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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19
LEGENDS OF CHRISTMAS.
German Folklore Connects Evergreen
and Garden Of Eden.

German Folklore Connects Evergreen
and Garden OF Eden.
In Germany there is a legend that
when Eve plucked the fatal apple the
leaves shriveled, the tree changed its
nature and became evergreen. bearing
witness In all seasons to the fall of
man. Only ice a year, on the birth
day of the Redeemer, 1t blooms with
lights and is laden with gifts of love,
and SO we have the Christmas tree.
In the Black forest regions In Ger
many there is a tradition that on each
Christmas V the Saviour comes to
earth In the guise of a poor boy and
asks aims at the house doors. On that
day no beggar Is refused food and shell
ter.
1t is said that the popular tradition
Of the entrance of Santa Claus by
means of the chimney arose from the
story of Hertha, a goddess Of the Morse
mythology. When the festival In her
honor vas celebrated an altar of stones
was erected in the house. and fir
branches were piled upon 1t and set on
fire. Through the dense smoke made
by the green wood the goddess was
supposed to descend and extend her in
1uence according to the petitions of
the worshipers.
Some Of the Christmas hymns and
carols are very ancient and have been
In many cases transmitted orally
through many generations. In Eng
land 1t is still the custom for men and
boys, called the Christmas waits" to
go around on Christmas eve and sing
carols.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19
New highlands First Christmas

HE first Christmas celebrated
inside a house on the Ameri-
a continent was on Dec. rs.
1913. Our Puritan ancestors fin
ished their first house at Plym-
outh. MASS. having spent more
than a month In wandering
about In search of a place of
settlement The company was
divided into nineteen families.
and to each person was assigned
a lot for house and garden. IT
was not a very cheerful Christ
mas for the l'uritans All of
them could not be accommodated
inside the house. 50 that some
Of them were left out in the cold.
but the religious features of the
day were not forgotten. and il
may be said that the Babe of
Bethlehem was prayed to and
sung to In a most fervent man
ner.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19
n

door. Don't bother your head about
me-" He turned his back and stalked
into the barn. carrying a big basket
filled with holly. fir boughs and mis-
tletoe. Harold was to dress the Christ
mas tree and decorate the barn, for
the tree was too large for the house.
and the barn, which was well built.
had peer fitted up with stoves.
Harold and Bert Fem put the last
touches to the decorations and the tree
just as the supper bell rang the day
before Christmas. Dinner was early.
as some cousins were to come In the
evening and they had to be met at the
station foul miles away.
The Bentons lived on the edge of a
town at the foot of a thickly wooded
mountain that sheltered many a wild
animal and often human beings almost
as wild.
The cousins came and soo were
safely tucked away in the beds and on
the sofas that were not used by the
uncles and aunts, and all was quiet.
Two persons were not asleep.
though. Sally was thinking: 81 on
der If Harold did lock the barn up well
with all our beautiful presents there.
Suppose some of the woods tramps
should break in. oh. dear. | wish
morning were herel"
Harold also. rolled up on a mattress
on the garnet floor. remembered that, al
though he had locked the large doors.
he had not thought about the little
door. and he could not remember
whether it was fastened.
Morning dawned bright and crisp.
Harold helped the gardener build the
fires In the stoves in the barn and hen
waited impatiently for Uncle John.
who had promised to act as Santa
Claus and who could not get there I'M
til the last moment. The train arrived
without Uncle John. and the smaller
children were beginning to fret at the
delay. So 1t was finally decided that
they would have to do without a Santa
Claus, for Uncle John had always TAX
en- that part. and no one could be per-
suaded to take his place.
The candles were lighted, and the
family and guests trooped e to the
barn. Such cries of surprise and de-
light there were when the big tree
stood before them in a blaze of gloryi
When the ..ohs" and ..ahs'' had died
away a little, Harold started to make
an apology for the absence of Santa.
Santa Claus was detain"- he began,
when a whistling sound and then a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19
FORTUNES FOR roys.

