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I I'i / ' Christmas in the country forty years
1 of / / nS ° "vvas a different affair from what
| i ir is now. I never think of Christmas
| | l' ' ia ttioss days without thinking of a
it 1 i lovely winter day , bright will sun-
Ij I shine , and snow everywhere ; larga
IjiB I drifts , through which the horses fioun-
| 11 tiered as they drew the stout sled , on [
? | which was the wagon-bed filled with
| J J / hay. and covered with blankets and
1 11 Imffalo-robes , where we cuddled down ,
ii P as we rode merrily away to spend
B | i Christmas at grandpa's. We could
| | hardly wait till the horses stopped , so
fe eager were we to wish grandpa a mer-
1 111 Tj ' Christmas ; but he was generally
I Hi ahead of us with his greeting of
I "Christmas gift. " That entitled him
II to a present instead of us ; but a kiss
Ij II all around was usually the way we paid
B 1 off our indebtedness , while some strip-
R j ed sticks of peppermint candy , laid up
| ! | | for the occasion , were given us. Our
| | | | aunts , uncles and cousins came next
| | I for their share of good wishes and
$ j' ' I merry jokes.
11 n A bright fire burned in the fireplacs ,
Ii I "and there , suspended by a stout string
| | i ' from the ceiling , was a great turkey
i'i ' j packed full of dressing , and sending i
hi I forth a most delicious odor as it turned I
round and round , gradually browning
Ii | before the fire , the juice dripping into
l | ' a great pan on the brick hearth ; and
if from this pan grandma occasionally
H dipped the juice with a huge iron spoon
II and poured it over the crisp sides of
| I the turkey. Other preparations were
g | going on meanwhile in the kitchen ,
III where a cooking stove held the place
If of honor , as cooking-stoves were very
jg rare in those days. The neighbors had
B come miles to see it , and express their
ft fears as to the probability of its "blow-
rf ing up. " This cook-stove , however ,
was not equal to cooking such a large
turkey in its small oven. A coffee-
B boiler sent out an odor of coffee strong
B I A BRIGHT FIRE BURNED.
H ' and fragrant , while a long table cover-
H ed with snowy linen ( the work of
H H grandma's own hands ) stood at the far-
HB ther end of the long kitchen.
El ! As soon as the turkey was pro-
BB jiounced done and the gravy made in
| Rflj the dripping-pan , the chairs were plac-
Kff'ed near the table and we were called
HK \ to dinner. No one was left to wait ,
Bfl i and such a merry time : After grandpa
S I .bad asked a blessing on the food , he
Bfl : | jcarved the turkey and supplied our
& | , waiting plates bountifully with any
Hflfjlf ( piece we wished , together with all
_ _ _ l _ _ manner of good things in the way of
HjSf vegetables. A rice pudding with plen-
HKlJj ty of raisins , pumpkin pies and rosy-
Bsfj checked apples served for dessert , and
HRSi our only sorrow was that we could eat
H ko little. After dinner we children
Hal * played games in the kitchen , around
BH the fireplace that was used when there
| HH | was no fire in the cook stove. Here
_ f _ _ wc popped corn , cracked nuts , told
JJhH fairy stories and played blind-man's
lljSI buff while the older ones "visited" in
jlK | _ the "keepin'room" until the time came
- * ! _ _ _ _ lo return home.
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Hn BIszley "You must dislike Newcorab
| H9 very much. " Grizzly "I hate him as
H illercely as n barber hates a bald headed
HB § * uau friUi a lull beard. " Truth.
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The Childlike Mind.
Christmas is not only the mile mark
of another year moving us to thought
of self-examination , it is a season , from
all its associations , wtiether domestic
or religious , suggesting thoughts of
joy. A man dissatisfied with his en
deavors is a man tempted to sadness.
And in the midst of the winter , when
his life runs lowest and he is remind
ed of the empty chairs of his beloved ,
it is well he should bo condemned to
this fashion of the smiling face. Noble
disappointment , noble self-denial are
not lo be admired , not even lo be par
doned , if they bring bitterness. It is
one thing to enter the Kingdom of
HeaA'cn maim ; another to maim your
self and stay without. And the King
dom of Heaven is like the child-like ,
of those who are easy to please , who
love and who give pleasure. Mighty
men of their hands , the smiters and
the builders and the judges , have lived
long and done sternly , and yet pre
served this lovely character ; and
among our carpet interests and two
penny concerns , the shame were in
delible if we should lose it. From a
Christmas Sermon by Robert Louis
Stevenson.
isra S WiK !
