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6UMMON9 In tint Circuit Court of tlm HluU. of Oregon fur Washington County, illlliihoio UiiMi'ii Tracts, linliulif, VH. Mcl.aln Cooper, V. K. Mninliiill, A. W, Miiinhull, Miiiiliit llendi I' 'kwiii, l-ied K. Koch, Wlllhuil Uosu, J. K. Hone, J. II. Wli . H. 1(. H . J. A. Johiiniiu, I'd I.. Johnson, Itity I'M wnn, Knill Heldid, Frank A Smith, A. W. Iliiilli, George, Folker, Fred Hiolthnucr, Sr., Adam Got'lsi, l.conniil Di'li'ye, George F. Cum bridge, Hi it 11 1 y Klchutilnoll, Howard I'. Iluhbn, Ailillii llimor, John C. Kcninieiich, C. II. HIM, Jiuiu-k Kite, Chiiiii'n Hiilniiinii, J. K. Ciiinintiin, l. rt, U'lillon, Mi'H, H. K. Jtiliiimm, Frank I It-It'-, Jnlni , Itopttlei, John 1,. Mnhuffoy, Fdwurd li,i('.i'i, Mm y A. Hhtithleii, H. V, A ml.-imut, W. ti. Kctchiiin. C A. Fcklunil, W. M. Merrill uml J. K. ilulght, l 'In McUiln Cooper, W. K. Mart-bull. A. W. Murnhull. Mitrlliii J l. nili 1. k noil, Fred I'!. Kuril, Wlllliuil Horn., J. K. IIiihii, 8. II Wlm, l-:u I-. John mm. A. W. Ilurtli, George Kclkci, t-'rt'tt Hri'tlluiuiT, Hr, Ailinu Goehcl l.ttiniud 1 ly Unwind 1'. Hoblm, John (.!, Keiiiiiierlch, '. JI. Hill Mid K. F.. Johnson, Frank Heller. John (). Ilnpntor, .Inliii I,. Mahuf fey, Kdward Huger, W, O. Kctchum iiliil J. II. lliilgbl, lli' above tunned defendants. Ill till' IlllUlfl (f till HUtl' III Wlegoll you nr hereby coniinuiulcd In appeal and answer tin1 complaint filed iiKnlimt you In the nliiivn entitled Kiill on or iM'foro nix weeks fiom tin llltttt of lllii flint pilhlli 111 lull III thin niimiiioiin, Id II, mi or bcfure Hi l'Hli iluv of Jauntily. l'J17, nnd II you full no to iiiH'r itinl tiimwcr, li unl thereof plaintiff will apply to llii court for tin' relief prayed fur In tin' coiiiplullit, to wit: Kor it decree Unit there In din' plaintiff by mild MfUIn Cooper upon loin :ia mid 4J of (iiirdi'ti Tiui-I Ailtlllloii tu lllllnboro, mid tracts mid K III block 4 of lllllnboro Gulden 'I'tui i , all In Washington County, ore con. J:IU1K .3(1; by mild W. K. Mnrnhall upon tlu lux t li half nf trail 4 In block K of nalil lllllnboro Gulden Tracm, tii'f.t):i; ty mild A, V. Mar elliill upon the nouth half of tract I In block S of suit) lllllsboiu (1.11,1.11 Trnrtn, $M7:U); liy until W, K. Mar ulitill Mini A. W. Marshall upon trait K in block K of mild llillsborn (lur lion Tint In intiH-tii; hy mi Id Martha lit inliii kon uiHtn trat i 3. Itlork H ul en 1. 1 lllUhoiti liiinlfli Tiailn, $1, .74 4 r : liy mild r trtl K. K'H'h Upon lot :hi tu ::H liuliiitlvc In kiiUI Cat ilt'ii Tract Addition anil Irurt 1 In Itlot k 3 of IhllHl'ortt (iardi'ti 'I'rai'ln $:'.7Si.tlJ; liy Hitlil Win, ItoHi', Upon lot 4i. Mink 17, Mild Oiirdt'll Trni t Addition, and Irart 4, liluck 4, until llillttltotii tiartlfn Trni-ts, ir,7fi hv mi I1 J. K Htwti lll'oil lot 'Ml. Itlot k 17, Haiti llartlfii Trai-t Addition. f r'-V f" ; hy xaitl s. u. wtix upon tl.ti-l K, Idoi k li. IIIIUIioiu tlardt'ii Tr.it U. J:'nS7 lii; .y nalil I'M I,. John Mm upon trai t 7 In hlt k K, IIIHh Imiih (iiittlt'ii TiatlH, lilS!)4; hy nalil A. V. Ilurtli iitm trait 2 III hlmk In lllll.-dioio tiartlon Triiiin. KilH hv nalil Ctitiii' l-Vlkt'r upon trait i hlot-K fi, UlllHl.orii. (inrdt'tl Tract h, !'!! 24; hy nald Prcd llriltliaucr, Sr., uimti tract G, lilock 7, lllllnhoro, (liinli'n TriuiH. KU(i7!'0; hy Hal A.lnm (iowhtd upon tract 7, hlock ', llillidHtiu tiiirtUii TriicU, H&uTM hy iilt U'uniirt l)t'li'yn upon Intel II mill in. hlock ti. UIIMmro Oardcii Tnit ln. 11449.72; ly nald Howard HohhH upon tract 1 In hlock 2. Illlln horo Harden T rutin, HI71.hU, ami Upon tract 4 In block 3, llllllorn (lanlt'ii Trmin, $1471.00; hy nald John C. Kiiiinierloti upon Intn If nnd 2i. In block K, (Jaitltn Tract Addition to IIIIIkIhuo, $2!iti5; by null! H Mill upon lot 3. block 5, nald (laitlen Triut Adilillon. I1W.40; hy nul Mrx, S. K. JoluiHon, upon lot mill upon lot 9. In block 17, In wild ('allien Tract Addition,' each lilSKJ hy nalil Frank Holler, upon lots and f In block 2, Hit hi Carden Trat Addition. J.Mri.ni: hy nald John O llopnl.'i. poii lots 10 and 21' block 12, mild Harden Tract Addition, Ji,7i:il: hy nald John Mahaffey upon loin I mill 2, block 3, mi Id (la til Tract Addition. $210!t; hy nald Kt1 waul Hater, upon lot 12, hlock mi hi (liinlt'ii Tract Addition, (211.51 hy milt! W, (. Koliiiiiiu, upon lot 2 hlock 1, nald Harden Tract Addition ::l:i7; hy nald J. . HalKnt, upon lot 4, block IS, nn Id (laitlen Trat Addition, mill tract 2. block 3, Illlln horo (lardon Trnotn, $1007.50; nil lu nald WiiHlilnRton County: Unit cue nalil ileffiidunt Iw urnnti'd nucti time nn limy neetn ('nultablii after decn to pay nalil nuing no dun utiil tltiln ipient wllh 6 per cent per iinnutn toroHt to dale of payimiil; that liny of mild defeniliintR fallltiR to pay the sum no decreed within nald tliilo nhall be biirtcd and forecloned of nil rl;lit till., nnd interent In nald tnictn nnd that tlefendailtn be decreeil to have forfeited to plaintiff nil nlinm there' lofore pnltl plaintiff upon nald con twin of forfeiture, nnd plaintiff re cover oorIb nnd