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CLARENCE Y.
ECRETARY Or WAR TAFT Is
part owner of one of the largest
ranches In Texas, the Coleman-
Fulton ranch, so called, a 175,000
acre “farm” eleven miles from Corpus
Christi on the Han Antonio and Aran
sas Pass railroad. One hundred men
are always and 250 men sometimes
employed on 1L
“I was so fortunate as to have the
pleasure of seeing a unique Christmas
tree on this ranch,” writes Mary Ellse
Muncey in the St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat “Christmas morning, though
warm, was foggy, and a slow rain fell,
but by 12 o’clock the sun came out
and the people at the ranch house be
gan to make their preparations. Ever
since early morning the employees
from the different farms had been com
ing in. All kinds of vehicles were
pressed into service. Some came on
horseback and some on foot. There
were many children.
“I saw what I had never seen be
fore, a growing Christmas tree. Just
in front of the bouse was a large mul-
OME folk» aay 'at Red Riding Hood
She didn’t live at all nor go
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Down where th' wolf was in 'at wood.
But grampa says 'at it is so!
An’ some folks say ’at Goldilocka
Don’t meet th’ bears an* run away,
A-bumpin* into treea an’ rocka.
But grampa’s seen her many a day.
My grampa take« ma on hi« knea
An* tall« me all 'bout Pusa in Boot«
An’ ’bout th* fairies you can’t sea
For their in-vis—their funny suits.
An’ he knows wh«re the beanstalk is
’At Jack th* Giant Killer climb’
To get ’at gold an’ things o’ his,
’Causa grampa's seen it many a time.
An' Cinderella, too, my pa
let laugh an* say 'at he don't know,
But grampa—w’y, my grampa saw
Her «lip ’at slipper on her toe!
An’ Simple Simon—would you think
He never was like some folks sayf
But grampa only laugh an’ wink,
’Cauaa he has seen him many a day.
the subject is treated produces a be
wilderment. There are half a lmn-
dred different ¡«leas j> resen ted. The
varying versions of the books of the
ages are as many.
It/ is fair to assume from the fact
that the visitors were received at court
by King Herod and timt they carried
gifts of value that they were in their
own country men of royalty or close
to It. lierod evidently deemed it well
to treat them with deference for dis
quieted though he was by their news
of the comet that was to lend them to
the birthplace of the Redeemer be dis
sembled and told them that when they
had found ibe newborn he would r<*-
turn to worship with them.
Much of our Information alunit the
early days of the < 'hristian era conies
from the monks of the fourteenth cen-
tury, who delved deeply into historical
sources since lost to the world. Their
story of the three wise men has receiv
ed wide credence. According to these
monks, the wise men were three great!
kings called Caspar, .Melchoir and Bal
thasar. Caspar was the oldest and
from the north. At the time of the
birth of Christ he was sixty years old,
and'for more than two-thirds of that
time la* bail ruled in Arabia. Baltha-
sar was black, a native of Saba, from
the east, and forty years old The
youngest was Melchoir, from the south,
wh<><e country was Tarshisb. lie was
twenty years old.
Impelled by some mysterious power,
they dropix^l all the cares of state and
followed a single star thirteen days
and nights without eating or sleeping
till it 1<‘<1 them tto Jerusalem.
Then the story follows that of the
Bible until they returned to their own
countries.
The story does not stop here. It tells
circumstantially the after life of the
three wise men. The good Apostle St.
Thomas Journeyed to their country and
baptized them, and all three went out
to preach thp doctrine of the Christ.
They were slain by barbarous gen
tiles, and later the Empress Helena,
mother of Constantine, recovered their
sacred bones and took them to Con
stantinople. Thence they were carried
to Milan and finally found an ultimate
resting place in Cologne, where they
now are.—New York I’ost.
WHEN SANTA WENT ASTRAY.
Miracle of the Loaves Repeated For
Washington's Pcor.
CAUSE OKAMPA S KEEN IT MANY A TIMM.
"I SAW WHAT I HAD NBV3K SKKN BWOBE,
A G11OW1 Nil CHKIHTMAS TKEK.”
berry tree. The ladles of the house
came out about 2 o'clock and deco-
rated the tree, with the assistance of
some of the men. Even the men re-
qulred stepladders to reach the top
most boughs. First, the ladles gave
them some artificial icicles, which they
hung on the branches In great profu
sion. As the sun was shining brightly
by this time. It gave the icicles a very
glittering appearance, and the wind,
commencing to blow, shook them gen
tly, making the Illusion more perfect
Then long bright ribbons of many col
ors were suspended from the topmost
limbs and fruit and candles tied on
with ribbons of the same color—or
anges with orange ribbon, apples with
red ribbon, IlineB with green ribbon,
etc. Small toys were susiiended from
the tre«; large ones were at ths bass.
It presented a very gorgeous spectacle,
and the sight of the happy children
that surrounded it made one wish to
be a child again to enjoy it to the ut
termost But the best was yet to come.
"In the front yard were the presents
intended for the grown people, and
each man received one. One was a fine
surrey. Five were each given fifty and
seventy-five dollar saddles. Several
married men got handsome metal bed
steads, with springs and mattresses.
Twenty or thirty fine bats, costing
$7 apiece, were distributed and many
other articles, all the best of their
kind. I saw a young man who re
ceived an all leather suit case. This
last Item may seem strange on a ranch,
but there nre many polished gentle
men among the employees who would
consider suit cases very necessary
Should they have occasion to visit the
city.
