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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-08
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Mrs. S. P. Thorpe and daughter
Aylo left Wednesday for Atlanta,
Georgia, where they will spend the
remainder Of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oehler visited in
Dyersville on New Years day.
The annual dinner and congrega-
tional meeting Of the Presbyterian
church was held New Years day. a
sumptuous dinner was spread, which
everyone enjoyed, after which the
business meeting Of the: church was
held. 1t was found to be in a salts
factory condition. The officers elect
ed were G. r. Nash and G. H. Rick
etts, to succeed themselves. The
deacons were IS. J. Tourtellot, Thom-
as, Carson and Frank Brooks. The
music committee is composed Of Mrs.
I'D. McAllister, Mrs. +. X Barnes
and Mrs. G. E. Reeve.
Fred Mattherson and wife of Month
cello visited in town Wednesday.
Miss Emma Reed visited her broth
er, A. G. Reed, and wife last week.
Elliott Good visited in Manchester
last week.
The Covenanter congregation held
their New Years dinner and congre-
gational meeting last Wednesday.
Mrs. Chaplin and Mrs. collar Wis,
tied on New, Years day. at Greeley:
Mrs. Clara Campbell and daughter
Nellie visited last week in Independ-
ence with NJ. w. Harmon and, family;
w. A. Lang of Greeley was a Sun.
day visitor with G.: r. Nels on-.and q
family. - r, I, /
Glen and Claude Reed and sister
had runaway accident on their. way
to church last Sabbath. Theft horse
became frightened and 1.-THE bit broke
They were thrown against a wire
|fence, and a telephone pole prevent
ed their being dragged: The SISTER
had her wrist sprained and Claude
bruised head. , They may consider
themselves fortunate that there were
nc bones broken. The buggy was =
wreck. " ~ ~ = :. &.
>Belden Dennison visited his sister
Mrs. j.. d., .MacAllister,' last week
Het expects to go soon to Wisconsin
University for the remainder. Of the
year. -, -: y.
/ u: NJ. and R. A. Wallace were II
| Chicago last week, attending re
union of the family. All the children
with their mother, were present 1
The week of prayer will be; obsery
! ea by" the Methodist and Presbyterla u
churches. Commencing Sunday in tn
! Methodist church, it will be, held al
| ternately in the two churches. Rev
| Foster leads the services II tn
| Methodist. and Rev. Chalice f'f'@: tn
Presbyterian. -
! DR.. Mason and family spent New
Years day in Manchester.
Miss Ruth Pride of Manchester WIS
an over Sunday visitor with MIS-
Iohn Good. - :. . .! +
| Miss Hazel Tibbitts has returned
TO Independence. ~
| ]. E. Mullen, son Gene and daush
ter Netie spent New Years day: II
Manchester with MIR. and MIS- Der
Mullen. - x
Archie Wheeless, Percy Nlckles
!. and Ellery. Reed, part ct the l. Ni
lc A. gospel team, went to Stanie!
Monday to hold meetings.
Miss Mabel Hartford visited IN MON
ticello for week.
Miss Nettie Mullen returned Fra
law evening to CINCINNATI, iowa. "l
ter the holiday vacation at homee'
Carl Bernard was a business cai'
ar in Monticello Tuesday. =;
| Herman stoddard visited :. 'Aonda!
IN: Delaware.
The ladies of the Methodist churc'
held their birthday social at the res
'dence Of Mr.. .Whipple. 4. 80;
Miss Frances Coyle Of Monhcel'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-08

ED HR!UBY.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-08
Whx She Mas Mad.

~."Why is she .mad?" -"He told her
she had an appetite like bird"
"Well, that was compliment" she
had just been reading how birds eat
their own weight in day." - g.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-08
visited her aunt, Mrs. E., F. Main
last week ~ 500 t5E55s = 55s5.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. v. Keith spent
New Years day in Manchester with
their daughter, Mrs. Guy Bishop.
Mrs. Myrtle Titus of Kenwood was
in town 'ast week, looking after the
renting o. the Strane house.
Miss Cora Ricketts, returned to Wa
terloo Saturday.
Or. W.. B. Guthrie Of New York city
visited his father and sister last
week. :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-08
No Use for Bows Any More.

