white pco-
Die because it includes as the chief
feature dance.
The southwestern Indian tribes have
special fondness for all sorts of cere-
monal dances. When white people
dance they do 1t for the aesthetic
pleasure of the performance, the poetry
of motion, so to speak. Not 50 with
the Indians. Every dance has deep
significance TO thcm. When they as
semble for their Christmas Observance
they begin by praying for rain and
bountiful crops.
Then follows the dance. This is the
only dance in which the women are
permitted to take part. The men and
women form in opposite lines and
start up a song, their bodies sWaying
In rhythm. Then they break up into
groups and dance toward each other
with a hippity-hop step, holding their
bodies rigid,
The next movement is to form cir
Gle and dance around a Christmas tree
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24
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ents. These are not so numerous or so
costly as the white baby's presents,
but to the little bronze baby they arc
just as good. Nearly always the In
Clan baby gets things OF bright colors
Indians, big and little, are particularly
fond Of garish hUes. A red necktle, a
blue ribbon, a yellow scarf or stick
Of striped candy may be the selection
of Santa Claus, but a string Of shells
or beads, the tooth OF an elk or tho
claw Of bear is more likely to be the
papoosc's present.
When papoose wakes up and finds
its gifts it is just as happy as the rich
est white child in the land.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24

the first year or tT7T'o at aAy rate. The
baby is strapped to Il board, It's body
wrapped in warm skins and Only Its
head sticking out, so that it can cry
without being crampel for space.
Frequently the papoose takes Its
maps in an upright position, It's mother
leaning the baby board against the
tepee pole.
On Christmas cvc Santa Claus steals
into the tepee and lays beside the
sleeping papoose its Christmas pres
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24
America Most
Memorable
Christmas.
By RoSERTUs LOVE.

copyright, 1891 by RobertUs Love.l
TNHE most memorable Christmas
III American history was that o.
b 1T?G. the day on which Wash
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24
WASHINGTON CROSSING TnE DELAWARE
Christmas Night 1910

practically all night, brewing big 10,
ms Of hot ana SteamiAg punch, which
la cold and weary Continental officers
'ank with eager Zest. 1t is related
1T early in tie morning hours Wasli
ston himself stepped into the IL
i found some OF his young Office.
iled to letter by The fire ana j.
70 in extra potati0ls. There Va
re serious work Gil hand. Washi0-
VI. it is said, drank just one stoa
nifter" ani ordered Bis officers to
Dat thei" business. McIonlicy's hot
Ill stands, and the place is kno"
Nv as Washington's Crossing.
Washington divided his forces in
70 bodies, one to march down IL
yer road and attack the enemy fro
10 west, the other to enter the tow
ON the north. The commander i
ructed all bis officers to set the
atches by his, so that the att0e
light be made simultaneously at eve
lint. 1t was s o'clock when the {
ays outposts were encountered IL
iYen in, firing from behind trees al
noes as they ran.
Colonel Rail had been up ali nigh
It'll other officers, carouSinG and pl".
cards at the house of q Tc'
hough the attack was made thr'
ours later than had been intcnde'
was still practically surprise. Re-
1ckled on his sword and gallant
led to rally his demoraliGed force
ut it was too late. Already the ligl
aorse and 500 IIessians had taken tii&i
nd escaped. Knox had planted Il.
annon to sweep the principal street
nd the attack from all points WA
urious. Colonel Rail fell mGrtall!
rounded, and Il little later he sur
endercd his sword to Washington
he American commander took nearl!
| thousand prisoners, with many stands
f arms, cannon and other equipment
he victory was complete. CornWallis
deferred his tip to England, remain
ng here to surrender to Washington a.
yorktown five years later
The next day Washington's army re
rosscd the river, taking the lleSsial
prisoners to NewtoWn. On the 29th
his forces having been Increased by the
arrival Of other troops, lie made The
passage of the Delaware for the falrtl
line in 4 month, rcOccupying Trenton
until forced 10 retire to Princeton by
he manauyers Of CORVALLIS. In cross
NC and recrossiug the river md fight
ng the battle of Trenton Washington
ost only seven men. Two were killed
'our were wounded and one frozen tc
leath.
The famous picture "Washing'on
Crossing the Delaware" was painted ii
1851 by Emanuel LeutZp, who was
BORN in Wurttcmbcrg in 1916 and die;
1t Washington in 1868, having settle
permanently in America. LeutZc paint
I'd several other American historical
scenes. The Washington picture, al
immense canvas to which no printe,
can do justice, now hangs
in the METROPOLITAN Museum Of Art
New York city, where it may be seer
free Of charge by any American patriot
or by any Hcsslan or British visitor
for that matter. The great painting
was presented 10 the museum tel
Years ago by John S. Kennedy. 1t is
natter of congratulation that this ar
.istic representation of an inspiring in
,ident connected with Americas mos
historic Christmas now belongs prac
Iically to the people Of America, one
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24
|UCe r7other agsd Child
Ready fOg" Santa Claus

