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PAKT TWO. I RS. ADLERS. ADLERS. ADLERS. ADLERS. ADLERS. ADLER'S. ADLER'S. ADLER'S. ADLER'S. ADLER'S. ADLER’S. ADLER'S. ADLER'S. ADLER'S. ADLER'S. ADLER'S. ADLER'S. AH' ER’S. ADLER’S. ADLER’S. ADLER'S. Furs for Christmas. An Acceptable Present Always. And the assortment we have provided for this occasion is tempting. We are too busy to waste time writing; advertisements. And as the objective purpose of advertising is to notify the public of desirable 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 hat mobilise da.iy at the place they recognize as headquarters. Follow the crowd! The majority is generally right. The BIG STORE wishes its patrons a MERRY CHRISTMAS, and, with Rip Van Winkle, “may they live long and prosper !" Cloaks and Wraps for Christmas. A gift combining utility with beauty. Kill two birds with one stone. Use diplomacy in making your Xmas donations. 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.