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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-09-25
HOSPITAL BAZAAR

The Bethany Deaconess Hospital will
hold an apron sale during the Farmers
Fair, Sept. 1926. All kinds and sizes Of
kitchen, school, children's and other ap-
rons will be on sale. There will also be
ten-cent lunches and twentyfve-cent
meals served at the hospital all day both
Gays of the fair.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-09-25

4
=. N An adjourned meeting OF =
- the Board Of County COmmis- !
= sioners will be held Monday =
= for the purpose OF auditing !
= the various claims against 4
!. the county up to the end of !
= the quarter. !
= The commissioners propose 4
= TO issue bonds to take up =
= the outstanding Indebtedness :.
= OF the county. and In order !
= that it may all be included !
= the bills against the coun- :.
:. ty to the end of this month \
= will be passed upon before the :.
= regular meeting. 4
= Power county had to as :.
= sumo quite burden of indebt- :.
= edness from the old counties :.
+ from which II was created =
= and since it was necessary to =
:. issue bonds to take up this :.
!. Indebtedness, It was deemed :.
!. advisable to clean the slate "A
= up to date. ~
= n :.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
CHRISTMAS COMMENTS

The baldheaded man Is battered
when his little sou presents him with II
hairhrush,
Soldiers are never so poor ~ Christ
mas time that they cannot present
arms,
The nrst Christmas present amy man
should buy Is u set Of receipted bills
for himself from all his creditors,
The proper kind Of holiday presents
for men In responsible positions where
nerves and patience are tried to the
uttermoSt Is presence OF mind,
Beginning with the glad New Year
the dime museums hope to have on ex'
hibition the man who never gave u
Christmas present from sense Of
duty.
The Grabbed bachelor member OF the
family who with squirt OF generosity
purchased for the children the long,
resonant Christmas horus will have
soon completed the task OF kicking
himself into the glad New Year.
A few weeks ago woman wrote a
letter TO neW spaper, In which she
said. III could get money how
would make peoples hearts bound with
joy" A rich uncle presented her with
500 on Christmas day, and the seal
skin sack she bought with the money
made number OF peoples hearts
bound with envy.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
CHRlSTMASTlDE IN MEXICO.
A Feast That is Celebrated For Tive
Weeks

Weeks
In fiesta loving Mexico Christmas Is
celebrated for two weeks, beginning
with the nth Of December and not
ending until New Years day The
principal features OF the celebration
are the "posadas" and ''pinatas," both
very quaint and picturesque customs
and entirely peculiar TO Mexico.
"roSada" In Spanish means "abid
ing place" or linn" and In Mexico l.
applied TO the nightly semirellgious and
entirely jolly performances which IN
the houses of all Mexicans last from
the 18th to the 25th of December
These celebrations are called 'posa
das" because they are In commemOra
ton Of that night when the holy fam
lily unavailingly searched for an "abid
lug place" or ''inn" and. unable to tind
such place sought refuge In the sta
bic where our Lord was born.
At an early hour. on account OF the
clamurinG children. the signal Is given
for the pinata breaking. and all the
guests dock gayly about the bobbinl
clown. with the servants and smal
babies congregated In the background
When the assembly is complete nj
Join hands and circle about the big
gIittering toy as II swings from ia
hook in the ceiling. One Of the chill
dren Is blindfolded and placed In tn,
center of the ring. Just under the pl
nata: IL long. light pole Is handed to her
and she is told to strike carefully aud
"con mucha fuerza" with much force
In the direction of the pinata.
Good nature demands that all of th,
children first have an opportunity L
break the pinnta. As they NATURAL,
are never able TO do so, the clown be
ing a tough ibered individual. the
turn OF the grownups comes next
One by one they are blindfolded. turn
ed about three times and then admon
ished to strike out"
Amid applause from the elders ant
wild yells from the children the plnati
Is finally located and struck at vicious
ly. when - hey. presto! - the poo
clowns gay boomers and red and golt
waistcOat are rent from top to bottom
his big sombrero Is sent flying across
the room. aud down upon your devOl
ed head comes deafening rain d
oranges. nuts. small candles, all sort!
Of small, unbreakable presents and al
conceivable kinds Of dulces and gooC
things to eat.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
THE OLDEN MISTLETOE RITE.
Origin of Present Use Of the Classic
Plant.

