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VOL X.
- ROSEBURG, OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 18, 1885.
NO. 37.
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Fitoxas A. JJcMMUi -k-. . . . ice 1 ref.i iciu. ;
Thos. T. liWAFU- Secretary a state ,
IUkiei T.' MASsrs,Sccrctary of Treasury. j
L. Q. C. L.vmak .Secretary of tlio Interior, j
Wm. Ksil' OTT Secretary o V ar !
V. ('. Wiiir:::'i , ... .., Secretary of .Navy, j
W, T. Vjr. Vnjt Master (icneral. ;
A. U. ivp.r am .Attorney (icn-ral. !
Mgktusov It. Watt t- .Ctmt -lnfUce. j
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Asiier Marks, W. I. Friedi.amder
S. MARKS & Co.
DEALERS IN -
HAVE CONSTANTLY ON HAND
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1 Crocker. Glassware,
Provisions, Cig-ars,
Produce
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liC KI i IflGHJQST CASH PRICES PAID FOR THEM.
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i ; A. mil .'u-:;!t;f Crockery and Glassware.
Aah! faiifc, nt not k-fut," f, :ivM line of Ostrich Plumes and Tips, willi all
'mi. .;t -Lr-dics xt, Ttiri and Hat Shapes of latest pattern.
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Ail Kinds Of Fancy Groceries,
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rerirrmerv, Autograph Albums,
i Crockery and Stand Hand, and
; Queens Ware, Hanging Lamps.
:TAjU.1J CUTLEKY ATvO SfLv Pi; WAKE, and TEN THOUSAND
' OTHLk TJIlNGb TO NTJaIEHOTTS to mention.
j , Call. And See Me At The
i ? -!osx Office Stand.
I mjiTEu sb bought:
lir.ilf.ioore
i T Successor to
DEALER
s i 1 j Y : 0 0 BOOTS and SHOES,
LOTJIINU, HATS and OAFS
miUGS uiid. PATENT IflEDICIIVJES.
, Cb paper than the Cheapest.
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; - r . .,; : fv. i Oiov have just rteeWed and now have on
j i r..w.:. r-K t!-o h'Tsjest stoekgof
a .;t br.'nia- ...u-::i.-.3. wi.cu 'added to their
Stoves ti till Fa tt eiiis aa Heady-made Tinwar
i i'":.' ifor.:rcv! t'- a?J.rr? t'ecy rvu ?.-r;t supply in their line ofany konse ia
i I ti;ru Ih-'g-on, h;.;h 1J.i.y pm-posa sc'iir. i'hcr.pc than can be purchased elsewhere
t in thsMi-Afc. -A l;UILi)l2'.u MATKKi'A"! i.-i the way ol Locks, Butts, fitc, we con
iiiAr snpcnvr ia-uie-.!.:'cnts tf purchasers. Irv s.
j cftn i;ivc yor, bA-ain in the following hrai:!s"of STOVES not equaled elsewhere:
! '.KKt m;.sz, v.v.y.uiC utility, vzximi, pacific, wide west,
L l iUINBt-... OCCIDENT, -IRON KING, EMPIRE CITT
i A.nl ether .Siores and Ranges.
; h-i :.'cst. of workiu.; m-o c:ustar.tly employed in the mannfactare of onrTINWAIt
v-a -v.yws shOiild Iaru our :ri'Xr,. , ..'
' V o hav. l.arg.vm.3 to in GUNS, such as Winchester, Sharp and other
i-'.::. z'i wcla as SjfcotsnDS and Pi;.tc!s.
: y: aiso AVents I-r the WhKe, Peerless and New Homo SEWIKCf MACHINES,
I van civil at ti:e U w -st rates ru i warrant as complete in every respect.
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4veriU and
.vl. nt lowest rates, (iivc as a call, iospeet onr lock; lnqaire as to
jrKcs, and w-3 prom' to suit you if anyone can.
NEW RESTAURANT,
i- RESIl OYSTERS.
1 M -al A.l All Honrs.
! KEPT IS FIRST CLASS STYLE.
'Ye that nryoEr.," . cali at: . o:cs.
MERCHANDISE.
GOODS, . UWBR1IH
Boots and Shoes.
of every Descrip
. lioKeburg', Or.
rry T:.;iety and Shade.
'Hr vj. r. r n. 1 Vrelvete.
