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iee mm CMI MEO Published reiy Friday by the - STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. '. - - . "- i ".'.--(. 26 Commercial 8L, Salem. Or. K. J. HENDRICKS, Manager. V SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Ob year. In advance.,...- BO ix months, in advanco ...........I TI SUBSCRIBERS DESIRING- THE AD- r-uea of their paper changed must stat the name of their; former postofflcef as ' well as of the office to which they wish the paper changed.-. - ' ' , , . With a big fruit crop, and abundan prod action all along the line of diversi fied farming, and jwitb the new people headed this way, !l900 ought to be a big and good year for Oregon. Uncle 8am Is still paying the ex pense of sending Spanish prisoners home from Manila .- This provision Of the peace treaty 'was the only shrewd thing Spain did j during the whole war. " .t ; i W. J, Bryan will not abandon his silver theories. He is out with a letter protesting that he is still chasing this ' beautiful rainbow". He will hot aban don it; so his former supporters are fast abandoning him. ; About thirty Inen are working in and from the Statesman building. There will be a materhtfncrease in both the inside and outside forces, be tween the first of January and the last week in February, , There is a fair assurance that theCor vallisk Eastern railroad will be pushed further East during the coming spring and summer at least far enough to connect with: a good wogon road from Prineville. This arrangement would tarn a vast amount of profitable trade this way. -- .! By a strange accidental coincidence the lower house of congress on De cemter 28th passed the gold standard bill and then adjourned out of, re spect for the memory of Richard P. Bland. lie was an honest man, but the financial theories he fought for have gone down forever. . - Within a comparatively short time the English have bnilt in Africa 4350 mltoucrtallway in the southern part of the continent, 450 miles in the Sou dan, 300 miles of the Uganda line, 35 miles in Uuinea, and 42 miles in Lagos. Several long lines are under construc tion. Her commercial interests de mand that England must see the Boer problem throught what it may. general feeling of its planter and its merchants, asks for the markets of Asia and consequently that the 'Phil ippines shall remain in, the' possession of the United States. -Westward to the old East the course of .jsoathern empire takes its" way. - " - - Bays the New York, San in this con nection: 'On account of . slavery, the South objected to the admission of Cal ifornia. Her new and mightier wealth, more enduring and diversified than her old, makes expansion even beyond California a necessity to her. For that reason, among others, the - business men and cotton planters of the South are resigned In advance to the defeat of Bryan. They prefer business o Bryan ism." ' KIMBEBLYS DIAMOND' MIXES. ' Sk& Vc-nat Advfatd to SttS I ITIIF PHf fifTJ SFHATflM Advice of Mrs.; Pinkham. A Prize Which the Boers Rope toVWln Before War Is Over. The arrangement with tlie Twice-a-week Statesman and the Weekly Or egonian, whereby we give the three pafiers a week for the price of the Ore Ionian, or $1.50 a 3f'irt WH ,K! contin. ued alter the first of tne year. This ar rangemeift has attracted a great deal of attention throughout the state, and mail orders have been nearly as nu merous as the orders made to our rust lers in the field. The department of agriculture has estimated the wheat crop of the coun try in the present year at 547,000,000 bushels, which is considerable of an ad vance upon some of its figures earlier in the year. Usually the figures of the government officers are below those made by competent private investiga tors, and in the present instance they are-under some of the estimates made by outside sources. The wheat yield of 1898 was estimated at 675,000,000 bushels, but: as a large quantitytywas left over frwtti last year the actual sup p'y In the.tfext eight or ten months will not be much: less than It wt twelve months earlier. There is not much of a chance for a great advance In wheat, notwithstanding the activ ity in business and, the general favor able trade conditions . . ' -" , .. ' a THE EXPANDING SOUTH. . v Comparing the poverty, the depleted population, the niained or undeveloped resources, the primitive condition of tne - transportation