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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18

I had been battling against storm and
sickness, doing a woman's work and
mans too. Now she must do Santa
Claus work. Was ever a Santa
Claus so sleepy? Oh, what would she
not give to throw herself on the bed,
dressed as she was, and sleep? But
there was no time for that Santa
Claus must come to the waiting child.
She knew that in a little while the
sick woman would rouse again and
need her. Softly and YEARLY she lift
ed the one little drop-leaf table over
to the window farthest from the sick
mother and placed the lamp upon it.
Then she got out her precious, dimin-
ishing store Of letter paper that had to
be brought to her from miles away,
like the rest of the supplies, and the
clumsy shears, and began to make
paper dolls
Clip, clip, went the big shears. That
and the rustic of the paper were the
only sounds to be heard. Gradually she
realized that the bowling of the wind
had ceased and the blizzard had gone
down.
Lilies words kept repeating them
selves sleepily in her tired brain. "A
light load" Surely this Christmas
gift would be light enough for Santa
Claus to take anywhere. Clip, clip,
went the shears, and wonderful crea-
lions fell from Hattie's hands. There
was father with miniature news
paper spread out before him. There
was mother with a baby in her arms
and another in a tiny paper cradle at
her feet. There We're brothers and
sisters.
Snip-snip-Her hands went slower
and slower until the last Of the paper
family trailed of into aimless cut
ting: Then Hattie's weary head sank
down on the table and Hattie was
asleep. Asleep and dreaming of Mark.
In the daytime she could keep the
thought Of him away from her with
fierce determination. In the night it
would come. She was dreaming and
she knew 1t. She had dreamed Of
him too often not to know. And in
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18

The spirit Of Christmas! What is
the spirit of Christmas? Is it the
generous spirit, the spirit of giving?
Yes, but that is not all. There will be
millions of gifts made between now
and the new year, and they will not
all express the Christmas spirit.
Some will be made out Of pockets of
plenty and thus entail no personal
service; some will be made under
compulsion Of supposed necessity.
How many people give things at this
time because they think they must
They must give to those who, they
hope or fear, will give to them. It is
almost unfortunate that giving and
taking has become such feature Of
our Christmas celebration because
the mere gift is incapable of express
Ing the spirit of this occasion, and the
occasion itself has become a burden
to many because it has been so much
abused. It is not by giving lavishly
that we honor Christ, whose birth we
celebrate, but by sharing unselfshly
every good thing we possess. This
puts the best things of Christmas
within reach of every human life and
enables every human being however
poor in goods to give generously of
whatever else he has. We all have
much. Is money denied us, then let
US give what is better, word to
cheer, smile to awaken hope, some
thing out of our hearts treasure. Who
would not rather get a cordial mes
sage from friend that would express
his thought and appreciation, than
to get dollar trinket? What heresy
to think that we cannot express an
unselfish love at Christmas time ex-
cept by lavish use of money. The
spirit of Christmas is the spirit of
Christ. He came on a giving mission
but the gift was Himself-His life!
Silver and gold had He none to give,
but He gave health to the diseased,
sight to the blind, hope to the despair
ing and salvation to all who will &C.
cept it. He proved His unselfish love
not only by giving but by sharing, by
undergoing, not only for US but with
us, all our griefs and temptations.
Would we honor Christmas and enjoy
1t, we must not only give but give
wisely. Whether it be trinket,
watch, a picture, a book, or a cordial
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18
Greatest Event in History.

There have been many great events
in the history of the world, such as
the check given to Persia by the Gre.
clans at Marathon Crossing; such as
the defeat of the Grecians by the Ro.
mans at Syracuse; such as the vic.
tory OF Charles Martel over the Mo.
hammedens; such as the discovery
OF the new world by Columbus; such
as the defeat of Napoleon at Water.
loo; such as the Declaration of In.
dependence and the adoption Of
constitutional liberty, but the one
event that stands pre-eminent in the
worlds history is the advent of the
Lord Jesus Christ.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18

