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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-12-17

You used to tell me such pretty stories about
Heaven and the angels. Are you an angel now
How funny 1T must be to float around in the
air. You used to tell me not to cry when you
were sick SO long, because you would be very
happy where you were going.
Il wonder why people look at me so funny
They always look sad when they see me. Some
times ask Nursie to tell me why but she don't
seem to know. You looked so pretty, mamma,
when saw you before you went away. have
a little pansy You gave me yet. Papa has one,
too. He takes it out and kisses it every little
while. wonder what makes papa so still now.
He doesn't have much time to play with me-
either, like you.
sometimes want to put my arms around
yourne and kiss you just before go to sleep.
And then I look out Of my window, way up to
the stars and wonder if you are up there.
Nursie is real good to me and Clues my dolly's
head when I crack it.
I'm so sleepy now, mamma have to hold
my eyes open with my fingers. j..
Good night, dear little mamma.
From your little darling.
"P: Sod Tabby has some more kittens.
Two are white and two are black"
The letter dropped from my hand.
While reading these loving words l
lived my whole life over again. How
selfish and sordid it all seemed to me
now. The picture stood out in bold re-
lief-the artists hand was that of a
child. How long sat do not know,
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women are the pupils, and as long as
we live there are lessons to be learned
Grandpa Wyman was a very unfortu-
nate old man because he had forgotten
something. And what he had forgotten
was something which old people ought
always to remember, and that was
that when he was young he behaved
very much like child, and very child
ish child at that.
But now, when he was seventy years
old, Grandpa Wyman seemed to expect
that his grandson Jack, aged eight
years, would behave as well and know
almost as much as his father; and that
Bertha, aged ten, would be as indus
trious and almost as quiet as her
mother; but one day Bertha and Jack,
and Jack in particular, taught Grandpa
Wyman very useful lesson.
1t was just before New Years day,
and that, you know, is the great time
for making resolves, but Grandpa Wy
man hadn't thought of making any re-
solves; he seemed to think he was a
pretty good old man, and he really was,
but we are never too old to determine
to do better in a coming year than we
have done in the past.
Well, this afternoon, just before New
Years day, Grandpa Wyman had gone
to the library to find book, and when
he found it the room was so dark he
went behind the curtain to read a mo-
ment, and while he was reading Bertha
and Jack came into the library. The
children were not generally allowed to
play there at all; but this afternoon the
furnace fire got rather low and the
nursery was cool; SO mamma said if they
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-12-17

One little girl in an uptown fam
lily anxiously inquired of her mother
Christmas eve if she thought Santa
Claus would 60 in the dining-room, as
she had told him in her letter she
wanted dolly and she was afraid Santa
would see her old one and think she did
not need one. She finally hid her doll
in basket and covered it up, and was
sure she had fooled old Santa when q
new dolly was found in her stocking
Christmas morning Utica Observer
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never touched anythin' b'longin' to their
grandfathers; now you see!'' with which
knowing observation Jack marched out
of the library, followed by Bertha.
But after supper something remarka-
markable indeed! Jack, like the manly
little fellow he was, went up to Grand
pa Wyman and said:
'Grandpa, I'm very sorry, but Bertha
and took your spectacles to play with
this afternoon, and broke one Of the
glasses out. think papa III have it
mended if I ask him to-
Grandpa Wyman swallowed hard,
then said, comfortingly:
'Never mind, my little dear, acct
dents will happen. I remember doing
much the same thing once when I was
little boy; so no matter, grandpa
doesn't care 1T all"
Jacks look of utter wonder almost
made grandpa forget himself, and ask
the child what on earth he was staring
at, but he checked the impulse in time,
and the next moment Jacks hearty, re-
lieved: ''Oh, thank you, grandpa"
made him feel very comfortable.
That night Grandpa Wyman laid
awake a long time making resolves,
and there came day before the win
ter was over when, on passing the
nursery door, he overheard a few re-
marks, which made him feel very
thankful he had made the resolves for
the new year, and had kept them, too.
Jack was talking, and, just as grandpa
70 fho no rh
words:
'Ho l really love Grandpa Wyman
now; hope he'll live forever! but
didn't use to wish so.''
81 wonder what changed him sop
came in Bertha's voice che seems like
new grandpa. What nice little story
that was he told us last night about the
way they coasted when he was boy"
sits jolly to hear bout when he was
a little boy nowadays" said Jack. Then
he repeated Bertha's remark: II won
der what changed grandpa sop 81
think" he added, in his droll, little way,
shat the old Grandpa Wyman run out
the door when the new year came in,
and a new Grandpa Wyman run in!"
Out in the hall the new Grandpa Wy
man said softly to himself:
That's just about 1t, my own little
Jack! You and Bertha made the old
grandpa so ashamed of himself that he
did bid himself good-by as the old year
went out, and when the new year came
in I really believe new Grandpa Wy
man came with it-one who has sense
enough to remember that when he was
a little boy he was very much the same
as little boys are nowadays
And Grandpa Wyman deserves a COM
pliment, for it is a very wise old man
who learns so well plain, simple les
son.-Mrs. Harriet A. Cheever, in Chris
tan at Work.
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S USUAL with
me lately, l had

