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The Delta independent., 1914-12-18
Age of the Christmas Card.

Could you say oifhand how old is the
Christmas card which is now making
its annual appearance in the shops?
1t is younger than most people imagine.
for Its age is only about seventy years.
There would seem to be two claimants
doth famous, to the honor of having
invented it. According to some. Cuth
bert Bede designed the first card when
student at Durham university in
1S45. and designs of his circulated
among his friends for two years before
the printers conceived the idea of Of
fering similar cards for sale to the gen
eral public. Others claim the invention
for HorsIey. the artist. who designed
one for Sir Henry Cole In iS46 And
a specimen Of this card hns fetched as
much as ESQ
The Delta independent., 1914-12-18
THE BUSY FAIRIES

I have heard from Uncle Peter. who is
wonderfully wise.
That Just before the Christmas snow Ii
falling from the skies
The little folk in Fairyland begin to work
away
At all the very incest toys for Santa
Claus sleigh.
He says they choose the nighttime. when
you cannot hear a sound.
When the piayroom fire has fickered out
and shadows gather round.
But silent hours they do not mind. they
do not heed the night.
For the moon holds up her candle. and
they want no other light
And Uncle Peter tells me. SO think you
should be told.
That those who work for other folk aro
very seldom cold.
They trim the dollies' bonnets. and they
plait the dolies' hair.
They sew the dainty dresses that the
pretty dollies wear.
They paint the lovely engines. and II.
sailing boats they make.
And the best OF all the mincemeat pies
are what the fairies bake.
And Uncle Peter tells me-and I think ne
must be right
That work like this is Just the sort to
make our Christmas bright
And don't you think loving thought
should go on Christmas day
To those who for our pleasure work ana
ask no other payH
Infants Magazine
The Delta independent., 1914-12-18
HONOR OLD AND YOUNG
ON CHRISTMAS DAY

ESPECJALEf in the southern part
T. of France great preparation Is
made for Christmas. which be-
gins the 4th of December with planting
st. Barbara's grain. Women fill plates
with wheat, which are well watered
and then put in the sunshine or In
warm ashes to germinate If St Bar
bara's grain grows well or i'll so will
the coming harvest be. Later comes
the cutting of the Yule log. The oldest
man of the family cuts fruit bearing
tree-almond. apple. oak or pear. The
grandfather uses the ak. and then the
son finishes the work. The log is five
feet long and is expected to burn, If
covered all night, from Christmas eve
to New Years day. Before the eating
Of the great supper the youngest men,
bers of the family light the log.
The little gayly painted ''creche" and
other small. inexpensive clay figures
are found in every home. Before dark
Christmas eve the children so out to
look for the magi They carry with
them confectionery for the magi. figs
for the servants and hay for the tired
camels. They also put up sheaves for
the birds, and the wealthy send out
donkeys laden with bread. meat, figs
and almonds, which are sold for few
cents to the poor. The nougat pie or
the table for the great supper.
The Delta independent., 1914-12-18
a&ii ~ ~; .ikSe
Still Garry Boar's
Head at Christmas

|" IE medieval Yuletide custom
of carrying bOar's head in
procession to the Christmas
The Delta independent., 1914-12-18
RELIGIOUS FEELING IN
ERIN'S CHRISTMAS
THE celebration Of the feafival In
Ireland does not differ to any

