to B7777 CHRISTMAS GIFT. At Christmas time long yen-1 ago "Oood will to men" the angels wing, "And peace on rth" their message rang X crows the sky's celestial glow, At Christmas time Long year ago. At Christmas time In future years And all the other days beside May life for you always provide Ita laughter nil unmixed with tear At Christmas time In future years. W. R. Murphy, in Christmas St. Nicholas. BIHCHT'EYES -AND IACHraSIMASST?RY - r RIGHT EYES and Dorotliy Jnne met for the first time on Christmas Eve. Tbey were being hurried over the city streets in a dellV' ery wagon, and their Inti mate association with eneh other In ft big wicker basket naturally led to a conversation. They were dolls Doro thy Jano a big rag baby, homely and poorly dressed; Bright Eyes a finely clothed young lady, whoso bright tints f cheek and hair were the work of French artists. Dorothy Jane was go Ing to meet a "little mother" In an East Bide tenement house on the morrow, and Bright Eyes was on her way to the big brownstone house on the West Bide, there to open and close her eyes and say "Mamma" to the only daughter f a rich merchant. Bright Eyes did not deign to notice poor Dorothy when she remarked that the noisy animals In the Noah's ark, at the other end of the box, were worse than those In the Zoo, and rather rude. ly crowded the poor little rag baby In the corner as she turned away In dig' gust At the nest corner the driver lomoved the ark, with its noisy ani mals, and there was more room in the basket. Dorothy lifted her head and ut her painted face close to the ear of Jlrlght Eyes and whispered: "You are prettier than I am, I know; but can't We be friends, anyway? I never talked to a foreigner before. We had some foils from China In onr department several weeks ago, but I couldn't ua derstand what tbey- said. How do rou shut your eyes that way when you lie down? How nice It Is." Bright Eyes sat up ind looked at the flat little painted Ji ace . of Dorothy Jane jnm eviaonr, amusement. "Ton don't pretend to call yourself k Christmas present I hone?" she said, Tou must have been put together In to dark. I don't see what pleasure on can find In existence." "I believe that I am happier than you re to-night," said Dorothy Jane, but ner Up quivered. "Why?" asked Bright Eyes. "Don't you know that I am going to live In one f "POBOTHI 9ANB CLOU TO EBB B11EAST AND TBS CANDY DOQ IN HBB BAND, of the finest houses In the city, uud be Shown to member of the '400?' " "What do you mean by the '400? fiuerled Dorothy Jane. , "You poor, neglected, uneducated lit tle thing," aald Bright Eye. "Tell me, .arbor ax 700 going, any way?" S 3 B j :lo : ,njl; ) At Christmas time that comes to-day This message of good will 1 send The loving wishes of a friend That happiness may hoi.: fu'l sway At Christmas time That comes to-day. D?R?TIiY- JANEl ?F - TW? - D?LLt: I am going to little Jennie Reed. whose mother does washing for a llv- ng. 1 am so anxious to see her, be cause her mother, when she bought me, told the clerk that Jennie had not been very well since her pnpa died, and she hoped that I would cheer her up on Christmas Day. If Jennie is like her mother I am going to love her." Bright Eyes was laughing by tills time, and interrupted to say, "You must be a missionary rag baby then. How funny!" "Thnt's what I am," cried Dorothy, "and unless Jennie expects too much of a rag baby, I believe that I will make her happy. Do you think that the little girl where you are going will love you?" Bright Eyes moved uneasily in the box and was slow to answer. Finally she said: "I don't know whether Bhe will love me or not. I don't care. I am pretty and they will show me to everybody. I like the Idea of moving MADONNA IN CARLO DOLCI. In high society, and won't worry about their loving uie." Dorothy Jano knew nothing about society, and did not fully understand Bright Eyes' Idea of ltl'e. All sho could think about was Jeunlo Reed, and whether or not they would be happy together. "Get that big French doll out Hill," said the drlverd to his assistant, as the wagon suddenly stopped. It startled Dorothy June, us she had about niado up her mind to tell Bright Eyes that she had missed en tirely the object of life when she made love secondary. All she had time to sny, as she put au unshapely rag hand In one of Bright Eyes', was, "Make that little girl love you." But Bright Eyes tossed her head scornfully as Bill ran with her up the browustouo steps. "If you ever get up into high society call on me," were her parting words. Bill complained bitterly to the driver about being overworked after he had banded Dorothy Jane over to Mrs. Reed, on the fifth floor of