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THE SANDERSVILLE HERALD.
N OTHING makes a prettier addition to achlldren’s f
Christmas party than a holly bomb, and it can
he fashioned by the mother of the little hosts
with very little trouble or expense.
The bomb, which is really a huge tissue paper 1
hall trimmed with holly, must have a light frame
work of fine wire, lnsido this framework are the
presents—one for each child—wrapped In tissue pa
per and tied with ribbon. Holly ribbon (that Is, a
cream ground, strewn with holly) Is very pretty for
this purpose,but brightred ribbon Is quite as effective.
Draw the long end of the ribbon through an
opening in the wire frame and arrange the packages
ho that a hard Jerk from the little fingers will bring,
them down. Next cover your wire with green tissue
paper, crumpled, to give theappearanceof flowerpot-,
als, and then twine holly about the bomb and sus
pend It from the chandelier.
Each child is given an end of ribbon, and then'
all dance round, singing to the tune of the old carol,
■“The first great Joy that Mary had—’’
All around the Christmas bomb,
It in the joy of all;
For when we pull the ribbons
A shower of gifts will fall.
Dear mother, give the signal,
And let the presents coine,
For we nre happy children
.. . Around the Christmas bomb.
As the last line Is being sung the mother raises
her hand, each child gives his ribbon a big tug and a
; shower of presents falls upon the heads of the small
bomb exploders.
Every mother likes to have her children daintily
and suitably dressed for the Christmas party. For
.little girls nothing can beprettierthan a long-walsted
i frock made of the sheerest lawn or dimity and tucked
In tiny tucks. A deep flufTy flounce by way of a skirt
makes the little one look fairylike.
Big berthas give a charming addition to these lit
tle dresses. Soft woolen materials are being used
for boys’ blouses. An attractive Russian blouse suit
Is made of cream colored challis and has collar, cuffs
.and belt of pale blue.
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LITTLE cJMWj
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‘FATHER, may I
go out with you
to-night on the
plain?”
Little J acob
pulled at his
father’s outer
garment and
looked wistfully
up at him with
great soft eyes
like his moth
er's.
Rachel, too,
looked up from
the wailing baby
In her arms.
‘‘May he not
go, David? You
have promised
him to go for
some time, and
the child here is
It will be quieter
if Jacob be with you.”
“The boy shall go,” an
swered David, “but he must sleep
now, for there is no sleep for him
there. The wolves have come down
,from Lebanon, and we keep open eyes
and strict watch to-night; but let him
ibe ready at sunset. Is my scrip filled,
Rachel?”
“It is filled, and the water-gourd
is ready.”
So David left the little hut outside
of Bethlehem and went to his sheep
In the field; and when the sun came
hotly down at noon Jacob curled up
on a mat in the corner and slept long
and sweetly, for he longed to be out
at night among the sleeping sheep
and the watching shepherds, and he
hid his own little sling and store
of smooth pebbles inside the brea
of his coat, hoping to slay a wolf
himself.
Then the night came softly over
Judea; the gentle winds hushed their
whispering; the distant ripple of Ked-
rou sung a sleepy song, and on the
wide, brown waste of the plain the
flocks lay like heaps of fallen clouds,
gray in the dim light, and noiseless
except when some tiny lambs bleated
for the mother it could not find with
its half-opened eyes. Jacob clung
tightly to David’s hand; the silence
and the darkness awed him; the plain
seemed to meet the sky; he could, see
only a broken line on that clear dark
horizon whore the roofs of Bethle
hem, low and flat, crowned the hill
top; his hand grew chilly In his
father’s and David saw the boy was
afraid. He spoke to the other shep
herds, who sat or stood among the
flocks;
“Let us sing the folding Psalm,
brethren, for the child 13 strange to
the night, and remembereth not the
Shepherd of Israel is with us." So
two of the men began, In rich, low
voices, to chant:
The Lord is my shepherd;
And then the rest answered:
I shall not want.
And the first two sang again:
He maketh me to lie down in green pas
tures,
And another response came:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
So they went on through the beau
tiful Psalm, and Jacob listened and
wolves came; the night was si-11 and
soft, the dark blue sky was all alight
with splendid stars, Bhlnlng and glit
tering as they wheeled slowly across
the sky—so slowly that little Jacob
could not Bee them move. He did
not Bpeak much, for the stillness was
like a finger on his lips, but he
watched the heavens with wondering
eyes, and when his father looked
down at him and smiled Jacob heard
him say softly:
The heavens declare the glory of God,
And the firmament showeth liis handi
work.
