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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
MIRACLE OF THE THORN STAFF
Pretty Legend OF Ancient Britain
That Is Often Repeated in Eng
land at Christmas Time.

1t is one Of the prettiest legends of
ancient Britain-the old Christmas
STORY of the thorn of Glastonbury.
William of Malmesbury, the chronicler,
told it hundreds of years ago in his
antiques of Glastonbury" 1t is re-
peated often sat Christmas time in
England.
The legend tells how Joseph of Ari-
mathea, was so prosecuted by Pontius
PLATE, because he had laid away the
body of Christ in his sepulcher, that
he fled to Gaul, carrying with him un-
der cloth of mystical white samite,
the Holy Grail. In Gaul he found the
Apostle Philip, preaching to the heath
eE, and he rested with him few days.
One night a radiant light awakened
him, and an angel babe him go to
Britain and preach the glad tidings to
King Arvigatrus; and, where Christ
mas miracle should come to pass.
there to build church.
He and a band of followers fol-
lowed the instructions of the angel,
and Arvigatrus gave them the Isle of
Avalon, and babe them erect an altar
there to the new God. 1t was beau
tiful gift. The tiny isle lay warm in
a verdant valley. Sparkling waves
softly Tapped its shore. Soft breezes
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
. D
CHRISTMAS FACTS IN BRIEF
Day Celebrated as Christian Festival
for Centuries-HolIy Once
a 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 relics of the pagan feasts.
Santa Claus, known to every child in
every land in this old world is the per-
sonificatiOn of the spirit of loving and
giving.
The holly, synonymous Of Christ
mas, was sacred plant, and the mis-
tlasse q mysterious plant, supposed by
the ancient 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 it is unlucky for a
mistletoe bough to fall from it's place.
1t. was dedicated to the Goddess of
Love, which explains the custom Of
kissing under the mistletoe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
- crHTTRE HERALD


Across the snow the home lights glow
From the myriad hearts alight.
And through the street with noiseless
feet
The Christ-child walks tonight
At silent gates outside He waits,
To find fitting spot
Be thine the shame. If through thy
blame
The Christ-child enters not.
Where joyous notes from children's
The old glad song begin,
Where love impels and kindness dwells,
The Christ-child enters in.
Where hate has room. pride sits in
gloom,
And wrong invokes unrest,
Though green the walls and bright the
halls,
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-chiId, 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 Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11

Something Like 800 Varieties in the
World-Pink Berries Found Only
on Cedar Trees.

There are about 300 kinds of mistle-
toe in the world, and each variety
grows on the branches of trees and
has little white or pink berries, says
st. Nicholas. But the pink berries
are found on only the cedar trees. The
mistletoe. unlike other plants, gets no
food directly from the ground. In
stead, it gets it's nourishment from the
trees on which it grows.
Another curious thing about the mis-
tletoe is that though it blossoms earl
Ter in the year than the tree on which
it grows, yet the little berries do not
ripen before December. Maybe that
is because it has to steal it's food from
the trees, and therefore cannot ripen
early. The very name ''mistletoe"
gives some idea of it's insignificance.
In the Anglo Saxon language mist
ter the gloomiest time of the year.
The gathering of mistletoe was a
very important ceremony among the
ancient Druids. About five days after
the new moon they marched in state
ly procession to the forest and raised
an altar of straw beneath the finest
misunderstanding oak they could find.
The arch-Druid would ascend the oak,
and, with a jeweled knife, remove the
sacred mistletoe. The others stood be-
meath the tree and caught the plant
upon a white cloth, for, if portion
of it touched the earth, it was an omen
of misfortune to the land.
And this is doubtless the reason why
it is still the custom to hang it from
the ceiling and why it is supposed to
lose its charm if it touches the floor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
A sEAsoNABLE SERMONETTE

c Cheerfulness is a personal posses
F, sion, but you can 81
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
I'll stranger to joy.
S So, in kindly spirit, go forth, seek.
and find some of
T These joyless ones. Bring some
cheer into their lives.
M Make it Christmas resolve that
you will, out of your
A Abundance or zsufficiency, make,
with kindly heart, the
S Sun to shine at Christmas in one
poor home at least.
D Do this, and the deed shall bring
you such sweet Joy
A And satisfaction that the remem-
brance of it will make
Y YouS own Christmas a "happy"
one in deed and in truth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
stockings for Christmas Only.

