The Electra Daily News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 652, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1914 Page: 2 of 6
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to do-some aggressive work. Christ “
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W. J. and A. H. Sheldon, Proprietors.
A. H. Sheldon, Editor-Manager.
Application for entry as second-class
matter at the Post Office at Electra
pending.
THE NEW TEAR.
Outlined against the dark back-
ground of the year that is ending to-
day/ tfie year 1915 gleams bright
with promises of prosperity. A
splendid season promises bounteous
crops. The world needs food, and
this nation, especially the great south
west, with her fertile soil and ability
to do things, has determined to sup-
ply this need, t
The New Year is a season of re-
adjustment. Old plans have failed
or earned. Our mistakes of the past
should be a guide for us in the fu-
ture. Our thoughts are crowded with
way and means of attaining success.
We have all had our ups and downs
during the past year. Some have
been successful and prospered in their
every day vocations, while others
have failed utterly to accomplish any-
thing; possibly from misfortune, pos-
.sibly otherwise.
The News enters the New Year
with a new venture in its business—
that of -giving Electra a daily news-
paper on a paid circulation basis.
True,-at this time we have been told
it was not practicable, but we do not
think we axe mistaken in our belief
-that this enterprise will be self-sup-
porting. For two years past we have
.issued a daily paper and delivered it
free of charge to 700 families in Elec-
tra.
It is now our desire ,to publish) a
better paper, a paper that we will
not be ashamed ,to send to the out-
side world through the mails, and
one that our readers will be proud
to send to their friends, and we be-
lieve the enterprising people of Elec-
tra will guppport us liberally in this
venture* as they have in our efforts
in tfeei past to Jut .Electra on the map
and keep it there. *
We thank our patrons and readers
for the past favors and indulgence,
and hope that the New Year will find
us situated to give you better service
than in the past.
We know of no worthier wish for our
readers and patrons than that your
plans for the New Year be wisely
founded and successfully carried
through, that health -and strength of
mind and body be your portion, that
sweet peace and contentment attend
you in your homes and bring you hap-
pily through) the New Year, a year
that we hope will be the ’ best you
have ever spent and that the Giver
of all good things and great, will
find in your lives, integrity Of pur-
pose, broadness of .sympathy, wealth
of understanding and fullness of love,
worthy the attainment of your keen-
est desires.
HAPPY NEW YEAR CUSTOMS
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Celebrations of the Mummers in Oiden
Days in England—Tending to
Revive Visiting.
On Friday, January 1, the mummers
will mum—that’s their way of ush-
ering in the New Year. How many of
them know the beginning of the cus-
tom—or the ending! It began in-
nocently enough, but by the seventh
century it ’ amounted to “diabolical
paganism,” outrageous, blasphemous.
Ruffians robbed and even murdered
under the pretense of merrymaking.
Not all was frightful, however. In
Rome slaves were waited upon by
their masters and the poor reaped
veritable harvests, which was but nat-
ural, since it all came from the sat-
urnalia of the Eternal City.
In England the mummers performed
plays, spoke dialogues and imperson-
ated famous people, especially kings
and warriors. Songs were sung both
by #the mummers and.their entertain-
ers Here is one:
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To shorten winter’s sadness
See where the folks with ,t?ladtie-.g
Disguised all are a-coming
Right wantonly a-inumming
In those days they loved, too, to
masquerade as animals, bears and
unicorns being especially favored Pis-
£iiis<s. Scott’s couplet summed it
up:
Who lists may In their mumming see
Traces of until nt minstrelsy.
. At last .this mumming came to be
a menace as well as a nuisance, and
the chaste Henry VIII made it & mis-
demeanor to wear a mask
It was George Washington who
made the day what it onc.e was in
this country. Said he: "Never forget
the cheerful and cordial observance of
New Year’s day.” The celebration
grew and grew, until a generation nr
so qgo, the scenes enacted at sots*
receptions were simply disgraceful, so-
ciety having.progressed some *111011 it
was good form to imbibe until th* Im-
biber quietly slid under the table.
