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The Washington bee., 1910-07-30
For RENT

Three-roOm fiat; Brightwoo5
avenue, just above Howard ave
nue.. with bath; for small family
Rent moderate. By Thomas
Walker, sos 9Th st. n. W.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-30
FOR SALE

Eight room house on s street bet.
Thirteenth ard Fourteenth streets.
northwest Occupied By Oa0ner since
built IN excellent condition W5li
sell on easy terms Address CD. r
Bee Office Ho9 Eye 81. ". ".
The Washington bee., 1910-07-30

which were attacked by a DR.. Stiles
of the Board of Charities, who at
Prof. George w. Cook, member
tended a convention of Research and
He was heartily endorsed.
fend the morals of colored women
Child Welfare" took occasion to de-
The Washington bee., 1910-07-30
Pineapple and Peach Cocktail.

This is a sweet course for the be-
ginning of a dinner. The fruit is cut
into small pieces, marOOns are added
and sherry or lemon juice poured over
Add little powdered sugar, mix, make
worry cold and serve in cocktail glasses
The Washington bee., 1910-07-30
WU71ted- PriUGte .NivSjn6
By Graduate Nurses SeUeraJ gear
experience
Daisy Spears
PhOHs3SN 2IZ5y IIo8 S ST, n. ".
For Sale.

On New Hampshire Avenue, three
story pressed brick front, brown-stone
trimmings. ten-roOm house; furnace
heat, modern plumbing. Especially
suitable for a doctor. No reasonable
offer refused. Address E. D., this of
fee.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-21
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

house standing on the hill that slopeG
places, where stockings were hung un
Christmas Eve. and the immense
lawn. waste of white snow, was 40
appropriate setting for the poem.
Among the friends of the Moors;
was the family of Rev. DR.. Dav.t
Butler, at that time rector of ST.
Paurs Church in the city of Trcr
Shortly after Christmas, while the
eldest daughter of Dr. Butler was Wig
iting AZ Chelsea, one OF Clement
Moore's little daughters read her the
poem. Miss Butler at once copies
the verses i'm her album. She va,
so much impressed with them, how
ever, that just before Christmas OF
the next year, 1923, she sent a copy
to the editor of the Troy Sentinel,
who published them on December 2S
with an editorial note and a quaint
woodcut of St Nick. Other news
papers copied the poem. 1t spread
from paper to paper from city to city
1t was reprinted in the magazines
then in school readers. Special ed,-
tions Of the poem were published, AZ
Illustrated by famous childrens a,'-
lists. 1t was translated into mamy
languages. One may hear K recitea
by German school in tEelr
native tongue, and by other children
in other languages.
DR.. Moore, although his name dc
not appear was somewhat displease,i
at the publication of the poem. Ha
was extremely modest, and he fei.
that the verses had little merit save
as verses for children. 1t was lona
time before he saw that just in that
fact lay its claim to Immortality. H;s
Hebrew lexicon and other scholar
writings are known to very few. Tho
little poem written for his children ~
possessed by all the world where
Christmas is celebrated.
Prom the Christmas Golfers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-21
THE ORIGIN OF OUR CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS

holiness being invested in an ulnmi-
held Feast of Light about Christmas
time In which candles were an impor-
tant feature. so that their use may
oddly enough have been thus adapted
by the Christians. The Huge Yule
candle signified the coming of the
light into the world. The most beauti-
full idea Is that our use of candles is
derived from the fact that probably
when Christ was born twinkling
lights were burning in every house.
The holly and mist.etoe indispens-
able for holiday decoration were orig
inaiiy identified with pagan festivals.
There is a tradition that holly is the
bush in which Jehovah appeared to
Moses. The mistletoe was an object
of great veDeration to the Druids, al
thought only when Il grew urom au
oak tree. The propriety OF kissing
under the .nistletoe is a relic of an
old Scandinavian myth. II seems that
Bolder the Auollo Of the North. was
hated by one Loki because every
thing hat springs from Are. air. earth
auc water had given promise rot to
hurt the formed handsome gentleman
Whoever 1T was had thus deereed all
things OF the earth and sea. had some
how neglected to mention the maTter
80 the insignificant mistletoe So
\ IL t,.l> .T
mistletoe, and being an unprincipled
chap induced blind Holder to shoot
Balder. Little good 1t did him, how
ever. for the gods restored Balder to
life at once and presented the misle-
toe to the Goddess OF Love TO keep.
Everyone who passed under it received
a kiss to show that IL was the emblem
OF love, and not death. The popularity
ries, but one old writer says: "Mistle-
toe was abandoned in the Christmas
decking of churches together with
kissing at the services. because both
young men to a-reading of the mar
riage service"
And dear old Santa Claus, or Saiut
Nicholas, or Kris Kringle. as you pre
fer-what delightful nEths from an
'iouity have 'tess.ted him win his
re'n' . nu ris whisf-rs and peck
OF toys! The Scandinavian legend re-
lates the coming Of Odin. the winter
god, who visited earth at the time of
the Winter Solstice or Feast. Odn
rode a white horse ana preceded by
wolves and ravens was supposed to
lead an army of souls that had died
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-21

