The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 21, 1893, Image 1
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Vol. XVI t.
Alliance Departmc nt.
CHRI5TMAS AGAIN.
A'ioptiMl ai the County Organ by the Coun-
y Alliance Julv nth, 18>W.
M. J. PATK. Associate Editor^
To whom all Communioutious oh Alliance
Matters shouhl be addr'nssCd
, Offlrern of Ur Caanty AltUarr.
H. H. (’rum, President.
J. C.. .Miller, Vice President.
VV. s. Uiimitenr, tsoorvtary.'
A. F. Free, Treasurer.
G. Jl. Klnardj ClmpUln.
T. 8. Weeks, County lA-ctnrer.
W. A. All, Steward or Assistant Lecturer.
W. T. Harley, Uisir Keeper. j
K. K. Harley, Assistant Door Krs'per.
I>. W. Hodiford, Scr«eant-at Arms.
F. II. Creech, Business Agent.
Executive Committee—C. B. Free, W. W.
/atriek, W. A. Faust.
Trade Committee—O. M. Hunter. K. II.
Dowling,.!. M. L’lmcr, W. A. All.
Committee oh (5oml of the Onler—J. C. Me-
Mlllan, C. V{. Edcnlicld, W. T. Cavy, J. K
BncUtng, E. B. Guess.
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Make'
the Children Happy at TSrrsT”
* mas Time.
Mother don’t forget Mmt you were
young unce, but encourage the keeping
of holiday* and enter into the joy* of
Outside the shad
ows are colder—
’tis snowing.
Soft (lakes whirl downward and drift on the
pane. • , ■
Round the warm hearth, where the (Ire la
“ glowing. __ c
Old folks draw closer at Christmas agnlnl
The head of the house, in the glow oft ha em
bers,
Stands straight as an arrow, smiling, tut
grand.
Thc.rc is his wife, and some fifty Dceemliers
\ Leave her as lightly as waves on the sand.
Site is to him still as fair as lie thought her
When In her teens his allegiance he swore.,
Maoy n soriT now, aiid blossom irireeted daugh
ter '
Gather about them for Christmas once morel
were right in sight. It seemed doubly
hard for Tom to be bowled over just nt
tbii time and hardflCftttt to know that
the chances were all against him. The
only hope I had was that his robust con
stitution would pull him through this
mysterious illness, but- as be lost
Christ mas indoors j strength and grew weaker day by day
is remarkably , even this hope died away.
The •'chinook" lasted nine days. It
seemed as if summer had come back. I
nursed Tom, gathered a. lot more wood.
H ROW away cares, ;
and all lire in
the present;
Voungsters a rs
f Hr ting with
- laugh ter and
noise;
pleasant-
Daneesand games
for the girls and
Then there are neighbors and cousins and lov
ers;
Berne, from college, nnd stroke of his crew;
Sportsmen who come with an eye on the cov-
attd make
. uYomote family airectiou*
p’eai*ant memoriPR for the boy* and
gifts to look back upon, when the old
7 h >mc circle I* no more. You Aik}' have
u deep heart trouble but throw it olf,
keep it from your little one* at least
and let them be happy. Let your cltil-
^dre‘t say, when they look back to their
childhood day*, after ihey have reaclt-
cri the height* of Toiling manhood -and
suffering womanhood: “Wedld hate
such hapiHvtime* vvLctt ue were <jhi'-
dren.” No after trouhleean cloud such
^ Tuem«trie«; and they will recatll with lu-
expressihle tendernes* the many sacri
fices made to give them pleasure. !)<>
not say “you cannot afford. thi*, ,T , it
takes tmre time and patience than m -
ney, to make children jhj p •. In buy
ing yonr children' present*, don’t buy
to suit yoni own age, but gratify the
wi-h of each child's heart if possible;
buy them something they will appreci
ate; iti* *o easy now to surround child,
n n)with every implement of happim »*;
t'ne lovely (lolls that^open aniLshut
—" their eyes, the box of toot* so inteiv-l—
ing to the boy*, and the book* by il.c
b-st w riter*, full of pict ires andstoi i* s i
and arcade light to all children.
happy clrlldren some of we older ones
w^uld have been, if we had received
such tilings instead of the shoe* and
clothing, that w ould liavs been bought.
If tlier* had been no Christmas. Let |
their toys hr substantial ones that wiuj
bear itandliiig. It U too provdVifig to
give the children present* (bat must ' a
Y )tK cwny and kept nic . Xot o ityf
MaiUeitfiof bentity whose elm rmsnre not few.
