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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05

dlestick Is made Of fringe Of white
tissue paper. Two red roses, on long
wire stems wound with green paper
hold the fringe to the glass candle
stick, the stems of the roses being
wrapped about the fringe. Green leaves
Of the holly, with clusters OF red Der.
ries, might be used instead of the
roses. This is only one Of many ways
Of dressing up candles for Christmas
time.
Five little dishes for sailed almonds
and peanuts or little candies, suggest
any number of these salable table gar.
nishings. At the left Of the picture
the tiny paper dish is set in the heart
Of small poinsettia blossom. 1t In
mounted on q wire wound with
green crepe paper and this serves for
stem. and supports few leaves
Above it a printed face of Santa Claus
smiles from the side of dish covered
with red crepe paper, and at the right
q basket Is also covered with it.
Below the basket appears little
Christmas tree place card, made Of
green paper fringed and wound about
wire. For the two little covered dishes
Of white paper use In one case poin
settia petals and In the other holly
leaves, to show their fitness for the
Christmas table.
Nothing sells better at the bazaar
than perfume sacaass. Small light
colored envelopes are used to make
them and each has little hand-cOlor-
ed picture painted on one corner Of
1t. 1t Is filed with scented cotton and
tied with q narrow ribbon.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05
CHRISTMAS FACTS IN BRIEF
Day Celebrated a. Christian Festival
for centuriss-Holly Once
q Sacred Plant

Christmas day is the anniversary Of
the birth Of Christ. and has been cele-
brated as Christian festival for sew.
eral centuries. The Christmastide lasts
from the 25th Of December to the 9th
of January, the twelfth day after
Christ's nativity.
The origin of the Christmas tree is
obscure; the thought of Christ as the
Light of the World and the Tree Of
Life may have given rise to the light.
bearing tree, or the popular old belief
that every Christmas eve, trees bios
somed and bore fruit, may have been
the foundation of the custom.
Gift-giving is, of course, the echo
Of the Wise Mems gifts; and mince
pie, turkey and plum buildings are
modern relies Of the pagan feasts.
Santa Claus, known to every child in
ever. land in this old world Is the per.
sonification Of the spirit Of loving and
giving.
The molly, synonymous Of Christ
mas, was sacred plant, and the mis-
tletee mysterious plant, supposed by
the anciek Druids to have some mys-
tic power Of healing and preventing
misfortune. 1t was never allowed to
touch the ground. hence the modern
superstition that 1t Is unlucky for a
mistletOe bough to fall from Its place.
1t was dedicated to the Goddess of
Love. which explains the custom of
kissing under the mistletoe.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05

Almost every church has its Christ
mas bazaar, where may be had all
sorts Of beautiful handmade gifts, such
as women love, for personal and house
hold use. Many people depend upon
these bazaars and do considerable
part Of their gift buying In them.
Pretty gifts that sell for small sums
sell rapidly and it is worth while to
have one booth at the bazaar where
only things made Of paper are shown.
This booth is sure to do a lively bust
ness and there is long list Of paper
things that will lure small change and
more, from the pockets Of onlookers.
These include paper flowers, candle
and lamp shades, place cards, table or
naments. Christmas tree ornaments,
small paper lanterns, perfume sach-
cts. laundry and telephone lists, desk
blotters and sets, portfolios, paper gar
lands. crepe and tissue paper In the
bolt, paper napkins and doilies, and
paper toys-as dolls, soldiers, animals,
horses. etc.
oluKlAu8 OuI Will uOWCIcs tuC PULL
settia. the chrysanthemum, carnations
and red roses sell fast at Christmas
time, and they are all easy to make,
crepe paper and wire providing the
materials. Next to these an appre-
citation for candle and electric light
shades for use at Christmas time
awaits attractive examples Of them
The poinsettia and small red candle
shades may be counted on to sell,
and the shades should be made in sew
| eral varieties.
A group Of decorations for the
Christmas table. such 40 are shown
above. II displayed ut the paper booth,
will turn shower Of dimes and quar-.
tefs into the Golfers Of the bazaar.
IN the center . new dress for . can
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05
Unpleasant Dwelling Places.