The Christmas stocking as generally
known is one taken from the bureau
supply for daily wear. In certain
parts of the country, however, the
Christmas stocking is never in use ex-
cept to be "hhng from the chimney
with care" The New England stock.
ing Of this kind is usually long in the
leg and knitted from wooden yarn.
There are stockings on Cape, Cod
which have been used by four genera
lions Of children. Once emptied Of
their treasure on Christmas morning
they are rolled up and marked and
laid away for the next yesr's festivi-
ties.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
THERE'S A SONG IN THE AIR (;


There's a song in the airi
There's star in the sky!
There's a mothers deep prayer.
And baby's low cry!
And the star rains it's fire
While the beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem
Cradles king!
There's a tumult Of Joy
Ger the wonderful birth,
For the Virgins sweet boy
! Is the Lord Of the earth.
Aye! the star rains its fire
While the beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem
Cradles a king!
In the light of that star
Lie the ages impaired.
And that song from afar
Has swept DER the world.
Every hearth is afiame,
And the beautiful sing
In the homes of the nations
That Jesus Is King!
We rejoice in the light,
And we echo the song
That comes down through the night
From the heavenly throng.
Aye! we shout to the lovely
Evangel they bring.
And we greet in his cradle
Our Savior and King.
Josiah g. Holland.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
The Bubble Burst.
you're brok'

Young Tom was spending Christ
mas in the country and had been in
vited to the beautiful home of sweet
young thing named Agnes.
"What charming placed" he. said
enthusiastically, to Agnes proud par
ents. docs it go as far as those
woods over there?"
"It Does" remarked the somewhat
unsympathetic father.
"Ah." said Tom, still cheerily; "and
to that old stone wall over there.
sir?"
"It Does" came the gruff answer
sand it goes as far as the river on the
south, and to the main road on the
north" 49, 1.s.s .s.-p,
""Beautiful y, put in Tom.
"Yes," went on the old man, 'but
It doesn't go with Agnes ]"
Then Tom faded peacefully from
view. J 7TTs
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
THURSDAY DECEMBER II. 1919

played In its trees. and nowhere was
the sky so blue as over Avalon.
When they reached the top of the
It'll called Weary All, Joseph planted
his thorn staff he had carried with
him on his long journeys over land
and sea, deep into the ground, and 10
it took root. and Immediately there
bIossomed bush of beautiful white
flowers.
"This is where we will build our
church." the good man said, and so,
at Glastonbury Abbey-for so Avalon
is known today-the thorn bushes
bloom white at each Christmas time,
lend their fragrance to the frosty air,
and remind all who see them of the
Christmas miracle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
Remember Old Friends.

"What7 A holiday greetings card
with old Bills name scrubbed across
1T? Good old Bill Why, it's
II years almost since we saw each
.other, and here he's not forgotten me
.even yet! -. /. Huh, Mary, you
needn't be so alfred proud OF that
scarf Aunt Susie sent you. This may
= be only a colored postcard. but, by
George, It's from Bil1i =. Well.
well-this sure is Christmasr
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
The Question Of Importance.

Millionaire Tell me, child, that
young man who wants to marry you
this Christmas, has he got any money!
Miss Innocence - Money, fatheri
Why, he has just given me cluster
diamond ring studded with pearls.
M.llionnireY Yes know. Has he
any money Lett
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
Christmas All the Year!

Every time that Christmas comes
around again we wonder why We
haven't cultivated the Christmas spir-
it all the year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
The First Christmas Gard.

