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The river press., 1912-12-18

conjunction Of Jupiter and Saturn.
with the later addition of Mars and
probably some extraordinary star, took
place repeatedly between the years
TAT and 74S A. u. C.
The discovery of Kepler was almost
forgotten until the nineteenth century,
when it was Independently confirmed
by several eminent astronomers.
among them Schubert of st. Peters
burg, Ideler and Bencke of Berlin and
Pritchard of London.
The majority of theologians agree
that the date of Christ's birth cannot
be fixed accurately from the New Tes-
lament or from any other source.
The river press., 1912-12-18
when WAS THE
CHRIST CHILD BORN?
T is not generally known that there
Is grave question as to the
actual date of Christ's birth.


is grave question as to the
actual date Of Christ's birth
4 For many centuries we have
celebrated Christmas on Dec - and
Save not troubled ourselves with
chronological Inquiries. That course
Is no doubt reasonable and proper. tor
the churches have sanctioned it,
AS matter of fact. few modern
theologians and chronologists agree as
to the date of the birth of the Saviour
What most of them agree in. however
Is that it did not occur on Dec. %.
A point on which there is still more
unanimity is that Christ was not born
In the year whish we call \. D. He
was born at least four years earlier.
The present method Of counting the
years was introduced by the Roman
abbot Dionysius Exiguus in the sixth
century and came into general use
two centuries later, during the reign
OF Charlemagne. He placed the Ma
tivity on Dec. 25. 754. A. U. CT. e..
after the founding Of Rome. Nearly
all chronologjsts agree that he was
wrong by about four years. Christ,
according to them. was born $50 \. u.
O., or B. c., If not earlier.
Much evidence is offered in support
OF this. According to Matthew ii, |.
Christ was born in the days Of King
Herod l. or the Great. who died, &C
cording to Josephns, at Jericho A. u. G.
$50, just before the Passover This
date has been verified by the astro
nomical calculations of the eclipse OF
the moon. which took place on March
13 in the year $50 A. U. c.. a few
days before Herods death.
Allowing two months or more for
the events between the birth Of Christ
and the murder of the innocents by
Herod. the nativity must be put back
at least to February or January. 75O
A. U. c. or Il. C.
The star which guided the wise men
has been brought into service in the
attempt to fix the birth of Christ with
scientific accuracy. Between 1903 and
1904 the great astronomer Kepler OBJ
served a conjunction Of Jupiter and
Saturn, which was made more lumi-
nous by the addition of Mars in the
month of March. 1904. In the autumn
Of the same year he observed near the
planets Saturn. Jupiter and Mars
new fixed star Of uncommon brilliancy
1t was blazing and glittering like
the most beautiful and glorious torch
ever seen when driven by strong
wind" and seemed to Kepler an ''ex
ceedingly wonderful work of God"
He thought that this phenomenon
might lead to the determination Of the
date of ChriSt's birth By careful cal
The river press., 1912-12-18

Dream, little child! The glowing Goals
Are painting pictures on the wall.
Out from the Quivering shadows there
You almost hear the thrilling call
Of MERRY Christmas. little maid!
l hope I've brought your hearts desire,' "
And Santa's shadow Just above
Grows lfelike by the leapin9 fire.
Dream, little child The Christmas air
Is glowing With your visions bright,
And all the Joys tomorrow holds
Are shining on the page of night.
Dream little child! And may the years
To you their richest treasures leave,
And may all happy dreams prove real
That come to you this Christmas eve!
The river press., 1912-12-18
CHRISTMAS REUNIONS.

How many families whose
members have been dispersed
and scattered far and wide in
the restless struggles of life are
on this day reunited and meet
once again in that happy state
of conlpanionship and mutual
good will which In source of
such pure and unalloyed delight
and one so Incompatible with
the cares and SORROWS of the
world. that the religious belief
Of the most civilized nations and
the rude traditions of the rough
est Savages alike number 1t
among the first joys Of future
condition of existence provided
for the tIeSt and happy! How
many old recollections and how
many dormant sympathies does
Christmas time awaken!
Charles Dickens
The river press., 1912-12-18
An After Dirge.

