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The times., 1897-12-19

cross and the red background Jf Norway.
The company, entering two by two. en-
circles the tree and the grown people lance
hand in hand with the children MI singing
the gay little song:
And the Christmas is coming.
And the Christmas is going,
And gain we Will see our daily work.
But pour out the wine in glasses and
goblets, -----.-ra
In glasses and gobIets the light, sparkling
wine;
And the Christmas is coming,
And the Christmas is going,
And again we VIII see our daily work.
Then the youngest ch.ld-wIth wnat
tenderness Hans Anderson always speaks
Of the youngest child"-gravely distrib
utes the gifts. Sometimes little rhymes
are attached to the presents and there
is much meriment over these. The
children dance aud sing until late in the
night, then the lights are put out in the
house and there is quiet. But to many
little child. hose fancy is much wrought
upon by the Christmas legends, the most
beautiful hour is yet TO come. He has
been told that the Christ win place a
gift at his bedside in the night and ne
sometimes thinks he can see a vision Of
the holy child glorifying his darkened
little room
Early OF Christmas morning music bursts
forth from all the church towers where
bands are stationed to play Christmas
hymns. AT breakfast roast goose is
served, and the sheafs of corn are 50
placed in the windows that all the little
birds can be seen feaSting at the same
time. At 10 O'Clock service begins.
r..
in the cities. as the cars do not run. and
in the country the people come from
| great distances. No one ever misses
| church on Christmas Day.
The remaining hours are spent quietly
by each family to itself; there is no odanc:nG
| or IneIriment, that is reserved for the
other Christmas Days, together with balls,
parties, and the opening of the theaters.
The stores also open on the Shird dav,
but no on buys business in every depart
ment Is sus pended until the 9Th of Janu-
airy. One custom fast disappearing in
| the cities is the masquefading. Young
people masked and representing varioIs
| characters start out In sledges from their
homes and stopping at their neighhors'
| gather others and end up the evening with
supper ahd dancing; this ON almost every
night Of the twenty days.
In the central mountains of Norwa many
unique customs are observed by the peas
| ants. The "Dovregubbe'' is supposed to
be an old ma who lives with his wife
| in an enchanted castle somewhere IN the
mysterious pine forests, and he dri res
about the country at night, particularly
on Christmas night, and if the peasar Is
| do not place rye porridge in his way re
will doom their houses to destrdc ion.
| I'VE ourselves have seen him eat Of ~
| the peasant girls declare. There are in
| Vulnerable superstitious practices among
/ the qua int folk of the provinces, which
make the season forever memorable. II
is a genuine sorrow to every Swede and
Norwegian to be absent from his home at
| the Christmas time, to be far away rom
| the thrilling words, "Glaedelig JUL"
ETHEL MARIE ARMES.
The times., 1897-12-19
A Mild Winter Possible.
(From the New York SUM-


Chambersburg, Pa, Dec. 3.-"We'll nave
a mill winter, unless my signs fail me, "
says Henry Rife, the Oldest farmer in Lal.
TUX enny township, and who has all his life
been noted as a weather prophet among he
folks along the North Mountains, land
guess this from the hornets, the nuts and
the weeds. notice that tic hornets IA 'e
built their nests low. They would be high
up out of reach, We're We going to have a
hard winter. can't explain ttns but my
father and grandfather always gauged by
this. The nuts Of all kinds are scarce
There are hardly any chestnuts, she'll
barks or acorus. II a hard winter WAS
coming the Good Man would lave provided
for the animal that must starvethis yeaI if
the snow lies deep. A big crop of nuts is al
ways follDwedby yahard winter, and this also
works TIL ho UtEer way. Then notice that the
weeds have isrOwnu short, andther Sc .ds
hang near tie ground. Were hard winter
coming the weeds would have grown lptall,
SO that when the snow would lie deep The
birds could hop along on the snow and get
the seeds fIoin tue top of the plants. If the
weeds are covered With snow for q long
time, the birds can't get any feed. TIE
Good Man looks after the birds, too and /
don't believe they viii starve this winter
on account of the berries and seeds being
covered with snow, Forthese three reasons
l think we'll Have rpild winter
The times., 1897-12-19

