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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-16
Origin of Gift-Givinq.

1t is believed by many that our Gus
tom of giving gifts at Christmas
comes from an old custom of priests
putting on board of all outgoing ships
a box of aims. This box was opened
at Christmas-time, and masses said
for the giving of aims, and it was
called Christ Mass" box. From
this has come our custom of giving
boxes and gifts.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-16

CY@1N EVERY Roman Catholic church and in probably
I81 ninetyandnine out of every hundred Protestant
kA=4 churches throughout Chrstendom this is the
EsVsGl when is heard that grand old hymn whose
tender and solemn strains find echo in the
universal human heart-"Adeste Fideles" Come All Ye
Faithfully. 1t is the anthem sung at high at Christ
masde for centuries past calling Christ's worshpers
Bethlehem, where the newborn Savior lies.
This naive and beautiful Latin anthem is ancient
than its history and back six centuries
Saint Bonaventura, Italian monk of the thirteenth
ury who died in Lyons France in 1874 is credited with
the authorship of the beginning:
Adeste fdeles,
Laeti triumphantes,
Venite, Vente in Bethlehem.
Natum videte, Regem angeorum.
Venite adoremus,
Vene adoremus,
Venite adoremus Domnum.
oh, all ye faithful,
joyful and triumphant
Oh, ye, oh, come to Bethlehem.
See the newborn Saviour king of all the angels.
Oh let adore him,
Oh let adore him,
Oh, let adore him, Christ, Lord.
Saint Bonaventura franciscan scholastic phios-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-16

ing been CLEANED from Joseph and st.
Luke, who probably got his informa-
tion from Mary, have given us the
story with a directness and a human
ness which the grotesque and often
meretricious wonder-tales of the apoc-
ryphal gospels have but served to ac-
centuate as a dark background to a
touching and reverent picture.
Around the story legends natu-
rally gathered. 1t was the custom in
early days to decorate in this way
the graves of heroes and some of
these legends are no doubt the off
spring of the vulgar tattle" of the
apocryphal gospel stories. In some
parts of the world the bees are said
to sing on Christmas eve. The cattle
kneel in honor of the manger-bed at
Bethlehem. The sheep go in process
sion in commemoration of the angels
visit to the shepherds. The Indians
creep through the winter woods of
Canada to see the deer kneel and
look up to the Great Spirit. In the
German Alps the cattle are thought
to have the Gift of language and the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-16

worship. The banquet
time itself may be a sur
vival, purified and refined,
of the original feast to
the gods and goddesses of
the tabled Olympus. The
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-16

VI ClblOll 10 a DClI vi INC llllNOl Sdl
history of the human race. What
ever may have been its origin and
whatever peculiarities may have
gathered about it in its adaptation
to different people and different
circumstances, it is to us Ameri-
cans to-day a practically national
feast.
To keep it was at one time, and
in our own part of the country, it
is true, a penal offense. 1t was
thought to SAVIOR of prelacy and to
foster unpleasant memories of po-
ltical servitude. But it has grown
with our growth and the broad
mindedness of the American
people is seen at its best in the
hearty commemoration of the ma
tivity Of the Christ from year to
year
In some parts of the country, in
fact, Christmas day bids fair to
supplant Thanksgiving day and it
certainly may already claim an
equality of recognition with the
tlme-honored national festival of
our New England forbears. People
OF every creed and every nation
ality within our borders delight to
participate in the celebration of
the Christmas feast, and many a
scion of old-world stock finds him
self back home again as the church
bells peal and the candles glim-
mer on the Christmas trees. 1t is
time of universal peace and
good will. 1t brightens homes.
softens asperities and uplifts us
as it brings the light that never
was on land or sea"
The Origin Unknown.
The origin of the festival is said
to be lost in antiquity. If, as held
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-16

If a man will compliment his wife upon her
youthful appearance and tell her that he loves
her, she will forgive other white lies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
ANNUAL MEETING
BASEBALL ASSN.
Fans viii Gather Thursday Evening
at Superior Court to Elect
Directors.

The annual meeting of the Keokuk
Baseball Association will be held
Thursday evening at the superior
court room President E. P. McManus
will call the meeting to order at 1880
o'clock and several hundred enthus-
iastic baseball supporters are expect
ed present.
The meeting will be for the purpose
of talking over baseball matters for
the coming year, electing a board of
directors, hearing a report of Secre,l
tary treasurer Louis Sterne, and lis
tening to Manager Frank Belt for the
brief spell Of five minutes.
The report of Louis Sterne has al
ready been published in the daily pa
pers and favorably commented upon
by baseball fans. 1t shows the asso-
citation in fourishing condition fill
ancially
AS to the election of a board of d.
rectors for next year, why that is an
easy proposition The fans will
doubtlessly be unanimous in their
selection of the same old board and
there is little doubt but that the direc-
tors will be glad to serve the fans in
this way. Their work during the past
season has been almost beyond crit
icism.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
Wants More Batting.

