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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-18
AMERICAS CHRISTMAS
THE BEST OF ALL

An occasional Jersey commuter, familiar with the re-
igous Barclay street Is commonly the only
sort of American New York who knows presepio by
sight Yet the presepio is the sign of the Latin Christ
mas the fir is of the northern The manager Of
Barclay windows shows only the inside of the
stable with the figures and the cattle done in Italian
ra Gotta But the real presepo in its native land may
show the whole side WELL and If the pilgrims
vending their to the hlarer are sod SFlap peas
ants, bearing good Scilan wine ana chAe JONI their
donkeys. they only tho more interesting,
. St. Francis born in the quaint ltesowp Of Assist
among the brown umbtan hills IN M nyented the
iliterae people During the $40 years since it
has remained favorite devotion in Latin Europe The
Italian and Spanish call it the presepo the manger the
French the creche the cradle; and the Hungarans and
Belsans Beteim, Bethlehem
Only few years since carpenter could be hired
in Rome or Naples for weeks before Christmas They
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-18

hanging up their stockings Pierre and Tbette II they
very small indeed, believe thar lie pe Jesus VI 10
have hronpht the gifts But the average French child
as Sophisticated young America and Pierre has to
he Very little boy indeed TO believe in lie petit Jesus
10 French or Italian chid hears OF Santa Claus till
he comes TO America by which it may be gathered that
that good saint was strictly German and when he emf
grated came to America like all the rest OF the Ger
" '9.-.'Hs.. j,
The growth Oh the typical American Christmas with IT'S
UNIVERSAL Christmas greens and preSentgiyrg is curl
GUS phenomenon 1t has roots in American history.
The original settlers of England observed it.
The Dutch of New Amsterdam scarcely noticed it. but
made New Years the great Joyous, popular festival
Within the memory of old people still living Christmas
passed unobserved in New York while all holiday
rymaking centered in New Years day Modern America
has built up a Christmas festival Of its and has
rejected definitely the religious feast in favor of the
cia and domestic In one way however the Ameri-
Christmas Is more religious than and all the Lat
in church feasts together One who ed through
years changing round of saints daysin tta,y, all of
which work is done and the people take holiday will
that the thought OF the people never goes out "a
those in need. The Astounding giving Of an American
Christmas the uneasy uncomfortable feeling that every
child at least must have ii possible good dinner and
present Christmas day is QUITE unknown in the
in countries. l..g.....
The feeling that poor old buns and hoboes even the
criminals in their prisons the paupers in their aims
houses the beggars, the unNOrhyal ought to have
something good to eat that day and a little Christ
mas cheer in some FORMS nart of the American Christ
mas. 't@
The that come to the melting pot of America
Keep their home Christmas for only few years after
they sStse Then they drift off into a" or less
ss a ssss. IN ss ass
Tssl ss3's a ni'A 'f nossy 's s1a
H.;
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-18

The South American people make much OF Christmas
II Is the great day in all Latin American countries
and the ambassadors and attaches and their families do
not forget the of their native lands simply pc
cause for few seasons they have transplanted to
new scenes The open house is the order OF the day in
nearly every Official residence in Washington after the
family has intimate celebration Of the ho
day Large families the rule rather than the
tion among the ambassadors and nhnisters from the
southern European and from the Central and South Amer
ican countries, The children have gala time of at
home and then the visiting begins, The presents that
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-18

the festivities Of
the day were ov.
er and the chill
dren had a chance
to take account
of their presents,
and then he left
for the log cabin
In Virginia where
he could sit in
front of a huge
open fire with a
& e II Il In e "old
christmas back
log. On these
christmas out.
lhgs Mr.. Roose-
welt did a little
rabbit shooting
anu tried to do
S Q IN e turke y
shooting, but the
major part of tho
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-18

