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Evening journal., 1915-08-20

The Rumpled Reds are objects Of
scorn no longer. Charlie Herzog has
driven that patchwork aggregation
Of his to nine wins out of his last
ten games which borders perilously
near to regular ball playing.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20

If the oldest inhabitant can re-
member a time when but two points
separated the leaders from the rum
ners up in three big leagues let him
step up.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17
SNOWBALLS FOR THE TREE.
Not tn" Natural Kind, of Course, but
Paper Cpheres.

Not tn" Natural Kind, of Course, but
Paper Spheres.
The girls who delight in Fastening
the coming of Christmas by keeping
busy with holiday preparations-anG
the boys. too. for that matter-will find
the preparation of snowballs for tree
ornaments easy to make. and they
will prove quite an addition to the tree
at little expense. These are the direc-
tions to give the youngsters If they
would have the balls perfectly round.
fluffy and shapely:
One sheet of tissue paper is all that
is required to fashion a modest sized
SNOWFALL. Take your sheet and fold
in six or eight thicknesses. lay the pat
tern circle cut from stiff paper upon
this. being careful to stick pin exact
ly in the center. so that there may be
no mistake in measurement Now
trace about the edge Of your pattern
with pencil. then cut out six or more
rounds at once. Now cut from ten to
fourteen Sits about the edge. dividing
the rounds nearly to the center In sep
arate sections. Round Off each sep
arate petal and twist 1t into q shell
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17

flight into Egypt the presentation in
the temple, besides the holy family
and the Madonna, have been subjects
OF the masterpieces of the worlds
greatest artists.
These subjects of course have won
and held the ina gination of a long line
of artists whose names would consti.
tute vcritable roll of honor. At ran
dom one recalls the names of Giotto.
Hans Memling. ManteSna. Ghirlandaio
hurer, TintOretto. Titian. KubenS. IAN
Dyck. Botticelli. Rembrandt, Murillo
Correggio. Fra Angelica and FL Greco
In modern art the gospel story no
longer holds its old place, perhaps. save
among the very devout But on sec
ondary artistic level the sculpture and
paintings sold for use in churches show
that the events attending the infancy
of Christ have, next to those of the
crucifiXion. the widest currency i'm rep
rcSentatiOn. Many of the plaster fig
ures. too. bought for home decoration
represent scenes about the manger in
Bethlehem. and so it is also with col.
Orcd prints. paintings and Autographs.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17
The Ideal Christmas Gift.

THE ideal Christmas gift" said Dr.
Anna Howard Shaw. the famous suf-
frage leader, SIS the gift Of understand
ing. 1t comes through such study OF
the individual rs gives one the neces-
sary peep behind the curtain.
'"The gift, in my mind, 10 be really a
gift, must not be the supplying of some
everyday need. 1 don't think it means
giving umbrellas and rubbers to the
poor as II always making ready for a
storm. The supplying Of such wants
does not come under the same head.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17
Saint .Anthenn Of Paoua Nth
the 1nfant Ohrist narillo.

T L no season of the year does hu-
man thought so circle around
y n the Christ Child as at Christ
maStidc, when the angelic
chorus sings again the heavenly mes
sage. "Glory to God in the highest; on
earth peace, good will to men" or
course all lovers of art bow before the
pictures which represent the life of
Christ from the time of his birth to
his cruCifXion and resurrection and as
ccnSiOn.
One writer says: There was an ele-
ment i'll Christian art that classic art
never admittcd-that is. suffering. The
one central figure that in the spendOr
OF his divine beauty has consecratcd
art forever, was it not that of the
MaSter?"
II is TO the pictures OF the Christ
Child rather than as man that he at
tention is especially directed at this
season. The holy night, the Nativity.
when as babe he was cradled i'm n
manger; ;he alteration of the shep-
herds. the visit of the wise men. the
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17

by placing the section between the
thumb and finger of the right hand.
Turn with care. so that the paper is
twisted once around.
When all have been shaped in this
manner they are ready for the florists
wire. which. with the aid Of pair of
pincers, is twisted into a spiral for the
stem. the end knotted or looped. Slip
all the petals off the pin on to the wire.
The first four or five must be pressed
up against the wire and the others
slipped on afterward. When all are in
place press together closely to form a
round ball, twisting piece of wire
about the last to hold them firmly.
A number Of these fluffy balls hung
back among the green branches Of the
tree are very decorative Oilers with
their gleam Of white. and when hung
away in a dustproof closet they can be
made to serve for a second year.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17
The Mission of the Christ Child.

