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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

added silver to the whiteness of the lily, that
stood out tall and distinct, against the dull
crimson curtains. From the shadow of the
bed, dark eyes watched the fairness OF the
fower-w atched it with eyes that now and
then grew misty with tears. Almost as still
and white as yonder flower was the watcher,
but the flower was unconscious of the heart
ache of the woman.
Only that morning had rested in her arms
for the first time a little baby, now the arm
we're empty; small wonder hat the lily
wavered through a mist of tears.
1T is we'll with the child" she murmured
gently, and her eyes turned to the scarlet
holly berries wreathed about the mirror, faint
reflection, in this saddened chamber, Of the
glad season abroad.
Scarlet as drops of blood"-the thought
ran through her mind, their vivid coloring
intensified by the lily 3 fairness. Silence, calm,
unbroken, in the pale, uncertain light, until
the tear dimmed eyes, watching sadly the tall,
white flower, became aware that it was grow
ing whittier, whittier; a stream ~ofmoonlight was
stealing in, giving it added brilliance, added
lustsr; now it stirred all it's white petals, as il
touched by some gentle breeze, now it's faint
fragrance was borne across the room, and the
fearful eyes noted that what had appeared to
be moonlight were the white draperies of the
angel form that held the flower.
angela he said softly.
eyes" She was not surprised or frightened,
she had expected the summons. ~
at is Christmas eve" he said. II bear a
message to every mother whose baby
is laid in her arms to-day. Will you
come with me?"
She rose-her weakness gone, her tears all
dried-ana clasped the hand he held towards
,s,her. Y
1 The night throughout was still, the crescent
moon shone down through q frosty sky, the
myriad stars twinkled brightly, and yet
through NIL the clear atmosphere there was
still q fainr greenish tinge like the calm water
D in ah ocean eave-or was it the mystic light
Of the moon? ..... -.
But there was little time to wonder, as the
strong hand, cIasping hers, drew her along,
till it seemed as if her weakness vanished
under the influence of his strength. -
The starry night was forsaken now; they
were standing-the strong angel and the
weak woman-by the side of a bed on which
lay a mother. Ayoung mother, with a smile
glad and proud about her lips; in her arms
rested q tiny form close against her breast.
But as the white-clothed form paused by
her side, and she became aware of his pres.
ence, she moved a little restlessly, and drew
her baby closer.
He loosened for q moment his firm clasp on
Angela's hand, and, STOPPING, touched the
child lightly.
D not, do not" cried the mother. 81
/, will not" and her voice gathered strength
nth nassion sT will MT uivn him unio
The choice lies with you" replied the an
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

Whenever the Christmas season
Lends the lustre and peace to the year,
u And the ling-long-ling OF the bells that ring
Tell only ofjoy and cheer;
I.hear in the SWEET, wild music
These words and I hold them true:
tsThe Christ who was born On Christmas
morn
~ Did only what you can do"
Each soul that has breath and being
Is touched with heavens own fire,
Each living man ia part OF the plan
To lift the world up higher,
No matter how narrow your limits,
S. Go forth and mak them road!
You are every one the daughter or son
Crown Prince or Princess of God.
Have you sinned? 1t is only an error
Your spirit is pure and white;
1t is truths own ray and will find it's way
Back into the path of right.
Have yon failed? 1t is only in seeming
The triumph will come at length,
You are born to succeed-you will have what
need,
Ii you believe in your strength.
No matter how poor your record
Christ lives in the heart OF O
And the shadow will roll upand off from your
Hyou will but own the true;
For "Christ" means the spirit of goodness,
And all men are good at the core.
Look s%earchingly in thro' the coating of sin
Ard 10! there il Truth to adort!
Believe in y~ourself and your motives,
Believe in your strength and your worth.
Believe you were sent from Gods fair irma-
ment
To aid and ennoble the earth.
Believe in the Savior within you
Know Christ and your spirit are one.
Stand forth defed by your own noble pride,
And whatever you AJAX shall be done. .
philadelphia Times.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21
THE KNOWS.

Christmas is coming soon again;
The days go by Of wings.
l want q doll, O real fur muff,
And lots of other things.
I'll write q note to Santa Claus
He'll be surprised, l guess.
But when he is a bome, mamma,
And what is his address?
I'll tell you what I'll do mamma:
I'll stand upon my toes,
And drop the letter in the box
I'm sure the postman knows.
F. II. s.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21
FRIEND.

