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in this country, as lnfgnngland. l r Germany and other of Europe, ` A (the Joyous spirit of the Cliristxnas tes- tival is..by no-means toADec. 25, but-nds expression in many ways - in the" liifeandamusement of the peo- ple both" before and after that day it: [ self. comparatively little .attention is ' paid here to the observance of the V numerous designated holidays which _ in other lands go to make-up Christ- mastide. The period opens with St. * and closes with St. Distaifs day, on Jan. 7. The first named testival is known in some parts of England _as ` Doling day. on account of the dis: tribution of the bounty of charitable individuals. and in most English cities at the present time the. day is givenrup largely to the anniversaries of chari- table societies and the distribution of ~ benets among-the poor and needy. It is also the day chosen for the election `, of church otcers, a custom adopted here in some denominations. and it ` appears also from the old rhyme that certain public oicials were elected at the same time: V l . My masters all, this is St. Thomas day. And Christmas now can't be far off. you'll ; - say. 8 And when you to the ward motes do re- - pair . I hope such good men will be chosen there As constables for the ensuing year : As will not grudge the watchman good strong beer. i As. for St. DistaE s day, which closed E the merry round of Christmastide; that 2 anniversary is now rarely observed anywhere, but in the good old times in England it was not the least among the happy festivals of the year. It takes j its name from the fact that on this day i L. can, i Thomas` day, which falls on Dec. 21. l nuun -nu nx'u:n`uco*uno new ILB IJGLLIV Lavuu Luv sou... ...--.- v.. ___.. ..--, it was the custom for women to re- sume for a few hours their -labors at the distaff or the spimiing wheel. It was_ sometimes called Rock day ? in honor of the rock, which is another name for dista.-Leslie s Weekly. .F`rom the Gospel According to St. . Luke, Chapter ii, Verse: 7-20. `And she. brought forth her rstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger. be- causethere was no room for them` in theinn. ' , 9,, 1.1-- ..___- ..---...L-.uu {LAC JLII-In - And there were in the same country hepherds abiding in the eld, keeping watch over their ock by night. _n LL- 1'-._.l --.~.A Wahbu V16; Luv`; uvwnn nu; .5... And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shoneround about them. and they were sore afraid. V c 03 __, L. L`. -___ 115--.. GUI-C GILL Lian V And the angel said unto them: Fear not, for, behold,- I bring you good tid- ings of great joy, which shall be to all people. . ,'u*rn-_. ....L- _.\.- 8.. In.-up-s 4118:: Raw {rm ycvynvu For unto you is born this day in the_ city of Davida Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. - `- - - -! ._- _.__L_ _._qq A LONG cHmIuAs1no:. VI-n.;u|p I. -aw-- And;1;is sh9:ll be a sign uto you, ye shall nd the babe Wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. -__.1_1-_.I__ 4.`. -._.. _....... --2&1- J-Isa "(L\J\nIILLIb ynvyuvu, 1., nub non .. .......-_- And sudd nly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: lN1-_- LA [WAR 3.. [Jumps knI1no- nna (If! G.I.I.Ll yuuuu. Bvvu Iv All I.v nu- .....`....- And it came to pass as" the angels were gone away from them into heav- en the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us." on: 1 ,~;_ ,"_-1 _._____g `JLGJDLLIE \JV\A uuu NIILJ AAABO Glory to God in the highest, and on % earth peace,'good will toward men. - A.__I IL ..-._.- LA -...~;-n ruin. J-Iv-A nv\rrn`n KILL Anduziaey came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying In the manger. A , 3 __1_,.. LI.-__ 1....` _...... lb Jknvo V ILA |,1.|\o Luuuavnn And when they had seen it they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. ,___.1 1; ______.3_...-.I -A. V! D LVAI-A LIJVLLJ cu--.. V... -_. `And they tha? -1`1`e`z'1`1"c`1i'1:;` ;vonde1:ed at those things which were told them by the shepherds. -rs. 1r___ 1---; -11 LL--- J.I..l_..