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The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14

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The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14
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The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14

December Book News is
ready--brimming with just the
information that book-buyers
are waiting for. almost
f0e. hundred and SIXTY
Books are told of in its De-
scriptive Prise List, and there
are scores of big pages beside
jammed full Of facts about the
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including Se0enty-Sax pictures
from the Illustrated ones.
Book News dosen't waste
words over a book. 1t goes
straight to the core of it, and
gives you such clues that you
know at once whether you care
to be closer acquitted.
The absurd part of Book
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The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14

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insect powder.
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14

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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

| walked aimlessly to the window and
looked out. | could see over the neigh
boring roofs the Christmas stars, bright
and beautiful in the dark blue heavens.
and tiny crescent Of 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" |
had looked at the same stars, but ali,
not alone. Then had come lovers
quarrel, a girlish fit of temper. the I'M
yielding pride that is the curse of my
disposition, and SO we had parted
Since then / had been miserab bic 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 the 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.
But it was ended-Over. told myself
firmly, while the stars suddenly grew
blurred to me. Perhaps he had mar
after, and that was the last had heard.
l tried very hard to despise myself. l
threw back my head defantly and
assured myself that did not care, but
it was no use. l did care, and [ knew
deep in my heart that | should care
fOrevermOre.
But even sad young woman with
pronounced case of heartache cannot
stand brooding by a window all of
Christmas Eve. Dinner time was near:
and with a sigh l 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 l
heard a numbering tread on the stairs
and a red-faced expressman deposited
box at my door. He was very cross
and out of breath and demanded
quarter for bringing it up. l knew he
had no right to it, but ia 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 / Immediately
thought of my country cousins. 1t
was good, kind Charlotte, to be sure,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

who had remembered me, and cut the
heavy Irvine recklessly and tore open
the paper in quite glow of pleasure.
Oh. what a 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 a fine roasted
chicken. | sat down like a child and
ate a bit of him atop of a tumble and
an apple, and then Aunt Barbara came
in just as l was taking out, triumph
antly. layer of fat brown doughnuts.
Just look at what Charlotte has
sent me, Aunt Barbara- | cried.
waving my hand over the profusion of
dainties. For wonder she heard me
the first time. and sat down. de1iber
ately adjusting her spectacles.
Charlotte, eh?" she said in her slow
voice, picking up the wrapping paper
and beginning to fold it mechanically.
Its a pity you cut the string. Kate.
Well, if people must take part in this
foolery of Christmas presents, it's a
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"
"Not miner' / said, resentfully, Il
should like to know whose, then!' /
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

And I hung my head under the light
of the eyes bent on mine, and then 1
felt two strong arms enfOld me.
''Oh, Kate, Kate, have we not had
enough of this? Have we not suffered
enough for a miserable little quarrel?
Are you bound to keep it up, darling?"
Yes" [ said, and chung tighter to
his neck. Whatever the strong minded
female may say, as a sex we are not
consistent, fear.
Bob said, after an indescribable
moment, Il ate one of your jumbles."
''You shall have them all"
And an apple
Bob's comment was wordless, but
satisfactory.
And piece Of his breast" I added,
gently disengaging one hand and
pointing to the maltreated fowl with
his legs in the air.
Thank God mother never could write
legibly!' says Bob, holding me closer
and looking at me as if he would never
have his fill. "Oh. Kate" he continued,
what Christmas we shall spend to-
gether tomorrow, sweetheart!'
And then Mrs. Roy's voice Svas heard
near the door, and he released my
hands.
The sweet bells were pealing the
glad tidings of great JOY to the world
when 1 went to bed that night l stood
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

prlncely house, and ours decidedly was
not a princely house. Perhaps YOU
liked it better if you We're only one
flight 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 a piece" when
they could not play the scale of C
without laundering, it somehow
seemed very, very long way to the
fourth fiat 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 s"The
Plantagenet' was not so bad. as low
priced 1iat houses go, and if Won were
poor little music teacher, with only
a deaf and very grim old aunt as a
natural protector, there were times
when You were thankful for your, tinv
little home
But this special Christmas felt lone
ly and depressed and heartsicl dis
piritedly bought a big green wreath
and some princess pine at the corner
grocer'S and decked the little narlor.
while Aunt Barbara looked on in 81
lent contempt. Aunt Barbara d:
proved of ''fXings, CONSIDERING then,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22
TUBRReEfbkSYz SUI PtEt4EN:E E

