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There were vineyards and olive groves in
great abundance. and neatly terraced
gardens showing the industry of the
Bethlehemites. From the plain below.
Bethlehem is a picturesque little town. 1t
Is located on the summit of a long, mar
row hill stretching down on the sides of a
narrow ridge which shoots out from the
central chain of the Judean mountains.
The steep slopes below the village are
carefully terraced. These terraces sweep
in graceful curves around the ridge from
top to bottom. In the valleys we saw
grain fields. and recalled that Bethle-
hem was noted for these. and was named
on account of them House of Bread" 1t
is significant that He who called Himself
the Bread of Life" was born in Bethle-
hem.
AS we assembled to the hill leading to
the town the most prominent building 10
be seen was the Church of the Nativity.
surrounded by the convent buildings. 1t
rises like some baronial castle, glOomily
and grandly the Steepest side of the
hill. We entered the town by crooked
and narrow street, the houses of which
almost arched over here and there. The
quaint balconies projecting forward gave
the town an antique appearance, while the
fat-roofed houses, built OF white lime
stone, and partly cut in the rock, remind
ed us that we were in the orient.
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ing of the priests and monks who now en-
tered the church i'm solemn procession
Then followed bishops and archhishops in
gorgeous robes of handsome cloth and
satin brilliantly embroidered with gold
and silver. The singing was rich and
melodious. From time to time during the
music one other of the heavily clad
bishops passed out with much ceremony
to return later in a new and still more
gorgeous robe.
At midnight came the most interesting
part of the service. The music gradually
grew softer. Then came a pause. cut
side in the village the bells were peaiing
the Christmas chimes. Within was per-
feet silence tor the space of some mo-
ments. Then as by magic curtain above
the chancel arch was drawn aside and a
miniature cradle appeared and in the
cradle an image of the babe Then burst
forth from the organ and the chorlsters
the grand strains of the Gloria In EX-
celsis.''
The little cradle was lowered and the
"Bambino raised reverently before the
adoring worshipers who Frustrated them
selves to the ground in oriental deNout-
ness Then it was replaced, and was
borne at the head of the procession gong
down to the chapel of the manager.
This procession was composed OF all the
bishops and archbshops. in their Splendid
ecclesiastical robes, the consuls from
Jerusalem in their official costumes. &C
companied by glittering canvasses car
rying gilded slaves. then long rows OF
priests in their order, two by two. and
lastly all the members of the congregation
who could crowd in after them. Each one
In the procession carried long wax
taper alight and as they moved slowly
along the priests chanted in deep low
tones.
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wi Gorgeous Ceremonial ers1
That Attend the Christmas
Night Celebration = Large
Crowds of People of All
Nationalities Journey to Beth
lehem to Be Present on This
Occasion-The Chapel in the
Rock Where the Birth of the
Christ Child Is Said to Have
Taken Place Architectural
Beauty of the Church of the
Nativity, Which Was Built
in the Early Years of the
Fourth Century-Is Consid-
cred the Oldest Christian
Structure in the World.
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The Procession on Christmas Day.