- ......I LEV DLICEIAJVI. up): But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. .__.: ..:.- _n.....n......:... ....4...........: ..1....:a...- nJ\Q\n\v\. u. can on. -V- ..v--v- ,... .. And the shepherds returned, glorify-' mg and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen as it was. told unto them. - Druids and Mistletoe. ' The Druids always sought the mis- tletoe by the full moon and, when they found it. rejoiced and worshiped. Att- er cutting 01!. its twigs with a golden sickle they sacriced `two milk white bulls .beneath the tree. The sacred shrub was then immersed in water. `and -the resulting concoction became th_e_ir,remedy for all diseases. The early E would not permit the use of a in their churches because i ot=:itsfhenthenish origin; consequently ` it was`, hung only within the private abode and `usually in the kitchen. Any maid caught standing beneath a branch had to forfeit a kiss to the gallant eagerly awaiting his opportunity. With _each kiss a berry was plucked, and` when all of the berries disappeared the bare branch was useless to the young man who wished to claim the privilege got.-thhs salutingthe fair damsel there- atter. The mistletoe was said to have .been theforiginal magical shrub or for= hidden tree in the garden of Eden.- Cincinnati;'Enqulrer. _-_-..- __`-' ..-. -_-w ..--w-`-`..- Christmas in the: West` Indies is very well observed. To meander about among palm trees or orange groves and elds of sugar cane on Christmas day, with the thermometer at 90 degrees in the `shade, certainly has the zest of novelty to a northerner. If you are in the British West Indies on Christmas day your attention will be most attract- -ed- inall the Christmas gatherings` of which you form a part. whether in the `streets; the. home or the church. by the close.-association of whites and blacks. *1l`he ff`color`line is not alive question. Boots an stockings. ,- German children do not, an a general practice.-; hang -up their stocking: ._(_3,1;;:1s,1:!n,8.l.-:=Y.e.T: .bnt._ use; their father : .. -.; K . I . " -. Clu-lutmnu at Ninety In the shake. THE FIRST CHR|STMAS._ With Polly the rogulsh, with Polly the sly; ` With Polly. who's brimming with trolls A and folly, T L A quip on her up and a jest in her eye. The wind it was grieving, and shadow: `- were weaving Their dark web without o'er the face of V the sky. Within it was merry with green leaf and A berry. And Polly, close by, with a. gleam in her: A-crn This holly, I know, sir. you wish mistle- toe. sir!" Cricig 1;olly as o'er us a. wreath we hung g . I looked at her, laughing, to see were she` chafng. . And. oh. what a. glint there shone out from her eye! A How like the ros petals on which the bed .-..&61 A11 '.rms HOLLY, I KNOW, SIB. YOU WISH - MISTLETOE, Sm! a.;uvv Lento I.|Av nuns. ..a\.-..-.... `ran .. ------ --.- -__ settles Her cheeks were! Her lips were thq holly fruit s dye. Be itmistletoe, dear, a. minute or Io, dear! - "A minute?" breathed Polly, with mirth in her eye. o`1t s, oh. to be handling the holly with `I3:-dlvr LIV II. D, V51. av -Iv A414 nnnnn ..a -.-... -.-..., v.--_ Polly, With Polly the mischievous, Polly tho sly! With Pony, the genius of all that is jolly, A lure _on her lip and with love in her eye! _r~n..+m. Qt-nllav-R in Qmarr SM: They Were Used at Chrintmastlcle Five Centuries A30. The use of evergreens at Christmas ' time is older than the Christmas tree, the Christians seeming to have copied it from their pagan ancestors. In a very old` book we nd this reference to the use of evergreens at Christmas time: Against the feast of Christmas every man's house. as also their parish churches. .Were decked with holme, ivie, bayes and whatsoever the season of the year afforded to be green. The conduits and standards of the streets were likewise garnished, among the which I read that in the year 1414, by tempest of thunder and lightning. to< ward the morning of Candlemas day. at the Leadenhall, in Cornhill, a stand- ard ot tree, being set up in the midst of the pavement, fast in the ground, nailed full of holme and ivie, for dis- port of Christmas to the people, was t torn up and cast down by the malig- nant spirit, as was thought, and the stones of the pavement all about were cast in the streets and into divers houses, 30 that the people were sore aghast at the great tempest.