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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
A CHRISTMAS VISION

On Christmas eve mid all the joyous glee
That in my righteousness surrounded me.
! happened by some chance to turn mine
eye
Out through a window-wreath that hung
near by.
And as I glanced through it into the
night
j seemed to see, lit by some holy light,
A childish face with wistful, smiling lips
That thrilled me TO my very hnger-tips.
Two eager hands stretched forth called.
as in stress,
To me TO carry help TO Heiplessness,
And in the sad eyes of that child I saw
In all its loveiiness the Christmas Law
Not a command. no everlasting Must
Upon Reluctance for its teaching thrust.
But just a pleading hint to him who runs
That all who suffer are Gods Little Ones!
And then the picture in the wreath was
gone,
And in its place the Eastern Star-beams
shone-
same that nineteen centuries ago
Led on the Wise Men with their heavenly
glow:
And cen as they I wandered through the
drifts
And into lowly places carried gifts
To cheer. and give release, and pay my
due
Unto my Lord through them that suffer
rue.
John Kendrick Bangs. in scribner's.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
WHAT NEW ENGLAND MISSED
Not Until Late In the Sos Was Or
~servance of Christmas Fes-
tival General.

General as are today both the re.
ligious and secular observance of the
Christmas festival. it is barely half a
century since Christmas was tabooed
in large sections of the United States
as well as in other countries where
the old Puritan element predominated,
says IN exchange. Even as late as
the SOS all through New England
Christmas as a holiday was ousted
by New Years, except in Catholic or
Episcopal families.
The old hatreds growing ont of the
wars of the Reformation, both on the
continent and in Great Britain, for
centuries practically abrogated this
annual festival wherever the Puritan
element or its posterity was the DOM
mating factor in the community. The
following from Edward Eggleston's
Transit OF Civilization" will give
something of an idea of the eclipse
which darkened the joyous holiday
history of the United States:
in 1910 the Massachusetts, legisla-
ture ordained that the mere abstain.
ing from labor on December % should
be a penal offense. The observance
of Christmas was held Objectionable
not only because II afforded opportun-
ity for the playing of games and pro-
family but because Christmas observ-
ance was Ubiquitous on its own ac-
count. for all h~onoring of days, times
or seasons other than the Sabbath
seemed to the fine spun Puritan mind
a masked idolatry. The strict Puritan
Sabbath. first rigidly enforced in Eng
land and Scotland, was early trans
planted in New England. where its
observance was. under similar penal
ties, made as strictly compulsory as
was the no%nobservance of Christmas"
One of the old as well as the mod
ern features of the Christmas service
was its magnificent music. But dur
ing the Puritan eclipse not only
Christmas music. but practically all
church music worthy the name, dis
appeared.
AS the religious prejudices and
hatreds. born in prosecutions. softened
with time, the Christmas festival grew
in favor even throughout the hostile
communities of both Great Britain and
America.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
Imprisonment is too good for
the thief who steals a Christmas
purse.
EARLY ROMAN CHRlSTMASES
ured More as a Historic Being
Than World Savior.

The early Roman Christmas, says j.
A Symonds, probably kept Christmas
with no special ceremonies. Christ
was as yet too close to them. He had
not become the glorious creature of
their fancy, but was partly a historic
being, partly confused in their imagi-
nation with "reminiscences of pagan
deities. AS the Good Shepherd, and as
Orpheus. we find him painted in the
Catacombs; and those who thought Of
him as God loved to dwell upon his
risen greatness more than on the idyl
of his birth. To them his entry upon
earth seemed less a subject of rejoic-
ing than his opening of the heavens.
They suffered and looked forward to a
future happiness. They would not
seem to make this world permanent by
sharing its gladness with the heather.
Theirs, in truth, was a religion of hope
and patience, not of triumphant recol-
lection or of present happiness.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
WHAT CANDLES SYMBOLIC
Higher Meaning Of Little Burning
Tapers That Ornament tho
Christmas Tree.

