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The Christmas Box.

The origin of the term christmas boxn
as applied to donations Of Christmas spend
ing money is uncertain, though antigua
rians generally seem to think that 1t was
derived from the custom of placing money
for masses to be said or sung on Christmas
day-therefore Christ masses'-in box,
which from this use was called Christ
mass box, term gradually corrupted to
Christmas box and finally applied to all
money given AZ Christmas gratuity.
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THE MOONS TRAGEDY
DY KATE JORDAN.
Copyright, 1898. by American Press Assooia-
tion

Copyright, 1898. by American Press Assooia-
toni
CHAPTER 1.
1t was Christmas eve, and Nance was the
last one of the chorus in the dressing room.
The raw light from the unshaded gas jet
aickered upon the bare, white walls and on
her as she stood thoughtfully dropping the
rouge hare's foot and powder into the
small black bag.
On the peg behind her hung the bluean
silver robe which, with salaried smile, she
wore nightly in THE Mikado." 1t had a
patient lackadaisical expression, as IL, like
sentient thing, it felt certain degrade
lion in being strung up by the neck when
not wanted. Nance's dulied, dark circled
eyes rested wistfully ON it. She would
never wear it again. TO leave it was like
saying goodby to part of herself but
the engagement ended tonight and the
robe was the property of the management.
Taking some of the soft, silky stuff in
her small hands, she laid her cold cheek
against it. and mist rose over her burn
Ing eyes. The black butterflies and the
strange, long throated birds on it were her
only confidants.
ut Is all over. It is over-over,n she
said, breathless catch making the words
tremulous
She thought of one face, of one voice that
after tonight would be missing from her
life forever
When she reached the empty stage, she
CHANGED upon scene shifter who was sit
ting on Ko-Ko's dais where 1t lay with odd
bits of scenery in corner.
Hello, Thirteen" he said, by way of
greeting, pausing between bites of huge
sandwich.
what are you waiting for, Sammyin
asked Nance.
1.-The new scenery is going to be set up for
mex weeks production. This time we're
a-goin to have tragedy here, like this:
Hold off, Macduffl Marry, come up, /
trowl' No more opera this winter. I'm
mighty glad of it too The plaguey tunes
keep goin round and round in me head
night after night:
Fer he's goin to marry Yum Yum, Yum Yum.
Got another job yet, Thirteenpn he con-
cluded, after few light Jig steps.
mo; but something will turn up, l sup
pose" And Nance moved on. His next
words made her pause.
"You knew that Torrance was done with
the stage"
A stain crept up her pale young cheek.
Eyes, knew"
"Ain't he lucky dog, thought" and
Sammy spread his grimy hands out.
WASN'T it enough fer to be given voice
like his 'thout falling heir to lot of money
and castle throwed in in England
There'll be lots o. people who'll miss Lor-
ance in America, / tell ye. He amt like
the folks in Ko-Ko's song what nobody
wants around. He's gentleman-that's
whatl He's got the incest way of speakin
to a man / ever hear don't wonder the
girls keep writin to him. Why, mash let
ters-well, his man jest sweeps them outl
He don't pay no attention to them. He's
too sensible Andn- here the eulogy end
ed with this eloquent statement-"he gave
me IS tonight fer Christmas"
Nance felt an angry disgust with herself.
She tried to silence the minor notes surg
ing in her soul. Why should she have this
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| MARK TOOK HER FACE BETWEEN HIS HANDS.
never to be forgotten walk, blue and silver
with moonlight-just such a night, fresh
snow on the streets, hush and sparkle
everywhere
She turned her face toward the river, and
shivering sigh broke from her lips. The
moon seemed keeping pace with her,
cruel leer on its round face.
II knowl" 1t seemed to say None Of
those passing you can read your heart-but
can. will go with you; will light the
rivers hollows for you and show you the
deepest spot. The secret is ours, Nance"
She lowered her head from the white hos
Utility Of the heavenly watcher, and Marks
imagined face rose before her, seeming to
mock her misery with its flashing strength
and beauty.
From this bitter dream world she was
aroused by a clamor of voices and the touch
of hand on her arm.
"You needn't play inherent. We seed
yer snatch the watchl' she heard a voice
say, and she became aware that she was
| the center of a crowd.
Her weak limbs tottered, and she could
only gasp;
Let me goi Let me gol took nothing
| Oh, what do you meanp and surely there
never was anything more pitifully lovely
than her eyes, big with fear and appeal
She saw a man dressed like gentleman
come hurriedly through the groups of chat
tering boys.
ticker. Ef she amt got 1t on her, she trun
1t away"
ut isn't truel' Nance found voice to call
out in ringing tone. Don't have me ar.
rested. 1t isn't true-oh, moi mop
What hand was that which suddenly
gripped herss What face came close to her
changed, unhappy onef What voice spoke
her name again and again in accents of un-
belief of amaze of sorrowful tenderness
and keen delight
"Nance They lie when they call you a
thief Don't tremble dear believe you'll
know. I've been looking for you every
where for months. Oh, child, why didn't
you let me known And the plying eyes
fingered on her ragged dress and the for
| Torn child.
Surely this was heaveni How else could
Mark be standing there his arms around
her, and the yearning in his voice, In his
eyes for which she had so often longedp He
loved her nowi Her woman's instinct told
her that he loved her-wretched, almost lost
though she was. But was it not too late
too lateP
Her head sank heavily against him. and
she knew no more.
Hours afterward when she had recovered,
he drove her down to the tenement house
near the bridge There he found the neigh
borhood agog with the news that Ernest
Radley had been found dead in the shadows
OF the lower hall where he had fallen.
Nance's slavery was over.
A few months later she was crossing the
ocean to her English home her husband
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The words were a requiem.
CHAPTER III.