The Christmas card cannot claim
to have been established so long as
other Of our Christmas customs. The
first Christmas card came into the
world in 1846. when Sir Henry Cole.
IAN Englishinan. sent Yuletide greet
rings TO his friends.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11

Pay your subscription today.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-11
MY CHRISTMAS TREE.

On
Christ
mas morn
ing when /
wake ant
sleep-dust from
my eyes shake,
see a sight that
makes me start and
causes thumpings in my
heart "A Christmas tree
oh, pretty sight-wtth can
dies, bells and balls alight.
With horns and dolls and sugar
plums, and skates and trains and
beating drums. And, oh. 1t Is a won
der tree, with heaps Of things for
me to see. Rare gifts hang upon
the side, which tinseied fairies
cannot hide. A soldier doll,
doll house, too, and
strings of gold come to
my view, and
as look
seem to
hear sweet Christ
mas music, soft and clear.
A merry Christmas, it seems to say,
A merry. happy. holy day!
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11
BASEBALL OUTLOOK
AT ACADEMY IS FOR
SUCCESSFUL SEASON


With cleansshses OF sixteen VIC
tories as j result Of his work, Coach
bins l.ush turned from the basketball
season I'll the Naval academy yester-
Hdav afternoon to baseball. with
sonad 81 more than l50 baseball can
didates
With tie loss of bur one regular
PLAYER and one member Of his pitching
stan. and the addition Of splendid
bunch from the new class the squad
5is most promising
The spirit of the aggression Was
enlivened greatly by the prospects q
the renewal Of the West Point games
and i fine schedule Of contests with
Iother leading athletic institutions
The work took place Ii the armory
yesterday afternoon and consisted en-
tirely OF tossing the ball around. Sew
eral huge cages OF netting viii be arr
ranged for batting and pitching prac-
.tice.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11

Gle. who is scheming to make himself
heir to the immortal estate Mary per-
snades Colin To discard his steel brace
and walk alone, and ultimately re-
stores him 10 health Behind the man
sor is d secret garden and Mary sue
eeeds in finding the key thereto and
exploring II. only To discover that II Is
Il scene OF desolation She arranges
with the gardener To restore the gar
den and one day when she and Colin
see Dr Craven ponr poison into Col
ms drinking water Mary risks her
life in bog In her search for help TO
save the boy from his interruptions
uncle. The spirit 81 love and helpful
ness awakened in Mary's soul trans
form the gloomy outlook and IN the
end Colin gets q commission as leu
tenant in the British army and Mary
becomes his bride.
The Secret Garden makes AN ideal
vehicle for the youthful and altogether
delightful Lila Lee, who lends to the
role Of Mary Lenox certain viva
|ciousness and charm that Is most cap-
tivating
Pathe News viii also be shown,
This Is a very enjoyable show this
evening. SO don't fail TO enjoy 1t To
morrow. Clara Kimball Young in
The Road Through the Dark and
Outing Chester TraveIogue
IA 80
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11
ALDERMANIc MEETING
DEVELOPS FIREWORKS
lcontlnnea from FIRST Page j