dlnlmrsrnu'nls heroin. Thin nlinimotiH In published iih'nlnnt you purnunnt to tin order niado by Hon. (leo. M. HiiKley, JiiiIkh of the Circuit Court of the Statu of Oregon for the County of Wnnhinnton, dated November 211, llllfi, nnd Ihn dato or the first piibllentlim In Uecemln'r 7, 1II1H, nnd thi' dulo of the last publl cation In January If. 1017. J. N. t'KAm'Y, Attorney for l'lulnt ITf. eiinniber of CotnnieiTO IlulldliiK. roiilntid, OrpRmi. Nnlh'i' to Crediltirn IN lil'il rotlNTY COURT OF THK STATE OK OltKfiON FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY In Dm mutter ol ill" Ko'iiIhoI' A mikn 0, lliiwiniiK, litMinnni'il Notice In hnruhy given that tha un ih.rHl "ip.I hnvi. linen duly appointed nnd I'oiilliniAd by I he iihovii imiMIIh.I C.inrl nn fiiti'iilomol' tli Inxt will mid PuiHiii.'iii ol A i In C. Ihiwll Ilk', diu'niiHiMl, nnd I ins dii'v ipiulillwl ni moil Now therefore, nil persons having dniniH tiiriiinBt snlil eBtate aro horo- bv notified nnd rco,uired to present the siime together with proper vouchers therefor, to the undersi(?n ml nl I be hlw of (lure A MeAh'Hr, in llin A noun Hiink lliiilitlii. Illllnbtiro Or eifiin. within nix inoiitlin I'ruin dnln hitre ol. 1 1. ill. I Dnecoilier 7. HMII Iiiiiihk H. IlllWIllllg Hint II I' D iwiiIiik Kxeeiiliiin nt lh lanl will nml tnnliiiiieiit nl Aiinin II. DiwuiiiKi Utieeawd ll.trc A M ti A lour, AlUunnjn lur ICnttni torn. Money to loan on improved real estate, prinr-inallv farms and choice city property.- Kerr Hrofl.. Hillsboro, Odd Fellowa Building. 19tf. I OH SALli A lUKOAIN 'or null', m u whole, or will di- vnJi', u 130 acre place, 40 atTus in cultivation; Imlanco Ktwd tim- br; will makeu kooiI dairy larrn; uilapU'd to truit, hopn, or hriK- lih walnulH, or w ncrtl !arminK. '.uildinnH; orchard; 2 BtrearriH tuiiniiiii ilirotiifn iimoereu por tion; wood soil; near Hchool Iiouhc ami Htort-H; only li miles bouUi- Ililllw.. lii.ru u on wit: , i .' ; " :.';. ;;:; .;: Ull-ul luiuutlll iui uii tii v.v.o. , pond. Ileautiful and pictureutjue creek. Soortltlir men. look thlH no. I'rice verv reaHonable. Ad- IreHH l'.ox 112, or telephone Main 1 11, ilillHboro. 38tf IHE Hiail bCHOOU PHOULtM btatoiiicnt of tho Commlttoo of the harcnt-1 eathern Atnociutlon lite .sunt, luw now inovlilen Unit uny in liolar idiKlblo 10 IliKh Hchool in an in lion. luniUinu lu uuy dinlricl wituio no lilkli mbooi In tualiituliuiu. may ullcnd lilt;h m bool lit nut li ouu r nun 0 un they ouiy uai t, .litlior within inn county wiieiij thuy rcuitlti, or othui wine, uiul that tlm louiit) III wtilcli nalil nt lio ill' ichiucn nimii pa oitlH ul nut li hlKu nt liool luiuou uiui mlitmllliK to tin) nt.iiool illntlili iui nii.liluii lliu nuliie. Whim It In not Hie object ol tliln UWiiuiil lo illni'UMH me ueiuun 01 ihln luw, el wit littio no liunlluncy in ii.olia: lh.il ItllV IUW Willi II II1UKCH It iittiei' lor Hie bon una Kirm on uu liu iiiii ol Olt'Koll to necme tlio naliu itmii n. hool cilutulioll thul their town .mil ny touniiin ifieliu, in u gturt luw, luiiu.iiiieiitiilly ,und will lie pei uiuiiuia. Uiywu) wu Ituvu lliu luw. tin renult nun l.eeli, liultliully, lo tlUK'iy llicreunc lie hi til ntliool enrollment. 1 hit. ouiili, we urn liitorincd, bun tecentl) puiil lliu l oitliiud nihooln boiiiu iui uu liu' tuition ol pupllM Iroiu WunliluK tun i iiuiiiy ior the pant year. liu- llllh. lion) School inmilct in now on li oiiled Willi u huiiliieaa prubleui uur hiKU echtHil lutilitlen uro now row tied to Uiu limit. SVc huvo u pren nt t'liihlh kriuli) liunn tiuniberiliB 0! mil. h will entur liiKh BthtKil uexl yuur in a,;. mini a KlttililullliK lunn of 24. A roliiihle net lllcieiine of oier 40 lioui uur own dlHllit t. l-unt Jiuf we Uud 04 iiiKlt litlitHil pupiln li'olil oillnidu lilt uiitirlii thin iur iiciuiy a huiuliiu will bu I'lirollt'd liiioiu lliu ilone of the let m. .Next year, eieiy liulu alloii In thai Wit will liuve I..U lilKH ntliool luipiio iroiu oulnldc tho dintiict,' Without mo i.' room uiui laiilliien wu taiuu.l an; lor Ihtiii .uud will hum lo turn Ihein uwuy lo i'oi tlaiul, Korunl (..rove, item ii ton or i li.i w Iui e. The ijueBliiiu lor un lo detiile In, what In bint; It mid to our liu.ti niiitml eiiiiinneiit, b i iihtrk. uiciil ol tint huildiiiK ut u cunt of twelve lo futuiuiu thtiunuutl dollitrn no un to cart, lor our own anil oulnldi pupiln lor next enr, or iiuu for wiiui we mil henitlen our own, uud turn n uv lliu teal. Hun oiuinlltet! him been unked b) die ruient l't ui hern Ansoiliiliuu lo eiuuillie Into the liiulter uud rcporl tlio fuiin. Wo hercwllh premiit the liiiuron you cuii diuw your own cou liunionn. It Ihelompuiisoiin wo wake lire mure litVouihlu lo one couleulloii limn lliu oilier, ll In beciiiine tho logic if the liKiiren neemn no to tudlculv tu un. Year 1 Total enrollment ruplln In tlio dlntrlct 104 l'uplln oulnldo illntlili til Tot il cunt uf hiKh nchool J'JObo.UU Uecelvoil from outnlde uuilla.. I'SSU.uu Ihilance paid by dlnliicl Ultffi.UU Veur JitlUli Total liirolliueiit 200 l'uplln from dintiict 1KI ruplln from oiilnido tit loiul cunt ut hlKh aeliDol J'JtoO.OU