THE celebration Of the festival In
Ireland does not differ to any
great extent, perhaps. from Its
method of observance in other coun-
tries. The deeply religious sentiment
of the country makes the religious OBJ
servance Of the festival its dominant
feature.
The humblest habitation wears an
air OF cheerfulness when decorated
with holly and Ivy. from which the
red berries which grow on the holly
peep out in great profusion.
In the Catholic churches In the larger
cities and In many Of the smaller
places as well masses are celebrated
hourly from midnight ON Christmas
eve. thousands fiocking first to the mid
night mass and later to those that fol-
low. Even In the penal days. when 1t
meant death for clergyman to per-
form the holy sacrifice or for those
who assisted at 1t to be caught In at
tendance, the midnight mass was nev-
er abandoned.
When the churches were destroyed
by Cromwell and Elizabeth the priest
took refuge beneath some protecting
rock, anu Wltn ScOuLS among Tue UOCk
thrown out to guard against surprise
by the soldiery the mass was offered
up as 1t had been in the earlier days
of Ireland's religious glory.
Today. happily. there is no such
ban on the religious faith of the people,
and the throngs who then Hocked to
the glen or the mountain side to assist
In the holy sacrifice can attend their re-
ligious services In comfortable churches
everywhere throughout the land.
On Christmas morning. especially in
the rural portions of Ireland. the peo-
pie flock to the morning masses, often
travelling eight and ten miles from
their homes In the remote hills and
valleys of their respective parishes.
The goose hangs high In Ireland on
Christmas day, and no family Is too
poor not to provide the delicious bird.
On Christmas night the wnxed bless
ed candle IL lighted In honor of Christ's
nativity. and music and good cheer Of
every kind are enjoyed everywhere.
The day following Christmas. St
Stephens day. is also regarded as prac-
tically holiday. II Is mostly availed
OF by the young people. especially the
boys. for fun and frolic OF every de-
scription. Athletic sports. football
matches. hurling and other enjoyments
are general.
The Delta independent., 1914-12-18
CHRISTMASTiDE.
pED. red the holly berries glow.
~ The crimson beads that fairies

: pED. red the holly berries glow.
I ~ The crimson beads that fairies
! blow
|. AT Christmastide
: When wonder eyed
I The children gather close to hear
/ Strange tales that move upon the
], inner ear
|. And dim the eyes
:. With plaintive signs
I TIL downward slips the silent tear.
!. And may no sorrow at the heart
4 abide
!. Now that this gracious Christmas
!. tide
/ Moves down the world from shore
!. to shore
|. with wonder ships of golden store,
\. Where every child In fancy seems
7 The captain of his fleet of dreams.
|. And may the old forget again
/. Their unwise wisdom bought of
!. pain.
|. And may their voices sweet and
I. clear
i Ring out the notes OF festal cheer
!. Ring. ring the bells with mel
/. Sing. sing all joyously!
|. While faith and hope and love still
/ reign
|. The world must ever young remain.
!. So sing and sing and ring the bells
!. Ger holt and heath and down the
|. dels.
|. And may no sorrow at the heart
i abide
|. Now that this is glad Christmastide
!. IT. Howard Wilson In Los Angeles
|. Times
The Delta independent., 1914-12-18
Think mistIeto. Brings Trouble.

In many parts of the United King
dom the silver berries and she gray
green leaves of the mistletoe are look
ed upon as anything but an emblem
of good cheer. On the contrary, the
plant is regarded with dread as being
the bringer of Ill luck and the sign OF
I'll omen. This superstition exists both
in Devonshire and in Ireland, and.
strange to say. in neither of these
places does the plant flourish.
The Delta independent., 1914-12-18
GET ALL THE FUN YOU CAN
OUT OF CHRISTMAS.

Get all tho fun you can out Of
Christmas. Plunge into the at
mosphere right away. SmussIe
packages up and down stairs
and hide them in the "old fash
ioned" hiding places.
And remember everybody, not
with the substantial presents
you have thought it imperative
to give, but with a jar of jelly,
piece of fruit cake or book or
magazine cover made from bits
of linen your scrap bag has fur
nished, a dainty sachet made
from silk scraps or any one of a
hundred other simple things you
can work on at odd times. These
are the sort of presents which
will restore the old time thrills
that have been we'll nigh lost in
the loveless gift giving of recent
years.
Teach your children that
Christmas time is giving time
as we'll as getting time.
Teach them particularly to
think of children whose nests
are less downy than their own.
There arc SO many such. And
there 10 no moro tragic thing in
a chiId's life than to be forgot
ten on Christmas day. 10 there
any picture on earth SO appealing
as to see . child at shop win
dow with only a windowpane
between his pinehed nose and
pointing finger and q high piled
world of dolls and drums and
skates and picture books? Can
you imagine a keener pans, a
more sorrowful thing, than the
unanswered prayer of a little
child at Christmastide?
The Delta independent., 1914-12-18
Tho Christina. Dance.

