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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-02
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Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-19

dcally inclined-of course. some are
and some are not
It must be admitted that some
Christmas Days in New England are
rainy. and dar and murky. Really,
there isn't much chance to inject the
sense of romance into such a day as
this. If the winged God is to enter
into the game, at all, he must do so
in the staid old way. And that is on
the parlor sofa, where many lovers OF
many generations have plighted their
roth That is the way It is done on
many days, but hardly would It do,
unless perfunctorily SO, on Christmas
Day
AZ this point, Is it pardonable to
venture the suggestion that Maine
sometimes admits lapses in the enjoy
able conditions of its climate? Ari-
iona and The Southwest are quite con-
scientious on this point; never has
the writer been able to learn by print
ed page or word of mouth, that any
thing ever has, or ever does-much
less, ever will-occur to mar the glor-
les Of the ever beautiful climate of
the Valentine State.
Having deviated from the more
strictly essential element Of the Yule-
tide, let it be said for the benefit Of
anyone who may have his doubts on
the matter that observance Of Christ.
mas is much the same in Maine as in
Arizona The same glorious old an
thcms are rendered by choirs, vested
and otherwise. Christmas trees are
provided for the children and good
things in abundance are hung thereon
for their edification Ministers in
every pulpit in the land tell the same
beautiful story of the birth OF the
Christ Child and men and women who
seldom enter a church are almost sure
TO be in the family pew for the Christ
mas service-and, surely, the mos
cynical unbeliever must get bit Of
good from the words of good cheei
and fellowship to man which he hears
From another standpoint, it also
may be said that Christmas is much
the same in Maine as in Arizona. II
is a mighty hard day for poor ole
father, although father looks pleasant
and smiles an the while and tries {,
appear very much delighted with tn,
tokens showered upon him, which hi
children and dear wife bestow. anc
his hard earned simoleons paid for
or course, father really likes to do al
the pretty deeds Of benevolence but
II is sometimes very. very hard, ii
these days. Father should be give
due credit for maintaining that kind
Iy smile, all the while, on Christina
Day.
Having attempted to show hat tn
Yuletide is very much the same fl
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-19
Christmas Customs andTradons Observed In Maine andArzona

reindcers. and. descending the great
square, oldfashioned chimney, leave
the bounuful treasures which delight
the childish fancy
Nor were the little ones 10 be dis
appointed on Christmas Day Over
flowing with good things like tradi-
t.onli conuconias, gifts of the kindly
gods the stockings yielded their share
Cd bouutiul presents So, an was
and peace and contentment
Although the Storm King ragged with.
out in Tho house was Joy and thank
lulnese. The prudence characteristic
of YauEcciand had guarded against
the needs of just sueh q day
So. what cared the children if the
outside was cold and eak, and if the
cruel winds drove to cover anyone
having the temerity ID, venture into
the universe of snow and storm Were
they not safe in the care of kindly
parents. I'm whom confding childhood
has never-doubtiug cor hdence?
But New England has other Christ
mas days, when the sun chooses to
shine and the snow lies in one glim-
uerine sheet of spotless purity on
such days the lakes and rivers and
ponds are sheets of shining ice and
skaters glide I'm the strenuous endea-
vors of the Canadian game of hockey
such a Christmas day as this is fol
lowed by q still more enjoyable Christ
mas ufrbf Tnnn unurrurn &C. rfv1n ffg
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-19

Yankees which they might not relish
but, since he hits himself, they must
forgive. if ever they should chance to
peruse these lines.
Really &c would appear to the writ
er to be the limit of egotism to at
tempt 90 enter into a lengthy discuss
ion of the modes of life and charac-
teristics of a country, in which he has
passed but nine or ten months So,
the reader may pardon him If the
Southwest is somewhat sighted for a
dissertation upons, the geographical
Features aud personal attributes Of
Yankeelaud end itN inhabitants.
in deviating a ba further from the
main topict may itIbc said, in Justice
to the New EnglaHifer, that his charac,
teristic mental attitude toward the
Southwest is, no doubt, much more
charitable than is the attitude of the
Southwesterner toward the Yankee.
To the average Yankee mention of the
Great Southwest brings dreams of
sun-kissed Fairyland, Of Romance and
Of Golden Opportunity, with particu-
lar emphasis on the Gold It might be
said that, aside from the lure Of the
/ Southwest and its kindly people, one
reason for the New Englander's habit
of staying may be termed his being
/ loath to go back without that great
store of gold which the Yankees ex-
/ pect the wanderer. to bear with him on
| his return. Picturing his sense of
& g.'4 .F Ga Hg q
/ tations keeps many lad far from
/ homeland, when he really would like
/ to go home. Perhaps it is true pride,
maybe only false pride.
Christmas brings thoughts of home
land, whether the home be in Maine
or Arizona. Il is but natural that the
wandcser longs for the comforts of
association with home friends on
Christmas Day.
The intrinsic difference between the
Northeast and the Southwest is. then,
embodied i'm the variance between
. Conservatism and Radicalism. Such
a marked difference ina the customs
and manners of two distinct classes of
people must, essentially, make a vast
impression on their ways of observing
"a holiday, even though that day be one
Of such universally common obser-
vance as Christmas Day. when all the
Christian world unites in reverent
commemoration Of the birth of the
q Christ Child.
Naturally enough, the conservative
East has retained the religious aspect
of the day in a more devout manner
3 than the Southwest Gala festivities
O. are more to be noted i'm the Yuletide
J, observances in Arizona and neighbor-
ing states, than in Old New England
J where the spirit of the Puritans still
3 Continued on page three)
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-19