-Four regions on the earth are noted
by Griffith Taylor, Of the Australian
bureau OF meteorology, as having an
nual temperatures exceeding 81 de-
grees. These are Massovah, Red sea,
S6 degrees, with an annual rainfall Of
~ inches; Timbuktu, w. Sahara. "a
degrees, with less than 10 inches of
rain; Wyndham, N. w. Australia, SAG
degrees, with q inches average rain
fall, and Tinnevelly, s. e. India, SAB
degrees. with 80 inches of rainfall.
The two African localities, despite the
nerce heat, have their discomfort
Iessened by their dryncss; while the
indian and Australian areas, with
neavy summer rains, are very muggy
during the wet season. For compari-
son. It may be mentioned that the
mean annual Temperature of Manila
y 81 degrees; New York City. 50 de-
frees; London. sos degrees: Archan.
Gel, 80 degrees.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05

Christmas Is not just a day
of tree-trimming and toy-giving
for the kiddies-not just q holt
day for youngsters to outgrow,
Its spirit is Of the heart, the soul
communal between US and all
those whom we hold dearly as
our friends. 1t changes not.
however we may. May Its glow
he reflected for you through all
the coming year.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05
4 SEASONABLE SERMONETTE

c Cheerfulness Is personal posses
sion, but you can
n Hand some Of it on to those whose
weary, drab lives
r Represent naught but grim strug-
gle to exist, whose
Inheritance Is labour and sorrow
stranger to JOY.
8 So, in kindly spirit, go forth, seek.
and find some Of
T These joyless ones. Bring some
cheer into their lives.
N Make 1t Christmas resolve that
you will, out Of your
A Abundance or sufficiency, make,
with kindly heart, the
S Sun to shine at Christmas In one
poor home at least.
Do this, and the deed shall bring
you such sweet Joy
A And satisfaction that the remem
brance Of 1t will make
Y Your own Christmas a happy"
one In deed and in truth.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05

A photograph taken at the Throop
Orthopedic hospital In Brooklyn, N.
T., showing little crippled child be-
Ing carried, just as one would carry a
big doll, by member Of the motor
corps Of the National League for Wom-
ems Service. Their emergency war
work at an end, and the war basis Of
the various units being discontinued,
these splendid women are devoting
their energies to welfare work which,
though 1t Is unheralded and without the
attendant publicity that the war work
received, is none the less commend
able. The objects Of their work are
the children who are crippled as re-
suit of the epidemic Of infantile
paralysis which struck the country
three years ago.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05

The muscular power Of the flea IL
so great that It can leap a distance
of 200 times its own length.
Properly made, baseball bat will
sustain nearly three times as much
weight as steel rod Of the same
weight.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05

To make the children's party at
Christmas time q brilliant success is
not ut all difficult. All they need is
room to play in, games and pastimes
planned ahead to all up the time, some
one to supervise them and Christmas
goodies to eat. This last item in the
program of the Christmas party means
a great deal to them, but they are cas-
lily pleased.
The old fashioned games, "blind
mans buff" "drOp the handkerchief"
hide and seek" have unfailing charms
for the youngsters, but they will not
play ut one game long. A fishing
pond" pleases them and is easy to
manage. A lot Of toys and trinkets
are wrapped in paper and tied up, a
sufficient plumber to provide some
thing for every child. Before the par
ty these are piled up In some conven-
lent corner and curtain Of some kind
hung across the corner to hide them.
Fishing poles with lines having q
crooked pin at the end are made ready
and each child casts his line over the
top of the curtain. Someone in charge
Of this part of the entertainment
fastens a little parcel to the bent pin
for each child and someone else sees
to it that each little guest gets one
chance at the pond.
A fortune teller's corner helps amuse
the little folks and their brief fortunes
all are written out before the time OF
the party. A big owl. made Of paper
stands on q small bench in a corner
with a box containing the written for
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05
MUCH IN LITTLE

Pure glycerin will help to dissolve
fruit stains from linen.
Dice were invented and extensively
used at least 1900 years before the
Christian cru.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05
THE CHRIST CHILD

