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• myed and nursed the baby back to fl.e. In tu« poorer home« he beard of the basket« of Christmas goodies she had brought, with toys and warm mit tens for the children. It was 10 o’clock before the rector had finished the day’« task, and when he reached borne he threw himself, lector’s Christmas Chari I quite worn out, on the couch In the li brary. Not ten minutes seemed to ty «nd What Came Lave elapsed when the sound “Br-r-r-r!" of It. through hla sleep wakened him sud- denly to the reallzation that some on« SALLY CHAMBERLIN whs ringing the bell with the evident intention of rousing the entire house- ism . b> 8a-lly Chamberlin.] hold, a ml as he stepped into the hall to 'isd' BAUg! Bang! jobu llare Jumped from hls open tbe door he wits amazed to see _irw tied into fata dressing tlie hands on the old fashioned clock painting to 1. and slippers, «witched on "Sir. we've come to get Mr. Hare, vc |igtit and was on the lower *nrlng wide tbe heavy, massive rhe baby’s dying, and my wife wants X» were f“‘rly op*‘“ a minister." announced one of the two men who stood on the step facing the tbe blackness of the outer tired rector. Lered the hard aud forbidding The memory of his vivid nightmare jwo roughly clad men. The bail not recurred to him since the morn , 1B itated In .Tuff tones that lug, but at the words "baby’s dying" it tu dying and his wife want- It all flashed before bis mind, and he «Id baptized. hesitated an Instant with some misgiv 4 than five minutes the young ings. quickly pulllug himself together ns uiessed and back to the aud throwing off the vision, he ex rtiom be had left sitting In the claimed: ij tbe three started out. The “I’m Mr. Hare. Where Is your ba- the outskirts of tbe city ty?” Iu a harsh voice tlie larger of the ¿dark and strange streets was two men n.i .Mooed the outskirts of the ® but pleasant. Finally reach- city, where the bouses were small aud ,'jttie low cottage, set quite apart low and widely scattered. Again pushing aside the warning of his apparition, the rector Incased him self In warm overcoat and arcties and. locking the door behind him, hade the men lead the way. For several blocks an occasional house showed lights from top to bottom or a stray light In the sec-cud story gave evidence that an ea ger youngster was awake exam'niug Santa Claus' gifts. Then the houses became dark, and the three men trudg ed on through the gently falling snow. Hare’s questions received but curt, abrupt answers, while tbe memory of his grewsome dream grew clearer wuh each step of the long dark walk till he reached the Identical cottage of his nightmare, with one light shining through the window. A suggestion of cold perspiration stood on his forehead and a shiver ran down his spine as be thought of the sinister group and the suspicious and foreboding glances of the men iu that dim scene whl< b l.e had passed through befo-e so realis tically. Entering the house beh ait the 1 '.-ger man. he looked Instantly toward ’be corner lor the cot aud tne ch id. They wer • there! The tiiiti face of the ch . 1 showed the same pallor of death, hut l.e mother wa uot-in the chair beside I PLACE SAT A GIRLISH FIGURE, the bed. In her place sat it girlish fig ay other dwelling« and lighted ure, balding a vlal in her delicate tiu- i small lamp which sent its rays rters. 1 the narrow window, he fob I "Thank you so much for coming." .".Id a soft voice, and the Ruth of bis - ’•»rough the door into : 1 room. On a cot uay ureams lifted her eyes to bis with i ,.iy a child, small and a wistful, shy glance of comfort and I tua-ked with death's stamp. relief. “The mother never would have '•it the weeping tnoth- been consoled for her neglect In nat ■ » .e mystery haunted h tvlng had her child baptized, and I ’A.. were these poverty 1-It so sure you would come, even a pe> ; -r ing to conceal? The '! ough It was nt tills late hour.” So the dying habv received the bless nau sh . off the feeling and I his prayer book at the bap- ing of the church, aud as the sun rose between two distant hills the child service. Ini; performed his misslbn, ac- passed Into its Saviour's arms. Two aied by the two men. he