systems of the South at the close of the Civil war with its present state, the Manufacturers' ', Record of Baltimore gives this strong but not exaggerated picture of South ern pronperity: 'f "Today the South has f 1,000,000 000 Invested in .manufacturing, with an an annual output valued at f 1,500,000, 000,' aud paying $350,000,000 In wages. ' Its cotton mills, with 6,000,000 spindles, representing an- investment of f 125, 0051,000. already: consume yearly 1,400, 000 bales of cotton. Itut producing about 2500,000 tons of pig iron a year. 40,a0,000. tons of coal, from 10,000,000 to 11,000,000 bales of cotton, probably 10,000,000,000, feet of lumber, and 750, 000,000, bushels of grain, and its railroads, steadily improving and in creasing In length, have already a 50, 000 mileage.'? j - - Prospering and going' forth to proa pr.rThls vast and growing production most have new and wider fields of dis tribution. That I is why the 8outh, by Klmberly, which, it is said, the Boers have invested and ? isolated . from the outside World, is the diamond region of the world, far surpassing- the mines of Brazil in richness, says the Chica go Time-Herald. If the report of, the investment be true, this is the most serious blow which Kruger has struck at the commercial interests f Great Britain In South Africa. Cecil Rhodes is in the' town, and .Its defense will be stubborn. Klmberly Is not city in the modern; use of the word.; It Is a great camp In which men's passions rise and fall as the treasure of the earth are uncovered or not found. The camp Is In what Is called the Vaal ba sin the wash ground C the river which divides the Transvaal from the Oranae Free State. The first' diamond discoveries there were made abo"utr'l870 bn It was 10 years later when Eng lishmen and others realized that : the spot was the most valuable 1 of ' Its I By 1881 the mines which had been opened had yielded gems to the "value of $20,000,000. By 1887 seven . tons . of diamonds had been taken out, valued A. - m tf A AAA AAA' IHL I ' . . t ai .ju,uot,uto. : j.ni9 recura via. ecu lue Brazil diamond mines in the shade and mad a Klmberly world-wide fame.f The Cecil Rhodes syndicate, known asir the De Beers, came Into control of ail the mines, after much negotiation. This syndicate is capitalized for 175,000,000, and pays interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, and an annual dividend of 20 per-cent. Since Cecil Rhodes came into control of the mines they have given but 2,500,000 karats of diamonds. To get these it has 'been necessary to wash 2,700,000 loads of the blue earth in which they are found. In the working of these diamond mines there are employed about 1500 white men and 6000 natives. The greater proportion of these men are employed In the De Beers and Klm berly mines, the two biggest holes which greedy man has ever dug into the earth. The De ' Beers mine has an acre at the surface of 13 acres and a dep.h of 450 feet. The mines , are worked from shafts sunk some j dis tance from the original holes, ' and penetrating to the blue earth by trans verse driving at depths varying from 500 to 1200 feet. The blue earth when' extracted Is' carried in small ' Iron trucks to the levels. ;Upon these levels the blue earth Is worked until -the gems within are extracted. The. pro cess of extracting takes from three to six months. The stones found vary in size from a pinhead to the largest ever found 428 karats. This largest eton'e when cjiit weighed 2284 "karats. It is, one of the experiences of- "mne owners that' they lose from 10 to 15 j er cent, of their product each - year through the thefts of employes, who, although closely watched, still manage t. get away with their loot. The pun ishment for stealing a diamond Is 15 years' imprisonment. All diamonds except those which pass through illicit channels, are sent to England, -'the weekly shipments averaging from 40, 000 to 50,000 karats. The greatest oat-': 'et for stolen diamonds is through" the Transvaal to Nital, . where they are shipped by respectable merchants. ; It is said of 'the Rhodes interests In the mine that they take good care of una essxaaM so. ' I -had inflammation and falling ox tha womb, and-, inflammation of ovaries, and was in great pain. I took medicine prescribed by a physician, trallt did ma no good, At last I heard Of Lydla E. rinkham'a Vegetable Com pound, and after using it faithfully I am