Across the snow the home lights 49,
From the myriad hearts aiishe
And through the street. with na1DoonD
feet
The christ-chiid walks tonight
At silent gates. outside He waits.
To ind a ftting spot
Be thine the shame. II through ~
blame
The Christ child sptsrs not
Where Joyous notes from ehiidrsn's
throats
The old glad song begin.
Where love impels and kindness dwells.
The Christ-child enters In.
Where hate hss room. pride sits In
gloom.
And wrong invokes unrest,
Though green the wallis and bright the
He cannot be a guest
But where the thought that angels
brought
To earth's enraptured ears
Good will to men and peace, again
The Christ-child. listening hears.
He turns His feet with welcome sweet,
Enters and there abides.
Angels know best how such are blest
Through all the Christmastides.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-12-05

tunes, behind him. His head In made
SO that 1t will move in a nod to sig
nifty Eyes" or from side to side for mo"
In answer to questions. Someone, Of
course, sitting behind. manipulates the
answers and finally thrusts one Of tho
folded pieces Of paper forward ON the
bench or table.
When it comes time for refresh.
ments, they are served, and from q
decorated table containing "Christ
mas pie" each child gC.o a little bag
Of sweets or some little trinket to car.
ry away. The pie is centerplece con
tanning the little gifts. On the table
shown above 1t is low square boz
covered with red paper and cotton.
supporting tiny Christmas tree and
a Santa Claus. Small figures made Of
swapping bonbons and candles with
shades that represent chimney top
SCI Sn the table. It is shown in the
picture. ready for the cakes and other
sweets that are to be served. Paper
table cover, paper napkins and small
paper plates help make the children's
party an easy matter for the house
wife to handle. Finally when their
revelries are ended, they may form a
little lantern procession-each child
having a small paper lantern to pre-
tend to light him on his homeward
way.
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Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
scotIand,s First Steamer.

The estate of Dalswinton. Dum1rles- shire, Scotland, once held by The Red Comyn." a competitor of Bruce for the thone of Scotland is soon to come into the market. Around this estate also cluster historic memories of a poet, a painter, famous English jur- Ist, and last, but not least an inventor of the first steamboat in Scotland
 Patrick Miller. yho invented the first steamboat that sailed any water in Scotland. once owned Dalswinton. To the north Of the mansion is an or namental lake, and here it was in 178S that Miller constructed a double hull boat twenty-five feet long and seven feet broad, and an engine was fitted to it by William Symington. native of Leadhills Lanarkshire.
 This boat succeeded so well that it's fame went far and wide over Scotland. Robert Burns, immortal poet, owned the neighboring property to Dalswin- and Henry Brougham. who subse- land. were a jolly party that sailed this and Symington's boat
 In 17S9 Miller built a lar@er boat which Symington fitted out with steam engines, and the vessel was propelled at a speed of six miles an hour on the Forth and Clyde Canal. The boat and the engine were so i'll proportioned to each other that the wheels were con- tinually breaking, and the vessel was laid aside
 symington's stern wheeler. named
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18

struggled, the worse he seemed to get. It was just bad case of nerves, and his associates knew it.
 After one particularly bad after noon George decided that it wasn't fair to him nor to his bosses to be out there receiving pay for such work, so he straightaway made fo- the presi- dents office. q am not delivering the goods, Mr. President said the big good natured George as he Was u3nereu De- fore the astonished magnate, and 1 don't propose to take any more of your money until I have settled in my own mind that my work warrants it. I have been treated with every consideration and l don't want any more pay until I show improvement"
 To say that. tho magnate was sur prised would be \ mid way of putting it. Here was d baseball player ab- solutely refusing a chance to take money and the homely honesty of the whole proceedings made direct ap- peal to the boss judgment and he de cided immediately that here was a player worth having around.
 "Your work is satisfactory to me. MT. La Chance,'s responded the b g h~--f,o1 man "and I want you to get over that thought at once and get in 1ulrow and do the best you know how If at any time I change my opinion I will be the one to notify
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS IRREGULAR.