I'ultl by outni.lt! pupiln 410U.0U I'uld bv dintiict SIIOO.OU A ntiiily of ihubu liturcn will nhow tho tollowitia (ucta: 1-uut yuur, whilo ihln itlnliict hud only 1U4 high nchool pupiln. it cunt tho dintiict JOlSi.OO litin year with 113 pupils tho cost will he nearly a Ihuimuud dollars lens. Thin in due to the tad (hut lliu uiuouul re ttivetl Irom outHido pupiln Imreunt'd a ho u I fl.im, whilo I he conl of ruuuiug (he nchool dill not Increase in propor iiuu, Why in thin Wu find thul u ion rldeniblu port loll of lliu expeune, nuch an Buluiien of nupci Inlolident, Janitor, piiiiclpul, cost ol .'mi, light, repairs, and uiuiiy other Itulun, uiu about tho .nunc, whether tlio onrulluitmt In iuti or 150. Moreover, wo find that tho hiiiiio corpn of teutiiers uru handling the high nchool classes this year, thul handled them hint, and to tho best of our Judgment, fully as ofl'icloutly. Tho only uddod expense this year us agaliiHl IukI, Is that wo huvo tho full tlnio of the munital instructor, agulunl half tliuu lual year, which adds about $400, but sumo of this in oli'sul by reductions in other sulutioB lu nhoii, tho teachers uru ntimiliug larger dunnes, which ot course reduces thu cunt per Bcholui Itlght hero In the udvantago ol uie liugt! nchool. It can give tho name 'Humes, anil advantages as the stnnii school, at lens cost per pupil, or more udvuiilugoH, uud a broader und more valuable course of Instruction at the name cost per pupil, as tlio smull school. Under this law, whero thu county pays i no com, munium arc going where thoy can gel the bunt instruc tion, everything tine nuing ei uai ll follows then, that tho better and moru complete, school wo nave, noi imlv the better will our own children he. nerved anil educated, hut tho great or will be thu Inducement for tho out .lido pupil to come to our school. Do wo want them Lot's see. An we have neen from the llgiires. iho coat of the high Hchotil hint year, wan, total $!IH7r, collected from out side pupils $SS0, cost to tllHlrtti ill). Now diiu of two tilings must no true Either the expense of running the school would have to bo reduced, or else tho taxpayers of this district would huvo had to pay $11076, Iuntead Thin year, with a total cost of 4oti of which $4100 will come from the outside, unless (ho runnliiR expunse coulil nave nct'ii nemiy cui in uan, tho tiixpnyern of the district would have been called upon for $4100 more. Our Investigation has convinced us that the running cont of the high nchool could not bo reduced over $1200 to $lfi00 per year without practically crippling Its efficiency. To reduce It that much would place It below the Liudt- of high nchooln in nmulloi Iowiih. To reduce it three, or four thousand dollars would limply mean cloning It. On the other hand, what In tho re- null of the increase ol outside pupiln? An we huve wet n, the Increase this year over lust has had the effect of saving tbe district about VM0, TUix U turtuur urovhti by tlm tut t, thul uotwIllinUiidliiK till lucitiane of per i.eut of eiiiolum lu tlit) Ulnii 11:1, auu iioiwiilinlaiiiJum Uio laiiner laci uiui piovliilon In luudo lor pplyiiiK HW ni Hut Hliiklnt: luna, our levy in ouiy It tullln un hkuIuhI lunt year. iiii nu ntiuui to un to bo uuunnwor- uhln luiiu. Now lut un couitldtir tho luutter of utldiuoiial building, pro uud cun. r irui, If wo do not build thin yuur, wo win proliiilily b unublo to euro for over 40 Luuitm pupil uuxt laii juiiginu iroiu uroni ut ciannun, wo win uuvo uiouku 1JUII llH ill UUJ UIBlliCl 10 UrillK UiO IUUII, with that many from uuuldu, up to the I111,lu,l.m 0t 2UU Annuiuiun unit tho conii for ruuuliiK tho nchool would bo tho name an tul J"r. U' fiKur woum u a In round number: Total conl, uuu; puld by outBi.lt) pupiln, 1H00, puld by dinlricl, $71-00. Thin In ueuiiy -ouu ttluotl) moru thuu is puld by lliu dis trict thin year. Thoru Is uo place for thai 1UU0 lo coujo from except from the taxpayers, and that would require a IIUU) over one inin mum man hub year, or iiiilln - probably . Moreover, II Is extremely prooauie that In tho next yeur utter, or at longest by 1S1, tho present facilities of our high school will he liiniilikieiil fur our own children, A.U wr. WOt'LlJ HAVfc; TO MAKE TUK IM I'ltOVKMK.NT AN V WAY, AND UO IT AT OUR OWN KXi'ENbfc. Now let us couslder tho result II wu mane luu neconsary uuiiuini; t: tensions. The cost will approximate 1 14,ooo. About a mills ou the district valuullou of l,hoo,000. ul us an nuuie thul this were borrowed to bo rcpuld ul the rale of 1 mill and Inter est per year, or in 8 years, iuo cost would be about lloo pur annum for principal and Interest and al the end of eight years the Improvement would be paid for. 