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The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-20

hands full to Overn0WlnR With RlICS ana
blessings, saying, 'The Christ-child sends
them"
A year passed. 1t was Christmas eve
again, and there was an air OF expectancy
noticeable in Mary and Joe Worrell as
they moved about their humble home
Kitty was too engrossed in a picture book
to see it. She sat in a reclining chair-Mr.
Claus and his wife had spared no pains to
make her comfortable-and was SO interest
ed that she never heard the rattle of wheels.
Joe left the room and went down to help
if needed. There was sound of people
climbing the stairs; vision of loveliness
with golden hair framed in the soft white
of floating feathers and downy furs; then
a rosy faced maid placed child before the
door and stepped to one side. Joe leaned
from the other and gave sounding knock.
1t was part OF the plan that when it opened
Kitty should see no one but Margaret, her
friend and benefactor, who had grown able
TO go out and was come to see her for the
first time.
Mary threw the door wide open, and,
smiling, Margaret stepped forward, her
hands full of packages. The figure in the
chair looked up and never noticing the
slight limp and bent back, results of the
disease which time would cure, gave a
glad cry.
SIT is my dream, my Christmas dream"
she said. "It is the Christ-child."
mo, dear, it is Margaret" said Mary
gently, with tears in her eyes.
81 saw it just as plain" Kitty went on,
"and never forgot how it looked. Are
you sure this is Margaret"
A merry laugh from the child herself
settled the question, and the two little
friends went straight to work to get better
acquainted over the contents of sundry
Christmas packages.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-20
OLD TIME RHYMES.
Some Quaint Christmas Verses of Other
Days.

Some Quaint Christmas Verses of Other
Days.
1t was Thomas Tusser who, nearly
three and half centuries ago, advised
all people to at
Christmas play and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year,
in his quaint book, entitled "Five Hun
drede Pointes of Good Husbandrie,"
but it was previous to this that there
had been issued mock play called
alexander and the King of Egypt" the
conclusion of which is given in Rays
collection of Proverbs" as follows:
Bounce Buckram, velvets dear.
Christmas comes but once q year;
And when it comes it brings good cheer,
But when it's gone. it's never the near.
[Note-Bounce Buckram is equivalent to
throw away your old clothes."l
Again, in a rare tract published in
1868, are the lines:
Let's dance and sing and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once year.
Herrick, in his ''Hesperides," treats:
OF Christmas sports, the Wassell Boule
That tost up, after Fox-i'-th'-hole;
OF BHnd-man buffe, and of the care
That young men have to shooe the Mare:
OF Ash-heapes, in the which We use
Husbands and wives by streakes to chuse;
OF cracking laurell, which fore-sounds
A plenteous harvest to your grounds.
Awriter in The Gentleman's Magazine
for May, 1884, tells us that "the drink
ing the Wassail bowl or cup was, in all
probability, owing to keeping Christmas
in the same manner they had before the
Feast OF Yule. There was nothing the
northern nations SO much delighted in
as carousing ale, especially at this sea-
son, when fighting was over. 1t was
likewise their custom at all their feasts
for the master of the house to fill large
bowl or pitcher, to drink out of it first
himself, and then give to him that sat
next, and SO it went around"
In Poor Robins Almanac for 1877, in
the beginning of December, he observes:
Now blocks to cleave this time requires
'Gainst Christmas for to make good fires.
which salutary advice is still to be heed
ed in northern latitudes.
The Yule log figures largely in all the
poetry of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth centuries, and of this Herrick
says:
Come, bring with a noise,
My merry, merrie boys.
The Christmas Log to the firing,
While my good Dame, she
Bids ye all be free =
And drink to your hearts desiring
with the last years Brand
Light the new Block" and
For good success in his spending,
On your psalteries play,
That sweet luck may
Come while the Log is attending.
Drink now the strong beere,
Cut the white loafe here
The while the meat is a-shredding;
For the rare mince pie
And the plums stand by
To fill the paste that's a-kneadlng.
ATR"rT c,OUTHWICK
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-20

hands full to overhowing with gifts and
blessings, saying, "The Christ-child sends
them"
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-20
Christmas Notices.

