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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07
\ Little. Chimes. APl>tns.vat.

The City If Washington will soon
lose oue Of it picturesque figures. "a
the present Chine-c Minister'S term
soon eXlires and he Will take his lit
tie daughter back 70 China with him.
Little Miss Mi was born in Washing
tOI two years ago She can '.thln-
chin" a little in English. and is dem
rcratlc in her mlnglin- with and
greeting other children and citizens
in Du; olt Circle. where she takes
her airings. She is a charming little
doll. as drul and quaint Il figure Is
one can sec in weeks, II he red
froc!l~. Junk shoes and ti3v emhroid
cred cay. ard : urc.litv and serenity
herself. She j Il model ~ manners
It. the wild little Americans III the
park. blinking her little black eyes
a. the Ii wer tsds, pointing AZ the
blossoms. Claprin- her hand with
o.. lat never exercising her diplu-
matte nrlycle-e rf dc.Nin- the police
man a;d If arrest by helping her>e.
10 the pc>.e>.-i Philadelphia Ledger
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07

look into grateful heart.
Con speaks in the life ct ever.
good man
EIEp> with l:icAt feathers ara not
Always fat.
inr.: most deadly >in is The .:c
Won love the mast.
LOVE- never has 10 20 - srhuol 10
learn how to >ptaa.
/" our eyes were better the stars
woniu give E> more light
TIE real rre>> OF Chris; iouA>
heavy. bat ii is always light,
WEAKNESS is Il blessing when i,
causes us To trust uorc in GOD.
THE sin tina, shines has as much
death in il as the u:r that does not.
TIE trouble with the maa who
k"ow> nothing : that 1t takes him 50
Ion. to nm! 1t olt.
THERE are church members who
cali keeping the ter. commandments
gong t. extremes
THEHE are Communities in which
Solomon would not have received any
credit fui his wisdom.
ON:.N three rich men are referred
to as such in the New Testament.
lnu two OF them were lost.
Tar glory OF love is that il de-
lights in doing for nothing what mo-
body else Will do for munc,
II sunshine had t. he paid for.
there are people who would dc 'lare
~ hn
EVERY sinner reasons that if there
is happiness in the heart, thee ought
TO he some sun shine in the face.
SEE>T thou 4 man who is mean to
his wife? Satan will not bc injured
much by What he saws i'm church.
TIE devil is never made uneasy hv
| the man who thinks he will Lave to
| 20 somewhere else to lac religious
FIND Il sin that the Bible is not
| opposed to before YOU undertake. to
prove that IT Is not the work of God.
TnE devil has never .ccn allie to
find DAT how to make Il prison strong
enough to hold one of GODS Chi, ircn.
EVERY tine Il stone IS thrown
| straight ut the devil ii is sure 10 hit
some prominent man square in the
| face
THE devil will stay all day if YOU
answer him back, tut strike 1T him
| with Gods word and he will fec at
once.
WHEN a man discovers tina, there
| is something wrong in his heart he
has begun to find out that he needs
| Christ
THERE j. not much drawing power
| IN the Christianity of people who go
| through life shaking hands with two
| fingers
| THE: moment u man begins t. see
| himself rs God >c,, him. he stops
talking. bout the hvpUcritcs in the
| church.
Ir should he the praycriul aim Of
| every Christian t" live in Il way that
would compel the word t. believe IN
his Master.
| THERE. are men who sing. .'\carcr
| Nv ,:od to Thee" ~ church, who ,ry
to keep the Lord as far away a. pos
-ihc in their business
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07
Not Published.

\ letter from Washington says the
speeches made by the members to each
other III private conversation. but not
published in the Record. would bt
much more interesting reading than
those which tinI their way into the
,.uhlIr prints. There is more bitter
hess in Congress now than there has
beer since the DAYS of slavery aSita-
ton. and elimination and recrimina-
ton are freely INDUCED in. Members
accuse each other of being influenced
by sinister motives. and charges of
bribery are indulged in. 1t is possible
that some of these charges may be
made public. and the financial lue>-
ton and The extra session may lead to
and witness an explosion. Well, let
her explode. Get to the inside facts.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07
For the Banks.

