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VOL. XIX.-NO. 35.
COLUMBUS, NEB. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1888.
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"LONG AFORE I KNOWED."
BY JAMES WBTTCOMB BTLEV.
This delicious Rem of the Hooder poet
te hero presented, with due apologies to
Judge, which first printed it:
Jes' a little bit o' feller I remember still
Ust to almost cry fer Christmas, like a youngster
wilL
Fourth o' July's nothin' to it! New Tear's sinl a
smell!
Easter Sunday Circus day jes' all dead In the-
hell!
Lordy, though! at night, you know, to set around
and hear
The old folks work the story off about the sledge
and deer.
And "Santy" siootin' round the roof, all wrapped
in fur and fuzz
Long afore
I knowed who
"Santy Clans" wuz!
Ust to wait, and set up later a week er two ahead:
Couldn't hardly keep awake, ner wouldn't goto
bed:
Kittle stewin' on the fire, and Mother settln near
Darnin' socks and rockuV In the skreeky rocking
cheer:
Pap gap', and wonder where it wuz the money
went.
And quar'l with his frosted heels, and spill hb
liniment:
And we a-dreamin' sleigh bell when the clock ud
whir and buzz
Long afore
I knowed who
rSaaty Claas" wuz!
Size the fireplace, and flgger how "Old Santy"
could
Manage to come down the dumbly, like they said
he would:
Wlsht that I could hide aad see him wondered
what he'd say
Ef he ketched a feller layin' far him thataways?
But I bet on him, and liked him, same as ef ho had
Turned topat mo on the back and say, "Look n
here, my lad:
Here's my pack Jes' he'p yourse'l Uke all good
boys does!"
Long afore
I knowed who
"Santa Claus"wux.
Wisht that yarn wuz true about him as it'psared
to be
Truth made out o' lies like that-un's good enough
forme.
Wlsht I still vruz so coTifl din' I could Jes go wild
Over hania' :; my stockin's like the Uttlo child
ClSsibln" i.i inr lap to-uight, and beggin' me to tell
"Iui thorn rJ'iudoers, and "Old Santy" that she
loTiStxmcII;
I'm half sui-rv for this little-girlswectheart of
afore
She knoivs who
"Santy Oaat" til
HILLSFOUD'S HERMIT.
A CHKISTSIAS STORY, NOT AFTER THE
REGULATION PATTERN.
ILLSFORD is a pretty little
village on a river as pure as
truth, in the heart of the
Irequissu3 valley, with
mountains walling it in
north and south. At the time
I write of it had all the requisites of a
thriving town, including a population
which dripped with self satisfaction.
This very comfortable commodity was
so dense and universal that it fairly cov
ered the place like a fog.
Hillsford's most remarkable citizen was
a hermit, an unkempt and eccentric in
dividual, who lived in a cabin high up
on the North mountain, and was known
as "Old Weaver." In winter, when tho
foliage was less abundant. Ins small
dwelling could be seen from the village,
a little speck of crude architecture, the
smoke from which curled sometimes into
the very sky. It was pointed out to vis
itors, who were told, without loss of
time, of the hermit, his civilization defy
ing habits and unspeakable appearance.
But it was difficult to exliibit the man
himself. He came down to the village
at infrequent intervals and then tarried
only long enough to procure some simple
necessities and departed without holding
speech with anyone. The townspeople
liad tried to break into the privacy of his
home without avail. They had been re
pulsed with looks and gestures which
inspired fear and helped to confirm the
opinion that "Old Weaver was crazy and
had better be let alone."
And surely no man in his right mind
could live the life he lived. His hair and
whiskers showed no respect for the nre-
T-nilincr fpql,irn Jq xUTSUtB trimtninor ajul
. -J tL "f "f0A
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ii li"4
hu ciotnc u-cro a slap at all decent gar
ments. Ho rarely spoke at all, but When
ha did hi? words were briefness itself.
