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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

The development of mines of ore
and sulphur in Sicily has always been
the cause of many strikes, on account
of the low prices paid to the laborers.
The government of Zone obtained re-
Gently from the Chambers a law guar
anteeing financial support to sick or
wounded and lame miners. The pro-
prietors of the mines announced that
they would decrease the wages
of the workmen in a sufficient propor-
tion to meet the extra expenses i'm.
posed upon them by the operation of
the new law taxing property for the
support of invalid laborers. The
miners in the Province of Girgenti to
the number of about thousand have
struck work, and, at last reports, the
strike was still in progress; fortu-
nately this time it was not accom-
panied by the violence and bloodshed
which too often marked the labor
troubles of Sicily.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

Wnen the shadows
of night deepened and drew dark
forms and shapes under the long roof
which sloped nearly to the ground.
1t was not pleasant to return from q
land OF dreams to the hard facts of
life and to the plait and weave the
long, green willow wands into baskets
at his uncles command and to hear
the scolding tongue of his aunt busy
with her household duties.
Finally he determined that he would
run away and seek life for himself;
but the day never came until he had
completed his fifteenth birthday,
which was uncelebrated. It was upon
Christmas Eve that he decided to
break away. His aunt had been un-
usually ill-tempered and as his mind
was sure the proper time had arrived
for his step into the world, not even
the cold of approaching night dis
couraged him.
Kriss was not altogether free of
blame, for he had been discordant
note in the household. He was
neither cheerful nor amiable, nor un-
selfish, but then he had never been
shown the way towards loving and
grateful disposition. He had become
sullen and hardened. AS he crept
stealthily into the street the twilight
was throwing her gray draperies
around the little German village
Down the deserted road he passed, on,
and up the hill, where he turned to
rbiVfarewell to the only home he had
ever known, and betook his way into
the dark forest that seemed to call him
into its depths.
How many voices were there
sweet ones, too, unlike any he had
ever heard! The wind blew off his
cop by way of a joke, and, touching
him with icy fingers, said, "Comel
Come! Come, Kriss! There is much
warmth in the forest and Joy. Come"
The pinebow hummed hus;iily, yet
softly: "Come, Kriss, come! 1t is
true; the wind knows. Gomez Come"
AS Kriss passed into the forest he
felt, although he could not Sc, the
mysterious spirits. Kriss stood still
wondering what would occur next,
when young tree about his own
height, vain of her beauty and patron
izing in her manner, said: "Sit by me,
Kriss," and he obeyed, still watching
md listening to the voices of the mys-
terious spirits of the winter night,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

A Swiss anthropologist, on his re,
turn from Patagonia, brought home
with him a complete collection OF
Patagonian skulls, and when the GUS
tom house proposed to tax them on
the basis of animals bones imported
as manure, he protested that this was
an insult to humanity. To his sur
prise his objection was listened to,
and he received receipt for the duty
charged upon higher scale, with the
skulls entered as returned emf
grants worn effects"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22
Christmas Dishes in Various Nations.


Each country has its distinctive
Christmas dishes. The holly dinner
of England is foo much like our own
to need description, although we are
apt to have turkey and mince pie in
stead of roast beef and plum pudding.
In France, the Christmas dinner in
cludes chicken roasted and garnished
as only the French can do it, and liver
pudding, rich with truffles and season
ing.
In Spain, they are fond at holiday
time of soup made of sweet almonds,
cream and fish first roasted before
the fire and basted with lemon, garlic
and oil.
In Germany, they have fat goose
stuffed with chestnuts, pork boiled
with sauer kraut, sausages, beef with
sour sauce, black pudding, smoked
goose and baked apples.
In Switzerland, also, the goose is
the leading dish. and there will like
wise be found on the table confection-
cry, cakes, fruits, mt punding. Gen
eva fritters-the national dish-a paste
made of fruits, marmalade, spices and
eggs.
Russia serves it's national soup of
beef, boiled cabbage, sour cream and
fermented beet juice, and it is ready
to be eaten at any time during the
day. A huge roast pig served with
boiled buckwheat, cooked with liver
and the heart of the pig, is the princi-
pal dish at dinner. With this is eaten
cheese creamed with butter, sugar
and raisins, and colored eggs also
grace the board.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

The government of the state of
Nuevo Leon, Mexico, has directed
that the pupils in all the official schools
shall be taught to write and perform
all manual tasks as we'll with one
hand as with the other.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

It was Chicago man. who, having
purchased kaleidoscope, brought it
back the next day and Indignantly ex-
planned he had tried to play on the
blamed thing for an hour, and had
not been able to get tune out of it.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22
Good Deeds For the Day.

