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cevery was greeted by little jubilee
from the children and grateful glance
from their mother at Miss Priscilla,
who, somehow, seemed always to be
looking out of the window. But Mar
iory found something that puzzled her
"a long, black stocking hanging over
the back of chair.
"Why, it's big like yours, mamma
how funnyl And there isn't any thing
in it!''
"Yeth, there it'll" lisped Tot. 'Tum.
pin round and hard. Ooh, look, nam.
NAL" And the first ray of sunlight that
struggled into the room CLEANED on a
gold piece in Tots hand.
Miss Priscilla had disappeared into a
deep closet and was fumbling round for
something, which for some reason could
not be found; perhaps because her
nightcap had bobbed down over her
eyes. But the next minute two arms
were wound around her and she heard a
fearful voice whisper: ':You have been
so good, SO good to me. dear friend! ]
wish I could thank you"
There, there, child. Don't say an.
other word. I've been rich, selfish
old creature, but I'm going to reform.
And we've all made such good begin.
ming this morning that I really think
this is going to be the first merry
Christmas ever hadl There, don't say
another wordp'-H. A. Hall, in Interior.
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"There, tell me about it. I didn't
know won had any children"

"There, tell me about it. didn't
know you had any children"
She heard simple story Of the brave
little mothers struggle to make nest
for her birds; and how, at last, finding
position in the city, she had placed them
in a boarding-school where they would
be we'll cared for, and where she could
visit them every Sunday.
ssWa try to make that do for all the
week." the little woman added, with a
smile, ''and when holiday comes we
spend the whole of it together. And /
thought, Miss Hopkins, perhaps you
would let Marjory sleep with you to-
night"
Five minutes later Miss Priscilla was
standing alone before the fire, wrinkling
her forehead anxiously; for, somewhat
to her own surprise, she had consented
to care for six-year-old child all night.
Shell who had never held one in her
arms, who looked upon children as be-
wildering mYsteriesl
"What shall / do il it cries?" she MUIR
INJURED, cor has the Group, or falls out
of bed, or wants doll, or-you're fool,
Priscilla Hopkins"
But when Mrs. Clark appeared at the
door that evening, with little, curly
headed, white-robed figure half hidden
in a great shawl, and gazing with big.
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HOLIDAY HINTS.

