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The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-22
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~NHE first century of colonial life
 % saw few set times and days
 Ell for pleasure. The holy days of
 the English church were as a stench to the Puritan nostrils, and their public celebration was at once rigidly forbidden by the laws of New Eng land.
 New holidays were not quickly evolved, and the sober gatherings for matters of church and state for time took their place. The hatred of wan ton bacchanalian Christmases" spent throughout England, as Cotton said, in "reveling, dicing, carding, masking. mumming, consumed in computations, in interludes, in excess of wine, in mad mirth." was the natural reaction of intelligent and thoughtful minds against the excesses of a festival which had ceased to be a Christian holiday, but was dominated by lord wade the churches in time of service in his noisy revels and sports. English churchmen long ago revolted against such Christmas observance
 Of the first pilgrim Christmas we know but little. save that 1t was spent as was many a later one, in work.
 By 1859 the Puritan5 had grown to hate Christmas more and more. It was, to use Shakespeare's words, "the bug that feared them all" The very name smacked to them of incense, stole and monkish custom. Any person who observed 1t as a holiday by for bearing of labor, feasting or any other way was to pay shillings fine, so deslrous were they to "beate down ev- cry sprout of EpIscopacie
 Judge Sewall watched jealously the feeling of the people with regard to Christmas and noted with pleasure on each succeeding year the continuance of common traffic throughout the day. Such entries as this show his attitude: Dee. 25, 1885. Carts come to town and shops open as usual Some some how observe the day, but are vexed, l believe, that the body of people pro fame it, and blessed be God no author ity yet to compel them to keep it."
 When the Church of England estab hshed Christmas services in Boston a few years later we find the judge waging hopeless war against Governor Belcher over 1t and hear him praising his son for not going with other boy friends to hear the novel and attrac- tive services, He says, "I dehort mine from Christmas keeping and charge them to forbear"-Alice Morse Earle.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-22
THE LITTLE FELLER'S
 STOCKIN'
nH. ifs Christmas eve and moonlight

nH. it's Christmas eve and moonlight Vw and the Christmas air is chill.
 And the frosty Christmas holly shines
 and sparkIes on the hill. And the Christmas sleishbeIis jingle and the Christmas laughter rings As the last stray shoppers hurry. takin' home the Christmas things. And up wonder in the attic there's little trundlc bed Where there's Christmas dreams a-dane- in through a sleepy. curly head. And ifs "Merry ChristmasI" Mary. once ag'in fer me and you. With the little feller's stockin' hansin' up beside the fiue. sSENISN'T silk. that little stockin'. and it isn't much fer show.
 And the dArns are pretty plenty
 round about the heel and toe. And its eoior's kinder faded. and it's sorter worn and olds But it reeIly is surprisin' what lot of love twill hold. And the little hand that hung it by the chimbiy there along Has 8 grip upon our heartstrinss that is mighty firm and stronss. So. old SAnty, don't forget it. though # isn't fine and new. That plain little worstsd stockin' hangin' up beside the flue.
 4 ND the crops may fail and leave us "A with our plans all gone ter
 smash. And the mortgage may hang heavy. aad the bills use up the cash. But whenever comes the season. jest so longs we've got dime. There'li be somethin' In that steekin'- won't there. Mary2-every time. And if in amongst our sunshine there's shower CT two of rain, Why. we'll face it bravely. smilin'. and we'll try not ter complain Long as Christmas comes and finds as here together. me and you With the little fsller's stockin' hansin' up beside the slue. --Joe Lincoln in Saturday Evening Post~
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-22
THE AFTER SORROW.