George Tebeau has some ideas
which ae is going to present to put
before the Rules Committee this win
ter. He says the public wants more
batting and more base running and
to get this he wants three changes
made The first is; increase the size
Of the ball, making it from half an
inch to an inch thicker; second in
crease the thickness of the bat from
half an inch to an inch; third: let
bench batter hit and run for the
pitcher. BY making the ball larger,
the pitcher cannot give it as much
speed and a sharp curve is impossi-
Bile, while a thicker hat will aid the
batsman in connecting more frequent
ly. Mr.. Tebeau says that the pitcher
does four fifths of the work and
should therefore be exempt from bat
ting when he is working. Mr.. Tebeau
also has solution for the spike pro-
blem. He says they are necessary
evil. Without spikes, fielding would
be fifty per cent slower, while base
running would be made impossible
Tie only danger there is in spikes
comes from the fact that mpny base
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
FOOLHARDY TO
HAVE PLAYED
One citizen Gives His View, and
Probably that Of Many Others,
In Speaking Of Game.

To the Sporting Editor Of The Gate
City:
The writer graduated good many
years ago from high school back in
New England but believe every one
who has followed Keokuk high school
athletics for the last five years will
agree that have taken as much in
terest in them as though were an
alumnus of that school have seen
every football game during that time,
have allowed my boy to get himself
banged up in the most approved foot
ball style for the honor of the school,
and have chased up ana down the
side lines using my delicate voice In
roofing" for the team till have been
unable to say word out loud for a
day or two afterward / believe in
view of all this it will be admitted
that have a right to- get indignant
when see the present football team
abused as they have been for the past
two or three days by the sporting ed
iters of the two daily papers.
1t is only justice to the boys who
have been unfolding the honor of K.
Fl. s. at the risk of limb and even
life that they should be defended from
the charge of being "Quitters" having
a yellow Streak etc, because, for
sooth, the game with the alumni was
called off.
The facts are these as near as |
can get at them-The high school
team. earlier in the season, agreed to
play the alumni after Thanksgiving,
after all their regular games were
| played and presume they would
carry out the agreement even yet if
! they were permitted to do SO, but the
boys sometimes propose and the pa
rents dispose In such matters and
many of the parents now take the
same position which ] always took
when my boy was playing-they do
not want the boys to play the alumni
and the team which could go into
such a game would be no credit to the
school. There is everything to lose
and nothing to gain and the game is
not worth the candle.
1t would have been rank foolishness
for the boys to have played team OF
men who would outweigh them prob
4 ably twenty pounds to the man ant
/ who are just rusty enough in the
game to make them dangerous, just
five days before the game with Jack
sonville, which is an important game
THE I~ ccnoo'nIl-- t,.,r hoec.--e ~or,,,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
BIG EIGHT CHAMPS
LOST TO MICHIGAN
Held Coach Yost's Men to Tie in First
Half But Were Powerless
In The Second
Period.
PLAY WAS BRILLIANT
intercepted Forward Pass
and Ran s5-Yards for Touch
Gowns Scored Field
Goal.
[Gate City Leased wire Service

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.]
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 2O.-The de-
feat Of Michigan at the hands of
Notre Dame was forgotten tonight in
the Joy Of Wolverine rooters, over the
victory their eleven won this after
noon when they defeated the Min
nesota, champions of the big eight
conference, IL to 6. Minnesota held
Coach Yost's eleven to a tie during
the first half, but apparently exhaust
ed its energy in the effort and in the
last half Michigan played horse
with them Minnesota could not
fathom the speedy plays pulled on.
Neither could she score in the second
half until the half was half over,
when Magidsohn intercepted for
ward pass and ran 35 yards for a
touchdown. Allerdyce kicking goal
+ A few minutes before the whistle
ended the game, Allerdyce got good
chance and booted the pigskin pretti-
lily over the bar for field goal. This
ended the scoring.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21

