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PAGE rOUBTEEJf. DAILY CAP1 . TAXi, JOUBNAX, SALEM, 0&EOON. SATUSOAT, DECEMBEB, 20, 1913. What Christmas Day y Brought the Convict IT was late la the afternoon of the day before Christmas. To toe woman wbo waited for newf and yet dreaded Its coming It was toe Closing of the longest, wretchedest, dreariest day that she bad ever known. Bhe had been advised not to hope, yet be clung to hope, feeling that If she gave up entirely slie must die. If the worst came she must live for the sake of the children, wbo were too young to know of the shadow that clouded their lives. Often and often the woman went to the window and looked out at the dreary street Once when a boy came down the walk with the blue uniform of a telegraph messenger she clutched at her throat and uttered a little moan of despair. "Wba's matter, mamma?" asked the little girl thnt clung to ber skirts. The woman could not reply until after the messenger bad passed ber gate. Then be caught the child in ber arms and covered its face with kisses. Hope once more revived in her heart When she went to the window again the woman looked out and saw her husband coming. In the wave of Joy tbat surged over ber she did not no tice tbnt be looked old and hopeless and broken and bent and that there BR TOUR OI'KM TUB TKLEUIUM. was uo elasticity In Ills step. She threw open the door and run down the graveled walk to the gate. "John, oh, John," she cried, flinging her arms about his neck, "you are free I lieu von be praised for his mer cies. You are free." The man pressed her to bis heart, un able to Bpvuk. "1 knew that they would not find you guilty they could not," she cried, "My poor Grace," he murmured, stroking her hair, "yon must be brave. I have been found guilty, five years In the penitentiary." "Then how Is It Hint you are hero?" "The Jtulgo who sentenced me tins given tne u reprieve an my own recog nizance so that 1 can spend Christmas wtlb you and the bullies. I am In hon or botiud to surrender myself to the sheriff ou the first of the year. It was a technical violation of the law only. They know I am honest, but the senti ment of the public Is set so strongly agulnst bankers thnt I could not gut Justice. Even my political friend dure not support me. It Is an unexpected favor thnt 1 am allowed lo be wltb you for a few day." John Aiistrulher spuke bitterly, and his wife listened with tearless eyes. 81ie controlled herself wltb an effort. "John, the children!" sho whispered. "They must not know. Let tliein have one more happy Christmas. They have been praying for you to come home. Let us smile und be happy wltb them for few dny. Lot u forget the dread future" Once during the evening she spoke of a pnrdon which might be asked of the governor. "It is a vain hope, dear," her husband said. "We will not waste ourselves on It" And be relapsed Into thoughtful Hence. But for all the shadow thnt hung over the home there was a Christinas tree, and the Anstruthor bable were happy. Their convict father played the rale of Hunt a (Jluu. Tbelr mother laughed and sang, though now and then her voice broke and ber eye were wet wltb tears. A few neighbor call d full of sympnthy mid yet tltnld about showing it All the little town felt that it wu best to let the itrlckcn family enjoy their Christmas cheer without intrusion even on the part of ithose wbo loved and respected them. When the children, surfeited with sweets and their nrma still filled with precious toy, were ailuep once more the mother was busy In her kitchen with her preparations for the grand Christina dinner of the morrow per baps the lust bountiful meal her chil dren would have through all the dark year to come. John Anstruthor went to hit room to look over his pupers. In the drawer ht suddenly found something that made his heart leap It was revolver lie took the shin ing, cruel thing lu his hands, ind a sort of uiiidm-Hs came over til in. More WS his opportunity Here was escape from the stripe, the dark cell, the Ig nouilny of prison life. Here w pro vision for tirnce and his babes III $20,000 life Insurance still wns In force, and lie knew well thnt It wns nonfor feitable even In cine f suicide A udden sharp shock and It would b) over, Even for her it would be better than the Bv year of living death. II pressed the cold