hung with articles which, according ID
the missionaries are the gifts of Santa
Claus to good Indians. The Indians
kneel and pray in front Of an altar
during the performance.
When Santa Claus visits the Indian
papoosc on the plains he does not find
stockings iii which to deposit his pres
ents. AS q rule, the little Indian in
the tepee does not wear stockings, for
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24
Her Best Friends Gift

Wickers - Isn't it unfortunate 81
dark Miss Manley has just the faint
Suspicion of Il mustache?
Hen Best Friend-It Is, indee
sympathized with her last Chrte
Wickers-Sympathized?
Her Best Friend-Yes,
poor dear knowing it ] sent
tache cupl
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24


LAUGHED ALOUD.
VOU set the sails on your tiny sliiRI
L And you sent it out to sea
On silver lake with shores Of moss
When the wind was fair and free
But what of my silver lake of dreaWe
Where never ship may start,
But bears you at the Prov to sound
The fathoms Of my hearth
A H, beat your taps to the soIdsas
IA toys,
Unyoke the oxen team,
And draw the fires in your palms,
train,
Come to my arms and dream,
For thine are the gifts of tender So
And a night of childish joy;
Mine is the everlasting gift
Of a mothers heart-my boy!
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-12-24
A nisanrainsin1

"YVas there any
snre about
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
LIES sPR1NaT1DE.

BY Henry +. Cope.
Who satisfieth thy mouth with GOOD
things 80 that thy youth is renewed
like the eagle.-Ps. 1903: 8.
Everywhere the leaves break forth IN
obedience to the call of spring. Eyerv-
where the bird song starts again : ey-
erywhere the flowers come out into the
sunshine. There is no rebellion. no an
archy here. All nature is In tune. Ont
Of the depths Of the past springs the
life Of the present. Slowly, impercep-
tibly, all nature develops, because there
Is life. There is new life. Each
springtide marks tide little higher
than the one before.
Is there anything In mans higher
moral life that corresponds to this,
Can it be that while all nature Ia IN
tune with the infinite, singing HIS
praises, and finding new life, man
alone is out Of harmony As truly "a
there Is tide when life springs nm
ward In the woods and fields, 80 truly
Is there tide that reaches the depths
Of a mans life.
The years OF youth return to none !;
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
Short Meter Sermons.

Honest methods walt for honest men,
Trials are to build us, not to break
u.s.
The truly strong never ignore the
weak.
The man who dare not fail is sure
to do It
Heaven sees our gifts In the light Of
our gains
The full hand often goes with the
empty heart.
1t is not far from winking at sin to
working for 1t.
The flame of lust quenches the pure
light Of love.
Faith for the future il the undying
hope Of man
If you really have the light Of the
world In your heart every one will get
some Of your sunshinA
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
EVIL IN HASTY JUDGMENT.
BY Biehop FalloWa

This Is the short sharp, imperative
command of the one absolute teacher
Of truth and righteousness. 1t is a
positive forbidding Of harsh, censor
ious, uncharitable opinion Of another
and Of its expression in word or deed.
1t has been said with great show Of
truth that men have not only many OF
the physical features Of their lower re-
lations In their own faces but also their
evil characteristics. 1t Is sure sign
of the lurking or open depravity Of hu-
man nature. Especially in judging
of men in public life everything should
be weighed. Broken iearts, unjustly
ruined regulations and the unwilling
ness of good men to serve in official
life would then be far less frequent.
than now.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
TAINTED WEALTH Is POVERTY.
By DIR. Polemus n. Swift

