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JOY OF CHRISTMAS
Season Proves That Men and
Women Art Friendly Beings.
D«alr« to Make PreaenU an 4 t. •.
Cheerful thewa P*«pi* wish
to •• Cengenlal.
ONB of the tinesi thinjt about
Christinas ii its triteness, tb«
joyoua reality of it. At ( hrlttiuas
time nu exhortation la necessary n
make It go; Christmas never hut v
bt made a "success," aa a parade or
:i pageant.
Christinas U in a certain sense an
institution; It comes at a certain data
MCb year; It always has its Christmas
trWf its stocking, lta poultry dinner
■olored with cranberries. But it la
nic of those Institutions that has n«v
ri- been iustltutlouized; it exists la
: be uature of man.
Christmas proves t« us that men,
■hjuii-u and children are at beart
friendly beings. The spontaneity »f
. 'hrisiuiM* giving and Christmas cheer
proves what people really want to be—
;<ioil friends.
Wars go on at other tlmei; meu
mil women quarrel among themselves
•ver property or over other men and
voiuen; artificial requirements are ini
iosed that incite to gieed. dishonesty
md bitterness. But at Christmas time
her* comes over the broad surface ef
our western civilization, which ts pret
ty much like other civilizations, a
great reversion to type. Man wants
most to be happy, he wants to dance
and sing and to make other persons
happy. At other times than Cbritt
maa something seems to be wrong, and
man reasons that someone else Is te
Maine.
At Christmas time there 1* a gen
eral forgetting of everything but be
ing natural. Christmas Is the great
annual armistice ef that portion ef
humanity that has come to be segre
gated under tbe name of Christendom.
CluuHmas Is the finest thing tkat
baa come out of Christianity, becauae
It la the friendliest thing. Men and
women are not naturally and health
ily meddlers; the beat part of their
llvea and the most of their happiness
doea not come from the tyranny they
exercise or the repreaalons they act
up or the reformatory cruelties they
inflict on othera.
At Christmas time men and women
forget to be anything bnt children
again.
Perhaps some day there will be a
cert of Christmas every day ef the
year. Perhapa men and women will
be able to forget more often and more
completely, and thereby live mere
completely, the elimination of bitter
aveaa and artificial antagonisms being
both the cause and the effect «f thla
happy state.
Perhapa one of the leaaona of ChrUt
uias la that we have more te f»rg«t
than to learn.—Detioit New*.
THE ROSE OF JERICHO
Pilgrims Told of Its Power to
Bloom on Christmas Day.
Bleeeem Given the Name ef Resurrec
tion Flower; Also Called St.
Mary's Reae.
SKVEiML \anetie* ol the so-caUei:
resurrection plant have appeared
aiuonjf the novelties offered by florists
NOTICE OK HEGTIN'G OF BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMIBSIO.\KBS.
Notice is hereby given that the board
of county commissioners of Stevens
county, Washington, will meet in reg
ular adjourned session on December 27,
1922, at their room in the court house
in Colvilie, for the purpose of closing
up the year's business, and any person,
firm or corporation having any claims
against Stevens county are requested
to file their claims with the county
auditor, on or before eaid date.
Dated at Colvilie, Washington, this
14th day of December, 1922.
WILL C. BPEDDEN,
County Auditor.
First publication. December 14, 1922.
Last, December 21, 1922.
NOTICE OF HEARING.
Notice is hereby given that the ap
plication lit F. 1.. Buell, for v franchise
right for a telephone line along the
county roads from Loon Lake to Deer
Lake, as follows:
Commencing at Loon Lake in section
thirty-three, township thirty north,
range forty-one, east of the Willam
ette meridian; thence east along the
Loon Lake and Springdale road:
thence north on the Smith highway;
thence along the Agar road; thence
SkM on the Deer Lake, to the nouth
west quarter of section eleven, town
ship thirty north, range forty-0.11*;
east of the Willamette meridian, has
been approved as to form by the board
of county commissioners of Stevens
county, Washington, and that a hear
ing has been set for Baid matter for
January «, 1923. at the hour of 10.30
o'clock a. m., at the commissioners
room in the court house in Colvilie.
Washington, at which time and place
any person or persons havms any ob
jections to offer to the (granting of
said franchise shall appear and show
cause, if any they have, why said frar.
ehise should not be granted.
Dated at Colvilie, Washington, this
lUth day of December, 1922.
WILL C. BPEDDEN,
County Auditor.
