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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
SOCIALIST AsRESrrn
1s-asii=Aa Rsse REPEATEDLY R.sv~, =,
Pay ssa3 Tax

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
A NEW BULLETIN ISSUED.
Or. Knapp Gives Valuable Advice -
the Farmers

Jacksou-The special agents Of the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, bureau OF plant industry. en-
ployed in the Mississippi field. have
received from Dr.. 4 :. Knapp. dE
rector Of the work in the Southern
states. a new bulletin describing thu
most approved methods fer the cult
walton Of cotton under boil Eeeyll
conditions
This bulletin contains considerable
new subject n1.tteE. based cn tie eN-
psriencs Of government demonstrators
during the past year. ard Is cf gen
srzl interest TO the farmers O. Ms
siSsippL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
wsaEd Rsssries ssr-ha

Cambridge Mass - Declaring that
he family exists for the pa-poss os
Controlling the number Of Children and
insuri-g adequate support for those
that are born. and TIA, 10 O1s shOuIs
have more eAiltren than he can sup
Port teeeasty. Prof T y. Carver. the
Harvard eso0omts, and socsolosiss. In
q s1atsEent pzbllsAea Saztzy. opposes
the recszt argument for large families
made ay Presi1ens Emeritus Charles
W E1iot cf Harvard UrEversiry
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

nanviIls. Nl-Hooge<tOu- knOEu as
the holy city. whose mayor draws
salary o. - os0,s per rear and xaos=
alderusn serve wfshoat reruasrarSoa.
wiil BE Investigated b. the grand jury.
II s stated that nearly as much money
has been used At sieetiOn time in ,ha,
city As in Dazville- Charges are made
that szaPoeanas issa@d from the she--
IFS ofeee more than 4 week ago have
rot heea served vixen II is krowu
thzt persons for whom they ~sre 4.
sued are In the city.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

Sztehe1-Nstchez stands an exce+
len, chance of getting a spoke factory
that will employ hfty me2- FHere !
= prohability that it will get iaaneFs
and leather workiug plant these tNo
industries being figured on as possf
ngl,,iss on account Of the Naienei
packing Company. and the oppoTtani-
lies for getting the hides from the
nI.nr T ". Ross. Of GeorgetoNs'
w.sx and George McNss,ers. OF NO
ire III. are here looking al sites To-
The s,oks factory-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
81 cAsE On TECHNICALLY.


- 49, - @8E~ -
T-e g tsisi-s cs@--
ksaz-F7@t J Are-a1- e E-xzE
l-T ioss a E--1sc- 4Ezi-ss the
a Nlss1ssspzi vAfseT rzll-uaz =
azrs== enzrz Aecazse gz1<e N
z<-saz and DS<-rscr Aftcrz@y 2
zzsfr eo1ve.s1 tie Jzzs tern q
zsCz ei-ezsr corr two weeks to
AEacz- sa1 szess ths rzslruz I
sevu-@ss t1-ASsS against r. T-e
vas asps1ies. @ the gruzaz TIA
rs zttEe act Of 1910. reappc-1Scz-
y .'-iicial districts changed he
~ - June tern of Wuki.-1
eo1rt from the secocd Moadzy
zozfA 70 the foarth. while cozrs
erEvsned on tie second Monday
~ case Of Arbour against the
pa ras called and tried the
Z tzy q the session
error ~as discovered BY attor-
tor TIE rzilroad after the verdict
BEE. returned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
CAN NOT COLOR TEAS
oriy sstsrsl r-s-s ~5u 5- P-r--its.1
- rEt.re