literary. and he talks about books
most Of the time. Well, Alice is so
deceitful that she pretends she, too, is
literary. hate deceit"
But how do you manage to keep up
the conversation when he"
Rob prefers conversation in which
the other party is listener, dear. OF
course I told him when we first met
that l dearly love to read"
"Oh, well, 1 don't know a girl any.
where who reads as many fashion
magazines as you"
"M'h'm. Well, 1 knew that Bob
meant to make me a handsome Christ.
mas gift this year, and-er-perhaps add
himself to it,
"Have you never heard of feminine
intuition, dear? Consequently I Just
mentioned to him the fact that I am
collecting turquoises. I knew by the
way he changed the subject that he
had taken the hint and thought it &C.
cidental."
"Oh-h; do show me-"
"He asked if I was fond of Thacke.
ray. said dotted on him; I'd have
said I dotted on white mice if he had
confessed fondness for themI was
so happy. Well, yesterday 1 dropped
in at Alice's. I found her in the
library; she seemed nervous and l
stayed to find the reason"
"And did,
"She asked if l did not consider a
set of Thackeray the incest Christmas
gift man could make to girl-a girl
he liked very much? 1 replied, Yes
if the girl had saffron hair and eyes
which were located at right angles!'"
"And she"
"She replied, Oh, she was in earn.
est; she knew a man who meant to
give lucky girl just such set. Then
she intimated that he intended to hint
his hope that the set would soon be
housed under his own roof"
But who"
II said, yes, the girl was lucky if
she had genius for martyrdom; that
the man who would make girl such
a gift would be the man who would
expect his wife to prefer a subscrip
ton to a magazine to a new tailor
made frock and an addition to the
library to a trip to Palm Beach,"
Good! I'm glad you said -"
I'm not myself, dear. Rob was in
the next room and heard every word.
Alice had helped him to select a
Christmas gift for me, and when l
came in she told him to wait while
she met in the library, SO he could
hear my cries of delight when heard
of the selection! Did you ever know
such an unmitigated cat!'
Reimbursement" cried the girl in
brown. 7 didn't tell you, did I, that
the gift which 50 delighted Alice was
a set of Thackeray? Rob was there
and Alice's mother stopped me in the
hall, as I went out, to ask the ad-
dress Of the dressmaker who made
Mabel's trOusseau."
Copyright, 1907 by Wright A. Patterson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18
But Even Marks Ghost was Welcome

OUT GVeu "dFkS 1nOSt was welcome.
somewhere out in the snow-she knew
not where-her husband was Journey
ing. Three weeks ago he had start
ed to the nearest town 60 miles away
for supplies. He had been sure that
he would return in a week. Was he
lying now under one of those huge
white drifts? Was he out in this
dreadful blizzard, perhaps freezing to
death at this very minute. She
turned away from the window and
moaned. She could not bear to an
Bwer the child. But Hattie, the hired
girl, who never seemed to lose heart,
answered cheerily:
Land sakes, yes, there is plenty of
snow, Lille. But you know Santa
Claus is getting old. He can drive
in the snow of course, but bowling
blizzard like this might freeze him
stiff. You'd better make up your
mind not to get any Christmas pres
ents this year, Lille. You wouldn't
want dear old Santa Claus frozen to
DEATH
"No, of course not But papa goes
out on the prairie. Why shouldn't
Santa Claus? Don't you think he could
get here with a light load? You
know, when we came, we got stuck in
the, sioughs lots of times and. papa
unloaded the wagon and got it across
empty. Don't you think Santa Claus
could do that s@ SE5f*e
"But IL he unloaded his sleigh he
couldn't .bring you any Christmas pres
ents.''' 4 @. .:.s5::
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18
The Holy. Niuht,

Gods angels have not visited this
world once for all. There has been
more than one "holy night" Still
through the cloven skies the music
of the celestial singers floats down to
the ears of those whose hearts are
attuned to hear the song. Every
Christmas eve is holy night. God
has q multitude of messengers who
have been trying to tell us as the
Christmas season is passing that the
Christ child may be found not far
sway. E sz IS y s'2 $szs
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18
Willing to Prove It.