Somebody mas invented an electric
device that will split kindling wood
Gradually we are getting it so ar
ranged that the world will have alb
solutely no use for small boys.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-08
NOTICE.,

Parties having in their pos session
ice cream packers, and pop cases,
either return to the bottling works,
or notify GIL and we will call for
same. IL.
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@eek of Draper.

ia MON services during the week week
~ of prayer. beginning January ;,
will be held under auspices of the
Woman's Interdenominational Missionary
Union, in the parish hall of the Church
OF the Epiphany daily. from TO 3
o'clock in the afternoon. The Evan
selical Alliance has announced the fol-
lowing subjects:
Monday. Confession and Thanksgiv-
ing; Tuesday. The Church; Wednes-
day, Nations and Their Rulers: Thurs
day. Foreign Missions" and Friday.
Home Missions"
iha interdenominat.onal committee in
charge includes Mrs. W. r. Hartley.
Mrs. A. A. -.irney, Mrs. Henry Knowles.
Mrs. II. :. Petrie, Mrs. Fred Beall. Mrs.
NJ. L. catlin, Mrs. l.. L. Clark. Mrs. ID.
L. baltimore, Mrs. Matthew Birrel. Miss
Washington. xrs. J. l.. Briggs, Mrs
7. T. Moore, Mrs +. 7. Knock. Mrs
II. L. Lawson, Mrs. c. ii. Butler. Mrs
O. b. Brown. Mrs. L. .. Baker and
Mrs. William Schulze.
In charge OF the music will be Mrs.
Martin Barringer and Mrs. Lewis
Mauro.
The opening service will be conducted
by the Rev. DR.. r. H. Mchim, Mrs. A.
A. Birney presiding.
The committee has arFansed that each
day four denominations viii unite in the
service, but names of leaders or denomi-
nations will not be announced in advance
of the service.
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and the welfare of mankind.
Out of the Christmas spirit vision
arises The first scene is in the haunts
of restitution and want and standing
there is the gaunt form of hopeless.
despairing child, with arms out
stretched and pleading eyes.
From the trembling lips feeble
voice is crying in piteous tones 20
God, is there no hope-no ight-in this
utter darkness? Help, help, or ! perish.
Then from some noble. loving heart
there comes cheering response;
child, as God gives me ability. ] VIII
shed light and hope into your desoiate
life"
Years pass on-a second scene arises
1t is of d home of cleanliness and com
fort. The same form. but no longer
gaunt and emaciated. the same eyes
but with no pleading look; the same
voice but with no despairing tones, say
ing Thank God, / have found home
18th peace and plenty. Heavens bene-
dictions rest upon him VINO maze TINS
POSSIBLE"
Our consciousness that such a prayer
is offered for us is worth more than all
the wealth of the world. 1t Is our
rest upon us. 1t depends simply upon
the fidelity we show in meeting the
claims and demands of the true Christ
mas spirit. Those claims and demands
are not confined to the 25th day of De-
cember. but are as imperative for full
fillment on every day of every year
There are always children for hearts
and there should always be hearts for
children.
Childhood is eternal. There are little
children among the aged as well as the
young.
Love Is the eternal childhood.
Hither all must come
Who the hnglom would inherit
OF the heavenly home
One further vision and my Christmas
message for this Sunday mornings talk
| Is ended.
Behold a great white throne on which
| is seated Majestic Presence. ana De
| fore which are standing all the chill
dren of men. From the throne proceeds
a voice saying: 'Inasmuch as ye ala II
unto one OF the least OF these my
brethren. We did it unto me-" Suddenly
| radiant form is at your side. You see
/ that it is one to whom on earth you
gave a cup of cold water, and you near
him answering back to the throne:
Through me. the very least OF all ne
did 1t unto YOU.
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SENORITA ENRIQUETA RAMONA MORALES,
Daughter of the Minister from Panama.

