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k W '5DHASKA INDEPEDEN -f ) 1 V -HB CITT OF BETHLEHEM. M a Small aaa. Caattraetfve tSttr at the Preseat Tisa. I Is a llttl i city, and It does not take .ny people to crowd It; but, besides lag the birthplace of Jesus, it is the Irthplace of Israel's great warriur Jng, David. Bethlehem to-day has barely 8,000 inhabitants, and in appearance is not attractive. The streets are too narrow . for vehicles; in fct, there is but one - street In the town wide enough for mr- -. riages, and it is so very narrow that they cannot pass each other in it The streets were made for foot-travelers, donkeys and camels. Hethlehem is abjut five miles south of Jerusalem. Leaving the larger :ity by the Jaffa gate, we take a carriage ad ride rapidly over the fine road '-. jullt but few years ago. The carriage we are In and those we meet are wretched affairs. The horses are to be pitied, first, because they are not well cared for, and second because their drivers are regular Jehus who drive ,- them "furiously" up hill and down. Tu less thnn half an hour we are, in the . " marketplace of Bethlehem, in front of the Church of the Nativity. Let us suppose we have arrived on Christmas eve in time to wander about 'Sand become acquainted with the little - city. ..- ' .' Of course it has changed in appear ance since th6 tlw; of Christ It is ' larger, and better built. , Now, as theu, ' the houses are of stone, and. as cities . and customs cbauga but little in the "' East, we raay saMy infer that mod ern Bethlehem houses are much like those of 1900 yars ago. Perhaps ' some of the old buildings that w ere in existence so long ago may still be stand I lug., Of course, the great Church of the Nativity was not then erected, nor t were any,of the larger religious bullcl i Ings we see. These are the memorials "" of a later date, built in honor of Him whose earthly life began here. One would have to be unmindful of his sur roundings and very unimaginative not to wonder what the place was like on ! that night the anniversary of which we are celebrating. we know that then, ns on this De cember 24. It was filled with Deonle. But those neonle had come for a differ-1 em purpose. Augustus uaesar, ; tue master of the, then known world, hau Issued an Imperial decree ordering a general registration of all his subiects. This was for the purpose o revising or " completing the tax lists. According to Roman !aw, people were to register in their own cities that Is, In the city In which they lived, or to which the vil lage or town was attached. Accord ing to Jewish methods they would be ' registered by trlbw, families and the houses of their - fathers. Joseph and Mary were Jews, and conformed to the Jewish custom. It was well known that he and Mary were of the tribe of Judah and family of David, and that Bethlehem was their ancestral home. Accordingly, they left the Nazareth home, in the territory of Zebulun, and came to David's "own city,? In the ter ritory of Judah. S . T3iey came down the east bank of the Jordan, crossed the river at Jericho, and came up among the Judean hills and valleys until they reached Bethle--hem. It was a long journey and a wearislme one, and on arriving a place of rest was the first thing sought Evidently they had no friends living in the place; or, if they had, their houses I were already nlled. It was necessary . that shelter be had, and immediately, v In the khan, or inn, there was no occupy part of the space provided for cattle. It was not an unusual thing to do and is often done to-day in those Eastern villages. In fact they were about as comportable there as In the khan. At a khan one may procure a up of coffee and a place to lie down on the floor; but each guest provides tiia im fwul and mvfrinc. Thin was Vlall Joseph and Mary could have ob- ' I 1 I Xl... tMa tlAll MWh MA A M lailH'u III IIMS iUU, UQU UIITl IWIU for them. And he :e In Bethlehem, In a stable, or a cave use.! for stabling ani mals, Jesus ' was born, and Mary wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger." "Christ mas In Bethlehem," by Edwin S. Wal lace, in December St Nicholas. : Looking Through a Cola. P'A little toy bearing the high-sounding name of "X-Ray Machine Wonder of the Age" has been Invented, by ! ' means of which you can, to all appear ances, look straight through a silver dollar or a hardwood stick. The Sci entific American prints a picture of it and shows how cunningly the trick Is i done. As you will see from the cut, 1 ..