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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
TIE TEa1lss CHRISTMAS,

Tsrssss e.erc 81 Fash During ths
Siees CT Paris.
When TIE Christmas day of 1870
dawned upon Paris the city had been
In the iron grip Of the German invest
meEt for about three months. The
winter was a bitterly cold one. the
Thermometer re gsstering 10 degrees be
low freezing point on Christmas morn
ing. The Seine was frozen over.
The poor's daily rations were a few
ounces of horsefesh and a piece of re-
palsiye looking black bread.
By Dee. - food prices had reached
their highest point since the begin
ming of the siege On Nov Is pound
of butter fetched $l4 and rabbit
$3.50 By Dec. 10 rabbits had risen to
S.. box OF sardines brought $3.50 and
eggs % cents apiece For ones Christ
mas dinner one could buy goose for
$40 or turkey for $l7. Pigeons were
IS each. and a small fowl could be OBJ
tanned for So. Ham was Sl.50 pound.
AS for vegetables. carrots aud tasnlgs
were 4 cents each. and 4 bushel Of POI
tatoes cost S6.25. There was hardly
any milk in Paris, and the little there
was had to be preserved for the sick
and wounded. However, there were
oceans of wine, and the wineshopS did
a roaring trade.
For some time before Christmas the
starving people had been feeding on
cats, rats and dogs until by Dec. %
a dish of cats flesh was hardly obtain
able Dog was 60 cents a pound, and
fine rats fetched IA cents each. Many
domestic pets were killed for food
Poor Azorr said humorous citizen
as he finished stew made from his
favorite dog. How he would have
enjoyed these bonesr'
With true Partisan light heartedness
the citizens tried TO make the best Of
things, and the cafes and restaurants
were almost their normal aspect. At
half past 10, however. an order OF
Trochu closed every shop and cafe.
and by IL o'clock Paris had gone to
bed
The midnight mass OF Christmas eve
was celebrated as usual In the church.
es, which were crowded with pray.
ing. weeping women. Newspapers APP
peared as usual, some OF them contain
ing glowing accounts of perfectly I'm.
aginary French successes. The sa-
tirical sheets were even more bitter
and venomous than at other times
and published scathing caricaturcs.
Some showed the fallen emperor, Ma
poleon ILL.,, as shoeblack at King
Williams boots, or as a beggar with
his pockets turned inside out, or as n
traitor handing over France to muir
derers. or as thief making of with
millions of the nations money. 9th
ers depicted Julius Favre In tears and
pocketing Bismarcks gold aud Trochu
handing over the keys of Paris TO 4
Prussian In exchange for bag Of
coin. In all the idea of Parisians that
France had been betrayed by those
who ought to have protected her was
prevalent
So at this season of peace and good
will suffering Paris was nearly at her
last gasp. Owing to the tenacity of
her rulers and citizens, however. her
agony was to be prolonged for some
weeks longer. as II was not untiI
February that the negotiations for .
:apitulation began.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24

Every one gives presents to ey-
cry one else, and for weeks before
Christmas secret inquiries are made
about the most suitable gifts to be-
Btow. The empress and her seven chill
dren mysteriously dash about Berlin
and Potsdam, visiting jewelers., toy
shops and other establishments where
something new or striking is to be had,
and they hold a levee every morning
of tradesmen whom they have no time
to visit
The kaiser does no shopping him.
self, but he is the greatest Christmas
box giver of all, and his presents in
every case exactly fit the desires of the
happy recipient. Early in December
he makes list of the persons to whom
he intends making presents. His wife
heads the list, and at the foot is usual
ly some old pensioner or invalided
housekeeper who has served the Ho-
henzollerns for half century.
Soon before Christmas the royal mint
sends the kaiser a bag of bright, new
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
a L..ated niscuaaion,

II you cannot obtain what you want
the most. be as happy as you can with
second choice. which Is perhaps the
best you can get Manchester Union.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
Turk,v ones : Side Dish.

