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Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
YOUTH ACCUSED OF
KILLING MINISTER.
Sixteen YGdr-OId Minnesota Boy
Under Arrest. s''

Rev. John Cling was shot and In
stantly killed at his home near DON
nelly, Otter Tail county Olaf Chris
topherson has been arrested for the
crime. Christopherson is a sixteen
year-old boy of Fergus Falls and his
family is highly respected.
Rev Mr.. Cling lived on the farm
with his two sons, who had gone to
Donnelly to spend the evening and
had left supper on the table for their
father and the Christopherson boy.
When they returned from the village.
they found the dead body of their
father. Christopherson was missing.
Also horse and buggy and shotgun
were gone from the place. The charge
from the gun had tore large hole in
the minister's neck
The boys Immediately gave the
alarm and the sheriff started to look
for the missing boy. He followed his
trail for twenty-four hours and final
ly overlook him just north of Elbow
lake. The lad made no effort to re-
sist arrest. At first he denied COM
hitting the crime, but later confessed
and gave the details, according to the
sheriff
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
CHRISTMAS IN BENToN,s DAY

Jessie Benton FrsmOnt's Description Of
a Celebration of Long Ago.
The Christmas Of eighty years ago
was once described by Mrs. Jessie
Benton Fremont, wife Of General
John @. Fremont and daughter OF
Thomas Fl. Benton. The time was
that OF President Jackson's admins
tration, and the scene was Mrs. Ben
tons ancestral home. near Staun-
ton, Va.
Grouped about the roaring log fire
are Mrs Benton's father and mother,
herself and her two little girls, Of
whom Jessie was one. The mother Is
reading to the grandfather, and a
black servant, ''Uncle Ralph" is hover
ing about and replenishing the fire.
The children were not to make a
sound, for it would disturb GRANDPA
Their. And now we will let the future
Mrs Fremont tell her own story:
Imagine. then, the strong impress
sion made on me by the upset Of all
this ordered calm. Noises came from
the front door, noises Of horses and Of
people, cheerful. vigorous noises OF
snow stamped off. laughing and the
thump of baggage.
"And our mother was actually run
ming into the hall, while my GRANDPA
Their, not minding the noise, but look
ing all pleased, was standing up and
holding out his hands to the big man
In the showed on clothes! For it was
our father, our dear. loving father,
who had come to US for Christmas and
brought big trunk full Of Christmas
gifts for everybody.
81 can see it all so well.
1.-THE opening Of that trunk took
place in the warm rooms that my
grandfather. too, might see We, lib
Grated imps, laughed and noised all
we wanted without rebuke over our
| two big wax dolls-London dolls'-and
there was London cloak for my moth
er, of black silk lined with fur.
But the feature of the presents to
us after our dolls was the oranges
my father had brought. carefully
wrapped and packed warmly In the
trunk for our sick grandfather.
"a smile that is very close to tears
rises as I remember our gathering in
admiring silence about those oranges.
l can see my mothers beautiful hands
as she carefully peeled and divided
one into slim little sections, when we
all solemnly took each one bit, the
peel carefully saved to flavor things.
This is what see yet. But new
feelings stirred in me even then and
grew and went on growing as learn
ed later all that sudden, brief visit
through the stormy winter weather
| meant
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Christmas Treasures.

I count my treasures DER with care
A little toy that baby knew,
A little sock of faded hue
A little lock of golden hair.
Long years ago this Christmas time
My little one-my all to me
Sat robed in white upon my knee
And heard the merry Christmas chime.
Tell me- my little golden head,
If Santa Claus should come tonight,
What shall ne bring my baby bright,
What treasure for my boy?' I said.
And then he named the little toy,
While in his round and truthful eyes
There came look of glad surprise
That spoke his trustful. childish Joy.
And as he lisped his evening prayer
He asked the boon with baby grace.
And, toddling to the chimney place.
He hung his little stocking there.
That night as frightening shadows crept
saw the white winged angels come
With music to our humble home
And kiss my darling as he slept
He must have heard that baby prayer,
For in the morn with glowing face.
He toddled to the chimney place
And found the little treasure there.
They came again one Christmastide,
That angel host So fair and white,
And, singing all the, Christmas night,
They lured my. darling from my side
A little sock, q little toy,
A little lock of golden hair,
The Christmas music on the air,
A-watchtng for my baby boy.
But If again that angel train
And golden head come back for me
To bear me to eternity
My watching Will not be in vain
Eugene Field.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
THE HOLIDAY PARTY.
A Few Suggestions For EnIivenine
Yuietde Evenings.