-Les1ie s Weekly. ,4 on the Christmas Tree. The old fashioned stockings and hearts and crosses and animals cut out of tarlatan outlined with worsted and then lled with at candies and tied on the tree are always popular orna- ments. Sugar gures bought in the confectionery store will serve to break the monotony. The baker at Christmas ~'time usually has his windows tilled with horses, dogs, cats and men and women made of delectable cake dough and artistically ornamented with color- ed sugar curlycues. These are tooth- some and attractive to the small boy Christmas In the Went. ; ' -j Deadshot Dick+Any fun in Bar `Creek on Christmas, Bill? 1591: ___ L_3 _ -nu-51! RCCUULH. uuugxu U11 1|.l ' Grizzly B11l-Three hoss thieves and {two Chlneymen. - "re.-_Washington Star. uuu 511 1. Candles in small candle holders are always scattered well over the tree. It is a wise precaution to keep a pan of water in which is a wet sponge in case of accidents. When a spark falls upon abough, the sponge quickly applied to the spot will check the spread of the I ) . utccn Uu Uuxxnuuaa, 1.11116 (Grizzly Bill-Waal, we had a part) . `big Christmas tree. ' v- x-n-_.1..1.-;. 1\:..u- A.....A.`Ll....- A! man U15 \J1l1'lELl-Ila LIEU. Deadshot Dick.-Anyth1ng of much `account hangin on it? n_;__1_ run nu__.-- 1.-.... ALIA.-an ant` Suitable Gift: For Women. Silver or silver and glass toilet arti- cles are always acceptable to women. some of them are brush, comb, powder 110:, 'coId cream jar, Vbuttonlhook,` curl- lron. glove stretcher, atomizer, per- .~"fil'I1e,t 13.?i\'i}I!l;1:e holder? and hair?! ' ~'*l &g._` ORIGIN OF XMAS GREENS. eye. - VITH Polly chanced to be hanging - fh hnv. HANGING H O L L Y "--Clinton Scollard in Smart Set. Dgcnknrn 24, 1903 (copyright. 1902. by '1'. c. necluro.) ' ,u HE man who said that a big ` apartment house was 9, vii- lage in itself didn't know a _ thing about it. or else he had never been in a village. Lord! I would say it was a collection or hostile camps, `with a janitor as the only means or communication. ' Vv---no vunocuvv vcv-or By way ot emphasis `for his words Frank Lane threw across theroom the gayly illustrated magazine he had been pretending. to read. It landed with a crash. bringing with it to the oor a small vase which stood on the corner` ot the mantel. Broken bits or porce- lain rolled in all directions. The young man started to his feet. The `vase was one of his childish rel- ics.` Every bit was precious, But he sank back with a groan. He had for- . gotten his sprained ankle. IIVI-.. .....I_ 8.. IL -_-_.!- I..l... .___._._.I--_ Ev--v-- v--~ p4`cQvv9-Cit`. vs--p---w . The pain in it made him remember. ltwas almost intolerable for a few mo- ments. But that was not what brought the tears to his eyes--ftears of weak- ness and loneliness, He was remem- bering that it was the day before` Christmas and that he was shut up in his bachelor apartments with n `sprain-T ed ankle. A solitary dinner at the club was never_ wiidlr festive for Christa mas, but yen that was to be denied him thiszyear. . - nu.-_.- _..... - ...'4.u:.... -4. 4.1.- I...Il..l...-n. nqoua woo-ho. g \rIgv&U . v There was a rattling at the hall-door. Lane hastily brushed aside the tears as the wife of the janitor camein. Wom- anllke, she vv as compassionate. Her- race beamed as she cried: A package for ye, Mester Lane. T11 postman jest i left It, -an I hurried it up. ethinkin it might cheer ye a bit. We sure some prislnt a lady tren s been. a-sendin ye. _ TIVI-.. 1..