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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
MADISON SOUTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY JUNE

anu soid IN so TAR as 1t prohibits or at
tempts to prohibit selling, giving or
furnish ng to anyone by an importer"
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ing tight to their CHEEKY
young mothers hands -
everybody with a box or
package: that doubtless con-
tanned a gift for husband,
wife, sweetheart, friend
somebody.
It was rather hard to re-
feet that in all this great
city there was nAbody to re-
member me this holiday sea-
son, and then I smiled, for I
had forgotten that in my
pocket reposed a silk muller
of a brilliant and impossible
hue, presented by my dullest
pupil, Miss Anabel McGib-
bon, who had toiled three
months over one simple ex-
ercise and still flatted tri-
umphantly when she should
have sharped.
I turned out of bright
Broadway into a dark side
street, having still several
long blocks to traverse. 1
opened the tissue paper eau
tiously that protected my
precious roses from the
frosty night air and took a
deep inhalation to cheer my
tagging spirits. If only
Aunt Barbara were different!
1t would have been SO pleas
ant to plan some little sur
prise for her. but I had tried
it on her birthday and in
Cured her serious displeas-
ure. She thought holiday
keeping nonsense, and pres
cnt-making on such occasions
inexcusable folly. However,
I determined to have a little
of the holiday spirit if 1
could, and I bent down and
inserted my key in the big
door at "1'he plantagenet's"
entrance, climbed up the
three steep fights of stairs
and sanl. down breathless in
the little sitting-room.
Aunt Barbara had evident
~ been arranging the furni-
ture. The chairs stood stiff
and prim against the wall.
The bits of bric-a-brac were
placed in straight rows on
the mantel. The books on
the table were at right an
giles to each other. All
was neat, spotless, orderly,
but oh, how unspeakably
dreary! Aunt Barbara her.
self looked like the room
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princely house, and ours decidedly was
not a princely house. Perhaps you
liked it better if you were only one
fight up; but when you were very
tired and your music pupils had played
out of tune and out of time, and had
demanded to ''learn piece" when
they could not play the scale of c
without laundering, it somehow
seemed very, very long way to the
fourth fat left, and the entrance
looked dingy and uninviting, and you
grew to hate the sight of the rows OF
brass bells and letter boxes with the
names beneath them. Still "The
Plantagenet" was not so bad. as low
priced fat houses go, and if you were
poor little music teacher, with only
deaf and very grim old aunt as a
natural protector, there were times
when you were thankful for your tiny
little home.
But this special Christmas felt lone
~ and depressed and heartsick. I dis
piritedly bought a big green wreath
and some princess pine at the corner
grocer's and decked the little parlor,
while Aunt Barbara looked on in 81
lent contempt. Aunt Barbara disap.
proved of ''fixings," considering them
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21
Where Santa Spent His Sun7mere

And hung my head under the light
of the eyes bent on mine, and then
felt two strong arms enfold me.
ooh, Kate, Kate, have we not had
enough of this? Have we not suffered
enough for miserable little quarrel?
Are you bound to keep it up, darling?"
eyes," I said, and chung tighter to
his neck. Whatever the strong-minded
female may say, as a sex we are not
consistent, fear.
s'Bob," said, after an indescribable
moment, ST ate one of your jumbles."
! "You shall have them all"
'And an apple.
Bob's comment was wordless, but
satisfactory.
ssAnd a piece of his breast" I added.
gently disengaging one hand and
pointing to the maltreated fowl with
his legs in the air.
seThank God mother never could write
legibly!'' says Bob, holding me closer
and looking at me as if he would never
have his fill. ooh, Kate" he continued,
sswhat Christmas we shall spend to-
pether tomorrow, sweetheart"
And then Mrs. Roy's voice was heard
near the door, and he released my
hands.
The sweet bells were pealing the
glad tidings of great Joy to the world
when went to bed that night. l stood
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21