Turkeys, mince pies and plum pud-
dlngs are now regarded as the chief
items Ia the Christmas dinner. but at
one time they were mere side dishes In
an enormous number Of courses.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
STRANGE Christmas Superstition

In north Germany a person must not
spin during the twelve nights OF Christ
mas lest he or she should walk after
death. nor after sunset on Saturday,
for then mice will eat the work. IL II
is desired to have money and luck all
the year round. one must not fall to
eat behring's on New Years day, nor IL
you wish to be lucky must you rock an
empty cradle or spill salt wantonly or
cross knives or point at the stars. IL
a dirty cloth is left on the table over
Christmas night it viii make the an.
gels weep. II you point upward to the
rainbow 1t will make the angels feet
bleed. and If you talk Of cabbages
while looking al the moon you win
turt the feelings of the man in tilt
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
a.o'ge p. Shirley,
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4IToRNEY At LAW,
Charles Town. W. Va.
t14 TeIYhone Building.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-24
Eshe kaisef's
u Christmas.

EAROBABLY no European court
- gives Christmas presents on SO
81 extended scale as the kaiser's.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
AWOMANyO OBSERVATIONS


that she never has any funds that she can really call her own. So, when this average woman feels call for extra money, she simply cuts down on some necessary or slices on a little from several necessaries, and so man ages to get the sum needed. She may feed the family on croquettes and bread pudding for a while. or she may go without a new dress, or she will do her own washing, or in some way save" where a man will go forth and earn more.
 One of the latest evidences of wo- mans saving propensity is furnished by the Women's Improvement associa- ton of South Pasadena, Cal.
 The women want club house. Not satisfied with wanting 1t, they have decided to have 1t. Therefore each member of the association has pleds- ed herself to go without a new fall hat. and to donate what she would or dinarily spend for hat to the club house fund. There are 200 members, and 1t is calculated that the average cost of shat would be not less thar SIC. TheTefoTes it is hoped that. spfae- thing like $2,0O0 viii he realized through this means.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
BREAKING THE SABBATH

The ministers are trying to keep the real estate men from showing property on Sundays-at least, on Sunday morning.
 The real estate men retort that Sun days and Saturday afternoons during the summer half-holiday season are the only days when people have time to look at property.
 While one theoretically sides with the ministers in an effort to keep Sun
 day clean of all business matters, one
 must agree that the real estate men
 are not wholly to blame for breaking
 the Sabbath.
 The real estate man doesn't like to
 work Sundays any more than the min
 isters want him to. But he not only has to put in Sundays at hard labor -I defy anybody to say that it's a cinch to sell real estate-but he must give up his evenings, also, 10 the same kind of work.
 He can't invade a busy mans office or take up a mans time in shop or | factory to talk real estate He must ! call on the man in the evening at his | home Moreover, the purchaser him
 self usually requires this, as the pur- chase must be talked over with the | wife.
 1 It may be argued that the average | man who wants to buy a home can take some time from his work for such an important matter But the man who wants to buy a home needs | every cent he can earn, and certainly
 isn't going to do anything to leopard
 ize his job when he knows that he | must hold on to it all the tighter nov | that he'll have taxes and interest to | pay in addition to monthly install i ments just like rent" So he takes | the only spare time he has-which is | Sunday-to look over the propositions i offered him. If the ministers will get ! him more spare time during the week he will gladly avail himself of it, and ! the real estate agent may have a | chance to go to church himself
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06

When this was done it was found that the propsrty representation on the petition was short something like a quarter of a million dollars from the required one-third property valuation in the county The attorneys repre- sent.ng Stafford and the petition have asked for an injunction and will have the legality of the boards action tested in the supreme court. In Co. chise county there will be special in. terest in the court decision affecting this county-seat removal petition, as this county has a county-seat removal problem that is yet awaiting solution though a great majority of the coun. ty would be glad of the opportunity to move the county seat away from Tombstone.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
uNcRATEFUL SOCIALISTS
lNew York WorIdl