First publication, December 14, 19^-
Last, January 4, 1923.
"WTICB OP HEARING.
Notice Is hereby given that the ap
plication of the Upper Hunter Creek
Telephone Company, for a "■anphlse
right for a telephone line along the
county road from the town of Hunters
na^be'T a^veT'rr boa«
county commissioners of Htevens coun
ty. Washington, and that a hearing ha«
been set for said matter for J*»u» ry *•
1923, at the hour of 11:30 o clock a. m..
at the commissioners' room in court
house in Colvilie, Washington, at which
time and place any person or P«J BOJJ
having any objections to offer to IM
granting of said franchise shall "PP^'
12th day of December, iva.
WILL C. BPEDDEN,
County Auditor. .„,„
First publication December 14, 1»«.
Lasi, January 4, 1»«
: ut n.e original i* tur ruse of Jet 1d...
Aletlf the shore* of (he Dead Ma, fai
enough away to be uttt of reach of thi
deutli dealing vapors and the shl
spray, grow* this rose, a little plan
famed in many a legendary sior>.
which, when ripened, rolls up It
sprays and branches Into a union
lltile brown ball.
I lie desert winda snap oIT Its dr.\
aii-iu and whirl the seemingly deun
little ball away over sandy plains. Ilk
a feather-weight. Af'er It <-ham«« tii
rea. h some datiip plaie. in about ten
ilii.vv the mols'ure has wraofttl v
UllraClC for the once deHd Is aliv<
Hgatn, grer-u and growing.
I'he i)l<1 uiuw pi)!''mm who brough.
back llils plant with them from tin
Holy l.aiid. told wonderful titles of it>
power to blfinm out on Chriatmaft dr.\
und gave It the name of resurrection
flower. Another old legend names it
from every spot where they halted tn
rest.
The dry ball when unfolding drop>
irs seeds, and from these It may l>
i nJiivnieil hs an annual. To resurrect
these dry balls It Is simply ntcMMI)
to keep them standing In glatnea or'
•vate'-, immersed about ba!fway to tli>
top of their branches. The expanslv.ii
Is merely a mecbanlca) *ponfrellk>
process.
The botaDlcal name of the rose ol
Jericho is anastatica, from tnnsUsi-.
remirtectlou. There are other specie*
of resurrection plant*, but they in
not so attractive as their Dead Mn
relative, which, although It hus ver;.
little bpauty. has an honored plic <
among flowers because of the mam
fancies aud associations it calls up
anil its peculiar development.—Argus.
HAS TONIC EFFECT
Christmas Day Pleasures Are of
Benefit to People.
Mental State Does Everybody Good
and Festivity Equals Prescrip
tion ef Phyalcian.
f-'LOSK observers in the ranks of tbe
vj medical profession have noted one
very interesting fact concerning: the
Christmas season —that it generally
has a good tonic effect upon their pa
tients. In explanation of tola the
London Lancet says that since Christ
iuuh has come to be regarded as a
time for good cheer, a universal feel-
Ing of contentment and happiness Is
engendered at this time of joyous
uess, routine is for a while relieved, a
certain freshness is given to the dally
round, differences of opinion are sunk,
und a charitable spirit prevails. Is
it, by the way, hoping for too much,
ask* the Lancet, that the season of
good fellowship should leave sotne
lasting effect upon the mauners and
methods of all?
It may not be easy to trace exactly
why the sense of exhilaration ami
well-being come* with the advent of
Christmas, for the psychological fac
tors concerned are not simple. But
the main point Is that the mental
state does everybody good, and the
annual festivity is Just as excellent an
institution as the prescription of the
physician which gives tone und vigor
to the straggler In life's race. There
!• no need oowaduys, thanks to the
good sense of the people and the coun
sels of their medical advisers, to mor
alize about the evils of a stupid in
dulgence in food, alcohol and tobacco
i.ii a festive occasion such aa the pres
ent. Practically everybody realizes the
great physiological advantage* of be
ing wise >>v a merry occasion.
Many more persons than, formerly
feel where use ends and abuse begins
and they act sensibly accordingly; anil
«<> far from it being a crime 10 make
the season festive l» enjoying, on a
little extended scale perhaps, the
creature comforts of !il>, *<>me d*
cided good is done to both the mentM!
and physical health of the ludlvldual
The festive season way. therefore,
he welcomed, which brings cheer tc
thousands, which induces the geueroui>
and charitable to brace the mental
aud physical functions of the comma
ulty at large, giving It the opportunity
of relinquishing Its biHlneaa und lt»
worries for a time, to start again re
freshed aud ready for "the trivial
round, the common tusk." The pre
scription "A Merry Christina*" Is sound
so long as the "signature" of good
sense is observed.
