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Frostburg mining journal., 1882-12-23
Christmas in Germany.

In German communities Christmas is the
most strictly observed of all festivals. Every
household prepares its "Weihnachts-baum," be
it lordly tree from whose wide-spreading and
garlanded branches hang trinkets, French bon
bons, and ingenious clockwork toys; whose
sturdy stem rises ont of little pyramid Of
cakes, crackers and hothouse flowers, and
whose comely proportions are revealed by tho
light of q thousand star-like tapers; or'be it
but humble little shrub boasting but few
heutzers worth of gingerbread and paper cut
tings, lighted by but tallow dip, and rising
modestly out of the neck of All exhausted
"schnaps" bottle. Poor, indeed, must be tho
i'patorfamilias, and sadly desperate his finan-
cal prospects, who cannot scrape together the
necessary pittance for his Baum" He would
sooner go without his tobacco than have to tell
his wife and children that there could be no
tree this year. The whole thing may seem
trivial and the pleasure with which even grown
up people join in what is nothing less than
household ceremony strikes one as childish
but there is much to be said for it. II serves
to repair the almost worn-out family ties of
many household and brings out the whole
soonest and most worthy points in many natures
one has up to then been accustomed to look
upon as a compound Of dissipation and selfish
ness. Christmas is again, the recognized
time for reconciliations, when outstanding
quairels and tiffs can be healed, and when
either party can mako the first advances with
| out the unworthy fear of seeming servile.
Frostburg mining journal., 1882-12-23
The Outline of a Christmas Romance.

1t was Christmas Eve.
brilliantly lit shop windows-toys->
guy crowds--snow on the ground-cyerybody
out Christmas turkey.
Jane Allalone wandered alone--crowd-
sad face, wistful eyes.
Five years before, James Goodygoody-
Christmas Eve-betrothed to Jane-sailed
away India-ship lost-neyer heard Of
foundered on coast of Africa.
Jane--held on to hopo-nover would marry
pined away-etc.
William Badybady-rich, corrupt, dissipated--
mortgage on James mothers house-fore-
closure.
Away, villain Rather poverty, crusts, etc.
Turned out of doors-homeless.
Down by the dark river-Pier No. 8. She
was about to take the fatal plunge. In fact,
Jane Allalone did. But just then the ship with
James Goodygoody, which had not been lost at
ALL came sailing up to the dock, loaded to the
waters edge with china, silk dresses and tea.
Captain Goodygoody saw Jane struggling in the
river He fished her out with boathook and
hauled her on board.
"NTy janet
"My Jamesm
The cook dried her at the galley stove. They
were married on Christmas.
Frostburg mining journal., 1882-12-23
it was probable that he allowed none of

it was probable that he allowed none o
her letters to reach them.
He kept up correspondence with his
father, and when the latter died, three
years before, he became the sole heir tc
u large property.
Often Melanie wept at the thought
that her father and mother were in pov.
erty, while she was living in affluence
but he would not allow her to visit them
or to send them anything. He had
never forgiven Mr.. Waldron's conviction
of his unworthiness. 1t was but toe
just.
He had died three weeks before.
Melanie had heard by accident that a
beautiful estate near her fathers old
house was for sale, and she sent an agent
secretly to purchase it.
No one dreamed that the "Mrs. Aus
tin, rich widow" was Melanie Waldron
and she effected her purchase without a
question or remark, fitted up her house
without making her appearance in the
village, and on Christmas morning she
sent her little daughter to pave the way
for her reception at home. An hour af-
terward the old couple aliShted at her
door, and were ushered into II luxurious
suite of rooms which they were told were
their own.
A gentleman with gray hair and beard
was standing at distant widow. At
their approach he came forward.
'Father, mother-Stephen p was all
that was uttered for many minutes.
They knew him instantly, altered as he
was.
He had left the prison few days be
fore, when he accidently met his sister
as he was returning, penitent and
changed in mind and body as he was
She begged him to wait until they could
take their parents to home, and he
consented to her wishes.
Thus had they met. There was no
question of avoiding their old home.
They had erred, and had come home to
repair the wrong they had done, as far
as possible. The years of grief which
the old father and mother had endured
could not be recalled. The memory of
that was the bitterest punishment to
their children. 1t would not lessen their
punishment, if they should go far away
nhClO II was hou hiioWu, 81 InpV nau
decided to come home. If any of their
former friends could not accept their
penitence, they must neglect them, if
they chose. Good and Christian people
would not cast them off.
And so the year has passed, and peace
and tranquility reign in that home.
Stephen Waldron is loved and trusted;
and there is not man or woman in the
village who would reproach the meek
and gentle being with the fault of his
youthful days. And for Melanie, the
blessings of the poor, and sick, and aged,
are breathed nightly for her who comes
into their dwellings as ministering
saint, and returns to her own "Hall of
Bitter-sweet," to cheer and comfort her
own beloved ones there.
Frostburg mining journal., 1882-12-23
CHRISTlIAS.