tGoHGtnuea from FIRST Fagel
discussion and display Of heae, aside
from Alderman I.evy's order. also had
to do with the water company This
was the resolution offered for adop-
ton by Alderman Russell having for
its object decreased water rate for
consumers
When seven employees Of the
water company have their pay raised
from twenty-five per cen 10 fifty per-
cent. call ii d time to consider the
consumer, stated Alderman Russell
iii offering his resolution Salaries
uE water company officials have been
raised, showing that the water COM
pany finances are In good condition.
OEacials &c increased pay the con-
sumner gets nothing II Is time TO reps
resent the consumer and the people i
a storm broke Immediately Coun-
seior brady said the resolution was too
drastic and radical in It's terms and
sugges ed that committee be ap-
pointed to look into the matter
Mayor Strange said eslat. as one OF
the promoters Of the plan TO give
water to this ci II he felt d peculiar
interest IN everything pertaining to
the conduct and success of the enter
prise. Naturally. he favored d re-
duced rate. he said but that ii was a
serious proposition and that il was
right To. consider the eject on the
company when YOU reduced their earn
ings SIS Is per cent Al hundred thou
aand dollars worth Of bonds we're sold
By the company on the express condi-
tons that slley maintain rates which
would pay expenses he stated. The
salary Increase was deserved the
mayor said The company had taken
care of itself and not asked any extra
taxation and Annapolis now has the
third cheapest water rates of forty
five cities. according 70 the mayor.
Calls II @High.haaded burglary
Alderman Beavins: The water
board il the great 4 am, they raise
salaries when they please "
They must get the @ X OF the
council board. affirmed the mayor
1T Is what call nothing less than
high-handed burglary and II it Is SO.
ing to be ane-man affair the cts
had better sell the property. returned
Alderman Beayins
Alderman Levy said that while hs
was Iii sympathy with the shirt of tht
Russell resolution he did not think I
feasible; be favored the plan OF taking
the water management away from
company and placing 1t in the hands
IL the council where Il belonged
Alderman Beayins offered d substi
int resolution 10 Alderman Russeiri
eseoIution, 10 the effect that com
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11
At The THEATRES
AT THE REpI Bio TOsIGmT

M TIL KEPT hlte IWNItfttk Il
George Walsh the popular William
Fox star will be seen at the Republic
theatre tonight in his latest picture,
It'll Say So
Those who admire the George Walsh
brand Of dash and ginger viii not be
disappointed III this new production
sof his. for ii is ever present In new
and startling surprises.
I'll Say So is the story Of 4 young
American who wanted German hunt
ing license as soon as lie heard that
the United States has declared war
He had fat feet however, and as the
Germans were fast runners. Uncle
Sam turned him down because he
needed men who could keep UP with
them
George nhy have heen too slow for
the army but he certainly was not too
slow FOR d number OF German agents
who were desperately engaged III stir
ring up a bush league war with villa.
A Mexican raid staged with all the
elaborateness Of serious drama is
but mere incident to form back
ground for the rapid fire action of the
hero
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11
ar THE p4IAcr

Dainty Lila Lee in 4 delightfully."-
pleasing picturization Of Frances
Hodgson Burnett's widely read novel,
THE Secret Garden. will be the very
enjoyable attdaction al the Palace this
evening The story Of THE Secret
Garden centers around Mary Lenox.
daughter Of a British army officer in
India, who is reared amid sordid sur
roundings without knowing parental
owe. When her parents die III d cholera
epidemic she Is sent to England where
her guardian. Archibald Craven. and
his invalid son. Colin Craven. live in
an old manor The boy believes him
self an icurable cripple and his belief
Is encouraged hy DIR Craven. his un-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11
Wa R q il. Car On IL.

A car Of the w Il Il A caltgA,
are last night shortly afis, n
O'Clock. and the alarm vas ssf., y
the city department
The fire was due to Z ss15r
a portion Of the car root II
but otherwise the dauags
The flames were sutiisien
the alarm, but were soon pl
the use Of chemicals 81
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11

Don't forget nj Mar
cts at Boessel's
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11
Lincoln's Last Birthday