Dainty Dianas of favors ciuito chary;
Reginald, fresh from the ranch on-the plain;
1-enrned girl graduates, Snllie anil Mary.
Meeting and greeting at Christmas Again.
j --r -
Stilt, to my fancy, the fairest of faces
Yonder is shining in silvery curls.
Framed In soft wrappers and delicate laces.
Grandmother sits in » cluster o{ girls.
Watching the dancers with o^Cs growing ten-,
der.
Clearer and dearer for long ngo pain;
Holding the loving hands near to defend her,
Hafc with her children at Chi i&Unns again.
■
I ran rememl>er when beaux by the dozen"
Toasted her twauty in wit and In wine;
I, too. adored her—though l.wns a cousin—'
Many a sword tried Its mettle with mine.
Ah, gallant company, vanished to hades!
Swept with the years fill we only remain.
She is for me still the sweetest of ladles—
1, her old Aullor, at Christmas againl
Madam, your hand! Thotish the dancers be
jdeffty.
I-et us, too. stand —not in waltz or In reel.
This was “the ni<xle," eighteen hundred and
twenty.
When It was voted as “mfghty genteel." .
Ah. that was dancing. Then “steps" y\ ere “de
"rigueur’’ j
(Not a wild scramble, absurd and Insane).
^ Apu wil} rememlsT tiiat I'legant tigure—
made the shanty more comfortable and
dng a grave for Tom on a knoll 80 feet_
back of the cabin. If ito pulled through,
he would never know it; if he died, 1
could not leave his body above ground
to be eaten by the wild beasts. He had
hardly spoken since his illness, his men
tal faculties seeming To be^ benumbed,
and I was therefore greatly surprised
when I came in from my grave digging
to find him .looking better than for days
before. I took it as a sign that lie had
passed the crisis and would now mend,
and Lwas trythg tercteeT him up when
ho said; .
“Sam, I heard yon at work. Yon have
done right. Yon know yot$ could have
depended on me to do the same.”
“Why, Tom, old man, yon are much
. better today! You are surely going to
pull through! I was digging u bit to
run the water off if it came .pit to rain.”
^ But he was not deceived. .After a bit
ho told me of his old mother and a sister
in the east and asked that his share of
the find might lie sent them jn ease
things turned out right. Tlthf Wight the
I “chinook" vanished ns swiftly as a shad-
low, moves, and winter came howling
; down onus. It was the 20th of Decent-.
! her. Before morning it was far below
4 sere, and a beavy sno\vstor;n was raging,
and Tom had relapsed into liis Fortner
lethargic state. I was in for It now for
sure—snowed npon the mountains with
a dying man for companion. Front the
morning of the ,20th to the afternoon of
the 24th the man never uttered a word;
sometimes he would open his eyes as I
It was about a week before Christmas
when Colonel Smith was wandering
homeward npon the main thoroughfare
of ths city of his adoption. The colonel
Was as foil of the spirit of the merry sea
son as was the very air itself. He thought
: of the presents he was about to make
rand of those which he expected to receive
as he cast Iti* eyes about him and saw
the Shop windows full of the latest nov-
i cities in toys.
I When he was lost in such a pleasant
! Christman reverie ns lie hadn’t had since
j he was a small lioy. he happened to pass
along in front of a great marble hotel,
•hffrtturttme-he wtut passing it-
was engaged in the act of retoning some
of the inside blinds at an open window.
It is not likely Jhnt it will ever be known
just how it happened, but the painter,
while probably preoccupied with dreams
enter the house bedaubed with red paint
and heard that tie had been gibed »t hf
boys as he posted along the street *t»e
was completely undone and baa stoea
been confined to her lied. Her feelinga
have got to be paid for too. _ The colonel
is really more dfatresaed arer his a nut's
feelings than anything else connected’
with this unfortunate affair, and be pro*
poses to fight it ont on the basis of usir
feeling* and wnnnde-1 pride." ,
‘ “See here,” said tlte hotel’s attorney,
•TU tell vim wlmt well da Well settle
the thing For 7ft, ami not a cent moru.
If this doesn’t meet your views of a fair
compromise, you mn*t ucck-yonr remedy
in the law. .and then you will find what
your client’s feelinga are worth.”
that tha best yon will duf”-& — U s
It h," replied the hotel’a attorney.