The only thing the Senate Finance
Committee have been able to agree up
on is Il bill allowing national banks to
isS1lc notes to the full amount of their
bonds. 1t Is easy to get leg islation in
the interest of the banks it is exceed
inglv hard to get anything in the IN
tcrest of the people. 1t is hard 10 see
why man owning bonds should be al
lowed to lSS,lt his notes as money, or
as it really is, to be furnished hv tn,
Government with money. while the
man that owns land or other equally
valuable property is not allowed any
such privilege. Shut of this priv
ilege to the banker. OF extend it to The
farmer. But remember. Thomas JET
ferson said "A privileged class is a
dangerous class. Lets have no priv
LEGGED classes
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07
TRUMPET CALLS.

Rams Horn sounds . Warning Note -
the Cnredeeme.t.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07

BAD habit isa
chain.
IllF. wounds
made hy Il friend
are the ones
that smart the
most.
tx t,KN III Il u
who knows Goa
we'll does some
thing IT, Cnr.tl
his race.
{, u ln>r. 4,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07

IN engagement IS Il delicate thing
You cant drop one without breaking
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07

"A N...E accident" is the title Of
y new novel. Well, if it was Il mere
accident the puhI!c will overlook il
this time. but the author must not
repeat che otTeuce.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07

The following special 10 the WASH
ingtoa Post indicates the issue upon
which the Ohio campaign i 20 he CON
Quoted:
SPRIN..tItiu Ohio. GOV. Mckinley. Who
spoke at thu pioneer meeting. to-day at N N
roc Ohio. rud- up |" Dayton this evening With
the rr!n-ir.d d"l. Iutl N n their private AZ.
In e conversation about the work Of the Cin'in
natl convention Ia" Governor said:
Lawrence r. Neal. tn. Democratic nominee
FOR t.OV"rEo. j. gentleman III every sen" al
the word ana it was hat right ami logical. { II
siderlig Iii" prominent part he took III the
Chicago FonNtlt.,tli. that hr should rt'"lEt
the nomination. Mr. Neal nomination means
that there VIII DC no >tr!dtIii,g Of the 1arin
Question. The battle viii he u ~uliarr. open.
Clearly defined one be-. Wrcn the party that ha-
declared for AMI >tani~ fnr II protective farrl
an the ONE tina, Demands :; tarif for rev Ilu"
pltlI NJ" \".l showed hN his MUSE Hal
-l' arh exactly " here be Il iIld>
1t is TIE sam. old gag. The people
have hecH fooled so long i'll this man
ncr that it is taken for granted tina.
the game can be continued Indefinite
". We shall see.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07

All are anNiouSlv inqulriug If there
l. any promise o. relief from the pres
rut ~trlnSencv of the money market.
The Voice believes that W hen the crop>
begin t. move. times Will IL, easier. II
least to some extent, In some respects
Their. is silver lining IL ;hr clouds 10
tue farmer. Europe has hay famine
Hay Is bringing so Il t.,.i over there
AMI our hay-of which we have IN
abundance is being and will he trans
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-07

INDECENT persons in Chicago alone. A
republic whose municipal laws create
beggars on the one hand and million
aires on tile other is IA mOnstrOSlty. IL
is not Il republic to-day. hut an oligar~
clly of the most obnoxious kind. Sen
ator Vest, on the i4tlI inst. iii discuss
ing the finances of this nation. said
that Il few men, perhaps not more than
dozen. control the destiny of the
world. In this le did not refer to the
crowned heads of Europe. but TO the
money brokers and capitalists of y Nv
York and London. In this year of
grace. 1893. with the light of civill:a
ton ablaze III every nation of Europe
and America what in the name of com
mon sense and natural justice do We
mean by submitting to such con IL
tons? Are We here to bless the | IL
man race. or to be slaves to plutncra
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
Changes in the Dead Sea.

The curious statement is published
in the organ of the Palestine Explora-
ton Fund, on the authority of DIR. Lor-
ter, that the Dead Sea loses every day
by evaporation several million tons of
water. DR.. Lorter says this enormous
mass is easily drawn up by the rays of
the sun, the valley wherein the sea lies
being one of the hottest points on the
globe. This vast basin is remarkable
as being the deepest preston upon
the surface of the earth. 1t is thirteen
hundred feet below the level of the
Mediterranean, and rocky walls, rising
twenty-six hundred feet in height, sur
round it on all sides. 1t is nourished
only by the river Jordan, and, there be-
ing no outlet, its entire tribute of water
must be absorbed by evaporation only.
DR.. Lorter says that the waters of the
lake are concentrating more and more,
and so great has its density become
that the human body floats on the sur
face without the slightest exertion of
hands or feet.-ETchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
Household Hints.

