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How Times Have Changed!

..Changedf' exclaimed Deacon Green
to the dear little school-ma am, a veal
ago come Christmas, II should think
they had changed. Why, many's the
time I've heard my dear old father tell
how, years ago, when he and Aunt Mary
were children living on their father
farm in old England. the least little pres
ent used to delight them.
'sThey were well-to-do people, too, the
Greel.s were; but to find one book or a
ball or a shepherds pipe in his Christ
mas stocking VOID make father perfect
ly happy when he WIG boy; and his
sister thought box of sngar-pIums, or
a new doll, Or any one pretty simcrack,
was a Joy, indeed. Changed! wei. I'd
like to know! Why, I'm told that By
of this day, real boy of the period,
would consider himself much-abused
fellow if he ddn' find on his Christmas
tree ball, a six-bladed knife, as:ientitic
top, box of carpenters tools, print
impress. a jig-saw, a sled, a bicycle,
ice-skates, roller-skates, a Punch and
Judy show, a telephone, a steam-en-
CINE, q microscope, a steamboat, a
working train of cars. box of parlor
magic, a pistol, a performing acrobat, a
real watch, gold scarf-pin, gold cuff
buttons, a bound volume of st. Nicho-
las and twenty or thirty other books,
moro or less, besides pocket-book with
gold money in it, and pair of kid
gloves.
~ may have forgotten something,
added thu Deacon, wiping his brow,
shut so TAR as l can make out, that $ the
proper thing for an average bows
Christmas, nowadays.
''As for the girls, the good man went
on, IA sing his voice, ''as for the girls
as for -
How she did it, I do not know; hut
shat wonderful little school-ma' am ac
tually stopped the proceedings then
and there. So, to this day your Jack
doesn't know what an average girl of
the present day does, might, could.
would or should lind ON Christmas.
tree.-St. Nicholas.
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ing, and give this girl, Rosie, to Ire
maine, who is good fellcw, if he is
poor"
Rosie and Fred tried to say some
words of thanks, but. falling to do lust
ice to their feelings, consoled each other
by clasping hands.
There is worse misery than poverty"
Uncle Joe went on, 'sand Miss Loo had
better cast about for some good boy at
a thousand-dollar salary. for no more
brokers will desire her dowry to mend
their capital. As for Ted" and Uncle
Joe rose to 60 into the library with his
brother-''he's an example to all young
writers-exact, truthful, impartial. I
value his manuscript. d l shall keep him
in probationary and make him my
hcir.'
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mark; but Rosie, who was confding
blonde with big gray eyes, said moth
ing, and kept on with her crochet work.
Sorghum used inwardly q warm emol-
lent of Wall street invectiye, and
wished himself the Afghan stripe that
could so hold her attention.
Just chen Charlie Hedge (the young
stock brokerage firm was Hedge &
eo.r'ghum) dropped in, and nodding IA
~; m1ri'arly to his partner. joined the fam
i ~ circle by taking a place at Lou 5 side.
he exclaimed:
how Jolly! "A regular boom in do
3'iessse evenings, eli, Miss I4ol?''
toll ''", onele Joe was sixty at least,
hraua Si'izzie e.1' clean-shaven, heavy
s...n,ed with s. cast-iron look that
aud a LII mace &c, to Withstand humbug,
s>aa 5 steel cold, sharp eye that could
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TED's ACCOUNT OF NEW YEARS.

