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roF Quo ft Clatu&a Ulaefcie, The crowded east-bound train dis gorged two passengers sit the little red station and then thundered on lta busy way, A long stage, rusty and ramshackle, harked up to the platform and the driver's lusty 'All aboard!" brought the girl and the young man hurrying Into Its dismal depths. "I s'pose you're for Perguson’H placeremarked the driver as he turned the horses skillfully In the liar row space. "Yes," sahl the man rather gruffly. “I thought there would he a carriage to meet us." "So there has so there has! Been prancin' around her for two or three hours but I guess they got disgusted, anyways, they left word for me to stay here till the train came In and If any one was bound for their place to bring em along The train's four hours laic as It is, and I don't suppose them ser vants want to be kept away from their Christmas dinner." "How long will It take us?” asked the girl. "A matter of an hour or so," was the unconcerned reply. The girl stifled an exclamation of annoyance and she drew still farther away from the vicinity of the morose young man. The latter turned up the astrakhan collar of his overcoat and dropped his chin Into Its deaths They hud started forth that morning so Joyfully Polly Blandish and Her rick Oordon newly engaged and bliss fully happy. Things bad gone wrong from the very beginning Polly’s aunt, who was to accompany then* ^>r the short stay at Ferguson's hospitable country house, had failed to put In an appearance, and consequently had been left behind That was vexatious. Then the I rain had been delayed by snow drifts and during the four hours’ wait in the cold train Polly and Her rick 1 ad quarreled. "Nice Christmas day," volunteered the stage driver In his queer, cracked voice, as they squeaked over the hard parked snow. "Very!" returned Herrick, sarcastic ally. Tht re was a long silence as the strong white horses plodded up the steep incline of the mountain Mere the snowfall had been light and only served to dust the dark green pines and hemlocks with a white powder. They bad reached the top of a steep Incline and were rolling evenly over a level stretch when suddenly, without an Instant’s warning. the stage crashed down and precipitated the pas; i ng< rs and hiegag In an Ignomini ous heap midi r the driver's seat. " \r<- you hurt'."" asked Herrick cold ly, n- he assisted Polly to her feet. "Vo, thank you," she said stiffly, as she j eered out from the curtained win dow . i nr oriver leis s'H\"Hig mp irigm en«i; Iioim> a”i| lr - nut-crack* r face v as l-'iotted anxiously. "I o ( n v ' eel. by gorry!" lie said, rie fv;'' ■ e-iu'd it toflind rs!” ? f ’ - '• bi>.’ crawled out Ui'.il stood b ! i'll. is *1 e dhTens of n mess !~nw r’- * f > F rgusonV since” Are m er w la re are we ii ’ • sr -tebrd hV ear 11(1 I te k H r Id urn t I'l.'t i! ■ ■ < a! rout** F« r pi ■ i'll'.' and ve a‘n'1 n ;ir p, I e s ' Te l ne'"s from anywhere. The only t‘>inec to do is for me to ride one of the horses into the village and send hack anotlii r wagon. You and the young Indy letter gel out and move about a bit and keep warm. You might build a fire—there's plenty of fuel." lie was unharnessing the horses ns lie spok e "Why enn't we all ride nr better still. Miss Stamlish can ride one of them and i will walk beside her. We will get there much quicker and can keep warm and have something to eat. We're almost starved " Derrick glanced quickly at the stage where Polly's pale face was framed in the darkened opening "Can't nobody ride Bob-white. A jumpin' kangaroo ain't nothin' to that horse if anybody gits on his back' Just you stay here and make your selves comfortable and warm and I'll be back in the course of an hour or so." He tethered the ferocious Bob white to a tree by the roadside. Then from the space under his seat in the stage he drew forth a basket covered with a white cloth. "This here basket has got a Christ mas dinner inside my wife fixed it up for old Miss Benton down to the ford but I can stop and get another basket ful for the old lady. You two are wel come to it.” He clambered on the waiting horse and smiled as his horny hand closed around the generous bank note that Derrick slipped from his pocket. “Merry Christmas to you and your wife, sir,” he called back over his shoulder before he disappeared around a turn in the road. Derrick Hid not dare to look at Pollv Standlsh; he knew