MONDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1918.
PLATTSMOUTII
SEMI-WEEKLY
JOURNAL.
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Yuletide ' Festival Once Marked
Return of Sun God.
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Mzr Perfection of Sound.
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Welding and Batteries Charged!
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CF KING IHEHSLftND
BRITISH OFFICIALS MAKING
FLANS TENTATIVELY TO DE
CEIVE pheseoeut iiiijed-
1ATELY AFTER XilAS.
Ix-ndon. Dec. 19. President iWii
n will probably he the guest of
:e king 'at Buckingham palace
t
il:irin tw visit to r:n '.-i ml. This
official announcement was made to- j
night. ' I
The British government
still
was i
without information this evening
regarding the "exact date on which
President Wilson will visit London.
The officials, however, are mating
tentative arrangements to greet him
immediately alter Christmas as that
is the time suggested by Mr. Wilson
! r ccming to this ccu:ftry.
King Gecrge has cancelled the
arrangements which provided that ,
he should go to Sar.dringham
palace for Christmas and lie will re-
main in London ir-.tcad
to
wei-
come President Wil?on.
There is undisguised confusion
in American centers here as to the
ri'iul! of the change in President
Wilson's T.'uv.is regarding his com
iuz to London and the most directly
interested are anxiously awaiting
an official notice cf tiie president's
c-arlv coming which was not to
be j
had np to noon today.
Travel Plans Unknown.
It was Mirp-'V'd in American
centers todr-y that the president
might come to England In a French
or Br:tih vessel, although there is i
nothing available at the British ad
miralty to chow that such plans
are contemplated at present.
All of tin American battleships
that were in European waters have
tailed for home but. there are
plenty of AmeTican destroyers for
the escort of any vessel bearing the
president..
Maj. Ger.. John Biddle, command
er of the American forces in Eng
land, is still here, but mort of the
trcops are homeward lound or are
preparing for the trip, British ar
my officers? fv-'cr since it was an
nounced that tVe president was coin
ing to England, have lies express-
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zoiders of o
Liberty Loan Bonds
Your next coupons will be payable
November 15th. We shall be glad to
cash them for you free of charge any
time it is convenient to you.
Ask us about our plan for the free safekeeping of
your Liberty Bonds.
The .Bank of Cass County,
Platlsrnouth, Nebraska
Capital and Surplus, $80,000
Your Personal Bank.
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All Makes cf Cars!
a w xar nvy
Via.
the entire honor of supplying: what
ever military forces are required for
the protection of the president and
for his guards of lienor and for any
occasion when the presence of troop
might he desired.
Thinks Wilson Means Business.
Manchester, Ens.. Dec. 19. In
l commenting editorially upon Presi
dent Wilson's visit to London, now
in immediate prospect, the Glardian
today regards it as signifying that
the president means business which,
the lekurcly,. arrangements prev
iously contemplated hardly seemed
to in: ply. .
"It is unnecessary to specula.
lcoii tir.ucs the newspaper, 'upon tne
precise causes of this sudden change
of plans, but obviously the circura-
stances or xne moment are iil suvh
as to brook delay. The news from
Germany shows that two things ere
esi-eniial if order is to be kept and
a stable government maintained
the population must be fed and the
industries started by the returning
soldiers and munition workers
thrown out of employment and jet
we hear of nothing -ffectivo -being
done
".Mr. Hoover has been here near
ly a fortnight. lie has a vast 'task
to rerfornr. Has he all the re-
sources and all the authority he
necdsi He has immense experience
and energy, but no man caa make
bricks without straw, -and w are
not so sure aboht the straw."
Before he left America, says the
Guardian. Mr. Hoover said he fav
ored raising the blockade, bnt his
statement to this effect, it tays, was
not allowed to appear in England,
the opposite impression herag con
veyed instead.
"lias Mr. , Hoover changDd his
mind, has he been overrule!, or is
the decision pending?" the news
paper Inquires.
Mrs. Isley's Letter.
In ; recent, letter Mri. D. VV. Isley
of Li'clificid, 111., says "I have used
Chamberlain's Tablets for disorders
of the stomach, and as' a laxative,
and have found them a quick and
sure relief." If you 1 are troubled
with indigestion or constipation
thee tablets will do you good."
It. L. Sprecher and vife departed
this morning for Glenwood, Iowa,
where they will visit fcr a hort
time and then go to Greenfield-, la.,
for a visit of over Christmas.
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Observance of Day Is Habit cf More
Than Twenty Centuries' Standing
"Yule" Means Sun Commu
nity Christmas Tree.
Celebrating the 25th of December Is
a habit of more than twenty centuries'
standing. It is n remnant of that good
nature of our early ancestors, which
has disappeared to a great extent with
the irritating problems of ;ivilization.