GLOVE MENDING. - Mend your
gloves with fine cotton instead of silk.
1t will soil in day, and, taking the
color of the gloves, will not show,
while the silk, which is glossy, will re-
main en- eUidence and constantly remind
everybody that your gloves are mended.
OATMEAL.-Few people appear to
realize the value of oatmeal as a means
OF thickening soups and stews, etc. 1t
should be smoothly mixed with little
cold water, and stirred thoroughly to
the rest, in boiling state. 1t requires
brisk boiling for fifteen minutes, but
need not be stirred all the while, as
corn starch or flour must be. This
means of thickening is not only the
most nourishing, but also the cheapest.
For SHOE LEATHER.-Mil applied
once week with soft cloth, freshens
and preserves boots and shoes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
Fanny Kemble Shopping.

1 went out shopping with Fanny KEN
BILE one fine spring morning, when she
thought her room would look brighter for
muslin curtains to admit the light. She
carried long purse full of sovereigns in
her hand. We drove to Regent street, to
shop where she told me her mother and
her aunt used both to CO. 1t may have
been over that very counter that the classic
twill it wash?" was uttered.
The shopman, who had assuredly not
served Mrs Siddons, or he would have
learned his lesson earlier in life, produced
silken hangings and worsted and fabrics of
various hues and textures to Mrs. KEN
ble's great annoyance
1 had gone to another counter and came
back to find her surrounded by draperies,
sitting on her chair and looking very seri-
Gus; distant thunder seemed in the air.
Young man." said she to the shopman,
perhaps your time is Of no value to you
to me my time is of great value. I shall
thank you to show me the things asked
for, instead of all these things for which /
did not ask, and she flashed such a glance
at him as must have surprised the youth
He looked perfectly scared, seemed to
leap over the counter, and the muslin cur
tains appeared on the spot dcmHldn'S
Mdqdzine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
Bessie's Christmas.
BY-LOW l.

BY-LOW 1.
One afternoon, about two weeks be-
fore Christmas, two little girls were
invited to tea with Bessie Dale, sweet
child of four and half years. The
two little girls were sisters and were
great friends of Bessie, and they ex-
changed visits very often. Hope and
Ruth Gray were of nearly the same age
as Bessie, Ruth little younger. This
afternoon they had played with their
dolls, thumped the piano, dressed up
as fine ladies in all their " toggery,"
as Bessie called it. They had gone to
mammals wardrobe and ransacked, and
at last all three came down stairs in
long dresses and bonnets, with wells
tightly drawn over their faces Each
carried huge umbrella and hand bag.
Mamma was returning from making
call, and as she came ia she met them
marching toward the door. She asked
them where they were going. 80,
we are only going to Troy; we shall be
home by next train," Hope said. They
marched up and down the rooms, and
were the happiest little girls in the
whole town. Then they sat down on
the floor and began talking about Santa
Claus, and wondered what the dear old
fellow would put into their stockings.
81 want little soft, white, downy
kitten in my stocking" said Bessie,
g and know Santa Claus will bring it.,
because l sent him letter about it the
other day. / wrote him to please put
it into my stocking, and l want it to lie
white, with black ears and tall"
80, Bessie!" said Hope, show
tweet that will be! But | dess Tanta
Taus tan't bring kittie in the cold
night, 'taus it God feeze and cry. And
he tan't do it any way"
"Now, Hope" said Ruthie, "don't
you know Santa Claus wears great
big fur coat, and he goes so fast over
the houses that he don't get cold; and
then he would put kittie in his pocket,
and then it wouldn't freeze, l guess !;
and maybe it would go to sleep and
sleep till morning."
And the three little girls clapped
their tiny hands in great glee, and said
how lovely it would be if Bessie should
really and truly find live kitten in her
stocking; and they planned how they
should warm milk for it and trim it a
dear, sweet basket with ribbons, and
sing it to sleep. Hope said she wanted
Santa Claus to bring her long, red silk
dress that would train on the floor, and
some kid gloves and pair of earrings
that sparkled like mammals.
But sweet, fair-haired, blue-eyed
Ruthie said she wanted lovely, great
big dolly, with "really" hair, and eyes
that open, and shut up to go to sleep,
and that can say mama!
So the children chartered on, while
they dressed their dolls and set the lit
tie table for tea. Bessie had five dolls.
There was Sarahnade, and Biatha Ann,
and the Two-headed Woman. Bessie
had particular liking for her, although
she really had no head at all. 1t came
about in this way: When the doll was
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
A WhistIing Tree.

