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An Acceptable Present
Always.
And the assortment we
have provided for this
occasion is tempting.
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bargains for that special season, it seems to be altogether unnecessary with us just now, as is demonstrated by the crowds oi Christmas Gift seekers
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A gift combining utility with beauty. Kill two
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CHRISTMAS IN HISTORY.
Seme on* ha* said that there cannot he
found In literature a single Christmas
armor which meets the occasion. Of
course there cannot.
The occasion la the new birth of the
world. Gnlews the preacher ie competent
to jay how far (he world haa frown
elnce tt* new birth—unless he can com
prehend and declare the Infinite grcatnc**
of that Kingdom of God which the Ra
vlour of men promise# In the world, and
nn * the sam© prcaot>©r can describe
the world as It was. "the people who sat
l : and trknesa”—he cannot preach the ser
mon which aliall meet "the occasion."
Put history Is a great preacher. History
offan chooses to preach a sermon such aa
no pulpM can preach, and which Indeed no
writer, however skillful, can put In word#
Let us to-day Instead of a regulation ser
mon. with Its Introducilon. Its three reg
ular heads, and It* application—lei us dip
1 to Journals and diaries and compare two
a Htm* of the same Christmas season.
Jt Shull lie the Christmas of lfld And the
people whore celebrations arc described
► ni be the great grandfathers of the
great grandfathers of our grandfathers
The tlrst ecrap of hlatory shall lx- from
William Hmdforda' Journal describing the
first Christmas of the Pilgrim fathers of
N. w Kngland Observe, that an esplorlng
liarty lias tlaed on Plymouth as (he place
f t the settlement. They have brought thn
Mayflower# with the women and children
* ■ m from Pr.ivlt.ee.own into Plymouth
harbor It was the first day they slant
On shore.
••Monday the 25. day. we went on shore,
some to fel tymher, some to saw. some
to rime, and some to carry, so no man
rested all that day. Hut towards night
some as they- were at works, heard a
noyse of some Indians.which > siijoi us all
to goc to our muskets, hut we heard no
further, so we catne ehoord again*, and
left some twenlle lo keepe the court of
gar<l; that nlch* we had & xtorme of
wind* and rayne
“Munday. the 25 b#ln* rhrtHtmn*
n to drink* w;*t* r itboord. hut at
right the Master caused us to hnvr some
h**re. and so on board w* hod diverse
time* tiuw nnd then s**fn* : H*ere, but on
shore noen at all.”
Toese people—who tnad* ( hrlstmas
tv their first day or work In the now
sorlil- id called themselves six weeks
before ‘ loyal subjects of our dead sover
eign lord Kin* James, by the crane of
find of Great Britain. Kmnr* un In*
lnnd. King, defender of the faith. * to ”
Is*f iis see what their Kina Wtws
at this time Here #r- some record*:
l>ee 22. John to f*lr Dul
l*v Carieton "In spite of petuiry.^ there
1* to he a masque at court this Ohrist
tnns Tue King Is comlna In from Theo
balds to receive the' * reneh smbsssailor,
Marshal <\*l#u<*t, who c'mes with a suite
of 400 or 500.”
Who was Marshal Cadctiet? Head, and
you wMI know “The Marshal of Cadenet
Is to be sent over to calumniate those of
the religion” (the Hugurn©**) “and to
projvose Madame Ilcnrictte for *h *
1' r lnce.” (Irlnce Chari* 1 # ) Anil again:
‘ The King of France at the end of this
year, visited the frontiers of Picardy. In
this whole Journey, which iasted from the
34th of Her ember to 4he 12th of January
(new style), the weather was bad. and
those in His Mojesty’s suite found the
(••ml* bad.” Change the style back to the
way our Puritans coun'ed It. and ob
serve that on the same days, the sth of
Jo* ember to the 3d of January (old style),
those Americans In the suite of John Car
ver also found the weather bad and th
re vis worse. L#t u* devout ly hope that
most Christian Majesty dl l not fln i
th* roads ns hod #• .•* suite did.
' And the King.” continued the Mercure.
" •til an timh.isrnflor to th"
King of Great Britain. at I/uulon. the
Marshal Cadenet” (brother of the favor
ite T.uynes). "He departed from Calais
oi Friday, the first day of January, very
well accompanied by noblesse He arrived
t Hover the same evening, and did not
leparr from Dover until the Monday aft-
T*' (Christmas Day. obi style). “The Kng-
Ish Master of ceremonies had sent tweo
v carriages and three hundred horses
or his suite.” If nnlv we could have
ad ten of the worst of them at Plvm
nth’ They would have draw'n our log*
u* u* that ha!f quarter of a mile. But
e were not born In the purple!