On Christmas morning, when thebellr
were ringing merrily In the frosty air,
Colonel Smith apiieared in a new unit of
clothes to celebrate the occasion, for hs
of the approaching holiday, toppled the {.Jutd accepted the hotel’a tctuia uf fM-TS -
—$80 for hi* ruined clothing and $8.73 •
for his feelings and thorn of Ris dear old
aunty. . ; ' — -
CHRISTMAS GHOSTS.
l*jt tla walk throiii;lt it at l.'lirihtnuiis atrainl
Yea, tiiat i* well! Strike n statelier measure.
Fitting The snows ami tlie honor, of vear*. ■
SajU.docs It bring Lo yo j vlsfons o( |i|pitxnr^.
Or lias tlie music a tremor of tears?
Hero let ttsstay. Why this laughter, young
- - misses?
moistened his lips or forced a little soup
down his throat, hut ho neither knew
nor saw me. I knew by the look of his
eyes that he was stone blind. About 3
o’clock on the afternoon of the date giv
en, atj I returned from the spring with a
kettle of water, Tom quietly asked:
4 "Sam. 4* it near Christmas day?”
“Within a few hours.”
“And yon have got the grave ready?"
4 “Why. man, you won’t need v a grave
; for~yearti to come. Come, now, I want
try you with a* bite to eat, aq^, ITI
warrant yen’ll feel better 4,^^
CmU r tit© mistletoe!" Zounds! then. Tis l £>ut before I could get around to it he
had again become
i;l»in,
Ckjtndmother, binsliing, musp bring out tliose
kjs-rs
Site has bocn keepiag for Christmas ncairtl
— l.iHtncc Lee.
u
DEAD MAN’S FIND."
again become unconscious, pnd tho
next and hid voice
was late that night; 1 don’t know but it
was 'Christmas morn, for it was mid
night or after when he moved an arm
and broke my sleep. By this time I had
of course given up all hope and realized
BY SI. QCAD.
your own chihliwi remember, Imt the „ , '
one* whose homo* arc bare, and where ,Copyr,sht ’ by J“ e p can rrc ” AF1,oci *-
want i*a daily visitor. Gl> wiBmakr j |f was along In November that Tom
itnese children happy, and, wiH make! and I discovered “indications” nt a sinit
j r ou better. Dot;’t former tlib «ick cjiib ^UbihAPinyon mountains of Nevada and
djen; what joy an (-range or picture ' started adrift. We didn't intend to put
book will be to tlie=e linle su (ferecs, it more than a week s work—just enough
t-ike.* *0 little; don’t, neglect them. I>11 to develop the •"'find and load np with
your children .that, the first Chn«tni*« specimens for assay—but hfter four or
gift* were laid at the feet of a child, who' five days Toni was taken sick. Winter
came on earth so many year* ago,'■that
lie might bring to it light and joyv
This touch of solemnity willOnly >-(iit*
on and sweeten the tuirth of the <):i\s
w ord and work* —'Vonl and Work*..
A bon' Corn. • - * f -
. A *ttb*criber living down- Saltkc*
hatch ie cal led recentlj^ainl a»ked 11* to
find out. and publish something reliable
aiMHit early corn. He made * short
crop attiHs wisely, thinking about next
year now.
Nfeetfhg Capf. W. A. All. Sr., of er " ,sc
Seiglingvtlle. a sucer-sfttl farmer, wt
a«ked him to give us his experience
load
for assay—but after
fiVe days Tout was taken sick.
was already at hand, with a foot of snow
on the grottnd.
If yon have never been among the
western mountains, I may tell yon that
at about tlie middle of Decent beT^aftor
winter lias seemingly shut down, there
comes what is called a i’chinook”—a
warm win (Loir the Pacific—wltjch melts
the snow and stands the season off for a
weelt. as it were. We had calculated to
take advantage of this break to get out
of the mountains, but fate willed it oth-
Tom was a New Englander,
rongk nnd rugged. He hadn't been sick
a day since lie could retnemlter, and bis
Dent for early sudden breakdown was a complete sur-
»>*<’.» U does not make iy» much show, 1 prise to both of us. He was attacked
a* the yellow, hut produce* i»*tftt.gr*m, 4 late ip the afternoon with a violent
Hepjatit* the White
Tt does not
“You will a ref v.t.ll.’’