Many man thinks that he Is adding
to his inheritance when he Is making
himself poorer day by day. True rich
es consist not In what we have but In
what we are, and no man can commit
wrong without wronging himself more
than he wrongs anyone else. He who
adds to his property by falsehood, trick
cry and dishonest methods has made
himself Infinitely poorer than he was
before, no matter what may be the re-
suit Of his speculation. 1t Is a good
thing to get property II 1t is got hon
estly, but to get property at the ex-
pense of manhood, integrity, a good
name, self-respect, a blunted conscience
and blighted moral nature Is the
worst thing a man can do. No man
can do wrong without wronging him
self more than he wrongs anyone else
A dishonest deed will mar the beauty
Of an honorable name, and when once
the inheritance has been marred 1t is
well-nigh impossible to restore the gem
to Its former brilliancy.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13

Browning They say SINNERS wife
treats him shamefully.
Greening-Why doesn't he get d.
vorce7
Browning-He's afraid to. All his
money Ii In her name.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13

Mrs Hyker-My husbands creditors
ought to be happy because Of his bar
gain failure
Mr.. Pyker-Bargain failure7
Mrs Hyker-Yes- He's going to pay
them all 40 cents on the dollar.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13

First Stranger Tin smoking carr
Why don't you look out at this beaut-
fpl sceneryf
Second Stranger-Oh. I'm not travel
Ing for pleasure. My wife's with pae.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13

Her-Thers IL nothing more disgust
Ing than boy who acts girIish-
Him-With the possible exevpti0n a
girl wbo acts boistsrou2
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
CHAPTNR Xxx.

The eignorina sat there, looking very
thoughtful and troubled, but 1t seemed TO
mo ~ II shs wsre rather undergoing .
conflict Of feeling than thinking out .
ceurse Of action. Once she glanced at
me-, then turned away With restless
movement and . dgh.
strcllsd mp TO the window to look ct
I bad 5000 thszs LITTLE vAi1s. w.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13

the elasticity goes forever from the
STEP and yet man may renew his
youth; his finer self may come under
the power of the returning tide of life.
There is springtide for the heart. So
long as hope and faith remain there Is
always the possibility Of new begin
nings, the shedding of old leaves, the
breaking into new beauties of soul and
of deed.
If there were no new beginnings how
drear the prospect of living Though
we may have long ago given up the
possibility of finding the fountain Of
eternal youth, that hope was but the
outer evidence of an eternal, inner fact
There Is a fountain Of eternal youth
for the heart. The head may become
frosty, but the sun shines warm once
again, new hopes spring up, new and
better ideals are born, wherever there
is heart turning toward love and
light
Is there anything more desolate than
the life that seems to have settled
down to perpetual winter? With some
1t comes before the days Of youth are
ended. The cynical spirit, the world
worn attitude, or the heart crushed by
moral failure and seeming dead to all
hope, lie buried beneath the SHOWS Of
despair.
Yet there may come, through the
wonderful awakening to the fact of the
rff In fx~n Low
the vision of the brooding hope and
longing for new life that beats in the
heart of the most high for us all, there
may come the beginning of new life,
the bursting of the bonds of the old
lethargy and the dawn Of a new year
for even the drearlest lives.
Hope Is the only measure of age
Your years are many as your Ideals
and aspirations are few. The forward
upward look, the anticipation Of better
things farther on, the determination,
despite past failures and wanderings-
to find the best, to begin again, give
promise Of life renewed. Lift up your
heart To have fallen once Is not, must
not be, the end. Begin again. Infinite
love Is on your side.
Sitting In the. days of gloom, never
believe that there are no others. Know
that the love that makes a world 80
fair never meant that our hearts should
be forever desolate. LIES winter may
be long, but in the wonder Of the
springtide that follows all Its weari-
ness shall be forgotten. Joy waits for
all who look up and go forward God
Is over all; he who brings again the
glory to nature will restore your life
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-06
The Old lime stauscosch.

In 1852 there We're. strange as It
seems, only six stagscoaches running
in all England and of course these
were the only public vehicles for trav-
elers. Even these We're novelty. and
n person named John Crosset thought
they Were such a dangerous innovation
that he wrote a pamphlet against them.
These coachees.' he wrote, make
gentlemen come to London upon every
small occasion. which otherwise they
would not do except upon urgent ne
cessity. Nay, the conveniency OF the
passage makes their wives come often
up. who rather than come such long
journeys on horseback would stay at
home. Then when they come to town
they must be in the wade. get fine
clothes. go TO plays aud treats and by
these means get such a habit of idle
ness and love of pleasure that they are
uneasy after
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-06
OPERATED
At CAMBRIDGE CITY
]. C. Chapman Robbed of Two
Valuable Gold Watches
And S18 in Money.
OTHER PLACES VISITED.
INDIANAPOLIS TO TRAIL THE
RoBBERS-TWo ARRESTS MADE
ON SUSPICION