--a-.13,` `nun 1u`| n11 nlunnl-Irv nnnvm lull!-I-IBCIL. B-r-r-r" rang the electricbell. Lane frowned as he reached his hand back 'for the button. Why need common- 7 place realities in the shape of the jan- iltor break in upon his day dream? Then he straightened up suddenly. The figure standing in the doorway. was not to be confused with the 4;Ian_- itor.-~ It was a" girl with rebellious brown` Acurls wandering down ` to` `ob-*, a pair or serious dark eyes. , jlt sthetsm 9.!-t.h. .a.t;.abV9'.. ; ;. Jinn`... - _l..'.I .`.A.~;A.l_`~ ....'.....`.a.4'.'l&'cI'-i`x"nv '.inn1hACnf ruvm ~ - v --. The -invalid laughed shortly. From a lady friend! He had been raised in an orphan asylum and as far _as his knowledge went had not a living relation. His position in the business world -was entirely due to his own pluck and energy.. He had not had time to make lady friends. ` ' ,- _____.-.__. 1.-.: ......... 1... `..a.n1 Us lI&\OJ 5. mac. ulna`:-o vs ~v--u.- D5553`! I-\.r LLIIGI-3\-4 IUl\OJ ssawoavouu When the woman had gone, he still looked curiously at the package in his lap. It was in bad order. The string was loosened and the enveloping paper torn. '.I._`he address was blurred, but he could still make` out faintly the la- Icrlptlon F. E. Lane and the name at the apartment house. It was really tor him. 19,, _,__._ L_.-_..|.I-.I __.IJ.I. Anpunuuunnnn DVD 5-IIIOCI His ngers trembled with eagerness as he slipped on? the outside wrapper and disclosed dainty tissue paper and ribbons. It must surely be from a girl, he thought. -.._n.:- __.. _ -......J.l.._ AI nInInI- nI`I.P III I.uUu5u|.o Inside was 9. creation of violet silk. He eyed it dubiously. but then his face "cleared. He had seen similar curios in Jhop windows. It must be a handker- chief case. 7 I-u_-1_ Ln- .._._.- .J L`... -nuunng VLIIUL CUBE; But the name of the sender? `He took hold of the case gingerly and shook it. He carefully turned it inside out. No card appeared. It must have slipped out on the way. He suited appreciatlvely. The case was strongly scented with violets. It almost seemed as it the fair donor herself was glorify- ing his roomwlth her presence.` qr... u... .'........4-1.`... no nvhn hn nnnf If 1113 um lvuxu vvu.u us. Yet the question of sent it It!!! remained unsolved. He knew whom he wished had `sent 1t--the `girl in `the at above, She "was the girl who, when she came in from the office or an evening, sat down at the piano and rattled off a jolly twostep-`-that was when things had gone w'ell-or* crept in quietly and sang soothing. lullabies-- that was when theday s -work" had left her wornout and, blue. `Lane sympa-. ' thized. for he had felt just that way ` himself. 41': .. _. __II ..__.. LI_-.`4-maul-1-In - `'1' W183 irou wounb mu Mmjxnnr rr.'-' JVIII tut: 5u.n Va. Luv uuu www-- * The girl stood uncertainly a moment in the "gathering dusk. than `ateppgd ' 7i;prward`with gudden dcislon. <`fI:`._bex ' s1qur.~='.pan`don ;fo1!_:(A1(_1g*t_1_*ud,i_:1 -`A..I'1_1;.*.-Jy`;v'_I'1, _', on STOLEN` 81 mm: wVm'rnnopV lion 1 {"9vcn< on In`; ` this umtdqrkaeu Won't you let no [ light up! I am tin can from] the an 'o.bovc." LI, Ihl apokq Ashe turned` to the switch. In 1 moment the `room ushed into a blue at light. 1-..- ..4.:II -5.--) -A. L... .. ll -5 - uuvww cu cw-uuuuw v- ---;--v L755; um at her an: "at a vision, liutthe year: (at bIininesI`_trIil|.- ing`ca'me- to his aid. Won't you lit down. Miss Fo.ne?'" he said courteous- ly. "I can t~'rlue-at little trie .0! 1 spyagined ankle." `_ . . ' 7 Yea. I know." the girl interrupted sympathetically. The janitor told me. ;_ I am so _sorry."` _The man found her pity. very sweet. i III` J.s_IL ---..-L L. L-nAuu`nIA cumin '3 nhn r"Ii. tl`<'>.r:'.t':v:1;1't to trouble you." she went on, but I am looklngtor one of `my Chrlstma presents which is lost,- strayed or stolen.` Vltmust have come, for my cousin writes that it was.mz_uled some days ago." '..._J.l..-A..l___I_. 1'--- _._.....I 1.3..