Everybody. SO to speak. knows
Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house not a
creature was stirring, not even a
mouse" Indeed THE Night Be
fore Christmas"-or "A Visit from
known-has become such a part Of
our literature and tradition that it
seldom occurs to peop:c that it ever
had an author at all 1t is a classic
which simply began. SO to speak, like
Mother Goose.
1t was written, as matter of fact.
by an American gentleman, seventy
eight years ago in fine old New
York mansion, with just the sort of
wide fireplace which the st. Nicholas
of the poem might like to visit. 1t
was written by this gentleman for his
own children. and might never have
reached the millions Of other children
who have since enjoyed it had it not
been for the habit young ladies had
in those days of keeping albums in
which they wrote down sentiments
which pleased them.
Clement Clarke Moore, the author
of our poem was the grandson of
Right Rev. Benjamin Moore, second
Bishop of New York. Clement was
born at Chelsea. July Is, 1881. The
house in which he was later to write
his poem stood on the summit of a
high hill, since leveled, south of the
present Twenty-third Street and just
west of Ninth Avenue.
Moore held the chair in Hebrew
and Greek at the General Theological
Seminary New York, from 1921 until
1850, was professor emeritus until his
death in 1863, and wrote the first
Hebrew lexicon published in America
When his lectures were over Moore
found his chief delight in composing
verses for his children. He had in
for poetry. and they FOUND in their
fathers poems, written with keen
understanding of their childish likes
and dislikes, their great happiness.
Sometimes the longer poems had a
hidden little moral lesson, but princi-
pally they were verses rollicking with
fun.
AS Christmas present for his chill
dren. in the winter of 1922, Moore
wrote the poem which was to become
one Of the happiest possessions of the
children of the world, never dream
ing that any children but his own
would ever see the lines. In the big
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-21

during the year. AS Christianity tri-
umphed it was only over the unbap-
tized that he was thought to have
power, and his army came to be com
posed only OF the souls of children to
whom he became a friend. Eventually
he was said to bring the toys and gifts
To the children on earth. We are sat
isfied now to tell the childrenftha ne
CONES down the chimney With his pack
of gifts and disappears without being
beheld by mortal eye. In little Mo-
rayian village in Emaus, Pennsylvania
which is the only place in this country
where the custom is thus observed.
st. Nicholas, or Peltznichel. is yearly
impersonated by some villages. and
visits every household on Christmas
eve to distribute gifts.
The mince pie is a survival OF the
immense pies that the early Chris
tians used to make in the form of a
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-21
Wants to Help Come One

For thirty years j. f. Boyer, Of Fer
tile. Mo-. needed help and couldn (:
find it. That's why he wants to help
some one now. Suffering SO long him :.
self he feels for all distress frou,
backache, nervousness, loss Of appe-
tite, lassitude and kidney disordeca
He shows that Electric Bitters work
wonders for such troubles. Five bot
ties" he writes. wholly cured me ant
now / am we'll and hearty" It's alac
positively guaranteed for Liver Trou.
bles. Dyspepsia. Blood Disorders, Fa.
male Complaints and Malaria. Try
them. soc at Laurens Drug Go. ani
Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-21
Saved Fr IA Awful Death.

