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woman, with worried look showing on her kind face. Many children would be glad to have this and be very thank full"
 q declare, we must be the worst-of family in the neighborhood, said Fred in jest at Lottie's wrinkled brow.
 "Oh, I know we have nothing, and never will" answered the grumbling Lottie, as she walked away from the table.
 Amelia, the oldest of the two girls, said nothing, but her brain was busy working out some plan, as she looked at her mothers careworn face.
 After the meal was through with Mrs. Vane put on her cloak and bonnet, and started down the village to do the weeks mending for an old woman. who could not very well see.
 @Oh. Lottie, come here, and Fred, you too'' said Amelia, as soon as her moth CT had got out of earshot. T have fine plan, and am sure can carry it through, if you will help me-
 Well, let us hear it." said Fred. II will do anything l can to help you"
 Tt is useless if money has anything to do with it." said TLottie,- puckering up her lip.
 Wait till I tell you, and then you shall see. We all know how anxious mother is to have nice Christmas for us, but we all know, too, how impossi- Die It IS lOI HGI tO DOy WlbllOut AiOhCJB or the means of obtaining any. So I propose to surprise her, and give her a model Christmas without her know ing a word about it."
 You need not talk so foolishly, Anne lia Just a moment ago you said, Of course, we could not get things without money"
 "Stay!" cried Amelia, with merry twinkle in her eye. We can all work for a while, until we make enough money without mother knowing it" Then she unfolded to them her plan. how they could run errands, cut wood. do mending and many other little things while their mother was away.
 Excellent! excellent! said Fred, after she had finished T shall start out for job this very minute.'
 Well, go on, said Lottie; If you see any use, don't"
 So for two weeks Fred and Amelia went every day doing various little things for people, and always returning home before their mother arrived there. And the day before Christmas Amelia stayed home, and what fun they had making pies and custards, and fixing all kinds of fruit.
 Christmas morning Mrs. Vane had to go for few hours to help prepare the dinner for some rich lady. Just before the time for her return Amelia and Lottie set the table with the snowy cloth, put on the dishes, laden with so many good things, and Fred brought in another huge log for the fireplace to make it look more cheerful. Then they sat down and waited for her to come.
 Soon they heard the familiar foot steps and saw Mrs. Vane open the door and walk in. You may think how she looked, without the description, when she had been expecting the same small meal, and then to see the heavyladen tahla She stood still for some time then kissed the three
 After dinner the children had another surprise for their. mother, a handsome present and, what do you think? Some one had heard what they had done and the next day sent gifts to them all. Lottie has not grumbled once since that Christmas day.
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Suddenly there appeared upon the scene, near the mission, team of six reindeer drawing a sled over the snow, and seated on the sled, which was piled high with bundles, sat old Santa Claus himself, clad in fur robes from head to foot, his eyes only visible between the folds of his foXskin hood. A word to his team and away they sped toward the village. Arriving at the first house, old Chris descended from his seat, took several packages from his sled, and, cautiously approaching the window, he drew aside the skin curtain and dropped the packages in. The noise awakened the inmates and the sound of voices came to him, but he mounted his sled hastily and sped on to the next house, where he again stopped and left his presents. There were sixteen houses in the village, and Santa Claus had al most completed his round, when sud- denly from the north wave of light shot across the sky like some huge rocket, and then began a scene such as few white men have ever witnessed, a fiery spectacle which held Santa Claus spellboundi
 Across the northern horizon floods of wavy light surged and swept the sky from west to east, while streams of vapory glow shot out from the great mass, far up toward the zenith. Up and down in graceful curves and un- dulations the streams of brilliant light intermingled like beauteous spirits in a dance. The entranced observer felt an awed ecstacy as he gazed silently upon the lovely scene. It was as if this were the primal Christmas morn.
 As he returned toward the mission he stopped again at one of the houses and peeped in through the skin window. Old and young were wide awake, their happy voices joined in praise for the kind old Christmas saint who had brought them such acceptable presents, for each child had little paper sack containing several cubes of sugar, some dried fruit and a dozen raisins, while the older folks had each small tin can of flour, some hard bread, pint of rice and a little tea. Strange Christ mas gifts indeed, but appreciated far more by these simple people than were the costly gifts that mean so little in the perfunctory exchange of civilized life, and as the hooded gazer listened to the happy voices of the poor Eski- mos he felt in his heart that here in- deed was Peace on earth, good will to men, and mounting his empty sled he drove to the mission a happier man, in that he had made others happy, and when he went to his couch after he had put his team away it was to dream again of the snowclad hills of New England.
 Copyright 1898, by the Western Press Syndicate.
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night?" she asked in a low, hurried whisper.
 For an instant the teacher could not comprehend the question. Then he re- membered that for several days he had been telling the children about Christ mas, the origin of the day, how it was observed by his people, and incident ally he had spoken of Santa Claus, how he brought presents to the children.
 "Yes. Reina," he said. Santa Claus will bring you something tonight if you are a good girl"
 The ehild's face lit up with happy glow and she flew from the room as silently as a snowbird.
 When she was gone the teacher again fell into a asreverie, but this time he was not in New England; he was in the cold. cheerless Alaskan Territory. He thought of the poor Eskimos-how they had worked in vain during the previous summer to get their su~"ly of food for the winter. Seals had been scarce, thanks to the depredations of the poachers who shot them far out at sea; walrus had been hard to get, while the
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AN ALA SKAN
 SANTA CLAUS
BY REBECCA MOSS.

