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The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

light. He never thought of IA giyer, for
wasn't it Christmas? No wonder that
presents fell from heaven.
He commenced to cover the twigs of
his little Christmas tree with the coins,
which was no small trouble. for they
would continually drop off again. so
that finally Jakob, quite exhausted,
placed his head on his arms and fell
asleep under his silver spangled tree.
He did not hear when his mother re-
turned covered with SNOW and painting
from exertion as she entered the room
She first set down her basket and then
hurried to her husbands bedside. He
was breathing evenly, and on the floor
was his overcoat. He had been able to
fulfill his duty. "God be praised, " the
woman murmured and turned to the
window where the tree was and her lit
tie boy was sitting motionless. Softly,
on tiptoes. with the basket full of APP
Piles and nuts, the herzlebkuchen in her
hand, she stepped behind the child's
chair But what was that? Was the
moon shining with extraordinary bright
ness tonight that a silvery simmer
seemed to proceed from the tree as we'll
as from the curly hair of sleeping ia
kOb? The woman brushed with her out
stretched hand over the head of the
child and with silvery tinkle little OBJ
jects fell right and left to the floor
Great heavens' she exclaimed, caus-
ing Jakob suddenly to start up. First
he looked around somewhat scared, but
then, hopping from one leg to the other
in exuberant JOY, he exclaimed Eyes,
yes; everything belongs to me. Look,
just look motherl'
The woman first of all made light.
Her husband now woke up, too, leaping
from his bed with both feet at once.
my God, he said ''the train has
passed OF course you have been out
there wife,
His wife turned deathly pale. ~
have just returned, " she gaspod.
but | was out there, u Chimed in
Jakob. when father didn't want to
wake up at all, just took the flag and
the overcoat and did everything all
right Nobody knew me, but the Santa
Claus threw a heap Of money from
heaven down to mc-all new money -
Feeling quite miserable yet from the
spell of fear he had just passed through,
the tlagman with trembling knees, al
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15
WOMAN'S LOVE

A sentinel angel, sitting high in glory
Heard this shrlll wall RI out FROM purgatory
Have mercy, mighty ,nse. Hear my story
i loved, and, blind with passionate love. fell.
Love brought me down to ueath. and death TO
hell,
For God is just, and death for sin is we'll
81 do not rage against his high decree
Nor for myself do ask That grace shall be,
But for my love ON earth, who mourns for me.
"Great Spirit. let me see my love again
And comfort him one hour. and | were fam
To pay a thousand years of fire and pain"
Then said the pitying angel: NAY, repent
That wild vow. Lookl The dial fingers bent
Down to the last hour of thy punishment.
But still she walled II pray thee, let me CO.
/ cannot rise To pence and leave Lin SO.
Oh, let me soothe him in his bitter woeif
The BRACE gates ground sullenly aiar,
And upward, joyous, like a rising star
She rose and vanished in the ether far.
But soon adown In, dying sunset sailing
And like wounded liri her pinions trailing
She futtered back with broken hearted wall.
ing
She sobhed: q found him by the summer sea
AAsNA4iNtAt MS IL Az hlJJLl "a LIul4til = hHG0.
She curled his hair and kissed him Woe is
me"
She wept: "Now let my punishment begin.
have been fond and foolish Let me in
To expiate my sorrow and my sin
The angel answered NAY, sad soul, &c
higher
To be deceived in your true hearts desire
Was bitterer than thousand years of fire"
John Hay.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

she was not coming, returning every
time with his head full Of snowfakes.
Then ne would plant himself with great
conscicntiousnoss in front of tho old
clock, watching the swinging of the
pendulum,
At last Thtre was no mistake, the
hands pointed to where the mother had
shown him Jakoh went to the bedside
of his sleeping father, shook him by the
shoulders and cried into his ears, "Fa-
Their, the traini'
The man lay in deep sleep After
drinking the tea a sweat had broken
out, and heavy dream seemed to OPP
press him. for when the child bent over
him he stru, K at him, But Jakob could
not be deferred IL knew what was at
stake if his fathcl missed his duty He
got the flag W1 put it il lis father s
hand He Gr, saed tie heavy ovcreoat to
the bedside. He yelled. he tugged and
pulled at the sleeping man-but in
vain >Tbo train signal could now be
hoard OUTSIDE.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

