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TH* are so eg . arm tai tt* • "'■4* tallro 1mm hi* ... » ;•* iV-r* w-aakoS a tkn tenr vj ro the Stair vat.. The jwua* - «§ :**;«* **4 tier haul !n-e astl .,-Xfct Satfeshtei hr *hr srrtat -ft !i* the king' ■ etc wNatfwretf es .toglf ~U la the tuag‘ Qw=*k - Itw --m Mir t s*‘ !«■ »«»t *'»—you auhst ” - >r afore to fail tin arms* the —mo* -Timer*—Ckwiigh ttwt 4*>orT*" at* jqpadl ■te. * »*'< 4a * s> 4*r.’ be . -*rrrc ‘3mt aaa t «-.gfc* S-ttf r*.>AAe lor—her * .<* t.ia eye* atj i L -d* of one's to.i The man's (Wnnw* had not prefMMessefl Na 1 bnt at the soon ! of his voire t*e r» ■*: red that whieb had made i:. tn» p" : n» t of met. As the warm bas.i o: t e king cla -ped i.=s own pta : I’i kne w the* he «a- in the - o! a master oi human des i c ■ *. a tt.an wi.os- ponderous red >i ti body was simp.y the crude '.T i tkn igh which spoke the ~ e-1" • spirit that ha- enslaved ttoi.sai d» ' ) i mi. that had enthralled a stale itc stature and that hau hyp ' ' i - a -di-tal jury into giving lim h ' k h:» freedom when evidence n:.-*th*r* i .‘.in in criti e lie felt hiui • ‘ f ti ‘ g in tii* presence of this '-t .rcely to regain lit- f He wit hurt w his hand and i'o'?. ’-a- i . n. * 1! like a soldier 1 .’tv- • to you with a griev Strang" he began "A r-.« van« - which i fee! sure you will do j<» r t-est to r ght. Perhaps you ar« r» ar- tt.at some lit:;, time ago— as- • weeks bark—jour i-eople b ard< d n.y ship in force and robbed m* d *ei--w' th< ..^und dollars' worth of merchandise. Strang t. »>• draw a s:ep back ei ... \ed in a v • that shot* the room "Aware r* i of bis fare turned V * . he eli i '.ed his free hand :n .- jdo- n p i - i "Aware of lt!“ He '•I* ■ -1 '! ■ »rds. this ’ime so gent t N. anH « uuld «t art elv h» ar tIt* • :• ; t» d hn> heavy stick upon the Amor Ni*. i : n Plum. ! was nut aware of it If I had b m " H - gp d His •t.x* . . The m.-v. m-ot. end i- sudden c • in of h:s teeth through : t '-curd » r- cvpri-aaive enough for NtiLr.'rl * - ..d» .-stand Then th* king Mailed. ■ \r- you -ur«—are you quite sure. Captain l’. tin. that it was my people »t attacked uir ship’ If so, of ■ . hav some proof 7” tt- •• vry n- ar to (leaver is land and many n.:l< s from th- main Ur.! '-o*: Nil hame! ‘it could only kiv<* been >oar people -At>V' Stra: s '■ d the way to a table at th>* • • ••■d o.’ th- room and motioned Nathan’*-! to a feat opposite him We ate a much persecuted people. < j.ta.e Plum. very much persecuted • - it “ H’» wood-rfwl voice trem -d with a subdued pathos ‘We a- -v r-d lor many sins that uaie t ■ !-een ours. Captain Plum, and a : g t «*m are rubbery. piracy’ and - v-tj ri. rcer Tti (ieople along ■t- roast > are deadly enemies to us v am so .id be their lrands. they < sat crime* in our name and we do i«* r- a.tai- It was not my people « bo v aylaju yi ar vessel. They were f rhermen. probably, who came from e v . gan shore and awaited their •ipt-ort nr' iff Beaver Island. But 1 .■hall intes gate this, believe me, 1 shall investigate this fully. Captain Plum* Nat name’, felt something like a great choking fist shoot up into his throat. It was not a sensation of fear hat of humiliation—the humiliation of defeat, the knowledge of his own weakness in the hands of this man wbo had bo quickly and so surely blocked Lis claim His quick brain ■aw -be futility of argument. He possessed no absolute proof and be had thought that be needed none rang saw the flash of doubt in his fare, the hesitancy in his answer; he i divines the working of the other's. brain ana In ms soft voice, purnug with friendship, he followed up his triumph “I sympathize with you." he spoke gently, "and my sympathy and word shajl help you. We do not welcome strangers