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HT. HELENS, OUHOJON, FU1DAY, DECUM BU 21, 1807.
VOL. XV.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
NO MORE SEALSKINS.
THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING.
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTKItlWTISU ITEMS
Cu.nrlnlY IUvlofT nf tlx Import
ant I'anpimlng of thm Cur
rent Wel.
An effort l on foot to reduce tha
production of cotton.
Gold ha been discovered at Bkagway
which ttnc ft to the pun.
Mormon have scoured 8,000,000
ore ot lu ml in Mexico (or colony.
John Ci-om, of Cove, Or., wiw arrest
ed for having counterfeit money In liii
possession. .
5 Bute 8)Mtr, who murdered hi wife
nd two chlldreu fit Asehln, Mo., In
18U1, nd who wa recently arrested In
Oregon, where he mirried again, wa
entenoed in Hnrriaoiiville, Mo., to be
bunge 1 on February 4.
The Spanish government, it I again
announced,! negotiating with the Arm
itrongn, thi time for a cruiser of
4,800 tone, laid to be worth tilOO.OQl),
built for Japan, but which Japan doe
nut want. The veswd i said to be
practically ready for .
About 100 wholesale druggist from
the cilice of the Contra! Went hold
conference In Chicago for the purpose
of considering the cut rate t which.
drng and patent niodloine are twins
old b the department etoree, a well
ai by many retail druggist, and to take
tepi to atop the practice ll poniinie,
The Dlngley tariff law will not bo
changed in any of Ita custom feature
t the preaent elnn oi congress, a
general understanding to tbl effect
liaa been reached among the Republi
can member of the way and meam
committee, who feel that H la moat de
airable to avoid what ia generally
known aa tariff tinkering
The aulKwntnittce of the aenate com
mittee on Indian affair, appointed to
consider the problems, presented In In
dian territory have practically decided
to recommend amendment, to tha prea
ent law, providing for the apportion
ment ot all the lauda held by the live
riviliaed tribe among the member of
these tribe, and alo an amendment
tirnv idiiiu that all valid loam shall he
Ixc.l bv the eovurnment of the
United Slate, and the money paid on
account of them covered into the trea
nry of the United Hlatea for the bene
fit of the various tribe a such.
Wheat felt over 7 cent per bualicl In
Chicago Monday.
Hmiator White of California haa in
traduced bill in congreaa to strengthen
the eight-hour law a applicable to gov
ernment work..
The controller of the currency haa de
clared a dividend of 10 per cent in Tavor
f ilcnoditora of the MomoW National
bank, Motcow, Idaho.
Judge Sanborn in the conrt of ap
l at fit. Louis haa grauled a post
ponement of the proposed aalo of the
Kaiinaa acme lor no ui.
One of the Interesting Home in the
agricultural appropriation bill ia pro
visiou for 110,000 for an agricultural
txDof Intent station in Alaska.
? Brigadier-General Otia, atntionod at
i,..,.r. has received telegram from
Fort Duchesne atating that all the Ute
Indiana have returned to tlieir rcorva-
tion.
A diapatoh from Havana state that
ri. ...., ia 1uini hard unshed by a
t..ili milmun under command of
General Paudo, lit the province
Puerto Principe.
i.,rM O. Green, a carpenter of Mo.
fulullv ahot hia wife and
.nnmln,i Ida daughter, Mn. W. K,
T.i..,l,,,an with a revolver. He then
......a.i ,) revolver unoii hiniHulf, but
only innioicu i;m ..........
Ti,a 'avrluiihural departuieiit lna
.!, fnllowlmr: A apecial wheat In
i Inxtltutod bv the depart
t of agriculture Imliontea a crop of
run nnn mm miHliida. These fliitirea ut
...i.'w 'tn aliirlit modification in th
final report.
executive and ludi
clul appropriation bill, as reported to
the liouae by ttie comniHicti ri""
prlationi, carries a totul of a 1,503,485,
i...i..7Hn Hilt less than the forme
LIII.- The number of sularies provided
... la 10.000. being IDS loss
number provided for i;
law.
