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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-19

CHRISTMAS III JhhiAiCA.
u Tropical Celebration With Santa
Claus Left Out.

The white people Ci jamaica cele-
brate Christmas in spirit rather Than il
active o)ser,;,il,~. OF course Santa;
Claus is unknown. here. fer what would
Kris kringlc 10 in his fur rainelt and
with his reindeers in Il land where few
indeed Of the people know what snow
is and fewer still ever saw it. Outdoor
sport is out Of the question. and even
lawn tennis cannot be substituted for
the skating and toboSyaniny Of the
north. The white people sit or swing
in hammocks under the cool shade OF
the palm trees and look with curious
Interest over the holiday numbers of
English and American ma gaines. with
their strange pictures OF snow scenes,
and read the stories Of Christ slide
In the land of Kris kringlc and Jack
Frost. After shutdown there arc social
gatherings, at which the guests sit out
on the veranuas. eat ice cream. fan
themselves and While away the even
ing with conversation and in that
''sweet doing nothing way that is
such a feature of life in the tropics
Very many OF the white people OF ia
maica were born in the island and so
know nothing of the Christmas Gus
toms Of the north. But there are also
quite number of Americans and Brit
ishcrs here, and these try various ways
to get up semblance of Christmas, but
it is like the crew Of polar expedition
celebrating Fourth of July while ice
bound in the 4 rctic circ|a and thoir
Christmas is mostly one of reminis-
cence. Still wintering in the tropics is
not without its compromising advan-
tages, and although Christmas here is
apt to be pretty lonesome time to
Americans, they are very apt to find
cause for c0ngratulatiOn after the fes
tive season is over in the fact that they
are safe from the cold. the snow, the
slush and the billiards. Of the north.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-19

dinner-party had been arranged for. a
First. to air their new toilettes; second,
to soothe one another in their common
grievance, and third, the Goldwaite cot
tage vas SO situated that they could cas-
lily see the coarse tide of the Seconds
and: possibly the "thirds" to the
FARMS
2Punctually at the appointed time the
outraged upper current gathered at the
appointed place to see the outrageous un-
der current set toward the philanthropic
president.
by three o'clock all the INDECENT but re-
spectacle people Of the neighborhood had
gone by in their Sunday best. .
E..Onlons and sauerkraut!" drawled Mr..
Walton, as a German family passed on
foot.
Our white necktie BRIGADE" comment
eG another FIRST" as the pastor of poor
church, mile away, and the superinten-
dent OF its Sunday school, together with
a. dozen scholars, went by in a double
sleigh. And the t'frsts" rustled their
silks and smiled in aristocratic contempt
before the Goldwaite party broke up,
however, a messenger from the Farms
bowed himself into their midst and out
again, leaving the hostess looking sus-
piclousiy at message in her hand, with
the army coat blazed onto the corner"
as Mrs. Meigs would have Said. She
glanced timidly around the expectant
circle and finally drew forth a daintily
perfumed note and read:
"A very happy New Year to all! 1t
has occurred to US, dear people, that you
may not have comprehended our motive
in bidding our guests for the day. AS
We all are interested in philanthropic
work, we will be understood when we
say the new leaf We turned is very time
ly and beautiful, and has made many
hearts happy. Husband and l turned the
leaf suggested by Luke, the beloved physi.
clan. We knew you were all well able to
return the compliment, and so we bade
those who could not recompense us.
I'VE extend greetings and desire that
you all rejoice with us. Mr.. and Mrs
John Berrie, Shelly Farms
The ''frsts'' looked soberly at each
other; the spirit of the note touched the
good in them and the new dinner dresses
were, for the time, forgotten.
EYES," they said, "the whole neighbor.
hood has enjoyed Happy New Year to.
day. Surely it is a pleasant new leaf!''
But the philanthropic society has never
been organized, although the prospective
president is ready and waiting.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-19

