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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-12-12

A movement to bring about the taxa
ton of church property in Missouri
was assuming commanding proper
tionA. BE- r. FEB
Isom aKearse, q negro, and his aged
mother, charged with stealing q Bible
from church near Broxton Ford, 8 c.,
were whipped to death with strap by
mob.
In Kansas City Frank c. Elliott, state
organizer for the populist organiza-
ton in Missouri, was attacked by rob-
Der and fatally wounded. IL. Z
Flames ruined the stove works of J.
Woodruff ssdkaSonsa at Salem, J., and
many valuable patterns were burned.
William Senter and Mike Ford were
arrested at Atlanta, Ca, with large
quantity of Counterfeit ten-dollar sill
Yer certificates ON their persons.
At Toledo, O., Mrs Joseph Reimein
died from the shock received by the
death of her husband and daughter in
a railway accident. &$
In the middle states the hay crop OF
this year is reported to be Al per cent.
less than last year. =.
20 Judge Murphy denied Theodore Dur
rants motion for new trial in San
Francisco and sentenced him to be
hanged for .the murder of Blanche
Lamont, but fixed no date for the ex.
ecution. g..
Jason Blake, Prince Graham and Will
liam Fraser Gall colored) were hanged
at Hampton, S. c., for the murder of f.
r. Mears; Jesse Jones was hanged at
Ozark, Ark, for numbering Charles and
Jesse Hibdon in February, 1894, and a
negro named Elliott was hanged at
Chester, S. c., for the murder of white
man named WEIGH.
A. j. Carroll (dem.) defeated c. A..
Blatz (rep.) for the legislature at an
election in Louisville. This ties the
general assembly.
Fire destroyed the building in Chi
cago occupied by IL. Wolf & Co., dealers
in general merchandise, the loss being
$3OO.0o0. Es..@t's @ts~lE! V@-+ r.
While temporarily insane Rev. Hi
ram Hillard, a Baptist preacher 80
years of age, committed suicide at his
home near Golden, Mo.
For the season of 1895 navigation on
the lakes has closed. ~ % "@ z
A letter from Mrs. Bliss, of Memphis,
Tenn, now a missionary in Armenia,
says that over 100 900 Armenians have
been butchered, mostly men, leaving
the women and children in awful poy-
erty, and says that there is no doubt
that all these outrages were committed
with the sanction of the sultan.
At Knoxville, Tenn, Polly Uranium
celebrated her 105th birthday. Her
eyesight and hearing were both good,
and she had never used spectacles or
taken dose of medicine. ~
The firm of Hoffman & Alexander,
wholesale dealers in mems furnishing
goods in San Francisco, were burned
out, the loss being 100000.
In Chicago building occupied by
piano, fur and shoe firms was burned,
the loss being 100000. i. ) 80
g Advices from the scene Of the muir
ders in Arizona committed by renegade
Apache Indians say that nine persons
were killed.. -.
Grant Hibbs, aged 80, shot his wife,
probably fatally, and then killed him
self near Dexter, Ia. He was insane.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-12-12
Insures statehood to utah.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 5.-The
total votes cast at the recent election
were: On adoption of the state consti-
tuition, 4l,662; for adoption, 3l,305;
against adoption, 1857; not voting on
constitution, aero. The total registra.
ton of the territory is 49,717.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-12-12

AT a meeting held in Richmond, Va,
by the Woman's Christian Temperance
union resolutions were adopted con-
corning what is known as the woman's
Bible, issued by Elizabeth Cady STAN
ton, Lille DevereuX Blake and others.
The resolutions conclude in the follow
ing Words:" We accept the place given
us in Gods book with joy, and we be-
lieve the attempt to mar the holy
Scriptures for personal reasons or self
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is sin. Therefore.
TOR this movement we have no sympa-
thy, but only sincere and sorrowful
condemnation" Other women's soci-
cites take The same view.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-12-12

