THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURtt. I A-
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For His
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By HAYDEN CARRUTH
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THE TALE Of A XMAS GIFT
The First Xmas Tree the
Camp Had Ever Known
Becomes a Thing to be
Avoided Mr. Plummer'
Present to Hit Dear
Friend, Caleb Huff
We were proud of that tree when
t s got It ready a half-hour before the
nerclses were advertised to begin.
1; was the first Christmas tree the
(jmp had ever known.
Everything was going smoothly
when a man came In lending an Im
mense mongrel dog of sinister expre
slon.
"Gents," he said, with a manner
which was a mixture of the Imperti
nent and the diffident "gents, art
you going to do a favor for an old
man?"
"Why, certainly, certainly," replied
the minister; "certainly."
"I wouldn't ask it ord'narlly," ha
continued, "but I reckoned at this
season of good-will mebby you might
ot object"
"Certainly," chirped the good maa
gain; "certainly."
"Mebby some of you might know
ae Old Man Pluraruer. I live over
ia Ghost Gulch, betwixt Stnclalrville
and Forty Rod. Might any of you
gents know my . old pardner, Caleb
Huff?"
One man said he thought he did,
md the dominie started to say "cer
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lalnly," but checked himself when he
realized it was not the truth.
"What I want to do, if it ain't going
too fur," he went on, smilingly, "is to
put a little Christmas gift on your
tree for my old pardner Cale."
Yt'e all Bald we'd be delighted to
" him do so, and he went on:
C ale will be tickled to death to find
: .t his old pardner has remembered
t .-n at this-year holerday season.
i i'3 soft that way, Cale is.
"It's the dorg, gents, what I want
lo give to my old pardner Cale. Can
you handle a dorg on your tree for a
poor old man, gents?"
"Why, certainly, Mr. Plummer," said
the minister, quickly, "and be very
glad Indeed to do so."
"Thank you, Parson. That dorg
comes from the heart, that dorg does,
and my old pardner Cale will feel It
It ain't the money value of a gift what
counts, gents, but the heart what's la
It"
The minister made the usual semi
tuinorous remarks and then turned to
begin taking off the presents. Ths
dog jumped at his throat. The chain
saved the dominie, but the Jerk on It
was so severe that half the pop-corn
and most of the candles came tumb
ling off the tree. There were sounds
of indignation in the audience.
Then Harley Brown volunteered to
shoot the creature, at the same time
producing an implement for the pur
pose. At this point we noticed agitation
la an unshaven citizen standing on
the other side of the church. Then
the head of the man slowly began to
rise, and we saw our mistake. When
some five feet of him had become
risible above the heads of those seat
ed about him we realized that he had
at first been sitting. The uplifting
had been performed slowly, and with
light pauses, and even now we were
sot sure that be was all up; he might
you'll just remove him, please, we can
go on with our exercises as planned."
"My old pardner!" cried Mr. Huff.
"That dorg comes to me in the name
of friendship. I accept him In the
perrlt in which he is give." He sidled
out into the aisle, and slowly advanced
toward the front His hand had ad
vanced reluctantly almost to the dog's
collar. The animal flew up like a
teel spring. Mr. Huff went back
ward over a pew.
"In my opinion." said Harley Brown,
rising, "the only way is to shoot ths
critter, as I (aid before. We waat
our presents sometime to-night"
"Young man," replied Mr. Huff,
"don't talk of such violent perceedlngi
at this-year time of peace on yearth.
The dorg is mine, and I'll have the
law on any man what touches him.
No; we'll get them gifts, precious re
membrances from loved ones, by mild
ways. If no one will come for'ard
with a shank bone, will somebody
lend me an umbrell'?" He was ac
commodated in this respect and again
advanced cautiously toward the tree.
The dog stood up and growled. "There,
uuw, ,gung man, " ne continued, "yon
see these things can be removed eas
ily with this-year umbrell. Corns
for'ard, my young friend, and show
that your desires for them there gifts
Is genyooine, and that you are not
acchooated merely by a thirst for ths
blood of a feller-critter." Harley;
arown stepped up and took the um
brella, but his efforts met with rather
meagre reward. The dog constantly
mggea at nis cnain and made the
most frantic efforts to reach ths
tnroat or Harley. After ten minutes
work he succeeded in hooking off
cnina aou ana a meerschnum nirm
but as the labels had been lost from
both articles the situation was not mv
terially improved.
"Gentlemen," began Caleb, keeping
at a sare aistance from the tree, "we
must try other tactics. We must not
be discouraged. Set down and remain
calm. I will now propose a plan my.
seir. we will rope off them gifts. Is
there any cow-man here who knows
aw to sling a lariat?"
The stock-growing interests did not
seem to be represented, probably from
the fact that there was also a Christ
mas entertainment that night down nt
south Fork.