"At Tendon th# was led by
be Farj of A model to the palace of the
He Queen, which had been superbly and
•smiflcently arranged for him The day
'aa spent In visits on the part of His
Majesty, the King of Great Britain, of the
Hnce of WaU>*. hi* son. and of the m~
bsadom of King* *od Princes, residing
• London.” Bo splendidly was he #n
tetalncdi that they write that on the day
o his reception he had four tables, with
ftty cover* each, and (hat the Duke of
Knnox. Grand Matter of England, iervad
ti>m with magniflrant order.
The following Sundry” (which at P*v
tbuth we could not spend on shore) * ha
w* conducted to an audlcnca by the Mar
n* of Buckingham” (for shame. Jamie!
•* audience on Bunday' what would John
Kok have said to that!)* “where th*
* *noh and English ooWllty were dressoi
#<tbatmah JMorn ing iXctne.
as for a great feast day. The following
days were all receptions, banquets, vi*lts
and hunting parties, till the #mha.y de
parted."
"On the flth of January was a masque
at Whitehall. ' “A Puritan was flouted
and abused at the Manque which waa
thought unseemly, considering the state
of the French Protest.nta.” "It 1* thought
the pmba>s<tdor proposed Mad. Henrlett*
for the Prince.” “At lx>rd I nhh aster's
house the fraat cose £3.MV— b##ld## £2O)
worth of ambergris used In the cook
ing.”
On the one side Christm.is Is celebrated
by fifty outcast* chopping wood for their
fire* and out of the celebration springs
.n empire. On the other side It Is cele
brated by the noblesse of two natloiiH and
th* pomp of two courts. And out of the
celebration spring two civil wars, tM ex
ecution of one King and the exl.e of an
other. Ihe downfall twice repeated of the
royal house, which came to the English
throne under fairer auspices than any be
fore It. The whole, as we look at it. I*
th# tale of ruin. Those are the only tso
Christmas el*:.rations of that year that
1 have found anywhere written down!
It Is the contrast between poverty and
wealth. It la the contrast between hard
ship and luxury. Of all the subject* of
King Jam** thst day. there were not fifty
men and fifty women together who were
so exposed to every peril as were the
hundred men and women at Plymouth.
On the other hand, the court of King
James and their gu xts who .vlebratcd
Christmas st Whitehall thought them*
*4 .yes that they were the f.neat and gtvof
eac peop> in the world. They rpent their
own money and other peoples money
with lavishness Indescribable. They car
ried a lo.*r s head, or they "flouted a
Puritan" with equal gaiety and indiffer
ence.
Anil now am years have on by. And
every year ha.* taught us rnore or less
about hundreds less or more of those peo
ple celebrating Christmas on that side of
the ocean and the hundred people
on this side; and history has taught
us of what tins followed on th© plans and
ho|tes and deeds of that day.
James the First has gone Into history
as James Ihe Fool. And to speak of Ihe
particular folly 111 which he was then
entailed, ihe folly of this coquetry be
tween him and the Ktntr of France, It was
like the coquetry of tinder all ready on
tire, with gunpowder. When the final In
run came, hts family were hegitari In
France, Ills dynasty was overthrown for
ever and Fur land was yoveriisd by Iter
own people, under the principles which
that Christmas of his hated and flouted.
And on thla side the water William
Bradford and John Carver and William
Itrewter worked all the <iny. "No man
rested'' With mattock and a* and pick
ax th* Governor *anor*'d and the preach
er labored and the historian labored. "No
man rested alt that day." In face they
had waited for thla day to come before
they began, that they nnßht work on
what they .ailed Popish holiday.
And they "builded betteir than they
knew.” They dug post holes for thetr
I lock house. They rived and sawed llm
her. and to they laid the foundations of
an empire. For these hundred men. wo
men and children who were shivering
there, they established the home of "gov
ernment of the People. for th© People, by
the People." w hat followed was first the
pure nssilh Ittl jf of Massachusetts bay;
second the American Revolution; third
the constitution of th© United States.
Tn-tuy. there Is not © notion In the
world which has a constitutional. govern
ment In Asia. Africa. Europe. North or
Routh Amrl-a. or the islands of Ihe
ocean, but in Its constitution. II renew*
aid repeal* the principles which bound
those woodcutters together, and on which
they establish'd their commonwealth
Kuril are 100 “things” which follow
when men and women seek first the King
d U> Of Ord un i His Righteousness They
foil)© when men hishly .lelermlne to
live together fo© the glory of God and to
eotov Him forever.