machinery and do other work connected
with the production of the bread, but all
things taken into consideration it is esti.
mated that the force of men necessary
under the old system will be reduced at
least three quarters.
Whether or not the introduction of ma
chinery in The tlaking of bread VIII reduce
the selling price OF the. bread, has lot yet
been decided.
Itis reported locally that the Tile Layers,
an Independent organization, has sent
delegate to the convention of the American
Federation of Labor, In session in Nash
Vile, Tenn, for the purpose of Formulating
plans for the formation Of a National Tile
Layers Union. The local organization
OF tile layers, it W iii be remembered, Were
at one time affiliated with the Knights
OF Labor, but soon after the adjournment
of the General Assembly Of the order IN
1885, withdrew its delegate from Dis
trict Assembly, No. &C. Since that time
il tas been repeatedly stated that the local
tile layers. intended affiiiatmg with the
Central Labor Onion, which is the central
bodyof the American Federationof La Dor
the District. The report was as often
denied 10y prominent members of the
I.
During the last week there has been Io
change in the affairs of the local brewery
workers. Each organization is claiming
TO be the legitimate body OF brewery work
ers and no one seems to be able t. suggest a
solution the problem. ft-is said that ar.
Bechtold, the secretary Of the National
Brewery Workers Union, when IN this city,
informed the members of Union No. 11S. oe
the Trades rniuniSts, that he would give
them duplicate charter in place of the
one hieh they claim GambTinus As.
sembly, knights of Labor, appropriated.
This however, does not by an Y means settle
the difficulty, forit stills leaves the Knights
of Labor Brewery Workers with charter
No. l1S, issued 10 them over year a go by
the National Brewery Workers Union. This
matter with several other questions of lucal
interest VIII be discussed at the convention
of the American Federation Of Labor now
In session at Nashville.
There are several labor unions in The
District which are affiliated with the
Central Labor Union, under the Trades
Cnionist central body, but which have
national connections represented in tie
A American Federation OF Labor Some
time ago 1T was suggested that IN effort
wouid& be made through the national
trade organizations, to which these onions
belong, TO compel them to affiliate with
the local Trades Unionist central body.
What the result OF such action would pe
is not known further than il has been
stated by prominent members in the
unions referred 10, that If such IN order
is issued they would use their Influence
to have their locals withdraw from the
The times., 1897-12-19
RELIEF EXPEDITION.
Gen. AIger Active in Making Prepar-
atiOns for an Expedition

Gen. AIgeT Active in Making PFepar-
ations for an Expedition.
1t was stated yesterday at the War
Department that there was a probability
that the Secretary OF War would in a 1ay
or two go tC ottawa to consult with the
Canadian authorities as to the best means
Of getting relief To the KiOndike fcehound
sufferers. Last night Gen. Alger said that
he had not yet made up his mind as to
whether lie would make the arrangements
with the Canadian government personally.
Gen. AIGer believes that the most Cx
peditiOUs manner Of conducting negotiations
for the passage Of supplies from this s.de
over the Canadian territory would he to
make a triT % ottawa, although il is
possible that good results could be had by
telegraph. 10 is not expected that the
Canadian government will, under the cir
cunstances, 10 other than Cooperate in
any proposed means for the relief Of the
suffering prospectors.
Capt. Brainard, II Greedy expedition
fame, has been ordered by Gen. Miles to
proceed from New York, by way of Wash
ington, to Vancouver Barracks, whers
he viii report 10 Gen. Merriam, who is
making the arrangements for an immediate
expedition TO the Yukon.
Brainsrd, when a sergeant Of the Signal
Corps, reached "rarthest north on inc
GreeIy expedition. and held that record
until NanseI, broke it. He was subsisU-
ence officer uLder Greedy, and all who were
rescued from that expedition gave him
the credit Of saving them from staTva-
tiOn.
Secretary AIser estimates that about
three million pounds of concentrated food
will be required, and the department IS
ready To advertise FOR bids 10 deliver
this food and other supplies direct 70
Dyea, Skaguay, Of Chilcat.
Secretary AlgeF is informed that news
syndicate in Seattle viii send an expedi-
tIon to Dawson City leaving Seattle next
Tuesday for Skaguay. 1t VIII reach
Dawson by F ebTUary15.
Its services are offered to the Secretary
of War for reconnOitering purposes. Sec
Ietary AlEer referred the matter to Gen.
Merriam at Vancouver Barracks, who has
already been ordered to make recon
nOiSSa nceS.
The times., 1897-12-19
Ma ahogany.

