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Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-06-17

the wars. In these countries are Bible societies or agencies. The money sent to these societies is invested in New Testaments printed in the languages that enlisted men speak. The first $10,000 of American money went to almost every nation now at war.
 GERMANY AND ISSIONARIES
 Germany is the chief continental country sending out Protestant mis- sionaries. There are twenty-six Ger man missionary societies. with 2,166 missionaries on their list; i e. $40 ordained sixteen medical, 243 other laymen, 704 wives and 363 unmarried women Some of them were at work in German colonies when the war be- gan. and some in India, and others of King Georges over sea dominions.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-06-17
BIBLES FOR SOLDIERS

Two hundred thousand children in American Sunday schools-for the most part Methodist, Presbyterian ano Baptist-up to April had contributed a nickel each to buy New testaments to send to men in trenches and on the battleships in European wars.
 This plan is in charge of Worlds Sunday School Association, and con templates similar action by one mil lion children, one million nickels, one million New Testaments, and one mil lion enlisted men. Within a week af- ter the two hundred thousand contri- buttons had been received $10,000 had been forwarded by the American Bible Society to various nations engaged in
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-06-17
THE HOLY WAR"

Several months nave now passed since the Shiek-ul-Islam solemnly de- clared at Constantinople a jihad or holy war. So far nothing more se1Gus than footing has taken place. Accord ing to Ambassador Morganthau the nearly 200 American Protestant mis- sionaries in Turkey are relatively safe. The dreaded indiscriminate massa- cres of Christians have not occurred The fanatical zeal of the Sheik-ul-Is- lam has apparently found little, if any, response. Mohammedanism is hope lessly divided, both politically and re- ligiously
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-06-17

(By Ida Clyde Clarke)
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 15.-A letter of more than average interest comes from Miss Anna Hall, who left New York for Liverpool the last week in March en route to Garraway, Liberia. Ex- tracts from Miss Halls letter, written on shipboard, follow:
 We were required to go to the Aliens office in Liver pool to register. After re- cording the facts contained in our passports, we were asked to put our thumb-print in the place reserved for ones S photograph.
 Things in that city look about the same as usual, ex- cept that lots of soldiers are to be seen in the streets.
 When we left Liverpool, about 5 clock, the third day of April, every one seemed a little anxious for Us, as we were to follow the route of the ill-fated Falaba. We were taken out to our ship, the 'Addah, on the tender. As soon as we came aboard, the purSer told us that the captains lifeboat would be at our service if required.
 Then he showed us how to put on our life preservers. The cabin portholeS were all darkened and at bedtime the captain sent orders that pas sengers should not undress. Naturally everybody was on the alert.
 The next day we were all ordered out for a drill on deck. Boats were swung off, just ready to be let down. But we passed safely through the war zone for which we cannot be too thankful. y
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-06-17
MISSIONARY WRITES AFTER
 PASSING THROUGH WAR ZONE

Especial to the Yuma Daily Examiner)
 (By Ida Clyde Clarke)
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-11

Nymmm For Christmas

Nynnm For Christmas
MORNING.
Hark. burst of heavenly music
From a band of seraphs bright.
Suddenly to earth descending,
In the calm and silent night.
To the shepherds of Judea,
Watching in the early dawni
Lo, they bear the joyful tidings-
Jesus. Prince OF Peace. is borni
Sweet and clear those angel voices,
Echoing through the starry sky,
AS they chant the heavenly chorus.
GLORY be to God on highr'
And this joyful Christmas morning
breaking Ger the world below
Tells again the wondrous story
shepherds heard so long ago.
Who shall still our tuneful yoices
who the tide of praise shall stem.
winch the blessed angels taught us
In the fields of Bethlehem?
Hark. We hear again the chorus
Ringing through the starry sxx
And We join the heavenly. anthem.
GLORY be to God on highr.
Mrs. NJ. N. Mafgn
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-11
I'm ssChrisGmas
Tow"
How the Dny Is CsSs-
kraeal I'm RsGAgs-
hsnN. Pa.
@HRISrMAS TOWN. Is In its
glory on Christmas