V... v "Dr3 Cooda..
"H,-i.K-ry.
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uir ishiuo- Goods.
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old i'ancy 'Groceries and Tobaocos.
Photograph" and
J. D. .mflNRON
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BOTHERS,
Orogon,
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Eu"b"ber Paints.
DONT FORGET THE
tW lnlsy Photo tiallcry
Nowlocatal one door North of the Plain
dcaki oftice, where you cn get San Franctsco
work at less than San Francisco prke.
Now is yor tioie to prehase for we will
not be with you long.
Ve also do enlarging from any old and
faded picture of any kind, and make yon a
Beautiful Taslal Portrait that will last always.
CallanJ examine OTr work before going
elsewhere. T. C. WARD;
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CSTOF KTAL DISEASES!
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l'ilox, K-c(al ITlctux,
XiWKlll!?."!, I'x-Hl'itSlf-i- SI til,
l.ol'iiis; lit?ti.
ETC., ETC.,
CURED IN 6 YEARS BYTHEBRINKERKQITSYSTEM
Dr. J. U. rilkinytou Vrr'wU,r of tiiu I'irtl;i.d
bvk uiul Rn Infikmarv and Vamtaria.x for Skeyois
iDisK.vsKs lias boen aji(iiiucil Acut and I'liysicum
for this in Ore;;"" & W. T. No si:vki;r siuuk ai.
oi'Eratioxs, no r.vix no i-osM of iii.ooi). In 2 mouths,
havo cured stivrral cases in wliioli severe eutiiny; (
erutioiis have failed. Am wniiiltcil to refer to Mr.
3m. . Weatlierford, drusiuist formerly of Sslum.
Mr. Frank Cailiiier, maeliinest, Mr. It. A. iiiimjiy.
HarribViur, ami otlicrs. If several patients apply,
will spend olio, day in each month in U(setur.
Adih-css for iaijphlet etc.
i J. . 1'ILKIXCTON M. I).
PORTLAND OK.
Tlr. Pilkingtou will be at the
McCJallen House, Roscburg' from Fri
day evening, January 8lh to Haiurday
evening Jaminy 9th, 188G.
J. C SHERIDAN
tiSucccssor tojr y
R. S & J. C SHERIDAN,
DKALEI! IN
HARDWARE
Stovcs and Tisivarc
;, Uoselnii'K, Orison
rpHE undersigned takce pleasure in an
1 nouncing to the public that lie selling
everything irihisjino at prices that
DEFY COMPETITION!
IK YOU WANT
STOVES, AGRICULTUiiAL TOOLS
IR02J; STL, ilAILS,
HOESESHOES, TINWARE, CUTLERY
Or anylliinjr in my liuc, call and examine my
stock and Team prices before purchasing else
where, as I am selling lower than ever.
.1 C. SHERIDAN
STANDARD FOWLS.
Ply moil Hi Rock,
Wyamlottcs,
j ISrown LtIioVns.
Havni-f l:en enffaed in the bn.siness of hrediii"
thoroiii;hl)rcd fowls fr the paHt umlit veai-s, 1
am able to furnish as fine nmmiiu:iih of the ali'iv.
nanied hroe.ls as ean be had either on this coast or
in the'East.
Plymouth Rocks, RinjrUj hir.l, t-S.Ui) t
Jair, fi to SS; trios tej to VI.
Wyandotte iingo Wrd, paii-s, ln; trios
Brown Iteglnorns, Iik1c Wnls, w to sr.; ,Kt-,r!.
to 7; trios. t to sl'i.
EGGS m SEASON
First and epccml in-einiums aw arded mv fowls at
the last State Fair, and wherever else exhibited .
My strains of the above varieties of fowls are
known in most iwrts of Oregon and Wiwliiii-lon,
Idaho, Cal. and British Columbia. No one who
wants fine birds, and knows what jfonit stock is, will
object to the prices stated, which are much less
than at the East.
Parties will please state just what thev want, and
can't furnish it I will tell them so.
CASH must accompany all orders. Send stamp
IorUlU8tratedcatalo!ue. Don't w ait tilt soriii" Uc
ore ordering. "
FOREST G RO VE, OU EG ON.
3. B.WcHs, Faro&Co.'scApresa nnke a sjicsia
reduction of 20 percent in favor of ail my eti rtom-jra .