From every spire on * Christmas eve ,
The Christmas bells ring clearly out
Their message of good will and peace ,
With many a call and silver shout.
For faithful hearts , the angels' song
Still echoes in the frosty air ,
And by the altar low they bow
In adoration and in prayer.
A thousand blessed mem'ries throng ,
The stars are holy signs to them ,
And from the eyes of every child
Looks forth the Babe of Bethlehem.
But there arc others , not like these ,
Whose brows are sad , whose hopes
are crossed ,
To whom the season brings no cheer ,
And life's most gracious charm ia
lost.
To whom that story , old and sweet.
Is but a fable at the best ;
The Christmas music mocks their ears ,
And life has naught of joy or rest.
Oh ! for an angel's voice to pierce
The clouds of grief that o'er them
rise ,
The mists of doubt and unbelief
That veil the blue of Christmas skies.
That they , at last , may see the light
Which shines from Bethlehem and
unfolds
For Christ the treasures of their hearts
Richer than spicery or gold.
Hope of the ages , draw Thou near ,
Till all the earth shall own Thy sway ,
And when Thou reign'st in every heart ,
It will indeed , be Christmas day.
Eleanor A. Hunter.
The King Smiled.
King Rooster "Redcomb ! "
Redcomb "Yes , sire. "
K. R. "What is the cause of this un
usual excitement in the court ? "
I H. " 'Tis the preparations for the
usual Christmas feast , sire. "
K. R "The annual feast ? "
R. "Yes , sire. "
K. R. ( anxiously ) "Are we in any
immediate danger ? "
R. "No , sire. It is only the females
and young males. "
K. R. "And those 'up-to-date' hen3
who have been the pest of the court
lately with their attempts to imitate
me , are they included ? "
R. "All , sire. "
K. R "Excellent ! Perhaps this
may serve to teach them that they only
deceive themselves by their egotism ;
that no matter how loud they crow , the
world still regards them as hens. " 0.
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Reliable Data About Cnllfornln.
An American geography printed iu
1S12 contains this interesting informa
tion : "California is a wild and almost
unknown land , covered throughout the
year by dense fogs , as damp as they
are unhealthy. On the northern shores
live anthropophagi and in the interior
are active volcanoes and vast plains of
shifting saow , which sometimes shoot
up columns to inconceivable heights. "
The book adds that some of these
statements would seem incredible were
they not so well authenticated by trust
worthy travelers.
OLD TIME CUSTOMS.
By Winona Butler.
There is no brighter fact in history
than Christmas. The golden thread of
its influence can be traced through
nearly nineteen centuries. On the first
Christmas morning the angels sang :
"Peace on earth , good will to men. "
The glad refrain has been repealed
each Christmas season in every Chris
tian land , though the character of the
music varies gmatly.
Our ancestors were in the habit of
forming companies which went from
house to house , singing Christmas
carols in the streets. These beautiful
carols would break the sf.illne.ss of the
winter night or early Christmas morn
ing , making a most delightful begin
ning to the merry day.
But these holy jubilees had as rivals
the mingling instruments of those
wandering spirits of harmony the
"Waits. " One author writes : "Many
and many a time have we been
awakened by the melody of the Waits ,
and have lain and listened lo their
wild music , its solemn swells and 'dy
ing falls , ' kept musical by the distance
and made holy by the lime , till v/e
could have fancied that the morning
stars were again singing as of old they
'sang together for joy , ' and that the
pounds of their far anthem came float
ing to the earth. "
The German children probably be
lieve more firmly in Kriss Kringle , or
Santa Claus , than do the children of
liny other nation. Germany is the birth
place of Kriss Kringle , and the won
derland of fable and poetry. German
children are taught to love the
Christ-child. In many parts of the
country it is the custom , on the morn
ing before Christmas , to let a figure
representing the Christ-child wave
past the window of the room where the
little ones sleep. Half awake only , in
the gray of the morning they see this I
little child-figure flit dimly past , and
they go to sleep again in the blissful
consciousness that the Christ-child has
not forgotten them , and that they will :
have an abundance of presents around :
the tree in the evening.
A beautiful custom in Norway and i
Sweden is the Christmas feeding of 1
birds. Bunches of oats are placed en 1
the roofs of houses , on fencc-s and i
S Alone , alone in the crowded street ,
Ui Alone on New Year's night ,
Q Barefoot and wet with the blind-
3 ing sleet ,
1 Pale 'neath the red lamplight.
* A little match girl through the
131 crowd
jj Raises a feeble cry
Hbi While the New Year bells are
} $ chiming loud ,
* j "Matches ! Oh , will you buy ? "
V
$ Gay , bright-eyed , smiling children
31 pass ;
j The } * laugh and sing and dance
* j and run
* They all have happy homes ; alas !