` l..._.!.. "I.;.1`et1`.1;.cJtiJx'e'l?"Lane spread his hands over the dainty trie lying in hielap. Yes. the pillow hid it from view. . a nun. 1- _ |._._.u--..-|.1-a -.....- .......1.. -0 anvw. unnv rnnnvvv son`. 1: -.\vI- i It is a handkerchief cuss ihade of purple silk. As our names look some- thing alike. I thought it might have come to you by mistake." She looked at him expectantly. \v-__ 1--._- 1.-.`! I..._ ...'.._&...II-. -nincn I-av no 00 yongauugvuocncgu , .Noiv, Lane had been mentally pl_an- ` nlnge how he might keep that handker-, chief case. He was a thief in every- thlngv but the deed. But he could not answer those searhlng brown eyes with a lie.` Yes; I have it: I thought it was mine. And be held it out weak- ly. Then sudden inspiration came to him. I Wish you would let "me keep it. he said pleadingly. I will buy you anythingelse in its place that you like." III-.. 1'.`-..'\9- nnlnn Anntsnrsn . 0xr"|I'!9, 5655.1 hllldda way-vw -an ow-I Miss Lane's color `<'1:e'1)'e;1;:1: " she asked wonderlngly. x(v\_-_____- I! L. ..._.l.I _.-I..-_.--. SHIV IQDIDVVI Iv \III\O\uQOOCIa I Because, he said vehemently, lt s' the only Christmas present I shall have. I have been lying here in thedusk im- agining who might have sent it to me. and I can't bear to give it. up. I would not care so much it I was up and around. You don t"know" how blue a fellow gets shut up here all alone. Lit- tle tlilngs come to count 9. lot. v-1'- |_-I_-.1 -- I....1...I....... l..l-u... &I..u.n An ilv resonate:-1 vvooow w----w v. -v-- . . He looked so helpless lying there on .the couch that the giri s heart went out to him, and she had a fashion of fol- `lowing her heart more readily than her -head, You poor fellow! she said gen- tly. I know just how you feel. You shall keep the handkerchief case. Cous- in Laura will never know, and I have several others. And you must count it as a real Christmas present from me. Only don't give me anything in its place i except to wish me a merryjchristmas when I come down to see you in the morning. I will bring some of the good- ies from my home box. They will make i you forget all about the ankle." 11.- \---....:-...1 nuuc-4-`Du T nun 111:1` nnl- I.-1'-unuiv JV I-\Ib\a|u vu--Q vuwvuu non`. v.--._--. She hurried away. Lane did` not know that it was because she wished to hide tears brought to her eyes by the dumb look of gratitude on his face. And.he lay back and wished" that the marrow might come. -n-n___- -.._u. .._ nI...a..a......... 4.1.... cu". cantata In uvnsovu . Before another Christmas - the two atswere empty._ Mr. and Mrs. Lane were keeping house in a large at on r the ground oor. - His wife always de- clares that he stole her heart and the . handkerchief case-at one and the same time on thatmemorable Christmas eve. XMAS _WlTH TI:-|_[:TGERMAvN_S. Scenes In the `shops and _In_the Re- : tlrement of Home. As the. handsome shops reveal the H Christmas of the rich Germans, also V we see the Christmas joys of the other. the peasant class. The toy stores-`-the ` dolls _in all -the national costumes of the World, and windows all bristling G with combating soldiers. Candy shops! Candy is distinctively American. In _ Germany and France it is bonbons; in England sweets. The Germans do not eat candy as a habit, as we do, but on Christmas time. according to their idiom, it goes loose." But it is the E`-`pteerkuchen that is` the great dis-. tinguishing delicacy of Christmastide. Not a house," family or person in Ger- - many is without it. It is a sort of hard ' spicecake, made in all sorts of shapes. l ITIL- _.-_.lL._.. A-en-`L InnJ- I\n!nJ-rvsnn `I1 ...,...... .....-, ......... .. .... ..--.- -- ' The Writer spent last Christmas in the home of Baron von Shierbrant. The day before Christmas the drawing rooms were closed. No one dare enter except the baron and baroness, -who came in and out of those rooms very `quietly and mysteriously. On Christ-_ mas eve the first event of interest is 'the Christmas eve dinner,` which is characterized by the serving -0! karp-, ten in bier arsthe bringing`foi"th from ?their secret hiding places at the fa- | mous Christmas cakes, marzipan, pret- ternuesse and pteirerkuchen, Dinner ends with the joining of hands and all saying, Geegnete mahlzeit."