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A Dream's
Fulfillment
The Rector's Christmas Chari
ty and What Came
of It.
By SALLY CHAMBERLIN
[Copyright, lifc'4. by Sully Chumberlin.]
BANG: Hang! Bang!
John Hare jumped from his
warm lied iuto Ills dressing
gown and slippers, switched 011
the electric light and was on the lower ;
door swinging wide the heavy, massive :
dour before his eyes were fairly open.
Through the (darkness of the outer !
night peered the hard and forbidding
fares of two roughly clad men. The ;
taller man stated In gruff tones that
his baby was dying and his wife want- !
ed the child baptized.
In less than five minutes the young
rector was dressed and bark to the
uivn, whom he had left sitting in the
hall, and the three started out. The ,
trip to the outskirts of the city
through dark anil strange streets was
anything but pleasant. Finally reach
ing a little low cottage, set quite apart
. |
m HEIt PLACE SAT A GIRLISH J^tOfßE.
any other dwellings and ligtited
by one small lamp which sent its rays
through the narrow window, he fol
lowed the men through the door iuto
a barely furnished room. Ou a cot
lu the corner lay a child, small and
wasted, marked with death's stamp,
Mmi beside her sat the weeping 1110 t
h strange mystery haunted
the room. What were these poverty
stricken people trying to conceal? The
clergyman shook off the reeling and
opened, his prayer book at the bap
tismal service.
Having performed his mission, ac
companied by the two men. he was
jtassing a clump of trees ou his way
home when one of them stopped sud
denly and, pulling a long bladed knife
from his pocket, flashed it before the
young rector's face and instantly point- ;
od it toward his heart. He uttered a
plorcing shriek
• «.••••
"Ugh!" said John Hare as the sound
•112 Ills own voice wakened him and he
sat up In bed. "What an ugly night- j
mare!" Then, with a look at his watch, j
"It Is high time I was up anyway,
with fifty parochial visits before me. |
1 must make sure that not a single
family has a cheerless Christmas to- 1
morrow."
His eye caught the picture of a girl's
fare, gentle eyed, yet cheery, hanging
in a frame on his wall. "And if there's
any persuasion in John Hare's poor
eloquence he won't have a cheerless
nor a lonely Christinas the next 2."> th
of December."
This young rector had come to
Spottsfield, a rising manufacturing
clt».\ three years before, after serving
as curate in a large city parish. He
had transformed his new congregation
from a disgruntled, quarreling com
munity composed of a few rich and
many po >r to a great family Interested
hi each other and respecting his Christ
like principles. And incidentally his
strict resolution for a busy bachelor
hood had been somewhat disturbed by
a pair of interested, laughing eyes
which belonged to the daughter of a
factory owner.
This energetic, but rather shy. young
woman was famed and loved among
the poor and sick of Spottsfield for her
gentle and unpretentious way of help
ing when and where she was needed.
Though of different faiths, she and
John Hare met often while on exrur
tdofis of mercy. He had seen her, too,
at her father's home, where he was
popular as a dinner guest because of
his appreciation of a good cigar and
his broad, forceful views on Christian
ity.
As he dressed that morning before
the festive holiday lie realized that the
human heart cannot be denied its sus
tenance—one beating in touch and
sympathy with It—and that one fair
girl had woven her charms about him
ao completely that he could no longer
refrain from telling her of it, even
though of late she had rather seemed
to avoid him when he crossed her path
and was even chary of her conversa
tion when he dined at her house.
L»arlng the long busy day she was
constantly brought to his mind in the
homes he visited. A forlorn old wom
an told of the coming of Miss Ituth
with yarn for the next year's knitting
and n box of sweets. A grateful moth
er told of the nights Miss Knth had
n iy, 1 and uar.-od the baby bark to
life. In the purer iimies he heard of
the baskets of « hristmas goodies she
had brought, with toys and warm mit
tens for the children.
It was lo o'clock before the rector
had finished the day's task, and when
be reached home he threw himself,
quite worn out, on the couch in the li
brary Not ten minutes seemed to
have elapsed w hen the sound "Br-r-r-r!"
through his sleep wakened him sud
denly to the realization that some one
was ringing the hell with the evident
intention of rousing the entire house
hold. and as he stepped Into the hall to
open the door he was amazed to see
the hands on the old fashioned clock
pointing to 1
"Sir. we've come to get Mr. Hare.