pnre ~ sl,elIQlS leSllVal, as n4Ch so
as any other feast Of The fchhch. 1t
has no particularly domestic or So
ciaI quality: Italian children tnever
get presents on. Christmas day. That
is done on All Souls day, in'Sctober
when they beiisva-.iU they are very
small--that the spirits of their de-
parted relatives have COME baek III
the night and left presents for. them:
undoubtedly very ancient relic OF
ancestor worship. 1t is the great
Teuton family of nations that give
presents to children on Christmas
day. And the Christmas tree came
out of the vast forests where dwelt
the heather German and, Scandina-
Wan tribes. 1t Is, in fact, pagan
relic. passed down from, primitive
forest jewellers and worshippers
Where Celt, Slav or Latin use 1t.
they have borrowed it.
France, half Latin and half Celt,
dashed with Gaul and Viking, is
family by herself in this, as in every
thing. She builds the manger in the
churches, but at home, though She
seldom dresses a Christmas tree. lit.
tie Babette and Pierre set their
shoes. by the fireplace instead OF
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-18

were all busy ercctir Presepos nshe homes zoe the
quality while the poorer FOLK sere eonstracng their
own. As the mainland grows more} sophEtRated the
quaint old devotion Is fading away; but nScolservaye
Sicily people still make the presepo eyesxyear as they
dress Christmas trees in New York. All over the island
families are busy from December to i putting their
old presep.os i'm order making new ones and taere Is
much calling fo'afd fro % eaapsee@r esqts Pnd Hdmirc
new and elaborate specimens OF ahe faft The pEsepio
o oesSpy ss az sio 5etst EsspG s.4
re may represent whole mountain SIDE hadeSof the
rough flexible bark or the trsss-aPeaks cras and
precpices abound with winding trails houses and castle
of celored cardboard forests of twigs and sometimes ny
Mines TO furnish brooks and lakes. In the center is h
arotto with the holt family whfn. a sky of plue pa
ner is stretched above with the Star of Bethlehem cong
sncous and over the hills come the shepherds bearing
the gifts to the babel 8,
Swain like Sicily has never lost the ;pr~sepio, and ID
both Spanish Scan cities there are booths for the
sale of miniature Shepherds mag and the. accessories
al TIE art In France the creehe istnQ made at home ss
in southern countries but it used to be- part OF ae
Christmas decorations of every FrenehshprfA and s
so in the rural Districts Many polished cosmopoite OF
Paris can remember working busily for days before
Christmas in his childhood to help fr6- mp and rei
yenate the creche of his parish church in some little a.
aqe of France In the villages close by Paris today ch
dren who 20 the streets singing Christmas catols
6s4-y~a 1t,e creche in box upon their shoulders. y
The nancer typifes ThesaifeFeAee. between the LIn
and -f, Veuton Christmas The Latin Christmas is
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-18

ASGTlNGTON pot only has United States
Christmas celebration but 1t has the fes
tivities that mark the Christmas season in
all the civilized nations OF the world At
the Russian embassy there is a Christmas
fete after the manner Of the people in the
land of the car; there are French doings
at the great European republics official
residence, and there is the genuine old
English Christmas at the home Of tle Brit
ish ambassador, and so one may 90 OF
through the entire list OF foreign repre-
sentatiyes, not even barring the embassies
of China and Japan, where in honor. of
the day as Christian nations view it, the
oriental officials have holiday dinners.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-18

green and so are
the wild honey.
suckle and the lau-
rel, trees and
plants that are
abundant along the
Potomac.
President Roose-
welt was, as every
one knows, a nat
ure lover. He took
every opportunity
that offered 10 get
away from the
city,. His daily
walks and rides
took him far into
the coJntry, and on
Christmas day dur.
ing the last four
years Of his term
of Office he went
tor Pine Knot, a
wooded, mountain
country place that
belonged to his
wife. FMr. Roose3
welt stayed in
Washington until
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-12-18

