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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31
CHRISTMAS SoNNETS,
By Christian Burlc.

by OuIlplluh DNNNS'
This is that Holy Night!-o World, be
still
Surely, If we but listen we shall heir
That Song that all the luminous dark
doth fill,
rhe Choir of Angels chanting soft and
clear,
"G!o:y to God and on the Earth Good
willr
Now with the eager Shepherds let us
Across the starit plains, mid shadows
dim,
To that poor shelter where the Mother
Maid
Ere break of day her first-born glo-
rious Son
With narrow crib adorlng laid'
Because His people found no rest for
Him.
o mighty Love, that we requite SO ILL.,
Tow often wilt Thou deiSn to seek
Thine own,
Who gave Thee yon bare manger for
Thy throne!
Come all We Faithful!-let us watch
space;
Mary and Joseph will for us make
room,
That we may look on Him Whose ra-
diant face,
Like some fair flower in all its lovely
bloom,
With light and glory fills this lowly
place;
10! we have travelled from a country
far,
Through years of failure, deserts sad
and wild,
And, even as of old came Eastern
Kings,
With costly treasures, led hare by Thy
Star.
We, too, would bring Thee Our poor
offerings.
o Word Incarnate! Bethlehem's Holy
Child.
Accept our gifts and us of Thy grea'
grace
Myrrh of our Sorrows, Frankinccns(
for Faith,
And Gold for Love that is more strong
than Death!
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gloom. The wind is gloom. The same
old slavery is gloom. Suddenly the
man thinks Of it.
81 am not the servant Of theEo rich
customers. l serve my pretty BABY
boy whom / left in his cradle He
shall have q better start in life than
I had. | serve his beautiful mother
1t is no. my own mouth, not my own
back, not my own life, but theirs to
which | minister. Ah hail New Year!
My master Is unselfish love. My king
Is my sense of manly duty"
He breaks forth into song. The
cold stars hear him, the iron-bound
wheels of his milk cart drum an echo
as a kings chariot could not. He has
entered into new world. He has for
gotten himself. Blessed work, when
work is for holy love. Alas, for him
who slaves it for his savings-bank ac-
count, with small earnings hoping to
set rich and growing sick at heart by
the long delay The way for most OF
us to meet each new year is not to
count how near-or, alas! how far-we
are to being independent" but by
thinking thankfully how many loved
ones are dependent on us and we are
yet able to care for.
Why not look upon each new load
that is added, year by year, as new
sign of manhood? Why not see In
each fresh care one more mark of hon
or from our creator? Why do we, poor
fools. dream Of a time when we shall
have money enough to be idle, and
then be obliged to go to Mexico for a
fresh sensation Of a new wine? Is 1t
not all e. matter Of heart, anyway?
Do the opulent oilers escape? Can
Europe renew itself to man who has
seen it all? What difference is there be-
tween the men who have played and
danced till life is old and those who
have stored and plodded till life is old
The springs of eternity are in the hui
man breast. Alas! for him who has
dried up those sweet waters, whether
by over indulgence or under thankful
ness.
The New Year comes in the invalid's
room, all Gagged and bedridden If G
bright and deathess spirit inhabits the
pain-racked body. Do we not know o
such bright chambers? Can we no
each visit some heroic sufferer to whom
the unconquerable soul within give
such mastery over time that years o
sickness possess no powers to cloud
What is time to the aged who grow
. happier as they grow old? What il
the date to some of our fathers ant
| mothers whose ever-youthful low
, makes them seem as young as thei
children's children whom they dandl
on their aged knees? Thank God TO
{ the good and unselfish heart that neve
t grows old!
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Too Many People Wearing Decorations.