tFrom the New York Evening Post1
The new Hotel Waldorf Astoria may ne
said TO have set the seal to the present re-
yivaI Of mahogany as u furniture and finish
ing wood. Most Of the woodwork and near
ly all the furniture ia the big hotel are in
this beautiful dark wood, which has been
slowly but surely reasserting itself within
the last decade. One has only 10 walk
through the furniture shops new and Did,
of this city, tn be assured of this fact. In
the shops dealing in ncw furniture, there
are whole floors of it; indeed, in the best
OF them any other wood is the exception,
I'VE don't deal in cherry at all any
more said one of these dealers the other
day. "Eyerythng's mahogany. It's all the
rage
The times., 1897-12-19
WILL NOT BE HERE.
Gen. Sanguilly, the Cuban Patriot,
Does Not Arrive.

Does Not Arrive.
Gen. sanguiny. the Cuban officer who, ac-
cording To stories eTnanating from Spanish
sources, offercG to throw up his machete
and fight for the lost cause OF the king, did
not reach Washington yesterday. The re-
port that he would come TO this city
originated in New York, but was diScredited
by the Cuban colony here SenOr Aguilla,
the cigar manufactures, told The Times man
last night that he did not expect Sanguilly
in Washington. He did not see what good
he could do by coming here, as the Cuban
interests were so weI looked after here by
Senor Gonzales de Quesada. senor AgCilla
secuted the idea that SanguiIly had hetray
ed the cause of the republic. That Cuban
soldier at this stage should go over TO Spain
struck Senor Aguilla as comic
Mrs Macias, who keeps a boarding house
for Cubans ar No. 141T K street. had net
heard that Gen. Sanguilly was expected ia
Washington.
Senior Quesada, secretary Of the Cuban
delegation, thought that Sanguilly was
not coming TO this city.
The times., 1897-12-19
Rev. DR.. stafford's Lecture.

Rev. d. j. Stafford, d. D., viii lecture
at the Columbia Theater for the benefit
of John +. Reynolds Post, No. s, to-
night at 6 o'clock. The post is Confident
that the comrades and friends of kindred
organizations will appreciate the oppor-
tunity to hear lecture delivered by DE-.
Stafford, whose subject will be THE
Principle OF American Citizenship" Mr..
Karl Decker and Miss Cisneros, chaperoned
by Mrs. Jose Macias, will occupy box.
A number of prominent officials, includ-
ing members Of the Cabinet, ha We secured
seats and Will be interested auditors.
The times., 1897-12-19
Special Inducements. 4.
(FTom the Chicago Tribune }

Don't believe the story, my friends,
exclaimed the evangelist WHO was talk ng
TO young men, that tie region Of The
lost is paved with good intentions. II
isn't paved at all. IT'S harder TO tide over
than worn out cedar block. IT. rolgher
than Michigan avenue, north Of Jack on
street. Come with me, o my friends. To
the streets that are paved With gold,
The times., 1897-12-19
national bodies, rather than affiliate
with the local Trades Uniontsts.
ELECTRIC CIRCU IT'S.
New Clause in the Police Regu.s