The baby's dying, and my wife wants
a minister," announced one of the two
men who stood on the step facing the
tired rector.
The memory of his vivid nightmare
had not recurred to him since the morn
lug. but at the words "baby's dying" it
It all flashed before his mind, and he
hesitated an instant with some misglv
ings. Quickly pulling himself together
and throwing off the vision, he ex
claimed
"I'm Mr. liare. Where ia your b*
by?" In a harsh voice the larger of the
two men mentioned the outskirts of the
city, where the houses were small and
low and widely scattered.
Again pushing aside the warning of
his apparition, the rector incased him
self In warm overcoat and arctics and,
locking the door behind him, bade the
men lead the way. For several blocks
an occasional house showed lights from
top to bottom or a stray light in the
seccnd story gave evidence that an ea
ger youngster was awake examining
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 the memory of
I his grewsome dream grew clearer with
each step of the long dark walk till he
| reached the identical cottage of his
nightmare, with one light shining
' through tlie window. A suggestion of
i cold perspiration stood on his forehead
and a shiver ran down his spine as he
: thought of the sinister group and the
; suspicious and foreboding glances of
the men in that dim scene which he
i had passed through before so realis
tically.
Entering the house behind the larger
man, he looked instantly toward the
I corner for the cot and the child. They
were there! The thin fare of the child
showed the same pallor of death, but
1 the mother was not in the chair beside
the bed. In her place sat a girlish fig-
Jure, holding a vial in her delicate lin
gers.
j "Thank you so much for coming,"
said a soft voice, and the Kuth of his
day dreams lifted her eyes to his with
a wistful, shy glance of comfort aud
relief. "The mother never would have
been consoled for her neglect in not
having had her child baptized, and l
felt so sure you would come, even
though it was at this late hour."
So the dying baby received the bless
ing of the church, and as the sun rose
between two distant hills the child
passed into its Saviour's arms. Two
hearts were peaceful from a sense of
finished duty. Unconsciously radiant
with joy at being together, the man
and the girl passed from the low rooftsl
cottage Into the clear frosty air of the
blue canopied earth with its fresh car
peting of pure white snow. A Christ
mas happiness such as they had never
known before illuminated the world
for these two alone in the snow clad
woods.
It was some time before the young
rector felt inclined to speak, and then
it was to recount his nightmare with
its realistic reproduction up to the
point where he had found her beside
the dying child.
"And the knife aimed at your heart
—that must have been a dreadful
dream!"
John Hare paused, holding her with
his strong magnetic gaze.
"The knife is in your hand. If you
cannot love me, your 'No' will be the
deathblow to my hopes and ambi
tions."
She smiled up into his eyes and held
out both hands.
"See—there is no kuit'c,"
I'iaghf Million* I'or Toy*.
The real amount of cash money paid
out in the United States alone for toys
that on Christmas morning gladden the
hearts of American children is con
servatively estimated at $8,000,000.
This means about •>'» cents apiece for
the something liko HJ.UOO.OOO of live to
twelve year old children. The childre.
of no other country ou the globe have
anything like so lavish an average
amount of money expended for toys
f#r them, not even the children of (Jer
niany Cermauy, the home of toyniak
ing and toy giving. Verily, indeed, the
lot of the American child has been cast
in the richest s irt of clover when It
comes to toy getting and not a few ofi
er things i.i the bargain. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Jumping nl n I'oiK-lnaion.
Tommy—Santa Clans is coming to
dinner tonight.
Elsie t)li! How do you know?
Tommy—Ma told me a white haired
old gentleman was coming and we'd
have to be very good.
ChrlMtmii* the Heal Turkey Day.
Christmas, not Thanksgiving, is the
real turkey day. Last Christmas Un
cle Sam's net hews and nieces took care
of about l,r»osi,ooo more turkeys than
they did on Thanksgiving.
DevoiiMhlre'* \i tile Loir.
In Devonshire the Yule log is known
as the Ashtoti fagot. The fagot is
composed of a bundle of ash sticks
bound with nine bands of the same
wood
MAKING CHRISTMAS TOYS.
A TbritlfiK Industry In Gcrmauy,
I miHT mid Switierlftnd.
in parts or German}*, frauce aiiti
Switzerland every humble householder
takes more interest In Christmas than
the average American boy. This seeins
like a strong statement, for Christmas
is pretty thoroughly appreciated by the
young of America. But, great as the
festival is to them, it is not essential to
their existence. They could get along
without Christmas, but the toymakers
in Switzerland, the Tyrol and south
Germany would starve without this
midwinter holiday which makes a mar
ket for their goods. There are wood
carvers, doll dressers and toymakers
in every hamlet and home of the Tyrol.
