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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-25

great CHEEKY and comfortable living room
No modern kitchen that.
But, alas, and alaclz day, old Santa
had not then discovered America.
And as for Christmas trees, how the
tapers would have lighted up the well
secured great pewter plates and platters
set along the dresser, and the punches of
herbs and red peppers hung aloft. And
what numbers of children could have
stared and wondered and skipped about
the tree in the spaclousness of that vast
apartment. But not a child of us ever
heard of a Christmas tree, except, posi-
bly, in some far-off fairy land kind OF
story.
Our Christmas presentsl No, they did
not come to US in brown paper bundles.
Set around our plates? Put under cur
chairs at table? Placed beneath our pill
lows? Guessing is all waste OF time. We
had no Christmas presents.
1t Will be seen that this story l am tel
ling is not so much Christmas story as
no Christmas story.
We had neither Christmas trees nor
hanging of stockings, nor presents nor
games, nor songs, nor window trim
mings, nor vacations. nor Christmas dim
ners, nor family gatherings, nor church
services, nor hurry scurryings, nor mys-
ferrous secrets.
School kept all winter, and l never
knew even what day OF the month Christ
mas came. Now and then in some stray
book telling of life in England | would
find mention of Christmas gayeties and
Christmas holidays, and Christmas SER
vices and carol-singing, but this was all
Greek to me. So far as / knew and so far
as now remember not a person in my
good town of Plymouth ever took thought
of Christmas day. l am sure I never
hoo rI1
Should any ask the reason OF this, and
there may be many such, they are re-
ferred 10 the story of the Plymouth Pill
grims.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-25

marked sc. Q. Co. with tiny sleigh
bell attached, and they rung like q
hundred Christmas bells, as they were
worn by all the club and the guests. The
president and the cabinet always attended
the c. G. G. The old soldiers at the home
were never forgotten on Christmas by the
Arthurs, OF whom they were very fond.
President and Mrs. Cleveland usually
passed the holidays II quiet home enjoy
ment, sometimes spending Christmas day
at Red Top, taking long drives. visiting
the ChIldren's Country home with books.
games, nice dinner, flowers and fruits.
Che little ones there watched for
the beautiful lady" Albert Haw-
kinS, the old goodman, took great
pride in his prettg mistress, and
her Christmas shopping, and boosted or
the generouSsbundleS 'tpiled high in the
carriage" s'A1y lady gives US a big
Christmas time, [ tell you, - he used to
say. There IS no space to tell of the
beautiful gifts and delicate remembrances
TO the Official household, nor the many
k1nQnesses shown to the sorrowful BY
this young, happy, new wife and mistress
OF the White House.
And now it is Christmas in the '9O's in
the White House. HamDe, the German
nurse, teaches Benjamin and Mary the
genuine ChrlSt-child songs, the native
Krlss KringIe rhymes. The Christmas
tlsS - DIG ana SHINING with stars and
gifts. The father, mother, children and
grandchildren OF the Harrison family
have made their White House home
one to be remembered during the
last three years by its courtesy,
kindness and charity, its domestic
purity and happiness. Its Christmas days
have been filed with good to ali about
them. Peals OF laughter, the noise of lit
tie feet, grandfather president on his
knees playing horse, engines, carts and
drums have generally united to make the
big house alive with Christmas cheer.
On this Christmas OF 80 the wide SYM
pathy of the whole country goes out to
the president OF the United States.
MARGARET SPENCER.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-25
IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Santa Claus at Home in the East Room
OF the Mansion.
Interesting Holiday "reminiscences Run
ming Through the Twenty-three
Administrations.
copyright.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Santa Claus is
much older than our great United States,
we all know, and that ''Kriss Kringle 81
traditional glory came from over the seas,
but Just when, how OF where good Mary
Washington hung up the stocking of ''Tho
Father of Our Country" newspapers
have failed to tell us.
We have no files of stately court jour
nails, and from the first to the fourteenth
president we read or hear very little of
Christmas. President and Mrs. Adams in
1901 held their first New Years reception,
and about Christmas time Mrs. Adams
vas struggling to keep twelve fires burn
ing in the White House, ga great empty
castIe,'' with only one cord and half OF
wood on hand. No bells. No looking
glasses. And half the china broken In
moving.
The Jeffersons, Monroes, Adamses,
Jacksons, Van Burens, Harrisons, Ty-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-25
u.-e.No Christmas, in Plymouth.

