Smoke [ Copyright , 1002 , by T. C. McClur * . ] was three days before Christmas. IT Redney Burke separated his di minutive frame from the seething crowd of humanity that pressed along the street and paused before a plate glass window which above all others attracted him. This was not a department Btore or a candy store era a bakeshop. Inside there were neither toys nor Bleds nor good things to eat , but it held those things upon which Iledney Burke had feasted his small eyes for many days. And now he looked , with his whole soul in his glance he looked and looked and look ed , lie sniffed the air and imagined to himself that already he was enjoy ing the good things within. For it was a cigar store , a store of the better class , full of pipes and tobac co and cigarettes and chewing tobacco and everything that ends in smoke. In the front of the window immedi ately under the olfactory nerves of Mr. "WHAT wouii > v u LIKE TO HA.'E F- CUltlSTilAS ? " -.Redney Burke was a pipe not an ti pensive one , but one of JuV * the mn' ' , ? > Bnd pattern that suited Mr. Burke. 1" had religiously watched this pipe fn day to day. afraid that seme other < tomer would buy it. But there it si remained. ' "Gee ! " exclaimed Mr. Redney Burk to himself as he scratched his short re l hair. "Gee , I wisht I had it ! " And the uufortunate part of it all was that he didn't have a cent He searched every pocket and cranny of his superannuated clothes , from his feet , which rested on the ground , to his Uat , which occupied an exalted posi tion some three feet odd above the ground , for that which he knew he did not possess. The expected happened , for he found nothing. "Gee ! " he exclaimed again. "If I had Annuder suit , I'd hock this. I getter have that pipe ; that's what ! " Strolling along the street , at peace with all the world , came a philanthro pist. Redncy's critical eye , casting about for ways and means , noted him as he came. "I fought he was a stiff , " he remark ed confidentially to some friends a day or two later , "but I was away off , I was. " The philanthropist , whose good na ture , to give the devil his due , was caused by a remarkably good dinner which he had just enjoyed the phi lanthropist bore down upon Mr. Red ney Burke. The latter saw him com ing. ing."Now. " "Now. what's his game , nnyways ? thought Mr. Burke as he turned back once more to gaze upon the pipe. "Hello , small sir ! " remarked the friend of mankind genially. "Merry Christmas ! " "Aw. " thought the small sir to him self , "what ye givln1 us ? Why can't ye leave me ilone ? " But he didn't say it. He simply looked up at the big man with a half coy , half frightened glance , more par ticularly to determine whether he might not be the police department in disguise. "Merry Christmas ! " he returned , n 'bit wistfully as he thought he saw # . possible opening of a pleasant na ture , "Well , my boy. " continued the man. "what are you gojntj to have for Christmas , anyway ? " "Christmas ! " returned Redney. with a slight variation from the truth. "We ' ' Christmas. don't never have nothin' for W * don't. " TJio nian pniiled a smile of pity. "Pear we , " ho rei.uarked , half to him self , "how ti'iio it is that oijo half of the world knows not how tljo other half Hves. " Then he raised his voice. "What would you say , small fsir. If 1 chould buy you some of those toys" Re stopped as he gazed into the win- / low"Why. . why , " he went on , "I thought this w : p fl toy store that you were looking into ! " "JS'aw , " returned Rednoy. "If's ft fo- tmcco ptore. " "But but. " continued the man , "you yon don't spiokp tobacco. You cer- Mainly at your age canuot" - lfl I wasn't thinkln' alv : it mi\"olf much. I was thinkiu' nJbout me c father. lie broke his pipe last mon an' he