Tldnks
The druids at Yuletide used to cut
the mistletoe to place upon their affairs
with elaborate ceremonies. Their name
for it was all heal or all healing
There was a large procession. headed
by the druidical priests, with bards
singing canticles and hymns: then a
herald preceded three druids. fur
nished with implements for severing
the sacred plant, then the prince or
chief of the druids, accompanied by
all his followers.
The chief mounted the oak and with
a golden knife detached the mistletoe
and presented it to the priest, WHO re
ceived and bore away the branches
with great reverence. Two white bulls
were sacrificed during the rite.
On the first day of the new year the
branches after resting on the affairs in
the interval were distributed among
the people as sacred and holy plant.
the druid priest crying. The mistle
toe for the New Year" Just when the
mistletoe became known as the kiss
ing bush" is not known.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
THE Red CROSS SEAL
COMES FROM NORWAY
HFToW did the Red Cross Christmas
Ii seal originates" is a question

HFEoW did the Red Cross Christmas
ii seal originator" is a question
that is being asked by many
during this holiday season. when mil
lions of these stickers are being sold
all over the United States. To Jacob
RiiS. the well known social worker of
New York. and to Miss Emily P. Bis
sell. the energetic secretary Of the
Delaware Fed Cross society. Jointly
belongs the honor of originating our
American Red Cross Christmas seal.
In 1909 IIr. Riis' interest was arous,
ed by the receipt of a Christmas tu-
berculosis stamp on letter from Nor
way He published an article about
this queer looking stamp in the Out
look and suggested some possible uses
for it in this country. Miss Bissell at
once saw an opportunity here and pre-
pared a stamp. from the sale of which
her society realized 5000 for tubercu.
losis work. So impressed was she With
9 this success that she induced the
American Red Cross to take up the
sale in 1905 on a national basis.
With very little organization and
with hardly any attempt at careful ad.
vertising. the sale that year brought
in over S135,0OO for anti-tuberculosis
work in various parts of the United
States. In 1909. with more organiza-
tion. the sale was increased to $3.50, 900
and in 1910 to nearly $4,000. Last
year the sale increased to S330,O00. or
100000 seals.
While our own Red Cross seal dates
back only four years charity stamps ''
from which this idea originally sprang,
go back to 1862, when sanitary fair
STAN s. were first used in Boston to
raise money for the care of soldiers
wounded during the civil war. Nearly
Sl.00n,0O0 was raised in this way dur
ing the'years 1862 TO 1865.
After the war this method Of raising
money was discontinued in this coun-
try for a generation. although it found
vogue in Portugal, Switzerland. Aus
tria. France, Spain. Denmark, Norway.
Russia. Sweden and other European
countries. There are now hundreds
of different types Of charity stamps
used in all parts of the world. as many
as forty being used in America for
childTen's hospitals alone.
Stamps or seals were first used to
get money for the anti-tubercuIosis cru
sade in Norway and Sweden in 1904
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19

CHRISTMAS NOTICES.


Every one knows that fitting sen.
timent to go with gift greatly en-
hances its value. Here is a very old
one. which is appropriate for nearly
every individual, and is consequently
safe one to use: II Is In the quaint
old spelling. which is attractive In
fancy lettering:
aII Jsis and isIIitit wait en- thy belldsyi
Crue Isvs and friendIintsss
bSIIsv thy harpiness
One a little more sentimental goes
we'll with fowers or plant:
feni thoughts and constant prayers I seat1sr
free,
Lilac nevtns. along tbe pathway thou must
tread,
Grateful and glad II baply they may shtd
Seme fragrance 10 refresh and comfort thee.
The last one. which is by Tennyson.
is beautiful inscribed in a book or to
go with a calendar:
Gre time dravs near the birth OF Christi
Che moon is hid; the night 10 etIlII
CHE Christmas bells from bill 10 bill
Hnsver each other in the mist.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
A Mistletoe Romance