The Mission of the Christ Child.
Wndrous indeed was the mission Of
the Christ Child. He gave himself to
the world on the first Christmas day,
and with him came every other good
gift This is what is typified by every
Christmas tree and every gift 1t bears,
by every bulging little stocking that
hangs In the chimney corner, by every
wreath Of holly, by every greeting and
merry wish. And this spirit, oh. how
much it is needed on the Oath Of De
cember and on the 26th, as well as the
25th, and on every day of the round
year as we'll Not to be ministered
unto. but to minister"-this motto lived
out on every day of the year would
dispel the sorrows of the world, smooth
out its wrinkles, abolish its poverty.
soothe its pain, comfort its heartacbes,
heal its diseases, make it a heaven
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17
CbrtStmas Sffts

What can ! give him,
Poor as ! am?
If ! wore shepherd
I would bring lamb.
if were a wise man
! would do my part;
Yet what ! can ! give him
Give my heart.
Christina Rossetti.
Christmas gifts for thee,
Grand and free!
Christmas gifts from the King of Love,
Brought from his royal home above,
Brought to thee in the faroff land,
Brought to thee by his own dear hand.
Promises held by Christ for thee,
Peace as river flowing free,
JOY that in his own Joy must live
And love that infinite love can give.
Surely thy heart Of hearts uplifts
Carols of praise for such Christmas
gifts.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17
Christ's Perennial Love.

The living green Of the holly is sug-
gestive Of the perennial love Of Jesus
and the scarlet of the berry the price
that was paid on Calvary, and as the
circle is an emblem OF eternity the
wreath might teach us that
His mercy flows an endless stream
To all eternity the same.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17
To the Christ Child.

But where thou dwellest. Lord.
No other thought should be;
Once duly welcomed and adored,
How should part with thee?
Bethlehem must lose thee soon. but thou
wilt grace ~
The single heart to be thy pure abiding
place.
John RebIe.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17
II Chant of CbristmaS

Oh, holy night, the stars are brightly
shining;
II is the night of our dear Saviour's
birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error
pinng
Till he appeared and the soul felt it's
worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world re-
ioices,
For yonder breaks new and glorious
morn
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the an
gel voices!
oh, night divine; oh, night when
Christ was bornl
Truly he taught US to love ono another.
His law is love, and his gospel is
peace.
Chains shall he break, for the slave 10
our brother,
And in his name all oppression shall
cease.
Sweet hymn Of Joy in grateful chorus
raise we;
Let all within US praise his holy
name.
Christ is the LordI Then ever, ever
praise we;
E His power and glory evcrnno-e nrc.
claim!
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17

I don't believe flowers are ever wasted
on the poor If one can requite some
little hunger of the heart It is a won.
derful thing"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-12-17
Che
of
Christ

ENSE ID y must, for all wbo
t.nS J@ believe it, becomG
flfS%Eg4Qks&Al::: the absolutely
TL4N=M:.J central truth of
their philosophy
9ust as the Copernican asrron-
omy and the doctrine of cvolu-
tion bave enlarged and modified
our views Of the universe, SO
the incarnation, once accc ptcd,
tbrows a new light upon the
entire world.
for, on the one band, against
mere fdealism it empbasizes
the value and Importance Of
matter as being the agent
through which Code spiritual
purpose is effected, and, on the
other band, against mere ma
terfaltsm it tnterprets tbfs val
ue and Importance as consist
ing In the capability to sub
serve tbts purpose.
Cbus, while rejecting the
respective nesations Of fdealtsm
and matertaltsm, It sanctions
their pos!t!ve cIements-tbe su-
premacy Of spirit and the real
ity Of matter-and 50, supple-
mentfng each by the other, COM
bines both I'm concrete whole.
3. Il. Illfn9wortb.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-16
Short Snatches From Everywhere