she boosted to Mrs. Wilton on the next
Monday morning, as she ran her broad
hand through the steaming suds.
''Some one going to send you nice
basket" quiered Mrs. Wilton, thinking
at once of the benevolent president to be.
NAV! yer away off," laughed the
woman of labor. "We've an invitation to
the New Years dinner at Shelly Farms;
got it in fine cover with the Berrie army
coat blazed onto the corner of it,"
'Why Mrs. Malinda Meigs!" exclaimed
the astonished Mrs. Wilton, "you are not
joking me-"
''No, ma am, I'm not" giving the handle
of the wringer an emphatic yank; ct i
the Bible truth. And I was so tickled at
what she writ onto the gold-aiged card,
she sent me-
"What was that" asked Mrs. Wilton,
desperately, the awfulness of a philan.
thropic movement" gripping her heart.
strings.
'Why, she writ that she and her hus-
band would turn the new leaf themselves
this time and invite the worthy poor to
dine with them on New Years day
And now dropping her voice to one OF
pleasant interrogative, "where be you
agoin' to dine, New Years, ma'am?'
Il hardly know yet," answered Mrs.
Wilton, truthfully; then she fled to the
closet and studied the fine, new dinner
dress, with conflicting thoughts.
For young chit from college to come
lording it into their midst and make such
unheard Of snubbing plans in her en-
deavor to appear peculiar, was simply
outrageous! The Shelly Farms new leaf
was perfectly abominable! Something
would have to be done to offset this dis
gushing philanthropy.
Wilton had made the rounds Of the insult
ed elite of the countryside; and a swell
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-19

success.
The expectant **frsts'' were all agog
for few days.. looking for invitations;
but, strange to say, rot one Of them re-
ceived tire familiar So, are envelope with
the Eerrie coat-ofari.-s in the corner,
and things were once more fast assum-
ing the mysterious.
But everything was made exceedingly
plain, finally, by the buxom Mrs. Meigs,
washer-woman for trio of the immacu.
late set.
"And it's me and mine who are goin'
to have fine dinner on New Years day."
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-19

N0 liz AFTER all, 1Oi every Ouc Ill luS
E&1 neighborhood to have an opin-
~ ion of John Berries second
wife,
She dressed finer than his first wife
did-most second wives do-she spent more
hours at the piano, and seemed several
degrees more aristocratic than the hrst
Mrs Berrie.
1t was an honored custom, reaching
back to the stouter branches OF the an
cestral tree, for the owner of the Farms
to give New Years dinner to the coun-
tryside; and each guest was invited to
come and turn new leaf for yearly
luck"
Of course, it was the *'frsts," and not
the seconds or thirds" as the ship
pers say, who enjoyed these annual feasts
and, usually, they began several weeks
before to plan what to wear" This year
i. seemed necessity to be a little more
particular about the cut of gowns and
width OF trimmings, for the new Mrs.
Rerrie was lady of means in her own
right, and dressed elaborately.
1--WE must make an IMPRESSION said
Mrs. Wilton, decisively, land she must
feel that our presence is an honor to the
Farms. l intend to have new silk; a
regular dinner party dress
And so the ''firsts' planned to sur
pass all former efforts, for the sake OF
profound impression; therefore, by the
middle OF December a score OF lovely new
gowns were the pride of as many ambi-
tious feminine owners.
The mistress of Shelly Farms was af-
fable and gracious to all, and the tony
''frsts" were just dying to display their
rich costumes in her honor. But for
some unaccountable reason the invitations
were tardy.
Could it be possible that the second wife
was one of those new women, who would,
at one fe! swoop, eliminate the annual
dinner? And would John Berrie stand
that:
In sheer desperation of suspense, Mrs.
Goldwai,e was delegated to call at the
Farms. ostensibly to speak OF philan'
thropic movement, but really to scent the
New Year festivities and overdue cards.
Mrs. Berrie received her visitor very
courteousy and pleasantly, and supported
the philanthropic idea enthusiastically,
even graciousiy accepting the presidency
OF the society when they should organize
But when the conversation drifted into
holiday news the caller could not, by any
tact, draw out the brides plans concern
ing New Years day. Exasperated, Mrs
Goldwaite suddenly let go skirmishing and
asked her, point blank, IF the Farms
would give annual dinner this year,"
20, certainly" answered the new wife,
her face lighting up with pleasure, "hus-
band and have been planning for that
some time. The invitations are late, but
Mr.. Berrie could not help me until to-day,
and, of course, I am not well enough
acquainted to get the names alone. We
shall send them this week, however, and
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-19
What He Heard.