/, tD ...
. 90 .a' inn. a : 5. S's !:
is that a
Washington Christ.
mas day idea has
been made to serve
the ends OF science.
1t has been :Isafd
that in years past a
sreat' many Of tive
senator's and repre-
sentatives in congress
went home to spend
the holidays, but that
snow the : practice
largely ! has passed.
An exception should
be made for the past.
and the present, as
well, in the cases of
those ) senators | and
members who have in
charge | e 6 / S | a t ion
which has ,heen pro-
posed akebilE foan sat
the opening of the
SESSION. Of congress.
When bins Sdfe intro
duced they are at
once referred to COM
lRittees and if the
measures are of i'm
portance- the, chair
men of the commit
tees to which they
have been sent, lake
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

By local applications. as they can
not reach the diseased portion Of the
ear. There h only one way 20 cure
deafness. and that Is by constitutional
remedies Deafness Is caused by AN
inhamed condition OF the mucous lin.
ing OF the Eustachian Tube. when
this tube IL iuhamcd you have "a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when IL is entirely closed deaf
ness o. the result and unless tho u-
lamma;i0n can be- taken out aud this
tube restored 90 a. normal condition
hearing viii be destroyed forever.
nine eases ont of tpu arc caused by
caurrh which is nothing hut au n.
famed condition OF the mucous
surfaces.
We viii give one Hundred Dollar
for ans case OF dcaiupss Ocluspd Dos
catarrhl that cannot be cured hy
HalIs Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars free
h.9J. CHENEY SEQ. Toledo. o
- dTsEgigfs gso.,,yC,s
alut @ ....l I. - -
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

here Is a mass OF information
b newspapers In The American
spaper Annual published by ~
Aver 4 Son. Philadelphia, $500
the 1909 edition OF which Is just
CatalOgued In simple tabulated
b are the facts one needs In deal
with newspapers, with particular
ention 20 eirculations. which are
given In plain figures. These are
'Dmpanied with valuable gazette In.
nation concerning the place where
publications are issued. There
supplementary lists OF daily news
pers. magazines and class publica.
hs A colOred map OF each State
bound In the book. Il also contains
Advertisers telegraph Code. com.
ID especially for the use OF the
Dlishing interests aud filling a Ions.
want In this direction.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

Sumter. a. president pro tenn OF the
Senate. was a pleasing and deserved
compliment 20 one OF that bOdy's most
able members.
II Is probable the Senate commit
tees will be- announced today. Owing
90 the larger membership and more
numerous committees OF the House
the completed list may not be an.
nOunced by Speaker Farris before
Thursday.
There Is indication OF a strictly
business session. and the members OF
both houses seem imbued with the idea
that they are I'm Tallahassee TO pro
duce results and not OratOry. and
there will doubtless be less playing
TO the galleries than usual The good
roads advocates are already az work
and seem confident that some good
work in this direction can be &C
cOmplished. Another serious and
strong effort Is 10 be made for re-
appOrtionment OF Senatorial districts
and House membership OF the coun-
ties. a work directed by the constitu-
ton to be performed but which has
heretofore failed of accomplishment
owing to the wide diversity Of opin-
ion and the interests involved. COun-
" division also promises to cut a
more or less important figure and bills
for the creation of several new coun-
ties are to be introduced early in the
session. The election OF Senator Hud-
son. a pronounced county divisiOnlst.
as President OF the Senate. might be
claimed as in a measure a victory for
the advocates of division. though the
question was not very largely dis
cussed during the short preliminary
campaign I'm Tallahassee which result
ed in his victory over Senator Humph-
ries, though the latter is known to be
opposed 20 county division at,this
stage Of the States development.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08
HEALTHY PLANTS
Require the Most Careful Attention o.
Well as Good soil.

WIN - 1N11 sum
Did you ever see a rOsebush which
despite the most benehcent environment
% soil-of sunshine-and % atmosphere.
seemed never 10 achieve a healthy
growth.
A ton 81 manure will not help plant
that has a canker eating out its heart.
You must destroy the cause before you
can remove the effect.
You cannot cure Dandruff and Bald
ness by rubbing on hair lotions. and
rubbing en- vaseline. etc.
You must look 20 the cause OF the
trouble-it's a germ az the roots OF
your hair which causes IL 20 fail out
Newbro's HepIcide destroys the germ.
and healthy hair is the sure result.
Sold by leading druggists. Send i0c. n
stamps for sample 90 The Herpicide CO..
Detroit Mteh.
]. 5. Bedford 4 Co.. Special Agents
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