Another "Christmas Day" has come,
And we arc told from Gods own home
That Christ is near
Oh, let the "Shepherds" raise their song
And round the "Magi' angels throng;
Away all fear!
And holy gifts let each one bring
Unto the ''Son"-the worlds great king
Away all care!
In the heart be manger laid
With help from God, in grace arrayed;
And love declare
Let passion end, and doubt retreat,
And glory crown the "AIercy Seat
The gift of God
And Christ be made our trust and rest,
To every soul most grandly blest;
The staff and rod
Let us hear from Bethlehem's plain
This truth declared, again, again,
That Christ can save
And may we know that he alone
Can raise us up, and sin atone
And rule the grave!
Frostburg mining journal., 1882-12-23
Christmas Charity.

"Christmas comes but once year." and
when it does come those who have the means
should give hberally to the poor and needy, 80
that the festive season shall not be one Of un-
alloyed misery to those whose lines are not cast
in pleasant places. Many worthy persons among
us are suffering from want. They should be
sought and their necessities relieved. The
street beggars are not those who feel the woes
of poverty most. The greatest sufferers try to
hide their wretchedness from the world.
Christmas should not find the honest poor with
out something for which to be thankful.
Frostburg mining journal., 1882-12-23
A FEW HOLIDAY HINTS,
What Shall Get Him or Her for Christmas


Above all things be sensible in choos-
ing Christmas present. What may be
very acceptable gift for one would be
very inappropriate for another person.
Bear this in mind and act accordingly.
A pair of slippers for the minister or
pair of silk mittens for the minister's wife
would be very appropriate, but the poor
widow i'll whom you feel an interest
would better appreciate a ton of coal,
barrel of flour, or even turkey with
''fixings." One little boy may want n
book Of travel, another may take more
pleasure i'll sleigh or n pair of skates.
A domestic in your family may need
good, durable umbrella or a dress pattern.
1t would be foolish to give her lace
handkerchief or breast-pin. For near
and dear friends and relatives who have
plenty of the things of this world, moth
ing could be more acceptable than some
little gift of your own handiworI. Its
intrinsic value is nothing compared with
the labor of your own hands which it rep
resents. 1t is well to think of this
some weeks before the holidays. Shop
windows, with their beautiful display OF
goods, may suggest something appropri
ate that you CAN make for father, mother,
sister, brother, OF friend. III one waits
until the holidays are fairly here, he or
she will be at sea as to what to make i'll
the shape of gifts, and with all the tluttar
and hurry nothing can be well done. For
| friends and also for relatives it is entirely
proper to purchase presents. Some may
delight in pictures, others i'll flowers and
fruits, others in beautiful laces or silks.
others in fine furniture-a handsome
rocking-chair, for instance-still others
may like embroidery, while very few in-
deed will object to anything in the way
of jewelry, diamonds, or silverware.
Some have craze for fine crockery and
bric-a-brac, others prefer the plainest
and most useful articles. To friends who
are not too well provided with necessi-
ties, gifts from the butcher, the grocer,
the shoemaker, the dry goods store, the
halter or fllrier, or from any of the shops
where staple articles are kept, are especi-
ally appropriate and acceptable, but use
common sense and Judgment. You will
find places where handsome cornucopin
wcll-filled will be something received with
especial favor, while beautiful book OF
poetry or prose would be laid aside. In
other cases, this would be reversed. Com.
mon sense will go good way in settling
the veXing question of "What shall
get him or her for Christmas %
The other day two divisions of circus
train ON the Louisville and Nashville
Road collided and smashed several cages
A camel finding himself free, ran away
Search for the animal was made after tht
tigers were secured, and after goinf
about ten miles, the circus man found
farmer trying to work the camel to ,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-08-14
THE BEST CROPS KNOWN