Nsw York-Pcg1l1r s-az1s os Low
sriees3 teas Etli e01 a zzcslzE Eara AZ
ter M4y !. 4rco-dfzx - Wholesalers
Ane Importers h~re After 1har cate.
@or~ arsi1beiafiy eosorsS eaS car -
Imported. anA as . r~sui; zaHY of TIE
teas whkch lave APPEARED il h@aatif1.
gr~~z s1A1ss fer a hEndrsd YEARS o.
zore -fIi enze "a hereafter IN hass Of
nrcxE. ysflow and Ersea-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
r.,--. wsr, Over a NiIhOa-

c,lf,o--FiEurs- furnished BY the
,-.-....--,sl -rion shoE that the exports
-, - port for the month OF January
~ere 81 .Oss-s55- This iHciusied one cargo
80, Of $500 hAles- The lumber
.L;,,,g.ts aggregated about s5,ooo, GOV
=, his was 10, Up to the DeSenhes
marx. but : fully up to the aScrAs1
- shsuId the shipments b. tAis LAEst
- = ,,,o.th in the rear. the year 1911
N br.ak all records The shipments
F.brusrv ~ilI sxreed tbose Of jan
akTy-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
ANOTHER SANK CHARTERED.
Team C Sse~art - rave Ss-s-z
F7-sreisI I-x,it4.icu.

Jackson -tiays-nCr No@l las a.
proved tie Garter q the Bass =
Stewart. toulciled a. SssEar- Mo--
souery eounty. ard capitalized a
ssedea. This uasss so-e ten o
txelve hanks chartered q MlssSSiz7-
since December 1. representing groos
ABLY S5aa0a9 capital sr0es- W--.s
three OF four o-her baEs< have l.
creased their capital running thf
total invested iz hanks IN hitle owes
TO months close - ssaeyse
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

Jacob We1t-ll- r. vao plays tse
par, Of the aox n Mass~rEzck. ars-
IA. vas ttntzS n restaurant FeSens-
u <h~1 a -4z- rscoxuirfnx hiz As tie
Actor. AgP-uHrhsd Ard sad
P1rroE H. har Y1u take the part
ot "a. eox Ia ~Th.. Blz~ slrs- % vcu
zo.t % cozrse yoa e1nf kzo~ II.
sz- can really sark tsss Hae-- IKE
n eox fkAE Fol
Well yoU ss~ answered WsreeiI
= hsA TO earn Szcress N1xMnau-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
AVERAGE COTTON PRICE


W1sefz zs-ez-AEezican r-a= -ssc,
z-e-s pad an aEerags grsoe = IA
e=--s 30 7sazud fo- A-srseaz aGI4al
ae-ez aa1 - eeats for iiussrs e1-ins
fs- Esa- u1ieh Gated AE<- p. 1919
aa1na5ias 10 tze hsreaa a. stsfl.-scs
= TIE sepae@eat = -<ri-zi-rva Ia
zrs-a-e Erfoe pr pcaa5 q osher
kinds @ raw co-tou COG ssz / dlrizs
n Ee1r Eere-
Geersia and Fla-ts3 se1 islaH4
---Ie. South Carolina -e1 s,and
- So Esypsiaz. -ase. - Indsar.
l#-e. Peruvian. Itc. mi CAizess
1I5t
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
cs-sas Lsids Hinas-

Issk-oa-CoPish county has sl'aiehei
-. v,s.rh frun the bros OF HiHa>- AT
-. term Of eircui, cOart jus, clo-si III
-, eouutv. Iul-e D. NJ Miiier imposed
- a-suatia- 10 $500 against las
,s,s,,o-.. mostly blind tiseF oarn'i'r-
r, % thi. tim- Hiz1s hsli The Fs'eoT'l
T,.s.- Hesrv having imFe~s'a seaIrrsses
-,--,ivr sn-. Al the l4st terra Of eoslTt
,,-.,-,-rir. 10 S7-sO9 But then HIasis
-. A bsFrre ne hAd mOre A~-
,b;.s.r. veoPle than her SISTER county .
CersAh
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

TIE character q Rseecra. II Scosts
-Ivznho~- vas sAken fror1 taazszs1I
Jeress. Miss Rsb~cca G-zt- e Fhila-
tslphA Her Ssen1fRssn~ss 20 Ias.1-
ism. ~hsn related hy WaxAiz<ro1 r.
Wing TO Scott. VOC hiS atz5raracu aat
caused the cr~4ticn of c1~ of ais IN
est ehAraerers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
foUsE FULL OF sPooks.
4 Ioes Fire the Negroes Just
Let u Burn

