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WHO OWNS THE EARTH?
When "Coal Oil Johnny" bought aU
' th. champagne in New York and
emptied it into a plunge bath, o that
he might take a swim in the sparkling
vine, he was by comparison a mean
and penurious miser. The only real,
genuine, open-handed and free-hearte-1
spendthrift in the tides of time is the
government of the United States. For
instance:
When Jay Cooke and his colleagues
were projecting the Northern Pacific
railroad they took off their hats and
made a bow to Congress.
We're thinking of building to the
Pacific Coast," they said. "Can't you
' give us a little helpr
- "Why, certainly," the Congress re
plied enthusiastically. 'Just take the
itate of New York and go to work."
"Oh!" said the railroad promoters
In a pained voice, "is that ail? Why.
w really expected something substantial
" "Weil" Congress answered, swell
' kg with philanthropy and putting its
hand into the public pocket "of course
if you feel that way about it you can
put Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Rhode Island and Delaware
oo the string, too. Now run along
and get busy." ;
Still the promoters stood and look
ed pathetically at that tender-hearted
aggergation of statesmen.
"Why, certainly," sobbed Congress
finally, vainly endeavoring to conceal
its emotion, "well have the people
' lend you what money you need, too.
Please don't look at us in that tone
of voice any longer."
In other words, the land-grant of 47
millions of acres made as a free gift
to the Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
intimate and inseparable relation to
the children. As they are the best
and most innocent element we have
to deal with, so the period given over
to them, primarily, takes on the quali
ties suggested by their purity and joy
oustress, reflecting it back into the
hearts and lives of the elders and mak
ing for the peace and pleasure of alt
Like all other good things, the sea
son is made undue use of by those n
search of a pretext for doing things
they should not do; but even this li
cense does not, in the least, disturb
the real import and tendency of the
hour. It is ours to make the most of,
and fortunately, the. most of ui do
make the most and the best of it, and
are better for the observance. Christ
mas in Astoria should be a wonderful
period considering the child life here
to suggest its happiest exploitation;
and it usually is; everyone laying
aside the carking calls of business, or
no business and all other dismal
agencies in order not to mar the su
preme claim of day, the light and joy
of those whose Own day it is!
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r nAfK M. SWEET.
TO BE DEPLORED.
The whole country deplores the
turn that has been given to the labor
controversy between the Federation
of Labor and the Buck Stove & Range
Company's suit, and the imprisonment
of Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison,
the leaders of that great body, for
contempt. And there is a very gen
eral hope that President Roosevelt
will ease the situation a tit by releas
ing these men and using his good
ffices to ameliorate the strain tnat is
becoming all too tense.
We are not pleading 4ny particular
cause, we are sirapiy mw"" v
an abatement of these long drawn
troubles and a better understanding
between all elements concerned; this
for the sake of labor itself, and its
better employment and pay, and for
the sake the business of the country
by the national Congress more than at large; two reasons quite ample to
equals in extent the total area oi tne insp.rc i
states of New York, Massachusetts, To our th.nkmg, the welfare of a
Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Is!- couple of millions of work.ngmen
and and Delaware. of infinitely greater concern than the
Up to 12 years ago Congress had status of a single business concern on
given away the public domain to rail- the register of a labor union and lie
..j ,rnr,t;miS to the opinion of a court on the subject, the
extent of 266,000,000 acres, a bit of largest and most vital issue being the
frrritorr the total area of France and organic prosperity of the people whiw
Germany, two countries
is always disturbed and mimified n
which sup
port between them a population much long as these contentions exist.
greater than the whole population of
the United States when the last cen
sus was taken. Technical World
Magazine.