“All this while music was to be
heard from a band stationed on th«
front porch, where many of the vislt-
or» were seated. After the Sants Claus
of the Christmas tree had retired and
the presents to the grownups bad been
distributed all repaired to the porch
and front yard to see again the glee
ful children and the tree, and surely It
was a thing of beauty and, with Its
fruits and flowers, hxiked as though it
had been transplanted from fairyland.
“The people that came from a dis
tance departed before nightfall, but
those that lived near by remained for
an evening of music and good cheer,
and thus ended a happy Christmas
’At Alferd Brown, 'at live« nex’ door
To us, I don’t like him, ’uhcausa
He say ’at he don’t think no mors
’At there can be a Santa Claus,
But grampa whisper in my ear
’At Santa will find me all right,
’Cause he has seen his sleigh an’ deer
An' pack s’ playthings many a night.
My grampa knew Boy Blue an’ all
Th’ children ’at live in th’ shoe.
When Humpty Dumpty had 'at fall
He’s standin’ close as me an you!
An he say ist to don’t buhlieve
Th’ folks ’at say there ain’t no chime
O’ reindeer balls on Christmas eve,
’Cause he has heard ’em many a time.
—Chicago Tribune.
THE PRESIDENT’S CHRISTMAS
How
the Big and Little Roosevelt«
Celebrated Last Year.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt had
only the immediate members of their
family to celebrate Christmas. Just
before going to bed on Christmas eve
the children hung their stockings in
the president's room, and bright and
early the next morning they were up
to claim their prizes. Everything that
was ever designed for a Christmas
stocking found a place in the line that
hung from the mantel, and when the
boys awakened there was a merry
scramble to sec just what was inside.
After breakfast the president, Mrs.
Roosevelt and the children went to the
library to exchange presents too big
for the stocking.
Each member of the family had a
special corner for his or her gifts, and
there were any number of mysterious
little parcels to be ojiened. This very
pleasant little ceremony took the en
tire morning.
After this the president walked to
his church, Grace Reformed, and the
rest of the family went to St John’s
Episcopal church.
In the afternoon the president Mrs.
Roosevelt and the children weut over
to the home of Captain and Mrs. Wil
liam Sheffield Cowles, where they al
ways spend Christmas afternoon and
where there Is always a tree for the
Roosevelt and Cowles children. They
were joined there by Representative
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, and a
little family reunion was held.
After the visit to the Cowles’ the
president played tennis with his sons.
At night was given the Christmas
dinner in the private dining room.
day.”
Among the few invited guests were
Senator Lodge. Dr. Rlxey and family
“Ths Quean’s Christmas Card.**
Queen Alexandra has not given op and Mr. and Mrs. Longworth. The
her Interest in behalf of the unemploy string section of the Marine band fur
ed. Last Christmas she sanctioned a nished the music for the evening.
unique plan to raise more funds for
THE THREE WISE MEN.
them. Thia was tn the shape of the
issue of a Christmas book, consisting Who
Were
Th«y?— An
Unsolved
of poems, stories, sketches, drawings
Christmas Mystery.
and music, which was entitled “The
One Christmas mystery remains un
Queen’s Christmas Card.’* Algernon sol veil. Who were the wise men of the
Charles 8wtnburne, Alfred Austin, the east—the magi who followed the star
poet laureate; Thomas Hardy, Marie
Oorelll, Hal! Caine, George Meredith. of Bethlehem from afar to do homage
Arthur Wing l’lnero, Sir Laurence to the newborn Saviour?
The simple story as told In the Bible
Alma-Tadems, Edwin A. Abbey, Wil
ts
one of the most familiar In Christ
liam Holman nunt, Sir Edward John
Poynter and Sir Edward Elgar an mas lore. Any child could recite It In
among the host of those who contrib detail. Painters and sculptors have
uted. The production of the book was made It the theme of the most Inspired
practically gratuitous. It sold tor products of their brushes and chisels,
but to this day the Identity of these
batt a crown, and the proceeds
.wise men remains a mystery.
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to the q
The day of miracles has not passed,
according to the firm tieiief of a hun
dred or more poor people In Washing
ton. Last Christmas day Almas tem
ple of the Shriners gave its annual din
ner to the poor. 'It was a well planned
affair, generously contributed to, and
turned out a big success. But the most
notable thing about It was not on the
programme and made the hit of the
occasion.
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While the Shriners were
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their guests hhere came to their hall
150 loaves of bread. The huge six
foot Santa Claus was busy cracking
jokes as he waddled about and took
down the gifts from the Christmas
tree. In the middle of one of bis sto
ries there entered another big. fat San
ta Claus, carrying a colossal basket
full of bread, and behind him were
three or four negroes, also carrying
baskets of bread. One of the Shriner
committeemen at once inferred that
some one had sent a gift of bread to
be distributed and signed a’receipt for
the 150 loaves. In a few minutes they
were handed around to the heads of
families, and an additional smile of
Christmas Joy went around with them.
When the festivities were nearly
over and the crowd had begun to dis
perse a num came running in and ask
ed:
“Did you get 150 loaves of bread?”
“We did,” was the reply.
“What did you do with it?”
“Gave it away.”
“Well, that was an order from the
Carroll Institute. It came here by
mistake. . But
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it is ___
all __________
right. We are
glad you gave it away, and if you need
more let us know,” and the man went
away, evidently fully satisfied with
the incident.—New York Times.
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