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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

slaves were allowed freedom so long
as the Yule log (back log) continued
to burn, and it was our own ingenious
Uncle Ned" who thought of the plan
to soak a green gum log mine days in
de creek" before burning it to lengthen
their days of freedom.
The wassail-bowl held a mixture Of
wine, or ale, sugar, nutmeg, and roast
ed apples. The word itself means,
health be to you" The custom origi-
mated in England.
Mince pies were eaten as solemnly,
in the early days. as bread and wine
are now at u Lords Supper. Each
part had it's meaning. The crust was
Christ's body, which was broken for
sin; the meat was an ox's heart, and
called to mind the oxen In the stall,
and the manger where Christ lay; the
spices were to represent the offerings
Of the Wise Men Of the Feast, the
Magi. If we stop to think, these offer
ings Of gold, frankincense, and myrrh
were the first Christmas gifts. In.
stead of cider, and sweet cider at that,
a kind of soul vinegar was put into a
chalice and given to Christ when he
said, 81 thurst." You can imagine
these pies were not like the delicious
things your mother makes.
A great many legends. also have
grown up about Christ's birth. You
will find this quotation in Shake
speare:
Some say, that ever against that sea-
son comes,
Wherein our Savior's birth is cele-
brated,
The bird of dawning singeth all night
long"
And do not be astonished to learn
that this bird that singeth all night
long" is not a nightingale, but a
rooster-the bird of %dawning. All
witches must vanish upon the Growing
Of the cock, so to keep the whole night
sacred the rooster crows "all night
long" Our own poet, L~ongfellow.
closes his Tales of a Wayside Inn" on
Christmas morning. Tennyson closes
1.-The Idyls of the King" on Christmas
morn as does Chaucer 1.-THE Canter-
bury Tales" and all three speak of the
Growing of the cocks. .
"And then they say, no spirit can walk
abroad,
The night is wholesome, then no
planet strikes,
No fairy tales, no witch hath power to
charm,
So hallowed and so gracious Is the
time"
to talk with one another from IL to l
on Christmas Eve, and the whole
world gives back the song, which then
the angels sang.
Whatever Christmas may be to us
who are grown up it always has been
is yet, and always will be a children's
day-and, too for other reasons than
just because it brings fun, frolic, and
presents. Before the birth Of Christ
children had no place in the family;
no rights that any one was bound to
respect then from overwork; a parent
could kill his child and no law call
him to account for it. A child could
be left at the foot of any Of those
great statutes in Rome, there to starve
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

called the Saturnalia, evergreen trees
were decked with all the beautiful
fruits of Italy, as a herald of the com
ing bounties of the returning spring
From this came u Christmas tree
which custom, we are astonished to
find the British books say, is no older
to the English speaking children than
"our own good Prince Alb, rt's time
We have added all sorts of gifts to the
fruits.
The ir-tree, only, should be used for
a Christmas tree, because. in the Gar
den of Eden, before the fall Of Adam,
1t was the tree of life. When Eve ate
Of it, the leaves shriveled up, SO the
legend says. and split apart, becoming
the sharp needle-like spines they now
are; the tree ceased to bear fruit, and
lost it's fragrance. On the coming
Of Christ, 1.-The New Tree of Life" ii
was restored to it's place of honor, and
the delicate woody smell of the tree,
now recalls the legend.
Our idea of Santa Claus coming
down the chimney, originated from the
common custom the ancient Latins
had of building huge fires and gather.
ing round the hearth, while the god.
dess of homes and plenty came down
through the roaring flames to whisper
words of peace, plenty and comfort to
all. Little by little, the eight tiny
reindeer, and the load Of presents
have been brought into this custom.
From the Druids, we have borrowed
the use of mistletoe. To them, it
meant an everlasting life-not exist
ing of itself, but kept alive by some un
known power. AS mistletoe will grow
on a tree even after the tree dies. they
had good proof of their belief.
The early Christians transplanted 1t
into our religion to mean that Christ
is the "True Tree of Everlasting Life"
In England mistletoe is cultivated es.
pecially for Christmas uses. 1t grows
mostly OF apple trees. In u own
Sunny South" it grows on every kind
of deciduous tree and bush. Along the
Pearl River, the top of live oaks are
fairly loaded with it. 1t is a parasite
growing out Of the bark of its foster
mother. 1t is very carce now in the
north a heavy frost during the war of
the rebellion having killed nearly all
of it.
The use of holly came after the
death of Christ. The sharp spines on
the leaves represent the crown of
thorns and the red berries the drops
of blood. There is a tree very much
like our cottonwood, called the "quak.
ing aspen" The legend says that the
cross was made from its wood, and
from that day to this its leaves have
never been allowed to rest, but must
tremble, tremble, tremble, in grief ex-
cept m hour of the year. Then
from twelve to one on Christmas Eve,
it may rest, because it's wood, also
furnished the manger.
From the Saxons came the Yule-tide.
Some accounts say that "Yule" means
"jollity;" others say that it means the
III wheel" 1t, too, was a festival to
commemorate the return of spring, and
in many ways 1t very much resembles
the Saturnalia, especially in giving
freedom to the slaves. In the southern
states during the time of slavery, the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