Don't shut your door to pity the
poor.
Give the children a bushel of hap
piness and they'll share it with you.
Raise the preachers salary-but
not so high that he can't reach it.
Make the Christmas tree a green
spot in memory.
Don't lose sight of the fact that
vou were boy yourself in the early
gears of the century.
Don't let the tin horn blast your
happiness. Christmas will soon blow
,ver.
Make somebody happy, even if you
lave to settle an old bill to do it.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

Mr.. Joe Letter is said to have taken
20 literature If he can bulge the
poetry market in the same way that
he did the wheat market he will be
regarded as benefactor by a very
numerous constituency.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

The enterprising young fellow
whose means of livelihood is the
marrying of widows with money is in
the wrong state and lives in the wrong
time. He should have lived in Utah
four years ago. Then his popularity
would not have excited comment.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

>|- mouse"-
first saw the light of print, appearing
in the Troy Sentinel of December %.
1928. AS published then it was
anonymous, but it was prophetical of
its coming popularity that even in
that day, unfavorable as it was for
newspaper illustration, it was accom-
panied by a picture of Santa Claus on
his rounds. In the time intervening
it has become known to practically
every man, woman and child in
America, has spread hence to the
widest limits of the English-speaking
race, has been translated into the
language of every nation that has
Santa Claus, and is little, if any, short
OF being the most popular poem in the
world. For years it was all annual
feature of all American newspapers.
Then, in 1874, it was acknowledged
by its learned author, being included
in little volume of his poems pub
lished in New York. Thence its in
clusion in school readers and all kinds
of defamation books was only matter
of a short time. In 1859 the edition
that first attained wide distribution
was issued, with the pleasant illus
trations made by Felix o. G.. barley,
which was remembered gratefully by
any number of persons now crawling
reluctantly into middle life.
1t will be surprise to many to
learn that "The Night Before Christ
mas" was written by the erudite doc
tor of laws who prepared the first He
brew dictionary ever published in
America. He was Clement c. Moore,
descendant of a famous family in
the history of the Episcopal Church,
and himself one of its most notable
benefactors.
Clement Clarke Moore was born on
July Is, 1881, in New York City, and
died at his summer home in Newport
on July 10, 1868.
The poem which has given him
greater fame than all his learning and
benefactions was written as a pastime
and given his children as Christmas
present just seventy-five years ago.
He thought little of it at the time. or
later. Indeed, it is possible it would
never have become known to the
"oIiu ~ all Aau HoU uue eiuest uduSu-
ter of the Rev. David Butler, d. D.,
rector of ST. Pau's in Troy. N. Y,
seen the lines during visit to New
York the year after they were com
posed, and published them in the pa
per mentioned without their authors
consent It is said that nothing but
The speedy popularity the verses at
tained procured Miss Buffers for
riyeness.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

Dewey is said to be coming home.
It will be such home coming as no
American ever had. For his own
comfort we advise that he be put un-
der strong guard in Fort Warren,
where his family and friends might
visit him with passes signed by him
self
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

Strange to say, he was not cold
though resting on the velvety snow;
nor was he homesick. A gay process
sion entertained him, issuing out of
the black hollow of great oak, that
glittered in it's armor Of ice. First
came the children of the Winter Wind,
all fierce-eyed and sharp Of feature,
dressed in tunics of white and gray
flowing mantles. Then followed the
Snow Children in their glistening gar
ments of white and fowsr-shaped
crystal crowns; and after them Holda
herself, Queen of Earth and Woods.
Queen of Snow and of Christmastide.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22
A Young Doubter.