When I was little girl there was no
stocking hanging tor children.
Plenty of room there was for stockings
10 hang on the edge of my grandmother s
narrow strip of a mantel shelf, reaching
81 the long, high way across with its row
of various patterned candlesticks, its
snuffers-trav and its finder box for
striking fire mo matches them. Roomg
In the immensely of that fireplace there
were, on occasions, two pairs of andirons
with their two fires a-going- Yes, and
Q cooking Room, indeed Why, Santa
Claus might havecome down the capac-
sous chimbly-as it was then not infre-
ouently pronounced-and taken his seat
in one of its corners. and hung his pack
on the crane. and stretched himseIf out
Tor nap on the hubby brick hearth
which came far out upon the floor Of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-25
STAR OF BETHLEHEM.
Is 1t Identical with the Star OF
Tycho!
How the Latter Was Discovered The
Facts Which Astronomers Have
Ascertained.

New YORK, Dec. 1s.-One of the most
interesting legends connected with the
history of astronomy is that which seeks
to identity the blazing star that appeared
in the time OF Tycho Brahe, the Danish
astronomer, with the ''Star in the East,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-25

for few days the birth of her youngest.
child. All that care and kindness could
do to replace her was done, but the loss is
one which can hardly be repaired. Happy
and thankful should those families be In
which this nearest of bonds remains IN
broken. JULIA WARD HOWE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-25
CHRISTMAS IN DIXIE.
Jolly Holiday Times on a Red River
Plantation.

Persimmon Beer and Postum Fat
Graphic and Delightful Description of
Ia. the Preparations for the Jig Dance.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

Advices from Florence state that Judge Kibbey, at the session of the district court, not only dismissed Doshier, who was indicted by the grand jury as being concerned in the death of Pomp. Harrington, but is said to have censured the jury for finding, where there was no evidence that crime had been committed. The stomach of Harrington was ex- amined at the university by Prof. Collingwood. and, it is stated upon the authority, that no trace of poi soning was found. Dr. F. A. Sabin examined the body and could find no marks of violence upon it, Arizona Gazette.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

The demand for alfalfa pasturage and hay has been so great for the last ninety days that hay has ad- vanced one dollar per ton and little opportunity offered any alfalfa raiser to allow the same to go to seed and be threshed. We are now confront ed with the fact that two carloads of alfalfa seed had to be ordered from Colorado to supply the de- mand. Forty thousand pounds sowed ten pounds to the acre will show an area of four thousand acres of new land planted to alfalfa with imported seed. While we should be able to supply ourselves still the shortage conclusiYely proves that the home demand is greater than the supply.-Tempe News.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

The stage driver from Duncan brought the news here Tuesday evening that two Indians were seen in Duncan Monday night and that he saw them on the road Tuesday. In the name of High Heaven why did not the people of Duncan arrest these skulking devils? Their pres ence in the vicinity where recent h. dian murders have been committed would certainly have justified such action. They have no business of the reservation and are not permit ted to leave there. Every Indian off the reservation, not accompa- nied by some one to vouch for him, should be treated as a hostile, and dropped in his tracks. After a few stragglers have been killed the re- mainder will stay where they be. long-on the reservation.-Graham County Bulletin.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

Two weeks age the Stockman an- nounced the finding of the body of @ man, supposed to be that of Fred Welch, at "Dead Mans Crossing" of Red river, near the Lackey ranch. MT. Ira Gale, who is just up from Liberty, says the dead mans n'sremains were identified by the gold filling in the teeth as those of Welch. There is a history connected with the case. It will be remembered that about a year ago sixty head of thorough bred cattle were stolen from near Gladstone, in this county. The cat tie belonged to MT. Kitchen. Welch was supposed to be implicated in their theft and sale to Gallegos. The cattle were afterwards found killed, and about that time Welch disap- peared from human view.-Spring- CT Stockman,
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