tuussi to 111 forehead, HI finger wa on th trig ger. He could bear Grace singing sad ly, with a pathetic attempt to be gay In th kitchen. XwuutU" ( Tne warning vole came oat of toe rold, like the voice of the angel who Spoke to Abraham on the mountain top. Ferbap it was only the cry of bl own consciousness, made audible by his imagination. But he heard It dis tinctly. A revulsion of feeling swept over him. "On, not tbat not that, thank God." be murmured. Be put the weapon back In the draw er and went out Into the kitchen, where Grace wa dressing the Christ mas turkey. "Five years will soon pass," he said cheerfully, "and there will be a gen erous allowance for good conduct I will have some sort of bookkeeiHng to do, and the life will be bearable, no doubt Let us meet the future bravely, dear heart God will not full to send us comfort And you you dear, brave little woman you will get along some how. We bave friends yet thank heaven." it was the first time be bad ventured to speak of the life In prison, and she was comforted to know tbut be took ao brave a view. That night they slept and the next day tbelr Christmas din ner wo an occasion of Joy to the chil dren, and the parents, thankful to be together, simulated a cheerfulness tbat almost deceived one another. It was late In the afternoon that a large number of their neighbors came trooping In .with words of love and sympathy and encouragement They promised to look after Grnce and tho children, and when John got back they spoke of It ns If bo were going only on a little Journey they declared that the village would be ut the train with a baud to receive him "You will be a convict, but not a criminal, John," said the leading mer chant wnrinly. "You can step Into the best Job In my store the day ufter you get home. I promise you thnt and call upon these neighbors to witness It." John Anstrutlmr rose to reply, but before be could spoak the door wns opened and a blue coated messengur boy appeared with a tolegrum. An- trutber tore It opeu wltb shaking An gers. "The governor ha signed your un conditioned pardon as a Chrlstmns gift to your wtfe and babies. lie did it as an act of justice and In response to telegrams from hundreds of men throughout the state who know you are an honest uuin. Congratulations." The name signed to the telegram wns that of tho secretary of Btute. Clilcuga Tribune. Christmas Treasures By EUGENE FIELD. I COUNT my trensures o'er with car A little toy that baby knew, A llttlo tuck of railed huo, A little lock of gnlilen hair. Lonn years uko this Christmas time My little one my ull to me Bat rulied In white upon my knes And heard the merry Christmas chime, "Tell me, my little golden head, If Santa Clnus ehould come tonight. What shall he bring my bnby bright. What treusure for my boy?'' I mid. And then he nami-d the little toy While In his round and truthful eyes There enme s look of glad surprise That spoil his trustful, childish Joy. And as he lleped hts evenln prayer 11 asked the boon with baby (race, And, toddlln to the chimney place. He hung his little stocking there. That night t lengthening shadows orept I aaw ths white winged angelt com With niualo to our humble home And klaa my darling sa he slept II mint have heard that baby prayer, For In th morn, with glowing face. He toddled to the chlmnoy plac And found th little treasure there. They oume again on Chrletinastlde, That angel host eo fair and white. And, singing all th Christmas night. They lured my durllng from my side, A little sock, a little toy, A little lock of guidon hair, Th Chrlatmus muelo on th air, A-watchlng for my baby boy, Hut It a run that angel train And golden head come back for tn To bear me to eternity My watching will not be In vain. Fer This Christmas. Te old time stave that in-nlvlh out To Chrletma ravett-rn all. At tavern lap and null bout And tn ye banipiei h.ili Whllea ye old burden rlnsa again, Add yet ye veie. due. "tlod rest you merry, gentlemen," And gentlewomen tool -James Walu-oino Riley. FLAN JUVENILE COURT. tONtTID rSSS UUD WIS. Paris, IVc. 20, The French govern ment today I looking for quarters to serve as a Juvenile Court, patterned after the American model originated by Judge Liudsey, The Chamber of Pep utiee passed an art in July, 11H2, pro viding for such a court but neglected to provide either fund to operate