COMMANDER BALFOUR, of the British
surveying ship Penguin, recently found
deeper spot in the ocean than any pre-
viously reached. In the South Pa
citic latitude 90 degrees 40 minutes
west, longitude II; degrees ten min
utcs) ne sunk sounding wire down a
distance of 4,900 fathoms, or a little
more than five and one-half miles, when
it broke, without having touched any
bottom. The deepest cast previously
was that Of 4,655 fathoms, made sew
eral years ago east of the Knrile islands
and Japan by the United States ship
Tuscarora, under Commander (now
Rear Adn,iraD Belknap. -
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-12-12

eminent funds, and there was nothing to
expenses when needed = -
yer coinage. question and says:@5 @4---sev
Were there infinitely stronger reasons
action would secure for us a bimetallic cur
rency moving on lines of parity, an experi.
ment SO novel and hazardous as that pro
posed might well stagger those who believe
that stability Is an imperative condition OF
sound money
~ Must Maintain the Single Standard.
Those who advocate a blind and head
long plunge to- free coinage in the name
to and that
should thus establish a double standard
and q concurrent circulation of both met
from q cloudy Standpoint Our present
standard of value is the standard Of the
civilized world and permits the only b.
met lls nov now possible. or ct least that
foa Wills Re vaius to of god
IS steadje1 by.almsssst.,i universal CONNER.
pise silver nor seek its Punishment i.
A lengthy argument against the theory
Of the .goyernment,s power to ,maintain the
and the value of a safe and stable currency
Is enlarged upon In general terms. The
message closed as follows 81 s,zze I :
II have ventured to express myself on
this subject with earnestness and piainnesS
of speech, because I cannot rid myself OF
the belief that there turks in the PROPOSE.
ton for the free coinage Of silver, so strong
" approved and so enthusiastically advo
Gated by multitude of my countrymen, q
serious menace to our prosperity and an
ainsidious temptation Of our people to wan
der from the allegiance they owe to public
and private integrity.
I'm conclusion, I specially entreat the
peoples representatives in the congress
who are charged with the responsibility al
inaugurating measures for he safety and
prosperity OF our common country to
promptly and effectively consider the mis-
Of our critical financial plight. 1 have sug-
gested remedy which my judgment ap-
congress that am. prepared to cooperate
with themin perfecting anyother measure
romisingTthoroughna and practical relief,
every patriotic endeayQr tOsfurtherst the In
sterests and giardstfie welfare OF our coun-
trymen, whom In our respective places OF
duty we have undertaken to serve.
s. "GRoVER CLEVELAND"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-12-12

5Sxgo saE -
Na3N sNsra e.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-01-05
RECORDING ANGEL SHUDDBRBD.

When religious editor in his booshot and
hung unnotted his chair In
he told the dog editor:
I'm a desperate man..
why 81 coz?'
recolect that obituary the sudden
death of Rev. Mr.. Chasuble?"
"Yes; it pretty
And I sand his death very PECULIAR"
You did
And do know how that black hearted printer ups
No; how"
His death very popular!
recording reached for clean quill
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-01-05
Don't Delay

1t duty yourself rid Of the foul
blood this spring Hoods Sasapaa you
purify. viaze your blood feeling
which affects nearly the spring driven off Hoods
Sasapala the sprirg medicine and blood purifier
Hoods Pills become favore everyone
them.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-01-05
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, JANUARY 5, 1895

slavehodng states of the union the question
rapidly approaching critical stage In the north the gravity Of
the situation hardly recognized although whites
practice accord the that political and social equality
which he theory entitled In the Authorizations
In parts of the south, where white families
peey isolated, each white he and his family
position OF perpetual peril
That critical point by
display tendency stand by of their
and aid them need be- 1t will be face
day. The result of could be doubtful
organization OF the white far superior
and the OF racial the whites would
exclusive command OF the situation Such struggle however
would he ar from ending the negro question.
-
trouble principally the that negroes
multiply rapidly than whites who insist ruling
possible that this position devoid OF ustcaon
Hayt favorable evidence the capacity
negro govern and the the southern
any that the black population that territory
possess either discretion enlightenment.
***
settling the question by the ultimate
the races many
rages illegal and in all white who willing accept
black belong the which has nothing
Progress the peril the situation and does nothing
bring solution of the problem The Of the
before the problem the successful
question which only the republic but whole
civilized world.
This the purpose the
issue of the London Post 1t really amusing note
with which and the English press
forth dca affairs American. Indeed the foregoing
quite discreet from English point and doubt
article question considered quite conservative The
of general pastime English
negbo who takes particular pleasure in predicting all kinds Of
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-01-05
SARCASTIC.