1t is little wonder we cling to the
old custom of lighting the little pink
and blue and green and yellow can
dies. For we apprehend, | am sure,
not altogether dimly, as we go about
touching them into flame, the shining
potency of those things they do but
symbolize-of goodness, of love, of
spirituality, and the far-reaching pow
er of these to tighten the world. 1t
cannot be but the Tinsel Star was
right. The gifts and ornaments of
Christmas fair and fitting though they
are, might all be done away with and
we should still have a very good
Christmas indeed, If but the Christmas
candles shed their light.
Yet I do not forget that the Para
disc Bird scorned the little bits of
~blackened candles that lay in the
Christmas box. We are very human
after all, aqd the candles of our kind
ness see but little things sometimes
and soon burned out. Fail they may,
but there shall be, and with all the
more reason, others to take their
places.
Over again and once a year the hu-
man spirit makes for itself a festival,
and under the light of the abiding
heavens which do not fail-God's glow
ing heavens of stars that are forever
lighted, forever sure-it lifts up the
tapers of its own lighting, tapers
which, though they burn out humanity,
yet with a touching devotion of faith
shall be replaced, relighted, rekindled
each year, as the blessed season comes
around.
Types they are. these Christmas
candles, of our lives, 80 apt to fail and
of our purposes, SO easily wasted, but
types also Of our glowing longings, our
luminous, unconquerable hopes; nor
can It be said that we have failed so
long as we relight them. rear after
year, a pledge of our own faith in bet
ter things. and to do honor to that
Little Lord, whom, with touching de-
votion to the old shining symbol of "a
light that shineth in darkness" shed
ding blessing across our way, we still
lovingly and how appropriately call
THE Light of the World '-Woman's
Home Companion.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
THE CHRISTMAS GOODNESS
BY Rev. George Hodges, Dean of the
Episcopal Theological School,
Cambridge, Mass.

And on earth peace. good will toward
men.
For a few weeks at least of every
year we take the Christmas lesson of
fraternity into our lives. Men and
women and little children have been
going about thinking what they could
do for others. The streets and shops
have been full of people whose arms
have been full of bundles. There have
been sweet domestic conspiracies in
every household. The idea has pos
sessed the community that the right
thing to do is to make other people
happy. For a little while, as the year
draws near its close, and we look
across into a new time, it Seems as If
the old manner of living were being
put away, with all it's narrowness and
pettiness and jealousy, with its self
seeking and its vicious s~elf-content,
and rs IL the dawn of the blessed
millennium were already shining upon
the submits of the mountains.
For a few weeks the Christmas
spirit animates the churches. The
kingdom of heaven comes. What we
want is to have this fraternal time
continued. What we need is Christ
mas every day. II hat blessed king
dom is ever to be established here; II
the will of God is ever to be done by
the employer and the workman, by
the landlord and the tenant: If the
present discomfort is ever to met and
ministered to, it must be by the cul-
tivation in us of the Christmas good
ness. We must learn the lessons of
simplicity and fraternity. We must
follow more closely the blessed foot
steps of his life who on this day for
our salvation was born at Bethlehem,
and Graded in a manger.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Elko 054e. Carson City 06374
Department of the Interior, u. S..
Land Office at Elko, Nevada, No
vember 4, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Willard
T. Collins of Ely, Nevada, who, on
September 3, 1911, made Carson City
desert land application 06374, now
Elko. No. 0549, for Eh of SEH of
Sec. Is; and the NEA and EH
SEA of Sec. 33, T. % North, Range
ga East, Mount Diablo Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the clerk OF
White Pine County, at Ely Nevada,
on the seventeenth day of December,
1915.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John P. Phalan, of Currie, Nevada.
Henry Phalan, of Currie, Nevada.
Peter C. Pallesen, of Currie, Ne
vada.
Reuben V. Lockwood, of Currie,
Nevada.
JOHN f. ROBBINS,
Register.
First pub. Nov. IA.
Last pub. Dec. IL.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
chean Christmas Cake.