she was sitting proud and defiant with a contemptu ous curl on her red lip. Instead, he stared away through the hIhIcs of trees, made into golden paths by the iRter afternoon sun. It was too bad that Christmas should have turned out so disastrous |y for them both There was to be a Jolly party at the Fergusons and In the evening a Christmas dance. Per haps Ralph Ferguson would send forth another conveyance for them—but It would go by that other road. They were marooned on the short cut. A glimpse of Polly's woeful face brought a revulsion of fooling. Poor little Polly was cold an<1 tired and he was acting like a brute. Without a word Derrick approached a small clearing in the middle of which grew a young pine (roe. It was the work of minutes to gath er an armful of wood and broken branches ami to clear a space of snow. Presently a bright fire crackled cheer Ily and then Derrick brought cushions and blankets from the Btago and pro pared a place for Polly. "Come, Miss Standlsh," he said po lltely. "If you will draw near the fire wo w ill have some dinner." "I'm not hungry," said Polly, hold lug her hands to the blaze. , "At least you will sit down and wrap this blanket around you so," In | ulsted Derrick. "Thank you," said Polly without en thuslasm. From the blanket Derrick produced a large plate loaded with a generous I Christmas dinner. There wore turkey and cranberry sauce, stuffing and mashed potatoes and. gravy, turnips anil celery, and a whole mince pie. Derrick managed to convey half of i the dinner more or less daintily to the I pie plate and this he placed before i Polly. "Eat,” he said sternly. "You | will need the nourishment before we reach Ferguson's.” "I am not a child," said Polly re j sent fully. Derrick did not reply. He fell to his , own dinner with a vigorous appetite | and It was not until he turned to give "This Is Our Christmas Tree, Polly Dear," Said Derrick, in a Low Tone. Polly some mince pie that lie discov ered that the weary girl had eaten a little of the dinner and then fallen ' asleep In her lies! of blankets For a long time he watched the changing lights on her sweet face as the branches tossed itt the wind: then, softly he arose and approached the little pine tree standing in the middle i l the clearing. The cones were slivered with snow and it loo’ "d like a Christmas tree decorated for a festival. Derrick opened his suit case and brought out sundry white packages. These he tied to the tree with colored cord Cay toys for the Ferguson chi! dt'eu were added until the little tree stood forth hrnvelv in its tine attire. ' Polly!" ho (ailed softly. "Polly!’’ Polly sat up with startled eyes seek ing his face. For the Instant she had , forgotten their misunderstanding, but suddenly their light clouded. “Come here, Polly, and see our Christmas tree," urged Derrick. Reluctantly she came, a rose flush straining her pale cheeks. But yet her red lips were obstinately set in a straight line, 'This Is our Christmas tree, Polly, dear," said Derrick in a low tone "Yours and mine! Shall we be happy and enjoy not only this one, but many, many others after, please Cod? Say. dear." "Oh. Derrick, how wicked of us to quarrel when we should be happy! I am so sorry!" sobbed Polly in Per rick’s coat sleeve. "And so am I and now I'm glad,” said Derrick after a time. "Now, let's enjoy our own particular tree before anyone comes! I shall be Santa Claus—and you may be Mrs. Santa Claus!" "I have things In my hag, too,” j blushed Polly as she hastened away. An hour afterward Ralph Ferguson brought a sleighload of merrymakers in search of them. Together they sat demurely on a log before a dying fire. Near by stood a little pine tree, pow dered with snow, and dripping with hanging cones ‘‘You’re just In time for the biggest Christmas tree you ever saw,” said Ralph as he gathered up the lines and clucked to the horses. "We've had our Christinas tree,” said Derrick mysteriously, while Polly smiled back at him out of happy eves. I ^ Jk 1 Che Real Culprit i | & # # A mistletoe berry Mad caught in her hair! She wasn’t to blame, She bad not put it there, 1 hat mistletoe berry A-lilt in her hair. : j;. Lips red as a cherry, It hardly was fair,— Yet/, e wasn’t to blame, Font's clear that the same Was the fault of the berry 1 hat caught in her hair. * _ t- | o o _____I THE CALL OF CHRiST.YiAS Inspiration of Time Should Bring Us Deeper Sense of Personal Re sponsibility. It Is