Berlin to Bagdad sounds as good as Cape to Cairo.
Brooklyn Eagle
Love is the only heart afniction that affects the
brain--ShrevepOrt CLa-) Times
Our own notion Of a hard-luck story is the top
Of a London house.-Columbia IS. g. State
Modern War Version--"He who fights runs
away lives to announce strategic retreat Brook
Ign Eagle
the German Americans hiss president Wilson.
what would they have done had the colonel been
Standardization Herald
The allies have several very sIliliful and heroic
commanders, but the Zoe that Germany breads
General Hunger--klnsas City Journal
The eastern states have defeated suffrage That
gives the uptodate western states represen-
tation in the elections-NOgales (Ariz) Herald
Germany has organized an Imperial Potato depart
ment We nominate count Reventlow for head Of the
government Lemon bureau--Charleston News
Courier
Someone is giving president Wilson thousand
acres of Arkansas land and some other people are
throwing at least that amount Of mud, also gratis
Boston Journal
Indian summer is scouting over Texas with every
Indication Of digging in and fighting it with
winter for sunshine supremacy Shove along
Fort Worth Star-Telegram-
We have not had any real prosperity in the
United States for years. says secretary lIcAdoo
Perhaps not-hut what dandy little imitation we
have been getting along Withi-CIeveIand Plain
Dealer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-16

It patriotic emblem, something tangible that seems
time with that Of the fathers and helps
to give continuity to the story Of our nation
When you to think about it, such sentiment as
the Bell inspires is really the genius Of country
Men and women and the little people, brought into
harmonious state of mind when they the Bell It
seems to say "Our Country" and almost imagines
that he hears its clang more As the old time
church bells summoned to the quiet halls Of divine wor
ship and conveyed their messages Of peace and love-
the Liberty Bell though silent now, summons Amer
leans to united contemplation of what is of worth in our
national spirit, and of what America means OF should
mean to the world.
When the Bell rang out its message Of Liberty It
rang for all mankind. There nation under heaven
that has not felt the effects of the American revou
tionaTy movement, the surge Of that great Idea Of
human freedom which has created republics everywhere
and which still marches on.
The Bell, when in 1775 1t Proclaimed liberty
throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof
proclaimed the open door for people Of every nation,
race, and continent-an invitation to to America
and found nation upon new basis Of human
liberty Since then, 139 years have passed, and the
year 1915 witnesses the existence here of the great
national power which seeks only the opportunity for
unhndered self development; whose strength viii never
be used for aggression; and whose purposes conflict
with the legitimate aims Of other nation earth.
It is well that Americans do not lose, with the
material growth of material age the honest sentiment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-16
The Rootsr Is 4 Sort O. 4 Human Cataclysn
Comprises A Vast Howl In a Thin Rim OF Face

TITLE rooter is a sort Of human
cataclysm who supplies the cal
= Hope effect at our football games
He is composed Of a vast howl, en-
closed in a thin rim of face. and decor
ated with a fringe Of wildly moving
arms and legs
1t is the mission Of the rOOter TO win
games for his college. The team it
self also has a small part in the job,
but the big work is done by the men
with the steam siren lungs. This is
easily proved by the fact that after a
great football game, only a Few play
ers are disabled. while upwards OF IL
900 rOOters may be unable TO talk for
2 week
the rooter is quite different from
the baseball fan The fan goes TO
baseball games because he enjoys them
and yells because he feels like it But
the rooter leaves a coy room, and
goes TO a football game in zero wealth
er. because ii is his duty 10 help the
team He stands two hours. freezes an
equal number Of feet, and unravels his
throat from the sternum TO epiglottis,
because If he were to stop yelling at
critical point and 90 home 10 warm up,
the fulback would falter. the line
would dissolve. the team would lose.
and life would become CHASTITY nuis-
ance.
The rooter does not depend on in
dividuaI effort. however. to- win his
games He is a beautiful example Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-16

the sounds which issue Into an har-
mOniOus whole which he directs at the
enemy from the front or the rear, as
occasion may demand He controls his
yell as If he was running II through
a nozzle. He shuts il off, draws it out.
feeds it up with college songs, changes
records, pulls out a new patent ear
buster when the team falters and
finally at a critical point yanks his
machine TO its feet. pulls out every
stop. revOlves his arms and legs until
he is only a light blue haze and turns
on pandemonium A good yell master
viii frequently blow his team 40 yards
down the field by hurting a 1000 lung
power veil at IL just when il is needed
Big colleges win in football not be-
cause the arms and legs which attend
them are Of any exclusive patent but
because in football Providence is on
the side Of the college with the most
lungs.
Roofing is the most useful feature
Of football While the game itself may
develop a few hundred pairs Of arms
and legs. roofing is developing the
lung capacity of $4,000 young people.
One may become a good rOoter by
practicing at home Go out every eve
ming and spend a few minutes talking
with a friend in the next county. Con-
tinue until he asks you if you think he
is deaf Then 80 jOyOusly TO college
and enrol. The team needs you
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-16