A Few Suggestions For Enlivenine
Yuietde Evenings.
In cities balloons are almost always
Obtainable, so get bright red ones and
try this novel scheme for children's
party. Surround the cake with tiny
candIesticks or candelabra holding red
tapers and sprinkle the cloth with hol-
~ sprays and diamond dust Christ
mas snow.
From the back of each chair tie a
red ribbon on the end, floating gayly
in the air q red balloon. Here is the
way to give the favors (red swapping
motto caps): Tie one to the end Of the
string of a red balloon and let it 60
away up to the ceiling,
If the snapper is not heavy enough
weight it with chocolate cigarette or
one of the many hard, all chocolate
shapes that children love. Then let
each little guest catch balloon and
bring it down to earth. To make more
fun each balloon may have card at
tached bearing the name OF q child
and each must find his own.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
The Blessed Christmas lime.

walked in the world today. dear Lord.
Midst worth and wealth and fame,
C1asped hands with power and beauty,
Lord,
With loveIness end name. "*t
walked in the world today dear Lord
Midst perfumes rich and rare.
Barth's choicest exotics poured costly
breath
Upon the heavy air. ***
I walked in the world today, my Lord.
Through crowded hall and mart,
Where fruit or loom and press and brush
Each vie for glory's part. go
/ have come apart from the world. dear
Lord,
Where the mighty rule and shine,
TO find sweet JOY at thy blessed side,
To feast on things divine
Oh, the world is poor! l am rich tonight
AS I walk in the path of the stars clear
light,
And I need no share in the great world 5
fame.
! am crowned III the faith of the star
childs name.
Christian Work.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Sacrifice Is Spirit Of Christmas.


A curious thing comes to my mind
concerning which have word to say,
and that is apropos of honesty. No one
has right to give away, anything ex-
cept what may be in excess of the just
demands upon the income. The butch
er, the baker, the dry goods man, needs
his money as surely as does the enthu-
siastic woman eager to make pretty
gift or the lover to bestow upon his
sweetheart what he knows is her
hearts desire. Successful Christmas
giving should mean self sacrifice, and
| it is often greater sacrifice to deny
oneself the privilege of expenditure
than to do just what one has in mind.
! believe that from the nursery days
this theory should be inculcated, and.
as the coming to this world Of our
blessed Lord was one great act of sac
gifts each child in the family should
be encouraged to something Of self sac
rifce in the gathering together of the
money for his gifts. / like to picture
the old fashioned Virginia home, where
round the library table through the
fall months the children of the house
hold and the kinsfolk and acquaint-
ances who might be within the doors
busted themselves in the preparation of
dainty nothings which should carry on
] Christmas morn the sweet words of
loving remembrance. Julia Holmes
Smith, NJ D., in Pilgrim.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
PRETTY CHRISTMAS TABLE.

An Old Fashioned Party For the Chill
dren.
The arrangement of a table at a
Yuletide party was quite unusual, in
asmuch as it was an old fashioned
square one, heightened to accommO-
date twelve children. 1t was pushed
back against the wall, and at the back
was the largest sized Yule log candy
box, resting on bed of holly and mis-
tletoe
On top of the log was doll dressed
as a jester called the Lord of Mis-
rule" and attached to the front end
Of the log by red ribbons were six
dolls dressed to represent the first six
months of the year. Following after
the log were six more figures dressed
like the last six months At each plate
were holly paper covered horn and a
wee tree lit with red wax tapers
The children were to blow out the
candles, making a wish for each one.
If they go out with the very first puff
the wish will come true. A white and
red Christmas ribbon goes to each
plate, fastened by a spray Of holly.
Then each child looks at the dolls and
says which one he or she thinks rep
resents the month in which they were
born.
If there should be two in the same
month the one who is the Oldest gets
the doll for that month AS there is
one for each guest, a satisfactory ad-
justment is easily made. The Yule log
also contains small favors for each
guest.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
The Christmas Present,

A plague on him who sourly dubS
The custom oVerdOne,
For every Christmas gift contains
All presents rolled in one.
It takes the faith in things unseen
Most wonderful to think,
In reindeer journeys over roofs
While stars look down to wink.
II takes the hope which ever springs
In high and lowly found,
The optimism and the trust
That make the world go round
And, last, it calls for charity
The present to enhance,
But il from giver or givee
Depends on circumstance.
Wilson in New York Sun.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
FUN IN FUTURES"
Fortune Telling For this Christmas
PARTY


