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Bethlch~m, a we3-1th of interest ma.y be .sought in
We natl'Vlt.les of othcr Creeds. For rcJlgiOIlS ~ o
'Cmarkabie w ith r cgo.rd to the1r gro~wth 'and
outurity, a.re orten w 1!lystic ~n origin t.\al.' t.lt~
n e a:pt pcrhnpB at ordma.ry ttm ~ to .nl lo~w their.,
~enesl:!l W puss unrecognised . e:tcept by their
..mw~dia.W / d evot..e-:.s. In thB In;;l.tter of analogies
ollo n!) thel't'l 'is a v.\Svmine of Tfl6earch 'n nd speculaoti an.
We hn\'o high aut.hority for I!&ving,.
'nd.ecd;thn.t'·' the Sa:ttlTnal h in Rome provided the
~oo.e l for most of the merry ()Ultoms of the Christ.-mn.<J time. , r The mummery-, th e (r.a.!i:t.ing, .the visit·
ing. the g<unes. in sLr cet.!! and home. the J ~pft.s made
('Ine to ano~rJ especiaJ1y tbofe mri~c to children"the!!e a.1I have thoir dir~L origin in the obeeN:wcel
'If the o!d Roman festi\'al tll&t....waft held from the
nth to tbe 24th of December
'! h? prc-tt-y cl1r.tqm in . Romo.u CitliolicQ.burcheaof
rr.~cL mg :\ model bf tbe ma.nger at BeU)Jehcm ~I
IIsnaily tl·a.etd to . S~. Francis of Assi!i.
The
: tj~tnUl, howcvor, i:s " rcv.fval or survival -Of:lO
an cient Eq'vptilln rite. ' Tbe E,2'Vptian priest.
lJ!!ed t.o e%hibi~ eacb.... ycar. on t hc 25tb o! Dece~bcr
"b'l.b\··lm.~gt.'l
thcrr- savlOur, II Horn R,' ~metlD1 eS
I'A'd l ed "'fh~ Chrifll," in <\ manger. amidst rejnicings similn to those of ~he modern wor'~_
H "Iru s ~M l:w>l ieved to ha.\"I:~ been bor n on that
nab of his virrrin mother fais.. whom thM" hon1111N!d rut tbe " Motber o'r God Immaculate Virgin ,
3(,,1[' of ·the Rea.'"
It. is not for-u s at this point to di JJCu~s the varjnu s corrt'latives to the oirth of Christ thnt. are to
be disoo\' ercd. The grea.t deity Mlthm , took :\
pmmincnt. p nrt. in tho Hfe of the. Ftrowing Arya.~,
nat.ion . He took ~ dilStmctive part. in the nati on.ll
thought, a.nd was' worshi.p~a with stirring hymnB
()f pniae. In the Per!riti.n branch of t.b'fI family
his oount.e-r;part was Mithm, the Snn God, whose
_ onhi p boea.me so pow.r:£~ jn the Rnm&n Empire
in the trl-rly IX'Iltunes Qf the Cbristian ern..
B ctwc.tn 200 a.lul 400 A.D. iL ~mcd thAt. the cult
of M~~ra. w:o~d .lJJ:'E:vail. Now tbe ~cat festivtJ