CHRISTMAS TOKENS.
OF LOVE.
WHEN any uncertainty exists let
us give a token of love, or
friendship, or human kiudnent. some
thing that, while exprettoliiK these
things will, at lean, be harmless. Let
U h* something that does not last
that brings the meaning and vanishes
—something that never will know the
indignity of the top shelf of the spare
room closet!
A knock at a friend's door on
(jhrlstmas morning and the clasp of a
hand do tbls. A growing plaut doe*
It—but, most of all, thon beside nw,
singing In the wilderness —the personal
revelation doe* it. Suppose a letter
nine on Christmas morning, to say—
aot "you are perfectly dear to liav*
s«nt me a spool box." but "I want you
to knew that jrour patience, or cour
age, or tenderness, during thin laat
year, will help me to live more brave
ly and courageously and lovingly thin
next year!" What a Christmas prea
ent the receipt <>f *uoh a letter would
t>« to any one of us! What •
Christina* prt-xeut for auy one of im to
■end to the bumau heart that haa
given iv luuratre for the burden and
ht«t of the day!—lndianapolis News.
The Colville Examiner, Saturday, December 23,1922
THE HOLY MANGER
"Presiplo," Instead of Christmas
Tree, in Italy and Spain.
It I* Representation of the Plao*
wn.io Saby Christ Lay In
■•thlohsm.
GIKI.S and boy* of Italy aud Spain,
which are called ilia Latin coun
i riea. never limiik up ineir stockings
at Christinas time, nor do they liava
Christmas trees. Kris Kr Ingle and
Santa Claus are Oerman saints and
the (.'till*!man tree oanie out of the
Human forest* long, long ago, whoa
the natlous of northern Europe war*
forest tribes. It Is ihe northern peo
ples—ihc Germauf, Scandinavians
and Bnglisli, all of whom are descend
ed from old Teutonic tribes —who t«ep
Christina* as Americans do.
Instead of the Christmas tree,
Italian and Spanish boys and girls
have the preslplo. "Preslpto" means
manger, and It ts a representation
of the nianger where the baby Christ
lay In Bethlehem. It is presented la
different ways. Sometimes It ahows
only the Inside of ihe barn where the
Baby and His mother lay, with Jo
seph, the Three Wise Men and the ani
mals about. Sometimes It shows a
hillside, with the Wise Men coining on
foot or horseback, or on donkey*,
bringing their gifts to the stable. Some
iiics the manger Is small —not more
iiiitfi a foot square. Sometimes It Is
large enough to occupy the whole end
of a room. It ts built on a board
foundation and I* made of wood, with
earth, pebbles, dried grass and leaves
for the outdoor scenes. The figures
are carved of wood, or perhaps little
dolls are used, all very carefully and
elaborately dressed by the girls. Home
(lines brooks and lakes are Ingeniously
represented with r>aper, glass or
Isinglass, Sometimes the whole Is
rough and rude, but again it Is very
neatly and beautifully done, and la
ijuiiiiii and Interesting when all com
plete.
The French, who are half Latin and
Imlf Teutonic In their makeup, mix
the customs of both races In their
Christmas keeping. They build the
manger aud they also give the chil
dren presents; only, Instead of hang
ing her stocking, little French Bab
ette puts out her shoes. The French
call the manger "creche," and In coun
try vlllitges in France companies of
children still go from hous« to house
on Christmas eve, carrying the creche
"ml singing Christum* carols. Some
times rlip.r help to build a beautiful
large crech* In the village church, over
which they are very proud and de
lighted.
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
Birth of the Christ Child An
nounced by Angel.
Seed Tldlrgs ef Qr«»t Jey to All the
Peeple in Coming ef
the (Javier.
NOW It oarae to pan In those da/i
there went ovt a decree from
Caesar Augustus, that all the world
ahouid be enrolled. This was the Urn
enrollment made when Quirlnlus wn
governor of Syria. And all went to en
roll themselves, every one to his own
city. And Joseph also went up from
(Jalllee, out of the city of Nazareth,
into Judaea, to the city of David, which
is called Bethlehem, because he was of
the house and family of David, to
enroll himself with Mary, who was be
trothed to him, belug great with child.
