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The Falls City tribune., 1910-12-16
CHRISTMAS AND MISTLET0E
Nature Worship Reflected In Use OF
Mlstletoe at Christmas
Time.

A great many years Ago., before the
time of Christianity. the oak tree, and
especially the mistletoe. growing out
of the heart of the oak, were rever-
enced for their supposed affinity with
the sun. The Druids worshiped the
sun as the one supreme god, and be-
lieved the oak tt be in some way as
made fire by rubbing oak sticks to-
gether, the oak being at once the most
common tree and the most suitable
for the purpose. Twice each year
these Celtic priests gave a religious
festival In honor of the sun, their
groves. In June, when the sun was
known to have ceased mounting high
er in the heavens, the Druids gave
thanks, because a nearer approach or
the sun was thought to be possible,
and this, of course, would result in the
burning up of the earth. In Deem
Der, at the time of the shortest days,
the Druids prepared a celebration in
honor of the suns turning back from
his downward journey, which was rec
ognized as the days began to grow
longer. This second celebration was
quite naturally the happiest time, the
people holding the sun In such fear
in June. 1t vas then the mistletoe
was honored as being the very essence
of the oak.
When eventually the church was es-
tablished and its followers turned the
ancient December celebration into
Christmas, the mistletoe was hung up
by way of compromise, although 1t had
nothing to do with the new religion.
And so ever today, in our use of ever
green and holly, and exc the occasion
al sprig of mistletoe, we reflect the
nature worship which gave us, per-
haps, not only the foundation of our
Christmas, but for u love of nature
as well.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-12-16
Christmas at eeuiah.

In preparing for the Christmas ex-
%ercises for our Mission this year of
1910 my mind goes back to the year o
1896, my first year in Falls City and
my first meeting with the Mission
Sunday School in the Beulah building.
And as | now look in the faces of a
number of those who have grown To
manhood and womanhood my thought
20 back to the time | first saw them
In the Beulah Mission with bright
eyes and tender hearts. each
eager to do their part in the Christ
mas exercises. And the most at
tractive object in the building to
them was the lighted Christmas tree
that charitable hands had so bounte-
ously provided. And for a number of
years after the Christmas tree seem
ed to lie the browning feature In the
Sunday School, though through the
midsummer eeason coming to Sunday
School would seem q burden to some;
but when the leaves begin to fall and
the oool days drew nigh and We
would gather around the stove and
read our Bibles as one family there
was something that shone In each
c~ountenance that told of their
thoughts of that dear old Christmas
tree. Some have out grown the Sun
day School and it's Christmas tree.
but the writer feels that they cannot
help but have a memory of the Sun
day School and it's Christmas treat.
A Few have passed to that Great Be
yond carrying with hem the memories
OF the Mission and to partake of the
tree of Everlasting Life. SO 1910 car
ries with it a number of bright
eyes and tender hearts looking for
ware to the treat of the dear old
Christmas. May the Christmas tree
OF today be a shadowy glimpse of the
tree above which gives everlasting
life,-Mrs. Sam Robinson.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-12-16
OHIO.