Ky-Can put these place where they will lo,k
pretty?
Tom Not while you stay in the with them.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-01-05
THE COURIER

ordinary OF John Bull better
but natural that the should show tendency
by those Of their and there dspung
that there cues
But immediate and
trouble will follow Much
written regarding this question Immigration
failure The natural and only solution this
pertaining the welfare OF tie be found
aon The brutality and awlessness OF the southern
directly attributable to his
The education OF the ored
of his rights will alone do with the the troubles IL
the denied the right to il he bulyragged
the polls kicked and cued in the
should mbibe bitter hatred Of the infcng
humiliation IL the whites the south
their coored fellow citizens they should De forced
respect the laws Every man-white black
could be held ont by a rival nation.
Last week according his John W.
be special counsel for the Lexow committee The nonpo
results of the Lexow investigation thus probably
closedae police captain named Stephenson
three with 1000 accepting present
eight baskets Of eaches and police named Cedon
the force who confessed that he $4,000 appoint
the time that he had paid nothing great
characters ruined smched badly and Special Agent
Golf who attorney looking for clients months
judge of the recorders
salary of $4,000 a year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20
PHOENIX. BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 1895.

Other questions were asked Of Field and
then the minister pronounced Hattie and the
Judge man and wife. When the ceremony
was concluded Nate Cummings gave a rous-
ing shout and, catching the bride in his
arms, he kissed her, saying
"Well, Hat, we uns hev lost our bets,
but we air goin' ter git tn kisses!"
Hattie struggled, but it was no use, for
every one present was bound to get kiss
from the bride Field looked on and smiled.
When they were quoted down Mike Field
got up and said
"Boys, played you kind of scurvy trick,
but think you have enjoyed it. Hat and
have been engaged some time and we de
cided TO be married on Christmas. sent
for the preacher and he has been here
three days. The turkey and the cranber-
ries came up OIL the last stage. 1t was sent
out by my brother in the East When
rode away the other night | only went a
short distance and then came back Hat
kept me upstairs all the time until this
morning"
There was a general shout and much
Incorporating after this. Hattie got all of
her bets and more presents in gold Field
prospered and after a time he came back to
New York, with his wife, very rich man
| The camp was deserted in a few years
went to decay and the residents were scat
tered. But as each year comes around
Hattie and Mike celebrate the anniversary
of their wedding and they will never forget
the first Christmas at Snagtown. j. r.
Altemus, in ". Y. Sunday Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20

You know the superstition which claims
that cattle have the gift of speech at mid
night Christmas eve. A Schleswig story
warns us to take such assertions by faith
rather than crave for knowledge by sight
An unbelieving farmer once hid himself in
his barn and heard one of his horses say to
the other, "Dit Jaer waet wy noch unser
Buer los" I'VE shall be rid of our master
this year.. The prophecy so frightened the
man that he fell ill and died, and the sooth-
saying horse drew him to his grave.
The Hessians contend that only those
whose consciences are clean can hear the
animals talk, and they tell this story in
confirmation of the assertion: One Christ
mas eve a farm servant went TO confession
by way of preparation for the Sacrament.
The church was some distance off so that
when he reached home it was late, and, to
avoid disturbing his master, he went to bed
in a hay-loft over the barn Underneath
was a stall, in which was a pair of oxen.
| The man fell asleep, but was soon awak-
ened by the sound of voices Listening, be
heard one say TO another, Let us blow out
this fellows light of life No, was the
reply he has been to confession today, and
tomorrow will go to the Lords table. We
cannot do it. But he has heard us, anC
will repeat what we have said No mat
ter. BE quiet and let us pray. The time
will soon be gone in which we have tht
/ power TO do So Gathering courage, the
man crept to the ladder, and looking down
saw the oxen on their knees making tn,
| sign of the cross with their right fore legs
-HdrDer'S Bdzdr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20