OF the boys are even now in bad
shape from bruises and sprains. So,
therefore, combination OF bruises,
parental objections, and good sense
has made it necessary for this game
to be called off and the boys are
Cutters and Yellow Pups in conse-
quence. Say, Mr.. Sporting Editor, |
never saw the teams when you were
playing, fight any harder for the
honor of K. H. S. than the boys have
this year-To my knowledge three of
the boys went into the last game with
injuries which would have kept them
out III there had been any one to take
their places and they forgot their in
iuries and played like tigers and help
ed Win the game--there has never
been a pluckier set of boys on the
local gridiron or one that has done
better work against great odds than
the set who have been defending the
purple and white this year-and now
to hear the papers abusing them and
incidentally defaming the school be-
cause of little individual disapnoint-
ment which could not be helped, does
not seem to me to be true sportsman
ship Or loyalty to X. II. S., and am
sure it gives me pain in the place
where Fitzsimmons hit Corbett, a
good many years ago, which can only
be relieved by an apology to the boys
from your papers.
Yours very truly,
(signed) c. F. MCFARLAND.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
Baptist Team Organized.

The naltist Boys basket ball team
is practicing hard with the approach
of the playing season and the various
candidates of which there are large
number are rapidly getting into form.
Every night when practice is held
enough men are on hand to form two
teams and the rivalry for positions on
the representative club is great.
Three games have already been
scheduled and several more are being
considered. The second Y M. c. A.
team of Quincy will be taken on for
two games while the team from
Bowen will also be played early in De
cember. Burlington and Mt. Pleas
ant are being correspondent with. All
of the men who play against the Bap-
fist boys will have to be registered
- tt.;~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21

ball game and distinguished himself,
but he could not quite enthuse his men
sufficiently to win. All the scores were
made In the first half. During that
half Caicagos Wanted forward pass
failed to fool the Badgers. who kept
the ball in Maroon territory most OF
the time. Fifteen minutes after the
whistle started the game, the Badgers
got the ball and suddenly opened up
"a dazzling array OF forward passes
and trick plays that completely aston
ished the Maroons. Before the Ma
rooms could recover, Mack Miller was
pushed over for the first score. Ander-
son kicked goal The Maroons came
back fiercely and dazzled the Badgers
in turn until Worthwine was pushed
over. Page kicked goal tying the
score. Both teams struggled hard
during the second half but neither
could score.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
FOOTBALL RESULTS.

At New Yorktown 81; Indians
At Cambridge-Yale 8; Harvard O..
At Syracuse Illinois II; Syracuse
At Annapolis Navy As; Davidson g.
At Pittsburg Pittsburg II; Mount
Union 8.
AT New York Fordham 9; Holy
Cross, 5.
At South BethlehemLa lafayette 81;
Lehigh o.
At Portland Bowdoin 6; Tufts o.
At Hoboken Stevens Institute q;
Rutgers 3.
At Swatnmore swathmore 80;
Bucknell O.
At Chicago Chicago 6; Wisconsin
At Minneapolis Michigan Is;
Minnesota 6.
At Bloomington Indiana So; Pur-
due g..
At South Bend-Notre Dame 50;
Wabash 0.
At St. Louis Vanderbilt IL: Wash
ingtop 0.
At oberlin- oberlin 26; Ohio State
G.
At Cleveland Reserves II; Hiram 0
At Lansing Michigan Aggies 90;
Olivet 0.
At Meadville- Carnegie Tech. 10;
Allegheny 0.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
BASKET BALL
THIS WINTER
Y. M. c. A. Team viii be Strongest
In History Of nstitution--Look
to Good Schedule

The Y. M. c. A. basket ball team
will doubtlessly be one of the best.
If not the best. in the history of the
organization. The first practice was.
held last week and many star play
ers responded to the call. Among the
prominent candidates for positions are
the following: Maurice Dadant, Paul
King, Charles King, Glen Parsons,
Harry Duncan, Leslie Belknap, Allyn
Sheldon, Charles Allen and several
others.
r. e. Chamberlin is arranging a
weeks trip which will be a feature.
There are also number of distant
teams of strength after games. and
strong schedule win be arranged.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
Cedar aapids Wants in.
[Gate City Leased Wis Service.1
Browne Carlisle Game.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 Matching
straight football against the cunning
OF the red man, the team from Brown
University this afternoon defeated
the Carlisle Indians by score of 81
to 8. For the rst fifteen minutes of
the first half it looked as If the In
dams would pile up a tremendous
score. The redskins trick plays sue
ceeded but Browns stars, specializing
Mckay and Begenier outgeneraled the
indians.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21