Little Aontague-I was awake when
Santa Claus came, dad.
Father-Were you? And what was
he like, eh?
Little Monta gue-Oh, l couldn't see
him. 1t was dark, you know. But
when he bumped himself on the wash
stand he said
Father (hastily) - There, that III do,
Monty. Run away and play.-Punch.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-19

,ss<:"Jedge, l want to swear off to-day.
Whatll you charge lor a pledge:'
..ii'Twenty-five cents
;::rCan't YOU make il five for dollar?"
3 j
-, a GrnuiHc Picnic.
Ijohnny Joie>,- DID You have fun watch
ing the Old YEA" out and the new year in ?
s:sWilhe Eoe:u:n Did i. Say! | watched
my sister and &c! uerr witch the old
year out auI tie ::>v Year iil!--Brooklyn
Eagle.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-19
With Apologies to Riley

There's Christmas touch in the air.
feel it. somehow, everywhere
feel tt at home; it makes ms blue.
feel it at the office too.
Ny bank account 10 tinged with care:
There's Q Ch1istnas touch in tho ar.
-lA6A,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-19
just Her Luck,

Mrs. p. Nurius-I dreamed last night
that you gave me a diamond ring for
Christmas.
Mr.. P. Nurius-That's just your luck.
Dreams always go by contraries.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
HELPS THE HEALTH.

A bag of hot salt relieves neuraleia.
Nuts are more easily digested if
eaten with salt.
To avoid fatigue when sewing change
your position frequently.
Tooth powder containing camphor
sometimes causes the enamel of the
teeth to crack, and therefore it is bet
ter avoided, since the cracking of the
enamel means the first stage in the
decay of the teeth.
A cold onion poultice has saved life
In grave cases of capillary bronchitis
affecting children. Two or three large
onions are cut up rapidly and as finely
as may be practicable. The mince is
placed in muslin and the poultice SO
formed is laid upon the chest. It is
covered with a pad of folded towels tn
whole being bound in position with
bandage. The poultice may be left
on for some hours. A great portion of
the sulphide of allyl is inhaled; some
part is absorbed through tn skin. I'm
der the influence of the drug the pa
tient sleeps, the expectoration becomes
freer, the breathing easier, the skin
perspires, the temperature falls and
the danger to lifeis overcome.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.
CrOp Bulletin.

In central and northern parts of the
state the need of rain was beginning
to be felt, and there the rains of the
week have been beneficial to all the
crops; elsewhere rain was not needed.
but it has caused no injury. In the
northern part of the state spring wheat,
OATS barley and fax are growing well;
In central and southern portions these
crops are in splendid condition, ex-
cept in few localities, where on light
SOIL the straw is short and flax rather
thin. There is some complaint of rust
IN southern portions, and the fear of
lodging. Rye is ripening. Spring
wheat and oats are heading. Corn has
been backward, but the recent warm
weather is starting vigorous growth.
Potatoes are good and new potatoes
are ready for use. A great deal of
clover has been cut for hay, though
the week has not been favorable for
haying, and in southeastern portions
considerable hay has been injured or
spoiled by the rains. Timothy is ready
to cut
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16