s'By The way" said Mr.. Samuel
quite q heavy one, you see. for chap
OF ten; but | can't make out such a
mass Of scrawl. Here, mamma, sup
pose you read it,
Before Mrs. Gloss could reach out her
hand Uncle Joe, Mr.. Gloss bachelor
brother, interfered with: Let me have
the boys letter; | always did like that
young scamp of yours
Alter smiling at the down-llill tenden-
cy Of the superscription, Uncle Joe soon
became ABSORBED over the pages that
began in teyt-hand. continued ia spider
tracks, and at last rose to the dignity
of hieroglyphics.
Tho Gloss family, tired out after the
holiday season, were having domestic
evening in the dining-room The libra
ry, hung in old Spanish leather, lacked
the embellishments that grow out of
daily use, AMI oppressed one like a
great bronze extinguisher; the long
drawing-room, the Conventional New
York parlor, was too like mammoth
and splendid hearse to permit of even
Its proprietors feeling at home in it. So
about the dining-table were gathered
Papa and Mamma Gloss, the Misses
Lou and Rosie Gloss, Mr.. Sorghum, a
gentleman Of many smiles and compli-
ments, of many suits of fine clothing,
OF dog-cart, and gorgeous living gen
orally, and Uncle Joe, unmarried,
crusty and rich. There was also
young fellow called Fred Tremaine, but
he was only chap in papa's Office at q
small salary. Though he had six good
deet OF uncommonly good looks, still he
was very modest. 'sAnd no wonder, ;" as
Lou whispered to Rosie. HE ought to
be. Twelve hundred year, indeed. u"
Sorghum remarked, in his sweetest
tones: "How seldom poor dog of a
bachelor like me has the chance Of en-
joying happy family gatherings
A sigh, carefully given out for only
Rosie to hear. was graceful hint OF
his dissatisfaction with bachelor ex-
istence
Mamma Gloss clasped her plump
hand in little ecstacy, and answered:
ssNo one can have an idea of the peace |
and content of family life!'' A smile.
both maternal and encouraging, showed
that Mr.. Sorghum was an approved |
candidate for the position of son-in- |
law
Lou, who was clever, and had a lofty
bearing, a marble-white skin, and won |
derful rows of coal-black scallops on
her pretty forehead, made properly
and glrlish comment on the bachelor re-
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ST. Nicholas Getting Ready for His Annual Visits.

So fleet you would think he had wings to his
shoes.
In pantries he peeps and through bedrooms
he whirls,
Now pinching the babies, now kissing the
girls,
Filling up all their stockings with goodies and
toys,
Nor forgetting the switch, always. left for bad
boys.
Then on through the play-rooms to plant
those great trees,
Where grow doilies and drums with exquisite
ease.
What a jolly fat fellow! so little and spry,
With round dimpied checks and a fine fash
ing eve,
Hair jcweled with hail-stones, and such red
nose,
1t lights up the pathway wherever he goes,
Then his rich, merry laugh-ah! never. fear,
Will music so sweet again gladden. the year.
But time flies apace. Even now faint ray
Struggles up through the East as the herald
of day;
The winds wake in protest and scatter the
snow:
Now, listen! the signal! hear the cock crow.
"Ho, ho!' cries Old Nick, with his cheeriest
warning.
Merry Christmas to all. and to.all good
morning. -EdWard G. Hancock.
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and rosy had Hedal-. then went 10 he'd
f.s.t Some Thing had nude me orfnl sick tho
t .tof hetef 1t VAS cake l. wetat to rosys
room softly. She was tr,.if, & sttin on the
I, hpor by the fire. then went In 10 mas room II
She was cryin too " PA was sayin We are Lly-
1 in on VolcanerI tell you
g I was kinder shared be kause yolkaneers
/ burn you all up d are very dangerus. Ma
says samuel Kant help It the girls must dress
| q we must Keep up appearance says ma why
kant we moove off the voikaner 6 buy new
House up to Sentril Park.
/ = pa says where did that young skamp come
from u chen the for iumpt up Sc hit me s. ma
sed it was kause he'd ct too much terrash.
& was orful sick all mite. The mex morn
ing kamil the made helped me git up & sed
| was TO go rite off to skool Agen s. the Coach
| man was to take care of me went to say good
| by to loo she was in bed with griddions in her
hair citing lots of breakfast. rosy. kissed me &
are breaking my hart s. prommised Her wen
grow up will lick them al.
- ike Rosy pretty well considerin she is
literary s. pa had lots of little paper on the
label.
$ He said look at them
dresses. bonnits, fineary, jewelry. i kant
pay them tell you we are livin beyond our
menes. So is evvry body says ma but the girls
VIII marry wei. suys pa look at rosy she is now
n 10y with that good lookin RASCAL on IL hun
drid year.
She shant hav him says ma now don't be a
brute and cut down expenssis perhaps jo will
help you out my brother 10 is q stingee ole
over in Diet he wuddunt leve Ted a sent.
II don't want a sent pa says five scats aim
much one sent amt noshin and unce 10 is
an old bare says I. Send the boy to skool he
makes me Graz zy says pa 81 ma kissed me in
hurry s. pusht me Long to the do e.
"pa had his he'd burryel in his hand &
Kept sayin' rGoined. rooined, and all for ap-
pearances So am tired of rit1ng such long
Compensation and the coacbman took ne BAG
to skool that is all know a Bout new gears"
Uncle Joe quietly folded up the
scrawl, and looked out from under the
thatch of his eyebrows at Hedge, who.
glancing at Lou, and seeing She was
dangerous, silently left the room and
the house. Sorghum followed also,
politely escorted to the door
by Uncle Joe's steady gaze. The
method failed with Fred Tremaine, for
the look only sent him as far as Rosie
side, where he sat down with determi
nation. Mrs. Gloss was sobbing hyster-
ically, and her husband seemed inclined
to drop down dead.
"Well,' Uncle Joe began, s.well, |
aren't you pack of idiots to sacrifice
your comfort and honesty for this
wretched show of fashionable life9
Now, I've always disappointed you in
the money way, and I'll do it still.
Mr.. Sam Gloss trembled s.I'll do it
still; for you think | m going to see you
go to ruin, and L won t. [ will look
over matters with you, Sam, and find |
out hcw | can put you on your legs
again. But stop this high-pressure liv- |
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ST. NICHOLAS.

