Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1920 Page: 2 of 8
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SHINER GAZETTE, SHINER, TEXAS
By IRVING R. BACON.
The Messiah shall be revealed from Mig-
'dai ISder (the tower of the flock).—Tar-
gum (Aramaic translation of the Bible),
Gen. xxxv, 21.
HE sun was setting in a
blaze of glory, deepening
the shadows which were
beginning to veil from
view the Hebron road
stretching through the
valley and across the
hills, far to the west-
ward. Four shepherds
who were driving in their
flocks/ from the four
AAB/'C'iA' rw corners of the pasture
lands of the wide plateau
of Bethlehem met at the
Migdal Eder (tower of the flock),
Which rose from the penfold near the
road to Jerusalem.
These were not ordinary shepherds.
They were shepherds of the flocks
which were reserved for sacrificial
purposes at the temple, and were re-
garded as men of no mean position.
This was particularly true of Misael,
the chief shepherd, whose three-score-
and-ten years sat upon him with a
lightness and a grace which would
‘Children,” said Misael on this pzr-
f Bieir
— —rrTTn—
urrye m o r i e s
^ beloved city.”
“And not only memories,” broke
Acheel, the first assistant, who sought
to imitate everything which he deemed
so admirable in the leader;' “hut thin
of the prophecy Which makes the f
tyre so glorious for Bethlehem.”
“Yes,” said Misael, “that is true,
Acheel; “it is here tliat the Messiah
Is to be born; but heaven only knows
when that gryaf event will come to
pass. I ha'd hoped it might be in my
time; but 1 suppose I am too old now
to dare look forward to so great a hap-
'plness.”
Misael was interrupted at this point
by the advent of travelers. It was
but a small party, consisting of an
elderly but robust man, a radiantly
bedhtJful girl and a donkey on tl(e
back of which the girl was sitting.
■“Friends,” said the elderly man,
\ "’we are belated ami fear that we may
: not reach the caravansary at Bethle-
hem uptif darkness has closed in. Al-
though we were born here, it is long
' spice we have been here. IVJy wife re-
members nothing of the city; and I,
to6. have forgotten just where the
caravansaiW^-isT''” Will you be kind
enough to direct us. to it?”
"J will gladly take you to the cara-
vansary,” said Misael. And giving
hurried directions to bis assistants,
the shepherd led the way toward the
fiSty.
"Many have been coming through
this way,” he said to the travelers. “It
fs on account of the nciv census which
the king is making for Rome;”
The elderly traveler answered, “That
Is what has brought us here, too, to he
enrolled under the edict of'Augustus.
We have been brought up to respect
the law; and next to God's law and
our own, that of Rome calls for our
obedience now.”
The caravansary’s lantern was hang-
ing lighted, in the arch of the gate
when the travelers arrived there.
It looked Inviting with the lights
streaming out through the doors and
windows; but there was not an inch of
room for the newcomers.
“We are crowded far beyond our ca-
pacity,” said the host in reply to the
anxious query of the traveler, who
*ald he would be satisfied to lie on
the flour for the nigh,
better provision could be made for his
young wife, who; lie said, was an ex-
pectant mother.
“We have come from Nazareth,” be
said, “and have spent three days
journeying hither.”
“if ,fou will accept such accommo-
... . - . dations as I can afford,” said the
have done credit, to any man of forty. shepherd Misael> uj wiH be gjad to give
up my quarters to you. They are in
a cave near one of the three cisterns
of David and not so very far from
where we first met.”
“My name is Joseph,” replied the
elderly traveler, “and I am but a poor
carpenter; but such thanks as I am
able to make I hope you will accept
for your kindness.”
With the aid of the other shepherds
Iisael set the cave in as good order
L so crude a placfe with such meager
fiMnishings permitted. Evidently the
cars had once been used as a stable,
as \ere still was a manger in one
come' of it.
And\ien these good shepherds went
away, mvving Joseph and Mary filled
with gramude toward God for having
provided/ them with shelter in so
strange a’ manner and at so critical a
time.