T asst night went to call on Eulalie.
IL On Eulalie. the fairest maid / know
CThat Is, excepting Imogene and Clarc).
And as her coming down | did await
| spied, low hanging from the chandelier,
A sprig OF brghtsome holly, all aglow.
Which half concealed a bright, contrast
ing spray
Thick jeweled with the pearls Of mistletoe.
Then suddenly resolve leaped to my mind,
A wild resolve and one extremely bold
To wit. that though I'd known her but six
years.
II she should chance beneath that chan
To pause. I should at once assert the
right,
The ancient right Of joyous Christmas
tide,
And strive to kiss her.
Lo, the maiden came,
With welcome smile and outstretched
gladding hand,
To where ! stood expectant. She ad-
vanced
Until, unconscious and serene, she stood
Directly meath the shining mstletoe,
And. though with trepidation in my heart
kept my pledge unto myself and did
The daring deed.
Sweet moments followed; then
While startled she sought refuge in my
arms,
But brief the Joy, for then from under
meath
A davenport her little brother crawled
And cried: Say, sis. told you so, you
know
bet he'd bite. Fay up But quick she
led
Him by the ear unto the door and out.
What did the rascal mean? l do not
know.
Nor do / care for such things-Pm en-
gagged.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
Appropriate Christmas Presents.

Have you decided on your presents
for the boys yet. my deary" asked Mr..
Hendricks after the lads had left the
breakfast table for school
Not quite all But have decided,
William, that they shall ali be given
something useful. There Is no Use In
wasting money on useless toys for
them to break. And, by the way. we
need new rug for the parlor and a
dozen tumblers. William"
"Ah. well. why not get the rug for
George and give the tumblers to
JohnY
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
The Christmas Stocking

up the Christmas stockings;
HI Leave not dear one out,
I'll And wake on Christmas morning
Ill With ringing song and shout.
For in the silent midnight
1I Shall Santa Claus appear
And crown with gifts of gladness
The love time of the year
< Hang up the baby's stocking
= The cunning little elf
= Is still too very thin
l$ To do It for herself.
< And hang the mothers stocking.
Oh, very plain in sight
3 Some one must think for mother,
= Or she'll forget 1t quite
IL Hang fathers sturdy stocking
Xxi Right here between the boys,
: And give him books and papers,
= AS he gives, the children toys.
2 Let Santa Claus be careful
I2I About the politics. colin
IxI For father has asecssseience
That to the right side sticks
. 81 Hang up the old folks stockings;
~3# Hang up the little girls.
. Dear grandma with her silver hair.
< Sweet Flossy with her curls,
) VIII both be very happy
: When dawns, in roseate cheer,
: The merry Christmas morning,
Z The love time of the year.
Ethel Bridges.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
The Perennial Complaint.

Now, my dear" said Mr.. Younghus.
band to the partner Of his joys, who
was about to start forth on Christ
mas shopping bent. get presents for
all the family-in-law and buy nice lot
Of things for the boys, but don't spend
more than 500. We must live within
our income"
- "Why, George" replied the lady In
an aggrieved tone. you told me we
had $500 this mOnth-you know you
did"
And Mr.. Younghusband only sighed.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19

One Of the oldest and for centuries
one Of the most popular of all Christ
mas usages is the singing Of Christmas
carols by parties of children or Of
young men and women, who go about
from house to house for that purpose
being everywhere heartily welcomed
and rewarded with money and Christ
mas good cheer. This custom is still
largely observed In England, particu-
larly In the country districts.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
To Give and Receive.

"'Tis more pleasant TO give than to get. y
was once
By a worthy philosopher said,
Who never experienced the Joy OF the man
Who at Christmas comes out ahead.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
An Unfortunate Oversight.

"Bless met said the tboughtless man,
isn't this unpleasant!
haven't bought my mother-in-law
A single Christmas present"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
An Owed TO the Store,

Now the maiden goes a-shopping, ira la,
To get present for her daddy, pa, pa,
But when cometh the New Year
bill will then appear
To her daddy for the price of gift, ha, ha!
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-12-19
What's In a Name.

Christmas by any other name
Would pinch yodr salary Just the same
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
81 HAVE WENT

Can you beat the small boy?
One of the teachers in the small
schools on the Canadian prairie was
relating some of the difficulties she
found in teaching the children to
speak correctly.
One of her boys invariably said
II have went for II have gone.
After repeated corrections there was
no Improvement, so she determined
to make final effort to impress II
on his mind.
She told him to remain after the
other children had gone home and to
write out the words Il have gone
fifty times.
She left her charge busy at his
task, and on her return she found
the imposition carefully written Out
and placed on her desk with a note
added underneath:-'T have done
my task and I have went home"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
WATCH YOUR STEP.