TUT UttCK.
Time of halves 35 minutes.
Referee-w S. I.angford, Trinity.
Umpire-W. H. Edwards, Princeton.
Field Judge n. x. Hall, Dartmouth.
Head linesman j. B. Pendleton,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21

runners slide feet first into the sacks.
A rule forbidding any sliding except
head first, would do away with nine
tenths of the accidents. With the
spikes removed, there would be so
many sprains, strains and broken
bones that the players would petition
the National Commission to permit
them to wear them again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
Central Association no Longer De
fsndsnt in District Court,
Unless Case is Resur-
rected BY Plaintiff.
LITIGATION AT AN END
Waterloo Realized Hopelessness Of
Tssk-Frank Boyle Finally
sluffed of the Mat in
His Case.

Especial to The Gate Cityl
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Nov. 20. The
case Of the Waterloo Baseball Assoca-
ton is a thing Of the past, unless the
plaintiff sees fit tc resurrect its griev
ances.
The case was dismissed without
prejudice in the district court Satur-
day afternoon, Attorneys Huston,
Holster and Hill withdrawing the suit
few minNes after the case was
called by Judge w. s. Withrow. The
attorneys refused to make any state
ments whatever, except in as much
as they said their action wse the re-
sui Of word from Waterloo, which.
ordered them to have the case lis
missed. Charles Wilmer, representing
the Central Association was also
present.
Waterloo evidently realized the
hopclessness Of its position in conduct
ing the suit and decided to END the
litigation.
While the Central Association was
never in fear for moment, yet the
news will be well received throughout
the circuit, as the CAGE is nov, out Of
court. although Waterloo has power
to renew It at any time, because Of the
fact that 1t was dismissed without
nrejudice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
Central to Meet.

Il IA meeting Of the Central Associa
ton will be held Monday morning at:
/ Chicago tor the purpose Of electing7 a
&city to complete the circuit. In The
#afternoon there will be a joint meet
Ting of the Central Association and ne
y Three-Eye league.
Cedar Rapids Wants In.
President Justice received tele-
gram Saturday from Belden Hill, Of
Cedar Rapids, which came in the
form OF an application from that city
Tor berth in the league. In but olc
\ way is Cedar Rapids taken -eriously
and that is in respect to its popula-
ton. # Cedar Rapids is elected to a
membership it will be because of this
fact.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21

PERSISTENCE
DoGGED
Time and Again Yale Worked Pig
skin into Enemy's Territory,
Eut coy's Kicks Went
Wide.

IGate City Leased Wire Service.l
CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 20.--Yale's
husky ,gladiators upheld the tradition
Of the past and justified the conf
dence OF their supporters when in
the final game with Harvard here
today they walked away with
the winning end Of an to o.
score. Few more desperately fought
or deservedly won contests have been
fought by the old time rivals.
The blue had the Individual stars
and old logged persistence that has
become a traditional factor of Yale
elevens. The stars and the fighting
spirit won. That the score was not
larger was due solely to the fact that
Coy, Yale's mainstay, was NOT up to
his best form. Time and again Yale
worked the oval into striking dis
tance only to have Coy's kicks go
wide of the mark Minot, the Grim
son full back, and the hero In
the scoring line, did his punting job
well but all Of his good work was Off
set by ragged work of Harvard backs.
notably of O'Flaherty and Wiggles-
worth, who when they did not tumble
the ball or misiudge the punt, were
generally nailed almost before they
could move from their tracks by the
Eli flying ends, Kirkpatrick, Savage
and Logan.
Lineup.
Harvard Yale.
Brown, Rogers .......... Fitzpatrick
Left end.
Mckay .s.s.s. 8. It HOODS
Left tackle.
T. Wilmington ............ Andrus
Left guard.
P. Wilmington $500. Cooney, Holt
Center
Fisher .5.l............ Goebel, Cooney
Right guard.
Fish 1890. Lilley, Paul, Shencher
Right tackle
/ Il. D. Smith, Houston Savage, Logan
Right end.
lO'Flaherty, Wigglesworth 80. Howe
Quarter back.
Corbett, rockingham 1890. Philbin
Left half back.
| Leslie, p. D. Smith y. DAILY, Murphy
Right half back
4 M1not ......s.'.7.i. So. .s.8.s...s.i.. Coy
Full back.
Time Of halves 35 minutes.
4 Referee-W. S. Langford, Trinity
Umpire-W. H. Edwards, Princeton
4 Field Judge X. Hall, Dartmouth
Head linesman u. B. Pendleton
Bowdein.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-21
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