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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
Oblig ed to BE Sinatterers.

Boston JOrrnAL
A Methodist clergyman is reported to
have recently made the remark in Chicago
that Americans were Il nation of smatter-
ers. Possibly the statement may be trne,
but. if so. is it necessarily a term of re-
proachl In this age. when there are so
many things brought prominently TO the
front aud pressed upon the active mind. is
it any wonder that the desire to know
something about many things should be ir-
repressiblef The man who consolidates his
thoughts and energies in one direction may
accomplish more than the man who takes q
surface view of NAM subjects. but the
chances are that be VIII be q. man of un-
kempt hair and slovrnly garments. and
that he won't be q desirable companion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
A Mastery Defense.

M~okebv-How did yo' come out on dat
chickep-stealin' caseT
Johnson-All right Nah lawyer proved
dat de ledge didn't hab no Jurisdiction,
cause it was his own chickens / done stole.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
That's Who He Is.
Brandon Bucksaw.

Brandon Bucksaw.
Lieutenant Totten says the world 10
coming to an end soon."
VINO is Lieutenant TOttenf"
Hes the-er-er-why. he's the fellow
that says the world is coming TO an end"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
He Could See.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press
II can't for the life of me see what you
find in Miss Flypp to admire" said Mrs.
Bloobumper to her son. she neither sings
nor plays the piano"
What more could / desire7" said young
Bloobumper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Surprised at Her Question.

GOOD news.
Mamma-When that boy threw stones at
Won. why didn't You come and tell me. in
stead of throwing them backf
Little Son-Tell your Why, you couldn't
hit n barn door,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
STRAW MATING.
TRUNKS,
HAMMOCKS,
QUEENSWARE,
REFRIGERATORS.

Household notions of all kinds
Everything ON earth for housekeep-
ing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
He Was Veal Bwave.

New York Herald
Chappie-Once / was in q terwible storm
at sea. The waves wolled mountain high.
MISS Pinkerly-Dear me! Weren't you
afraid2
Chappie-No, indeed. / was veal bwave.
NV sister was with me.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
Gettin' Out tn Paper.

New York ADV ertser.
Ii you were up at $50 this morning per-
haps you saw the new comet. But why
were you I'd at that h0urf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
A Sign of Indictment Weather.

n SIKH OF IhCItH1eHt Ncdtutfs
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
81 wonder if it is any warmer this morn
ing" murmured Mrs. Snaggs at the break
fast-table.
NO. / don't think it is" replied Snaggs.
as he looked out of the window. Il see the
street-railway company is running open
---.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29

Boston News.
Judge 90 young woman charged with
shoplIfting)-Where do you live. young
woman; In the North End or Back Bayi
Defendant-Why do you wish to knowf
Judge tImpatientlyl-How FIN | TO tell
whether this is PLAIN shoplifting or klepto.
maniaP
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
Father Noah's Revenge.

Its a pity to let all those old settlers
drown" said Mrs. Noah as the ark floated.
They won't If they're truthful" said
Noah, with q chuckle. One of 'em was
telling me yesterday that this storm lsn't
A~gaQO -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
In Accents Broken.

New York Press.
Miranda has accepted that young man
who shutters SO much"
Yes; it was her tender heart that led
her to do it,"
"How is that9"
When he addressed her IN broken 40
cents she couldn't resist him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
Even Worse.

Pick
Lena Lotos-lt is q great snap for q man
with q good voice to sing in a church choir.
Jack Leyer-It is q greater snap TO stay
home and read the Sunday papers.
Lena Lotos-But. just think how debas-
ing that is TO his moral tone,
Jack Lever-GreaJ Cesar! What do You
call singing in the ohoirf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
An Unequal Distribution.