2j But this heroine has none !
' Alone , alone in the busy street
$ j She cowers on a doorstep nigh
i While the New Year bells arc
j chiming sweet ,
W Still pleading , "Will you buy ? "
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trees. Cartloads of sheaves are
brought into town for this purpose , and
both rich and poor buy and place them
everywhere. The sentiment is that a
man must be very poor indeed if he
cannot spare a farthing to feed the lit
tle birds on Christmas day. In many of
the valleys and mountain dales of the
countries watch is kept during the
whole of the night , and all are merry ;
candles are kept burning at the windows
dews , and the people flock to church at
four o'clock in the morning , each car
rying a torch.
In some districts , immediately after
the service , everyone hurries from
church , either on foot or in sleighs , for
there is an old saying that he who gets
home first will have his crop-first har
vested. At this holiday season the
peasants dance on straw , and the peas
ant girls throw straws at the timbered
roof of the hall , and for every one that
sticks in a crack a lover will come
courting during the year.
In old English times , at the close of
the church services it was customary
for the clerk in loud and emphatic
tones to wish all the congregation a
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year. In those good old times an Eng
lish gentleman would throw open his
hall at daybreak to all his tenants and
neighbors. Beer , blackjacks , toast and
cheese were plentiful. The great sau
sage must be boiled by sunrise , or else
two young men must take the cook by
the arms and run her around the mar
ket place till she is ashamed of her
laziness.
The "Yule log" is a great log of
wood , sometimes the root of a tree ,
brought into the house with great
ceremony on Christmas Eve , laid in
the fireplace and lighted with the brand
of last year's log. While it lasted
there was great drinking , singing and
telling of tales. Sometimes it was ac
companied by Christmas candles , but
in the cottages the only light was from
the ruddy blaze of the great wood fire.
The Yule log was to burn all night ; if ;
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it went out , it was considered a sign of
ill-luck.
The Christmas dinner was the ccn-
Cwl feature of all the gay festivities.
The table was literally loaded with
goofl cheer. The boar'3 head held the
place of honor and was a lordly affair , "
brought in by the butler , attended by
a servant on either side with a largo ;
wax light. The head was carried on a ,
silver dish , the tusks piercing bright-i
red apples , while between them an
orange was laid , the whole graced with ;
an abundance of sauce. When this , . '
"the rarest dish in all the land , " was
placed at the head of the table , one of
the company sang a carol suited to the *
great occasion.
The Christmas peacocks were also ,
gorgeous , the bird being Hayed , roast
ed and then sewed up again In all the
splendor of its brilliant feathers , a
piece of cotton saturated with spirits
being placed within the gilded beak
to burn while the carver was at work.
Still more curious was the ancient
peacock pie , the bird being covered by
the crust , save that on one side appear
ed his plumed crest , while from the
other side protruded the gorgeous ,
spreading tail.
Mince pies were called Christmas or
December pies , as the old rhyme
went
"Treason's in a December pie
And death within the pot. "
They date back to 159U.
The classical plum pudding must be
added to the list of good things ,
though , sad to relate , it was really
plum porridge , and not pudding , as
wc have always believed.
An old poem says
"And those that hardly all the year
Had bread to eat or clothes to wear ,
Will have both clothes and dainty fare ,
And all the day be merry. "
The leader of all the merry-making
was called the Lord of Misrule or Ab
bott of Unreason. The wardrobes at
halls and manor houses were often laid
under contribution to furnish fantas
tic < disguises.
Snap Dragon was one of the favorite
sports. Raisins were placed in a large
shallow dish and brandy poured over
the fruit and ignited. The lights in
the room were extinguished , and in
the weird glare the players attempted
to pick the raisins out of the flaming
dish :
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And still , as faster falls the sleet , # v
More piteous grows the cry to
While the New Year bells are .
chiming sweet , j *
"Oh , will you will you buy ? " &
No more alone in the moonrise (
gray , &
With face so wan and white :
The little match girl has gone jft
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To a happy home tonight ; W
For an angel came through the |
crowded street , 5ft
Hushing the tempest wild , !
While the New Year bells chimed ' 5ft
loud and sweet , -
And bore away the child ! to
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| "Here he comes with flaming bowl
Doesn't he mean to take his toll ?
Snip , snap dragon.
Take care you don't take too much ,
Be not greedy in your clutch ,
Snip , snap dragon. "
But in 1G52 , the question of Christ
mas was brought up in parliament.