that it was only a questioh of a few
hours more. His long fast had reduced
him to a mcre.pkeloton, and during the
last two diys 1 could hardly get thel>eat-
ing of his pulse or heart. By the time I
Was - awake, he said:
“Sain, where are you? I cannot seer
I took his hands in mine and bent over
him as 1 said: •• :
in.'iturs* as quickly and make* a very twitching of his muscles, and by mid-
palatable bread corn. He gets the n ^ t waa in a profollll(1 stnpori which „
wd from .) H. Alexander, ot Aueav-i i , . 1 . .,,
t... fresh every year, a* weeviUget us It f ted , ivlth but few interimssions until
If kept here all through the tall stul , , * n<1-
winter. It ("oststO cents a peck, less it knew that he was .in a dangerous
bought in larger quahtity. r- • ■> condition, bnt I could not leave him,
Bottom land doe* not suit for nn car- helpless as he was. nnd make my way
ly Vrop. a* it is hard to get a soon stand down into the valley for help, nor could
on stteh -soil
He prepares hi* laud well nud plant*
^ the first of March. He mixes lut, cow,
- stable manure and eottm seiol iti equ-il
proportion and ha* a handful of tni*
compo-t (Implied at planting time »*
near the. corn-a* possHile, witho it
tou-hlng the grain. He" aNo gives
about a hundred pound* of conimeicial
fertilizer to the acre. The vrop is
worked rapidly, plowed every two
weeks and|)iu*MC,(J all the time. This
ycarwm' dry enough P> grind in
J ulr.
We will be glad to Itoar from other!
* farmer friend* a* to corn and other ear-! .
ly crop* that will liejp to meet tl c short ,
yield of this unfortunate ytar.
The Ashland Correspondent of thf
II irtsvillc Messenger writes;
T'lwi fvmp.rs of ^his section have a
union club in which they pledge them-
*elve* to share equally (a •cording to
tlie ainouut of stock they own) the loss
of their.neighbor every time thev lose a
luir*e or mitle This club i* controlled
by officers and each member is honor-
bound to iihare hi* part of every lo*s in
the club, if he fail* to satisfy the loser
within :10 days after bid g notified of
I take him down, in his weak and hell*
less state tlieitp was but one thing to do.
and tiiat was to get a shelter ready and,
take the Itest care of him jatssible. 1
found a sheltered spot and in a day and
such Ip**, the bf-law* require that his
nayne be dropped.
*—— AtEOgcneifl tftgrt. ——
Say, Mack, have you beam about how
the Judge got awav with our hlietifl ?
You see, cousin William wa«a walking
down street h smoking of hi* com colt
•^Jdpe, and smoko a rolling out like a *ar
1 Ntiln, when he tiiet hi* Honor a cuniing
“Well, Judge,” said the .Siteriff;
I MOISTENED HIS UPS.
a half had knocked together a pretty
comfortable shanty. Then I gathered a
great heap of fireyood and Was as ready
aa I could he for a change of wnatW
For some days Tom neither, grew better
nor w^rso. When I IhiRisted on it, he
would take a bit of rabbit sonp, bnt his
appetite was gone, and he lay fdr the
most part in a deep stupor, aeither
•{Making nor moving.
For three years we had knocked about
] “Here Tam, old fellow. E)o yon feel
better?" .«
1 “I'm most gone, Sami And it's
, Christmas day, ain't it?" . ,
“Yes," I answered, greatly surprised
< that he had kept the njn of time so ac
curately. “But yon are not going, Tom;
you are bettert" . .
“Christmas -day in the old Home,
Sam!" he went on. , ‘IHs years since 1
was there.. They'll, remember me and
speak of me, though—father and me!
-Father’s grave is there, near the' old
,botne. Mine they will, never see!”
"But Tom, Tom. you are better. You
will get welH" 1 cried, n* 1 lighted a
candle and bent over him to lift his
hoad.V ~—; ,
“No, Sam. I’ve been dreatning,
dreaming of my motlier and sister—of
father—of the old home—of— Uood-
by, Sami I know you dug tho grave
days ago! Mark it. Sam. Mark it so
that mother may know it if she ever—
Mol her! Moth"
And it was all over with poor Tom
1 sat beside him till the day came, the
day of prayer and feasting and rejoic
ing among millions, and then I wrapjted
him in his blankets and carried him ont
nnd gave him burial nnd ntteml the
prayer which 1 knew was on his moth
er’s lips, and sited the tears which 1 felt
were welling np as *he thonght of the
absent one. He asked me to marlt his
grave: I did so, and then I waited for
weeks before I could get down into the
valley. The next summer when the
snow had melted away from the moun
tains I went kick to the lonely shanty
with laborers enough to develop the
Jftinfl -Wliieh ira enlle<1 -rwH Man *
FT'twixt the moon
llKht and tlie tire ,
In w interevcnlmoi 1
lone ntpi,
\Ylial chost* I rnls- I
ed at your do- ,
sire -— |
To m a k o y oitr
lea pint; hlnod
run slow!