was hearts we-e peaceful from a sense of C a clump of trees on his way tint lull duty. Unconsciously radiant »ben one of them stopped Bud- With Jay nt being together, tbe mau Ind. pulling a long bladed knife n:id the girl passed from the low roofed bi« pocket, flashed it before the i -ttage Into the clear frosty air of the i in >pieil earth with Its fresh car rector s face and Instantly polnt- I.. tmrd his heart. He uttered a peting of pure white snow, A thrist- mas happiness such as they had never U shriek. known before !!!u: ilnn ted the world • • • • • • for these two aioue lu the suow clad » L” Mid John Hare as the sound own voice wakened him and he woods. I’ was some time before the young I In bed. “What an ugly night- roc’ >r felt inclined to speak, and then ' Then, with a look at his watch, it was to recount hls nightmare with high time I was up anyway, its realistic reproduction up to the Atty parochial visits before me. point where he had found her beside 1 make sure that not a single ’.he dying child. has a cheerless Christmas to- “And the knife aimed at your heart —that must have been a dreadful 7v caught the picture of a girl’s I dre.iiu!” »tie eyed, yet cheery, hanging John Hare paused, holding her with me on his wall. “And if there’s tils strong magnetic gaze »nasion In John Hare’s poor “The knife is In your hand. If you re be won’t have a cheerless I cannot love me. your ’No' will be the kmely Christmas the next 25th deathbfow to my hopes and ambl- mber." young rector had come to She smiled up Into his eyes and held itW- a rising manufacturing out both hands. years before, after serving ••gee_there 1» no knife.” Kt in a large city parish. He la'fonnwl his new congregation Eight Million. For Toy«. i disgruntled, quarreling com- Tu real amount of cash money paid ) composed of a few rich and out In the United States alone for toys P»or to a great family interested that on ChrLstmas morning gladden the »other and respecting bls Christ- hearts of American children Is con «tlples. And incidentally bls servatively estimated at iS.lW.OOO. ■Wolntion for a busy bachelor- Tills menus about 6>' cents apiece -r *d bwn somewhat disturbed by the something like 13.I«».»*"' <‘f «' e Interested, laughing eyes twelve year old children. The children *1'”'ged to the daughter of a of no other country on tin glob.- ba'e t owner. anything like so •■«lie, but rather shy. young amount of money expended **’ fan.ed and loved among for them, not - ■ the •nd »lek of Spottsfield for her many-Germany. the he......,f m ®pretontlous way of help- Ing and toy giving Verily, indeed, tbe • «ml where she was needed. ,ot of the Amen, -m child ha. been eas • different faiths, she and In the richest «art »>rt of of clo' clover when it ** net often while on excur- comes to toy getting and not a. few He had seen her. too, er things in tbe bargain.-Cinclnuatl home, where be was Enquirer. • • dinner guest because of *l*tlou of a good cigar and Janipln« st “ ‘ ->«>cln.i<.n fowefui on Chrlstl«n- Tommy-SsDta Claus i« coming to Dream’s Fulfillment dinner tonight- J’^***'' that morning before 'J*M«y be realized that the T en. • * tt cannot be denied its «us Old gentle:..-:' <*' ' beating In touch and have to be very g ft—and that one fair bet '•harms about him (-hrl.tmaa th» 7*» that he could no longer Christm»'. not ‘telling her of It. even leal turkej da» ’be had rather seemed de ftam’s neplf I •bpn he crossed her path 7*” nbary of her converwa- of about 1.00° ' It! they did os T ■' l liwl at her house. rTJ'Tli *,u*r «be Devon'«1 J^nnght to hl« mind In the In inwin ’hff“ J***1- A forlorn old worn- ®s coming of Mlgg Kuth ! * »«xt year’s knitting I gA g-'teful moth "* bights Mi.. Ruth bad ■d “ w D«Y- Ig is the mas Ln- took care .