ain't had none since , an * IIO'H c poor to git annuder one. I was look at these. Gee ! If I could git enotij of the stuff together , I wouldn't do thing but buy that there one for hkr me poor ole father. " This was said with an air of t greatest frankness , although Mr. K * ney Burke had always considered It father , as did many others , in the lig of a genteel mj-th. Still he thougl himself that if he had a father am ! he himself were worth a-few million BO ho might he didn't commit binie , : upon the subject , however , even in 1 thoughts he might blow his fa. her a pipe some time. This coiwiu" .1 sentiment , he reasoned , justified his i ply to the philanthropist. "Well , well , " remarked the latii glancing down at the disinterest' ' specimen before him , "but what wou you like to have now for Christmas ? " Iledney shook his head. "I ain't pt ticlor about meself. If I cos''i r there pipe an' , " he added as he set ed possibilities heretofore unsuspcc. " "an' a good bit of smokin' tobacco , a one of them there rubber things to p it in say , if I couid do that for the man say ! An' wouldn't he feel stu < on hisself ! But , gee , wot's de use ? can't do it , so I might as well be g in' . " lie made this last remark because 1 knew intuitively that brevity , -natch the soul of wit , is also the essential charitable enterprises. Good inipul.- : don't last forever , so he moved o shaking his head as he went. The big man looked up and down fl street to see if he was observed. ii t he stretched forth his hand and CUT. . ' Redney by the arm. "Here , my boy , " he exclaimed gu. . as he shoved a tive dollar bill into * ; % Redney Burke's reluctant grasp " ! ) go and get the pipe for your fataor : then go aim get somothir.g for - yourself , and and have at leu . happy Christmas thnt you can ! back upon. " Ills eyes glistened a as he said it. and. to his cr d t be i ! s he did not regret the impulse or th - nation for a full two hours thereuf ; . "T'anks. " said Mr. Bucke. with : ; of a scrape1 and a stiff sort of U , 'Tanks from me an' me old man ! " The next day there was a qun'r mation in an unfrequented coii the play yard of the Four'PC in. school. Tin- formation re.nil - - . . than anything else an Eskluo I. composed , instead of inauiin : : terial. of a very animated and iu i crowd of boys gathered around ; mon center. From th ap-riure top of this human Hsk.uio d and therefore heightening th i. ascended a olumn of bmoue. aiu. ascunued if the skies there camp voice from within. "Gee , fellers ! " said the voice. < but ain't tins great ? " It was the of Mr. Redney Burke , the votary o. Lady Nicotine , the center of an aw ing crowd. lie smoked a pipe 1 of his heart and he tilled it fro rubber case. "Just fits in me pants poci T * ' . served. And as he said it he pin ! u a few dollar bills and exhibited then "An' I got four more plunks 1 . What d'ye fink ? " he said. Later , in the class room , the t-K lifted lur head high in the air \ sniffed. "Some boy , " she remarked SPore ! . - "has been smoking. I want to k.i. who it is. " She looked not around the room b directly at Mr. Iledney Burke. He fat. ly reeked with tobacco , and he knew i : Under the circumstances , therefor be side stepped with alacrity into ; . lisle and looked squarely Into th teacher's eyes. "Me old wo me mother , " he explair 2d glibly "me mother had a smokli : jag on ycstiddy , an' I had to stay hem in' fill her pipes , an * me clo'es is fu ! af it. It ain't me ; it's her. D'ye see ? Then he. whipped out a small , IK-T leather posketbook with a brand ne\ jenny in it and handed it over. "An * ; merry Christinas to you , Miss Burl svhistle ! ' ' he remarked. A Treasure Tree. One of the most famous Christina : rees in history was erected at Windier ior castle in the