thankful to say I am a well women. I would advise all suffering women to seek advice of Mrs. Pinkham." Maa. O. XL GoAprax, Gbjlxt Pxbx, Izx. Tot aeveral years my health was miserable. I suffered the most dread ful pains, and was almost on the verge of in&anily. I consulted one of the best physicians in New York, and he pronounced my disease a fibroid tumor, advising an operation without delay, saying that it was my only chance for life. Other doctors prescribed strong and violent medicine, and one said I waa incurable, another ' told me my only, salvation waa gmlvanie batteries. which I tried, but nothing relieved me. One day a friend called and begged me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Cam pound. I began its use and took aeveral bottles. From the very first bottle there waa a wonderful change for the better. - The tumor has disap peared entirely and my old spirit have returned.' L heartily recommend your medicine to all suffering women. Mas. Vax Cur, 4l Sattstdxbs Avk Jxbskt Cart IIxiohts. N. J. ' Slif OS HAS A VCBT FKOMIJfKUT PUCK ON JTDIC1ABT COXXITTEE. leBrMa la OiMtlf C illtl la ta Appo4atBMmt to ttos FaUlppbi Cojslt- te, Od ef tk MMt iHpwtait Poaltloos the Cpper Body Hd to Offrr-Ci Do Mm-h for tbo Webfoot State's Iatereots, A SORRY SIGHT It is, to see a strong man shaken like a reed by a paroxysm of coughing, which leaves him gasping for breath. People have suffered (with bronchial affections for years, with obstinate, stubborn cough, ana growing weakness. They have tried doctors ana meai cmes in vain At last they have been induced to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery,' with the general result experienced by all who pat this wonder ful medicine to the test help at once, and a speedy cure, i Foe coughs, bron chial affections, weak lungs, spitting of blood, and other disssses of the or gans of respiration, "Oolden Medical Discovery " is prac tically a specific. It always helps ; it al most always cares. I bad bsea troubled with broBChiti and catarrh of Use ttead tor etht ycata; had khu mii, mmd at timaa frost difScalty In breathiny." wrltea J . W. Mowcttoa, Bv, of Bigfe!. Ha acock -Co Traa. "A portico of the time aiy apprlrt their workmen. They have built model village called Kenllworth, with in the precincts of the mines. In this village are cottages for the white workmen. A clubhouse has been built for their use, and there Is a public library. The equipment of the- mines Is something - remarkable. Each mine has 10 circuits of electric lamps. They consist of 52 arc lamps of 1000 candle- power each, or a total illuminating power of about 4,000 candles. Thirty telephones are located in each mine and over 100 electric bells to each for signaling. The lives of the workmen are insured and every precaution is taken to make their condition tolera ble. The rate of wages runs from' $2 to $8 per day, unskilled labor receiving the lower price. . What effect the closing of the mines by the war will have on the world at large it la hard to say Diamonds have already risen In price, but there is a large stock on hand In English and French hands. Of course, all labor has ceased at Klmberly, and if the Boers get into the mines they will win rich prizes. JANUARY WEATHER. Some Data Regarding Its Conditions for the Past Twenty-seven Tears. The weather bureau service at Port land has Issued the following data for the month of January, covering a per. lod of 27years: - Temperature. Mean or normal tem perature, 38 degrees; the warmest month was that of 1891, wlth'an aver age of 43 degrees; the coldest month was that of 1888, with an average of 2? degrees; the highest temperature was 2 degrees on the 25th, 1888;. the lowest temperature was 2 degrees on the 15th, 1888; average date on which first "killing" frost occurred in a tumn, .Nov. zeth; average date on which last "killing" frost occurred in spring, April 11th. Precipitation (rain and melted snow) Average for the month, 7.13 inches; average number of days with .01 of an inch or more, 19; .the greatest monthly precipitation was 13.71 Inches in 1883; the least monthly precipitation was 2.12 inches in 1893'; the greatest amount of precipitation recorded In any 24 consecutive hours was 6.86 Inches on the 5th and 6th, 1883; the greatest amount of snowfall recorded in any 24 consecutive hours (re (ford extending to winter of 1884-83 only) was Inches on the Zd. 1890. Clouds