Day unto day uttereth speech,
And night unto night showeth knowledge.
Then Jacob began to wonder how
the days spojee; If It was with noisy
winds, or birds singing, or the sound
of waters far off; and then he fell
into, a kind of dream, leaning against
his father’s knee, for it was almost
midnight, and David had sat down to
rest.
But suddenly, in one breathless
moment, both David and Jacob sprang
to their feet, and all the other shep
herds crowded up to them with pale
faces, and open eyes, and trembling
knees; for in an instant, without
sound or sigh, the wide heavens were
flooded with light and glory, brighter
than the sun at noon; the stars were
drowned In light, the radiance flowed
in waves of splendor from mid-heaven
down to earth. And then, in the
deepest depths of glory far above
their heads in the heart of all the
shining, appeared a great angel, with
robes of whiteness brighter than the
gathered light, and a face calm with
awful gladness; and the shepherds
were sore afraid, for they thought the
Day of the Lord was come. But the
angel smiled upon them, like the sun
shining In his strength, and spoke
like the voice of the sen for might,
yet sweeter than the turtle-doves
amid the cedars of Lebanon, and ho
said unto them:
“Fear not! For behold I bring you
good tidings of great Joy, which shall
be to all people. For unto you Is
born this day, In the city of David, a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord!
And this shall be a sign unto you:
Ye shall find the babe wrapped In
swaddling-clothes, lying in a man
ger."
Little Jacob heard these words, but
he knew them not, except the name of
Messiah, for whom he often heard
his mother pray In the evening time,
but now, while the glad tidings
sounded still, behold! from the
bright depths of Heaven came angel
after angel, countless as the hidden
stars, and radlnnt as light Itself; their
stainless ranks rayed outward from
the vast, calm shape of the Herald
Angel like means from the morning
sun, and with a great soiyid like the
flowing of some mighty streafh, they
sung the Bong of Heaven:
Glory to God in the highest!
And on earth peace:
Good-will toward men.
The wondrous sound thrilled all
the high and glowing Heaven, and
then, still with strains of glory and
peace ringing above and fnlling
fainter and fainter to those below,
rank folded In on rank, the Angel of
the Lord leading upward, and the
awful splendor gathering up about
thorn, they soared into that glory, and
the glory shrouded their departing
cohorts, and the dark midnight sky,
feebly starred now to the shepherds’
smitten eyes, bent Its purple arch
again above unconscious earth.
David stooped and lifted Jacob In
his arms; neither of them could
speak, but old Simeon, the oldest of
all the Bethlehem shepherds, bent
low, and, with uncovered head, began
the chant:
O, come let us sing unto the Lord!
Let us make n joyful noise unto the Rock
of our Salvation!
With low voices they sang the Psalm
through, as they turned from the
plain toward Bethlehem, forgetful of
their flocks and herds, caring for
nothing but to find the Messiah, the
baby In the manger, the Son of God.
And there, indeed, In a rude cav
ern, where the beasts of burden were
sheltered and their poor masters fed
by the way—there, upon a shaken
wisp of straw, a very babe In the
flesh, lay the Infant Christ, with His
awed and adoring mother kneeling
beside Him, and Joseph the carpenter
standing with folded hands, amazed
but faithful, beside the new-born
King of Israel.
And while the shepherds told their
wondrous tale, and they that were In
the Inn heard It, and adored, Mary
shut up all these things In her heart,
and little Jacob gazed on the calm,
sad face of the Mighty Child, and
went away with a vision In his soul
that never left It while life remained.
“And the shepherds returned, glor
ifying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and seen,
as it was told unto them.”
This was little Jacob’s Christmas.
Christmas in the Klondike.
Alaska Ike—"Wot did yer find in
yer stockin’ this mornin’?”
Chilcoot Pete—"Frostbitten toes.’
When Fairy Talcs Were Really So
I wish I’d lived long, long ago,
When there were mermaids in the sea,
And brownies would have played with
me,
And fairy-tales were really so.