many respects, although radically diff
ferent in others, the writer will make
an effort to illustrate some differ.
ences between Christmas in Maine
and Christmastide in Arizona.
Many readers of The Review never
have seen a snowstorm Of any proper
lions. Descriptions of a blizzard are
to them more or less unreal although
they do congratulate themselves that
they dwell beneath balmy skies while
their brothers and sisters Of the north
are forced to submit to the cold and
biting blasts Of the Arctic winds
What greater contrast than Christ
mas Day in Maine under blizzard con
ditions and Yuletide under Southern
Arizona's balmy skies? The delight.
ful, almost tropical breeze blows up
from the troubled land Of Mexico and
the MONDAY is nearly as warm as in
midsummer. Parties stroll about in
the open, without coat or hat and
in many sections Of the Valentine
State, flowers bloom in profusion and
the summer sports of tennis, golf and
baseball are enjoyed to the limit.
Undoubtedly of the persons who
have lived under both conditions the
majority would prefer the Valentine
state as a permanent place of abode
The magis of the sun cannot be de
MED; the charm Of the southwest the
lure Of its romance, the enchantment
Of its tradition hold and in time en-
trance so that, one is loath to depart
and, at length, thinks OF the southwest
as his home and learns to love # as
an adopted mother
The Southwest grows upon one-i1
its charm and its romance. One learn,
to love it, even though every natura
tendency of birth and of tradition may
recall him to the scenes of NOR,
prosaic and older countries. SO. ont
has TO remain but a little while
comparatively, before the charm be
comes a habit and-its really i'm
possible 10 get away.
To return to New England-after
. reasonably long stay in the South
west-would have a peculiar effect
would be like going from brand new
world into an old, a very old one
Many, very many young, men hay
tried this-and have returned to TIN
Golden West-to remain.
So after all, there's a great doa
TO be said for the Southwest
Christmas, or in any other day. Tn
lure of the enchanted days of tn
I pioncers-the romance Of It all-th
adventurous experiences of note
travellers and soldiers-all attract
one to the great still undevelope
country there are many thing
: to hold one, after one arrives.
So, at Christmastide, the wandere
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-19

valont in Southern Arizona. Indeed,
it is seldom that a Northerner re-
turns to again experience a Christ
mas under bleak skies, unless he goes
within the first year or two, before
the grip Of the Great Southwest gets
him"
Friends make Christmas, always,
whether It be on the icy shores of
eastern Maine OF on the sun-kissed
shores of San Diego or I'm the balmy
enhancing and picturesque scenes
right here in the Warren District
Friends and the kindly deeds which
betoEen true Christmas make for a
happy Yuletide The Southwestern
crs easily hold their own with the
Northeasterners in this respect Sure
~, does hospitable cheer, typical Of
the Yuletide, abound in Arizona-and
in the Warren District-nOt only at
Christmas, but all the year round.
Perhaps, what the New Highlander,
lonely for his winter festivals, misses
in the Southwest is made up by the
kindly solicitude of his new friends
who, truth to tell, are quicker to try
to make the days pleasanter for the
stranger than are the Conservatives
Of the East
In the aforementioned contrast, in
deed, one finds a great and, perhaps
basic contrast between the Christmas
Of the North and the Christmas of the
Southwest It is the abstract in life
which counts, i'm many respects, more
than does the concrete. Hence, the
fundamental conservativeness Of the
Northland makes Christmas and every
other occasion of special observance
decidedly different from the like oc
casion in the Southwest
The New Engiander, with the blood
Of the ancient Yankees uC9ring in his
veins. is a mighty conservative indi
vidual and his conservativeness take.
the form, Outlines, of what youl
/ Southwesterner might term selfish
ness. The Yankee carries his native
caution and shre&Cness to the las
limit Of endurance He cannot, there
fore. enter into any iollifcation witt
the innate -freeness' OF the dwell
Ter in the Great Southwest Wher,
the New Englander carries discretion
to the limit which borders upon petit.
anxiety over the safety of his silye
and other matters, perhaps the South
.westeruer proceeds too far in the 9th
er direction However if a depression
into personalities may be pardoned
the writer might say that, having me
many people Of both tendencies, H.
much prefers the latter, this state
ment being made with due respect T.
b native Yankee conservatiyeness
CHANGING to be a Yankee enables hin
p to make certain remarks about tn
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-19