-Wash'- ` ington Post. - V ----.`-1 wwu . A Juvenile Imp:-anion. _ _ I'll be glad when I'm` a grownup man, said the thoughtful (youngster. I 441-Iv`... an F I'3'e.;1.1se then ~.I can et my Christ- mas presents without having to be good beforehand."-Washington Star. Has Been There `Himself. V Ch:-is mus _kin be, made so much i pleasanter er the stern parunt will son y I let his tnl_n"wt_1nder ba`c_k few the"time when he made "a dash fur the ole chim- neyplece himself." says ` Ole Nutmeg. ZEIIIWIID I15 -`nova rV'.l`ho'ugh some are dead and some are tied To lands of summer over sea, The holly berry keeps his red, ~ ; ' , The marry children `keep thelrklee. '.l`hey.hoard with artless_.secrocy' V . This gltt Vtor-_ Maude and that for Molly. And Santa; Claus he turns the key` ` A- n|.'.I........- nu- 1 .!nh-rhLhn .-,i'h.vII'nVI And Santa Claus ne turns uu: any on Chrigtmas eve. I-Ieigh-ho, the-holly! Amid the snow `the ..birdI are. tied: The snow lies deep oniand and lea: The skies are shining overhead: The robin : tame that`"wa.s soifree. Far north at home: the "barley. brag": A They, brew: theymve thy hounto (oily. How _`Ra,b and Alien ca.r n".,t.o p r`e,."` " - _ `They slut; {we uin,~Eeil`1`-_-I19. thq `holly! I Friend; let 1:: pay the wanted 106. 5,. .~. . The ygarly tlthg or, mgrthhba Jolly! f A `!tlaq..gluty aoto'be._ " c ` :'.l`honh=. hon -we 31311,: Ham!-ho. tin izlludn or Yule. s_-j __.I ..-._. Bay Lunbertsop. 3 Nova Scotla ' THIS in aubtimce the story at ` lad of eighteennvho was taken , on an iceberg at sea by a passe- lng ship` and treated in Bellevue hos-. -pltal: . u1'N-LI.-_ .....I I ungnii nub n!-duo An -`will -. ' " Father'~5"'and`V",I" went out shinz on Christmas eve last from Clark har- bor." We were after mackerel and `were doing well, but had `not been long out when a bay of Fundy fog sur- rounded us, and we concluded to put back. Aftergroping" our way east for half an hour we struck against some- thing, or.` something struck against us. and I was thrown clean overboard.` I know now that the keel of our boat col- lided with the spur" of an. iceberg. When I rose to the surface I heard the ' old man shouting, but I couldn't an- ` wer him, and it seems to me that the spur got between us in the first place and then we were separated altogether by theentire berg. I managed to get on a ledge ofthe berg `and maintain myelf there by bracing my shoulder against a slight projection overhead. When I thought I was on top the berg would keel over until I found myself on the side. and at one time it turned a `complete somersault and threw me once more into the water. I had a good mind to give up then and accept what seemed my fate. but I thought of the folks at home and `that my father being probably drowned the family would have to depend on me. So I made another eort. The berg.was rolling and presented many sharp points_here and there. one of which I seized and by its means lifted myself to the ledge from which I had been thrown. - - n - ,, IS , ,n ___1_.L_.I_ `tun vv ealizing that I could not maintain myself in that position, I climbed once more to the top and this time found myself in a saucer shaped cavity. Whipping out my knife. I hacked away. for dear life until I had scooped out a EVEN azrirmz: TIME I was IN DANGER or - FALLING our." still deeper hollow, and after much" hard work I succeeded in gathering quite a pile of pebbles andsea weed. on which I rested my feet. Meantime ' my body from the waist up was ex- posed. Even at this I was in danger "of falling out or off when the berg rolled over, as it frequently did. I was therefore obliged to be constantly on the alert. Exhausted from my exer- tions and though fearing that sleep might mean death, I could