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th? .lord ~f CJ:fjtfod' trungs; * 8'tood' , before hE'!' ~
rece ive t.hr--eJ)~ta, ~ \vho was .a.lctll(lY l clo~cf In :t
rich lijJk~...rQ.'b3y ' Diroct.ly he WILl!, bQro he. sl:o?t1
.Qn the ~_~n~:" an~ Ic~a ~lmselr on 1\ large ,1bl~
~ lotus:•. whlch.~~ad_ sprung: £pont,neml!ily .from the
eartn. Wibliou't. any (l~:S'1$ t!l.nce wbntlevtr he took
' ie-{ren stePs r;MpktjveIy .to th~ north; oout.1!~ eas:t.
and wkt, and the low('l" regions, itnIlouncmg In
each dire4ion .the mlBzion · bc had ·come· to fll I61 .C'n
earth: Wfll~~ed by tbe,..::pious ;luttteritit.fl 8~e .had
pract.tt'Cd durmg her 'pregna.ncy Bnd the prediction"
f)~ th~. nra~~J\~s,
J?evi dird 8e"t"en days aft~r
hIS olrth
that. f'be might not btwo her bea.-t
brokcp by seeiri g bet' Eon .1ca.~o her t.o '?coome. n
holy rnA-n, and to "'~'\nder In lleggary and .n
want." Sidabarlha," ,n his youth, 'Mok no rart
in th-c gnme8 of h is compallinl18. but 'J lreferred ' 0
remain aloof nn.~ meditate .. He .ql1ickry jn st ifi"ed,
howenr. th e LI,srh , r1"p ut-f' .In \vb lch he waR h el:t.
a nd it i ~ snid that h e..- disph.:red more tA.iellt In
the" writing I!!ehool-" Lban bis mMt.ers .
ZoroMle.r. one of .tbe grmt tea.chers of the East.
i~ fam'lU S as the fo~mder of. th~ widely·renowned
WlF.DOm of the Magi. At hll bjrth "II rn o.tnre l ~·
Jfficed. Pliny S.1'f'J' that he b ;up-bed bi.mllelf on
that :ery da.v: B ~ a.pncANS t~ h~" e entend ~t
once mUl ' conflIct. With the demon!'. In o~der to nd
tho Nuth of t,b cir mali~,nnt prcS<!nce, whit'!
re cord s attA-.!t tha.t he 'lind in the wiJde.rn~ss (or
30 yea.~ on a. diet 'or cheese. 1) p~'3ianff tell thnt
it w.ns oO.t.b! l~v.e 9f wisdom a.nd ri.~hl-e?u8n "*tI that
sohhlde lIDon a mountam, and aJthou~h
leg-end 8a.yS it \V~ b~lI· ?t up. " ZoI'Oft.Ster seems to
have esca.neci un\llll1nlr~d nnd to ha.".e spoken to
the mult.itude. The {un.~3mc ntf\.1 ld("a. of the
Zorastri.a.n : peed il!. ·dmlisti,r . 'l;bere '~exist.ed ~t
the begmDl ng qf thm:'t8 two 5pmt.s-Onml1..d and
A~riilm. whN espootiTe.l y rep-!"eflCnted [good 3nd
e'\'"d. B'!.th 5PI~it.s 'pOK!e~.S-.~atIV~ JX!w~r. In <?ne
t.he manlie"6t3tlO» 18 ~I~.l .~. while. It. HI neA'a.trve
~n t.b ~ oth!!r. qrml!7;d 13l1glit ~d hfe and all that
18 pure And (!OO(l-m t.he e\hlcill wQTld 1nw. nrdf'T,