tend the enjoyment ct the festvity to
the dumb animals, Which Just at this
season of the year may be said to be
brought into more friendly ard intimate
contact with their masters than at any
other time Of the year. Throughout
Scandinavia, Germany and Austria the
peasants are accustomed to erect in
front of their cottages on Christmas
day pole to which is fastened a large
sheaf Of oats or corn for the benefit of
the little birds. while in many districts
grain is spread outside on the doorstep
and window sills ON the evening of Dec
"a. The Albanians, the Montenegrins
and i'll fact nearly all the races Of the
southeast of Europe, irrespective of
creed or nationality, mako point OF
distributing their first large Christmas
meal cake among the cattle, after hay
ing broken it on the horn of an OK,
while during the siege of Paris, when
each soldier of the beleaguering Ger
man army managed to have his little
Christmas tree, however scant or poor.
set up on Christmas eve in remembrance
of the loved ones at home nearly every
trooper made point Of leading up his
horse to see his tree and to receive his
master 5 ration of bread in honor of the
occasion.
Only in certain districts Of southern
Italy and in the isle of Man are excep-
tons 10 he found to this rule. Thus III
Calabria it is customary among the
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cake upon n table and to drive the oxen
around il, those who attempt to taste
the foui being slaughtered on the spot
In the isle Of Man the cruel pastime
known as hunting the wren, and
which datos back to pagan times, is
still praeticcd every Christmas morning,
all tho villagers turning out. every
one armed with two sticks--one irs
beating tho bushes All t..b other for
throwing mt the birds The origin of the
custom Is tc be found in the legend ae-
cording ia which there formerly lived
III the ISL cf Man very beautiful fairy
who exercised great influence over the
male population by means of her voice,
enticing thrm into the sea where they
were drowned. SO long did tins continue
that fears We're entertained that the is
land would tie depopulated. Eventually.
however, "a knight Grant Of King Ar
thurs Round Table appeared upon the
scene. and he, having discovered II
means of overcoming the fairy s charm,
pressed her so hard with a plot for her
destruction that she could only save
herself by taking The form Of wren.
While She was in this form spoll was
cast upon her which compelled her To
assume the birds form ON each Christ-
mas day and decreed that she should I'll
timately die by human hands, hence
the cruel hunting of the wren is kept
up, and after the birds have been killed
the children place them ON IVY bushes
and carry Thorn around in procession.
But it is in France, especially IN the
western ana southern portions thereof,
that the peasants made point Of intro
ducing ii, il d nestle animals lu;o to
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15


An the hooking birds are singin tn the lively
meddor lark.
Whore thu possum, an the badger an rattle
snakes abound,
An thu monstrous stars are winkin oer q
wilderness profound.
Where lonesome, tawny pralries melt into AIRY
streams,
While the Double mountains slumber witt
heavenly kind IN dreams
Where the antelope Is grain an the lonely
plovers call
1t was there that l attended the Cowboys
Christmas ball
The town wuz Arson CITY, ole Jones county
seat
Where they raise Paangus cattle an wayin,
whiskered wheat.
Whore tho air is soft IN baInmy an dry an
full nv health
An the prairies is eApildin with agricultural
wealth.
Where they print Tn Texas Western, that Alec
Mccain suppl
With news an yarns an stories ny most amaziu
size.
Where Frank Smith pulls the badger on know
in truderfcet
An Democracy triumphant an powerful hard
to beat.
Where lives that good old hunter, John Milsap
from Lamar,
Who USED ter be thu sheriff back cast in
fatlS san
twas mere ! say al Aason' with the hVely
H1@uet VII
lh"t Nen' 10 UNI l'eePahuh' inc COWBOYS
Nhfl7VhAs uail'
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The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

lowed himself to drop into the nearest
chair Have you really been cut
there?' he inquired.
cor course. You can depend on il, -
Jakob assured him.
The flapman's wife examined the
purse and found in it Il card. with the
inscriptions "A Merry Christmas 1t
took long time until they succeeded
in spelling out the words. Finally she
said: ooh, | knowl 1t means Frau
Marcy provincial German for Mary
Christmas. God bless her She must be
a very kind hearted lady,
Very likely she is Santa Claus,
mother, ventured Jakob Us he sailed
into his apples and nuts.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