Typewriter ribbons 1t rne Register
ONCE for Smith-Premier. Oliver. On
derwood. L. G. Smith. Royal. Rsming-
ton. Smith Premier vistble, Rsming-
ton visible and Burroughs adding No,
ctines.:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
Quitting Comes Hard For WoIgast
Champion Retire.
Another Whack a Richie.
By W. ". NAUGHTON.

to speak Of and I thought that when
/ l got into the ring and warmed up a
/ bit / would feel better. I soon saw
/ that was up against II, so Tar as get
| ting started was concerned. 1t hurt
] me to breathe, and 1t hurt me when
bent over = ducked Just once, and
/ thought something snapped at the nape
/ of my neck. 1t was the same when 1
tried to crouch. The only way was to
stand up and cover. You noticed how
| he showed me around Well. he is a
strong boy all right, but if I had not
been in such poor shape, he cOuldn'
have taken liberties like that with me.
/ He used to get his head under my chin
/ and shove. Why, I'm the original kid
! couldn't bend my neck. At that was
a little surprised when they gave him
the decision, for I hurt him more in one
or two rounds than he hurt me in the
whole contest.
Sorry for Friends.
ITO make a long story short know
can do better and I'm going to put
myself to the test The, only thing
I'm sorry for, is that some of my
friends lost money on me. You know
when you are champion everybody bets
on you but when you have had a re-
verse or two, its just your friends that
stick to You, and place their coins on
you And it's for these friends I am
sorry
7 have Just come from the doctor.
and he tells me [ have a touch Of pIeu-
risy. That's what allied me. when I
fought 4zevedO- / was in much the
same condition as when I boxed Jack
Redmond once in Milwaukee. But
these things pass away, and I'm go
ing to get right If I felt the way you
critics seem to feel about it. I'd never
pull on a glove again. But I'm not
satisfied. and that's why I'm going to
keep right along fighting"
Having got himself thoroughly
worked up. Ad preached the subject
that is dearest TO his heart. He hates
to let go as long as there is even
remote prospect of getting another
crack at Willie Richie.
It's a way the eXchampions have
or at least the exlightweight cham
piOns Battling Nelson always called
Wolgast a cheese champion AID re-
fers to Richie as a "fluke champion"
Said hes 7 don't care if Richie is
defeated before I get around to him. I
just want to show that WOlgast is
Riches master He admitted as much
even after he won my title away from
me, on a foul He said that afternoon
in the hearing of some of my friends
in the turkish baths, that it would be
a cold day when he would give me a
return match. Now it's my aim to
place him in such a position that he
vii have to fight me. But of course
I've got to show the public something,
or I won't receive much encourage
ment."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

ingtOn club amounted to anything.
Without Pitching You Can't Win.
There is a reasonable aversion, on
the part of the commission in charge
of the awards to giving a pitcher a
prize, because he is not a daily factor
in the game. On this basis they would
valuable player" A superlative pitcher
will always be more valuable than a
superlative hitter or fielder.
1t Looks Like jackson.
Eliminating pitchers and men who
have been awarded the trophy before.
we find that Johnson, Speaker and
Cobb are out Of it, and this leaves Joe
Jackson as the probable beneficiary.
In the National league, who but Jake
Daubert Of the Brooklyn team, seems
most likely to cOp2 Jake doesn't draw
a Honey salary, but he gets there just
the same.
Cobb to Miss 400 Average.
incidentally the 400 batting aYera &c
of Cobb and Jackson is now remote
possibility With only comparatively
few more games to play, the men will
have to hit in the neighbOrhOod of
500 for the remainder of the season to
get in the 400 class Cobb has the
edge, having been in fewer games, and
besides being a better hitter away from
home than Jackson
Bender Better Than Ever
Chief Bender going back2 Sh-h-h-h :
Don't let old man Dope hear you say
that, or he'll pull the Jay Gould book
on you for the price of a new OVercOat.
Bender was in his prime in 1911 when
he was an important factor in the
worlds series. He won II games and
lost Z that year. He was thin and
scraWny, and could not stand hard
work.
Bender this year has already won 20
games and lost but 7, and has partici-
pated in total of As games. He is
stronger and sturdier than ever.
So don't fritter away any meal tick
cts on the ground that the Big Chief IS
feeling the hand of Pa Time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