Prof Hulls with your husband, and bring
you his greetings and a little package. AS
| am a lonely country minister and could
not possibly reach my parish before an
other day, | thought might possibly add "A
postscript to your Christmas festival by
bringing this good news from your hus-
band
"Do come in to our disorderly table and
let them all hear from your lips the latest
news, said Mrs. Nanness, eagerly,
He went in among them like one who
had known such happiness in the past, and
as he told them of the absent one, the chill
dren piled his plate with all the dainties
they could find.
How contagious happiness is Surely
they had known this benevolent, gray
haired man somewhere before; it could not
be that he had lived in the same world all
these years without once seeing them; and
when he said, with little tremor in his
voice, chat he once had such bright, joy
Gus family, and now all had passed on, save
the boy he had just taken away for his
health, even Tess expressed her sympathy
by leaving her seat and resting her sunny
head upon his shoulder.
Il love you" she said softly, because
| you have seen my papa"
When they rose from the table he was
taken in to see the huge slipper and all the
| gifts, and, somehow, Marguerite found a
pretty gift which she begged him to keep
to remember them all by.
At last when Marguerite and Rob played
the violin and piano together, Lincoln pro
posed dance, and away went tables and
chairs into corners, while mamma and her
youngest boy led in the Virginia reel, aud
little Tess would dance with no one but
papa's friend from ever-so-far."
Even the Misses Legare danced and took
dainty old-fashioned steps and made stiff
little courtesies, which their old brocades
seemed perfectly used to; and the boy from
the store surprised them all by dancing
beautifully, as he had once taken part in
some children's parties
After a time Mrs Vanness went to the
piano, and Marguerite aud Rob took their
turn with the dancers; and old John
danced "a hornpipe to please the masters
BARNS
1t was a merry, happy Jolly Christmas,
and it never will end, | am sure: for the
old minister carried away the slipper to
use in his country parish: the maiden sis
ters will cherish their gifts forever, and
each aud all still keep the lines which Mar
guerite wrote as her forfeit in the game.
that night.
The dear girl may not think then
classic now, since she became senior al
Smith; but the old minister insists thai
they we're a fitting climax to the Christina
party, and that nothing can excel them il
classic beauty
The lines hang over his desk today, anC
here they are;
, Ten times are ten,
In deeds as well as dimes:
, Love can be grown I'm humble soil
l And Kindness rings sweet chimes.
81 We put our ten to yours, dear friends
We add on ten and ten:
The sum Is ever and AWAY
Sweet peace. good will 10 men.
l Mrs. Kate Tdnnunt Woods in BoStoI
= Sunday Globe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20
A New England Christmas Dinner.

We venture to say that New England
Christmas dinner should include roast tur-
key a purely American dish; roast
chicken, roast beef, venison for the Pill
grims did shoot deer, chicken-pie, baked
beans and brown bread, Indian pudding,
apple sauce, doughnuts, pumpkin PIE, apple
pie, mince pie, apples, pears and grapes,
walnuts and butternuts. And we venture
TO say, further, that if a vote were taken
nine-tenths Of those present would prefer
these comfortable, homely, and, we also
assert, healthy dishes, to the long succession
of split up courses invented by French
gouimands and spiced beyond any healthy
palate's discovery of their constituent ele-
ments. Let Paris rule the kitchen for the
Union club and board of trade dinners: but
when we sit down to New England feast
let us have at least something 10 remind us
of the tables of our New England child
hood.-Neio York Independent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20
Anew when He HAD Enough.

81 presume, Lobelia, " said Mr.. McSwat
casually, as he put on his overcoat prepare
tory to starting down town, "the remains
of that Christmas turkey are all gone by
this time}"
"Not quite" replied Mrs. McSwat
"There's enough for another meal"
'Mm-anything you want me to bring
home this EVENING""
81 don't think of anything, Billiger
Come as early as you can"
81 shall be detained at the office this
evening" said Mr. McSwat with decision,
It'll about 8 o'clock. Don't wait dinner
for me, Lobelia. Goodbye, dear. Chit
cGgO Tribune.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20
Edward Everett maIe's RecoIIectIons.


