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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25

was younger and its people were closer
20. nature it was day Of significance
well worth celebrating.
Among primitive peoples the year
Is marked off in seasons, usually the
planting, the growing, the harvesting
and the season of rest, or it even may
he by moons and suns. But let the
division be what IL will, 1t is based on
those marked physical changes which
appeal 10 the senses as light and dark
ness. heat and cold. the frightening
and shortening of the day.
Think how deeply must the short
enIng OF the days. as fall comes on
apace. affect the imagination of the
primitive The sun. their all power
ful deity VINO gives them warmth and
growth. and life, wanes and grows
sluggish and sick until daylight be-
comes so short that the terrOr-stricken
H3rfmiflve hearts pray and plead and
Stnn2ke the malign and baneful gods
TtO 'RernUVe their perniciOus influence
from their dearly beloved sun-god.
How great Is the JOY and feasting on
the FIRST day, the New Year, when he
starts slowly back TO them, to gain day
shE day a greater vigOr and beauty, I'M
III In June he reaches the elimination
Of his power.
In the year, December 81, In our cal
endar. is quite properly the last day
in the year. And ii is equally fitting
that the succeeding day, when the sun
Commences his return march. should
be hailed by glad and happy hearts.
The MOqui Indians, the communal
pueblo people OF the American South
west, watch the shortening days with
dread aud celebrate with elaborate
ceremony the turning point In the
sums course. The MOqui New Years
celebration. called So-yal-u-na, Is large
~ a presentation Of singular and
elnbotate mythIc drama, divided into
two parts, I'm which offerings are made
20 effiEies Of the Great Plume Headed
Serpent, the enemy of the sun, fol-
lowed by a sun dance, in which the
conflict between the sun and the In
aeri0r hostile gods is admirably por-
trayed by Moqui men persOnifying the
vnriOus deities.
Ii Is hoped that the suns worst en-
emyzfhe snake demon-wilI be amply
placated; so rich will be the tribute
chat for one entire year the sun shall
De free from his prosecutions, and
the clouds which the snake wickedly
swallows, shall gather and their moist
ure freely descend uBon the parcheo
and bgighted land until it is once more
clothed In verdure.
In a dinsIy-lighted underground room
there Is erected, at its west end, a
screen profuseIy decorated with corr
husl1s, cut cleverly in imitation Of
blowers. Near ghe middle of the
screen there is an opening and behind
II stands a man who manipuIates the
effgy snake. By his side stands .
companion who has a large concf
shell. In front Of the screen sit three
or four solemn priests and the audi
ence. consisting OF members of all thu
clans and their families. and behinC
them Is a row of men who act al
chorus
Wher the rites begin the choru
commences TO sing, at first low
weird chant, then gradually rises Il
uiercing intensity. Then the man be
hind the screen takes up the effigy 0
she great snake and thrusts 1t rapid,
through the opening q number o
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25

New Years" exchanged. On every
warship in the imperial navy there
hangs in the wardroom portraits of
the emperor and empress, and on New
Years day. wherever the ship chances
to be. the officers assemble In the ward
room and, as curtain is drawn aside
uncovering the imperial features, the
officers salute the portraits and wish
the emperor and empress happy and
prosperous New Year.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25
nEw YEARS mra THE INDIANS:

In some of our Indian reservations
where the original Americans the
Indians, still adhere TO many OF their
tribal customs, New Years day de-
pends entirely upon weather con-
.altiana When the last SHOWS have
come and the first green shoots of
,rrass appear the Indians hail the time
! the beginning of another year. In
the old days Il was with them season
~ dancing and roasting. 1t marked
49, time when the danger of famine
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25

Everybody kisses everyone else. Their
is a late supper and all through thu
evening the cares of life are forgotten
The German Christmas is over befor
the day arrives. Christmas day d
spent in visiting and in the ESQ.,
there is a dance, with much music ~
merriment.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25
Daily Thouaht-