stormy night in the middle of winter.
In my library was a brightly-blazing
fire; on the table a student lamp with
colored shade, which filed the room
with a rich and mellow light.
An hour may have passed, for dis
covered that I had been mapping, when
heard the patter of slippered feet in
the hall, and moment later my little
daughter came in for her goodnight
kiss.
In her dainty night robe she lzneeled
by my chair and said her 'Now lay
me-" I thought heard little sigh as
she finished it. She climbed into my
lap and kissed me time and time again.
There seemed to be sweet and pc
culiar tenderness in her childish ca
resses. At length she skipped away
with her nurse to bed, calling back to
me from the stairs: ''Good night! Pleas
ant dreams and happy birthday
While she was caressing me so pro-
fusely, heard a little click IN my letter
rack where placed my letters to be
ready for the morning mail. Reaching
over found dainty package and read
this address upon it:
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mo, I WON'T"
said Jack; all I'll
think bout by
that time III be
h ow gran d p a
scolded bout his
old glasses, and
said when lie was
a boy CHI il re n
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-12-17

See my strands OF pop. corn white,
See the presents, row on row,
Swinging, swaying, to and fro.
Oh, the strange and motley fruit
That bear from branch to rootl
In the forest dim and vast,
Where my early days were passed,
Never dreamed such estate
Fer would be my happy fate.
But they came and blow on blow,
The strong choppers laid me low.
Wanted me tor Christmas; so
Here I am, and can see,
That there really could not be
Much Of u Christmas without me.
Ding dong Ding dong!
Oh, the music sweet and Strongl
In the steeple bell swing,
And ring and ring and ring;
For am the Christmas bell.
And my glad notes surge and swell,
And better than aught beside tell
OF Loves dear birth, Of peace on earth,
Good will to men. Now what, I pray,
Would be the merry Christmas Day,
Without the clang and surge and swell
OF lie, the Happy Christmas Bell?
And now pray, just look at M,
Mr.. Christmas Bell. Mr.. Christmas Tree.
In Boosting just be pleased to pause,
For l. you can see, am-Santa Clansl
And neither OF you are I'll be bound.
VI LuCQ account Wlen I'm AROUND.
High and low and rich and poor
I come with gifts to every door.
If ever the time should come about,
When the overwise ones vote me out,
And should g. with my deer and sledge,
Over oblivion's outmost edge
Out Of the dear world $ sight and ken,
What would become of Christmas then?
So, Christmas bell, and Christmas tree,
Be a little more modest, and look at-ME,
Oh, no! oh. no what's all this fuss?.
Better keep still and look at-US.
Now tell US true, old pine-wood tree,
If we weren't here where would you be?
Would you ring out so jolly clear,
Old steeple bell, if we weren't here?
And you, old Sanity, where'd you go,
If 1t weren't for as, I'd like to know?
For in spite Of all you can sing or say.
We boys and girls make Christmas Day.
-Carlotta Perry, in ". Y. Independent.
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But mamma and papa, of course, couldn't sleep
Without stealing down and first taking peep
The great Joy of Christmas-the sweetest that's
Upon their glad faces is faithfully shown,
And, while they are playing EST. Nick" in the
dark,
A word to ''us old folks we wish to remark
O, don't you remember with thrills of delight,
The waiting and watching for Santa Claus
night,
How, eyes all a-sparlzle and cheeks all a-dame,
You eagerly counted the days till it came.
And then, how you ''hung by the chimney with
care''
The biggest long stockings that mamma could
spare,
And marched with your brothers and sisters to
bed,
Where visions of sugar plums danced through
your head.
O. never night was so long as that seemed;
You couldn't get sleepy, you tossed till you
dreamed;
At last came the morn when you quickly arose
Almost too excited to button your clothes.
Then downstairs you rushed to the parlor's
closed door,
Then paused, hardly daring to further explore
Lest naught might be there Then-Hurrahl
what a shout
You gave when you found Santa Claus was
about.
That moment supreme you can never forget
It's ever good influence clings to you yet;
IT'S sweet to look back on and live through
again,
The joy of your lifetime twill always remain.
OF childhood's most wonderful Christmas de.
light
And hang-not one stocling-but two for each
chick,
For nothing's too good or too much for St. Nick.
H. c. Dodge in Goodalls Sun.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1891-08-06
YSON TUCKER,
G neral Manager.
SY. JoHN. n. I

