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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-30
STALLIONS.
Imported Norman Stations.

have two Percheron Norman Stations, recently
selected and imported from France, by E. A. Buck,
publisher Of NeU York Spirit Of Times, and
registered in the Percheron Norman Stud Book,
which will sell interest in let out shares to
q responsible party. The horses can be seen at
Hastings, and terms known, by addrs ssng before
April 5th, Z. W. GROSVENOR,
1896 Hastings, MINI.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-30
FIVE CENTS A LINE
WANTED.

NTASONS WANTED-Thirty good bricklayers to
work on coal kilns at Mahtowa. Apply at su-
perintendent's Office st. P. d. railroad. 90-92
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-30

VTTANTED-Man and wife without children to
w work on farm near the city. Inquire at 1O5
East Third street. 90%
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22
[Zophar Mills in Harper's Magazine1


At a fire at Haydock's drug store, IL
Pearl street, pear Fulton, on the 1st of
July, 1884, L had narrow escape.
The building was high, and all Of it
above the second story was consumed,
leaving only tue gable walls standing.
Several fremen, after the flames had
been extinguished, were ordered to
take their hose up to the second story,
and play upon the debris, in order to
prevent sparks from flying about, and
fire from smoulderipg. AS [ stood
there, at six o'clock i'll the morning,
with two Or three of my men, I sud
denly saw one of the high gable walls
spread out like blanket, and coming
down upon us. My only chance was
to turn my back and take it; there was
no time to run. [ was knocked fiat of
course, by the falling mass of brick.
and was forced through the second
story floor, and also through the first
story floor, into the cellar [ remem-
Der raising myself on my elbows, and
then getting up and walking out, after
having gone through two floors with
that wall on top of me. Why didn't
it kill me? l don't know. It was
Providence-a miracle. Eugene Under
hill and Frederick A. Ward, who stood
a few feet from me, and were holding
the hose-pipe, were instantly killed.
John t. Hall and William Phillips,
two other fremen on the same floor,
jumped out of a window and one OF
them landed upon a fence, and was
badly injured. 1 wore a tin trumpet
swung across my back, and my flesh
in consequence was black and blue
for six months. Ny cap was not dug
out of the cellar until evening. The
former foreman of Thirteen, who was
on the second story, advising us, was
buried standing up to his neck in hot
bricks-so hot as to burn off some of
his toes, and bricks length off the
calf of his leg. In consideration of his
misfortune he was made the first fire.
bell ringer of the city hail. He lived
for thirty years after that. Chief engi-
neer Gulick displayed great presence of
mind in the emergency. His first Or
der was to engine No. II, which was
working near the fire, to take off the
tail-screw, let the water out of the box,
and then pump air into the ruins. The
men were digging all day for their
buried comrades, and for the bodies of
poor Underhill and Ward, who stood
not fifteen feet away from me when the
wall fell without warning. We were
playing washing down, as we called it,
the object being thoroughly to put out
the fire that fingered in the straw, cot
ton, and so on. We considered that the
fire was pretty much out, and were only
giving few finishing touches. Thir-
teen afterward erected a marble monu-
ment to Underhill and Ward in the
cemetery in Carmine street, opposite
Varick.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22
Bad SWirIs,

The Colorado river is noted for
" swirls,'' so called. They occur every
where, but only at high stages of water.
A bubble rises from the bottom and
breaks with slight sound on the sur
face. The water at the point begins a
rotary motion so small that an inverted
tea-cup might cover it. Larger and
larger grows the circle, till O surface
forty feet in diameter is in motion, spin
ing around funnel-shaped hole in the
center, two or three feet across the top,
and coming to point in the depths be-
low. Often large tree floating down
the stream is caught, and its foremost
end thrust in the air twenty or thirty
feet, while the other passes underneath,
the exposed end to be slowly drawn
down again to disappear.
Soldiers-deserters from camp Mo-
have-passing through the ravine in a
skiff, Immediately below the ford, suf-
fered their craft to run into a swirl. One
of their crew, at the first intimation of
danger, threw himself overheard beyond
the charmed circle, and as he swan away
he turned his head aud saw the boat
spin around and around until, one end
being drawn into the vortex and the
other upheaved in the air, it slowly
sank, as it revolved, into the turbid
bosom of the river, it's human freight to
be seen no more; for the Colorado river
does not give up the dead-no corpses
lodge on it's shores.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22