1 and was now showing, though ii was 4
wet sort Of snow.
On and on went the rabbit gentle
man, proud indeed of his new rubber
! boots, and vet not too proud. YOU un-
derstand, for that would not have been
right
Pretty soon Uncle wiggily came to
where Sammie Littletail the rabbit
I boy; Johnnie and Billie Bushytail the
squirrels; Billie Wagtail- the goat chap.
and Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow. the
puppy dogs, were making a snow man
oh. may / helpZ" askel Uncle Wig
gily. who was just like a boy himself.
of course you mayr cried Johnnie
BushytaiI. Come on."
So the rabbit gentleman began help
ing the animal boys make the snow
man They rolled small snowfall for
his head and larger one for mis- body.
They made snow arms and snow legs
and for eyes they used pieces Of black
coal A piece of wood made a fine nose
and for a mouth Sammie Littletail took
piece OF red paper, so il looked as real
as anything
Now. If we only had a pair OF boots
or old shoes TO put on the snow mans
feet. ne would look just fine" cried
Jackie Bow Wow.
~oh. wouldn't he. thought" said his
brother Peetie-
Let's see if we can't find a pair OF
boy.
So the animal chaps looked all around
in the snow for an old pair Of boots or
shoes for their snow man
i don't guess we can find any, can
We Uncle Wiggily2" asked Sammie.
Tt doesn't seem So" answered the
rabbit gentleman, slowly twinkling his
nose.
Just then Johnnie, the squirrel chap.
looked down in the snow.
Why, there's a pair of rubber bootst"
he cried. making a grab for them.
All, yes But they are mine" said
Uncle Wiggily- For the ones Johnnie
saw sticking out under pile Of snow
were the boots on the rabbit gentle
mans feet However. I don't mind"
Uncle Wiggily said Take my rubber
boots for the snow man"
So the animal boys did. and very fine
the boots looked. too. Uncle Wiggily
went home in his shoes and when he
reached the hollow stump bungalow he
sneezed: "Ker-chooT"
What" cried Nurse Jane. Have you
caught more cold with your new rubber
boots2 Oh, Wiggyi"
Il let the-ker-sneezo-sn man
take them" said the rabbit gentleman.
And my feet are wet again, II didn't
think it would happen"
"Oh, deari7 cried Nurse Jane. What
can q body do with rabbit like your
Uncle Wiggily did not know. but Nurse
Jane gave him more hot lemonade and
cured him Of his cold and he promised
never TO lend his rubber boots to a
snow man again But Uncle Wiggily
was kind, wasn't he2 And IL the little
mouse doesn't 90 swimming in the cat
nip tea, so the puppy dog can't have his
bath Ill tell you next a bout Uncle Wig
gily and the snow pudding.-Copyrigh I
1915, by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate. |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-16

IL IS surprising what a brisk. western
time the people have To think that the
city grew up from a mining camp 10
what II IS now is a tribute TO the opti-
mism Of American
Arizona business men are coming 10
recognize FL PasO more and more 40
the Jobbing center Of the southwest
said z E NefL who has Just returned
from a nine weeks trip through that
state Business conditions al over
Arizona are excellent and everywhere I
went found great interest in Fl Paso.
When business booms in Arizona ir
VIII have 20 boom in FL Paso and while
tunes are already good here look for
them 20 be even better"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-16
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Uncle Wiggily's Rubber Boots.
By HOWARD B. 6ARIS.