and weather. Average num ber of clear days, 5; partly cloudy days. 7; cloudy days, 19. wind. The prevailing winds have been -from the south; the highest ve locity of the wind was 53 miles from the south, on the 9th, 1880. FEMIXINE FINANCIERING. poor sad part ot the time I waa uUt to do treated - ov ow bart several year bat with Uttte thing, i had beea a err pujuiam benefit. I bad readiac a boot year aiedidae for a toot tit bat had at mock ta&h ia H. Laat aortas eo eiaded I would try fe. aad before I had ta one-third of a bottle of Dr. rteree-a Goldea Medical XMaoovery I begaa to stead. , 1 coo tiaoad taking bW S bad takea aererat bottles. Took Dr. Pierce's rieaaaat Felteta alan. Now I fact like a aew aaa, aad caa do aa bard a day's work aa any oae." .:':;', Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser is seat free on receipt of stamps, to pay expense of mailine only. Send si one-cent stamps many -commercial bodies, by some of for paper covered, or 51 stamps for doth its statesmen, and apparently by the I binding, to Dr. R.V. Pierce, Buffaloisf.y. That women are the best financiers of the world we have often had . op portunity to acknowledge, says - the Honolulu "Independent." We have seen them at the auction sales when they made a "bargain" by buying an article they had no use for whatever. and we have seen them haggling over th nrice of cheap calico for a reduc tion of one cent a yard, and then tri umphantly carrying their purchase to a fashionable dressmaker and paying her $10, for a "morning" dress. This morning we could not help smiling while watching a lady credited with possessing good business sense buying "Chinese birds" on board a mail steam er and haggling over the price of the birds and beating down the seller of seven fine specimen ts by 50 cents of the original price. In the meantime her hack was" waiting and the driver '"changing." She made her bargain. however, saved 50 cents on the birds and paid be hackman H for waiting. That is female financiering. WASHINGTON, D. C DecF !. As the business of the nation Increases the work of congress naturally has to accommodate Itself to the change in conditions. It would be Impossible 'or congress to do the nation's business on the same plan for work that pre vailed even half a century ago. Com mlttee work has always been a potent factor in legislation, and becomes more do tent as time passes. At the present. 'committee work prepares leg islation so- that when the report is made the matter in many cases is practically ended. Long debates to political question and the Important matters, such as rebate to national fl nances, or constitutional .construction. on which political parties are divided; leas urgent matters are fully developed In committee. (While the importance of committee work has Increased, the membership of controlling committees becomes a matter of general interest. The Influence of a senator is often de termined by his standing on commit tees. . . , - , Up to this date the house committees have not been announced; those of the senate are organized, and the state of Oregon has o reason to be dissatisfied with the standing of her senators. Mr, Simon had been elected when the last congress was organized. lie was at a disadvantage during the last session on that account. By the late allot ment of committees It is apparent that he made an Impression as to his ability that accounts for his being a . tember of the very Important and distinguish ed committee of the judiciary, one of the very highest. He is also chair man of irrigation and reclamation of arid lands, a committee that treats of much that interests our state, as we have great acreage that is semi-arid. At the last session he and Senator lie Bride warmly supported the proposi tion to build reservoirs in arid regions. This posiiton will enable him to favor the reclamation of those lands, one of the most Important questions of our day. It is estimated that if the arid lands can be reclaimed, they will fur nish homes for fifty millions of people Senator Simon also has position on the committee on public buildings and grounds, which relates to all public s-rounds and edifices here, at the cap ital, and elsewhere through all the states and territories. . This places him in a. position to secure the erection of 'whatever public buildings are needed for govern ment business in Oregon; a matter that all will appreciate. These