‘5 n n Christmas Eve O When Pa and Ma Their Vigils Keep, and Little Bcya Should Be Asleep. AST night I had a dandy time. — 'Twas night ’fore Christmas too. Ma put me early Into bed. Jus' like they always do The night ’fore Christmas, an' I As still as I could keep. An' made my pa an’ ma believe 'At I was fast asleep. I The B«tter«> That Live« la a Chrto«- maa Tree. Tapa. Archie aud May went to the woods to get a Christmas tree aud found just what they wanted—a little pine, bushy and straight. "There 1« something 1 must cut off,” •<:ild Archie. He |>ointed to a little gray bunch on oue of the twigs and pulled out bis knife. "No. no!” cried May. holding his band. "Let it stay. It’s a poor little i raterpillar*« house." May was right. One Indian summer flay a caterpillar, dressed in brown velvet, was taking a walk in the woods. At last he came to the little Ine tree am! thought to himself, \\ hat a nice place to speud the win r!” So he made himself a little house e made it very tight and close, of tine, soft thread, aud fastened up the door. He did not leave himself even a window to Lok out. If there had beeu one. bow It would have surprised him to see that be aud his house aud the pine tree were riding In a sleigh with papa and May aud Archie He would have beeu still more sur prised If he had seen the tree standing lu the parlor, covered with toys aud trinkets and little candles. "It must be spring at last,” he thought, for it was very warm in the parlor. So he poked a hole In the wall of Ills house, and out he came. But what do you think? He was not a caterpillar. "Oh. see the lovely butterfly 1" cried May. He flew to the tiptop bough, and tlie blldreu said there was nothing else -u the tree so pretty as the butterffy. "He must have come down the chim ney with Suita Claus." said May. Aud the never gii.'-iil that he came out of the caterpillar's house. Youth's Com pauion. MAKING CHRISTMAS TOYS. A Well, by an' by I heard a noise. An' then I seen my pa, Who says to ma, “Is he asleep?” "liv course he Is." says ma. An* then they fetched a lot uv stuff, A phonograph an' sled, An’ skates an' things, an' put 'em all Beside my trundle bed. An' then pa filled my stockin' full. An' then both tiptoed near. An’ ma she tucked me in ag’ln. An' said, ''The little dear." An' then I set right up In bed. An', oh, I had such fun! I said "Boo, Mr. Santy Claus!” An' pa an’ ma both run. - Four Track News. CHRISTMAS CANDIES. Recipe« Which the Aaiatenr (iinfec- tiouer Ma, Find I neful. Peanut Candy.—To make peanut can dy, shell aud break into small pieces with a rolling pin oue quart of peauuts. Boil for teu minutes, stirring constant ly, one pound of light brown sugar and six ounces of butter. Just before tak ing from the lire add the peanuts. Pour into hut, butte, ed tius aud set away to cool. Peppermint Creams.—Boil together, without stirring, two cups of sugar and half a cup of water. When thick euougb to spin a thread remove the t.if to a basin of cold water and beat the mixture rapidly until it becomes of a white, creamy consistency. Flavor with peppermint and squeeze through a pastry tills» into quarter dollar sized drops on waxed paper. Chocolate Peppermint Creams.—Make like the above, and when the drops are almost cooled dip into a pan of melted and sWeetened chocolate. These are particularly delicious. Hickory Nut Creams.—Boll sugar and water as for peppermint creams. Cod, beat, aud when the mixture is white stir lu oue cup of hickory uut -meats. Turn into a flat, warm tin and cut into ' squares. ___ At the Synnluh Court. Christmas in Spain begins with tlie midnight mass, when the king and queen mother, accompanied by the grandees of the court, magnificently at tired. go in state procession to the chap el royal of the palace in Madrid. Ou Ubristmas morning the king aud court again attend mass in state, after which the day Is spent In merrymaking. In tlie afternoon tbe adoration of the man ger takes place, when a representation of tbe scene in Bethlehem is unveiled In tbe great ball of tlie palace. There Is also a Christmas tree, from which Alfonso distributes gifts. Throughout tbe ensuing twelve days the court is all benevolence and gnyety. anil every great Institution in Madrid shares in the royal almsgiving. The festival closes Jan. 6. — AN UNEXPECTED GUEST. Thriving lndu.tr)- In Germany. Franc« mid MiUirrlulid. In parts of Germany. Frauce and S vitzeriaud every humble householder ..ikes more Interest lu Christmas than he ulenti American boy. This seems .ke it strong statemeut. for Christinas s pretty thoroughly appreciated by the .’Oiiug of America. But. great as the estival is to