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Show PIUTE COUNTY NEWS. JUNCTION, UTAH Gold That Keeps the German Mark Stabilized 7 Christmas Day By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ARTICLE about "Historic Christmases" would be Incomplete without mention of the first and most historic Christmas of all. For had It not been for certain events In the little town of Bethlehem In Palestine some centuries ago there would have been no Christmas to be celebrated each year, hence no Christmases to be characterized as "historic. What those events were have best been recorded by "the beloved physician, SL Luke, who, more than any one of the four apostlea who have written the story of Christ, has given the historic background of those events. And this Is the story of that first historic Christmas, as SL Luke tells It: And It came to pass In those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to te taxed, every one Into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, ihe days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her first-bor- n son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them. Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all oeople. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this ehall be a sign unto you; Te shall find the babe wrapped In swaddling clothes, lying In a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, Glory to God In the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. And It came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found llary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen It, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child And all they that heard It wondered t those things which were told them shepherds ly Fluthe t Mary kept all these things, and pondered them In her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen as it told nntn them Those were thr events, then, which were dost!- - ed to bring about the world-widcelebration of December 25 of each year. However, this ob lo-did nt b 'n at once, for thp S('" evidence of a feast having first vfry been held In honor of the birth of Christ was In Egypt nhout .he year 200. Although the regular observance of Chrisimn began sometime In the Fourth century, it was not until the Thirteenth century that the celehra tion became a general custom. It is interesting to nne that the first Christmas eiohrution in the New world took .iliice only a little more than two months after that event which Is usually referred to as the of America. Soon after discovery " li w set foot upon Chrisioiihcr New world he started ihe of soil the upon an exploration of Ihe group of Islands wldch he had found. During tills time he anchored his chips In a harbor of Haiti, to which he gave the name of a saint whose nay is celebrated on December 6 and who in the minds of children Is Inseparably con Christinas with nected day St Nicholas. e Sunlight and Rickets Confirmation of ihe medical teach lng that sunlight is the best preven tative of rickels. ihe disfiguring and crippling hone disease of childhood, may he found abundantly in China, according to Dr. A. Hartman, a German physician who has had long experiland. The ence In the Chinese houses, especially of the poor er class, rarely hare gluss In the win dowa, be report", and therefore, there n The Battle of Trenton a; in Seventy-Si- x ragged troop, with bayonets fixed. For Trenton inarched away Tha Delaware aeet the boat balowt The light obscured by hail and snow! But no signs of dismay. Christmas-d- Our Mr "r Our object was tha Hessian band. That dared invade fair freedom's land. And quarter In that place. Great Washington h led ns on. Whose streaming flag, in storm or sun. Had never known disgrace. Though quit benumbed with frost. Greene on the left at si began, Tha right eras lad by Sullivan Who ne'er a moment lost. Their pickets stormed, tha alarm was apraad, That rebels risen from tha dead Wart marching Into town. Soma scam pared hero, acme scampered there. And soma for action did prepare; But soon their anna laid down. Twelve hundred serviln miscreants. With all their colors, guns and tents. Warn trophies of tha day. Tha frolic oer, tha bright canteen In center, front and roar was seen Driving fatigue away. Now, brothers of tha patriot hands. Lets sing deliverance from the hands Of arbitrary sway. And as oar Ufa is but a span, LetS touch tha tankard while wo eew, la memory of that day. -- Old BaBad. The world first Christmas In the New and surely It was a historic one was an eventful day for Columbus and his men. They spent it In a vain effort to save the flagship, the Santa Maria, which had been beached on Christmas eve. Finding that their efforts were doomed to fall, they took what goods they could from the ship and carried them on board the Nina! Since this vessel was too small to carry all those who had been on board the flagship, Columbus found It necessary to leave some of his men in a fort which was built on an Island and which In honor of the season was 'called Le Navidad, The Nativity." Although Christmas was, no doubt, celebrated by the early Spanish and French settlers in the New world, there is no record of any outstanding events on that day connected with these settlements which would make their Christmas celebration worthy of the characterization of "historic. Christmas must also have been a Joyful occasion for the settlers of the first English colony at Jamestown. Va., even amidst the privations and troubles of the early days of that For they doubtless brought colony. with them the English tradition of the Old country Yuietlde with all of its feasting and merrymaking. Quite different was the first Christmas of that other English colony founded "on the stern and coast of New England. The Pilgrim fathers landed from the Mayflower at Plymouth on December 21, 1020. But Christmas day that year brought with it no thought of revelry or gayety to these Englishmen. This first Christmas day found them without shelter from the piercing winds, since the day before was Sunday and no one was allowed to labor and disturb the sanctity of the Sabbath even for the purpose of building some sort of shelter from the Icy blasts of a New England winter. So, Instead of observing Christmas in any such mnnner as their descendants do, these pioneers celebrated the day with the swinging of axes, the felling of trees and the clearing of ground upon which their rude log cabins were to stand. When the second Christmas In New England came around there was no joyous celebration, for still another reason. During the preceding year an is nothing to prevent the d ultra-viole- a t rays, which cannot penetrate ordinary glass, from pouring Into the houses. Cases of rickets are exceedingly rare among ihe poorer Chinese in spite of and lack of sanlta (he tion all too prevalent among them. contemporary the last ol troiihadours who began life a.