TTwa Christmas eve at Fort Clar
 ence. The short Arctic day was
 done, if day 1t may be called when
 there is no sun, though the won A derful twilight glow lit up the sky with almost day-like brightness.
 The teacher of the mission school sat at his desk in the little schoolhouse alone, thinking of his loved ones far away in their Eastern home, and he could see them in fancy, making prep arations for the morrow's festival.
 The teacher had wandered so far away during his reverie that when a slight noise attracted his attention he scarcely knew for a moment where he was. Then he recovered his sense of position and saw standing irresolutely in the half-open door a little Eskimo girl, one of his smaller scholars She looked like a picture, standing there framed by the doorway, her tiny form clad in snow-white fur from head to foot.
 Well, Reina, what can l do for you?' asked the teacher in kindly tones.
 The child came slowly toward him, but there was a look in her bright eyes which showed that she was laboring under some excitement.
 "Win Santa Claus bring us food to-
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YVES, my dear children I have all your
 V and there lots of them. But my! what lot ot
 ! funny there my directory Of California
 A They make me laugh every season, and hardly get through laughing Christmas before have to begin again. Ydalpom ha, hal Jacobs We'll ho, ho! Red Dog tee hee! Coyote bow WOW! But I am bound to find you a whether you live at San Francisco, Sacramento Los Angeles, San Diego San Jose, Santa Barbara Stockton Fresno Santa Rosa, Oakland Alameda, Berkeley, San Rafael, Sausalto-oh. yes, I'll find you all.
 Here are some of the places my reindeer are parcu- arly fond of: Hadesvie Grizzly Gulch, Coffee Bar Skull Flat Last Chance, Hepsidam, Red Clover, Squaw Nojoqu Buhach Switch, Buttonwllow, Goat Island Cicero Butter Springs Dog Valley Anti Fat, Apricot Brandy Flat Bonny Doon, Big Humbug, Bend, Badger Acorn Ravine, Apricot, Ahwahnee.
 Above them all just love You Bet. You Bet love
 What do you suppose the reindeer did up at Point fat! That is why Prancer and Dancer are so risky Ha ha ha! Spect I'll have hire driver It will have be very small California boy California girl who has travelled and knows all about Senegambla Luzon Abyssna Terra del Fuego Mesopotama and every other place earth that has name hard to pronounce What None of little fellows have been n all those places Well then Santa Claus will have drive his reindeer and leave in cozy homes with papa and mamma
 An, yes, the Pioneers must have been Jolly lot to have found and of funny names for towns in California that can't begin to tell you about through the telephone, because so busy What really am talking through the telephone for to ask how will you feel one week from this morning.? Drums, arguns, dolls, toys candy-yum, yumstockngs full of things-roons full of hingshearts full of happiness. Tell your papas and mamas that wish them and you a.you first my dear chldren-A MERRY CHRISTMAS. Next Sunday CHRISTMAS! Merry Kismus." You have been. very good chdren-especialy since you have been told that
 like good children best And give them the most presents And always have their my list And never for get good child you all last week and you have done very we'll Whoa Whoa, there Excuse me, see that my reindeer Je getting ready to IT. run "a away y G Good HO, HO HO, HO, HO, HOl
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very large and bulky. The children had wondered what it could be, but when Alice led them straight to 1t, they knew this large red object must be the lucky bag.
 This bag is filled with some pretty little gifts" said Alice's mamma. But you must each earn your prize. Mary will blindfold you and turn you round three times. Then you must try to touch the lucky bag. Every child who succeeds in touching the bag has a right to take something from it."
 What a merry time they had. Mary was so bewildered when her eyes were bandaged that she walked directly away from the lucky bag to the piano.
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Some of the children exchanged their prizes for others more to their liking. When the lucky ones had all selected a prize from the bag the game was be- gun again and continued until the bag was empty. Just then supper was an- nounced. Mrs. Charming gave each child a little gilded wishbone tied with different -colored ribbons. The boy and girl with ribbons of the same hue were partners at supper and filed into the dining room together. What a lot of sandwiches and cakes and candies and ices they enjoyed!
 Tt was all lovely" said the children as they bade Alice and her mother good night, but the best of all was the lucky bag"
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d DANCE IN
 4 TOY SHOP
BY MINNIE BRADLEY,
San Francisco.

