Show 9 entertainment ou on friday slat in ophir hall blessas bless rs oliver duko duke nod and orton orion ore are still 0 on the chloride point engaged by the flak fisk milt company tho the little boy of mr II 11 all who was reported better last acer has hai had a relapse and now DOW ban bait scarlet scarlee fever mr air st clair and ophir evans who have secured a lease on tho the lizzle lizzie oro are very much by rich specimens the pleasant expression on their t countenances denotes they are not working for nothing I 1 george C charu lark pollock anil and doan who lira aro leasel ng a part of the monarch have a good slowing and oro are extracting immense quantities of ore they have taken a big supply to the mine and tho uro lire favorable tavor ablo for larka large shipments in tile the this festival t Is celebrated to com the anniversary of the birth of christ I 1 a observed nil all over christendom aado meat event la itt the iho yours of 0 tho the worlds history wo we bra are indebted only to tho the church for the joyful and memorable christmas hall bolt days almot every fact still and nation joins in the christmas festivities even the in consistent athalat antl nd who scoff at tile mysterious nativity celebrate tile the oveat over carliton clR liton bundros years yearn aro ago cm sar agustus ARii issued a defren that lot the people of certain putts parts of judea should be tadej thereby compelling tho the parents ot of this ro re boby baby born ua oa the larit Carl slmaa to go to hence bonco became tho the b of allm we now mako make so 0 o much stir about in celebrating ahe 1 I lie first christmas presents to tho the children chill dren wore were n ot brought by old ohl santa claus but were distributed by the men ot of tibe the eat who directed by EL a star to betti bath bliem and presented the now born bora babe with gold frankIc cence und and myrrh it may bo be doubtful whether abo fatu of december la Is tho the correct flay day of tho the nativity or olt nit skeptics sceptics who doubt it give elvona its uch such reasons it being the most rainy rasan in audos judos shepherds could hardly be ba watching their flocks by night on the lup plains pl olna may be ba tho the christ M holidays as surp tho mat man I 1 der of lt its teatus usages und nod hai ha lia i furthered more than any other tho the completion of the orderly anti anil systematic distribution of 0 church festivals over ever tho the whole year so important was wai tola this grout event that in men on no longer dated their oft letaI documents from trie tite creation of the world vor from the deluge but commenced a new er era 0 tho the sabbath abbath ti was wa no BO more the al day as from the creation when god rested on tile the saturday but changed to tile iho drat day of the week sunday Su when the work of redemption was waa linis lied at ahn tho the ili decoration of churches and even heaves with evergreens ever greens is un an ergash cui tom loca ut at the present time lime merriment carol singing dancing and biety pk ly plea pleasantly combined lii is the umu and life of ct the english i lit at christmas la in tho Ilo inart catholic church massas ure aro performed at midnight and often until daybreak day breal in tho the episcopal churches services slight arid and morning sonar anthems and carols celec selected ted tor for tile occa mon glon church of scot land anil tile dil the church ath tho the followers of marelu luthur puy pay teas less attention to church boll bell days thin than tho the primitive churches chur cues clies tho the latter Latler day saints of 0 uka ithe the luts and followers ot of wesley Vc sley keep christmas as a special holiday ard make a merry ilme of it but in the iho rt re a discourse treating en cn too loo at to la conal derei lust just as appropriate us a aarmon on tle lle nativity hero hem la in utah our principle ain ausum on t it Is wo ca cel lebruto brulo every festival feat ival with a dance after our outdoor sports and indoor entertainments v MO a up with a brool real |