played by old md young until 8 o'clock,
when bountiful Christmas supper is
served and the Gro wing ceremony of the
evening occurs. A steaming bowl of
punch is brought in, one of the daugh-
tiers of the house adding, with her own
hands, the champagne which is sup
posed to perfect the mixture, and then.
herself, serves it to each person present,
Healths are drunk by first touching the
glasses of the host and hostess, then
those of every one in the room. This is
always done In most ceremonious man.
ner. Supper over, rugs are removed
from the floor of the grand salon, which
is waxed to state of perfection, and the
merry dance begins, and often lasts until
the first CLEAN of Christmas day dawns
over the world. 1t is the customt to leave
the tree and gifts undisturbed through
out the week that all friends may see and
admire their beauty.
The little German children know
nothing of the delights of hanging up
the stockings in the chimney corner and
the enhancing happiness of creeping out
in the dark on Christmas morning, feel
ing the stufed-out leg and conjecturing
what the tiny gift, SO neatly fitted into
the toes, may be. Nor do they have any
equivalent in their langua for our
"Merry Christmas!' which sounds so
cheerily from all lips on that happy day.
You little know, children, how the greet
ing is missed in that far-away land by
those accustomed to it's sweet sound.
Christmas in other lands hasits pleasures,
and some day many of you will engage
in them, doubtless, but / fancy every
American girl and boy, while echoing
"God bless the Christ-kindr' will In his
or her heart cling to their childhood
idol, Santa Claus, and cry: "Merry
Christmas to all. "-SpranQtieId Repub-
licdn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22
THE CHILDREKS' CORNER.
SEEING SANTA CLAUS,

HulloI what's the matter? Who's this that sect
Two forms on the roof? Who on eartl, they be :?
II is time that the young ones were tucked in their
beds,
With visions Of Christmas ahoat in their heads.
Now bother these boysi What the mischief, sar,
Has brought them up here, just to be in my way =?
But stop! thought strikes nue.. Aha, now see:
They are waiting the rogues, for good look at me.
They getting too DID, they're beginning TO
doubt
They think there is something they'd like to find
The very same passion that wrecked Mother Eve
Has entered the souls of these boys, believe;
And thirstng for knowledge, they're here on the
roof
The stories about me they'll put to the proof.
Young children, love, with their sweet cunning
But who doesn't hate boys in their roundabout days?
Oh dear, how they starel What on earth shall do
Do you think, you young scamps, III be conquered
by you?
You seem very bright, with your wide-open eyes,
And you'd think it SO smart to take me by surprise.
It's very fine plan, my young rascals, but pause
Ere you get up trap to catch old Santa Claus,
And then, I'm afraid. il let you succeed
Oh, it never would do; you'd regret it, indeed.
sTie wonderful vision you see in your dreams:
Like a king in his glory old Santa Claus seems;
With coat of white ermine pure az the snow,
You think me gorgeous old gray-beard, know.
You fancy my eyes are as bright your own;
That dwell in palace and sit on a throne:
That own vast kingdom way up in the North,
And only the night before Christmas come forth.
That I've nothing to do but to pack up my toys,
And call once year the girls and the boys;
That my reindeers h;rnessed and ready to fly
Quick, quick Our the roofs and the chimneys so high
All. what would you say could yen know the sad
truth
Long ago in your service wore out my youth
Just think of the burdens I've born my back.
And the terrible weight of old Santa Claus pack
The sprite that you love is all backened with SCOT;
Poor Santa Claus coat is as black as your boot:
In a shriveled-up eff, with phz old and grim,
And hump on his back would lou recognize him ::
1t is better, my boys, that you never should know
How far from the truth your bright fancies go.
It's all for your good. In the shadow I'll stay
Up here on the chimney till you go away.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22