Who comes dancing over the snow
His soft little feet all bare and rosy7
Open the door, though the wild wind
blow,
Take the child In and make him
coy.
Take him In and hold him, dear;
He Is the wonderful New Year.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25

times, accompanied by the unearthly
and discordant wailing of the conch
shell. The priest directly in front OF
the screen takes a little sacred meal
In his hand, holds IT to his mouth, ut
tering a deeply significant invocation
TO the serpent, and then casts the meal
on the head Of the efigy.
One by one all the members present
make their prayers TO the hostile SER
pent god. So ends the first half Of
the drama, and on the morrow, or the
New Year, begins the great sun dance.
On opposite sides of the chamber there
stand rows of men, bearing shields
with elaborate symbolic designs. At
the end of the room, all alone and I'M
supported, stands the sunbearer,
awaiting the onslaught of his horde of
enemies. A signal and the song be-
gins, and the lines of warriors on each
side of the room surge against the
sunbearer in attack Eventually he
scatters and vanquishes his many foes
New Years day finishes with feasting
and jollificatiOn.
The Aztecs of Mexico and Central
America had bloody and complicated
ritual for their celebration of the re-
turn of their masterful war-god, the
sun. We find scattered through the
tangled jungles Of Yucatan many huge
ruins of the wonderful pyramid cere-
monial edifices upon which horrible
sacrificial atrocities were practiced in
heralding the New Year. The Aztec
has vanished from the face of the
earth. The jungle has swallowed up
the sun-god's affairs.
The ceremonies occupied period of
several days. The initiatory rites be-
gan before daylight of the first morn
ing, when the chief high priest and his
sub-dignitaries wendell their way in
solemn procession TO the top of their
| pyramidal sanctuary. Here the high
/ priest retired alone to a small temple
! whose doorway opened toward the
east, and as the rising sun crimsoneC
the sky he knelt and sprinkled thickly
upon the marble floor the sacred meal
AS the first rays of the sun strike
slantingly across the floor of the tiny
temple. the Bonded priest beholds {
miracle. Family, at first, then strong
er and stronger, grows an imprint il
the meal of the naked foot of theil
war god. Upon this miraculous mani
festation the high priest announces t
the assembled couriers that their goo
had returned to them, and that til,
grand festive occasion is inaugurated
The first feast rites were of grew
some and horrible nature, consisting
mainly Of sacrificing youths to tn
gods. 1t is said that they were feast
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25
Christmas Observance in These coun-
tries Hinges on Superstitions and
Old Custom of MerrymaJ<ina.

There's a pretty superstition in Po-
land, and elsewhere, for the people
believe that on Christmas night the
heavens are opened and the scene Of
Jacobs ladder is re-enacted. But 1t
is permitted only to the saints to see
/. Throughout northern Germany the
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25

was past. for game would no longer
be snowbound and soon there would
be scores Of roots, bulbs and green
things for food, while rivers, ponds
and lakes would be free Of their ice
letters and their fish traps could once
more be set.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25
Mohammedans, New Year

In Turkey the MOhammedans lift
their hands to Allah and beseech a
year of blessings on the 28th of ,.anu-
airy. for that is their New Year. In
Persia, as In some few parts of Egypt,
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25

the New Year falls on September 90.
while in parts of Thibet they reckon
the beginning of the New Year from
the first of August.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25
Christmas Menu In sDa,r

In Spain the Christmas menu .,
ways includes almond soup ana
dish called "besugo." CONSISTING rr.,'
ly of large goldfish.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25
IN Zz0pLZ LAN0

EW YEARS DAG-Or at
least the coming of the
New YEARS. greeted
by all the world. In
this very much civilized
Twentieth CENTURY most
of us celebrate the New
Year by the almanac.
We have fOrgOtten-Or
do not take time TO re-
member-the original
significance of the day.
but when the world
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25

Here's hoping the dead year left
you comfortable legacy.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-25
TO SANTA CLAUS
By James Whitcornb Riley