it or a room for it to be held in. Paris courts are already overcrowded sa a separate building must I arranged for. Festal Day In Dixie A Carnival of Cheer SOMEHOW there la a charm about a Christmas down In Dixie pe culiarly fascinating. It savor - more of the old English holiday when the wasBali bowl was Oiled to the brim, when the Yule log glowed and the boar's bead was borne Into the banquet It was In the good old day before the war tbat the folks of the south observed this Joyous season wltb prodigality more lavish and hospitality more extensive than were dreamed of even in the annuls of Brucebridge Hall. Then came the true caruival of mer riment The old manor was ablaze wltb life and beauty. From the sur rounding country all the belles and the beaus bud gathered. Morning brought a meet at daybreak for the fox bunt. and nighttime called for "Old Uncle Ephrulm," the plantation fiddler, whose reels were famous throughout the whole country. Feast followed feast. and the spirit of celebration extended from the muster down to the Qeld hands, each of whom received a Jug filled wltb good whisky when be called for his Christmas rations. But these are the days that bave gone, and wltb tbelr going departed ninny characteristics which made the Christmas time down south so distinc tive. While the fate of war and chang ed conditions bave curtailed the prodi gality of former days, most of the an cient customs remain, and In ninny In stances Christmas lu the villages and the country is but a mild repetition of antebellum observances. A few of the lurge country borne still have bouio of the old servants wbo were with the family in sluvery days. If these old family darkles have been away during the year they ulwnys re appear with the approach of the Christ' mas holidays ami ussume duties about the household. The old "mummy," al though ber services have been engnged clHowhere during tho rest of the year, reports to make the fruit cuke for Christmas dinner. She alone knows the culinary tradi tions of tho family kitchen. The In gredients of this wonderful cake have been handed down from generation to generation, and tho spice and the brandy and the citron and ull such things are compounded according to the proportions laid down years and years iigonu. Theso fruit enkes bear the family mime, und some time, through tho cour tesy of tho season and the exchange of compliments of the day, a slice of Grnntlund cuke is on the sume plnte wltb u slice of Dublgiiuu cuke. Not Infrequently those cakes are cooked a year In udvnnce, by which time they lire fully seasoned und settled, although tho cracks In tho Icing and Its yellow tint mar tho beauty somewhat Its cooking cuu be Intrusted to uo bands except those of the antebellum family cook or ber descendants. Not alone this old cook, but all branches of the service lu vogue dur ing the days of slavery nre usually represented about Chrlstmns time. The son of your father's and your grand father's coachman comes, and ou rare days the old man himself bobbles to the bouse and spins out marvelous tales of the past These old darkles are all presented with gifts, and for encb of their chil dren u present of some sort has been prepared. This feature generally comes lu the southern homo before tho rest of tho family has been attended to. In tho meantime the children have been keeping eager watch at the door of the room where Bantu Clnus bus umdo his visit No onu is allowed to enter this sacred precinct until the paterfamilias gives the signal, but be fore this signal Is given every member of the household must bo dressed uud ready for breakfast and the morning prayer must have been snld. When everything Is rendy the chil dren are allowed to rush In and exam ine the contents of their stockings. Some of tho lurgest children still bave Implicit fnltb In the wonderful person allty of old Santa Clnus. Forged notes from the old fellow, admonishing them to make their behavior according to the precept of their mother, are eagerly rend and compared. The Interchange of presents among the older members of the fnmlly usually takes plnce at the breakfast table, but In most Instances they are allowed to mingle with the bounties of old Snntn Clans and are plucked from the same holly tree from which his presents hang. The hunt for the holly and tho mis tletoe, while