Christmas, and all the little folks were
busy getting their Christmas presents
ready.
Grandma had secret all her own, and
not till after supper did any one find it
out; then the large folding doors be-
tween the sitting room and parlor were
opened, and there, in the centre of the
room, stood large Christmas tree,
beautifully trimmed from top to bottom
with lovely white popped-corn and cram
berries strung on strings and Topped over
the dark, green boughs of the tree.
There were horns of plenty, made of
white birch bark, and filled with hickory
nnts, butternuts, beechnuts, and apples
On the lower limbs of the tree hung
five bright, new sleds, marked with the
names, Bertha, Ella, Mamie, Lily,
Georgia; VIII lie on the topmost branches
of the tree hung four dollies beautifully
dressed by the nimble fingers of cousin
Lou; there were skates for Bertha,
Jimmie, Frank and George, besides
presents for every member of the fam
lily, until it really seemed Rs If the tree
GOULD not hold another thing.
But at last, amid EXPLANATIONS Of de-
light from the children, the GROWING
glory of the Christmas tree was discov-
ered-grandma's crullers-which were
cut into all sorts of fanciful shapes.
One was avery ugly looking schoolma am,
with terrible big nose, which they all
declared, should be given to cousin Lou;
there were dogs, cats, and little boys and
girls, and when grandma brought to light
the ugliest sheep that ever was seen,
with ears and tail SO long that it looked
almost as much like o mule as sheep,
the laugh that arose, almost took the
roof off, and Ella said the sheep must be
given to Bertha.
But grandma was not through yet,
and with comical twinkle in her bright
black eyes she took down wire, on one
end of which was strung flock of goose,
with their nec1s stretched out and their
wings widespread, while on the other
end of the wire was little girl, who
looked as though she was running for
dear life. This was more than the boys
could stand and SO they gave three rous-
ing cheers for grandma and her Christ
mas tree Young Folks Ratral
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22
Good Advice to Young Men.

The following from an exchange is true
to the letter. The most unfortunate day
in the career of any young man is the
day on which he fancies there is some
better way to make money than to earn
it; for from that feeling spring the many
extravagant and visionary plans which
are INDUCED in for the purpose of gain
ing livelihood without labor When
a young man becomes thoroughly in
fected with this feeling he is ready to
adopt any means for the accomplish
ment of mis- objects, and, if he is fooled
in his efforts upon the crest of the wave
which has already mounted, and in full
view, is the temptation of crimes, to
shield him from the disgrace which he
thinks must inevitably follow in the
wake of defeat. To those he yields and
the first he realizes he finds himself the
violator of the law, and criminal in the
eye of the community, and the inmate
of prison, waiting trial, all brought
about for the want of little manly firm
ness in the outset of life to prompt him
to choose an avocation where the penny
earned would bring with it its sure re-
ward
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22

i Christmas In Devonshire is royalty kept.
Hot-cake dipped in cider is the favorite
fare. This they take to the orchard, and
there deposit some of the soaked cake on
the forked branch of an apple tree. and
throw some cider in the air, firing guns
and pistols the while, singing,
" Bear good apples and pears,
Barns full, bags full, sacks FULL
over and over again, by which means
they hope to secure plentiful fruit year.
If the sun shines on Christmas day, the
Devonshire people consider it a sign Of
an abundant crop of apples.
Our folk lore gives many instances of
curious superstitions with regard to the
weather at Christmas, as for example:
"winter thunder
Rich mans food and
Poor mans hunger"
It is considered lucky for Christmas
day to fall on Sunday; unlucky on Satur-
day. The former, it is said brings great
winds, but fair and dry summer, and
the child born that day shall be great
lord; the latter a severe, tempestuous
winter, failure of fruit and corn, wet
summer, the death of old people and of
children born that day. Many and dire
are the misfortunes which are supposed
to attend the non-removal of Christmas
decorations before Candlenas, VIZ: Feb
ruary 2, the feast of the publication.
So many leaves as are left, so many COB
Inns will appear. They portend also
death in the house Or family.
In Scotland, there is a great supersti-
ton against spinning on Christmas day,
though the feast is not SO much observed
there as New Years day. Dire troubles
are supposed to ensue, such as cattle 60
ing mad or falling lame.
There is an old Swedish superstition,
that at Christmas time men are trans
formed into wolves of the most malig-
nant kind, doing far more harm to the
human race than the animal itself was
ever known to do.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22
Poison Rinus.