T JABKULEK,
U. Practical
Watchmaker, Jeweler and OplieiaD.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
Dealer in Watches, Clock?, Jewelry,
Spectacles and Eyeglasses,,
A FUIA LINK OF
CIGARS, TOBACCO & FANCY GOODS.
THE OSLV KELIni.E OPTOMER IV TOWN
for the proM;racljiiHliiH'iit of Spetacles. lH:lot
of the Genuine Brazilian Pebble Spectacles an J Eve
glasses. Office in Hamilton's lirick Block.
BELFILS
iVatchmaker.
XJAVIXO HAD 23 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS
11 WaichiiiBkcr in Orejpn, I feel confident of
giving Satisfaction in all work ciitrtistod to me.
I hare the County patent ri'htfor sale of Concrete
Cement Pipe for conveviiig water t-j ativ place dc-8irel-
L. BEWlig.
APRK
send six cents or nost-nre and
receive free, a costly box of iroodg
Vhiffl Will hrfn all aitliMU.,n
more tnonev riirht HivthinitiHhiiiffBic. : . u
wwrid. Fortunes await the workers absolutely Bure
At one tddvtH THUS and Co., Augusta, Maiae
THE GREAT REGULATOR
PURELY VEGETABLE.
Are You Bilious?
The Regulator never fall to cure. I most
cheerfully recommend it to all who suffer from
llilious Attacks or any Disease caused by a dis-
. arranged state of the Liver.
: Kansas Citt, Mo. W. R. BEJRNARD.
Do You Want Good Digestion 7
1 suffered intensely wilhFull Stomaeh,Ifend
; nthe, etc. A neighbor, who had taken Simmons
Liver Segulator, told me it was a sure cure for my
trouble. The first dnse I took relieved me very
much, and in one week's time I was as strong and
htnrty as I ever was. It l the best medicine
, I ever took for Dyspepsia.
i Richmond, Va. II. G. CRENSHAW.
Do You Suffer from Constipation J
Testimony of Hiram Warner, Chief-Justice of
Oi. ; ' I have ttsed Simmons Liver Regulator for
I ', mstipation of my Rowels, caused by a temporary
St fc-rangeuwnt of the Liver, for the last three or
, four years, and always with decided benefit.''
Have You Malaria ?
have had experience with Simmons Liver Regu
lator since 1865, and regard it as the greatent
medieinc of the times for disease. pecu
liar to malarial regions. So good a medi
cine deserves universal commendation.
REV. M. B. WHARTON,
Cor. Sec'y Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Safer and Better than Calomel 1
I have been suhjeel to severe spells of Congestion
of the Liver, and have' been in the habit of taking
from 1 5 to 20 grains of calomel, which generally laid
mc up for three or four days. Lately I have been
taking Simmons Liver Regulator .which gave me re
lief, without aiti interruption to business.
Miodlepokt, Ohio, J. HUGG.
J. H. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
UBBARD
LLS,
1
(,'LAllKE it DAKER, Pioys.
Having puivhaycd the above named mills of E.
Stephens & Co., we are now prcpuped to furnish any
amount of the best quality of
I.UAOJlilil.
ever offered to the public in Douglas County,
will fu rnish at the mill at the following prices;
No-1 ri.tiiih lumber $12
No, 1 (looi-iti',', 0 inch ... $24
No. 1 flooring,-1 inch .....S?20
No. 1 finishing lumber - , 20
No. 1 finishing lumber dressed on 2 bides H
No. 1 finishing lumber dressed on i sides" '20
CLARKE 3c BAKER.
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. DEALER. IN
JLuiiloi, Siifsli, Doors
- .. mill 3XoitlcliiiM
or T11K VERY REST MATERIAL.
pOME AND GET TERMS LEFuRE PCRCHJS
J ing clscwhcro.
UiHeu nevr 'Depot, Rosehurg.
A"t.iit for J. J, Wliilsctt's-Lumlier.
Ageo & llniiau.
New Butcher Shop
We kwji all kinds of FRESH and
PI OK LEU meats.
STISFACTION ASSURED. .
Hides of all hinds bought.
THE OLD RELIABLE
ltablislicl in 18G7.
nrAURY,
jNItrchai.t Tailor.
First riglit-haiid room, up stairs, over
Marks' Store.
Repairs and Alterations neatly done.