ST JOHN, y. D, june z, I6JI.
Transportation Of live stock apd exuibAs for
the Eastern Maine State Fair, to be held in
Bangor from September lst to 4th inclusive
viii be the same as granted by the Maine Cen
tral Railroad. F. TIFFIN,
General Freight Agent Atlantic Division c. p. r.
ARTHUR BROWN,
Superintendent Bangor x Piscstaquis Railroad
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1891-08-06

THINGS WOMEN SHOULD KNOW.
That pocketbooks are smaller and nearly
square.
That luxurious pettiooats are on the IN
crease.
That old fashioned tatting in silk is a
new feature Of new embrotderies.
That pale blue and purple are used IN
combination by French llodistes.
That silk belts with diamond buckles are
worn by those who can afford them.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-06-26
Kecp in the middle Of the Road.

"Will you walk into my parlor?" said the
spider to the fly.
"well, hardly, said the insect as he winked
the other eye.
Your parlor has al entrance but OF exits il
I'll stay outside in safety, and remain a lit
tie fly"
The wisdom of the fly as expressed in
the aboves rhyme, is a good lesson for
the Alliance.
At the democratic state convention
the good old democratic party asked the
alliance fly to walk into its parlor,
which it did by what was known as the
marriage Of the democratic party of this
State and the alliance. While this was
considered by many as a little piece OF
pleasantly upon the part of the Hon
Bob Davis and President Rogers, it had
decidedly bad effect upon those of our
members who considered they owed no
allegiance 10 the democratic party and
almost TO a maa the republicans belong
ing to the Alliance in our county be.
came luke-warm and refused to have
more to do with it.
Seeing the effect Of the little episode
the State Alliance was prompt to undo
the evil, and when Bro. c. b. Collins Of
fered resolution divorcing the Ali
ance from the Democratic party of Flori.
da, they were unanimous in its aiop-
ton.
As before explained the platform Of
/ the Alliance is different from that of eli
ther of the old parties, and this dicker.
ing with either side bodies no good tol
our order. We nave struck out in the
new paths-paths that if followed will
eventually place this government back
into the hands of the people, where j;
belongs and should always have been
and from the bone and sinew Of this
land from the shackles that monopoly
has placed around them and made them
q free people.
The Alliance can only accomplish
these results by adhering strictly to
principle.
So let rs keep in the middle Ct the
road"
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Constitutional Questions.
by RRoLnER PAUL DUPUY.