varied positions will give Sena tor Simon opportunity to call Into play the well known tact and ability that has given him prominence in our state. Senator McBrlde has position on sev eral of the most Important and honor able committees of the senate, lie is chairman of coast defenses; that Ore gon has much to expect from. He is also a member of the Important Phil ippines committee, where he has arso- riates who- rank among the most hon ored among the senators. Mr. Lodge, Its chairman, Is member of the commit tee on foreign relations, of nhich .Sen ator Davis, another, member. Is chair man. Senators Hale and Proctor are very eminent men. Senator Allison, chairman of appropriations, is also a member. The other member Is Sena tor Beverldge, a young but very bright senator, who has personally -lsKed the Philippines - and has studied all questions of Importance there, - whlc accounts for his membership. Senators McBrlde is also on the com merce committee, that Is of great Im portance, as it looks after rivers and harbors, shipping, quarantine, light houses, and similar matters that are important for Oregon. He is also on forest reserves and Indian depreda tions, two committees that interest many Oregonlans; is also on the .new committee on inter-oceanic canals, which replaces the old Nicaragua canal committee and covers the entire sub ject. The Importance Of this femmittee cannot well be overestimated. Senator MeBride believes In bulMlng the Nicaragua canal and desires to see the work begun as soon as possible. This ts a committee that especially in terests all the Pacific. " Perhaps the greatest compliment paid to Oregon in the organization of the senate is the appointment of Sen ator McBrlde to the Philippines com mittee. There he fills one of the most important positions the senate had to offer. There, also, he can effect more for the interest of our state than in almost any other that could be offered him. for we look to that region of earth as of great coming importance to all the Pacific states. ' S A Co CHRISTMAS PilPPIilEu JACKSON COUNTY APPLES. X C. Whitman, of Medford. baa pack ed and shipped 30 carloads of apples this season and; has some still. In re serve. These have fiund a wide , mar ket. New Xvk. Lond-xn. Chlcagov New Orleans, Texas. , San " Francisco, Los Artgeles. Seattle and Helena; being J among the shipping points. Buyers direct from New York and Chicago as wen as many nearer. points have Tint ed the orchard tats of ' the valley this season. Returned Volunteer's Description f last Year's festivities ia the Army. WARM MITTENS For lad lee. misses and children, at Wiggins'. iieaa aa. page 8. , f-o-eancatlon. says the Puritan, nast discourage sentiment. When we entered Man Ua there was scarcely a soldier In the army of oc cupation who did not confidently ex pect to spend Christmas at home, nor i -this hope,, entirely reUnauiehed until the number .of days before Cbristma became too small to admit cur arriving by that time. But the next best thlnsr haimened. Home wee bit of it, 'tis true comes to us across the ocean In boxes, and we threw away the . panes of disap pointment and created the enirit of Christmas In our hearts, became mer ry and made for ourselves a Christ ina full of. good cheer in this far away land of eternal summer across the sea. . V ' ' The ahlp bringing the boxes arrived in jort the day before Christmas eve, and on Christmas eve carts piled up with boxes as high as would ride safely were creaking alone toward the quarters of the various regiments as rapidly aa the lumbering water ' buf faloes could be urged. Upon their ar rival at quarters everybody responded with alacrity to the call for volunteers to unload them. Each man picked up a box and carried it into quarters to the bunk of the man whose name it bore. Some men received several boxes; some received none; but the boxes were Immediately opened, and the good things to the taste, but often bad for the digestion, were shared by all; candy was plentiful such candy aa had never fceen in Manila before and almonds and English walnuts, fruit cakes and cookies and ginger snaps and Jams land preserves, all made at home, and various other things. Never before had men enjoyed such things more f thanffi these soldiers did. Men mho had not seen home since boyhood ate something from an other man's home, and spoke of their own home. These things were as strange to