This curious tree is found in the
West India islands, in Nubia, and the
Soudan. 1t has a peculiar. shaped leaf,
and pods with split or open edge.
The wind passing through these gives
out the sound which gives the tree its
peculiar name. In Barbados there is
valley filed with these trees, and
when the trade winds blow across the
island constant moaning, deep-toned
whistle is heard from it, which, in the
still hours of the night, has a very
weird and unpleasant effect. A spe-
cies of acacia, which grows very album
dainty in the Soudan, is also called the
whistling tree" by the natives. Its
shoots are frequently, by the agency of
the Larvae of insects, distorted in shape
and swollen into globular bladder,
from one to two inches in diameter.
After the insect has emerged from
circular hole in the side of this swell
ing, the opening, played upon by the
wind, becomes a musical instrument,
equal in sound to a sweet-toned flute
Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
Cranberries.

There are many varieties of cranber-
ries. The early blacks come about the
first of September. The dark cranber-
ries make the handsomest sauce and
jelly, but the light ones have more
delicate flavor. Nearly million bushels
of cranberries are raised and sold in
years when the crops are good. In
former years it was out of the question
to get good cranberries late in the win
ter, but now they are kept in cold
storage houses and it is possible to get
them in good condition in the late
spring. They can be stored at home in
a good cellar, where the temperature is
kept down to forty degrees. This fruit
is always best when cooked fresh;
therefore, few people preserve it. When
cooked it should have the sugar added
to it as it is put on the fire, and il
should boil rapidly until the berries
break when crushed. 1t should never
take more than fifteen minutes to stew
cranberries.-Moria ParlOo, IN Good
Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
Christmas Bells.

Ring outl ring out sweet Christmas bells
Along the rolling centuries
Thy joyous pecan sounds and swels
With ever richer harmonies-
Till nations yet unborn shall bless
Thy glorious exultant song,
Which tells the world of it's redress
From sims dark tyranny and wrongl
Ring out! silver Christmas bells
Ring out IN tones so loud and clear
That every aching heart that dwells
On earth thy melody shall hear.
Ring out all pride and hate and scornl
Ring out all base and sordd carel
Ring in peace and hope, newborn,
In which each human heart hath sharel
Ring outl o golden Christmas bellsl
That they who thy good news disdain
Shall weep the sound of earthly knells,
And all their weeping shall be vain.
Ring out that they who in the pride
OF human wisdom scorn thy call
Shall miss the true, unerring guide
And bind their souls in Errors thrall
Ring Quit that heaven has come to earth
And dwells among the sons OF menl
Ring outl that in the Christ.child's birth
Our Lord doth speak his love againl
Ring out, bells the sweet old story,
How Love shall ever Hate excel
Ring out, o happy bellsl the glory
OF Heavens triumph over Hell
-Zheild Cooke, in WorthmgtoB's Magazine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
A Curious Box.

A box was recently found amidst the
ruins of Pompeii. The box was of
marble or alabaster, about two inches
square, and closely sealed. When
opened it was found to be full of a sort
of a pomatum or grease, hard, but very
fragrant. The smell somewhat resem-
bled that of roses, but was much more
fragrant. What the perfume was made
of cannot be conjectured now, but it is
singular that men in the nineteenth
century should be able to regale their
noses with perfumes prepared in the
first.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
A Pocket Night-Lamp.

To obtain a light sufficient to read
the time by watch or clock by night,
without danger of setting things on
fire, is very easy matter Take an
oblong vial Of the clearest of glass, put
into it piece of phosphorus about the
size of pea, pour upon this some pure
olive oil, heated to the boiling point;
the bottle is to be filled about one-third
full, then cork tightly. To use the
light, remove the cork, allow the air to
enter, then re-cork. The whole empty
space in the bottle will then become
luminous, and the light obtained will
be good one. AS soon as the light
becomes dim, its power can be increased
by opening the bottle and allowing a
fresh supply of air to enter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
Origin of the Christmas Festival.