Mil, s. A. ill TC1ILYSOA,
MILLINERY STORE!
OaltuIiKl, OroKon.
T ADIKS WILL FiSD .MY ST(H.'K LARGE AND
XJ Complete. Prices moderate. BS53- -
fiivM Mo a ty.M Mrs s a Hctciuxsos.
ERRrs
V.'lli bts m , ulx fit B
to all aDBiicAntj. pHf I M
fitHl to customers nriiLt o . . 2s.i.YS.iSS
S!14- ltntetaBlIlutrtIori.prlfScl.
iwMii ana airectiona for piahtln all
The BTJVEH5 GTJTOE It
Issued March find Setot..
I each year. 43 S16vpege
x 11 lncheayvrtUi over
3,500 ! Illustration:
Whole- Picture Gallery.
GIVE3 Wholeeale Prleca
iff reef to consumers on all good for
personal or fcmHy nee, Telia how to
order, and glvea exact coat of every
tiling you naef eat drlmfc, wear, or
hanra fan with. Theee IJTVAX.TJABI.B
BOOKS contain Information gleaned "
from the inarheta of the world. Wa
will mall a copy FREE to any ad
dreea upon receipt of 10 eta. to defray
expense of mailing. Let ua hear fro in,
yon. O Bespectfully, CmaQ -
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
27 dc vxv Vfsbssk AvenHe, Caleaco. III.
To t fee Fri Ik crs .iml Butclis
I desire to say to all who have sheep pelts
to bring them to me and I tvill pay the best
market Cash r!rke for thetru Do not let" the
pelts waste, but bring them right alotig.
SOL. ABRAHAM.
I'VJILIC LAyi8.
Our Kol'le auk for country land
And many millions suo.itf,
Slako up that urgotit mighty band
Who ay there's omcthlug wren?.
Tliey claim the rijrht to work end Hve
In Hub their native home.
Rut law assumed by choice doth give
. To few tbet others num.
The title deeds have not been given
liy hiin who lives above,
1 tut by conquest hath been riven
Not by truth and love.
Millions are driven to cities great
To live in want and woe,
And pay to lire In leased estate
Where love can never grow.
The murmuring brook to them Ix hushed
And gurgling of the rill,
And nature's music all Is crushed -
By Mammon's iron will.
Will Qod create a Samson strong
. To lead this mighty baud,
Thin mighty host bo great (with sung)
' To till their natire land?
Cod bless the jioor In every land
And families preserve,
Deliver them from tyrants hand
Of tyrants in rseive.
Slay men of science be our prievia
And justice lead our choir,
Slav equal rights be our great feasts
To this may we aspire.
L. C. HiLt.
MIITIIOOS Of' JSSTKVVTIOX Xa,.
If the mistakes of liie astare to le
made the stqm'mg' stone to future suc
cess, it is time to ljegin to mend. Or
thography should no longer be counted
among the "last arts" in the schools of
Douglas county. It is questioned
whether any moro profitable course can
be taken, than that all the schools of
Douglas Co. High Bchool and acad
emies included, be required to spend
one year entirely upon reading, spelling
and other spelljng-book lessons, with,
perhaps mental arithmetic. The peo
pie who cheerfully pay taxes to secure
the benefits of the schools which they
fail to receive, are tired of this miser
able sham work. If no other method
will accomplish it, let the trustees ar
ranjc for every school an order of ex
ercises, that shall include reading, two
exercises in spelling, and some other
exercise in orthography for every day
in the term, and insist on its being
strictly followed; including also an
other tiling" Hat. the schools have "pro
gressed" out of a daily lesson on : the
elementary sounds of the English lan
guage, puie and in combination. - The
hurried, indistinct, and inarticulate
manner of mailing and reciting in wme
of the schools should be corrected by a
daily exercise upon articulation and
enunciation. That some one of the
many "charts' for the teaching of these
sounds be provided for ech school and
the teacher required' to use. them can
not be teo strongly urged.
In tho study of grammar the schools
seem not to hayo made that progress
that one has aiight to expect. As a
mental exercise analysis may le made
profitable for a limited part of the term
and the diagram method used for drill
and exercise with advantage occasion
ally; but they can never supply the
place of "parsing" in imparting a crit
ical knowledge of the relation and uses
of language. Teachers and scholars
likethe analysis lecause it saves labor.