In summer thev who went near his
cabin sometimes found him sitting out
liido leading tho Bible, an occupation
from which they could not easily divert
him.
This caused some to decide that he
was "a religious crank," and helped to
dissipate tho theory that he had com
mitted some terrible crime. Hillsford
wtia full of wonder about the hermit's
pst lifo and antecedents, but as there
was absolutely no way of finding out it
wan obliged to remain in cruel ignorance.
AH it knew about him was that several
years beforo the time I speak of he had
arrived in the village, purchased a piece
of land on the top of the mountain,
reared a cabin and begun a life of solitude
lerfectly incomprehensible to the ' eople
of tho valley.
I A I last they mostly settled down to
! the bi'Hef that "Old Weaver had been
1 crossed in love." Everybody knew that
i.v, u it ma not run smootnly, could
uppet jeople completely. This gave him
exceptional interest in the eyes of tho
; young ana sentimental, aiinougn me
1 iuost imaginative among them could not
j picture him as having ever been a per
' Koiuige capable of inspiring tho divine
i lunacy.
1 Never were they fully sensible of his
value us a romantic figure until after he
1 had been "written up for a New York
1 journal. A newspaper correspondent,
on hb summer vacation, wandered into
I HiiLsford, and, of course, soon heard
! about the hermit, since he was all there
! v.a.s out.-:ide of tho usual and uninterest-
in.c in the place. He at once spun out a
column and a naif ox solid nonpareil,
mostly speculation, tinged with senti
ment, about the curious recluse.
Thu had a good result. It dignified
the old man in tho minds of tho Milford
ians. It lifted him from the rank of a
craz7 old mountaineer to an eccentric
hermit, with extraordinary sentimental
isossibilitia bcliind him.
It was often said tliat Weaver would
bo found starved or frozen to death sotno
time. So every winter there was talk of
"looking after him." by those in author
ity, but it ended in talk, as he was not
exactly the kind of man to dictate to.
In the vernacular of Simpson's grocery.
he was "a hard one to tackle.
In the beginning of the hermit's last
winter on the mountain somo hunters,
driven by cold to Ids cabin, entered and
ttiunu iiiiu luuumug ihi iiuj luuu uuircu.
They spread tho news in Milford, and
"the authorities" conferred together and
decided that it was time to act. But
what should they do with him? Nobody
could go up to his lodeon the mountain
to take care of him; lus wretched dwell
ing contained no comforts. And nobody
wanted to take him into his home.
There was the county house, where all
IKiujiers were sent, but that was near
the countv seat, seven miles away.
They who were most outspoken in the
matter of having him "looked after" and
who owned the largest and most com
fortable houses, "hemmed and hawed"
when it came to a question of taking
him in. Some one, in a moment of hu
mane feeling, suggested that the seven
miles journey to the poorhouse might
prove dangerous to the sick man, and
might even throw serious blame on those
who became responsible for it.
However, after much thought and
more talk had been put upon tho subject,
the poorhouse faction prevailed, and the
fiat went forth that Old Weaver must be
taken charge of by the county, willing or
unwilling.
The expedition set forth the next
morning. It was princially composed
of "the authorities." otherwise hard
headed and dictatorial personages, with
tliat degree of heartlessness peculiar to
the class known as "prominent citizens."
A heavy snow lay upon the ground, and
the mountain roads were unbroken. A
big sled, generously supplied with straw
and lunch baskets, was made ready.
The departure of this hermit capturing
expedition was an event. The postoffice
loafers gazed upon tho imposing specta
cle with envy in their hearts, though
they cheered "the noble philanthropists
roundly. The people at the corner drug
store were all outside waving, their hats
and making other demonstrations of
good will and interest. The yarn
spinners at Simpson's grocery held
their tobacco firmly between their eth
and their hands in 'their trousers' pi kets
as tho sled went by. This was their
manner of expressing a verv warm in
terest Women watched from doors,
windows and porches, as women always
do, and a swarm of enthusiastic small
boys hung on to the sled until driven
back when half a mile out of town.