Father-"Why, Tom, what are you
doing on the roof this time of nightf'
"Well, I've got my doubts
about that Santa Claus story, and I
came here to watch the chimneys and
find out if there is such person.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

Commissioner General Peck is like.
wise indulging propensity for ex-
pansion. He has secured $4,000
square feet more for American exhib-
itors at the Paris Exposition.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

The time seems to be not far dis
tant when English will be the lam
guage of the people inhabiting the en-
tire valley of the Nile.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

A Philadelphia paper in its story of
the jubilee crowd said it was ''nip and
tuck between the pickpockets and the
police" 1t would be interesting to
learn which finally got the most.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

How lovely she was in her gown of
emerald velvet with big bunch of
snowdrops at her breast, and crown
of oak leaves like Dryad. Her faxen
hair was bound with a strand of pearls,
her eyes were blue as summer rivers,
her lips as pomegranates, her arms
and neck as white as the falling
fakes, that, touching her, turned into
showers of creamy roses.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

Adventures have thus far spent
$50, 600, 900 in going to and from the
Klondike, and have brought back
$6,OOO,00O. But, then, think of the
fun
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22
Arranging the Christmas Menu.
The menu for the Christmas dinner
nay be as follows:

Oysters on the Half Shell
Clear Soup Custard and Spinach
Blocks
Olives Celery
Deviled Spaghetti
Roasted Turkey. Chestnut Stufl1nG
Cranberry Jelly
Sweet Potato Croquettes
Peas Served in Turnip Cups
Ginger Sherbet
Lettuce Salad Cheese Balls
Toasted Crackers
Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce
Coffee
BonbonS Almonds
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22
Understood.

''well, did you kiss her?" asked
Spykes.
eyes," replied Spokes, "I mistle-
toed the mark. Judge.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

"Why have you come hither?" she
asked. AS he was speechless the
Trees and Snowfakes said in their
soft chorous: "The Wind brought
him, and we babe him join the Joy of
Christmastide and cried Come! Come!
Comet"
"Unless you come selfishly," she
asked, "what have you brought. to
us? The birds give their voices, the
flowers their perfume, the Trees their
shelter, the Wind his music, the
Snow-children their service, the Sea-
sons their beauties and their boun-
ties, and I, to grant all wishes.
What do you bring to the Christmas
Revels?"
Christopher hung his head. He
fell to her feet and kissing her dress
with emotion, exclaimed: "I have
brought nothing but myself. Do
with me as you will.
$50 be it," replied Holda, "you
shall give yourself. You shall be one
of the greatest Spirits of the hal
lowed season."
The Queen of fChristmastide clapped
her hands and bade the Revels be-
gin. When all the enjoyment was at
its height, Queen Holda clapped her
white hands and four and twenty
Wish Maidens bowed before her and,
then facing the strange multitude,
promised to bring to every one in
Holda's realm his and her desire.
Bowing low to Holda they took their
leave, soon returning. Each one now
held rosy ribbon attached to sill
yer car, which they drew along and
upon which what appeared to Chris
topher the most wonderful thing he
had ever beheld- "A glittering tree.
Queen Holda gave to each one pres
ent pifts from the Wishing-Tree, and
then she said impressively: "We have
one more gift. Kriss has given him
self. He is to go out into the world
and carry the blessings of our Revels."
Then she called her Snow-Children
and, speaking to them in her snow
language, which none but herself and
her little people can understand, or
even hear-so low, SO soft, so melodi-
GUS is it-bade them prepare Christie
pher for his long journey.
First they murmured into his ear
until he grew drowsy and fell asleep,
and when he slumbered they folded
around him rich, red robes and man.
tie bcrdered with ermine, and placing
on his head tall peaked. cap, bound
around it wreath of holly. They
powdered his long hair with snow,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22

That Havana lottery will evacuats
with the Spaniards. Uncle Sam will
protect the Cubans against them
selves.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22
|IN HOLDA'S WOOD.
} How Old Father Christmas Was
BOrn-The German Legend
! of Krlss Kringle.
RY ESTHER SINGLETON.
RY ESTHER SINGLETON.

4 r is TOPH e r
was greatly dissat-
isfed with his
home. He was an
imaginative lad,
entirely out of tune
with his surround
ings. He lived in
a little wooden
cottage, curiously
car we'd, that gave
him some delight
VIII o~ A. H.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-24
Trustees Sale.

