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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-14
make care

Remember that when your kidneys
are affected, your life is in danger. Nj.
Mayer, Rochester, N. Y. says; ''My
trouble started with sharp shooting
pain over my back which grew worse
daily. | felt sluggish and tired, my
kidney action was irregular and in
frequent. started using Foley's Kid
ney Pills. Each dose seemed TO put
new life and strength into me, and now
J am completely cured and feel better
and stronger than for years. A. j.
johnson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-14

What is it and where is it? It's
Morrison's jewelry store, FIVE doors
south of the postoffice, where you can
find complete STOCK.
Before buying your Christmas APP
pies come in and take a look at my
stock of western box apples. l have
nice lot of fancy apples. 7. E. Davis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-12-14

Now is the time 10 send Christmas
presents to the old country. Drafts is
sued ON all parts of Norway and foreign
countries at First National Bank.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE
Number OF State Institutions 10
Double During the Past
Two Years.

Sixteen state sanatoria, % county
hospitals and II municipal hospitals
for tuberculosis have been erected
and provided for since January l.,
1909, says a recent bulletin Of the Ma
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis.
Within the last two years the num-
ber of state institutions for tubercu-
losis has doubled, and the number Of
county and municipal institutions has
increased from about 30 to 80. The
expenditures of public money for the
treatment of tuberculosis also has
more than doubled. Not less than
$4,000, 900 of state money was appro
priated for tuberculosis institutions In
over 100000 In 1910, when only IL
legislatures were in session. The ap-
propriations of counties and cities for
tuberculosis hospitals and sanatoria
in the last two years will aggregate
fully $2,500,000, bringing. the total
of official appropriations for tubercu-
losis hospitals up to over $6,000,0OO
in the past two years.
In spite, however, of this good show.
ing, the National Association for the
Study and Prevention Of tuberculosis
states that not one-tenth of the pub
lie provision for tuberculosis that is
needed has been made. More than
100000 tuberculosis patients are con.
stantly without proper institutional
treatment.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
How December 25 Was
Chosen

How many people know why Christ
mas came to fall on December 25?
Everybody knows that it is the day
celebrated alike by the Catholic, Prot
estant and Greek churches as the ma
tivity of Christ, yet nobody knows II
it is the actual date.
The uncertainty is due to the preJu-
dice of early Christians against the
celebrations of birthdays. They re-
garded such custom as heathenish,
and made no exception. even to the
Savior's birthday.
1t was not until Christianity had
triumphed, three centuries later, that
the prejudice against the observance
OF birthdays died out, and an investi-
cation as to the date of Christ's birth
day was begun.
julius, pope or bishop of Rome,
asked st. Cyril In 3S6 to ascertain the
real anniversary Of the nativity. st.
Cyril reported the date to be Decem-
ber 25, to the best of his knowledge,
after extensive research, and the date
was accepted by Julius and promul-
gated as the anniversary Of Christ's
birth. Before the end of the fifth cen
tury the date was accepted by all
Christendom.
January 6, April 20, March 20 and
March 29 are some of the dates that
were serious contenders for the dis
tinction before December rs received
the seal of julius approval.
Even after the date was generally
accepted by all Christian nations the
holiday had its struggles. The Eng
lish roundhead parliament Of 164S
abolished Christmas and for IL years
it was not observed in England. Roy.
| atty gained the ascendency, however,
and Christmas was re-established as
national holiday.
Governor Bradford of Plymouth, in
1921, history says, had occasion to re.
| buke some young men who had come
over in the ship Fortune, following in
the trail of the Mayfiower, because
their consciences would not allow
them to work on Christmas, with their
sterner Puritan brothers.
In 1869 the general court of Massa
chusetts passed law fixing a fine OF
five shillings against anyone who
should by abstinence from labor, feast
ing or any other method, observe
Christmas.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22