The Christmas spirit warmed the
old ladys heart, and she said to the
tattered, shivering tramp:
IF l give you nickel how can I
be sure that you won't go straight off
and get intoxicated with it,"
MADAM" the man answered, point
ing to the laureldecked corner saloon,
lit would give me great pleasure to az
ford you practical demonstration that
the sum isn't enough for the purpose. ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18
Gods Gift to Man,

Jesus Christ is the Fathers un.
speakable gift to man. His birth is
now conceded fact in history. His
coming was the beginning of a new
era In the experience of the race.
His coming was a mighty impetus
to civilization. To compare the civil
ization of the world before Christ to
the present state of civilization is
like comparing darkness to light.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18
SANTA'S
LIGHT
LOAD
Copyright, 1907. by Wright A. Patterson.)
By BERTHA E. BUSH.


Copyright, 1907, BY Wright A. Patterson.)
ll&n UT, mamma, Santa Claus can
u go anywhere where there is
~ snow. He has his sleigh,
you know. And there is snow here,
plenty of snow"
The sick woman, lying on the bed in
the little pioneer cabin, looked at the
white whirl of flakes that shut out all
but the gray daylight from the little
windows and shuddered. Yes, there
was plenty of snow. You could not
see even the d1mmest outline of any.
thing that was ten feet away. And
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18
His New Years Resolve.

Fred-Jack is going to give I'D
smoking on New Years.
Tom-Oh, he can never quit to-
baccO.
Fred-Yes; he's got great scheme.
Just before making the resolution he's
going to smoke one Of those cigars
his wife gave him for Christmas
Judge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18
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All One in Christ,

All One in Christ.
The coming of Christ gave empha
sis to the fatherhood OF God and the
brotherhood of man. The great prin-
cip1e of Christianity stands out prom.
inently in contradiction to many of
the noblest principles of heathendom.
Race prejudices ran through all peo-
pies and amongst all tongues, but
when Christ came he taught the
fatherhood of God and the brother
hood of man. He taught that God is
no respecter Of persons. He made the
poor as well as the rich his disciples.
He dined with the publicans and sin
ners, as we'll as with priests and
noblemen. He commanded that the
Gospel be preached to every crea-
ture. His church today is a living
witness that there is neither bond
nor free, male nor female, Greek nor
Jew, for we are all one in Christ.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18

On this evening many children may
be seen standing about in groups, and
gazing wistfully up into the sky, look.
ing for the heavenly messengers OF
peace on earth. good will to men,"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18

word and a warm grasp of the hand.
let it be an expression of the gtver's
hearty Identification with the Others
interests and needs.-Ram's Horn.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18

May He, whose star sho7oe BRIGHT and clear
To guide the wise men on their 1Uoy,
Be thy sure refuge, ever near
-: To help, to comfort, night and day: -,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18
His Popularity.

At Christmas Santa Claus II tho
only attraction that plays to : full
house.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18

He points above her sunny head,
She looks up with smile.
(lhe young man it may well be ak.
|. well equipped with suile.)
And purse in tempting style.
He puts his arm about her waist
And she does not resist
And then, in sudden. ardent haste,
The damsel fair i. ki.sedl
All, luscious smack and honeyed taste
That he would not have missedl
And now she gazes in .urprise-
Is she surcharged with le2
The CLEAN within her azure eyes
Is that from aneers 6rea
Will she with wrathful rousing cries
Call forth her sturdy sne3
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
THE REAL AND THE IDEAL.
By Rev. J. M. Harris.