time to revise his views, BECAUSE his
people will probably retain him in
the congress for an indefinite period,
His views have been disseminated in
some of the newspapers of the east
ern states, but they have not exert.
ed so great an influence as they
might have produced if they had en-
anated from congressman whose
experience in public life had been
more extended and diversified.
Congressman Morris, of Minnesota,
speaks from six years of experience,
as against six months of the New
York representative, and he says that
the rules of the house of representa-
tives "simply reduce that body to an
aggregation of pitiful followers of
the man in the chair" He further
says: "There will be no national dan
ger in these rules, so long as there
shall be speaker whose patriotism
is bigger than his egotism. But there
is likely to come a day when a man
in the chair will weld the power of
the position for his own aggrandize-
ment. Then you will see a dictator
whose antics may produce anarchy"
Congressman Hepburn, of Iowa,
who is accredited with great abil.
tiles, natural and acquired, and who
has been in the house of representa-
tives for 20 years, says: "The rules
of the house make every member
look like little midget bowling and
scraping to some. other midget, who
is magnified by the obsequiousness of
the midgets who have enthroned him.
Under the existing rules there may
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16

good in parliamentary law. They have
come up again and again to the detri-
ment of the dominant party, and at
the same time to the detriment of the
country.
Congressman Perkins, of New
York, says: 'Many estimable peo-
pie have decided that the influence
of the house of representatives is
diminishing, and that this sad result
is due to ire rules of that body. The
first proposition is questionable, and
the second is nonsense" That is the
dirctum of one who has been men,
Der of congress in active service &
little more than six months. It is cpl
grammatic and bold to declare any
proposition nonsense" and it is
usual with a certain class of men to
be aggressively self-assertative, but
assertion is neither syllogism nor
conclusion.
+. The congressman, whose gentle life
hes been spent within sight and
sound Of Genesee falls, and whose
home in Rochester is one Of the most
lovely in the land. will have ample
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
Found Skeletnna

While men were at work excavating
cellar on the farm of J. N. Nelson,
three miles southeast of Colato, they
uncovered the skeletons of two men.
Ihe appearance of the skeletons would
indicate that they had been in the
ground for many years. None of the
ola settlers knows or can give any idea
OF the identity of the remains. About
rs years ago disreputable family
lived in the neighborhood They sud
denly moved to parts unknown, and it
is supposed that strangers in the vicin-
ity were murdered in the house and
their bodies buried under the floor
The skeletons appear to have been laid
one on the other.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16

be an ass in the chair, and giants on
the floor, but the ass will be the
master of them all. The rules make
the speaker master of his fellow rep-
resentatives; whereas, the constitu-
ton declared that all of the repre-
sentatives should be equal. There is
no reason why one man should be
selected from the majority and unto
him be given all of the rights of the
other representatives. But that is
the condition of ths popular body un-
der the existing rules"
Those are words spoken from the
brain of experience and from the
heart of an honest man. The great
est absurdity of the existing rules Is
the committee on rules. That CON-
mittee consists of two republicans,
two democrats, and the speaker; at
least that is the way it looks on pa
per. AS matter of fact, the COM
mittee on rules consists of two men,
bers of the majority party and tho
speaker; because the two members
of the minority party are always out
voted, and usually do not attend
meetings of the committee. Now the
absurdity of having such a committee
lies right here.
The speaker appoints the chairmen
and members of all committees. He
is chairman of the committee on
rules, and appoints two members Of
his own party on the committee, who
do exactly what he tells them to do;
or else he can turn them out and an.
point two others who will not hest
ate to '*crook the pregnant hinges Of
the knee that thrift may follow fawn-
ing" So, after you analyze the CON-
mittee on rules, you see that it is a
mere makeshift to fool the people.
It is no committee at all, but merely
a gauzy attempt to hide the one-man
power of the speaker himself.
No matter what the rules of the
house may be, it is left to this al
legged committee on rules to decide
what bills shall be taken up, how
long they shall be debated, and when
a vote Shall be taken. The speaker
himself decides all these important
matters, and then calls a meeting of
the committee on rules. That seems
big. The speaker tells his two fol-
lowers what he wants done, and then
one of the two majority members ad.
dresses the house and says: II have
to report a rule from the committee
on rules, deciding thus and so.'' It
is then in the power of the house
to vote against the order of the
speaker, thus thinly disguised; but,
because of his power in all other mat
ters, the majority party always sus-
tains the speaker in this by-play by
sustaining the alleged report of the
committee on rules. Thus the house
is governed by one man, under the
Reed rules, and it Is about time for
the people to understand the PLAY
for all it is worth.
The people have very little to do
with their government. Very little
indeed. SMITH D. FRY.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
Electric Light and the Eyes.