them, it is uot essential to be.r existeuce. They could g't along vitliout Christmas, but the toymakers u Switzerland, the Tyrol and south lerinany would starve without this ■li-iwinter holiday which makes a mar- et for their good«. There are wood arvers. doll dressers nud toymnkers u every hamlet and home of tbe Tyrol, i hey depend upon the small wages hey make from these toys to put bread mil butter iu their mouths. Al! through tbe winter season every >oy aud mini carves out wood animals nil toy. fur the factories. Everything s handmade. A Noah's ark of twenty w thirty wo-slen animals that retails or n quarter In this eouutry does not ,„.y the carver more than a few pen ile«. The boys are taught to handle the > ltife early, and they learn to cut out wooden ducks, hens, horses, cows atul >tuer toys before they have reached their teens. Working all through the early winter days and nights In their little homes, they make the wooden toys that delight so many children throughout tlie world.—New York Mall tud Express. ommy Atkins’ Christmas T How Klnft Edward’s “Thin Red Heroes" Celebrate Their Holiday. O matter where be may be or lu what circumstances he may be placed. Tommy Atkins never fails to make a special effort to celebrate Christmas day in a l>etittiug manner. Four years ago saw thou sands of British Svidler lads «pending the festive 25tb round camp tires on the South African veldt, but they en joyed themselves, nevertheless, in spite of their surroundings and the difficul ties under which tlie Christmas dinner was prepared. It 1» Christmas in bar racks, however, which Tommy enjoys best of all, next, of course, to spending It with those who are dear to bin. Comrades unite with comrades, and each contributes his share of help to ward making the occasion one of Joy ous festivity. Early Christmas mornlug sees the soldiers busily engaged lit turning tin ■ respective barrack rooms Into dining places. Beil cots, which at ordinary times would be standing at right an gles to the walls, are ranged length wise, and wltu the aid of spare pail lasses and gay bunting borrowed from the stores for the occasion are trans formed Into luxurious looking divans. The companies vie with one another to make their rooms us attractive as pos- slide. The hornely custom of spreading fes- toons of pink, blue and green paper from wall to wall Is duly carried out. while mottoes, usually of a military character, abound. These mottoes, by the way, are often dedicated to pop ular officers, the following being exam ples of the favorite forms: "Long live Colonel and Mrs. -----,” “God bless ths general,” "Hood luck to Lieutenant ---- ,” etc. In some regiments it is the custom to usher In Christmas morning with fifes an l d" ■ s immediately after the sounding of reveille, mid lifter break fast Tommy ha» to prepare for chufch parade. This duty finished, he Is nt liberty to make a grand attack on the Christmas dinner. The soldiers are N Clt ri at iua* Cake. ST1 “ he ' s a jolly good fellow ." first of all marshaled and arranged In their places at the table In the com pany's dining room, which the captain then visits In order to make a brief in spection and see that ‘‘all's well” with tlie boys. After that there is still another mat ter which Thomas has to attend to be fore he can start feeding, but it is a matter which is very agreeable to him. A few minutes after the captain has made his Inspection the soldiers of the company are ugaln called to their feel, and to order by the sergeant major's “’Shun!” and Immediately afterward the colonel, followed by the adjutant and other officers, enters. Needless to say. they are received with rousing cheers. The colonel will drink the health of----- company, a toast answer 1 ed with wild cheering and the time i honored refrain, "He’s a Jolly good fel ! low.” When the officers have gone it is not long before Tommy proceeds to sample the good things which have been pro ; vided for his enjoyment Roast beef ’ aud mutton, turkey, g sme and duck I are usually Included In the company'« I menu, uot to mention such things as [ potatoes, greens, puddings and pies. * After dinner Timmy indulges In his favorite free and easy, enlivened with I songs of all descriptions. Patriotism, I of course, enters Into the greater part of the music, although the comic song Is also a great favorite. Tommy cares little what the song may be, however, so long as It has a good swinging cho rus In which be can Join. Thus th« hours pass by, the day's enjoyment I generally ending In the veterans of the company ts-ing called upou to relate stirring incidents which have won glory and renown for the regiment.