Anything in the nature OF fortune
telling is always popular, and, not
witiASlnnGiu@ ,ipnialS. there is a vein
OF superstition in every ones charac-.
ter so San4e is more heartily enter
ed into than one dealing ostensibiy
with fate or the future Be it intri-
cate or Simple, it is fully enjoyed.
In the game of futures great fun is
sure to rnSue, because the futures can
be previously arranged to suit the con-
ditionS Of certain people, although gen
orally the one in charge of the web of
fatr knows as little of what will be
revealed as the individual himself.
From given center cords of all cOlOrs
and coalitions. no two alike. extend in
every Neutrality-suspicious., downstairs
and almost in my iady's chamber,
across each other here and there. often
beiuG knOtted together at these points
of intersection. Each searcher winds
up his ord as he proceeds. and many
difficulties in the way Of knots to be
united and round and round windings
to he unwOund he encounters When
he finally reaches his future 1t usually
proves to be coin, a toy. book of
nursery tales or some article of absO-
lutte :,!jSurdity. This he takes back to
the Individual who started him in pur-
suit If his fate who must be clever
enough to give him quite little in
Formation as to what will or will not
haI zen. basing her remarks on the
"fu;nre" he found at the end of the
cord Each future" thus found is to
be considered significant of other
things
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Notice of Cancellation of Con-

To William Kuech:


You are hereby notified that default
has occurred in the conditions of that
certain contract of sale, dated August
18th, A. ID. 1910, wherein and whereby you
as vendee, agreed to purchase from the
undersigned as vendor, the following de-
ScrIbed real estate. situated in the County
of Stevens, and State of Minnesota, to-
wit;-The West half CWhl of Southwest
quarter (SW4) of section thirty-four ga.
township one hundred twenty-five n25l
Range forty-one aO west of the fifth 9TH
+. N. containing eighty acres, more or less,
according to the U. S. Government survey
That such default consists in your failure
to pay an instalIlnent of $4,000 due Nov
ember 1St, 1911, and another instalInent
of $4,000 due November LIST, 1872 with in
terest on both of said sums at the rate Of
six per centum per annum from and since
the 18th day of August AN d. 1910: and
further in your failure to pay taxes due
upon said land for the years 1911 and 1912.
And you are hereby notified that said
Contract will be terminated thirty (9O
days after the due service of this notice,
as provided by law. unless prior thereto
you comply with the conditions of said
contract, and pay the costs of the service.
of this notice.
Dated December 18th. 1872
JOHN GROVE
GEO. w. REISE -
Attorney for said vendor,
Morris, Minnesota,
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Christmas Flowers,

Flowers always make a lovely gift
and will keep fresh several days If the
following precautions are taken:
Dip the ends OF the stems In melted
paraffn wax and carefully wrap the
flowers with sheets Of cotton. Line
the box with waxed paper, being care
full to leave plenty to fold over the flow.
eFs
Place them In the box, cover over
with the paper, wrap with several
thicknesses OF brown paper and they
are ready to express.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
TO REOPEN MINNESOTA LAND
Tract Had Been Withdrawn for Rsser-
voir Purposes.

The United States senate has
passed a bin which proposes to open
to homestead entry an area of land
in Aitkin county, this state, that was
withdrawn twenty-one years ago. The
land, which is in Representative MIL
Lake reservation, withdrawn for reser-
voir purposes when that project was
promulgated at the headwaters of the,
Mississippi river. The land was never
available for the purpose for which it
was withdrawn, as it is too far from
the river The time of opening is left
to the department of the interior.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
For Herself.
A GIaaa Clock.

A Bavartan glass pOlisher construct
ed clock which goes in perfect order
and keeps accurate time. The con,
struction of this time recorder took
him six years. The glass plates and
pillars which form the framework are
bOlted together with glass screws. The
dial plate, hands, shafts and cogwheels
are OF glass, and glass wedges and
pins are used for fastening together
the various parts Of the running gear.
Even the key by which it is wound is
OF glass. The construction of the re.
markable timepiece was a matter of
Infinite pains. Some Of the parts had
to be made as many as forty times be-
fore q practicable clock could be pro.
duced
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
CHRISTMAS.