among us, for strangers have usually proved themselves our enemies and have done us wrong But to you I give the freedom of our kingdom. Search where you will, at what hours you will, and when you have found a single proof that your stolen property is among my people —when you have seen a face that you rec gnrze as one of the robbers, re in: u to me and 1 shall make restitu tion and punish the evil-doers." So intensely he spoke, so filled with reason and truth were his words, that Nathaniel thrust out his hand in token of acceptance of the king's terms • nd as Strang gripped that hand Cap tain PA;m saw the young girl's face oner the prophet's shoulder—a face, w hite ns death in its terror, that told him all he had heard was a lie. "And when you have done with my people." continued the king, “you will to among t; at other race, along the mainland where men have thrown off •ne restrains of society to give loose !* _n to lust and avarice; where the Indian is bratified that his wife may he intoxicated by compulsion aud prostituted by violence before his v* - v. i;i re ih“ for. st cabins and the streets of towns are filled with half bre -d.‘. where there stalk wretches with withered and tearless eyes, who are tn nowise troubled by recollection of robbery, rape and murder. And ■ her. you will find w hom you are look ing fori" Strang had risen to his feet His eves biazt d with the fire of smoth ered hatred and passion and his great voice roll- d through his beard trem ulous with excitement, but still deep anc rich, like the booming of some melodious instrument. He flung aside Ins hat as he paced back and forth; his shaggy hair fell upon his shoul ders; huge veins stood out upon his forehead—and Nathaniel sat mute as he watched this lion of a man whose treat throat quivered with the power hat might have stirred a nation—that n ight have made him president in stead of king He waited for the ti. .nder of that throat and his nerves keyed th"n:selves to meet its bursting ;u.ssioc. But when Strang spoke again No. Cap'r P> u*t*. I Was Not Aware of It." it was :ti a voice as soft and as gentle as a woman's. “Those are the men who have vili fied ;is. t'apiain Plum; who have cov et’d its with crimes that we have never committed; who have driven ti • people into groups that they may be free from depredation; who watch like vultures to des;>oil our women; •• ilcl wifeless men. Captain Plum, wlto ha. e left families and character be hind them aud who have sought the wilderness to escap- the penalties of law and order It is they who would destroj is flo among n:y own people first. V*plain Plum, aud find your lost property if you can; aud if you can not dis over .t where in seven years not one laid has been born out of wedlock, seek among the hnmanites— r.ud my sheriffs shall follow where you place the crime!" H« had stretched out his arms like '•tie wl.os- plea was of life and death; his faa your house or mine, and me little children across the street, are just like other little chil Dien in Russia, in Norway, m France and in Italy, or the German Father land who have made ready for their Christmas trees when the winter's sun has set and the Christina- stars are shining over head. At th~ time that the Holy Babe lay in ;he mugger in Bethlehem to be the Christmas Babe lor the Christian world the Romans were celebrating their Saturnalia and trimming willow waruis-. as we trim Christmas trees, of course with a difference. But just the same they were celebrating the mid winter festival. They danced and sang, gave gifts, and hung wreaths while across the Alps to the north the Wild Huntsman was chasing through the woods to be the terror of all naughty children 1 he Christmas tree honored be cause it was evergreen