Ho' there at the wicket, who pounds at the
i tlDur.
sueH f ! an m olympus was ns'er heard De
would sleep-get We gone-I'm ailing-Im
What the deuce-there agaln-Who is calling
AROUSE We! Arouse yc! It's dawnins
/ again
The star that once beamed over Bethlehem
The star Of the Magi, that shone on the morn
When earth's blessed Savior, the Christ-child,
was born.
g Ho! Ho! Is it so2 Then I'llnp and away
AS soon as the COLLINS can harness my sleigh"
/ Then he roared such laugh as he sprang out
of bed
| It startled the stars in the sky overhead,
And they winked at each other as much as to
There is something gone wrong and Old Nick
is to pay.
It took but moment to jump in his boots,
To wrap himself up in the best OF fur SUITS
70 run to the closet and drag out his pack,
Which he swung with chuckle across his
Then off to the stable he dashed through tho
snow,
Where the reindeer were prancing, all ready
to go.
He was up in a jiffy, and. cracking his whip,
With a Hi, there! my hearties!'' he let the
1GInS Slip.
Straight down through the welkin they sped
like the light:
Without pause Or turn TO the left or tie right;
The c.oud sged their skirts 10 get off of
the track,
The winds sllrank alarmed-ali quite taken
aback.
Fen tie moon drew in haste veil DER her
face.
So quick cracked the whip and 50 fast was the
pace;
And he pealed out laugh so jocund AMI gay
That Aurora woke up long before it was day;
Oh, never such sleigh-ride was ridden before
AS that of st. Nick with his rich Christmas
store!
Far down in the distance Earth rolled fast
asleep
Dark night having wrapped it in silence SO
That the chill lren, tucked close in their snug
little b ,ds
Whence nothing peeped out save their cher,l-
bin heads,
Were dreaming of fairies of frolic and fun,
And other stern facts of life just begun.
1t was three by the clock when out on the
That tinke Of seigll-hells and taps of hoof
Made their little hearts bound and flash round
the Earth
A smile such as welcomed the Lamb at its
But they woke not. OH, no! Old Nick is 50
sly
He fastens paddock on each prying eye.
With whoa, there my pretties," he stops
with jerk
Lights his pipe, swings his pack then awas to
his work,
Over steepes and house-tops In windows,
down tiues,
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THE NEW YER.

When. oh when did the New Year come?
When the midnight bells were ringing.
There were shadows dark in the far-off sky.
And we were aisle Up, dear, you and I,
When the little New Year came winging
Its downward fight
From an unknown height,
In the restful, peaceful watchful night.
How did the New Year.come to us?
Unstained and pure and tender,
With the light from the Star of Bethlehem
On the fair young brow like diadem,
Shining in all it's splendor.
Are you sorry, dear,
That the bright New Year
Will grow dim and weary witt, us here?
Nj. ID. Brine. IN N. Y. I,tdependent.
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Clislnus.

] like Crismus first rate. Crismus ia
a jolly good Teller. So is my mother.
When Crismus comes mother ALWAYS
gifts headake, coz she bakes pies in q
hot oven. ! wouldn't bake no pies in a
hot oven IT was my mother I'd let
somebody else bake 'em, an I'd eat
EN-. Crlsmus comes but onct year.
| Wlsht it would come every day.
Grlsmus comes when there is snow and
ice.
] don't like snow on pond. coz your
skates stick SO. an You can't see the
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OLD IND NE.H.