First I •# f “I l Il*ver. '
From Ih* *• >'* Glob© I>emocrb
A good mny paopl© *"' ' u> K * U
rher" on *!ctlon <|ay. anl It I* Inter
c*tlng to tnfitllr© Into th* origin ol th©
Dhra*e Salt river ton llttl© stream In
Kentucky tributary to ">*
very rtangcrou* "' cruokort that
rowing UP in a h**l h*" *** '
honlcji work a man could Jo. It w*
customary to iHinlsh th© negro fay making
film take |.na*n*©r* up the rlvrr In .
k..l boat, hi* master hiring him out for
th© purpose To go "up Hull rlv©r be
came proverb, and was first usd by a
Kentuckian © ,h * f1,,0r of ‘'on**©**, h*
remarking that "h© waa golnf up ftalt
river.”
•trrofnla Ik, fa*.
F.c*©m*. ratayh. hip filcMaae. whit©
swelling, and ev©n conaumptlon hav© (heir
origin In scrofulous conation* With th©
slighted taint of a rofuia In th© blood.
th*r© ll no safety. Th© remidy for thl*
ditM*© In ©U <*• form* *• HooA'© Sar©a
parllla. which o*a to th© root of tho
trouble and aH ImPurl* l ” * n<l <“-
•a*e germs from Ih* blood.
Th© beat family tatharlu la Hood*
FUJI,-ad.
AROUND THE
Big Christmas Tree
Gather the Joyous Shoppers. .
i Si BULL STSk
THE VISIBLE SOUL.
A Short Story ly O. 11. fi.
Copyright, HKK>. by Loulp Klopseh, the
Christian Ilra!d. New York
Mr Bamu#l Green#, the leA<ting lumber
merehsnrt In s Urge Western city, wan
known a# one of th# moat prosperous men
In his aeeflon of the sfate. He had ac
quired hi# wealth by hard trading and
clou* bargaining. Few people could g*i
ahewd of him. and though it w;n his* fr*
quent remark that every dollar he owned
wae “hon#*Uy mad# in trade.” hi* cut*
tomern and his tenants kra w him only *.s
a *rd man. not unacrupuious. hut dis
posed to exact the last dime. Al home
or in church (to which h* went occaslon
a*ly) his thoughta were too much occu
pied with schemes of money-making to
afford any spar# room for affection or re
ligious feeling His business acquaint
ances rather envied him. as one who had
conquered (ha aecrat of success
The lumber merchant as: In his llttl*
office at th# close of sn October day. It
had been a dav full of business and Its
aggravations He was thinking of going
home, when there suddenly came a rai
tst at the door.
“Gome in!” called Mr. Green#, gruffly
”Ob. it's you. Himmons. Well now. what’s
%\anted?”
’’Mr. Greene,” said Tie newcomer, a
sturdily-built, honest-looking man of mid
dle age, “I’ve come to If you won’t
let me have another bill of lumber
some Michigan pin# I need for that con
tract I have on the east skle ”
“No. Bimtnotis, you can't have another
foot of Itimlier from my yard, that's
flat.” sakl Mr Greene, harshly. “As
soon as you pay up what you owe. you
• in get more; not t.JI then “
“But. Mr Greene.'' protected Plmmens.
"thla Is a serious matter to OM Why,
I’ve |Ml<] you hundreds and hundreds of
dollars, good money, for your lumber; anti
as soon mn this Job Is through you will
he the first to get your money. You don’t
surely mean to say you refuse?”
“That's Just what I do mean," snapped
Greene ”But I've no time to talk shout
It. You can take your rhol %; pay up
your last Mil, or go without.”
“It simply means ruin, that's what It
doc*,” sold the man advancing Into the
room. “Why, good heavens, Mr Greene,
you cannot mean what you say! It would
be the mean#*!——”
“Get out!” thundered the lumber mer
chant. advancing toward him, his hug#
bulk now quivering with anger "Out of
here. I say. You shall never get a foot
of lumber from m* as long as I live.”
Himmons retreated step or two, then,
still wlh hat In hand, he turned toward*
ihe excited man. "Mr. Gr#ene.” h> said
In deep tones, “may the forgive me
for saying It. hut I think you have th*
meanest soul that ever he |crmfttod to
enter into man, and If you couid only ace
It ”
But hts talk was auddenly cut short by
a fhrealening movement of Mr. Greene,
who pushed him out of the office and
slammed th* door violently.