1l1n-The arrest of a negro al
p, a small station on the Mobile
Oaio, i've miles north Of this
eaArged with having set IRE 10
aSe, developed an unusual Incl
Il vas shown that the fire was
ered in plenty Of time TO have
he property. but the negro sle-
sho comprise pretty much all
nzsaship Of that neighborhood.
q 10 go near the house because
= TIE reputation Of being haunt
losi1s 10 the fact that three
lad occurred in the house in
succession. all from natural
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

R-Yoz arr =. ouly woz-Az sv.r
iorse
Sh~-no voz s1pe-t ne 20 h~lz~vs
Tat
He-I 60 xw-ar II - rrsss
SAe-Thsz ! believe Eo4 A. zsaz
vso ~oGic eHpecs = wcznas 20 eeiasu-
that eznnor have A~~z -zra IL ne
coEpany oS ro-asz
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
, sseeeeds PhiIIIp..

s-Anonuncenerf Is made
appointment of Prof. Terry. a
- q Vanderbilt University. 10
se Of the Department Of For
Ages al the Mississipps and
College. vice Prof Pail
ressgEed-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

NeE York-Ths directors cs the
Standard OF Company Of Ner Jsrsey
"Wednesday declared = dividerd OF SIS
for tae quarter This Is the same divf-
dead declared n year ago. The pre-
vioGs quarterly dividend vas $40 a
share
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
sIrslans ia .4e.S-eS.

PrOri4sncs. R T-ChzneeI.or Jares
H. Kirkland of Vanderbilt Uaivz-si,s.
Nashville. Tenn. VS. ehossz y SIC
ceed Bishop william lawrence 0f TIE
Protestant Episcopal Church OF Ms
s1eh1sssts as president o. the Re
nxiols EdEczrion Association
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
Negroes Victim

Nex Orleans. Ls--Mrs- Pearl Ws.a-
stein. aged 5. died in aOspltai 2ere
frorn the elects o. blows deal b a
uegro thief The negro s'rack Mrs
weinstsin several blows On the 4sa1
xith an iron Pips-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

-Tne best news Gulfport
.ea Tor a long time is that
1ort Is making in Washing
a1se the port put upon the
Improvement basis This
~ not be the continuing con
as in effect as to Mobile.
q recognition that Gulfport
= a'port n VIII assure the
0annei depth with gradual
as uill necessarily follow
sofking Of . dredge In pre-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

Oklaho.aa Civ. oklA-WhiIe IN IN
bsd. lanes Brennan. n Ssaiisy ,arz-
sr. vas charged ~fta z9raer IN The
HugusOn. kans-. eo1zsy seat sSA;.
vAich occurred tEesty yea-s azo ard
xas c1e OF the NOS s~zszrBozAI iE
frontisr history-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

Loz6c1--The Very Rev william
No-daunt F7rnsaux- dean ot wtnche<-
ter. has been trtru<red BY the eonvo.
czsioc Of Canterbury With the task Of
preparing an asridgeEeat Of the Ten
Cor-anSneEtS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

Se~ Tork--NFs4 Esna Hezry Mann.
a Yuzzg zsafroa Of striking APPEAR.
ancs. was convicted os horse stealing
n Loax Island Citx She Is believed
10 he the srst woman horse thisf eves
convicted In Or abogt Ssx York
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

San Frazeisco-Is s claimed tsst
n worlds record for wireless cor
munication between ship and s1crs
vas made when a message E1s y
ceived at n local station fron sac
steamer Korea. 4.4S7 niles aEzy-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

Georseso~n-Ky.-win M~cattez. a
negro. vas sent TO the penigentizry
for life fo- stealing . turkey from a
Scott county farmer. This being his
third conviction for similar o1euses,
hs sas givsn tAe life term
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

New YOrk-AnnOues-eut is lAes
shat the NeE YORK Ceatral as
authorized the issue Of s1anaAesia
three-year IL per cent gold ro-ss-
which Eiu be issued for impruVeIsn-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
Linos,.orr-, Ne, Eras

Atlanta Ga--After deciding to hold
another eonfere=ee At Nashville.
Tenn. II vas announced that a ger
eral statement covering the wurk Of
the Rockefeller sanitary commission
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
fsss Supplies