Christmas comes but once year.
Let's enjoy it while it's here,
Eat your turkey without fear.
Never pause to shed tear
Should you feel trifle queer
After wings or running gear,
Neck and bishops nose y-fere,
Take pill rAleck Thweatt,
He who never dares to eat
Waff1es, cakes or sausage meat,
Nothing sour, nothing sweet:
Lives a week on shredded corn,
Never smoked since he was born:
Waters all he ever drinks;
Living low, he highly thinks.
Christmas turkey, Christmas pie,
Christmas pudding. Christmas sigh!
Merry Christmas! Merry week!
Happy New Year! Very meek!
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
To the Cynics.

Christmas comes but once 9. year.
~ Do not make a jest of it.
IT'S season Of good cheer.
Cynics spoil the Zest of it.
Now respite, brief repose,
Let us make the best Of it,
Drown our many weary woes.
Christmas. we are blest Of it.
Christmas comes but once year.
Children love the Zest of it.
Now a message glad we hear.
Hearken to behest of it.
just good will and wishes kind
And your love, the best Of it.
If we're poor-well, never mind.
Laugh we will and jest Of it.
+ Christmas comes bot once a year.
Moneys not the test of 1t.
Hearts alone can help and cheer.
Christ has made the best Of it.
3 Whatsoever may befall,
Sorrows or the rest Of it.
Merry Christmas comes to all,
Even those who jest Of it.
New York TinneS
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
The FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE.
Custom Originated With Mortimer
Hanging the Stockings.


Across the English channel, where
the Guuls and the Franks and the
nOrthmen observed the stern rites Of
the severe religion Of a strong hearted
race. trees formed an important part in
the feStal OhServanceS of the feast
days. The pine tree-ever in all ages
an object Of deserved admiration-was
greatly revered by the northern folk.
At the time of the midWinter celebra-
ton the mortimer hung gifts upon the
tree for their gods. AS is readily seen,
when the early fathers Of the church
message of peace it was easy to change
the idea Of gifts prOfered to heather
deitieS into a custom where offerings
were made to the Christian God.
Thus from such humble beginnings
began the cherished customs which are
the birthday Of Christ may be logically
traced to that observance prevalent in
the middle ages of having Christmas
boxes wherein offerings were placed
for the priests. Christmas boxes grad
pally became an institution in Chris
tan families as we'll
Hanging up the stockings on Christ
mas eve, as the institution Of good
g. Nicholas old Santa Claus, is Of
barely Christian origin and started in
Germany many hundred years ago. 1t
has become one of the most cherished
NJ hn jNy;S, Of h0 AZ
HEED world National Monthly.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
A CHRISTMAS HYMN.

No tramp OF marching armies.
No banners flaming far;
A lamp within q stable.
And in the sky star.
Their hymns Of peace ana glRdness
To earth the angels brought:
Their GLORIA In Excelsis"
To earth the angels taught
When in the lowly manger
The holy mother maid
In tender alteration
Her Babe OF Heaven laid.
Born lowly in the darkness,
And none so poor as he.
The little children Of the poor
His very own shall be.
No rush of hostile armies.
But just the nuddling sheep,
The angels singing of the Christ
And all the world asleep.
No fame Of conQuering banners.
No legions sent affair:
A lamp within stable,
And in the sky star.
Margaret E. Sangster in Golfers
Weekly.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
CHRISTMAS POSTALS BURNED.

Dead Letter Office Destroyed $4,000
Last Year.
The dead letter Office in Washington
last year destroyed 178OOO picture
postcards, The majority Of them car
ried Christmas greetings and were held
as unavailable because either the post
age was not prepaid or the cards bore
mica or tinsel ornaments and were
mailed in unsealed envelopes.
The transmission of cards with mica
or tinsel decoration is forbidden by the
postal regulations because in the past
the eyes Of employees were injured by
handling them.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
chriatmaa COMPASSION.

Christmas is the one day OF the year
when we remember the failures. the
men and women who have fallen short
Of the mark, the human derelicts. In
the fierce commercial race we crowd
these to the wall without thought and
without cOnpunction for 364 days Of
the year. but through the Salvation
Army and other charitable agencies
give them dole on the three hundred
and sixty-ffth Well, it is good that
we catch even that much of the Christ
spirit for one brief day.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Undertaking. Too Much.

Do not go into Christmas so hard
there is no hope of getting through.
Curb your notions. Better give your
friend small centerptece this year
than intend to give her dozen plate
and tumbler doilIes, which may reach
her in 1918. Where there is large
hist Christmas giving should be simple.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27

''Write me a check, Alfred, to buy
Christmas presents with"
MAKE it as small as you can this
time. dear. How much must you have
to buy presents for the children, your
mother, the maid and the rest?"
"Here is the list. can't get along
with less than $75."
Nonsense. Well, at least leave out
the present for me! Figure it again
I don't want anythingr'
"a long pause, during which the wife
makes a new computation.I
"Well, Alfred, it's now $74.25"-Flis-
gende Batter
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Christmas Trees For Manila From Alps.