Americans, and was placed by them
among the foreign delicacies which one
eats once in while, perhaps as "typi-
cal'' dish from its native country. Such
is the case in the east, at least, although
the tamaie is common in the west and
those states near the border line of
Mexico.
In Panama the tamale comes next only
to the luscious .1echona. Upon the
Christmas table it takes it's place as one
of the greatest OF holiday delcacies The
.salchicha is sausage. unlike any
eaten i'm this country and far more rich.
1t comes in long links, a yard or more in
length, and, according to one of the gem
tlemen of the Panama legation who en-
tered into the description of the Christ
mas festivities, if you can eat some of
this without suffering from Indigestion
afterward you can safely eat anything
at all.
So much for the meats which go to
make up this feast of feasts The
"dulces' also play an important part.
These sweets, take much the same form
as the French pastries eaten on any oc-
casion anywhere But one there is which
Is made only for the Christmas feast 1t
is tremendous in size. standing sometimes
two and three feet high. In construction
i'm one piece
II is in the frosting that the chief at
traction lies. This, usually white, serves
as the background for colored ornamental
ton. And. according to Mrs. Newton
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masks and outlandish costumes are worn
is another feature
This carnival has been held now for
the past four years. and has made Pam
anna City a mecca for all pleasure loving
people at that time. And II is az such
a time as this that one may see again
the native costume Of the country and
catch glimpses Of some of the old Gus
toms. Panama City closes the doors OF
its shops. ceases to think of business
and turns its entire attention frol cking
and making merry. And because OF this
the world. who loves merry maker as
much as he does a lover. looks on with
! a happy smile.
| But to return to Christmas. After so
| much dancing and feasting the night
| OF the oath. Christmas day itself Is one
| of less activity. And at midnight. with
the toling OF the church bells the
| Christmas time is done. and the next
morning finds the city and country peo-
pie taking up their routine duties-and
| waiting for the year to ole that ther
| may make merry once again.
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belief that the Child Christ comes to
fill the tiny shoes of the babies of Pan
anna being set aside by the more preva-
lent belief in Santa Claus is typical ac-
cording to Miss Morales, of Panama to-
day. once the home of many quaint
customs. Panama has become truly cos
mopolitan.
Panama City, where. of course. the
Christmas festivities assume their largest
proportions. is the home of as many
American as native customs. There. as
elsewhere, the tendency is toward Il
general cosmopolitanism which. in time
will make New York, London. Paris, Pan
ANA City, Madrid and Florence alike
but for the difference in locality. climate
and the physical characteristics of the
inhabitants.
Miss Morales told how, several years
ago, Panama was full Of old customs
which were always being observed, es.
pecially among the lower classes. The
native costume. for example. was more
or less generally worn. and on holidays
was regarded as the only fitting dress.
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Washingtonians. Christmas
M will have come and then
w passed into the days that
were, there will yet remain
nearly thousand people in the capital
still looking forward to Christmas day
1913.
And is this a riddle. you ask Indeed
not Merely a truthful setting forth of
facts. In plain words, the case is this ::
When it is January I, 1914. with us, hun
dreds of people in this same city will be
celebrating December -, 1913.
Here is the answer. These aforemen-
toned people are Greeks, and, further
more, followers of the Julian reckoning of
| time-and that calendar is exactly thr-
teen days behind ours.
Although there exist approximately 125,
100000 persons in the world that use the
Julian calendar the number in Washing
ton is small. comparatively speaking,
that it seems odd that Christmas should
be celebrated nearly two weeks after We
observe it, and by Christian people The
countries in which the Julian calendar is
in existence are Russia, Greece, Austria
Hungary. Roumana, Bulgaria. Servia,
Montenegro and. to limited extent. Ger
tain portions of China and Japan. It's use
in these two last-named countries is due.
of course to the effects of missionary
conversion.
Washington's Greek colony, although
numbering 700. has but a single church,
St Sophia at the head of which is Father
Joachim Alexopoulus. In speaking of the
Christmas customs of his native land and
OF the difference in time for its celebra-
ton, Father Alexopoulus gave many in
teresting facts.
First of all. he declared, lit must be
realized that the Julian reckoning of time
has absolutely no connection with the
church. The Julian calendar is in COM
mon use in my country, as well as several
others, and has been since the beginning
of it's existence in the time of Julius Gaze
sar. The church merely uses the same
dates
"Nor do l want it thought that the
Greeks or educated people of any of the
countries where the Julian calendar is
| used believe it is the proper method of
| reckoning time. 1t is well known among
| scholars that the Gregorian calendar is
more nearly correct. | say more nearly
| because modern science has found flaws
even in that.
Custom is hard thing to break
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churches follow exactly the same method
of depicting the scene.
j; ::
Christmas in Panamaian is "Pascuas
de Navidad," but the popular greeting of
the day is merely "Felices Pascuas,'' as
the rest is understood. To visitors, how
ever. the greeting for Merry Christmas
might be misleading, as the name for
Easter is "Pascuas de Florida" and
the use of but the first word might be
applied to either.
And Christmas day itself? 1t must be
remembered that the evening before
came the big ball, then mass. and then
the "cena. Surely. when a feast is
not commenced until o'clock or after
1t is morning before the last guest slow
footed from so much frolic. leaves And
equally as surely, after such night of
reveling a day of rest is needed
The instance in connection with the
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f:ackward. turn backward, Time. in your digit.
TAX NE a child again just for tonight.
How tenderly these words speak to
our hearts of the sacredness of child
afe'
How the chambers of our memories
-cho with the sweet voices of our child
sood days,
we feel again those loving kisses
nd gentle caresses of sainted mother,
W hose image Is enshrined In fadeless
;lrightness and beauty. Imperishable
memories are these. and no less so are
hose that come rushing to us of the
title ones we loved in the years long
one by.
All else may be forgotten. but never
these.
Harmories from time touched towers
Haunted strains from riyulets,
Hum Of bees among the flowers,
ltgIstIing leaves and silver showers
These long the ear f0rgets.
i;ut in mine there j. sound
Ringing the whole year round
Hesrt-deep laughter that heard
IRE MY enid could speak a word.
Language has no power, music has
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Japanese lighthouse
keeper Bapti3es
Tbirtp assistants.