ativey new. The extent to which they are used
has, of course, increased correspondngly with
the general popularity of the post card.
Joseph Cundal, London artist, claims to
have issued the first Christmas card proper in
1S46 1t was lthograph, hand colored, about
the size of a ladys visiting card. In 1862 cards
of this character were first issued in large num-
bers They still of the visiting card size,
inscribed, simply, "a Merry Christmas" Later
holly, mistetoe, embossed robins and figures and
landscapes were added until the present stage
has been reached.
AS forerunner of the Christmas card were
the school pieces" and Christmas pieces" of the
early part of the nineteenth century. These were
sheets of plain writing paper surrounded with
elaborate pen fourishes and scrolls, and some
times headed with copperplate engraVings, plain
and colored. Schoolboys used them at the holi-
day season, says one writer, for carefully writ
ten letters exploiting the progress they had made
In composition and chirOgraphy. Charity boys
were large purchasers of these pieces and at
Christmas time used to take them around their
parish to show and at the same time to solicit
a trihe.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22

If you beat your trees on Christmas night they
certain to bear better crops than they had
the year previously. A like result would follow
the tying of stones on every Christmas eve, to
tie wet straw bands around the orchard trees on
Christmas would increase their fruitfulness.
To make the grass grow well the succeeding
year, thrash the ground of your garden with
fail Christmas eve with only your shirt on.
In several of the old counties of England the
custom long survived of "saluting" the apple
trees Christmas eve, and in Sussex they used
to 'wassail" or "worsIe" and chant verses to
them.
Christmas time is regarded by the maidens
OF many countries as the season when the oracles
pleased to give them information concerning
their love affairs, telling them by various pro-
cesses what will be the color of their lovers
hair and his eyes, his occupation and whether
present love affairs will terminate happily or 9TH
erwise.
Some of these curious beliefs hinge the
exact time of the birth of Jesus Scotch folklore
has it that he was born at midnight of Christmas
eve, and that the miracle of turning water into
wine was later also performed at that hour. This
belief is also recognized in parts of, Germany,
where it is held that water turns to wine between
the hours of eleven and twelve on Christmas eve
while in other sections of that country the change
is believed to take place on Christmas night
Gossips in Germany must find great satisfac-
tion in the superstition that If one walks into
the winter corn on Christmas eve he will hear all
that will happen In the village that year. Like
wse If one goes to the crossroads on Christmas
day ne will hear that which most concerns him
for the coming year"
Dogs should have a care as to their actions
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
Modelling for Children
making Things" In Clay Give Pupils Idea ot
Artistic Beauty and Form.

There are sculptors who make specially OF
portrait busts and statuettes of children and re-
Gently a movement has been started to make
plastic art in the form Of small models and hgur'
ines distributed among the public schools, me
dium for teaching new art.,tic ideals In young
pupils.
Strangely enough, the idea of giving the chill
dred lump of clay and setting them to making
something" themselves seems never to have oc,
Cured except to a few of our school teachers. In
many schools the kindergarten sand box is about
the nearest approach to it, but in some OF the
public schools in great cities modelling in clay is
taught in the primary grades.
Modelling, the concrete expression of the sense
of FORM is the beginning Of all art
"The vital law lying at the root of all that
have ever tried to teach, says Ruskin, lis the de-
pendence of all noble design in any kind, on the
sculpture or painting of organic FORM"
The appreciation Of FORM as Mr. Schneider ar
gues can never be so we'll taught as when the
pupil has bit of clay in his hands, and that 1t Is
natural is we'll proved by the desire of every
chilli to mold something out of mud, If no clay Is
to be had The children at the seashore try
their best to build something" though the sand
slips away. So they wet 1t, and do the best they
can. Give any normal child some clay and see
how easily it learns to model familiar objects
and how eagerly it amuses itself with this artistic
play 1t is along the pathway OF clay that
chld can De most easily InsIFucCeu' pelns '""5H'
to see exactly and to reproduce more and more
sklfully as 1t gains skill by practice. 1t Is ed
ucation of eye and hand at the same time. The
Joy of creation is aroused and stimulated aud the
powers of production are given full play.
If left to Its own free will the child is apt to
attempt the complex rather than the simple and
therefore certain amount of suggestion and
guidance is necessary. To this end an entire
series of models have been set as a course that
will help to lay the foundation for later artistic
education.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
498YliSe~
CHOOSING BRIDES