Wide Awake.
Ma" asked Tommy. the practical, docs
God like everybody Just the samef
Yes. my dear; the Bible tells Us that He
make His sun TO shine on the just as well
as the unjust
well. l think It's real mean of Him TO
give the minister some gold teeth when lie
only gave me all crockery ones"
Ii Was Not that She Lied.
Kate Fields Washin gt0n.
Younger Brother-Nellie. if you had lived
i'm the days of Ananias and Sapphire you
would have been dead long ago.
Nellie tindignant)-I am sure. Bobby. I
never told what wasn't true in my life.
How can you be so unkindi
Younger Brother-Why. they lived about
eighteen hundred years ago. You wouidn'r
have hung on as long as this. would yonf
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~ CAM afford to sacrifice my business
just now for any make-show of patriotism
tend to it,
Just then who should come up behind
us but father-all out of breath with hurry
and excitement. And he spoke out In q
hOarse voice over my shoulder: Who's
that that can talk sense when all the
worlds gone madf
"'Oh. fatherr says mother. quite vexed.
how can Won talk SOY
"'But Emory was so pnffed up that he be-
gan TO brag louder than before. Father
Where's Williamf says he to mother.
Think of that fool William He gettin'
up and offerin' himself for a soldier. when
he was pledged for my mate only yester-
be laid up any day. Who's goin' to q
charge of my vessel then, and get our daily
breaa for usf Him. that / trained up my
self. and treated like n son-him gOin' Oft
for a soldier
"'But it's no time to be selfish now.
father says mother. We must think of
the country
LET them take care of the country
whose business it Is said he. Why need
every Young cock this side of Washington
think he's got to jump to look after the
counrryf And meantime who's TO look
after my fish that Ought 60 be on the dryin'-
frames this minuteP.
by this time we'd got TO the house. and
mother had lighted the lamps. My heart
was swelling so with wrath l dared not
speak. l Just went into my room and
slammed the door. and there / sat cryin'
half the night.
Meantime William was carIn' for the
fish. Just as knew be would. Father
couldn't 20 TO help HIM. for he was taken
with the rheumatism as soon as he got
home almost He crept up next day. aud
was groanln' about the house-oh. so cross,
and breakin' out now and then against
the war. and against William. 90 that il
seemed as If / couldn't bear 10.
Mother smoothed it of. She said he was
heart-sore because he really loved Will
lam. and couldn't bear to lose him. nor 70
thin of his goin' into danger. SaysJ. He
goes into danger every time he goes out on
the sea- But says mother. we dread new
kinds of danger more than old. The worst
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chuckles and gable of delight as they
gather around the bedside of the sleepy
father and mother and arouse every one
in the house to display the lberality of
the God of gifts-who shall, who can
tell the story of such a happy time?
By and by the bells in the steeples call
the good people all to church and chapel,
and away they go, focking through the
streets in their best clothes and with
their gayest faces. Closed stores and a
general cessation from labor give a Sab
bath %sanctity and reserve to the day out
Side, very different from the Christmas
echoes Of the night before. A little later
we are seated at the Christmas dinner,
each one %nervously impatient to attack
the heaped up viands. The turkeys and
geese and chickens that caused such a
stuffing of baskets on Christmas V are
set out stuffed in turn upon the tables,
and o after lots of little boys and
girls are in the same condition.
The feast ended, other pleasures fol-
low. The old folks gather around the
big fireplace to enjoy the o~utpouring of
good feeling and honese interchange of
affectionate attachment which abound
at this season. The young people betake
themselves to the frolics of a sleigh
ride, while the children repair perhaps
to the neighboring hills and ponds to
try the new sleds and skates. This is
the Christmas OF the average home cir
Gle throughout the north and west.
The Christmas of the rich is also a
fairyland in which for one day at least
nothing save the spirit Of Kris Kringle
enters the v%oluptuous heaven with it's
armament of gas jets, its carpeted floor,
softer than clover, its perfumed air, en-
broidered curtains and gorgeous Christ
mas tree, all af1ame with highland color,
where are gathered fashionable throng
of ola and young awaiting the bestowal
of costly gifts.
But in the background of even this
pleasant picture is another-tk5 families
Of the poor, the labyrinths OF wretched
homes and teeming tenement houses,
the prisons and hospitals. They are not
forgotten. The rich man has spared
from his abundance hat the hard pres.
sure of poverty may fofthe moment be
Iightened, ard charitable hands deal out
the stores of good things that make one
and al feel as if the spirit of Christmas
was indeed the angel of the day bring
ing the old time message, "Peace on
earth and good will to men,"
2. G. De FoNTAINE.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24
christmas unIIv.