Asoa-The trustees of the Mis-
peaifentiary awarded con-
ioE several thousand dollars
q supplies for the state farms
supplies include farming inple-
=. eioihing. feed. shoes. bedding
esr things for the conviets- Sew
Mississippi srms we're awarded
fzesS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

a-Dan AcCue Of Okoloza
aN1 IA the federal court on a
q peonage, Hs was placed
N'soo bond TO await the ac-
ne federal grand jury. which
1ss the nrxt Monday In April.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

Pa6rezh. Ky--Au records for warn
February weather we're smashed
Wednesday. shea tse mercury ~eat
10 - degrees in the SHADE
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23
Doctors Said
Health Gone


Mr. b ".
q Barr@
en- Sn~rtI
G war-~a
c Q y n IL.
Tenn~~.~.
n q &ster
fren Nc
Ntnn VII.
Ten ne~~e.
writes
u n a
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-02-23

NeE York--IGpo-ts Of Elsreh4zdise
and Gry goods AZ the port OF Sew
York tor the seek sR3inx FEE II rerv
v.Ezed a. ea=es.s34
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1911-04-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

,,Jeg har en- Nyhed, Mo'er kan du ~gette9"
raabte Elna DSren, linens hun tsrrede Sweden af,
en- Dag hun kom hjem fra Posthuset.
M oliver der rigtig Hsjtid, kan du tro -Tan-
tie Anna kommer hjem fra America til min Konfir-
nation, og Marie er med. De er allerede paa We
jen, i Gaar forlod de New York. Bare de dog
naar frem j Tide.
Her err Brevet Mo'er, Diet err skrevet til
mig sely." "a
Moderen leste Brevet og bemerkede, idet hun
CAV Elna Brevet tilbage: ,,Ja, Sandhed en-
Overraskelse."
,Aai- men hvad mon Fa'er vii sige, - han
skal gatte mango Gange, jeg springer nd Mar
ken og forteller ham Diet =.
Maa jeg Diet, Mo'eri"
ia, lob du kun men bare Diet nu like slip
per nd af dig, linden han faar It'd til at ~gette.''
,Nej, du kan tro, jeg skal have Spill med ham"
forsikrede Elna, idet hun lob.
,,Hvad er der paa Ferde," spurgte Knud, da
han sa Elna komme l9bende hen over den pl9jede
lord.
,Aal- Jeg Wide bare nd at fortelle dig noget,
Diet err en- Nyhed, men du maa gette fprst,
du maa gatte mindst fem Gange, linden jeg vii
Portable dig det."
,Ja, - jo, = lad mig nu Sc = jo, jeg amer Diet,
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1911-04-07

: jeg tror nok jeg we'd, hvad Diet er. - Du kan
faa Plads hos Lindbergs som Barnepige," bemer
kede Knud en- langtrukken Tone.
YAhl = Sc, hvor du dog tog fell. Jeg vidstf
nok, at du Wide gaa Vandet, ligesom du altid pie
jer at gore naar du skal gette dig til noget. Men
du maa prove Diet igen. =
Ver nu sikker paa, at jeg siger Diet like, f6rend
du har gettet fem Gange."
Lad mig nu Sc, - nu skal jeg rigtig have
mig tankt ON, : jo, nu har jeg Diet. - Du han
faaet en- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fra din Tante Anna. =
Nej, a'er, men hun kommer sely, og Maria Ell
med. De forlod New York GAR
III du store Kristoffer - = saa oliver def
dog til noget en- Gang."--
,Aa, ia, jeg skulde like have sagt dig Diet lige
straks, du skulde r~igtignok have haft Lejlighed
til at gette noget ~lengere, - men er Diet da
like dejligt, at Tante kommer hjem at bes9ge mig
til min Confirmation Err du like rigtig glad
we'd detf"
80" bemarkede Knud, Jog jeg er ogsaa glad
we'd, at vi fix bygget Flor; thi nu har vi da Plads
til dem
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1911-04-07

