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The lloiieau Hotel and Cafe
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Board by Day or Week
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Open Day antl Ni liI. - ; . Irlcals al All Hours.
The Chrisfn icu Tree
Story of
an Army
Christmas
Zy Col. J. A. WATROUS , U.S.A.
ilAT was my nust
mi nioiabU 0 h i I t
n.ab ?
The one which al-
wayconiPH back tome
mo when thlnKiii- , o-.ei
Christmas ie ( > i \itn.- I . - >
comeq uislilir. in at
i.5 that of 1R'2. Inu In
M ilinu of ii It v.lil hi'
il' i ioal \ I < J 1,1 III1- , lu
' ' ' v.i't- . ' ' . anil I iiip
I tt" Villl ilu UOt
, 'milHi'i1
ol la u Chipir.iis !
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C.IK
Ji nuinbor of
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, id1.1 \v , ye ; ii.ii | Is Just
tvlinto \ . . . .it , o ttoo about ClirHt-
jnaa ! u Hi.1 j.r'uy. "
"The motion prevails , cud you shall
ha\o v. hat you \oto for a t'loi ' v of an
army Clni'ittr.a , , " said tht vumpau of
thiee wnj a the elvll. Bpauliih-Ajiier-
Jean and the Philippine lu-nirroctlon
-There were many licoia In and
about Manila in Dccembir , IDUO. ? jy
temporary hoio : was with an Ateei-
lean family that had tenivd the
beautiful mantlon en San Seb.
fctrcet occupied by a GpauUh admiral
before Commodore De\wy sailed up
Manila bay and said : 'You may flr-\
Qrldley , when ready. '
"This patriotic man and hiwjfo , a
former Wisconsin teacher , plauucj n
Chrltiiuuis dinner and tarty Thi-y in
vlted a doien or inoro c'icer.j ( ami
their hulli)3. The dluntr did nt dirfer
materially from most Ct risimas din
ners , yet It leiniudeJ the dlno. , of
holiday oveuts In far off Amtrkn. and
ihe eonveisatlon teen turned In that
dli eciion.
"One little anny lady b gan to till
uboiu a home ChrlsUnas. it tree and
the rood chour , vhen she was a small
girl. No other Chiljinm- I. ad iM.uud
illlitio ln'.nenh i ( tin ftin ! 1 i\e
1 > tli.it ui-i' luukt d 1 iuii 'nui
dadd > \oice as lu ( ailed oft' die i > te.s
cuts can see maimrias Miult as wo
children danced and chattered t I can
s-'o the happy gatheiing about the
table Christmas-laden ; I can hear
daddy's icquest for a blessing and
and. well it wan all so sweet and beau
tiful. Oeforo another Christmas cainu
1 hadn't any daddy. '
"The little lady's handkerchief
was not the only one that brushed
away a tear.
" 'Captain , this dinner unnlnds me
of QUO our fathers have told IIH
about. '
"The captain waji ( ho BOH of a Wlh-
consln .soldier of the civil war , and Iho
upcakor a lieutenant , the son of an
other civil war veh'ian.
" Toll us about it , ' said the wife of
another captain.
" 'Yes , wo want that story , ' said ati
old major of ivgulaib , who had come
down from the en II war.
" 'It uus , ilCi ( the but do ol Pjiid-
erleUfbmg , Va . In jf-ui ! ( "our tola-
mateb , one ofUniii was mj 1'adiur.