Broke. broke. broke.
OF my hard earned "bones," oh, gee!
But 1t brings some relief to utter
The thoughts that occur to me-
Oh, we'll for the beautiful gifts
AS they rest in fair array!
Oh, we'll for the haunting thought
That intrudes. Does the whole thing pay!
And the giving still goes on
AS 1t has in the years gone by.
But the last of the merry holidays
Brings again the same old cry:
.Sroke, broke, broke!
Not a single cent. oh. gee!
And the dough that l spent for the Christ.
mas gifts
Will never come back to me
Judge
The river press., 1912-12-18
The Jov Of Christmas,

Religion is not an austere thing. 1t
is all JOY the moment we hear the
Christmas angels chorusing until we
swing into glory to the music of the
redeemed throng about the throne.
The service Of Christ Is gladness and
peace. He means that his every disci.
pie should live in perpetual Christ.
mas
The river press., 1912-12-18
Christmas Oon'ts,

Don't try to pay debts or return ob
legations in your Christmas giving
Don't give trashy things. Many an
attic could tell strange stories about
Christmas presents.
Don't make presents which your
friends will not know what to do with
and which would merely cucumber the
home.
The river press., 1912-12-18
BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Some Famous People Who First
Saw the Light on or About
Dec, Is.

0CYOS dHlvAo SOHsO WIN
Saw the Light on or About
Dec. Is.
There Is some uncertainty
about the year and date Ut the
birth OF Clara Barton. founder
of the Red Cross and famous
philanthropist. who died this
year. more than ninety years
old. hut 1t is generally believed
that she was born on Christmas
day in 1870 or 1921.
Lord John Morley. the cele
brated British author and states
man. Gladstone's lieutenant and
secretary of state for India in
the Asquith cabinet. was born
on Christmas eve. Dec. "a. 1873
Seven years later to the day
King George OF Greece first
saw the light.
Lord Marcus Reresford. broth
or of the famous British ad
mirai. was a Christmas day
baby. as were also Lady Grey
EgertOn and the Countess of
Rothes. one of the survivors OF
the wreck Of the Titanic.
Among those who were born
on Dec 26. 'just too late for
Christmas dinner" were Ad.
miral George Dewey. the Earl
Of Leicester. Sir James Linton.
the painter: the Duchess OF
Leeds. Sir James Rankin. men,
ber of the British parliament.
and James D. Stephens, repre-
sentative from California in the
American congress.
The river press., 1912-12-18
The Usual Result.

"What do you want for Christmas
This year. John?" asked his wife.
II don't know" he replied
"All right" she said I'm get you
something for the house"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02

Irving T. Patiidga, Co Observer
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02

Florence McKenna came up from
Milbank to spend the week end with
her parents.
Word has just been received from
Wilkie, Canada, announcing the birth
of a boy born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Christensen. Mrs. Christensen was
formerly Miss Catherine Williams.
The masquerade that was given at
the opera house Saturday evening
was we'll attended and enjoyed by all.
The suits were well originated to re-
represent different characters. The
prizes were given to Miss Olga Haug,
the most comical lady. and to Mr..
Frank Nelson for the most comical
gent.
They say Fred has furnished up his
rooms magniticently in mahogany,
fumed oak, birds eye. Fred makes
his regular trips to Milbank every
week and we still h.ve our old shoes
and rice in waiting. Fred, cant YOU
hurry it along a little faster before we
forget?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02
Strandburg

an. W.-TOO ate for last week.
Winter appears to have its bac K
broken.
Ivan korsberg lost a pair of tonsils
in Dr.. Church's Office Tuesday.
Nels Lundquist has. a very sick boy
but DR.. Church thinks he will pull
thcough..
j. Holster went t Watertown Mon
day on business, returning on the
night train.
Swan Anderson one of our mer
chants went to Langtord via Water
town. 300 miles travel by rail when it
is only 10 miles across country.
Strandburg. Jan. 80.
j. G. Jensen is in South St. Paul.
having taken a carload of hogs down.
John Landin went out to Round
Lake Sunday.
G.. +. Lundquist and family went to
Milbank Friday to take in the fire sale
and returned home Sunday.
MIR and Mrs. Dunham's baby died
here last Friday night They took the
remains to Lake City, Mimi. for
burial.
Rev. Lnndgren will hold services in
Milbank next Sunday.
Maduus Nelson sold three COWS in
town the other day and will invest in
a better grade.
DR.. Church OF ReVillo. is seer quite
often in our burg on professional calls
He is attending a very sick child at
the home OF Nels Lundquist.
Henry Nelson is delivering the mail
on route l, in place OF Nels Lundouis,
who has to be at home Oh account Of
the illness of his youngest son.
MAJ Abramson is busy delivering
grain at the warehouse while sleigh.
ing is good.
Miss Agnes Abramson is back from
Watertown where she has been work.
ing for some time.
1T may be of interest to some of the
people in and around Albee and Re.
villo, to learn that Ole Mogard and
Ieodor Holster, of Cannon Ball. N.
u are very busy this winter cutting
WOOD and fence posts on shares
Some days they devote to hauling
coal from the mine at Palace Butte,
which is only a distance of four miles
from thHir.ia1d-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02

