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She couldn't make up her mind which
one she liked hest, 90 she decided 10 60
home and think IL over When they
went away asked them 20 come 10 me
II they came hack again. and the old
man said: Guess we'll know you-you
look jus, like our Bridget Then DO
hemian woman came in last ilght TO
buy a coat. She brought her husband
along. and when he objected 20 the
price she just took hold of his nose and
pulled il till he gave in"
Jack smiled and changed the subject
by saying: Don't you want TO show
me what you did that last year? You
went 10 Darnell after you left the
league. didn't you?"
Marion brought her canvases andiaid
them before him silently Jack exam
ined the studies one by one.
.Sarue power. same touch; but. b,
Jove. how you've improved. That boy
head j. fine, Darnell was the man FOL
l Won. Remember how ,se differed about
tina, academy picture OF his? What
laundering shame about your eyes
Have Won seen the best oculists
pretty good ones They all say tn
same thing: il will take time TO recoSe
from the strain. ! did ever so mucl
extra work. you know-dinner CARDS
Christmas cards. all that kind of stun
Electricity would do my eyes good, pu
IL is too expensive" She tried 10 spea
lightly. but felt her attempt was not
success
at is tough. and no mistake, JAG
said, emphatically. They talked u
tie longer. then he rose TO CO. 'tor
around to the studio and see what
have DONE" he said; and she promiss
3 she would do so soon-
Christmas was now but three da.
distant. They were miserable days
n Marion for the revival of old ambition
made the sordid life at the store u
i.earable. II seemed wrong unJu'
that for the want of a little money
must give up forever all il was IN
TO become. She spent the little she IA
saved consulting another ocullst. "
told her the same thing -elec'ri'
Treatment was all that could help her
I Christmas morning dawncd clear a
bright. Her cousins little girls we
exul.inc over the treasures Santa Ola
brought. and although Marion recei'
her share OF pretty remembrances.
heart was heavy as lead When
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Dssuark Furnishes an Example Of TAfs9
1oYo1

The United States consul at Copen-
hagen reports that the government OF
Denmark is considering the question
of Imposing an import duty on Hour;
and the consul says that this measure,
though ostensibly directed against
German competition, directly interests
American millers land we may add
American wheat yrowers), As much OF
the -four imported into Denmark IS
from this country, though passing
through England and Germany.
Leaving out OF view the probabiiisy
of national retaliation to be provoked
bv suce tax. its impolicy is readily
apparent :.
ANY measure increasing the price OF
.he Indispensable staff Of life' must
needs he oppressive 10 any people; and
such a tax can have no other object
| than to advance the price OF Hour or
| the protection Of the Danish wheat
growers and millers- The wheat crops
f, OF all countries are precarious; they
have ALWAYS been so since the tribe OF
Jacob had To emigrate to Egypt 70 es-
cape starvation. Some years 6ermany
and France raise sufficient wheat fos
the consumption of their own people,
and some years they do not The ex-
portation OF Russia and the importa'
ton OF Great Britain vary greatly In
amount from year 10 year. Our own
country. with It's wide extent and d.
versificd seasons, always produces
enough for home consumption, though
its surplus for expectation varie'
greatly. The wheat crop OF Denmark
il doubtless subject 70 like vicissitudea
and while tax prohibitory OF forelgl
competition might not be seriously lei
one wear it might prove very onerou
! TO the people the succeeding years
The general principle thus illustrate
Is as applicable to this country as
Denmark, and to ether things tina
( bread. The great benefit which con
merce has conferred. and Is conferrin
2 mon mankind, consists in its enapl VI
the people OF one country to obtal
:. from another needed products which
II cannot raise at home. or which may
n procured cheaper from the forcfr
+ country. Any legislation which 2
l. structs such q commerce. or great
q hampers it. is a measure of bad econ
% nv. and viciously invidious oy makir
one class Of the people suffer Tor
benefit OF another class The TAXI
, Of its peoples bread will prove IN
there is something silly. II not r.
ten . in the government OF Denmal
Atlanta journal
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

n Christmas angels. softly sing
q bells Of Christmas. sweetly rings
Tell Of the blessed Babe ofearfn-
The holy Babe Of Heavenly birth
For whom the angels first did sing.
For whom our carols loudly ring.
a hanpy hearts. rejoice to-day,
~ hearts that che arise and pray!