Very old people recall among their earliest recollecons coming to their parents houses at stated intervals, arthy tramps bearing each dirty paper which was rten statement that the bearer lost his home and many ndred by eruption of Mount Vesuvius and closing with appeal for help to bring the few remaining members of his mily to the United States.
 When it was told the little children of the family what paper said how they wondered what the eruption of pntan meant where could be and how it could be when world was so calm and nature only smiles. But Vesuvus has extended all Europe and through western Asia now there burned cities and dead in wake of the caacysm everywhere and the hearts of men d women who have survived under shadow like that death That upheava will after while and then our ope prepare for another invasion of men bearing icates that they lost all in the fiery upheaval. That will the of the sorrow those creatures III eventually merge with people, something of the rkness in their bgted hearts will attach the clear air of IT and something the rage and grief and despair in their nls will find expression and give unrest to own ople. If possible they should be received tendery and given possible comforts, the fatigue to them to sleep at gl else thousands of them will be plotting and more y how the wreck that has to hem they easiest
 
 To date of them has been able to SwtZerand's tat goats.
 Gun barrels pork barrels the thing this year at national capital
 
 Uncle Sam is still gunning for booteggers at Anchorage d succeeds in baggng little game every few weeks
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-22
FRANCES FRIENDLY PROMISE.

The dispatches tell that the French going to turn
 to Uncle Sam all the business heretofore done with Ger " Ffc is very nice in France But France is all he up Eg6w, and isn't thinking about economies After the war nce will do just what all other nations will do-buy where can buy cheapest and best and the United States will get
 much of her business business rules command and 'ef1
 It is well to hear the promise merely evidence of nch desire to hold the goodwill of the United States ough the war; and not borrow any money it. At the time those among who possess the sapency of keen iness will be figuring how manufacture as aply and well other manufacturing nations We shall 7e the edge Germany while French hatred is being ged by the softenng influences of time But through
 period most of the French merchants will buy where the ing is best America should make America the best place. a great opportunity.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-22

Furniture and fixtures repaired and refinished Organs cleaned and re- finished. Pianos refinished and polished. Upholstered goods repaired. Prices reasonable. Leave orders at Alaska Times Office. J. Powers.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-22

At Seward the postmaster is allowed $22OO year for r hire, while the allowance for Cordova, which handles hy per cent of the mail that to interior Alaska for Int months of the year is only $2, ,0O0 per annum.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-22

Fairbanks is candidate for the next Democratic territorial vention and claims have the support of Nome in the coveted meeting
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-22

The scrptura declaration about the Lord taking up those lose parents desert them has wode instance in the Port nd who adopted little defective girl given away by ther and mother.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-22

How humane New York is getting Doomed wretches in death cells at Sing Sing have been given spring beds in cad of hard slats
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-22
YuIe Log Must Be of Ash.

In Devonshire the Yule log, to be a luck bringer, must consist of bundle of ash sticks bound around with bands of the same tree, nine in number, no more and no fewer. And every time the fagot cracks In the flames the good host must furnish fresh bowl of liquor to his guests
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-22

There is nothing ptifu in the world than empty leking Christmas morning. Be "big brother.n
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25
q 10 fItL me srOCKING.

~ O. - q aHr-H o 49, '" 50
ID and Dropped into the stock
the wooden spoon or course
ar Is given i certain stock
d he or shr lahor~ 70 I'LL. re-
no assistance from any one
certain number If apples. ac-
size. IS agreed on for each
,cfore the fun begins.
oyer who IS first OF the six
or hers is winner II that par
Hud and is entitled to draw
i2r the unsuccessful five hc
htvc raced another half
q their places. and so on.
Is q screaming farce
aunot fan to be jolly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25
Christmas Aft
,rnOOn
u Sssa ~ n ~ -
nicely the time BE
and the daylight" on