THE national head camp Of the
Modern Wooimen of America
vutt d to make an increase ia the
assessment rate while in session
last week, and nurmurs long and
loud are going uptrom the Wood
men all over the country and
threatenings Of secession from
the order are being heard. Mr..
Z. w. Hager, of Aberdeen, just
returned home from the Chicago
meeting says OF the new rates
II believe : the result of the
meeting has been to place the
M. W. A at the top Of the ladder
in the insurance world.
1T is the first beneficiary
society mortality table construct
ed from It's own experience. The
new rates make it possible to Of.
fer four classes of insurance;
First, whole life level rate:
second, 80, 60 and 20 year term
third, 20. 25 and 80 year limited
pay life, and fourth. na,uralprem
ium life.
besides these policies several
combinations are also made avail
able. The first three plans pro
vides reserve funds and surren-
der values. The rates on these
plans are lower than any society
based on adequate rates. Ample
provision is made for the pres.
ent mem bers 81 or more years Of
age. La the whole life policy
those Of "a or more get the rates
for "a. In other words, no
present member is considered
to be more than 54 in this read.
iustment They also have the
option of paying part of their
assessment, allowing the other
part to be charged to their policy
They are also allowed to continue
on their present rate if they sc
elect, and receive such insurance
as that rate calls for
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02
Albee

{. l.. Stem departed Saturday for
a few weeks stay at Vienna, S. OAK.
NJ. Cronnin came down from Louis.
berg on Tuesday evenings train to at.
tend the M. W. A. meeting.
John Stem. the veterinary, attended
to professional duties at Bellingham
the fore part of the week.
Mrs. d. Froshaug and Mrs. L Stem
were Madison callers Tuesday.
Misses Drey and Fautch visited a,
Milbank Sunday.
Grandma Vogelsang is quite sicA
at he present writing but we all hope
for her speedy recovery.
Mrs. T. Cronon was a Sunday visit
or at Milbank.
The M. w. A. Lodge was organized
Tuesday evening with twenty charter
members. An oyster supoer at the
hotel was enjoved after al the dutie-
were performed.
A large crowd OF La Bolt skaters
We're down to the Alhee rink Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Arneson. an old time resident
here. bat now at Helden. Canada. was
a guest al the Olson home SATURDAY
and Sunday.
Albert Anderson who has been visit
ing with his sisters at La Crosse dur.
ing the holidays returned home Satur.
day.
Miss Drey was on the sick list the
fore part OF the week but is again able
to take up her school duties.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02
THE

WV, DOWNIE, Editor and Publisher
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02
Marvin

Flre.wAsvseen in the rear end Of tn,
Jorenger Furniture store shortly afte,
6 p. MI Monday evening" 1t wa.
quickly put out by a fire extinguisher
but a few more minutes unnoticed. il
would have been a very bad one. I,
was thot that it started by someone
either smoking or throwing down a
lighted match.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Knute Stohl
a little boy. Sunday. Mother and
babe are doing nicely.
Miss Winnie Kane is at Browns
Valley visiting her sister. Mrs.
Cleve Baily.
Mrs. A. Anderson and son. Paul.
were Milbank passengers Tuesday.
Mr.. Negaard was up from Milbank
Wednesday evening on business and
also visited with his friend. Fred Jor-
niger, returning Thursday.
Julius kallberg of Summit was re-
newing acquaintance here Friday.
A. B. Brand was a passenger for
Summit Friday evening. 1t must have
been a Leap Year party.
Sheriff Jennings of Milbanh was M
business Thursday.
Alfred Thelin and GUNNER Pearson
were Miibank passengers Monday
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02