There has been a growing complaint
in Paris that foreign decorations are
worn by many persons who are not en-
titled to wear them, and the French
minister of justice has taken steps to
stop the practice. He has issued a
strong edict against the Illicit wear
ing of foreign orders and decorations.
The chancellor of the Legion of Honor
recently discovered that the number
of persons exhibiting such insignia was
in excess OF the usual number of au-
thorizations granted from his depart
ment, hence the ministerial circular.
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lown. Here are some peppermints for
Vou."
Grandma handed Polly little paper
bag of peppermints. They were good
and strong. Polly liked them.
Ten minutes later in came Polly's
mother.
where's Viny?" she asked, and
hen she smelt peppermint. Polly
Polly" she said, come right here.
Was that bag full? You'll be sick #
you eat another one Give them to
ne!"
Put them here" said grandma,
pointing to an old china tea-caddy on
he closet shelf. That's where drop
lotions"
Polly did as grandma said, for some
how she trusted the caddy more than
ner mothers pocket. Then her moth
ar carried her off to find Aunt Why,
and after that they went home.
The caddy was good place for no.
tons. 1t already held some shoe but
tons, bad quarter and a recipe for
mangoes; also little pocketbook con-
tanning ten cents. That was Ben's. He
hid it there when he was going chest
nutting, because the clasp was broken
Now Polly's peppermints went in, and
presently grandma, who had been buy
ing nutmegs, put them all into the
caddy because Why was talking, and
1t confused her.
Now, mother" said Why. 'T've
come home this winter to help you.
I'm going to regulate the closet so we
shall know where everything is"
81 know where everything is now"
said the old lady.
But Why was already clearing the
shelves and putting on fresh papers.
Then she set things back methodical-
ly.
This Old caddy of nutmegs," she
said, eth put in the other closet where
he eggs are"
ITS handy for notions said grand
ma.
"Oh, well, this cracked sugar bowl
will answer for notions. I'll set it
where the caddy was, and drop this
lump of alum in it."
So the sugar bowl took the place Of
the caddy. and when Ben looked for
his pocketbook it was not there, so he
thought he did not remember right. 1t
was disappointing, for he wanted ten
cents to buy b1t. Still, that did not
matter, COR next day it was skate
straps he wanted, and the next he had
chance to buy another boys knife
But he couldn't find the pocketbook.
Perhaps Polly took cold the day she
went where Aunt Why was unpaeking.
She had a sore throat, and wore fan
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mel around her neck for two weeks.
The next time she went to her grand
mothers it was Christmas. There was
roast goose fer dinner and all kinds
of pic. Ben was there. He had never
found his zen cents. If he had, he
would perhaps have bought a sugar
dove for Polly.
While the folks sat around the fire
talking, Polly, perched in tall chair
with nothing to do, had sudden mem
Dry
She got down, ran to the kitchen
closet and saw the sugar bowl. 1t had
buttons and alum and q broken spoon
in it, but Polly was not to be imposed
upon.
"Caddy caddy! caddy" she cried,
running up and down.
Its the old tea-caddy that she
wants." said grandma.
That's in the other closet. We keep
nutmegs in it," said Aunt Why.
"Pepmints! mine pep'mints," clam
ored Polly.
The caddy was brought, and sure
enough when she thrust her little hand
under the nutmegs she found her pep
PERMITS and pulled out the recipe for
mangoes.
There, Mrs Gray wanted that" ex-
claimed grandma.
And now Ben was putting his own
hand in. Yes, there it was! his peck
| etbook and his ten cents!
well, 1 declare" said Aunt Why.
Ben sat down to consider. 1t was
now too late for Christmas, but IL
might do something for New Years
He had heard Aunt Why talk about
calls and cards.
Only the day before boy who had ;
printing press had offered to prin
cards, twenty-five for ten cents, an,
every card was to have a picture of {
dover or bird upon it.
'I'll buy cards." thought Ben, and HI
! went at once to find the boy.
On New Years Day Ben, clean ant
| ohihihS, S@llCu L Olly IulU tue PAL
| Tor.
I'm making calls" he said This
is your CALL Choose the card you like
best"
Polly was delighted. She picked out
the prettiest card, with "Mr. Benja.
min Dotten" and a pair of doves upor
it.
Then Ben went forth from neighboi
to neighbor impartially. He was very
successful. He met with smiles every.
where, and in some places he met with
apples and New Years cakes. Every
body seemed glad to receive a card
with "Mr. Benjamin Dotten" upon it
together with a picture.
When it came to the last he hest.
tated. He was tired and wanted to sc
home. 1t seemed to him he would
rather see his good, kind grandmamma
than anybody else in the world. The
last card had roses upon it.
I'll call on grandma" he said, and
running home he made his best bow tc
the dear old lady, and handed her his
card.
You never saw any one so pleased
For more than a week she showed the
card of "Mr. Benjamin Dotten" tc
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31
BY FANNY CROSBY.