The practice of decking churches with
the evergreen is very ancient, says Chat
terbox. On this account our pious fore
fathers gave it the name of "holy tree"
of which our word holly is a corruption.
Duppa tells us ''that branches of this
tree were sent by the Romans to their
friends with their New Years gifts as
emblematical of good wishes, and the
custom is said to be nearly as old as the
building of Rome ITSELF" The holly
sometimes attains the height of forty
feet, and when of this large size the wood
is very valuable and is much used by
cabinet makers. 1t is white, hard, close
grained and takes a very fine polish.
When stained black it is an excellent
imitation of ebony. The long and
straight tough branches are often used
for whip handles and walking sticks.
The leaves of the holly near the ground
are frequently much more prickly than
those toward the top of the tree. This
circumstance forms the subject of a
poem by Southey, in which he says that
though in youth buffetings with the
world may call forth harshness, yet
a man ought to pray that unkind feel
ings may daily wear away
Till the smooth temper of his age shall be
Like the high leaves upon the holly tree.
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in the snow, and bounded up again, and
ran scurrying off, saying as plainly as he
could that he knew something delightful
was at hand. t
Fay had seen the Christmas tree and
had been told how wonderfully beautiful
it would be on the morrow, with its light
ed tapers and wonderful presents, and
fancy had pictured a paradise, and little
f~iye-year-old Fay was surely the happiest
child in grim old smoky St. Louis.
Did you know Christmas is coming
tomorrow, sir?" she asked the white
haired old man as she skipped along by
his side.
Why, to be sure it Isl To be sure it isl''
said he as an unwonted glow warmed up
his heart again, and they walked along
several blocks while she told him over and
over again what she was going to have on
the Christmas tree. Presently he said,
turning to her:
Where do you live, little one?"
A Twenty-ifth street and Cleveland
avenue" said she glibly.
well, you had better run home," said
he; here we are at Grand avenue, and
papa and will grow uneasy if
their little one stays out too late, and it is
already growing dusk. Yonder is that
church, you see; keep your eye on that, and
you can find your way home"
And as he saw her with a goodby go
dancing through the snow he went on to
his w home, the happier for the short
CLINT of sunshine from the little ones curls.
Grand avenuel Grand avenuel l have
never been SO far as Grand avenue beforel''
and she almost ran into a decrepit old
woman bent with age who was plodding
through the now binding snowstorm.
Hello, little golden curlsI Where are
you going this EVENING"" she asked.
Going home to our Christmas tree"
said little Fay as she clapped her hands
gayIy. Won't you come and go with me?"
"Oh, no; l have a more beautiful one.
Come and see mine" said the old woman,
while her eyes gazed keenly at the neck
lace little Fay wore.
II must hurry home" said Fay. 81 live
down on Cleveland avenue and Twenty
fifth street,
THAT is just where I am going" said
the little old woman, 80 we will go along
together" And asking about the Christ
mas tree she started Fay to talking, while
they went on and on and on, and it kept
growing darker and darker till they could
scarcely see each other, and Fay asked if
they were not almost there, and the old
woman said, Yes, they were" and thenshe
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24