A BERLIN Dispatch says:-So.
cialism has triumphed in Ger
many. When the call for the
reichstag was issued to assem- BILE
on February z, it was ascertain
ed the Socialist party would be
the strongest on the floor. with a
mem bership of not less than
10
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02
Stockholm

Jan. 21.-Too late for last week.
Erlck NJ. Mollbfrg received two car
loads of ice Tuesday with which he
will fill the ice house for the meat
market.
Mrs Larson. OF LaBolt has been
staying with Mrs. j. Swanson for a
few days. She had the luck of win
ming one of the prizes given away at
Swanson : store while they had their
sale.
The name OF the Stockholm band is
now seen on the drum ~sStockholm
Concert Band"
Mr.. and Mrs. Aron Aronson made
a trip to Waterfowl last Thursday.
Mr.. Aron Aronson had some business
to transact at that place. They came
back Friday evening.
Will Hedman and Esther Grand
quist came home last Tuesday. They
have been staying with relatives and
friends at Mitchell.
o Fritz was here on business last
Tuesday. he vent to S%trandberg in
the afternoon.
Stockholm. Jan. %.
Oscar Holt returned last SATURDAY.
from Watertown where he has been
staying for a week.
Wesley Swanson Of Labolt visited
frienes here last Sunday.
Misses Agnes and Hilda Hedman
visited with Ejler Jensen Sunday.
The Berg families spent Sunday at
the NJ. G. Holman home~.
Bl4 Hednan. has rented a room in
tbs. Bsrg- fiat,
The Farmers elevator. received a
carload of,corn last. MDndaN..
/ FredsSwanson mAde-.a business trip
ITO .MS4lmar.last week, returned home
Friday.
Walfred Mollberg is now staying at
G. P. Hedman's.
Leo Fritz was attacked with a severe
case of appendicitis last Saturday and
DR.. Hammond OF South Shore was
called.
Lenzy Christensen had the misfort-
une to lose his nice buggy horse last
Sunday.
Rev. Staff, who has been conducting
revival meetings at the mission church
mere and at Labolt viii shortly leave
for his home at Dassel. Mimi.
1t seems that some of our readers
have taken of our items in the Adj
vance Of the 18th which we intended as
a joke. very seriously. as they con-
strued it to mean, that Mr.. Lindquist
Is suffering from kleptomania, Per-
NIT us TO explain that Mr.. Lindquist
was fortunate enough to win the shoes
mentioned as a prlze at the Swanson
sale and consequently holds a clear
title to them. Hoping that this ex-
PLANTATION will completely wash this
blot from MIR. Lindauist's reputation
and may he III those shoes take many
long strides on the road to happiness,
We beg pardon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02
AN unfortunate occurrence il

AN unfortunate occurrence IN
the public school last week touch
ing upon proper or improper
corporal punishment, W a s
brought into the jnstice court be-
fore squire Bleser last Tuesday
afternoon, and the whole matter
presented to the court. We do
not believe that any good can re
suit to the community or the
school from a publication OF the
details of the affair at THIS time
and conseq gently will refrain
from doing so.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02
A NUMBER of our exchanges

A NUMBER OF our exchanges
in several parts Of the state are
advising far TO make a good
test of their seed grain, as 1t is
said that much of the grain har'
vested last year fails to germin'
ate. 1t will be a wise thing Tor
everyone to test the grain which
he intends to SOW, and guage the
amount accordingly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02
MILBANK. S. D., FEB. =, 1912.
Subscription One Dollar a Year
Canadian Subscriptions $3.50

The Summit Signal is asking
the Roberts County Commission
ers to furnish grain for the
farmers in the county, whom it
says are unable to purchase
seed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02

THE 1910 census supplement
places the decennial increase in
the population of Grant county
as follows: 1880, 500; 1890,
1915; 1900, 9,1O3; 1910, 10, 303.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02

LAST Monday was the anniver-
sary of the birth of the late
President William Mckinley,
and was observed ia many places
oy the wearing Of a carnation, a
favorite flower of the martyred
president.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02

Letters remaining uncalled Tor Ia
Mlibank p~ostofice Jan. II. 1912:
In calling for any Of the above
please say vertised" and give
d ate of list.
A. NJ. NIXON, P. M.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02
sIssETON LINE.