The grand Old Year is dying,
His hour has come at last;
His brilliant reign is ended,
Its golden days are past.
He shakes the wreath that, wlther(
Lies cold upon his brow;
His breath is quick and labored,
His eyes are closing now.
The grand old year is dying,
He bids the world good night;
A starry veil is lifted
That parts him from our sight.
A sigh of deepest feeling,
A tear, and then a smile,
For scenes of rarest pleasure
Our lonely hearts beguile.
Behold, the New Year cometh!
His face is young and fair;
The merry bells are ringing,
There's music everywhere.
Oh, happy, happy greeting!
Oh, happy, happy day
That lights our path before US
And laughs our cares away.
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Sensible Japanese.

From tie Baltimore American: The
Japanese address letters the reverse Of
what we DO, writing the country first,
the state or province next, then the
city, the street and number. and the
-an.o last Of all.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31
Water for Poultry in winter.

The subject of how to water the poul'
try in winter Us worthy the best
thought of the poultry keeper. If the
house be warm and the weather mild
water will stand for some time with
out freezing ami if the birds are wa
tered twice day they will probably
get all the water needed. We have
known houses That were so warmly
built that water would not freeze in
the coolest weather, but there are few
houses of that kind. Most of them are
of single thickness of boards, and
through these the cold soon penetrates.
There are upon the market different
kinds of water heaters, which prob
ably are quite effective in keeping the
water at temperature above freezing.
But most of our farmers will hardly
care to invest. Taking all things to-
gether, the best means for watering
fowls in cold weather is to use water
that is as hot as they can drink with
comfort and taking it away by the time
it has cooled sufficiently to freeze. Wa
tering them in this way twice a day
will probably give all the water neces-
sary, but we do not consider it the
best, as we believe the hen should
have constant access to water.
Some Hog Feeds.-Do not make a
hog eat a bushel of filth in order to
get a bushel of grain. A clean feeding
-four is not difficult to have. and your
grain will so further and the health OF
your hogs will be better for having il.
Neither is dishwater a very hearty
food. and must never be made to take
the place Of fresh, clean water.-Ex.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate IRIS
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
Exneriments With Poultry.

ORTIZ DAKOTA
Experiment Station
report; January /,
1896, We began a
series of expert
ments to deter
mine, if possible,
what eject, if any.
heating the poul-
try house would
have upon the pro-
duction of eggs
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31

every neighbor that came in, and whoI
the excitement was entirely over, sh.
put it away for safe-keeping in the tea
caddy. MARY L. B. BRANCH.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-17

No shipping of any Importance is being
done, and from indications the stock
shipments from The Dalles for this year
are about ended. Since early last spring,
up to short time ago, scarcely day
passed that more or less stock was not
shipped from this place, and the ques-
ton in the minds of many Was where do
they all come from.
Snow began to fall about 6 6o'clock
last evening, and continued falling
lightly during the greater part of the
night, so that by morning our
city, and more especially the surround
ing country, had decidedly wintry ap-
pearance. About half inch of snow
remained on the ground during the day,
and at the time of going to press it was
showing. At Dnfur and other places of
higher altitude there is over an inch of
snow.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-17
wAYsIpE eLEA MING S.


Weather = Tonight and Saturday,
probably fair.
Reserve your seats and hear the little
Niggers sing alabama Coon Saturday
night.
Silver and gold articles sold by T. A.
Van Norden will be engraved free of
charge.
Keep your money at home and en-
courage home industry by smoking
Fouts' choice brands of cigars. 1s1m
The snipes- -Kinersly Drug Co. have
just received fine line of Japanese
ware suitable for Christmas presents.
dc13-1w
Fouts' Prize Medal is made of the
finest Vuelta Abajo Havana, and is
equal to imported goods. 1s-1m
The Van Pelt gang, held in Curry
county for murder, were denied a writ
of habeas corpus by Judge Riley last
week.
Miss Johannesen, the elocutionist who
is now giving lessons in our city, will
give reading at the entertainment to-
morrow night.
Choice Shoalwater B ay oysters served
in every style at the Columbia Candy
Factory. Give us trial and we will
endeavor to please. you.
A fresh line,of choice French candies
just received at the Columbia Candy
Factory. They will be sold at prices SO
low that it will surprise you.
Joseph Ell was reelected chief of the
Pendleton fire department for the fifth
time Monday night, receiving majority
of seven in vote of ifty-fve.
Teamsters arehauling tip1bers for the
new school building IN academy park
today, some of them beng so long that
it is with difficulty that they can turn
the corners.
S. F. Fouts, the new cigar-maker, has
fine line Of cigars in suitable shape
for holiday trade. Call on him and buy
your gentleman friend box for a
Christmas present. 1S-1m
The Beardsley and Mccoy barber shop
changed hands today, the original. owner.
Tom Mccoy, having purchased the
same, and in future it will be conducted
under his supervision.
A social ball will be gwen at the Bal
dwin opera house, Tuesday evening.
December 21st. Good music will be
furnished and no questionable charac.
ters will be admitted. Tickets SOC.
A.W. Robson, Mgr.
Christmas turkeys are coming in at q
rapid rate, many of which are being
shipped to other places. Large con,
signments viii be shipped to Tacoms
and Seattle, and also quite number tc
Portland.
Reports from Dufur state that Mon
day and Tuesday were model days. be
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-17
NEWS NOTES.