II
M As first ues campered to thee-now, then.
W Take children to thy heart again.
Be DhoLy good to u.s. just rs of old;
As pleased father let thine enfold
U.s. homed UUihin the haUen of thy loOe
And all the cheer and uDholesoreness thereof
Thou lone reality, uUhen o. so long
4, Lfes unreahies haze wrought us
MI Ambition hath aLured u.s. fame Hkswise,
M And all promised honori in mems eyes.
WA Throughout the worlds eUdsons wiLes and shifts,
M Thou only bidest stable thy gifts
NW II grateful king re-ruleth from thy lap,
MP Il CrouOned Uitha little soLdier-cap
Wb Il mighty generaE-G nations pride
NM Thou gipest agcin rocking horse to ride
W And mildly glad he gloOeth a. the grim
Old jurist uOith the drumth thou gUest him:
Il The scuLptOr's chise, al thy miTth's command
Is Whistle in his boyish hand
| The painters model fadeth utterly,
! And there thou stGndest, and he painteth thes:-
u Most like a Din pippin, sound and fine
Nh nd tngling-red that old face OF thine
Nh Set in thy frosty beard of cheek and chin
M As midst the the thans of spring set in.
W Ho! Santa Claus infancy
bM Most tangible of all the gods that BEL
NM As first we scan1pered TO thse-nOu1 as then,
MW Take us Gsc children to thy heGrt again.
WM -co~"sht BY James Whh0"6Rh~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05
Today's Events

National holiday IN Mexico In
celebration Of the anniversary OF
the constitution.
John Walter Smith. United States
senator from Maryland, celebrated
his 18th birthday today.
Simeon e. Baldwin. former gov
ernor OF Connecticut, and at one
time mentioned as q Democratic
presidential possibility, was 30
years old today.
The conservation of Rev. Janles
NJ. Morris as Episcopal bishop OF
the Panama Canal xone, took place
today in Grace church. Madison,
Via.
Directors Of he Bankhead Ma
t.onal Highway association met at
Birmingham today to receive the
report Of a commission named to
determine the ror-e Of the prcpos-
ell highway from Ell Paso to Cali
fornia
A large party Of American busi-
ness men is scheduled to leave New
York by special train today for
Mexico City, where they will attend
a trade convention to be held under
tls auspices 1pf the Ameri an
Chamber Of Commerce of Mexico.
Delegates from the Bible insti-
tute bible colleges and bible train
ing schools of the United States
and Canada met in conference at
the Moody Bible institute Of Chi
cago today to consider the adoption
OF a declaration Of faith on which
all such institutions can stand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05

Clean teeth seldom decay! Never
theless, regardless Of how clean
the teeth are kept. pyorrhea, that
tnsidious disease. ia liable to affect
one or more roots Of the teeth, often
resulting in extraction Of all the
teeth. Stop the rayages Of pyor-
rhee BY using PYROS. 1t is q pow
erful antiseptic and penetrant and
Is endorsed, used and prescribed
BY the most prominent dentists and
pyorrhea specialists in the coun-
try. Riess Drug Store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05
HER BOY HAD ALWAYS
Been WEAK AND PUNY
Now he eats everything in sight
and ronps with playnates.

my four year old boy had been
weak and puny since birth, and had
constipation and indigestion. Nothing
did him any good until we tried
Milks Emulsion. Since using 1t, he
can't get enough to eat and has out
grown his childhood trouble. He
plays out with the children now, and
he was never able to do that before. >
--Wm. Heart, 424 Bundy Ave-, New
Castle, Ind.
Weak, ailine children usually start
eating and getting stronger from the
very first bottle of Milks Emulsion.
Most children like to take it, because
it really tastes good. A trial costs
Milks Emulsion is a pleasant, nu-
tritive food and a corrective medi-
cine. 1t restores healthy, natural
bowel action, doing away with an
need Of pills and physics. It pro-
notes appetite and quickly puts the
digestive organs in shape to assimi-
late food. As q builder of flesh and
strength, Milks Emulsion is strongly
recommended to those whom sickness
has weakened, and is a powerful aid
In resisting and repairing the effects
OF wasting diseases. Chronic stom-
ach trouble and constipation are
promptly relieved--usually n one day.
It produces remarkable results IN
colds. coughs and bronchial asthma.
This is the only solid emulsion
made, and 20 palatabie that it ID
eaten with = spoon like ice cream.
No matter how severe your case
you are urged to try Milks Emulsion
mder this guarantee-Take six bot.
Ties home with you, use it according
70 directions and il not satisfied with
the results. your money will be
promptly refunded. Price 6Oc and
&i.2O per bottle. The MiIks Emui.
SION Co. Terre Haute, Ind. Sold by
d5uggists everywhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05
LY?NELL,D TBE
People Notice 1t. Drive Them
OFF with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pimply face will not embarras YOU
much longer if you get a package of
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin
should begin to clear after you have
taken the tablets a few nights.
Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver
with Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets. the
successful substitute for calomel; there's
no sickness or pain after taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and just as eifec-
lively. but their action is gentk and
safe instead of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Give Tablets &
ever cursed with dark brown taste !"
a bad breath. dull. listless, no good"
feeling. constipation. torpid liver. bad
disposition or pimply face.
Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil; YOU will
know them. by their olive color.
DR.. Edwards spent years among "a
tents afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints. and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result. Take one ~
two nightly for week. See how much
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05