New York. Dec. 17.-Of the several developments which contributed to the irregular strength of today's stock market, the most noteworthy and im- portant in It's potential value was the movement of British exchange.
 Bills on London continued to rally to the point where they cancelled the greater part of the recent severe de- cline. thereby strengthening the inn pression in many quarters that steps are really being taken to negotiate large international credits.
 The review of steel and iron indus trial conditions were favorable, in cluding higher price schedules for plemented by advances in quotations for fuel oil and virtual consummation of large contracts, foreign and do- mestic. for railway equipment.
 Call loans were in freer supply at ' per cent. than at any recent period, interior banks offering round amounts at that rate and later at six per cent. Time money ruled firm, however, eag- CT bids of per cent. for two and three months eliciting little response.
 Tn it's surface aspects the stool market covered the ground of the pro vious session. Bull pools added to th' discontinue of the shorts in o1lF motors, steels and equipments, ir which gross gains of two to slightly over ten points were made.
 Shippings, tobaccos, textiles, coppers and feathers helped to sustain the ad- vance with miscellaneous issues. in- ciuding chemical shares. at extreme gains of one to five points. The one division to hold back was the rails .--Ltoh rnox,aN within a very narrow radius. hardening slightly at the firm close. Sales amounted to 100000 shares.
 Moderate improvement in the year end investment situation was reported by banks and bond dealers. The opeT market on the exchange failed to re deot this condition. aside from sliSh' rally in Liberty bonds and several ol he international issues. Total sales par value. aggregated s2S,750 900. oie IJ. s. bonds were unchanged on call
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18

Charlotte Dundas built at Grange mouth in 1901. made an experimental trip to Glasgow, and was intended for towing sloops on the torth and Clyde Caal, but was withdrawn owing to the damage caused to the banks by the wash of the paddles.
 It was on this boat that Robert Full ton, the American engineer and painter, who had gone to England to study painting under the famous historical painter. Benjamin West, also an Amer lcan, made trip and became ac- quainted with Symington. ulton stud jed the details of the vessel closely tulton was poor. but he met Robert R. Livingston. of New York, who was rich and who was then United States minister to France and who had also been experimenting with models for steamboats. Fulton had experimented with a paddle-Wheel boat in France. Livingston had been associated with John Stevens another rich man. and Nicholas J. Roosevelt in these experl- ments. Livingston, who had an eve to business, had already acquired the exclusive rights for steam navigation of the rivers of the state of New York from the state legislature:
 He backed Fulton, who now became a partner in the navigation franchise with Livingston, and before leaving for America Fulton. in 1906, had parts of a steam engine built to his order by the firm of Boulton & Watt, of Birm- ingham England-Watt being the charmed name of the man who had in vented the steam engine. Fulton re-
 turned to New York with his steam engine in 1806- and that year and the following he had the hull of a vessel constructed at New York and the en- zine was fitted on board. The vessel was 140 by 16 feet and [ feet deen. and the engine. having bell crank motion. had cylinder of 24 inches diameter and feet stroke. The boat wa named North River Steamboat of Clernont. It made it's trial trin from New York to Albany on the Hu9son river, August IT, 1S07.-Kansas City Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18

New Haven, Conn. Dec. 17.-Noted figures of Yale's football history pass ed ut of active participation in grid Iron activities at the university tonight N ael the executive committee of the board of control approved the football committee for 1920 as appointed py Captain John T. Callahan of the 4ale football team.
 Three members of the committee were not reappointed. They are War ter Camp. 80, regarded for years as Yales leading advisory football coacn and himself gridiron star in ls1s-ts, Vance c. Mccormick. 'a3 Shelf, former chairman of the democratic national committee and one of Americas eco homie delegates at the peace confer ence, and Joseph R. Swan. '02, are not reappointed to the committee.
 s. B. (Brink) Thorne. 's6, of New York, is chairman of the new commit tee. He had been acting chairman re- gently in the absence of MT. McCor- mick in Europe. John R. Kilpatrick' II, of New York is also renamed 10 the board. The new members Of the committee are Iouis F. Stoddard. sS, of New Haven; Lucius H. BigeloW, " of New York, and Theodore Liney, 10 Shelf, of Waterbury, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
YOu.'' ''