snatched the paper from her hand ana
putting on my eyeglasses l read: MT
r. Johnston"
| could only sit in the midst of the
things and gasp. Finally l said: 1T Is
Mrs. Rows boarder Don't you know,
she has Mr.. Johnston come to board
with her?"
Mrs. Row lived in the fat below US,
and | remembered her boarder's name
when she mentioned it, because-Just
because-Rob's name was Johnston,
too. How | used to tease him about
his plebeian name.
'.WHOse boarder?" asked Aunt Bar
bara. with her hand at her ear.
''Mrs. Roy's,' 1 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 child to have good cry.
You see It was all the Christmas |
had. l tied up the box as best l
could and started down the stairs with
it. crimson with modification, to ex-
plain my mistake. 1t was very heavy
for me- And I had eaten this strange
mans cake, and his apple. and bit of
his chickens breast. No, l never
would confess that!
There was a good deal Of talk and
laughter in Mrs. Roy's apartment.
They were jolly, cheerful people. How
| prayed the man might not be there,
too!
I 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 | do not
know where the rest of the things went.
''Rob!'' 1 cried, starting back.
"KdteE' that dear old voice said.
And then he had presence of mind
enough to shut the door and come out
into the hall.
I tried woman-like to recover myself
and my dignity.
IL opened your parcel by mistake"
/ explained, with an assumed attempt
at hauteur.
$50 l 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"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22
HOLIDAY CHEER.

Beware, young man, lest Won spoil
the happy Christmas season by giving
yourself away to your best grin. V.
Herald.
When the Christmas fires glow brightly.
Let there be no fear;
For there's one thing sure and certain,
Hose of al lengths will be near.
Chicago Inter Ocean
Mamma christmas why are
you turning your stocking inside out?"
Johnny-"Cause Santa Claus always
puts everything on the inside of my
stocking, and | thought if had the
inside on the outside | might get
more. ''-Harper's Bazaar.
do you think Charlie loves me,
mammal" asked the fair young girl,
anxiously. "Certainly he does. Haven
you noticed that he always wears the
gloves you bought him for a Christmas
present, though they are two sizes too
large?"-Judge.
Remember, Johnnie, what You real
ly are depends a 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?'
Yes, sir" ''Why?" cause Christmas
is coming. '-Washington Star.
The principal Christmas problem IS
to extract a variety of pretty presents
from a 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 pplied.-Baltimorc Amer
can.
Ella-Are these slippers for Carl
Winnie-Yes.
Ella-Why don't you embroidcr his
initials on them?
Winnie Mercy, it is two whole
weeks until Christmas, and who knows
who III be engaged to by that time
Inter Ocean.
Christmas should be the home fest
val because the coming Of Christ has
changed altogether the position ot
woman and has put in their proper
light the rights of childhood. Hence
forth the wife and mother i the
chief figure in every home, and little
child is in the midst thercOf.-LOu.a-
vile (KyD Home and Farm.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22
The Spirit OF Christmas.

Song-swept across the year its spirit comes
With frost and rhine,
And lays its stores Of wealth in happy .onrs-
Sweet Christmas time.
Unknown the fleeing hate, the transient frame
OF scOrn; but sweet
Like incense burning in the sacred fame
Its face we meet
So phPniX-h6e it comes, we know Not how.
But deeply feel
That to its sacredness we can l-' bow
But huInbly knecI.
Ye ask me what it isl cannot tell
But first it ShOnC
When on the shepherds light from Heaven -
Nor fell alone.
When flashed the light upon them on .tai
morn,
Down from above
The blessed Saviour of the world was born,
He brought it-Love.
&C. NJ. Duguay, in Ohio Farmcr
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22
AT THE "CHRISTMAS- TIDE"

IT'S Christmas tide again, and now the bells
Ring out once more the Christ-Child' wonaIous
glory,
And the large heart of this wide world Of ours
Grows glad anew while listening to the story
o time of Christmas, for the Christ-Child
named
o happy Birthday of the Fathers SOM
Thou hath sweet errandS for the world to 90,
God grant it does them gladly-every one;
And when-thy mission o'er-we turn to greet
The gift of q 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 u.s. that use the cheer
OF Christmas tide to make glad New Year!
Christian at Work.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

somehow, TO my tired eyes. as
she sat upright by the table knit
ting, in immaculate white cap and
apron. She was such a good woman!
| knew if | had had the smallpox she
would have stayed unfinchingly 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 a share, and she could no more I'M
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 my place,
have thought of kissing or caressing
Aunt Barbara than a refrigerator. She
looked at my tissue-wrapped parcel,
and shifted suspiciOusly.
Il hope you haven't been buying
flowers, Kate? Do 1 smell roses? The
butcher sent in his bill to-day. 1t was
one dollar and sixty-nine cents too
much. l put on my bonnet and went
around there and gave him a piece of
my mind. We will buy of Prodgers
| after this. There, l believe those pota-
toes are burning!" And she went
hastily out to the kitchen.
laid down my roses listlessly, and,
without taking off my hat and ulster,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