Wit* the flute and song and stories,
the shepherd^ entertained themselves
until iaU into the night. The crowing
of a rocstef in a distant barnyard
‘sounded strangely at variance with
the sweet and mournful strains of the
song; •:
“Why, the stars show that midnight
has not, yet come; I wonder what could
have caused that cock to crow so
early?” said. one.
A star, immensely larger than any
they’ had ever seen, gleamed myste-
riously in the sky directly over their
heads; and, at the same time, a lumi-
nous mist began settling over the Mig-
dal Eder, tlie flock-tower; near which
the shepherds had pitched their place
of vigil. The mist grew brighter and
brighter until it shone like the midday
sun, but with a more subdued sheen,
which enabled them .to look at it with-
out being blinded.
In the center of this light the winged
figure of a young man of transcendent
beauty appeared. What followed is
best and most reverently related in
the words of the gospel itself (St.
I,uke 2, 1) to 15) :
“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 unt’o them,
‘Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to
all people.
“‘For uitfo you is horn this day in
the. city of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord.
Ye shall find the babe wrapped i
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 oa
earth peace, good will toward men.’ \
“And it came to pass, as the angela-
were gone away from them into heav-
en, the shepherds said, one to another,
‘Let us now go even unto Bethlehem,
and see tin's thing which L come to
pass, which the Lord hath made known
unto us.’ ”
Their minds filled only with
thoughts ol the wonderful babe they
were to see) the shepherds abandoned
their flocks land hurried toward Beth-
lehem.
But, lo, a miracle! The wondrous
star, which they had seen at the same
time that their Migdal Eder had be-
come illuminated with the sheen of the
heavenly host, seemed to shoot Its rays
straight down toward the cave where
Misael had given shelter to the belated
wayfarers.
“Can it (be possible that we have
been entertaining the parents of the
Messiah?” said Misael. And a few
moments later, when they had drawn
near enough to look Into the cave, they
saw that It was filled with a light
similar to that which had shone
around the angel; and Joseph came
out to them and told them of the birth
of the babe, and led them in toward
the manger, in which they found that
its mother had cradled it.
And the four shepherds prostrated
themselves before the babe, and
adored God; and then they told Jo-
seph of what they had seen.
And when they found that the moth-
er of the divine babe needed no help
from mortal hands they went back to
their flocks.
OF PEACE
OMISSION FILED
President Wilson Transmit to
Senate Expense of Com-
mission Abroad.
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Washington.—A special message
giving the complete expenses of the
American peace commission during
its work abroad was transmitted to
the senate Wednesday by President
Wilson.
Total expenditures amounted to $1.-
651,191.09 from December 1, 1918, to
December 4, 1920. The amount actu-
ally paid out was $1,703,712.06, hut re-
payments and gains in exchange re-
duced this by $52,520.97.
Some of the larger items were:
Travel and subsistence, $28,442;
subsistence, $193,629; salaries, $200,-
871; wages and employes at Hotel
Crillon, $13,507; rents, $176,853; food,
hotel and kitchen supplies, $283,560;
hire and laundering of linen at hotel,
$64,969; damage and loss of property
at hotel, $125,870.
Various missions to Russia, Ger-
many, Posen, Turkey, Holland and
Armenia cost $239,726. Purchase of
automobiles amounted to $14,602 and
confidential expenses of presidential
party $17,534.
Colonel E. M. House and Henry
White, the statement showed, receiv-
ed monthly salaries of $1000 as com-
missioners, while Robert Lansing,
former secretary of state, and General
Tasker H. Bliss, other commissioners,
had their actual expenses paid.
The accounts showed refunds by
President Wilson of 914.70 francs for
expenses while at Rome; by Colonel
House of 10,402 francs for official en-
tertainment from December 1, 1918, to
June 3, 1919; by Secretary Lansing of
1589 francs for tips and of large
amounts for expenses of the wives of
the commissioners.