They depend upon the small wages
they make from these toys to put bread
aud butter in their mouths.
All through the winter season every
boy a*nd man carves out wood animals
and toys for the factories. Everything
Is handmade. A Noah's ark of twenty
or thirty wooden animals that retails
for a quarter in tiiis country does not
pay the carver more than a few pen
nies.
The boys are taught to handle the
knife early, and they learn to cut out
womlen durks, hens, horses, cows and
other 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 the world. New York Mail
and Express
In the Scottixli Hlnltlands.
In the 8c it! ' highlands the new
year is n-'iered u b\ the tolling of the
auld kirk bell and the playing of the
bagpipes. In a clear, frosty night to
hear this much maligned instrument
played by a thoroughbred highlander
among the hill* and from a distance
the notes are stripped of their harsh
ness and seem to be wafted across to
you by the clear atmosphere in one
harmonious melody. It is beautiful
und inspiring. I'hlladelphia Ledger.
I.nt* of White Hoime Turkey*.
Nearly 1.-Vmi pounds of turkey were
distributed last year by direction of
the president to the officials aud em
ployees of the White House.
An Ailhimlcnm Kve.
Borne ttii: ss about the holiday*
Are quite unfair to madam.
For Instance, there's a I'hrUttnas *v®.
But where - * her Christinas AdurnT
Mexico's
Christmas
Posa^dews
TO one who has been away from
the United States for a term of
years the Christmas holidays
there seem like a feverish rush,
und the simple pleasures indulged in
•luring the nine days of posadas in
Mexico are returned to with a certain
niea ure of relief.
A pn-ada is an inn. and the idea per
vading thefestivities is that story,
known to all the world, of Caesar Au
gustus. who. in the height of his pow
er, wished to know the number of peo
ple wlii bowed beneath his scepter.
In order to determine the fact he de
creed that a census should be taken of
all the nations composing the great
ltoman empire. To effect this Augus
tus sent twiity four commissioners to
the different parts of his world. The
edict commanded that every person,
rich or i. weal; or strong, should go
to the place of his birth or to the orig
inal place of his family to have his or
her name inscribed in the ltoman regis
try.
Joseph and Mary, who were both of
the royal house of David, went to the
town of Bethlehem. They found it so
full of people on the same mission that
they wandered about the town for nine
days seeking shelter. On the ninth day
they were allowed to stay in the stable
of a posada. and there the Nino Santo,
or Holy Child, was born. The posadas
are held for nine evenings in commem
oration of those weary days.
Of course there are miserable homes
where no sign of a posada is held, but
Mexicans, rich and poor, are generous.
No matter how dirty and ragged, every
one is welcome in the churches, beauti
fully decorated, and at the nightly po
sadas held in them, though there the
penatas are omitted, as the celebra
tions are entirely of a religious nature.
To the children the penatas are very
important features of the season. They
THE BABE IS ]'LA( EH IN THE MANGER.
represent men, women, coats and oth
er animate, beautiful flowers, immense
chrysanthemums, giant roses and peo
nies, lovely dahlias, nuns, monks in full
costume and graceful musical instru
ments. Kach figure contains an empty
jar or penata of pottery, which is hid
den l>y the decorations or costumes of
colored tissue paper, most skillfully
applied. The jars are tilled with
goodies and unbreakable toys.
When friends have been invited to a
pusada ilie house is decorated with
evergreens and mosses, flowers and
tinsel in all the rooms and corridors.
In one room is the scene in the stable
of Bethlehem the stable yard and
servants, the animals, trees and plants,
groups of Biblical characters, little toy
fountains. All that money can do to
beautify the beginning of the "old, old
story" is done according to the taste
and means of the host and hostess.
The little manger, amid soft lights and
j draperies, stands ready for the Nino
J Santo.
A procession of the guests and family
! forms in another part of the house, Hud
the pilgrims, or perogriuos, march two
and two. led by one who carries the
Babe. Singing sweet hymns and the
litanies, they go the house,
winding in and out of the rooms and
galleries.