rough and intelligent investiga-
% the condition Of wOrkingmen
" York City, Buffalo, Pittsburg
Dther large cities oOnclusively
that the working classes In
centers do not receive wages
enough TO enable them to live in
|rt Economic conditions are
which permit a few men TO
fabulous fortunes while their
'yees work for miserably insult
wages.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

annual meeting Of the County
ssioners and Good Roads AssO-
Of Florida viii convene In Pa.
Dn Tuesday, April 27th. State
punty officials, mayors Of cities.
Ulcers Of commercial. agFicui.
Industrial. transportation. de
nent. civic improvement and all
Dads advocates OF the State are
|tly requested 20 be present.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

message Of Governor Gilchrist
} Legislature which convened
bay cannot be considered other
than an able document. and Il
early apparent that the sugges-
a contained emanated from a de-
30 secure for the people legislation
As considered for the best interests
} commonwealth. Il bears evidence
areful and painstaking prepare
and the great volume OF infOrma
that Il imparts Is given In a mod
plain manner. Il Is symbOlical
eep research for facts and figures
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

ew York editor Is busily engag-
advocating the placing OF wives
stated salary. He Is possibly
y turning over that weekly en-
30 powerfully regular.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

The woman's idea a a swell dinner
one where everything looks good
Dough % eat except the fo0d-Gal
Ist0u News.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

'rhe world H. getting better an the
pc. The tobacco trust d going 20
se the price OF cigarettes.-Cleyc
ld Leader.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

man who never borrows trouble
ntly borrOws money.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

Some men get sucn a start in life
they hit a terrific pace before the
finish.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

'rhe m0thertrusts are sin admins
ping sour milk 10 the crying little
es.-Atlanta Constitution.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

some conception of the expensive
- of var may be- gathered when h
"pvn uthtIE $40 three tuch noney
devoted husband. aud hef''m
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

y notioes In local column Sooents line
nssrtiOn. and 5 crutsfor each sdditiOnai
or display advertising made known %
10.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

Eiosa-wesk sun 10 an eight page. forty.
paper. Pubiishsd every Monday and
y. and oontains al the news 81 the
pcsl stats and general. and win b
posiags free. toany part q the United
cannda. for q col year-in advance.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

xeEtislng bills become due after krsi
pc of adveFtisemens. unless othefwisc
"a in ooutract. Parties not known 10 us
Fequired 10 pay Ger advertising In ed
address, THE DAILY SUN,
GAEEEsvILLz, PA.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-08

INV sUE, pubiished every morning En-.
~. delivered ~ carrier On the city. o.
eng part q the Uuiied States. postage
fSayear; ts.sos m0uths; fi.ss three
~ 50 cents for hvs wscks-strictly IN
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

ing Company, corporation, insol-
vent; ]. A. Purtill, as receiver for
the Mountain Home Manufacturing
Company, a corporation, insolvent;
o. f. Cannon and George Smith. De-
PENDANTS.
Notice of Sheriff's Sale on Fore
closure.
Under and by virtue of an order
of sale and decree of foreclosure, is
sued out of the district court of the
fourth judicial district. state of
Idaho, in and for the county of Ell
more on the 18th day Of June, 1909,
in the above entitled action, wherein
The Mountain Home Lumber Com
pany, corporation. Plaintiff and
George Smith. one of the above
named defendants, obtained decree
against the other above named defen-
dants Oh the 23rd day of April. 1909,
for the sum of 1888. Is and $3.50. 90 at
torney's fees which said decree was.
on the 26th day of April, 1909, re-
corded in Judgement Book of said
court. at page 3i1 ! am commanded
to sell all that certain lot. part piece
or parcel of land situated in the coun-
ty Of Gilmore, State of Idaho. and
bounded and described as follows,
towit:
Situated, lying and being in the
town of Mountain Home. in Elmore
County, state of Idaho, and bordered
on the northeast by Alturas Street of
said town of Mountain Home, on the
northwest by Standfieid Avenue of
said town, on the southwest by the
Oregon Short Line railroad company
right Of way and on the south by the
quarter section line running east and
west through the center of the section,
and by said right of way. together
with the buildings thereon; also the
leasehold estate of the said defendants
to that portion of the Oregon Short
Line railroad company's right of
way upon which said buildings lap and
stand together with all and singular
the tenements, Entertainments and ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging or
in any wise appertaining.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day Of July, 1909 at o. clock p.
m. of that day in front of the court
house door in the town Of Mountain
Hcme, county of Gilmore l will, in
obedience to said order of sale and
decree of foreclosure, sell the above
described property, or as much theroi
as may be necessary to satisfy plain
tiff's decree with interest thereon and
costs to the highest bidder for cash,
lawful money of the United States.
Dated oath day of June, A. D.
1909.
FRANK w. BOYD Sheriff.
BY C. w. HOWETH. Deputy Sheriff
10
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
DELINQUENT NOTICE