hiSH diGnitaries of the church attend this
greatest service of the year in official
psraphernslia accompanied by their re-
tinuts
Soon after sunset one Christmas eve
we mounted our horses preparatory to
taking this journey TO bethlehem.
The road which leads from Jerusalem to
Bethlehem. lying FIVE miles south. is enc
OF the best in the country. and it is by far
the mos: interesting leading through a
rolling plain covered with stony fields,
with an occasional olive grove or vine
yard hemmed in by bare mountains
That Christmas eve was perfect moon
light night. The solemn dome of the sky
was bright with the wonderful radiance
of an eastern night, which enabled us
10 see the surrounding country very clear
~. In the east were the beautiful noun
tains OF Moab. at the foot of which
was seen portion of :he Dead sea gils-
tening in the moonlight. We could even
discern the River Jordan. like a silver
thread in the valley. Perfect stiffness
broOded over the landscape.
As the greater number of pilgrims and
visitors go to Bethlehem during the day.
we were comparatively alone OF our
journey. We met a group on the road
which interested us greaty-an elderly
man walking beside woman who was on
donkey. holding in her arms babe
wrapped In SWaddllng clothes. 1t Sug-
gested Joseph and Mary their way to
Egypt. We also saw shepherd stroling
home, leading his sheep over the stony
hills, playing his David's harp as he
went. From time to time he called to
his wandering sheep in the language pecu-
liar to the shepherd. Some people have
thought that the first Christmas could
not have been really in December be-
cause it would have been too cold for the
shepherds in the fields. Living in Pales-
tine. one realizes that this is not the case.
for after the heavy rains in November
the flowers blossom and the shepherds
lead their hocks out to pasture. 1t very
rarely SHOWS In Palestine.
AS we wound our way along the dusty
road we heard bells tinkling in the dis
lance and saw some dark objects coming
toward us
On their dra wing nearer we could tell
that they We're camels by their slow
swaying steps. There was long string
of them tied to one another carrying
loads of wood into Jerusalem They were
guided by a dark son of the desert who
was seated with graceful carelessness on
a lofty and primitive saddle on the fore
most camel His sturdy bare limbs swung
with the motion of the camers long
strides. He was humming to himself in
that plaintive monotone which the Arab
considers musical.
The country, we approached Betlle-
hem, seemed much more prosperous than
that which we had seen nearer Jerusalem.
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IH10OoCCOcQo