In ether words, it is a continuation of
the lazy method of teaching, of which
word memorizing is the beginning, as
it disposes of words in groups and
classes as elements instead of requiring
a complete analysis of each one j-is in
"parsing." '
Mental arithmetic is being too much
neglected in schools7. In carrying on
calculations in mental arithmetic, a
lack of readiness and accuracy in the
pupil is painfully apparent. It is
enough to make tho ghost of Warren
Colburn sweat to see scholais multi
plying by eleven and twelve, using
each figure of the multiplier sepaiately
and dividing by the same numbers by
long division, while the teacher looks
on approvingly and never for a mo
ment think that three fourths of the
figures might be saved.
Declamation and Composition, hard
ly receive tho attention they ought.
There should be ono half day every two
weeks of the term, devoted to exer
cises of this kind. It is quite common
to have such exercises only on exami
nation day, when much of the time
needed for reading, spelling, and other
studies is occupied bv recitations of
pieces committed by the scholars. It
would not be just to say.that these ox
ercises ara always used to cover defects
in instruction in the studies pursued
by taking so much of the time that the
examinations have to be hurried and
superficial, bnS it is time for trustees
to stop being hoodwinked by auch lit
tle devices anddispence with the or
namental fixings on examination day
when matters of more importance
must be neglected to hear them.
System and promptness, in forming
into classes is necessary but to strike
a bell four times, each stroke requiring
a change of position both on coming to
and leaving a class seems rather to
much of a good thing. So much
machinery wastes time and tends to
bring its use into contempt '
In general, the instruction in the
schools is too literal some teachers de
pending entirely upon the text-books.
Some bright, faithful teachers have
had their work' much restricted from
this cause. The remedy is not cay to
suggest. Versatility and good schol
arship are not usually found together.
The power of, and tendency to concen
tration of thought which makea the
scholars, often manifests itself in cling
ing so literally to the fact learned, as
to shut out all comprehension of its
laterals relatives to other facts, or con
ditions. The light thrown upon the
mental vision is so intense that all else
is thrown into the shadow by it. The
fact stated is 80 clear to the teacher's
mind that he does not see why it should
not be equally so to scholar. It does
not occur to the teacher tfiat it is nec
essaiy to appeal to the child's reason,
judgement, or perception by illustra
tion or suggestion.
Taken as a whole, the common
schools have not made progress com
mensurate with the progress of the age.
In some rosjHsets, the matter of visiting
and, as a whole the maintenance of
order. there has been an improvement.
There are loss disgraceful outbursts of
rebellion against the teachers authority
and less terms of school broken up bv
such riots. There is an improvement
in tho willingness to appropriate mon
ey tor the support of schools and less
illiteracy among the native population,
but considering all things and partic
ularly the lack of thoroughness in ru
dimentary instruction in the English
language, it is doubtful whether the
schools havo more than held their own.
What they sliall bo, depends upon the
fidelity of parents, teachers, scholars,
and trustees each in his proper place.
It remains for the present generation
to say whether the fame of liberty fed
by the intelligence, patriotism, and vir
tue of the people, shall continue to be
the Signal Light of the ages. W.
"JOHN"
A Monosyllable Xante j H'hleh lias Ree
Froliflc oj Iherleatlorts.
As a family name it is sometimes
found as a plain John, then as St. John
and then its first changes is into Johns,
then cornea Jones, Johnson, Johncock,
Jonkins, Jenkens, Jennings, Jenkin
son, Jenks, Jinks and Jinkinson. By
additions we have Littlejonn Brown-
john and Properjohn. No argument
is needed to prove the - popularity of
Jack. As a nickname it is fixed be
yond all fears of abolition, and from a
nickname it passed by easy stages to a
reputable place among the family
names. Jack is not very common, but
Jacks is more frequent, and Jackson
no longer excites remark. We have
little idea how wonderfully popular the
name Jack used to be. "Everybody
was Jack till he was found to be some
one else, so that 'every man Jack of
them' was a common term for a crowd
and its integral parts for ages. Every
servant whose name or office happened
to be unknown, went by the name of
Jack, which when, articles of house
hold use were one after another inven
ted, came into play in giving them
names also, and thus we have boot
jacks aiid black-jacks and somoke
jacks and jack-towels, "together with
Jacks for this and that other puipose,
until the name became so common as
to be inconvenient Tliencame an
idea that Jack must be a cunning sort
of fellow, and so the appellation grad
ually applied itself io tho smarter of
the animal kingdom, and thus came
the jackdaw, the jack-au. apes and the
jackpike. But as familiarity is a potent
breeder of contempt, the very common
ness of the name threw it into disre
pute as having something stupid about
h; and we thus gained jack-fool or jack-
pudding, or a buffoon, and jackass for
a dolt." This is a sad fall for the name of
the beloved deciple, but to such uses
will a name sometimes come. It is
curious to know that the name John
became common in the Western part
of Europe only after the crusades,
when ihe pilgrims to the Holy Land
always earned as a part of their outfit
a bottle designed to hold the water
from the River Jordan brought home
for baptismal purposes. The great
forerunner of Chiist came into public
notice among the pilgrims, and it was
probably more on his account than on
that of the beloved disciple that the
name assumed such a place in the pop
ular regard.