Christmas lime, and at this moment the call Is to lift up our hearts and welcome the Light, of the World, to rest for a while In the glory of that light; not, Indeed, forgetting the lessons he would have us learn, nor those great servants of his who taught us to know and love and work, and have passed away; but In thank fulness and adoration seeking to learn more and more how he would have us serve him. The Inspiration of this blessed time should bring uh a deeper sense of personal responsibility, and of our duty to our neighbor In regard to questions touching the general wel fare; and, beyond all, a deeper faith that faith by which mountains can be removed and a truer love, a devotion that can bear even the reproach of the cross. If permission may but he grant ed to share In hearing a part of that burden I ho ml vent of Christ makes us debt ors to (lod and man. It is therefore not for us to question whether others are kind to us, as whether there is love, gentleness, meekness, sympathy and helpfulness in our own lives, or not. With this spirit of the season reflected and perpetuated in the life, Christmas giving will resolve itself Into Christ-like giving every day from Christmastlde to Christmastide of ev ery year of grace Christ came not to he ministered unto, but to minister, to suffer, and to die for others, even his enemies. Rising far above the lower aim of getting and gaining solely for self, the grateful heart will ask: "What can I give to my Redeemer who gave himself for me, and what j can 1 do for others, for his sake, and 1 the gospel’s?” That is the reinearna tlon of the Christ spirit, and exalts him who said: "And I, if I lie lifted up, will draw nil men unto me.” THE GOOD TIME COMING Christmas an Earnest of Better Day When War and Devastation Shall Cease. Christmas is an earnest of that bet ter day when the awful waste of war, the devastation of preventable disease and the burdens of poverty which so shame our overabundance shall die out like some evil dream of an igno rant past. Then, indeed, there will be no trace of mocker.' in the re sounding professions of good will: the poet’s forecast will take form In that realized state "wherein no lives are seen huddled in lanes unseen." hut where a righteous plenty spreads It self far and wide: " ’Tis where the home Is pure, ’Tis where the bread is sure, ’Tis where the wants are fewer And each want f. d: Where plenty and pi ice abide, Where health dwells heavenly eyed, j Where In nooks ht sutllul Slumber the dead." Important. Millionaire (to his daughter—'Tell me, child—that young man who wants to marry you this Christmas, has he got any money? Miss Innocence—-Money, father? Why, he has just given me a cluster diamond ring studded with pearls! Millionaire—Yes, l know. Has he any money left? Christmas Omens. Happy and prosperous will be the babe born at Christmas; long-lived and happy the bride that is married then; and it is very lucky for Christmas to \ fall on a Monday, it is good to give 1 gifts of many kinds at this season; but let no housewife, be she the most free-handed woman in the world, throw or give away ashes or salt be fore breakfast on Christmas morning. A bright Christmas means a bright New Year, and may this Christmas be rtf nmpn! - A 25 cent reduction on every pair of shoes at the H o m e Shoe Store Christmas week as a Christmas pres ent for >ou. THE HOME SHOE STORE A pair of Baby Shoes will be given as a Christmas present to every baby under one year of age that will come in with its par euts to do shoe pur= chasing Xmas week. i Christmas Present at the Home Shoe Store Christmas is coming and so is New Years. Everybody will be coming in for calendars, but this is my first Christmas in the shoe business and having enjoyed a good trade since the opening of my shoe store I concluded to give to my customers a little more than a calendar. Rather than to invest my money in calendars I’m going to give you a 25 cent reduction on every pair of shoes all Christmas week as a Christmas present. That gives you a chance to buy shoes as Christmas presents for your best friends. SANTA SAYS, SHOES. You make “grown-ups” happier by giving them something that sometimes they would have to buy themselves and you could not give them anything more pleasing than a handsome pair of shoes, especially if they bare the Home Shoe Store trade mark on the box for they will know that you have been thoughtful enough to give them the best. Come in Christmas week and let us show you a splendid line of shoes. 