Arizona stockmen will undoubt- edly do we'll to investigate the Cal ifornia market. Rodeo, before the end of the coming month, will be the great slaughtering and packing center of the Pacific coast, and this will open an outlet for the disposal of large quantities of stockers and feeders. It has taken over two years to carry out this gigantic enterprise, and oyer $2,OOO,OOO have been ex- pended, and now on the verge of completion. Rodeo, on the main line of the southern Pacific R. R. only twenty-five miles distant from the great metropolis, San Francisco, will rank as a market for cattle, sheep, hogs and horses with Chi cago, Omana and Kansas City.-S. F. Butchers Gazette.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08
A BombShell, Indeed!

Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 2.-A
 bombshell was exploded to-day in
 the ranks of the republicans. When
 Governor-elect John E. Osborne
 quietly went to the capitol building
 took the oath of office and took pos sesion of the governors office. The oath of office was administered by Notary Public D. w. Gill in the
 presence of A. L. New, chairman of the democratic state committee and half dozen personal friends. Im- mediately after taking the office Governor Osborne issued a procla- nation saying that" having beenduly elected by the qualified voters of the state of Wyoming, and there be- ing no board of state canvassers authorized to canvass the returns and declare the result of said elec- tion for governor, I have legally qualified for governor and I call up- on all good citizens to aid me in enforcing the laws" Governor Os- borne has notified the secretary of state, auditor and treasurer that the canvass of the state vote would be commenced on Monday next. These officials, however, refuse to recog- nize Governor Osborne and will not act with him on the canvassing board. The democrats claim that the action of Governor Osborne will compel an immediate canvass of the vote of the state and that the result will be in their favor.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08
NUMBER 9

The Breeders Gazette, Chicago, on November 1, sent out inquires to the leading farmers of the corn states, asking as to the prices and prospects for feeding cattle. It summarizes the numerous reports received as follows: "From the re- turns it appears that new corn in Kansas and Nebraska is selling at an average price of about 20 to % cents per bushel; in Missouri at from 25 to 8 cents :; in Iowa at from p to 30 cents in Illinois at a shade over 30 cents, and to the eastward still higher. In certain sections values are locally much higher, but the averages are as stated. It is of course rather early as yet to make close estimates as to the relative numbers of cattle to be fed this winter, as compared with last"
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

THE Phenix Gazette of the 1st inst. says: Attorney Woods, of Chicago, one of the great lawyers of the Northwest, is ;n Phenix in the interest of the syndicates who have purchased the territorial bonds. Mr. Woods informed us that his company had accepted $1,500.000 worth of our bonds and the money was at the disposal of Territorial Treasurer Christy.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

A company of cavalry under Capt. Allison stopped overin Tomb stone today on the Way to Huachu- ca. They have been stationed at Fort Bowie but have been ordered to Huachuca. Some one started a rumor shortly after they arrived that the Kid and party had been captured. There IS not a word of truth in it, at least no one of Cap tain Allison's command has heard of it.-Prospector.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08
Last Sunday when Buck Tyson

Last Sunday when Buck Tyson
 and Irve Adams were on their way
 to Solomonville from Duncan and
 when about six miles west of Ash
 Springs, they discovered where
 something had been dragged across
 the road, They followed up the trail for about one hundred yards and
 found where a yearling calf had
 been killed and the Joins and a piece of the hind quarter cut out and taken.
 The calf had evidently been kill ed by Indians. It had been roped just South of the road and pulled by three horses the distance as stated above. The animals throat was cut from ear to ear. From the calf three pony tracks came in the road for two or three miles in the direction of Solomonville and then turned in the direction of Whitlock ranch.
 The day before two strangers who were coming from Duncan to Solo, knoxville met two Indians in the road, going towards Ash Springs. They were horseback and had pack animal. The two strangers watched them closely until they were out of sight but they made no attempt to molest them as they took them for Scouts. It was pro- bably the same Indians, or some of their companions, who killed the calf as it was killed on Saturday be- fore the stage passed, the driver having reported here that he saw where something had been dragged across the road, but did not stop to investigate as to what it was.-Gra- ham County Bulletin.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

Lieut.. Bean passed Through here yesterday en route to Bowie. He states that Kids horses, which he captured, were leftat Bowie, subject to claim. Another detachment of cavalry has gone from Fort Bayard to join in the pursuit by the U. s. troops. Nearly one hundred and fifty troops are now in the field against six renegades. Lieut.. Bean expects soon to be in the field again. Prospector.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08
Dou,t Take our Word.