"Who told 90 at I pulled 'oor fings
Out of 'eedwawer to day,
An played wiz all 90 pity sings?
Who told 90 mamma-eh?
"A little bird that CHANGED to see
Came down and told me-" "Well,
I knowed ZEE bird was watching me.
But l ( didn't fink he'd tell"
TX
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

HE soft light in which the
room was bathed was as
tenderly green as the still
water in some deep sea-
cave. 1t flooded all around,
lending a faint mystic tone
to everything over which
the silence of the night was
brooding. 1t softened the
shadows until they lost all
], ondnann al or,flinn on1
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

we ever cease to as
sociatei it ~withwarmth,
and comfort, and blaz-
ing fires in broad chin
neys, and merry
groups of children;
and somewhere the
branch of green, in
memory of the never
dying love of Him
whose natal day we
celebrate.
How beautiful it is
that the sweet faith is
year by ga renewed
in our children, as they
look forward with love
and trust to the JOY
full time! How the
wonderful spirit of the
time has touched the
hearts OF great writer's
and glorifed the liter
allure that deals with
it. Christmas story
telling has become one
of the loveliest arts of
modern writer's, and
to Dickens we owe very
much OF the beautiful
Christmas sentiment.
OF all the MINISTRIES of
the day, his songs have
left most music in our
hearts. How could
any one harbor selfish
and narrow feelings
after reading those
s h j s g e 8,
through which we
seem to hear the
chimes of bells, the
Christmas carols, the
song of the steaming
kettle, and the pleas
ant chirp ofthe cricket;
over whose pages we
see so many kindly
faces and hear such
loving words. We do
not care to shut out
the kindly and simple
cheer of these Christ
mas friends for the
brave and knightly
romance of King Ar
thur in his baronial
halls; keeping watch
beneath the yule-log
beneath the shadows
OF the nistIetoe. The
old yule-log has
burned to ashes long
ago and has become
only a tradition; but
thank God for the love
which never goes out
Of fashion; the gra-
cious sweetness of
Christ as time is just
as bright as in those
olden days.-Mrs. Jor-
dan.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

was gone. Against the dark curtains shone
the fairness of the lily, it's Wilderness intensl-
fed by the scarlet berries of the holly, red as
drops of Acknowledgements.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21
How Helen Saw Santa Claus.
N THE "dining-room
-l.,-- ,.,oo n o~so

N THE ~dining-room
chimney was a regis
ter which opened
and shut ike q door,
and when it was
opened it made the
best kind Of q place
or Santa Claus to
come through.
Right beside 1t
Helen's small stock.
ing was hung on
Christmas Eve, and,
for fear it might not
held all Santa would
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21
MERRY
May it Ever Continue to be a Seaso1
Of Joy.

ERRY CHI RIST.
mast" cries the shiv.
ering urchin at your
door, as he rubs his
chilled HANDS to keep
them from freezing.
''Merry ~Christmas!'
says your smiling and
opulent friend, as he
buttons his comfort
able cloak O close
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

Tell last; anu thefatner
in his strong, frozen
grief, faded from sight,
and the u mother
sleeping now-still
clasping her baby,
alone remained.
HE would be better
in my care" the an
gel sighed.
Life" murmured
the mother-she did
not open her eyes
"li;e at any cost. l
have no fear of evil
for my child. Care, q
mothers tender care,
will be his from his
cradle. What is there
to fear?"
Again the hush of
the quiet night, the
starry skies, and then
a pause by another
bedside. A very diff
ferent one this time.
A patched quilt drawn
over this mother and
her tiny newborn
babe, but little the
baby needed either the
roughness of his sur
roundings or the noise
outside, as ii slept in
it's mothers arms, The
m slept too, a
woman young and
pretty, and with the
tender pathos of re-
cent m o o d
about her. But even
III her dreams her arms
frightened about the
child as the white-clad
figure paused beside
her.
"Not DEATH" she
sighed.
"Wait, wait"
The angel spoke, and
there was O shade OF
pleading in his voice,
and on the bare walls
of the little room there
appeared q sudden
picture.
A dreary night, the
vino blowing the n O
in pitiless gusts across
the long, dark bridge.
No stars above, no re-
Elections oflight in the
gloomy water below,
into which the snow
flakes fell and van.
ished. No passengers
w h o O uld b Q
broa on such o
night! Stay. just one.
A woman too, with q
thin SHAWL wrapped
about her--little pro-
| lection there from the
cold whirling storm.
A woman young and
pretty, as the dim
light from . gas lamp
for q moment threw
into relief q white deli.
cate face against the
cold inclement sky.
One moments still
ness, then a voice. All,
what q cry OF pain!
| II wish that l had
died when I WAS horn.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21
ONE CHRISTMAS EVE.