not a exciting a the Vhasa for the boar' head. Is Just a much a feature a that old English custom and oitially enjoyable. Sev eral day before Christmas eve a big wagon, tilled with straw and brimming full of pretty girl and boy, too, la driven into the woods, whero tho search for the holly Is carried on. It require most ngll youngstor to scale to the height where the mlstlo too grows, and he Is always sure of a generous reward of kisses from th girls below. Christmas day I alwnya quiet Sometime the boy and girl have been tnught enrol, which they sing nt home or lu tho village chapel bard by Night bring mirth and youthful Jollity again when the darkles come once more and sing old songs or par ticipate tn outdoor games. About It nil there hns been a qiinlnt, old time flavor. Everybody Is happy, and yet there Is a tinge of sadness about It nil. for the southern Christmas now Is but a faint echo of day gone by. Th Jay of Chriatmai tie merry all. b merry all; With hol,y drvea the feetlr nail: Prepare th eong. the Treat, the ball. To welcome merry Chrletma. -W H. Spencer. Vnlquo Christmas presents for our regular customers. Salem Fuel Yards. Phone 820. Order your groceries for Cfcriitma dinner from Baldwin k Curt it, lit" 8. Commercial The Boy Bishop PERHAPS the most remarkable of all celebrations In honor of St Nicholas was the old one of the boy bishop. The boy bishop assumed bis office on St Nicholas day, Dec. 6, and held it till Holy Innocents' day, Dec. 28. The custom originated on the continent of Europe and wag adopted In England, where it reached what was probably Its fullest development A boy was cbosen to represent a bishop and was clothed wltb all the robe and THE BOI BlflnOP BtJLSD WITH HIGHEST POMP AND AUTHORITY. invested wltb ull the Insignia pertain ing to the station. Other boys repre sented priests, deacons and other suit able persons for the bishop's train The boy bishop conducted a service In the cburcb, und In some cases he and his companions went about from house to house singing and collecting money, which they did not ask as a gift but demanded as a right The boy bishop uttnlned his fullness of dignity at Salisbury cathedral, though he was known all over Eng lund. There be wns chosen from among the choir boys, the rest forming his retinue, and he ruled wltb the high est pomp and most absolute authority. Ho Is said to have conducted all the services of the church except the mnss. In some other places the boy bishop Is said to have celebrated the muss Itself. If any prebend fell vacant In his term of olllce he filled It, nnd If he died before his term expired be was burled with nil the honors due to a genuine bishop. There Is record of a boy bishop ut Salisbury filling a vacant prebend by the appointment of his schoolmaster, mid there Is lu the ca thedral there the tomb of one who died while holding his office. On the top of It Is an effigy of the child in full eplscopnl robes Such masquerading plnys as this wero not then deemed offensive or derogatory to the dignity of the church. In fnct much coarser and more un couth exhibitions were freely permitted on some occasions, even to the extent of burlesques of the services of the church within Its own wnlls. Of course the evil and discreditable side was bound to be seen In time, and tho func tlons of tho boy bishop were nt lust forbidden by Henry VIII. They were restored, however, for a time by Mnry. St Nicholas. 6t, Nicholas Eve. A stranger visiting the German colo nic of our great cities would think that bl alinnnnc needed resetting, for on the evening of Dec. B thousands of llttlo stockings aro hung up wltb the same careful clothesplntilng nnd heart of hope as on tho authentic Christmas eve. St Nicholas eve it to that the "fatherland" exile nre colebrntlng. Just as early a any children ever get up those tbat nre paying honor to the gift saint tumble out of bed and And their stockings well weighed wltb fruit and candles and npfolkuchen. The naughty child thnt ba been a trial to Its parents In previous week I rather likely to And bl stockings laden with coal. It Is a hint that a second gift season Is nt hand and thnt It would be well to fall Into line with the good children. And the good chil dren are encouraged to a renewed and severer virtue for the day between their present reward and the fuller holldoy thnt la comlng.