Last year the State of New York
built 820 miles of good road. The
New Yorkers are beginning to get
back some of the $30,000,000 they voted
for this laudabfe and profitable pur-
Copyrldht, 1S08, tr"AmrtcB Pr Amo
clatioo. fUE Chicago Utulted waa pulling
out of tb Grand Central ata
Uou In New York aa Dr. Henry
Van Valkenberg aubtnttted hta
ticket to th guteuian. He dashed
through, pushing that Indignant offi
cial to on aid. mad a kap (or th
railing of the last car of the train,
and a friendly brakemnn dragged blm
"on board." Pr. Van Valkenberg
amUed a little ruefully as he thanked
the man and rubbed the aching sur
face of his band. Tben be- pulled hlm-
elf together, picked up the books and
newspaper lit' had dropped and which
the byatanders had enthusiastically
hurled after urn
and aought bla
haven In the
sleeping car.
, "O-oh! Wart
you burtr aald
a voice behind
him. "I was ao
'frald you were
going to falL"
Dr. Van Val
kenberg, who
was a tall man
of alxty, turned
and looked down
from hta great
height. At his
feet itood a
baby. At least
ha aeetned a
baby to htm, at
though ah was
M and wholly aelf
"wsai tou Brarr possessed and
fully fonr yirs old. She waa looking
nn at him with dark brown eyes and
was so delicious In her almost maternal
aollcltude that be smiled lrrepresslbly.
"Why, no, thank you." he said. "I
am not hurt. Didn't you see tna kitm
man help me on to the car?"
"I'm very glad," she aald, with dig
nity. "I was 'frald be hurt you." Bhe
turned aa she spok toddled Into
the section opposite bis, where a plain
but kindly faced elderly woman sat
"Wont yon come over and visit mef
he asked. "I am very lonely, and I
have no one to take care of me."
8be slid off the seat at once, with
great alacrity.
"I'd like to," she aald, "but I must
ask Nana. I must always ask Nana
now," sbe added, with dutiful empha
I als, " 'fore I do anyBng." :
Rhe laid her bnnd on Uie gioTea nn-
gers of the nurse as she spoke, and tha
woman opened her eyea, shot a quick
glance at the man and nodded. Bbe
had not been asleep. Dr. Van Valken
berg rose and lifted his visitor to the
aeat benlde blm, where her short legs
hirk out In uncompromising rigidity.
T esn take care of you," she said
she grew up and became a young Indy,
and well, she went away from me,
and I never had another little girl"
"Did sbe go to bi-aveur asked tha
UtUe girl softly.
"Oh, dear, nor answered tha aocwr.
with brisk cheerfulness. .
"Then why didn't she keep on being
your little girl alwaysr
The doctor hesitated a momeni.
was making the discovery that after
many years old wounds can reopen
and throb. No one had ever been
brave enough to broach to blm the sub
ject of this alngle love affair which
he waa now dlsctwaing.
"Well, yon see," be explained, "other
boys liked her too. And when sue De
came a young lady other men liked
her. Bo Anally one or them too ucr
away from me," .
He uttered the last words wearily,
and the sensitive atom at bts aide
aeemed to understand why. Her little
hand allmml Into hla.
"Why didn't you ask ber to please
atay with your she persisted pity
ingly. I did," be told her. "But. you see,
sbe liked the other man better."
"Oh-h-hl" The word came out long
drawn and breathless. "I don't see
how she poeslbly could."
There were such sorrow ror ine vic
tim and acorn for1 the offender In the
tone that, combined with tb none too
subtle compliment. It waa too much
for Dr. Van ValkenberTa self control.
Tin throw back bis araT bead and
hurst Into an almost boyish shout of
laughter, which
tlals," he said cordlnlly. "I want you
and Hope to din with uie. You will.
won't, you t
Later, In the feverish excitement of
banging up her stockings, going to bod
ml Deeotni
T through th cur-
Bauta Claus, a
part of Hope's
extraordinary
repose of man
ner d a r t d
her, but site fell
asleep at last,
with great reluc
tance. ,
, When th cur
talna round her
berth had ceased
trembling a
moat unusual
prove. ton wend
ed Its silent way
toward Dr. Van
Valkenberg'a
section. In tome
news had gone
J
i
Reckless stories about the Panama
THE DAY OF DAYS.