gained fresh honors when adorned with tapers. The evergreen was eternal, and the lights shed glory around. How jolly is the raising of the Christmas tree! How the children love to talk about it before hand and to trim it. or to get the gifts from its overladen boughs. In Germany the whole household goes to church. In many villages the church is left In daiincss. and the worshipers carry lighted candles, com ing in one by one. u itil it is a bril liant sight When the season is over the old hymns are sung. "Es ist der Tag des Herrn.” and Christmas g-evt ings are heard on every side. The Julafred. or pe-.-e of Christmas, is publicly proclaimed In Sweden and Norway. The churches are decorated, and the children are the first to enter in ite gray of the early morning No ci.e is forgotten. The poor are re membered with food and clothing, and best of all the little brothers of the air, the birds, have a tree hung with a sheaf of wheat for Christmas cheer. In Servia and in Bulgaria no one crosses a strange threshold if it can be avoided Friends rejoice tcgether, the little children dance and sing and gilts are exchanged. An aDcitnt cere mony has to be performed by the head of every household Before a mouthful of food is eaten early in the morning, corn is placed In a stocking and the chief of the family sprinkles a little before the householder, saying "Christ is born;" to which one of the family replies: "He is born indeed." Then the house-father has to "wish” and. advancing to the burning legs oa the hearth, he strikes then, until the sparks fly upward, with ?. good wish for the horses, another for the cat tles. the calves, and the goats, and so on through the entire band of stock cn the farm. concluding with a special prayer and tn extra blow upon the embers of the logs for a plentiful har vest In this manner the gods of na ture are appeased. Then the ashes containing "the wish" are collected and buried secretly. As for the Yule iogs. they are not permitted to bura entirely away, but the fire being ex tinguished the burnt ends are placed in the clefts of fruit trees so as to ensure a bountiful crop The more playful customs of put ting hats about for presents as French children do. of baskets which Italian children make, of gift boxes and the tour of St. Nick prevail everywhere. Even in the tropics Christmas is ob served. as if the cold 6ncw lay round about- Mexico has many beautiful customs, and Catholic countries nev er forget the feast of the Babe in the Hanger in church. Bu OiTtur , f^r* "And thon Bethlehem, in the land of Jnda. art not least among the princes of Ja&a."—Matthew II, 6. "O, little town of Bethlehem, how still we • see thee lie"— The song' bring's bacK the silent peace of Christmases gone by: Brings bacK the eleven mystery, and sets the heart a-thrill With fancies cf the snow-clraped firs that nodded cn the hill. With memories cf ruddy lights that night would fend aglow ■Which from the cottage windows fiung their banners on the snow. “Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by”— ’ The stars above the little town were very far and high s They marched triumphantly from lands _ whereof a boy might dream To other lands that becKoned him with dawn's enchanting gleam But under all the silent stars that marched from east to west The little town the little town—contented, was at rest. “Yet in thy darK streets shineth the ever lasting light*'— The mellow blaze of memory still leaps serenely bright And through its wondrous neoromance the bare trees it illumes All pinK and white are radiant with snowy apple blooms Whose petals, when the winter winds the branches sway and lift. Float dreamily away, away, to pile in drift on drift "The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight"— Are