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Dr. Gay ton, an - English physician
who is believed to have had wider ex
perience in small-pox than any living
authority, has published his analysis of i
10,403 cases which have come under
his observation. Amonrf 1 in l.lorv f a
- a "..iy..vO
showing perfect marks of vaccination
the mortality was but 2.97 per cent.
Among those whose marks were imper
fect the mortality rose to 9,37. the
patients whose marks of vaccination
had entirely disappeared Bufferinir to
the extent of 27.18, while of the un
Taecinated no less than 44.70 died.
Nashville Adrocat.
CHRISTMAS. : NIGHT.
UNCLE TONY EXPLAINS A BIT OP
NEGRO FOLK-LORE.
A Itoaritig Fire In tbe Cabin Fire-Plitca
" "Dey Done It Back Yander"
What "MuU Jim" Saw
. Clirlatuiaa Night. - '"X
rplillaflelphla Times.
Christmas Night as often as It returned
found Uncle Tony and AEaum Chloe en
tertaining their friends and kin. Supper
was long over, but a side-table was still at
hand, on which were set ou a preat pan
of parched ground-peas, a plate of mo
lasses candy aad a huge jug of sugar-cano :
beer. The cheerful room of the cabin
was lighted flurlngly by the groat roaring
pine-knot blaze in the cavernous fire place,
about which in an immense semicircle tho
company sat
"JDey tells me, " spoke up Uncle Peter,
a near neighbor, who, together with his
wife, Aunt Calllne (Caroline), was much
esteemed by both host and hostess, "dey
tolls mo dat cve'y Chrb'mus ' Kight.de
cows an" de ca'ves an' all dc crecturcs gits
down an' says dar pra'rs so I heard tell
deze many yarc. Whuh ver tink 'bou
dat, Huh Tony?"
"Dat w'at I yeh um say, " said Uncle
Tony, adjusting his pipe and gnzing seri
ously Into the flra. There had cornea
hush amonff the cracking grouhd-nca
shells, indicative of quickened interest
and a certain reverence for tho old
man's opinion. "Dat's wa't I yeh tun
say, 13 uh Peter. (Some says hit's so
some says hit ain't so. But er yqr ax me
fer do troofe I hatter tell ycrup'n down
fa'r aa' squar' dat ef dey don' do It deze '
days dey elioTy done ft once. Yesser
dey dono it once sho's yer bawn!" ,
6 Wen dat, Unkcr Tony?" asked a cho
rus of young men aud women.
; Fo' any ycr all 'uz bawn 'way back
yander gwinc on fifty yore, " was the Im
pressive reply. 'rNow, look yuh, " he con
tinued, "dish yuh w't I jjwine tell I ain
bcc merse'f. But my Brudder Jim he see
it, an' dat's 'nuf fer me. I let .yer.know
Buh Jim ain' no lyln' nigger, an' ef 'uz
livln' an' right yuh dis minuto he'd ho
wlllln' tcr kiss eve'y Bible twii dfe an
Baltlmo' on de hones' lack cr do case. !