Allowance for subsistence for em-
ployes and attaches, the statement
showed, ranged from a few francs
daily to $4 and $5 for most of the
American employes. One item was of
$25 a day to Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent. of the American Federation of
Labor.
Most of the expenditures were for
salaries, subsistence, transportation,
rent and maintenance of the hotel and
•other quarters.
■ Rear Admiral Grayson was credited
,with frequent drafts of $1000 and
'more for “confidential expenses of the
president.”
Minor items ranged from news-
papers and magazines to coal and
cigars. The latter, it was said, were
bought in America and sold at cost to
the commission personnel.
WARNING
. \\ , *
Unless you see the name “Bayer” on tablets, you are
not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
21 years, and proved safe by millions.—Say “Bayer”!
SAFETY FIRST! Accept only an “unbroken package” of
genuine “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin,” which- contains proper direc-
tions for Headache, Earache, Toothache, Neuralgia, Colds, Rheu-
matism, Neuritis, Lumbago, and pain generally. Strictly American!
Handy tan boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few cents—Larger packages.
Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture ot Monoaceticacidester of Solicylicacid
Nor can you tell from the size of a
man how far he can jump from the
frying pan into the fire. .
The Cuticura .Toilet Trio.
Having cleared your skin keep it clear
by making Cuticura your every-day
toilet preparations. The soap to cleanse
and purify, the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without them. ■ 25c everywhere.—Adv.
A Good Memory. v
“Has he a good memory?”
“I’ll say so. He can even remem-
ber his wife’s birthday.”
“I saw a circus performance in
which wonderful tricks were done by
a big percheron and a tiny Shetland
pony.”
“That was an exhibition which
might be called one of mite and
mane.”
Dr. Peery’a “Dead Shot” not only expels
apeworm but cleans put the mu
Worms or
cus in which they breed and tones up the
digestion. One dose sufficient.—Adv.
In your effort to make both ends*
meet you must be mighty careful they
don’t snap in the middle.
Be cheerful and don’t argue; aod
you will, multiply friends.
Putting Mystery to Work.
Let no one argue that because the
mind is still intangible—and probably
always will be to mortal man—that
psychology is impracticable. Electrici-
ty is an unknown quantity; no one
knows whence it corneth or whither
it goet.h; yet it would be hard to
find anything more practical than an
electric fan on a sweltering day—to
take one of the least and most homely
of its uses. Although mysterious,
electricity can be directed, its reactions
predicted, and its power ascertained.
The result is that the element is ex-
ceedingly useful.—R. El. Platt, Jr., in
the World’s Work.
One Penalty of Wealth.
“After a man accumulates a big for-
tune,” said Jiid Tunkins, “he has to
hire a lot of- people to show him what
to do with it.”
Dwarf Owls.
There is an owi so small (hat It
•ttilglit very properly be called the
“vest-pocket edition.” Very little is
known of rids interesting little bird,
because of its shyness and small size.
In Arizona and New Mexico, where
the £innt cactus rises from 15 to 20
feet above the landscape, this little
elf is found. Its color Is gray or
thrown. It Is not much larger than a
aperrow. Its specialty consists lu
making Its home In the abandoned
woodpecker holes in the giant cactus.
The owls roost in these holes through-
out the year. When laying season
conies the mother bird deposits her
eggs In the holes without going to the
trouble of making a nest. Since the
woodpecker holes are usually high up
in the trunk, fhere is little ‘danger
from below, and the stiff pines act as
a:; additional guard against any In-
innlers. The food of this modest lit-
tle bird consists of bugs and grasshop-
pers.
New Artificial Silk.
Animal muscular fiber is the pecu-
liar material of an artificial silk. The
cementing material is dissolved away,
and the separated fiber is then
straightened in a suitable liquid. Fi-
bers several Inches long are said to
have been obtained. These are woven
in the usual way, and, if desired, the
fabric may be waterproofed by im-
pregnation with rubber. Such silk is
claimed to be not very expensive, and
adapted for such purposes as insula-
tion and balloon cloth.
ciation of Commerce to take prompt
action in opposing the Johnson bill,
which proposes to stop all immigra-
tion for two years.