But call your druggist to one side and ask him privately which of all the rem- edics advertised to cure Rheumatism he would recommend. If he is posted, and conscientious, he will tell you that Dr. Drummond's Lightning Remedy is the only one that offers reward of $500 for a case it will not cure and for ordinary cases the money is returned when one bottle does not cure. With sensible peo- pie this is the strongest recommends tion. Price s per bottle. Sent to any address prepaid on receipt of price. Drummond Medicine Co.,, 4S-50 Maiden Lane, New York. Agents wanted.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

Col. Wm. Hunter came in from the west last Saturday and says he never knew that part of the state to be in better condition than at the present time. So far as he eau learn, and he hears from everywhere, Texas cattlemen who go into the business on business principles will win within the next twelve months. Texas Live Stock Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

Pinal county with only 666 regis tered voters has two Assemblymen, while Gila county with 851 voters has only one representative in the lower. house. There are other ine- qualitiesinthe apportionmentwhich call for revision by the next legisla- ture. The State constitution, adopt ed last year, does not increase GiIa county's representation.-Belt.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

Deputy Sheriff H. H. McPaul, of Phenix arrlyed in Solomonville Wednesday, and accompanied by Deputy Ben Olney proceeded to Pima, and arrested Lyman Follet, on a warrant for murder.
 The murder was committed near Mesa City in the month of January last, and it is isreported that the mur- dered man was Jack Green, who left Pima about that time and was supposed to have run away.
 Follet was seen here in jail yes- terdaY and said he knew nothing of the charge against him. He was taken to Phenix by the officer. Next week we will probably be able to give more particulars of this affair. Graham County Bulletin.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

MT. Patrick Michigan, Paddy Lynch and Supervisor Joseph Cas- sidy came in Saturday from Arava- pal Canyon. Mir. Michigan came to make final proof on his home stead and Messrs, Lynch and Cas- sidy accompanied him as witnesses. MT. Cassidy remained and attended the session of the Board of Super visors on Monday. These gentle men confirm all reports about the cattle interests being in deplorable condition. A great many are ship ping their cattle away and hope to save something in that way. In the Sulphur Springs valley there is ab- solutely no grass and cattlemen there have bad case of the blues. Graham County Bulletin.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

THE Seattle Typographical Union has made good the $195 of the Ros- lyn Relief Fund embedded by Jos. L. Murphy, ex-President of the Western Central Labor Union, who decamped with about $500 belong ing to the Western Central and the Relief Fund some two months ago.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

MRS. L. F. BALDY is running an agency in New York under assur- auces of ability to secure employ ment for all corners under the new Democratic national administration
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

PLANS of construction of New York city's proposed $60.000,0O0 four-track underground electric railway have been adopted. The route is to be fifteen miles long. Fare is to be five cents for each pas senper
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08
maceda.

THE landslide on the Union Pa- cific at Reeds farm, near the Cas- cades, Oregon. was the greatest known in the northwest. It was $50 feet in width and over mile in length. It was caused by an extra ordinary rainfall.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

MONTE Carlo is losing none of it's popularity as place of either gam bling or pleasure in general. Never before, it is reported has there been so great an influx of strangers so early in the season.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

IN 1890 the production of wool in the United States amounted to 65,000,000 pounds,and the imports of wool for the same year reached 105,431 ,2S1 pounds.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08
King Ussery.