The children of the United
States each year consume toys
that cost at retail $45. 100000.
OF this sum the imported goods
represent 5000. 900 and the do
nestle product $50. 1000.
The little ones of New York
city get more than their proper
tionate share of this enormous
expenditure. for there is spent
for them annually $4,000. 600.
One-third of this is for import
ed playthings and two-tbirds for
the home product
There is a marked tendency to-
ward mechanical toys. and nor
that is new and interesting is
found in this direction than IN
any other
Within the ranks of these me
chanical playthings IL observa-
BILE a great increase In iron toys.
all Of which are made In this
country and fitted for hard use
In the hands of destructive chill
dren.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19

MISS SAW THAT II BASKET
WAS FILLED.
busy tt notice that he took the plate
from the table and returned with it
empty. Then he set about helping the
pudding. When one is very hungry
and has ones mouth set for turkey and
substantial good things, even delicious
plum pudding does not quite satisfy.
But Thomas jefferson, remembering
the carol, tried to imagine that he felt
quite full. He did feel very glad to
have helped some n on this glad day
and SO played with the new games all
afternoon with a right good will.
But the amount OF corr bread and
bacon he devoured at supper time
made his nanny exclaim, "Well. 1t do
beat all, Thomas Jefferson. how much
boys a eat after all that Christmas
dinneri"
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-
befo' de war he's brung me gifts. Old
missus used to low him to set up de
tree In de big mansion an leave de
darkies' gifts long wild de white folks
Go way, chile! Doan' you try to make
me believe dere amt no Santa Claus.
cause dere jest nacherally has to be
one" And Dinah stirred violently to
ease her injured feelings.
"Of course there is a Santa Claus
said Marian. coming to her rescue.
"You see, Wilbur, it's just this way.
There is nc doubt Of the love and care
that give such Joy to boys and girls
at this happy time-the love that graft
fies their dearest wishes and takes into
account all their efforts to do what is
right, even though the results often
look like failure.
1T really doesn't matter by what
name we call this love. If we're told
1t is Santa Claus, why, then. we ought
to agree to accept the old fellow, with
all his delightful traditions and novel
ways Of doing kindnesses. It's really
the spirit of Santa Claus that makes
Christmas the happiest day in the
whole year. So l. for one, am not 60
ing to deny the dear fellows exist,
ence. Come out and explore the snow
drifts till the sun goes down. Maybe
We'll discover the north pole"
And the trio reyeled in the shining
masses until the shadows of darkness
swallowed the sunlight, much as their
doubts of Santa Claus had been swal-
lowed in the depths Of trusting love.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19
A Christmas subtsrfuas.

oh. bashful Jack. why did you lack
The bravery to do 1t?
And pretty Jill is blushing still.
You know you drove her to 1t
Twas very late and at the gate.
You never would have done 1t
Had mistletoe not CHANGED to grow
'Mongst trimmings on her bonnet.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19

he at last turned
off to the woods.
AS he went he
heard Miss Cla-
ris s a S sweet
voice ring out In. q
Christmas carol
a n d. ookin g
back. a g b t
sight of her seat
ed at the piano
beneath q great
bunch of holly
a n d mlstletoe.
These were the
words he heard
her sing: "And
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1t from Santa Claus In Il very up te
date aeroplane. but this did not matter
Even the humble cabin home of Thorn
as jefferson had not been passed by.
and the delighted faces of the little
colored children testified that the dear
saints gifts had exceeded their widest
expectations.
Now came the most important ques-
ton of the day. Everybody knows that
Christmas dinner is very different
from any other meal and must be plan
ned for accordingly. But it happened
that these small brothers and sisters
of Thomas Jefferson, who was not very
big himself. must be left to his care
today. while his nanny went to the
big house and helped get ready for the
company. Thomas Jefferson was al
lowed to go along with his nanny.
for he was to bring back a basket fill
ed with dinner for himself and the 9th
ers. So he walked with her very hap
ply.
At the house pretty Miss Clarissa
saw that the basket was filed.
Thomas jefferson fairly staggered
under the weight of his basket when
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19

tinkling noise like
s~leighbells came
from the tree.
He stopped in as
constituent. Ev-
cry one els g
heard the noise,
too, and thirty
two pairs of eyes
were turned to-
ward the tree.
Certainly 8 o m e.
thing was o
ing in the tree.
The branches to-
ward the center
shook. though no
one touched the
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19

d~erstandin' Does
we know how de
blessed sun kin
shine ober de
whole country at
once? Does we
know b o W de
wind blows an
de waves come
rOllin' o u t
C e a w g
needn't care how
Santa Claus gets
roun' de way he
do. | disremem-
Der de time when
b e forgot m e.
Ever since | was
a li'p %pickaninny
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19

citron at a side table; Dinah stirred
some savory mess that cooked. So
busy were they that the stealthy en-
trance of Wilbur was not noticed until
his excited face peered over Maud's
shoulder. With a startled scream she
dropped her chopper: go away, you
horrid boyl We're too busy to bother
with your pranks."
Indeed. I'm not up to any FRANKS at
ALL" he began in an aggrieved tone,
i've just seer something that makes
me so excitedv'
Don't keep us In s~uspenseI' came In
curt accents from the side table.
1--WE discovered all sorts of odd shap-
ed bundles In the storeroom closetr'
he exclaimed impressively. The twins
gasped, and Dinah spoke GROSSLY. And
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19
RECIPES FOR CHRISTMAS.