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0' ){itli,ra ~1.lJ,fl\£ed
tho 25tb 01 D<.cem\Je,. and ,troy. ; 'Iii. antiUi.,/ji, i' darb.... 4i,1th. dcat~ ,
This ~as the dn.v on which, for nol1.bern nation!', all that is C\' il, lawleMft~fl •. 11.n.d. 1~8. The ~'tl­
_ ~he !l'Iin was 1&-oo1'n, when he cea.aed to travel mD.te triumph of t ~ ,.. "oQ;d SPl.ut l! San ethIcal
,,,'31' from them . .~ ! till foT' n. short. time. And doml\nd of the rcllglOus , COnIClO1l8ne&'" and r ~c
~!lCJi returpoo wi L.h all' his warming an d revh' i.fy- ql1int.Men,ce Ot ~nrOQr¥-t'8 re'"f1atio?
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ing power. Tho natural Tlhonomcnon WAS a.pnl,ed
Cn~fucllls. or Kt)n~ . r~t~ : ~ ~M born · 550 .B.C"
in ~.he 8l'h~re of theology- to the S\lJ1-deit~r. R.n~ IS .M:tgarded by t~e C~me se 8! t.oo chlf ! (.1
:\iithrn, who ~I\.S believed to be CZTaciously turmd their WI~ men.. ~n hi! ~pllo~phy we .gnther DI!
I" w",rd:bis d ev~ nnd to begin his great summer r.\I t st.a.ndlng p rto?tpl etl:
O~lt .. oi .. ~othmg tb~
\' i ~ i t to ' them. On th l'! 25th of Deoember, there· e.'\n!,ot be a.nyt.ht~g produced.
T~~ m,~~'rlnl
fore , t,bo notion!l an'lund t.hf> Ml'rti~rrane;:ln who bodIes must hfl.ve e~lstcd ~rom ~n e~nllLv.
Be
-n' nr:;hipped MUhra lig hted their lamps a.nd made t.a.uc:ht that the llnt"e~ 18 one ,&mma\-pd system
~ 'C' h f~ti vA1.
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m~r1? up nf . 0"-, ~llate~l ~ l !ubri.an~ and of onc
The a.""l?i",nt A!Syrian:! flcd .n~bylonil\Jl l!l , too, !'IPIrIR1a.l bnin';t' •. to \V:ll~..L lYJienTh~~ h 11~
..... ·(!brnted the birth of .fheir . virgin-born 8Itv iour . death , eV'!ry lwuuc <":lne re\i'!l'ps, '.
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T;l m:n uh . on the 25lh neeember. Th e CUlStom C'f performed th eir dU~1':8 (hlr.lng h~e W'e~ ~lIo:v:
e., t in;; bo:t.r·~ 'he,ld at r:hri1ltmil ~ i!l a fNl.ture thi\t. in rpirit form to \"lSlt th'E::tr \Jf:'~t . habltatto
hal' Slll'Ti\'ed frpm tll~ F(l~ of, Yule of lJle Ancient ."l.nd to oonfer benefit.! upon
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~candinnvil1'l ": their
Frevn, W AI fabled .to
h,·.·. hem knJed ' by a ·hq.r. Chri,hna. the Re-

0' (' mer Rnd Tocarn'a te 'God' of t.h e Hindu::, WM
hdievf'd to have bOOn 'horn on this dnt" of n vir~n'
·mothft:., art,.er tbe ·apper..rancc of a. remnTknble ~tnT
n" ~ .{~\.2 triumpcSll,t of a choir of anr.el~. The
1 :!tll in :\ cav·e . the fldor","'\on of the shepherds.
, 1".. fii.ght {rom the mcked &in~, and Hie mU8~re
1/ the innoocota are d=-picted in the most anCient
R irtdu tern}lles. ~"neient. Greeks." togcl.hcr with
indeDendent 'Worshjnpe:rs in Et.hiopia Egypt,
Scythia.. ~any: RpIlin, ' the' Indies. ~tc., celehra.t.ed the birth oi their Sft.Viollr. B;'fJi'C'lllee. eve.ry
y (.'fo r on t~ 25th of December. 'Be' wftS IiUPfsPd
t .... ha.~e been born on thAt;d e.y oCZ~ nn
tlie
\"i~ in 4 1cmene. The birth ot Dionysus (B~CC~ll~.

' " 01.0" G"",k redeem .... of Z.... Imd t.be VIrv,"
annualIy celebrated alao on the 25th

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fesaional · wQrk as disfulC'llsbed from 'o"fdiDary
mduspry, ,&oCt it)a..... not. .fair. to OX!)eot ~em too ta.k:e
up any ~~hel". MauJ';' of t.~, yerha.ps ~06t.l
whon Lbo ~ camq, t.o them given u!? elt.b"Or
pro,pcctti rif.. po.Umn8 !RbI,ch • . if llot altogether
lucr ..iiv.e-.at tho time, ·~ouJ.d by this, given ordina.ry
goo:! luck and attentum to business.. havo led, too