1t is the blessed Christmastide,
The Christmas lights are all aglow.
Whittier.
Above our heads the joy bells ring,
Without the happy children sing.
Whittier.
Kindle the Christmas brand, and then
Till sunne-set let it burne.
-Herrick.
Give the honour to this day
That sees December turn'd to May.
-Herrick.
Let winter breathe fragrance forth
Like as the purple spring.
-Herricks
The neighbours were friendly biddsav
And all had welcome true.
old Song.
A man might then behold
, At Christmas, in each hall,
] Good fires to curb the cold
| And meat for great and small.
old SonG.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-20

We sat and talked. Because of you
My arm stole round her waist.
And then, because of you once more.
kissed her. This In haste:
For her papa was up above,
And down the stair he came.
This was Last year, and yet I'm STILL
Because of you. quite lame.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-20
Christmas Thoughts.

Christmas Thoughts.
From heaven to earth at nights high noon
There flashed ray of sacred fire.
And Natures voice WAS all a-tune
With songs of sweet desire.
o wondrous night! o holy morni
When peace and harmony were borni
The anthems of all nations ring
Over the seas from shore to shore;
The song the Christmas joy bells sing
Echoes forevermore.
o Christ, to think Thy baby hands
Could grasp and hold SO many landsi
May joy abide in every breast!
May loving thoughts and kindness sway
The souls of men to quiet rest,
For Christ was born todayl
Let bitterness and envy cease,
And all His children be at peacel
Ospirit of this Christmastide.
Abide with us, and give US power
To conquer upon every side
The battle Of Ife's hour.
And grant that we may know with Thee
The joy of Immortality
HELEN S. CoNANr.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-20

Wife Go husband coming in under an
umbrella drippingl- "Goodness, Harry.
why did you come through all chat rain?"
Harry (pleasantly) Becnuse. love, /
corldn's come over IL. "-DetToH t9ee
Press.
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the DYING coeelee.