Cambridge City. Ind, july 6.-Be-
tween one and six O'Clock this morn
ing the residence of J. c. Chapman in
East Cambridge was robbed, two gold
watches and SIS being taken. The
money and watches were lying on a
table on the lower floor and We're
easily taken while the family were
asleep on the second floor. The house
was entered through an east window
which was up, but which was SC; cen
ed. There are 20 indications that the
burglar or burglars went to the sec
ond floor.
Below the window are well defined
tracks, and it was discovered that the
residence of Charles Morgan. one
door west was also entered. but as
far as ascertained nothing was taken.
The tracks also indicate that the bur-
glars went to the residence of Frank
Ingermann, also in East Cambridge,
but couldn't make an entrance. From
this place the tracks were lost and 1t
is thought probable the thieves es-
capped in buggy or on the cars. Nc
Cures blood hounds were sent for
and arrived at Cambridge at noon.
Two strangers in town, who
gave their residence as Knightstown,
were arrested, but they were released
on giving satisfactory accounts of
themselves.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-06
CONFECTIONERY.
The Sugar Plum Is the Most Ancient
Kind of Sweetmeat.

The Sugar Plum Is the Most Ancient
Kind Of Sweetmeat.
The most ancient kind Of sweet
meat is the sugar plum. 1t was the
invention Of julius Dragatus, a noted
Roman baker and confectiorer, who
belonged to the family of Fabius. Ac-
cording to an authority on ancient
history, it was in III b. Q. that he
made the great discovery which for
twenty centuries has done SO much
damage to teeth.
These bonbons, called dragatf, after
their inventor (dragees in French), re-
manned the exclusive privilege of the
family of Fabius. But at the birth or
marriage of one of that family n great
distribution Of dragati took place as a
sign of rejoicing. The custom is still
observed by many of the nobility of
Europe.
Burned almonds are purely Of French
origin. owing their inception to the
gluttony of a certain French merchant
One day Marshal Duplessis-Pralin, an
old gourmet. sent for Lassagne, who
had already invented many a tooth
some dainty. to concoct a new bonbcn
for him. Lassa gne searched, reflected.
combined, until finally he conceived a
delicious bonbon. which he baptised
gloriously after the name of his mas
ter praline. the French for burned
almonds.-PearSon's Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-06
ANCIENT TRADES UNION.
The Company of Pewterers, Which
Was Composed of Masters Only.

Was Composed Of Masters Only.
Unlike the trades unions of today,
the Company of Pewterers of olden
times was composed of the masters
only, and disobedience of the rules was
punished with yigor far exceeding
anything of the kind at the present
day. The laws were made for the pro-
lection of the general public and not
for the workingman alone; consequent
ly the articles turned out by a master
pewterer and bearing his touch" had
to be up to given standard of excel
lence. Before a man could set up as a
master pewterer he was obliged to
serve an apprenticeship Of about six
years, after which he had to produce
his ESSAY" pieces under certain test
conditions, and only after these pieces
had been approved by the authorities
of the craft was he allowed his free
dom and permitted to register his pri-
vate touch at the company's hall
and set up as a master pewterer.
The company was not content merely
to pass upon the work of craftsman,
but came very near regulating the
minor details of his life. The penalty
was very heavy for employing a helper
who had not served a regular appren-
ticeship, and any master so daring as
to employ a foreigner was fined f1O,
and all articles made by him were con-
fiscated, the object being to keep the
trade secrets from spreading.--Circle
Magazine
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-06
LIGHT PLANT SECURED
BY HAGERSTOWN COUNCIL
One for Sale at PittSburg Was
Purchased.
MEANS IMPROVED SERVICE.

Hagerstown, Ind, July 6-Word has
been received from Charles E. Werk-
ing, who was sent to Pittsburg by the
city council to investigate the light
plant, which was for sale, that the
plant is far better than he expected to
find it and that deal had been closed
whereby the same became the proper
People are expressing themselves as
well satisfied with the outcome as the
town has never been properly lighted,
and they now feel that with electric
lights added to the many other i'm
provements which the little town pos
sesses. Hagerstown will be one of the
most up-to-date towns in the state.