the East Bide tenement house. Mr. Reed took the rag baby and quietly at her la the fireplace, facing Jennie's little bed. When Mr. Baed bad kissed tb iKfti!F I sleeping child and tiptoed out of the room, Dorothy looked around for other Christmas arrivals. At first she taw no one else, and began to feel the re sponsibility which had been thrust tipon her of being little Jennie' whole Christmas. Flnnlly, however she spied a llttto pink candy dog, and he told her that he, too, wa there for Jennie. The next morning Mrs. Heed peeped Into the room In time to see Jennie Jump around In an cestacy of Joy, with Dorothy Jane clasped close to her breast and the pink candy dog In her band. The affection of the child for Dorothy ".'TP MISTOOK HER FOB SOMETHING ELSB," Jane grew from day to day, until the neighbors talked about It Wherever Jennie went Dorothy Jane was with her. Bright Eyes, on the other hand, hnd a hard time of It When she arrived at the house she found that there were many other presents costlier than her self, and, moreover, a little old rubber doll was the favorite of her mistress. All her visions of coming out Into fnshlonablo society faded away before a week had passed. She never went out of doors, but lay tucked nway In a closet. One day Jlp, a little fox terrier, mistook her for something else. Before be was through the bloom wns gone from her cheeks nnd her hair ami one nrm were chewed off. So the next day Bright Eyes was Just look ing over the top of the ash barrel In the basement areaway when Jennie Reed, with Dorothy Jnne In her arms, rang the basement bell. She hnd come to get the washing. Bright Eyes rec- CONTEMPLATION. 1616-1686. ognized Dorothy at once and called out with all ber former haughtiness crushed and broken: "Oh, you dear old rng baby; you were right ufter all." Then Jennie went nway, and the dolls never met ngulu. New York Mall uud Express. Willing Willie, or Just llefora Christmas, Gltristmas Gnomes While every country ha It store of little mythological personages, fnlrle. pixies. Tucks and other eldritch spir its, Sweden, which somehow seem as much Hans Andersen' country as Denmark, Is peculiarly rich In such NMyi Ji, It -9 1 f'.4J 1 a fey I'LAN CHR181MAS V1HIT TO TUB CA8TLB traditions. In Sweden the little peo ple are known as gnomes, and are weird, misshapen llttlo men, commonly seen as miners with pick and other utensils for delving Into the enrth' fastnesses. These gnomes are benev olent or malicious, according to condi tions apparently, nnd bewitch or en rich as fancy, or a sort of fairy Justice, prompts. They are supposed to be gitiirdliins of mineral treasures gold, silver nnd precious stones. Vullke the litle men, the gnomldes or "lndy failles" are beautiful little creatures. In fact, the gnomes seem to like feml- A3 BAPPV AS THE NIGHT IS LONG. nine beauty, nnd there are halr-rals-lng, shudder-provoking tales about the theft of this anil that little girl to be made a queen of the cnome world. Also, however, there are the usual moral stories of the good little girls who were rewarded by these tiny min ing engineers. The red or gray or even elfin green of their long garments and their belts and buckles seem to make them al most natural attendants upon Santa Cluus or St. Nicholas, name him a you will. Commercial Advertiser. A Tell Christmas Tree. K, Tower Sixty Feet, and Contains 10,000 Toy. Probably the largest Christmas tree to bo seen in London nowadays, says liolileu Penny, Is that which Is erected nnnuiillv at tho Crystal Palace. Our photograph conveys a very good Idea of this Interesting monster. The one seen In tho photograph 1b sixty feet high. After tho tree is securely lashed lutrt mi iirtrlfriit miuitlnti tltrpn or four days are occupied iu trimming It with numerous toys. It is estimated that some of the bigger trees have carried BIXTT PKET TREB AT TUB ORTSTAIi PALA.B, LONDON, as many as 10,000 to 12,000 tons, lan terns and tint's. Perched on the top of tho tree, Just under the glass roof, Is an artistic statuo of Futher Christ mas, dressed In an appropriate cloak, and carrying two Union Jack (lags. I'p to two years ago the Christmas trees, which have formed one of the prominent features during Christmas week lit the Palace, were presented to the compuny by the Archbishop of Canterbury. It bus been tho custom of the Crystal Palace authorities to distribute the toy with which the trees are decorated to hospitals and to the poor children of the neighbor hood. , . . h$M?