With the Russian Christmas, which,
of course, is celebrated 13 days later
than the rest of Europe, is connected
curious custom, in which the young
men and maidens of that country are
greatly interested. This is the choos-
ing of their brides by the young peas
ants of the land. The marriageable
girls of the district at the appointed
time gather in the house OF the elder,
and, sitting in a row, have their heads
covered with wells or napkins. When
all is ready the young men are ad-
mitted one by one to make their
choice OF wife.
While seemingly the young men
pick at random, yet really young
couples who are enamored Of one an
other generally manage to become
mated, and thus prevent mistakes
When she has been chosen the girl
uncoyers her head, and later on in
the evening conducts her lover to her
home, where her father puts the be-
trothaI ring upon her finger.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22

sion of distressing anxiety, as she
looked at the wide road she had to
cross. with carriages and omnibuses
passing each other. Victor Hugo ap-
preached her, and after short con-
versation, he drew piece of money
from his pocket, handed 1t to her,
then taking OF his hat he confided 1t
to her and, with quick movement
and laughing face, lifted the bundle
to his shoulder and crossed the road.
followed by the bewildered woman.
rushed downstairs to embrace him
for it, 9Ht by the4time ! had reached
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22

the passage. jostled against De Chilly
who wanted to stop me, and descend,
ed the staircase, Victor Hugo had dis
appeared. ! could zee only the WON
ans back, but it semed to me that
she hobbled along now more briskly
The next day told the poet that J
had witnessed his delicate, good deed
oh" said Paul Maurice, his eyes wet
With emotion, every day that dawns
Is day of kindness for him." EN-
braced Victor Hugo and we went to
the rehearsal.-From Sarah Born.
hadt's Recolle. tons.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22

Great POST ROAD at NlJnl
Udinsk, now, in these days Of the
trans-Siberian railway, a place Of
some Importance.
was aIone, on my way from Peters
burg to Irkutsk. On the previous day
had overtaken a convoy Of prison
ers in chains, and as on the morning
of the Russian Christmas day l was
sitting by the high brick stove, saw
the Cossacks and their despairing
charges arrive.
l remember walking and talking
with several Of them in that wilder
ness Of newly fallen snow. Most OF
them were, or said they were, victims
of the unscrupulous agents provoca.
teurs of the government, and all
seemed bitter against the czar and
his advisers-as indeed they well
might be.
Another Christmas OF the Greek
calendar l spent in Servia-in Bel
grade. the capital of that gallant lit
tie state, the powder-magazine OF the
Balkans. 1t was cold. bright, sunny
day, and an air of festivity was every
where. The service IL the cathedral,
attended by the king and his cabinet,
was a brilliant affair, and after
stroll in the delightful Kalemegdan
garden, overlooking the Danube,
lunched with my friend the minister
of justice and his charming American
wife. The streets were hung with
flags, exchanges of presents and flow
ers were universal, anG many were
the quaint Serb customs.
The twenty-tifth of December three
years ago l spent wearily in the stuffy
restaurant car of the Nord express be-
! tween Paris and Petersburg. Again,
l was alone and | remember, as we
steamed out of Wilma station to the
great plain towards Dunaburg the
chef of that celebrated express pro-
duced his triumph-an English pud-
ding, with small piece of holly stuck
in the top. My fellow passengers, be-
ing all foreigners. failed to appreciate
it. But did.
Another memorable holiday was that
passed in the reindeer-skin hut of a
Laplander halfway between Alexan-
drovsk and Kandalaksha. | was trav-
cling by sled. l had left Kirkenaes,
ON an arm of the Arctic ocean, a
month before and was now working
my way south toward Archangel.
l produced a bottle Of much-shaken
port wine, in honor of the occasion,
and poured out glass for my host.
He was very suspicious of it. and
compelled me to swallow mine first
Then he slipped his, and pulled a, wry
face His wife tasted it, and shifted
suspiciously, and afterward the SER
wants, but all declared 1t was some
horrid English decoction-some medi-
cine, it must be, they said. They had
never before tasted wine. They had
never seen bunch of grapes, never
rose, and never even a tree.
One Yuletide dinner ate at CEgo's,
at Monte Carlo. where the fooling vas
fast and furious, and with my friends
watched the tables" afterward,
supping across at the Hotel de Paris.
and receiving a present from the
monster tree.-William LIE Queux.
>lSS3<aAgSSSa
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
S3Se~
Work Of a Mlsanthrope.