(New York WoTld)
 Why the socialists should want to drive Robert B. Bruere out of their party because he assisted in the pre- paration of the Roosevelt platform passes comprehension. Mir. Roosevelt is the best friend that the socialists have ever mad in this country. We should think that their leading men would want to collaborate with him at all times.
 In 1896, before Mir. Roosevelt ap- peared in national politics. the social ist vote was S6.000 In 1904, after he had been president three years, 1t reached a total Of 443,00 which was slightly exceeded in 1908, near the end of his second term.
 The platform on which he stands this year was drawn with the idea that it would attract the votes of so- cialists, yet in Vermont the other day the socialist vote doubled. It is Mir. Roosevelt who has a grievance, not the socialists.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
CAMPA DESERVES NO SYM PATHY.

General Campa, now in jail in Pima county, is deserving of no sympathy from citizens of this country and we hope that he will receive none, but that the law will be applied to his case just as it is found on the United States statutes. The Rev.ew today pub. lished extracts from an American en- countered by Campa in the Altar dis trict in Sonora and this letter tells the spirit and abuse administered to Americans by Campa up to the very time he was forced to flee into this country to escape punishment for his many crimes in Mexico.
 This man Campa claims that he was the original starteT of the orozco revolution which has been a contin- ual orgie of crime from the day it started up to the present. This revo- lution has cost citizens of this coun- try many millions of dollars and numbers of lives, the industries of several states in Mexico have been paralyzed and the people, natives and foreigners have been robbed at will. Campa is responsible for the burning of the passenger trains and bridges on the Cananea and Guaymas rail roads and yet today in the American city which shelters the headquarters Of these railroads we hear of Mexico rebel sympathizers talking of a great fete of honor for this arch criminal when the time comes for his release from the jail Certainly this is an exhibition of much forbearance on the part of American citizens who know of the great loss and suffering of their fellow citizens who were caught by the footing rebellion witt enterprises and property in Mexico
 Campa is a very bad egg and there should be some means and some law for dealing to him that punishment which he SO richly deserves.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
THE COLONEL TAKES THE STAND.

Colonel Roosevelt proved to be a most interesting witness before the senate campaign investigating com mitteee.H He dodged no questions and was frank in telling of the sources of his campaign funds in 1904 and 1908, declaring that he had forbidden the acceptance Of money from anyone be ing prosecuted or likely to be prose cuted, as law violators. The strenuous one took occasion to remark that Penrose should be thrown out of the United States for acknowledged crookedness. The evidence of Colonel Roosevelt was merely a reiteration Of his past statements concerning the contributions of Hartman and the Standard Oil and while it was inter. esting to have him on the stand prse- tically nothing was disclosed which had not been told before. Everyone knows that the republican party was financed. by trusts and the big inter- ests of the country for years and they still know it and no one knows 1t bet ter than Colonel Roosevelt.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06

the state corporation commission, where we understand full power for such regulation is lodged. The mem bers of this commission are charged with the proper regulation of the rail roads of the state and their charges for serving the public. It is their duty to make investigation and di- rect such regulation as conditions found demand They are men who may be relied on to perform these duties, they were elected for that purpose and in position to act with more light and knowledge than is the average voter,
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
DIRECT LEGISLATION
 NOW BEFORE PEOPLE.