there will be snow on the ground continu-
ously during December, but In most sec
tions of the republic it is post office on
wheels and not on runners that houses
the rural Santa Claus.
The rural postmen and postwomen-for
there are dozens of women among the
thirty odd thousand rural free delivery
not less generously remem-
bered at Christmas time by their clients
than are their city prototype. There is
scarcely a, farmhouse on his route where
the rural mail carrier does not receive
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churches. This Church of the Nativity
Is therefore the common property Of the
1atins. the Greeks and the Armenians.
and each sect has stately convent ad-
Joining II. The service we had come to
see was that of the Latins. for the Ar
mcnians held theirs at different hour.
and the Greeks observed Christmas ten
days later. The entrance into the church
is through small door in a high stone
wall, and we had to stoop to go in. 1t is
said that this was purposely built low so
as to oblige visitors OH entering the sa-
cred building to bow TO the crucifiX OPP
posite- the door. This ancient church was
built over the grotto where it was sup
posed that Christ was born. 1t was in
those days probably a mere cave in the
limestone rock.
Having entered the building we found
ourselves in the splendid basilica which
Saint Helena erected in 327 AID. 1t is
perhaps the oldest monument of Christian
architecture in the world. The shafts Of
the forty columns which support its de-
caying roof are each Of a single piece Of
marble more than two feet in diameter
and sixteen feet in height. and are sur
rounded by deliberately carved capitals.
The upper parts of the columns are fres-
coed with Greek and Byzantine figures OF
saints and martyrs. The columns are be-
lieved to have been taken from the tenn
mosacs on the wall and the roof. made
of cedar wood from Lebanon. reveal the
ancient splendor of the church.
:: :.
We walked reverently through this old
building into the adjoining one, which is
the one now in use. The nave of the
church was crowded with men. women
and children. all seated on the marble
floor. making curious mass of red fezes
and white wells. The grand strains of the
re Deum rose softly from the great or
gan as accompaniment to the deep chant
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some token Of remembrance, and there
have been instances where the tokens OF
esteem were so numerous and bulky that
the popular postman was obliged to Dor
row an extra vehicle and hitch it in the
rear OF his regular wagon in order to ac-
commodate the accumulation: Most OF
the presents are Of a practical character.
Knitted scarfs or mufners, mittens and
slippers are favorites with feminine donors.
whereas the gifts Of the farmers usually
take the form of pumpkins. bushel bas-
kets of potatoes, barrels Of apples and the
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the cities. express companies. parcel de-
livery systems and The private delivery
organizations maintained by all the prin-
cipal stores are the channels through
which most Christmas purchases reach
their destination. Then, too. not few
shoppers simplify matters by carrying
home their own bundles of Christmas
trophies.
Not in the country. The merchant.
no matter whether he be the storekeeper
at the cross roads or the city department.
store proprietor, must in all likelihood de-
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S Christmas eve ap-
proaches thoughts
naturally turn to
the events which
have Civ e n to
G. n ris t m a s It's
meaning and its
joy. We think OF
the Christ Child
and of the Madon-
ma. and in imagina-
ton we are trans
planted to the Holy
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congestion by means of extra deliveries
OF mail that is out OF the question, for
with an average route twenty-fOur miles
in length it is all the rural free delivery
worker can do to cover the ground once
Il day.
The second principal cause of tie ire
mendous volume of mail that weil-nigh
swamps the rural free delivery serv
ice during the holidays is found in the
fact that under present conditions an in
creasing proportion of farm residents do
all their Christmas shopping by mail. In
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pend on the rural postal service to trans
fer his goods to his country custoni'i'
Like as no: he has received the Cnris'-
mas order through this same channel ior
with the dual menace of bad weather
and bad roads ever threatening III De
cember. the average farlner-oh'e ne iiH'
tried the new Scneme-is eas.r u 80
ish the oldtirne a,l-day shopping eNpeal-
tions to the nearest town JUS PRIOR TO
Christmas ard instead 70 have all hoIl-
day gifts ordered AID deliVere" VIA nc
rural mail 8 rVicc 'fhaS, "nsrefS me
CITY dwelle;, depends on the mails only Tor
the carriage OF such Christmas parcels as
originate al or are destined tof out-oi-
town points. the country folk utilize ruraI
free delivery as almost the sole arter! Vi
Christmas traffc. ,.
has greatly eypanded the period of hotl-
day joy in the country districts FORMER
Iy the Christmas spirit really LOOK p's
session of tie average houSeF'ld on! oH
the day when all members OF the 'aiiiiy
made the pilgrimage to Town 10 pu.
presents for one another and TO dlstan.
friends ard relatives, but now WI n man
carrier stopping at the Sate every udH,
and liable to bring at eacn WISH one VI
more parcels of Christmas merchandise.
tIe Yu,etide anticipation and excitement
arc spread out over a fortnight or more
!: =
1t is Interesting to note TO what an en-
tent the rural mail carriers fall PACK
upon the covered spring wagon as
means of transportation when they are
confronted with the holiday rush. There
are country postmen who. when the vol
ume of mail is light. go over their routes
on horseback or on bicycles. but when
the holiday rush begins they almost
without exception call into reQusition
the capacious four-wheelers. Even those
county mail men who ordinarily use auto
mobiles of the runabout pattern are often
obliged to resurrect their wagons at Kris
Krinsles behest. Sleighs or sleds are
used to some extent in those parts Of the
country where it is reasonably. certain that
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S a class. the bust
est people in the
United States at
Christmas time are
the mail carriers OF
the rural free de-
livery service-that
branch of ncle
Sans postal Or
gan!Zation which
makes daily deliV-
cry of mail In
farming communl-
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ties through out the land. That there is
ample work at the Iuletide season for
every employe of the Post Office Depart
ment is seIfevident fact. but perhaps 1t
may not occur to every reader at first
thought why the men and women who dis
tribute the mails in the country districts
should be even more rushed at this joy
Gus season than the letter carriers in
the cities.
There are two main reasons for this
overburdening of the average rural free
delivery postman. In the first place the
average country letter carrier must strug-
gle with the Christmas avalanche of mail
unaided It is comparatively easy mat
ter for the postmaster Of a city to sup
plement his regular carrier force by the
employment of extra men who bear part
Of the brunt, and. II need be. extra de-
liveries may be arranged for either by
the regular men. or more likely by sub
stitutes. No such expedients are open
to the rural postman
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troop of boys came running toward us.
They were dressed in many-cLlored gar
ments. and wore red feZes over their dark
locks. Bright red leather shoes covered
their bare feet. We let them hold our
horses. while we made our way to the
church. All around the building We're
vendors of relics. who tried hard TO
tempt us to buy some of their chaplets
and crosses and small pictures carved in
olive wood. and in mother Of pearl.
The scene in the market place was GER
tainly an interesting one. Christians from
all countries of the east were here con-
gregated, ali dressed in festival habit
While waiting for the ceremony of the
night, we saw natives killing sheep. for
their evening meal. after the service in
the church. The people all seemed to be
in a state of excitement and anticipation
They spoke in a variety of languages.
and Vet they had one joyful thought in
comnlon-"This is the anniversary of
Christ's birth. and this is the town where
He was born.
The women had brought their children to
witness the ceremony of this night. We
noticed how beautiful the Bethlehem
women were with their large, dark eyes
and bright compilations and erect car
riage. They are a dignifed people.
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Indispensable turkey. Indeed many
rural mail carrier receives on Christmas
morning enough eatables to stock his
Harder for weeks to come.
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In all probability he has no trained sub
stitute. who is sufficiently familiar with
the route TO be intrusted with any of the
work of delivery, and as for relieving the
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While we were commenting on the
scenes before us the door of the church
was opened and the crowd pressed IN.
The Inhabitants of Beth chem are nearly
all Christians Of the Latin or Greek
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Lighted tapers were then furnished us;
we took them and followed the procession
to the erotto of the nativity. This holy
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We dismounted in the large market
place opposite the church. 1t was crowd
ed with sally dressed people, all awaiting
an entrance into the church. At once a
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
CAT THAT EATS ASPARAGUS
And Cantaloupe, too--A Sign of the
Increased Cost of Living