early forties. It wa : lot so very remarkable for its height vhicli was forty feet , but for the fac hat in the aggregate Its crop of pres ; nts amounted in value to $43.000. o he value of the product of 9,000 acre : if forest land. Wintry Wrinkles. Oh , tic happy ppy is flopping Down the hjll with his ncvf jslecj , "While the humble tramp is chopping Kindling wood out l l the phed , And the ruffled , Muffled , stuftied ChlcKlet pecks the frozen cprn , And the golden , Molden , olden Brandy's looked for ev'ry morn ! The fragile maid is skating On the pond behind the mill ; The sparrow's masticating Frozen crumbs upon the sill. And the bawling , Sprawling , crawling Jiifant'avrnpped flann.e8 . ] ' ript. While the zealing , Ever healing Goose grease stands beside the cot The suburbanite is skipping To his snow becovered lair. And old Boreas is flipping % Merry snowflakes through the air , And. ffis erepfc " Reaping , sleeping TrolJey car hops through tha mush. ' " " " 'While the rosy , Always dozy " Butcher's boy slops through $0 slusfc. These wintry scenes I fancy As I'm snuggled in my bed , Concealed so that you can't'seo E'en the baldness .qf my head. An4 the daphjnff. plashing , smasning ' ' ' Hailstones rhyme'uno'n' paoo , r' ' ' ' While I coolly " , Honest , truly , Dream that summer's herq again. Near the North Pole THINK Christmas , 18S3was my most memorable one , " said , General Grecly , the arctic ex-1 plorer. "With my command I I was proceeding southward in the hope of obtaining help , .and about the 20th of October we ensconced ourselves in a little hut at Cape Sabine. Our sup ply of food was running very low , and we were on very short rations , every one being allowed just food enough in each twenty-four hours to sustain life. Under these depressing circumstances and amid the awful silence of the polar night the cheerfulness that we continued to maintain was remarkable. It would have been a splendid oppor tunity for Dickens' character. Mack Tapley , who was always seeking some specially depressing situation in life to show how jolly he could be under ad verse circumstances. As the Christmas season approached we all looked for ward to it with eager anticipation , no * only as a festal day the association- ' and memories of which would to some extent vary the wearisome monotony of our lives , but because we know that the winter solstice would fall abou * Dec. 22 ant1 that then the sun wo-r. l return and the long , dreary night bp u.1 an end. "Christmas day came at last , ChriP * mcs in the arctic regions ! At G o'clock nian mmm CHRISTMAS STORIES. we had our breakfast thin soup rnado of poas. carrots , blubber and potatoes. Our Christ mas dinner was served at 1 o'clo c. Hearken to our menu , ye who will sit down the coming Chrlstm ' to roast turkey stuffed with oysters : First course , a stew of seal meat , on ions , blubber , potatoes and"br ° : -.l crumbs ; sotond course , served one hour after Orst. a stew of raisins , blu'i- ber and milk ; dessert , a cup of hot chocolate. The best and most Chri.it- maslike feature of this meal was tlu't we were allowed a sufllcleut quantity of it to satisfy the pangs of hungrr. Our enjoyment of the dessert , one cup of chocolate , we tried to prolong * s much as possible. Over it we told each other Christinas stories. We exchang 'd reminiscences of bygone CUfistftlttso at Uome with the loved on s so far away. We discussed the probability of our ever reaching our own firesides again , and we entered into an agree ment that if we got back to civilization before another Christmas we Vi'QUUl pass the day together In memory of that awful Christinas we were then spending in the realm of the retention ice king. Alas , many of those brave fellows never lived to see another Christmas ! " Buffalo Expres . Christum * Dinner Uecipcs. Chestnut Hulling is the most deli cious that can go with a Christmas tur key. Shell a quart of Italian or French chestnuts. Put in hot water and bojj until the skins are softened ; drair off the water and rcniovo the skins. Press them , a few at u time , through a colan der and season with butter , salt anjt pepper- . Add phqppp.t ] narsleypi ou and bread crumbs , and soasQll With Glblet Sauce. Boll tue giblets unti [ tender ; chop them , but not too line , and add a tablespoonful of Hour to the pail in which the turkey was roasted' . Brown the flour , stirring constantly. adding slowly a cupful of water in which the jiblets were hoilel ; ssason witi { aU imd pepper and" add the chop" ped giblets. A Country Named For ChrliitmnN. South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese , who were searching f r im ' ocean road to In/Jin. . iJ ' r.tliqlQuie'w PI1 ! ? Wi\3 \ Me > cnn'ininnder.'of the two HttJQ ships | hat fanned 'the expedition in 14SO. Eleven years later Da took another Portugu o fip t Tie discover ? ! ) Xtal | pq phrituias jt fe consequence. Tale of n Christian * But where is. tlwt lipjifl Yf ul' Tail fay b fo.r.e yesterday F- t'T-ip.'f'ir } > "T. siiid. 'Heads I win , tailj ; yrpn lose ' V ! ! . I took to my heels and lost my t : but he did riot ' win my [ M'S A DAY .F TERROR. 'ilard Linen of the I'laycruVho Er tertuin Theater CroTVtln. In the vaudeville houses where coi tinuous performances arc given Chris mas day strikes terror to the mo : time hardened dramatic soul. The doors open anywhere betwec 0:30 : and 10:30 a. in , and close at aboi midnight. The headliners play the customary two turns , but those low ( in the dnr latic scale play * 'ou di mand , " gent rally about four times. 1 an act is particularly weak , it is use to "chase" out the audience in plai English , to tire it Into leaving tli house and making room for the liu waiting in the lobby. The low salaried vaudeville acto therefore , eschews any Christmas dii ner and hies himself to the neares quick lunch counter , there to feast o turkey sandwiches , execrable coffe and pie as heavy as his spirits. B the time he has done his last turn o the stage he is more ready for bed tha for the festive board. To the unsuccessful actor Christina is likely to ring that blessing of th Llinlto. a "nirkey date. " Scattered within easy access of Ne ; York are numerous smnil cities , 01 more properly speaking , towns , wher good shows never come. Of these th catchpenny manager keeps a list , an on quick notice he scours Sroadwa ; for cheap , unengaged talent , froi : which he organizes his company , re bcarses it 1'astily in some playhous conveniently idle at the time , rushe some cheap printing upon the poor , tin suspecting town and lands ther bright and early Christmas morning The popxilation , show hungry , wel : omes tLe 1 oliday diversion and pack the town hall , matinee and night. The acto/5 ! are thus assured of i oed Christa ias dinner and supper am i percentap of the box om'ce receipts Usua.ly thfs are divided according t < .he inportr nct > of the roles pi. ; . ed lj ; : he actors. This will tide them eve intil ? sew Y ; r's clay , which brings an ) ther "turkey date. " Many an actor now featured 01 3ro. v'y has played his share o 'turkey ( Lif ; . " One in particular U'lli low. will. .Ive associates , he put 01 'The Cleu. .it-can Case. " not nbashet ; h.it the cr k called for no less thai : welve c ; ie actors , and was quiti adiant or . . . : returns of "on- Christ nas d.iKir .v..h trimmings" and 9121 o be di. * ' . among the actors. Wash ngton 1 osk. DHRIG f-/A i "BARRING OUT. ' L Striiiij ; . . " . jit.mi of Schoolb ys an x'eaclier.s. "B..rr.nfa on : ' was one of the Christ iias eu3 ou. greatly in vogue