The nhilantliropists reached Weaver's
cabin kite in the day, after digging their
way through great snowdrifts. All this
heroic exertion made them feel more
dominant in spirit than ever. The very
first rap on tlie hermit's door had the
sound of authority in it. delivered as it
was by the formidable fist of the town
uiarslial, backed by the approbation of
tlu other prominent citizens who accom
panied him.
There was no response.
The expression of decision on the mar
shal's faco deepened as lie began to beat
upon the door with both fists and kick
it with the thick soles of lus tremendous
boots.
Still there was no answer.
While they were parleying about
whether it was time to use the ax or
not the closed shutter of the hermit's
single window opened, revealing his
haggard face, in which blazed a pair of
eyes whose wrathful lightning fairly an
nihilated the prominent citizens.
"What do you want? he asked, after
a moment of discomfiting silence, as
they stood, wordless, under the spell of
his unspoken anger.
"We heard you were 6ick," said the
marshal.
"WellT
"We knew you would need help, said
the justice of the peace, "and- so. came
to trv to do something for you."
"'YouhArejmtxofcUMsFes to unrurm
sarv trouoie. i want normng."
"But our duty as citizens will not
allow us to let a fellow being suffer,"
said Deacon White.
"Your first duty is to mind your own
business," said the hermit.
"Here is Dr. Horsefly, who will help
you right off, if you will let us in," said
Mr. Smollett, also a prominent citizen.
The doctor stood silent, medicine case in
hand, tho rigidity of the regular's code
1rcventing Ins doing any trumpeting on
lis own account.
"When I am wearv of life I shall send
for Dr. Horsefly. Until then he must
excuso me." returned the hermit, with
something like merriment dancing in his
wild eyes.
Tii'j 'doctor colored under this deadly
insult, feeling it the more because the
earth was yt fresh over his two last
latients. This offensive defiance of their
authority was the tacitly understood
signal for a concerted rally of the rescu
ers. Instinctively they drew nearer to
gether, and one said:
smmf lHsmSrslf
MOANING ON HIS RUDE COUCH.
"Come, come, Weaver, this is no way
lo do. We are here in tho friendliest
spirit, and arc sincerely anxious to have
you taken care of. You are a sick man.
You ought not to be alone as you are."
"Well, what do you propose to do with
me?"
"Why, why take you where you will
be properly cared for, of course,"
answered Justice McCracken.
"Now, that is kind, I admit," said the
hermit, and ho looked at them with a
Firange, amused expression in his eyes.
Relieving that they were gaining ground,
they grew bolder.
"Yes, we wish to le kind. We can't
lot you perish up here, you know."
"Well, where do vou piopose to take
ns?'
"Hem, h'm: why, you see. Weaver
vou see HiiLford lias no hospital
ai:d"
"But you havo fixed upon come place
for me,I presume?" questioned the her
mit, in the tone of one about- to sur
render. "Y-e-s,"" s;o!:e up another. We
thought we would take you to Johns
I town."
"Ah, that's the county seat, isn't it?"
"Yes."
i "And the county house is near there,
. isn't it?"
I "Yes."
I 'Well, that's a good enough place for
any one who wants to go there. I don't.
Now it is time for you to leave," and lie
shut the window.
I The besiegers conferred together and
! 2gain ix-gan to beat upon the door. Feel
ing more courageous when Weaver's
wild eyes were not on them they called
1 to him that he must consent to go with
them, or thev would take him by force.
The window opened once more and re
vealed the ga'mt form of the hermit
grasping a (shotgun. Instinctively the
attacking arty fell liack a few paces.
The hermit "spoke: "1 will blow the
head oir any man who again lays a hand
upon my door. I am in my own house,
oil my own ground, and thero-3 not law
enough in the republic to permit you to
enter and lay a hand on a man who is
neither criminal nor pauper. Had you
come here proffering private cliarity I
should have resented it, but 1 should
have resected you. As it is I will kill
you like dogs if you trouble me a mo
ment more." And he pointed the gun
at them in a way that was convincing.