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wrung frOm bill heart the 'ain~1e blade: drop. of
c-.riginal ....... n; and. thus purified and ~ 'With
propbotic li.ltt" be wao c:booen ....ly to become
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Spirit ~d Brahm,&. All ~ i4 Mr.:.... or illu·
"on.- ' In the bogihning of thingo acoonling to the
"In.ctiht.eo," ,the P",,·Tbeoo .....0 "!lD~. 1\1\
cre&l.ed thUigo j;od ill in-ceivable," ,Produced by
eff_ .pf ·thOOgbt a golden- ~ fraop which .he
bim..U , ww 1iorn •• BrohDa.
creotoo: ott·
known. lInivenl). From hia mouQ., his -~ ·hi.
lhiglio and ljio r..t, r~ti••ly, h. ~ · the
four gNlAt Io.dirtg Rindu ....teo.. th, Brahman,
~he ~Y'I' the Vaicya, apd the Budra. ~
' ~, tile priNIo, the wwri~ and gMltle.,
tile !.raden. and the .1jrV!1e c~ 0

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,Among all tb. fottnde", or relig)on th.... .",
f"'" J>U=. MIl. """" I<><lc:hUJg than thot 0/ the
Buddha, Who
born toWaro. the end of the
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roceivo Jan ' i,pteua1.ve co~e of . tr&1DlJ)I'. ~Ud ID
C6l\o.in ca&eB graNe 'fOf' mmtenanoe a.od fbr fees

from Pthe--Stde. Between eight aDd nino t,housaad'
yo\!D~ wcu have been placed ~n Cn.inl.ug. by ),he
Ap~~tmeots Department .w~ haa t,bI« mat4er
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h tbellomla of ElIu.c&tiOll and kg<'ioulwTe.- W.th
reprtj to &etua1. a~' enta, which .arc df COUftle
tbo v.rtWt n~ ' 0 s hUy older ~n o-f sunilar
.ttwding, Sir .Robert . _ OIl'l1e has m&de a atrooJ
appeal t.o entploy- to holp in putltng" tb_ appti.
C&'DtII a1t.o in.. tbe -;]a.y of earnfflg the..r . 11'~1Il~.
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lA_t ..R!'nOnd
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ey .",.ve tuII' ( ~. .__
in ~heir blMiD."ltand profea'ions.(K' become unfit
to follow tlaeir form« occupations, and poeta ba\'c
boen . found for about 17.M, I
A. TE~Y S~oE. C':
.... tel at ' leut twont.y thOUIa\\do',.t.inu.
wOrk', . loUd the titqnbor 1& e
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demobiliaation, !.~~:;:~~
E.i;pk.y~,;;,.~.....od \0 make .ome small I.
we, giire in<ii·vi<llu.l,
.1»1" indi,'id,~ sympat.hy, aDd not.
·01. provid.i.ng' them with
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whi.ob must aL first be
.tran«o to them '",bile they ate
Ielvee. fQr the poait.iODlli they ... ilI
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At ' Rod: Bo~_Di Prices ClIO n~ ,be obtained· £ro~
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The. rowth whist . drive of the winter ae«J1OD took
place on hW", in lut week, whon • pvtnor
cLrh'o for momber:!l only, for ,!)rizCS' cqn3i!Jting at
Chriztmas inro to tb.,9- value of £10, wa~ bcJd, 1'he,
followiDg were tbc winnors of prizes :-l8t, Meesrs,
F . a.nd A. II..az-ding; 2nd,. M(SSI'II . Good.1or and FinD;
3rd, Yeast'S. Na.rlon and Wich; 4th. lddlSf1l. !tuft"'
sen a nd Tlllma.gc: 5t.b, ~ia.s Dell a.nd Mr. WilJa.tt.;
hil{bC6\ soore first half, Mes&I'5. Brown -.n.d Neilh-

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Rogers;· first. myat.ory, Messrs, But1er aad Dore;
&ccond mylUry, Mi&s BMwn and M'r. Pullbtoo~;
Mr. 1[; Holmes effi.oient.Jy banied. out tho duties of
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dOd "'yiAg: "God '" great! Tbqe . ilLOO ~
bllt God. and I &Dl his prophet." Aged Abd ...·
.\lutW;b was wOn;hi~ping, In the Kaa,bo.,' jU1d: he
""rriod tho_child in h .. anno to tho sacred sIInn ••
>nd, .. Simeon 01 old. Ii~ hi.. up and bIeowoPd
dod ond gave !bank" calling biil> .. Mobammod .:
or .. lt1&hOroet/t a. name in familiar UII8 at that