— Pearson s Weekly. the tn A fat lady From time Immemorial a tr*e has been a part of the Christmas celet.r»- tlon It may tie seen outside the tradi tional mangers In the missals ami early paintings of the prerapiiaellte 1 tai inn •ehiH.i. lu tbe tree or uear It are seen ■ ngei» iu flowing rubes singing out og a scroll of Illuminated paper th» "Peace ou Earth and Good Will To ward Men" or “Glory. Glory. Halle luiah!" The correct German Christmas tree- always ha. an angel or a Christklnd ou tb. topinoat braiu'h. with a tinsel s'ar at the on.I of a staff, like a p-ntoiuiu-» fi. ry, nd If the tree belongs to a very ortuodox family there is usually at ttv foot a small toy g .up representing the- Saviour's birth In tbe stable at Bellile- hem. The lights on tlie tree are said to bw of Jewish origin. In the ninth month of the Jewish year, corresponding near ly to our lieeember, and on the twen ty fifth day. the Jews celebrated th« feast of dedication of their temple. It had been desecrated ou that day by Antiochus. It was dedicated by Ju das Maccabeus, an.' theu. according to the Jewish legend, sufficient oil was found In tlie temple to last for th« seven branched candlestick for sei«n days, aud It would have taken seven days to prepare new oil Accordingly the Jews were wont on tlie 25th of Kia- leu in every bouse to light n candle, on tbe next day two. and so on till on the seventh and last day of t ie feast seven caudles twlnkloil In every b-y.’se. It is not easy to fix the exact «Into of the Nativity. but it fell most probably ou the last day of Klsleu, wlieu every Jewish house lu Bethlehem and Jeru salem was twinkling with lights. It is worthy of notice that the German name for Christmas Is Weihuacht (the night of dedication), as though it were asso ciated with this feast. The Greeks al so call Christmas the feast of lights, aud, indeed, this was also tlie twine given to the dedication festival, t ha- nuka, by the Jews.—New York Mali and Express. Is tn prov l> no w - .1 doctrlns that th»ra «■a. cffilcaga Xew». CHRISTMAS CARDS. W. A. Uobaon. H. A., 1« 1» < lalmasl. Wna Tl>rlr Orl«Inator. Until now most peopl« who took an Interest In the matter would have cred ited either the late Sir Henry Cole or J. C. Horsley, R. A., with the protluc- tion >f the first Christmas card, and they would have put the date down n» lb Hi But a uow claimant Is now put forward, the late \V. A. Dobson, R. A., ami his claim is supported with cir cumstantial detail. The birth of the Christmas card ta put back two years, to 1S44. Mr. Dob son was a lonely young man. who oue day < »ucelved the Idea <>f acknowledg ing the klndues< of a friend by seudlng him u picture Illustrative of the festive season a c'. -erful family group sur- rouuded by the familiar ('bristmas ac cessories. The distant friend wts delighted, showed it to other friends, and Mr. Dobson was encouraged the following year to secure tlie aid of tlie local lithographer. Then came Imitators oue after another until teu years later tile business mini stepped iu to make mon ey out of what was originally a work of love. But the ambitious Christum« cards of today are u long remove from the primitive Father Christmases aud It »bin Redbreast« of sixty years ago.— Loudon dironiele. Alone ut ChriMtmas. Sift ten ounces of flour into a basin; weigh one-half pound of powdered stfg ar. two ounces of candled citron, one- fourth pound of raisins a ml one-half pound of butter. You need, besides these, four «ggs and a lemon. Heat the butter (washed and squeezed dry) to a cream vCih yo-r hand; add to It a tablespoonful of flour, one of sugar and one egg; mix thoroughly and then g on In the same way. using the mate rials gradually until they are all In; grate the lemon and add tbe fruit warmed and floured; line a tin with A Perpetnal t I>rt»tm«.