II hear that something cast dam.
per over the Christmas party at Mig.
glesbury's," says the man who has
been away for the holidays.
"Yes," answers the girl who staid
at home. "It was just too mean for
anything. You know that Mr.. Smith.
ers, whose engagement to Annie Teek
was announced last Christmas after
he kissed her under the mistletoe?T
"Yes."
''Well, he came 20 the party and
hung a large sign reading DANGER
beneath the mistletoe they had It
tached to the chandelier"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
The Kindness of Victor Hugo

by the Luxembourg railings. Victor
Hugo had just crossed the road and
was about to walk on. An old woman
attracted his attention. She had just
put a heavy bundle of linen on the
ground and was wiping her forehead,
on which were great beads of perspi-
ration.
In spite of the cold, her toothless
mouth was half open, as she was
painting, and her eyes had an express
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
The Modern Wav.

A couple of young men on tho Mar.
ket street viaduct the other evening
offered a new version of an old saw.
After they had passed couple of au.
burn-haired damsels one of the young
men took his stand at the curb and
gazed up and down the bridge.
What are you looking for? In
quired his companion.
Pointing to the red-headed girls, the
young man answered: I'm trying to
see white automobile. e."-Youngstow
Telegram
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22

the night before Christmas. If one howl on that
night he will go mad within the year. Lights
should be kept burning all of Christmas eve. If
they are allowed to go out some one in the house
will die When the lights are brought in on
Christmas eve, If anyone's shadow has no head
he will die within the year; If it have only half
a head the death will occur during the second
haltyear. II hoop comes OFF cask Christ
mas eve someone in the house will die during
the year.
Somewhat more cheerful is the belief that II
you make little heap of salt on the table and 1t
does not melt before morning you will live at
least year longer. Woe to him whose salt pile
melts however, for he will die within the year
the comforting part lying in the fact that a salt
heap is not likely to melt, although some one
having spite against the maker of the salt heap
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22

UAINT and curious are some of the
old customs, beliefs and superstitions
of past ages which have come down
through different countries regarding
Christmas eve and Christmas. Many
of these pertain so closely to the
rites and ceremonies of heathendom
that the connection may be easily
traced; others spring obviously from
legends, incidents and history sur
rounding the journey Of Joseph and
Mary to Bethlehem, the birth of Je-
sus. the alteration of the three kings
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
Great Writer Carries Bundle for Old
Woman and Sarah 5ernhardt Hugs
Him in Appreciation.

One day when the rehearsal was
over an hour earlier than usual, was
waiting, my forehead pressed against
the window pane. for the arrival of
Nine. Guerard, who was coming to
fetch me. was gazing idly at the
opposite footpath. which is bounded
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22

and the shepherds and the life and teachings and
final martyrdom of the Christ. Most of these de-
scribed here so strange and out-of-theordi-
nary that 1t is safe to say few readers are famil
lar with any of them
Throughout Europe the people engaged in
farming and agricultural pursuits generally have
always regarded Christmas eve and Christmas as
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
Aromatic Spirits.