"Confoundcl Impudence, 1 call It;•• •©>,]
Ih© lumber merchant on rrgulnlng hi©
*©at. "Why. hang the fellow. I trusted
him ©ml trusted him I'm fairly sick of
hi* whining talk and poverty-stricken
wav*. To Insuit me by referring to my
aoul What does h© know shout It. anv
aay— and h© roe© and px< . and th© floor of
the little oth e. "He .al.l I had the mean
est soul." h© mused. "Hut who ©vrr heard
of anyone aeelng a soul?" And then he
•at down again, and rubbed his chin
meditatively. He rested hla head upon
his hand* ftomchow. those words bur
rowed and bussed In hi* brain. The world
of business *"©m,d to slip away Into
shadows and silence.
• **•••.
"Sly soul—well. I wish I could see It. I
m sure Ihat fellow I* wrong Anyhow,
he knows nothing about It. I wish "
"Here 1 am." piped up a little, thin
voice, somewhere on Ihe floor behind him.
"What—what'* that?" he asked quickly.
"Here I am." repeated the Ibtn voice.
"Who? Where?"
"Right here behind you."
The lumber merrhant turned In aston
ishment. and looked In the direction Indi
cated. There. In a corner, and In the shad
ow of the leather-covered lounge, waa a
little. tmpt<h. dwarf-looking figure, like a
shriveled Filipino, The merchunt shrank
back In nmagement
"Who are you anywoy?" he gasped.
"I am your aoul." piped the black-look
ing Iklle Imp In the corner.
"Sly soul!" He shook himself together
as If disbelieving his *ene*. "Ftter non
sense! Why, with a touch of this button
I can summon a policeman "
“fttlll I am your soul," said Ihe llttl©
black one. "TonFs and nobody else - *."
"How did you come Into my olllc©?" In
terrogated the merchant.
"I was permitted to com© as you wish
ed." ssld the black thing, "and I muat
•ray until th© tlm© of my permission
•nd©.”
"Counfotid It!" persisted Mr. Oren*.
"you don't mean to ssy thst you are go
ing tottlck right here, In my ofltce "
■'Wherever you go. I go," piped the
voice. "I am a part of you and you
cannot b* without tn."
"Hut," stammered th© merchant, with
SAVANNAH, GA.. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1000.
an Inward shudder, "how am 1 qver to g~t
along with you sluing around?” He went
over fearfully toward the door and slipped
th# spring lock. “Why. this Is ridiculous.
Everybody who meets us will remark.”
“No eye but yours can see me.” was th#
reply from the corner.
“Well. that*# one consolation." said
Green#, drawing a long breach. “My aoul!
Mine! This Is the first t.m# anybody #v#r
henrd of such a thing."
He :ou. bed h bell to summon his fore
man.
“Haff/* he said. 'Tin going horn#. Ev
erything nil right?"
“Ye#, sir.” replied th# foreman.
‘ W ell, then, gel m# a carriage, will
you ?“
“Certainly, sir.”
It was with a strnnge trepidation that
Mr. Green# but tonsil up his < oat and
, ~-.©l *•,. lour tf hhl nt!i. * that c\ening.
He felt somehow as though he was bid
ding the old place good-by and might
ne\r come back. He noted with satis
faction that the coach lamps were unlit.
Looking down he saw. moving tightly by
his tdde. the dark, littla impish figure He
op*i.ed the roach door aid stappad aside
to give th# Boul th# right of way. Then
h* entered.
“How shall I #ver be able to meet Mary
and th# girls In this Ax? he wild. “It’s
awful! awful! Hrmethlng must hav# hop
pined In m> brain." and he turned again
toward the little figure who## presence
and aji'earanc# seemed to put the ques
tion of hallucination beyond all doubt.
On reaching his home h* stepped quickly
to Ihe lor, opened ll with his own pri
vate key and let hlrn-elf Into the hail un
oi s*tved. I p the stairs to his room he
wdi • l-eh ##ly. tnce *f# within h#
locked tn** door and sank down, exhaust
ed. in a .urge easy chair.
“He sakl I had the meanest aoul the
Ijord ever |#*rmitted to be in a man—that e
w hat he nn I*l. 1 remember every word tlis
tliv*tl>,“ and he looked around ornw mor#
mi the dw irflsh creature who sat on a
i hair almost o{>posltc. And you sr# that
soul that came In ob*dtenc# to some
strange summons! Now.” said th# mer
chant. ”1 want to think about this. l>u
us ask. what Is th# cause of that dingy
color-th# elfish blackn##s?”