SJC-S opened and woman E
head appeared, breaking the monotony
of the snowy landscape, The head was
quickly withdrawn. Inside in the over
heated room her husband, the f1agman,
tackled him suddenly, he knew not how,
and now he wanted neither to hear nor
see anything; only to sleep.
His wife had brewed hot tea for
him and made him drink it. She was
in hopes to rouse him by it, for little
Jakob, their only son, had been at her
all day, saying: Mother, dear, won I
you go down to the village and get me
something for Christmas? See, the tree
is already stuck i'll the pot, and all /
need are apples and nuts and big, big
herzlebkuchen a large frosted cake in
the shape of IA heart.
But whenever she put warm wrap
around herself and allowed the boy to
drag her to the door, a sudden fear for
the loudly breathing husband would
seize her, and she would return to his
bedside.
Little Jakob finally broke out into
bitter crying, that Oh this holy eve he
was to have nothing but bare tree,
which seemed to him the greatest sor-
row that this world could hold. The
mother, with sudden impulse, said to
her husband: ''In two hours | am back
again. 1t is Christmas eve and no child
ought to be allowed to go empty handed.
Don you think | could get something
for our little boy?'
"Yes, yes, +" he nodded III assent 81
am feeling little dumpish yet. When
I've had II sleep, shall feel better y
Listen, Jakob. " The mother then
turned to the boy. Watch closely.
When the hand of the clock shows &
Minutes of 5. you must wake up your
father, get his flag for him, and not
stop until he is out there when the train
comes. DO you hear me? You must not
let up until he does it. / charge you
with it. "
Jakob promised. 81 will not rest,
mother, but don't forget l need apples
and nuts a-plenty, and great big
herzlebkuchen.
ne NoIdu WAS alrcauS DaUllH1B out
side with wind and SHOW, when the
childs clear voice rang out after her
"There must be almonds in it. Goodby
mother, and give my best regards to the
Christ Kindl, if you meet him on the
way
Then Jakob went to his tree, gazed
on it rapturously, and from time tc
time clapped his hands, for in anticipa-
ton he already sikw all the branches
and twigs hung with apples and nuts.
Though the mother could not return be
fore 6 o'clock, and the clock was now
striking only 4, Jacob nevertheless every
little while went out doors to sec whether
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

Dick-And how did yuu proceed
Fred-Why just won't up to her and
asked her if she would marry mo.
Dick-Without first toling her how
much you loved her and all that soff Of
thing?
Fred-Of course. dad NOT want to
prejudice her judgment.
Dick--Mv dear hoy, don you know
that when folks fall IN love they den t
have any ludgnent?-Boston Tran
Sprlnt
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

Among the most pleas
ing features of the uni.
verSal good will that pre-
walls at Chri5tanastide in
the old world is the kindly
disposition shown to ex-
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

Christmas mince pies in tine seven.
teenth and eighteenth centuries Weto
made with coffin shaped qust, to g.
resent the manager.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

she sores, Protects the Membrane from Colds
Restores the Senses OF Taste and Smell. The
balm is quickly absorbed and gives relief at
once. Price so cents at Druggists or by mail
ELY BRO OTHERS, Sc Warren St., New York
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

ELY's CREAM BALM
Opens and cleanses
the nasal Passages.
Allays Pain and In
fiammation, Heals
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

THE PART THEY PLAY IN EUROPEAN
CELEBRATIONS.

Curious Customs but Little Known In This
Country Iperstitions About Beasts and
bird, f,lr>sing the Ilocks a Rooster
Ma In spain.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15
I CHRISTMAS BALL.

Way out in western Texas,
whore The Clear Forks
waters flow.
Whcre the cattle are "A browsin
an thu spanish ponies
err y.
Whero IT, rorthrrs come a
WhIstlin from beyond the
neutral strip,
An tn prairie dogs are sneezin
- If they had the grip;
Where the coyotes co1le IA
h Win round the ranches
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15
MA SAL
CATAR RH

LOCAL Disc ASE
and Ia the result of
colds and sudden
climatic changes
1t can be cured by a
plea SAINT re m e d y
which is applied di-
rectly into the nos
trils. Being quickly
a bsorbed it gives re-
lief at once,
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15
MRS, CHRISTMAS.
TRANSLATED By JOSEPH sonM.
ronyripht. 1896.