What is the constitution An old
document made more than one hundred
wears ago, before the age of railroads,
telegraphs, steamboats, and steamships,
good enough for the time as they eX'
listed at the moment, but never pre-
sumed to be an instrument of govern
ment, to be yoked on the people for ali
eternity. What is the constitution
1t is the will of the majority Of the reo-
ple under the arbitrament OF the ballot
or the sword.
There is a great deal Of discussion
now as to the coustitutionality of meas
ures proposed for the relief of the peo-
pie. No one will presume for q moment
that the people, if they are numerous
enough and have majority of the
votes, will allow an old mummytied
paper to be forever a stumbling block in
the way OF their material progress. No
past generation can do anything that tu-
ture generations cannot undo; nothing
can ever be perpetuated. How many
times has that old instrument been
folded up and laid on the shelf? What
is such q paper worth against the sover-
eign will of the people 1t can be
abridged, enlarged or entirely made
anew. as the expedience of the times de.
mand, and can never stand againt the
great majority.
Whenever the masses demand a meas
ure it lies in their power to make the
act valid. The will of the majority is
the supreme, the fundamental law OF
the land.
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The good old maids are the.salt Of the
earth. Mrs. A. Livermore lately spoke
in Boston on The women who DO not
marry" She said: The world would
not be what it is to-day were it not for
the work of unmarried women who
have gone into hospitals and prisons
and among disease and sorrow and suf-
fering, laboring for love with the spirit
of Christ. Every woman's heart thrills
when she calls the roll; Harriet Marti-
neau, the great pioneer Of the higher
education of women, leaving behind
her literature of honor, morality, higA
ethics: Sarah Martin, who came before
Elizabeth Fry in prison work Florence
Nightingale, the pioneer of SANITARY
work in war; the Carey sisters, Abby
May, Frances Power Cobbe. and Harriet
Hosmer. The world IS glorifed by its
unmarried women and filed with their
good deeds.
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That Alliance Legislature.

As has already been predicted, the
Alliance is held responsible for all the
last legislature did, and more especially
if any bad bills have passed. They will
1 be condemned for it all over this state
/ by those who are opposed to its princi-
pies 1t is already said that they were q
set u fools for not electing an Alliance
man to the United States Senate, and we
think. ourselves, that it will prove pub
lie ,aamity that they did not, for Of I'll
places that the Alliance should make Il
united effort TO possess, it is the United
States Senate. as all Of our resolutions
will be futile unit we capture this strong
hold.
But really did majority of the leg;s-
lature De,oag to tie Alliance? In name,
it might be so, but it Is known that
there were many men in that body
posing as Allancenen that to our way
Of thinking, had no claim for such under
our constitution. But, granting they
were Aiiiancemen, they We're elected as
Democrats and hence owed their allie
glance 10 the Democratic party and
Democratic principles. just as one good
Ailancemau from South Florida said !:
II vas elected as Democrat and owe
nay allegiance to that party" Hence the
Democratic party is responsible and not
the Alliance. If the majority of the
legislature had been composed of ALI
ancemen, elected on an Alliance ticket,
then there might be some justice in sad
ding the responsibility for their acts On
the Alliance.
As they were elected as Democrats,
the Democratic party will have to shout
der the responsibility for the repeal of
the railroad commission, the failure to
elect United States Senator, and they
shouI! be equally praised for she re-
peal of the act ere ating the Bureau Of
immigration, aud the Democratic Gov
ernor will have TO bear the censure of
an indignant people ia the use of his
powerin vetoing the Mortgage Redemp-
ton bill.
Say, boys, let's have a Governor next
time who was raised far enough back in
the woods that he can look at things
from two different standpoints, so he can
keen one eye on ourside. We can il we
will. B.
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CITATION.

A PPLICATION HAVING BEEN MADE TO
n the county Judge OF Marion county, Florida,
for the appointment Of William c Alexander,
or some other fit person, as administrator of The
estate Of Thomas p. Gary, deceased. Now, all
persons interested, are hereby cited 70 show
cause. if any there be, before said Judge on the
18Th DAY or JULY, 1897,
why said application should not be granted
WITNESS. Richard McCOnathy, county Judge,
in and for the county aforesaid, and his Official
seal this June y, 1891.
IsEAL. RICHARD McCONATHY,
L I2june7t County Judge
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The Southern Pacific Railway COM
pany owes to the people of the United
States, 100000 dollars loaned them by
the congress of the United States to
build that road. They would ask an
extension of time for 80 years to pay
said debt. 1t is unconstitutional though
to loan money to farmers on land, so
says Mr. Mills, and other luminaries,
who move in the circles of upper ten
Ion, y
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-06-26
PLAIN TALK.