How old- how Rfa ve,
li o w wise, ‘ wo
growl
« What Christmas chost can make ns chilY
Eave these that troop in mournful row*-
The gliosts tvo ali can false at will?
The beasts can talk In barn and hrye
On (’hrlstmas eve, bid legends know.
As one by one the years retire,
Wc men fall silent then, I trow—
Sv.eh siglits has memory to show,
Huch voices from thediMance thrill.
Ah, me! they come with CUrDtinasauow-
Tk;,alu>*t* we all ran raise at will.
Oh. rirtlil?eror the rilltSti^holr, ‘
Your carols on tlie midnight throw!
Oh. bright across the mist and mire, ,
■ Ve rndHyi hearts of Christmas glow! '
Beat back tlie shades, brat down the woe.
Renew the strength of moral will;
Be welcome, all. to rome or go—
Tlie ghosts we all ran raise at wilL
Friend, surstim rorda. soon or slow.
Wo part, like guests who’ve joyed their
dll;
Forget them not, nor mourn them *o-
The ghosts w« atiran raise nt wttt!
—Andrew laing.
3s
CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY.
Week Of Sureesslve Feasfk nnd RolRek-
lug Festivities.
Christmas in Germany is not limited
to one day, bnt extend* over n week of!
successive feasts and festivities. The
family gatherings are usually very large i
and the merriment correipondhtgly i ‘fVi" t -*" •
4 ’ and the clerk. learning the
great. The observances are usually in-1
angurated on Christmas evo with a sup-,
per.
The tree, which is comparatively
small, is placed in tlie center of the ta
ble, whore it stands until after tho Now
Year, retaining its tinsel decorations.
The gifts are not suspended from tho
tree, bnt are placed in parcels about it
and under the table. Tlie presents uro
distributed amid great hilarity by an ol
der abn or Im4her, wbn makes up ,.as a
jovial 8t: Nicholas. Tho childrep, Jiko
childjen everywhere, enjoy their toys,
which are less expensive ayd more prac
tical than ours, .and Lhcir elders rejoico
in additions to their jicrsonal wardrobes
and household belongings.
The supper is a eoinparativrly ^plnin
one. Tito tabic is set forth with backvret,
meat or sausage, herring salad, French
cake or German tart and light l* er or
wine. After healths Ijave l*een drunk
and songs nnd choruses sultg, tlie final
ceremony is to lad every one “Frocltliche
Weilinacht," and the (tarty disperses.
The Christmas dinner is ou a morb elab
orate scale. Tin* piece de resistance con--
sists of roast goose, the national dish, it
is stuffed with apples or chestnuts and
preceded by a soup and accompauied by
pot of paint off the window sill, from,
which- point it whirled through the chilly
ashen air - KBd deposited about three-
quarters of its contents npon the colo
nel.
The latter was as red with rage as he
was with (taint when he flew hito and
through the main entrance of that hotel
and presented himself at the office.
“Sir!" exclaimed the colonel in a tow
ering rage. “What kind of treatment do
yon call this, sir?"
“Pretty rough,” replied the clerk, not
knowing exactly what to say, because he
I was ignorant of the accident that had
, just happened.
} “I nm gb«d,” rdnred the colonel, with
! beautiful irony, "tiiat yon are at least
, kind enough to assume an attitude of
• sympathy, but J am here, sir, to demand
satisfaction for (lainages. As I was pass
! ing, sir, 9110 '-pf your (winters, sir. upset
a pot of ’ml paint upon me, sir!"
Here the colonel pan Hod for breath,
cause of Li*
trouble, became very profuse in his,
apologies.
“I tun sorry it hap(>onod, sir, very
sorry. But you should not be so unrea
• rnniTY norc 11 treatment.
sonablens to blame tlie establishment for
what was the fault of‘a painter cm-
ploved by it."
“You should employ only painters u bo
understand their btisipes*; nir!” roared
Trade in Christmas trees.