=
The spirit of Abraham Lincoln In
elae last days III bis life IL typifed IN
telegram which be sent from the
white House on his last birthday and
"a exemplary Of the attitude be took,
MOI only toward individuals but to-
ward the peoples and the states who
peere opposed In arms 70 the union
The telegram 10 Major General
Hooker AT Cincinnati read
IN III Linetenant Samuel p. Davis
whose death sentence ii commuted Z
III not done. LET ii be done II there
MOI an associate OF his also In trouble
nIeaae answer
A LINCOLN
Harsh measures were taken In the
closing days Of The var as result Of
the military rlgors. not only Ia deal
ing with the enemy. but In dealing
with those ~itllin the forces Of the
norfh who we're guilty OF descrtiOu,
neglect or treachery Naturally there
9as 8 great cutlery In the north from
relatives and political friends u the
men condemned by military courts.
Continual pressure was brought 20
bear upon the president throughout
the war In this respect. but he left
these matters 70 the discretion Of the
generals III the field for the most part.
During the weeks preceding and fol-
lowing his birthday. February II.
1866 ne gave special attention TO these
matters. In The month 81 February
alone he sent hi least len kilograms
snspending or delaying executions or
asking for full reports IL the trials
tor his personal examination
The decree Of the military courts.
lii some cases lie upheld: III others
he Issued pardons, and ii III said that
Ii, al least one case the man who had
been convicted was IN reality q gov
ernnent secret service agent unknown
To the military authorities, who had
leen convicted for the very acts he
committed IN the service of the union
Biographers Of Lincoln have assert
cd thai he felt premonltions Of his
death iii the months following his sec
ond election. and IL this be true Il u
possible that the shadow over his soul
may have caused him to be more cle-
nent than was his rule II Is agreed
hy many that he was always compass
aionate and slow 10 condemn, but he
WAS sensible OF the necessity for stern
justice and was not given to mock
mercy Of the weak kneed sentimental
kind
The presidents birthday itself had.
no significance In 1866 II Ii doubtful
il many outside his immediate family
realized when the day occurred Il
wunla lie small percentage Of Amer
leans today who could state the date
0g President Wilson's birthday and In
ehe last stages OF the civil war the
nation Was too sorely beset by press
Ing vital problems, sorrow and anxiety
to recognize the birthday of the man
who himself was the vortex or all the
maelstrom Of political, military and
executive activities
I4incolns last birthday. II Ii known,
Haw him more cheerful more hopeful
az d peace which would save the union
than he had been III any other time
during the war He had met commits
asoners of the Confederate government
on q steamer at Hampton roads. and
although The interview had led To-
nothing. the president felt that the
discussions evident between the COM
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11

All hope Tor the recovery Of former
Judge Henry Tydings, of the Orphans
court. who has been seriously III for
some weeks at his home near st Mar
garets q. has been abandoned This
morning the Judge was reported III !
oniatose condition, and his death was
expected ali any time.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Clerk w NJ. Woodward has granted
the following marriage license
Edward Higgs 20 OF Annapolis and
Gladys Walker, as. OF South River
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11
ON THE SICK LIST

There was said to be no change in
the condition Of superintendent Al
bert Turner. of the Home Friendly So
ciety. this morning Mr.. Turner Ii
suffering from lobar pneumonia, fol-
lowing an attack of flu. and his con-
.iifion Is most critical
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11

Don't forget ST RGary,s show Tick
ets at BOesssl's. 2-ss-3
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-11

4 NARROW mind VIII not admire.
neither vim concested one
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-13
LARGE CROWDS
ATTEND OPENING
Of AUDITORIUM

Yesterday afternoon and last night
the picture ''The Man Who Turned
White" with H. B. Warner in the title
role, was shown at the Auditorium
and the large audiences which turned
out to see it were more than satisfied
with the entertainment given. Monday
the opening day under the new man
agement, witnessed a record break
ing attendance and the picture shown,
Mickey was well worth going a
long distance to see. The attendance
at both the afternoon and evening
shows was such as to tax the capacity
of the Auditorium, at the evening per-
Torrance crowds were in waiting for
admittance at the end of each show
ing of the picture as the seating ca
pacity was taken up at all times
In the Auditorium, the people of
Lakeland have theatre that they
may be justly proud of and under the
present management it bids fair to
be a more than satisfactory place of
amusement. The surroundings have
been made as attractive as possible,
the comfort and convenience of the
patrons have been taken into consid.
Grafton and provided for and the pic.
lures so far shown, and booked for
the future, are of the highest grade
and it is promised that a high class
of road shows will be booked during
the winter season. The outlook fol
a successful season under these con
ditions is very promising.