The result of the recent election of
Wilkinson Call to the United States
Senate by our State Legislature shows
an unmistakable desiFe on the part of
the producers representatives to cling 10
their old party. There are laboring
men in this country who have always
voted their respective old party tickets,
and maintain that they always will
The probabilities are that they will
keep their faith, no matter what is adj
vocated, as long as the Cherished" aud
grand" old parties are kept alive. The
name is what they are after, not the
principles. There are thousands just
such men III the United States. | do
not wish to censure the work hgmen,
but | verify believe that if eaclr Of the
old parties were to place plank i'll their
platforms to the effect that all lab0rers
should be hanged on a certain date after
election: that if uninsructed majority
Of them would march to the polls on
election day and vote to be hanged
without knowing it, so careless are they
to investigate the principles advocated
by any party. Some men worship
their old party as much as the Chinese
worship their wooden gods, aud when
the rotten concern dies, las it is decay
ing rapidly what will they do? 1t is a
mystery, bat undoubtedly they will sue
cumb also.
There are plenty of voters throughout
the country who believe the principles
of the National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union are right, yet vote
against us, and advise others to do SO, on
the sole ground that we are too few in
numbers to accomplish anything now,
but when we have succeeded in building
up a strong Alliance, then they will
help us
How is this? Helping the enemy
until our friends are strong enough 10
compete; is that it? Poor wisdom in
deed
If our forefathers had adopted such
advice we would have been under Brit
ish rule to-day. But happily they did
not.
! These men who are standing back,
voting with the old twin parties, are
voting against themselves and their own
/ interests, yet watching the Farmers Al
! lance, believing it to be right, and wait
| ing for it to grow. What an idea. If
the Almsghty should act upon the same
painciple and withhold the rain until
the fields of grain should ripen, or so
nearly ripen as to make it a certain fact
that the waters of heaven would not be
wasted, would a field of grain ever be
harvested?
Brethren, we must show some back
bone, study our own interest, and vote
accordingly, else we can never accom-
plish anything. II we are waiting for
the Shylocks to intercede for MS, we will
90 to our graves disappointed.
/, In theory, congress is the representa-
tive of the people and voices the will o
the nation, and if it does not do so prac
ticdly, the fault lies with the producer
and creators Of 3ceaith, IN uotiRg for dioS'
trho miSrepreSem them.
THOMAS Books.
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n the Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit, Marion

Tn the Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit Marion
eOunty-In Chancery sitting.
Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf On pen1-on for
Railroad Company. Complts. condemnation
VS. OF
IA. B. King, Def. right Of way.
TfyIIE DEFENDANT. !. A. 3. KING, WILL
take notice that. we. the jary appointed by
order court herein 20 fix the amount of CON-
pensstion to be paid you for the right OF way
over the following described land, namely the
northwest quarter Of the northwest quarter OF
section six t6l, township sixteen no. south of
range nineteen Co east. belonging 70 you, for
the use of the Silver springs, Ocals and Gulf
Railroad Company along their line OF roaa, We
the said jury, VIII meet on the
18Th DAY OFJULY. 1851,
~, the land in question. to consider the amount
Of said compensation. Govern yourselves ae-
s.ordinely CHAS. w. CAMPBELL 81,
innei9 L Forman Of the jury.
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An excellent remedy.-Tyo OF my
children have been much troubled with
neuralgia all winter. They used Saliva
ton Oil and few applications produced
a complete cure. consider it an excel
lent remedy. John H. Jones, Inspector,
Tobacco Warehouse, No. 4, BALTIC. Nd.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-06-26
THOMAS Books.
met Jerry Simpson at Senator PEI
fer's and asked him what was his chic

amusement.
"Skinnig skuuks," he said, both par
ties.-psrfectly impartial"
"Mr. Ingall is said to find fun in farm
ing | suggested, as leader.
Yes" remarked the audacious van
dial, and he asked in Sock-raiic manner
do You know that he hes this very
week made himself eligible 10 member
ship in the Alliance, and taken the first
steps toward imitation"
4" No, indeed" said Il haven't seen
it noticed; how has he become eligilbe?"
He has put mortgage on his home
stead'
In such jokes, sarcasms and quiddities
do the rustic wags of the grasshopper
State have fan.