ATZ ER-CHOO. Ker-chool Ker-
choo" sneezed Uncle Wiggily
Longears. the rabbit gentle
man, one day as he sat in his hollow
stump bungalow reading the newspa-
per. 'Ker-choo! Aker-chOo! Ker-
sneezicksrs
why, what in the world is the mat
ter2'' asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy, the
muskrat lady housekeeper-
IL think have-aker- choo-caught
a little-ker-sneez said Uncle
Wiggily, rubbing his watery eyes ana
making his nose twinkle ike an apple
You think you have caught a cold"
spoke Nurse Jane. We'll I know you
have-and not a little one, either, but
big one. Oh, Wiggy, how did it hap
II guess-I got my-ker-choochioo
feet sort er-sneezerOO-wet -
went on the rabbit gentleman, sort OF
hiccOughinE between his words
Il should think you did," cried Nurse
Jane Now you have a nice cold Well,
III take care Of you this time. but don't
go out in the wet again without your
rubbers-
I-ker-sneezo-won promised Tn
Gle Wiggily. 1t had been cold and wet
and rainy that day, and he had gone
over to Grandfather Goosey Gander's TO
play a game OF Scotch checkers. That
was how the old rabbit gentleman got
his feet wet.
But Nurse Jane made him some hot
lemonade. which he drank through
hollow macaroni stick, and she put
some hot turnips at his feet, and in
the morning Uncle Wiggily was little
better He had a sore throat. but Dr.
Possum gave him some hcorice lolly-
@And the next time you go out, wear
rubbers" said the animal doctor, as he
hung his medicine satchel Of powders
and pills on his long tail and started
back 70 his office
wouldn't rubber boots be better?"
asked Nurse Jane
Much better" said Or. Postum
Then I'll get Uncle Wiggily rubber
boots" declared the muskrat lady So
before she would let him out of the
bungalow Nurse Jane hurried down to
the five and ten cent store and bought
Uncle Wiggily the finest pair OF rubber
boots she could find
There, Wiggy." she cried, as she
gave them to him Wear those out IN
the rain as much as you like and you
won't get wet feet"
Thank you" replied Uncle Wiggily.
Then the old rabbit gentleman was
anxious for il to rain so he could try
his new rubber boots, but, for some
days in Woodland, where the animal
folk lived. il was nice and clear. At
last, however. il rained hard one day,
and part OF the time il showed
"Hurray" cried Uncle Wiggily- Now
can wear my rubber boOtsl"
Out he went with them, putting them
on over MS shoes, because they were
large enough for that. and soon the
rabbit gentleman was making tracks in
the snow. For il had stopped raining
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-16

bilities for work in preventing the
development OF criminals was well
pointed out by Dr. r. B. Won KleinSmid.
president Of the University OF Arizona,
in his talk on Saturday night The pres
ence Of Fred s Goodman. G. $. Bill
heimer and other wen known Y. " c.
A workers was also helpful"
IF the people Of FL Paso want to eat
valley THANKSGIVING turkeys said
county farm demonstratOr A G. era
ham, IL is up 10 them The farmers Of
the valley have some Of the finest birds
They ought 10 beat the cold storage
variety at about the same price Men
and women who discriminate viii know
where the real flavor for the Thanks
giving bird is TO be found when thew
are asked 10 choose between the home
raised product and the meat shipped
here from a long distance. on ice"
I have a brand new daughter" said
Col HipOlito villa in Juarez Monday.
My wife presented her to me very
early Sunday morning, at about 1
o'clock As vet / have not decided
whether she viii be The usual brunette
or turn out a blond. because OF the lack
OF hair on the top Of my latest family
additions head ] wish my brother
We're here 10 help me in this most i'm
There has been some criticism OF
the fact that the county commissioners
court did not accept the low bid for
the equipment Of the new county jail
said Seth B. Orndorff. commissioner
from SOcOrrO- In replying TO these
criticisms. I desire to say that We ac-
cepted the bid Of the Paulv Jail Build
ing company at SS5.742. because it was
the best bid. We conducted an investi-
cation and found that they build the
best jails and that the work OF others
had proved unsatisfactory The Pauly
bid was second lowest and was but a
few thousand dollars higher than the
next bid In view Of the fact that the
Pauly people are exclusively jail build
ers. that they use tOol-proOf steel, and
have superior looking device. we
thought il TO the best interests OF the
county TO accept their bid"
Butte. Mont. is most prosperous"
said Capt w D. Greet. who returned
Monday from the capital Of Montana
1T is a good deal like Fl Paso was Is
years ago in the spending OF money II
is there in abundance and all OF the
mines are employing Americans and
men who speak English The town is
not wide open, laws are enforced, but
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-16

Chicago has been trying experiments with fresh air
street cars running the unheated and with open
windows through the cold weather, but without any
arkable success although both Chicago and New York
street car managers agree that the fresh air public is
growing fast But according to street managers the
public is a creature that is satisfied. If you
give them &c rides they ask for six for nickel If
you give them open they complain of the cold If
the cars are heated the patrons call them hot and stuffy
and full of germs Of all the pessimsts the street
managers are the most deeply dyed belief there is
no use IN trying to please the world.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-16
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