N the easternmost headland of
w Japan there stands great light
house II is the first beacon seen
by vessels coming from America.
The head keeper is keen Christian
In the fifteen years he has been in charge
no less than thirty of his assistants have
been brought to baptism through his in
fluence.
II a lonely lighthouse keeper on the
coast of Japan can bring thirty of his
assistants to Christ, surely those, it is
declared, who come in contact daily with
hundreds of the unconverted could do
something for the Master. And YET, Ii
is pointed out, how many, many Chris
tians live long lives and come TO the end
Of them without one convert to their
credit?
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gmbustrial 5fbool m
Damalt.

~ HE first industrial school in the world
w was founded in Hawaii by American
missionaries many years ago. From
these mission schools have gone out the
men who effected the Chinese revolution.
as well as political and social leaders In
China, Korea, japan and the Philippines
While the population of the islands has
increased % per cent. the churchs COM
municant list has increased 400 per cent.
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holiday amid III. a..f,tal faeti,itias ,,-,tt
which III. -.
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and all the other American dishes will
form a part of their Christmas dinner.
I'm connection with your belief In
Santa Claus there Is one point which l
would like to make clear. To many
Americans. fortunately not all. there is
no real difference between Santa Claus
and St Nicholas. Now, a matter Of
strict fact. ST. Nicholas was a real per
SON. The only reason for the two be
coming confused in the mind is that St
Nicholas looks exactly like the figures of
Santa Claus. with his jovial face and
snow-white hair and flowing beard, and
both represent the spirit OF giving
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population of Jamaifa.

ACCORDING TO the registrar general OF
~ the Island of Jamaica, the island con-
tains 1883 inhabitants. OF this number
about one-third belong to the Church Of
England; 24,000 are Roman Catholics: the
number of Baptists is given at l95,oa5;
that of Wesleyan Methodists as 80. 22S:
that OF Presbyterians as $685.; Mora
VANS who have had hourishing mis-
sionary work there for many years. Dos
There are 9,2l1 Hindus. OF Jews who
have settled in the island there are only
LAST.
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Celebrating Greek Christmas i'm Washington