$' L J fee? Devlro For Cutting Corn Fodder. A correspondent sends the Ohio Farmer a sketch of ft fodder buck he uses to cut corn fodder, using the tops A FODDBR BVCE. for horse feed and the rest of the stalk for cattle. He uses an ordinary buck saw, sharp, to cut with. The cut explains Itself. low-Down Farm Wionl, Any farmer who has struggled to lift heavy loads to the box of the ordinary farm wagon renllr.es the vnlue of the low wagon, but there is more In the low wagon than Its road use. Whllo tue wagon designed for road use may be too expensive for general hauling on the farm, a wagon suited for the purpose may be constructed at quite a small cost. Wheels from old mowers are used, but If none such nre obtaina ble, low wheels can bo bought for reasonable prices. The wagon ted Is made of heavy planks and Is In reality a platform on ly, as this wagon enn be t: ed for haul ing bags of grain and cornstalks, so that 110 sides nre needed. Heavy posts are used at the corners and arranged so that they may be removed when de sired. Dry anil Cooked Freds. It Is said that uncooked grain Is, a a rule, preferable for strong, henlthy horses in hard work, but It Is not de sirable that the grain should be given them by Itself. Some chaff should al ways be mixed with It, as otherwise some of the feed Is sure to pass into the bowels unmasticated, and probab ly will, In due course, be voided In the same condition exactly as when It was placed in the manger. Therefore It goes without saying that It has not nourished the horse a bit. When horses are not In hard or fast work they may have their oats steamed, and by this means not only will a saving In expense be effected, as the food goes further, but the animals en Joy tho change. In this case, as In that of dry grain, chaff ought not to be mixed with the corn. Grain that is not perfectly sound ought never to be given to the horses uncooked; and cooked food must not be placed before them after fermentation has set in. Commercial Poultry. Bnylns; Chenp Fed. The farmer who grows the bulk of the feed given his cows nnd grows It Intelligently, that Is, with the single Idea In mind of obtaining a crop rich In protein rather than a heavy crop of something which has considerable less feeding value, does not complain that his dairy Is running behind; nor do we henr this complaint from the man who buys his stock feed with the same Idea in mind. It is the feeder who demands cheap food who Is con stantly worrying over small returns from tho dairy. There nre large quantities of cheap foods sold at from $12 to $20 a ton that contain a per centage of protein so small that gluten meal, cottonseed meal nnd other foods rich in protein would be cheap at ono-hnlf more than the highest market price at present ft compared with the cheap foods re ferred to. It Is not easy to advise a man how; to feed his stock when, per haps, tho amount of money he has to use In buying feed is very small, but a little thought will convince any one that there Is no more profit In feeding six cow on cheap feed, which results In a money crop only equal to that which would come from feeding four cow properly, thnn there Is In put ting the manure which Is sufficient In quantity for one acre on four. There la a chance here for considerable thinking. Indianapolis New. Fucking Apples For Market. 'All fruit should be neatly and hon estly packed, whether In the small box, where deception Is cnslly detected, or In the barrel, where less liable. The practice of facing nt the ends of the barrel Is one calculated to do the grower great harm, sooner or later. For best results the fruit should run the samo, all through tho bnrrcl. Do not place large, fine colored specimens at the end and 1111 In the middle with windfalls, knotty or decayed fruit these enn best be marketed as elder or vinegar stock. That barrel will be opened eventually, nnd the deception come to light. Such a man will not get to run bis fraud the second time on Hint customer, so he will be con tinually on the hunt of new trade. Use regulation size barrels. Bend the nails down close, so that they will not cut the contents. Place n course of aver ago apples on tho bottom, stems down ward. Then gently put In tho fruit, reculllnff ns tho burrel fills. Fill to about two inches above the barrel so, when tho cover Is forced In place, the contents will not shake about. With a screw or lever force the cover in plnco and nail firmly. On the end neatly stencil the name of the apple. A good stencil outfit can be bad for seventy five cents or $1, nnd is useful In a vari ety of ways to the fruit and truck grower, apiarist and all who ship pro duce. Tho best 1 the one-Inch size, with guiding rack. A Fruit Grower, In The Epltomlst. The Faithful Mule. In case the plan of the chief of the Live Stock Department of the World's Fair meet the approval of