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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-12-24

dent. thereby relieving his wife OF
much OF the labor Of preparing them.
few social duties deyolye officially on
these public characters They fire.
auently entertain informally ut the
dinner table, and once each social sea.
son give n reception TO the members
Of the senate. which In one OF the
most pleasant events Of the entire
winter Contrary 10 the white House
receptions. refreshments are served TO
all invited guests
The wife OF the secretary Of state
assumes her official social duties for.
mnlly on New Years day. She II ex.
pecied TO participate In the presidents
reception at the white House from II
To 1880 q. m. when she departs for
her home TO receive the diplomatic
corps at breakfast at noon. Invita-.
lions TO the diplomatic breakfast are
confined TO the members Of the corps
and their families. the assistant secre.
tnries OF state. the chief clerk and
chiefs Of bureaus Of the department Of
state and their wives, II they are mar.
ried.
when all are assembled the secre-
tary Of state gives his arm to the wife
Of the dean OF the corps and leads the
way to the breakfast room They are
followed by the other guests. no
further attention being paid TO the or.
der Of precedence. except that the
wife OF the secretary OF state and the
dean of the corps are the last to enter
the breakfast room. II the secretary
Of state occupies house too small
20 seat n large party Of guests In the
dining room the unwrltten code pro-
yIdes that small tables shall be placed
In convenient places about the rooms
for serving refreshments from a
buffet II ls also required by the code
that only such refreshments as can be-
| quickly served, such as creamed oys.
tiers, croquettes, salads. hot bouillons.
coffee. ices, cakes and bon.bons-in
short. such dainties as can be eaten
without the aid Of kniie-shall be
served Champagne Is usually the
only wine served.
Al two o'clock on New Years day
| the wife OF the secretary Of state Is
expected to hold a public reception
for three hours and oil other cabinet
women are expected to do the same,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-12-24
CAPITAL LIFE HARD
Wives Of President and Cabinet
J'ucers Kept Busy.
Social Duties Of Women In Washing
ton Are onerous-some,imes
They Break Down Under the
Severe Strain.

Washington Women who aspire 10
have their husbands become presl.
dents Of the United States or Vice
presidents. or members of the prosi-
dents cabinet. would do we'll to con.
slider the social responsibilities which
would fall to them. M well as to pre-
pare themselves TO give mp their hus-
bands to the public service The life
OF these women In Washington large
ly IA public In itself There are heavy
demands on their time for social du.
ties which are to many dlstasteful.
Nevertheless. these duties cannot bo
thrust aside unless by serious illness.
one winters social campaign In
Washington has wrecked more than
one woman's nerves.
II Ia no secret that Mrs. Charles w.
Fairbanks. wife Of the former vice.
president. broke down under the pres.
sure of her social position
sull more recently. Mrs william n.
| Taft. the wife Of the president. passed
through n serious Illness. which. while
not due to a winters social campaign
In the white House. Ia believed TO be
the consequence Of the long strain
she endured during her husbands
campaign for the presidency,
One Ia inevitably struck in Wash.
ington with the fact that the social
duties Of the wife Of the ylce.presi.
dent practically parallel the Official
duties Of her husband. The Office OF
yice.presidcnt has come to be held by
the American people as sort OF NTH
wheel. for use only In case Of emer
gency. Nevertheless. the vice-presi
dent prcsides daily over the sessions
OF the senate and has his time nj
fully occupied m the president him
self The yice-prosldent, II he Ia Z
congenial companion for the president
becomes sort Of an assistant Il
him. In the Taft administration The
: relationship between President Tar
I and Vice President James $. Sherman
1 IL closer than IN recent admlnlstra
} lions.
I Aside from appearing nj all sucl
. social AFFAIRS, none OF which Ia eve
I held nj the home OF the yicepresl
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-12-24