not resist ' the drowsiness thatcame over me; so I fell asleep. When I awoke after a _ few hours it was night. and the stars ; were `in the sky._ Though my hands and feet were numbed, I did not feel as cold as one might imagine. It is thought of the sad Christmas mother and the kids would pass without me and, perhaps, without the old man. and `I prayed to__God to save me. I was glad when the morning came-Christ- mas morning--but I suffered teartully from hunger and thirst, especially from thirst-._ Christmasday passed over me like Christmas eye, . and at the dawn of the 26th I gave up hope. - But one - should never despair even though hun- the berg -by a boat from the barkentine Sea Serpent, commanded by Captain Ferguson. -and `bound for the Azores. berg. for thatevening It was taken at! .'1`he.captain treated me well, and after useless describing` my sensations. ' I` staying on the Azores a few weeks I- `dreds or miles out at sea on an ice- canie to NewY_ork in` a `Liverpool brig- :-antine.-. . ` .._..n 4 . - .- .- .'u.'on' -,__u__.q-x j_.__ 'l'ho! Dawn of Chrintmu. . Qhflstih_as day be'g_in`s~ in the` middlo lot the Pacic ocean` _on the one .hun- .dd"and elglltletlz parallel or latitude, . ;a'nd_ there f1s whjere_3_`anta,,ZOlllns start: %%?%*?" l`l`f1'li"9l*.`"`9P` i;l`'?!ll!i! A V That is about` all," concluded the Vfyoung sherman from . Nova Scotia. ;'.`.`And, any; doctor,` _I don't" want to *spend' no. more Christmas 'dqiya on a be'1g."--V:Va.shingto1i ;Po's`t. ' Klttiu `chrlutmun speech. I ~ The -church was begutitully decorat- 3` ed withchristmas greens and the air was laden with their odor._ As the service was abbut to begin little Kitty `pulled "her mdthefs` sleeve and eaid `in " an a'vife='stricken7't6he,- Oh, don't` it smell 'sole11'1_q!".- _-Cihristian Work;_ I ' ,A %AoNiAN lCEBERG[ ATHE A%N(i1z'tiERN*` ADVANCE I3 LVGIW LY - A sauce without brandy is made as follows": One tablespoonful of corn- starch, one tablespoonful of butter. one I uwvu ` pint of boiling water, one egg. one-halt cup of sugar. Put cornstarch. egg and sugar in a bow] and mix thernwell. Pour over them the boiling .water and stir over the fire until thick. Add any avoring. V . _Pl_ce in a venue! one pound of bee! many not, very dry. tree tn-om bers -_.I -I.-__-.l ..-.- A-nu Aug nnnn nf nu. Illrootlo` '` nuuj nu g1.A_4_.._.. I __-n:--- CIQIIUJ *UUU5p VVJJ `DI . onvv -av: u.--v-.- and ehoppedjery ne; one pound of needed Halon raisins; one pound of curranto-. cleaned and washed in plenty of water; one. poundot bread crumbs. titted through a-`sieve; a quarter or 9. pound of lemon peel. chopped very `ne; one pound of powdered sugar. tour tableopoontuls of dour, a quarter of an ounce of nutmeg and auspice. a pint of brandy and six eggs. '7 11.2.. ;I.... -.I....-I- u-null 4-Anni-haul nin `Ill-It VI. usuuug uuu Dean .5..." Mix the whole well together. Dip a strong cloth in cold water and wring it u out to extract all the moisturep Spreadit open on a table and butter it liberally with butter softened to the consistency of cream. Dredge. over with sifted our and shake the cloth to remove any excess of the ourthat failed to adhere to the butter. Lay` in the center of the cloth the prepared mixture. Form it in the shape of a ball and raise up the edges of the cloth, bringing the four ends together all around, so as to inclose the preparation well, then tighten and tie rmly. 'l"l'-._- _.. LL- 4.4- .. Lin.`-u nnuqnnnnn IV LII, Luvs; yneaauvnn no-aw. guy ---_-v- Hayeon the.r'e 9. high saucepan tgree-quarters full of water. When t is boils plunge in-the plum pudding and let it cook for three hours. Then remove it and have it stand for ve minutes before cutting the string. Un- do the cloth carefully and "invert the - pudding on a hot dish. ` Sprinkle it with sugar. Pour over some brandy or rum and set it on fire.` Serve imme- diately with hard sauce.-.St. Louis ` Post-Dispatch. 