The Christmas festival seems to have
first been devoted to the children in
Germany, and the north of Europe
Here st. Nicholas, real parsonage,
lived, bishop in the time of Constan-
tine, and died December S, 343. For a
time Christmas was here celebrated on
the sixth of December, but later trans
ferred to December %, to correspond
with the practice in other countries.
The patron saint of the children, known
as st. Nicholas in Germany, is called
Santa Claus in Holland, and Samiklaus
in Switzerland. In Austria he is known
as Niklo or Niglo, and is followed by
a masked servant called Krampus
while in the Tyrol he goes by the name
of Holy man, and is accompanied by
st. Lucy, who is the girls saint, and
also sometimes by little girl repre-
senting the Christ child. AT times St.
Nicholas is accompanied by masked
bugbear who carries rods for the
naughty children, instead of presents.
The Christmas tree in its present rela-
ton to this festival originated with the
Germans, but similar ceremony was
much earlier connected with Pagan
rites Of different kind. In the Pro-
testant districts of Germany, Christmas
is celebrated with the Christmas trees
very much as with US, by the giving of
presents between parents and children,
and brothers and sisters, and more
sober scene often follows the Christmas
tree when the mother takes occasion
to tell the daughters, while the father
tells the sons what has been most nraise
worthy in their conduct, and also those
things of the opposite ture.-Milton
Bradley, IN Good Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
A Legend of the Christmas Rose.

The little shepherdess. Madelon,
over field and highway far,
To the cradle of Christ In Bethlehem,
Had followed the great, white star.
She stood aside when tho Wise Men passed,
Their precious gifts to bear.
And timidly gazed as they strewed his bed
with gold and Jewels rare.
Then into the narrow chamber pressed
o, her heart beat fast and wild,
With love and with rapture flooded full,
AS she looked on the face of the Child
She had loved the lambs of her fathers fold
And nourished the weak and lone,
But never such fondness thrilled her breast
The Christ-chld seemed her own.
But o, to greet him with empty hands,
While her heart such treasure stored
out into the night she stole and wept,
While the shepherds still adored.
"why weepest thou, little shepherdess?"
A voice beside her said,
And she looked in the face of the shining one
Who the midnight choir had led.
80. angel kind can but grieve-
He has come from heaven to me,
Yet cannot give him little flower
From wintry shrub or tree
"They have made his cradle bright with gems,
Their praises fill the air;
Let me put one rose in his little hand,
And the Star chld's blessing sharel
Then tenderly the angel smiled;
With his rod like a silver beam,
He smote the frozen, leaHess sod
1t parted with flash and CLEAN.
And green twig sprang from the broken mold
Leaves, buds and blossoms, bright
with swift and sweet luxurance, grew
AS out of the heart of night.
Dear Madelon, happest child of all
In the world, as the star went down,
OF the Christmas roses decked the Babe
With a lovely wreath and crown;
And ever and ever, at Christmas tide,
Is this winter rose the sign
That the loving prayer of little child
Is a JOY in the courts divine.
Frances L. Mace, in December Wide Awdke.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
Merry Christmas.

" A merry Christmas to you ALI"
Resounds like music on the air!
Silent the SHOWS of winter fall,
Yet fadeless flowers are everywhere;
Within our hearts they blossom gay,
And shed their fragrance free and far;
IT'S always so on Christmas Day,
In memory of his golden star
The race of man had waited long
TO see that lily in the sky
To hear the perfect angel-song,
"of peace to earth and praise on high -;
Oppressive night of Egypt lay,
Till with its glow loves star arose;
In Hope and cheer of Christmas Day,
The yearning centuries found reposel
Twas like the change the morning brings,
Awaking men to duty bright;
Twas like the song the bluebird sings
Of lovely spring and her delight:
Twas like the coming of the May,
Refreshing age, rejoicing youth
So beautiful was Christmas Day
In its creative Hope and Truth!
The heaven and earth we know are one;
God cares for earth as worlds above;
Wherever stars in peace look on,
There shineth his abiding love;
But nearer to our hearts there lay
longing for the Man divine,
And so there came the Christmas Day.
And in the east his star did shine!
What tender tones of kindness sweet,
We speak because of his BIRTH
In happiness the virtues meet
To tell his story to the earth;
Good will and peace have ample play,
Naught seems our paradise to mar,
Because it is the Christmas Day,
And all the world beholds his star
Our children shout and dance in glee;
Surprises sweet await this morn;
Like ships across the summer sea,
Good gifts TO them and us are borne;
The holly glstens with its spray,
The mistletoe makes mirth and cheer
1t is glad-hearted Christmas Day,
The merriest day of all the year!
Good Housekeeping
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
The Funny Bone.

That which is popularity known as the
funny bone, just at the point of the
elbow, is in reality not bone at all, but
a nerve which lies near the surface,
and which, on getting knock or blow,
causes the well-known tingling sensa-
ton in the arms and fingers.