When grandma danced the minuet
Some sixty years ago
The stately couples often met
Beneath the mistletoe.
To waltzes now the customs veer.
But Nabels foxy beau
That damsel doth contrive to steer
Beneath the mistietoe.
Dances change but not the game.
AS close observers know.
For mortals act about the same
Beneath the mistletoe.
Louisville Courier-Journai
The Delta independent., 1914-12-18
Christmas Gift
Suggestions

The Christmas shopper will make no
mistake by following this list Of useful
Christmas gifts:
Gifts For Woman.
A baby's bottle warmer.
A chatting dish.
A curling iron.
foot warmer.
A hair drier.
A heating pad
A hot water kettle.
A coffee percolator.
A small pressing iron.
A bedside reading lamp.
A sewing machine motor. -
A nursery sterilizer.
An art glass table lamp.
A toaster.
A vibrator.
Gifts For Man.
A cigar lighter.
motor for the workshop.
A shaving mirror.
A shaving mug. -
A bedside, reading lamp.
A vibrator.
Gifts For the Homo.
A small pressing iron.
A luminous radiator.
An electric combination grill
An art glass table lamp.
Piano lamps. large and small.
A corn pepper.
The Delta independent., 1914-12-18

banquet was once common in
England. Today 1t Is confined to
Queens college, Oxford, and one or
two baronial houses.
The reason for the custom surviving
at Queens is, according to tradition,
on account of a valorous deed perform
ed centuries ago by Queens scholar.
He was walking in the fields studying
his Aristotle when wild boar rushed
at him open moutheds With great
presence of mind the student crammed
the book down the animals throat,
and 1t was thus choked to death with
philosophy; hence the survival of the
boar's head at the college of which
this bold scholar was a member.
No filter setting for a ceremony that
links up the twentieth century with
the past could be provided than the
cloisters and dining hall of Queens
college. Queens, whose foundation
dates back to 1910. was the college of
the Black Prince, Henry ". Cardinal
Beaufort, Addison. Wycherley and
many other famous men.
The procession Of the boar's head Is
formed up at the buttery. at its head
walks the soloist. former scholar of
the college. Next comes the boar's
head. This is borne on a silver salver
upon the shoulders Of two stalwart
servitors. The great head presents a
quaint and handsome appearance. be-
ing surmounted by glittering and be-
teweled crown and decked with frills
of gilded bay and rosemary. Be-
tween the tusks is placed a golden
orange. Flags bearing the college arms
and devices are fixed in the head
Immediately behind the great dish
comes the college organlst. wearing the
brilliant robes of an Oxford doctor OF
music. and followed by his surpliced
choir of men and boys.
Meanwhile the provost of the col
lege. standing on the dais at the end
of the hall in the midst of the princi-
pal guests, says a Latin grace. after
which the dinner call is sounded in
the cloisters upon a trumpet. Then
with stately pomp the procession slow
ly advances from the butlery. through
the cloisters and into the great dining
hall, and the soloist sings the procla-
nation:
The boar's head in hand bear /.
Bedecked with bays and rosemary.
And pray you my masters. be merry.
Then the choir sings in harmonious
chorus the curious old Latin carol:
Quot estis in convivio.
Caput apri defero.
Reddens laudes Domino.
By the time the carol is finished the
procession has reached the dais, and
the boar's head is deposited on the
high table. Then the provost. or. In
his absence. the senior official of the
college who is present, removes the
flags. which are used year after year
and are of considerable antiquity. and
presents to each Of the principal guests
a portion of the gilded evergreens.
The remainder is eagerly scrambled
for by the other guests.
After this prelude the dinner is served
as ordinarily save that, the most valu-
able and antique silver plate and pew
ter are used. special sauces are served
with the meats. and home brewed ale
and queens own special beer. liquor
of great potency. are served in the
valuable old tankards.
The Delta independent., 1914-12-18