nicely the time BE
and the daylight" on
aeon 4 holly hunt
leaves cut out Of green
placed about the house IN
g.. hut in unusual places
ID goes a-hunting the leaves
aSket. and the one who finds
largest number receives prize
For a cranberry rncc each couple has
so bowls one partly filled with
ranbcrries Each person. using ia,
eft hand. tries to see how many Der
les he can move from one bowl L.
the other with q tiny spoon
Envelopes nlcd with cut.up pictures
Of christmas scenes pasted on card
oo1rd and passed one 10 each person
I'VE quiet fun The contest is putting
przzlr~ together ana seeing who
an do il quickest.
A variation of the familiar donkey
game IS played as follows
A large tree is drawn ON paper and
fastened ou the wall Pictures Of
Christmas Gifts eut from advertise
ucnts ana catalogues are distributed
mong the guests Eaeh j.. hIindfold
in turn and tries - fa~tcu the gift
ON the BRAN hes Of the tree
Somci responsive prizes for Christ
mas contests are h.otter~ decorated
18th holly in water colors or oil. and
utterly ncedlchool~ Dainty bonbon
lxes mas be made of water color pa.
or Of cardboard covered with
ape paper These filled with home
ade candy are always acceptable
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25
TiStmaS Game
For Very Little Ones


Little ,facky Bingo." often played
Christmas parties. IS very simple
me and seems rather pointless to the
lockers. hut little children love g.
The players form ring. with one
L out 10 be Little Jacky Bingo
cky walks round outside the ring
ie players call out
who IS that walking round my
ony wall;"
Iacky answers. only Little Jacky
ngo"
The players: Don't You steal one Of
~ Eat pigs"
Jacky. u stole one last night. and
n steal another tonight; so come
some one In the
out and walk be-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25
AS
Is
.)ORTS
the Stocking

ubls zane liuc FOR
mc rs played 10y
rlothc>liuc cross
ming heavy Worsirl
with clothcspins y
,pplcs is provided and
spoons TIED with holly
viii be PLAYERS con
SIX is a good number
sized living room Viii
date more tlmm hlif %
-st3ut- 40 uuc time
see whlcn nf The siN
ar ler s'o &iu- with
ID have ~ be dipped
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18

You no doubr wonder, Mr.. Merchant, why you do not sell more
goods. But you shouldn't, for it is no secret.
If you are n OF selling the goods you think you should it is not
fellow is getting the trade you ought to have, and that other fellow is
most likely the big mail order house.
For positive proof of this assertion, just watch the parcels post
come in by freight or express-al from the big pail order houses.
reason why they will trade with you unless they are convinced that
merchant does.
a get the most for it, and you can not keep them from doing so.
You probably are doing the same thing yourself.
Mail order houses and large city merchants advertise extensively
the year round, and in this way they gain the confidence of the people.
And the buyer invariably travels the road in which he has most con-
fidence.
He has been led by the mail order man and the city merchant
to believe that they "a do better by him than you "a do, and once
he gets that idea into his head you lose and they have got the trade
away from you.
You an get much of this business back if you want to, but the
only way you can do it is to advertise, and keep O. advertising. Inc
successful business man of today keeps a watchful eye on his compet'-
tor. and meet him half way.
A well written advertisement will eventually draw the people to
the advertiser. The advertising, however, should be done Systematically
and the copy should be attractvey prepared and frequently changed.
When people spend their W money they unquestionably have a
right to buy when and where they please. 1t would therefore seem
the part of wisdom for the local dealer to convince the buyer that
home is the bestp place to trade, and this ca only be accomplished by
appealing to their reason through intelligent and persistent advertising
in their home paper.
We will cheerfuly assist you in preparing such copy at any time,
if you SO desire. Are you ready for a chat?
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
MANY TITLES MAKE A MUCH

How would you like to sit down at your desk, run over your &c
counts, and absorb the knowledge that anywhere from n to five
hundred people we're indebted to you in sums from 50 cents to $500?
And how would you like to e those good people day by day
without their W thinking OF offering you the small amount due you?
And how would you like to see these same good people paying
their other bills promptly month by month and again forgetting yours?
And wouldn't you just revel in the knowledge that all of these
small amounts combined, if suddenly collected up, would swell your
bank account to the tune of $500 or $1,000?
When you reach the point where you "a appreciate the grim
humor of such a condition, and keep right o smiling, you will have
qualified yourself for the life of a country editor.
And when you reach that point you will wonder why in
bazes you never thought of tie editor when paying your other
bills and you will just push the breeze until you reach his shop and
hand him that little mite you w him.
Here's hoping you qualfy-.for you know, brother, that many
httes make a much, and in the editorial purse there is always room TO:
more.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
FOR SALE OR TRADE