!loened Dick, tho cobbler, that I an
% spoke tear ran down his seell.fsaaed
nov my ess approaches fast and soon TN
oease TO see s0'1 -
=. uaenS Who Stand around mo now. ana a,,e
wtl over be- 80 s"1
1 hat vhea I've passed sway the yill.ss
bells Win toll
/ 0as the clergyman viii pray for my do.
vnen I'm laid beneath the sod nv friends
should happy feel
ssnk nat earth no sogrow has that Heaven
cannot AeeG
soang 70 my fnai homo. an dismal. dark
Asd must summon fortitude to taie tho fear.
ml trrMp:
sna!l mount upon the air Is light q any
feather,
And hope The spirit robes don win wear likc
sIper leather"
no eeaeed His b-0'Iess struggles showed that
ME IVES cb6ing fast;
- called his children, kissed his wife. then
gently breathcd his sose
AAa now he slumbcrs TRANQUILITY; no troubles
vex his mind:
ms sAop 4 closed for aye. but hc has left good
Us1k behind
-Ftancis s. Smith. in N Y. Weekly.
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Oemponles which save the FAnlly An he
work and worry.
New Workers move every year. says .
letter from that city. They can't help
IL. It isn't because they don't pay their
rent, but It is because they become
possessed of . feverish restlessness that
will not permit them to stay put They
must get in . newer quarter Of the city.
They can not rest unless they find .
flat electric lighted. They want gas
range and bath tubs with Thermometers
in them. They want TO move. and move
they must With them moving is At
tended with none of the Old-time hog-
rors. when carpets, pictures, burean
drawers and china closets were torn
from their moorings and chaos reigned
for q month before and after the ex-
odus.
Moving is not done that way nowa-
DAYS: not at all. When madame Reta
good and ready to move she notifies tho
moving bureau that Wednesday, April
Is, she wishes her goods and chattela
removed from 40 Washington avenue
TO Central Park place, and that said
articles are valued at two thousand dol
lars.
On the appointed day the family
breakfast as usual, let the fire 60 out In
the fireplace and cOok-st0ve. and, put
ting ON all their jewelry. go out "a
luncheon. Then they 60 to the matinee.
Later they find their way to the new
fat at 9 Central Park place. to be
greetc by the familiar Lares and
Penates, which have been transferred
In their entirety to the new quarters.
OF course, some arrangements are
necessary. Tides must be pinned on
squarely instead Of cOrnerwise. pic
lures must be hung by two wires in
stead of one, and the prayer-rug must
be placed in front Of an east window
instead of between the folding doors.
But these things are trining. And
madame and family 60 to bed with .
rainbow in their souls. for al the NOV
ing has been accomplished successfully
without work, worry or pnemonia.
And all this for twenty-five dollarA-
Chicago Times.
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Two local business men made .
wager regarding the payment OF local
postage. A said he could send letter
through the Springfield post Office that
would be delivered to B, who would re
turn an answer to him. and neither A
nor B would pay any postage. nor
would any be required Baccepted the
wager. A and b exchanged en-
velopes bearing their respective
business cards thereon. and agreed
on a fictitious address, like John
jameson. Boston, MasA A wrote
q letter to B, using tho envelope with
BIS business card. addressed It a. agreed
and dropped it into street letter box
without afIixing . postage stamp. In
due time the cashier returned" the
letter to B marked ''held for postage" :"
B opened and read the letter and re-
piled. inclosing his answer in As en-
velope and paying no postage A re-
ceived his letter similarly marked and
won the cigars All letters and pack.
ages bearing the name Of the sender
and having no stamps attached are re-
turned to the sender to be stamped. A
took advantage ot this rule, and by rs
Ing rs envelope the letter was re-
turned to b, tho supposed sender, and
BIS letter reached him for the same
reason. = Springfield lMsss.l uoms'
steed
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The death Of Bishop Paddock ~
made Rev. Phillips Brooks acting basnoP
q Massachusetts,
Tho heirs Of wealthy Austrian
who died recently have given nfseen
thousand dollars 70 found . school, q
housekeeping for GirlA
According to the last census ths
church Of England provided tor lee:
than one-fourth Of the populassoo o.
England, at IN expense Of 81, ,5o00Us
pr annum-
There are ooS. 900 Catholics In Vten'
NJ. There are moro than that in Ne"
York. Next TO Paris. New York b the
largest Catholic city In the world
FFeeman's Journal
The greatest number OF Lutheran
ministers In any one state are TO be
found in Peunsylvania. That state bas
7l5, and Illinois, which comes next. has
~, with lS2 in Wisconsin and - In
Minnesota.
-Privste audiences win NO longer b
granted to private persons BY Pope Leo
the Thirteenth. He has been much an
noyed lately BY the published reports
Of interviews. and by the comments Of
the European presA based upon those
reportA
1T has been stated that over boys
under fourteen o. fifteen . woman can
more easily exercise . good influence
than . man, and st Scottish educational
Conferences held this year . move was
made 70 employ women - teachers Tor
boys and mixed classeA
in Belgium one out Of every 800 Of
the population IL . monastic brother.
These $4,000 monks. notwithstanding
their vow Of poverty, have property
valued at %, 000. 90. In France there
are fully 1o,ooe Sisters Of Mercy. who
upon entering the 800 eloisters Of that
country. resign all claims 70 their prop
erty. Yet the property Of these orders
| u worth more than 3. 0o0. .o0o.
Rev. H. LOOMS, Of Yokohama, has
prepared his annual statement OF Prot
estant miaaions in japan for the year
1890. The total number Of members d
81, $50. which Is gain Of l.1se over the
6Rurss Of lS0o. There ore ST. missi0n-
| sries In the field. 20 churches. Of which
81 are wholly and 1913 partially self-snp-
porting. Ass pupils In the day schools
! and a. IFS IN the 6unday-schoola
| The growth Of Meth0dism has been
marvellous. When Wesley died his fol-
I1owers numbered soo. loo; to-day there
are 50, ,ooo, 900 Of Methodists throughout
the world The last census gave the
number Of Methodists In Canada - 719.-
30, Of which number 5el SOS are put
down 70 Ontario. DR.. Daniel Dor
chester computes that there are a. .7o1
churches. 97.sls Minister. end l,eo1. .l1s
sommunicants belonging 70 the Meth
odlist body I'm the United States
One Of . series Of ingenious models
with which Prof. Eekho3, Of jersey
CITY. illustrates his lectures for the
training Of teachers In the jersey City
high school = . cube root extractor.
The name suggests dental instrument
Of some sort. The thing itself, how
ever. h . graduated cone immersed
apex down in . graduated jar hah full
Of water. A the cone displaces water
the line of its face at water mark IL al
ways the cube root Of the line on the
iaTs side Of wster mark. This In
renious eoutrivsnce II the work Of
George Ilea. Of New York, who has
khou1ht ont manv such models.
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A Osa HasAlsa n EnslanA-Nsv D.
asns h ssals.
We are TO revert again to IN old fash
lon, and take 70 sealing our letters with
wax. At least % am told, and tho
coming season win prove The truth Of
the report. says . writer IN IN EnGlish
paper. think most Of ~ viii hope IL
d thus, for itk spretty old mode which
hes lain too long IN disuse; and It gives
. dis&inctivenees 70 our mis9ive which
oothing else doeA
In Paris thev are trying 70 introduee
various cologed wax, each color to be
employed meaning something special.
married or unmarried writer's. or esk
TEEN, or love, o. friendship. but ! Do.
not think the idea win catch On With
more peossic Engliah folkA With NJ
believe, scarlet h 70 Be tie only color
universally aaed, except tie black for
those In mourning.
In view Of revival Of old times ! would
advise those ladies who possess old seals
Of their gFandmothers o. great-grand-
mothers 70 look them up end keep them
in readiness for ne, fQr. Of ooarDe. old
heirlooms win b moro Waived than
modern inventionA All the new seals
which ore being made. however. are
nod In imitation Of the strange old
ones-a couple Of clasped hands with
'Fsiendship" written scross. . daisy
With the word ''Simplieity. " . heart with
the words ITO forgive. !" andmany other
devices known tooar sncestogA bat new
70 this generatioo-
A seal viii probably rank high among
the triAes for wedding presenfs tor the
wear lool.-N. Y. Journal
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personal AND LITERARY.