They decided it was not in harmony
with the scriptures ; pronounced it
"anti-Christmasso" and abolished ft.
So the jolly Lord of Misrule became an
outlaw , and the old picturesque Christ
mas faded away with the severity of
the Puritan atmosphere ; but with the
nineteenth century came a revival.
The new Christmas was merry , but
quieter. What it lost in noise and
frolic , it made up in cheerfulness and
good will ; and now , remembering the
message of that first Christmas morn
ing , we hail the merry Christmas day
with
"Peace on earth ,
Good will to men. "
Gifts for Women ami aicn.
"Women's wants , if measured by
their belongings , would seem to be
almost innumerable , and of a kind
which require constant renewing and
replacing , " writes Frances E. Lanigan
telling of appropriate Christmas gifts
for women and for men. "Woman's
interests and occupations require a
greater number of small things for
their equipment than do those of men ,
and Christmas gifts for them are ,
therefore , more easily prepared , wo
men's belongings have the further ad
vantage of being useful as well as
beautiful. Men are always pleased
with simple gifts , and are usually em
barrassed when presented with expen
sive articles of any sort. The value
to them of a gift is , as it should be
with all persons , in proportion to its
simplicity and usefulness and out of
proportion to its cost. "
Life's a short summer ; man a flower.
Dr. Johnson.
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< iks " ? Heart , what joyous
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Hast thou filled sad places
With love's carolling ?
Christmas bells are ringing ,
Heart , what gift of thine
Marks the day's sweet meaning
Purposes divine ?
How dost tell the story
Of the heavenly birth
With its streaming glory
Filling all the earth ?
Christmas bells are ringing.
Ringing joyfully ,
Heart , a holy helper
Thou thyself must be ;
Thou must follow , follow
Him who is the way
Be love's advent angel
Bringing Christmas Day.
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LEGEND OF THE MAGI
The legend of the Wise Men of the
East , or as they are styled in the ori
ginal Greek , "the three Magi , " became ,
.under . monkish influence , one of the
most popular during the middle ages.
The Scripture nowhere informs us that
these individuals were kings , or their
number restricted to three. The legend
converts the magi into kings.glves their
names and a minute account of their
stature and the nature of their
gifts. Melchior , we are thus told , was
king of Nubie , the smallest man of the
triad , and he gave the Savior a gift
of gold. Balthazar was king of Chal-
dea , and he offered incense ; he was a
man of ordinary stature. But the third ,
Jasper , king of Tarshish , was of high
stature , "a black Ethiope , " and he gave
myrrh. All came with "many rich or
naments belonging to king's array , " and
with a multitude of people to do homage
age to the Savior , then a little child 13
days old. "
The barbaric pomp involved in this
legend made it a favorite with artists
during the middle ages. The picture of
"The Offering of the Magi , " which we
publish , is from a circular plate of sil
ver chased in high relief and partly
gilt , which is supposed to have formed
the center of a morse or large brooch ,
used to fasten the decorated cope of an i
ecclesiastic in the latter part of the
fourteenth century.
The Empress Helena , mother of Constantine -
stantine the Great , found what she con
sidered the burial place of the three
kings , and their remains were removed
to Constantinople and interred in the
church of St. Sophia. Later they wsire
removed to the Cathedral of Milan , and
in the twelfth century to Cologne.where
they still lie , in a magnificent reliquary ,
enriched with gems and enamels. These
relifes are enveloped in velvet and dec- |
OFFERING OF THE MAGIS.
orated with embroidery and jewels , so
that only the upger part of each skull is
seen.
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
One of the greatest blessings that
Christmastide brings to us is the
Christmas spirit the fulfilment to the
letter of the Christian law embodied
in the Golden Rule.
This is not invariably the case , but
it is fortunately the rule in a great
number of cases. For a little while
a month during the Christmas season ,
we are turned away from all spirit of
avarice and selfishness. From the tiny
toddler , who has for the first time be
gun to realize her responsibilities as a
member of the family , to the grand
mother in her snowy kerchief and cap ,
we are all plotting and planning for
others. Going to the greatest pains to
conceal all our doings in order that our
gifts may be genuine surprises.