you" ]. The advice. of the boss proved the necessary tonic for old Candy" and the next day found him out at the initial sack digging them up in every direction without the semblance Of an error. He continued his good work and at the eind of the season was re- warded with 8 liberal increase in sal ary.
 La Canoe next cast his fortunes in the American League, landing with the Red Sox which club he served vel for many years, being a member of the old gang when Jimmy Collins sent them through in driving finish, in which the pennant race was decid- ed by enc game. the game in which a a wild pitch by Jack Chesbro lost the bunting for the Yankees. It as Lou Criger, if memory serves right, who
 crossed the plate with the deciding run when the unfortunate Chesbro uncorked that famous wild chuck. and
 as he crossed the plate La Chance picked him up bodily and carried him on his shoulders to the SoX dugout while the Boston rooters went into a frenzy of delight. George La Chance was always an earnest, honest player and credit to the game he graced for many years.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
DEMPSEY WANTS HALF IF
 RECEIPTS ARE 4 MILLION

San Francisco, Dec. 17.-If the sue cessful promoter of world title hgnt between Jack Dempse wand Georges Carpenter realizes %1.O00 OOO. Dempsey will demand s500.O0O, Jack Kearns, his manager, said here today.
 The Stadium promoters in Paris have cabled me they expected their house would draw s1,O00,O0O f or s Dempsey Carpenter fight kearnss said. T cabled back I would demand q 50 per cent. guarantee and expect the answer to my message is in my office In Los Angeles now. ..
 If the Stadium draws $1.00O 900. 1t Will be because of Dempsey. the cham nIon. Carpenter or Beckett or any other pair of fighters not including Dempsey would not draw half tnal much. Therefore my demand for a split of $500, 900 Is justified"
 Kearns said he would leave for Los Angeles tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
Mamma Lacked ExperIenee.

Late one afternoon Hazel had hes beau call on her just as she and Ruth, her little sister, were going to do the dishes. When they were about half way through Ruth said: Hazel, if you'll do inc rest of the dishes and give me two cents I'll entertain Elmer Jill you get through Hazel then re- piled; Mammals entertaining him for nothing, ain't she all right?" "No," Ruth said, Mamma never had fei- low, so she doesn't know how to enter tain 'em."
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
League standing:
TOOK NO PAY UNLESS

This is the season of the year when the mighty baseball player emerges with his annual announcement and de- termination to leave the grand old game fiat on its back for all time. He Of course has made aI arrangements to enter more lucrative business, and the management is given due mo- tice that it must struggle along with out him next season unless it can see it's way clear to making it worth his while to string along with them. It is just the strike fever that overtakes these prima donnas of the ball field every year about this time. And, while they stick to their determination throughout the long winter months. these birds are usually found in the:r positions for the first game in the spring.
 Nothing strange about this attitude of the bail player. And yet there is an insistance-a remarkable one, to be sure-where a player absolutely refus- ed to take money from his employers because he felt he wasn't returning valued received.
 The principal actor in this unusual diamond drama was George ('Candy'') La Chance, the big first baseman of the champion Red Sox of more than a decade ago. When big George first came 70 from the sticks for the big show he was a "bloomer." He had a hard time proving his worth. They tried the good natured and earnest nlaver = the outfield and he was hit In the head so often with m sudges t.- balls that the manager fearing a l tragedy, yanked him in to play the l i1field. The Frenchman could sting the ball notwithstanding the mess he made of the fielding end of the pas time, and this alone appealed to the ! bosses.
 George was next propped up at first base, where he continued his work o1
 mussing everything that came his way
 He was one of the gamest fellows that ever handled ball. but he had got away to poor start, and the more he
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
Traces Origin a N,e Jaa.

Dr. Clarence True Wilson, who has locked it up, says that not one case of drunkenness due to whisky or spir- Its occurred in the world previous to 1106 A. D. Noah did not get drunk on whisky, he. got drunk on wine. The Egyptians got drunk on wine and beer. Alexander died drunk anl he had never heard of whisky. Egypt and Rome went to the dogs on wire and beer, not whisky. Every de- nlulciation of drunkenness to be found in the Bible, and every case of drunk. enness told of in history, refers to wine and beer drunkenness.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
When Sun Looks Bjo-

When the sun is low its rays come diagonally through the atmosphere which surrounds the earth and, there fore, must penetrate much more of fl than at noon. They encounter many more particles of dust or other sub stances and these produce the effect of increased size.