Don't expect to find brown-stone
front in your stocking.-Phila. Call.
Never look gift-horse in the teeth.
1t is also wrong to look a Christmas
gift in the price-mark.-Somerville Jour.
The man who economises Christmas
for sake of a New Years blowout takes
time by the forelock just week toe
soon.
Talk about oil trusts, rubber trusts,
coal trusts, etc., as much as you like,
but what we want about Christmas is a
turkey or goose trussed.-Boston Cour-
Ter.
If the man who devised the dumb
piano would only invent a dumb horn
and drum many of US wouldn't be SO re-
signed to having Christmas come only
once a year.-Judge.
When some men give their wives a
little pin money to buy Christmas re-
membranes for the children, it seems
much larger than when they spend
twenty dollars rafting to win two
dollar turkey.-Judge.
If any child gets up on Christmas
morning to find an empty stocking, he
will feel as bad for time as the man
who carries an empty sleeve. and the
men and women nearest him will be so
guilty that they ought never to be for
given.-Judge.
The Young Turkey-Well, we've es-
capped Thanksgiving! Gobble! gobble!
gobblel
Experienced Gobbler SADLY = My
son, do not let your life insurance policy
lapse. Christmas is coming!-Munsey's
Weekly.
Starting on new year it is well to
accept this teaching from Emerson;
Write on your heart that every day is
the best day in the year. No man has
learned any thing rightly until he
knows that every day is doomsday."
The close of a year is poor time for
good resolutions, but it is an excellent
time for good actions. 1t is late for
planning, but it is just right for per-
Torrance. Now is the time to be and to
do, even though the hours are too prec-
ious to waste in thinking aboat being
and doing.-S. S. Times.
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The big New York clearinghouse
was almost deserted. All of the thirty
boarders had scattered for the holidays,
except the invalid on the parlor floor,
the crusty German professor, old Mr..
and Mrs. Brown, and the pretty, power
ty-pinched young widow on the fourth
floor. Even the little music-teacher
was off for holiday trip. and Miss Hop
kins could hear the chamber-maid call
ing blithely to the grocer boy, that
''she'd be ready-oh, by seven o'clock,
sure!"
Miss Hopkins pressed her wrinkled
cheek against the window pane, and
looked down into the dull, city street,
with its patches of dirty snow. A hard,
bitter feeling crept into her heart.
There were so many good times and she
mot in 'em." The ledger on tho fourth
floor back was leaning against the win
dow-pane, too, but her cheek was pink
and smooth, the room very tiny and
cold, and the view from the window
limited to a row of back-yards. Per-
haps her heart was quite as heavy, for a
tear splashed suddenly on the window
sill.
81 don't see any other way" said Mrs.
Clark, looking at it, meditatively. 81
dread asking her-she is so stiff and ST.
lent, and we've hardly exchanged doz-
en- words. But my babies shan't be dis
appointed if L can help it, so cheer up,
my dear-we'll have a merry Christmas
yet" and she nodded brightly at the
tear-stained face in the mirror. Then,
running down the long flights of stairs,
she knocked at Miss Hopkins door.
Come in," called Miss Priscilla, turn
ing with a surprised air, as the door
opened.
81 camel thought-that is, want
to ask a great favor, Miss Hopkins"
stammered her visitor. 81 have prom
ised my little girls that they shall spend
Christmas with me, and that Santa
Claus will visit them here; but there is
only room for baby in my single bed; it
is too cold for Mariory to sleep on the
floor and So" Mrs. Clark faltered, but
the elder woman gave her no help and
She finished abruptly, with little trem-
bic in her voice.
Miss Hopkins watched her in a puz-
zled way, till her near-sighted eyes
caught the glimmer of q teardrop; then
she pushed forward a chair, saying, not
aasindiy:
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hang the little stockings here tonight"
With two such pleading eyes shining
at her over an armful of packages, Miss
Priscilla felt she could hardly refuse.
Him, yes. don't know that it would
do any harm. All foolishness, think. -
"Do your" said Mrs. Clark, brightly.
''But it's such pleasure to watch them
when they find the stockings in the
morning! Let me see, here's Noah's ark,
that goes in Tots stockings and the lit
tie elephant in Marjory's. Then here
is toy watch for each Of them and a
stick of candy, a popcorn ball and big
orange to cap the climax. Why, it just
reaches the top! How fortunate there
isn't any thing morel' laughed Mrs.
Clark.
But somehow, Miss Priscilla's spec
tacles grew quite misty, and size took
them off and wiped them once or twice.
The little packages were so very small,
and the little mothers way of laugh
ing at her poverty was so brave and
CHEEKY!
"Have the children any dolls?" asked
Miss Priscilla, pinning the stockings
with her own fingers to her cherished
plush lambrequin.
Eyes, two forlorn, little relics. Tots
has lost its head, believe, and Angeli-
mas arms are gone, but the children
love them and couldn't afford new ones
this year. must run back to Tot now.
l am 30 grateful to you, Miss Hopkins; 1
hope Marjory won't disturb you. Good
night"
Goodnight" answered Miss Priscil-
la, and then she went back to the fire
and stared hard at the little crimson
stockings, glowing in the freight.
"I1l do it-so!" she said at last, de-
cidedly. Softly leaving the room she
called down the speaking-tube for the
chamber maid. Good natured Katie
readily promised to "mind the child a
Bit" and, while giving numerous eau
tions, Miss Priscilla arrayed herself in
bonnet and cloak and started out into
the night.
The stores were dazzling with gas
light and the air was sweet with the
odor of pine branches, but the gay fes-
toons of bunting were not in half so
happy lutter as Miss Priscilla's fool
ish old heart. How hard it was to de-
eide between blue eyes and brown,
wax and bisque, and blue or gold tea
sets! And should she get nuts and raj
sins, or candy, or purple and white
grapes? Miss Priscilla couldn't tell, so
she ended by getting them all and
trotting home as fast as possible, with
her arms full of delightful looking
bundles.
"Arrahr' cried Katie, when she
reached the kitchen, Whatever has
come over the ould lady? Bless me
stars! eff she didn't hev tay-set, a
little stove an wagin' an two Elegant
dollsl An she were a tip-toeing roun'
like Saint Nick himself"
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antmyth, the friend of the children, the