"What was the first Christmas present
you ever receved!' was asked of Rev DR..
Edward Everett Hale, the Boston preacher,
whose name is everywhere familiar. "Well.
| was unusually lucky in that respect, a" Mr..
Hale answered. "My father had in his
employ Dutch engraver by the name of
Throop. He was used to Christmas across
the water, and in 1926, when | was only
four years old he brought me the first pres
ent | ever had. 1t was Noah's ark, and
every year for several years this Throop
and were the only ones in our family who
celebrated the day. Those were the times
when orthodox clergymen were glad to see
that people did not recognize the 25th of
December. | remember perfectly DR.. Pal
frey of the Brattle street church preaching
sermon on the reason why we should not
celebrate Christmas.
Then the old Puritans hated church ser
vices except on Sunday, and then only in
the day time. No church had lights-a
Roman Catholic institution-except the old
South and the Park street churches. The
idea was that each family shall have pray
ers morning and evening at home, and that
no one should leave his home evenings,
even to go to church 1t was breaking up
the family altar.
''The first public recognition of Christ
mas that l ever noticed was evergreens at
Kings Chapel and at St Paul's church
about the years 80 or '36."
II was ordained in Worcester in 1916, -
continued the doctor. "When my first
Christmas day came said: we will have
services in the church on Christmas day
But the deacons shook their heads But
said that the choir and the sexton and
would be there; and strangely enough the
church was filed with curious crowd that
wondered what the preacher could say on
Christmas day! That was about the first
public recognition of Christmas in Worces.
ter. 1t was great success"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20
At ChristmRstime.

At Christmastime the fields are white,
And hill and valley all bedight
With snowy splendor, while on high
The black crows sail athwart the sky,
Mourning for summer days gone by
At Christmastime.
At Christmastime the air is chill
And frozen lies the babbling rill;
While sobbingly the trees make moan
For leafy greenness once their own,
For blossoms dead and birdlings flown
At Christmastime.
At Christmastime we deck the hall
With holly branches brave and tall,
With sturdy pine, and hemlock bright,
And in the yule log S dancing light
We tell old tales Of field ami fight
At Christmastime.
At Christmastime we pile the board
With flesh and fruit and vintage stored,
And mid the laughter and the glow,
We tread a measure soft and slow,
And kiss beneath the mistletoe
At Christmastime.
Let not one heart be sad today.
May every child be glad and gay,
Bless Thou Thy children great and small,
In lowly hut or castle hall,
And may each soul keep festival
AT Christmastime.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20
The Empty stockings.

God bless the little stockings
All over the land tonight,
Hung in the choicest corners,
In a glow Of crimson light
The tiny, scarlet stocking,
With hole in the heel and toe,
Worn by wonderful journeys
The dariings have had togo.
And Heaven pity the children,
Wherever their home may be,
Who wake at the first gray dawning
An empty stocking to see
Left in the faith Of childhood
Hanging against the wall,
just where the dazzling glory
OF santa's light will fall.
Alas, for the lonely mother
Whose home is empty and still,
Who has no empty stockings
with childish toys to flll!
Who sits in the swarthy twilight,
With her face against the pane,
And grieves for the little baby
Whose grave lies out In the rain.
o, the empty shoes and stockings
Forever laid aside
o, the tangled, broken shoe-strings
That will never more be tied
o, the little graves at the mercy
OF the cold December rainl
o. the feet in their snow. white sandals,
That never can trip again!
But happier they who slumber
With marble at foot and head
Than the child who has no shelter,
No raiment, nor food, nor bed.
Yes, Heaven help the living
Children Of want and pain,
Knowing no fold and pasture
Out tonight in the rain
May Riley Smit
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20

If the kindly and tender spirit Of Christ
mas day vanishes the next morning at the
first rude contact with the hard world, if
the greed and the habit of strife come
back and the impulse of mutual helpfulness
disappears, the day will have failed in such
hearts. Those will know its blessing best
who carry with them through the year, in
fields and workshops and counting rooms
and legislative halls, its highest and noblest
inspiration
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20

Now lovely maids whose hearts beat high
Shall stand beneath the mistletoe,
While in the purpled eastern sky
Sweet symbols Of this day shall glow.
Let evergreen and holly make
Their wreaths for every human door
And good cheer, for the Masters sake,
Come without stint to rich and poor.
Ring Christmas bells, this joyous morni
Let not your peals or music cease,
For on this day King was born
The gentle, heaven crowned Prince Of Peace
JOEL BENTON.