"1 am what you have mad# tne.“ said
th# Soul. ”1 was not always so dark ”
"Tlie meanest soul." repeated Green#,
the words lingering In his t>raln Ilk# the
refrain of a song “Th# mkinaK aoul!
\\ . si. if I have harkened my soul. I )*r.y
God to help me. for no one els# can.”
A lap t th# k>or Interrupted his
thoughts. Ho turned sharply to th# llttl#
llgure.
••You nr* sure no on# can ### your*
"Non# but you.” was th# pply.
H* opened the door.
“S.%m! Bum!” sold th# g*nfl# vole# of
hi# wife. “What’s the mofter** W# ssw
you go Up. and we haven't heard from
you since you rum* home ” Bh# nervous
ly grsp#d his hands m her own. which
were trcqnbllng.
“Nothing. Mary.” said the lumber fn*-
chant hurriedly. “Nothing’s the matter,
only I wish yon would send m# up a cup
of tea—a cup of gtxid strong tea. I want
to take It her# In my room. I have some
thing *n mv mind; nothing to trouble you,
M ry. hut 1 must be h re a tone for a Ill
tie while.”
With something between a gasp and a
sob. the wife went down stiiirs. I*n-sesit|y
she returned wlm the cup of tea.
“Thank you. Mary,” he said In a ton*
so kindly that hi# wife looked at him in
suprise. “Now. dear, you a#e I am ail
right. Won't you please get Tom to
■
him unnwdlately? In fact, tell him to
bring Simmons with him.” He pulled out
his watch. ”! must have him here withn
the next half hour.”
Five mlnutew later, he could hear the
sound of th© departing coach, showing
that th© coachman had sped upon hla er
rand. Mr. Greene again touched the ball,
and on© of hla daughters responded.
"Kdlth I want to send down to tho
widow Grogan's. You know sh© Is one
of my tenants, can't on* of yon g'ti©
go down and bring h©r up? IFa only t©n
minutes' walk, and 1 must aee her thl©
evening.”
"Why. p-pa.” aakl the daughter, "and
so late?"
"Oh." said th# merchant. "It’d only 7
o'clock. You go. Kdllh. and I will make
It up to yon. You can take the atreet
car and be down there In a twinkling."
And to her astonishment, he kissed her.
Much a thing had hardly hapfsaied since
the girl# were babies.
It was well within Ihe half hour when
Tom drove up before Ihe door, and Oar-
Is-nter 'fi.mmon* mounted the steps, lie
an# shown up to the merchant's room
"Cotne tn, Klmmons; corns In!" said Mr.
Green© with a show of animation.
"1 mmr. Mr. Green*, but I haven't th©
slightest Idea '*
"No matter, no matter. Sit down." said
the other. "The fact Is, Simmon*. I be
haved Ilka a hog to you this afternoon,
and I am deeply sorry for It. I want you
to understand that, himmons You have
been a good customer of mine, and I've
never lost a cent by your trade, ©nd to
hav© spoken to you a* I did w©s to*
moan for anything, and I want to apolo
gise."
"Oh. Mr Greene.” protested the car
penter. "don't say a word "
■ Hut I Inal st," aaJd Oroen© stoutly. "If
a man acts Ukt a bog. ha muat apologue,
he lias no right to act so. You said thai
J h©d the meanest
“Mr Greene." cried the osr|#r-.ter ner
vously, “I regret## I it the mam#nrt I sal#
tt I dec lans I dki It was a cruel ’■dug.”
“It was true," a.tid Gr* iw\ “every
won) 1 kiH'W It I have the meanest
soul, and you told the truth Hit down.”
Th# \ Isitor sat down In amo-*#ro tt
“Now, her* Is an order,” co:Wlnu#d
Green#, writing at a d##k that Mood In
tb* corn#r of the room "Haff will g.v#
you whatever lumber you want Hereaf
ter you t*in have tlwit prtlvUqpe. You sro
an Imnest man ”
"You don't mean It! You don’t m* an It,
Mr Green#,” cried the carpenter, start
ing up “Why. It's like picking me on. of
the gutter. I whs ruined If I didn’t ©jet
that lumber. You’ve saved me. You
saved my bu#ln#as.”