"Very well; I can do It myself," re
sumed Caleb. "Somebody please got
me a ciotnesiine." Uncle Dan Bannock
departed for the line, and while Irs
be simply on his knees. He surveyed
the scene spread out before him for
some time In impressive silence, then
bowing like a Leaning Tower of Piss,
be said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I think I
know something about dorgs."
"Pardon me," broke in the minister
springing up, "but are you Mr. Caleb
Hufft"
"I may say, elr, with trooth In fact
H is my dooty to say that I am thai
.luderTlduaL
"Then you are the man that ths
dog is Intended for. Your name is on
the tag," and the minister pointed to
the creature, who was sitting up on
Ms haunches and occasionally licking
Ms chops in anticipation as he looked
at the good man.
"My name? That dorg for met"
cried the stranger, throwing up both
Bands and striking the celling.
"Yes. sir, The dog is yours. If
was gone Mr. Plummer's partner en
tertained us with a slight dissertation
on the dog in literature. When the line
came be made a noose and began
operations, but he soon found that he
stood too near the ceiling for success
ful effort so he turned it over to Har
ley Brown. All Harley succeeded la
doing was to get the noose fast around
a top branch, and to shake off a few.
parcels, all of which fell within the
dog zone, and only Berved to exas
perate him further.
Caleb Huff again offered a sugges
tion: "Let the party what got the
line go and fetch a good bamboo fish
pole." Uncle Dan was back with tht
pole so soon that Caleb had scarcely
warmed up on the probability of dogs
on other planets, much to his disap
pointment He took the pole, affixed a
shingle nail in the end, and with an
elaborate flourish turned and began
angling for the presents. This plan
proved rather effective, and he con
tinued to operate it.
He bad taken off perhaps half of
the presents and gracefully waved
them to the people on the end of the
pole, after presenting each to the mln
later, twenty feet away, for him te
read the label, when, on starting te
turn buck to the tree to get another,
and in the midst of an apropos quota
tion from "the feller," suddenly at
terrific leap of the baby's pet the
chain snapped. The old partner ui
tered one ytll of consternation. Thssj
he projected himself down the aisle
head first, like tn arrow. His velocity
was no greater than the occasion de
manded; the lamb was close behind
In ths past the church door bad opea
ed in, but this time, In graceful recoi
nition of the exigencies of the sit
tlon, it opened out Caleb Huff we
on Into space, with the dog at
heels. The minister and Harl
Brown distributed the rest of ths pr
snts.
We kept ths tree standing in
back lot for months, hoping to have
the pleasure of lynching Plummer oa
It; but he was never seen In oul
tamp again.
etfclNCl THINGS AT NIQhT.
Why Objeots Appear Psntastlo snl
Alarming.
Every one must at times have asked
himself why familiar objects In a dim
light tend to assume fantastic and
oftentimes alarming appearances.
The explanation Is to be found la
the special conditions of night vision.
The pupils are widely dilated and, as
In the photographic lens with a large
diaphragm, the apparatus of accommo
dation can only focus for one plans.
As the faculty of estimating distances
Is in great measure lost in the ob
scurity we cannot focus with preci
sion, and a blurred, uncertain out
line is thrown upon the retina.
Then, too, colors viewed in a fat
ing light lose their distinguishing hue
In a fixed sequence until a point Is
reached at which everything becomos
of one uniform gray tint
It follows that the images which are
transmitted to the visual centers are
profoundly modified In color and out
line, and as they enter the eye through
the widely dilated pupil at an alto
gether unusual angle the movement of
locomotion gives them a peculiar m
blllty.
Now, one relies on experience fof
the interpretation of sensorial impres
sions, and when these present then
selves suddenly in an unusual form
they create a feeling of insecurity
which finds expression in mental per
turbation and more pr less Violent
motor Impulsion, fn fact, the sub
ject finds himself in the position of a
horse which sees a rapidly advancing
automobile for the first time and dot
not know what to make of It.
Imagination aiding, these blurrel.
mobile and uncertain Images are sus
ceptible of the most phantasmagorlo
interpretation, and in persons who
are not accustomed to control sensori
al Impressions by the exercise of ths
intelligence the Impressions are ac
cepted as realities and acted upon ac
cordingly: Gamekeepers and others who a:e
accustomed to nigtt work make al
lowance for phenomena of this class
and correct the visual deficiency by
the aid of other senses, such as hear
ing, which are not dependent on llgl.t
Notes and
Comment
Of Interest to Women Readers
C0.C03 TOADS FOrt HAT PINS.
Already 2,000 of ths Horned Spej
Are Being Vctallzed.