TT was the week before Christmas,
 and the dolls in the toy shop played
 together all night. The biggest one
 was from Paris. One night she A said: We ought to have a party before Santa Claus carries us away to the little girls. I can dance, and l will show you how"
 T can dance myself, If you will pull a string" said Jim Crow doll.
 What shall we have for supper? piped little boy in a sailor suit. He was always thinking about eating.
 T can get the supper added big rag doll The other dolls had never liked her. But they thanked her now. She gave French names to everything she made and made it taste better. Old Mother Hubbard was there, and she said the rag doll did not know how to cook anything. They danced in one of the great shop windows. They opened a toy piano and a singing doll played and sang "All Coons Look Alike to Me-
 This the black doll did not seem to like. Then they wound up a music box
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VI THEN the wind roars down the
 H chimney
 A And howlS around the caves,
 NJ " When the storm is at its highest
 And no chance for echo leaves,
 Then we gather round the fire
 place, In the gloom the shadows weave, And forget the cold around us, Telling stories Christmas Eve. For we are four well filled stockings, Plump and ready for the dawn, The youngsters will run and seize us The first thing on Christmas morn. And we have a WOndrOuS cargo Nuts and raisins, horses, men, And we hold them all so nicely, And a house, and cart and hen. That doll there is for Miss Polly, Hasn't she the softcst hair? And the gown is of real satin Quite a grand, Parisian air. She was 'fraid she'd crush her dresses, So we let her stay outside, And she sits there on the mantel, Looking like a Marquis bride. Now we'll tell what is within us, AS our customs always been, Aud as I'm the oldest stocking, Without argue I'll begin: I belong to Master Alfred, And I hold a top and ball, And a gun and several marbles, And a knife, and soldier tall. Then the cracks are filled with candy, Oranges and apples, too And from out the very toe, Nuts and raisins peeping through Now speak up, young Freddie's stocking,
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and danced by that They had supper on one of the counters. The rag doll placed some boxes for tables and the supper was of candy, for there was nothing else in the shop. Patsy Me Quirk said he could not eat candy. He wanted to know what kind of a supper it was without potatoes.
 He got very angry, put his hands into his pockets and smoked his pipe. The smoke made the ladies sick and they all tried to climb in a horn of plenty to get out of the way. The next morn ing a little girl found the toy piano open. She was sure the dolls had been playing on it. The grown-up people thought 1t had been left open the night before. But they do not understand dolls as well as little people do.
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AS each child is allowed to make three attempts, Mary touched the mantel the next time; and the third time she walked straight to the lucky bag.
 Grace Farnsworth was more success full and touched the bag the first time
 It was really very exciting! The chil- dren laughed and clapped their hands with joy. After each child had sue ceeded in touching the lucky bag, it was opened, and they were given a chance at its contents. Frank Briggs, the big boy of the party, drew out a small doll dressed in long clothes and a muslin cap. A bright tin whistle was the prize of Jessie Cameron, a quiet girl who never made a noise. Sam Bruce drew handsome little needle case and thimble. It was very funny
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Tell us what you're hiding there; For think l see a bear. Perhaps because of failing sight When it is a little light. Iris hen that bravely cackles When you squeeze her very hard. Here you see are the directions Printed on yellow card. Then I've here cart and horses And house they call an ark, And a cap, and flag, and pencil To draw pictures in the park. Then, of course, there's nuts and candies, And an orange, and a ball,
 With an apple and some popcorn Let me see, I guess that's all. I belong to Mistress Polly, And I hold a kitchen tin; Every pan and every kettle Is as neat as any pin. There are oranges and candy, And a ring of solid gold, And a book of fairy stories NiceSt stories e'er were told. Now there comes the baby's stocking, Scarce as long as your own hand, Heaven bless the little fellow! Must have come from fairy land. And he has a rubber dolly, That he surely cannot break, And a book of toughest texture, Strongest ever they could make. But he'll have no nuts or candy Till we come again next year; Then we'll see that he has plenty Heaven bless the little dear!
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II
 vitation It read as follows:
 Alice Gertrude Charming will
 receive her friends from to A o'clock Saturday, December A.
 All the children of Alice's age re- ceived an invitation, and were in afiut- ter of excitement. Alice Channings birthday parties were always very en- joyable and it was whispered that this was to be more delightful than usual:
 We are to play fine new game, Alice confided to her dearest playmate, Mary Griswold, who lived just across the street. II must not tell you the name of the game, for mamma said we must keep 1t a secret
 When the eventful hour for the party arrived, children from all parts of the town went tripping toward Alice s house. All the boys and girls carried bags which contained their party slip pers.
 After the little guests had played several merry games Alice's mother said: Now, children, let us see how many of you can touch the lucky bag"
 "The lucky bag!" exclaimed the children. Why, what is that?"
 A mysterious red bag hung all the afternoon in the hall doorway. It was
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HOW AMELIA
 WON THE DAY
BY MARY KERNS.