Crumblingly they moved away. "He's
right," said the justice, who hail a mor
tal fear of firearms; "he's not a pauper.
Ho owns this ground and ho owns the
house. If he won't come with us wil
lingly we 6hall have to let him alone."
"lie's as crazy as a kite," piped up two
or three others,anxious to cover up their
chagrin.
"He oiujht to bo confined as a danger
ous lunatic," said the doctor, in whose
bosom still rankled Weaver's poisoned
arrow.
They reached Rillsford in a crestfallen
frameof mind, all agreeing that the her
mit might die a dozen times over before
they would "nut themselves out" to do
anything for nim again.
Two weeks later, when the weather
was bitter cold, Kobby Hart, a sturdy
12-year-old, rushed into his mother's
sitting room ono afternoon, buisting
with news. "Old Weaver's in town," he
panted.
His mother looked up from her sewing
machine with interest. Like everybody
elso in Hillsford she knew the history of
tho fruitless 6iege of the hermit's cabin.
"Yes, he's here; awful sick, too; out
of his head, and is lying on the floor in
tho back part of Hunt's grocery. They're
goin' to send him to the poorhouse at
Johnstown."
"Not in this terrible weather," said
Mrs. Hart, looking alarmed.
"Yes; right off. There's no place here
for him, they say."
"No place for a poor old sick man in
all Hillsford? We are not so bad as that,
Kobby, I am sure."
"Oh, but I heard Judge Markle and
Deacon White and all of them say so.
It's settled."
"1 WILL KILL YOU UKE DOOS."
"Perhaps not," said Mrs. Hart as she
began to put on her bonnet and cloak.
She was, perhap, the poorest person of
refinement and education in the town
and the most benevolent. She was a
widow, whose only dower were a toy of
12 and a girl of 0 years. By sewing al
most night and day she managed to keep
the wolf out of sight.
Accompanied by Kobby she went over
to Hunt's to see tno hermit, and at once
knew that be was sick unto death. As
tnesieti wiucii nus to transport nun to
Johnstown drew up at tho door Mrs.
Hart touched the arm of Judge Russell,
who seemed to be clothed with more
authority just then than any of the other
prominent citizens who hovered about. I
and said:
"I will take care of Weaver if you will
send him to my house. He is a very 6ick j
nian, already 'greatly exhausted by his
journey down the mountain. The "lrive
to Johnstown might kill him." ,
"Really, Mrs. Hart, you're always do-
Clay was in here a bit ago, and ho said
the old fellow oughtn't to bo moved so
ui& iw uiucii ior outers, louug isr.
ii iui : uuitriB. xuujiir jr.
iar. uut you u better tlunk twice before
you take him. Hell be an awful
charge."
"I know that," she answered; "but I
will take him and do the best I can for
turn." So the hermit was put upon the
sled and delivered at Mr. Harrs like a
bale of merchandise. The widow's un
selfishness kindled a temporary flamo of
the same nature in other breasts, and for
the moment volunteer help was plenty.
She took advantage of some of this to get
her patient bathed and barbered and put
to bed in a comfortable, Christian way.
Then began for her weeks of care,
work and anxiety. Tho sewing machine
was silent, with the unpleasant conse
quence of low finances. Contributions to
the comfort of the sick man fell away as
time p:i?!ed. and the affair became an
old story. Young Dr. Clay alone re
mained faithful. The donations of others
had dwindled down to advice. All in all
Mrs. Hart had "a hard pull of it."
At la:.t the hermit became convales
cent. 1 i:uiing himself in a home where
refinement and kindness prevailed, he
fell into the ways of its inmates as nat
urally as if he had been accustomed to
civilization all his life. He talked geni
ally raid charmingly, and seemed pos
sessed of as much information as any
man of the world. Clad in his right
mind end eonventional clothes, ho lost
his character of hermit entirely. Many
of the t,i.;ns of age; too, had disappeared
under the good offices of the taUor and
the !sar5cr. lie did not look a day over 45.
lie w:u; quite well now, but lie showed
no di:'-!Kteitio:i to return to his semi-savage
life, to ir.r :.: anyone outside of Mrs.
