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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20

Sometimes the undercurrent consists OF a review
OF work done; sometimes 1t relates to the good time
you are going to have tomorrow; often it Is ponder
ing upon your next seasons wardrobe; again it is con-
cerned. with something that Is going on outside the
window. In my own case, I find it Is most frequently
q cogftation upon what I am going to do next.
II you think that only volatile and lightnllnded
people thus divide their thoughts, please observe your
self the next time you sit down to some task. If you
cannot discover any undercurrent In your mind, you
may consider yourself quite above the class for which
/ write-Lincoln's friends-the average folks.
Now, perhaps, you want an explanation OF my
description of the undercurrent of thought as danger
Gus. Perhaps you are asking, What harm can it do
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
The Evening Chit Chat
BY RUTH CAMERON

<s1 HAVE been thinking today Of the undercurrents.
No, / do not mean the undercurrent at the @seashore that en-
dangers 60 many lives.
But ! do mean . dangerous undercurrent Just the same.
You are seated at your desk attending to some task. Theoretically,
all your thoughts are upon your work. Actually, only your top thoughts
are with you task For all the time there is a steady undercurrent OF
thought of other matters going O n In vnnr mind
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
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WITH COLLAR THAT CAN BE MADE
ROUND Or SQUARE Al THE BACK,
WITH THREE.QBARTER OR LONG
SLEEVES HIGH OR LOW SHIELD
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The girls dress tftat Is closed at the
front is much liked II 1T has many.
advantages This one fl smart at
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slip 1t on and of harse1f without as
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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-01-12

But must Try find someh-g about thoss
seven; fr they Bible Nunbar. Ia connection x" the
work Of Zerubbab they the the Lord then they
become Of the utmost nportance this day and tins and
to know their mission and in what e will do their
mission work For apparently they will DO closely connected
with Z'rubabo for he is to have the ummo in his hard with
those 1t may become necessary for Know the work
of Zeru obabo, in order know the proph2~v.
Then might ask, taS ZarubDaoc dona the Or IS
it Yet to be done: If tho latter house built then the work al
ready DONE if it thor remains be done yet Il would
not do for Maso1> think that This hitter house already
built For they built the Word Of God And the Word
teach that there things be while building this latter
house. that has never been done Listen what the Word
Who is left that this house ia her first gory
and how do We see now is not in eyes in comparison Of
lit nothing' The glory this house. shall oa
greater than the former saith the Lord of and this place
will give peace. satin the Lord Of hosts Naggai 81
The glory of tho latter house be greater than the former
and in the erection OF this latter shall b" establish
ed Supremacy And his is the part OF the that is not
vet The time when they cry peace, peace when
there Who build this latter house: Please read
Moreover the word OF the Lord saying Tho
hands of Zerubbabe have laid the foundation of this house, his
hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt that the Lord Of
hosts hath sent Tor who hath dospi~ed the day
of small things: for they shall rejoice and shall see thu puuat
in tho hand Of Zebbabe with those they fine Of
the Lord which and fro through the whole earth" zech
II 800
So You plainly that the 7 that Zrubbabe is
to lay the foundations and his hands finish it. And he
here spoken of lisa Bible >un6or and roqe very important
factor in Masonry. Now then Il it is oe NUMBER Why
should very important the Church, Most
|assuledly it aught
But again ask there church that have those seven?
And the be that they have not Then again ask
was they represented in the APOSTLE church: And must
that they And you will nd i'll this language
Please read.
Wherefore, brethren look ye among Of
honest report full Of tie Holy Glo>- and Wisdom, vom
Yes there murmuring by The -recil> t(fen,a}
ganst the Hebrews: And there ciosen and
blessed Stevens Those full Of
the Holy Ghost. Where the representatives Of those
men to day? We can't find them the churches where than
look for them:
TO be continued,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Caught In Hawaii.

fall overheard, and often their indis-
criminate voracity will swallow things
indigestible. A lady's workbox was
found in the stomach of one, and the
papers of a slave ship in that Of an
other. Human beings are frequently
its prey, a fact which makes bathing
or diving in tropical seas dangerous
pursuit.
This variety of shark is capable not
only of biting of the leg of man,
but of swapping the body in two. and
has been known to swallow man
entire. Its head is large. the mouth
large and wide; furnished with ter
rible teeth, which are triangular in
form, sometimes two inches in
breadth. sharp-edged and serated
When not in use they are laid back in
the mouth. nearly fiat, but when used
in biting, they are brought up by
means Of muscles with which each
tooth is Independently provided.
This s1ark is often captured by
seamen by means of great hook
baited with piece Of meat and at.
tached to a chain. as the sharks
teeth readily bite through any rope.
When the shark is hooked and hauled
on board. great care is necessary to
avoid danger both from the mouth
and from the wonderfully powerful
tail.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14