This woman walketh in the smile of God"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

rU-vr W -Ursv 1.UuOy Uuup rU Wus puru UO nIIxE- ny
the manager Of the Adams Express Company
in this city, and that two supernumerary
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

be the most musical key of greeting to un-
lock the door ofaffection andgenerosity? Shall
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

uruu.- row any urrrus murray nurt vUuuru
biskit.".
stThot ia oil vor,, vuon Mnrvy A~nr
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

rvUray-sv1r y- uuy rUU urgnI Ur q JrHgUuyTg~
Gently. ThQs. Folliard, proceeded to the
house of Lyman .Dewi6t. He was denied adj
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

--pru1Scu. Incy -rycrxxyc oru uarucs
c%ourteously, answer.all their questions
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

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Il. DR.,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-18
SINGING AMONG THE FLOWERS.

l was recently sitting in Mark
Twain's home in Hartford waiting
for the humOrist to return from his
daily walk Suddenly sounds of de
votional singing came in through the
open window from the direction of
the outer conservatory. The singing
was low, yet the sad tremor in the
voice seemed to give it special carry
ingPOwer.
You have quite a devotional do
mestic, | said to a member of the
family who came in shortly after
ward.
That is not a domestic that is
singing" was the answer "Step to
this window, look into the conserva-
tory and see for yourself"
did SO. There, sitting alone on
oneof the rustic benches in the flower
house was n small elderly lady.
Keeping time with the first finger of
her right hand, as if with a baton,
she was slightly swaying her frail
body as she sang, softly yet sweetly,
Charles Wesley's hymn, Jesus, Lover
of Ny Soul" and Sarah Flower
Adams Nearer, My God, to Thee :"
But the singer was not domestic
1t was Harriet Beecher Stowe,
There sat the once brilliant authoress
like a child grooming a favorite air.
i William J. Box in the Springfield
Homestead
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-18

there was tumuli of earth much re-
sembling an ancient mound but
whether natural or artificial, am not
able to say. In Yucatan, Arizona, and
on the South Pacific islands, were re-
markable specimens of very ancient
works in stone, which were designed
and executed with high degree of
skill not often found in modern times
The apparent very great age of those
stone works is another important
consideration, because it is very sug
gestive of periods of time away back,
back far into the bewildering mist of
antiquity. HENRY LITTLE.
Kalamazoo, Mich, June 26, 1889.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-18

There is a low place in Boston street
where this sign is displayed:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-18
INFLUENCE NEVER DIES.
BY WENDELL p. STAFFORD.

There is a low place in Boston street
where this sign is displayed:
.1..,. The Poets D1,xr,Sc S.,oo>
>ohi-Ni D' Picture. -
ALES AND WHISTLES.
Och. Robbie Burns how come We caught
Aboon an ale-house door?
Sim We ha ta'en a willie-waught
It's ninety year an more
An wha would guess your bonny ghost
Adores the pint-stoup still
When left We, Rob, the canty host
Upon Parnassus Hill?
An would We be muckle sad
To ken how Satans hook
Is baited for Aud Scotia's lad
Wi fOndness o. thy look
Full aft your feet did gang a-gley
Adoon the path o. sin
But, Robin. where's the mon wad say
We didna love your kin !?
Now, could We keep your happy place,
Amang the asphodel,
Kennel We the Dell had stown your face
To grace the gate o. hell
-LNew York Witness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-18