Christian civilization has set this pose.
day apart, happily, distinctively, uni-
...11... I it errt ffDITI
vwmhjt, au b " ranal have been unlucky ever since
its blessed origin the more essential . anal nave ee" '
. ... . the Un ted States took hold in that
and potential it becomes to al classes : U
of human society. As.de , from he deep jo
. religious promptings of the season, i. , u '
sends forth wider and richer inspira-j tlme-
tions to generosity and fellow-feeling,
qualified and simplified by the exper-
Vice-President Fairbanks may be
. . ..... j . n .1... nn 1i pnmmifl-
"Mes oi inennnureu. ; ement
ed to ha indulgence. There is no day( waterway, This will
like it in the calendar of any country l g
,t is pecuhar y the season ,n which
centers the, kindliness of pur natur-, ,
the gentlest promptings and warmest
inpulses of humanity; when the gross- Among the needs of the farmers of
er things of life are forgotten and set , Wisconsin, as reported by the Roose
aside, in deference to the call' to hap-ivelt Farm Commission, is 'the pro
piness of which the Christmas season, motion of theory of the intellectual
-ii ... ,;:i;.,.t ' limderstandine. What
One profound reason for the sanc- La Follette been doing
tity' and beauty of the holiday is its 'years?" ' ' - '
has Senator
all these
" To "be given away at'the ;
R A PC IT n nMi A M ....
T ee a- A &JL Wm m. w ' - - '
CHRISTMAS MATINEE
Every lady and child attending the matinee from now to Christmas
will be given a coupon which will entitle them to a drawing on a
free present. The presents will be displayed in the show windo v
of the Bee Hive Store on Commercial street. Special matinee prizes
for children from now till Christmas, Sc. Who are the lucky ones?
anMTSSTON io'CENTS - - - - - SEATS FREE
hrtffhtlv. "I taked care of mamma
great deal, and I gave ber her med-
fln'."
"Verv well." he aald, with the smile
women loved; "If yon really are going
tn tut rare of me I must know your
neme. Ton see," he explained, "I
might need yon In the nlgbt to get me
trlasa of water or something. Just
think how disappointing It would be
If I should call you by the wrong name
ni ome other little Kin came!"
"Ton aav funny things," she aald
contentedly. "But there Isn't any other
little girl In the car. I looked soon as
mine in. 'cos I wantea one w piaj
with. I like little girls. I uao utue
boys, too," ahe added, with Innocent
eroanslveness.
"Then we'll Play rm a nine ouj
You'd never believe It but I used to
be. Tou haven't tola me your name,
"Hope," she said promptly, "vo you
think it is a nice nnmer She maoe
the Inquiry with anxious Interest
"I think none Is the nicest name
little girl could have except one," be
nM. "The nicest little girl 1 ever
knew was named Katharine. She grew
to be a nice big girl, too, and has little
girls of her own now. no doubt" ne
added, half to himself.
Were yon a little boy when she was
a little girl?" aoked bis visitor. .
"Oh, no; I was a big man, ust as i
am now. Her father was my friend,
and she lived In a white bouse with
an old garden , where there were all
kind of Dowers. She used to play
there when she was a tiny baby, and
I would carry her around and bold her
high up so she could pull the apples
and pears off the trees. When she
grew larger I gave her a horse and
twht her 'to ride, Bhe seemed like
,jy very ' little plrl. bnt by and by
H
effectual! clear
ed the atmos
phere of sent!
mental memories.
"Where are you
going to bang up
your stockings to-
nlgbtr be asked
"I can't bang
them up," she an
wered soberly.
"Santa Claus
doesn't travel on
trains, Nana
says,"
"Nana la al
ways right" said
the doctor oracu
larly, "and of
CBAoorso carts akd course you must
WOOLLT LAMBS. do exaetly BS She
says. But I neara inai oama uiu wan
going to get on the train tonight at
Buffalo, and I believe that ir ne xounu
a pair of small black atocklngs banging
from that section he'd nu tnem.
Her avm narkled.
"Th 111 sxk Nana." she said. "And
If she savs I may bang them I will,
But one," she added conscientiously,
"has a teeny, weeny bole m the toe.
no vou think be would mind thntr
He reassured her on this point and
turned to the nurse.