Bert Dodds was a guest of +. NJ.
shaffer, Sunday.
Mrs. A. Elshire and children spent
Sunday at f.. M. Shaffer's.
Nearly all the farmers In this yicin-
lty are thru corr shocking.
j. Yocam is spending this week wit
his daughter Mrs. N. Peck.
Chas. McWain and family spent one
day last week with Mrs. McWain's
parents.
Guy Liehty and wife were the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Spickler and wife.
Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Essley spent Monday
in Strausville with Geo. Sturms and
family.
VIII Straus and family spent sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Beatty in
Strausville.
Nellie Knlsely spent last week at
Rev. Blough's assisting Mrs. Blough
with her sewing.
Pearl Fields was remembered by
her pupils on her birthday by a pos
tol hover. She received about thirty
Mrs. Earl Shaffer and children left
Monday for Marley to visit her par
snts and other relatives till after X
mas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yves Nedrow enter
aimed n. Forney and family and II.
Beechy and wife at their home, Sun
lay.
Mrs. Frank Crook vas surprised by
about thirty Of her friends last week
one day, the oecasin being a birthday
celebration. A good ime was enjoy
ed by all those present.
Rebecca Straus has returned from
Verdon to spend the winter at home.
Mamie Fisher and Hilda Seibeneib-
her visited at the home of Lola Sturm
Sunday,
The series of meetings now in pro-
gress at Silver Greek are fairly we'll
attended, and Rev. Watson of Falls
City has delivered some excellent SER
mons.
Quite a number of invited guests
spent Saturday evening of last week
at a Somerset party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Pat Quinn. All report a delight
full time and and appropriate refresh
ments were served.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-12-16

Horace Greeley wrote: TO sell drink
for a livelihood is bad enough, but
for a whole community to share the
responsibility and guilt of such a traf-
fic seems a worse bargain than those
of Eve and of Judas. What temper
ance men demand is not regulation of
the liquor traffic, but its destruction;
not that its evils be circumscribed or
yelled, but hat they be, to the extent
of the Stae's ability. utterly eradi-
Gated
The Falls City tribune., 1910-12-16

still held. not only refrain from dis
~countenancing practices which tho
holy church regards as heretical on
account of their origin, but ever en-
joins the due observance on he peo-
pie. Wherever possible, details of
these customs have been modified
with a view of bringing them into as
close obedience as possible with the
instructions of the Vatican.
One of the easiest tasks In this re.
spect was the encouragement of the
old custom of ceasing work for IL
days after Christmas and postponing
the discussion of all differences and
legal disputes for the same period.
Among the ''seasonable customs and
beliefs which have for the most part
ben dying out, II they are not already
lead in many parts of the country, are
the following:
Christmas eve being dedicated to
Adam and Eve, boys born on that day
were christened Adam, and girls Eve.
Fortune telling on Christmas day
was INDUCED in; at Brussels, for ex-
dihlit, INC u bhtlo dNhtiublth aipuid
the fire and roasted chestnuts. listen
ing to their fortunes meanwhile. At
Spa, a handful of salt was cast upon
the table by the host; II IL melted
there would be n death in the family
or else a wet year In the country,
though II the salt remained hard a
guest would die, If. by chance, one of
H. Hnhfc u,ant ont al The arffjnu1 mn
ment.
Among the metal workers OF the
province of Hainaut molten lead was
plunged into water, and the figures
produced by the operation were sup
posed to represent incidents In the
life of the "%plunger."
In the Ardennes, the weather for the
ing lighted candles in walnut shells,
which were allowed to float on a pa
sin of water. If the candles went
out the year would be a bad one,
agriculturally speaking; II the remain
ed alight until the end It would be a
good year.
Nuts thrown on the fire by lovers
VI Joy II thtJ "a III Will Il
suffering; sorrow, II there was any
noise.
According to an existing belief,
everything living changes its position
at the hour of midnight on Christmas
day. Everything sown in the fields
that day Is bound to zeal fruit-even
though 1t be sown on the snow IT.
self.
While 1t is considered unlucky to
spin fax on Christmas day, a shirt
made from fax on that night is good
for many ills" Christmas day eggs
always produce fine chicks. A farm
er could ensure good crops from his
fruit trees by striking them with an
TX on Christmas day. always provided
that nobody went nea the trees
with a spinning wheel within a
hours.
In the province Of Antwerp the peas
ants say that a "hellwagen' or char
lot of blood is driven through the sky
at full gallop on Christmas night, the
explanation being that some impious
peasant dared to go out wood gather
ing with his wagon one Christmas
night, and that, by way of punishment,
he is condemned to drive through the
sky year by year.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-12-16
No LeaVings.