Copyright, 1896.
1t was in the afternoon.
High up in the mountains
on the line of the Black
Forest railway, in one of
those small cabins which
at regular intervals line
the side of all European
railroads, housing those
poorly paid men whose
duty it is to inspect from
time to time the roadbed
for IA certain distance and
warn passing trains of
eventual danger, a door
opened and "a woman e
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-15

Premiums Received tIusurance IN force
in 1898. Dec. 3 LIST, 1895.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29
A Labor Leaders Grave Mistake.

Henry George, the we'll known writer
ON taxation, announces that he will sup
port the silver candidate for president.
Mr.. George explains that he does not
believe in free silver and does not think
it will do anything that its advocates
claim for it, but he will vote for the
ticket ON the ground that it represents
the Jeffersonian principle of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none.
1t is certainly very hard to see how
any one can find Jeffersonian doctrine in
a scheme to give special privileges to
the producers of silver bullion. The free
coinage advocates do not want equal
rights for all. They demand the right
to have the product of small number
of silver mines coined at ratio nearly
double that of its true value.
Jefferson believed that the ratio
should depend ON the bullion value of
the two metals and that the question Of
the ratio was wholly a commercial one.
He was true bimetallist. The men
who are using his name to bolster up
free coinage at 16 to 1 are silver mono
metallists. They want to drive gold out
of circulation by forcing the people to
use cheap silver money. This is the
very reverse of equal rights and no spe-
cial privileges.
Mr.. George is greatly mistaken in
supposing that party which starts out
with the promise of most glaring favor
itism to one special interest will ever
establish system based on equal rights,
To aid in granting favors to silver mine
owners is not the way in which Jeffer-
sons great principle can be made the
foundation of our institutions.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29

boomers and drop the tariff question.
The Post is not in position, either in
tellectually or politically, to criticise
Mckinley. The troubles that have
come upon this country are largely
those of business and not a financial
character, in the sense that they are
due to the unsound condition Of the
financial issues of the treasury. The
present conditions are due to the Dem
Ocratic attempt to run the country
without sufficient revenue to pay its
way as it goes, and Mr.. Mckinley in
tends to correct the evil at the root
and not in the branches. This is a
wisdom that is so far above the Post
that it cannot attain unto it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29
Sixteen Apples to One Peach.

Sixteen Apples to One Peach.
A boy at Coyville, Kan, who evident
ly reads The Globe, writes very pretty
letter to the editor and asks the mean
ing Of 16 to l as at present talked
about
There was once farmer who owned
big apple orchard. Across the road
was farmer who owned little peach
orchard. Apples were very easily raised
in that country, but insects bothered
the peaches, and as result peaches
were worth more than apples. Indeed,
/ peach was worth 32 apples because
of the increased expense and care neces-
sary in raising them as compared with
apples
This did not please the owner of the
apple orchard, who asked that the gov
eminent declare that 16 apples should
be worth peach. He said that there
was time when 16 apples were worth
/ peach, but as soon as the people be-
gan raising apples the price steadily de-
clined, until now 80 apples were neces-
sary to buy one peach.
He contended that if the 16 to law
should be adopted there would be such
an increased demand for apples that
their value would increase and that i'm
mediately the actual parity between
apples and peaches would be 16 to in
stead of 32 to /. Such law, the farmer
further continued, would prove a good
thing in another respect-it would en-
courage the apple industry and make
apples very plentiful, but at the same
time double their value.
A farmer adjoining the apple raiser.
but who raised only corn and whose
land would not produce apples, Joined
with the apple man in demanding a 16
to law, which the peach raiser could
not understand, and we confess that we
do not, for the proposed 16 to 1 law did
not demand that corn be benefited by
law.
If the Coyville young man will read
silver instead of apples and gold instead
of peaches, he will know all we know
about the 16 to l doctrine and all we
have been able to find out-Atchison
Globe
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29

Some years ago when suffering
with an uncommonly severe attack of
diarrhOea, Mr.. w. B. Guinnip, of At
CO. Pa, received through the mail a
sample bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He
says: Il found it to be one of the
most effective remedies 1 ever used,
1t gave me almost immediate relief.
1t has no superior and 1 think no
equal. No bad effects follow the use
of this remedy. 1t is pleasant to take
when reduced with water and sweet
ened. Children like it. 1t never fails.
1t is the most perfect remedy ever
produced for bowel complaints" For
sale at % and 80 cents per bottle by
all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29
WILL NOT WASTE HIS VOTE