EAU CLAIR, Wis, Aug. 10. The
harvesting has begun in earnest, and
reports are all favorable, barring
some damage by chinch bugs to the
late spring wheat and oats. Corn is
progressing wonderfully, and the sit
uation is the best for years. The
loss by last weeks storms is trifing.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10. Southern Hi
nois reports say that corn is improv-
ed greatly in condition by the rains,
and other crops are comparatively
little injured.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 10. The past two
days weather has been irreproacha-
BILE for harvesters. In Dakota bar
ley is harvested and mostly secured.
Oats will soon be ready, and promise
so to 60 bushels to the acre. Wheat
is filling finely, and some cutting will
be done this week. From Minnesota
the reports continue equally cheering,
and there is no change from previous
estimates. Nothing has damaged
the crops.
MONTREAL, Aug. 10. The GRAND
Trunk crop reports, gathered from
about l2O places in Ontario and Que.
bee, show that the fall wheat will be-
one Of the best crops on record, ant
that spring wheat promises rathel
more than an average yield. Barle,
is rather over than under the average
Peas and oats will give heavy crops
and roots are promising well.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-08-14
A VOTER IN ORLEANS COUNTY.
GLOVER. AuouSt II 10S'

GLOVER, August IL, 1882.
Mr.. Editor: The continued showers of
the past few days have given US a short
leave of absence from our hayfields, and a
breathing spell in which to look around
again and see what the world is about, at
least so much OF it as is included in Or
leans County. We have improved the
opportunity thus afforded by talking over
county politics little, and are just COM
ing to a realization of what has been
''fxed up" for US by the few aspiring pol
iticians who prevailed in the county con-
vention assembled at Irasburgh the 29th
ult., a day when we were hard at work
attending to the urgent demands of our
hay crop. Like every other popular in
stitution, once become an absolute sue
cess, the republican party has it's neces-
sary incubus of that undesirable class who
are entirely innocent of anything like
principle, but simply go where there is
most to be gained and the least risk And
it is a fact, well known to US here in
Glover, that there is also another class,
fewer in number, ever ready to encourage
the Suitability of the first named and to
do their duty by regulating the traffic in
votes according to the universal law of
supply and demand. Nor is money the
only representative of value in these petty
| political transactions. Nevertheless the
mass of farmers of Orleans County are
usually reliable to elect good men to
office. But in this instance we fear that
| because of our confidence in the mass, we
as its constituents remained too much at
home. I do not doubt, Mr.. Editor, that,
as was stated editorially in the MONITOR
last week, there were many excellent rep
feSenJative men at IraSburgh in the eau.
cuses and convention, but they were out
numbered. The ticket there put in nom
nation includes the names of severa
whom the people of Orleans County will
no doubt be pleased to honor with theil
suffrages. But other names of the ticke
are extremely odious, according to the
sentiment of many good citizens of oul
town, and | doubt not of other towns
Staunch republicans have even proposed
uniting with the democrats, should the,
put good ticket in the field, rather thai
support their ticket as whole. 9Th
cauldron as boiling" up here, Mr.. Editor
and if augur Alright the people are onl,
waiting to be directed in some genera
movement that shall elect these self-ap
pointed candidates for office, forever t.
the mausoleum of trading politicians
The only issues talked of up here ar
temperance and the ''new tax law An
| believe the great majority of republica
voters of this town wish to support car
didates about whose position on thes
issues there is no uncertainty.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-08-14
LETTERS.