set your affection on things above,
not on things on earth. Col. 3:2
1t is probable that from the age of
16 I'D to 80 Jesus of Nazareth spent
his life In mechanical toll; he made
wooden plows, ak handles and yOkes !;
ne served as a carpenter. Then for
three years he gave himself to the
ministry of ideal things exclusively to
the service of the spirit.
There is a wonderful satisfaction in
making things, in looking over some
concrete piece Of work accomplished
when the day ends. 1t is satisfaction
that belongs to the artisan. Is it not
probable that many said that it was d
great pity when Jesus gave up so use
full a trade as his? To them he seemed
to be but chasing the rainbow.
But to-day who possesses a single one
of the things that young carpenter
made? And did we possess them all,
what better off would the world be?
Yet, on the other hand, how Ill could
this world afford to lose what he gave
It by those three years Of the service of
the ideal.
In our age of things we so easily
forget how large is the place of the
ideal and the spiritual Ever estimat-
inf our assets in the concrete, we fail
TO recognize that our real wealth lies
in thoughts and things abstract. The
nermanent possessions Of humanity are
spiritual. Not acres nor armies, not
hanks nor business make nation, but
mighty, compelling ideals and tradl-
tons.
Jeses. Shakespeare, Browning, Low
eli Emerson, left no goods and chat
tells no bonds and mortgages; they left
inspirations; they bequeathed Ideals
living first for the soul, their souls sur
vive and remain to us all. The truly
oreat who still stand after the test of
the years are those who have lived
for the spirit.
Too many of us are fretting because
we are not getting on in the world.
Seeing the apparent ease with which
some acquire fortune, we become dis,
contented with our small gains. We
talk as though fortunes and follics,
money and lands were the only things
worth while. Yet we know better, for
wa all find our real joys "a other
things.
Life is the business of learning to use
things as tools, the real as the servant
of tho ideal. to make conditions ever
better that character may grow the
more. to serve in the making of things
and the enduring Of things under the
;nsniration of the full and glorious pur-
nose of life. the realizing of the best
for ourselves. the rendering Of our best
to others.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
House for Turkeys.

In colder climates, where shelter
must be provided, house may be built
with the slanting roof; and an open
ventilator should be placed in front,
close to the roof, and never be closed
except in cold weather. The roost
should be placed on level in the
front Of the house, with sliding or
rolling door in the rear. Only light
enough Is needed for the turkeys to see
the way to and from the roosts. The
door should be left open all day, that
they may come and go at pleasure.
Within this house they may be fed in
cold, snowy weather, writes T. F. Nc
Grew, United States Department Of Ag-
riculture. In the cold northern climate
Of Canada one of the most successful
turkey growers has a double-inclosed
apartment house for his breeding stock
in winter, connected with which is an in
closed run that will protect them from
the elements, at the same time furnish
ing opportunity for open-air exercise
during the day. This kind of house is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
Er~a without Shells.


Russian exporters, to avoid an excess
i've freight on eggs, as well as to avoid
loss from breakage and from spelling
by heat, ship them without the she'll
/. e., broken and the contents put up in
Albright block tin boxes, with or with
out salt, according to the taste Of the
customer.
Each box contains several eggs and
is sold by weight, the size running from
half kilogram up to pud (some Ii
kilograms). The price Of the latter is
Is rubles. For use in cooking and for
a limited time these timed or preserved
eggs seem to answer very we'll; that is,
on the continent, for England doesn't
take kindly to them. London, for in
stance, says the National Druggist,
which buys large quantities Of Russian
eggs, pays s rubles a pud for them
against for the preserved eggs), be-
sides the weight Of the shells and the
extra freight tariff on eggs
Each block tin box of conserved
eggs, whether of half kilo Ga kilo is a
little more than two pounds) or 2-pud
SIZE must bear the date and hour Of
its closing, thus guarding against get
ting stale eggs The amount of eggs
put up in boxes and annually exported
is enormous and constantly growing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
Weeds of Value.


New Zealand flax is one Of a number
of wild weeds that yield their gath
erers great wealth, says the Scientific
American. This fax, the strongest
known, grows wild in marshes. When
it is cultivated it dwindles and its f1bers
become brittle and valueless.
Indian hemp grows wild, and out Of
1t hasheesh, or keef, Is made. Keef
looks like fakes of chopped straw. 1t
Is smoked In a pipe; it Is eaten on
liver; it is drunk In water 1t pro-
duces an intense, delirious happiness
and among Orientals it Is almost as
highly priced as beer and whisky
with u.s.
The best nutmegs are the wild ones.
They grow throughout the Malay archi-
pelago.
But the most valuable weed Of all
these wild growths is the seaweed. The
nitrate beds Of South America, which
yield something like $65,000,O00 a year,
are nothing but beds Of seaweed decom-
posed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
The Army Worm.