~ HRISTNAS TOWN Is In Its
glory on Christmas
Christmas town Is the
quaint eld village In Penn
sylvania which was named Bethlehem
ia years ago by Count Zinzendorf.
head and founder OF the Moravian
faith.
The count arrived In the settlement
ON Dec. n. lTil. That evening he took
a lighted candle and entered the stable
belonging to the single tiny stone
dwelling of the place. and then and
there. With the smell OF the hay about
him. he named the town that was to
be ELECTROMAGNETIC Jerusalem. son
dern Bethlehem" c.not Jerusalem. but
Bethlehem.
Every Christmas eve since then has
had its vigil"
Every Moravian home has it's Christ
mas tree. fianked by ''putzen.' A putt
is beautiful bit of indoor landscape
gardening. with fuzzy white cotton for
snow and always tiny stable of Beth
lehem. with doll Christ Ia six inch
manager. and doll Joseph. Mary and
wise men standing by, while a tinsel
star of the east shines with undimin
ished ray.
Three o'clock on the afternoon Of
Dec. "a finds every Moravian family in
the great stone church. built in 1906.
All the babies are there. hundreds of
babies. wide eyed in admiration of the
decorations. The vestibule is full of
baby carriages. The pulpit and reading
desk are concealed by big picture of
the Nativity.
Classical music of the utmost beauty
Is sung at the love feast service. 1t Is
special Moravian music, often sung
from manuscript scores over a hun
dred years old. which when not In use
are kept in the great archive vaults
of the church. Peals out the great
chorus. thanking the infant Jesus for
his benefactions.
Then the ''diener." or sacristans. men
and women, enter the great front doors
The men carry huge trays Of steaming
cups of coffee, the white capped wom-
en- delicious Moravian buns, those won
derful buns prepared by three genera
tons Of hereditary Moravian bakers.
Dinner at o'clock over, the men,
women and larger children return at
for the vigil" The church is ablaze
with lights. crowded to overfowing
There is choir of about sixty. mar
ried women wearing pink ribbons in
their caps, the unmarried girls blue
There is the famous Moravian from
bone choir. with full string orchestra
and the skillful organist at the organ.
And the children do their share of the
singing. Again each person in the
| audience, young or old, receives a light
| ed candle in memory of the one borne
| by Count Zinzendorf SO many years
| ago. Even the choir members hold
tapers as they sing.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-11

mission intends to present her claims
TO the people of prosperous cummuni-
ties only Experience has demon
strated that in cities and localities
where the people are enjoying a sea
son of prosperity it is easy to inter
est the leisure and wealthy classes
in winter trip to Florida for a Pc
Rod of outdoor life and recreation. In
many cases these people have, dur
ing the past twelve months. under
gone a period of strenuous endeavor
and nerve-racking work. The situa-
ton is now very much relieved by the
era of prosperity which is prevalent in
so many sections of the country
Responses to letters of inquiry dis
close a most remarkable condition in
the Eestern and Northern states. Man
ufacturing is up to a one hundred per
cent capacity, the crops of the coun-
try have been made and exceed in vol
ume and price the records of previous
years for some time back. Money is
easy all through the States, and gen
eral condition of prosperity prevails.
Most Of the big business and man
ufacturing enterprises of the coun-
try have resumed the payment of reg
ular normal dividends. Orders are in
hand that in many cases insure good
business for many months to come;
thousands of people have the time and
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-11

recreation. The Florida First" Com
mission intends to lay before these
many thousands the advantages of the
Sunshine State, where they can live
out of doors every day through the
winter months: where they can plav
golf. tennis, fishing. hunting, automo-
billing and enjoy other healthful pleas
ures.
The Investigations of the FLORIDA
First" Commission as to business con.
ditlons at present prevailing have dis
closed a most encouraging condition in
many sections of the country. Take
for instance. Pittsburgh and vicinity.
The Dispatch, in a recent issue. pub-
hshed story in which it saws that
manufacturing plants are working IN
the utmost limit; that payrolls are
bigger than ever; that present orders
will take one year to fill, and that
property after the war ends is az.
sured by demands already made. II
says that Pittsburgh manufacturers are
riding the crest of the greatest wave
OF prosperity ever known in the his
tory OF the district; that the daily
payrolls of the manufacturing plants
amount to more than one million dol
lars day, and that skilled labor is at
premium.
OF business in general this Pitts
burgh Dispatch article says: Every
business house in the district is get.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-11
Lime Mortar Is Ancient.