Vermont people, whether at home or
abroad, have been accustomed to pride
themselves on the fact that the Green
Mountain State stood in the front ranks
in temperance and all reform movements,
and that her politics were the freest from
jobbery and corruption. But how stand
the facts to-day? Let us take bearings
at this point and determine which way we
are drifting. The great party having an
overwhelming majority in the state has
recently put in nomination a candidate
in the second congressional district whose
record has associated his name in the
public mind with anti-temperance, and
with the most shameful jobbery and cor
ruption that ever disgraced the republican
party in the national halls Of legislation;
| and this was done in the face of the fact
that before the convention there was an
other name, that Of an honored son of
| Vermont, whose proclivities have ever
been on the side of temperance, and whose
| congressional record reflects only ability,
| to his constituents. Again the same par
| ty has not heSitated to offer to the voters
Of this county a ticket rendered offensive
| to the temperance element by the names
Of several persons whose record and affil-
iations in the past have compelled public
opinion to class them in the opposition
| to true progress and reform. If these
facts have any meaning, do they not mean
that the rank and file Of the party have so
long been accustomed to vote the regular
ticket with their eyes shut, that the poll
ticians think that they have only to ticket
the names of the slate, and then crack the
whip? Again, we are compelled to admit
that it has been many years since intoxi-
eating drinks were sold as openly and
freely in this county as they are to-day,
and this is the legitimate result of the
great laxity in the execution of the tenn
perance laws. In behalf of our own man.
hood, in behalf Of the security and happi-
ness of our children, in behalf of the
best interests of all classes of society, let
every voter satisfy himself in relation to
the character of each candidate, and then
cast his ballot intelligently and consci-
entiously.
| A VOTED IN 0pT ,,rC HnTr<-1rxr
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-08-14
STATE NEWS ITEMS,

Mr.. Henry Maynard of Westford has a
daughter in her tenth year that tips the
scales at 145 pounds.
The greenbackers of Rutland county
have had convention at Castleton and
nominated full ticket.
correspondent says there is bad
split among the Bennington county re-
publicans because of the nomination of
Mai. A. B. Valentine for.senator.
Workmen digging in grist-mill pond,
Brattleboro, unearthed a valuable station
airy boiler, which was lost in the great
freshet of 1863.
The sheep business is booming in Adj
olson county. From $4,000 to $4,000
worth have been sold in the last few
weeks by farmers in that county.
The senate passed the river and harbor
bill over the veto, the votes standing Al
to 16. We are very glad that Vermont
was recorded against the bill in both
houses.
Leslie Douglass, freight conductor
on the New London Northern railroad,
fell between two cars while trying to pull
coupling pin, at South Vernon, the I'd,
and was killed.
Foster Grow of Chelsea, aged ~, while
out fishing was sunstruck and fell into
the stream, but was rescued after lying
in the water awhile, and found to be not
seriously injured.
Diphtheria is raging at Groton and
South Tunbridge. At the former place
there have been several deaths and the
schools are closed, and in South Tun-
bridge four children have died in one
family.
Joel Putnam's house and farm build
ings, with about 80 tons of hay, were
burned last Sunday night They caught
from a lot of woodland being burned over.
Loss $4,000; insured in the Vermont
Farmers for $11OO.
Willard Johnson, a well-to-do farmer
VI LudlOW, duIl VI Ollc DOdIu VI
selectmen, had the misfortune to be
thrown from moving machine he was
operating, recently, and received such Sc
rious injury by his right arm coming in
contact with the cutter bar of the ma
chine that it became necessary to ampu-
tate the injured limb midway between the
hand and the elbow
The Montpelier tax list is headed by
the estate of J. w. Bailey, which pays
taxes on an assessed valuation of $79,-
913. Other large valuations are the fol-
lowing: T. o. Bailey, $50, 700; ]. w.
Brock, 1924; Mrs. Mary A. L. Bur-
bank, $30,O47; Chas. H. Cross, $50, $50; ;
B. F. Fifeld, 5000; J. G. French's
estate, $37,950; Mrs. Melissa Gould's
estate, $31, S44; III. w. Heaton, ST.,
1850; 7. J. Hubbard's estate, 1850 !;
Erastus Hubbard, SAT, $50; E. P. Jewett,
$56,628; Lane manufacturing company,
$4,000; James R. Langdon, $73, 245 !;
G. w. Wizards estate, $4,000.
- N'SSOAo oOOl III PtiocCNi
just north of here last Sunday afternoon.
Lightning struck and killed three COWS
of David Currier of Middlesex; and as
Philander Young, his son Charles and
two grandsons, Willie and Merton, with
Charles Corey, were getting in hay in
Wooster, VT, lightning struck the load
of hay, killed Merton Young, aged II,
horse and burned the load of hay. Phil
ander recovered consciousness in season
to rescue the body of Merton and the 9th
er three from the flames of the burning
wagon. Charles Young did not recover
consciousness for several hours. Hopes
are now entertained Of his recovery.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-08-14