There are various questions now ready to be submitted to the voters Of Arizona on initiative and referen- dun petitions They include four or five bills providing for the regulation of and the operation Of railroad trains, the woman suffrage amendment to the constitution, the amendment au- thorizing the state and municipalities to indulge in industrial pursuits and the law providing for a semi-monthly pay day Had this latter law not been made to apply to the railroads it is not believed it would have -eRcount- cred much opposition. Among mer- chants and other business men there Is a strong sentiment in favor of the semi-monthly payday and commercial organizations over the state and es- peciaIly in those cities where there gre many wage earners found have become active in it's support.
 As these proposed laws have been submitted to the voters each one lIaces :te responsibility of alaw mak- CT on each indisidual ciS!zen. as the voters have ,Ie final saS as to whether these treasures shall go into ;Hr const.t.ticn or on tie statute looks o- not. or this resaau ii h,' comes the duty of every voter to study these questions for himself and de eide whether or not such laws will be beneficial or detrimental to the state If the voter believes one of these measures will be beneficial to himself his neighbors and the state he will of course cast his ballot for it. On the other hand if he is doubtful as to the result of such measures he should turn them down and allow others. having more time and opportunity for investigation to decide.
 50 far as the bills which seek to specify the number of cars 10 be used on a train, the kind of headlights to be used and the qualification of employees the Review is of the opinion that it would be better to leave these matters in the hands of
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
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 MADERo's MESSAGE
(Tucson Citlzenl

Doubtless the annual message which President Madero sent to the Mexican congress will command as vide attention and interest as any state paper that ever emaRated from the executive mansion of the repub- lie, not because it is remarkable for phraseology or novelty Of statement or recommendation, but because Of the character of present conditions. which give importance to all official outgivings. Few viii remember whether or not Disz ever took the trouble to send messages to the so- called representative branch of the government. If he did he probably paid more attention 10 form than 10 substance. and they were more dis tinguished for mental reservations. for what was left unsaid, than for enlightenening declarations on the state of the country and the policy that he proposed to follow in dealing with 1t.
 Whatever may be said of Madero's gifts in statecraft. he is nearer the people than was his predecessor, both as well He stands as the represents from necessity and very likely choice tive of reform in the actual character of the government. and as yet he has givep no sign of a desire to evade his self-incurred responsibilities He cannot at once institute these prom ised reforms That would presup- pose autocratic power. and autocracy would be incompatible with the re. forms themselves He must work through the channels that have been indicated by the constitution fl he Is
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
PRESIDENTIAL. ELECTION DRAWING NEAR.

The votes will be cast in the presi- dential election in this country on the fifth of aext month, less than one month from today. The pres ent national campaign has attracted less attention than any former one since the writer can remember We attribute this lack of interest to three principal causes: First, the wide spread agreement that the election of woodrow Wilson, the democratic can didate, is assured beyond doubt; sec ond, the laws now in force preventing the floods of campaign money from the coffers of the trusts. SIS have been witnessed in the past and third the fact that the country is riding 8 very high tide of prosperity which holds the attention of the people to their business pursuits.
 While this election has not brought the usual disturbance to the indus tries of the country there will be a re- lief when the campaign is over and the verdict of the people Is recorded for the policies found in the demo cratic platform which was given out from the Baltimore convention Every day the public confidence is strength ened in Woodrow Wilson and his ut terances are convicing that he will firmly apply the principles embodied fin his party platform, but that he will exercise every care in SO doing, that there may be no harm to any hon. est endeavor or enterprise.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
BOY DOES NOT BURY
 TALENT; HE USES II
Penny Each Given to Chil. dren Proves Profitable
 to One Lad Only

Some years ago. at a party for boys and girls. the hostess pre- sented each guest with a new cent. She requested each one to report the following year when the party met again, on the use of the cent
 Only one bad a report to make the next year This was boy. He had bought a package of radish seed. He planted the seeds in the back yard at home and by the end of June he sold his crop for 80 cents.
 Next, he asked permission to use vacant lot. where he invested his 80 cents in planting late beans and ka.e. When this crop was gathered
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
aASAsA6 SsCt Vtsss Posf of0es Box zsZ
 Camden NJ e