manage AGRICULTURAL ment, the mule and his kin will be se corded unusual honors at St. Louis. A lack of knowledge exists a to th varied utilities of the mule, but thl display at the fair will be an eye opener In this respect. Tho mule has Waded the North to stay, and we confidently expect ft de mand from the Northern farm. Nevet were the . three great mule-raising States, Kentucky, Missouri nnd Ten nessee, so raked and scraped for mules of all classes nd ages as at the pres ent time. Not only nre the farmer who raise and those who feed sure of handsome profits, but the dealer count on ft wide and sure margin. These Intter come hero from nil parti of the country to buy anything of the long-eared type, from the smallest coll to the fancy teams and high-priced Jacks.- Choice rnlts are selling at f.'O to $100, while fancy team bring $250 to $000. Good-slssed two-year-old mules ar put to work and do good service until twenty-live year old, and are not sub ject to disease. Mules nre more eas ily broken to work than horses, and whoever heard of a team of mules running away and tearing things op? If they run, it is a very short and wild run. Whoever saw a balky mule? No team will carry a buggy along smooth, er and nicer than a span of small, well-broken mules. In fact, ft $.100 span of mules will do more work than a .r00 pair of horses. The mule Is easily raised, easily broken to work, docile, trusty, hardy, and the best friend that the farmer or teamster has In the way of work ani mals. Finn of a Ilosjhouse. In making out this plan the fact must be considered that the pigs wilt not long remain pigs, but will soon be come hogs that will require hogs' feed ing room. Every hoghouse properly constructed should have a sleeping nnd a feeding apartment. If fed in the same room In which they sleep It Is a dlfilcult matter to keep the bed dry and clenn. Six grown hogs will find comfortable lying space on a floor space seven feet square; but for a feeding floor they should have rather more room, say, a floor space eight feet square. It Is a dlfilcult matter to plan out a satisfactory hoghouse for some one else, when the surroundings are not known or his plan or manner of growing hogs. Every pen in a hog house should have an outdoor yard connected with it, for hogs cannot long be kept In close confinement on a hard floor. Young things will suffer much more quickly with lameness than older animals. In this place we will allow space for the pigs about one-half that allowed for the grown hogs. You can make a one-story structure, shed form, or else a two story, using the upper story for ft 6X9' 7'X9' LOT 22f a'xj' I GR0TTND l'L AN FOR A HOOnOCSB, feed room. A smnll room at the north end will be found convenient for a well nnd for feed mixing purposes. The plan is twelve by twenty-four feet In this latitude I would make the long way north nnd south; cut an alleyway three feet wide off the west side; for the large hogs' sleeping room cut a space five by nine feet off the north end. Then give them a feeding room six by nine feet, connecting with sleep. Ing room by a door In the east end of tue partition. This will leave a space nine by thir teen feet for the pigs. Give them a sleeping room six by nine feet off the south end. This leaves them a feed ing space seven by nine feet In each case make the door Into the lot from the feeding room, but close to the par tition between the feeding and sleep Ing rooms. This building will give much better satisfaction if floored with cement, which will cost little If any more than a first-class floor of lumber. Allow ing as much space each for the pigs ns for the larger hogs would doubt less require a house larger than yon would care to build at first. John M. Jamison, Roxabell, Ohio, In Tribune Farmer. Farm Notes. Breaking colts is a great deal like sitting up with a sick man. One must attend strictly to business. No uup ping on duty. Really sound horses of good and kind disposition are scarce. If we get one we ought to stick to It ffs long a the animal la able to work. Sometimes a bit of taffy goes a good ways toward making a man do bis best Cows are Just so. Kind words and good treatment count for a sight Ever try It? Look well to the colt you are driv ing. It Is a good plan to put them one at a time with some old and steady horse until they have become thor oughly broken, ' The manure produced by one pig In a year la worth about $12 for fertlllx lug purpose, bence the need of re moving this to a suitable yard or shed where It fertilising valua ytll not bo waited. - fHE LAY OF THE CITY PAVEMENT They took little gravel, And they took a little tar, With various Ingredient Imported from