->Ruslxin d very snail man phys
Seally, and . person beholdine him soe
the Arst time = sure TO b dissppoanted
In him. He has sweet and fascinating
smile and very light blue eyes.
Mime. Bruno Sperani the chief
woman novelist Of modern Italy. lives
In Milan. She IL In the prime OF life.
has written . number Of successfuI
novels, and u the center 04 . literary
colony.
Elijah Kellogg, the man who wrote
''Spartacus to the GladiatOrs" and
''Regulus 70 the Carthagenians." once
% familiar TO every school-boy. II still
living in Harpswell, Ne. He IL cler-
gyman, 81 years old, and even now
breaches occasionally.
The selection Of J. C. Bancroft
Davis TO fill the vacancy in the Wash
ington Monument society, caused BY
the death Of George Bancroft was most
appropriate, in that he = . nephew ol
the distinguished historian and Is him
self scholar Of high repute.
Among the late George Bancroft'a
pupils at the Round Hill school IN
Northampton, Masa. where he taught
while quite . young man. were John
Lothrop Motley, Ellery Charming
Henry W. Bellows. Theodore Sedgwtch
and several others whose names wer<
afterwardfamous.
Lady Marjorie Gordon, the ten-year
old daughter Of the countess OF Aber
deem, edits the children's page Of pa'
per STYLED Onward and Upward. pub
lished in London. Little Lady Msrjorie
writes lively letter to her young con
stituents, and tells them interesting
stories about her pet animals. being
probably the youngest editor In the
world.
Lord Duiferin's success - . diplo'
mstc at the czar's court was ascribed In
Q large degree TO the charms Of his wife,
who became . favorite Of the Russian
aristocracy. In Rome. where her hua'
band il now stationed as the represents
tive Of England, she is no less popular.
BESIDES being . woman Of tact and judg'
ment, the countess II . linguist Of much
ability, conversing Ausntly In French
German and. italian.
Queen Christina Of Spain il carrying
ont, to the intense disgust Of her house
hold, the reforms introduced by the lats
Duke dAosta. BY which the viands com
ing from the royal table are retainei
instead Of becoming the perquisites d
servanta. - was formerly the case
Wine, fruit, bonbons. pastry and any
dishes left, q well as flowers and W,
candles used for the sovereign's table
never were allowed TO appear again
and the result was IN appalling amount
Of waste.
Nine. Sara Bernhardt eclipses any
passenger who has arrived at New Yori
since the foundation Of the government
In the matter Of trunks she brought In
Nearly everybody remembers the n
rival Of Mr.. Blaine in the fall Of 1853
The distinguished secretary Of state
with nearly al his family. brought b
only thirty-four trunks, and that VA
considered BY the customs department
rs almost the biggest personal baggag'
up to date. Rut Mime. Bernhard comei
in with one hundred and seven trunks
two or three dogs and her astoundinl
personality. She h way ahead
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-13