All th rest of the ear, writes Fred
eric J. HuskiD, we fight and grab
things away from each other and wear
out nerves to a frazzle, but at Christ
mas we close our commercial ex
changes, eat tremendous quantities of
food and send presents and postul
cards to our friends and relatives
bearing our good wishes. At least this
is what we are supposed to do. ilauv
people do a g-eat deal more, in the
way of community Christmas trees.
viMts to the hospitals smd baskets for
the poor, und still others regard the
whole thing as absurd and consider ab
stinence fium phristmas gifts a sign
of strength of character.
Long before the birth of Christ our
ancestors in northwestern Europe cele
brated the 2T,ih of December, which
marked the passing of the winter sol-
st.ee or the return of the sun in the
heavens after conquering the powers
of darkness. That was the day of the
sun vorhipens. The problem of the
universe was just beginning to -puzzle
ana our ancestors figured it out in a
traightforwarj manner that was not
half bad for supposed sav:-gc- All
plant !:e. It was observed, depended
on the sun for its exist mice, and all
animal life depended on plant life, so
that the power ef the sun was greatly
respected and it was- personified in the
person of the god Tiior. Thr v.:is
walVhed with considerable interest.
since there was always some dfuot as
to whether he wori 1 survive the win
ter solstice. Heme the feasting and
merrymaking when he continued to
sL'ine clear and strong in the Leavens.
Meaning of the V.'ord "Yu!s.
Besides Thor 'hero wor? nrrmrrorf
pods who lived in the branches of
trees. Therefore the people gathered
ni!etoe boughs and holly branches
niid put them in conspicuous positions
in theirhouses, where they might
easily be se-en from the outside, in the
hone that some wandering god would
take a fsncy trt them anel take up his
residence among the- red berries. la
GeniKiny the early Huns chopped
down the evergreens end brought them
indoejrs for the same purpose. The
i burning of th..j yule log and the ierr.i
yuh tide are survivals of these e-ar'y
December festivals whose influence is
stili to be seen today in oar own
Christmas celebrations, "yule" means
sun.
With the- dawn o Christiardfr p.r.d
the conversion of the sun worshiper,
the birth of Christ was substituted -p
the cause for celebration and the fes
tivities became religious demonstra
tion?. The people still gormandized,
trimmed their houses v.rth holly
branches and gave presents, but ths
2."".th of December usually saw them
comfortably sealed in church.
So Christmas lias come do.vn to rs
with all these traditions. The German
Santa Claus le-gend has improved it
considerably for the children, and it is
now known almost entirely as the chil
dren's season.
Community Christmas Tree.
Among the finest Christmas instjtn
tiens today is the community Christ
inns tree, which originated in Madison
sou: re. New York, five years ago and
sine-e then has spread to communities
all over the United States. The com
munity "Tree of. Light" Is usually
planted in a central bicatien in tne
city, trimmed with balls and crivi
ments and lighted with electricity.
Citizens pre organized into committer
to collect donations for the tree and
employ bands, of musicians to play
Christmas carols and hymns. In Bal
timore last year groups of men and
loys carrying holly-trimmed lanterns
j walked through the streets singing
and greeting each pedertnan with
'Jlerry Christmas!"
While every year there is an Increas
ing number of persons who decide to
"be synsibl-e" and send cards in the
place of Christmas' present-, the aver
age person lacks the courage to ace
his family empty-handed on Christmas
morning. But Chrif-tmas is a" spirit,
which, you either have or haven't. If
you haven't it, the holidays are only
a bore; on the other hand, if you allow
yourself to become enthusiastic there
Is really a lot of fun to be derived
from it. even though you're lonely and
away fronl home. Last year a travel
ing man who was compelled to spend
Christmas away from his family in a
strange city gathered a number of
little tenement waifs together, took
them into a large re-staurant and treat
ed them all ta a Christmas dinner. 'I
never had so much fun in my life,"
declared the traveling man.
The Christ-3abe.
We give the Christ-babe Ins cradle
in our hearts, and afterwards lie sets
up Ids cross in our hearts, and in oar
hearts he plants his throne. '
A Heal Good Felipw.
A real gonil fellow is a man wh(u
keeps Kmething of the Christmas erir .
! j 1 ft all tne year round.
turer, are not so
pleasant to tho?
who have s to lis-
ten to them. A
remedy for f.uch a
condition is de-
X scribed by James
Jpl E. Nolde in 1'opu-
1 a r M e c h a nics
O Magazine.