Hana Frohman, "curled" a pair of
,iht-pound dumb-bolla -14,000 tiincj
4 an hour ami a mimii" "
' . U'l.oi, lm bail fin
i.i.i is ono curl In one hour and
an minutes, it was proposud that Frolv
.mn. hot he instated on continu
ing, and executed the 14,000th curl I
the time statuu. ,
ni. TTnMn.1 Rintiis simroine court has
-uj,i a rl.w-is'um in tlie ease ol
Thomas Brain, under sentence of death
iiantta for murder comniltte
at sea. He was accused of niurderin
in mntn and CHPtaill k Wl
of a vessel bound for South America.
The opinion reversed the decision ol
the court below on the ground that
Mram'a testimony should not have been
admitted. ....
A Birmingham, Ala., dispatch suys
The Tonnesseo Coal & Iron Kail road
Conwanv and the Bloss Iron & Steel
Company have shipped 5,000 tons of
Alabama pig Iron to Pensaeohi, from
vhenoe it will be forwurdod to Kobe
and Yokohama, Japan. A trial ship
ment of Alabama Iron made to Japan
aoveral months hro gave such aatisfiw
tion that extensive orders are result
i. .. .I.:. .i,i,nntit Winn the Orst of a
aeries. Japan heretofore was auppHed
by European furnaces, bui
bas superaeded these. .
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OLD FATHER TIME RECEIVES THE NEW YEAR.
Important Olnna in tha Hill That Hat
Jil.t I'aa.od i,r,
WaahltiKton, Dec. 81. It has been
developeil that the bill relating to pe
lagic scaling which lias ust, passed
both branches of congress, and Is before
the president, coiitalna a provision of
far-reaching character whk-n na thus
fur escaped attention. Thin is an abso
lute prohibition of the bringing ol seal
skins into the United Htates. Aa the
United States is the largest maiket in
tha world fur sealskin this complete
stoppage of the trade in this country
will be a severe measure against me
British and Canadian industries which
take and cure the skins and then dla-
poae of them largely In tha United
Hlnti-s.
VVhnn tha bill was nroixaied it was
generally supposed that ita only pur-' KhcIi mp,, ft thn( pnni. , bnndi
pone was to prohibit American oitiaens l..iw murvpl.,u 1 HkiukIh III
from carrying on pelagin sealing, ibis
feature was the only one to attract at
tention during the iliaotixsions. At the
adoption of the bill, however, a section
was diacoveril which was not resincicn
to Americans, but applies to sealBkins
lu general, "taken in the water men
tioned in this act," which include the
whole Pacific ocean. The provisions il
as follows.
Section 9. That the importation into
the United States by any person what
soever of fur sealnkln. taken in water
mentioned in thia act, whether raw,
dreaned, dyed or manufactured, ia
hereby prohibited, and all such article
imported after this act shall take effect
shall not be erniittod to be exported,
N . if siiontly lliflit I'm
it. lug iniiwnK of
lung dead iJuceiii'
Imts,
Willie th flrr-vlnd
hii!e are ttttlntf In
am! out among llitt
toiulH-ra
On 111 licnrthntone In
mail riit-c. and I
i nitirvei, lor in auem
f,U V. lug
S-'ir l cue dlmlr mt lh
fUl-'CH llllll tlto BCPIIIH
of wblcb I'ui dreHiu
lug.
0 giil1n ChrlatuiHs
duyii of yore!
lu wet nmk'la
tion
1 lived tlieir Joyt for
dnyi, Imforo
Tla-li' glorlou re-ill
Kiitloit; .
And on thn duwii -
(if l hrUliiin mora
Mj clillilli.h henri mis anockliif
A wild tnttoo.
Aa 'I would lin-k turougli.
Aa I nohiiug uiy stocking.
but shall be seized and destroyed by ,
the proper ofllcer of the United
Htatea." 1
Those who are thoroughly familiar
with the bill say thi provision is of
far more Importance in it effect than (
the prohibition against pelagic sealing
by American. I
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RELIEF BILL SIGNED.
A triniHiii'v straight from VVoitdprliiud.
fe'or Hunttt (MaiiM lind lirouglit It.
