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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
ALL AIDED IN WINNING WAR
Dumb Animals and Birds Had PromI.
mont Part In Great Conflict Now
Happily Ended.

Parrots have been modified to warn
people from air raids. They sense the
aircraft coming twenty minutes before
It is visible.
Horses have been decorated.
Oxen have saved the life of King
Peter Of Serbia and millions of other
fugitives.
Oxen have also been used by the
Italians to sweep the barbed wire en-
tanglements, as well as to sample first
mined areas.
Dogs have played a great part
Even cats and chameleOns have
taken part in actions as maseots.
Whales have been killed because Of
their close resemblance to U-boats.
Camels, rhinoceroses, lions, tigers
and elephants have attacked conveys
in Mesopotamla.
Giraffes cut telegraph wires.
Birds help to locate hidden artillery,
and seaguls fly about submerged sub
marines.
Eagles furiously attacked airplanes,
while other birds sympathiZed with
the airmen and even rested on the
planes.
Birds have fraternized with men at
the front.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
WAS USED TO QUICK ACTION
customed to Taking Things ION
the Fly" AZ II Were.

He had never seen her before. but
he fell in love with her as she step
ped from the surface car. Come"
he said. grabbing her by the arm.
1--WE will take taxi to the nearest
clergyman and be married"
While waiting for the minister to
put on a clean collar. wash his hands
and otherwise prepare for the cere-
mony. the young man telephoned to
the nearest furniture store. "Hello!
Is this the general manager? Well.
| want you to furnish a three-room
apartment for me. There is one ad-
vertised in this mornings Planet, No.
AZ West One Hundred and 'Steenth
street. Yes, 1t is not very far from
you. Have the furniture there In ten
minutes, please
Eleven minutes later a taxi raced
through One Hundred and 'Steenth
street, and the bride and groom en-
tered their new home.
Doesn't this seem-er-a little bit
sudden to your" asked the bride, as
he sat down to get her breath.
"N-no, not exactly" replied the
groom. "In fact. it seems the most
natural thing In the world. You see,
for the last Ave years I've done
nothing but write moving-picture
scenarios. Fun.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
BESTOWING GIFTS IN SECRET
Practice Of Putting Out Shoes and
Stockings Resulted From Plan
of st. Nicholas.

Christmas stockings have come
down to us from the good st. Nicholas,
who was a saint of the fourth century
of the Christian era and was born De-
cember 6, $40, in Lycia, Asia Minor.
He was regarded as especially the pa.
iron saint of children, young girls and
sailors. The Christmas stocking Gus.
tom arose as follows:
1t seems that st. Nicholas, who was
the archbishop of Myra, lived in the
same town with an impoverished no
bleman who, because he had no por-
tons to give his daughters and. in
deed no means with which to support
them, was about to sell them into a
life of sin. st. Nicholas, who was ac-
customed to dispense his large for
tune in gifts of charity, resolved to res
cue the young women. AS he ap-
preached their house, wondering how
he should proceed, the moon shone out
and displayed an open window. In
stantly st. Nicholas threw a purse of
gold in at this window which, falling
at the feet of the father of the girls,
enabled him to portion his oldest
daughter. The second time st. Mich
olas visited the house he also was able
to throw purse Of gold through an
open window. thus providing for the
portion of the second daughter. On
the third visit the father, watching for
his benefactor, cast himself at the feet
of the saint and cried:
ooh, st. Nicholas, servant Of God,
why seek to hide thyself?"
The saint made the father promise
not to reveal his benefactions. From
this habit of bestowing gifts in secret
and under the cloak of night arose the
practice of putting out shoes or stock,
ings for the younger members Of the
family so that the good saint would be
able to fill them without being spied
on.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
MAKE IT A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Cause Others to Be Happy and Feel
the Joy of Sacrfice-AIl in the
Front Ranks.

Christmas!
Every year it comes and every year
we love 1t and wonder why we haven't
made the spirit Of it last all through
the year, writes Margaret Mott Cor.
don. Perhaps we do not have the
time? But to what do we give our
time? And why is it that at Christmas
we all "take time" to do the many lit.
tie thoughtful things that we have
been postponing for months and
months?
One of the things we seem to forget
more we have ourselves, and the more
we have the capacity for giving. 1t is
a wonderful thought and one that we
should carry around with us all the
time. For we always 1eel so tinglins
and joyous when we have made sac
ritice or see that we have really made
someone else unusually happy.
This year for most of us is very diff
ferent than any we have yet lived, be
cause, even though we are not all &C.
tually on the firing lir,e, we are there
in our hearts and the thought cannot
but give us strange exultant feeling
to be in the front ranks, marching
with the musicl
After all, that is just what the spirit
of Christmas is. During the Yuletide
we are all in the front ranks and tri-
umphantly moving forward. for We are
thinking, not of ourselves, but Of
others. And that very sense which
loves and therefore serves, which I'M
derstands and therefore sacrifices, is
the true spirit of Christmas. 1t is the
real thrill of life. 1t is the greatest
and most far-reaching emotion in the
world, and just to know that we are
capable of that feeling, even though it
should come only once a year, would
show that there is the right spirit with
in us, and with little cultivation we
might make it last all through the
year.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
Christmas Superstitions
in Homes of Our Allies