in Eng- iind throe . -nturies a o. It is a ens om that o. . .ns not only in llnglaud. iut to so j . . .ent in our own coan rye o this day. .uthough it is not pjlVUcn- irly a' C\.r < trnas custom in our conn- ry.Barring out" was the keeping of be teacher or master out of the school- IOUSP uiuii he yielded to such terms s the boys of his school chose to die- ate. If the joys were able to keep the 2acher out of the schoo.house for liree days nnd nights he was bound by 11 the IUA\.S of the custom to come 3 terms w.th the boys and to grant liem all that they demanded in the ray of half holidaj's and abbreviated ? sson hour : ; and extended rccesses. f , on the o aer hand , tLe teacher out- ritted the boys and regained posses- Ion of the schoolroom , the chagrined uplls were bound to submit to such ; rms as he chose to dictate. As these jrins usui.lly included the severe ouncing c all the boys having any- ling to do with the barring out of the ; acher , the boys were on the alert to eep him f 11:11 defeating them. lan one /htinas tiui" of ro sis , been Ui"ned into n time of weeping nd walling n the part of boys whom mie barred out teacher has defeated. Leslie's Wekly. . A Lmnilry List PQJS F ° U 51 Utv . .tijy list obta.n a delica'te 3ok shK. v/.th two or three leaves and mud in ol'th. From embroidery liu- i cut a ph-ci' sufficiently large to fac < ? ie front ar-1 back and with , ft vunrgm quarter of an ir\Qh wide all around. Qll Ottftlf * > ! * the piece mark the ords "La. dry List" within a frame : the middle , and to decorate the re- ainder of .he piece draw a convey anal flower design. When the work | s finished , apply the aeu tohu slate and cover with glue r turning the edges over and making lein fast to the inside on a qa.i'tx > w Ige of the doth binding th ts \ usual- left hotwpn. the edge of the slate irt and the binding , At the top liinge comer attaeh a ring ith Uow ami ribbons , by means of Llih it cin be hung in a convenient JUT. and at the knot lie a piece of ring half a yard long , to the end of Inch a pencil may be attached. Christina ; } \YW"lr Gra p Tr.buil ( r orange may be used to nceal small Christmas gifts , and it so makes a pretty decoration for the 2C. Take a good sized ball Of coarse- unge colod worste \ ( \ begin wind- g it about Utpresent. . If the gift is it qyi'V i-J il enough to admit this , st wrap ' ' 'n crushed tissue paper. A.ftcr t ! > i. woi-sted IM completely Diind us to WMbse a bf\ll the si/.e of 'r ( .ir ! T ? ft t sten green tissue paper \Y-fs in a cluster about wltere tlie jp fjho'i'd be an < ) lU > I > of b : > l\v iinge rsblon \ \ - \ \ \ \ wfcioh tohnngJt up. I'ho xvai d-i ( jvanse Gin also be used Stuff ' * the toe of some expectant iristmas stocking.- llcrry e - 1l i- merry ilU ' -l.cs ? Uu1 festive hall : , . . - > conn , thefo st. the Uall , To % ri.m' . , a merry Chrlstmr s. ' . , - W. R. Spaicer. Meals Lunches Short Orden THE KANGAROO I -TS 7. ± 3"C ± r- r First class meals at all hours , day and night. Oysters in season. Pies , cakes , dough nuts always on hand. f.D.Cohota , Prop , The Elite Restauran and Chop House Meals at all hours. Frnits , Candies , Cigars , Good cooking and just as yo want it. MRS , C , L , WALKER , Prop : LTH * * I don't think we could keep house without Thedford's Black- Draught. Wo have used it in tha family forever two years with the best ot _ results. I have not hod & doctor in the honse for that length of time. It is a doctor in itself and olwaya ready to make a person well and happy. " JAMES HALL. Jack- sonviUe , m. Because this great medicine relieves stomach pains , frees tha constipated bowels and invigor ates the torpid liver and weak ened kidneys w necessary m the home where Thcdford'a Black-Draught is kept. Families living in the country , miles from any physi cian , have been kept in health for years with this medicine as ° ly doctor- ' S1,01 doctorThedford's Black-Draught cures bilious ness , dyspepsia , colds , chilla and fever , bad blood , headaches , diarrhosa , conatipation , colic and almost every other ailment because the stomach , bowels r71311 ? kykeys so nearly con trol the health. 