WILL NOT WASTE HIS VOTE.
Davenport, Ia, Aug 29.-EX-MayOr
Ficke. of this city, one of the most
prominent Democrats in the state,
when named in the county convention
as delegate to the sound money con-
ventiOn at DeS MOines, refused to
serve and says: "My party, the Dem
Ocratic, has ceased to be a Democratic
organization and become Populist
party, with which l cannot affiliate.
If it is proposed to nominate presiden-
tial electors in this state, as it seems
to be the intention of the party to do,
as appeared from the call for the con-
vention, then l consider such action
mistake and l cannot consistently as
SiSt in that work, as l have publicly
announced my intention TO support
Mckinley.
The election of Bryan would be
great calamity, which can be averted
only if all sound money men will unite
in support of the only sound money
presidential candidate who has any
possible chance of being elected, Nc
Kinley.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29

The British press congratulate them
selves that the lack Of what they are
pleased to term spread eagleism" in
the speeches of Mr. Mckinley indicate
that the Monroe Doctrine as pronOunc-
ed by Cleveland is likely to fall into
desuetude. There is nothing farther
from the truth. Those fellows who
shove quilts over there do not know
the Ohio man. He is an American to
the very toes of his boots. The Mon
roe Doctrine goes with Mckinley as
with Blaine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29

It's as impossible to write the histO-
ry of Europe during the first decade of
this century with the name of NapOle-
on left out, as to conduct this cam
paign and leave out of consideration
the questions of tariff and adequate
revenues. The people are demanding
the discussion of such matters,
and Major Mckinley in his addresses.
is not forgetting them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29
BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT

This liniment is different in compo-
sition from any other liniment on the
market. 1t is a scientific discovery
which results in it being the most
penetrating liniment ever known.
There are numerous white limitations,
which may be recommended because
they pay the seller a greater profit.
Beware of these and demand Bal
lards Snow Liniment. 1t positively
cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Sprains, Bruises, Wounds, Cuts, Sci
attic and Infiammatory Rheumatism,
Burns, Scalds, Sore Feet, Contracted
Muscles, Stiff Joints, Old Sores, Pain
in Back, Barb Wire Cuts, Sore Chest
or Throat, and is especially beneti-
cial in Paralysis.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29
The expectation of grain through |

The expectation of grain through
the Mexican gulf ports and New Or
leans is causing those northern rail
way lines, that aforetime had mo-
nOpoly of this carrying trade, no little
uneasiness. The short haul to the
seaboard has really begun in earnest
and in time millions of bushels that
would otherwise have gone to Europe
by the Atlantic seaboard will find its
outlet to the open ocean highway
through this southern waterway.
This means trade revolution.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29

Tom Reed talks we'll for Maine and
New England when he represents the
South as too busy caring for it's old
business of keeping down the negro"
to concern itself with the welfare of
the country, but it is poor argument
with which to increase the Democrat
ic vote in the sections that are opposed
to the free foOlishness of the national
Democracy as expressed at Chicago.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29
CITY CIRCULATION NOTICE.

Mr.. Dan. c. Bitter from date, has
been given entire charge Of the City
circulation of The Daily and Sunday
Light, and will deliver papers to sub
seribers and collect for same. All COM
plants for non-delivery, and changes
can be given to him or telephoned to
the office.
Mr.. Joseph Ball has been engaged
as his assistant and is authorized to
receive subscriptions and collect for
same.
T. B. JOHNSON,
Manager San Antonio Light.
San Antonio, Texas, May 8, 1895.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29
AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS.

AUTHORIZED COLLECTORS.
The following named are authorized
collectors for the Light:
w. T. Schumacher,
ii. C. Schumacher,
Dan. C. Bitter.
Joseph Ball.
Subscribers are requested not to
pay their subscription without taking
a receipt.
T. B. JOHNSON, Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-29

Money as standard of values is
something not to be monkeyed with
by governments anymore than by pri-
vate individuals. Money as a means
of exchange may be something differ
ent, but in order to it's acceptance
there must be absolute confidence In
that which it promises.