Durrant's attorney, Mr.. Duprey, is
very much put out about Judge Bahr's
action in the Durrant case, and says he
will assault the judge at the first oppor-
tunity.
McKenna's name for supreme judge
has been sent to the senate by President
Mckinley, but no action will be taken IN
the matter, however, until after the
holidays.
.Advices from Havana state that the
Spanish generals are very much offended
at the presidents message; also that an
internal machine had been discovered in
the United States consulate at Havan-
nah.
Bates Soper, who murdered his wife
and two children at Aschie, Mo-, in 1891,
and who was recently arrested in Ore
gon, where he married again, was SEN
fenced at Harrisonville, Mo-, yesterday,
to be hanged on February A..
A blizzard prevailed in South Dakota
and parts of Minnesota yesterday.
Trains were badly delayed at Water
town, S. D., owing to drifting snow. The
thermometer has dropped in st. Paul
16 degrees in two hours.
Latest reports state that congress has
made an appropriation of $250,000 10
send supplies to the suffering miners in
the Klondike country. Senator Mcbride
introduced the resolution, and on We'd
nesday he consented to allow the resolu-
tions to be committed to the monetary
affairs committee.
Mail advices received from Madrid.
telegrams and telephone messages on
this subject being forbidden. say the
Spanish military journals, especially the
most important, the Correspondence
Militaire, declare that twenty generals
have come to an agreement to engineer
j protest against McKinley's message to
congress, which is considered insulting
to the Spanish army.
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"oradle songs of nations. .

\.
Following is the program for the en-
tertainment at the vogt tomorrow night.
It will be unusually good, and as it has
required great deal of work to prepare
it, should be greeted by crowded
house:
Piano Duet Georgia Sampson, Clara Nickelsen
Rec-"When Papa Was Little Boy .......
Reuben Trio +. snipes, B. Barrett, w Frank
Rec-"Jes Fore Christmas Eugene Field
Miss Georgia Sampson.
Ladies Quartet - -....-..........s......
Mrs. Condor, Myrtle Michel, Nellie sylvester
Mrs. Varney.
Reading-"My Big Sisters W. dding', .,.....
Song I'm Happy, Ny Honey's Come to Town
PART u-cRADLE SONGS.
Semi -Chorus-Lu Lullaby by......i......l..s..
Recitation- 1Dreamland'' !. Constance French
song.Lin costumel-''In Winter Get Up at
aBaloo, Ny Wee, Wee Thing Scotch Mothers
tsLullaby, Ny Pretty Baby'.--..... Russians
"Sleep, Sleep, on the Floor Japanese
l-lalul la-by, Hush Ny Baby Do Not Cry.
ssSlumber, Slumber, Darling g,'...........Sp Spanish
asleep My Baby Sleep MY Darling" -. Italians
$50 TO Sleep, Ny Little Picaniuhy' Africans
ssNic-N Mac -no-shion na-dy" Indians
"Hush My Baby, Sleep .....-.... .....,. French
Full Chorus -sSleep. Baby, Sleep. All Nations
Admission 25 cents reserved seats So
cents, on sale at the Snipes- Kinersly
drugstore. Doors open at 1880; curtain
rises at s.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-17