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The Valentine BqtUiag Works its up eleven diilorent kinds of We have LOTS of Milk and ream. Best quality. Let us sell DU some. EED GATE DAIRY. ) MARK D. CYPHERS , Prop. otice to j on-Resident Defendant Benjamin F MPTJII nd JIrs Merrill , his fe. lir.st name unUnuwn. deimdains , will take t ice that on the 24th daoi Deceilier HKKJ , IMwinDay , plaintlT. filed his petition in the tnc rourt of ( 'lurry > > un y. N'e rt .ka : ilnst ? aid defendants. tljB object nd pnivtr which arc. to foreclose a certain mortf.a''r ex- utedby l tfa\ette Frizzell tc H M. Ht-nlev ii ah-i netl > y Henley to Susan J. Pa sons. d assigned by her to His plaintiff , upon the i' SrctionJ7 Ti-wn bip 2(5. ( KnnKe27 , ro be- re the payment of one promissory note dated ) Winher2i , 185s9. for S 100.00 and dut-ami i > ; v- le in five years tr m the date thereof. That ire is no\v due onaid n"te and mortgage the in of § 624 00 lor which sum with iiu. rest from is date plaintiff uriy fora decree thatdcfend- ts lie required t > p.iy the sa ne or th-.it said fniiSdnlitiold to satlpty the amount found e. LOU arc reqnjivcl to answer said petition oa befortth - Istd y of Felmiar190 L IN 1 > AY. rwiutiff r , atttruej fei ptoi Professional Cards. Tlio Loup Valley Hereford Ranch. Brownlee.Nebr , Prince Boabdpl 131693 and Curly Coat 112--'G1 at head of herd The blood of Fowler. Anxiety. Lord Wilton and Sir Gladstone predomi nates ID my herd. No stork for gale at present. Ranch f ur miles north-west of ttrownlee , Nebr C. H. KAULHABEK , MILL PRICES FOR FEED , run , bulk 75 per cwt $14.00 ton shorts bulb 85 per cwt $16.00 ton Screenings 70o " 113.00" Chop Feed . . . .1.05 $20.00 Corn 95 $18.00" hop corn .1.00 $19.00 1.20 $23.00 " John Nicholson , Dentist. Will be in Valentine on the 20 , 21 , 22 and 23rd of each month. Reserve your work for him. Office at Donoher House. ETTA BROWN SUPT , PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Examination Third Saturday of each mouth and Friday preceding. ALEi\TJNE NEBRASKA H. DAILEY , Dentist. Office over the grocery deparmenfc of T. C. Hornby's store. Will be in Rosebud agency July 3rd , Oct. 2nd and Jan. 1 , 190i. HENRY AUGUSTON Blacksmith Bromilee , Nefcr. Dues general blucksmithingathard times prices for cash. U. M. CRAMER , ( Jity Delivery-man , Trunks , valises and packages hauled to and irom the depot and all parts of the City. W. A. KIMBELL Barbertv * . irst-class Shop in Every Respect C u de Quinine flair Jonic , Goldeii Star Balr Tonic , Herpicide and Coko's Dandruff Cure. L'ry Pompeian Face Massage Cream LEKOY LEACH County Surveyor ' Valentine or Woodlake . \VO KK J-B03IPTLT ATTENDED TO. i. N. COMPTON Physician and Surgeon ) ifice at Quigley & Chapman's Drug Store. Nights The Don oher residence , Cherry Street. Edward S. Furay Physician and Surgeon Office Fraternal Hall or El- 'ott's Drug Store. 19un2 ? . M. WALCOTT ITORNEYANDABSTRAGTER Valentine , Kebr. racticca in District Court and U. 8. Land Office. Heal Estate and 3anch Property u > lri Bnnriwi Abstractor. Kobert G. Easley , ATTORNEY AT over Ked Front GENERAL LAW PRACTICE ralciitinc , Clothes Cleaning ! I > yeing and Pressing lut renovated and blocked. W3I. JOPJLIX. 2 ? Leave order * at Davenport & Thacher's. . F. M. BLAKE , DJGXT1ST. at Mrs. Shore. IVebruuka. If you need a gun or some am- unition call on the Red Front ere. Co. , they can supply all your . . 36