- am 4rav nfrHnflnrfii mfldR to look i mere 0.17 K - like coils of wire. When the eye Is ap plied to the end or one or tnese cyim- - ders, objects may be ciearly seen through them, and when a coin is slipped between the ends of the cylin ders, as shown in the cut, It offers no , obstruction to the light Objects can apparently be seen through the coin. But the small diagram shows where 4he trick comes in. The hole in each cylinder has a bit of mirror-glass at the end, arranged at an angle of 45 de mM A hrtln extends downward from the central hole of each cylinder, so that light entering at one end of the machine is reflected downward at right Bnjrs by the flrt Vnioor, thence for ward by the second Mirror to the third, which throws It u; to the fourth mir ror, by which it is reflected to the eye. It will thus be seen that the light never passes entirely through the cylinders, and the observer does not Bee through but around the coin. The old device which preceded this was on a much larger scale, and was generally used in connection with a brick, which could be seen through, of course, quite as well as a coin. Any clever boy can make an X-raj machine of this sort with some wooden or pasteboard tubes and some bits of looking-glass. And to one who doe not understand the trick it Is a verj wonderful device. A Hora Inside of a Tree. Not long ago a huge oak tree was cut down in a Michigan forest As the woodman split it up his ax struck something hard, which he thought at first was a knot But when it nicked the edge of the steel blade he made up his mind that it must be something very much harder than a knot. So he cut around it carefully, chipping and splitting until he laid the object bare. It was a huge deer hsrn, buried in the very heart of the big oak. How it came there is a mystery. Perhaps some pioneer hunter or some Indian of a hundred years ago had shot a deer, and ,to keep it from the wolves had "A Deer Hora la a Tree. hung it by the horns in the limbs of a young oak, expecting to come back soon and claim It But either be for got where he left It or else some acci dent, happened which prevented ate re mained In the tree year after year, until the wood grew entirely around them. ;,. The part of the tree containing the horns was sent to the museum of the Michigan- Agricultural college, where It now is. An Indian Baby-Jumper. .' ; When the Ostjak baby' grows large enough to sit up his father builds for him" a baby-jumper. The Ostjak pec pie live in cold Siberia where there are a great many spruce trees. The father goes out and cuts a limber young tree, which be fastens to the wall and cell ing of his home, as shown In the pic ture. At the end he hangs a neat Jiam-mock-like cradle, made of sacking and 1 Fua for the Baby. hung by the foiir corners. In this the Ostjak baby is placed, and he soon learns to sway his unique cradle back and forth, and bounce it up and down. As you will see, the Ostjak baby Jumper is. very simple In construction, and theqe is no reason why some of our ingenious boys who have baby brothers and sisters should not make just such a cradle. An Actor of Shakespeare's Day. He had trim, straight legs, this stranger, and a slender, lithe body in a tawny ' silken Jerkin. Square-shouldered, too, was he, and over one shoul der bung a plum-colored cloak ' bor dered with gold braid. His long hose were the color of ' his cloak, and his shoes were russet leather, with rosettes of plum, and such hi heels as Nick had never seen before. '1 bonnet was of tawny velvet, with k . in twisted around it, fastened by 4 jewelled brooch, through which was thrust a curly cock-feather. A fine, white Hol land-linen shirt peeped through his jer kin at the throat, with a broad lace col lar; and his short hair curled crisply all over bis head. He had a little, pointed beard, and the ends of his moustache were twisted so- that they stood out fiercely on either side of his sharp nose. At his side was a long Italian poinard, in a sheath of russet leather and silver filagree, and he had a reckless, high and mighty fling about his stride that strangely took the eye. "Master Skylark," a new serial, by John Bennett, in December St Nicho las. . Mr. Chip's mm Poekets. Av chipmunk, unlike a boy, has his pockets in his mouth. And they are good, big pockets, too. Not long ago a Vermont man thought be would see just how many kernels of corn little Mf. Chipmunk could carry home to his family ail at once. So he laid thirty kernels on a board near the barn and thea Lid behind a shed to watch. Pres ently Mr. Chip appeared, bobbing his tall and looking a little suspicious. When he felt sure that everything was safe up he scampered and picked up every one of the thirty kernels and stored them away In bis pockets until bis face looked as if he had just come down with a bad case of the mumps. Next time forty -Ave kernels were placed on the board and Mr. Chip suc ceeded hi getting every one of them into his pockets, although it made