Salmon Salad.-Garnish salm-
on with cucumbers, tomatoes
and lettuce. Sprinkle with salt,
pepper and paprika. Add a few
drops of chilli vinegar and slices
of hard boiled egg. Cover with
this sauce: Yolks of three eggs,
Juice of a lemon, salt and red
pepper, a pinch of grated nut
meg, three tablespoonfuls OF
butter and half a cupfui of va
ter. Stir over the fire until
thick.
M~ontreaux Sandwiches.-Boil
four eggs for a quarter of an
hour, then pound them with
two tablespoonfuls Of butter,
one tablespoonful Of finely chop
ped parsley and sufficient an
chovy essence to make all q good
pink color. When well pounded
add a little paprika and spread
the mixture on slices of butter
ed bread. Serve garnished with
parsley.
Fla Mincemeat Pies.-Weish
half a pound of -four, sift il, rub
in three tablespoonfuls of butt
ter or lard, add one teaspoonful
of baking powder and a pinch Of
salt, then gradually add just
enough cold water to form a
stiff paste. Roll out once. Line
small molds with the pastry and
fill with minoemeat, adding a
few chopped figs. Bake in q hot
oven for fifteen minutes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19
A SURPRISE
SANTA CLAUS

AROLDi Harold
Bartonl'' called
Sally's Y dice
from the kitch-
en- door. Pa
ther says be
sure to close
and lock-
"Oh. | know
all about it,"
called Harold
from the barn
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19
A REAL PRESENT
FOR CHRISTMAS

slSTAfAS ID A
had da as
clear aud spar
Killing us all such
days should. To
he sure. in the
sunny southland
there was no
SHOW. and t b g
children had TO
conten them
selves with a Wis
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-19
NO ACCOUNTING
FOR SANTA CLAUS

e twins were deep
in the myster-
les of mincemeat
making under the
direction of the
faithful Dinah.
Maud stood on a
chair c%hopping
beef and apples
in a huge wood
en- bowl: Marian
sorted raisins and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Kansas City Defeated ST. Paul-NIill-
crS Beat Brewers.

Kansas City Aug. 20.-Kansas City
batted hard and St. Paul's errors were
costly. Lou Richie, formerly of the
Chicago Nationals. pitched a good
game for the locals St Paul took a
three run lead in the second but the
locals came back with four in the
third. Score: r H E
st. Paul .o3O 600 OOO-3 :.
Kansas City .004 OO2 2O%-S 16 3
Batteries-LaRoy, Walker and
James; Richie and O'Connor.
Toledo 4; Indianapolis 6.
Toledo, Aug. 20.-Dashner grew
grew wild in the fifth. passing three
men. which coupled with two errors
and two hits, gave indianapolis vic
tory Score: r H Z
Toledo POO oO2 oOO-4 5 3
indianapolis ..001 $50 000-6 3
Batteries-Dashner, Benn and De-
vogt; Willis and Casey, Cotter.
Louisville O-2; Columbus 81.
Louisville. Aug. 2O.-Columbus and
Louisville broke even in a double
an easy time in the first. The second
was pitchers battle.
Score-First game: H E
Louisville 900 900 600 2
Batteries Northrup. Powell and
Severoid; Cole and Smith.
Second game: H E
Louisville :. 900 100 900 OBJ 2
Columbus 600 600 100 Oo-1 2
Batteries woodburn and Clemons
Ferry and Smith, Murphy.
Minneapolis 3; Milwaukee o.
Milwaukee, Aug 2O.-Lou Feline,
Minneapolis come back" pitcher.
was a complete puzzle to the leaders
and Minneapolis won. Slapnicka
pitched good ball but his support was
sIcvenly Score: r H z
Milwaukee -. 900 900 600 8
Minneapolis -. 100 DOL 010-3 10 L
-Slapnicka and Hughes:
Feline and Smith.
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WATCH YOUR ADDRESS
Santa Fe Asks Shippers TO Exercise
Care i'm Marking Packages.