n AN FRANCISCO, Calf. Sept. IS
Exchampion of the world Ad
WoIgast is a victim of conflict
ing emotions On the evening of the
DAY on which he lost to Joe Azevedo IN
10 rounds at Oakland. WOlgast said:
I'm through I have enough money
to live upon and I'm not going to stay
around and be a chOpping block for
fellows who would have been pie Tor
me a couple of years ago"
Sitting in the writer's den a few
nights later. WOlgast said
Well I would not exactly say that
I'm through. 1t would be awkward if
I made crack OF that kind. and then
an offer came along guaranteeing me
$4,000 or so to box somebody six eight
or ten rounds. For that matter I have
had couple OF offers already. III
say this much though: 1 don't think
I'll fight again this year I'm not sure
that I'd grab at a chance to box next
January even But TIL keep right along
lighting Just as sure as you re born
and you'll hear from me- too"
It is the writer's belief that if a,
Eultabl proposal comes along a couple
of months from now WOlgaSt viii for
get all about his determination to hold
alOOf for the balance of the year For
if ever there was q case for vacillation
persOnified, WOlgast comes pretty near
to being it.
Is His Only Hobby.
The trouble with WOlgast is that
fighting is his hobby. Some dethrOned
ring idols can find relief from their
troubles in hunting, fishing, aUtOmO-
billing or what not. but for little Ad
the clang of the gong is the sirens
song.
When he has not a fight in prospect,
he mOpes about like a lost sheep. When
he attends a glove contest as specta-
tor he is the most Wretched being the
lamps beam upon Some fighters can
enjoy a night off but Ad. when he
sees the other fellows getting ready
and hears the bleachers believing,
looks as though ne was railing at fate
for keeping him outside the ropes.
Knowing these things take no stock
in anything Wolgast may say in ref
erence to temporary retirement
Ad Has an AIibi.
The AzevedO-W Olgast ten rounds
really marked the passing Of WOlgast
as a prOvider of sterling Queensberry
entertainments. but Ad. after thinking
matters over, is there with an alibi-
You'll admit" he said that came
out of the ring without a mark You
have to admit il. for that fellow did
not place a glove on me hard enough
to kill a fly Now for my end of it.
/ was a sick man. I contracted heavy
cold a day or two before the bout and
had TO stop training. I had sharp
painsstllrough my chest and under the
shoulder blades. There was no fever
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
Speaker Gains In Batting Contest
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Baseball and Prizefight Gossip

cOnditionally at the expiration of his
contract in October, according to presi-
dent Hedges of the club. He says first
sackers who hit 800 are hard to get
trading material for the club He
thinks StOvau can fill the job and get
good results.
Manager Callahan has decided to
make several changes in his lineup in
an effort to put Comiskey's warriors
back in the first division. The batting
strength of the club has weakened and
he has decided to send Ted Easterly
behind the bat to replace Ray Schalk,
Joe Berger will go back to second, re-
placing recruit Breton, who failed to
hit.
Larry ChappelIe, the high priced re-
cruit of the Chicago White SoX, was
presented with a large diamond by his
fellow tOWnsmen of Jerseyville, III. He
responded by failing to get bingle in
four trips to the plate.
Scout Gilks. of the Cleveland Ameri-
can league club, is said to have recon-
mended that drafts be filed for catcher
Schmidt and first baSeman Paulet, of
the Mobile club In event either Paulet
or Schmidt are taken from the Sea
Gulls by the Maps the price to be paid
is $500
Billy Papke. former middleweight
champion of the world. has moved to
Madison, Wis. where he has purchased
a farm and intends to make his future
home there. He has not retired from
the ring and viii be seen in the arenas
this winter.
Ping Bodie, of the White SOx, will
receive his $500 bonus at the end of
the season providing he leaves the
"suds" alone Right now, Ping is the
best batter on the payroll and Callahan
b. 70 do III II
to make Ping feel like laying down
on the Job.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
Naming Most Valuable Player Task
With Pitchers Eliminated Appear
Trophy Winners the Big Leagues This
By JOHN E wRAY.