the Filipinos as their most curious dishes had been to us. There were light hearts and happy faces of children, for these remembrances from home touched a place in the hearts of men who had become Inured to rough living and rough ways and made them for the moment "as little children." Christmas dawned gray -and chill. At reveille many wore their blue blouses with the collar turned lip, the exchange of the warm folds of a blank et for blouse and trousers being- un welcome and as tardy as . discipline would admit. As soon as we were fairly astir It seemed like" Christmas; it did not seem like an ordinary ' Sun day morning, fon j there -were the opened boxes everywhere and the rub bish which accumulated from them, and there was the thought In every mind ''It is,Christmas,' and "A Merry Christmas" was the greeting ex changed on. all sides. Some fire crackersywere fifed, but most of the supply of these had gone up in smoke the night before. During ' the forenoon! it sprinkled very lightly several times. ; At 9:30 a. m. there were Catholic services for the American soldiers at San Ignacioni church with the In terior of richly carved wood, the work of Filipinos. From the street to the door squatted a line of beggars, blind, or crippled, or old, extending their palms beseechingly for alms. Giving to beggars is a religious duty, or rath er a religious "pleasure., which makes the number of beg'gars In Manila large. Services for the Spanish soldiers were not over. There are no benches, except along the sides, in the churches in the Philippines, jand thef soldiers were kneeling on the, floor of polished teak, every one In a freshly laundered uniform of blue and white striped drilling, making a pleasing sight. The services ever, tbef soldiers marched out, and1 the servtps for the Americana began.- - These serv ices con sisted largely of music by a Filipino choir and orchestra. A short sermon was preached by, Father McKInnon. chaplain of the 1st California. I was in the .balcony, where I could see tbe musicians. I thought how funny It would appear in America to see the choir without coats and with their hirt tails over their trousers. Each one. wore an Immaculate white shirt. with pleated -bosom, 'the tall as care fully ironed as the bosom. At the 'kitchen special preparations were made for dinner. The mess funlis were exhausted In buying good tbiags to eat. and we had a meal In which government rations scarcely entered.. The mesa halls were decora ted with .palm fronds and broad ba nana leaves. When dinner was announced I dressed In my best white suit In honor of the occasion, with the thought it was my first time to eat Christmas dinner In white suit and with the hope I would not next Christmas. We of our company sat down to a well-cooked dinner of a half baked chicken with reselng and -gravy., mashed potatoes. shrimp salad, peas, custard pudding or ciare i ana corree. It was meal such as could not be got at any restaurant or hotel 1n Manila, an it and the Thanksgiving dinner which my regiment ate with the -Minnesota were the best. meals I ever fe In the Philippines. ir A short time before sunset I went to the top of the barracks in time, to see a beautiful western sky. with hand of exquisite green between the clouds. airafmpiw to anna eggndjr at 7 p. m.. -.and the evening was pasted with music and dancing. While 'we were ALEX. LA FOLLETT'S TURKEY " Editor statesman: c i "-ajsKivjng. eve, one year ae a turkey disappeared. t rom A. m La Folletfs farm, supposed to have been stolen by Chinese residing near bv On Christmas eve; the turkey re-ar peared with, the following poetry mt tached: ;'. . ' If you will liaien kind friends, V A story ni relate Of last Thanksgiving eve ! Thirty days from this date. A chicken thief bold1 ' Ventured out up the lane ' Till be came to a place ! Where he knew there was game. The lights were extinguished Jot a sound to be heard. Except Lafe Townsend's dogs. Which were completely absurd. All the dogs In the town" Were oft on a spree I'd make a change In them If Lafe Townsend was me. But now from my story - No more I will stray "V We can .talk about dogs On some other day. . T&e house was in slumber . jTwas about 10 o'clock Twas baked turkey I wanted .nd the next thing ; to spot. And gaining an entrance Through a wide open door Demanded a search And hunted -all over. " Ina - said she heard rats A fumbling around If this isn't one Josh "on her V - '. t"hen 1 will -be bound. Bat to my surprise I No turkey J found " But not much discouraged F6rv r smelted turkeys- around. Away to the hen house " With the lantern did fie For if I didn't get turkey. Then the Josh was on me." Toiok the lantern for a blind For the thoon was quite full ' I could see a turkey gobbler As plain as a bull, i And on yonder fence ' A big turkey I did spy. He was nice, fat, and He Just took my eye. plump. 