O-er all the earth a glory lies
a glory from the radiant skies
Which foods our happy homes to-day.
And fills with peace the hearts when prss
q Christmas angels. sing again
Those words Of cheer 20 waiting men'
~ each sad heart forget its pain
In listening to the sweet refrain.
And know that Heaven has given again
Peace and good will 10 weary men
Nx,r.rts n rowster, in ~. Y. Ledger.
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nos.m.n came. among other things for
Marion was a letter addressed In IN
familiar writing. She hastily tore the
e,xelo,e or.en and took out a check LOT
$50 1t was indorsed:
PAY TO the order OF Marion Hayes.
u. HAYWOOD"
a note was inclosed which reac'
.Please accept this as substantial ex.
pression of the sympathy OF your o'u
friend. and use il in some way 70 q
back your eyes"
Marion. woman-like. had good CRY
when she was alone in her room fee'.
;nrs Of mingled surprise. pleasure ana
resentment passed rapidly through her
mind OF course. she mustn't keep the
r,onev. everybody would talk 50; but
her heart was touched by his kindness
She ALWAYS had liked hirn so much =
she old days--too much, she once mac
thought
~. would take il back She put OF
her things and started at once as SUI
10, the elevator and waited for an an
swer TO her knock. she wished she ma
r;,,er n note instead Jack opehe'
the door
.vhv. Tn awfully glad to see you
he saivi- ~.
| Marion dropped into a chair :.
go and ever so kind Of YOU" and he
liz. would trrnblc. but ! can't take !
/ ;,deed ( can't she said holding 'n
check towards him.
.And why not?" he asked WIN .
> amused smile !.
. .Becausc /; isn't right ! know 70
/ Kindness Of your heart apprecia'
your sympathy n,
( do You imagine can't aHoru ~
he INTERRUPTED Come Own up.
Marion laughed nervously. "yndgir
s-om the financial condition OF mo
] artists. I should call II munificcnf su
e to give away /,
Il viii he candid with YOU 2
4 intend 70 put that in the bank. TO sv''
! nv small hoard. but when saw y
And heard about your hard luck,
4 changed my mind. 1t seems very
lie 10 do for you; ! only wish y w
twice the sum. Wait" he ccnssnn'
- as Marion tried TO speak. let me o.
4 my say out. There's too much y
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tennessee Ha~ = Dog of '''on the fe"f.s
Are Justly Proud

v1.;t.. on a "trip through Moore conn-
-o,ptv- Tenn. recently WAS the s.ii.7i
=. rev. Prank NJ. Dovr.ir-. ~ho lives Ia
The neiehlorhood Of "A small settle tnent
.a.ied County Line f.is family consists
\, himself and wife asld 2 siasEil seisv"
Ill.,, which noticed received mn SINUS y
!, amount OF care and attention -
Their. WAS nothing particularly attract
~. ato,,r the. dog. which was oniT
,sa,.-r.si cur. rather wondered AZ their
,,-n:s.St affection and one uaF in-
,.uir...! the reason for il Mr. io~ aii'---
fsr answer. called -i.enct. and placing
him "a "a chair commanded hNn io
Grow Ny establishment wHs nr-
f.rnd-d when The dog gave a perfect
,pi,..ssn ~ SsaIg.I's rooster.
Ma. .,itno,sa further colnnai.u. f"s-
lowed 4, ..itA the neigh ~ a horse low
i,- ~ rs. 4. s.rnntS and ~qr~alS ~ pigs
winning ~ eats and various NOISES m
cident TO farm liEe- lie COULD give aii
,ae veins III q pack az horndS ia pursuit
W 4 fox. ard III 80 rraiistir a manner
that Son could scarcely help nri'es iiis;
taas = hunt was in prorr~se-
vr. Downing said nobody had taN1h ~
the animal. and his peculiar Initiative
tow.r, were discovered ~ aecirri''.
ne simmer previous. when l;ench Wa
mere mummy. Rev John Malcolm shs
rr.aciser xpr their circuit was ni az
Iovpinr.yn nous. and was nsade eN
tter..iy nervous ~ night ~ f"pS ~
cro,.inr al all hours hsn,afh ms Min
lou 1'he r.-cpl,. no were attending
hirs could not discover the rooster. w
one s4oraing Mrs. Downing ~ E'sAsS4li.