met in every little town seen in the Christmas light, For none of us but muses new. when this old song is sung. Of all the blessing's that were his when head and heart were young. And, miser-liKe. he counts his store of treasures, for of them He builds anew at Christmas time his “to’-m of Bethlehem." Cruc Spirit of (Birina The ethics o* Christmas giving is the doing oi something that represents our ' own unselfish natures, and is not rep resented by the price, but by the bene fit to the rec - ent of the gift. It is not the one who receives the gift alone who will be benefited, but the satisfac- j tion of having tried to help brings to the donor also a full measure of Christ- 1 mas joy. Serving man is serving Chnst. and every time you take the hand of one who needs help, and every time you lift another a little step higher in human life, and every time you put ; a little more hope into a heart that is almost In despair and death, you are doing something not merely for him; you are making Christ's work easier for him. you are giving him a Christmas gift. As one has aptly written: "'Vhen the three wise men rode from the east into the west on that "first, best Christmas night." they bore on their saddlebows three cas kets filled with gold, and frankincense ! and myrr - be laid at the feet of the i manger-cradled Babe of Bethlehem. Beginning with this old. old journey, the spirit of giving crept Into the world's heart. As the Magi came bear ing gifts, so do we also—gifts that re lieve want: gifts that arc sweet and fragrant with friendship; gifts that breathe love: gifts that mean service; gifts inspired still by the star that shone over the City of David nearly two thousand years ago." Might Be Better. “Now, Rastus." said the Sunday school teacher, after Rastus had help ed to eat the Christmas dinner given to the class. “Tou have had turkey, mince pie. oysters, jelly, cake. Ice cream, sweet potatoes, peas, corn, white potatoes, bread and butter, cel ery. olives, pickles, and I don't know bow much else besides. Could you Imagine anything else that would make Christmas pleasant?" “Well, mum," breathed Rastus. try ing to button his vest and giving up with a glad smile, "well, mem. I cain't think o' nothin’, on less it ’ud be a watahmeloa." A LINGERER. The Eldest Daughter—if Harry had lived in the old days he'd have made a. good knight. Her father—I don't know much about that—but it tak.es him a long time to say "good night' now. Serse of Taste. From a series of experiments re cently made at the University of Xan sas it is evident that the average per son ran taste the bitter c!' quinine when one part is dissolved in afl.bOO yurts of water. Salt was detected in water when one part to 640 of the is aid was used. Sugar could l»e tast ed in parts of water and common s--da in 4S. In nearly all cases women o. ; Id detect a smaller quantity than r.cu X nutter V w long your neck -iiav be c- E-*w -ore ’ sir thi-iat. Hamlins Wizard < hi will cure it sandy an 1 quickly. It driv.-- cut all swvne-. and inhamuution. We cannot teach truth to another, we can only help him to find it.—Gal ilea. Mr*. l'Tr«lotr'p SnotMn? *rr»|t Foretoken :mc rw ::t id** cumx, i-ouc»' .a iftmn. iaoJ—i.gj»pu.t.cUiVi" CuaiuC- * u ll«k It's a pity that more sermons are not as dc^ep as 'hey are long. nessand Rest Contains neither Opium .Morphine nor Mineral Not \arc otic Unr tfOid OtxiwajrTOm /W*-i i.W« jKx - \ “■ i A perfect Rowdy for Constipa tion . Sour Stomach.Dicrrhoca Worms .Convulsions Fcxmsh oes s and LOSS OF SLEEP Fac Simile Signature of Tht Centaur Company. NEW YORK rider the Foodat* Copy of Wrapper. • * W. L. DOUGLAS *3.00 *3.50&*4.00 SHOES E°50K!S , Bots- shoes. ? 