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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24

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history Is the "GlOria In Excelsis"
found in the Roman mass. and In the
Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. 1t
is ascribed to Telesphorus, bishop Of
Rome, about the year A. d. 1870, and
Is common I'm both the eastern and
western churches.
An old English carol begins with the
notable words:
Behold simple, tender babe
In freezing winter night,
In homely manger trembling lies,
Alas, a piteous sight
The "higher critics" have wondered
how the shepherds could watch their
flocks by night. even in winter In
Judea, but this presented no difficulty
to Robert SOuthwell. the author of this
quaint carol, who as Jesuit was i'm
prisoned in the Tower of London, and
after enduring the tortures Of the rack.
was executed in 1904.
A popular carol among the Germans
is one written by Martin Luther for
his little son Hans. II begins:
From the highest heaven | come to tell
]
A very sad story Is told in connec.
! ton with this carol. In order to give
II realistic effect in certain Luther.
| an church 1t used to be sung by boy
let down from the roof of the church
dressed as an angel. But one day the
rope broke, and the boy was killed
This put an end to very beautiful bul
dangerous Christmas custom.
At time when the liturgica and
biblical plays were popular the
Christmas carol was an important
feature. In Italy in the time of St
Francis of Assist, in order to instruct
the people, the villagers came to the
church carrying lighted torches, anc
there they saw the scene of the man
ger filed with hay, and the OK and ass
standing I'm their places near the
Virgin and Child. Then II was tina
st. Francis and his friars stood by III,
manger all night long, giving Goo
thanks that by this means the hearts
of the people had been touched.
4 Rare old Ben Jonson," in the day,
of the GOOD Queen Bess," wrote
carol which begins 81 sing the Brit
was born tonight" And about that tim,
appeared a very popular carol which
is sung In "Merrie England" even [,
the present day, the first line of which
is "God rest you, merrie gentlemen.
Some old Christmas carols have com,
down to us in half Latin and hal
English. Among them is carol which
appears In the collection for Grac,
church, New York city:
When Christ was born OF pure Marie
In Bethlehem. that fair citie.
Angels sang with mirth and glee
In Excelsis Gloria.
In this "Grace collection" there is
carol commencing "Over the world OF
Christmas MORN" by DR.. Macka,
Smith.
The uncouth carol of the sixteenth
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24
RING OUT, yE MERRY BELLS!

Ring out ye merry bellsl Welcome
Welcome. old holly-crowned Christmas
Blithe as child at play. keeping his
holiday,
Welcome him back from the snow peak
and plain.
Up with the holly bough, green from the
winters brow,
Lock up your iedgers and cares for
day;
Out to the forest 60. gather the mistle-
Old and young. rich and poor. UP and
awayi
Up with the holly boughs. ay. and the
laurel now;
In with the yule log, and brighten the
hearth:
Quiclsl here he is again, come with his
joyous train,
Laughter and music and friendship and
mirth.
Up with the holly boughs. high in each
manor house.
Garnish the antlers that hang in the
hall.
Yes. and the meek" Of corn with gay
wreath adorn,
Rich as the bloom on the cottager's
wall.
Wealth has its duties now. Christian. you
will allow;
Think, then, We rich. whilst your tables
are spread,
Think OF the wretched ones Poverty
stricken sons,
Weeping whilst children are asking for
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24
THE PROFITEER

r ET'S TAKE look at the pro6teer for moment,
l. good people of Cedar City and briefly size him
up. He has no thought of purpose of service
He exists not to give anything but to take all within
his reach and he bames all business differences the
consumer, without suggesting remedy for anything
The conditions that make life hard for others are
easy for him. and he neither reckons or cares what
becomes of his fellow-man He is not business
man, but bood-sucker. parasite fattening on the
misforunes of others. He regards business only as
an opportunity to rob those who are forced to deal
with him.. He welcomes every accident or incident
of trade that makes the robbery easier and the loot
larger
The genuine American business man-and, thank
I'D, there are many of them-knows that trade and
legitimate profit comes to him who regards himself
as the guardian of his customers interests. When
difficulties arise he goes out as the champion of his
customers and he buys and sells honestly As a
result of his fair dealing he piles up in the community
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24
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THE DUTY OF CLEANLINESS