4 Sauce For Plum Pudding. Four tablespoonfuls of butter. whites % of two eggs, one cup powdered sugar, one gill of brandy and one gill of boil- ing water. Cream the butter. add grad- ually the sugar, and `beat until white and light. "Add thewhites, one at a time, beating all the while. ,When ready to serve add the brandy and wa- ter. Stand in albasln of boiling water over the tire. stir until `creamy. and it is ready for use. A ..-.--- ._:A.I.-..J. l.-.._oI- In -nnn nu Crunberry and Apple sauce. Take one quart of cranberries, two 1 cupfuls of sugar. two cupfuls of w:1- ` ter. Pick over the berries` carefully and wash in cold water. Put them into -a porcelain lined saucepan. with enough water to cover; and cook until tender. Then add the sugar. and re- move fromthe stove just as soon as the sugar has been dissolved. Serve hot or cold. Select the berries careful- ly ; boil them slowly without stirring. It treated in this way they will retain their shape and the sauce will be clear and transparent. A.___I_ ..____- 1.. A . _ _ . ....J. .....a..... ll) (SL115 I15 Still-`llllnllu you In Apple saucevis for. roast goose. Peel and core six tart apples. Put them in- _to a saucepan and just cover with wa- ter. Boil until tender, then press through a colander. Add a teaspoon- ful of butter, a dash of nutmeg or cin- namon and sweeten to taste. . Present: For Men. 7 In silverware _there are toilet articles such "as talcum jars. cold cream jars, silver mounted brushes, combs, clothes bruhes, whisk brooms, asks `and shav- ing brushes. ' T1-.LI. __I.-.. --_.- In. `LA o-gnu:-5 an-Cont`, ., ...... .. Bath robes come in the most attrac- tive guise. and the man who has none will surely bless -the sister or mother who gives him one. I.._A.--u -31% .....ll.._n Audi, `V II? 5A1 99 IIIAAAJ \Il-l\4I . Gorgeous heavy silk muiers, em broidered suspenders, necktles of white silk, linen or silk handkerchiets and` chest protectors are some or the things men must expect, as they generallyput o buying them until after Christmas. 1514.-.. _1____-A..I-_.. J-.. .. _.-_h. .`l_'_ n... .5 Plush Asia I w J van av. u->- any--vvuog so u .\!anager-'.I`he rarest thing on earth "-the man who doesn't buy more Christ-. i mas presents than he can afford. van IJI-A. -ma guano: wag..- so-uva v-_---..------ Other decorations for a man s den are the hideous but picturesque Japanese masks, swords and bnyonets. Panel decorations in oriental design will sure- ly please if they are well selected. A wastebasket would not be amiss, and one of the new corkscrews, with a horn ' top. silver trimmed. would `be highly acceptable. - Kim! on Inn. Aacum-What did that rich old uncle of yours give you for Christmas? Some- 'th ng useful, I ll bet. I-r_-_..|_--.. 17--. - IJLLI- J--.1-` J.._ an-, `man can Inn- ID. Hauskeep-u; a little device for sav- ing coal bills. ` A _--_._. ALI A_. _..._.___--.--L h `L T tach to the heater. Ilb Vpvlsl yang nu Ascum-Ah! An armngement `to at- - I___4 __ ___ Z--I_ w.aI;;ke.e;i*I';;`t-o keep on my desk. It : 1; bill le.-Philadelpb_'.a Press. The _only one In Capilvlty. . Museum Patron-Well, what new fr(!:1k have you for the holidays? _ .. _ .._._ fI\I_- ___-._L A.I.J___. -- --nL`- Then HQ `rook Another.` Comfort Brown"--Don t' you think it nhnsehsica1-all this kissing [under the "ns. .<:tlet0'e? ` - ` '1`u'bbs-Sure thing! But a llttlz-' ' nonsense now and 'then 4 is rel- lshgd by the best or_ `men--`and"women! L Popper (z_noodiIy)fBroke! TA Sitibitym.` ` > Space"1~-'Give me a synonym for 'th word Christmas, ' ~ At Gaye Yuletide. - - ? All hail the genial timevot year " % ,. .When-every heart is kind. ` when t9._1{_o.nd neg;-therein zpoglchear A.r(1d'ca.ro in left BelV1ln(f.l;`sV _ } Old teda forgot. old. htu uide, ,, - Now hearty clasp; 01 hand. While an an wi_d_e at.chr1aunatido _ . 9 ....'. _.l..a."-"AS-.L.._I.-..L AL.` i`.....I Forgive. -tenet. a. truce to pride: ' Heuled are all friendship`: rifts. At V Yuletide oxfevery `I160 _ ` , ~ '1! 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