'I he uuenllou that will interest the tuxpayers of the district, In, who will pay for It Wu have seen whut the cost would be lo us It we only took 40 outside pupils next yeur. The portion of the ohl of thu high school that would have to be puld by the taxpayers ol the district would be us we huve shown, 7;'i)U. If we make room for thu outside scholars, those in position to Judge agree that we will have an attendance of i!jU from outside the dlntrlct next year. Some nuy more. Let us cull II liming the locul enrollment for next yeur ut lfiO wo will huve a total iilcnilance of !. Iet us ansume thul we will have to udd floou for another course (though thin would be optiouul) and we have a totul expense of xio.ooo fur the high school. Of this annum l thu outnldo pupils would pay Hhuo and the district $5400. Add the KM no uuiiuul etiurgu lo pay the cost of the Improvement 111 8 yeurs, uud we have $71)00 an the net cost to the din tiict for Hie year, us ugulUBt Jtzoo ont to the dlntrlct If we do not make the addition to building, uud do not udd uuother course of study. II in clear, ll seems lo us, that if no im provement In the course of study were nin.1. or If the proimrllou of pupil mining from the outside were placed ul lite number which Is most probuble, that the net cost to the district after making the improvement lu buildings, would, by reusuu of the outside in come, be lenn than li the added room were not provided. I'litiuenllonably thin improvement will bo valuuble to the district In yeurs to come. Kventuully the im proveuieut must bo made. Ordinarily all such Improvements must come en Itrely from lliu pockets of the tax puver, In addition to the annual run nliiK oxpenne of tho school liy taking advantage of the existing uudltious, we can not only make the high school earn the cost of the Im provement, but so equip It that our children will have advantages second to noho, while every scholar In Wash Ingtou County will deem It a privilege to attend It The people of the smullur districts are awakening to the advantages of thin law. The next two years will nee a great increase lu high school en rollmeiit. Hillsboro la the logical high school center for a large portion of the people of the county. With the added room, and a commercial course which many boys and girls now wish for but can't hope to get, our high nchool would bo the first in standing In the county and at less cost to the tuxpayers. Without the facilities these outside pupils will form connections with oth er schools, we will pay our bills ulone and before the eight years are. gone we will have to dig In our own pockets to make additions, which, if made al once, the school could be earning. Uenpect fully, COMMITTEE. Nott Hrfften e to the term of eight vents f .r pnyment of the hi nils is solely lor t tie ivirpone ol comparison and lllus- t'Sti. n, showing Mint the iuinrovenieut The tctin of the bonds be ao ycais, or .uch term aa the dintiict limy prefer. Notice to Creditors lu tin- County Court of the State of Oregon (or Washington t -mnly In the Matter of the Kstate nf Annie C. Downing, IVcea'-ed. Notice is hereby given 'lift the un ilirisigned have been duly continued by ihe above entitled Court as Executors f the Inst will sud testniuei.t nl A.inie C Downing, Deceased, and have duly qual iiird as nuch. Nuw Therefore, all persons having claim against said es'ate are hereby nntilied sud required to piesent the snme with proper vouchers therefor to the undersigned nt the law office of H -re & McAlcar, in the Ameiican National Hack Bu hung, Hillsboro, Uri-gon, with in six months from the ante herein. Dated December lsth. 1 .16. 11. 1'. Downing nnd Jaiiit-s 11. Downing, Executnis of the last Will ami Testa ment of Annie C. Downing, Deceased Hare & McAlear, Attorneys lor p.xe cutors. For sale: Four months full blood Jersey bull calf from beat milk strain in county, K r. I Heidel . Hillsboro, 38tf CATHOLIC CHURCH Third and Fir Streets. City 992 (Winter Schedule) Sunday Masses, 8:20 and 10:30 a. rr. Christian Doctrine. a;4!) a. m. Baptism, 2:00 o'clock p. m. Choir practice, 2 p. m. Benediction, 4:30 p. m. Week-day Mass, 8:20 a. m. Cliristmas After All And a Very Happy One By CLARISSA MACKIE Tlio old fsriiihuune snuggled against the Hide of the bill an if for war will and prute'iion uguliiHt the driving snowstorm. Tlm wind howled among j the bare brain-bed Iwunt trees and w hint led dowu the wide chimneys. Innlde the bouse the luw celled kitchen was warm from the glowing stove, and from the big lump on the supnr table. James bruyton and bis wife, Huimiili, bad flnlxhed the even Ing meul nnd were sitting quietly lie fore the tuiiieared table. They were llHtc-nliiC for tho Hound tit slelglibells ud the shrill whistle of the It. F. V. man. Toik-lit they should receive let ters from their married children telling them w het Iter or not they would be dowu to the old home nest for Chrbit- uian Mob lived In New York with bis wife ant one child, while Ellen, the only diiiiithler, lived nt Kheerbrook, only twenty-live liillin si-runn the Inland from her parents. JltiKle, Jlniie. Jingle! There be In'" cried lliinnab, nerr- ously pressing the gray hnlr back from her teuijilen. "Oh. Jiunes, I ho they are coming!" Presently her bunband's form einerg ed from the flying Dukes. He stamped 1 bis feet 011 tbe doorstep nnd cauio Into the house, his broad shoulders powder ed with w bite In bis baud "ere two letters. Hannah began fitting on ber glasnee and tearing at the envelope in ber band. As she read the letter ber chin trembled "Ellen cau't come, father," she quavered. "She says Asa's fulks exin-ct them all over there and they're sending a box to us and hope we won't mind very much." Tears were falling fast now "lloli- Dob -says they can't come either." suld Ilnnnnh at lat. "Louie's fulks are coming to spend Christmas with them, and nhe dun t kuow bow to entertain them all In her little flat, either He nays they nrc sending a box down. Oh. James." she suddenly cried. "I don't want their boxes! 