What sort of tablet shall be
erected over your grave when you are
gone? ?" they aked of the man who had
long suffered. WELL" said the cheer
full victim OF stomach trouble, II think
a dyspepsia tablet would be as appro-
Pirate as any"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
I108IPASSENGERS AND CREW Of
WRECKED STEAMER SNATCHED
A. FROM ALMOST CERTAIN DEATH
THE CAPTAIN WITH ELEVEN SEA.
. MEN REMAINED ON SHIP
TILL TODAY.
HEAVY SEAS BEAT 1MPERILED
VESSEL AS THOSE ABOARD
WERE LOWERED IN BOATS.
THE RESCUED ALL SAFE AT HAR
B0R AND SUFFER NO PER
MANENT INJURY.

f. YARMOUTH, N. s., Jan. 15.-
snatchcd from what seemed almost
certain death; the "a passengers and
J2 members of the crew of the Royal
Mail steamer Cobcquid rescued yes
sterday were comfortably housed here
this morning and recovering from
the effects Of their long exposure to
icy winds and waves.
Capt. Hawson and the remaining
eleven seamen were taken OF, the
J wrecked vessel early today. The Co
Nbequid impaled on Trinity rocks six
miles of Port Nartland was badly
coated with Ice but the captains cab
in remained intact.
The wireless appeals for assistance
which she had first made 36 hours be-
fore were answered as the doomed
steamer was being rackcd to pieces
Il tCont'nueo on Page Four,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
'FL0CKMAsTER FACES FREE AND
UNLIMITED COMPETITION OF
/. WoRLDsHEssAys.
HE MUST STRIVE ON UNEQUAL
ERMSSWITH HALF-CLADlSAV.
AGE OF s0UTHlAFRICA.
ENTITAR1FFlF lFAyoRsl MANU-.
FACTURER LETS PRODUCER
TAKE CAREi0FlHIM
\ Associated Press.

By Associated Press.1
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 15.-The
rev tariff placing wool on the free
list was held up to criticism when
the delegates Of the National Wool
growers Association marked the flf-
tieth year of the associationsi exist
encc at their annual convention here
today.
The address by the president Of
tl,es organization, Frank j. Hagen-
Shartli.s pointed out that for the third
time fin a century OF national prog
lress the flockmaster faces free and
unlimited competition in the produc-
'tion Of wool against the whole
world,, THAT preyiousI Experiences had
proven the woolgrowersG ability to
withstand the chock, and that the
outcome Of the present experiment
was doubtful.
"The flockmaster is reduced" he
said. "to the necessity o. striving on
Continued on Page Two.1
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
FOSTER FATHER.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Jan. OFT.
Buck Spencer Churchill, aged 4s
claiming to possess. an estate worti
$4,000, 900, temporarily a residen
Of South Bend, wants wife. Mus
have her by July %, 1914. Here, ar,
his requirements:
She must be fairly good look
ing and not under 81 nor more
than 40 years old; must not
weigh more than 14o pounds.
must be able to stand ranch life,
like hunting and riding and like
travel; must shoot little.
must be able TO play Tie piano
or some musical Instrument.
Widows are not objected 70. pro-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
DAM WAS BUILT BY WES7s VIRGINIA
PULP AND PAPER COMPANY-WAS
80 FEET HIGH BACKING BILLION
GALLONS WATER 3 MILES
TOWNS OF PIEDMONT, WESTERNPORT
AND LUKE, ND, THREATENED WITH
DESTRUCTlON--PEO OPLEFLEE TOHILLS
NO LIVES REPORTED LOST