At last the wanderers stop at the
door of the room in which is the man
ger. Two voices, representing Mary
and Joseph, in a wailing hymn beg to
be admitted. Voices within chant a
denial. Finally a voice announces who
they are that plead for shelter; then
the door is thrown open, and the pere
grinos are allowed to enter. The Babe
is placed in the manger, often by a
priest, and songs of rejoicing burst
forth.
The peiiiUas are next on the pro
gramme, the details varying with the
fancy of the lust.
In a convenient place the penata is
' suspended, and the little folk, and big
' ones who choose to take part in the
merriment, are blindfolded one at a
< time, turned around a time or two,
then given n stick with which to break
the jar it' possible. So many trials,
then another tries. When one succeeds
the contents fall to the floor and a
Sera ml lie fallows to see who gets the
most. In some old families there are
evenings when the numerous servants
partake of the joys of the posada and
share in the souvenirs and refresh
ments provided -Collier's Weekly.
A I>« < Isrixtmnn Ilon't*.
Don't fuss, don't hurry, don't worry,
don't fret Christmas has come and
gone many times and will come and go
again I>on i do one single thing, then,
for at least two weeks that will jar
you into forgetting that it was the
birthday of peace and good will.—-Phil
adelphia He nil
«t Hie North Pole.
The candles burn on the Christmas tie#;
They burn w.ih a rutidv fhnri*.
And the litt •• I skinio looks with Klee
l*pon picture book and K'" ne '
He daw-e* In < ' of ilfllKht,
Ami lie claps his hamls for Jov
An<l then climbs into the branches b! ht.
When- Jingles tin rosy to\
Then with *i "xju i'>n of i» o e supreme
Anil . ! winkle el ! "artfelt fun
The cuudlaa he pitu < in a lotos dr< am
Ami gobble* th» : i -r >• h\ 0! «
—R K Mmi ttn in N v 1 "ik Herald.
Tlint Clon«*t.
Caller—Tou must be a very honest
boy, Remus, not togo near the major's
closet when you know he keeps his
brandy lu there.
Remus 'Tain't ■) much do honesty,
Bah, but yo' see ,\h dun heard it told
dat de major has a skeleton In bis
closet.—Philadelphia Record.
FOR TOM S
a Trre whkh
A Bore Good fruit
■By OTHO a. SEfiiGA.
[Copyrißht. l>y Otho B. Senga.)
A MOST wonderful and gorgeous
Christmas tree stood in the
window of the great store of
Warden »V Joyce. All day a
constant!} changing throng of smnll
admirers exclaimed at its magnificence
and registered extravagant wishes be
fore it.
i hildrcn richly clad and full of jo,y
--! oils anticipations, children in comfort
j less rags, who knew Christmas only by
! the sight oI the happiness of others.
stood sidi* 1»v side and gazed with long
! ing eyes at the bewildering array of
] costly gifts and brilliant decorations.
A small girl of twelve or fourteen,
with face unnaturally old and sharp,
; unsmiling eves, critically examined the
tree in silence. Fp and down, from
Bide to side, her keen gaze wandered.
"I het it's empty at the back," she
! finally muttered.
Poor child: I ler brief experience bad
already taught her the unreality und
falsity of many glittering things. She
stepped quickly into the vestibule where
she could see that part of the tree away
from the window. A sudden joy flushed
into her face.
"It's true—that tree is true." she
whispered eagerly. "The back is as
good as the front."
She hesitated an instant and then
raised her clasped hands heseechingly.
"Cod." she cried, "send me u tree for
| Tommy!"
I ler intense longing made her voice
sharply imperative, and the first word
struck harshly on the ear of a richly
dressed young lady who was passing
close to her.
"You mustn't swear, child!" she ex
claimed hurriedly.
• I wasn't swearing," the girl an
swered calmly, without resentment. "I
was praying for a tree for Tommy."
An elegant carriage waited at the
curb, and as the young lady stepped to
"■ ' "1
UlhS STWU U'l: <i\VK (INK LOOK Al' TUB
TALL MAN.
i tin' --. lew. k the f<»ot 111:111 threw open
; tli«- 1! »r S11<• -t.i.ml for an instant, as
It' tliiiikinu. and then, turning quickly,
si I * Wert I . . , into t lie Vestibule, where
the child vi- still standing.
-Will you come with me a minute?
I Out "I the crowd." she added hastily
) as the girl faced her with surprised
eyes and an unchildlike. repelling look
j oJi her thin face.
"Will you >tcp into the carriage?