Iiart's home k::ew.
Christmas was almost at hand. Hills
ford wtui busy buying its presents and
getting up festivities. At Airs. Hart's
tho preparations were on a scale so
t.im:.le that they wero almost pathetic.
Two days before Christmas the town
had something new to talk about. A
middle aged gentleman and lady of tlie
upper class, apparently, arrived at the
Hillsford hotel and asked for Weaver.
While they rested and dined they were
regaled with the story of the hermit's
queer doings, the ineffectual attempt to
send him to the poorhouse, the widow
Hart's interference and everything.
Then they were piloted to the Hart door,
and for two days afterward, although
(he town was almost eaten up by curios
ity, it could find out nothing at all about
them.
It got the whole story on Christmas
from The Weekly Chronicle.
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THEIR CIIRISTMAS OIFT.
Oar readers will be surprised and gratified to
learn thai Mrs. Caroline Hart was married night
before las to Mr. Vincent II. Weaver, of New
York. Tho ceremony took place nt tho bride's
home at U o'clock. The groom's sister, Mrs. C. 1.
Slevcuson, end her husband, also of New York,
uml ttro or three of the bride's closest friends
were the only guests.
Mrs. Hurt, now Mrs. Wearer, as crerybody
irnoivs. is one of the most highly respected ladies
cf HilUford. Although far from rich, sho has
been philanthropic to an extraordinary degree.
Every one knows how Weaver, the hermit, fell
sick 0:10 day early in the winter when he came
into town to buy somo supplies, and Mrs. Hart had
bi:n removed to her cottage to prevent his being
token to the county house ct Johnstown. Cut not
until recently did any one know that Herman
Weaver the hermit, and Vincent IL Weaver the
celebrated author were one and the same.
It has been generally believed that our hermit
had been tho victim of somo cruelty at Cupid's
hands, and for this reason bad deserted tho so
ciety of his fellow men. Wo learn from good
authority that this diagnosis was incorrect. He
lived i: his mountain cabin because he could there
devote himself to the work of writing his books
without the risk of being lured nwey by any of
the thousand diversions which tempt him from
his toil in tho city. HU character of semi-savage
was assumed to protect him from intruders.
Mr. Weaver really did not live in his mountain
lodge half the time he was supposed to. Often,
for months together, he would be absent, mixing
with the wits and litterateurs of tho metropolis.
He has even been several times to Euro v, while
the peoplvi of Hillsford supposed him to lie within
his solitary cabin.
Eccentric ho is, to be sure. For instance, we
have been toM that before he spoke of marriajre
to Sirs. Hart I19 put $30,000 in her name in a sub
stantial New York bank and settled a handsome
sum upon each of her two children. Ho wished
to make her independent before the question ot
marriage was discussed, and he considered her
entitled to all he could do for her for having taken
him to her home, thereby saving his life when he
xas at death's door.
This is a true love match, without doubt. Their
Christinas gift is the very best in Santa Clans1
pack. It is labeled "Love," and comprehends the
better part of earth ami a portion of heaven.
Mr. WVavcr made a final trip to his cabin on the
mountain the other day, usd wrote across its door
In lag letters, "It is not good for mau to lc alone."
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver will build a splendid house
here for their summer home, but will spend their
winters in Ne-.r York. They left yesterday to
flnWi the season there. We wish them e ery hap
piness under the euu.
This startling piece of news caused
many an eye to protrude when it was
read. "I always thought tliat Mrs. Hart
war. a designing thing. Sly, oh. so sly.
I'll warrant bhe knew that Weaver was a
rich man or sho never would have taken
him in," said a woman who, only a
month before, had expressed the fear
that the widow "would have old Weaver
on her hands for life."