tsuo1v az plDru ~ or1n ro,,v wrr,rev
NV" snN 'omh AAn
ne pointed 70 a Ialr Iace partly covered
w Uansi0N ~" "AAN A@' S1eeepans IL
VIC eH1o ~,
NJ on oatV1 uo PUG colne 'ne<e
sHI ~ 0ne oAAlA aiA@Aenlen'
tn nS eSeS was 'oo Eenuine W We couAeeS-
ie1Ueo'
me Two men SAT gazing ~ eacn oeneh
o na : was ,~;t 1Ire s Sna m NE Vac Use uesh u 1nas
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told Fay she would carry her if she was
tired, and lifting her in her arms she did
not seem such an old, decrepit creature at
storm, while little Fay fell asleep thinking
of Christmas.
> =
The morning papers that Christmas
morning called upon all generous people
to add to the happiness Of Christmas morn
ing and help to heal two wounded hearts
by restoring to them their little daughter
Fay. with "blue eyes and golden hair"
The evening papers found clews and chased
them down, and thus it went day after
day and week after week, but if the earth
had swallowed her up little Fay could not
have disappeared more completely.
=
Winter SHOWS melted away and watered
the earth for the coming of spring flowers;
spring flowers blossomed into fruits Of
summer and were succeeded ip turn by
the falling of autumn leaves. Winter had
whitened the northern fields once again,
when on the edge of a rolling river close
to the limpid waters of the Gulf of Mexico,
where the sun still shone with warm,
bright rays and the zephyrs still famed
the fragrance of the orange tree, a band Of
strolling gypsies were encamped. Dark
browed and swarthy visaged they were,
from the child playing in front of the tent
to the old dame grooming over a wild
melody. But there was one exception; a
%fair-very fair-little girl of perhaps six
years, with matted, tangled hair that still
showed its gold, and with eyes of heavens
deep blue that seemed to have a world of
thought in them, lay in the warm sunlight
On the edge Of the camp, dreaming dreams
and thinking thoughts, she dared not
utter. In the weary tramps for the past
year she had learned well the lesson that
she must obey each nod and beck and
keep her thoughts to herself. And so she
lay dreaming and hearing nothing of the
talk going on in the tent till she heard the
words:
DAY after tomorrow will be Christmas,
you know"
What was that? Christmasl She had
not heard the word for yearl What mem
cries it brought rushing, crowding back
upon her brainl Christmasl Could she
ever forgeta She could see the Christmas
tree now, and the snow falling upon the
streets Of the dear old city, and Fido, too,
and at last a little, bent and decrepit
woman. who became a tall, strong woman
SO quickly and SO mysteriously. 1t all
seemed SO strange, and SO far, far away
now.
When the hour for sleep came she was
still thinking and thinking, and she re-
lceived q slap from the hard hand Of old
Nancy for heedlessness, and she crawled
off into a corner of the tent and cried softly
to herself.
But. she could not sleep. The picture Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24

acres the county did q little form rise 4
the corner and a\httls voice come fortl
through the dusk, gaying;
is it Christmas YETI"
mo, my little lady, Hsaid JacE Burns a
heand Dick turned quickly and looked al
her. who are you, how did you get here
and where are you geingsM
81 am Fay" said the ffttl& girl, "and thl
Spirit of Steam helped me up &n the enginl
here, and | am going home.
II am very hungry" she adde& present
ly, "and l haven't had anythin& TO eal
since Idrank some milk long beforeN cams
here"
Before she finished speaking the ckAaic
of Dicks lunch basket was before her. ~
good supper was soon finished, and tts'
cold rain and sleet outside, Joined TO Thu
warm blaze Of the coal insids, caused tht
eyes to droop, and soon she wa cur3ed az
in the corner asleep again.
well, it does knock meouts said Dick
what do you thiak it means ~aayhOw9"
81 don't KNEW" said jack dreapaffy,
There Is senneUilng uncauny aSont 2elI
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fHE JERSEY CITY NEWS. sATuRDAY. DECEMBER "a 1892
hY'S TWO
a yarn FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
Copyright 1892.
ON is

is
Christmasl To-
morrow Is Christ
masl" cried little
Fay, clapping her
hands as she
danced along the
sidewalk In the
softly fallin g
o did you
know tomorrow
is c hrist m a },
FidoP" And Fido
jumped and
barked and rolled
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24
qne #n,me of Santa Gran1s.
Copyright 1852.

Copyright 1882.
Far off in the north. where the winter winds
blow
With a aerceness they never have here, -,
Where Nature is clothed with perpetual snow.
And the sleigling is good all the year.
Travelled this season without any guide,
Which l found was q bad thing to do. r
For, walking along where 1 dared not to ride
Why. stepped in a hole and fell through.
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Christmas nIumrners.


Among other quaint customs still ex-
tant are those of the "mummers" and
mummings at. Christmas, all common
in O~xfordshire, England. Some wear
masks, some black their faces and others
dress Enthusiastically. They go about sing
ing:
A merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Your pockets full of money and your cellars
full of beer.
But this is the convivial side. At this
time the following apparently senseless
lines are sung by the yeoman Of Somer-
setshire:
Here comes I, fiddle man Jan,
With my zword in my hanl
If you DOM all do
AS you be told by /,
I'll zend you all to York
Vor to make apple pie.
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THE KING WHOSE seEPTER is A
HOLLY BRANCH.