may be lonely and a little bit home
sick but-mayhap he would not change
the Southwest for the East. There's
the hearty grip in the hands of the
Southwesterners. OF course, it takes
some little time for the Fastener
and the Westerner to become accus-
toned to their various differences
but, after all is said and done-they
learn to know and to understand each
other very well--especially on Christ
mas Day.
Aside from its religious observance,
Christmas Day, whether in North or
South, on Atlantic or Pacific shore,
essentially is a day for the children.
With coming of mature years-al-
though it's hard to admit the fact
one gets away from the true Christ
mas idea, loses the real Yule-tide
spirit--or, at least, such is the tend.
cncy Fortunate, indeed, on the oc'
casion OF the sacred winter festival
are those who have children Of their
own to care for and to remember
For, although it be true that father
is put in a hard position on Christmas
Day Il is a rather severe tax on his
pocketbook, still he really enjoys il
If he's the right sort of father-as
most fathers in the Warren District
are.
outdoor sports Of the Southwest and
the Northeast do not differ a great
deal in the summer time-that is
when considered from the juvenile
standpoint-the young folks taking
hold of nearly all sporting activities
from marbles to baseball, with tn,
energy of youth which is about thl
same in Maine as in Arizona. Water
sports are not so prevalent--in fact
scarcely occurring, at all, in mos
parts of Arizona-one difference il
/ favor of the Pine Tree State.
So, the great difference in sporting
affairs, attendant upon Christmas Day
/ is found in winter activities. Here
/ the Northener hates TO admit tina
the Southwest has the advantage.
/ Is a case of skating compared witt
delightful Jaunts amid scenes of balm
outdoor loveliness. golfing on admit
able courses and various pleasures o
the Sunny Southland
To the Northerner passing his frs
Christmas season in the Southwest
Christmas seems scarcely like a real
Z ~. So long have snow and ice O
chilling storms of some sort been
portion of the Yuletide that he scare
realizes that il is really Christina.
The Southwesterner thinks that hi
Christmas is much more preferable
Generally, the Northerner begins {
feel the same way, after he has pas
ed one OF two seasons under tn
= balmy semitropical conditions pr
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-19
BY RAY cHADsoURNe


Il was r'ght The wind from the
northeast swept bleak and cold down
the ice-bou1d valley of the Renuebec
Across TIE hills. not many miles be-
youd, the uicid watca of the
North Atlantic Tapped the rocky head
lands, the salty air Of the sea breath
ed IT'S bitter. sullen, unrelenting
breath
The twilight hour had seen the
stars shining with that peculiar blue
cold which chaIacte1izca the frma-
ment OF the North but as the evening
passed into night dark clouds scudded
across the skies and one Boy one, the
stars faded into the solemn darkness
and then, scattering flakes of snow
whirled into the faces of the late Pc
destrians. Ere the midnight bell had
tolled, the storm had come and The
Valley of the Kennehec was i'm the
clutches of one of those billiards sew
eral of which seize that far northeast
ern country in their grip, as often as
winters come and go.
Indeed, a des0latc might for Christ
mas Eve and h5toke1iu7 for'oru OPP
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-27
ANOTHER JoLT.FoR IAN AMET

ICAN CITIZEN" = In reply to can
American Citizen" who in your pa
per of the 22d inst. gives as his idea
of one of the biggest fakes, the Ro-
man Catholic church and its whole
outfit: Evidently this statement
comes from a non-American citizen
of a prejudiced mind, as he does not
give any reason why he terms it such
and think he is unable to give any,
assuming it to be one of the cases of
bigotry that is sweeping the country
and doing an injustice to American
citizens of the Catholic faith, as you
very seldom see a member of the
above religion in attack in your Pub
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-27

lie Forum or otherwise the religion Of
another.
In quoting the signer, "An Amer
lean Citizen, as a non-AmeTican citi-
zen do so in view of the constitut-
ton of the United States, which gives
to its citizens the right of religious
freedom, and l personally do not
think any liberty-loving, loyal citizen
of his country should place any one
in a bad light on account of their be-
liefs.
am not a defender of the Catholic
church, as the undersigned is a nom
Catholic and has had the opportunity
to study the teachings of many relig-
ions, and do not find any of the
leading and old religions Gas these
are the only ones 1 am acquainted
with detrimental to the country or
to their respective communities.
l also had the opportunity to ex-
anime 4th degree emblem of the
much-talked about K. of c., which
showed their loyalty to the United
States by placing an insignia of the
constitution Of United States on it
A Non-CathoIic.
1890
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-27