Of late years there has befn a tend-
ency to revive visiting on the first
jday of the .year.- But it is all very
'informal, and every hostess know*
,each and every one of her .guests,
(which wail not always the case when
It was the fashion to have as many
| as possible and any man counted one.
!An amusing story is told of one host-
jess who, in a lull, left the line and
I went over to the punch bowl In the
!back parlor, saying to a man she
didn’t know: “What is your name? I
don’t think I know you/’ He told her.
She didn’t remember it, so she asked
him with whom he had come. He
said he had come by himself, where-
upon she ordered him out. Imagine
jher chagrin the next day upon receiv-
ing from this man a letter she had
| written to a relative in a neighboring
.city asking that he viBit there when-
ever he should be in the city. Also
•to be reminded by him that he had
‘sent his letter of introduction and re-
ceived cards, which he also inclosed.
In the holiday rush she had simply
forgotten the new name.
Our Purpose.
Suppose that iwe put forth an earn-
est effort to add 25 new members bo
the church during January; that we
add twenty to the membership of the.
woman’s missionary society; that we
have a full choir and special music at
every service; that thie membership
of both leagues be. doubled; and that
we have an average attendance of
150 in Sunday school. * .
Method.
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The above would be a good work.
But will we do it? We can.and will
accomplish everything above named,
if the leaders of all these organiza-
tions give the encouraging word and
ask their own departments to advance
with the general forward movement.
Again I say unto all: “Let the whole
line advance.”
R. N. Huckabee
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GINNING REPORT
The reports from the separate gin-
ners show the following numbers:
Prior to December 13, 1914.
Wichita county, 12,161 bales.
Archer county, 8,094 bales.
Prior to December 13, 1913.
Wichita county, 5,716 bales.
Archer county, 4,015 bales.
This is a very creditable report,
showing an increase of over 100 per
cent.
All votes must be in the box-
es by then ps boxes will be
sealed promptly. Cast your
votes,here, we w open.
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We thank one arid all for
your liberal patronage cl
interest in this content.
Our highest ambition is
merit a continuances'y<
business.
Wishing you a
Year and prosperous i
We are yours
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Mrs. J. G. Baker left yesterday for
Canadian, Texas to yisit her two sons.
She wfill be absent a month. Shte will
also visit a son at Amarillo before re-
turning home. Mr. Baker will leave
Saturday for* Hollywood, Ala., to
visit his mother who has been quite
sick for some time.
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Miss Icie Stringer is visiting her
young friends in Electra. Miss Icie
is attending the Presbyterian College
at Milford, Texas.
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Miss Trulah Kennedy will entertain
several of her young friends tonight
and it is expected that tHsy will watch
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TWENTY FOUR HOURS OF WAR wesL the German war office confirms
the French statement of yesterday
that the allies had captured the Bel-
The British foreign office has under gian town of St> Georges.
consideration today the communica- J Tim French statement
tion from Washington, remonstrating ther progress has been
against th(e forcible searching and de-
tention of American ships suspected
of carrying contraband of wart With
the return to London of Foreign Sec-
retary Grey the British authorities
began framing a reply, concerning
the character of which no intimation
was given. The belief was expressed
generally that a way would be found
to meet the situation without serious
friction.
German victories ih the east were
announced by the Berlin war office in
a statement in direct contrast with
recent Petrogpad dispatches. It is
asserted that Russian cavalry which
invaded East Prussia have been driv-
en back to a point four miles from
the border.
In Poland/ according to the Berlin
statement, the German advance con-
tinues. It is said Skiemiewice and
Lowicz were captured nearly a week
ago.
Referring to the situation in the
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Sheldon, A. H. The Electra Daily News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 652, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1914, newspaper, December 31, 1914; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892870/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.