ESQ IN. SOS pm. Milbauk 800 pm. GAS pm
SAB = IN. $50 p m. Corona 2:l5 pm. $40 pm
1855 an. 5:55 pm. Wilmot 81 pm. s:45 pm
4:45 a. n. 6.x5 pm. Peever 12:46 pm. sou pm
1880 Am. z Cup. m. SiesetoD l2:00 m. 1:3O pm
SIseeton Daily Except Sunday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-02
u. :. WEATHER REPORT


TEMPERATURE FOX WEEK ENDING
JAN. 81, 1912. AT M1LBANK, 5. D.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-05
LYNCH TELLS EASON NOT TO UMPIRE
FOR FOGEL, WHO SAYS HE DOESN'T CARE

NEW YORK. Oct. 5~.-President
Lynch, of the National League of
Baseball Clubs. made public yester
day a request from Umpire Eason for
permission to umpire in a series in
Philadelphia beginning neXt Monday.
lin his reply Mr.. Lynch said:
President Fogel, of the Philadel-
phia Baseball Club, has made Sc
rious charges against the honesty of
National League umpires. Until
those charges have been investigated
no National League umpire should
umpire any games for the Philadel-
phia Club, except those called for by
his National League contract
President Fogel, of the Phillies.
makes this reply to President Lynch's
telegram to Umpire Eason:
Mr.. Lynch in his reply to I'M
pire Eason simply proves, and should
go to convince the public, what I
have contended for three years-that
he is not big enough for his present
job; he is too narrow-minded, too
vindictive for it. He showed that
most impressively in his stand in
liiN IdBtC-E lI1llti Oil tdSt last y thl
and in his attitude in some parallel
cases before and since then.
When Lynch says 1 have attacked
the National Leagues staff of UNI
pires with some awful charges he
doesn't know what he is talking
about. I made no charges myself in
the article in a Chicago newspaper.
to which he evidently refers. I sim
ply gave my reasons why there should
be a change in the method of Sc
Letting umpires for the worlds Sc
ries, so as to knock in the head an
evil-an evil and not a specific wrong
that had sprung up the past year
or two and which might result in
injury to the sport unless it was
checked now. Then | quoted what
an umpire told me about another UNI
pire of a happening last year, which
was not particularly. or in effect, IA
charge, but rather q substantiating
reason why my suggestion of a
change in rules should be adopted.
IF Lynch can construe my asser-
ton that New York got the best of
the umpire's decision the past two
years into some horrible charge we'll
and good, but he can't change my
opinion nor the opinion of 30 per cent.
OF the baseball fans of Philadelphia
and the other cities in our circuit
outside of Gotham. What a certain
umpire told me about another UNI
pire Is not a charge | made, and If it
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-05
Week from Tomorrow Toronto
Will Be Centre of Bicycling
for Week.

1t will soon be good-by to the bike
game for the season of 1872. Just two
more meets are to be u at the Velo-
drome and then the curtain will be
drawn for five months. Six-day races
and a season at a winter track in
New Orleans will keep the riders en-
saged until the opening of the out
door season here next April.
Aftsr a week from tomorrow the
scene will shift to Toronto, her Il
Boston and New York, and after tie
months of outdoor racing at New
Orleans.
At the concluding meets of the sea
son here big programs will be the
order. The card tomorrow LOOKS very
promising. Worlds Champion Franz;
Kramer is to meet Andre Perchicot,
the champion of France, in a match,
and Jackie Clarke and ALT Grenda
will hook up in another dual event.
The Kramer-Perchicot match looks
very good, but the bear race will
be between Clarke and the Austria
Ian champion. 1t is the %concensus
"a oplHiOu tHdl These TlueTS Ire the
best matched pair that has been
brought together here this season, or
for many eason in FACT. .
Perchicot has made a better i'm
preston here than any foreign r.1er
who mas migrated to this country in
years. This, however, applies only
to match races and French style
opens.