curing OF dis
ease. T hi 9
was DR.. R.
v. Pierce,
who after.
wards estab-
lished him.
self in Buff
falo, N. T.,
and placed
one of his
preacrip-
tions, which
be called his
&C oil d e n
Medical Dis
envorv - IN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05
: ! : ! FOR
||IS 70 COME
70 I-cIIlES


1klGiae Margaret wintsinger Of Chi
49,, Mo has Just returned from
~ after.the-war tour Of Europe,
sNiH Iscturs In the tri-cities and
,4iefx1ty during the next week ON
uTeohtbluon. She comes under the
|ouGDlces Of the prohibition founds-
tfon for world work. through its
lAeofo headquartefs at Chicago.
l1Ies Wintringer will speak In Rock
! 1nlnaa on Tuesday evening. Feb.
IA The subject Of her lecture il
0anounced - Why Europe Needs
|. ~ water Wagon"
Y The lecturer went to Europe
;iaaSjy IN the summer to gather ma
s1friai for articles which are later
10 appear In several leading maya
s2tn1e, and also for the purpose OF
mailing . survey Of the outlook for
Drohibition, doing the latter work
a. 3 representative Of the prohibi-
!. ton Foundation for world work.
*Ehe was the only correspondent ad-
mitfed to Germany by the com
'mander Of the army Of occupation.
\ 1T the time Of her visit there. and
then only on condition that she
would write nothing Of what she
sAv until her return to this coun-
my.
Y Having previously Travelled wide
~. Miss Wintringer numbers among
her personal friends and acquaint-
ances many prominent women In
England and France. including
Lady Beatty Of England. and wives
Of members Of the British parlia-
1nent, and of the French chamber
Of deputies. She was accompanied
70 Europe by university teacher.
whose father was q non conformist
ssand minister, and who had a wide
ACQUAINTANCE with prominent peo-
I2Dle who were not in accord with
the lraiser's program Of militar!sm
ard "kultur."
Miss Wintringer comes recon-
Y yfended an . woman Of exception
/. ally pleasing personality. and an
entertaining speaker. Admission to
her lectures is free. although an
offering will be received in the In
terests Of world prohibition.
Her lecture schedule is as fol-
lows:
This evening at s o'clock at the
Methodist church at Erie.
Tomorrow evening at the Bethel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05

leaders a. nnance and industry IN
III home state. Banking, mAnufac-
turing, the oyster industry and 9TH
ef lines Of enterprise have engaged
his attention. His flrst experience
in public life was gained aa-a mem-
Der OF the Maryland senate. In 1893
he was elected to congress. resign
Ing the following year to accept
election as. governor OF Maryland.
In 1908 he was elected to the United
States senate to fill m unexpired
term, and since then he has been
twice reelected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05
LOOSEN UP that
HEAVY COLD
Go after 1t right away with
DR.. Bells Pine

THE person who once gives this
nationally popular cough and
cold relieving medicine a fair
opportunity Of proving itself. becomes
! convert. He learns how really bene-
hcial its healing and balsamic antisep-
tics are in helping relieve cold, cough,
grippe, bronchitis, hoarseness. lie
hnds out how promptly it assists
Nature in efecting a complete eradica.
ton Of phlegm and inflammation and
congestion.
Today-right now-set an econom-
ical bottle at your druggists. 1t will
be a well-payins investment.
&c., Co., $1.2O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05
'OUCH! ANOTHER J
RHEUMATIC TWINCE
Get busy and relieve those PAM
with that handy bottle Oh
Slaan's Eminent