de Some.
,Om Jesus var der - ia, saa ---
Diet kan vel ogsaa nok vere ct godt HEN, selv om
Jesus like er der" indvendte Lars.
,,Umuligtl" svarede Sofie.
,,Da kender jeg mango skpnne HEN, hvor der
er Fred og god Forstaaelse, til Trods for at Bebo-
erne like regnes med iblandt Missionsfokene =
For Resten skulde jg kun enske, at ale MEME
skier var saa code som MAIDS 0stergaard allie Ret
%ninger," grinede Lars.
ia, Diet Wide visit heller like skade dig noget,
ON du larte idt af MAIDS Disregard visse Styk-
ker. - Han er da i alt Fald en- Mand, der
hverken svirer eller spiller Kort, - bem@rkede Sofe.
,,Ja, Diet er som Jeg sagde, 0ster-
guards Hus err der code Seder, saa man kan nok
we're tjent med at v@re der" vedblev Lars lidt
forblSffet.
,,Jeg har heller aldrig frygtet for deres daar-
lige Seder,' - svarede Sofie; linen Diet, som jeg fryg-
ter, er, hvad jeg nermest vii kalde: de ugude[iges
Rad"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

him. -. ~
paul would not have US to forget to
entertain strangers, for he tells us
that Zone have thus entertained an
gels unawares. 1t would be a great
thing to extend the Inequalities OF
your home this Christmas to an angel,
hut far more exalted honor Is open
to you. 1t is in your power to make
the Saviour. of the world your guest.
/ wonder il this is your cherished
wish? Perhaps you have often thought
well, if / had lived in an easy and
home on the roadside
among the hills of Galilee would
have gladly invited him in. would
have removed the necessity for his
sad saying: 1.-THE foxes have holes and
the birds of the air have nests, but
the son of man hath not where to lay
his head" Perhaps you have wished
that the same honor had come to you
that was conferred on Zacchaeus: He
was a successful man OF affairs and
vet he thought it high privilege to
even see the Christ. Though a digni.
fed man, he climbed up in tree to see
him over the crowd. A better thing
awaited Zacchaeus: Jesus went that
day to abide in his house.
Maybe you have heard the story
related by Edwin Markham. He tells
of Conrad, the cobbler, who, OF old
piled his trade on the site of the ca
thedral which '.in grandeur rose at
Ingleside where the Danube goes. "
Conrad was faithful cobbler and a
true disciple. One day, at the years
white end" he decorated his shop
with q hundred boughs Of green. He
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
CHURCH WILL GET ESTATE

West Union, Dec. 25-The Episcopal
diocese of Iowa and other outside
parties, will get the bequest Of Mrs.
Lewis, wife of DR.. w. G. Lewis, pio-
neer physician. When she died she
left bequest in her will of $1,000 real
estate and personal property to the
Episcopal diocese and others and an
attempt was made by Charles s.
Blackett, nephew, to break the will,
on account Of a revocation. Judge Eel
lows held the original will good. For
three years this matter has been in
the supreme court, which has handed
down the decision sustaining Judge
Fellows.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
ANCIENT 0RlCI'I
Or YULE TIDE
EARLY HISTORY OF THE TEu-
TONS RECORDS THE oasERv-
ANcE OF THE FEAST.

Yuletide, the term which means
Christmas time to the people OF the
present day, had it's origin among tne
heather dwellers OF Northern Europe
during the hack ages before the light
CT Christianity had penetrated beyond
the limits of the Roman civilization.
The word "yule" from which the
term yuletide originated was common
~ used by the wild Ieutons. 1t had
no Christian significance to them. 1t
meant noting like Christmas to the
heather, for they were heathens. 1t
was simply the name Of the winter
month, presumably December of jan
uary.
With tho scattering OF the various
branches of the Teutonic race. each
carried the word away. The word
with the same language OF the Iceland
ers, of the Swiss, Of the Danish and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