The use OF lime as binding malea-
Tor mortar originated in the ren0~
past. IL Is probable that some savss~
when using limestone rocks TO cona'.
their fire noticed that the stones W.
changed by the action OF the heat =.
passing shower may have slakeo =
lime to a paste, and they discosu~
that the paste was smooth and S''s -
and was a better material than -
TO I'LL the crevices in their CIV
dwellings. From this discovery II =
but step TO add sand to the passs :
order to produce a mortar.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-11
The Christ Child.

Oh, the beauty of the Christ Child.
The gentleness. the grace.
The smiling. loving tenderness,
The infantile embraced
All babyhood he holdeth,
All motherhood infoldeth,
Yet who hath seen his face7
Oh. the nearness of the Christ Child
When for a sacred space
He nestles in our very homes.
Light of the human racel
We know him and We love him,
No man to US need prove him,
Yet who hath seen his face?
Mary Mapes Dodge.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-11

ting its particular quota of the vsss
paid, and every branch of trade
doing a land Office business. ~
crowds on the streets and in the q
partment stores are larger than sss'
before at this time of the year. and y
holiday season approaching pron's'
to be the greatest celebration OF y
Yuletide ever known in the history
the Pittsburgh district"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-11
PROSPERITY REICNS
ALL OVER COUNTRY
STRENUOUS BUSINESS ACTIVITY
IN OTHER CITES AND TOWNS
SHOULD SEND MANY TO FLOR
IDA FOR WELl-EARNED REST.

Members of the Florida First" Com
mission are veterans in the art of pub
licity. With the object in view of
placing the Florida First" advertis-
ing in cities and States where it will
do the most good, they sent out let
ters of inquiry to newspapers through
out the country asking about the CON
dition of business. Florida has so
many good things to offer to those
seeking health, recreation, investment
or place of future abode, that the com
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-11
There Are Others.

Il think Professor Hibrow is w.
derful lecturer" said the Old rus.
He brings things home to you -
you never saw before" That's ~.
ing, replied the Crouch. Il haSs
laundry wagon driver who cah :
that "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29

no candidate for president at this
time dare go against preparedness.
The forces on the other side are too
strong and too much in earnest.
How will the mass of peace loving
people take this surrender of the ad-
ministration to militarism?
II was only a month or two ago
that Mr.. Taft. in a magazine article
prepared with great care, declared
our coast and naval defense to be the
most formidable in the world and to
be virtually invulnerable to attack.
The showing made no impression
on militarist workers, or apparently
on the country. Notwithstanding that
Gen. Goethals promptly approved and
confirmed what Mr.. Taft had said.
and no serious attempt has ever been
made in any quarter to puncture Mr..
Taft's argument, or dispute Gen.
Goethals' opinion. They were simply
ignored
Maritime estimates OF the insuper-
able difficulties of transportation and
mobilization 1000 miles from its base
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
THE ARMAMENT PORK BARREL
TO BECOME A hoosHEAD

That President Wilson has been
won over to the ''preparedists' prop
aganda OF militarism has been hintei
at for weeks.
Now IL is semi-officially given out
that he approves OF Secretary Garri-
sons program OF an army and navy
budget OF $50 millions for next year
an increase at one leap OF nearly 200
million dollars. or 75 per cent
That. for start. is going some
on the new road TO militarism.
Such budget will place this peace
able nation squarely on par with
the most militaristic in Europe in
aggregate appropriations for navy and
army.
1t is declared the 450 millions will
be pruned down. II possible.
or course they won't be. And this
is only the entering wedge.
How much politics has to do with it
can only be conjectured II is said
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29