closely resemble the celebrations OBJ
served Of old in honor OF Saturn or
Bacchus.
The Roman Saturnalia, which &C.
Cured in the winter solstice, were a
season of great festiyity and rejoicing.
honored by many privileges and ex-
emptions. The spirit of gaiety had
free charter, and even quarrels were
suspended, to be resumed after the
holidays
AS a manifestation of the gratitude
felt at the renewed prospects OF the
returning march Of the sun, gifts were
exchanged and special hymns were
sung. These latter were really the
Roman representatives of the modern
carol.
At the Saturnalia the Roman feast
ed sang and danced, as we do at
Christmas. ruler or king was APP
pointed. who enjoyed certain preroga-
tives. He presided over the sports OF
the season. Probably he is the an
cestor OF the lord Of misrule, who ex-
ercised similar power in more re-
cent times.
Merriment was matter OF general
concern, and the joyous spirit OF en-
tire districts is now narrowed to fam
lily parties.
It is the touch that makes the
whole world kin, and it is a pleasant
reminder that, after all, history re-
peats itself.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14

It's ills, from the world, and to give
to common humanity their rightful
sovereignty. He worked with His
hands for His daily bread. He is yet
TO dignity and glorify in the thought
OF mankind all honest toll. He hon
ored woman with His sympathetic and
appreciatiye regard. He is yet to re-
lieve her from every form of serfdom
created by the past ages He took
little children in His arms and blessed
them. He is yet to make blessed the
child life in every welcoming home.
He gave His peace to His distracted
disciples. He is yet to make wars
cease unto the end of the earth. He
united His brethren with Himself and
His Father in one nnbroken oneness.
He is yet to make every man broth
er to his fellow.man and at one with
his Father in Heaven.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
CHRISTMAS is A PROPHECY
II Forecasts the Perfect Social Con-
dtions Which Will Fulfill the
Promises of Christ.

Christmas is not only fact com
memorating the one sacred festival
in the worlds calendar. but the glor-
ious prophecy of a coming day. sur
passing all the brightest social dreams
that have ever visited the most add
yanced human mind. lie sprang on
His human nature side. from kings
and peasants, from saints and sinners.
He is yet to lift every peasant to the
kingliest throne OF character and trans
form the chief Of sinners into the
hottest of saints. He allied Himself
with poverty and the common people.
He is yet to Danish poverty with all
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14

At first Christmas was what is
known as movable feast, just as Eas-
ter is now. and owing to misunder-
standings was celebrated as late as
April or May. In the fourth century
an ecclesiastical investigation was or
dered, and upon the authority of the
tables Of the censors in the Roman
archives December 25 was agreed up
on as the date of the Savior's nativ-
ity. Tradition fixed the hour of birth
at about midnight, and this led to the
celebration Of midnight mass in all
the churches, second at dawn and a
third in the later morning
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
g@htE77as EDe Legends.
HERE are several exceeding.
ly touching legends concern
l.elIa .,.l,;el. aa. h <a al


ringing from buried cities and villages
at this season. One belongs to a vii
lage near Raleigh. in Nottingham
shire, and the story runs that once.
where there is now but valley, there
was a village which, with every trace
OF life and habitation, had been swal-
lowed by an earthquake; but ever
since, at Christmas. the bells of the
buried church are heard to ring as OF
old.
A similar legend is told Of Preston,
in Lancashire, and yet another and
more moving one comes from the
Netherlands. 1t is said that the city
Of Been was notorious for it's black
and shameless sins, as well as re-
nowned for its beauty and magnifi-
cence. To the Sodom of the middle
ages came our Savior on one ami
yersary of his birth. and went as a
beggar from door to door, but not one
in all that Christmas keeping city
gave the Master of the abundance. Sin
he saw rampant on every side, but not
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
The christusas Spirit.

But don't you see that there is a
Santa Claus! He isn't man in fur
coat. and reindeer sleigh and all
that, but he is the Spirit of Christmas
isn't he? They've personified that
and made saint of him and invented
legends about him-for the children,
but when we're no longer children and
don't believe in him. we still have
that Christmas spirit-and it's that
that gives presents and makes us feel
toward one another, and makes Christ
mas what it is.-Harvey ]. O'Higgins.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14

cess Tatjana's grandmother. tho
Dowager Empress Dagmar of Russia,
are sisters of the present King Fred
erick of Denmark.
The Gear Nicholas of Russia and
King George of England, sons Of
these sisters, have always borne
remarkable resemblance to each 9TH
err, accumulated by the similarity in
the cut of their boards. and by the
low stature common to both. The
Prince of Wales is IL years of age.
while the princess is only IA.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14