r N TRYING to make of Cedar City model tourist
town. it is not possible to dispense with old build
ings entirely We wouldn't want to if we could,
But it is possible to make the whole city both neat
and clean Streets, alleys lanes and lots can Be
tided up at little expense. 1t is community duty,
it was nobodys business how we lived. AS it is, we
owe it to Zion Park to the Cedar Breaks, to the Ar
rowhead Trail and to ourselves to keep the COM
munity presentable. 1t isn't much the old fence
and the old barn that ofends the eye. 1t is the dill
apdated, broken down, unrepaired fence or barn
Age adds charm, but dirt and decay brings depres.
sion.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24
co TO THE POOR

THE SUGGESTION was offered in the massmeet-
i ing last night that the hotel board should go to
the poor for help 1t is what Brightm Young
would have advised. He preferred structures erdot
ed from the offerings of the poor to those built from
the surplus of the rich Hotel stock certificates
should sell like monographs, dollar down and a
dollar month. Such small sales would not build
the hotel. but with the 6ve-dollar and ten-dolar
blocks, they would mount up to surprising figure.
The amount might be found in the end to be the
straw that broke the jinxs back and got the hotel
under way Those ones, tens and twenties might
easily cut the needed sum down to an amount that
would look easy to handle. Then few property
holders might be more easily induced to join in sub
scribing it.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24
d friendship that comforts him through

an esteem and friendship that comforts him through
life.
The pro6teers are the barnacles of business They
must be scraped off of the ship of Progress or they II
sink it. And the way to scrape them of is to deal
only with men you know are square-to boycott the
man you know is inclined to pro6teer That's the
word-Boycott. and when you boycott profteer
you meek not be ashamed of it.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24
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SHEEPHERDERS
ITO THE GENERAL proposition that wages of
sheepherders must be reduced to conform more
scribing it

ITO THE GENERAL proposition that wages Of
sheepherders must be reduced to conform more
nearly to the reduced or vanished incomes Of
the sheepmen, there is no answer perhaps. But the
wise sheepman will think more of wedding out in
competent herders than Of cutting down the pay Of
the tried and skilled man.
One of the great items in the sheepmans ex-
pense bill is loss of sheep Coyotes and cats get their
toll. few lost here and few there A bunch is
crowded into a wash Some are famed by dogging
and finally drag out Herds mix and time and ex-
pense are charged to the sheepman. And so it goes
Just how much of this there will be, depends tc
great extent on the herder His experience, judg-
ment, energy and honesty, or his lack of these can
mean the saving or losing in day of enough sheep
to pay his wages for months His way of grazing
the sheep may keep them fat and contented or it
may drag them down poor So in cutting down
wages the sheepmen will be wise in devising way
that will weed out the incompetent rather than drive
the good men to more pleasant and beterpaid jobs.
-(m)-
No immigrant is truly an American until he learns
the beauties of baseball and pumpkin pie.
(G)-
It's a wise Cedar City man who knows whether a
girl is laughing at him or smiling at him.
-(a)-
Another thing about the operations of the prof
teers is they stop to give anaesthecs when they
operate.
-(E)-
As man looks back over his life he learns that
his most profitable lessons were learned from cooks
instead of books
-(H)-
No man will bet with his wife, unless he is pre-
pared to lose whether he wins or not
-(n)-
There is one thing that will start back -to-the-
farm movement quicker than anything else and that
is for the factories to start closing down.
The man with swelled head suffers whole lot
less than those who have IN live With b;ro
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24

Mrs. Jane Hunter left Cedar City
Tuesday for Loss Asngeles, where
she will spend few months visiting
friends. ~
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24

The West Ward Relief Society has
some good warm quilts for sale. They
can be seen at the Cedar Mercantile.
--Ad. Dec. 81.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24

