Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-27

Here and There.
Christmas for 1921 will be . thing OF
The past when this Democrat is being
read; but 1t will be near enough to the
day so the echo OF carols will yet linger
In the ear, the gifts from friends be still
laid out In state for inspection and the
remembrance We didn't get still cause q
choke In the throat. It does not matter
much what one thinks OF Christmas
whether one considers it o pagan or
Christian holiday docs not matter much.
Il is the good will which counts. II is
said Christmas was flrst celebrated a. .
festival In the year 90, but In early years
the celebration occurred ss any old
time-in September, December or JAN
nary. Pope Julius In the year SS7 set
the date OF December rs, that has since
been followed. st. "Nick" Of Lycla,
Asia Minor, is said TO have set the ex-
ample which has since been followed In
giving Gifts on this day. He gave snopy-
mously and so developed the custom of
hanging stockings to catch anything
which might come along. This began,
no it is said, In the year $50. Santa
Claus is as near As the tongue tied Dutch
could get to st. Nicholas. Kris Kringle
In simply German for Christ-ehlld and
used for variety. The Christmas tree
was q pagan custom celebrated at Yule-
tide and grated on to the Christian cele-
bration In the sixteenth century. The
first one Is said 10 have been set up at
Strsssburg In Germany. Holly and the
mistletoe were added to Christmas deco
rations In England, where they had been
employed in Druid religious ceremonies.
Thus have the centuries contributed
their gifts TO this universal observance.
The figures of the use Of gasoline for
the year 1921 are not available, but those
for 1920 are. The amount used In this
year figures up at at 4,256, ,42S, ,005 gal
Ions. Some gas thatl Somebody with
leisure has figured out II would run .
fivver day and night without stopping
for 4S5, ,s94 years. Just think Of the
pleasure and the evaporation that would
give in the aggregate of that excellent
machine. Il has been sung by one man
as follows:
40 excellent, essential aggregate
OF devilment, devotion, mud and tin,
Agility, frsgility, and din;
sing your praisesi You exasperate,
Depress, perplex, inspire mel How hate
You, Henry, when sweat and spin
And spin and swear; and you-you sneeze
'Gsinss ali mine energies importunassi
But when you cough and shake into shimmy,
Tssp fOrse. e SO% ODg saeTy yOa soOk % start
And pardon al the trouble that you gimme
Because. forsoosh. you have 30 stout
hearth
We are going to have some new silver
dollars. Cart wheels never have been
very popular, but, nevertheless, We are
going to have more of them. We are 60
Ing to have more of them because OF the
armament conference. That gathering
evidently don't want to take away any
without giving something In
its place, so Il 10 cart wheels. The new
dollars, which were designed by Anthony
de Frsnclsci of New York, will have the
usual head Of Liberty on the diverse
side, while the reverse will have . large
figure Of an eagle perched on o broken
sword, and clutching an olive branch
bearing the word "Pesce." Further
the dawn OF nav era the
background will show rays OF rising
sun. The usual ~ Pluribus Unum" and
"In God We Trust" also will be on the
coin.
10 sometimes looks ~ though woman
had no atiopslity,-that she 10 IN inter
national product, and could alp into .
league OF nations without asking the
consent of either Wilson or Harding; for
n she follows the dictstion OF the little
winged god, who appears TO enjoy mix
ing thlngs, and msrries q foreigner she
ceases to be Q good American, oven II
she was born hare In the centsr Of
County-but follows the
nationality Of her husband. That 10, II
she marries . gentleman OF Castilisp
blood she becomes Castilisn even II she
can neither talk nor walk Spanish. The
League Of Women Voters havs
caused TO bs introduced In Congress .
bill to change all this, 90 thas married
women can have independents citizen
ship.
II needed goas to get the sultan Of
goat, but the American animal
got the sultan's oil right. New be wants
TO pass che SHUTTER" to somebody. A
number of years ago some one conceived
The bright Idea Of importing angoras In
TO the United States for the production
Of mohair, and the trial succeeded 20
we'll that &C the present time the Amsrl-
can Industry outs into the Turkish one
10 quite an extent. This now business
70 alarmed the sultan that he desired 10
prohibit the sxportstlon OF angoras.
His frat stop was 70 Impose IN export
iuty of $500 on each animal exported.
That failing to deter American purchas-
,rs, hs dscreed death to any subject
Who sold 40 sngors for expectation.
The death Of Henry Wastsrson, which
st jacksonville, Florida, FRI
iay morning, or Marse henry, - be was
commonly called, removes, perhaps, the
most picturesque character In journal
sn during ths last half century. \
Curator Thomas A. James OF the State
fuseum on Wednesday received from ].
!. Gleason Of Oakland flne specimen OF
be little aux, known - dovskis or sea
love and whose scientific name 10 hsf- |
,ulus ALE. It 10 o handsome littls fsl- |
ow, about seven inches or 20 long, with |
lack on top and white below. It really |
I'D no business In this part OF the world |
nd Mr.. James thinks it' very probable
hat the bird Vas driven inland by the