Poison rings still exist, says Lon
don paper, in many antiquarian collec-
lions. They are generally of two kinds,
one intended as an engine of destruction
to the wearer, the other simply as con-
venient receptacle or hiding-place for
poison. Some years ago ring of the
former was purchased at sale of
curiosities. Its device was two sharp
pointed claws holding stone. The
purchaser, slipping it on his finger, re-
ceived a slight scratch from these claws,
the point of which bent inward. His
hand and arm very shortly very short
ly became swelled and painful; a doc
ter was sent for, who pronounced the
slight scratch poisoned. Examination
of the ring showed that the claws were
hollow, and that poisonous matter had
been contained in them; doubtless when
first made the ring would have caused
death, instead of merely inconvenience
to it's wearer.
Rings intended to contain poison are
frequently mentioned in ancient history
it was common to carry one as a con-
venient means of suicide. By such a
ring Demosthenss probably destroyed
himself, and some historians say Hanni-
bal likewise. NJ. Crassus. the overseer
of the temple of the Capitoline Jupiter,
being arrested on charge of purloining
some of the gold deposited there, broke
hollow receptacle of his ring with his
teeth, and fell dead on the spot. The
Emperor Heliogabalus is said to have
collection OF these poison rings among
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22
The Mistietoe.

The hanging of the mistletoe is the
cause of much frolic and laughter in the
house.
1t is the rule that whoever is passing
under the mistletoe bough must submit to
being kissed then and there by whoever
chooses to take that liberty. AS a bough
usually hangs from the centre of the
ceiling, spreading over large space, it
follows that there must be much lodging
or much kissing; am inclined to think
there are both.
The origin of this use of the mlstletoe
is not known; but we do know that more
than eighteen hundred years ago, when
the glad sang together over the Manager
in Bethlehem and wise men brought gifts
of gold, frankincense and myrrh to a
young child i'll the peasant-m other s
arms, England was o chill, mist-covered
island, inhabited only by savages, who
wore skins and lived in huts of mud and
stone.
Among the savage Britons there were
priests called Druids. These priests
were mysterious folks, who lived in the
dense woods far away from other men,
and who, IN the gloomy solitudes of the
forest, performed strange secret cere-
monies. The sacred groves" as they
were called, were of oak; for the oak was
divine tree, according to the Druidical
religion.
Within these sacred groves the priests
it is recorded in history, offered their
sacrifices, and In some manner, not now
known, they employed the mistletoe.
But all mistletoe was not sacred to the
Druids. They would have none but
that which chung to the trunk and was
nourished by the sap of the divine oak.
To them, the appletree mistletoe,
which modern England uses freely in her
holiday festivities would be worthless
and common thing.
When, in later centuries, England was
taught the Christian religion by priests
who went thither from Rome, the people,
though processing belief in Christ, re-
tanned many of their heather rites and
customs changed from their original
meaning and purpose. Atany rate, from
the Druids has come the modern usage
of the mistletoe bough, strangely pre-
served in festivities which commemorate
the birth of Him whose pure worship
destroys all heather superstitions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22

The wedding breakfast of Roland
Bonaparte and Marie Blanc was served
In fourteen salons communicating with
each other, in the residence of Nine.
Blanc. The show of flowers was mag
nifcent; roses and real orange-blossoms
preponderated. In the first of the four
teen salons the bride and bridegroom
and their families stood and received the
congratulations of those who followed
them from the church. Both of the
Monaco heiresses are tiny little beings
with immense heads of hair. The
Princess Radziwill was in o pink bro
cade, and the Princess Jeanne in blue
and white. The latter is decidedly
handsome.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22
TWO CHRISTMAS DAYS.
BY MRS. M. A. KIDDER.