:! Last Thursday Deputy Sheriff w. lC. Truman of Pinal county deliver
 ed to the Territorial Prison King
 Ussery, sentenced to seven years
 for stage robbery,
 Late in the month of December
 last, the stage running from Globe
 to Florence by way of Riverside
 was stopped on the divide by one
 man who demanded the express box. The man was King Ussery,
 who lived in the Tonto country and kept few cattle. The robber ask ed if any bullion was aboard and being told .here was not ordered the stage to drive on.
 About a month later the same stage was stopped between Florence and Riverside by the lone highway man. This time his haul was a large one, being bullion valued at $2,400. The "road agent" was so we'll disguised that little could be told by the driver or passengers. But plain trail of two horses was picked up and followed over to Salt River, near Armer, a distance of about fifty miles. Here the tracks ended in corral of Henry BIevlns, supposed confederate. One of the bars was found in a lagoon of the river near by. Blevins was ar- rested and tried, but the jury dis agreed, and he was afterward re- leased.
 Ussery baffled the officers for sev- eral months, but kept in hiding in the Tonto country, where his moth CT also lived.
 Learning his whereabouts and of his visit to his mothers house in Tonto, Sheriff J. H. Thompson of Gila county laid plans for his cap- ture which was successfully accom- plished. Thompson and a Deputy | went from Globe by a circuitious | roateto Greenback Valley and from | there to Tonto, travelling at night and avoiding notice. Arriving at the Ussery place in the night they awaited developments and were re- warded at daylight by seeing Wal lace Ussery, a younger brother of King, emerge from the house. Be- fore he realized the situation he was in the hands of the officers and fearing bodily harm to himself he called to his mother to have King give himself up, and the latter was in few minutes induced to do so, and appeared at the door with his hands up, and made no resistance whatever although he had six shooter on his person at the time. The robberies committed by Ussery caused the express company to dis continue business on the stage line to Globe.
 In personal appearance Ussery is tall and dark, and remarkably good looking. He has even been nota- ble among his cowboy companions for his quiet manner and courteous demeanor and has many friends who have labored hard to save him from punishment. He is about thirty years old.-Yuma Times.
 Lieut.. Bean passed through here
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

PRINCE BISMARCK has suddenly changed from a pessimist to an op- timist, He expresses a belief that war cannot possibly break out for the next two or three years.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

LIEUT.. PEARY has obtained three years leave of absence and will at tempt a journey to Greenland and over the frozen Polar Sea, with but one companion.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

THE body of J. H. Oliver, col ored attorney and orator in Texas, was found horribly mutilated on the banks of the Colorado river, 27 miles from Wills Point. The murder is shrouded in mystery.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

A NUMBER of German dentists have been heavily fined by justices in Prussia and Saxony for adver- Using themselves as doctors of den- tistry on the strength of diplomas received from American colleges.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

MRS. LILY GLOVER, only survi- wing granddaughter of Andrew Johnson, died at Knoxville, Ten nessee, on the 9th instant.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

ToM WARREN, the feather weight pugilist, charged with the murder of Clem Stovall, a colored man, has been released by the Waco, Texas,
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

THE London Truth says there is no foundation for the report that the Prince of Wales and Duke of Fife will visit the Chicago Exposi- ton.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

DEATH is gradually losing it's hor- TOTS. An Omaha man died recent ly from joy at holding four aces in a poker game.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

It is said that a large camp of people, mostly Yaqui Indians, has been settled at Palo Parade, near the home of Teresa Urea, "the saint. ."-Nogales Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

An appeal for aid has been issued by the United Hebrew Charities. The sum of sSO,OO0 is needed for the year ending with next October.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

THE tunnel at Niagara Falls is finished and the falls are to be har- messed by next March. Forty-five thousand horsepower of electric current will be transmitted from there to Buffalo and 30,0O0 to other nointa
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

A great prairie fire is reported in Rock county, Nebraska, and many families have been compelled to seek fields, lakes, wells and caves to saye their lives.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

THE new mode of logging with a wire cable is being tried by Captain Parker in his logging camps on the Coquille river in Oregon.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

DEMOCRATS inc Congress willcoach the Democracy of Wyoming in their effort to keep the Republicans from stealing the State.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-08

THE Graham County Bulletin says: Judge Sloan will go long time, after the 4th of next March, before he sends another editor to iail for contempt of court.