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Palace of the ~King :of Persia. _The w Id WM ,?-o
JOOnE:or born thau duty called him to prostrate· 1n

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HA"DlOU'PED TR.\>UGH QU,'LIPmn. ·
NDj prOOJem ' (iooncCt9d - witb the re-setW6m.ent .,.o I

BRL"Ot 'OP UNIVERsiTY CAltEER...

difl'e!{OIlt OccasiODS At pri:fii exoeediJ,c , the ma.zimum. ' On the fint. ,aummoas ,& fine. of .£1 (incli.IVO
of 008t.) WRJI, imposed, whila the lIetIODd and Utird.
wue dismissod Oil PElYmmt of ' oost.s (58. ~) ;

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Th~ KiDg has ~e&6ec1 t.ho keenest lAtel'cst in
Rnae Young, of 4, O:lford-roa.d .... .Al&xaDd(ll" the problem wDtc.ll i.b.ey prese.nt, a.nd the Ministry
Corbett, Herbort Bullock, of 13, Addlngton.road, of Labour hu worked out a .schorne by which t-h08e
William , \Vi1$on Fn.ser, of Bn.lJ15wic.k·hlll, and who- ha.)'e s't opped on ' tho ~rink'\of a. Unlva~lty

• dVJllROHARGING' FOR' SALlION.' ·
Florence Scagoe, of 38. G!-eyfrian-road: was
summoned ' for ticlling tin~ I!.almon an . ttlree

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Nanoy Baker. , of CÂ¥tl~5Ceti't: wero a.U summoned for a.1lo.,oing dogs to .tra.y without. muulOil.
~'O of the de.fendants were tlutnmonod (or- allow..
Inl~ tme d0f!'8 to , be out wrt.li~t thE'! names a.nd
a.ddrrs"u's of th o owue-ts being OD t.ho ...ollars. 1n
f'8.oh CMO • fin~ of 58. WM 'm9QlW!d , but too Chairma.n pomted out thl\t alt.hough the fi.a:s ;,etO
lenient. they W'ou.ld not alwaY" be. . 'l'be p\ll)llc
Ir.uat ob6orve the Muntini' Ot"tler.
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WilHam Young, of 2e9?" London-road, .,oM IUmod f
maIci
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the minimum pnco. M,.. A, F . Oh.r!t proeecut.ed
a.nd Mr. T . R. Kent derendod. _
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Tho COlD.plainL was t..bat Mr, Young BOld tbe
ra.bbit to Mr. Eu~by, A. (oed m~poet.or, and weighed
it wit.h tho skin. It . .... 31bs. <307.8., a.ud. at. th~
rate of 9;fJ. pOor lb., the amoanf of 25. ~ .... u
marRed. '.rha.t WfLI all right. bat, aa.id Mx.. Young.
he. wa.ntod 3d. for th& t.fOobla of akinDln, ' it If
the "it.rtrM1 dorired tbe akin: '" ..., .... , ........
\ A fine of l2 lOs, and £1 15. ClOKt.s '\!rns impoeed.