lDg WdrH, uFy anu OSduIlIui' Ills udu
the good result of drying up the roads to
a great extent, so that travel is much
easier over them now than a week ago.
A crew of men are at work on Second
street under the supervision of Marshal
Lauer, and they are putting it in first
class shape. We only hope that the
snow will stay away long enough for the
workmen to finish this needed improve
ment.
The ladies wish to impress upon the
minds of the children who take part in
the entertainment Saturday, that the
final practice will be held Saturday
morning at 9 O'Clock. Every child
shonld be present dressed in costume,
and carrying her doll.
The government Indian school on the
Umatilla reservation has been placed
under strict quarantine regulations on
account of an epidemic of measles among
the pupils, There is only one pupil at
tending school. The disease is of mild
form and as yet no deaths have been
reported.
Wednesday Theodore Durrant re-
ceived the death sentence for the fourth
time. The day named this time is jan
nary 9TH. His attorneys intend making
another hard fight, and will leave for
Washington immediately to put his
case once more before the supreme court
of the United States.
Burglars entered the Spa at Astoria
Monday night, forced open the cash
drawer and secuted $s. They also took
several boxes of candy. The same bur
glars entered the Columbia shoe store
and attempted to open a vault, but
failed. They took several pairs of shoes,
The police are working on clue.
About noon snow began failing, and
at the time of going to press it looked as
if it might continue all night. On ac-
/ count of the muddy condition of the
streets, it melts as soon as it falls; but
if it turns few degrees colder, we had
better get our cutters in running order,
as everything but Pague's forecast in
dicates fall of snow.
Fred Burchtorf has completed one oi
the most beautiful things in the shape
of work-box we have ever had the
pleasure to look upon. The outside if
constructed solely of hard wood, beauti.
fully inlaid with mother of pearl nicely
polished, and is without doubt won.
derful piece of work. The friend whom
he favors with this beautiful Christina:
gift should certainly appreciateit highly
The election at Harmony Temple, No
II, Rathbone Sisters, last night, result
ed in the following ladies being elected
to Office for the coming year: P. @.
Minnie Gosser; M. E. c., Mrs. Brad
shaw; L. s., Mrs. Kelsay; E. ]. Mrs
Rorden; Man, Mrs. Waud: P. of E.
Mrs. Driver; G. of o. T., Mrs. Gilbert
M. of R. c., Mrs. Gavin; NJ. of F., Mrs
Walthers; G. of S., Miss Smell.
i Everything is exceptionally quie
around the stockyards the last few days
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NOTICE.

Commencing Monday, December 20.
the steamers of the Regulator Line will
leave Portland at o'clohk a. M, and
The Dalles at 6 80 d. m.
w. @. ALAwAY, Gen. Agt.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-17

The general admission to the enter
tainment, ''Cradle Songs of Nations, .
viii be 25 cents; reserved seats So cents.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-17

A Beautiful Assortment in FIVE BIG PILES
at 22dc 45c &C., SOC and 95c. Our better grades of
Pillows up to $500 reduced in proportion.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-17
SILK HANDKERCHIEFs.

Colored border or plain hemstitched $ 25
Silk worked initials, pure white . ....... 25
In colors, large variety to select from ..... 35
In colors heavy silk and large size ...75c and 100
HOSIERY
Our Large Assortment of Fancy and Staple Hosiery
will make any feel good from his toes up.
New Swell Plaids and Fancy Silk Mixtures 80
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26

the driving rod on the right side of the en-
gine broke. and flying up, struck the top
of the cab directly over the window where
Engineer Bennett sat with his hands on
the lever and throttle. Bennett was
Knocked from his seat and the broken red
began TO rain blow after blow on the cab,
smashing II into splinters. Bennett did not
TO save himself Both his hands were
crushed and bleeding, but he reversed the
power. ana then attempted 10 work the air
brakes, but only to find that the air pump
which operates them had been smashed by
the flying rod.
He was badly bruised and bleeding from
a dozen wounds but he managed to evade
the pounding rod. crawl out over the boiler
and signal down brakes" He had to do
it that way. because the broken rod which
was wrecking his cab prevented his reach
ing the whistle cord His fireman, George
w. Roland. endeavored 10 assist him, but
was helplessly pinned in on his side of the
cab by timbers which had been crushed in
upon him. After run of fully a mile IN
der these conditions in less than a minute
the train came TO a standstill.
Conductor Minard Knapp and his crew
together with the half a hundred passen-
gers. rushed to the engine, where they
found the fireman a prisoner in the wreck
age and the engineer who is personally
known TO all of them, climbing slowly down
from the boiler. where he had crawled at
the risk of his life to save theirs. The fire.
man was found to be unhurt, and Ben
nett's injuries, while severe and painful
were found to be not serious. Congratula-
tions were showered upon the plucky en-
gineer by the passengers, and a committee
of some of NewarkS wealthy business men
was formed for the purpose of preparing a
more substantial token.