and another the i.tthor of the lieutenant -
tenant hoi"\ were lomoniboied by
thelisweet heart H. The lour sweat-
hoaits got iii the nicc'st kind of
a Chrlslmiii dtnnei did all of the
reeking llicmaelvo.s and sent it to
their soldier bo.u > . Acconipaining It
was a good , lat luttor irom eacli ot
the glrhi to her parth ulur coldlor bo >
The > told ua of the table they sol In
their small tent , ol Uie coffee Uie >
made , the' comments aa they ate tht
good things , of tne f.iur sweet gills
and how it \\aa all enjoyed. Befoio
iho war was over all of the bo > won
i iiommluslona and v . 'v wounded , two
) of them twice yet all returned homi
nnd married iht ton , gijls. One of
those git IB was the | KJ I woman evoi
, born , and Ihu lloinenunt heie will sa >
I Iho sumo about tuioihor of the four
I " 'And 1 will bear the btuno testl
mony as to another of those blcssot
sweethearts of l&CL'4ild the wlfo o
the other captain. 'She was my
mother. '
" 'It Is my turn to speak. ' said the 1
old uiajor. 'I was one of the four
to enjoy that Chiisimaa dinner back :
of Stafford Heights , In 1SC2. The 1
mother of my tuhu wus second to '
none of the fem sweethearts. '
"Then the four the captain , the
lieutenant , the other captain's wife ,
and die old major left the table ,
foimed fours shook hands , laughed
coiu'nitiilatfil and h ui such a leunion i
as seldom uccuia
' .Well well wel > what a liitli bit '
of a world it n , an > v\n > said the
astonished hostess
Hiding
the Christmas
Gifts
JiyJ. U'ALCH
something
at that. "
Raid the mail awaiting
shop. I'.jlnr to t'lc door
and lookrii ; out. "lloats
i he dlckciiH what u
hhoil time iLeie is be
tween IVurth of July
and Christmas , the.se
\ears. 1 can remem
ber the time v > hen thci u
vas a Btretch of about
II > earr between the
I'ourth of July and
Christinas , can't you ,
fellahVh > , Christ
nias'll bo clomping along
licfoie we know it Hlght
mw th ( > time is drawing pretty close
vhen a fellow will have to be mighty
careful about opening bureau drawera
when his wife Is in the room If ho
loesn't want to be seared into a con
niption when she notices what he's
lolug. Y'uee. thin is just about the
jeglrining of the season when wives
Mart to Itklh the Christmas presents
.hey've bouc ht for their husbands ,
[ 'umiy gag , that , lee
' Then there's another thing about
Ibis Chilstmas present hiding busl-
less .Most men stick it out that wom
en aie the curious , inquisitive ex ,
; lon't they ? Well , 1 don't believe It.
lu my opinion men aie a whole heap
more curious and inquisitive than
women. Fact la. 1 know It.
"For Instance , a husband , 'long
about tills season that's approaching ,
is gioping around for a fresh shlit
upon getting up In the moinlng. Ho
} auks out the wrong drawer of the
bureau. Well , on this morning ho
pullo out the bottom bureau drawer ,
say , and his wife , who is fixing
her hair at the chiffonier in an
other part of the room , catches him
lu the act Just In time , lets out her
little squawk , and races over to the
bureau and puslicH the drawer Mint ,
" 'So it's there , hey1 he says to
her. ' 'Sense me for living , ' nnd then
the uiullotheaU goes on grinning like
a chimpanzee while he brushes hla
hair Then he turns to her.
" 'Watchoo got in there , anyway ? '
he asks her.
"She tolls him , with a grimace ,
and very pioperl\ , that it's none of his
business. And she adds something
about folks that 'rubber. '
" 'Hut , say. g'wan and tell mo v hat-
ehoo got in there , won't yon ? ' ho tries
again , wheedllngly.
"Whereupon his ! wlfo maK'pa'niMition
of that feline that met an untimely
end tliiough curiosity.
" 'That's all right about the cat , '
saysi the husband then , 'but I'll bet
you a new itibbcr plant that it's cigars
that > ou've got in there. ' And then
he boqins to look a bit alarmed. 'Say ,
I hope not , though. I'm thinking about
swearing off smoking soon now , any
how '
"Hut this hint of his about the cl-
garr doesn't get the leant bit of a
ilse out of her. Not much. Nothing
whatever doing in the coiueisational
line , on her part.
" 'Oh I'm a plnhoad , mire enough , '
her himband HVS : then , niter a pause ,
and still consumed and insi eaten
allvo by curiosity. M might have
known all the tlmn that It's a shaving
outfit. That's exactly what It is , for
a fiiiro thing. '
"However , his wife most carefully
adjusts her side combs and e.ulte ic-
fraliib trom talking. Then ho sticks
his hands into his tiousera pockets
and looks her over quizzically.