How an appalling calamity in his
family was prevented is told by ~. d.
Mcdonald, Of Fayetteville, n. q. II. F.
ID. No. 8, MY sister had consurl, ,'tion, +"
he writes, "she was very thin and pale
had no appetite and seemed to grow
weaker every day, as all remedies fail
ed, till DR.. Kings New Discovery was
tried, and SO completely cured her,
that she has not been troubled With
cough since. Its the best medicine
ever saw or heard Of" For coughs,
colds, lagrippe, asthma, Group, hem
orrhage. all bronchial troubles, it has
no equal. SOC, $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by Laurens Drug Co. and
Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-21

We are apt, most of ns, On 0bs1rs e
the customs and traditions Of the
Yule-tide with the feeling that they
had their birth with the 6rst Sf nhe
greatest festivals of Christend1sa. The
Christmas tree, she gift giving. fhe
candles, the holly and the nistletee
have become SO identified with our
celebration OF Christmas thai they
seem as inherent and peculiar TO 1t
as the radiant points TO the Star OF
the Nativity. And yet IT is to antiquity
and heathendum 1hat we owe the Gus
toms we observe, the stock phrases
we utter and even the mince pie, with
out which no Christmas dinner is
complete. The Germans. the Scan
dinavians. the Jews. tne Romans. the
Cloths and the Saxons have all contri-
buted to make our Christmas festival.
Merry Christmas" 1t is on our
lips from the stroke OF twelve that
ends the vigil Of Christmas eve until
the last candle has burned out on
Christmas night II we think of IL at
all we accept merry" as meaning
lively, sprightly and gleesome and
wonder bit perhaps at it's preference.
As a matter of fact ~1en ilie English
first used the old Saxon word in this
connection, spelling 1t "merrie," II
meant simply pleasant and agreeable.
but; we cling TO n in spite OF its
changed character.
The day before Christmas we bring
into the house a great fir tree that is
made the center of the festivities. 1t
is an old German legend that has pro-
vided us with this pretty custom.
Saint Wilfrid. the tale runs. was one
day cntting down one of the sacred
oaks of the Druids. Presently great
wine sci.vu 1t and it fell split in four
pieces. Behind it Saint Wilfrid saw a
young fir tree standing s9aunch and
nnharmed, pointing a green spire to
the heavens. He therenpon pro-
claimed IT a holy tree and the tree of
the Christ child because its leaves
pointed heayenWard. He asked the
people to gather about il in their own
homes. where 1t should shelter moth
ing but loving gifts.
On Christmas eve we illuminate the
tree with many ficke ring candies-un-
less we prefer safety to sentiment.
when we make use OF the electric
lighted devices. One may ,chcI'se
-
among several picturesque accounts
OF the Origin of this practice. In me
dleval times when the forests seemed
peopled with none but sacred trees.
there was tradition OF particular
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-21

cradle or manger After several cen
turtles the pies were mace smaller in
size, but were still made to carry out
the idea Of the manger, H. a sort of
coffin shape.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-04-30
NOT ICE.

Life, May l Dr.. Il. Y. Murray viii
Keep evening hours, from seven TO eight
o'tleek Mondays, Wednesday and Fri
lays only, save by special appointment.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-04-30
CARRENO
FOUND FRIENDS HERE

1t was only through the influence of
friends that the Honolulu music lovers
We're given the treat Iast evening of
hearing Madame Carreno play the piano.
Madame Carreno had been quite i'll dur
ING the whole journey, but when Sidney
Hoben explained to her the situation
she graciously consented to sacrifice
personal comfort.
Mrs. Walter Hoffman,, who sang
some years ago with Tagliapietra, a
brother OF Madame Carreno S present
husband, was at the wharf with her
automobile to meet the pianist and her
two daughters, who accompany her.
Mrs. Hoffman, took her guests for a
drive over the city, and afterwards gave
Ht-'e informal dinner party in their
homo.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-04-30
WANTS NEWS OF
"GOCD OLD HONOLULU

In sending in subscription for The
Advertiser, ". 0. Miller, superintendent
Of the western division of the Canadian
Pacific Railroad, writes: 81 spent two
months in Honolulu with my family the
fore mart Of this wear. We have all a
very tender spot in our hearts for good
old Honolulu and your pleasant and
courteous people, and therefore WISH to
have some news about your city
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-04-30
DAYTON WILL PROBATE

\ petition for the probating Of the
Will OF the late David NJ. Dayton was
filed in the circuit court yesterday by
the widow. Lucretia NJ. Dayton. Ac-
cording TO the petition the estate left
by the deceased kamaaina includes the
family homestead on Liliha street
valued 1T $4,000, and property on
School street and at Diamond Head
value to be ascertained. The heirs at
law besides the widow are the three
children, Ella K, David and lWalam X
DAYTON.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-04-30
CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM
HOUSEHOLD IMMINENT.