lhe reigning sovereign of Egypt was
placed upon the throne by British
power, and British power has main
tanned him there as a figure-head to
honor British bills of exchange.
With quite as much reason might En-
gland in similar manner have es-
poused the cause of her too incredu-
lous citizens who invested their mon
ely in confederate bonds during the
war of the rebellion. But the Unit
ed States was not the kind of pow
err against which England enforces
such claims. On the contrary she
was pleased to honor the claims of
this country upon her for remissness
in internal obligations. A national
party naturally jealous of England's
influence and periodically indignant
at the usurpation by foreigners of
the functions of government has
sprung up in Egypt. 1t objects to
seeing that country squeezed like an
orange for the benefit of strangers.
1t proposes to pay all Egypt's debts.
Its aspirations for free and indie
pendent government as expressed by
its leader have been published in
these columns, and they must appeal
strongly to the sympathy Of Ameri-
cans. England has undertaken to
stamp out this national spirit and re-
store the ascendency of her tool,
khedive. For this purpose Alexand-
ria was bombarded and an English
army is now on it's way to search out
and bring into subsection the man
who has braved British authority. In
wars of this kind England has never
been remarkably successful. 1t re-
mains to be seen is the struggle with
Egypt will afford an exception to
contests like that with the American
colonies or the later experiences with
the South African peasants Watch
man.
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-DS
EGYPT.

Within the past few years England
has made war upon the Zulus, the
Afghans, the Beers, and now the
survivor of the ancient kingdom of
wisdom and learning is feeling the
heavy hand Of her naval and military
strength. A power of the first rank
among empires of colossal resources,
her military operations have been di-
rected against savage or half-civilzed
communities or kingdoms, without
naval or military organizations that
rise to the rank or dignity of the
means of offence or defence. And
for what purpose have these wars
been waged? Who was the aggres-
sor? Were many gallant English
lives sacrificed in South Africa in de-
fence of human freedom, to extend
the area of human liberty, or to con-
fer upon the inhabitants of those
lands any of the blessings of civiliza-
ton? Has England been engaged
in any war during the present centu-
ry in which any of these great inter-
ests was the stake for which she con-
tended? The war in which she en-
barked on this continent at the close
of the last century in all its leading
| features affords a clue to the inspir-
ing cause of all her subsequent wars
the maintenance of British COM
merce. Trade has been the god to
whom countless sacrifices have been
made, to obey whose behests fleets of
armored vessels float and guns of far
reaching and deadly devastation have
been perfected. The war which this
great power has at length succeeded
in forcing upon weak, half-civilized
Egypt differs in no essential charac-
teristic from nearly all of England's
later wars. English commercial in
terests have taken deep root in the
land of the Nile. The Suez canal is
the great highway to her Indian en-
pire. The maintenance of the EN-.
press of India's oriental dominions
hangs upon the secure and perman
ent possession of this slender line OF
water way, and to keep that she mus
control the government of the king
dom through whose territories d.
Lesseps' great enterprise was con
Quoted. England holds the boad
of Egypt which were issued to secur'
the construction of this canal, ant
the control of the Egyptian govern
J ment has been the means by which
she has sought to nurse her mortgage
: If the security should by any mean
] become endangered, she would fore
: close, not by an appeal to the civ
: courts, but by the more sure an
summary process of military seizure
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-08-14

FOR MEMBER OF CoNsR ..sss-FIRsr DISTRICT,
JOHN w. STEW ART, of MiddIebury.
FOR MEMBER o. coNGRRss-sEcoSD DISTRICT.
LUKE T.. POLAND, of st. JOhHsbury.