1 ' concluding the celebration of the people at home were Juit begin iwth 'A ning to greet each other Merry Christmas." J ere Tgrpin i, j in Globe-Democrat; . tHtX ; he day THE TIGHT CHECK-REIN, if" ' The tight check-rein is an Important rInt. for consideration. Paralysis and disorders of the brain and muscles are often the result of using a tight check rein. Here are some of the reasons why it should not be used, given by the 500 and more veterinary surgeons who have signed a petition condemning lt It causes pain and distress in breath ing. During extreme exertion It may cause an attack of giddiness or apo plexythe last terminating probably in death. The long-continued pressure on tbe lower Jaw tends to give the an imal a hard mouth; and therefore ren ders? it' less obedient to the driver's rein. It does not prevent stumbling, teut. on the contrary, predisposes the bfrte to fall; and with much more se verity than If It were not used. It frets the temper of nervous and excit able horses and shortens the lives of alL Rider and Driver. AT LUCKY BOY. Eugene -Guard, Dec. 2th: Frank Stewart came down last night from the Blue River 'mines and left again this afternoon with a load ofN rreignt ror the Lucky Boy Company. The ten-stamp mill is running stead ily night and day and will continue tr do so for some time. The plates are already coated with gold and all think that, the clean-up in a few weeks will be a:ood one. There U onlv a conr.i of Inches of snow in the mine. Then over the fenve My skill for to test, . 'Twas a very great sin To disturb him in rest. He was onto his Job And made lots of noise Would of woke a youngarmy - But not La Folletfs boys. The turkey secured. Then a fat hen F caught And Into the rice sack, ( For which purpose I brought. ' Leaving the, sack Just out from the door Was to inake them believe y - The thief was frighened away When trying to catch more. - Every thing was still quiet I. escaped una wared. I opened the doors To give the horses fresh air. The poor okl cows' ' . A good cursing did get For opening the gate When It Avas left unshut 1? ?5Y He sworehe would kill her If she repeated the act But next morning found . 'He was off of the track. : Your pants were not touched I swear on the) rpot You forgot where you left them" But say you did not. .' " ;' You say that your sugar And flour barrel was robbed- But when you read this You will see 'twas a put up Job. John Noren Is thought 1 V By himself to be wise, But when he" reads this - He will open his eyes. s Twas the Chinaman." he said And If Alex Is smart or got anj$ sense, : He will have them arrested For committing the. offense." Had there been less feathers' Strewn along down the way ' r Bent would swear 'twas dam Chinaman Right up 'till this day. The neighbors were aroused . And they made a great search ( And decided 'twas the Chinese Who were robbing the perch.' Major Glbbs was present-... And expected to be- ; The f roud possessor . ' Of jk big witness fee. ,t j The news has been spread Both far and .wide, -As oft you will hear It. As the roar of the tide. I'm green at composing, f If you find a mistake Please let me know quick And a correction I'll make. A little, nonsense Now and then Is relished by - The best of men. If my boat should capsize While crossing back over I hope I will meet you On that evergreen shore. Always be sure; Never be in doubt; There's nothing so hard But what search win find out. If you'll count your chickens again And sum them all up You will have no reason For killing the "bull pup." " ' If you've replenished your supply And have no use for him Just turn him loose , Till "Santa" comes again. This fowl's tongue has been clipped So no tale he will tell . t ': . . ' When you leari you've been played ' You wont feel so swell. 1 Now do not get angry And turn up your nose But next time remember Where you're leaving' your clothe I wish you all a M?rry Christmas and a Happy. New Year. "Santa Claus."