We now require a million or two of
yonng evergreens for Christmas trees,
and these, too, are cut and stored away
in good time, tlie chiqqters often going
into the woods soon alter the 1st of No
vember. A fall of snow in November or
fteeembor greatly increases the difficulty,
because the.snow is apt to melt and
rceze, rend, lug the branches too bnt- L< l n y mayconsistof two dishes beside fruit, we will liny you a new suit if necessary,
tie for transportation. .The woodmen a pawing and a(.fel kmpfen. This will ! “Ynu cannot get mtt of it m, any *nch
(>e*4vaps l>e (if rice stowed until tender-in basis ns that. sir. I am gbing to make
milk, amC then blended while hot with an example of yon, sir, and inside of 24
firm chopped an(jjWrfred beef suet,-raisins hoars, too, sir!" And having made this
nnd eggs, -.•bites and yolks Itoth well threat the colonel. bustled out of th®
kartoffel (potatoes), blutnenkbli] (enuli- jhe colonel in u fine freuzji, “and I will
flower?or rusenkrant (Brussels sprouts) teach you that (taint cannot bo poured
and saucrknmt.tbq latter C(K>tieil and sett- upon 1119 with impunity, sir!"
eoned, and n cfvnjtote of (tltiths or other “We are willhig." s;tid the clerk, "to
fruit cooked with vincgiir,, sugar and do'what is right in the matter. We will
s;>iees. The dessert H(*tu so inijHtrtaiit a pay for having your clottnng cleaned, or
therefore like to get their work forward
and pile thc ; r trees in the woods along
side the road, where they will keep fresh
and given for six weeks.
The large... market for Christmas trees
is Philadelphia, whence they are dis
tributed to rll (tarts of the country with
in 1,WO miles. The woodmen get from
fC to $8 a hundred for their trees, which
sell in the cities at prices ranging from
00 cents to
As for Christmas presents, they give
employment to many inqiorhint trades,
the work upon Which is coutimions from
the first of January to the last of De
cember. Some knowing grandmothers
and ingenions aunts, to say nothing of
pncles and grandfathers, are on the look
out all the yearifpr Christmas surprises,
which they hide away in unfathomable
recesses, sometimes forgotten by them
selves.
WHEN MEN OPEN THEIR HEARTS.
There is nothing more effective or oft
quoted than those lines from the “Chris’!;,,
mas Carol" of Charles Dickens; "There!
are many things from winch > f might !
have derived good, by which 1 have not
profited, J dare say." returned Scrooge’s
nephew, “Christmas among the rest j
But 1 am sure I have always thought of !
Christinas when it has come round— |
apart from tlte veneration-due tails sa- 1
cred name and origip, if anything lie- 1
longing to it can De apart from that—as
a good time; a kind, forgiving, eharita- .
ble. pleasant time; tlte onTy tiihe I know' 1
of in the long calendar of tlie vear when
beaten. This is a sort of German plain
padding, for it is boiled in a cloth or
mold and served with hot and sweet
wine sane®.
These feasts are renewed everyday
until the inception of the New Year, and
then whoev er yon meet, wherever yon
are. the grectili 4 ? i* passed, "Prosit Ncn-
jahr" (Illtppy New Year), and thcChrlst-
mas season comes to nn end. *
SUITABLE GIFTS, i
building and np the street.
U(*>n Hie following day the colonel
sent his legal representativu to talk the
matter over and see if It could not lx; ad
justed to t<is satisfaction without the
worry and expense of a legal contest.
It hapi>ened that the hotel s attorney
was present when tlie colonel’s legal
fltorur amvcd, and theTWtfier said:
a, “We are perfectly willing to do the
fair thing by Colonel Smith. We admit
that the cojonel’n clothing was mined
through the negligence of one of our em
ployees, and we are willing to pay fpr^t.
We will give him a sufficient sum to
*T0 CWTUSTMA9 OtVEWS.
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liiEgettlvn* M to Appmprlato dolldaf
' “q 1’1-mom to.
The gift which harmonizes with it* fn-
ture surroundings ntMl just fits in a va
cant *(>ot is the one which is most rai
ned. The same rule applies to article*
of dress. To the yonng brunette, who®®
evening gowns are generally pink or
crimson, tlie pale bine fan, although
lovely In itself, would not be a* service
able as a plainer one which slteconld n*e
with her existing wardrobe. Before you
embroider the deities or centerpiece® for
the housewife’* table consider the color
of In r china and tty to bring yonr wurle
into affinity with iter possessions.
The friend* in mourning nnd the in
valid appr ciate the thoughtfulness which
adapts the gift to their saddened lire*.