I’d like on Santa Claus’ sleigh
Next Christmas Eve to have a hitch,
And I would love to see a witch
Upon a broomstick ride away.
Of course, there still are lots of knights,
And there are princesses besides.
But nowadays men don’t win brines
By going off on dragon-fights.
1 wish I’d lived long, long ago,
When fairy-tales were really so.
—Mary Street, in December Lippincott’a.
felt sure that God was there iu the
night. When the Psalm was over,
he sat down on the plain beside Ills
father, or walked about the sleeping
sheep, and held his sling ready to
strike a wo’f in the forehead. But uo
JUST OPEN
And Several Bills Will Soon Bo in Evidence, About 4000 Having Been
Introduced on the Opening I)ny of the Sixtieth Congress.
—Week’s cleverest cartoon by Jamieson, in the Pittsburg Dispatch.
THOUSANDS GO BACK TO WORK,
GENERAL REVIVAL OF CONFIDENCE
Industries Shut Down During Financial Flurry Resume—Railroads Are
Re-employing Men They Discharged and Mills Aro Reopening.
New York City.—According to dispatches from various sections of the
country many hundreds of workmen laid off in the height of the recent
panic have returned to their jobs. Those reports of a resumption of pro
ductive activity are piling up steadily, and although the movement Is neces
sarily a gradual one it offers unmistakable evidence that the late depression
and curtailment of production are passing and that business confidence is
returning with a rush.
In the East the most significant news comes from the New England
mills, where many plants were closed down recently, and the remaining
mills had almost all curtailed production. Tho three shoe factories of the
Rice & Hutchins Company, at Marlboro, Mas3., which havo been running
on half-time for three weeks, open up at full time, with their entire force
of 2200 hands at work. The American Woolen Company in Moosup, Conn.,
also resumes full time, as do also tho Madison Woolen Company, at. Madi
son, Me., tho Apsley Rubber Works, at Hudson, Mass., and tho E. & T.
Fairbanks Company at St. Johnsbury, Vt.
The cotton mills at Dover, N. H.; at Biddeford, Me.; at North Adams,
Mass., Anthony, R. I., and Manvllle, R, I., which have been closed for sev
eral days, have opened up. Tho New England Cotton Company’s mills at
Fall River also resume work. In many sections of New England, notably
at Pawtuxet, R. I., and In tho Blackstone Valley section, between Worces
ter, Mass., and Pawtuxot, there has been no curtailment of output what
ever. The operatives at these places, numbering between 20,000 and 30,-
000, have all been working at full time, and it Is said any possibility of
curtailment which has been threatening has now been removed.
Outside of New England there Is also abundant evidence of steadily
returning confidence and a general revival of business. The Valley Iron
Works and the Brown-Bonnell mill, at Youngstown, Pa., which are proper
ties of the Republic Iron and Steel Company, have already reopened with
their full working force. A general resumption of work at the other
Youngstown plants Is announced to take place in the course of the week.
From Baltimore, Md., Cohoes. N. Y., and Rochester, N. Y., also come reas
suring reports. The Standard Steel Car Company, at Newcastle, Pa., has
reopened, as have, also certain of the plants of the Illinois Steel Company
and the plant of the National Tube Company, at Syracuse, N. Y.
At West Carrollton, O., the Friend Paper Mills open up after a shut
down of several weeks, with 1500 employes. The National Cash Register
Company, at Dayton, O., reports that several hundred employes, recently
laid off, will resume work.
A striking and significant sign of the returning confidence In the Far
West is to be found in the wholesale resumption of construction work along
the Harriman railroads. The work was stopped short when tho money
panic became serious, but this week sees the. revival of the entire series of
projects, Involving the re-employment of several thousands of workmen.
The Lane Cutoff, near Omaha, the construction of the line betwoen
Portland and Seattle and the rebuilding of the Coa»t line between Los
Angeles and San Francisco, are among the works affected. Orders for
equipment havo also been entered on an extensive scale. Twenty-five loco
motives for the Mountain divisions and 1500 pressed steel cars are among
the Union Pacific’s orders.
Another centre o\ rovlving activity is St. Louis, Mo., where the Ter
minal Railroad Association has a $12,000,000 Improvement projected.