n T. LOUIS, NO, Sept. 13.-These big
league pennant winners become
''all het up" annually over the task
Of deciding which is really the best
team in the world But it's puny
little matter to settle to the SaUSfac-
ton of the fans, compared to the JOB
confronting the commission of sport
ing writer's which annually is called
upon to pick the most valuable base
ball player" in each league
When the big series is over that set
ties the worlds championship; but
when the commission has handed down
its decision as TO the most valuable,
etc, the battle has just begun. For
each league has about 10 candidates,
and each candidate several hundred
thousand OF admirers. The neighbor-
hood of one Of the discussions that
ensue is no place for an innocent by
stander.
Not Always Merit That Wins.
1.-THE easiest way out of the trouble
(the one apparantely chosen last year,
IS TO eliminate all players who have
ever received the honor and then name
one man from each of the clubs that
won a pennant. Thus last season
Speaker of the Red Sox and Doyle, Of
the Giants, came in for honors, not
withstanding there were other men
with better records than either, TO the
fan on the outside a-loOkin' in.
But then what does the Fan know
Nothing, remarks the commission he
PROBABLY doesn't even know that de-
pertinent occupies a place alongside Of
basehits, in the list of points that de-
termine the winner; or that humility
and contrite heart rank right next
door to runs scored, IN the eyes Of the
cOmmish
How About W. johnson.
On the basis of actual results, 1t
has always been a mystery why Joe
wood did not get the trophy last
season His sole efforts practically
won the American league pennant for
the Red SoX- Without him the club
would have finished where it landed
iths season.
BY the same reasoning Walter
Johnson IS the most valuable man in
the American league this year, for
Principally through him has the Wash
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
GREAT BALL UMPIRE
HAD HIS HEARING
RESTORED

by being struck on the side
of the head by a foul which
loosened the vertebra, where
nerves went to his ears and
cured him by Osteopathic
methods and pounded into
his head that Osteopathy
was the only way to cure dis
eases, for the nerve must be
loosened before any organ
can restore its blood circula-
ton and heal itself.
Los Angeles, Cal, papers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

YHILE Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb
w are struggling for the Ameri-
can batting crown, both hitting
below their natural form. Iris Speaker,
OF the Boston Red Sox, IS coming with
a rush and may nose Tyrus and Joe
out before the season closes. Speaker
is now within hailing distance of the
leaders He is only nine points behind
Jackson with a percentage of 1868.
Cobb is two points behind Jackson and
may Overtake him IN a few more
games Jackson is hitting -377 while
Cobb has an average of -375.
Backers of Charles White. the Chi
cago lightweight, have $4,000 TO wager
that the Chicago boy can defeat Johnny
Dundee. Leach Cross or Tommy Muir
ply They are willing to bet part OF
the amount that the present light
weight champion, Willie Rltchie, lsn
capable of putting Charlie to sleep.
x x
Willie Randolph, a semi professional
pitcher, who is now twirling for the
Brooklyn Suburbans, will soon be given
a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Frank GOtch has announced that he
viii return 10 the game, but not be
cause he needs the money GOtch's
return viii cause Zpyszko to issue an
ultimatum or two. Gotch and ZpyszkO
viii meet this winter if the public win
stand for it.
Clyde Wares. the second baseman of
she Montgomery Southern league club,
has been secured by the St Louis
Browns and viii supplant Derril Pratt
=
Love. Clark Griffith's rookie pitcher
from Atlanta, has displaced Weilman,
the St Louis bean pole, as the tallest
pitcher in the American league record
book. Love is 6 feet inches in height
Deposed manager StovalI, Of the st.
Louis Browns, viii not be released IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

death. 1 wish you could see an the
mangled people they have to deal with
each year after the surgeons have chop
ped every thing loose they could find
and did them no good and left them to
die. There ought to be a law forbid
ding this operation business. It Stays
more than war ever did. They jTst
scare the into operations because they
want the money, as they confessed ID
Parsons magazine. DR.. Still OsteOpa-
THO infirmary has never used a knife
nor drop of drugs and cured a hundred
to their one. OsteOpathy loosens the
nerves to the parts and the renewed CIR
culation carries the stagnant blood out
and builds up the parts and you are
well again.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
ALUMNI OF PHOENIX HIGH
SCHOOL TO PLAY FOOTBl