Dissolve a level teaspoonful of soda
in two t~easpoonfuls of warm water,
add half a pint of very thick cream,
stir for a moment, then add half a
cupful of New Orleans molasses, mix
thoroughly, add half a pint of brown
sugar, three and a half cupfuls of sift-
ed -four, through which has been
mixed a tablespoonful each of CHINA
mon and a tablespoonful each OF
cloves. spice and nutmeg; add a Ia
blespoonful of grape juice; stir into
this a pound of sultana raisins cut
into halves and Toured, and half a
pound of citron. Bake n and a half
hours In a moderate oven.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

O2391
Elko, Nevada, Land Office. Novem-
Der 26, 1915.
Notice Is herby given that William
j. Gardner of Ruby Valley. County
of Elko, State of Nevada, has filed in
this office his application to enter
select-locate under the provision of
Sections 2306 and 23Q7 of R. S. U. s.
the following described land, viz:
NW1-4 of NE IA of Section 80,
Township 22 n, Range 66 E. M. d.
+. & NJ, containing 40 acres.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the lands described, or de-
string to object, because of the min
eral character of the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to APP
plicant, should file their afidavits Of
in this Office, on Or before the
10th day of January, 1916.
JOHN E. ROBBINS, Register.
(First Publication Dec. 10, 1879
LAST Publication January 8, 1870
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
FRENCH CHRISTMAS 0MENS
Ancient and Curious Beliefs Regarding
the Holiday-MiracuIous Cures
for Various Ailments.

In France, particularly, superstition
dies hard, and there is probably no
other country where the people still
retain so many ancient and quaint be-
liefs in connection with Christmas
day. Several of these relate to
miraculous cures of all the Ills which
flesh is heir to. For instance, the
chilly proceeding of bathing on Christ
mas day is supposed to insure one
against both fever and toothache dur
ing the coming year. another proven
tive OF fever being the a~bstention from
all meat on December 25th, a great
sacrifice for the average man: while
a remedy for ulcers could be obtained
by those who refrained from eating
prunes on that day.
A cure for everything, however, can
be found in the large loaf chiefly made
in Provence. and called lie pain de
~calende." II is very large and very
white, and from II is cut a small piece,
marked with a knife with three or
four crosses. This is carefully pre-
served as a remedy, and used when
required. the remainder OF the loaf
being divided among the family on the
Feast Of Epiphany.
With regard to bread. It is believed
that loaves baked on Christmas eve
remain fresh for ten years, and during
the whole of the holidays a portion of
bread was left out on the table night
and day because the Madonna might
come in to share IL. But nile she
wishes to bring misfortune on the en-
tire family. IL behooves the French
housewife not to bake any bread be-
tween December 18th and the Festival
OF Circumcision.
Cattle can be kept in good health
by giving them something to drink
Immediately after midnight mass on
Christmas eve before entering the
house. And a good harvest could be
insured II the corn about to be sown
is carried to its destination in the
cloth used for the Christmas dinner.
III you visit a fountain or a well on
New Years day and place in II either
an apple or a nosegay. the water will
be rendered wholesome throughout the
year. No Frenchman. however, will
lend anything to anyone on January
!, for II is believed that by so doing
he would bring Ill luck upon himself
for the ensuing year.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Elko, Nevada,
December 4, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Paul
Martin of Taft, White Pine County,
Nevada, who on October 10, 1909,
made Homestead Application Carson
City, O3S5, now Elko, No. 0249, for
SWA NEA VIZ SEA section 10;
NWA NEA, Section 80 Township II
North, Range 81 East, Mt. Diabolo
Base & Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make final five year
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before F. d. Oldfield,
County Clerk of White Pine County,
Nevada. at Ely, Nevada, on the 18th
day of January, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Harry G.. Pursley, of Taft, Nevada,
Stanley d. Reed, of Taft, Nevada,
George II. Stark weather, of Osceola,
Nevada, Lawrence Snyder, of Oseeo-
la, Nevada.
JOHN E. ROBBINS, Register.
First Publication Dec. 10, 1850
(Last Publication Jan. Is, 1850
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
HOW He DOES IT.