Vtwi . By drilling two I
holes in the side of a beilas indicated
at A and B in tlie sketch, th.e tone will j3 j
remain perfectly c!enr. but will he 1 tSi
quile changed. If a slot, as dtsig- j tjj
nated at C. is then cut between the;js
twd holes, stiil anoilier change of tone
is effected. By driving a metal, rod.
11, into one of the ho!s and trimming !
it off Hash with the internal and e:c- jfVjJ
ternid surae-s, the tone may again be 'rrt
changed. Filling up the .second hoie ;
with a plug, I, will ftirtiier niter the
sound. Then if a w ed'e such as F is : 5'
cut and driven into fhe s!ct the tonejJ
of the itell v.iil'be restored to ueirmal.
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'In the Rear" Trsr.ilatcd.
Day after day
Geriimns who
re
tne oiiyial fctaifiuents ol tlinr ow
government learn thvt jihhouih the 1
lies are said to suffer numerous rc
l..V- lir..it!..i? "Ir. 41... ,,nr." Tl,.,t
is the regular ration scrvel to Ger
mans hungry ..for news ef vicuiries.
I.y this time the more mtelogi nt of
LlltT li.liVi r Mil'" VL.'i Iiitl; i lil t i t .i I 1
to translate "in Xho rear'
into v. iiat it
really 'means. They must have found
that it tells the story of defer, an-1
retreat. They cr.nnot h
Ip perceiving
that it records the nmv-mciit of the,'N
German armies nearer to the German
frontier. "Iir-the rear" is toward Ger
man v.
That Is what make the e.Tect of
the eiftiCial ihr;f;e cxtn Hid y dep-r.'ss-
ing. That "is why it falis like' le;.d on
the hearts of the Huns.
Farachute Jump From Airplane.
J-11 VT 411 .-L laiv '.lui l.v;riii:ii iii t'n
ecord of juini)iig from a moving air-
lane with a parachute was n -e-enily
iiie Iirst suc"e.-stu! exeriment on
record
plam
made by (.-aptain Sarrat, a I rea-. n
aviator. U.his mtreiud airman b-aped
TL
irom a neignt ol nu yards with an
umbrella some twelve yards in diam
eter, and landed safely. lie was tlrivf
minutes in the air, suspended from j
the parachute. Previous to this tr-:-;t
numerous experiments w ere curried
out in France with sandbags, and the
practicability of the scheme w as cs-
tablished beyond resonable doubt. Bnt
it goes without savin-, nevertiieless.
that it required real courage to be the !
an actual
iirst to risk life and limb in
test. Scientific American.
NO NECESSITY.
Ah Harold!
Coin' down to da
sea-shore this
year?
No dean boy:
I kin git jist as
tanned on our
roof an' save
money b'sice3!
Athletic Equipment for Army.
Athletic material sufficient to supply
1,7."0 companies, or V2 complete regi
ments. Las been purchased by the v.ar
department coni-n:sion on training
canipactivities, an ajiproprmtion of
2oU,(K.K) having bev'ii obtaiiied for this
purpose. The supplies, for which the
war department through the commis
sion invited bids, included the follow
ing items: lT.otK) sets of boxing gloves
7.000 baseball bats. IM.IOO PasebaMs.
3,500 playground baseball bats, l0,.Kt
playground balls. ."..x0 riigby foniballs
7,(RI0 soccer footballs, U.oOO volley hr.lls
and 1.7."0 medicine balls. Allotment f
the material to tJie various training
camps i!f boius made.
Free Advi;e.
Dear Stt'.r 5Iy wife and I have 13
.children, who annoy vs so much that
we are unable to read the-war news
in peace. What would you suggest?
Parent.
A. In the first place, how can yon
read in peace when we are at war?
You might report the matter to the
health board, as there is a ban on pub
lic meetings, anyhow. Indianapolis
Star.
In 1050.
seem to have
They
plenty of
"Yes. Back in 3013 their. father
bought more Liberty bonds than he
thought at tiie time he could afford."
The Linsering Beard.
"I see you shave yourself," com
mented the barber. N "
"What difference does that mnke?"
"Very little, t-ir; very little. That's
how I came to notice it."
Three Wcrds. - ,
'Some men can c.nyoy more com
mon sense In three words than others
can put into n two-hour speech."
"That's ricdit," commented Senator
Sorghum. .-Buy Liberty bonds."
The Opposing Force.
"Er iliss Brown er do you
think your father wotiid-oppo.se my
marrying you?"
"If he Is of my opinion he would."
Anything Black Is Ccsi Nowadays.
"What tire yott going to do with all
that black dirt in front, of your home?"
That itoi dirt. Ilm' an- winter
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PRESIDENT CERTAIN
JSTiDE AT PARIS
EXPRESSES COTITIDEIICE COUN
CIL OF STATESKEU WILL
BEACH JUST SOLUTION OF
PE0BLEM3 PRESENTED.