“Not another word.” •aid Mr Greene
“Her*. Himmons, here’s the order. Good
night, and whenever you want any more
lumT*#r com# and see m* "
Htlll muMerlng his thanks, and greatly
astonished at the turn affairs had taken,
the carpenter withdrew
Th# lumber merchant stood for a min
ute with a s’rang# smile on his fare. As
he heard he footsteps die aw#y. his eye
fell upon th# little figure In Its nook, snd
It ##rm#d to him— although If might only
have been InHiginat.on—that It had grown
a shede whiter.
A little lot* r th# widow Grogan was
brought In by Edith. The widow, who
was tv-comp inf*d by h#r little daughter of
7. slmwed a tear-stained fa*-#. Hl# had
evidently been antlcipa lug sont# new* mis
fortune as the r* *ull of lht summons
from her landlord.
“Now.” s.ld Edith, reassuringly. ”y'J
JusTstep right In, and pniw will see you.”
“Ah. Mrs. Grogan,” sa*d tli# merchant,
"I oni glad you've com**.”
"Oh. Mr Green# “ began th# widow In
piteous ton#*#. “If It's th* rlnt. I told th#
ngent that I would thry to have M for
him next month I’ve don# the best I
could, but It's the hard times we’v# had ”
“Ha# that rss ally agent of min# b*#n
bothering you Mrs. Grogan.”
“Indade the man only wanted your rlnt,
sor n* I told him *'
“Mover mind what you told him. Mrs.
Orognn. Ho this I# Molly, l II? LHH#
Molly. How old Is she?”
“Hlvan. eor. Hj#ak to th# Jlntlemen.
Molly dear."
“Now. Molly." and he produced a sil
ver coin from his vest pi*-k#t, “I atn go
ing to give this to your mother, snd sh#
Is going to buy you the biggest red apple
you ever saw* Mind you do It. Mrs. Gro
gan. Now. aliout that rent. How long
hav# you been living In that house of
m'ae V*
'•Eleven years, eor.”
“Why. It seem# to me that you hav#
been a pretty steady tenant.”
”! got this notice day before ylstetday,
sor. ' and she handed him a notice of dis
possession. -*
The lumber merchant scowled. “And
this," he muttered. ”1* don# In my name.
All the liardshipa that are inflicted upon
the*# ;ioor souls, who have paid rent lor
eleven >ais. 1 liau U> stand spoiusor
for.”
".Now, Mrs. Grogan.” he said, turning
to th widow, who w# wiping her eyes
wit it a corner of her dress. "I am going
to give you a note to tti* agett:, whi It
will tix you all right, so far as (he next
quarter's rent U concerned, and I'll sew
you before then. You’ve had pretty hanj
lines sine#* Patrick died?”
“indade, very hard, sor Many’s th#
meal-hour thera’s nut her bto iwr sup In
the hous."
"Too bad! Too bad: But w most try
to help you In sot)if way. 1 will got my
wil© to conic down and so*- yon, Sirs.
Grogan, and arc If w© ojnnot make ll
carter for you and little Molly. Bit, Mol
ly!"
Th© child smiled tn h! face, but *llll
clung to her mother's sb-cve lie fumbled
In hat vest-poekei—li waa a'stiangc thing
that he was prompted to do. but he did
It. Generosity had never been a weakness
o', the niouy-mker. hut this, he felt.
-s_. , ...>ial case. It was his dothtc, alt
this ml-- ry and suffering He handed
ten dollar bill to th. widow
"Now. here la something to keep th© pot
boiling, anyway, and don't y,u f©ar but
w© will call." h© ©aid. cordially. "That I*
till 1 wanted to geo you ©boot, Mr*. Gro
gan Good night, llttl© Molly."
Then Ihe pent-up ©motion broke out
beyond all control The iioor widow was
overwhelmed wl>h such kindness, and she
fairly broke down.
"May the laird blrsa ye. sor! Oh. may
lie blcs# yon nd your* forever! In.tad©,
It'* a good roan you arc. the itay. to m©
an' Molly, and we'll pray for yon Ivcry
nay Of our Uvea— that wo will It's a kind
heart you have. Indade It la.”
"Ilutn! Iwn'l soy *uch things." said
th© lumber dealer huskily, and hla own
voice trembled. "You can find your way
down, and they will see you on the
o*r."
"Oh. Indade. we’ll walk." ah* said, smil
ing. while th© tears still dropped "I feel
like flyin ."