And at my i-rli-s
Of glad urirlo
Tlie otUris all i-m llwkln;
To sliarw niy glt-e
And vh-w wliu ma
The routtiuts of the hu-i-kIiij.
Vei .pfd-I U-ft n,h a-fll-loved seen
In Northern alhU o rimui,
And l.ii-re, 'mid PiimIuk iiim trees green
I ui.iilc niyu-lf a lioiue.
We numbered Hires
And lillllie were we.
At sdvei'Me fortune rnorklug.
And lirUlinnmlilo
lly our tlri-alde
Found bung the buoy's storking.
Ainu! within our lionie lo-nlnlit
No wet young voice l ringing,
And llir..iik'li Ita silent rooinn no light.
Free, rhlldili sivp U uprlmrlug
The wild wluda rnve
O'er hahy's grnve
Where plumy plnen ra ri-klng.
Aud eronKi-d at rest
On nmrlile breast
The band that Oiled uiy stocking.
With misty eyes hut sternly hand
I raise my Ohrliduini ehallcei
Ilere'a to (lie rhlldren of the land
wo Hundred Thousand Dollars to Aid
Mlarvlng Vukooers.
Washiniiton. Dec Jl. Both house
f Connies today passed the joint reso-
utlon for the relief of minors In the
Yukon valley, Alaska, and in a short
me it had received the signature oi
the president.
The bill appropriate sou,uuu, to do
..uull iim i-i iliroctinn OI the aecre-
:trv of war in the purchase
fnr the relief of the people
Icon country or other mtuing regions of
ii.,.i ami for thn transportation and
distribution of such supplies, provided
that, U tlie consent ol the Canadian
..i.vernmunt be obtained, the secretary
of war may extend the relief into Can-
a,Il,.n terr uorv. The resoinuon iur-
ibr nrovides that tlie auppliea may be
a,, hi in tliat reuioit at such prices as y,
may ho fixed by the secretary of war, or her own use, al
(1oate.l to th.M. unable to pay fo, pockets; and I(
hem.
of
thun tl
the curren
In eabln or In nulac:
l Mny eaeb one bold
The key of gold
. lbs gntea of I,-p mil, ..-king,
I And Imnda be found
I The whole world round
i To All the Chrlalnma alM-klng.
Ladles' Home Journal.
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lUKCLE JERRY'S 1
CHRISTMAS.
the score- i 1 sy 1 v
Ol supplie VkPs body ki
in the Vu- Verb
.. i VI tfrmfM know
mm
f -,.:t'-3.''-
NCLE JjSIirtY
I i-'oMter was too stin-
;,; ity to live, and every-
new ft. Hut
rvbody didn't
JJ k n o w h o w piKir
The secretary of war ia author- or a
i., -.. il.n ITnlted States army in
v " . " - , .i: must nnve
carrying into vue u. j-v.. nirLhtr
Aunt Betsey, his
wife, had to manage
nd contrive aud
skimp to get along.
She never had the
handling of any
money. Even the
butter and egg mon-
thSt most every farmer's wife hns for
II went into Lnele Jerrys
she wanted a new gown
bonnet or a pair o shoes 1 hndn t
orter say if she wnuted 'em, but If she
mast have em, and there wa n t no possl-
any rate, all to once she give out and had
to go ter bed. The next roornin' she
couldn't get up, but Uncle Jerry didn't
think niueli about it, s'posed she'd be up
blmeby; but when he come in to dinner,
there lay his wife jest the same, as if
shi hadn't no thoughts o' gettin' up.
lie didn't know what under the sun to
do, hut he knew he must do somethlu', so
he het a brick and put to her feet, and
was jest milking a mustard plaster to
put on her somewhere when Mis Hop
kins happened in.
She see how it was with Aunt Betsey
In a minute. She's awful cute about some
i.i... Mi.' ii,.wi ia. and she ain't
nf m id o' no man livill .
"Uncle Jerry," snys she, matter of fact
ns von ulease. "your wife's a very sick
tr.tntnn nttn he's mill' to die right off,
I'm afraid, 'less we hyper ""'"d and do
i,m.thiii'. and do it ouick. But fust I'd
better step over V fetch the doctor."