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countries across the ocean.
Particularly have the habits of Eng.
land and France held us; the former
because she is our mother country, the
latter because of the unquenchable
dear memory Of Lafayette, and more
recently because of that same spirit so
gloriously upheld today by Frances
noble sons. And this holiday time
finds us with our eyes turned thither-
ward for more poignant reason-for
there aren't many homes who cannot
claim father, son or brother "over
there"
And 1t Is well to know some Of the
homeiy, sweet little superstitions
which prevail among the people of our
allies.
In England and in Seotland the say
ing goes that it is unlucky for anybody
but brunette to fist cross the thresh-
old on Christmas morning.
To bake bread on Christmas day Is
praiseworthy, and loaves baked then
will never grow moldy. In these times
of scarcity of flour, the poor loaves do
not stand half chance to mold
Woe to the housewife who on this
day turns a mattress. 1t bodies Ill luck
for the whole year.
A superstition which had its origin
in Devonshire tells us that 1t is bad
form and i'll luck indeed not to wish
the bees good morning and the compli-
ments of the season. On Christmas eve
the hives are decorated with springs
of green and a bit of red ribbon. IT'S
also said that bees sing all night on
Christmas eve. But bees are rather
perpetual singers. anyway.
The graceful traditions prevail, In
northern England and Wales, that the
birds and beasts have some mystic
connection with the Nativity. Hence.
the farmers and landowners purchase
sheaves of oats from little boys who
sell them as our boys sell holly. These
bundles are placed in convenient high
places In trees and fences, that the
birds may partake. The cattle. sheep.
goats, and even the pigs, are oil given
double the amount Of feelings on
Christmas morning.
In Lyons, France. at the Founding
hospital, very pretty custom Is to
welcome the first baby that arrives
with special honors-a beribboned
cradle, padded basket, soft clothing,
solicitude and bestowal Of gifts, and
careful attention. This Is done In ex-
piation Of the poor welcome given to
Wee Child of Bethlehem 20 centuries
ago. and beautiful thought 1t is.
In some provinces In FRANCE 1t Is
considered bad luck to cross strange
threshold on Christmas day.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
Was His Own Fault.

Mercy exclaimed the presiding
elder, gazing shockedly out of the win
dow. Il believe your children are
trying to XIII one of their number.
Brother Johnson Ahl-now they
have sec upon him with clubs and are
beating him savagely. You can hear
his cries, and"
Jaw. the one that's doing the yell
ing ain't none of my young 'uns," non
chalantly replied Gap Johnson of Rum
pus Ridge. HE belongs to one OF
the neighbors-I can tell that by the
fact that he amt swearing. Some
thing wrong with that kid. anyhow
every time he gets healed up he comes
ever yur for another beating. KAN
sas City Star.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
SANTA FEES PROUD POSITION
Boast 10 That One Must GO to New
Mexico to Find the Real
American Art

The new museum Of Santa Fe claims
find an American architecture and an
American art" The terraced houses
of the Pueblos, the Franciscan mis-
sions, are ingenious, for they have
been produced by the environment. the
native building material, and the eli
mate. In Santa Fe, through the eff
ports of the School Of American Re-
search, there has been fostered rem
assnnce of this ancient American
architecture, one of the fairest results
being the Museum building, or Tenn
pie of st. Francis and the Martyrs.
Six of the ancient Franciscan mis-
sion churches, 300 years old, are re-
produced in the facade, without de-
stroying the unity Of its appearance;
they are Acoma, San Felipe, Cocht.
Laguna, Santa Ana and Pecos. The
outlines are hard, stiff plumb lines or
levels. There are no exact repetitions
or parallelisms, such as mark the
California mission style. The mas
sive doors of Santa Clara have been
reproduced. There are cloisters and,
Of course, a patio. The new museum
is an art gallery, part Of the Museum
of New Mexico, whose priceless arche-
illogical and historical collections are
housed in the Palace Of the Governors.
Here are Taos and Santa Fe art colo
MES, numbering about 40 artists Of In
ternational note.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
Christmas Smiles.