Christmas eve In tenement house. 1t
was far down in the city among the crook
ed, narrow streets OF the older portion OF
the town, near the wharves where once the
prosperous wives of Dutch burghers gos-
siped and knitted.
The day was bitterly cold, sunny, dusty.
Since morning clouds had trembled across
the SUMS face, and New Workers looked for
snow.
Just as it came huttering through the
dying light of day from a thickly overcast
sky q young woman rushed from the tall,
sordidly mean dwelling house, her torn
cloak half shading the face of the babe on
her arm. On her cheek there was scarlet
bruise as from a blow, and her eyes held
such terror as comes to dumb animals In
stinctively seeming death.
She ran on a pitiful wreck of young wo-
manhood, worn from poverty and the fear
full struggle for mere material sustenance,
smbittered and hearthardened from Ill
treatment.
After long, breatbless walk she came to
Trinity church. Her strength seemed sud
denly to ooze from her fingers, and she sank
heavily against the ratings, crushing the
child passionately to her heart, and laying
her fevered lips against the wan, blush
cheeks.
"He will never hurt us again, Teddy dear.
1t was the last time, the last" she NUT
tered, with half insane exultation. ut
went ON long enough, didn't III Enough
blows, enough starvation The brute-the
brutei Oh, seem still to see his red, sod
den face so near--his surly curses ring and
ring in my brain. Baby, do you think
they've found him YETI 1t wasn't our fault,
was 1t, that he stumbled and went over the
stairsf Six flights downright He is ly-
ing there In the shadow can see him-I
can see him-still-so still-alone He must
be dead. Yes, be must bep
She laughed and the sound was strange
mournful cooling that seemed to rise from
the ruins Of soul.
Terror enlarged her eyes as through the
falling snow she saw a police officer APP
proach--a man she knew.
Hello, Nancel What are you dom out
In the storm. hevW he asked kindly
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Nances Yes, 1T was she-three years old