The liook. with it* coin fori ing message;
the potted palm to brighten thedarkened
room, tlie soft knitted shawl or slipper®
—in faci. anythingtbatwidmee*eonsid-
cralioti for their feelings, and does not
jar by incongruity, is priceless.
It is astonishing to note how much, i*
frittered away on |teriahal>le trifle* when
the Christum* gift, of all others, should
be something enduring,. The elaborate
C.lfd and beriliboned booklet are prac
tically- useless, aside from the remem
brance which prompts their giving. Al
most every one has a collection of satin
hand painted vanities, lovely to look at,
bnt the care of which is the despair of
both mistress and maid. But some say:
“Other tiling* are beyond my means. 1
Cannot afford to give snlwtantial pres
ents.” It in a fact that the shop*, espe
cially during the hot months, arc filled
with at least three articles which delight
tlie heart* of liomemokcrs the world
over, and which inany Young girl* lor®
to collect against the wedding day.
What are they, pray? Dainty individual
coff<*> cups, harlequin spoon* and single
platen, suitable for the serving of frnits,
cream or naiad.
Co-oi>erntii)ii in a l»oon to the average
purse. If tholiiH-mbcrs of the family or
a set of friends accustomed to exchang®
gifts unite theit; finances, they can give “
one liandsome article in the (dace of sev
eral makeshifts.
Good taste discriminates between the
needs of country and town and doe* not
send an ojtera glass or party bag to th*
farmhoubc. Neither does it give the boy
a book which lie ought to like, but tries
to select one to complete bis favorite ee
rie*. Children’* stockings are sometime*
filled from the standpoint of maturity.
Utility nnd not suitability govern* the
choice of their content*. There has been
many n disappointed, sorrowful heart on
Christman morning because the power*
that be, forgetting their own childhood,
had entered to the tastes of those of 40
instead of to those of 4. •
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Don’Cbe too .particular about giving^p nrchase , limw i f a nt}W f(rtit of ''straitened one l.an si^ln
useful t linstmas (.resents, riotwitli.stnnd- How does |:i<) strike vou - ' /' Tensive gift. “If 1 only
mg that hosts of practical indfvidtial*, j .. Sn( . h u |)r0 M W jtioii xvonld tmt^strifce this gift c(^t!" No field
itust I go back and. get my swordiq 5 . • TliY Silver State together in hopes of a
'No hi* Honor replied “we wi 1 tli»-
pe.n«c with the *wr.rd,” and after look.-
ing at cousin William for a while bo
said, “and Sheriff, we will dispense
With that pipe, Km.” “YVell,” said thg
Sheriff, a* ha hit hi* pipe a swlpebm hi*
find." It had been a hard life and a
rough one. We were more often hun
gry than not. and- up to the time of
Tom'* illness we had found nothing of
any eohsequenco, but now—well, if in
dications amounted to anything, we had
hoot heel, “alt right. Judge, 'backer is “ u ‘ T V . tey ’ 1
’bout out, any way.”—Monitor. i * k 1 8nd our tens of t ^ 0U8a “‘ i « ! (ready
Find," and Jtcfore another Christmas
day Itis mother nat by bis grave while I
told her the-story of his illness and how
| her name .had been tlte last on his lips
on that dark Christmas morning when
his sool went out into the great unknown
f, 7.
Mr*. Brown—Tbnt’s a nice turkey, bnt
I expected yon’d have brought some
thing to wash it Mown with.
Brown—My dear, that's a-raffle tur
key, and *bo'» been washed down al-
men and women seeni by one consent to
open their slint np hearts freely and to
think of people below them, as if they
really were fellow passengers to the
grave, and not another race of crAfiturea
bound on other journeys.. And there
fore, uncle, though it has never put a
scrap of gold or silver. in my pocket. I
believe that it has done mo good and
will do me good, and I any, God bless ill"
' QRI&1N- OF CAROLS.
especially those of a philanthropic turn
of mind, are forever advising ju.t.to
the contrary. Of course where extreme
poverty is in question, wlsen the very
necessities of life are lacking, a ton of
coal or a basket of provisions is doubt
less a more agitable gift thanjvonld be
a sftken table cover or an embroidered
scarf; but, barring such extreme cases,
the greatest degree of benefit and happi
ness experienced, by the exchau,
gifts at the season of "good will to.
does not, as a rule, result from those of
a strictly useful nature. After all, men
and women are only hoys and gi is
grown tall; and, pray. Avhat healthy 1 y
or girl would prefer a i»air of boots to a
Toy pistol or a^pair of skates. a doll or a
box of candy, as his or her annual, con
tribution from Santa Claus?
proposition wonld not'
the colonel at all." replied Jlrt- friend r.f-
the ex-warrior. ‘"It i* notthe amount
of money involved m fLis tiling rh.it is J!
making biin n;i4crabfe."