But Christmas Is not only the mile
mark of another year, moving us to
thoughts of self-examination-it Is a
season, from all its associations
whether domestic or religious, suggest
Ing thoughts of joy. A man dissatis-
fed with his endeavors is man tempt
ed to sadness. And in the midst OF
winter when his life runs lowest and
he is reminded of the empty chairs OF
his beloved, 1t Is well that he should
be condemned to this fashion of the
smiling sace.-Stevenson.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
ROYAL Journalist.

Journalism has royal recruit In
the king of Siam, who recently con-
tributcd an article to Siamese jour
nal on the Freedom of the Seas" II
would be interesting to know whether
he used ordinary Siamese or Palace
tence in order that the tender ears Of
royalty should not be offended by I'M
pleasant or indicate expressions,
while all royal actions had to sound
different from similar actions per-
formed by lesser people. This royal
language is as complete as the nation
al tongue.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
Important to Mothers
CHICAGO a Diamond Center.

New York during the war has be-
come one OF the worlds greatest cen
tiers of the diamond trade. The Unit
ed States now buys almost the entire
output of the South African mines,
which supply 90 per cent of the worlds
diamonds. Several diamond cutting
factories have been established In New
York The diamond headquarters of
the West are In Chicago. 1t Is said
more cut and uncut diamonds are
housed in Que building In Chicago
than in any one building In the world
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
Anticipated Pleasure.

II don't believe the approach OF
Christmas brings you single joyous
anticipation" said the sweet young
thing.
Don't, eh?" replied the savage bach
elor. "Listen to my secret. That
voungster on the third floor Is sure to
get a tin trumpet for present"
EYES,"
"Then he will get careless and leave
II ON the hall floor. And then l shall
step on 1t with both feet. Don't you
call that joyous anticipation
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21

A remarkable achievement is the
writing Of the entire Bible, the work Of
Hugh Russell of Montreal. The volume
Is scarcely larger than the old-style
family Bible, and every page has been
written with the greatest care. requir-
Ing an infinite amount Of patience and
reverence such as would recall the
work Of the medieval monk.
Mr.. Russell, who Is Presbyterian
snd q devout believer In the Book Of
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
Writes Out the Entire Bible

Books, began his work of transcribing
the Bible into manuscript In 1894, and
finished it ON st. Andrews day, 1915.
The work was done in odd moments Of
leisure during these % years. The
book in manuscript form runs to 1887
pages and Is written In peculiar
handwriting. almost half-printing. II
Is perfectly legible, and Mr.. Russell
says he would be willing to offer 500
for any error or omission found in II
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
First Christmas Observance

The first Christmas celebrated
inside a house on the American
continent was on December %,
1913. Our Puritan ancestors
finished their first house ct
Plymouth, Mass, having spent
more than month in wandering
about in search of a place of
settlement. The company was
divided into 10 families, and to
each person was assigned a lot
for house and garden. 1t was
not very cheerful Christmas
for the Puritans. All Of them
could not be accommodated in
side the house, so that some of
them were left out in the cold,
but the religious features of the
day were not forgotten, and it
may be said that the Babe Of
Bethlehem was prayed to and
sing to in a most fervent man.
ner.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
countrv,s Champion Knitter.

The day the armistice was signed
Miss Hannah Turner of West Pitts
field, Mass, finished her one hundredth
sweater for the navy. She began knit
ting in December, 1917, which means
that she produced one sweater in every
three days. When she notified Boston
that she had completed her eightieth
sweater she was told she had beaten
any knitter In the United States. In her
spare moments she also made one or
two mufIiers and some wristlets. She
had never done any knitting before she
undertook this wartime work.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
Unreasonable.

Several boys were holding a confer
ence on the street corner. One boy
kept correcting another's mistakes In
English until the offender suddenly
squared himself before his critic and
demanded, Gee whiz! what is vaca-
ton for II Teller has to talk proper
all the time7"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
STAR BEAMS.

While the stars Of Christmas shine.
Lighting the skies,
Let only loving looks
Beam from your eyes.
While the bells of Christmas ring,
Joyous and clear.
Speak only happy words,
All mirth and cheer.
Give only loving gifts,
And In love take:
Gladd IN the poor and sad
For Levels dear sake.
Chicago Daily News
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
Cheerful Guy.

Grump-I have absolutely nothing to
be thankful for.
Gay-You can be thankful you're not
dead, can't your
Grump-What! And me carrying a
big life insurance?-Boston Evening
Transcript.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
How's This =?

We offer $4,000 for any case Of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
+. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, OHIO.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
ona Commercial Basis.

Gerald gave his grandmother little
gift for her birthday, and she saiu:
"Well, you are q good lad; l shall
give you nickel for Yourself" to
which the little chap replied, "But.
grandma, the present cost Is cents"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
How to Feel Good cheapIy.

II never throw away old junk, for
that would make me feel wasteful."
"What do you do with it?"
II give it away and feel charitable"
-Boston Evening Transcript.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
Goldfish Dyed to Order.