By virtue of the power in me vested
as trustee under trust deed executed
by A. B. Bowman and wife Mary G.
Bowman on the 30th day of January
1897 and registered in the registry at
Joneeboro in Trust Deed Book No. IL
page 67 will on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 80, 1898
sell at public outcry to the highest
bidder at the Court House door in
johnson City on credit of six and
twelve months and in bar of the equi-
ty of redemption the real estate men
toned and described in said trust deed
to. wit Lots Is and Is in block SO in
the John R Proctor Land Co.'s Add.
ton to Johnson City, also lots %, 49,
80, 81, 80, 80, and "a in block 81 Of
said addition and also small three
cornered piece lying between Maple
street and D. J. Wheeler's line, also q
lot on Division street in said town OF
Johnson City being lot No. in block
l in Henrys addition to said town
fronting on Division street, also 8
acres situated in East Carnegie con-
veyed to A. B. Bowman by two deeds
OF g executed by Matte T, Fern and
Others registered in Vol. 81 page 444
CT the registry at Jonesboro, the other
executed by Ferns and Briggs to said
Bowman which deed is registered in
Vol. Sc page $50 OF said registry, also
two parcels or small tracts adjoining
each other in East Carnegie conveyed
to said A. B. Bowman by a deed o ~
] Fisher and wife registered in Vol
20 page I25 of said registry and by
deed ofW ?, Redman and wife register
ed in Vol, 81 page GA of said registry
containing acre each, also l idndi-
vided interest tabout ~ in and to q
32.7-10 acre tract OF land in the 9th
civil district of said county adjoining
the lands OF Allen Barns and others
also two houses and lots situated on
Bowman street in said town OF John
son City said lots adjoining each other
and bounded by Bowman street JEFF
Burleson and Others.
Said lands will be sold to satisfy the
debts mentioned and secured by said
trust deed and for trust purposes there
in contained. For more particular
description Of said lands reference is
hereby made to said trust deed SO reg
istered as aforesaid.
1. E. REEVES, Trustee.
This February Oath 1898.
712 4t,prsIee$16.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-24
"a VISIT IN EUROPE"
BY GEORGE H. aILDERs1EEvR.

Nettie Willis lived in the Southern
part Of Central America, where snsw is
never seen. One day letter came
from Brazil telling that Nettie's father
would como home in a week. When
Nettie heard it she clapped her hands
for Joy. The train he was osming ON
was hall an hour late. Sc they had to
wait supper. John, their driver, had
the fine horses hitched to a lovely
coach, which he went to meet Mr..
Willis. In about Is minutes Nettie
heard the horsos hoffs pat On the paved
street. Then they had very large
supper. After they had finished eating
Mr.. Willis pulled gold watch cut for
Nettie. "Ihank you, papa, said Net
tie. Mr.. Willis was going to Europe,
for he had got Job Of mining. Mr..
Willis thought he had better take his
family. They were ready in few days
and went to Veracruze to get on board.
While they were riding ON the ship 9
great storm came up and lasted al
night. In days they reached Europe
They travelled on until they reached
Norway, and settled there. 1t was
winter just then and Nettie had SO goo(
time that she never got tired of seeing
it snow. They staid there 3 years, an(
they wanted to go home but Nettis. s.
in week they were started, and in
days reached Veracruze. Then the.
took the train and went home and go
settled again. Nettie never forge
what fun she had in Norway with tn
snow.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-24

Nothing yet seriously proposed in the
line of paternalism goes further than a
joint resolution offered by representa-
tive Lowering, of Massachusetts, pro-
viding for an amendment to the consti-
tuition, authorizing congress to regulate
the hours of labOr in all the states. The
house Judiciary committee has actually
been giving hearings on that resolu-
tion. A delegation Of cotton mill men
from the south appeared before the
committee to protest against the reso-
luton, but they could have saved
money by staying home. We may
come to that sort of thing in time, but
not yet.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-24
To Extend the Three C,s.