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\Vm. D&8.CODMJJ, ZT. G'rn.nge-Ilvenue, admitted ot.be.rtl suitaible to' men of t.he tgo tney nave
having no lio:moo for ' n. d og whic1J was alro un- attained.
~ipd these mQifl 18, however.
mUT3.]ed, on D~oember 9th. &lid was fined · l5e:. haDdicap of foor.t"J6r in solpo cast'6, even fivo
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havo.~Jid no leillW"e to m.a.ke progress in the
FINED FOR, SIJOUTING.
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19 "bIen Ibey ho~· and .."ectOO t.o ,",Urn. M~nj.
. Wal t9%' Wat:son, ]00, Cn.St1e,.atnlet, .. ~~ .•1in,ed of thorn married oni the ItrenJ{t.h of t)telr promotion
£1 for .ho"tlD~ while oe1ling oowrpapen ;0 and.r~ir. t.ll u,.ome "'hi,,/,' will &I~ them · to
Sta.t.i~-rOad to the
. lWlloya.nce of t..identa.
support. a wifo, ud family. 41~~er it will be
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MONDAY.-Bo!oro t.h('! Mayor (JJT. G. S. AhT'3lJ'll, Utese men ' belides descr-ring of tho help whICh can
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Gordon 'Dotbie, 8,' j{.idmore-road, admitted
being t.he own, r of t1 d og fO\U1d in Kidmore--road
wit.hout a. oolbl' with the owncr's na.me find addre!8
on. ·and unmuzzled. H \ WB,a ,fined lOs. in all.
_ Jam~ 'Vithers, 157, "iing/s:road. (or similar

Tr.EsDAY -Jlefore Mr. J. J. Cooper (in the cbair).
Mr. A. H. ~IlH and Mr. W. , H . Smit.h.
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MA'I'ERll MEDICA. 1
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Albert J . Alliban, ( 6. St.. Jobn'lI-1trcet. was
cliarged with being drunk in LoDoon-road on
Fi:idaf niJtht.-P.C. Harma.n p;ajd that . be found
tho defc.nda.ut. ly.nS' OD tho r-ound. It •...,.. WIth
tho greateat ·difl\cu.lty tbAt he wu
to the
police It.a.t~f ; in f~t, \he Jut pa.rt of
In ooncl udi~ g w~. n~"'y wetl -'Illentl~n ~m:.thTS was accom91isbed on a at.ret.ohr..r.
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.bol1~ thO' first. Ohl'lotm .. d~y and It.a I',~~d,cu:\f
The dofends.nt admittc(l :.hI!' offence t but &aid/ be
INend~. Pl ctu~. nnd.· FUmes of the .. llU Ollla had .& oort.a.in oompla.int which made hun teel ~iddy
n.nd tho Tnfant Sa.v lo\lr h \\V6 a.1\va.ylS had~n absorb-- -and he only had one g1a.ss. alter ",hi·! h be reo
intf'rte:'t for Chri~tian ' 'P~nle, Rnd thcl'f'J nre momoberoo nothing.
Tho aha-irma.n: . .. The , compJaint that mado yOU
. stOrl"!. of the l\cttl~~ bIrth ~r pu,r I.nrd ~ O,t
found m H olv Wnt. A -8 pI~el" IS stlrno.f';J giddy that. time '-N not quit-o ·tho tight sort-"
Tho )fsgi.""tra.tcs· Clerk: .. You wero taking tbe
.to hnve spun n ~~' ~en ~e.h to pr~"ent. Our}..oro !'
rcmedy.'~
(La.ughter.)
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eq>O."nre t.o mnliCiOll! ob&el"'\"(l.~on: whl.e tho WTong
A fin e of 5!. was imposoo, In view of bis pret,ioU3
man~er 8I'ems t.o ha.vo heen. Kept from free:r.mg hy cloo.n reoord.
the b~a.th of the (lxen and · tbe : a.~I!, A}i the
animl\.UI of the st·n.blA .~ndffl"d· fi.ttlTlct t'tbel!um.ce .
and the ~fI ~ndeN'd .i1gnal Se"l~ by hummIng
the fint 'YUle.tuie I5Ong.
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~Ia,ny creed!'! hnove n. rnmantio origin. Mllbom~t .
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PAN':fOMIME.
f he founder of t.he 'M oslem religion, ~alS born at
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) ~ -' cca. in tJie 6th century. Vart.ous curious storir:-s
il l'e told 01 th(\' marveh which a.ceompani~d hiS
Tho' fiP,irit of Christ.ma.eWde it to bo well m8.!Ep:cst."l tion and birth. The very powers of the air t.a.inrd lot the ROlal Count.y Theatre.. ~e tJ!lan~e­
.... ere shl\ken to herald hie advent. Not only were ment ha:r1ug made l,ooial ,n.rrangcme.nbi WIth lbc
ell OrtlcJe3 dUJllb, but the ~ fire of Zoronater Gee BrydOn Phillips' CoDl~ to present the
t.hat haA: been .na.rded for cenWries by the Mlt!i gra~d plUl\omiDl"e, :' no Bt. , iu the Wood." ~ulL
was immed.iat.efy extinguished before the ~rtnt~r of primitive, pt'a.otlca.1, pure f? . t.hreo m06t ,1~­
Ii ~ ht which had just dawn<d upon mankind. The por1ant ingrcdion~ .of ~ . "~riabm .. ann,o.1. ,lb.
I'vi] flpirita tha.t inhabited ,the moon a.nd
fint performance wilt' be glyen on. the ·a.tternoon
~' Qrl' abasbed and.fled shrieking, nnd eT6l1 El?ljfl oi Friday (Boxing DAy).'! 'l"ber-C ' WlU bo &bows
~aa hurled i~t.p the very depths or the !IeQ. ' At
evonlng.
tif~J1l00(l .and e.ening, and
t.he moment when the favoured infa.nt was ushend oach · night. DO:J:t woek, ~t.h m..toinecs on Mond!ly,
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d Wednes.-1 ...... a.nd Sat,urday. , FaJfcn' l)U.Lieulat'S r c'
e world a flood of h tiM ", UUoI"J5... U1.... an
g~!diagthnes and 'prices &Te to ~?t~!1 OD day
into
iliumin.t.ed every p&rt or Syria.. Tqe
of bI1h, Sea .. may .b·. boqkcd ,.. ""!'o b9oIti"a: o4Iice,
tb ~ La.k& ' Sawa.· at tlie same time- were en""'Y.1 Friar-et.rect, for 1 :t"hicb. .
a-pphcation 18
dri~ up, 60 tbat tOO city was built upon its
essenti,.l.
whue an eartbquake overthrow 14 ~ of t.he
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Overtaken hv ,tho ,p:',ogs oi ' childb.rth. M.Ya was
At .YuMid., when ~be eyeo of 'Chti.t.endom >f!'e delivered of SiddJiJtrina' l1nde r tho shade of o.atin
-.entred upon the fit.abl e and ma.nger"\ of old-time tree. I,{drn; ·~tM. lUng of ,. the gods, and Brahm;'\., lOs.