The New Fear may he generous,
then Year mn. b.. l,iest.
lat the Uld learIs aiiusd friend,
And old friends are best.
The New Year is a lovely youth,
I he Old is bent and gray;
But eaunsel comes with hoary kaire.
We fain would have him stay.
The New Year can gaily laugh
And featIy can he sing:
But the DID Year s voice Is sweeter still
In IFS Gin whispering.
The New Year may promise fair
OF bloom and fruit to come;
But the Old Year has raaped his grain.
And held his haryest-home.
Oh, New Year! gay New Year!
Be biithe and strong of will:
Youth is the time for hardfhood
And nge the time for chill
But this we wish you, wishing well,
That when your end shall be.
As now we mourn the dear Old Year,
So we may mourn for thee.
Susan Coolidge, IN Christian Union.
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I win honor Christmas in my heart
and try to keep it all tie yaar.-D5ck-
ems.
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holes, an you go through. jim Dslan
he was skating onct an he went
through, an he. got wet, an he got n
awful Walloping from his father. c
guess it hurt him. coz he hollered like =
wild steer. don't know whether wild
steers hollers, but they hooks. Jim De-
Ian IS jolly teller. Sos nv rnotj,e-.
sos Crismus. Crismus is a ioIlier Teller
than wild steer is. coz a wild steer
wild steer-a wild steer-coz q wild
steer is no Teller at all. - : ''1A>A
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where is q dawning in the sky
nnd doth world OF fate imIiv.
ana 1aa On each casual, passing face
AN LOOK expectant you nav traees
1nese signs the veteran turkey secs
a. aau W,In deep and mournful sirh
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anu .mIhrmurs: pointing to the frea-
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-Dgarer 5iib,ne
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Hope it won't be green Christmas.
Boston Poct.
at !,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-03
SOME THOUSAND-DOLLAR DOGS

Among the most notable Of recent fash
ions in large dogs is the st. Bernard,
which has almost suddenly pushed its
way to the foreground. In England
it is fast supplanting the collie, which
has ruled as prime favOrite ever since
the Newfoundland dog was dethroned,
and, perhaps as result of this English
fancy, the demand for ST. Bernards in
this city is growing. "It is but lately
that dogs of this kind have been asked
for said q prominent dealer to a reporter
of the Mail and Express, "but they are
very scarce. Only people of means can
afford to own them, for they range in
price-mind, [ speak only Of the genuine
breed-from $500 to $4,000. Even pup
pies sell for 5000 Now, there is a fine
18.month-old fellow" he said, as large,
splendid-loozing dog walked majestically
into the room. That dog knows as much
as majority Of men. | have regular
bed for him, and at night he puts his
head on a pillow, / cover him up with a
blanket, and he sleeps just like baby
Worth much? | ask $4,000 for him, and
/ wager his equal cannot be found on this
side of the Atlantic
There are two varieties of the st. Ber
nard, rough-coated and smooth-coated,
both having the same charact eristics ex
cept in the length of the hair. The
points supposed to be the distinguishing
marks OF genuine st. Bernard are: A
twany or brindle color, clearly marked
line up the face and a similar one around
the neck, and full, square head. These
animals are very intelligent and seem to
be endowed with the instinct Of saving
life Their attachments are very strong.
They require plenty of room for exercise,
fanciers assert that dog of this species
raised in the country where he can have
plenty of exercise, will grow to much
larger stature than one raised in the city
Among the owners of St. Bernard dogs
in this city is Samuel }. Tilden, whose
Askhim, one of the r0ugh-coated species,
has carried away many prizes. Mrs. ID.
P Foster, OF South Fifth avenue, is the
owner Of Turco, a twany, brindle, rough
coat st. Bernard, 5 years old, which was
imported from the St. Bernard Pass, and
which is considered one Of the best speci-
mems of his species in this country. Her
man Clausen is the owner Of Barry, a
twany rough-coar, imported from Lucerne
which is valued at $500 II. H. Baxter,
Of Fifth avenue. owns a splendid, fawn,
colored, smooth-coat dog, 5 years OH,
named Turk, and Ii. M. Hoar, Of East
Fifty sixth street, is the possessor OF a
twany roughcoated, 3 year old, called
Rover. John p. Haines, OF Toms River.
n. j., is a noted admirer of st. Bernards.
His Don, an orange, twany and white
smooth-coat, is splendid animal, gentle
and playful As kitten. His owner val.
ues him at 81 ,500.-Nelo York N0l and
EJpreSS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-03
GD,er 2jletohbors,
WATERLOO.