KS ~ So$ y =, ''' s'. ''Ta the s',, chin IN
NGON When little folks are ia,
asleep
And stockings all are hung;
All loaded down with pretty things,
With guns and dolls and drums:
So be sure TO hang your stockings
Where he'll see 'em when he comes.
YOU might hear him swiftly coming.
Riding on the wintry blast;
His reindeer team ~a-jingling,
And their hoof beats falling fast.
His furs are black with chimney SCOT,
His beard Is white as snow,
His sleigh Is full of pretty toys,
You ought to Tea him go,
HE lights upon the sleety roof
And doesn't stop a minute;
He jumps upon the chimney top,
And down he pumps within IT:
He pauses on the hearthstone,
And he takes a little peep
To see II all the curly heads
Are safe in bed asleep.
HE goes about on tiptoe,
Nor makes a bit of noise,
He flls up all the stockings
With uga plums and toys;
And then he gives n little laugh,
Pops up the chimney quick,
And on he jinRles on the wind.
The jolly old 81. Nick.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
LEGAL NOTICES
APPLICATION No. 1914
Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on the
4th day of November, 1916, in ac-
cordance with Section SO, Chapter
140, of the Statutes of 1913, n r.
A. Millick, of Osceola, County of
White Pine, and State of Nevada,
made application to the State Engi-
neer of Nevada for permission to APP
propriate the public waters of the
State of Nevada. Such appropriation
Is to be made from Piermont Creek,
Spring Valley, White Pine County,
Nevada, at a point about one mile
UP from the mouth of Piermont Can
on, approximately near the dfvid-
ing line between Sections 2S and 29,
in the Mel of NEA Of Sec. 20, cal
culated course, Diversion to Il cor
ner between Secs. 22 and 81, T. 10
y. R. &C E., North 70 deg. 80 min.
East 9160.9S feet, distant. by means
of bitches. fumes and pipes, and ten
cubic feet per second is to be con-
'eyeu 10 d poiHt approximately III
NV Il of NV Il Sec. %, T. 10 N. r.
&c E., NJ. D. B. & NJ, by means of
bitches, fumes and pipes. and there
used for mining, milling and power
purposes. Water to be returned to
stream at the mouth of Piermont
Canon. Immediately below the works
above described.
(Signed.) w. NJ. Kearney.
State Engineer.
First pub. Nov. 81.
Last pub. Dec. 10.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
Cake Candles.

II you wish to place red or green
candles around your cake, take a piece
of pasteboard somewhat larger than
the cake. cover with fine white paper,
set the cake in the center; melt paraf-
fin slightly. dip candles in and set
around the cake. This keeps the cake
icing whole, and there is no danger
of the candles falling over. Little
sprigs of holly may be placed between
the candles.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26

We spend too much time wonder
ing what the new year will bring US
1t is better to ask ourselves what
we are going to make Of it. Life
does not come in sealed packages,
ready for s when opened. Time
Is only its raw material. and from
it we can make very much what we
choose. Instead Of waiting for some
prize TO drop into u hands, let US
seize the days as they. pass and
mold them into forms Of usefulness
and beauty
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
What He Gave Brother,

Little s~ix-year-old Harry was asked
by his Sunday school teacher:
And Harry, what are you going to
give your darling little brother for
Christmas this year?'
i dunno" said Harry. Il gave him
the measles last year"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26

First Boy-We've put the bureau
in front of the fireplace?
Second Boy-Yes.
First Boy-You tied the string to
the handle of the door?
Second Boy-Yes, and | tied the 9TH
er end OF the string to the ate
pitcher.
First Boy-Then W. ought to find
out the real facts about Santa Claus.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
Love Essential.

Because this old world is hungry
for love, the simple art of being
kind" is needed to carry Christmas
through the year. We may get along
comfortably without any further
wisdom or guile or sophistication;
but. ah, sorely do we need the gentle
Offices of love as we meet one anoth-
err by the way.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
Real Luck.