BY Associated Press. =
piEEMoNT. ". Va, Jan. Ia
AN avalanche Of water 20 feet high
is sweeping down the North branch
Of the Potomac river following the
bursting OF the dam .of the West
Virginia Pulp and Paper company at
pobbin, Grant County. shortly be-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
w. J. Bryan Advises Sunday
Not to Be Disturbed BY Critics
IN AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER HE TELLS THE EVANGELIST TO
"Go2oN7sAs HE is GETTING SOULS FOR HIs IN THE
GREAT WORK f% - th

Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 15.-secre-
tary of State William Jennings
Bryan wrote letter Monday when
he got to Washington. to his friend
of many years, Billy Sunday, and
the evangelist got 1t Tuesday. 1t
was on official note paper of the
Secretary of State. and 1t was stamp
ed and not franked. The Secretary
8of State and Mrs. Bryan had heard
sBtlly" preach last Sunday evening
in the tabernacle, and as Mr.. Bryan
did not wish to cause a commotion
tnstiie great assemblage. that might
have disturbed. the evangelist. he
and Mrs Bryan slipped out vixen
they found that people were recog.
MIXING them. The deter from the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
Wiant,T raced
By Police to
Morganfoun
EXPRESS co CLERK WHO LEFT
/ WITH $4,000 GAVE MORGAN.
4ruDi TOWN GIRL $4,000.
WANTED MARGARET DuNNING
TON TO ELoPE WITH HIM,
SHE CLAIMS.


MoRGANToWN. w. Va. Jan. is.
Ralph Want. the night clerk of the
United States Express Company In
Connellsville, Pa, who disappeared
from lis home there Monday with,
it is alleged. $4,000 taken from the
United States Express office. was
in A:organtown from G:33 o'clock
until $40 O'Clock last night, ac-
cording to the story of Miss Marg-
aret Huntington, with whom, ac-
cording to her>story, Want wished
to clope. Want was traced here by
F. W. Bunyon and H.. f. Cordy.
(continueej or Page Three)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15

Secretary of State TO Mr.. Sunday is
an autograph one, and is purely
personal:
The Secretary of State.
Washington, January IL. 1914.
MY Dear sunday-Havfng about
four hours in. Pittsburgh last night.
my wife and attended your meet
ing and SO We heard and felt the
powerful sermon which You deliver
cd. We noted the attention Of that
vast audience, and watched the pso-
pie. men and wqmcn, old and young,
who tlironged about you in response
to your appeal. Mrs. Bryan had
never heard YOU and 1Shad only heard
a short afternoon address. Last
J CONTINUED on Page six)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
BY Associated Prcss.l

BY Associated prcss.l
THOMAS, W. Va, Jan. 15.-The
dam of the West Virginia Pulp and
Paper company at .DobbIn was en-
tirely washed out at 1906 noon to-
day. The rushing waters washed
away everything In the valley OF
Stony river below the dam. The dam
was in three sections. Two sections
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15

! yided they have no more than
one child.
Under the will OF Samuel Spencer
Churchill: late of London. England,
end st. Johns. Canada. by which
churchilll declares he came into pos
session OF his estate. he must marry
before that time or s27o.ooo cash.
now in the Bank of England, will go
to English charity.
Otto Buck Churchill. If his claims
are sabstantiated. rs the son Of the
late William Buck, cabinet manufac-
turer: % Laporte. ind. He engaged
South Bend attorneys to represent
his interests in the Buck estate, now
Continued on Page Two.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
IL Rescued 100
ilesOHShore
CREW PICKED UP FROM OPEN
BOAT BY PASSING STEAMER
WHEN SHIP F0UNDERED.

by Associated Press
BOSTON, Jan. 15.-The founder
ing OF ahe Eath schooner Grace A.
Martin. 30 miles south OF Matinious
lisock yesterday dnd tho rescue OF her
crew of II men from an open boat
100 miles off shore by tile steamer A.
W. PcrrM' Halifax for Boston. wns
reported by wireless today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
SPECIAL NOTICE TO TAX
,Dts, PAYERS