1 want them, the children I ralsisL It will be so lonesome without them. It won't be Christmas;' Jumes Pray tou tried tu comfort ber. but bis face worked strangely. He told ber that It would still lie Christmas, but that the selfishness uf others uilght mar It a little For should not these children have planned no that their parents should nor be left aloue on this dav of days? The next day would be Christmas eve, and there was much to do In prep, aratlon for the holiday, for James Drayton insisted that toe usual prep arations tie made fur the day. He hud spout a sleepless night, but In the morning there was a look of atern de termination 00 bis face. "Well, Hannah., do you feel like en tertaining a bunch of children today?" he said. "Children that ain't got no folk Hint Is. no folks to make Christ mas for them," "Who lu the world do you mean. James Drayton?" she demanded. Be fore be could answer she added quick ly, "You mean the Flecks?" Ho nodded, watc hing her face. "And you know we haven't been on speaking terms with Cousin refer Fleck's folks slnceslnce-be cheated you out of that rony acre pasiurer she ashed breathlessly I kuow It. Hannah I know that Peter lost It all before he died ana thnt Ada Fleck Is having a hard time trying to bring up those four children They're nice children too Tbe oldest glrl-Heatriee- ntiikes me think or ti len," ho added rethi-tivoly "Ada's been duln sewing. Raid Hannah, "and I heard she vena taking home work from the hits factory 1 expect It will be poor Christmas for them all " "I met little Fred, and he told me that they didn't ex 'e-ct simta (inns to stup at their home Ibis year "Will vi.u ru n'ter them .1 nines, or shall I po?" iisued Hannah James Drayton smiled down nt her. and, suddenly stoopln.' (rum his tan height, he kissed her lips. A warm blush Invaded her faded cheeks. We will both go after them." ho de cided. "I'm going out now to harness up." The door slummed after mm. Han nah gave one glance out mio me ytiow-v worm outsme. ine sun was cqinlng out, ami everything was a-spar- klu with reflected gior.v. She uastuy htinken tho lire In tho stove, dressed herself warmly and. locking the door, went out tu the barn, where old Gray was hurnessed to the double cutter, You'll have to cut a Christmas tree. father." she mild gajiy. "I'll go out before dark and do that he suld as they gturted off. Little Fred saw them coming and run to open the door for them. There was a little emuarrassiueiii at nrsi, ior tho Draytons and the Flecks had not been on speuklng terms fur many years. Hut James Drayton's kindness and llannnli's sympathy soon bridged the gap, and when the Invitation came for the whole family to pack themselves lulu the sleigh the children broke Into excited clamor. 4 "Oh, mother, please!" they cnaxed. Ada Fleck smiled through her tears "It's real good and forgiving of you, Hamuli! and .laiues." the nobbed. "Aft er all that's buppeiiivl we couldn't ex- sji-t anything nf yon at all. I'm try III it lu l!!! T is up ui the children mat i ;; li n .l tu pay back what the,,' t. ni I " n their .iili.ci'"' Tut. I'i' c. .iiit',1 .lames. "Let nut lal : . i p.isi mistakes new Now. v. h.. i i i onitm.' In spend Christ mas w lt!i i: "All of in-. ' cried Ada. "Hun now all of yon, m 1 i ii ready." "We will i back," said have got t io.i lor you on our way Jnu;cs. "Hannah nnd I do t,. l ie ( hi isl inns slio plug. We will slop ali.iig about 1 "dock." Thitt v.iia a v ry I'xvltlhjt Christmas eve for thu tu.'ij'to'iH nfter nil. Iiown In Hie vti ',fi ;-. M.i'v hud to buy little gifts fur ml tin- ihli. lien, n nil Han nah's inollieiiy eie had rapidly ap praised the win 'rulie of the family, m Mint they coiihl reuifiiilwr them with substantial gil't-i ns well as toys. It wu long after 1 o'clock when old tlrny nnd the double cutter drew up before the Klerks' cottage once mure. The Ilnle family wsn waiting, dressed In their besl-a rather shabby best In deed. It v. as a pleannnt ride home indeed, and they did not know until afterward that the villager noted uud comment ed up-hi the reconciliation, When Ada w an In the pleasant nlttlng room '.vnliiilng the cedar log blazing on the In n : Hi and pending up little Mm- spirals of fragrant smoke nhe fairly I cried. Later Hannah, tiptoeing Into the j room, found her fast anleep in the big Boston fx ker In-fore the tire. The two younger children neru coasting down the bill behind (he bam. They had found Nob's '. sled In the attic. I)nn, the oldest I. Iicltied Mr Iirnyton put up the Imise :-ii. niello uml feed the chickens ami then went forth on Unit mysterious en :nd uf Tutting the tree." Inside the l.lt' ben Ileatrlee, the plrl who was "like Ellen." heiped Hannah Jrayton prepare the ehl kens for the next day s r :ist uu I cook the hearty supper that they were u It humrry fur licittrlci' preieii'le.) not to notice when Mrs. Irn.ii'fi culled her -Ellen." for she knew th I i't.