Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-01


And yule-log blazing bright;
December when the cold winds blow
Across the fields of white; III.
When the winters rims is in Sthe
ground 5 # 81
And the nights are clear and still,
And the boys go belly-buster down
The slick and shiny hill.
Decenn Der of the Christmas tree 81 Z
And childhood's brightest dream;
December of the eestacy 5=.: ID
OF hallowed Christmas cen:
When the last sweet lullaby is sung
And childrens whispers cease,
And the wee sweet stockings all are
strung
Along the mantel piece.
December of the drum and horn
And bundles slyIy hid;
December of the one great morn
OF mornings for a kid, =
When the chimes of sweet and mel
NJ low bells
Are welcoming the dawn,
And the house rocks with the merry
a yells 4
OF kids with nighties ON. 4
December was the ninth month in
the old Roman calendar, and its
name is from decem- (ten) When
Julius Caesar became Big Stick OF
the empire, the month contained but
tWenty-nine days. He added two
moreone more to make ready for
Christmas, and another to recover
from 1t. Christmas gifts originated
with the Greeks. Hence the saying
beware of the Greeks bearing
gifts" Santa Claus was invented BY
the toy manufacturers Of Neurem-
burg, Germany, where the Teddy
Bears came from.
The motto for this month will be
shut the door! ' Mr.. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Bryan will be the leading presi.
Dental candidates, and prohibition
will continue the burning issue. The
liquor interests will build walls
around Peoria, Ill, st. Louis, Louis
vile and Milwaukee, and their war
balloon viii make daily observations
of the movements Of Mrs Nation.
The Anti-Saloon League has con,
scented to let the Winter solstice Of
this year begin at p.s m. ID on, Sths
22nd; but there must be no drink
ing, and every one must be In BY
curfew. The 21st will be the shortest
day in the year. This will be or
Saturday, and il You are at church
next day and stay for the sermon
you will notice that the 22nd IS much
longer. 5ss
The moon will be full on the 10th
and the sign of the zodiac for the
month will be Capricornus, the Goat
This will make butter go up, and
send kids to Sunday school
| The old mill pond viii freeze again
| And everyone will skate; 55
The mollyeoddie, modest swain,
\ Will thither go with Kate. @s@
She'll slip in such a way that she
Will see a brilliant star, 81 s5s5s
And he will deeply blush to see
/ How long her stockings are.
] The money scare will quiet doWl
unhappy circumstanc mon
ey will frequent again the pocket
/ of our pants. The new gold coin
1 they're making now without 'tIn Go,
1 We Trust, will turn up in the iha
/ at church as priced as any dust. TIL
scrip we have will be retired. ant
! real dough will look good, but tn
old subscriber will insist on payin.
up with wood.
On the End. Speaker Cannon Will
assemble at Washington, where iii
will re-eleet himself and resume tfi
enactment Of law in the presence o
/ the democratic minority and othe
onlookers. The final edition of TIL
s presidents message viii be read
Wall street will be given anothe
physic; and It Will be officially de
Hclared that this country cannot exis
i half capital and half water.
Mr.. Fairbanks will take refuge 1
4 the dignity of the senate from iii
cocktail prosecutors and several me-
members will be taken INTO that Ell
& elusive club of multi-miIlionaire.
Congress assembled will take d
/ great public questions like the nee
for new federal building at Podun
land Coyote Center the growing de
mand for more elastic currenc.
i and why nobody win stay In th
4 army at the generous inducement (
II $43 month and found dead In til