Last Thursday, Henry Gotschalk, Of
Waterloo, and Miss Lena DOschadis, of
Medina, were united in Holy bonds of
wedlock.
Thomas B Squires, while at Alexan-
dria, Dakota, few weeks ago, sold his
farm at that place to $. Nj. Weiner, and
thereby became owner of Mr.. Weiner's
property in this place.
L. il. Mead. who was admitted to the
bar at Madison few weeks ago, has To-
Gated at Hudson, Wis,
The front has been put into John
Helmes new brick block, the scatloid
removed, and now it Is one OF the hand
soonest buildings in town.
James Harger returned home last Sat
urday evening from al extended visit 10
New Lisbon.
James Wickhem, who has been study
ing law at Madison, is home TO spend the
holidays.
W. Ii. Lord departed yesterday for
Waunakee, Wis, to take charge of Ed.
Fosters grist-,niII at that place.
~. q. Boorman has taken Horace
Greeley's advice and gone west to Da-
kota 10 secure some land.-J0HrRGt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-03

Ed. Root, formerly night operator at
this station, spent Christmas with his
friends in this city.
E.sS,77AIex. Kirkland and wife, of Chicago,
spent Christmas in Jefferson with their
son, r. B. Kirkland
Hon. J. d. Bullock ard family spent
their Christmas with friends in Jefferson
county.
Misses Hattie and Adele Henry left
for Chicago last Saturday to spend the
holidays.
4 good weeks work was done by the
Packing House last week. Eleven hun
dred hogs were slaughtered and packed,
besides large humber Of beeVes, for
which over $4,000 were paid out.
A scrimmage occurred in. town on
Christmas, and on Tuesday the parties IN
terested at the Invitation of the city mar
shal, walked up to Justice krebs' office
and paid for the music The marshal is
bound to have things orderly, if there is
any virtue in law, and the people all re-
spOnd-Amenl-Bauler.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-03
COURT PALACE.

Hampton Court Palace, which was
partly burned on the 10Th Of Decem-
ber. is one of the most interesting of
England's historic royal residences. 1t
is situated in the middle of a park and
gardens on the north bank of the Thames.
about twelve miles above London, and
within easy walking di-tauce of the mod
arn village OF Hampton The building
is IN imposing rectangular structure OF
red brick, with stone trimmings, and was
in part erected by Cardinal Wolseley, for
a present to King Henry VIII, who af-
terward enlarged it and created the park,
which he stocked with deer. William
III. rebuilt considerable part of the ed
itire, aud laid out the ground in the Dutch
sivle. Their extent is between forty and
htty acres One ofthe attractions Of the
iucInsure Is famous maze Of labyrinth,
aud as the public is admitted freely, and
access from London is easy, the place is
thrunged ia fine weather The palace
now consistsot three quadraugles. The
front OF the eastern one, III which the
fire occurred, was constructed under the
supervision OF Sir Christopher Wren. In
this palace Edward VI, was born, and
here his neither, Jane Seymour died.
Charles l. Suffered part Of his jmprison-
mrnt in it, and Charles II. and James H..
lived there more or less, Of late it is
occupied bg the poor relations of roy
aitv. The rooms underneath the those
to which the fire WAS chiefly confined are
celebrated picture galleries. The most
famous works in the collection are Lady s
Beauties Of the Court of Charles II,
pictures By Holbein, Rembrandt, Rubens
and West, and a fine painting of Charles
/. on horseback by Van Dyck. The ca
ole reports that most of the pictures es-
.aped, but many tapestries and curiosities
we're damaged or ruined,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-03

OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS
WASHINGTON, December 26.-The Com
missioner - Agriculture, in his report to
Congress relative TO the work OF his de
partment, made a formidable exhibition
of ihe distribution Of seeds alone. Un-
Ter the special appropriation Of Congress
Of $4,000 for seeds to the flooded South
ern districts, 508, ,958 packages were sent,
livided as follows: Vegetables 41,876;
field corn, S,644; field peas, 26, 957 field
heets, 964; field millet, J4,348; field
rottoA, 15G The whole number of seeds
>ent out by the bureau during the year
was by packages 1896, 476. OF these
packages 1908, ,479 were sent out through
members of Congress and Senators, 7 ,5SS
through agricultural societies, 269, III
through shtiscal correspondents, sos, 958
us above mentioned by special appropria-
ton, and he balance, 552, 274 packages
to miscellaneous applicants. Ofthe total
number Of packages, 30,773 were cotton
seed, 81, ,051 wheat. 1924 oats, 92,897
corn, 10000 turnips, 179,452 flowers,
1854 7O4 vegetables, 83,2l5 tobacco, &c.
957 peas, and 15, 1886 strawberries These
are the principal items. There were 107
kinds of vegetables, Is kinds of wheat,
Sc kinds Of flowers, 13 of corn and 19 Of
sorghum. The proportion of flowers
over grain packages is to /.