Work was postponed indefinitely, according to a recent decision of the offi
cers, but will now bo resumed and rushed to a speedy completion. It is an
nounced. The Illinois Traction system is also continuing Its construction
work at St. Louis, Involving-an expenditure of $5,500,000.
The general revival of confidence seems to have commenced beyond
question. The disappearing premium on currency Is one factor which adds
materially in the improvement of the outlook. It seems safe to say, In
view of the dispatches, that with a promise of conservative action by Con
gress, the business of the country will gradually return to the prosperous
condition in which It was prior to the late financial flurry.
In this connection It has been declared that cancellations of ordors to
factories by some Jobbers and wholesalers of dry goods, particularly in New
York City, gave false appearance to the general situation. Certain cancel
lations, it is sal,d, were duo to a desire to get lower prices. Orders to |
factories had been given In the height of prosperity when prices were high.
Then the jobbers saw a chance to beat their contracts by recalling orders
and giving new ones at bottom figures. But some nf them, ashamed at
taking this advantage, have changed their minds and will accept goods at
the prices promised.
The facts of the general situation, anyway, prove that there were not
so many workmen laid off as was believed. For instance, all the railroads
entering Chicago, tho greatest railway centre In the country, dismissed
30,000 men. They employ, probably, forty times that many. All the
other railroads of the country, as far as can be learned, dismissed only
14,000, and that figure includes the 8000 let out by the Union Pacific.
But there la the strongest indication that these men must go back to
work soon. Strange to say, while the roads were dropping their men their
business was growing. It is an actual fact that the gross earnings last
week of the railroads entering Chicago showed a largo Increase. It Is the
belief of tile traffic men that a like Increase will be shown this week.
Though the two great trunk lines of the East—the New York Central
and the Pennsylvania—have laid off thousands of men, the Chicago situa
tion m^kes It evident that these men must go back to work. Increased |
gross earnings of the roads entering Chicago must later mean like is-1
creases for the lines east from the lakes; for traffic Is continuous, f“
Chicago is not the terminal for all the goods hauled there. .
Tho business men of all the smaller cities of the East surrounding
the metropolis are convinced that the threatened hard times will not
materialize, and they have gone back or are preparing to go back to »|
normal basis.
GLUT EUROPE’S LABOR MARKET.
Disastrous Results of Return of Thousands From America—Germany May J
Adopt the American Plan of Excluding Undesirables.
Berlin.—There is some alarm lest the hordes of returning emigrants I
without money will critically glut the already overcrowded labor marko I
in Germany. It has been unofficially suggested that the Governmen ■
Imitate the American plan of excluding undesirables. . I
Labor organizations are greatly troubled over the prospect of an lnD “, I
at a time when the question of employment is acutely difficult. Common J
tieB, even the barest necessities, are rising to almost famine prices. f
It was stated at a meeting of the Municipal Council of Schoenebero'i
a suburb of Berlin, that there were 30,000 skilled and 36,000 unskm er l
workmen Idle in Berlin alone. A proportionate number are Idle in otD I
Industrial centres and in the farming regions. . , r |
The trades unions have already been compelled to qut In half tne I
doles to the unemployed. Similar conditions prevail In Austria, to wn I
country more American emigrants have returned In a fortnight in |
departed. The prices of food are rising and troubles are feared.
Clubwomen Start Crusade on Evils
of Christinas Gifts and Customs.
Chicago—A denatured Christmas
—a holiday with the "evil” of gift
giving eliminated—will be the order
of things within a few years, If the
Chicago Woman’s Club be successful
In a crusade.
The movement was suggested to
the clubwomen by Mrs. I. S. Black-
welder, President, and Mrs. Ellen
M. Henrotln. Both declared that
Christmas as It Is celebrated now
aud its attendant evil, the shopping
mania, are symptoms of (Jegeneracy,
Dog Cleans Sewers by Dragging
Brush Through TuW-l
Paris.—Yet another vocation
been found for dogs at Nice. “ p
new sewerage system now being “J
structed is said to be one of the
in tho world. Among the sewe
one too narrow for a man to trav j
In order to clean it a s® al ‘ .J 1
terrier is used. The dog la ,jj
with harness and trots through j
passage, pulling a cord after h > Jj
which a large brush is attachea. -j
workmen pull the cord th 1
and thus perform the cleaning.