To Chas. Crossman. his heirs, ad-
ministrators, executors and to all
whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that AL
bert Harms expended during the
year 1908, 5000 in labor and i'm
provements, upon the War Eagle and
Germania quartz mining claims, sit
uated in the Bear Greek Mining Dis
trict. under the provisions of section
1924 of the revised statutes of the
United States and the amendment
thereto. approved January %, 1880,
concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required to
hold said claims for the period ending
OIL the 3lst day of December, A. D..
1908 and if within 80 days from the
personal service of this notice or with
in 80 days after the publication there
of, you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of su,h expenditure
as a co-owner which is $500. 90, your
interest in the claims will become
the property of the subscriber, your
co-owner, who paid your said proper
tion of the required expenditure by and
the terms of said sections; that said
claims adjoin each other and the ex-
penditure of 5000 upon the "War
Eagle" and "Germania quartz
mining claim as aforesaid benefited,
developed and improved both of said
claims, the location notice of which
are recorded in book IL at pages
l60 and 1sl respectively. in the
office of the recorder of said Gilmore
county.
48-14. Albert Harms.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
Southern IDAHO Realty Co.

viii list your property for sale
and quickly find buyers. Will locate
you on government land or find an
assignment for you. We will take
pleasure in writing you fire insurance.
If you are going to the fair or con-
templating a trip. let us write you
an accident and sick benefit policy to
protect you on your trip. We issue
an Identification check or tag with
each policy which protects your bag
gage and identifies you wherever you
go. This costs you nothing under
our new policy.
The Standard Home Company will
buy you $1,000 to $4,000 home and
you pay for it in small monthly pay
ments, with only S per cent simple
interest, payable monthly; you only
pay 81. so on each 81. 900 borrowed.
A $1,000 Investment should rent for
Sl2. so per month. On above terms
could be bought and paid for at an
average cost of $500 per month.
Would pay for itself and put 50. "a in
your pocket each month. We will
take great pleasure in explaining our
plan to you and look forward to your
early call.
SOUTHERN IDAHO REALTY co.
John F. Dulin, Mgr.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

claim. located in an unorganized mir
ing district in Gilmore county. Idaho.
the amended location notice of which
is recorded in Book 80 of Placer
Claims at page SO in the recorders
office of Mountain Home. Elmore
county, Idaho, in order to hold said
claim under the provisions of section
1924 of the revised statutes of the
United States and acts amendatory
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims being the amount re-
quired to hold said claim for the per-
iod ending the 31st day of December.
1908. and if within 80 days from per-
sonal service of this notice or within
80 days after the publication thereof
you fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion of such expenditure, be-
ing in the sum of $12. so each as a CO.
owner, your interest and the interest
of each of you so failing to contrib
ute will become the property of the
undersigned. your co-owner. who has
made the required expenditure under
the terms of said section.
MOUNTAIN MEADOW PLACER
MINING COMPANY. LTD,
GIG BY J. B. Tabour, Secretary