The autoists aren't always to
blame for running down people.
Heedlessness on the part of pedes-
TRANS is the cause of much sorrow.
To see how true this is the very
next time you are near a street
corner watch closely how many peo-
pie look up or down when crossing
street. Some are SO careless and
oblivious of onrushng machines that
1t is a wonder that more accidents
do not occur.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
URT-MARTIALS FOR ALL OR
NONE

Surely the statement of Admiral
Howard that the Order of the
Carabao has sung Damn, damn,
damn the insurrectos" at the annual
dinner for thirteen years should APP
peal to President Wilson. He is fond
|of 10, regarding 1t as his lucky num-
Der. He is always proud to be ASSOC
lciated with it. For his administra-
ton there can hardly be insult or
lcontumely in a song that has been
roared out by convivial army or navy
officers for exactly thirteen years.
If Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft saw
no evil or opprobriun in the Philip
pine chorus, why should President
Wilson take umbrage? No ridicule
of the new administration could have
been intended. 1t is painful to be-
lieve that Admiral Howard ir Quar-
termaster-General Aleshire could
join in seditious chanty If there
are to be any court-martials the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
ACRES OF SCHOOL. PLAY
GROUNDS

Henry S. Curtis, in a bulletin just
issued by the United States Bureau
of Education, declares that every
city school building should have at
least one full block of ground,
whether the block is the usual city
block of two or three acres, or one
of ten acres, as in Salt Lake, Utah.
The high school needs at least ten
acres, he asserts. AS for the coun-
try school, it should never have less
than three acres of play space, and
|could profitably make use of ten
|acres, provided the grass is kept
moved.
There is a very strong sentiment
Jail over the country for larger
school grounds Mr. Curtis finds
land yards are being augmented ir
many cities where there is an op
portunity to purchase adjoining
pieces of land at prices that are no
prohibitiye. Cities are often pay
| ing as much as $4,000 or more al
acre for such land. Two years agt
the city of Houston, Tex, secured /;
bond issue of 100000 for enlargini
the yards of several of its OLE
schools. The city of Galveston ha
recently voted a bond issue o
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
FoEM=s =: lP 6AE)

THE LAND OF HEARTS DESIRE.
The blue Aegean girds our chosen
home.
With ever-changing sound and light
and foam.
kissing the safted sands. and caveras
hoar,
And all the winds wandering along
the shore
UnduIate with the unduIating tide;
There are thick woods where sylvan
forms abide,
And many a fountain, rivuIet, and
pond,
As clear as elemental diamond.
Or serene morning air; and far he
yond,
The messy tracks made by the goats
and deer
(Which the rough shepherd treads
but once "A year,.
Pierce into glades, caverns, and bow
ers, and halls
Built round with ivy, which the
waterfalls
illuminate. with sound that never
Accompany tho MONDAY nishtingalesi
And all the place is peopEed with
sweet airs;
The Hight clear element which the isle
Is heavy with the scent of lemon
flowers,
which floats like mist laden with un-
seen showers
And falls upon the eyelids like faint
sleep.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
SIMPLY STRATEGY.

According to a cable General
Huerta has sent to Paris, apologies
are due him.
He says that the reports of rebel
successes at Juarez Victoria and
Culiacan are untrue, and explains the
fact that these cities are in the hands
of rebels by the assertion that it was
part of the governments general
military plan to eyacuate them.
Strategy; that's it - military
STRATEGY. Strange that wasn't seen
before.
Remember that strategic move oil
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
ExUBERANT vERBosITY.