2.00,» 2.so amo S3.oa best ■» r»t world, j The benefit, of t rep hfdoa, If I mold takt ^nn Into my which apply principally lar^t. factories at llr.x-kt.m. to solo leather, and the Mam- ami rh.»w you how care- I rodocod tariff om mo4a fully W. L. I»ougl*i» sh-*e> are leather, now an on lorn me made, th-superior workmanship i to p/re the twearer tstert, and the hj^h grade ieuil.t rs u* a. fi rtLs for him money, hot- yon would then 0D.lTs.an1i why end Bonder arearinc lK>Harfor 1 (■ uamntf^ 33, 33.SO and 3*& shoes My shoes t • L.»M ti.f*;r fLaje, than i could give him mro look and fit better and w^-ir d vlovs to thetariff row talon. 1 rarer than ary oth^r $ v«». 0 I or >4.00 shoes yon can bay. EUREKA " Harness UimirCO soft as a glove HARNESS black as a cod ■ I 11 M by DMtan anqnkn I I I | STANDARD Oil COMPANY " Mi (Ircerponted) 44 Bu. fa the Acre ^ : ^ .1. v what . i In Kenned? «>f Kiiaonton Aiaena. Western a caua. pot froci 4i a rvv o: S^mw Wb*a i. n l. ic. Kcpor from i herds?nothin that pn-v ncfi slU‘Wfdotborpn<*l icBtirsQlu—Kucb a> 4 vw I t:-, I . if. Cii »tra • r*>Ri tai Scrt-s <>r X' 3 -. R.p raon*. lo.Jk nml 4C i>csLfiji>:ids wcrenum »*rvt s As fciph as 1 : brshcls of fto the iiorfwtrci fi - beit froiu Alberta Lokihin 1130. Tiis Siivsr Gup » 1 tin* recent Spokane t'V.ir w:i»- uvtnrdeii t< t A Hera Gov emu rut fvr : *sh;bitof trratrv,|cTassesaiMl '• - -M'S, K* porthoi ♦TOei'«M ■ ■ savkatrbewan ana Maii.tob^ in Western Canada. Kree h*'ir.est*’ailA of 160 acres, and .nijoioinj; pre emptions of 160 3*4 roe r set tlement. s-’tiers' l*>w raiiwn> r.vtt**. Srp’t of Iminwrraticr. • »?\vwa. Cr. x:..»*rn> vbe Canadian ltx»Temnirct Ag»'nL w. V. BENNETT Be? Buiibi-g 0 naha. Neb. • - ' •' fi'1drp*s near»*i ;nr. i Bad BLOOD “Before I besran nsing Cascarms I had a bad complexion, pimples on my face, ersd my food was not digested asitshou'.d have teen. Now I am entirely well, and the pimples have all disappeared from my face. I can truthfully say that Cascareta are j : t as advertised; I have taken only two boxes of them.” Clare ace K. Griffin, Sheridan, Ind. Teasaet. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. 1*0 di Never S*ckea.Weaker < r Gripe. 13c. 2s =-\;. Ne'er so!2 ic bulk.. Theceru inf t*bie* stain p>i C C C. to care or yoar moacy back. 927 M 1 ^ TB PITftC Spni-s of mistle- •« IfltC I f lit ”*a*^ and t*err,f*H ■ VBBVf ■ • Vb for Christmas dew ratinn. r .j'r” 4i*-* by ma:1 prepaid. X-arper >i_»* .o<- by expre-*-. prepaid. Sump* « r >uve« l. S. HESHMCOTT. TSLETA. TEXAS. ft STPIITft TTUmvK.OnlnmmWbs)v k* IV & *agu« . 1» .C. liuuiisirv-e. Uoirv. I W ■ (kII I V est r«ldRdK>& Beu resu.sx BEFIAMSE STARCH Per Infants and Children. The Kind Ysu Have Always Bears the Signature of Thirty Years Rift V**C OCKT&0R R03MUIT, RtW TOSS C.T1. 11 mm The Rito Lamp is a high grade lamp, sold at a low price. «• re ar* lamrs that cost wove, bn th*»pr-» * r.o hettpr lamp madr at any pr ce. tonstructed of solid brass nickel p'ated—ensllr k«*n V-car an .‘nunifui s.<> light (prri^C Kvery dra>er ftp-Tghere If not at touts. aa>« for aescnpt.re cirrular to *hc nea »•••«*: att ac» of tte STANDARD GIL COMPANY (Incorporated) COLT DISTEMPER tCba he handled xerr mstty. The elrk ere cured, end an r »mm. stable, bo matter bo* ‘V-rpoaed.” kept from hartzur tbe dim pese, be us:nv SFOHXB LIOTuTpiSTEMPEK OttlQlva« Hhe tenviH^ or ie feed. Acte m the blood and ex pete verms ef ad! forms of distemper. Best rtnedy ever known for m ires in foeL .fhwbattlarnarenteed to cure ono case aorac'ii a bottle: band f tWoosea of drBCTfrtsentf £u*mess dealers. or see* norms paid by bow topoeltlce throats Oer ftwa tk-'kWeiTwprrrT.i Local agents wauled. T i incet salli IM borsc remcdr Ut existence tmtsmia * WOHii MEDICAL CO..IVW.MIEMI.H n» Gcshea. Ind^ u. 8. Aa