NIO, we cannot have Christmas IN dinner or Christmas tree, or any
 NJ other thing like people have on
 V Christmas. We are too wretched A poor. Just bread and potatoes, and some old smoked meat that we have every day. Christmas or any other time there is no change with us. l do wish I had not been born in such place." grumbled out Lottie Vane.
 We should be thankful for that, my dear" said Mrs. Vane, a middle-aged
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TORWARD. Hear the drum!
 L Now the Christmas soldiers come Mary Ann, she is the band,
 A Frank the cannon draws by hand. Toms the private. Bose IS proud Cause to carry the flag he's lowed Forward, march! Hear the drum
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THE LUCKY
 BAG PARTY
BY MARY C. sPAuLDING.

TT was such a dainty little pink in-
 vitation. It read as follows:
 Alice Gertrude Charming will renaiue her friends from to [
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| r IGGER BILL wanted a blank M book with big red flowers on 1t like Henry Mason's.
 There was only one left. He
The evening times., 1898-11-26
Hecht { Company,
53-5l5 Seventh Street.
AMERICAN MARINES
LANDED At TIEN-TSIN
PROTECTING THE CONSULATE
Threats of Chinese Fanatics Against
Missionaries and Others Cause
Prompt Action.

\ cable message received al the Navy
Department today states that the Chi
nese fanatics at Tien-Tsin have resumed
rioting. 1t also states that a force Of
American marines were landed from the
cruiser Boston to protect the United
States consulate and citizens
The fact that the commander of the
Boston sent an armed force ashore indi-
Gates, department officials state. that the
rioting is serious and massacres may he
in progress.
Upon the receipt of the cablegram. Act
ing Secretary Allen at once notified Sec
retary Hay and then carried the message
to the White House and submitted il to
the President.
An answer was sent To Tien-Tsin this
afternoon and should the situation be
sufficiently serious, the Petrol, now at
Shanghai, will be ordered forthwith to
join the Boston at the place of the dis
turbance
The rioting is an attempt on the part of
certain extensive secret Chinese societies
to destroy or drive out of China all mis-
soinaries. These societies are widespread
and 1t is feared rioting and massacres
may become general
The President announced his intention
TO use all the means in his power 10 pro-
tsct American missionaries anG citizens
even il it becomes necessary TO order To
China some of Dewey's warships at Ma
Mia.
The evening times., 1898-11-26