Gertrude Garrison.
Who Slakes a Good Soldier.
"What 6ort of a man makes the brav
est soldier?" asked some ono of an old
officer who had often been tried by dan
ger and was never found wanting.
"Well," be responded, after some
thought, "I should say it is the man who
keeps tlie steadiest grip on himself."
Youth's Companion.
Anil They Were Dazeti.
Tennyson is the only living author
whose works are used for examination
purposes in India, and it was stated the
other day that the entire body of candi
dates at'Madras was hopelessly puzzled
and dazed by the line: "Was proxy
wedded to a bootless calf." Current Lit
ratura.
iAsCTKTvway. :
CHRISTMAS DINNER.
Gastronomic gujrzestioas Cocteersdag the
4) j-i-rvuntv of TUU Annual FestlvaL
Xou ood iIi;:etiou wait on appetite.
Ai d i:cul:ti n Itnth!
No other festival is so universally cele
brated throughout Christendom as is
Cliristtnas.aiui no festival carries with it
quite such a spirit of joyousness apart
from its own inherent reasons for joyous
ness. Century after centurv poetry and
i ., . ... ... ..
' rmUK tfat?t
tue Christ child s day new and beautiful
conceptions and associations more than
making up for tho gradual dropping oh
of tho grosser traditions and dehghtJ of
the Cluistmaa of our early English an
cestors, when "the mightiest alo was
broached and the boar's head criml
stared as the "wassail cup" went roun
d.
But if there is less "wassail" the an
nual feast known as the Christmas din
ner remains an interesting feature in the
programme of the day's celebration.
There is less novelty in modern Christ
mas faro than in any other yearly feast
exce)t Thanksgiving. The time hon
ored mince pie ranks first as standard
Christmas dessert, although a real Eng
lish plum pudding may take its place,
when both are not provided. It is to the
Saxons tliat we are indebted as thu orig
inators of thu fruity mince pie. The
Saxon kings and nobles always had a pie
upon their Christmas tables', sometimes
so large :is to fill up tho width of the
board. The?u wero often used as a
means of presenting surprises in tho way
of gifts tliat were hidden underneath the
crust. To such cxces3 was the mince
1ie carried that Cromwell and hi fol
owers looked with horror upon it, and
the Scotch and English Presbyterians
adopted instead what they called plum
porridge, and from this plum porridge
was gradually evolved tho English plum
pudding, which today stands as the
great rival of tho mince pie.
In place of tho boar's head and stout
sirloin, we long ago adopted that national
bird, the turkey, which in the past few
years has given way in some households
to the gooso.
For the housekeeper it is an agreeable
fact that tho preparation for the Christ
mas dinner can be mado so long hi ad
vance. The apples for the mince pies,
for instance, many early bo selected for
peeling, and thu fatted heifer killed for
suet and meat. This relieves tho prepa
rations that under any circumstances will
pila up as the day approaches.
A standard receipt for mince pies: Se
lect from the round threo jiounds of beef
it is bent not to have it fat and boil it
in water enough to cover it. Smoked
tongue i.; a vabuible ingredient to add
wilU h's.; of l!ij Seef. Chop fine and mix
with it three pouadsof suet, four pounds
of apple::, lour pounds ctoned raLins,
two kti:ids of currants, one ound of
citron, a qtiurier of a pound each of
lemj:i and orange jeel. the juice of four
oranges and four lemon.;, four pounds of
coffee fagar. two grated nutmegs, a tea
spoonful i-aeh of ground cloves, allspice,
cinnamon, mace, pepper and two table
.spoonful.;of isilt, eider enough tomoLten.