Tommy" said his mother, at din
91er on Christmas day. do stop eat
ing. How can you possibly eat SO
much?"
Don't knos , said Tommy, be-
tween bites; 4 guess it's just good
luck"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
Kiss for Every Berry.

in olden times a berry was pulled
for every kiss under the mistletoe,
and when they were all gone, no ber-
ry, no kiss
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
The Worst Kicker.

1t is the man who. kicks the most
about his Christmas cigars who gives
the fewest OF them to the janitor.s
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26

ar
tho Chill
drens' Christ
mas tree
sfsyed with
toys and f~iligree.
and brilliant eew-
eaws deity hung.
that catch the eye Of
old and young. With
fairies bright and tinted
birds call forth clad
enraptured words; and
merry eyes will greet the
sight when am viewed By
CANDLE light. Beneath my
bouehs there Hes a scene Of
house and yard and village green.
with mimic railway running through.
as railroads oft are won't to do am
alas. Q Christmas treel And this will be
the death for me: for when the Yuletids
seasons past. upon the ash-heap III be
cast. However. while I'm standing here
host Of children ] will cheer. and cause their
youthful cheeks to glow. because Of Ono Child ,onl
ago who came this waiting world to bless and fin
our hearts with happiness. And 50, you As
I'm eisd to be
tho
IT.
tie
chh-
dren's
Christ
mas
tree
~ Rsv. n. c. Miohsss. Nd
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
Be Thankful for This.

One of the other nice things about
is that it marks the time
when the days begin to grow longer.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
Day for Little Ones.

DO you think enough of the chill
dren? After all, Christmas is a day for
the baby and the little ones.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26

i suppose you will have a merry
Christmas at your h~ouse?"
"Oh, yes replied the sophisticated
small boy. I'VE younger people will
endeavor to make it so. You know,
so much depends on the tactfulness
Of children. | always endeayor to
make the holidays pleasant by show
Ing an enthusiastic interest In the
mechanical toys that afford grown
people so much amusement"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26

Believe In Santa

No sound, healthy, slesome child
is q disbelieyer in Sant. Claus.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26

Christmas comes but once a
year, but we can keep the
Christmas spirit throughout the
year II we will.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26

The holly-or holy-tree is
called Christ's thorn in Ger
many, and the early Christians
referred to 1t as the righteous
branch"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26

First pub. Nov. 81.
Last pub. Dec. 10.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-21

his office. told Conley 20 come at
the stamp Of his foot and unlock the
door Conley dozed of to sleep and
was awakened to find his master
tapping the negro excitedly with the
point OF his right shoe.
II guess hit her too hard. and
she's lying on the floor in the ma.
chine room" was the gist OF Con.
ley's remembrance OF what his mas
ter rad said.
Frank Ia Locked Up
Conley went into the room and
found the girl dead.
His master was excited and said
to wrap the girl up in a gunnysack
and the two would take the body
down TO the basement furnace for
burning.
This they did, and Conley promis.
ed to return and burn the girls
body. but got drunk on the money
Frank gave him and forgot TO.
And forthwith Frank was locked
up az n suspect.
Immediately the populace arose
and cried for the death OF Frank
Frank was removed from one Jail
to another and the state militia was
notified to he In readiness mt a mo.
ment's call to prevent mob violence.
On Monday evening. July rs. 1918.
the personnel OF the jury which was
to Try Frank was agreed upon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-21
CONTINUED
FROM PAGE /

made all arrangements for the ex.
ecutIon. which was scheduled for
tomorrow
The sun was Just coming up as
Frank and Sheriff Mangum enter
ed the Milledgeville farm gates at
4 80 this morning.
The trip from Macon was made
In taxicab. which Frank re.
lected.
Takes News Calmly
Mangum told reporters Franks
sentence had been committed for
the time being"
The prisoner took the news OF
the Communication calmly.
His jailers said he hardly gave
any evidence OF being relieved Of
the terrific strain under which he
must have been laboring
There Is much speculation as to
the next step which viii be taken.
II Ia believed his friends will con.
tinue their efforts until they sue
coed In having the case reopened
in some way possibly thru new
evidence.