-- a tier tn Germany was called the vHe was well kmmn tier poet wca-c- hai and comes ui i family from TheL uomals ol Vddlot Is t'hina The ialt U u and silky und--atop hair L'lavi-t- i prawn. A vvldle ll. ie runs down the ti.o-from along the nid-llneck to and along Hie sides ll ovn a Chinese iniir-is also t the har a St Louis Estes of New Tork city, a "raw food specialist, his wife and their live children have been fed! only a natural raw food diet The youngest Is Just two weeks old. Dr. NEW CARDINAL From Raising Foxes to Grand Opera His Eminence Cardinal P. E. FllippI nominated to succeed the late Cardinal Lualdl of Palermo, Italy. who was Its a long way from raising foxes to singing In grand opera, but young Arthur Farney, fox farmer of St. Marys, Ontario, has scaled these heights. While in Canada last summer Edouard Albion, director of the Washington National opera, heard young Farney sing and wasr so Impressed with his baritone voice that he engaged him for his company. GETS NAVY CROSS Calles Son a Military Student in U. S. versenaiker of 1arh Weasel Supplies Far Inlmii central Won Fame as Poet .laMtllli. Children Brought Up on a Diet of Raw Food once said tie left Ids presence l rick ling all over with poetry ami vibrating like an Aeolian harp" lie .liieiples An unusual view, taken by special permission of the German governmenL of the vaults In the Reichsbank containing tons and tons of gold. In order to keep the value of marks stabilized, Germany Is compelled to deposit aa amount of gold equal to the amount on each paper bank note Issued. . In silent march we pasted tha night. Each soldier panting far the fight. rock-boun- other ship had brought a load of emigrants and of this colony William Bradford, a stern Puritan, was governor. He formally outlawed Christmas, as the Puritans of England had done when they had gained control of parliament, because It was looked upon at least so far as the Old English celebrations with their strange mixture of ancient Druid customs and Christian ceremonies as a "godless and pagan rite. More than that, the Court of Massachusetts, General frowning upon the Idea of making the Christmas season a time of enjoyment, passed an enactment which stated that "who la found observing by abstinence from labor, feasting or In any other way, shall pay for every offense five shillings. For more than a century the stera Puritan Influence prevented anything bnt a most Joyless observance of Christmas until the gradual growth of Episcopal Influence In Massachu-set- s and Its association with official power, when the colony came under the direct control of the crown, brought about a relaxation of the sentiment of the Puritans. In contrast to the Massachusetts type of Christmas was that celebrated In the great manor houses In Virginia, the Carolines, Georgia and Maryland, especially In those days when George Washington was unknown to fame except as a prosperous Virginia planter. And it was this same George Wash ington who was the central figure in what Is perhaps the most historic Christmas in the annals of America On the evening of December 25, 1776, the Continental army, led by this former Virginia planter, was drawn up for evening parade near Newtown, Penn., nine miles above Trenton on the Delaware river. Instead of return lng to their quarters they were marched toward McKonkey's ferry, where Colonel Glovers fishermen from Massachusetts bay were manning boats 'and trying to launch them In the river. It was a cold raw evening and snow storm had set In. The wind was from the northeast and beat In the faces of the ragged, barefooted soldiers, who were about to embark upon or.p of the most desperate enterprises in history. For Washington was planning to. cross the Delaware that night march and lead them on a nine-mil- e over snowy roads to Trenton where tha Hessian troops of Colonel Rahl weee celebrating Christmas with feasting and merrymaking. Ihe crossing had begun at six oclock. Washington had planned to have his entire army on the Jersey sido by midnight, begin the march to Trenton by one oclock, so that he could make his attack just at daylight. But the river Ice threatened to spoil his whole program and Gates and other generals declared that the whole scheme was impossible. The iron will of Washington was not to be d ah n ted, however, and although the crossing took no less than ten hours It was finally accomplished. Then he set out for Trenton, and after a terrible march, with some of his men leaving tracks of blood In the snow and others struggling along with their guns wet and useless, he arrived in Trenton and Immediately attacked As he had anticipated, the appear ance of his army was a complete sur prise. Although the Hessians rallied and put up a stubborn resistance for q short time, the determination of the Continentals could not he denied, ltahl, the commander, and seventy of nis men were killed and 1.000 of the Hessians surrendered. So Christmas day, 1770, Is a red letter day in Amer lean history because on that day a great commander gave to his country one of the finest Christmas gifts that has ever been bestowed a brilliant victory at a time when the cause ol freedom seemed all nut lost. ifii: li t i r i n Commander Charles M. Austin, 0. S. has been awarded the Navy cross for distinguished service in Nicaragua, according to announcement made by the Navy department Largely through Commander Austins tact, Judgment and ability good order was maintained und disarmament accomplished In his district without bloodshed N , Commandant David B. MacCready of the Peeksklll Military academy (left), and Alfredo E. Calles, son of the President of Mexico, who Is A student of the school. |