-Country Life In America. Chrletma Song. O'er Hothlehem town A atnr looked down When ahephorda watched by night. And wise men Raxed With hearta arnuned To see th wondrou sight "tteloved tr, W follow far." They snld. An angel vole t'pon the air Rung full and clear. It ungi "Kelolcel Iteiolcel" "A Child la bornl" Tl Christinas morn! Then elng. dear children, sine; Fur hletnry's pag In every aite Shall hall that Child King. -Lydia Avery. Covnley. A Greetlnj. Qod send bleaeed Chrletma To every patient life, A little reeling from the toll, A HUTVtHe of the strife. Mny Fulth breathe words of grntl cheer, lloiie point to roeee blowing near And tender love and Mends elncer Make this a hleiwrd Chrletmaal Oh, somehow, half blimlly, we as city, county and state, stumble along; we'll all be rich and happy yet a long vacation hibernate. A teaspoonfu) of gossip will taint a kettleful of pur truth. Good Old Santa Goes To Many Odd Places GOOD old Santa Claus looks in upon pretty nearly everybody at Christmas time, and the fes tival of which he is patron 1 celebrated In some very odd ways and out of the waf places In our country. -At Ellis Island, in the harbor of .New York, on Christmas day several hun dred children, wltb their parents, usually await debarkation on the shores of America. There Is a mul titude of German "kinder," of Italian "bamblnos" and of youngsters of every nationality, as much interested, all of them, in Christmas doings as any Yankee young folks could possibly be. It Is indeed an occasion of great excitement for them, inasmuch as the missionary societies bave provided for these humble aliens a weultb of good cheer, nnd, with the help of donations made for the purpose, the day is ren dered Joyful for all, both young and old. toys being plentifully distributed among the little ones. The loneliest places In the world are some of the lighthouses which our government maintains along tbe coast for the protection of mariuers. Vet Santa Claus Finds bis way to tbem. and in bis honor a feast, even though It be a bumble one. Is held. It may be that the barren rock which the lighthouse marks affords room enough for the keeping of a dozen chickens, the fattest of which are suitably sacri ficed. But even this Is not practicable In such a spot as Boon Island, off the const of Maine, a dangerous bit of terra flrma which Is continually swept by the waves. Only a few years ago, so the story goes, a little girl four years of age. daughter of the keeper of Boon light was so distressed bo cause her father had been prevented by continual storm from going to the mainland for the customary Chrlstmns goose thnt she stole out of the light house at night and knelt In a sheltered spot to pray. "Dear God," she said, "please send its a goose for our Christmas dinner!" flnrdly bnd she spoken the words when a grcnt wild goose flew (ns some times bnppens in such places) ngnlnst the big lnntnrn above and fell dead at her feet, to be promptly carried lu and presented to the family ns a bird lit erally sent from heaven. Uncle Snm mnlntnins about fifty lightships along the scaconsts and on the lakes to mark dangerous shoals. Lonely Indeed are the skippers and crews of these vessels, which, like the fabled phantom ship, pursue voyages CHRISTMAS AT ELLIS ISLAND. tbnt have no end, continually buffeted by storms. Yet Christmas Is not for gotten. A brace of wild ducks, per chance, may be secured for the feast and the cook will surely provide a lib eral dlsb of the much appreciated "plum duff" a preparation of paBtry shaped like half a watermelon, which, In order that all tbe raisins It contains may not full Into one slice, requires, under tbe rules, to be cut "fore and aft" In tbat fnr flung archipelago known aa the Aleutian chain, which, reckoned geographically a a part of Alaska, stretches across the northern Pacific, Kusslan customs are still retained to a great extcut, though tbe Island belong to tho United States. But, speaking of Alaska, It la a fact curious enough that Santa Claus In real life is seen there at Cbrlstmnstlde as nowhere else In the world, wltb his reindeer. The siiperluteudeuti of the reindeer stations, established by the government for the beneflt of tbe natives, harness the tamest of tbelr animals and, hitching them to a alelgb tilled wltb bags containing provisions, tobacco