Now, when | was a boy" began
the Brooklyn man in the approved rem
iniseent manner, ''the family cat
worked for its living by rustling for
mice, or if mice were scarce got dole
OF milk and maybe liver occasionally.
There was no pampering to fancy tastes.
cit may be but another example of
the increased cost of living, but it
shocked me the other night to find my
wife feeding her cat asparagus. 1t was
a new thing to me to see cat eat as.
paragus.
Asparagus is rather luxury for
humans, and as for cats-well, it must
be foretaste of eat heaven if there is
one. Now Pompey--tlwt s the eat S
name-didn't eat asparagus voracious-
ly, as you would expect it, but daint-
lily. My wife would hold out stalk
and he would bite off piece and swal-
low it, and then another bite and so on
until he got to the hard end, when he
stopped and looked inquiringly for a
fresh stalk.
He got it. too. In fact, / saw him
eat five, all that remained of the fam
lily dinner. 1t was lucky for the cook
that she doesn t like asparagus.
"My wife thought it was so cute
of Pompey. Yes, and she had discov-
cred that he ate cantaloupe and that
was cute of him, too. She gave him a
piece as chaser for the asparagus and
he nibbled out the edible part with a
twinkle in his eye that showed he en-
joyed it. am wondering what taste
he win develop next
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05

August time tells on the nerves. But
that spiritless, no ambition feeling can
be easily and quickly altered by taking
what is known by druggists everywhere
as DR.. Shops Restorative. Within for
ty-eight hours after beginning to use
the Restorative, improvements will be
noticed. OF course, full health will not
Immediately return. The gain, however,
will surely follow. And best of all, you
will realize and feel your strength and
ambition as it is returning. Outside
influences depress first the "inside
nerves" then the stomach, heart and
kidneys will usually fail. Strengthen
these failing nerves with DIR. Shoop S
Restorative and see how quickly health
will be yours again. Sold by Palace
and Globe Pharmacies.
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
CONFIDENCE WAS
FULLY RESTORED
,rsGIvINGs AS TO SPECULATIVE
SITUATION ENTIRELY OVER
coME-TRADING AGGRESSIVE
AND VOLUME LARGE.

NEW YORK, August 4.-Whatevel
n sgivings were felt yesterday over the
tentative situation were laid aside
,slay and operations in the higher
Weed stocks were resumed with vol
Ime and aggressiveuess that argued the
rossession of the largest resources and
feeling of unbounded confidence,
Spring wheat grangers were amongst
,be strongest stocks. Destructive forest
sres were reported sweeping uninter
nptedly over the region of British Col
rmbia. Employees of the Canadian Pa
,i6e were ordered to strike.
MANY stocks touched the highest
prices yet reached this year.
Bonds were firm.
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05