\ touch Of rheumatism, or twinge
of neuralgia. whatever the trouble is,
Chamberlain s Pain Balm drives away
the pain AT once and cures the com
plajnt quickly. First application gives
relief When bottle Of it is kept in
the house the pains of burns and scalds
may be promptly relieved. cuts and
bruises quickly healed and swelling
promptly reduced In fact, for the
household Ills. il is just such iniment
as every family should be provided
with. For sale by all dealers, Benson,
Smith & Co. Ltd. agents for Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-04-30
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Ms e. L. Dickerson has received
lev millinery goods from the East.
Nrs Z II. Marshall will offer for
saie choice collection Of ferns at the
,ssldenee Of Mrs. VIM. Bray, 1926 s.
ing street on Thursday, Friday and
saturday Of this week.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-04-30
WHAT THE PRESS AGENTS SAY
The Spoilers.

NJ. Henry McRae: That it is not
''tsssary for everybody who enjoys q
Fssern play to be a westerner, has
Teen proved by the charm Of the new
pay, The Spoilers,'' in which Miss
Margaret Oswald Will appear at the
oPe'ahoase next Thursday evening, IS
s!aFlag Tor the great masses OF people
ali sorts and conditions.
me Young man likes it because 1t
gives nm glance into the life OF
s4en he knows nothing. but of which
Z Z Is longing to have just such a peep.
lae Old people enjoy it because it
arms them with the pulse beat Of the
sieaV lie outside their own. The
.2s1S lady enjoys it because It is heroic
alo pictures IN all It's glory the western
WI o. rough and ready men of the
| Inc company and scenic equip
-4sl' Of The Spoilers, " is said to be
"a ABOVE the average productions.
II spite Of strong counter attractions
y AcRae people played to q good
lsT last night 1.-The Man Of the
.teII Is proving TO be the hit it de-
..,es 10 De and holds the attention Of
=, ,s's,aaonSe goers from curtain to cur
an Louis Morrison has the star
"a. .-a5aeteE Of the "boSs' and in it
r iga-les all that his admirers hoped.
1a'sy Rovai and James Dillon shared
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-12-01
Does the Variation inaPerCent of Fat
Affect the Food Value of Milk?

There is no food that has a higher
nutritive value than pure milk. Milk
should form part of the dietary of
every person, as it is easily digested
and assists in rendering other foods
more digestible. Experiments have
shown that milk is not luxury but
an economical food. We are prone
to consider cream or even rich milk
as a luxury so we ask where shall the
line be drawn? Shall we use milk OF
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-12-01

pounds of oats, from 20 to 80 pounds
of clover hay and all the oat straw
she will eat up clean The exact
amount of feed depends on size of
COW and quality and quantity of milk
produced. For C, w weighing 1000
pounds and giving 20 pounds of four
percent milk daily it would take eight
pounds of ground oats and 20 pounds
of clover hay besides the oat straw.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-12-01
Questions and HnSWerS

Question: Do you consider ground
oats and clover hay complete dairy
ration? What quantities should be
used? | also figure on using my oat
straw as a part of the roughage this
winter. w. j. HI. Enumclaw.
Answer: Ground oats and clover
hay makes very good ration for a
dairy COW. Feed from eight to 10
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-12-01

