The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-12-08
i OF LOCAL INTEREST.

OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Treasurer Johnson returned from Du-
/, luth Sunday evening.
Gust Olson returned On the Barker
Sunday evening from Duluth. .
Road Commissioners LaSage left this
week with a Grew OF mon to build a
bridge across Poplar river. ].
8 THH Populist vote of "a was nearly
GOO, 600 more than it Was in 80, but it
was more scattered. r.
Andrew Christianson and Adolph Carl
son came up from Rowland Sunday and
left for home Tuesday morning accom-
panied by E. 3. Lewis, Ben and Jos.
Gwatkins and @. A. Fullerton.
There's great fun at the land office this
afternoon. Yesterday the Office was moy-
ed to it's own quarters on the second aoor
OF the government building. The Off
Gals and subordinates didn't want to
move because that would mean a lot of
extra work, but once they got into their
new quarters they were delighted.
About o'clock this afteroon telegram
came from Washington telling them not
to move until they received further
orders. That was funny. The officials
decided that they wouldn't. And when
Secretary Hoke Smith learns where they
are he will probably decide to let his
order remain in force. The general pub
lie isn't aware of what see-saw there
has been over this land Office removal.
First came an order to move, on Wednes-
day forenoon an order not to
move, on Wednesday night an or
der to move. The Masonic temple people
and some of the attorneys have been
using every effort to keep the land Office
IN the old quarters. And if the officials
hadn't moved yesterday there's no tell
ing but that the attempt to hold it there
might have ed.-Duluth Com
monwealth.
The farmer who has lived fifty years
has seen great change in the business
to which his life was devoted. He has
seen machinery take the place of hand
labor; he has come to do all the harraw-
ing, blowing and reaping by the aid of
machinery which does in one day what
it once took man six days to do. In
the house, although fewer labor-savers
have been introduced, there have been
ONE. There are few farm houses now
where the water comes from we'll with
a we'll sweep. There is as much maohin-
cry to ease women's work as for mems
work, but unfortunately some men do
not buy these things. However, there
are few farm houses lacking some of the
conveniences of life. These machines
simplify life give men and women time to
rest and culture, more leisure in which
to cultivate the refnements of life. Is
that the effect they have had2 Is farm
work so lessened that on find time to
study? If not, why is it that the cond.
ltion OF the farmer is not more comfort
able, more cultured than in the days when
= he worked without any Of the aids now
c,mmon?
"The Loard loveth cheerful giver.'
In this, 1 think, ought to be found the
keynote and the chief charm and beauty
of the time-honored custom of Christmas
giving. Because on this day the greatest
gift in the worlds history became ours,
we, in turn, should not only give cheer
fully and freely, but as lavishly as our
means will admit. More care should be
taken in the bestowing than the seleo-
ton of our gifts. Better give cup of
cold water and kind word to the needy
and deserving one on Christmas morning
than gold and jewels to those who have
plenty the whole year. Make some
sacrifice, deny yourself something whan
making your Christmas offerings; for
self-sacrifce alone constitutes true gen.
erosity. Yet out of this could be gath
cred enough material for an essay, which
might be headed "The Eyi, of Giving"
To give because somone else gives, to
attempt to Guido ones friend or neighbor
during this holy season, has nothing to
do with charity or the spirit of thankful
ness. Under such conditions, the offer
lngs become q. vulgar show, shallow
hooking of sacred mission. On the
other hand, the good of giving CONS when
the heart is attune to the blessings OF
the season, when self is forgotten, and
the gifts, no matter how small or insign-
ificant, are bestowed cheefuIly, heartily,
and in such spirit as BELTS the season
which we commemorate "The
Common Sense of Christmas Gifts,'' in
pemorest's Magazine for December,
e -. III. .: Notice.
Grand Marais, Mimi, Dec. 9Th, 1894.