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tb'J oountr"y . &lter tb9 vI&r u more difficuJt than
th'&b pre-entad , b7. the ex-01fiCCl'fJ and men
hip'cr, edueatioA .wbo·~ bave been demObilised
defR.ult. Htt· did not appear.
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are Dow .looking for -w«k: 'I?o.tblrds of them,
Ch ••. Brown,. stud farmer. -Pa.mber End, lor lean "",. or'the QlericoJ ty,p<;. \ha~ is to "Y; Ibe
driving a va.n without a red lC6f Hght, wu fined work tor 'which tbey
fitted. is business or pr>o-

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procious jewels, too, open.ed
their own &coord
to ~pl&y t.heir tl"t',asurcs; and, lastly:, the palace
wa.s illumina.ted by a. 8upema.tura'l splendour that
outsboce the rilln and mooo, .
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•••• ~·~_• .- ,l'<lo... Mr. W. A. Webb (i~ '~h. chair),
_ The sacred legeud deems it wot:tb-y ~ mention
Smith, Mr; J. Catlt(y, a.ld Mr. R.
that the Budjiha. while in_hi! mo'thb-'a womb. Iemamed on the right ~~e, and' 8~ crOM--legged.
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During thil_ timer tOc,,"'.l'rDbma. pi:id & Tisit, ami, • I Arthur Wcst., '13, Soutbampton-ske;et far driving
after bowing hill_bud, ~ffere~ -hun 8 drop of dew a trap without a trear light in the F.0kingham.
t.hat coll~ned all . . tli'e, '\-"ltul ..af~Agr.nerating ae'aence road, 'waa lined :!O~. incluave, or 0 e month in
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