part of the mind that the prosaic
and commonplace can never crush
them. Until the youth reachtA man
hood and independence Christmas is
the happiest day of the year Its gifts
and hearty good cheer impress family
affection, parental thoughtfulness and
brotherly love The dullest and most
irresponsible Of fathers and mothers
are uplifted to vision of higher life
by the interchanges of souvenirs and
the merry meeting with children and
grandchildren at the table and fire
side. Few can escape and all enjoy
the meaning OF the festival the les
sons it conveys and the inspiration
1t gives. and we enter upon 4, brighter
future and fuller appreciation of the
beneficence of the practice of faith
hope and charity. The loved ones
who have crossed to the other side
the loved near and far who are still
with us. the old homestead with it's
precious memories, the old church
whose sacred associations tie togeth-
er childhood, maturity and age. love,
marriage and death; the schoolhouse
where the beginnings of education
We're SO painful. and the ever-increas-
ing pleasures of the pursuit of learn
ing through the high school, academy
and college are recalled and recited,
and there is exquisite delight in these
oft-told tales, and new experiences en-
liven this blessed anniversary Les
lies Weekly
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
DREADED NAVIGATING SHARK
voracious Monster Of the Deep A.
tains Enormous Size and De-
YOURS Almost Anything.

San Francisco. Cal.-This shark
was caught in the vicinity of the
Hawaiian islands. There are many
species of sharks, this being of the
white variety, known as the man
eater" and therefore the most dread
ed of all monsters of the deep. They
attain great size, one having been
caught 81 feet in length. The body is
covered with a hard skin, and is gray
ish-brown above and whitish below.
These sharks often follow ships for
days TO feed upon any animal sub
stance that may be thrown or may
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Thorn.
T is not so many centuries
ago since there was that holy
thorn at Glastonbury which

"A 40 i Is not So IudAS centuries
ago since there was that holy
= thorn at Glastonbury which
blossomed every Christmas, and. SO
ran the legend. had done ever since
st. Joseph of Arimathea, having come
as apostle TO Britain. and. landing at
Glastonbury. had stuck his staff of dry
hawthorn into the soil. commanding it
to put forth leaves and blossoms. This
the staff straightway did and thereby
was the king converted 10 the Chris
tian faith, the faith Which preached
life from death.
The holy thorn of Glastonbury -four
ished during the centuries until the
civil wars. During those it vas up
rooted; but several persons Rad had
trees growing from cuttings from the
original tree. and those continued to
bloom at the Christ-seaAon. just as
their parent, which had grown from
St Joseph's staff. had bloomed. And
about the middle of the 18th century
1t was recorded in the Gentleman's
Magazine how the famous holy thorn
would not deign to recognize the new
style calendar, which had then come
into force but would persist in bios
soming as of old on Old Christmas
day!
In those days the anniversary OF the
advent of the Babe had certainly
meant more TO the common people
than merely time for feasting and
revelry, fov giving and receiving; it
had been also season for holy OBJ
servances, for they refused to go to
church on New Christmas day, the
holy thorn not being then In blossom.
So serious became the trouble that the
clergy found it prudent, to announce
that Old Christmas day should also
be kept sacred as before Only an
other story of mems weak supersti-
tious minds? True. perhaps; but they
are better who evidence some spiritual
weakness than those who wallow in
the wholly material. and when we
cease to be careful of the cup and the
| platter we become not over careful of
1 their contents
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Alpine Death Toll Large

Der Of deaths for the year amounted to
1913, as compared with 144 in 1909 The
very unfavorable weather prevailing
last year prevented many tourists from
making accents. and this probably ac-
counts for the decrease in the acct
dents recorded. OF the victims, 10
were climbing alone and SO had friends
or guides with them. Sixty-six fell
from rocks or grass slopes. ~ slipped
on SNOW or ice. 3 fell into creyasses
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Slain Hermit an eHir.

Boulder. Colo.-When Peter Suisse.
Swiss hermit. was found dead in
front of his cabin at Spring gulch sew
eral days ago. the hut was searched
for clews as to his family connections.
Papers we're found showing him to
have been for Is years heir to an es.
tate in Switzerland that was worth
$4,000 when It descended to him.
Relatives have directed that the body
be sent to his native land for burial
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14

Il know what makes us bring these
men over here. It's their accent New
York is foolishly enamoured of the
English accent.
I'VE natives say ut for it, "dawg'
for dog derby for bowler, waist
for blouse .cawfee' for coffee, clerk
for clark and we have number of
colloQuialisms about making reserva-
lions and delivering the goods and
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14

and 8 were swept away by avalanches.
The greatest number of accidents &C.
CURED in July and August (22 and %,
respectively, and the fewest in March,
November and December Zone each)
Among those killed we're ~ Germans.
"a Austrians. 19 Swiss. 6 Italians and
4 Englishmen
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Hundred Tourists Killed on Lofty
Peaks Last Year Due to Climbing
and Piucking Flowers.