New Clause i'll the POI1ce IA
tions Respecting Them.
The Commissioners have amended the
police regulations by changing the nunber
of article XVII to article XVIII ind by
adding thereto the following, to be known
as article XVII:
Section l. The furnishing of electric light
or power on circuit, a ny portion OF which
is through a grounded return, or which is
Intentionally grounded, VIII not be per-
mitted, excepting in the power stations,
cars and car houses of electric rail wa Us,
and at street crossings required to be
lighted by any railway company under
the terms OF its charter, nor shan any
dynamo with one pole grounded be used
to furnish electric light or power, except
for the purposes above stated.
Section .. Any person violating any pro
vision of this article shall, upon convic-
tion thereof in police court, be punished by
a fine OF not less than So nor more than
500 for each offense.
The times., 1897-12-19

DO you know that you can have
The Morning, Evening and sunday
Times-the only COMPLETE news
paper published in Washington
served to you by car rier for fifty
cents month?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10

can 1t be ryepnably doubted that fur
ther and peNiaps no less remarkable
progress can be attained under the oper-
alton OF these policies. We have yet
vast RESOURCES awaiting development.
We have bfrltory capable of sustain
ing n population Of several hundred
millions. Is 1t not reasonable to as
sumo that policies which have been so
marvelouslX fruitful of benefits in the
past are lil1sly to be so in the future?
What better or safer guide have we
than the expetience of the two decades
from 1870 to 1890?
Regarding present conditions and the
Immediate future, Mr.. Powers takes an
altogether hopeful view. He finds in
the large exports of agricultural prod
ucts n repetition of the experience from
1870 to 1882, which was an era of won
derful farm prosperity. With improv-
ing prosperity for the agricultural
producers will come improvement in all
other directions. There has already
been a partial resumption of manufac-
turing industries, materially decreasing
the number of the unemployed at the
worst stage of the depression, and there
is favorable promise of a quite general
resumption within the next six months.
There are also projected engineering
and other enterprises which will require
the investment of hundreds of millions
of dollars and give employment to an
army of labor.
There are plenty of signs favorable
to return of prosperity, but its realiza-
tion depends upon complete relief from
all disturbing and unsettling influences.
Free silver agitators and jingoists are
the obstructionists to restoration of
prosperity, but there is reason to hope
that their perverse course will not much
longer be effective.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

Somerville Journal; Sometimes even
| minister has been known to smile when the
| point was reached in nrst-class poker story
Kansas City Journal; Haying spent his
lie In proclaiming news that Is eighteen
| hundred years old, II Is not surprising that
Evangelist Moody should imagine he could
| get out Monday morning newspaper with
out working on Sunday.
Chicago Times Herald: Those New York
clergymen who are planning to issue IAN
ideal daily newspaper, devoted exclusively
to the good, the true and the beautiful"
should understand at the start that, though
the paper may be ideal, it's running expenses
viii be extremely real.
New York Tribune: The Dominion OF
Canada need not wonder that its population
does not Increase with wished-for rapldity,
when It is possible for ecclesastics at one
blow to destroy newspaper for saying that
in affairs of state the state is supreme and
not subject to the church.
Milwaukee Wisconsin: Once more the Ire
land party in the Catholic church appears to
be on top. Mgr O'Conuell who Is believed
to have been deposed from the rectorshp
OF the American college at Rome, has been
created bishop OF Wilmington, Del. II Is
also reported that Archbishop Ireland has
received assurances of renewed friendliness
from the vatican.
Kansas City Star: The popularity of the
Polish nature, as developed in this country,
seems to be an unquenchable animosity to
certain priests, which takes the form of
rioting. All the Polish revolutions in this
country break out In parishes. When aware,
as they must be. of this inherent disposition
OF the natives of the fair land of Poland"
the ecclesiastical authorities should try the
virtues of prevention, and send to Polish
churches only priests whom the congrega-
tions have voted for. and solemnly promise
not to throw rocks at.
Springfield (Mass) Republican,: The
Roman Catholic bishops of Quebec are play
ing with fire in prosecuting and destroying
newspapers by the use of their ecclesiastical
influence and in threatening Roman Cath
olc members of Parliament who may sup
port the Manitoba school settlement They
failed ignomniousy by such means to pre-
vent the triumph of the liberals at the last
election, and Canada is too thoroughly inn
pregnated with twentieth century ideas re-
garding clerical interference with political
affairs to tamely submit to their arrogant
1t Is too far along in the history
of civilization for the rule of the priest.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10