Tramp Ito little Willie, who has
opened the door)-Haye yer had yer
Christmas dinner yet, little boy?
Willie-No; we're just going to eat
it now.
Tramp-Then perhaps If I wait
around | can get some OF the eatables
left over?
Little Willie Feeling of his stom-
ach)--There amt going to be any
thing left.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-12-16

Nellie-I don't like the man Who in.
vented airships.
Jack-Why7
Nellie-Cause papa says tb=e ?
carry very much. and If
uses one he can't bring al
l want.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-12-16
FOLK LORE OF DAY
BELGIAN CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS
THAT ARE DYING OUT.
Celebration of Festival Still Presents
Much That Is Interestin9-old Gus
toms rraeeable to Heather
Rites and Practices.

not so
l1eenly followed
up as in Germany
aud England, the
festival Christ
mas, as celebrat
ed In Belgium,
still presents a
certain amount of
interest, especial
ly in respect to
its traditional as
poet. Many of
the old customs,
which today are
but q g mock
cry of their orig
inal selves, are
~traceable to old
heather rites and
practices.
The priesthood.
realizing the ven.
Grafton in which
these customs are
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30
5ALLiNGER CONTINUES
HIS TESTIMONY TO-DAY

Washington. April 30.-The Pin
chot committee today denied Attor
ney 3randeIs' request for the origi.
nal draft OF Attorney General Wick
ersham's summary of the CLAWS pap
ers and the other papers bearing up
on il.
Mr.. Ballinger resumed the stand.
The committee gave Brandeis fifteen
minutes to speak on the request for
information on the Attorney Generals
sunEnary. Vertrees was given fifteen
minutes in which to reply. Brandeis
said the information was most i'm
portant to determine whether steps
had been taken after the dismissal
of GkAvis to make appear that which
had not been right. Vertrees aid il
was no longer a question of Balling-
er, but is directed at persons n
nected with the President and prompt
ed by the resentment of Garfield and
Pinchot. TO-
The committee then refused the re-
quest, but If tle subordinates of Bal
fingers Office have any information
as to the preparation of the summary
CLAWS is to have it.
Ballinger was called to h staad
just before adjournment for hnnch.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30
ROOSEVELT IN THE HAGUE
ON A PUBLIC HOLIDAY

The Hague. Holland, April 30.-Mr.
Roosevelt was awakened this morlins
by the singing of Hollands national
hymn by bands of cadets. who passed
through the square overlooking which
are the apartments of the American
party. h singers were acclaiming
the first birthday of the little prin-
cess. JIliaIa Louise Emma Marie
Wilnelnina. The capital is making d
holiday of the anniversary.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30
EXPERT TEsTIEIEs THAT
COL. SWOPE DIED OF POISON

Kansas City. April 30.-Dr. Ludwig
Hektoen, one OF the experts VINO ex
asniled the organs OF Colonel Swope
look the stand in the Hyde murder
trial today. Answering a hypothetical
question intended to elicit the proba
BILE cause Of the death of Colonel
Swope. DR.. Hektoen replied:
I'm any opinion he symptoms de
scribed resulted from a c~onvulsive and
p~aralyzing poison being administer.
ed"
lis cyanide of potassium such a
p~oison?"
1T Is"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

Miss lula Berry left this morning
on her return to Portales after a
short sightseeing visit i'm Roswell.
She was delighted with Roswell and
pronounced it the most beautiful city
of the west.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

Oscar o. Askren, the attorney, re
turned last night from Bolivar. Mo-.
where he went for a visit with Mrs
Askren, WHO is there with her parents.
A hns little daughter arrived while
ne was in Missouri, and Mrs Askren
and their little son and daughter will
arrive later to join Mr.. Askren in
making Roswell their home.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

Senator Roht, L. (6ob) Taylor, Of
Tennessee says Bob Smith is a de-
light and Joy forever-a ear starter
and a fun maker@a most charming
entertainer. Few men get SO closely
into the heart Of the audience. He il
among the foremost humanity lovers
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