/ Notes, leases and all business papers in
our country are dated according to the
Julian time, and were the Gresorian cal
endar to be adopted a loss of two weeks
would result. This state of affairs has
existed for so many years that at no
| time has it been practical to make the
change without upsetting the business
world And that is why 1t is still in use.
But. personally, | hope that in the near
future another calendar will be perfected.
absolutely correct. and that then the
Julian calendar will be discarded.
"As for our Christmas customs, il de-
ponds upon the viewpoint as to whether
or not they greatly differ from yours. In
! Greece there is no Santa Claus. and the
| little children do not hang UP their stock
| ings the night before. But, with the
! Greek children in Washington, it is safe
! to say that there are those who have
| fervor equal to that of any American
| child.
THE Greek does not give gifts at
| Christmas time. Instead, the day can
| be said to he a purely religious one.
aside from the feast. Christmas and
| Easter are with us the two greatest feast
days of the year. 1t might be interesting
| to add that while the services of the
| Greek Church today are held at practi-
| cally the same hours as III all other
| churches. a hundred years more ago
/ 1t was vastly different. Then the Greek
] lived in constant dread of the Turk. es-
i pecially in connection with his women.
| consequently church services We're
usually held at an hour when all Turks
! should be abed. But even then the wom-
| en- who attended so completely covered
! themselves that often the other members
of their family were unable to recognize
| them. So great was the terror of the
| Turk at that time that mothers having
daughters would practically keep them
| hidden from the world in order that
| knowledge of their existence might not
| reacn the Turks. In the event of its be-
| coming known parents have slashed the
cheeks of their beautiful daughters, that
| they might no longer be desired by the
Turks.
| AS for our Christmas feast. there is
a belief prevalent. | do not know to
| what extent that lamb is the great dish
| for the holiday table, and. for its proper
| preparation must be sacrificed with reli-
gious rites. That is absurd. as there is
absolutely no sacrificial rite connected
with our church. 1t is true that lamb
! forms the principal dish for the Christ
mas table but for very different reasons.
! In Greece lambs are extensively raised
and are particularly choice Naturally.
| Greek can find for his table for any holi-
| day is young roast lamb. With the
Greeks of Washington. chickens. turkeys
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memorial 5ernifes
for Dr. Bittinqfr

MT Westminster Church Memorial
- Thursday night a memorial service
was held in honor of the late pastor. Rev.
Dr. Bittinger Douglas G.. Miller presid-
ed and brief addresses We're given by
members of the church. y handsome
portrait painted from life by Charles Bit
finger of New York was unveiled and is
to be hung permanently in the chapel.
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no charm, TO give adequate expression
of the loves and lodgings OF child
hoods realm. But these memories are
not all happy and cheerful-many are
sad and sorrowful and the Christmas
spirit should awaken in the hearts of
those whose memories are all of happy
homes and sweet associations help
full remembrance OF the countless hosts
of children who are homeless and en-
vironed by poverty and vice.
When we contrast their sad and sor-
rowfui surroundings with those of the
happy and fortunate our hearts Will
be deeply moved with compassion for
the homeless and helpless children
around us; and that compassion will
find expression in acts OF benevolence
and kindness. The right kind of char
ity in this direction is noble invest
ment and pays better than almost any
other form of benevolence.
All efforts to transfer the child from
conditions of poverty and vice to con-
ditions favoring thrift, virtue. culture
and religion tend not only to the Joy
and happiness of the child. but to the
elevation of the moral tone of society
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YuIetlde Customs on
the Observation-Disclosures
Is a Time of Feasting,
With Many Balls and
Other Social Diversions
-Panaman Dis h e 5
Children Put Shoes
| nder Their Pillows
Instead of Hanging Up
Their Stockings.
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Today even for the Christmas celebra-
tons, the lower classes wear the ordinary
conventional dress
Fortunately. however, some of the GUS
toms of the country have not been abso-
lutely discarded, but merely laid aside
for one gala occasion. Instead of cele-
brating upon many different days. the
custom has come into vogue OF ceiebrat-
ing on the day that the great festival is
held in Panama City.
=
This festival. which resembles greatly
the Mardi Gras each year in New Or
leans, is. like that one. held just before
the opening of Lent. 4 street parade. in
which Panama City's most favored
daughter holds sway as queen. forms one
of the most charming features. or course
there is also a king. but he is never
! as important as his ccnsort A street
| carnival when confetti is thrown and