who had remembered me, and cut the
heavy Irvine recklessly and tore open
the paper in quite glow of pleasure.
Oh, what great plum cake! And what
hosts of rich country jumbles! ate
one hungrily as gloatingly piled
them on the box cover. Then there
were rosy apples and fine roasted
chicken. sat down like a child and
ate bit of him atop of tumble and
an apple, and then Aunt Barbara came
in just as 1 was taking out, triumph
ahtly, layer of fat brown doughnuts.
sJust look at what Charlotte has
sent me, Aunt Barbara I cried.
waving my hand over the profusion of
dainties. For wonder she heard me
the first time, and sat down, deliber-
ately adjusting her spectacles.
charlotte, eh?" she said in her slow
voice, picking up the wrspping paper
and beginning to fold it mechanically.
s.It's pity you cut the string. Kate.
Well, if people must take part in this
foolery Of Christmas presents, it's q
good thing when they send you some
thing useful, at least Charlotte, you
say" she went on, stopping to read
the address. Then she took off the
spectacles and looked at me grimly.
.Kate Inman, this box is not yours. !"
s.Not miner I said, resentfully, 81
should like to know whose, then!' |
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walked aimlessly to the window and

I walked aimlessly to the window and
looked ont. could see over the neigh
boring roofs the Christmas stars, bright
and beautiful in the dark blue heavens,
and a tiny crescent of q moon added to
the splendor of the sky.
Sharply and piercingly came to my
mind the memory of another Christmas
Eve-''only one little year ago" I
had looked at the same stars, but ali,
not alone! Then had come lovers
quarrel, a girlish fit of temper, the un-
yielding pride that is the curse of my
disposition, and SO we had parted.
Since then had been miserable many.
many hours, and had hated myself for
my folly, had longed to lay my tired
head in its old place on that loving
breast, but never had so bitterly re-
pented myself as tonight, of my final,
decisive farewell in that country lane,
of he'untrue words of anger that told
him had ceased to love him and never
wished to see him again, with much
more of the same sort.
Bnt it was ended-over, told myself
firmly, while the stars suddenly grew
blurred to me. Perhaps he had mar
ried. He went to the far west soon
after, and that was the last had heard.
I tried very hard to despise myself. 1
threw back my head defiantly and
assured myself that did not care, but
it was no use. I did care, and 1 knew
deep in my heart that I should care
forevermore.
But even a sad young woman with a
pronounced case of heartache cannot
stand brooding by a window all of
Christmas Eve. Dinner time was near;
and with sigh slowly turned from
the lovely night and threw off my
coat. was just taking off my hat
when our little bell rang. I touched
the electric button, wondering who it
could possibly be, and presently I
heard numbering tread on the stairs
and red-faced expressman deposited
a box at my door. He was very cross
and out of breath and demanded a
quarter for bringing it up. knew he
had no right to it, but in my excitement
meekly produced my thin little purse
and gave it to him.
Who could have sent me Christmas
box? am rather short-sighted, and
the writing of the address was rubbed
and indistinct, but I immediately
thought of my country cousins. It
was good, kind Charlotte, to be sure,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21

snatched the paper from her hand and
putting on my eyeglasses read: Mr..
B. Johnston"
could only sit in the midst Of the
things and gasp. Finally said: 1T is
Mrs. Roy's boarder. Don't you know,
she has Mr.. Johnston come to board
with her?"
Mrs. Roy lived id the fiat below us,
and remembered her boarder's name
when she mentioned it, because just
because-Rob's name was Johnston,
too. How 1 used to tease him about
his plebeian name.
"WAose boarder?" asked Aunt Bar
bara, with her hand at her ear.
"Mrs. Roy's," shouted, gathering
the edibles together ruefully and bend
ing the chickens fat legs in my effort
to pack him in as he came, and pouring
the doughnuts over him, and feeling
enough of a child to have a good cry.
You see it was all the Christmas
had. tied up the box as best l
could and started down the stairs with
it, crimson with modification, to ex-
plain my mistake. It was very heavy
for me. And had eaten this strange
mans cake, and his apple, and a bit of
his chickens breast! No, I never
would confess that!
There was a good deal of talk and
laughter in. Mrs. Roy's apartment.
They were jolly, cheerful people. How
I prayed the man might not be there,
too!
knocked at the door of the private
hall, and held the box tightly, in my
embarrassment. Some one opened the
door and the voices were hushed inside.
The box fell on the floor, the dough-
nuts rolled down the hall and 1 do not
know where the rest of the things went.
''Rob!" cried, starting back.
ssKate!' that dear old voice said.
And then he had presence of mind
enough to shut the door and come out
into the hall
tried woman-like to recover myself
and my dignity.
"I-I opened your parcel by mistake"
I explained, with an assumed attempt
at hauteur.
$50 see," with an amused glance at
the recumbent chicken and the scat
tered doughnuts.
''And thinking it was mine,'' con-
tinued, thinking my cousin had sent
it, because am short-sighted and did
not make out the address
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21
HOLIDAY CHEER.