Charles Holloway. a furniture deal
or of Tulsa. Okla, arrived last night
for a visit with his wife, wac is here
for an extended stay seeking restora-
ton to health. Mrs. Holloway has
greatly Improved in Roswell. Mr..
Holloway will remain for a week or
ten days.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

D. N Croft and family left this
morning for Clovis. to make their
home. Mr.. Croft's business calling him
there most of the. time. Mrs. Croft
regrets very much to leave Roswell
and hopes to return within six
months.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

The Palace Livery Stable has
tickets for the big piano M Devon
port couch contest. Do your business
here and get tickets to vote. Also
the best of rigs and service. 4St6
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

who is chasing care and sorrow OFF
the earth-an enemy To gru-nps and
GROWERS. He richly adorns the plat
FORM" Arrange to hear him at the
Armory Nav 18th. Under the Auspic-
es of the Ladies' Aid of Baptist church.
Prices 75c, soc and Csc.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

Minor Johnson and Walter High
tower returned hast night from Hy-
mer and Ellsdale. Kansas. where they
took nineteen carloads of cattle for
Ballard & Peck.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

JUST OFF THE PRESS TODAY
THOSE NEW HISTORIC SOUvE-
MIR VIEW BOOKS OF THE CITY.
Panoramic view of Main st. Other
new scenes. On sale exclusively at
In~gersolls.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

Mrs. Hugh Gage, OF Hope. passed
through last night on ner way from
Neosao, Mo-, where she the
deathoed of her mother, who passed
away on April q. Mrs. Gage was &C
companied home by her sister. Miss
vaud Freeman, who will live with
Mr.. AID Mrs. Gage.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

Owners forced to sell modern resi-
dence, well located. Get specia
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NEVER BEFORE HAVE YOU HAD
SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY
HIGH GRADE MILLINERY AT SUCH
Low PRICES AS ARE NOW BEING
SOLD AT JOYCE-PRUiT CO..
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

WANTED:-Two partly furnished
rooms for light housekeeping. Want
to rove Monday.-Tom G.. Means.
Box SAG, city. tie
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

Fred Fornoff, captain of the New
Mexico Mounted Police. who was in
the city for the opening sessions of
Federal court. left this morning for
Clovis.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

The Virginia Inn for Board and
lodging. Everything first class. New
management. 46t6s
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Mrs. C.. w. Barnhart left this morn
ing for her home in Wichita, Kan.
after spending a week in this city
visiting her mother. Mrs. B. F. At
kins, and sister Mrs. w. Fl. Burnett.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

DIR. p. w. Longfellow. Territorial
Superintendent of Baptist missions,
returned last night from an extended
trip to the Hope. Penasco, Cloudcroft,
Alamogordo country.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30
THE DAILY RECORD.
Gets All the News First.
soc. a monta.


TIE guests at Pine Lodge" will
start on a bear hunt Wednesday
morning, May 4th. Good bear dogs
have been secured. Each man to
furnish his own gun Special price ON
auto tickets for this occasion. For
information and auto tickets, see,
Parsons < Lawrence. 215 N. Main.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

ROOMS: Also for light housekeeping
Nice and shady. Mo. s. s. Inn. 7t6*
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Eor Sale CheaE

Light single horse wagon, IL feet
bed. price on inquiry.-Daniel DRUG
Company. tt
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE $1,000
leo acres n with 4 room house.
well and I2-ft. Eclipse windmill, stock
sheds and corralls: fenced with sub
stantial wire fencing. only tour miles
from business center of Roswell: pat
ented land. improvements good as
new cost $1,000 two Years ago. You
can double yoIr none on this in one
year. This price is only half the val
ne of the property. but I must return
to NV home. hence the sacrifice.
e. L. WILDLY.
II. Wigwasn Cigar Store.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

for a visit with his son, Louis Wachs.
who arrived las night to make his
home in Roswell.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