" 'Aw. come on , now , like a good
gill , and toll me if you've gone and
got me that bath robe that we were
looking at in the shop window the
other afternoon. ' ho says to her in his
most persuasive tone
" 'Say , Minnie , you might let a fel
ler nee what you've got lucked In
theie , at that'
"JuBt compare the attitude of the
average husband In thin Christmas
gift business with the position of Ii
wife on that sumo Mibject. She doesn't
really want to know what he is going
to give her for Christmas. She wants
to be. 's'prised. '
" 'Look , here , bun , ' ho says to her
some morning aloiiK towaul ChristniHu
usually ho puts it off till about the
last da > , when ever } thing it , .til picked
ov r in the stoteb 'Look a-huro. my
dear , whatchoo want for Christmas ,
hey ? It's up to you , you know ? '
" 'Why. the verj Idea ! ' she exclaims.
'L'p to me ! 1'iepoaleioils'Vliy , it
wouldn't be any Chilhtmas p.lfl ut all
If I told you what 1 wanted you to
get for mo'
" 6h. that's oce way of l.ioklug at
H , ' ho says. 'lut ! , d'ye know. I wua
thinking about getting you '
' "Rh-sh-flh ! Stop ! ' she end. 'Don't
you daie tell me , Jack Gosling Don't
you dare ! '
"Ml the same , she's loxj. at that.
After awhile an idea stiikeh her.
" 'You know , of course , Jack , ' eho
says , musingly , 'that If you 'are war- {
, ried about the sizes of thlnga.why ,
i > uur tilsi r Agnes and I .wear exactly !
| the hamo sl'/os In everythiuif , and
fab a ' '
j " 'Hut. nix , ' ho breaks lu. 'It Isn't
anything that comes lu slies. It's one i
I "And again nor fln eis go into her
ears The 's'prlso' Is the whole thing
10 hei and she Is resuhcd not to hear
in achuuctj what he Is thinking of get
ting for her
Nuw if all this dobbn t come pretty
near piovlng that women are really
less curious than m&u , then i duono , I
mgmf f * & tojm&&wiaj > isMti&e
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Try This Plan :
i ? Mal-v a list ofill 3011 wish to mala * , j
ju\ i-ent lo ami when looking merthc
lolhnving items note opposite tin- names
anything that , seems suitable , then come
and see the goods. Jn this way yon can
B do a good share of your lioliday shop-
Si ping in the ( | iiiet of your lioine and
avoid much of the worry of choosing
holiday gifts.
Fancy China Ware :
J have a viry In rye line of Imported
Kaney China , us tlavelin , .Japanese , etr ,
There are very few things that n lady
appreciates more for a present , than a
nice peice of China.
Brushes :
A Brush is a very nice present ,
especially between members of I ho same
family. We have them in Sterling ,
Ebony , Stag ITem , Rosewood and a
variety of Natural "Wood Back' . Mili
tary Bruchcs lair and LMoth Brushes
from 2 , " > c up.
Shaving Sets :
1 f he doesn't shave himself make it an
object for him to do so bygiving him a
good outfit. We have the kind of equip
ments that make shaving both easy and
pleasant. The best Strops , Mugs ,
Lather Brusher. etc.
"THE USY DRUGGIST. "
.Tnaaa j3 * aaa tt uaanaa
A Neiusboys
Merry
Christinas
By D. M. EDWARDS
t-'p T WAS CluMmas night
S& & and 1'at-o.v lllggliitt
was "nlui K thnt lb ,
lie had inon papers
than he eould K''ll.
With a small bundle
, . i.iei one .n m and
IM : . thrii'd deep itv
his pockets he strolled
up Hiondwny in the
h uppy C h ri Hi m as
cuiud.t. Tlnoiigh the
diamond treated windows
dews of the icslau-
i ants ho eould see the
dineis within laughing
and animated over
their hoiiiht ) hamiucts.
He jingled a handful
of pennloh , ind nickels in his pocket
and wondered how in the woild u bov
with H itock ol mibntd p.iperw on his
hands and only X2 cunta with which
to ha'.o his Chrlntmufi l'eu i , K'-c ' p
him Ihioii h the night arid Mint h m
in busliHHS the ne.M inoiiilng , had
mucli chance to bo MI very happ\
As lie plodded aimloHsly ai i > * t
Poity-thlul ftU'et a big mart , hul.dng
of hhoulder , lanwrn jawed nnd d'-t u
ducted , Itunbeied out ol a < -M
lllig hoiiho near bj and swung m > >
Ilioadwaj. ( tumbling ab ml 'hl'in-i ,
me. pretty hard" and ' never had .my
luck 'hi my life , ' . ' ho plowed bin \ av
across the sidewalk , lurrT'm ' nvainst
any one \\hopo pa'h la.x auo"j hlu
Ho howled through a Hu11 of ! nlneln < ;
men nnd women \\lio blocked tin * s-Ui1
walk In f oni of an all mphi n-s
laiiraut , riiatterlng them lle ! teni'n. '
and irnklii" no apologe.1lilind in
everyijiln'bJl hl own ill luek , he ii"
ticed notbln ; uiuil ho came upon . > d < <
lu'veled and boisterous 1111111 hoidinii
u iioutthnv .ind tr > iug to i.vl.0 hi' pa
pi'is fiom him.