Uncle Tony paused long enough to
make sure that no one would have the
face to hazard an objection to such un
impeachable testimony, and then pro
ceeded! . J
"Well, Buh Jim say he 'uz out a- possum
huntln oa a Chrts mus Night an' come
'long home 'crost 'c mawster's nel' an' pass
Shoo do cow-pen, 'bout 13 o'clock. Buh
i lm eay 'e aiu mo'n put 'o foot een dat
cow-pqn to' 'o 'gun tcr git scared. He say
e feel lack spcrrita mout bo floatln' all
roun'tm eea do dark an' "
u0h, yes, my Lawd," murmured Maum
Chloo, turning up tho whites of her eyes.
"An" e tuck'n git cole all down 'e back
an' shuck an' shiver lak w'en f okes has da
chill-un-fever. Buh Jim say 'o ain' gone
hafo 'crost dat cow-pen. 'fo' lo an' behola
'e notice" sup 'n cu'ous 'bout dem cow, aa'
e git scared wussermo'ner wusser.. Mebby
ycr won blcevc It,- but Buh Jim eay q
hope ter drap dead de ties' minute cf
eve'y las1 one cr dem cow wt'nt down on
dey knees wld dey nose plntln' up tou'a da
sky! - " - " - a.
. Ycs8crdcy 'z dca 'zackly datcr war.
! 'anw'en Buh Jim look at It 'o known
ngat on aey 'uz at tier pra'rs, las o Learn
fokca tell about : Buh Jim no coward,
hut 'e eay de Lawd only knows how many
eperrits mqjiter been creepln' roun"mogst
dem f enco corfiders, and e dea broke and
run t am dem diggings- one scared nigger
fer tpueln
"Well, fer do Lawd's sake 1" cried'
Uncle Peter, and exclamations of awed
sarprlso went round tho room.
"I elm ter set up tlis v'y night an' see ef
dey duz ft shonuf, " announced Aunt
Calllne, "Ef I live an' nuH'n hftppen'I
gwlno tcr see dish yuh funny khyc-uV on
wld my own own eye. " 1
Several others declared their Intention
of doing likewise with the ckaractcristia'
"Mo, too," whereupon Undo Tony re
marked: "I won promise you, yer see, nutt'n; i
'member dat now! All I say is, dey
us'ter do It Dey done It 'way back yan- .
dcr, dat time w'en de stars fell. lat I
sticks ter. " ,.
Till the End ot Time.
(Frank I Jervis In The Curront.J
"Mcrrio Christmas!'' Is there not some
mlstako la the nomenclature t It is kindly
Christmas, perhaps happy Christmas, but
merry No! It is a time when children,
and grandchildren, and the grandfathers,
and grandmothers meet togother; when
old memories are revived, old scenes re
called, the hidden household gods brought
forth; when . hands which have never
been clasped for a long, long period.
Ho enfolded In each other, marveling how
they came to be separated. But it Is not
a merry season. It makes a man mediiato
on how many Christmas Days he has seen;
how many more he is likely to see.
Nonsense man; look at the children, the
brltrhtoyed, rosy -faced children, like rays
of God's blessed sunshine pouring through
the house. Hear them laugh, see them
loaded down with toys, tho whole world
of life before them, no regrets behind;
every breath they draw a pleasure, every
thought they think a delight Is not this
to bo merry r If it be not then there li
no merriment on earth. IIow could I bo
so recreant as to try and filch from Christ
mas its proverbial adjective? It is, it
shall be "Merry Christmas!" till, the end
of time. , j
Make Them Rejoice. ;
Exchange.
We bellcvo in presents of all sorts .
day presents, especially for children and
yuuug pec-pic xua&c mem rejoice. DCcauso
they wero born, and rejoice ? with
them. It la well for children not nnlv
to receive presents bus to make them.
Gifts need not be costly to be very
precious, and If they aro chosen with
reference to the tastes or needs of th
recipient they : havo a double value, '
Snapdragon.
One of thfl favnrttfc f!rn-lstmn
8kakesi)C&rc's time was known
dragon. Brandy was set on fire, and
raislna thrown (nln It Tlin H!im.lm
consisted of adventures to pluck out that
raisins. - . - -
Charles Dickens: - ITimrtv tmnnv
Christmas that wins us back to tho dolu:
luston of our childish days; that can recall
to the old man the pleasure of his youth; i
that ran tmriHnnrt thn enlW mil tiwt tTT
eler, thousands of miles away, back to hl
vnu uivsiuv nuu uu q aim uome.
Itics without Ohrlstmna
sham, a hollow mockery, just as la the
celebration of tho wedding anniversary '
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