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The Farmers Elevator Company
Extend Greetings of the Season to their friends and customers
and well wishes for the coming year. We have appreciated your
patronage in the past and trust that our future re
lations may prove of mutual benefit..
We Do A General Forwarding Business
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Some Legends
of Christmas
Celebrations
TIB original "halcyon dayi"
were at Christmas, and were
so-called because the halcyon,
an ancient name (or the king
fisher, wat said to build Its neat upon
the water at thla time of year. It wa
generally supposed that this bird,
through the influence of the holy eo
(on, had the power to still the waves
and winds, so that the weather was
peaceful and culm, and enabled the
halcyon to lay her eggs In her floating
nest and brood upon them with perfect
safety.
In olden times It was believed that
all nature testified In various ways to ,
a recognition of the great event com-1
nemorated In the celebration of Christ
mas. The Winds and seas, as welt as
the animals and plants and all other
living things, gave evidence of knowl-
edge of the approaching glorious annl- j
versary and became imbued with the 1
prevalent spirit of adoration, Joy and
peace, I
Tradition tells OS that at the mo-,
meut of the Savior's birth a universal
peace reigned 1 h rough on t thg fiariJi,
that a deep silence rested upon the
'world, the birds stopped In their flight,
the cattle ceased to feed, men became
motionless with sudden awe In the
midst of their labors, and the stars
glittered with added luster. From this
tradition came the superstitions of the
middle ages relating to the miraculous
phenomena supposed to occur annu
ally at Christmas, many of which still
survive.
Bells, too, have their legends. In a
village near Raleigh, In Nottingham
shire, England, there Is now a valley j
where once there was a picturesque j
and prosperous village, but an earth ;
quase swallowed It op; yet every;
Chrlxtmas since, the bells of the bur
led church are beard chiming.
Similar tales are told of Preston, In
Lancashire, and Been, In the Nether
lands. This latter city was famed foi
Its beauty and magnificence, and nlsc
for the sins and avarice of its Inhabi
tants. On the anniversary of his birth
the Saviour cam as beggar and went
from door to door; but, although
Christmas festivities were being kepi
op, nobody would give him alms. Sin
was abundant on all sides, but then
were no Christmas goodwill and char
ity, and be called to the sea and ill
came and completely covered the un-
holy city of Been. But at Christmaii
time even now comes the Joyous peal
lug of bells from under the water, j
SUFFERED FOR OTHER'S SIN
Pathetic Story Told as an Example of
the Peril That Lies in
Inefficiency.
A. R. Hawley, president of the Aero
club, told in New York the other day
an inefficiency story.
"Beware the Inefficient man," h
said, "for If you have dealings with
him It Is you, not he, that will suffer
from his inefficiency.
"A foreigner In outlandish garb
claiming to be an Armenian came here
to solicit funds last year for his com
patriots. It happened that another
Armenian was arrested at the time,
and the first chap was asked to go to
court and act as his Interpreter.
"Well, he reluctantly consented to
act, though the truth was that he knew
no Armenian whatever. Anyhow be
stalked into the courtroom, listened In
grave silence to the prisoner's pas
sionate protestations of Innocence, and
then turned to the Judge and said with
a lbw bow.
"'Tour honor, my compatriot has
confessed all. He begs you, however,
to he lenient for suffering Armenia's
sake.'
"The Judge thanked the Interpreter
warmly for his services, snd then sen
tenced the Innocent prisoner to five
years' hard lubor."
A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year
to our friends and patrons.
The Old Reliable Stand
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patrons for their very valuable business the f
1 past year and extend to each and all . J
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