“Then what is it?" asked the hotel’s at
torney. /-<
* “It’s hts feelings." replied tlie other
lawyer; "Ip* fecliiigs. You kt<Aw lie l«-
Ipngs 49 out of tDcuftKarirawd pTtVtidriif
• ■ of all the old Virginiii fnmilie*. and lie
ge of jg ^ haughty and hy(ieraensitirtf ns any
men \
On the principle Of like attracting like,
the most valuable gift too often finds it*
way "to the otto who needs it least, lu
some cases good judgment dictates the
giving of money a* the kindest thing to
dm done. How often some poverty
sighed over the ex
ited the money
affords a wider
opimriujiity for the exercise of coimnon
.setfso Mian Christmas giving. Women,
by exercising judgment, not only lienefik
tbemHelves, but arc a positive blessing
in tie ir example to tlie entire sex. and
yulctide of 11*98 will be a happy one in
deed if common sense is more employed
in Christmas gifts.—A. L. Fleming.
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The singit.g of carols on Christmas
eye and Christmas day is of mediteval
origin. A carol sltould be simple and
melodious. There are many fine speci
mens of them, bnt most of them age not
fine. Here is the first verse of a favorite
and ancient and famons one;
God rest you. merry gentlemen;
<«t nothing; yottdismay,
. For Jesus Christ, our Saviour,
Was horn upon this day
To savs Us all front satao’s power, s v
When m * had rone astray.
Oh, tidlngr* <>f comfort and Joy,
For Jesu* Christ, our Saviour,
Was burn onCbristmos day.
AV
BELIEF IN SANTA CLAUS.
“The belief in Santa Claus gave me
years of unqualified satisfaction." says
Mrs. Burton Harrison. “Whether it was
actnally swallows in the chimney top or
flying squirrels gamboling n(*)n our
eaves. I bel.eved sundry tioises of the
night to be the pawing .of tiny chargers
on the roof. When recently I asked a
sitiall person of 8 whetli(-FTe 'st7n' l>e-
lieved in dfeiita (Tans and he answered
mein witheringgood English. ‘I never be
lieved in Sant® LTans:.lji)wars tliougl
it was (>arents.' 1 felt quenched and de
jected beyond reason."
“May good digestion wait on appetite.-
and health on both." i* a good motto for
your Christmas dinner. In this connec
tion it should be remembered tiiat noth
ing so promotes digestion as a cheerful
iaart soul a clear conscience.
ON CHRISTMAS MOANING. ,
other l»earcr of his name. His foel-_
ings have liocn deeply wounded, and
they can ne ver be healed by the (trice of
a suit of doth«s."
“It is pretty hard to ask ns to pay Mr
his feelings,” said the hotel’s |f4(>rney.
with a smile, "because I do not see how
we can appraise them in order to reach
an inte.lhgent idea of their monetary
value.”
“ And then.” broke in the other lawyer,
“hs i* living tviu » matatm aunt • auo a
CHRISTMAS TOYS. ; '
In no respect is the extravagance of
modem t;i*te nud the progrew of me
chanical genius better exemplified than
in the children’s toys of the present. The
skill of inventor* and manufacturer*
has been exr-rt( d to the utmost to bring
out novelties iti Christmas plaything*,
and the result this year is more attract
ive than ever liefore. Many of thee®
toy* are of considerable practical value,
and some of them sell for from $8 to
$100. . At the same time toys tiiat far
surpass tho playthings of other day*
may l>e purchased for comparatively in
significant price*. Tlte industry of toy-
making began at Nuremberg in the fif
teenth century. At tirosent P*riA ia the
headquarters foj the manufacture of
toy*, although TSermany divides the
honors with the French metropoUaia
amny-TCSpH-t*. Ill Mii* cnnntry many
large factories are devoted to this in
dustry in New York, Philadelphia and
Boston.
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Bark to iBothrr’ii pumpkin pies,
Apple Miner ami wfMrr Mew*.
From the city <-«um lUe W>y»
Ami feruvt ail Kreac-k 1
Speeches st Christmas
be at ufffcd v, ;th chestnut /
■snal