DO not lay in your supply of coal
until you see me. I am prepared to
handle any quantity, and the best quail
ity.-W. c. Adams, phone 104J.-Adv.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24
First Xmas Carol
Found in the
Roman Mass

AROLS were originally &C.
companied with a dance, and
this carol dancing Is part Of
the rhythmic movement Of
the Oberammergau play. as
well as of the dances of the
Shakers of Lebanon in New
York state.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24

This Vienna child is six years old,
but because Of the ravages Of ricketts,,
the disease born of under-nutrition
that has stricken thousands of Euro
pean children, she IL able to toddls
about only by dint of supreme effort.
The spread Of this terrible disease Of
childhood and the rescue of those al
ready In Its grip can only be accom-
plished by America. That Is why eight
great American relief organizations
have banded together under the name
OF the European Relief Council in
Joint appeal to the American con-
science for fundA }
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24

The man with swelled head suffers whole lot
less than those who have to live with him.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24
4 I'd I

There is one thing that will start back-to-the
farm movement quicker than anything else, and tina
is for the factories to start closing down
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24

No man will bet with his wife, unless he is pre-
pared to lose whether he wins or not
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-24

As man looks back over his life he learns thai
his most profitable lessons were learned from cook.
instead of books.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-21
Efficiency in the Postal Service.

The joint body OF Congress headed by Senator
Townsend OF Michigan, announces that it has en-
ployed firm OF efficiency engineers to cooperate
with it in making thorough study of the postal
service. New York and Chicago as the greatest
centers OF distribution will first be investigated
Time enough will be taken to make the probing
thorough and the generalization the facts defen-
sible. The effort will be to discover from the en-
gineers and transportation experts points Of view
where the present service is weak and where and
how it fails to function in a maximum way.
Making due allowances for difficulties created
by the it still just to say that the business
world OF the country is not satisfied with the pres
ent record OF the Postofhce Department. and cam
not contemplate other than with joy the news that
this investigation is to be made. If it is an omen
Of Il liar use of experts in connection with other
departments deficiencies, it is welcome one
Fortunately it is possible to say that both par
ties stand committed by their platforms and by their
candidates utterances to policy of reconstruction
OF the administrative arm OF government That is
one by-product OF the that should be put on
the credit side Of the ledger Whatever the
changes in the personnel OF the next Congress may
be they should not be allowed to defeat in any way
the general program OF housecleaning and re-
pairing that the country demands. Merely as mat
ter OF tactics the repairs and reconstruction must
be carried through, if opinion hostile to the mach
inery itself is to increase.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-21

ernment which after pcrsuading the people to in
vest heavily-"Buy till it hurtst'-in own bonds
permitted them to fall ten more points, and still
permits national banks refuse them as collateral
for loans.
1t is quite true that the foreign bonds being so
eagerly snapped up by our investors pay higher
rate OF interest than our Lbertys Some pay s
per cent and the average is around 7. But at
present market prices the Liberty bonds of certain
issues will pay fraction g. That there should
be any investors who will turn from these secur-
ties OF their country, buy those of countries
in the midst of Europe's maelstrom would be in
explicable except for the unfortunate record which
our securities have made.
The present administration has contemplated
with too much indifference the losses of the people
on Liberty bonds. To some extent this is ex-
planable by the fact that it has been engaged
with problems of greater moment But there
should not be longer delay in taking up this mat
ter whatever may be the political complexion Of
the incoming administration.
We have heard good deal in late years of ma
tional honor and moral obligations. Probably
some thousands of the "hve minute men" and the
industrious journalists who with such eloquence of
voice and pen persuaded the people to borrow and
buy and buy, and still buy of the securities OF their
nation because they would be of unchanging worth
must be wondering where their own moral
responsibility ends, and just how the national
honor is to escape furnishing. And the Washing,
ton clerk who with all his savings in Libertys
thinks to escape the eXactions of the landlord by
buying home, and learns at the bank that his
collateral is not acceptable-such bondholder is
apt to regard protestations OF the national honor
with cynical amusement
After the last Liberty loan gallanty over
subscribed the boast was heard that army of
100000 investors had been created. Ger
tainly their faith should be sustained by definite
action to stabilize cur Liberty issues.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-21
An Unsatisfactory Campaign.