NanceS Yes, 1t was she--three years old
er, three years sadder.
Its Christmas eve," she faltered, fore
ing smile, land wanted to show Teddy
the shops, the crowds"
SCOT a bruise on your face againa Rad
ley's at his old tricks, ehS It'd be good for
you il he died"
He did not guess what horror his words
had aroused, but she bent her pinched,
tremulous mouth down to the pale child's
face nodded and hurried past him.
See that girlSn the officer asked Of q
friend who strolled up to him. I've been
watching her go down, step by step. This
New York's queer place, a terrible place
l sometimes stand on my beat here and
watch the people pass. / know lots of
them, and more about them than they
think. Well, that girl just gone by has
made bad job of her life, bad mess Of
it."
"She's pretty still, only bit hungry look
ing and scared. The baby hersp asked
the listener.
Eyes, the poor kid. heard her tell her
story once to police judge when her
scamp Of a husband was up for street fight
ing and she tried to get him off. It was
like this; Three years ago she was singing
on the stage, and rs pretty as a rose her
face was. remember seeing her In The
Mikado.' pretty2 Well, that isn't the
word for IL. She had such baby look in
her eyes and round her lips you'd never
thought man could have had the heart to
scold her, much less beat her. Well, she
fell sick and lost her voice. She was all
alone in the world and poor into the bar
gain. When she was hard up and des-
perate, she somehow met that fellow Rad
ley, who was mixed up with 80 many racing
swindles a few years ago. He was flush
with money, initiated the swells, lied to
her, guess, and persuaded her to marry
him. Luck was against her. He lost ev-
cry penny when Lady Betty went under in
the Suburban, and then he became like a
fiend, went from bad to worse, and now he
has hardly sober moment. They live In
a terrible hole down by the bridge He
beats that poor little wife of his. Some
night he'll kill her."
BY the time this brief recital of her sad
history was finished Nance had gone some
distance up Broadway-a strange, hopeless
figure among the busy crowd.
In the shelter OF doorway she counted
her last coins. There were just 75 cents
When they were gone, what was lefts All,
whatP Nance knew. She was taking her
farewell Of life today, and she would take
1t grandly, lavishly, spending all.
IL was this feeling OF reckless fnality
that made her hail car and sink into q
corner At another time she would have
suffered much before spending the money
required for fare, but 1t seemed O small
consideration In view of this being the last
time
netism to the spot made her alight and
stand looking up at the brilliant crystal
lantern in the lobby. How long ago the
life there seemed Was it only years since
she had seen Mark Lorances Not centuries
since that white. winter nights Not anoth-
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WHOLE NO. LOB

She wanted to hear no other voice. That
must be the music in her ears when she
looked ON Deaths face.
Poor Nancel She was under the sky again,
just such sky Is she remembered in that
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err existence since he spoke those words
that seemed echoing still in her brain,
"You will touch pitch, Nance, even though
you shrink from IT," Shrink from It'll She
had lived in It'll The shafts Of destiny had
been too strong for her and had sent her
hurting down, down.
Mark All, she might think Of him to-
day-this last day. She had been nothing
to him. 1t was only the thought of what
he had been to her that filled her heart.
The lobby was quite deserted, and her
eyes travelled from one insignificant object
to another as she reconstructed the picture
OF the past. Bat they paused a long while
on something at the side, where the light
shone full upon i. His name-"Mark
Iorance"-there it was upon a placardi
Her heart seemed futtering in her throat
as her eyes glanced down the lines that told
of his short visit to New York and how he
had volunteered to sing at the great con-
cert that night to help swell relief fund
for the families OF miners who had been
killed in a terrible explosion.
He was here! She might see him from
afar off She might hear him sing again
The hot tears clouded her eyes, but her
heart grew determined. She paid for a
seat-the poorest in the house-high up in
the gallery.
After getting some milk for Teddy and
mouthful of food for herself, she returned
to the theater. She was penniless now. But
there was no fear Of the future-there was
to be no future. How peaceful the thought
wasl
The theater filled slowly. for she was very
early and it was late In the evening before
Mark appeared. He looked just the same.
Now that winter night did not seem SC
long ago. 1t was but yesterday, and she
was No. 10 in the chorus. Amid the ap-
plause that greeted the singer poor Nancy's
sob was unheard:
20 God-to go back-to go back to that
nightp'
Her hopeless eyes did not leave Marks
face once, and the notes that rose throb
bingly from his lips she drank in like nour
ishment for her soul.
After his last song Nance rose unsteadi
lY and made her way toward the stairs
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Because, Nance, you have that in you
that makes me carei have not watched
you for months for nothing. l am your
friend always That sounds like stilted,
stock phrase, doesn't it," he asked, with
sudden intensity. But mean it. It is
maddening that as yet there is nothing to
prove 1t. Except for this little locket which
bought today, you must take my friend
ship on faith. viii you wear this and not
quite forget me, Nance, after am gonep
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MAKE
MO
MISTAKEI