He beard their step* going down the
stairs, th# patter of the eb.ld keeping ac
companiment to tb# heavier footfall of
the mother Both were emlilng with Joy
sod happiness
With his own eye* strangely moist with
the suspicion of tears, he turned from
the window and looked toward the aha
dotted corner of the room. The soul
Toys for Boys
Are Among Life’s Joys
At the Happy Christmas Tide.
And where’s such a lot of
them as in our basement?
“Rank is but the Guinea’s Stamp.”
The Love of Books
Is the Stamp of Intellectuality.
A Rook is a compliment to the recipient; and it
measures up tlie donor.
Oiir supply of Rooks suitable for Christmas Gifts is
very attractive. Sec them !
st-#mM) to smile at hum with a genii* *x
. pr. todon, wlnctl he had not r*ts*rved 1#
fipte.
Th© hour* that foliowwl w*rs ©vsnKul
on© for h© lumhsr mrrrhsnl IsMW
mt, mi] i.t IntsrvMls hr coovsrssfi whh
hi© strsnß© ixmi|)©nl©n. Th© ©om|;©l©
rn or<l <>f hts rar©©r unroll©<l t>©4©r©
hln> H© saw in a n©w and unfamiliar
light m*n> of Ih© ©v©nt* whlrh h© hl
r©.*or*l©l *© triumph*, h© rsi'*ll©)l thous
and Inslan.ws rh©t© h© had h©©n h*rh,
| t . had r©|)r©**©d nnhl© Impuia©*.
nd sn*'iifi©)( lov* aotl (|ff©tl‘wi In *rd©r
Ihat h© might ]>© iinlmmp©)©.! In hi* slrug-
Kli for W' .ltli, wti©r© hr had drlvrn hartt
haigalna and hrrn Riillly of what now
ii. trottl luJaiUrt. thudteh ,h ''
world rath I It ©hr. w.l iradlng. And lh<-n,
with th©'r>'fl©‘'ll‘*n, h© t.>k©d again al tiff
dark and dlmtnuflv* visitor
"You forgn lhal Ihra© mrn wrr© your
brotlirri." ©akl ih© vl © from Ih© rortirr
nnswrrlnK hi* un*|)ok©n thmighl* "You
Showrd them no mrrry. you mad© no
lowranros; you to>k th© full mrasur© of
vour •rights' a* you undrrstood thrm and
K av no quarlsr Thrtr brokm fortunsw
and bllfhtrd hop©* you mads slrpphif
stonrs to your own au©r**s You hav©
tr.dd©n all h© way upon harta. ©v*n th©
hrarts ©f your own d©ar or©* You (lava
given m© your Boiil~no o|g>nrrunity for
growth, hut hav© mad© in©, as you a©©, a
thin* to h© drsptard and loathsd." Ami
11 bowod Itself In It* corner with a•—-
(ur© of sorrow
With a *• a! that was almost feverish, h©
set about, a- far as man could do. to rec
tify th© wrongs, th© Injustices, th© In
juries and th. shaip trading of year*. It
took (Ini© and no llttl© Rr*.© and moral
courage lo make amend*, and lo do nil ti
Other thin** as h© could, but ha perse
! vsred. And, strangest of all. h found
i presently a kcr. and satisfying pleasure
In Ills ni w line of action In burin©** and
' social affair*, abroad and at home, h*
grew gracious Slid liberal. Mary nisi (he
girls *1 home found him cgnpanlonabl©
and affectionate. **'* m,,n •’ * h '’ y* r ‘*
! he,-am© familiar with hi* smile and kind
word*
He did not forget hl promise to th#
widow Grogan, ark) both *h# snd little
CARDBOARD YACHTS.
How Model Craft May Be Made
of Pasteboard.
'IU- -
DIAGRAM PV>R CAJiDBOAHD YACHT.
ft Is a v©rr tedious piece of work to
holow opt Ihe hull of a toy boat with a
penknife or gouge In the old-fashioned
way. The (modern American toy haa hit
on a much better plan—one which taxes
hla patience lees, and when carried out
properly, gives a far better boat than
couid possibly result from following th*
oklcr method.
Cut two pices of cardboard exactly
alike, to make tho two aide* of your
yacht (Bee figure l.) Th© dimcn-kaw are
Indicated on th© diagram. Fee light,
sltcttg cardboard for lh*s© section© A
single sheet of Shamro'k brlstol board,
which can be purchased at any stationery
store currying artists' nmtertahi. will fur
nish sufficient paper for your entire yacht.
*w the two side* together where the
stitches are marked, making the *em a*
roar tha edge as possible.