And It came to pass, while they were
there, the days were fulfilled that sh«
should be delivered. And she brought
forth her first-born son; and oh*
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and
laid him In a manger, because there
was not room for them In the Inn.
And there were shepherds Id tbr
name country abiding In the field, auil
keeping watch by night over tbtir
flock. And an angel of the Lord *tuiid
by them, and the glory ef the Lord
shone round about them; aud they
were sore afraid. And the angel said
unto them, Be no. afraid; for, behold
I bring you good tidings of great Joy
which shall b« to all the people: fof
there is born to you this day In the
city ef David a Savior, who Is Christ
the Lord. And this la the sign unto
you: Ye shall nnd a babe wrapped la
swaddling clothea, and lying In a sian
ger.
And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising Cod. and saying,
(llory to Ood In tl» hig he«i.
And on .-m 1 Hi peac* among m*a in woes
he I* wtll plca«*d.
CHRISTMAS IN 1621
Rebuke Administered to New
England Observers of Day.
Young Men Who Had Arrived on Little
Ship Fortune Reprimanded
for Festivities.
IT WAS In 18-' l tint (i»Y«rii.ir Bmd
ford was called upon to administer
v rebuke to noire of the young uieu of
the New {England colony wbo had Ju»t
come over on the little ablp fortune,
and who wanted to celebrate the holi
day, the Detroit Newa recalls. Puritan
iim brought over wltb it In the May
, flower the antl-Chrlxtuia* feeling, and
when the group of luaty youngsters at
twupted •,• observe tbe day tb»y m ■
sharply criticized by the calwuj.
The men were called ou- ta work
that da) a* on other da/a, bat tae
newcomer* declared It against tntl:
consciences to work on Christmas day
The governor left them and lad away
the rest of the workers. Rut when »•
r»tn 1 at noon the young men were
li the Mi Ml at play—son* pitching
the bar and sonia playing stool ball.
He took away their Itnplemtnta aari
told them It was against his conscience
that they should play while other,
worked aud that they could observe
the ilnv wlthlu doors, hot inert insult!
be no reveling in the streets.
On the day In question a tree was
chopped down and dragged Into use of
the rough cabins where It was
trimmed with cranberries and pop
corn, while the young people feasted
their eyes ofl its beauties. These "ror
elrle- were frowned upon by the nia
jorily of the colonists aud In 1659 the
general court of Massachusetts onacteii
a law ilihi made any person observlug
Christmas day liable to a line of "fly*
shillings." Thi law was repealed Us
1881.
Plaeaoarda.
Next after decora tlDg the table
conies the question of placecards.
These may he as simple or as elabor
ate as you like, but you really should
have (hem! Tou might cut white card
hoard into small round pieces. (Jtv«
each an Irregularly outlined border of
green and a 1 the top of this little make
believe Christmas wreath punch a
small hole, through it draw red bahy
ribbon and tie in a bow. The name
( te written In the center.
o ♦<*««»»&_
VERY USKPUL
"Say, wouldn't Mr. Spld.r b« use
ful to tie up bundlei during the
Chrlttmaa rush?
Imperative.
Crawford—Does your wife beg y»u
for Christmas money?
Crabshaw— I wouldn't put it exactly
that way. She Issues an ultimatum. —
Judge.
The Examiner is your home paper.
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%J The Genie of the Wires ÜBj
Biliil Aladdin summoned the genie of the lamp and Illfl
iiillli any W*B^ WaS *mme<^'ate^> r grat'ficd. lUIIM
Uml your commanc*tnere ia tne genie of the wires. VmJJll
He will take your voice instantly—without regard U/f//
11 to distance—wherever you may desire to send it. IV JUjj
[I You are familiar with the conveniences of local ujsj
telephone service, but have you ever thought of Wy
the pleasure or profit available in the use of the ■ /
The genie of the lamp was the servant of a single |j
individual. The genie of the wires will respond to Wt
the call of every telephone user. I]
Every Bell telephone is a Long Distance station. I
®The Pacific Telephone gj^%
And Telegraph Company
Atk anyone you know S^ftlL.^Lrt^Rl ftr^j
Royal," writr-s one delighted jif' r| jii'lilj?
among your friends, neigh- j^fJjk I HPI j LJiiaS
bora, relatives—you will IIIJmIhhKSM
hear similar commendations, wfi i ''■ ♦ *« '
Royal Contains No Alum ES***^^
Leave* No Bitter Taste
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