How often it is said: "Oh my !!
it is so easy to make mistakes"
For that very reason we would
tell you very distinctly that "The
Peoples Store" is the large one
directly on the cor. of Union and
Church SITS. two doors opening on
Union st. and one ON Church St.
The extremely handsome windows
ON Union st. in which we display
samples of goods to he found insiGe
are glaring way-marks which none
can. mistake. In the window on
Church st. is seen Shoes, neatly ar
ranged and attractively handsome.
Any articles seen in our windows
are merely small slice off the
many handsome goods to be found
inside. The quality of everything
we keep is the very best for the
money asked. It is our pleasure to
show you anything mot in any dark
corner) whether you come to pur-
chase or only to rest and enjoy a
friendly chat.
OUR MILLINERY
this season is exceptionally stylish
and handsome, pleasing the most
fastidious taste. We do not palm
anything off on our customers, but
study their individual style, form,
feature and age.
"Have you seen the DRESS
GOODS shown at The Peoples
Store?" is heard all over town.
They are indeed popular and still
remain far ahead. We never make
special sales of old goods, for we
never have any-we keep good
qualities at low prices, and off they
go in Gift.
If you want a
WINTER COAT OR WRAP
and allow your chance at "Thc
Peoples Store" TO slip, it will be
an all-season's regret, as they are
selling unusually fast.
Fair hands quickly seek our beau
tiful and shapely GLOVES.
OUR BLANKETS AND COM
F0RTABLES
are marvelously heavy and cheap.
All sorts of bedding TO be had here.
The merits and cheapness of our
CARPETS AND FURNITURE
should be printed in the largest
type, "That they who run may
read" If you need such things, buy
now, as no one can afford TO lose
the chance. We cannot tell you in
this way of the many things to be
had of us. Step inside, and we feel
sure you can get anything you may
inquire for.
We can deck yourselves and chill
dren out like Princes, at a price TO
be reached by all.
Again ! invite you to look close
ly for the large store on the corner,
and failure 10 find will he impossi-
BILE.
G G UANunpM
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Dauchy's Advertisements.
G EORGE VANDERBILT

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In the world. Write for pamphlet describing one
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Ayers Hair Vigor, and now my hair is
growing rapidly and is restored to its
original color. - Mrs. Annie Collins,
Dighton, Mass.
81 have used Ayers Hair Vigor for
nearly five years, and my hair is moist,
glossy, and in an excellent state of pres
eryation. l am forty years old, and
have ridden the plains for twenty-five
years. VIM. Henry OFT, alias "Mus-
tang Bill, Newcastle, Wyo.
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To Preserve

The richness, color, and beauty of the
hair, the greatest care is necessary,
much harm being done by the use of
worthless dressings. To be sure of hay
ing first-class article, ask your drug
gist or perfumer for Ayers Hair Vigor.
1t is absolutely superior to any other
preparation of the kind. It restores the
original color and fullness to hair which
has become thin, faded, or gray. 1t
keeps the scalp cool, moist, and free
from dandruff. 1t heals itching humors,
prevents badness. and imnarts 10
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Christmas is observed with great enthusi-
asm In the snowy northland of Sweden.
The celebration proper extends over four
days. beginning on the oath Of the month";
A beautiful custom is that of raising
large sheaf of grain on the top Of pole
above the house for the wild birds to feast
upon. 1t IL said that no peasant will sit
down to his Christmas dinner until the
yule sheaf is lifted in place for the birds in
the snow outside.
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THE HAIR

silken texture and lasting fragrance.
No toilet can be considered complete
without this most popular and elegant
of all hair-dressings.
"My hair.began turning gray and fall
ing out when l was about % years of
age. have lately been using Ayers
Hair fVigor, and it is causing new
growth of hair of the natural COLOR
Il. j. Lowry, Jones Prairie, Texas.
..Over year ago had a severe fever,
and when recovered, my hair began to
fall out, and what little remained turned
gray. 1 tried various remedies, but
without success, till at last began to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-30
Skirts and Their Trim Re.