Cut Banner Christmas Tree Crop.
Boston-—A Christmas tree crop of
more than 1,500,000 evergreen trees,
spruce, fir and'hemlock, has been cut
in the forests and pastures of New
England for the approaching holiday
observance. The crop is the largest
ever cut.
Inauguration Plans Made.
Washington.—Appointment of a joint
committee of three senators and three
representatives to make arrangements
for the inauguration of President-Elect
Harding on March 4, is authorized by
a concurrent resolution, adopted Thur*
day by the senate.
Third
for D’Annunzio.
London—A third Italian war vessel,
the D’Specio, ha3 joined D’Annunzio’s
at Flume.
tfllfTERSMITK’s
P (pllTonic
Sold for 50 years for Malaria and as a
General Tonic. Helps build you up.
If Not Sold by Your Druggist, Writ* ARTHUR PETER & CO., Louisville, Ky.
Cash Buyers EGGS-TURKEYS-POULTRY
WB AUK BONDED. BBTABLISHKD 189L
JONES-BREWSTER CO., Houston, Tex..
ALASKA APPEALS TO YOUTH ANSWERS CALL OF FRIEND
Newspaper in Great Northern Terri-
tory Promises Fortune to the
Young and Adventurous.
The sage advice of Greeley was nev-
er more applicable than it is today in
Alaska, observes the Alaska Capital.
What the country needs is the op-
tiiiaism of youth, coupled with an ad-
fence to the advice of Doctor Kilgor
Trinity college, North Carolina,
ten he said: “Young men, the sages
tell you to he prudent; prudence
longs to the daring of youth—the
irit of adventure that will develop
ividuality.”
educe this philosophy to Alaskan
and we find that the territory
now needs youth to finish the
ucture upon the foundation laid by
se wonderful pioneers whom we
verence and admire. The raw ma-
'•ials are here, materially and ethical-
all that is needed is for the next
neration succeeding the pioneers to
?p into the trails blazed for them
d finish the job.
Growing Our Own Fruit.
The imports of fruit into the coun-
have shown a steady decrease in
e last few years, and it is said to
due to the fact that our orchard
oducts are increasing in quantity
d variety.
Those uho look before they leap
imetimes see double.
Deer's Remarkable Attachment to Man
Who Had Cared for It in Its
Helplessness.
A two-pronged buck deer answers
the calls of Jerry Shine, employed by
the municipal water district at Alpina
dam, near San Raphael, Cal.
Long ago Shine one day came upon
a dead doe in the trail of the forest,
and standing beside the mother was a
fawn. It was miles to Shine’s cabin,
but lie carried the fawn home with
him, fed it and gave it the name of
Billy. After a time Shine left the dis-
trict. He returned several days ago
and asked his fellow workers the
whereabouts of his deer. They laughed
at him ; the deer had gone back to na-
ture, they said.
Shine mounted the parapet of the
dam and called for Billy. The deer,
now the proud possessor of two-
pronged horns, bounded out of the for-
est. A photograph was taken of the
man and the animal, as the latter rest-
ed his forefeet on the shoulder of
Shine.
if1
At the Musicale.
Enthusiast—Don’t you fjhink the
chiara oseuro was fine?
Non-Musical Guest—To tell the
truth. I liked the chicken Salad bet-
ter.
Theory raises a man’s hopes. Prac-
tice raises his wages.
POSTUM
Cereal
used in place of
coffee has many advan-
tages, soon recognized.
Postum is better for
health, costs less than
coffee, yet has a flavor
very similar to coffee.
Postum Cereal should
be boiled a full fifteen
minutes. Another form
Instant Postum is made
instantly in the cup, no
boiling required.
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Habermacher, J. C. & Lane, Ella E. Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1920, newspaper, December 16, 1920; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1142199/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shiner Public Library.