conceptions Of the Di'
vine may have been the
rude but honest efforts
OF the earlier days OF the
human race to group the
idea Of n Goldman which
has been made 80 real
and so full OF Joy to Us
In the Nativity and the
Epiphany OF the Christ.
In this sense the early
church may have been
wiser than she wot OF.
Her aim was to select
the best features OF the
heather feasts and EN-.
body them for their puri.
hcation I'm Christian
practices and sacred
rites and 10 woan the
converts from their old
superstitions to the
deeper and more Oh
truths Of the Christian
faith.
But In so doing she
may have been the un.
conscious instrument OF
a dlyinely guided eyolu.
ton In religious practice
and belief which has en-.
nobled and enriched the
world. The symbolism
OF our Christmas today
certainly lends itself In
many ways TO this point
OF view. In the greenery
with which we deck our
houses and churches and
In the gift.laden fir trees
which gladden. our chill.
dren's hearts. we stlll re.
tain the symbols by
which our heather fore
fathers signifed their
faith In the power OF re-
turning sun TO clothe the
earth Eith green and
hang new fruit on the
trees. The Christmas
carol may be a new
birth Of the hymns OF
the Saturnalia. The
holly and mistletoe
came from the Druid
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-12-24

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
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-12-24

story IN told Of an Alpine farmers reINhhl
who hid In the stable ON Chrstmas eve ana
heard the horses talking about his own death
which followed few days later.
A Bosnian Legend.
There Is a Bosnian legend that the sun
leaps In the heavens and the stars dance
around H. great peace comes stealing down
over mountain and forest The rotten stumps
stand straight and green on the hillside. The
grass is benowercd with blossoms and the
birds sing ON the mountain tops In thanks TO
God. In Poland the heavens open and Jacobs
ladder IA set up between earth ard aky. In
Adstria. the candles are .set-ln -the Nindow.Ne
the Christ Child may not stumbleN when "
comes to bless the home. In north German,
the tables are spread and the lights LETT burn
Ing for the Virgin Mary and her attending
angel
The English superstition Ia admirnbl,
voiced by the myrlad-mlnded Shakespeare Ia
Hamlet"
Some say that ever 'gnnat that season comes
Wherein our Lords birth IL celebrated,
The bird Of dnwning singeth all night long.
Ana then they say no spirit can walk abroad
The nights are wholesome Then no plhneiH STRIKE,
No fairy takes. nor witch hath power To charm
SO haiiowrd and 20 gracious IN tho time"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-12-24

Adeste ndeles
Laet triumphantes.
Venite, Venite in bethlehem.
Nahum videte. Regem angeorum
Venlto adoremus
Venite adoromus
Venite adoremus Domnum.
oh. come all go faithful
Joyful and triumphant.
Oh ye oh. come ye TO Bethlehem.
See the newborn Saviour. king of all the angels.
oh, let adore him.
Oh. let adore him.
Oh come let us adore him, Christ our Lord
Saint Bonayentura was Franciscan scholastic phos.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-12-24

bratlon Is a part Of the universal
history OF the human race what
ever may have been It's origin aud
whatever peculiaritios may have
gathered about It In liz adaptation
60 different people and different
circumstances It is to ~ Amerl.
cans today a practically national
feast.
To keep II was at one time. and
In our own part Of the country. II
IL true. a penal ofensc. II was
thought to SAVIOR Of ptclacy and to
foster unpleasant memories Of po.
litical servitude But II has grown
with our growth and the broad.
mindedness Of the American
people Il seen at its best In the
hearty commemoratlon OF tho ma.
urity Of the Christ from year to
year.
In some parts Of the country. In
fact. Christmas day bids fair to
supplnnt Thanksgiving day. and II
certainly may already claim an
equality OF recognition with tho
timehonorcd 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 gllm.
MGR on the Christmas trees. II ia
time OF universal peace and
good will. II brightons homes.
softens asperltles and uplins us
as II 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. II. as held
lwWa q 4
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-12-24

T=1N EVERY Roman Catholic church aud In probably
IAI ninetyandnine out Of every hundred Protestant
k-A-4 churches throughout Chrisendom this II the
txasGl son when Is heard that grand old hymn whose
tender and solemn strains find echo In the
universal human heart-Adesto Fldeles Come All Ye
Faithful It is the anthem sung high at Christ
mastldo for centuries past calling Chrsts wOhpers to
Bethlehem where the newborn Savior lies
This naive and beautiful Latin anthem Is more ancient
than It's history and goes back six centuries
Saint Bonayentura Italian monk OF the thirteenth
fury who died in Lyons France In 1874 is credited with
the authorship OF the beginning;
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-12-24