For Nevada Land-A fine S0-acre
kansas. Thirty bearing peach pear.
plum and apple trees. one. half acre
bearing grapes. Forty acres of good
young timber. Small house and out
buildings. Fine spring mountain wa
ter. Ideal place for fruit growing.
Three miles from town and one-ha,f
nile to school. If you are interested
write the Appeal, or Lock Box 4o4,
Carson City, Nevada. MIST
The APPEAL is the official paper
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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18
LODI MOTTO ES

R A. M.-Lewis Chapter No.
holds regular convocation on the
third Friday of each month IN Ma
sonic Hall, at 7:3O y. m. SoJourn-
ing companions are cordially m
vite.i to attend.
Z. c. PETERSON, Fl. p,
E. d. VANDERLIETH, Sec'y.
r AND A. M.-Carson Lodge, MOL,
holds its regular communications
on the third Thursday Of the
= month in Masonic Hall, at 7:30 p.
m. Sojourning brethren are cor
,I,ally invited to attend.
T. A. LOTT, w. M,
r. D. VANDERLlETH. Sec'y.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-08-18

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-23
Connie Mack Says Baker is Sincere :
COlUMD|A'S TEAMS
MAKE GOOD SHOWING

New York. Feb. 22.---Columbia's
minor sports teams Jared well in their
annual indoor carnival, held tonight in
the University Hall gymnasiom and
tnatatorium. winning three meets tie
ing one. and losing a fifth Excepting
the wrestling, which was with Yale,
lall the contests were with the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
The feature meet was in the tank,
where Columbia defeated the Quakers
by score of 80 to "a, through the
great work of Foilmer and Lee. The
Blue and White fencing team defeated
Pennsy lvania by Ave bouts to four
Louis Mouquin defeated Finlay in the
final and deciding bout, and then
rushed down to the tank to help the
water polo team trounce the Quakers.
this time by score Of 15 to 10. For
the first time in four year the gym
'nastic team managed to battle on even
terms with Pennsylvania. the scoring
being tied at the end OF the meet, ~
Ito 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-23
AMATEUR LEAGUE
FOR COCKAOE CITY
DAVID ALEXANDER ELECT
PRESIDENT AND n. c. JONES
RY-TREASURER.

Especial to The Richmond virginian. }
Petersburg. Va, Feb. 22.---At a
largely attended meeting of baseball
enthusiasts held in Red Mems Hall
tonight, a six-club amateur league was
organized. David Alexander was
elected president and X. c. Jones, sec
rotary and treasurer.
Applications were made for fran
chises by Charles X. Myers, for
Chester; w d. Trayior and A. john
son, Petersburg; Benjamin Totty,
Swift Creek; G. T. Faison, Ettrick,
and T. j. Walthall. OF Matoaca.
Following the election of officers,
the applicants for franchises voted
unanimously to require a deposit OF
$40 by each manager as a guarantee
TO finish the playing season and to
assure the payment of fines assessed
sgainst individual players for viola
ton of rules, etc.
A rule and bylaw committee was
appointed, consisting OF President
Alexander. Secretary Jones and A. r!
Traylor. Tho committee was instruct
ed to formulate rules and bylaws, to
be submitted to the mana gers Of the
several teams at a meeting to be held
in Red Mems Hail at o'clock next
Saturday evening
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-23
PRESIDENT NAMES
TRADE COMMISSION
NOMINATIONS CERTAIN TO HAVE.
STORMY TIME OF 1T
IN SENATE,