AN ANSWER.-Are all the en-
ployes on the city, county, state and
federal payroll citizens of the United
States of America?-E.E L. -.
Answer.-The city makes excep-
ton in the case of unskilled laborers:
The state in a few positions only re-
quire the first citizenship papers. The
county and federal employees are all
supposed to be U. S. citizens.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-27

cause forward to theh fullest extent
possible so long as disruption or dis
turbance of the social equilibrium is
not accomplished, and those who say
that it is wrong for the peace woman
to do this or that, or that Mr.. Roose-
welt should not write or say such
things, merely show that they do not
understand the process, do not COM
prehend democracy and seem mcap-
able of realizing that we need the
foolish investigators and takers to
advocate the wrong ways just as
much as we need the wise ones to
advocate the right ways, for the his
tory of the world shows with great
clearness that it is only through this
process of interaction that real
knowledge comes into this world, and
it frequently has taken more than
thousand years to discover who was
right and who was wrong. We need
to cultivate federation and forbear-
ance in relation to everything and
everybody.-P. n. s.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-02-26
NORTH PEPPERTON

Mrs. Dreis and children called at
Il. B. Heuer's Wednesday evening.
Otto Wojhan called at j. Edwards
Wednesday.
Walter Lager and Harry Heuer
were Donnelly business callers Tues
day.
Benjamin and Edward Heuer were
Donnelly callers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dreis, Johnnie Lag
er and Harry Heuer spent Monday
evening at H. B. Heuer's.
L. E. Pricbard and family, Mae
Adams, Mrs. Anderson and son Joseph,
Bertha Knuppel, Otto Wojhan, Albin
and Amanda Monson. H. B. Heuer
and family, J. Edwards and family,
Mrs. johnson and family, Lewis Han
son, Edward Heuer and Chas. Crots-
never were pleasantly entertained at
Pat Daly's Friday evening.
Miss Sylvia Reker of Chokio, is
spending few days at the home of
Chas. Heuer.
Mrs. Chas. Heuer and Miss Sylvia
Reker spent Sunday at H. B. Heuer's
Johnnie Edwards was Morris
caller Monday and Tuesday.
Aug. Gin was a Donnelly caller
Monday.
DR.. Game of Morris was suddenly
called to the home of H. 3. Heuer
Sunday night on account of the ill.,
ness of Mrs. Heuer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Heuer and
Miss Sylvia Reker spent W ednesday
evening at Chas. Heuer's.
John and Walter Lager hauled
baled hay to Chokio Wednesday.
Edward Heuer transacted business
in Chokio and Johnson Tuesday and
Wednesday.
A number of young folks were in
vited to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Heuer last Thursday in honor
of Miss Sylvia Rekar. The evening
was spent il playing progressive
smear until IL O'Clock, then delici-
GUS lunch was served. After supper
games were played until the late hours
of the morning. Several first and
BOBBY prizes were given and everyone
reported a splendid time.
Miss Blanche Prince spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home.
School report of Dist. A for month
ending Feb. II. Number of pupils
enrolled Is. Average attendance of
each pupil II days. Those not absent
during the month were Leila. Fred and
Theodore Edwards and Harry Schin-
eel. Bertha Knuppel. teacher.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-02-26
RENDSVILLE.

Herman Giese visited at Van Horns
last Wednesday evening.
The card party at J. Bruins last
Tuesday evening was we'll attended.
Art Uphoff was in Donnelly last
Thursday.
M. Morgan was in Morris last Sat-
urday.
Fred Struck and Art Irwin visited
at H. Thieman's Sunday evening.
Earl Red called on Fl. Moltzan' s
last Friday evening.
Mrs. August Glese and son Aug.
visited at Struck's Thursday after.
noon.
All those that were in Morris last
Tuesday were C. Giese, R. Keeshan
and c. Shauer.
c. Van Horn called on Wortine's
last Wednesday afternoon.
Art Uphoff called on Shauer's last
Wednesday.
M. Morgan and C. Van Horn were
in Morris last Tuesday and Mr.. Fred
Struck.
Fred Bruins called on Struck's last
Wednesday afternoon.
j. Henrichs and son Clifford are
hauling grain to Donnelly this week.
Mr.. Reed called on Moltzan's last
Thursday afternoon.
Moltzan's called on Van Horns last
Wednesday evening.
All those that were in Donnelly last
Thursday are the follows: o. Falk,
Herman Giese and T. McCanney, J..
Henrichs and part of the family and
c. Shauer and Fred Van Horn.