Uncle Jerrv was wonderful took down,
All of n uiiiiilen he realised that his wife
wss iiivaloooblc to him; he felt that he
f,xr him to akin out o' icet-
the act, to iinixtrt reindeer and driver tlu. .cm.thPU i;uoie Jerry would go to
for the trnns)urtation of auppliea, and e ttoIit wjtb. i,Pr nmi buy 'em and pay
to adopt such other provision " for em, jest as n sue wai aura or m
onicticablo. The secretary ia directed, ijtot, and Incapable o' dewUi' business on
i.,n tlie wora smut u'
beon com-
idetod, to Dull tlie rein.leer or lurn
ihotu over to ine creiurjr u mo ....v..-
in-lils discretion, anl to uibko a
detailed reportno oongree at ine no
ginning of the next session of such dis
bursement mauo anu ran
plisbed under the act.
A. North western Wreelt.
Vail. Ia.. Dec. 21. The overland
n.niid nn tlie Chicaco & Northwest
ern which left Chicago lust night, ran come along towards Christmas he got a
into an own switch near here at 6 brau'-ucw crochet fer savin' into his bead
her own hook.
If Aunt Betsey hadn't had the best dis
Dositlon lu the world, she wouldn't stood
It all them years. As it was, it wore on
her, and told on her fearful. Though
Uncle Jerry was one o' the richest men in
town, she might 'a' beeu the .wife o' the
poorest and miser'blcat, so fur's auy out
ward Indication was consariied or in
ward Indications, cither for she was al
wers half starved, and wa'nt nothin' but
skin and hones, as you might say.
L'ncle Jerry grew wuas V wuss, and
..'..lock this morning. The mail-caton,
it aeems, flew out ol tne man com:..,
which was next to the engine. The
catch struck the switch lever, broae it
off and opened the awitch. The train
was going at tha tate oi no nums
hour. The engine ami man r -
...in.l on the track, but me duuo
....r two slecner and two coaches aero Christmas business
' i i.. ,.u,l on the nrairie. Rectus if it must be a
, i,,.., ......... -
Everybody on nonra whs suuuwi
consi.lerably, and many were scratched
and bruised, but no persou was killed
or apparently seriously injured. A
wrecking train was sent to the wreck,
and within a abort time the passenger
wore on their way to OmBlia.
ltaport Maine Indians.
Denver, Dew. 81 D. C. Beaman,
Josiah Walbrldgo and Charles E. No
ble, the commission appointed by Uov
ernor Adams to investigate tlie recent
Indian troubles in the vicinity of Lily
Par, filed their report with the gov
ernor this afternoon. The report i an
.nnui Ais vim icaiion oi
It was at family devotion one iiiormn ,
Jest before the readin', that he divulgated
It to his wife. He finds the place in Ne
hemiar he alwers rend tlie long chapters
lu fall and winter and puts his thura' in
to keep It, then, drawin' on a long face,
he look at Aunt Betsey over his spe'ta
cles, and says he: .
"Wife, I are of a notion mat mis ere
Is all roousnness:
sin in the sight o'
the Lord to eat so much one day in the
year. I don't believe it's necessary to
make pigs V gluttons of ourselves In
order to have thsnkful hearts; and if we
go to meetin", and so on, wny ain't mm
enough? I reckon we'll sell the turkey
this year r.nd have our usual dinner,
long's there ain't no children comiu'
home, nor nothin'."
Aunt Betsey set there with her hands
In her hip, not exactly thiiikln', but kinder
worderin' and grieviu. And when they
kneeled down to pray she kept on wonder
In' more'n ever. She wondered what
she had to be thankful for, anyway.
"Now, If Ellen could come home!" Ellen
was their daughter, all the child they had
In Uic world, and she lived so far away
.. .ho ponldn't afford to come home
VNCI.K JERRV BBT PA1.K AS A STATU
u litinMt
mmo warden, aud show that the In- B(, brin( ,he children-bein' she was a
diaii were alone responsible for the w,uder and poor-but, oh, how her mother
bloody conflict in Routt county last ol(1 wnnt Bee hcrl "What d,d she cure
llitll in which .evera. of their num-,
. . . yes, lite niomy uuki)- .