-Sanso-''Of what use IL pull 20 .
man7' Rodd-''lt enables him 70 draw
. salary."-N. Y. Herald
-He-''So Jack isn't devoted 10 Kate
any more. Did they Aght7" She
Eyes; they had IN engagemcnt"-Ysle
Record.
Signs Of Spring.-Teacher-''Ten
me some annual, regularly-recurTing
signs of spring" Pupl-"Bock-beer.
colds, summer-gardens. open street
cars and ndrheumatism."-Flie9ende Blat-
ter.
-Curio Dealer-''Here'ss . skeleton Of
George washington's pet cat" Colleo-
tori don't want one % large. What's
this small oue5'' Curio Dealer-''That's
q skeleton Of the same cat when it Wa
. kitten"
"A Narrow Escape.-ClaraC"Doyou
think Jacks proposal was serious7''
Laura-"No; but Il would have been
serious II l had accepted him. for Ihave
found out since that he has only i've
hundred dollars year."-Chicago Sat
urday Herald.
Sympathetic Cousin-"Yes. Il must
have been . terrible disappointment
when Miss Golding refused you" Jack
Van Broken-''It was . erusher. felt
exactly ~ though I had been sentenced
70 hard labor for life"
When Gen. Alger entered certain
railroad Offices in Jacksonville the Other
day he was asked his name and gave IL
'Well," said the agent. I'm glad YOU'RE
. general. cause these Florida wood
are Just full Of colonelA"
| -.Clara," said Nellie, dropping the
fashion paper she was reading. what
would you do II you had mustaehe O
your lip7" "After he took Il away
should tell him that preferred TO b
married in June."-Boston Herald
Not sure She'll Be In II Herself-
"You win let me 60 70 your wedding
will Won not ?" said ono girl to Z
companion. Upon my word I can't
promise. NY folks are in such rag
about my wedding that en- not sars
they win let me 60 70 II ayssl&
Brooklyn Eagle.
AT the only bar-room IN well
known jersey coast resort the otnea
day farmer brought beck . bottle a
whisky and clapped II on the ba1
"Look st thatr' said he. ''the blamed
stuff must be more'n half water. III
froae solid" The bartender looked u
the trapped spirits calmly and remark
ed: "B'gosh, old man, I'm blamed II
Il didn't make . mistake. I must hav<
sold You our summer whisly."
The Worlds Fair Right q Home
Little Geoegie-"Mamma, who're b tn
worlds fair going 10 Be held7" Msmml
lin Chicago. dear: why?" Lttl<
Georgie-''Oh. nothing; only while
WAS hiding under the sofa last night
heard Charlie tell Grace toeome over Il
him and be would show her where tn
worlds fair ought TO be held, and va
Just going to peep out and see wher'
when the gas ntouA-Harvard Lap
pooa.
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Didn't see What He wanted.