This is a good quencher during the
summer. Oatmeal drink may be
Favored with lemon juice, lime fruit
juice, a pinch of citric acid, ginger
and tartaric acid, or mock raspberry
vinegar, and so on. When made for
an invalid the most delicate fiavoring
is the thin yellow peel of a lemon in
fused in the liquid; or, take lemon
and lump or two of sugar, rub the
sugar all over the outside of the lem
on, cut the lemon and squeeze out the
juice, and mix both with the oatmeal
water when hot The lime fruit Juice
should be mixed with the liquid when
cold. The oatmeal drink may or
may not be boiled; if it is to be boil
ed, the meal should first be noistened
with cold water; then pour on boil
ing water, strain liquid into a sauce
pan, let it boil until slightly thickish.
Add sugar to taste and what flavor
ing desired; when cold it is ready
To make it without boiling, pour a
little tepid water on a quarter of a
pound of oatmeal flour, mix it up
we'll then add a quarter of a pound
of sugar, one lemon thinly sliced and
pour over the whole one gallon of
boiling water; stir all up. When
cold, use the clear liquid poured off
gently from the sediment
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-18
JOHN G. WHITTIER ON FARMING

In response to an invitation to at
tend the meeting of the Essex county
Mass, } agricultural society the poet
Whittier sent the following letter:
Dear Friend Thy letter convey
ing the congratulations and kind
wishes of the Essex county agricultu
raj society at its meeting on the 2Sth
inst have received with no common
satisfaction. No birthday has ever
given me more pleasure. My ances-
tors since 1910 have been farmers in
Essex county. | was early initiated
into the mysteries of farming as it
was practiced 70 years ago, and
worked faithfully on the old Haver-
hill homestead, until, at the age of
80 years, | was impelled to leave it,
greatly to my regret. Ever since, if
| have envied anybody, it has been
the hale strong farmer, who could
till his own acres, and if he needed
help, could afford to hire it, because
he was able to lead the work himself
have lived to see a great and favor
able change in the farming popula-
ton of Essex county. The curse of
intemperance is almost unknown
among them; the rumseller has no
mortgage on their lands. AS rule,
they are intelligent, well informed
and healthily interested in public af-
fairs; self-respectful and respected;
independent land-holders, fully en-
titled, if any class is, to the name of
gentlemen. 1t may be said that they
are not millionaires, and that their
annual gains are small. But, on the
other hand, the farmer rests secure,
while other occupations and profess
siOns are in constant fear of disaster;
his dealing directly and honestly
with the Almighty is safer than
speculation; his life is no game of
of chance, and his investments in the
earth are better than in stock COM
panies and syndicates. AS to profits,
if our farmers could care less for the
comforts of themselves and their
families, if they could consent to live
as their ancestors once lived, and as
the pioneers of new countries now
live, they could now with their pres
ent facilities, no doubt double their
incomes, but what a pitiful gain this
would be, at the expense of the decen-
cies and refinements which make life
worth living. No better proof of real
gains can be found than the creation
of pleasant homes for the comfort of
age and the happiness of youth
When the great English critic, Math-
ew Arnold, was i'll this country, on
returning from a visit in Essex coun-
ty, he remarked that, while the land
looked rough and unprOductive, the
landlords house seemed neat and
often elegant, with an air of pros
perity about them. ''but where" he
asked, "do the tenants, the working
people live?" He seemed surprised
when l told him that the tenants
were the landlords, and the workers
the owners.
Let me return my sincere thanks
to the Essex agricultural society for
the kind message conveyed in thy let
ter; and, with the best wishes for its
continued prosperity and usefulness,
l am truly thy friend,
John g. WHITTIER
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-18

hENkf u. M ENAGE, sec ana Treas.
DIRECTORS.
Thos. Lowry, Pres. Minneapolis st. R'y Co.
w. ID. WaShburn, Pres NJ. S. Ste. NJ. 6, A.
R'y Co.
John S. Pillsbury, Chas. A. Pil1sbury & Co.
E. w. Herrick of Herrick Brothers.
A. J. Dean, former Cashier Security Bank.
Loren Fletcher of l.. Fletcher & Company
Clinton Morrison, Pres. Farmers & Mechan-
les Savings Bank.
Geo. A. Pillsbury of Chas. A. Pillsbury 6, Co.
c. H. Petit of Petit, Christian & Co.
Joseph Dean of Security Bank.
H. E. Fletcher, Treas. Minneapolis & Pacific
Railway Company.
VIM. H. Eustis, Treas. North American Te1e-
graph Company.
Philip II. Neher of Neher & Carpenter, Troy,
New York.
L. F. Menage, President of Company.
Henry G. Menage, Sec. and Treas. of Co.
Conservative investments for sale, inc1ud-
ing per cent 5 year bonds in denominations
$50, 500, $500 and $1,000. Short time col
lateral paper and First Mortgages city
property and Improved Farms.
Branches ITO Broadway, New York,
Drexel Building, Philadelphia, IS Congress
St, Boston, Mass. Stiff
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-16
An Expose.