M - l';'-,-,i Ul
A Iloaton Kuinor.
Boston, Doe. 81. A prominent Ger-niaii-Ainerioaii
merchant of tin aity
haa reoeiveil a (irivate cipher cable
from German capitalists advising him
to sell out all hi holdings in Boston
Immediately. It ia rumored that the
niblo dinolosed a startling coup planned
by Germany, and exposed the seoret
., ,,f the. mVNterioua German
nroi.ii'wov.1 - - . .
floet. According to tne aispuicu, ...
fleet 1b really being aent to threaton
the United Htates. and secure absolute
supremacy of the I'aoiflo by seizure of
Hawaii and Samoa.
Borne, Deo,
. i -1. . in llalr.
.,....,--- - - ., WIIWAH.
n, nrt lOUIlKB "YOUR WlfB a ."
. ov"" . ,.
ire felt
l .m l..a,1,t twolVO SUUOimn .it
this morning. In central Italy the
walls of houses split, many ohimmn
fell, bells rang and a panic prevailed
among the inhabitants.
New YorkTlOoo! --whlle MrB;
Margaret Hpencor was cooking on an oil
atove tonight, her pet dog upset he
J" a T,d,,ion followed, and the
BlU VP ' . ,
woman wa o badly Dumeu
died.
the bank; she didn't care" - bo ne
thought on aud on, not hardly sensin the
prayer a mite . .
Isne went oui .o no
i feellu' all broke up. She didu t know
that
why she should be, 'less slie'd beeu klud
L...tiv h.mln' to have Ellen aud the
.kiihi Christmas was more than she
could bear. There wa'n't nothin' to her,
mlirht snv. and this was
: ..... i..o. .trnnr on -he camel s oaca.
gJ IU ... -v.-..
could not get along without her, nohow.
He was as anxious to have the doctor as
Mis' Hopkins was, and told her to hurry
aiui hrttif, him.
So she went he lived uear by and she
says to him:
"Doctor Cross, now Is your chance to
do a deed o' humanity, and put a spoke
In Uncle Jerry Foster s wneei tor an
time! If he's got any heart and feelln's
you must find 'em and work on to 'em for
his wife sake, 't woum oe cruei iu
bring her back to life, Mess you can do
somethin' to make that life endoorable.
Don't. I beg on ye, raise her up to live on
In the same old skimpy miserable way!
Better let her die and done with it."
They discussed and cousioerea over me
matter for a few minutes, tnen went to
gether to the house. '
They fonnd Aunt itewey niym jmi u.e
. . . j :.. .rv. ., ....
same only sne stoiuieu mj iu . mv
examined her and diaggernosed her case
as well as he could, then he motioned Un
cle Jerry out into the other room and shet
the door behind him.
It seems the doctor took him awful
solium and In dead earnest, and says he,
to begin with: v
"Uncle Jerry, do you set high vally on
your wife's life?"
"Inch valiy on my nueo met.
TJiisJe Jerrv, red In the face. "Of course
I ,w- What vou talkin' about?"
I was here when yon retcneti ner nome
a bride. 1 remember Hot Handsome sne
was; plump as a pa truige, rresn as a
(lower, and as laughln' and ehipiwr a girl
i 'hnni over see. Changwt, terribly
phana-Ml. ain't she?" turnin' to Uncle Jer-
rv and fwlin' in his pocket fer his hnn
k'chif to wipe away the tears. it aoes
bent all how she s changed," Bays ne.
"Changed!" says Uncle jerry, ll ot a
fluster, "of course she's changed! Why,
we've been married goin' on 25 year! Vou
eau't expect a woman to stay 18 all her
life!"
"I know that farmer' wives grow old
nretty fast as a glneral thing; break down
young, don't they? But Uncle Jerry '
sonarin' round on him suddenly and look
In' him In the eye, "I want to ask you to
compare your wife's looks with the looks
of other women of her age in town, no
handsomer, no healthier than what she
wao when you married her, and tell me it
you think there a difference. Now,
they're different from your wife, and
why? I ask you fair and candid, why
shouldn't she look as happy, be as happy
and nmke as good a 'pearance every way
a them women? And why 1 It that she
haa took to her bed in tlie prime o' life
and don't wanter live no longer I r or i
find that's about the way it Is witn ner.