Skirts are very similar to those now
worn and range four To five yards in
width at the foot, while almost close
fitting around the hips. Many when
made of double-width cloth are of half
circle shape with but one seam-that
up the back-while others Of single
width six or eight gored breadths. The
latter often have breadths joined by
open patterned jet galloon, or by the
lacelike silk passementerie, through
which is seen the silk lining Of con-
trasting color. Trimmings around the
hip viii remain ia favor There are
also many skirts with three clusters of
very narrow rufdes, one cluster OF eight
or ten little frills at the foot, another
at the knees and third above tbs
same space. Bayadare satins and vel
vets are used for these ruffies. and also
as Fl. ( bands matching those that cross
the waist and sleeves, or perhaps form
bolero jacket and entire sleeves. or
else rufnes set in the arrnhole, or .
dropping puff above close lover sleeves.
Shot yelvets are much used for founces
or folds on skirts. and also the sleek
satin antique" with long fat Pile,
which London dressmakers call satin
velvet" On account of its sheen
Harper's Bazaar.
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A FIFTH NOON,
Prof. Barnard's Discovery of Another Sat-
etl,te tn ,Juujter

Prof. Barnard's Discovery of Another Sat-
elite to Jupiter.
From the beginning of his work with
the telescope Prof Barnard has given
special attention to the planet Jupiter.
In 1890 the planet was observed by him
on forty-nine nights with the twelve
inch eQua torial, and careful measures
of all the markings on the planet. In
September of that year he observed the
singular phenomenon of a double tran
sit of the satellite across the disk of
Jupiter. Projected on the face of the
planet it appeared distinctly double
resembling close double star, the
components being slightly unequal.
This remarka BILE appearance has not
yet been accounted for 1t was prob
ably due to a bright belt on the satell-
lite, similar to some of those on Saturn.
The observations would imply that the
satellite in its revolution about Jupiter
rotates on an axis nearly perpendicular
to its orbit. as in the case of our own
moon. The observations might also
imply that the first moon of Jupiter is
really double, though this explanation
is hardly probable.
In July, 1892, he commenced to use
regularly the large telescope on one
night each week, and naturally began
systematic observations of the great
planet 1t was but a short time before
the superiority of the largest telescope
in the world for this work was made
manifest. In due course of mail the
writer received at Chicago letter from
Prof. Barnard, written on SATURDAY.
morning. September 10, stating that on
the previous evening (Friday). at about
midnight, he had observed an extreme
y faint speck of light very close to
Jupiter: that il seemed to be moving
with the planet. and that he strongly
suspected it was a new satellite. He
said that II was so difficult with the
large telescope that he was unable
to see it except by shutting out the
light of the planet. The suspected
star was found by the observations of
the following night to be new satel-
lite. and on Monday morning the whole
astronomical world was electrified by
the announcement that Jupiter. OBJ
served more than any other planet for
the past three hundred years, had a
fifth moon, revolving about it in less
than twelve hours, at distance from
the surface Of the planet about seventy
thousand miies.-S W. Burnham. in
Harper's Magazine
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Rednced Rates to Kansas City and St Louis
WIS NJ sssuri Pacific Railway.
On account of the usual fall festivitiei
at Kansas City and ST. Louis. Priests o.
Palias-exposItion aud yelled prophets,
the Missouri Pacific Railway compauy
Will sell tickets at greatly reduced rates
to both Kansas City aud st. Louis. Fast
express for st. Louis leaves WichitR daily
ar 1:20 p. M. arriving at ST Louis next
morning az 1:15. Kansas City day express
leaves Wichita at SIS n. M, arriving at
Kansas City at $50 n NJ
City ticke, office ia North Main street.
d1l0 E. E BLECkLEY. p. and I. A.
Solid Ves,ihulcd Trains. wiehits to Chicago aud
Wifh.ra T. ort Worth, TEX
August Goth the Great Rock Island route
will place III service n solid yesiibuled
train. composed ct reclining chair cars,
Pullman sleepers and smoking car. This
this train will run daily, leaving Wichita
at 9:2S a. M. arriving IN Chicago at $50
next morning; leaving Wichita at $3.50 D.
M arriving 1t Union depot, Fort Worth,
Tex, at = As next morning. No charge OF
cars between Wichita and Chicago or Fort
Worth The Rock Island is the Only line
landing passengers st Eaglewood. within
one mile Of main entrance to worlds fair
grounds. Baggage can be checked 10
Euglewood, thus avoiding the rush IN Chi
csgo. Sleeping car space reserved and
general information Can he had by calling
on or addressing, j. Fl. PHILLIPS,
City Ticket Agent, Wichita,
Or 7. J. ANDERSON,
A. u. L. and p. Agent, Topeka, Kan.
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