that must face any foreign force so
reckless as to venture to attack the
United States taken in connection
with the failure of the greatest naval
combination to take the almost totally
unprepared Gallipoli peninsula. or to
approach Constantinople against the
poorly equipped Turks, and the fail
ure of more than years naval and
military attack by nearby Japan to
take Port Arthur from distant Russia
in the Russo-Japan war-have only
confirmed the views of Taft, Goethals
and others.
Intelligent America begins to see
that it is no accident or run of luck
for a hundred years has kept this
country out of foreign trouble and
immune from attack. We have at all
times been sufficiently prepared, at
no time so abundantly as now.
For that part of the rumored admin
istration defense program which is
said to contemplate the creation OF
reserve of perhaps 400, 900 men thru
supIN Ntl stINiCt Vi tlAi-
zens interested in military training" ="
there can be no popular objection. 1t
is system borrowed from Switzer.
land, without its compulsory features,
and appeals to democratic country
The training of sufficient number
of officers for any emergency and the
democratic short term training OF
men. not unlike our existing national
guard in purpose. are what seem most
needed to complete American national
defenses against attack. A great army
and navy simply mean that at some
time this nation will assert an aggre-
sive instead of a traditionally defen-
sive policy and provoke foreign en-
mites, and they further mean throw
ing away the prestige and powerful
| influences of the United States in the
worlds peace leadership.
The armament pork barrel is at last
to become Observation-Disclosures
Weekly.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29

A Glenwood man whose hearing is
defective ia the owner of lady Aire-
dale that is the terror of the neigh
borhood in which he lives. The other
day he was accosted by n friend who
said; Good morning Mr. Hardup.
Your wife made very pleasant call
on us last evening" "fm very
sorry" came the startling reply. "lll
see that It don't occur again, for I'm
going to chain her up hereafter"
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29

There Is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed TO be ~incurablc. FOR
great many years doctors pronounced u a
local disease and prescribed local rene
dies and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment. pronounced II incur
able. Science has proven Cotarrh TO DC u
constitutional disease. and therefore re
Catorrh Cure, manufactured by l.. >
Cheney \ Co. Toledo, Ohio, is the only
Constitutional cure ON the market. IL IL
taken Internally IL acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case II fails to cure, Send Tor circulars
and testimonials
Address; r. J. CHENEY n CO. Toledo. O.
sold by pruggists, 7bc,
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29
live STOCK rnlcES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Beef Active and Stronger and
Cows Slow but Steady.
SHARP BREAK IN HOGS.

a Shade Higher-Fceder Eemand is
Broad Enough to Take Care OF All
the Available Supply.
Union stock Yards. South Omaha,
Oct 2O.-Cattle receipts yesterday
were 9 800 head. The few corn fed
steers in sight commanded about
steady prices There was liberal
supply of grass beef from the range.
and it sold generally a little stronger
than Monday. While the trade was
little slow in getting started, owing to
the amount OF sorting to be done, 1t
was reasonably active when once un-
der way, packers apparently wanting
the cattle. Cows and heifers were in
larger supply than usual and the feel
ing no more than steady. The yards
were full OF country buyers looking for
feeders and the market was both act
i've and stronger.
Cattle quotations: Prime beeves,
$3.50 1000; good 10 choice beeves,
s9O0d9.75: fair to good beeyes, $3.50
GS.S5: common to fair beeves, $3.50
s25; good to choice yearlings. se.ooq
8 s75: fair to good yearlings, $500
600: common TO fair yearlings, $3.50
a 90; prime grass beeyes, ss.o0q
50. good to choice grass steers.
sT2Ud $50; fair 10 good grass steers,
Sf.f0n us; common 10 fair steers,
s. 5Od $50; good 10 choice grass heif-
ers. S6O0d 700; good to choice grass
cows s5-75d6.25: fair to good COWS,
5000 sos: Gamers and cutters, 1915
GsT5: veal calves. s7-OOd 1000; bulls,
stays. etc. s425d6.25; prime feeder
stters. sS.OOGS.50; good to choice
feeders. S7.40d 500; fair to good feed
ers. s66oG 30; common to fair feed.
ers. s5.5OG6.5O; good TO choice stock
ers. sT5OGS0O; fair to good stockers,
So 5OG 7.25: common to fair stockers,
s6.5Od725: stock heifers. $3.50 CTS;
stock COWS. s4-75d 500; stock calves,
s650ds.oo.
Receipts of hogs were liberal yester-
day. about 5.40O head being reported
in After a few loads had been sold
at SC lower prices, bids dropped 10
25c lower basis. Bulk of the hogs
sold at sslOGs25. and there was a
sprinkling on up to the top. $40.
There was a moderate run OF sheep
Yesterday. about $4,000 head. Fat
lambs were steady. selling as high as
sS65. Mondays top Good to choice
lambs sold largely at sS.50d S.65. with
fair stun on down to $50 for a bunch
of habitat Idahos. Feeder demand
was broad enough to care for all the
available supply. One string. another
out of Mondays $3.50 stun. brought
$3.50 without having the fat end.
which brought sS.65 Monday, sorted
of Bulk OF the fair TO good feeders
continue to move at ss-00d $40. with
choice ones Quotable as high as $3.50.
and second cuts and culls selling from
$500 down Fat sheep confined to
show strength. best ewes reaching
s6.25. a dime above Mondays top. De
cent heavy ewes reached $500.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
Lambs. good TO choice, sS.50G SOS;
lambs fair to good. sS40GS.50' lambs
feeders. $3.50 $50; yearlings. fair to
choice. s6O0G 700: yearlings, feeders
s6.o0M710; wethers, fair to choice
S5.:0m650: ewes. good TO choice. $3.50
m6.25: ewes. fair to good s5.0OG SIS;
ewes. feeders s4.50G $50
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29