"T ltoff rnnr nnrdon." be said. "I've
taken a great fancy to your little
eharsrc, and I want your help to carry
out a nlnn of mine. I have suggested
tn iiime that she bang np her stock
ings tonight. 1 have every reason to
believe that Santa Clans will get on
this troln nt Buffalo. In fact" he edd-
.,! "I mean to telegraph blm.
n,n mu ipk fated a moment, ut
drew his cardoase from his pocket and
handed ber one. of the bits V paste-
Iwnrvl It eoiltllllted.
"I have no erll designs," be added
elK'orfnlly. "If you are a New yoruer,
nnKihiv know who I am,
The woman's face lit up as she read
the.nam(. She turned toward mm lm
nnuivniv' wiih a verv pleasant smile.
"imioort t do. doctor," she aald.
"Who does not? Dr. Abbey sent for
inllt week." she added, "for
Mwisnirniion over the last ease I 'had-
ihlH child's mother. But you were out
of towu. We were all so disappointed.
"Patlont died?" asked the physician,
with professional brevity. . .
' "Yes, doctor." ,
TTa. rruuk from hlfl Seat '
"i'ix Toc owir
linxa oi at."
eeeult manner tb
from on nd to the other of tne
"limited" that a Uttl girl In section 8,
ear Florodora, had hung up her stock
ing for Santa Clana. Th heart or
fathers, mother and doting nncie re
sponded at once. Dressing case were
unlked, great valises were opened,
mvilerlous hunaie wer unwi,,
and from all these sources came gifts
of surprising fitness.
A succession of long drawn, ecstatic
breaths and happy gurgle awoke the
passengers on th car Florodora at an
unseemly hour Christmas morning, and
a small whit figure, claa inrormauy
In a alngle garment, danced up and
down the alMle, dragging cart and
woolly lambs behind It Occasionally
there was the squeak of a tnigmg aon,
and alway there were the patter of
tnnlt feet and soft cooing of a child's
laughter. Dawn was just approach
ing, and the lamps, still burning, flared
pale In the gray llgUL uui in me
length of that car there was no soul
so base as to long for silence and the
Dlllow. Crabbed old faces looked out
between th curtain and smiled. Eyes
long unused to tear flt ft audden,
atranee molstnre.
Throughout the day the now stin
fell, and the outside world seemed far
away and dreamlike to Dr. Van Val
kenberg. The real thing were this
train, cutting its way tnrougn toe
snow, and this little child, growing
deeper Into his heart witn eacn mo
ment that passed. , Th situation wns
nnlnne. but easy enough to understand,
he told himself. He haa merely gone
back twcnty-Bve -year to that other
child whom he had petted In infancy
and loved and lost In womanhood. II
had been very lonely-how lonely b
bad only recently begun to realise and
be was becoming an old man wnose
life lay behind him. He crossed tne
stale suddenly and sat down oesm
the nurse, leaving Hope singing ber
doll to sleep In bis section.
"Will you tell me an you know
sbout the child T be asked. "She ap
peals to me very atrongly, probably De
cs use she so mucn tine some on
naed to know."
The nurse closed ber book and look
ed at blm curiously. Bhe had heard
much of him, but nothing would ex
plain this Interest In tt strange child.
He himself could not nave epmiueu
it Ho knew only, that he ton u pow
erfully and compeillngly. ' 1
"Her nn mo la nope Armltag. ne
said, nicr mother, who ba Just died,
was a widow, Mrs. Katharine Arml
tage. They were poor, and Mr. Ar
milage seemed to have no relative.
Bbe had Saved a little, enough to pay
most of her expense nt the hospital.
We nil loved the woman. Bhe was
very unusual and patient and charm
ing. All the nurses who bad any
thing to do with her cried when ne
died. ! We felt that sue migni nave
been saved If she had come In time,
but she was worked out. Bhe had
earned tier living by sewing after ier
huabaud' dmUh three year ago, and
he keiit at tt day and ulgbt Bbo was
a sweet, ao brave, yet so deHratly
mlserabl over leaving her little girl
alone lu the world
Dr. Van Valkenberg sat alleut It
was true, then, iThla wa Katharine"
child. II hud not known of tb death
of Armltnge nor of th ubse,uont
novertr of his widow, but b had
known Katharine baby, h now UH
himself, th moment b saw her.