The plum pudding may bo made ready
abo in advance and await the glorious
day. Here u u receipt winch cannot be
bettered: Stone a pound of raisins and
lur on them a ltalf gill of brandy. Lay
t.n them two ounces of citron, and ono
ach of candifd orange and lemon peel
: ticed, the .rated juice and rind of one
orange and ono lemon, four oimcesof
blanched almonds, a ixnind of currants,
a pouud of suet chopped, a pound of
cot!-c luit'ar.and the interior of a baker's
loaf eru:u!:cd, mix well with grated nut
meg, a little cayenne and a loaspoonful
of salt. I 'our ovir a Kid of sherry and
set 11 way i.:a cool ph.ee. .hut before
boiling the pudding add ei.ht eggf, and
enough sweet cream to moLien it.
This is Mi:3 Corson'u receipt, and she
says. "Now let ail the young ladies of
the house descend and in turn tigor
ous'.y stir the fruity compound for vuod
luck"." Butter the water tight pudding
mold, dust with Hour, and pack the
pudding in, allowing a con yk of inches
for tiie pudding to swell. Boil or liteaia
for ten hours, and do not open the mold
until the pudding is ready to serve. Just
before using boil again for two hour.;.
Just bef oro serving pour over it a glass
of brandy or rum, .
! in blazing. Tho sa
set it on tiro and iseiul
quantities of butter and sugar flavored
with rum or brandy.
There is one thing wo have not all
learned, and that ii, that heaven has not
granted us stomac!i3 according to our
wealth. Tiie rich mau cannot eat more
than the poor man because he is rich. For
that reason there is no use of providing a
menu so extensive tliat even a Christmas
day appetite cannot compas3 it. As wo
love on litis day old times and old
friend's turkey, cranberries and chicken
salad are not to be elbowed out of the
way by any new dishes or four and
twenty courses. Here is an old fashioned
Christmas day dinner.
Oyster Soup.
Boast Turkey. Oyster Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes aad Turnips.
Boiled Onions.
Celery. Cranberry Sauca Pickles.
Boast Spare Bibs. Apple Ssiueo.
Baked Swet-t Potatoes
Plum luddisg.
Mbico Pics. Piuspkia Pies.
Assorted Fruita cad Nuts.
Confectionery.
Coffee
There are few housewives that need
any assistance in preparing any r these
good things, so comment is restrained.
If a more elaborate and modern menu is
required we may offer a word. For ex
ample, tho procession of the feast will be:
Oysters.
Portage a la reine.
Fried Smelts, Sauce Tartan.
Scolloped Lobster.
Bocst Turkey, stuffed with Chestnuts.
Boast Venison, Currant Jelly.
Slashed Potatoes. Sweet Potatoes. Sweet Cora.
Celery. Cranberries. Relishes.
Asparagus, White Sauce.
Roman Punch.
Roast Chicken or Duck, with Lettuce Salad, French
Dressing.
Plum Pudding.
Mince Pie. Nemerode Pudding.
Fruit. Nuts. Bonbons. Salted Almonds.
Roquefort Cheese.
Black Coffee.
Miss Corson suggests at the Christmas
dinner the old game of snap dragon.
Some raisins are laid on a large shallow
bowl or platter. A tablespoon fui of
brandy, alcohol, or anv spirit is tured
over tin m and lighted: the sport is to
catch a raisin from the midst of the
flames without burning the fingers.
But don't, oh. don't catch your lace
ruffles u-lire and end the merry day hi
pain.
Today.
O nislit of nights: O niit
beared of maa w Iou:
Tlie ancient hravens lied forth in li,;!it
To iiug thee thy new Ming:
An 1 shooting down theKt?ep.
Te .Jiepherd folk of old.
All uigel, while they watched their sheep,
:: fi beside the fold.
It w ss w loa.-; ago:
l.Tt Cod can make It now.
An as with thct Hweet overflow,
Oe.r empty hearts endow.
Take. Lord, thesa words outworn,
Ol:. make them new for aye,
Kpusk "L'nto you a child is born,"
Today-today today ! Jean lngelow.
-- 4iiuoauw Mi9 uiauu ut vi uai
cmin'i 1.2 inodn w domoI
Fame, like lightning, generally strikes
tho man who is not expecting it. Squir
Hobbs.