Beware, young man, lest you spoil
the happy Christmas season by giving
yourself away to your best girl.-N. Y.
Herald.
When the Christmas fires glow brightly,
Let there be no fear:
For there's one thing sure and certain,
Hose Of all lengths will be near.
Chicago Inter Ocean
Mamma Christmas eve)-"Why are
you turning your stocking inside nut2,'s
Johnny-"Cause Santa Claus always
puts everything on the inside of my
stocking, and 1 thought if I had the
inside on the outside l might get
more. "-Harper's Bazaar.
do you think Charlie loves me,
mamma?" asked the fair young girl,
anxiously. Certainly he does. Haven't
you noticed that-he always wSars the
gloves you bought him for a Christmas
present, though they are two sizes too
large?"-Judge.
Remember, Johnnie, what you real
~ are depends good deal on what
people think of you and expect you to
BE-" eyes, SIR "Now, you want to
be considered a good boy, don't you?'
Eyes, SIR" "Why?" 'Canse Christmas
is coming. "-Washington Star.
The principal Christmas problem is
to extract variety of pretty presents
from limited financial area, and the
amount of wearing brain work spent
on the solution would solve the tariff
question if it could all be gathered to-
gether and applied.-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Ella-Are these slippers for Carl7
Winnie-Yes.
Ella-Why don't you embroider his
initials on them?
Winnie Mercy, it is two whole
weeks until Christmas, and who knows
who I'll be engaged to by that timer
Inter Ocean.
Christmas should be the home festi-
val because the coming of Christ has.
changed altogether the position of
woman and has put in their proper
light the rights of childhood. Hence
forth the wife and mother is the
chief figure in every home. and little
child is in the midst thereof-Louis-
vile (KY.) Home and Farm.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21
The Spirit Of Christmas.

The Spirit Of Christmas.
Song-swept across the year its spirit comes
With frost and rime,
And lays its stores of wealth in happy homes
Sweet Christmas time.
Unknown the fleeting hate. the transient frame
OF scorn; but sweet
Like incense burning in the sacred flame,
Its face we meet
So phoenix-like it comes, we know not how,
But deeply feel
That to its sacredness we can but bow
But humbly kneel.
Ye ask me what 1t isl cannot tell
But first it shonc
When on the shepherds light from Heaven fell,
Nor fell alone.
When flashed the light upon them on that
morn,
Down from above,
The blessed Saviour of the world was born;
He brought it-Love.
g. M. Duguay, in Ohio Farmer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21

to him and taking on his knee one
child at a time has them repeat the
little verse or sing the song prepared
for the occasion. Before good night is
said the children cluster round the
mother at the piano and join their
voices with her own.
ION Christmas day there is a roast
goose or venison for dinner and plum
pudding for dessert, with big slices of
cake made by the bakers only at this
season. These cakes, baked in squares
nearly three feet long, and plentifully
stuffed with raisins, currants and cit
ron, do not resemble the dark fruit
cake of England and America. The
stuffing of the goose is prepared in the
same manner as, mince meat and is
quite sweet. Around the rim of the
dish are placed boiled chestnuts, which
in Germany are served as vegetables. "
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21
81 OPENED YOUR PARCEL BY MISTAKE"

by the window again, looking out over
the peaceful city under the starlit sky,
and again my eyes were dim with tears
tears of happiness this time.
For Christmas had brought exquisite
hope andgladness to two hearts at least
in "The Plantagenet. Anne Reeve
Aldrich, in Detroit Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21
AT THE "CHRISTMAS.TlDE."