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.'- Reeve
Aldrich, in Detroit Free Press
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

to him and taking on his knee one
child at d time has them repeat the
little verse or sing the song prepared
for tbs occasion. Before good night is
said the children cluster round the
mother at the piano and join their
voices with her own.
..On 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
stutfing 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
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

ing I1gnU TO Cnolr cheery
young mothers hands -
everybody with a box or
package that doubtless con-
tanned a gift for husband,
wife, sweetheart, friend
somebody.
1t was rather hard to re-
fleet that in all this great
city there was nobody to re-
member me this holiday sea-
son, and then [ smiled, for I
had forgotten that in my
pocket reposed a silk muffier
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.
l turned out Of bright
Broadway into a dark side
street, having still several
long blocks to traverse. [
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!
It 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
ent-making on such occasions
inexcusable folly. However,
I determined to have a little
of the holiday spirit if [
could, and I bent down and
inserted my key in the big
door at THE Plantagenet's''
entrance, climbed up the
three steep flights of stairs
and sank down breathless in
the little sitting-room.
Aunt Barbara had evident
ly 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
los to each other. All
- neat, spotless, orderly,
but oh, how unspeakabIy
dreary! Aunt Barbara her
self looked like the room
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

Papa" said little Jack, Il only want
FIVE things for my Christmas: Choo-
choo cars, choo-choo cars, choo-choo
cars. choo-choo cars and choo-choo
cars Judge.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

a wicked waste Of money as well as
traps to catch dust.
Then on my way home Christmas
Eve, in fit of reckless extravaganza, I
stopped and bought a couple of red
roses at a florists. How gay Broad
way looked, filled with merry-hearted
passers, happy children hugging Christ
mas parcels to their hearts, and hold
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

day, 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.
1.-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
by hearts the children enter
as thedOOrs are thrown open.
Beneath the tree heaped on
the table i'll 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.
when the father calls them
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22

"A Happy New Year" you can make ii, my dear,
By smiling and doing your best;
Be CHEEKY and true the twelvenonth through,
So shall the New Year be best
Youth Companion.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22
@dHBSSz'eAS$
49, x EOGg
IN THE PLANTAEENEI.

L WAS an map
propriate name,
l always said,
for it was the
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-12-22
CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY.

How the Holiday Is Celebrated In the
FatherIand.
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 Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-06
4 Card

In view Of the fact that it has been
reported upon the streets with the inten.
tion as think of injuring me at the
city election. hat ] am not in favor of
bonding the city for eighteen thousand
dollars wish to state that | am in ia
o OF the bonds as recommended by the
citizens meeting and chamber OF com
merce and will refer to a statement of
mine made to a reporter of the JOURNAL
and published in the Journal of that
date which was Sunday March o6th
1885;
George Myers favors a general pub
lie building. including an auditorium.
city hall. tremen's quarters and al! com
plete. with a jail in a separate buildings:
and favors bonding in the sumof not less
than $1,000 OF $1,000. He thinks that
we are now entering upon an area of I'M
usual prosperity. and as all things are
on increase even the value of property
and rents-that the city should be in
touch with the general advancement.
GEORGE W. MYERS.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-06
The f:oisterous Atlantic

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account OF the perils of the deep than the al.
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tiers. which settles the stomach at once and pra
vents its disturbance. To all traveller. and
tourists, whether by sea or land. it presents a
happy medium between the nauseous or ineff-
ectual Resources of the medicine chest, and the
p~roblematical benefit derivable from an unmed.
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The Earring of a railroad car often produces
stomach disorders akin to that often caused by
the rolling of a ship. For this the Bitters is a
prompt and certain remedy. The use of a brak.
water, particularly on long voyages in the trop.
ics, inevitably breeds disorders of the stomach
and bowels. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters mix
ed with impure water nullifies its impurities.
Similarly it counteracts malarial and other pre-
influences of climate or atmosphere. as
well as the effects of exposure or fatigue, Use
il for kidney complaints, rheumatism and de.
bility.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-06
Only Spoiled the Door.

Between twelve and one o'clock this
morning 4. d. McAusland, who sleeps
in his gunshop. was awakened by an un-
usual noise at the rear Of his building,
and thinking it was Chris Ramme's
goats ryhg to eat a few packing cases,
he jumped out Of bed to run them off.
As he did SO. he heard a mar run across
his lot. and upon making an examination
he found that one Of the lower panels on
the north rear door had been almost cut
out. The bottom had been cut with n