Governor Powers of Maine in his
inaugural address congratulates the
people of his state on the fact that the
young men have very generally ceased to
go to the far west to carve out fame and
fortune for themselves. The same
forces, however, that operated in the
past to draw to the west the ambitious
youth of New England still exist even
though partially latent, and must soon
exercise their full influence again. So
long as the west is still to be developed
and offers better opportunities for young
men to rise in life the temptation to
migrate must continue. 1t will be many
years yet until the country is so evenly
populated and its wealth so generally
distributed that the movement from east
to west shall cease to be appreciable.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10
Personal AND OTHER WISE.

| Lou " Stephens. who has just taken his
seat as governor of Missouri is the first ma
tive-born governor the state has ever had.
One of the good resolutions that Spain
| forgot to make was to stop reporting victo-
| ries in which half thousand rebels are
| killed and half a dozen Spanards wounded.
These who live in cities must pay for the
privilege. The 100000 people in New York
| for example, must contribute S49, 1856 297 10
| keep the municipal machine creased for the
| year 1897.
venerable Baltimore physician recalls
that when Washington Irving visited Bal
timore, the guest of a lady of social promi-
nence, he fell asleep at a reception given
in his honor.
That report of a practicable airshlp in San
Francisco was so far true that 81 900 worth
of aluminium, to be used in making 1t, has
been ordered from Pittsburg. That Is COM
inG very close for an airship story.
George j. Gould is said to be so expert as
a telegraph operator that, standing in the
operating room on the top floor of the West
ern Union building, he can distinguish within
few minutes the quality OF work that Ia
being done by the operators nearest to him
This facility of discernment on President
Gould's part makes his visits to the teleg-
raphers' quarters matter of some moment
to them
Isaac b. Allen, the negro OF Boston who
was elected a member of the governors
council last November, declares that he
has been successfully offered $4,000, $4,000
and $4,000 to resign the office. He says
he cannot be bought of. and he adds; II
put my race above money, party or any
thing else, and / would not disgrace 1t,
Yes, sir. I'm going to advise the governor,
and shall be ON hand at every meeting OF
the council"
A memorial on the life OF the late Lyman
Trumbull by the Chicago Bar association was
presented to the members of the United
States circuit court of appeals. at the circuit
and district courts, at a meeting OF federal
judges held for that purpose In the court OF
appeals room. In Chicago last week. The
memorial was presented by the venerable
James ii. Doolittle who was a colleague of
the late jurst and statesman in the United
States senate. Henry w. Blodgett, a retired
Judge of the United States district court, |
seconded a tender OF the memorial in an elo-
quent address. dealing with the career Of
the senator.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10
AN OLD WEDDING RING.

w. D. Ellwanger in New York Sun.
What symbol of love is that circle OF
BY the, token of which our devotion was
told!
How our youthful affection shines out, as
1t seems,
In the light of the romance around 1t tha,
CLEANS; ~
And il knows no beginning or ending, or
It's continuing course should not run till we
die.
HAD part In our creed, when that old ring
new,
When a slender, light hand was upraised to
lips
And our kisses were pressed on its slim
finger tips.
For that circle of gold seemed a hallowing
pledge
OF a homage profounder than words dared
But the metal that's purest wears quickest
away,
And that old wedding ring has grown thin
Yet, the hand which 1t graced graces 1t in
its turn
With a magic the alchemist valnly would
For sweet !charity's touch has so filled 1t
That that hand never lacked to the hungry
and cold.
And the summers may come, and the sum-
mers may go,
And the winters may whiten the hair with
Still the hand which lover delighted to
kiss
Wears the signet or half of century's
And no earnest of joy in the heavens above
Is more sure than that ring and its cycle
of love.