1 wish you A Merry Christmas all, Who bought shoes of us in Spring and Fall, And those that did not buy. I want you to come and try, And you will find that 1 don't lie, As in quality and low prices we’re not shy. You get shoes for your money more, If you buy at the Home Shoe Store, As we give the benefit to you all. Thanking you for the past, From God you should be blessed, And for the future I am inviting you Not to forget me when ouying shoes you do. Wishing you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year, and don’t forget The Home Shoe Store 1615 Stone Street J. LANSKY, Prop. C. A. HECK Buy Watertown, Wisconsin Rye Flour, Gold Coin Flour. Get some Tankage for your hogs. I also have Oil Meal, Rock Salt, Barrel and Sack Salt. Give me your order for COAL AND WOOD I also handle Feed, Baled hay and Straw and all kinds of Grain. Give me a trial. C. A. HECK i Speaking of the Divorce Evil Trying to succeed in business without advertising is like the case of the man who, trying to cut expenses, divorced his wife and alone attempted to keep house and raise his children. It cost him more money for doctor bills and funeral ex penses in a year than he gave his wife in a lifetime. When advertising is divorced, business suc cess becomes failure. This paper is building your neighbor’s business. He has reasons. He tried advertising and it helped him. It is not an experiment this paper brings results. Good, hard, convincing results — Hollars. (Copyright. I'JUH. l>v W. N. U.l First Idea of the Balloon. The first practical idea of the bal loon originated in the latter half of the eighteenth century when the Montgolfier brothers, noticing how smoke rose upward into the air. con ceived the idea of filling a hag with smoke. The development of this idea resulted in the construction of the first hot air balloon in June, 1783. I This consisted of a spherical cloth | bag about 35 feet in diameter and in flated over a fire fed with bundles of chopped straw. The next step was the use of hydrogen gas, and the bal loon was practically invented as used today. The use of this gas was the Idea of M. Charles, a professor of nat ural philosophy at Paris. New One on Him. Visitor (at public library)—1 sup pose that when some sensational novel happens to make a hit you have calls for it, ad nauseam. Attendant—Ad what? Oh, yes, I think I remember. We've had one or two calls for it, but it’s rather com monplace, don't you think? Chawlie’s Record. "Yaas, Chawlio holds.the awning weeord." "The awning record?” "Yus. He's burned up nine of them, don’t you know, throwing lighted cigarettes out of upah windows.” Report of the Condition of the Falls City State Bank of Kails City, Nebraska, Charter No. 159. incorporated in the State* of Nebraska, at tile close of business, Nov. 10. 19lo. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts .$153,911.73 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured.... *>15.93 Banking house furniture and fixtures. 13.2UO.OO Current expenses and taxes paid . 4.124.33 Due from uat'l, state and private banks and bankers.$14,201.82 Checks and items of exchange 1.313.83 Currency.0,408.00 Gold Coin 5,590.00 Silver, nickels and cents. ... 1,714.80 20,318.45 Total. 201,470.4t UAKII.IT1KS. Capital stock paid in. ..... $ 50,000.00 Surplus fund. ... 10.000.00 Undivided profits. 11,790,73 Individual deposits snbjeci to check.$8'),696.53 Demand certificates of de posit ..... 36,011.13 Certified checks. 550.00 Due to nat’l.state and pri\ ate banks and bankers. 3,422.06 129,079.72 Total. . ... 201,470.44 State ok Nebraska, \ County of Kiehardson. \ I. W. A. Greenwald, cashier of the above named bank, do hereby swear that the above statement is a correct anti true copy of tie* report made to the State Banking Bo trd. VV. A. (» REK.NWAi.p, Cashier. attest: r.rv 1*. (Irkknwai.I). Director. ! T. J. Gist, Director Subscribed and sworn to lu'fore nte this 19th I dayof Nov. 19lo. John W. Powell, Notary Public. My commission expires November 24, 1915, ——— Ladies ’Suede and Velv et Shoes H. M. Jenne Shoe Store When your feet are wet and cold, and your body chilled through and through from exposure, take a big dose of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy bathe your feet in hot water before g * 1 ing to bed, and you are almost cer tain to ward off a severe cold. For sale by all dealers.