and other desirable things, drive through the Eskimo village and leave at each bumble hut oue of tbe sacks as a reminder that the Christ Child, about whom these poor people have learned from the missionaries, la born. Los Angele Times. "A Merry Chrltm. "A merry Chrletma" la the wlah I end thee from my heart A life all full of love. In which no sorrow finite a part. Or, If some pain fall to thy lot lev gimitlrd though It be. May he who came nt thla glad time then make It blese'd to the. Bound over all watera, reach out from all lamia, Th chnru of voire, th eiaaplng of bnnila; Sin hymns that were eung by th etara of the mom: Sing tongs of th angel when Ju wa bornl -Whlttler, It is a sad thing when a bridegroom ' or a bride' smile changes into a scowl. Young man, thore may be better places than the navy for you, but there kr many plaice wore. Young Men's Christian Association PHYSICAL DEPARTMENT Business men's gymnasium and recreation classes, Monday, Wednes day and Friday, 5:30 to 6:30 p. m; Senior classes, Monday and Thurs day evenings, 8:00 to 9:30; Student classes, Monday and Thursday, 4:15 to 5:15 p. m: Junior classes, Wednesday, 4:15 to 5:00, Saturday, 10:15 to 11:00 a, m; Boys, Tuesday and Friday, 4:00 to 4:30 p. m; Ladies class, Wednesday, 7:00 p. m; Ladies swimming period, 7:00 to 9:00 p. m. Competitive games Friday and Saturday evenings. Boxing and wrestling and free work by appointmont. The Physical Department equipment includes the following: Gymnasium, 80x40, three hand ball courts, swimming pool, ten shower baths, steam room, boxing and wrest ling room, private locker and dressing room for business men, large general locker room for senior and junior members. EDUCATIONAL DEPT-W School Classes in bookkeeping, commercial arithmetic, spelling, english, gram mar, and penmanship. Other branches will be taught if there is a need. Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7:00 o'clock. RELIGIOUS WORK Sunday afternoon meetings, men and boys bible classes, lectures, etc. SOCIAL WORK Stunt nights, entertainments of varied types and dinners are the prin ciple social features. BOY'S DEPARTMENT Hikes, clubs, bible classes, gymnasium classes, banquets and summer camps are some of the features of the boys department. fm T r T-1 w. --v bAVt UUL1UK KILLS By Using The Sanitary Milk Co. 's Pure Food Products First in cleanliness, first in quality, first in popularity. Sanitary Milk, Sanitary Whipping Cream, Butter, Sanitary Butter Milk, Sanitary Cream ORDER NOW FOB CHRISTMAS OSTRIN BROS. Nineteenth and State Streets. Phone Main 316 Christmas We take this opportunity to extend to all friends our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy Nw Year, assuring them our highest aim is to merit thoir confidence and to maintain our reputation for quality, service and reliability. Foster & Baker 339 North Commercial If you are sick, try Chiropractic, and get well by go ing to Dr. O. L. SCOTT, D. C. Salem's first and foremost Chiropractor. 406-8 U. S. Bank Building Graduate Palmer School Davenport, la. 1910-11 H CARL F. RUEF, Florist An exquisite line of Poinsettias, just in for the Christ j I i mas trade. A fine line of ferns and all kinds of potted plants, fern dishes, jardinieres, palms and holly wreaths. A potted plant will make your wife or mother a most satisfactory gift. 123 Liberty St Huie Wing Sang Co. Special Christmas Sale of Imported Oriental and Domestic HOLIDAY GOODS Useful and Ornamental Select your Christina gifts here and win tbe gratitudo of your friends by giving them some thing new and different. Price cut ou entiro stock. Buy now and save money. I.ct u show you our complete line of Peautiful Chinese Silk Kimouas in many colors and pat terns. No nicer gift for wife, sister, mother or daughter. See the dainty hand embroid Huie Wing Sang Co. 325 North Commercial St., Salem, Oregon 4 Itl w w w ft Greetings j Grocers. Phone 259 "TTTTTTTTTtTTTTtTTTTT Phone Main 87. Residence Main 1629 Salem, Oregon ered slippers, handsome tcarfs, lovely waist and charming house drcssei in silk and other fabric. Fancy neckwear, hose, hand kerchiefs, embroidery, lace. Suits for men and childron. Vnderwear of all kinds, rants, overalls, ovcrehirts, sweaters. ( hinsware matting, etc. Everything ob sale at cut prices. Remember this is the store that save you money.