The medical profession is per-
ennially accused of lack of clarity
of expression in dealing with medi-
cal subjects. In the accusation
there is certain amount of Justice,
but the critics forget that many
scientific subjects, especially those
of a technical nature, cannot easily
be dealt with in the language of
the street. Nevertheless, the charge
that we are not clear and direct in
our method of expression, says The
Journal OF the American Medical
Association, makes us sad That is,
until we happen to get hold of a
piece of composition written in legal
phraseology. Then by comparison
the most turbid OF medical express
sions become clear. These facts are
suggested by reading a charge made
by a grand jury against a physician
who had rendered bill against the
county for more than was due him.
Briefly, the doctor had, claimed to
vaccinate twenty-seven more per-
sons than he actually had vaccinat-
ed, and thus obtained from the
county twenty-seven dollars which
did not belong to him. The misde-
meanor was not an involved one but
the grand jury stated it thus:
John Doe, on the fourth day of
March, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and
twelve. the county aforesaid. with
force and arms did unlawfully, by
using deceitful means. artful
practices. defraud and cheat the
County of in the state of
out of the sum of s27
And as though this charge wer,
not sufficiently overwhelming, tn,
grand jury goes into details regard
ng this misdemeanor thus:
The said John Doe then and
there represented to said Board of
Commissioners that he vaccinated
the above-named persons and the
said board then and there paid
the said John Doe one dollar each
for the above-named persons, and
said payment was made upon said
representation, and said repre-
sentation made by the said Doe
that he vaccinated the above
named persons was false. and
made by the said Doe for the pur-
pose of cheating and defrauding
the said County of ----- and
said Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenue sof said
county out of the sum of twenty
seven dollars, and because of said
false representation said County
of was cheated and de-
frauded by the said John Doe out
OF said sum of money contrary to
the laws of said state, good order,
peace and dignity thereof.
A noted English statesman, Ion
since dead, once accused his pol
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

The present status of business is
unsatisfactory, but men competent
to judge are by no means agreed
that there will not be early recov-
cry.
Andrew Carnege said the other
day that after the passage of the
currency bin he expected business to
be better than ever. Mr.. Carnegie
is as perhaps as well able to judge
Muncie Press.
Nobody wants a panic. Every
body wants prosperity. The news
papers and news distributing
agencies of the country suppressed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19

teal opponent on the floor of the
House of Commons of being sin-
toxicated with the exuberance of his
own verbosity." A study of legal
phraseology leads the layman to
wonder if this is not a species of
intoxication INDUCED in by those
who are submerged in an otherwise
dry subject. If SO, new field of
investigation may be opened up. A
study of the pathology of the verbal
Jag might throw some light on
this obscure subject
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
THE SCATTERING VOTE.

1t had been very hard day al
the polls. The addition of over &
thousand women's votes had made
the counting long and difficult.
We'll, James, said Mrs. Wallicky
as her husband returned from his
arduous labors as teller. "how die
the vote go?"
Nine hundred and two votes fol
Smith, 753 for Slathers, eight re
ceipts for tomato ketchup, four wasl
lists and a millner's BILL sale
Wallicky- 1T was mighty inter
esting vote
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
100. 600 for the same purpose.

100000 for the same purpose.
City children need good sized
school yard because there is no
other place to play" Mr.. Curtis de-
clared. Country children need a
large yard because at home there is
no one to play with, except in the
simplest games for little children .
He points out that larger school
grounds are demanded, not only for
the sake of organized play, which
has come to have a recognized value
in education, but tlso for school
gardening, open air classes, physi-
cal training, and other activities
that have made the school yard
nearly as important as the class
room in the conduct of modern
school,"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
THE PASSING SHOW.

1t was quite thoughtful of some
one to start am impeachment pro-
ceedings in this county. What with
the strenuous election times at Gary
and East Chicago the strain would
be too much If this district should
suddenly be reduced to state of
quiet. With an impeachment show
on there is provided a safety valve.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19

the facts as to the let up in business
until the situation became known by
word of mouth.
The year just closed has been a
'13 hoodoo. The dawn of a new
year is at hand. Let us go into it
hopefully and determined to make
it the best year in American history.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
Philadelnhia

by Thomas Paine, appeared in
1793-City of Toulon retaken by Ma
poleon from the British.
1S04-Thomas Jefferson and Georgs
Clinton unanimously chosen presi-
dent and vice president of the
United States.
1S13--A force of British and Indians
captured Fort Niagara.
1S45-Many lives lost by the sinking
of the steamboat Bellzane in the
Mississippi.
1S64-President Lincoln called for 3oO.-
900 volunteers
1911-John Bigelow. a noted diplomat
and author. died in New York city
Born in Maiden, n. Y. Nov. 20,
1917.