The Solemn referendum must drag out its
not very solemn course for two weeks more. An
electorate desperately anxious to see pricees go
down, while business still booms and wages re-
main stable, must submit to long arguments in
the measure Of our moral responsibility for the
boundary between Poland and Lthuania. The
people cry for relief from burdcnsomc taxation
and all they get is a promise that if we stay out
OF the Wilson league will be bankrupted by
naval expenditures, while if go in will be
broke by the cost Of keeping armies beyond seas.
There but two weeks more OF it, but it
will be long two weeks. There are vital issues
involved in this campaign, issues which touch
closely the immediate interests of every voter and
householder. But they not being discussed on
the platform. The eminent the orator. the
certain he is to ignore the bread and butter
issues that appeal to the common everyday man,
and go soaring off into discussions OF international
rights, duties and obligations concerning which
most OF us could go to final reposc in blissful
ignorance.
1t cannot be helped, of course. The President
has had his way for the second time. The first
was when he succeeded in so "nextricably inter-
twining" the league with the treaty that the
United States has been kept at eighteen months
longer than any of her associates. His second
triumph has been to force this Solemn referendum"
upon the land so that people which should select
its new administration and its Congress upon
the vitality pressing economic and industrial issues
OF the United States, set by the ears over the
question of Armenian mandates and Jugo-Slavc
boundaries.
1t is an unsatisfactory campaign for that rea-
son. Its results will not hinge upon the question
chiefly argued. If Senator Harding should be
elected it will not be because of any conviction
that he will scrap the league OF nations. And
should Gov. Cox win there will be another thought
coming to the band of inteectuals who think
that he is going to put through the Versailles
covenant in jfy.
Probably history will repeat itself Cleveland,
elected the tariff issue in 1892, Immediately
called Congress in extra session to act on the
silver issue. When our extra session meets next
March, does anyone think it will be to discuss
the treaty?
The Washington herald., 1920-10-21
" DO YOU KNOW
/ OUR BIBLE?
By Darling

% The Lord God Of gods, the
Lord God of gods, he knowotk. and
Israel he shall know; if it be in re-
belIion. or if in transgression
against the Lord. lsave US not this
dayD
3 That we have built Us an
altar To turn from following the
Lord, or if to offer thereon burnt
Offering or meat Offering. or if to
offer peace offerings thereon. let the
Lord himself require it;
"a And IL We have not rather
done it for fear Of this thing. say
ing. In time to come your children
might speak unto our children, say
ing. What have ye 10 do with the
Lord God OF Israel?
- For the Lord hath made Jor-
dan border between us and YOU.
ye children Of Reuben and children
or Cad; ye have no part in the
Lord: 50 shall your children make
our children cease from fearing the
Lord.
26 Therefore We said. Let US
now prepare to build Us an altar,
not for burnt Offering, nor for sac
rifce:
% But that il may be a witness
between us. and you. and our gen
crations after us. that We might
do the service Of the Lord before
him with our hU-nt offerings. and
with our sacrifices. and with our
peace offerings; that your children
may not say 10 our children in time
to come. Ye have no part in the
Lord
- Therefore said we. that it
shall be. when they should so say
TO Us or to our generations in time
to come. that We may say again.
Behold the pattern Of the altar Of
the Lord, which our fathers made.
not for burnt offerings. nor for
sacrifices; hut il is a witness be-
tween Us and YOU.
% God forbid that we should re-
bel against the Lord, and turn this
day from following the Lord. to
build an altar for burnt offerings,
for meat offerings, or for sacrifices,
besides the altar Of the Lord our
God that is before the tabernacle
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Washington herald., 1920-10-21
GIVES REASONS FOR SUPPORT
OF HARDING