The time having past in
which Inducements are offered
for the prompt payment of
taxes, have adopted the fol-
lowing New Years resolution:
Resolved: THAT, ! will proceed
at once to collect all 1913 taxes
: which are due and unpaid"
This notice IS, intended for
all those who owe 1913 taxes
and should not be disregarded.
C. D. CoNAWAY.
1-2-tf Sheriff Marion County.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
guard against loss of life. Consider.
able excitement prevail here.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-oGicials
Of the West Virginia Pulp and Pa
per Company gave, little credence
to the report that their dam at
Dobbin. W. Va. was i'll danger. The
Company received word today from
their plant at Piedmont, w. Va. 80
miles north Of the dam that rumors
were current there that tho dam
had broken yesterday but were not
borne out On the contrary it was
said the water in the river at tha,
point was very low. The officials
believed the .rumor had grown out
Of the fact that on account of the
law water resultant from the cold
weather two large gates in the dam
had been opened TO insure sWsficien,
water for the Piedmont plant. The
country below the dam is practi.
cnlly nutnhabitcd except for u small
settlement at a railway station %
miles distant. r.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
Indictments
For ebony
SPECIAL GRAND JURY INvEsTI.
eating COPPER STRIKE
FINDS .TRUEiB iBIILs.
lBy,asss,ociat ted { al Press.

BY, Associated Press.l f.
HoUGHToN Mich, Jan. 15.-A
presentmenta embracing some true.
bills was made to Judge o'Brien iii
Circuit Court here today BY the spe-
cial grand jury which has been In
yestigatihg lawlessness arising from
the copper miners, strike The court
was called but none 81 the men ac-
cused iofgfelonies was in custody and
their names were keptSsecret.
John Antilla, secretary Of the Cal
umet union, was indicted for con-
spiracy the court announcing that
this bill charged q misdemeanor and
therefore could be made public.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
SUNDAY SCORE CARD.

Tuesday
Meetings and sermons :.
Attendance tcstimated) $4,000
Collection tafternoon) s15s.so
Collection (cvening) ss59.12
Professed conversions,
tafterntonl ........ 80
rrofessed conversions
teeningl ......... 216
Wednesday
Meetings and sermons s5
Attendance testimated) IN.
NJ ~ - + 81 .4SSyl0O
/ Collections 4. j. s1s,s7ss5a
Protested conversions, 1891
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
By Associated Press.l

By Associated Press.
DAVIS, W. Va. Jan. 15.-Arnold
Baker, of Grant county, who resides
l short distance from Stony river
dam. tclephoned the offices of the
West Virginia Pulp and Paper COM
pany here that he had gone to the
dam at eleven O'Clock this morning
and shortly after that time two Sec
tions had gone out and 1t was esti-
mated that half of the water had
rushed out of the big reservoir.
Fires have gone out of Gormania.
Md, which is five miles south of Dob
bin.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
Owner of Millions Wants
American Wife At Once

TEMPORARY RESIDENT OF DI ANA SAYS MUST WED BEFORE
JULY rs OR LOSE BIG SUM EFT BY WILL OF ENGLISH
FOSTER FATHER.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15

CUMBERLAND, Md. Jan. 15.-1n-
formation was received at the offices
Of the Western Maryland Railroad
here. at noon today that the whole of
the Stoney river dam OF the West
Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. near
Dobbtn. w. Va. had given way. The
employees of the combany's mills at
Luke, Md, in the path of the flood
fled to the hills. So far as known
there has been no loss Of life.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-15
DiDidend Notice

The Board Of Directors OF Famont Building and Loan Asso
cent on the paid stock and dividend of five 0 per
the nsament stock out Of the earnings the six months period
ending December s1s, 1918
Checks have mailed dividends on paid stock and
credit entered the beos nssalent stock
]. !. BY the Bylaws if the ASSOCIATION.