Figure 2 wtil be your next step It con
sist© of a piece of sheet lead inchea.
fastened between two hot stitches by
means of copper rlvcl*. The positions of
the rivets a remarked by black disc* Blip
th* lesd through the aperture left for It
tn your paper shell and force out the
sides of the boat with brace* made from
box lid. (Fee figure t) Smal. dab* of whit#
lead will hold th# braces end th* part*
(shown In figure 2> In piece. Th# manner
of stepping th* mast I* shown tn figure 1
One of your brace© mmt be plo©d exact
ly where th* strain of Ihe may will come,
and to this brae© th© irunu* is faalerMd.
Bor* four boles la th* brace* Just tack
PAGES 13 TO 24.
Moll) proflinl by the change In affairs,
a* a.wo (t;#l many other*.
Hefor# many month# had passed, th#
Matinee* community, at first in* rMulou*.
had wholly rvvlsl Its (#rmcr esttmat#
of th# lumber merchant ll# was no
!cvigor “th# meaurst nian,” aid fbe hard
est at a bargain In lostog th# roputwtbm
for such qualities h* liod. all uncon
sciously, gained on# for qualities much
desirable. ll* loved to help thoa#
wTio found themawlves 1n “tight ptor##.”
To the |s>or of his neighbordcmhl 1# wax
a constant b#flfoior
The year neared th# close. Th# soul
had grown to I*# a br comrade, fair and
w#il-|r<L>fN>rtWjn'l, such a* th# merchant
wni(d have loved th# wind# workl lo
see And wdien th# moment of parting
came, he gaxed ujiofi the being who stood
beside him ami marvded. for, a* It
smiled Ufion him. h# knew that It waa
noble and tieautlful. dnxsling in bright,
ttesa and in stature Ilk# the angels.
• •••••••
Th# lumber merchant awok# with a
start. He rubbed hi# eyes, looked at hla
watch© and then sat thoughtfully for a
little space lie hod slept altogether leas
than twenty minutes, but he bad lived
a year and learned th# lesyon of a life
time A shad# of regret passed over hla
face as h# looked into the corner where
had appeared the viator of his dream and
found It emptv Then he put on hi*
overcoat, locked the door and wept home.
And the dream cam# trua. G. H. 0.
flow legs' 4 rtGel*hi of th# tulomo
blle.
From Florida Tlmes l nton and Cttlxen.
Billy Bowlegs, th# Hemlnol# Indian
chief, who 1* In town, was taken for a
rkle In sn automobile yesterday by Dr.
Berry, and h# waa shown th# city from
a different viewpoint fr<*n any which ha
had ever before ae#n. When asked what
he thought of the “auto,” ha replied:
“Him fln#; he lrat bora#, but him no
do lo go hunt with.** ,
During th* emir# ride he oat aa stiff
a# If he was a wooden figure, and simply
or dissented with a nod or a
grunt, as Ih# ca* might be.
of the mart. Til will altar you • run
string** about the mat awl to Iwlm It
eecurely In place. a rliown In llw <Ua
gram The end of Ilia mart tit* Into a
•tap. Indicated by lha dotted Una In
flgur* 2.
The ru'Mi'r Iflgure 7> l made by flttln*
a ws-tlon of atlff cardboard batwaan tha
ha Ivan of a apllt etlc* ami driving pine
throuith Tha pine munt. of eourae. ba
afterward filed off avan with tha ahaft of
tha ruddar Figure 6 show* on* of tha
wall known metal devices for holding a
rubber on tho top of a lend pencil. FU
off tha lower |>art of thla whore tha
dotted liner are marked. Figure t ehowa
n ee-tion of the atom; It. a piece of card
iMMrd held In place with white lead; A,
the pencil holder through which the ahaft
of the rudder will run.
Hefore faalenlng down tha deck attach
the bowaprtt to It by punching four holaa
and running atrMga about the tmwaprit.
Her method of attaching tha moat to *
brace, (figure ) Fasten down tha deck
by palling to It pteoea of paper and
lapping them over on to tha bull of tha
boat.
Figure I ahoara a round dlac of card
board. which la intended to lit anugly
over tha rudder ahaft and praveat It from
•lipping out of placa. The tlUer (figure
I) trill, of couree. he fastened firmly to
the top of the rudder ahaft. Flgura 10
•howw tha manner of attaching tha tcp
attat.
Several mate of oil pain'* or white lead
will make your hoat absolutely water
tight and seaworthy.