The Twin Buttes school teacher who
had been telling class of small pu-
pills the story OF the discovery of
America by Columbus ended it with:
And all this happened more than 400
years ago" The boy from the Bar y
ranch with eyes wide open with Won
der. said, after moments thought;
on. my, what a memory you've got!'
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29

why don't you subscribe for my
paper Uncle Hy?' asked the editor OF
the Smileyville Distorter 1T would
be useless extravaganza" replied the
old man MY wife belongs to the
Chatauqua club, the SEWN circle and
the Missionary society and if any Cos
sip is missing l never heard of it,
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29

But, Eliza" said Mrs. Capitolhill,
your little boy was christened George
Washington. Why do you call him
lzaak Walton? He. you know, was
the famous fisherman "Yes'm," re
piled Eliza. but dat chile's repeta-
shun for tellin' de troof made de
change inper'tive."
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29

MARY had a little lamb" began the
poet. II once knew woman who
owned 10000 head of live stock" in
terrupted the long cared Texan. And
yet this great cattle queen never got
ed through the ownership of one
lamb"
The Delta independent., 1915-10-29

Vote for Mrs. Camilla Sanders for
Commissioner of Finance and Sup
plies Getty Clerk. ADV.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
WEBB BROTHERS.

Thirty years in business here in
Bismarck. From 315 to 325 Main
Street runs this department store,
with it's stock of ladies' ready to wear
garments, prints, dress goods, mus
Inns, laces, and others dry goods, shoes
for men, women and children. furni-
ture, rugs, carpets, draperies, trunks,
suit cases, a special millinery depart
ment, with various smaller depart
ments wherein the woman shopper
finds plenty to inspect and purchase.
The Walkover shoe is the one most
sold at this place. Then there is a
bargain basement that always en-
crosses the interest of many people.
In one end of the establishment un-
dertaking rooms are constructed and
trustworthy service is at all times OBJ
tainable. The Webb brothers are
P. B. and w. H., Jr., respectively.
Mr. w. H. Webb, Jr., was formerly
mayor of Bismarck, and also county
commissioner for some ten years.
Extended acquaintance for these
many years coupled with personal at
tention and desire to do business only
in fair, honorable manner has built
up a consistent trade for the Webb
Brothers. Since 1884 their business
has been one of steady, meritorious
increase in corresponding proportion
with the wide development all
around this section of the country,
coming as a logical sequence to en-
vironment and location.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01

Captain l. P. Baker is at the head
of the Bismarck Realty Company
ship of state, but that doesn't deter
him one particle from twirling the
wheel on the steamer Scarab, nor
contributing his time to helping guide
the destinies of the Bismarck Bank.
He is a booster for all three, and
under his direction, several hundred
acres are farmed scientifically on the
Missouri river bottom, converting
dreary stretch into a garden spot.
North Dakota all the time, is his war
cry, and supplementary to that is Bis
marck and it's lands roundabout. He
has to give up a portion of his bank
ing duties, however, to a no less per-
sonage than Senator Powers of Mon
tana, who is president of the Bismarck
Bank, and an important cog in the
wheels of commerce at Bismarck, as
we'll as in his own state The realty
company, however, is conner, and
under the hand of Mr.. Baker has
demonstrated that some of the finest
seed corn in the world can be grown
in this locality The firm has excel
lent farm land holdings near the new
Pingree-Wilton branch of the North
ern Pacific railroad; on the 500 Line
or on the Great Northern.