THAT Sloan's does, h 6os
w thoroughly - psne.rntes sc.'"eI
" rubbing to the assailed part anu
promptly relieves all manner Of e |:
ternai pains and aches. You'll ma .
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cver-exerted muscles, stiff joints pam. y.
bruises. stains, sprains. bad wea'H'
after-efects.
For 50 years Sloan's LlniHens ma ne,
belped Thousands the world over. foI
wont be an exception. 1t IS unequa'''
in producing results. ..
All druggists-35c., 70c., ~ ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05

he drug Of the United States that the public could easily
obtain this remarkable tonic corrective and blood maker Dr.
Pierce Manufactured this Discovery tom roots and bazs-a
corrective remedy Of which had put the feda
and forests for eng healthy Few fou families now living
have not at sometime other used this Golden Medical Discovery
Tor the stomach liver and heart Evidence If the wonderful sale
Of this medicine recorded in the books Of DR. Feces Laboratory
Buffalo, y showing that twentyfor million bottles
Ibis tonic and blood remedy have been sold this country No
pne fight the battles Of life and hold b. his blood is
not No suffers from cods "fu and who has
plenty Of red blood coxpuss and good Digestion Catah
Of the blood Introduce pure red blood system
md health Is assured
Dr. Pierce advises yos ypu wish to avoid the many germ dis
keep blood good order You can obtain Golden
Discovery in tah liquid ct IN drug stores or send
a0c n eA es - Dr. Hs IAhsraAery u BaEale n. 7.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-05

The present population OF Athens
is less than 175,000. It is suppVed
at one time to have contained 500,-
600 inhabitants.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-09-24
MOSCOW CITY OF DEs0LATIoN
London Newspaper Correspondent Re.
fers to II az a Place Of Second.
Hand Stores

The desOlation of Moscow under the
reign of Lenine is described by "Pier.
marini." the correspondent OF the
Evening News. who has just re.
turned from visit to the capital OF
soviet Russia. Here are some Of the
facts which he has to tell of life In
Moscow today, as reprinted in the Lon
don Times:
The only goods exhibited for sale
are old things. Everybody sells any
thing, and the most dissimilar odds
and ends are exhibited together in the
smartest shops.
The value of thing is In the in
verse proportion to its size. The hunt
Is for portable property. Such trans.
portable goods are either stored safe.
~ away or sent by some means CIR
other into foreign countries.
Though there are certain limitations
to the sale of liquor, the number of
drunken people to be seen everywhere
at all times OF tie day and night is
simply amazing.
One cannot buy any new clothes or
boots or linen in Moscow, but all the
powerful ones" are richly, II not
smartly, dressed. The female portion
(Which, by the way, exceeds the male
by three or four times) wear hats and
fashions evidently fresh from Paris.
| saw, worn by actresses and courte-
sans. more expensive and modsh
frocka than ono yyould And In on,
other city ut the present moment.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-09-24
Second Wind
?, GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS

THE race of Success is won Just
L like any other race--on Second
Wind. Second Wind is nothing more
or less than reserve power responding
and carrying one through to the end.
Be Second Wind Performer.
Some people never experience Sec
ond Wind-simply because they never
put forth the necessary effort to en-
able them to draw on their reserve
lung space. But the reserve is there
just the same.
Be a Second Wind Performer.
The successful man goes through all
the little processes Of failure and dis
couragement and defeat-then he gets
his Second Wind-pushes all the set
backs aside, and carrying great mo-
mentnm, he goes on and on. This is
always the story of the one who has
the courage and stamina to press on
until the Second Wind Is reached.
Be Second Wind Performer.
If you want to experience the de.
light and power that results from the
acquiring Of your Second Wind you
have but to do more than you are told
TO dO--more than you have to do.
Second Wind comes through Initiative,
Enthusiasm and Determination.
Be Second Wind Performer.