IT'S Christmas tide" again. and now the bells
Ring out once more the Christ Childs wondrous
glory,
And the large heart Of this wide world of ours
Grows glad anew while listening to the story.
time Of Christmas, for the Christ-Chil
named!
happy Birthday OF the Fathers Sonl
Thou hath sweet errands for the world to do,
God grant it does them gladly-every one;
And when-thy mission o'er-we turn to greet
The gift OF a New Year to this fair earth,
God sends HIS grace upon it, that our hearts
To nobler thoughts and efforts may give birth.
And may He help us, that we use the "cheer''
OF Christmas-t tide to make q glad New Year!
Christian at Work.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21

Jay, When With gifts and
kind words we seek to make
merry the hearts of the
young people. In orthodox
families there is a beautiful
custom of building the era
die in one corner of the
room, where, in moss of diff
ferent colors, are presented
the plains on which the
shepherds watched their
focks by night. The little
woody sheep, the dogs, the
wise men from afar are all
represented, and above the
cradle, where the Christ
kind lies, comes down the
light of the wondrous star in
the east. On Bonded knee
the wise men show their
alteration of the child.
''The building of this moss
cradle and the whole scene
is done by the mother and
father, though. sometimes
the children are allowed to
take part. The tree is
usually placed on a large
table covered with a fresh,
white cloth and set in the
middle of the room, and in
the dressing of this only the
parents are present. Then
on Christmas Eve when it is
dark the, children are all as
sembled,, awaiting in joyous
expectation the sound of the
bell which will be a signal
that the tree is ready. At
last it comes, and with hap
py hearts the children enter
as the doors are thrown open.
Beneath the tree heaped on
the table in little piles are
the useful presents.
''The children form a line
about the tree, the Oldest
first, carrying the baby, and
last of all the little one just
walking. At the piano sits
the mother, who strikes a
chord, and the oldest then
goes slowly around the table
to discover which of the gifts
is hers. II she pauses be-
fore the heap intended for
her the music is soft and
slow; then as she gradually
nears it there comes a great
crash of sound and the ex-
citement is intense. This
goes on until each has dis,
covered his or her presents,
rr,hon tho father calls thorn
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21
CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY.

How the Holiday Ii Celebrated In the
Fatherland.
Christmas in the Fatherland, with
all its attendant ceremonies and
pretty little customs, is thus graph
cally described by Fraulein Kotzen-
burg:
Christmas in Germany is children's
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21
All He Wanted.

sPapa," said little Jack, II only want
five things for my Christmas: Choo-
choo cars, choo-choo cars, choo-choo
cars, choo-choo cars and choo-choo
cars. Judge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21

IA Happy New Year. you can makei II, my dear
BY smiling and doing your best;
Be CHEEKY and true the twelvemonth through,
So shall the New Year be blest
Youths Companion.
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@Ak{.ElA!3E;
F:<< u HO%
0M THE PlANTAGfWGE

T WAS an inap-
propriate name,
1 always said,
for it was the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-12-21

a wicked waste of money as well as
traps to catch dust.
Then on my way home Christmas
Eve, in a fit of reckless extravaganza, /
stopped and bought a couple of red
roses at a florists. How gay Broad
way looked, filed with merry-hearted
passers, happy children hugging Christ
mas parcels to their hearts, and hold
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somehow, to my tired eyes, as
she sat upright by the table knit
ting, in immaculate white cap and
apron. She was such good woman!
I knew if had had the smallpox she
would have stayed unflinchingly by nv
side and nursed me with conscientious
care. She looked after my bodily well
fare. and have no doubt she loved
me, but of the small coin of EVERYDAY
gladness and companionship she had
not share, and she could no more nm
derstand the hopes and fears and va
carries of a rather Imaginative Young
woman than could my gray cat Walter,
sleeping peacefully in the corner, and
you would no more, in nv place.
have thought of kissing or caressinp
Aunt Barbara than refrigerator. She
looked at my tissue-wrapped parcel.
and shifted suspiciously.
II hope you haven't been buvinp
flowers, Kate? Do smell roses? The
butcher sent in his bill to-day. It was
one dollar and sixty-nine cents too
much. put on my bonnet and went
around there and gave him piece Of
my mind. We will buy of Prodpers
after this. There, believe those pota-
toes are burning!' And she went
hastily out to the kitchen.
laid down my roses listlesslv. and
without taking off my hat and ulster.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-12-14
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT,
The CrusadeS.