Spend Sunday under the pines
Pine Lodge. 1t"
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Spend Sunday under h pines
Pine Lodge. 1tf
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WANTED: Mower, ray rake, wag
ON, cow.-G. C. Allen. r r No. 80.
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Jack Scales came in last night from
Albuquerque, for a business visit.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

Highest cash price paio for poultry
u. S. Market. 20tf.
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Mills and daugh-
ter were up from Greenfield today.
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He may think that ne does not
need your goods,"-Show him that he
does by persistent advertising In
THE DAILY RECORD.
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II. c. Long, of Ell Paso. is here
looking after business matters.
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Mrs. w. J.. Chance and Mrs. Geo
Cazier. of Dexter, were here shopping
today.
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Money to loan ON real estate.-Un
ion Trust Company. 5tf.
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Record Want Aus. produce ssssss
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Phone 1872 k Livery

for hack, buggies. cab and saddle
horses. 3St26.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-26
WAR AND MANHOOD.

Benjamin Franklin once remarked
that the standing army must eventu-
ally bring about its own abolition,
because il diminishes the size and
breed of the human species by mono-
POLLING the flower of the nation, who,
in general, cannot marry. Franklin
also said; Wars are not paid for in
war times; the bill comes later
II is not the presence of the EN-
peror which makes imperialism. II
is the absence of the people, the want
OF men. The decline of a people has
but one cause. the decline of the type
from which it draws it's sires. \
herd of men is under the law as a
herd of cattle.
Few historians have looked on men
as organisms and no nations as de-
pendent on the specific character Of
those organisms destined for their re-
production. The seeds of destruction
are found alone in she influences by
which the best men are cut off from
parenthood
More than 100000 men are said
10 have been victims of the ambition
Of Napoleon. Millions on millions
might have been. but are not, because
the best that France could produce
We're chosen as food for powder. Ma
poleon seized the young of large stat
ure and left them scattered over Eu-
ropean battlefields. and as a result
the French people who followed are
mostly of small stature.
The marvel OF Japan's military
prowess in recent years, after 200
years OF peace, has been again and
again commented on, but that is just
what we should expect after six gen.
erations. in which there has been no
slaughter of the strong, no sacrifice
of the urageous. In the peaceful
struggle for existence the virile and
the brave survived; the idle. weak and
the dissipated went to the wall. No
nation has ever remained virile and
strong after 200 years OF incessant
battle. Other things being equal, the
nation that has known least of war
is the most likely to develop strong
battalions. with whom victory must
rest.
What would be the effect on Eng
land if the thousands upon thousands
of her young men who have fallen
in battle during the last generation
could be returned to her. with those
that should have been their descend
ants today? If we may personify the
spirit of the nation, England grieves
most not over its unretiring brave,
but over those that might have been.
| but never were. and who. so long as
| history lasts, can never be.-,Dr. Da-
| vid Starr Jordan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-26

forecast than in this Identical Kansas
situation.
Here is Cannon. ostensibly repub-
lican trailing over the. state and
preaching one brand of doctrines.
on the other hand. here Is Muir
dock, also ostensibly republican, fol-
lowing in his footsteps and preaching
another doctrine as far apart from
the Cannon deliverances as the north
is from the south pole.
As a matter of fact, no two contend
ing parties in recent years have pre-
scented differences SO sharply defined
as those blaZed before the public in
the pursuit-debote between Cannon
and Murdoch.
1t may be that the shake-up aud
realignment The Constitution has
persistenJly predicted will not mater
ialize in the next few months. or in
time for the congressional elections.
The time is too short for such a far
reaching development
But. so FAR as word ana deed are
indications OF belief and conviction
the change i already here.
such contrasts as Cannon and MUIR
deck cannot long be described by the
same generic label. And parallel in
congruities exist in the democratic
party.