He's notable pest.
He ruins the crops.
In 1743 he appeared by millions.
That was in struggling New Eng
land.
DR.. Bouton, OF Vermont, saw ten
bushels in a heap.
The last very serious onslaught was
made in 1895.
He feeds on the succulent stalks of
wheat, corn, oats and the like. !,
Fortunately he has host Of nat
ura1 enemies /
His mamma is a light-brown moth,
who lays her eggs in meadow grasses.
In his six weeks from egg to moth
fly he does his great damage to the
precious crops.
He's a juicy morsel for the meadow
lark, the bobolink, the blackbird, robin.
redbreast and many others. The black
beetle also devours him wholesale.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30

One Of the foreign agents of the Blu
reau Of Forestry, now in Tasmania, re-
ports as the result Of series of meas
urements of growing apple and pear
trees and rose and geranium bushes
and other plants that So per cent Of the
growth of trees takes place between
midnight and o'clock in the morning.
The growth continues at a much di-
minished rate until 8 o'clock. After
that it is very slight until noon, when
the tree falls into a condition of com
plete rest, lasting until 6 o'clock. Then
there is a gradual renewal Of the
growth, which, however, does not be-
come rapid until the middle Of the
night.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
Crane Vine FertiIiztnE.

Grapevines usually need very little
manure other than mineral, and that
chiefly potash. In European countries
it is the habit of vineyardists to burn
the prunings each year and apply the
ashes No other fertilizer is used In
fact, stable manures are objected to, as
they make the vines grow rank, and the
fruit will lack the flavor that belongs
to fruits whose vines are only MANFRED
with the ashes. Much of the excellence
of French wines is possibly due to this
sparing use of manure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
The Veterans Request.

Oh, sing to me the old war songs,
The songs l love to hear;
The songs my father sang to me,
The songs to mother dear.
As he rocked me in my cradle bed,
Or held me on his knee,
l could not sleep, he sang so sweet
Those dear old songs to me.
Sing any of those old war songs,
The cheerful and the sad,
They make me sigh when l am gay
Or weep when l am glad.
And my mind goes back to war times,
The salt tears come you see;
And my heart leaps up at every chime
As those songs are sung to me.
Sing on, sing more of those war songs,
So full of love and cheer,
For they start the very heart
To memories that are dear.
Perhaps in days to come
/ may sing songs with thee,
But give me just another song
One old war song for me.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
BRIDGE OF GODS LOVE.
By Rev. Frederick L,


ana there was no more sea.-Rev.
X, l.
we can hardly appreciate what the
E" was 10 the ancients. 1t stood for
et"Fauon, almost impossible barriers,
~ .hJerminable stretches of fearful
"'erS. Ulysses return from the Tro-
T. wars TO Ithaca is life journey of
"sI ouHetinSS Of winds and seas. 1t
" Two days trip now, and the ocean
Us IS a symbol of nearn4ss rather
Nd" distance. 1t brings the nations
e9'1eT instead of separating them.
/ u, John, when he wrote these words
"S lonely island, Patmos, where he
- eA'-ed, thinks of it as an unpass-
oe barrier between himself and all
'''-A lie loves. 1t separates him from
;" when in his vision he sees the
SOULFUL city OF God which is some
i ',~e 20 De built in the hearts of men,
/ len God shall make his home among
gu and dwell with them, and there
S'".I De no more pain and sorrow, only
'''leSS and joy-all things made new
ne needs must add these words to the
\ Siou.
And there was no more sea-"
1-''1 Is, there was no separation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
A Good Spray Mixture.

Paris green does not dissolve, but is
held in suspension in water, hence the
water must be constantly agitated to
apply it. The Ohio Experiment Station
recommends a much cheaper mixture,
which is soluble in water. It Is made
by dissolving two pounds of commercial
white arsenic and four pounds of car
Donate of (washing) soda in two gal
Ions Of water Use one and one-half
hints OF this mixture to each barrel
of Bordeaux mixture when spraying
for blight and scab
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-30
Trees and Grass.

the grass under them, while in the
same neighborhood will be trees under
which the grass will grow better than
where it is not thus shaded. An or
chard that has long been plowed deep
has most Of It's feeding roots below
those of the grass. On the other hand,
under the trees where grass has long
grown the true feeding roots come
near the surface, and when dry time
arrives the grass under it lacks mois-
ture, and is very soon killed out.