"What th' 'oil y' dniii' ? ' t-i-owl.- i tin
liaiubler. as he uve iho M'js.tc.nlv n .HI
a tjtilek punch .in 1 tumbled hiin l' < > o
t ( pile of din. allowing the lad to dai
out nf haruib wnj , jilllng In gleiat
tl.o fallen isrnut
'Y' big silff" thrfair-neil th uain
lilor , IIP he Iraned o\cr die man , if
> ' pdep uiiiidicr woid J'll wdng > ei
lie.id on" . Ult up now an * go fionic i
jour wllo An' 1 a'pose > on'U tiea
iier r gli e\en. " h uununtutod , as ht >
mined away.
\ few l > | i eks fuiihcr ho Uc-atd
,1 Mill I 11 M i ll IIW
Ski > v.l . \.niii i ill.i iV , > for
1. . i/i'i i , . > IHI , tlitti dude i/iij. bed me
; < | , i IL
Uun aions , s onny , don t lt > It worry
Toys :
We were lilted out by one of tin
best toy factories in the middle west and
can guarantee y .u will purchase when
you see our Jiue display in Iron. Me
chanical and Stationary Toys , Air Guns.
Toilet Cases :
A larg'e variety in every desirable
combination ; also a nice lot of traveling
cases that a man will appreciate whether
he travels or not. This js one line we
can't be bruteu on , either as to price or
quality.
Books :
Our store is especially strongin
picture nooks. We have them from A.
H. C. for the little tots to the history
and travels for the larger children.
Other Gift Lines :
It is out of the question to do more
than outline our stoclc in this space.
Mach of these lines stand for scores of
gifts that you should know about. Come
and see them.
Kancy goods in celluloid , plush ,
wood leather and medallions , games ,
toys , dolls , line china , box candy , sta
tionary , perfumes , leather goods , mir
rors , etc.
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By paying a small amount on pur-
cluihC we will lay goods aside * for } rou
until Xmas.
I
y' none. "
"I want t' give y' a paper , mister. " J
"Tiol1" i etui ned the other , curtly. '
"Please take a paper , mister , " per
sisted the lad. running along besldo |
the man and holding out his bundle ,
(
" 'cause , gee ! we don't of'ou havololks
help IIH like you done. I'm ntuck tonight - i
night , anyway , an' have got plenty to
spare. '
The gambler stood htlll and milflVd
the air ati If at that moment , foi Iho
ilrHt time , ho had caught the Infection I
of the Christmas atmoaphnro.
"Pretty tough on umio of you kldH. " 1
he iiaid. "jleie , take this and go blow
yourself , " ho added , as ho pulled a
greenback fiom his pocket , piesacd It
into the Inn'.s hand and continued on
his waj.
"I ain't anUIn' you fer money , " called
Patsey , tagging along In the man's
wake. " 1 Jes' wanted t' give you H
paper for helpln' mo. "
The gambler made no _ rcjdy , but
walked on all the faHter. llo had genoa
a block lurthor and evidently thought
himself rid of the boy , when the latter
suddenly piped out again.
"Please take yep money back , will
"
yor
"Aw , beat It ! " said the gambler ,
savagely.
Patsoj slopped. IIo watched thfc
form of bin big man fade Into the
darkness and then looked at the crum
pled gioenback In his hands.
" ( Joe , wouldn't dat mos'ly crimp
yor ? " ho mused aa ho tinned back Into
the canyon of electric lights and head-
ed for a place where ho know
he would find cranberry sauot ,
steamed dumplings and mince plo at
, newsboy rates.
JOHN DELAWE
Blacksmith and Wagon Shop
i The hist Viilomntic stc l cud
i for i..ilu.
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