49,. window. was startled ~ seeing -
puDo, r-rox back his head ami crow
~. f,aSr.t.,-.l a. relate the circuInsinfc
~ Nor husband. who was inerc'ini"li'
AMI carefully watched the Dog y
cu;eI.ly corrobnraregl his wife story
ina fnr some time the ncighnof
foched 70 see the wonderfni ""-- -
r,s.gly learned to crow az conE.an'
Ana earhsay picked UP some ne'N ~oun'
last November neiyhbor ~ -
po,.nirg carried Bench to NashNh
while the f.aInuHi X Bailey sho" W.
thrre. and the manager Offered 2 nam
some price Tor him. saying that he ~
-ansinesd I,cnch could y. taught
,si,- but Sir. Downing refused ~ ~
h,,n III. in appearance i'crch = ~
,.r...-..- ss~fnr. his color heing a ar
yellow. his hair coarse and wiry- =
l,,-- Short and his body rather "
v;eltir. In his eyes. however. iiie
clean asi intelligence almost human
-. Louis sl0hc-Defnocrat-
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But In the cat,ie's ranger
There lay a baby stranger.
Soft nestled. like q sn0w-wnHe covs'
among The scented hay.
A-t 10, through Him was given
our song 10 Earth and Heaven.
TIE song two worlds together sing upon
Christmas day.
s-ciory 10 Col, Good VIII 90 men.
o listen, Wake IL once again,
peace upon Earth. Good VII 20 men'
They sing IT, those who sang II nrss-
tn. angels strong and high.
They sing IL. II shining white. the sainsA
Who died long years gone by.
Ant all the fiuttering cherub tnrons.
The children Of the sky:
They sing. the patient. waiting sous
Who still faiths conflicts know.
They sting life's happy innocents.
Their faces all agiow:
One melody nils Heaven above
And floats from earth below.
The song Of that sweet stranger.
Who. IN the catfie's nanger
Law. nineteen hundred years ago. among
the scented hay,
l All sin and wrong forgiven.
Earth seems close kin OF Heaven.
\ And sweet two worlds together sing upon
Christmas day.
Marion Douglas. In Harpers ba<~I.
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The desire 10 ''obey the expressed
will OF the people" Is highly commend.
able IN statesmen OF every class ana
party. Now, IL the republicans tninK
thev know 1.-The expressed VIII OF tho
democrats who stayed ct home and M.
lowed them to win, let them procee!
TO rc-McKinleyise the tariff.-N -
' World.
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III several ss.sn ~ IN Holland = hirtA n
.r-.nrncsfs IN tito exposing ~ fnr HDpE
~ y si.h pincushirn. covered arN f'As't'-
IN plated lace. the s-~ ~ thc iiiiih.
5.Frlr shawn ~ the color tnr n s't'. .
red. for i sirl. \, hiie. the house which
shows ID This manner that The n"in"'',
n III inhabitants has br-n incrs'ef.'
snioxs IL ancient law and ems '1i;i AaFi.
,u~ irrauritics and p.i,ileEes--- . ~
sago Chronicle.
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Tho republioau party Ay grow ~
succsrs anti Il wins the o(hces next
wear. It may even sweep she iand
from sea TO sea but the more decisive
the victory tho more dangerous It VIII
be IL il shall he followed up ny the ola
plan Of pampcring greedy hordes At
public expense. Already the sSisest OF
the republican leaders have sighted
the dangers and disasters that may
folio y victory 1t the pOllstu case the
old policv Of pillage Is to 6e pursued.
II viii destroy my party on earth. II
viii IN the end destroy any country
that submits TO it 1t has filled this
.isnd' with iobbcrs, raiders, applicants,
Ipsns :oners, candidatcs,s dependents
dcgeneratcs. tramps ana criminals.
Thst is what protects snd jobbery
ana ,I.icvcry of the vsriors kinds have
done AZ they have GONE drvn to the
PEOPLE from variods political sources
i n this country. Mr.. ABaySrd told tho
truth in his Edinburgh speech. cal
weston News.
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~es.ern CITY. waiting for car Her
a.v-svork an over, and she was dread
n,iIv tired. The holiday rush had be-
r7,n. she had sold that day over $500
worth of goods in her department.