: I'lease do. 1 w* nt you to tell me
something :uid it is so very cold"—
Tin l: rl s. ated herself on the luxu
rious ( ushi' .v the young lady fol
lowed. ahd the inwardly disgusted
footman dosed the <1 >or.
"Will you tell Hie your name and
whore you iiv. 7" the lady questioned
gently.
Tla el !' I r. . rded her earnestly.
"liejiei.ds oil .•> you are and what
you want. Vnt ain't a charity worker
nor a shun \ isitor?"
The young lady smiled understand-
Ingly.
"My t ii-" is Ma rata ret Stanho|ie. and
i I live 0,1 <'rtMinonwcaltli avenue. You
—you sp •!>(• «.f Tommy."
The girl' face softened.
"Vc-; h( - try brother. My name is
M; -> Tayl r. and I I've mi Hur'iham
street." add rr with a return of her
!'c ner n •. "bin it ain't a slum
street, and I don't want no charity."
Miss Stanhope smiled radiantly.
"lt it I do. Maggie. 1 am so glad our
names are the same. I need just what
you do not charity. Tell me some
thing about Tommy." She lingered
lovingly over the name. "Why did you
pray for a tr-e for him?"
"Because lie's sic] lie's only twelve
and he works in an office, and his boss
Is away, and Tommy took sick after
he'ii gone. Tommy f<els sure that if
lie was here he'd -••n.! his wages to
him iu-t ;, • • ami g > >■! boss
and awful!" ' ':i ! ■ c,er.'b>| . but the
other ii m his p:, ■ n r ■- different."
"Magg'i ■ •." -aid Mi - Stanhope ear
nestly. ' I w i !i you'd help me to have
a happy t'l.ristn is. I am all alone in
the world, without any one to care for
nie. and I want to do -omething for
j some one- for so" ■> one named Totn-
I my. because —because six months ago
J J. BROWN
THE EYE A SPECIALTY
Eyes tested, treated, lifted with /tass
j * nid artiiieial eyes supplied.
Market Street, lilomtisburg, i'a.
Honrs—lo a. m. t» r > p. m.
HEiniO Hit!
A R.ellablo
TIN SHOP
Tor all kind of Tin Roofing
Spoutlne and Cenoral
Jol» Work.
Stoves, Heaters, Ranges,
Furnncos. stc
PRICKS TBK LOVKST!
QUJLITV THE BKST!
JOHN IIIXSON
NO- 118 E. FRONT 3T.
Fdid a wrong and cruel thing to some
one by that name. It would help make
my Christmas happy if you would let
me arrai ge a tree for your Tommy.!
Will you'?"
The uir! drew a long lireath
"It ain't charity":" she asked doubt
fully.
"Not to \ on nor to Tommy," answer
ed Mi,-3 Stanhope joyously, "but it will
he to uie."
"l or tommy's sake." murmured the
Kiel a-sentingly.
"I'or Tom's sake." echoed .Miss Stan
hope tenderly.
'I lie unbending footman was .dill
iti■.re disgusled when he was directed
to make another round of the stores, ■
and his I ►earing was absolutely frigid
when he was required to carry a most
unbecoming load of bundles up the
stairs to the little home on Iturnbam
street. That the indignity of a good
sized tree was laid upon him also re
quired the concentration of all his (
thoughts upon the generous wages,
Miss Stanhope paid to enable him to
endure the present situation.
"I keep house for father and Tom
my." whispered .Maggie, leading the
way. "Tommy's in the kitchen. I left!
him there in the big chair 'cause it's:
warmer. We'll take all these things in;
here"—opening the door of a neat sit-'
ting room "and when we get the tree
fixed I'll j a is him in in the chair."
Surely never before was a tree so
quickly made to blossom and bring
forth fruit, and it was a "true" tree,
with gifts on every side.
Maggie surveyed it with joyful pride,
her thin fare losing its careworn look
and becoming almost childlike with
the flush of happy excitement.
"Miss Stanhope," she whispered posi
tively. "prayers are answered—l know
it now."
Always, in the way he thinks best,"
answered Miss Stanhope earnestly, ;
: adding in her heart, "Lord, I believe—
help thou mine unbelief!"
"I'll bring Tommy in now," Mag
gie said, and went softly out to the
kitchen.
She returned almost immediately.
"His boss is there!" she exclaimed
excitedly. "He got back yesterday.
Ain't he awfully good to come so soon
to see Tommy V Tommy looks better
already! The boss 'll push him in."