Washington, Feb. 22.--Presiden
Wilson sent to the Senate today h.
nominations for the Federal Trad.
Commission--the board that Is to regu
late the big corporations of the coun
try as the interstate commerce com
mission has regulated the railroads
This important new commission liz tC
consist Of:
Joseph E. Davies, a lawyer. now
commissioner OF corporations secre.
tary OF the Democratic national com.
mittee. and an active Democratic
leader in Wisconsin.
William j. Harris. now director Of
the census, formerly president of q
Georgia fire insurance company and
ex-chairman Of the Democratic State
committee OF Georgia. having served
as Hoke Smiths campaign manager
William II. Parry. of Seattle, former
editor .of the Post Intelligencer. oi
that city, chairman of the commission
which financed The Alaska Y ukon ex.
position, once treasurer of the city o,
Seattle, and promoter.
George Rub,ee. OF New Hampshire
a lawyer, recently active with Loui:
ID. Brandeis in shaping the Wilson
program of antitrust legislation.
Edward Nash Hurley business mar
of Illinois. president OF the Ill!noi:
ManufactuTers' Association.
Judging frcm indications today tht
nominations VIII have a stormy time
In the Senate. and many believe tina
they will far of confirmation If this
occurs The President. though. vii
promptly confer recess nominations
and thus the five will take office anC
inaugurate he new system of Fedora
regulation without the endorseme
Of the Senate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-23
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
MAY Be POSTPONED
HARDLY PROBABLE THAT WILLARD
AND JOHNSON WILL hat
TIE MARCH g.

Ell Paso, Tex. Feb 22.--The for the
worlds heavyweight championship be-
tween Jack Johnson and Jesse Will
lard will hardly take place on March
6. That 1t will be pulled off. however,
liz the declaration of ali concerned In
the affair who are now in FL Paso.
When IL was discovered today that
Johnson has not yet reached Mexico,
but Is now In Cuba, Jack Curley. pro-
moter of the fight. said
I'm done predicting when Johnson
will arrive. / got a cablegram from
johnson n few minutes ago saying that
he Is in Havana, I'm not guessing
when he will be in Juarez."
us there any chance of the fight
being postponed?" was asked.
Sure there Is chance of post
ponement." he said. we won't allow
either man to go into the ring unless
he is In condition. The fight viii be
Just as good weeks after March as
II would be on that date. I'm not say
ing, mind you, that we are going to
postpone it. We win have to see what
condition Johnson lis in FIRST He has
been saying he is In even better con-
dition now than he was at Reno II
he is, then we won't have TO post
pone."
willard continues his training near
Ell Paso,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-23
UNATTACHED RUNNER
Wins MARATHON RACE

New York. Feb 22.-Charles Pores
Ian unattached runner Of College Point
earned a trip to San Francisco by
winning the annual Sea Gate mara
thon race held today under tle
auspices of the Fourteenth Regiment
A A. Veterans of many long distance
races were IN the field OF fifty-three
that started. Few could keep with
the untiring trot of the twenty-one-
year-old youth. and. though led into
the armory by Hugh Hono'nan. of the
New York A. c.. the College Point
lad sprinted the last furlong and won
by twenty Yards. Pores covered the
distance Of 20 la miles in two hours,
nine minutes nine and four-iifth sec
onds. which establishes a record Tor
the course used for the first time this
year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-23
General Quint
Proves Easy For
Annapolis Five

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Annapolis, Md, Feb. 22.-The Mid
shipmen closed their basketball sea-
son today by winning in easy fashion
from WASH lgton and Lee, the score
being SO to "A. The visitors did not
know enough about the game to be
serious opponents OF the Midshipmen.
Goals from the foul line played An
important part in the game. twenty
points being scored in this way. Smith,
Of the Navy, netted nine in twelve
trials, and Miles. the tall center of the
visitors. threw five out of six. Miles
made the larger number Of fouls
which gave the Navy Its shots and re-
tired from the game in the first half
on account of four personal fouls. He
was penaliz ID many times for jump
ing for the ball too soon and for
holding.