The messenger boy poked his head
inside the door and looked about the
room with some uncertainty.
Come in. Johnny" said the smart
Young man sitting at the desk next the
door. Proprietor will be in some time
next week. II you don't see what you
want ask for it.
II was trying to find "a gentleman"
said Johnny. looking about the room
again and backing out, but l guess l
won't wait Chicago Tribune.
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wonderful Foreslght.

'sCurious thing. I'm not superstitious
at all, but il looks as II that old crone's
prophecy about the prince Of Wales
would come true"
What was that?"
"She prophesied that he would never
b queen o1 Eugland"-Jury.
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Brought TO II.

Two Marseilles fellows were boast
ing to each other about their remark,
able physical attractions.
.As for me-" said one, II can't go out
into the street but every woman turns
her head to look at me-"
That's nothing" replied the other.
81 have to eat onions all the time to
prevent them from kissing ms."-Paris
Echo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-13

Cod and lobster are propagated artifi-
:ially at Trinity bay, Newfoundland.
The hatchery where this is done is SO
large that it is capable Of Matching 3oo.-
600. 600 cod in one season. Floating incu-
bators to the number of more than 400
are used. and these take the form OF
small wooden boxes, which are anchored
in favorable localities SO as to be in con-
slant motion in the salt water. These
boxes are also used for lobster-hatching,
and no fewer than 400, ,OOO, 600 have been
hatched in this way during the past sea-
son. Already there are 200 factories in
Newfoundland where Holsters arc
timed for export; and it is believed that
the success which has attended artificial
propagation will presently lead to the
esta ablishmcnt of many more.-N. Z.
Observer.
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DOMESTIC DIFFICULTIES.

Mr.. Dloesom'e Heartless Excuse for Neg.
lect Of Paternal Duty.
Mrs. Blossom is very proud Of hes
baby, which she describes as ''the cut
est and cunningest little thing" This'
merely by way Of identification. and to
distinguish him from other babies which
are well known to be Of . very differ,
ent sort.
Mr.. Blossom does not show Is much
interest in his offspring, but when tho
little fellow became i'll the other night.
he got up and attended to him while tho
mother slept peacefully in ignorance Of
the awful crisis.
In the morning Mrs. Blossom noticed
that the infants face had changed from
IT'S usual color. The cardinal red with
shrimp pink trimmings had resolved II.
self into an old gold and purple flounced
affair.
Il don't think that baby looks very
we'll she said, anxiously. I.
.No, he had . hard night Of IT," re-
piled her husband.
sOh, dear, he wasn't sick, was he;
Charlie?"
81 should say he was! Why, ono
time didn't think the little beggae
would be able to pull through"
.'Oh, Charlie. how could you let me
sleep. Why didn't you wake me up?.'
she exclaimed, in tones tremulous with
motherly anguish.
WELL" replied Mr.. Blossom. who
never loses . chance for joke; ''1'n
tell you. l was afraid you'd want me
to dress and 60 for the doctor"
Since then, Mrs Blossom may be
heard assuring her treasure at half
minute intervals. that his papa was .
bad wicked man, 20 he waA."CJury.