LII the world
keeps Christ.
mas day From
the land Of the
midnight sun
to the sunny
south Of per.
petual summer
Is a far cry.
But In the long
distance there
Is no Ian d
where Christ.
m as Is n OF
kept Its cole.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-12-24

whose narrative bears traces Oh nav
lux been cleaned from Joseph and ST
Luke. who probably got his informa
ton from Mary have given us the
story with dircctness and n human
ness which the grotesque and often
mcrctrlcious wondortales Of the apoc
ryphnl gospels have but served to nc
ccntuate az n dark background to u
touching and rcyoront picture.
Around the story legends natu
rally gathered II was the custom In
early days to decorate In this way
the graves Of heroes and some OF
these legends are no doubt the on
spring Of the vulgar tattlc" OF the
apocryphnl gospel stories. In some
parts Of the world the bees are said
10 sing on Christmas eve. The cattle
knccl In honor Of the mangor'bed nj
bethlehem. The sheep 30 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 meel and
look up to the Great Spirit In the
German Alps the cattle are thought
to have the gift Of language. and the
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03
Testities After -Four Years.

Carlisle Center. y. Y. G. b. bur.
hans. writes About four years ago
| wrote YOU that ! had been entirely
cured OF kidney trouble by taking two
bottles OF Foley's Kidney Remedy. and
after four years I am again pleased
tn state that have never had any
return OF those symptoms. and am
evidently cured to stay cured" Foley's
Kidney Remedy will do the same for
you. J. W. MCCollum a Co
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03
MASTERS SALE.

Notice II hereby given that under
and hy virtue of iinal deere, of
foreclosure rendered IN the Judge at
the Circuit Court ot Eighth Judicial
Circuit ~ Florida. un Srpisu..
her lsi 1893. in a certain cause. Ia
chancery Wherein Frank Howard
'Chasr, a. Executor at thr Last Nul
aud Testament at Charles " Chase.
drCvasrd h complainant aud 4 L
Thomas. Mr~ Lucy Means Campbell
aud Paul Campbell. are defendant,
the undersigned. Whu VA, thyrrb, ap.
painted Special Master viii sell at
puhll, auction AZ SUIT e. GHmy,tlII,
National HANK hullimg GAIur-, iIlr.
FLORIDA. between lhy legal hour, of
sale GOA Nuuit, Tho Uh 90, uf p,,
IuIuI i""' 600 thy mghy-I ana N.-t
.HHI,r therefor iur cash tN. ,.utu
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03
AT THE AIR DOME.
Nov Have New Vaudeville Bill That
Is Pleasing.

After having been disappointed for
a couple Of evenings the management
OF the Air Dome now have one Of
the best vaudeville acts that has BE-, u
seen there since the great double bill
They state that from this time on
they will try and avoid being put
out in securing these attractions. but
the mishap was OcCa stoned this time
BY the wrong booking OF dates.
The act that Is now on II highly
pleasing Much favorable comment
has been heard concerning its pro-
duCtiOn in this city aud II Is con
sidered we'll worthy OF the liberal
patronage that is always accorded this
place.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03

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zoe tlns.lts 10 i.,s uat mlks t.a
..lttl.i .as isY. Jb,n e. talaas..r
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H ..1'f.. no sJssiit s.ta tfH
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03
MASTERS SALE.

Notice l. hereby given that under
and by virtue OF a final deere. Of ior,
closure rendered by the Judge OF m,
Circuit Court OF the Eighth Judicia
Circuit of Florida. dated August
eth. l"uH. in certain cause therein
pending la favor OF II. 4. Thrash-r
complainant, and against VIM Nelson
and Amanda Nelson. defendants. IN.
undersigned Special Master therein
named. will sell az public auction be-.
fore the Court House Door at Gaines.
Vile, Florida. between the legal hour,
OF sale, on Monday. October 4th. 1909
the following described piece. parcel
or tract of land situated. lying and
being in Alachua county. Florida. TO.
Wit: Beginning az the NJ. corner a,
the Si2 OF Block =. of the NWI. of
Section :, Tp. To- =. X PEI r. in
Browns Addition tn Gainesville. and
from said starting point running south
2o feet, Ih-nCe west 1uu feet. thence.
north l2u feet: thence east poo f,.,t
tn tho point at beginning. il being m,
same land decided b. Lettie VI Jack.
son 10 Vim y Nelson on The alth
day of November. 1884. said deed be-.
ing recorded on N" public records uf
Alachua county. Florida. in Decd BOOK
x. PAGE Ij6
Tn" sam" tu b" sold for ca~h - rh,
highest and b">, bidder therefor. -
the property of said VIM Nelson and
to satisfy said deere, and cost.
W = BROONE
Special Master
T r. ELLIS. JR
Solicitor for Complainant
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03
SOME OF NEGROES
MADE GETAWAY
DEPUTIES ARE HOT ON TRAIL
RIGHT BEHIND THEM.
Believed That All Will De Caught and
Brought 70 Gainesville Some.
time Today.