The cloak department. car came
nlrnyinc along, illumined with green
light. the gong changing loudly In
obedience 10 her signal the Inotorman
stopped the weird. heavily laden con-
veyance, and she stepped aboard Once
inside. she caught the strap quickly IN
order 10 steady herself as the car
lurched forward
A tall. rather NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
man. wearing eyeglasses. rose. ana
beckoned to her TO take his seat As
Marion came toward the vacant place
look of recognition leaped into his keen
eyes. He said in a pleasant. mellow
voice: .why. isn't this Miss Hayes!
well. Mr.. Harwood. Where did you
co,,,c from, - she exclaimed. extending
her hand. which he grasped heartily
where did you come from?" he re-
,orted. Didn't / leave you IN New
York. painting with the combined en-
-rry OF seven ordinary women? Well.
rye a studio here: getting along f1rst-
rate, too-lessons- portraits, and what
Ysrll Sold three pictures yesterday;
made a pretty gocl haul These west
,rners have the cash. you know They
are philis,ines and all that. but don't
intend TO starve in . garnet for arts
sake: il isn't my style
when did you come back from
Paris?'
1.-Two years ago Been here ever
aimee. Queer never ran across you
before. Tell me what you are UP TO-
IL am a saleswoman In Wilson O.
CHRIS CLOAK department"
! ..Great Scott. What's that fcr!"
-oh. my eyes gave out 1 strained
: ,h.m that last winter in New York
+ af.er YOU left Ispnt three weeks In
d.rk room then. and when came Out
they were soweak leould 40 nothing
went home for year. they were no,
z one bit better II was necessary
: .hould do something. for my father
y has a hard time to get along. 50 IN!
& cousin Got me this place This Is IL,
:. corner. Please stop the car
4" He pulled the strap I'm coming y
4 Sc Won. wher are you at hone?'
: .Sundav. and every evening but Sat
! ariay evening No y. TINS street
= WHEN they were both students in IN
A. league in New York some year
aro. she and Jack Harwood were Rrea
!, rhurns. As Marion vainly tired 70 sise
,I,a, night she had an attack or memor
.cd lived those days over again IL ha
N been a terrible thing TO put ~ al "a
Z, dreams and aspirations OF tha' YIN
SEEING Jack once more brought paf
n; che oid main which the dull routine
her present occupation had almost
y. faced. .
The nex. dav was Saturday. with
ex,ra toll. for they had TO stay =.
store until ten o'clock She slept iro
,,ur. exhaustion that night sundi
IN afternoon about four O'Clock 80
called.
t- .Conidn't yen find anytl : but y
n1 numbering shop work. LIE ask
'4. thinking Merton looked uncommon
81 ~.ll In that soft brown thing WIN
hi;. lace ruffics-
-rn .No. / can't even teach trsed =.
lF- home. The work isn't 80 bad wn
you're used 10 H.
lie shook his head In disappro'
i'm Marion went on nervously;
ppy -Realiy funny things happen ~
- dimes. The other day man ana NC
an came to see about buying . ~
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The world owes al IT, onward i'm
pulses 10 men III AZ casr. fhr happy
nan inc, itably confine~ himself wsss
On ANCIENT linn: ss.--Hawthorne
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IF some men should pass their good
resolutions on the road on Christmas
dav they would not know them.--S9'
yessoa News
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JACK KxAMsED THE STUDIES ONE By osx-

The check again fell TO the floor
Sara Anderson. in Demorest's Maya
zine.
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These figures speak Tor themselves
They prove that as the influence OF
the Mckinley tariff began to be felt
by the WOODEN industry. less capital
was invested, production decreased.
wages declined, fewer workers were
EMPLOYED. aud less stock was used.
The highest protective tariff the
ccputrv has ever experienced was in
full force on woolen goods during the
entire years 1898 and 1894 How do
the republicans explain the great
falling Oh in production. in4An indus
try which, en- joys from 80 TO 100 per
ccnt. proteetion? Rw.H
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Bilv Braxs--That stocking CANT
Amt large enough for me, guess III
spring something new on Santa Ciaus.
Truth.
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STARTLING FIGURES.


D.sllne Of Massachusetts WOODEN Inous'
tries Under McKinleyism.