The interstate commerce commits
sion has decided that a shipper mark
ing incorrectly the address on a less
than carload shipment must bear the
burden of resulting freight charges,
and the fact that the correct address
was noted on the bill of Iading it not
material. The case decided was one
in which shipper addressed a pack
age to Lake City, Fla. instead of
Lake City, S. d.
Besides being expressly provided
in the rules of all freight classffca-
tions," the interstate commerce com
mission explains, at is on broad.
general grounds the duty of a ship
per correctly to mark packages, and
when so marked, the carrier is held
to a strict responsibility for2 their
safe delivery at destination
The Santa Fe railway, which IS
carrying on carefully organized
campaign to prevent loss of, damage
to, and delay nj freight shipments is
calling the attention of all its agents
and transportation inspectors to the
commissions ruling, and urging them
to impress upon shippers the import
ance of exercising care in marking
packages for transportstio
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
PAUL BROWN WON
Defeated Klein in Hot Pitch
erS BattIe-ScOre 2 to 1.
EX-SiOuX Pitcher Makes Old
Teammates Look Foolish.
GEARS FIELDING A FEATURE.
New Players Joined Sioux City
CIub-But Failed to Win.
Hardest Fought Game of Sea-
Son-Kaws Go to st. Joe.

The Kaws won the last game of the
series with Sioux City, which was a
pitchers battle between Paul Brown,
formerly of the Sioux City club, and
Klein. The final score was , to 1 and
the contest was all that the score indi-
Gates.
Both pitchers were in excellent con-
dition and Brown had the better of
Klein. Klein allowed nine hits but kept
them well scattered. excepting in the
innings when the Kaws scored, and
Brown did likewise.
The Sioux Cityans were the first to
score and they succeeded in showing
their only run across the pan in the
second inning. Callahan beat out a
scratch hit over second base, Davidson
went out from McLarry to Rapps and
the former went to second. He scored
and Burns hit over second.
Cooney, with one out in the sixth. hit
for three bases but was thrown out
while trying to stretch it for a home
run. Poor coaching was responsible
for the affair. Streeter, who Joined the
team Tuesday, followed with a clean
single to left field and was thrown out
while stealing.
The visitors got two men on bases
in the seventh, by rights of free trans
portation and one in the eighth for
all who died on the bases
Paul Brown is avenged for his trans
fer from the Sioux to Topeka clubs.
The Kaws worked hard but were I'M
able to bunch hits on Klein for a run
until the fifth inning. They had two
men on in the first, three in the sec
ond. three in the fifth and one in the
sixth and seventh who died on bases
They got their first run in the fifth
when Lee and FOrsythe singled in sue
cession. The former scored on Nc
Larry's two-base hit. The hit bounced
Off Burns knee and went out of line
Forsythe scored but vas sent back TO
third on account of the ground rules
Gear followed with a walk and Rapps
retired the side with the bases filled
McAllister led off in the sixth and hit
Tor two bases, French was safe on Cal
lahans error and McAllister was
thrown out at home on Browns
srounder to Coney. Cooney made an
excellent play on the ball. Cochran
sent Brown to second and he scored
on Lees single to right field The
kaws left this morning on trip to
st Joseph and Lincoln
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
SEVEN ARE DROWNED.
Storm Upsets Steamer in Middle of
the Mississippi.

Keokuk, Ia Aug. 20-Seven persons
were drowned when the government
steamer Henry Bose was overturned in a
heavy windstorm in the middle of the
twenty-foot channel in the Mississippi riv-
er here.
Seven other passengers, including Cap
tain Gus Seifert, escaped.
Those who are drowned were caught in
the cabin of the boat, and were unable to
get out of the trap, with the exception of
Hugh Beaver and his sister, who freed
themselves but both went under as res
cue boats drew near.
The Henry Bose was being used in
building wing dam in the river and had
started for shore when the squall caug mt
her without warning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
Rid Your Children of Worms

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsbure Defeated Giants-Cubs Beat
PhilIies-Reds Won Two.

New York Aug. 2O.-Pittsburg
evened the series with New York by
taking the fourth game. The visitors
hit Fromme hard in the first and sec
ond innings. scoring six runs. In each
of these innings Carey drove a home
run into the upper tier of the grand
stand His long drive in the second
followed Adams single and Byrne' 5
double. Crandall, who was purchased
back from St. Louis yesterday, also
was hit hard and was poorly support
ed. Score: R.H. E.
Pittsburg 1880 11OO O-s14 0
New York 20 0 0 0 O-3 10 D
Batteries-Adam and Gibson;
Fromme, Crandall, Schupp and NC
Lean Hartley. Umpires-klem and
Orth.
st. Louis 5; Brooklyn 2.
Brooklyn, Aug. 20.-St. Louis play
ed a bunting game to defeat Reulbach
and had the Brooklyn infielders stand
ing on their heads trying to stop the
sacrifice bunting. Score: R.H.E.
St Louis 1 0 0-5 2
BROOKLYN 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? % 2
Batteries-Perritt, Sallee and VIM
go; Reulbach, Raglan and Miller, w.
Fischer. Umpires - Rlngler ana
Byron.
Chicago 3; Philadelphia 2.
Philadelphia, Aug. 2o.-Chicago
won it's fourth straight victory over
Philadelphia. The visitors scored all
their runs in two innings by punching
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Walter johnson Added Another Vic
tory-Athletics Beat Tigers.