Two thousand horned toads, ship
ped direct from Texas, are being
"metallzed" at V.'aukigan, 111., and
are part of an order for 60.0J0, to bo
used as hat pins, the order being
placed by Chicago and New York job
bing houses.
At the Metallic Reproduction Com
pany's plant, samples of the new hat
pin are now on exhibition, and v.or--en
doubtless will consider them ver
retching. They retain their Irides
cent pinkish hue through the procesi
and receive glass eyes after bclnt
nictallzed. The same process used in
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The Kind Ton Have Always Bought, and which baa been
. In use for over 30 years, has borne tho signature of
and has been mado under his pet
Z2;, sonal supervision sinco Its infancy.
JtCAAz. Allow no one to deccivo you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-ns-pood" nro but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Para
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contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotle.
substance. Its age Is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feveri.thness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
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SPRINGS AT BOTTOM OF SEA.
How Inhabitants of Hottest Place on
Earth Get Fresh Water Supply.
Bahrein Island, in the Persian Gulf.
Is said to be the hottest place on
earth. It is usual there to And ths
thermometer at 149 degrees Fahren
heit On the coast of this island, r'rst attempt, on a large scale, t
where practically all of the neoole
live, there Is no fresh water, which,
Is needed above all things in so seeth
ing a temperature.
And It is to be had from the bot
tom of "the sea.' Here and there
scattered over the floor of the harbor
of Bahrein are springs of pure fresh
water. These waters well up through
the sand to mingle with the salt wa
ter of the sea. It would seem a diffi
cult task to find these threads of fresh
water amid the ocean s volume, but
the thirsty islanders are thought to
have found them ages ago and to have
passed on their location from genera
tion to generation.
A diver equips himself with a water
bag made of skins, the mouth of
which is closed, and descends to the
bottom of the harbor at a point where
one of the springs issues. The bag
is carefully inverted over the current
of fresh water as it flows up from the
sand, the mouth is opened, the skin
is filled, then the mouth is shut fast
and the diver returns to the boat
awaiting him on the surface.
One scientist gives it as his belief
that at some period In the shadowy
past that which is now the harbor's
bottom was not touched by the sea.
The springs were then on the shors
and ready for the islanders' needs.
Little by little the sea encroached oa
the land, but the location of the won
derful springs was not forgotten
roetallzing flowers end othrr article i
is employed in iminortalizins th )
toads. They are first killed by gai
fumes, after which a long pin is ru 1
through them and they go into tha
chemical tank. The process shrinks
them a trifle, and after they beco:uj
metallic they are light, but they r
tain their original shape and co!o: U
tho fad takes as the jobbers expect it
will, Texas stands to be denuded tf
toads.
The manufacturers say the humai
body could be treated by the satta
process and be practically indestruo
tible for all time. Millions of Amerl
can Beauty rose buds and other flow
ers have been metalized into hat pln3
and similar ornaments, but this Is the
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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Negroes, even more than white peo
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stance.
Gus, a young colored boy, grew con
fidentlal one Friday evening.
"I m goln' to the cimitery next Sun
day. Miss Mary," he said.
"But, Gus, that la a long walk. To
know it is more than four miles."
"Oh, I'm not a-goin to walk. I'm go-
in' to ride."
"How is that, Gus? Has your fatlfc
er bought a carriage?"
"Naw; but I'm goln' in a kerridft
to my uncle's funeral."
All. day Saturday Qua could talk of
nothing but the coming festivity. Tf
a young "darkey" a Sunday funeral
s great event
Sunday I gave him a holiday, sai
on Monday expected a full accountoj
the funeral, but Qua appeared with ft
melancholy faoe. In answer to my Is
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"I didn't go, Miss Mary. He slot
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Use cold cream, massage and
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Keep your husband guessing,
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always looks about sixteen, al
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Do not eat too much and be
come overloaded with fat; then
it will not be necessary to get
a figure by artistic corseting.
Use your brains and keep
him in dense ignorance of your
skin foods, bath lotions and the
like, which can be done as well
after as before marriage and
always be a miracle to him.
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may be still pretty, fascinating
and healthy after ten or twenty
years of married life.
Be as pretty on rising in tho
morning as when you retire at
night.
Never let your husband see
you with your hair crimped.
Keep your beauty secrets and
you will hold your husband ana
foil all "love pirates."
Above all things, stay beauti
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you do it
J. A1ANV REOVKSTS from (.ror.l. ,f
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two Noble Women.
Carmen Sylva is Queen of Rou
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wisdom and abounding charity, is the
loai yueen. She has sriven her Ufa
to the healing of sorrow, and more
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the blind.
Vhen Frances Fearn's life vni
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huRband and she iu desnair fla
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"id beautiful and gifted, she has con-
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For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
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Rlone U n lurrln l.lcvo. tl,.,n . II
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