Christmas Trees For Manila From Alps.
Real Christmas trees with all their
pristine freshness and with the fra
grance Of the baisam still cIinging to
them. as green as when they were cut
In the Alps, arrive in Manila every
Christmas season
BY special scientific process the
trees when they arrive to be placed on
sale by the Manila merchants are still
green and fresh. having been pre-
served in all their beauty and fra
grance by a chemical bath which does
not impair the trees in any way and
will preserve them for many years.
Manila Times.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Baskets of Dainties-

Save the grape baskets to fill with
dainties and see what charming Christ
mas gifts can be made. Line the bas-
kets with dark green tissue paper and
fill them with oranges, red apples.
nuts, clusters of raisins, figs, dates,
grapes and candy. Small glasses of
jelly, homemade cookies. individual
.mince pies or plum buildings add to
the value.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
A Mean Holiday Spirit.

Do not gauge your Christmas giving.
There is nothing more despicable than
to work off the back numbers or the
shabby, useless gifts on the girl who
needs everything" and spend: a small
fortune on those who can spend on
themselves. -. 49,.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Yuletide Common Sense.

Out out all presents given from Gus
tom. Many girl is bankrupt or over
worked because she, has not laid 1.-The
ghosts Of Christmas past" There is
no sense in giving present to a git
because you started to exchange with
her ten years back. II you have drift
Cd apart she will be as glad to stop
the custom as you are.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Machinery Plant Burns.

Fire which started in the basement
OF the c. l. Johnson Manufacturing
company building at st. Paul caused
an estimated loss of 100000 to
the johnson firm, manufacturers of
printing machinery. and $4,000 to
Maendler Bros, brush manufacturers.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Sensible Gift GIVING.

Stop thoUghtless giving. It is
waste Of money, and NO one thanks
you. Far better an appropriate trile
than Il costly present for which the
recipient has no use.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Thought In GIVING.

Do not spend more than you can at.
ford on Christmas tokens. Nothing
tustifies it. Friends who know your
circumstances will worry il they do
not criticse yon for false pride or
love Of display If you put thought
into your giving 1t will save you PEN
MES
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
When Expressing Gifts.

For packing the gift that is to be
expressed a good strong box is absO-
1utely necessary, made Of wood. if you
can possibly get it: if not, heavy card
board will have to do. The box must
be plenty large enough, giving ample
room for packing.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
rha Brute.

Mrs. Crawford Wake up. dear. I'm
sure there's burglar downstairs.
sCrawford-1 hope there is. Perhaps
he'll take those useless Christmas pres
ents your friends sent you.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
American Coal for Eaxn+.

Cardiff, Wales, Dec. 24-The report
that 100000 tons OF American coal is
being purchased by the Egyptian rail-
roads in place OF the customary Welsh
supply caused sensation here.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
THE TREE.

You don't dig it up.
You don't hew it down.
You don't roam the forest.
You simply so forth and buy it.
And that's an easy matter
nowadays.
There's only one thing need
full, and that's cash.
The tree may be purchased
prcsaically Of ones grocer.
More venturesome souls troll,
lev or motor to some freight
> yard. choosing from original
packages.
Yet others literally shop for
them and when at last their
choice is made bear them of in
their motors or on their backs
or engage an expressman. Phil
adelphia Record.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
Packing the Present.

Tissue paper, excelsior or finely cut
paper will prove the best material to
6ll in all space, making it impossible
for the Christmas gift to be broken.
Morris tribune., 1912-12-27
CHRISTMAS WREATHS.
Here's prettiness.
The holly wreath leads.
SoDthnrn 1aural is hnanfiful

mere pEeLLuGSS.
The holly wreath leads.
Southern laurel is beautiful.
California pepper berries serve
to adorn.
Scotch heather is one OF the
pretty wreath materials.
Red immortelles will at least
never blush unseen.
Lycopodium is often used with
very good effect for wreaths.
But, after all, holly is first IA
vorite, with it's lovely bright red
berries.
The gay bow of holly red satin
ribbon is the usual finish, though
it should not be used with Der
ries Of the California pepper
tree.-Philadelphia Record.