his eyes bulge a little. For the third trial seventy kernels were placed, on the board. This time Mr. Chip was beat en. Although be tried as hard as he could his pockets would hold only fifty- eight of the kernels, and he bad to leave the rest. But that la pNtty good showing for a little reuow. - M i ff 'PIS When Bugle Blow. mien bogles blow, let no man slenp, Mor his oommereial measures teap, But let him rise with heart aglow, And rush to meet his country's foe, Ind foremost to the danger leap. flThat though at the home the maidens weep, ind wives fail down in sorrow deep? Where honor calls the man will go, . Whenbugies blow. Ot cowards shun the biasing steep; Che fields ot glory heroes reap, And if they fall sad no word shdw, Where they do lie, 'tis better so Chat freedom all her splendors keeps. When bugles blow, .' : Jerls Ton Linden. Don't Fret. ' Don't fret, Regret And worry do not pay. By far the better way To look, what e'er betide, , Upon the brightest side. Don't fret, Nor let Despair your heart :toal In, Its riot to begin. ' 'Tis best, without a shirk, To nobly do your work. Don't fret, Forget, If possible, mistake, And eiraest effort make . To build, with hopa's light bars, A ladder to the stars. Eavanagb, in New Orleans Picayune. A Sons of Hops. Bask of the gloom r " , The bloom! Back of the strife r 8 west life. lnd flowinor meadows that glow and gleam There the winds sing Joy and the daisies dream, "" Lnd the sunbeams color the quiokenlng clod, Lnd faith In the future, and trust la God. . Baok of the gloom , The bloom t f Fronting the nlght- The light 1 Under the snows , ' The roset lnd the vales slmr iov to the mlstv hills. Lnd the wild winds ripple it down the rlllsi Lnd the far stars answer the song that swells With all the musio of all the belisl Fronting the night The ltirht! -Frank L, Btanton, in Atlanta. Constitution. ' tost Light- 1 cannot make her smile again,. , That sunshine on her face Chat used to make this worn artb seem. At times so gay a place.. Che same dear eyes look out at mej. The features are the same; tut, O, the smile is out of them, , i Ana x must Deto Diame.. , iomelimes I see it still: I went . i v With her the other day Co meet a long-missed friend, and while We still were on the way, Ber oonfldenoe in waiting )ove ' Brought back to me to see Che old-time love light to her eyes r xnat wiu not snme ior me. Fhey tell me money watts tor mef They say I mleht have fame. i like those gewgaws quite as well As others like the same.. Bat I care not for what I have Nor lust for what I lack. ' Doe tithe as much as my heart longs. xo oau mat iqsc iignc uaoic.. Dome back, dear banished smile, some bad, And into exile drive. Ul thoughts and aims and jealous hopes That in tby stead would tarive. Who wants the earth- wltnout lt sun, And what has life for me Chat's worth a thought, if as its price, It leaves me roDDed ot tneef Edward S, Martin, in Soribner. The Coming Man. A pair ot very ohubby legs, Incased in scarlet boae; A pair of little stubby boots, - With rathe; doubtful toes; . A little kilt, a little eoat, Cut as a mother can And lo! before ns stand in stats The future's "coming man." Bis eyes', perohance. will read the stars, And searoh their unknown ways; Perchance the hsmaa heart snd soul WiH open to their gate; Perohanoe their keen and flashing glaaoe WIU be a Nation's light Those eyas that now are wistful bent On some "big fellow's" kite. Those hands those little busy hands 80 sticky, small and brown; Those hands whose only omission seems To pull all order down; Who knows what hidden strength may be Hidden in their clasp, Though now 'tis but a taffy stick i In sturdy hold they grasp? . Aft, blessings on those little bands, Whose work Is yet undone, And blessings on those little feet, Whose race is yet unran! And blessings on the little brain . That has not learned to plant Whate'er the future holds in store, God bless the "coming man." Somerrllle Journal Home at Last Child, do not fear; r We shall reach our home to-night, For the Bky is clear. And the waters bright; And the breezes have scarcely strength To unfold that little oloud, That like a shroud Spreads out its floeoy length) Then have no fear. As we cleave our silver way Through the waters dear. , ( Fear not, my child! - ' Though the waves are white ana sign, and the storm blows wild Through the gloomy sky; On the edge of the Western Sea, See! that line of golden light. Is the haven bright Where home Is awalttng thee; Where, this peril past, We shall rest from our stormy voyage, In peace at last Be not afraid; But give me thy hand, and see How the waves have made A cradle for thee. Hlght is some, dear, and we shall rest; So turn from the angry skies And close thine eyes, And