"Well." th nura returned, "afttr
aha died we raised small fund to buy
some clothe for Hop nd tak her
to CbbsBM to her new heme. air.
Armttnge has a cousin there who ha
agreed to tak her Itv .Nun of th
relative cam to tU funeral, Ther
are not many of them, and tb Chica
go people haven't much .money,
fancy." f-'' , , : , is'.
Dr. Van Valkenberg wa hardly aor
prised. Life was full of extraordinary
Ituatlon. and hla . profession had
tiroueht hlra face to far witn many
of them. Novertbeiemi a aeep oiem
nlty Oiled him, aud ft trn pe
cttled over him.
"I waut her." he aald briefly, "Her
mother and father wer old friend of
mine, ami this thing looks in rate.
Will they glv her to me-these ChV
cago peopl dc you think T
Tesra BlltHt the woman eye.
"Indeed they will" wld, "and
eladlv. There w"n nesiiaww
"tbr wa arm aonia talk of sending
ber to an Institution befor tney nnauy
decided to tnk her. lor mil uope;
How haimr sh will b witn your
ii left Iter aud went iac to uie
BAt where lion sat crooning to tb
doll. Bitting down. M gamereu ini
both up In bis arms, and ft thru, snot
through blm a be looked at th yellow
curia resting against hi breast Her
cblld-her little, helplea baby-now
bis child to love and car run lie
... not a rellalou man, Ntrerthelwa
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"nope," he aald gently, "one lor
ago I asked a little girl to coma and
Uve with me. and she would not come:
Now I want to ask you to com and
stay with me alway and b my own
Uttl girl and let me tak car of yoo
and mak you happy. Will yoo comeT
The radiance of June sunshine broke
'..r nun hor race and sliotis In the
brown eye unturned to bis. llow "
be knew that lookl Itoin did not turn
toward Nana, and that significant omls
.inn touched him deeply. Bho scenud
to feel that here wa ft quesiwn sue
.i,.n. n.ut decide. Bhe drew ft long
hnath an hn looked up at blm.
Rillv. trulrr ah saea. men,
be notblid without waking, sh
uw soitiHthlnir In hi face that whs
new to her. it was nothing to rrigni
en ft Utile girl, for It wa very wwt
and tender, but for one second she
thought ber now friend was going t
cry. 8b put both arm around bis
neck and replied oftly. with the ex
autstte maternal cadence her voice had
" a - A . ft. I w
taken on in ner nrst worae w
when she entered the car: ' 5
"I'll be your own little gin, ana 1 11
take care of yon too. Yon know, you
aid I could."
Dr. Van Valkenberg turned to tne
nurse.
"I shall go with you to her cousin'
fmm tho tmln." be announced. "I'm
resdv to civ tbera aU the proof they
need that I'm a suitable guardian for
the child, but," he added, with a touch
of tho boyishness that bad never ion
him. "I waut this matter settled now,
The long train pounded Its way Into
tb atation at, Chicago, and or. van
Vnlltoiilinr summoned a porter. i
"Take care of these things," he said,
r r - vindicating both
eels of IWSSCS-
I . .. I M
ween of his
arm. "I shall
bava my bands
full 'lth my
little dnughter.1
II e gathered
her 1 n t o b Is
arm as he
spoke, and she
nostlnd agninsl
bis broad chest
with a child's
unconscious sat
isfaction In the
strength ' and
firmness of hla
clasp,
, "Merry Christ
masl"" sounded
on every side. Everybody was ab
sorbed and excited, yet there were fow
who did not And time to turn a Inst
look on a singularly attractive little
child held above the crowd In the
arms of a tali man. . Bhe was laugb
tng triumphantly as he bore ' ber
through the throng, and his heart waa
In bis eye as be srutlod back at her,
Nature
,'btt "one
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