| WE BORRW the following from The Cosmopolitan"
 Where are you taking the pigs?" Out to pasture 'em." 'NYhat for?"
 ''To fasten 'em." But it's pretty slow work to fatten hogs on grass, where I come from we pen them up and fatten them on corn: il saves lot of time"
 Vas. I suppose so; but hell, what's time to hawg?" A GREAT MANY business men are fattening their business in a manner as antiquated as is the fattening of hogs on grass.
 PORK IS BRINGING extremely fancy prices; why not use corn? WE HAVE BUT THREE SCORE AND TEN TO LIVE. Our years of business activity will not number more than thirty altogether, and most Tof us are well on thew way.
 IF YOU ARE IN BUSINESS FOR mere pastime it is all right to sit back, take 1t easy, and let your busi- ness fatten itself.
 BUT IF YOU ARE A REAL BUSI- NESS MAN. ACT LIKE ONE.
 ADVERTISE. THERE ARE PROHIBITIONS bf grass fattened enterprises who count themselves successful LET ME TELL YOU OF ONE. ABOUT TWELVE years ago. Bill Smith opened a cigar and confet- | tionary store. CoNFIDENTIALLY, I don't think Bill could be termed strenuous. Pass i ing out cigars and weighing candy was not heavy work" and BilI liked tt.
 HE MADE A LIVING but no more. Everything went lovely until he be- gan to look into the future-began 10 think of old age and other cert | ainties.
 THESE THOUGHTS woke Bill up. l Today he counts himself a success. HE IS 4 POLICEMAN.
 A CORN FED ENTERPRISE was sold. not long ago. The Royal Baking Powder Business FOR THE NAME ALONE, THE l OWNERS GOT SIP, GOO IF YOU ARE READY TO TALK i OF HAPPENING" YOUR BUSINESS
 LET US KNOW THAT A REPRE-
 SENTATIVE OF THE REVIEW
 MAY CALL AND GO OVER IT WITH
 YOU.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
BRYAN IS ARIZONA WARD
(Gazettej


 A fact not generally known to a majority of the people of Arizona ig that W. J. Bryan Jr. was graduated from the state university at Tucson last year. While many of our own citizens are sending their boys to other states for an education, here Is W. J. Bryan, one of the foremost citi- zeRs of the country, sending his son from the east out to the much ridi- culed-formerly SO, not so much at present-state for an education. It is one of the highest compliments that could be paid to our educational il- stitution. It is an example which should be emulated by our own peO- pie. too The course O. instruction is ample, the methods of instructor ss good as can be found anywhere, and everything proved satisfactory tC Mir. Bryan and his son in the exper- fence which they had with 1t.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06

There should be a large turn out of the automobile owners of Bisbse to- day to assist in the stonerolling event to which they have been called on the road between Bisbee and Here ford. This road is in bad condition and lit should be repaired. Recent rains will make the work easy now and everyone interested in good roads should turn out and lend a hand.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
SUSPENSION OF GUARANTEES
(El Paso Herald

TI.I UEV IINs IINIT
 < correspondent writes to ask what suspension Of guarantees" in Mexi- co means. It means that the respon- sible general officers of the Mexican army can leave their country and spend their time in Fl Paso hotels hanqueting each other three or foar times a day =hile the rebels run around as they please in seventeen states of the republic, threatening Or numbering natives and foreigners alike, and violating the rights O. foreigners.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
Her Faith Lost.

A little Boston girl was coaxed to own to her aunt that she had done something which she ought not. and which she stoutly denied Finally, such undeniable proof of her guilt was put up before her that she could no icrger keep her denial She turn ed to her auaty. and said: 'Woll, Aunt Kittie, you tan't trust anybody, now Rdays!"
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06
What Is the User

If a man s1cceed by acting on your advice he feeis that he would have acted as he cid without being advised 3y you. and if he fails because he neglected to heed your advice he planes you for not making it strong CT than you did. So what's the use? Chicago Record-Herald.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-06

Cochise county should have a cred. itable exhibition Of her resources at the state fair and we favor action by the board of supervisors in this mat ter. The cost need not be large and the investment will bring good re- turns.