To the -:ditor The Washington Herald
Why Would You Vote for Harding ?
By the light of common sense and
inner wisdom we thinkers Will vote
for Harding.
First-Because he represents the
Cool-headed erudite by his physical
and mental qualifications.
Secondly-Because he defends the
Constitution of the United States as
a divine institution and his moral
obligation.
Thirdly-BeCause he wisely abro-
gates the Paris covenant on account
of the non-universaIity of its es-
sences. But he advocates a uni
versal tribune, a court of justice,
for the purpose of international
peace. This covenant. in his view
point, should be composed of dele
gates from all governments. both
from the old and new world. meet
ing at a common parliament and
with common harmony for the abo-
lition of war. Thus-"They shall
beat their swords to pruning hooks
and study war no more" (Bible).
To this league of nations the
American democracy has voiced its
moral support, for Harding says
that If he should be elected on the
restoration of peace he would take
steps to convene such union
among the nations.
Mr.. Harding is not against the
universal good of humanity. but he
is opposed to the selfish compact
of great powers as Gods agent.
Therefore all wise thinkers should
vote for Harding.
d. S. TATE.
washington, d. c.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-21
Foreign Bonds in This Market,

In the midst OF the discussion of the unwilling
ness inability OF the United States to further
finance the nanons-of Europe it should not be
forgotten that the people of this country are not
averse to. lending their money, as individuals, to
foreign states - '-"-.''
In the laa few weeks American investors have
taken uPa S5oyooo,ooo Belgian loan, one Of S1oo,-
100000 offered BY France, and Norwegian loan
Of S2o,ooo,ooo In every instance the total loan
was subscribed within few hours of its offering
and in the of the French loan the bonds went
TO a premium Immediately upon allotment
This is, however, private financing That the
people of the United States would regard with
approval any more assistance from the national
government to embarrassed European states is
wholly unlikely and the American delegate to the
recent financial congress at brussels did well to
say so with emphasis. Foreign governments now
owe US more than $4,000 100000 the payment of
which will undoubtedly be long deferred. There
are economists who hold that in the end the
United States would be benefited by wping these
loans off the slate, and thus Fastening the COM
mercial revival Of the debtor states. This is
something more than questionable, and it may
well be doubted whether any administration would
dare go before the country with a proposal of
such wholesale benehcence to foreigners.
The willingness OF people OF means, how
ever, to invest in foreign bonds is sign of the
general public confidence in the future of Europe
II cannot be denied furthermore that it is an evil
denss OF disssskaction with the policy OF this gov
The Washington herald., 1920-10-21
THANKS HERALD FOR FIRE,
PREVENTION WORK SUPPORT.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald
AS chairman of the special COM
Ilittee appointed by the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia,
to take charge of the matter of pro-
noting a proper observance of Fire
Prevention Day" l desire to extend
the thanks of the committee for
your generous support and aid, in
their endeavor to educate the public
with respect to the individual re-
spOnsibility of every citizen in safe
guarding the city and nation against
the abnormal and unnecessary de-
struction of life and property by fire
FRANK +. LEETCH,
Washington. Chairman,
The Washington herald., 1920-10-21
IMITATION OF GERMAN
CURRENCY IS PROVEN

The German report to the Inter
national Financial Conference in
Brussels stated that the total is
sue of paper money outstanding on
August 81, 1890, was 72.223. 900. 900
marks, compared to 5.S2S, 900, 900
marks on December 81. 1914.
Before the war the entire tax
revenue in Germany was approx
mately 5000. .OOO. 900 marks. while to-
day it is at least $4,000, 900, 900
marks.
Imports into Germany rose from
397,0o0.000 marks in January. 1919,
to $3.50, 100000 marks in January
of this year. Since then there has
been a slight decrease in the value
of German imports and a consid-
cradle increase in exports For
May, 1920. the surplus of imports
over exports was 1,110,00O.0 90 marks.
compared with 3,341, 900, 900 in jan
uary. 1919