the GetEs. Even the word is found In
the language OF the Norsemen, hum
.dreds CT years before Columbus LAM
ed at San Salvador
Yuietite vas given the Christma0
meaning when Christian missionaries
taught the religion CT Christ among
the dece ndants Of those medieval
savages that first spoke the Teutonic
tongue. Christmas time became
known among the Teutonic ancestors:
as the Yuletide because the birthday
CT cur savior came during the winter
period which the Teutons called Yul0.
English and Scandinavian people
were really the first people to celos
brate the Yuletide as Christmas, with
special ceremonies During theSo
ceremonies the Yule log was originals
ed which is practiced to this day. The
Yule log was great timber placed
en- the open hearth as the foundations
for a blazing, rearing, merry fire that
was kindledseaeh Christmas eve. Much
ceremony and fun accompanied the
placing CT the log on the hearth and
the cfecry occupation Of watching Il
turn its glowing emhers as Christmas
eve turned into Christmas day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

had had dream and the Christ had
promised to be his guest that day.
The house was ready and he began
the long hours of watching. But the
guest came not. A beggar, drenched
to the skin in the chilly rain, passed
by and Conrad gave him some shoes
for his aching feet. An old woman,
bending under a load of kindling
which she had on her back, went by.
and he gave her a loaf and steadied
her load. Then came a little child lost
and afraid in the world 80 wild. Con-
rad gently brushed away her tears, fed
and soothed her, and led her home to
her anxious mother. Yet the guest Of
his vision came not. His head and
heart had been prepared for nought;
his service to the distressed had been
in vain; he had been deluded in his
dream and had decorated his house to
no purpose. But was this true?
"The day went down in the crimson
west, -, ~
And with it the hope Of the blessed
guest: ts$
And Conrad sighed as the world
turned gray:
why is it, Lord, that your feet delay
Did you forget this was the day.?
Then soft in the silence q voice he
heard: o,..
Lift up your heart. for kept my
word. &-g. /.
Three times came to your friendly
door;
Three times my shadow was on your
floor. h=,,s. a. r. ~
was the beggar with bruised feet,
I was the woman you gave to eat;
was the child on the homeless
street." ss 4 81 .-r.'
. You who long to have the great
guest come to your home, you who
would do him honor, have chance at
this Christmastide. He comes to your
door at the years white end" An old
legend says that Christ IL still man
Of sorrows and homeless wanderer
who comes as an unknown beggar to
a mans door to test his open-hearted-
ness. There is reality as well as. fic-
ton in this. Christ does come to us IN
the person of his needy ones, and II
we, for his sake, minister to them, we
thereby minister unto him See that
man on the road to Jericho as he ten
derby lifts up the stranger who had
O00A DCo|CA 0AN SSAAPPSA s>A>~
robbed! Connect his loving service
with Christ, as he teaches US to do it,
and what must we conclude? That
lone travellers from Samaria in lifting
up man whose people hate Samari-
tan and all his kindred Is really lift.
ing up the Christ; he pours oil upon
Christ's beaten body; he binds up
Christ's wounds; he leaves Christ at
the inn and provides for his care and
comfort. Eye did it unto me-" A chance
to care for Christ and he used 1t. See
Dives az he comes out of his beautiful
and comfortable home. Now he passes
the front gate There lies the loath-
some Lazarus. Dives kicks the poor,
crouching beggar and orders him
away. The sick man shiyers and tries
to suppress a cry Of pain. This proud
and selfish man. who does not feel
another's need, has been passing by
Christ every day though not aware OF
It, and 1t is Christ whom he uses
roughly and sends away. ,ss1":. = '~...
.~~'s"irtnas offers us a fine chance to
IT,. as 40 Chrict Tho activity in
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26

this Christmas we forget Christ! # we
forget the hard toiler in the fields we
do not remember him. He is hungry,
thirsty, homeless, naked; he is sick
and in prison. We must go to his help.
In this way we may have the best
Christmas Of them all, and better yet,
we may one day hear him say, Come
ye blessed Of my father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world. Ye did 1t unto
mai" 'e 81 Z.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
ALBA.

The Hooking school enjoyed a
christmas tree and a Christmas treat
and program Friday afternoon.
Miss Grace Harlow has. resigned her
posftion in the Hooking schools.
Mrs. Mary Smith and son George are
spending the holidays at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Webb. 4
a permit to wed was granted yester.
day to Archie Woodland, FL and Orpha
Barnwell, 20 of Abba.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. BrastaW OF Ot-