When Uncle Jerry came back ne went
np to the bed and sat oown u
wife and looked at her. She was asleep,
and Mis' Hopkins thought he must a
realized how pitiful she looked for sne
seen him draw his hand acrost his eyes
two or three times on the sly.
Bimeby he got up and went out to ons
Hopkins, and, says he:
"What was the doctor's orders? What
can I do to help ye?"
"He ordered nourishin' food, ana wine,
and so on." she says, "and I guess the
fust thing you may kill a chicken, if
you're minter, and git it ready fer the
broth: then go over to Jim Jackson s ana
buy a quart or so of that oldest grape
H.,o n' iiia'n Shu'll he awake by the
time von cet hnekwith it. I guess."
Tlnnlo Jerrv didn't so much as wink at
mention of the chicken, but when she
spoke o' the wine so offhand and matter
o' eonrse he drawed in his breath once or
twice kinder soasmodicky, but he never
iinened hifl head.
When the broth was ready Uncle Jer
rv aaked if he might take it in; so Mis
Hopkins filled one of the chiny bowls that
was Aunt Betsey's mar's and set it in a
plate with a cracker or two, and he took
'pm ainna.
The broth was good and strong, and
when Aunt Betsey tasted on't she looked
at her husband real kinder scairt, anu
BftVS fillGI
"Whww. did this 'ore come from?"
And he 'angbed and says: "It's made
out o' one of our best riymouth Bocks
la it irnod?"
A wonderfn', quiverin smile hovered for
a minute on to her poor face; she didn't
know whai to make on't. But when he
lugged in the jug o' wine and poured out
a hull half a tumbler full aud handed it to
ber, her eyes fairly ftuck out of her head
with astonishment.
"Drink it; it'll do you good," says he.
"It'B Jim Jackson's oldest grape wine
you've heard tell on."
"Why why, husband!" she whispered,
"didn't it cost an awful sight o' money?"
"Only J3 a gallon," he answered, tryiu'
to smile, but lookin' rather ghastly. She
sipped it slow, eyein' him over the top o'
th tumbler as she done so; but pretty
soon she set it down and spoke again,
awful meachin'. and 'pealiu', her lips
tremblin' as if she was going to cry.
"I'm sorry to pnt you to so inucn ex
pense, huaoand. i m nuuu-i ui airuiu
it aiu't wuth while!'
He got up and blowed his nose with all
his might and main.
I want you to get wen, Betsey. I want
rnn to iret well!" he mannged to say.
The strangest expression come into ner
fare vou ever see in any creature s. tnen,
as if struck by somethin' in his looks, she
seemed to get a dim idee that he was dif
ferent, and she tried to make out now
was, but couldn't, and, bein' too tired and
weak to think much, she jest shet her
eyes and give it all up.
That night Uncle Jerry harnessea tne
old mare and went over and got Mary
Buell to came V stay with 'em a spell.
Mary's an excellent good hand in eases
o' sickness, and bein' an old maid, she's
always ready to go and dew fer the neigh
bors. She's a prime nuss and housekeep
er, and he'B good company, too jest the
kind o person to cheer Aunt uetsey up.
you know. Wall, it come along the day
firfifel
IM TROOPF-O A PARCEL O' CHlI.PBF.y.
'fore Christmas, and Aunt Betsey iy
back in her easy chair in the cheerful Bit
tin' room. A pitcher full of late fall flow
ers stood on the mantelshelf; a crackhn'
fire was burnin' in the open tkeplaee, and
the old tabby cat lay before it on the rug,
purrin' for all she was wuth- perfect
The door was open Into the kitchen, and
she could see Mary steppin' round about
her work, gettin' ready for to-morrer.
eh. .,,M nell the stutHn' for the turkey,
and the plum puddin' bakin' in the oven.
She knew there was a hull shelf full o
pies lu the pautry-she see 'em yesterday
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nunkin, three npple an
th. i-nmbYv tart. She thought it was
too many to make at once; and seemed
. c 81n aiched and lnid her head
.;.k" th old look on her face. She
.i,i.,tin' nf Ellen and the children.