Artificial colorng Of goldfish by keep
Ing them in water containing certain
chemicals Is extensively carried on In
Sicily.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21
ae+hIehem's Star Undimmed.

Bethlehen's star shines more bright
" today than it did when the first
Christmas anthem sent Its joyous
erecting 10 all sous Of men.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-21

Britain has $3.50 women medlcs! stu
dents.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-31
MEXICAN MINISTER
 EXPLAINS RUPTURE

Washington, May 27.---Senor Ygna- cio Bonillas, Mexican Ambassador to the United States, has received de- tailed advices bearing on the Mexi- can-Cuban diplomatic break from the Mexican Foreign Office, and he said last night he believed no serious con- sequences would follow.
 By withdrawing our diplomatic representatives from Cuba we pre- vent reclamations which would have to be made to the Cuban government because of that governments present position with respect to the war" Senor Bonillas said.
 In other words Mexico could not permit certain restrictions against Mexican interests to be enforced by Cuba without taking each case up Automatically and rather than in itiate this policy of protest Mexico has simply withdrawn her charge affaires.
 There is an undoubted intimation in the policy decided upon by First Chief Carranza that the United Stats- and not Cuba is responsible for the restrictions against exports to Mexico or against giving coal to steamships playing betwene Cadiz and Vera Cruz via Havana. IL develops now that steamships have been able to make the run from Vera Cruz to Cadiz direct, but have not
 been able to make the return trip without calling for bunker coal at Ha- vana. By refusing bunker ocal. Cuba virtually has cut off this means Of
 direct communication between MeN- co and Europe.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-31
ZONES FOR MAIL OF SECOND CLASS
 AFTER JULY 1ST

It was announced today that the new postal law establishing zones for all second class mail matter, will go into effect on July 1. This bill which was recently passed by Congress has been advocated by the postal depart ment for many years. Violent pro- tests on the part of newspaper and periodical publishers held up the pas sage of the measure.
 The zone system was established many years ago, in the time of Ben jamin Franklin, but itwas abolish ed in short time. Nothing was heard of it again until the parcel post movement was carried through. Then the zones were established, and since that time there has been a bitter fight between the post office department and the publishers over the establishment of a zone system for second class mail matter. The postal authorities finally triumphed, and their measure will go into effect on July l, 1918. Eight zones have been fixed and the rates will be as follows:
 | July T. 91S-19-First and second zones 1 IA cents; third zone, 1 1-2 cents; fourth zone cents; fifth zone 2 IA cents; sixth zone, 2 1-2 cents; seventh zone 3 cents; eighth zone IA cents. The rates will be increas- ed each year until beginning July 1 1921 and thereafter the rates will be: first and second zone ? cents; third zone cents; fourth zone cents; fifth zone cents; sixth zone ' cents seventh zone cents and eighth zone 10 cents.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-31
HEAVY ATTACKS HAVE D DEVELOPED BETWEEN
 RHEIMS AND SO|SSONS
FLANDERS-LINE FOLLOWS THE AISNEr-
 AMERICAN TROOPS MAY BE ENGAGED Il

Germany has resumed her drive for decision the tern front after lapse of nearly four weeks striking in the south between Rheims and Soissons Flanders in the north erly side of the Lys. disclosed the effort apparently is simultaneously to push through to the channel ports the north thus breaking the British front and to strike for Paris the souh in effort aimed mainly at the French.
 The main field of the attack begun last March and halted after the disastrous German Flanders late in Aprhe Somme region the direction of Amiensha been neglected by the German command in this thrust The possibility exists however that the fighting will be extended to this as the battle develops.
 The southery blow which some 40 miles and apparently by far the important of the to point that had not been regarded the most probable field for renewal of the German attempt The fact that both
 h and French troops found holding this front however indication that Gen. Foch the Allied has hardly mapping has large forces there.
 It was, indeed on this front between the tip of the Mont dder salient and Rhems that the enemy flank most dan grousy exposed and where he must have felt himself vulnerable to counter blow If his attack here is neither demonstration in force to the elsewhere nor launched with the intention of driving the Allies vanageous positions along the Disc and the Aette thus forestang ankng counter effort by Foch great reserve army.
 The Allied positions along oth fronts under attack are ably strong This particularly true of the southerly ne guarded by the rivers Disc and Aee and the Chemn des Danes ridge which the German prince spent many weeks last trying to take. Not only did fail but he forced still farther back last fall when ed decisive blow the Pnon region drove depth of two miles day compelled Germans fall back o the positions behind the Aette where they since re- mained.
 In general the Allies we'll prepared thrust and while they appear likely to- be forced to give ground points the opinion of their high command has reflected as con-
 den in the ability of the Allied forces prevent the Germans from gaining anything decisive.