- elder ti-otuau was re living past l.:-'.--m:tn eies fpeul with her own ci i::g,i:i-r. Mr lira, Mom al-m forgot nnd lo.. Iiuu by Hob's name It was t) ii;e late before the children I went to led. anil Imall.v Uit; whole house was n.-'ec;i v ili ilie i"i;.li rated tree In the dark --it'im: mom waiting f. r Iht? lit. tt peep o' dav to er tu re wu I Its pleii-nnl come in surinises. On the r ed. The them the l Ellen and or were two li es uuopru intloii a "put bm! bronchi .-lit before tine was fi.-ut the otiier was fro:n Hob Hannah ha I cried a llttie In seen t si tbe thougl t that this was to be the firs: Christmas without he- chlMrcu Hit she cbhled herself for I. ing selllsh and tried to lot S lo ward I.) next year nil ",i It might be I iii-.r t'.irn tu have a fumili reunion. Ptlll. talk'.'.in the next morning In their bcdron'ii. while the happy h .tits ot the child. n from the sitting room testified to their ilclh'ht In tbe tree and Its gifts, they arrets! that if Ellen and Pol bad come home fur Chiisiuas they would never have i" reamed of bivitln-j the Flecks, and there woe.'d not have been this reunion ami this happiness all around In the afternoon the chlMren were to have the kitchen In which to make molasses candy nnd pop some corn In the meantime there were si ls tu trv out on the Id'l. new clothe? to trv on arid new boo'; to real Mjs Drnvtoll and Mrs Fie k i -'!;ed the dinner and Beatrice set t'-e 'nmj tab'e Tbvy were jnst nbuit to sit down hen there came the rumMin y sonui of thp station stage. The v,h,-cls reeked over tbe crusty snow and . sm. to a stop In the yard T"h whole fsutl'v streamed out "n the front porch to n-e wh b:; I arrived Jnmes Drayton nnd bis wife iressul engc-rtv forward when 11 woman MimriTixl s ivoinnn who itruved l.i Is" Ellen, nnd a man who v.:;s none otli-'i than Ellen s husband, inn! tu. re 101 lowed nob nnd I.oule. hi. lilt wife and their llttie one. Morrr Christmas!" cried Kllen ns she flew to her father's arms Merrv Christmas!" shoniisl liob nn he picked mi bis I tile i" :! i " ny w cot to thlnklna ubo'it it. ni: I l tele phoned to sister, mid we strife 1 that It was going to be n pretty menu tn. I. tu leave yon here all atone at Christmas so we stole away for u few hours to spend it with you Who :ne nil these folks?" 'Hmo Inside, and I'll tell luu nil about It." said .lames Drayton, lemiinj the way Into the dining room That was a never to he forgotten oc casion. For the Draytons ll was tin unexpected Jl,.T coming after a great disappointment. Thoy had resigned themselves to a Chiittuias spent w ith out their dear ones, and now the chil dren hud come, after all. to round nut the perfect day. As for the Flecks, it marked a change In their lives. EHeus husband became Interested In Pan and offered him a place lu his store tit Sheerbrook. and It was arranged thnt Ada and the utner three children wore to spend the rest of the winter In the Draytons home Bob and Ellen talked together before thev parted thnt night. "Next year." said Bob gravely, "we mustn t wan Ulltll tho Inst minute before deciding. We've got to see that all the fathers aud mothers on all sides of the family are provided with a happy time before we think of ourselves "And by that time." smiled Kllen. We will be unite happy ourselves." That Christmas proved to be the be ginning of many new things for uiauy people, which Is ns It should be. tor Cbrlstmns was a "oegluulng and al ways will be The Land of tha Kurds. Kurdistan appeals to the archaeol ogist, It was ruled successively by the Persians, Macedonians, Parthlans, Snn. sanlaiis and Romans and is exceeding ly rich In anthuuiian remains, most of which aro still unexamined. The Kurds ure a wild, pastoral, partly nomadic people, are mostly Mohammedans and are very hostile to Christians, their cruel massacre of the Armenians being only too well known. Kurdistan be longs to both the Turkish and the Per sian monarchies, though chiefly to the former. London Chronicle. Objact of tho Visit. "Did the titled foreigner enll on you to ask your consent to Ids marrlge with your daughter?" "I don't think so." replied Mr. Cum rox. "My Impression Is that be came to look me over and decide whether 1 was suttieleiilly coo l f.c-m to be invited to the wedding." Wa-bin ;toii Star. Ho Cot tho .lob. "1 no!. Vint ver.' -land ..