They both turned toward the door
as it was open.-!. and a big armchaii
with the sick boy in it was pushed
I carefully over the threshold
Miss Stanhope ga\e one look at the
j tall man behind the chair and started
forward.
"This is Tommy's boss," began Mag
gie, mindful of her duties as hostess,
but the greeting of her two guests quite
disconcerted her. for Tommy's boss
caught the aristocratic Miss Stanhope
in a close embrace, while Miss Stan
hope cried penitently, "Oh. Tom. Tom.
I I have been so sorry, and 1 have want
' ed you so!"
j
The Orlicln of Santa Clans.
Santa Claus is of German origin. |
This is true if only because that is the
German name for St. Nicholas. That
he is nn old man is because in the an- j
cient pagan feasts In celebration of
the decay of the old year and the birth
of the new an old man played the prin
cipal part. Among the Greeks and Ro
mans it was Saturn, the father of all
the K<«ls, and among the Norsemen it
was Thor. who was long bearded and
white haired. That the saint is St.
Nicholas Is due to the fact that that
venerable personage's feast day was
celebrated at about that period. St.
Nicholas was a bishop of Myra, who
flourished early in the fourth century, i
He is the patron saint of children and ]
schoolboys, and hence It was natural
that be should be a part of a celebra
tion when the children received gifts
and when they were allowed to be
"heard as well as seen."—New York
Mail and Express.
on" na».
A lady Invited to a very recherche
musical party hail met with an acci
dent to her front teeth which there
was no time to repair. She said, "I
will come, und, as I dare not open my
mouth, you must tell your friends I am
deaf and dumb, but appreciate music."
I The Home Paper
of Danville. !
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Subscription 6 cen •• '\ r Week.
Tom riiy Atkins'
Chistmas
How King Udward's "Thin Red
Heroes" Celebrate Their
Holiday.
a if) matter where he may be or In
I what circumstances he may be
I ]>l.i• e.I, Tommy Atkins never
fails to make a special effort to
reiebr.ite Christmas day in a befitting
manner. Four years ago saw thou
sands of llritish soldier lads spending
the festive 25th round camp lires on
the South African veldt, but they en
joyed tlii mselves, nevertheless. In spite
of their surroundings and the difficul
ties under which the Christmas dinner
was prepared. It is Christmas in bar
racks, however, which Tommy enjoys
best of all, nest, of course, to spending
It will* those who are dear to him.
Comrades unite with comrades, and
each contributes his share of help to
ward mailing the occasion one of Joy
ous festivity.
Early Christmas morning sees the
soldiers l.u-ily engaged in turning their
re ii 'ctive barrack rooms into dining
places. lie 1 cots, which at ordinary
times would be standing at right an
gles to the walls, are ranged length
wise, and v." tii the aid of spare pail
lasses and gay bunting borrowed froiu
the i ires f>r the occasion are trans
form ■! into luxurious looking divans.
1 he companies vie with one another to
make their r > >n s as attractive as pos
sible.
The homely 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 ollicers, the following being exam
ples of the favorite forms: "Long live
Colonel and Mrs. ," "God bless the
general," "Good luck to Lieutenant
In some regiments it is the custom
to usher in Christmas morning with
fifes and drums immediately after the
sounding of reveille, and after break
fast Tommy has to prepare for church
parade. This duty finished, he is at
liberty to make a grand attack on the
Christinas dinner. The soldiers are
first of all marshaled and arranged in
tlieir places at the table in the com
pany's dining room, which the captain
then visits in order to make a brief in
spect ion and see that "all's well" with
the 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 minute* after the captain has
made liis inspection the soldiers of the
Company are again called to their feet
and to order by the sergeant major's
"'Slum!" and immediately afterward
the colonel, followed by the adjutant
ami other officers, enters. Needless to
say, they an- received with rousing
cheers. The colonel will drink the
health of company, a toast answer
ed with wild cheering and the time
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
and mutton, turkey, goose and duck
are us!<:e v included in the company's
menu, n i t > mention such things as
potatoes, '.reeus, puddings and pies.
After dinner Tommy indulges in his
favorite free and easy, enlivened with
songs of all descriptions. Patriotism,
of course, enters into the greater part
of the tnnsle, although the comic song
Is also a great favorite. Tommy cares
little w hat the soug may be, however,
so long as it has a good swinging cho
rus in v/lilch he can join. Thus the
hours pass by, the day's enjoyment
generally ending in the veterans of the
company being called upon to relate
stirring incidents which have won
glory and renown for the regiment.—
Pearson's Weekly.