antmyth, the friend of the children, the
old gentleman of snow-white beard, be-
nevolent disposition and invisible move
ments. In some of these countries a
dread parsonage is supposed by the chill
dren to follow in his wake, person,
either male or female, who is prepared
TO lecture bad little children on their
evil ways or seize them in his invisible
arms and spirit them away. The myth
regarding this dread being is probably
survival of the old pagan idea of the
good spirits and the bad spirits, or per-
haps, of the legend about the annual
conflict between Thor, the god of the
thunderstorm, and Freija, the goddess
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NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.
Many Are Made, hut Few Are Reptile
It Is q Good Habit.

Many Are Made, hut Few Are Kept-Yet
It Is . Good Habit.
Looked at in philosophical light,
there is no special reason why the first
day Of January should be different from
any other day. 1t is not the actual be-
ginning Of the year; the twenty-frstday
of March, the first day of spring, more
fifty deserves the honor. But the wis
dom of our ancestors is in the selection
of the day, and it probably will never
be changed in Christendom.
Practically, the date makes no differ
ence. As matter of fact, we used to
celebrate New Years day, prior to 1752,
thirteen days later than we do now, on
account Of the change in the calendar,
which took effect in that year. The
Russians still preserve the old-style
calendar, and the Hebrews keep a New
Years day based on the Mosaic chre-
nology. The date, therefore, makes lit
tie difference, but the day is of consider
able Importance. AS far back as history
runs, it has been the custom to mark
the death of the old year and the birth
of the new by appropriate ceremonies.
IL ohSAOhO bhCoO
were of rather solemn character, but
among northern nations it has always
been the occasion for the highest dem
onstrations of merriment and conviv-
iality.
Putting aside these features, we may
very appropriately regard New, Years
as the day of good intentions. A great
deal of fun has been poked at the boy or
girl who starts diary on the first of
January and abandons it on the first of
February, but it is question whether it
is not beneficial to keep diary even but
one month out of twelve.
What possible harm can there be
in proposing to be good? In consider
ing crimes we always take into &C
count the Intention of the deed. The
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-26
AND DOING IN HIS ARMCHAIR.

AND DOING IN HIS ARMCHAIR.
"Ah," unused the good St. Nicholas,
II think understand"
And he smiled merry little smile,
And coughed behind his hand.
"'Twas on that busy Christmas eve
When all was in whirl,
This doll was given to boy,
This soldier to girl"
And then aloud he gravely said:
81 grieve to see your pain,
But II you'll stay with me year
All shall be we'll again.
Next Christmas eve, my children,
WheE you are well and strong,
Twill put you in the stockings
Where you really do belong"
u. McDermott in Youths Companion
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track of human life-a resting-place and
a new starting-place. Be sure you start
right, and in the right direction, if you
would have Happy New Year. Cast
aside your old enmities as we'll as your
old faults; resolve to be as good as you
know how and resist temptation as long
as you can.
Then, if yeu do not have Happy
New Year, it will be your own fault
Golden Days.
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A REAL CHRISTMAS.
How Miss Hopkins Enjoyed Her
First Merry Holiday.

CHI / wish it
was all over for
another year!"
whispered Miss
Priscilla Hop
kins to a spar
row on the tele-
phi on Q wire.
Just why she
should wish the
merry Christ
mas day passed,
Miss Hopkins
b herself could
b a r dly have
told.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN EUROPE.
Little People Across the Ocean Who Hav
santa Claus.