-.kin !i l ;i I ! I my clerk p... -i't:" 1 oil. I told !! -u -ton Font. him 1 ' -Tare OUR SECRETARIES OF WAR. Only a Fsw of Them Had Any Practical Military Experisri'.t. The first ne. retnry ol' war of the tidied States wnn Henry Kimx, who wan born In f',.iMton July 20, 17.VI, nt Scotch Irish parentuge. Knox wnn the chief commander of tlie nitlllery throughout the devolution hii.I wu secretary of war Imth lfore sud after Washington assumed the presidency, being one of the few soldiers appointed to that position. His successor, Timothy Pickering, had also seen active service, and James M' Henry, the third to hold the Hist, hail been a surgeon In tbe Ilevo lutioii. S.iinui'l Iiexter, tbe next in line, whs a lawyer, but Henry Dearborn. Jefferson's letnry of war. had had much military experience. William Eustin, iti.polnte 1 by Madison, was a I hysi iau and gave way to a military man, John Armstrong. James Monroe nnd William H. Crawford were law yers, and alur-c their time must presi dentn have apparently considered a legal e Ideation the ls-'t qualification fur a head of the war department. t'. K. fJrant, who held the war port folio for a brief Kri.sl In lHh7, anil Wll'lnm T. .Sherman. wb se teuure of ijfBce was equally short, were the only Ilstim;tiishisi mllitury men to hold the post within the la. t half century. St. fouls Post-Idspafb. STORY OF THE PENNY GIRL Likne on the Old Cant Was That ol 8rh Longtcr. In the government of the l'nltel stales made nn offer of flWO for th? uifict aceeptilde desl.;n to be placed iim the new t ne cent coin soon to be sued. Some Indian chiefs traveled from the northwest to Philadelphia t insitect the mint, whose chief engraver was James Uartou Longa'-re, who ln vlte.1 them to his house.. The engraver'a daughter, Sarah, ten years old, greatly enjoyed the visit of her father's guests, and during the evening, to please her, one of the chiefs took bin feathered helmet and war bonnet and placed It on her bead. In the company was an artist, who tmroe- Jiately sketched her and handed the picture to ber father. Mr. Longucre. knowing of the cui-iitetltlon fur a like ness to co upon the cent, resolved to it -I- the akeb ll for l'ri.e nffere-l r.y the government. 1.. his delight, the oluchils accepted It. and the face of his .'aiuiitcr appeared up.m the Coin. The face of Sarah I.ongacro has gone uto more hands, more pockets, more In Hies, more stores yes, more churchee thnn any other coin In the United States, if ii. .t lu tbe world Pittsburgh Leader. Dlt-aali and Gladstone. Mr. Shav Leslie, an Irish author, '..!! the fo!! iwlng: "My grnni". father witnessed to effect ive piece of play in the bouse during a duel tn-tweei! Disraeli and Gladstone. During a heated flight of oratory Glad stone upset some i-etis on the table be- U.eeii them. IMsraell rone and, calling attention to the fact, slowly replace t'.icui one by one. The effect of Glad .cone's speech was lost by the tlm 1 dsnieil had finished." Spenklm; of Dickens and Thackeray, Mr. Leslie snys: "My grandfather recalled the ludi crous Incident which brought them tot-ether. As thev both left the Athe naeum, unknown to each other they seized the same bat. The effect was iu.li. reus enough to appeal even to pro fessional humorists, and they shook bands." Eggs Storilizsd by Gat. A method of preserving eggs which is said to keep them absolutely fresti for an Indefinite length of time Is In use In Fram e. New laid eggs hi tin rases holding 1.000 each are placed In an autoclave, from which the air Is ex hausted until nil the gas within the shells has been drawn out. Theu car bonic acid gas and nitrogen are Intro duced from tanks of these gases In liquid form, and the tins containing the ecsrs are sealed with solder. Any germs of decay are killed by these gases, nnd It Is said that the flavor of the eggs Is in no way affected. Canals of Venice. The canals i f Venice are a part of the Adriatic sen. The city is built ou 118 smiill Islands or shoals .in the gulf of Venice. These Islets are connected bv several hundred bridges, and the direction of the canals, of which there are nearly 2ihi, are so formed as to con stitute the "highways." Thus It Is due to the situation of this city and not to special Intention of man that It has canals Instead of paved streets. Hit Day Off. "Who Is that gentleman listening with such keen delight to a ragtime se lection by the band?" "That's Mr. I niffersby. Ills wife aud daughters are very musical. If they were present they would clap their hands to their ears and preteud to be suffering," Spokane Review. Doparttd Warmth. "What have you there?" "A package of old love letters." "Going to burn them?" "Yes. When I wrote these missives they were so fervent I had an Idea they might be Ignited by siniutaneous com bustion, but I guess 1 11 have to use a euitch after all." Spokane Iteview. That Hold Him. He I shall not marry a wouiau un less she Is my exact opposite. She You will never find so ierfect a being as that. Life. The true art of memory Is the art of attention. Johnson. Unusual Bahavlor. Lerret You look worried, old chap. Yadllloh Yes; I'm afraid my wife Is sick. She stayed at home all yester day afternoon. I.lfs. Stowards Mutt Live. Knlcker-Smlth regards himself as the steward of his wealth. Booker That's Just the trouble; he expects tips. New York Bun. It Is well to value people for what they are without exjiectlng perfection. THE ROAD TO SUCCESS. Fill Whativir Job You Hold to tha Bast of Your Ability. "fo climbing the bidder of success what have you