She sat there, blamin' herself and think
in' what a poor, weak kind of a mother
Bhe was, till the tears rolled down her
cheeks. Then, all at once, she neara
mi tat rif.
The stage had stopped, and there wiu.
the sound o' voices talkin' and laughiu ,
and of feet hnrryin' up the steps. Then
the door opened-no, It was burst open
and in trooped a parcel o' children, and
behind 'em, not fur behind, with her hands
stretched out and the happy tears stream
in' down her pretty facie, come her daugh
ter Ellen!
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How them two Kissed and clung to one
V other, till the children got out o' pa
tience and wouldn't wait no longer for
their turn! Then Uncle Jerry came to th
resky and says, betwixt laughin' and cry
in': "There, there, children! I guess that'll
dew! It's my turn now," and he took her
to the lounge whe-e she could lay and
rest and still be with 'em all. She pulled
him down to her and kissed him and
whispered:
"Oh, husband, how good you be! You've
made me the happiest woman in the
world!"
Uncle Jerry got away as quick as he
could, and went out to the barn and set
down on the hay cutter and laughed and
wiped his eyes till he was some calmer.
Then he fell on his knees and thanked
God reverently for showin' him before he
died what true happiness wus, and how
to get it for himself by bestowin" it on
others. New York Tribune.
Another Year Ia Dawning.
Another year Is dawning!
Dear Master, let It be.
In working or In waiting.
Another year with The,
Another year la leaning.
Upon Thy loving breast - ,
O. ever-deepening trustfulness,
. Of quiet, happy rest.
Another year of mercies.
Of faithfulness and grace;
Another year of gladness.
In the shining of Thy face.
Another year of progress.
Another year of praise;
Another year of proving
Thy presence all the day
Another year of service,
Of witness for Thy love;
Another year of training .
For boiler works above.
Another year Is dawning!
Dear Master, let It be
On heavot. or else In heaven.
Another year for Thee.
Don'ta About Gifts.
Don't above all things ask the give:
whether you may exchange her gift.
Don't forget that it is the inward spirit
that makes the real value of the offering.
Don't express dissatisfaction with a
gift, no matter how great your disappoint
ment. Don't above all things be guilty of mak
ing a list of articles you desire. This is
a species of polite blackmail.
Don't, even in yonr Innermost self, spec
ulate as to whether your gift will bring
a return, and above all a return in mone
tary value.
Don't forget that the chief charm of a ,
gift is essentially the surprise., uon i,
therefore, barter with a friend as to re
ciprocal gifts. .
Don't, if you have neglected to remem-
ber a friend, wound her pride by sending
New Year's gift in exchange for net
Christmas present. The motive is too apparent
Don't aire gifta because you feel com
pelled to do so from a sense of social obli
gation. There are other ways to acknowl
edge indebtedness than by making the
holiest of holidays a matter of trade and
barter. .-
Don't consider the intrinsic value of a
gift when you are the recipient. And
when you are the giver let tue gin
costly as thy purse can buy don't be
skimpy !
Another Altered Wtlt. ,
Little Alice Mamma says she ain't go
ing to give you anything for Christmas
this year. Papa's Maiden Sister-Oh, she
isn't, eh? Why not? lxttle Alice- iau.-s
the present she give you ra yenr w,
worth twice as much ae what you give us.
WH1 Receive Calls.
"Do you expect to receive calls on New
Year' day?" asked Willie Hicollnr.
yes" answered Mamie Hollerton; "I'll
have to. The telephone exchange where I
work wouldn't give me the day off. Isn't
it mean?" Washington Star.
, A Clincher.
Mrs. Cobwigger You are to ask only
one more question the whole evening.
Freddie Then, ma, if Santa Claus really
brings the presents why am I not to look
out of the window if an express wagon
drive up to the door? Judge.
A Definition of t'hHwtnms.
Sunday School Teacher-Johnny, what
does Christmas mean? Johnny Aly pii
says Christmas mean s-wapiiintj a hit i
thlugs you cau't afford tut a lot a' thiuuil
you don't waut. Life. ,