When Helena, the mother of Con-
stantine, made pilgrimage to Jeru1
salem, she set a fashion which exerted
a marked influence on the history OF
the Middle Ages.
Following her example,pious Christ
tians, first from neighboring places,
finally, from all christendom, made
pilgrimages to Palestine. It was
thought that a special value attached
to worship rendered at the Holy City;
prayerofered inplaces made hallowed
by Christ's presence was
more acceptable; that "a
journey to Jerusalem. blotted
all sin from the Book of Remem-
brance. Wicked men thought to gain
forgiveness by laying aside earthly
pomp, and visiting the Savior's tomb
in the guise of humble penitents.2,f
Whenthese pilgrims returned home
they we've revered by those less for
tunate, and their intercessions were
supposed to have great value. -
AS the years passed, the number of
pilgrims increased. At first the.
Christians were but slightly molested
by the infdels, but in time the differ
ences between races and religions
caused discord, and the pilgrims were
subjected to steadily increasing eper-
secutions. Outbreaks occurred at
times in which blood was shed, and
lives were lost, and insults to both
Christianity and Mohammedanism
were freely exchanged.
AS the pilgrims, told in their dis
tant homes, of the Dissertation of holy
places and of the sufferings they had
to endure at the hands of the infidels,
indignation smouldered ftom one end
of Europe to the other.
50 Peter, the Hermit, a man who had
withdrawn himself from the world was
led by his restless disposition to make
\ a pilgrimage, and, as he,beheld the
! insults heaped upon Christianity he
= was fired with one great purpose. He
returned to Europe determined not to
/ rest until the Holy City should be
freed from the infdels. a; 2''.}. :.
e. Throughout the length and breadth
of Europe he travelled, telling of the
degradationof Jerusalem, and exhort-
ing the Christians to rise and rescue
44the Holy Land. =, ..., = ...ss =. 49,:
In Pope Urban II. Peter found a
willing helper. Urban q called a
4 council Of great prelates and MOBILES,
and laid the matter before them. Cler-
: mont, a little town in central France,
1 was fireplace Of meeting, and here, in
s41O95, the mobiles and bishops as
sembled. n 49,. ts2 s srF'n I, ~ s-a
sss' Before this great asssmblage Peter
the Hermit arose, emaciated; and pale
with excitement, and delivered IN i'm.
pressiYs address. When he finished,
M. =s3 $ -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-12-14

I|Aloc,al.5.

us Ed. Warren has sold his fine
!, residence to Will Huniston. Will is
getting quite epicurean Of late, and
nothing but the best seems to 1T his
case. The ADVANCE is glad to know
N that Will can afford to live in one OF
III ithe finest residences in town. b.
E l:sass The Pioneer Press underlays a
cut Of Lydia Pinkham, labels it A: B.
VI Allen, editor of the jackson Republic,
and printsit in it's Sunday issue. Old
Allen isn't a deucedly homely fellow,
but that phiz in Sundays paper is
awful. &If e. %a5: ~ 5S5 n
- The Ellsworth News says c.. M.
Crandall has paid another installment
to the depositors of the defunct bank
at that place. The News says none
of the depositors will be heavy losers
Crandall is now at Albany, N. Y. a.
! According to the News the village
of Ellsworth will give reward of $40
for the conviction of any person CIV
ing or selling any Intoxicating liquors
to any person whose name is on the
black list.
-Ex-Sheriff Anderson made a bust
ness trip to the Western part OF the
county last week. Mr.. Anderson is
kept pretty busy since he opened upI
aloan and collector Office.
MONEY TO LOAN for or 10 years at
lowest rates. No Commission. You
can pay PART or ALL of the loan any
time. Write or call on
4e GEO. J. DAY.
NJ. E. Lawton formerly Of the firm
of Lawton & Hedberg is the man to do
business in lands and loans. 31.tf
We have light double harness
to trade for COW. Harness cost $40,
when new. 16-tf. -
Get your groceries, nice and fresh
of Carlstedt & johnson. All goods
delivered. l4-lt
Fresh candies, canned goods, etc.,
at E. E. Solomon's Park Restaurant.
16-tf
Go to E. E. Salmon's for good
square meal, lunch and coffee. If
Remember that G. 1. Peterson
delivers all goods purchased of him.