DO you wish to have an insight into the
methods Of the Republican County Court
of Kanawha2 II so, read in smother col
umn their own record, taken from them
own Court.
Il is proof, conclusive proof Of the most
barefaced, lawless partisanism that ever
disgraced a civilized community.
English courts in Ireland are models Of
iustice-dealirg bodies compared TO this
Republican court of Hsnawha.
Tie fscts presented in the REGIsrEE
this morning have never yet been publish
ed cousecutiyely and a perusal OF them
will make men Of an parties open their
eyes to what has been going on down in
that section Of the State.
1t is burning shame and disgrace to
West Virginia that such things can be
done in the name Of the law and find men
prominent men-Ieady snd anxious "a
excuse them.
IL the outrageous proceedings OF this
court Of Kauawhs are allowed to stand
what assurance Of protection have the Peo-
pie against any body Of pariisans that
may get I'M power
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-16
AsroNIsHINe FIeuRRs.

On another page will be found q most
interesting report from Dspoiy Collector
of Internal Revenue HALL, Of the oollec
tions Of his office in the First West Viz
GINA District for the past year.
Il is astonishing and shows that an
enormous and fourishing wholesale bust
ness in the articles subject to internal tax
alton Is done in Wheeling-tOr this city
includes nineteen tweutieths Of the first
revenue district, so far as collections are
concerned.
The figures are as follows: The tax col
leeled on cigars made by the sixty factories
of the First district, forty-si1 Of which are
in Wheeling, amounted to Sos, 9O6.5 80
TIE tax collected on tobacco manufactured
By foar factories, all Of them in Wheeling,
amounted to $50, 3l656. The tax collect
ed on beer msde in FIVE breweries, ell in
Wheeling, amounted to $95 500 1Sl. The
special internal taxes, almost al collected
in Wheeling, amounted to $40 22s 81.
This aggregates the enormous sum Of
1886. $50. sl}, slmost al from Wheeling
This represents. it will readily be con
iec.ured, an enormous wholesale business
in these industries Of Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-16
WHY CHIEF ARTHUR QUITS.
The Locomotive Engineers Want Anothe
Head 70 the Brotherhood.

The Locomotive Enklneefa want aAOtAeA
Head 10 the motherhood.
CHICAGO, January IA local news
paper announces today that Chairman
Gavner, of Inc special committee which
recently 1e.tled the %" strike, IS the
coming successor Of P. n. Arthuras Grand
Chief Engineer Of the Brotherhood. Cav
ner is still in the West, and will soon 90 to
New York. He himself will not admit
that he is a candidate, but be is free in
criticisiug Mr.. Arthur's management.
Said an ex-striker, now filing a comfort
able position in another business:
ct is en Opsn secret that Chief Arthur
will resign before the opening Of the next
session OF the Brotherhood. He knows as
well as anybody that he can rever be re-
elected, and prefers to retire on the plea
that he has other interests commanding
his attention. Mr.. Arthur vas first elect
ed IN 1874. He is now worth over $780,
600, and can afford TO retire. He may
have been a great man for the Brother
hood, bat he never won a strike. "
Has the Brotherhood ever won a
striks?n
met under Arthur's management. His
first failure was with the Boston and
Maine Railroad. He tried 10 settle it and
then ordered a strike Everything was IN
favor Of the engineers, but they were com
pletely beaten. Teen came the Reading
sirike, in which we were whipped out Of
our boots. The Grand Trunk strike was
similar failure, ard so was the strike On
Brooklyn elevated roads. In this latter
strike Arthur had so antagonlzed the
Knights of Lsbor that members of their
union resigned good jobs to take the places
Of our men. The result was that we were
beaten inside Of 30 hours. Arthur repaid
Il Knights when their men struck on the
Reading they repaid him when the Broth
hood men struck on the Q