Mrs. Tarr-Sistah Lobstock has Jest
got divo'ce fun her husban'.
Mrs. Wombat-Don' say? How
much ammonia did de cou't done grart
her?-Puck.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
Christmas Gpe

Christmas eveI And blustery
night
Snow-hurries almost binding the
sight;
Eddying winds shift to and fro
And toss from the chimneys smoke
clouds low.
On the streetjis heard a noisy throng
OF pleasure-bent shoppers, hurrying
along,
Laden with bundles and baskets and
toys
To gladden. the hearts of girls and
boys
Let the wintry winds moan on and
sigh
Through the forests, and sing their
lullaby;
Meath holly-wreathed branch and
mistletoe
rest and sleep while tie tempests
blow.
Christmas eve! And the sound of bell,
Yuletide harmonies, break and swell,
And sing of Babe in Bethlehem,
Born in a manger-Saviour of men!
e. A. Fergerson.
417z9eAY
38gSa~
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22

Where They Dome From.
Guest dining at merry Christmas
party)-"Tommy. where do turkeys
come from?"
Tommy (pointing to that on the ta-
ble)-"Dunno; but ma got this one
from a tramp for a shilling. cause he
said he stole it. Didn't he, mar"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
Tho Hannx Man.

II hear she is to be married. WhS
10 the happy MANI"
"Her tatncr."-Iippincott's
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
CHRISTMAS PROVERBS


A prudent quotation on the bill Of
fare: They are sick that surfeit with
too much, as they that starve with
nothing"
''The gadding vine" must be of the
Christmas variety, for that splendid
tendril is creeping through the whole
earth.
When does "jocund day stand tip
toe on the misty mountain tops" II
not on merry Christmas?
1t is not true that in the genial
warmth of Christmastide
Grabbed age and youth
Cannot live together"
Mature teaches beasts to know
their friends" and why should ths5
not share in the Christmas goodwill I
G3SSN9>~
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
CHRISTMAS JIBES
All Paid For.

All FdIQ FOFs
Your wife was telling my wife that
you've got all your Christmas presents
paid for" remarked the man in the
corner Of the city train to the lean in.
dividual sitting by his side
Yes; paid for the last Of them yes
terday," was the reply.
Lucky dog! haven't even begun
to think of the presents I've got to
buy"
"Oh, neither have we for this year.
My wife was speaking Of last years
presents"
Santa Is Easy.
Bobby (on Christmas morning)-
Where does Santa Claus get all his
things, mamma?"
Mamma-"Oh, he buys them"
Bobby-"Well, he must be Jay to
let anyone palm off a tin watch on
himl"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22

Christmas cards, which may now be had in
every degree of elaborateness and gorgeousness
at prices from penny each upward, are compar-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22
Christmas in
Odd Corners
&seseseseeeessessseeeee

T has been my lot to spend
many of my Christmases in
foreign lands. recall one
dismal holiday spent in a
: filthy post-house on the
Great Post Road at Mini
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-22

a season for signs and pOrtents regarding the
success or failure of their endeaYors for the COM
ing year.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-23

people of Roswell this spring, politi-
cally speaking, and that is the saloon
question. This being so, why dodge
it? Why not meet it sQuarely and
fight 1t out ace to face?
The City Democratic Central Com
mittee did wisely In not acting ON the
calling of a convention or primary for
the selection Of a Democratic ticket.
They will be wiser still IL they will
o call n convention or primary
this year. This is the wish of the
party. through its majority, and the
majority should prevail.
The Record would suggest that the
committee issue a statement simply
declaring that the committee desires
to act for the good of the party and
h best interests of Roswell. and
that IL being the wish Of the party
that the election be fought out on the
saloon issue alone, and that this not
being a party question. the committee
has decided not to call for any action
by the party this year. Such a decis-
sion would be the proper IN TO make
under the circumstances and would
receive the endorsement of a great
majority of the members OF the Dem
ocratic party IN Roswell.
By taking this action the Democrat
&c party would pass up the saloon
question to the people of Roswell in
the manner in which a decisive result
would be hest reached. There would
Re no lodging the issue by such &C
ton. IT would place the Democratic
party in the best light before the
people and would put an end to any
facticIaal quarrel within the party ov
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-02-23

You awake with a mean, nasty
tastein the mouth, which reminds
you that your stomach l. IN q bad
condition. It should also remind
you that there 10 nothing % good
for a disordered stomach as
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets.
They build UP the system, assist nature
TO restore natural conditions, and are 90
gentle in their action that one hardly real
izes a medicine was taken. C~hamberiain's
Tablets are sold everywhere. Price Csc.