England is by no means the only
European country to enter into the cele-
bration of the Christmas festival with a
zest. In Germany, in Sweden and Nor
way, in Russia, in France, and. in fact.
all over Europe, wherever the Christian
religion obtained a foothold, the ami
versary of the Nativity is observed with
rejoicing and feasting. The ceremonies
are not greatly unlike those of the En-
glish-speaking people, though, of course,
modified by the traditions and usages of
each country. st. Nicholas under a
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-26

Sleepy Diack eyes
atherself, Miss Pris,,
ella b a If forgave
her folly. And when
she had awkwardly
taken the warm,
little body in her
arms, and a rosy
cheek, soft as satin,
just brus b 9 d her
own, why, Miss Pris-
ella thought she
was almost W is ell
But when the little
girl was tucked in
bed, and Mrs. Clark
had left the room,
timidly, in her
quavering old voice,
Miss Priscilla sang
a lullaby, till the
long lashes dropped
and the pink lips
parted - and then
the rich, lonely old
maid was certain
that she had never
done SO wise a thing
in her life!
SSH" she said
softly, as Marjory's
mother entered the
room, then flushed
over such weakness
and straigh tie n ed
into her usual rigid
attitude.
"May we borrow
your fireplace, too,
Miss Hopkins?"
asked Mrs. Clark,
with growing cour-
age. Tomorrow
would hardly be
Christmas If Santa
Claus couldn't come
down the chimney,
you KNOW and there
is only a register in
my room. I will try
and keep the child
rem from being very
noisy in the morn
ing, if you'll let me
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MEvsMAR. 1891.
A2NsaSsalllssA
EaSd@aa|gA
as SANTA oAOs1 s'slslIfasl
49,. 1879 II
= = | :
WENT We had been
RRH busy talking,
for hours,
INNl Christmas
ANESHS OF all the great
s/ and said.
'twixt yawn
Obi any thing old-fashioned had best pass
out and die!'
And then leaned back smiling and quite,
And closed my eyelids slowly. when, loi they
opened wide
In sheer amaze and wonder, and would you
know the cause?
saw before me standing, the form Of Santa
Claus.
But, oh! so strange and altered In clothes
Of latest style,
And not at all the Santa I'd dreamed Of ell
the while.
But still recognized him, and said: II didn't
You come out from the chimney-'twas very
dull Of me-"
THE chimney said he, gruffy; IT beg Of you
to know
Iclamber down no chimaeys; stopped that
long agor'
said: "Your load was heavy, you're tired;
won't you restf'
"Ohl no." he answered. grandly. my goods
were all expressedr'
you must have found it pleasant-the sleigh
ing, sir mean.
The roofs are much more snowy than 1 have
ever seem"
" Indeedr'-his air was lofty-"'tis not the
present mode
To drive sleigh. 1 travel by the elevated
road"
Twas all go strange 1t chilled me, but still
said: Now, please
You won't forget to send US one Of your
Christmas trees.
The children love you dearly and try to be so
good"
He said: mo trees hereafter, I'd have it I'M
derstood.
"In fact, the time is over for Christmas.
should say
Those very old-time customs have really
passed away.
We want the very latest, dear madam, you
and I,
And peace, goodwill and Christmas are of
time gone by"
And then he seemed preparing to take his
leave and go.
But do you think let him? 1 called out
bravely: Nor
ran to him and begged him, between my
sobs and tears,
To leave US blessed Christmas, just as in
former years.
To change no little custom; to take no part
away;
To leave us DEAR oldfashionsd, beloved
Christmas day
And then. for just an instant. my eyes were
very dim
With tears, and when cleared them saw q
change in him:
His face, twas round and jolly, his clothes
were as OF old,
He had pack upon his back as full as 1t could
hold.
And as he beamed upon me heard his REIN
deer prance,
Then sly old Santa gave me q smile and
roguish glance.
81 wish you Merry Christmasr' thought
heard him say.
And when tried to answer him he'd vanished
quite awayl
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Hard In.