learned thnt you could pass on as aid to other struggling young men?" I asked II. P. Davlnou ot J. P. Morten ii Co. "I 'Id you conceive any shining goal and bent) everythhiK to getting there'" "No," h replied emphatically. "What ever Job I bad was to me always tlio very best Job In the world, and 1 tried to fill It. I made no elaborate plan for the future. It I hud any system lu my labor It was flrnt to do my own work; second, lo teach thu fellow be low me bow to take my place; third, to Ic.i ni how to 111) the wil ion abend of me. "Hoys and young men should not bu aglne that their work Is so unimpor tant that nobody takes note of how thev do it. It does not take long to n: d out w hether a boy Is on his toe wa, idng bow he t ail best 1 of help In a situation or whether he merely sits down and w nils to be toll I what to do. The simple virtues of willingness, read iness, ulertness and courtesy will carry a Ixiy further than mere smartness. "Perhaps It will not be out of place fur me to descrllie an Incident which may carry a lesson for tbe young men you are anxious to help. One day w hen I was teller a customer offered me a very fine gold pen. I went right 'nl i the office aud asked if this man lial any loan from the bank. I ex- 1 lined that he had asked me to accept the gift The bunk promptly acted, and It was not long before the fellow was In baiiknitcy. The simple cours.t I took saved the bank a K-sul deal ot money." B. C. Forbes In Islle's. EQUINE ARTFUL DODGERS. Osafnots and Lamoness That Wore Just Pur Bluff. We all know, of course, the livery nag who preterms to he Ueiir. You tell hhn to "get up," ami he getteth not up; you cluck to him, and he accel erateth not. bis iiaee. In he deaf? Not he. lou know, by a certain rolling of his eye and wiggling of bis ears, that he hears you perfectly well. His dcnfuesi hi pure bluff. It Is like the lameness which some shrewd old nags soiuetiuieii put on. Will a horse pretend to be lame when he Is not? Some horses certainly will. Two or three years n(?o the Nomad was driving a livery nag on a road in Vermont, when the animal suddenly begun to limp terribly; couldn't go olf a slow walk. It was pretty serious, for a Journey of about twenty miles had Just 1ls.'u begun. Knowing a man on the rond who was a prnetieat home man, the Nomad drove up to his door and submitted the animal to the ex pert's examination. The mini looked nt the horse's feet, examined his legs -looked him over thoroughly. "Did th horse go all right when you started out?" he asked. . Yes ; the horse hn ! gone all ritht for three or four miles. "Well," said the cxiiert, "this horse Is shamming; there Is nothing the mutter with him." Then he addressed some plain lan guage to Hohhiti, auvining mm wnn some sliurpness to cut it nil out und go along as be might to. The Nomu.l touched the horse with the whip, und he trotted ou to the end of the journey without the) slightest limp. Nomad In Boston Transcript. Swearing on the Bible. The method of swearing by the Bible came Into use at a very early period, practically with the establishmeut of courts of law In Christian countries. It was the ordinary method of swear ing when America was milled hy Eu ropeans aud was naturally adopted here. Oaths were common be: ore the Christian era, and any form may bit used that conforms to the religious be lief of the K'rsou to be sworu. lie- brews are often sworn on the Fentu- teueh, keeping on their huts, uud their oath ends with the words, "So help me, Jehovah." A Mohammedan is sworn on the Koran. Philadelphia Tress. Ho Mad. tho Sals. "Te8, the property Is cheap enough. Why do you want to sell It?" "You won't give me away?" "No." "Well, sir, it's because I'm the only man lu this neighborhood that doesn't move in high six-iety, and I'm lone some." Chicago Tribune Sample. "George didn't keep bin engagement with me last ulght," said the girl who was betrothed to him. "I'd give him a piece of my mind," auld her mother. "Just a little sample of married life," suggested father. Cleveluud Iuder. A Biting Sontimont You have to be careful even about paying compliments. Hill Mixer, who used to write ails, for a tobacco house, got himself In had when he started writing copy for a butter concern and wrote "Guaranteed not to bile the tongue." Bost . i Globe. A Real Autocrat. "Here's the photograph of a famous maltre d'hotel. He has a stern uml naughty look." "Hasn't he, though? I dare say that fellow wouldn't unliend for uny tip less than a $100 bill."-lilrmliigham Age- Herald. Car on tho Brain. "Do you know how- to handle an emergency?" "Is that t-'oiug to he one of the new makes?" -ILi'timorc American. The feeble In mi with the wolves bray with the icst- nml blent wnn the sheep. IJoland. Feminine Intuition. "I thought .vou were going to send that hat back. Maude. but imiucen you to keep it ?" "Every girl I know was careful to tell mo. as soon as she nnw It on me. i hull unbecoming il was- --Iltiiiunoiw American. On the Lino. "You nay you have scnt hours over a single line?" "Yes; and Homctlnics days. "Then you're a poet?" "No; I'm an angler." 1