TALES OF TAMAGNO.
ft cut!«' of ilit* «.r«-ni sitigor'a Perollarl- J
tlew In >lon« > lltiHcm,
Despite tin* fabulous sums Tamagno
received tlie jjreai hail a reputa
tioa for extreme |>irs;inouy When
staying in Mo«- >\V 1M- noticed that the
waiters in tIJ«- liotel furnished liiui
daily with fresh candles, although the
old ones had been b.ireiv used. This
vexed him, and, seeing that remon
strances were of no avail the candles,
lie li-arnc !. formed a waiter's perqtfl
- it• ■ lie ii _'m to col ect the candles
111 elf i iii leaving ihe hot'l he gath I
' 'i;> the •ii »le collection and dis- I
> ed t!.' ... ng the waiters when
ii y lined u • i » receive their tips.
Tarn;.. i. ■ >.iinterest off the stage
\v.;s hi- only daughter and her chil
dren. It ■ for her that lie hoarded I
bis wealth, which he appears to have
feared n. ■-•it -ii|t away. With his
daiigliter Lear liini, however, he kept
open In*:- " at his villa in \ arese, near
Milan. Once, :;i St. IVicrsUurg, he dis
putetl a f> ef :{ frau'-s for the for
warding of a telegram, but on hearing
that hi- daughter was ill he left St.
Petersburg and rubles (-S2O, 100)
t > hurry t > .Milan.
In i 1! lin ii del, after appearing in
■ T": *I r >,.! i i," for which he received
Sl.H.'iO, lie ordered for his supper two
poached egg- and a bottle of mineral
water. Evc.it'.i •!!>• he drew from one
of his p'K'l.e: i bottle of wine, some of
which he p ■tn d into the mineral wa
ter. It \ i ittie vi. h lie had con
trived t i Mete at a b..liquet given in
his honor > davs bei* ne in l'rague.
C'l>linns CtaMljr.
To ma!;e ciio >late c.: aniels dissolve
over a tire one cupful "112 uiola <es and
two teactipt - ! • i>f .-ngar; add one-quar
ter of ai p :.' of grated chocolate and
a piece of I ;<>r the iy.e of an egg;
boil for fi:'te"ii or twenty minute: pour
into Hat her •• tdi lies i i the depth of
I a quarter of an inch and wiieij cold cut
| iuto squares an inch in size.
Sew Vfar'n In ( aeicir'n Time.
At the I; ;::i.iu festivals of the god
Janus, held t n the calends of January,
gifts and good wishes were exchanged,
friends met together, and feasting and
dancing, masking and mumming were
the order of tiie day. January derives
its name from the god Janus, who was
represented with two faces looking in
Opposite directions, as the month was
considered bjth to look back upon the
past year and forward to that which
was coming.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Itivisiin.
Northern Central Railway Division.
Schedule in Kffeet Nov. IW>.
Trains leave SOUTH DANVILLE as follows:
EASTWARD.
I 7.11 a ni (weekdays) for Wilkes Harre. Haz
leton and Pottsville and Philadelphia.
I 10.17 a. in. (daily I for Wilkes Harre, Hazleton
Pottsville. Philadelphia, Malianoy City
and Shenandoah.
2.-1 p. ni. (weekdays» for Wilkes-Barre. Haz
leton aud Pottsville.
5.50 p. M. (weekdays) for Wilkes-Barre, and
Hazleton.
Makinir connection at Wilkes- Harre with
Lehigh Valley for all points North and
South and I>. .T H. for Seranton.
WESTWARD.
9.00 a. in. (weekdays) for Sunbury. Leave .Sun
bury IT.LOA. in. daily for Lock Haven and
intermediate stations. On weekdays for
Bellefonte, Tyrone. Clearfield Phillips
burg, Pittsburg and the West,
heave Sunbury 0.60 a. m. (weekdays) for
Harrishurg and intermediate stations.
Philadelphia. New York, Baltimore AND
Washington.
12.10 p. m. weekdays for Sunbury.
Leave Sunbury 12.4s p. m.daily for Butt"
alo via Emporium and for Erie and in
termediate stations.