afar. They hammered it and rolled It, And when they went away They said they had a pavement That would last for many day. But they came with picks and imots It To lay water main: 'And then they called the workman To put it hack annin. , To run a rnilway cahle They took it up some more; 'And then they put it back again Just where It was before. They took it tip for conduit To run the telephone, 'And then thev put it back again As hard as any stone. They took it nn for wires To feed the 'lectrie linht, 'And then they put it back attain. Which was no more than right. Oh, the pavement's full of furrows; There are patches everywhere; You'd like to ride upon it, But it's seldom that you dure. It's a very handsome pavement, A credit to the town; They're always dlnrin' of it op Or puttin' of it down. Chicago Inter-Ocean. Old Gentleman "Waller, this meat Is like leather!" "Yes, sir. Saddle of mutton, sir!" p-unch. Edith "I believe ho only married her for her money." Edith "Well, he bns certainly earned It." St. Paul Pio neer Tress. Gladys Beaut Iglrl "Oh. mncima ob jects to kissing:" Jnck Swift "Well, I am not kissing yonr mamma, am I?" Town Topics. ITenry "Horace Is too confiding.'' Ilarvey "I think so; he tries to catch his trains by the clock out nt his coun try hotel." Detroit Free Tress. And have you ever noticed, Vith a feeling of surprise, You really cannot recollect The color of her eyes? Editor "This stuff isn't poetry! It'O the worst rot I ever saw!" Toet "Oh, come nowl I tried to sell It to a popn lar song house and they wouldn't tako Itr-Tuck. Mr. Borem "I can't Imagine why, she was out when I called." Mis Tert "Why, didn't you Just tell me she knew you were coining?" Phila delphia Ledger. Elsie "You know, Dorothy, Bobby, Is our first cousin." Lorothy (on whom Bobby has made an unfavorable Im pression) "Is he? Well, I hope he'o our last, that's all!" Funeh. "I wish," she sighed, "that I could see myself as others see me." "Gra clous," replied her fond friend, "why, aren't you satisfied to let well enough) alone?" Chicago Record-Herald. "What In the world are you doing with a phonograph, Harker? Thought you hated them?" "I do; but we use this 0110 to keep our neighbors away, when we don't feel like entertaining.'' There are plans thnt arc wrong, there arO hopes fixirly set Thnt flutter nloft nnd then die; Amhitions are cruxhed into wrecks of re Bret; They are flying machines thftt won't fly. Washington Star. "What's the difference between 4J bachelor girl and an old maul?" "Well; a bachelor girl thinks she could get married If she wanted to, and nn old maid knows she couldn't" Scottish" Amoi'lenn. Wltherby "I made the mistake of my life this morning. I told my wifo I didn't like her new gown." Tlank Ington "What, was she angry?" Wltherby "Oh. no. It wasn't that; but she wants another." New Yorker. "At what ago do you consider wo men most charming?" asked the Inqui sitive of more or less uncertain years. "The age of the woman who ask the question," answered the man, who wa a diplomat from Dlplomatvllle. Chi cago News. Drama of Loyalty. Dramatic entertainments at Windsor differ from those at Snndrlngham. All the court ceremonial are enforced, and the performance Is one of state. In front of the stage, and screening the orchestra, Is a superb bank of palm, ferns and flowers. At 0 or 10 o'clock the court enter the magnificent room and take their places, the men In full uniform nnd official dress. Soon af terward the orchestra plays the na tional anthem, the assembly stands, the doors are thrown open, and, wltUi the announcement, "Their Majesties.' the royal party enters. The court re mains standing until the King and Queen nre seated In their armchair in the front row. The curtain tbea promptly rises. At Windsor etiquettft forbids any enthusiastic demonstra tlon on the part of the audience; ap plause nnd laughter must be well mod ulated, and follow only iu the wuke of the King. Sundnla For Frluoeis. When King Victor Emanuel decreed that his little daughter. Princess Yo laiulo, should wear sundals which ar now so much worn by our little peo ple, his people were properly shocked. Fancy a llttlo princess having her bore feet protected only by an arrange ment of brown leather soles and straps,, aud of actually going barefooted on, the seashore ! Even the Queen disap proved and would like to have kept her daughter' little toe covered with, openwork silk sock aud white kid shoes, like those of other little folk of exalted ra&k. Princes Yolaade' opinion on th aubject 1 not recorded, but doubtlest she approved of her father'! choice of footgear tot bat.
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