say they expect that n price of lie
will be in force much more quickly than
the average consumer anticipates. rhe
price will go there very quickly, he
says, after the consumers are brought
to true realization of the situation.
Copper was also firm in the London
market, advancing ten shillings per
ton. Some authorities still cling IL
the belief that the market for copper
is dependent very largely upon manipu-
lative methods for its strength, but tho
tendency shown in all the different
lines of trade Is such as to warrant be.
lief that the present rally in the copper
market is the most legitimate expert
enced at any time in more than year.
In the market itself there has been
great widening of speculative inter
est and increased activity. Manipula.
tive processes have undoubtedly played
their part in the upward movement,
but the latter has now progressed sui
fciently far to have led to a consider
able augmentation in public interest
Transactions in the bond department Of
the market have been very large alsc,
and considerable improvement in the
outside investment situation. Reports
with regard to the status of the short
interest in the market are unusually d.
vergent. 1t would appear to be the
ease that a very great reduction in
speculative commitments of this char
acter must have been made with the
course of the Missouri Pacific, and it
is likely that the difficulty with which
stocks can be borrowed is reflection
chiefly of the absorption and withdraw
al of securities from the open market
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05

PEOPLES CASH STORE
Everything in Ladies', Children's and
Infants dy-to-wear clothes. under.
wear, shoes, Suits and Cloaks, waists,
skirts millinery, fancy goods, etc. -.
DoLPH BAATZ & CO.,
$50 Broad ST., Globe. Arizona
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
New York Stocks.
Metal Market

NEW YORK, August 4.-There was
4te sharp break in London tin; spot
a'sed at fl36. los; futures fl3s; the
,<al market was lower in consequence
pt closing at 1925 to 30.75.
Copper was higher in London, at eco
! Cd for spot and eel, for futures
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
Grain.

CHICAGO, August 4.-Wheat closed
weak. September opened one-eighth TO
fivc-eighths lower at 80 3-4 to - "a,
sold OF to 9S Is and closed at 93 50
to 93 "a.
September corn opened onc-eighth to
one.half woler at IS 3-4 to rs Is, SOLD
at 20 IA and declined to 10. The close
was at 20 3-S to 15 10.
September oats opened one-fourth TO
tive-eighths lower at 45 Is to 40 IL;
sold at A rs to 45. advanced to rs rs
and closed at As 3-S.
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
Directory of Globe Unions
CARPENTERS AND Jo1NERs

Local Union No. J. AmmicaMeets every Thursday
at at Old Salvation Army hail. d. olds, Pres; E. s.
Strawcuter Sec.
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
MARKET NEWS

The Boston News Bureaus New York
correspondent says: There is reason to
believe that the buying of the copper
and smelling stocks is inspired by trade
developments Of a favorable nature IF
which insiders have xclusive knowledge.
Purchases of SHELTERS common by the
Lewiston interest of late are said to
have been based on unmistakable in
dieations of trade improvement not only
in the smelling business. but in cop
per, lead and kindred industries.
! Some people who have been well m
formed on the market all along say
that from now on less attention will be
given to the railroad shares and more
to the industr;als, with United States
Steel common retiring from the indus
trial leadership in favor of Amalga
mated Copper. On the copper deal talk.
the gossip does not confine itself to the
Guggenheim merger of the Nevada Com
solidated and Cumberland Ely but in
some instances involves all the big
western copper producers as well as
American Smelling and Refining.
1t is pointed out that for nine tratl-
ing days an average of 10000 shares
per day of Steel common has been
traded in, which is about II per cent of
the total issue of that stock, and thai
in that time the range was held between
4S and as, or within three points.
The question as to whether the stock
has been distributed or accumulated by
the large inside interest during that
time is, of course, open to argument,
but the action of the stock since the
publication of the quarterly statement
is offered by some as an evidence that
distribution, rather than accumulation,
has been the object. of the big holders
of late.
Once more copper metal was advanced
kc per pound all around on the New
York Metal Exchange and the price
quoted o nelectrolytic copper on the
exchange now is 1850 bid and 13Ae
asked. High authorities on the marker
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-05
BARBERs

Jouneymen BARRIERS International Union Meets
Tuesday $3.50 Newport barber shop. W.
+. Martin, Pres; Otto Perdue Sec