HOW ST. NICHOLAS BECAME THE SANTA CLAUS
NORTH mi souTH-AN OLD PLANTATION
SCENE.
Copyright 1892.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24
Copyright 1892

HEREvER it oc-
ours, Christmas
is king of the
holidays. In the
northern home
S t d, on the
southern planta-
ton, among those
who go down to
sstba 500 IN ebirc ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24
An Easv Matter.

Chappie-"If you want to have an air
of distinction you want to look q little
tired
va Gls rats thai; sssSl while I'm With
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24

was a sufferer from catarrh for fifteen
years. with distressing pain over my eyes. I
used Ely's Cream Balm with gratifying results.
Vt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24
Christmas Carols.

Christmas Carols.
There is a traditional carol of Somerset-
shire, England, which begins:
AS Joseph was a-walking
He heard an angel sing,
This night shall be the Dir htime
OF Christ, the heavily King"
which has a very merry jingle that sounds
almost irreveren&, Then there is a pathstic
Spanish air of three verses. OF which the
first is:
Oh, the little empty stocking.
Left of the dainty pair,
We hung beside the chimney
When baby was our carel
The year has brought US sorrow,
With tears that fell like rain.
Have we no smile or greeting
For Christmas come againp
Make a note of it.-Twenty-0ve cents buy thI
best hniment out, Salvation Oil
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Close Quarters

6aara-I hung up my stocking Christ
mas eve, and what do you think 1 got
in i2 A beautiful umbrella.
.Maude-It must have been a pretty
tight fit.
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AFell through into what?'' do I hear you In
quire2
It is lucky I still live to tell,
For roasted I'd been had there been any fire.
Down a chimney it was thatI fell.
aAnd who owned the chimney you never could
guess,
Nor could find 1t, though far you should
roam;
The place is a secret, but I will confess
had dropped into Santa Claus home.
FITS needless to say that ! made a great noise
When l tumbled down there in a heap;
scattered a lot of old Santa Claus toys
And awakened him out of his sleep.
He raised up his head and he rubbed his round
eyes,
Then he gazed while I made a low bow,
And you could not manifest greater surprise
Should he come down your chimney now.
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Inc next room we came to was packed full OF
sleds;
In the next they were making baseballs;
There were sheep, COWS and horses, with move
able heads,
And toy stables all fitted with stalls;
Balloons and expresses, and oars that will run,
Many puzzles and numberless games,
And things new and queer that would cause
endless fun
But l promised I'd not tell their names.
Through room and through hallway thus on
ward we passed,
Seeing toys of all possible sorts.
Eome made and some making-arriving at last
Where old Santa receives his reports.
His messengers go to all parts of the land
To learn what the children desire;
The list of the good ones he keeps safe at hand;
Thato of bad ones he throws in the fire.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24

Iwant a pair Of skates. a knife.
A pony that can trot;
Iwant a nice big drum and fife.
And all the books you've got.
Iwant a kite, with miles of string,
And several Christmas trees;
But when you come this year don't bring
Another hrNt- -ia"ea. :
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told Fay she would carry her if she was
tired, and lifting her in her arms she did
not seem such an old, decrepit creature at
all as She went stalking through the snow
storm, while little Fay fell asleep thinking
of Christmas.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-24

GOW WuhI uO6b IAAS ncAHsT NC CACAdiAaS0
with a frown,
What intruder Is this that I seer"
His pardon | asked, though l said / fell down.
And was sure that he couldn't blame me,
He smiled, shook his head and proceeded to
say
4 For he couldn't be cross should he try
"You'H come down q iue In o quieter way
When you've gone through as many as II"
&And then, as a mark of his hearty good Will
He desired me to tarry awhile. n.
&AMy home" he continued, rs built in a hill.
NJ And extends underground for a mile.
Perhaps its large rooms you would like to ex-
II plore
To perceive where l make all my toys,
&And gaze at the thousands and thousands In
store
To be given to good girls and boys.r
The rooms were ablaze with electrical light,
w And the lamps were of many a hue =
Some orange, some green, there were tints soft
and bright,
And ten thousand in red. white and blue.
here were evergreen trees filed with gifts
without end
Hare a doll, there a toy or a book
Which Santa had hung till he made the boughs
bend,
Just to see how attractive they'd look.
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Make a note of it.-Twenty-0ve cents buy thI
best hniment out, Salvation Oil