On the arrival of sheriff Ramsey at
Newberry on Wednesday night he dis
covered that part OF the negroes want.
ed by him for assault had skipped out
and only one, Dave Neaman. remained
guard over the alleged tiger" and
club room. where the severe whipping
was administered on Tuesday evening.
The sheriff placed this man under
arrest and learned of the whereabouts
Of the other parties. whom he sent
deputies after. and they are expected to
arrive in the city today with all the
prisoners. he having left his man
confined i'm the jail nj NewberTy.
II Is said that this Is only one OF
q number OF just such dives" that
are thriving In the western section,
and an effort will be made TO break
up this lawlessness. The negroes
meet there and gamble away their
earnings; besides IL Is always a IA.
vorite spot for loafers, for many Of
them can live OF OF the few working
negroes that have money who fire.
quent these places.
The negro White. who was so badly
beaten. is still In a critical condition
and IL will be- a number OF days be-
fore he Is able TO be brought to
Gainesville to testify against the
crowd, even II they are all caught and
brought in today.
The case against the negroes is
strong and they viii be held upon a
number OF charges in addition to the
''hOgging" of the man. for some evil
dence was worked up by the sheriff
while he was away.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03
BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM.
The outton Bank install New and
Perfect system.

The button Bank of this city is
now fully equipped with all modern
cOnveniences and protection for an
up-to-date banking house. While the
bank has been only n short time un-
der Its present management. the busi.
ness has already grown TO wonderful
proportions and a splendid success is
assured
The last OF the fine equipment, the
Electric Burglar Alarm System. has
just been completed. and public
demonstration of the system will be-
given Saturday. September 18th. at
which time the public Is invited TO in
spect the system In every detail
This new electric system of vault
protection manufactured by the
Electric Protection Company of Min.
neapOlis. MINI. has just been install.
ed In the above named bank The
large steel vault is now lined through.
out with two plates OF electrically
charged steel. ANY attempt to enter
the vault with explosives means In
slant death To the party attempting IL,
and az the same time sets In action inn.
mense gohgs located In and about the
bank building. The directors OF the
Dution Bank are sparing NO expense
In making both their depositors and
themselves absolutely secure from
burglary. and they are using every pre-
caution To guarantee a safe and con.
sentative financial Institution for the
people OF this section of the State.
The interesting aud convincing
demonstration will convince the pub.
BIC that the hank Is nov absolutely
burglar proof
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03
CONTRACTOR ARRIVES
FOR The UNIVERSITY
WORK WILL COMMENCE WITHIN
VERY SHORT TIME.
Looking over the Grounds and Local
Situation, Preparatory 10 Com.
meneins Work on Buildings.

John J. Cain OF Columbia, 5. C.,
senior member OF the firm OF Cain a
Co. contractors for the new buildings
Il the University. is in the city 10
look over the ground and make his
preliminary arrangements for the
commencement of work.
He arrived here on Wednesday
evening. but 50 quiet and modest was
he about his mission that IL was some
time before the army of sub-COntract.
ors about the city were aware OF his
presence He visited the ground l. ~
the University site in the evening and
again on Thursday for the purpose ~
making his plans and necessary PIE.
paraiions for the commence Oi
tlr"wCrk on the buildings on IN" TWO
sites.
While he signed no contracts. II l.
more than probable that the local men
will have the chance to sell him a
great deal OF the material that will
be consumed in the two large build.
ingS. also the smaller agricultural
bu.ldiuI
Before his departure h. viii max,
the necessary arrangements and SOM,
definite time will b. decided upon for
the work ~ commence. which II {, now
Thought Will D.. IA IN. \.r. near IN.
ture Mr. Edwards. the architect.
will probably meet with him here ou
his next visit. and thu work viii then
De- started.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03
SIS. BLOOD aan HuHops


softeninS cleansing
which continually day and night When hs
with the natural evaporation and f
pus,ules itching rash hard ay
humors from the blood Coos the c
strength and thickness,
corpusc and enrches II in Then
inst OF
soohd sOftened by this cooling healthy blood
blood
letter Salt Rheum and all other
of
complexion
medical advice
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., ATLANTA "a
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03