lay thine head on my breast; Child, do not weep; lathe calm, oold, purple depths There w shall sleep. Adelaide A Proofs The same opportunities make) a hero ox one man and an ass 01 anoiaar. WHO KNOWS. Just little oloud with hue Catting shadows o'er the blue Where tney stood; . "It will rain," he whispered, "dear, Let us find a shelter hers lathe wood." , 4 Then the silver drops same down, -;r Smote the swaying, emerald crown Of the tree; ; But the snugly she.tered paii Watched the heavy downpour then Lovingly. And he held her tiny hand. Why True lovers understand. This I know: When the sun peeped from the sky, Pretty, maiden seemed so shy Loath to go! Here the twain were lingering, After birds begau to sing, For an hour. And she whispered tenderly; "Who knows, darling? There may bs Another shower." Brooklyn Life, PITH AND POINT. He "Just tbink of it ! They say man descended J rom a monkey." She "A come down, indeed r'De troit Tribune. TeaoherMNow, if I take your slats pencil what oaa I do with it?" Lhtla Boy "Yon tan tur your baix."- tlarper's oazar. The man whose nature 'tis to sigh . Can always flud a rensont 'Mid frost he says that coal's too high, While warmtb Is out of season. Washington Star. She Is it not true that two peo ple oan lire as cheaply as one?" Ha "Yes, if they' are married. Not if they are engaged." Paok. "Diner "Isn't that a pretty small steak ?" Attandant "Tes ; but you'll find it will. take yon a good while to eat it" Boston Transoripi. Mra Blande "They say that Mag lin married for money." Mrs. Swarve "Anybody could see that who ever saw his wife." Button Transcript. Long we have sought Its other name. And now at last 'tis kuowot This thing they call "the trump ot fame", Is but a megaphone, . ; Indianapolis Journal. First Wheelman (a beginner) "strange how a fellow will run into things when he first begins to ride." Second Wheelman "Yes, I ran into debt to get ny wheel, "Boston Traas onpt Mr. Elwell "Isn't it strange, bat true, nevertheless, that the biggest fools always marry the prettiest girls?" Mrs. Elwell "Ob, now, go on, you flatterer." Philadelphia Inr qnirer. Where Her Troubles Began : "I an dentandthat Mr. and Mxa Bridie are not so happy as they expected to be.' "No, they are not xoa see, sne is afraid to stay alone , at night.- Brooklyn'Life. Of One Mind : '"Ohtunpler, Vt made up my mind I was orazy when I lent you that $50. "Strange t for I am equally certain that A was not re sponsible whea I borrowed it." Da troit Free Press. TLadv "Thank yon, sir;, boa I don't like to deprive too. of your comfortable seat." Hibernian "Be th powers, leddy, it was oomfoitabla no longer when Oi saw yon standing Harlem Life. . Caller "I understand that youx husband distinguished himself at the banquet last evening." Mra Rntnly "Possibly ; but it was more than ha conld do when ha reached home." Detroit Free Press. "I hear von had a financial dis cussion with Dead wood Pete. Did you find him open to conviction t "No, bnt when I left him. the dootor had to take fourteen stitches in him. Detroit Tribune. Hnsband "There's one thintr I can say for myself, anyway 1 1 have risen by my own efforts." Wife "Never in the morning, John. I notice that it takes two alarm clocks and np the members of the household to get yon np tnen. coston uowner. ..?,-. tioo Watch for a Dollar. A watch thct will record the passing hoars with fair accuracy can be bought nowadays at retail for the priee'of a table d'hote dinner,. A watchmaker and jeweler on upper Broadway dis plays a tray fall of niokle ease watohea for one dollar each. They are not toys, but real watches that "go," and while they are not to be depended up on to oatob railroad trains, they serve all the purposes of a dilatory man in keeping appointments. "That dollar watch," said the dealer, "sold for ten dollars ten years ago, bnt the improvement in the maohinery for making the parts has been snob within the last two years that a factory equipped for manufacturing the cheap artiole oan turn them ont almost as last as olothes pins are made, No, they are not furnished with jewel bearings, although some people expect the pins and shafts to be set in dia mond sockets, ana even then think a dollar gives me too much profit' Mail and Express. Deepening Waterways. After sinking millions of dollars in the hopeless task of deepening the channel of the Mississippi River, a young inventor has worked ont a plan for an hydranlio dredge that will make the andertakingjjof deepening water- ways comparatively easy, lie baa re cently built a machine that will go through a sandbar at a speed at eight or ten feet per minute, cutting out a clear ohannel forty feet wide ana twenty feet deep. 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