dor from its sister department. The quar-
ters allotted to both these important di-
visions will be handsomely fitted with
new furniture throughout and the most
improved machinery for the proper trans
action of the business of the departments
have been placed in position and will be
in operation Monday morning, this branch
Of the postoffice work being suspended
on Sundays
All of the departments have been taste
fully decorated and fitted in hard wood
and the other furnishings have been made
TO correspond.
The offices of the officials of the postof-
flee are situated in a gallery which runs
round the four sides of the building and
is called the mezzanine floor This floor
has been handsomely fitted up and is
reached by either the stairsDat the four
corners OF the building or the handsome
passenger elevators.
re actuaI work of moving is in the
hands of the Treasury Department and is
expected to go off without a hitch.
The evening times., 1898-11-26
APOSTOLIC DELEGATE
TO CUBA In THE CITY
CALLS TO SEE THE PRESIDENT
The Distinguisiied Prelate Has Jnst
Returned From Europe. and IL
on HIS Way to New Orleans.

Archbishop Chape!le, of New Orleans,
who has been appointed papal delegate to
Cuba and Porto Rico, visited the Presi-
dent today. 1t was stated that his visit
was informal.
The archbishop has been in Europe for
several months. He said that he would
go to New Orleans next week and after
disposing of matters that require his at
tention will visit Cuba and then Porto
Rico. During his trip through the islands
he will be the guest of the bishops.
While he will have supervision over the
churches of the island. he will remain
archbishop of New Orleans and retain
his home in that city
Archbishop Chapelle was for a number
of years one of the prominent Catholic
ciergymen of this city. For long time
he was rector of ST. Matthews Church,
then at the corner of Fifteenth and II
Streets. This was one of the fashionable
congregations of Washington, but Father
Chapelle endeared himself to the rich and
poor alike.
A few years ago. he was made arch
of Archbishop Janssens of New Orleans,
Archbishop Chapelle was transferred to
that archdiocese.
Recently. he was called to Rome and
invested with the Office of apostolic dele
gate to Cuba. 1t is understood that he
will proceed TO New Orleans and will
then enter upon his new duties in the
: Southern isle
The evening times., 1898-11-26
CHALEUREUX WINS
AT MANCHESTER
Captures the November Handicap in
a Field of Fourteen English
Flint Racers

Manchester. Eng, Nov. 26.-The Man
chester November handicap of 1850 sover-
eigns for three-year-ol and upwards,
one mile and six furlongs, was run here
today. The race was won by Sir j. NAL
lers Chaleureux, four years old; Mr.. T.
Hardy's Eclipse was second. and the
Duke of Westminster's Labrador, third.
Fourteen horses ran.
Flat racing in England for the season
of 1885, was finished with todays meet
ing here Madden, who rode Chaleureux
today, has ridden the most winners of
any English jockey this season. Tom
Loates comes next and Cannon third
None of them, however comes anywhere
near Sioane's average.
The evening times., 1898-11-26
SAW A DEAD BODY
AFLoAT IN The RIVER
Corpse of an tnknown Man Seen
Drifting i'm the Stream at
Paterson, y. J.

New York. Nov 26.-The Passaic River
revealed a mystery at Paterson yester
day afternoon. Paul Duffy was crossing
the Fifth Avenue Bridge. which connects
Paterson with Hawthorne. when he saw
the body of a man floating down the
stream. Duffy said the head was covered
with bag, or something of that sort.
The man was without coat or vest He
wore a white shirt aad dark trousers.
Duffy notified the police. but when
they arrived the body was gone. About
three-quarters of a mile below another
man saw the body, but could not get il
from the water.
The only one in the vicinity of Pater-
son reported missing is Asa Zabriskie.
a brother of Judge David D. Zabriskie,
Of Bergen County. Asa Zabriskie is an
umbrella manufacturer. engaged in bust
ness in New York. His home is in
RidGewOOd.
He disappeared mysteriousIy about
two weeks ago. and when last seen was
on his way to Paterson.