A Russian specialist has decided that,
contrary to the general opinion. cleo
trio light plays less havoc wit>a the eyes
than other forms of artificial light. He
bases his deductions on the fact that
disease and damage to the eye are pro-
portioned to the frequency,of the clos
ure of the lids. He found that the
lids close in a minnie 6.8 times with
candle light, 2.s times with gas light,
20 times with sun light, and 1.s times
with electric light.-Science.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
Gooseberry Waterloo.

Add the yellow rind of one lemon to
one quart of ripe berries; stew until
tender in little water. Drain in. a jelly
bag. To every pint of juice allow ono
pound of cut sugar. When the sugar is
dissolved, freeze the same as ice cream.
Ladies' World, New York. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
Struck by Cyclone.

While the Billy Bennett show was
exhibiting at Perham, in tent damned
with people, a cyclone struck the town.
People, seats and poles were thrown
into heap. TO add to the disaster,
the canvas caught fire from the over
turned lights, causing a general panic
Luckily, however, no one was killed,
and aside from a few bad burns, no
one was seriously hurt. The showmen
and outside citizens united to give aid,
and it was through their efforts that
no fatalities occurred.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
DOctOre,d Milk.

Mr.. Pitt understa and that there is
a good deal of doctored milk on the
market.
Mr.. PENN suppose the water cure
is the one principally used.-Pttsburg
acknowledgements
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
She Told Film.

."Can you tell me why it u.s." he
growled as he began diving under the
bed, "that my slippers always seem
to get pushed clear over against the
wall?"
Yes, DEAR" she answered, pleas:
antly.
"You can?"
eyes, DEAR"
"Then why is it?''
because you don't put them away in
the slipper rack when you take them
of, DEAR Chicago Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
Bay Named by Stanley.

A new name to be seen on the latest
maps of British East Africa is Ugowe
bay, applied to an arm of the Victoria
Nyanza. This name originated with
Stanley, the explorer, in a singular
way. When he was making a chart
of the lake shores he came upon a
great bay, and, calling to a native, he
asked what it was called. After re-
peating the inquiry several times, he
got for answer something that sound
ed like "You go way" and the in
terpreter's efforts met with no better
success. So Stanley, accepting the
sound, named the bay Ugowe, which is
pronounced like the English phrase
quoted above.-N. Y. Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
Merely q Joke.

Mrs. Gabble--Miss Ode says her
family-tree is very ancient.
Mrs. Spark-Yes; IT'S chestnut-
Judge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
A Literary Boomer.
'ow do you know2

Subsidy new novel will be read,
I tell you!
Scrubbs-How do you know2
Stubbs-Why, my publishers are Of
fering $4,000 prize to the reader who
guesses the name of it!--Puck.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
Health RaD0rf

The forthcoming quarterly report of
DIR. ii. NJ. Bracken, secretary of the
state board of health, will show that
there have been 2,143 cases of small
pox in Minnesota in the quarter, of
which twelve resulted fatally. In the
past two years the state has spent
nearly $4,000 for the care of non-resi-
dent smallpox patients. Most of them
were lumbermen who caught the in
lection in the northern camps, and,
having spent their wages, were thrown
on the state for support.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
Fatally Injured.

Because 9-year-old Fred Niemann, of
st. Paul, inadvertently drove on piece
OF fresh pavement, John Sparks, col
ored, who was laying the pavement,
struck him over the head with club,
fracturing the boys skull. The youth
will probably die
The boy was driving with his father
when the horse walked onto the soft
pavement. An alteration followed,
in which Sparks dealt the lad heavy
blow with a, club.