According to statistics furnished by
the German.Austrian Alpine Associa-
ton, there were in 1910 just 100 fatal
Alpine accidents, to which must be
added % lives lost through plucking
Alpine flowers and similar "semi-Al-
pine pursuits. 30 that the total num-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
MAY YET BE BRITISH QUEEN
Little Daughter Of Ru.sia's Gear May
Be Welded to the Prince Of
Wales.

London.-It is rumored that Prin.
cess Tatjana. second daughter of the
Car of Russia, is the destined bride
of Edward Albert. the young Prince
of Wales. They are second cousins,
the maternal grandmother of the
princess. Grand Duchess Alice of
Hesse. being a sister of the late King
Edward.
They are indeed doubly second
cousins. for Prince Albert's grand
mother, Queen Alexandria. and Prin-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
lgsEl7 hristmas Rose.
MOTHER of those spiritual
parallels is the legend Of

ZsIA DaTaDlcS is tne IegenQ OF
the Christmas rose, and it
tells how good things, fit for giving,
spring up ready 10 the hand which
earnestly desires to give to the Child
1t is said that a certain maiden of
Bethlehem was so poor that she had
nothing to give TO the Babe to whom
kings brought wealth from afar. and.
as she stood, longing and mourning,
and angel appeared to her. saying
Look at thy feet. beneath the snow"
and 10! on obeying he maiden found
that q new flower had miraculously
sprung up and blossomed at her needs
Every since then. runs this story. this
exquisite flower with it's snowy petals
just touched by suggestions of pinkish
bloom, is to be found at this season;
and, indeed, its half-opencd cups are
like chalices of love, and its fully
spread petals are like happy inno-
cence, fit symbols for the gifts for the
Babe of spotless innocence, whose
heart was the vessel of love.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
First Christmas Observance.

Christmas gets its name
from the mass celebrated
in the early days of the
Christian church in honor
of the birth of Christ, It's
first determination having
been ordered by Pope
Telesphorus. This was in
or before the year 1873, for
in that year Pope Teles-
phorus died
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Clam. for Temporary Use.

Il came across an old sign down by
the shore the other day." observed the
Long Islander. THE old chap who
has lived and done business there for
half century has painted up over his
door:
BOATS AND CLANS TO LET"
New York Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
cowe Drunk on Hard cider.

Greenwich. Seventeen cows
belonging to Soren Jensen Of Banks.
vile are Just getting over a two-day
souse. Apples that had fallen on the
ground and were left to ferment were
responsible for the cows getting
drunk. The animals finally became
hghting mad and Jensen couldn't milk
them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Blames Accent for Change

American Minister Declares English
ciersymen Are pisplacina Them
Owing to Their Odd Speech.
The minister smiled.
First We got DIR. Chrales F. Aked
from Liverpool. he said, and now an
other alien preacher is coming to New
York from Birmingham. II this keeps
on, our metropolitan churches will
soon be as foreign as our metropolitan
opera.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14

going some that creep into the pulpit
Creeping in. they drive MS out. and
the British preacher, with his 'cabn'is'
and 'fahsts.' gets our jobs
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Not Blessed.

The presents you forget to give to
others who don't forget to give to you
are not 80 blessed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Christmas Customs.

1t is interesting to
trace the origin OF
festival customs to
those connected with
Druidical superstttions
of classic observances.
and 1t will surprise
many to learn that
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Contrary signs.

What made you think Jiggsby was
the goat in this AFFAIR.""
Because he seemed SO sheep!sh
about it,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Wbat Christmas Means.

Christmas means hope and
it's realization. The child
grows eagerly expectant as
the time approaches for the
visit of Saata Claus. While
this fiction remains unques-
tionel. the imagination
opens new and wider worlds,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
@A|5]7q5s'
akR0PHNdS
LII around the season Of
the Coming of Love as
a little Child there have
sprung legends and be
liofS like hIocsnnns in


a gracious cline. which testify with
subtlety to the depth of the appeal of
the birth of Christ. Here divinely
spiritual symbolism and there sweet
human tenderness and pathos appear,
and, blended. they evidence the worlds
belief that this was both Son of Man
and Son of God.
An Irish legend tells that. on Christ
mas eve, the Christ-Child wanders out
in the darkness and cold, and the
peasants still put lighted candles in
their windows to guide the sacred lit
tie feet. that they may not stumble on
their way to their homes. And in
Hungary the people go yet further in
their tenderness for the Child, they
spread feasts and leave their doors
open that He may enter at His will,
while throughout Christendom there is
belief that no evil can touch any
child who is born on Christmas eve.
The legend which tells how the very
hay which lined the manger in which
the Holy Babe was laid put forth liv-
ing red blossoms at midwinter at tele
touch of the Babes body could only
have arisen from belief in the renewal
of life through the Lord OF Life.