Leave Sunbury 113 p. in. weekdays for
Emporium, Bellefonte, Tyrone,Clearfield,
Phiiipsburg.Pittsburg.t anandaigua and
intermediate stations, Syracuse, Roches
ter. Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Leave Sunbury 1.54 p. m. weekdays for
Harrishurg 'and intermediate stations,
Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore,
Washington. Buttet Parlor Car to Phil
adelphia.
Leave Sunbury 3.48 p. m. daily for Har
rishurg, Philadelphia New York. Balti
more and Washington.
4.31 p. 111. daily for Sunbury.
Leave Sunbury 5.20 p. m. weekdays tor
Renovo, Watkins and intermediate sta
tions.
Leave Sunbury 5.10 p. M.daily for Har
rishurg and intermediate I>oints. [Mnla
delphia, New York, Baltimore aud
Washington.
7.51 p. m. weekdays for Sunbury.
Leave Sunbury 8.36 p.m. daily for llar
risburg and all intermediate stations,
Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore.
Washington Pullman Sleeping Car from
Harrishurg to New York
Leave Sunbury ».53 p. m. Sundays only
for Harrishurg and intermediate sta
tions, arriving at Harrishurg. 11.30.
Leave Sunbury 5.54 p. m. Sundays only
for Williamsport and intermediate sta
tions.
Leave Sunbury 9.53 p.m. weekdays for
Williamsport and intermediate stations.
Bullet Parlor (.'nr.
I SHAMOKIN DIVISION, N C. R W.
WEEK l»A VS.
Leave Sunbury (i.lO a. M , 10.10 a. M., 2.10 p. m.
5.35 p. M. for Shaniokinand Ml Carinel.
I.KWISTOWN DIVISION.
WEEK DAVS.
Leave Sunbury 10.00 a. in., 2.05 p. M.for Lew
istown and Lewistown Junction. 5.30
p. M.for Selinsgrove.
Eor time tables and further information ap
ply to ticket ag» nts.
W. W ATTERBL'HY, J R. W<>oD,
<ien'l Manager. Pass. Traffic Mgr.
GEO. W. BOYD, Gen'l Passenger Agent.
LAC K A WANNA KAILROAD
—BLOOMSBCRti DIVISION
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad.
In Effect Jan. 1, 1905.
TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE.
{EASTWARD.
7.07 a IN. daily for Bloomsburg, Kingston.
Wilkes-Barre a..d Seranton. Arriving Seran
ton at 9.42 a. in., and connecting at Seranton
with trains arriving at Philadelphia at 3.48 a.
NI. and New York City at 3.:T0 P M.
to. ID a. M. weekly for Bloomsburg. Kingston,
\\ ilkes-Barre. Seranton and intermediate sta
tions, arriving at Seranton at 12.35 p M and
connecting there with trrins for New ork
City, Philadelphia and Buffalo.
2.11 weekly for Bloomsburg, Kingston, Wilkes
Barre. Seranton and intermediate stations,
arriving at Seranton at 4.50 p. M
5.43 p. in. daily for Bloomsburg, Espy. Ply
mouth. Kingston, Wilkes-Barre, Pittstou,
Seranton and intermediate stations, arriving
at Seranton at p. in. and connecting there
with trains arriving at New York City at ti.so
a- m.. Philadelphia 10 a. m. and Buffalo 7 a. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANVILLE.
9.15 a.m. weekly from Seranton. Pittston,
Kingston, Bloomsburg and intermediate sta
tions, leaving Seranton at 0.35 a. in., where it
connects with trains reaving New Yora City
at 9.30 p. m., Philadelphia at 7.02 p. m. and
Buffalo at 10.30 a.m.
12.44 P IN daily from Seranton, Pittston,
Kingston, Berwick. Bloomsburg and interme
diate stations, leaving Seranton at 10.10 a.m.
and connecting there with train leaving Bntt
alo at 2.25 a. m.
4.33 p. 111 weekly from Seranton, Kingston.
Berwick. Bloomsburg and intermediate sta
tions, leaving seranton at 1.55 p. M., where it
connects with train leaving New York City
at 10.00 a. in., and Philadelphia at 9.00 a. m.
9.05 p. 111. dally from Seranton. Kingston.
Pittston. Berwick. Bloomsburg and interme
diate stations, leaving Seranton at 0.35 p.m.,
where it connects with trains leaving New
S ork Cliv at 1.00 p.m., Philadelphia at 12.00
p. M. and Buttolo at 9.30 a. M.
T. E. CLARKE, Gen'l Sup't.
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