If we are members of Chri3tian
churches , we have the poor with us
at this season , as at no other. We think
out their needs. It has been the rule in
Christian churches of late years to de
vote the offerings of the Christmas fee
to the mission school. Loving bands of
King's Daughters go about and gather
ail manner of gifts for those who are
less fortunate , for those to whom
Christmas otherwise brings only empty
larders and threadbare clothing. The
most sordid among us , like Old Scrooge ,
is sure finally to have an awakening of
his better nature , to find a drawing
at his heart strings more powerful than
the tight drawn strings of the money
bags ,
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nimoyaneo at being besieged by ngentB , i $ / H
reporters , and curiosity seekers. She * _ H
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that I dreaded to see a stranger up- H
preach wilh an air of business. The * M
other day I was just starting out for a M
drive when I noticed the usual Strang- H
cr hurrying on. Putting my head out of' H
the carriage I said , in a petulant and H
weary tone : 'Do you want to sec me ? ' H
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Des Moines , Dec. 15 , ' 97. Six ( C ) applications - H
plications prepared in our office and H
filed and prosecuted by us in the U. H
S. Patent Ofiice at Washington , have M
been allowed to Iowa inventions ( but H
not yet issued ) as follows : To O. A. j H
Rogers , of West Union , for a duplex M
stay for buck-saw. To It. G. Rider. / H
of Mt. Ayr , for a nut lock specially H
adapted for railway rail joints , and for H
bolts in bridges. A double elbow H
shaped key is used and is concealed H
and protected when its inner end engages - H
gages and locks the nut. To J. R- H
Bradcn , of Rowan , for a tree-protect- H
or , made of woven wire adapted to bo H
adjusted to trees varying in diameter H
and dctachably fastened and provided H
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with a top of bibulous material to bo H
saturated with tar or other adhesive H
matter. To II. R. Gregory and R. H. H
Ratton of Prescott for nn adjustable j H
straw stacker and threshing machlno J
attachment adapted for elevating M
straw to different heights and conveying - / H
ing it in different directions relative to H
the thresher. An undivided half is H
assigned to C. II. Dicks of Des Moines. H
Thomas G. and J. Ralph Orwig , H
Solicitors of Patents. H
The absence of meteors which as- i ) _ _ _ _
tronomers deemed possible this year , |
at about November 12 and 14. docs H
not appear to have been observed anywhere - H
where in Europe or America , although j H
the weather was unfavorable , and fl
there are still a few remote observa- J
tions to hear from. The failure , however - H
ever , affords no reason for supposing |
that the irrcat displays of IS ! ) ! ) and H
1.100 , to which this would have been m
merely a preliminary , will not occur H
on schedule time. H
Curious Iiiveutlou. |
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One of the most curious inventions M
that has probably been issued out of H
lbs United States Patent office , was M
granted last week to a Scotchman. j H
The invention embodies a of
process j
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obtaining iir-fu ! products from silk fH
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worms. All those desiring free information - ?
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mation as to the laws of patents may / * " j
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obtain the same in addressing Sues _ H
Co. , registered patent lawyers , Bee H
Building , Omaha , Neb. H
A smart Chicago operator advertised H
that he had discovered a process by M
which old and rancid butter could bo fl
made over as good as new , but that he M
could only handle large quantities. M
Some dealers sent him samples to try H
and in return received perfectly fresh
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creamery butter. Then they sent | |
agents all over the state , bought heav- j H
ily and sent the stuff to him. To their H
consternation he declined to operSto j H
on it , but offered to buy it at a small H
figure , rauci ! less than they had paid H
fo. - it , and as , in the open market it H
would be graded as axle grease , they H
were obliged to let him have it. - * H
A Coo.I Thing. H
The Royal Publishing Company , of M
Richmond , Virginia , are offering exceptionally - M
ceptionally favorable contracts to live M
workers. They want men and women M
of good character , and allow liberal j l
weekly salaries and expenses. A line H
addressed to them may lay before you j H
a proposition that will be as surprising H
as it is gratifying. H
In Montenegro they say on Christ- J
mas eve : "Tonight earth is blended M
with paradise. " J M
The liurliii ton Koutc California Ei- J i _ H
Cheap , Ouick. Comfortable. r * 1 H
Learo Omaha 1.Tj p. m. . Lincoln CI0 p. m. H
ami Hastings S . " 0 . . "
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elenn , modern , not ejovrded tourist Mct-pcrs. H
No transfers ; cars run risIit through to San H
Francisco and Los Angeles over the Scenic H
Koute through Denver and Salt Lake City. H
Cars are carpeted ; upholstered in rattan ; I H
have spring seats and backs and are -
provided
vided with curtains , bedding , towels , soap. _ _ H
etc. Uniformed porters and f
experienced ex- \ H
enrsion conductors accompany each c.xcur- H
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parents , and the latter whip them to
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as obedience to parents is the
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The hollies on Black
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claimed to be 1.000
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