three, four, or five per cent fat.
:. In The average household there is
little discrimination. Milk is under
stood to mean the product of the
complete milking of one or more
healthy COWS, and as such the percent
of fat does not enter into account ex-
cept where a difference in price is
made. Is it better to buy five per
cent milk from 10 to IL cents per quart
than four per cent milk at six to
eight cents per quart?
The answer to that will depend
entirely on the ability of the con-
sumner to meet the price. The higher
the fat content the better the milk is
relished, but when considering it as a
food does the extra nutritive value
compensate the consumer for the
extra cost?
Scientists agree that milks with
either a maximum or minimum fat
content are not best for food purposes,
but milk containing about four per
cent fat generally gives the best re-
suits when it forms large part of a
diet. Milks very low or very high in
fat content have either too narrow or
too wide a nutritive ratio. That is,
there is either not enough or too
much pOrtein, muscle builder, in
comparison with carbohydrates and
fat, or heat and energy builder. The
most easily digested milk then is
that which tests about four per cent
fat.
Looking at the question in a differ
ent light, we ask: Would it not be
! cheaper and feasible to buy milk of a
very low fat content at a low price
and supply the deficiency by means
of cheaper fat substitute? The fat
in milk is more easily digested than
other fat of equal cost and for that
reason cannot be replaced by a substi-
tute to advantage.
| Since it costs more as a Iule to pro-
duce quart of five per cent milk
than a quart of four per cent milk it
is no more than fair that the man
selling the high percent milk should
get higher price, but in setting that
price it should be borne in mind that
milk with no fat has high nutritive
value, and that the fat tends more
to make it palatable than to increase
it's food value.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-12-01

COW and quality and quantity OF milk
produced For c., w weighing 1000
pounds and giving 20 pounds of four
percent milk daily it would take eight
pounds of ground oats and 20 pounds
of clover hay besides the oat straw.
WHY SOME CREAM is HARD TO
CHURN
Question: Early in September we
bought nice young COW four years
old, she was a Gurnsey that had
freshened in July. For the first three
or four weeks we had no trouble with
the butter coming, churning gen.
orally in twenty or thirty minutes.
Lately we have been having trouble
with the butter to have it gather
properly. Sometimes we churn at 6O
and sometimes at GA degrees. Either
way seems to bring about the same
results and we churn from one to
two hours. Some of our neighbOrs say
their butter comes in five minutes.
We have tried both the barrel and
dasher churns. We thought the COW
lacked salt, but after sailing her two
or three times week we still had the
same trouble. The cream seems to be
sour and the right thickness when we
begin to churn and we fail 10 see
what can be the matter with 1t.
Would apr eciate to the fullest extent
if you could give me some informa-
ticn on subject. l.. b. X. Epley
Wash.
Ans. There are several reasons
why butter gathers more slowly one
time than another.
First: The feed of the COW. In
the summer time when the COW is on
pasture or is getting other green feed
the quality of the fat is such that it
sticks together more readily. In
other words the fat is softer. In the
winter when most, if not all of the
feed is dry, the percentage of soft fats
is decreased and for that reason the
small fat globules do not stick to-
gether so easily. The remedy for
that would be to feed some succulent
food such as silage or roots.
Second: When the calving period
draws near and the COW is drying off,
there is a decrease in the amount of
soft fats and an increase in the hard
fats. The remedy would be to have
the COWS freshen late in fall, but be
fore the green grass or fodder has been
exhausted.
Third: When the cream forms it
simply means that it has air incorpo-
rated. 1t has been whipped. Sweet
cream whips more easily than sour
and very heavy cream whips easier
than thin. 1t is best to have about
80 per cent fat in the cream and have
it sour. If it is difficult to get it
sour this time OF year under normal
conditions it may be necessary to
warm it ur few hours before churn-
ing and then cooling down when ready
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-01-22
Real Estate Transfers

Minerva A. Dean to Sarah E. Biles,
lot in Fifth district, S. and other con-
siderations.
Franklin Weaks to James Thomas
Weaks,, interest in property at Pleas
ant Hill, $780,
John d. Gill and others, of Delaware
to Edwin Z. Ewell, OF Delaware, 35I
acre farm in Sassafras Neck, $I2, 100
Aldav Clements and wife, OF Kent
county, to Oscar e. Goodhand, OF
Brooklyn, 4s2 acre farm in The First
district, $4,000.
Minerva "A. Dean to John Fl. Dean
lot in Fifth district. IS and other con-
siderations.
Thomas J. Murray to James F. Pow
ers, Omar -. Crothers and William s.
Evans, all property real and personal
in trust.
Frank f. Thompson to Harry J.
Robinson, OF Pennsylvania, rs acre
farm in Elk Neck, $500 and other con-
siderations.