Authentic information in regard 70
the industrial injury caused by the
Mckinley tariff is furnished by the re-
bort of the Massachusetts, state bu-
rear Of statistics for 1904 As Massa'
chusetts is republican state, and the
COMMISSIONER q statistics IS partisan
rotec zionist, his reeeutvolune OF sta
tistics Is all the more conclusive EVIL
dence Of democratic claims OF the Ell
fects of high protection. Not even the
paid McKinleyite falsifiers will have
the hardihood to deny the statements
Of their own statistician.
The investigation made by Commis-
s;oner Vadlin covered over 1000 estao-
lishments, and elsborate.figures OF the
decline in capital invested. stock used'
value of products and number OF oper-
atives employed during the last TWO
years OF McKinleyism are given. As
an illustration of the. evils wrought oy
the high tariff, the data for the wooden
industry need only be quoted
The official statement of esta DISH
ments enc gesi in manufacturing WOOL
ems is rs follows: 80.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-12-28

the situation The trouble. they de-
clare, is the existence Of greenbacKs
which can be used to pump gold out Ct
Of the treasury and unless their redemps-
ton and retirement is provided foEr
the gold purchased with bonds Wouia
simply be to increase the interest-oearss
ing debt without moving the active
agent for saving the reserve. 1t is nc!
improbable that some OF the demo.
Gratis will offer as a substitute a CONS
prehensve plan for the retirement q
greenbacks, including authorization for
an issue of $500, 100000 in bonds for tina.
purpose and the reduction Of the taS
on national bank circulation and the ifss
crease of currency to be issued Oh dc.
posits of bonds from 80 to 100 per cent:
This latter, they say, would lncreasS;
the national banking system ana rra:
vent contraction of the currency
The silver democrats are opposed te:
bonds to increase the gold reserve aTGs
will resist the measures presented by:
the republicans on that and TART:
grounds The silver democrats of til:
house, after discussing the situations
have about decided to offer as aIs
amendment or substitute for the big
a Joint resolution making it mandatory:
on the secretary of the treasury TO re-:
deem greenbacks and treasury notes in:
silver when the gold reserve falls be-.
low a certain point. !:
Mr.. Bailey Of Texas will probably Of:
fer the resolution.
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A SCENE OF UNUSUAL SADNESS
Sixteen of the Victims of Fridays Mine
disaster Buried.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Dec. 22.-The sad
deSt scenes ever witnessed in this state
were enacted in the little mining city of
Dayton today. In is households the
cries of despairing widows and helpless
orphans, the heartbroken grief Of moth
ers, relatives and friends disturbed the
peaceful quiet Of the Sabbath as 16
mangled corpses, victims Of Fridays
mining disaster, Of husbands, fathers,
brothers and kinsmen, We're carried to
their final resting places in the little
cemetery adjoining the town.
The work of rescuing the six men
whose bodies are stllI buried beneath
the debris of the cavern Of slate and
earth was stopped last night by the ac-
cumulatio of gas, but it is expected the
rescuers will be able to resume work to-
night.
lhe company has decided that here
after open lamps will not be allowed In
the mines and all blasts will be made by
fire boss, who will be assigned to the
men, who will work in sections.
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president Of the London and Hull AssO-
ciated Chamber Of Commerce, granted
an interview to a representative Of the
Associated Press today on the outlook
Of the Venezuelan question. After re-
marking that 1t was a delicate and crit
ical position, he said:
1T is deeply to be regretted that the
incident has imperilled both the good
will and trade. and even peace and COM
merce must in any case be more serious
ly interrupted and injured just at the
time when prospects were improving
and business men We're justly hoping
for better times.''
He did not question the American at
tachment to the Monroe doctrine and
that it was sanctioned by cogent rea-
sons from their point of view. The
feeling which inspired it, however, he
thought was intelligible, but in the true
sense of the doctrine Great Britain
could not be said to desire any extern
sion of territory in seeking a delimita
ton in insisting upon recognition of
what she believes to be her just rights
by state greatly indebted to her for
the development OF her public works.
He did not think it wise for Englishmen
to follow the example of many Ameri-
cans in attributing the action of Presi-
dent Cleveland merely to party and
personal motives. But he felt confident
that Americans generally would ulti-
mately realize that the course of PreSi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Olney was
impetuous and imperous and had ser
iously embarrassed even the most
peaee-loving Englishmen. But he re-
lied upon the good sense and CONNER
cial instincts and interest Of both peo-
pie to discover friendly and honorable
solution.