Cleveland. Aug 20.-Walter john
sor pitched his thirteenth straight VIC
tory for Washington, downing CleVe-
land in a contest that went ten in
nings. For nine innings the game was
pitchers battle but in the tenth SLOW
fielding on the part of the locals ana
free hitting by the visitors gave John-
son the margin.
Score: X II 4
Cleveland :. 100 600 600 o. I
Washington 900 01O 600 IS 10 1
Observation-Disclosures and Carisch;
johnson and Ainsmith.
Umpires-Evans and Hildebrand.
Detroit 3: Philadelphia 4.
Detroit. Aug. 2O.-Detroit present
ed Philadelphia with a victory Tues
day. Wild throwing, Indifferent
throwing, loose fielding and an error
at a critical moment enabled the Wis
itors to come from behind and win.
Philadelphia o1o OOs ooo-4 8
Detroit Oo3 900 000-3 8
Batteries-Shawkey Houck, Bend
er and Schang; Hall, Lake and Stan
age.
Umpires- and Sheridan.
Chicago 5: Boston 4.
Chicago. Aug. 2O.-Chicago made it
two straight from the worlds cham
pions. Eddie Cicotte, the former
Boston pitcher, was in great form and
held his former teammates safe until
the seventh when he eased up and the
visitors saved themselves a shutout.
Score: X II Il
Chicago 200 DOL 2o*-5 IL
Batteries = r. Collins. Moseley
Schalk.
Umpires- and Egan.
New York at st. Louis Postponed:
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four hits, including doubles by Schultz
and Archer with two passes. Cravath
secured four hits out of four times at
bat, including two doubles.
Score: r. H. E.
Chicago ......oOO2 1oooo-3 o
Philadelphia 20 0 1 0 0 1-2 8 8
Batteries-Pierce and Archer; Sea-
ton and Killifer. Umpires-O'Day and
Emslie.
Cincinnati AZ; Boston 20.
Boston, Aug. 2O.-Cincinnati play
ing good baseball won a doubleheader
from Boston. Long hits by Bescher
and HoblitzeIl were mainly instrument
tai in giving Cincinnati the victory in
the first contest. Suggs allowed but
two Boston men to reach first base in
the second contest and he was only
prevented from pitching a no-hit game
when Moranville got scratch infield
single in the fourth.
First game-Score: RH.E.
Cincinnati % 0 0 0 0 1 IA 8
Boston ...1 0 0 L 0 0 % 5 l
Observation-Disclosures Johnson and
king: Boston, Rudolph, Dickson and
Rariden. Umpires-Brennan and
Eason.
Second game-Score: R.H. E.
Cincinnati ooO1O o1oO-2 o
Boston ......0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 1 0
Batteries-Suggs and Clark: Tyler
and Whaling. UmpireS-EaSon and
Brennan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
DIR. Strong One of Ten.

Philadelphia, Aug. 20.-Dr. Joseph
Swain. president of Swarthmore college,
and president of the National Education
association, has announced the names OF
ten men who will complete the committee
which will have general charge of organ
izing a special educational congress at
the Panama Pacific exposition in 1915.
The list includes: Stratton d. Brooks.
president of the University of Oklahoma,
and Frank Strong, chancellor of the Uni
verSity of Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20

Gears fielding is sensational Tony
Smith, the short fielder of the Sioux
City club will vouch for this and ad-
nit that the Kaw manager robbed
him of two perfectly safe hits, in the
closing game of the series. Gears field
ing has cut off a large number of runs
this season. He has been in the game
a number of years, and although but
% years old-several years ago, he is
about as good in the outfield as any
man on the circuit and no SLOUGH of a
hitter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
Leach Cross Matched.

Los Angeles, Aug. 20.-Leach
Cross and Johnny Dundee have been
matched to box twenty rounds on the
afternoon of September 1 at the Yer
non arena. This ended the anxiety
of fight fans over the cancelling of
the Cross Rivers match OWING to
the indispositior of the little Mex
fcan, who is suffering from neural
gia.
The winner Of the Labor Day bout
will be given another match on
September 9.