Then watch Il closely And above
all things don't let Il suffer for any
length of time With worms that Is
fatal II Is complexion gvts yellow
and pasty, u Il 10 ustlr-s. ,russ az
pev,ish. sets thin. suffer- With hau
lvRCe. gi,v % Mhiirs Iryam Nyumi
fugv-thr only ,urr chat uv,rr All-
and has no had ,ur,ts sold D., "
n johnson
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03
To BE Happy

You must have good health You
cant have good health II your liver
is not doing its duty slow but sur,
poisoning Is Eoing ON all the tim,
under such circumstances ballard ,
Herbine makes perfectly healthy
liVer-keeps the stomach and bowels
right and acts as a tonic for the IN.
tire system Sold by W VI johnson
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03

Typewriter ribbons for sale at this
,ffce. The best on the market. ON,
twenty-five cents. All colors and 20,
~se on all standard machines.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03
NeSRtna Death.

There II no use IT reading any more
rules about huw O. live long time
Al old lady IOO years old has eaten
New England doughuuts all her HE -
Birmingham Age-Ilrrald
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-03
A Gnnd ENnnfrlr.

Father dn lecturin: moosl-You
never heard ~ man getting int"
trouble by following good example
Son dncorrigihle' Yes, sir. ! have
the counterfeiter Boston Transcript
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23

he will take a jar. the interior of which has
been written all with strange formula and
signs He will then Ill It with water, wait TIL
these formulae and signs have been thoroughly dis
solved. and drink the singular solution with an
absolute faith It's wonder working efficacy
Sheltered by the sOrnbre cyp. --seS OF the great
Mahometan cemetery at Scutart (the ancient
ChrysOpOlis on the Asidtc coast of the Bosporus)
there stands in picturesque solitude the tomb OF
a horse. Every Friday afternoon Turkish mothers
carry to that tomb their crippled children TO be
submitted by a select 'khodja'' (priesD TO an ex-
traordinary course Of treatment These children
are dragged with their diseased limbs dangling
over the hillock. from end of the tomb 10 the
other and then back again in the same fashion
The occult influence emanatng from this hiliock
is supposed to be alLeffcient panaCea- II is
not difficult trace in this case the crude. i'm
perfect association Of ideas The horse has long
been considered an emblem Of vigOr. typifying. as
Ruskfn says the flow and force of life Hence
the belief Of the Oriental inherited. doubt from
the Greeks. the all-conqUerIns virtue and In
nuence OF occult and mysterious effiuvia which are
supposed to emanate constantly from a horses
tomb.
The wearing of a necklace Of blue beads or of
garlic as a potent means keeping away disease
or Of wardng off the evil eye is quite a universal
matter Of sincere belief in the whole OF Turkey.
the lower classes of many a country in civilized
New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
OWNERSHIP OF MAILED LETTERS.

Many persons under the impression that a
letter once mailed is longer the property of the
addressed. This is Under the posta! regr-
lations of the United States and the rulings of the
highest courts In the land, a letter does not be-
long 10 the addressee until II is delivered 10 him
The writer has right To reclaim and regain pos
session of II provided he prove the satisfac-
ton Of the postmaster at the Office from which 1t
sent that he the writer of IT.
Even after the letter has arrived at the Office
which is it's destination and before II has de-
nvered TO the addressee, Ii may be recalled by the
writer by telegraph through the mailing office
The regulations of the Postoflce Department
quire. course. that utmost shall taken by
the postmaster the office of mailing ascertain
that the person who desires withdraw the letter
is really the who is entitled to do so. and the
postmaster IS responsible for his II he delivers
the letter to mpostor or to an unauthorized
person.
The vital principle I'm political system lies at
the OF this matter In this country the state
is the servant agent OF the citizen. not his
ter. II remains merely his agent throughout the
transmission of a letter The state may prescribe
regulations under which its servants may carry
message for the citizen. hut II shirk It's
sponslbility to hir-Washngton Star