The Knoxville Tribune of 10th inst.
contained the following article relative
to the railroad interests of this section.
That portion relative to the Three C's
may interest our people:
The blowing up OF the war vessel
Maine has caused one of the pros
pectiye bidders on the Morristown &
Cumberland Gap railroad to reconsider
the matter and it is said that he will
not bid at the sale that is to take place
today. For some time DIR. A, Arlund,
of Copenhagen, Denmark, has been in
this section and has been looking into
the Morristown q Cumberland Gap
road with view of buying. He has
spent considerable time in looking into
the road and the resources of the coun-
try through which the road runs.
DR.. Arluud is at tho Imperial, and
last night he stated that he would not
bid on the road at the sale today, as
he had received dispatches to refrain
from bidding, as the Maine affair was
enough to stop stock speculation and
ma 10 conditions so uncertain as to the
future. The doctor will attend the sale,
but will not bid.
DR.. Arlund is a Dane and man whO
has seen much Of the world. He talks
broken English. He states that he has
had his attention called to the desira-
bility of constructing electric roads
through the mountains for the purpose
of bringing out valuable minerals fol-
the market. In his Judgment the
cheapest way, and at the same time /
profitable way to get those minerals tc
the market is by electric roads. The
mountains are full of undevelOped wa
ter powers that can be made available
in furnishing electricity to operate The
! roads. In this way the mineral can b,
e got to the markets at reasonable rat
+ so that some money can be gotten GU
+ of the road and the investment.
S The doctor states that he has BEEF
+ asked to aid in the construction Of al
l electric road from Marion, N. G,
. through that state to connect with til
= end of the Three C's road just east q
p Johnson City. He says that the effe
T is that he construct the road and tina
+ he will get the free right CT way, an
It the use of rs convicts all of the tim
g during construction. In return he
Is to construct alongside of the electri
3 road turnpike road, and in additio
3 other inducements are offered. T
" show how such road would pay,
IS called attention to the fact that the fl
| teen miles of the Three C's that run
% from Johnson City east, is haulin
It minerals and has paid fifteen per cen
)f on the Investment.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-24
Your Intelligence.

Your Intelligence is questioned by the drug
gists who tries to influence you TO let him bot
tie anything when you ask for DR.. Bells Piue
Tar Honey, No druggist can put this up for
you-he cannot put up anything like tit is
not to be had in bulk it is to be had only in
Csc soc and 81 bottles There is nothing ''jusl
as good as DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. Avoid
those substitutes with similar sounding names
When you buy DR.. Bells ine-Tar-Honey see
that the bottle has never been opened and that
it bears the picture and testimony of Good Old
Granny Metcalf,' and the name of the L Z
Switzerland Medicinccompany, Fountain Park
Paducah, KY.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-24

Don't think that your liver needs treating.
you are bilious. 1t don't. Its your stomach
That is your stomach is really what causes the
biliousness. 1t has put your liver out of order.
See what's the matter with your stomach
Sick stomach poisons liver and then there s
trouble. Shaker Digestive Cordial cures stom-
ach and then all's we'll That's the case In a
nutshell
Shaker Digestive Cordial is no secret.
Formulas on every bottle But its the simple
honest way its made, the honest Shaker herbs
and other ingredients of which its composed
that make it so efficrciouS.
Any real case of indigestion and biliousness
can be cured with few bottles Of Shaker Di-
gestive Cordial. Try it,
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to d.OO per
bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-02-24

There is difference of opinion as to
whether Senator Mason chose just the
right time to make the red hot speech
of his, and also as to the good taste of
some of his remarks, which were GER
tainly not such as would be likely to
increase our prestige abroad, but the
truthfulness of the following is fully
apparent: "Why should the admins
tration now hesitate? The president
hesitated because of autonomy. Why
should he not act when the minister
has confessed that it is not real, but a
fraud and a sham? Autonmoy, by the
confession of the Spanish minister, is q
fraud, delusion, and snare a COM
mon confidence game OF a common
thief, confessed out ofhis own mouth. ~
No one could doubt the contempt felt
by Mr.. Mason for Spanish diplomats
and Spanish diplomacy, after he said
81 would not sit down at the same table
with Spaniard unless 1 had an iron
clad wall between his stiletto and my
architecture. There is nothing IN
Spanish diplomacy for hundred years
which prove them anything but com
mon scoudrels. "