Nineveh, tlie capital of tho Assyrian
empire, was founded by Ashur about
2315 ac.
2ma& &reettit0.
(?. av 09C flIVCCtC,
(3 flv!e ncaiz,
(Jno pfcnfgc of CcCVMp ccrc.
Ofcc frisn3 ujc'ff n:ccf
(clnj v;ttJ 0an& cCas? crczctc,
$ov 2nxaa ito'jj w (fere.
ncnutiful and right it is that gifts and
good v.-Lher. thould fill the air like snow
flakes nt Christmas tide. And beautiful
is the year in its coming and i:t it:; going
most licautifrl and hle&scd hecauso it
is always the Year of Our Lord.
Here is an old Scotch verac concerning
Clu-Li...::i:;:
Yi'L'K cone, ca.l Yu!?: rt:cr.
An" wo liae least t i I:
Gc Jo--'.; i:ur:u to le .V-.lt caln.
All Jeuulo to her uli.vL
Seising a ChrUtmos Cbuut r.
;i'r
Trs
Do you blame hinir
Tho mince pfc was a Christmas favor
ite in the time of the ptet llerriek, who
wrotu of it:
The u liiie t!i me?t Li -v. r.-dd.njj
1'or the rare minco pi-.
And the plums staud by
To fill the paste that's a-kneeding.
The Day Before Christmas.
m
Fat Turkey I've lieen living high
lately. Wonder what's the mutter.
What is this Christmas business any
way?
Thin Turkey (who has consumption)
You will know before night; ta, tat
It' Was a Devble'Hlt.
"Well, good-by," said one as she finally
turned to go.
"Well, if you must go, good-by," re
plied the other.
"Shcstnutsl" called tho Italian who
keeps the stand on tlie corner.
Both women halted and looked back at
him in surprise and indignation, and it is
not unlikely that he has been overhauled
by one of their husbands era this. De
troit Fren Vraan
Percentage or Adulterations.
The Massachusetts board of health ex
amined last year 4.870 samples of food,
including 3,030 of milk. Tho percentage
of adulterations, etc., in milk was oS.&i,
as against 83.0 in 1883, when tho law first
went into operation. Drug adulterations
were reduced to 27.27 per cent. The gen
cral pcrccntago was 35.05. Boston Bud
get.
That festive Democrat, Sanset Cox. once
wrote a book, "Why We lAugh." He will
have a good chance this autumn to put
together a sequel, "Why W Don't
Laugh." New ork Press.
"Did n't Know t was
Loaded"
May do for a stupid boy's excuse ; but
what can be said for the parent who
sees his child languishing daily and fails
to recognize the want of a tonic and
blood-purifier? Formerly, a course of
bitters, or sulphur and molasse, was the
rule in well-regulated families : but u
all intelligent households keep Aycrs
Sarsaparllla, which is at once i.!aant
to the taste, and the most searching and
effective blood medicine ever discovered.
Nathan S. Cleveland, 27 . Canton st.
Boston, writes : " My daughter, nou- !
years old, was in perfect health until a
year ago when she began to complain !
fatigue, headache, debility, dizziness.
indigestion, and loss of appetite. I con
cluded that all her complaints originated
in impure blood, and induced her to take
Ayer s Sarsapariila. This medicine soon
restored her blood-making organs to
healthy action, and in due time reestab
lished her former health. I find Aycr's
Sarsapariila a most valuable remedy for
the lassitude and debility incident u
spring time."
J. Castright, Brooklyn Power Co.,
Brooklyn, N. Y., says : "As a Spring
Medicine, I find a splendid substitute
for the old-time compounds in Ayer's
Sarsapariila, with a few doses of Ayer'j
Pills. After their use, I feel fresher and
stronger to go through the summer."
Ayer's Sarsapariila,
rnsrAKCD bt
Dr. J. C. Aytr It Co., Lowell, Mass.
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