The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-11-29
Gander's Dec. Forecast.
. g.. l..r. .NE =. "''@'" " N' 1890
copyright 1907 bye. H.sRieth,

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And yule-!og blazing bright;
December. when the cold winds blow
Across the fields of white;
When winters ring is in the ground
And the nights are clear and istill,
And the boys 60 belly-buster down
| The slick ana shiny hill. ~
December of the Christmas tree
And childhood's brightest dream;
December of the ecstacy
Of hallowed Christmas cen; n.y.
W hen the last sweet lullaby is sung
And children's whispers cease,
And the wee sweet stockings all are
strung NJ
Along the mantel-piece.
December of the drum and horn
And bundles slyly hid; ~ -
December of the one great morn
Of mornings for kid;
When the chimes eff sweet and mellow
bells
Are welcoming the dawn,
And the house rocks with the merry
| yells
| OF kids with nighties on.
December was the ninth month in
the did Roman calendar, and its
name is from decem(ten). When
Julius Ceaser became Big Stick Of
the empire, the month contained but
twenty nine days. He added two
more-one more to make ready for
Christmas, and another to recover
from it. Christmas gifts originated
with the Greeks. Hence the saying,
"Beware of the Greeks bearing gifts
Santa Claus was invented by the toy
manufacturers of Neuremburg, Ger
many, where the Teddy Bears come
from.
The motto for this month will be,
Shut the doorH' Mr.. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Bryan will be the leading presi-
dental candidates, and prohibition
will continue the burning issue. 1h'
LIQUOR interests will build walls around
Peoria, Ill, St. Louis, Louisville and
Milwaukee, and their war balloon will
make daily observations of the move
ments of Mrs. Nation.
The Anti Saloon League has con-
sented to let the Winter Solstice OF
this year begin at p. m. on the 22d;
but there must be no drinking, and
every one must be in by Curfew.
The 21st will be the shortest day in
the year. This will be on Saturday,
and if you are at church next day
and stay for the sermon, you will
notice that the 22d. is much longer.
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 60 up and
send kids to Sunday school.
The old mill pond will freeze again,
! And every one will skate;
The mollycoddle, modest swain,
Will thither go with Kate
She'll slip in such way that she
Will see a brilliant star,
And he will deeply blush to see
How long her stockings are.
The money scare will quiet down
unhappy circumstance-and money
will frequent again the pocket of our
pants. The new gold coins they're
making now without "In God We
Trust" will turn up in the hat at
church as priced as any dust. The
scrip we have will be retired, and
real dough will look good, but the
old subscriber will insist on paying
up with wood.
On the I'd, Speaker Cannon will as
semble at Washington, where he will
lre-elect himself and resume the enact.
ment Of law in the presence of the
democratic minority and other on
lockers. The final edition of the
Presidents message will be read,
Wall ss,:wll be given another physic;
and it will be officially declared that
this country cannot exist half capital
and half water.
Mr.. Fairbank will take refuge in
the dignity of the Senate from his
cocktail prosecutors, and several new
membere will be taken into that ex.
elusive club of multi millionaires.
Congress assembled will take up
great public questions like the need
for new federal building at Podunk
and Coyote Ceoter; the growing de-
mand for more elastic currency,
and why nobody will stay in the
army at the generous inducement of
$13 month and found-dead in the