Paris, Dec. 20. "I am confident
that the big council of statesmen
of tiie world will be able to reach a
just and reasonable solution of the
problems that will be presented to
them and thus earn tlie gratitude of
the world for the most critical and
necessary service which has ever
been rendered it," said President
Wilson today in an interview given
to the correspondent of the London
Times.
The congress of Vienna, the cor
respondent, says President Wilson
to'd him, was a congress cf 'bosses.
The delegates were concerned more
with their own interests and the
classes they represented than the
wishes of their peoples.
Must Work for Ideals.
"Versailles, as President Wilson
said," the interviewer continues,
"must be a meeting place of the
servants of the people represented
by delegates, and he added, there is
no master mind who can settle the
problems oj today. If there is'any
body who thinks he knows what is
in the mind of all peoples, .that man
is a fool. We have all got to put
our heads together and pool every
thing we have got for the'benefit of
the ideals which are common to
all." '
"Asked whether he would, vioit
the grand fleet, President Wilson
replied that he was afraid he would
not have time, adding. that he fully
realized that behind the great arm
ies there was the strcng. silent and
watchful support , of the British
navy in securing fhe communica
tions of the allies.
. "He referred alto to the very
happy comradeship and co-operation
between the British and Amer
ican navies.". ' .
Believes in Anglo-Saxon . Race.
The correspondent then adds:
"Pi e-sidcut Wilson in discuc'iiug
the role of the British fleet in t'he
maintenance of what, at any rate
llMII ill.
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Family Christmas
THINK IT OVER!
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The Edison Representatives for Piattsmonth
sit during the war, had been the free
dom ef the teas for the free people
of the world, spoke with a sincerity
which no amount of writing can
convey. His ; accents convinced me
that he is a believer in the decency
and honesty of -the Anglo-Saxon
race. He said:
"It is essential for the future
peace of the world that there should
he the frankest co-operation and
most generous understanding be
tween the two English-speaking
democracies. We comprehend and
appreciate, I lelieve, the- grave
problems which the war has brought
to the British people and fully un
derstand the special international
questions which arise from the fact
of your peculiar position as an
island empire."
Mr. and ilrs. W. I. Bice, Emmiit
Bice and Harry Kice were passeng-
ers to Glenwood, Iowa, this morn-
ing, called there by the death of
John C. Brandon, whose funeral will
.occur at tliat place tomorrow after
noon at one o'clock.
Miss Mary Egenberger who :ias
been vteiting at Omaha for 'he past
few days returned home this morn
ing. Mrs. A. E. Todd who has been at
Omaha visiting with her son Ilay
xuond, returned this afternoon, and
reports the young man getting
along in as good condition as could
be expected.
LOCATE YOUR. NEW HOME
ALONG THE OUR
Soldiers, sallpis and civilians, in Peking free bcrDctt a.1 I.ii.d ' r bnyir.g
deeded lands, will do well to search in the territory served by the 1 lui Jington
Route. ' Its fine? through Western Nebraska, Wyoming, C'alorauo and Montar.j,
have been populated ivithin the past twenty years by a civilization of the mo-:
prosperous type.
There aro yet in the Wyoming te i rjrory son ed by the Il irlii gtoa larc
areas of. grass-covered lands for homestead entry in i20-acre truct. You nn
buy deeded lands for dairy ftirmlng in Western Nebraska ard Ka-teru Colorado
on terms that any good furirer can meet. From year to year tle Govertiine i.t
is opening irrigated lands in the Big Horn Basin, with perpetual water rights
almost a gift. If you settle along along the Burlington yea rear jour iionie in
7t progressive local
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Leave3 Ciiild.
Last evenivg ;.t lute in m
Gleriwc-d. low-'., Jehu . L';oi
formerly a cl' ir.cn cf 1 l;i
died at hf- borne gged a
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Brandon being a si-irr. T
will be at (Benwood. :1r.
will be remembered as '.;
gaged in the phu-.ie w.
bufincss while in Pk'.ttsn
DAVID HANKIKECI7 V2HY JOT.
From Sa t urit:i y'y Pi-51 v.
Last evening i:r.;. Ben
fen, who ha.s been watch:':
bedside of her sen, !).:' ;.;
rev. at the St. Joseph 1Ki.;u
her fop. J'aviri, -for ,:
came, home last eve ::i:.T :i
li;inl iu
i at tlx-lbi:il.:n-ei!!i
:-e f.-.-t
Burlington trai'i.
condition of ler
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nr. suffered pro
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is paralyzed and
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in population. Write 11. . 1 want to star: o:i thinking as
to where, 3 ou or jour sou had best locate.
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