Christmas fete, with the Christmas chimes
And the merry harps Of the oden times,
With the blazing logs on the hearthstone wide,
Was the picture bright at the Ohris tnas-tide
There were grand old danes in their gay lrrocaEles
And beardess youths and rosy maids,
And children fair as the dollhouse blooms
That lent their sweets to the spacious roo1na.
beauteous STRIPPING, lily browed,
And the 1nerriest one of the merry crowd,
With yellow hair like mesh of gold,
And hazel eyes like falcons bold,
Was the only child of the princeIy host,
And OF wealth in store the lad could boast;
Yet before the Christmas games were done,
DE was mlssed--ay, the youthful heir had gonel
They search the house. they search the grounds
Inc frantic parents list the sounds
O1 the happy laugh and the merry song
mat has cheered their hearts the whole day long;
But the months passed by, and the pale years fed,
And they mOprned their boy az we mourn our dead
Except that no grave with its emerald sod
Gave the promise sweet of soul with God
Ten years have passed, and again we see
A Christmas fete with Christmas tree
In the same grand dwelling blossoms fair
Lend sweeter breath to the scented air,
And harper young from foreign land.
strikes the golden strings with master hand
And sings song, aye, q tender lay,
VI bygone happy Christmas day,
He sings the song Of "mansion fair
And "a merry lad with yellow hair"
Enuced away by a harper old
TO foreign land and basely sold;
How the lad escapes after weary years,
And seeks his home with prayers and tears;
HOW he fa1n his parents now would greet
Here the singer knees at the hostess' feet
And she, with her mother heart of Joy,
In the youthful harper sees her 'tboy''
And her kisses rain on his sunburnt cheek
While the words OF love her heart doth speak;
" ecome the father gives his son,
And bids the merry least go on:
And this glorious hour of their lives thew saw
Crowned this their merriest Christmas Day
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22

THE governor of Connecticut's daugh-
ter, Nellie Hubbard, goes to the cup
board to get her poor coachman bone,
but when size gets there the cupboard is
bare, because the ex-governor has not
yet come down with the stamps. Detroit
Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-22

Hullol what's the matter? Who's this that sect
Two forms on the roof? Who on earth they be I?
IT is time that the young were tucked in their
beds,
Montgomery County sentinel., 1880-11-26
BOyd's station Items

"Ihis cold weather" is the talk OF the day.
A large quantity Of poultry was shipped
from here yesterday.
The population Of our town is fast in
creasing.
Miss Annie Boucher, Of Washington, is
visiting the Misses McAtee.
Miss Addie Reid left here last week for
81. Mary's Academy, Notre Dame, Indiana.
There is a great deal Of corn out yet, but
all those who have gathered theirs are
much pleased with the turnout Mr. Boyd
raised 49, barrels 10 the acre; Mr.. J.. vii
son, Of Clarksburg, had an. average Of 10
barrels 10 the acre.
Sunday afternoon as Mr. Pierce Buxton,
accompanied by a young lady, was driving
through here the horse got frightened and
ran; the occupants where thrown from the
buggy, but escaped uninjuredi the buggy
was somewhat damaged.
Henry Dufiin, a colorcd boy from this
place, employed by Gassaway Linthicum,
Esq, was chopping in the woods yesterday
and was struck by a falling tree and died
last night from his injuries 1t seems the
tree lodged, then kicked, striking him on
the shoulders, knocked him down and fell
on him. TATTLER.
November cath, 1890