«l4e. buttered paper, using two thicknesses The solution of the «octal question at the bottom; bake In a moderate ore:: would be found In a _ perpetual two hours. Chrlstm »tide, provided our genero» • Uiroiigbt fulness were not confined Un« < otnlnff, Wfiltled mere y to our own kith and kin. I .et au alirontmlndm “That the world u, be assured that when fellow " reaches tip to tbe highest and holiest ’Ho?” conception of relationship it will dis « < br, “Tea. When I 1 cover that there is buj one family and mas pre sent lie « 1 cannot 1« that the tsses antagonistic to don. but do you gl divided nt • reign of the golden each oth ?r. The D•■'•.r’« Bead. true Christian millen* rule will The jrreflt rve-.t n* ♦hr ?• Lot. of While House Tarkvro. Bium dinner four or five b’in fr- I v<mra ng . Nearly LfioO pounds of turkey were was the entry of the chief cook tienr- distributed last year by direction of Ing the txasr's bead, garnished srltli the president to the officials aud em rosem a rt- ployees of the White flouse. •«ponde ita C’lfi , ( From Tlmr ln>m«i»«rlal l*ar< •« «ho H..Il't.i I elrlkrolloo. A Hawaiian < lirlntniain. Before tbe missionaries and American settlers went to Hawaii natives knew nothing nlmut Christmas. t-Ut t. >-v they all celebrate tbe day and do it. of course, in the same way is the American« who live there. The main <* .Te.-eli. e between Christmas lu Honolulu aud Christmas lu New York is that in Honolulu in December the we i i.-r is like June lu New York Biros are warbling in thq, leafy trees: ga den< are overflowing with roses aud carnations; fie is and mountain skn«“< are abi izc with color, and a sunny sky rmiles dr--amily upon the glories of a s. ..„er day. In the morning people go to church, aud during the day tlieri are sports aud g mes aud merry ma k- ing of all sorts. Tbe C'.ristmas dinner Is eaten out of d >ors hi the shade of the veranda, ami everybody is happy aud contented. St. Nicholas. F—■- CHhlblMAb TKtES. Adsmless Kve. Some things about the holiday« Ar» eilt» .-nfalr to mn-t.-.m For Instan-• th»r»'» • Christmas »V«, Bet w-i-r-« her Christins« A-lamt —Bro-aiyn i—Is. If In this age of organization« Inuu- merable there 1« room for oue more. It 1» for nn organization which wo 1 bring together, esp«s'l:illv on chrlstm •», those who are alone lu . ■ orid, par ticularly women, say«/ the I-adle«* Home Journal. Many of us who have our kin closest to us on Christina« day do not slop to realize what our feeling* would be If they were not with us. It Is so hard to Imagine ourselves In a po sition other than the one we are In. We remember some pm>r family at Christmas, but at least It is a family. It 1« together. The one 1» company for the other even In poverty. We remem ber the sick, and God blesses those who do. Would that some of us might cast a look around and give a thought to those who are not sick, who are not perhaps poor as the world Ju.lg.-s, yet who are alone - some girl, perhaps, alone; some woman, alone; some young man, some old ntan, alone! Alone at Christina»! Hoile.I Turin) nn«l Oyuler Sliaffin«. Take a medium sized turkey and stuff It with th.- following Ingredients: Chop four ouui ts of suet very fine, mix It with six ounces oi brendcrumb«, the grate.I rind of half a lemon, a tea- spoonful of chopped parsley, salt, cay enne pepper and grated nutmeg t*> taste. Take the beard« off two dozen oyster», add them and their liquor, «trained, aud lastly two eggs. Truss the bird, tie it In buttered paper and then In a cloth. Place the turkey, breast downward. In 1» ill x water! let It come again to boll, «ki n It well -.nd Simmer gently for an h ir end ’• b If or longer, «crording tn the r ze 'll» bird. H»ffve with rich e < tc Immain«' •’You E mm tii'T »•>. Woman, gazing dubiously at the mtstle toe above her head, "that kissing really spreads disease sometimes.” “Yes?" replied the sweet gtrL "By the way. did you know I nated recently?” Wh»f» In a Snmet Waggles For heaven’« sake, don’t put any llgfitcd candles on that Oir.st- mas tree! Mr«. Waggle«—Why not. d«er? Waggles—lion’t you see It's one of those patent noninflammable onus?