"Lend me flyer, will you, Bill?"
ST can't, old fellow. I haven't even
paid for my wife's present to me yeti
Munsey's Weekly.
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intention is the es-
sence of the crime,
and, therefore. it
must be the essence
of the good deed.
Only to propose to do
better is something;
if nothing else, it
is an acknowledge
ment of our need to
be SO, which is the
first step to ward
amendment. But
in fact to propose
to do well is in some
sort to do well, for
"he who is not
worse today than
he was yesterday,
is better"
So there is no
harm-indeed there
is good-in propos-
ing to break off bad
habits and form
good ones. A1lseed
can not fall on bar
rem soil, some will
bear fruit. There
fore, make all the
good resolutions
you can think of and
keep as many as you
can. You can't very
we'll fail to keep
some of them.
This is the value
of New Years day.
1t is an imaginary
milestone on the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-26
Inst Like Him.
Pa see

What queer Christmas giftl Pa, see
The monkey Charley sent to me-
IT'S strange such an idea should strike MIN.
f" Oh, no, my dear. II is Just like htm-"-Judse.
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And took his honest ease.
But something reused him quickly,
He started from his seat,
A soldier bold. maiden fair,
Were kneeling at his feet.
" st. Nicholas, !" the maiden cried,
Behold my fearful plight
These wounds have been inflicted
Since that dreadful, dreadful night
When you left me in the stocking
OF being 1 dare not name"
She paused, the soldier raised his voice
And said: ST blush with shame
To stand before your saintship
In the dress you now behold,
But the way have been treated
Makes my very blood run cold.
I've been nursed and kissed and coddled,
I've been rocked and sung to sleep;
Obi were not a soldier still,
I'd almost like toweep."
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resting
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last.
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been given,
The hold avs
were past,
And dozing in his
armchair,
With his cat up
on his knees,
The good 8 amt
SIN ok ed hi 8
honest pipe.
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GERMANY'S ARMY BILL.

Count Won sloltke Says tho European Sit
ustion Is One OF Increasing Danger.
BERLIN, May 15.-Ths Reichstag dis
cussed the new army bill, both Count
Won Moltke and Chancellor Won Caprivi
taking part in the debate.
Count Won Moltke said that the pres
ent European situation was one Of IN
creasing delicacy and one which was
growing more difficult of solution by
reason of the intricate problems in
State policy which it constantly pre-.
sented. 1t was, Count Won Moltke as
serted, imperative that Germany should
maintain strong military system, as a
strong government alone would be able
to maintain peace. He said most of the
great powers honestly desired the pres
ervation of peace and that everybody
hesitated to throw q spark into the
powder barrel, yet the guarantee of
the Empire could only be found in Ger
man strength and preparation.
An a highly dramatic way Marshal
Won Moltke said: when the war, which
for the past decade has hung over our
heads like the sword of Damocles, breaks
out at least its duration cannot be fore
seen. The mightiest of the powers,
armed as they have never been before,
will be engaged. 1t may be seven or
1t may be 80 years war, Woe to him
who sets the match"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-15
BALFOUR SURPRISED
The Government Defeated on
the Irish Agricultural Bill.
SHARP PARNELLITE TACTICS.
The Home Rulers Rushed Division When
the Tories We're Not Present.

Marshal Won Moltko Makes . Dramatic
Speech About war-Mrs. Frank Leslie
EnEaged-Madams Diss DsbAr Arrested
in Rome-Temporal Power OF the Holy
see-A Young Girl Butehsred.
LONDON, May 15.-In the House OF
Commons, Mr.. Joseph F. Fox, National.
list, moved the second reading of the
Irish Agricultural Laborers' bill, pro-
posing the use Of the Church surplus
to erect cottages for iaborers.
After some discussion, Mr.. T. w.
Russell, Unionist, moved to adjourn.
Not . single clause Of the bill, he said,
had been explained. Mr.. BAlfour COM
mented on the silence of the Irish
leaders, and supported Mr.. Russell's
motion.
A vote was taken and the motion was
lost, ~ to 50. Mr.. Parnell thereupon
moved that the question of the second
reading of the bill be put. The Speaker
declined, it being obvious, he said, that
the House desired to continue the de-
bate.
Mr.. Balfour said the Parnellites
merely desired to embarrass the Gov
eminent and injure the Land Purchase
bill. The second reading was then
agreed to without q division, amid pro-
longed Irish cheers.
The defeat of the Government was
due to blunder of the Conser vative
whips, who notified the members of the
Government party that their presence
would be required at 4 O'Clock. This
became known to the Parnellites, who
attended in full strength at noon and,
after short speeches had been made,
rushed a division before the Conserve
tives could be mustered