Phoenix. Ariz., Sept. 13.-Having
elected W A. Horrel as coach. VIII
Corpstein as captain and Julian CAM
as business manager, the Phoenix High
school alumni football team is now
holding daily practice. HorreI turned
out a team for the Pasadena High
school that won the Pacific coast
championship in that class a few sea
sons ago
The challenge issued to the Phoenix
Indian school team by the alumni has
been declined, so the alumni has writ
ten to the state university At Tucson,
for game
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

1t is the same way in curing every
disease, the nerve must be freed at the
spine, 50 it can restore the blood to
whatever part it goes to, for the stag
nant blood causes all diseases and the re-
stored circulation carries out all the
impurities and builds up the part again.
Just as it did when it first made it. For
in the blood is the life of all Flesh
Bible. And you will never get nay other
way to cure diseases.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
PARALYSIS CURED
BY WILD GOOSE

Which shows that the ordi-
nary puffed up self conceited
so-called great physicians of
today don't know as much
about curing disease as a
goose, and a wild one at that.
Oklahoma City Times and
the San Francisco papers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
New PARAlYSIS CURE.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. ia wild
goose cured Arthur J. Reddington, a
Lemanda park rancher. of paralysis of
the arms and legs today.
The frightened bird, while flying
blindIy through the air, accidentally
struck Reddington in the back of the
neck The blow evidently affected the
spinal cord and his paralysis disappeared
Immediately. He recently had been pro-
nOuneed incurable
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
Success in Curing Many Others Have Failed OHM
0US---EXHAUSTING TO SYSTEM
Treated Forty-Seven in an Hour and it Was
ach of Them Than Forty Seven Treatments
Would Have Been
HIS MOTTO: Find It; Fix 1t; Let It Alone

gd loosen d h fir m d H
k part II e 20
b. Dt nc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
THEY SURE CAN CURE
PARALYSIS
Go Do Like He Did.
DR.. Ira w. Collins,

DR.. Ira w. Collins,
FL PasO. Texas.
I wish you would state in the paper
so that everybody can know what YOU
can do for paralysis. FOR nobody can
tell how I appreciate what you have
done for me when l was totally para
lived on OF side. And if you can do
that for all my nerves, it shows you can
do the same for every nerve. Anybody
can write me that wishes.
d. g. BEARD.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
TUBERCULOSIS.

were cured. Some had run nails in foot
and had just blood poison All were
cured Many If them live right here in
~ Paso so you can see patients and
talk with them. See their sworn state
ment before notary.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

gained Hearing in Deaf Ear.
Edward Elnney was umpIrIng a game
in Portland. some time ago, when a ball
clipped a bat and sliding off struck the
official on the side of the head. He be-
came stone deaf in one ear. Recently
while umpiring In Sacramento. he was
struck by another foul tip, and to his
surprise found that he could hear as well
as ever. The umpire didn't say anything
about his discovery, but waited few
days with interesting results It seems
that the players, knowing which was his
deaf side, had made it a practice to ex-
press their opinion of the umpire IN 1ow
tones when out of range of his good ear.
They don't do it any more.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
SHORTHAND IN 6 WEEKs

why study 8 months or a year in other
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Paso's biggest business men Our grad
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

here in FL Paso. In fact. they never
lost but one patient with throat and lung
troubles out OF the hundred they have
handled. See the sworn statements of
their patients.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
FITS

Here Is where they
cured Earl Powell Of
Ell Paso of fits that
20 doctors, so-called
specialists, had bled
his parents of all
kinds of money aSd
never did him a par
tiele Of good Now he
is perfectly well, to-
gether with about so
more all kinds Of
spasms in children,
simple minded, para
lysis, all children's dis
eases. At least 1000
cases handled
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
FEMALE DISEASES.

Here IS where
they cured 1900
cases of female
diseases. Hun
dreds Of them mad
had operations and
all were worse
than before the op-
erations, some had
great assesses left
because the avenue
of escape for the
stagnant blood had
been shut off.
Some had shriyeled
IL - - re,.--..-l